Abstract:
Integration of telecommunication message services and other communication services is achieved by notifying a first user of a shared telephone number of a received message (e.g., a facsimile message) by sending a notification message to the first user, e.g., using e-mail, voice and/or data communications. The user may be identified by a unique identifier appended to the shared telephone number. The notification message may comprise an attachment which includes the received message, or the notification message may comprise a computer network address of a location where the received message may be accessed. For the latter case, the computer network address is preferably a universal resource locator (URL) associated with a web page at which the received message may be accessed. The received message may be accessed by allowing the user to view the message, or it may be accessed by allowing a user to down-load the message in any of a number of forms. For example, the message may be down-loaded to hard copy output device, e.g., a receiving facsimile machine or printer, or it may be down-loaded to a storage medium for later retrieval by the user. In still further embodiments, the notification message may comprise the received message itself, e.g., where the received message is relatively small.
Abstract:
A transmission apparatus transmits e-mail to a reception apparatus through a network by selecting one of a communication method via a mail server and a communication method without intervention of a mail server. This transmission apparatus generates the e-mail and transmits, to the reception apparatus, the e-mail and information representing the reply method of a transmittal confirmation request in response to the e-mail. The transmission apparatus receives, from the reception apparatus in accordance with the reply method, a transmittal confirmation result in response to the transmitted e-mail.
Abstract:
Integration of telecommunication message services and other communication services is achieved by notifying a user of a communication system of successful receipt of a message (e.g., a facsimile message) by sending a confirmation message to the user, e.g., using e-mail, facsimile, voice and/or data communications. The user may be identified by a unique identifier, e.g., a telephone number. The confirmation message may comprise a facsimile message, an attachment which includes the received message or a computer network address of a location where information regarding the received message and/or the message itself may be accessed. For the latter case, the computer network address is preferably a universal resource locator (URL) associated with a web page at which the information and/or received message may be accessed. The information may allow the user to view the message (e.g., as marked up by the intended recipient thereof), and/or it may indicate whether the intended recipient has read, reviewed, down-loaded to a hard copy or other device or otherwise accessed the message.
Abstract:
A method of informing destination node of the processed result from a facsimile equipment or a printing device comprising the steps of extracting the electronic mail address of the node from facsimile data or prints received from an originating node through a LAN, detecting the processed results of the facsimile equipment or printing device, and transmitting the detected processed results to the electronic mail address of the destination node.
Abstract:
In a facsimile communication method in which facsimile data are transmitted to a reception-side terminal from a facsimile through a communication network, the facsimile transmits facsmile data through the following steps: (a) a step of storing the image data of an original to be transmitted as the facsimile data in a storage device; (b) a step of generating access information used for making an access to the image data stored in the storage device from the reception-side terminal through the communication network; (c) a step of sending the access information to the reception-side terminal by electronic mail; and (d) a step of transmitting the image data stored in the storage device to the reception-side terminal from the facsimile according to the communication protocol of point-to-point data transferring method when the facsimile receives a request to access the image data from the reception-side terminal.
Abstract:
A memory card (103) for use in an electronic apparatus (101) is proposed. In order to control an electronic apparatus (101) with an inbuilt processor (301) incapable of exporting digital data externally of the electronic apparatus (101), a user local at the electronic apparatus (101) is required to operate the electronic apparatus (101). This is not always convenient. The proposed memory card (103) has a wireless module (207) for receiving an instruction wirelessly from a remote wireless-enabled apparatus (105), and also a central processor (201) for controlling the inbuilt processor (301) of the electronic apparatus (101) in accordance with the received instruction.
Abstract:
Means (1) for transmitting/receiving an electronic mail to/from a network is provided. From a received mail, its identification information is generated and a reply mail including the identification information is sent to the sender of the mail. When an attached file of the received mail cannot be opened, a message ID of the received mail is added in the identification information. In such a manner, even when a large capacity memory or a hard disk is not provided, whether the data has been sent normally or erroneously is reported to the sender accurately and easily.
Abstract:
An information processing system is provided that simplifies a logout procedure in an information processing apparatus that has a Web browser that operates together with a Web server that serves as an external apparatus, while maintaining the operational feel of the Web browser. To accomplish this, in the present information processing system, the Web server is notified of a user instruction input via an operation screen of the Web browser provided from the Web server as an event. Here, the Web server analyzes the notified event, and if this event is a logout request, the Web server executes processing for logging out of the Web server, and also notifies the Web browser of the logout request. The Web browser executes processing for logging out of the Web browser upon receipt of the logout request from the Web server.