Methods and systems for accessing email
AssigneeXerox Corporation
InventorKeith S. Karn
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Abstract
Methods and systems for accessing email from a printing-capable device via a network connection to a mail server. A user interface is provided at the printing-capable device which enables a user to retrieve email headers from a mail server, to select an email header and to retrieve an email message that corresponds to the selected email header. The printer-capable device then prints the email message.
Claims18
A system comprising a printing-capable device in communication with a mail server, wherein the printing-capable device has a user interface and retrieves email headers from the mail server, receives a user selection of an email header, retrieves an email message corresponding to a selected email header and prints the retrieved email message.
A method comprising:
- receiving a get command on a printing-capable device;
- locating a mail server via a network in response to the receipt of the get command;
- retrieving at least one email header from the mail server;
- displaying the at least one email header on the printing-capable device;
- determining whether the at least one email header has been selected;
- retrieving at least one email message corresponding to the selected email header, if at least one email header has been selected, from the mail server;
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- printing the retrieved email message.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.