Server device and communication method
AssigneeMurata Kikai Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorMasashi Eguchi
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Abstract
A server device (20) which receives, from a channel, electronic mail including information of a transfer destination, an authentication number to an authentication device and data, responds to the electronic mail, requests authentication to the authentication device, and transfers the data to the transfer destination when the authentication number is confirmed by the authentication device. The server device (20) rejects the transfer of the data when the authentication number is not received by the server device (20), and sends a reply to that effect to the transmission source of the data by using electronic mail. Moreover, when the authentication number is not received by the server device (20), the server device (20) requests authentication to the authentication device by using a predetermined authentication number.
Claims15
A server device comprising:
- receiving means for receiving, from a channel, electronic mail including information of a transfer destination, an authentication number to an authentication device and data;
- and
- transfer means for responding to the electronic mail, requesting authentication to the authentication device and transferring the data to the transfer destination when the authentication number is confirmed by the authentication device,
- wherein the authentication device is a switchboard of a public switched telephone network (PSTN), and
- wherein the authentication number is a personal identification number (PIN).
A communication method, comprising the steps of:
- receiving electronic mail which includes information of a transfer destination, an authentication number to an authentication device, and data;
- and
- responding to the received electronic mail, requesting authentication to the authentication device by using the authentication number, and transferring the data to the transfer destination after the authentication number is confirmed by the authentication device,
- wherein the authentication device is a switchboard of a public switched telephone network (PSTN), and
- wherein the authentication number is a personal identification number (PIN).
A recording medium recording a program to be executed by a computer, comprising:
- first program code means for receiving electronic mail which includes information of a transfer destination, an authentication number to an authentication device and data;
- and
- second program code means for responding to the received electronic mail, requesting authentication to the authentication device by using the authentication number, and transferring the data to the transfer destination when the authentication number is confirmed by the authentication device,
- wherein the authentication device is a switchboard of a public switched telephone network (PSTN), and
- wherein the authentication number is a personal identification number (PIN).
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.