Communication apparatus and storage medium
AssigneeBrother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorMasaaki Hori
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Abstract
The invention provides a communication apparatus that broadcasts facsimile data by electronic mail (e-mail) on the Internet. In the communication apparatus, recipient's position information, and other broadcast recipient's disclosure information, can be included in a header of the e-mail to which facsimile data is attached, according to the recipients' e-mail addresses. With such information included in the header of the e-mail, the facsimile data attached to the e-mail can be broadcast to a plurality of recipients, so as to meet the various sender's usage patterns, while effectively using functions unique to e-mail.
Claims18
A facsimile apparatus that transmits facsimile data by attaching facsimile data to electronic mail (e-mail) for use with an information network, comprising:
- a recipient's information inputting device that inputs information of a recipient to whom the e-mail is transmitted;
- a notation inputting device that inputs notation that informs whether the e-mail is addressed to the recipient or the e-mail is transmitted as a carbon copy, and that correlates the notation to the recipient's information;
- a transmission device that transmits the facsimile data by attaching the facsimile data to the e-mail, based on the recipient's information input by the recipient's information inputting device and the notation input by the notation inputting device;
- an interruption device that interrupts processing of the e-mail prior to completion of generating the e-mail;
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- a writing device that writes information into a body of the e-mail during the interruption of the processing.
A facsimile apparatus that broadcasts, to a plurality of recipients, facsimile data by attaching the facsimile data to electronic mail (e-mail) for use with an information network, comprising:
- a recipient's information inputting device that inputs pieces of recipient's information for one piece of the e-mail to be transmitted;
- a disclosure information inputting device that inputs disclosure information as to whether or not disclosure of other broadcast recipients is required, according to the pieces of the recipient's information input by the recipient's information inputting device, and that correlates the disclosure information to the recipient's information;
- a transmission device that transmits the facsimile data to be broadcast by attaching the facsimile data to the e-mail, based on the pieces of the recipient's information input by the recipient's information inputting device and the disclosure information input by the disclosure information inputting device;
- an interruption device that interrupts processing of the e-mail prior to completion of generating the e-mail;
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- a writing device that writes information into a body of the e-mail during the interruption of the processing.
A facsimile apparatus that broadcasts, to a plurality of recipients, facsimile data by attaching the facsimile data to electronic mail (e-mail) for use with an information network, comprising:
- a recipient's information inputting device that inputs pieces of recipient's information for one piece of the e-mail to be transmitted;
- a notation inputting device that inputs notation that informs whether the e-mail is addressed to the recipient or the e-mail is transmitted as a carbon copy, and that correlates the notation to the recipient's information;
- a disclosure information inputting device that inputs disclosure information, as to whether or not disclosure of other broadcast recipients is required, according to the pieces of the recipient's information input by the recipient's information inputting device, and that correlates the disclosure information to the recipient's information;
- a transmission device that transmits the facsimile data to be broadcast by attaching the facsimile data to the e-mail, based on the pieces of the recipient's information input by the recipient's information inputting device, the notation input by the notation inputting device and the disclosure information input by the disclosure information inputting device;
- an interruption device that interrupts processing of the e-mail prior to completion of generating the e-mail;
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- a writing device that writes information into a body of the e-mail during the interruption of the processing.
A computer readable storage medium storing a program, for controlling a facsimile apparatus that transmits facsimile data by attaching the facsimile data to electronic mail (e-mail), for use with an information network, comprising:
- a recipient's information inputting program for inputting information of a recipient to whom the e-mail is transmitted;
- a notation inputting program for inputting notation that informs whether the e-mail is addressed to the recipient or the e-mail is transmitted as a carbon copy, and for correlating the notation to the recipient's information;
- a disclosure information inputting program for inputting disclosure information as to whether or not disclosure of other recipients is required, according to the recipient's information input by the recipient's information inputting program, and for correlating the disclosure information to the recipient's information;
- a transmission program for transmitting the facsimile data by attaching the facsimile data to the e-mail, based on the recipient's information input by the recipient's information inputting program, the notation input by notation inputting program and the disclosure information input by the disclosure information input program;
- an interruption program that interrupts processing of the e-mail prior to completion of generating the e-mail;
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- a writing program that writes information into a body of the e-mail during the interruption of the processing.
A computer readable storage medium storing a program, for controlling a facsimile apparatus that broadcasts to a plurality of recipients facsimile data by attaching the facsimile data to electronic mail (e-mail), for use with an information network, comprising:
- a recipient's information inputting program for inputting pieces of recipient's information for one piece of the e-mail to be transmitted;
- a disclosure information inputting program for inputting disclosure information as to whether or not disclosure of other broadcast recipients is required, according to the pieces of the recipient's information input by the recipient's information inputting program, and for correlating the disclosure information to the recipient's information;
- a transmission program for transmitting the facsimile data by attaching the facsimile data to the e-mail based on the recipient's information input by the recipient's information inputting program and the disclosure information input by the disclosure information inputting program;
- an interruption program that interrupts processing of the e-mail prior to completion of generating the e-mail;
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- a writing program that writes information into a body of the e-mail during the interruption of the processor.
A computer readable storage medium storing a program, for controlling a facsimile apparatus that transmits facsimile data by attaching the facsimile data to electronic mail (e-mail), for use with an information network, comprising:
- a recipient's information inputting program for inputting information of a recipient to whom the e-mail is transmitted;
- a notation inputting program for inputting notation that informs whether the e-mail is addressed to the recipient or the e-mail is transmitted as a carbon copy, and for correlating the notation to the recipient's information;
- a transmission program for transmitting the facsimile data by attaching the facsimile data to the e-mail, based on the recipient's information input by the recipient's information inputting program and the notation input by the notation inputting program;
- an interruption program that interrupts processing of the e-mail prior to completion of generating the e-mail;
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- a writing program that writes information into a body of the e-mail during the interruption of the processing.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.