Image data communications device and method

An image data communication apparatus connected to an image data source and to a network, and transmitting image data attached to an e-mail to a receiving apparatus via the network, the e-mail including a mail from command and a mail message, the image data attached to the e-mail as an openable document, the image data communication apparatus comprising:

• a memory configured to store default identification, information regarding an identification of at least one user of the image communication apparatus, a default e-mail address, and an e-mail address of the at least one user;
• a panel configured to select the information regarding an identification of at least one user and the e-mail address of the at least one user other than the default information and other than the default e-mail address stored in the memory;
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• a controller configured to set the default information and the default e-mail address into the mail message of the e-mail to which the image data is attached when the information regarding the identification of the user and the e-mail address of the user are not selected by the panel;
• the controller being configured to set the information regarding the identification of the user and the e-mail address of the user selected by the panel into the mail message of the e-mail to which the image data is attached when the information regarding the identification of the user and the e-mail address of the user are selected by the panel, whereby opening, at the receiving apparatus, of the attached image data is not required to determine the information regarding the identification of the user, and a reply to the e-mail can be sent to the user without requiring input of the e-mail address at the receiving apparatus, the reply being sent from the receiving apparatus.

An image data communication apparatus connected to an image data source and to a network, and transmitting image data attached to an e-mail to a receiving apparatus via the network, the e-mail including a mail from command and a mail message, the image data attached to the e-mail as an openable document, the image data communication apparatus comprising:

• a memory configured to store default information, information regarding an identification of at least one user of the image communication apparatus, a default e-mail address of a user, and the e-mail address of the at least one user;
• a panel configured to select the information regarding an identification of at least one user and the e-mail address of the at least one user other than the default information and other than the default e-mail address stored in the memory;
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• a controller configured to set the default information and the default e-mail address into the mail message of the e-mail to which the image data is attached when the information regarding the identification of the user and the e-mail address of the user are not selected by the panel;
• the controller being configured to set the information regarding the identification of the user and the e-mail address of the user selected by the panel into the mail message of the e-mail to which the image data is attached when the information regarding the identification of the user and the e-mail address of the user are selected by the panel, whereby opening, at the receiving apparatus, of the attached image data is not required to determine the information regarding the identification of the user, and a reply to the e-mail is returned to the e-mail address set into the mail message of the e-mail.

An image data communication apparatus connected to a network, the image data communication apparatus comprising:

• a transmitter configured to transmit image data attached to an e-mail to a receiving apparatus via the network, the e-mail including a mail from command and a mail message, the image data attached to the e-mail as an openable document;
• a memory configured to store default information, information regarding an identification of at least one user of the image communication apparatus, a default e-mail address, and an e-mail address of the at least one user;
• a panel configured to select the information regarding an identification of at least one user and the e-mail address of the at least one user other than the default information and other than the default e-mail address stored in the memory;
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• a controller configured to set the default information and the default e-mail address into the mail message of the e-mail to which the image data is attached when the information regarding the identification of the user and the e-mail address of the user are not selected by the panel;
• the controller being configured to set the information regarding the identification of the user and the e-mail address of the user selected by the panel into the mail message of the e-mail to which the image data is attached when the information regarding the identification of the user and the e-mail address of the user are selected by the panel, whereby opening, at the receiving apparatus, of the attached image data is not required to determine the information regarding the identification of the user, and the e-mail address set into the mail message of the e-mail can be utilized as a destination of a reply to the e-mail, the reply being sent from the receiving apparatus.

An image data communication apparatus connected to a network, the image data communication apparatus comprising:

• a transmitter configured to transmit image data attached to an e-mail to a receiving apparatus via the network, the e-mail including a mail from command and a mail message, the image data attached to the e-mail as an openable document;
• a memory configured to store default information, information regarding an identification of at least one user of the image communication apparatus, a default e-mail address, and an e-mail address of the at least one user;
• a panel configured to select the information regarding an identification of at least one user and the e-mail address of the at least one user other than the default information and other than the default e-mail address stored in the memory;
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• a controller configured to set the default information and the default e-mail address into the mail message of the e-mail to which the image data is attached when the information regarding the identification of the user and the e-mail address of the user are not selected by the panel;
• the controller being configured to set the information regarding the identification of the user and the e-mail address of the user selected by the panel into the mail message of the e-mail to which the image data is attached when the information regarding the identification of the user and the e-mail address of the user are selected by the panel, whereby opening, at the receiving apparatus, of the attached image data is not required to determine the information regarding the identification of the user, and a reply to the e-mail can be sent to the user without requiring input of the e-mail address at the receiving apparatus, the reply being sent from the receiving apparatus.

An image data communication apparatus connected to a network, the image data communication apparatus comprising:

• a transmitter configured to transmit image data attached to an e-mail to a receiving apparatus via the network, the e-mail including a mail from command and a mail message, the image data attached to the e-mail as an openable document;
• a memory configured to store default information, information regarding an identification of at least one user of the image communication apparatus, a default e-mail address, and an e-mail address of the at least one user;
• a panel configured to select the information regarding an identification of at least one user and the e-mail address of the at least one user other than the default information and other than the default e-mail address stored in the memory;
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• a controller configured to set the default information and the default mail address into the mail message of the e-mail to which the image data is attached when the information regarding the identification of the user and the mail address of the user are not selected by the panel;
• the controller being configured to set the information regarding the identification of the user and the e-mail address of the user selected by the panel into the mail message of the e-mail to which the image data is attached when the information regarding the identification of the user and the e-mail address of the user are selected by the panel, whereby opening, at the receiving apparatus, of the attached image data is not required to determine the information regarding the identification of the user, and a reply to the e-mail is returned to the e-mail address set into the mail message of the e-mail.

A method for controlling an image data communication apparatus connected to an image data source and to a network, and transmitting the image data attached to an e-mail to a receiving apparatus via the network, the e-mail including a mail from command and a mail message, the image data attached to the e-mail as an openable document, a memory storing default information, information regarding an identification of at least one user of the image communication apparatus, a default e-mail address, and an e-mail address of the at least one user, the information regarding an identification of at least one user being information other than the default information, the e-mail address of the at least one user being an address other than the default e-mail address, the method comprising:

• setting the default information and the default e-mail address into the mail message of the e-mail to which the image data is attached when the information regarding the identification of the user and the e-mail address of the user are not selected;
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• setting the information regarding the identification of the user and the e-mail address of the user into the mail message of the e-mail to which the image data is attached when the information regarding the identification of the user and the e-mail address of the user are selected, whereby opening, at the receiving apparatus, of the attached image data is not required to determine the information regarding the identification of the user, and the e-mail address set into the mail message of the e-mail can be utilized as a destination of a reply to the e-mail, the reply being sent from the receiving apparatus.

A method for controlling an image data communication apparatus connected to an image data source and to a network, and transmitting image data attached to an e-mail to a receiving apparatus via the network, the e-mail including a mail from command and a mail message, the image data attached to the e-mail as an openable document, a memory storing default information, information regarding an identification of at least one user of the image communication apparatus, a default e-mail address, and an e-mail address of the at least one user, the information regarding an identification of at least one user being information other than the default information, the e-mail address of the at least one user being an address other than the default e-mail address, the method comprising:

• setting the default information and the default e-mail address into the mail message of the e-mail to which the image data is attached when the information regarding the identification of the user and the e-mail address of the user are not selected;
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• setting the information regarding the identification of the user and the e-mail address of the user into the mail message of the e-mail to which the image data is attached when the information regarding identification of the user and the e-mail address of the user are selected, whereby opening, at the receiving apparatus, of the attached image data is not required to determine the information regarding the identification of the user, and a reply to the e-mail can be sent without requiring input of the e-mail address at the receiving apparatus, the reply being sent from the receiving apparatus.

A method for controlling an image data communication apparatus connected to an image data source and to a network, and transmitting image data attached to an e-mail to a receiving apparatus via the network, the e-mail including a mail from command and a mail message, the image data attached to the e-mail as an openable document, a memory storing default information, information regarding an identification of at least one user of the image communication apparatus, a default e-mail address, and an e-mail address of the at least one user, the information regarding an identification of at least one user being information other than the default information, the e-mail address of the at least one user being an address other than the default mail address, the method comprising:

• setting the default information and the default e-mail address into the mail message of the e-mail to which the image data is attached when the information regarding the identification of the user and the e-mail address of the user are not selected;
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• setting the information regarding the identification of the user and the e-mail address of the user into the mail message of the e-mail to which the image data is attached when the information regarding the identification of the user and the e-mail address of the user are selected, whereby opening, at the receiving apparatus, of the attached image data is not required to determine the information regarding the identification of the user, and a reply to the e-mail is returned to the e-mail address set into the mail message of the e-mail.

A method for controlling an image data communication apparatus connected to a network, and transmitting image data attached to an e-mail, the e-mail including a mail from command and a mail message, the image data being attached to the e-mail as an openable document, a memory storing default identification, information regarding an identification of at least one user of the image communication apparatus, a default e-mail address, and an e-mail address of the at least one user, the information regarding an identification of at least one user being information other than the default information, the e-mail address of the at least one user being an address other than the default e-mail address, the method comprising:

• setting the default information and the default e-mail address into the mail message of the e-mail to which the image data is attached when the information regarding the identification of the user and the e-mail address of the user are not selected;
• setting the information regarding the identification of the user and the e-mail address of the user into the mail message of the e-mail to which the image data is attached when the information regarding the identification of the user and the e-mail address of the user are selected, whereby opening, at a receiving apparatus, of the attached image data is not required to determine the information regarding the identification of the user, and the e-mail address set into the mail message of the e-mail can be utilized as a destination of a reply to the e-mail, the reply being sent from the receiving apparatus;
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• transmitting the image data attached to the e-mail to the receiving apparatus via the network.

A method for controlling an image data communication apparatus connected to a network, and transmitting image data attached to an e-mail, the e-mail including a mail from command and a mail message, the image data being attached to the e-mail as an openable document, a memory storing default information, information regarding an identification of at least one user of the image communication apparatus, a default e-mail address, and an e-mail address of the at least one user, the information regarding an identification of at least one user being information other than the default information, the e-mail address of the at least one user being an address other than the default e-mail address, the method comprising:

• setting the default information and the default e-mail address into the mail message of the e-mail to which the image data is attached when the information regarding the identification of the user and the e-mail address of the user are not selected;
• setting the information regarding the identification of the user and the e-mail address of the user into the mail message of the e-mail to which the image data is attached when the information regarding the identification of the user and the e-mail address of the user are selected, whereby opening, at a receiving apparatus, of the attached image data is not required to determine the information regarding the identification of the user, and a reply to the e-mail can be sent without requiring input of the e-mail address of the user at the receiving apparatus, the reply being sent from the receiving apparatus;
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• transmitting the image data attached to the e-mail to the receiving apparatus via the network.

A method for controlling an image data communication apparatus connected to a network, and transmitting image data attached to an e-mail, the e-mail including a mail from command and a mail message, the image data being attached to the e-mail as an openable document, a memory storing default information, information regarding an identification of at least one user of the image communication apparatus, a default e-mail address, and an e-mail address of the at least one user, the information regarding an identification of at least one user being information other than the default information, the e-mail address of the at least one user being an address other than the default e-mail address, the method comprising:

• setting the default information and the default e-mail address into the mail message of the e-mail to which the image data is attached when the information regarding the identification of the user and the e-mail address of the user are not selected;
• setting the information regarding the identification of the user and the e-mail address of the user into the mail message of the e-mail to which the image data is attached when the information regarding the identification of the user and the e-mail address of the user are selected, whereby opening, at a receiving apparatus, of the attached image data is not required to determine the information regarding the identification of the user, and a reply to the e-mail is returned to the e-mail address set into the mail message of the e-mail;
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• transmitting the image data attached to the e-mail to the receiving apparatus via the network.

An image data communication apparatus connected to an image data source and to a network, and transmitting image data attached to an e-mail to a receiving apparatus via the network, the e-mail including a mail from command and a mail message, the image data attached to the e-mail as an openable document, the image data communication apparatus comprising:

• a memory configured to store default information, information regarding an identification of at least one user of the image data communication apparatus, a default e-mail address of the image data communication apparatus, and an e-mail address of the at least one user, and;
• a panel configured to select the information regarding an identification of at least one user and the e-mail address of the at least one user stored in the memory;
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• a controller configured to set the default e-mail address and the default information into the mail message of the e-mail to which the image data is attached when the information regarding the identification of the user and the e-mail address of the user are not selected by the panel;
• the controller being configured to set the default e-mail address, the information regarding the identification of the user selected by the panel and the e-mail address of the user selected by the panel into the mail message of the e-mail to which the image data is attached when the information regarding the identification of the user and the e-mail address of the user are selected by the panel, whereby opening, at the receiving apparatus, of the attached image data is not required to determine the information regarding the identification of the user.

An image data communication apparatus connected to an image data source and to a network, and transmitting image data attached to an e-mail to a receiving apparatus via the network, the e-mail including a mail from command and a mail message, the image data attached to the e-mail as an openable document, the image data communication apparatus comprising:

• a memory configured to store a default e-mail address of the image data communication apparatus, information regarding an identification of at least one user of the image data communication apparatus, and an e-mail address of the at least one user;
• a panel configured to select the information regarding the identification of the at least one user and the e-mail address of the at least one user stored in the memory;
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• a controller configured to set the default e-mail address into the mail message of the e-mail to which the image data is attached when the information regarding the identification of the user and the e-mail address of the user are not selected by the panel;
• the controller being configured to set the default e-mail address, the information regarding the identification of the user selected by the panel and the e-mail address of the user selected by the panel into the mail message of the e-mail to which the image data is attached when the information regarding the identification of the user and the e-mail address are selected by the panel, whereby opening, at the receiving apparatus, of the attached image data is not required to determine the information regarding the identification of the user.