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US 8,014,502 B2Granted
Communication device
AssigneeRicoh Company, Ltd.
InventorShinichiro Ozeki
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AssigneeRicoh Company, Ltd.
InventorShinichiro Ozeki
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A communication device includes a network control device connected to a Public Switched Telephone Network; an interface connected to an IP network; an operations control part configured to set an address corresponding to the Public Switched Telephone Network and another address corresponding to the IP network for an authorizing person who permits transmission; and a system control part configured to implement sending to the address corresponding to the Public Switched Telephone Network. The system control part determines whether sending permission is necessary; e-mail including the address corresponding to the Public Switched Telephone Network is sent to the other address of at least one said authorizing person if the sending permission is necessary; and sending to the address corresponding to the Public Switched Telephone Network is implemented in a case where e-mail including the sending permission from the authorizing person is received.
A communication device, comprising:
A communication device, comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.
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Transmitting or receiving image data, e.g. facsimile data, via a computer, e.g. using e-mail, a computer network, the internet, I-fax: details of…
Transmitting or receiving image data, e.g. facsimile data, via a computer, e.g. using e-mail, a computer network, the internet, I-fax: attaching…
Details of transmission: only involving computer data transmission protocols, e.g. SMTP, WAP or HTTP
Restricting access, e.g. according to user identity: to an apparatus, part of an apparatus or an apparatus function
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1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to communication devices, and more particularly, a communication device for facsimile communication.
2. Description of the Related Art
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an example of an operational environment of a communication device of an example of the present invention;
FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the communication device of the example of the present invention;
FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing operations of the communication device of the example of the present invention;
A description of the present invention is now given, with reference to FIG. 1 through FIG. 16, including embodiments of the present invention.
In all drawings used for explaining the embodiment of the present invention, parts that have the same function are given the same reference numerals, and explanation thereof is omitted.
First, an operational environment of a communication device of an example of the present invention such as a facsimile communication device is discussed with reference to FIG. 1.