Abstract: The Internet-based facsimile prints an image shown by the image data attached to the e-mail when e-mail addressed to itself arrives. However, the Internet-based facsimile requests the format converter to convert the format of the image data if the image data is of the file format which the Internet-based facsimile is unable to process. The format converter converts the format of the image data to the predetermined format in response to the request from the Internet-based facsimile and returns it to the Internet-based facsimile that originally requested the conversion. The Internet-based facsimile prints the image shown by the image data returned from the format converter.

Abstract: This disclosure relates to an image processing system which can eliminate white gaps which are highly likely to be generated in, e.g., a non-contact color developing system by a simple arrangement, and can output a high-quality image. If it is determined that a white gap process is required, the flow advances to check if the converted data indicates a primary color (single color). Other colors undergo a gradation level reduction process, and a laser is minimally and uniformly turned on (background exposure) at a level which is imperceptible to the human eye by always setting level 1 (data of minimum, invisible level) so as to generate output information with a light amount at an invisible or non-developing level or less, thereby eliminating white gaps.