Abstract: An image data communication apparatus is connected to an image data source and to a network, and transmits 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 is attached to the e-mail as an openable document. The image data communication apparatus comprises a memory which stores default information and information regarding an identification of at least one user, and a panel section which selects information regarding an identification of at least one user other than the default information stored in the memory.

Abstract: A communication apparatus having means for recording registration information including telephone numbers and address information, which is registered individually by a user per an apparatus or a user, is provided. In the device, a selection of an attribute of the registration information that is to be erased is accepted, and only the registration information having a selected attribute is extracted and erased all together. At this time, whether the registration information to be erased includes information reserved for use in a job or not is determined. If the reserved information is included, the registration information to be erased other than the reserved information is erased all together. In this manner, the operability of the device upon managing the recorded registration information is improved.

Abstract: An image data communication apparatus is 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 comprises a panel section which inputs a mail address of a user to the image data communication apparatus. The image data communication apparatus comprises a controller which sets the mail address of the user input by the panel section into the mail message of the e-mail to which the image data is attached. Thus, a reply to the e-mail is returned to the mail address of the user.

Abstract: A system for reporting status of and offering service to an image communication terminal is provided. The system includes an image communication terminal, a manager personal computer connected to the image communication terminal via a network, and a service center connected to the image communication terminal via the network. The image communication terminal includes a registering part for registering an e-mail address of the manager, an e-mail address of the service center and identification information of the image communication terminal, an e-mail controlling part for exchanging e-mails via the network and a status detecting part for detecting statuses of the image communication terminal.

Abstract: A network fax machine for faxing files received from a remote client includes a server unit and a fax control unit. The server unit sends a fax document form to a remote client and receives fax information from the remote client. The fax information includes an identifier corresponding to a destination fax machine and a file to be faxed to the destination fax machine. The fax control unit is configured to use the identifier to connect the network fax machine to the destination fax machine and configured to send the file to the destination fax machine by facsimile communication.

Abstract: The invention relates to a facsimile device and a facsimile device monitoring system. The result of a transmission can be promptly informed to the user. When an error occurs, the file of the memory transmission can be simply erased, or the address and the transmission property of the memory transmission file can be changed. The facsimile device monitoring system is constructed with the monitoring software and featured in that, when there exists a file of a communication error, the alarm message is displayed on the displaying panel of the personal computer, the (memory transmission) file can be deleted from the personal computer, and the address and/or the transmission property of the (memory transmission) file can be changed.

Abstract: An image transmitting apparatus according to the invention is configured such that destination-identifying information and a data format of the image data are registered, in one set, in a one-touch transmission key so that, by operating the one-touch transmission key, the image data can be transmitted to the intended destination in the predetermined data format. Moreover, in the image transmitting apparatus of the invention, it is possible to perform image transmission via a first transmission route, e.g., for electronic mail which accepts a plurality of file formats, and image transmission via a second transmission route such as an Internet FAX route which accepts a predetermined file format only, and, in registering destination-identifying information together with a corresponding file format in a one-touch transmission key, the predetermined file format is set when the second transmission route is set as a transmission route.

Abstract: A facsimile machine in which multiple items of account information can be registered in an internal memory with the machine being capable of sending and receiving E-mail is disclosed. If the facsimile machine has been instructed to perform an E-mail operation and multiple items of account information has been registered, one of these items of account information is selected and authentication processing is executed. If only one item of account information has been registered, then this account information is used but the authentication processing is omitted. Thus, depending upon the account registration circumstances, an E-mail operation can be performed without performing an account selection operation and/or personal authentication. The result is improved operability.

Abstract: In the case of private scan, an entire control section saves, on a hard disk device, “setting information/data” for scan as a record, and reads, when necessary, “setting information/data” saved as a record on the hard disk device, thereby registering it as a template.

Abstract: An image data communication apparatus is connected to an image data source and to a network, and transmits 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 communication apparatus comprises a memory which stores a default information and a default mail address, and a panel section which inputs information regarding an identification of a user and a mail address of a user to the image data communication apparatus.

Abstract: An image data communication apparatus is connected to an image data source and to a network, and transmits 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 communication apparatus comprises a memory which stores a default mail address and a mail address of at least one user, and a panel section which selects the mail address of the user other than the default mail address stored in the memory. The image data communication apparatus comprises a controller which sets the default mail address into the mail from command of the e-mail to which the image data is attached when the mail address of the user is not selected by the panel section, and sets the mail address of the user selected by the panel section into the mail from command of the e-mail to which the image data is attached when the mail address of the user is selected by the panel section.

Abstract: An image data communication apparatus is connected to an image data source and to a network, and transmits 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 comprises a panel section which inputs a mail address of a user to image data communication apparatus. The image data communication apparatus comprises a controller which sets the mail address of the user input by the panel section into the mail from command of the e-mail to which the image data is attached. Thus, a mail error message is returned to the mail address of the user.

Abstract: A communication device making a call origination in accordance with a predetermined operation is provided with a one-touch dial storage that stores telephone numbers in association with one-touch dial keys, a telephone directory data storage that stores telephone numbers which are not associated with one-touch dial keys, and a copying system that copies at least the telephone number stored in the one-touch dial storage into the telephone directory data storage.

Abstract: An image data communication apparatus is connected to an image data source and to a network, and transmits image data attached to an e-mail to a receiving apparatus via the network. The e-mail includes a mail from command and a mail message. The image data is attached to e-mail as an openable document. The image data communication apparatus comprises a memory which stores a mail address of at least one user and a panel section which selects the mail address of at least one user stored in the memory. The image data communication apparatus comprises a controller which sets the mail address of the user selected by the panel section into the mail message of the e-mail to which the image data is attached. Thus, a reply to the e-mail is returned to the mail address of the user.

Abstract: A facsimile device for transmitting image data, using a computer communication network such as the Internet. A transmitting side facsimile device FAX1a determines whether the Internet NTW or the public switched telephone network PSTN is used, by confirming whether information showing to use NTW is attached to the facsimile number of the destination facsimile device FAX2. If NTW is used, image data is transmitted to the gateway device GTW1 and the facsimile number of FAX2. Users can easily select a requested communication network. FAX1a discriminates the beginning number attached in the beginning of the destination number input by users and confirms whether the internal network K, PSTN or NTW is used in sending image data. If NTW is used, the IP address of the nearest gateway device GTW in FAX2 is acquired and image data and the destination number is transmitted by designating the IP address as a destination.

Abstract: In the case where facsimile receiving is carried out while a failure occurs with a printer, a CPU creates a notification E-mail having the received image data attached thereto as a attachment file, and transmits to Internet the created E-mail when an E-mail address registered in a notification destination address area in the information storage is defined as an address.

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.

Abstract: In a color facsimile apparatus, a plurality of image data are grouped for each destination, and the groups are further sub-grouped on the basis of data types such as color and monochrome images. In addition, these groups may be sub-grouped on the basis of encoding types such as MR encoding and JBIG encoding. Each sub-group created in this manner includes a plurality of image data having the same destination and data type. Image data are transmitted on a sub-group basis. That is, a plurality of image data can be transmitted by originating a single call. Since only image data of the same type are transmitted with a single call, confusion on the receiving side can be prevented.

Abstract: An image data communication apparatus is connected to an image data source and to a network, and transmits 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 communication apparatus comprises a memory which stores a default information, information regarding an identification of at least one user, a default mail address, and a mail address of the at least one user, and a panel section which selects the information regarding an identification of at least one user and the mail address of the at least one user other than the default information and the default mail address stored in the memory.

Abstract: A facsimile machine is provided that can shorten a time period required for a pre-transmission procedure through simple manipulation, thus improving the transmission efficiency. Moreover, a facsimile communications method using the facsimile machine is provided. When initial facsimile transmission is performed to an opposite party of which a number is registered corresponding to at least one of abbreviated dialing and one-touch dialing, a partial step of a pre-communication procedure is stored in correspondence with the registered number. In the second or later communications to the registered number, a stored content is read out. Then, by allocating the stored content to said partial step, a required communication time period is shortened. The facsimile machine has a memory that stores number information on abbreviated dialing and/or one-touch dialing and required information corresponding to the number information.

Abstract: An image data communication apparatus is connected to an image data source and to a network, and transmits image data attached to an e-mail to a receiving apparatus via the LAN. The e-mail including a mail from command and a mail message. The image data communication apparatus comprises a memory which stores a default mail address and a panel section which inputs a mail address of a user to the image data communication apparatus. The image data communication apparatus comprises a controller which sets the default mail address into the mail from command of the e-mail to which the image data is attached when the mail address of the user is not input by the panel section, and sets the mail address of the user input by the panel section into the mail from command of the e-mail to which the image data is attached when the mail address of the user is input by the panel section. Thus, when an error occurs, a mail error message is returned to the mail address of the user.

Abstract: An image data communication apparatus is connected to an image data source and to a network, and transmits 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 comprises a panel section which inputs information regarding an identification of a user and a mail address of a user to the image data communication apparatus. The image data communication apparatus comprises a controller which sets the information regarding the identification of the user and the mail address of the user input by the panel section, into the mail message of the e-mail to which the image data is attached.

Abstract: A system, method, and computer program product for transmission of facsimiles via the Internet. An Internet fax driver is installed on a computer to send a document converted to an image using an electronic mail message over the Internet to an Internet fax machine. The electronic mail message, or fax request, can be either to Print a Document which is printed at the Internet fax machine or to Fax a Document which is sent from the Internet fax machine to a destination G3 fax machine designated by the user. Exemplary embodiments of the Internet fax driver include a driver which automatically converts a document to an image and a driver that allows the user to select a document already an image to send.

Abstract: An image data communication apparatus is connected to an image data source and to a network, and transmits 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 comprises a memory which stores a default information and a panel section configured to input information regarding an identification of a user into the image data communication apparatus.

Abstract: Systems and methods for providing status information corresponding to a reprographic operation are described. The disclosed systems and methods create an audio message to provide the status information to a voice mailbox, pager, or telephone number. The audio message may include any relevant information regarding a reprographic operation such as status of the operation, success or failure of the operation, a telephone number to which the document was transmitted, document scan time, and the number of pages processed. When a request for a reprographic operation is received, the system obtains information identifying a location to provide status information corresponding to the reprographic operation. After receiving the request for a reprographic operation, the system may monitor the reprographic operation and obtain status information corresponding to the reprographic operation.

Abstract: An image data communication apparatus is connected to an image data source and to a network, and transmits 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 comprises a memory which stores default information and information regarding an identification of at least one user, and a panel section which selects information regarding an identification of at least one user other than the default information stored in the memory.

Abstract: When characters are input, the input information is sequentially displayed on a first display, an e-mail address, which is registered in a one-touch key registration area, is retrieved by using the input information, and the retrieved e-mail address is displayed on a second display. Further, when an @ mark is input after a character string input, the information displayed on the second display is switched to a domain name read from the domain name registration area. Thus, the @ mark key, which is always used to input e-mail addresses, is also utilized to switch the display information. Accordingly, the data communication apparatus is capable to prevent the inconvenience of inputting the entire e-mail addresses and to prevent input errors.

Abstract: A process and apparatus for informing a transmitting facsimile machine of occurrence of an error in a first receiving facsimile machine, including the steps of: inputting the telephone number of a second facsimile machine; when a ring signal is input from the transmitting facsimile machine, forming a communication line, exchanging protocols, and storing the telephone number of the transmitting facsimile machine among the protocols received from the transmitting facsimile machine; printing the fax data received from the transmitting facsimile machine, and determining whether or not an error has occurred at the same time; if an error has occurred, detecting an error message corresponding to the error from a pre-stored error tables and storing the error message; after the communication line is cut off from the transmitting facsimile machine due to the occurrence of the error, detecting the telephone number of the transmitting facsimile machine, and establishing a communication line; and when the communication li

Abstract: A facsimile apparatus transmitting a subaddress signal includes an extension number input block for inputting a plurality of extension numbers, a second telephone number input block for inputting a plurality of secondary telephone numbers, and a direct input block for inputting particular information through numeric keys, an asterisk (*) key and a sharp (#) key. When the subaddress signal is directly input in the facsimile transmission, with one of the symbols # and ## input and the subaddress signal happens to coincide with the definition of the signal specified in the ITU-T Recommendation T. 33, an operator checks to see whether the transmission of the signal complied with the signal format of the ITU-T Recommendation T. 33 is selected. The facsimile transmission is thus performed as the operator intends.

Abstract: An image data communication apparatus is connected to an image data source and to a network, and transmits 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 comprises a panel section which inputs information regarding an identification of a user to the image data communication apparatus. The image data communication apparatus comprises a controller which sets the information regarding the identification of the user input by the panel section into the mail message of the e-mail to which the image data is attached. Thus, opening, at the receiving apparatus, of the attached image data is not required to determine the information regarding the identification of the user.

Abstract: An image data communication apparatus is connected to an image data source and to a network, and transmits 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 is attached to the e-mail as an openable document. The image data communication apparatus comprises a memory which stores information regarding an identification of at least one user of the image data communication apparatus and a mail address of the at least one user, and a panel section which selects the information regarding an identification of at least one user and the mail address of the at least one user stored in the memory. The image data communication apparatus comprises a controller which sets information regarding the identification of the user and the mail address of the user selected by the panel section, into the mail message of the e-mail to which the image data is attached.

Abstract: An image communicating apparatus determines whether or not the amount of compressed image data is a predetermined amount or greater when transmitting a scanned color image as attached data in an e-mail message. If the amount of data is the predetermined amount or greater, the compressed image data is decompressed, and the image data is again compressed with a lower resolution, thereby reducing the amount of data to less than the predetermined amount. The image data is then attached to an e-mail message, and the e-mail message is transmitted.

Abstract: The network facsimile apparatus is able to communicate using both a public switched telephone network and a computer network, and has a facsimile section which transmits and receives an image via the public switched telephone network, a mail section which transmits and receives an e-mail via the computer network, a web server which transmits a reply to a client in response to a request from the client that is connected to said network apparatus via said computer network, a storage which is to store received, and a list generating section which generates a structured document of reception list. When the web server receives an operation request concerning a reception list from a client, the web server provides the received operation request to the list generating section.

Abstract: A print server connected to medical diagnostic imaging equipment via a network or dedicated channels, wherein the print server executes a process to identify the device that is the source of image data received via the network or dedicated channels and outputs the image data to a specific sorter bin in a printer based on this source. The image output processor can also selectively choose a sorter bin as an output destination for the image data, based on either attribute data or the device that transmitted the image data, depending on the communication protocol.

Abstract: A general document recognition system is described which is intended to be used in connection with an electronic document transmission function used on a computer network. The general document recognition system is set up to recognize any number of document types created by application programs in the network and is also set up with rules as to how to extract destination data from each document type. The extracted data from each document can be the actual intended destination, such as a facsimile telephone number, or can be the identity of the intended recipient individual. If a recipient, rather than a destination, is extracted from the document, the general document recognition system can query a previously designated external database to recover the destination information for that recipient. An LDAP database is the preferred external database for this function.

Abstract: An image data distribution system wherein an image server has information on destination group formed of members selected from among a plurality of image communication apparatuses. The information is memorized on a storage memory and the image data will be sent out to the respective members of the destination group specified by the destination information. In this image data distribution system, the distribution managing element sends all the distribution destination group names to a digital combination unit when a request for registration with a group is received from input manipulation element provided in the digital combination unit and registers the digital combination unit with a specified distribution destination group when the distribution destination group is specified by the digital combination unit.

Abstract: A method for providing automatic communication addressing comprising the steps of: locating a communication mark, if one is present, on a medium containing information; obtaining at least one address directly or indirectly from the communication mark; inputting the address into an address function of a communication device; and initiating a communication of the information to the address through the communication device.

Abstract: The invention relates to a facsimile device and a facsimile device monitoring system. The result of a transmission can be promptly informed to the user. When an error occurs, the file of the memory transmission can be simply erased, or the address and the transmission property of the memory transmission file can be changed. The facsimile device monitoring system is constructed with the monitoring software and featured in that, when there exists a file of a communication error, the alarm message is displayed on the displaying panel of the personal computer, the (memory transmission) file can be deleted from the personal computer, and the address and/or the transmission property of the (memory transmission) file can be changed.

Abstract: A facsimile system includes a facsimile machine reading image data from an original, a computer transmitting to and receiving from the facsimile machine data of addressee identification information indicative of at least a name of addressee and a facsimile number corresponding to the name of addressee, a computer-side storage circuit provided at a computer side for storing the data of addressee identification information, a computer-side referring circuit provided at the computer side for referring to the data of addressee identification information stored in the computer-side storage circuit, and an instruction circuit provided in the facsimile machine so as to be instructed at a facsimile machine side to refer via the computer-side referring circuit to the data of addressee identification information stored in the computer-side storage circuit.

Abstract: A facsimile apparatus transmits facsimile data converted from e-mail data to a facsimile destination via a public communication network. A receiver receives the e-mail data from a requesting node. A memory stores a password and a domain name of a requesting node. An acquiring section acquires a destination address including at least a telephone number, a password and a domain name, from the requesting node. A converter converts the e-mail data into facsimile data. A comparator compares the password and the domain name acquired by the acquiring section, with the password and the domain name stored in the memory, respectively. A facsimile transmitter transmits the converted facsimile data to the facsimile destination designated by the telephone number when a result of the comparison indicates that the password and the domain name acquired are the same as the password and the domain name stored in said memory.

Abstract: A gateway apparatus includes facsimile and Internet communications mechanisms, a memory, and a communications controller. The facsimile communications mechanism receives facsimile communications protocols and facsimile information from a calling facsimile apparatus through the telephone network. The Internet communications mechanism transmits the facsimile information in a packet format to a called facsimile apparatus via a different gateway apparatus through the Internet and the telephone network. The memory stores data representing a calling facsimile number of the calling facsimile apparatus in association with a called facsimile number of the called facsimile apparatus. The communications controller determines before establishing a line connection whether the facsimile number of the calling facsimile apparatus is registered.

Abstract: A method for sorting facsimiles includes identifying an originating phone number from which the facsimile originates, and routing the facsimile based on the identified originating phone number. The facsimile is routed to an E-mail location, to a storage medium or to a selected output slot on a facsimile device. In some embodiments, the method includes mapping the originating telephone number to facsimile destination or destinations. A facsimile device includes a processor, a memory, and a data reader adapted to identify an originating phone number from data associated with a ring signal. A system for sorting facsimiles includes a processor, a storage device, and software operable on the processor to identify an originating phone number from which the facsimile originates, and route the facsimile based on the identified originating phone number.

Abstract: In an image processing apparatus, a read section inputs image data of an original document including a plurality of character strings indicating document receivers. A control section extracts character strings from an image data of the document and recognizes the document receivers by the character string data. The control section converts the character string data in the image data such that a display format of a character string representing one receiver is different from a display format of character strings representing the other receivers, to thereby obtain new image data addressed to the individual receivers. This apparatus has a printing section, a communication section performing facsimile communications, and another communication section performing network communications, and the control section controls these sections such that for one receiver, one of these sections outputs the newly obtained image data addressed to this receiver.

Abstract: A communication device is provided wherein a message stored in a message box for a specific individual and a message stored in a general mail box and not addressed to a specific individual can be retrieved sequentially without releasing a line. The communication device includes a personal information output control device that reads personal information stored in a personal information storing device and outputs the personal information via a telecommunication line and a general information output device that reads general information stored in a general information storing device and not addressed to the specific individual and outputs the information via the telecommunication line. The information is output by operating the personal information output control device and the general information output control device according to a request, which is input via the telecommunication line.

Abstract: An internet facsimile machine capable of facsimile transmission via an internet to an addressee includes an identification information input circuit for inputting user identification information of an address of an addressee, a predetermined information input/selection circuit for inputting or selecting a predetermined piece of information so that information relating to a user in the address of the addressee is narrowed, a storage unit for storing a large amount of information about the user, a candidate presenting circuit for presenting a candidate for information relating to the user in the address of the addressee by relating the predetermined information input or selected by the input/selection circuit to the information about the user stored in the storage unit, a presented candidate determining circuit for determining only one candidate when said one candidate is presented by the candidate presenting circuit, and for selecting and determining either or any one of two or more candidates when said two or

Abstract: A method for communication, comprising the steps of: receiving an electronic mail message having content and having at least one destination with a top level domain name, routing the electronic mail message to a facsimile server if the top level domain name matches a predetermined domain name associated with the facsimile server, and forming and transmitting a facsimile signal representing the content of the electronic mail message from the facsimile server to a facsimile receiver.

Abstract: In the transfer and entry of one-touch dial data or speed dial data from a facsimile apparatus 1 to a facsimile apparatus 10, the respective sizes of one-touch dial memory and speed dial memory in the facsimile apparatus are detected. The one-touch dial data are transferred entered in the facsimile apparatus 10 (P1). The speed dial data are transferred and entered in the facsimile apparatus 10 (P2). Any remaining speed dial data are entered in the one-touch memory (P3). This reduces or eliminates overflow of the one-touch dial data or speed dial data.

Abstract: A facsimile apparatus transmits facsimile data converted from e-mail data to a facsimile destination via a public communication network. A receiver receives the e-mail data from a requesting node. A memory stores a password and a domain name of a requesting node. An acquiring section acquires a destination address including at least a telephone number, a password and a domain name, from the requesting node. A converter converts the e-mail data into facsimile data. A comparator compares the password and the domain name acquired by the acquiring section, with the password and the domain name stored in the memory, respectively. A facsimile transmitter transmits the converted facsimile data to the facsimile destination designated by the telephone number when a result of the comparison indicates that the password and the domain name acquired are the same as the password and the domain name stored in said memory.

Abstract: An image processing device is disclosed which is connected to a local area network and to a public telephone network, and is comprised of an image processing means and a fax server means. The fax server means is capable of acquiring image data from the image processing means, or other image processing devices and/or data processing devices connected thereto via the local area network, and facsimile transmitting the image data over the public telephone network. This configuration eliminates the need to equip each image processing device and data processing device with a fax modem, and thus lowers the initial cost of installing these devices, lowers the cost of accessing the public telephone network, and lowers the cost of administering the system.

Abstract: The present invention provides methods and systems for providing printing services. In particular, the present invention enables a print job source, for example a facsimile machine, to print directly to a printer over a network, without an intervening personal computer. In an example embodiment of the invention, a telephone number is assigned to a printer. A print job is associated with the telephone number. The print job is then forwarded from a print job source to a spooling server over a network. The print job is associated with the printer at the spooling server based on the telephone number. The print job is then forwarded from the spooling server to the printer and printed.