Abstract: A network system is provided that connects, on the network, a plurality of devices having document processing functions, a plurality of clients instructing the devices on necessary job executions, and a server. The server includes a collection recorder that collects information of a job executed by a device to record the information as job data, and a count processor that counts jobs according to count parameters set by a client. A browser installed to the client can select a count parameter, direct the count process, and view the count results generated by the count process.

Abstract: A communication apparatus is connected to a terminal apparatus via a network. The communication apparatus includes an e-mail receiver that performs an e-mail reception via the network. A file generator generates an HTML file for a web page indicating a result of the e-mail reception performed by the e-mail receiver. A storage stores the HTML file generated by the file generator. A web server transmits the HTML file to the terminal apparatus via the network so that the web page is displayed at the terminal apparatus.

Abstract: A server apparatus and a method for electronic mail transmission control are provided that enables electronic mail communication, even if a user does not know information regarding destination, such as a mail account, in advance. The server apparatus includes a receiver that receives an electronic mail data including a destination telephone number from a sender terminal. A memory section stores at least one telephone number and at least one IP address in association with each other. A transmitter obtains an IP address that is pre-associated with the destination telephone number from the memory section and transmits the electronic mail data to the obtained IP address.

Abstract: An Internet facsimile apparatus is configured to receive e-mail and to print the e-mail. The Internet facsimile apparatus includes a controller that determines whether the received e-mail includes a text part when it is determined that the received e-mail comprises a multipart structure, and determines whether the text part includes a predetermined pair of codes. The controller replaces a character string between the predetermined pair of codes with another predetermined code when it is determined that the text part includes the predetermined pair of codes, so that the character string replaced by the another predetermined code is not printed.

Abstract: A communication apparatus and a communication device that are selectively connectable to each other. A transmitter, associated with one of the communication apparatus and the communication device, transmits a first predetermined signal, such as, for example, an MS signal, to designate a specific mode to the other one of the communication apparatus and the communication device. The first predetermined signal includes an identification field that stores modulation independent information and a standard information field that stores modulation dependent information. A receiver receives a second predetermined signal, such as, for example, an ACK signal or a NACK signal, in response to the first predetermined signal from the other one of the communication apparatus and the communication device.

Abstract: A server stores original data without a water-mark. When a user at a terminal apparatus connected with the server requests the server to display the original data on a display of the terminal apparatus, the server transforms the original data into an image data. Then the server adds a water-mark to the image data and transmits the image data with the water-mark to the terminal apparatus.

Abstract: An Internet facsimile apparatus is configured to receive an e-mail and to print the e-mail. The Internet facsimile apparatus includes a controller that determines whether the received e-mail includes a text part when it is determined that the received e-mail comprises a multipart structure. The controller determines whether the text part includes only a predetermined code. The received e-mail is printed without printing a page including the text part when it is determined that the text part includes only the predetermined code.

Abstract: Upon occurrence of memory overflow, a POP3 protocol process section interrupts email reception by POP3 and stores a page count number at the interruption in the data memory area as the interrupted page number. After that, POP3 protocol process section starts reception of the remainder of the interrupted email data connecting to POP3 server. Comparing the receiving page number and the interrupted page number, the POP3 protocol section identifies the data as the data corresponding to the pages received if the former number is smaller than the latter number. If the data corresponds to the pages received, the data is deleted from the reception buffer without any processing. On the other hand, if the data corresponds to non-received pages, then the data is received and printed out after decoding.

Abstract: A terminal apparatus is configured to receive image data from a scanner. A controller receives, from the scanner, a control file including a file name, receives, from the scanner, a document file, the document file including image data scanned by the scanner, analyzes the file name included in the received control file to obtain the file type of the received document file, and determines whether the application program associated with the obtained file type is stored in a memory. The controller also searches the memory to determine the application program associated with the obtained file type from application programs stored in the memory, starts the application program associated with the obtained file type, when it is determined that the application program associated with the obtained file type is stored in the memory, and opens the received document file without user input, based upon the application program determined in the search.

Abstract: A dial-up internet facsimile apparatus comprises a modem that makes dial-up connection to a service provider of e-mail via telephone line, an operation section that has a stop button, and an e-mail reception section that receives e-mail data from the connected service provider. When the stop button is pressed while receiving the email data, the e-mail reception section disconnects the connection to the service provider without waiting for the completion of the reception of the e-mail data. This procedure prevents unnecessary telephone charges.

Abstract: A number-of-commands counter counts number of commands received during a predetermined measurement period, which is timed by a timer. An access interval determiner determines command reception frequency from the count result, and decides on an optimum access interval time. An MIB update unit updates <access interval MIB> based on the optimum access interval time. An SNMP agent responds to an obtaining command and transmits <access interval MIB>. An MIB receiver receives <access interval MIB> and an MIB obtainer analyzes <access interval MIB> to recognize the access interval time. A timer setter sets the recognized access interval time at a timer as a timer setting.

Abstract: An image recording apparatus according the present invention includes a copy section for copying an original, a transmission section for transmitting the original via a telephone line, an input section for inputting the number of sheets to be copied and a destination telephone number, a determination section for determining a desired mode based on the input numerical values, and an execution stop section for stopping the execution of a mode other than the desired mode. In addition, in a transmission method according to the present invention, data input during a copy mode is retained in an image recording apparatus with a facsimile and a copy functions, the mode is switched to a facsimile mode with the input data retained, and the input data is used to execute facsimile transmission.

Abstract: In a server apparatus, a registration processing section analyzes a capability information transmission mail received by an E-mail communication section, and extracts capability information. Next, a sender's address and capability information are made to correspond to each other so to be stored in a capability information table. When a normal E-mail is received, designation capability information, which has been made to correspond to the recipient address, is obtained from the capability information table, and an image file which is attached to the received E-mail is converted to an image file to be suitable for designation capability information. This makes it possible to control a load applied onto internet facsimile apparatuses and to exchange capability between the internet facsimile apparatuses.

Abstract: A host that controls jobs of a printer obtains client identifying information within a job control request, which is received from a terminal, while obtaining the job information and client identifying information of the print request from the printer, and storing the same in a job information storage unit. For each job included in the job information that is obtained from the printer, a job control capability determiner compares the client identifying information (of print requester) and client identifying information of the terminal that made a control request. When both of the client identifying information is identical, it is determined that the control is allowed. When it is not identical, it is determined that the control is not allowed.

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 panel section which inputs a mail address of a user into the image data communication apparatus. The image data communication apparatus comprises a controller which sets the default mail address into the mail message 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 message 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, a reply to the e-mail is returned to the mail address of the user.

Abstract: An image communication apparatus includes a transmitter that transmits an e-mail with data attached, via a computer network, a receiver that receives an e-mail with data attached, via the computer network, and a controller that converts the attached data into image data. The controller judges whether or not the received e-mail is an error mail, the error mail being related to the e-mail transmitted by the image communication apparatus, based on a search of a header of the received e-mail for a predetermined character string. The predetermined character string is related to a sender of the error mail. The controller determines that the received e-mail in the error mail, when the result of the search indicates that the header of the received e-mail includes the predetermined character string.

Abstract: The present invention provides a management table that uses only specific symbols for upstream signals and other symbols for downstream signals, within a hyperframe (ADSL communication unit). Communication is performed by switching streams between the upstream and downstream, in accordance with the symbols stored in the management table. Upon transmitting a predetermined number of hyperframes, a processor transmits a SEGUE signal instead of a REVERB signal in the beginning of the next hyperframe.

Abstract: An [X-mailer:] field analyzing section checks whether or not [X-mailer:] field is included in a header of received mail data. If [X-mailer:] field is included in the header, there is a possibility that received mail data will be error mail. Then, a [From:] field analyzing section extracts [From:] Field from the header. Next, the [From:] field analyzing section compares [From:] field with a character string registered in a character string list table. If both agree, received mail data is determined as error mail. If both disagree, received mail data is not determined as error mail. This makes it possible to recognize error mail more accurately.

Abstract: A mail retrieval moderator instructs an image memory usage rate calculator to calculate a usage rate of an image memory, and determines whether the usage rage is greater than or equal to 98%. When the answer is “Yes”, there is a risk that the image memory will have a memory overflow if more e-mail is retrieved from the POP3 server. Thus, a timer is reset and the control returns to ST501. When the answer is “No”, there is no risk that the image memory will have a memory overflow even if more e-mail is retrieved from the POP3 server. Thus, e-mail is retrieved from the POP3 server. Accordingly, the apparatus and method for receiving e-mail is capable of securely retrieving e-mail from the mail server, even with a relatively small memory capacity.

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 network communication section which transmits and receives data via the computer network, a storage which is to store received data and a structured document, a web server which transmits received data or a structured document to the computer network, and a reception list generating section which generates a structured document of reception list indicative of document information of received data.