Patents Examined by Anil K. Jain
  • Image forming apparatus and method of controlling the apparatus
    Patent number: 7031008
    Abstract: When an E-mail address is inputted, it is judged whether the E-mail address is an address registered in advance. If this judgment result is positive, an image read by a scan section is stored in a server 111, and an E-mail, with a URL indicating a location of the stored image, addressed to the E-mail address is generated. If the judgment result is negative, an E-mail addressed to the E-mail address and with an image read by the scan section is generated. The generated E-mail is transmitted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2006
    Assignees: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Toshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Kazuto Oonuma