Abstract: An e-mail processing system of an embodiment of the present invention determines whether a received piece of e-mail is a piece of e-mail sent from a WWW browser, forwards the received piece of e-mail to a second mail server when the received piece of e-mail is determined not to be a piece of e-mail sent from a WWW browser, and controls the received piece of e-mail not to be forwarded to a second mail server when the received piece of e-mail is determined to be a piece of e-mail sent from the WWW browser.

Abstract: The present invention is to perform authentication to enable linkage among a plurality of different applications providing a service.

Abstract: In an e-mail processing system with a predetermined limit on the number of destination addresses of a piece of e-mail to be sent, the present invention determines whether the number of destination addresses of a piece of e-mail being viewed to be returned to everyone exceeds the predetermined limit when directed to be returned to everyone for the e-mail being viewed, and generates a piece of return mail creation screen with predetermined addresses in the e-mail being viewed being set as destinations of the piece of return mail when the predetermined limit is determined to be exceeded and generates a piece of return mail creation screen with everyone's address for the piece of e-mail being viewed being set as a destination of the piece of return mail when the predetermined limit is determined not to be exceeded. This configuration improves viewability and operability, for example, when a user directs to create a “Return to Everyone” mail.

Abstract: An image management apparatus that transmits image data to an image processing apparatus is provided. The image management apparatus includes a sound input unit that inputs voice message relating to image data photographed by a digital camera. When one of the image data is selected and a voice message relating to the selected image data is input via the sound input unit, a translation unit of the image management apparatus automatically extracts keywords from the voice message. The translation unit determines one of the keywords as a title, and sets the title as a file name of the image data. The extracted keywords are set as data for searching images, and transmitted together with the selected image data to the image processing apparatus.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus to which a plurality of devices are connected comprises: an obtaining means for obtaining system setting information provided by the operating system; and a displaying means for recognizing the connection status of the plurality of devices based on the system setting information obtained by the obtaining means, and displaying the connection status of the plurality of devices. Also, an information processing apparatus to which a plurality of devices are connected comprises: an obtaining means for obtaining connection information of the plurality of devices; a comparing means for comparing the length of character strings of connection information for the plurality of devices, based on connection information obtained by the obtaining means; and a displaying means for displaying the connection status of the plurality of devices according to the comparison results from the comparing means.

Abstract: To provide an image reading device capable of reading a high-quality image under the conditions such as compactness, simplification, and low power consumption, an image reading apparatus using this image reading device, and a method therefor, white reference data for white level correction is stored in a memory in correspondence with a reference temperature. A temperature near the image reading device is detected, and white reference data is corrected on the basis of the temperature difference between the detected temperature and the reference temperature. The corrected white reference data is used in white level correction of an image signal output from a CCD included in the image reading device.

Abstract: To provide an image reading device capable of reading a high-quality image under the conditions such as compactness, simplification, and low power consumption, an image reading apparatus using this image reading device, and a method therefor, white reference data for white level correction is stored in a memory in correspondence with a reference temperature. A temperature near the image reading device is detected, and white reference data is corrected on the basis of the temperature difference between the detected temperature and the reference temperature. The corrected white reference data is used in white level correction of an image signal output from a CCD included in the image reading device.

Abstract: Data buffer apparatus comprising two connectors directly fittable respectively with connectors of data transmitting apparatus and receiving apparatus, and accumulating means for accumulating data. In this buffer apparatus, the data buffer apparatus is capable of a function for accumulating data, entered from the data transmitting apparatus through the first connector in a state in which the connector the date transmitting apparatus is fitted with the first connector, in the accumulating means; and a function for transmitting data, accumulated in the accumulating means, to a data receiving apparatus in a state in which the connector of the date receiving apparatus is fitted with the second connector.

Abstract: Data buffer apparatus comprising two connectors directly fittable respectively with connectors of data transmitting apparatus and receiving apparatus, and accumulating means for accumulating data. In this buffer apparatus, the data buffer apparatus is capable of a function for accumulating data, entered from the data transmitting apparatus through the first connector in a state in which the connector the date transmitting apparatus is fitted with the first connector, in the accumulating means; and a function for transmitting data, accumulated in the accumulating means, to a data receiving apparatus in a state in which the connector of the date receiving apparatus is fitted with the second connector.