Abstract:
An apparatus (100) links a fax machine (120) to a telephone network (126) and a computer network (139). The apparatus (100) allows the user to selectively route facsimile transmission over a computer network (134, 139, and 146) to reduce long distance transmission costs. A key pad (112) and a display (114) are provided for entering destination addresses and providing visual feedbacks to the user. When transmission over the telephone line (125) is requested, the apparatus (100) directly links the fax machines (120 and 134) over a telephone system (126 and 132). However, if the fax transmission is to be transmitted over a WAN (139), including the Internet, the apparatus (100) intercepts the facsimile transmission, converts the information into a suitable electronic format for attachment to an electronic mail, and routes the transmission to the destination (152) over a WAN (139) or Internet to reduce long distance fax transmission charges from the telephone company. The apparatus (100) can also accept electronic mail and converts them into an acceptable format for reception by conventional fax machines.
Abstract:
The present invention pertains to an E-mail method and device intended for use in a local area network and consisting in using dynamic route information for E-mail servicing. A message recorded by means of a user programme (24) arrives at a queue manager (25), which transmits to a message routing unit (26) the information needed such as the reception address and the type of E-mail service requested. Said unit (26) manages a routing table (27) which it changes on the request of a control unit (28), and transmits to the queue manager (25) the information related to the destination network node. A communication unit (29) receives and sends the E-mail as well as the data needed for making a routing table.
Abstract:
An electronic mail converter for facsimile is provided with a facsimile, a public network, and a connecting section to be connected to a LAN. The converter switches the connecting section in accordance with the kind of data or an instruction, converts facsimile data into electronic mail data, or electronic mail data into facsimile data as necessary, and transmits the converted data to a specified address.
Abstract:
A facsimile Internet transmission system which enables devices such as facsimile machines (10 and 18), which ordinarily can not communicate over the Internet (14) because of the lack of the requisite communication protocols, to transmit and receive data via the Internet (14) and consequently avoids long distance switched telephone network changes. Essentially, the apparatus consists of at least two FaxEngines (12 and 16). A FaxEngine is a device which publicly or privately switches telephone network and provides the ability to encapsulate facsimile data into Internet packets using an appropriate Internet communication protocol, or translates Internet packets into a facsimile data.
Abstract:
An image transfer apparatus includes a history information storage unit configure to store a history information by associating a mail address designated as a destination in a previously performed image transfer with type information indicating a type of the terminal of the image transfer destination. The apparatus allows a first transfer unit to execute the image transfer, when the history information stored in the history information storage unit is designated as the image transfer destination and the type information included in the designated history information indicates a first type in conformity with a Internet system, and allows a second transfer unit to execute the image transfer, when the type information included in the history information designated as the image transfer destination indicates a second type in a predetermined system not to related to the Internet system.
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method and an apparatus that implements interfacing between a PDA and communications equipment. SOLUTION: In the method, the communications equipment receives semi-structured data which is somewhat structured using a PDA format from the PDA, and analyzes the semi-structured data for identifying its type. When this is address data, a job is transmitted to the address specified by the semi-structured data. COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT
Abstract:
An information transmitting apparatus includes: a job status management unit (e.g., a controller made up of a micro computer and other components) for managing the job statuses of transmitting information of the first and second information transmitting devices (e.g., a facsimile unit and e-mail facsimile unit); a display unit (display portion) for displaying the transmission status of jobs in each information transmitting device managed by the job status management unit; and a display controller (e.g., a controller made up of a micro computer and other components) for determining, based on the destination designated by a destination designating device (operation control portion), which transmission status of jobs of the first or second information transmitting device should be displayed on the display unit.
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide communication equipment, with which an address managing device capable of remote-controlling address data can be easily configured at low cost. SOLUTION: As communication equipment, a facsimile is provided with an address database (DB) as one of objects in a managing information base (MIB). When a packet is received through a LAN, it is decided by the LANI/F of the communication equipment whether the packet is based on SNMP or not (S210) and further, it is judged whether an object ID in the packet represents the address DB or not (S220). When the packet contains a Get command, address data are read out of the MIB and these data are transmitted to the external address managing device (S231-S235 and S250). When the packet contains a Set command, on the other hand, address data are extracted from the packet and these data are registered in the MIB (S241 and S243). COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO