U.S. patent application number 13/095366 was filed with the patent office on 2011-08-18 for facsimile device and program product for facsimile printing.
This patent application is currently assigned to MINOLTA COMPANY, LTD.. Invention is credited to Tomoko Maruyama, Koichi NAGATA, Kana Yamauchi.
Application Number | 20110199632 13/095366 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 32985192 |
Filed Date | 2011-08-18 |
United States Patent
Application |
20110199632 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
NAGATA; Koichi ; et
al. |
August 18, 2011 |
FACSIMILE DEVICE AND PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR FACSIMILE PRINTING
Abstract
It is intended to provide a facsimile device and a program
product for facsimile printing capable of surely making a user know
receipt of an irregular e-mail such as an error mail or the like,
without requiring extra volume of memory, while preventing waste of
paper. When an e-mail is received, there is detected whether a
printing mode is set or a not-printing mode is set for a body part
of an e-mail in #2. Even though a not-printing mode is set for a
body part of an e-mail (#2: No), the body part is printed in #8 in
case the e-mail is not accompanied by an attached file of
predetermined format (#5: No). Therefore, even if a not-printing
mode is set, the facsimile device can make a user know receipts of
irregular mails such as an error mail, an e-mail without an
attached file of predetermined format, and rough causes of the
irregular mails.
Inventors: |
NAGATA; Koichi;
(Toyohashi-shi, JP) ; Maruyama; Tomoko;
(Toyokawa-shi, JP) ; Yamauchi; Kana;
(Toyohashi-shi, JP) |
Assignee: |
MINOLTA COMPANY, LTD.
Osaka
JP
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Family ID: |
32985192 |
Appl. No.: |
13/095366 |
Filed: |
April 27, 2011 |
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Application
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Filing Date |
Patent Number |
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10641018 |
Aug 15, 2003 |
7957036 |
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13095366 |
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Current U.S.
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358/1.14 |
Current CPC
Class: |
H04N 1/32662 20130101;
H04N 2201/0082 20130101; H04N 2201/0086 20130101; H04N 2201/0093
20130101; H04N 1/00485 20130101; H04N 1/32641 20130101; H04N
1/00209 20130101 |
Class at
Publication: |
358/1.14 |
International
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G06K 15/02 20060101
G06K015/02 |
Foreign Application Data
Date |
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Application Number |
Mar 27, 2003 |
JP |
2003-087975 |
Claims
1. A facsimile device, comprising: an e-mail transmitting unit that
transmits an e-mail to a destination address; an e-mail receiving
unit that receives an e-mail, having a body part, addressed to an
e-mail account allocated to the facsimile device; an attached-file
discriminating unit that determines whether the e-mail that the
e-mail receiving unit has received is accompanied by an attached
file; an error mail discriminating unit that determines that the
e-mail received by the e-mail receiving unit is an error mail which
notifies that the e-mail transmitted by the e-mail transmitting
unit is undelivered when the received e-mail is not accompanied by
the attached file; and a print determining unit that orders
printing of the body part of the e-mail determined as the error
mail.
2. A facsimile device according to claim 1, wherein the
attached-file discriminating unit determines that the e-mail is
accompanied by the attached file only when the e-mail that the
e-mail receiving unit has received is accompanied by the attached
file of a predetermined facsimile document format.
3. A program product for facsimile printing installed on a computer
of a facsimile device that receives an e-mail, having a body part,
addressed to an e-mail account allocated to the facsimile device,
the program product comprising: a computer readable medium; and a
computer program stored on the computer readable medium, the
computer program causing the computer to: determine whether the
e-mail that the facsimile device has received is accompanied by an
attached file; determine that the e-mail received by the facsimile
device is an error mail which notifies that an e-mail previously
transmitted by the facsimile device is undelivered when the e-mail
is not accompanied by the attached file; and order printing of the
body part of the e-mail when the e-mail is determined as the error
mail.
4. A program product for facsimile printing according to claim 3,
wherein only the e-mail that is accompanied by the attached file of
a predetermined facsimile document format is determined as the
e-mail accompanied by the attached file.
Description
[0001] This application is a continuation application of U.S.
patent application Ser. No. 10/641,018, filed Aug. 15, 2003, which
claims the benefit of priority from Japanese Patent Application No.
2003-87975, filed Mar. 27, 2003, the entire contents of which are
incorporated herein by reference.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0002] 1. Field of the Invention
[0003] The present invention relates to a facsimile device which
can receive documents via internet and more particularly to a
facsimile device and a program product for facsimile printing which
surely make a user recognize that an irregular e-mail such as an
error mail or the like is received, while preventing waste of
paper.
[0004] 2. Description of Related Art
[0005] In recent years, internet-facsimile devices which exchange
documents via internet have begun to be popular, so as to reduce
communication costs. In case of facsimile communication via
internet like this, data is transmitted in a style of an e-mail.
This is because a receiver is not always an internet-facsimile
device, otherwise a personal computer and a portable terminal and
the like can be a receiver. Accordingly, transmitted data includes
a mail header, a text of the mail and the like, as its part. An
image data of a document to be transmitted is added as its attached
file. Accordingly, when an internet-facsimile device receives such
data, body parts including mail header and a text of the mail as
well as an image data obtained by opening an attached file are
printed in general. As a matter of course, the latter is an
essential document for a facsimile transmittal.
[0006] By the way, the above-mentioned printing of body parts is
actually of little use as information for a receiver, since it is
just a fixed form of sentence. Therefore, some internet-facsimile
devices can be set not to print body parts, so as to prevent waste
of paper.
[0007] However, such setting can cause a following drawback. That
is, when a message is transmitted from an internet-facsimile
device, a transmission error can take place due to failure in
address indication, over volume, or the like. In this case, an
error mail is returned from the server of receiver's side.
Depending on a server, there is a case the error mail includes just
body parts without an attached file. Information such as
transmitted time, address, cause of error, and the like is
described in the body parts of the returned mail. However, in case
it is set not to print body parts, nothing is printed even though
it receives an error mail. Received error mail will be deleted
sooner or later. It means a transmission error is kept unknown to a
user.
[0008] As an internet-facsimile device for preventing the
above-mentioned situation, there is an image-data communication
device described in EP0923034. Comparing a received e-mail with
transmitted e-mails, the image-data communication device judges
whether a received mail is an error mail or not. In case it is an
error mail, necessary information is extracted, edited and finally
printed.
[0009] However, in the image-data communication device described in
EP0923034, a transmitted e-mail needs being saved for a while in
case an e-mail goes out via facsimile transmission. Therefore,
extra memory volume is required. Furthermore, such process does not
work in case that an error mail is received after transmitted
e-mails are deleted.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
[0010] The present invention is to solve the above-described
problems included in prior art. The present invention is to provide
a facsimile device and a program product for facsimile printing
capable of surely informing a user of receipt of irregular e-mail
such as an error mail or the like, without requiring extra volume
of memory, while preventing waste of paper.
[0011] According to one aspect of the present invention, there is
provided a facsimile device comprising: an e-mail receiving unit
that receives an e-mail addressed to an e-mail account allocated to
the facsimile device; an attached-file discriminating unit that
discriminates whether or not an e-mail that the facsimile device
has received is accompanied by an attached file; a normal print
determining unit that determines to print contents of an attached
file without printing a body part of an e-mail in case the
attached-file discriminating unit discriminates that the e-mail is
accompanied by an attached file; and an error print determining
unit that determines to print a body part of the e-mail in case the
attached-file discriminating unit discriminates that the e-mail is
not accompanied by an attached file.
[0012] In the facsimile device directed to the aspect of the
present invention, the e-mail receiving unit receives an e-mail
addressed to an e-mail account allocated to the facsimile device
itself. When an e-mail is received, the attached-file
discriminating unit discriminates whether or not the e-mail is
accompanied by an attached file. In case the attached-file
discriminating unit discriminates that the e-mail is accompanied by
an attached file, the normal print determining unit determines to
print contents of an attached file without printing a body part of
the e-mail. In case the attached-file discriminating unit
discriminates that the e-mail is not accompanied by an attached
file, the error print determining unit determines to print a body
part of the e-mail.
[0013] An e-mail transmitted out as a normal internet facsimile
communication must be accompanied by an attached file. Accordingly,
in case the facsimile device has received an e-mail with an
attached file, the normal print determining unit determines not to
print out the body part of the e-mail and only the contents of the
attached file are printed. That is, an unnecessary part such as the
body part of the e-mail is not printed. Thereby, waste of paper is
avoided. In case an irregular mail such as an error mail and the
like is received, the irregular mail may be not accompanied by an
attached file. Accordingly, in case an irregular mail without an
attached file is received, the error print determining unit
determines to print the body part of the irregular mail.
Subsequently, contents of the body part are printed. Thereby, a
user can recognize the fact of the transmission error. In this
case, it is not necessary for the facsimile device to save a
transmitted mail. Accordingly, excessive volume of memory is not
required for the facsimile device. Furthermore, even if an error
mail reaches the facsimile device after the corresponding
transmitted mail is deleted, it is no problem at all.
[0014] According to another aspect of the present invention, there
is provided a facsimile device comprising: an e-mail receiving unit
that receives an e-mail addressed to an e-mail account allocated to
the facsimile device; a body-part-print setting unit that sets to
print/not to print a body part of an e-mail that the facsimile
device has received; an attached-file discriminating unit that
discriminates whether or not an e-mail that the facsimile device
has received is accompanied by an attached file; a normal print
determining unit that determines whether or not to print a body
part of the e-mail based on setting by the body-part-print setting
unit and determines to print contents of an attached file in case
the attached-file discriminating unit discriminates that the e-mail
is accompanied by an attached file; and a body-part-print
determining unit that determines to print a body part of the e-mail
regardless of setting by the body-part-print setting unit in case
the attached-file discriminating unit discriminates that the e-mail
is not accompanied by an attached file.
[0015] In this aspect of the present invention, the body-part-print
setting unit sets to print/not to print a body part of an e-mail
that the facsimile device has received. Accordingly, setting by the
body-part-print setting unit basically determines to print/not to
print a body part of an e-mail. In case the attached-file
discriminating unit discriminates that the received e-mail is
accompanied by an attached file, the body part of the e-mail is
printed. That is, the normal print determining unit determines to
print contents of the attached file and also determines whether or
not to print the body part of the e-mail in accordance with setting
by the body-part-print setting unit. However, in case the
attached-file discriminating unit discriminates that the e-mail is
not accompanied by an attached file, different from basic
processing, the body-part-print determining unit determines to
print the body part of the e-mail regardless of setting by the
body-part-print setting unit. Thereby, the facsimile device can
surely make a user know receipt of an irregular mail such as an
error mail without an attached file.
[0016] It is preferable that, in the inventive facsimile device,
the attached-file discriminating unit discriminates that an e-mail
is accompanied by an attached file only when an e-mail that the
facsimile device has received is accompanied by an attached file of
predetermined facsimile document format. Thereby, even if the
received e-mail is accompanied by an attached file, the e-mail is
handled as an e-mail without an attached file as long as the
attached file is not in predetermined facsimile document format. In
case the facsimile device is an internet facsimile device, it can
possibly receive an e-mail transmitted from a personal computer. An
e-mail from a personal computer can possibly be accompanied by an
attached file format of which differs from predetermined facsimile
document format such as document file or the like. However, such an
e-mail is not what is essentially received by a facsimile device.
Therefore, such a treatment manner of attached files is
preferable.
[0017] The one aspect of the present invention is of course
applicable to a program product for facsimile printing being
installed in a computer of a facsimile device that receives an
e-mail addressed to an e-mail account allocated to the facsimile
device, the program product comprising: a computer readable medium;
and a computer program stored on the computer readable medium, the
computer program for performing the steps of: discriminating
whether or not an e-mail that the facsimile device has received is
accompanied by an attached file; determining to print contents of
an attached file without printing a body part of an e-mail in case
the e-mail is discriminated as accompanied by an attached file; and
determining to print a body part of an e-mail in case the e-mail is
discriminated as not accompanied by an attached file.
[0018] The another aspect of the present invention is of course
applicable to a program product for facsimile printing being
installed in a computer of a facsimile device that receives an
e-mail addressed to an e-mail account allocated to the facsimile
device, the program product comprising: a computer readable medium;
and a computer program stored on the computer readable medium, the
computer program for performing the steps of: setting to print/not
to print a body part of an e-mail that the facsimile device has
received; discriminating whether or not an e-mail that the
facsimile device has received is accompanied by an attached file;
determining whether or not to print a body part of an e-mail based
on previous print/not print setting and determining to print
contents of an attached file in case the e-mail is discriminated as
accompanied by an attached file; and determining to print a body
part of an e-mail regardless of previous print/not print setting in
case the e-mail is discriminated as not accompanied by an attached
file.
[0019] The above and further objects and novel features of the
invention will more fully appear from the following detailed
description when the same is read in connection with the
accompanying drawings. It is to be expressly understood, however,
that the drawings are for the purpose of illustration only and are
not intended as a definition of the limits of the invention.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0020] For a better understanding of the present invention,
reference is made to the following detailed description of the
invention, just in conjunction with the accompanying drawings in
which:
[0021] FIG. 1 shows an appearance of a facsimile device directed to
an embodiment;
[0022] FIG. 2A shows an internet connection manner of the facsimile
device of the embodiment;
[0023] FIG. 2B shows another internet connection manner of the
facsimile device of the embodiment;
[0024] FIG. 3 is a top view of an operation panel directed to the
facsimile device of the embodiment;
[0025] FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing schematic structure of the
facsimile device of the embodiment;
[0026] FIG. 5 shows a display to set a printing mode;
[0027] FIG. 6 is a flowchart illustrating mail-receipt operation in
the facsimile device of the embodiment;
[0028] FIG. 7 is a flowchart illustrating another example of
mail-receipt operation in the facsimile device of the embodiment;
and
[0029] FIG. 8 shows an example of a print-out obtained when an
error mail is received.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS
[0030] Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be
described in detail with reference to the accompanying
drawings.
[0031] As shown in FIG. 1, a facsimile device according to this
embodiment comprises a document feeder tray 1, a document ejector
tray 2, a recording paper ejector tray 3, a recording paper
supplier tray 4, an operation panel 5, an external memory insert
slot 6, an external memory ejector button 61, and the like. The
document feeder tray 1 is a place for loading documents to be
faxed. Documents loaded thereon are supplied one by one for read.
The document ejector tray 2 is to stock documents ejected after
read. The recording paper ejector tray 3 is to stock sheets of
recording paper on which in-coming contents are printed. The
recording paper supplier tray 4 is to supply sheets of recording
paper on which in-coming contents will be printed. The operation
panel 5 is a place where buttons for a user to operate this
facsimile device, and the like are placed. The external memory
insert slot 6 is an insertion place for external memories such as a
floppy disc, optical/magnetic disc, and the like. The external
memory ejector button 61 is a button for ejecting an external
memory inserted in the inside of the external memory insert slot
6.
[0032] As shown in FIG. 2, the facsimile device according to this
embodiment is connected to internet. FIG. 2A shows a situation such
that a facsimile device for Company A and a facsimile device for
Company B are connected to internet via their respective private
lines. An e-mail address of the facsimile device in Company A is
nagata@a.co.jp. An e-mail address of the facsimile device in
Company B is maruyama@b.co.jp. FIG. 2B shows a situation such that
a facsimile device for Company A is connected to internet via a
telephone line and a provider, and a facsimile device for Company B
is connected to internet via a private line. An e-mail address of
the facsimile device in Company A is nagata@a.or.jp. An e-mail
address of the facsimile device in Company B is
yamauchi@b.co.jp
[0033] The operation panel 5 of the facsimile device according to
this embodiment is constituted as shown in FIG. 3, a top view. The
operation panel 5 comprises a plurality of one-touch dialing keys
52, a display 53, a cursor key 54, a Yes key 55, a log-on key 56, a
function key 57, and the like. The one-touch dialing keys 52 are
keys for registering e-mail addresses of receivers. The display 53
is a screen on which various kinds of indications necessary to
operate and set the facsimile device, such as an indication of a
binary file name are displayed. The cursor key 54 is a key for
moving a cursor displayed on the display 53. The Yes key 55 is a
key for responding to a message displayed in the display 53. The
log-on key 56 is a key for logging on to Internet. The function key
57 is a key for pursuing and setting various kinds of
functions.
[0034] The facsimile device according to this embodiment is
constituted as shown in block diagram of FIG. 4, in general. That
is, this facsimile device comprises a central control section 31, a
reading section 32, a memory section 34, a printing section 35, and
a communication control section 36, other than the operation panel
5. The central control section 31 is a block for controlling the
entirety of the facsimile device. The reading section 32 is a
section for reading image data of documents supplied sheet by sheet
from the document feeder tray 1. The memory section 34 is a block
for recording a control program, various setting values for
controlling, received data, and the like. The printing section 35
is a section for printing received image data on sheets of
recording paper. The communication control section 36 is a section
for exchanging e-mails by way of connection with internet. An
external memory 33 inserted in the inside of the external memory
insert slot 6, stores decoded binary data and the like.
[0035] Facsimile transmission by way of the facsimile device
according to this embodiment is prosecuted as following. That is,
an image of a document supplied one by one from the document feeder
tray 1 is read at the reading section 32. Image data read there is
converted to a file of predetermined facsimile document format
(TIFF format, pict format, and the like), and stored in the memory
section 34 in a form of the above-mentioned file format. And an
e-mail with the file as an attached file is sent out to internet,
forwarding to an e-mail address of a receiver.
[0036] In the facsimile device according to this embodiment, when
an e-mail is received, the communication control section 36 makes
access to a mail server on which its mail account is registered for
checking if there is an e-mail addressed to its e-mail account. In
case there is an e-mail addressed to its account, the e-mail is
downloaded to the memory section 34 from the mail server. This
processing is conducted in a predetermined cycle set in advance.
The cycle is able to be adjusted by a user, and the processing is
also conducted when a user pushes the log-on key 56.
[0037] The facsimile device according to this embodiment has both a
printing mode and not-printing mode so as to print/not to print a
body part of an e-mail (mail header and a text part, and the like)
when an e-mail is received as facsimile transmission. A user can
select and set to one of the modes. For the setting, the function
key 57 is continuously pushed to display contents shown in FIG. 5
in the display 53. With the display as shown in FIG. 5, a user
elects "print" or "not print" using the cursor key 54, and pushes
the Yes key 55 for confirming the election. This election is
overwritten on the last election and saved.
[0038] Next, there will be explained a processing performed in the
facsimile device according to this embodiment when an e-mail is
received referring to a flow chart of FIG. 6. In this processing,
whether an e-mail is received or not is judged at first (#1). In
case that no e-mail is received (#1: No), it ends the processing
promptly.
[0039] In case there is received an e-mail (#1: Yes), processing
goes on to #2 to judge whether a printing mode to print a body part
of an e-mail is selected or not (#2). That is, there is checked
contents set on display as shown in FIG. 5. In case a mode is set
to print a body part (#2: Yes), processing goes on to #3 to judge
whether a received e-mail is accompanied by an attached file or not
(#3). In this processing, "Yes" judgment is made, only when an
e-mail is accompanied by an attached file in the above-mentioned
facsimile document format.
[0040] In case a received e-mail is accompanied by an attached file
in facsimile document format (#3: Yes), the e-mail is considered to
be transmitted as a facsimile communication. Therefore, a body part
is printed (#4), an image of the attached file is opened (#6), and
the opened image is printed (#7). Since a mode is set to a
"printing" mode on display as shown in FIG. 5, a body part is
printed. The attached file is decoded in binary data and recorded
in an external memory 33.
[0041] In #3, in case an attached file in facsimile document format
does not accompany a received e-mail (#3: No), the e-mail is
considered to be transmitted as a non-normal facsimile
communication. For example, it can be considered a facsimile
communication once transmitted but sent back from a receiver' s
server as an error mail, or a communication sent to the facsimile
device as a normal e-mail erroneously. Especially in the former
case, usually, an e-mail does not include any attached files but
contains error information appearing in a text portion of a body
part. Accordingly, a body part is printed (#8). Thereby, a user can
recognize the fact that there is received an unusual e-mail.
Particularly, in case the e-mail is an error mail, contents as
shown in FIG. 8 is printed. Thereby, a user can understand a
facsimile communication which he has transmitted is undelivered.
And the processing terminates.
[0042] In #2, in case a mode is set not to print a body part (#2:
No), processing goes on to #5 to judge whether a received e-mail is
accompanied by an attached file or not (#5). Similar to the
above-mentioned case of #3, "Yes" judgment is made in this
processing, only when an e-mail is accompanied by an attached file
in facsimile document format.
[0043] In case a received e-mail is accompanied by an attached file
in the above-mentioned format (#5: Yes), the e-mail is considered
to be sent as a facsimile communication. Therefore, an image of the
attached file is opened (#6), and printed without printing of a
body part (#7). Since a mode is set to "not-printing" mode on
display as shown in FIG. 5, a body part is not printed. Thereby, a
user can avoid wasting paper for printing unnecessary information.
And the processing terminates.
[0044] In #5, in case a received e-mail is not accompanied by an
attached file in the above-mentioned format (#5: No), similar to
the case #3: No, the e-mail is considered not to be transmitted as
a normal facsimile. Accordingly, a body part is printed (#8).
Thereby, a user can recognize that there is received such kind of
e-mail, despite a not-printing mode setting for a body part of an
e-mail. Especially in case the e-mail is an error mail, a user can
understand a facsimile communication which he has transmitted is
undelivered. And the processing terminates.
[0045] All of the processing in FIG. 6 thus completes. In case a
plurality of e-mails is received, the same processing is applied to
each e-mail.
[0046] In flow chart of FIG. 6, processing is carried out in the
following order: firstly judge whether a mode is set to print a
body part of an e-mail or not (#2); and secondly judge whether a
received e-mail is accompanied by a predetermined format of
attached file or not (#3). However, the processing order can be
reversed. A flow chart of reversed order is shown in FIG. 7.
[0047] In this case, when "Yes" (received) judgment is made in #1,
there is made judgment on whether a received e-mail is accompanied
by an attached file in predetermined format or not (#12), firstly.
In case there is an attached file (#12: Yes), there is next made
judgment on whether a mode is set to print a body part or not
(#13). In case a mode is set to print a body part (#13: Yes), a
body part is printed (#4), an image of an attached file is opened
(#6), and the opened image is printed (#7). In case a mode is set
not to print a body part (#13: No), an image of an attached file is
opened (#6), and the opened image is printed (#7). In case a
received e-mail is not accompanied by an attached file in
predetermined format (#12: No), a body part is printed (#8) without
judging of "printing" mode/"not-printing" mode. Thereby, similar to
the case of flow chart in FIG. 6, a user can recognize that there
is received such kind of e-mail, even though a mode is set not to
print a body part of an e-mail.
[0048] As explained above in detail, in the facsimile device
according to this embodiment, when an e-mail is received, there is
made judgment on whether a received e-mail is accompanied by an
attached file in predetermined format, or not (#3, #5, #12). In
case an attached file in predetermined format does not accompany
(#5: No, #12: No), regardless of "printing"/"not-printing" mode
setting, a body part of an e-mail is printed (#8). Therefore, even
though a mode is set not to print a body part, this manner of
processing can make a user recognize that there is received an
e-mail which is not accompanied by an attached file in
predetermined format, such as error mail, or the like. In addition,
this processing can make a user recognize a content of a body part
of the received e-mail.
[0049] Consequently, in case an e-mail transmitted as a facsimile
communication is undelivered for some reason, a sender can
recognize the fact and rough cause of failure. On the other hand,
even if a mode is set not to print a body part, a sender can
recognize failure and rough cause of it. Thereby, there can be
avoided wasting unnecessary paper for printing a body part, when
receiving a normal facsimile communication. Further, even if an
e-mail transmitted as a facsimile communication is not saved, a
sender can recognize failure and rough cause of it. Therefore,
there is no problem, even if an error mail is received after a
corresponding transmitted e-mail is deleted. Hence, it is not
necessary to store a transmitted e-mail for a long time. Therefore,
the facsimile device of this embodiment does not need an excessive
memory volume.
[0050] The above described embodiments are provided as mere
examples, and do not mean that the present invention is limited. Of
course, various modifications and/or variations can occur without
departing from the gist of the invention. For example, in the
facsimile device according to this embodiment, receipt of an e-mail
is performed in personal computer system, i.e., the facsimile
device itself gets access to a mail server to receive an e-mail.
However, without being limited thereto, the facsimile device can
apply portable terminal system in which a mail server transfers an
e-mail to a portable terminal and a bell rings when an e-mail
reaches the portable terminal. In addition, the facsimile device
can be compatible with a normal facsimile exchange via telephone
line, other than Internet facsimile. In addition, not restricted to
facsimile function, the facsimile device can be compatible with
normal e-mail exchange. In this case, a mode can be set to print
the contents in case there is received an attached file in a format
other than the above-mentioned predetermined format. In addition,
the facsimile device can be designed such that a user cannot set to
print a body part. In other words, the facsimile device can be
fixedly set "not-printing" on a display of FIG. 5. In addition, it
is not indispensable to immediately print a body part of an e-mail
and a content of an attached file.
[0051] As obvious from the above explanation, according to the
present invention, there are realized a facsimile device and a
facsimile printing program that surely make a user recognize the
receipt, in case it receives an irregular e-mail such as an error
mail or the like, without requiring an extra memory, preventing
waste of paper.
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