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(12) Patent: (11) CA 2446856
(54) English Title: NETWORK FACSIMILE APPARATUS AND TRANSMISSION METHOD
(54) French Title: TELECOPIEUR RESEAU ET METHODE DE TRANSMISSION CONNEXE
Status: Expired
Bibliographic Data
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):
  • H04N 1/32 (2006.01)
  • H04N 1/21 (2006.01)
  • H04L 12/58 (2006.01)
(72) Inventors :
  • IIDA, JUNICHI (Japan)
(73) Owners :
  • PANASONIC COMMUNICATIONS CO., LTD. (Japan)
(71) Applicants :
  • PANASONIC COMMUNICATIONS CO., LTD. (Japan)
(74) Agent: OSLER, HOSKIN & HARCOURT LLP
(74) Associate agent:
(45) Issued: 2007-03-20
(22) Filed Date: 1999-08-26
(41) Open to Public Inspection: 2000-07-27
Examination requested: 2003-11-12
Availability of licence: N/A
(25) Language of filing: English

Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT): No

(30) Application Priority Data:
Application No. Country/Territory Date
11-18998 Japan 1999-01-27

Abstracts

English Abstract

This network facsimile apparatus has WWW server section 12, generates a send instruction page for simultaneous transmission in structured document to provide in homepage format to client 202, and performs simultaneous transmission of image data from WWW server section 12 based on data entered on the send instruction page for simultaneous transmission.


French Abstract

Cet appareil de télécopie en réseau a une section 12 serveur WWW, et génère une page d'instructions d'envoi pour la transmission simultanée dans le document structuré à fournir en format de page d'accueil au client 202, et effectue une transmission simultanée de données d'image à partir de la section 12 serveur WWW basée sur les données entrées sur la page d'instructions d'envoi pour une transmission simultanée.

Claims

Note: Claims are shown in the official language in which they were submitted.





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WE CLAIM:
1. A communication apparatus connected to a terminal
apparatus via a network, the communication apparatus
comprising:
a control panel configured to at least enter a
destination address;
an e-mail transmitter that performs an e-mail
transmission to a destination in response to an input from the
control panel;
a file generator that generates a communication result
file that includes a result of the e-mail transmission
communication performed by said e-mail transmitter;
a memory that stores the communication result file as a
HTML file; and
a communicator that transmits the communication result
file to the terminal apparatus when a request for the
communication result file is received from the terminal
apparatus, the communication result file being displayable at
the terminal apparatus.
2. The communication apparatus according to claim 1,
wherein the communication result file comprises a plurality of
communication results.
3. The communication apparatus according to claim 1,
wherein the communication result file comprises at least one
of a communication date and a destination associated with a
communication result.
4. The communication apparatus according to claim 1,
said file generator generating a communication result as the
HTML file to update the communication result file in said




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memory when said e-mail transmitter performs an e-mail
transmission.
5. The communication apparatus according to claim 1,
wherein said memory stores a main file including a mark
indicating a request for the communication result file, and
said communicator transmits the main file to the terminal
apparatus in response to actuation of said mark.
6. The communication apparatus according to claim 5,
wherein the request for the communication result file is
performed by clicking the mark on the main file at the
terminal apparatus.
7. The communication apparatus according to claim 1,
further comprising an input device configured to input image
data to the communication apparatus, the input device
connected to the communication apparatus independently of the
network.
8. The communication apparatus according to claim 7,
the input device comprising a scanner.
9. The communication apparatus according to claim 1,
wherein said communication result file includes the result of
a previously performed e-mail transmission.
10. The communication apparatus according to claim 1,
the communication result file including information relating
to a time of transmission and a transmission type.
11. The communication apparatus according to claim 1,
the communication result file being configured for



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transmission to the terminal apparatus independently of the
transmission of the e-mail to the destination address.
12. A method for checking a communication result of a
communication apparatus connected to a terminal apparatus via
a network, the communication apparatus including a control
panel, the method comprising:
inputting a destination address via the control panel;
performing an e-mail transmission to a destination in
response to the input from the control panel;
generating a communication result file including a result
of the e-mail transmission communication performed;
storing the communication result file as a HTML file in a
memory; and
transmitting the communication result file to the
terminal apparatus when a request for the communication result
file is received from the terminal apparatus, the
communication result file being displayable at the terminal
apparatus.
13. The method according to claim 12, wherein the
communication result file comprises a plurality of
communication results.
14. The method according to claim 12, wherein the
communication result file comprises at least one of a
communication date and a destination associated with a
communication result.
15. The method according to claim 12, further comprising
generating a communication result as the HTML file to update
the communication result file in the memory when the e-mail
transmission is performed.




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16. The method according to claim 12, further comprising
transmitting a main file, including a mark indicating a
request for the communication result file, to the terminal
apparatus before transmitting the communication result file.

17. The method according to claim 16, wherein the
request for the communication result file is performed by
clicking the mark on the main file at the terminal apparatus.

18. The method for checking a communication result
according to claim 12, the method further comprising inputting
image data to the communication apparatus by an input device
connected to the communication apparatus independently of the
network.

19. The method for checking a communication result
according to claim 18, the inputting comprising scanning.

20. The method for checking according to claim 12,
wherein said communication result file includes the result of
a previously performed e-mail transmission.

21. The method for checking according to claim 12, the
communication result file including information relating to a
time of transmission and a transmission type.

22. The method for checking according to claim 12, the
communication result file being configured for transmission to
the terminal apparatus independently of the transmission of
the e-mail to the destination address.





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23. A communication apparatus connected to a terminal
apparatus via a network, the communication apparatus
comprising:

a control panel configured to input a destination
address;

an e-mail transmitter that performs an e-mail
transmission to a destination in response to an input from the
control panel;

a facsimile transmitter that performs a facsimile
transmission to a destination via a telephone network;

a file generator that generates a communication result
file that includes a result of the e-mail transmission
communication performed by said e-mail transmitter;

a determiner that determines whether to perform an e-mail
transmission to the destination by said e-mail transmitter or
to perform a facsimile transmission to the destination by said
facsimile transmitter;

a memory that stores the communication result file as a
HTML file; and

a communicator that transmits the communication result
file to the terminal apparatus when a request for the
communication result file is received from the terminal
apparatus, the communication result file being displayable at
the terminal apparatus.

24. The communication apparatus according to claim 23,
wherein the communication result file comprises at least one
of a communication date, a destination, a number of sheets, a
communication duration time and a charge, associated with a
communication result.

25. The communication apparatus according to claim 23,
further comprising an input device configured to input image







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data to the communication apparatus, the input device
connected to the communication apparatus independently of the
network and of the telephone network.

26. The communication apparatus according to claim 25,
the input device comprising a scanner.

27. The communication apparatus according to claim 23,
wherein said communication result file includes the result of
a previously performed e-mail transmission.

28. The communication apparatus according to claim 23,
the communication result file including information relating
to a time of transmission and a transmission type.

29. The communication apparatus according to claim 23,
the communication result file being configured for
transmission to the terminal apparatus independently of the
transmission of the e-mail to the destination address.

30. The communication apparatus according to claim 23,
wherein said memory stores a main file including a mark
indicating a request for the communication result file, and
said communicator transmits the main file to the terminal
apparatus in response to actuation of said mark.

31. A method for checking a communication result of a
communication apparatus connected to a terminal apparatus via
a network, the communication apparatus including a control
panel, the method comprising:

inputting a destination address via the control panel;

performing an e-mail transmission to a destination via
the network in response to the input from the control panel;







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performing a facsimile transmission to a destination via
a telephone network;

determining whether to perform the e-mail transmission to
the destination or to perform the facsimile transmission to
the destination;

generating a communication result file including a result
of an e-mail transmission communication performed;

storing the communication result file as an HTML file;
and

transmitting the communication result file to the
terminal apparatus when a request for the communication result
file is received from the terminal apparatus, the
communication result file being displayable at the terminal
apparatus.

32. The method for checking a communication result
according to claim 31, further comprising inputting image data
to the communication apparatus via an input device connected
to the communication apparatus independently of the network
and of the telephone network.

33. The method for checking a communication result
according to claim 32, the inputting comprising scanning.

34. The method for checking according to claim 31,
wherein said communication result file includes the result of
a previously performed e-mail transmission.

35. The method for checking according to claim 31, the
communication result file including information relating to a
time of transmission and a transmission type.







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36. The method for checking according to claim 31, the
communication result file being configured for transmission to
the terminal apparatus independently of the transmission of
the e-mail to the destination address.

37. The method according to claim 31, further comprising
transmitting a main file, including a mark indicating a
request for the communication result file, to the terminal
apparatus before transmitting the communication result file,
requesting of the communication result file being performed by
clicking the mark on the main file at the terminal apparatus.


Description

Note: Descriptions are shown in the official language in which they were submitted.


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NETWORK FACSIMILE APPARATUS AND TRANSMISSION METHOD
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a network facsimile
apparatus and transmission method capable of performing
transmission and reception of facsimile data and e-mail data
connecting to a PSTN and a network such as the Internet or LAN.
Description of the Related Art
Recently, it has been performed to connect a personal
computer, work station, FAX server or the like to a network
in order to transmit and receive an e-mail and facsimile and
to browse homepages.
FIG.1 illustrates a system structure in which facsimile
transmission and reception is performed using a FAX server.
The reception operation at a client machine (personal
computer) will be described next. FAX modem 1001 receives a
call from the PSTN and reads out image data to transmit to FAX
server 1002. FAX server software operating at FAX server 1002
receives the image data. The FAX server stores the image data
as an image data file at file server 1003 through the network.
At this point, the storage of facsimile received data is
finished.
To fetch the received image data into client machine 1004;
a user starts a dedicated application at client machine 1004
and reads out the image data frcm file server 1003 through the
network.

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Further, a method of reusing facsimile received data by
combining an Internet FAX and a WWW server has been recently
proposed. The method utilizes the function of the Internet
FAX which converts data received from the PSTN into an e-mail.
FIG.2 illustrates a system structure in which facsimile
transmission and reception is performed using an Internet FAX
and a WWW server. The reception operation at the _client
machine will be described.
Image data received at Internet FAX 1101 via the PSTN
is attached to an e-mail at Internet FAX 1101 and is transmitted
to WWW server 1103 as an attached file of e-mail.
The e-mail with the attached file transferred from
Internet FAX 1101 is received at e-mail server 1102 via a
network. The e-mail with the attached file received at e-
mail server 1102 is transferred to WWW server 1103 that is a
destination again via the network.
WWW server 1103 stores the attached file of e-mail as
image data to link to a homepage for facsimile reception. The
storage of facsimile received data is finished at this point.
In order to fetch received data into client machine ll04,
a user starts a WWW browser at client machine 1104 and accesses
to the homepage for facsimile reception at WWW server 1103.
The user reads out an Image data file at client machine 1104
via the network from WWW server 1103.
A user performs the following operation in the case of
performing simultaneous transmission of the image data that
is downloaded at client machine 1104 to a plurality of other

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terminals, In the case of simultaneous transmission to a
terminal as a G3 facsimile apparatus, the user transfers image
data from client machine 1104 to a printer, sets the printed
imaged data output from the printer at a facsimile apparatus,
enters telephone numbers of simultaneous transmission
destinations, and pushes a transmission button. In addition,
in the case of simultaneous transmission to a terminal as an
e-mail apparatus, the user sets a plurality of a-mail addresses
of simultaneous transmission destinations as destinations
using e-mail software, attaches the image data to an e-mail
and pushes a transmission button.
However, in the system using the above-described
Internet FAX and WWW server, a simultaneous transmission of
image data stored at the WWW server to other terminals results
in a problem that network traffic is increased because the image
data should be transferred between the Internet FAX and the
e-mail server, between the e-mail server and the WWW server
and between the WWW server and the client machine.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
An obj ect of the present invention is to provide a network
facsimile apparatus and transmission method capable of
decreasing network traffic caused by data transmission and
also of performing simultaneous transmission easily only by
an instruction from a client machine.
The present invention provides a network facsimile
apparatus which is able to communicate using both a telephone

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network and a computer network, and has a facsimile section
which transmits and receives an image via the public switched
telephone network, a mail section which transmits and receives
an e-mail via the computer network, a web server which transmits
a response to a client corresponding to a request from the
client that is connected to the network apparatus via the
computer network, a storage which stores received data
including an image received by the facsimile section and data
of an e-mail received by the mail section, and a structured
document generating section which generates a structured
document containing a description to request predetermined
processing to the web server from the client , in which the
web server has a transmission section which transmits the
received data stored at the storage and the structured document
generated by the structured document generating section to the
client corresponding to a request from the client, and an
interface which provides a received transmission request to
the facsimile section or the mail section. Accordingly, when
the network facsimile apparatus receives a transmission
request from a client, the web server provides a structured
document in homepage format corresponding to the transmission
request, and the mail section or facsimile section transmits
received data stored at the storage to a predetermined
destination based on client entered data or selected item.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
The above and other objects and features of the

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invention will appear more fully hereinafter from a
consideration of the following description taken in
connection with the accompanying drawing wherein one
example is illustrated by way of examples in which;
5 FIG.1 is a configuration diagram of facsimile
transmission and reception system using a FAX server;
FIG.2 is a configuration diagram of facsimile
transmission and reception system using an Internet FAX and
a WWW server;
FIG.3 is a function block diagram of a network facsimile
apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention;
FIG.4 is a configuration diagram of a system in which
the network facsimile apparatus according to the above
embodiment is connected to a client machine;
FIG.5 is a function block diagram illustrating a flow
of a part of processing in the network facsimile apparatus
according to the above embodiment;
FIG.6 is a flowchart of an operation to generate a
reception list from a reception in the network facsimile
apparatus according to the above embodiment;
FIG.7 is a structure diagram of a reception list
management table:
FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating a data example of a source
file of a reception list html~
FIG.9 is a flowchart of an operation for transmitting
data received and stored at the network facsimile apparatus
according to the above embodiment;

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FIG.10 is a diagram illustrating a file relation table
of HTML files managed by the network facsimile apparatus
according to the above embodiment;
FIG.11 is a structure diagram of a homepage main gaga
provided by the network facsimile apparatus according to the
above embodiment;
FIG.12 is a structure diagram of an Internet received
document page provided by the network facsimile apparatus
according to the above embodiment;
FIG.13 is a flowchart illustrating an operation
performed until a transmission is finished in the network
facsimile apparatus according to the above embodiment;
FGT .14 is a structure diagram of a send instruction page
provided in the above embodiment;
FIG.15 is a flowchart illustrating an operation of WWW
server communication section in the network facsimile
apparatus according to the above embodiment;
FIG.16 is a flowchart illustrating transmission
processing in the network facsimile apparatus according to the
above embodiment;
FIG.17 is a structure diagram of a user setting page
provided in the above embodiment:
FIG.18 is a flowchart of device setting processing in
the network facsimile apparatus according to the above
embodiment; and
FIG.19 is a structure diagram of a communication result
report page provided in the abcve embodiment.

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DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE
PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS
The embodiment of the present invention will be described
below in detail with reference to drawings.
FIG.3 illustrates a function block diagram of a network
facsimile apparatus according to this embodiment. ROM 2, RAM
3 and external storage 4 are connected to CPU 1 that operates
by an operating system and is accessible to ROM 2, RAM 3 and
external storage 4. Various programs such as processing
program for a server side are stored at ROM 2. RAM 3 is used,
for example, as a working area of programs stored at ROM 2.
Compressed image data and HTML files are stored at external
storage 4.
In addition, the network facsimile apparatus according
to this embodiment has scanner 5, printer 6, panel section 7,
compression/expansion section 8, FAX/speech communication
section 9 and network control section 10 which operate under
the control of CPU 1.
The network facsimile apparatus performs scanning of
image data of, for example, document by scanner 5, and performs
printing of scanned imaged and received imaged data at printer
6. A user is able to perform operations such as an instruction
to scan image data and an input of destination address using
panel section 7. Compression/expansion section 8 performs
expansion of received image data and compression of scanned

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image data. FAXlspeech communication section 9 performs
facsimile communication and speech communication connecting
to a PSTN. Network control section 10 performs the Internet
communication connecting to a network.
The programs stored at ROM 2 include.each program for
HTML file generating section 11, WWW server section 12, e-
mail communication section 13 and TIFF conversion section 14.
Although each function of HTML file generating section 11, WWW
server section 12, e-mail communication section 13 and TIFF
conversion section 14 is provided under the respective program
executed by CPU 1, the respective function will be described
using respective numeral symbol provided to the respective
program as illustrated in FIG.3 as a matter of accommodation.
HTML file generating section 11 converts lists of image
data received by facsimile and e-mail and other data into HTML
files readable on a homepage to register to a server.
WWW server section 12 provides a server function of, for
example, performing communication with a WWW browser in
accordance with HTTP (Hyper Text Transfer Protocol) to
exchange homepage data (HTML file).
E-mail communication section 13 performs transmission
and reception of e-mail via a network, while functions as an
e-mail server. In addition, TIFF conversion section 14
provides a function of converting coded facsimile data and
document file data into TIFF (Tag Images File Format) format
that is a standard format for image files. In the case of
transmitting image data scanned by scanner 5 or facsimile data

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stored at external storage 4 by e-mail, the data is converted
into a file in TIFF at TIFF conversion section 14, and an e-mail
containing the TIFF file as an attached file is generated. In
other words, the TIFF file is text-coded and input to a multiple
structured mail data section for, such as, MIME (Multipurpose
Internet Mail Extensions) . On the other hand, in the case of
facsimile transmission of e-mail received data, an e-mail is
converted from text code into TIFF file by binary conversion.
TIFF conversion section 14 opens the TIFF file. When the TIFF
file is not compressed, the data further subjected to
compression processing such as MH (Modified Huffman) at
compression/expansion section 8 is transmitted.
FIG.4 illustrates a system configuration in the case of
connecting a network facsimile apparatus according to this
embodiment to a PSTN and a network.. In FIG.4, network
facsimile apparatus 201 is connected to the PSTN while
connected to the network through a network interface. It is
possible to browse a homepage provided at network facsimile
apparatus 201 by operating a WWW browser at client machine 202.
FIG. 5 illustrates a function block diagram for HTML file
generating section 11, WWW server section 12, e-mail
communication section 13, TIFF conversion section 14 and
FAX/speech communication section 9 and a flow of data
processing between the blocks.
In WWW server section 12, WWW server communication
section 31 communicates with a WWW browser operating at client
machine 202 in accordance with HTTP protocol. A command

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received at www server communication section 31 from client
machine 202 is analyzed at CGI string analysis section 32.
CGI string analysis section 32 analyzes a CGI (Common
Gateway Interface) string contained in received data and
5 provides the analyzed result to CGI application deciding
section 33. Based on the analyzed result, CGI application
deciding section 33 starts corresponding GGI application 34.
CGI application 34 executes a predetermine processing using
the received data. CGI application 34 includes applications
10 for, for example, transmission, processing such as delete,
edit and move for HTML document, generation of address book,
and device setting.
File providing section 35 receives a file, whose file
request is provided from client machine 202, from file
management section 36 to provide to WWW server communication
section 31. When the file request does not requires the GGI
processing, file providing section 35 requires a corresponding
file to file management section 36.
HTML file generating section 11 has document list
generating section 37 that generates a HTML file of document
list and address book generating section 38 that generates a
HTML file of address book.
Document list generating section 37 generates a HTML file
of reception list indicative of received e-mail and received
FAX and performs a delete, edit and move of a part of the HTML
file according to an instruction provided from CGT application
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Address book generating section 38 modifies the HTML file
of address book according to an instruction from the address
book CGI application and received data. Further, address book
generating section 38 executes processing to incorporate the
latest address table data into the HTML file of address book
when power is turned on and the content of the address book
is changed. _
In addition, HTML file generating section 11 has
communication result list generating section 39 and status
information generating section 41. Communication result list
generating section 39 receives log information indicative of
communication result from FAX/speech communication section 9
and e-mail communication section 13 to generate and update the
HTML file indicative of the communication result list > Status
information generating section 41 reads out status signals
indicative of respective status from scanner 5, printer 6,
panel section 7 and FAX/speech communication section 9 (for
example, eruption of paper stack, lack of toner and on
communication) to generate and update a H'TML file in which the
respective statures are registered.
FAX/speech communication section 9 has spooler 42,
communication control section 43 and storage processing
section 44. Spooler 42 receives an instruction of
transmission processing, transmission document number or
temporary document, FAX number of destination terminal and
others from the transmission CGI application. When the
transmission document number is provided, FAX/speech

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communication section 43 reads out transmission data (image)
of the corresponding document number from external storage 4.
Communication control section 43 inputs the image data
provided from spooler 42 to a transmission buffer, and then
connects to the PSTN to transmit to a FAX number of destination
terminal. In the case of simultaneous transmission, ~
plurality of FAX numbers that are simultaneous transmission
destinations are spooled from the transmission CGI to spooler
42.
E-mail communication section 13 has spooler 45,
communication control section 46 and storage processing
section 47. Spooler 45 receives an instruction of
transmission processing, transmission document number or
temporary document, mail address of destination terminal and
others from the transmission CGI application. When the
transmission document number is provided, FAX/speech
communication secticn 43 reads out transmission data of the
corresponding document number from external storage 4.
Communication control section 46 inputs the image data
provided from spooler 45 to a transmission buffer, and then
connects to a network such as the Internet using LAN or dial-up
to transmit to an e-mail address of destination terminal. In
the case of simultaneous transmission, a plurality of e-mail
addresses that are simultaneous transmission destinations are
spooled from the transmission CGI application to spooler 45.
The operation of the network facsimile apparatus
according to this embodiment will be described next.

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Hereinafter, each operation of generation of reception list,
simultaneous transmission of stored data, device setting and
generation of communication result report will be described
separately.
FIG. 6 illustrates a flowchart of an operation to generate
a reception list from a data reception. The network facsimile
apparatus registers the reception list of received data
received at FAX/speech communication section 9 and e-mail
communication section 13 to a homepage.
When a data reception occurs, it is decided whether the
reception of the received data is performed via the PSTN or
the Internet (ST401). When e-mail communication section 13
receives an e-mail, the reception is performed via the Internet.
In this case, e-mail communication section 13 receives the
e-mail (ST402) . When attached data of the e-mail is image data
in TIFF format, e-mail communication section 13 stores the
image data at external storage 4 providing a file name such
as, for example, "mai10001.tif°° (ST407~ . When attached data
is speech data, e-mail communication section 13 stores the
speech data at external storage 4 providing a file name such
as, for example, "audio0001.wav" (ST407).
On the other hand, when FAX/speech communication section
9 receives FAX data or speech data, the reception is performed
via the PSTN. In this case, FAX/speech communication section
9 receives image data or speech data (ST403), and decides
whether or not the reception data is speech data (ST404) . When
the received data is coded image data, FAX/speech

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communication section 9 requests TIFF conversion section 14
to convert the coded data into TIFF format (ST405) . FAX/speech
communication section 9 provides a file name (for example,
°'fax0001.tif") to the TTFF-converted received data to store
at external storage 4 (ST407). When the received data is
speech data, FAX/speech communication section 9 converts the
speech data into digital data (ST406) and stores the_speech
file provided with a file name at external storage 4 ( ST407 ) .
The processing for generating a communication result
report, which will be described later, is next executed (ST408 ) .
It is decided whether or not the setting indicates only printing
referring to the device setting (ST409). FAX/speech
communication section 9 and e-mail communication section l3
fetch device setting data indicative of handling of received
data from external storage 4 when power is turned on to store.
When the setting indicates only printing, FAX/speech
communication section 9 and e-mail communication section 13
convert the received data into printable format to provide to
printer 6 along with an instruction for printing (ST410).
After printing processing, FAX/communication section 9 and
e-mail communication section. 13 instruct file management
section 36 to deleted the corresponding received data (ST411) .
On the other hand, when the setting does not indicate only
printing, it is decided whether or not the setting indicates
only storage ( ST412 ) . In the case of providing a download of
received data to client machine 202, since it is only necessary
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to designate "only storage" as a device setting. When the
setting indicates only setting, FAX/communication section 9
and e-mail communication section 13 execute the processing for
generating a reception list without printing processing
S (ST413) . In addition, when the setting does not indicate only
storage, FAX/communication section 9 and e-mail communication
section 13 instruct printing processing (ST413), and then
generate a reception list (ST414).
The reception list generating processing at ST414 is
10 achieved by that HTML file generating section 11 adds a file
name to the reception list and updates the HTML file of the
reception list.
The update of the HTML file of reception list will be
described specifically. Document list generating section 3?
15 at HTML file generating section 11 updates the HTML file of
reception list. Document list generating section 37 manages
a reception list table stored at external storage 4. FIG.7
illustrates an example of a structure of a reception list
management table. In the reception list management table,
document numbers, document file names, registered data,
senders and titles are registered, in which the document number
is provided in order of reception and the other items are
registered for every document number.
Document list generating section 37 receives the
document file name, registered data, sender and title from
FAX/speech communication section 9 or e-mail communication
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list generating section 37 reads out the reception list through
file management section 36, adds the document number to the
reception list, and registers the document file name,
registered data, sender and title to the reception list.
Document list generating section 37 returns the reception list
in which the document name and the other items of the received
data are registered to the reception list table, while reads
out a reception list html (HTML file of reception list).
Document list generating section 37 adds the received data
which is newly registered to the reception list to reception
list html.
FIG.B illustrates a source file of reception list html
generated with respect to the received data via a network.
As illustrated in FIG.8, a comment line is inserted at a head
for every reception list. Identification data indicative of
reception form and a document number are described at the
position of the comment linen The comment line is followed
by a document number, data, sender and title that are described
in HTML document.
In addition, with respect to FAX reception list
concerning FAX received image data and speech reception list
concerning received speech data, the lists are similarly
generated in HTML document.
As described above, when FAX/speech communication
section 9 receives FAX data or e-mail communication section
13 receives an e-mail, the corresponding section inputs data
necessary for the list generation (for example, sender and

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title) document list generating section 37. Document list
generating section 37 reads out the HTML file of reception list
from external storage 4 and adds those data to the reception
list . Therefore, client machine 202 is able to obtain a supply
of the latest reception list in homepage format by accessing
to WWW server section 12.
An operation of transmitting data received and,stored
at the network facsimile apparatus to client machine 202 will
be described next according to a flowchart in FIG.9.
The network facsimile apparatus is in a stand-by state
until a homepage address (URL address) is input.
Client machine 202 connected to a network starts a WWW
browser (homepage browsing software) and inputs the URL
address of the network facsimile apparatus to access the
homepage (ST701).
In the network facsimile apparatus accessed, WWW server
section 12 initiates the processing through network control
section 10. File providing section 35 at WWW server section
12 responds to a command for requesting a file of the homepage
main page (index html) received from client machine 202 and
reads out the corresponding file from external storage 4 to
return to the WWW browser at client machine 202 (ST702).
FIG.10 illustrates a file relation table of the HTML files
registered at external storage 4. The files needed to display
the homepage are related to the file of homepage main page.
When the WWW browser at client machine 202 receives the
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and transmits a command for requesting the files needed to
display the homepage to WWW server section 12 (ST703). For
example, when the homepage main page illustrated in fIG.l1 is
displayed, the WWW browser at client machine 202 requests files
necessary for respective icon display of facsimile received
document, Internet received document, personal box, bulletin
board document, address book, communication result report,
user setting and setting list (sdoc.gif, kdoc.gif, etc.
illustrated in FIG.10) to WWW server section 12.
When WWW server section 12 receives the request. of files
needed to display the homepage main page, WWW server 12 section
transmits the files stored at external storage 4 to the WWW
browser at client machine 202 (ST704) . Thus, the homepage of
the network facsimile apparatus is displayed on a screen of
client machine 202 (ST705). The network facsimile apparatus
stands by until next selection is performed.
The network facsimile apparatus awaits until an icon that
is desired by a user is selected on the main page illustrated
in FIG. 11 displayed at client machine 202. For example, assume
that an "Internet reception list" icon is selected among from
displayed data. When the "Internet reception list'° icon is
selected, a file request is generated for the Internet
reception list that is linked to a display position of the icon
(ST706).
As illustrated in FIG. 10, the icon of "Internet reception
list" (idoc.gif) is linked to the I~TML file of Internet received
document page ( idoc . html ) . The WWW browser is able to display

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the Internet reception list using a file of idoc.html. When
WWW server section 12 receives the file request for idoc.html,
WWW server section 12 reads out the corresponding file from
external storage 4 to transmit to client machine. 202 (ST707) .
The WWW browser at client machine 202 displays a page
of "Internet reception list" (Internet received document page)
according to the HTML file of "Internet reception. list"
received from WWW server section 12 (ST708).
FIG.12 illustrates a structure example of an Internet
received document page. In the Internet received document
page illustrated in FIG.12, document numbers of received data
registered in the reception list, check buttons for selecting
each documemt number and information related to of each
document are displayed. Further, a frame menu including
transmission processing is displayed. Each frame of the frame
menu illustrated in FIG.12 is related to another file for
executing the processing corresponding to the menu (for
example, transmissiony.
A user selects a desired document number on the Internet
received document page at client machine 202 (ST709?. The
network facsimile apparatus to which a file of the selected
document number is requested transmits the corresponding image
data file (ST710>. However, there is the case where client
machine 202 does not display a downloaded file depending on
file format. For example, in the case where a TIFF file is
downloaded at client machine 202 which is not able to display
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started (ST712) . The TIFF file is displayed using the helper
application (ST713).
The aforementioned example describes about the case of
displaying data received via a network. However, when a speech
5 file is selected, the speech data linked to the speech file
is played back at a speaker of client machine 202. The speech
data includes speech data that the user records at a receiver
of the network facsimile apparatus besides the speech data
received from outside, and it is possible to link these speech
10 data to the homepage and also to transmit toward outside.
The operation of the case of performing simultaneous
transmission in the network facsimile apparatus will be
described next. FIG.13 illustrates a Series of flowchart from
a step where client machine 202 instructs a simultaneous
15 transmission to the network facsimile apparatus to another
step where the simultaneous.transmission is performed to
destinations.
In FIG.13, the processing of ST701 to ST708 is the same
as described in FIG.9, where client machine 202 accesses to
20 the network facsimile apparatus using URL, and then a reception
list is displayed.
Assume that an Internet received document is displayed
at client machine 202 at ST708. A user selects a document
number to be subjected to simultaneous transmission among from
Internet received documents illustrated in FIG.12 (ST1102).
In addition, in the case of selecting FAX received data among
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to transmit (including simultaneous transmission) to another
terminal, a FAX received document page is displayed as a
reception list. The FAX received document page is composed
in the similar way with the Internet received document.
On the Internet received document page, when a user
selects a check button corresponding to a document number to
be subjected to transmission and pushes down a send button,
the selected document number is held at client machine 202,
while a file request is provided for a send instruction page
file (pnl.snd.html) linked related to the send button as
illustrated in FIG.10 (ST1102). The HTML document composing
the Internet received document page is linked to the send
instruction page file (pnl.snd.html) 'through the send button.
WWW server section 12 reads out the send instruction page
file from external storage 4 in responses to the file request
for the send instruction page fi'~e (pnl.snd.html), and
transmits the file to client machine 202 (ST1103). Client
machine 202 receives the send instruction page file from WWW
server 12 and opens a window of the send instruction page
(ST1104).
FIG.14 illustrates a structure of the send instruction
page displayed according to the send instruction page file.
The send instruction page has a document number of the received
data to transmit, a box to input a destination FAX number and
another box to input a destination e-mail address.
A user enters data necessary for transmission (document
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while the document number to be transmitted which is selected
at ST1101 and stored is automatically entered into a document
number box. When a destination terminal is a facsimile
apparatus, the user enters a facsimile number into a
destination facsimile number. When a destination terminal is
an e-mail apparatus, the user enters a destination e-mail
address into a destination e-mail address. _
In addition, a user is able to enter a facsimile number
and e-mail address using an address book. The address book
is stored at HTML format at external storage of the network
facsimile apparatus, is downloaded from the network facsimile
apparatus by pushing a reload button and is displayed on the
send instruction page to select.
In the case of simultaneous transmission to a plurality
of terminals, a user enters a plurality of facsimile numbers
or e-mail addresses respectively into a facsimile number box
or e-mail address box separating those addresses with comma.
A plurality of document numbers are also entered with comma
inserted between the document numbers when the plurality of
document numbers are selected at ST1101.
When a user enters both FAX number and e-mail address,
the simultaneous transmission is performed to the facsimile
apparatus and e-mail apparatus . When a user enters either of
FAX number or e-mail address number, an ordinary facsimile
transmission or e-mail transmission is performed.
When a user pushes down a determine-button provided on
the send instruction page illustrated in FIG.14, a CGI

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processing request is transmitted to WWW server section 12
(ST1106). According to the CGI processing request, a CGI
string for instructing a send CGI application, the document
number entered on the send instruction page, and facsimile
number or e-mail address are URL encoded and transmitted to
WWW server section 12.
WWW server section 12 transmits the designated dQCUment
to a designated destination by executing the send CGI
application in response to the CGI processing request (ST1107) .
WWW server section 12 further transmits the finished file to
client machine 202 after the transmission is finished (ST1107) .
Client machine 202 receives the finished file and performs a
completion display (ST1108).
FIG.15 illustrates a schematic operation performed
until the CGI application is executed in WWW server section
12. WWW server communication section 31 receives a request
from client machine 202 via a network and returns a response,
while operating in accordance with HTTP protocol. The
requests which wWW server communication section 31 receives
are separated into principally two; file request and CGI
processing request corresponding to command.
The received data (request) received at WWW server
communication section 31 is provided to CGI string analysis
section 32. CGI string analysis section 31 analyzes a CGI
string of the received data, and decides whether or not the
received data is a CGI processing request (ST1300) . When the
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request, the received data does not contain a CGI string. In
this case, file providing section 35 reads out the
corresponding file from external storage 4 based on a document
number contained in the received data to transmit to client
machine 202 (ST1301).
On the other hand, when received data is a CGI processing
request, CGI string analysis section 32 decodes a URL encoded
part of the received data (ST1302) . The decoded data that is
a analyzed result of the CGI.string is provided to CGI
20 application deciding section 33. CGI application deciding
section 33 decides whether or not an application name is
designated (ST1303), and makes an error decision when the
application name is not designated (ST1304). When the error
decision is made, CGI application deciding section 33 provides
an error notification to file providing section 35. File
providing section 35 reads out a HTML file for error
notification from external storage 4 to transmit to client
machine 202 (ST1305).
When an application name is designated in the decoded
data, CGI application deciding section 33 decides a CGI
application designated in the CGI string. When CGI
application deciding section 33 decides that a send CGI
application is designated in the CGI string (ST1306), CGI
application deciding section 33 starts the send CGI
application to provide the received data, and transmission
processing which will be described later is executed (ST1307) .
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setting CGI application is designated in the CGI string
(ST1308), CGI application deciding section 33 starts the
device setting CGI application to provide to the received data,
and device setting processing which =rill be described later
5 is executed (ST1309).
When other CGI application supported by WWW server section 12
of this embodiment is designated, a respective CGI application
is executed even though the other CGI applications are not shown
in FIG.15.
10 FIG.16 illustrates a flowchart of transmission
processing (ST1307) in the network facsimile apparatus. The
send CGI application receives received data containing a
document number and a~destination facsimile number or e-mail
address that are received from client machine 202 from CGI
15 application deciding section 33.
The send CGI application decides whether or not there
are a plurality of documents to be transmitted at a single
transmission (ST1401). When a plurality of document numbers
are selected from a reception list at ST1101 described above
20 (FTG.13) or a plurality of document numbers are entered into
the document number box at ST1105, the send CGI application
decides that a plurality of documents are designated by a
decision made at ST1401.
When a plurality of document numbers are designated on
25 the send instruction page, the send CGI application merges
transmission data corresponding to each document number into
a single document (St1402). Since a plurality of documents

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are merged into a single document, it is possible to transmit
a plurality of designated documents at a single communication.
The merged document is treated as a temporary document. The
merging processing is not necessary when a single document is
designated.
The send CGT application decides whether a transmission
to a destination terminal shoald be performed by facsimile or
e-mail. Specifically, the send CGI application decides
whether or not a facsimile number is entered into the facsimile
number box on the send instruction page (ST1403). When a
facsimile number is entered, the send CGI application executes
a facsimile transmission (ST1404).
A procedure of facsimile transmission will be described
specifically. The send CGT application transfers a temporary
I5 document and a facsimile number, further a command for
facsimile transmission to spooler 42 at FAX/speech
communication section 9. In the case of simultaneous
transmission, a plurality of facsimile numbers are spooled at
spooler 42. Spooler 42 provides an storage address of the
temporary document and facsimile number to communication
control section 43. In the case of simultaneous communication,
spooler 42 provides a plurality of spooled facsimile numbers
one by one along with the storage address of temporary document
to communication control section 43. Communication control
section 43 connects to the facsimile number provided from
spooler 42 via the PSTN and transmits the temporary document
by facsimile. The temporary document is deleted after the data

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transmissions to all destinations are completed.
In addition, when a plurality of documents are not
designated on the send instruction page, a temporary document
is not generated. When a designated document is one, the
document number is input to spooler 42. In this case, spooler
42 reads out a document corresponding to a designated document
number from external storage 4 through file management section
36.
As described above, a setting whether to save a
transmitted document at external storage 4 is registered at
a ROM, and the setting data is loaded at memories of FAX/speech
communication 9 and e-mail communication section 13 when power
is turned on. When the above setting indicates "delete",
spooler 42 instructs file management .section 36 to delete the
corresponding file from external storage 4.
Communication control section 43 notifies communication
result list generating section 39 at HTML file generating
section 11 of a transmission result (normal termination or
abnormal termination) as log information when a facsimile
transmission is finished. Communication result list
generating section 39 adds the received log information to a
communication result list (ST1405). Specifically,
communication result list generating section 39 reads out a
communication result file generated in HTML document from
external storage 4 and adds the log information to the
communication result file to store at external storage 4 when
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After the aforementioned facsimile transmission
processing is finished, a-mail transmission processing is
executed. In the e-mail transmission processing, the send CGI
application decides whether or not an e-mail address is entered
in the e-mail address box on the send instruction page (ST1406) .
When an e-mail address is entered, the send CGI application
executes the e-mail transmission (ST1407). When the_e-mail
address is not entered, an e-mail transmission is not executed
because an e-mail apparatus is not des_Lgnated as a destination
terminal.
The send CGI application provides a storage address of
a temporary document or a document number, and an e-mail address
to spooler 45 at e-mail communication section 13 by the same
procedure as the above-described facsimile transmission. In
the case of e-mail, the send CGI application is able to transmit
to a plurality of e-mail addresses at a single communication.
Accordingly, in the case of simultaneous transmission, spooler
45 provides all a-mail addresses to communication control
section 46 at a single time. In addition, when a document other
than TIFF format is designated, the send CGI application
converts the document into TIFF format to transmit.
Communication control section 46 notifies communication
result list generating section 39 at HTML file generating
section 11 of a communication result as log information when
the e-mail transmission is finished. Communication result
list generating section 39 adds the received log information
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In addition, when a facsimile number and an e-mail
address both are entered, the send CGI application executes
respective processing for the above-described facsimile
transmission and e-mail transmission.
When the processing for facsimile transmission and
e-mail transmission is finished as described above, the send
CGI application transmits a HTML file of processing completion
message to client machine 202 (ST1409). Specifically, the
send CGI application inputs destination information
( facsimile number and e-mail address ) and a temporary document
(storage address? or document number to spooler 42 and 45,
requests the HTML file of processing completion message to file
management section 36, and provides a transmission request of
the corresponding file to file providing section 35.
According to the aforementioned processing, client
machine 202 which provides the CGI processing request is able
to receive the HTML file of processing' completion message and
is also able to notify a user of processing completion by
displaying the message.
The operation for setting a handling (print or save) of
FAX received document and network received document will be
described next. When a user selects a "user setting°° icon on
the homepage main page at ST706 described previously, client
machine 202 issues a file request concerning a HTML file linked
to the "user setting°' icon to WWW server section 12. In WWW
server section 12 whicr. receives the file request concerning
the HTML file for user setting, file providing section 35 reads

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out corresponding user setting html from external storage 4
to transmit to client machine 202.
In client machine 202, the WWW browser displays a user
setting page using the user setting html. FIG.17 illustrates
5 a structure example of user setting page. On the user setting
page, a user is able to set three different patterns concerning
a handling of received document for every FAX received document
and network received document. The three patterns are (a)
printing only, (b) saving only, and (c) printing and saving.
10 Further, the user setting page is composed in order to enable
a user to set a storage period of document for every FAX received
document and network received document. In an example
illustrated FIG. 1 ~, storage periods are separated into 1 day,
1 week and 1 month, however it may be possible to compose the
15 page in order to enable a user to set any storage period. When
a user selects a document type, a handling type of a document
and a storage period and then selects a determine-button, the
setting data is transmitted to WWW server section 12 along with
a CGI processing request for a device setting CGI application.
20 In WWW server section 12, CGI application deciding
section 33 starts the device setting CGI application to provide
the received setting data. FIG.18 illustrates a flowchart of
device setting processing concerning a setting of received
document. The device setting CGI application receives the
25 setting data concerning a setting of received document, which
is received from client machine 202, from CGI application
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The device setting CGI application decides for every FAX
received document and network received document whether or not
the setting data indicates (a) only printing (ST1601). When
a setting for any received document indicates (a) only printing,
the device setting CGI application sets 1 on a flag of a setting
table of the received document (ST1602). Flag=1 indicates a
setting for (a) only printing. When a setting for any document
does not indicate (1) only setting, the device setting CGI
application decides whether or not the setting indicates (b)
only saving (ST1603) . When a setting for any received document
indicates (b) only saving, the device setting CGI application
sets 2 on a flag of a setting table of the received document
(ST1604). Flag=2 indicates a setting for (b) only saving.
When the setting data does not indicate any cases of ST1601
and ST1603, the device setting CGI application sets 3 on a
flag of a setting table of the received document (ST1605).
Flag=3 indicates a setting for (b) printing and saving.
The device setting CGI application provides the setting
table in which the flag is set to file management section 36.
File management section 36 stores the setting table at external
storage 4. File management section 36 reads a memory area of
external storage 4 at which the setting table is stored when
power is turned on, and loads the setting table to spoolers
42 and 45.
In addition, the device setting CGI application
registers setting data of a setting of document storage period
in the same way as described above, and stores the setting table

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at external storage 4. The device setting CGI application
loads the setting data of storage period to file management
section 36 when power is turned on and refers to the setting
data periodically to delete a corresponding document.
As described above, since the network facsimile
apparatus displays a handling of document and document storage
period on a HTML document page designated by a user at _client
machine 202 in response to a request from client machine 202
and provides the user entered data and device setting
designation to WWW server section 12 in order to reflect in
a setting table. According to the above processing, a user
is able to set a handling of document and document storage
period in the same operation as accessing to a homepage using
client machine 202.
In addition, when a user selects a °'communication result
report'° icon on a homepage main page at ST706 described
previously, a file request for a communication result html
linked to the ''communication result report°' is issued to WWW
server section 12 from client machine 202. In WWW server
section 12 which receives the file request for a HTML file for
communication result report, fil a providing section 35 reads
out the corresponding communication result report html from
external storage 4 to transmit to client machine 202.
In client machine 202, the WWW browser displays a page
of user communication result report using the communication
result html. FIG.19 illustrates a structure example of
communication result report page. The network facsimile

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apparatus inputs a transmission result and reception result
as a form of log information to communication result list
generating section 39 when facsimile communication andlor
e-mail communication is performed. Communication result list
generating section 39 always updates communication result html
based on the log information indicative of the transmission
result and reception result. Accordingly, the -latest
communication result is displayed by generating a
communication result report based on the communication result
html. The communication result includes a reception number
that is provided serially to transmission data and received
data, communication data, communication partner, a number of
sheets, communication type (transmission or reception),
communication duration time, mode and communication
condition.
As described above, since a communication result report
is generated in HTML document and the generated report is linked
to a homepage main page, a user is able to know the communication
result easily at client machine 202.
As described above in detail, the present invention is
able to provide a network facsimile apparatus capable of
decreasing network traffic caused by data transmission and of
transmitting stored data to any destinations only by a
transmission instruction from a client side.
The present invention is not limited to the above
described embodiments, and various variations and
modifications may be possible without departing from the scope

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of the present invention.
This application is based on the Japanese Patent
Publication No. JP 2000224220A2.

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Title Date
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