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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120081758 | Image forming apparatus and method of sending email therein An image forming apparatus and a method of sending email therein. The method includes generating a scan image by scanning a document to be sent to an email address via an email; generating a job ID mapped to information included in the email and the generated scan image... | 04/05/2012 |
| 20110188090 | Internet-based synchronized imaging A internet based method and apparatus is described for automatically processing a captured digital image taken by a smart device at a fixed-location, mobile or virtual event, and synchronizing the combination of that captured primary image with a secondary image, be it ... | 08/04/2011 |
| 20110122430 | IMAGE READING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS In the case of transmitting an image data, a controller causes a re-destination storage to store an identification number of a destination. Thereafter, when a user presses a re-destination key long, a display controlling section causes a display device to display a conf... | 05/26/2011 |
| 20100309527 | ANNOTATION ON MEDIA SHEET INDICATING FUNCTIONALITY TO BE PERFORMED IN RELATION TO IMAGE ON MEDIA SHEET A media sheet is scanned. The media sheet has an image and an annotation. The annotation indicates a functionality to be performed in relation to the image. The annotation on the media sheet as scanned is detected. The functionality to be performed in relation to the im... | 12/09/2010 |
| 20100293133 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATIC RETURN LETTER GENERATION Systems and methods for automatically generating a return letter are disclosed. The system may include a computer usable medium in communication with a processor. The processor may determine whether a source document with contact information includes one or more fields ... | 11/18/2010 |
| 20100245877 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD An image processing apparatus, including: an input module configured to input an image and first character data, the first character data being associated with the image; a template database module configured to store a template, the template including information of an... | 09/30/2010 |
| 20100245929 | ELECTRONIC DOCUMENT DELIVERY A system, method, and computer readable medium for converting paper documents (134) to electronic documents (138) and sending the electronic documents (138) to at least one destination (144).... | 09/30/2010 |
| 20100231982 | IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF An image processing system comprises a first image reading apparatus which generates first image data by reading an image, transmits the first image data to a transmission destination via a network, and transmits, to a second image reading apparatus, information for com... | 09/16/2010 |
| 20100182634 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF An image forming apparatus with a printing medium post-handling device having a structure to allow compatibility between apparatuses having different functions includes: an image forming unit which forms an image on a printing media; a post-handling device which include... | 07/22/2010 |
| 20100182635 | QUEUE PROCESSOR FOR DOCUMENT SERVERS A configurable queue processor for document servers is described. The configurable queue processor strives to allocate server resources in an optimal manner such that document servers can process documents efficiently. In various embodiments, the facility includes a con... | 07/22/2010 |
| 20100171985 | IMAGE COMMUNICATION METHOD AND APPARATUS An image communication apparatus for sending an email attached with image data stores an email address corresponding to the image communication apparatus, and obtains another email address different from the email address corresponding to the image communication apparat... | 07/08/2010 |
| 20100118351 | Image reading device and controlling program of the same An image reading device that is connected to a communication network, that converts image information read by an image information reading part into sent image information, and that sends the sent image information over the communication network, the image reading devic... | 05/13/2010 |
| 20100118339 | COMMUNICATION TERMINAL ADAPTED TO DIRECT DIAL-IN SERVICE AND METHOD OF ESTABLISHING POLARITY A communication terminal supporting direct dial-in service that can accurately establish polarities of station lines and prevent erroneous operation has a direct dial-in connection function of push-button method, and includes: a polarity determining circuit determining ... | 05/13/2010 |
| 20100118350 | METHOD OF SEGMENTING A DOCUMENT IMAGE IN DIGITAL IMAGE SCANNING A method of automatically creating separate images such as PDF or TIFF for selected segments of a scanned document. The user interface enables the user to select the segmenting function and then select the desired segments/pages. The machine automatically creates separa... | 05/13/2010 |
| 20100103472 | METHOD OF SENDING E-MAIL BY USING E-MAIL ADDRESS BOOK, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS USING THE METHOD A method of creating an e-mail address book and sending an e-mail by using the e-mail address book in an image forming apparatus, and an image forming apparatus using the method. A method of sending an e-mail by using an e-mail address book in an image forming apparatus... | 04/29/2010 |
| 20100097634 | FAX MESSAGE SEARCHING AND FAX CONTENT DELIVERY A system for providing an internet fax service has an engine to process a raw fax document, received for a user of the internet fax service, using digital character recognition to produce recognized text or an associated formatted text document. A conversion engine may ... | 04/22/2010 |
| 20100091338 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND SCANNED DATA PROCESS METHOD An image forming apparatus including a scanner engine and an operation panel is provided, in which the image forming apparatus includes: a display part for displaying a selection screen for selecting a transfer destination of scanned data from among a plurality of trans... | 04/15/2010 |
| 20100073730 | DATA TRANSMITTING METHOD OF IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING DATA TRANSMITTING METHOD A method of transmitting data from an image forming apparatus, the method including: receiving identification information of a destination of the data; determining whether to transmit the data to the destination corresponding to the received identification information b... | 03/25/2010 |
| 20100067063 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, E-MAIL SERVER, E-MAIL FACSIMILE TRANSMISSION SYSTEM HAVING THE SAME, AND E-MAIL FACSIMILE SETTING METHOD OF IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS An image forming apparatus, an e-mail server, an e-mail facsimile transmission system having the same and an e-mail facsimile setting method of an image forming apparatus. The e-mail facsimile setting method of an image forming apparatus which transmits an e-mail for fa... | 03/18/2010 |
| 20100046037 | Presenting Relevant Messages Associated with Incoming Fax Documents Using Multiple Facsimiles Systems and methods of the present invention allow for incorporation of relevant messages, such as commercial advertisements, in incoming faxes and/or for presentation of relevant messages with incoming faxes. Text may be extracted from a current and/or previously sent ... | 02/25/2010 |
| 20100039674 | Relevant Messages Associated with Outgoing Fax Documents Using Multiple Facsimiles Systems and methods of the present invention allow for incorporation of relevant messages, such as commercial advertisements, in outgoing faxes and/or for presentation of relevant messages with outgoing faxes. Text may be extracted from a current and/or previously sent ... | 02/18/2010 |
| 20100039677 | Relevant Messages Associated with Incoming Fax Documents Using Previous Facsimile Systems and methods of the present invention allow for incorporation of relevant messages, such as commercial advertisements, in incoming faxes and/or for presentation of relevant messages with incoming faxes. Text may be extracted from a current and/or previously sent ... | 02/18/2010 |
| 20100039675 | Relevant Messages Associated with Outgoing Fax Documents Using Previous Facsimile Systems and methods of the present invention allow for incorporation of relevant messages, such as commercial advertisements, in outgoing faxes and/or for presentation of relevant messages with outgoing faxes. Text may be extracted from a current and/or previously sent ... | 02/18/2010 |
| 20100039676 | Relevant Messages Associated with Incoming Fax Documents Using Multiple Facsimiles Systems and methods of the present invention allow for incorporation of relevant messages, such as commercial advertisements, in incoming faxes and/or for presentation of relevant messages with incoming faxes. Text may be extracted from a current and/or previously sent ... | 02/18/2010 |
| 20100002260 | SYSTEM AND PROCESS FOR TRANSMITTING ELECTRONIC MAIL USING A CONVENTIONAL FACSIMILE DEVICE This invention relates to a system for combining an electronic mail (email) address or addresses and/or facsimile telephone numbers into a fax message, so that when received by a server the fax document is processed and transmitted as an email attachment to the email ad... | 01/07/2010 |
| 20090323100 | CONTROL DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING FAX-DATA, FAX SERVER, AND FAX SYSTEM AND METHOD THEROF Provided are a fax data transmission controller, a fax server, a fax system. and a method of providing the fax system. The fax data transmission controller can store fax data received via a public switched telephone network (PSTN), and transmit the stored fax data to a ... | 12/31/2009 |
| 20090244644 | Information Distribution System, Information Display Apparatus, Information Management Method, and Computer Readable Medium An information distribution system that includes an information reading apparatus reading out data distributed from an information medium and an information display apparatus having an information acquisition unit for acquiring the data distributed from said information... | 10/01/2009 |
| 20090213435 | Certified inbound facsimile service Method for monitoring delivery of e-mail messages includes delivering an e-mail message to a primary, recipient, determining the time at which the e-mail message was delivered to the primary recipient, and determining whether the primary recipient reads the e-mail messa... | 08/27/2009 |
| 20090207459 | Personal digital assistant facilitated communication system A bifurcated interface for integrated use in a fax-to-email system provides an alternative or additional method for command entry a fax-to-email system preferably through a remote, commercially available, personal digital assistant or like device modified by software to... | 08/20/2009 |
| 20090201557 | Image data transmitting apparatus, server apparatus, image data transmitting system, and program The image data transmitting apparatus acquires the address book data corresponding to the user or such data and the transmittal cover letter data from the server apparatus, selects, out of the acquired information on destinations, the destination according to selecting ... | 08/13/2009 |
| 20090190159 | Systems and Methods for Generating and Communicating Enhanced Portable Document Format Files A method for converting a facsimile includes receiving the facsimile via the public-switched telephone network, generating an enhanced portable document format (EPDF) file that includes information in addition to image information and communicating the EPDF file to an e... | 07/30/2009 |
| 20090180154 | IMAGE COMMUNICATION APPARATUS The invention relates to an image communication apparatus that allows e-mail transmission with excellent versatility. Based on a result of detection provided by a document detecting section (3) for detecting the presence or absence of a document, it is determined... | 07/16/2009 |
| 20090182828 | ELECTRONIC MAIL DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM FOR INTEGRATED ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS A system is disclosed for integrated electronic mail, voice mail, and fax mail messaging. A common message format is defined for use by an electronic mail service and a telecommunications service so electronic mail messages that may include voice and fax mail attachment... | 07/16/2009 |
| 20090168114 | Image Forming Apparatus And Image Forming System An image forming apparatus and an image forming system are supplied capable of obtaining a simple system structure without increasing traffic. In the system, an image forming apparatus is connected with a delivery source user terminal serving as a delivery source of pri... | 07/02/2009 |
| 20090168113 | TRANSFERRING SCANNED DOCUMENTS A method of storing an electronic document on a computer. The computer is coupled to a system including at least one document handling device connected to the computer via a communications network. The method includes, in the document handling device, determining a user... | 07/02/2009 |
| 20090161158 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS HAVING REPLY MAIL GENERATING FUNCTION AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME An image forming apparatus includes a mail reception unit configured to access a mail server based on designated mail account information and perform reception of an electronic mail, a mail management unit configured to store the electronic mail received by the mail rec... | 06/25/2009 |
| 20090161167 | FACSIMILE APPARATUS A facsimile apparatus includes a document size detecting unit, a first image data generating unit, a size acquiring unit, a size comparing unit, a second image data generating unit, an image data transmitting unit, and a first transmission result outputting unit. The do... | 06/25/2009 |
| 20090153909 | AUTOMATED E-MAIL ADDRESS BOOK UPDATE SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DOCUMENT OUTPUT DEVICES A method for adding a user's e-mail address to the address book of a networked document output device includes receiving an electronic message from a user, automatically extracting the sender's electronic address, and automatically adding the electronic address to an ad... | 06/18/2009 |
| 20090153910 | Image Forming Apparatus and Image Forming System An image forming apparatus is supplied capable of feeding paper or ejecting paper to position which is desired by user. In the image forming apparatus which has medium accommodating sections, a first storing section stores accommodating section selection data correspond... | 06/18/2009 |
| 20090150493 | Transmission Apparatus, Reception Apparatus, Control Method Thereof, Communication System, and Program A transmission apparatus transmits e-mail to a reception apparatus through a network by selecting one of a communication method via a mail server and a communication method without intervention of a mail server. This transmission apparatus generates the e-mail and trans... | 06/11/2009 |
