Patent ID: 6687742
Filing Date: 2004-02-03
Classification: G06Q,H04L,H04N

Abstract:
A communication control method for an electronic mail system comprising a plurality of electronic mail devices, whereinan electronic mail device to serve as a sender adds identification information according to a standard e-mail format to an e-mail, attaches an image of specific conditions by a standard of an Internet facsimile to the e-mail and transmits the e-mail; when identifying the identification information in the received e-mail, an electronic mail device to serve as a receiver adds identification information and local capability information to an e-mail to be returned to the sender and returns the e-mail; when identifying the identification information in the received e-mail, the electronic mail device to serve as a sender acquires the capability information from the received e-mail, attaches an image matched with the acquired capability information to an e-mail to be retuned to the receiver and returns the e-mail; and the electronic mail device to serve as a receiver processes the image attached to the received e-mail.