Patent ID: 7391526
Filing Date: 2008-06-24
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. An information processing apparatus configured to transmit an E-mail information, said E-mail information including an E-mail message body and an attached image file to a reception terminal, the apparatus comprising: an accommodating capability verifying unit configured to verify an information accommodating capability in at least a reception terminal or in a communication system encompassing said reception terminal, based only on a domain of an E-mail address used in sending the E-mail information to said reception terminal, wherein said information accommodating capability includes maximum number of colors to be displayed by the reception terminal, a maximum image size to be displayed by the reception terminal, a file format of an image that can be displayed by the reception terminal, and a maximum file size of attachment to be received by the reception terminal; an information converting unit configured to convert the attached image file to include a number of colors equal to a maximum number of colors allowed by the reception terminal, to be equal to the maximum image size to be displayed by the reception terminal to generate a first image file, and then to convert the first image file into a format matching the file format in the information accommodating capability to generate a second image file, and to adjust and reset a size of the second image file and the number of colors in the second image file in order to cause the second image file to be a size less than the maximum size receivable by the reception terminal in response to a determination that the second image file is larger than a maximum size receivable by the reception terminal; and a transmission unit configured to transmit said E-mail information including a converted image file.