Patent ID: 7280239
Filing Date: 2007-10-09
Classification: H04L,H04N

Abstract:
1. A communication apparatus comprising: means for connecting to a computer network; means for connecting to a public telephone network; facsimile reception means for receiving facsimile image data from a transmitting source via the public telephone network; returning means for returning a message in response to a request received from the transmitting source via the public telephone network; first instruction reception means for receiving an instruction generated based on said message returned by said returning means; second instruction reception means for receiving an instruction indicating a facsimile communication without reception of the instruction by said first instruction reception means; recognition means for recognizing a telephone number of the transmitting source and a reception date of the facsimile image data received by said facsimile reception means; conversion means for converting the received facsimile image data into an image file, and converting the image file and text data of reception result including the telephone number of the transmitting source and the reception date of the facsimile image data recognized by said recognition means into e-mail data in which the image file is one part and the text data of reception result is another pan under MIME format; processing means for processing the facsimile image data received by said facsimile reception means without performing the converting by said conversion means in a case where said second instruction reception means receives the instruction; and transmission means for transmitting the e-mail data comprising the image file of facsimile image data converted by said conversion means and the text data of reception result including the telephone number and the reception date recognized by said recognition means, in a case where the instruction is received by said first instruction reception means.