Patent ID: 8208151
Filing Date: 2012-06-26
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. A fax data transmission device comprising: a first storing unit operable to store fax data and an identifier for identifying the fax data, in correspondence with each other; a second storing unit operable to store information showing a correspondence between an original destination of the fax data and a send information destination, the send information destination being a destination of send information which includes the identifier and a notification that the fax data identified by the identifier is going to be sent; a notifying unit operable to send the send information to the send information destination corresponding to the original destination of the fax data, with reference to the information stored in the second storing unit; a receiving unit operable to receive as a reply to the send information, destination information from the send information destination for specifying a destination to which the fax data should actually be sent, and extract the destination information from the reply; and a sending unit operable to send the fax data to the destination specified by the extracted destination information; wherein the notifying unit sends the send information via an Internet mail, and the receiving unit extracts the destination information from a mail replying to the Internet mail.