Patent ID: 6775705
Filing Date: 2004-08-10
Classification: H04L,H04N

Abstract:
An image communication system including at least a first communication terminal and a second communication terminal,said first communication terminal comprising: first electronic-mail transmission means for transmitting a first electronic mail with a capability request to inquire into a processing capability of said second communication terminal; first electronic-mail reception means for receiving a second electronic mail from said second communication terminal; discrimination means for discriminating whether or not the second electronic mail is an electronic mail with a capability response corresponding to the capability request; a destination capability storage means for storing destination capability information corresponding to a destination address based on the capability response included in the second electronic mail; reading means for reading an image; and conversion means for converting the image read by said reading means to an image file based on the destination capability information stored by said destination capability storage means, wherein said first electronic-mail transmission means transmits a third electronic mail to which the image file is attached, to said second communication terminal, and said second communication terminal comprising: second electronic-mail reception means for receiving the first electronic mail with the capability request from said first electronic-mail transmission means; and second electronic-mail transmission means for transmitting the second electronic mail with the capability response corresponding to the capability request, wherein said second electronic-mail reception means receives the third electronic mail to which the image file is attached.