Patent ID: 7602517
Filing Date: 2009-10-13
Classification: H04L,H04N

Abstract:
1. A transmitting device comprising: image receiving unit configured to receive an image via electronic mail; an inputting device configured to receive a request for transmitting image information corresponding to the received image, to a receiving device; a transmitting unit configured to transmit the image information corresponding to the received image to the receiving device by transmission that does not include e-mail communication; a mail creating unit configured to create a mail including a delivery confirmation message for notifying a result of the transmission of the image information after the transmission of the image information that does not include e-mail communication is completed; and a mail transmitting unit configured to transmit the mail including the delivery confirmation message to an address corresponding to the request, wherein the mail including the delivery confirmation message further includes additional information regarding the transmission of the image information, the additional information including at least one of a total number of pages of the transmitted image information, a communication charge for the transmission, a time at which the transmission was completed, and the reception ability information of the transmission destination, and wherein after completion of reception of the image by the image receiving unit via the electronic mail, the mail including the delivery confirmation message is not transmitted by said mail transmitting unit until after the completion of the transmission by said transmitting unit of the image information.