Patent ID: 7535477

Claim:
A data converter comprising: a reception portion receiving electronic mail; a conversion portion converting data included in a file attached to said electronic mail, said conversion portion including a first conversion portion converting said data included in said file attached to said electronic mail into data represented in a first predetermined data format, and a second conversion portion converting said data included in said file attached to said electronic mail into data represented in a second predetermined data format; a memory portion storing said data generated through conversion and represented in said first data format and said data generated through conversion and represented in said second data format; and a transmission portion transmitting said data output from said first and second conversion portions, wherein said data represented in said first data format includes data representing a list of either said converted file or said data generated through conversion, said data represented in said second data format is an image generated by conversion of said file, and said memory portion stores said list and said image in association with each other.