Patent ID: 7286254

Claim:
A network communication control apparatus that is connected to both a facsimile apparatus and a terminal on a network, the network communication control apparatus comprising: a first transmitter that converts first facsimile data from the facsimile apparatus into first e-mail data, and transmits the first e-mail data to the terminal via the network; a second transmitter that converts second e-mail data from the terminal into second facsimile data, and transmits the second facsimile data to the facsimile apparatus; a memory configured to store management data, when the network communication receives the first e-mail data from the facsimile apparatus or the second facsimile data from the terminal; a detector that determines, at a predetermined time, whether the transmission of the first e-mail data is not complete and whether the transmission of the second facsimile data is not complete, in accordance with management data stored in said memory; and a controller that notifies the facsimile apparatus that the transmission of the first e-mail data is not complete, when said detector determines that the transmission of the first e-mail data is not complete, and notifies the terminal that transmission of the second facsimile data is not complete, when said detector determines that the transmission of the second facsimile data is not complete.