Network communication device

Abstract

A network communication device has a function as a network facsimile device for carrying out sending and receiving of data via a network. A facsimile document data is transmitted as e-mail. The device is capable of setting information of whether or not the transmission confirmation response by MDN is required, according to a receiver when sending the e-mail. On this account, it is possible to provide a network communication device capable of preventing unnecessary waiting for transmission confirmation response or unnecessary output of a record of failure of transmission.

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technical field [0001] The invention relates to a network communication device for sending and receiving e-mails through a network. Background technique [0002] In recent years, network communication devices for sending and receiving electronic mail (E-mail) via networks such as the Internet have been used for various purposes along with the development of networking. [0003] For example, a network communication device that has a scanning function and can be used not only as an image reading device simply, but also can transmit the read image information to a network-connected computer or the like is also being developed. [0004] In addition, in addition to the scanning function, it is also developing an Internet fax device that has a printing function and a telephone function. [0005] Internet FAX, which is such an Internet facsimile device, is connected to an Internet provider through a telephone line, connected to the Internet through a host computer of the Internet ...

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Problems solved by technology

[0006] Here, when information is sent by e-mail as described above, for example, it is different from the case of sending information by an ordinary facsimile machine. There is a problem that it cannot be judged at the sending end whether it is received normally at the receiving end, or whether it is processed at the receiving end. appropriate

[0016] Therefore, in a structure in which an MDN response is requested every time communication is performed, as in the Internet FAX described in the above publication, if the receiving terminal does not have the MDN function, even if the e-mail is transmitted to the receiving terminal, the MDN is not received. response, so still produces useless MDN response waiting

[0017] Also, for example, even if e-mail is delivered to the receiving terminal, if the receiving terminal does not have the MDN function, the output report is still recorded uselessly because the sending terminal record output is not delivered to the report

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