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Email system converts email data to a different format according to processing mode information set in memory in correspondence with post office information

US6141695A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateDec 2, 1997
Grant dateOct 31, 2000
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Expiry dateDec 2, 2017

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N2201/0067
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

In a communication apparatus having the function of retrieving electronic mail data from an e-mail server of a local area network or the Internet, a setting function for setting the processing mode of e-mail data in advance and a processing function for automatically processing the e-mail data retrieved by a retrieving function in a processing mode set by the setting function are arranged, so that the retrieved e-mail data can be automatically processed without any operation performed by an operator.

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