Electronic-mail system for transmitting and receiving image data utilizing management of compatability transmission modes and capability information of destination terminals
US6457044B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 15, 1999 |
| Grant date | Sep 24, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 15, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N2201/33357
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An electronic-mail address and communication condition information associated with the address are stored in an address book in correspondence with each other. If a destination address is registered in the address book, before image transmission, a CPU receives communication condition information corresponding to the destination address through an address book management section and determines the transmission mode to the S or B mode on the basis of the communication condition information. When the transmission mode is the B mode, parameters representing the conditions of the image are determined on the basis of the communication condition information. The CPU transmits the image under the determined conditions.
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