Image communication apparatus for sending facsimile data to a facsimile machine in response to a facsimile-forwarding instruction
US7706005B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 10, 2003 |
| Grant date | Apr 27, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 19, 2027 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N2201/3287
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An image communication apparatus comprises an email receiving unit for receiving an email; facsimile-forwarding unit for facsimile-forwarding the email received by the email receiving unit; a forwarding-size-upper-limit setting unit for setting a predetermined forwarding size upper limit; and a facsimile-forward limiting unit for limiting the facsimile-forwarding when the forwarding size to be facsimile-forwarded by the facsimile-forwarding unit exceeds the forwarding size upper limit set by the forwarding-upper-limit-size setting unit.
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