Minolta Company, Ltd.

Tsumoru Matsuura

Masafumi Aikawa

Takenori Idehara

Yasushi Yamade

A printer is disclosed which automatically unifies the layout of output to each of mail bins. This printer sets the layout for each of the discharged paper trays (mail bins). The information of layout designated by a personal computer is invalidated when the layout has been set for the mail bins designated by an external personal computer. By storing in a memory the image data edited in the layout to be produced when the supply of papers has run out, the printer permits effective use of the memory and a reduction in the time of output.

Image forming apparatus

A data communication device, etc. that enable a reply e-mail to an e-mail sent via broadcast transmission to be sent to an e-mail address designated as 'BCC' for the broadcast transmission while maintaining the confidentiality of the e-mail address designated as 'BCC', by storing in a storage device multiple e-mail addresses to which an e-mail was sent via broadcast transmission, receiving a reply e-mail to the e-mail sent via broadcast transmission from one of the multiple e-mail addresses, and sending copies of the received reply e-mail to an e-mail address designated as &#x2018;BCC&#x2019; based on the e-mail addresses stored in the storage device when the e-mail address designated as &#x2018;BCC&#x2019; is included in the multiple e-mail addresses to which the e-mail had been sent via broadcast transmission.

Data communication device, data communication method and data communication program that can send reply to blind carbon copy recipients and computer-readable recording medium storing said program

Whether it is possible to print each one of a plurality of pages of image data on a paper of a designated size is determined. As to a page which is determined printable on a paper of the designated size as papers of the designated size are available in paper feed parts, the page is printed out on a paper of the designated size. As to a page which is determined unprintable on a paper of the designated size as papers of the designated size are not available in the paper feed parts, data representing the page are saved and the page is printed in a reduced size or otherwise appropriately printed on a paper of a different size. In this manner, all pages of the image data are printed, and at the same time, notification is provided to notify the fact that printing on a paper of the different size was conducted. When papers of the appropriate designated size are supplied, printing as designated is executed. It is also possible to select whether to stop printing in the designated size.

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Matsudo, Japan

Tsumoru Matsuura