Ricoh Company, Ltd.

Yukikazu Mori

Nozomi Sawada

Hiroshi Tamura

Michael David Raines

Tiberiu Dumitrescu

Daniel Hufnagel

Koki Ishida

Systems and methods are provided for installing workflow servers for a print shop. One embodiment is a system that installs a workflow server for a print shop. The system accesses installation templates, configured for different categories of print shop, that describe a set of print shop resources expected to exist at the category of print shop. The system also installs workflow server software on a computer system of a print shop. During the installation, the system determines a category for the print shop, selects an installation template that matches the category of the print shop, and performs a dialogue of queries with a user to determine which resources of the set of print shop resources identified by the installation template are available to the print shop, wherein the dialogue excludes queries for print shop resources that are not in the set of print shop resources described by the installation template.

Template-based installation of workflow systems in a print shop environment

A network facsimile device connected to the Internet or a local area network, employs an electronic mail function, and has a function of exchanging image information through said Internet or said local area network and functions of a facsimile device. The device comprises delivery notifying partner storing means for storing a mail address of a destination address to which a confirmation is to be delivered. Delivery confirmation mail confirming means detects, at a time of receiving electronic mail, whether the received electronic mail is an electronic delivery confirmation mail for confirming mail delivery. Delivery confirmation mail transferring means transfers said delivery confirmation mail confirmed by said confirming means to said destination address stored in said delivery notifying partner storing means.

Network facsimile device and a method of controlling the network facsimile device

The invention relates to a network facsimile device for communicating in at least one of a plurality communication modes for transmitting designated image information to a designated destination. The device comprises input means for inputting information identifying a plurality of addresses and for designating one address among said plurality addresses and address information registering means for registering a plurality of address information respectively corresponding to the plurality of communication modes, for each designated destination.

An Internet facsimile apparatus is provided for eliminating inconveniences possibly experienced by the user when receiving a plurality of electronic mail from the same Internet facsimile apparatus. Since the contents of transmitter unique information is placed in a From field or a Subject field of an electronic mail received from an originating Internet facsimile apparatus, the user can estimate the contents of the electronic mail by referring to the contents of a list of electronic mail information to readily find a desired electronic mail.

Method and apparatus for facsimile capable of communicating with data processing and facsimile machines

A network facsimile apparatus that can be coupled to a local area network and a telephone network includes a first communications mechanism for the local area network, a second communications mechanism for the telephone network, and a relay controller. The relay controller determines whether the apparatus receives image information with a relay request from a relay request station, and selects one of the communications mechanisms in accordance with address information of a next relay station, or a destination station, which is designated by the relay request station. The relay controller generates electronic mail in which the image information and address information of the relay request station are included in contents and a header thereof, respectively, and sends the E-mail to the next relay station, or the destination station, with the communications mechanism selected.

Method and apparatus for relaying information

A network facsimile apparatus relaying electronic mail to a facsimile machine receives electronic mail via a local area network and the Internet and transmits facsimile data including facsimile image information and a facsimile data file through facsimile communications procedures via PSTN. The network facsimile apparatus analyzes the received E-mail to determine if it is relay transmission mail and if received relay transmission mail includes text contents, reads a telephone number of a destination facsimile machine from the received relay transmission mail, and converts the contents of the received electronic mail into facsimile image information when the received E-mail is a relay transmission mail and includes text contents and into a facsimile transfer data file when the. received E-mail is relay transmission mail and includes non-text contents and transmits one of the facsimile image information and the facsimile transfer data file to the destination facsimile machine having the telephone number read from the received relay transmission mall

Network facsimile apparatus capable of relaying E-mail to facsimile machine

The communication cost for image information transmission from a facsimile machine connected to the international PSTN to an overseas destination is significantly reduced by causing a first repeater Internet facsimile machine installed in the same country as the transmitting machine to perform a repeater operation for transferring the image information to a second repeater Internet facsimile machine installed in the same country as the recipient machine. The cost is reduced because no additional communication charge is incurred for the image information transfer between the repeater Internet facsimile machines.

Internet facsimile machine

A facsimile apparatus and method transmits various file data to a destination facsimile apparatus and includes a first transmit device for transmitting document file data or program file data to the destination facsimile apparatus. A second transmit device forms file data which includes side information related to all of the document file data or the program file data, and transmits the file data in advance of the transmission of the document file data or the program file data. The side information of the file data can include translate data for indicating to the destination facsimile apparatus to translate and transmit the document file data or the program file data to another facsimile apparatus. The side information of the file data can include format data related to the document file data or the program file data. In addition, the side information of the file data can be after adjustment data regarding the document file data or the program file data. The facsimile apparatus may recognize whether or not the destination facsimile apparatus has an ability for executing the after adjustment of the transmitted file data, and to disconnect the telephone line if the destination facsimile apparatus does not have the ability. Accordingly, the facsimile apparatus need not continue to transmit the file data uselessly.

Facsimile apparatus for transmitting a binary file data

A telematic terminal produces a mixed mode document in which characters and figures are mixedly arranged on the same page thereof, and transmits them to another communication apparatus. The characters can be written down on the mixed mode document when the telematic terminal is set at a first mode, while the figures can be written down on the mixed mode document when the telematic terminal is set at a second mode. Since the telematic terminal is set at a first mode, it is not necessary for the operator who attempts to input the characters to initially set the telematic terminal at the first mode.

Telematic terminal which produces and edits mixed mode document

A document processing system which is capable of forming an open document architecture (ODA) document and processing document information related to the ODA document, where each page of the ODA document is made up of one or a plurality of blocks in which character information, raster information or geometric information is arranged. The document processing system includes a first part for generating a raster block when a predetermined character modification function is used to modify a character which is to be displayed by superimposing a predetermined pattern on the character, where the raster block includes block position information corresponding to a display range of the predetermined pattern and raster data for displaying the predetermined pattern as a text unit, and a second part for adding the raster block generated by the first means to the document information.

Document processing system

A telematic terminal generally used for a group 4 facsimile apparatus which produces a mixed mode document and transmits to another communication apparatus. The mixed mode document is divided into a plurality of blocks and each block of mixed mode document is judged to be constructed with a normal format or abnormal format. Since the block constructed with the abnormal format is indicated on a screen of a display unit of the telematic terminal and what kind of abnormal format the other communication apparatus can manage is transmitted, the operator can easily learn whether or not the mixed mode document can be properly transmitted to the other communication apparatus. If necessary, the operator can edit the block so that the other communication apparatus can receive the mixed mode document.

A facsimile apparatus ignores or rejects a requirement to connect with a second external apparatus if the facsimile apparatus is communicating with the first external apparatus when the second external apparatus transmits the predetermined signal to the facsimile apparatus. But the facsimile apparatus memorizes the second external apparatus. After the communication with the first external apparatus, the facsimile apparatus asks the second external apparatus to connect therewith in order to transmit image data. According to the present invention, the second external apparatus is prevented from transmitting the predetermined signal more than twice. The present invention is applicable to a facsimile apparatus used for an integrated digital network.

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Yukikazu Mori