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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 12, 2000
Filed:
May. 13, 1998
Satoshi Okimoto, Komaki, JP;
Hiroyuki Funahashi, Nagoya, JP;
Brother Kogya Kabushiki Kaisha, Nagoya, JP;
Abstract
A print system capable of exchanging data in the form of electronic mail between a plurality of computer systems using very low-cost communication via the Internet 28, rather than one-on-one communication. When the printer driver 30 of a personal computer 4 selects a personal computer 10 on another computer system as the destination for transmitting print data, the printer driver 30 and the print mail transmission utility 31a create print mail in which a mail header including print information is added to the print data for the contents of the mail, and the print mail is transmitted via the Internet 28 addressed to the personal computer 10. The print mail reception utility 31b of the personal computer 10 receives the print mail and prints the print mail on a printer 14 based on the print information included in the mail header.