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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 25, 2001
Filed:
May. 13, 1998
Satoshi Okimoto, Komaki, JP;
Hiroyuki Funahashi, Nagoya, JP;
Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Nagoya, JP;
Abstract
When the print sheet number determined based on the mail header is equal to or higher than the predetermined value (“Yes” in S,), the print confirmation screen is displayed in S,to request the user to indicate whether or not to print the print mail. If the program determines in S,that the user has indicated his/her desire to print, then the mail is printed in S,and S,However, if the user has not indicated a desire to print, the print operation is not performed. With this configuration, not all received print mail is immediately targeted for printing. The user can defer printing of print mail having a large amount of data according to circumstances on the receiving end. The large amount of print mail data will not occupy the printer on the receiving end for a long period of time. Hence, urgent or important printing can be given a higher priority.