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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 15, 2002
Filed:
Jan. 13, 1999
Yukikazu Mori, Ebina, JP;
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
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.