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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 24, 2004
Filed:
Sep. 05, 2001
Kiyoshi Toyoda, Kunitachi, JP;
Kumi Okada, Yokohama, JP;
Panasonic Communications Co., Ltd., Fukuoka, JP;
Abstract
A facsimile apparatus is connected to a telephone network and to an internet network. The facsimile apparatus is capable of receiving E-mail data via the internet network and transmitting facsimile data to a facsimile destination via the telephone network. A detector detects a password indicating an instruction to relay the received E-mail data to the facsimile destination, and a telephone number of the facsimile destination, in a mail address of the E-mail data. A generator, when the detector detects the password and the telephone number, deletes the password from the mail address, and generates header information including a mail address after deleting the password. A converter converts the E-mail data, including the header information, into facsimile data. A transmitter transmits the converted facsimile data with the header information, but without the password to the facsimile destination indicated by the telephone number.