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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 19, 2005
Filed:
Jul. 06, 2000
Applicants:
Takanori Fujii, Kanagawa, JP;
Shigeru Katsuragi, Kanagawa, JP;
Inventors:
Takanori Fujii, Kanagawa, JP;
Shigeru Katsuragi, Kanagawa, JP;
Assignee:
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F015/16 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An electronic mail terminal device having a power-saving function, and a method of controlling such an electronic mail terminal device are provided. When electronic mail is neither being fetched nor being transmitted, a local area network communication unit is in a sleep mode in the electronic mail terminal device of the present invention. Accordingly, the power consumption of the local area network unit can be dramatically reduced.