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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 15, 2008
Filed:
Aug. 26, 2005
Hiroomi Motohashi, Tokyo, JP;
Hiroomi Motohashi, Tokyo, JP;
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus communicating with an outside system via a communication part for providing image forming apparatus information to the outside system is disclosed. The image forming apparatus includes a memory part including the image forming apparatus information and a command data table indicating command data in correspondence with operation identification information, and a processing part configured to obtain the operation identification information included in a request electronic mail from the outside system requesting for the image forming apparatus information, extract the command data corresponding to the obtained operation identification information from the command data table in the memory part, extract the image forming apparatus information in the memory part, generate a return electronic mail including the extracted image forming apparatus information in accordance with the extracted command data, and transmit the generated return electronic mail to the outside system via the communication part.