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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 03, 2008
Filed:
Feb. 11, 2003
Naoki Shimada, Tokyo, JP;
Takahiro Onsen, Kanagawa, JP;
Masahiro Hadano, Kanagawa, JP;
Koji Yoshida, Kanagawa, JP;
Naoki Shimada, Tokyo, JP;
Takahiro Onsen, Kanagawa, JP;
Masahiro Hadano, Kanagawa, JP;
Koji Yoshida, Kanagawa, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
In an e-mail processing system with a predetermined limit on the number of destination addresses of a piece of e-mail to be sent, the present invention determines whether the number of destination addresses of a piece of e-mail being viewed to be returned to everyone exceeds the predetermined limit when directed to be returned to everyone for the e-mail being viewed, and generates a piece of return mail creation screen with predetermined addresses in the e-mail being viewed being set as destinations of the piece of return mail when the predetermined limit is determined to be exceeded and generates a piece of return mail creation screen with everyone's address for the piece of e-mail being viewed being set as a destination of the piece of return mail when the predetermined limit is determined not to be exceeded. This configuration improves viewability and operability, for example, when a user directs to create a 'Return to Everyone' mail. This configuration can increase the number of users to be provided with the service.