JP2003122678A - Data communication equipment, data communication method, data communication program and computer- readable recording medium with data communication program recorded thereon - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a data communication equipment capable of acquiring image data by reading an original, and transmitting an electronic mail including the acquired image data, and reducing the transmission work of data by validly using an address book. SOLUTION: This data communication equipment 10A receives an electronic mail including the attached file of picture data, and prints out the picture data (S501), and automatically registers the transmission origin address of the electronic mail in the address book (S502, S503), and when an electronic mail address different from that of the data communication equipment 10A is designated as TO or CC in the electronic mail, a registration notification mail for notifying a user that the transmission origin address is registered is transmitted to an electronic mail address other than that of the data communication equipment 10A designated as TO or CC (S504).

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a data communication device,
The present invention relates to a data communication method, a data communication program, and a computer-readable recording medium recording the data communication program.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, multi-function peripherals (MFPs) are equipped with the functions of devices such as copiers, facsimiles, scanners, and printers in a single unit.
Is becoming popular.

For example, this MFP can read a document to acquire image data, and attach the acquired image data to an electronic mail and send it. The transmitted image data is printed by the receiving MFP, for example.

There is also known a technique of extracting an electronic mail address of a sender from a received electronic mail and automatically registering it in an address book (Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 10-3018).
69, JP-A-11-122415, etc.).

By using this technique, when the user who receives the printed matter of the image data sends a reply from the MFP on the receiving side that received the image data to the MFP on the sending side, for example, the sending source registered in the address book is used. It becomes possible to use the e-mail address of the MFP. Therefore,
The work of registering the e-mail address in the address book can be omitted, and the work of sending to the e-mail address becomes easy.

[0006]

However, since the user who receives the printed matter of the image data usually does not know that the e-mail address of the sender MFP is automatically registered in the address book of the receiver MFP, Side MFP
There is a risk that you will manually enter the e-mail address and reply. Therefore, there is a problem that the electronic mail address automatically registered in the address book is not effectively used and the data transmission work is not reduced.

The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to read an original document, acquire image data, and send an electronic mail including the acquired image data. In a communication device, it is intended to effectively use an address book and reduce data transmission work.

[0008]

The objects of the present invention are achieved by the following means.

(1) A data communication device capable of reading an original document, acquiring image data, and transmitting an electronic mail including the acquired image data, the receiving means receiving the electronic mail, and the receiving means receiving the electronic mail. The first extracting means for extracting the sender's email address from the received email and the sender address extracted by the first extracting means are not stored in the address storage unit for storing the email address. In the case of registration, registration means for registering the sender address in the address storage unit, and in the received email, if there is an email address other than the device to which the email is delivered, A second extracting means for extracting an electronic mail address other than the device, and an electronic mail address for the device other than the device extracted by the second extracting means. To data communication apparatus, characterized in that a transmission means for transmitting a registration notification mail for notifying that the transmission source address is registered.

(2) The second extracting means analyzes the header of the received electronic mail and extracts an electronic mail address other than the device designated as a destination or CC. The data communication device according to 1).

(3) The data communication device as described in (1) or (2) above, further comprising a printing means for printing the image data included in the received electronic mail.

(4) The data according to any one of (1) to (3) above, wherein the registration notification mail includes information on a storage location of the source address in the address storage section. Communication device.

(5) When an electronic mail address having the same domain name as the sender address is already registered in the address storage unit, the registration means sets the sender address to an electronic mail address having the same domain name. The data communication device as described in any one of (1) to (4) above, wherein the data communication device is registered near the storage location.

(6) A data communication method for performing data communication using a data communication device capable of reading a document to acquire image data and transmitting an electronic mail including the acquired image data, The step of receiving an e-mail, the step of extracting the e-mail address of the sender from the received e-mail, and the extracted sender address are not stored in the address storage unit for storing the e-mail address. In the case of registration, the step of registering the sender address in the address storage unit, and if the received electronic mail has an electronic mail address other than the device to which the electronic mail is delivered, Extracting an email address other than the device, and registering the sender address with respect to the extracted email address other than the device. Data communication method characterized in that it comprises a step of transmitting a registration notification mail for notifying.

(7) A data communication program for controlling a data communication device capable of reading an original to acquire image data and transmitting an electronic mail including the acquired image data, and a procedure for receiving the electronic mail. The procedure of extracting the sender's email address from the received email, and if the extracted sender's address is not registered in the address storage unit for storing the email address, the sender A procedure for registering an address in the address storage unit, and if the received email has an email address other than the device to which the email is delivered, extracts the email address other than the device. And a procedure for notifying that the sender address is registered to the extracted electronic mail address other than the device. Data communication program characterized by comprising a step of transmitting a recording notification mail.

(8) A computer-readable recording medium recording the data communication program according to (7) above.

[0017]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the overall configuration of a data communication system including a data communication device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The data communication devices 10A and 1A shown in FIG.
0B has a function of reading a document, acquiring image data, and transmitting an electronic mail including the acquired image data, and is specifically a multifunction peripheral device (MFP). These data communication devices 10A and 10B are connected to the communication network 70. Further, mail servers 20A and 20B and personal computers 30A and 30B are connected to the communication network 70. The type and number of devices connected to the communication network 70 are
It is not limited to the example shown in FIG.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an example of the configuration of the data communication device.

As shown in FIG. 2, the data communication device 10
Each of A and 10B has a control unit 11, a storage device 12, an interface 13, an image processing unit 14, a printing unit 15, and an operation panel 40, which are interconnected via a bus 16.

The control section 11 follows the control program
It is a central processing unit that controls each unit 12 to 15, 40.
The control program includes a client program and a data communication program for using the communication services of the mail servers 20A and 20B. The client program for using the communication services of the mail servers 20A and 20B is, for example, SMTP (Simple Mai).
l Transfer Protocol and POP (Post Office Pro)
tocol) is used.

The storage device 12 is, for example, a ROM or RA.
M, a hard disk, which stores a program, image data obtained by reading an original, and various data, and is temporarily used as a work area for executing the program. Further, the storage device 12 has an address book which is an address storage section for storing and registering an e-mail address, and this address book is used when sending an e-mail.

The interface 13 is composed of, for example, a network interface card (NIC) and is used for transmitting / receiving data via the network.

The image processing section 14 has an image reading section and a data processing section.

The image reading unit includes, for example, a CCD image sensor for reading a document and generating image data, and an automatic document feeder (ADF) for feeding the document to a predetermined reading position.

The data processing unit executes format conversion for converting the image data format into a data transmission format.
As items of format conversion, there are a compression method and a document format, which can be designated by the user of the transmission source. The compression method is, for example, MH (Modified
Huffman) method, MR (Modified Read) method, and MMR (Modified Modified Read) method. The document format is, for example, TIFF (Tagged Image File Format) which is a file format for images and PDF (Portable Document) which is a file format for document display.
Format).

The printing unit 15 is, for example, an electrophotographic image forming apparatus, and prints out image data on a recording material such as paper.

The operation panel 40 is used for inputting various items to the data communication device and for performing various displays. As shown in FIG. 3, the operation panel 40
Has a liquid crystal display 41, a ten-key pad 42, a function switching key including a copying machine mode key 43 and a scanner mode key 44, and a start key 45 for starting copying or scanning.

Each of the mail servers 20A and 20B is a computer in which a server program for providing a communication service for sending and receiving electronic mail is installed, and uses, for example, SMTP and POP.

The personal computers 30A and 30B are computers of users who use the data communication devices 10A and 10B, respectively, and client programs for installing communication services of the mail servers 20A and 20B are installed.

The communication network 70 is a telephone network or ISD.
N, public network such as packet switching network, and LAN, WA
N, a computer network such as the Internet is included.

Next, the procedure of the data transmission process in the data communication device 10A will be described with reference to FIGS. The algorithm shown by the flowcharts of FIGS. 4 to 7 is used in the storage device 1 of the data communication device 10A.
2 is stored as a program and is executed by the control unit 11.

First, in step S101, when the data communication device 10A is activated, a copy condition setting screen in the copy mode (see FIG. 3) is displayed as an initial screen. The copy condition setting screen has a finishing input field 51A for designating a finishing method such as sorting, a magnification input field 51B for designating a copy magnification, and a paper input field 51C for designating a paper type (size). The user inputs fields 51A to 51
It is possible to input copy conditions through C. When the copy condition setting screen is displayed and the start key 45 is pressed with the document set,
The printing process is performed based on the document.

In step S102, it is determined whether or not the scanner mode key 44 has been pressed. When the scanner mode key 44 is not pressed (step S102: N
O), and returns to step S101.

In step S103, when the scanner mode key 44 is pressed (step S103: YE
S), as shown in FIG. 8, the destination designation screen in the scanner mode is displayed. On the address specification screen, the address button (one-touch button) that shows the address already registered
52A and a blank button, that is, a blank button 5 where the destination is not shown
2B, a destination input section 52, and a forward instruction button 53 used when a list of destination buttons exists on a plurality of pages.
A has a reverse instruction button 53C, a selection end button 53B for inputting that address designation has been completed, and a setting button 53D used when correcting the registered content for the address selected by the address button 52A.

In step S104, it is determined whether the copy mode key 43 has been pressed. When the copy mode key 44 is pressed (step S104: YE
S), and returns to step S101.

In step S105, it is determined whether the destination input section 52 has been pressed. If the destination input unit 52 is not pressed (step S105: NO), step S
Return to 104.

In step S106, it is determined whether registration processing is necessary. That is, step S105
Then, it is determined whether or not the blank button 52B is pressed, or the setting button 53D is subsequently pressed after the destination button 52A is pressed. When it is determined that the registration process is necessary (step S106: YES), step S1
Proceeding to 10, predetermined registration processing is executed. Details of the procedure of this processing will be described later.

In step S107, it is determined whether or not the destination selection has been completed. When the destination selection is not completed (step S107: NO), the process returns to step S104. In addition, the selection of the destination may be single or plural.

When the selection end button 53B is pressed to finish the selection of the destination (step S107: YES), the start key 45 is waited for being pressed in step S108.

In step S109, scanning of the set original is started and an electronic mail including the obtained image data is transmitted. Details of the procedure of this transmission processing will be described later.

Next, referring to FIG. 5, step S of FIG.
The procedure of the registration process in 110 will be described.

In step S201, it is determined whether or not the destination button 52A indicating the already registered destination has been pressed and is in the ON state. When the destination button 52A is in the ON state (step S201: YE
S), the process of step S202 is executed. When the destination button 52A is not in the ON state (step S2)
01: NO), it is determined that the blank button 52B is pressed to be in the ON state, and the process of step S204 is executed.

In step S202, the setting button 53D
It is determined whether or not is pressed and is in the ON state.
When the setting button 53D is in the ON state (step S202: YES), the process of step S203 is executed.

In step S203, the destination button 52A
A registration content correction process is performed to correct the registration content of the destination whose is ON. Details of the procedure of this registration content correction processing will be described later.

In step S204, as shown in FIG. 9, the address setting screen is displayed, and the address information including the name of the destination, the email address of the destination, and the email address for reply is set. The address setting screen includes a destination name input field 55A, a destination e-mail address input field 55B, a reply e-mail address input field 55C, a keyboard portion 56 for inputting characters, and address information setting completion. When there are a plurality of pages of the end button 57 for instructing, the correction button 58 for correcting the input, and the list of the destination buttons, the destination button position display portion 59 indicating the position of the destination button to be registered is provided. In the reply e-mail address input field 55C, for example, the e-mail address of the personal computer 30A used by the user on the sending side can be entered. In this case, the reply mail from the other party is set. It is sent to the reply email address. However, if there is no input in the input field 55C, the reply mail from the other party is automatically sent to the electronic mail address of the sender (sender).

In step S205, the end button 57 is pressed to wait until the setting of various address information in step S204 is completed.

In step S206, as shown in FIG. 10, the transmission mode setting screen is displayed, and the transmission mode including the resolution, compression method, and document format is set. The transmission mode setting screen is 400 dpi (do
resolution input field 61 for specifying resolution such as ts per inch), compression method input field 62 for specifying compression method such as MR, document format input field 63 for specifying document format such as TIFF, transmission It has a return button 64 for inputting that the setting of the mode is completed.

In step S207, the return button 64 is pressed to wait until the setting of the transmission mode in step S206 is completed.

In step S208, step S204
And the contents set in S206 are registered in the address book. FIG. 11 is a diagram showing an example of the address book. Note that the storage location of the above setting contents in the address book, that is, the storage location indicated by the page and the in-page location of the address book shown in FIG. 11 corresponds to the display position of the destination button on the destination designation screen shown in FIG. ing. Then, at the same time as the registration, the display returns to the destination designation screen shown in FIG.

Next, referring to FIG. 6, step S of FIG.
The procedure of registration content correction processing in 203 will be described.

In step S301, an address setting screen is displayed as shown in FIG. If the correction button 58 is pressed while the end button 57 is not pressed (step S302: NO) (step S303: YE)
S), the registered content of the address information is corrected according to the user's input (step S304).

In step S302, the end button 57
When is pressed (step S302: YES), if the registered content of the address information is modified in step S304, the modified content is registered in the address book (step S305).

In step S306, a transmission mode setting screen is displayed as shown in FIG. Return button 64
When is not pressed (step S307: NO),
The registration contents of the transmission mode may be modified according to the user's input (step S308).

Return button 64 in step S307
If is pressed (step S307: YES), if the registration contents of the transmission mode in step S308 have been corrected, the correction contents are registered in the address book (step S309). And at the same time as registration,
The display returns to the destination specification screen shown in.

Next, referring to FIG. 7, step S of FIG.
The procedure of the transmission process in 109 will be described.

In step S401, image data acquisition processing is performed. Here, the resolution registered for the designated destination according to the input through the destination input unit 52 is read from the address book, and the document is scanned by the image reading unit based on the resolution. The image data obtained by reading the document is stored in the storage device 12.

In step S402, the address information and transmission mode registered for the specified destination are read from the address book.

In step S403, electronic mail creation processing is executed. In this email creation process,
The e-mail address registered is the e-mail address registered for the specified address. Further, for example, a body having a message such as “I have attached an image file.” Is created.

In step S404, the acquired image data is compressed based on the compression method registered for the designated destination.

In step S405, the format of the image data is converted based on the document format registered for the designated destination.

In step S406, the compressed and format-converted image data file is stored in step S4.
It is attached to the email created in 03.

In step S407, the electronic mail to which the image data file is attached is transmitted to the designated destination.

Next, the procedure of the data receiving process in the data communication device 10A will be described with reference to FIGS. The algorithms shown in the flowcharts of FIGS. 12 to 16 are stored as a program in the storage device 12 of the data communication device 10A and are executed by the control unit 11.

Hereinafter, for example, in FIG. 1, when both the e-mail addresses of the data communication device 10A and the personal computer 30A are designated as TO (destination), and the personal computer 30B sends an e-mail including an image data attachment file. The data reception process of the data communication device 10A will be described. In this case, the user of the personal computer 30A is usually the recipient of the printed matter of the image data obtained by the print processing by the data communication device 10A. The electronic mail address of either the data communication device 10A or the personal computer 30A may be designated as CC (carbon copy). Here, the electronic mail address designated as TO is the original destination. An e-mail having the same content as the original destination “TO” is sent to the e-mail address specified in CC.

First, in step S501, an electronic mail is received, and print processing is performed based on the image data file attached to the electronic mail. Details of the procedure of the reception and print processing will be described later. However, if there is no attached file in the e-mail, the process directly proceeds to the next step.

In step S502, the sender electronic mail address is extracted from the received electronic mail.
That is, the email is parsed and the header Fro
The e-mail address (source address) set in m is extracted.

In step S503, step S502
If the source address extracted in step 1 is not registered in the address book, the source address is registered in the address book. Details of the procedure of the registration process in the address book will be described later.

In step S504, the e-mail address other than the own device (data communication device 10A) to which the e-mail is delivered is used to notify that the sender address of the e-mail has been registered. A registration notice email is sent. The details of the procedure of this registration notification mail transmission process will be described later.

Next, with reference to FIG. 13, the procedure of the reception and print processing in step S501 of FIG. 12 will be described.

In step S601, the electronic mail is received, and the attached file is extracted from the electronic mail.

In step S602, step S601
Decompression processing is performed on the attached file extracted in. Here, it is possible to print when the document format of the attached file is, for example, TIFF or PDF, and when the attached file has another document format, execution of the program is terminated as it is.

In step S603, the decompressed file is expanded into print format bitmap data.

In step S604, the bitmap data is sent to the printing section 15.

In step S605, the printing unit 15 prints the bitmap data on a recording material such as paper.

Next, with reference to FIG. 14, the procedure of the registration processing to the address book in step S503 of FIG. 12 will be described.

In step S701, the contents of the already registered address book are confirmed. That is, the source address extracted in step S502 is searched in the address book.

In step S702, step S502
It is determined whether or not the source address extracted in step 1 is already registered in the address book. If the sender address is already registered in the address book (step S702: YES),
If the execution of the program is ended as it is and it is not registered (step S702: NO), the process of step S703 is executed.

In step S703, the domain name shown after @ in the source address is extracted.

In step S704, step S703 is performed.
It is determined whether or not an electronic mail address having the same domain name as the domain name retrieved in step 1 has been registered in the address book. When the e-mail address of the same domain name has been registered (step S704: YES), the process of step S705 is executed, and when it is not registered (step S704: NO), the process of step S707 is executed.

At step S705, step S703.
It is determined whether or not there is a new registerable vacant area in the page of the address book in which the electronic mail address having the same domain name as the domain name extracted in step 1 is registered. When there is a free area (step S705:
If YES), the process of step S706 is executed, and if there is no free area (step S705: NO), the process of step S707 is executed.

In step S706, step S703
The page of the address book in which the e-mail address having the same domain name as the domain name taken out in step is registered is designated as the registration location of the source address. Since e-mail addresses having the same domain name are considered to belong to, for example, LANs of the same company or group, registering these e-mail addresses on the same page improves the usability of the address book.

On the other hand, in step S707, a page having an empty area that can be newly registered is searched sequentially from the first page of the address book, and the page in which the empty area is detected first is designated as the registration location of the source address. To be done.

In step S708, registration processing regarding the source address is performed.

Next, the procedure of the registration process in step S708 of FIG. 14 will be described with reference to FIG.

In step S801, step S502
Source address extracted in (for example, takeda@ccc.co
m) is set to the destination email address.

In step S802, step S502 is performed.
The first 8 characters of the source address extracted by (for example, ta
keda @ c) is extracted. Note that the items to be extracted are not limited to the first 8 characters of the source address, and may be, for example, the first 6 characters or the name set corresponding to the source address.

In step S803, step S802
The first 8 characters extracted in step 1 are set as the destination name.

In step S804, the received electronic mail is searched for an electronic mail address other than the own device (data communication device 10A) to which the electronic mail is delivered.

In step S805, step S804
As a result of the search, it is determined whether or not an electronic mail address other than the own machine to which the electronic mail is delivered is detected. That is, the header of the received e-mail is analyzed, and it is determined whether or not an e-mail address other than the own device specified in TO or CC is detected.
Note that if the communication is not limited to the equipment in which the CC is not specified, only the portion corresponding to the TO in the header of the electronic mail may be the search target.

When an e-mail address other than the recipient of the e-mail is detected (step S8)
05: YES), that is, if the e-mail is broadcast to the e-mail address other than the self-device and the self-device specified in TO or CC, step S
When the processing of 806 is executed and an electronic mail address other than the own machine is not detected (step S805: N
O), and proceeds to step S807.

In step S806, step S805
Email address detected by (eg sato@ddd.c
om) is set to the email address for reply.

In step S807, the address information including the name of the destination, the electronic mail address of the destination, and the electronic mail address for reply, which are set in the above-mentioned steps, and which are associated with each other, are stored as one record in the address book. Will be stored and registered in. This address information is, for example, the third of the address book shown in FIG. 11 in which an e-mail address having the same domain name as the e-mail address (takeda@ccc.com) of the set destination which is the source address is registered. Registered on the 4th page.

Next, with reference to FIG. 16, the procedure of the registration notification mail transmission process in step S504 of FIG. 12 will be described.

First, in step S901, step S
Similar to step 805, it is determined whether or not an email address other than the recipient's device to which the email is delivered is detected in the received email. When an e-mail address other than the own device to which the e-mail is delivered is detected (step S901: YES), the process of step S902 is executed, and an e-mail address other than the own device is not detected ( Step S901: N
O), and as a result, the execution of the program ends.

In step S902, step S901
Email address detected by (eg sato@ddd.c
om) is designated as the TO (address) of the registration notification mail.
This registration notification mail is sent by itself (data communication device 10A).
This is an e-mail for notifying that the sender address of the e-mail received at is registered in its own address book.

In step S903, the e-mail address of the device (data communication device 10A) (for example, mfp @ ddd.
com) is designated as the From (sender) of the registration notification email.

In step S904, the body of the registration notice mail is created. Here, a message such as "One-touch registration is completed." And address information including the name of the destination registered in step S503, the email address of the destination, and the email address for reply are included in the body of the registration notification email. Included. Further, information about the storage location of the registered address information in the address book (the page of the address book and the storage location in the page) is included in the text.

By executing the processing of steps S902 to S904 in this manner, a registration notification mail as shown in FIG. 17, for example, is created.

In step S905, the created registration notification mail is sent to the destination specified in step S902.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, when the electronic mail including the attached file of the image data is transmitted to the data communication apparatus 10A and the image data is printed out by the data communication apparatus 10A, the data communication apparatus is used. 10A
Automatically registered the sender address of the e-mail in the address book, and registered the sender address when an e-mail address different from the data communication device 10A was designated as TO or CC in the e-mail. A registration notification mail for notifying that is sent to an electronic mail address other than the data communication device 10A designated as TO or CC.

Therefore, normally, the data communication device 10A
The user who has received the registration notification mail, who is the recipient of the printed matter of the image data obtained in step 1, sends a registration from the data communication device 10A to the registered source address, or when the image data is transmitted in another case. No need to manually enter an e-mail address and send it without knowing the fact. As a result, the address book is effectively used, and the data transmission work is reduced.

Further, by including the information regarding the storage location of the registered source address in the address book, that is, the display position of the destination button corresponding to the registered source address on the destination designation screen, in the registration notification mail, The user who sends a reply is the data communication device 1
It is not necessary to search for the corresponding address in the entire 0A address book, and the data transmission work is further reduced.

The present invention is not limited to the above-mentioned embodiments, but can be variously modified within the scope of the claims.

For example, in the above embodiment, the personal computer 30
Although the data reception process in the data communication device 10A when B transmits an e-mail including an attachment file of image data has been described, the present invention is not limited to this, and the data communication device 10B scans a document. It is needless to say that the present invention is also applicable to the data receiving process in the data communication device 10A when the image data is acquired by using the image data and the electronic mail including the attached file of the acquired image data is transmitted. In this case, the use of the address book facilitates the transmission of the image data obtained by reading the original by the data communication device 10A and the print output by the data communication device 10B.

In the above embodiment, the personal computer 30B is used.
Has described the case where the electronic mail including the attachment file of the image data is transmitted, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the data communication device when the personal computer 30B transmits the electronic mail including no attachment file is described. 10A
It is also applicable to the data reception processing in. Even in this case, it is possible to register the sender address in the address book and to notify the registration by the received e-mail.

In the above embodiment, the MFP has been described as an example of the data communication device, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, a document is read to obtain image data, The present invention can also be applied to a network scanner having a function of sending acquired image data by attaching it to an electronic mail. Further, the invention can be applied to an apparatus including the network scanner and a separate printer that can communicate with the network scanner.

Each means for performing control or calculation in the data communication apparatus and the data communication method according to the present invention can be realized by a dedicated hardware circuit or a programmed computer. The program may be provided by a computer-readable recording medium such as a flexible disk or a CD-ROM. Further, the above program may be provided as application software by itself, or may be incorporated in the device as a function of the device.

[0110]

As described above, according to the present invention, the sender address of the received electronic mail is registered in the address storage unit of the data communication device and the received electronic mail is delivered. If there is an e-mail address other than your own, the notification will be sent to the e-mail address other than yourself, and the user who received the notification will receive the registered sender address. On the other hand, when the image data is sent back from the data communication device or the image data is sent in another case, it is not necessary to manually enter the e-mail address and send it without knowing the fact of registration. As a result, the address book is effectively used, and the data transmission work is reduced.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an overall configuration of a data communication system including a data communication device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an example of a configuration of a data communication device.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of an operation panel of the data communication device.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing a procedure of data transmission processing in the data communication device.

5 is a flowchart showing a procedure of registration processing in FIG.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing a procedure of registration content correction processing in FIG.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing a procedure of transmission processing in FIG.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an example of a destination designation screen.

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing an example of an address setting screen.

FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of a transmission mode setting screen.

FIG. 11 is a diagram showing an example of an address book.

FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing a procedure of data reception processing in the data communication device.

13 is a flowchart showing a procedure of receiving and printing processing in FIG.

FIG. 14 is a flowchart showing a procedure of registration processing in the address book in FIG.

FIG. 15 is a flowchart showing a procedure of registration processing in FIG.

16 is a flowchart showing a procedure of a registration notification mail transmission process in FIG.

FIG. 17 is a diagram showing an example of a registration notification mail.

[Explanation of symbols]

10A, 10B ... Data communication device, 11 ... control unit, 12 ... storage device, 13 ... Interface, 14 ... Image processing unit, 15 ... Printing department 16 ... bus, 20A, 20B ... mail server, 30A, 30B ... PC, 40 ... Operation panel, 41 ... Liquid crystal display section, 42 ... numeric keypad, 43 ... Copy mode key, 44 ... Scanner mode key, 45 ... Start key.

Claims (8)

[Claims] 1. A document is read to obtain image data,
A data communication device capable of transmitting an electronic mail including the acquired image data, the receiving means receiving the electronic mail, and extracting the electronic mail address of the transmission source from the electronic mail received by the receiving means. 1 extraction means and the source address extracted by the first extraction means are
When the e-mail address is not registered in the address storage unit for storing the e-mail address, registration means for registering the sender address in the address storage unit, and the e-mail is delivered to the received e-mail. When there is an electronic mail address other than the device to which the destination is stored, a second extracting unit that extracts an electronic mail address other than the device, and an electronic mail address other than the device extracted by the second extracting unit And a transmission unit that transmits a registration notification mail for notifying that the transmission source address has been registered. 2. The second extracting means analyzes the header of the received electronic mail, and extracts an electronic mail address other than the device designated as a destination or a CC. The data communication device according to. 3. The data communication device according to claim 1, further comprising a printing unit that prints image data included in the received electronic mail. 4. The data communication device according to claim 1, wherein the registration notification mail includes information regarding a storage location of the transmission source address in the address storage unit. 5. The registration means, when an e-mail address having the same domain name as the sender address is already registered in the address storage unit, sets the sender address as an e-mail address having the same domain name. The registration is performed in the vicinity of the storage location.
4. The data communication device according to any one of 4. 6. A document is read to obtain image data,
A data communication method for performing data communication using a data communication device capable of transmitting an e-mail including the acquired image data, the method comprising the steps of receiving an e-mail and transmitting from the received e-mail. The step of extracting the original email address, and the case where the extracted sender address is not registered in the address storage section for storing the email address,
Registering the sender address in the address storage unit, and if the received electronic mail has an electronic mail address other than the one to which the electronic mail is delivered, an electronic mail address other than that of the device And a step of transmitting a registration notification mail for notifying that the sender address has been registered to an extracted electronic mail address other than the device. Communication method. 7. A document is read to obtain image data,
A data communication program for controlling a data communication device capable of transmitting an electronic mail including the acquired image data, the procedure of receiving the electronic mail, and extracting the sender's electronic mail address from the received electronic mail. If the procedure and the extracted source address are not registered in the address storage unit for storing the email address,
A step of registering the sender address in the address storage unit; and if the received e-mail has an e-mail address other than the device to which the e-mail is delivered, an e-mail other than the device It has a procedure of extracting an address, and a procedure of transmitting a registration notification mail for notifying that the sender address is registered to the extracted electronic mail addresses other than the device. Data communication program. 8. A computer-readable recording medium in which the data communication program according to claim 7 is recorded.