JP2004297485A - Composite device, control method therefor, control program therefor, and information communication system comprising the composite device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To easily transmit image data by e-mail by using an input part of a composite device without requiring a device other than the composite device. <P>SOLUTION: In the composite device 10 with an input means 1 for inputting various kinds of information and an e-mail transmission means 4 for attaching the information inputted by the input means 1 to the e-mail and for transmitting it to a set transmitting destination address, the input means 1 is provided with an image formation means 2 for performing handwriting input of various kinds of the information and for forming the image data based on the information inputted by handwriting by an input means 1b and the e-mail transmission means 4 transmits the image data formed by the image formation means 2 to the set transmitting destination address. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

[0001]
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a multifunction device, a control method therefor, a control program therefor, and an information communication system including the multifunction device. The present invention relates to a device and related technology.
[0002]
[Prior art]
In recent years, so-called MFPs (multifunction peripherals), which have a function of transmitting image data read by a scanner unit by e-mail with simple address designation, have been increasing.
Such a conventional multifunction device incorporates the header information and mail text of an e-mail input by a personal computer (hereinafter, abbreviated as “PC”) on the source user side into the multifunction device to generate an e-mail. The transmission destination information is assigned to the transmission box in the multifunction device based on the header information of the multifunction device.
[0003]
Then, after storing the scanned image data in association with the transmission box, the image data is attached to a transmission e-mail based on the transmission destination information and transmitted to the transmission destination.
In this way, the conventional multifunction device eliminates the need to specify the destination and capture image data at the same time by associating in the transmission box, and a user unfamiliar with the operation occupies the operation panel of the multifunction device for a long time (See, for example, Patent Document 1).
[0004]
[Patent Document 1]
JP 2002-300362 A
[0005]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, in the above-described conventional multifunction peripheral, in order to transmit the read image data by e-mail, it is necessary to set a destination of the e-mail using a personal computer. Therefore, there is a problem that operability is poor for a user who is not accustomed to using a personal computer.
Also, when the destination of the e-mail attached with such image data is a terminal device such as a mobile phone, the format of the image data that can be received by the mobile phone is specified. There is a problem that transmitted image data cannot always be confirmed.
[0006]
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and image data can be easily transmitted by e-mail using an input unit of a multifunction device without requiring a device other than the multifunction device. It is an object of the present invention to provide a multifunction device capable of confirming transmitted image data on a receiver side terminal device, a control device thereof, a control program thereof, and an information communication system including the multifunction device.
[0007]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to achieve the above object, a multifunction apparatus according to claim 1 of the present invention comprises: an input unit for inputting various information; and the information input by the input unit is attached to an e-mail to set a destination address. And a mail transmitting means for transmitting to the input device, the input means is provided with image forming means for inputting various information by hand, and forming image data based on the information handwritten by the input means, the mail transmitting means, The image data formed by the image forming means is transmitted to the set destination address.
[0008]
With such a configuration of the multifunction device, the user can set various information by handwriting input from the input device of the multifunction device, and can also manually input image data to be attached to an e-mail and transmitted from the input device. Therefore, the image data can be easily transmitted by e-mail using the input unit of the multifunction peripheral without requiring any device other than the multifunction peripheral.
[0009]
According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the multi-function apparatus according to the first aspect, image data to be attached to an e-mail is previously set for each attribute information based on the attribute information included in the destination address. And a data conversion unit for converting the data into a format that has been described.
According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the image processing apparatus according to the second aspect, the data conversion unit is configured to output one or more of a color, an image size, and a format of the image data. The conversion is performed based on the attribute information included in the transmission destination address.
[0010]
With such a configuration of the multifunction device, the data conversion means converts the image data attached to the e-mail according to the transmission destination into a preset format, so that the data conversion unit corresponds to the terminal device at the transmission destination. The image data can be transmitted, and the image data can be reliably provided to the destination terminal.
[0011]
According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of controlling a multifunction device, comprising: an inputting step of inputting various information; and a mail attaching the information input in the inputting step to an electronic mail and transmitting the information to a set destination address. An image forming step of inputting various information by hand in the input step, and forming image data based on the information input by hand in the input step, and an attribute included in the destination address. A data conversion step of converting the image data formed in the image forming step into a format set in advance for each attribute information based on the information. Is transmitted to the set destination address.
[0012]
If the control method of the multifunction device is set to such a control method, the user can set various information by handwriting input to the multifunction device, and also manually input image data to be attached to an e-mail and transmitted. Therefore, the image data can be easily transmitted by e-mail by the multifunction device alone without using any device other than the multifunction device. Further, since the image data attached to the e-mail is converted into a preset format according to the destination, the image data corresponding to the destination terminal device can be transmitted, and the The image data can be reliably provided.
[0013]
According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a control program for a multifunction device, comprising: an inputting step of inputting various information; and a mail for attaching information input in the inputting step to an electronic mail and transmitting the information to a set destination address. In the control program for causing the multifunction device to execute the transmitting step, the input step includes inputting various information by hand, and the image forming step of forming image data based on the information input by handwriting in the input step; Based on the attribute information, the data conversion step of converting the image data formed in the image forming step into a format preset for each attribute information and the multifunction device are executed. Causing the multifunction peripheral to execute a process of transmitting the formed image data to the set destination address. There as a control program.
[0014]
If the control program of the multifunction device is set to such a control program, the user can set various information by handwriting input to the multifunction device, and also manually input image data to be attached to an e-mail and transmitted. Therefore, the image data can be easily transmitted by e-mail by the multifunction device alone without using any device other than the multifunction device. Further, since the image data attached to the e-mail is converted into a preset format according to the transmission destination, the image data corresponding to the transmission destination terminal device can be transmitted. As a result, in the multifunction peripheral, the image data can be reliably provided to the destination terminal.
[0015]
According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, there is provided an information communication system including a multifunction device, wherein the multifunction device transmits image data attached to an e-mail, and receives image data transmitted from the multifunction device via a network. An information communication system comprising one or more receiver-side terminal devices, wherein the multifunction device is configured to have input means for inputting various kinds of information by hand and information attached by the input means attached to an e-mail and set. A mail transmitting means for transmitting to the specified destination address, an image forming means for forming image data based on the information handwritten by the input means, and an image forming means based on the attribute information included in the destination address. Data converting means for converting the formed image data into a format set in advance for each attribute information. The received image data is transmitted to the set destination address, and the receiver side terminal device receives the e-mail with the image data attached from the image processing device, and the e-mail attached to the e-mail received by the predetermined operation. It is configured to be able to confirm the image data that is present.
[0016]
With such a configuration of the information communication system including the multifunction device, even if the image data that can be received is restricted by the attribute of the receiver terminal device, the receiver terminal device of the transmission destination can be used. Since the image data is transmitted after being converted based on the attribute information of the image data, the image data can be reliably displayed on the receiver side terminal device.
[0017]
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
An information communication system including a multifunction peripheral according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.
FIG. 1 is an overall configuration diagram of an information communication system including a multifunction peripheral according to an embodiment of the present invention. It should be noted that the configuration in the figure is a minimum configuration for describing the present invention.
[0018]
As shown in FIG. 1, an information communication system including a multifunction device includes a digital multifunction device 10 such as an MFP, a sender mail server (or gateway) 20, an Internet network 30, a receiver mail server 40, and a base station 50. , A receiver terminal device 60 such as a mobile phone terminal, and an image server 70.
[0019]
As shown in FIG. 2, the digital multifunction peripheral 10 includes a touch panel operation unit (input unit) 1 including a text input unit 1a and a handwriting input unit 1b, an image forming unit 2, a data conversion unit 3, a mail transmission unit 4, a network interface 5, a scanner 6, a storage unit 7, and an address storage unit 8.
The touch panel operation unit 1 is a bidirectional interface having a display and an input function, including a monitor or a liquid crystal display employing a touch panel, and capable of performing input settings by touching a finger or a dedicated pen on the display screen. .
The text input unit 1a displays a fixed phrase or a graphic on a display screen, and uses the selected fixed phrase or the like as input information. The handwriting input unit 1b uses, as input information, a trajectory arbitrarily drawn on xy coordinates detected on the display screen. Actually, the handwriting input unit 1b performs an operation of setting a bit at a position corresponding to the xy coordinates in the memory space.
The image forming means 2 recognizes input information (handwritten information) from the handwriting input means 1b and forms image data.
[0020]
The data conversion unit 3 converts the image data formed by the image forming unit 2 into a format that matches the attribute of the receiver terminal device 60 that transmits the data by e-mail. The attribute information of the receiver terminal device 60 can be read from the destination address. That is, the e-mail address has a format such as “abcde@company.co.jp”, and the user name before the “@” symbol identifies the individual and the domain after the “@” identifies the organization. The attribute information of the receiver-side terminal device 60 can be determined by reading the domain name.
Here, when the receiver terminal device 60 is a mobile phone, a predetermined format (JPEG, GIF, PNG) or the like (a preset format) is set for each service provider registered with the mobile phone. Is set. Therefore, for such a mobile phone, image data can be converted by reading a different domain name for each service provider.
[0021]
Note that even mobile phones registered with the same service provider may have different format formats depending on the mobile phone. In such a case, attribute information that can recognize the type of mobile phone terminal other than the domain name is provided. It must be set in advance in relation to the e-mail address.
Further, the image data is not limited to the conversion of the format format, and any one or a plurality of format formats, image colors, and image sizes can be converted.
[0022]
When receiving the designation of the transmission destination from the touch panel operation unit 1, the mail transmission unit 4 extracts the sender address stored in the address storage unit 8 in advance, and reads the attribute information included in the sender address. Then, the image data formed by the image forming means 2 based on the read attribute information is converted by the data converting means 3 and output to the network interface 5.
The network interface 5 connects the digital multifunction peripheral 10 to the sender's mail server (or gateway) 20 and sends out the image data output by the mail sending means 4 to the Internet network 30.
[0023]
The scanner 6 directly reads image information from the outside, stores the read image data in a built-in one page reading memory, and outputs the read image data to the data conversion means 3. Further, in response to a case where the data amount of the image to be scanned is large, the read image data may be stored in the storage unit 7 and then output to the data conversion unit 3.
The data conversion unit 3 converts the image data input from the scanner 6 into a format corresponding to the attribute of the receiver-side terminal device 60 to be transmitted by e-mail, similarly to the image data formed by the image forming unit 2. Convert.
The storage unit 7 is a large-capacity storage unit such as a hard disk or a compact flash (registered trademark), and can store image data scanned by the scanner 6 and image data formed by the image forming unit 2. .
The address storage means 8 stores the destination address of the e-mail in association with the attribute information of the image data that can be received by the recipient terminal device 60 at each destination.
[0024]
As described above, in the information communication system including the digital multifunction peripheral 10, the e-mail output from the digital multifunction peripheral 10 is transmitted to the sender side mail server 20 and the Internet network 30 in the case of a normal text mail using a fixed text. The data is transmitted to the recipient mail server 40 which manages the recipient terminal device 60 of the transmission destination via the base station 50, and is transmitted from the recipient mail server 40 to the recipient terminal device 60 via the base station 50.
On the other hand, when the image data is transmitted in the attached file format, the image data is transmitted to the image server 70 on the Internet 30 via the gateway 20 in the designated format, and the download of the image is authenticated. A link to the image data is sent by e-mail to the destination together with the download message. Therefore, the recipient-side terminal device 60 downloads the image data, and when the attached file of the e-mail is opened by a predetermined operation such as clicking an operation button, displays the transmitted image data on the display screen. Since the transmitted image data has been converted by the data conversion means 3 of the digital multifunction peripheral 10 into a data format conforming to the attribute of the receiver terminal device 60, the image data is transmitted by the receiver terminal device 60. There is no problem such as not being able to confirm.
[0025]
Next, an operation of transmitting an e-mail by the digital multifunction peripheral 10 of the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG.
FIG. 3 is a flowchart illustrating an operation of transmitting an electronic mail by the digital multifunction peripheral.
First, the digital multifunction peripheral 10 determines whether the destination address of the e-mail is set from the touch panel operation unit 1 (step S301).
[0026]
If it is determined in step S301 that the destination address of the e-mail has been set, then it is determined whether or not handwriting input has been designated as the input source designation on the touch panel operation unit 1 (step S301). S302).
If it is determined in step S302 that handwriting input has been designated, the digital multifunction peripheral 10 causes the touch panel operation unit 1 to display a handwriting input screen and reads handwritten information input here (input step, Step S303).
Next, the image forming means 2 forms image data based on the read handwritten information (image forming step, step S304).
[0027]
When the image data is formed, the mail transmitting means 4 reads the domain information of the destination address from the address storage means 8 and converts the image data into a predetermined data format corresponding to the domain information set in advance (data Conversion step, step S305). That is, if the receiver-side terminal device 60 is a mobile phone, for example, it converts handwritten input bitmap data (image data) according to attribute information such as 256-color display, size of 120 × 120 pixels, and format of PNG. I do.
[0028]
On the other hand, when it is determined in step S302 that the input from the touch panel operation unit 1 is not a handwritten input, the mail transmitting unit 4 sets input information such as a fixed phrase as an electronic mail based on the input operation ( Input step, step S306).
Then, the mail transmitting unit 4 creates an e-mail based on the set input information, and attaches the electronic data to the e-mail when the image data is created in steps S303 to S305 ( Step S307).
Next, the mail transmitting means 4 transmits the created e-mail to the specified destination address (mail transmission step, step S306).
[0029]
An e-mail can be transmitted from the digital multifunction peripheral 10 through a series of operations as described above.
Here, the display and setting of the touch panel operation unit 1 accompanying the electronic mail transmission operation of the digital multifunction peripheral 10 will be described in detail below.
FIG. 4 shows the first screen displayed on touch panel operation unit 1 when a screen for transmitting an e-mail from digital multifunction peripheral 10 is selected. In FIG. 4, as the setting method of the transmission destination, a setting by "address book" and a setting by "new registration" can be selected.
[0030]
FIG. 5 is a display screen displayed when "address book" is selected as the output destination setting on the display screen shown in FIG. In FIG. 5, the e-mail addresses of the department members registered in the address storage unit 8 in advance are displayed in the destination selection section “TO:”. Also, the destination address setting on this display screen is performed by selecting the destination address from the address book (TO :), pressing the "Apply" button, and further pressing the "Return" button to set the final destination address. The address is determined.
In addition, the operation of transmitting an e-mail from the digital multifunction peripheral 10 described above is the same as the conventional operation, so that the operation can be said to be easy.
[0031]
The address book shown in FIG. 5 is a list of addresses stored in the address storage means 8, and these addresses are used when "new registration" is selected as the output destination setting on the display screen shown in FIG. It is created by adding a new address on the displayed new registration screen. FIG. 6 is an example of a new registration screen displayed on the display screen of the touch panel operation unit 1.
In FIG. 6, it is possible to input necessary information in each item on the right side of the screen, and it is natural that an address and a name at the time of display are used. It is possible to select and set a type (attribute information) such as designation (full color, color 256, monochrome), displayable screen size (x × y), and image format (JPEG, PNG, GIF).
When the destination of the e-mail is a mailer of a personal computer, the line speed can be selected from DSL, ISDN, PHONE (analog line telephone), and MOBILE (wireless).
This is a setting for transmitting an image with an optimal data amount according to the environment of the receiver. For example, for a mobile phone, it is necessary to adjust the transmission image to a predetermined image size and to match the format of the format with the terminal of each mobile phone such as PNG.
[0032]
Next, the display of the touch panel operation unit 1 at the time of inputting various information of the e-mail after setting the destination address will be described.
As shown in FIG. 4, the input method “input source” from the touch panel operation unit 1 can be selected from “fixed text”, “panel input”, and “panel handwriting”.
FIG. 7 is a display screen when “fixed text” is selected by selecting “input source” on the touch panel operation unit 1.
In FIG. 7, options for fixed phrases are displayed on the right side of the screen. By selecting a message to be transmitted from this option and pressing an "apply" button, a message in a fixed form is determined. In addition, in the present invention, especially for users who are not good at using a personal computer, long sentences that cannot be input without a personal computer are not targeted, and a simple "call the company" The minimum message such as can be selected.
[0033]
On the other hand, if the user wants to send a message with a content that cannot be conveyed in a fixed phrase, it is necessary to select “panel input” or “panel handwriting”.
When "panel input" is selected, a keyboard screen is displayed on the touch panel operation unit 1 (not shown), and a document can be input by touching the keyboard with a dedicated pen.
[0034]
FIG. 8 is a display screen when “panel handwriting” is selected in the “input source” selection of the touch panel operation unit 1.
In FIG. 8, several convenient pictograms are arranged in the upper part of the frame screen, and can be moved while being lightly touched on the touch panel operation unit 1 with a dedicated pen or the like. For example, in FIG. 8, a picture of a telephone is entered on the screen in the manner described above. The touch panel operation unit 1 can read the coordinates touched by the dedicated pen using, for example, an ultrasonic wave, and thus can create an image in which the coordinates are plotted. If a trajectory is drawn on the touch panel operation unit 1 with a dedicated pen, characters can be written. In the example of FIG. 8, the message is a telephone number and a name.
[0035]
FIG. 9 shows a final display screen after various settings are made by the touch panel operation unit 1.
At the lower right of the display screen, there is a display of the sender “FROM:”, but this setting may be selected from the address book, and if the user has been authenticated with an account when using the MFP, the user is notified. A related address may be set in advance and displayed.
Therefore, by pressing the “send” button on this display screen, the e-mail whose settings have been input is transmitted from the MFP to the destination.
[0036]
Here, the setting operation using the handwriting input screen shown in FIG. 8 will be described in more detail with reference to FIG.
FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing the setting operation using the handwriting input screen.
When “panel handwriting” is selected as the “input source” on the display screen of the touch panel operation unit 1, the digital multifunction device 10 displays a panel handwriting screen (see FIG. 8) (step S101).
When the handwritten display screen is displayed, digital multifunction peripheral 10 determines whether a pictogram is selected on touch panel operation unit 1 (step S102).
If the part corresponding to the pictogram on the touch panel operation unit 1 is pressed with a dedicated pen or the like, it is determined that the pictogram is selected, and the pictogram is dragged (step S103). That is, when the pen tip moves while the pictogram is pressed, the pictogram moves following the pen tip.
When the pen tip is released from the screen, it is detected and the pictogram is dropped at the position where the pen tip is released (step S104), and the process proceeds to step S105.
[0037]
If it is determined in step S102 that a pictograph has not been selected, or if it is determined in step S104 that a pictograph has been dropped, whether or not handwriting has been input is determined depending on whether or not the handwriting area has been pressed with a pen tip. Is determined (step S105).
If it is determined that handwriting has been input, a plot is attached to a position on the image data indicating the position pressed by the pen tip (step S106).
When it is determined in step S105 that the input is not a handwriting input, and when plotting is performed in step S106, it is determined whether or not a “clear” button at the bottom of the display screen is pressed (step S107). For example, the input image data is entirely erased, for example (step S108).
If the “clear” button has not been pressed in step S107, and if all the image data has been deleted in step S108, it is determined whether the “OK” button for ending the handwriting input operation has been pressed (step S107). S109) If pressed, the handwriting input is confirmed and the screen returns to the mail transmission screen (FIG. 9). On the other hand, if not pressed, the process returns to step S101 again and repeats the processing of steps S101 to S109.
[0038]
As described above, according to the digital multifunction peripheral 10 according to the present embodiment, the user can set various kinds of information by handwriting input using the handwriting input unit 1b of the touch panel operation unit 1 of the digital multifunction peripheral 10, and can also send e-mail. The image data to be attached to the image data to be transmitted can also be input by handwriting from the handwriting input unit 1b. The data can be sent by e-mail.
Therefore, even a user who is not accustomed to using a personal computer can easily send an e-mail using the multifunction peripheral.
[0039]
As described above, the digital multifunction peripheral according to the present invention has been described with reference to the preferred embodiments. However, the multifunction peripheral according to the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and various modifications may be made within the scope of the present invention. Needless to say, this is possible.
[0040]
Further, the digital multifunction peripheral according to the embodiment can be executed by a computer controlled by a control program. The control program for the digital multifunction peripheral is provided, for example, by a recording medium. As the recording medium, for example, a magnetic disk, an optical disk, a semiconductor memory, or any other computer-readable means can be used.
In addition, the control program of the digital multifunction peripheral recorded on the recording medium can be read by the computer by directly attaching the recording medium to the computer, or may be read by the computer via a communication line. .
[0041]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, according to the present invention, image data can be easily transmitted by e-mail by the input unit of the multifunction peripheral without requiring a device other than the multifunction peripheral, and the transmitted image can be transmitted. The data can be confirmed on the receiver side terminal device.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is an overall configuration diagram of an information communication system including a multifunction peripheral according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is an internal configuration diagram of the multifunction peripheral according to the embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 3 is a flowchart illustrating an operation of transmitting an electronic mail by the multifunction peripheral according to the embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 4 is an initial screen displayed on the touch panel operation unit of the multifunction peripheral according to the embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 5 is a display screen when “address book” is selected as an output destination setting in the multifunction peripheral according to the embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 6 is an example of a new registration screen in the multifunction peripheral according to the embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 7 is a display screen when “fixed text” is selected in “input source” selection in the multifunction peripheral according to the embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 8 is a display screen when “panel handwriting” is selected in “input source” selection in the multifunction peripheral according to the embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 9 is a final display screen on the touch panel operation unit of the multifunction peripheral according to the embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 10 is a flowchart illustrating a setting operation using a handwriting input screen in the touch panel operation unit of the multifunction peripheral according to the embodiment of the present invention.
[Explanation of symbols]
1 Touch panel operation unit (input means)
1a Text input means
1b Handwriting input means
2 Image forming means
3 Data conversion means
4 Mail sending means
5 Network interface
6 Scanner
7 Storage means
8 Address storage means
10. Digital composite device
20 Sender's mail server (or gateway)
30 Internet Network
40 Recipient mail server
50 base stations
60 Receiver terminal device
70 Image Server

Claims (6)

Input means for inputting various information;
Attachment of the information input by the input means to an e-mail, a mail transmission means for transmitting to a set destination address,
The input means inputs the various information by hand,
An image forming unit that forms image data based on information input by handwriting by the input unit,
A multi-function device, wherein the mail transmitting unit transmits the image data formed by the image forming unit to a set destination address. The composite device according to claim 1,
A multifunction device further comprising a data conversion unit configured to convert the image data attached to an electronic mail into a format set in advance for each of the attribute information, based on the attribute information included in the destination address. . The composite device according to claim 2,
The multifunction device, wherein the data conversion means converts one or more of the color, image size, and format of the image data based on attribute information included in the destination address. An input step for inputting various information;
Attach information input in the input step to an e-mail, a mail transmission step of transmitting to a set destination address, the multi-function device control method,
In the input step, the various information is input by handwriting,
An image forming step of forming image data based on the information handwritten in the input step,
A data conversion step of converting the image data formed in the image forming step into a format set in advance for each of the attribute information, based on the attribute information included in the transmission destination address,
The method of controlling a multifunction device, wherein in the mail transmitting step, the image data formed in the image forming step is transmitted to a set destination address. An input step for inputting various information;
Attach the information input in the input step to an e-mail, a mail transmission step of transmitting to the set destination address, the control program causing the multifunction device to execute,
In the input step, the various information is input by handwriting,
An image forming step of forming image data based on the information handwritten in the input step,
A data conversion step of converting the image data formed in the image forming step into a format preset for each of the attribute information based on the attribute information included in the destination address. With
The control program for a multifunction peripheral, wherein in the mail transmitting step, the image data formed in the image forming step is transmitted to a set destination address. An information communication system comprising: a multifunction device that attaches image data to an e-mail and transmits the image data; and one or more receiver-side terminal devices that receive the image data transmitted from the multifunction device via a network. And
The composite device,
Input means for inputting various information by hand,
Attachment of the information input by the input means to an e-mail, a mail transmission means for transmitting to a set destination address,
Image forming means for forming image data based on the information handwritten by the input means,
Data conversion means for converting image data formed by the image forming means into a format set in advance for each of the attribute information, based on the attribute information included in the destination address,
In the mail transmitting means, the image data formed by the image forming means is transmitted to a set destination address,
The receiver side terminal device,
An information communication device comprising: a multifunction device that receives an e-mail attached with the image data from the image processing device and that can confirm image data attached to the received e-mail by a predetermined operation. system.

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