Facsimile and static presentation processing – Facsimile – Electronic mailbox
Reexamination Certificate
2005-02-25
2009-08-11
Zimmerman, Mark K (Department: 2625)
Facsimile and static presentation processing
Facsimile
Electronic mailbox
C358S474000, C382S101000, C382S229000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07573615
ABSTRACT:
In a multi-function image forming apparatus connected with a network, an email transmission device extracts image data of an address area, a subject area, and a body area of an original document from image data of the original document according to a designated one of a plurality of pieces of OCR area information stored in an OCR area information storage device, performs character recognition relative to the extracted image data of an address area, a subject area, and a body area of the original document with an OCR device to obtain character strings of the address area, the subject area, and the body area of the original document, sets the obtained character strings of the address area, the subject area, and the body area of the original document as an address, a subject, and a body of an email, and transmits the email while attaching the image data of the original document to the body of the email.
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Chen Huo Long
Oblon & Spivak, McClelland, Maier & Neustadt P.C.
Ricoh & Company, Ltd.
Zimmerman Mark K
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