Facsimile machine

Claim 2

A facsimile machine for transmitting facsimile data by facsimile, said facsimile data received via an internet from a requesting node, to a transmission destination specified by said requesting node, the facsimile machine comprising: an acquiring section configured to acquire, from the internet, facsimile data sent on the internet from said requesting node; an obtaining section configured to obtain an e-mail address of a notification destination node, to which a process result of facsimile transmission is to be notified, from said acquired facsimile data; a detecting section configured to detect a process result of a transmission process performed on said acquired facsimile data; and a notification section configured to notify said detected process result to said e-mail address of said notification destination node by e-mail when the notification destination is different from the transmission destination.

Claim 3

The facsimile machine according to claim 1 , wherein when said detecting section detects a process result indicating that a transmission process performed on said facsimile data has been properly terminated, said notification section sends a message indicating proper termination of said transmission process to said e-mail address of said notification destination node.

Claim 4

The facsimile machine according to claim 1 , wherein when said detecting section detects a process result indicating that a transmission process performed on said facsimile data has been improperly terminated, said notification section sends a message indicating improper termination of said transmission process to said e-mail address of said notification destination node.

Claim 5

The facsimile machine according to claim 1 , comprising: an accumulating section configured to accumulate plural pieces of facsimile data acquired from the internet; a storage that is adapted to store e-mail addresses of notification destination nodes, extracted from said facsimile data, in association with said facsimile data; and an acquiring section configured to acquire an e-mail address of a notification destination node associated with facsimile data on which the transmission process has been performed and a process result detected, from said storage and to transfer the acquired e-mail address of a notification destination node to said notification section.

Claim 6

The facsimile machine according to claim 1 , comprising: an extracting section configured to extract process result items notifiable to said notification destination node from facsimile data obtained from said internet; and an instructing section configured to instruct, if an item matching with a detected process result is included in said process result items, said notification section to notify the detected process result to said notification destination node.

Claim 7

A communication terminal which communicates with the facsimile machine according to claim 1 through a network, comprising: an adding section configured to add information on a transmission destination and an e-mail address of a notification destination to a facsimile data, said transmission destination being a destination to which the facsimile data should be transmitted and said notification destination being a destination to which a process result should be notified; a transmission section configured to transmit the facsimile data with the information on the transmission destination and the e-mail address of the notification destination to said facsimile machine via the network.

Claim 8

A facsimile machine for transmitting facsimile data by facsimile, said facsimile data received via an internet from a requesting node, to a transmission destination specified by said requesting node, the facsimile machine comprising: an acquiring section configured to acquire, from the internet, facsimile data sent on the internet from said requesting node; an obtaining section configured to obtain an e-mail address of a notification destination node, to which a process result of facsimile transmission is to be notified, from said acquired facsimile data; a detecting section configured to detect a process result of a transmission process performed on said acquired facsimile data, when said transmission process has been terminated improperly; and a notification section configured to notify said detected improper process result to said e-mail address of said notification destination node by e-mail, when the notification destination is different from the transmission destination.

Claim 9

A facsimile machine for transmitting facsimile data by facsimile, said facsimile data received via an internet from a requesting node, to a transmission destination specified by said requesting node, the facsimile machine comprising: an acquiring section configured to acquire, from the internet, facsimile data sent on the internet from said requesting node; an obtaining section configured to obtain an e-mail address of a notification destination node, to which a process result of facsimile transmission is to be notified, from said acquired facsimile data; a detecting section configured to detect a process result of a transmission process performed on said acquired facsimile data, when said transmission process has been terminated improperly; and a notification section configured to notify said detected improper process result to said e-mail address of said notification destination node by e-mail, when the notification destination is different from the transmission destination.

Claim 10

The facsimile machine according to claim 7 , comprising: a scanner that scans an original to pick up an image of the original; a facsimile communication section that transmits the image of the original and receives facsimile data via a PSTN; and a printer that prints the received facsimile data.

Claim 11

The facsimile machine according to claim 7 , comprising: a converting section configured to convert the image of the original to an e-mail format if an e-mail address of a destination to which the image should be transmitted is designated; a transmitting section configured to transmit the image converted to the e-mail format to the designated e-mail address of the destination by e-mail; and a receiving section configured to receive an e-mail and to instruct said printer to print a content included in the received e-mail.

Claim 12

A facsimile communicating method for transmitting facsimile data by facsimile, the facsimile data received via an internet from a requesting node, and transmitted to a transmission destination specified by said requesting node, the method comprising: acquiring, from the internet, the facsimile data sent on the internet from the requesting node; obtaining an e-mail address of a notification destination node, to which a process result of facsimile transmission is to be notified, from the acquired facsimile data; detecting a process result of a transmission process performed on said acquired facsimile data; and notifying the detected process result to the destination node by e-mail, when the notification destination is different from the transmission destination node.

Claim 13

A facsimile communicating method for transmitting facsimile data by facsimile, the facsimile data received via an internet from a requesting node, and transmitted to a transmission destination specified by said requesting node, the method comprising: acquiring, from the internet, the facsimile data sent on the internet from the requesting node; obtaining an e-mail address of a notification destination node, to which a process result of facsimile transmission is to be notified, from the acquired facsimile data; detecting a process result of a transmission process performed on said acquired facsimile data; and notifying the detected process result to the destination node by e-mail, when the notification destination is different from the transmission destination node.