US 11,736,630 B2
Server for email print and scan functions, and computer program for server
Ken Saito, Tokoname (JP)
Assigned to Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Nagoya (JP)
Filed by BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Nagoya (JP)
Filed on Feb. 17, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/673,967.
Claims priority of application No. 2021-024517 (JP), filed on Feb. 18, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2022/0263955 A1, Aug. 18, 2022
Int. Cl. H04N 1/00 (2006.01); H04N 1/32 (2006.01)
CPC H04N 1/00244 (2013.01) [H04N 1/00212 (2013.01); H04N 1/32352 (2013.01)] 15 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A server, comprising:
memory;
an email receiver configured to receive, from an external device, a first email including image data, a first email address as a destination address, and a second email address as a source address;
a memory controller configured to store identification information in association with the second email address in the memory, the identification information identifying print data obtained using the image data included in the first email;
a first generator configured to generate first print data representing a first print image, the first print image including a first partial image represented by the image data and a second partial image representing an image corresponding to the identification information;
a first print data transmitter configured to transmit the first print data to a printer corresponding to the first email address;
a scanned data receiver configured to receive scanned data from a scanner in response to the scanner scanning a printed material having the first print image output from the printer, the scanned data representing a scanned image including the first print image;
an email transmitter configured to transmit a second email including the scanned data, the second email further including, as a destination address, the second email address associated with the identification information corresponding to the second partial image included in the scanned image; and
a determiner configured to, in response to reception of the first email from the external device, determine whether a predetermined condition is met,
wherein the first generator is configured to, in response to the determiner determining that the predetermined condition is met, generate the first print data representing the first print image including the first partial image and the second partial image,
wherein the server further comprises a second generator and a second print data transmitter,
wherein the second generator is configured to, in response to the determiner determining that the predetermined condition is not met, generate second print data representing a second print image, the second print image including the first partial image and not including the second partial image, and
wherein the second print data transmitter is configured to transmit the second print data to the printer corresponding to the first email address.