Confidential communications executing multifunctional product

Abstract

A multifunctional product connected with a plurality of terminals over a network includes an image information obtaining device that obtains image information, a document file storing device that stores the image information in a prescribed location as a document file, and a designating device that designates a prescribed terminal to receive the document file. A file transmission device is provided to transmit the document file to the prescribed terminal simultaneously when the document file storing device stores the image information in the document file.

1 . An electronic device configured to transmit electronic mail to a destination, comprising:
 a transmit instruction receiving unit that receives selectively (1) a first transmit instruction request to transmit image data as an attachment file of electronic mail and (2) a second transmit instruction request to transmit electronic mail including link information indicating a link to the image data; and   a data transmission unit that (1) sends the image data as the attachment file of the electronic mail when the transmit instruction receiving unit receives the first transmit instruction request to transmit the image data as the attachment file of the electronic mail, and that (2) sends the electronic mail including link information indicating a link to the image data when the transmit instruction receiving unit receives the second transmit instruction request to transmit the electronic mail including link information indicating a link to the image data.   
     
     
         2 . The device of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 an image data transmitting means,   wherein when the data transmission unit sends the electronic mail including the link information to the image data, the image data transmitting means transmits the image data in reply to a request for accessing the image data received from the destination that receives the electronic mail including the link information to the image data.   
     
     
         3 . The device of  claim 2 , further comprising:
 an image data obtaining means for obtaining the image data stored in a storage device according to the request for accessing the image data received from the destination that receives the electronic mail including the link information to the image data.   
     
     
         4 . The device of  claim 3 , wherein the image data stored in the storage device is deleted after a predetermined time period elapses, and the transmit instruction receiving unit selectively receives the first and second transmit instruction requests through operation on a touch panel in an operating device. 
     
     
         5 . A non-transitory computer readable storage medium including computer executable instructions that when executed on a computer perform operations comprising:
 a transmit instruction receiving operation selectively receiving (1) a first transmit instruction request to transmit image data as an attachment file of electronic mail and (2) a second transmit instruction request to transmit electronic mail including link information indicating a link to the image data; and   a data transmission operation that (1) sends the image data as the attachment file of the electronic mail when the transmit instruction receiving operation receives the first transmit instruction request to transmit the image data as the attachment file of the electronic mail, and that (2) sends the electronic mail including link information indicating a link to the image data when the transmit instruction receiving operation receives the second transmit instruction request to transmit the electronic mail including link information indicating a link to the image data.   
     
     
         6 . The non-transitory computer readable medium of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 an image data transmitting operation,   wherein when the data transmission operation sends the electronic mail including the link information to the image data, the image data transmitting operation transmits the image data in reply to a request for accessing the image data received from a destination that receives the electronic mail including the link information to the image data.   
     
     
         7 . The non-transitory computer readable medium of  claim 6 , further comprising:
 an image data obtaining operation obtaining the image data stored in a storage device according to the request for accessing the image data received from the destination that receives the electronic mail including the link information to the image data.   
     
     
         8 . The non-transitory computer readable medium of  claim 7 , further comprising:
 deleting the image data stored in the storage device after a predetermined time period elapses, wherein the transmit instruction receiving operation selectively receives the first and second transmit instruction requests through operation on a touch panel in an operating device.