Facsimile/character communication system
US4759053A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 7, 1984 |
| Grant date | Jul 19, 1988 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 7, 2004 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N2201/0067
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A facsimile communication system incorporates a plurality of terminal equipments, each comprising a keyboard capable of character data input operation and a facsimile equipment which operates in accordance with commands given thereto through the keyboard, and a host computer connected through telephone lines to the terminal equipments. The facsimile communication system includes equipment for transmitting or receiving character data through steps for converting the character data into character codes, equipment for transmitting or receiving picture data through steps for converting the picture data into picture codes, equipment for discriminating the converted picture codes or the converted character codes from each other, and equipment for recording received character data and picture data integrally on a recording sheet.
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