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Computer connection circuit in facsimile

US5303067A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateNov 21, 1991
Grant dateApr 12, 1994
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Expiry dateNov 21, 2011

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N2201/0034
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The invention provides a computer connection circuit in a facsimile, comprising: control and memory unit including CPU(Central Processing Unit)(11a), RAM(Random Access Memory)(11c), and ROM(Read Only Memory)(11b) for controlling a general operation control of the facsimile; address decoder 12 connected to the control and memory unit through an address bus, for selecting and enabling an output terminal according to an input address; a modem 31 connected to the control and memory unit through a date bus and connected to communication lines, in which is driven by a first chip selection signal of the address decoder 12 and requires an interrupt to the control and memory unit in sending/receiving image information; and an UART51(Universal Asynchronous Receiver & Transmitter) connected to the control and memory unit and to RS232C interface means of the computer, in which requites an interrupt to the control and memory unit in sending/receiving image and character information to/from the computer and is driven by a second chip selection signal of the address decoding decoder 12.

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