Patent · US Expired

Facsimile apparatus capable of connecting to mobile communicator and public communication line

US5537220A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateApr 26, 1994
Grant dateJul 16, 1996
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Expiry dateApr 26, 2014

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N2201/0096
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

In portable facsimile apparatus capable of being connected to a telephone line or mobile communication unit, the setting in a modem may be changed in accordance with the connected line. More specifically, the setting in a modem 1-8 is changed, depending on whether the modem is connected to a telephone line 1-10 or a mobile communication unit 1-11. Also, a circuit for discriminating which line is connected to a NCU 1-9 is provided so that the modem 1-8 can change an output signal level in accordance with result of the discrimination.

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