Method and apparatus for originating a facsimile message in a selective call receiver
US5581366A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 8, 1994 |
| Grant date | Dec 3, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 8, 2014 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG08B5/229
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A selective call receiver (12) having a pen input capable display screen (50) for inputting a message by pen stylus (60) to be facsimile transmitted. A auxiliary cradle unit (13) is provided which mates and electrically connects with the selective call receiver (12). The auxiliary cradle unit comprising a fax modem (64) for receiving as input the message to be facsimile transmitted and for modulating and transmitting the message. An electronic fax message form (100) may be used to transmit the fax message to another selective call receiver (40), or the fax message is transmitted to a fax machine (14).
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