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Document circulating apparatus with automatic deletion of data

US5598279A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateNov 2, 1994
Grant dateJan 28, 1997
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Expiry dateNov 2, 2014

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N2201/3295
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An apparatus for circulating documents among a number of computer terminals in an office. The apparatus includes a device for reading images which are then stored. The image may then be read out from the storage. A controller controls the storage of the image and the reading of the image from storage. The apparatus also includes a device for forming a network system with a number of terminals so that the various terminals can read images from storage. The apparatus will automatically delete data from the storage under various conditions.

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