Patent · US Expired

Facsimile apparatus including provisions for determining file transfer capability

US5696606A · kind A · utility

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9Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateFeb 27, 1995
Grant dateDec 9, 1997
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Expiry dateFeb 27, 2015

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N2201/0015
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The present invention provides a facsimile apparatus which comprises a host computer interface control component for controlling an interface with a host computer connected to an external device, a host computer capability detecting component for receiving capability information from the host computer through the host computer interface control component, a control signal preparing component for generating a protocol control signal based on the capability information detected by the host computer capability detecting component, and a communication control component for transferring a file utilizing the protocol control signal generated by the control signal preparing component.

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