Facsimile machine having a plurality of own-call-numbers
US5699171A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 1, 1994 |
| Grant date | Dec 16, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 1, 2014 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N1/32726
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A facsimile machine including a data obtaining device which obtains a plurality of sets of own-call-number data each set of which identifies a corresponding one of a plurality of different own call numbers allotted to the facsimile machine according to a common numbering rule, each of the different own call numbers identifying the facsimile machine from other facsimile machines to which other call numbers different from the own call numbers are allotted according to the common numbering rule, a plurality of memories which are related with the different own call numbers, respectively, and in which a plurality of batches of information are stored, respectively, and a transmitter which transmits, to one of the other facsimile machines, the batch of information stored in one of the memories which corresponds to one of the different own call numbers identified by one of the sets of own-call-number data obtained by the data obtaining device. Another facsimile machine including, in addition to the data obtaining device, a plurality of memories related with the different own call numbers, respectively, and a receiver which receives a batch of image information from one of the other facsimi…
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