Digital multi-functional machine and method capable of photocopying, printing and transmitting facsimile images
US6219147A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 26, 1998 |
| Grant date | Apr 17, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 26, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N1/40
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A digital multi-functional machine and method are disclosed, having at least one of picture reading, printing, and facsimile transmission capabilities, and including a printer for making visible prints in response to a demand for image prints and prints of facsimile transmission. The machine is provided with a data storage unit which is capable of storing image data either in predetermined block unit of pixels for binary image data, or in the form coded by a fixed length block truncation encoder by the block unit of pixels for multiple valued image data.
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