Facsimile system
First Claim
1. A facsimile system having server means connected to a local-area network system, to which a plurality of client terminals are connected, and connected also to an ISDN and a pay-station telephone network, said server means comprising:
- first communication means for performing communication between said pay-station telephone network and said plurality of client terminals;
second communication means for performing communication between said ISDN and said plurality of client terminals; and
control means for controlling changeover between said first communication means and said second communication means in accordance with a command from each of said plurality of client terminals.
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Abstract
In a facsimile system having a server device connected to a local-area network system, to which a plurality of client terminals are connected, and connected also to an ISDN and a pay-station telephone network, the server device performs communication with the pay-station telephone network and the plurality of client terminals, performs communication with the ISDN and the plurality of client terminals, and changes over communication between the ISDN and the pay-station telephone network in accordance with a command from each of the plurality of client terminals.
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18 Claims
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1. A facsimile system having server means connected to a local-area network system, to which a plurality of client terminals are connected, and connected also to an ISDN and a pay-station telephone network, said server means comprising:
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first communication means for performing communication between said pay-station telephone network and said plurality of client terminals;
second communication means for performing communication between said ISDN and said plurality of client terminals; and
control means for controlling changeover between said first communication means and said second communication means in accordance with a command from each of said plurality of client terminals. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A facsimile system having server means connected to a local-area network system, to which a plurality of client terminals are connected, and connected also to a pay-station telephone network having at least one communication terminal connected thereto, said server means comprising:
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receiving means for receiving a command from each of said plurality of client terminals;
analyzing means for analyzing a command received by said receiving means; and
communication means for performing communication between said communication terminal and each of said plurality of client terminals based upon results of analysis performed by said analyzing means. - View Dependent Claims (6)
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7. A facsimile system having server means connected to a local-area network system, to which a plurality of client terminals are connected, and connected also to an ISDN having at least one communication terminal connected thereto, said server means comprising:
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receiving means for receiving a command from each of said plurality of client terminals;
analyzing means for analyzing a command received by said receiving means; and
communication means for performing communication between said communication terminal and each of said plurality of client terminals based upon results of analysis performed by said analyzing means. - View Dependent Claims (8)
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9. A facsimile system having server means connected to a local-area network system, to which a plurality of client terminals are connected, and connected also to an ISDN and a pay-station telephone network, said server means comprising:
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first communication means for performing communication between said pay-station telephone network and said plurality of client terminals;
second communication means for performing communication between said ISDN and said plurality of client terminals;
control means for controlling changeover between said first communication means and said second communication means in accordance with a command from each of said plurality of client terminals;
image processing means for performing image processing conforming to whichever of said first and second communication means said control means has changed over to in accordance with said command; and
management control means for performing file management/control conforming to whichever of said first and second communication means said control means has changed over to in accordance with said command. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12)
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13. A facsimile system having server means for controlling communication between a local-area network to which a plurality of client terminals are connected and a wide-area network to which a plurality of facsimile terminals are connected, said server means comprising:
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memory means for storing information which includes a local-area network address, transmission information and a transmission file name of each client terminal, among the plurality thereof, which requests facsimile communication;
read-out means for reading, in accordance with the information stored in said memory means, the transmission file of each client terminal which has stored the information in said memory means; and
storage means for storing the transmission file read by the read-out means. - View Dependent Claims (14)
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15. A facsimile system having server means for controlling communication between a local-area network to which a plurality of client terminals are connected, and a wide-area network to which a plurality of facsimile terminals are connected, said server means comprising:
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converting means for converting addresses between the local-area network and wide-area network; and
modifying means for modifying content of a conversion performed by said converting means;
each of said plurality of client terminals having;
first display means for displaying the content of the conversion;
requesting means or requesting that said converting means perform a conversion of the content modified by said modifying means; and
second display means for displaying content of conversion modified by said modifying means. - View Dependent Claims (16)
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17. A facsimile system having server means for controlling communication between a local-area network to which a plurality of client terminals are connected, and a wide-area network to which a plurality of facsimile terminal are connected, said server means comprising:
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a table which represents content for converting addresses between the local-area network and the wide-area network; and
updating means for updating said table;
each of said plurality of client terminals having;
receiving means for receiving said table from said server means;
display means for displaying the received table;
modifying means for modifying said table; and
transmitting means for transmitting said table, which has been modified by said modifying means, to said server means;
said updating means performing updating based upon the table transmitted by said transmitting means. - View Dependent Claims (18)
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