Data communication apparatus connected to external information processing terminal through interface
First Claim
1. A data communication apparatus for receiving a command from an external information processing terminal, transmitting a response for the received command to said information processing terminal and executing a process corresponding to the command, comprising:
- status monitor means for monitoring apparatus status; and
means for transmitting information on the apparatus status upon transmission of said response in accordance with the status monitoring by said status monitor means.
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Abstract
In the communication between a facsimile apparatus and an information processing terminal, the communication of status information of the facsimile apparatus is efficiently effected and an operation efficiency of the apparatus is improved. In response to a command from the information processing terminal, information indicating a change in the status of the facsimile apparatus is set in a response transmitted from the facsimile apparatus to the information processing terminal, and the information processing terminal conducts a communication request of the status information of the facsimile apparatus in accordance with the information.
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19 Claims
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1. A data communication apparatus for receiving a command from an external information processing terminal, transmitting a response for the received command to said information processing terminal and executing a process corresponding to the command, comprising:
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status monitor means for monitoring apparatus status; and
means for transmitting information on the apparatus status upon transmission of said response in accordance with the status monitoring by said status monitor means. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A processing method in an information processing terminal for transmitting a command to cause a data communication apparatus to execute a desired process and receiving a response indicating whether said command is acceptable or not from said data communication apparatus, comprising the steps of:
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detecting whether information indicating a change in the data communication apparatus status has occurred is included in said response or not; and
recognizing the data communication apparatus status in accordance with a result of the detection. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A storage medium containing a program executable by a computer for transmitting a command to cause a data communication apparatus to execute a desired process and receiving a response indicating whether said command is acceptable by said data communication apparatus or not, comprising the steps of:
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detecting whether information indicating a change in the data communication apparatus status has occurred is included in said response or not; and
recognizing the data communication apparatus status in accordance with a result of the detection. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
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