FACSIMILE MACHINE
First Claim
1. A facsimile machine comprising:
- a connecting unit to which an external database device is connected via communication networks;
an entry unit that accepts transmission instruction including the destination of facsimile transmission;
a searching unit that searches a destination information in a database held by the database device with the destination accepted by the entry unit as a search key;
a transmitting unit that executes the facsimile transmission; and
a control unit that causes the searching unit to execute a search for the first time immediately after the acceptance of the transmission instruction by the entry unit and for the second time immediately before the facsimile transmission in the case in which the entry unit accepts the time-specified transmission instruction and, when it is found that the destination information including the search key exists in the database by the searches for the first time and the second time, causes the transmitting unit to execute the facsimile transmission for the corresponding destination.
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Abstract
A facsimile machine includes an entry unit, a searching unit, a transmitting unit and a control unit. The entry unit accepts a transmission instruction including a destination. The searching unit searches the destination information in a database held by an external database device with the destination as a search key. The transmitting unit executes the facsimile transmission. The control unit causes the searching unit to execute searching for the first time immediately after the acceptance of the transmission instruction by the entry unit and for the second time immediately before the facsimile transmission in the case in which the entry unit accepts the time-specified transmission instruction or immediately before the redialing facsimile transmission and, when it is found that the destination information including the search key exists in the database by the searches for the first time and the second time, causes the transmitting unit to execute the facsimile transmission for the corresponding destination.
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20 Claims
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1. A facsimile machine comprising:
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a connecting unit to which an external database device is connected via communication networks; an entry unit that accepts transmission instruction including the destination of facsimile transmission; a searching unit that searches a destination information in a database held by the database device with the destination accepted by the entry unit as a search key; a transmitting unit that executes the facsimile transmission; and a control unit that causes the searching unit to execute a search for the first time immediately after the acceptance of the transmission instruction by the entry unit and for the second time immediately before the facsimile transmission in the case in which the entry unit accepts the time-specified transmission instruction and, when it is found that the destination information including the search key exists in the database by the searches for the first time and the second time, causes the transmitting unit to execute the facsimile transmission for the corresponding destination. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A facsimile machine comprising:
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a connecting unit to which an external database device is connected via communication networks; an entry unit that accepts transmission instruction including the destination of facsimile transmission; a searching unit that searches a destination information in a database held by the database device with the destination accepted by the entry unit as a search key; a transmitting unit that executes the facsimile transmission; and a control unit that causes the searching unit to execute search for the first time immediately after the acceptance of the transmission instruction by the entry unit and for the second time immediately before redialing facsimile transmission and, when it is found that the destination information including the search key exists in the database by the searches for the first time and the second time, causes the transmitting unit to execute the facsimile transmission for the corresponding destination. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A facsimile communication method comprising:
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an entering step for accepting transmission instruction including the destination of facsimile transmission; a searching step for searching a destination information in a database held by a database device with the destination accepted in the entering step as a search key for the first time immediately after the acceptance of the transmission instruction in the entering step and for the second time immediately before the facsimile transmission in the case in which the time-specified transmission instruction is accepted in the entering step; and a transmitting step for executing the facsimile transmission for the corresponding destination when it is found that the destination information including the search key exists in the database by the searches for the first time and the second time. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A facsimile communication method comprising:
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an entering step for accepting transmission instruction including the destination of facsimile transmission; a transmitting unit for executing facsimile transmission; a searching step for searching a destination information in a database held by an external database device with the destination accepted in the entering step as a search key for the first time immediately after the acceptance of the transmission instruction in the entering step and for the second time immediately before redialing facsimile transmission; and wherein the facsimile transmission for the corresponding destination is executed when it is found that the destination information including the search key exists in the database by the searches for the first time and the second time. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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