Facsimile transceiver capable of storing and relaying data

• US 4,607,289 A
• Filed: 02/16/1983
• Issued: 08/19/1986
• Est. Priority Date: 02/26/1982
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Ricoh Company Limited
• Original Assignee: Ricoh Company Limited
• Inventors: Kurokawa, Shunji
• Primary Examiner(s): Groody, James J.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Coles, Edward L.
• Application Number:
  US06/467,403
• Time in Patent Office: 1,280 Days
• Field of Search: 358/256, 358/257, 358/280, 358/286, 358/258, 340/825.18, 340/825.52
• US Class Current: 358/402
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/32363 at the transmitter or at the receiver
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/32379 Functions of a still picture terminal memory associated with reception
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/3239 Forwarding image data, e.g. to an absent recipient

Abstract

A facsimile transceiver having a data storing and relaying function in which facsimile data transmitted thereto from a remote facsimile station is stored for a moment and then transmitted to a second remote facsimile station which is designated by the first remote station. The transceiver accepts a data relay request from the first remote station only when registered identification data which accepts a request for relaying data coincides with identification data which is included in a control signal transmitted to the intermediate transceiver from the first remote station.

Claims

1. A facsimile transceiver having an on-demand type function of temporarily storing facsimile data transmitted thereto from one remote facismile station and relaying the stored data to another remote facsimile station which is designated by said one station comprising:

a system control means for controlling the entire transceiver;

a data storage means for storing the received facsimile data;

a first storage means for registering therein identification data which accepts a request for relaying facsimile data;

a comparator means for comparing with the identification data registered in the first storage means, identification data included in a control signal which is transmitted to the transceiver before the facsimile data from said one remote station, said identification data in the control signal being recognized by the system control means;

a second storage means for storing destination data which represents said another remote station and is included in the control signal and recognized by the system control means; and

a destination select signal generator means for generating a destination select signal to call said another remote station in response to the destination data which is read out of the second storage means;

the system control means causing the facsimile data to be relayed to said another station only if the identification data included in the control signal corresponds to the identification data registered in the first storage means.

2. A system as claimed in claim 1, in which the control signal includes therein the destinatin data, data representing said one remote statin and data indicative of a specified relaying time.

3. A system as claimed in claim 2, in which each of the registered identification data and the identification data included in the control signal comprises at least one of the destination data and data indicative of said one station.

4. A system as claimed in claim 1, in which each of the resistered identification data and the identification data included in the control signal comprises indentification data which identifies a specific group to which the transceiver belongs.