Data communication apparatus for transmission with variable format

• US 4,849,816 A
• Filed: 11/24/1986
• Issued: 07/18/1989
• Est. Priority Date: 11/29/1985
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Canon Ayutthaya Limited (Canon Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Canon Ayutthaya Limited (Canon Inc.)
• Inventors: Yoshida, Takehiro
• Primary Examiner(s): COLES, EDWARD L
• Application Number:
  US06/933,906
• Time in Patent Office: 967 Days
• Field of Search: 358/256, 358/257, 358/280
• US Class Current: 358/434
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/32133 on the same paper sheet, e.g. a facsimile page header
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/3205 of identification information, e.g. name or ID code H04N2201/3209 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/3209 of a telephone number
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/3214 of a date
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/3215 of a time or duration
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/3221 of a job number or identification, e.g. communication number
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/3232 of a page, copy or picture number
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/3271 Printing or stamping
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/3278 Transmission

Abstract

A data communication apparatus includes: a message information generating unit for generating message information; an index information generating unit for generating communication index information; a combining unit for combining the message information and the index information; a transmitting unit for transmitting the combined information combined by the combining unit; and a changing unit for changing the format and/or quantity of the index information depending on the page number of the combined information.

Claims

1. A data communication apparatus comprising:

message information generating means for generating message information;

index information generating means for generating communication index information;

combining means for combining the message information and the index information;

transmitting means for transmitting the combined information combined by said combining means; and

changing means for changing a format of the index information depending on a number of a page of the combined information.

2. A data communication apparatus according claim 1, wherein said changing means changes the index information on a first page in a first format, and changes the index information of the combined information on a second and succeeding pages in a second format simpler than said first format.

3. A data communication apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the message information includes original image information.

4. A data communication apparatus according claim 2, wherein the index information of said second format includes at least a page number.

5. A data communication apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the index information of said first format includes identification information of a sending party and transmission time information.

6. A data communication apparatus comprising:

message information generating means for generating age information;

index information generating means for generating communication index information;

combining means for combining the message information the index information;

transmitting means for transmitting the combined information combined by said combining means; and

changing means for changing a quantity of the index information depending on a page number of the combined information.

7. A data communication apparatus according to claim 6, wherein said changing means makes the quantity of the index information of the combined information at a first page larger than those at a second and succeeding pages.

8. A data communication apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the message information includes original image information.

9. A data communication apparatus according to claim 7, wherein the index information at the first page includes identification information of a sending party and transmission time information.

10. A data communication apparatus according to claim 7, wherein the index information at the second and succeeding pages includes at least a page number.

11. A data communication apparatus comprising:

message information generating means for generating a plurality of pages of message information;

index information generating means for generating communication index information;

combining means for combining the message information and the index information;

transmitting means for transmitting the combined information combined by said combining means; and

changing means for changing a format of the index information,

wherein said changing means changes the format of the index information in the middle of the message information.

12. A data communication apparatus according to claim 11, wherein said changing means changes the format of the index information depending on the page number of the combined information.