Data communication apparatus
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1. A data communication apparatus comprising:
- data transmitting means for transmitting data;
reading means for reading data stored in a card having a storage medium, said card being capable of storing character code data and image data therein; and
controlling means for controlling said data transmitting means to transmit the data stored in said card;
wherein said controlling means discriminates a function of a destination apparatus and converts the character code data stored in said card to image data in accordance with the function of said destination apparatus, thereafter effecting data transmission.
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Abstract
A data communication apparatus having a data transmitting portion, a data receiving portion, a detachable memory device such as an IC card or optical card in which received items of data are memorized, and a controller for controlling the process of transmitting and receiving data. In the memory device is set identification codes for identifying the receiver in a confidential communication process. The form of data transmitted by this apparatus is preliminarily converted in accordance with the function of the other party'"'"'s apparatus.
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1. A data communication apparatus comprising:
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data transmitting means for transmitting data; reading means for reading data stored in a card having a storage medium, said card being capable of storing character code data and image data therein; and controlling means for controlling said data transmitting means to transmit the data stored in said card; wherein said controlling means discriminates a function of a destination apparatus and converts the character code data stored in said card to image data in accordance with the function of said destination apparatus, thereafter effecting data transmission. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A data communication apparatus comprising:
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data receiving means for receiving data; writing means for writing data into a card having a storage medium; output means for outputting data received by said data receiving means; and controlling means for controlling said writing means to write data received by said data receiving means into said card; wherein said controlling means selects whether said received data is outputted by said output means or written into said card, and wherein said controlling means judges whether or not said received data can be written into said card, and wherein said controlling means writes said received data when judging that said received data can be written into said card. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A data communication apparatus comprising:
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data receiving means for receiving data; writing means for writing data into a card having a storage medium; and controlling means for controlling said writing means to write data received by said data receiving means into said card, wherein, if said received data has a specific code, said controlling means writes said received data into said card after the same code as said specific code has been set in said card. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16)
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17. A data communication apparatus comprising:
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receiving means for receiving data; a storage medium in which a specific code is set; and controlling means for storing data received by said receiving means in said storage medium when a code attached to said received data corresponds to said specific code of said storage medium. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A data communication apparatus comprising:
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transmitting means for transmitting data; receiving means for receiving data; read-write means for writing data into a card having a storage medium, and for reading out data from said card; outputting means for outputting data received by said data receiving means; and controlling means for controlling said read-write means to read out data stored in said card and for controlling said transmitting means to transmit data thereby read and for controlling said read-write means to write data received by said receiving means into said card, wherein said controlling means selects whether said received data is outputted by said output means or written into said card, and wherein said controlling means judges whether or not said received data can be written into said card, and wherein said controlling means writes said received data when judging that said received data can be written into said card. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. A data communication apparatus comprising:
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transmitting means for transmitting data; receiving means for receiving data; read-write means for writing data into a card having a storage medium, and for reading out data from said card; and controlling means for controlling said read-write means to read out data stored in said card and for controlling said transmitting means to transmit data thereby read and for controlling said read-write means to write data received by said receiving means into said card, wherein, if said received data has a specific code, said controlling means writes said received data into said card after the same code as said specific code has been set in said card. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35)
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36. A facsimile apparatus comprising:
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reading means for reading character code data stored in a card having a storage medium; transmitting means for transmitting data; and control means adapted to execute a facsimile communication procedure to communicate a destination apparatus, wherein the character code data stored in said card is transmitted to said destination apparatus in accordance with the facsimile communication procedure, and wherein said control means discriminates a function of said destination apparatus and, in response to a discrimination that said destination apparatus lacks a function for receiving character code data, said control means converts said character code data into image data and transmits the converted image data.
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