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Parallel process communications terminal and network

  • US 4,902,881 A
  • Filed: 06/10/1988
  • Issued: 02/20/1990
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/10/1988
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A public document image and voice communications terminal comprising,a data bus having a host CPU connected thereto, the host including a video display and a keyboard for providing a user interface,user identification means including a credit card reader-writer for communicating credit card information to said data bus,a facsimile module having a coprocessor, an image printer, and an image scanner all communicating with the data bus, said coprocessor having means for compressing and decompressing images in real time, the facsimile module communicating with said bus, a voice transceiver module communicating with the data bus, andfirst and second public telephone communications channels, said first channel communicating with said voice transceiver module and said second channel communicating with said facsimile module, said first and second channels arranged for simultaneous communication.

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