Facsimile equipment
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1. A facsimile equipment, comprising:
- destination office information storing means for storing at a respective address therein destination office information representing a plurality of destination offices to which a manuscript is to be sent;
destination office information reading means, coupled to said destination office information storing means, for reading said destination office information stored in the respective address of the destination office storing means;
character generator means having a plurality of fonts, coupled to the destination office information reading means, for generating a destination office information image signal corresponding to said destination office information read from the destination office information reading means;
manuscript scanning means including means for scanning a manuscript to be sent to the plurality of destination offices and means for generating a corresponding manuscript image signal, each destination office having a receiver for receiving the manuscript sent from the manuscript scanning means;
image signal storing means, coupled to said manuscript scanning means, for storing the corresponding manuscript image signal generated from the manuscript scanning means;
image signal reading means, coupled to the image signal storing means, for reading the manuscript image signal stored in the image signal storing means; and
sending means, coupled to the character generator and image signal storing means, for sending to a respective receiver the destination office information image signal generated from the character generator means which represents the plurality of destination offices and the manuscript image signal read from the image signal reading means in sequence so that said respective receiver receives in sequence said destination office information image signal and manuscript image signal sent from the sending means.
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Abstract
A facsimile equipment in accordance with the present invention comprises a key input unit for specifying a receiver or receivers to which a data is to be sent, a means for detecting a key input through the key input unit, a data memory for storing therein receiver data of the receiver or receivers corresponding to the key input, a character generator for storing a character font, and image signal memory for developing said character font, wherein the receiver data corresponding to the receiver or receivers specified by the key input unit are developed into receiver image signals.
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1. A facsimile equipment, comprising:
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destination office information storing means for storing at a respective address therein destination office information representing a plurality of destination offices to which a manuscript is to be sent; destination office information reading means, coupled to said destination office information storing means, for reading said destination office information stored in the respective address of the destination office storing means; character generator means having a plurality of fonts, coupled to the destination office information reading means, for generating a destination office information image signal corresponding to said destination office information read from the destination office information reading means; manuscript scanning means including means for scanning a manuscript to be sent to the plurality of destination offices and means for generating a corresponding manuscript image signal, each destination office having a receiver for receiving the manuscript sent from the manuscript scanning means; image signal storing means, coupled to said manuscript scanning means, for storing the corresponding manuscript image signal generated from the manuscript scanning means; image signal reading means, coupled to the image signal storing means, for reading the manuscript image signal stored in the image signal storing means; and sending means, coupled to the character generator and image signal storing means, for sending to a respective receiver the destination office information image signal generated from the character generator means which represents the plurality of destination offices and the manuscript image signal read from the image signal reading means in sequence so that said respective receiver receives in sequence said destination office information image signal and manuscript image signal sent from the sending means. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A facsimile equipment comprising:
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key input means operative for designating at least one receiver; destination office information storing means for storing at a respective address therein destination office information representing a plurality of destination offices to which a manuscript is to be sent; destination office information reading means, coupled to said destination office information storing and key input means, for reading said destination office information stored in the respective address of the destination office information storing means in response to the operation of said key input means; character generator means, coupled to said destination office information reading means, having a plurality of fonts for generating a destination office information image signal corresponding to said destination office information read from the destination office information reading means; manuscript scanning means including means for scanning a manuscript to be sent to the plurality of destination offices, each destination office having a designated receiver and means for generating a corresponding manuscript image signal; image signal storing means, coupled to said manuscript scanning means, for storing the manuscript image signal generated from the manuscript generating means; image signal reading means, coupled to the image signal storing means, for reading the manuscript image signal stored in the image signal storing means; and sending means, coupled to the character generator and image signal storing means, for sending out said destination office information image signal generated from the character generator means which represents the plurality of destination offices and the manuscript image signal read from the image signal reading means in sequence to the designated receiver in response to the operation of the key input means so that said designated receiver receives in sequence the destination office information image signal and manuscript image signal sent from the sending means. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9)
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10. A facsimile equipment comprising:
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first key input means operative for designating a plurality of receivers; destination office information storing means for storing at an address destination office information representing the plurality of destination offices, each destination office corresponding to one of the designated plurality of receivers to which a manuscript is to be sent; destination office information reading means, coupled to the destination office storing and first key input means, for reading said destination office information stored in the respective address of the destination office information storing means in response to the operation of the first key input means; destination office information image forming means, coupled to the destination office information reading means, for forming a destination office information image signal corresponding to said destination office information read from the destination office information reading means; manuscript scanning means including means for scanning a manuscript to be sent to the designated receivers and means for forming a corresponding manuscript image signal; image signal storing means, coupled to the manuscript scanning means, for storing said manuscript image signal; image signal reading means, coupled to the image signal storing means, for reading the manuscript image signal stored in the image signal storing means; and sending means, coupled to the destination office information image forming and image signal reading means, for sending said destination office information image signal formed from the destination office information image forming means which represents the plurality of destination offices and the manuscript picture image signal read from the image signal reading means in sequence to said designated receiver in response to the operation of the first key input means; second key input means operative for specifying not forming said designation office information image signal; and
means, coupled to the destination office information image signal forming and second key input means, for inhibiting execution by said destination office information image signal forming means in response to the operation of the second key input means. - View Dependent Claims (11)
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