System for communication over a telephone line between a facsimile apparatus and a computer
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1. A facsimile communication system comprising:
- a facsimile unit having storage means for storing a plurality of selectively alterable operating parameters for controlling the operation of the facsimile unit;
a host computer connected to said facsimile unit through a telephone line;
means for reading the operating parameters of said facsimile unit with said host computer over the telephone line;
an input device connected to said host computer; and
means for altering at least one operating parameter in said storage means of said facsimile unit with said input device over the telephone line.
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Abstract
A facsimile communication system comprises a facsimile unit and a host computer which is connected to the facsimile unit through a telephone line, wherein settings of functions of the facsimile unit are read out or altered by input operations on the input unit of the host computer.
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15 Claims
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1. A facsimile communication system comprising:
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a facsimile unit having storage means for storing a plurality of selectively alterable operating parameters for controlling the operation of the facsimile unit; a host computer connected to said facsimile unit through a telephone line; means for reading the operating parameters of said facsimile unit with said host computer over the telephone line; an input device connected to said host computer; and means for altering at least one operating parameter in said storage means of said facsimile unit with said input device over the telephone line. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A facsimile communication system operable with a telephone line, the system comprising:
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a facsimile unit operable in accordance with a plurality of selectively alterable operating parameters, the facsimile unit having a storage device for storing data corresponding to the operating parameters; a computer connected to the facsimile unit through the telephone line, the computer having means for reading data stored in the storage device of the facsimile unit over the telephone line and means for altering the data corresponding to the operating parameters stored in the storage device of the facsimile uit over the telephone line. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8)
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9. A facsimile communication method fore communication over a telephone line between a host computer and a facsimile unit operable according to preset operating parameters, the method comprising the steps of:
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connecting the host computer to the facsimile unit through the telephone line; and setting an operating parameter of the facsimile unit over the telephone line with the host computer, wherein the step of setting comprises a reading procedure for reading an operating parameter of the facsimile unit and a writing procedure for writing an operating parameter of the facsimile unit. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A facsimile communication method for communication over a telephone line between a host computer having an input device and a facsimile unit operable in accordance with a plurality of selectively alterable operating parameters which are stored in a storage device within the facsimile unit, the method comprising the steps of:
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connecting the host computer to the facsimile unit through the telephone line; and reading the plurality of selectively alterable operating parameters of the facsimile unit over the telephone line with the host computer; and altering at least one operating parameter of the facsimile unit over the telephone line with the input device of the host computer.
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