Facsimile machine connectable to various communication equipments
First Claim
1. A facsimile machine which is coupled to a telephone line and a telephone set, said facsimile machine connecting the telephone set to the telephone line in a telephone mode and disconnecting the telephone set from the telephone line in a facsimile mode so as to use the telephone line as a communication line for a facsimile communication, said facsimile machine being connectable to a plurality of types of communication equipment via respective interface units which are designed exclusively for a corresponding one of the plurality of types of communication equipment and each using a predetermined set of signals, each of said interface units being provided with a respective signal converter, said facsimile machine comprising:
- single connector means including signal lines for receiving and transmitting said predetermined set of signals for coupling the facsimile machine to each of the respective interface units;
control means, connected to said single connector means through said signal lines, for controlling an operation of said facsimile machine;
single switching means coupled to said connector means for arbitrarily selecting the communication line to the telephone line in a first mode and to one of the types of the communication equipment in a second mode; and
communication means for making a facsimile communication using the communication line which is selected by said switching means.
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Abstract
A facsimile machine which is coupled to a telephone line and a telephone set, where the facsimile machine connects the telephone set to the telephone line in a telephone mode and disconnects the telephone set from the telephone line in a facsimile mode so as to use the telephone line as a communication line for a facsimile communication, and the facsimile machine is connectable to a communication equipment via an interface unit which is designed exclusively for the communication equipment. The facsimile machine includes a single connector including signal lines for receiving and transmitting signals for coupling the facsimile machine to the interface unit, a single switch coupled to the connector for arbitrarily selecting the communication line to the telephone line in a first mode and to the communication equipment in a second mode, and a communication part for making a facsimile communication using the communication line which is selected by the switch.
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13 Claims
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1. A facsimile machine which is coupled to a telephone line and a telephone set, said facsimile machine connecting the telephone set to the telephone line in a telephone mode and disconnecting the telephone set from the telephone line in a facsimile mode so as to use the telephone line as a communication line for a facsimile communication, said facsimile machine being connectable to a plurality of types of communication equipment via respective interface units which are designed exclusively for a corresponding one of the plurality of types of communication equipment and each using a predetermined set of signals, each of said interface units being provided with a respective signal converter, said facsimile machine comprising:
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single connector means including signal lines for receiving and transmitting said predetermined set of signals for coupling the facsimile machine to each of the respective interface units; control means, connected to said single connector means through said signal lines, for controlling an operation of said facsimile machine; single switching means coupled to said connector means for arbitrarily selecting the communication line to the telephone line in a first mode and to one of the types of the communication equipment in a second mode; and communication means for making a facsimile communication using the communication line which is selected by said switching means. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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