Facsimile apparatus with ink ejection recording means recoverable between the transmission of consecutive pages of image data by another facsimile apparatus
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1. An image communication apparatus adapted to communicate with another image communication apparatus, comprising:
- communication means for communicating with the other image communication apparatus to send/receive image data and procedure signals associated with the communication of image data, said communication means ending a reception operation upon receiving a first procedure signal from the other image communication apparatus after the reception of one page of image data, and for transferring to a reception operation for subsequent image data upon receiving a second procedure signal;
recording means for ejecting a droplet of ink onto a recording member in accordance with image data received by said communication means;
recovery means for performing a predetermined recovery operation of said recording means;
determining means for determining, according to which procedure signal is 8 received by said communication means from the other image communication apparatus after the reception of one page of image data, whether or not a recovery operation by said recovery means is to be executed; and
control means for causing said recover means to perform the predetermined recovery operation in accordance with a determination result by said determining means that a procedure signal received from the other image communication apparatus after the reception of one page of image data is the first procedure signal.
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Abstract
An image communication apparatus includes a communication unit for communicating a procedure signal associated with communication, and image data, a recording unit for ejecting a liquid droplet onto a recording member in accordance with image data received by the communication unit, a recovery unit for performing a predetermined recovery operation of the recording unit, and a control unit for determining according to a type of procedure signal transmitted from a calling side after reception of image data of one page whether or not the recovery operation by the recovery unit is executed.
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33 Claims
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1. An image communication apparatus adapted to communicate with another image communication apparatus, comprising:
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communication means for communicating with the other image communication apparatus to send/receive image data and procedure signals associated with the communication of image data, said communication means ending a reception operation upon receiving a first procedure signal from the other image communication apparatus after the reception of one page of image data, and for transferring to a reception operation for subsequent image data upon receiving a second procedure signal; recording means for ejecting a droplet of ink onto a recording member in accordance with image data received by said communication means; recovery means for performing a predetermined recovery operation of said recording means; determining means for determining, according to which procedure signal is 8 received by said communication means from the other image communication apparatus after the reception of one page of image data, whether or not a recovery operation by said recovery means is to be executed; and control means for causing said recover means to perform the predetermined recovery operation in accordance with a determination result by said determining means that a procedure signal received from the other image communication apparatus after the reception of one page of image data is the first procedure signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. An image communication apparatus adapted to communicate with another image communication apparatus, comprising:
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communication means for receiving, from the other image communication apparatus, image data and a procedure signal associated with the communication of image data from the other image communication apparatus; recording means for ejecting a droplet of ink onto a recording member in accordance with image data received by said communication means; recovery means for performing a predetermined recovery operation of said recording means; preservation means for performing a preservation operation for said recording means; discriminating means for discriminating a procedure signal received by said communication means after the end of reception of one page of image data; recovery control means for causing said recovery means to perform the predetermined recovery operation in accordance with a discrimination result by said discrimination means when the procedure signal indicates that additional image data to be transmitted from the other image communication apparatus is existent; and preservation control means for causing said preservation means to perform the preservation operation for said recovery means in accordance with a discrimination result by said discrimination means when the procedure signal indicates that additional image data to be transmitted from the other image communication apparatus is not existent. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. An image communication apparatus for recording an image on a recording material according to received data using a recording head having a plurality of recording elements for ejecting ink, the apparatus comprising:
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communication means for communicating a procedure signal related to a communication between communication parties and for communicating image data; first control means for controlling a communication operation of said communication means, wherein said first control means terminates the communication operation after reception of a page of image data if said communication means receives a first procedure signal and performs a receiving operation for a successive page of image data if said communication means receives a second procedure signal; recovery means for performing a recovery process to recover an ink ejection condition of said recording head; preservation means for performing a preservation process for said recording head; and second control means for controlling operation of said recovery means and said preservation means, wherein after said communication means receives the first procedure signal, said preservation means performs the preservation process, and after said communication means receives the second procedure signal, said recovery means performs the recovery process. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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