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Facsimile apparatus having urgency message transmission function

  • US 5,510,907 A
  • Filed: 09/15/1994
  • Issued: 04/23/1996
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/17/1993
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A facsimile apparatus having an urgency message transmission function, comprising:

  • memory means for storing a plurality of subscriber number records indicating a plurality of destination stations, and for storing voice and image urgency message records which respectively indicate voice and image urgency messages;

    operation means provided within said facsimile apparatus for selecting one of the plurality of destination stations whose records are stored in said memory means, and for selecting one of a plurality of message transmit modes;

    transmission starting means for starting an urgency message transmit procedure when one of the destination stations is selected by said operation means and one of the plurality of message transmit modes is selected by said operation means; and

    transmission means for transmitting an urgency message to the selected destination station through a transmission line when the urgency message transmit procedure is performed in accordance with the selected message transmit mode, said urgency message being either or both of said stored voice and image urgency messages selected in accordance with the selected message transmit mode,wherein said apparatus further comprises radio transmitter means, provided outside said facsimile apparatus, for transmitting a signal from a remote location to said facsimile apparatus through a radio wave transmission, said radio transmitter means including an operation part for selecting one of the plurality of destination stations and for selecting one of the plurality of message transmit modes,wherein said transmission starting means starts the urgency message transmit procedure in response to said transmitted start signal from said radio transmitter means, said transmission means transmitting either or both of said stored voice and image urgency messages to the destination station selected by said operation part, said transmitted message being selected in accordance with the message transmit mode selected by said operation part.

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