Method and system for printing a simplex fax cover when in a duplex fax printing mode

• US 5,642,205 A
• Filed: 09/08/1995
• Issued: 06/24/1997
• Est. Priority Date: 09/08/1995
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Xerox Corporation (Xerox Holdings Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Xerox Corporation (Xerox Holdings Corp.)
• Inventors: Kassmann, Gary W.
• Primary Examiner(s): Coles, Sr., Edward L.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Harris, Tia M.
• Application Number:
  US08/525,446
• Time in Patent Office: 655 Days
• Field of Search: 358/468, 358/400, 358/496, 358/498, 358/448, 358/434, 358/436, 358/438, 355/24, 355/319, 355/320, 395/111
• US Class Current: 358/468
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/2307 Circuits or arrangements for the control thereof, e.g. using a programmed control device, according to a measured quantity H04N1/27, H04N1/29 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/2338 according to user specified instructions, e.g. user selection of reproduction mode
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/2369 Selecting a particular reproducing mode from amongst a plurality of modes, e.g. paper saving or normal, or simplex or duplex
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/32112 in a separate computer file, document page or paper sheet, e.g. a fax cover sheet H04N1/32122 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/3271 Printing or stamping

Abstract

A method and system for printing a transmitted document having a cover page. The system determines if a present state of operation is a duplex mode and if a cover page has been transmitted. The system then prints, when the present state of operation is determined to be duplex and a cover page has been transmitted, the cover page as a simplex document and the remaining portion as a duplex document. On the other hand, the system prints the cover page and remaining portion of the transmitted document as a simplex document when it is determined that the present state of operation is a simplex mode.

Claims

1. A method for printing at a receiver a document transmitted from a transmitter, comprising the steps of:

(a) determining if a present state of operation of the receiver is a duplex mode;

(b) printing, at the receiver, a first page of the transmitted document as a simplex document for every printing operation that the present state of operation of the receiver is determined to be the duplex mode; and

(c) printing, at the receiver, a remaining portion of the document as a duplex document for every printing operation that the present state of operation of the receiver is determined to be the duplex mode.

2. The method as claimed in claim 1, further comprising the step of:

(d) printing, at the receiver, the entire document as a simplex document when the present state of operation of the receiver is determined to be simplex.