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Transmitting method in facsimile

  • US 5,790,266 A
  • Filed: 09/05/1996
  • Issued: 08/04/1998
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/28/1993
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A transmitting method between a calling facsimile machine and a called facsimile machine, where the calling facsimile machine has a dial number storing means, a transmission rate selection means for selecting a transmission rate from a plurality of transmission rates, and a control signal transmission means where the calling facsimile machine has stored in the dial number storing means, the dial number of the called facsimile machine, said transmitting method comprising the steps of:

  • storing said dial number in said dial number storing means when a facsimile transmission is made at a highest rate of said calling facsimile machine and said dial number was not previously stored;

    performing the following steps when said dial number is previously stored;

    selecting the dial number of said called facsimile machine from said dial number storing means of said calling facsimile machine;

    calling the called facsimile machine;

    transmitting a first control tone signal from said calling facsimile machine to said called facsimile machine;

    said called facsimile machine transmitting a digital identification signal to said calling facsimile machine and said calling facsimile machine receiving said digital identification signal from said called facsimile machine;

    said called facsimile machine transmitting a second control tone signal to said calling facsimile machine, said second control tone signal indicating that said first control signal has been received, andsaid calling facsimile machine transmitting a third control tone signal to said called facsimile machine, said third control tone signal indicating that a facsimile message should be transmitted to said called facsimile machine upon receipt of said second control signal and then,said calling facsimile machine transmitting the facsimile message to said called facsimile machine.

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