Automatic capture and processing of facsimile transmissions
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1. A facsimile apparatus comprising:
- circuitry for sensing and demodulating a facsimile signal on a telephone line; and
a dynamically reconfigurable processor, coupled to the sensing and demodulating circuitry, for receiving and selectively modifying the facsimile signal, the dynamically reconfigurable processor comprising;
a reconfigurable logic unit; and
a memory, coupled to the reconfigurable logic unit, storing;
a plurality of configuration sets, each configuration set specifying a configuration of the reconfigurable logic unit, each configuration defining an instruction set architecture of the dynamically reconfigurable processor; and
a plurality of instructions to be executed by the reconfigurable logic unit in response to a timing signal, at least one instruction comprising a reconfiguration instruction for reconfiguring the reconfigurable logic unit with one of the configuration sets, at least one reconfiguration instruction executed in response to sensing the facsimile signal on the telephone line.
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Abstract
An automatic capture device, situated between a telephone line and a fax machine, provides real-time monitoring, recording, and selective modification of fax transmissions, and forwarding of the fax data to a computer interface. The automatic capture device is dynamically reconfigurable, capable of adaptation to a variety of facsimile formats and computer interfaces.
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1. A facsimile apparatus comprising:
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circuitry for sensing and demodulating a facsimile signal on a telephone line; and a dynamically reconfigurable processor, coupled to the sensing and demodulating circuitry, for receiving and selectively modifying the facsimile signal, the dynamically reconfigurable processor comprising; a reconfigurable logic unit; and a memory, coupled to the reconfigurable logic unit, storing; a plurality of configuration sets, each configuration set specifying a configuration of the reconfigurable logic unit, each configuration defining an instruction set architecture of the dynamically reconfigurable processor; and a plurality of instructions to be executed by the reconfigurable logic unit in response to a timing signal, at least one instruction comprising a reconfiguration instruction for reconfiguring the reconfigurable logic unit with one of the configuration sets, at least one reconfiguration instruction executed in response to sensing the facsimile signal on the telephone line. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. In a facsimile apparatus for receiving and selectively modifying a facsimile signal on a telephone line, the apparatus comprising a dynamically reconfigurable processor, the dynamically reconfigurable processor comprising a reconfigurable logic unit and a memory, the memory comprising a plurality of configuration sets, each configuration set specifying a configuration of the reconfigurable logic unit, each configuration defining an instruction set architecture, the memory further comprising a plurality of instructions, at least one instruction comprising a reconfiguration instruction for reconfiguring the reconfigurable logic unit with one of the configuration sets, a method for receiving and selectively modifying the facsimile signal comprising:
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sensing the facsimile signal on the telephone line; in response to sensing the facsimile signal, reconfiguring the reconfigurable processing unit to an instruction set architecture optimized for receiving the facsimile signal; and receiving the facsimile signal. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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