Image communication apparatus for selectively controlling output of communication management information
First Claim
1. An image communication apparatus comprising:
- a line controller, arranged to effect the transmission and reception of image data through a telephone line;
an interfacer arranged to effect the transmission and reception of information with an information processing terminal;
a first instruction acceptor, arranged to accept an instruction for transmission by said line controller from the information processing terminal;
an operator, arranged to accept the entry of a manual instruction;
a second instruction acceptor, arranged to accept an instruction for transmission by said line controller from said operator;
a memory, arranged to store communication management information indicating a result of data communication by said line controller;
an outputter, arranged to output an image based on input data; and
a controller, arranged to control at least said first instruction acceptor, said second instruction acceptor, said memory and said outputter, wherein said controller is adapted to store the communication management information according to the instruction accepted by said first instruction acceptor and the communication management information according to the second instruction accepted by said second instruction acceptor in said memory, respectively, in a mutually distinguishable manner, and wherein said controller selectively outputs the communication management information either to the information processing terminal via said interfacer or to said outputter, and wherein said controller outputs the communication management information in the form of a list encompassing the plurality of communications to said outputter, and outputs the communication management information for each of the plurality of communications separately to the information processing terminal through said interfacer.
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Abstract
A facsimile apparatus that can be conveniently controlled from an external information processing terminal is disclosed. The facsimile apparatus comprises a line controller for effecting transmission and reception of image data through a telephone line, an interface for effecting transmission and reception of information with an information processing terminal, a first instruction accepting unit for accepting an instruction for transmission or reception from the information processing terminal, an operation panel for entering a manual instruction, a second instruction accepting unit for accepting the instruction for transmission or reception from the operation panel, a memory for storing communication management information relating to image communication, and a controller for at least controlling the first instruction accepting unit, the second instruction accepting unit and the memory, wherein the controller is adapted to separately store the instruction accepted by the first instruction accepting unit and that accepted by the second instruction accepting unit in the memory.
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39 Claims
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1. An image communication apparatus comprising:
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a line controller, arranged to effect the transmission and reception of image data through a telephone line;
an interfacer arranged to effect the transmission and reception of information with an information processing terminal;
a first instruction acceptor, arranged to accept an instruction for transmission by said line controller from the information processing terminal;
an operator, arranged to accept the entry of a manual instruction;
a second instruction acceptor, arranged to accept an instruction for transmission by said line controller from said operator;
a memory, arranged to store communication management information indicating a result of data communication by said line controller;
an outputter, arranged to output an image based on input data; and
a controller, arranged to control at least said first instruction acceptor, said second instruction acceptor, said memory and said outputter, wherein said controller is adapted to store the communication management information according to the instruction accepted by said first instruction acceptor and the communication management information according to the second instruction accepted by said second instruction acceptor in said memory, respectively, in a mutually distinguishable manner, and wherein said controller selectively outputs the communication management information either to the information processing terminal via said interfacer or to said outputter, and wherein said controller outputs the communication management information in the form of a list encompassing the plurality of communications to said outputter, and outputs the communication management information for each of the plurality of communications separately to the information processing terminal through said interfacer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. An image communication apparatus comprising:
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a line controller, arranged to effect the transmission and reception of image data through a telephone line;
an interfacer, arranged to effect the transmission and reception of information with an information processing terminal;
a first instruction acceptor, arranged to accept a first instruction, from the information processing terminal, for output of the communication management information;
an operator, arranged to accept the entry of a manual instruction;
a second instruction acceptor, arranged to accept a second instruction from said operator, for output of the communication management information;
an outputter, arranged to output the communication management information according to the first or second instruction accepted by said first or second instruction acceptor, respectively; and
a controller, arranged to control at least said memory said first instruction and said second instruction acceptor, wherein said controller is adapted to store, in correlation with the outputting of the communication management information, information indicating the first instruction accepted by said first instruction and the second instruction accepted by said second instruction acceptor in said memory such that the first and second instructions can be distinguished from each other, and wherein, in case the first instruction for output of the communication management information is accepted by said first instruction acceptor, said output is so conducted that previously outputted communication management information and newly outputted communication management information are mutually distinguishable. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8)
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9. An image communication apparatus comprising:
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a line control controller, arranged to effect the transmission and reception of image data through a telephone line;
an interfacer, arranged to effect the transmission and reception of information with an information processing terminal;
a memory arranged to store communication management information relating to image communication;
an instruction receiver, arranged to receive an instruction, from said information processing terminal, for output of said communication management information;
an outputter, arranged to output said communication management information through said interfacer according to the instruction accepted by said instruction receiver;
a state detector, arranged to detect a predetermined state; and
a controller, arranged to limit the execution of the instruction received by said instruction in case of detection of the predetermined state by said state detector. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11)
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12. An image communication apparatus comprising:
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a line controller, arranged to effect transmission and reception of image data through a telephone line;
a first instruction receiver, arranged to receive an instruction, from an information processing terminal, for output of communication management information;
a operator, arranged to accept the entry of a manual instruction;
a second instruction receiver for receiving an instruction from said operator;
an interfacer, arranged to effect the transmission or reception of information with said information processing terminal; and
a controller, arranged to limit, during execution of the instruction received by said first instruction receiver, the communication by said line controller and the execution of the instruction received by said second instruction receiver. - View Dependent Claims (13)
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14. A data communication apparatus comprising:
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a line controller, arranged to effect the transmission and reception of data through a line;
a memory arranged to store communication management information relating to data communication by said line controller;
an outputter, arranged to output the communication management information stored in said memory; and
a controller, arranged to control outputter said output means such that communication management information which has been outputted at least once and communication management information which is newly outputted can be outputted distinguishably. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16)
wherein said outputter outputs the communication management information to the information processing terminal through said interface. -
16. An apparatus according to claim 14, wherein the communication management information includes information relating to whether or not transmission by said line controller has normally terminated.
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17. A data communication apparatus comprising:
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a line controller, arranged to effect the transmission and reception of data through a line;
an interfacer, arranged to effect the transmission or reception of data with an information processing terminal;
an instruction receiver, arranged to receive an instruction which is used for communicating predetermined data with the information processing terminal through said interfacer; and
a controller, arranged to limit, during execution of communication with the information processing terminal based on the instruction received by said instruction receiver, the communication by said line controller. - View Dependent Claims (18)
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19. A control method for an image communication apparatus comprising:
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a line control step for effecting transmission and reception of image data through a telephone line;
an interface step for effecting transmission and reception of information with an information processing terminal;
a first instruction accepting step for accepting an instruction for transmission in the line control step from the information processing terminal;
a second instruction accepting step for accepting, from an operation part of said image communication apparatus, an instruction for transmission in the line control step;
a storing step for storing communication management information indicating a result of image communication in the line control step, wherein said storing step is adapted to store the communication management information according to the instruction accepted in the first instruction accepting step and the communication management information according to the instruction accepted in the second instruction accepting step, respectively, in a mutually distinguishable manner; and
a selective output step for selectively outputting the communication management information either to the information processing terminal or to a different outputter provided for outputting an image based on input data, said selective output step outputting the communication management information in the form of a list encompassing the plurality of communications to said outputter, and outputting the communication management information for each of the plurality of communications separately to the information processing terminal in said interface step.
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20. A control method for an image communication apparatus comprising:
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a line control step for effecting transmission and reception of image data through a telephone line;
an interface step for effecting transmission and reception of information with an information processing terminal;
a storing step for storing communication management information relating to image communication;
a first instruction accepting step for accepting a first instruction, from the information processing terminal, for output of the communication management information;
a second instruction accepting step for accepting a second instruction, from an operation part of said image communication apparatus, for output of the communication management information; and
an output step for output of the communication management information according to the first or second instruction accepted in the first or second instruction accepting step, respectively, wherein said storing step is adapted to store the communication management information outputted according to the first instruction accepted in the first instruction accepting step and the communication management information outputted according to the second instruction accepted in the second instruction accepting step, such that the first and second instructions can be distinguished from each other, and wherein, in case the first instruction for output of the communication management information is accepted in said first instruction accepting step, said output is so conducted that previously outputted communication management information and newly outputted communication management information are mutually distinguishable.
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21. A control method for an image communication apparatus comprising:
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a line control step for effecting transmission and reception of image data through a telephone line;
an interface step for effecting transmission and reception of information with an information processing terminal;
an instruction receiving step for receiving an instruction, from the information processing terminal, for communicating predetermined data with the information processing terminal in the interface step;
an output step for output of the communication management information through said interface step according to the instruction accepted in said instruction receiving step;
a state detection step for detecting whether or not a process based on a manual instruction entered from an operation part of said image communication apparatus is being executed; and
a limiting step for limiting execution of the communication with the information processing terminal based on the instruction received in the instruction receiving step in a case where it has been detected in said state detection step that the process based on the manual instruction entered from the operation part is being executed.
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22. A control method for an image communication apparatus comprising:
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a line control step for effecting transmission and reception of image data through a telephone line;
an interface step for effecting transmission or reception of information with an information processing terminal;
a first instruction receiving step for receiving an instruction, from the information processing terminal, for communicating predetermined data with the information processing terminal in the interface step;
a second instruction receiving step for receiving a manual instruction from operation means, the operation means being for entering the manual instruction; and
a limiting step for limiting, during execution of the communication with the information terminal based on the instruction received in the first instruction receiving step, execution of the instruction received in the second instruction receiving step.
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23. A control method for a data communication apparatus, said method comprising:
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a communicating step for communication data through a line;
a management step of managing communication management information relating to the communicated data in said communicating step;
an outputting step of outputting the communication management information managed in said management step; and
a controlling step of performing control such that communication management information which has been outputted at least once and communication management information which is newly outputted can be outputted distinguishably.
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24. A control method for a data communication apparatus connecting to an information processing terminal, comprising:
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a communicating step of communicating data through a line;
an instruction receiving step of receiving an instruction which is used for communicating predetermined data with the information processing terminal; and
a controlling step of limiting communication which is performed through the line in said communicating step, as long as communication with the information processing terminal is being executed based on the instruction received in said instruction receiving step.
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25. A computer readable program stored in a storage medium, comprising:
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a transmission step of transmitting data through a line by a data communication apparatus;
an interface step of effecting transmission and reception between the data communication apparatus and an information processing terminal connected to the data communication apparatus;
a first instruction input step of inputting an instruction for transmission in the transmission step from the information processing terminal;
a second instruction input step of inputting an instruction for transmission in the transmission step from an operation part of the data communication apparatus;
a storing step of storing communication management information relating to data communication in said transmission step to a memory;
a controlling step of performing control such that the communication management information according to the instruction inputted in said first instruction input step and the communication management information according to the second instruction inputted in said second instruction input step, respectively, are stored in the memory in a mutually distinguishable manner; and
a selective output step for selectively outputting the communication management information either to the information processing terminal or to a different outputter provided for outputting an image based on input data, said selective output step outputting the communication management information in the form of a list encompassing the plurality of communications to said outputter, and outputting the communication management information for each of the plurality of communications separately to the information processing terminal in said interface step.
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26. A computer readable program stored in a storage medium, comprising:
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a communication step of communicating data through a line by a data communication apparatus;
an interface step of effecting transmission and reception between the data communication apparatus and an information processing terminal connected to the data communication apparatus;
a storing step of storing communication management information relating to data communication in said communication step to a memory;
an output step of outputting the communication management information relating to the data communication in said communication step stored in the memory;
a first instruction input step of inputting an instruction for output in said output step from the information processing terminal;
a second instruction input step of inputting an instruction for output in said output step from an operation part of the data communication apparatus; and
a controlling step of performing control such that information representing the instruction in said first instruction input step and information representing the instruction in said second instruction input step are distinguishably stored in the memory in correlation with the communication management information outputted in said output step, and wherein, in case the first instruction for output of the communication management information is accepted in said first instruction accepting step, said output is so conducted that previously outputted communication management information and newly outputted communication management information are mutually distinguishable.
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27. A computer readable program stored in a storage medium, comprising:
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a communication step of communicating data through a line by a data communication apparatus;
an interface step of effecting transmission and reception between the data communication apparatus and an information processing terminal connected to the data communication apparatus;
an instruction input step of inputting an instruction, from the information processing terminal, for performing predetermined data communication between the data communication apparatus and the information processing terminal;
a detection step of detecting whether or not a process based on a manual instruction entered from an operation part of the data communication apparatus is being executed; and
a control step of limiting the execution of the communication between the data communication apparatus and the information processing terminal in a case where it has been detected in said detection step that the process based on the manual instruction entered from the operation part of the data communication apparatus is being executed.
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28. A computer readable program stored in a storage medium, comprising:
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a communication step of communicating data through a line by a data communication apparatus;
an interface step of effecting transmission and reception between the data communication apparatus and an information processing terminal connected to the data communication apparatus;
a first instrution input step of inputting an instruction for communicating predetermined data between the data communication apparatus and the information processing terminal;
a second instruction input step of inputting an instruction from an operation part of the data communication apparatus; and
a control step of limiting execution of the instruction in said second instruction input step, as long as the communication is being executed between the data comunication apparatus and the information processing terminal on the basis of the instruction in said first instruction input step.
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29. A computer readable program stored in a storage medium, comprising:
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a communication step of communicating data through a line by a data communication apparatus;
a management step of managing communication management information relating to communicated data in said communication step;
an outputting step of outputting the communication management information managed in said management step; and
a control step of performing control such that communication management information which has been outputted at least once in said outputting step and communication management information which is newly outputted can be distinguishably outputted.
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30. A computer readable program stored in a storage medium, comprising:
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a communication step of communicating data through a line by a data communication apparatus;
an interface step of effecting transmission and reception between the data communication apparatus and an information processing terminal connected to the data communication apparatus;
an instruction input step of inputting an instruction for communicating predetermined data between the data communication apparatus and the information processing terminal; and
a control step of limiting communication in said communication step, as long as communication is being executed between the data communication apparatus and the information processing terminal on the basis of the instruction inputted in said instruction input step.
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31. A control method for controlling a data processing system, the data processing system comprising an information processing terminal and a data communication apparatus having an operation unit and provided for effecting data communication with a remote data communication device via a telephone line and for effecting data communication with the information processing terminal, said method comprising the steps of:
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storing communication management information relating to communication by the data communication apparatus via the telephone line with the remote data communication device;
determining whether the communication management information stored by said storing step relates to a first type of data communication responsive to an operation of the operation unit or to a second type of data communication responsive to an instruction from the information processing terminal; and
outputting the communication management information from the data communication apparatus to the information processing terminal, wherein said storing step stores the communication management information so as to distinguish between the first and second types of data communication in accordance with determination results of said determining step. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33)
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34. A computer readable program stored in a storage medium for performing a control method for controlling a data processing system, the data processing system comprising an information processing terminal and a data communication apparatus having an operation unit and provided for effecting data communication with a remote data communication device via a telephone line and for effecting data communication with the information processing terminal, said method comprising the steps of:
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storing communication management information relating to communication by the data communication apparatus via the telephone line with the remote data communication device;
determining whether the communication management information stored by said storing step relates to a first type of data communication responsive to an operation of the operation unit or to a second type of data communication responsive to an instruction from the information processing terminal; and
outputting the communication management information from the data communication apparatus to the information processing terminal, wherein said storing step stores the communication management information so as to distinguish between the first and second types of data communication in accordance with determination results of said determining step.
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35. A data communication apparatus comprising:
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an operator, arranged to accept the entry of a manual instruction;
an interfacer, arranged to connect to an information processing terminal;
a communicator, arranged to effect data communication based upon the manual instruction entered via the operator or a command sent from the information processing terminal through said interfacer;
a memory, arranged to store communication management information relating the communication effected by said communicator;
an outputter, arranged to output the communication management information stored by said memory; and
a controller, arranged to control said output such that the communication management information which has been outputted at least once and the communication management information which is newly outputted can be outputted distinguishably. - View Dependent Claims (36, 37)
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38. A control method for a data communication apparatus comprising:
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an operation step for accepting the entry of a manual instruction;
an interface step for connecting to an information processing terminal;
a communication step for effecting data communication based upon the manual instruction entered in the operation step or based upon a command sent from the information processing terminal during the interface step;
a storing step for storing communication management information relating the communication effected in the communication step to a memory;
an outputting step for outputting the communication management information stored in the storing step; and
a control step for controlling said output such that the communication management information which has been outputted at least once and the communication management information which is newly outputted can be outputted in a mutually distinguishable manner.
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39. A computer readable program stored in a storage medium, comprising:
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an operation step of accepting the entry of a manual instruction;
an interface step of connecting to an information processing terminal;
a communication step of effecting data communication based upon the manual instruction entered in the operation step or based upon a command sent from the information processing terminal during the interface step;
a storing step of storing communication management information relating the communication effected in the communication step to a memory;
an outputting step of outputting the communication management information stored in the storing step; and
a control step of controlling said output such that the communication management information which has been outputted at least once and the communication management information which is newly outputted can be outputted in a mutually distinguishable manner.
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