Communication apparatus

• US 6,611,354 B1
• Filed: 07/16/1998
• Issued: 08/26/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 07/23/1997
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.)
• Inventors: Nakahara, Shigeki
• Primary Examiner(s): Lee, Thomas D.
• Application Number:
  US09/116,201
• Time in Patent Office: 1,867 Days
• Field of Search: 358/407, 358/1.15, 358/435, 358/436, 358/468, 358/404, 358/444, 358/440
• US Class Current: 358/1.9
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/32005 Automation of particular receiver jobs, e.g. rejecting unwanted calls requesting a communication from a transmitter H04N1/32771; with picture signal storage for forwarding messages H04N1/32358
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/3201 Rejecting unwanted calls
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/32016 according to the caller's identification, e.g. fax number H04N1/3201 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/32026 Changing the receiver mode of operation, e.g. paper reception to memory reception or vice versa H04N1/32673 takes precedence

Abstract

A communication apparatus where transmission waiting time for an originating facsimile machine is shortened. A transmitter/receiver section of one of two communication control sections receives a transmission subscriber identification (TSI) signal from the originating facsimile machine. A determination new section extracts an international telephone number from the TSI signal and determines whether or not it coincides with a pre-stored international telephone number. If they coincide, the transmitter/receiver section receives an object signal in succession, otherwise the transmitter/receiver section ends the receiving operation without receiving the object signal. Further, when both communication control sections receive object signals at the same time, a line selecting section supplies the object signal received by the communication control section that has received an international telephone number that coincides with the pre-stored international telephone number to an image output section, prior to the object signal received by the other communication control section for printing a recording sheet.

Claims

1. A communication apparatus comprising:

storage means for storing an identification signal for identifying a predetermined originating communication apparatus that transmits image data to be transmitted/received, the originating communication apparatus initiating the communications and is permitted to communicate with the communication apparatus;

determination means for determining whether or not the stored identification signal coincides with a received identification signal;

printing means for printing the image data on a recording sheet; and

supplying means for supplying one type of recording sheet among a plurality of types of recording sheets whose shape and size are different to the printing means,

wherein if the two identification signals coincide with each other, a first receiving operation related to receiving of the image data corresponding to the received identification signal is performed, and if the two identification signals do not coincide with each other, a second receiving operation related to receiving of the image data corresponding to the received identification signal is performed, but different from the first receiving operation is performed,

wherein the first receiving operation receives the image data transmitted from the originating communication apparatus, supplies a predetermined type of recording sheet among the plurality of types of recording sheets from the supplying means to the printing means, and causes the printing means to print the image data on the supplied recording sheet, and

wherein the second receiving operation receives the image data transmitted from the originating communication apparatus, supplies any one type of recording sheet among the plurality of types of recording sheets from the supplying means to the printing means, and causes the printing means to print the image data on the supplied recording sheet.

2. A communication apparatus comprising:

storage means for storing an identification signal for identifying a predetermined originating communication apparatus that transmits image data to be transmitted/received, the originating communication apparatus initiating the communications and is permitted to communicate with the communication apparatus;

determination means for determining whether or not the stored identification signal coincides with a received identification signal; and

output means for outputting image data corresponding to the received identification signal, by a predetermined first output operation, when the two identification signals are determined to coincide, and for outputting the image data corresponding to the received identification signal, by a predetermined second output operation different from the first output operation, when the two identification signals are determined not to coincide,

wherein the first output operation outputs the image data of the received identification signal that coincides with the stored identification signal prior to the image data being received at another of a plurality of receiving locations in the apparatus, and

wherein the second output operation outputs the image data received at each of said plurality of receiving locations in the apparatus in a predetermined sequence.

3. A communication apparatus comprising:

storage means for storing an identification signal for identifying a predetermined originating communication apparatus that transmits image data to be transmitted/received, the originating communication apparatus initiating the communications and is permitted to communicate with the communication apparatus;

determination means for determining whether or not the stored identification signal coincides with a received identification signal;

output means for outputting image data corresponding to the received identification signal, by a predetermined first output operation, when the two identification signals are determined to coincide, and for outputting the image data corresponding to the received identification signal, by a predetermined second output operation different from the first output operation, when the two identification signals are determined not to coincide; and

a plurality of receiving means for receiving said identification signals identifying an originating communication apparatus,

wherein identification signals of a plurality of originating communication apparatuses are stored in the storage means,

wherein the first output operation collects and outputs image data received by the receiving means that has received the identification signal which coincides with one of the stored identification signals, and

wherein the second output operation outputs the object signals received by each receiving means separately.

4. A communication apparatus comprising:

storage means for storing an identification signal for identifying a predetermined originating communication apparatus that transmits image data to be transmitted/received, the originating communication apparatus initiating the communications and is permitted to communicate with the communication apparatus;

determination means for determining whether or not the stored identification signal coincides with a received identification signal;

output means for outputting image data corresponding to the received identification signal, by a predetermined first output operation, when the two identification signals are determined to coincide, and for outputting the image data corresponding to the received identification signal, by a predetermined second output operation different from the first output operation, when the two identification signals are determined not to coincide;

printing means for printing the image data on a recording sheet; and

supplying means for supplying one type of recording sheet among a plurality of types of recording sheets whose shape and size are different to the printing means,

wherein when it is determined that the two identification signals coincide with each other, a first receiving operation related to receiving of the image data corresponding to the received identification signal is performed, and when it is determined that the two identification signals do not coincide with each other, a second receiving operation related to receiving of the image data corresponding to the received identification signal, but different from the first receiving operation is performed,

wherein the first receiving operation receives the image data transmitted from the originating communication apparatus, supplies a predetermined type of recording sheet among the plurality of types of recording sheets from the supplying means to the printing means, and causes the printing means to print the image data on the supplied recording sheet, and

wherein the second receiving operation receives the image data transmitted from the originating communication apparatus, supplies any one type of recording sheet among the plurality of types of recording sheets from the supplying means to the printing means, and causes the printing means to print the image data on the supplied recording sheet.

5. A communication apparatus comprising:

storage means for storing an identification signal for identifying a predetermined originating communication apparatus that transmits image data to be transmitted/received, the originating communication apparatus initiating the communications and is permitted to communicate with the communication apparatus;

determination means for determining whether or not the stored identification signal coincides with a received identification signal; and

output means for outputting image data corresponding to the received identification signal, by a predetermined first output operation, when the two identification signals are determined to coincide, and for outputting the image data corresponding to the received identification signal, by a predetermined second output operation different from the first output operation, when the two identification signals are determined not to coincide,

wherein when it is determined that the two identification signals coincide with each other, a first receiving operation related to receiving of the image data corresponding to the received identification signal is performed, and when it is determined that the two identification signals do not coincide with each other, a second receiving operation related to receiving of the image data corresponding to the received identification signal, but different from the first receiving operation is performed,

wherein the first output operation outputs the image data of the received identification signal that coincides with the stored identification signal prior to the image data being received at another of a plurality of receiving locations in the apparatus, and

wherein the second output operation outputs the image data received at each of said plurality of receiving locations in the apparatus in a predetermined sequence.

6. A communication apparatus comprising:

storage means for storing an identification signal for identifying a predetermined originating communication apparatus that transmits image data to be transmitted/received, the originating communication apparatus initiating the communications and is permitted to communicate with the communication apparatus;

determination means for determining whether or not the stored identification signal coincides with a received identification signal;

output means for outputting image data corresponding to the received identification signal, by a predetermined first output operation, when the two identification signals are determined to coincide, and for outputting the image data corresponding to the received identification signal, by a predetermined second output operation different from the first output operation, when the two identification signals are determined not to coincide; and

a plurality of receiving means for receiving said identification signals identifying an originating communication apparatus,

wherein when it is determined that the two identification signals coincide with each other, a first receiving operation related to receiving of the image data corresponding to the received identification signal is performed, and when it is determined that the two identification signals do not coincide with each other, a second receiving operation related to receiving of the image data corresponding to the received identification signal, but different from the first receiving operation is performed,

wherein identification signals of a plurality of originating communication apparatuses are stored in the storage means,

wherein the first output operation collects and outputs image data received by the receiving means that has received the identification signal which coincides with one of the stored identification signals, and

wherein the second output operation outputs the object signals received by each receiving means separately.

7. A facsimile machine, comprising:

a transceiver section for receiving an identification signal of an originating facsimile machine having image data that is to be transmitted or received, the originating facsimile machine initiating the communications;

a storage section for pre-storing a plurality of telephone numbers of a plurality of originating facsimile machines able to communicate with the facsimile machine;

a determination section which extracts a telephone number from the received identification signal of the originating facsimile machine to determine if it matches one of the stored plurality of telephone numbers; and

a printing section for printing out an image corresponding to the image data output from the determination section,

wherein if the extracted telephone number is found to match a stored telephone number, the transceiver continuously communicates with the originating facsimile machine so as to receive the image data, subject it to processing and then output the processed image data, otherwise the transceiver immediately terminates communication with the originating facsimile machine, and

wherein a plurality of dedicated printing data is pre-stored in the storage section to correspond with each respectively stored telephone number, thereby enabling the facsimile machine to print out a the image under desired printing conditions.

8. A facsimile machine, comprising:

first and second communication control sections, each communication control section further including;

a transceiver section for receiving an identification signal of an originating facsimile machine having an image data that is to be transmitted or received, the originating facsimile machine initiating the communications;

a storage section for pre-storing a plurality of telephone numbers of a plurality of originating facsimile machines able to communicate with the facsimile machine; and

a determination section which extracts a telephone number from the received identification signal of the originating facsimile machine to determine if it matches one of the stored plurality of telephone numbers; and

a selecting section for selecting the first or second communication control section to output its corresponding received image data.

9. The facsimile machine of claim 8, wherein if the first and second communication control sections receive image data from originating facsimile machines at the same time, the selecting section selects that communication control section whose extracted telephone number is found to match the stored telephone number to output its corresponding received image data.

10. The facsimile machine of claim 8, wherein if both determination sections determine that the extracted telephone numbers coincide with a pre-stored number, the selecting section summarizes the image data received by the transceiver sections of the first and second communication control sections and outputs a single image data.

11. The facsimile machine of claim 8,

wherein if the extracted telephone number coincides with the pre-stored number in the first communication control section, its corresponding received image data is transferred to the second communication control section, whereupon the transceiver of the second communication control section initiates operations to transmit the image data to a destination facsimile machine, while the transceiver of the first communication control section remains in communication with the originating facsimile machine.

12. The facsimile machine of claim 11, wherein even if there is no coincident telephone numbers, the transceiver of the first communication control section receives the image data from the originating facsimile machine, subjects it to processing and then outputs the image data for printing or display.

13. The facsimile of claim 8, wherein the image data is automatically transferred between the originating facsimile machine and a destination facsimile machine without user manipulation.

14. The facsimile machine of claim 8, wherein the selecting section outputs the image data to an image storage section that is accessed by an image output section for displaying or printing images corresponding to the image data.

15. The facsimile machine of claim 8, wherein the pre-stored and extracted telephone numbers are international telephone numbers.

16. A communication apparatus comprising:

storage means for storing an identification signal of a predetermined initiating communication apparatus; and

determination means for determining whether or not the identification signal stored in the storage means coincides with a received identification signal,

wherein when the two identification signals are determined to coincide with each other, double-sided printing is performed based oh received image data that corresponds to said received identification signal.

17. A communication apparatus comprising:

storage means for storing an identification signal of a predetermined initiating communication apparatus; and

determination means for determining whether or not the identification signal stored in the storage means coincides with a received identification signal,

wherein when the two identification signals are determined to coincide with each other, recording sheets are printed based on received image data that corresponds to said received identification signal, and a process of bundling said recording sheets is performed.