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US 4,375,060 AGranted
Electronic apparatus having special key
AssigneeCanon Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorSakae Horyu
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Abstract
Electronic apparatus having transmission capability of data from memory to a transmission line, such as a telephone line, having print-out capability of the data being transmitted, and having a control function, in response to actuation of a special key, to permit selection of either transmission and print out, or transmission only, as desired.
Claims5
An electronic apparatus comprising:
- a plurality of data input keys for entering data;
- storage means for storing data;
- transmitting means for transmitting directly the data entered by way of said data input keys, and for transmitting from said storage means the data stored therein;
- recording means for recording directly the data entered by way of said data input keys, and for recording from said storage means the data stored therein;
- a first selection key for entering a selection signal;
- holding means for storing said selection signal;
- means responsive to said selection signal stored in said holding means for activating said transmitting means and for inhibiting activation of said recording means, such that in response to said stored selection signal said transmitting means transmits said data stored in said storage means but said recording means does not record said data from said storage means;
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- reset means for resetting said holding means to a state in which said selection signal is not being stored when the transmission of the data from said storage means is completed.
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