Picture image communication apparatus
AssigneeCanon Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorTakehiro Yoshida
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Abstract
A picture image communication apparatus has an original detection device for detecting a setting of an orignial; a manual switch for commanding the start of reading out a picture image of the original; a feed mechanism for feeding the original to a reading out position; and a control unit for driving the feed mechanism based upon a detection output from the original detection device without waiting for a turning on of the manual switch. The apparatus may be applied both in manual and automatic communications. In the former case, the presence or absence of an off-hook state of a telephone and the presence or absence of an original may be employed for the control conditions of the control unit to perform various operational modes.
Claims9
A picture image communication apparatus comprising:
- original detection means for detecting a setting of an original;
- a manual switch for commanding the start of reading out of a picture image of the original;
- feed means for feeding the original to a reading out position;
- control means for driving said feed means based upon a detection output from said original detecting means without waiting for a turning on of said manual switch;
- timer means for counting a time until said manual switch is turned on;
- set means for setting said apparatus to a standby state when said manual switch is not turned on for a predetermined time;
- a telephone;
- and
- off-hook detection means for detecting an off-hook state of said telephone;
- wherein said control means drives said feed means based upon outputs from said off-hook detection means and said original detection means without waiting for said manual switch to be turned on
A picture image communication apparatus comprising:
- original detection means for detecting a setting of an original;
- a manual switch for commanding the start of transmission of a picture image of the original;
- illumination means for illuminating the original so as to read out the picture image of the original;
- control means for turning on said illumination means based upon a detection output from said original detection means without waiting for said manual switch to be turned on;
- timer means for counting a time until said manual switch is turned on;
- set means for setting said apparatus to a standby state when said manual switch is not turned on for a predetermined time;
- a telephone;
- and
- off-hook detection means for detecting an off-hook state of said telephone;
- wherein said control means turns on said illumination means based upon outputs from said off-hook detection means and said original detection means without waiting for said manual switch to be turned on.
A picture image communication apparatus comprising:
- original detection means for detecting a setting of an original;
- a manual switch for commanding the start of transmission of a picture image of the original;
- illumination means for illuminating the original so as to read out the picture image of the original;
- a telephone;
- off-hook detection means for detecting an off-hook state of said telephone;
- and
- control means for turning on said illumination means based upon outputs from said off-hook detection means and said original detection means without waiting for said manual switch to be turned on.
A picture image communication apparatus comprising:
- original detection means for detecting a setting of an original;
- a manual switch for commanding the start of reading out of a picture image of the original;
- feed means for feeding the original to a reading out position;
- a telephone;
- off-hook detection means for detecting an off-hook state of said telephone;
- and
- control means for driving said feed means based upon outputs from said off-hook detection means and said original detection means without waiting for said manual switch to be turned on.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.