System and method for transmitting image data on a telephone network or equivalent

A method for transmitting image data on a telephone network, comprising the steps of:

• (a) establishing a telephone circuit between apparatuses of both parties through said telephone network;
• (b) sending a tone signal having a specified frequency from any one of the apparatuses of the both parties;
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• (c) sending the image data regardless of a presence and regardless of an absence of a response from the apparatus of the receiving party to the apparatus of the sending party after the sending of the tone signal.

A method for transmitting image data in a video or visual telephone system, comprising the steps of:

• (a) establishing a telephone circuit between video or visual telephone of both parties through a telephone network;
• (b) sending the image data from the video or visual telephone of the sending party to the video or visual telephone of the receiving party regardless of a presence and regardless of an absence of a response from the apparatus of the receiving party to the apparatus of the sending party after a specified DTMF signal is sent for a predetermined time period in response to an image data sending command;
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• (c) receiving in the video or visual telephone of the receiving party the image data being sent from the video or visual telephone of the sending party only when the specified DTMF signal is continuously received for the predetermined time period.

A method for transmitting image data in video or visual telephone system, comprising the steps of:

• (a) establishing a telephone circuit between video or visual telephones of both parties through a telephone network;
• (b) sending a specified DTMF signal from any one of the video or visual telephones of the both parties;
• and
• (c) sending the image data regardless of a presence and regardless of an absence of a response from the apparatus of the receiving party to the apparatus of the sending party after the sending of the specified DTMF signal.

A system for transmitting image data on a telephone network, comprising:

• means for establishing a telephone circuit between apparatuses for both parties through said telephone network or equivalent;
• means for sending a tone signal having a specified frequency from any one of the apparatuses of the both parties prior to sending the image data from any one of the apparatuses of the both parties;
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• means for sending the image data regardless of a presence and regardless of an absence of a response from the apparatus of the receiving party to the apparatus of the sending party after sending the tone signal.

A system for transmitting image data on a telephone network, comprising:

• first means for establishing a telephone circuit between the apparatuses of both parties through said telephone network;
• second means for sending the image data from the apparatus of the sending party to the apparatus of the receiving party regardless of a presence and regardless of an absence of a response from the apparatus of the receiving party after sending a specified signal for a predetermined time period in response to an image data sending command;
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• third means for receiving in the apparatus of the receiving party the image data being sent from the apparatus of the sending party.

A method of transmitting image data on a telephone network, comprising the steps of:

• (a) establishing a telephone circuit between an apparatus of a sending party and an apparatus of a receiving party through said telephone network;
• (b) sending the image data from the apparatus of the sending party to the apparatus of receiving party regardless of a presence and regardless of an absence of a response from the apparatus of the receiving party to the apparatus of the sending party after sending a specified DTMF signal for a predetermined time period in response to an image data sending command;
• (c) starting a modem in the apparatus of the receiving party only when the specified DTMF signal is continuously received for the predetermined time period;
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• (d) receiving the image data being sent from the apparatus of the sending party through the modem which has been started in the step (c) in the apparatus of the receiving party.

A method of transmitting image data on a telephone network, comprising the steps of:

• (a) establishing a telephone circuit between apparatuses of two parties through said telephone network;
• (b) sending a specified DTMF signal from any one of the apparatuses;
• (c) sending the image data regardless of a presence and regardless of an absence of a response from the other of the apparatuses after sending the specified DTMF signal;
• and
• (d) starting a modem of the other one of the apparatuses only when the specified DTMF signal is continuously received for a predetermined time period.

A method of transmitting image data in video or visual telephone system, comprising the steps of:

• (a) establishing a telephone circuit between video or visual telephones of a sending party and a receiving party through a telephone network;
• (b) sending the image data from the video or visual telephone of the sending party to the video or visual telephone of the receiving party regardless of a presence and regardless of an absence of a response from the apparatus of the receiving party to the apparatus of the sending party after sending a specified DTMF signal for a predetermined time period in response to an image data sending command;
• (c) starting a modem of the video or visual telephone of the receiving party only when the specified DTMF signal is continuously received for the predetermined time period;
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• (d) receiving the image data sent from the video or visual telephone of the sending party through the modem of the video or visual telephone of the receiving party.

A method of transmitting image data in video or visible telephone system, comprising the steps of:

• (a) establishing a telephone circuit between video or visible telephones of two parties through said telephone network;
• (b) sending a specified DTMF signal from any one of the video or visible telephones prior to sending image data from any one of the video or visible telephones;
• (c) sending the image data regardless of a presence and regardless of an absence of a response from the other of the video or visible telephones after sending the specified DTMF signal;
• and
• (d) starting a modem of the other one of the video or visible telephones only when the specified DTMF signal is continuously received for a predetermined time period.

A system of transmitting image data on a telephone network, comprising:

• means for establishing a telephone circuit between apparatus for two parties through said telephone network;
• means for sending a specified DTMF signal from any one of the apparatuses prior to sending image data from any one of the apparatuses;
• means for sending the image data from any one of the apparatus regardless of a presence and regardless of an absence of a response from the other of the apparatuses;
• and
• means for starting a modem of the other one of the apparatuses only when the specified DTMF signal is continuously received for a predetermined time period.

A system of transmitting image data on a telephone network, comprising

• first means for establishing a telephone circuit between apparatus of a sending party and an apparatus of a receiving party through said telephone network;
• second means for sending the image data from the apparatus of the sending party to the apparatus of the receiving party regardless of a presence and regardless of an absence of a response from the apparatus of the receiving party after sending a specified DTMF signal for a predetermined time period in response to an image data sending command;
• third means for starting a modem of the apparatus of receiving party only when the specified DTMF signal is continuously received for the predetermined time period;
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• fourth means for receiving the image data being sent from the apparatus of the sending party through the modem which has been started in the apparatus of the receiving party.