Facsimile communication method and system for transmitting received and memorized data in a memory of one facsimile unit to another facsimile unit and a facsimile apparatus provided thereof
OwnerMakoto Kubokawa, Eiji Taki +3inventors
InventorsMakoto Kubokawa, Eiji Taki, Yutaka Nonomura, Kazunobu Asai, Naoki Igushi
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Abstract
A called facsimile unit stores image data received from a calling facsimile unit in its memory. When communication is established between another calling facsimile unit and the called facsimile unit designates the received image data which has been received and stored in its memory as image data to be sent to the another calling facsimile unit, the called facsimile unit transmits the received image data to the another calling facsimile unit.
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A facsimile communication method for transmitting and receiving image data between a first calling facsimile unit, a called facsimile unit and a second calling facsimile unit comprising the steps of:
- electronically communicating between the first calling facsimile unit and the called facsimile unit which is called by the first calling facsimile unit;
- receiving image data sent from the first calling facsimile unit to the called facsimile unit after electronic communication has been established;
- storing the received image data in said called facsimile unit;
- designating the stored received image data as image data to be transmitted;
- electronically communicating between the called facsimile unit and the second calling facsimile unit;
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- transmitting the designated stored image data to the second calling facsimile unit after electronic communication has been established between the called facsimile unit and the second calling facsimile unit,
- wherein said designating is in a mode of polling communication,
- said method including designating said mode of polling communication by:
- setting the called facsimile unit in a mode of polling communication using a polling specification command key;
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- designating the called facsimile unit as a called party of polling communication.
A facsimile communication method, comprising the steps of:
- electronically communicating between a first calling facsimile unit and a called facsimile unit which is called by said first calling facsimile unit;
- receiving image data sent from said first calling facsimile unit to said called facsimile unit after electronic communication has been established;
- storing the received data in said called facsimile unit;
- electronically communicating between the called facsimile unit and a second calling facsimile unit;
- verifying the validity of a password sent from the second calling facsimile unit after electronic communication has been established between the called facsimile unit and the second calling facsimile unit;
- designating at said called facsimile unit the stored received image data as image data to be transmitted after the password has been verified;
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- transmitting the designated stored image data to said second calling facsimile unit after the stored image data has been designated to be transmitted.
A facsimile communication system for transmitting and receiving image data between a first calling facsimile unit, a called facsimile unit and a second calling facsimile unit, comprising:
- first coupling means for establishing electronic communication between the first calling facsimile unit and the called facsimile unit which is called by said first calling facsimile unit;
- receiving means for receiving image data sent from the first calling facsimile unit to the called facsimile unit after electronic communication has been established by said first coupling means;
- storing means for storing image data sent from the first calling facsimile unit to the called facsimile unit;
- designating means for designating the received image data stored in said storage means as image data to be transmitted;
- second coupling means for establishing electronic communication between the called facsimile unit and the second calling facsimile unit;
- transmitting means for transmitting image data from said called facsimile unit to said second calling facsimile unit;
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- control means for controlling said transmitting means to transmit the designated image data stored in said storage means to the second calling facsimile unit after electronic communication has been established by said second coupling means, said control means controlling the transmitting means to transmit the image data stored in said storing means in a mode of polling communication, said called facsimile unit having a polling specification command key which is operated to set said mode of polling communication.
A facsimile terminal for transmitting facsimile-transmitted image data to another facsimile apparatus, said terminal comprising:
- coupling means for establishing electronic communication with another facsimile unit;
- receiving means for receiving facsimile transmitted image data;
- storage means for storing in a memory said received image data;
- designating means provided in said terminal for designating the received image data stored in said memory as image data to be transmitted to another facsimile apparatus;
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- transmitting means for transmitting the designated stored image data to another facsimile apparatus.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.