Facsimile network system capable of carrying out broadcast communication
AssigneeFuji Xerox Co., Ltd.
InventorsHajime Sakashita, Yoshiaki Komachi, Takashi Kamikura, Ryuji Hosaka, Naoharu Kido
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Abstract
A facsimile network system capable of carrying out broadcast communication which enables documents in a memory of a key station to be sent automatically to multiple remote receiving stations at regular intervals. A sending sheet which is attached to the documents as a first page including names (addresses) of the key station (sender) and the remote receiving stations, date and message, is automatically prepared in the facsimile machine, so that it is transmitted together with the documents.
Claims10
A facsimile network system capable of carrying out broadcast communication which enables documents in a memory of a key station to be sent automatically to multiple remote receiving stations comprising:
- an input means for designating the remote receiving stations and for reading the documents;
- a first memory means for storing at least addresses and telephone numbers of said remote receiving stations to which said documents are transmitted through the facsimile network;
- a second memory means for temporarily storing data as to the documents which are read out by said input means;
- a combining means for inserting at least an address read out of said first memory means into a sending sheet format which is obtained from the data stored at an address designated by said input means in said second memory means, to complete a sending sheet to be sent to each of said remote receiving stations as a front page of the documents;
- a control means for controlling the broadcast communication according to the telephone numbers stored in said first memory, so that the documents are sent to each of the designated remote receiving stations together with the sending sheet;
- said control means determining on the basis of the number of designated remote receiving stations that broadcast communication is required;
- said input means comprising a key board for inputting numbers corresponding to the remote receiving stations to designate the stations and a reading means for reading the document including the sending sheet format to store the data thus read in said second memory means;
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- a third memory means for storing at least a plurality of message samples;
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- said input means further comprising:
- a display means for displaying said message samples;
- means for scrolling said message samples displayed on said display means;
- means for selecting a desired one out of said message samples thus displayed;
- and means for inserting said desired message thus selected into the sending sheet format in said combining means.
A facsimile network system capable of carrying out broadcast communication which enables documents in a memory of a key station to be sent automatically to multiple remote receiving stations comprising:
- an input means for designating the remote receiving stations and for reading the documents;
- a first memory means for storing at least addresses and telephone numbers of said remote receiving stations to which said documents are transmitted through the facsimile network;
- a second memory means for temporarily storing data as to the documents which are read out by said input means;
- a combining means for inserting at least an address read out of said first memory means into a sending sheet format which is obtained from the data stored at an address designated by said input means in said second memory means, to complete a sending sheet to be sent to each of said remote receiving stations as a front page of the documents;
- a control means for controlling the broadcast communication according to the telephone numbers stored in said first memory, so that the documents are sent to each of the designated remote receiving stations together with the sending sheet;
- said input means inputting an instruction signal for the broadcast communication to said control means;
- said input means comprising a key board for inputting numbers corresponding to the remote receiving stations to designate the stations and a reading means for reading the document including the sending sheet format to store the data thus read in said second memory means;
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- a third memory means for storing at least a plurality of message samples;
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- said input means further comprising:
- a display means for displaying said message samples;
- means for scrolling said message samples displayed on said display means;
- means for selecting a desired one out of said message samples thus displayed;
- and means for inserting said desired message thus selected into the sending sheet format in said combining means.
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