Method for recording received picture data in a facsimile device

A facsimile data recording method for recording received picture data on separate sheets of paper in a facsimile apparatus, said method comprising the steps of:

• setting a page line number representing a maximum number of lines capable of being recorded on one sheet of paper;
• setting a divisible region in dependence upon said page line number, said divisible region being a region that a form feeding operation is permissible, said divisible region having a number of lines less than said page line number;
• setting a first recording in dependence upon said number of lines in said divisible region and said page line number;
• recording white data corresponding to a leading end margin and then recording a portion of said received picture data corresponding to said first recording line;
• setting a line having a minimum number of black pixels as a page division line;
• recording a front portion of said divisible region, said front portion of said divisible region extending up to said page division line;
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• repeating said steps of setting said first recording line and said page division line and said recording steps above until all the received picture data is completely recorded, said method performed entirely at a receiving station of said facsimile apparatus irrespective of relative lengths of transmitting and receiving sheets of paper.

A facsimile data recording method for recording received picture data on separate sheets of recording paper in a facsimile apparatus, said method comprising the steps of:

• writing said received picture data and white data representing leading and trailing margins into a picture memory;
• calculating a page line number representing a maximum number of line numbers capable of being recorded on a single sheet of paper;
• setting a divisible region in dependence upon said page line number, said divisible region being an area that a form feeding operation is permitted, said divisible region being comprised of a front division and a rear division;
• setting a counter variable to be equal to said page line number;
• recording lines of white data representing said leading margin onto one of said sheets of recording paper;
• recording said received picture data immediately after recording said white data;
• decreasing said counter variable by one for each line of white data and received picture data that is recorded;
• comparing said counter variable to a divisible region number to determine whether lines within said divisible region are being recorded;
• setting a line within said divisible region having a minimum number of black pixels as a page division line;
• recording said front division of said divisible region, said front division of said divisible region extending up to said page division line;
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• performing a form feeding operation immediately after detecting said page division line, said method performed at a receiving station of said facsimile apparatus irrespective of relative lengths of transmitting and receiving sheets of paper.