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US 5,668,642 AGranted
Image data communication apparatus capable of receiving image data during power failure
AssigneeCanon Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorTakehiro Yoshida
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Abstract
A facsimile apparatus has a communication unit, a memory for storing image data, and a back-up power supply for supplying power to the memory at power stoppage. The apparatus includes a detector for detecting power stoppage, and a control circuit for causing the communication unit to perform reception when the power stoppage is detected by the detector, and for causing the memory to store image data received by the communication unit, wherein the back-up power supply supplies power to the communication unit.
Claims53
An image data communication apparatus, comprising:
- main power supply means for supplying power to said apparatus;
- detection means for detecting a power failure of said main power supply means;
- reception means for receiving image data and receiving power from a secondary power supply means, while the power failure is detected by said detection means;
- record means for recording the image data received by said reception means, said record means recording that data while receiving power from said main power supply means;
- and
- storage means for storing the image data received by said reception means and receiving power from the secondary supply means, while the power failure is detected by said detection means,
- wherein, while the power failure is detected by said detecting means, the received image data is not recorded by said record means.
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An image data communication apparatus, comprising:
- main power supply means for supplying power to said apparatus;
- reception means for receiving image data;
- record means for recording the image data received by said reception means receiving power from said main power supply means;
- detection means for detecting a power failure of said main power supply means;
- storage means for storing the image data received by said reception means and receiving power from a secondary supply means, while the power failure is detected by said detection means,
- wherein while the power failure is detected by said detecting means, the received image data is not recorded by said record means;
- and
- registration means for registering a destination station from which data can be received, while the power failure is detected by said detection means, and wherein said storage means stores the image data received from a destination station registered in said registration means, and said storage means does not store the image data received from a destination station which is not registered in said registration means.
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An image data communication apparatus, comprising:
- main power supply means for supplying power to said apparatus;
- detection means for detecting a power failure of said main power supply means;
- reception means for receiving image data and receiving power from a secondary power supply means, while the power failure is detected by said detection means;
- record means for recording the image data received by said reception means receiving power from said main power supply means;
- storage means for storing the image data received by said reception means;
- and
- control means for controlling said storage means and said record means,
- wherein, while the power failure is not detected by said detection means, said control means causes said record means to record the image data received by said reception means,
- wherein, while the power failure is detected by said detection means, said control means causes said storage means to store the image data received by said reception means, without causing said record means to record the image data received by said reception means, and
- wherein, while the power failure is detected by said detection means, said control means receives power from the secondary power supply means.
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An image data communication apparatus, comprising:
- main power supply means for supplying power to said apparatus;
- reception means for receiving image data;
- record means for recording the image data received by said reception means receiving power from said main power supply means;
- detection means for detecting a power failure of said main power supply means;
- storage means for storing the image data received by said reception means;
- control means for controlling said storage means and said record means,
- wherein while the power failure is not detected by said detection means, said control means causes said record means to record the image data received by said reception means,
- wherein while the power failure is detected by said detection means, said control means causes said storage means to store the image data received by said reception means, without causing said record means to record the image data received by said reception means, and
- wherein while the power failure is detected by said detection means, said control means, said control means receives power from a secondary power supply means;
- and
- registration means for registering a destination station from which data can be received when the power failure is detected by said detection means and wherein said control means causes said storage means to store the image data received from a destination station registered in said registration means, and inhibits said storage means from storing the image data received from a destination station which is not registered in said registration means.
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An image data communication apparatus, comprising:
- main power supply means for supplying power to said apparatus;
- detection means for detecting a power failure of said main power supply means;
- reception means for receiving image data and receiving power from a secondary power supply means, while the power failure is detected by said detection means;
- record means for recording the image data received by said reception means receiving power from said main power supply means;
- storage means for storing the image data received by said reception means;
- and
- control means for selecting recording of the received image data or storing of the received image data in accordance with a result of detection means,
- wherein, while the power failure is detected by said detection means, said control means receives power from the secondary power supply means.
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An apparatus, comprising:
- main power supply means for supplying power to said apparatus;
- reception means for receiving image data;
- record means for recording the image data received by said reception means receiving power from said main power supply means;
- detection means for detecting a power failure of said main power supply means;
- storage means for storing the image data received by said reception means;
- control means for selecting recording of the received image data or storing of the received image data in accordance with a result of detection means,
- wherein while the power failure is detected by said detection means, said control means receives power from a secondary power supply means;
- and
- registration means for registering a destination station from which data can be received when the power failure is detected by said detection means, and wherein said control means causes said storage means to store the image data received from a destination station registered in said registration means, and inhibited the storage means from storing image data received from a destination station which is not registered in said registration means.
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An image data communication method, comprising the steps of:
- supplying power to an image data communication apparatus, using a main power supply means;
- detecting a power failure of the main power supply means and detecting recovery from the power failure;
- receiving image data and receiving power from a secondary power supply means, while the power failure is detected in said detecting step;
- recording, using a recording means, the image data received in said receiving step, said recording being performed while the recording means receives power from the main power supply means;
- and
- storing, in a storage means, the image data received in said receiving step, the storage means receiving power from the secondary supply means, while the power failure is detected in said detecting step,
- wherein, while the power failure is detected in said detecting step, said recording of the received image data is not performed by the recording means.
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An image data communication method for use in an image data communication apparatus, comprising the steps of:
- supplying power from a main power supply means to the apparatus;
- receiving image data;
- recording the image data received in said receiving step, said recording step being performed using power received from the main power supply means;
- detecting a power failure of the main power supply means;
- storing, in a first storage means, the image data received in said receiving step, said storing step being performed using power received from a secondary supply means, while the power failure is detected,
- wherein, while the power failure is detected, said recording step is not performed on the received image data;
- and
- registering a destination station from which data can be received, while the power failure is detected, and wherein the image data received from a destination station registered in said registering step is stored, and wherein the image data received from a destination station which is not registered in said registering step, is not stored.
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An image data communication method for use in an image data communication apparatus, comprising the steps of:
- supplying power from a main power supply means to the apparatus;
- receiving image data;
- recording the image data received in said receiving step, said recording step being performed using a record means and using power received from the main power supply means;
- detecting a power failure of the main power supply means;
- storing in a storage means the image data received in said receiving step;
- controlling the storage means and the record means such that, while the power failure is not detected, the record means is caused to record the image data received in said receiving step, and such that, while the power failure is detected, the image data received in said receiving step is stored in the storage means, without causing the record means to record the image data received in said receiving step, and such that, while the power failure is detected, said controlling step is performed using power received from a secondary power supply means;
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- registering a destination station from which data can be received when the power failure is detected, and wherein said controlling step includes causing storage of the image data received from a destination station registered in said registering step, and inhibits storage of image data received from a destination station which is not registered in said registering step.
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A method comprising the steps of:
- supplying power from a main power supply means to an apparatus;
- receiving image data;
- recording the image data received in said receiving step, using power received from the main power supply means;
- detecting a power failure of the main power supply means;
- storing, in a storage means, the image data received in said receiving step;
- selecting recording of the received image data or storing of the received image data in accordance with a result obtained in said detecting step,
- wherein, while the power failure is detected, said selecting step is performed using power received from a secondary power supply means;
- and
- registering a destination station from which data can be received when the power failure is detected, and wherein the storage means is caused to store the image data received from a destination station registered in said registering step, and is caused to inhibit storage of the image data received from a destination station which is not registered in said registering step.
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An image data communication method, comprising the steps of:
- supplying power to an image data communication apparatus, using a main power supply means;
- detecting a power failure of the main power supply means, and detecting recovery from the power failure;
- receiving image data and receiving power from a secondary power supply means, while the power failure is detected in said detecting step;
- recording the image data received in said receiving step, using a recording means, the recording means receiving power from the main power supply means;
- storing, in a storage means, the image data received in said recepting step;
- and
- controlling the storage means and the record means,
- wherein, while the power failure is not detected, said controlling step is performed in such manner as to cause the record means to record the image data received in said receiving step,
- wherein, while the power failure is detected, said controlling step is performed in such manner as to cause the storage means to store the image data received in said receiving step, without causing the record means to record the image data received in said receiving step, and
- wherein, while the power failure is detected, said controlling step is performed using power received from the secondary power supply means.
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An image data communication method, comprising the steps of:
- supplying power to an image data communication apparatus, using a main power supply means;
- detecting a power failure of the main power supply means, and detecting a recovery from the power failure;
- receiving image data and receiving power from a secondary power supply means, while the power failure is detected;
- recording the image data received in said receiving step, using a recording means that receives power from the main power supply means;
- storing, in a storage means, the image data received in said receiving step;
- and
- selecting recording of the received image data or storing of the received image data in accordance with a result obtain in said detecting step,
- wherein, while the power failure is detected, said selecting step is performed using power received from the secondary power supply means.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.