Facsimile server apparatus, a sound server apparatus, and a facsimile and sound server apparatus

A facsimile and sound server apparatus comprising:

• a line communication portion having a plurality of ports coupled to telephone terminals and facsimile terminals of users through a public communications line;
• a communication control portion for controlling receipt of calls and transmission of sound responses, and for receiving and transmitting facsimile communication to respective of said plurality of ports;
• a remote server access portion for communicating with another facsimile and sound server apparatus and for registering data in said another facsimile and sound server apparatus and reading data from said another facsimile and sound server apparatus;
• a data renewing portion for periodically acquiring data absent in said facsimile and sound server apparatus from said another facsimile and sound server apparatus and registering said data in said facsimile and sound server apparatus;
• a sound, image, and text data base for controlling sound data, image data, and text data to and from said telephone terminals, facsimile terminals and a personal computer, and for renewing and outputting data corresponding to a request for registration and a request for data reading from another portion;
• a data conversion portion for converting between text data and sound data, and converting between said text data and image data in accordance with the terminals being serviced when data is inputted and outputted at said sound, image and text data base;
• a user control portion for registering said users, controlling passwords, and judging a request for validation of the user and a password;
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• a box control portion for controlling said sound, image and text data base and validating access for writing and reading said data base by said users .