Computer-facsimile connected system
AssigneeBrother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorFumihiro Minamizawa
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Abstract
Provided is a computer-facsimile connected system, which includes a computer provided with a fax modem and a facsimile device electrically connected to the computer The computer has a modem selecting system which selects one of the fax modem and a modem provided in the facsimile device by comparing performances thereof. The selected modem is used when the computer transmits a signal through a modem.
Claims15
A computer-facsimile connected system comprising:
- a computer provided with a fax modem, said computer being capable of transmitting a signal over a telephone line through said fax modem;
- a facsimile device electrically connected to said computer, said facsimile device being provided with a modem, said computer being capable of transmitting a signal over said telephone line through said modem provided in said facsimile device;
- a modem selecting system which selects the modem to be used by said computer to transmit a signal over said telephone line, said modem selecting system including means for discriminating between said fax modem and said modem provided in said facsimile device based on predetermined performance characteristics thereof and means for selecting the modem having the better performance characteristics, said selected modem being used by said computer to transmit a signal over said telephone line.
A computer which is capable of using a modem provided in a facsimile device which is connected to said computer, said computer comprising:
- a fax modem;
- a modem selecting system which selects the modem to be used by said computer to transmit a signal over a telephone line, said modem selecting system including means for discriminating between said fax modem and said modem provided in said facsimile device based on predetermined performance characteristics thereof and means for selecting the modem having the better performance characteristics, said selected modem being used by said computer to transmit a signal over said telephone line.
A facsimile device which is connectable to a computer having a fax modem, said facsimile device comprising:
- a modem, said computer being capable of transmitting a signal over a telephone line through said modem or through said fax modem;
- means for receiving a predetermined command from said computer;
- and means for sending performance data to said computer in response to receiving said predetermined command, said performance data being used by said computer to discriminate between said modem and said fax modem.
A computer-facsimile connected system comprising:
- a computer provided with a fax modem;
- a facsimile device electrically connected to said computer, said facsimile device being provided with a modem, said computer capable of transmitting a signal over a telephone line through said fax modem or said modem provided in said facsimile device;
- means for discriminating between said fax modem and said modem provided in said facsimile device by comparing predetermined performance characteristics of said fax modem and said modem provided in said facsimile device;
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- means for selecting one of said fax modem and said modem provided in said facsimile device to be used by said computer to transmit a signal over said telephone line, said selected modem having better performance characteristics than the other.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.