Facsimile control system
AssigneeBrother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorHiromi Mori
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Abstract
A facsimile control system includes a facsimile device connected to a host device. The host device has an operation instructing mechanism for instructing an operation of the facsimile device. The host device also has a sending/receiving mechanism for sending or receiving data to or from the facsimile device based upon an instruction outputted from the operation instructing mechanism. The operation instructing mechanism activates the sending/receiving mechanism before instructing the operation of the facsimile device.
Claims22
A facsimile control system, comprising:
- a facsimile device;
- and
- a host device connected to the facsimile device, the host device having operation instructing means for instructing an operation of the facsimile device, and sending/receiving means for sending or receiving data to or from the facsimile device based upon an instruction outputted from the operation instructing means, the operation instructing means activating the sending/receiving means before instructing the operation of the facsimile device.
A facsimile control system, comprising:
- a facsimile device;
- and
- a host device connected to the facsimile device, the host device having an operation instructing unit, the operation instructing unit instructs an operation of the facsimile device, the host device also having a sending/receiving unit, the sending/receiving unit sends or receives data to or from the facsimile device based upon an instruction outputted from the operation instructing unit, the operation instructing unit activating the sending/receiving unit before instructing the operation of the facsimile device.
A method of controlling a facsimile device by a host device, the host device control comprising the steps of:
- instructing an operation of the facsimile device with a operation instructing unit;
- sending or receiving data to or from the facsimile device based upon instruction outputted from the operation instructing unit with a sending/receiving unit;
- activating the sending/receiving unit before instructing the operation of the facsimile device with the operation instructing unit.
A storage medium for use with a facsimile device, the storage medium comprising:
- an operation instructing program that instructs an operation of the facsimile device;
- and
- a sending/receiving program that sends or receives data to or from the facsimile device based upon instruction outputted from the operation instructing program;
- wherein the operation instructing program activates the sending/receiving program before instructing the operation of the facsimile device.
A facsimile control system including a facsimile device and a host device connected to the facsimile device, the host device comprising:
- operation instructing means for instructing an operation of the facsimile device;
- sending/receiving means for sending or receiving data to or from the facsimile device based upon an instruction outputted from the operation instructing means;
- and
- determining means for determining whether the sending/receiving means is activated;
- wherein the operation instructing means activates the sending/receiving means before instructing the operation of the facsimile device when the sending/receiving means is determined by the determining means to be deactivated.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.