Data transmission/reception device using an electrophotographic development process and a method thereof

A method for transferring facsimile data in a printer between a host computer and one of a remote computer and a remote facsimile machine, said method comprising the steps of:

• detecting a ring signal indicative of facsimile data being transmitted from one of said remote computer and said remote facsimile machine;
• receiving said facsimile data transmitted from one of said remote computer and said remote facsimile machine;
• determining whether said printer is set in one of a print mode and a facsimile mode;
• printing the received facsimile data, when said printer is set in said print mode;
• and
• transferring the received facsimile data to said host computer for a visual display on a computer screen, when said printer is set in said facsimile mode.

A method for transferring facsimile data in a printer between a host computer and one of a remote computer and a remote facsimile machine via a telephone network, said method comprising the steps of:

• detecting a ring signal indicative of facsimile data being transmitted from one of said remote computer and said remote facsimile machine;
• receiving a first page of said facsimile data transmitted from one of said remote computer and said remote facsimile machine;
• printing said first page of the received facsimile data;
• storing said first page of the received facsimile data in an interface;
• transmitting to said host computer said first page of the stored facsimile data for a visual display on a computer screen;
• and
• repeating steps of receiving facsimile data, printing said facsimile data and storing said facsimile data until said facsimile data of all pages is received.

A method for transferring computer data in a printer between a host computer and one of a remote computer and a remote facsimile machine via a telephone network, said method comprising the steps of:

• receiving computer data from said host computer for printing and for transmission to one of said remote computer and said remote facsimile machine;
• determining whether said printer is set in one of a print mode and a facsimile mode;
• printing received computer data when said printer is set in said print mode;
• transmitting said received computer data to one of said remote computer and said remote facsimile machine in accordance with a telephone number, when said printer is set in said facsimile mode.

A method for transferring facsimile and computer data in a printer between a host computer and one of a remote computer and a remote facsimile machine via a telephone network, said method comprising the steps of:

• detecting a ring signal indicative of facsimile data being transmitted from one of said remote computer and said remote facsimile machine;
• receiving said facsimile data transmitted from one of said remote computer and said remote facsimile machine upon detection of said ring signal;
• determining whether said printer is set in one of a print mode and a facsimile mode;
• printing the received facsimile data when said printer is set in said print mode;
• transferring the received facsimile data to said host computer when said printer is set in said facsimile mode;
• receiving computer data from said host computer for printing and for transmission to one of said remote computer and said remote facsimile machine, when said ring signal has not been detected;
• printing the received computer data when said printer is set in said print mode;
• and
• transmitting the received computer data to one of said remote computer and said remote facsimile machine in accordance with a telephone number, when said printer is set in said facsimile mode.