Information transmission device
AssigneeBrother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsJunji Hatamura, Kenichi Dan
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Abstract
A remote facsimile machine 61 calls a facsimile device 1 in S10 so that the facsimile machine 1 connects the telephone circuit in S32. When the remote facsimile machine 61 detects circuit connection in S12, the remote facsimile machine 61 transmits in S14 a transmission request signals and a facsimile number of the subject remote facsimile machine 61 to the facsimile device 1. The facsimile device 1 receives in S34 the transmission request signal and the remote facsimile number. The facsimile device 1 calls in S50 the remote facsimile machine 61 based on the remote facsimile number received in S34, and transmits stored image information to the remote facsimile machine 61.
Claims15
An information transmission device, comprising:
- means for storing information;
- means for detecting data specifying a remote target device, to which the information is desired to be transmitted;
- and
- means for transmitting the information to the remote target device based on the remote target device specifying data;
- wherein the detecting means includes:
- call detecting means for detecting a call from a remote requesting device and for establishing a first connection with the remote requesting device;
- and
- request detecting means for detecting the remote target device specifying data transmitted from the remote requesting device through the established first connection;
- wherein the request detecting means includes means for disconnecting the first connection with the remote requesting device after the remote target device specifying data is detected, and
- wherein the transmitting means includes means for transmitting a call signal for calling the remote target device so that a second connection will be established with the remote target device after the first connection is disconnected, the information being transmitted to the remote target device through the second established connection.
An information transmission device, comprising:
- means for storing information;
- means for receiving, through a telephone circuit connected to a remote requesting device, a transmission request signal for requesting transmission of the information and data specifying a remote target device, to which the information is desired to be transmitted;
- means for storing the received remote target device specifying data;
- control means for, after reception of the transmission request signal and the remote target device specifying data, disconnecting the telephone circuit presently connected to the remote requesting device, and thereafter calling the remote target device based on the remote target device specifying data;
- and
- means for transmitting the information to the remote target device via a telephone circuit connected by the control means.
An information supplying system, comprising:
- a terminal, including:
- means for designating a target terminal, to which information is desired to be transmitted;
- and
- means for transmitting data specifying the target terminal to an information supplying device and for requesting the information supplying device to transmit the information to target terminal, and
- the information supply device, including
- means for receiving the target terminal specifying data;
- and
- means for transmitting the information to the target terminal based on the remote target terminal specifying data;
- wherein the target terminal specifying data transmitting means includes means for calling the information supplying device, and
- wherein the target terminal specifying data receiving means includes call detecting means for detecting a call from the terminal and for establishing a connection with the terminal;
- wherein the target terminal specifying data transmitting means transmits the target terminal specifying data to the information supplying device through the established connection;
- wherein the target terminal specifying data receiving means further includes means for disconnecting the connection with the terminal after receiving the target terminal specifying data;
- and
- wherein the information transmitting means includes means for calling the target terminal so that a new connection will be established with the target terminal, the information being transmitted to the target through the new established connection.
A data storage medium storing data of a computer program for controlling an information transmission device to transmit information, stored in the information transmission device, to a remote target device, the computer program comprising:
- a computer program of detecting data specifying a remote target device, to which information is desired to be transmitted;
- a computer program of transmitting the information to the remote target device based on the remote target device specifying data;
- wherein the detecting program includes:
- a call detecting program for detecting a call from a remote requesting device and for establishing a connection with the remote requesting device;
- and
- a request detecting program for detecting the remote target device specifying data transmitted from the remote requesting device through the established connection;
- wherein the request detecting program includes program for disconnecting the connection with the remote requesting device after the remote target device specifying data is detected;
- and
- wherein the transmitting program includes a program for transmitting a call signal for calling the remote target device so that a new connection will be established with the remote target device, the information being transmitted to the remote target device through the new established connection.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.