Facsimile device

Claim 1

A facsimile device with an automatic dialing signal transmission system comprising: first memory means (41X) storing the phone numbers of the primary receiving station; second memory means (42X), storing the phone numbers of the secondary receiving stations, which act as substitutes to said primary receiving station; . means (8) for detecting non-connection to said primary receiving station in reply to dialing signals transmitted in accordance with phone number stored in said first memory means; and means for reading the phone number stored in said second memory means in response to signals from said non-connection detector before activating the automatic dial transmission system incorporated therein. receivers for receiving dialing signals by providing the system with additional dial memory areas to store the dialing number data of secondary receiving stations. In addition, it is also possible for the system to reduce the capacity of dial memory by either defining the secondary station in terms of two-digit code numbers or by alloting special keys for the primary subscriber stations and the secondary receiving stations acting on their behalf. Furthermore, it is also possible to effectively apply the unique functions of the facsimile device as embodied by the present invention when the designated data cannot be transmitted due to any obstruction taking place while data transmission is underway. While only certain embodiments of the present inxantion have been described, it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various changes and modifications may be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention as claimed.