EP0401025A2
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Image communication apparatus
Assignee: Canon Inc
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Filing: 1990-05-31
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2010-05-31
Abstract
Abstract An image communication apparatus includes a communication unit (3) for communicating a procedure signal associated with communication, and image data, a recording unit (6-a) for injecting a liquid droplet to a recording member (10) in accordance with image data received by the communication unit (3), a recovery unit for performing a predetermined recovery operation of the recording unit, and a control unit for causing the recovery unit to perform the recovery operation in accordance with a predetermined procedure signal communicated before reception of the image data.
Inventors
- 👤 Takeshi Ono
- 👤 Fumihiko Watanabe
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
EP
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-10 01:36
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04N; H04N1/00; H04N1/32; H04N1/327; H04N1/32793; B; B41; B41J; B41J2/00; B41J2/005; B41J2/01; B41J2/135; B41J2/165; B41J2/16517; B41J2/1652; H04N1/32702
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
78 words
An image communication apparatus comprising: communication means for communicating a procedure signal associated with communication, and image data; recording means for injecting a liquid droplet to a recording member in accordance with image data received by said communication means; recovery means for performing a predetermined recovery operation of said recording means; and control means for causing said recovery means to perform the recovery operation in accordance with a predetermined procedure signal communicated before reception of the image data.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
78 words
An image communication apparatus comprising: communication means for communicating a procedure signal associated with communication, and image data; recording means for injecting a liquid droplet to a recording member in accordance with image data received by said communication means; recovery means for performing a predetermined recovery operation of said recording means; and control means for causing said recovery means to perform the recovery operation in accordance with a predetermined procedure signal communicated before reception of the image data.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
35 words
An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said control means causes said recovery means to start the recovery operation in synchronism with transmission of the predetermined procedure signal to a transmitting side after call incoming.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
24 words
An apparatus according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the predetermined procedure signal is a signal for informing own functions to a calling station.
Claim 5
Independent Claim
43 words
An apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein said control means controls said communication means to transmit, to a transmitting side, a procedure signal indicating completion of an image data reception standby operation after the recovery operation is completed.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
18 words
An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said recovery means supplies a recording liquid to said recording means.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
20 words
An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said recovery means causes said recording means to perform an idle injection operation.
Claim 8
Independent Claim
35 words
An apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein said recording means has nozzles of one line corresponding to a width of a maximum recording member which can be used in recording.
Claim 9
Independent Claim
59 words
An apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein said recording means comprises a plurality of nozzles, and a plurality of electric-thermo conversion elements arranged in correspondence with the nozzles, and drives the electric-thermo conversion elements according to image information to generate bubbles by heat generated by the electric-thermo conversion elements, thereby injecting a recording liquid.
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