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EP0455157A2 Expired / Lapsed EP ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Facsimile apparatus

Assignee: Sharp Corp
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Filing: 1991-04-26
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2011-04-26
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Abstract

Abstract A facsimile apparatus (1) having a telephone function for transmitting and receiving a voice signal through a telephone line (2) and a facsimile function for transmitting and receiving an image signal through the telephone line (2). The facsimile apparatus includes a parent machine (3) connected to the telephone line (2) and having the telephone function, and a child machine (4) coupled to the parent machine (3) by radio and having the telephone function and the facsimile function. The parent machine (3) includes a memory (6) for temporarily storing an image signal received through the telephone line (2) and an image signal received from the child machine (4) to be transmitted to the telephone line (2).

Inventors

  • 👤 Matahira Kotani

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction EP
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-09 20:06
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04N; H04N1/00; H04N1/00127; H04N1/00281; H04N1/00302; H04N1/00305; H04M; H04M1/00; H04M1/72; H04M1/725; H04N1/32; H04N1/32358; H04N1/32363; H04N1/32368; H04N1/32379

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim 110 words
A facsimile apparatus (1) having a telephone function for transmitting and receiving a voice signal through a telephone line (2) and a facsimile function for transmitting and receiving an image signal through said telephone line, comprising: a parent machine (3) connected to said telephone line (2) and having said telephone function; and a child machine (4) coupled to said parent machine by radio and having said telephone function and said facsimile function; wherein said parent machine includes memory means (6) for temporarily storing an image signal received through said telephone line (2) and an image signal received from said child machine (4) to be transmitted to said telephone line (2).
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 43 words
A facsimile apparatus according to claim 1, wherein each of said parent machine (3) and said child machine (4) has a modulation/demodulation device (10) for converting a signal to be transmitted between said parent machine and said child machine into a radio signal.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 25 words
A facsimile apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising an automatic dial function for automatically dialing a previously registered telephone number by a predetermined operation.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 38 words
A facsimile apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said parent machine performs data transmission through said telephone line at a speed equivalent to or greater than a data transmission speed between said parent machine and said child machine.

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