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Method and device for adapting a printer into an autonomous facsimile apparatus
Assignee: Decimal SNC P Skalli et Cie
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Filing: 1990-09-13
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Granted: 1993-08-10
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Expires: 2010-09-13
Abstract
Abstract The device serves to adapt a printer to an autonomous facsimile transmission apparatus. It comprises line interface for transmitting and receiving data conveyed via a telephone line; a printing interface; an input interface for entering data derived from at least one external digital device; a coder/decoder connected to the line interface for respectively encoding and decoding data derived respectively from the input interface and from the line interface. Data derived from the input interface either towards the line interface is routed via the coder/encoder or towards the printing interface. Data derived from the line interface is routed towards the printing interface.
Inventors
- 👤 Claude Cohen-Skalli
- 👤 Antoine Simonnet
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 07:00
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04N; H04N1/00; H04N1/00127; H04N1/00278; G; G06; G06F; G06F3/00; G06F3/002
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 20
Claim 1
Independent Claim
47 words
A method for adapting a printer to an autonomous facsimile transmission apparatus, which comprises the steps of: receiving a facsimile transmission conveyed over a telephone line; decoding said facsimile transmission by said printer into document digital data; and processing said decoded document digital data by the printer.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
47 words
A method for adapting a printer to an autonomous facsimile transmission apparatus, which comprises the steps of: receiving a facsimile transmission conveyed over a telephone line; decoding said facsimile transmission by said printer into document digital data; and processing said decoded document digital data by the printer.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
30 words
The method of claim 1, wherein a document converted into said document digital data is received by the printer from at least one peripheral external device connected to said printer.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
28 words
The method of claim 2, wherein said received document digital data are encoded in said facsimile transmission and said encoded facsimile transmission is transmitted over said telephone line.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
35 words
The method of claim 3, wherein said received document digital data are printed by said printer before or while said received document digital data are encoded and transmitted over said telephone line by said printer.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
17 words
The method of claim 2, wherein said peripheral external device is an external control and processing unit.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
24 words
The method of claim 5, wherein said received document digital data are selectively transmitted by said printer to said external data and processing unit.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
19 words
The method of claim 2, wherein said peripheral external device is an external unit for optical reading of documents.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
27 words
The method of claim 1, wherein said document digital data are selectively transmitted by said printer to an external control and processing unit connected to said printer.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
25 words
The method of claim 2, wherein said received document digital data and decoded document digital data are selectively stored by said printer for subsequent use.
Claim 11
Independent Claim
128 words
A device for adapting a printer to an autonomous facsimile transmission apparatus comprising: line interface means for transmitting and receiving data conveyed via a telephone line, printing interface means for transmitting data to the printer, input interface means for entering data derived from at least one external digital device, encoding/decoding means connected to the line interface means for respectively encoding and decoding data derived respectively from the input interface means and from the line interface means, means for selectively routing data derived from the input interface means either towards the line interface means via the encoding means or towards the printing interface means and for routing data derived from the line interface means towards the printing interface means, and processing and computing means connected to the routing means.
Claim 12
Independent Claim
128 words
A device for adapting a printer to an autonomous facsimile transmission apparatus comprising: line interface means for transmitting and receiving data conveyed via a telephone line, printing interface means for transmitting data to the printer, input interface means for entering data derived from at least one external digital device, encoding/decoding means connected to the line interface means for respectively encoding and decoding data derived respectively from the input interface means and from the line interface means, means for selectively routing data derived from the input interface means either towards the line interface means via the encoding means or towards the printing interface means and for routing data derived from the line interface means towards the printing interface means, and processing and computing means connected to the routing means.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
16 words
The device of claim 10, further comprising control means connected to the processing and computing means.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
35 words
The device of claim 11, further comprising storage means for storing the data derived from the routing means, connected to the printing interface means, said storage means being controlled by the processing and computing means.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
33 words
The device of claim 12, further comprising parallel interface means for transmitting to the printer via the storage means and the printing interface means data derived from an external control and processing unit.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
18 words
The device of claim 10, wherein the input interface means are connected to an external optical document-reading device.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
23 words
The device of claim 10, further comprising series interface means for connecting at least one external control processing device to the routing means.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
32 words
The device of claim 10, placed on a plug-in extension card connected to an internal bus via the printing interface means and provided with a control panel which includes the control means.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
23 words
The device of claim 10, housed within an independent casing connected to an input port of the printer via the printing interface means.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
15 words
The device of claim 10 connected to a reprography system via the printing interface means.
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