Communication apparatus capable of connecting memory card

Claim 2

A communication apparatus comprising: connecting means for connecting a memory card; communicating means for performing communication through a communication line; storing means for storing information relating to the communication by said communicating means corresponding to identification of the memory card which has been connected before the communication is performed by said communicating means; and writing means for writing into the memory card the stored information relating to the communication, when an identification of the memory card which is connected after the communication is performed by said communicating means matches the identification of the memory card when the memory card was connected before the communication.

Claim 3

An apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising recording means for recording the information which has been written in the memory card.

Claim 4

An apparatus according to claim 2, wherein said recording means records the information which has been written in the memory card together with the identification of the memory card.

Claim 5

An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said communicating means performs facsimile communication.

Claim 6

An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said storing means stores the information indicating a communication partner.

Claim 7

An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the first predetermined time is a communication start time by said communicating means.

Claim 8

An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the second time is a time after completion of the communication by said communicating means.

Claim 9

An image receiving apparatus comprising: receiving means for receiving an image signal from a communication line; recording means for performing recording on the basis of the image signal which has been received by said receiving means; connecting means for connecting a memory card; storing means for storing information relating to the reception by said receiving means corresponding to identification of the memory card which has been connected before the image signal is received by said receiving means; and writing means for writing into the memory card the stored information relating to the reception when an identification of the memory card which is connected after the image signal is received by said receiving means matches the identification of the memory card when the memory card was connected before the image signal is received, wherein said recording means records the information read from the memory card.

Claim 10

An image receiving apparatus comprising: receiving means for receiving an image signal from a communication line; recording means for performing recording on the basis of the image signal which has been received by said receiving means; connecting means for connecting a memory card; storing means for storing information relating to the reception by said receiving means corresponding to identification of the memory card which has been connected before the image signal is received by said receiving means; and writing means for writing into the memory card the stored information relating to the reception when an identification of the memory card which is connected after the image signal is received by said receiving means matches the identification of the memory card when the memory card was connected before the image signal is received, wherein said recording means records the information read from the memory card.

Claim 11

An apparatus according to claim 8, wherein said recording means records the information which has been written in the memory card together with the identification of the memory card.

Claim 12

An apparatus according to claim 8, wherein said storing means stores information indicating a transmitting side of the received image signal.

Claim 13

An apparatus according to claim 8, wherein the first predetermined time is a reception start time by said receiving means.

Claim 14

An apparatus according to claim 8, wherein the second time is a time after completion of the communication by said receiving means.

Claim 15

A call apparatus comprising: connecting means for connecting a memory card; calling means for performing calling on the basis of calling information received from the memory card connected with said connecting means; and writing means for writing a result of the calling by said calling means into the memory card, wherein the memory card is capable of displaying the result of the calling written by said writing means.

Claim 16

A call apparatus comprising: connecting means for connecting a memory card; calling means for performing calling on the basis of calling information received from the memory card connected with said connecting means; and writing means for writing a result of the calling by said calling means into the memory card, wherein the memory card is capable of displaying the result of the calling written by said writing means.

Claim 17

An apparatus according to claim 13, further comprising recording means for recording the information read from the memory card.

Claim 18

An apparatus according to claim 13, wherein said writing means writes information indicating a called side.

Claim 19

An apparatus according to claim 13, wherein said calling means comprises receiving means for receiving the calling information from the memory card.

Claim 20

An image recording apparatus comprising: recording means for recording an image; connecting means for connecting a memory card; storing means for storing information relating to the recording by said recording means corresponding to the identification of the memory card which has been connected before the image is recorded by said recording means; and writing means for writing into the memory card the stored information relating to the recording when an identification of the memory card which is connected after the image is recorded matches the identification of the memory card when the memory card was connected before the image is recorded.

Claim 21

An image recording apparatus comprising: recording means for recording an image; connecting means for connecting a memory card; storing means for storing information relating to the recording by said recording means corresponding to the identification of the memory card which has been connected before the image is recorded by said recording means; and writing means for writing into the memory card the stored information relating to the recording when an identification of the memory card which is connected after the image is recorded matches the identification of the memory card when the memory card was connected before the image is recorded.

Claim 22

An apparatus according to claim 17, wherein said recording means comprises receiving means for receiving image data and records the image on the basis of the received image data.

Claim 23

An apparatus according to claim 17, wherein said storing means stores information indicating how many sheets have been recorded said recording means.

Claim 24

An apparatus according to claim 17, wherein the first predetermined time is a record start time by said recording means.

Claim 25

An apparatus according to claim 17, wherein the second time is a time after completion of the communication by said recording means.

Claim 26

An apparatus according to claim 17, wherein said recording means records the information read from the memory card.

Claim 27

A memory card which is connectable to a communication apparatus and which transmits to the communication apparatus calling information for generating a call and receives from the communication apparatus a result of a communication executed by the communication apparatus, said memory card comprising: transmitting means for transmitting the calling information to the communication apparatus; receiving means for receiving the result of the communication from the communication apparatus; and displaying means for displaying the result of the communication received by said receiving means.

Claim 28

A memory card which is connectable to a communication apparatus and which transmits to the communication apparatus calling information for generating a call and receives from the communication apparatus a result of a communication executed by the communication apparatus, said memory card comprising: transmitting means for transmitting the calling information to the communication apparatus; receiving means for receiving the result of the communication from the communication apparatus; and displaying means for displaying the result of the communication received by said receiving means.

Claim 29

A card according to claim 23, further comprising storing means for storing the result received by said receiving means.

Claim 30

A card according to claim 23, further comprising storing means for storing a destination of the communication, for provision of the stored destination to the communication apparatus.

Claim 31

A card according to claim 23, wherein said receiving means comprises a serial interface circuit for serial communication with the communication apparatus.

Claim 32

An image transmitting apparatus comprising: transmitting means for transmitting image data; connecting means for connecting a memory card; storing means for storing information relating to the transmission by said transmitting means corresponding to identification of the memory card which has been connected before the image data is transmitted; and writing means for writing into the memory card the stored information relating to the transmission, when an identification of the memory card which is connected after the image is transmitted matches the identification of the memory card when the memory card was connected before the image data is transmitted.

Claim 33

An image transmitting apparatus comprising: transmitting means for transmitting image data; connecting means for connecting a memory card; storing means for storing information relating to the transmission by said transmitting means corresponding to identification of the memory card which has been connected before the image data is transmitted; and writing means for writing into the memory card the stored information relating to the transmission, when an identification of the memory card which is connected after the image is transmitted matches the identification of the memory card when the memory card was connected before the image data is transmitted.

Claim 34

An apparatus according to claim 27, wherein the stored information relating to the transmission includes information of how many sheets have been transmitted by said transmitting means.

Claim 35

An apparatus according to claim 27, wherein the stored information relating to the transmission includes time data.

Claim 36

An apparatus according to claim 27, wherein the stored information relating to the transmission includes information indicating a transmission destination of the image data.

Claim 37

An image transmitting apparatus comprising: connecting means for connecting a memory card; calling means for performing calling on the basis of calling information received from the memory card connected with said connecting means; transmitting means for transmitting image data to a station called by said calling means; and writing means for writing information relating to transmission by said transmitting means, wherein the memory card is capable of displaying the information relating to the transmission written by said writing means.

Claim 38

An image transmitting apparatus comprising: connecting means for connecting a memory card; calling means for performing calling on the basis of calling information received from the memory card connected with said connecting means; transmitting means for transmitting image data to a station called by said calling means; and writing means for writing information relating to transmission by said transmitting means, wherein the memory card is capable of displaying the information relating to the transmission written by said writing means.

Claim 39

An apparatus according to claim 31, wherein the stored information relating to the transmission includes information of how many sheets have been transmitted by said transmitting means.

Claim 40

An apparatus according to claim 31, wherein the stored information relating to the transmission includes time data.

Claim 41

An apparatus according the claim 31, wherein the stored information relating to the transmission includes information indicating a transmission destination of the image data.