US5311573A
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Facsimile apparatus
Assignee: Canon Inc
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Filing: 1993-01-19
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Granted: 1994-05-10
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Expires: 2013-01-19
Abstract
Abstract A communication apparatus, which is able to receive a peculiar information of other station and a voice message from the another station, records the peculiar information and the voice message in connection with each other.
Inventors
- 👤 Shinichiro Otsuki
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-28 19:44
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04N; H04N1/00; H04N1/32; H04N1/327; H04N1/32704; H04N1/32706; H04N1/32708; H04M; H04M1/00; H04M1/64; H04M1/65; H04M1/6505; H04M1/654; H04N1/00127; H04N1/00281; H04N1/32101; H04N1/32106; H04N1/3271; H04N1/32715; H04N1/32728; H04N1/32739; H04N1/32745; H04M1/57; H04N1/32122; H04N2201/00; H04N2201/32; H04N2201/3201; H04N2201/3202; H04N2201/3204; H04N2201/3205; H04N2201/3209; H04N2201/3212; H04N2201/3214; H04N2201/3215; H04N2201/3261; H04N2201/3271; H04N2201/3274; H04N2201/3278
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 14
Claim 1
Independent Claim
112 words
A communication apparatus comprising: first receiving means for receiving a plurality of voice messages from calling stations; second receiving means for receiving a plurality of specifying signals for differentially specifying each of the plurality of voice messages received by said first receiving means from the calling stations; printing means for printing out information according to the plurality of specifying signals received by said second receiving means on a recording paper at the time that a print demand comes from a keyboard; and selectively reproducing means for reproducing a selected one of the plurality of voice messages received by said first receiving means based on a selection demand that comes from the keyboard.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
112 words
A communication apparatus comprising: first receiving means for receiving a plurality of voice messages from calling stations; second receiving means for receiving a plurality of specifying signals for differentially specifying each of the plurality of voice messages received by said first receiving means from the calling stations; printing means for printing out information according to the plurality of specifying signals received by said second receiving means on a recording paper at the time that a print demand comes from a keyboard; and selectively reproducing means for reproducing a selected one of the plurality of voice messages received by said first receiving means based on a selection demand that comes from the keyboard.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
42 words
A communication apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said first receiving means includes first recording means for storing the plurality of voice messages, and second recording means for storing an address which shows a recording position of the plurality of voice messages.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
23 words
A communication apparatus according to claim 2, further comprising detecting means for detecting the address showing the recording position of the voice message.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
27 words
A communication apparatus according to claim 2, wherein said first recording means is structured such that the recording position is able to be accessed using the address.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
25 words
A communication apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said second receiving means comprises a semiconductor memory, and said first receiving means comprises a magnetic memory.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
37 words
A communication apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising first control means for executing a first control program controlling said first receiving means and second control means for executing a second control program controlling said printing means.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
27 words
A communication apparatus according to claim 6, further comprising a telephone unit for executing a telephone call, and wherein said first control means controls said telephone unit.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
23 words
A communication apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said second receiving means receives the plurality of specifying signals relating to the calling stations.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
194 words
A communication apparatus comprising: first communication means for communicating a plurality of voice messages and respective differentially specifying signals from calling stations; second communication means for communicating image data; first storing means for storing the plurality of voice messages; second storing means for storing the plurality of specifying signals; printing means for printing the image data received by said second communication means; a keyboard; first control means for executing a first control program for controlling said first communication means, first storing means and a storing process of said second storing means; and second control means for executing a second control program for controlling said second communication means, said printing means and a reading process of said second storing means; wherein said second control means controls said printing means such that said printing means prints out on a recording paper information relating to the plurality of specifying signals read out from said second storing means when it is demanded by said keyboard, and said first control means controls said first storing means such that said first storing means outputs a selected one of the plurality of voice messages when it is selected by said keyboard.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
194 words
A communication apparatus comprising: first communication means for communicating a plurality of voice messages and respective differentially specifying signals from calling stations; second communication means for communicating image data; first storing means for storing the plurality of voice messages; second storing means for storing the plurality of specifying signals; printing means for printing the image data received by said second communication means; a keyboard; first control means for executing a first control program for controlling said first communication means, first storing means and a storing process of said second storing means; and second control means for executing a second control program for controlling said second communication means, said printing means and a reading process of said second storing means; wherein said second control means controls said printing means such that said printing means prints out on a recording paper information relating to the plurality of specifying signals read out from said second storing means when it is demanded by said keyboard, and said first control means controls said first storing means such that said first storing means outputs a selected one of the plurality of voice messages when it is selected by said keyboard.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
34 words
A communication apparatus according to claim 9, wherein said printing means prints out an address indicating a recording position of each voice message stored in said first storing means in connection with each other.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
15 words
A communication apparatus according to claim 9, wherein said second communication means communicates facsimile data.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
23 words
A communication apparatus according to claim 9, wherein said first communication means communicates peculiar code data relating to the plurality of voice messages.
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