US5459581A
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Image communication method and apparatus for recording and displaying voice message history information
Assignee: Canon Inc
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Filing: 1995-01-26
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Granted: 1995-10-17
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Expires: 2015-01-26
Abstract
Abstract A communication apparatus and method includes a receiver for receiving voice messages, a recorder for recording a plurality of voice messages received by the receiver, a memory for storing history information indicating a history of the voice messages recorded by the recorder and a display for displaying out the history information stored in the memory.
Inventors
- 👤 Hiroyuki Ohyanagi
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-28 15:31
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04M; H04M1/00; H04M1/57; H04M1/575; H04N; H04N1/00; H04N1/00127; H04N1/00281; H04N1/32; H04N1/32101; H04N1/32106; H04N1/32122; H04N2201/00; H04N2201/0008; H04N2201/001; H04N2201/32; H04N2201/3201; H04N2201/3202; H04N2201/3271; H04N2201/3274; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S379/00; Y10S379/908
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 34
Claim 1
Independent Claim
163 words
A communication apparatus comprising: means for receiving voice messages; means for receiving image data; means for recording a plurality of voice messages received by said voice message receiving means; display means for visually displaying the image data received by said image data receiving means; first generation means for generating history information indicating the history of a received voice message in accordance with the reception of the voice message by said voice message receiving means; second generation means for generating history information indicating the history of received image data in accordance with the reception of the image data by said image data receiving means; memory means for storing the history information generated by said first generation means and for storing the history information generated by said second generation means; and means for visually displaying the generated history information generated by said first generation means and the generated history information generated by said second generation means, stored in said memory means, distinguishably from each other.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
163 words
A communication apparatus comprising: means for receiving voice messages; means for receiving image data; means for recording a plurality of voice messages received by said voice message receiving means; display means for visually displaying the image data received by said image data receiving means; first generation means for generating history information indicating the history of a received voice message in accordance with the reception of the voice message by said voice message receiving means; second generation means for generating history information indicating the history of received image data in accordance with the reception of the image data by said image data receiving means; memory means for storing the history information generated by said first generation means and for storing the history information generated by said second generation means; and means for visually displaying the generated history information generated by said first generation means and the generated history information generated by said second generation means, stored in said memory means, distinguishably from each other.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
35 words
An apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising manual instruction means for releasing a record mode and manually instructing print means to print the history information of the voice messages stored in said memory means.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
22 words
A communication apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said recording means comprises means for recording the voice message on a stored medium.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
15 words
A communication apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the stored medium comprises a magnetic tape.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
17 words
A communication apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising playback means for reproducing the recorded voice messages.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
23 words
A communication apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the history information of the received voice message includes called time and speech time information.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
25 words
A communication apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the history information of the received voice message includes information regarding the sender of the voice message.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
14 words
A communication apparatus, according to claim 1, wherein said apparatus is a facsimile machine.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
125 words
A communication method comprising the steps of: receiving voice messages; receiving image data; recording a plurality of voice messages received in said voice message receiving step; visually displaying the image data received in said image data receiving step; generating history information indicating the history of a received voice message in accordance with the reception of the voice message in said voice message receiving step; generating history information indicating the history of received image data in accordance with the reception of the image data in said image data receiving step; storing the voice message history information and storing the image data history information; and visually displaying the voice message history information and the image data history information stored in said storing step, distinguishably from each other.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
125 words
A communication method comprising the steps of: receiving voice messages; receiving image data; recording a plurality of voice messages received in said voice message receiving step; visually displaying the image data received in said image data receiving step; generating history information indicating the history of a received voice message in accordance with the reception of the voice message in said voice message receiving step; generating history information indicating the history of received image data in accordance with the reception of the image data in said image data receiving step; storing the voice message history information and storing the image data history information; and visually displaying the voice message history information and the image data history information stored in said storing step, distinguishably from each other.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
47 words
A method according to claim 9, further comprising the step of releasing a set record mode in which the voice messages are recorded in accordance with a manual instruction, and manually instructing the history information of the voice messages stored in said storing step to be printed.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
23 words
A communication method according to claim 9, wherein said recording step comprises the step of recording the voice messages on a storage medium.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
15 words
A communication method according to claim 9, wherein the storage medium comprises a magnetic tape.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
17 words
A communication method according to claim 9, further comprising the step of reproducing the recorded voice messages.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
23 words
A communication method according to claim 9, wherein the history information of the received voice message includes called time and speech time information.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
25 words
A communication method according to claim 9, wherein the history information of the received voice message includes information regarding the sender of the voice message.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
16 words
A communication method according to claim 9, wherein said communication method is a facsimile communication method.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
109 words
A communication apparatus which receives voice messages and image data, and visually displays the received image data, said apparatus comprising: first generation means for generating history information indicating the history of a received voice message; second generation means for generating history information indicating the history of received image data; memory means for storing the history information generated by said first generation means and for storing the history information generated by said second generation means; and means for visually displaying the generated history information generated by said first generation means and the generated history information generated by said second generation means, stored in said memory means, distinguishably from each other.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
109 words
A communication apparatus which receives voice messages and image data, and visually displays the received image data, said apparatus comprising: first generation means for generating history information indicating the history of a received voice message; second generation means for generating history information indicating the history of received image data; memory means for storing the history information generated by said first generation means and for storing the history information generated by said second generation means; and means for visually displaying the generated history information generated by said first generation means and the generated history information generated by said second generation means, stored in said memory means, distinguishably from each other.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
88 words
A communication method in which voice messages and image data are received, the received voice messages are recorded, and the received image data is visually displayed, said method comprising the steps of: generating history information indicating the history of a received voice message; generating history information indicating the history of received image data; storing the voice message history information and storing the image data history information; and visually displaying the voice message history information and the image data history stored in said storing step, distinguishably from each other.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
88 words
A communication method in which voice messages and image data are received, the received voice messages are recorded, and the received image data is visually displayed, said method comprising the steps of: generating history information indicating the history of a received voice message; generating history information indicating the history of received image data; storing the voice message history information and storing the image data history information; and visually displaying the voice message history information and the image data history stored in said storing step, distinguishably from each other.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
118 words
A communication apparatus which receives voice messages and image data, and visually displays the received image data, said apparatus comprising: means for recording a plurality of received voice messages; first generation means for generating history information indicating the history of a received voice messages; second generation means for generating history information indicating the history of received image data; memory means for storing the history information generated by said first generation means and for storing the history information generated by said second generation means; and means for visually displaying the generated history information generated by said first generation means and the generated history information generated by said second generation means, stored in said memory means, distinguishably from each other.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
118 words
A communication apparatus which receives voice messages and image data, and visually displays the received image data, said apparatus comprising: means for recording a plurality of received voice messages; first generation means for generating history information indicating the history of a received voice messages; second generation means for generating history information indicating the history of received image data; memory means for storing the history information generated by said first generation means and for storing the history information generated by said second generation means; and means for visually displaying the generated history information generated by said first generation means and the generated history information generated by said second generation means, stored in said memory means, distinguishably from each other.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
90 words
A communication method in which voice messages and image data are received, and the received image data is visually displayed, said method comprising the steps of: recording a plurality of received voice messages; generating history information indicating the history of a received voice message; generating history information indicating the history of received image data; storing the voice message history information and storing the image data history information; and visually displaying the voice message history information and the image data history information stored in said storing step, distinguishably from each other.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
90 words
A communication method in which voice messages and image data are received, and the received image data is visually displayed, said method comprising the steps of: recording a plurality of received voice messages; generating history information indicating the history of a received voice message; generating history information indicating the history of received image data; storing the voice message history information and storing the image data history information; and visually displaying the voice message history information and the image data history information stored in said storing step, distinguishably from each other.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
141 words
A communication apparatus which receives image data, and visually displays the received image data, said apparatus comprising: means for receiving voice messages; means for recording a plurality of voice messages received by said voice message receiving means; first generation means for generating history information indicating the history of a received voice message in accordance with the reception of the voice message by said voice message receiving means; second generation means for generating history information indicating the history of received image data; memory means for storing the history information generated by said first generation means and for storing the history information generated by said second generation means; and means for visually printing the generated history information generated by said first generation means and the generated history information generated by said second generation means, stored in said memory means, distinguishably from each other.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
141 words
A communication apparatus which receives image data, and visually displays the received image data, said apparatus comprising: means for receiving voice messages; means for recording a plurality of voice messages received by said voice message receiving means; first generation means for generating history information indicating the history of a received voice message in accordance with the reception of the voice message by said voice message receiving means; second generation means for generating history information indicating the history of received image data; memory means for storing the history information generated by said first generation means and for storing the history information generated by said second generation means; and means for visually printing the generated history information generated by said first generation means and the generated history information generated by said second generation means, stored in said memory means, distinguishably from each other.
Claim 29
Dependent Claim
105 words
A communication method in which image data is received and the received image data is visually displayed, said method comprising the steps of: receiving voice messages; recording a plurality of received voice messages; generating history information indicating the history of a received voice message in accordance with the reception of the voice message in said voice message receiving step; generating history information indicating the history of received image data; storing the voice message history information and storing the image data history information; and visually displaying the voice message history information and the image data history information stored in said storing step, distinguishably from each other.
Claim 30
Dependent Claim
105 words
A communication method in which image data is received and the received image data is visually displayed, said method comprising the steps of: receiving voice messages; recording a plurality of received voice messages; generating history information indicating the history of a received voice message in accordance with the reception of the voice message in said voice message receiving step; generating history information indicating the history of received image data; storing the voice message history information and storing the image data history information; and visually displaying the voice message history information and the image data history information stored in said storing step, distinguishably from each other.
Claim 31
Dependent Claim
135 words
A communication apparatus which receives voice messages and records a plurality of voice receives messages, said apparatus comprising: means for receiving image data; means for visually displaying the received image data; first generation means for generating history information indicating the history of a received voice message; second generation means for generating history information indicating the history of received image data in accordance with the reception of the image data by said image data receiving means; memory means for storing the history information generated by said first generation means and for storing the history information generated by said second generation means; and means for visually displaying the generated history information generated by said first generation means and the generated history information generated by said second generation means, stored in said memory means, distinguishably from each other.
Claim 32
Dependent Claim
135 words
A communication apparatus which receives voice messages and records a plurality of voice receives messages, said apparatus comprising: means for receiving image data; means for visually displaying the received image data; first generation means for generating history information indicating the history of a received voice message; second generation means for generating history information indicating the history of received image data in accordance with the reception of the image data by said image data receiving means; memory means for storing the history information generated by said first generation means and for storing the history information generated by said second generation means; and means for visually displaying the generated history information generated by said first generation means and the generated history information generated by said second generation means, stored in said memory means, distinguishably from each other.
Claim 33
Dependent Claim
105 words
A communication method, in which voice messages are received and a plurality of received voice messages are printed, said method comprising the steps of: receiving image data; visually displaying the received image data; generating history information indicating the history of a received voice message; generating history information indicating the history of received image data in accordance with the reception of the image data by said image data receiving step; storing the voice message history information and storing the image data history information; and visually displaying the voice message history information and the image data history information stored in said storing step, distinguishably from each other.-.
Claim 34
Dependent Claim
105 words
A communication method, in which voice messages are received and a plurality of received voice messages are printed, said method comprising the steps of: receiving image data; visually displaying the received image data; generating history information indicating the history of a received voice message; generating history information indicating the history of received image data in accordance with the reception of the image data by said image data receiving step; storing the voice message history information and storing the image data history information; and visually displaying the voice message history information and the image data history information stored in said storing step, distinguishably from each other.-.
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