Image data communication apparatus capable of receiving image data during power failure

Claim 2

An image data communication apparatus, comprising: main power supply means for supplying power to said apparatus; detection means for detecting a power failure of said main power supply means; reception means for receiving image data and receiving power from a secondary power supply means, while the power failure is detected by said detection means; record means for recording the image data received by said reception means, said record means recording that data while receiving power from said main power supply means; and storage means for storing the image data received by said reception means and receiving power from the secondary supply means, while the power failure is detected by said detection means, wherein, while the power failure is detected by said detecting means, the received image data is not recorded by said record means.

Claim 3

An apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising transmission means for transmitting image data and control means for controlling said transmission means, wherein while the power failure is detected by said detection means, said control means controls said transmission means so as to inhibit transmission of the image data.

Claim 4

An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein when recovery from power failure is detected by said detection means, the image data, received at the power failure and stored in said storage means, is outputted in accordance with an instruction from an operator.

Claim 5

An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein when recovery from power failure is detected by said detection means, the image data, received at the power failure, and stored in said storage means, is automatically outputted.

Claim 6

An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said apparatus is a facsimile apparatus.

Claim 7

A method according to claim 1, wherein, when recovery from power failure is detected, the image data received at the power failure and stored in the storage means, is outputted in accordance with an instruction from an operator.

Claim 8

An image data communication apparatus, comprising: main power supply means for supplying power to said apparatus; reception means for receiving image data; record means for recording the image data received by said reception means receiving power from said main power supply means; detection means for detecting a power failure of said main power supply means; storage means for storing the image data received by said reception means and receiving power from a secondary supply means, while the power failure is detected by said detection means, wherein while the power failure is detected by said detecting means, the received image data is not recorded by said record means; and registration means for registering a destination station from which data can be received, while the power failure is detected by said detection means, and wherein said storage means stores the image data received from a destination station registered in said registration means, and said storage means does not store the image data received from a destination station which is not registered in said registration means.

Claim 9

An image data communication apparatus, comprising: main power supply means for supplying power to said apparatus; reception means for receiving image data; record means for recording the image data received by said reception means receiving power from said main power supply means; detection means for detecting a power failure of said main power supply means; storage means for storing the image data received by said reception means and receiving power from a secondary supply means, while the power failure is detected by said detection means, wherein while the power failure is detected by said detecting means, the received image data is not recorded by said record means; and registration means for registering a destination station from which data can be received, while the power failure is detected by said detection means, and wherein said storage means stores the image data received from a destination station registered in said registration means, and said storage means does not store the image data received from a destination station which is not registered in said registration means.

Claim 10

An apparatus according to claim 7, further comprising second memory means, and wherein said second memory means stores data associated with the destination station which is not registered in said registration means and from which data is received, while the power failure is detected by said detection means.

Claim 11

An apparatus according to claim 8, wherein when recovery from power failure is detected by said detection means, the data, associated with the destination station from which data is received at the power failure and stored in said second memory means, is outputted in accordance with an instruction from an operator.

Claim 12

An apparatus according to claim 8, wherein when recovery from power failure is detected by said detection means, the data, associated with the destination station from which data is received at the power failure and stored in said second memory means, is automatically outputted.

Claim 13

An image data communication apparatus, comprising: main power supply means for supplying power to said apparatus; detection means for detecting a power failure of said main power supply means; reception means for receiving image data and receiving power from a secondary power supply means, while the power failure is detected by said detection means; record means for recording the image data received by said reception means receiving power from said main power supply means; storage means for storing the image data received by said reception means; and control means for controlling said storage means and said record means, wherein, while the power failure is not detected by said detection means, said control means causes said record means to record the image data received by said reception means, wherein, while the power failure is detected by said detection means, said control means causes said storage means to store the image data received by said reception means, without causing said record means to record the image data received by said reception means, and wherein, while the power failure is detected by said detection means, said control means receives power from the secondary power supply means.

Claim 14

An image data communication apparatus, comprising: main power supply means for supplying power to said apparatus; detection means for detecting a power failure of said main power supply means; reception means for receiving image data and receiving power from a secondary power supply means, while the power failure is detected by said detection means; record means for recording the image data received by said reception means receiving power from said main power supply means; storage means for storing the image data received by said reception means; and control means for controlling said storage means and said record means, wherein, while the power failure is not detected by said detection means, said control means causes said record means to record the image data received by said reception means, wherein, while the power failure is detected by said detection means, said control means causes said storage means to store the image data received by said reception means, without causing said record means to record the image data received by said reception means, and wherein, while the power failure is detected by said detection means, said control means receives power from the secondary power supply means.

Claim 15

An apparatus according to claim 11, further comprising transmission means for transmitting image data, wherein while the power failure is detected by said detection means, said control means inhibits said transmission means from transmitting the image data.

Claim 16

An apparatus according to claim 11, wherein when recovery from power failure is detected by said detection means, said control means automatically reads out image data, received at the power failure, from said storage means, and outputs the read data.

Claim 17

An apparatus according to claim 11, wherein when recovery from power failure is detected by said detection means, said control means reads out image data, received at the power failure from said storage means, and outputs the read data in accordance with an instruction from an operator.

Claim 18

An apparatus according to claim 11, wherein said image data communication apparatus is a facsimile apparatus.

Claim 19

An image data communication apparatus, comprising: main power supply means for supplying power to said apparatus; reception means for receiving image data; record means for recording the image data received by said reception means receiving power from said main power supply means; detection means for detecting a power failure of said main power supply means; storage means for storing the image data received by said reception means; control means for controlling said storage means and said record means, wherein while the power failure is not detected by said detection means, said control means causes said record means to record the image data received by said reception means, wherein while the power failure is detected by said detection means, said control means causes said storage means to store the image data received by said reception means, without causing said record means to record the image data received by said reception means, and wherein while the power failure is detected by said detection means, said control means, said control means receives power from a secondary power supply means; and registration means for registering a destination station from which data can be received when the power failure is detected by said detection means and wherein said control means causes said storage means to store the image data received from a destination station registered in said registration means, and inhibits said storage means from storing the image data received from a destination station which is not registered in said registration means.

Claim 20

An image data communication apparatus, comprising: main power supply means for supplying power to said apparatus; reception means for receiving image data; record means for recording the image data received by said reception means receiving power from said main power supply means; detection means for detecting a power failure of said main power supply means; storage means for storing the image data received by said reception means; control means for controlling said storage means and said record means, wherein while the power failure is not detected by said detection means, said control means causes said record means to record the image data received by said reception means, wherein while the power failure is detected by said detection means, said control means causes said storage means to store the image data received by said reception means, without causing said record means to record the image data received by said reception means, and wherein while the power failure is detected by said detection means, said control means, said control means receives power from a secondary power supply means; and registration means for registering a destination station from which data can be received when the power failure is detected by said detection means and wherein said control means causes said storage means to store the image data received from a destination station registered in said registration means, and inhibits said storage means from storing the image data received from a destination station which is not registered in said registration means.

Claim 21

An apparatus according to claim 16, further comprising second memory means, and wherein said control means causes said second memory means to store data associated with the destination station which is not registered in said registration means and from which data is received, while the power failure is detected by said detection means.

Claim 22

An apparatus according to claim 17, wherein when recovery from power failure is detected by said detection means, said control means reads out data, associated with a destination station from which data is received at the power failure, from said second memory means, and outputs the read data in accordance with an instruction from an operator.

Claim 23

An apparatus according to claim 17, wherein when recovery from power failure is detected by said detection means, said control means automatically reads out data, associated with the destination station from which data is received at the power failure, from said second memory means, and outputs the read data.

Claim 24

An image data communication apparatus, comprising: main power supply means for supplying power to said apparatus; detection means for detecting a power failure of said main power supply means; reception means for receiving image data and receiving power from a secondary power supply means, while the power failure is detected by said detection means; record means for recording the image data received by said reception means receiving power from said main power supply means; storage means for storing the image data received by said reception means; and control means for selecting recording of the received image data or storing of the received image data in accordance with a result of detection means, wherein, while the power failure is detected by said detection means, said control means receives power from the secondary power supply means.

Claim 25

An image data communication apparatus, comprising: main power supply means for supplying power to said apparatus; detection means for detecting a power failure of said main power supply means; reception means for receiving image data and receiving power from a secondary power supply means, while the power failure is detected by said detection means; record means for recording the image data received by said reception means receiving power from said main power supply means; storage means for storing the image data received by said reception means; and control means for selecting recording of the received image data or storing of the received image data in accordance with a result of detection means, wherein, while the power failure is detected by said detection means, said control means receives power from the secondary power supply means.

Claim 26

An apparatus according to claim 20, further comprising transmission means for transmitting image data wherein while the power failure is detected by said detection means, said control means inhibits said transmission means form transmitting the image data.

Claim 27

An apparatus according to claim 20, wherein when recovery from power failure is detected by said detection means, said control means automatically reads out image data, received at the power failure, from said storage means, and outputs the read image data.

Claim 28

An apparatus according to claim 20, wherein when recovery from power failure is detected by said detection means, said control means reads out image data, received at the power failure, from said storage means, and outputs the read data in accordance with an instruction from an operator.

Claim 29

An apparatus according to claim 20, wherein said image data communication apparatus is a facsimile apparatus.

Claim 32

An apparatus according to claim 25, further comprising second memory means, and wherein said control means causes said second memory means to store data associated with the destination station which is not registered in said registration means and from which data is received, while the power failure is detected by said detection means.

Claim 33

An apparatus according to claim 26, wherein when recovery from power failure is detected by said detection means, said control means reads out the data, associated with the destination station from which data is received at the power failure, from said second memory means, and outputs the read data in accordance with an instruction from an operator.

Claim 34

An apparatus according to claim 26, wherein when recovery from power failure is detected by said detection means, said control means automatically reads out data, associated with the destination station from which data is received at the power failure, from said second memory means, and outputs the read data.

Claim 35

An image data communication method, comprising the steps of: supplying power to an image data communication apparatus, using a main power supply means; detecting a power failure of the main power supply means and detecting recovery from the power failure; receiving image data and receiving power from a secondary power supply means, while the power failure is detected in said detecting step; recording, using a recording means, the image data received in said receiving step, said recording being performed while the recording means receives power from the main power supply means; and storing, in a storage means, the image data received in said receiving step, the storage means receiving power from the secondary supply means, while the power failure is detected in said detecting step, wherein, while the power failure is detected in said detecting step, said recording of the received image data is not performed by the recording means.

Claim 36

An image data communication method, comprising the steps of: supplying power to an image data communication apparatus, using a main power supply means; detecting a power failure of the main power supply means and detecting recovery from the power failure; receiving image data and receiving power from a secondary power supply means, while the power failure is detected in said detecting step; recording, using a recording means, the image data received in said receiving step, said recording being performed while the recording means receives power from the main power supply means; and storing, in a storage means, the image data received in said receiving step, the storage means receiving power from the secondary supply means, while the power failure is detected in said detecting step, wherein, while the power failure is detected in said detecting step, said recording of the received image data is not performed by the recording means.

Claim 37

A method according to claim 29, further comprising the step of transmitting image data using a transmission means, wherein, while the power failure is detected in said detecting step, the transmission means is controlled so as to inhibit transmission of the image data.

Claim 38

A method according to claim 29, wherein, when recovery from power failure is detected, the image data received at the power failure and stored in the storage means, is automatically outputted.

Claim 39

A method according to claim 29, wherein the apparatus is a facsimile apparatus.

Claim 40

An image data communication method for use in an image data communication apparatus, comprising the steps of: supplying power from a main power supply means to the apparatus; receiving image data; recording the image data received in said receiving step, said recording step being performed using power received from the main power supply means; detecting a power failure of the main power supply means; storing, in a first storage means, the image data received in said receiving step, said storing step being performed using power received from a secondary supply means, while the power failure is detected, wherein, while the power failure is detected, said recording step is not performed on the received image data; and registering a destination station from which data can be received, while the power failure is detected, and wherein the image data received from a destination station registered in said registering step is stored, and wherein the image data received from a destination station which is not registered in said registering step, is not stored.

Claim 41

An image data communication method for use in an image data communication apparatus, comprising the steps of: supplying power from a main power supply means to the apparatus; receiving image data; recording the image data received in said receiving step, said recording step being performed using power received from the main power supply means; detecting a power failure of the main power supply means; storing, in a first storage means, the image data received in said receiving step, said storing step being performed using power received from a secondary supply means, while the power failure is detected, wherein, while the power failure is detected, said recording step is not performed on the received image data; and registering a destination station from which data can be received, while the power failure is detected, and wherein the image data received from a destination station registered in said registering step is stored, and wherein the image data received from a destination station which is not registered in said registering step, is not stored.

Claim 42

A method according to claim 33, further comprising a second storing step, in which is stored, in a second storage means, data associated with the destination station which is not registered in said registering step and from which data is received, while the power failure is detected.

Claim 43

A method according to claim 34, wherein, when recovery from power failure is detected, the data, associated with the destination station from which data is received at the power failure and stored in said second storing step, is outputted in accordance with an instruction from an operator.

Claim 44

A method according to claim 34, wherein, when recovery from power failure is detected, the data, associated with the destination station from which data is received at the power failure and stored in said second storing step, is automatically outputted.

Claim 45

An image data communication method for use in an image data communication apparatus, comprising the steps of: supplying power from a main power supply means to the apparatus; receiving image data; recording the image data received in said receiving step, said recording step being performed using a record means and using power received from the main power supply means; detecting a power failure of the main power supply means; storing in a storage means the image data received in said receiving step; controlling the storage means and the record means such that, while the power failure is not detected, the record means is caused to record the image data received in said receiving step, and such that, while the power failure is detected, the image data received in said receiving step is stored in the storage means, without causing the record means to record the image data received in said receiving step, and such that, while the power failure is detected, said controlling step is performed using power received from a secondary power supply means; and registering a destination station from which data can be received when the power failure is detected, and wherein said controlling step includes causing storage of the image data received from a destination station registered in said registering step, and inhibits storage of image data received from a destination station which is not registered in said registering step.

Claim 46

An image data communication method for use in an image data communication apparatus, comprising the steps of: supplying power from a main power supply means to the apparatus; receiving image data; recording the image data received in said receiving step, said recording step being performed using a record means and using power received from the main power supply means; detecting a power failure of the main power supply means; storing in a storage means the image data received in said receiving step; controlling the storage means and the record means such that, while the power failure is not detected, the record means is caused to record the image data received in said receiving step, and such that, while the power failure is detected, the image data received in said receiving step is stored in the storage means, without causing the record means to record the image data received in said receiving step, and such that, while the power failure is detected, said controlling step is performed using power received from a secondary power supply means; and registering a destination station from which data can be received when the power failure is detected, and wherein said controlling step includes causing storage of the image data received from a destination station registered in said registering step, and inhibits storage of image data received from a destination station which is not registered in said registering step.

Claim 47

A method according to claim 37, wherein said controlling step includes causing storage, in a second storage means, of data associated with the destination station which is not registered in said registering step and from which data is received, while the power failure is detected.

Claim 48

A method according to claim 38, wherein, when recovery from power failure is detected, data stored in the second storage means, and associated with a destination station from which data is received at the power failure, is read out from the second memory means, and is outputted in accordance with an instruction from an operator.

Claim 49

A method according to claim 38, wherein, when recovery from power failure is detected, data, stored in the second memory means, and associated with a destination station from which data is received at the power failure, is automatically read out from the second memory means, and is outputted.

Claim 52

A method according to claim 41, further comprising the step of causing a second memory means to store data associated with the destination station which is not registered in said registering step and from which data is received, while the power failure is detected.

Claim 53

A method according to claim 42, wherein, when recovery from power failure is detected, the data stored in the second memory means and associated with the destination station from which data is received at the power failure, is read out from the second memory means and is outputted in accordance with an instruction from an operator.

Claim 54

A method according to claim 42, wherein, when recovery from power failure is detected, data, stored in the second storage means, and associated with a destination station from which data is received at the power failure, is automatically read out from the second memory means, and is outputted.

Claim 55

An image data communication method, comprising the steps of: supplying power to an image data communication apparatus, using a main power supply means; detecting a power failure of the main power supply means, and detecting recovery from the power failure; receiving image data and receiving power from a secondary power supply means, while the power failure is detected in said detecting step; recording the image data received in said receiving step, using a recording means, the recording means receiving power from the main power supply means; storing, in a storage means, the image data received in said recepting step; and controlling the storage means and the record means, wherein, while the power failure is not detected, said controlling step is performed in such manner as to cause the record means to record the image data received in said receiving step, wherein, while the power failure is detected, said controlling step is performed in such manner as to cause the storage means to store the image data received in said receiving step, without causing the record means to record the image data received in said receiving step, and wherein, while the power failure is detected, said controlling step is performed using power received from the secondary power supply means.

Claim 56

An image data communication method, comprising the steps of: supplying power to an image data communication apparatus, using a main power supply means; detecting a power failure of the main power supply means, and detecting recovery from the power failure; receiving image data and receiving power from a secondary power supply means, while the power failure is detected in said detecting step; recording the image data received in said receiving step, using a recording means, the recording means receiving power from the main power supply means; storing, in a storage means, the image data received in said recepting step; and controlling the storage means and the record means, wherein, while the power failure is not detected, said controlling step is performed in such manner as to cause the record means to record the image data received in said receiving step, wherein, while the power failure is detected, said controlling step is performed in such manner as to cause the storage means to store the image data received in said receiving step, without causing the record means to record the image data received in said receiving step, and wherein, while the power failure is detected, said controlling step is performed using power received from the secondary power supply means.

Claim 57

A method according to claim 45, further comprising the step of transmitting image data, using a transmission means, wherein, while the power failure is detected, said controlling step is performed in such manner as to inhibit the transmission means from transmitting the image data.

Claim 58

A method according to claim 45, wherein, when recovery from power failure is detected, said controlling step is performed such as to read out image data, received from the storage means during the power failure, and outputs the read data in accordance with an instruction from an operator.

Claim 59

A method according to claim 45, wherein, when recovery from power failure is detected, said controlling step is performed such as automatically to read out image data received during the power failure, from the storage means, and outputs the read data.

Claim 60

An image data communication method, comprising the steps of: supplying power to an image data communication apparatus, using a main power supply means; detecting a power failure of the main power supply means, and detecting a recovery from the power failure; receiving image data and receiving power from a secondary power supply means, while the power failure is detected; recording the image data received in said receiving step, using a recording means that receives power from the main power supply means; storing, in a storage means, the image data received in said receiving step; and selecting recording of the received image data or storing of the received image data in accordance with a result obtain in said detecting step, wherein, while the power failure is detected, said selecting step is performed using power received from the secondary power supply means.

Claim 61

An image data communication method, comprising the steps of: supplying power to an image data communication apparatus, using a main power supply means; detecting a power failure of the main power supply means, and detecting a recovery from the power failure; receiving image data and receiving power from a secondary power supply means, while the power failure is detected; recording the image data received in said receiving step, using a recording means that receives power from the main power supply means; storing, in a storage means, the image data received in said receiving step; and selecting recording of the received image data or storing of the received image data in accordance with a result obtain in said detecting step, wherein, while the power failure is detected, said selecting step is performed using power received from the secondary power supply means.

Claim 62

A method according to claim 49, further comprising the step of transmitting image data, using a transmission means, wherein, while the power failure is detected, the transmission means is inhibited from transmitting the image data.

Claim 63

A method according to claim 49, wherein, when recovery from power failure is detected, image data received during the power failure is read out from the storage means, and the read data is outputted in accordance with an instruction from an operator.

Claim 64

A method according to claim 49, wherein, when recovery from power failure is detected, image data received during the power failure is automatically read out from the storage means, and the read image data is outputted.

Claim 65

A method according to claim 49, wherein the image data communication apparatus is a facsimile apparatus.