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Color image communication apparatus capable of accommodating monochrome communication partners
Assignee: CANNON KABUSHIKI KAISKA
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Filing: 1993-06-17
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Granted: 1997-12-09
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Expires: 2013-06-17
Abstract
Abstract A facsimile apparatus comprises discriminating means for discriminating whether a sending image is a color information or not. The apparatus transmits a color information in the transmitting mode corresponding to the discrimination provided by the foregoing discriminating means subsequent to sending to a receiver at a destination in advance the page information determined by the foregoing discriminating means as having a color information when the receiver at the destination has a color receiving function, and transmits all the page information as monochromic information when the receiver at the destination does not have any color receiving function.
Inventors
- 👤 Takehiro Yoshida
- 👤 Toshifumi Nakajima
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 14:36
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04N; H04N1/00; H04N1/32; H04N1/32037; H04N1/32058; H04N1/333; H04N1/33307; H04N1/33346; H04N1/33369; H04N1/33376; H04N1/33392; H04N2201/00; H04N2201/32; H04N2201/333; H04N2201/33307; H04N2201/33378
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 18
Claim 1
Independent Claim
127 words
An image transmitting apparatus for transmitting image information in accordance with a selection of a destination, comprising: transmitting means capable of transmitting color image information; registering means for registering communication addresses and function data of a plurality of destinations correspondingly, the function data being capable of having three states which correspond to having a color receiving function, not having the color receiving function, and it being unknown whether the destination has the color receiving function, wherein said registering means automatically registers the communication address of a destination with the corresponding function data upon communication with that destination; and control means for controlling said image transmitting apparatus to perform three different procedures respectively in accordance with the three states of the function data registered by said registering means.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
127 words
An image transmitting apparatus for transmitting image information in accordance with a selection of a destination, comprising: transmitting means capable of transmitting color image information; registering means for registering communication addresses and function data of a plurality of destinations correspondingly, the function data being capable of having three states which correspond to having a color receiving function, not having the color receiving function, and it being unknown whether the destination has the color receiving function, wherein said registering means automatically registers the communication address of a destination with the corresponding function data upon communication with that destination; and control means for controlling said image transmitting apparatus to perform three different procedures respectively in accordance with the three states of the function data registered by said registering means.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
23 words
An image transmitting apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising: means for notifying that the destination does not have the color receiving function.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
81 words
An image transmitting apparatus, comprising: discriminating means for discriminating for each of a plurality of images whether image information to be transmitted involves color information or not; and transmitting means capable of transmitting color image information, said transmitting means transmitting page information corresponding to results of discrimination by said discriminating means with respect to the plurality of images before the image information of the plurality of images is transmitted, where the page information includes an image number involving color page information.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
81 words
An image transmitting apparatus, comprising: discriminating means for discriminating for each of a plurality of images whether image information to be transmitted involves color information or not; and transmitting means capable of transmitting color image information, said transmitting means transmitting page information corresponding to results of discrimination by said discriminating means with respect to the plurality of images before the image information of the plurality of images is transmitted, where the page information includes an image number involving color page information.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
98 words
An image transmitting apparatus, comprising: discriminating means for discriminating, for each of a plurality of images, whether image information to be transmitted involves color information or not; and transmitting means capable of transmitting color image information, said transmitting means transmitting page information corresponding to outputs of said discriminating means with respect to the plurality of images, said transmitting means transmitting the color image information of the plurality of images after the page information in a first mode, and transmitting monochromatic image information in a second mode, where the page information includes an image number involving color page information.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
98 words
An image transmitting apparatus, comprising: discriminating means for discriminating, for each of a plurality of images, whether image information to be transmitted involves color information or not; and transmitting means capable of transmitting color image information, said transmitting means transmitting page information corresponding to outputs of said discriminating means with respect to the plurality of images, said transmitting means transmitting the color image information of the plurality of images after the page information in a first mode, and transmitting monochromatic image information in a second mode, where the page information includes an image number involving color page information.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
26 words
An image transmitting apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the page information includes a total number of images and the image number involving color page information.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
29 words
An image transmitting apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the color page information is recorded by color recording means, and two-valued image information is recorded by two-valued recording means.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
26 words
An image transmitting apparatus according to claim 3, further comprising: converting means for reading an original to be sent, and converting it into color image data.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
25 words
An image transmitting apparatus according to claim 7, further comprising a memory for storing a plurality of pages of the image data to be sent.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
19 words
An image transmitting apparatus according to claim 8, wherein said transmitting means transmits image data stored in said memory.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
26 words
An image transmitting apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising converting means for reading an original to be transmitted, and converting it into color image data.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
25 words
An image transmitting apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a memory for storing a plurality of pages of the image data to be transmitted.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
30 words
An image transmitting apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising discriminating means for discriminating whether a particular destination has the color receiving function or not by communicating with that destination.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
32 words
An image transmitting apparatus according to claim 12, wherein the function data is initially registered as a state which indicates that it is unknown whether the destination has the color receiving function.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
25 words
An image transmitting apparatus according to claim 13, wherein said registering means registers the function state in response to an output of said discriminating means.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
24 words
An image transmitting apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising printing means for printing all registered destinations, respective telephone numbers and respective function data.
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