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Facsimile apparatus and method for communicating job status information
Assignee: Xerox Corp
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Filing: 1996-01-11
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Granted: 2000-03-28
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Expires: 2016-01-11
Abstract
Abstract There is provided a facsimile machine including an image data source to create image data, and a transmitting subsystem to transmit the created image data to a first remote receiving station. The facsimile machine further includes a receiving subsystem to receive job status information, relating to the transmission of the created image data to the first remote receiving station, from the first remote receiving station, and a control subsystem to cause the transmitting subsystem to transmit the received job status information to a second remote receiving station.
Inventors
- 👤 Michael J. Nickerson
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 22:25
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04N; H04N1/00; H04N1/00002; H04N1/00007; H04N1/00015; H04N1/00026; H04N1/00042; H04N1/0005; H04N1/00071; H04N1/00074; H04N1/00079; H04N1/00962; H04N1/00973; H04N1/32; H04N1/32561; H04N1/32609; H04N1/32646; H04N1/32651; H04N1/32662; H04N1/00127; H04N1/00281; H04N2201/00; H04N2201/0008; H04N2201/0074; H04N2201/0077; H04N2201/0081; H04N2201/0082; H04N2201/0086; H04N2201/32; H04N2201/3201; H04N2201/3212; H04N2201/3218; H04N2201/3219; H04N2201/3225; H04N2201/3242; H04N2201/3261; H04N2201/3278
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
208 words
A facsimile system including a first remote receiving station and a second remote receiving station with the first remote receiving station communicating with the second remote receiving station by way of a network, comprising: an image data source to create image data; a transmitting subsystem, communicating with the image data source along with both the first and second remote receiving stations, said transmitting subsystem transmitting the created image data to the first remote receiving station; said transmitting subsystem including a receiving subsystem for receiving job status information, relating to the transmission of the created image data to the first remote receiving station, back from the first remote receiving station, wherein said transmitting subsystem, in response to receiving the job status information, transmits the received job status information to the second remote receiving stations; said transmitting subsystem causing a query to be sent to the second remote receiving station; a set of one or more instructions being transmitted from the second remote receiving station to said transmitting subsystem in response to receiving the query; and said transmitting subsystem causing the facsimile system to perform a selected set of one or more functions in response to the set of one or more instructions received from the second remote receiving station.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
208 words
A facsimile system including a first remote receiving station and a second remote receiving station with the first remote receiving station communicating with the second remote receiving station by way of a network, comprising: an image data source to create image data; a transmitting subsystem, communicating with the image data source along with both the first and second remote receiving stations, said transmitting subsystem transmitting the created image data to the first remote receiving station; said transmitting subsystem including a receiving subsystem for receiving job status information, relating to the transmission of the created image data to the first remote receiving station, back from the first remote receiving station, wherein said transmitting subsystem, in response to receiving the job status information, transmits the received job status information to the second remote receiving stations; said transmitting subsystem causing a query to be sent to the second remote receiving station; a set of one or more instructions being transmitted from the second remote receiving station to said transmitting subsystem in response to receiving the query; and said transmitting subsystem causing the facsimile system to perform a selected set of one or more functions in response to the set of one or more instructions received from the second remote receiving station.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
18 words
The facsimile system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the second remote receiving station is a facsimile machine.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
17 words
The facsimile system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the second remote receiving station is s workstation.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
18 words
The facsimile system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the second remote receiving station is a telephonic device.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
27 words
The facsimile system as claimed in claim 1, wherein said transmitting subsystem causes the facsimile system to transmit the image data to a third remote receiving station.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
26 words
The facsimile as claimed in claim 1, wherein said transmitting subsystem causes the facsimile system to retransmit the image data to the first remote receiving station.
Claim 8
Independent Claim
189 words
A method for a facsimile system including a first remote receiving station and a second remote receiving station with the first remote receiving station communicating with the second remote receiving station by way of a network, comprising: (a) creating image data with an image data source; (b) using a transmitting subsystem to transmit the image data from the image data source to the first remote receiving station; (c) receiving job status information, relating to the transmission of the created image data to the first remote receiving station, at the transmitting subsystem; and (d) in response to receiving the job status information, using the transmitting subsystem to transmit the received job status information to the second remote receiving station; (e) transmitting a query from the transmitting subsystem to the second remote receiving station; (f) in response to receiving the query, transmitting a set of one or more instructions from the second remote receiving station to the transmitting subsystem; and (g) in response to receiving the set of one or more instructions from the second remote receiving station, causing the facsimile system to perform a set of one or more functions.
Claim 9
Independent Claim
189 words
A method for a facsimile system including a first remote receiving station and a second remote receiving station with the first remote receiving station communicating with the second remote receiving station by way of a network, comprising: (a) creating image data with an image data source; (b) using a transmitting subsystem to transmit the image data from the image data source to the first remote receiving station; (c) receiving job status information, relating to the transmission of the created image data to the first remote receiving station, at the transmitting subsystem; and (d) in response to receiving the job status information, using the transmitting subsystem to transmit the received job status information to the second remote receiving station; (e) transmitting a query from the transmitting subsystem to the second remote receiving station; (f) in response to receiving the query, transmitting a set of one or more instructions from the second remote receiving station to the transmitting subsystem; and (g) in response to receiving the set of one or more instructions from the second remote receiving station, causing the facsimile system to perform a set of one or more functions.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
21 words
The method as claimed in claim 7, wherein said step (g) transmits the image data to a third remote receiving station.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
21 words
The method as claimed in claim 7, wherein said step (g) retransmits the image data to the first remote receiving station.
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