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Facsimile apparatus, method for controlling facsimile apparatus and computer-readable storing medium storing control program for facsimile apparatus
Assignee: Canon Inc
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Filing: 2001-12-19
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Granted: 2006-01-03
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Expires: 2021-12-19
Abstract
Abstract The present invention aims to effectively utilize a memory by changing a recording system for received images in accordance with a remaining amount of the memory. When images received by a facsimile are printed, in accordance with the memory remaining amount, images are read out from storing means and are recorded by recording means in such a manner that, after a predetermined number of one sides of recording media are successively recorded, the recording medium is directed into a recording medium reverse-rotating mechanism, and one side of another recording medium until the recording medium is picked up from the reverse-rotating mechanism and is recorded so as to record the other side of the recording medium. Further, in accordance with the memory remaining amount, front and back sides of the recording medium can be read out and recorded alternately, or only one sides of the recording media can be recorded.
Inventors
- 👤 Takehiro Yoshida
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 13:29
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04N; H04N1/00; H04N1/32; H04N1/32496; H04N1/00567; H04N1/0057; H04N1/00572; H04N1/23; H04N1/2307; H04N1/2346; H04N1/2369; H04N1/32358; H04N1/32363; H04N1/32443; H04N1/32448; H04N1/3248; H04N2201/00; H04N2201/32; H04N2201/3285; H04N2201/3288; H04N2201/333; H04N2201/33307; H04N2201/33314; H04N2201/33335; H04N2201/33342
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 15
Claim 1
Independent Claim
204 words
A facsimile apparatus comprising: receiving means for receiving image signals of plural pages for each page; accumulating means for accumulating received images; recording means for recording the received image signals on both sides of a recording paper by using a recording paper reverse-rotating mechanism; and remaining amount judging means for judging whether or not a remaining amount of said accumulating means is greater than a predetermined amount, wherein said recording means is operable to direct the recording paper to said recording paper reverse-rotating mechanism after one side of the recording paper is recorded and to record one side of another recording paper is recorded until the aforementioned recording paper is picked up and recorded in order to record the other side of the aforementioned recording paper; and wherein when the remaining amount of said accumulating means is greater than the predetermined amount, the recording paper is directed to said recording paper reverse-rotating mechanism after the image is read out from said accumulating means and the one side of the recording paper is recorded, and one side of another recording paper is recorded until the aforementioned recording paper is picked up and recorded in order to record the other side of the aforementioned recording paper.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
204 words
A facsimile apparatus comprising: receiving means for receiving image signals of plural pages for each page; accumulating means for accumulating received images; recording means for recording the received image signals on both sides of a recording paper by using a recording paper reverse-rotating mechanism; and remaining amount judging means for judging whether or not a remaining amount of said accumulating means is greater than a predetermined amount, wherein said recording means is operable to direct the recording paper to said recording paper reverse-rotating mechanism after one side of the recording paper is recorded and to record one side of another recording paper is recorded until the aforementioned recording paper is picked up and recorded in order to record the other side of the aforementioned recording paper; and wherein when the remaining amount of said accumulating means is greater than the predetermined amount, the recording paper is directed to said recording paper reverse-rotating mechanism after the image is read out from said accumulating means and the one side of the recording paper is recorded, and one side of another recording paper is recorded until the aforementioned recording paper is picked up and recorded in order to record the other side of the aforementioned recording paper.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
90 words
A facsimile apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein when the remaining amount is smaller than the predetermined amount, the recording paper is directed to said recording paper reverse-rotating mechanism after the image is read out from said accumulating means and the one side of the recording paper is recorded, and the other side of the recording paper is recorded without recording one side of another recording paper until the aforementioned recording paper is picked up and recorded in order to record the other side of the aforementioned recording paper.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
51 words
A facsimile apparatus according to claim 1 , comprising memory remaining amount judging means for judging whether a memory remaining amount is greater than a predetermined amount, wherein when it is judged that the memory remaining amount is below the predetermined amount, only one side of the recording paper is recorded.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
228 words
A facsimile apparatus according to claim 3 , wherein said memory remaining amount judging means judges whether the memory remaining amount is smaller than a first predetermined amount and smaller than a second predetermined amount smaller than the first predetermined amount, wherein when the memory remaining amount is greater than the first predetermined amount, the recording paper is directed to said recording paper reverse-rotating mechanism after the image is read out from said accumulating means and the one side of the recording paper is recorded, and one side of another recording paper is recorded until the aforementioned recording paper is picked up and recorded in order to record the other side of the aforementioned recording paper; when the memory remaining amount is greater than the second predetermined amount and smaller than the first predetermined amount, the recording paper is directed to said recording paper reverse-rotating mechanism after the image is read out from said accumulating means and the one side of the recording paper is recorded, and the other side of the recording paper is recorded without recording one side of another recording paper until the aforementioned recording paper is picked up and recorded in order to record the other side of the aforementioned recording paper; and when the memory remaining amount is smaller than the second predetermined amount, only one side of the recording paper is recorded.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
195 words
A facsimile control method comprising the steps of: receiving image signals of plural pages for each page; accumulating received images; recording the received image signals on both sides of a recording paper by using a recording paper reverse-rotating mechanism; and judging whether or not a remaining amount in said accumulating step is greater than a predetermined amount, wherein said recording step is operable to direct the recording paper to said recording paper reverse-rotating mechanism after one side of the recording paper is recorded and to record one side of another recording paper is recorded until the aforementioned recording paper is picked up and recorded in order to record the other side of the aforementioned recording paper, and wherein when the remaining amount in said accumulating step is greater than the predetermined amount, the recording paper is directed to said recording paper reverse-rotating mechanism after the image accumulated in said accumulating step is read out and the one side of the recording paper is recorded, and one side of another recording paper is recorded until the aforementioned recording paper is picked up and recorded in order to record the other side of the aforementioned recording paper.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
195 words
A facsimile control method comprising the steps of: receiving image signals of plural pages for each page; accumulating received images; recording the received image signals on both sides of a recording paper by using a recording paper reverse-rotating mechanism; and judging whether or not a remaining amount in said accumulating step is greater than a predetermined amount, wherein said recording step is operable to direct the recording paper to said recording paper reverse-rotating mechanism after one side of the recording paper is recorded and to record one side of another recording paper is recorded until the aforementioned recording paper is picked up and recorded in order to record the other side of the aforementioned recording paper, and wherein when the remaining amount in said accumulating step is greater than the predetermined amount, the recording paper is directed to said recording paper reverse-rotating mechanism after the image accumulated in said accumulating step is read out and the one side of the recording paper is recorded, and one side of another recording paper is recorded until the aforementioned recording paper is picked up and recorded in order to record the other side of the aforementioned recording paper.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
90 words
A method according to claim 5 , wherein when the remaining amount is smaller than the predetermined amount, the recording paper is directed to said recording paper reverse-rotating mechanism after the image accumulated in said accumulating step is read out and the one side of the recording paper is recorded, and the other side of the recording paper is recorded without recording one side of another recording paper until the aforementioned recording paper is picked up and recorded in order to record the other side of the aforementioned recording paper.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
48 words
A method according to claim 5 , further comprising a step of judging whether a memory remaining amount is greater than a predetermined amount, wherein when it is judged that the memory remaining amount is below the predetermined amount, only one side of the recording paper is recorded.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
230 words
A method according to claim 7 , wherein said memory remaining amount judging step judges whether the memory remaining amount is smaller than a first predetermined amount and smaller than a second predetermined amount smaller than the first predetermined amount, and wherein when the memory remaining amount is greater than the first predetermined amount, the recording paper is directed to said recording paper reverse-rotating mechanism after the image accumulated in said accumulating step is read out and the one side of the recording paper is recorded, and one side of another recording paper is recorded until the aforementioned recording paper is picked up and recorded in order to record the other side of the aforementioned recording paper; when the memory remaining amount is greater than the second predetermined amount and smaller than the first predetermined amount, the recording paper is directed to said recording paper reverse-rotating mechanism after the image accumulated in said accumulating step is read out and the one side of the recording paper is recorded, and the other side of the recording paper is recorded without recording one side of another recording paper until the aforementioned recording paper is picked up and recorded in order to record the other side of the aforementioned recording paper; and when the memory remaining amount is smaller than the second predetermined amount, only one side of the recording paper is recorded.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
209 words
A computer readable storage medium to store a computer program for the implementation of a facsimile control method comprising the steps of: receiving image signals of plural pages for each page; accumulating received images; recording the received image signals on both sides of a recording paper by using a recording paper reverse-rotating mechanism; and judging whether or not a remaining amount in said accumulating step is greater than a predetermined amount, wherein said recording step is operable to direct the recording paper to said recording paper reverse-rotating mechanism after one side of the recording paper is recorded and to record one side of another recording paper is recorded until the aforementioned recording paper is picked up and recorded in order to record the other side of the aforementioned recording paper, and wherein when the remaining amount in said accumulating step is greater than the predetermined amount, the recording paper is directed to said recording paper reverse-rotating mechanism after the image accumulated in said accumulating step is read out and the one side of the recording paper is recorded, and one side of another recording paper is recorded until the aforementioned recording paper is picked up and recorded in order to record the other side of the aforementioned recording paper.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
209 words
A computer readable storage medium to store a computer program for the implementation of a facsimile control method comprising the steps of: receiving image signals of plural pages for each page; accumulating received images; recording the received image signals on both sides of a recording paper by using a recording paper reverse-rotating mechanism; and judging whether or not a remaining amount in said accumulating step is greater than a predetermined amount, wherein said recording step is operable to direct the recording paper to said recording paper reverse-rotating mechanism after one side of the recording paper is recorded and to record one side of another recording paper is recorded until the aforementioned recording paper is picked up and recorded in order to record the other side of the aforementioned recording paper, and wherein when the remaining amount in said accumulating step is greater than the predetermined amount, the recording paper is directed to said recording paper reverse-rotating mechanism after the image accumulated in said accumulating step is read out and the one side of the recording paper is recorded, and one side of another recording paper is recorded until the aforementioned recording paper is picked up and recorded in order to record the other side of the aforementioned recording paper.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
93 words
A computer readable storage medium according to claim 9 , wherein when the remaining amount is smaller than the predetermined amount, the recording paper is directed to said recording paper reverse-rotating mechanism after the image accumulated in said accumulating step is read out and the one side of the recording paper is recorded, and the other side of the recording paper is recorded without recording one side of another recording paper until the aforementioned recording paper is picked up and recorded in order to record the other side of the aforementioned recording paper.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
54 words
A computer readable storage medium according to claim 9 , wherein said method, further comprising a step of judging whether a memory remaining amount is greater than a predetermined amount, wherein when it is judged that the memory remaining amount is below the predetermined amount, only one side of the recording paper is recorded.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
233 words
A computer readable storage medium according to claim 11 , wherein said memory remaining amount judging step judges whether the memory remaining amount is smaller than a first predetermined amount and smaller than a second predetermined amount smaller than the first predetermined amount, and wherein when the memory remaining amount is greater than the first predetermined amount, the recording paper is directed to said recording paper reverse-rotating mechanism after the image accumulated in said accumulating step is read out and the one side of the recording paper is recorded, and one side of another recording paper is recorded until the aforementioned recording paper is picked up and recorded in order to record the other side of the aforementioned recording paper; when the memory remaining amount is greater than the second predetermined amount and smaller than the first predetermined amount, the recording paper is directed to said recording paper reverse-rotating mechanism after the image accumulated in said accumulating step is read out and the one side of the recording paper is recorded, and the other side of the recording paper is recorded without recording one side of another recording paper until the aforementioned recording paper is picked up and recorded in order to record the other side of the aforementioned recording paper; and when the memory remaining amount is smaller than the second predetermined amount, only one side of the recording paper is recorded.
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