Hitachi, Ltd.

Fumitaka Ito

Soshiro Kuzunuki

Yasuro Hori

Shuichi Okabe

Yasuyuki Kozima

Teiji Okamoto

Tetsuo Shinagawa

Kazuyuki Tsuburaya

Yasusuke Seki

Yumiko Watanabe

Akio Shinagawa

Manabu Shirasaka

A facsimile apparatus which utilizes a dialing signal of a tone signal and can be used as a called-side communication apparatus to print desired character string information through a simple operation of a calling-side telephone set, and also a facsimile communication method in the facsimile apparatus. In the called-side facsimile apparatus, a character string information memory stores therein a plurality of character string information and unique numbers associated therewith; whereas a character information memory stores therein image information corresponding to the respective character string information. When a user of the calling-side communication apparatus enters a number corresponding to desired character string information, this causes a dialing signal indicative of the number to be transmitted to the facsimile apparatus. In the facsimile apparatus, a control unit converts to image information the character string information corresponding to the number indicated by the dialing signal detected by a dialing signal detector, and the converted image information is printed by a printer.

Method of communications between telephone and facsimile apparatus and

An apparatus for use in offices includes a planar liquid crystal shutter disposed at least a portion of a surface of a housing of the apparatus, the shutter being set to a transparent state or a non-transparent state depending on an input signal supplied thereto, and a controller for applying to the shutter a control signal to control the transparent or non-transparent state thereof.

Apparatus for use in offices etc.

A facsimile apparatus which carries out ringing of a telephone first for calling, and transmits a voice message informing of 'absence' and 'facsimile receivable' to a calling station when offhook is not detected during a predetermined period. The facsimile apparatus also transmits a called station identification signal CED after a silence interval of about 5 seconds. When the calling station onhooks a handset during the period of ringing of the telephone by judging that the called station is absent, a fee for a telephone call will not be charged. Furthermore, by setting the silence interval, the CED signal after the voice message is prevented from being heard by the calling station.

Facsimile receiving method and facsimile apparatus carrying out the

A communication equipment has a dictionary file for areas and destination names corresponding to destination numbers entered by a destination entry unit such as a dialer. The dictionary file is looked up by a retrieval unit during the entry of the number and the retrieved area name and destination name are informed by an informing unit so that an entry error of the area name and the destination name can be detected during the entry of the destination and the error is corrected.

Communication equipment with a destination area on-line display function

Television receiver

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Fumitaka Ito