Matsushita Graphic Communication Systems, Inc.

Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.

Panasonic Communications Co., Ltd.

Hitoshi Miyazaki

Hideo Matsuo

Kazumi Anzai

A memory management device enables to effectively use a memory which permits its stored data to be erased only in blocks. A facsimile apparatus is arranged to temporarily store sending information and received information in the memory and then to send or receive the information. The facsimile apparatus includes a flash memory whose data is allowed to be erased only in blocks and a storage unit for storing the sending or the received information in its own blocks if the sending or the received information is stored in the flash memory.

Memory management apparatus and communication apparatus

A memory management device enables to effectively use a memory which permits its stored data to be erase only in blocks. A facsimile apparatus is arranged to temporarily store sending information and received information in the memory and them to send or received the information. The facsimile apparatus includes a flash memory whose data is allowed to be erased only in blocks and a storage unit for storing the sending or the received information in its own blocks if the sending or the received information is stored in the flash memory.

Communication apparatus and speech message method

Memory management device and communication apparatus comprising said memory management device

A memory management device enables to effectively use a memory which permits its stored data to be erased only in blocks. A facsimile apparatus is arranged to temporarily store sending information and received information in the memory and then to send or receive the information. The facsimile apparatus includes a flash memory whose data is allowed to be erased only in blocks and storage unit for storing the sending or the received information in its own blocks if the sending or the received information is stored in the flash memory.

Memory management device and facsimile apparatus using the device

It is decided whether or not image data are in memory section 21. In the case where image data that had been stored has been already erased, when erasing button 5 is pushed, the image data of scanner 1 is changed. Thus, it is possible to erase the image data and change the image mode of scanner 1 with one button, i.e. erasing button 7.

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Chigasaki, Japan

Hitoshi Miyazaki