Minolta Camera Kabushiki Kaisha

Minolta Camera Co., Ltd.

Kanako Hamano

Hideo Muramatsu

Toshio Tsuboi

Munehiro Nakatani

Shigenobu Fukushima

Hiroaki Hamano

Hiroyuki Suzuki

Akio Nakajima

Hirokazu Yamada

Masanori Yamamoto

Hideo Ito

Yoshiyuki Kurahashi

Hiroaki Hamamo

Shigenobu Fukushina

A facsimile apparatus includes a plurality of image reading units, each reading an image and converting the read image into image data, and a main controlling unit for receiving image data through a communication line and transmitting the received image data through another communication line to another facsimile apparatus of a destination. In the main controlling unit of the facsimile apparatus, a selector selects one of the image reading units, and a communication line connection controller connects the main controlling unit through the communication line with the selected one of the image reading units. Further, a data receiver receives image data from one of the image reading units cconnected throught the comunication line by the communication line connection controller.

Facsimile apparatus comprising a plurality of image reading units

An image reading apparatus for reading an image of an original while transporting the original from an original tray to an image reading position. When an original once read has to be read again due to some trouble, the original is automatically transported to an original tray provided upstream of the reading position so that the original can be automatically read again without operator intervention.

Image reading apparatus

A facsimile apparatus according to the present invention includes a detecting device for detecting that originals are placed on a placing portion, a transmitting destination setting device for setting a destination to which the images of the originals placed on the placing portion are transmitted, a reading device for reading images of the originals placed on the placing portion to output an image signal, transmitting device for transmitting the image signal outputted from the reading device to the set destination, a mode specifying device for specifying a mode in which after transmitting the image signal of the first group of originals placed on the placing portion, an image signal of the second group of originals placed on the placing portion different from the first group of originals is transmitted to the same transmission destination as the first originals, and controlling device for controlling the transmitting device so that an image signal of the placed originals is transmitted to the destination when the destination is set and originals placed on the placing portion are detected, and for controlling the transmitting device so that, when a predetermined mode is specified, when it is detected that the second group of originals are placed on the placing portion after transmitting the image signal of the first group of originals to the destination, the image signal of the second group of originals is transmitted to the transmission destination the same as the transmission destination of the first group of originals.

Facsimile apparatus with improved transmission function of duplex

A facsimile apparatus capable of processing the image information receiving from a particular transmitter in a mode different from the usual mode of processing image information receiving to distinguish the communication from the particular transmitter from those transmitted by others immediately. For example, the image information receiving from the particular transmitter is recorded on different kind of paper from usual image information recording paper, or recorded in different color from usual image information recording color, or the paper recorded the image information from particular transmitter is discharged onto different tray from the tray onto which usual image information recording paper is discharged.

Facsimile apparatus capable of distinguishing the communication from a

There is disclosed a management system comprising an information management apparatus for managing maintenance information of image forming apparatuses, and a transmitter connected to the image forming apparatuses. In the management system, the transmitter transmits the maintenance information to the information management apparatus through a telephone line and an exchange unit, and a line controller connects the telephone to the telephone line so as to speak using the telephone normally, and further, cancels the connection of the telephone to the telephone line and connects the transmitter to the telephone line when the transmitter transmits the maintenance information to the information management apparatus.

Management system for managing maintenance information of image forming

A facsimile machine has a paper discharge tray, and a device for shifting image-carrying recording paper as placed on the discharge tray. The recording paper further carries information relating to senders as recorded on a leading end margin thereof. The shifting device is operable for shifting the recording paper in the direction of paper discharge in timed relation to an operation for recording each series of image data. Consequently, the recording paper is sorted on the discharge tray for visual identification of the senders.

Image forming apparatus with imbricated discharge of recording paper to

A facsimile apparatus comprising a document image reader for forming an image data corresponding to a document image; a data processor having multiple data processing modes for processing the image data with a mode selected; a memory having multiple memory areas, each of which stores information on a facsimile apparatus of an addressee, the above information comprising at least a line number and an addressee data processing mode; a data processor is controlled to process the image data with the data processing mode related with an addressee that has been selected; and a transmitter for transmitting the image data processed by the data processing means to the addressee selected.

Facsimile apparatus

A facsimile device, which receives picture data of an original document, which is constituted by a plurality of data lines, through a telephone line and records the received picture data onto a record sheet, has a counting device for counting the number of the received data lines, an operation device for comparing the number of the data lines with a predetermined value and evaluating the number of data lines exceeding the predetermined value as an excess number, a determination device for determining whether each of the received data lines is valid or invalid picture data, a data processing device for removing the data lines that are invalid picture data, the number of which corresponds to the excess number, out of the received data lines in accordance with the determination by the determination device, and a recording device for recording the remaining received data lines processed by the data processing device onto the record sheet. A processing method is also disclosed and claimed.

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Osaka, Japan

Kanako Hamano