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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 10, 1994
Filed:
Nov. 05, 1991
Applicant:
Inventors:
Shigenobu Fukushima, Yao, JP;
Hiroaki Hamano, Hirakata, JP;
Assignee:
Minolta Camera Kabushiki Kaisha, Osaka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
358444 ; 358468 ; 358439 ; 358404 ;
Abstract
A facsimile machine including a reading device for reading an original image to be transmitted, a memory for storing the read image information, a transmission device for transmitting the stored image information to an external device, a timer for detecting the elapse of a prescribed time from completion of a prescribed operation of the facsimile machine, and an erasure device for erasing the stored image information in response to the detection output of the prescribed time by the timer.