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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 03, 1996
Filed:
Jul. 28, 1994
Hiroaki Matsumoto, Yokohama, JP;
Ikuo Sobue, Kawasaki, JP;
Seishi Ejiri, Kawasaki, JP;
Masao Kiguchi, Yokohama, JP;
Haruo Ishizuka, Kawasaki, JP;
Yasuhiro Matsumoto, Yokohama, JP;
Yoshiyuki Nakayama, Kawasaki, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image communication apparatus includes a reception unit for receiving image data, a recording unit for recording an image on a sheet on the basis of the image data received by the reception unit, a storage unit having a plurality of trays for sorting and storing sheets on which images are recorded by the recording unit, a determination unit for determining the presence/absence of the sheets stored in the trays, and a controller for sequentially selecting the trays with reference to a predetermined tray to sort and store the sheets on which the images are recorded by the recording unit in the storage unit, and selecting the predetermined tray in accordance with a determination of the absence of the sheets by the determination unit, wherein the determination unit determines that no sheet is present in the trays when it is detected that the sheet is removed and that no sheet is present for a predetermined period of time.