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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:
Oct. 20, 1998
Filed:
Sep. 28, 1992
Applicant:
Inventors:
Hisashi Toyoda, Yokohama, JP;
Minoru Yokoyama, Yokohama, JP;
Toshio Kenmochi, Yokohama, JP;
Yosuke Ezumi, Yokohama, JP;
Masakatsu Yamada, Kawasaki, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N / ; H04N / ; H04N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
358400 ; 358473 ; 358468 ; 358442 ;
Abstract
An image communication apparatus includes a reader for reading an original image, a communication unit including an NCU for transmitting and receiving image data through a subscriber line, a recorder for recording the image read by the reader and the image data received by the communication unit on recording paper, a CPU for controlling an overall operation of the image communication apparatus, and contacts for connecting a detachable auxiliary or external device so that the CPU has an auxiliary function of the image communication apparatus.