The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
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. 16, 2000
Filed:
Feb. 10, 1997
Tokuharu Kaneko, Yokohama, JP;
Masanori Miyata, Yokohama, JP;
Hideki Adachi, Kawasaki, JP;
Shinichi Nakamura, Kawasaki, JP;
Naoyuki Ohki, Yokohama, JP;
Satoshi Kuroyanagi, Tokyo, JP;
Hiroshi Ozaki, Tokyo, JP;
Hisatsugu Tahara, Kawasaki, JP;
Satoshi Kaneko, Kawasaki, JP;
Taisei Fukada, Tokyo, JP;
Mitsuharu Takizawa, Fuchu, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An equipment control apparatus in a system having an input unit for entering data on the conditions of equipment from the equipment, a communication unit for communicating with the apparatus located at a distance, and a control unit for exerting control in such a way as to transmit the data to the apparatus located at a distance through the steps of interrupting communication once on receiving a call from the apparatus requesting the data and then calling the apparatus located at a distance via the communication unit.