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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 22, 2000
Filed:
Nov. 20, 1997
Yoshiharu Kurozasa, Machida, JP;
Minolta Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Abstract
A communication apparatus which has a function of transmitting a document and a function of receiving a document includes a first sending device for transmitting image data of the document, a password, and the communication apparatus fax number to a plurality of destinations; a sending memory for storing data relating to the plurality of destinations; a receiving memory for storing received image data and a password and a sending apparatus fax number received with the received image data; a device for indicating image data has been received with a password; a printer for printing the received image data stored in the receiving memory when an input password is identical to the password stored in the receiving memory; a reply device for retrieving the sending apparatus fax number from the receiving memory, dialing the sending communication apparatus fax number, and transmitting a reply report indicating the received image data has been printed; a receiver for receiving reply reports; a comparer for comparing the plurality of destinations stored in the sending memory and the reply reports returned by the reply device of the plurality of destinations; and a printer for printing a result of the comparer.
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