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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:
Jul. 30, 2002
Filed:
Oct. 30, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Takashi Imai, Yokohama, JP;
Yasuhide Ueno, Fuchu, JP;
Takeshi Toyama, Hiratsuka, JP;
Naoya Watanabe, Yokohama, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 1/40 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 1/40 ;
Abstract
An apparatus includes a communication unit for receiving image data and an external Centronics connector for inputting character code data from an external device. A facsimile MPU is provided for setting an image recording parameter based on the image data and a character recording parameter based on the character code data. A printing head is provided for recording an image based on the image data in accordance with the image recording parameter and a character based on the character code data in accordance with the character recording parameter.