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:
Dec. 23, 2003
Filed:
Mar. 10, 1997
Data communication apparatus connected to external information processing terminal through interface
Masaru Saruwatari, Kawasaki, JP;
Seishi Ejiri, Kawasaki, JP;
Soichi Yamamuro, San Jose, CA (US);
Masaya Kondo, Great Neck, NY (US);
Takekazu Kumagai, Yokohama, JP;
Takeshi Tsukamoto, Kawasaki, JP;
Masaki Toyama, Kawasaki, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
In the communication between a facsimile apparatus and an information processing terminal, the communication of status information of the facsimile apparatus is efficiently effected and an operation efficiency of the apparatus is improved. In response to a command from the information processing terminal, information indicating a change in the status of the facsimile apparatus is set in a response transmitted from the facsimile apparatus to the information processing terminal, and the information processing terminal conducts a communication request of the status information of the facsimile apparatus in accordance with the information.