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Date of Patent:
Dec. 19, 2006

Filed:

Jul. 09, 2003
Applicants:

Barry R. Cavill, Lexington, KY (US);

James L. Combs, Lexington, KY (US);

Francis Foldes, Jr., Lexington, KY (US);

William H. Reed, Lexington, KY (US);

John D. Zbrozek, Lexington, KY (US);

Inventors:

Barry R. Cavill, Lexington, KY (US);

James L. Combs, Lexington, KY (US);

Francis Foldes, Jr., Lexington, KY (US);

William H. Reed, Lexington, KY (US);

John D. Zbrozek, Lexington, KY (US);

Assignee:

Lexmark International, Inc., Lexington, KY (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04M 1/00 (2006.01); H04M 11/00 (2006.01); H04N 1/32 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

An apparatus for connecting a printer to a cellular radio system. The adapter allows the printer to conduct facsimile operations. The adapter has a facsimile module which includes executable instructions for decoding fax data and processing the fax data to generate print data for printing; a cell radio; one or more communication ports having at least one of the communication ports in communication with the printer; and a data encoder in communication with the facsimile module and the cell radio. The data encoder is configured to convert data transmitted between the facsimile module and the cell radio.


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