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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6438273 | Method and apparatus for using rotatable templates within look-up tables to enhance image reproduction The present invention is a method and apparatus for improving the appearance of electronic images, and more specifically, to the efficient use of template rotation within a template matching process to enhance such images. The invention reduces the number... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6437880 | Apparatus and a method for indicating a call charge on a display of a facsimile device An apparatus and a method for indicating a call charge on a display of a facsimile device determines whether a message which is included in a D-channel of service information is a facility message or a display message. If the message is a facility message... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6433897 | Integrated chassis for automatic document feeder in a scanning unit In a scanning unit such as a facsimile machine, an automatic document feeder transports individual sheets from a stack of documents along a document path over a scanning window to an output tray. An upper guide member includes an integrated chassis which ... | 08/13/2002 |
| 6426803 | Reading/printing apparatus and reading apparatus To provide a reading/printing apparatus and a reading apparatus by which the facility with which each unit is assembled and maintained can be significantly improved because steps of fixing and connecting individual units need not be performed in order, a ... | 07/30/2002 |
| 6414759 | Communication apparatus and method An apparatus capable of forming both color and monochrome images is disclosed which when a document containing a color page is received while a memory reception mode is set, i.e., while the received document is controlled not to be output, (1) all pages o... | 07/02/2002 |
| 6396597 | Computer network-based facsimile reception system A method for transmitting facsimile documents from a facsimile store-and-forward service computer (50) to a networked computer system (20). The networked computer system includes a central server computer (22) and one or more computers (34) coupled to the... | 05/28/2002 |
| 6392760 | Multimedia communications network A circuit configuration in a multimedia network representing a controllably persistent virtual meeting room simulates an actual meeting room where conferences between two or more people may be held. This facilitates the creation in the network of flexible... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6389170 | Image data processing apparatus and image data processing method In the image data processing of the digital copying machine (M), the image data is assigned to the expanders (30,31) in such a manner that the expansion time of each of the expanders (30,31) is close to one another. Thus, because the difference of the exp... | 05/14/2002 |
| 6388772 | Electronic facsimile calendaring method and apparatus A method and apparatus for scheduling electronic calendar events using a facsimile transmission. The invention may be initiated using a designated facsimile transmission sheet or sheets which can invoke a specified electronic calendar operation. A data pr... | 05/14/2002 |
| 6381038 | Facsimile machine and facsimile communication system A facsimile communication system includes a calling and a called facsimile machine connected via a communication network. Each of the facsimile machines has a timer value representing a maximum allowable response time for a response signal relative to a s... | 04/30/2002 |
| 6374291 | Communication method and apparatus that employs facsimile to electronic mail conversion through a computer network by way of the internet A communication terminal device of the present invention is provided with both facsimile communication function and electronic mail transmission/reception function. At the transmission side, scanned image data is coded by MH, MR method and the like, conve... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6366698 | Portable terminal device for transmitting image data via network and image processing device for performing an image processing based on recognition result of received image data A user of a portable terminal writes sentences to be transmitted as an e-mail, a mail address, and information indicating that service a host device is requested to provide is "mail transmission" on paper as a memo. By using an image input unit installed ... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6356670 | Conversion of error-diffused facsimile images to lower resolutions A method of sending a facsimile of a document includes diffusing a grayscale image to produce a binary, black-and-white image having on/off image values corresponding to a first spatial resolution. When communicating with a remote facsimile device that su... | 03/12/2002 |
| 6344905 | Apparatus and a method for dialing and printing a telephone number of a transmission-side facsimile device provided through an integrated service digital network Disclosed are an apparatus and a method for dialing and printing a telephone number of a transmission-side facsimile device provided through an integrated services digital network (ISDN). According to an aspect of the present invention, a reception-side f... | 02/05/2002 |
| 6335804 | Image communication apparatus An image communication apparatus includes a receiving unit for receiving image data, an image memory for storing the received image data, a recorder for recording the received image data, and a control unit for causing the image memory to store the receiv... | 01/01/2002 |
| 6333787 | Hypertext information acquisition system and computer-readable recording medium storing hypertext information acquisition program There is provided a hypertext information acquisition system which enables a user to follow hypertext links by designating a link to document contents by entering a numerical value indicative of a location of the link. User command analysis unit recognize... | 12/25/2001 |
| 6330067 | Digital copying machines and image readers with offline interface A digital copying machine comprising an image scanner part for reading an original image to reproduce image data of the original image, a laser printer part for printing an image according to given image data, a removable memory card, and a reader/writer ... | 12/11/2001 |
| 6321266 | Input/output apparatus connected to a plurality of host computers via a network An input/output apparatus is connected to a plurality of host computers via a network and executes both a scanning function and a printing function. The apparatus includes a portion that generates image data from data input from a first one of the host co... | 11/20/2001 |
| 6307646 | Communication device and storage medium A communication device is provided wherein a message stored in a message box for a specific individual and a message stored in a general mail box and not addressed to a specific individual can be retrieved sequentially without releasing a line. The commun... | 10/23/2001 |
| 6304343 | Dust-proof mechanism for optical reflection module of image scanner A dust-proof mechanism for optical reflection module of an image scanner is disclosed. The dust-proof plate is disposed at an open area of the optical reflection module. Each lateral end of the dust-proof plate is disposed with a shaft rod pivotally fitte... | 10/16/2001 |
| 6292271 | Soft labels for MFP panel display In a machine having facsimile capabilities, a method for programming soft speed buttons which includes determining whether a number is associated with a given speed button; and if a number is associated with that speed button, providing for a facsimile me... | 09/18/2001 |
| 6288802 | Image scanner An image scanner capable of detecting the center of a valid image reading range is disclosed. To accurately detect the center position of a mirror, a center mark is positioned outside of the valid image reading range in parallel to the axis of rotation of... | 09/11/2001 |
| 6282504 | Method of receiving a facsimile message A low power recording devices permits various flexible power options, including a no-battery option in which the recording device satisfies its entire power requirements from the telephone wall socket and from the RS-232 socket of a computer, and a no-bat... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6268926 | Mail transmission/reception system In a mail reception side, it is judged in S994 whether or not the number of sheets required to print the received print mail becomes equal to or higher than a prescribed number. This judgment is performed based on the mail header added to the print mail. ... | 07/31/2001 |
| 6249356 | Communication terminal device When confidential data is received in an empty mailbox of a facsimile machine, a receipt notification is printed out from a printer or displayed in a screen. However, if there is old data stored in the same mailbox, a receipt notification is not printed n... | 06/19/2001 |
| 6248996 | Single-scan transmission of documents to multiple heterogeneous receivers A method for transmitting data contained in a document between a scanning device and a plurality of heterogeneous receiver destinations, each respective receiver destination being capable of receiving scanned information in a specific data form, is set fo... | 06/19/2001 |
| 6236468 | Communication device and storage medium A communication device provides security for information for a specific individual during information transfer. The communication device includes a transfer device that reads calling information stored in calling information storing device and calls commu... | 05/22/2001 |
| 6229620 | Image processing apparatus and method thereof The present invention provides an image processing apparatus which comprises connection means for connecting to a computer, input means for inputting image data from the computer via the connection means, and output means for visibly outputting the image ... | 05/08/2001 |
| 6222644 | Method for scanning small documents by using a card reader kit The invention relates to a card reader kit for scanning a plurality of small documents by using an image scanner and a computer system, and generating a document image file for each of the small documents automatically. The card reader kit comprises a plu... | 04/24/2001 |
| 6195176 | TV conference system and terminal equipment for use in the same A TV conference system, which enables a conference to be conducted between remotely located points, includes a plurality of terminal equipments disposed in the remotely located points for enabling information, such as image information and sound informati... | 02/27/2001 |
| 6194712 | Scanner and method of controlling same A scanner in which image data can be stored in a memory card and output to a computer is so adapted that a user can tell, at a glance, the destination of the output of image data representing the image of an original. The display screen of the scanner is ... | 02/27/2001 |
| 6172360 | Scanner having back-side window and method for using the scanner Scanner apparatus may comprise a housing having a front side with an opening therein, a back side with an opening therein and a scanning device mounted within the housing. A transparent platen mounted within the opening in the front side of the housing al... | 01/09/2001 |
| 6157467 | CCD rotary-alignment device for optical scanner A device for holding a Charge Couple Device (CCD) in an optical scanner where optical alignment of the CCD to the position of scanned image of document can be easily made. The device includes a holder for holding a lens and providing a focused image taken... | 12/05/2000 |
| 6157463 | Facsimile system In a facsimile system having a server device connected to a local-area network system, to which a plurality of client terminals are connected, and connected also to an ISDN and a pay-station telephone network, the server device performs communication with... | 12/05/2000 |
| 6151140 | Integrated chassis for automatic document feeder in a scanning unit In a scanning unit such as a facsimile machine, an automatic document feeder transports individual sheets from a stack of documents along a document path over a scanning window to an output tray. An upper guide member includes an integrated chassis which ... | 11/21/2000 |
| 6147769 | Display of selected printer response for distinct applications An arrangement for emulating printer responses to combinations of applications, control commands and printers stores bit maps of characters which may be produced by a variety of printers connected to the system. Bit maps corresponding to characters within... | 11/14/2000 |
| 6147773 | System and method for a communication system A method and a structure for providing electronic mail, facsimile transmission and file transfer maintain a data base in which the communication parameters of a local computer are maintained separately from the communication parameters of a remote compute... | 11/14/2000 |
| 6134305 | Information processing system including a word processor capable of communicating with facsimile apparatus A word processor is capable of communicating with a remote facsimile apparatus and with a remote word processor. The word processor comprises a first processing unit for receiving and reproducing a facsimile signal and a second processing unit for receivi... | 10/17/2000 |
| 6134017 | Facsimile manager A system for managing printing and scanning and faxing functionality of a facsimile machine via a bi-directional parallel interface with which the facsimile machine is equipped. More particularly, a facsimile manager is provided for managing image files c... | 10/17/2000 |
| 6128107 | Image apparatus having different motors for separating and reading documents An imaging device includes a separating unit for separating individual sheets of an original document. The separating unit feeds such individual sheets to a reading unit which can read images on a document. To ensure stable operation of both the separatin... | 10/03/2000 |
