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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4876604 | Apparatus for communicating image data of different resolutions Apparatus used for processing facsimile image data of different resolutions. The apparatus includes a memory for storing received image data, circuits for supplying first and second image data of different resolutions to the memory and an image resolution... | 10/24/1989 |
| 4876605 | Image reading device An image reading device comprising a light source for illuminating a medium to be read and a line sensor including a line of photoelectric conversion elements for receiving light from the medium and producing an image signal. White levels are determined f... | 10/24/1989 |
| 4875104 | Document sheet position detecting device for image forming apparatus A document sheet position detecting device adapted to for image forming apparatus, such as digital copiers and facsimile. Apparatus image information on an original document are optically detected using a CCD or other type line sensor and the detected opt... | 10/17/1989 |
| 4872061 | Facsimile A facsimile includes a body cover, a U-turn feed unit contained in the body cover and having a turnabout roller for changing an original-sheet feed direction, a reading sensor contained in the body cover to read an image on an original sheet transported i... | 10/03/1989 |
| 4868669 | Integrated input/output device An integrated input/output device includes a substrate having a pair of opposite surfaces, and an input function unit is defined on one of the pair of opposite surfaces and an output function unit is defined on the other of the pair of opposite surfaces. ... | 09/19/1989 |
| 4868671 | Method of and apparatus for noise reduction in multi-gradation image signal in halftone image reader A multi-gradation image signal obtained by multi-gradationization of a signal obtained by reading through a CCD an original having a half tone is supplied to an unsharp signal producing part, which in turn outputs an unsharp signal produced from the multi... | 09/19/1989 |
| 4866531 | Recording medium feeding apparatus A recording medium feeding apparatus used in a facsimile have a bi-directional motor and first and second one-way clutches to transmit rotational forces of the motor in the both directions to first and second feed rollers, respectively, so that these roll... | 09/12/1989 |
| 4862281 | Manual sweeping apparatus A manual sweeping apparatus comprising a housing, rollers which can rotate in contact with an original or a sheet of paper, an image sensor, a printer, memories, and a key-input section. When the housing is swept across an original, with the rollers kept ... | 08/29/1989 |
| 4862282 | Facsimile machine with capability of reading half-tone and binary image data A facsimile machine comprises a reader having a plurality of read modes for reading a text sheet, a memory for storing image data, a transmitter for transmitting the image data, and a controller for selectively transmitting the read image data through the... | 08/29/1989 |
| 4860111 | Information transmission system A system for information transmission among plural stations, in which each station can transmit image signals not only to a printer as its own station but to another station for printing, and in which the transfer of communicating right among the stations... | 08/22/1989 |
| 4860112 | Teleradiology system having multiple compressor/expanders A teleradiology system capable of scanning X-ray images and the like and transmitting the scanned images to various locations is disclosed. The images may be compressed for storage or transmission. Compressed images can be transmitted much more quickly an... | 08/22/1989 |
| 4860110 | Communication terminal device A communication terminal device comprises a memory capable storing a plurality of pages of received information, and a printer for printing the information stored in the memory. A read sequence from the memory to the printer is determined in accordance wi... | 08/22/1989 |
| 4860109 | Image processing apparatus An image processing apparatus includes a memory having a first region and a second region. The first memory region holds original image data. A first calculation device calculates addresses of segments of the first memory region. A second calculation devi... | 08/22/1989 |
| 4850008 | Method and apparatus for discrimination between different kinds of data transmission A data communication station comprises a first and second data terminals operating under first and second transmission standards, and a selective switching means to connect those terminals to a single communication line; the first data terminal is usually... | 07/18/1989 |
| 4845569 | Image transmission or encoding apparatus An image transmission apparatus including a storage unit for storing an image signal; a conversion unit for converting the number of dots of one line image signal in the storage unit; and a transmission unit for selectively transmitting the output of the ... | 07/04/1989 |
| 4833547 | Portable facsimile equipment and the cover body closing device In an portable facsimile equipment comprising a cover body and a main body: the cover body having a reading head and a printing head is pivotally connected to the main body having a reading roller, a printing roller, a roll body and respective driving uni... | 05/23/1989 |
| 4823376 | Time limited data communication system A pay facsimile machine, which is similar to a pay telephone, is allowed to be connected to a network for a communication time period, the length of which is determined depending on the amount of money deposited. When the end of the communication time per... | 04/18/1989 |
| 4819078 | Electronic print board system An electronic print board system includes a drawing medium on which images can be erasably written manually, an external input device for supplying external image data, a writer device for erasably writing images on the drawing medium corresponding to the... | 04/04/1989 |
| 4816911 | Handling process and information station The information station uses a computer for receiving, storing and transmitting digital electronic signals which represent digitized information corresponding to printed text or graphics. A facsimile transceiver is used to digitize the printed information... | 03/28/1989 |
| 4811110 | Reflection-type overhead projector A reflection-type overhead projector having a projection lamp and projection lens-and-mirror system disposed above a base on a gooseneck arm for projecting a transparency placed on the base on a remote screen. The overhead projector has a copying device i... | 03/07/1989 |
| 4809297 | Interface device An interface device for connection between a facsimile reproduction machine and a simplex radio includes a receiving circuit and a transmitting circuit. A switch connects an appropriate one of the circuits to the machine. A control circuit monitors the ch... | 02/28/1989 |
| 4802204 | Selecting interface device for facsimile apparatuses The present invention discloses a selecting device for interfacing between a telephone line and two facsimile apparatuses and comprises a telephone line; terminal adapted to be coupled with the telephone line; two facsimile apparatus terminals adapted to ... | 01/31/1989 |
| 4788426 | Interactive image recording method and means An electronic read/write or microscope-camera system which can receive and store very low energy optical and equivalent electronic signals on a special optoelectronic tape or medium as varying charge density distributions over the imaged frame. Images are... | 11/29/1988 |
| 4788709 | Facsimile communication terminal with memo pattern memory A communication terminal apparatus such as a facsimile apparatus used together with a telephone set has a recording device to record data which is received through a telephone line on a recording paper; a memory to store a pattern; an indicating device to... | 11/29/1988 |
| 4773080 | Data communication equipment A data communication equipment has a data communication device, a speech communication device, a selection device for selecting the data communication device or the speech communication device to set the data communication equipment in a data communicatio... | 09/20/1988 |
| 4757389 | Calibration improvement with dither for a raster input scanner A raster input scanner in which a dither generator introduces a random error signal to artificially increase the calibration signal accuracy during calibration of the scanner.... | 07/12/1988 |
| 4733303 | Facsimile apparatus A facsimile apparatus for shortening a period of time necessary for setting up a transmission modem rate set-up and, thereby, a period of time for which it occupies a line is disclosed. Every time the apparatus transmits video data to a remote apparatus, ... | 03/22/1988 |
| 4716470 | Method for previewing undeveloped film A method of proofing or previewing and image of an object on an exposed but undeveloped photographic film by substantially concurrently exposing and recording an electronic image of the same object, and visually displaying the electronically recorded imag... | 12/29/1987 |
| 4692810 | Process for printed draw-formed body, and container formed by this process A process for the preparation of a printed draw-formed body having a printed image on the side wall thereof by subjecting a prior-printed blank to draw-forming, which comprises converting an image of an original to be printed to a digital image element si... | 09/08/1987 |
| 4641133 | Communication apparatus which alerts operator to preset automatic operation In a communication apparatus, if an operator manually operates the apparatus immediately before a designated time preset in the communication apparatus for automatic communication, an alarm is issued and the designated time communication is effected after... | 02/03/1987 |
| 4591921 | Facsimile device A facsimile device for recording contents of an erroneous operation done by an operator or of trouble which has taken place during the image transmission with use of a recording unit to carry out the recording operation, thereby making it possible to disp... | 05/27/1986 |
| 4551766 | Optical reader An optical reader contained in a portable case includes elements for rotating a chart containing indicia and for moving a lens and photo-responsive member substantially parallel to the axis of rotation of the chart. These elements are controlled so that t... | 11/05/1985 |
| 4520400 | Image recording device The invention provides an image recording device having at least one cassette for housing a plurality of sheets of a recording medium, at least one recording head for recording an image on the recording medium housed in the cassette, and right and left ex... | 05/28/1985 |
| 4405951 | Facsimile control system A facsimile system including a facsimile control system implemented with plural microcomputers one of which acts as a master microcomputer coupled to the other microcomputers in a master/slave relationship. At least one of the slave microcomputers has hal... | 09/20/1983 |
| 4142773 | Method for transmitting two-dimensional information and system for effecting same A method is disclosed for transmitting two-dimensional information about an object with the aid of a two-dimensional reference signal and a two-dimensional useful signal through an optical communication line. The two-dimensional useful signal is formed by... | 03/06/1979 |
