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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8031379 | Data communication system In a system in which a facsimile apparatus is connected to a LAN (Local Area Network) to which a plurality of computer terminals are connected, image data obtained by reading an original image by the scanner of the facsimile apparatus under the control of the operat... | 10/04/2011 |
| 7903293 | Data communication system In a system in which a facsimile apparatus is connected to a LAN (Local Area Network) to which a plurality of computer terminals are connected, image data obtained by reading an original image by the scanner of the facsimile apparatus under the control of the operat... | 03/08/2011 |
| RE40846 | Certified facsimile A method and apparatus is offered of certifying delivery of a facsimile transmission. The method includes the steps of detecting a facsimile transmission from an originating facsimile machine to a destination facsimile machine. The method further includes the steps ... | 07/14/2009 |
| 7525691 | Facsimile telecommunications system and method A system and method for facilitating facsimile transmissions coupled to the switched telephone network in a manner supporting multiple communication channels, each of which allowing communication sessions with originating fax machines. The store and forward faciliti... | 04/28/2009 |
| RE40699 | Facsimile apparatus controlling communication in accordance with registered execution of the error correction mode A facsimile apparatus fully effectively utilizes a specific communication function in accordance with a transmission speed. A communication circuit controls the determination of a communication mode to determine a communication mode with a destination station and co... | 04/14/2009 |
| 7433065 | Image forming device consumable monitoring methods, consumable monitoring systems and image forming devices Image forming device consumable monitoring methods, consumable monitoring systems and image forming devices are described. According to one aspect, an image forming device consumable monitoring method includes storing information regarding a plurality of consumables... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7414746 | Image data communication method A data transmitting device transmits a print file showing file names of image files and print conditions to a data receiving device, and the data receiving device stores the received print file in a storage medium. Then, the data receiving device requests one of the... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7408657 | Image input and output system, method and recording medium having a common initiation portion An image input and output system is provided in which a common operation screen for a plurality of image output devices having different attributes is displayed. Based on attribute information of each of printers, the server generates a signal for generating an oper... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7397575 | Communication apparatus and method having electronic mail communication function, and program There are provided a communication apparatus and method that enables the retransmission of an electronic mail if an error occurs in the transmission of the electronic mail due to its excessive data size, by reducing the data capacity of the electronic mail without t... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7394576 | Facsimile apparatus for incorporating own facsimile number into transmitter terminal information A facsimile apparatus can automatically register its own facsimile number into TTI, the own facsimile number being previously registered in the facsimile apparatus. In the facsimile apparatus, information containing the own facsimile number is input to the facsimile... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7382501 | Remote access of fax numbers for fax transmission A fax is sent. A user selects a phone number for a fax destination from a database residing on a handheld device. The phone number is sent from the handheld device to a fax machine via wireless communication. A fax transmission is sent by the fax machine to the fax ... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7382478 | Internet facsimile machine A full-mode Internet facsimile machine includes a transmitter transmitting image data by using an electronic mail message after storing original image data in a storage unit, a designating device declaring and designating an effective period when holding original im... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7375865 | Facsimile apparatus and facsimile communication method Disclosed is a color-file communicating facsimile apparatus that is capable of communicating non-document image files through a simple method. A FIF (Facsimile Information Field) is provided with bits indicating that a color file to be transmitted is an sYCC JPEG-en... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7369782 | Method and system for providing technical support relating to an imaging cartridge A method for providing technical support to a customer relating to an imaging cartridge used in an imaging apparatus includes receiving a request from the customer for assistance relating to the imaging cartridge; executing diagnostic software associated with a type... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7364769 | Apparatus and method for formation of a wiring pattern on a substrate, and electronic devices and producing methods thereof A wiring pattern-forming apparatus, includes a transfer plate 15 for transferring a wiring material 11 arranged to form a wiring pattern onto a substrate 10, a wiring material feeder 2 for feeding the wiring material 11 onto the tr... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7365884 | Facsimile telecommunications system and method A system and method for facilitating facsimile transmissions has one or more store and forward facilities, each associated with a plurality of subscriber facsimile machines, typically coupled over the switched telephone network. The store and forward facsimiles incl... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7365885 | Scanner with foolproof function of inputting units and method of functioning A method of providing the inputting units of the scanner with a foolproof function. Initially, while a specific inputting unit is activated, such as a push button being pushed, the connection between the operation of the scanner and other inputting units is terminat... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7366360 | Image synthesization method An image synthesization method, whereby a plurality of images, each of which has a partially overlapping image area, are synthesized to create a single synthetic image, comprises a determination step of inputting a plurality of image data sets that correspond to the... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7366758 | Output terminal apparatus for printing data by email An apparatus includes a communication unit which receives email through a communication line, the email having been sent by a user and including a first identifier and data. The apparatus further includes an accumulation unit which stores therein the data, a printou... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7366757 | Communication apparatus, communication method, communication system, and storage medium Image data communication equivalent to facsimile communication using a public network is realized on e-mail communication. When a communication apparatus for transmitting/receiving e-mail data by connecting to the Internet is to communicate e-mail data having facsim... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7362460 | Techniques for managing automatic folding functionality in facsimile protocol Support for automatic folding functionality in facsimile (“fax”) machines is described. In one aspect, a method for managing folding by a fax machine comprises sending a signal from a receiver fax machine (“receiver”) indicating that the receiver has folding... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7359368 | System and method for routing calls using dialing partitions A method of routing calls using dialing partitions includes receiving a call request at a first call manager from a first device coupled to a packet-based network. The call request includes a telephone number that is associated with a second device coupled to the pa... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7359070 | Multi-function peripheral with camera A multi-function peripheral device for producing output images. The device includes a scanning system for creating a scanned input image, a camera for creating a captured input image, a controller for receiving at least one of said scanned input image and said captu... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7359075 | Connection management system for creating and releasing connections to a print server Print server load is reduced efficiently by deleting information about print clients from a print server based on precise conditions peculiar to a print system. ... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7355735 | Real time fax over packet based network A method of establishing a fax connection on a link which is a portion of a composite connection. The method includes transmitting at least some signals of a negotiation procedure on the link and initiating a retrain on the connection, without identifying a problem ... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7355759 | Print order/delivery system and method, digital camera, client information registration device, ordering terminal, and printing system A print order/delivery system and method, and a printing system, wherein a previously assigned unique identification data is stored on a user side of the system, and the user is registered such that the user is associated with the identification data. Pictorial data... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7355758 | Automated facsimile monitoring and displaying methods and related systems Automated facsimile monitoring methods, systems, and computer program products can track response data from multiple facsimiles sent to different locations and generate electronically accessible failure reports to allow for error or faults to be tracked and assessed... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7352483 | Network image processing apparatus and monitoring apparatus A number-of-commands counter counts number of commands received during a predetermined measurement period, which is timed by a timer. An access interval determiner determines command reception frequency from the count result, and decides on an optimum access interva... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7336385 | Information processing apparatus and information processing method An information processing system includes an information processor for transmitting image data to an image processor together with device information, and plural image processors for performing, according to the device information, processes to the transmitted image... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7333227 | Image data management server, image printing server and image service system Disclosed herein is an image service system that is capable of dividing the service into an images managing service and a printing service while maintaining the convenience to the user. When a printing processing portion of a first managing server or a second managi... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7327490 | Image processing system via network The technique of the present invention ensures output of an image subjected to image processing, which does not depend upon the output environment but reflects the color reproduction characteristics of a shooting device and the intention of a photographer in shootin... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7321372 | Method for performing image editing A method for performing image editing includes displaying an image in a first state; saving the image in the first state; performing an operation to change the image to a second state from the first state, the second state being different from the first state; displ... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7312884 | Image reading apparatus selectively connectable to image forming apparatuses via a network When performing remote copying between different apparatuses on a network, authentication of a user ID at the original-reading side is appropriately performed. A copying machine, serving as an image reading apparatus, selects and connects a copying machine, serving ... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7312904 | Apparatus, method and program for communication Facsimile communication is correctly performed even when an echo is generated in a communication line having a delay, by handling an echo signal in such a manner that when an echo of a CFR signal (according to the ITU-T recommendation V.21) transmitted from a receiv... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7310160 | Facsimile communication apparatus and method permitting reliable V.17 communication This invention is to provide a facsimile communication apparatus and method in which when a receiver which supports V.34 communication receives a call, transmits an ANSam signal, and receives a CM signal indicating V.17 communication from the transmitter, V.17 commu... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7304752 | Job processing system, network system, control method, and storage medium When a first user on a network is to provide information to a second user, this invention allows the second user to visually output the information even if an information processor used by the second user does not have a function of reading electronic data as a sour... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7305081 | Method for exchanging signaling messages in two phases Signaling messages are exchanged for a call between a calling party to a called party. A setup message for the call is exchanged through at least one gate controller. Network resources are reserved for the call based on the exchanged setup messages. An end-to-end me... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7305511 | Providing both wireline and wireless connections to a wireline interface In one embodiment, a system for providing both wireline and wireless connections to a wireline interface includes a first wireline interface, a second wireline interface, a wireless interface, and a switch coupled to the first wireline interface, the second wireline... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7301661 | Communication terminal device and method of controlling same A communication terminal device which comprises an SIP call control unit that performs call control by using an SIP (Session Initiation Protocol), a recognition unit that recognizes that a calling has become an error according to a response signal sent back from a c... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7298517 | Image processing apparatus A facsimile device includes a printing unit for printing an image by using an expendable component, and a communication circuit connectable to a supplier of the expendable component via a communication network. Particularly, the facsimile device further includes an ... | 11/20/2007 |
