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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5377257 | Facsimile receiving method and facsimile apparatus carrying out the method A facsimile apparatus which carries out ringing of a telephone first for calling, and transmits a voice message informing of "absence" and "facsimile receivable" to a calling station when offhook is not detected during a predetermined period. The facsimil... | 12/27/1994 |
| 5349634 | Facsimile apparatus A facsimile apparatus includes a facsimile communication section for executing facsimile communication, a calling tone signal detecting section for detecting a first signal in a frequency band corresponding to a frequency band of a calling tone signal, a ... | 09/20/1994 |
| 5337350 | Facsimile apparatus with telephone system A facsimile apparatus with telephone system is provided with a facsimile system and an automatic call recording telephone system for transfer to the facsimile reception after connection of automatic call recording by detecting the CNG signal, or the silen... | 08/09/1994 |
| 5333179 | Facsimile apparatus with automatic answering telephone function A facsimile apparatus with automatic answering telephone function comprising an automatic reception mode to record a voice signal sent from an originating side with a recording unit and the facsimile reception mode to record an image signal sent from the ... | 07/26/1994 |
| 5311573 | Facsimile apparatus A communication apparatus, which is able to receive a peculiar information of other station and a voice message from the another station, records the peculiar information and the voice message in connection with each other.... | 05/10/1994 |
| 5305376 | Facsimile machine with voice answer unit A facsimile machine which accommodates a plurality of lines includes a voice answer unit for generating a predetermined voice message with remaining communication time, and a processing unit, for outputting the voice answer message generated by the voice ... | 04/19/1994 |
| 5293575 | Facsimile apparatus with audio response function A facsimile apparatus with an audio response function according to this invention includes an interface for closing a telephone line in response to detection of a ring signal, a response message transmitting device for transmitting a response message afte... | 03/08/1994 |
| 5291546 | Fax message system A method for causing information including at least FAX messages sent via a telephone system to be subjected to prespecified actions at a FAX receiving station. A telephone call is initiated via the telephone system to the FAX receiving station by dialing... | 03/01/1994 |
| 5226072 | Facsimile machine having recording/reproducing apparatus A facsimile machine includes a telephone set, a facsimile information processor for processing facsimile information which is to be transmitted to a party device via a communication line and facsimile information which is received via the communication li... | 07/06/1993 |
| 5224155 | Change-over system for automatic answering telephony and facsimile reception A change-over system for automatic answering telephony and facsimile reception in a facsimile apparatus capable of connecting an automatic answering telephone set thereto. The time interval until the automatic answering telephone set reaches an off-hook s... | 06/29/1993 |
| 5224158 | Terminal apparatus A terminal apparatus carries out both of facsimile communication and automatic telephone answering operation which has the response message circuit for sending first and second response messages to a telephone circuit responding to calling signal; the fir... | 06/29/1993 |
| 5208850 | Multi-media information service center and multi-media communication system A multi-media information service center is coupled to a telephone set and a communication unit via a line network and comprises a line connection part coupled to the line network for connecting the multi-media information service center to a predetermine... | 05/04/1993 |
| 5200992 | Communication apparatus having changeable communication procedure signals A communication apparatus for effecting an automatic response in accordance with a call signal supplied from a line comprises a discrimination unit for discriminating types of call signals supplied from the line, and a control unit for effecting a communi... | 04/06/1993 |
| 5165096 | Image communication apparatus having communication with another communication apparatus and a shared communication line An image communication apparatus comprises a selector for selecting a first receive mode or a second receive mode, a first detector for detecting a protocol signal of image communication, a second detector for detecting a DTMF signal, and a control unit f... | 11/17/1992 |
| 5151972 | Apparatus for automatically connecting terminal device to telephone lines An improved method and system for integrating voice telephone and data terminal devices in a single system is described. The present system may be incorporated with an existing telephone system without modification of the telephone system. The present inv... | 09/29/1992 |
| 5131026 | Facsimile system having auto-answering function A facsimile system capable of embodying an auto-answrring function by coupling an auto-answering machine therewith. The improved facsimile system and method can reduce auto-answering time by operating an auto-receiving mode, regardless of present mode, wh... | 07/14/1992 |
| 5086455 | Facsimile arrangement having automatic answering telephone set and facsimile set and switching process therefor A facsimile arrangement comprises a reception mode switching device adapted to connect a telephone line to the automatic answering telephone set upon detection of an incoming call signal regardless of whether a calling party is sending speech or a facsimi... | 02/04/1992 |
| 5077786 | System and method for controlling facsimile apparatus in response to a computer generated signal or a CNG signal A facsimile apparatus connected to a telephone line and incorporating an automatic telephone answering and recording device, which is able to be responsive to various inputs, for example, a calling tone (CNG) or similar signal sent from a calling party's ... | 12/31/1991 |
| 5062133 | Multi-function telephone call management system The multi-function telephone call management system enables a user to recursively activate a plurality of voice communication features on a single call connection. The multi-function telephone call management system serves to interconnect a plurality of c... | 10/29/1991 |
| 5056132 | Switch device adapted to interface between an incoming telephone line and an internal telephone system A switch device adapted to interface an incoming telephone line and an internal telephone system comprising a telephone, a facsimile machine, and an auxiliary device such as a modem, answering machine, or another telephone. The switch device automatically... | 10/08/1991 |
| 5022071 | Two-way voice & digital data analyzer for telephones A method and apparatus is disclosed which allows the sending or receiving of either speech or digital data calls over a phone line by correctly connecting either a digital data machine or a voice phone with the line without any human involvement. An analy... | 06/04/1991 |
| 5014296 | Facsimile terminal device having voice message recording capability A facsimile terminal device includes an interface circuit for interfacing with a telephone line and a first switching circuit for selectively connecting the telephone line to the interface circuit and a telephone set. Signal detecting circuitry is provide... | 05/07/1991 |
| 4989232 | Device for processing digital signal in audio-frequency bandwidth A digital signal processing device for processing signals in the audio-frequency band with using a digital input-output interface circuit, analog input-output interfaces as well as digital signal processing circuit for converting digital signals to analog... | 01/29/1991 |
| 4974253 | System and method for controlling facsimile apparatus in response to a computer generated signal or a CNG signal A facsimile apparatus connected to a telephone line and incorporating an automatic telephone answering and recording device, which is able to be responsive to various inputs, for example, a calling tone (CNG) or similar signal sent from a calling party's ... | 11/27/1990 |
| 4956860 | System for reporting status data in a facsimile network A facsimile system with a multi-address calling function of sequentially transmitting identical original document information to a plurality of destination parties, which informs an operator of a communication result or communication status at different t... | 09/11/1990 |
| 4939772 | Switching control apparatus for a communication terminal having a voice terminal device and a non-voice terminal device A terminal switching control apparatus, used for a combination of a voice terminal device and a non-voice terminal device, comprises a call signal recognition detector to detect an incoming signal and distinguish the detected signal between an voice signa... | 07/03/1990 |
| 4932048 | Data communication apparatus with voice communication control A communication apparatus includes a voice communication means and a data communication means. A detection means detect a signal relating to the data communication during voice communication by the voice communication means, and a control means effects da... | 06/05/1990 |
| 4926463 | Data communication apparatus having a reprogrammable voice memory A facsimile machine includes a reprogrammable voice memory for storing a desired voice message. A memory card which is a fixed memory and stores a plurality of predetermined voice messages, is prepared by a manufacturer and the voice memory is set in posi... | 05/15/1990 |
| 4922524 | Facsimile system with a voice transmission function A facsimile communication method includes a voice relay mode. In one example, when this voice relay mode has been established, image information is first transmitted from a transmitter to a receiver and then a voice message arbitrarily created by an opera... | 05/01/1990 |
| 4916607 | Computer for executing a process control program and a communication control program in parallel A personal computer system with communication function, in which the operating mode is automatically controlled by a tone signal transmitted through a communication channel.... | 04/10/1990 |
| 4914687 | Voice information transmission system A voice information transmission system includes a center apparatus provided with a library of responding voice messages, and a communication terminal device. The communication terminal device receives a desired responding voice message from the center ap... | 04/03/1990 |
| 4868865 | Terminal switching control apparatus A terminal switching control apparatus includes a controller. The controller responds to one of a record stop (RS) signal, a communication signal from a telephone, and a facsimile communication end (FCE) signal from a facsimile to monitor a call detect CE... | 09/19/1989 |
| 4821312 | Voice/data switch A voice/data switch (13) for selectively connecting an audio communication terminal device (15), such as a telephone, or a piece of electronic data communication equipment (17), such as a telephone facsimile device or a computer, to a Telco line (19) is d... | 04/11/1989 |
| 4817127 | Modular dictation/transcription system A modular dictation/transcription system is described comprising a modular construction wherein the system is composed of a set of modules which are detachably connectable to each other. Connection or detachment of individual modules from the system confi... | 03/28/1989 |
| 4813067 | Apparatus for connecting selectively a telephone answering device or additional equipment, such as a facsimile machine, to telephone lines A telephone connecting adapter connects one of a different terminal equipment alternately to a common telephone line upon every incoming call. If a calling party finds that the engaging equipment as a result of his call is not the desired one, the adapter... | 03/14/1989 |
| 4800439 | Data communication apparatus adapted to perform data communication and speech communication A data communication apparatus includes a device for performing data communication in a data communication mode, a device for performing speech communication in a speech communication mode, a detector for detecting a signal from a calling station indicati... | 01/24/1989 |
| 4794637 | Apparatus for connecting telephone answering device and telephone terminal equipment, selectively, to telephone lines A control system for use with telephone terminal equipment comprises a timer which generates a dummy control signal upon elapse of a preset period of time from the instant of time when operation of an automatic telephone answering apparatus starts. A dumm... | 12/27/1988 |
| 4788714 | Remote controlling telephone unit for selectively activating one of a plurality of devices A remote control unit controls at least one additional device such as a facsimile system through a telephone answering device. The telephone answering device is engaged with telephone lines upon reception of a ringing signal, and an outgoing message and a... | 11/29/1988 |
| 4584434 | Additional system for automatic information reception terminal device utilizing telephone circuit A system is added to a terminal device for automatically responding to a ringing signal of a telephone set and receiving information. Upon reception of an incoming call, an automatic telephone answering apparatus is started to send an outgoing message to ... | 04/22/1986 |
| 4564724 | Terminal interface connecting terminal unit having central office line interface to key telephone system A terminal interface device comprises in-service detector connected to a plurality of CO lines leading to a main unit in a key telephone system and also connected to a terminal unit having a CO line interface, for detecting the in-service state of the res... | 01/14/1986 |
