Facsimile and static presentation processing – Static presentation processing – Communication
Reexamination Certificate
1997-10-17
2001-06-26
Nguyen, Madeleine (Department: 2622)
Facsimile and static presentation processing
Static presentation processing
Communication
C358S442000, C358S412000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06252672
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to an image communication method and apparatus capable of recording an image in color and monochrome, and a memory medium to be used in the image communication method and apparatus.
2. Related Background Art
A conventional facsimile apparatus can be loaded, on an image recording means, with only one of a color ink (or toner) cartridge and a monochromatic ink (or toner) cartridge, and it has not been possible to interchange one of the color ink (or toner) cartridge and the monochromatic ink (or toner) cartridge with the other.
Also a communication rate has been informed to a destination of the image communication, regardless of the kind of the ink (or toner) cartridge.
However, in case of contemplating a facsimile apparatus with an interchangeable ink (or toner) cartridge, a recording speed varies according to the kind of the cartridge since the characteristics of the cartridge (such as the discharge amount of ink or toner) are different between the color ink (or toner) cartridge and the monochromatic ink (or toner) cartridge.
Consequently, in case of image reception and recording in parallel in such facsimile apparatus with an interchangeable ink cartridge, a time for reception processing has to be made longer in case the color ink cartridge is loaded on the recording means, in comparison with the case of the monochromatic ink cartridge, since the color ink cartridge has a smaller number of ink discharging nozzles than in the monochromatic ink cartridge. (It is noted that when the color ink cartridge is loaded, the image received by facsimile transmission is recorded monochromatically with the monochromatic nozzles.)
On the other hand, in case the received image is stored in a memory instead of the parallel reception/recording a communication time can be made shorter by means of informing a higher communication rate to the destination because the discharge of ink (or toner) is irrelevant.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
An object of the present invention is to provide a communication apparatus capable of switching a communication process according to the characteristics of a printer.
Another object of the present invention is to provide a communication apparatus capable of switching the communication process according to the kind of the cartridge mounted on the printer.
Still another object of the present invention is to provide an image communication method and apparatus in which a memory reception process may be conducted in case of an auto reception mode, and in case of a direct reception mode, an image reception process may be effected with a communication rate to be informed to a partner station being variable according to the kind of a recording means (for example a color or monochromatic ink cartridge).
Still another object of the present invention is to provide an image communication method and apparatus in which a memory reception process may be conducted in case an image recording sheet is absent, and, in case the image recording sheet is present, an image reception process with a communication rate to be informed to the partner station being variable according to the presence or absence or the kind of the recording means (for example, a color or monochromatic ink cartridge).
Still another object of the present invention is to provide a memory medium storing a program for controlling the above-mentioned image communication method and apparatus.
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Iwasaki Ichiro
Sugawara Naoki
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
Fitzpatrick ,Cella, Harper & Scinto
Nguyen Madeleine
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