Image forming device capable of preventing loss of image data

Details Image forming device capable of preventing loss of image data Image forming device capable of preventing loss of image data

Filed on

1996-03-18

Date issued

1998-07-07

Examiner

Vu, Kim Yen

Patent Class

Facsimile and static presentation processing

SubClass

Facsimile

SubSubClass

Specific signal processing circuitry

Other Related Categories

358404, 358442, 358444, 358468, H04N 132

Type

Patent

Status

active

Patent number

057781621

Description

ABSTRACT:
An image forming device including: an image transmission device for transmitting image data; a data transmission device for transmitting computer data; a printing device for printing based on image data and computer data stored in a memory; mode setting unit for setting a first mode wherein the image transmission device receives image data from a transmission and stores the image data into the memory while the printing device is printing based on computer data; monitor unit for determining availability of the printing device during the first mode; mode switching unit for remaining in the first mode when the monitor mode determines that the printing device is unavailable before a predetermined duration of time has elapsed and for switching, when the monitor unit determines that the printing device is unavailable after the predetermined duration of time has elapsed, to a second mode wherein the image transmission unit stores image data from the transmission into the memory; and printing control unit for outputting image data stored in the memory to the printing device when the monitor unit determines that the printing device is available during the first mode and when reception of image data from the transmission has been completed during the second mode.

REFERENCES:
patent: 5311327 (1994-05-01), Fukushima et al.
patent: 5457544 (1995-10-01), Ochiai
patent: 5621540 (1997-04-01), Terajima

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