Abstract: The light reflection pattern 22 is formed on a surface of the substrate 21. The light reflection pattern 22 is formed at an area that contains positions at which the Y lamp 12 and M lamp 13 are attached. The light reflection pattern 22 is composed of an ink layer by silk screen printing. The printing is performed along with other patterns such as an identification number, part name, and part attached position of the substrate 21. According to the constitution, it is possible to reduce the number of parts along with the number of assembling processes, and further possible to reduce the cost and labor time needed for the manufacturing and maintenance.

Abstract: The toner cartridge includes a coupling plate provided with a first support section that supports the axis of a photosensitive drum and a seconds support section that supports the axis of the magnet roller. The toner cartridge mounts this coupling plate so that the first support section supports the axis of the photosensitive drum provided in a first part of the toner cartridge and the second support section supports the axis of the magnet roller provided in the second part of the toner cartridge, thus maintaining a predetermined distance between the axis of the photosensitive drum and the axis of the magnet roller.

Abstract: An electronic mail converting apparatus for facsimile that includes connections connecting to a facsimile, a public network, and a LAN. The connections may be internally changed according to the type of data or an instruction received. A converting device exists for converting data to e-mail data or vice versa, as required, wherein the converted data is transmitted to an instructed designation.

Abstract: In a facsimile communication method for transmitting facsimile data to a reception terminal from a facsimile machine via a communication network, a transmission process in the facsimile machine includes the following steps: (a) a step of saving image data of an original to be transmitted as facsimile data in a storage; (b) a step of generating access information data for access to the image data, saved in the storage, from the reception terminal via the transmission network; (c) a step of sending the access information data to the reception terminal by an e-mail; and (d) a step of transmitting the image data in the storage to the reception terminal from the facsimile machine by a communication protocol of a point-to-point data transfer form upon reception of an access request for the image data from the reception terminal.

Abstract: Among a plurality of blocks contained in a memory medium erasable in blocks, one block is always assigned to be vacant and not to store any user data (reloadable block), and the other blocks are assigned as data-input blocks for receiving user data. A block can store more than one file, and when any one of the stored files in one block becomes unnecessary and erasable, the necessary files stored in the block are moved to the reloadable block. The block containing the unnecessary file is erased thereby changing the block into a new reloadable block.

Abstract: An image transmission apparatus is provided which includes a main unit and a sub-unit. The sub-unit has a facsimile function, and communicates with the main unit by radio. The main unit is connected to a facsimile machine using a telephone line, and operates in a radio transmission mode and a facsimile mode. The radio transmission mode is to transmit a facsimile signal together with an operation procedure signal transmitted from the facsimile machine to the sub-unit, and transmit an operation procedure signal sent from the sub-unit to the facsimile machine through the telephone line. The facsimile mode is to establish facsimile communication with the facsimile machine instead of the sub-unit when a level of the field strength of a radio signal from the sub-unit becomes smaller than a preselected level.

Abstract: A particular image written in a particular paper of a particular paper size is scanned by a scanner to produce image data, a format of the image data is changed to a mail format to change the image data to mail data, the particular paper size is added to the mail data, and the mail data is transmitted from a transmitting side to a receiving side through a LAN by an electronic mail. In the receiving side, the mail data is changed to reproduced image data, and it is judged whether or not the particular paper size of the particular paper is larger than a prescribed paper size treatable on the receiving side. In cases where the particular paper size is larger than the prescribed paper size, the reproduced image data is thinned out to produce adjusted image data, and a downsized image is printed on a prescribed paper of the prescribed paper size according to the adjusted image data.

Abstract: A memory management device enables to effectively use a memory which permits its stored data to be erased only in blocks. A facsimile apparatus is arranged to temporarily store sending information and received information in the memory and then to send or receive the information. The facsimile apparatus includes a flash memory whose data is allowed to be erased only in blocks and storage unit for storing the sending or the received information in its own blocks if the sending or the received information is stored in the flash memory.

Abstract: The decision unit leaves unacceptable mail in the mail server and stores the left mail number and message ID of the latest mail in the 1st RAM as left mail number K and left mail ID, respectively. In the next access, the decision unit acquires the message ID of the Kth mail stored in the mail server and compares it with the left mail ID. If both match, the "K+1"th and subsequent pieces of mail are received. Therefore, it distinguishes the left mail and new incoming mail, avoiding repeated reception of the left mail. This makes it possible to leave E-mail in the mail server using it as a secondary storage device and distinguish the left E-mail and new incoming E-mail in subsequent accesses.

Abstract: Among a plurality of blocks contained in a memory medium erasable in blocks, one block is always assigned to be vacant and not to store any user data (reloadable block), and the other blocks are assigned as data-input blocks for receiving user data. A block can store more than one file, and when any one of the stored files in one block becomes unnecessary and erasable, the necessary files stored in the block are moved to the reloadable block. The block containing the unnecessary file is erased thereby changing the block into a new reloadable block.

Abstract: An appearance change of an information processing device, which has a plurality of operation modes and whose appearance is changed in accordance with change of operation mode, is displayed on a display screen as graphic data representing the appearance. When a memory card is extracted from the information processing device, an operation of the information processing device is reset to avoid a run away phenomenon. Furthermore, in an inquiry and communication operation, only necessary pages of resultant inquiry information are printed out at a time after the communication line is disconnected.

Abstract: It is decided whether or not image data are in memory section 21. In the case where image data that had been stored has been already erased, when erasing button 5 is pushed, the image data of scanner 1 is changed. Thus, it is possible to erase the image data and change the image mode of scanner 1 with one button, i.e. erasing button 7.

Abstract: E-mail transmitting/receiving means for a network are provided. Identification data are created from the received mail and reply mail including the identification data is notified to the sender of the received mail. In the case that a file attached to the received mail cannot be opened, the message ID of the received mail is included in the identification data. This makes it possible to accurately and simply notify the sender of the data that resulted in an error or data that have been received successfully even in the case that a large capacity memory or hard disk is not available.

Abstract: A facsimile apparatus according to the present invention includes an operation member which is arranged horizontally and can be rotated, and a display which is arranged at the same level as the operation member and rotates a display image in accordance with the rotation of the operation member. In addition, the display displays letters, numbers, symbols and the like by rotating them electrically by 90 degrees when the operation member rotates by at least 45 degrees. And the operation member is arranged aside at the top level of the facsimile apparatus, with its circumference partially projecting from the edge of the apparatus. Furthermore, the facsimile apparatus is configured vertically, and the operation member and the display are arranged at the top level of the apparatus, between a paper feeding means and a paper ejecting means, each of which feeds or ejects paper in the direction crossing the top level of the apparatus at an obtuse angle.

Abstract: A MODEM can shorten the processing time of an interface disposed between a data terminal equipment (DTE) and the MODEM. The MODEM stores an object program of a procedure in a memory and switches an operational mode of the MODEM automatically corresponding to the prescribed procedure thereby executing the procedure corresponding to the current operational mode. The MODEM further comprises a timer which monitors the transits time between a completed procedure and the next procedure, and the MODEM starts the process of a specified operational mode based on a mode-setting-instruction of the procedure as well as monitoring the transitions time by using the timer, and executing a next specified operational mode when the timer times out, thereby allowing the MODEM to perform the various operational mode switches.

Abstract: A particular image written in a particular paper of a particular paper size is scanned by a scanner to produce image data, a format of the image data is changed to a mail format to change the image data to mail data, the particular paper size is added to the mail data, and the mail data is transmitted from a transmitting side to a receiving side through a LAN by an electronic mail. In the receiving side, the mail data is changed to reproduced image data, and it is judged whether or not the particular paper size of the particular paper is larger than a prescribed paper size treatable on the receiving side. In cases where the particular paper size is larger than the prescribed paper size, the reproduced image data is thinned out to produce adjusted image data, and a downsized image is printed on a prescribed paper of the prescribed paper size according to the adjusted image data.

Abstract: The invention is configured in such a manner that it has color correction means for color correcting to image data; and color correction controlling means for setting a matrix coefficient to said color correction means, said color correction controlling means calculating the optimum color correction coefficient from combination of specific variables which fulfill Conditions 1 and 2 below, and applying these optimum color correction coefficient to said matrix coefficient.Condition 1: Achromatic color data is not changed before or after color correctionCondition 2: Luminance is not changed before or after color correction.

Abstract: The image scaling processing device distinguishes whether an original image data is a character image or a half-tone image per a pixel unit in the image domain separating portion and scales each image in the character scaling processing portion and the half-tone scaling processing portion. In order to get a desired scale factor L times image data, the character scaling processing is performed by the first scaling processing for enlarging an image data by 2.sup.n times (n is an integer, L<2.sup.n) in each sub scanning direction and main scanning direction and by the second scaling processing for reducing by L/2.sup.n times the image data enlarged by 2.sup.n times and the half-tone scaling processing is made by the first scaling processing for enlarging an image data by 2.sup.n times (n is an integer, L>2.sup.n) in each sub scanning direction and main scanning direction and by the second scaling processing for enlarging by L/2.sup.n times the image data enlarged by 2.sup.n times.

Abstract: A MODEM can shorten the processing time of an interface disposed between a data terminal equipment (DTE) and the MODEM. The MODEM stores an object program of a procedure in a memory and switches an operational mode of the MODEM automatically corresponding to the prescribed procedure thereby executing the procedure corresponding to the current operational mode. The MODEM further comprises a timer which monitors the transits time between a completed procedure and the next procedure, and the MODEM starts the process of a specified operational mode based on a mode-setting-instruction of the procedure as well as monitoring the transitions time by using the timer, and executing a next specified operational mode when the timer times out, thereby allowing the MODEM to perform the various operational mode switches.