Abstract: A facsimile module self-diagnostic system is provided that can detect a failure occurring in the transmission-side demodulation circuit or in the reception-side re-modulation circuit in a facsimile module. A test facsimle signal generation circuit (10) is provided on the transmission side of the facsimile module. A test facsimile signal judgement circuit (25) is provided on the reception side of the facsimile module. In a test facsimile signal judgement zone, the test facsimile signal judgement circuit (25) inspects a test DCS (Digital Command Signal) signal at the first stage and inspects a test TCF (Training Check) signal at the second stage.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for the transmission of facsimile-encoded information from a sending communication terminal equipment via a communication network to a receiving communication terminal equipment employs facsimile transmission protocols includes steps of: compressing information in the sending communication terminal equipment; dividing the compressed, facsimile-encoded information in a facsimile adaption layer and matching the information to the multimedia packet multiplex layer; each facsimile data block is handed over to the multiplex layer identified as facsimile information data block; and all information data blocks are multiplexed by the sending communication terminal equipment with other information data blocks for voice, video, data, etc., are transmitted to the receiving communication terminal equipment and demultiplexed therein.

Abstract: To prevent the reduction of an S/N ratio of an image signal in the ITU-T Recommendation V.34 half-duplex communication, signal level designation information included in a line probing signal is disregarded or "no signal level attenuation" information is informed to a partner station when the half-duplex communication is conducted.

Abstract: In a communication between transmitter-side and receiver-side communication control devices, when a data communication is desired after a facsimile communication without opening a telephone line, the transmitter-side communication control device transmits a data communication shift request signal to the receiver-side communication control device based on a previous command inputted to the transmitter-side communication control device. In response to this request signal, the receiver-side communication control device switches a communication mode from a facsimile communication mode to a data communication mode, and then sends back a data communication shift acknowledge signal to the transmitter-side communication control device. In response to this acknowledge signal, the transmitter-side communication control device switches a communication mode from a facsimile communication mode to a data communication mode.

Abstract: A communication apparatus which is connected to an ISDN includes a data input/output (I/O) unit for inputting/outputting data and an ISDN interface to control the data input/output operations between the data I/O unit and the ISDN. The ISDN interface is constructed on a one-chip IC and at least includes an interface for separating B-channel data and D-channel data and for inputting/outputting the data, a switch for switching data paths in accordance with the classification of the information of the B-channel data and a modem which is connected to the path for 3.1K audio in the path of the B-channel data. The ISDN interface further has a speed matching processing circuit for matching the speed of the data which is inputted/outputted to/from the data I/O unit with the speed of 64k non-limit digital data. A commercial power source is supervised and the occurrence of a power failure is detected by a detecting unit.

Abstract: A novel and improved method and apparatus for providing an interface to a digital wireless telephone system compatible with standard analog wire line telephones, analog wire line fax machines, and computer modems is described. At the start of a telephone call, a data pump interprets the digits dialed, and if a first set of digits are received a control system configures the data pump for processing analog fax data. If a second set of digits are received, the control system configures the data pump for processing analog computer modem data. If a telephone number is received, the control system configures the interface system to pass additional data to a vocoder which encodes any digitized audio information received.

Abstract: A digital mobile communication system comprises a mobile station(MS) with a facsimile adapter(2), a first telefax terminal(1) connected to the adapter, a mobile network(BSS, MSC), an interworking unit(32) with a second facsimile adapter(33). A high-speed transparent rate-adapted facsimile connection is set up between the telefax terminals. The number of parallel traffic channels(ch0-chn) allocated to the high-speed data connection is such that the maximum data rate of the data connection is higher than the allowed maximum 10 data rate of the telefax terminals(1,10). The telefax terminals may negotiate the facsimile data rate. The second facsimile adapter(33) monitors the negotiation and selects, on the basis of the negotiated facsimile data rate, the most effective channel coding available for the data connection.

Abstract: A facsimile transmission apparatus includes a demodulator, an identifier, a control signal generator, a variable delay controller, and a multiplex transmission unit. The modulator demodulates a facsimile signal to output a demodulated signal. The identifier identifies the facsimile signal as one of a predetermined low-speed signal and a predetermined high-speed signal to output an identification signal. The control signal generator generates facsimile control channel (FCC) messages for controlling a protocol between facsimile apparatuses on the basis of the identification signal from the identifier. The variable delay controller performs variable delay control for the FCC messages from the control signal generator such that the FCC messages can be transmitted in a generation order.

Abstract: A data transfer device for transferring data in a color digital copier, color printer or similar image forming apparatus of the type using a plurality of different kinds of data. A sending unit assigns other data to a predetermined number of bits of multilevel data to thereby send a plurality of kinds of data over common data lines. A receiving unit receives and separates the plurality of kinds of data. The device reduces the number of signal lines required for data transfer when a plurality of different kinds of data are not transferred at the same time.

Abstract: A multifunction image processing apparatus allows autoclear function to clear only a process mode designated by an operator, if no key-input has been made at an operation panel, otherwise, allows the autoclear function to operate against a pre-designated function and/or a currently-used function mode. The operator can designate an initial picture of a process mode to be displayed after autoclearing can be designated. The apparatus has good operability since the autoclear can be performed in accordance with the respective functions.

Abstract: A switched telecommunications network includes a plurality of switches for switching different types of traffic, such as audio data, including voice data, fax and modem originated data, digital computer originated data and video data. A communications link connects a user's site to the network, and bandwidth manager are provided to multiplex traffic of different types for transmission over the link. After transmission over the link, a complementary bandwidth manager is arranged to de-multiplex the traffic for application to the respective switches. The bandwidth manager is arranged to dynamically allocate bandwidth to the different types of traffic, thereby optimizing the available bandwidth provided by the communications link.

Abstract: A facsimile apparatus in which a single A/D converter used for analog image signals is shared efficiently with other analog sensors. The facsimile apparatus has an image scanner for outputting an analog image signal by scanning an original and at least one analog sensor for outputting an analog detection signal. A multiplexer is provided for selecting one of the analog signals including the analog image signal and the analog detection signal. An analog/digital converter converts the analog signal selected by the multiplexer into a digital signal. A primary scanning counter counts the number of pulses of a pixel clock signal indicating a reading timing of each pixel so as to output a count value, the count value being reset each time a line synchronization signal indicating a first position of each scanning line is supplied thereto.

Abstract: Tone signal (34a) having a reference frequency (f) which is produced by the tone signal generation device (34) at the transmitter part is transmitted, via transmitter device (32), antenna (31), aerial line, antenna (32), to the reception sector (12). Then, the received tone signal (12a) is compared by the frequency correction circuit (A) with the preset reference signal (f), and according to a result of the comparison, a frequency produced by the reception sector (12) is corrected. That is, an error produced between the transmission frequency by the transmitter (32) and the reception frequency by the receiver (12) is apparently canceled. Thereby facsimile data can be transmitted so correctly to the receiver part so that the facsimile communication with use of radio SSB system can be successfully applied, although there may be an error between the transmitter frequency and the receiver frequency.

Abstract: Data communication is started when a first B channel is established between a source terminal and a destination terminal. Immediately before or after the start of a data transmission phase, the destination terminal is called a second time so that a second B channel may be established. Immediately before or after the data transmission phase, the use of one of the B channels is terminated. Accordingly, time required for data communication can be reduced.

Abstract: A multiplex image forming apparatus remains in a standby state for multiple functions including a copier function, a facsimile function and a printer function at all times and, in a receive mode at night, fully deactivates devices to be not used, thereby saving power and reducing noise. The apparatus has a power source for a copier, and an application extending section capable of combining a facsimile function with the apparatus and a power source for a multiplex configuration for driving the application extending section. A first and a second power source switch is located at an input section preceding the two power sources. A detecting circuit is connected to the first power source switch to detect the turn-on and turn-off of the switch. Detection signal output control means transfers a detection signal from the detecting circuit to a control circuit only when the second power source switch is turned on and the first power source switch is turned off.

Abstract: A data communication method in which a transmitting station divides data into a plurality of data blocks and transmits the data blocks in parallel through a plurality of communication lines, and a receiving station receives the data blocks transmitted from the transmitting station through the plurality of communication lines and composes the data blocks into original data. In the data communication method, it is detected that a new transmission request is present during a parallel data transmission through a plurality of communication lines, one or more of the communication lines are released to continuously use the remaining communication lines for the parallel data transmission in response to the detected new transmission request, and a new data transmission is performed through the released communication line or lines.

Abstract: The invention provides a synchronism establishing method and apparatus including a plurality of modules having different independent synchronization patterns to be switched wherein the switching transition process having a time length corresponding to the number of protection stages necessary for pull in and protection of synchronism is reduced so small that the presence of such switching transition process can be ignored while assuring similar advantages to those of conventional synchronism establishing apparatus. A master side module delivers a notification of establishment of synchronism thereof to a slave side module. When the slave side module is in a condition wherein synchronism is established, it puts its synchronizing operation into a waiting mode. Even if it thereafter detects a number of abnormal synchronization patterns greater than the number of protection stages, it does not determine a pull out condition and maintains the pulled in phase.

Abstract: Modulated data information having an individual one of different baud rates and aural information are converted at a transmitter from analog to digital form. A controller separately identifies the digitized aural and modulated data information and, if modulated data, identifies the baud rate of such modulated data. The aural information is separately transformed. For modulated data, the information is separately processed in accordance with the different baud rates. The individual ones of aural and modulated data are then introduced to a common line for packetizing. The beginning of each packet is labelled to identify whether the packet contains aural information (such as voice or music) or modulated data (such as modem or facsimile), and, if modulated data, the particular baud rate of such information. An individual code identifies the end of each packet. The packetized information is then multiplexed in a common bus with other packetized aural and data information.

Abstract: An image-data scaling system in which a digital image data is subjected to a desired scale with respect to a main scanning direction to obtain a reduced or enlarged image data. The original image data is sequentially distributed to be sequentially stored into a plurality of memory means in synchronism with a data clock for the original image data. Image data stored in the plurality of memory means are parallelly read out on the basis of a read clock synchronized with the data clock and according to a desired scaling factor. The image data parallelly read out are partially or wholly extracted, or one or a plurality of interpolation image data are inserted between any selected adjacent image data, to thereby obtain an image data having the desired scaling factor.

Abstract: A data transmitting apapratus has: a plurality of terminals such as image readers, each for reading original image data and transmitting the image data; a memory for storing the image data from the terminals; a frame processor for producing the frame data from the data stored in the memory; and a controller for transmitting the frame data to the line. A data receiving apparatus has: a plurality of terminals such as word processors, work stations, printers, display devices for outputting the reception data; a circuit for setting an identification number (ID) to each terminal; a controller for receiving the data sent from the line; a decoder for decoding the data received by the controller; a memory for storing the decoded data; amd a circuit for outputting the data stored in the memory to the terminal of the designated ID through the line. Each image reader and each ID have a logical channel group number and logical channel number which are set by a table.

Abstract: A load distributing apparatus for a facsimile storage and exchange system exchange stored information with other storage and exchange units to balance the quantities of load to be processed by the apparatus and storage and exchange units to thereby perform efficient facsimile communication. Quantities of load to be processed by a plurality of central processing units are balanced among the units to perform efficient facsimile communication.

Abstract: A digital image exchange system comprises a data transmission line, at least one video RAM, at least one video signal generator for accessing data from the video RAM and for developing at least two video signals corresponding respectively to the accessed data, and at least one modulator for modulating the video signals to form transmitted signals in at least two different frequency bands to be transmitted on the data transmission line. At least one demodulator is coupled to the transmission line at a location remote from the modulator for demodulating the transmitted signals in each of the at least two frequency bands to form at least two corresponding video signals; and at least one video display device is operatively coupled with the demodulator for displaying visual images corresponding to the respective video signals.