Appeal No. 1999-2594
Application No. 08/777,720
BACKGROUND
Appellant's invention relates to a method for printing of a list of outgoing
abbreviation numbers (speed dial) in a facsimile machine in response to a predetermined
condition being met. An understanding of the invention can be derived from a reading of
exemplary claim 1, which is reproduced below.
1. A process for transmitting an abbreviation number list in a facsimile
system, comprising the steps of:
determining whether an abbreviated dial number corresponds to one
of telephone numbers registered in said facsimile system for automatic
dialing, in response to user input of said abbreviated dial number from an
operational panel;
when said abbreviated dial number does not correspond to one of the
telephone numbers registered in said facsimile system, successively
counting each time the user input of abbreviated dial numbers not registered
in said facsimile system, and automatically printing a list of registered
abbreviated dial numbers with corresponding telephone numbers registered
in said facsimile system for user dialing information, when a count value of
the user input of the abbreviated dial numbers not registered in said
facsimile system reaches a predetermined value;
when said abbreviated dial number corresponds to one of the
telephone numbers registered in said facsimile system, automatically dialing
a corresponding telephone number registered for said abbreviated dial
number;
determining whether a stop key is input by the user from said
operational panel during said dialing of the corresponding telephone number
registered for said abbreviated dial number;
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