Appeal No. 97-2710 Application No. 08/402,080 through 3. The disclosed invention relates to a multifunctional document processing system that has a facsimile mode and a computer printer mode. Claim 1 is the only independent claim on appeal, and it reads as follows: 1. A multifunctional document processing system having a facsimile mode and a computer printer mode, including: a printer, responsive to signals directed thereto to produce an image on a sheet; a user interface, allowing the selection of a printer only mode or a printer & facsimile mode; a facsimile circuit receiving facsimile transmissions and directing signals indicative thereof to the printer, including: a facsimile modem, a first controller, a facsimile job memory, and an external telephone line connection suitable to receive facsimile transmissions; a printer circuit receiving signals from an external data source, including a second controller, and an external data communication line suitable to receive 2Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007