Appeal No. 2000-0369
Application No. 08/477,770
BACKGROUND
Appellant's invention relates to a system for automatically distributing received
documents to alternative memories in a network rather than automatic storage in the
memory of a facsimile machine attached to the network. An understanding of the invention
can be derived from a reading of exemplary claim 1, which is reproduced below.
1. A facsimile apparatus connected to at least one personal
computer, comprising:
receiving means for receiving, through a public line, a communication
procedure signal and a document from a transmitting station;
mail box information storage means for storing first mail box
information corresponding to a mail box of said facsimile apparatus and
second mail box information corresponding to a mail box of said personal
computer;
storage means for storing a document destined for the mail box
information storage means; and
control means including
(a) first determining means for determining whether or not
a document to be received is destined for the mail box of said facsimile
apparatus or said personal computer based on the communication
procedure signal received by said receiving means,
(b) second determining means for comparing designation
information in the communication procedure signal with the first and second
mail box information stored in said mail box
information storage means to determine whether or not the document to be
received is the document destined for a mail box of said personal computer,
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