Appeal No. 2002-2034
Application No. 09/175,080
8. A system for transmitting image information, comprising:
a user interface for manually entering a dialing group of
predetermined destinations in said facsimile machine;
a memory operable to store said dialing group of
predetermined destinations;
a circuit operable to detect said document, automatically
select switches to access said pre-programmed dialing group of
predetermined destinations, and automatically select a switch that
allows a user to manually enter an additional destination;
a user interface to manually enter said additional
destination desired by said user; and
a transmitting device for automatically transmitting said
image information to each said predetermined destination in said
pre-programmed dialing group; said transmitting device also used
to transmit said image information to the manually entered
destination desired by said user whereby the transmitting device
transmits said image information to each predetermined destination
in said pre-programmed dialing group and to the manually entered
destination in a single operation.
15. A dialing group selection circuit operable to detect a
document placed in a facsimile machine, automatically start a pre-
programmed dialing group of predetermined destinations, and
automatically select a switch that allows a user to manually enter
an additional destination comprising:
a detecting circuit operable to detect a document placed in a
receiving aperture of said facsimile machine;
a sequential switching circuit operable to receive an
electrical reset signal from said detecting circuit, said
sequential switching circuit further operable to automatically
activate a single-button dialer associated with a pre-programmed
dialing group of predetermined destinations; and
an oscillator circuit operable to receive a reset signal from
said detecting circuit causing the timer2 to begin running, said
oscillator circuit further operable to electrically drive said
sequential switching circuit;
whereby, after said single-button dialer is activated, a user
is prompted to manually enter an additional desired destination,
and the transmitting device transmits said image information to
each predetermined destination in said pre-programmed dialing
group and to the manually entered destination in a single
2 This term appears to lack antecedent basis. In the event of further
prosecution on the merits, the examiner and the appellant should address this
issue.
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