EP0218448A2
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Data communication process and apparatus therefor
Assignee: Canon Inc
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Filing: 1986-09-30
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2006-09-30
Abstract
Abstract There is disclosed a process for transmitting mixed data, composed of character code data and bit image data in blocks and an apparatus therefor. Efficient transmission can be achieved by selecting the size of blocks suitably according to the quantity of data in each block or the number of blocks.
Inventors
- 👤 Shintaro Abe
- 👤 Naoyuki Okada
- 👤 Muneo Adachi
- 👤 Yasuhito Shimamura
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
EP
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 09:53
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04N; H04N1/00; H04N1/41; H04N1/411
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
23 words
A data communication process for transmitting two or more data in mixed manner, which comprises transmitting said data in appropriately divided data blocks.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
23 words
A data communication process for transmitting two or more data in mixed manner, which comprises transmitting said data in appropriately divided data blocks.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
23 words
A data communication process according to Claim 1, wherein said appropriate division is determined according to the amount of data of the blocks.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
20 words
A data communication process according to Claim 1, wherein said appropriate division is determined according to the number of divisions.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
22 words
A data communication process according to Claim 1, wherein said division into blocks is determined by arbitrarily selecting one of dividing modes.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
47 words
A data communication process for transmitting and/or receiving character codes and bit images, which comprises transmitting separately a first block composed of character codes, a second block composed of bit images and a third block composed of data in which character codes and bit images are overlapped.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
47 words
A data communication process for transmitting and/or receiving character codes and bit images, which comprises transmitting separately a first block composed of character codes, a second block composed of bit images and a third block composed of data in which character codes and bit images are overlapped.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
27 words
A data communication process according to Claim 1, wherein transmission is conducted after elimination of the boundary between the third block and the first or second block.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
48 words
A communication terminal apparatus for transmitting and/or receiving character codes and bit images, which comprises transmitting or receiving information, composed of respectively plural blocks of character code blocks and bit image blocks, by constituting a page with blocks of a number less than the number of above-mentioned blocks.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
48 words
A communication terminal apparatus for transmitting and/or receiving character codes and bit images, which comprises transmitting or receiving information, composed of respectively plural blocks of character code blocks and bit image blocks, by constituting a page with blocks of a number less than the number of above-mentioned blocks.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
29 words
A data transmission process for transmitting two or more data in mixed manner, which comprises reading and converting information into first and second data and transmitting thus obtained blocks.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
29 words
A data transmission process for transmitting two or more data in mixed manner, which comprises reading and converting information into first and second data and transmitting thus obtained blocks.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
EP0081767A2
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