Patent ID: 6674548
Filing Date: 2004-01-06
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
A facsimile apparatus, comprising:communication means for receiving and transmitting through a single line, image data and information specifying a type of the image data, the information indicating a resolution of the image data; a plurality of data output ports, each for allowing a connection with one of a plurality of recording devices to pass the image data therethrough based on the information indicating a resolution, so that the image data is supplied to one of the plurality of recording devices; recording device determining means for receiving the information indicating a resolution and determining one of said data output ports which is connected to a corresponding one of said plurality of recording devices for recording the image data, based on the information indicating a resolution of the image data; and selector means for outputting the image data received by said communication means through said one of said data output ports determined by said recording device determining means.