Patent ID: 6195170
Filing Date: 2001-02-27
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
A facsimile apparatus, comprising:a reception memory that stores data received;a print executing unit that executes printing on a recording sheet on the basis of the data stored in the reception memory;a print-failure determining unit that determines whether there is a possibility of a print failure, the print failure including at least one of a print density thinning and a partial depletion, will occur if the print executing unit performs printing;a print stopping unit that stops execution of printing by the print executing unit if the print-failure determining unit determines that there is a possibility of a print failure;an effectiveness determination unit that determines whether the print-failure determining unit is operating properly, the print-failure determining unit determining whether there is a possibility of a print failure only when the effectiveness determination unit determines that the print-failure determining unit is operating properly;a data retaining unit that retains the data stored in the reception memory even after the data has been printed out when either the effectiveness determination unit determines that the print-failure determining unit is not operating properly or the print-failure determining unit determines that there is a possibility of a print failure; anda data deleting unit that deletes the data stored in the reception memory after the data has been printed out when the print-failure determining unit determines that there is not a possibility of print failure.