Patent ID: 6357737
Filing Date: 2002-03-19
Classification: B65H,G03G,H04N

Abstract:
A facsimile apparatus comprising:a recording circuit for recording on sheets information received by way of a communication; stapling means for stapling the sheets on which the received information is recorded; sorter means having plural bins for receiving said sheets, wherein said stapling means discharges the sheets to one of the plural bins; registration means for registering a maximum number of sheets to be stapled; and control means for controlling the stapling means so that said stapling means staples the sheets of each communication and discharges the stapled sheets to a predetermined bin when a number of received sheets does not exceed a predetermined number and for controlling the stapling means so that said stapling means does not staple the sheets of each communication when a number of the sheets exceeds a predetermined number and discharges the sheets for each communication to a different bin, wherein said control means controls so that the received sheets of each communication are stapled and discharged to a predetermined bin â€˜Aâ€™ when the number of the received sheets of a communication does not exceed a predetermined number â€˜Aâ€™ of sheets and is at least equal to a predetermined number â€˜Bâ€™, and wherein the received sheets of each communication are not stapled and discharged to a predetermined bin â€˜Bâ€™ when the number of the received sheets of a communication is less than a predetermined number â€˜Bâ€™ of sheets, and wherein the received sheets of each communication are not stapled and the bin is changed for each communication when the number of the received sheets in each communication exceeds the predetermined number â€˜Aâ€™.