(12) United States Patent
`Nagamine et al.
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`(10) Patent N0.:
`(45) Date of Patent:
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`US 6,564,070 B1
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`US006564070B1
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`(54) IMAGE INPUT APPARATUS SUCH AS
`DIGITAL CORDLESS TELEPHONE HAVING
`RADIO COMMUNICATION FUNCTION FOR
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`COMMUNICATING WITH BASE STATION
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`5,479,485 A * 12/1995 Hayashi .................... .. 455/462
`5,485,504 A * 1/1996 Ohnsorge ................. .. 455/566
`5,491,507 A * 2/1996 UmeZaWa et al. ..
`..... .. 348/14
`5,548,822 A * 8/1996 Yogo ................ ..
`455/68
`5,590,092 A * 12/1996 Fehnel .
`.... .. 368/10
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`(75) Inventors‘ Kf‘zuhlde Nagamme’ Kawasakl UP)’
`Hlrak“ Sonobe, Yokohama (JP)
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`5,613,202 A * 3/1997 Ishida ..................... .. 455/33.1
`5,711,012 A * 1/1998 Bottoms 61 al. .......... .. 455/557
`5,727,057 A * 3/1998 Emery et al.
`...... .. 379/211
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`(73) Asslgneei Canon Kabushlkl Kalsha, Tokyo (JP)
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`5,806,005 A * 9/1998 Hull 618.1.
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`379/100.06
`...... .. 455/566
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`(*) Notice:
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`This patent issued on a contlnued pros-
`ecution application ?led under 37 CFR
`1.53(d), and is subject to the twenty year
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`5,825,408 A * 10/1998 Yuyama
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`455/556
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`(21) Appl. No.: 08/934,802
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`Sep' 22’ 1997
`(22) Flled'
`(30)
`Foreign Application Priority Data
`Sep. 25, 1996
`(JP) ........................................... .. 8-252954
`Aug. 29, 1997
`(JP) ........................................... .. 9-234045
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`(51) Int. c1.7 ........................... .. H04B 1/38; H04M 1/00
`(52) US. Cl. ..................... .. 455/556; 455/566; 455/414;
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`(56)
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`* Cited by examiner
`Primary Examiner_EdWard E Urban
`Assistant Examiner—Charles Craver
`Attorney)
`Or Firm_MOrgan & Finnegan,
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`(57)
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`ABSTRACT
`
`The identi?cation information of a base station used to
`identify this station is stored in relation to position infor
`mation. If received identi?cation information is stored When
`an image is photographed, position information correspond
`ing to the stored identi?cation information is added to the
`image data.
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`26 Claims, 23 Drawing Sheets
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`DEMODULATOR
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`CONTROLLER
`COMMUNICATION CONTROL
`PROCESSING MEANS
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`KEY OPERATION CONTROL
`PROCESSING MEANs
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`POSITION INFORMATION
`REGISTERING MEANS
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`POSITION INFORMATION
`STORAGE MEANS
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`COLLATING MEANS
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`IMAGE INPUT
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`START OF REGISTRATION OF
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`FIG. 7
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`SET ON / OFF OF ADDITION
`OF DATA TO POSITION
`INFORMATION
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`FIG. 19
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`WRITE IN MEMORY (DRAM)
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`SIGNAL (NTSC ENCODER)
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`FIG. 23
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`IMAGE FILE DATA STRUCTURE (BASED ON JFIF)
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`IMAGE INPUT APPARATUS SUCH AS
`DIGITAL CORDLESS TELEPHONE HAVING
`RADIO COMMUNICATION FUNCTION FOR
`COMMUNICATING VVITH BASE STATION
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`BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
`1. Field of the Invention
`The present invention relates to an image input apparatus
`such as a digital cordless telephone having a radio commu-
`nication function for communicating with a base station or
`cell site.
`2. Description of the Related Art
`Conventionally, when a user wants to record information
`such as a photographing location in an image photographed
`by an image input apparatus such as a camera or a video
`camera, he or she manually inputs the information when
`photographing the image.
`It is also possible to photograph an image by using an
`apparatus such as a digital still camera and supply the
`photographed image to a computer such as a personal
`computer. If this is the case, the image is edited on the
`computer to insert
`information such as a photographing
`location input by, eg., a keyboard into the image.
`Atelephone for performing telephone conversation and an
`image input apparatus such as a camera or a Video camera
`are separate apparatuses.
`In the above related art, however, each time an image is
`photographed information such as a photographing location
`is manually input to the image directly or after the image is
`supplied to a computer. This is a very cumbersome opera-
`tion.
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`Also, since a manual input operation is performed each
`time an image is photographed,
`input errors occur fre-
`quently.
`is
`it
`to exchange photographed images,
`Furthermore,
`necessary to directly deliver a film or the like by hand to the
`other party. This is also very troublesome.
`Additionally, a telephone set and an image input apparatus
`are separate apparatuses. Therefore, to input an image while
`alking to the other party over the phone, a user must operate
`he telephone set and the image input apparatus, i.e., must
`aerform a very tedious operation.
`SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
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`invention to easily add
`is an object of the present
`It
`aosition information obtained on the basis of identification
`information of a base station to a photographed image as
`ahotographing position information.
`It is another object of the present invention to eliminate
`errors when position information obtained on the basis of
`identification information of a base station is added to a
`whotographed image as photographing position information,
`It
`is still another object of the present
`invention to
`communicate by radio an image to which position informa-
`ion obtained on the basis of identification information of a
`base station is added as photographing position information.
`It is still another object of the present invention to perfonn
`voice communication and image input with a single appa-
`ratus.
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`It is still another object of the present invention to store
`position information obtained on the basis of identification
`information of a base station as photographing position
`information which is a part of attribute information of a
`photographed image.
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`invention to
`is still another object of the present
`It
`communicate photographing position information of a pho-
`tographed image as its attribute information when commu-
`nicating the photographed image.
`It is still another object of the present invention to store
`photographing position information of an image without
`using any special image file format.
`It is still another object of the present invention to reduce
`position information stored together with an image.
`It is still another object of the present invention to add
`position information obtained from a base station to a
`moving image or a motion picture.
`Other features and advantages of the present invention
`Will be apparent from the following description taken in
`conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which like
`reference characters designate the same or similar parts
`throughout the figures thereof.
`BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF TIIE DRAWINGS
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`FIG. I is a block diagram of an image input apparatus
`according to the first embodiment of the present invention;
`FIG. 2 is a view of the frame format of a comn1or1 control
`signal transmitted by a base station used in the system of the
`first embodiment of the present invention;
`FIG. 3 is a View showing a base station identification code
`of a base station used in the system of the first embodiment
`of the present invention;
`FIG. 4 is a View showing an example of stored position
`information of the image input apparatus according to the
`first embodiment of the present invention;
`FIG. 5 is a View showing the system configuration of the
`first embodiment of the present invention;
`FIG. 6 is a flow chart showing an operation when the
`image input apparatus of the first embodiment of the present
`invention registers position information;
`FIG. 7 is a flow chart showing an operation when the
`image input apparatus of the first embodiment of the present
`invention adds position information to image data;
`FIG. 8 is a flow chart showing an operation when the
`image input apparatus of the first embodiment of the present
`invention transmits image data;
`FIG. 9 is a flow chart showing an operation when the
`image input apparatus of the first embodiment of the present
`invention is used to perform voice communication;
`FIG. 10 is a block diagram of an image input apparatus
`according to the second embodiment of the present inven-
`tion;
`FIG. 11 is a flow chart showing image data transmission
`and voice communication by an image input apparatus
`according to the third embodiment of the present invention;
`FIG. 12 is a flow chart showing image data transmission
`and voice communication by the image input apparatus
`according to the third embodiment of the present invention;
`FIG. 13 is a view showing the outer appearance of the
`image input apparatus of the embodiments of the present
`invention;
`FIG. 14 is a View for explaining functions in the indi-
`vidual modes of an image input apparatus according to the
`fourth embodiment of the present invention;
`FIG. 15 is a view showing the outer appearance of the
`image input apparatus according to the fourth embodiment
`of the present invention;
`FIG. 16 is a view showing the outer appearance of the
`image input apparatus according to the fourth embodiment
`of the present invention;
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`FIG. 17 is a view showing the outer appearance of the
`image input apparatus according to the fourth embodiment
`of the present invention;
`FIG. 18 is a block diagram of tlie image input apparatus
`according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention;
`FIG. 19 is a flow chart showing the control procedure of
`a camera photographing operation in the fourth embodiment
`of the present invention;
`FIGS. 20A and 20B are flow charts showing the control
`procedure of interrupt processing done by a key manipula-
`tion during the camera photographing operation in the fourth
`embodiment of the present invention;
`FIG. 21 is a flow chart showing the control procedure of
`playback processing in the fourth embodiment of the present
`invention;
`FIG. 22 is a llow chart showing the control procedure
`when a photographed image is reproduced in the fourth
`embodiment of the present invention;
`FIG. 23 is a view of an image file format by which a
`photographed image is stored in the fourth embodiment of
`the present invention;
`FIG. 24 is a view of the storage format of image files and
`position information in the fifth embodiment of the present
`invention; and
`FIG. 25 is a block diagram of an image input apparatus
`according to the fifth embodiment of the present invention.
`DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE
`PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS
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`First Embodiment
`The first embodiment will be described in detail below.
`In this embodiment of the present invention, an image
`input apparatus uses a personal handy phone system (to be
`referred to as a PHS hereinafter) as a radio communication
`medium as one example of digital cordless telephones.
`Although the following description will be made by
`taking a PHS as an example, the present invention can be
`similarly practiced by using other digital cordless telephones
`such as CT—2, CT—3, DECT (Digital European Cordless
`Telephone), and UDPC (Universal Digital Portable
`Communications).
`FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an image input apparatus for
`performing radio communication by using a PI-IS as a radio
`communication medium as the first embodiment of the
`present invention.
`In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes a handset; 2, a
`speech processor for performing compression encoding and
`expansion decoding for speech data; 3, a channel CODEC
`for performing TDMA (Time Division Multiple Access)
`processing such as disassembling/assembling of frames,
`error correction processing, scrambling processing, and pri-
`vacy conversation processing for speech data; 4,
`a
`modulator/demodulator for modulating transmission data
`and demodulating received data; 5, an RF unit
`for
`transmitting/receiving radio signals; 6, an antenna for
`transmitting/receiving radio waves; 7, a key operation unit
`for operating various key inputs; and 8, a controller. The
`controller 8 includes a communication control processing
`means 8a, a key operation control processing means 819, a
`position information registering means 86, a position infor-
`mation storage means 8d, a position infonnation collating
`means 89; and an image input C()11lT()l means Sf
`The communication control processing means 8a per-
`forms communication protocol processing from layers 1 to
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`3 of a PHS. The key operation control processing me ans 8b
`analyzes various key input information from the key opera-
`tion unit 7 and performs processing.
`When position information (e.g., “at Shimomaruko
`Store”) corresponding to a base station identification code
`(CS—ID) contained in a common control signal (PCH signal)
`intermittently transmitted from a base station is input from
`the key operation unit 7 while the image input apparatus is
`not performing radio communication, the position informa-
`tion registering means Sc registers position information
`corresponding to the base station identification code, as
`shown in FIG. 4, in the position information storage means
`80.’.
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`The common control signal (PCII, Paging Channel) inter-
`mittently transmitted from a base station will be described
`below.
`FIG. 2 is a View showing the frame format of the com mon
`control signal (PCH).
`As shown in FIG. 2, the common control signal (PCH) is
`constituted by a ramp bit R, a start symbol SS indicating the
`start of a
`frame,
`a preamble PR for attaining bit
`synchronization, UW (unique word) for attaining frame
`synchronization, CI (Channel Identifier) indicating the type
`of frame, CS—ID (base station identification code), and a
`control signal I.
`If the self-terminal is called, the telephone number (PS
`number) of the image input apparatus of the self-terminal is
`written in the control signal I.
`Accordingly, in a standby state whether the self-terminal
`is called is monitored by checking the control signal I. If the
`telephone number (PS number) of the self-terminal
`is
`transmitted, it is determined that the self-terminal is called.
`FIG. 3 is a view showing the format of the base station
`identification code CS-ID. The base station identification
`code CS—ID has 42 bits and is constituted by a provider
`identification code and an outdoor public telephone addi-
`tional ID. The provider identification code identifies a pro-
`vider providing PHS communication services,
`in other
`words,
`indicates a base station of a provider which has
`transmitted the common control signal.
`The outdoor public telephone additional ID has 33 bits
`and is constituted by a general calling area number (n bits)
`indicating an area of a group of a plurality of base stations,
`and an additional ID (33—n bits).
`Information of the bit numbers of the general calling area
`number and the additional ID is obtained from the first
`common control signal
`(BCCH, Broadcast Control
`Channels) from a base station when the image input appa-
`ratus performs position registration for the base station.
`Referring to FIG. 4, it is unnecessary to store all bits of the
`base station identification code. That is, the provider iden-
`tification code (9 bits) indicates a PHS provider to which the
`image input apparatus has subscribed. Therefore, only the
`outdoor public telephone additional ID needs to be stored.
`In FIG. 4, the general calling area number has 16 bits, and
`the additional ID has 17 bits.
`Also, each of the general calling area number (16 bits) and
`the additional ID (17 bits)
`is stored in the form of a
`hexadecimal number (hexa form).
`The position information collating means Se collates the
`base station identification code contained in a common
`control signal transmitted from a base station with the base
`station identification code in the position information stor-
`age means 8d, and obtains current position information of
`the image input apparatus.
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`Also, the image input control means 8}” performs various
`control operations for image input.
`Note that the controller 8 includes a processor (CPU) for
`performing various control operations in accordance with
`programs and storage units (ROM and RAM) for storing
`various programs. The storage units store the programs of
`the communication control processing means 8a,
`the key
`operation control processing means 8b, the position infor-
`mation registering means 81:, the position information stor-
`age means 8d, the position information collating means Se,
`and the image input control means 8f.
`Reference numeral 9 denotes a lens for inputting images;
`10, an image input processor for performing image signal
`input processing and data compression processing; and 11,
`an image data storage for storing image data processed by
`the image input processor.
`FIG. 5 is a View showing a PHS radio communication
`system for explaining this embodiment. In FIG. 5, reference
`numeral 101 denotes a public network; 102, 103, and 104,
`public base stations, 105, 106, and 107, communication
`lines connecting the public network and the public base
`stations; 108, a radio zone or cellAserved by the public base
`station 102; 109, a radio zone B served by the public base
`station 103; and 110, a radio zone C‘ served by the public
`base station 104.
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`Reference numeral 111 denotes the image input apparatus
`used in this embodiment.
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`Several operation flow charts of this embodiment will be
`described below.Assume that the processor of the controller
`8 reads out various programs stored in the storage units
`described above and performs various control operations.
`FIGS. 6 and 7 are flow charts for explaining operations of
`this embodiment.
`First, position information registration will be described.
`In the standby state in which the image input apparatus is
`in a radio zone of a certain public base station and receiving
`the common control signal (PCH) from the base station, the
`user depresses a position information key (not shown) on the
`key operation unit 7 of the image input apparatus to set the
`start of position information registration (ST6l).
`The user then inputs a position information name by
`alphabetical keys (not shown) and a conversion key (not
`shown) on the key operation unit 7 (ST62).
`If the image input apparatus is in the radio zoneAin FIG,
`the user inputs “Shimomaruko Store” as the position
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`information name.
`After inputting the position information name, the user
`depresses a registration key (not shown) on the key opera-
`tion unit 7 to complete the position information registration
`(ST63).
`The key operation unit sends these key input information
`to the controller 8. The key operation control processing
`means 817 of the controller 8 analyzes these information
`(ST64) and instructs the position information registering
`means Sc to store “Shimomaruko Store” as the position
`information of the base station identification code transmit-
`ted from the current public base station (ST65).
`These position information and base station identification
`code are related and stored in the position information
`storage means 8d (ST66).
`An operation of inputting an image will be described next.
`This operation will be explained by taking image input of
`a display of goods in a convenience store as an example.
`Assume that the contents shown in FIG. 4 are stored in the
`position information storage means 8d of the image input
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`apparatus. Assume also that the positions of the radio zones
`A, B, and C are the Shimomaruko Store, Kamata Store, and
`Meguro Store, respectively, in FIG. 5.
`An operation when the image input apparatus inputs an
`image of a display of goods at the Shimomaruko Store, ie.,
`in the radio zone A will be described below.
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`If the user wants to first add position information data to
`image data, he or she depresses a position data key (not
`shown) on the key operation unit 7 of the image input
`apparatus to set a position data addition mode (ST7l).
`Note that the controller 8 controls ON/OFF of this posi-
`tion data addition mode, no position information is added to
`image data if the mode is OFF.
`The riser then starts image input by depressing an input
`key (not shown) on the key operation unit 7 (ST72).
`Consequently, an image is input
`through the lens 9,
`the
`image data is input and compressed by the image input
`processor 10, and the processed data is stored in the image
`data storage 11 (ST73).
`The controller 8 checks whether the position data addition
`mode is ON or OFF. If the mode is ON (ST74), the position
`information collating means Se collates the base station
`identification code in the common control signal (PCH)
`intermittently transmitted from the public base station and
`received immediately after the image input operation with
`the contents in the position information storage means 8d
`(ST75). If the collation result indicates that the correspond-
`ing position information is registered (ST76), the position
`information is acquired (S177), and the data of the position
`information is added to the image data stored in the image
`data storage 11 (ST78).
`For example, if the image input apparatus 111 is in the
`radio 7.one A and receives a base station identification code
`(“00000l000”),
`the position information data “Shimo-
`marnko Store” as the position information corresponding to
`this base station identification code is added to the image
`data.
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`the
`in step ST76 indicates that
`If the collation result
`corresponding position information is not registered, data
`indicating “no registered data” is added as the position
`information data (ST"79).
`Analogoiisly, if the image input apparatus 111 is in the
`radio zone B 109 and the radio zone C 110, the position
`information data “Kamata Store” and “Meguro Store”,
`respectively, are added to the input image data.
`An operation of transmitting input image data will be
`described next.
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`FIG. 8 is a flow chart showing the operation of the image
`input apparatus when image data is transmitted.
`Referring to FIG. 8, when a transmission key (not shown)
`on the key operation unit 7 is depressed (ST81), the con-
`troller 8 checks whether image input is being performed
`(ST82). If no image input is being performed in step ST82,
`the controller 8 checks whether image data is stored in the
`image data storage ll (ST83).
`If no image data is stored in the image data storage 11 in
`step ST83, the controller 8 displays information indicating
`that there is no image data to be transmitted on a display unit
`(not shown) (ST84). If image input is being performed in
`step ST82 or image data is stored in the image data storage
`11 in step ST83, the controller 8 waits until the dial number
`of the transmission destination is input from the key opera-
`tion unit 7 (ST85). If the dial number is input, the commu-
`nication control processing means 8a establishes connection
`with the other party via the base station (ST86) and supplies
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`the image data stored in the image data storage 11 to the
`channel CODEC 3. The image data is assembled into a
`frame by the channel CODEC 3, modulated by the
`modulator/demodulator 4, and transmitted via the RF unit 5
`and the antenna 6 (ST87). The transmission of the image
`data is continued until an end key (not shown) on the key
`operation unit 7 is depressed (ST88) or the image data is
`completely sent to the image data storage 11 (ST801). If the
`end key on the key operation unit 7 is depressed or the data
`stored in the image data s