Facsimile machine
 This invention is directed to a facsimile machine adapted for being connectable with an external computer and being capable of conducting a certain communication operation upon receiving a command data in a certain command type from the externally connected computer in handshaking manner. The facsimile machine includes a communication interval extension means for extending a data communication time interval with the externally connected computer by a predetermined time duration; and operation control means for carrying out the communication operation in the extended communication time interval and a facsimile machine oriented operation in a vacant time residing in the data communication time interval when the facsimile machine oriented operation and the communication operation are commanded at the same time to perform a parallel processing of the communication operation and the facsimile machine oriented operation. 
Mita Industrial Co., Ltd.
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Masakazu Kohichi Toshihiro Tetsuya Koichi
Oyama Matsuo Mori Sugimoto Shibata