Facsimile device having a memory allocation system and method for allocating memory in a facsimile device

摘要

A facsimile unit has an image memory which can be used as a printing memory for storing received print image data for printing and as a communication memory for storing both part of the print image data and coded image data to be transmitted and/or coded image data of backup reception, instead of being used solely for image bitmap development for printing. The allocation proportion of the image memory between the printing memory portion and the communication memory portion can be arbitrarily set by the user depending on the usage. A memory device having a fixed capacity is then used efficiently and the cost of the facsimile unit is reduced.