Remote-controlled copying apparatus having facsimile interface unit

摘要

A remote-controlled copying apparatus includes a main copying part, a storage unit for storing image signals from the main copying part, a facsimile part connected to a first telephone line for receiving image signals from an external facsimile unit and for transmitting the image signals of the storage unit to an external facsimile unit, a facsimile control part connected to a second telephone line for receiving a first tone signal from an external telephone unit after a ringing signal is received from the external telephone unit, and for repeatedly transmitting a set of control signals to the external telephone unit in response to the first tone signal, a first conversion part for converting a tone signal into a control signal so that the control signal is transmitted to the external telephone unit, a second conversion part for converting a control signal into a tone signal, and a control part for carrying out a remote control operation of the copying apparatus by controlling the facsimile control part in accordance with a tone signal received from the external telephone unit.