Complex system having the functions of optical character reader and facsimile

摘要

A complex system in which the functions of OCR (optical character reader) and facsimile are combined by a CPU (central processor unit). The complex system operates in an OCR-facsimile mode to effect a complex processing of character information and image information as well as a usual OCR mode to effect coding of character information and a usual facsimile mode to effect a communication of character/image information.