In an image recording apparatus, either one of a facsimile mode to function as a facsimile apparatus and a printer mode to function as a printer is indicated by a mode selection switch, and when a facsimile signal is received in the printer mode, the facsimile mode is automatically set. When a signal...http://www.google.de/patents/US6519057?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US6519057 - Image recording apparatus and mode switching method in the apparatus
