A facsimile apparatus can be remote-controlled so that the facsimile apparatus executes a predetermined operation mode corresponding to number information inputted thereto by an operator via a line only when the facsimile apparatus is set in a predetermined condition corresponding to the predetermined...http://www.google.ca/patents/US5189693?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US5189693 - Remote control facsimile apparatus with remotely set operation mode
