Communications apparatus
First Claim
1. A communications apparatus for establishing a communication with another apparatus, wherein both sides are able to transmit and receive a plurality of communication media at least including communication video data and communication audio data, comprising:
- a communication request receiver for receiving a communication request;
a response-permitted apparatus information storage for storing information as to each apparatus whose communication request is permitted; and
a communication controller which, when receiving a communication request, determines whether a communication as to the communication request is authorized and gives permission for the communication when information as to a sender apparatus that has sent the communication request has been registered in the response-permitted apparatus information storage.
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Abstract
In communication with another communications apparatus, the apparatus of the present invention switches communication from one-way mode into two-way mode without any communication break. The apparatus further includes a one-way communication response-permitted apparatus information storage for storing one or more one-way communication response-permitted apparatus information; and a verifying portion for checking whether the sender of the communication initiation request has been registered in the one-way communication response-permitted apparatus information storage. As a result of the reference by the verifying portion, when the sender is found in the one-way communication response-permitted apparatus information storage, the apparatus accepts to start one-way communication with the sender.
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15 Claims
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1. A communications apparatus for establishing a communication with another apparatus, wherein both sides are able to transmit and receive a plurality of communication media at least including communication video data and communication audio data, comprising:
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a communication request receiver for receiving a communication request;
a response-permitted apparatus information storage for storing information as to each apparatus whose communication request is permitted; and
a communication controller which, when receiving a communication request, determines whether a communication as to the communication request is authorized and gives permission for the communication when information as to a sender apparatus that has sent the communication request has been registered in the response-permitted apparatus information storage. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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