COMMUNICATION CONTROL APPARATUS, CENTER SERVER, AND COMMUNICATION SYSTEM

• US 20130201506A1
• Filed: 01/25/2013
• Published: 08/08/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 02/02/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba (Toshiba Corporation), Toshiba Tec Corporation (Toshiba Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba (Toshiba Corporation), Toshiba Tec Corporation (Toshiba Corporation)
• Inventors: Oka, Tomohide, Sasano, Jun
• Granted Patent: US 8,964,196 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 358/1.13
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/001 specially adapted for transmission via digital wireline networks H04N1/00098 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00214 details of transmission
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00244 with a server, e.g. an internet server fax-servers or the like for store and forward H04N1/324
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/32411 Handling instructions for routing or relaying
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/0015 Control of image communication with the connected apparatus, e.g. signalling capability
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/0062 Stand-alone interface device
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/0067 Converting to still picture data
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/0094 Multifunctional device, i.e. a device capable of all of reading, reproducing, copying, facsimile transception, file transception

Abstract

There is provided a communication control apparatus, a center server, and a communication system capable of performing processing during a communication error at low cost without installation of any special functions. The communication control apparatus includes a call control unit which establishes communication connection with another apparatus by using SIP and a transmission and reception control unit which establishes communication connection with a predetermined center server which connects to the NGN if the other apparatus is not compatible with NGN data connection, transmits to the center server a command in which option values including target information of the other apparatus and a reroute processing request are designated, and transmits a file to the center server to cause the center server to transfer a file obtained by converting the file to the other apparatus.

Claims

1. A communication control apparatus which connects to an NGN (Next Generation Network), the apparatus comprising:

a call control unit which establishes communication connection with another apparatus by using a SIP (Session Initiation Protocol); and

a transmission and reception control unit which establishes communication connection with a predetermined center server which connects to an NGN if the other apparatus is not compatible with an NGN data connection, transmits to the center server a command in which option values including target information of the other apparatus and a reroute processing request are designated, and transmits a file to the center server to cause the center server to transfer a file obtained by converting the file to the other apparatus.

2. The apparatus according to claim 1,

wherein the other apparatus is a G3FAX,

wherein the file transmitted to the center server is high resolution image information, and

wherein the converted file includes image information in a G3FAX standard format.

3. The apparatus according to claim 2,

wherein the option values further include target information, ID information, and an authentication code of the communication control apparatus.

4. The apparatus according to claim 3,

wherein target information of the communication control apparatus is embedded in the image information in the converted file.

5. A center server which connects to an NGN (Next Generation Network), the center server comprising:

a transmitting and receiving unit which receives a command from a communication control apparatus which connects to the NGN, option values being designated in the command, the option values including target information of another apparatus which is not compatible with the NGN data connection and a reroute processing request; and

an image conversion processing unit which receives a file from the communication control apparatus and converts the received file,

wherein the transmitting and receiving unit transfers the converted file to the other apparatus.

6. The server according to claim 5,

wherein the other apparatus is a G3FAX,

wherein the file transmitted to the center server is high resolution image information, and

wherein the converted file includes image information in a G3FAX standard format.

7. The server according to claim 6,

wherein the option values further include target information, ID information, and an authentication code of the communication control apparatus.

8. The server according to claim 7,

wherein target information of the communication control apparatus is embedded in the image information in the converted file.

9. A communication system comprising:

a communication control apparatus and a center server which connect to an NGN (Next Generation Network),

wherein the communication control apparatus includes

a call control unit which establishes communication connection with another apparatus by using SIP (Session Initiation Protocol) and

a transmission and reception control unit which establishes communication connection with a predetermined center server which connects to the NGN if the other apparatus is not compatible with the NGN data connection, transmits to the center server a command in which option values including target information of the other apparatus and a reroute processing request are designated, and transmits a file to the center server,

wherein the center server includes

a transmitting and receiving unit which receives the command from the communication control apparatus, option values being designated in the command, the option values including target information of the other apparatus which is not compatible with the NGN data connection and the reroute processing request and

an image conversion processing unit which receives a file from the communication control apparatus and converts the received file, and

wherein the transmitting and receiving unit transfers the converted file to the other apparatus.

10. The system according to claim 9,

wherein the other apparatus is a G3FAX,

wherein the file transmitted to the center server is high resolution image information, and

wherein the converted file includes image information in a G3FAX standard format.