Communication apparatus recognizing speech and automatically switching from data to speech transmission
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1. A communication apparatus comprising:
- auto-communication means for automatically communicating data;
speech communication means for communicating speech data;
selection means for selecting said auto-communication means or said speech communication means and for setting said communication apparatus in an auto-communication mode or a speech communication mode, respectively;
speech presence identification means for identifying when speech is sent from a destination station; and
speech output means for outputting the speech sent from the destination station in accordance with an output of said speech presence identification means when said communication apparatus is in the auto-communication mode.
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Abstract
A communication apparatus with an auto-communication mechanism for automatically communicating data, a speech communication mechanism for allowing an operator to communicate speech, a selection mechanism for selecting the auto-communication mechanism or the speech communication mechanism to set the communication apparatus in an auto-communication mode or a speech communication mode, a speech presence identification mechanism for detecting a speech sent from a destination station, and speech output mechanism for outputting speech in accordance with an output of the speech detection mechanism when the communication apparatus is in the auto-communication mode.
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1. A communication apparatus comprising:
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auto-communication means for automatically communicating data; speech communication means for communicating speech data; selection means for selecting said auto-communication means or said speech communication means and for setting said communication apparatus in an auto-communication mode or a speech communication mode, respectively; speech presence identification means for identifying when speech is sent from a destination station; and speech output means for outputting the speech sent from the destination station in accordance with an output of said speech presence identification means when said communication apparatus is in the auto-communication mode. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A communication apparatus comprising:
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auto-communication means for automatically communicating data; speech communication means for communicating speech data; selection means for selecting said auto-communication means or said speech communication means and for setting said communication apparatus in an auto-communication mode or a speech communication mode, respectively; speech presence identification means for identifying when speech is sent from a destination station; and signal means for signalling when speech has been identified in accordance with an output of said speech presence identification means when said communication apparatus is in the auto-communication mode. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A communication apparatus comprising:
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auto-communication means for automatically communicating data; speech communication means for communicating speech data; selection means for selecting said auto-communication means or said speech communication means and for setting said communication apparatus in an auto-communication mode or a speech communication mode, respectively; specified speech detection means for detecting specified speech sent from a destination station; and speech signal output means for sending a predetermined speech signal in accordance with an output of said specified speech detection means when said communication apparatus is in said auto-communication mode. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A communication apparatus comprising:
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auto-send means for automatically sending data; speech communication means for communicating speech data; selection means for selecting said auto-send means or said speech communication means and for setting said communication apparatus in an auto-send mode or a speech communication mode, respectively; discrimination means for discriminating speech signals from data signals sent from a destination station; and speech output means for outputting speech sent from the destination station in accordance with an output of said discrimination means when said communication apparatus is in said auto-send mode. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24)
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