Communication apparatus capable of data communication and speech communication
First Claim
1. A communication apparatus comprising data communication means for executing data communications with a calling station and speech communication means for executing speech communications with the calling station, said communication apparatus further comprising:
- monitoring means for monitoring signals received by said communication apparatus;
first determining means for determining, based on a result obtained by said monitoring means, whether or not a first signal transmitted from the calling station is received, said first signal indicating that the calling station requires a data communication;
transmission means for transmitting a second signal to the calling station, said second signal indicating that said communication apparatus is ringing;
first control means, coupled to said first determining means and said transmission means, for activating said transmission means in a case where said first determining means determines that said first signal is not received within a first time after said communication apparatus becomes capable of communicating to the calling station;
ringing means for outputting a ringing tone;
control means, coupled to said ringing means, for activating said ringing means when a second time elapses from a time at which said transmission means starts to transmit the second signal, so that an operator hearing the ringing tone can activate said speech communication means; and
third control means, coupled to said first determining means, for activating said data communication means when said first determining means determines that said first signal is received.
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Abstract
A communication apparatus which can carry out a facsimile communication with a calling station and a speech communication with the calling station. The communication apparatus includes, a monitoring block for monitoring received signals, a first determining block for determining, based on a result obtained by the monitoring block, whether or not a first signal transmitted from the calling station is received, a transmission block for transmitting a second signal to the calling station, a first control block for activating the transmission block in a case where the first determining block determines that the first signal is not received within a first time after the communication apparatus becomes capable of communicating to the calling station, a ringing unit for outputting a ringing tone, a second control block for activating the ringing unit when a second time elapses from a time at which the transmission block starts to transmit the second signal, and a third control block for performing the facsimile communication when the first determining block determines that the first signal is received.
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12 Claims
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1. A communication apparatus comprising data communication means for executing data communications with a calling station and speech communication means for executing speech communications with the calling station, said communication apparatus further comprising:
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monitoring means for monitoring signals received by said communication apparatus; first determining means for determining, based on a result obtained by said monitoring means, whether or not a first signal transmitted from the calling station is received, said first signal indicating that the calling station requires a data communication; transmission means for transmitting a second signal to the calling station, said second signal indicating that said communication apparatus is ringing; first control means, coupled to said first determining means and said transmission means, for activating said transmission means in a case where said first determining means determines that said first signal is not received within a first time after said communication apparatus becomes capable of communicating to the calling station; ringing means for outputting a ringing tone; control means, coupled to said ringing means, for activating said ringing means when a second time elapses from a time at which said transmission means starts to transmit the second signal, so that an operator hearing the ringing tone can activate said speech communication means; and third control means, coupled to said first determining means, for activating said data communication means when said first determining means determines that said first signal is received. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A communication apparatus comprising data communication means for executing data communications with a calling station and speech communication means for executing speech communications with the calling station, said communication apparatus further comprising:
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monitoring means for monitoring signals received by said communication apparatus; first determining means for determining, based on a result obtained by said monitoring means, whether or not a first signal transmitted from the calling station is received, said first signal indicating that the calling station requires a data communication; transmission means for transmitting a second signal to the calling station, said second signal indicating that said communication apparatus is ringing; first control means, coupled to said first determining means and said transmission means, for activating said transmission means in a case where said first determining means determines that said first signal is not received within a first time after said communication apparatus becomes capable of communicating to the calling station; ringing means for outputting a ringing tone; second control means, coupled to said ringing means, for activating said ringing means when a second time elapses from a time at which said transmission means starts to transmit the second signal, so that an operator hearing the ringing tone can activate said speech communication means; and third control means, coupled to said first determining means for activating said data communication means when said first determining means determines that said first signal is received, wherein said first signal is periodically turned on and off at a predetermined period, said second signal is periodically turned on and off at a period differing from the period of said first signal and said monitoring means is activated when said second signal is turned off.
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12. A communication apparatus comprising data communication means for executing data communications with a calling station and speech communication means for executing speech communications with the calling station, said communication apparatus further comprising:
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monitoring means for monitoring signals received by said communication apparatus; first determining means for determining, based on a result obtained by said monitoring means, whether or not a first signal transmitted from the calling station is received, said first signal indicating that the calling station requires a data communication; transmission means for transmitting a second signal to the calling station, said second signal indicating that said communication apparatus is ringing; first control means, coupled to said first determining means and said transmission means, for activating said transmission means in a case where said first determining means determines that said first signal is not received within a first time after said communication apparatus becomes capable of communicating to the calling station; ringing means for outputting a ringing tone; second control means, coupled to said ringing means, for activating said ringing means when a second time elapses from a time at which said transmission means starts to transmit the second signal, so that an operator hearing the ringing tone can activate said speech communication means; third control means, coupled to said first determining means, for activating said data communication means when said first determining means determines that said first signal is received; and mode switching means for switching an operation mode from either a first or a second mode to another, wherein the ringing means is activated after said second signal is transmitted in said first mode, and said second signal is transmitted after said ringing means is activated in said second mode.
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