Communication apparatus capable of automatic activation of forwarding setup instructed by remote access, and control method thereof
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1. A communication apparatus connectable to a public network, which provides a call forwarding service and a caller identification information notifying service, comprising:
- first reception device adapted to receive identification information of a calling party notified by the caller identification information notifying service when an incoming call is detected at the communication apparatus;
second reception device adapted to receive time information associated with the call forwarding service sent from the calling party, and request device adapted to request the public network to activate the call forwarding service such that an incoming call for the communication apparatus is forwarded to the calling party of the identification information received by said first reception device, by notifying the public network of the identification information received by said first reception device, and then requesting the pubic network to deactivate the call forwarding service on the basis of the time information received by said second reception device, wherein an incoming call after the request by said request device is forwarded to the calling party of the identification information by the call forwarding service of the public network.
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Abstract
A communication network is set to activate forwarding on the basis of identification information of the calling party so as to instruct to activate a forwarding function such as CFU by remote access.
The communication network is also set to activate forwarding on the basis of identification information of another communication apparatus sent from the calling party.
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1. A communication apparatus connectable to a public network, which provides a call forwarding service and a caller identification information notifying service, comprising:
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first reception device adapted to receive identification information of a calling party notified by the caller identification information notifying service when an incoming call is detected at the communication apparatus;
second reception device adapted to receive time information associated with the call forwarding service sent from the calling party, and request device adapted to request the public network to activate the call forwarding service such that an incoming call for the communication apparatus is forwarded to the calling party of the identification information received by said first reception device, by notifying the public network of the identification information received by said first reception device, and then requesting the pubic network to deactivate the call forwarding service on the basis of the time information received by said second reception device, wherein an incoming call after the request by said request device is forwarded to the calling party of the identification information by the call forwarding service of the public network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method of controlling a communication apparatus connectable to a public network, which provides a call forwarding service and a caller identification information notifying service, comprising:
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a first reception step of receiving identification information of a calling party notified by the caller identification information notifying service when an incoming call is detected;
a second reception step of receiving time information associated with the call forwarding service sent from the calling party, and a request step of requesting the public network to activate the call forwarding service such that an incoming call for the communication apparatus is forwarded to the calling party of the identification information received in said first reception step, by notifying the public network of the identification information received in said first reception step, and then requesting the public network to deactivate the call forwarding service on the basis of the time information received in said second reception step, wherein an incoming call after the request in said request step is forwarded to the calling party of the identification information by the call forwarding service of the public network.
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