EP0420623A2
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Communication apparatus and method
Assignee: Canon Inc
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Filing: 1990-09-27
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2010-09-27
Abstract
Abstract A communication system and a call processing method, with which a communication attribute of an incoming call or a held call is recognized, and the call is processed on the basis of matching characteristics of the communication attributes of accommodated terminals. When the call does not match with a given terminal in terms of a communication attribute, an associated message is displayed. When a given terminal is matched with the call within an allowable range of its communication attribute, the attribute of the given terminal is set to match with a requested communication attribute simultaneously with a response to the call by the given terminal.
Inventors
- 👤 Yuichiro Tsutsui
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
EP
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-29 07:36
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04Q; H04Q11/00; H04Q11/04; H04Q11/0428; H04M; H04M3/00; H04M3/42; H04M3/50; H04M3/53; H04M3/533
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 36
Claim 1
Independent Claim
118 words
A communication system accommodating a plurality of lines and a plurality of terminals, comprising: recognition means for recognizing a communication attribute of an incoming call; storage means for storing a communication attribute of an accommodated terminal; specifying means for specifying a terminal having a communication attribute which matches with a communication attribute of the incoming call on the basis of a recognition result of said recognition means and content of said storage means; and means for setting a terminal to disconnect or release an in-communication call, and to match a communication attribute of a terminal with a communication attribute of the incoming call when the terminal in communication specified by said specifying means responds to the incoming call.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
118 words
A communication system accommodating a plurality of lines and a plurality of terminals, comprising: recognition means for recognizing a communication attribute of an incoming call; storage means for storing a communication attribute of an accommodated terminal; specifying means for specifying a terminal having a communication attribute which matches with a communication attribute of the incoming call on the basis of a recognition result of said recognition means and content of said storage means; and means for setting a terminal to disconnect or release an in-communication call, and to match a communication attribute of a terminal with a communication attribute of the incoming call when the terminal in communication specified by said specifying means responds to the incoming call.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
119 words
A communication system accommodating a plurality of lines and a plurality of terminals, comprising: recognition means for recognizing a communication attribute of an incoming call; storage means for storing a communication attribute of an accommodated terminal; specifying means for specifying a terminal having a communication attribute which matches with a communication attribute of the incoming call on the basis of a recognition result of said recognition means and content of said storage means; and means for displaying an incoming call so as to show the incoming call at a terminal which matches with a communication attribute of the incoming call and the incoming call at a terminal which does not match with a communication attribute of the incoming call.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
119 words
A communication system accommodating a plurality of lines and a plurality of terminals, comprising: recognition means for recognizing a communication attribute of an incoming call; storage means for storing a communication attribute of an accommodated terminal; specifying means for specifying a terminal having a communication attribute which matches with a communication attribute of the incoming call on the basis of a recognition result of said recognition means and content of said storage means; and means for displaying an incoming call so as to show the incoming call at a terminal which matches with a communication attribute of the incoming call and the incoming call at a terminal which does not match with a communication attribute of the incoming call.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
110 words
A communication system accommodating a plurality of lines and a plurality of terminals, comprising: recognition means for recognizing a communication attribute of a held call; storage means for storing a communication attribute of an accommodated terminal; specifying means for specifying a terminal having a communication attribute which matches with a communication attribute of the held call on the basis of a recognition result of said recognition means and content of said storage means; and means for setting a communication attribute of a terminal to match with a communication attribute of a held call, wherein the terminal is specified by said specifying means and the terminal responds to the held call.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
110 words
A communication system accommodating a plurality of lines and a plurality of terminals, comprising: recognition means for recognizing a communication attribute of a held call; storage means for storing a communication attribute of an accommodated terminal; specifying means for specifying a terminal having a communication attribute which matches with a communication attribute of the held call on the basis of a recognition result of said recognition means and content of said storage means; and means for setting a communication attribute of a terminal to match with a communication attribute of a held call, wherein the terminal is specified by said specifying means and the terminal responds to the held call.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
118 words
A communication system accommodating a plurality of lines and a plurality of terminals, comprising: recognition means for recognizing a communication attribute of an incoming call; storage means for storing a communication attribute of an accommodated terminal; specifying means for specifying a terminal having a communication attribute which matches with a communication attribute of the incoming call on the basis of a recognition result of said recognition means and content of said storage means; and means for setting a terminal to place an in-communication call on hold, and to match a communication attribute of a terminal with a communication attribute of the incoming call when the terminal in communication specified by said specifying means responds to the incoming call.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
118 words
A communication system accommodating a plurality of lines and a plurality of terminals, comprising: recognition means for recognizing a communication attribute of an incoming call; storage means for storing a communication attribute of an accommodated terminal; specifying means for specifying a terminal having a communication attribute which matches with a communication attribute of the incoming call on the basis of a recognition result of said recognition means and content of said storage means; and means for setting a terminal to place an in-communication call on hold, and to match a communication attribute of a terminal with a communication attribute of the incoming call when the terminal in communication specified by said specifying means responds to the incoming call.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
119 words
A communication system accommodating a plurality of lines and a plurality of terminals, comprising: recognition means for recognizing a communication attribute of a held call; storage means for storing a communication attribute of an accommodated terminal; specifying means for specifying a terminal having a communication attribute which matches with a communication attribute of the held call on the basis of a recognition result of said recognition means and content of said storage means; and means for displaying a held call so as to show the held call at a terminal which matches with a communication attribute of the held call and the held call at a terminal which does not match with a communication attribute of the held call.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
119 words
A communication system accommodating a plurality of lines and a plurality of terminals, comprising: recognition means for recognizing a communication attribute of a held call; storage means for storing a communication attribute of an accommodated terminal; specifying means for specifying a terminal having a communication attribute which matches with a communication attribute of the held call on the basis of a recognition result of said recognition means and content of said storage means; and means for displaying a held call so as to show the held call at a terminal which matches with a communication attribute of the held call and the held call at a terminal which does not match with a communication attribute of the held call.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
90 words
A communication system accommodating a plurality of lines and a plurality of terminals, comprising: recognition means for recognizing a communication attribute of a call; storage means for storing a communication attribute of an accommodated terminal; terminal specifying means for specifying a terminal having a communication attribute which matches with a communication attribute of the call; setting means for setting the communication attribute of the terminal to match with that of the call; first display means for displaying a status of the call; and second display means for displaying communication information.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
90 words
A communication system accommodating a plurality of lines and a plurality of terminals, comprising: recognition means for recognizing a communication attribute of a call; storage means for storing a communication attribute of an accommodated terminal; terminal specifying means for specifying a terminal having a communication attribute which matches with a communication attribute of the call; setting means for setting the communication attribute of the terminal to match with that of the call; first display means for displaying a status of the call; and second display means for displaying communication information.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
43 words
The system according to claim 6, wherein said terminal specifying means specifies a terminal which matches with the communication attribute of the call recognized by said recognition means on the basis of the communication attribute of the terminal stored in said storage means.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
41 words
The system according to claim 6, wherein said setting means sets the communication attribute of the terminal which is specified by said terminal specifying means and responds to the call so as to match with the communication attribute of the call.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
43 words
The system according to claim 6, wherein said first display means displays a status of the call on the basis of the specified result of said terminal specifying means so as to discriminate whether or not the terminal can respond to the call.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
42 words
The system according to claim 6, wherein said second display means displays communication information including at least one of the communication attribute of the call recognized by said recognition means and the communication attribute of the terminal stored in said storage means.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
17 words
The system according to claim 6, wherein the call is an incoming call or a held call.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
84 words
A call processing method in a communication system accommodating a plurality of lines and a plurality of terminals, comprising the steps of: specifying a terminal having a communication attribute matching with a communication attribute requested by a call on the basis of a recognition result of the communication attribute of the call and prestored communication attributes of the accommodated terminals; and setting the communication attribute of the terminal to match with the communication attribute of the call on the basis of the specified result.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
84 words
A call processing method in a communication system accommodating a plurality of lines and a plurality of terminals, comprising the steps of: specifying a terminal having a communication attribute matching with a communication attribute requested by a call on the basis of a recognition result of the communication attribute of the call and prestored communication attributes of the accommodated terminals; and setting the communication attribute of the terminal to match with the communication attribute of the call on the basis of the specified result.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
52 words
The method according to claim 12, wherein when a terminal in communication receives a new incoming call, the in-communication call is disconnected or placed on hold, and a communication attribute of said terminal is set to match with a communication attribute of the new incoming call to respond to the incoming call.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
39 words
The method according to claim 12, wherein when a terminal responds to a held call, a communication attribute of said terminal is set to match with a communication attribute of the held call to respond to the held call.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
57 words
Call routing equipment for a communication system, which equipment comprises: means for accepting an incoming call; means for recognising from the call data format information indicating the format in which the call data is transmitted; and means for switching the call to an available receive terminal which is capable of accepting a call in the indicated format.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
57 words
Call routing equipment for a communication system, which equipment comprises: means for accepting an incoming call; means for recognising from the call data format information indicating the format in which the call data is transmitted; and means for switching the call to an available receive terminal which is capable of accepting a call in the indicated format.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
10 words
A telecommunications user terminal including apparatus according to claim 15.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
12 words
A communications system comprising a plurality of terminals according to claim 16.
Claim 26
Independent Claim
36 words
A method of call processing comprising the steps of recognising the data format of an incoming call; selecting an available terminal capable of accepting a call in that format; and routing the call to that terminal.
Claim 27
Independent Claim
36 words
A method of call processing comprising the steps of recognising the data format of an incoming call; selecting an available terminal capable of accepting a call in that format; and routing the call to that terminal.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
14 words
A terminal for a system according to any one of claims 1 to 11.
Claim 29
Dependent Claim
14 words
A telecommunications terminal including display means for indicating the format of an incoming call.
Claim 30
Dependent Claim
14 words
A telecommunications terminal including display means for indicating the format of an incoming call.
Claim 31
Dependent Claim
23 words
A communications system comprising a terminal arranged to accept a predetermined call format, capable of responding to a call in a different format.
Claim 32
Dependent Claim
23 words
A communications system comprising a terminal arranged to accept a predetermined call format, capable of responding to a call in a different format.
Claim 33
Dependent Claim
36 words
A terminal for a communications system capable of accepting calls in a plurality of data formats, arranged automatically to recognise the format of an incoming call and to adjust its reception parameters to accept the call.
Claim 34
Dependent Claim
36 words
A terminal for a communications system capable of accepting calls in a plurality of data formats, arranged automatically to recognise the format of an incoming call and to adjust its reception parameters to accept the call.
Claim 35
Dependent Claim
28 words
A communications terminal capable of accepting a call in a first data format, putting the call on hold, and accepting a call in a second, incompatible, data format.
Claim 36
Dependent Claim
28 words
A communications terminal capable of accepting a call in a first data format, putting the call on hold, and accepting a call in a second, incompatible, data format.
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