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Data communication apparatus
Assignee: Canon Inc
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Filing: 1987-06-30
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Granted: 1988-03-01
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Expires: 2007-06-30
Abstract
Abstract A data communication apparatus includes a transmitter to transmit an initial identification signal prior to a data communication in order to set a communication procedure for this communication; a detector to detect a significant signal from an apparatus on the distant side; an arrangement for changing a transmission timing of an initial identification signal in accordance with a detection output of the detector; and a controller to set the reception mode into the polling reception mode or the ordinary manual reception mode by checking the presence or absence of the significant signal. With this apparatus, the polling reception can be completely executed for a short preparation interval without collision of the mutual initial identification signals.
Inventors
- 👤 Takehiro Yoshida
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-28 20:07
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04N; H04N1/00; H04N1/32; H04N1/333; H04N1/33376; H04M; H04M11/00; H04M11/06; H04N1/327; H04N1/32702; H04N1/33307; H04N1/33323; H04N1/33392
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 15
Claim 1
Independent Claim
144 words
A data communication apparatus in operational relationship with a least one data communication partner apparatus, comprising: first transmission means for transmitting an instruction signal to instruct a data communication partner apparatus to transmit data; second transmission means for transmitting a status signal to said data communication partner apparatus, the status signal representing that said data communication partner apparatus is in a data receptible state; detection means for detecting a data-presence signal provided by said data communication partner apparatus; and control means for initiating operation of said first transmission means when said detection means detects the data-presence signal from said data communication partner apparatus the data-presence signal representing that data to be transmitted is present in said data communication partner apparatus, and initiating operation of said second transmission means to operate when said detection means does not detect the data-presence signal within a predetermined time.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
144 words
A data communication apparatus in operational relationship with a least one data communication partner apparatus, comprising: first transmission means for transmitting an instruction signal to instruct a data communication partner apparatus to transmit data; second transmission means for transmitting a status signal to said data communication partner apparatus, the status signal representing that said data communication partner apparatus is in a data receptible state; detection means for detecting a data-presence signal provided by said data communication partner apparatus; and control means for initiating operation of said first transmission means when said detection means detects the data-presence signal from said data communication partner apparatus the data-presence signal representing that data to be transmitted is present in said data communication partner apparatus, and initiating operation of said second transmission means to operate when said detection means does not detect the data-presence signal within a predetermined time.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
15 words
A data communication apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the data communication includes image data.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
37 words
A data communication apparatus according to claim 2, wherein said data communication partner comprising a document reader and the data presence signal includes a signal which represents that an original document is placed on said document reader.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
21 words
A data communication apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising single manual input means for initiating operation of said control means.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
122 words
A data communication apparatus in operational relationship with at least one data communication partner apparatus, comprising: first transmission means for transmitting an instruction signal to a data communication partner apparatus such that said communication partner apparatus transmits data; second transmission means for transmitting a status signal to said data communication partner apparatus, the status signal representing that said communication apparatus is in a data receptible state; detection means for detecting a predetermined signal from said data communication partner apparatus and generating a detection output signal; control means for allowing one of said first or second transmission means to operate in accordance with the detection output signal; and single manual input means for initiating operation of said detection means and said control means.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
122 words
A data communication apparatus in operational relationship with at least one data communication partner apparatus, comprising: first transmission means for transmitting an instruction signal to a data communication partner apparatus such that said communication partner apparatus transmits data; second transmission means for transmitting a status signal to said data communication partner apparatus, the status signal representing that said communication apparatus is in a data receptible state; detection means for detecting a predetermined signal from said data communication partner apparatus and generating a detection output signal; control means for allowing one of said first or second transmission means to operate in accordance with the detection output signal; and single manual input means for initiating operation of said detection means and said control means.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
32 words
A data communication apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the predetermined signal includes a data-presence signal which represents that the data to be transmitted is present in said data communication partner apparatus.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
33 words
A data communication apparatus according to claim 6, wherein said control means initiates operation of said first transmission means when said detection means does not detect the data-presence signal within a predetermined time.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
33 words
A data communication apparatus according to claim 6, wherein said control means initiates operation of said second transmission means when said detection means does not detect the data-presence signal within a predetermined time.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
15 words
A data communication apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the data communication includes image data.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
37 words
A data communication apparatus according to claim 9, wherein said data communication partner apparatus comprises a document reader and the data-presence signal includes a signal which represents that an original document is placed on said document reader.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
137 words
A facsimile apparatus in operational relationship with at least one data communication partner appratus, comprisng: manual input means for initiating an operation of said facsimile apparatus; detection means for detecting an index signal from a data communication partner apparatus which represents that an original document to be transmitted is present in said data communication partner apparatus, said detection means initiating operation in response to a start operation of said manual input means; first transmission means, responsive to a detection output of said detection means, for transmitting to said data communication partner apparatus an instruction signal to instruct said data communication partner apparatus to transmit original image data; and second transmission means for transmitting a signal representing that said facsimile apparatus is in an image data receptible mode, when said detection signal does not detect the index signal.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
137 words
A facsimile apparatus in operational relationship with at least one data communication partner appratus, comprisng: manual input means for initiating an operation of said facsimile apparatus; detection means for detecting an index signal from a data communication partner apparatus which represents that an original document to be transmitted is present in said data communication partner apparatus, said detection means initiating operation in response to a start operation of said manual input means; first transmission means, responsive to a detection output of said detection means, for transmitting to said data communication partner apparatus an instruction signal to instruct said data communication partner apparatus to transmit original image data; and second transmission means for transmitting a signal representing that said facsimile apparatus is in an image data receptible mode, when said detection signal does not detect the index signal.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
56 words
A facsimile apparatus according to claim 11, further comprising second detection means for detecting whether or not the original document is present in said facsimile apparatus, and wherein when said second detection means detects that the original document is present in said facsimile apparatus a transmission mode is set during operation of said manual input means.
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