US4823375A
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Data communication apparatus cupable of disabling an output component when output of a type provided by that component is unnecessary
Assignee: Canon Inc
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Filing: 1987-03-31
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Granted: 1989-04-18
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Expires: 2007-03-31
Abstract
Abstract A data communication apparatus has a data communication unit for performing a data communication; a speech unit for performing communication; an output unit for outputting a signal received from a partner station; and a control unit for judging if there is a possibility of communication by the partner and controlling the output unit based on the judgment result.
Inventors
- 👤 Takehiro Yoshida
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-26 07:29
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04N; H04N1/00; H04N1/32; H04N1/327; H04N1/32704; H04N1/32706; H04N1/32708; H04N1/32715; H04N1/32717; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S379/00; Y10S379/902
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
74 words
A data communication apparatus comprising: means for performing data communication between said apparatus and another station; informing means for outputting information contained in an answer signal received from the other station; and means for controlling an operation of said informing means in accordance with a characteristic of a communication network used in the data communication, wherein said control means disables said informing means when a network for exclusive use for data communication is used.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
74 words
A data communication apparatus comprising: means for performing data communication between said apparatus and another station; informing means for outputting information contained in an answer signal received from the other station; and means for controlling an operation of said informing means in accordance with a characteristic of a communication network used in the data communication, wherein said control means disables said informing means when a network for exclusive use for data communication is used.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
50 words
A data communication apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said control means enables said informing means when a communication network other than a network for exclusive use for data communication is used, and disables said informing means when a signal for a data communication is received from the other station.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
25 words
A data communication apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said informing means is adapted to output audible sounds corresponding to signals from the other station.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
29 words
An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said informing means comprises a speaker and outputs the signal from the other station as sound, the sound constituting the output signal.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
129 words
A facsimile apparatus comprising: speech communication means for performing speech communication between said apparatus and another station; data communication means for performing image data communication between said apparatus and the other station; means for switching between said speech communication means and said data communication means; informing means for outputting information contained in an answer signal received from the other station in an image data communication mode in which image data communication is performed by said data communication means; and control means for controlling an operation of said information means in accordance with a characteristic of a communication network used in the image data communication, wherein, unless the communication network used in the image data communication is one also used for speech communication, said control means disables said informing means.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
129 words
A facsimile apparatus comprising: speech communication means for performing speech communication between said apparatus and another station; data communication means for performing image data communication between said apparatus and the other station; means for switching between said speech communication means and said data communication means; informing means for outputting information contained in an answer signal received from the other station in an image data communication mode in which image data communication is performed by said data communication means; and control means for controlling an operation of said information means in accordance with a characteristic of a communication network used in the image data communication, wherein, unless the communication network used in the image data communication is one also used for speech communication, said control means disables said informing means.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
31 words
An apparatus according to claim 5, wherein, if the communication network used in the image data communication is one also used for speech communication, said control means enables said informing means.
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