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Method and apparatus for data communication
Assignee: Canon Inc
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Filing: 1986-04-03
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Granted: 1989-12-05
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Expires: 2006-04-03
Abstract
Abstract A data communication method includes the steps of: sending a communication procedure signal prior to data communication; sending a data signal; and sending a stop signal for stopping an echo suppressor function on a communication network; wherein the stop signal is sent prior to the data signal in such a way that a time interval during which no signal is generated does not occur, after the stop signal is sent, until the data signal is sent. A data communication apparatus includes: a communication unit for sending and receiving a data signal; a discrimination unit for discriminating if the apparatus is a calling station; and a control unit for controlling to change a communication controlling mode based on the output from the discrimination unit.
Inventors
- 👤 Takehiro Yoshida
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-28 14:22
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04N; H04N1/00; H04N1/32; H04N1/32609; H04N1/32614; H04N1/32619; H04M; H04M11/00; H04M11/06; H04N1/333; H04N1/3333; H04N2201/00; H04N2201/32; H04N2201/333; H04N2201/33307; H04N2201/33342; H04N2201/3335
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 17
Claim 1
Independent Claim
117 words
A data communication apparatus, comprising: data communication means for performing a data communication; pre-procedure means for performing a pre-procedure for the data communication; interpage procedure means for performing, in a case where data communication of data corresponding to plural pages is performed by said data communication means, a procedure or the data communication every time communication of a page of data is completed; and stop signal sending means for sending a stop signal to stop and echo suppressor function on a communication network immediately before the data communication, in order to execute a communication in the pre-procedure and an interpage procedure in a half duplex mode and to execute the data communication in a full duplex mode.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
117 words
A data communication apparatus, comprising: data communication means for performing a data communication; pre-procedure means for performing a pre-procedure for the data communication; interpage procedure means for performing, in a case where data communication of data corresponding to plural pages is performed by said data communication means, a procedure or the data communication every time communication of a page of data is completed; and stop signal sending means for sending a stop signal to stop and echo suppressor function on a communication network immediately before the data communication, in order to execute a communication in the pre-procedure and an interpage procedure in a half duplex mode and to execute the data communication in a full duplex mode.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
29 words
A data communication apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said stop signal is sent in a case where said data signal is sent in a continuous error retransmission mode.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
18 words
A data communication apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the stop signal is sent from a sending side.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
36 words
A data communication apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the stop signal is sent immediately before sending of a training signal, the training signal being sent prior to a data signal, for training a reception apparatus.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
15 words
A data communication apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said data signal includes image information.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
82 words
A data communication apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising: discrimination means for discriminating whether said data communication apparatus is a calling station or a called station; and control means for controlling such that said full duplex communication mode is selected to send the data signal when said data communication is determined to be the calling station, and said half duplex communication mode is selected to send the data signal when said data communication apparatus is discriminated to be the called station.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
20 words
A data communication apparatus according to claim 6, wherein said full duplex communication mode includes a continuous error retransmission mode.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
22 words
A data communication apparatus according to claim 6, wherein said discrimination means performs discrimination prior to sending and receiving said data signal.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
15 words
A data communication apparatus according to claim 6, wherein said data signal includes image information.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
23 words
A data communication apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the data communication in said full duplex mode includes communication by continuous error retransmission.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
18 words
A data communication apparatus according to claim 1, wherein data of the data communication includes image signal data.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
141 words
A data communication apparatus, comprising: first means for sending a communication procedure signal via a communication network; second means for sending a data signal via the communication network; third means for sending, via the communication network, a training signal for training a reception apparatus prior to sending of the data signal; fourth means for sending, via the communication network, a stop signal which includes a stop instruction for stopping an echo suppressor function on the communication network; and; fifth means for receiving an error detection signal from the reception apparatus during the data signal sending of said second means, wherein the stop signal is sent prior to the training signal sending by said third means, and a time interval between the training signal and the stop signal is set to be within a time required for restoring said echo suppressor function.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
141 words
A data communication apparatus, comprising: first means for sending a communication procedure signal via a communication network; second means for sending a data signal via the communication network; third means for sending, via the communication network, a training signal for training a reception apparatus prior to sending of the data signal; fourth means for sending, via the communication network, a stop signal which includes a stop instruction for stopping an echo suppressor function on the communication network; and; fifth means for receiving an error detection signal from the reception apparatus during the data signal sending of said second means, wherein the stop signal is sent prior to the training signal sending by said third means, and a time interval between the training signal and the stop signal is set to be within a time required for restoring said echo suppressor function.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
39 words
A data communication apparatus according to claim 12, wherein the stop signal is sent after said data communication apparatus receives from the reception apparatus a signal which indicates that preparation for signal reception at the reception apparatus is complete.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
15 words
A data communication apparatus according to claim 12, wherein the data signal includes image information.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
65 words
A data communication apparatus according to claim 12, further comprising retransmission means for re-sending the data signal when the error detection signal is received by said fifth means, and wherein said third means re-sends the training signal prior to the data signal re-sending by said retransmission means and said fourth means re-sends the stop signal immediately before the training signal re-sending by said third means.
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