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Data communication apparatus

Assignee: Canon Inc
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Filing: 1991-04-23
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Granted: 1993-02-23
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Expires: 2011-04-23
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Abstract

Abstract Data communication apparatus which dials based on the preregistered telephone numbers, prohibits or allow data communication based on the telephone number data the apparatus includes a memory to memorize the data for judging if data communication is allowed for a telephone number an a control to control dialing based on the result of such judgment.

Inventors

  • 👤 Takehiro Yoshida

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-25 17:08
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04M; H04M1/00; H04M1/66; H04M1/663; H04M1/677; H04M1/26; H04M1/27; H04M1/274; H04M1/2745; H04M1/57

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 13
Claim 1
Independent Claim 179 words
A data communication apparatus comprising: memory means capable of storing telephone number data and also information representing data communication permissible telephone number data; dialing means for executing a dialing operation in accordance with the telephone number data stored in said memory means; receiving means for receiving telephone number data of a partner station sent from the partner station; instructing means for instructing a dialing operation based on the telephone number data stored in the memory means; and control means for controlling the dialing operation in response to an instruction of said instruction means, and for, upon reception of a call, comparing telephone number data of a partner station received by said receiving means with the telephone number data stored in the memory means to control data communication in accordance with a comparison result; wherein when a dialing operation is executed by an instruction of said instruction means, said control means judges whether or not the information is stored in said memory means, and if it is judged that the information is stored, said control means prohibits the dialing operation.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 179 words
A data communication apparatus comprising: memory means capable of storing telephone number data and also information representing data communication permissible telephone number data; dialing means for executing a dialing operation in accordance with the telephone number data stored in said memory means; receiving means for receiving telephone number data of a partner station sent from the partner station; instructing means for instructing a dialing operation based on the telephone number data stored in the memory means; and control means for controlling the dialing operation in response to an instruction of said instruction means, and for, upon reception of a call, comparing telephone number data of a partner station received by said receiving means with the telephone number data stored in the memory means to control data communication in accordance with a comparison result; wherein when a dialing operation is executed by an instruction of said instruction means, said control means judges whether or not the information is stored in said memory means, and if it is judged that the information is stored, said control means prohibits the dialing operation.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 16 words
An apparatus according to claim 1, said memory means stores telephone number data of abbreviated dials.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 17 words
An apparatus according to claim 1 wherein said memory means stores telephone number data of one-touch dials.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 52 words
An apparatus according to claim 1 further comprising display means for displaying that the telephone number data is not registered as dialing permissible telephone number data, wherein said control means controls said display means to display when the dialing operation is not executed on the basis of a result of the judgment.
Claim 6
Independent Claim 113 words
A method for data communication in which a call is issued on the basis of telephone number data stored in advance and also the data communication is allowed or refused on the basis of the telephone number data, comprising the steps of: storing the telephone number data information representing that the telephone number data is a data communication permissible one; judging whether or not the information representing that the telephone number data is a data communication permissible one is stored when a dialing operation is executed on the basis of the stored telephone number data; and prohibiting a dialing operation when it is judged that the information is stored in said judging step.
Claim 7
Independent Claim 113 words
A method for data communication in which a call is issued on the basis of telephone number data stored in advance and also the data communication is allowed or refused on the basis of the telephone number data, comprising the steps of: storing the telephone number data information representing that the telephone number data is a data communication permissible one; judging whether or not the information representing that the telephone number data is a data communication permissible one is stored when a dialing operation is executed on the basis of the stored telephone number data; and prohibiting a dialing operation when it is judged that the information is stored in said judging step.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim 25 words
A method according to claim 5, further comprising the step of displaying that the telephone number data is not registered as permissible telephone number data.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim 22 words
A method according to claim 5 wherein the memorized telephone number data are telephone number data of one-touch dials or abbreviated dials.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim 119 words
A data communication apparatus comprising: a memory circuit capable of memorizing not only telephone number data but also information representing data communication permissible telephone number data; a circuit for receiving telephone number data of a destination partner; a control circuit for executing a dialing operation according to the telephone number data stored in said memory circuit and comparing the telephone number data stored in said memory circuit with received telephone number data to control data communication on the basis of the comparison results, wherein said control circuit judges, at a time of dialing, whether the information indicating the data communication permissible telephone number data exists or not and controls the dialing operation on the basis of the judgment result.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim 119 words
A data communication apparatus comprising: a memory circuit capable of memorizing not only telephone number data but also information representing data communication permissible telephone number data; a circuit for receiving telephone number data of a destination partner; a control circuit for executing a dialing operation according to the telephone number data stored in said memory circuit and comparing the telephone number data stored in said memory circuit with received telephone number data to control data communication on the basis of the comparison results, wherein said control circuit judges, at a time of dialing, whether the information indicating the data communication permissible telephone number data exists or not and controls the dialing operation on the basis of the judgment result.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim 27 words
A method according to claim 8, wherein if the information indicating the data communication permissible telephone number data is memorized, said control circuit prohibits the dialing operation.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim 20 words
A method according to claim 8, wherein said memory circuit stores telephone number data of one-touch dials or abbreviated dials.

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