Facsimile apparatus

Claim 2

A facsimile apparatus comprising: facsimile communication means for executing facsimile communication; calling tone signal detecting means for detecting a presence and an absence of a first signal in a frequency band corresponding to a frequency band of a calling tone signal; speech signal detecting means for detecting a presence and an absence of a second signal in a frequency band outside the frequency band of the calling tone signal; and control means for starting and activating the facsimile communication means to execute the facsimile communication in cases where the calling tone signal detecting means continues to detect the presence of the first signal and simultaneously the speech signal detecting means continues to detect the absence of the second signal within a predetermined time period initiated after closing a telephone line.

Claim 3

A facsimile apparatus comprising: facsimile communication means for executing facsimile communication; message transmitting means for transmitting a response message; calling tone signal detecting means for detecting a presence and an absence of a first signal in a frequency band corresponding to a frequency band of a calling tone signal; speech signal detecting means for detecting a presence and an absence of a second signal in a frequency band outside the frequency band of the calling tone signal; and control means for activating the message transmitting means to transmit the response message in cases where the calling tone signal detecting means continues to detect the absence of the first signal for a first predetermined time, and for starting and activating the facsimile communication means to execute the facsimile communication in cases where the calling tone signal detecting means continues to detect the presence of the first signal during said transmitting of the response message and simultaneously the speech signal detecting means continues to detect the absence of the second signal for a second predetermined time.

Claim 4

A facsimile apparatus comprising: facsimile communication means for executing facsimile communication; message transmitting means for transmitting a response message; calling tone signal detecting means for detecting a presence and an absence of a first signal in a frequency band corresponding to a frequency band of a calling tone signal; speech signal detecting means for detecting a presence and an absence of a second signal in a frequency band outside the frequency band of the calling tone signal; and control means for activating the message transmitting means to transmit the response message in cases where the calling tone signal detecting means continues to detect the absence of the first signal for a first predetermined time, and for starting and activating the facsimile communication means to execute the facsimile communication in cases where the calling tone signal detecting means continues to detect the presence of the first signal during said transmitting of the response message and simultaneously the speech signal detecting means continues to detect the absence of the second signal for a second predetermined time.

Claim 5

A facsimile apparatus comprising: facsimile communication means for executing facsimile communication; message transmitting means for transmitting a response message; recording means for recording a matter; calling tone signal detecting means for detecting a presence and an absence of a first signal in a frequency band corresponding to a frequency band of a calling tone signal; speech signal detecting means for detecting a presence and an absence of a second signal in a frequency band outside the frequency band of the calling tone signal; and control means for activating the message transmitting means to transmit the response message and then activating the recording means to record the matter in case where the calling tone signal detecting means continues to detect the absence of the first signal for a first predetermined time, and for starting and activating the facsimile communication means to execute the facsimile communication in cases where the calling tone signal detecting means continues to detect the presence of the first signal during said recording the matter and simultaneously the speech signal detecting means continues to detect the absence of the second signal for a second predetermined time.

Claim 6

A facsimile apparatus comprising: facsimile communication means for executing facsimile communication; message transmitting means for transmitting a response message; recording means for recording a matter; calling tone signal detecting means for detecting a presence and an absence of a first signal in a frequency band corresponding to a frequency band of a calling tone signal; speech signal detecting means for detecting a presence and an absence of a second signal in a frequency band outside the frequency band of the calling tone signal; and control means for activating the message transmitting means to transmit the response message and then activating the recording means to record the matter in case where the calling tone signal detecting means continues to detect the absence of the first signal for a first predetermined time, and for starting and activating the facsimile communication means to execute the facsimile communication in cases where the calling tone signal detecting means continues to detect the presence of the first signal during said recording the matter and simultaneously the speech signal detecting means continues to detect the absence of the second signal for a second predetermined time.

Claim 7

A facsimile apparatus comprising: facsimile communication means for executing facsimile communication; message transmitting means for transmitting a response message; recording means for recording a matter; calling tone signal detecting means for detecting a presence and an absence of a first signal in a frequency band corresponding to a frequency band of a calling tone signal; speech signal detecting means for detecting a presence and an absence of a second signal in a frequency band outside the frequency band of the calling tone signal; and control means for activating the message transmitting means to transmit the response message ad then activating the recording means to record the matter in cases where the calling tone signal detecting means continues to detect the absence of the first signal for a first predetermined time, for deactivating the message transmitting means and the recording means in cases where the calling tone signal detecting means detects the presence of the first signal during said transmitting the response message and during said recording the matter, and for starting and activating the facsimile communication means to execute the facsimile communication in cases where the calling tone signal detecting means continues to detect the presence of the first signal and simultaneously the speech signal detecting means continues to detect the absence of the second signal for a second predetermined time.

Claim 8

A facsimile apparatus comprising: facsimile communication means for executing facsimile communication; message transmitting means for transmitting a response message; recording means for recording a matter; calling tone signal detecting means for detecting a presence and an absence of a first signal in a frequency band corresponding to a frequency band of a calling tone signal; speech signal detecting means for detecting a presence and an absence of a second signal in a frequency band outside the frequency band of the calling tone signal; and control means for activating the message transmitting means to transmit the response message ad then activating the recording means to record the matter in cases where the calling tone signal detecting means continues to detect the absence of the first signal for a first predetermined time, for deactivating the message transmitting means and the recording means in cases where the calling tone signal detecting means detects the presence of the first signal during said transmitting the response message and during said recording the matter, and for starting and activating the facsimile communication means to execute the facsimile communication in cases where the calling tone signal detecting means continues to detect the presence of the first signal and simultaneously the speech signal detecting means continues to detect the absence of the second signal for a second predetermined time.

Claim 9

A facsimile apparatus comprising: a first means for detecting a presence and an absence of a calling tone signal; second means for detecting a presence and an absence of a speech signal; and third means for enabling facsimile communication in cases wherein the first means detects the presence of the calling tone signal and the second means detects the absence of the speech signal; wherein the third means comprises means for enabling the facsimile communication in cases where the first means continues to detect the presence of the calling tone signal and simultaneously the second means continues to detect the absence of the speech signal for a predetermined time.

Claim 10

A facsimile apparatus comprising: a first means for detecting a presence and an absence of a calling tone signal; second means for detecting a presence and an absence of a speech signal; and third means for enabling facsimile communication in cases wherein the first means detects the presence of the calling tone signal and the second means detects the absence of the speech signal; wherein the third means comprises means for enabling the facsimile communication in cases where the first means continues to detect the presence of the calling tone signal and simultaneously the second means continues to detect the absence of the speech signal for a predetermined time.

Claim 11

A facsimile apparatus comprising: facsimile communication means for executing facsimile communication; calling tone signal detecting means for detecting a presence and an absence of a first signal in a frequency band corresponding to a frequency band of a calling tone signal; speech signal detecting means for detecting a presence and an absence of a second signal in a frequency band outside the frequency band of the calling tone signal; and control means for deciding whether the speech signal detecting means detects the presence or the absence of the second signal after the calling tone signal detecting means detects the present of the first signal, and for starting and activating the facsimile communication means to execute the facsimile communication in cases where the calling tone signal detecting means detects the presence of the first signal and the speech signal detecting means simultaneously continues to detect the absence of the second signal for a predetermined time.

Claim 12

A facsimile apparatus comprising: facsimile communication means for executing facsimile communication; calling tone signal detecting means for detecting a presence and an absence of a first signal in a frequency band corresponding to a frequency band of a calling tone signal; speech signal detecting means for detecting a presence and an absence of a second signal in a frequency band outside the frequency band of the calling tone signal; and control means for deciding whether the speech signal detecting means detects the presence or the absence of the second signal after the calling tone signal detecting means detects the present of the first signal, and for starting and activating the facsimile communication means to execute the facsimile communication in cases where the calling tone signal detecting means detects the presence of the first signal and the speech signal detecting means simultaneously continues to detect the absence of the second signal for a predetermined time.

Claim 13

The facsimile apparatus of claim 6, further comprising message transmitting means for transmitting a response message, and wherein the control means comprises means for activating the message transmitting means to transmit the response message in cases where the calling tone signal detecting means continues to detect the absence of the first signal for a second predetermined time.

Claim 14

A facsimile apparatus comprising: message transmitting means for transmitting a response message; recording means for recording a matter; calling tone signal detecting means for detecting a presence and an absence of a first signal in a frequency band corresponding to a frequency band of a calling tone signal; speech signal detecting means for detecting a presence and an absence of a second signal in a frequency band outside the frequency band of the calling tone signal; and control means for activating the message transmitting means to transmit the response message when the absence of the calling tone signal is detected for a predetermined time, for deciding whether the calling tone signal detecting means detects the presence or the absence of the first signal during transmission of the response message by the message transmitting means, for interrupting the transmission of the response message when the calling tone signal detecting means detects the presence of the first signal, for activating the recording means to record the matter after the transmission of the response message by the message transmitting means is completed, for deciding whether the calling tone signal detecting means detects the presence or the absence of the first signal during recording of the matter by the recording means, for deciding whether the speech signal detecting means detects the presence or the absence of the second signal during the recording of the matter by the recording means, and for interrupting the recording of the matter by the recording means when the calling tone signal detecting means continues to detect the presence of the first signal and simultaneously the speech signal detecting means continues to detect the absence of the second signal for a predetermined time.

Claim 15

A facsimile apparatus comprising: message transmitting means for transmitting a response message; recording means for recording a matter; calling tone signal detecting means for detecting a presence and an absence of a first signal in a frequency band corresponding to a frequency band of a calling tone signal; speech signal detecting means for detecting a presence and an absence of a second signal in a frequency band outside the frequency band of the calling tone signal; and control means for activating the message transmitting means to transmit the response message when the absence of the calling tone signal is detected for a predetermined time, for deciding whether the calling tone signal detecting means detects the presence or the absence of the first signal during transmission of the response message by the message transmitting means, for interrupting the transmission of the response message when the calling tone signal detecting means detects the presence of the first signal, for activating the recording means to record the matter after the transmission of the response message by the message transmitting means is completed, for deciding whether the calling tone signal detecting means detects the presence or the absence of the first signal during recording of the matter by the recording means, for deciding whether the speech signal detecting means detects the presence or the absence of the second signal during the recording of the matter by the recording means, and for interrupting the recording of the matter by the recording means when the calling tone signal detecting means continues to detect the presence of the first signal and simultaneously the speech signal detecting means continues to detect the absence of the second signal for a predetermined time.

Claim 16

A facsimile apparatus comprising: facsimile communication means for executing facsimile communication; message transmitting means for transmitting a response message; calling tone signal detecting means for detecting a presence and an absence of a first signal in a frequency band corresponding to a frequency band of a calling tone signal; speech signal detecting means for detecting a presence and an absence of a second signal in a frequency band outside the frequency band of the calling tone signal; and control means for activating the message transmitting means to transmit the response message, for deactivating the message transmitting means to interrupt sad transmission of the response message when the calling tone signal detecting means detects the presence of the first signal during the transmission of the response message, and for starting and activating the facsimile communication means to execute the facsimile communication in cases where the calling tone signal detecting means continues to detect the presence of the first signal during said transmitting of the response message and simultaneously the speech signal detecting means continues to detect the absence of the second signal for a second predetermined time.

Claim 17

A facsimile apparatus comprising: facsimile communication means for executing facsimile communication; message transmitting means for transmitting a response message; calling tone signal detecting means for detecting a presence and an absence of a first signal in a frequency band corresponding to a frequency band of a calling tone signal; speech signal detecting means for detecting a presence and an absence of a second signal in a frequency band outside the frequency band of the calling tone signal; and control means for activating the message transmitting means to transmit the response message, for deactivating the message transmitting means to interrupt sad transmission of the response message when the calling tone signal detecting means detects the presence of the first signal during the transmission of the response message, and for starting and activating the facsimile communication means to execute the facsimile communication in cases where the calling tone signal detecting means continues to detect the presence of the first signal during said transmitting of the response message and simultaneously the speech signal detecting means continues to detect the absence of the second signal for a second predetermined time.

Claim 18

A facsimile apparatus comprising: facsimile communication means for executing facsimile communication; message transmitting means for transmitting a response message; recording means for recording a matter; calling tone signal detecting means for detecting a presence and an absence of a first signal in a frequency band corresponding to a frequency band of a calling tone signal; speech signal detecting means for detecting a presence and an absence of a second signal in a frequency band outside the frequency band of the calling tone signal; and control means for activating the message transmitting means to transmit the response message and then activating the recording means to record the matter in cases where the calling tone signal detecting means continues to detect the absence of the first signal for a first predetermined time, for interrupting the recording of the matter by the recording means when the calling tone signal detecting means continues to detect the presence of the first signal and simultaneously the speech signal detecting means continues to detect the absence of the second signal for a second predetermined time during the recording of the matter by the recording means, and for starting and activating the facsimile communication means to execute the facsimile communication in cases where the calling tone signal detecting means continues to detect the presence or the first signal during said recording the matter and simultaneously the speech signal detecting means continues to detect the absence of the second signal for a third predetermined time.

Claim 19

A facsimile apparatus comprising: facsimile communication means for executing facsimile communication; message transmitting means for transmitting a response message; recording means for recording a matter; calling tone signal detecting means for detecting a presence and an absence of a first signal in a frequency band corresponding to a frequency band of a calling tone signal; speech signal detecting means for detecting a presence and an absence of a second signal in a frequency band outside the frequency band of the calling tone signal; and control means for activating the message transmitting means to transmit the response message and then activating the recording means to record the matter in cases where the calling tone signal detecting means continues to detect the absence of the first signal for a first predetermined time, for interrupting the recording of the matter by the recording means when the calling tone signal detecting means continues to detect the presence of the first signal and simultaneously the speech signal detecting means continues to detect the absence of the second signal for a second predetermined time during the recording of the matter by the recording means, and for starting and activating the facsimile communication means to execute the facsimile communication in cases where the calling tone signal detecting means continues to detect the presence or the first signal during said recording the matter and simultaneously the speech signal detecting means continues to detect the absence of the second signal for a third predetermined time.