US5406388A
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Data communication apparatus
Assignee: Canon Inc
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Filing: 1992-06-09
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Granted: 1995-04-11
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Expires: 2012-06-09
Abstract
Abstract A data communication apparatus for performing a communication of a procedure signal at a low transmission speed, and performing a communication of data at a high transmission speed, includes a discrimination unit for discrimination whether or not a received signal is an echo signal, and a detection unit for detecting reception of one of high- and low-speed signals according to a discrimination result of the discrimination unit at a timing at which the high- and low-speed signals in communication may be received.
Inventors
- 👤 Susumu Matsuzaki
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 16:59
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04N; H04N1/00; H04N1/32; H04N1/327; H04N1/32702
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
79 words
A data communication apparatus for performing a communication of a procedure signal at a low transmission speed, and performing a communication of data at a high transmission speed, comprising: discrimination means for discrimination whether or not a received signal is an echo signal; and detection means for detecting reception of one of high- and low-speed signals according to a discrimination result of said discrimination means at a timing at which the high- and low-speed signals in communication are receivable.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
79 words
A data communication apparatus for performing a communication of a procedure signal at a low transmission speed, and performing a communication of data at a high transmission speed, comprising: discrimination means for discrimination whether or not a received signal is an echo signal; and detection means for detecting reception of one of high- and low-speed signals according to a discrimination result of said discrimination means at a timing at which the high- and low-speed signals in communication are receivable.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
22 words
An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said detection means detects reception of the high-speed signal for a predetermined period of time.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
27 words
An apparatus according to claim 2, wherein when said detection means receives the high-speed signal within the predetermined period of time, a high-speed data communication is performed.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
58 words
An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein when said discrimination means discriminates that the echo signal is received, reception of the high-speed signal is detected for a predetermined period of time, and when said discrimination means discriminates that no echo signal is received, reception of the high- and low-speed signals is detected for the predetermined period of time.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
120 words
A data communication apparatus for performing a communication of a procedure signal at a low transmission speed, and performing a communication of data at a high transmission speed, comprising: discrimination means for detecting whether or not a received signal is an echo signal of a procedure signal transmitted from its own apparatus, and discriminating based on a detection result whether or not a line for performing a communication is a line with an echo; and control means for detecting reception of one of high- and low-speed signals according to a discrimination result of said discrimination means at a timing at which the high- and low-speed signals in communication are receivable, and performing data communication control according to the detection result.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
120 words
A data communication apparatus for performing a communication of a procedure signal at a low transmission speed, and performing a communication of data at a high transmission speed, comprising: discrimination means for detecting whether or not a received signal is an echo signal of a procedure signal transmitted from its own apparatus, and discriminating based on a detection result whether or not a line for performing a communication is a line with an echo; and control means for detecting reception of one of high- and low-speed signals according to a discrimination result of said discrimination means at a timing at which the high- and low-speed signals in communication are receivable, and performing data communication control according to the detection result.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
74 words
An apparatus according to claim 5, wherein when said discrimination means discriminates that the line is the line with an echo, said control means detects reception of the high-speed signal for a predetermined period of time at the timing, and when said discrimination means discriminates that the line is the line without an echo, said control means detects reception of the high- and low-speed signals for the predetermined period of time at the timing.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
95 words
A data communication method for performing a communication of a procedure signal at a low transmission speed, and performing a communication of data at a high transmission speed, comprising the steps of: detecting whether or not a line for performing a communication is a line with an echo; and selecting whether reception of a high-speed signal is detected or reception of high- and low-speed signals is detected according to the detection result for a predetermined period of time at a timing at which the high- and low-speed signals are detectable in a data communication sequence.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
95 words
A data communication method for performing a communication of a procedure signal at a low transmission speed, and performing a communication of data at a high transmission speed, comprising the steps of: detecting whether or not a line for performing a communication is a line with an echo; and selecting whether reception of a high-speed signal is detected or reception of high- and low-speed signals is detected according to the detection result for a predetermined period of time at a timing at which the high- and low-speed signals are detectable in a data communication sequence.
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