US5563932A
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Communication apparatus connectable to switching network providing distinctive ringing pattern service
Assignee: Canon Inc
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Filing: 1995-10-02
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Granted: 1996-10-08
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Expires: 2015-10-02
Abstract
Abstract A communication apparatus utilizes a distinctive ringing pattern service provided by a switching network for switching speech communication to and from data communication and for telling who is to answer an incoming call. In the apparatus, communication is switched between speech communication, including voice answering communication, and data communication, including facsimile data communication, according to an intermittent pattern of a call signal from a switching network. Data corresponding to the intermittent pattern of a call signal is transmitted, data from a calling party side is recorded and character information corresponding to the intermittent pattern of a call signal is displayed.
Inventors
- 👤 Shunichi Tachibana
- 👤 Tomoyuki Takeda
- 👤 Kaori Nakagawa
- 👤 Akemi Sato
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-02 18:36
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04N; H04N1/00; H04N1/32; H04N1/32101; H04N1/32106; H04N1/32122; H04L; H04L12/00; H04L12/64; H04L12/6418; H04M; H04M11/00; H04M11/06; H04M11/066; H04N1/327; H04N1/32704; H04N1/32706; H04N1/32708; H04N1/3271; H04N1/32715; H04N1/32717; H04N1/32719; H04N1/32728; H04N1/32732; H04N1/32739; H04N1/32741; H04L2012/6481; H04L2012/6486; H04N2201/00; H04N2201/32; H04N2201/3201; H04N2201/3202; H04N2201/3204; H04N2201/3205; H04N2201/3209; H04N2201/3212; H04N2201/3214; H04N2201/3215; H04N2201/3216; H04N2201/3219; H04N2201/3221; H04N2201/3271; H04N2201/3274
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 27
Claim 1
Independent Claim
86 words
A communication apparatus comprising: detecting means for detecting plural kinds of ringing signals from a communication line to which a plurality of identification information are assigned; receiving means for receiving data through the communication line; recording means for recording data received by said receiving means; memory means for storing the received data; and control means for controlling whether to record the received data or to store the received data into said memory means in accordance with the kind of ringing signal detected by said detection means.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
86 words
A communication apparatus comprising: detecting means for detecting plural kinds of ringing signals from a communication line to which a plurality of identification information are assigned; receiving means for receiving data through the communication line; recording means for recording data received by said receiving means; memory means for storing the received data; and control means for controlling whether to record the received data or to store the received data into said memory means in accordance with the kind of ringing signal detected by said detection means.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
132 words
A communication apparatus comprising: ringing signal detection means for detecting plural kinds of ringing signals from a communication line to which a plurality of identification information are assigned; discriminating means for discriminating whether or not a calling party is a data communication terminal, in accordance with a signal from the calling party; data communication means for performing a data communication; and selecting means for selecting one of a first mode to perform the data communication in response to a detection of the ringing signal by said ringing signal detection means and a second mode to perform the data communication in accordance with a result of discrimination by said discriminating means after the detection of the ringing signal, in accordance with the kind of ringing signal detected by said ringing signal detection means.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
132 words
A communication apparatus comprising: ringing signal detection means for detecting plural kinds of ringing signals from a communication line to which a plurality of identification information are assigned; discriminating means for discriminating whether or not a calling party is a data communication terminal, in accordance with a signal from the calling party; data communication means for performing a data communication; and selecting means for selecting one of a first mode to perform the data communication in response to a detection of the ringing signal by said ringing signal detection means and a second mode to perform the data communication in accordance with a result of discrimination by said discriminating means after the detection of the ringing signal, in accordance with the kind of ringing signal detected by said ringing signal detection means.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
15 words
A communication apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said data communication includes facsimile data communication.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
59 words
A communication apparatus according to claim 2, further comprising voice answering means for sending a voice message to the communication line, and wherein said selecting means selects one of the first mode, the second mode and a third mode to send the voice message in accordance with the kind of ringing signal detected by said ringing signal detection means.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
19 words
A communication apparatus according to claim 2, wherein said signal from a calling party side includes a CNG signal.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
33 words
A communication apparatus according to claim 2, further comprising means for causing said data communication means to transmit data corresponding to the kind of ringing signal detected by said ringing signal detection means.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
43 words
A communication apparatus according to claim 2, further comprising recording means for recording data received by said data communication means, and control means for controlling said recording means in accordance with the kind of ringing signal detected by said ringing signal detection means.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
40 words
A communication apparatus according to claim 7, wherein said control means includes input means for inputting a password and controls said record means according to a password inputted from said input means and an intermittent pattern of said call signal.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
74 words
A data receiving method comprising the steps of: detecting plural kinds of ringing signals from a communication line to which a plurality of identification information are assigned; receiving data through the communication line; storing the received data into a memory; recording the received data; and controlling whether to record the received data or to store the received data into a memory in accordance with the kind of ringing signal detected in said detecting step.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
74 words
A data receiving method comprising the steps of: detecting plural kinds of ringing signals from a communication line to which a plurality of identification information are assigned; receiving data through the communication line; storing the received data into a memory; recording the received data; and controlling whether to record the received data or to store the received data into a memory in accordance with the kind of ringing signal detected in said detecting step.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
120 words
A communication apparatus comprising: detection means for detecting plural kinds of ringing signals from a communication line to which a plurality of identification information are assigned; discrimination means for discriminating whether or not a calling party is a data communication terminal, in accordance with a signal from the calling party; data communication means for performing a data communication; speech communication means for performing a speech communication; and control means for selecting one of a first mode to perform the speech communication and a second mode to selectively perform the data communication or the speech communication in accordance with a result of the discrimination by said discriminating means, in accordance with the kind of ringing signal detected by said detection means.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
120 words
A communication apparatus comprising: detection means for detecting plural kinds of ringing signals from a communication line to which a plurality of identification information are assigned; discrimination means for discriminating whether or not a calling party is a data communication terminal, in accordance with a signal from the calling party; data communication means for performing a data communication; speech communication means for performing a speech communication; and control means for selecting one of a first mode to perform the speech communication and a second mode to selectively perform the data communication or the speech communication in accordance with a result of the discrimination by said discriminating means, in accordance with the kind of ringing signal detected by said detection means.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
19 words
A communication apparatus according to claim 10, further comprising means for sending a voice message to the communication line.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
44 words
A communication apparatus according to claim 10, further comprising means for manually setting an operation mode, and wherein said control means selects one of the first mode and the second mode in accordance with the kind of ringing signal and the set operation mode.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
107 words
A communication apparatus comprising: detection means for detecting plural kinds of ringing signals from a communication line to which a plurality of identification information are assigned; data communication means for performing data communication; memory means for storing communication result information including information relating to a data communication which has been performed by said data communication means; and control means for controlling said data communication means and said memory means in accordance with the kind of ringing signal detected by said detection means, wherein said control means controls said memory means to store the communication result information including information corresponding to the kind of the detected ringing signal.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
107 words
A communication apparatus comprising: detection means for detecting plural kinds of ringing signals from a communication line to which a plurality of identification information are assigned; data communication means for performing data communication; memory means for storing communication result information including information relating to a data communication which has been performed by said data communication means; and control means for controlling said data communication means and said memory means in accordance with the kind of ringing signal detected by said detection means, wherein said control means controls said memory means to store the communication result information including information corresponding to the kind of the detected ringing signal.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
21 words
A communication apparatus according to claim 13, further comprising display means for displaying character information corresponding to the detected ringing signal.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
104 words
A communication method comprising the steps of: detecting plural kinds of ringing signals from a communication line to which a plurality of identification information are assigned; performing data communication; storing, in a memory means, communication result information including information relating to a data communication which has been performed in said data communicating step; and controlling performance of said data communicating step and said storing step in accordance with the kind of ringing signal detected in said detecting step, wherein said controlling step includes controlling the memory means to store the communication result information including information corresponding to the kind of the detected ringing signal.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
104 words
A communication method comprising the steps of: detecting plural kinds of ringing signals from a communication line to which a plurality of identification information are assigned; performing data communication; storing, in a memory means, communication result information including information relating to a data communication which has been performed in said data communicating step; and controlling performance of said data communicating step and said storing step in accordance with the kind of ringing signal detected in said detecting step, wherein said controlling step includes controlling the memory means to store the communication result information including information corresponding to the kind of the detected ringing signal.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
21 words
A communication method according to claim 15, further comprising the step of displaying character information corresponding to the detected ringing signal.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
98 words
A communication method comprising the steps of: detecting plural kinds of ringing signals from a communication line to which a plurality of identification information are assigned; discriminating whether or not a calling party is a data communication terminal, in accordance with a signal from the calling party; and selecting a first mode to perform a data communication without performing a discrimination in said discriminating step or a second mode to perform the data communication in accordance with a result of discrimination in said discriminating step, in accordance with the kind of ringing signal detected in said detecting step.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
98 words
A communication method comprising the steps of: detecting plural kinds of ringing signals from a communication line to which a plurality of identification information are assigned; discriminating whether or not a calling party is a data communication terminal, in accordance with a signal from the calling party; and selecting a first mode to perform a data communication without performing a discrimination in said discriminating step or a second mode to perform the data communication in accordance with a result of discrimination in said discriminating step, in accordance with the kind of ringing signal detected in said detecting step.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
23 words
A method according to claim 17, further comprising the step of storing communication management information including information corresponding to the detected ringing signal.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
49 words
A method according to claim 17, further comprising the step of sending a voice message to the communication line, and wherein said selecting step selects one of the first mode, the second mode and a third mode to send the voice message in accordance with the detected ringing signal.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
46 words
A method according to claim 19, further comprising the step of manually setting an operation mode, and wherein said selecting step selects one of the first mode, the second mode and the third mode in accordance with the detected ringing signal and the set operation mode.
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