# US 2012/0084448 A1 · Communication Control Device, Communication System and Communication Method > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2012/0084448 A1 - Document ID: US20120084448A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 13/248,376 - Filed: 2011-09-29 - Published: 2012-04-05 - Earliest claimed: 2010-10-04 - Assignees: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha - Inventors: Ryoji YAMAGUCHI - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20120084448A1 ## CPC - H04M 1/67: by electronic means - H04M 1/72502: with one base station connected to a single line - H04W 12/082: using revocation of authorisation - H04M 1/2745: using static electronic memories, e.g. chips - H04M 2250/60: logging of communication history, e.g. outgoing or incoming calls, missed calls, messages or URLs - H04W 12/12: Detection or prevention of fraud - H04M: TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION (circuits for controlling other apparatus via a telephone cable and not involving telephone switching apparatus G08) - H04W: WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS (broadcast communication H04H; communication systems using wireless links for non-selective communication, e.g. wireless extensions H04M1/72) ## Abstract A communication control device includes: a device connection unit that is configured to establish connection to a plurality of communication devices; a controller that is configured to control communication between the plurality of communication devices, which is connected to the communication control device by the device connection unit, and a counterpart device via a line; and a memory that is configured to store protection-target information including at least information for communication with the plurality of communication devices connected by the device connection unit. The controller is configured to: register at least one communication device from among communication devices connectable by the device connection unit; determine whether or not the at least one registered communication device is connected by the device connection unit; and when the at least one registered communication device is determined to be connected, permit an output of predefined protection-target information for the connected communication device. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A communication control device comprising: a device connection unit that is configured to establish connection to a plurality of communication devices; a controller that is configured to control communication between the plurality of communication devices, which is connected to the communication control device by the device connection unit, and a counterpart device via a line; and a memory that is configured to store protection-target information including at least information for communication with the plurality of communication devices connected by the device connection unit, wherein the controller is configured to: register at least one communication device from among communication devices connectable by the device connection unit; determine whether or not the at least one registered communication device is connected by the device connection unit; and when the at least one registered communication device is determined to be connected, permit an output of predefined protection-target information for the connected communication device. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The communication control device according claim 1, further comprising: a power supply connection unit that is configured to establish connection to an external power supply source; and a power supply detection unit that is configured to detect the connection to the power supply source from a state of being not connected to the power supply source by the power supply connection unit, wherein the controller is further configured to: when the power supply detection unit detects the connection to the power supply source, inhibit the output of all pieces of protection-target information stored in the memory; and when the at least one registered communication device is determined to be connected, permit the output of predefined protection-target information to the connected communication device from among the protection-target information whose output is inhibited, ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The communication control device according to claim 1, further comprising: a line connection unit that is configured to establish connection to the line; and a line connection detection unit that is configured to detect whether or not the connection to the line by the line connection unit is established, wherein the controller is further configured to: when the line connection detection unit detects that the connection to the line is not established, inhibit the output of predetermined protection-target information from among the protection-target information stored the memory; and when the at least one registered communication device is determined to be connected and the line connection detection unit detects that the connection to the line is established, for the communication device to which the line is connected, permit the output of predefined protection-target information from among the protection-target information whose output is inhibited. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The communication control device according to claim 1, wherein the controller is further configured to: when all the registered communication devices are determined to be not connected, determine whether or not a communication device other than the registered communication devices is connected by the device connection unit; and when the communication device other than the registered communication devices is determined to be connected and a number of connections of the communication device other than the registered communication devices to the communication control device by the device communication unit is equal to or greater than a predetermined number, permit the output of predefined protection-target information for the connected communication device. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The communication control device according to claim 1, wherein the communication device comprises at least one of a telephone communication device that performs transmission/reception of voice data with respect to the counterpart device and an image transmitting/receiving device that performs transmission/reception of image data with respect to the counterpart device. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The communication control device according to claim 5, wherein the controller is further configured to: perform the determination for each of the telephone communication device and the image transmitting/receiving device; when at least one telephone communication device is determined to be connected, permit the output of predefined protection-target information for the telephone communication device; and when at least one image transmitting/receiving device is determined to be connected, permit the output of predefined protection-target information for the image transmitting/receiving device. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The communication control device according to claim 6, wherein the controller is further configured to: register at least one image transmitting/receiving device and at least one telephone communication device connectable by the device connection unit; determine whether or not the at least one registered image transmitting/receiving device and the at least one registered telephone communication device are connected by the device connection unit; when the at least one registered e transmitting/receiving device is determined to be connected and the at least one registered telephone communication device is determined to be not connected, output an instruction to cause the connected image transmitting/receiving device to perform predetermined display; and when the at least one registered telephone communication device is determined to be connected and the at least one image transmitting/receiving device is determined to be not connected, output an instruction to cause the connected telephone communication device to perform predetermined display. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The communication control device according to claim 1, further comprising: a connection-target device registration memory that is configured to register information of a communication device which enables connection by the device connection unit, wherein the controller is further configured to, when the output of protection-target information not permitted, inhibit additional registration of information of the communication device into the connection-target device registration memory. ### Claim 9 A communication system comprising: a communication device; and a communication control device, wherein the communication control device comprises: a device connection unit that is configured to establish connection to a plurality of communication devices; a controller that is configured to control communication between the plurality of communication devices, which is connected to the communication control device by the device connection unit, and a counterpart device via a line; a memory that is configured to store protection-target information including at least information for communication between the communication devices connected by the device connection unit, wherein the controller is configured to: register at least one communication device from among communication devices connectable to the device connection unit; determine whether or not the at least one registered communication device is connected by the device connection unit; and when the at least one registered communication device is determined to be connected, permit an output of predefined protection-target information for the connected communication device. ### Claim 10 A communication method for a communication control device, wherein the communication control device comprises: a device connection unit that is configured to establish connection to a plurality of communication devices; a controller that is configured to control communication between the plurality of communication devices, which is connected to the communication control device by the device connection unit, and a counterpart device; and a memory that is configured to store protection-target information including at least information for communication with the plurality of communication devices connected by the device connection unit, wherein the communication method comprises: registering at least one communication device from among communication devices connectable by the device connection unit; determining whether or not the at least one registered communication device is connected by the device connection unit; and when the at least one registered communication device is determined to be connected, permitting an output of predefined protection-target information for the connected communication device.