Communication apparatus and method of controlling same
AssigneeCanon Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorKaori Nakagawa
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Abstract
An incoming call from a public communication network is sensed in a communication apparatus that is capable of switching between an automatic response mode and a manual response mode as a response to an incoming call. If incoming of a specific call signal has been sensed, the response to this incoming call is switched from the automatic response mode to the manual response mode.
Claims4
A communication apparatus capable of switching between an automatic response mode and a manual response mode, the automatic response mode and the manual response mode being for responding to an incoming call, comprising:
- a timekeeping unit adapted to measure a fixed period of time from the beginning of an outgoing call to a specific telephone number or from an end of a communication with a specific telephone number;
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- a switching unit adapted to switch from the automatic response mode to the manual response mode when the timekeeping unit starts to measure the fixed period of time, and to switch from the manual response mode to the automatic response mode after the fixed period of time has been measured by the timekeeping unit;
- wherein the manual response mode is configured to respond to an incoming call during the fixed period of time, and the automatic response mode is configured to respond to an incoming call after the fixed period of time has been measured.
A response method of a communication apparatus capable of switching between an automatic response mode and a manual response mode, the automatic response mode and the manual response mode being for responding to an incoming call, the response method comprising:
- measuring of a fixed period of time from the beginning of an outgoing call to a specific telephone number or from an end of a communication with a specific telephone number;
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- switching from the automatic response mode to the manual response mode when the fixed period of time is started to be measured, and switching from the manual response mode to the automatic response mode after the fixed period of time has been measured;
- wherein the manual response mode is configured to respond to an incoming call during the fixed period of time, and the automatic response mode is configured to respond to an incoming call after the fixed period of time has been measured.
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