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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 01, 1998
Filed:
May. 23, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Naoki Sugawara, Yokohama, JP;
Makoto Kobayashi, Kawasaki, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04M / ; H04M / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
379142 ; 379 9302 ; 379 9317 ; 379 9323 ; 379182 ; 379354 ;
Abstract
A communication apparatus connected to a line of a switching network providing a caller identification information informing service includes a detection unit for detecting the identification information when a call is received, a send unit for sending the identification information detected by the detection unit to an external information processing terminal and a control unit for controlling the communication operation with a calling station in accordance with a command signal from the information processing terminal.