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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 09, 2000
Filed:
Feb. 03, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Yuko Hosokawa, Kawasaki, JP;
Hiroshi Nobuta, Yamato, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
358442 ; 358443 ;
Abstract
A communication system in which if the connection between a facsimile apparatus and a host computer such as a PC is confirmed, the facsimile apparatus obtains information on whether or not the host computer is in ready status, as operation information of the host computer. If the host computer is not connected to the facsimile apparatus or it does not in operable state, otherwise the host computer operates but it is in busy status, the facsimile apparatus changes a negotiation protocol between the facsimile apparatus and another facsimile apparatus as the communication destination.