Communication apparatus, control method for communication apparatus, and storage medium

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10129389-B2
Application number	US-201615226424-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 2, 2016
Priority date	Aug 7, 2015
Publication date	Nov 13, 2018
Grant date	Nov 13, 2018

Abstract

There is provided a method for capturing a line after an elapse of a predetermined time, in a case where the line has been disconnected caused by an occurrence of a specific event in which a heavy load signal is input to an input side connecting the line. The control method for controlling a communication apparatus configured to perform a data communication via a line, includes detecting a signal on the line, disconnecting the line based on a level of the detected signal, and capturing the line based on an elapse of a predetermined time after the line has been disconnected.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A communication apparatus configured to perform data communication via a line, the communication apparatus comprising:
a detection unit configured to detect a signal on the line, determine a input signal level of the signal, and determine a frequency of the signal; and
a line control unit configured to disconnect the line based on the input signal level and the frequency of the signal detected by the detection unit,
wherein the line control unit captures the line based on an elapse of a predetermined time after the line is disconnected.

2. The communication apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising a display unit configured to display, in a case where the line has been disconnected, a message indicating that the communication apparatus is not able to perform communication.

3. The communication apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein the display unit stops displaying the message, in a case where the line control unit captures the line.

4. The communication apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising a determination unit configured to determine, after the line control unit has captured the line, whether the detection unit has detected a predetermined tone signal,
wherein the line control unit disconnects the line, in a case where the determination unit determines that the detection unit has detected the predetermined tone signal.

5. The communication apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising a measurement unit configured to measure the predetermined time,
wherein the line control unit captures the line, in a case where the measurement unit has measured the predetermined time after the line has been disconnected.

6. A control method for controlling a communication apparatus configured to perform a data communication via a line, the method comprising:
detecting a signal on the line;
determining a input signal level of the signal;
determining a frequency of the signal;
disconnecting the line based on the input signal level and the frequency of the detected signal; and
capturing the line based on an elapse of a predetermined time after the line has been disconnected.

7. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing a program for causing a computer to execute a control method to control a communication apparatus to perform data communication via a line, the control method comprising:
detecting a signal on the line;
determining a input signal level of the signal;
determining a frequency of the signal;
disconnecting the line based on the input signal level and the frequency of the detected signal; and
capturing the line based on an elapse of a predetermined time after the line has been disconnected.

Assignees

• Canon Kk

Inventors

• Iguchi Junji

Classifications

• H04M2201/52

  Telephonic communication in combination with fax communication · CPC title

• H04N1/00076

  locally · CPC title

• H04N2201/0094

  Multifunctional device, i.e. a device capable of all of reading, reproducing, copying, facsimile transception, file transception · CPC title

• H04N1/0001

  Transmission systems or arrangements · CPC title

• H04N1/00037

  Detecting, i.e. determining the occurrence of a predetermined state (H04N1/00031 takes precedence) · CPC title