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

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9992329-B2
Application number	US-201615265689-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 14, 2016
Priority date	Sep 18, 2015
Publication date	Jun 5, 2018
Grant date	Jun 5, 2018

Abstract

A communication apparatus, which captures a line in response to an off-hook operation, includes a first adjustment unit, a detection unit, and a second adjustment unit. The first adjustment unit performs first impedance adjustment according to detection of the off-hook operation. The detection unit detects a line current and a dial tone signal. The second adjustment unit performs second impedance adjustment based on the line current according to a result of detection of the dial tone signal by the detection unit after the first impedance adjustment is performed by the first adjustment unit.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A communication apparatus that captures a line according to an off-hook operation, the communication apparatus comprising:
a first adjustment unit configured to perform first impedance adjustment according to detection of the off-hook operation;
a detection unit configured to detect a line current and a dial tone signal; and
a second adjustment unit configured to perform second impedance adjustment based on the line current when the dial tone signal is not detected by the detection unit after the first impedance adjustment is performed by the first adjustment unit,
wherein the second impedance adjustment is performed to obtain an impedance lower than an impedance obtained by the first impedance adjustment being performed, and
wherein, during a period when the dial tone signal is not detected by the detection unit, the second adjustment unit repeats the second impedance adjustment until a previously set lower limit of impedance is reached.

2. The communication apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the second impedance adjustment is performed to obtain a line voltage lower than a line voltage obtained by the first impedance adjustment being performed.

3. A communication apparatus that captures a line according to an off-hook operation, the communication apparatus comprising:
a first adjustment unit configured to perform first impedance adjustment according to detection of the off-hook operation;
a detection unit configured to detect a line current and a dial tone signal; and
a second adjustment unit configured to perform second impedance adjustment based on the line current when the dial tone signal is not detected by the detection unit after the first impedance adjustment is performed by the first adjustment unit,
wherein the second impedance adjustment is performed to obtain a line voltage lower than a line voltage obtained by the first impedance adjustment being performed, and
wherein, during a period when the dial tone signal is not detected by the detection unit, the second adjustment unit repeats the second impedance adjustment until a previously set lower limit of line voltage is reached.

4. The communication apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising a determination unit configured to determine whether the line current has a predetermined constant current characteristic during a process of the off-hook operation,
wherein, if it is determined by the determination unit that the line current does not have the predetermined constant current characteristic, the first adjustment unit re-performs the first impedance adjustment.

5. The communication apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein, after performing the second impedance adjustment, the second adjustment unit stores a result of the second impedance adjustment, and, after that and without the first impedance adjustment being performed, the second adjustment unit performs the second impedance adjustment based on the stored result.

6. A control method for a communication apparatus that captures a line according to an off-hook operation, the control method comprising:
performing, as a first adjustment, first impedance adjustment according to detection of the off-hook operation;
detecting a line current; and a dial tone signal; and
performing, as a second adjustment, second impedance adjustment based on the line current when the dial tone signal is not detected after the first impedance adjustment is performed by the first adjustment,
wherein the second impedance adjustment is performed to obtain an impedance lower than an impedance obtained by the first impedance adjustment being performed, and
wherein, during a period when the dial tone signal is not detected, the second adjustment repeats the second impedance adjustment until a previously set lower limit of impedance is reached.

7. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing computer-executable instructions that, when executed by a computer, cause the computer to perform a control method for a communication apparatus that captures a line according to an off-hook operation, the control method comprising:
performing, as a first adjustment, first impedance adjustment according to detection of the off-hook operation;
detecting a line current; and a dial tone signal; and
performing, as a second adjustment, second impedance adjustment based on the line current when the dial tone signal is not detected after the first impedance adjustment is performed by the first adjustment,
wherein the second impedance adjustment is performed to obtain an impedance lower than an impedance obtained by the first impedance adjustment being performed, and
wherein, during a period when the dial tone signal is not detected, the second adjustment repeats the second impedance adjustment until a previously set lower limit of impedance is reached.

8. The communication apparatus according to claim 3 , further comprising a determination unit configured to determine whether the line current has a predetermined constant current characteristic during a process of the off-hook operation,
wherein, if it is determined by the determination unit that the line current does not have the predetermined constant current characteristic, the first adjustment unit re-performs the first impedance adjustment.

9. The communication apparatus according to claim 3 , wherein, after performing the second impedance adjustment, the second adjustment unit stores a result of the second impedance adjustment and, after that and without the first impedance adjustment being performed, the second adjustment unit performs the second impedance adjustment based on the stored result.

10. A communication apparatus that captures a line according to an off-hook operation, the communication apparatus comprising:
a first adjustment unit configured to perform first impedance adjustment according to detection of the off-hook operation;
a detection unit configured to detect a line current and a dial tone signal; and
a second adjustment unit configured to perform second impedance adjustment based on the line current when the dial tone signal is not detected by the detection unit after the first impedance adjustment is performed by the first adjustment unit,
wherein, after performing the second impedance adjustment, the second adjustment unit stores a result of the second impedance adjustment and, after that and without the first impedance adjustment being performed, the second adjustment unit performs the second impedance adjustment based on the stored result.

11. The communication apparatus according to claim 10 , wherein the second impedance adjustment is performed to obtain an impedance lower than an impedance obtained by the first impedance adjustment being performed.

12. The communication apparatus according to claim 11 , wherein, during a period when the dial tone signal is not detected by the detection unit, the second adjustment unit repeats the second impedance adjustment until a previously set lower limit of impedance is reached.

13. The communication apparatus according to claim 10 , wherein the second impedance adjustment is performed to obtain a line voltage lower than a line voltage obtained by the first impedance adjustment being performed.

14. The communication apparatus according to claim 10 , further comprising a determination unit configured to determine whether the line current has a predetermined constant current characteristic during a process of the off-hook operation,
wherein, if it is determined by the determination unit that the line current does not have the predetermined constant current characteristic, the firs

Assignees

• Canon Kk

Inventors

• Ohara Eiji
• Fukada Hiroshi

Classifications

• H04M1/82 Primary

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• H04M1/24

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