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Facsimile apparatus adapted to communicate via an acoustic coupler

US5297196A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMar 24, 1992
Grant dateMar 22, 1994
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Expiry dateMar 24, 2012

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N1/33307
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An information communication apparatus includes acoustic and non-acoustic couplers, a switch for selectively connecting an information sending source of the apparatus to the acoustic or non-acoustic couplers, a setting unit for selectively setting items of a communication characteristic of each of the acoustic and non-acoustic couplers, a memorizing circuit for memorizing communication characteristics each having items the values of which are preset by the setting unit, a connection detector for detecting the connection of the acoustic coupler to a communication line, and an information sending controller. The controller connects the sending source to the acoustic or non-acoustic coupler by the switch in response to the acoustic coupler connection or not connection and controls the information sending according to the acoustic coupler or non-acoustic coupler communication characteristic from the memorizing circuit.

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