Data communication apparatus and method of data communication
US6614892B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 21, 2000 |
| Grant date | Sep 2, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 16, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N2201/33364
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A data communication apparatus which first searches a plurality of addresses recorded for an input transmission destination. A communication line is selected which is suited to the set mode. Then, a check is made to determine whether or not the address is present for the set communication line from among the searched plurality of transmission destination addresses, and when the address is not present, the communication line having the next prioritized ranking is set. Then, this series of processes is repeated until the applicable transmission destination is present. The data communication apparatus transmits the data to the destination address when the address of the set communication line is present.
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