Patent ID: 9497352
Filing Date: 2016-11-15
CPC Classification: H04N

Claim Text:
1. A communication apparatus having a plurality of lines, comprising: a setting unit configured to set, for a line based on a user instruction, whether to permit transmission of data using the line; a selecting unit configured to select, automatically, a line from among lines which are set to permit transmission of data; a transmission unit configured to transmit data by the line selected by the selecting unit; and a changing unit configured to automatically change, for a line, a setting not to permit transmission of data using the line to a setting to permit transmission of data using the line, wherein when a predetermined line enters a disabled state and settings not to permit transmission of data are set for all lines other than the predetermined line, the changing unit automatically changes, for one line of the lines other than the predetermined line, the setting not to permit transmission of data using the one line to the setting to permit transmission of data using the one line.