Patent ID: 9282203
Filing Date: 2016-03-08
CPC Classification: H04N

Claim Text:
1. A communication apparatus, comprising: a modem configured to perform FAX communication; a connection unit configured to connect a telephone apparatus; a detection unit configured to detect a CNG signal after there is an incoming call, wherein the detection unit is not included in the modem, and the detection unit is able to detect, while the modem is performing the FAX communication, the CNG signal without stopping the FAX communication; and a control unit configured to control, if the CNG signal is not detected by the detection unit while the modem is performing the FAX communication, so that a call signal is supplied to the telephone apparatus, and to control, if the CNG signal is detected by the detection unit while the modem is performing the FAX communication, so that a next FAX communication based on the CNG signal is performed by the modem after completion of the FAX communication being performed by the modem.