Patent ID: 6400693
Filing Date: 2002-06-04
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
A communication apparatus for multimedia information, comprising:reception means for receiving multiplexed multimedia information; memory means for storing information containing audio information and image information as an automatic response message in an automatic response to a transmission side in accordance with a reception by said reception means; and transmission means for transmitting image frame data information for use in the automatic response to the transmission side after having transmitted audio frame data information for use in the automatic response in accordance with the reception, wherein said transmission means establishes one or more connections with a communication apparatus of a communication partner during the transmission of audio data by said transmission means to yield a multi-channel communication link with the communication partner, and wherein the number of connections established by said transmission means is determined by the capability of the communication apparatus of the communication partner and the type of multimedia information that is to be transmitted as the automatic response message.