Patent ID: 7075682
Filing Date: 2006-07-11
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. A facsimile apparatus that establishes a line to a destination facsimile apparatus and communicates therewith through the line, comprising: a modem that establishes a first line to the destination facsimile apparatus and attempts a communication at a first transmission rate through the first line, a controller that, upon a failure of the communication at the first transmission rate due to a bad condition on the first line, prevents the modem from attempting the communication at the first transmission rate and forces the modem to attempt a communication at a second transmission rate lower than the first transmission rate, and a storage that, upon the failure the first communication attempted by modem, stores therein information on the failure, wherein the controller judges failure of the first communication attempted by modem, based upon the information stored in the storage, and forces the modem to try the second communication.