Patent ID: 8004707
Filing Date: 2011-08-23
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. A communication apparatus which is capable of performing a telephone line communication by use of a public telephone network as well as performing an Internet communication by use of an Internet communication network and which transmits information to the public telephone network or the Internet communication network, the communication apparatus comprising: storage means for storing, for respective transmission destinations, a phone number and e-mail address corresponding to a transmission destination; selecting means for selecting a predetermined transmission destination from among the transmission destinations stored in the storage means; telephone line communication means for transmitting the information to the public telephone network; Internet communication means for transmitting the information to the Internet communication network; line state switching means for selectively switching a first line state where the telephone line communication means is connected to the public telephone network, and a second line state where the telephone line communication means is disconnected from the public telephone network; line state detecting means for detecting whether the telephone line communication means is in the first line state or in the second line state with respect to the public telephone network; and controlling means for, in response to a detection result of the line state detecting means, causing the telephone line communication means to transmit the information to the transmission destination selected by the selecting means when the line state detecting means detects the first line state, and causes the Internet communication means to transmit the information to the transmission destination selected by the selecting means when the line state detecting means detects the second line state.