Patent ID: 7061365

Claim:
A communication apparatus having a first mode, for performing wireless communication under the control of a first wireless communication apparatus, and a second mode, for controlling so that a second wireless communication apparatus performs wireless communication, said communication apparatus comprising: determining means for determining whether a wired communication line is connected to said communication apparatus; control means for automatically switching between the first mode and the second mode in accordance with the determination by said determining means; a digital/digital code converter for performing digital/digital code conversion of data received from a digital wireless link and for performing digital/digital reverse code conversion of data received from the wired communication line; an analog/digital converter for performing digital/analog conversion of the data received from the digital wireless link and for performing analog/digital conversion of data output from a data processor for processing communication data; and a selector switch for switching to interconnect the digital/digital code converter and the wired communication line when said communication apparatus and the wired communication line are connected to each other or to interconnect the digital/digital code converter and the analog/digital converter when said communication apparatus and the wired communication line are not connected to each other, wherein said communication apparatus performs digital wireless communication and digital wired communication.