Patent ID: 8542382

Claim:
A communicating apparatus, comprising: a receiving section for receiving signal from a partner apparatus; a receiving capability notification information making section for making a first DIS signal (Digital Identification Signal) having a predetermined bit number and a second DIS signal having a bit number more than the predetermined bit number; and a receiving controlling section for selecting and sending one of the first DIS signal and the second DIS signal in order to represent a receiving function of the communicating apparatus with respect to the partner apparatus, wherein the receiving controlling section sends the first DIS signal to said partner apparatus after receiving a connection request information signal to request a connection from the partner apparatus; after the first DIS signal is sent, if a DCS signal (Digital Command Signal) is not received from the partner apparatus within a first predetermined time, the communicating apparatus sends the second DIS signal to said partner apparatus; and in the case that the second DIS signal is supported, the communicating apparatus does not output the DCS signal corresponding to the received first DIS signal, whereas the communicating apparatus outputs the DCS signal corresponding to the received second DIS signal.