Abstract:
Methods and apparatus are described for transparently processing a fax transmission by a fax software program in a mobile device. In one embodiment, the fax software program identifies an incoming call at the mobile device. Upon the identification, the program prevents a display screen of the mobile device from outputting an incoming call ringing alert. The program answers the incoming call and analyzes the call to detect whether the answered call is a voice call. Upon detecting that the answered incoming call is a voice call, the program outputs the incoming call ringing alert via the display screen. Otherwise, if the answered incoming call is a fax transmission, the program merges the call with a fax server, such that the fax server receives the fax transmission. Other embodiments are also described and claimed.
Abstract:
A communication apparatus that enables to appropriately perform IP filtering even when communication via a network is performed by a user inputting a destination phone number. An IP filter permits or rejects communication on the basis of a set IP address. An input unit inputs a phone number. An acquisition unit acquires an IP address corresponding to the phone number inputted by the input unit from a server connected to the network. A setting unit sets the IP filter so that communication using the IP address acquired by the acquisition unit is permitted.
Abstract:
A communication terminal device and a facsimile device, and a method of controlling the communication terminal device and the facsimile device. The invention provides the communication terminal device capable of concentratedly controlling the information relating to the receipt rejection. The invention is featured in that the above devices are provided with a receipt-rejected communication control medium for collecting the communication control information in connection with the communication relating to the signal arrival from the communication partner not registered in the receipt-allowed communication partner registering table, and storing the collected communication control information in the receipt-rejected communication control information storing medium; a communication control list creating medium for creating the list image information based on the communication control information stored in the above-mentioned receipt-rejected communication control information storing medium; and a list outputting medium for visibly outputting the list image information created by the communication control list creating medium.
Abstract:
A presence of a facsimile transmission tone generated by a calling party within a call is sensed for within a public telephone network before the call has been routed to a called party. If the facsimile transmission tone is present in the call, the telephone network denies completion of the call to the telephone line of the called party. If the call is absent the facsimile transmission tone, a telephone network switch is instructed to complete the call to the telephone line of the called party.
Abstract:
A computer readable medium having a computer program product stored thereon, the computer program product including instructions for ordering a computer to perform the following steps. The steps include a first receiving step of receiving a facsimile command from a client device configured to executes a facsimile application program, a first determining step of determining whether or not to allow communication with a facsimile device based on a predetermined condition when receiving the facsimile command at the first receiving step, and a transferring step of transferring the facsimile command received at the first receiving step to the facsimile device when the communication is allowed at the first determining step.
Abstract:
A method includes determining whether an incoming call to a first destination is authorized at a switch of a communication network. The method includes, in response to determining that the incoming call is not authorized, determining whether the incoming call is a facsimile call, routing the incoming call to the first destination when the incoming call is not the facsimile call, and routing the incoming call to the first destination when the incoming call is the facsimile call.
Abstract:
A communication apparatus that enables to appropriately perform IP filtering even when communication via a network is performed by a user inputting a destination phone number. An IP filter permits or rejects communication on the basis of a set IP address. An input unit inputs a phone number. An acquisition unit acquires an IP address corresponding to the phone number inputted by the input unit from a server connected to the network. A setting unit sets the IP filter so that communication using the IP address acquired by the acquisition unit is permitted.
Abstract:
A computer readable medium having a computer program product stored thereon, the computer program product including instructions for ordering a computer to perform the following steps. The steps include a first receiving step of receiving a facsimile command from a client device configured to executes a facsimile application program, a first determining step of determining whether or not to allow communication with a facsimile device based on a predetermined condition when receiving the facsimile command at the first receiving step, and a transferring step of transferring the facsimile command received at the first receiving step to the facsimile device when the communication is allowed at the first determining step.
Abstract:
A communication device is provided. The communication device includes a call origination unit that originates a call to a communication terminal device; a shift unit that sets as a granted device the communication terminal device to which the call has been originated, and that shifts the communication device to a limit mode in which communication with a communication terminal device which is not set as a granted device is limited, after the call is originated by the call origination unit; and a control unit that determines whether an incoming call is from a granted device when an incoming call is received while the communication device is in the limit mode, that permits communication if the incoming call is from a granted device, and that limits communication if the incoming call is from a device other than a granted device.
Abstract:
Methods and apparatus are disclosed to detect and block fax calls. An example method disclosed herein detects a fax call from a calling number; blocks the fax call if the calling number is associated with a caller to be blocked identified in a database and the fax call is sent to a subscriber; and attempts to identify a presence of a war-dialing technique.