Television – Two-way video and voice communication – User positioning
Reexamination Certificate
1995-05-26
2001-02-20
Woo, Stella (Department: 2743)
Television
Two-way video and voice communication
User positioning
C348S014090, C379S093210, C345S215000, C345S215000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06191807
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a communication apparatus and a communication system, which can perform a file transfer operation.
2. Related Background Art
In recent years, communication apparatuses which can use both video and audio data, such as television telephone systems, have been popularly used. Some of these television telephone systems have a file transfer function.
As a method of designating a file to be transferred in such a television telephone system, a method of designating a file to be transferred by inputting a file name in a displayed file name dialog box by a user, a method of designating a file to be transferred by designating a file name as an argument upon execution of a file transfer command after a personal computer function is started like in a television meeting system of U.S. Videotelecom Corp., and the like are known.
However, the above-mentioned procedures require cumbersome operations for inputting a file name, resulting in poor operability.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
It is an object of the present invention to provide a communication apparatus which can solve the above-mentioned problem.
It is another object of the present invention to provide a communication apparatus with good operability.
In order to achieve the above objects, according to a preferred aspect of the present invention, there is provided a communication apparatus comprising: display means for displaying information associated with an external apparatus with which the communication apparatus communicates, and information belonging to the communication apparatus; instruction means for instructing movement of a display position, on the display means, of the information belonging to the communication means; and transmission means for, when the instruction means instructs movement of the display position, on the display means, of the information belonging to the communication means onto a display area, on the display means, of the information associated with the external apparatus, transmitting the information belonging to the communication means to the external apparatus.
It is still another object of the present invention to provide a communication apparatus which provides good operability upon transmission of a file to a plurality of remote communication apparatuses.
It is still another object of the present invention to provide a communication apparatus which can perform an appropriate file transmission operation in correspondence with the function of a partner apparatus.
It is still another object of the present invention to provide a communication apparatus having a new function.
Other objects and features of the present invention will become apparent from the following detailed description of the embodiments taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.
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Hamada Noboru
Kadowaki Shuichi
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
Fitzpatrick ,Cella, Harper & Scinto
Woo Stella
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