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A facsimile apparatus has a plurality of switching modes including a first mode to select facsimile communication or speech communication in accordance with a V.8 protocol signal and a second mode to select the facsimile communication or the speech communication in accordance with a call signal patt

A facsimile apparatus has a plurality of switching modes including a first mode to select facsimile communication or speech communication in accordance with a V.8 protocol signal and a second mode to select the facsimile communication or the speech communication in accordance with a call signal pattern and selects one of the switching modes to switch between the facsimile communication and the speech communication.

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[ What is claimed is:] [4.] A communication apparatus capable of selectively using a single communication line for data communication and speech communication, comprising:data communication means for conducting data communication;first detection means for detecting a type of call signal from said co

[ What is claimed is:] [4.] A communication apparatus capable of selectively using a single communication line for data communication and speech communication, comprising:data communication means for conducting data communication;first detection means for detecting a type of call signal from said communication line;receiving means for receiving a V.8 protocol signal comprising call function data including attribute information and terminal sub-address data including sub-address information; andcontrol means for selecting one of a plurality of modes including a first mode for identifying whether a station to communicate with is a data communication terminal or a speech communication terminal in accordance with the type of call signal detected by said first detection means and a second mode for identifying whether a station to communicate with is the data communication terminal or the speech communication terminal in accordance with at least one of the attribute information and the sub-address information received by said receiving means, and controlling said data communication means in accordance with the selected mode.