JP2519548Y2 - Facsimile machine with ID completion report - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of Device] (Industrial Application Field) This device relates to a facsimile device with an ID completion report,
In particular, the present invention relates to a facsimile machine with an ID completion report that can easily detect reception from a specific destination.

(Prior Art) According to the conventional facsimile apparatus, when the reception of the sent document information is completed, a certain completion sound, for example, “beep” is generated and the completion of the reception is reported to the operator.

As a result, the operator can detect the end of reception even if the operator is not near the facsimile apparatus, which is very convenient.

(Problems to be Solved by the Invention) However, in the conventional facsimile apparatus,
The same completion sound is emitted regardless of the importance of the received document information. Further, when the number of times of reception increases, it is often the case that the received original information is not collected and distributed to the recipient every time it is received.

For this reason, there is a problem that, in a business office or the like in which a large number of people use one facsimile machine, even important manuscript information that should be obtained quickly cannot be received.

The present invention has been made in order to solve such a problem, and there are the following conventional techniques related to the present invention.

In Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 59-128867, the ID of a specific destination is stored in the facsimile device on the receiving side, and the ID of the sending side is stored.
Discloses a technique in which the facsimile machine is operated to receive only when the ID matches the stored ID, and the sender rejects the reception in other cases.

According to this conventional technique, since a large amount of manuscript information is sent from a person who does not require urgency, the facsimile apparatus on the receiving side is occupied by the manuscript information. That problem disappears.

Further, in JP-A-61-144975, a display code such as a recipient's name is registered in correspondence with an ID code stored in a facsimile machine on the receiving side. A technique has been disclosed in which the contents of a display code corresponding to the code are displayed on an external display so that the destination name can be displayed without displaying the ID code.

According to this conventional technique, since the ID code is not displayed on the display, there is an advantage that the incoming call destination name can be displayed while maintaining confidentiality.

However, no consideration has been given to the above problems in the above-mentioned two conventional techniques.

The purpose of this invention is an ID that allows the operator to easily identify whether or not the document information received by the facsimile device is important and is a specific item that should be obtained quickly.
It is to provide a facsimile machine with a completion report.

(Means and Actions for Solving the Problem) In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a facsimile device equipped with means for reporting reception completion at the end of reception, and is a destination of at least one of the one-touch button and the shortening button. Storage means in which the information is registered, setting means for setting specific destination information among the destination information registered in the storage means, and destination information sent from the transmission side during a predetermined protocol. A means for comparing the specific destination information set by the setting means, a special completion reporting means which is activated at the end of reception when the comparison means determines that there is a match, the one-touch button or the shortening It is provided near each button for each button, and displays the specific destination information set by the setting means and at the end of the reception. It is characterized in that a display means for changing the corresponding display state is provided.

According to the present invention, when there is a transmission from the other party, the receiving side facsimile device judges whether or not it matches the other party ID or the telephone number indicating the specific other party stored in the storage means, and judges that they match. If so, the special completion reporting means is activated after the reception is completed. Since the special completion reporting means generates a sound different from the normal reception completion sound, it can be easily understood that the specific destination has transmitted. Also, since the corresponding one of the display means provided corresponding to each button close to the one-touch button or the abbreviated button changes the display state at the end of reception, even if a special reception completion sound is missed, a specific reception completion sound can be specified. It is possible to easily know whether or not the manuscript information is received from the other party.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 2 is a system block diagram showing a schematic configuration of the facsimile apparatus.

In the figure, 1 is a scanner for reading an original, 2 is an encoding unit for compressing the read original information by an encoding method with high compression efficiency, 3 is a storage device for sequentially storing the compressed original information in page units, 4 Is a decoding unit for decoding the manuscript information, 5 is a protocol conversion unit for converting the manuscript information into a compression method suitable for the capability of the partner station, linear density, etc., 6 is a modulation / demodulation unit (modem unit), and 7 is shortened. When a dial or one-touch dialing instruction is issued, a line control unit (NCU) that automatically dials and calls the partner station, or performs a prescribed communication procedure according to a prescribed protocol.
Is a printer for printing the received document information.

Also, 9 is a CP for controlling the operation of the various blocks described above.
U and 10 are ten keys, a console panel having various function keys and a display unit, 11 is a ROM storing a control program for operating this system and various basic data, and 12 is a work area. RAM for storing speed dial data registered from the console panel 10, 13 is a character generator for converting the character code input from the console panel 10 into image data, and 14 is a report sound when the reception is completed. It is a reception completion reporting means for outputting such as.

As will be apparent from the description below, the present invention has a normal reception completion reporting means and a special reception completion reporting means which is activated when receiving from a specific destination.

Next, the principle of the present invention will be described with reference to the functional block diagram of FIG.

In the figure, 21 is a speed dial key setting means,
It is a means included in the console panel 10 of FIG. The contents set by the speed dial key setting means 21 are stored in the speed dial storage memory 22. This memory is
It corresponds to a part of RAM12. A part of the RAM 12 is protected by a backup power source or the like, and the set contents are retained until changed by the operator.

FIG. 3 shows a conceptual diagram of data stored in the speed dial storage memory 22. This data consists of abbreviated number, telephone number, partner ID and partner information of ID not reported. The data of no ID report indicates, for example, "1" indicates ID report, and "0" indicates no ID report.

Returning to FIG. 1 again, the reference numeral 23 is a comparison means, and the comparison means 23 stores the ID of the partner IC sent from the line control unit 7 and the storage memory 22 for speed dial and ID.
Compare with the ID of the other party who has "1" in the report column. Then, if they match, a flag indicating that they match is set,
If they do not match, the flag set is forgotten. Reference numeral 24 denotes a reception end detecting means, which detects whether or not the reception is completed.

Reference numeral 25 denotes completion reporting means, which is activated when the reception end detecting means 24 detects the end of reception and the flag of the comparing means 23 is not set. Reference numeral 26 denotes a special completion reporting device, which is activated when the reception end detecting means 24 detects the end of reception and the flag of the comparing means 23 is set.

The completion reporting device 25 is included in a conventional facsimile, and is a device that emits a normal reception completion sound, such as "beep", when reception is completed. On the contrary,
The special completion reporting device 26 is proposed by the present invention, and issues a different instruction from the completion reporting instruction from the completion reporting device 25. For example, a sound having a height and / or a length different from that of the "peeping" sound, a melody sound, a voice message, a flashing lamp, or the like is audibly or visually appealing.

The reference numerals other than the above in FIG. 1 indicate the same or equivalent parts in FIG.

 Next, the operation of this principle will be described with reference to FIG.

When the receiving operation by the facsimile machine is started,
The line control unit 7 receives the NSS (non-standard function setting) sent from the partner device during the protocol communication, extracts the ID from the NSS and temporarily stores it (step S1). Next, the comparison means 23 judges whether or not there is any ID report column in the speed dial storage memory 22 marked with "1" (step S2), and if the answer is affirmative The partner ID is extracted from the speed dial storage memory 22 and compared with the partner ID stored in step S1 (step S3).

When step S2 is negative, that is, when there is no setting for ID reporting, the process proceeds to steps S5, S6, and S7, and a normal reception completion sound is generated.

When it is determined by the processes of steps S3 and S10 that there is a match (step S3 is affirmative), the comparison means sets, for example, a flag to set the report preparation (step S4). Next, when the reception end detecting means 24 determines that the reception has ended (Yes in step S5), it is determined whether or not the flag is "1" (step S6). When the flag is negative, the process proceeds to step S7. The reception completion sound of is generated.

On the other hand, when the flag is "1", the process proceeds to step S8, and the special completion reporting device 26 produces a special completion sound.

As described above, according to the configuration, a registration field for not reporting the ID is provided in the speed dial storage memory 22.
When there is a transmission from the other party who has reported the ID, a special completion sound different from the normal reception completion sound is generated at the end of reception, so the operator knows from the completion sound that there is a transmission from the important partner. The information can be easily known, and the user can immediately go to the discharge tray and obtain the received document information.

Although the data of the partner ID is registered in the speed dial storage memory 22 in the above configuration, this is not always necessary and may be omitted. That is, when the facsimile machine on the transmission side uses a telephone number as an ID, the registration of the other party's ID in the speed dial storage memory 22 can be omitted to reduce the used capacity of the speed dial storage memory 22. You can

Further, although the above-mentioned configuration has been described with the speed dial,
The present embodiment is not limited to this, and it goes without saying that it may be a one-touch dial.

Next, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the functional block diagram of FIG.

31 is a specific destination ID setting means, 32 is a one-touch storage memory, 33 is a lighting destination ID storage memory, and 34 is an instruction confirmation LE
D is the same as or equivalent to those in FIG. 1.

FIG. 6 shows a specific example of the specific destination ID setting means 31 and the instruction confirmation LED 34.

In the figure, 40 indicates the main part of the console panel, and 41
Is an LED, 42 is a one-touch button, and 43 is a display unit. The one-touch button 42 is the specific destination ID setting means.
The LED 41 corresponds to the instruction confirmation LED 34.

As is well known, the one-touch button 42 is used to instruct the other party of the transmission when transmitting, and the LED 41 is used to confirm the instruction, but when receiving, the one-touch button 42 transmits an important document that should be picked up quickly. It comes to have a function to instruct the ID of a specific destination.

Similar to FIG. 3, the one-touch key storage number 32, the telephone number, the other party information such as the other party ID is registered in the one-touch storage memory 32, and the one-touch button 42 is used to set the specific other party ID. Then, the one-touch storage memory 32 is accessed by the number of the one-touch key, and the corresponding partner ID is stored in the lighting partner ID storage memory 33. Further, when the one-touch button 42 is pressed, the instruction confirmation LED 34 lights up.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described with reference to the flowchart in FIG.

First, the operator uses the specified partner ID setting means 31,
It is assumed that the specific destination ID is set, and the specific destination ID is extracted from the one-touch storage memory 32 and stored in the lighting destination ID storage memory 33. It is also assumed that the instruction confirmation LED 34 corresponding to the set specific partner ID is lit.

Reception is started in the above state. When the line control unit 7 in FIG. 5 receives the NSS (non-standard function setting) of the protocol, the partner ID is extracted from this and stored (step S1).
1). Next, it is judged whether or not the specific partner ID has been set (step S12), and if the result is affirmative, the comparison means 23
Determines whether the ID stored in step S11 and the important partner ID match (step S13).

When step S13 becomes affirmative, the comparison means 23 sets a flag (step S14). Next, the reception end detecting means 24 judges whether or not the reception is completed (step S1).
Five). If it is determined that the reception is completed and the flag is 1, the process proceeds to step S18, the instruction confirmation LED 34 is turned off, and the special completion reporting device 26 is activated. On the other hand, when the flag is not set, the process proceeds to steps S15, S16 and S17, and a normal completion sound is generated.

As is apparent from the above description, when a manuscript to be picked up or an important manuscript is received early, a special completion sound is generated as in the first embodiment, so that the operator can confirm that the important manuscript has arrived. You can easily know.

Further, according to the present embodiment, even if the special completion sound is heard, it is possible to determine whether the important document has been received or not by looking at the instruction confirmation LED 34.
That is, if the instruction confirmation LED 34 is lit, it is understood that it has not been received yet, and if it is off, it has already been received. Therefore, it is convenient because it is possible to know whether or not the document to be picked up has arrived sooner without checking the document information stored in the discharge tray one by one.

Although the present embodiment has been described by taking the one-touch button as an example, it is needless to say that it may be applied to the speed dial button. Further, when the telephone number is used as the partner ID, it goes without saying that the partner ID does not have to be registered in the one-touch storage memory 32. Further, it goes without saying that a plurality of specific destinations may be designated.

(Effect of the Invention) According to the present invention, when an important manuscript information or manuscript information to be obtained quickly is received, a completion sound different from a normal reception completion sound or a visually appealing instruction is given.
There is an effect that the document information can be easily detected.

In addition, at the start of reception, an instruction confirmation LED is provided near the one-touch button or shortened button for each button.
If is turned on, even if the special reception completion sound is missed, it is possible to easily know whether or not the document information is received.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a functional block diagram of an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a system block diagram of a facsimile machine to which the present invention is applied, and FIG. 3 is a concept of destination information registered in a storage memory for speed dial. 4 and 5 are a flow chart for explaining the operation of the first embodiment, FIG. 5 is a functional block diagram of the second embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 6 is a specific example of a specific destination setting means. FIG. 7 and FIG. 7 are flowcharts for explaining the operation of the second embodiment. 21 ... Speed dial key setting means, 22 ... Speed dial storage memory, 23 ... Comparison means, 24 ... Reception end detecting means, 25 ... Completion reporting means, 26 ... Special completion reporting means, 31
…… Specific destination ID setting means, 34 …… LED for confirming instructions

Claims (1)

(57) [Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A facsimile apparatus comprising means for reporting reception completion at the end of reception, and storage means in which destination information of at least one of a one-touch button and an abbreviated button is registered, and a destination registered in the storage means. Of the information, setting means for setting specific destination information, means for comparing the destination information sent from the transmitting side during a predetermined protocol with the specific destination information set by the setting means A special completion reporting means that is activated at the end of reception when it is determined by the comparison means that the reception ends, and a button that is provided close to the one-touch button or the shortening button and corresponds to each button, and that is set by the setting means. Display means for displaying the set specific destination information and changing the display state at the end of the reception, Received from the other party, the special completion reporting means and the display means and that it has to be notified by ID completion report with a facsimile apparatus according to claim.