JP2783308B2 - Facsimile machine - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a facsimile machine, and more particularly to a dial-in function.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Today, there is a dial-in function capable of assigning a plurality of telephone numbers to one telephone line. By using this dial-in function, the number of telephones can be easily increased without increasing the number of telephone lines. In a facsimile apparatus compatible with such a dial-in function, it is possible to use a facsimile apparatus as if there are a plurality of facsimile apparatuses by using an assigned telephone number.

[0003] For example, the first telephone number is set to the sales department, and the second telephone number is set to the general affairs department. With this setting, the original sent to the first telephone number can be used for the sales department, and the facsimile original sent to the second telephone number can be used for the general affairs department.

[0004]

However, the facsimile apparatus described above has the following problems. Generally, in a facsimile apparatus, a telephone number and a name of a transmission source are output as a communication management record. However, in the facsimile apparatus with a dial-in function as described above, even if an incoming call is made with a different telephone number, it is difficult to know which telephone number has arrived because only one telephone line is connected. Met.
For this reason, there has been a problem that the incoming call status of each telephone number assigned to dial-in cannot be grasped.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention solves the above-mentioned problems, and allows a caller to know the telephone number of an incoming call.
It is an object of the present invention to provide a facsimile apparatus capable of grasping the incoming call status of each telephone number assigned to dial-in.

[0006]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a facsimile apparatus which stores at least one incoming telephone number identification information indicating which telephone number has been received.
Is the sender of the incoming phone number corresponding to the incoming phone number
At the time of communication management record output,
Including the incoming telephone number identification information corresponding to the
It is characterized by outputting a communication management record .

[0007]

In the facsimile apparatus according to the first aspect, a plurality of incoming telephone number identification information indicating which telephone number has been received is stored .
Send the incoming telephone number corresponding to to the sender. Accordingly
To inform the caller of which phone number the call was received
be able to. When the communication management record is output,
Including the incoming telephone number identification information corresponding to the
Outputs the communication management record. Therefore, the incoming phone number
Can be output .

[0008]

An embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 shows a facsimile apparatus 1 according to the present invention. The facsimile device 1 includes a CPU 3, a RAM 5, a RO
M7, a call signal detector 11, a push signal detector 13,
False call signal generation unit 15, on-hook detection unit 17, switches ST1, ST2, print output unit 21, image reading unit 2
3, a key operation unit 25, a modem 27, a dial signal transmission unit 29, and a display unit 30. The telephones X1 and X2 to which different telephone numbers are assigned are connected to the facsimile apparatus 1.

The image reading section 23 reads the image information to be transmitted, and the print output section 21 outputs the received image information. The key operation section 25 is a section where the operator performs various operations, and the display section 30 displays the current operation status.

A program for controlling the CPU 3 is stored in the ROM 7, and the CPU 3 controls each unit according to the program.

The RAM 5 is provided with an image data storage section 52 and an operation mode storage section 51 as shown in FIG. The image data storage unit 52 includes a document image data storage unit 53 that stores image data at the time of transmission and reception as image data, and a source image data storage unit 54 that stores source information as image data.

The operation mode storage section 51 is a section for storing the operation mode at the time of transmission / reception as digital data, and stores a plurality of operation modes according to the telephone number assigned to the facsimile apparatus 1. In this embodiment, the operation modes corresponding to the respective telephone numbers are stored in the registration numbers 1 to 3. For example, registration number 1
Has a telephone number [xxx-xxx1] and a name [○
○○○ General Affairs Department ○○], Transmission Mode [Fine Mode],
An operation mode called an automatic transfer mode [ON] is stored. The operation mode is not limited to these, and a reception mode or the like may be stored.

In the receiving operation, the telephone number in this operation mode is used as incoming telephone number identification information indicating which telephone number has been received. As the incoming telephone number identification information, not only the telephone number but also the name may be adopted, and both of them may be adopted as the incoming telephone number identification information. Further, other information, for example, a reception mode or the like may be stored.

[Transmission Operation] Next, a transmission operation when a document is transmitted from the facsimile machine 1 will be described with reference to FIGS. Here, it is assumed that the transmission is performed from the telephone number registered with the registration number 1 in FIG.

First, an original to be transmitted is set (step S1 in FIG. 3). Next, the user operates the key operation unit 25 to input the registration number 1 and the telephone number of the destination (step S2). As a result, the CPU 3 switches the switch ST1 to the terminal a and switches ST2 to the terminal e. Further, the CPU 3 transmits, via the dial signal transmitting means 29,
A call signal is output to the destination facsimile machine (step S3).

In step S4, a predetermined signal for transmitting facsimile information is exchanged.
Determines whether a CFR (reception preparation confirmation) signal has been received from the destination facsimile machine. When the CFR signal is received, the process proceeds to step S5, and the CPU 3 reads out the source information of the input registration number 1 from the operation mode storage unit 51 of the RAM 5 (step S5). The sender information read from the operation mode storage unit 51 is converted into image data and stored in the sender image data storage unit 54.

The CPU 3 has an operation mode storage unit 51.
Registration number 1 based on the information read from
(Step S6). in this case,
The transmission mode is the fine mode. Next, CPU3
Sends a command to the image reading unit 23 to start reading the original (step S7). The read document image data is stored in the document image data storage unit 53.

Next, the CPU 3 transmits the source information stored in the source image data storage unit 54 to the destination via the modem 27 (step S8). Subsequently, the CPU 3 transmits the document image data stored in the document image data storage unit 53 to the transmission destination. In this way, the telephone number of registration number 1 [xxx-xxx1],
Then, the manuscript is transmitted to the transmission destination, followed by the name [XXXXX General Affairs Department XX]. In this way, the destination can receive the source information of the registration number 1 and the transmitted original.

When transmitting from the telephone number registered with the registration number 2, the transmission is performed in the same manner. That is,
When registration number 2 and the telephone number of the destination are input (step S2), a calling signal is output to the facsimile machine of the destination (step S3). When the CFR signal is received, the source information of the registration number 2 is read (step S
5) After being converted into image data, it is stored in the source image data storage unit 54. The transmission mode of the registration number 2 is changed (step S6), and the original is read (step S6).
7) is stored in the document image data storage unit 53.

The source information stored in the source image data storage unit 54 and the original image data stored in the original image data storage unit 53 are transmitted to the destination via the modem 27 (step S8). In this way, the destination can receive the source information of the registration number 2 and the transmitted original.

In this way, even when used in a facsimile apparatus compatible with the dial-in function, it is possible to transmit the sender information desired by the sender in the operation mode desired by the sender.

[Reception Operation] Next, the reception operation of the facsimile apparatus 1 will be described with reference to FIG. In this case, it is assumed that the call arrives at the telephone number registered with the registration number 1 in FIG.

First, a call signal α is sent through the telephone line 20 as shown in FIG. Paging signal detector 11
Detects this calling signal α and outputs it to the CPU 3.
The CPU 3 switches the switch ST based on the calling signal α.
1 is switched to the terminal a side (step S11).

The transmitting side detects that the switch ST1 has been switched to the terminal "a", and then continuously outputs a push signal (FIG. 4).
DTMF). This push signal is a signal indicating the telephone number of the telephone which the calling side desires to call. In this case, since a call is received at the telephone number of registration number 1, a push signal indicating the telephone number of registration number 1 [xxx-xxx1] is sent. The push signal detector 13 detects this push signal (step S1).
2).

The CPU 3 temporarily stores the detected push signal in the RAM 5. Here, the operation mode storage unit 51 of the RAM 5 stores the incoming telephone number identification information. Based on the stored push signal, the CPU 3 refers to the incoming telephone number identification information, determines which telephone number the incoming call is for, and performs a switching operation (step S13). In this case, since the incoming call is for the telephone number of registration number 1, the CPU 3 switches the switch ST2 to the terminal e.

At the same time, the CPU 3 sets the switch ST
After switching 1 to the terminal b side, it is switched again to the a contact (step S14). Subsequently, the CPU 3 starts reception (step S15). The transmitted image information is sent to the original image data storage unit 53 of the RAM 5 via the modem 27.
And output from the print output unit 21 (step S16).

[When receiving a call on the telephone] Returning to FIG.
The same applies to the case where a call arrives at the telephone X1. That is, the transmitted calling signal is detected by the calling signal detecting unit 11, and the switch ST1 is switched to the terminal a. As a result, the push signal is sent from the destination. For example, as shown in FIG. 7, a push signal [xxx-xxx4] is assigned to the telephone X1, and the telephone X2
Is assigned to the push signal [xxx-xx5].

Returning to FIG. 1, when a push signal [XXX-XXX4] indicating the telephone set X1 is detected by the push signal detecting section 13, the switch ST2 is switched to the terminal c side. At the same time, the switch ST1 is switched to the terminal b side, and the telephone X1 enters a ringing state by the pseudo-call signal output from the pseudo-call signal generation unit 15. When the on-hook detection unit 17 detects that the handset of the telephone X1 has been picked up, the switch ST1 sets the terminal a
Side. As a result, the telephone X1 enters the talking state.

[Communication Management Record] Next, the communication management record will be described. The communication management record stores the date of communication, the start time, the destination (obtainable with the TSI signal), the communication mode, and the like in the RAM 5.
Printed out.

The output of the communication management record is performed as follows. When a communication management record output command is input via the key operation unit 25, the CPU 3 receives this command and
The communication record information stored in M5 is read. CPU3
Outputs the read communication record information from the print output unit 21. Thereby, a communication record as shown in FIG. 6 can be obtained. In this embodiment, the used telephone number is displayed as incoming telephone number identification information.

In the figure, the first line indicates [G3R] as the communication mode. This means that the data was received by the G3 facsimile. That is, from the partner △△△△△,
It can be seen that there is an incoming call to the telephone number [xxx-xxx1]. Similarly, the second line also indicates that there was an incoming call from the other party XXXXXX to the telephone number [XXX-XXX2].

In this way, it is possible to grasp the incoming call status for each telephone number assigned to dial-in.

Further, in this embodiment, the record of the incoming call to the telephone is also stored as the communication management record. The communication management records on the fourth and fifth lines in FIG. 6 are records of incoming calls to the telephone. As shown in FIG.
R] is an incoming call, and the communication mode [TT] is a transmission.
In other words, for the fourth row,
Indicates that there is an incoming call to the telephone number [xxx-xxx4]. For the fifth line, the telephone number [xxx-xx]
× 5] indicates that the transmission was made to the destination ▽▽▽▽▽.

[Other Application Examples] In this embodiment, the telephone number and the name of the transmission source are used as the transmission source information, but the transmission number or the transmission time may be used.

In the above embodiment, the transmission information is converted into image data and transmitted together with the original image data. However, the transmission information may be transmitted using a TSI signal which is a G3 facsimile procedure signal.

In the present embodiment, the incoming telephone number is stored in the communication management record. However, the incoming telephone number may be sent back to the source as a CSI signal. In this way, even with a telephone number assigned to dial-in, it is possible to notify the caller of which telephone number has been received.

[0037]

In the facsimile apparatus according to the first aspect, at least one incoming telephone number identification information indicating which telephone number has been received is stored.
Send the incoming phone number corresponding to the received phone number to the sender
When the communication management record is output,
Communication management including incoming telephone number identification information corresponding to the number
Output the record. Therefore, the source phone number
With a can grasp items, it is possible to provide a facsimile apparatus capable of grasping the incoming status of each telephone number assigned to the dial-in.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a facsimile apparatus 1 according to one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing the contents of a RAM 5;

FIG. 3 is a flowchart illustrating the operation of the facsimile machine 1;

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a call signal α.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating an operation of the facsimile machine 1;

FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of a communication management record.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing telephone numbers assigned to telephones X1 and X2.

[Explanation of symbols]

 5 RAM 51 Operating mode storage unit 54 Source image data storage unit

Continuation of the front page (56) References JP-A-2-37868 (JP, A) JP-A-4-40735 (JP, A) JP-A-3-248660 (JP, A) JP-A-62-117457 (JP) , A) JP-A-3-278795 (JP, A) JP-A-3-117957 (JP, A) Edited by Yasuhiko Yasuda, "Basics and Application of New Edition Facsimile" (Showa 57-9-10) 182 (58) Field surveyed (Int.Cl. ⁶ , DB name) H04N 1/00 H04N 1/32 H04M 11/00 H04Q 3/58

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] A facsimile apparatus capable of performing facsimile transmission / reception using one telephone line using a plurality of telephone numbers and outputting a communication management record based on an output instruction. or a is at least one store incoming telephone number identification information indicating, electrostatic arriving during reception
To send the incoming phone number corresponding to the talk number to the sender
In addition, when the communication management record is output,
A communication management record containing the corresponding incoming telephone number identification information is output.
To force, facsimile apparatus according to claim.