JPH01318347A - Facsimile receiver - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To allow a caller to grasp the state of a reception side and to judge the next operation properly by informing voice information in response to the reception enable and disable state of its own equipment to a caller equipment. CONSTITUTION:A reception operation guide or the like as voice information at receptible state is stored in a voice information storage section 3 and a notice of reception disable state as the voice information as the reception disable state, guide of a deputy receiver and notice of a restoration time or the like are stored. When this equipment 8 is called from a facsimile transmitter 7, a device state detection section 2 detects the device state and informs it to a voice information storage section 3. The voice information storage section 3 selects the voice information to inform it to a voice information output section 4 and the voice information output section 4 outputs the voice information to the telephone network 6 as the voice signal. Thus, if no call setting is implemented at the sender side, the cause of no call setting is grasped and the next operation is selected, properly.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] (Industrial application field) The present invention relates to facsimile loading, and more particularly.

The present invention relates to a facsimile receiver that provides voice responses.

(Prior Art) In facsimile communication, facsimile receivers are used that respond by voice when a call is received.

The voice response upon receiving a call is simply a fixed stream of predetermined voice information, regardless of the state of the receiving equipment.

(Problem to be Solved by the Invention) By the way, if a facsimile call is made and the call is not set up, should one try to re-call the number within a short period of time?
It was not possible to accurately judge whether to try calling again after a certain period of time, or whether to give up on facsimile communication and use another method.

Possible reasons for not being able to set up the call include, for example, the other party's device is busy or the caller has run out of recording paper. This is because various causes can be considered, such as failure.

The purpose of the present invention is to notify the calling device of voice information depending on whether the device itself can receive data, so that if the call cannot be set up, the calling device can grasp the status of the receiving device;
An object of the present invention is to provide a facsimile receiver capable of appropriately determining the next operation for facsimile communication.

(Means for Solving the Problem) In order to achieve the above object, a facsimile receiver according to the present invention includes an incoming call detection unit that detects an incoming call, and a facsimile receiver that automatically detects an incoming call when the completed call detection unit detects an incoming call. A device state detection section that detects whether or not the device is capable of receiving 5T, and at least audio information when reception is possible and when reception is not possible are stored, and when the device state detection section detects a state in which reception is not possible. When the audio information corresponding to the unreceivable state is selected and output, and when the receivable state is detected.

It has an audio information storage section that selects and outputs audio information corresponding to the receivable state, and an audio information output section that transmits the output of the audio information output section over a telephone network.

(Example) Hereinafter, the present invention will be explained in more detail with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of a facsimile receiver according to the present invention.

The facsimile receiver 8 is connected to the telephone network 6.

It is assumed that the audio information storage section 3 stores in advance under the control of the main control section 1 audio information when reception is possible and audio information when reception is not possible.

The audio information when reception is possible includes reception operation guidance and the like.

Further, audio information when reception is not possible includes a notification that reception is not possible, guidance for a substitute receiver, notification of restoration time, etc. ′ The operation procedure for voice response is as follows.

When the facsimile transmitter 7 makes a call to the device 8, a ringer signal is sent from the telephone network 6. The incoming call detection section 5 detects M TPf k using the ringer signal and notifies the main control section 1 of all incoming call detections.

The main control unit 1 that received the incoming call detection notification detects the device state detection unit 2.
, sends a control signal for instructing audio output to the audio information storage unit 3 and audio information output unit 4.

The device state detection section 2 performs a device state detection operation upon receiving the control signal ζ, and notifies the audio information storage section 3 of the device state.

The audio information storage unit 3 that has received the device state notification selects audio information and notifies the audio information output unit 4 according to the selection method described below.

The audio information output unit 4 that has received the audio information outputs the audio information to the telephone network 6 as audio g.

The method for selecting audio information is to select the audio information corresponding to the receivable state if the device status notification indicates that the device is receivable.
In case of unreceivable state, voice I corresponding to unreceivable state
Select all NH.

(Effects of the Invention) As explained above, the present invention automatically selects and responds with voice information depending on the state of full loading of voice information, and when the device is unable to receive voice information, the voice information is registered in advance. The system is configured to provide audio notifications such as guidance for the proxy device and guidance for recovery.

Therefore, if a call is not set up, the facsimile sending side can grasp the reason why the call was not set up and can appropriately select the next operation.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of a facsimile machine according to the present invention. 1... Main control section 2... Device status detection section 3...
Voice information storage unit 4...Audio information output unit...Incoming call detection unit 6...Telephone network 7...Facsimile transmitter patent applicant NEC Corporation

Claims (1)

[Claims] an incoming call detection unit that detects an incoming call; a device status detection unit that detects whether or not the own device is capable of receiving a call when the incoming call detection unit detects an incoming call; The device stores audio information when possible, and when the device state detecting unit detects an unreceivable state, selects and outputs audio information corresponding to the unreceivable state, and also detects a receivable state. A facsimile machine characterized by having a voice information storage unit that selects and outputs voice information corresponding to the receivable state when the reception is possible, and a voice information output unit that transmits the output of the voice information storage unit to a telephone network. Receiving machine.