JPH02194758A - Call origination system in communication equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To originate a call to a communication remote party without inputting a remote party number during communication to a remote party device by storing the communicating remote party number and originating automatically the call with the communicating remote party when the call is originated without inputting the remote party number during the communication with the remote party. CONSTITUTION:A compressing/expanding part 4 expands received picture information at the time of receiving, and transfers it to a printing part 3, and the printing part 3 draws the original picture of a transmitting side on recording paper by using picture data inputted to the printing part, that is, the decoded and expanded picture data. Then, a telephone set part 8 to execute talk and a memory part 9 to store the number of a call originating subscriber are provided, and at the time of receiving facsimile, etc., the memory part 9 stores the communicating remote party of the facsimile, that is, a caller number with its arrival, and when the call is originated without executing the key-in of the number by a dial key, etc., during the reception, the call is originated automatically to the communicating remote party. Thus, the call can be originated during the reception without the key-in of the remote party number.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION (Field of Industrial Application) The present invention relates to a calling method in a communication device.

(Prior Art) In recent years, l5DN (Integrated Digital Service Network) has been developed as a digital line network, and with this, in addition to images,
Voice and various other information and communication services are expected.

Such integrated service networks have multiple channels for transmission, and can be used by connecting multiple terminals, such as G4 type facsimile machines, to one subscriber line, and the user side can operate two or more of these at the same time. It is something that can be done.

That is, in the 15DN, there are two information channels (B channels) that can be used simultaneously, so a user can also talk on the telephone while communicating by facsimile (FAX). In this case, the other party on the telephone may of course be the same party, that is, the other party on the facsimile, since they can be used simultaneously as described above.

In FAX communications, there may be cases where the recipient of a received document wishes to confirm the contents of the document with the sender, for example. Conventionally, in such cases, the recipient would respond to the above case by making a call similar to a normal phone call, and if the recipient wishes to contact the fax sender during the fax communication. will perform so-called dialing (including button operation) during reception.

(Problem to be Solved by the Invention) However, when such a method is used, the recipient has to enter the subscriber number of the person to whom he/she is sending the message, otherwise he or she cannot make a call to the facsimile sender. There are disadvantages and inconveniences. In other words, in the conventional example above, if the recipient does not know the caller's number, the recipient must look it up, and even if the recipient does know, the recipient must actually operate part of the number pad and key in the caller's number. This makes the operator's operations complicated and takes time to make a call.

Furthermore, there are cases where a call is made to a different party. As mentioned above, when keying in a number, the operator on the receiving side should recognize whether the person sending the facsimile is 8ft, and then make an inquiry by keying in that person's number correctly. The W1 call will be made to the caller, but as the above recognition and key-in operations depend solely on the operator, errors are likely to occur, and there is therefore a high risk of erroneous calls being made.

The present invention focuses on the above-mentioned points, and provides a calling method that makes it possible to make a call to a communication partner without having to input the other party's number as in the past while communicating with the other party's device. The purpose is to

(Means and Effects for Solving the Problems) In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a calling method in a communication device equipped with an input section as a number dial, and the communication device is configured to dial a number of a communication partner. and means for making a call to the number stored in the storage means based on the information stored in the storage means without inputting the number of the communication partner. If you make a call without entering the other party's number during communication, the call will be automatically made to the other party at that point, so when you make a call to the other party you are currently communicating with, the number will be displayed. This eliminates the need to input.

(Example) Hereinafter, one embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a G4 facsimile device connected to an I5DN according to an embodiment of the present invention.

This G4 facsimile is a device with a telephone function.

In the figure, reference numeral 1 indicates a central control section, and the central control section 1 centrally controls the entire facsimile apparatus by means of a CPU 10I based on a program stored in the memory 102.

Connected to the central control unit l are a reading unit used for transmission, that is, a reading unit 2 that reads the original, a printing unit 3 that prints the received original at the time of reception, and a compression/expansion unit 4 that compresses and expands the image. , at the time of transmission, the reading unit 2 reads the transmitted image and outputs original image data.

The output original image data is encoded and compressed into l5DN
sent to the line. In this embodiment, since it is a G4 facsimile device for 15DN, encoding is performed according to the transmission protocol of 64 machines.

The compression/expansion section 4 compresses the received image information during transmission, expands the received image information during reception, and transfers it to the printing section 3.

The printing unit 3 has a recording mechanism unit, and draws an original image on the sending side on a recording paper using image data input in units of pages, that is, decoded and expanded image data, for example.

The recording mechanism may be of any appropriate type, such as a thermal recording type or a laser beam type.

The above-mentioned transmission and reception are performed via the communication control section 5 and further through the line interface section 6. The communication control unit 5 is a control unit that controls communication including facsimile communication and telephone calls, which will be described later.

The line interface section 6 is an interface with the 15DN, and the communication control section 5 is connected to the 15DN subscriber line via the line interface section 6. control is performed.

Regarding the former, when receiving a facsimile, these communication control unit 5 and line interface unit 6 perform end-to-end communication with the other party's facsimile terminal under the control of the central control unit 1, and compress and expand the received image information as described above. Regarding the latter, similarly, under the control of the central control unit 1, a predetermined call reception procedure is executed when a call is received from the network side.

The present facsimile device includes a reading section 2, a printing section 3, etc. as described above, as well as an operation section 7 for operating the device, and a 1! It has a handset section 8 and a memory section 9 for storing a calling party number.

The operation unit 7 is provided with various switches operated by an operator. The switches include switches such as a communication start switch and a stop key, which are required as operation units in general facsimile machines.

Since this device has a telephone function, a numeric keypad, or dial key, is used to enter the number of the other party.
This can be provided in the operating section 7. The operation unit 7 is also provided with a display and the like.

The memory unit 9 is used to store the number of the other party of the facsimile, that is, the caller, when receiving a facsimile.

In this embodiment, a memory section 9 is provided as a means for storing the caller's number, and furthermore, when a call is made without keying in the number with the dial key during reception by facsimile, the By providing a means to automatically call the other party, it is possible to make inquiries to the caller for confirmation regarding documents being received, etc., without having to key in the number of the other party each time a call is made to the current party. I am able to make phone calls.

Therefore, in the central control unit 1, the calling number is stored in the memory 102, which is a program storage unit, while the fax is being received, as shown in the flowchart of FIG. When a call is made without keying in a number, a program is stored in advance to control the call to be made using the stored caller number, and the CPU+OI is stored in the memory section 9 for storing the caller number. Memory information, the operation section 7
The control program is executed based on information regarding whether or not the communication start switch and dial keys are operated, and the operations of the communication control unit 5 and the like are controlled.

A more specific explanation will be given below with reference to FIG. 2 as well.

FIG. 2 shows an example of a processing flow for implementing a calling method in a communication device according to the present invention.

In FIG. 1, if there is an incoming call from a sending facsimile terminal via the 15DN subscriber line, as shown in FIG. 2, first, in step 201, FAX incoming processing is performed.

That is, in response to an incoming call from the network side, the line interface unit 6 executes the incoming call procedure, and then stores the calling party number in the memory unit 9 (step 202).

Specifically, it stores the source address sent through the 15DN subscriber line. In this way, the caller number is memorized and retained for each incoming call, and as described later, if it is necessary to call the caller while receiving a call, the memorized caller number can be used. Be prepared for call processing based on

Once the above-mentioned storage processing is completed, the normal receiving processing is started and executed. That is, after the incoming call procedure is completed, the communication control unit 5 performs end-to-end communication with the other party's fax,
The received image information is transferred to the compression/expansion section 4. In this way, the image information expanded by the compression/expansion section 4 is transferred to the printing section 3 and printed (steps 203 and 204).
In the process of downloading, it is determined in step 203 whether or not reception has ended. If the answer is Yes, reception ends; however, in this program example, the operation unit 7 is always pressed during reception. Whether or not the communication start switch is pressed is monitored (step 205).

If the answer in step 205 is No, return to step 203, and if the answer in step 203 is NO,
The process advances to step 204 to continue receiving. in this way,
If the operator does not press the communication start switch while continuing reception after receiving a FAX, the device configured as shown in Figure 1 will:
The FAX reception process is performed as usual, and the program ends when the FAX reception is completed.

If, during the above-mentioned reception, it becomes necessary for the receiving side to confirm the contents of the received document with the calling party, the operator on the receiving side can do the following. That is, when the recipient calls the sender to inquire about a document that has been sent, the recipient presses the communication start switch without keying in the caller's number.

As mentioned above, in step 205, the presence or absence of the press is monitored, so when the communication start switch is operated during reception and a Yes answer is obtained as a result of the determination, the process proceeds to step 206 and subsequent steps. The following process is executed, and a call is automatically made to the person currently transmitting.

First, the communication start switch is pressed on the operation unit 7, and the press is recognized by the central control unit l (step 20
5), in the following step 206, it is determined whether or not the number key-in operation has been performed. As mentioned above, in this case, the operator only presses the communication start switch and does not key in the caller's number using the dial keys as in the past, so the operator may have proceeded to step 206 instead of step 205. In this case, the answer to step 206 is No.

In this way, the pressing of the communication start switch is first recognized by the central control unit l (step 205), and furthermore, since the number has not been keyed in, it is recognized that the call is to the calling party number (step 205). 206). That is, in this case, it is determined that the operator's intention is to request a call based on the memorized caller number stored in the memory section 9, and the call is not made to the stored number. Execute it. Specifically, the central control unit 1 reads out the calling party number stored in the memory unit 9 executed in step 202, transfers it to the communication control unit 5, and instructs the communication control unit 5 to make a call to the calling party number. do. Accordingly, the communication control section 5 executes a call to the calling party number in accordance with the instruction (step 207), and thus communication is performed by the telephone section 8 (step 208), and the process returns to step 203. Become.

As described above, the facsimile device with a telephone function has a memory section 9 for storing the number of the communication party and a means for making a call to the number stored in the memory section 9 without keying in the number of the communication party. If you make a call without keying in the recipient's number while receiving a fax, the call will be made to the recipient of the facsimile, so simply press the communication start switch to make the call without operating the dial keys for dialing the number. Can be operated. In this way, by providing a means to memorize the calling number while receiving a fax, and to make a call using the memorized calling number when a call is made without keying in the called number. , you can make a call without having to key in the other party's number.
When making an incoming call, the operator does not have to determine who the currently transmitting caller is, or even what his subscriber number is. , you can call the desired party easily and without making a mistake.

Furthermore, in this example program, the operator himself can actually key in the number and call the other party. That is, as a result of the determination in step 206, the answer is Ye.
In the case of s, that is, when the number is keyed in, a call is made to the keyed-in number (step 209), so that it is possible to make a call to the keyed-in number.

Note that the method of the present invention can also be applied to facsimile machines with electric functions that also have a speed dial function and the like.

(Effects of the Invention) According to the present invention, it is possible to make a call without inputting the called party's number as was done in the past, which simplifies the operation and shortens the time required for the call operation. What's more, it has the effect of eliminating the need for making false calls.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

An embodiment of the present invention is shown in the figure, and FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a facsimile device to which the calling method in a communication device according to the present invention is applied, and FIG. 2 is an example of a processing flow executed in the device of FIG. 1. FIG. l...Central processing unit, 2...Reading unit, 3...Printing unit, 4...Compression/expansion unit, 5...Communication control unit, 6...
Line interface section, 7... Operation section, 8... Telephone section, 9... Memory section.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] 1. A calling method in a communication device equipped with an input section as a number dial, the communication device having a storage means for storing the number of the communication partner, and a device for inputting the number of the communication partner. and a means for making a call to a number stored in the storage means based on the information stored in the storage means, and when a call is made without inputting the number of the other party during communication with the other party's device. , a call origination method in a communication device, characterized in that a call is automatically made to the communication partner at that point in time. 2. The input unit is composed of at least a plurality of keys, and the means for making a call to the number stored in the storage means includes a communication start switch in the communication device, and the means for calling the number stored in the storage means includes a communication start switch in the communication device, 2. The calling system in a communication device according to claim 1, wherein the automatic calling is performed when a call is made without keying in the other party's number during communication with the other party.