JPH04249471A - Facsimile equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To dispense with the need of reinput processing of data in the case a failure occurs during data transmission, and to receive data if there is receiving data in a state of waiting for line connection. CONSTITUTION:Data that is read by a data read section 14 for transmission is stored in a data memory section 12. A transmitting/receiving control section 13, if data transmission/reception is enabled, transmits the data in the data memory section 12 via a data transmitting section 11. If data transmission is prohibited, when there is receiving data, after this receiving is terminated, data in the data memory section 12 is transmitted. In the case a failure occurs during data transmission, the data transmission is interrupted, and if there is receiving data, after this receiving is terminated, the data in the data memory section 12 is transmitted.

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 facsimile machine capable of transmitting data over a telephone line at random times.

0002

[Prior Art] Conventionally, in this type of facsimile machine,
Since sending and receiving are not independent, it was not possible to receive while waiting on the line at the time of sending.

0003

[Problem to be Solved by the Invention] In the conventional facsimile machine described above, since transmission and reception are not independent,
If you are unable to receive data while waiting for a line to send, and if you cancel transmission because the line is not connected, or if you cancel transmission because you have to receive data due to urgent requirements, you will have to start the sending process again. It has the disadvantage that it cannot be used.

0004

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION A facsimile apparatus according to the present invention that performs transmission and reception using a telephone line has a transmission data storage function.

[0005]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Next, the present invention will be explained with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of a facsimile apparatus according to the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a flowchart for explaining the data transmission operation in FIG.

First, the data reading section 14 reads transmission data (step 21), and stores the data in the data storage section 12 as a buffer (step 22). Then, the transmission/reception control unit 13 determines whether data can be transmitted by causing the line connection unit 15 to execute line connection processing (steps 23, 24, and 25). If the line can be connected, the data transmitting section 11 transmits the data stored in the data storage section 12 (steps 26 and 27).

If it is determined in step 25 that data cannot be transmitted (NO), the line connection process is temporarily stopped, and the transmission/reception control device 13 determines whether or not there is received data (step 28). is received by the data receiving section 17 (step 29), and the printing section 16 prints it on paper. Then, data reception ends (step 3
0), the line connection unit 15 executes the line connection process again (
Step 24), if the connection is established, the data stored in the data storage section 12 is transmitted by the data transmission section 11 (step 26). If data is not being received in step 23, the line connection unit 15 executes line connection processing (step 24), and if connection is possible (YES in step 25),
The data stored in the data storage unit 12 is transmitted to the data transmission unit 1
1 (step 26).

[0009]Furthermore, when the line connection unit 15 connects the line in steps 24 and 25 and some kind of failure occurs while the data transmission unit 11 is transmitting data (step 27) (for example, when the paper of the destination facsimile machine If the transmission process ends abnormally due to a disconnection, a problem with the facsimile machine, or a forced termination of the transmission process), data transmission is interrupted (step 31), and the transmission/reception control unit 13 performs step 2.
Returning to step 8, it is determined whether or not there is received data, and if there is, the data is received by the data receiving section 17 and printed on paper by the printing section 16. When the data reception is completed, the line connection section 15 executes the line connection process again, and if the connection is successful, the data stored in the data storage section 12 is transmitted by the data transmission section 11.

[0010] The above processing flow is for a case where the destination is one, but when the same data is to be sent to multiple locations, the transmission/reception control unit 13 stores the data in the data storage unit 12 in order from the destination to which the line can be connected. The data transmitted can be transmitted by the data transmitter 11.

[0011]

Effects of the Invention As explained above, the present invention has a facsimile machine itself having a sending data storage function and a sending/receiving data control function, so that data re-input processing can be performed in the event that some kind of failure occurs during data transmission. is no longer needed,
This has the effect that if there is received data while waiting for line connection, the data can be received.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of a facsimile device of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart for explaining the data transmission operation in FIG. 1;

[Explanation of symbols]

11 Data transmission section 12 Data storage section 13 Transmission and reception control unit 14 Data reading section 15 Line connection part 16 Printing section 17 Data receiving section

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A facsimile device that performs transmission and reception using a telephone line, the facsimile device having a data storage function for transmission.