JPS6229363A - Facsimile equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To easily allow the operator of a recepsion side to discriminate a disabled original transmission by sending prescribed information, e.g., picture information comprising a message being a cause to the disabled original transmission to a caller side when the original sending disable state is decided. CONSTITUTION:When a transmission original is set based on a detection signal A from an original presence detector 12 and a pass word information C given from a sender side transmission control section 11 is coincident with preset pass word information, a control section 14 decides whether or not paper jam takes place based on a detection signal B from a JAM detector 13. When at least one of unset original, dissident pass word and the occurrence of paper jam is detected, a prescribed information D in response to a cause disabled original transmission is sent to a message pattern generating section 15. Then prescribed message pattern information E is generated based on the information D from the message pattern generating section 15. Thus, the operator at the reception side judges easily disabled original transmission.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION (Technical Field of the Invention) The present invention relates to a facsimile machine that transmits a document based on a polling communication method, and in particular, the present invention relates to a facsimile device that transmits a document based on a polling communication method, and in particular, the present invention relates to a facsimile device that transmits a document based on a polling communication method, and in particular, a facsimile device that transmits a document in response to a document transmission request from a calling party. This invention relates to improvements in communication control means in the event that communication becomes impossible.

[Technical background of the invention and its problems]

In facsimile communication systems, the sending side calls the receiving side, and when the receiving side responds, the document is sent. A polling communication method is used in which the receiving side calls a specific facsimile machine and instructs it to start sending a document, and in response to this command, the sending side sends the document to the receiving side. be.

In the case of this polling communication method, conventionally, the original to be sent is set in advance on the sending facsimile machine, and the mode is set to automatically connect the line in response to a 16Hz paging signal from the receiving side. After that, if the receiving side calls and requests to send the original, the original will be automatically sent.

However, sometimes the operator on the receiving end makes a mistake when calling,
If no document for transmission is set in the sending facsimile machine, or if a paper jam occurs, the document will not be transmitted. In addition, in the polling communication method, in order to protect the confidentiality of information, the receiving side sends out password information to determine whether or not there is a right to use the information, but this password information matches the preset password information on the sending side. If you do not do this, the original will not be sent.

In this way, if the sending side does not send a document in response to a request for sending a document from the receiving side, the line is automatically disconnected. Therefore, for the operator on the receiving side, even though a document transmission request has been sent, the line is disconnected without the document being sent. It was not possible to determine whether the problem was due to a problem with the password or an incorrect password, resulting in problems such as delayed response.

[Purpose of the invention]

The present invention was made based on these circumstances,
The purpose of this is to use a facsimile system that allows an operator on the receiving side to easily determine that the original cannot be sent when the sending side cannot send the original in response to a request to send the original in the polling communication method. The goal is to provide equipment.

[Summary of the invention]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention determines whether or not a document can be sent in response to a document transmission request from a calling side using a polling communication method, and when it is determined that the document cannot be transmitted. The system transmits predetermined information, such as image information containing a message explaining why the original cannot be transmitted, to the calling party.

[Embodiments of the invention]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of an embodiment of the present invention. In the figure, 10 is the main body of the sending facsimile machine (
20 is a receiving facsimile machine main body (calling side), and 30 is a line connecting these facsimile machine main bodies 10 and 20.

The sending facsimile machine body 10 has a sending side transmission control section 11, which controls the receiving side transmission tllJ of the receiving facsimile machine main body 20 according to a predetermined transmission control procedure.
511 part 21! II in signal S is transmitted and received. The apparatus main body 10 also has a built-in document presence/absence detector 12 that determines whether a document is set on the automatic paper feeder and a JAM detector 13 that determines whether an M jam has occurred. Detector 1
2. Detection signals A and B from the JAM detector 13 are sent to the control section 14. This control WJ section 14 receives detection signals A, 8. and determining whether or not it is possible to transmit the manuscript based on the password information C input from the transmitting side transmission control unit 11,
When it is determined that the document cannot be transmitted, a predetermined information signal is sent to the message pattern generator 15 according to the reason why it is determined that the document cannot be transmitted. The message pattern generator 15 generates predetermined message pattern information E based on the information signal from the control section 14, and this message pattern information E is sent to the image signal transmission section 16. This image signal transmitter 16 transmits the message pattern generator 15 when the document cannot be transmitted.
The message pattern information E generated in 111I
If the document can be sent, the document information F is transmitted as an image signal G to the receiving facsimile machine body 20 via the line 30.
The image information is transmitted to the image information receiving section 22 at.

On the other hand, the receiving side facsimile apparatus main body 20 is configured to record a document or a message pattern on a receiving recording paper based on the image signal G received by the image information receiving section 22.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be explained with reference to the connection control procedure shown in FIG. 2. When transmitting a document using the polling communication method, the operator on the transmitting side first sets the document to be transmitted on the automatic paper feeder of the transmitting side facsimile machine main unit 1o, and then automatically opens the line in response to a call signal from the receiving side. Set the mode to connect 30.

After that, the receiving party makes a call, and the calling signal CNG is
When input, the line 30 is automatically connected and the digital identification signal DNS is output from the transmission control section 11 on the transmission side to the transmission control section 21 on the reception side.

The receiving side transmission unit 21 receives the digital identification signal DIS and outputs a digital transmission command signal DTC including password information C as a document transmission request.

On the other hand, the transmitting side transmission Jll1 section 11 receives the digital transmission command signal DTC and supplies the password information C and the like sent from the receiving side to the control section 14. Then, the control section 14 determines whether or not the document transmission is possible according to the determination procedure shown in FIG.

That is, the IJ 111 section 14 is the original presence/absence detector 12.
Based on the detection signal A from , it is determined whether or not a transmission document is set (step 31).

Further, it is determined whether the password information C given from the transmission side transmission control unit 11 matches the password information set in advance (step 32). Furthermore, J.A.
Based on the detection signal B from the M detector 13, it is determined whether or not a paper jam has occurred (step 33). If at least one of the following is detected: the document is not set, the password does not match, or a paper jam occurs, it is determined that the document cannot be sent, and predetermined information is sent depending on the reason why the document cannot be sent. Message pattern generation section 1
Sent on 5th. Then, the message pattern generator 15 generates predetermined message pattern information E based on the information. Further, a digital command signal DO8 is sent from the transmission side transmission control section 11 to the reception side transmission control section 21, and a training check signal TCP is also sent out. Then, the reception-side transmission control unit 21 outputs a reception preparation confirmation signal CFR for notifying that transmission of the image signal G can be started.
The transmitting side transmission control unit 11 receives this reception preparation confirmation signal CF.
In response to the message R, the image signal transmitter 16 transmits an image signal G based on the message pattern information E to the image signal receiver 21 . As a result, on the receiving side, a message pattern is recorded on the receiving recording paper.

When the transmission of the image signal G is completed, a procedure end signal @EOP is output from the transmission control section 11 on the transmission side to the transmission control section 21 on the reception side. Then, the receiving side transmission control section 21 outputs a message confirmation signal MCF, and in response, the sending side transmission control section 11 outputs a line disconnection signal D.
CN is output and the line 30 is disconnected. Thus,
Transmission of the message pattern using the polling communication method ends.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of a message pattern recorded on the reception recording paper, and shows a message pattern when the original transmission becomes impossible due to a mismatch in the password information C.

On the other hand, when the control unit 14 detects that the original is set, the password information matches, and no paper jam has occurred, it is determined that the original can be sent, and the above-mentioned connection is established. Based on the procedure, the document information F is transmitted as an image signal G to the image signal receiving section 22. As a result, on the receiving side, the original is recorded on the reception recording paper.

As described above, according to this embodiment, in the polling communication method, if the sending side cannot send the original in response to a request to send the original from the receiving side, the receiving side sends the original as shown in FIG. The message pattern of the reason why it was not possible is recorded. Therefore, by looking at the above message pattern, the operator on the receiving side can easily understand the reason why the original has not been sent, and if, for example, it appears that the call was made by mistake, the operator can take action such as calling the sending side again. can be executed quickly, and operability can be improved. In addition, the receiving facsimile device main body 20 includes:
There is no need to provide a special circuit 1 means for recording the message pattern, and conventional document receiving means can be used, so no problems arise in terms of cost.

Note that the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments.

For example, in the embodiment described above, the message pattern generator 15 generates a message pattern indicating the reason why the document cannot be transmitted, and the message pattern is transmitted to the receiving side. It is also possible to just send it. Further, the message pattern generator 15 is provided in the main body 20 of the receiving facsimile machine, and when the original cannot be transmitted, a predetermined signal is output from the transmitting side, and the message pattern generator on the receiving side indicates that the original cannot be transmitted. A similar effect can be obtained by generating a message pattern such as the reason why the problem occurred.

Further, in the embodiment described above, the criteria for determining whether a document cannot be sent are based on the presence or absence of a document, comparing password information, and detecting a paper jam, but the present invention is not limited to these. It goes without saying that various other modifications can be made without departing from the gist of the present invention.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As described in detail above, according to the present invention, it is determined whether or not a manuscript can be transmitted in response to a manuscript transmission request from the calling side using the polling communication method, and when it is determined that the manuscript cannot be transmitted. transmits predetermined information, such as image information consisting of a message from a box that cannot be sent to the calling party, to the calling party. It is possible to provide a facsimile device that allows an operator on the receiving side to easily determine that the document cannot be transmitted when the document cannot be transmitted.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

1 to 4 are diagrams showing an embodiment of the present invention,
Fig. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration, Fig. 2 is a diagram showing the connection control means between the sending side and the receiving side, Fig. 3 is a flow chart showing the determination procedure in the control section, and Fig. 4 shows an example of the message pattern. FIG. DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10... Sending side facsimile machine main body, 11... Sending side transmission control unit, 12... Original presence/absence detector, 13...
・JAM detector, 14...control unit, 15...message pattern generator, 16...image signal transmission unit, 20.
. . . Receiving side facsimile device body, 21 . . . Receiving side transmission control unit, 22 . . . Image signal receiving unit, 30 . Applicant's agent Patent attorney Takehiko Suzue 1st figure 2nd figure 3rd figure 411I

Claims (3)

[Claims] (1) A determining means for determining whether or not a document can be transmitted in response to a request for transmitting a document from the calling side using the polling communication method, and a predetermined method when the determining means determines that the document cannot be transmitted. and transmitting means for transmitting the information to the calling party. (2) The facsimile apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the determining means determines at least one of the presence or absence of a document, the matching of passwords, and the presence or absence of a paper jam. (3) Claim (1) characterized in that the predetermined information transmitted to the calling party by the transmitting means is image information consisting of a message indicating the reason why the manuscript cannot be transmitted.
Facsimile machine as described in Section 1.