JPS6388961A - Facsimile equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To grasp easily an automatic receiving state even when a facsimile equipment is away by providing an indicator to display communication control information on a remote terminal connected by a wire to a facsimile equipment main body. CONSTITUTION:A remote terminal 50 is connected to a facsimile main body by a wire and has an indicator to display communication control information on it. At the time of using the facsimile main body is installed at a prescribed position, the remote terminal 50 is installed on the desk of an operator and the facsimile main body and the remote terminal 50 are connected by a cable. When the operator pushes a report key in the remote terminal 50 for a prescribed time or in accordance with the necessity, the communication result data are successively displayed at an LCD displaying part.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] [Industrial application field] The present invention relates to a facsimile device.

[Conventional technology] As a conventional intermediate class facsimile machine, B4
There are many transmitters, and it is a little large to place on a desk in an office.For this reason, facsimile machines are often installed some distance from the desk.

By the way, in the above case, when the facsimile machine receives an automatic reception, if the operator is working at his desk, he may not notice the reception.

Even if the message is urgent, the operator cannot take out the recording paper at the same time as the message is received.

On the other hand, in order for the operator to check the reception early, there is a problem in that the operator must check the presence or absence of recording paper many times a day, and this operation is complicated.

[Object of the Invention] The present invention has been made by focusing on the above-mentioned problems of the conventional apparatus, and provides an object to easily grasp the automatic reception status when a facsimile machine is installed at a position away from a desk in an office. The purpose of this invention is to provide a facsimile machine that can perform the following functions.

[Embodiments of the invention] FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention.

In FIG. 1, a crystal oscillator 1 generates a reference clock for the entire device, and this clock is given as a reference clock to a CPU (central processing unit) 2 comprised of a desired microprocessor or the like. The CPU 2 has a data bus and an address bus, ROM 3, RAM 4, timer 5, PPI (propramable parallel l10) 6.
．． 7, l01UPI (Peripheral CPU) Connected to 9.11.12. The CPU 2 controls the entire facsimile machine and also encodes and decodes image data.

The DMA controller 3 has a ROM3. The UPI 9 controls the memory such as the RAM 4, and the UPI 9 controls the drive of the original and recording paper. Also, UPI 11
is for controlling the recording system of the parallel-to-serial converter 25 and the thermal head, the UPI 12 is for displaying the key manual switch 31 and the liquid crystal display LCD 32, and the operation panel 33 is for controlling the key manual switch 31 and the display on the liquid crystal display LCD 32.
and an LCD 32.

The modem 14 modulates and demodulates image data and transmits and receives procedure signals for facsimile communication procedures, and the network control unit (NCU) 15 switches the line to the telephone A34 side or the modem 14 side. .

The dialer 16 sends a dial signal to one line in response to the telephone number data of the communication device outputted from the CPU 2 via the PP17.

In addition, a relay 8, a speaker drive circuit 18, a speaker 19, and an analog-to-digital converter 21 are provided.

In addition to the above, a parallel/serial conversion circuit 41, a driver IC 42, a connector 43, and a remote terminal 50 are provided.

The remote terminal 50 is connected to the main body of the facsimile machine by wire, and has a display thereon for displaying communication management information.

FIG. 2 is an external view showing the display panel of the remote terminal 50. As shown in FIG.

The operation panel of the remote terminal 50 is provided with a plurality of key switches, a numeric keypad switch, and an LCD display section 51. This LCD display section 51 includes a mode,
Two lines (two items) of communication result data are displayed, such as the other party's telephone number, the other party's ID, the start time, and the number of sheets. Also, L.C.
The display of communication management information on the D display section 51 is controlled by operating a key switch.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing the appearance of the operation panel 33 of the main body of the facsimile machine.

Next, the operation of the above embodiment will be explained.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing the overall operation of the above embodiment.

If copying (Sl), sending (52), and receiving (S3) are necessary, the copying operation (S6), sending operation (S7), and receiving operation (S8) are executed, respectively, and then turned off. When performing fancy eye processing (S4), polling ID registration (59,514), user abbreviation registration (S10.515)
), performs a predetermined operation from the user telephone number registration (512, 517), and if necessary, rewrites the telephone number of the own station registered in the other party's one-touch dial (s
ia).

Then, in the case where the funk ribbon processing is not performed (S4),
When it is necessary to output a report (S5), a report output process is executed (S18). This report output is only displayed on the LCD display section 51 shown in FIG. 2, and is not printed out.

FIG. 5 shows the report output process (s i
2 is a flowchart showing the detailed operation of step s).

When the report mode is started, "Report mode J" is displayed on the LCD display section 51 for 1111 seconds (
S30), and two lines of the latest communication result data are displayed on the LCD display section 51 (S31). Here, "8" on the operation panel of the remote terminal 50 shown in FIG.
” key, the oldest communication result data is shifted by one and displayed on the LCD display section 51, and each time the above “8” key is pressed, the oldest result data is shifted by one and displayed (
339) However, if the 20th communication in the past is displayed (S38), the result data for any older communication will not be displayed, and in this case, if the stop key is pressed (S34), the process returns.

On the other hand, if you press the "2" key on the operation panel in Figure 2, the new result will be shifted and displayed.
Each time the "2" key is pressed, new communication results are shifted one by one and displayed. However, when the latest data is displayed (S36), the display on the LCD display section 51 does not change.

The E2 ROM 17 in FIG. 1 is a memory that stores communication result data, and is connected to the parallel/serial conversion circuit 4.
1. CPU via driver IC 42 and connector 43
2 controls the communication contents to be displayed on the remote terminal 50. Also.

The CPU 2 is “2” and “8” in the remote terminal 50.
Key operation state data is input, and each time the key is pressed, predetermined communication result data is selected from the contents of the E2ROM 17 and controlled to be displayed on the LCD display section 51.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a memory map of each memory in FIG. 1.

As for the communication result data in the E2ROM 17, old data is discarded one after another, and new communication result data is filled in from the top.

When actually using the above embodiment, the main body of the facsimile machine (the part shown in FIG. 1 excluding the remote terminal 50) is installed in a predetermined position, and the remote terminal 50 is installed on the operator's desk. Then, the main body of the facsimile machine and the remote terminal 50 are connected with a cable. When the operator presses the report key on the remote terminal 50 at predetermined intervals or as needed, the communication result data can be sequentially displayed on the LCD display section 51 as described above.

Note that while working on the remote terminal 50, operations on the operation panel 33 on the main body side are not possible. In this case, the "remote in progress" LED lights up.

[Effects of the Invention] According to the present invention, when a facsimile machine is installed at a position away from a desk in an office, the automatic reception status can be easily grasped.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is an external view showing the operation panel of the remote terminal. FIG. 3 is an external view showing the operation panel of the main body of the facsimile machine. FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing the overall operation of the above embodiment. FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing the operation of displaying communication result data in the above embodiment. FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a map of each memory in the above embodiment. 33... Operation panel of the main body of the facsimile machine. 41... P/S conversion circuit, 42... Driver IC1 43... Connector, 50... Remote terminal. 51...LCD display section. Patent applicant Canon Co., Ltd. Agent Arata Yokubo - Figure 3

Claims (2)

[Claims] (1) A facsimile machine characterized in that a display device for displaying communication management information is provided on a remote terminal connected to the main body of the facsimile machine by wire. (2) The facsimile apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the display is such that the display of the communication management information is controlled by the operation of a key switch provided on the remote terminal. .