JP2000115440A - Facsimile system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a facsimile system with which a user recognizes electronic mail information when the user carries a cordless slave set, even if the user stays at a place separate from a personal computer. SOLUTION: A personal computer 13 has an electronic mail communication section 13c, an external communication section 13a, that communicates with a facsimile equipment provided with cordless telephone set, and an electronic main transfer section 13b that informs the facsimile equipment by using the external communication section 13a regarding electronic mail information detected by the electronic mail communication section 13c. The facsimile equipment has a PC interface section 11 that communicates data with the personal computer via the external communication section 13a, a cordless master set control section 9 and a cordless slave set control section 10 that conduct speech communication and data communication with cordless telephone sets, and the PC interface section 11 has an electronic mail notice section 11a that informs the cordless master set control section of the received electronic mail information.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a facsimile system comprising a personal computer capable of Internet communication and a facsimile apparatus with a cordless telephone connected to the personal computer.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Internet communication using personal computers has become widespread, and the frequency of using electronic mails as information transmission units is increasing. Further, with the improvement of the printing performance of the facsimile apparatus, it is possible to connect and use the facsimile apparatus instead of the printer as a printing unit of the application software used in the personal computer. As described above, the function of connecting a facsimile apparatus to a personal computer is becoming widespread. Hereinafter, a system including a personal computer and a facsimile apparatus with a cordless telephone connected to the personal computer is referred to as a facsimile system.

[0003]

However, in the conventional facsimile system, when a personal computer is used, e-mail is a fast and effective information transmission unit.
If the user leaves the personal computer, the information of the e-mail cannot be recognized, and there is a problem that the information transmission means is not effective.

[0004] It is an object of the present invention to provide a facsimile system that can recognize electronic mail information even if the user is carrying a cordless cordless handset even if the user is away from a personal computer.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to solve this problem, a facsimile system according to the present invention is a facsimile system including a personal computer and a facsimile apparatus with a cordless telephone. An e-mail communication unit capable of sending and receiving mail, an external communication unit for communicating with a facsimile device with a cordless telephone, and an electronic communication unit for notifying e-mail information detected by the e-mail communication unit to the facsimile device with a cordless telephone by the external communication unit A facsimile apparatus with a cordless telephone having a mail transfer unit; a PC interface unit for performing data communication with a personal computer via an external communication unit; a cordless base unit control unit for performing cordless telephone calls and data communication; A slave unit control unit, and a PC interface Scan section has a configuration having an e-mail notification unit for notifying an incoming e-mail information to the cordless base unit controller.

[0006] Thus, a facsimile system that can recognize electronic mail information can be obtained even if the cordless handset is carried away from a personal computer.

[0007]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A facsimile system according to a first aspect of the present invention is a facsimile system comprising a personal computer and a facsimile apparatus with a cordless telephone. The personal computer is connected to an external communication network to transmit and receive e-mail. An e-mail communication unit, an external communication unit that communicates with a facsimile device with a cordless telephone, and an e-mail transfer unit that notifies the e-mail information detected by the e-mail communication unit to the facsimile device with a cordless telephone by the external communication unit A facsimile apparatus with a cordless telephone, a PC interface unit for data communication with a personal computer via an external communication unit, a cordless base unit control unit for cordless telephone call and data communication, and a cordless handset control unit. And the PC interface unit receives an incoming call. It has an e-mail notification unit that notifies the e-mail information to the cordless base unit control unit. The e-mail information obtained by the e-mail communication unit is transmitted to the facsimile machine with a cordless telephone via the external communication unit. The e-mail notification unit has the function of notifying the cordless child device control unit of the e-mail information via the cordless parent device control unit.

A facsimile system according to a second aspect is the facsimile system according to the first aspect,
The cordless base unit control unit has a main body monitoring unit that detects attachment / detachment of the cordless handset and the facsimile machine main unit.The cordless handset control unit includes an analog control unit that can change the frequency and interval of the bell output in the cordless telephone. A display unit capable of displaying character data, and the cordless base unit control unit, when the main body monitoring unit detects that the cordless handset has been removed from the facsimile main unit, the electronic mail notification unit The cordless handset control unit notifies the cordless handset control unit of the e-mail information, and the cordless handset control unit causes the bell to sound in a tone different from the bell tone of a normal incoming call, and the e-mail information is displayed on the display unit. This has the effect that the incoming e-mail to the cordless cordless handset is recognized by sound and character display, for example, the destination and subject of the mail are recognized.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the facsimile system according to the first or second aspect, the electronic mail notification unit receives the response command from the cordless slave unit control unit when the cordless master unit control unit receives the response command. The text data in the e-mail information received by the PC interface unit is notified to the cordless child device control unit via the cordless parent device control unit. This has the effect that the text data in the information is displayed on the display unit of the cordless handset control unit.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the facsimile system according to any one of the first to third aspects, the PC interface unit detects and reproduces audio data in the received electronic mail information. A data reproducing unit is provided, and the e-mail notification unit activates the audio data reproducing unit when the cordless parent device control unit receives a response command from the cordless child device control unit. It has the effect that incoming mail is recognized.

Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.
This will be described with reference to FIG. (Embodiment 1) FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a facsimile system according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention.

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes a CPU 1a, a ROM 1
b, RAM 1c, and other elements (eg, I / O) 1
d, a central processing control unit composed of various key switches 2a for inputting operation instructions to a facsimile apparatus with a cordless telephone, a display unit 2b for displaying an operation state, and an operation unit composed of other elements (for example, sensors) 2c. Reference numeral 3 denotes a main storage unit for storing various function setting information set by the operator and status information of the facsimile apparatus with a cordless device, and a temporary storage unit for temporarily storing communication data and image data. Printing section, which prints out, 5 is a CCD sensor unit, A /
A reading unit configured by a D converter and an image processing circuit and performing photoelectric binarization processing on optically read data; 6 is a line control unit for performing incoming and outgoing calls via a line 7; and 8 is facsimile communication A communication control unit for performing protocol control by a modem and compressing / decompressing image data to be transmitted / received, 9 is a cordless master unit control unit including a main body monitoring unit 9a, a master unit request unit 9b, and a master unit communication unit 9c; Slave unit communication unit 10a,
Remote unit request unit 10b, key switch 10c, display unit 10
d, a cordless cordless handset control unit comprising an analog control unit 10e and a central processing unit 10f.
a, PC communication unit 11b, and other elements (for example, transferring data from the facsimile apparatus body to a personal computer, facsimile communication of data from the personal computer,
A PC interface unit including an element having a print control function 11c; 12, a connection cable; 13, an external communication unit 13a, an e-mail transfer unit 13b, an e-mail communication unit 13c, and other elements (for example, control of an input / output device). A central processing unit having an operating system) a personal computer 13d, 14 a monitor, 15 a keyboard, and 16 an Internet cable. In FIG. 1, a facsimile apparatus with a cordless telephone has a central processing control unit 1, an operation unit 2,
It has a main storage unit 3, a printing unit 4, a reading unit 5, a line control unit 6, a communication control unit 8, a cordless parent device control unit 9, a cordless child device control unit 10, and a PC interface unit 11.

FIG. 9 is a block diagram showing a facsimile system according to the first embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 9, the connection cable 12, the personal computer 13, the monitor 14, the keyboard 15, and the Internet cable 16 are the same as those in FIG. 9A is a cordless base unit having a cordless base unit control unit 9 and constituting a facsimile apparatus with a cordless telephone, and 10A is a cordless base unit having a cordless handset control unit 10 and constituting a facsimile apparatus with a cordless telephone. The facsimile system according to the present embodiment includes facsimile apparatuses 9A and 10A with a cordless telephone, a connection cable 12, a personal computer 13, and an Internet cable 16.

The functions and the like of the facsimile system thus configured will be described.

The central processing control unit 1 controls the operation of the entire apparatus by software control according to a program stored in a ROM 1b of the microcomputer circuit. Therefore, each process is performed based on an instruction from the central processing control unit 1. The operation unit 2 receives an operator's key input and displays various information. The main body monitoring unit 9a monitors the status of the facsimile machine main body (cordless parent machine) 9A, and the parent machine request unit 9b controls the cordless child machine 10A from the operation unit 2 or the PC interface unit 11 or receives a control request from the cordless child machine 10A. The control request to the cordless base unit 9A is recognized and executed, and the base unit communication unit 9c communicates transmission / reception data to the line 7 and control data to and from the cordless handset 10A. The slave communication unit 10a communicates transmission / reception data and control data with the cordless master 9A, and the slave request unit 10b monitors the status of the cordless slave 10A and controls the cordless master 9A from the key switch 10c. Recognizes and executes the request, and the cordless master 9
A recognizes and executes a control request for cordless child device 10A from A. The display unit 10d displays an operation state of the operator and data received from the cordless master unit 9A.
The analog control unit 10e performs transmission data control from the microphone input of the cordless handset 9A, reception data control from the cordless base unit 10A, and speaker output such as ringing of a bell. The central processing unit 10f includes a CPU, a ROM, a RAM, and other I / Os in the same manner as the central processing control unit 1 on the main unit 9A, and follows a program stored in the ROM of the microcomputer circuit. The operation of the entire cordless handset 10A is controlled by software control. The PC interface unit 11 is connected to the personal computer 13 by a connection cable 12 such as RS232C. The PC communication unit 11b performs communication of e-mail information and facsimile information, and the e-mail notification unit 11a transmits necessary e-mails to the cordless base unit control unit 9 in order to notify the e-mail information to the cordless handset control unit 10. Notify information. The other element 11c transfers data from the facsimile apparatus body 9A to the personal computer, performs facsimile communication of data from the personal computer, and controls printing.
Normally, a monitor 14 and a keyboard 15 are connected to a personal computer 13 for use. The external communication unit 13a communicates with the facsimile machine body 9A via the connection cable 12, the e-mail communication unit 13c transmits / receives e-mail via the Internet cable 16, and the e-mail transfer unit 1
3b communicates information to be notified to the cordless handset 10A in the e-mail data to the facsimile apparatus body 9A.
The personal computer 13 runs each application software on the OS which is the core of the program control,
The other element 13d includes an OS for controlling input / output devices such as the keyboard 15, the connection cable 12, and the network cable 16, and the like.

The operation of the facsimile system shown in FIGS. 1 and 9 will be described with reference to FIGS. 2 to 7 and FIG.
FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing an electronic mail transfer process in the facsimile system of FIG. 1, FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing a PC communication process in the facsimile system of FIG. 1, and FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing an electronic mail reception process in the PC communication process of FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing an electronic mail notification process in the facsimile system of FIG. 1, FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing a cordless parent machine request process in the facsimile system of FIG. 1, and FIG.
3 is a flowchart showing a cordless handset requesting process in the facsimile system of FIG. FIG. 10 is a display example diagram showing an e-mail display example of the cordless handset 10A.

The operation of the electronic mail transfer section 13b of the personal computer 13 will be described with reference to FIG. First, it is checked whether an unopened message has arrived from the e-mail communication unit 13c via the network cable 16 (S1). If there is an unopened message, the subject and the sender information of the unopened message are obtained from the e-mail communication unit 13c and temporarily stored in a memory (not shown) (S2). Next, the PC of the main body 9A of the facsimile apparatus is connected via the connection cable 12.
An e-mail communication command is transmitted from the external communication unit 13a to the PC communication unit 11b of the interface unit 11 (S3). Facsimile machine body (cordless parent machine) 9A
Is normally received and is ready to receive the e-mail information, the external communication unit 13a receives a reception OK command from the facsimile machine body 9A (S4), and the unopened message temporarily stored in step 2 is stored. The subject and the sender information are transmitted to the facsimile machine body 9A (S5). When the reception OK command is received from the facsimile machine body 9A, the process ends normally (S6). When the reception NG command is received, the mail communication process is repeated a certain number of times (S8). This is notified to the external communication unit 13a, and the process ends (S9). If a standby command is received after transmitting the e-mail transmission command in step 4, the e-mail transmission command is transmitted again after performing standby processing (S7, S10) (S3).

In the PC communication section 11b on the side of the facsimile machine body 9A, the facsimile machine body 9A
(S11 in FIG. 3), a PC transmission request (S21) for transmitting data from the facsimile machine body 9A to the personal computer 13, and a scanner request (S23). When a main body reception request occurs, a command is received (S12), and each process is started after the command is analyzed. If the e-mail command is confirmed in the process (S13), e-mail reception processing is started (S13).
14).

In the e-mail receiving process in step 14 in FIG. 3, first, the facsimile apparatus main body 9A, that is, the central processing control unit 1, is in a state where e-mail information can be received, or another job such as facsimile transmission / reception is operated and received. Check whether it is not possible (S31). An OK command is transmitted when it is in a receivable state (S32), and e-mail data is received and stored in the main storage device 3 (S33). After confirming that there is no communication error such as consistency of the SUM value of the received data and a timeout in data reception (S34), if the data is received normally, an OK command is transmitted to the personal computer 13 (S35). The e-mail notification unit 11a is activated to perform an e-mail notification process (S36). If it is not received normally, an NG command is sent and the process is terminated (S3
9). If it is determined in step 31 that reception is impossible, the central processing control unit 1 transmits a standby command to the personal computer (S3
7) A standby process is performed (S38).

The electronic mail notification processing in step 36 in FIG. 4 will be described with reference to FIG. Email notification unit 11
“a” issues a request instruction to the cordless base unit control unit 9 and causes the cordless base unit control unit 9 to notify the cordless base unit control unit 10 of the e-mail information. First, cordless handset 1
The main body monitoring unit 9a checks whether or not 0A is mounted on the facsimile apparatus main body 9A (S41). If it is mounted, it is assumed that the operator is near the personal computer 13, so the process is terminated without doing anything. When the cordless handset 10A is detached from the facsimile machine body 9A and is being used, a mail / bell sounding request is issued to the base unit request unit 9b (S42). Next, it is confirmed whether or not the cordless handset 10A has successfully received the mail / bell sounding request (S4).
3). If no response is returned from the cordless slave unit control unit 10 after waiting for a certain period, or if an NG command is received in response to the master unit request, the process ends. When the mail / bell ringing request is normally received, the mail sender data is notified to the base unit request unit 9b together with the display request (S44), and the cordless handset control unit 10 is requested to display the sender. Next, the mail subject data is sent together with the display request to the master unit request section 9b.
And a request to display the mail subject (S46). Thereafter, the mail bell is sounded the specified number of times and the process ends (S48, S4
9, S50). The e-mail notification unit 11a confirms return information from the cordless child device control unit 10 in response to each request command from the cordless parent device control unit 9 (S43, S45, S47,
S49) If an abnormality has occurred, the processing is terminated.

Next, the cordless parent device request processing in the parent device request section 9b will be described. The parent machine request section 9b monitors the request from the facsimile machine body 9A and the request from the cordless child machine control section 10, and transmits a command and data for each request to the cordless child machine by radio wave data communication via the parent machine communication section 9c. Notify the machine control unit 10. Also, in order to notify that the request of the master unit has been normally received and executed in response to the reception of each command and data, the cordless slave unit control unit 1
0 from the slave unit communication unit 10a to the master unit communication unit 9.
c (S57, S58). If the OK command cannot be received within a certain period of time or the NG command is received by the base unit communication unit 9c, the cordless base unit 9A is notified that the request of the cordless base unit 9A has not been executed (S59). . The control of the facsimile machine body 9A and the cordless handset 10A is performed by the simple communication protocol described above. The bell ringing request, the mail bell ringing request, and the slave unit LCD display request requested by the electronic mail notification unit 11a are sent to the master unit requesting unit 9b at steps 51, 53 and 55.
After the analysis in step 52 via the base unit communication unit 9c,
In step 54 and step 56, the cordless handset control unit 1
0 is notified.

Next, the cordless handset request processing in the handset request unit 10b will be described with reference to FIG. The handset communication unit 10a is a master unit communication unit 9c of the facsimile machine body.
And transmits a response command to the command and a request command to the facsimile machine body. The slave unit request unit 10b analyzes and executes commands and data normally received by the slave unit communication unit 10a, and transmits a request command to the facsimile machine body 9A via the slave unit communication unit 10a. The bell sound command requested by the facsimile apparatus body 9A is analyzed in step 61, and in step 62, the analog control section 10e is controlled to output a bell sound from the speaker.
Be executed. The mail / bell sounding command requested by the electronic mail notification unit 11a is analyzed in step 63, and in step 64, the analog control unit 10e is controlled to output a mail / bell sound from a speaker and executed. At this time, the bell rings at a different frequency and interval from the normal ringing of the ringing ring (step 62), and it can be confirmed by the sound of the ringing that the e-mail has arrived. Step 6
According to the display command transmitted from the master unit communication unit 9c in steps 5 and 66, the destination and the subject of the mail are displayed on the display unit 10d, and the e-mail can be visually recognized (see FIG. 10). Further, in steps 67 and 68, a call process is performed according to the call command transmitted from the master unit communication unit 9c. Further, in steps 69, 70, and 71, the dial data transmitted from the master unit communication unit 9c or the master / slave unit link termination process is performed.

(Embodiment 2) FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing an electronic mail notification process in a facsimile system according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention. The configuration of the facsimile system according to the present embodiment is the same as that of the first embodiment, and a description thereof will be omitted.

First, the PC interface unit 11 prepares a voice mail reproducing unit in another element 11c. The e-mail notification unit 11a according to the present embodiment can be realized by partially changing the e-mail notification unit according to the first embodiment. After displaying the mail / bell ringing and the destination and subject of the e-mail (S41 to S47 in FIG. 5), a mail / bell ringing request is issued to the master unit requesting section 9b (S81), and the cordless handset 10
It is confirmed whether or not A has successfully received the mail / bell sounding request (S82). When the cordless handset 10A responds to the mail bell and sends a response command to the cordless base unit control unit 9 (S83), the text data (text mail) of the e-mail information already stored in the main storage unit 3 ) Is issued to the master unit requesting unit 9b (S84). If the text / mail is normally displayed on the cordless handset control unit 10 (S8
5) Next, it is confirmed whether or not the voice mail exists in the e-mail information (S86). If the voice mail exists, a call request is issued to the master unit request unit 9b (S87). The cordless handset control unit 10 confirms that the call preparation is completed (S8
8) The voice mail (S89) reproduced by the voice mail reproducing unit of the other element 11c is transmitted to the cordless child device control unit 10 via the parent device communication unit 9c. The reproduced sound of the transmitted voice mail can be heard by the operator via the analog control unit 10e. When the voice mail reproduction process is completed, a call termination request is issued to the parent device request unit 9b (S90), and the process ends. The e-mail notification unit 11a confirms return information from the cordless handset control unit 10 in response to the request command from the base unit request unit 9b (S82, S83, S86,
S88) If an abnormality has occurred, the processing is terminated.

[0025]

As described above, according to the facsimile system according to the first aspect of the present invention, a facsimile system including a personal computer and a facsimile apparatus with a cordless telephone, wherein the personal computer is connected to an external communication network. An e-mail communication unit that enables transmission and reception of e-mail, an external communication unit that communicates with a facsimile device with a cordless telephone, and electronic mail information detected by the e-mail communication unit is notified to the facsimile device with a cordless telephone by the external communication unit. A facsimile apparatus with a cordless telephone having an e-mail transfer unit, a PC interface unit for performing data communication with a personal computer via an external communication unit, and a cordless base unit control unit for performing call and data communication of the cordless telephone; A cordless slave unit control unit,
The C interface unit has an electronic mail notifying unit for notifying the received electronic mail information to the cordless base unit control unit, so that the electronic mail information obtained by the electronic mail communication unit can be transmitted to the cordless facsimile with a cordless telephone via the external communication unit. The e-mail notification unit of the facsimile machine can communicate the e-mail information to the cordless handset control unit via the cordless base unit control unit. This has the advantageous effect of being able to recognize electronic mail information.

According to the facsimile system of the second aspect, in the facsimile system of the first aspect, the cordless base unit control unit has a main body monitoring unit for detecting attachment / detachment of the cordless slave unit and the main body of the facsimile apparatus. The cordless handset control unit has an analog control unit that can change the frequency and interval of the bell output in a cordless telephone, and a display unit that can display character data. If the cordless handset is detected to be removed from the facsimile machine, the cordless handset control unit notifies the cordless handset control unit of the e-mail information from the e-mail notification unit. Ring the bell with a tone different from that of the bell to display the email information on the display, so that the email can be sent to the cordless cordless handset. It is possible to recognize the signals in the sound and character display, for example, advantageous effect that the destination and subject of the mail can be recognized by the sound and character display.

According to the facsimile system of the third aspect, in the facsimile system of the first or second aspect, the electronic mail notification unit receives the response command from the cordless slave unit control unit by the cordless master unit control unit. In this case, the text data transmission is activated, and the text data in the e-mail information received by the PC interface unit is notified to the cordless slave unit control unit via the cordless master unit control unit, thereby allowing the e-mail information to be transmitted. Has the advantageous effect that the text data can be displayed on the display unit of the cordless handset control unit.

According to the facsimile system of the fourth aspect, in the facsimile system of any one of the first to third aspects, the PC interface unit detects and reproduces voice data in the received electronic mail information. The cordless master unit control unit activates the sound data reproduction unit when the cordless base unit control unit receives a response command from the cordless slave unit control unit, and the e-mail notification unit transmits the e-mail by voice. An advantageous effect that an incoming call can be recognized can be obtained.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a facsimile system according to Embodiments 1 and 2 of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing an electronic mail transfer process in the facsimile system of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing PC communication processing in the facsimile system of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing an e-mail receiving process in the PC communication process of FIG. 3;

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing an electronic mail notification process in the facsimile system of FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing a cordless parent machine request processing in the facsimile system of FIG. 1;

FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing a cordless handset request processing in the facsimile system of FIG. 1;

FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing an electronic mail notification process in the facsimile system according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a configuration diagram showing a facsimile system according to the first and second embodiments of the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a display example showing an e-mail display example of the cordless handset.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Central processing control part 2 Operation part 3 Main storage part 4 Printing part 5 Reading part 6 Line control part 7 Line 8 Communication control part 9 Cordless base unit control part 10 Cordless child unit control part 11 PC interface part 12 Connection cable 13 Personal computer 14 Monitor 15 Keyboard 16 Internet cable 9A Cordless parent machine (facsimile machine body) 10A Cordless child machine

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A facsimile system comprising a personal computer and a facsimile apparatus with a cordless telephone, wherein the personal computer is connected to an external communication network to enable electronic mail transmission and reception, and the facsimile with a cordless telephone. An external communication unit that communicates with the device, and an electronic mail transfer unit that notifies the electronic mail information detected by the electronic mail communication unit to the facsimile device with a cordless telephone by an external communication unit, and the facsimile device with a cordless telephone. Has a PC interface unit for performing data communication with the personal computer via the external communication unit, a cordless base unit control unit and a cordless slave unit control unit for performing a call and data communication of a cordless telephone; The interface unit receives the received e-mail information beforehand. Facsimile system characterized by having an electronic mail informing unit for informing the cordless base unit controller. 2. The cordless base unit control section has a main body monitoring section for detecting attachment / detachment of the cordless handset and the facsimile apparatus main body. The cordless handset control section has a bell output frequency and interval in a cordless telephone. Having a changeable analog control unit and a display unit capable of displaying character data,
The cordless base unit control unit, when the main body monitoring unit detects that the cordless handset is removed from the facsimile main body, the electronic mail information from the e-mail notification unit, the cordless handset control unit The cordless cordless handset control unit causes the cordless handset control unit to sound a bell with a tone different from the bell tone of a normal incoming call, and causes the display unit to display the electronic mail information. Facsimile system. 3. The electronic mail notifying unit activates text data transmission when the cordless parent device control unit receives a response command from the cordless child device control unit and receives the response command from the PC interface unit. 3. The facsimile system according to claim 1, wherein text data in the electronic mail information is notified to the cordless child device control unit via the cordless parent device control unit. 4. A PC interface unit comprising an audio data reproducing unit for detecting and reproducing audio data in the received e-mail information, wherein the e-mail notification unit transmits a response command from the cordless slave unit control unit. The facsimile system according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein when the cordless master unit control unit receives the request, the audio data reproduction unit is activated.