JP2000156773A - Facsimile equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a facsimile equipment with which the occurrence of a defect on a receiver side telephone set, including a public telephone exclusive station number, is reduced through facsimile transmission to the telephone set. SOLUTION: This facsimile equipment that makes a call to the destination of a received destination number is provided with a destination number storage section 11, that stores a destination number such as a telephone exclusive station number inhibiting dialing, and when an operation display section 2 is used to enter a destination number, a system control section 1 collates the entered destination number with the destination number stored in the destination number storage section 11, and when the destination numbers are coincident through the collation, a call to the destination of the destination number is inhibited. Furthermore, calling is inhibited, the system control section 1 allows a display means in the operation display section 2 to display the reason for dialing disabled state and the reason for the disabled dialing.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a facsimile apparatus capable of preventing annoying facsimile transmission to a telephone.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As facsimile machines have become widespread, troublesome facsimile transmission / reception such as direct mail has been increasing. Further, in a facsimile apparatus capable of switching to a telephone mode, annoying telephone reception is increasing. Therefore, in the facsimile apparatus disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2-53379, the subscriber number (terminal number, caller number) of the other party is registered (stored).
If there is a facsimile reception from the other party whose subscriber number is not registered, reply the illegal information and disconnect the line,
It supports reception of annoying facsimile and facsimile reception due to incorrect connection. Further, in the image communication apparatus disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. H7-162638, an identification number for identifying the other party is registered (stored), and when a facsimile call arrives, it is determined whether or not reception is possible by referring to the identification number. Judgment is made, and if it is judged that no reception is made, the transmission right is inverted without outputting the received image information and returned to the transmission source, so that the transmission side decides that the transmission is useless without having to bear the communication cost. I know. Further, in recent years, facsimile transmissions to telephones have often been transmitted due to mischief or errors. In such a case, in recent facsimile apparatuses, automatic retransmission is generally performed several times, so that the receiving telephone has to receive facsimile reception many times, and the receiving side suffers inconvenience. Is very large. In particular, when the receiving side is a telephone number (110, 119, etc.) for emergency calls, there is also a problem in publicity or urgency that use of a public line for emergency calls is obstructed. However, conventionally, no effective technology has been provided with respect to the inconvenience of the receiving telephone including the telephone number of the emergency call.

[0003]

As described above, in the prior art, there is a problem that no effective technology has been provided with respect to the inconvenience of the receiving telephone including the telephone number for emergency calls. . SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a facsimile apparatus which solves the above-mentioned problems of the prior art, and which can reduce the occurrence of damage to a receiving telephone including an exclusive telephone number for emergency calls by transmitting a facsimile to the telephone. Is to do.

[0004]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a facsimile apparatus for transmitting an input destination number to a destination, wherein a facsimile apparatus for which transmission is prohibited is provided. Destination number storage means for storing, and number matching means for comparing the destination number input when the destination number is input with the destination number stored in the destination number storage means, And transmitting control means for prohibiting transmission of the input destination number to the destination when the verification by the number verification means matches. Further, in the invention described in claim 2, in the above configuration, the destination number stored in the destination number storage means and prohibiting calling is a telephone-only station number. According to the third aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect or the second aspect,
In the invention described above, when the transmission control means prohibits the transmission, a transmission refusal notification means is provided for notifying that the transmission is not possible, the reason for the transmission being disabled, or the fact that the transmission is not possible and the reason for the transmission being disabled. Further, in the invention according to claim 4, in the above, the outgoing call impossible notifying means is configured to output on the recording paper the outgoing call impossible, the outgoing call impossible reason, or the outgoing impossible reason together with the outgoing call impossible reason. did.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, when the destination number is input, the input destination number is collated with the stored destination number, and the collation is performed. When the destination numbers match, the transmission of the destination number to the destination is prohibited. Claim 2
In the invention described in the above, when the destination number is input, the input destination number is compared with the stored telephone-exclusive telephone number, and if the numbers match by the comparison, the destination number is sent to the destination. Outgoing calls are prohibited. In the invention according to claim 3, in the invention according to claim 1 or claim 2,
When transmission is prohibited, the user is notified that transmission is not possible and the reason why transmission is not possible. According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the third aspect of the present invention, the fact that transmission is not possible and the reason why transmission is not possible are output on recording paper.

[0006]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a facsimile apparatus according to each embodiment of the present invention. As shown in the figure, the facsimile apparatus includes a ROM having a built-in facsimile transmission / reception program, a CPU which operates according to the above program, and the like, a system control unit 1 for managing and controlling the entire apparatus, and a user instructing the facsimile apparatus. And an operation display unit 2 comprising a display means for giving a message and the like to the user by a facsimile machine and a RA for temporarily storing image information and the like.
M3, a scanner 4 for reading an image on a document, a plotter 5 for outputting the decoded received image information to recording paper, and a network control for setting up a call between a remote facsimile apparatus via a public telephone network. A communication control unit 7 for performing facsimile transmission and reception according to, for example, a G3 transmission control procedure
An encoding / decoding unit (DCR) 8 for encoding transmission image information or decoding reception image information; a modem 9 including a low-speed modem and a high-speed modem; and an image memory 10 for storing image information Etc. are provided. Further, in the RAM 3, a destination number storage unit (destination number storage means) 11 for storing a destination number for which calling is prohibited is provided.
The system control unit 1 includes a destination number collating means for collating the inputted destination number with the stored destination number, and a transmission control for prohibiting a call to the destination number when the destination number matches in the collation. It also works as a means.

When a facsimile is transmitted by such a facsimile apparatus, first, the system controller 1 reads image information into the RAM 3 using the scanner 4, encodes the image information using the DCR 8, and stores the image information in the RAM 3 or the image memory 10. I do. Also, the system control unit 1 obtains outgoing call designation information such as the terminal number of the destination (transmission destination) specified by the operation display unit 2, and the NCU 6 to which the destination terminal number and the like have been passed from the system control unit 1 Set up a call with a specified destination. Subsequently, the communication control unit 7 executes the phase B via the low-speed modem, and then proceeds to the phase C, modulates the coded image information in the RAM 3 or the image memory 10 by the high-speed modem in the modem 9, NC
Send out via U6. At the time of reception, the NCU 6 sets up a call, then enters phase B, performs predetermined communication via a low-speed modem, enters phase C, and receives encoded image information. Then, the image information is stored in the RAM 3 via the NCU 6 and the communication control unit 7, further decoded by the DCR 8, and output to the plotter 5 via the RAM 3 or stored in the image memory 10.

FIG. 2 shows a destination number table in which destination numbers are stored (registered) in the destination number storage unit 11 in advance. A telephone-only station number and a terminal number (telephone number) for an emergency call or the like, which is considered to cause a great deal of damage (inconvenience) due to facsimile reception, are input from the operation display unit 2, and the system control unit 1 that has acquired those numbers transmits the destination number table. Set to. FIG. 3 is an operation flowchart showing the first embodiment of the present invention. The operation of this embodiment will be described below with reference to FIG. First, a user sets a document on the scanner 4 (S1). Then, outgoing call designation information such as a transmission destination number is input through the operation display unit 2 (S2).
Is pressed (S3). As a result, the system control unit 1 obtains the input destination number and stores the destination number in the destination number table stored in the destination number table in the destination number storage unit 11. Check with the dedicated station number (S4). If it is determined that the matching telephone number or the like is not registered as a result of the collation (NO in S4), the system control unit 1 reads the image information by the scanner 4 and encodes the image information by the DCR 8, It is stored in the RAM 3 or the image memory 10. And
The input destination number is passed to NCU 6, and NCU 6 sets up a call with the destination of the destination number. continue,
The communication control unit 7 executes the phase B via the low-speed modem, and then moves to the phase C, and the system control unit 1
The encoded image information in the AM 3 or the image memory 10 is modulated by the high-speed modem in the modem 9 and transmitted through the NCU 6 (S5). On the other hand, if it is determined in step S4 that a matching telephone number or the like is registered (YES in S4), the system control unit 1 discards the outgoing call designation information by disabling transmission (S6). ),
This operation flow ends without transmitting. Thus, according to this embodiment, the emergency call 110 or 1
It is possible to prevent mischievous facsimile transmission to a telephone including the 19th telephone.

FIG. 4 is an operation flowchart showing a second embodiment of the present invention. The facsimile apparatus of this embodiment is provided with a transmission-disabled notification unit including a system control unit 1 and a display unit, and when the transmission is not possible, notifies the user that the transmission is not possible and the reason why the transmission is disabled. Hereinafter, the operation of this embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. First, the user sets a document on the scanner 4 (S11). Then, the transmission designation information such as the transmission destination number is input through the operation display unit 2 (S12), and the transmission button in the operation display unit 2 is pressed (S1).
3). As a result, the system control unit 1 acquires the input destination number and stores the destination number in the destination number storage unit 11.
(S14) with the telephone number stored (registered) in the other party's number table. If it is determined that the matching telephone number or the like is not registered as a result of the collation (NO in S14), the system control unit 1 reads the image information by the scanner 4 and transmits the image information (S15). . On the other hand, if it is determined in step S14 that a matching telephone number or the like is registered (YES in S14), the system control unit 1 does not perform transmission,
Processed as transmission disabled (S16), outgoing disabled (transmission disabled)
Is displayed on the display means in the operation display unit 2 (S17). As shown in FIG. 5, for example, a message such as "cannot transmit because the other party is a telephone" is displayed. This step S
The message at 17 can be notified by voice instead of displaying the message as shown in FIG. 5 on the display means. For example, the above-mentioned message is digitized (for example, converted to PCM) and stored as voice data in the ROM in the system control unit 1. The DA converter 12 converts the message into an analog audio signal, amplifies the signal by an amplifier circuit 13, and outputs the above-mentioned message as a voice from a speaker 14.
Alternatively, a message as shown in FIG. 5 can be output on a recording sheet by a plotter 5 for outputting a received facsimile.

As described above, according to this embodiment, not only falsification facsimile transmission to the telephone set can be prevented, but also the user can know why the call was not sent, and can prevent recurrence. In addition, when a message indicating that transmission is not possible is displayed on the display means, if the sender at that time is a novice user, it may be overlooked, but the method of outputting to recording paper as described above is used. For example, it is possible for a user other than the sender to see the recording paper and to know that transmission is not possible. The facsimile apparatus of the present invention is not limited to an apparatus generally called a facsimile apparatus, but also includes an apparatus having facsimile transmission means such as a multifunction peripheral, a facsimile server, and a facsimile adapter. Further, the facsimile transmission control procedure is not limited to the G3 transmission control procedure.

[0011]

As described above, according to the present invention,
According to the first aspect of the present invention, when the destination number is input, the input destination number is collated with the stored destination number. Since the transmission to the other party is prohibited, by storing in advance the number of the party whose transmission is to be prohibited, it is possible to reduce the occurrence of damage to the receiving telephone due to facsimile transmission to the telephone. In the invention according to claim 2, when the destination number is input, the input destination number is collated with the stored telephone-exclusive telephone number. Since the transmission to the other party is prohibited, it is possible to reduce the damage to the receiving-side telephone having the public telephone number. According to the third aspect of the invention, in the first or second aspect of the invention, when the outgoing call is prohibited, the user is notified that the outgoing call is not possible and the reason for the outgoing call. Not only can mischievous facsimile transmission be prevented, but also the user can know why the transmission was not performed, and can prevent recurrence. In the invention according to claim 4,
According to the third aspect of the present invention, since a notification indicating that transmission is not possible and the reason why transmission is not possible are output on the recording paper, the number of cases in which the notification is not noticed is reduced as compared with the displayed notification.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a facsimile apparatus according to each embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a data configuration diagram of a main part of a facsimile apparatus according to each embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is an operation flowchart of the facsimile apparatus showing the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is an operation flowchart of a facsimile apparatus showing a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a screen view of a facsimile apparatus showing a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a configuration block diagram of a main part of a facsimile apparatus showing a second embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 ... System control unit, 2 ... Operation display unit, 3 ...
・ RAM, 4 ・ ・ ・ Scanner, 5 ・ ・ ・ Plotter, 6 ・
..Network control device, 7: Communication control unit, 10: Image memory, 11: Destination number storage unit, 12: DA converter, 13: Amplifier circuit, 14 ... Speaker

Claims (4)

[Claims] A facsimile apparatus for transmitting an input destination number to a destination, a destination number storing means for storing a destination number for which transmission is prohibited, and inputting when a destination number is input. The number collating means for collating the entered destination number with the destination number stored in the destination number storage means, and when the collation by the number collating means matches, the entered destination number is compared with the destination number. A facsimile apparatus comprising transmission control means for prohibiting transmission to the facsimile apparatus. 2. The facsimile apparatus according to claim 1, wherein
A facsimile apparatus characterized in that the destination number stored in the destination number storage means, which prohibits calling, is a telephone number. 3. The facsimile apparatus according to claim 1 or 2, wherein when the transmission control means prohibits the transmission, the transmission is disabled, the transmission is disabled, or the transmission is disabled and the transmission is disabled. A facsimile machine comprising a call-disapproval-notifying means for notifying. 4. The facsimile apparatus according to claim 3, wherein
A facsimile apparatus characterized in that the outgoing call notifying means is configured to output, on a recording sheet, a message indicating that calling is not possible, a reason why calling is not possible, or a reason why calling is not possible.