JP2000209422A - Facsimile machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To enhance availableness of a facsimile machine by operating an instruction operation of a reply to display received times of received mails in the order closer to a current time, selecting a reply destination from a displayed caller list, and faxing a return text original to the selected return destination. SOLUTION: The facsimile machine 1 is provided with a clock section that clocks current time. The facsimile machine 1 stored caller ID information when it is included in an incoming call to a various registration information memory 14 as a caller list. After the end of reception of facsimile mails, the facsimile machine 1 displays contents of the caller list in the various registration information memory 14 sequentially in the order closer to a current time and transmits reply information such as a reply text to a destination designated from the caller list. When an incoming call comes through a line L, a control section 12 controls a caller ID detection section 9 to check whether or not a caller ID is to be received from the line L. In the case of receiving the caller ID, the control section 12 acquires a caller number from the received caller ID information and relates the current time to a received time of the call.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a facsimile apparatus, and more particularly, to facilitating transmission of a reply message to a received document, and receiving a result of reception such as whether or not the received document was properly received from a receiving side. The present invention relates to a facsimile apparatus for easily notifying a communication terminal set in advance.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in a facsimile apparatus, when a reply message or the like to a received document is transmitted to a transmission side, as in a normal facsimile transmission, after inputting a facsimile number of a transmission destination, a transmission instruction is issued. I have.

At this time, a facsimile apparatus which can store a facsimile number of a transmission destination in a memory and perform facsimile transmission using the facsimile number in the memory has been conventionally used.

Further, the applicant of the present invention transmits a pager number or a telephone number of a telephone together with image information from the transmitting side, and then the facsimile apparatus on the receiving side receives the pager number or the telephone number of the telephone together with the image information. After confirming that the reception confirmation operator has been operated after performing the above, a reception confirmation method and a facsimile device of facsimile communication for transmitting the received pager number or the terminal number of the received facsimile device to the telephone number of the telephone are proposed. (See JP-A-10-145517).

[0005]

However, such a conventional facsimile apparatus needs to be improved in transmitting a reply message to a received document or transmitting a received result to a predetermined pager. was there.

That is, when a conventional facsimile apparatus transmits a reply message or the like to a received document to a transmitting side, similarly to a normal facsimile transmission, after inputting a facsimile number of a transmission destination, it performs a transmission instruction and performs transmission. Therefore, it is troublesome to input the facsimile number of the transmission destination, and there is a possibility that an input error may occur. In this case, the destination of the reply message can be searched and transmitted from the facsimile number stored in the memory, but there is no conventional facsimile apparatus that efficiently searches for the facsimile number in the memory. There has been a need for a facsimile machine with an efficient search method.

Further, in the facsimile communication reception method and the facsimile apparatus described in the above publication, a function of the transmission facsimile apparatus and the reception side facsimile apparatus for performing a reception confirmation on a pager or telephone described in the publication. Therefore, in order to improve versatility, there was still a need for improvement.

Therefore, the invention according to claim 1 is characterized in that,
The caller number and the reception time notified from the line by the caller number notification service are stored as a caller list in the caller information storage means, and when a reply instruction operation is performed, they are stored in the caller information storage means. The sender list is sorted in the order in which the reception times stored in the sender list are closer to the current time and displayed on the display means. When a reply destination is selected from the displayed sender list, the selection is made. By facsimile sending a predetermined reply sentence manuscript to the reply destination specified, it is possible to efficiently search for the reply destination without having to input the facsimile number of the reply destination, and to select the reply destination quickly and efficiently The present invention provides a facsimile machine with good usability by preventing erroneous transmission due to erroneous input of a facsimile number and efficiently and easily transmitting a reply text original. It is aimed at.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, when an incoming call is received, a caller number notified from a line by a caller number notification service and a number of receptions obtained by counting the number of receptions of the caller number from the source are transmitted. The sender information is stored in the sender information storage unit as a sender list, and when a reply instruction operation is performed, the sender list stored in the sender information storage unit is sorted in descending order of the number of receptions stored in the sender list. When a reply destination is selected from the displayed sender list, a predetermined reply sentence manuscript is facsimile-transmitted to the selected reply destination, thereby inputting the facsimile number of the reply destination. Without having to perform any operations, it is possible to search for a reply destination efficiently, and to quickly and efficiently select a reply destination, prevent incorrect transmission of a facsimile number, and Newspaper transmission of the document as an efficient and easy, and its object is to provide a good facsimile machine availability.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, when a call is received, a caller number and a reception time notified from a line by a caller number notification service are stored in a sender information storage means as a sender list, and After the end of the facsimile reception, the reception result information indicating whether or not the facsimile reception is normally completed is added to the sender list of the sender of the facsimile reception in the sender information storage unit, and the contents of the sender list are notified. By transmitting the information corresponding to the terminal type of the notification destination to the notification destination of the communication terminal such as a pager or a telephone stored in the destination information storage means, when and by whom the facsimile reception was performed, and the facsimile reception To automatically notify a communication terminal designated in advance of reception result information such as whether or not the communication has been normally performed, and to provide a facsimile apparatus with good usability. It is the target.

[0011]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a facsimile apparatus connected to a line for providing a caller ID notification service and transmitting / receiving image information according to a predetermined facsimile control procedure. A caller number obtaining means for obtaining a caller number notified from the line by the caller number notification service, a clock means for measuring the current time, and a sender list for information on the source of facsimile reception. Source information storage means for storing as, predetermined display means, operation means for performing at least a reply instruction operation for facsimile reception and an operation for selecting a reply destination, and at the time of an incoming call, the caller number acquisition means acquired The caller number and the current time measured by the timing means at the time of the incoming call are acquired as reception times, and the caller information is stored in the sender information storage means. When a reply instruction operation is performed by the operation means, the sender time stored in the sender information storage means is changed from the reception time stored in the sender list to the current time. A control for facsimile sending a predetermined reply text original to the selected reply destination when a reply destination is selected from the displayed sender list by the operation means, sorted in ascending order and displayed on the display means. Means,
The above objective has been achieved.

According to the above arrangement, at the time of an incoming call, the caller number and the reception time notified from the line by the caller number notification service are stored in the sender information storage means as a sender list, and a reply instruction operation can be performed. When this is done, the sender list stored in the sender information storage unit is sorted in the order in which the reception time stored in the sender list is closer to the current time and displayed on the display unit, and the displayed sender is displayed. When a reply destination is selected from the list, a predetermined reply sentence manuscript is transmitted by facsimile to the selected reply destination, so that the reply destination can be efficiently searched without inputting the facsimile number of the reply destination. In addition, it is possible to quickly and efficiently select a reply destination, prevent erroneous transmission due to erroneous input of a facsimile number, and efficiently transmit a reply original. As a free ones, it is possible to improve the utilization of the facsimile apparatus.

A facsimile apparatus according to a second aspect of the present invention is a facsimile apparatus connected to a line for providing a caller ID notification service and transmitting and receiving image information according to a predetermined facsimile control procedure. Caller number acquisition means for acquiring the caller number notified by the caller number notification service, counting means for counting the number of receptions for each facsimile reception source, and transmission of information on the source of facsimile reception Source information storage means for storing as a list of callers, predetermined display means, operation means for at least instructing a reply to facsimile reception and selecting a reply destination, and obtaining the caller number obtaining means at the time of an incoming call The calling number counted by the counting means based on the calling number and the obtained calling number at the time of the incoming call. Who received number from the originating number is stored as the caller list to the source information memory means, an instruction operation of the return is performed by the operation means,
The sender list stored in the sender information storage unit is sorted in descending order of the number of receptions stored in the sender list and displayed on the display unit, and is displayed by the operation unit. The above object is achieved by providing control means for facsimile transmitting a predetermined reply sentence manuscript to the selected reply destination when a reply destination is selected from the sender list.

According to the above arrangement, at the time of an incoming call, the caller number notified from the line by the caller number notification service and the number of receptions obtained by counting the number of receptions of the caller number from the caller are represented by the caller information. When a reply instruction operation is performed, the sender list stored in the sender information storage unit is sorted in descending order of the number of receptions stored in the sender list. When a reply destination is selected from the displayed caller list and displayed on the display means, a predetermined reply sentence manuscript is transmitted by facsimile to the selected reply destination, so that the facsimile number of the reply destination is input. In this way, it is possible to search for a reply destination efficiently and to select a reply destination quickly and efficiently, thereby preventing erroneous transmission due to erroneous input of a facsimile number. Rutotomoni, the transmission of the reply message document as efficient and easy, it is possible to improve the utilization of the facsimile apparatus.

A facsimile apparatus according to a third aspect of the present invention is a facsimile apparatus connected to a line for providing a caller ID notification service and transmitting and receiving image information according to a predetermined facsimile control procedure. Caller number acquisition means for acquiring a caller number notified by the caller number notification service, timekeeping means for measuring the current time, and a caller source for storing information on the sender of facsimile reception as a sender list Information storage means, a pager for notifying a reception result in advance, a notification destination information storage means for storing number information of a communication terminal such as a telephone as notification destination information, The caller number and the current time measured by the clock means at the time of the incoming call are acquired as the reception time, and the caller list is stored in the sender information storage means. After the end of the facsimile reception of the incoming call, the reception result information of whether or not the facsimile reception is normally completed is added to the sender list of the sender of the facsimile reception of the sender information storage unit, Control means for transmitting the content of the caller list to a notification destination stored in the notification destination information storage means as information corresponding to the terminal type of the notification destination, thereby achieving the above object. .

According to the above configuration, when a call is received, the caller number and the reception time notified from the line by the caller number notification service are stored in the sender information storage means as a sender list, and the facsimile reception of the incoming call is performed. After the end of the above, the reception result information indicating whether or not the facsimile reception has been normally completed is added to the sender list of the sender of the facsimile reception in the sender information storage means, and the contents of the sender list are notified to the destination information. Since the information is transmitted as information corresponding to the terminal type of the notification destination to the notification destination of the communication terminal such as a pager or a telephone stored in the storage means, when and by whom the facsimile reception is performed, and the facsimile reception is normally performed. It is possible to automatically notify a communication terminal designated in advance of reception result information such as whether or not the communication has been performed, thereby improving the usability of the facsimile apparatus. That.

[0017]

Preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. It should be noted that the embodiments described below are preferred embodiments of the present invention, and therefore, various technically preferable limitations are added. However, the scope of the present invention is not limited to the following description. The embodiments are not limited to these embodiments unless otherwise specified.

FIGS. 1 to 3 show a first embodiment of a facsimile apparatus according to the present invention.
This corresponds to claim 1.

FIG. 1 shows a first embodiment of a facsimile apparatus according to the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a circuit block diagram of a facsimile apparatus 1 to which the embodiment is applied. In FIG. 1, the facsimile machine 1
Scanner 2, plotter 3, operation display unit 4, image memory 5, communication control unit 6, modem 7, NCU (Network Control
l Unit) 8, source ID detection unit 9, DTMF (Dual Tone Mu
It comprises a generator 10, a DCR (encoding / decoding unit) 11, a control unit 12, a parameter memory 13, a memory 14 for various types of registration information, and the like.

The scanner 2 is, for example, a CCD (Charge C).
A line image scanner or the like using an Oupled Device) is used, and generally has an ADF (Automatic Document Feeder). A plurality of documents are set on the ADF, and the ADF feeds the set documents one by one to a document reading position of the scanner 2. The scanner 2 scans a document conveyed from the ADF, reads an image of the document at a predetermined resolution, and outputs the image as image information.

As the plotter 3, for example, a thermal recording device using a thermal element or an electrophotographic recording device is used. The plotter 3 records a received image or an image read by the scanner 2 on a recording paper and outputs the image. At the same time, various reports and the like are recorded and output on recording paper.

The operation display unit (operation means) 4 includes various operation keys such as a numeric keypad, a start key, a function key, and a one-touch key, and also includes a display (for example, a liquid crystal display). Of the facsimile apparatus 1 is displayed on the display (display means). In particular, the operation display unit 4 includes:
A reply key for instructing transmission of the received information to the sender and a selection key for selecting a reply destination displayed on the display are provided. In addition, the display includes a sender list information such as a facsimile number and name of the reply destination. Is displayed.

The image memory 5 is composed of a hard disk or the like, and stores image information of a document read by the scanner 2 and encoded by the DCR 11, and also stores received image information.

The communication control unit 6 is connected to the NCU
8, and a predetermined line L is connected to the NCU 8.

This line L is connected to an exchange that provides a calling telephone number notification service, notifies the called party of the calling party's telephone number, and sends the called party's telephone number together with a predetermined calling party telephone number non-notification number. When a telephone number is transmitted, a calling telephone number notification service for notifying the calling telephone number is provided. That is, in the outgoing telephone number notification service, an ID is sent from the exchange of the line L to the receiving terminal.
A receiving terminal activation signal is transmitted, and when there is a primary response from the receiving terminal, caller ID information (information such as a source telephone number) is notified, and when a receiving completion signal is received from the receiving terminal, a normal calling signal is transmitted. Then, when there is a secondary response, normal communication starts.

The communication control unit 6 captures a line, transmits a selection signal which is a destination telephone number, detects an incoming call, and exchanges a facsimile control signal with a facsimile apparatus of the other party to execute a facsimile communication procedure. Execute.

The modem 7 operates under the control of the control unit 12, and modulates a transmission signal and demodulates a reception signal.

The NCU 8 automatically receives an incoming call from the line L and performs an automatic call processing to the line.

Calling ID detecting section (caller number acquiring means) 9
Operates under the control of the control unit 12, obtains calling ID information such as the telephone number of the caller notified by the calling telephone number notification service provided by the line L, and transmits the obtained calling ID information to the control unit. 12 is output.

As will be described later, the control unit 12 stores the source ID information detected by the source ID detector 9 in the various registration information memories 1.
4 is stored as a sender list.

The DTMF generator 10 operates under the control of the controller 12, generates a DTMF signal, and sends it out to the line L via the NCU 8.

The DCR 11 encodes the image information in accordance with a predetermined encoding method, and decodes the encoded image information.

The control section (control means) 12 includes a CPU (Cent
ral Processing Unit), ROM (Read Only Memory)
And ROM (Random Access Memory)
Various programs such as a basic processing program of the facsimile machine 1 and a reception notification control processing program described later are stored therein, and various programs necessary for executing the basic processing program, the reception notification control processing program, and the like. Data and system data are stored.
The control unit 12 controls each unit of the facsimile apparatus 1 while the CPU uses the RAM as a work memory based on a program in the ROM, executes basic processing as the facsimile apparatus 1, and controls reception notification described later. Execute the process.

The parameter memory 13 is composed of a readable / writable nonvolatile memory backed up by a battery, and stores various parameters.

The various registration information memory (source information storage means) 14 is composed of, for example, a readable / writable nonvolatile memory backed up by a battery. The control unit 12 stores a caller list such as calling ID information (caller number) and reception time, and a registrant list such as a reply destination name and a facsimile number previously input as a reply text transmission destination from the operation display unit 4.
It is stored under the control of. The registrant list may be information registered as a transmission destination of the speed dial or the one-touch dial.

Although not shown, the facsimile apparatus 1 includes a clock section (clock means) for measuring the current time.

Next, the operation of the present embodiment will be described. When the facsimile apparatus 1 receives the caller ID information upon receiving a call, the facsimile apparatus 1 stores the caller ID information as a sender list in the various registration information memory 14 and, after the facsimile reception is completed, transmits the call in the various registration information memory 14. This is characterized in that the recipient list is displayed in order from the one closest to the current time, and a reception notification control process of transmitting reply information such as a reply message to the other party specified from the sender list is performed.

Hereinafter, the reception notification control process will be described with reference to FIGS. Facsimile machine 1
As shown in FIG. 2, when there is an incoming call via the line L,
The control unit 12 controls the calling ID detecting unit 9 to check whether the calling ID is received from the line L (step S101). When the calling ID is received, the caller ID is obtained from the received calling ID information, Using the current time measured by a clock mechanism (not shown) as the reception time, the acquired caller number and the reception time are associated with each other, and stored in the various registration information memory 14 as a caller list (step S102).
Perform normal incoming call processing (step S103).

In step S101, when the calling ID is not received, the control section 12 causes the NCU 8 to perform a normal incoming call process (step S103).

Next, the control unit 12 causes the communication control unit 6 to start normal facsimile reception, and performs facsimile reception (step S104).

When transmitting reception information such as transmission of a reply message, the operator of the facsimile
Is set, and the reply key is pressed by pressing the reply key of the operation display unit 4 to instruct a reply, and the reply destination displayed on the display of the operation display unit 4 is selected by key operation of the operation display unit 4. And input the start key.

That is, as shown in FIG. 3, the facsimile apparatus 1 performs the processing at the time of transmission, as shown in FIG.
Check the key operation of the operation display unit 4, and check whether a send button (send key) is pressed or a reply button (reply key).
Is checked (steps S201 and S201).
202).

When the transmission button is depressed in step S201, the control unit 12 selects the destination, the speed dial, the one-touch dial, or the like input by operating the ten keys on the operation display unit 4, as in the case of the normal transmission. The called party is called via the NCU 8 (step S203),
When the other party responds, facsimile transmission of the original is performed according to a normal facsimile transmission procedure, and the transmission processing is completed (step S204).

When the reply button is depressed in step S202, the control unit 12 sets the various registration information memories 14
And the registration information memory 1 for the sender of the facsimile reception received this time,
4 is compared with a facsimile number of a registrant list in which a name and a facsimile number are registered in advance (step S
205), if there is a facsimile number in the registrant list that matches the caller number in the caller list, obtains the name registered corresponding to the facsimile number in the registrant list and retrieves the corresponding facsimile number in the caller list. Register corresponding to the number. The control unit 12 sorts the caller list in order from the one closest to the current time, and displays the facsimile number, which is the contents of the sorted caller list, and, if a name is registered, the name and the operation display unit 4. (Step S206).

The operator of the facsimile machine 1 looks at the sender list displayed on the display of the operation display unit 4, selects the destination of the reply information such as a reply message by key operation of the operation display unit 4, and Give a reply instruction.

When the transmission destination of the reply information such as the reply message is selected by the operation display unit 4 and the reply instruction is operated by a key (step S207), the control unit 12 sends the NCU to the transmission destination.
8 (step S203), and thereafter, in the same manner as a normal facsimile transmission procedure, reply information such as a reply message is transmitted to the selected destination, and the reply process ends (step S204). .

As described above, the facsimile apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment, when receiving an incoming call, uses the caller ID notification service to transmit the line L
The caller number and the reception time notified by the user are stored in the various registration information memory 14 as a caller list, and the operation display unit 4
When the reply instruction operation is performed, the sender list stored in the various registration information memory 14 is sorted in the order in which the reception times stored in the sender list are closer to the current time. When a reply destination is selected on the operation display unit 4 from the displayed sender list on the display, a predetermined reply text original set in the scanner 2 is facsimile-transmitted to the selected reply destination.

Therefore, it is possible to efficiently search for a reply destination and quickly and efficiently select a reply destination without inputting the facsimile number of the reply destination. In addition to preventing erroneous transmission due to input, transmission of a reply original can be made efficient and easy, and the usability of the facsimile apparatus 1 can be improved.

FIGS. 4 and 5 are views showing a second embodiment of the facsimile apparatus according to the present invention. This embodiment corresponds to claim 2 of the present invention.

This embodiment is applied to a facsimile apparatus similar to the facsimile apparatus 1 of the first embodiment, and in the description of the present embodiment,
Description will be made by using the reference numerals used in the description of the first embodiment as they are.

The facsimile apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment, when transmitting reply information such as a reply message, displays a list of senders in the order of the number of recipients with the highest number of receptions, thereby improving the selectivity of the reply destination. is there.

That is, in the facsimile apparatus 1 of the present embodiment, when a call is received via the line L during reception, as shown in FIG. It is checked whether or not the caller ID is received from the line L (step S301). When the caller ID is received, a caller number is obtained from the received caller ID information, and the caller number is stored in the memory 14 for various registration information. It is checked whether it has been registered in the list (step S302).

If the acquired caller number is not registered in the caller list at step S302, the control unit 1
2 associates the acquired caller number with the number of receptions (the number of receptions is 1), stores the same in the registration information memory 14 as a caller list (step S303), and
Let U8 perform normal incoming call processing (step S30)
4).

If the acquired caller number is registered in the caller list at step S302, the control unit 12
Increments the number of receptions registered in the caller list corresponding to the caller number by “1” and rewrites the number (step S305), and causes the NCU 8 to perform a normal incoming call process (step S304). Therefore, the control unit 1
Reference numeral 2 also functions as a counting means for counting the number of receptions.

If no calling ID is received in step S301, the control unit 12 causes the NCU 8 to perform a normal incoming call process (step S304).

When receiving a call, the control unit 12 causes the communication control unit 6 to start normal facsimile reception and perform facsimile reception (step S306).

When transmitting reception information such as transmission of a reply message, the operator of the facsimile
And press the reply key of the operation display unit 4, select the reply destination displayed on the display of the operation display unit 4 by key operation of the operation display unit 4, and input the start key. I do.

That is, as shown in FIG. 5, the facsimile apparatus 1 controls the control unit 12 during standby, as shown in FIG.
Check the key operation of the operation display unit 4, and when the reply button is pressed, the data of the sender list in the various registration information memory 14 is sorted into the receptions with the largest number of receptions, and the data is sorted in descending order of the number of receptions. The facsimile number, which is the data content of the caller list, and when the name is registered, the name is displayed on the display of the operation display unit 4 (step S401).

The operator of the facsimile apparatus 1 looks at the sender list displayed on the display of the operation display unit 4, selects the destination of the reply information such as a reply message by key operation of the operation display unit 4, and Give a reply instruction.

When the destination of the reply information such as a reply message is selected by the operation display unit 4 and a key operation of the reply instruction is performed (step S402), the control unit 12 sends the NCU to the destination.
8 (step S403), and thereafter, in the same manner as a normal facsimile transmission procedure, reply information such as a reply message is transmitted to the selected destination, and the reply process ends (step S404). .

As described above, the facsimile apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment, when receiving a call, uses the caller number notification service to provide the line L
Is stored in the various registration information memory 14 as a caller list, and the operation display unit 4
When a reply instruction operation is performed, the sender list stored in the various registration information memory 14 is sorted in the descending order of the number of receptions stored in the sender list and displayed on the display of the operation display unit 4. When a reply destination is selected on the operation display unit 4 from the displayed sender list, a predetermined reply original set on the scanner 2 is transmitted by facsimile to the selected reply destination.

Therefore, it is possible to efficiently search for a reply destination and to quickly and efficiently select a reply destination without inputting a facsimile number of the reply destination, and to make a mistake in the facsimile number. In addition to preventing erroneous transmission due to input, transmission of a reply original can be made efficient and easy, and the usability of the facsimile apparatus 1 can be improved.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a third embodiment of the facsimile apparatus of the present invention, and this embodiment corresponds to claim 3.

This embodiment is applied to a facsimile machine similar to the facsimile machine 1 of the first embodiment, and in the description of the present embodiment,
Description will be made by using the reference numerals used in the description of the first embodiment as they are.

In the facsimile apparatus 1 of this embodiment, the facsimile number and the destination information such as the name of the destination of the facsimile number are registered in the registration information memory 14 in advance as a registration list. A list may be registered in which the facsimile reception source is notified of facsimile reception by a key operation of the operation display unit 4, or may be a speed dial or facsimile transmission destination. A list of destinations registered with one-touch dialing may be used.

Further, the reception result notification destination information of the reception result notification destination for notifying that the facsimile has been received is registered in the registration information memory 14 in advance, and the reception result notification destination is a pager, a telephone, or the like. Alternatively, it is a communication terminal such as a facsimile machine. This reception result notification destination information is
The pager number, telephone number, or facsimile number of the reception result notification destination, and the reception result notification destination type indicating whether the reception notification destination is a pager, a telephone, a facsimile device, or the like. Therefore, the registration information memory 14 also functions as a notification destination information storage unit.

Further, the memory 14 for various registration information stores the format information and audio information of the reception result notification information according to the type of the reception result notification destination, that is, if the reception notification destination is a pager, the reception result notification information is stored in the pager. When the format information at the time of transmission and the reception notification destination are telephones, voice information at the time of transmitting the reception result notification information by voice, and when the reception notification destination is a facsimile apparatus, the reception result notification information is transmitted as facsimile information. The format information at that time is stored in advance.

When the facsimile apparatus 1 of this embodiment performs facsimile reception, the caller ID, reception time, reception result, and the like received by the calling ID are stored in a memory. Etc. is automatically notified to the communication terminal.

That is, in the facsimile apparatus 1 of the present embodiment, when a call is received via the line L during reception, as shown in FIG. It is checked whether or not the calling ID is received from the line L (step S501). When the calling ID is received, the caller ID is obtained from the received calling ID information, and the current time measured by a timing mechanism (not shown) is obtained as the receiving time. Then, the acquired caller number and the reception time are associated with each other and stored in the various registration information memory 14 as a caller list (step S502), and the NCU 8 performs a normal incoming call process (step S503).

When the calling ID is not received in step S501, the control unit 12 causes the NCU 8 to perform a normal incoming call process (step S503).

Next, the control unit 12 causes the communication control unit 6 to start normal facsimile reception, performs facsimile reception (step S504), and checks that facsimile reception has been normally completed (step S505).

When the facsimile reception is normally completed, the control unit 12 writes reception result information indicating that the facsimile reception has been normally completed in the various registration information memory 14 in association with the sender list (step S506), and performs the facsimile reception. Upon abnormal termination, the registration information memory 14
Then, the reception result information indicating that the facsimile reception has been abnormally terminated is written in association with the recipient list, and the processing at the time of reception ends (step S507).

When the facsimile apparatus 1 terminates the facsimile reception, the control unit 12 firstly transmits the sender number of the sender of the currently received facsimile reception stored in the sender list of the various registration information memory 14 and The registered information memory 14 is compared with a facsimile number in a registrant list in which a name and a facsimile number are registered in advance, and if a facsimile number matching the caller number in the caller list exists in the registrant list, the registrant A name registered corresponding to the facsimile number in the list is acquired, and registered corresponding to the facsimile number in the caller list (step S508).

Next, the control unit 12 sends the reception result reception notification destination registered in the various registration information memory 14 in advance to the NC destination.
A call is made via U8, and the contents of the caller list, that is, the caller number, the caller's name, the reception time, and the reception result information indicating whether or not the reception was normally completed are set to the type of the reception result notification destination. The information is converted into a corresponding information format and transmitted, and the reception result information is notified (step S509).

As described above, the facsimile apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment stores the caller number and the reception time notified from the line L by the caller number notification service at the time of an incoming call in the various registration memories 14 in the caller list. After the facsimile reception of the incoming call is completed, the reception result information indicating whether or not the facsimile reception is normally completed is added to the sender list of the transmission source of the facsimile reception in the various registration memories 14, and the Memory for various registration information 1
4 is transmitted to a notification destination of a communication terminal such as a pager, a telephone, etc., as information corresponding to the terminal type of the notification destination.

Therefore, it is possible to automatically notify the communication terminal specified in advance of the time and to whom the facsimile was received and whether or not the facsimile reception was normally performed. Usability can be improved.

Although the invention made by the inventor has been specifically described based on the preferred embodiments, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and various modifications may be made without departing from the gist of the invention. It goes without saying that it is possible.

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According to the facsimile apparatus of the first aspect of the present invention, when a call is received, the caller number and the reception time notified from the line by the caller number notification service are stored in the sender information storage means in the sender list. When a reply instruction operation is performed, the sender list stored in the sender information storage unit is sorted in the order in which the reception time stored in the sender list is closer to the current time and displayed on the display unit. Display, and when a reply destination is selected from the displayed caller list,
Fax-sending the specified reply sentence manuscript to the selected reply destination allows efficient search of the reply destination without having to input the facsimile number of the reply destination, and allows quick and efficient selection of the reply destination. Erroneous transmission due to erroneous input of a facsimile number can be prevented, and transmission of a reply text original can be made efficient and easy, and the usability of the facsimile apparatus can be improved. .

According to the facsimile apparatus of the present invention, when a call is received, the caller number notified from the line by the caller number notification service and the number of times the caller number has been received from the source are counted. The received number of receptions is stored as a sender list in the sender information storage means, and when a reply instruction operation is performed, the sender list stored in the sender information storage means is stored in the receiver list stored in the sender list. When the reply destination is selected from the displayed sender list, the predetermined reply sentence manuscript is facsimile-transmitted to the selected reply destination. Reply destinations can be searched efficiently without having to input the facsimile number, making it possible to select the return destination quickly and efficiently. That with erroneous transmission can be prevented, the transmission of the reply message document as efficient and easy, it is possible to improve the utilization of the facsimile apparatus.

According to the facsimile apparatus of the third aspect, when a call is received, the caller number and the reception time notified from the line by the caller number notification service are stored in the sender information storage means as a sender list. After the facsimile reception of the incoming call is completed, reception result information indicating whether or not the facsimile reception has been normally completed is added to a list of senders of the facsimile reception in the sender information storage means, and the sender Since the contents of the list are transmitted to the notification destination of the communication terminal such as a pager or a telephone stored in the notification destination information storage means as information corresponding to the terminal type of the notification destination, when and by whom facsimile reception was performed, It is possible to automatically notify a communication terminal designated in advance of reception result information such as whether or not the facsimile reception was normally performed,
The usability of the facsimile machine can be improved.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a circuit block diagram of a facsimile apparatus to which a first embodiment of a facsimile apparatus of the present invention is applied.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing a reception notification control process performed by the facsimile apparatus of FIG. 1 at the time of reception.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing processing at the time of transmission of the reception notification control processing by the facsimile apparatus of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing a reception notification control process performed by the facsimile apparatus to which the second embodiment of the facsimile apparatus of the present invention is applied.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating a transmission process of a reception notification control process by the facsimile apparatus to which the second embodiment of the facsimile apparatus of the present invention is applied.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing a reception result notifying process by the facsimile apparatus to which the third embodiment of the facsimile apparatus of the present invention is applied.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Facsimile apparatus 2 Scanner 3 Plotter 4 Operation display part 5 Image memory 6 Communication control part 7 Modem 8 NCU 9 Originating ID detection part 10 DTMF generation part 11 DCR 12 Control part 13 Parameter memory 14 Various registration information memory 15 Bus

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A facsimile apparatus connected to a line for providing a caller number notification service and transmitting and receiving image information according to a predetermined facsimile control procedure, wherein the facsimile is notified from the line by the caller number notification service. A caller number acquiring means for acquiring a caller number, a clock means for measuring the current time, a sender information storage means for storing information on a sender of facsimile reception as a sender list, and a predetermined display means. Operating means for at least instructing a reply to facsimile reception and selecting a reply destination; and, at the time of an incoming call, the calling party number obtained by the calling party number obtaining means and the current time counted by the timing means at the time of the incoming call. A time is obtained as a reception time and stored in the sender information storage means as the sender list, and a reply instruction operation is performed by the operation means. And sorting the sender list stored in the sender information storage unit in the order in which the reception times stored in the sender list are closer to the current time, and displaying the same on the display unit, and using the operation unit. A facsimile apparatus comprising: a control unit that, when a reply destination is selected from the displayed sender list, facsimile-transmits a predetermined reply text original to the selected reply destination. 2. A facsimile apparatus connected to a line for providing a caller number notification service and transmitting / receiving image information according to a predetermined facsimile control procedure, wherein the facsimile apparatus is notified from the line by the caller number notification service. Caller number acquisition means for acquiring a caller number, counting means for counting the number of receptions for each facsimile reception source,
Sender information storage means for storing information about the sender of facsimile reception as a sender list, predetermined display means, operation means for performing at least a reply instruction operation for facsimile reception and a reply destination selection operation, The number of receptions from the source of the caller number counted by the counting means based on the caller number acquired by the caller number acquisition means and the caller number acquired at the time of the incoming call is transmitted. The sender information is stored in the sender information storage means as the sender list, and when a reply instruction operation is performed by the operating means, the sender list stored in the sender information storage means is stored in the sender list. Sorts in descending order of the number of receptions, and causes the display means to display,
When a reply destination is selected from the displayed sender list by the operation means, a control means for facsimile transmitting a predetermined reply sentence manuscript to the selected reply destination is provided. Facsimile machine. 3. A facsimile apparatus connected to a line for providing a caller number notification service and transmitting and receiving image information according to a predetermined facsimile control procedure, wherein the facsimile is notified from the line by the caller number notification service. Caller number acquisition means for acquiring a caller number, clock means for clocking the current time, caller information storage means for storing information on the sender of facsimile reception as a sender list,
A pager for notifying the reception result in advance, a notification destination information storage means for storing number information of a communication terminal such as a telephone as notification destination information, and, at the time of an incoming call, the caller number acquired by the caller number acquisition means, and Upon receiving an incoming call, the current time measured by the clocking means is acquired as a reception time and stored in the sender information storage means as the sender list. The reception result information is added to the sender list of the sender of the facsimile reception of the sender information storage unit, and the contents of the sender list are stored in the notification destination stored in the notification destination information storage unit. A facsimile apparatus comprising: a control unit that transmits the information as information corresponding to the terminal type of the notification destination.