JP2000270179A - Facsimile terminal - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To attain easy automatic transmission without being troubled by entry of a caller telephone number in the case of making a reply to a sender. SOLUTION: In a reception operation of a facsimile terminal 10, a communication section 26 detects the start signal of an ID reception terminal and stores the caller ID to a caller ID storage section 34, a network control section 28 receives an incoming call and applies reception processing of image data and stores the result to an image data storage section 40. A caller telephone number/ code data conversion section 36 reading caller telephone number information from the caller ID storage section 34 converts the information into code data, a received image data processing section 38 adds the code data to the received image data and a plotter 20 prints out the resulting image data. In the case of transmission, when receiving the code data from a code reader 32, a caller telephone number/code data conversion section 36 converts the code data into telephone number data, which are automatically received by a RAM 16. By depressing a start key, dialing is automatically made on the basis of the telephone number data.

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 a facsimile machine including a calling telephone number from a network.
The present invention relates to a facsimile apparatus capable of receiving D.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art At present, a "calling telephone number notification service (commonly known as a number display)" is being implemented at NTT. This service purchases a device that supports the number display and applies for the service so that the receiving party can display the calling party's phone number on the display and know the other party's phone number before receiving a call. It is. However, as an exception, even when receiving this service, if the calling party makes a call without anonymous notification of the phone number, is out of the area, or is from a public phone, the reason for notifying the ID is notified and the calling phone number is notified. May not be displayed.

For example, conventionally, facsimile apparatuses capable of managing the history of those outgoing telephone numbers or recording and outputting the list as a list are already known. For this reason, when it is desired to send a response manuscript to the transmitting side with respect to the received manuscript transmitted from the calling side, the list is temporarily recorded and output, and the transmission is performed by manually inputting the destination telephone number. .

As another means for inputting a destination telephone number, the history is traced back by, for example, repeatedly pressing an arrow key, and the required destinations are sequentially displayed on a display device.
There has been a facsimile apparatus or the like which performs input by selecting a desired destination telephone number from among them.

[0005]

However, in such a facsimile apparatus, when it is desired to transmit a manuscript of a response to the contents of the received manuscript transmitted from the transmitting side to the transmitting side, a list is required. Since it is necessary to manually input the destination telephone number after recording and outputting it once, it takes time and effort, and it is very troublesome.

As another means for inputting a destination telephone number, the user presses an arrow key or the like to go back in history, display a required destination on a display device, and enter a desired destination telephone number from among them. There is a problem that it takes a long time to search for a target telephone number from a number of telephone numbers because the user has to make a selection.

Further, in a facsimile apparatus in which the history is sequentially updated when another reception starts one after another as time elapses, there is a problem that a target telephone number may be deleted.

[0008] Further, there is also known an apparatus in which some telephone numbers registered in one-touch dialing or abbreviated dialing are displayed after being converted into registered names and displayed. Since it is valid only for some phone numbers and cannot be applied to all received phone numbers, there is still a problem that phone numbers are deleted when the history is updated. Was.

In Japanese Patent Laid-Open Publication No. Hei 6-296225, for example, a bar code of the telephone number of the transmission source is added to the end of the transmission original, and the transmission is read. A facsimile apparatus capable of transmitting without dialing has been proposed. However, this facsimile machine
Since the transmitter side employs a means of patterning the source phone number and adding it to image data and transmitting it,
There has been a fatal problem that only a document sent from a facsimile machine having this function can be automatically transmitted to the sender.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems, and when replying to a transmission source, automatic transmission is easily performed without troublesome work of searching for and inputting a calling telephone number. It is an object of the present invention to provide a facsimile apparatus which does not require a transmission source to have a special function.

[0011]

According to one aspect of the present invention, there is provided a facsimile apparatus capable of receiving a calling ID including a calling telephone number from a network. Code data converting means for converting the calling telephone number obtained from the calling ID into code data readable by the code reader; code data adding means for adding the code data to received image data; Recording output means for recording and outputting the added received image data,
Telephone number conversion means for reading the code data recorded and output by the code reader and converting it into a telephone number, and transmission destination telephone number storage means for storing the converted telephone number in a transmission destination telephone number input area, An automatic call is made based on the telephone number stored in the destination telephone number input area.

That is, according to the present invention, the outgoing telephone number obtained from the network by the outgoing telephone number notification service is converted into code data readable by a code reader by the code data converting means, and the received image data is transmitted by the code data adding means. And the recording output means records and outputs the received image data to which the code data has been added. When returning a reply, the code reader reads the code data added to the received image data, converts the code data into a telephone number by the telephone number conversion means, and transmits the converted telephone number by the destination telephone number input means. Since the call is stored in the destination telephone number input area and the automatic call is made, the trouble of searching and inputting the outgoing telephone number is eliminated, and the automatic call can be easily made.

A facsimile apparatus according to a second aspect of the present invention is the facsimile apparatus according to the first aspect, further comprising designating means for arbitrarily designating where the code data is added to the received image data. The adding means adds code data to the page or position of the received image data specified by the specifying means.

That is, according to the present invention, the operator can arbitrarily specify where the code data is to be added to the received data by the specifying means, so that the loss of the received image can be reduced and the usability is improved. The position can be freely selected.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the facsimile apparatus according to the first or second aspect, a bar code reader that reads bar code data is used instead of the code reader, and a bar code reader is used instead of the code data. The code data is used.

That is, according to the present invention, since the bar code reader and the bar code data are used instead of the code reader and the code data, the procurement of parts is improved, the cost can be reduced, and the reading direction can be reduced. Is no longer restricted, and versatility can be provided.

[0017]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings. Embodiment 1 FIG. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of a facsimile apparatus 10 according to the first embodiment. FIG.
The facsimile apparatus 10 shown in FIG.
14, RAM 16 as destination telephone number storage means, scanner 18, plotter 20 as recording output means, operation display section 22, designating means, encoding / decoding section 24, communication control section 26, network control section 28, modem 30, a code reader 32, a calling ID storage unit 34, a calling telephone number / code data conversion unit 36 as a telephone number conversion unit and a code data conversion unit, a reception image data processing unit 38 as a code data addition unit, and image data storage The network control unit 28 includes a line 4 such as a PSTN.
2 and connected to each other via a system bus 44 while being connected to a partner facsimile machine (not shown).

CPU (Central Processing Unit) 12
1 controls each part of the facsimile machine 10. The ROM (Read Only Memory) 14 is a memory for storing a basic program of the facsimile machine 10 and the like.

A RAM (Random Access Memory) 16
This is a memory for temporarily storing program data and parameters. In the present invention, the code reader has a destination telephone number input area for storing the destination telephone number read from the code data, and when the start key is pressed at the time of transmission, the destination telephone number entered in this area is A call is made with the number. Also, as described later, a RAM
16 has a code data addition designation page storage area and a code data addition designation position storage area.

The scanner 18 reads image data such as a transmission original. The plotter 20 performs recording and output on paper at a predetermined resolution based on received image data and the like. In the present invention, the reception image data to which code data is added is recorded and output.

The operation display unit 22 is used for the facsimile machine 10
Is operated by a switch input or the like, the operation result or operation state is displayed by lighting an LED, and data is displayed on a liquid crystal display panel. In the present invention, as described later, the page and position of the code data (or bar code data) to be added to the received image data can be arbitrarily specified using the position specification mode.

The encoding / decoding section 24 encodes transmission data and decodes received data. Further, the communication control unit 26 executes a facsimile control procedure by exchanging a facsimile control signal with a partner facsimile machine.

The network control unit 28 performs automatic call processing and incoming call processing. The modem 30 modulates a transmission signal and demodulates a reception signal. here,
A V23 modem is used, and this modem can be used as a normal facsimile modem.

The code reader 32 is an input device for reading code data added to received image data. The calling ID storage unit 34 is a memory for temporarily storing calling ID information including a calling telephone number which is a telephone number of the transmitting side.

Outgoing telephone number / code data converter 36
Is to convert outgoing telephone number data obtained at the time of reception into code data which can be read by the code reader 32, and to convert the code data read by the code reader 32 into telephone number data at the time of transmission. It is.

The reception image data processing section 38 converts the transmission image data into the transmission telephone number / code data conversion section 36 described above.
This is to edit and add the converted code data. The image data storage unit 40 is a memory for temporarily storing received image data and image data to be transmitted from now on. However, depending on the control method of the facsimile apparatus, it is possible to adopt a configuration without this block. .

Using the facsimile apparatus 10 configured as described above, the operation at the time of reception and at the time of transmission will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 2 is a flowchart illustrating a receiving operation of the facsimile apparatus according to the first embodiment, and FIG. 3 is a flowchart illustrating a transmitting operation of the facsimile apparatus according to the first embodiment.

As shown in FIG. 2, the facsimile machine 10
Starts receiving operation, first, in step S1,
The communication control unit 26 detects whether or not the ID receiving terminal activation signal has been received via the line 42 in FIG.
If the ID receiving terminal activation signal is detected,
2 to form a DC loop, thereby transmitting a primary response signal (step S2).

Next, since the calling ID is sent via the line 42, the calling ID is received by the modem 30 (step S3). The calling ID is information including a calling telephone number, which is a telephone number of the transmitting side, and is stored in the calling ID storage unit 34 immediately upon receiving the calling ID (step S4). The reception completion signal is transmitted by breaking the loop (step S
5).

Then, since a calling signal is sent from an exchange (not shown), the network control unit 28 closes the line again and receives a call (step S6). (Step S
7). Here, the received image data is temporarily stored in the image data storage unit 40.

Next, when the image data receiving process is completed (step S8), the calling telephone number information is read from the calling ID storage unit 34, input to the calling telephone number / code data conversion unit 36, and can be read by the code reader 32. (Step S9).

Then, the received image data stored in the image data storage section 40 is read out, the converted code data is added by the received image data processing section 38 (step S10), and the plotted data is recorded and output by the plotter 20 (step S10). Step S11). The above is the reception operation.

Next, the transmission operation of the facsimile machine 10 will be described. In FIG. 3, when the CPU 12 confirms that the transmission original is set on the scanner 18 (step S21), the CPU 12 monitors whether code data is input from the code reader 32 (step S22). Here, when the code data is input from the code reader 32, the code data is input to the calling telephone number / code data conversion unit 36, and is converted into the telephone number data of the transmission destination (step S23). The converted telephone number data of the destination is automatically input to the destination telephone number input area in the RAM 16 (step S24). Although not shown in this flowchart, the telephone number data is also displayed on the operation display unit 22 at the same time.

In this state, the operator operates the operation display unit 22.
When the start key for starting facsimile transmission is depressed using (step S25), a calling operation is performed based on the telephone number data input to the destination telephone number input area in the RAM 16 (step S26). The image data can be reliably returned to the facsimile machine that has transmitted the data.

In step S22, if there is no code data input and there are dialing and other inputs, the input telephone number data becomes valid and the start key of the operation display unit 22 is pressed. (Step S25), a call is made based on the input telephone number data (Step S26).

As described above, according to the first embodiment, the outgoing telephone number obtained from the network by the outgoing telephone number notification service is converted into code data on the receiver side, and is added to the received image data. When recording and outputting, when returning a reply, the code data added to the received image data is read by a code reader, converted to a telephone number, and automatically entered in the destination telephone number input area, so When returning the call, the operation of searching for and inputting the calling telephone number is not bothered, and the automatic call can be easily made. Therefore, the reply operation can be performed easily and in a short time.

As a result, once a destination telephone number list is output and then a telephone number is manually input, time is spent searching for a target telephone number from a number of telephone numbers by a display selection method, Over time, the reception history is updated and the target phone number is deleted, or only the original sent from a facsimile machine that has the function of patterning the source phone number and adding it to image data It is possible to solve the above-mentioned conventional problems that automatic call cannot be made.

In the first embodiment, the received image data (step S
7) is stored in the image data storage unit 40, and after reception is completed (step S8), code data conversion (step S9), code data edit addition (step S10), and recording output (step S11) are performed. However, if the code data conversion, the code data editing addition, and the recording output are performed in real time without waiting for the end of the reception, the configuration without the image data storage unit 40 may be adopted.

In the first embodiment, if the facsimile apparatus is programmed so as to make an automatic call without waiting for the start key to be pressed in the transmission flowchart of FIG.
When automatically entered in the destination phone number input area in 6,
Subsequent to this, it is also possible to configure so as to make an automatic call via a route indicated by a broken line in FIG.

Embodiment 2 The overall configuration of the facsimile apparatus according to the second embodiment is substantially the same as that shown in FIG. 1, and thus redundant description will be omitted. However, as a characteristic configuration, a page to which the operation display unit 22 adds code data, It has a position specification mode to specify the position and RAM
16 has a code data addition designated page storage area and a code data addition designated position storage area.

Next, the operation will be described. FIG. 4 is an operation flowchart of a position designation mode for designating a page and a position to which code data is added using the operation display unit.
FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating a receiving operation of the facsimile apparatus according to the second embodiment.

As shown in FIG. 4, when the position designation mode is selected on the operation display section 22 (step S
31) Enter the registration mode. That is, the operation display unit 22
An input screen for designating a page to which code data is to be added is displayed.
The page information is stored in the code data addition designated page storage area in the memory 16 (step S32).

Next, an input screen for designating the position to add the code data is displayed on the operation display section 22. When the operator inputs the position information, the position information is stored in the code data addition designated position storage area in the RAM 16. It is stored (step S33). When the above-described series of input ends or is canceled, the registration mode ends.

Next, the receiving operation using the designated page and the designated position to which the code data designated in the position designation mode of the operation display unit 22 is added will be described with reference to FIG. When the facsimile apparatus according to the second embodiment starts a receiving operation, first, in step S41, the line 4 in FIG.
The communication control unit 26 detects whether or not the ID reception terminal activation signal has been received via the communication control unit 2. When the ID receiving terminal activation signal is detected, the primary response signal is transmitted by closing the line 42 once to form a DC loop (step S42).

Next, since the calling ID is sent via the line 42, the calling ID is received by the modem 30 (step S43). Immediately after receiving this caller ID, caller ID
The data is stored in the storage unit 34 (step S44), and the communication control unit 26 cuts off the DC loop to transmit a reception completion signal (step S45).

Then, since a calling signal is sent from an exchange (not shown), the network control unit 28 closes the line again and receives a call (step S46).
(Step S4)
7). Here, the received image data is temporarily stored in the image data storage unit 40.

Next, when the image data reception processing is completed (step S48), the calling telephone number information is read from the calling ID storage unit 34, input to the calling telephone number / code data conversion unit 36, and can be read by the code reader 32. (Step S49).

Up to here, the receiving operation of the first embodiment shown in FIG. 2 is almost the same. Next, in the second embodiment, the RAM 16 is designated in the position designation mode shown in FIG.
The information of the designated page to which the code data is added, which is stored in the code data addition designated page storage area, is read out.
The information of the designated position to which the code data is added stored in the code data addition designated position storage area in the RAM 16 is read (step S50). Then, the received image data stored in the image data storage unit 40 is read out, and the code data converted by the received image data processing unit 38 is added to the received image data based on the specified page and the specified position (step S51), the recording output is performed by the plotter 20 (step S52).

As described above, according to the second embodiment, the operator can arbitrarily specify where to add the code data to the received data. It is possible to prevent such a situation and to freely select a convenient position.

In the second embodiment also, the image data (step S47) received in the reception flowchart of FIG. 5 is stored in the image data storage unit 40, and after the reception is completed (step S48), Code data conversion (step S49), code data editing addition (step S51), and recording output (step S52) are performed, but code data conversion, code data editing addition, and recording output are performed in real time without waiting for reception completion. By doing so, a configuration without the image data storage unit 40 is also possible.

Embodiment 3 FIG. In the third embodiment, the code reader 3 according to the first and second embodiments is used.
2 is replaced by a bar code reader for reading bar code data.
It is characterized in that a calling telephone number / bar code data converter for converting a calling telephone number into bar code data is used instead of 6.

As described above, in the third embodiment, there is no change other than the above-described components, and the only difference is that the reception operation and the transmission operation use barcode data instead of code data. I have. For this reason, there is no change in the basic receiving and transmitting operations, but the outgoing telephone number, which is the telephone number of the other party, is represented by commonly used barcode data. Can be used, the procurement of parts can be improved, and the cost can be reduced. In addition, as a feature of the barcode data, the barcode data has an advantage that the data can always be read correctly even if the writing position changes vertically and horizontally and the reading direction changes.

In the above-described first to third embodiments, the facsimile apparatus capable of receiving the calling ID including the calling telephone number from the network has been described as an example. However, the present invention is not necessarily limited to this. The present invention can be applied to any communication terminal device that can receive the calling ID, and in this case, the same advantageous effects can be obtained.

[0054]

As described above, according to the first aspect of the present invention, when replying to the transmission source, the trouble of searching and inputting the originating telephone number is eliminated, thereby facilitating the operation. Automatic calling can be performed, and a reply operation can be performed easily and in a short time.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, it is possible to prevent the loss of the received image data by adding the code data, and it is possible to freely select an easy-to-use code data addition position. it can.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, parts procurement is improved, cost can be reduced, and versatility can be provided.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a schematic configuration of a facsimile apparatus according to a first embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart illustrating a reception operation of the facsimile apparatus according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart illustrating a transmission operation of the facsimile apparatus according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 4 is an operation flowchart of a position designation mode for designating a page and a position to which code data is added using the operation display unit.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating a receiving operation of the facsimile apparatus according to the second embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Facsimile apparatus 12 CPU 14 ROM 16 RAM 18 Scanner 20 Plotter 22 Operation display part 24 Encoding / decoding part 26 Communication control part 28 Network control part 30 Modem 32 Code reader (or bar code reader) 34 Calling ID storage part 36 Outgoing telephone Number / code data conversion unit (or originating telephone number / barcode data conversion unit) 38 Received image data processing unit 40 Image data storage unit 42 Line 44 System bus

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A facsimile apparatus capable of receiving a calling ID including a calling telephone number from a network, a code reader for reading code data, and code data for reading the calling telephone number obtained from the calling ID with the code reader. Code data converting means for converting the received image data into code data adding means for adding the code data to the received image data; recording output means for recording and outputting the received image data to which the code data has been added; A telephone number conversion means for reading by the code reader and converting the telephone number into a telephone number; and a destination telephone number storage means for storing the converted telephone number in a destination telephone number input area. A facsimile apparatus for automatically calling based on a telephone number stored in a facsimile machine. 2. The apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a designation unit for arbitrarily designating where the code data is added in the received image data.
2. The facsimile apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said code data adding means adds code data to a page or a position of the received image data designated by said designation means. 3. The facsimile according to claim 1, wherein a bar code reader that reads bar code data is used in place of said code reader, and bar code data is used in place of said code data. apparatus.