JP2001086265A - Facsimile equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a facsimile equipment that can properly respond to an incoming call, even when the incoming call comes from a caller aiming at making speech in the state of automatic reception mode. SOLUTION: This facsimile equipment is provided with a communication result storage section 8, that stores at least a caller telephone number in ID information after reception of facsimile signals. Upon the receipt of caller ID information from a caller side, a caller telephone number detection section detects a caller (caller side) telephone number and a main control section 2 compares and collates the detected caller side telephone number with caller side telephone, numbers that are stored in the communication result storage section 8 and to which the facsimile equipment has conducted facsimile communication in the fast. When the result of collation indicates that there exist matching caller side telephone number, the facsimile equipment transits to an automatic reception mode. However, when no matching caller telephone number exists, the facsimile equipment causes a speech section 12 to ring for a preset time or a preset number of times.

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 apparatus capable of receiving caller ID information including telephone number information through a caller ID line and capable of automatically receiving a facsimile. It is.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in order to prevent malicious advertisement, solicitation or mischief by telephone, a caller including a telephone number information of a calling side before a called side (called side) goes on-hook. Caller ID for data transmission of caller ID information to the called party
Service is known. Here, the cola ID service means that telephone number data, name data, etc. corresponding to the registered list of contracted users are stored in a telephone exchange device of a communication company, and the exchange device side transmits the data to a user's called terminal. On the other hand, the caller ID information is transmitted before on-hook.

On the other hand, with the progress of downsizing, etc.,
Not only business facsimile machines, but also general household facsimile machines, personal facsimile machines have become widespread, and facsimile machines that can be used for telephone calls and automatically shift to facsimile communication operations. A facsimile apparatus having a reception mode is widely used.

Accordingly, facsimile apparatuses having both a telephone function as a telephone capable of receiving the above-mentioned caller ID service and a facsimile function capable of automatically receiving a facsimile have been marketed, and the facsimile apparatus has been set to an automatic reception mode. If set, when a call signal from the calling side is received, based on the caller ID information transmitted before the on-hook, the telephone number information of the called side is displayed or voice is used. There is known a facsimile apparatus which informs a user of a facsimile and then automatically shifts to a facsimile receiving operation.

[0005]

However, in the conventional automatic reception of the above-mentioned facsimile apparatus, even if the call is an incoming call from the intended caller, the facsimile apparatus shifts to the receiving operation and the call cannot be performed. There was a problem.

That is, even if the caller ID information is transmitted, whether the caller desires facsimile communication cannot be determined by the callee before on-hook, and the caller ID is set to automatic reception. If the calling party wants facsimile communication, there is no problem. However, if the calling party wants to talk, the facsimile reception operation is automatically started, and the CNG signal is heard and the user is disturbed. However, there has been a problem that the recording paper is unnecessarily consumed due to a communication error, or the timing at which a call can be made is missed in some cases.

On the other hand, if the automatic reception mode is not set just because the number of facsimile receptions is small in order to avoid the above problem, the ringing tone continues to be sounded as in a normal telephone call (calling). Although a telephone call can be made while the handset is in the on-hook state, the feature of the device having the automatic reception mode cannot be utilized, and even if the calling side desires facsimile transmission, a ringing tone sounds. In such a case, facsimile reception cannot be performed accurately, causing a problem that a call is made more than necessary and the surroundings are inconvenienced.

Further, it is conceivable that the user responds according to the telephone number of the calling side displayed on the apparatus side, but the user can quickly determine whether the calling side desires facsimile transmission. In addition, it is difficult to perform the call accurately, and it is not possible to perform a flexible response such as shifting to the automatic reception mode of the facsimile without intentionally making a call, or conversely making a call actively and confirming the destination.

[0009] Further, if the information of the calling party is always displayed, even if the user can recognize the number of the facsimile transmission in the past by storage or recording, the telephone number and the other party's information can be recognized one by one. It is necessary to confirm, and even if it is set to automatically switch to facsimile transmission when a call is ringing during the confirmation or to make a call a predetermined number of times, the facsimile transmission without waiting for confirmation This causes various problems such as shifting to a procedure. Further, since the display time on the display unit is lengthened, there is a problem that the life of the display device (display unit) is shortened and power consumption is increased.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems of the prior art, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a communication system in which, when the apparatus is set to an automatic reception mode, a caller who intends to make a call is called. It is an object of the present invention to provide a facsimile apparatus which can appropriately sound a ringing tone even when an incoming call is received from a user.

[0011]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION A facsimile apparatus according to the present invention includes a network control unit for controlling connection to a caller ID line, and an I / O terminal on a calling side before on-hook via a caller ID line.
In the facsimile apparatus capable of storing the ID information when the D information is transmitted and automatically receiving a facsimile, storing means for storing a calling telephone number in the ID information after facsimile reception; A collating means for comparing and collating the calling telephone number with the calling telephone number stored in the storage means, and collating by the collating means. A control means is provided for making a call for a preset time or number of times if there is no matching calling telephone number while the mode is shifted to the automatic reception mode.

Further, the facsimile apparatus according to the present invention may be configured such that, when there is no matching calling side telephone number, a call is made for the set time or the set number of times, and then the mode shifts to the automatic reception mode. good.

The facsimile apparatus of the present invention further comprises a display unit for displaying the calling telephone number, and displays the calling telephone number on the display unit only when there is no matching calling telephone number. You may comprise so that it may be displayed.

[0014]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to a digital multifunction peripheral having a facsimile apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention and having a digital copying function as a digital copying machine and a printer function as a printer. The form will be described.

In this embodiment, a digital multifunction machine will be described as an example. However, any form may be used as long as it has a facsimile machine. May be provided in a digital copying machine having a facsimile function (apparatus) without a printer function, or may be provided in a printer with a facsimile function (apparatus) without a digital copying function. Needless to say, any facsimile apparatus combined with other apparatuses may be applied.

Now, the configuration of the digital multifunction peripheral 30 including the facsimile apparatus shown in FIG. 3 will be described.
Among them, a FAX (facsimile) board 603 described in detail with reference to FIG. 4 particularly relates to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is an overall sectional view for explaining the structure of the digital multifunction peripheral 30. The digital multifunction peripheral is roughly divided into a scanner section 31 and a laser recording section 32.

The scanner section 31 is for reading an image of a document when copying or facsimile transmission, and corresponds to an image input device in the digital multi-function peripheral 30. As shown in FIG. 3, in addition to a document table 35 on which a document made of transparent glass is placed, a RADF (Recirculating Automatic Document Feeder) is placed.
eder: double-sided automatic document feeder) 36 and a scanner unit 40. The scanner unit 31 places the originals on the original placing table 35 one by one and sequentially reads the images.

On the other hand, the RADF 36 automatically conveys a document set on a predetermined document tray (not shown) to the document placing table 35 one by one. After the reading is performed, the scanner unit 40 has a function to carry out the document to a predetermined take-out position.
It also has a function of turning the original upside down on the original mounting table 35 and transporting the original to the original mounting table 35 again.

Accordingly, the RADF 36 includes a single-sided conveyance path for reading only one side of a document, a double-sided conveyance path for use when reading both sides, a guide for switching the respective conveyance paths to be used, and each conveyance path. The sensor unit 31 includes a sensor group for detecting a document conveyance state and the like, a control unit for controlling the whole, and the like. The scanner unit 31 allows the scanner unit 40 to read a double-sided image of the document. Since the components of the RADF 36 are well-known technologies, further description is omitted.

The scanner unit 40 includes a document table 35
Is a document image reading unit that reads the image of the document conveyed to each scanning line for each scanning line, as shown in FIG. 3, a first scanning unit 40a, a second scanning unit 40b, an optical lens 43, and a CCD 44. have.

The first scanning unit 40a exposes a document while moving at a constant speed V from left to right along the document table 35, and irradiates light as shown in FIG. Reflector assembly 41, and a first reflection mirror 42a for guiding the reflected light from the document to the second scanning unit 40b.

On the other hand, the second scanning unit 40b
The scanning unit 40a follows the scanning unit 40a and moves at a speed of V / 2. The reflected light from the first reflecting mirror 42a is reflected by an optical lens 43 and a CCD element (photoelectric conversion element).
There is provided a second reflection mirror 42b and a third reflection mirror 42c for guiding in the direction of 44.

Here, the optical lens 43 forms an image of the reflected light from the third reflecting mirror 42c on the CCD element 44, and the CCD element 44 converts the light formed by the optical lens 43 into an electric light. It is for converting to a signal.

The analog electric signal obtained by the CCD 44 is digitally converted by a CCD board 300 equipped with the CCD 44 into image data composed of digital electric signals, and the image data is subjected to various types of image processing in an image processing unit. Is stored in the memory 403 or the like after the
The information is transmitted to the laser recording unit 32 in response to an output instruction from the main CPU (Central Processing Unit) 401. still,
CCD board 300, main CPU 401 and memory 4
The operation content of the image processing by 03 or the like will be described later with reference to FIG.

The laser recording section 32 is provided for forming an image on a recording medium (recording material, sheet) based on image data. As shown in FIG. 3, a laser writing unit (LSU) 46 is provided. , An electrophotographic processing unit 47 and a sheet conveying device 50.

The LSU 46 irradiates a laser beam to the photosensitive drum 48 in the electrophotographic processing unit 47 based on image data read by the scanner unit 31 or image data input from the outside, and This forms an electrostatic latent image. Further, it has a semiconductor laser light source, a polygon mirror for deflecting the laser light to a constant angular velocity, and an f-θ lens. The f-θ lens corrects the laser light deflected by the polygon mirror so that the laser light is deflected at a constant angular velocity on the surface of the photosensitive drum 48.

The electrophotographic process section 47 includes a photosensitive drum 48 and a charger, a developing device, a transfer device, a peeling device, a cleaning device, and a static eliminator provided around the photosensitive drum 48. Have. The electrostatic latent image formed on the photosensitive drum 48 formed by the LSU 46 is developed to generate a toner image, and the toner image is electrostatically transferred to a sheet.

The LSU 46 and the electrophotographic processing unit 4
Since each configuration in FIG. 7 is well known, further description is omitted in this embodiment. Further, in the present embodiment, the case where an electrophotographic image forming process is applied is described, but the embodiment of the present invention is not limited to this, and other image forming methods such as an ink jet method and a thermal transfer method are applicable. May be.

The sheet conveying mechanism 50 has a function of supplying a sheet (recording medium, transfer material) to the electrophotographic processing unit 47, fixing an image transferred to the sheet, and discharging the sheet to the outside. I have. As shown in FIG. 3, the transport unit 33 includes a cassette paper feeder 51 to 53, a manual paper feeder 54, a fixing device 49, a resupply path 56, a paper discharge roller 57, a duplex copying unit 55, and a post-processing device 34. ing.

The transport section 33 is located at a predetermined transfer position in the electrophotographic processing section 47 (a position where a transfer unit is disposed).
To convey the sheet. Cassette paper feeder 51
Numerals 53 are for accommodating a sheet to be transferred and sending the sheet to the transport unit 33 at the time of transfer. In addition, the manual sheet feeding device 54 includes the cassette sheet feeding device 5.
Sheets of a type not stored in 1 to 53
3 is provided.

The fixing device 49 is for permanently fixing the toner image transferred on the sheet to a visible image, and the double-sided copying unit 55 is for fixing the toner image to form the image on the back surface of the sheet after fixing the toner image. The re-supply path 56 is for re-supplying the sheet to the conveyance unit 33, and the re-supply path 56 is a conveyance path for conveying the sheet after the image formation to the double-sided copying unit 55, and the paper discharge roller 57 is discharged from the fixing unit 49. This is for feeding and conveying the sheet to either the post-processing device 34 or the re-supply path 56.

As shown in FIG. 3, the post-processing device 34
The first discharge tray 341 includes a first discharge tray 341 and a second discharge tray 342.
Discharge mode and second discharge of sheets to the second discharge tray
The sheet can be discharged in the discharge mode.

Next, control contents of the digital multi-function peripheral 30 will be described. FIG. 4 is a functional block diagram for explaining the control contents of the digital multi-function peripheral 30.

As shown in FIG. 4, the digital MFP 3
Reference numeral 0 denotes an operation panel board 100 and a machine control board 20 as boards (circuit boards) constituting a control system in addition to the components shown in FIG.
0, CCD board 300, main image processing board 40
0, sub image processing board 500 and expansion board group 600
It has. These boards are used by the digital multifunction peripheral 30
And to process the image read by the scanner unit 31.

First, the main image processing board 400 performs predetermined image processing on image data generated by a CCD board 300 described later, and is an image processing unit in the digital multi-function peripheral 30. That is, the main image processing board 400 includes a main CPU 401, a multi-value image processing unit 402, a memory 403, and a laser control 40.
Four.

The main CPU 401 is connected to the other boards, R
ADF 36 and sub CPU mounted on post-processing device 34
And a function of controlling (operating and managing) each component of the digital multi-function peripheral 30 in cooperation with.

The multi-value image processing unit 402 is provided to perform image processing on image data transmitted from a CCD board 300 described later so that an image having a desired gradation can be formed on a sheet. Have been. The image processing by the multi-value image processing unit 402 includes shading correction processing, density correction processing, area separation processing, filter processing,
Processing for multi-valued image data such as TF (Modulation Transfer function) correction processing, resolution conversion processing, electronic zoom (magnification) processing, or gamma correction processing is performed.

A memory 403 is used to store image data after image processing and various control data such as management of image processing procedures, and a laser control 404 is used to transmit image data after image processing to the LSU 46. It is a transfer device.

The sub-image processing board 500 is an image processing section provided for performing further image processing on the image data processed by the main image processing board 400. As shown in FIG. 4, the binary image processing unit 50
1, memory unit 502, hard disk device (Hard Dis
k) 503 and SCSI (Small Computer System Inter
face) An interface unit 504 is provided.

The binary image processing section 501 is provided for binarizing image data image-processed by the main image processing board 400 and further performing image processing.
A multi-level binary conversion unit that converts multi-level image data into binary image data, an image rotation processing unit that rotates an image, a binary zoom processing unit that performs scaling processing of a binary image, and compression that performs compression / decompression processing And an extension part.

Further, the binary image processing section 501 has a facsimile interface for facsimile communication, and the binary image processing section 501 includes a connector 405 on the main image processing board side and a sub image processing board 50.
It is connected to the main image processing board 400 via the 0-side connector 505, and is controlled by the main CPU 401.

The memory unit 502 includes a binary image processing unit 501
It is provided for storing binary image data processed by the above, control data in image processing, and the like, and has a memory and a gate array (Gate Array) for controlling the memory. The hard disk device 503 stores a large amount of image data, and includes a disk memory and a gate array that controls the disk memory. The interface unit 504 has a SCSI terminal as an external interface, and a gate array for controlling the SCSI terminal.

An operation panel board 100 located at the upper right of the figure is for managing and controlling the operation panel 103 of the digital multi-function peripheral 30, and an LCD (Liquid Crystal Displa) disposed on the operation panel 103 is provided.
y) Sub-CP for managing and controlling the display unit 104 and the operation key group 105 for inputting an instruction from the user
U101 is provided. The operation panel board 100 stores various control information on the operation panel 103, such as instruction data from the operation key group 105 and information to be displayed on the LCD display unit 104.
2 is also provided.

The sub CPU 101 is a main CPU 401
The control data communication is performed between the main CPU 401 and the main CPU 401. Main CPU 4
From 01, control data indicating the operation of the digital MFP 30 is transmitted to the sub CPU 101. And sub CP
U101 displays the operation state of the digital multi-function peripheral on the LCD display unit 1.
04 is set.

The machine control board 200 located at the upper left in the figure has a sub CPU 201 and a memory 202, and the RADF 36 and the scanner unit 3 shown in FIG.
1. The electrophotographic processing section 47, the duplex copying unit 55, and the post-processing 34 are controlled as a whole. Specifically, for example, the CPU 36a of the RADF 36 and the CPU 34a of the post-processing device 34 communicate with each other to control each connected component.

The CCD board 300 located at the lower left of FIG.
Is provided with the CCD 44 shown in FIG. 3 and performs photoelectric conversion in accordance with reflected light from a document to generate image data composed of electric signals. As shown in FIG. 4, the CCD board 300 includes a CCD gate array 302 which is a driving circuit of the CCD 44, an analog circuit 303 which adjusts the gain of the analog signal output from the CCD 44, and converts the analog signal after the gain adjustment into a digital signal. And an A / D converter 304 for performing the operation. The control and management of each component of the CCD board 300 is performed by the main CPU 401 of the main image processing board 400.

The extension board group located at the lower right in the figure comprises a printer board 601, a function extension board 602, and a facsimile (FAX) board 603, each of which is connected to the sub-image processing board 500 via an interface. .

First, the printer board 601 is composed of an interface, a memory, a CPU, and the like. The printer board 601 is connected to make the digital multi-function peripheral 30 function as a printer. It has a function of printing based on the sent print data, control data, and the like.

Next, the function expansion board 602 includes an interface, a CPU, and the like.
The FAX board 603 is provided with a gate array for facsimile communication, a CPU and a memory 603b, and is generated by the CCD board 300. It has a function of transmitting image data to an external device by facsimile, and controlling the laser recording unit 32 to output image data received by facsimile.

Next, based on the above description, an outline of image data processing when the digital multi-function peripheral 30 functions as a facsimile (hereinafter abbreviated as facsimile mode) will be described below.

(Facsimile Mode) The facsimile mode includes both a transmission mode and a reception mode. The transmission mode is a mode in which image data of a document read by the scanner unit 31 is transmitted by facsimile to an external communication destination. It is.

In the facsimile mode, when the user sets originals at predetermined positions on the RADF 36, these originals are placed one by one on the original placing table 35 by the RADF 36.
After being conveyed upward, the scanner unit 40 and the CCD board 300 read the image of each document, generate, for example, 8-bit image data, and transmit the data to the main image processing board 400.

The multi-value image processing unit 402 in the main image processing board 400 performs predetermined multi-value image processing such as gamma correction on the 8-bit image data, and outputs the image data to the sub-image processing board via connectors 405 and 505. 500. The multi-level binary conversion unit of the binary image processing unit 501 performs error diffusion processing on the 8-bit image data, converts the 8-bit image data into 2-bit image data, compresses the image data into a predetermined format, and compresses the data into a predetermined format. Is stored.

Here, the reason why the multi-level binary conversion unit performs the error diffusion processing is that simply performing the binarization processing has a problem in image quality, and is also to suppress image quality deterioration.
The reason why the image data is converted from 8 bits to 2 bits is to reduce the capacity of the image data.

Next, after a communication line with a communication destination is secured by the FAX board 603, the image data is stored in the memory unit 5.
After being read out from the F.02, the data is transferred to the FAX board 603 side, and the FAX board 603 performs necessary processing such as changing the compression format, and is sequentially transmitted to the communication destination.

Next, the reception mode is a mode in which image data transmitted from an external communication destination is output by the laser recording unit 32. In the reception mode, when image data compressed in a predetermined format is transmitted via a communication line,
The FAX board 603 transmits the image data to the sub image processing board 500.

Next, in the sub-image processing board 500,
The image data is received by a facsimile interface provided in the binary image processing unit 501. The received image data is decompressed by the compression / decompression processing unit, reproduced as image data in page units, and then sent to the main image processing board 400.

The sent image data is subjected to gamma correction by the main image processing board 400, and then transmitted to the LSU 4 in the laser recording unit via the laser control 404.
6 is transmitted. Thus, an image based on image data received by facsimile from the outside can be output as an image having laser recording gradation.

As described above, the image processing section of the digital multi-function peripheral 30 receives the main image processing board 400 for processing image data of a document as multi-valued image data, the main image processing board 400 and external devices. The multi-valued image data is subjected to binarization processing and the like, and is divided from a sub-image processing board for transfer to the main image processing board 400.

The main image processing board 400 is
A laser control 404 for controlling the SU 46 is provided so that the original input from the scanner unit 31 can be reproduced as a copy image without impairing the characteristics of the original image as a multicolor image.

Further, by using the sub-image processing board 500, the hard disk 503, and the like, a large amount of document image data is temporarily stored, and the image forming order of the document is appropriately rearranged, thereby achieving the conventional image data. High-speed output processing can be performed using a so-called electronic RDH (automatic document recirculation feed) function instead of a mechanical RDH function.

Further, in the facsimile mode, image data sent from an external device, especially image data subjected to multi-valued image processing (characteristics of an original image are retained)
Appropriate processing such as value conversion processing can be performed.

Further, by dividing the image processing section, it is possible to prepare a variety (various lineups) of the digital multi-function peripheral 30 for various purposes. Therefore, the digital multi-function peripheral can be installed according to the user's request, and the system can be easily developed after the installation according to the user's request.

Further, since the main CPU 401 is set so as to manage and control the sub image processing board 500, the image processing in the two image processing boards 400 and 500 can be performed smoothly, and the image data is not lost.

The digital multi-function peripheral 30 is provided with a handset (not shown) near the operation panel 103 so that a call can be made with the caller using the handset. LCD on panel 103
The information is displayed on the display unit 104. It is also possible to make a call to the other party by picking up the handset and entering a desired telephone number with the operation keys 105.

Up to this point, the overall configuration and the overall operation of the digital MFP 30 including the facsimile apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention have been described. The facsimile according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described below. The configuration and operation of the device will be described in detail.

(Embodiment of the Present Invention) FIG. 1 is a functional block diagram for explaining the overall configuration of a facsimile apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, a facsimile apparatus according to the present invention includes a network control unit 1, a main control unit 2,
The system includes a reading unit 3, a recording unit 4, a caller telephone number management memory (caller ID management memory) 5, a display unit 6, an operation unit 7, and a communication result storage unit 8.

First, the network control unit 1 has a function as a communication interface for communicating with other telephones, facsimile machines, etc. via a general telephone line (in this case, a caller ID line) via a switching device. As shown in FIG. 1, it is composed of a caller telephone number detecting unit 11, a line switching unit 12, and a calling unit (including a telephone and a handset) 13.

The telephone number detector 11 detects the telephone number of the caller in the facsimile communication or the telephone communication when the communication is received, and the calling side transmitted from the exchange before going on-hook. Based on the ID information (telephone number, name, date and time, etc.), information including at least the other party's telephone number is detected. The line switching unit 12 connects a general telephone line to the telephone unit 13 or the main control unit 2 which is a normal telephone.

Further, the reading section 3 optically reads a transmission original, for example, and converts it into image data of a predetermined format. The recording section 4 records and prints the data received by facsimile on a predetermined recording medium. Printing device.

Further, the recording section 4 has a display screen composed of, for example, a liquid crystal or the like.
The operation unit 7 is provided to display necessary information such as the caller's telephone number and operation information, and the operation unit 7 is provided as an interface between the user and the facsimile machine.
It has a function of transmitting an input from a user to the main control unit 2.

The reading section 3, the recording section 4, the operating section 7, and the main control section 14 are composed of the reading scanner section 31, the LSU 46 (electrophotographic processing section 47) in the digital multifunction peripheral 30 described with reference to FIGS. , Operation panel 103 and FAX
This corresponds to the CPU 603a of the board.

Further, once the facsimile communication is performed, the communication record storage section 8 automatically stores the telephone number of the other party, and the caller telephone number management memory (caller ID management memory) 5 transmits the call. Storage device for storing the telephone number of the person. Incidentally, in FIG. 4, the communication result storage unit 8 and the caller telephone number management memory 5 store the FA
It corresponds to the memory 603b of the X board 603.

Further, the main control unit 2 forms a central part of the facsimile apparatus provided for controlling the above-mentioned respective components and communicating with an external device or the like. Includes a temporary storage memory 14 so that the telephone number of the caller detected by the telephone number detection unit 11 can be temporarily stored. The temporary storage memory 14 may be realized as a built-in or external cache memory for the CPU 603a of the FAX board 603, or may be provided in a working area in the memory 603b.

In the facsimile apparatus thus configured, the user can appropriately set the receiving mode by operating the operation unit 7 before receiving. Reception modes that can be previously set by the operation unit 7 include (a) manual reception setting (first setting), and (b) automatic reception setting (second setting). ).

FIG. 2 is a flowchart for explaining a receiving operation in the facsimile apparatus. First, when receiving a call signal from the outside via a line, the main control unit 2 controls the caller telephone number detecting unit 11 to detect the telephone number of the caller, and to detect the detected telephone number. The telephone number is stored in the temporary storage memory 14, and the telephone number is displayed on the display unit 6 (Step S1, hereinafter abbreviated as S1).

At the same time or almost at the same time, the main control unit 2 reads the stored contents stored in the communication result storage unit 8 and stores the read telephone number having the communication result in the temporary storage memory. By comparing the stored caller telephone number with the stored caller telephone number, it is determined whether the caller telephone number is a telephone number having a communication record (S2).

Next, when it is determined that there is a record of facsimile communication, the main control unit 2 controls the reading unit 3, the recording unit 4, the display unit 6, and the line switching unit 12 to perform facsimile reception processing. Is completed.

On the other hand, in S2, the temporary storage memory 14
If it is determined that the caller telephone number stored in the telephone number has no record of facsimile communication, the main control unit 2 displays the caller telephone number on the display unit 6 and generates a ringing tone as a telephone. Ringing is continued until the user picks up the handset (handset) (S5) or, if the number of rings is set in advance, the ringing tone is continued for the set number or time (S8).

If the receiver is picked up before the preset number of rings is reached, a call can be made (S4), and the number of rings is counted. If it cannot be raised, the process automatically proceeds to the receiving process (S6), and when the receiving operation is completed,
A series of processing ends.

According to the embodiment shown in FIG. 2, when the ringing tone (bell) rings and the receiver is picked up, the mode shifts to a normal call mode. For example, a facsimile communication can be performed after a call. In this case, after the facsimile communication is performed, the caller telephone number at that time is automatically or manually registered in the communication result management memory, and a key or the like for instructing the facsimile communication is pressed. You may.

[0083]

According to the present invention, a call signal from a caller who has not performed facsimile communication in the past is identified using caller telephone number information included in the caller ID information transmitted from the exchange. By doing so, even if the automatic reception is set, the reception operation is not started, the ringing tone continues to be sounded as in a normal telephone, and the telephone conversation can be performed. Therefore, even if the facsimile apparatus is set to automatic reception, and even if there is an incoming call from a caller whose call is intended, it is possible to avoid or reduce the problem that the facsimile shifts to a reception operation and a call cannot be made. This has the effect.

In the following, each of the inventions will be described. First, storage means for storing the calling telephone number in the ID information after facsimile reception, the transmitted calling telephone number, and the calling telephone number stored in the storage means. Collation means for comparing and collating with a telephone number;
As a result of the collation by the collation means, if there is a matching calling telephone number, the mode shifts to the automatic reception mode. If there is no matching calling telephone number, a call is made for a preset time or number of times. Since the control means is provided, the caller telephone number information included in the caller ID information is used to identify a caller who has performed facsimile communication in the past and a caller who has not performed facsimile communication in the past. For callers who have not performed facsimile communication in the past, even if it is set to automatic reception, they do not immediately enter facsimile reception operation and continue ringing as in a normal telephone call (Call) A telephone call can be made with the handset on-hook.

Therefore, even if the facsimile apparatus is set to automatic reception, and even if there is an incoming call from the caller who is the target of the call, the facsimile shifts to the receiving operation and the problem that the call cannot be made is avoided or reduced. be able to. On the other hand, for a caller who has performed facsimile communication in the past, if it is set to automatic reception, it is possible to shift to facsimile reception without performing a call operation to ring a ring tone, Therefore, it is possible to smoothly shift to the facsimile reception operation without performing the call operation unnecessarily.

Further, the present invention may be configured such that, when there is no matching calling telephone number, a call is made for a set time or a set number of times, and then the mode shifts to an automatic reception mode. In addition, even if the call is from a caller who has never made a call and the purpose is facsimile communication, facsimile reception can be accurately performed after a predetermined number of calls.

Therefore, even if there is no user who picks up the handset around the facsimile apparatus, the operation shifts to the automatic reception operation after calling for a predetermined time or a predetermined number of times.
The first facsimile reception can be performed, and the trouble of calling more than necessary and disturbing the surroundings can be avoided.

Further, the present invention is provided with a display unit for displaying the calling telephone number, so that the calling telephone number is displayed on the display unit only when there is no matching calling telephone number. In this case, in addition to the above effects, the caller's telephone number is displayed only when the call has not been made before, and the called party can be sure that the call is the first call by displaying the telephone number. It is possible to recognize, and it is possible to flexibly cope with shifting to the automatic reception mode of the facsimile without intentionally calling, or conversely, actively calling and confirming the destination. Further, since the time required for display on the display portion can be reduced, the effects of extending the life of the display device and suppressing power consumption can be expected.

[Brief description of the drawings]

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

FIG. 2 is a flowchart for explaining a transmission operation of the facsimile apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is an overall cross-sectional view of a digital multifunction peripheral including the facsimile apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is an overall block diagram of a digital multifunction peripheral including the facsimile apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 Reference Signs List 1 network control unit 2 main control unit (control unit, collation unit) 3 reading unit 4 recording unit 5 caller ID management memory (storage unit) 6 display unit 7 operation unit 8 communication result storage unit (storage unit) 11 caller telephone number Detecting unit 12 Line switching unit 13 Call unit (telephone) 14 Temporary storage memory

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Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A network control unit for controlling connection to a caller ID line, and when caller ID information is transmitted via a caller ID line before on-hook, said ID information is stored, and automatic facsimile transmission is performed. In a facsimile apparatus capable of receiving, after receiving a facsimile, storage means for storing a caller telephone number in the ID information; transmitted caller telephone number; and a caller stored in the storage means. Collating means for comparing and collating with a telephone number; as a result of collation by the collating means, if the matching calling telephone number exists, the mode shifts to the automatic reception mode, while the matching calling telephone number exists A facsimile machine comprising a control means for making a call for a preset time or number if not. 2. The method according to claim 1, wherein said control means shifts to said automatic reception mode after calling said set time or said set number of times when there is no matching calling party telephone number. The facsimile apparatus according to claim 1. 3. A display unit for displaying the calling party telephone number, wherein the display unit displays the calling party telephone number only when there is no matching calling party telephone number. Facsimile machine.