JP2001169043A - Facsimile terminal - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To realize a configuration in which an original can be transmitted to an address on a network from a facsimile terminal that does not have the function of an Internet facsimile. SOLUTION: The address recognizing means 1 of a facsimile terminal 100 extracts a written network address by character recognition in the image data of an original received through a telephone line 200. An electronic file preparing means 2 prepares image data as an electronic file on the network. A transmission controlling means 3 transmits the electronic file prepared by the means 2 to the network address extracted by the means 1.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a facsimile apparatus having a function of transmitting image data received by facsimile as electronic mail over a network.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In general, a conventional apparatus called an Internet facsimile is connected to a network such as the Internet in addition to a telephone line, and is configured to send e-mail to a destination through an Internet mail address when transmitting by facsimile. Was.

[0003]

However, the above-mentioned conventional Internet facsimile has a problem that it is first expensive. Second, general users are not expected to purchase new Internet facsimile machines because facsimile machines that do not have Internet facsimile functions are already on the market. Expensive equipment may be useful to valuable users, but not all faxes need to have that capability. However, there is a problem that it is inconvenient for general users if there is no function.

[0004]

The present invention employs the following structure to solve the above-mentioned problems. <Structure 1> Address recognition means for performing character recognition on received image data and extracting a described network address, and an electronic device for generating the received image data as an electronic file for transmission via a network A facsimile apparatus comprising: a file creation unit; and a transmission control unit that transmits an electronic file to a network address extracted by an address recognition unit.

<Structure 2> Data on the correspondence between the tone signal and the character code is held, and when an arbitrary tone signal is received, the tone signal is converted into a character code based on the data on the correspondence, and a character code string is generated. Means for recognizing an electronic file as a network address, electronic file creation means for creating received image data as an electronic file for transmission over a network, and an electronic file for the network address recognized by the address recognition means. A facsimile apparatus comprising transmission control means for transmitting.

<Structure 3> In the facsimile apparatus described in Structure 2, a destination information registration unit for registering a network address and a destination number in association with each other, and holding data of a correspondence relationship between a tone signal and a destination number, And address recognition means for recognizing the network address by referring to the destination information registering section when the tone signal corresponds to the destination number based on the correspondence data when the tone signal is received. Facsimile machine characterized by the above-mentioned.

<Structure 4> In the facsimile apparatus described in Structure 2, when there is an incoming call, voice message transmitting means for transmitting a voice message for prompting input of a tone signal corresponding to a character code, and voice message transmission Answer tone sending means for sending an answer tone for prompting facsimile transmission when a tone signal corresponding to the network address is received after the start and a tone signal indicating that the input of the network address has ended is received thereafter. A facsimile apparatus comprising: an electronic file creating unit that creates received image data as an electronic file for transmission via a network after sending an answer sound.

<Structure 5> In the facsimile apparatus described in Structure 3, a destination information registering section for storing destination information indicating a network address in association with a destination number, and destination information when an incoming call is received are required. A voice message transmitting means for transmitting a voice message as to whether or not a tone signal indicating the use of the destination number is received after the voice message is transmitted by the voice message transmitting means, and thereafter, a tone signal of the destination number is received. Sends an answer sound to prompt facsimile transmission, while sending out a voice message, if the tone signal of the destination number is not input, sends the destination information registered in the destination information registration unit as image information to the source. A facsimile machine comprising destination information sending means.

[0009]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to specific examples.

FIG. 1 shows a first embodiment of a facsimile apparatus according to the present invention.
FIG. 3 is a functional block diagram showing The illustrated facsimile apparatus includes an address recognition unit 1, an electronic file creation unit 2, and a transmission control unit 3. The facsimile machine 10
0 indicates only a characteristic portion of this specific example, and the configuration as a normal facsimile apparatus is omitted.

The address recognizing means 1 has a function of performing character recognition on image data received via the telephone line 200 and extracting a described network address. In the following specific example, the network address will be described as an Internet address (E-mail address). The electronic file creation means 2 has a function of converting the received data into a file for electronic mail.
The transmission control means 3 has a function of transmitting the electronic file created by the electronic file creation means 2 to an Internet address on the network 300 recognized by the address recognition means 1.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a first embodiment of the facsimile apparatus of the present invention. The illustrated device includes a network control unit (NCU) 101, a modem 102,
SIO103, ENC / DEC104, memory 105,
Recognition unit 106, electronic file creation unit 107, destination creation unit 108, NIC board 109, reading unit 110, ROM1
11, a CPU 112, and a printing unit 113.

A network control unit (NC)
U) 101 is a control unit for connecting the facsimile machine and the telephone line 200. The modem 102 is a modulation / demodulation device that performs conversion between an analog audio signal and a digital signal. The SIO 103 is an I / O for performing serial control.
O. The ENC / DEC 104 is a device that performs encoding / decoding. The memory 105 is configured by a DRAM or the like, and is a storage unit for storing various data.

The recognizing unit 106 has a function of performing character recognition on the received image data and extracting a described Internet address. That is, the recognition unit 10
Reference numeral 6 has a function of performing a predetermined range of character recognition processing from the image data stored in the memory 105, recognizing a written Internet address and transmitting the Internet address to the destination creation unit 108.

The electronic file creation unit 107 has a function of converting received data into a file for electronic mail. The destination creation unit 108 includes an electronic file creation unit 107
Has a function of creating destination information based on the Internet address recognized by the recognizing unit 106 and transmitting the electronic file created by the electronic file to the destination. The NIC board 109 is a network interface control board that manages an interface between the facsimile machine and a LAN (local area network) 300.

The reading section 110 has a function of reading an original as a facsimile. The ROM 111 is a memory for storing a program for performing an operation as a facsimile machine. The CPU 112 is a processor that controls each unit as a facsimile machine, and performs the recognition processing of the recognition unit 106 and the electronic file creation unit 107 described above.
Of the electronic file creation process and the destination creation process of the destination creation unit 108 are controlled. The printing unit 113
Has a function of printing received data and printing various reports.

The address recognition means 1 in FIG.
The electronic file creation unit 2 and the transmission control unit 3 correspond to the functions of the recognition unit 106, electronic file creation unit 107, destination creation unit 108, and NIC board 109, respectively, in FIG.

<Operation> First, when a manuscript is sent from a normal facsimile to the Internet, the manuscript transmission requester writes the Internet address of the destination to be finally sent to the front end of the manuscript and transmits the manuscript to the facsimile apparatus 100. . In order to increase the recognition rate of the Internet address at that time, the following means may be used. For example, means for clarifying the address range, such as surrounding the address with a solid line or putting a specific mark before and after the address, is used.

The facsimile apparatus of the present embodiment includes a telephone line 200, an NCU 101, a modem 102, an SIO 10
3. Up to the point where the received data is stored in the memory 105 via (DEC in) the ENC / DEC 104, it is the same as the conventional facsimile.

When the received data is stored in the memory 105, the recognizing unit 106 searches the received data for an Internet address including the @ mark. This operation will be described in detail below.

FIG. 3 is an operation flowchart of the first embodiment. First, when the recognizing unit 106 starts the recognizing process (step S11), resolution information is extracted from the facsimile procedure signal (step S12), and the range to be recognized is determined based on the resolution (step S13). That is, it is determined which range should be recognized from the leading edge of the document.

If the Internet address (E-mail address) including the @ mark is recognized within the recognition range (step S14), the recognized information is sent to the destination creation unit 1.
Send to 08. The destination creation unit 108 creates destination information based on the Internet address (step S1).
5).

On the other hand, the electronic file creator 107 converts the received data stored in the memory 105 into an electronic file (step S16). That is, the standard format used in Internet mail, such as MR or MH, which is a standard format for normal facsimile, is used.
Convert to a file in a format such as EG or TIFF,
This is sent to the destination creation unit 108.

The destination creation unit 108 converts the electronic file sent from the electronic file creation unit 107 into a file attached to the Internet address recognized by the recognition unit 106 as an e-mail via the LAN board via the NIC board 109.
300 (step S17). Thereby, the user of the corresponding Internet address can receive the image from the sender in the same manner as the normal Internet mail.

If the Internet address is not recognized in the recognition range in step S14, the printing unit 113 determines that normal facsimile reception is performed.
To print on the recording paper (step S18).

<Effects> As described above, according to the first embodiment, the Internet address is recognized from the image data received by the facsimile machine, an electronic file is created based on the received data, and the designated destination is designated. Is provided, a document can be sent from a normal facsimile apparatus to a destination on the Internet via this apparatus without changing the facsimile protocol or the like. Therefore, if this apparatus is used as a relay station, all general users do not need to have expensive Internet FAX,
Internet FAX functions can be used.
Further, when transmitting a document to an address on the Internet, it is only necessary to write the Internet address of the destination to be transmitted on the document, and there is an effect that the transmission requester does not need to perform complicated operations.

<< Embodiment 2 >> The facsimile apparatus of Embodiment 2 recognizes an Internet address by a PB signal (tone signal).

<Structure> FIG. 4 is a functional block diagram of the second embodiment. The illustrated facsimile apparatus 100a includes an address recognition unit 1a, an electronic file creation unit 2, a transmission control unit 3, a voice message transmission unit 4, and an answer sound transmission unit 5. Note that the facsimile machine 100 also
Only the characteristic portions of this specific example are shown, and the configuration as a normal facsimile apparatus is omitted.

The address recognizing means 1a of the specific example 2
When a signal and a character code are associated with each other and an arbitrary PB signal is received, a function of recognizing a network address from the PB signal is provided. Further, the electronic file creation means 2 and the transmission control means 3 are each provided in the first specific example.
In the same manner as described above, the function of creating the received image data as an electronic file to be transmitted via the network and the electronic file created by the electronic file creation means 2 are sent to the mail address recognized by the address recognition means 1. It has a function to send.

The voice message sending means 4 includes the telephone line 2
If there is an incoming call from 00, the P corresponding to the character code
It has a function of sending out a voice message for prompting the input of the B signal. The answer sound transmitting means 5 detects a PB signal corresponding to the Internet address after the voice message transmitting means 4 starts transmitting a voice message, and thereafter detects a PB signal indicating that the input of the Internet address has been completed. Has a function of transmitting an answer sound for prompting facsimile transmission.

FIG. 5 is a block diagram of the second embodiment. The devices shown in the figure are NCU 101, modem 102, SIO 103, E
NC / DEC 104, memory 105, electronic file creation unit 107, destination creation unit 108, NIC board 109, reading unit 110, ROM 111, CPU 112, printing unit 11
3. It comprises a DTMF control unit 114 and a voice creation unit 115.

Here, since the NCU 101 to the printing unit 113 are the same as those in the first embodiment, the description is omitted. DTM
The F control unit 114 is a functional unit for transmitting a PB signal and recognizing the PB signal. That is, the DTMF control unit 1
For example, when the PB signal corresponds to the numerals 2 and 3, the character code information 14 previously holds character code information based on a combination of the two PB signals, such as representing "g" of the alphabet. Also, it has a function of specifying a character code corresponding to the PB signal based on this information. The sound creation unit 115 is a functional unit that creates sound for sending out voice guidance. The operation of each of these components is controlled by the CPU 112.

Each functional block in FIG. 4 and the components in FIG. 5 have the following relationship. That is, the address recognition unit 1a is in the DTMF control unit 114, the electronic file creation unit 2 is in the electronic file creation unit 107, the transmission control unit 3 is in the destination creation unit 108 and the NIC board 109, and the voice message sending unit 4 is in the voice creation unit. The answer sound transmitting means 5 corresponds to the function of the DTMF control unit 114.

<Operation> As in the first embodiment, a case where a document is sent from a normal facsimile to a destination on the Internet via this apparatus will be described. First, a call is made from a facsimile on the sending side without placing a document. Normally, a call for a call is made if no original is placed, but if a call for a call is made, an external telephone may be used, or if there is a hook key or the like, it may be used.

FIG. 6 is an operation flowchart of the second embodiment. FIG. 7 is a sequence chart of the second embodiment.
First, when the facsimile apparatus of this specific example receives a call at the NCU 101 (step S21), the voice creating unit 11
The voice guidance such as "Prompt for input of character code" created in step 5 is transmitted to telephone line 200 (step S22).

Thereafter, a signal coming from the telephone line 200 is monitored (step S23), and a fax call signal (C
If it is an NG signal, normal fax reception is performed (step S24), and the printing unit 113 prints the received image (step S25).

If it is determined in step S23 that the received signal is not a facsimile signal, a timer (not shown) is started for a predetermined time (step S26), and the DTMF control unit 114 monitors the PB signal (step S27). This step S2
7, when a PB signal is detected and two PB signals constituting a two-digit code are received, an answer tone is created by the DTMF control unit 114 and transmitted from the telephone line 200 (FIG. 7). Refer to the sequence chart).

The DTMF control unit 114 converts the detected combination of numbers into a character code, and registers this in the memory 105 (step S28). Then, when an end code (here, it is assumed that the signal is a # signal) is received (step S29), information indicating that an Internet address has been input is registered in the memory 105. As a result, the destination creation unit 108 creates information for Internet transmission, the voice creation unit 115 creates guidance for prompting fax transmission, and sends the guidance to the telephone line 200 via the NCU 101 (step S30). ).

Thereafter, when the facsimile-received image data is stored in the memory 105, the image data is stored in the memory 105 based on the destination information created by the destination creating unit 108, as in the operation of the first embodiment.
It is sent out as an electronic file on the Internet via the IC board 109.

In step S27 of FIG. 6, PB
If no signal is detected, the PB signal is monitored until a predetermined time elapses (step S27 → step S31 → loop of step S27). (Step S3)
2).

Even when the end code is not input in step S29, the end code is monitored until a predetermined time elapses (step S29 → step S31 →
If a timeout occurs in the loop of steps S27 to S29), the voice creating unit 115 sends voice guidance such as "Please start over because of NG" (step S32).

<Effects> As described above, according to the specific example 2,
Before transmission from a normal facsimile to the present facsimile apparatus, the Internet address is recognized by inputting a character code using a PB signal, and an electronic file is sent to its destination. Data can be easily sent to destinations on the Internet. In addition, since the recognition rate of PB tones is much higher than that of images, reliable transmission can be expected.

<< Embodiment 3 >> In addition to the configuration of Embodiment 2, the facsimile apparatus of Embodiment 2 registers a correspondence table between a destination number and an Internet address, and refers to the table by a destination number based on a PB signal to access the Internet. In addition to recognizing the address, the information of the correspondence table is transmitted to the request source.

<Structure> FIG. 8 is a functional block diagram showing a third embodiment of the facsimile apparatus of the present invention. The illustrated facsimile apparatus 100b includes an address recognition unit 1b, an electronic file creation unit 2, a transmission control unit 3, a voice message transmission unit 4a, a destination information registration unit 6, and a destination information transmission unit 7.
Consists of The facsimile apparatus 100b also shows only the characteristic portions of this specific example, and the configuration as a normal facsimile apparatus is omitted.

The destination information registering section 6 is a functional section for storing a table indicating a correspondence between an Internet address and a destination number, and has a format as follows, for example.

FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of the destination information in the destination information registration section 6. As shown in the figure, in the correspondence table, a destination name and an E-mail address are registered corresponding to the destination number (No.).

Returning to FIG. 8, the address recognizing means 1b
When a PB signal is received via the telephone line 200, the destination information registration unit 6 is referred to, and when the PB signal indicates any destination number in the table, it is recognized as a corresponding E-mail address. It has the function to do. The electronic file creation means 2 has a function of converting the received data into an electronic mail file as in the first and second embodiments. The transmission control means 3 has a function of transmitting the electronic file created by the electronic file creation means 2 to the mail address recognized by the address recognition means 1b.

The voice message transmitting means 4a has a function of transmitting a voice message as to whether or not destination information is necessary when an incoming call is received via the telephone line 200. After sending the voice message by the voice message sending means 4a, the destination information sending means 7 outputs a PB indicating the use of the destination number.
If a PB signal of the destination number is detected and the PB signal of the destination number is input thereafter, an answer sound for prompting FAX transmission is sent out, while if the PB signal of the destination number is not input, the destination information registration unit 6 has a function of transmitting the destination information registered in 6 to the request source as image information.

FIG. 10 is a block diagram showing a third embodiment of the facsimile apparatus of the present invention. The illustrated device is an NCU 10
1, modem 102, SIO103, ENC / DEC10
4. Memory 105, electronic file creation unit 107, destination creation unit 108a, NIC board 109, reading unit 110, R
It comprises an OM 111, a CPU 112, a printing unit 113, a DTMF control unit 114, a voice creation unit 115, and a fax transmission destination information creation unit 116.

Here, NCU 101 to DTMF control unit 1
14 is the same as in the first embodiment, and a description thereof will be omitted. However, in this specific example, the destination information table 105a is stored in the memory 105. This destination information table 105a is as shown in FIG. 8 described above. Also,
In this specific example, when the destination creation unit 108a determines that the PB signal corresponds to the destination number, the destination information table 1
It is configured to recognize an Internet address with reference to the Internet address 05a.

The voice creating section 115a is a functional section for creating a voice for sending voice guidance, and specific example 2
In addition to the voice guidance described above, the voice guidance relating to the destination information is transmitted. The facsimile transmission destination information creation unit 116 has a function of creating information for transmitting the contents of the destination information table 105a to the request source when the received PB signal is a destination request. The operation of each of these components is controlled by the CPU 112.

Each functional block in FIG. 8 and each component in FIG. 10 have the following relationship. That is, the address recognizing unit 1b performs the network address recognizing function of the DTMF control unit 114 and the destination creating unit 108a, and the electronic file creating unit 2 performs the electronic file creating unit 107.
The transmission control means 3 includes the destination creation unit 108 and the NIC board 1
09, the voice message transmitting means 4a
5a, the destination information registration unit 6 stores the destination information table 105a.
In addition, the destination information sending means 7 corresponds to the DTMF control unit 114, respectively.

<Operation> FIG. 11 is an operation flowchart of the third embodiment. FIG. 12 is a sequence chart at the time of acquiring the destination information according to the third embodiment. FIG. 13 is a sequence chart at the time of document transmission according to the third embodiment.

A case where a document is transmitted from a normal facsimile to a destination on the Internet via the facsimile apparatus 100b will be described in the same manner as in the second embodiment.

The facsimile apparatus 100b is connected to the NCU 1
01 (step S41), the voice creating unit 1
The operation up to the transmission of the guidance at 15a is the same as the operation of the specific example 2. However, the guidance has a content that allows the user to select whether to use the destination information or to input the destination with a character code as in the specific example 2 (step S42). For example, the content may be guidance such as "If the destination information is used, enter" * ", and if the destination is to be input, use the numeric keys."

By the end of this guidance, the fax signal (C
NG) is detected (step S43), and the process when the character code PB signal is detected is the same as that in the second embodiment. That is, the processing of steps S43 to S45 is the same as the processing of steps S23 to S25 in the specific example 2, and the processing of steps S46 to S53 is performed in steps S26 to S3.
The processing is the same as the processing of step 2.

On the other hand, when the received PB signal is a PB signal (= *) corresponding to the destination request start code,
If the destination request start code is detected in step S54 instead of the character code in step S47, guidance for selecting whether to obtain the destination information or to input the destination number is created by the voice creation unit 115a and transmitted. (Step S55).

In this example, guidance such as "Please input the"#"key for those who need the destination information, and press the"#"key after inputting the destination number for those who want to send it" is sent. Here, when "#" is detected without a destination number (step S56), guidance is provided to prompt FAX reception (step S57). Thereafter, when the other party is ready to receive, the fax transmission destination information creation unit 116
Creates destination information based on the information in the destination information table 105a, and stores that information in ENC / DEC 104 (E
NC), the SIO 103, the modem 102, and the NCU 101 follow the path for facsimile transmission (see the sequence chart of FIG. 12).

The user who has received the destination information by facsimile
Again, similarly to the above processing, the facsimile machine 100
b, call the destination number in the column where the E-mail address is described in the received destination information, and
While the voice guidance of 55 is flowing, the destination number is pressed. Thereby, in the facsimile apparatus 100b,
The destination creation unit 108 searches the destination information table 105a from the destination number and creates destination information for mail transmission. Thereafter, in the facsimile apparatus 100b, the voice creating unit 115a sends out guidance for facilitating fax transmission (step S51). The sequence in this case is as shown in FIG.

Thereafter, when image data is sent from the other party, as in the first and second embodiments, the electronic file is converted into an electronic file format by the electronic file creator 107, and based on the destination information created earlier. The electronic file is transmitted to a mail address on the Internet using the NIC board 109.

<Effects> As described above, according to the third embodiment,
In addition to the function of the specific example 2, the facsimile apparatus is provided with an information table of mail addresses and destination numbers on the Internet, and based on the information, when the received PB signal corresponds to the destination number, Since the table is searched and the mail address is specified, the user who sends the document also has to input the mail address without having to enter the mail address by key combination, and the number of operations for requesting the document transmission is small. You can easily and accurately specify your email address.

Since the destination information is transmitted to the user who wants to transmit the original, the user can easily know the mail address even if the user does not know the address.

<Usage Form> In the specific example 2, the normal fax reception is performed when the fax signal is received (step S24 in FIG. 6). However, the Internet address is extracted from the fax-received original. You may combine with the specific example 1. That is, the image data received in step S24 may be configured to recognize the Internet address as characters.

In the third embodiment, the normal FAX reception is performed when the FAX signal is received (step S44 in FIG. 11). However, this case may be combined with the first embodiment.

In the third embodiment, in addition to the configuration in which the Internet address is specified by the combination of the PB signals in the second embodiment, the specification of the Internet address by the destination number is added, but only the features of the third embodiment are used. However, a configuration in which the input of the character code by the PB signal of the specific example 2 is not used may be employed.

In each of the above embodiments, the case where the network address is an E-mail address on the Internet has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this. It is possible. For example, it is possible to register an E-mail address in the area of the telephone number of the slave station specified at the time of relay transmission realized by the non-standard function of FAX, and if the telephone number area is specified at the time of relay, the electronic file The electronic file may be transmitted to the address after conversion into the format.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a functional block diagram of a facsimile apparatus according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a configuration diagram of a facsimile apparatus according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention.

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

FIG. 4 is a functional block diagram of a facsimile apparatus according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a configuration diagram of a facsimile apparatus according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is an operation flowchart of the facsimile apparatus of the second embodiment.

FIG. 7 is a sequence chart in the facsimile apparatus of the second embodiment.

FIG. 8 is a functional block diagram of a facsimile apparatus according to Embodiment 3 of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram of destination information in the facsimile apparatus of the third embodiment.

FIG. 10 is a configuration diagram of a facsimile apparatus according to Embodiment 3 of the present invention.

FIG. 11 is an operation flowchart of the facsimile apparatus of the third embodiment.

FIG. 12 is a sequence chart at the time of acquiring destination information in the facsimile apparatus of Example 3;

FIG. 13 is a sequence chart when a document is transmitted in the facsimile apparatus of the third embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1, 1a, 1b Address recognition means 2 Electronic file creation means 3 Transmission control means 4, 4a Voice message transmission means 5 Answer sound transmission means 6 Destination information registration unit 7 Destination information transmission means 100, 100a, 100b Facsimile apparatus 200 Telephone line 300 network

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. An address recognizing means for performing character recognition on received image data and extracting a described network address, and creating the received image data as an electronic file for transmission via a network. A facsimile apparatus comprising: an electronic file creation unit; and a transmission control unit that transmits the electronic file to a network address extracted by the address recognition unit. 2. When data of a correspondence relationship between a tone signal and a character code is held and an arbitrary tone signal is received,
A recognition unit that converts a tone signal into a character code based on the data of the correspondence, recognizes the character code string as a network address, and an electronic device that creates the received image data as an electronic file for transmission via a network. A facsimile apparatus comprising: a file creation unit; and a transmission control unit that transmits the electronic file to a network address recognized by the address recognition unit. 3. The facsimile apparatus according to claim 2, further comprising: a destination information registering section for registering a network address and a destination number in association with each other; and holding data of a correspondence relationship between a tone signal and a destination number;
When an arbitrary tone signal is received, based on the data of the correspondence, if the tone signal corresponds to a destination number, an address recognizing unit for recognizing a network address by referring to the destination information registering unit. A facsimile machine comprising: 4. The facsimile apparatus according to claim 2, wherein when there is an incoming call, a voice message transmitting means for transmitting a voice message for prompting the input of a tone signal corresponding to a character code; After the start, when a tone signal corresponding to the network address is received, and thereafter, when a tone signal indicating that the input of the network address has been received is received, an answer sound transmission for sending an answer sound for prompting facsimile transmission is performed. A facsimile machine comprising: means for transmitting received image data as an electronic file to be transmitted via a network after transmitting an answer sound. 5. The facsimile apparatus according to claim 3, wherein a destination information registration unit for storing destination information indicating a network address in correspondence with a destination number, and the destination information is required when there is an incoming call. Voice message sending means for sending a voice message of whether or not, after sending the voice message by the voice message sending means, received a tone signal indicating the use of the destination number, and then received the tone signal of the destination number In this case, an answer sound is sent to prompt facsimile transmission, while
A destination information transmitting unit for transmitting destination information registered in the destination information registration unit as image information to a transmission source when a tone signal of a destination number is not input after the voice message is transmitted. Facsimile machine.