JP2001257796A - Facsimile machine and ring type multiple address transmission method - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a facsimile machine that can continue ring type multiple address transmission even when disabled communication takes place with a succeeding destination in the execution of the ring type multiple address transmission. SOLUTION: On the occurrence of disabled communication between the facsimile machine and a succeeding destination in executing the ring type multiple address transmission, the facsimile machine sets a procedure of re-communication depending on contents of discriminated disabled communication and conducts the re- communication according to the set re-communication procedure. When the disabled communication takes place before the transmission of a sub address signal to a succeeding destination, the facsimile machine sets the succeeding destination to conduct communication including transmission of the sub address signal, and when the disabled communication takes place after the transmission of the sub address signal to the succeeding destination, the facsimile machine sets the communication such that the communication not including the transmission of the sub address signal is made to the succeeding destination and the communication including the transmission of the sub address signal is made to a destination next to the succeeding destination.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a facsimile apparatus capable of performing ring-type broadcast transmission and a ring-type broadcast transmission method.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, some facsimile apparatuses can perform broadcast transmission. In this broadcast transmission, one transmission source calls each of a plurality of destinations and transmits the same information to each destination.

However, the conventional broadcast transmission method can reliably transmit the same information to a plurality of selected destinations.
Although very convenient, the sender must bear all communication costs associated with broadcast transmission. Therefore, when contacting members belonging to a general activity group or the like using facsimile broadcasting, it can be said that this broadcasting is not suitable in view of the burden of the communication cost of the transmission source.

In such a case, it is considered preferable to use ring-type broadcast transmission. The ring-type broadcast transmission is a transmission method in which the same transmission information is transferred from a transmission source to a plurality of destinations while sequentially passing through the respective destinations. For example, in a plurality of facsimile apparatuses A to E, a loop path of the apparatus A to the apparatus B, the apparatus B to the apparatus C, the apparatus C to the apparatus D, the apparatus D to the apparatus E, and the apparatus E to the apparatus A, with the apparatus A as a transmission source. When the same transmission information is transferred via each device, each of the devices B to E performs memory reception for storing the received information in the memory, records the received information, and transmits the received information to the next destination.

[0005]

However, in the ring-type broadcast transmission, since the facsimile apparatus located in the middle of the transfer path transmits the information received in the memory to the next destination, for example, communication between the apparatuses B and C cannot be performed. , The transmission information cannot be transferred from the device C to the downstream device. For example, if there is a facsimile machine that cannot execute the memory reception function in the middle of the transfer path, communication with this facsimile machine becomes impossible, and transmission of transmission information from this facsimile machine to a downstream device may be performed. Can not. As a result, the execution of the ring-type broadcast transmission is interrupted.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a facsimile apparatus and a ring-type broadcast transmission capable of continuing the ring-type broadcast even if communication with the next destination becomes impossible during the execution of the ring-type broadcast. It is to provide a method.

[0007]

According to the first aspect of the present invention,
A facsimile apparatus capable of performing ring-type broadcast transmission in which the same transmission information is transferred from a transmission source to a plurality of destinations while sequentially passing through each of the destinations; a registration unit for registering setting information including at least a next destination; Transmitting means for performing the ring-type broadcast using the setting information registered in the means, and when communication with the next destination is not possible when performing the ring-type broadcast to the next destination, Determining means for determining the content of the communication failure, and re-communication setting means for setting a re-communication procedure in accordance with the determined content of the communication failure, the transmitting means according to the set re-communication procedure It is characterized by performing re-communication.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the facsimile apparatus of the first aspect, the setting information includes a subaddress signal and a next-to-last destination together with the next destination.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the facsimile apparatus according to the second aspect, the re-communication setting means, when the communication impairment is a communication impairment that occurred before transmitting the predetermined signal to the next destination, Set to perform communication including transmission of the sub-address signal to the next destination,
When the communication failure is a communication failure that occurs after transmitting the predetermined signal to the next destination, a communication that does not include the transmission of the subaddress signal is performed for the next destination, and the subaddress is transmitted to the next destination. It is characterized in that settings are made to perform communication including signal transmission.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the facsimile apparatus of the third aspect, the predetermined signal is the sub-address signal.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a ring-type broadcast transmission method for executing a ring-type broadcast transmission in which the same transmission information is transferred from a transmission source to a plurality of destinations while sequentially passing through each of the destinations. A step of registering setting information including at least a next destination in a storage unit, a step of executing the ring-type broadcast using the setting information registered in the storage unit, and the step of performing the ring-type broadcast to the next destination When a communication failure occurs with the next destination during the execution of the step, a step of determining the content of the communication failure, a step of setting a re-communication procedure according to the determined content of the communication failure, Performing a re-communication according to the re-communication procedure.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in the ring-type broadcast transmission method according to the fifth aspect, the setting information includes a subaddress signal and a next address in addition to the next address. .

According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, in the ring-type broadcast transmission method according to the sixth aspect, when the communication failure is a communication failure occurring before transmitting a predetermined signal to the next destination, the next destination is not transmitted. When the communication including transmission of the sub-address signal is set to be performed, and the communication impossibility is a communication impairment that occurs after transmitting the predetermined signal to the next destination, the sub-address signal is transmitted to the next destination. The communication is performed not to include the transmission of the sub-address signal, and the communication including the transmission of the sub-address signal to the next destination is set.

According to an eighth aspect of the present invention, in the ring-type broadcast transmission method according to the seventh aspect, the predetermined signal is the sub-address signal.

[0015]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

First, ring-type broadcast transmission according to the present embodiment will be briefly described. Here, a plurality of facsimile apparatuses A to A connected to each other via a public line
For device E, device A is the source of the ring-type broadcast transmission,
An example in which ring-type broadcast transmission is sequentially performed from the device A to the devices B to E will be described.

More specifically, the device A includes a ring-type broadcast transmission number for managing ring-type broadcast transmission, a nickname associated with the ring-type broadcast transmission number, and a device common to the devices A to E. The usable sub-address signal, the next destination (device B for this device A) and the next destination (device C for this device A) are registered. Similarly, similar information is registered in the devices B to E. Here, for example, when performing ring-type broadcast transmission with the device A as a transmission source, the device A should make a call to the destination (here, the device B) corresponding to the designated nickname and perform the broadcast transmission. The image signal and the sub-address signal are transmitted to the device B. In the device B, the subaddress signal is transferred to the device C together with the image signal received in association with the subaddress signal in response to the call from the device A. Similarly, devices C to E
Also, the sub address signal is transferred to the next destination together with the image signal received in association with the sub address signal. Each device performs memory reception for storing the received information in the memory, records the received information, and transfers the received information to the next destination.

In the present embodiment, when communication failure with the next destination occurs during execution of ring-type broadcast transmission, the contents of the communication failure are determined, and re-communication is performed in accordance with the determined content of the communication failure. Set the procedure and perform re-communication according to the set re-communication procedure. Specifically, if the communication failure is a communication failure that occurred before transmitting the sub-address signal to the next destination, it is set to perform communication including transmission of the sub-address signal to the next destination. If the communication is impossible after transmitting the sub-address signal to the next destination, it is set to perform the communication including the transmission of the sub-address signal to the next destination and the communication including the transmission of the sub-address signal to the next destination. .

Next, the configuration of the facsimile apparatuses constituting the facsimile apparatuses A to E will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a facsimile apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG.
FIG. 2B shows the contents of information registered in the RAM of the facsimile apparatus in association with the ring-type broadcast transmission number. FIG. 2B shows the telephone number registered in the RAM of the facsimile apparatus of FIG. FIG.

The facsimile apparatus is, as shown in FIG.
A network control device (hereinafter, NC) connected to the telephone line 2a
U). The NCU 2 controls connection of a telephone switching network, such as connection to a line terminal for use in data communication with the telephone network, and switches to a data communication path, and connects the telephone line 2a to the telephone 4 (CML). off),
And connection between the telephone line 2a and the hybrid circuit 6 (C
ML ON). NCU 2 and telephone 4
Are connected by a signal line 2b, and the NCU 2 and the hybrid circuit 6 are connected by a signal line 2c. The switching operation of the NCU 2 is controlled by a CPU 22, which will be described later. In a normal state, the connection between the telephone line 2a and the telephone 4 is selected.

The hybrid circuit 6 includes a transmission signal transmitted from the facsimile transmission system via the telephone line 2a,
It separates the signal from the facsimile receiving system received via the telephone line 2a.

The facsimile transmission system has a reading circuit 14. The reading circuit 14 reads document information and outputs the read data to a bus 26. This read data is RA
After being temporarily stored in M18, the data is read out and encoded by the CPU 22, and the encoded data is output to the modem 8 via the bus 26.

The modulator / demodulator 8 performs a modulation process on the coded data input via the bus 26 to generate a modulation signal, and modulates a reception signal fetched from the hybrid circuit 6 via the signal line 6a. A demodulation process is performed to generate demodulated data. This modulation processing and demodulation processing are performed by ITU-
T Recommendation V. 8, V. 21, V.I. 27ter, V.A. 29,
V. 17, V. 34. The contents of the modulation and demodulation processing by the modulator / demodulator 8 are specified by a signal supplied from the CPU 22 via the bus 26, and the transmission mode is determined by the specified modulation and demodulation processing. CP
The instruction given from the U22 to the modem 8 via the bus 26 is an instruction such as a transmission mode, a reception mode, and a transmission speed.

The modulated signal generated by the modulator / demodulator 8 is output to the addition circuit 12 via a signal line 8a.
Add the modulated signal from the modulator / demodulator 8 and the signal input from the calling circuit 10 via the signal line 10a and output the result to the hybrid circuit 6 via the signal line 12a. Calling circuit 1
0 outputs a DTMF selection signal in accordance with the telephone number information input from the CPU 22 via the bus 26. The hybrid circuit 6 sends the added signal from the adder circuit 12 to the telephone line 2a via the NCU 2 as a transmission signal.

On the other hand, in the facsimile receiving system, a signal received from the partner device via the NCU 2 is output from the hybrid circuit 6 to the modem 8 via the signal line 6a. As described above, the modulator / demodulator 8 performs demodulation processing on the received signal fetched via the signal line 6a, and generates demodulated data. Demodulated data generated by the modem 8 is
It is provided to the CPU 22 via the bus 26. CPU 22
Performs processing such as decoding on the demodulated data, and stores the decoded data in the RAM 18 via the bus 26, or outputs the decoded data to the recording circuit 16 via the bus 26.
The recording circuit 16 sequentially records the data fetched via the bus 26 line by line on a recording sheet.

The CPU 22 controls the entire apparatus including transmission control, reception control, and the like according to a program stored in the ROM 24. The RAM 18 is used as a work area for control by the CPU 22. This CPU 22
Is input via the operation unit 20. The operation unit 20 has a function setting key, a one-touch key, a speed dial key, a numeric keypad, a start key, a stop key, a ring-type broadcast transmission selection key, various information registration keys, and the like, and when these key operations are performed. , Corresponding information is input to the CPU 22 via the bus 26. Further, the operation unit 20 is provided with a display panel for displaying a device status, a destination and its telephone number information, a warning message, and the like.

In the present embodiment, as described above, the setting information used for executing the ring-type broadcast transmission includes:
As shown in FIG. 2A, there are a nickname, a subaddress signal, a next destination (telephone number) and a next destination (telephone number), and these information are registered in the RAM 18 in association with the ring type broadcast transmission number. Is done. In this example, for the ring type broadcast transmission number “01”, the nickname “Kindergarten circulation”, the subaddress signal “1234”, the next destination “03-1111-3333”, and the next destination “0”
3-1111-1444 "is registered. Also, R
The own telephone number is registered in the AM 18 as shown in FIG.

Further, by selecting a nickname with the ring-type broadcast transmission selection key, a ring-type broadcast transmission number associated with the selected nickname is designated, and the designated ring-type broadcast transmission number is assigned to the designated ring-type broadcast transmission number. A corresponding ring-type broadcast can be performed.

Next, the control by the CPU 22 will be described with reference to FIG.
This will be described with reference to FIG. FIGS. 3 to 9 are flowcharts showing a control procedure by the CPU 22 of the facsimile apparatus of FIG. The control by the CPU 22 is executed according to a control program stored in the RAM 18.

Referring to FIG. 3, first, in step S2, the RAM 18 is initialized via the bus 26, and then in step S4, the operation unit 20 is initialized via the bus 26.
Clear the display section of. Then, in step S6, the CML of the NCU 2 is turned off via the bus 26.

Then, the process proceeds to a step S8, wherein the operation unit 20 operates the bus 26 in response to the operation of the ring type broadcast transmission selection key.
It is determined whether or not the start of the ring-type broadcast transmission is selected based on the information input via the, and when the start of the ring-type broadcast transmission is not selected, FIG.
Go to step S72. On the other hand, when the start of the ring-type broadcast transmission is selected, the process proceeds to step S10, where 3 is set in the counter, and the CML of the NCU 2 is turned on via the bus 26 in the subsequent step S12.

Next, the process proceeds to step S14, in which a call is made to the next destination (03-3111-3333) via the calling circuit 10, and in step S16, the pre-procedure is executed. In this pre-procedure, the SUB signal “1234” and the SID signal “03-3111-2222” are transmitted. Then, the process proceeds to step S18 shown in FIG. In step S18,
It is determined whether or not a communication error has occurred, and if no communication error has occurred, a step S30 in FIG.
Proceed to. On the other hand, when a communication error has occurred, the process proceeds to step S20, in which the CML of the NCU 2 is turned off, and in a succeeding step S22, it is determined whether or not the DIS signal has been received. When no DIS signal is received,
Proceeding to step S24, the counter counter is decremented by one.
It is determined whether or not the value of “inter” is equal to or less than “0”. When the value of the counter counter is equal to or less than "0", it is determined that there is no response to three calls, and the process returns to step S6 to turn off the CML of the NCU 2. If the value of the counter counter is not equal to or less than "0", the process proceeds to step S28, waits for 60 seconds, and again proceeds to step S12 to turn off the CML of the NCU 2.

When it is determined in step S32 that the DIS signal has been received, the process proceeds to step S40,
It is determined whether or not the SUB signal has been transmitted. If the SUB signal has not been transmitted, the process returns to step S6. SU
When the B signal has been transmitted, the process proceeds to step S42,
After waiting for 0 seconds, the CML of the NCU 2 is turned on in the subsequent step S44. Next, the process proceeds to step S46, and the next destination (03-3111-3333) via the calling circuit 10.
, And in a succeeding step S48, the pre-procedure is executed.
Here, the SUB signal “1234” and the SID signal “03”
-3111-2222 "is not transmitted. Then
Proceed to step S50 to perform transmission from the first page,
In a succeeding step S52, a post procedure is performed. Then, the process proceeds to step S54 shown in FIG.

In step S54, the CML of the NCU 2 is turned off. In the following step S56, a wait of 60 seconds is performed, and the process proceeds to step S58, where the CML of the NCU 2 is turned on. Next, the process proceeds to step S60, where the calling circuit 1
A call is made to the next following destination (03-3111-4444) via 0, and in the following step S62, the pre-procedure is executed. Here, the SUB signal “1234” and the SID signal “03-
3111-2222 ". Then, step S
Proceeding to 64, the information stored in the RAM 18 is transmitted from the first page, and the subsequent procedure is performed in step S64. Then, the process proceeds to step S66, where C of NUC2 is
The ML is turned off, and in subsequent step S70, the transmission information stored in the RAM 18 is deleted, and the process returns to step S6.

If it is determined in step S18 that no communication error has occurred, the flow advances to step S30 shown in FIG. 5 to read an image signal and store the image signal in the RAM.
18 and the image signal is transmitted, and the subsequent step S3
At 2, the post-procedure is performed. Then, the process proceeds to step S34,
It is determined whether or not a communication error has occurred. If a communication error has occurred, the processing from step S40 (shown in FIG. 4) is executed. If a communication error has not occurred, the process proceeds to step S36, the CML of the NCU 2 is turned off, and in step S38, the transmission information stored in the RAM 18 is deleted, and the process returns to step S6.

When it is determined in step S8 that the start of the ring-type broadcast transmission has been selected, the process proceeds to step S72 shown in FIG. 7, and it is determined whether reception has been selected. When reception has not been selected, Step S
Proceeding to 74, other processing is executed, and the process returns to step S6. When reception is selected, step S
Proceeding to 76, the CML of the NCU 2 is turned on, and in the following step S78, the pre-procedure is executed. Here, the reception of the SUB signal reception function and the SID signal reception function are notified. Then, the process proceeds to step S80, where it is determined whether or not the SUB signal has been received. If the SUB signal has not been received, the process proceeds to step S82 to receive and record the image signal,
In a succeeding step S84, a post procedure is executed, and the process returns to the step S6. Upon receiving the SUB signal, the flow advances to step S86 to determine whether or not the received SUB signal is “1234”, and determines whether the received SUB signal is “1234”.
If not, the process proceeds to step S88, where the received SU
A receiving process based on the B signal is performed. Then, the process returns to step S6. When the received SUB signal is “1234”, the process proceeds to step S90, and the image signal is received in the memory and recorded. Next, the process proceeds to step S92,
The post-procedure is executed, and in step S94, the CML of the NCU 2 is turned off.

Next, in order to perform transmission to the next destination, a 60-second wait is performed in step S96, and the process proceeds to step S98 shown in FIG. 8, where 3 is set in the counter, and in step S100, NCU2 is set. C
The ML is turned on, and a call is made to the next destination (“03-3111-3333”) in step S101. Next, the process proceeds to step S102 to execute the pre-procedure. Here, the SUB signal “1234” is transmitted and the received S
The ID signal is transmitted as an SID signal. The process proceeds to step S104 to determine whether a communication error has occurred. If no communication error has occurred, the process proceeds to step S104.
Proceed to 106. In step S106, the information received from the memory is transmitted, and in subsequent step S108, a post-procedure is performed. Then, the process proceeds to step S110 to determine whether a communication error has occurred. If no communication error has occurred, the process proceeds to step S36 (shown in FIG. 5), where the CML is turned off and the transmission information in the RAM 18 is deleted.
The process returns to step S6. When a communication error has occurred, the process proceeds to step S122 shown in FIG. Step S1
At 22, it is determined whether or not the SUB signal has been transmitted.
When the B signal has not been transmitted, the process returns to step S6. When the SUB signal is transmitted, step S12
The program proceeds to step S4, where the processing from step S42 to step S60 is executed, and in step S126, the pre-procedure is executed. Here, the SUB signal “1234” is transmitted,
The received SID signal is transmitted as an SID signal. Then, the process proceeds to step S64 (shown in FIG. 6).

When it is determined in step S104 that a communication error has occurred, step S104 shown in FIG.
Proceeding to 112, the CML of NCU2 is turned off. And
Proceeding to step S114, it is determined whether or not a DIS signal has been received.
In step S118, the counter counter is decremented by one.
It is determined whether or not the value of ter is equal to or less than “0”. If the value of the counter is equal to or less than “0”, the process returns to step S6. On the other hand, counter counter
If the value of ter is not “0” or less, step S1
Proceeding to step 20, wait for 60 seconds, proceed to step S100, and make a call to the next destination again.

If it is determined in step S114 that a DIS signal has been received, the process proceeds to step S122, in which it is determined whether a SUB signal has been transmitted. If no SUB signal has been transmitted, the process returns to step S6.
When the SUB signal has been transmitted, the process proceeds to step S124, where the processes from step S42 to step S60 are executed, and the subsequent procedure is executed in step S126. Here, the SUB signal “1234” is transmitted, and the received SID signal is transmitted as the SID signal. And
The process proceeds to step S64 (shown in FIG. 6).

As described above, according to the present embodiment, when communication is disabled before transmission of the subaddress signal to the next destination, communication including transmission of the subaddress signal is performed to the next destination. If the communication is disabled after transmission of the sub-address signal to the next destination, communication not including transmission of the sub-address signal to the next destination is performed, and transmission of the sub-address signal to the next destination is performed. Since the communication is set to perform communication including, for example, communication with a facsimile apparatus that cannot execute the memory reception function in the middle of a transfer path becomes impossible, and transmission information from this facsimile apparatus to a downstream apparatus is not transmitted. Even if it is not possible to perform the transfer, the ring-type broadcast transmission can be continued.

[0041]

As described above, according to the facsimile apparatus of the present invention, the registration means for registering the setting information including at least the next destination, and the ring-type broadcast transmission using the setting information registered in the registration means. Transmitting means for performing the following, when performing ring-type broadcast transmission to the next destination, when communication with the next destination is impossible, determining means for determining the content of the communication disabled, Retransmission setting means for setting a retransmission procedure in accordance with the setting, and the transmission means performs retransmission according to the set retransmission procedure. Even in the case where the failure occurs, the ring-type broadcast transmission can be continued. Here, the setting information includes a sub-address signal and a next-to-next destination together with the next destination.

When the communication failure is a communication failure that occurred before transmitting the predetermined signal to the next destination, it is set to perform communication including transmission of the sub-address signal to the next destination. When the communication that occurs after transmitting the predetermined signal to the destination is impossible, while performing communication not including transmission of the sub-address signal to the next destination,
By setting the communication including the transmission of the sub-address signal to the destination one after another, continuation of the ring-type broadcast transmission can be facilitated. Here, the predetermined signal is a sub-address signal.

According to the ring type broadcast transmission method of the present invention,
A step of registering the setting information including at least the next destination in the storage means, a step of performing ring-type broadcast transmission using the setting information registered in the storage means, and a step of executing the ring-type broadcast transmission to the next destination. When communication failure occurs with the next destination, a step of determining the content of the communication failure, a step of setting a re-communication procedure according to the determined content of the communication failure, and a set re-communication procedure And performing a re-communication in accordance with the above, so that even when communication with the next destination becomes impossible during execution of the ring-type broadcast transmission, the ring-type broadcast transmission can be continued. Here, the setting information includes a sub-address signal and a next-to-next destination together with the next destination.

When the communication failure is a communication failure that occurred before transmitting the predetermined signal to the next destination, it is set to perform communication including the transmission of the sub-address signal to the next destination. When the communication that occurs after transmitting the predetermined signal to the destination is impossible, while performing communication not including transmission of the sub-address signal to the next destination,
By setting the communication including the transmission of the sub-address signal to the destination one after another, continuation of the ring-type broadcast transmission can be facilitated. Here, the predetermined signal is a sub-address signal.

[Brief description of the drawings]

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

2A is a diagram showing the contents of information registered in a RAM of the facsimile machine of FIG. 1 in association with a ring-type broadcast transmission number, and FIG. 2B is a diagram of registration in the RAM of the facsimile machine of FIG. It is a figure which shows the own telephone number performed.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing a control procedure by a CPU 22 of the facsimile apparatus of FIG.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing a control procedure by a CPU 22 of the facsimile apparatus of FIG.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing a control procedure by a CPU 22 of the facsimile apparatus of FIG.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing a control procedure by a CPU 22 of the facsimile apparatus of FIG.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing a control procedure by a CPU 22 of the facsimile apparatus of FIG.

8 is a flowchart showing a control procedure by a CPU 22 of the facsimile apparatus of FIG.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing a control procedure by a CPU 22 of the facsimile apparatus of FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

 2 NCU 4 Telephone 6 Hybrid circuit 8 Modulator / demodulator 10 Calling circuit 12 Addition circuit 14 Reading circuit 16 Recording circuit 18 RAM 20 Operation unit 22 CPU 24 ROM

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Claims (8)

[Claims] In a facsimile apparatus capable of executing ring-type broadcast transmission in which the same transmission information is transferred from a transmission source to a plurality of destinations while sequentially passing through each of the destinations, registration for registering setting information including at least the next destination is performed. Means, transmission means for executing the ring-type broadcast using setting information registered in the registration means, and communication with the next destination cannot be performed at the time of execution of the ring-type broadcast to the next destination. At one time, determining means for determining the content of the communication disabled,
A facsimile apparatus comprising: retransmission setting means for setting a retransmission procedure in accordance with the determined content of the communication failure, wherein the transmission means performs retransmission in accordance with the set retransmission procedure. . 2. The facsimile apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the setting information includes a sub-address signal and a next address together with the next address. 3. The re-communication setting means, when the communication failure is a communication failure occurring before transmitting the predetermined signal to the next destination, performs a communication including transmission of the sub-address signal to the next destination. When the communication is disabled and the communication is disabled after the transmission of the predetermined signal to the next destination, the communication that does not include the transmission of the sub-address signal is performed to the next destination. 3. The facsimile apparatus according to claim 2, wherein communication is performed to the destination including transmission of the sub-address signal. 4. The facsimile apparatus according to claim 3, wherein said predetermined signal is said sub-address signal. 5. A ring-type broadcast transmission method for performing a ring-type broadcast transmission in which the same transmission information is transferred from a transmission source to a plurality of destinations while sequentially passing through each of the destinations, the setting including at least the next destination Registering information in a storage means; executing the ring-type broadcast using the setting information registered in the storage means; and executing the ring-type broadcast to the next destination. When a communication failure occurs between the communication failure, a step of determining the content of the communication failure, a step of setting a re-communication procedure according to the determined content of the communication failure, and a procedure of the set re-communication Performing a re-communication. 6. The ring-type broadcast transmission method according to claim 5, wherein the setting information includes a sub-address signal and a next-to-next destination together with the next destination. 7. When the communication failure is a communication failure occurring before transmitting a predetermined signal to the next destination, setting is made to perform communication including transmission of the sub-address signal to the next destination, When the communication failure occurs after transmitting the predetermined signal to the next destination, the communication is not possible,
7. The ring according to claim 6, wherein communication is performed to the next destination without including the transmission of the sub-address signal, and communication is performed to the next destination to include communication of the sub-address signal. Type broadcast transmission method. 8. The ring-type broadcast transmission method according to claim 7, wherein the predetermined signal is the sub-address signal.