JP2001339531A - Communication terminal - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To selectively transfer a voice signal or an image signal in a communication terminal provided with a voice communication means for sending/ receiving the voice signal and an image communication means for sending/ receiving image data. SOLUTION: In a facsimile terminal 20 that is provided with a telephone function being a voice communication function for sending/receiving a voice signal by using a handset 12 and a facsimile communication function being an image communication function for sending/receiving image data, a main control section 1 uses an operation section 5 that selectively sets a telephone transfer mode processing (step S5 in Figure 4) that transfers voice communication by the telephone function to a prescribed phone transfer destination registered in advance in a transfer destination table 7a or a facsimile transfer mode processing (step S6) that transfers facsimile image communication by the facsimile communication function to a prescribed facsimile transfer destination registered in advance in the transfer destination table 7a.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a communication terminal device having audio communication means for transmitting and receiving audio signals and image communication means for transmitting and receiving image data, and having a transfer mode processing function.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art For example, in a conventional facsimile apparatus, an apparatus which receives facsimile image data, temporarily stores the image data in an image memory, and then transfers the data to a pre-registered destination has been put into practical use.

[0003]

However, in the facsimile apparatus of the prior art, there is a case where it is desired to transfer voice communication such as telephone communication or image communication such as facsimile communication to a destination when an incoming call is absent. And it is not possible to select and transfer image communication.

[0004] An object of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned problems and to provide a communication terminal device having audio communication means for transmitting and receiving audio signals and image communication means for transmitting and receiving image data.
It is an object of the present invention to provide a communication terminal device such as a facsimile device capable of selecting and transferring voice communication or image communication.

[0005]

According to the present invention, there is provided a communication terminal apparatus comprising: a voice communication unit for transmitting / receiving a voice signal; an image communication unit for transmitting / receiving image data; Setting means for selectively setting a first transfer mode process for transferring the image communication by the image communication means to a predetermined second transfer destination, and a first transfer mode process for transferring the image communication to the predetermined second transfer destination. It is characterized by having.

In the communication terminal device, preferably, the setting means automatically performs the first transfer mode process and the second transfer mode process based on a predetermined procedure signal from the other party. And a third transfer mode process for selectively switching and executing the first transfer mode process, the first transfer mode process, the second transfer mode process, and the third transfer mode process.
And the transfer mode processing are selectively set.

Further, the communication terminal device preferably further comprises a storage unit for storing image data,
The second transfer mode process is a process of receiving image data from a destination by the image communication unit, storing the image data in the storage unit, and transmitting the stored image data to a predetermined second transfer destination. .

[0008]

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

<Embodiment> FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a facsimile apparatus 20 having a transfer mode processing function according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a transfer mode processing according to this embodiment. FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating a system configuration for performing a function. 1 and 2, a facsimile apparatus 20 is an apparatus having a transfer mode processing function, and as shown in FIG.
When there is an incoming call, the image data is temporarily stored in the image memory 8 and the line is opened, and then the stored image data is transferred to the transfer destination facsimile device 32 via the public telephone network 30, or When an incoming call is received from the telephone set 41, the incoming call is transferred to the transfer destination telephone set 42 via the public telephone network 30 by using a telephone transfer service described in detail later.

The facsimile machine 20 of this embodiment is
A facsimile machine having a transfer mode processing function, comprising an image memory 8 for storing image data, wherein a main control unit 1 has a telephone function as a voice communication function of transmitting and receiving a voice signal using a handset 12; A facsimile communication function which is an image communication function for transmitting and receiving a voice message.
A telephone transfer mode process (steps S14 to S16 in FIG. 5) for transferring to a predetermined telephone transfer destination registered in advance in the transfer destination table 7a in (a), and (b) facsimile image communication by the facsimile communication function Facsimile transfer mode processing for transferring to a predetermined facsimile destination registered in advance in the destination table 7a (step S in FIG. 6).
26-S29) and (c) automatically and selectively switch between the telephone transfer mode processing and the facsimile transfer mode processing based on a CNG signal which is a predetermined facsimile procedure signal from the other party and execute. (Step S
7) The third transfer mode processing is selectively set in advance by using, for example, the operation unit 5. In addition,
In the present embodiment, in the facsimile transfer mode process, as shown in FIG. 2, when an incoming call is received from the transmission source facsimile device 31, the image data is temporarily stored in the image memory 8 and the line is opened. Destination facsimile device 32 via the public telephone network 30
It is characterized by being forwarded to

In the telephone communication transfer according to the present embodiment, as a method for transferring to another transfer destination while the line is connected to the other party, for example, "Voice Warp" provided by a telecommunications carrier such as NTT is used. Using a telephone transfer service such as a "service" or a "voice warp select service", a hooking signal is transmitted and then a transfer destination selection signal is transmitted to transfer.

Referring to FIG. 1, a facsimile machine 20 comprises:
It has a facsimile communication function such as the conventional G3 system and a transfer mode processing function. The main control unit 1 is specifically constituted by a CPU, is connected to the following hardware units via a bus 13, controls them, and executes various software functions to be described later. The image reading unit 2 reads an original with a scanner using a CCD or the like, and outputs dot image data converted to binary black and white. The image recording unit 3 is a printer device of an electrophotographic system or the like, and prints out and records image data received from another facsimile device by facsimile communication as a hard copy. The display unit 4 is a display device such as a liquid crystal display (LCD) or a CRT display, and displays an operation state of the facsimile machine 20, and displays image data of a document to be transmitted and received image data. .

The operation unit 5 includes a character key, a ten-key for dialing, and a character key necessary for operating the facsimile machine 20.
It has speed dial keys, one-touch dial keys, and various function keys. In addition, by making the display unit 4 a touch panel type, the operation unit 5
A part or all of the various keys may be substituted.

The ROM 6 stores in advance various software programs necessary for the operation of the facsimile machine 20 and executed by the main control unit 1, wherein the programs are stored in at least the incoming calls of FIGS. And transfer processing. The RAM 7 is composed of an SRAM, a flash memory, or the like, and is used as a working area of the main control unit 1 and stores temporary data generated when a program is executed. When a flash memory is used as the RAM 7, even if the power is cut off due to a power failure, a movement of the apparatus, or the like, the contents of the data are not lost. The image memory 8 is composed of a DRAM or the like, and stores image data to be transmitted or received image data. Note that the RAM 7 and the image memory 8 may be constituted by a hard disk memory.

The fax modem 10 is connected to a public telephone line L
And demodulates the data of the outgoing telephone number information received as the FSK signal and outputs it to the main control unit 1. NCU (Network control circuit: Networ
The k control unit 11 closes and opens the DC loop and the like of the analog public telephone line L, and temporarily closes and immediately closes the hooking signal (the DC loop in the public telephone line L is temporarily opened for a predetermined short time). And a hardware circuit having an automatic dial function, and a fax modem 1 if necessary.
0 is connected to the public telephone line L. Here, NCU11
Detects an ID receiving terminal activation signal in a calling telephone number notification service (for example, "Number Display Service" in NTT) and a normal telephone calling signal, and, if necessary, 1 in the calling telephone number notification service. A secondary response signal and a secondary response signal can be transmitted. Further, the NCU 11 has a handset 12
Is connected, and voice communication for transmitting and receiving voice signals can be performed by the telephone function of the facsimile apparatus 20 using the handset 12. The NCU 11 is connected to a predetermined terminal adapter and a DSU (subscriber line termination device: Di).
a digital service line (for example, ISDN line) via a digital service unit (i.e., a digital service unit).

The facsimile apparatus 20 of the present embodiment configured as described above has a transfer mode processing function in addition to a normal facsimile communication function of the G3 system or the like.
In the facsimile communication function, dot image data read by the image reading unit 2 is encoded by software in accordance with an encoding system such as MH, MR, MMR, etc. defined in the standard of facsimile communication, and then the other party's facsimile apparatus. On the other hand, the encoded data received from the other party's facsimile machine is also decoded into image data by software and output from the image recording unit 3 as a hard copy. The image memory 8
Stores the image data as needed, and conversely outputs the stored image data as needed.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of the transfer destination table 7a of FIG. As shown in FIG. 3, the telephone number of the transfer destination is separately input and registered using the operation unit 5 for the telephone and the facsimile.

In the facsimile machine 20 of this embodiment, the operation unit 5 is used to set (a) a transfer mode for transferring telephone communication or facsimile communication or a non-transfer mode for executing normal facsimile reception processing. (B) the telephone transfer mode processing (TM = telephone transfer in FIG. 4), the facsimile transfer mode processing (TM = facsimile transfer), and (c) the third transfer mode (TM = automatic transfer between telephone and facsimile) and select and set the type TM of the transfer mode.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing an incoming call and forwarding process executed by the main control unit 1 of the facsimile apparatus of FIG. In FIG. 4, first, it is determined whether or not a call is received in step S1, and the process of step S1 is repeated until a call is received.
It is determined whether or not the transfer mode is input and set using the operation unit 5. When the transfer mode is not set (NO in step S2), the process proceeds to step S3, in which the normal facsimile incoming call process is executed to store the image data from the other party's facsimile device in the image memory 8, and then store the image data. Is recorded on a predetermined sheet of paper using the image recording unit 3 and printed, and the incoming call and transfer processing ends.

When the transfer mode is set (YES in step S2), the type TM of the transfer mode is determined in step S4, and when the type TM of the transfer mode is the telephone transfer, the telephone transfer shown in FIG. After executing the mode processing, the incoming call and transfer processing ends. When the type TM of the transfer mode is facsimile transfer in step S4, the facsimile transfer mode process shown in FIG. 6 is executed in step S6, and then the incoming call and transfer process ends. Further, the type T of the transfer mode is determined in step S4.
When M is an automatic transfer transfer between telephone and facsimile, it is determined whether or not a CNG signal is detected in step S7. If YES, the process proceeds to step S26 in FIG. 6, while if NO, the process proceeds to step S26 in FIG. Proceed to step S14.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing the telephone transfer mode process (step S5) which is a subroutine of FIG. In FIG. 5, first, in step S11, C
It is determined whether an NG signal has been detected. If the determination is YES, the process proceeds to step S12, whereas if the determination is NO, the process proceeds to step S1.
Proceed to 4. In step S12, image data is received from the other party's facsimile machine and the image is stored in the image recording unit 3
, And the line is opened in step S13 to return to the main routine. On the other hand, in step S14,
A hooking signal is sent to the public telephone line L, and step S
At 15, the telephone number of the transfer destination of the telephone in the transfer destination table 7a is dialed and sent to the public telephone line L, and it is determined at step S16 whether the other party has answered. When the call is answered (YES in step S16), the line is opened in step S13, and the telephone call is transferred to the transfer destination by the function of the exchange of the public telephone network. Then, the process returns to the original main routine.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing the facsimile transfer mode process (step S6) which is a subroutine of FIG. In FIG. 6, first, it is determined whether or not a CNG signal is detected in step S21.
If so, the process proceeds to step S26, while if NO, the process proceeds to step S22. In step S22, a ringing tone of a telephone is sounded, and it is determined whether or not an off-hook is performed in step S23. When the user goes off-hook (NO in step S23), a telephone call is performed using the telephone function using the handset 12. In step S25, it is determined whether or not on-hook is performed, and the telephone call in step S24 is continued until the on-hook is performed. If on-hook (YES in step S25), step S3
At 0, the line is released and the process returns to the main routine.

On the other hand, in step S26, the image data is received and stored in the image memory 8, and after the line is opened in step S27, a call is made by dialing the facsimile destination in the destination table 7a in step S28. . Next, in step S29, the image memory 8
After reading out the image data received from the facsimile machine and sending it to the destination facsimile machine, the line is opened in step S30, and the process returns to the original main routine.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, (a) the voice communication by the telephone function
A telephone transfer mode process (steps S14 to S16 in FIG. 5) for transferring to a predetermined telephone transfer destination registered in advance in the transfer destination table 7a in (a), and (b) facsimile image communication by the facsimile communication function Facsimile transfer mode processing for transferring to a predetermined facsimile destination registered in advance in the destination table 7a (step S in FIG. 6).
26-S29) and (c) automatically and selectively switch between the telephone transfer mode processing and the facsimile transfer mode processing based on a CNG signal which is a predetermined facsimile procedure signal from the other party and execute. (Step S
7) The third transfer mode process can be selectively set in advance using, for example, the operation unit 5. Therefore, these various transfer mode processes can be selected and set according to the user's request. Thus, for example, when there is no facsimile device outside the home, transfer of telephone communication can be selected, and when there is no facsimile device when communication is not possible, transfer of facsimile communication can be selected.

Also, since the third transfer mode processing is provided, the transfer can be automatically performed without setting, particularly without distinguishing between telephone and facsimile transfer, thereby greatly improving the operability of the user. be able to.

Further, in the facsimile transfer mode processing of steps S26 to S29 in FIG. 6, after the image data is reliably received from the facsimile machine of the other party, the image data can be transmitted to the transfer destination. In this case, even if an error occurs in facsimile communication with the transfer destination, since the image data is stored in the image memory 8 of the facsimile machine 20, the image data is stored, and the image of the image data is printed later. Can also.

<Modification> FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing a facsimile transfer mode process (step S6) of a modification. In the facsimile transfer mode processing according to the above-described embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 6, when there is an incoming call from the source facsimile apparatus 31, the image data is temporarily stored in the image memory 8 and the line is opened. Thereafter, the stored image data is transferred to the transfer destination facsimile device 32 via the public telephone network 30. In this modification, the facsimile transfer mode processing also performs the above-described telephone transfer mode similarly to the telephone transfer mode processing. It is characterized in that facsimile communication is transferred using a service. Hereinafter, the processing that is a feature of the modified example will be described in detail.

In FIG. 7, at step S21, C
It is determined whether an NG signal has been detected or not, and YES
If so, a hooking signal is transmitted to the public telephone line L in step S31, and the facsimile number of the transfer destination in the transfer destination table 7a is transmitted to the public telephone line L in step S32. Then, in step S33, for example, it is determined whether or not the DIS signal is detected within a predetermined time that is within 35 seconds of a so-called T1 timer.
If it is ES, facsimile communication is directly transferred to the transfer destination in step S35, and the line is opened in step S36 to return to the original main routine. That is, it is confirmed in step S33 that the other party is a facsimile machine, and the call is transferred to the transfer destination using the above-described telephone transfer service. On the other hand, if NO in step S33, a hooking signal is transmitted to the public telephone line L in step S34 to cancel the telephone transfer service and return to the original state, and the process proceeds to step S26.

Step S2 of FIG. 6 according to the above-described embodiment.
In the facsimile transfer mode process of 6-S29, since the image data is stored using the image memory 8, the transfer process becomes complicated, the time becomes longer, and the communication time becomes longer, which increases the communication fee. As in the modified example,
For example, if facsimile transfer can be performed within the time of the T1 timer, the transfer processing is easier than the former, and the transfer processing time can be greatly reduced, the communication time can be shortened, and the communication charge can be reduced. it can.

<Another Modification> In the above embodiments and modifications, the example of the facsimile apparatus 20 has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and a public network such as a public telephone network or a public digital network is used. Connected to, for example, a telephone,
The present invention can be applied to a communication terminal device including a data communication device and the like.

[0031]

As described above in detail, according to the communication terminal device of the present invention, voice communication means for transmitting and receiving voice signals, image communication means for transmitting and receiving image data, and voice communication by the voice communication means are provided. A setting for selectively setting a first transfer mode process for transferring to a predetermined first transfer destination and a second transfer mode process for transferring image communication by the image communication unit to a predetermined second transfer destination. Means. Therefore, these various transfer mode processes can be selected and set according to the user's request. Thus, for example, when there is no facsimile device outside the home, transfer of telephone communication can be selected, and when there is no facsimile device when communication is not possible, transfer of facsimile communication can be selected.

In the communication terminal device, preferably, the setting means automatically performs the first transfer mode process and the second transfer mode process based on a predetermined procedure signal from the other party. And a third transfer mode process for selectively switching and executing the first transfer mode process, the first transfer mode process, the second transfer mode process, and the third transfer mode process.
And the transfer mode processing are selectively set. Therefore, since the third transfer mode processing is provided, the setting is not made without distinguishing between the transfer of the telephone communication and the transfer of the image communication.
Since the data can be automatically transferred, the operability of the user can be greatly improved.

[0033] Further, the communication terminal device preferably further comprises a storage means for storing image data.
The second transfer mode process is a process of receiving image data from a destination by the image communication unit, storing the image data in the storage unit, and transmitting the stored image data to a predetermined second transfer destination. . Therefore, the image data can be transmitted to the transfer destination after the image data is reliably received from the communication terminal device of the other party. In this case, even if an error occurs in the image communication with the transfer destination, since the image data is stored in the storage device of the communication terminal device, the image data can be stored and the image of the image data can be printed later. it can.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a facsimile apparatus 20 having a transfer mode processing function according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a system configuration for performing a transfer mode process according to the embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of a transfer destination table 7a in FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing an incoming call and transfer process executed by a main control unit 1 of the facsimile machine of FIG.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing a telephone transfer mode process (step S5) which is a subroutine of FIG.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing a facsimile transfer mode process (step S6) which is a subroutine of FIG.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart illustrating a facsimile transfer mode process (step S6) according to a modified example.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Main control part, 5 ... Operation part, 6 ... ROM, 7 ... RAM, 7a ... Transfer destination table, 8 ... Image memory, 10 ... Fax modem, 11 ... NCU, 12 ... Handset, 13 ... Bus, 20 ... Facsimile Apparatus, 30 public telephone network, 31 source facsimile apparatus, 32 destination facsimile apparatus, 41 source phone, 42 destination telephone, L public telephone line.

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. An audio communication means for transmitting and receiving an audio signal,
Image communication means for transmitting and receiving image data; first transfer mode processing for transferring voice communication by the voice communication means to a predetermined first transfer destination; and image transfer by image communication by the image communication means for a predetermined second transfer A communication terminal device comprising: setting means for selectively setting a second transfer mode process to be transferred first. 2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the setting unit automatically and selectively switches between the first transfer mode process and the second transfer mode process based on a predetermined procedure signal from the other party. Further comprising a third transfer mode process, wherein the first transfer mode process, the second transfer mode process,
2. The communication terminal device according to claim 1, wherein said third transfer mode processing is selectively set. 3. The image forming apparatus according to claim 2, further comprising a storage unit configured to store the image data, wherein the second transfer mode process receives the image data from the other party by the image communication unit, stores the image data in the storage unit, and then stores the image data. 3. The communication terminal device according to claim 1, wherein the process is a process of transmitting image data to a predetermined second transfer destination.