JP2002064692A - Communication terminal equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide communication terminal equipment capable of calling to an opposite party based on a job when the job reaches a calling time even when a recording part is in an inoperative state. SOLUTION: Even when the recording part 50 is in the inoperative state and a picture memory 80 is in the case of memory over, transmission reservation (including immediate transmission) can always be set. In the case of setting by which polling reservation based on the operation of a setting key 66 can be received, polling reservation can always be set. Thus, when transmission reservation or polling reservation is set, the job of transmission reservation or that of polling reservation is registered in a queue 31. Consequently, when the job of transmission reservation reaches a transmission data, it is possible to call to the opposite party based on the job. When the job of polling reservation reaches a calling date after the cause of the inoperative state of the part 50 is eliminated, it is possible to call to the opposite party based on the job.

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 such as a facsimile machine with a copying function, and more particularly, to recording when a recording paper or toner runs out or when a photosensitive drum reaches a replacement time. The present invention relates to a communication terminal device characterized by an operation when a unit becomes inoperable.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in a communication terminal apparatus such as a facsimile apparatus having a copying function, a recording unit becomes inoperable, for example, when recording paper or toner runs out or when a photosensitive drum reaches a replacement time. Is displayed on the display unit. Then, based on the display, when the recording paper or toner is replenished by the operator or the photosensitive drum is replaced by the service person, the operation of the recording unit becomes possible.

By the way, in the case of a facsimile apparatus with a copying function having an image memory, that is, a facsimile apparatus with a copying function capable of receiving a memory, when the recording unit is inoperable, the received image data is stored in the image memory. So-called memory proxy reception is performed. However, it is not possible to perform the memory substitute reception even beyond the storage capacity of the image memory. For this reason, when the state where the memory substitute reception is not possible is reached, the line is closed so that facsimile reception is not performed.

[0004]

However, even if the recording unit is inoperable as described above, it is possible to open the line and perform facsimile transmission, so that transmission reservation (including immediate transmission) and polling reservation are performed. In some cases, you may want to make settings and register jobs for transmission reservation and polling reservation. Then, when the registered job has reached the calling time, it is desired to call the other party based on the job.

[0005] The present invention has been made in view of such a problem, and its object is to solve the problem when the job reaches the calling time even when the recording unit is inoperable. ,
An object of the present invention is to provide a communication terminal device capable of making a call to a destination based on a job.

[0006]

In order to achieve the above object, according to the first aspect of the present invention, a communication unit for closing and opening a line, a registration unit for registering a job, and recording image data When the recording means for recording on paper and the recording means are inoperable, the communication means closes the line to disable incoming calls, and when the job registered in the registration means reaches the calling time, The communication means is provided with control means for once releasing the line.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the communication terminal device according to the first aspect, the control unit registers the transmission job in the registration unit and does not register the reception job in the registration unit. According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the communication terminal device according to the first aspect, the control unit registers the transmission and reception jobs in the registration unit, and receives the job when the recording unit becomes operable. Execute

[0008]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment in which a communication terminal device according to the present invention is embodied as a facsimile machine with a copying function will be described below with reference to the drawings.

As shown in FIG. 1, a facsimile machine 1 with a copying function includes an MPU 10, a ROM 20, a RAM 30,
Reading unit 40, recording unit 50, operation unit 60, display unit 70, image memory 80, codec 90, modem 100, NCU
110 and a sounding unit 120.
0 are connected via the bus 130, respectively.

The MPU 10 controls each unit constituting the facsimile machine 1 with a copying function. The ROM 20 stores a program for controlling the facsimile machine 1 with a copying function. The RAM 30 stores various information on the facsimile machine 1 with a copying function. Also, RAM3
0 is provided with a queue 31 for storing jobs generated in the facsimile machine 1 with a copying function.

The reading section 40 reads an image on a document one line at a time, binarizes the image data of the read image into black and white, and sequentially outputs the binarized one line image data to the codec 90. I do.

The recording unit 50 is composed of an electrophotographic printer, and records received image data in a facsimile operation and image data read by the reading unit 40 in a copy operation on recording paper. The recording unit 50 includes a recording paper sensor 5.
1, a toner sensor 52 and a drum sensor 53 are provided. The recording paper sensor 51 detects the presence or absence of recording paper stored in the recording paper cassette, and outputs a detection signal to the MPU 10. The toner sensor 52 detects the presence or absence of the toner stored in the toner case, and outputs the detection signal to the MPU 1
Output to 0. The drum sensor 53 detects the rotation of the photosensitive drum and outputs a detection signal to the MPU 10.
Then, the MPU 10 calculates the total rotation time of the photosensitive drum based on the detection signal from the drum sensor 53, and determines whether it is time to replace the photosensitive drum.

An operation unit 60 includes a facsimile / copy key 61,
Various operation keys such as an abbreviated / phonebook key 62, a one-touch key 63, a numeric keypad (including * and # keys) 64, a start key 65, and a setting key 66 are provided. The FAX / copy key 61 is used to set a fax mode or a copy mode. The abbreviated / phonebook key 62 is used to specify the telephone number (including the FAX number) of the pre-registered destination by the abbreviated number, and searches for the pre-registered destination in the telephone directory and searches for the destination. It is for specifying a telephone number. The one-touch key 63 is for designating a destination registered in advance with one touch. The ten keys 64 are for inputting the telephone number of the destination, the number of copies, and the like. Start key 65 is fax
To start the reading operation of the transmission original or the copy original. The setting key 66 is used for setting a transmission reservation for reserving a transmission date and time, setting a polling reservation for reserving polling, and setting a call interruption for interrupting a ringing tone. .

A display unit 70 such as an LCD displays various information such as the operation state of the facsimile machine 1 with a copying function. The image memory 80 stores the received image data and the reading unit 40.
Temporarily store the image data of the image read by. The codec 90 performs band compression on the image data input from the reading unit 40 using the MH, MR, MMR, JBIG method or the like for transmission, and encodes the image data. The codec 90 decodes the received image data.

The modem 100 conforms to ITU-T Recommendation T.30. 30
Based on the facsimile transmission control procedure according to 1
7, V. 27ter, V.A. Modulation and demodulation of transmission / reception data according to 29 or the like are performed. The NCU 110 has a function of closing and opening the telephone line L and detecting transmission and reception of a dial signal corresponding to the telephone number of the other party. The ringing unit 120 sounds a ringing tone based on a calling signal, and notifies that a call has arrived.

Next, the configuration of the NCU 110 will be described. As shown in FIG. 2, the modem 100 includes a transformer 11
1 is connected to a telephone line L (L1, L2). The CML relay 112 is connected to the telephone line L and the modem 100.
The telephone line L is closed and opened under the control of the relay control unit 113. The telephone line L
Forms a DC loop via the modem 100 upon closing, and opens the DC loop upon opening. The dial signal generation circuit 114 includes the transformer 111 and the CML relay 1
12 and generates a dial signal under the control of the relay control unit 113.

The call signal detection circuit 115 is connected to the telephone line L, detects a 16 [Hz] call signal on the telephone line L, and outputs the detection signal to the MPU 10. The first and second off-hook detection circuits 116 and 117 detect off-hook (in a state where the handset is picked up) of the attached telephone 141 and the slave telephone 142, respectively, and output a detection signal to the MPU 10.

The first and second relays 118 and 119 are provided for connecting the attached telephone 141 and the slave telephone 142 to the telephone line L, respectively. Relay control unit 11
Reference numeral 3 controls the CML relay 112, the dial signal generation circuit 114, and the first and second relays 118 and 119 based on the control from the MPU 10.

Next, the operation of the facsimile machine 1 with a copying function when the recording unit 50 is inoperable and the image memory 80 is over-memory will be described with reference to FIGS.
This will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG. This operation is executed under the control of the MPU 10 based on a program stored in the ROM 20.

In step S1, the recording paper sensor 5
1, the presence or absence of a recording sheet is determined. If there is no recording paper, the process proceeds to step S6. On the other hand, if there is a recording sheet, the process proceeds to step S2.

In step S2, the toner sensor 5
2, the presence or absence of toner is determined. If there is no toner, the process proceeds to step S6. On the other hand, if there is toner, the process proceeds to step S3.

In step S3, the drum sensor 5
3, it is determined whether it is time to replace the photosensitive drum. If it is time to replace the photosensitive drum, the process proceeds to step S6. On the other hand, if it is not time to replace the photosensitive drum, the process proceeds to step S4.

In step S4, it is determined whether or not an incoming call has been detected based on the detection signal from call signal detection circuit 115. If an incoming call is detected, the process proceeds to step S5. Then, when a CNG signal indicating that the apparatus is a facsimile apparatus is transmitted from the other party and facsimile communication based on the facsimile transmission control procedure is started, in step S5, image data is received, and the received image data is transmitted. The data is recorded on the recording paper by the recording unit 50. When the recording in the recording section 50 is completed, the process proceeds to step S1. That is, if there is recording paper and toner and the photosensitive drum has not reached the replacement time, the processing of the above-mentioned steps S1 to S5 is repeated. On the other hand, if no incoming call is detected, step S1
Move to 0.

If the recording paper or toner has run out in steps S1 and S2, or if the recording unit 50 becomes inoperable as in step S3 when the photosensitive drum has reached the replacement time, In S6, it is determined whether or not the image memory 80 is out of memory. If the memory is over, the process proceeds to step S10. On the other hand, if the memory is not over, step S
Move to 7.

In step S7, it is determined based on the detection signal from ringing signal detection circuit 115 whether an incoming call is detected. If an incoming call is detected, the process proceeds to step S8. Then, when a CNG signal indicating that the apparatus is a facsimile apparatus is transmitted from the other party and facsimile communication based on the facsimile transmission control procedure is started, in step S8, so-called memory proxy reception is performed. Then, when the memory substitute reception ends, the process proceeds to step S1. That is, even if the recording unit 50 becomes inoperable, such as when the recording paper or the toner runs out, or when the photosensitive drum has reached the replacement time, the image memory 80 does not operate until the memory becomes over. , A memory proxy reception is performed. On the other hand, if no incoming call is detected, the process proceeds to step S10.

In step S9, it is determined whether or not the transmission reservation is set based on the operation of the setting key 66. If it is a transmission reservation setting, the process proceeds to step S11. On the other hand, when the transmission reservation is not set, the process proceeds to step S21 shown in FIG.

In step S11, the transmission original is placed on the reading section 40, and the setting of the transmission reservation is completed. Specifically, the transmission reservation settings include items such as “transmission date and time”, “fax number of the other party”, and “fax type such as confidential or broadcast”. In the setting of the transmission reservation, if the item of “transmission date and time” is not set, it is determined that the transmission is immediate.

In step S12, operation of the start key 65 is waited. In step S13, a transmission reservation job is registered in the queue 31 based on the operation of the start key 65 in step S12.

In step S21 shown in FIG. 4, it is determined whether or not a polling reservation is set based on the operation of the setting key 66. When the polling reservation is set, the process proceeds to step S22. On the other hand, when the polling reservation is not set, the process proceeds to step S26.

In step S22, it is determined whether or not the telephone line L is closed due to the inoperability of the recording unit 50. Here, it is determined whether or not the telephone line L is closed because the cause of the inoperability of the recording unit 50 is eliminated and the telephone line L may be opened. is there. If the telephone line L is closed, the process proceeds to step S23. On the other hand, if the telephone line L is not closed, that is, if the telephone line L is open, the process proceeds to step S24.

In step S23, the setting key 66
It is determined whether or not the setting is to accept the polling reservation based on the above operation. If the polling reservation is set, the process proceeds to step S24. On the other hand, if the setting is not to accept the polling reservation, step S
Move to 26.

In step S24, it is waited for the setting of the polling reservation to be completed. Specifically, the polling reservation settings include “call date and time” and “other party's F
AX number ”and the like.

In step S25, a polling reservation job is registered in the queue 31. Step S26
In, it is determined whether the transmission reservation job or the polling reservation job registered in the queue 31 has reached the transmission reservation transmission date and time or the polling reservation call date and time, respectively. If the transmission date and time of the transmission reservation or the calling date and time of the polling reservation has been reached, the process proceeds to step S27.
On the other hand, if the transmission date and time of the transmission reservation or the calling date and time of the polling reservation has not been reached, the process returns to step S1 shown in FIG.

In step S27, it is determined whether the transmission date and time of the transmission reservation or the call date and time of the polling reservation is a polling reservation job. If the job is a polling reservation job, the process proceeds to step S28. On the other hand, if the job is not a polling reservation job, that is, if the transmission date and time of the transmission reservation or the call date and time of the polling reservation is a transmission reservation (including immediate transmission) job, the process proceeds to step S41 shown in FIG. Transition.

In step S28, it is determined whether or not the telephone line L is closed due to the inoperability of the recording unit 50. This is based on the same reason as in step S22. If the telephone line L is closed, the process returns to step S1 shown in FIG. On the other hand, if the telephone line L is not closed, that is, the telephone line L
Is being opened, in other words, if the cause of the inoperability of the recording unit 50 has been eliminated, the process proceeds to step S29.

In step S29, the telephone line L is closed by the CML relay 112, and
A call is made to the fax number of the other party set in the polling reservation setting in 24.

In step S30, image data from the other party is received, and the received image data is stored in the recording unit 50.
Is recorded on the recording paper. In step S41 shown in FIG. 5, the telephone line L
Is closed or not. This is also based on the same reason as in step S22 shown in FIG. If the telephone line L is closed, the process proceeds to step S42. On the other hand, when the telephone line L is not closed, that is, when the telephone line L is open, the process proceeds to step S49.

In step S42, the telephone line L is opened by the CML relay 112. Step S43
In, in a state where the telephone line L is opened, the apparatus waits for one second. That is, if the closing time of the telephone line L is long, the exchange recognizes that the facsimile machine 1 with the copying function is using the telephone line L, and thereafter receives the dial signal from the dial signal generating circuit 114. Stop accepting. Therefore, the telephone line L is set to 1 by the CML relay 112.
It is open for seconds.

In step S44, it is determined based on the detection signal from call signal detection circuit 115 whether or not an incoming call has been detected. If an incoming call is detected, the process moves to step S45. On the other hand, if no incoming call is detected, the process moves to step S49.

In step S45, the setting key 66
It is determined whether or not the setting for interrupting the ringing for interrupting the ringing tone based on the above operation is made. If the setting is to suspend the call, the process proceeds to step S46. On the other hand, if the setting is not to suspend the call, the process proceeds to step S52.

In step S46, the telephone line L is closed by the CML relay 112. Step S47
In, it is determined whether or not the CNG signal transmitted when the calling side is a facsimile machine is received by the modem 100. That is, it is determined whether or not reception by facsimile communication was performed when the telephone line L was released in step S42. If a CNG signal has been received, it is determined that the received fax is facsimile communication, and the process proceeds to step S48. On the other hand, if the CNG signal has not been received, it is determined that the call has been received, and the process proceeds to step S52.

In step S48, since the recording section 50 is inoperable, the telephone line L is opened by the CML relay 112. That is, even in the case of FAX reception by facsimile communication, since the recording unit 50 is inoperable and the memory substitute reception is not possible, the telephone line L is forcibly opened by the CML relay 112.

In step S49, the telephone line L is closed by the CML relay 112. That is, since the job based on the transmission reservation in step S10 has reached the transmission date and time, the telephone line L is closed by the CML relay 112.

In step S50, a call is made to the destination FAX number set in the transmission reservation setting in step S11 shown in FIG. In step S51, the transmission original placed on the reading unit 40 is transmitted by the scanner. That is, after the image data read by the reading unit 40 is compression-encoded by the codec 90, the image data is directly transmitted to the destination without being temporarily stored in the image memory 80.

If the call is not interrupted or CNG
If no signal has been received, it is determined in step S52 whether or not a ringing tone based on the ringing signal is ringing from ringing section 120. If it is sounding, the process proceeds to step S53. On the other hand, if it is not sounding, the process proceeds to step S49.

In step S53, the first and second
Based on the detection signals from the off-hook detection circuits 116 and 117, it is determined whether the attached telephone 141 or the child telephone 142 has been off-hook. If an off-hook has been performed, the process proceeds to step S54. On the other hand, if the user is not off-hook, the process returns to step S52, and the ringing unit 120 continues to ring.

In step S54, the attached telephone 1
A call is made with the other party based on the off-hook of the telephone 41 or the slave telephone 142. In step S55,
Based on the detection signals from the first and second off-hook detection circuits 116 and 117, the attached telephone 141 or the child telephone 1
42 is on-hook. Then, when the on-hook is performed, the process proceeds to step S49.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, the following operations and effects can be obtained. (1) If the recording unit 50 is inoperable and the image memory 80 is out of memory, the CML relay 112
, The telephone line L is closed, and FAX reception by facsimile communication is rejected. When a transmission reservation (including immediate transmission) or a polling reservation is set and the transmission reservation job or the polling reservation job reaches the transmission date and time or the call date and time, the telephone line L is temporarily opened by the CML relay 112. And calling the other party. As a result, even if the recording unit 50 is inoperable and the image memory 80 is out of memory, it is possible to call the other party. Therefore, facsimile transmission can be performed even when the recording unit 50 is inoperable and the image memory 80 is out of memory.

(2) In the case where the telephone line L is opened by the CML relay 112 to make a call to the other party, if an incoming call is detected, it is determined whether or not the CNG signal is received by the modem 100. I have. When the CNG signal is received, that is, when the call is received by facsimile communication, the recording unit 50 is inoperable, so that the telephone line L is forcibly opened by the CML relay 112. Thereafter, the telephone line L is closed and a call is made to the other party. Therefore, when the telephone line L is opened and a call is made to the other party, the call can be made to the other party even if the facsimile reception by facsimile communication is detected. On the other hand, when the CNG signal is not received, it is determined that the incoming call is a telephone call, and the ringing unit 120 sounds the ringing sound based on the calling signal. Therefore, even when the recording unit 50 is inoperable and the image memory 80 is out of memory, it is possible to respond to an incoming call by telephone. In other words, the telephone line L is not unnecessarily opened. Therefore, the telephone line L can be used effectively.

(3) If the ringing sound from the ringing unit 120 based on the incoming call is stopped in a case where the call based on the incoming call is not interrupted, that is, if the calling side stops calling, the CML relay 112 To close the telephone line L and make a call to the other party. Therefore, when the calling from the calling side is stopped, facsimile transmission can be performed quickly. Therefore, facsimile transmission can be performed even when the recording unit 50 is inoperable and the image memory 80 is out of memory.

(4) Transmission reservation as a transmission job (including immediate transmission) even when the recording unit 50 is inoperable and the image memory 80 is out of memory.
Can always be set. Therefore, when the transmission reservation is set, the job of the transmission reservation is stored in the queue 3.
1 is registered. Therefore, when the transmission reservation job reaches the transmission date and time, a call can be made to the other party based on the job.

(5) In the polling reservation, the polling reservation as a reception job is received based on the polling reservation reception setting based on the operation of the setting key 66. For this reason, if the setting for accepting the polling reservation is a setting for not accepting the polling reservation, the polling reservation cannot be made. Therefore, it can be notified that the facsimile machine 1 with a copying function is in a state where reception is impossible, that is, that the recording unit 50 is inoperable and the image memory 80 is over-memory.

(6) On the other hand, when the setting is such that the polling reservation based on the operation of the setting key 66 is accepted, the polling reservation can always be set. Therefore, when the polling reservation is set, the polling reservation job is registered in the queue 31. Therefore, after the cause of the inoperability of the recording unit 50 is eliminated, if the polling reservation job reaches the calling date and time, it is possible to call the other party based on the job.

(7) Moreover, after the cause of the inoperability of the recording unit 50 is eliminated, the polling by the polling reservation is executed. Therefore, even if the polling is executed, the received image data by the polling is surely recorded in the recording unit 50.
Can be recorded on the recording paper. Therefore, even if the polling by the polling reservation is executed, there is no room for any problem to occur.

(8) Transmission reservation (including immediate transmission) can always be set even when the recording section 50 is inoperable and the image memory 80 is over-memory. When a polling reservation based on the operation of the setting key 66 is accepted, the polling reservation can always be set. As a result, the user does not forget to make a transmission reservation or polling reservation.

The above embodiment can be embodied with the following modifications. When the recording unit 50 is inoperable and the image memory 8
If 0 is over the memory, a message to that effect is displayed on the display unit 70, and the display unit 7 indicates that transmission reservation is possible.
It may be configured to display 0. With this configuration, it is possible to notify the user that transmission reservation is possible.

In addition, even in the case of setting for accepting a polling reservation, it may be configured to display on the display unit 70 that polling reservation is possible. With this configuration, it is possible to notify the user that polling reservation is possible.

The above-described embodiment may be applied to the facsimile machine 1 having a copying function without the image memory 80. With this configuration, facsimile transmission can be performed even when the recording unit 50 is inoperable.

It is determined whether or not it is time to replace the photosensitive drum based on the driving time of the motor for rotating the photosensitive drum instead of the drum sensor 53 for detecting the rotation of the photosensitive drum. It may be configured.

The above embodiment may be applied to a single facsimile machine. Further, technical ideas other than the claims grasped from the embodiment and the like will be described below together with their effects.

[1] Communication means for closing and opening the line, storage means for storing image data, registration means for registering a job, and recording means for recording image data on recording paper;
If the recording means is inoperable and the storage means is over capacity, the communication means closes the line to disable incoming calls, and the job registered in the registration means reaches the calling time A communication terminal device comprising: a control unit for temporarily releasing a line to the communication unit. With this configuration,
Jobs can be registered even when the recording unit is inoperable and the storage unit is over capacity.

[2] The communication terminal device according to claim 1, further comprising display means for displaying that the job can be registered, wherein the control means can register the job when the recording means becomes inoperable. Communication terminal device for displaying the effect on the display means. With this configuration, even when the recording unit becomes inoperable, the user can be notified that the job can be registered.

[0063]

According to the invention as set forth in any one of claims 1 to 3, even when the recording means is inoperable, if the job has reached the calling time, the job Can be called to the other party based on the.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a facsimile apparatus with a copying function.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an NCU.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing the operation of the facsimile apparatus with a copy function when the recording unit is inoperable and the image memory is over the memory;

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing the operation of the facsimile apparatus with a copying function when the recording unit is inoperable and the image memory is over the memory;

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing the operation of the facsimile apparatus with a copy function when the recording unit is inoperable and the image memory is over memory.

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Facsimile machine with a copy function as a communication terminal device 10 ... MPU which constitutes control means 20 ROM which constitutes control means 30 RAM which constitutes control means
31: queue as registration means, 50: recording unit as recording means, 70: display unit as display means, 80: image memory as storage means, 110: N as communication means
CU, L: Telephone line as line.

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A communication unit for closing and opening a line, a registration unit for registering a job, a recording unit for recording image data on recording paper, and a communication unit when the recording unit is inoperable. A communication terminal device comprising: a control unit for closing a line to disable incoming calls and, when a job registered in the registration unit reaches a calling time, temporarily releasing the line to the communication unit. 2. The communication terminal device according to claim 1, wherein the control unit registers the transmission job in the registration unit and does not register the reception job in the registration unit. 3. The communication terminal device according to claim 1, wherein the control unit registers the transmission and reception jobs in the registration unit, and executes the received job when the recording unit becomes operable. Terminal device.