JP2002185681A - Image communication equipment and method for controlling the same - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an image communication equipment for performing data communication under a contract with a service provider capable of surely performing the data communication at the time of responding to an incoming call from the service provider by a data MODEM, and surely performing a facsimile protocol at the time of performing facsimile reception and a method for controlling the image communication equipment. SOLUTION: At the time of detecting a calling signal, whether it is necessary to respond to it using a data communication protocol by a data MODEM or using a facsimile communication protocol by a facsimile MODEM is decided based on the detected caller telephone number information.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

The present invention relates to an image communication apparatus such as a facsimile apparatus, and more particularly to an image communication apparatus such as a facsimile apparatus capable of data communication and a control method therefor.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A conventional facsimile machine executes point-to-point facsimile communication between two facsimile machines via a PSTN.

[0003] Recently, with the spread of the Internet, needs such as e-mail transmission and access from a simple web have increased. In this case, if a contract is made with a specific service provider, a facsimile modem using the special protocol is used. E-mail communication can be performed using only the e-mail.

[0004]

However, in the above-mentioned conventional example, there is a drawback that only e-mail communication with a specific service provider or simple web access is possible.

[0005] In this case, if a data modem is mounted to execute e-mail and simple web access, a provider can be freely selected.

Here, since the conventional facsimile apparatus receives the e-mail and the simple web access information as the facsimile information, there is no problem in the facsimile apparatus receiving the e-mail and the simple web access information.

However, when receiving using a data modem, it is necessary to switch between facsimile communication and data communication, and there is a problem that this switching cannot be performed properly.

This problem also occurs in an image communication device such as a personal computer having an image communication function.

[0009] The present invention provides a contract with a service provider,
In an image communication apparatus that performs data communication, when a call is received from a service provider, data communication can be reliably performed when a response is made by a data modem, and when a facsimile is received, a facsimile protocol is reliably executed. And a control method therefor.

[0010]

According to the present invention, in an image communication apparatus having a data modem and a facsimile modem, data communication executing means for causing the data modem to execute data communication, and causing the facsimile modem to execute facsimile communication. Facsimile communication executing means, telephone number registration means for registering the telephone number of the service provider, caller telephone number information detecting means for detecting caller telephone number information, and call signal detecting means for detecting a call signal,
When the call signal is detected, it is determined whether to respond by a data communication protocol by a data modem or a facsimile communication protocol by a facsimile modem based on the detected caller telephone number information. An image communication device having protocol determination means.

Further, the present invention relates to a control method of an image communication apparatus having a data modem and a facsimile modem, wherein a data communication execution step for causing the data modem to execute data communication, and a facsimile for causing the facsimile modem to execute facsimile communication. A communication execution step, a telephone number registration step of registering a telephone number of the service provider, a caller telephone number information detection step of detecting caller telephone number information, and a call signal detection step of detecting a call signal;
When the call signal is detected, it is determined whether to respond with a data communication protocol by a data modem or to respond with a facsimile communication protocol by a facsimile modem based on the detected caller telephone number information. A method for controlling an image communication device having a protocol determining step.

[0012]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS First Embodiment FIG. 1 shows a facsimile apparatus FS1 according to one embodiment of the present invention.
FIG.

An NCU (network control unit) 2 connects to a terminal of the line in order to use the telephone network for data communication and the like.
It controls connection of the telephone exchange network, switches to a data communication path, and holds a loop. The NCU 2 connects the telephone line 2a to the telephone (CML off) or connects the telephone line 2a to the facsimile machine (CML on) under the control of the bus 26. In a normal state, the telephone line 2a is connected to the telephone 4 side.

The hybrid circuit 6 separates a transmission system signal and a reception system signal, sends a transmission signal from the addition circuit 12 to the telephone line 2a via the NCU 2, and receives a signal from the other party via the NCU 2. , To the demodulator 8 via the signal line 6a.

The modulator / demodulator 8 is based on ITU-T Recommendation V. 8,
V. 21, V.I. 27ter, V.I. 29, V.I. 17, V.I.
34 half duplex (for facsimile communication), ITU-T
Recommendation V. 8, V.I. 32, V.I. 32 bis, V.I. 34,
V. This is a modulator / demodulator that performs modulation and demodulation based on H.90 (above, for data communication with a full-duplex modem). Bus 2
6, the transmission level can be set, and the caller telephone number information is detected and output to the bus 26. The modem 8 receives a transmission signal from the bus 26 and converts the modulated data into a signal line 8a.
, And the received signal output to the signal line 6 a is input, and the demodulated data is output to the bus 26.

The calling circuit 10 inputs telephone number information in response to a signal from the bus 26, and sends DTMF to the signal line 10a.
Is output.

The addition circuit 12 inputs the information on the signal line 8a and the information on the signal line 10a, and adds the result of the addition to the signal line
output to a.

The read circuit 14 outputs read data to the bus 26.

The recording circuit 16 sequentially records information output to the bus 26 line by line.

The memory circuit 18 includes a work memory (R
AM), for storing raw information of read data and encoded information, and for storing received information or decoded information via the bus 26.

The memory circuit 18 has a memory for registering the telephone number of the service provider and a memory for registering the transmission level from the modem 8.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of telephone numbers registered in the telephone number registration memory of the service provider and an example of transmission levels registered in the transmission level registration memory in the above embodiment.

In the memory for registering the telephone number of the service provider, for example, a bus shown in FIG.
As shown in (1), the telephone number of the service provider is registered. The memory for registering the transmission level is registered via the bus 26, for example, as shown in FIG.

The operation unit 20 includes one-touch dial, speed dial, numeric keypad, * key, # key, start key,
There are a stop key, a set key, a service provider destination registration key, and other function keys. The pressed key information is output to the bus 26. The operation unit 20 has a display unit for inputting and displaying information output to the bus 26.

A CPU (central processing unit) 22 controls the entire facsimile apparatus FS1 and executes a facsimile transmission control procedure.
It is stored in M24.

The control program stored in the ROM 24 includes, in a facsimile apparatus having a data modem and a facsimile modem, means for executing data communication by the data modem, means for executing facsimile communication by the facsimile modem, and Means for registering a number, means for detecting caller telephone number information, means for detecting a call signal, and a protocol for data communication by a data modem based on the detected caller telephone number information when a call signal is detected. And a protocol determining means for determining whether to respond with a facsimile communication protocol by a facsimile modem.

The control program stored in the ROM 24 is based on the detected caller telephone number information.
This is a program for changing the transmission level of the transmission signal.

More specifically, the control program stored in the ROM 24 uses a data modem if the detected caller telephone number information is a service provider, and uses a data communication protocol to set a transmission signal level from a set value. If the detected caller's telephone number information is not a service provider, the facsimile modem uses a facsimile communication protocol to set the transmission signal level to a set value and respond.

FIGS. 3, 4 and 5 are flowcharts showing the operation of the above embodiment.

In S2, the memory 18 is connected via the bus 26.
In S4, the display unit of the operation unit is cleared via the bus 26, and in S6, the CML of the NCU 2 is turned off via the bus 26.

In S8, the information of the operation unit is input via the bus 26, and it is determined whether or not the registration of the service provider's telephone number is selected. , Proceeding to step S10,
The service provider's telephone number is registered in the memory 18 via the bus 26, for example, as shown in FIG. 2A. If registration of the service provider's telephone number is not selected, the process proceeds to step S12.

In S12, the operation unit 2 is connected via the bus 26.
0 is input, and it is determined whether registration of the transmission level is selected. If registration of the transmission level is selected, the process proceeds to step S14, where the transmission level is registered in the memory 18 via the bus 26. For example, if registration is performed as shown in FIG. 2 (2) and registration of the transmission level is not selected, the process proceeds to step S16.

At S16, it is determined whether or not a call signal is detected. If a call signal is detected, the process proceeds to step S20. If no call signal is detected, the process proceeds to step S18 to perform other processing.

At S20, the caller's telephone number is detected,
At 22, the CML of the NCU 2 is turned on via the bus 26.

In S24, it is determined whether or not the detected caller telephone number information is the telephone number of the service provider. If the detected caller telephone number information is the telephone number of the service provider, the process proceeds to step S26. The process proceeds to step S30 if the detected caller telephone number information is not the telephone number of the service provider.

At S26, the memory 1 is connected via the bus 26.
Enter the transmission level registered in 8 and 3d
It is set in the modem 8 as the transmission level lowered by B.

In S28, V.V. 90, or V.I. 34, perform data communication, record received information,
In S30, the transmission level registered in the memory 18 is input via the bus 26 and set as the transmission level in the modem. In S32, the pre-procedure is executed.
V. 8, V.I. 34, or V.I. Step 21 is executed.

In step S34, the image signal is received and recorded. 34 or V.I. 27ter, V.I. 2
9, V.I. 17 is executed, and in S36, a post-procedure is executed,
Here, V. 34, or V.I. Step 21 is executed.

According to the above embodiment, in a facsimile apparatus having a data modem and a facsimile modem, means for executing data communication by the data modem, means for executing facsimile communication by the facsimile modem, and registration of the telephone number of the service provider , Means for detecting caller telephone number information, and means for detecting a call signal. When a call signal is detected, a response is made with a data communication protocol by a data modem based on the detected caller telephone number information. Or whether to respond with a facsimile communication protocol by a facsimile modem.

In this case, the transmission level of the transmission signal can be changed based on the detected caller telephone number information.

Further, in this case, if the detected caller's telephone number information is a service provider, a data modem is used to respond by setting the transmission signal level lower than a set value by a data communication protocol. If the detected caller's telephone number information is not a service provider, a facsimile modem can be used to respond to a transmission signal level with a set value using a facsimile communication protocol.

Thus, in a facsimile machine which contracts with a service provider and executes data communication, it is possible to reliably perform data communication in response to a data modem when receiving an incoming call from the service provider, and to perform facsimile communication when receiving a facsimile. The protocol can be executed reliably, and the transmission level of the transmission signal can be appropriately controlled by data communication (e-mail communication, simple web access, etc.) with full-duplex communication and facsimile communication.
Communication can be performed more reliably.

Also, a personal computer having an image communication function,
The above embodiment can be applied to an image communication device other than a facsimile device.

[0044]

According to the present invention, there is provided an image communication apparatus which contracts with a service provider and executes data communication.
When a call is received from a service provider, data communication can be reliably performed by responding to the data modem. On the other hand, when a facsimile is received, the facsimile protocol can be reliably executed. Data communication (e-mail communication, simple web access, etc.) with full-duplex communication and facsimile communication can be appropriately controlled, and the communication can be realized more reliably.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 shows a facsimile apparatus FS according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of a telephone number registered in a telephone number registration memory of a service provider and an example of a transmission level registered in a transmission level registration memory in the embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing the operation of the embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing the operation of the embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing the operation of the embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 FS1: facsimile machine, 14: reading circuit, 16: recording circuit, 18: memory circuit, 20: operation unit, 22: CPU, 24: ROM.

Claims (7)

[Claims] 1. An image communication apparatus having a data modem and a facsimile modem, a data communication execution means for causing the data modem to execute data communication; a facsimile communication execution means for causing the facsimile modem to execute facsimile communication; Telephone number registration means for registering the telephone number of the user;
A caller telephone number information detector for detecting caller telephone number information; a call signal detector for detecting a call signal; and, when the call signal is detected, Protocol determining means for determining whether to respond with a protocol for data communication by a data modem or a protocol for facsimile communication with a facsimile modem. 2. The image communication apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a transmission level of a transmission signal is changed based on the detected caller telephone number information. 3. The data communication system according to claim 1, wherein the detected caller telephone number information is a service provider, the data modem is used, and a transmission signal level is set from a set value by the data communication protocol. If the detected caller's telephone number information is not a service provider, use the facsimile modem and set the transmission signal level to the set value in the facsimile communication protocol and respond. An image communication device, comprising: 4. The image communication device according to claim 1, wherein the image communication device is a facsimile device. 5. A method for controlling an image communication apparatus having a data modem and a facsimile modem, wherein: a data communication execution step for causing the data modem to execute data communication; and a facsimile communication execution step for causing the facsimile modem to execute facsimile communication. A telephone number registration step of registering the telephone number of the service provider;
A caller telephone number information detecting step of detecting a caller telephone number information; a call signal detecting step of detecting a call signal; and, upon detecting the call signal, based on the caller telephone number information detected. A protocol determining step of determining whether to respond with a protocol for data communication by a data modem or a protocol for facsimile communication with a facsimile modem. 6. The method according to claim 5, wherein a transmission level of a transmission signal is changed based on the detected caller telephone number information. 7. The data communication system according to claim 5, wherein the detected caller telephone number information is a service provider, the data modem is used, and a transmission signal level is set from a set value by the data communication protocol. If the detected caller's telephone number information is not a service provider, use the facsimile modem and set the transmission signal level to the set value in the facsimile communication protocol and respond. A method for controlling an image communication device, comprising: