JP2719253B2 - Cordless facsimile machine - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a cordless facsimile apparatus with a cordless telephone.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, various cordless facsimile apparatuses have been proposed in which a facsimile apparatus main body is operated in response to a communication instruction from a slave unit to perform facsimile communication with a partner machine.

For example, when a communication instruction is issued from a slave unit, it is detected whether or not there is a document in a document reading unit, and if there is a document, the mode is automatically switched to a transmission mode, and to a reception mode otherwise. There is a configured cordless facsimile machine.

[0004]

However, in any of the conventional cordless facsimile apparatuses including the above-described cordless facsimile apparatus, it is necessary for the slave unit to confirm whether or not the original is set at the original reading position. Therefore, for example, in the cordless facsimile machine described above, the following problems occur.

[0005] When an original is set at the original reading position of the apparatus main body, the user moves away from the apparatus main body and instructs facsimile transmission during a call with the other party in the slave unit. Is removed, the user switches to the reception mode or conversely receives the facsimile without knowing that the original is set, despite giving a communication instruction to transmit the facsimile. When a communication instruction is given, the mode is switched to the transmission mode, and there is a problem that facsimile communication intended by the user cannot be performed reliably.

[0006]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made for the purpose of solving the above-mentioned problems, and comprises a document reading means for reading a document, a printing means for printing image data, and a connection through a telephone network. A facsimile apparatus main body with a built-in base unit of a telephone having facsimile communication means for setting a facsimile procedure for performing communication with a communication partner to be communicated, and wireless communication between the facsimile apparatus main body and Connected to the telephone network,
In a cordless facsimile apparatus comprising a handset of a telephone equipped with communication instruction means for instructing facsimile communication and performing facsimile communication in response to a communication instruction from the handset, the presence or absence of an original in the original reading means And a display unit for displaying the detection result of the document detection unit through the master unit wireless communication unit and the slave unit wireless communication unit and displaying the captured result.

[0007]

According to the above configuration, the presence or absence of a document can be easily confirmed on the slave unit by the display means, facsimile communication intended by the user can be performed reliably, and usability is further improved.

[0008]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The embodiments of the present invention shown in the drawings will be described below in detail. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a cordless facsimile apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Reference numeral A denotes a facsimile apparatus main body (hereinafter abbreviated as an apparatus main body) which incorporates a base unit of a cordless telephone, that is, has a function of the base unit, and is connected to the telephone line 1. Reference numeral B denotes a cordless telephone slave unit, which performs wireless communication with the apparatus main body A and is connected to the telephone line 1 via the apparatus main body A.

In the apparatus main body A, 2 is a connection switching means,
3 is a base station wireless communication means, 4 is a facsimile communication means, 5
Denotes printing means for printing image data on recording paper, 6 denotes image reading means for reading an image of a document set on a document reading section, 7 denotes facsimile switching means, 8 denotes document detection for detecting the presence or absence of a document at a document reading position. means,
9 denotes an incoming call detecting means.

The connection switching means 2 switches and connects the telephone line 1 to the base station wireless communication means 3 or the facsimile communication means 4. The base unit wireless communication means 3 wirelessly outputs a signal from the telephone line 1 to the slave unit B side, or outputs a wireless signal from the slave unit B to the telephone line 1 and controls the slave unit B side. The code is output to the facsimile switching means 7.

The facsimile communication means 4 controls a facsimile communication procedure with the other machine through the telephone line 1 based on a signal from the facsimile switching means 7, transmits image data from the document reading means 6, Is output to the printing means 5. Facsimile switching means 7
Outputs a control signal to the connection switching unit 2, the base unit wireless communication unit 3, the facsimile communication unit 4, and the like based on a control code from the slave unit B, a signal from the document detection unit 8 and the incoming call detection unit 9, and the like. It is.

In the slave unit B, a wireless communication unit 10 performs wireless communication with the master unit wireless communication unit 3 and controls a signal exchange between the main unit A and the slave unit B. A communication means including a microphone, a speaker (neither of which is shown), etc. necessary for communication, a communication instruction means 12 for outputting a facsimile communication instruction signal in response to a push button operation, and a display 13 for displaying the presence or absence of a document Means are shown.

Next, the operation will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG. When the call button of the calling means 11 of the handset B is pressed, the handset wireless communication means 10 connects the wireless line with the base station wireless communication means 3, and the facsimile switching means 7 transmits the signal from the base station wireless communication means 3. The connection switching means 2 is controlled based on the input to connect the telephone line 1 to the base unit wireless communication means 3. Thereafter, by operating the dial key of the communication means 11 and inputting the telephone number of the other party, the dial pulse is transmitted via the slave wireless communication means 10, the master wireless communication means 3 and the connection switching means 2 to the telephone line 1. To send to.

On the other hand, the facsimile switching means 7 is based on the detection result from the document detecting means 8 and
A control signal is output to the display means 13 via the slave unit wireless communication means 10, and the presence or absence of the document is displayed on the display means 13.

During communication between the slave unit B and the other party, the user is informed that facsimile transmission is to be performed to the other party, and the display means 13 confirms the presence of the original.
2 is operated, the communication instruction signal is
And the master unit wireless communication means 3. Then, when the facsimile switching means 7 receives the transmission instruction signal from the master unit wireless communication means 3, the facsimile transmission is determined based on the detection result of the document detection means 8, and the telephone line 1 is transmitted to the connection switching means 2.
Is output to the facsimile communication unit 4 while a control signal is output to switch the connection to the facsimile communication unit 4.

Then, the facsimile communication means 4 performs a facsimile communication procedure with the other machine through the connection switching means 2 and the telephone line 1, and after the facsimile communication procedure is completed, the reading of the original by the original reading means 6 is started. The data is transmitted to the partner device through the connection switching means 2 and the telephone line 1.

When a transmission request is made to the other party, the display means 13 confirms that no original is set, and
When the communication instructing means 12 is operated, the facsimile switching means 7 enters the reception mode, as shown in the flowchart of FIG. 2, and prints image data sent from the partner machine through the connection switching means 2 and the facsimile communication means 4. 5 to print on recording paper.

As described above, since the presence / absence of a document can be confirmed on the display means 13 of the slave unit B, even if the communication instruction means 12 is operated for transmission in a state where there is no document in the document reading section, The inconvenience of switching to the reception mode does not occur.

In the above, the case of calling is explained.
Similarly, at the time of an incoming call from the other party, by performing a communication instruction operation while confirming the presence or absence of a document by the display means 13, facsimile communication intended by the user can be reliably performed.

In the above embodiment, the cordless facsimile apparatus which determines whether to transmit or receive based on the presence or absence of a document has been described as an example. The same effect can be obtained even when implemented in a cordless facsimile device that determines transmission / reception in response to the operated button, or a cordless facsimile device in which only a handset has a transmission instruction function. Can be expected.

In addition, the present invention is not limited to the embodiment described above and shown in the drawings, and it is needless to say that the present invention can be appropriately modified and implemented without departing from the scope of the invention.

[0023]

As described above, according to the present invention, the presence or absence of an original can be easily confirmed on the slave side, and facsimile communication intended by the user can be reliably performed. Ease of use, cordless
A facsimile machine can be provided.

[Brief description of the drawings]

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

FIG. 2 is a flowchart of a main part of the apparatus.

[Explanation of symbols]

 Reference Signs List A facsimile apparatus main unit B slave unit 1 telephone line 2 connection switching unit 3 base unit wireless communication unit 4 facsimile communication unit 5 printing unit 6 document reading unit 7 facsimile switching unit 8 document detection unit 10 slave unit wireless communication unit 11 communication unit 12 communication Instruction means 13 Display means

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. A telephone having a document reading means for reading a document, a printing means for printing image data, a facsimile communication means for setting a facsimile procedure for communicating with a communication partner connected through a telephone network, and the like. A facsimile apparatus main body having a built-in base unit, and a telephone set connected to a telephone line network through wireless communication between the facsimile apparatus main body and communication instruction means for instructing facsimile communication. A cordless facsimile apparatus for performing facsimile communication in accordance with an instruction from the slave unit, comprising: a document detecting unit for detecting the presence or absence of a document in the document reading unit; Display means for capturing and displaying through the wireless communication means of the handset and the wireless communication means of the handset, Cordless facsimile apparatus characterized by a.