JP2728940B2 - Communication device - Google Patents

Description

Description: BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a communication device that receives information generated by a call information generation device and makes a call.

[Conventional technology]

Conventionally, this type of device uses a so-called electronic telephone directory.
A call was made by sending a PB (push button) tone to the line as it was.

[Problems to be solved by the present invention]

However, in the above conventional example, an off-hook operation is required before sending the electronic telephone book PB tone, and the operability is not so good.

[Means for Solving the Problems] The present invention provides a connecting means for detachably connecting a calling information generating device, and a detecting means for detecting whether or not the calling information generating device is connected to the connecting means. Receiving means for receiving an optical signal from the calling information generating device, and receiving by the receiving means when the calling information generating device is not connected to the connecting means in response to detection by the detecting means. Setting means for setting the receiving means so that the receiving means is disabled; and a call originating means for capturing a line according to the optical signal received by the receiving means and for making a call with a dial number corresponding to the optical signal. By providing the call means, the attachment / detachment of the call information generation device is facilitated, and the operation for calling using the call information generation device can be improved.

[First Embodiment] This embodiment has a keyboard having Japanese syllabary, numeral, alphabet, and the like, and transmits a dial number inputted from the keyboard to a main body side by emitting a corresponding light emitting diode or the like in a matrix. The present invention relates to an IC card which is detachable from a facsimile apparatus main body.

 FIG. 1 shows a first embodiment of the present invention.

It is a part of an IC (Integrated Circuit) card that can be removed from 1 to 8. 1 is a key operation unit, 2 is a CPU (central processing unit), 3 is a display unit, 4 is a display drive unit, 5 is a RAM (random access memory), 6 is a matrix circuit unit, 7 is
An LED (light emitting diode) light emitting unit 8 is a power supply unit.

9 is a receiving unit, 10 is a decoding unit, 11 is a CPU, 12 is R
OM (read only memory), 13 is RAM, 14 is non-volatile RAM, 15 is character generator, 16 is recording unit, 1
7 is a reading unit, 18 is a modem unit, 19 is a network control unit (NC
U) and 20 are telephone lines, 21 is a telephone, 22 is an operation unit, and 23 is a display unit.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram of the LED light emitting section of FIG. Two
4 is a matrix circuit unit, and 25 is an LED calling unit.

The CPU 11 shown in the figure is a whole facsimile apparatus according to the program stored in the ROM 12, that is, the RAM 13, the nonvolatile RAM 14, the character generator (CG) 15, the recording unit 1
6, reading unit 17, modem unit 18, network control unit (NCU) 19,
The operation unit 22 and the display unit 23 are controlled.

The RAM 13 stores the binarized image data read by the reading unit 17 or the binarized image data recorded in the recording unit 16, and outputs a signal modulated by the modem 18 to the telephone line 20 via the NCU 19. This stores the binarized image data.

The RAM 13 demodulates the analog waveform input from the telephone line 20 via the NCU 19 and the modem 18, and stores the binarized data.

The nonvolatile RAM 14 reliably stores data to be stored even when the power of the facsimile apparatus is cut off. In addition, the nonvolatile RAM 14 is
The name of the other party and the telephone number of the other party are registered in correspondence with each other via.

Then, based on the program stored in the ROM 12, the CPU 11 has a function as a means for transmitting a destination name corresponding to the input destination telephone number to the destination receiver.

CG (Character Energizer) 15 is JIS code, ASC
ROM for storing characters such as II code, COU11
The character data corresponding to the predetermined code is extracted by 2-byte data as needed based on the above control.

The recording unit 16 takes out the recording data stored in the RAM 13 under the control of the CPU 11, and records and outputs it as a hard copy.

The reading unit 17 sequentially sends the data read under the control of the CPU 11 to the RAM 13 as binarized data. In addition,
The loaded state of the document in the reading unit 17 can be detected by a document sensor such as a photo sensor provided in the document conveyance path. The document detection signal is input to CPU11.

The modem 18 modulates transmission data stored in the RAM 13 under the control of the CPU 11 and outputs the modulated data to the telephone line 20 via the NCU 19. Further, the modem 18 introduces the analog signal of the telephone line 20 via the NCU 19, modulates the analog signal and binarizes the data, and stores the data in the RAM 13.

The NCR 19 switches the telephone line to either the modem 18 or the telephone 21 under the control of the CPU 11 and connects it.

The telephone 21 is a telephone integrated with the facsimile apparatus, and a dial operation part is integrated as an operation unit 22. Specifically, the telephone 21 includes a handset, a speech network, a dialer, a numeric keypad or a one-touch key.

The operation unit 22 includes a key for starting image transmission, reception, and the like, a mode selection key for designating operation modes such as fine, standard, and automatic reception during transmission and reception, a numeric keypad for dialing, and the like. . In addition,
The CPU 11 detects the pressed state of these keys, and controls the above-described units according to the detected state.

The display unit 23 is a liquid crystal display, and displays predetermined characters and the like under the control of the CPU 11.

In the case of an IC card, characters, symbols, numbers, and the like are input using keys of the key operation unit 1. This input signal is taken into CPU2. The CPU controls the display drive unit 4 in order to display the input contents by the key operation on the display unit 3. The data input by key operation is stored in the RAM 5 and can be output as needed.

When the LED is called by a key operation, a signal is sent from the CPU 2 to the matrix circuit section 6, and the LE is sent from the matrix circuit section.
A signal is output to the D light emitting unit 7 to cause the LED to emit light. Reference numeral 8 denotes a power supply unit of the IC card.

The LED corresponding to the dial signal emits light from the LED light emitting unit 7,
The light is received by the light receiving unit 8 and is decoded by the decoding unit 10 into a signal to be transmitted to the CPU 11 of the facsimile main body.

In FIG. 2, data of a dial signal is sent from the CPU 2. Here, the dial signals are 0, 1-9, *, # and 12
Since there are some types, they are input to the matrix circuit unit 24 in four bits.

Next, the LED light emitting section 25 emits 12 kinds of dial signals using seven LEDs. Twelve states can be represented by three and four LEDs.

As described above, a dial signal can be output by key operation using an LED or the like, and a call can be made.

Further, in the LED light emitting unit, the number of LED dials, that is, 12 LEDs may be used.

Alternatively, the LED may emit light directly by driving from the CPU without using the matrix circuit portion.

As described above, since the dial signal is transmitted as an optical signal of a light emitting diode or the like, it is not affected by external noise between the receiving unit and the receiving unit at the time of wearing, and there is no problem in transmission and reception of a signal due to directivity. Does not happen. Therefore, accurate data transmission / reception is possible. Furthermore, since it is not a contact method of a connector or the like, abrasion and poor contact due to attachment and detachment do not occur.

In addition, it can be used as a data memory device such as a telephone directory as an IC card alone and can be carried around.

The same effect as described above can also be obtained when the terminal is worn on a terminal device using a telephone line such as a telephone.

[Second Embodiment] This embodiment has a keyboard having Japanese syllabary, numeral, alphabet, etc., and has a function of converting characters, symbols, and numerals inputted from the keyboard into optical signals corresponding to the respective characters and outputting the signals to the telephone. IC that can be attached to and detached from the phone body
It's about cards.

 FIG. 3 shows a second embodiment of the present invention.

31 to 39 are the parts of the removable IC card, 31
Is a key operation unit, 32 is a CPU, 33 is a display unit, 34 is a display drive unit, 35 is RAM, 36 is an optical signal conversion unit, 37 is an optical signal drive unit, 38 is an optical signal emission unit, 38 is a power supply It is. 40 is a receiving unit for receiving 38 optical signals, 41 is a decoding unit, 42 is a CPU, 4
3 is a dialer, 44 is a dial key, 15 is a transmitter, 46
Is a receiver, and 47 is a polarity matching diode, which is connected to the lines L ₁ and L ₂ via this.

With the keys of the key operation unit 31, characters, symbols, numbers, and the like are input. This input signal is taken into the CPU 32. The CPU 31 controls the display drive unit 34 in order to display the input contents by the key operation on the display unit 33. Data input by key operation is stored in the RAM 35 and can be output as needed. When an optical signal is output by key operation, a signal is sent from the CPU 31 to the optical signal converter 36, where data to be emitted is converted into an optical signal. Next, a signal is sent from the CPU 32 to the optical signal driving unit 37, and the optical signal is converted by the optical signal converting unit 36 so that the optical signal is output from the optical signal emitting unit 38. 39 is this
Power supply for IC card.

The receiving section 40 receives the optical signal, and the decoding section 41 demodulates the signal into a signal to be transmitted to the CPU 42 of the telephone body. The CPU 42 operates the dialer unit 43 based on the received signal, and outputs the dial signal to the lines L ₁ and L ₂ via the polarity diode 47. When the IC card is not used, including when the user is wearing it or not, the dial key unit 44 directly makes a call. The transmitting unit 45 and the receiving unit 46 are used at the time of line connection and at the time of talking. The telephone can be controlled by using the optical signal as described above.

As described above, by providing a removable IC card that outputs an optical signal, there is no influence from external noise between the receiving unit and the receiving unit when the IC card is worn, and no problem due to directivity occurs.

Further, by allowing this to be mounted on a facsimile apparatus, it can operate as an operation panel and can also transmit data such as an address. And when leaving the IC card,
It can be carried as a data memory card such as an electronic telephone directory.

Further, the same operation can be performed by a configuration in which infrared light is output instead of an optical signal. Further, the same operation can be performed by a configuration that outputs a radio signal such as an electromagnetic wave.

[Third Embodiment] The present embodiment has a keyboard having Japanese syllabary, numerals, alphabets, etc., converts characters, symbols and numbers inputted from the keyboard into radio signals corresponding to the keyboard, and receives on-hook commands and the like. The present invention relates to a dial signal output device that also superimposes a control signal or the like of a device on the side at the same time and superimposes it on the radio signal and outputs the signal.

FIG. 4 shows a third embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 4, 51 is a key operation unit, 52 is a CPU, 53 is a display unit, 54 is a display drive unit, 55 is a RAM, 56 is a receiver control signal unit, 57 is a wireless signal conversion unit, and 58 is a wireless signal conversion unit. A signal driver, 59 is a wireless signal transmitter, and 60 is a power supply. An example of a receiver is a telephone. 61 is a receiving unit, 62 is a decoding unit, 63
Is a CPU of a receiver, 64 is a dialer unit, 65 is a dial key unit, 66 is a transmitting unit, 67 is a receiving unit, and 68 is a polarity matching diode.

Characters, symbols, numbers, and the like are input using the keys of the key operation unit 51. This input signal is taken into the CPU 52. The CPU 52 has a display drive unit to display the input contents by the key operation on the display unit 53.
Control 54. Data input by key operation is stored in the RAM 55 and can be output as needed.

When a wireless signal is output by key operation, a control signal is sent from the CPU 52 to the wireless signal conversion unit 57, where the data to be transmitted and the receiver control signal output from the receiver control signal unit 56 are converted into a wireless signal. Convert. A control signal is sent from the CPU 52 to the wireless signal drive unit 58, and the wireless signal converted by the wireless signal conversion unit 57 is driven to be output from the wireless signal transmission unit 59.

Next, the receiving device receives the wireless signal at the receiving unit 61, and demodulates the wireless signal at the decoding unit 62 into a signal to be transmitted to the CPU 63 on the receiver side. The CPU 63 operates the dialer unit 64 according to the received signal, via the polarity matching diode 68,
Transmit to the lines L ₁ and L ₂ . When the receiving device does not use the dial signal output device, the dial device 65 directly inputs the dial signal to the dialer unit 64. The transmitting unit 66 and the receiving unit 67 are used for line connection and communication.

As mentioned above, only the key operation of the dialer output device,
It can operate and control the system in which it is embedded.

As described above, in the dial signal output device, since the wireless signal is in the form of the output signal, the wireless signal is not in contact with the receiving device side, so there is no mechanical wear due to attachment / detachment, and poor electrical conduction of the signal line. Has the effect of disappearing.

Furthermore, since the dial signal output device can be arbitrarily attached and detached, when the receiving device is not used, it can be used alone as a data memory device such as a telephone directory.

When the receiver is a facsimile machine, when the dial signal output device is mounted on the receiver, it can function as an operation panel having a one-touch dial or speed dial function. At this time, by superimposing the off-hook signal as a control signal of the receiver on the output signal, the facsimile can be operated only by the operation on the output device.

Furthermore, time designation transmission can be designated from the dial signal output device. That is, the control signal for designating the time designation transmission mode, the scheduled transmission time, and the dial number of the transmission partner are transmitted from the RAM 53 to the calling facsimile.
The facsimile receives and stores this signal. And
When the received scheduled transmission time matches the built-in timer, the designated dial number is called and facsimile transmission is performed.

[Fourth Embodiment] The present embodiment has a keyboard having Japanese syllabary, numerals, alphabets, etc., converts characters, symbols, and numbers inputted from the keyboard into radio signals corresponding to the keyboard. The present invention relates to a dial signal output device for superimposing a control signal and the like on a wireless signal at the same time and outputting the signal, and further incorporating a wireless signal from a receiving device to perform mutual communication.

FIG. 5 shows a dial signal output device according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 5, 81 is a key operation unit, 82 is a CPU, 83 is a display unit, 84 is a display drive unit, 85 is a RAM, 86 is a reception control signal unit, 87 is a wireless signal conversion unit, 88 is a wireless signal drive unit, Reference numeral 89 denotes a wireless signal transmission unit, reference numeral 90 denotes a reception signal conversion unit, reference numeral 91 denotes a wireless signal reception unit, and reference numeral 92 denotes a power supply unit.

An example of a receiver is a telephone. 93 is a transmission unit,
94 is an encoding unit, 95 is a decoding unit, 97 is a CPU, 98 is a dialer unit, and 99 is a calling unit.

Characters, symbols, numbers, and the like are input using the keys of the key operation unit 81. This input signal is taken into the CPU. The CPU 82 controls the display drive unit 84 to display the input contents by the key operation on the display unit 83. The data input by the key operation is stored in the RAM 85 and output as needed. When outputting a radio signal by key operation, a control signal is sent from the CPU 82 to the radio signal conversion section 87, where the data to be transmitted and the receiver control signal output from the receiver control signal section 86 are converted into a radio signal. Convert. CPU 82 to wireless signal driver 88
The control signal is sent to the radio signal generator 87, and the radio signal converted at 87 is driven to be output from the radio signal transmitter 89.

When a wireless signal is sent from the transmitting unit 93 of the receiving device, the wireless signal is received by the wireless signal receiving unit 91, converted by the received signal converting unit 90, and taken into the CPU.

Next, the receiving unit 95 of the receiving device (telephone) receives the wireless signal transmitted from the dial signal output device. This is demodulated by the decoding unit 96 into a signal to be transmitted to the CPU 97. CPU97
Operates the dialer unit 98 according to the received signal,
A dial signal or the like is output through the calling unit 99.

Further, a signal is sent from the calling unit 99 to the CPU 97, modulated by the encoding unit 94, and transmitted from the transmitting unit 93 to the wireless signal receiving unit 91 of the dial signal output device. A signal is sent.

When a dial signal is output to the line or when the other party cannot receive a call, the line must be closed or opened, but the receiver control signal is sent along with the dial signal. In response, the calling unit 99 opens and closes the line.

As described above, the operation and control of the system in which it is incorporated can be performed only by operating the keys of the dial signal output device.

When the receiving device is a facsimile device, when the dial signal output device is mounted on the receiver, it can function as an operation panel having a one-touch dial or a speed dial. By superimposing a control signal of the receiver such as an off-hook signal or a timer setting on the output signal at this time, and receiving the signal of the receiver on the other party's state, the facsimile can be performed only by operating the output device. Can work.

That is, the facsimile captures the line when receiving the off-hook signal. Then, the transmission unit 93 notifies the dial signal output device that the line has been captured. On the other hand, the dial signal output device transmits the dial number from the transmission unit 89 when detecting the line capture. Then, the facsimile makes a call based on the number received from the receiving unit 95, and performs facsimile communication.

As described above, since the mutual communication is performed with the receiving device when the dial signal output device is bonded to the receiver, it is possible to detect data reception confirmation and operation confirmation on the receiver side. . That is, the receiver can detect that data has been received. Therefore, it can be determined whether or not the data should be retransmitted and whether or not the next data can be transmitted.

Fifth Embodiment The electronic telephone directory of the present embodiment adds a signal corresponding to * or # and transmits the dial signal before transmitting the dial signal. on the other hand,
When the communication device first receives the signal corresponding to * or #,
It is in a state of waiting for a dial signal from the electronic telephone directory. Furthermore,
When the communication device of this embodiment receives the signal corresponding to * or # for the first time, it closes the telephone line.

FIG. 7 is a block diagram showing a facsimile apparatus according to a fifth embodiment of the present invention.

The CPU 101 in the figure is constituted by a microprocessor or the like, and according to a program stored in a ROM 102, the entire facsimile apparatus, that is, a RAM 103, a nonvolatile RA
M104, character energy generator (CG) 105, recording unit 106,
A reading unit 107, a modem unit 108, a network control unit (NCU) 109,
It controls the operation unit 112, the display unit 113, and the selection signal transmission unit 114.

The RAM 103 stores the binarized image data read by the reading unit 107 or the binarized data stored in the recording unit 106, and outputs a signal modulated by the modem 108 to the telephone line 110 via the NCU 109. This stores binarized image data.

The RAM 103 demodulates the analog waveform input from the telephone line 110 via the NCU 109 and the modem 108,
It stores the quantified data.

The non-volatile RAM 104 reliably stores data to be stored even when the power of the facsimile apparatus is turned off. Further, the nonvolatile RAM 104 stores the operation unit 11
The destination name and the destination telephone number are registered correspondingly via 2.

Then, based on the program stored in the RAM 102, the CPU 101 has a function as transmission means for transmitting the destination name corresponding to the input destination telephone number to the destination receiver.

CG (character activator) 105 is JIS code, AS
A ROM that stores characters such as CII code.
Based on the control of 01, character data corresponding to a predetermined code is extracted by 2-byte data as needed.

The recording unit 106 extracts recording data stored in the RAM 3 under the control of the CPU 1 and records and outputs the recording data as a hard copy.

The reading unit 107 binarizes the data read under the control of the CPU 101, and sequentially sends the binarized data to the RAM 103. It is to be noted that the loaded state of the document in the reading unit 107 can be detected by a document sensor such as a photo sensor provided in the document conveyance path. The document detection signal is input to CPU 101.

The modem 108 modulates the transmission data stored in the RAM 103 under the control of the CPU 101, and modulates the telephone line via the NCU 109.
Output to 110. Further, the modem 108 introduces an analog signal of the telephone line 110 via the NCU 109, modulates the analog signal, and stores the modulated data in the RAM 103.

The NCR 109 connects the telephone line to the modem 108 under the control of the CPU 01.
Alternatively, it is switched to one of the telephones 111 and connected.

The telephone 111 is a telephone integrated with a facsimile apparatus, and a dial operation part is integrated as an operation unit 112. Specifically, the telephone set 111 is composed of a handset and a speech network, a dialer, a numeric keypad or a one-touch key.

The operation unit 112 includes a key for starting image transmission, reception, and the like, a mode selection key for designating operation modes such as fine, standard, and automatic reception during transmission and reception, a numeric keypad for dialing, and the like. . Note that the CPU 101 detects the pressed state of these keys, and controls the above-described units according to the detected state.

The display unit 113 displays predetermined characters and the like under the control of the CPU 101.

The electronic telephone directory 114 is configured to be connected to the operation unit 112 through an interface circuit.

FIG. 8 is a block diagram of the electronic telephone directory. 121 is a CPU. The electronic telephone directory is controlled according to a program stored in the ROM 102. The ROM 122 also stores character codes and the like. The nonvolatile RAM 124 stores data such as telephone numbers and names. Reference numeral 125 denotes a display unit which is composed of a liquid crystal or the like. An operation unit 126 is used when a user registers a telephone number, a name, and the like. Numeral 127 is a part for interfacing with a communication device to which the electronic telephone directory is attached, and a light emitting LED for optical communication.
And so on.

Next, the present embodiment will be specifically described. FIG. 6 is a block diagram of an interface portion between the operation unit 112 and the electronic telephone directory 114 in FIG. The operation unit control unit 131 in FIG. 6 is a control unit of the operation unit 112 in FIG. 7, and monitors that the numeric key unit 132 is pressed. Reference numeral 134 denotes a control unit of the electronic telephone directory 114 in FIG. 7, and reference numeral 133 denotes an interface unit between the operation unit 112 and the electronic telephone directory 114.

Here, the dial signal from the electronic telephone directory control unit 134 is C
When an electric signal is transmitted through a signal line of 11, C21, C31, R11, R21, R31, and R41 according to a predetermined pattern, the transmitting units (PD1 to PD7) convert the electric signal into an optical signal.
The light receiving units (PT1 to PT7) of the facsimile main unit convert this optical signal into an electric signal, and the switches SW1 to SW7 decode this signal, convert it to a ten-key key press signal, and send it to the operation unit control unit 131. .

The switch SW9 is a connection monitoring switch for checking whether the electronic telephone directory 114 is attached to or detached from the operation unit 112.When the electronic telephone directory 114 is attached, the switch SW8 is turned on, so that the switches SW1 to SW7 are connected. Enable and send a numeric key press signal to the operation unit control unit 131. When the electronic telephone directory is removed, the switch SW8 is turned off, and no numeric keypad pressing signal is input to the operation unit control unit 131 from the electronic telephone directory irrespective of the conduction / non-conduction of the switches SW1 to SW7. Thus, when the electronic telephone directory is removed, the light receiving units (PT1 to PT7) malfunction due to external light, and an erroneous ten-key press signal (dial signal) is prevented from being input to the operation unit control unit 131. .

 Next, the operation in the present embodiment will be described.

FIG. 10 and FIG. 11 are timing diagrams of the electronic telephone directory.
As shown in FIG. 10, the control signal is transmitted before the dial signal. The control signal is a specific signal composed of # or * (here, it will be *), that is,
The electronic telephone directory sends a dial signal like * 03 7868442. The dial signal is transmitted from R11 to R41 and C11 to C31 of the electronic telephone directory interface unit 134 shown in FIG.
As shown in the dial signal timing diagram of FIG. 11, the combination of seven signals is decoded by the switches SW1 to SW7 of the interface unit 133 in FIG. 6, and is converted into a numeric key signal shown in the lower part of FIG. Fig. 6 Operation unit control unit
Entered into 131. The CPU 101 of the device detects this.

The CPU 101 of the device operates as shown in the flowchart of FIG. In step S01, the control signal (*) from the electronic telephone directory is monitored. When * is received, it is determined that dialing has begun, the dial buffer in the RAM 103 is cleared in step S02, dialing from the electronic telephone directory is displayed on the display unit 113 in step S03, and the line is captured in step S04. I do. In step S05, the CPU 101 starts a built-in timer. If the dial signal after * does not come when the timer times out, the line is released (steps S07 and S08). On the other hand, when the dial signal is detected in step S06, the dial signal is received and stored in the dial buffer of the RAM 103 until the dial is completed in step S09. And when all dial signals are received,
A dial signal is sent from the dial buffer to the dialer of the telephone set 111 to make a call.

As described above, the facsimile apparatus captures the line before the dial signal from the electronic telephone directory arrives, so there is no need to wait for the line capture after receiving the dial signal.
In addition, since the dial buffer is cleared before the dial signal comes, accurate dial information can be stored in the buffer. Further, since the display unit 113 notifies the user that the dialing is from the electronic telephone directory, the user can dial from the electronic telephone directory with ease.

[Sixth Embodiment] The electronic telephone directory according to the present embodiment emits a signal corresponding to when a start switch is pressed. On the other hand, the facsimile apparatus receives the signal, clears the dial buffer, displays the dial signal accepting state, and captures the telephone line, thereby entering a state of waiting for a dial signal from the electronic telephone directory.

The configurations of the facsimile apparatus and the electronic telephone directory of the present embodiment are common to FIGS. 7 and 8.

FIG. 12 is a block diagram of an interface portion between the operation unit 112 and the electronic telephone directory 114 according to the present embodiment. The block diagram of FIG. 12 is different from the block diagram of FIG. 6 in that an electronic telephone directory activation signal is output from the electronic telephone directory interface unit 134 to the operation unit control unit 131 via PD8 and PT8. I have.

 Next, the operation in the present embodiment will be described.

FIG. 13 is a flow chart of the electronic telephone directory, and FIG. 14 is a timing chart. The CPU of the electronic telephone directory generates a start signal according to the flowchart. When the electronic telephone directory activation switch is pressed by the operation unit 126 in step S11, the process proceeds to step S1.
In 2, the CPU 121 turns on the activation signal. Step S13
When the switch for starting the electronic telephone directory is released in step S14,
Turn off the start signal with. At this time, the relationship between the electronic telephone directory activation switch and the activation signal is as shown in the timing chart of FIG. 14, and thereafter a dial signal is transmitted. The activation signal generated here is output from the interface unit 127 to the communication device. That is, as shown in FIG. 134, the operation is controlled by the operation unit control unit 131 via PD8 and PT8.

Next, the operation of the CPU 101 of the communication device will be described. This is
This is shown in the flow diagram of FIG. In step S21, it is determined whether or not the operation unit control unit 131 has detected the activation signal. When the start signal is detected, the dial buffer is cleared in step S22, and
In step S23, dial signal reception preparation completion is displayed on display unit 113. Further, the telephone line is captured in step S24, and a dial waiting timer is started in step S25 in preparation for the dial operation from now on. This timer is for releasing a line when a dial operation is not performed. The CPU 101 determines in step S26 whether a dial signal has been detected, and determines in step S27 whether time is over. When a dial signal is detected, step S29
To end the dialing, and when the dialing is completed, this routine ends. If the time is over in step S27, the line is released in step S28.

As described above, the facsimile apparatus can capture the line before the dial signal from the electronic telephone directory comes. In addition, since the dial buffer is cleared before the dial signal comes, accurate dial information can be stored in the buffer. Further, since the user can be notified that the dial information can be received, the user can dial from the electronic telephone directory after the dial information can be received, and the data can be transferred accurately. .

Seventh Embodiment The electronic telephone directory of the present embodiment transmits a signal corresponding to a clear key to a facsimile apparatus, while the facsimile apparatus resets when detecting this signal.

The configurations of the facsimile apparatus and the electronic telephone directory of the present embodiment are common to FIGS. 7 and 8.

FIG. 16 is a block diagram of an interface between the operation unit 112 and the electronic telephone directory 114 according to this embodiment. The block diagram shown in FIG. 16 is different from the block diagram shown in FIG. 6 in that a clear signal of the electronic telephone directory is output from the electronic telephone directory interface unit 134 to the operation unit control unit 131 via PD9 and PT9. ing.

 Next, the operation in the present embodiment will be described.

FIG. 17 is a flowchart of the electronic telephone directory, and FIG. 18 is a timing chart of the electronic telephone directory. When the clear key on the operation unit 126 of the electronic telephone directory is pressed as shown in the timing of FIG. 18, a clear signal corresponding thereto is passed through the interface unit 134, and the clear signal is transmitted to the operation unit control unit 131.
Send to The CPU 101 of the apparatus monitors the clear signal in step S31 in FIG. 4. When the clear signal is detected, the system is reset in step S32. At this time, if the line has been captured, the line is released and the dial buffer is cleared.

As described above, by sending a signal of pressing the clear key of the electronic telephone directory to the facsimile device, it is possible to prevent erroneous dialing when the clear key is pressed during data transfer from the electronic telephone directory to the facsimile device. .

〔The invention's effect〕

As described above, according to the present invention, when the calling information generating device is not connected in response to the detection of connection or not, the receiving means for receiving the optical signal from the calling information generating device Is invalidated, the connecting means for connecting the call information generating device for transmitting the optical signal can be provided at a place where the call information generating device is exposed to outside light. The call information generator can be connected while confirming whether or not it should be checked visually, making it easy to attach and detach the call information generator. In addition, the line can be captured in response to an optical signal from the call information generator. Therefore, it is not necessary to perform an operation for capturing a line other than an operation for transmitting an optical signal from the calling information generating device. Can be improved.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a system configuration diagram of the first embodiment, FIG. 2 is a block diagram of an LED light emitting unit of the first embodiment, FIG. 3 is a system configuration diagram of the second embodiment, and FIG. 4 is a third embodiment. FIG. 5 is a block diagram of a dial signal output device of a fourth embodiment, FIG. 6 is a block diagram of an interface of a fifth embodiment, and FIG. 7 is a block diagram of a facsimile of the fifth embodiment. FIG. 8 is a block diagram of the electronic telephone directory of the fifth embodiment, FIG. 9 is a flowchart of the fifth embodiment, FIGS. 10 and 11 are timing diagrams of the fifth embodiment, and FIG. FIG. 13 is a block diagram of the interface section of the sixth embodiment, FIG. 13 is a flowchart of the sixth embodiment, FIG. 14 is a timing chart of the sixth embodiment, FIG. 15 is a flowchart of the sixth embodiment, FIG. Is a block diagram of the interface of the seventh embodiment, FIG. 17 is a flowchart of the embodiment of FIG. 7, and FIG. 18 is a seventh embodiment. FIG.

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] A connection means for detachably connecting the call information generating device; a detecting means for detecting whether the call information generating device is connected to the connection means; and a call information generating device. Receiving means for receiving an optical signal from the receiving means, and the receiving means so that reception by the receiving means becomes invalid when the calling information generating device is not connected to the connecting means in response to detection by the detecting means. Setting means for setting a line, and calling means for performing a call with a dial number according to the optical signal, for capturing a line according to the optical signal received by the receiving means. Communication device.