JP2928924B2 - Facsimile machine - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Purpose of the Invention] (Industrial application field) The present invention relates to a redial transmission that can be redialed by operating only a redial key based on dial information or the like input by a previous transmission operation. The present invention relates to a facsimile apparatus having a function.

(Prior Art) As is well known, one of the additional functions of a facsimile apparatus is a redial transmission function.

This is a function that allows you to redial a call to the same person as the one you just sent, just by pressing a dedicated key called the redial key. Can be omitted.

The so-called redial information necessary for the redial transmission control is stored in the redial memory at the time of the immediately preceding transmission operation, read out from the redial memory when the redial key is pressed, and transferred to the corresponding control unit. .

In this type of conventional facsimile apparatus, the above-mentioned redial transmission function is added mainly for the purpose of improving dial operability when a caller cannot make a connection due to busy or the like and redials the call, and is managed by a redial memory. Redial information is limited to the dial information of the other party only.

By the way, in today's facsimile apparatuses, at the time of facsimile transmission, dial information of the other party can be input by operating a key on an operation panel, and at the same time, various parameters such as a communication mode can be set.

For such a function extension, in a conventional facsimile apparatus which manages only the dial information of the other party as redial information, at the time of redial transmission relating to facsimile communication involving setting of communication mode, the dial information of the other party is the same as before. Similarly, it can be read from the redial memory and used, but information such as the communication mode has to be reset each time, and as a result, the operability has not been improved much.

(Problems to be Solved by the Invention) As described above, in the above-described conventional facsimile apparatus, only the other party's dial information is managed as the redial information used for redial transmission control. In the case of performing redial transmission related to communication, communication mode information and the like must be set each time as in the case of normal transmission, and there is a problem that operability that is truly appropriate for the redial transmission function cannot be achieved. .

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and it is not necessary to reset the communication mode information and the like as well as the other party's dial information even when redialing the facsimile communication involving the setting of the communication mode and the like. ,
It is an object of the present invention to provide a facsimile apparatus that can always redial a call by a simple operation using only a redial key.

[Configuration of the invention]

(Means for Solving the Problems) A facsimile apparatus of the present invention determines an operation mode based on an operation panel having various function keys, a call control unit for performing call control based on dial information, and communication mode information. A protocol control unit for controlling transmission in the operation mode, a redial memory including a dial storage unit for storing dial information and a communication mode storage unit for storing communication mode information, and dial information input by a corresponding key on the operation panel. And transmitting the communication mode information to the dial storage unit and the communication mode storage unit in the redial memory in the process of transmitting the information to the calling control unit and the protocol control unit in response to a transmission start instruction from the operation panel. Redial information storage control means to be stored separately for each, and redial from the operation panel For redialing, which reads out the dial information and the communication mode information stored in the dial storage unit and the communication mode storage unit based on the transmission start command, and transfers the information to the calling control unit and the protocol control unit separately. Information reading control means.

(Operation) In the facsimile apparatus of the present invention, dial information and communication mode information input by the corresponding keys on the operation panel are transmitted to the call control unit and the protocol control unit in response to a transmission start instruction from the operation panel. In the process, the dial storage unit and the communication mode storage unit in the redial memory are individually stored as redial information, so that only the dial information and the communication mode information transmitted can be reliably stored in the redial memory. In particular, even after the facsimile transmission by the dial is completed, even if it is necessary to perform the facsimile transmission again to the same destination, the facsimile transmission can be performed based on the dial information and the communication mode information stored in the redial memory. The operator can bother You do not need to set the code again.

Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a facsimile apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention, wherein 1 is an operation panel, 2 is a main control unit, 3 is a call control unit, 4 is a protocol control unit, and 5 is a line. An interface, 6 is a line, and 7 is a redial memory.

The redial memory 7 of the facsimile apparatus is particularly provided with a dial storage unit 71 and a communication mode storage unit 72.

The operation panel 1 has a numeric keypad 11, a communication mode key 12, a redial key 1 as shown in FIG.
3. It is provided with a start key 14.

 Next, the operation will be described in detail.

First, a normal transmission operation in the facsimile apparatus is performed according to a flowchart shown in FIG.

That is, upon making the call, the operator operates the numeric keypad 11 on the operation panel 1 to input the other party's dial (step 30a), and then operates the communication mode key 12 to set the communication mode (step 31a). Further, the user depresses the start key 14 (step 32a).

All input information associated with this series of operations is notified to the main control unit 2 as key information D1.

The main controller 2 sends the input information corresponding to the operation in step 30a of the key information D1 to the call controller 3 as dial information D2.

The calling control unit 3 sends a predetermined selection signal (other party dial signal) to the line 6 through the line interface 5 based on the dial information D2.

When the line connection is established, the main control unit 2 then inputs the input information corresponding to the operation in step 31a of the key information D1 input from the operation panel 1 into the communication mode information D3.
To the protocol control unit 4.

Thereafter, the protocol control unit 4 transmits the communication mode information
An operation mode is determined according to D3, and facsimile transmission is executed under the operation mode.

In such a series of operations, the dial information D2 and the communication mode information D3 sent from the main control unit 2 are also transferred to the redial memory 7 in the sending process, and are stored in the dial storage unit 71 and the communication mode storage unit 72 therein. It is stored separately as redial information.

Next, the operation of redial transmission in this facsimile apparatus is performed according to the flowchart shown in FIG. 3 (b).

In this case, when making the call, the operator presses the redial key 13 on the operation panel 1 (step 30b), and then further presses the start key 14 (step 31).
b).

After the operation in step 31b is performed, the main control unit 2 reads out and issues the dial information D2 stored in the dial storage unit 71 in the redial memory 7 in order to start redial transmission corresponding to the operation in step 30b. Notify the call control unit 3.

The calling control unit 3 sends a selection signal (other party dial signal) to the line 6 through the line interface 5 based on the dial information D2.

When the line connection is established, the main control unit 2 reads out the communication mode information D3 stored in the communication mode storage unit 72 in the redial memory 7 and notifies the protocol control unit 4 of the read out. An operation mode is determined according to the communication mode information D3, and facsimile transmission is executed under the operation mode.

As described above, according to the present invention, not only the dial information input at the time of the immediately preceding call but also the communication mode information input at the same time are managed together as the redial information, so the redial key 13 is pressed, and the start key is further pressed.
By simply pressing the button 14, facsimile transmission can be performed in the same communication mode to the same destination as that at the time of the previous transmission, and the trouble of specifying the communication mode again at the time of redial transmission can be omitted.

Incidentally, the operation at the time of redial transmission when the communication mode storage unit 72 is not provided in the redial memory 7 as in the conventional device and the communication mode information is not included in the redial information is in accordance with the flowchart shown in FIG. Was being processed.

In this case, the operator presses the redial key 13 when making the call (step 40), and then the communication mode key
After setting the communication mode by 12 (step 41), the start key 14 must be depressed (step 42), which inevitably complicates the operation involved in setting the communication mode every time redialing is performed.

〔The invention's effect〕

In the facsimile apparatus of the present invention, an operation panel having various function keys, a call control unit for performing a call control based on dial information, and an operation mode are determined based on communication mode information, and transmission is controlled in the operation mode. A protocol control unit, a redial memory including a dial storage unit for storing dial information and a communication mode storage unit for storing communication mode information, and dial information and communication mode information input by corresponding keys on the operation panel. Redial information storage to be separately stored as redial information in each of the dial storage unit and the communication mode storage unit in the redial memory in the process of being sent to the call control unit and the protocol control unit in response to a transmission start instruction from the operation panel. Based on the control means and a redial transmission start command from the operation panel, Redial information read control means for reading out the dial information and communication mode information stored in the call storage section and the communication mode storage section, respectively, and transferring the information to the call control section and the protocol control section, respectively. As a result, only the dial information and the communication mode information transmitted can be securely stored in the redial memory. In particular, after the facsimile transmission by the dial is completed, it is necessary to transmit the facsimile to the same destination again. Even in the case where facsimile transmission can be performed based on the dial information and the communication mode information stored in the redial memory,
The operator does not need to set the communication mode again.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of the facsimile apparatus according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is an external configuration diagram of the operation panel 1 in the facsimile apparatus of the present invention shown in FIG. 1, FIG. 4B is a flowchart showing the flow of a normal transmission operation and a redial transmission operation in the facsimile apparatus of the present invention, and FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing the flow of a redial transmission operation in this type of conventional facsimile apparatus. 1 ... operation panel, 2 ... main control section, 3 ... call control section, 4 ... protocol control section, 5 ... line interface, 6 ... line, 7 ... redial memory, 71 ... dial storage Section, 72: communication mode storage section, 11: numeric keypad, 12: communication mode key, 13: redial key, 14
…… Start key, D1 …… Key information, D2 …… Dial information, D3 …… Communication mode information

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] An operation panel having various function keys, a call control unit for performing a call control based on dial information, an operation mode determined based on communication mode information, and a protocol control for controlling transmission in the operation mode A redial memory including a dial storage unit that stores the dial information and a communication mode storage unit that stores the communication mode information, and the dial information and the communication mode information input by the corresponding keys of the operation panel. In the process in which the information is sent to the call control unit and the protocol control unit in response to a transmission start instruction from the operation panel, each of the dial storage unit and the communication mode storage unit in the redial memory is stored as redial information as redial information. Redial information storage control means separately stored, and redial from the operation panel Based on the communication start command, the dial information and the communication mode information stored in the dial storage unit and the communication mode storage unit are read out, and the respective information is sent to the calling control unit and the protocol control unit. A facsimile apparatus comprising: a redialing information readout control means for transferring each of them;