JP2944484B2 - Facsimile machine - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

The present invention relates to a facsimile machine, and more particularly to a facsimile machine having a function of transferring a received message.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A general facsimile machine has limitations in use, such as the inability to perform a recording output operation while a document is being transmitted, and the inability to read a document during a recording output operation. However, as a measure for solving the above-mentioned problem, a facsimile apparatus having a function of storing a transmission message or a reception message has become widespread in recent years. In a facsimile apparatus having this storage function, various operations such as transmission, reception, reading of a document, and recording output can be independently executed using the storage function. For example, with regard to a message stored for transmission, even once transmitted, the destination can be changed and transmitted again, or broadcast transmission, which is a function of simultaneously transmitting to a plurality of destinations, can be performed.

[0003] Further, as a form of use of the facsimile apparatus, a service that uses the facsimile apparatus as a terminal for information retrieval as well as simply transmitting and receiving originals has become widespread. By accessing a specific information database, necessary information, for example, information such as weather information or product catalog information, can be extracted from the information database and recorded and output to a facsimile machine. The extracted information may be used alone by the person who extracted the information, or may be shared and used by a related person. For this reason, in information retrieval systems, facsimile transmission from an information database to a plurality of related parties is also performed by a broadcast transmission function.

In a storage-type facsimile, a transmission document is temporarily read and stored in a memory in response to a transmission instruction from an operation unit when a message is transmitted, and after completion of the storage of the read document in the memory, the transmission document is read from the memory to read the transmission facsimile. It is common to send to. In addition, at the time of reception, while receiving the message information from the other party's facsimile and accumulating it in the memory, after completing the reception of the message, read the received message from the memory to a recording output unit, such as a printer, and output it.
The printer operates to record and output it.

[0005] In this type of facsimile, a stored message in which a management number is internally assigned for identification of a destination telephone number and a message is generally managed so that transmitted or received messages can be individually identified. It is a target. For erasing stored telegrams, generally, a method of overwriting and erasing by overlay is generally used in order from the oldest one.

[0006]

In the above-mentioned conventional facsimile apparatus, various services are provided as described above with respect to a message once stored for transmission. However, since the received message is deleted from the storage function after recording and output, it is not possible to transfer the received message to another destination after viewing the recorded and output contents. In this case, there is a drawback in that the electronic message recorded and output on the recording paper must be taken out, and the electronic message must be transmitted to the destination to which the electronic document is to be transferred again.

[0007] It is an object of the present invention to provide a facsimile apparatus capable of immediately transferring a received message to a person concerned as needed.

[0008]

Facsimile apparatus of the present invention, in order to solve the problem] is the message storage type facsimile apparatus having a memory for storing the received message, stored in the memory receiving
After the telegram is recorded and output, the received telegram is automatically deleted.
The first for instructing registration of automatic deletion of received messages to be deleted
Specify the instruction signal and the received message stored in the memory
Instruction to transfer to the destination of the transfer and transfer of the received message
An instruction to specify whether or not automatic erasure is performed after the transmission.
After receiving and recording the received message,
A memory-stored message processing instruction means for outputting based on force;
The first instruction signal from the stored message processing instruction means;
Is output, after the received message is recorded and output
Automatically deletes the received message and stores the stored message in the memory.
When the second instruction signal is output from the treatment instruction means
Is the second instruction signal of the received message after the transfer
When the automatic deletion is specified, the received message
Operation of the automatic erasure of
If automatic deletion of the received message after transfer is not specified
The received message is stored and held in the memory even after the transfer.
And control means for controlling the operation so as to keep the state .

[0009]

Also, the facsimile apparatus of the present invention includes a communication control unit that receives the received message and sends the received message to the destination when the received message is transferred. A first instruction signal and a
And an operation key for outputting an instruction signal of the second type , wherein the control means controls the storage for storing the received message in the memory and the eraser for deleting the received message stored in the memory.
A received message storage control unit which performs a read control of the received message for transmission to the destination and controlled during the transfer sent from the memory to the read the communication control unit, said from said memory storage telegram treatment instructing means first 1 and receives an erasure control signal for erasing the received message.
The message is output to the message storage control unit, and the
Receiving the second instruction signal from the indicating means, outputting a transfer control signal instructing to read and transfer the received message from the memory to the received message storage control unit , and receiving and storing the received message stored in the memory. And a received message transfer control unit for sending an erase control signal for deleting the received message to the received message storage control unit.

[0011]

Next, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

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

The facsimile apparatus according to the present embodiment shown in FIG. 1 includes a communication control unit 4 for transmitting / receiving a signal to / from a partner facsimile apparatus via a communication line 8 in accordance with a facsimile communication control procedure. , A print output circuit 5 for printing out the received telegram stored in the memory 3, and the received telegram output from the memory 3 being compressed on the transmitting side before being received. A compression / decompression unit 7 and a communication control unit 4 which decompress the data to restore the original data, further convert the image signal into a printable image signal, and output it as print data to a print output circuit 5
Receiving message storage control unit 2 for controlling the operation of storing received messages from the memory 3 in the memory 3, the operation of reading the received messages stored in the memory 3, and the operation of erasing the stored received messages by the erasure instruction signal; A received message transfer request signal for transferring a message and an erasing instruction signal for instructing to erase the received message once stored in the memory 3 for use in print output and transfer by the print circuit 5 are erased. It comprises a received message transfer control unit 1 to be sent to the accumulation control unit 2 and an operation display unit 6 for instructing the received message transfer control unit 1 to transfer the received message stored in the memory 3.

Next, the operation will be described.

In FIG. 1, a communication message from a facsimile of a partner facsimile is sequentially received by a communication controller 4 via a line 8 while advancing a facsimile communication procedure with the facsimile of the partner. When the communication control unit 4 detects that a facsimile has been received from the partner facsimile, the communication display unit 6 displays on the operation display unit 6 that facsimile reception is in progress using the receiving signal a. At the same time, the communication control unit 4
Requesting the storage of the received document by sending a received message storage request signal b to the memory 3 and outputting the received message c from the other party facsimile to the memory 3. While the communication control unit 4 is receiving the received message, the received message storage request signal b and the receiving signal a sent from the communication control unit 4 are kept on, so that the operation display unit 6 and the received message The accumulation control unit 2 can recognize the start and end points of one communication.

Upon receiving the received message storage request signal b from the communication control unit 4, the received message storage control unit 2 sends a memory control signal d to the memory 3 to instruct the storage of the received message c. When the memory 3 receives the memory control signal d from the received message storage control unit 2, the memory 3 starts storing the received message c from the communication control unit 4 and continues to store the data until the memory control signal d instructs the end of the storage. In storing the received message c, of course, a function for identifying the received message, that is, a function for identifying the size of the received message and the attribute of the received message, which is necessary for managing the received message stored, is provided. The received message storage control unit 2 has it. In the case of the present embodiment, when storing the received message c in the memory 3, the received message storage control unit 2 includes, for example, attribute information of the received message and a partner telephone number in order to manage the received message. The other party information signal e is received from the communication control unit 4, and the received message storage control unit 2 assigns a number for uniquely identifying the received message to the received message, and accumulates each time the received message is stored. It also checks the amount of received messages stored and manages the total amount of received messages stored. In addition, as for stored message management information for identifying each received message stored in the memory 3, for example, a destination telephone number or a management document number, the stored received message is printed out as described later. When the document is printed, the received message storage control unit 2 outputs the received message storage control unit 2 to the print output circuit 5 before the printing of the document is started, and the print output circuit 5 also has a function of printing out the stored message management information.

When the storage of the received message received in one communication in the memory 3 is completed, the received message storage control unit 2 outputs the received message stored in the memory 3 to the compression / decompression unit 7 by a memory control signal. request to the memory 3 by d,
It requests the print output circuit 5 to print out the print data i by the print circuit control signal f. At the same time, the stored message management information g of the received message to be printed out is sent to the print output circuit 5 and printed out by the print output circuit 5. The memory 3 converts the received telegram stored in the memory 3 designated by the memory control signal d from the received telegram storage control unit 2 into a received telegram h as a compression / decompression unit 7.
Output to The compression / decompression unit 7 converts the received telegram h output from the memory 3 into an image signal that can be printed out, and outputs it to the print output circuit 5 as print data i. Upon detecting the end of the output of the received message h from the memory 3 to the compression / expansion unit 7 based on the memory control response signal j from the memory 3, the received message storage control unit 2 sends a print circuit control signal f to the print output circuit 5. And the memory 3
Notifies the compression / expansion unit 7 of the end of print output of the received message h.

When the print output circuit 5 starts the print output by the print circuit control signal f, the print output circuit 5 notifies the received message accumulation control unit 2 that the print output is started by the print operation signal k. Also, the printed circuit control signal f
When the end of the printing is instructed by the CPU, the end of the last printing is waited, and the completion of the printing is notified to the received message storage control unit 2 by the print operation signal k.
When the print output circuit 5 completes the print output, the received message storage control unit 2 notifies the received message transfer control unit 1 of the completion of the printing of the received message using the processing end signal p. The received message transfer control unit 1 uses the received message automatic deletion registration instruction signal r sent from the operation display unit 6 in advance to store the data in the memory 3.
If the automatic deletion of the received telegram stored in the memory 3 is registered, the deletion request signal q requests the received telegram storage control unit 2 to delete the received telegram whose printout has been completed from the memory 3.

Receiving the received message delete instruction from the received message transfer control unit 1 by the delete command signal q from the received message transfer control unit 2, the received message storage control unit 2 deletes the received message that has been printed out from the management information.

When the automatic deletion of the received message is not registered in the received message transfer control unit 1, the deletion instruction signal q is not output from the received message transfer control unit 1 to the received message accumulation control unit 2, so that the received message accumulation control is not performed. The unit 2 does not execute the deletion of the received telegram whose printout has been completed. Therefore, the received telegram remains stored and held in the memory 3.

Next, when the operator wants to transfer the received message to the outside while viewing the printed output of the received message, the operator looks at the display of the message management information printed out, and the received message is stored without being erased. After confirming that it is held, the key of the operation display unit 6 is operated to transmit the transfer instruction signal s to the received message transfer control unit 1. The transfer instruction signal s instructs the received message transfer control unit 1 on the transfer information including the message management information of the received message to be transferred, the destination telephone number, and whether or not the received message has been deleted after the transfer is completed.

When receiving a transfer instruction of the received message by the transfer instruction signal s from the operation display unit 6, the received message transfer control unit 1 sends a received message transfer request signal t to the received message storage control unit 2. The transfer information transmitted from the operation display unit 6 is transmitted to the received message storage control unit 2 by the received message transfer request signal t, and the search of the received message to be transferred and the transfer of the found message are performed. Required by the accumulation control unit 2.

Based on the request from the received message transfer control unit 1, the received message storage control unit 2 uses the memory control signal d to transmit the received message to which the transfer request was sent to the communication control unit 4. And sends a transmission control signal u to the communication control unit 4 to request communication with the other party's facsimile. Upon receiving the transmission control signal u from the received message storage control unit 2, the communication control unit 4 controls connection with the other party facsimile, and sequentially retrieves the retrieved received messages stored in the memory 3 as the transfer message v. Output to line 8. Upon detecting, via the memory control signal d, the end of transmission of the received telegram sent to the communication control unit 4 as the transfer telegram v from the memory 3, the received telegram storage control unit 2 next notifies the communication control unit 4 of the end of the communication. An instructed transmission control signal u is transmitted. Further, it also notifies the received message transfer control unit 1 of the end of the transfer using the processing end signal p. When receiving the transmission control signal u from the received message storage control unit 2 as a communication termination instruction signal, the communication control unit 4 terminates communication with the facsimile of the other party. Receiving the processing end signal p from the received message storage control unit 2, the received message transfer control unit 1 is stored in the memory 3 by the transfer instruction signal s sent from the operation display unit 6 before the transfer operation. If deletion of the received telegram after transfer is designated, the received telegram storage control unit 2 is requested to delete the transferred telegram by the deletion instruction signal q. The received message storage control unit 2 performs the same processing as the erasing operation after print output. At this time, if the transfer completion signal is not specified by the transfer instruction signal s from the operation display unit 6 to the reception message transfer control unit 1 and the deletion of the reception message stored in the memory 3 is specified, the reception message is The data is stored in the memory 3 as it is. Then, a transfer instruction to the new transfer destination is input from the operation display unit 6 by the operator, and the transfer instruction signal s from the operation display unit 6 sends the received message transfer control unit 1 the other party's telephone number and the re-transfer destination. If the presence or absence of erasure after completion of the transfer is instructed, a new retransfer operation is performed in the same manner as the above operation.

[0024]

As described above, the facsimile apparatus of the present invention is provided with the control means for the transfer operation of the received telegram, and deletes the received and stored telegram according to the instruction input from the operation display unit by the operator. The operator can check the content of the received information, and then immediately transfer the received message to the relevant parties as needed. As described above, there is no need to set a transfer document for transfer as in the past, and there is no need to re-read the transfer document.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing one embodiment of a facsimile apparatus of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Received message transfer control unit 2 Received message accumulation control unit 3 Memory 4 Communication control unit 5 Print output circuit 6 Operation display unit 7 Compression / expansion unit 8 Line a Receiving signal b Received message accumulation request signal c Received message d Memory control signal e Other party information signal f Printed circuit control signal g Stored message management information h Received message i Print data j Memory control response signal k Print operation signal p Processing end signal q Delete instruction signal r Received message automatic deletion registration instruction signal s Transfer instruction signal t Reception Message transfer request signal u Transmission control signal v Transfer message

Continuation of front page (56) References JP-A-7-245686 (JP, A) JP-A-6-6570 (JP, A) (58) Fields investigated (Int. Cl. ⁶ , DB name) H04N 1 / 21 H04N 1/00-1/00 108

Claims (2)

(57) [Claims] 1. A message storage type facsimile apparatus having a memory for storing the received message, stored in the memory
Automatically the reception after reception message is recorded and output
Instruct registration of automatic deletion of received messages
A first instruction signal for transmitting a received message stored in the memory to a designated transfer destination,
Instruction to specify whether to delete automatically after transmission of the message
After the recording and outputting of the received message, the second instruction signal and the operator
A memory-stored message processing instruction means for outputting based on the instruction input of
When an instruction signal is output, the received telegram is recorded and output.
Automatically deletes the received message after the
The second instruction signal is output from the stored message processing instruction means.
If the second instruction signal is received after the transfer,
When automatic deletion of message is specified
The operation of the automatic deletion of the received message is controlled, and the second instruction
The signal specifies the automatic deletion of the received message after the transfer
The received message is stored in the memory even after the transfer.
A facsimile apparatus comprising: control means for controlling operation so as to keep the product held . 2. A communication control unit for receiving the received telegram and transmitting the received telegram to the destination when the received telegram is transferred, wherein the memory-stored telegram processing instruction means is configured to transmit the received telegram to the first destination .
Instruction signal and the second has an operation key for outputting an instruction signal, said control means, the stored the receiving the received message to the storage control and the memory for storing into said memory
A received message accumulation control unit for performing an erasure control for erasing a telegram and a read control for reading the received message from the memory for transmission to the destination at the time of the transfer and sending the received message to the communication control unit; Receiving the first instruction signal from the instruction means, and deleting the received telegram;
Output to the received message storage control unit,
Receiving the second instruction signal from the memory storage message processing instruction means;
When a transfer control signal instructing to read and transfer the received message from the memory is output to the received message storage control unit and the received message stored and held in the memory is deleted. 2. The facsimile apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising: a reception message transfer control unit that sends an erasure control signal for erasing the reception message to the reception message storage control unit.