JP2963209B2 - Facsimile apparatus with telephone and method of controlling output of calling signal to facsimile apparatus with telephone - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a facsimile apparatus with a telephone and a method for controlling the output of a call signal to a facsimile apparatus with a facsimile apparatus with a telephone. The present invention also relates to a facsimile apparatus with a telephone for outputting a call signal from the storage line and a call signal from the facsimile apparatus main body to an attached telephone, and a method of controlling a call signal output of the facsimile apparatus with a telephone to an attached telephone.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Facsimile apparatuses have been reduced in size and cost as a result of their widespread use, and have been used in ordinary households and small and medium enterprises. In such ordinary households and small and medium-sized enterprises, a facsimile apparatus with a telephone, in which a telephone is connected externally or a telephone is built in, without using a new telephone line for the facsimile apparatus, has become widespread.

In such a conventional facsimile apparatus with a telephone, the storage line is switched and connected to an attached telephone and the facsimile apparatus main body, thereby enabling use of the telephone and facsimile communication by the facsimile apparatus main body. In this facsimile apparatus with a telephone, when the housed line is connected to the attached telephone, the calling signal from the housed line is output to the attached telephone as it is, and the attached telephone rings a ringing tone based on the call signal from the housed line. .
On the other hand, when the housed line is connected to the facsimile machine body, the facsimile machine body receives a call signal from the housed line, generates a unique call signal in the facsimile machine body, and outputs it to the attached telephone. The peculiar ringing signal generated by the facsimile apparatus main body has a different periodic pattern from the ringing signal from the normal storage line. different.

[0004]

However, in such a conventional facsimile apparatus with a telephone, since the periodic pattern of the call signal from the housed line and the peculiar call signal generated by the facsimile apparatus are different, the housed facsimile apparatus has a problem. The ringing tone caused by the ringing signal from the line is different from the ringing tone caused by the ringing signal from the facsimile apparatus. The difference in the ringing tone causes a person who hears the ringing tone of the attached telephone to feel strange and unnatural. There was a problem.

[0005]

According to the first aspect of the present invention,
An external or built-in accessory telephone is provided, the storage line is switched between the accessory telephone and the facsimile apparatus main body and connected, and a call signal from the storage line is output to the auxiliary telephone, or a unique telephone generated by the facsimile apparatus main body. Signal analyzing means for analyzing a cycle pattern of a call signal from a storage line, and a call signal for storing a cycle pattern of the call signal analyzed by the call signal analyzing means. Storage means;
Call signal generating means for generating a call signal and a ringback tone based on a periodic pattern of the call signal stored in the call signal storage means, and storing the call signal when outputting the call signal from the facsimile apparatus body to the attached telephone. the call signal generated by the call signal generating means on the basis of the periodic pattern you storage means, characterized by outputting a specific call signal to the attached telephone, a second aspect of the present invention, internal or externally attached The attached telephone is connected to the attached telephone and the facsimile apparatus main body by switching the storage line, and a call signal from the stored line is output to the attached telephone, and a unique call signal generated by the facsimile apparatus main body is attached. A method for controlling the output of a call signal to an attached telephone of a facsimile apparatus with a telephone output to a telephone, comprising the steps of: A paging signal analyzing means for analyzing a paging signal, a paging signal storage means for storing a paging signal periodic pattern analyzed by the paging signal analyzing means, and a paging signal based on the paging signal periodic pattern stored in the paging signal storage means. A ring signal generation means for generating a ring back tone, the ring signal analyzing means detects a periodic pattern of the ring signal from the storage line, temporarily stores a predetermined even number of periodic patterns, The middle point of the stored even numbered period pattern is compared with the preceding and succeeding period patterns as target points, and until the preceding and following period patterns match, detection and storage of the even number period calling signal period pattern are performed and stored. When the preceding and following cycle patterns match, the matched cycle pattern is stored in the call signal storage means as the cycle pattern of the call signal from the storage line. When outputting a calling signal from the facsimile apparatus body to the attached telephone, the calling signal is generated by the calling signal generating means based on the periodic pattern of the calling signal stored in the calling signal storage means, and output as a unique calling signal to the attached telephone. It is characterized by doing.

[0006]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, there is provided an externally attached or built-in attached telephone, switching the storage line between the attached telephone and the facsimile apparatus main body, and connecting the calling signal from the storage line to the attached line. In a facsimile apparatus with a telephone that outputs to a telephone or outputs a unique calling signal generated by the facsimile apparatus body to an attached telephone, when a calling signal comes in from a housed line, the periodic pattern of the calling signal from the housed line is changed. The paging signal is analyzed by the paging signal analysis means, and the periodic pattern of the paging signal analyzed by the paging signal analysis means is stored in the paging signal storage means. When outputting a call signal to the attached telephone from the facsimile apparatus main body, a ringing signal generated by the call signal generating means on the basis of the periodic pattern you store the calling signal storage means, and outputs the attached telephone as a unique call signal. Therefore, the periodic pattern of the call signal output from the facsimile apparatus main body to the attached telephone can be made the same as the periodic pattern of the call signal output from the housed line to the attached telephone, and the same ringing tone can always be generated. it can. As a result, it is possible to eliminate the discomfort experienced by a person who hears the ringing sound of the attached telephone due to the difference in the ringing sound, and to provide a comfortable environment without unnaturalness.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, there is provided an externally attached or built-in attached telephone, and the storage line is switched and connected between the attached telephone and the facsimile apparatus main body, and a calling signal from the stored line is attached. In a facsimile apparatus with a telephone that outputs to a telephone or outputs a unique calling signal generated by the facsimile apparatus body to an attached telephone, when a calling signal comes in from a housed line, the periodic pattern of the calling signal from the housed line is changed. It is analyzed by the calling signal analyzing means. The paging signal analyzing means samples the paging signal from the storage line for a predetermined even period, and compares the period pattern before and after the intermediate point as a target point. That is, the paging signal analysis means detects a periodic pattern of a predetermined even period of the paging signal from the storage line, temporarily stores the periodic pattern of the predetermined even period, and stores the intermediate pattern of the stored even period. The point and the periodic pattern before and after the point are compared. The paging signal analyzing means detects and stores the periodic patterns of the paging signal for even periods until the preceding and succeeding periodic patterns match, and when the preceding and following periodic patterns match, the matched periodic pattern is read from the storage line. The call signal is stored in the call signal storage means as a periodic pattern. Thereafter, when outputting the calling signal from the facsimile apparatus body to the attached telephone, a calling signal is generated by the calling signal generating means based on the periodic pattern of the calling signal stored in the calling signal storage means, and is generated as a unique calling signal for the attached telephone. Output. Therefore, the periodic pattern of the call signal output from the facsimile apparatus main body to the attached telephone can be made the same as the periodic pattern of the call signal input from the housed line to the attached telephone, and the same ringing tone can always be sounded. Can be. As a result, it is possible to eliminate the discomfort experienced by a person who hears the ringing sound of the attached telephone due to the difference in the ringing sound, and to provide a comfortable environment without unnaturalness.

[0008]

1 to 5 are views showing an embodiment of a facsimile apparatus with a telephone and a method of controlling a call signal output to an attached telephone of the facsimile apparatus with a telephone according to the present invention. FIG. 1 shows a facsimile apparatus with a telephone 1 to which a facsimile apparatus with a telephone and a method of controlling a call signal output to an attached telephone of the facsimile apparatus with a telephone according to the present invention are applied.
1 is a block diagram of the facsimile machine 1 with a telephone,
It comprises a network control unit 2, a modem 3, a system control unit 4, a call signal storage unit 5, a call signal analysis unit 6, a call signal generation unit 7, a built-in telephone 8, an external telephone 9, and the like.

The network control unit 2 is a so-called AA-NCU. The network control unit 2 has a line L (for example,
Public telephone line) is connected. The network control unit 2 has a built-in line switch, and connects the line L to the main unit of the facsimile machine with telephone 1, ie, the modem 3 and the system control unit 4, and to the attached telephone, ie, the built-in telephone 8 and the external telephone 9. And selectively connected to the side.

[0010] The modem 3 modulates a transmission signal and demodulates a reception signal. The system control unit 4 includes a CP
U (Central Processing Unit), ROM (Read Only Me
mory) and a RAM (Random Access Memory), etc., and in the ROM, a basic program as the facsimile apparatus 1 with a telephone, a line switching processing program of the network control unit 2, and a call signal analysis / generation processing program of each invention of the present application. Etc. are stored. The RAM is used for work and stores various data. The system control unit 4
Each unit of the facsimile machine with telephone 1 is controlled in accordance with a program in the ROM to execute the sequence as the facsimile machine with telephone 1 and the switching process of the line L by the network control unit 2, and to analyze and generate the call signal of each invention of the present application. Execute the process.

Call signal storage unit (call signal storage means) 5
Is composed of, for example, a RAM, and stores a periodic pattern of a paging signal from the line L analyzed by a paging signal analysis unit 6 described later. The call signal analyzing unit (call signal analyzing means) 6 has a line L via the network control unit 2 and the system control unit 4.
The call signal analysis unit 6 analyzes the call signal from the line L and recognizes the periodic pattern of the call signal from the line L. That is, as will be described in detail later, the paging signal analysis unit 6 detects the periodic pattern of the paging signal from the storage line L, temporarily stores a predetermined even-numbered period pattern, and stores the stored even-numbered period pattern. The middle point is set as a target point and the preceding and following periodic patterns are compared. The paging signal analysis unit 6 detects and stores the periodic patterns of the paging signal for even periods until the preceding and following periodic patterns match, and when the preceding and following periodic patterns match, the matched periodic pattern is stored in the storage line L. The ringing signal is output to the ringing signal storage section (ringing signal storage means) 5 as a periodic pattern of the ringing signal from the device.

Call signal generator (call signal generator) 7
Generates a ringing signal and a ringback tone based on the periodic pattern of the ringing signal stored in the ringing signal storage unit 5 and outputs the ringing signal as a unique ringing signal to the built-in telephone 8 or the external telephone 9. The built-in telephone 8 is a telephone built in the facsimile device 1 with a telephone, and the external telephone 9 is an external telephone connected to the facsimile device 1 with a telephone via a private line.

The network control unit 2 is connected to a public exchange 10 via a line L. The public exchange 10 connects / exchanges the line L, and includes other terminals connected to the public exchange 10, For example, in response to a call from a facsimile apparatus or a telephone, a call signal is output to the facsimile apparatus 1 with a telephone, or a ringback tone is returned to the facsimile apparatus or the telephone that made the call. The above-mentioned calling signal analysis unit 6
Analyzes the call signal from the public exchange 10.

Although not shown, the facsimile machine with telephone 1 includes various components necessary for the facsimile machine, for example, a communication control unit, an encoding / decoding unit, a scanner and a plotter. Next, the operation will be described. As described above, the facsimile apparatus 1 with telephone is connected to the facsimile apparatus 1 with telephone by switching the line L between the main body of the facsimile apparatus with telephone 1 and the attached telephones 8 and 9 by the network control unit 2. , 9 side, the call signal from the line L is directly output to the attached telephones 8 and 9.
Therefore, in the attached telephones 8 and 9, a ringing tone sounds according to the periodic pattern of the ringing signal from the line L, and the operator responds with the ringing tone.

On the other hand, when outputting a calling signal from the main body of the facsimile apparatus 1 with telephone to the attached telephones 8 and 9,
In the related art, a peculiar calling signal of a preset periodic pattern has been output from a calling signal generator. However, the cycle pattern of the call signal generated by the conventional call signal generator of the facsimile apparatus may be different from the cycle pattern of the call signal sent from the line L. Ringtone by signal,
A ringing tone caused by a ringing signal from the facsimile machine;
Will be different. For this reason, people near the attached telephone had a strange feeling.

Therefore, each invention of the present application analyzes and stores a periodic pattern of a calling signal from the line L, generates a calling signal based on the stored periodic pattern of the calling signal from the line L, and generates a facsimile with a telephone. By outputting as a unique calling signal to the attached telephones 8 and 9 from the main body of the apparatus 1, the ringing sound of the attached telephones 8 and 9 by the calling signal from the line L and the unique calling signal from the main body of the facsimile apparatus 1 with telephone. The ringing sounds of the attached telephones 8 and 9 are the same.

First, processing for analyzing and storing a ringing tone from the line L will be described. Facsimile machine 1 with telephone
In the initial state, as shown in FIG. 2, a variable X indicating a sampling period of a call signal from the line L is set to a preset sampling period i (step S).
1) It is checked whether there is a call signal from the exchange 10 via the line L (step S2). When there is a calling signal from the line L, the sequentially input calling signal is transferred to the calling signal analyzing unit 6 via the system control unit 4, the periodic pattern of the calling signal is analyzed, and temporarily stored in the built-in memory (step). S3). The memory for temporarily storing the periodic pattern may be stored in a memory built in the call signal analyzing unit 6, or may be stored in the call signal storing unit 5, the RAM of the system control unit 4, or the like. It is checked whether or not i cycles set in advance as a cycle pattern have been stored (step S4). If not stored for the i cycles, the process returns to step S2, where the cycle pattern of the call signal input from the line L is changed. The data is analyzed and stored in the temporary memory (steps S2 to S4). The i-cycle of the paging signal to be sampled is an even-numbered cycle, and is set to the minimum period necessary for detecting the periodic pattern of the normal paging signal.

After detecting and storing the period pattern of the call signal for i periods, the intermediate period of the period for the i period is set as an intermediate point and a comparison check is made as to whether the preceding and succeeding period patterns match (steps S5 and S6). ). For example, as shown in FIGS. 3 (a), 3 (b) and 3 (c), a call signal transmitted from the public telephone line exchange 10 or the private branch exchange has one cycle with on / off as a pair. There are three types: those with continuous periodic patterns (FIG. 3A), those with continuous periodic patterns up to the second cycle (FIG. 3B), and those with continuous periodic patterns up to the third cycle. FIG. 3 (a)
In (b) and (c), the same periodic pattern is indicated by a wavy line. Therefore, the sampling period i is set in consideration of the period pattern of the ordinary calling signal, and the period pattern corresponding to the sampling period i is detected and analyzed, and is stored in the temporary memory. With respect to the periodic pattern stored in the temporary memory, an intermediate period (i / 2) corresponding to the i period is set as a target point, and it is checked whether the preceding and succeeding periodic patterns match. For example, in the case of the periodic pattern of FIG.
As shown in the figure, since the cycle pattern up to the second cycle is continuous, the boundary between the second cycle and the third cycle is set at the intermediate point (target point) P
Assuming that T, the part before the target point PT is a, a,
C, d, and the part after the target point PT is
Ki, Ku. Now, comparing the periodic patterns before and after the target point PT in FIG. Then, it is stored as a periodic pattern of the calling signal (step S7).

In step S6, when the period patterns before and after the target point do not match, the sampling period i is increased by two periods and set (i + 2) (step S8), and the process returns to step S2. i +
Until the number becomes 2, the periodic pattern of the call signal from the line L is detected and temporarily stored. When the sampling period becomes i + 2, similarly, it is checked whether or not the preceding and succeeding period patterns coincide with the midpoint of the sampled period as a target point (step S6). If they do not match, the sampling period i is similarly increased by two periods until the sampling period before and after the intermediate point as the target point matches, and sampling is performed. If they match, the matching period pattern is stored in the call signal storage unit 5. (Step S
7).

Next, the operation when the calling signal is output from the main body of the facsimile machine 1 with telephone to the attached telephones 8 and 9 will be described. When the calling signal is output from the main body of the facsimile apparatus 1 with telephone to the attached telephones 8 and 9, as shown in FIG. 5, the periodic pattern of the calling signal stored in the calling signal storage unit 5 is read (step T1), and the calling signal is generated. Transfer to unit 7. The paging signal generating section 7 generates a paging signal having the same periodic pattern as the paging signal read from the paging signal storage section 5 based on the transmitted paging signal periodic pattern. It is output as a unique calling signal (step T2). At this time, a ringback tone may be generated and transmitted by the call signal generation unit 7 as necessary.

Therefore, the attached telephones 8 and 9 receive a call signal having the same periodic pattern as that of the call signal from the line L from the main body of the facsimile apparatus 1 with a telephone. When a call signal is received from the main body of the facsimile machine 1, the same ringing tone as when a call signal is received from the line L is sounded. As a result, the same ringing tone always sounds on the attached telephones 8 and 9, and it is possible to avoid an operator near the attached telephones 8 and 9 from feeling uncomfortable. Therefore, it is possible to eliminate unnaturalness and provide a comfortable working environment.

[0022]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, the periodic pattern of the calling signal from the storage line is analyzed and stored, and when the calling signal is output from the main body of the facsimile apparatus with telephone to the attached telephone, the stored pattern is stored. A ringing signal can be generated based on the periodic pattern and can be output as a peculiar calling signal to the attached telephone, so that a periodic pattern of the calling signal output from the telephone-attached facsimile apparatus body to the attached telephone,
The cycle pattern of the ringing signal output from the storage line to the attached telephone can be made the same, and the same ringing tone can always be sounded. As a result, it is possible to eliminate the discomfort experienced by a person who hears the ringing sound of the attached telephone due to the difference in the ringing sound, and to provide a comfortable environment without unnaturalness.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, when a call signal comes in from the storage line, the call signal from the storage line is sampled for a predetermined even period, and the intermediate of the sampled call signal for the predetermined period is sampled. A point is set as a target point, and the preceding and succeeding periodic patterns are compared. Until the preceding and following periodic patterns match, sampling and analysis of a call signal for an even number of cycles are performed. Is stored as a periodic pattern of a calling signal from a storage line, and when a facsimile apparatus with a telephone outputs a calling signal to an attached telephone, a calling signal is generated based on the stored periodic pattern, and a peculiar to the attached telephone is generated. Since it can be output as a call signal, the periodic pattern of the call signal output from the facsimile machine with telephone to the attached telephone , A periodic pattern of the call signal to be output from the storage line in the attached telephone can be a the same can always be sounding the same ringing tone. As a result, it is possible to eliminate the discomfort experienced by a person who hears the ringing sound of the attached telephone due to the difference in the ringing sound, and to provide a comfortable environment without unnaturalness.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of a facsimile apparatus to which a facsimile apparatus with a telephone and a method of controlling a call signal output to an attached telephone of the facsimile apparatus with a telephone according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing a call signal analysis process according to each invention of the present application.

FIGS. 3A, 3B, and 3C are diagrams showing a periodic pattern of a normal paging signal, respectively.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram of a call signal analysis process according to each invention of the present application.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing a call signal generation / output process according to each invention of the present application.

[Explanation of symbols]

 REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 1 facsimile machine with telephone 2 network control unit 3 modem 4 system control unit 5 call signal storage unit 6 call signal analysis unit 7 call signal generation unit 8 built-in telephone 9 external telephone 10 public exchange

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Claims (2)

(57) [Claims] An attached telephone which is externally or internally provided, wherein a storage line is switched between the attached telephone and the facsimile apparatus main body, and a calling signal from the storage line is output to the auxiliary telephone, and a facsimile apparatus is provided. In a facsimile device with a telephone that outputs a unique calling signal generated by the main body to an attached telephone, a calling signal analyzing means for analyzing a cycle pattern of a calling signal from a housed line, and a calling signal periodic pattern analyzed by the calling signal analyzing means. And a call signal generation means for generating a ring signal and a ringback tone based on a periodic pattern of the call signal stored in the call signal storage means. when outputting a signal, call signal a calling signal based on the periodic pattern you stored call signal storing means A facsimile apparatus with a telephone, wherein the facsimile is generated by a generating means and output as a call signal unique to the attached telephone. 2. A facsimile apparatus, comprising: an externally attached or built-in attached telephone; switching a storage line between the attached telephone and the facsimile apparatus main body; A paging signal output control method for a facsimile apparatus with a telephone, which outputs a peculiar paging signal generated by a main body to an auxiliary telephone, a paging signal analyzing means for analyzing a periodic pattern of a paging signal from an accommodation line, and a paging signal A paging signal storage means for storing a paging signal cycle pattern analyzed by the analysis means, and a paging signal generation means for generating a paging signal and a ringback tone based on the paging signal cycle pattern stored in the paging signal storage means. The paging signal analyzing means detects a period pattern of a paging signal from the accommodated line, and detects a period of a predetermined even period. The pattern is temporarily stored, and the intermediate point of the stored even numbered period pattern is set as a target point, and the preceding and succeeding periodical patterns are compared. Is detected and stored, and when the preceding and following cycle patterns match, the matched cycle pattern is stored in the call signal storage means as the cycle pattern of the call signal from the storage line, and the call signal is output from the facsimile apparatus body to the attached telephone. A facsimile apparatus with a telephone, wherein the paging signal is generated by the paging signal generating means based on the periodic pattern of the paging signal stored in the paging signal storage means and output as a peculiar paging signal to the attached telephone. A method for controlling the output of a call signal to an attached telephone.