JP3356404B2 - Image communication device - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an image communication apparatus for transmitting / receiving image information to / from a partner image communication apparatus via a communication line, and more particularly to a case where the image communication apparatus is shared. In addition, the present invention relates to an image communication apparatus that can easily confirm whether received image information is addressed to oneself or another person.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, various functions have been added to an image communication apparatus in consideration of usability during transmission and reception. For example, a facsimile apparatus described in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 6-276344 discloses a facsimile apparatus in which, when image information is transmitted to a facsimile apparatus of a communication partner, a company name of the communication partner is displayed on a display unit. A storage unit for storing the communication partner's company name in advance, and a display control for displaying the communication partner's company name transmitted from the communication partner on the display unit in preference to the stored communication partner's company name. And a unit.

[0003]

That is, the above-mentioned conventional facsimile apparatus always assigns a high certainty to the identification information of the communication partner by assigning a priority to the identification information (company name, etc.) of the communication partner. It is displayed. However, the above-described conventional facsimile apparatus only displays the identification information of the communication partner side at the time of reception.
For example, if a user wants to send a reply as soon as possible and is waiting for the reply, he / she must always care whether or not the facsimile machine receives the reply. In addition, when reception starts, the user must go to the facsimile machine and check the company name and the like every time to check whether the reception is from the partner waiting for a reply. There was such a problem.

[0004] Therefore, there has been a problem that the user must always care about the presence or absence of reception, and cannot concentrate on other work until a reply is received. Also, since only the company name of the other party is displayed at the time of reception, if you are concentrated on other work, you do not notice even if there is a reply, regardless of waiting for a reply, There was also a problem that the confirmation was delayed. The present invention has been made in order to solve such a problem, and an object of the present invention is to determine whether received image information is addressed to oneself or another person by using an installed image communication apparatus. It is an object of the present invention to provide an image communication device which can be easily checked without going to the point.

[0005]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided an image communication apparatus which sets a state of waiting for a reply from an image communication apparatus at the time of transmission of image information. When the response wait state setting means is operated when transmitting image information,
Number storage means for storing the line number of the other party's image communication device input for transmission, and the line number transmitted from the other party's image communication device at the time of reception and the line number stored in the number storage means And a notifying unit that outputs a sound indicating the coincidence when there is a matching line number as a result of the comparison by the comparing unit, and a matching line as a result of the comparison by the comparing unit. When there is a number, an erasing means for erasing the line number stored in the number storing means is provided.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided an image communication apparatus, wherein: a sound storage means for storing a plurality of types of sounds; and a notifying means capable of notifying the sounds stored in the sound storage means. A reply waiting state setting unit for setting a reply waiting state from the partner image communication apparatus at the time of transmission of image information; and a type of sound stored in the sound storage unit at the time of transmitting image information. Sound designating means, and when the reply wait state setting means is operated at the time of transmitting image information and an arbitrary sound type is designated by the sound designating means, the other party's image communication apparatus inputted for transmission Information storage means for storing the line number of the sound and the information indicating the type of sound designated by the sound designation means in association with each other; and, upon reception, the line number and the information storage means transmitted from the partner image communication apparatus. Remembered in Comparing means for comparing the line number,
As a result of the comparison by the comparing means, if there is a matching line number, based on the sound type information stored corresponding to the line number, the corresponding type of sound is read from the sound storage means, If there is a matching line number as a result of the comparison by the return notification control unit that makes a sound from the notification unit and the comparison unit, the line number and the sound type information stored in the information storage unit are compared. And an erasing means for erasing.

[0007]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the system configuration of the first embodiment in the image communication apparatus of the present invention.

That is, the communication line 1 has a line holding,
A network control circuit 2 for opening and connecting to each circuit unit is connected. The network control circuit 2 includes a modulation / demodulation circuit 3 for modulating / demodulating a facsimile control signal or an image signal into an analog signal or a digital signal. Connected to Also,
A facsimile image processing unit 4 is bidirectionally connected to the modulation / demodulation circuit 3, and an output of an image reading unit 5 that reads a document is guided to the facsimile image processing unit 4. The output of the facsimile image processing unit 4 is guided to an image print output unit 6 for printing out the received image data (image information) on recording paper or the like.

The communication line 1 has an incoming call detection circuit 7 for detecting an incoming call from a not-shown image communication device.
A number detection circuit 8 for detecting a line number transmitted from the other party's image communication device is connected. 9 is connected. Control circuit 9
Outputs a control signal corresponding to each to the network control circuit 2, the modulation / demodulation circuit 3, and the facsimile image processing unit 4.

The control circuit 9 has a number registration key 10
In addition to a, a key input unit 10 having ten keys and various function keys (not shown) is connected, and a number storage unit 11 for storing the line number of the partner image processing apparatus input from the key input unit 10 is provided. Connected in both directions. The control circuit 9 is connected to a notification unit 12 for notifying the incoming (reception) of the line number stored in the number storage unit 11.

The number storage unit 11 is operated by operating the number registration key 10a of the key input unit 11 and thereafter inputting the line number of an arbitrary image communication apparatus using a numeric keypad or the like. The line number is stored. The number of storable line numbers may be arbitrarily determined according to the storage capacity of the number storage unit 11. Further, when an incoming call is made from any other image communication device (that is, at the time of reception), the control circuit 9 transmits the line number transmitted from the other image communication device and the line number stored in the number storage unit 11. Compare. If there is a matching line number as a result of the comparison, the notification unit 12 is controlled to output a sound indicating the match (including a melody as well as a simple electronic sound). .

Next, the operation of the image communication apparatus having such a configuration at the time of reception will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG. For example, if the user of the present image communication apparatus wants to quickly obtain image information transmitted periodically or irregularly from a specific partner image communication apparatus, the number registration of the key input unit 10 is performed. Key 10a
Is operated, and then the line number of the specific communication partner image communication apparatus is input. The input line number is stored in the number storage unit 11. As a result, the specific image communication device on the other side enters an incoming call waiting state (step S1).

That is, when there is an incoming call from the specific image communication apparatus (step S2), the line number transmitted from the image communication apparatus is detected by the number detection circuit 8 and input to the control circuit 9. . The control circuit 9 compares the input line number with the line number stored in the number storage unit 11 (step S3). In this case, since the two numbers match, the control circuit 9 controls the notifying unit 12 to output a sound (including a melody or the like) indicating the match (step S4), and the image information transmitted thereafter. Is received (step S5). It is possible to output sound at various timings, such as at the start of reception, during reception, during reception, at the completion of reception, etc., but considering the user's desire to obtain it as soon as possible, Most effective. In step S3,
If the numbers do not match, the operation proceeds to step S5 to perform normal reception processing.

Thus, even when the user is away from the image communication apparatus, the user can recognize that the incoming call is coming from a specific image communication apparatus on the other side by listening to the sound. Therefore, all information can be obtained simultaneously with the completion of the reception. In addition, since it notifies by sound that there is an incoming call from the specific partner image communication device that has not been waiting, there is no need to always care about the reception state of the present image communication device, and the specific partner image communication device Until you receive an incoming call, you can focus on other tasks.

Further, when the image communication apparatus is shared by a plurality of persons, a sound is output at the time of an incoming call,
It is possible to easily confirm that the incoming call is addressed to oneself. In the above description of the operation, the number storage unit 1
Although the line number stored in 1 is described as one line number, if the number storage unit 11 can store a plurality of line numbers, the registration operation in step S1 is repeated a plurality of times to store the number. A plurality of line numbers can be stored in the unit 11 as an incoming call waiting state.

Next, a second embodiment of the image communication apparatus according to the present invention will be described.
An embodiment will be described. This second embodiment corresponds to claim 1. The system configuration itself of the image communication apparatus according to the present embodiment is the same as that shown in FIG. 1, but here, when image information is transmitted, a reply waiting state from the image communication apparatus of the transmission destination is set. The reply waiting state setting key 10b (see FIG. 3) is the key input unit 1.
0 is provided.

The line number is registered in the number storage unit 11 at the time of transmitting image information. When the reply wait state setting key 10b is operated at the time of transmitting the image information, the line number is subsequently transmitted. Is stored in the number storage unit 11. The number of storable line numbers may be arbitrarily determined according to the storage capacity of the number storage unit 11.

Further, when an incoming call is received from any other image communication device (that is, at the time of reception), the control circuit 9 stores a line number transmitted from the other image communication device and a number storage unit 11.
Is compared with the line number stored in the storage device, and if there is a matching line number, the notifying unit 12 is controlled to output a sound (including a melody or the like) indicating the match. This is the same as in the first embodiment, but here, if there is a matching line number, the corresponding line stored in the number storage unit 11 is output after the notification unit 12 outputs a sound. The numbers are deleted. That is, at this stage, the corresponding line number is released from the reply waiting state. In addition,
The comparing means and the erasing means described in claim 1 are realized by the control circuit 9 in the present embodiment.

The other configuration is exactly the same as that of the first embodiment, and a detailed description is omitted here. Next, the operation at the time of reception in the image communication apparatus having such a configuration will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG. For example, when the user of the image communication apparatus wants to quickly obtain the image information returned from the image communication apparatus of the other party to be transmitted, the user first operates the reply waiting state setting key 10b of the key input unit 10, and thereafter, When the line number of the image communication apparatus to be transmitted is input, the input line number is stored in the number storage unit 1.
1 is stored. As a result, a state of waiting for a reply from the image communication apparatus on the other end of the transmission is entered (step S1)
1).

That is, when there is a reply (incoming call) from the other party's image communication device which has transmitted (step S12), the line number transmitted from the other party's image communication device is detected by the number detection circuit 8.
And inputs it to the control circuit 9. The control circuit 9 compares the input line number with the line number stored in the number storage unit 11 (step S13). In this case, since the two numbers match, the control circuit 9 controls the notifying unit 12 to output a sound (including a melody or the like) indicating the match (step S14). It is possible to output sound at various timings, such as at the start of reception, during reception, during reception, at the completion of reception, etc., but considering the user's desire to obtain it as soon as possible, Most effective.

Further, the control circuit 9 deletes the line number stored in the number storage unit 11 after the notification unit 12 outputs the sound. In other words, the reply waiting state for the specific partner image communication device is released (step S1).
5). Thereafter, the image information transmitted from the partner image communication device is received (step S16). In addition,
If the numbers do not match in step S13,
The operation proceeds to step S16 to perform a normal reception process.

Thus, even when the user is away from the image communication apparatus, the user can recognize that the response is from the partner image communication apparatus waiting for a reply by listening to the sound. Therefore, all information can be obtained simultaneously with the completion of the reception. In addition, since it notifies you by sound that the reply is from the partner image communication device waiting for a reply, there is no need to always worry about the reception status of the image communication device, and a specific partner image communication You can focus on other tasks until you get a reply from the device.

When the image communication apparatus is shared by a plurality of persons, a sound is output at the time of reply,
You can easily confirm that the reply is addressed to you. In the above description of the operation, the number storage unit 1
Although the line number stored in 1 is described as one line number, if the number storage unit 11 can store a plurality of line numbers, the registration operation at the time of transmission in step S11 may be repeated a plurality of times. A plurality of line numbers can be stored in the number storage unit 11 as a reply waiting state.

FIG. 5 is a system configuration diagram showing a third embodiment of the image communication apparatus of the present invention. The image communication device according to the present embodiment has substantially the same configuration as that of the image communication device shown in FIG. 1, except that a sound storage unit 13 that stores a plurality of types of sounds (including melodies and the like) is added. The key input unit 10 is provided with a sound designation key 10c for designating the type of sound stored in the sound storage unit 13 in addition to the number registration key 10a.

The number storage unit 11 has a key input unit 1
1 by operating the number registration key 10a, and then inputting the line number of an arbitrary image communication apparatus using the numeric keypad.
Subsequently, by designating a desired sound with the sound designation key 10c of the key input unit 11, the inputted line number and the type information of the designated sound are stored.

When an incoming call is received from an arbitrary image communication device (ie, at the time of reception), the control circuit 9 stores a line number transmitted from the image communication device and a number storage unit 11.
Is compared with the line number stored in. As a result of the comparison, if there is a matching line number, the corresponding type of sound is read from the sound storage unit 13 based on the sound type information stored corresponding to the line number, and the notification unit 12 is output to output that type of sound (including a melody or the like). That is, in the present embodiment, the comparison means and the reception notification control means
Has been realized.

Next, the operation at the time of reception in the image communication apparatus having such a configuration will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG. For example, when the user of the present image communication apparatus wants to quickly obtain image information periodically or irregularly transmitted from a plurality of partner image communication apparatuses, the number registration key of the key input unit 10 is used. 10a, and then the line number A of the first partner image communication apparatus.
Is input using a numeric keypad, and then a desired sound (for example, a No. 1 sound) is designated by a sound designation key 10c of the key input unit 11, so that the inputted line number A and the designated sound type The information (No1) is stored in the sound storage unit 11. Similarly, the line number B of the next partner image communication device is input using the numeric keypad, and then the desired sound (for example, the sound of No. 2) is pressed by the sound designation key 10c of the key input unit 11.
, The input line number B and the specified sound type information (No. 2) are stored in the sound storage unit 11. Such an operation is repeated as many times as the required number of image communication apparatuses on the other side. As a result, the plurality of image communication apparatuses on the other side enter a state of waiting for an incoming call corresponding to each type of sound (step S21).

Accordingly, for example, when there is an incoming call from the other party's image communication apparatus having the line number A (step S22), the line number A transmitted from the other party's image communication apparatus is detected by the number detection circuit 8, and the control circuit Enter 9 Control circuit 9
Then, the input line number A is compared with the plurality of line numbers A, B,... Stored in the number storage unit 11 (step S23). In this case, since the line number A stored in the number storage unit 11 matches the input line number A, the control circuit 9 outputs the sound of the sound stored corresponding to the line number A. Based on the type information (No. 1), a corresponding type of sound (No. 1 sound) is read from the sound storage unit 13 and the notifying unit 12 is controlled to output the type of sound (step S24). The incoming image information is received (step S25).

Further, for example, when there is an incoming call from the partner image communication apparatus having the line number B (step S22), the line number B transmitted from the partner image communication apparatus is detected by the number detection circuit 8, and the control circuit Enter 9 The control circuit 9 compares the input line number B with a plurality of line numbers A, B,... Stored in the number storage unit 11 (step S23). In this case, since the line number B stored in the number storage unit 11 matches the input line number B, the control circuit 9 outputs the sound of the sound stored corresponding to the line number B. Based on the type information (No. 2), the corresponding type of sound (No. 2 sound) is read from the sound storage unit 13 and the notifying unit 12 is controlled to output the type of sound (step S24). The incoming image information is received (step S25). Note that the sound can be output at various timings, such as at the start of reception, during reception, during reception, or at the completion of reception. Time is most effective.

If the numbers do not match in step S23, the operation proceeds to step S25,
Perform normal reception processing. Thereby, even when the user is away from the present image communication apparatus, the user can recognize that the incoming call is from the partner image communication apparatus waiting for the incoming call by listening to the sound. Also, it is possible to recognize from which type of image communication apparatus the incoming call is from the type of the sound. In addition, it notifies you of an incoming call from a specific destination image communication device that you have not been waiting for, so you do not need to worry about the reception status of this image communication device at all times. Until there is an incoming call from the image communication device, the user can concentrate on other tasks.

When the image communication apparatus is shared by a plurality of persons, sound type information to be used for each individual is determined in advance, and each individual uses only the sound type information determined by himself / herself. By designating with the designation key 10c, when there is an incoming call, it is possible to know to whom the incoming call is only by listening to the sound.

Next, a fourth embodiment of the image communication apparatus according to the present invention will be described.
An embodiment will be described. This fourth embodiment corresponds to claim 2. The system configuration itself of the image communication apparatus according to the present embodiment is the same as that shown in FIG. 5, but here, when image information is transmitted, a state of waiting for a reply from the image communication apparatus of the transmission destination is set. A reply wait state setting key 10b and a sound designation key 10c for designating the type of sound to be output at the time of reply are provided in the key input unit 10 (see FIG. 7).

The line number is registered in the number storage unit 11 at the time of transmission of image information. When the reply wait state setting key 10b is operated at the time of transmission of the image information, the transmission of the line number is performed. The number storage unit 11 associates the line number of the other-side image communication device input to the device with information indicating the type of sound designated by the sound designation key 10c.
Is to be remembered.

Further, when an incoming call is received from an arbitrary image communication device (ie, at the time of reception), the control circuit 9 stores a line number transmitted from the image communication device and a number storage unit 11.
And if there is a matching line number, the corresponding type of sound is stored in the sound storage unit 13 based on the sound type information stored corresponding to the line number. Is read out, and the notifying unit 12 is controlled to output a sound of that type in the same manner as in the third embodiment described above. If there is, the corresponding line number and sound type information stored in the number storage unit 11 are deleted after the notification unit 12 outputs the sound. That is, at this stage, the response waiting state of the corresponding partner image communication device is released. That is, the comparison means, the reply notification control means, and the erasing means described in claim 2 are realized by the control circuit 9 in the present embodiment.

The other structure is exactly the same as that of the third embodiment described above, and a detailed description is omitted here. Next, the operation at the time of reception in the image communication apparatus having such a configuration will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG.

For example, when the user of the image communication apparatus wants to quickly obtain the respective pieces of image information returned from a plurality of partner image communication apparatuses to be transmitted, first, a reply wait state setting key of the key input unit 10 The user operates the button 10b, and then specifies the type of sound to be output at the time of reply using the sound specification key 10c from the sounds stored in the sound storage unit 11 (for example, specifies the No. 1 sound), and then transmits the sound. When the line number A of the first image communication apparatus is input, the line number A of the input image communication apparatus and information indicating the type of sound designated by the sound designation key 10c (No.
1) are stored in the number storage unit 11. Similarly, the user operates the reply waiting state setting key 10b of the key input unit 10, and
Next, the type of sound to be output at the time of reply is designated from the sounds stored in the sound storage unit 11 (for example, the sound of No. 2 is designated) by the sound designation key 10c. When the line number B of the communication device is input, the line number B of the input image communication device and information indicating the type of sound designated by the sound designation key 10c (No2)
Are stored in the number storage unit 11. Such an operation,
Repeat as many times as necessary for the other party's image communication device. As a result, the plurality of partner image communication devices are in a response waiting state corresponding to each sound type (step S31).

Therefore, for example, when there is a reply (incoming call) from the partner image communication device of the line number A (step S32),
The line number A transmitted from the partner image communication device
Is detected by the number detection circuit 8 and input to the control circuit 9. In the control circuit 9, the input line number A and the number storage unit 1
Are compared with a plurality of line numbers A, B,... Stored in No. 1 (step S33). In this case, since the line number A stored in the number storage unit 11 matches the input line number A, the control circuit 9 outputs the sound of the sound stored corresponding to the line number A. Based on the type information (No1), the corresponding type of sound (No1 sound) from the sound storage unit 13
Is read, and the notification unit 12 is controlled to output a sound of that type (step S34). After outputting the sound by the notification unit 12, the control circuit 9 deletes the corresponding line number A and the sound type information (No1) stored in the number storage unit 11. That is, the state of waiting for a reply to the partner image communication device with the line number A is released (step S35). Thereafter, the image information transmitted from the partner image communication device is received (step S36).

Further, for example, when there is a reply (incoming call) from the partner image communication apparatus of the line number B (step S32), the line number B transmitted from the partner image communication apparatus is detected by the number detection circuit 8. , To the control circuit 9. The control circuit 9 stores the input line number B and the number storage unit 11
Are compared with a plurality of line numbers A, B,... (Step S33). In this case, since the line number B stored in the number storage unit 11 matches the input line number B, the control circuit 9 sends the line number B
The corresponding type of sound (No. 2 sound) is read out from the sound storage unit 13 based on the sound type information (No. 2) stored corresponding to the information, and the notifying unit 12 is controlled to output the type of sound. (Step S34). After outputting the sound by the notification unit 12, the control circuit 9 deletes the corresponding line number B and the sound type information (No2) stored in the number storage unit 11. In other words, the state of waiting for a reply to the partner image communication device with the line number B is released (step S).
35). Thereafter, the image information transmitted from the partner image communication device is received (step S36). The sound can be output at various timings, such as at the start of reception, during reception, at the time of completion of reception, and the like. However, in consideration of the user's desire to obtain it as soon as possible, the reception starts. Time is most effective.

If the numbers do not match in step S33, the operation proceeds to step S36 to perform normal reception processing. Thus, even when the user is away from the image communication apparatus, the user can recognize that the response is from the partner image communication apparatus waiting for a reply by listening to the sound. In addition, it is possible to recognize from which kind of image communication apparatus the reply is from the type of the sound. In addition, since it notifies by sound that a reply is from a specific partner image communication device that has not been waiting, it is not necessary to always care about the reception status of the image communication device, and the partner image waiting for a reply is not required. Until there is a reply from the communication device, the user can concentrate on other tasks.

When the image communication apparatus is shared by a plurality of persons, sound type information to be used for each individual is determined in advance, and each individual uses only the sound type information determined by himself / herself. If the reply is made by the designation key 10c at the time of transmission, when a reply is received, it is possible to know to whom the reply is addressed only by listening to the sound.

[0041]

According to the image communication apparatus according to the first aspect of the present invention, even when the user is away from the image communication apparatus, the user can hear the sound output at the time of reply, and can receive the reply. Since it is possible to recognize that the reply is from the waiting image communication device, all the information can be obtained at the same time when the reception is completed. In addition, since it notifies by sound that the reply is from the partner image communication device that has been waiting for a reply, there is no need to always worry about the reception status of the image communication device, You can focus on other tasks until you get a reply from the device. Also, when the image communication device is shared by a plurality of people,
By outputting a sound when replying, it is possible to easily confirm that the reply is addressed to the user.

According to the image communication apparatus of the second aspect of the present invention, even if the user is away from the image communication apparatus, the user can listen to the sound output at the time of reply, and It is possible to recognize that the reply is from the waiting image communication apparatus. In addition, it is possible to recognize from which kind of image communication apparatus the reply is from the type of the sound. In addition, since it notifies by sound that the reply is from the specific partner image communication device that has not been waiting, it is not necessary to always care about the reception status of the image communication device, and the partner Until a reply is received from the image communication device, the user can concentrate on other tasks. When the image communication apparatus is shared by a plurality of persons, the sound type information to be used for each individual is determined in advance, and each individual uses only the sound type information determined by himself / herself by the sound designating means. If it is specified at the time of transmission, when there is a reply, it is possible to know to whom the reply is addressed only by listening to the sound.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a system configuration of a first embodiment of an image communication apparatus according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart illustrating the operation of the first embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a part of a system configuration of a second embodiment in the image communication apparatus of the present invention, and corresponds to claim 1;

FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating the operation of the second embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a block diagram illustrating a system configuration of a third embodiment of the image communication apparatus according to the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart illustrating the operation of the third embodiment.

FIG. 7 is a block diagram showing a part of a system configuration of a fourth embodiment in an image communication apparatus according to the present invention, and corresponds to claim 2;

FIG. 8 is a flowchart illustrating the operation of the fourth embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 1 communication line 8 number detection circuit 9 control circuit 10 key input section 10a number registration key 10b reply wait state setting key 10c sound designation key 11 number storage section 12 notification section 13 sound storage section

Claims (2)

(57) [Claims] 1. An image communication apparatus of the other party through a communication line.
In an image communication device for transmitting and receiving image information between
When transmitting image information, the image communication device
Response wait state setting means for setting the response wait state of
When the image information is transmitted, the response wait state setting means is operated.
Of the other party's image communication device
Number storage means for storing the line number, and the other party's image when receiving
The line number transmitted from the communication device and the number storage device
Comparing means for comparing with the line number stored in the column,
As a result of the comparison by the comparing means, there is a matching line number.
In such a case, a notification means for outputting a sound to notify
If there is a matching line number as a result of the comparison
The line number stored in the number storage means.
Image communication characterized by comprising an erasing means for erasing
apparatus. 2. A communication device for communicating with a partner image communication device through a communication line.
In an image communication device for transmitting and receiving image information between
Sound storage means for storing a plurality of types of sounds, and this sound storage
Notifying means capable of notifying the sound stored in the means, and an image
When information is transmitted, the return from the image communication device
A reply waiting state setting means for setting a waiting state;
Type of sound stored in the sound storage means at the time of transmitting the information
Means for specifying sound, and the
The waiting state setting means is operated, and the sound designation means
If more arbitrary sound type is specified, input for transmission
Line number of the other party's image communication device and the sound designating means
And information indicating the type of sound specified by
The information storage means to be remembered
Line number transmitted from the server and stored in the information storage means.
Means for comparing the line number
If the line numbers match as a result of the comparison in
To the sound type information stored corresponding to the line number
Read out a corresponding type of sound from the sound storage means based on the
Reply notification control means for making a sound from the notification means,
As a result of comparison by the comparing means, there is a matching line number
In the case, the line number stored in the information storage means
And erasing means for erasing the sound type information.
Characteristic image communication device.