JP5701419B2 - IP facsimile machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an IP facsimile apparatus capable of facsimile communication and voice communication via an IP network.

  Conventionally, as shown in the following Patent Document 1, the ITU-T recommendation T.30. A line network facsimile apparatus, such as a G3 (Group 3) facsimile apparatus, which performs facsimile communication through a telephone line network in accordance with the standard No. 30, is connected to the communication destination ( It has a manual transmission function for inputting a facsimile transmission start instruction to the (destination) and starting the facsimile communication in accordance with the input start instruction after the voice communication (after the telephone call).

  In the same manner, ITU-T recommendation T.30. Even in an IP facsimile communication apparatus that performs facsimile communication via an IP (Internet Protocol) network in conformity with H.38, an instruction to start facsimile communication via the IP network is input during a call with the other party. A manual transmission function for starting facsimile communication according to the input start instruction has been proposed.

  Further, in the IP facsimile machine, while making a call with an IP telephone provided in the IP facsimile machine, that is, through voice communication by transmitting and receiving a data packet indicating a voice signal via the IP network, via the IP network Since it is possible to perform facsimile communication that transmits and receives data packets indicating image data, convenience is improved in that voice communication and facsimile communication can be performed simultaneously as compared with the manual transmission function in a line network facsimile apparatus. It is possible to have a manual transmission function.

  However, when a call is made with a telephone provided in the line network facsimile apparatus in the IP facsimile apparatus, when manual transmission is performed to transmit a data packet indicating image data to the line network facsimile apparatus of the call destination. Since the telephone line network is used for the call in the call destination line network facsimile apparatus, even if a data packet indicating image data is transmitted from the IP facsimile apparatus, the line network facsimile apparatus The transmitted data packet could not be received via the telephone line network connected to.

  In other words, when performing manual transmission in the IP facsimile apparatus with the line network facsimile apparatus, it is necessary to perform facsimile communication after the call to the line network facsimile apparatus is terminated.

  Accordingly, the user stores in advance in the storage unit communication method information indicating which of the IP facsimile machine and the line network facsimile machine the facsimile machine is associated with the destination information of the destination facsimile machine. When manual transmission is performed in the IP facsimile apparatus, the communication method information associated with the destination information of the communication destination facsimile apparatus stored in the storage unit is the IP facsimile apparatus or the line network facsimile apparatus. It was considered to immediately decide whether to continue or end the call for manual transmission depending on whether it is indicated.

JP 2007-336161 A

  However, in the above case, the user previously stores communication method information indicating which of the IP facsimile apparatus and the line network facsimile apparatus the facsimile apparatus is associated with the destination information of the communication destination facsimile apparatus. It took time to memorize it in the memory.

  Therefore, the present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and can efficiently store communication method information of a destination facsimile apparatus, and can use the stored communication method information to make a line network facsimile. An object of the present invention is to provide an IP facsimile machine capable of executing manual transmission with improved convenience compared to manual transmission in the apparatus.

The invention described in claim 1 includes an IP facsimile communication unit that performs facsimile communication via an IP network;
A destination information receiving unit that receives input of destination information of a facsimile machine as a destination of facsimile communication by the IP facsimile communication unit;
An IP telephone that performs voice communication via an IP network with a telephone provided in the facsimile apparatus;
A start instruction accepting unit for accepting an instruction to start facsimile communication by the IP facsimile communication unit with the facsimile apparatus indicated by the destination information accepted by the destination information accepting unit;
A communication speed measuring unit for measuring a communication speed of facsimile communication by the IP facsimile communication unit;
Destination information of a destination facsimile device, and any of the line network facsimile device in which the communication destination facsimile device performs facsimile communication via a telephone network and the IP facsimile device in which facsimile communication is performed via an IP network. A communication method storage unit that stores communication method information indicating whether or not there is associated, and
When the communication speed of the facsimile communication measured by the communication speed measuring unit is higher than a predetermined speed threshold, the destination information of the destination facsimile apparatus and the communication method information indicating the IP facsimile apparatus Is stored in the communication method storage unit, and when the communication speed of the facsimile communication measured by the communication speed measurement unit is lower than the speed threshold, the destination information of the destination facsimile apparatus A communication method storage control unit that performs a communication method information storage process in which the communication method information indicating that the communication device is a line network facsimile device is stored in the communication method storage unit in association with each other.
When a start instruction for facsimile communication is received by the start instruction receiving unit during voice communication by the IP telephone, the communication method information corresponding to destination information of the communication destination of the facsimile communication is stored in the communication method storage unit. When not stored, after the voice communication ends, the IP facsimile communication unit performs facsimile communication, and the communication method storage control unit performs the communication method information storage process,
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When the manual transmission control unit receives a facsimile communication start instruction by the start instruction reception unit during voice communication by the IP telephone, the communication method information corresponding to destination information of a destination of the facsimile communication is received. Is stored in the communication method storage unit,
When the communication method information stored in the communication method storage unit and corresponding to the destination information of the communication destination of the facsimile communication indicates a line network facsimile apparatus, the facsimile is transmitted to the IP facsimile communication unit after the voice communication is completed. While communicating
If the communication method information stored in the communication method storage unit corresponding to the destination information of the destination of the facsimile communication indicates the IP facsimile apparatus, the voice communication is continued and the facsimile communication is performed to the IP facsimile communication unit. is an IP facsimile device causes.

  In the present invention, since the communication method information corresponding to the destination information of the communication destination is stored in the communication method storage unit by the communication method storage control unit in the past facsimile communication, the destination information of the communication destination facsimile apparatus and the communication destination Communication system information indicating whether the facsimile apparatus is a line network facsimile apparatus or an IP facsimile apparatus can be saved in advance in the communication system storage unit, and the operation can be efficiently performed. Communication method information corresponding to the destination information of the communication destination can be stored.

  In this invention, when an instruction to start facsimile communication is accepted during voice communication by the IP telephone, it corresponds to destination information of the communication destination stored in the communication method storage unit by the communication method storage control unit during past facsimile communication. Based on the communication method information, when the communication destination is a line network facsimile apparatus, facsimile communication is performed by the IP facsimile communication unit after the end of the voice communication. When the communication destination is an IP facsimile apparatus, the voice communication is performed. While the communication is continued, facsimile communication is performed by the IP facsimile communication unit.

  That is, when an instruction to start facsimile communication is accepted during voice communication by the IP telephone, the communication method information corresponding to the destination information of the communication destination stored in the communication method storage unit by the communication method storage control unit is used. When it is determined that the communication destination is an IP facsimile machine, the voice communication can be performed while the voice communication is continued. Therefore, the voice communication and the facsimile communication can be performed simultaneously as compared with the manual transmission in the line network facsimile apparatus. Manual transmission with improved convenience in terms of execution can be performed.

  According to the present invention, communication method information of a communication destination facsimile apparatus can be efficiently stored, and convenience is improved as compared with manual transmission in a line network facsimile apparatus using the stored communication method information. It is possible to provide an IP facsimile machine that can perform manual transmission.

1 is a configuration diagram of a network communication system including an IP facsimile machine according to the present invention. 1 is a block diagram illustrating an outline of an internal configuration of an IP facsimile machine. 6 is a flowchart showing the first half of manual transmission in the IP facsimile machine. 6 is a flowchart showing the second half of manual transmission in the IP facsimile machine.

  As shown in FIG. 1, a network communication system 9 includes an IP facsimile machine 1 connected to an IP (Internet Protocol) network 3, and a telephone line network 4 connected to the IP network 3 via a relay device 5. A G3 (Group 3) facsimile machine 2 as a line network facsimile machine according to the present invention is connected.

  In the network communication system 9, the IP facsimile machine 1 and an IP facsimile machine 1 different from the IP facsimile machine 1 are connected via the IP network 3 to the ITU-T Recommendation T.30. 38, and the IP facsimile machine 1 and the G3 facsimile machine 2 via the IP network 3, the relay device 5, and the telephone line network 4 are used for ITU-T recommendation T.38. Facsimile communication conforming to 30 is performed. In the relay device 5, data packets transmitted / received in the IP network 3 and voice signals transmitted / received in the telephone line network 4 are mutually converted.

  In addition, a data packet indicating voice during a call is transmitted and received via the IP network 3 between the telephone set provided in the IP facsimile machine 1 and the telephone set provided in the IP facsimile machine 1 different from the IP facsimile machine 1. As a result, voice communication (call) is performed, and voice data transmitted / received in the IP network 3 in the relay device 5 is transmitted between the telephone set provided in the IP facsimile apparatus 1 and the telephone set provided in the G3 facsimile apparatus 2. The indicated data packet and the voice signal transmitted / received through the telephone line network 4 are mutually converted, and voice communication is performed via the IP network 3, the relay device 5, and the telephone line network 4.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the IP facsimile machine 1 includes an image reading unit 11, an image forming unit 12, an input operation unit 13, an image memory 14, a network interface (hereinafter referred to as a network I / F) 15, an IP The facsimile communication unit 16, the IP telephone 17, and the control unit 10 are provided.

  The image reading unit 11 is an optical system unit having a CCD (Charge Coupled Device) line sensor, an exposure lamp, and the like, which are arranged so as to be movable along the upper surface at a position facing the upper surface of the apparatus body (not shown). Not shown). The CCD line sensor is configured to be movable by a drive unit (not shown). When reading a document placed on the upper surface of the apparatus main body, the CCD line sensor moves along the upper surface at a position opposite to the upper surface, and a document image The image data acquired while scanning is output to the control unit 10.

  The image forming unit 12 receives image data received from another IP facsimile machine 1 via the IP network 3 or received from the G3 facsimile machine 2 via the IP network 3, the relay device 5, and the telephone line network 4. An image is formed on recording paper based on the image data.

  Specifically, the image forming unit 12 includes a photosensitive drum, a charging unit disposed to face the circumferential surface of the photosensitive drum, a downstream side of the charging unit and opposed to the circumferential surface of the photosensitive drum. An exposed exposure unit, a developing unit downstream of the exposure unit and facing the circumferential surface of the photosensitive drum, and a downstream side of the developing unit and facing the circumferential surface of the photosensitive drum It has a well-known configuration including a disposed cleaning unit and the like.

  An input operation unit 13 includes a liquid crystal display unit for inputting or displaying image forming conditions such as recording paper size, magnification, density, and number of copies, a numeric keypad, a start button for instructing the start of execution of functions such as facsimile communication, etc. Have

  The image memory 14 is composed of a memory such as a RAM or a flash memory, and temporarily stores image data read by the image reading unit 11 or an image received from another IP facsimile machine 1 via the IP network 3. Data or image data received from the G3 facsimile apparatus 2 via the IP network 3, the relay device 5, and the telephone line network 4 is temporarily stored.

  The network I / F 15 is connected to the IP network 3 and is a communication interface for executing transmission and reception of data packets with an external device such as a personal computer connected to the IP network 3 according to a communication standard such as 100/1000 Base-T. Circuit.

  The IP facsimile communication unit 16 uses the network I / F 15 to perform ITU-T recommendation T.264. In accordance with H.38, facsimile communication with other IP facsimile machines 1 is performed by transmitting and receiving data packets indicating image data via the IP network 3.

  In addition, the IP facsimile communication unit 16 uses the network I / F 15 to perform ITU-T recommendation T.264. The data packet indicating image data is transmitted to and received from the relay device 5 via the IP network 3 in accordance with the network 30, and the data packet indicating the image data transmitted and received on the IP network 3 and the telephone line network in the relay device 5 4 is mutually converted, and the audio signal indicating the image data is transmitted and received between the relay device 5 and the G3 facsimile device 2 connected via the telephone line network 4. That is, facsimile communication is also performed with the G3 facsimile apparatus 2 via the IP network 3, the relay apparatus 5, and the telephone line network 4.

  The IP telephone 17 uses the network I / F 15 to transmit and receive data packets indicating voice during a call via the IP network 3, so that the IP telephone 17 can communicate with the IP telephone 17 provided in the other IP facsimile apparatus 1. Voice communication (call) is performed.

  Further, the IP telephone 17 uses the network I / F 15 to transmit / receive data packets indicating voice during a call to / from the relay device 5 via the IP network 3, and to / from the relay device 5 via the IP network 3. The data packet indicating the voice data to be transmitted and the voice signal transmitted / received through the telephone line network 4 are mutually converted, and the telephone provided in the G3 facsimile apparatus 2 connected to the relay apparatus 5 via the telephone line network 4 Voice communication is also performed with the telephone provided in the G3 facsimile apparatus 2 via the IP network 3, the relay apparatus 5, and the telephone line network 4.

  The control unit 10 is a nonvolatile memory such as a flash memory for storing a control program and various setting information of the IP facsimile machine 1, a memory such as a RAM (Random Access Memory) for temporarily storing data, a control It consists of a microcomputer with a CPU or the like that reads and executes a program from a memory, and controls the operation of the entire IP facsimile machine 1 by executing a control program by the CPU.

  In the following description, the control unit 10 includes a destination information reception unit 101, a start instruction reception unit 102, a communication speed measurement unit 103, a communication method storage unit 104, a communication method storage control unit 105, and a manual transmission control unit 106. The mode of operation will be described in detail.

  For example, the destination information receiving unit 101 receives destination information (for example, a telephone number or an IP address) of a facsimile apparatus as a communication destination of facsimile communication by the IP facsimile communication unit 16 input from a user via the input operation unit 13. Accept.

  The destination information input method is not limited to this. For example, a data packet indicating destination information transmitted from an external device such as a personal computer connected to the IP network 3 via the network I / F 15 is received. In this case, the destination information may be input.

  The start instruction receiving unit 102 is, for example, a facsimile communication by the IP facsimile communication unit 16 with the facsimile apparatus indicated by the destination information received by the destination information receiving unit 101 input from the user via the input operation unit 13. The start instruction is accepted.

  The input method of the instruction for starting facsimile communication is not limited to this. For example, the instruction for starting facsimile communication transmitted from an external device such as a personal computer connected to the IP network 3 via the network I / F 15 is used. A configuration may be adopted in which an instruction to start facsimile communication is input by receiving a data packet indicating.

  The communication speed measuring unit 103 measures the communication speed of facsimile communication by the IP facsimile communication unit 16. Specifically, the communication speed measuring unit 103 starts from the time when the start instruction receiving unit 102 receives an instruction to start facsimile communication with the facsimile apparatus indicated by the destination information received by the destination information receiving unit 101. The IP facsimile communication unit 16 performs, for example, ITU-T recommendation T.264. 38 or ITU-T recommendation T.38. Image data communicable per unit time by measuring the elapsed time until the completion of the transmission of the image data in accordance with 30 and dividing the data amount of the transmitted image data by the measured elapsed time The amount is calculated and used as the communication speed.

  Note that the method for measuring the communication speed is not limited to this. For example, the communication speed measuring unit 103 is operated by the IP facsimile communication unit 16 using the ITU-T recommendation T.30. 30 or ITU-T recommendation T.30. 38, before transmitting and receiving image data, a DIS signal for notifying the transmission capability of the receiving facsimile apparatus transmitted from the receiving facsimile apparatus and the corresponding transmission signal transmitted from the transmitting facsimile apparatus. The communication speed determined by the exchange with the DCS signal for notifying the communication speed determined based on the DIS signal indicating the transmission capability received from the facsimile machine on the receiving side is stored in the RAM, and this is used as the communication speed. You may comprise as follows.

  The communication method storage unit 104 is configured by a non-volatile memory such as a flash memory. The destination information of the communication destination facsimile device and the facsimile of the G3 facsimile device 2 and the IP facsimile device 1 are the communication destination facsimile devices. Communication method information indicating whether or not the device is associated and stored.

  When the IP facsimile communication unit 16 executes facsimile communication, the communication method storage control unit 105 determines that the communication speed of the facsimile communication measured by the communication speed measuring unit 103 is higher than a predetermined speed threshold. Stores the destination information of the destination facsimile device and the communication method information indicating that the IP facsimile device 1 is associated with each other in the communication method storage unit 104.

  On the other hand, when the communication speed of the facsimile communication measured by the communication speed measuring unit 103 is lower than the predetermined speed threshold, the communication method storage control unit 105 determines the destination information of the destination facsimile apparatus. And communication method information indicating the G3 facsimile apparatus 2 are stored in the communication method storage unit 104 in association with each other.

  The predetermined speed threshold is determined in advance based on an experimental value obtained by a test operation before the product shipment of the IP facsimile apparatus 1 and is stored in advance in a non-volatile memory such as a flash memory.

  Further, when the facsimile communication is executed by the IP facsimile communication unit 16, the communication method storage control unit 105 has already stored in the communication method storage unit 104 data corresponding to the destination information of the facsimile apparatus that is the communication destination of the facsimile communication. If, for example, the model of the communication destination facsimile machine is changed and the communication method is switched, an instruction to forcibly update the stored data is input from the user via the input operation unit 13. Unless the information is input, the communication method information may be configured not to be stored in the communication method storage unit 104 to avoid unnecessary updating of the communication method information.

  When the start instruction receiving unit 102 receives an instruction to start facsimile communication during voice communication by the IP telephone set 17, the manual transmission control unit 106 receives a communication method storage unit from the communication method storage control unit 105 during past facsimile communication. When the communication method information corresponding to the destination information of the communication destination of the facsimile communication stored in 104 indicates the G3 facsimile apparatus 2, the IP facsimile communication unit 16 is caused to perform facsimile communication after the end of the voice communication.

  On the other hand, the manual transmission control unit 106 stores the facsimile communication stored in the communication method storage unit 104 when the start instruction receiving unit 102 receives an instruction to start facsimile communication during voice communication by the IP telephone 17. When the communication method information corresponding to the destination information of the communication destination indicates the IP facsimile apparatus 1, the voice call is continued and the IP facsimile communication unit 16 performs facsimile communication.

  Hereinafter, a manual transmission operation in the IP facsimile machine 1 will be described with reference to FIGS. 3 and 4. Note that manual transmission in the IP facsimile machine 1 means that a facsimile communication start instruction by the IP facsimile communication unit 16 is input during a call by the IP telephone 17 and the facsimile communication is performed in accordance with the input start instruction after the call ends. A function of executing or performing facsimile communication according to the input start instruction while continuing the call.

  After the telephone call by the IP telephone 17 is started by the user (S1), the document is placed on the upper surface of the apparatus body (S2), and the destination information receiving unit 101 inputs the destination information of the facsimile apparatus as the facsimile communication destination. Is received (S3), when the start instruction receiving unit 102 receives a start instruction for facsimile communication (S4; YES), the manual transmission control unit 106 stores the time indicating the time when the start instruction is received in the RAM. (S5), and sends an instruction to read the document placed in step S2 to the image reading unit 11.

  Under the instruction, when the image data generated by reading the document by the image reading unit 11 is output to the control unit 10 (S6), the manual transmission control unit 106 receives the image data input to the control unit 10. Is stored in the image memory 14 (S7), and it is determined whether or not the communication method information associated with the destination information accepted in step S3 is stored in the communication method storage unit 104 (S8).

  When manual transmission control unit 106 determines that communication method information associated with the destination information received in step S3 is not stored in communication method storage unit 104 (S8; NO), it terminates the call. To the IP telephone 17 and forcibly terminates the voice communication by the IP telephone 17, or, for example, a call end button of the IP telephone 17 is pressed or a receiver is placed. The user waits until the call is terminated by the operation of the IP telephone 17 by the user.

  When the telephone call by the IP telephone 17 is completed (S9), the manual transmission control unit 106 sends an instruction to transmit the image data stored in the image memory 14 in step S7 to the facsimile apparatus indicated by the destination information received in step S3. The data is sent to the communication unit 16.

  When facsimile communication is executed by the IP facsimile communication unit 16 under the instruction (S10), the manual transmission control unit 106 sends an instruction to measure the communication speed of the facsimile communication to the communication speed measurement unit 103, and Under the instruction, the communication speed measuring unit 103 reads the time indicating the start time of the facsimile communication stored in the RAM in step S5, and the transmission of the image data by the IP facsimile communication unit 16 is completed from the read time. The elapsed time until the time is measured, and the amount of image data communicable per unit time is calculated by dividing the data amount of the image data stored in the image memory 14 in step S7 by the measured elapsed time. This is stored in the RAM as a communication speed (S11).

  Next, the manual transmission control unit 106 sends an instruction to store the communication method information in association with the destination information received in step S3 to the communication method storage control unit 105, and under this instruction, the communication method storage control unit 105 reads a speed threshold value stored in advance in a non-volatile memory such as a flash memory. If the communication speed of the facsimile communication stored in the RAM in step S11 is higher than the speed threshold value, it is accepted in step S3. The received destination information is associated with the communication method information indicating the IP facsimile machine 1 and stored in the communication method storage unit 104 (S12).

  On the other hand, when the communication speed of the facsimile communication stored in the RAM in step S11 is lower than the speed threshold, the communication method storage control unit 105 is the destination information received in step S3 and the G3 facsimile apparatus 2. The communication method information indicating this is associated and stored in the communication method storage unit 104 (S12). Then, the manual transmission control unit 106 ends the process when the facsimile communication by the IP facsimile communication unit 16 is completed.

  On the other hand, when the manual transmission control unit 106 determines in step S8 that the communication method information associated with the destination information received in step S3 is stored in the communication method storage unit 104 (S8; YES) ) When the communication method information associated with the destination information received in step S3 stored in the communication method storage unit 104 indicates the G3 facsimile apparatus 2 (S13; YES), an instruction to end the call is sent to the IP The voice communication by the IP telephone 17 is forcibly terminated by sending the instruction to the telephone 17 or, for example, the IP by the user such as pressing the call termination button of the IP telephone 17 or placing the receiver. It waits until the call is ended by the operation of the telephone set 17.

  When the call by the IP telephone 17 ends (S14), the manual transmission control unit 106 sends an instruction to transmit the image data stored in the image memory 14 in step S7 to the facsimile apparatus indicated by the destination information received in step S3. The IP facsimile communication unit 16 transmits the information to the IP facsimile communication unit 16 and executes the facsimile communication under the instruction (S15). Then, the manual transmission control unit 106 ends the process when the facsimile communication by the IP facsimile communication unit 16 is completed.

  In step S13, when the communication method information associated with the destination information received in step S3 stored in the communication method storage unit 104 indicates the IP facsimile machine 1 (S13; NO), the IP telephone 17 The instruction to transmit the image data stored in the image memory 14 in step S7 to the facsimile apparatus indicated by the destination information accepted in step S3 is sent to the IP facsimile communication unit 16 while the telephone call is continued. The IP facsimile communication unit 16 performs facsimile communication (S16). Then, after the facsimile communication by the IP facsimile communication unit 16 is finished, the manual transmission control unit 106 waits until the call by the IP telephone 17 is finished (S17), and the call is finished by the operation of the IP telephone 17 by the user. (S17; YES), the process is terminated.

  As described above, according to this configuration, when an instruction to start facsimile communication is accepted during voice communication by the IP telephone set 17, it is stored in the communication method storage unit 104 by the communication method storage control unit 105 during past facsimile communication. When the communication destination is the G3 facsimile apparatus 2 based on the communication method information corresponding to the destination information of the communication destination, the IP facsimile communication unit 16 performs facsimile communication after the voice communication ends. When the IP facsimile apparatus 1 is used, the IP facsimile communication unit 16 performs facsimile communication while continuing the voice communication.

  That is, since communication method information corresponding to the destination information of the communication destination is stored in the communication method storage unit 104 by the communication method storage control unit 105 during past facsimile communication, the destination information of the destination facsimile apparatus and the communication destination And the communication method information indicating which of the G3 facsimile device 2 and the IP facsimile device 1 the communication method information is stored in the communication method storage unit 104 in advance. The communication method information corresponding to the destination information of the communication destination can be stored efficiently.

  Further, when an instruction to start facsimile communication is accepted during voice communication by the IP telephone set 17, communication method information corresponding to the destination information of the communication destination stored in the communication method storage unit 104 by the communication method storage control unit 105. When it is determined that the communication destination is the IP facsimile machine 1, the facsimile communication can be performed while the voice communication is continued. Therefore, the voice communication and the facsimile are compared with the manual transmission in the G3 facsimile machine 2. Manual transmission with improved convenience in that communication can be executed simultaneously can be executed.

  Note that the start instruction receiving unit 102 may further be configured to receive an instruction to start facsimile communication by the IP facsimile communication unit 16 without receiving the destination information by the destination information receiving unit 101.

  Accordingly, during the voice communication by the IP telephone 17 in step S1, the manual transmission control unit 106 does not receive the destination information in the destination information receiving unit 101 in step S3, and starts the receiving instruction by the start instruction receiving unit 102. When an instruction to start facsimile communication is received, the destination information of the facsimile apparatus provided with the voice communication destination telephone is set as the destination information of the destination of the facsimile communication, and the processes after step S5 are executed. You may comprise as follows.

  According to this configuration, when manual transmission is performed and a facsimile apparatus equipped with a telephone for voice communication is used as a communication destination for facsimile communication, it is possible to reduce the trouble of inputting destination information of the facsimile apparatus. Can do.

  In addition, this invention is not restricted to the structure of the above-mentioned embodiment, A various deformation | transformation is possible. The configuration and processing shown in FIGS. 1 to 4 are merely examples of the embodiment according to the present invention, and are not intended to limit the present invention to the embodiment.

  For example, the line network facsimile apparatus according to the present invention is not limited to the G3 facsimile apparatus 2 but is also an ITU-T recommendation T.264. 30, a G1 (Group 1) facsimile apparatus or a G2 (Group 2) facsimile apparatus capable of performing facsimile communication via a telephone line network may be used.

  Further, the manual transmission control unit 106 is a facsimile apparatus having the destination information accepted in step S3 after the execution of step S7 and before the execution of step S8, including the telephone of the telephone call destination by the IP telephone 17 in step S1. It may be configured to determine whether or not the destination information is different.

  When the manual transmission control unit 106 determines that the received destination information is different from the destination information of the facsimile apparatus provided with the destination telephone set by the IP telephone set 17, the manual transmission control unit 106 receives the destination information in step S3. Whether the IP address indicated by the destination information is the IP facsimile machine 1 or the G3 facsimile machine 2, voice communication by the IP telephone 17 and facsimile communication by the IP facsimile communication unit 16 can be simultaneously executed via the IP network 3. Therefore, the determination process in step S8 and step S13 is omitted, the process proceeds to step S16, and the IP facsimile communication unit 16 communicates with the facsimile apparatus indicated by the received destination information while continuing the voice communication. Even if it is configured to allow facsimile communication There.

1 IP facsimile machine 2 G3 facsimile machine (line network facsimile machine)
3 IP network 4 Telephone line network 5 Relay device 9 Network communication system 16 IP facsimile communication unit 17 IP telephone 101 Destination information reception unit 102 Start instruction reception unit 103 Communication speed measurement unit 104 Communication method storage unit 105 Communication method storage control unit 106 Manual Transmission control unit

Claims (1)

An IP facsimile communication unit for performing facsimile communication via an IP network;
A destination information receiving unit that receives input of destination information of a facsimile machine as a destination of facsimile communication by the IP facsimile communication unit;
An IP telephone that performs voice communication via an IP network with a telephone provided in the facsimile apparatus;
A start instruction accepting unit for accepting an instruction to start facsimile communication by the IP facsimile communication unit with the facsimile apparatus indicated by the destination information accepted by the destination information accepting unit;
A communication speed measuring unit for measuring a communication speed of facsimile communication by the IP facsimile communication unit;
Destination information of a destination facsimile device, and any of the line network facsimile device in which the communication destination facsimile device performs facsimile communication via a telephone network and the IP facsimile device in which facsimile communication is performed via an IP network. A communication method storage unit that stores communication method information indicating whether or not there is associated, and
When the communication speed of the facsimile communication measured by the communication speed measuring unit is higher than a predetermined speed threshold, the destination information of the destination facsimile apparatus and the communication method information indicating the IP facsimile apparatus Is stored in the communication method storage unit, and when the communication speed of the facsimile communication measured by the communication speed measurement unit is lower than the speed threshold, the destination information of the destination facsimile apparatus A communication method storage control unit that performs a communication method information storage process in which the communication method information indicating that the communication device is a line network facsimile device is stored in the communication method storage unit in association with each other.
When a start instruction for facsimile communication is received by the start instruction receiving unit during voice communication by the IP telephone, the communication method information corresponding to destination information of the communication destination of the facsimile communication is stored in the communication method storage unit. When not stored, after the voice communication ends, the IP facsimile communication unit performs facsimile communication, and the communication method storage control unit performs the communication method information storage process,
Equipped with a,
When the manual transmission control unit receives a facsimile communication start instruction by the start instruction reception unit during voice communication by the IP telephone, the communication method information corresponding to destination information of a destination of the facsimile communication is received. Is stored in the communication method storage unit,
When the communication method information stored in the communication method storage unit and corresponding to the destination information of the communication destination of the facsimile communication indicates a line network facsimile apparatus, the facsimile is transmitted to the IP facsimile communication unit after the voice communication is completed. While communicating
If the communication method information stored in the communication method storage unit corresponding to the destination information of the destination of the facsimile communication indicates the IP facsimile apparatus, the voice communication is continued and the facsimile communication is performed to the IP facsimile communication unit. let IP facsimile machine.

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