JPH01165258A - Communication equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To miniaturize a terminal transmissible image information by providing the terminal provided with a scanner and a telephone set, and a printer separately. CONSTITUTION:By providing the printer 3 used commonly for plural terminals 6 separately, the size of each terminal can be reduced. In case of transmitting an original from the scanner 1 of the terminal 6 by a user, a picture signal read by the scanner 1 is facsimile-encoded at a modem 8, and is transmitted on a pay station line 5. Also, in case of placing a call from the telephone set 2 of the terminal 6 by the user, information is transmitted from the telephone set 2 on the pay station line 5 via an NCU7. Meanwhile, when image information is received from a communication opponent, a control part 9 selects either printer 3 in nonuse, and outputs the information. By providing a switch 11 to designate the printer to output the information at the terminal 6, it is possible to select the printer to output the information by the user oneself when the transmission of the image information is informed during the call with the communication opponent by the telephone set 2 of the terminal 6.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to a communication device capable of communicating image information.

[Prior Art] As shown in FIG. 3, a conventional copying and transmission system connects a plurality of facsimile machines to a private branch exchange, or
As shown in Figure 4, NCU (Network C
A plurality of terminals including a plurality of scanners, printers, and telephones were connected to one unit having a control unit, a modem, and a control unit.

[Problem that the invention seeks to solve] However,
In the conventional example described above, when the terminal of the copy transmission system is used on a desk, a scanner and a printer are added to the telephone, so each terminal has the disadvantage of becoming large.

[Means for Solving the Problems] According to the present invention, there are provided a plurality of terminals each having a scanner and a telephone, at least one printer capable of outputting image information sent to any of the above-mentioned terminals, and the above-mentioned terminals. This is a miniaturized terminal capable of transmitting image information by providing a terminal scanner, a telephone, and connecting means for selecting the printer and connecting it to a public line.

[First example] FIG. 1 is a diagram showing the configuration of a first embodiment of the present invention.

In the copy transmission system 1o of this embodiment, the NCUT, modem 8. A scanner 1 is connected to a connection unit 4 having a control unit 9.
A terminal 6 having a telephone 2 and a printer 3 are connected.

The NCUT selects and connects a public line 5 to a modem 8 or a plurality of telephones 2. The modem 8 has a function of modulating the image signal from the scanner 1 into a facsimile signal and sending it to the public line, and a function of demodulating the facsimile signal from the public line into an image signal and sending it to the printer 3. The control unit 9 selects and connects the modem 8 and the scanner 1 or printer 3. Further, the control unit 9 also controls the entire copying and transmitting system 10.

The aim of this embodiment is to reduce the size of each terminal by separately providing a common printer for a plurality of terminals.

When the user wants to send a document from the scanner 1 of the terminal 6, the scanned image signal is facsimile encoded by the modem 8 and sent from the public line 5. When attempting to make a call from the telephone 2, the telephone 2 transmits from the public line 5 through the NCUT.

On the other hand, when receiving image information from a communication destination, the control section 9 selects one of the printers 3 and outputs the image information. Switch 1 for specifying the printer to output to terminal 6
1, when the user is notified of transmission of image information while talking with a communication destination using the telephone 2 of the terminal 6, the user can select the printer to output the image information by himself/herself.

A display section 1 on the terminal 6 indicates whether each printer is in use or on standby.
If 2 is provided, it can be used as a guideline when selecting a printer for output.

If the number of public lines 5 and the number of printers 3 are made equal,
When a user is talking to a communication destination through a public line, one of the printers is on standby. Therefore, if the communication destination notifies you to send image information during a call, any of the printers 3 can output the image information.

As described above, according to this embodiment, it is possible to downsize the terminal 6 that can copy and transmit image information.

[Second example] FIG. 2 is a diagram showing the configuration of a second embodiment of the present invention.

Elements common to those of the first embodiment shown in FIG.
The same numbers will be given and the explanation will be omitted. In this embodiment, a terminal 6, a printer 3, and a memory 13 are connected to a connection unit 4.

In the copy transmission system 10 of this embodiment, when the connection unit 4 receives image information to be output while the printer 3 is operating, it is stored in the memory 13 once and then output from the printer 3 later. There is.

The operations of the copy transmission system 10 of this embodiment when receiving image information and during a telephone call are the same as those of the first embodiment.

When transmitting image information, the copy transmission system 10 of this embodiment stores the image information in the memory 13 if the printer 3 is in operation, and outputs it from the printer 3 if it is on standby.

When a plurality of pieces of image information are stored in the memory 13, they are generally output from the printer 3 in the order in which they are received. Furthermore, when the emergency mode is designated by the designation switch 10 of the copy transmission system 10 or the designation switch of a communication destination (not shown), the image information is preferentially output from the printer 3.

In this embodiment, only one printer is required regardless of the number of public lines.

Further, in the above embodiment, the image information read by the scanner 1 can be output from the printer 3, or can be stored in the memory 13 while the printer 3 is in operation.

[Effects of the Invention] As explained above, by separately providing a terminal having a scanner and a telephone and a printer, there is an effect that the terminal can be made smaller.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing the configuration of the first embodiment, FIG. 2 is a diagram showing the configuration of the second embodiment, and FIGS. 3 and 4 are diagrams showing the conventional example. 1 is a scanner, 2 is a telephone, 3 is a printer, 4 is a connection unit, and 6 is a terminal.

Claims (2)

[Claims] (1) A plurality of terminals each having a scanner and a telephone; at least one printer capable of outputting image information sent to any of the terminals; and selecting the scanner, the telephone, and the printer of the terminal; A communication device characterized in that it has a connection means for connecting to a public line. (2) In claim 1, if the terminal further includes a memory capable of storing image information, and the terminal receives the image information while the printer is operating and the terminal is operating, A communication device, wherein the terminal stores the image information in the memory.