JPH01243768A - Facsimile system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To execute speedy moving to facsimile communication and to shorten a line occupying time by interrupting the sending of a sound responding message in a receiving side facsimile equipment when manual calling is executed in a transmitting side facsimile equipment. CONSTITUTION:When the manual calling is executed in a telephone set 2, an opponent decides whether the calling is a telephone or a facsimile (FAX). In case of the telephone, a line is once disconnected and further, whether the sound responding message is returned or not is decided. Next, a switch (SW)1 of an operation panel (OP) part 14 is pushed down and the line is switched in a main control part 11. Namely, when the facsimile operation is desired, an SW2 of the OP part 14 is pushed down and an interrupting mode for sound responding message reception is obtained in the main control part 11. Then, an LED of the OP part 14 is lighted up. Here, after the SW1 is pushed down and the line is switched to the FAX side in the main control part 11, a necessary signal is sent through a network control part 13 to the opponent side. The main control part 11 executes FAX transmission according to the necessary signal from the opponent side until a transmitting end is decided and the line is disconnected.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Object of the Invention] (Industrial Application Field) The present invention relates to a facsimile system consisting of a transmitting/receiving facsimile device connected by a telephone line, and particularly relates to a facsimile system consisting of a transmitting/receiving facsimile device connected to a receiving facsimile device and a manual call transmission. This invention relates to communication procedures between sending facsimile machines.

(Prior Art) When a conventional facsimile machine makes a manual call transmission, after the call is connected to the receiving facsimile machine, the facsimile's communication button is pressed to start transmission. However, when I tried to press the communication button to start transmission, I received a CED message (called station identification signal) from the receiving facsimile machine.
If the receiving facsimile machine has a voice response function while waiting for a facsimile signal such as
It is not possible to receive the CED signal until approximately 15 seconds have passed. For this reason, the facsimile machine on the sending side cannot start the communication procedure for sending until the voice message is finished, resulting in an inconvenience that the total communication time becomes longer.

(Problem to be Solved by the Invention) As described above, when the sending facsimile device manually initiates a call and sends a call, the CED transmitted from the receiving facsimile device
Conventionally, there was no function to interrupt the voice response message from the receiving facsimile machine and start the sending procedure, although the sending facsimile machine cannot start transmission until it receives the signal. Therefore, even if you know the content of the voice response message and there is no need to listen to it, you cannot start the sending procedure until you have listened to the voice response message to its fullest extent, which wastes the line exclusive time. There were disadvantages such as the length of time required and the need to pay high telephone charges. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention aims to eliminate the above-mentioned drawbacks, and provides a facsimile system that can interrupt the sending of a voice response message from the receiving facsimile device when the sending facsimile device makes a manual call, and can immediately begin facsimile communication. is intended to provide.

[Structure of the Invention] (Means for Solving the Problems) The present invention provides a sending facsimile device that manually initiates and sends calls using a telephone, and a receiving facsimile device that has a function of making a voice response when set to automatic reception. a facsimile system having a facsimile machine on the receiving side, input control means for inputting a command to send a predetermined facsimile signal during a period when the telephone is receiving a voice response from the facsimile machine on the receiving side; the transmitting facsimile device is provided with a signal transmission control means for transmitting a predetermined facsimile signal to the receiving facsimile device by switching the line to the transmitting facsimile device when the command is input; , a signal detection means for detecting reception of the predetermined facsimile signal; and a signal detection means for detecting the reception of the predetermined facsimile signal, and when the predetermined signal is detected by the signal detection means during a voice response to the transmitting side facsimile machine, the voice response is stopped and the transmitting side The facsimile apparatus on the receiving side is provided with communication control means for sending a predetermined protocol signal to the facsimile apparatus.

(Function) In the facsimile system of the present invention, the operator uses the input control means to instruct the signal transmission control means to send a specific facsimile signal while the telephone is receiving a voice response from the receiving facsimile device. input.

When the command is input from the input control means, the signal transmission control means switches the line to the facsimile machine and then transmits the specific facsimile signal to the receiving facsimile machine. When the signal detection means detects the specific signal during voice response to the transmitter facsimile device, the communication control means of the receiver facsimile device stops the voice response operation and transmits a predetermined protocol to the transmitter facsimile device. Send a signal. Thereby, it is possible to interrupt the voice response message from the receiving facsimile machine and immediately start communication between the facsimile machines.

(Example) Hereinafter, an example of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing one embodiment of a facsimile device constituting the facsimile system of the present invention. 1 is a facsimile machine, 2 is a telephone connected to the facsimile machine 1, 3 is a telephone line, 11 is a main control unit that controls the entire facsimile machine, and 12 is an input unit that controls input and output of data to the operation panel unit 14. Output control unit 13 is a network control unit that performs line acquisition and release control, 14
is an operation panel section equipped with various switches and indicators, etc., and includes switches SWI, 2 and LEDs. Reference numeral 15 denotes a voice response section for transmitting a voice message, and reference numeral 16 denotes a signal detection section for detecting a CNG signal input from the telephone line 3.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of the layout of switches SW1, SW2 and LEDs provided in the operation panel section 14. An LED is provided in the switch SW2, and when the switch SW2 is pressed, the LED lights up.
Lights go out repeatedly.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be explained according to the flowchart shown in FIG. First, in step 301, the operator makes a manual call by dialing through the telephone service 2, and in step 302 it is determined whether the line is connected to the other party (receiving side). If the other party is busy, step 30
Return to step 1 and dial again, and if the line is connected, proceed to step 303. In step 303, the operator determines whether the other party is using a telephone or a facsimile, and if the other party is talking to the other party by telephone, the operator proceeds to step 313 and makes the call.In step 314, the operator hangs up the handset of telephone 2 and disconnects the line. . If it is determined in step 303 that the other party is using a facsimile, the process goes to step 304, and it is determined whether or not a voice response message is returned. If the message is returned, the process goes to step 305, and if not, step 312 go to At step 312, the operator presses the switch SW1 of the operation panel section 14, and upon receiving this, the main control section 11 switches the line to the facsimile side and proceeds to step 309. Meanwhile, step 30
5, determine whether or not you want to start facsimile communication immediately without listening to the end of the voice message, and if you want to start facsimile communication immediately, press the operation panel section 14.
If the user presses the switch SW2 and listens to the voice message to the end, the process goes to step 312. When the switch SW2 is pressed in step 305, the main control section 11 receives this and enters the voice response message reception interruption mode, and lights up the LED of the operation panel section 14. Seeing this, the operator presses the switch SW1 in step 307. Upon receiving this, the main controller 11 switches the line to the facsimile side, and then sends the CNG signal to the other party via the network controller 13 in step 308. Send. Next, the main control unit 11 waits to receive a CED signal sent from the other party in step 309, and when the CED signal is received, it starts facsimile transmission in step 310.
Step 3.
At step 14, the line is disconnected and the process ends.

Next, the operation when the facsimile machine 1 becomes the receiving side will be explained according to the flowchart shown in FIG. First, in step 401, the main control section 11 waits for line connection by the network control section 13. When the call signal is received and the line is connected, the process goes to step 402, where the voice response section 15 is activated and a voice response message is sent to the sending side. During this time, the main control unit 11 determines whether or not the CNG signal is detected via the signal detection unit 16 in step 403. If detected, the process proceeds to step 405; if not detected, the main control unit 11 sends a voice response message in step 404. It is determined whether the sending of the data has ended. Here, if the transmission of the voice response message has not been completed, the process returns to step 402; if it has been completed, the CED signal is transmitted to the transmitting side via the network control section 13 in step 405. Thereafter, in step 406, the main control unit 11 performs facsimile reception control to receive the image data, and then ends the process.

According to this embodiment, when the operator of the sending facsimile machine makes a manual call, if there is no need to listen to the voice response message sent from the receiving facsimile machine, the operator of the sending facsimile machine presses the switch SW2 and then the switch SWI. As a result, it is possible to interrupt the transmission of voice response messages from the facsimile machine on the receiving side and immediately start communication between facsimile machines, thereby shortening the dedicated time for this branch line.

[Effects of the Invention] As described above, according to the facsimile system of the present invention, when the sending facsimile device makes a manual call, the sending of the voice response message of the receiving facsimile device is interrupted and the facsimile communication is immediately started. It has a positive effect.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of a facsimile device constituting the facsimile system of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example layout of switches provided in the operation panel section 14 shown in FIG. , FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing the operation of the machine control system when the facsimile machine 1 shown in FIG. 1 makes a manual call, and FIG. 4 shows the main control when the facsimile machine 1 shown in FIG. 1 receives an automatic call. 3 is a flowchart showing the operation of the unit 11. FIG. 1...Facsimile machine 2...Telephone 11...Main control section 12-110ilJtl1 section 13...Network control section 14...Operation panel section 15...Voice response section 16...Signal detection section SWl, SW2...Switch agent Patent attorney Nori Chika Ken Canshu Sanno -, 1 Fri immersion back 1 Fig. 1 Fig. 2

Claims (1)

[Claims] In a facsimile system that includes a sending facsimile device that manually initiates and transmits calls using a telephone, and a receiving facsimile device that has a function of making a voice response when automatic reception is set, the receiving facsimile is input control means for inputting a command to send a predetermined facsimile signal while receiving a voice response from the device, and switching the line to the sending facsimile device when the command is input from the input control means; the transmitting facsimile device includes signal transmission control means for transmitting the predetermined facsimile signal to the receiving facsimile device after receiving the predetermined facsimile signal; communication control means for stopping the voice response and sending a predetermined protocol signal to the sending facsimile machine when the predetermined signal is detected by the signal detecting means during a voice response to the facsimile machine on the receiving side; A facsimile system characterized by being equipped in a facsimile machine.