JPH02108365A - Facsimile equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To reduce a wasteful operation and a waiting time to the minimum limit and to execute the efficient operation by using the characteristic of ISDN to which the ID of a calling side terminal is also informed at the time of being an incoming call and storing and holding the ID of a calling side terminal accompanying the incoming call at the time of being the incoming call in the non-communicatable condition due to the paper shortage and so forth. CONSTITUTION:A memory paper sensor due to the micro switch, etc., is provided at a storing part 3 to store the receiving data of facsimile equipment and the reading data of a reading part 2 and a main control part 1, while the detection output from the memory paper sensor is not executed, executes a normal facsimile action routine. When the paper shortage is detected in the monitoring condition, it is judged that the equipment falls to the non-communicatable condition, the mode is shifted to the condition monitoring mode of a network control part 4, during the condition, it is monitored whether or not the FAX incoming call is present, the ID of the opponent side terminal informed from the line of the ISDN accompanying the incoming call at this time is read and stored once into a storing part 5. When the paper shortage is detected, it is informed to an operator by the displaying to the displaying part provided on an operating part 6 and the release work is executed by the operator.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Object of the Invention] (Industrial Application Field) The present invention relates to a facsimile device connected to a line of an integrated digital service network (hereinafter abbreviated as 15ON).

(Prior Art) The public telephone network is known as a typical communication network today.

In this public telephone network, when a call is received to a subscriber,
Generally, the network only notifies the communication device on the called side that there is a call, but does not notify the terminal number of the communication device on the calling side.

For this reason, for example, if a call is received when the facsimile machine connected to the public telephone network is unable to communicate due to lack of paper (recording paper), etc., the called terminal will Even if the terminal cannot be recognized and the called terminal returns to a communicable state due to completion of recording paper replenishment, etc., the calling terminal is notified of this fact and prompted to call again. There was nothing I could have hoped for.

In other words, with this type of conventional facsimile machine, the calling terminal, whose incoming call was rejected due to the called terminal being unable to communicate, is notified by the called terminal that the terminal has returned to a communication enabled state. The calling terminal must use its own judgment to predict when the called terminal will return to a communicable state, and repeat the call again until it is lucky enough to be able to access the called terminal. This inevitably led to a decline in operational efficiency.

The demand for this type of function (a function that notifies a calling terminal whose incoming call was rejected due to a communication unavailable state that it has returned to a communicationable state) has been increasing in recent years, and it is urgently needed. It was hoped that this would be realized.

(Problem to be Solved by the Invention) In this way, in the conventional facsimile machine described above, when a call arrives, the called terminal is only notified that there is a call from the network. could not be determined.

For this reason, for example, if a call is received while the called terminal is in a communication-disabled state, there is no way for the called terminal to notify the calling terminal that the terminal has returned to a communication-enabled state. The problem is that the calling terminal must repeatedly call again until the incoming call is accepted based on its own judgment, resulting in a significant drop in operational efficiency due to unnecessary calling operations and increased waiting time. was there.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned circumstances, and it identifies the calling terminal related to the incoming call in the communication disabled state, and simultaneously notifies the calling terminal when the called terminal returns to the communicable state #1. A facsimile machine that can automatically notify the calling terminal and notifies the calling terminal of the appropriate timing for re-calling, thereby enabling efficient operation without unnecessary waiting time. The purpose is to provide

[Structure of the invention]

(Means for Solving the Problems) A facsimile apparatus of the present invention includes an identification information detecting means for detecting identification information of a calling terminal notified in response to an incoming call from a line of an integrated digital service network; storage means for storing identification information of the calling terminal detected by the identification information detection means at the time of incoming call when communication is disabled;
automatic calling means for automatically calling a corresponding calling terminal based on the identification information stored in the identification information storage means when returning from the communication disabled state to the communication enabled state B11, and returning to the communication enabled state and message generating means for generating a message to the calling terminal to inform the calling terminal of the return of II.

(Function) According to the facsimile apparatus of the present invention, communication I! is connected to the 15DN line! We focused on the fact that the calling terminal's identification information is also notified to the device when a call arrives, and when the called terminal is unable to communicate due to, for example, running out of paper, we receive an incoming facsimile call. If this occurs, the identification information of the calling terminal at this time is temporarily stored.

Then, when the own terminal returns to a communicable state by replenishing recording paper, etc., the corresponding calling terminal sends its own l1lJ! A fixed pattern message is transmitted to the calling terminal that responds to the call, indicating that it has returned to a communicable state.

Therefore, the calling terminal can immediately know from the content of the message that the called terminal has returned to a communicable state, and can immediately respond to a re-call.

(Example) Hereinafter, an example of the present invention will be described in detail based on the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a facsimile device according to an embodiment of the present invention, in which 1 is a main control unit that controls the entire device, 2 is a reading unit that reads transmitted documents, and 3 is a block diagram that reads received data and A recording section 4 records the data read by the section 2, and a network control section 4 performs control related to interface IIIJ control with the 15DN and detection of identification information (hereinafter referred to as 10) of the calling terminal associated with incoming calls. , 5 is a storage unit for storing the calling terminal 10 detected by the network control unit 4, 6 is an operation unit for performing various settings and operations, and 7 is a fixed pattern message indicating return to a communicable state. This is a message generator that generates a message.

Hereinafter, the operation of the present facsimile apparatus when paper is out of communication is assumed to be in a communication disabled state will be described in detail with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

First, in order to detect this paper shortage, the recording section 3 is provided with a recording paper sensor consisting of, for example, a microswitch.

The main control section 1 executes a normal facsimile operation routine in a state where there is no detection output from the recording paper sensor (step 200).

Subsequently, the main control section 1 constantly monitors whether or not a paper shortage has occurred based on the detection output from the recording paper sensor even during the execution of the above operation routine (step 201).

If a paper shortage is detected in this monitoring state, the network control unit 4 shifts to state B monitoring mode based on the judgment that communication is not possible, and checks if there is an incoming fax call during this communication disabled state. Monitoring is performed (step 202).

This situation! When a facsimile call is received in monitoring mode, the ID of the other party's terminal (calling terminal) notified from the 15DN line in conjunction with the incoming call is detected,
This is stored in the storage unit 5 (step 203).

On the other hand, when a paper shortage is detected in step 201, the operator is also notified of this, for example, by displaying on a display section provided on the operation section 6.

Based on this notification, the operator promptly performs restoration work such as replenishing recording paper.

During this time, the main control unit 1 continues to monitor whether the restoration work has been completed, and upon completion of the restoration work, determines whether the communication disabled state has returned to the communicable state and reception is possible (step 204).

When it is determined in this judgment that reception is possible (e.g., based on the reset signal from the recording paper sensor), the main control unit 1 then receives a call when the own terminal is in a communication-disabled state. Accordingly, the already stored calling side terminal ID is read out from the storage section 5, and a call is automatically made to the calling side terminal corresponding to the number 10.

At the same time, the main control section 1 accesses the message generation section 7, receives a fixed pattern message generated from the message generation section 7 indicating a return to a communicable state, and responds to the above-mentioned automatic call. It is transmitted to the calling terminal (step 205).

The message thus transmitted from the called terminal is received and recorded at the calling terminal through a normal operating routine.

Therefore, the calling terminal and the terminal can immediately know from this received and recorded message that the called terminal has returned to a communicable state, and can take measures to re-call at any time thereafter. becomes possible.

In this regard, compared to the conventional system where you had to make repeated calls without knowing when recovery would occur, it is possible to significantly reduce unnecessary operations and waiting time, which can be nerve-wracking. Things like that will no longer be the case.

An example of the message transmitted to the calling terminal in the process of step 205 is as shown in FIG.

In this example, the fixed pattern message indicating that the state has returned to a state where calls can be received will also include the calling party's terminal ID and the time when the incoming call could not be accepted or the time when the incoming call can be accepted. The content is as follows.

Among these, fixed pattern messages can be formatted and stored in advance.

In addition, the calling terminal ID, the time when communication became unavailable, and the recovery
The main control unit 1, which monitors the operation, can recognize the time at which the vehicle returns.

For this reason, the specific configuration of the message generating section 7 includes, for example, a storage means for storing the above-mentioned standardized message, and a calling side terminal ID ascertained by status monitoring, the time when communication became unavailable, and the recovery time. This can be realized by means of synthesizing the time, etc.

In this embodiment, the conditions that can cause a communication failure state have been explained limited to paper shortage, but other conditions of this type may also include factors such as busyness in the copy operation mode.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As explained above, according to the facsimile apparatus of the present invention, when a call is received, 10 of the calling terminal is also notified.
Using the characteristics of N, when a call arrives when communication is unavailable due to paper shortage, etc., the y! 10 of the calling terminal is memorized, and after waiting for a return to a communicable state due to replenishment of recording paper, etc., an automatic call is made to the corresponding calling terminal based on the memorized 10, and created at the same time. Since a message is sent to the calling terminal to notify the user that the communication has been resumed, the calling terminal can take measures to re-call at any time as needed based on the contents of the message, thereby reducing waste. It has the excellent advantage of enabling efficient operation with minimal operation and waiting time.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a facsimile device according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. M2 is a flowchart showing an example of communication operation in the facsimile device of the invention shown in FIG. FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of a message for notifying a return from a communication-disabled state to a communication-enabled state in a communication operation based on the flowchart shown in the figure. 1... Main control section, 2... Reading section, 3... Recording section,
4...Network control section, 5...211 section, 6...operation section, 7...message generation section Fig. 1 Fig. 3 Fig. 2

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] Identification information detection means for detecting identification information of a calling terminal notified in response to an incoming call from a line of an integrated digital service network, and an incoming call when the own terminal is in a communication disabled state storage means for storing the identification information of the calling terminal detected by the identification information detection means; and upon returning from the communication disabled state to the communicable state, the identification information stored in the identification information storage means is stored. The present invention is characterized by comprising an automatic call originating means for automatically originating a call to the corresponding earlier calling terminal, and a message generating means for generating a message to the calling terminal to notify the return to the communicable state. facsimile machine.