JPH02154569A - Facsimile equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To recover an original earlier with the setting of an automatic origination by reading the original at fast speed and discharging the original instantly when the 'memory transmission' is instructed. CONSTITUTION:When destination is busy, 'memory transmission' is inquired according to the display, and in the presence of an instruction of the memory transmission, an original read section 7 is driven, an original is read at high speed at stored. After the storage is finished, the original is discharged. On the other hand, after a prescribed time elapses after the end of storage, an origination connection section 4 is driven and automatic call and origination are applied. Thus, even if the original picture has not arrived at the destination by the instruction of the 'memory transmission', the original is discharged at the time of storage.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to a facsimile machine that arranges a transmission document and transmits it by facsimile to a destination.

[Conventional technology]

Conventional facsimile machines request connection to the destination using a dial code, and when they receive a signal indicating that the connection is pending, they display "Destination busy" on the display on the operation panel and issue the next instruction. wait.

This will be explained with reference to FIG. FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing an example of a conventional procedure. The facsimile machine makes a call (821)L to the connection line according to the operation instruction from the operation panel, then sends the input dial code to the connection line (S22), and receives a busy signal from the connection destination (S22).
23) When the device connects to the other party and receives a call signal, the screen of the placed transmission document is sequentially read at high speed and stored in memory (S24), and the predetermined facsimile transmission (S25) is executed. However, when step S24 is completed, all the documents are ejected (S26). When the transmission in step S25 is completed, the end of transmission is notified (S27), and the procedure ends.

When the destination is busy in step S23, the facsimile machine notifies and displays "Connection is busy" on the operation panel and waits for the next instruction from the operation panel.

[Problem to be solved by the invention]

As mentioned above, conventional facsimile machines are configured to notify and display that the destination is busy and wait for the next instruction when the destination is busy when placing a document and sending a facsimile. In addition to requiring automatic transmission settings by repeatedly making calls or returning the document and repeating the transmission procedure anew, automatic transmission settings also have the problem of leaving the document out of hand for a long period of time.

The purpose of the present invention is to solve the above problem by displaying a message on the display of the operation panel to store the original in memory and transmitting it when the destination is on the line. The objective is to provide a facsimile device that solves the problem.

[Means to solve the problem]

The facsimile device according to the present invention has a procedure for reading a transmitted document at high speed, storing it in memory as image information, and then ejecting the document, if there is a memory transmission instruction when a dial code is transmitted and a busy message is received from the connected destination. has.

[Effect]

The facsimile device according to the above means can eject a document at the point when it is stored in memory, even if the document screen does not reach the recipient in response to a memory transmission instruction.

〔Example〕

Next, the present invention will be explained with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a flowchart showing an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a functional block diagram showing an example of a sending part of a facsimile machine.

First, the functional blocks will be explained with reference to FIG.

In FIG. 2, the facsimile machine includes an operation section 1, a control section 2. Storage section 32 Outgoing connection section 4. Switching section 5, interface section 6
, manuscript reading section 7. and a display section 8, which are connected by an internal bus 9 and centrally controlled by a control section 2 using a pulse processor.

The operating section 1 is arranged on the surface of the device for easy operation by the operator, and has instruction buttons and dial buttons. The control section 2 receives instructions from the operation section 1 and information from each block, makes full use of the programs and data in the storage section 3, and performs the functions of the facsimile machine. The outgoing connection unit 4 receives the dial code from the operation unit 1, activates the communication line 10 via the switching unit 5 in response to the call instruction from the control unit 2, and then sends the dial code to the communication line 10 to initiate communication to the connection destination. The line 10 is formed by the destination exchange, and the switching unit 5 is instructed to connect the communication line 10 to the interface unit 6. The interface section 6 is coupled to a connected facsimile device via a communication line 10, and exchanges information according to a predetermined transmission procedure. When the interface section 6 receives a transmission instruction, it requests the document reading section 7 to read the document, confirms the arrangement and size of the document, and exchanges information with the connection destination.
Send the image information of the original by facsimile according to a predetermined procedure. The document reading section 7 reads and stores image information from the document at high speed, and sequentially sends out the accumulated image information according to instructions from the interface section 6. The display section 8 is arranged near the operation section 1 and displays the operating status of the device.

Next, the main operating procedures will be explained with reference to FIG. 1 and FIG. 2. Upon receiving the calling instruction along with the dial code from the operation unit 1, the calling connection unit 4 makes a call (Sl) to the destination exchange via the communication line 10, activates it, and transmits the dial code (S2). The exchange that receives the dial code connects the communication line 10 to the destination facsimile machine. The outgoing connection unit 4 receives the busy information of the connection destination (S3
), the switching unit 5 is instructed to connect the communication line 10 to the ink face 6, and information is exchanged with the other party's facsimile machine. When the interface section 6 determines that facsimile transmission is possible, it instructs the document reading section 7 to read image information from the document at high speed and store it in memory (S4), and retrieves the stored image information one by one and sends it as a facsimile. Send (S5)
do. The end of facsimile transmission is notified (S6), while the originals that have been stored in step S4 are ejected (S7).
and the procedure ends.

In addition, when the connection destination is busy in step S3, the display indicates "memory transmission" (Sll), and the memory transmission instruction (S1
2), the document reading section 7 is driven, the document is read at high speed and stored in memory (S13). When the storage is completed, the original is ejected (S L 4). On the other hand, when a predetermined period of time has elapsed after the storage has been completed, the calling connection unit 4 is driven to automatically make a dial call (S15). Here, if the connection destination is busy (816) and you hang up, a facsimile is sent (S17), the end of transmission is notified (S18), and the procedure ends. If the destination is busy in step S3 816, the communication path is restored (S19) and the process returns to step 15.

If there is no instruction for "memory transmission" in step 12, the procedure is the same as the conventional one, so the explanation will be omitted.

Therefore, when "memory transmission" is instructed, the document is read at high speed, stored in memory, and then immediately ejected.

〔Effect of the invention〕

According to the facsimile device of the present invention, the document is read at high speed and ejected immediately when "memory transmission" is instructed, so the document can be retrieved quickly by setting automatic transmission. The effect of memory storage is that it can be retransmitted at a later time.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

1(A) and 1(B) are flowcharts 1 and 2 showing an embodiment of the facsimile device of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a functional block diagram showing an example of the facsimile device, and FIG. It is a flowchart which shows an example. 1...Operation unit, 2...Control unit, 4...
...Outgoing connection section, 7...Document reading section, 8.
... Display section, 10 ... Communication line. Agent Patent Attorney Susumu Uchihara

Claims (1)

[Claims] The apparatus is characterized by having a procedure for, when a memory transmission instruction is received when a dial code is transmitted and a busy signal is received from a connected destination, the transmitted original is read at high speed, stored in memory as image information, and then the original is ejected. facsimile machine.