JPH02155359A - Facsimile equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To make a cell at an optional time convenient to each destination by registering a call time in advance together with one or plural destination telephone numbers to each facsimile equipment of a relay station corresponding to an identification code at various types of abbreviation dials. CONSTITUTION:The operator registers one touch dial, abbreviation dial and group dial by a prescribed registration to a facsimile equipment in advance and designates the dial time as required to each destination at the registration. The facsimile equipment receives the sent picture information to store it into a picture memory 4 and to generate a job film JF1. Then the facsimile equipment retrieves a job file reaching a designated dial time, dials a designated destination to send the stored picture information thereto. Thus, the transmission of the picture information is executed at the registered dial time to each destination designated by a relay transmission command.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to a facsimile machine having a relay message transmission function.

[Prior Art] In general, when sending image information such as documents using a facsimile machine, communication charges are low during times when an operator is present at the other end, when the other end's telephone line is idle, or when there is a nighttime discount. In most cases, the sending time, such as the time of day, is taken into account when making a call.

By the way, from the facsimile machine which is the transmission source, the image information as well as the relay transmission command and destination information are sent to the facsimile machine which is the relay station.
Relay transmission is known in which when image information is sent to one facsimile machine, the facsimile machine at that relay station sequentially transmits the image information to each designated destination.

[The problem to be solved by the invention] In such relay relay transmission, upon receiving a relay transmission command and destination information from the transmission source, the relay station immediately starts transmission processing to each specified destination. Was.

For this reason, conventionally, when a relay station sends a broadcast.

There was a problem in that it was not possible to send a call to each destination at any convenient time.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to solve the above problems and provide a facsimile device that allows a relay station to send a call to each destination at any convenient time.

[Means for Solving the Problems] For this purpose, the present invention provides that a facsimile machine of a relay station can send information to one or more destinations in response to identification codes during simple dialing such as one-touch dialing, speed dialing, and group dialing. Memorize the call time and phone number in advance,
The present invention is characterized in that destination information is received from a sender using its identification code, and a call is made to the corresponding destination at a call time corresponding to the received identification code.

[Operation] By registering a predetermined transmission time in advance, the relay station can transmit a transmission to each destination at any convenient time.

[Embodiments] Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 1 shows a block diagram of a facsimile machine according to an embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 6, a scanner 1 reads an original image and extracts image information at a predetermined resolution, Reference numeral 2 records image information on recording paper. The encoding/decoding unit 3 encodes image information to be transmitted and decodes received image information. The image memory 4 temporarily stores image information to be transmitted in the case of storage and transmission.

The network control device 5 performs predetermined call origination and incoming call operations by acquiring a line, sending out a selection signal which is an originating optical telephone number, and detecting an incoming call.

The modem 6 modulates and demodulates image information and transmits the same, and also transmits various procedure signals in transmission control procedures.

The communication control unit 7 controls the network control device 5 and the modem 6 to execute facsimile transmission according to a predetermined transmission control procedure based on the CCITT 63 standard.

The operation display unit 8 displays operation guidance etc.
According to the guidance, various operations are performed to cause the facsimile machine to perform predetermined transmission/reception processing. In this embodiment, the operation display section 8 includes a numeric keypad for one-touch dialing and speed dialing, and a group designation key "a" for group dialing.
~ "j" is arranged.

The registration/transmission management information storage section 9 is composed of a RAM, and stores kl information set in advance, job files for executing predetermined relay transmission, and the like.

The system control section 10 is a microcomputer system equipped with a CPU, ROM, RAM, etc., and controls each section mentioned above to execute predetermined operations of this facsimile machine. Equipped with a real-time clock to manage time. The system bus 11 is a signal line for exchanging various kinds of predetermined data between the above-mentioned units.

The facsimile machine of this embodiment has the above configuration.

Next, a case will be described in which the present invention is used as a relay station in relay broadcast transmission.

This facsimile device has simplified dialing functions including a one-touch dialing function, a speed dialing function, and a group dialing function. The one-touch dial function and the dial function are functions that execute transmission processing to a pre-registered destination by specifying a one-digit or two-digit number.

The group dial function is a function that, when one destination group number is specified, sequentially executes transmission processing to a plurality of pre-registered destinations.

Therefore, the operator registers one-touch dialing, speed dialing, and group dialing in advance by performing a predetermined registration operation on the facsimile machine. In this embodiment, at the time of these registrations.

Specify the outgoing time for each destination as necessary.

With the one-touch dial WR, as shown in FIG. 2(a), the destination name NM is displayed corresponding to each one-touch dial "0" to "9". ~NM9, phone number TN0~TN
3, and the transmission time ST, -5Tg are registered in the registration/transmission management information storage section 9. This transmission time STl, ~
ST.

can be specified at any time if necessary, taking into account the time when the operator of each destination is available, the time when the telephone line is free, or the time when communication charges are cheaper due to night discounts. Not specified in this case. In addition, when specifying the time, it can be set arbitrarily, whether it is hours or minutes, only the hours, or only the distinction between morning and afternoon.

In addition, by using W8 of the speed dial, each one-touch dial "10
” to “99”, the destination name NM, O to NM99,
Telephone number TN1° to TNs, and call time ST.

~STg, are registered in the registration/transmission management information storage section 9.

Furthermore, by registering the group dial mentioned above.

As shown in the same figure (C), each group dial "a" ~
Corresponding to “j”, destination name NM, ~NMJ, sending time S
T.

~STJ, each destination phone number in the group TNA ~TN
Ak, TNB□ to TNB, . . . TNJ1 to TNJY are registered in the registration/transmission management information storage section 9.

FIG. 3 shows the reception and relay transmission processing of this facsimile machine. Assuming that a call is made and received from the originating facsimile machine (process 101), predetermined transmission control is executed and the call is received by the facsimile machine. Determine the previous request (process 1
02).

In the case of a G3 standard facsimile machine, a relay transmission command from a sender is notified by an NSS signal in accordance with a known transmission control procedure. As shown in FIG. 4, this NSS signal transmits relay transmission command information, a source telephone number, and each destination information. At this time.

For each destination information, the destination is specified by the registered contents, such as one-touch dial "0", speed dial rlOJ, group dial "a", for example. Also,
Although not shown, transmission mode information such as the line density and compression method of image information is notified by this NSS signal.

When the facsimile machine receives such information (Y in process 102), it stores the received command information and transmission mode information in the registration/transmission management information storage section 9 (process 103). Next, the transmitted image information is received and stored in the image memory 4 (process 104), and when the reception is completed, a predetermined procedure is executed and the line is disconnected (process 105).
).

After that, first, the calling time and destination telephone number that are registered in the registration process and correspond to one specified destination are read out. For example, in this example, the calling time STo and telephone number TNo of the first destination, one-touch dial "0", are read out (processing 106). Next, as shown in FIG. 4(b), the transmission time ST, the telephone number TN, the image information storage pointer indicating the image information storage location in the image information memory 4, and the storage location of the transmission mode information are displayed. Create a job file JF1 that stores the transmission mode storage pointer etc. that indicates the
Process 107).

Furthermore, if there is a next destination (Y in process 108), the same process is performed (proceed to process 106). As a result, in this example, job files JF2 to JFI are created. Note that if the transmission time information is not registered, "immediate" is set as the transmission time.

Thereafter, the facsimile machine searches for a job file whose designated "sending time" has arrived, while monitoring the current time (process 109). Then, if there is a corresponding job file JF (Y) in step 110, the stored image information is transmitted to the specified destination according to the contents of the job file JF□ (step 111).

Next, if unprocessed job files remain (N in process 112), a job file to be processed next is similarly searched for (proceeds to process 109).

As a result, the processing of each job file JF2 to JFIl is executed, and the image information is transmitted to each destination designated by the relay transmission command at the transmission time registered in advance. In addition, in each of these transmission processes, if the destination does not respond even if you repeat the call a certain number of times, or if an error occurs during communication and the call cannot be sent correctly after a certain number of calls, , transmission to that destination will be cancelled.

When all job files have been processed (Y in process 112), a call is made to the originating telephone number specified in the relay transmission command, and transmission result information for each destination is transmitted. In this case, one-touch dialing, abbreviated dialing, or group dialing numbers, and destination names registered corresponding to these numbers are transmitted as each destination information. At the source.

The information is received and recorded as a relay transmission result report (process 113).

On the other hand, if a call arrives and a relay transmission command is not received (N in process 102), this is normal reception for this facsimile machine, and the image information to be transmitted is recorded on recording paper while being received (process 114). .

In addition, in this embodiment, the case of relay transmission in which the same image information is sent to each destination has been explained, but as a relay transmission command,
It goes without saying that the present invention can be similarly applied even when receiving a plurality of pieces of image information and each piece of destination information.

[Effects of the Invention] As described above, according to the present invention, the facsimile machine of the relay station can perform 1
By connecting multiple destination phone numbers and registering the call time in advance, when destination information is received from the caller using the identification code, the call will be made to the corresponding destination at the call time corresponding to the received identification code. This allows you to send calls to each destination at any convenient time.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a block configuration diagram of a facsimile machine according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2(a) is an explanatory diagram of registered information corresponding to a one-touch dial number, and FIG. 2(b) is a diagram corresponding to a speed dial number. An explanatory diagram of registered information. Figure 3(c) is an explanatory diagram of registered information corresponding to a group dial number. Figure 3 is an operation flowchart showing image information reception and relay transmission processing. Figure 4 is an illustration of received command information and FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram of a job file to be created. DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1...Scanner, 2...Plotter, 3...Encoder/decoder, 4...Image memory, and...Network control device, 6
...Modem, 7. Communication control section, 8. Operation display section, 9.. Registration/transmission management information storage section, 10.. System control section. Figure 1 Figure 2 (a) (C) Figure 3 Figure 4 (b)

Claims (1)

[Claims] In a facsimile machine that receives a relay transmission command and destination information along with image information from a sender, and transmits the image information to each destination indicated by the destination information, one or more destination telephone numbers correspond to the identification code. a storage means for storing the transmission time in advance; a reception means for receiving the destination information from the transmission source using the identification code; and a reception means for transmitting the image information to the corresponding destination at the transmission time corresponding to the received identification code. A facsimile device comprising a transmitting means for transmitting.