JPH02246647A - Facsimile system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To receive various services from a facsimile store and forward equipment irrespective of the manufacture by sending a data relating to the service inputted from an input means while being included in call setting information. CONSTITUTION:When an original is set in a facsimile terminal equipment 100, an operation section 13 is operated, an address data, a service type data and a required data of a facsimile store and forward exchange 200 being a destination, then a CPU 11 gives the data to an interface 15 and puts it in a bit location of a subaddress as call set information of a required format according to a program in a main memory 12 and outputs the result. A communication controller 3 of the facsimile store and forward exchange 200 receiving the call setting information detects a data of the subaddress from the call setting information and a central processing unit 4 enters the relevant service.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION OBJECTS OF THE INVENTION (Field of Industrial Application) The present invention relates to a facsimile system comprising a facsimile storage and forwarding device and a facsimile terminal device.

(Prior Art) In a conventional facsimile system, by executing a predetermined transmission control procedure between a facsimile storage and forwarding device and a facsimile terminal device, one of the plurality of communication services possessed by the facsimile storage and forwarding device is selected. They were supposed to receive one communication service.

However, this predetermined transmission control procedure differs from manufacturer to manufacturer, as is clear even for G4 facsimile machines.
Therefore, in order to receive a desired communication service, a facsimile terminal device from the same manufacturer as the facsimile storage and forwarding device must be used.

(Problems to be Solved by the Invention) As mentioned above, the conventional facsimile system is inconvenient because it is not possible to receive various communication services unless the facsimile terminal device is made by the same manufacturer as the facsimile storage and forwarding device. A problem had arisen. The present invention has been made to solve the problems that conventional facsimile systems have, and its purpose is to provide a facsimile system that can receive various services from facsimile storage and forwarding devices regardless of the manufacturer. That's true.

[Structure of the Invention] (Means for Solving the Problems) The facsimile system of the present invention is connected to an ISDN network, has a function of providing various communication services, and receives and temporarily stores image signals related to a manuscript. The facsimile storage and forwarding device is then equipped with a facsimile storage and forwarding device that performs transmission according to a designated service type, and a facsimile terminal device that is connected to an ISDN network and performs facsimile communication with the facsimile storage and forwarding device via this I3DN network. a facsimile system, wherein the facsimile terminal device includes an input means for inputting service-related data including at least service type data indicating a type of communication service to be performed by the facsimile storage and forwarding device; call setting information sending means for transmitting data related to the service in the call setting information used when setting up a call in the ISDN network; The present invention is characterized by comprising a detection means for detecting data, and a service execution means for executing a communication service in accordance with data related to the service detected by the detection means.

(Function) According to the above configuration, service-related data is included in the call setting information that is always used in the ISDN network, and by simply matching the code and arrangement of data related to this service, facsimile storage and forwarding can be performed regardless of the manufacturer. Various communication services can be received from the device.

(Example) Hereinafter, an example of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a functional block diagram of a facsimile system according to an embodiment of the present invention. In the figure, 100 indicates a facsimile terminal device, and 200 indicates a facsimile storage and forwarding device. These facsimile terminal device 100 and facsimile storage and forwarding device 200 are ISDNli130
0 for facsimile communication. The facsimile terminal device 100 is provided with an input means 101, such as a keyboard, and a call setting information sending means 102. When making a call to the facsimile storage and forwarding device 200, the address and subaddress are input from the input means 101.
Since only one 00 is connected to the ISDN 111 home bus and no sub-address is required, this sub-address is changed to data related to the service. In other words, the upper 1 bit of the subaddress is the service type data, and the next m
It is specified that other data necessary for this service will be stored in the bit. The service types include proxy communication, time specified communication, post office box communication, etc. In the case of proxy communication, the destination address data is required, the time data is required for time specified communication, and the password data is required for post office box communication. ,
Other data mentioned above. When these data are input from the input means 101, the call setting information sending means sends out address data and sub-address data, which is data related to the service, in a predetermined format.

On the other hand, the facsimile storage and forwarding device 200 includes a detection means 201 and a service execution means 202. The detection means 201 detects service-related data (subaddress data) in the call setting information sent from the ISDNIM 300, and provides it to the service execution means 202. The service execution means 202 is a communication service 5vo-svn<
When data related to a service is provided from the detection means 201, the corresponding service is executed.

FIG. 2 shows a more specific configuration of the facsimile system shown in FIG. In the figure, a facsimile terminal device 100 includes a CPU 11, a main memo 2,
An operating section 13, a modem 14, and an interface 15 are provided, the operating section 13 corresponds to the input means 101, and the CPU 11
, main memory 12 and interface 15 constitute call setting information sending means 102 . Facsimile terminal device 100
includes elements such as a photoelectric conversion section and a recording section, but these are omitted because they are not directly related to the present invention. Further, the facsimile storage and forwarding device 200 includes a communication control device 3, a central processing unit 4, and a magnetic disk device 5. The communication control device 3 corresponds to the detection means 201, and the central processing unit 4 corresponds to the service execution means. Corresponds to 202.

The operation of the facsimile system configured as described above will be explained according to the transmission control procedure shown in FIG.

In the facsimile terminal device 100, a document is set and the operation unit 13 is operated to input address data, service type data, and data necessary for the destination facsimile storage and forwarding device 200. The CPU 11 receives this input data and converts it into call setting information in a predetermined format according to the program in the main memory 12.
Send to interface 15. Service-related data such as service type data is put into the bit position of the subaddress and output. The interface 15 sends out call setting information (Sl). This call setup information is l5ON
When received by the network exchange, the exchange checks whether the call setup information is correct (does it contain impossible codes, etc.), and if it is correct, returns the call setup reception information (R1) to the facsimile terminal device 100, and sends the call setup information (R1) back to the facsimile terminal device 100. Call setting information (S2) is sent to the store-and-forward device 200. Facsimile storage and forwarding device 2 that received this call setting information (S2)
The communication control device 3 of No. 00 detects whether the call setting information has correct contents and is in a state where acceptance is possible, and returns call setting acceptance information (R2) when both conditions are met. This is followed by ISDN transmission control procedure C. On the other hand, the communication control device 3 detects data in the subaddress part from the call setting information (S2) and sends it to the central processing device 4. The central processing unit 4 decomposes the data in the part of the given sub-address, detects the service type data, starts executing the corresponding service, and stores data related to other services in the main memory within the central processing unit 4 or magnetically. It is stored and used in a predetermined area of the disk device 5. For example, when time-specified communication is instructed, the image signal of the document sent in ISDN transmission control procedure C is stored in the magnetic disk device 5. Then, at a predetermined time, the address data of the destination is retrieved from the predetermined area and the communication control device 3 is made to make a call, and when the other party's facsimile device responds, the stored image signal is transmitted. A similar operation is performed as many times as there is destination address data. Other communication services are designated in the same way.

[Effects of the Invention] As explained above, according to the present invention, data related to a service is included in the call setting information always used in ISDN1i1, and by simply matching the code and arrangement of data related to this service, manufacturers can It becomes possible to receive various services from the facsimile storage and forwarding device regardless of the situation.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

Fig. 1 is a functional block diagram of an embodiment of the present invention, Fig. 2 is a block diagram of main parts of a facsimile system of an embodiment of the invention, and Fig. 3 is a transmission control procedure performed in an embodiment of the invention. FIG. 3...Communication control device 4...Central processing unit 5...Magnetic disk device 11...CPU 12...Main memory 13...Operation unit 14...Modem 15...Interface 100. ...Facsimile terminal device 101...Input means 102...Call setting information sending means 200...Facsimile storage and forwarding device 201...Detection means 202...Service execution means 300...ISDN network

Claims (1)

[Claims] A facsimile storage device that is connected to an ISDN network, has a function of performing various communication services, receives image signals related to a document, temporarily stores them, and then transmits them according to a designated service type. A facsimile system comprising a switching device and a facsimile terminal device connected to an ISDN network and performing facsimile communication with the facsimile storage and forwarding device via the ISDN network, wherein the facsimile terminal device is connected to the facsimile storage and forwarding device. An input means for inputting service-related data including at least service type data indicating the type of communication service to be performed by the device, and call setting information to be used when setting a call in the ISDN network by using the service-related data input from this input means. call setting information sending means for transmitting call setting information included in the call setting information, and the facsimile storage and forwarding device includes a detecting means for detecting data regarding the service from the sent call setting information, and a detecting means for detecting data regarding the service detected by the detecting means. A facsimile system comprising: a service execution means for executing a communication service in accordance with a communication service.