JPH02252347A - Automatic dialing system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To attain communication with an opposite party received just before without the input of a number of a communication opposite destination by dialing a number of the communication destination received just before the storage in a storage means at the reception of a dial request without the input of a communication destination number. CONSTITUTION:In the case of confirming the telephone function, a communication start switch of an operation section 1 is singly depressed without key entry of a call destination number. The presence of a depressed communication start switch at the operation section 1 is recognized by a central control section 3 and whether or not the entry of the call destination number is checked before the input of the presence of the communication start switch. In this case, no number is entered and it is recognized to be a call to a destination having been communicated just before, the control section 3 reads out the communication opposite destination number just before stored in a memory 8 and transfers the number to a communication control section 6. The control section 6 dials the destination of the transfer telephone number to form a channel with the destination. Then a telephone set section 5 applies telephone communication with the communication destination.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to an automatic calling system that is characterized in that it is possible to communicate with a party that has just received a communication without inputting the number of the communication party. , relates to an automatic calling system that is optimal for G4 facsimiles connected to ISDN.

[Prior Art] In facsimile communication, there are many cases where the recipient of a received document wants to confirm the contents of the received document with the sender.

Conventionally, in such cases, the recipient directly inputs the caller's phone number, calls the caller at the number specified by the key, and then confirms the details over the phone. Ta.

[Six Problems to be Solved by the Invention] However, in the conventional example described above, if the recipient does not know the caller's number, he or she cannot immediately make a call.

Furthermore, even if the operator knew the number of the other party, the operator would have to key in the number one by one, which would complicate and troublesome operations for the operator.

Furthermore, the calling operation takes time, requires a large amount of input, and sometimes ends up calling the wrong party.

[Means for Solving the Problems] The present invention has been made for the purpose of solving the above-mentioned problems, and includes the following configuration as one means for solving the above-mentioned problems.

That is, a storage means for storing a number of a communication partner, a call request receiving means for accepting a call request without input of a communication partner number, and a call request receiving means for receiving a call request without input of a communication partner number by the call request receiving means. The reception sometimes includes automatic calling means for calling the number of the communication partner received immediately before storage in the storage means.

[Operation] In the above configuration, without inputting the number of the communication partner,
It is extremely easy to communicate with the other party who received the message just before.

[Example] Hereinafter, an example according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

1 and 2 show an embodiment according to the present invention, FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a facsimile machine with a telephone function according to the embodiment, and FIG. 2 is a processing flowchart of the embodiment. .

In FIG. 1, 1 is an operating section for inputting instructions for various operations of the apparatus of this embodiment, 2 is a reading section for reading a transmitted document, etc.;
Reference numeral 3 denotes a central control unit that centrally controls the apparatus of this embodiment according to the control shown in FIG. 2, 4 a printing unit that prints out received image information, document information read by the reading unit 2, etc., and 5 a telephone set of the other party's device. 6 is the telephone unit for making calls between
5 is a communication control unit that controls communication with other communication devices via the DN 20, 7 is a compression/expansion unit that performs image compression/expansion processing, and 8 is a memory unit that stores communication destination numbers, etc. The unit 8 stores at least the number of the communication partner with which data communication was performed immediately beforehand so that it can be read immediately. Further, 9 is a line interface unit that controls the interface with the 15DN 20.

The operation of this embodiment having the above configuration will be explained below with reference to FIG.

When there is an incoming call (called) from the I5DN 20 side to the own device, the process shifts to the process shown in FIG. At the same time, the calling party number (communication party number) is stored in a predetermined area of the memory section 8 in step S2. After the facsimile reception procedure is completed, the communication control unit 6 performs end-to-end communication with the other party's fax machine, and checks whether the facsimile communication is complete. The first is pre-procedure processing communication, proceeding from step S3 to step S4,
Performs facsimile reception and print output processing.

In this process, first, the received image information sent from the partner device is information that has been subjected to predetermined pressure line processing, and this received image information is transferred to the compression/expansion section 7, where it is subjected to predetermined expansion processing. The image information expanded in step 7 is transferred to the printing unit 4, and is printed out as image information similar to the transmitted image information.

When a predetermined amount of information (for example, one page) is received, the process returns to step S3 to perform the next communication procedure and check whether to continue or terminate the facsimile communication.

When continuing communication, the process advances to step S4 and facsimile communication is performed again.

When the facsimile communication is completed, the process advances from step S3 to step S5, and after the reception is completed, it is determined whether or not to call the sender to inquire about the sent document. If no telephone call is to be made, the process is terminated and the communication path is opened.

On the other hand, when making a telephone call and performing confirmation work, etc., the process proceeds to step S6, and the user simply presses the communication start switch on the operation unit 1 without keying in the number of the called party.

The communication start switch pressed on the operation unit 1 is recognized by the central control unit 3, and the process proceeds from step S6 to step S7, where it is checked whether or not a called number has been input before the communication start switch is input. In this case, there is no number input, and it is recognized that the call is to the party with whom communication was made immediately before, and the process moves to step S8. In step S2, the central control unit 3 reads the last communication partner number stored in a predetermined area of the memory 8, and transfers it to the communication control unit 6. The communication control unit 6 calls the other party of this transfer telephone number and establishes a communication path with the other party. Thereafter, the telephone section 5 makes telephone contact with the communication partner. After the end of the call, the handset of the telephone section 5 is turned on-hook to open the communication path, and the process ends.

On the other hand, if the called party number has been specified and input before the communication start switch is input in step S7, the process advances from step S7 to step SIO, where the calling process is performed for the specified destination number, and the called party's number is designated and input. It is possible to talk with.

As a result, when you enter a destination number, a call is made to the destination with the manually entered number, and if you do not enter a destination number, the call is made to the party you were communicating with immediately before (the person you communicated with immediately before). Call processing is performed for the sender that was previously

As explained above, according to this embodiment, by memorizing the communication party number (calling party number) while receiving facsimile data, there is no need to key in the calling party number after receiving the facsimile data. When an instruction is given to make a call, a call can be automatically made to the stored calling party number.

This simplifies the calling operation, and enables quick and reliable follow-up calls without making the wrong call due to a mistake in entering the other party's number.

Note that although the above processing has been explained regarding storing the destination number during incoming call processing and subsequent call processing, the present invention can be similarly applied to outgoing processing in which facsimile data is sent from the own device to another device. Of course it can be done.

In this case, when the other party responds, the number of the responding party is stored in the memory 8, and after the facsimile communication is completed,
If the communication start switch is pressed without inputting the other party's number, an automatic call may be made to the other party's device that made the call immediately before.

[Effects of the Invention] As explained above, according to the present invention, it is possible to communicate with the party to whom the message was received immediately before, without any manual effort of the number of the communication party.

This simplifies the calling operation, eliminates the possibility of making a wrong call due to an error in inputting the other party's number, and enables quick and reliable follow-up calls.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a facsimile machine according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a flow chart showing incoming call processing in this embodiment. In the figure, l...operation unit, 2...reading unit, 3...central control unit, 4...printing unit, 5...telephone unit, 6...
Communication control unit, 7... Compression/expansion unit, 8... Memory, 9
. . . line interface section, 20 . . . 15DN.

Claims (1)

[Claims] a storage means for storing a number of a communication partner; a call request reception means for accepting a call request without input of a communication partner number; and a call request reception means for accepting a call request without input of a communication partner number; The storage means includes automatic calling means for calling the number of the communication partner received immediately before storage, and communication with the communication partner received immediately before is possible without inputting the number of the communication partner. Features an automatic calling system.