JPH02288773A - Multi-address equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To confirm simultaneously a protocol signal of plural receiver facsimile equipments by providing a reception facsimile protocol signal confirming means to confirm the protocol signal of the receiver side facsimile equipment separately. CONSTITUTION:When a protocol signal for transmission from a sender side facsimile equipment 2 is sent to receiver side facsimile equipments 21-23 via a multi-address equipment 1, the signal is received by the receiver side facsimile equipments 21-23 and its reception enable/disable signal is sent to a receiver side facsimile protocol confirming device 1a of the multiple address equipment 1. Then the equipment 1a confirms the state of the receiver side facsimile equipments 21-23 separately and when any of the receiver side facsimile equipments 21-23 is enabled of reception, the multi-address equipment 1 sends a transmission request to the sender side facsimile equipment 2 to start data transmission.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to a broadcasting device for simultaneously transferring facsimile data to a plurality of facsimile machines.

[Conventional technology]

Conventionally, there is a broadcasting device of this type as shown in FIG. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an overview of a broadcast communication system using a conventional broadcast device, where 1 is the broadcast device, 2 is a sending facsimile IJ (FAX), and 21°, 22, and 23 are receivers. Use the side fax IJ (F'AX). 3 is a procedural signal line connecting the broadcasting device 1 and the sending facsimile 2;
4 is a data signal line connecting the broadcasting device 1 and the sending facsimile 2; 5 is a data signal line connecting the broadcasting device 1 and each receiving facsimile 'J21.
Procedure signal lines connecting 2t and 2g, 6 is broadcasting device 1
This is a data signal line that connects each receiving side facsimile machine 'J2t, 2g, and 2s.

Next, the operation of the above configuration will be explained with reference to FIG.

Here, when the transmitting facsimile 2 sends a procedure signal 20 (FIG. 3(,)) for transmission via the broadcasting device 1 to a plurality of receiving facsimile machines 'J2t to 23, Facsimile machines 21 to 23 are shown in Fig. 3 (C) to (
・) As shown in FIG.
, 2h , returns 21g. Then, this broadcasting device 1 sequentially checks whether each receiving side facsimile machine 21 to 23 is receivable or not, and then sends a procedure signal 22 (FIG. 3(b)) to the transmitting side to notify whether the receiving side is receivable or not. Send to facsimile 2.

At this time, the broadcast device 1 sends the receiving facsimiles 21 to 2
If any one of 3 is receivable, sending facsimile 2 sends a receivable procedure signal and data transmission is started.

[Problem to be solved by the invention]

However, since such conventional broadcasting devices are configured as described above, it is necessary for the receiving facsimile to have a delay time when transmitting procedure signals, so as the number of such signals increases, the time required to complete transmission increases. There is a problem in that the time increases.

The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a broadcasting device that can simultaneously check the procedure signals of a plurality of receiving facsimiles when broadcasting. .

[Means for Solving the Problems] A broadcasting device according to the present invention is a broadcasting device that transfers facsimile data to a plurality of facsimile machines, and a receiving facsimile procedure signal for separately confirming the procedure signal of the receiving facsimile. A means of confirmation is provided.

[Effect]

In the present invention, it is possible to simultaneously check the procedure signals of a plurality of receiving facsimile machines.

〔Example〕

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIG.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an outline of a broadcast communication system using the broadcast apparatus of the present invention. In the figure, reference numeral 1 denotes a broadcasting device equipped with a receiving-side facsimile (FAX) procedure signal confirmation device 1a having a function of separately confirming the procedure signals of a plurality of receiving-side facsimile IJs, 2 a transmitting-side facsimile (FAX), 2
2z and 23 are multiple receiving facsimile machines (FA
X). Further, 3 is a procedure signal line connecting the receiving side facsimile procedure signal confirmation device 1a and the sending side facsimile machine 20, 4 is a data signal line connecting between the broadcasting device 1 and the sending side facsimile 2, and 51 t s * and 53 are each receiving side facsimile '721-23 and the procedure signal confirmation device 1.
a, and a data signal line 6, which connects the broadcasting device 1 and each receiving facsimile 21 to 2s.

That is, this embodiment is different from the conventional example shown in FIG. When transferring data to a plurality of receiving facsimiles 21 to 23, the procedure signals of each receiving facsimile 21 to 230 can be checked at the same time.

In addition, in the figures, the same reference numerals indicate the same or corresponding parts.

According to the configuration of this embodiment, when the sending facsimile 2 sends a procedure signal for transmission to the receiving facsimiles 21 to 23 via the broadcasting device 1, the receiving facsimiles 21 to 23 receive the signal. The signal indicating whether reception is possible or not is sent to the receiving side facsimile procedure confirmation device 1& in the broadcasting device 1.

Then, this device 1a receives facsimiles 21 to 2s on the receiving side.
After confirming the status of each of the receiving facsimiles 'J2t to 23 separately, if any of the receiving facsimiles 'J2t to '23 is ready for reception, the broadcasting device 1 sends a transmission request to the sending facsimile IJ2 as in the past, and sends the data. will be started.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As described above, according to the present invention, the status of a plurality of receiving facsimile machines can be determined separately by the receiving facsimile procedure signal confirmation device, so there is no need to set a special delay time for the receiving facsimile machines. This has the advantage of being able to connect even incoming facsimiles.

[Brief Description of the Drawings] Fig. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram of a broadcast communication system between a broadcast device and a facsimile device according to an embodiment of the present invention, and Fig. 2 is a schematic diagram of a broadcast communication system between a broadcast device and a facsimile device according to an embodiment of the present invention. Schematic diagram of the communication system,
FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram for explaining the operation of FIG. 2. 1...φ broadcasting device, 1a...Receiving side facsimile I
J (FAX) Procedure signal confirmation device, 2... Sending side facsimile (FAX), 21 to 23... Receiving side facsimile (FAX). Figure 1 Figure 2 Figure 3

Claims (1)

[Claims] What is claimed is: 1. A broadcasting device for transferring facsimile data to a plurality of facsimile machines, characterized in that the broadcasting device is provided with received facsimile procedure signal confirmation means for separately confirming procedure signals of receiving facsimile machines.