JPH0250567A - Facsimile equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To transmit an original without inputting an opposite destination telephone number with a transmitting person by equipping a character recognizing means to recognize the telephone number of the opposite transmission destination read from the specific position of the original, and an automatic calling means to automatically call the telephone number recognized with the character recognizing means. CONSTITUTION:When the transmitting person transmits the original, first he sets the original written the opposite telephone number at the specific position so that an original reading means 1 may read the original. Then, the original reading means 1 reads the opposite destination telephone number, and sends it to a character recognizing means 11. The character recognizing means 11 recognizes the opposite destination telephone number from inputted data, sends them to an automatic calling means 12, and the automatic calling means 12 calls the opposite destination through a MODEM 3. The data read by the original reading means 1 are transmitted through a public circuit 5 to the opposite destination by means of the MODEM 3 successively data-compressed by an encoder/decoder 2. Thus, the transmitting person can transmit the original without inputting the telephone number of the opposite transmitting destination.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION FIELD OF INDUSTRIAL APPLICATION The present invention relates to a facsimile device that transmits a graphic document using a public line.

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, with the development of communication technology and the determination of standards, facsimile machines that transmit documents and graphics using general public lines have become popular.

Hereinafter, the conventional facsimile apparatus described above will be explained based on the block diagram of FIG.

In FIG. 2, reference numeral 1 denotes an original reading means for reading an original, and 2 an encoding/decoding means for encoding data of the original read by the original reading means 1, and decoding t data sent from a modem 3, which will be described later. The converter 4 is a number input means for inputting the telephone number of the other party and making a call via the modem 3. Modem 3 is public! This is a transmitting/receiving device that transmits and receives data to and from the other party via the encoder/decoder 2. '(Send the data of the manuscript to the other party through the public line 5,
It receives the data transmitted to the other party through the encoder/decoder 2 and outputs it to the encoder/decoder 2. 6 is encoder/decoder 2
This is a recording means for recording (printing out) the decrypted data.

The document transmission operation of the facsimile machine configured as described above will be described.

Is the sender the original? When transmitting, first the original is set at a predetermined position so that the original reading means 1 can read it. Next, the sender inputs the telephone number of the other party into the number input means 4 and makes a call to the other party via the modem 3. Thereafter, the data of the manuscript read by the manuscript reading means 1 is encoded/
The decoder 2 sequentially compresses the data, and the modem 3 transmits it to the destination via the public line 5.

Problems to be Solved by the Invention However, with the above configuration, when transmitting a manuscript, the sender must always input the recipient's telephone number using the number input means 4, and in particular, the originator of the manuscript and the sender must input the telephone number of the other party. If the numbers are different, errors in inputting the recipient's telephone number are likely to occur, causing the problem that important contents of the manuscript may be leaked to others. Additionally, if you use a facsimile machine that can store multiple recipient phone numbers, you can make calls automatically.
First, you have to record the recipient's phone number, and if you want to send a message to an unregistered recipient, you have to enter the recipient's phone number as well, making the registration and input process cumbersome and difficult to understand. Met.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention is intended to solve the above-mentioned problems, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a facsimile machine that allows a sender to send a document without inputting the recipient's telephone number.

Means for Solving the Problems In order to solve the above problems, the facsimile apparatus of the present invention includes a document reading means for reading the original mt, and a character read from a specific position of the document to recognize the telephone number of the recipient. The apparatus includes a recognition means and an automatic call means for automatically calling a telephone number recognized by the character recognition means.

Operation With the above configuration, when sending a document, the document reading means reads the destination telephone number written in a specific position on the document, the character recognition means recognizes the telephone number, and the automatic calling means automatically calls the telephone number. call and send the manuscript. Therefore, the sender can send the original without inputting the recipient's phone number.

Example Hereinafter, one embodiment of the present invention will be described based on the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a facsimile machine showing one embodiment of the present invention. Note that the same components as those in FIG. 2 of the conventional example are designated by the same reference numerals, and description thereof will be omitted.

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 11 denotes a character recognition means for recognizing the telephone number of the transmission destination read from a specific position on the document, and the telephone number recognized by the character recognition means 11 is sent to the automatic calling means 12. , the automatic calling means 12 automatically calls this telephone number.

The document transmission operation of the facsimile machine configured as described above will be described.

When a sender sends a document, the sender first sets the document with the recipient's telephone number written in a specific position at a predetermined position so that the document reading means 1 can read it.

Then, the document reading means 1 reads the telephone number of the other party and sends it to the character recognition means 11. The character recognition means 11 recognizes the telephone number of the other party from the input t data and sends it to the automatic calling means 12. The automatic calling means makes a call to the other party via the modem 3. The data read by the original S4 reading means 1 is sequentially compressed by the encoder/decoder 2 and transmitted to the other party through the public circuit 5 by the modem 3.

In this way, the sender can send the manuscript without entering the recipient's phone number, which prevents the important contents of the manuscript from being leaked to others due to incorrect input of the telephone number. It also frees you from the troublesome task of registering and inputting phone numbers.

Effects of the Invention As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to read and recognize the destination phone number written in a specific position on the document, automatically call that number, and send the document. The sender no longer needs to enter the recipient's phone number. This prevents important contents of the manuscript from being leaked to others due to the wrong recipient, and also relieves the user from the troublesome work of registering and inputting telephone numbers.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a facsimile machine showing one embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a block diagram of a conventional facsimile machine. DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1... Original reading means, 2... Encoder/decoder, 3... Modem, 5... Public line, 6... Recording means, 11... Character recognition means, 12 ... Automatic calling means.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A facsimile device that transmits documents and figures using a public line, and a document reading means for reading a document;
A facsimile machine comprising a character recognition means for recognizing a telephone number of a transmission destination read from a specific position of the document, and an automatic calling means for automatically calling the telephone number recognized by the character recognition means. Device.