JPH027662A - Facsimile equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To efficiency attain call setting by storing plural destinations designated by an input section and calling other destination till the call setting is made successful if the call setting to one destination is failed. CONSTITUTION:A 2nd and succeeding transmission destination abbreviation telephone code called again together with a 1st transmission destination abbreviation telephone code to be called with priority are inputted from an input section 1 according to the display on a display section 2 and stored in a memory section 3. A control section 5 reads a telephone number corresponding to the 1st abbreviation telephone call stored in the memory section 3 from a telephone number table section 4 and gives a call to the read opposite device. If the opposite device is busy or faulty, the telephone number corresponding to the abbreviation telephone code of the next priority is read, the opposite device is called and if no call setting is applied to the 2nd opposite device, the similar control is applied to the opposite device of the next priority till the call is set. Thus, the efficient facsimile communication is attained.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION (Industrial Application Field) The present invention provides a method for efficiently setting up a call to one facsimile device when the recipient of the transmission has a plurality of facsimile devices. Regarding.

(Prior art) Generally speaking, facsimile machines are designed to re-call the same destination at predetermined time intervals if the other party's line is busy when a call is made, or if call setup fails due to a defect in the other party's equipment. It is configured.

(Problems to be Solved by the Invention) Recalling of this conventional facsimile device is limited to the same destination as the destination to which the call was originally made.

Secondly, if the destination has multiple facsimile machines and the call destination machine is busy or has a problem and cannot set up a call, it is not possible to make a call to another machine instead. be.

The purpose of the present invention is to eliminate the above-mentioned drawbacks.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a facsimile device that can efficiently set up a call to one facsimile device among a plurality of facsimile devices possessed by a destination party.

(Means for determining the problem) In order to achieve the above object, the facsimile machine according to the present invention automatically sends an RP! to a friend's address when the call is inputted, and if the call setup fails. - In a facsimile machine having a dialing function for performing a transmission to one of a plurality of facsimile machines owned by the same recipient, an input section for inputting the destination of the plurality of facsimile machines; a memory section for storing a plurality of destinations, and one of the plurality of destinations stored in the memory section;
control means for making a call to one destination and, when the call setup fails, making a call to another destination, and calling the other destinations in order or at random until the call setup is successful; There is.

(Function) According to the above configuration, even if the first one among multiple facsimile devices owned by the destination party cannot set up the call, the next destination will be called again at a fixed time interval. This increases the possibility that facsimile communication can be completed before calling again.

(Example) Hereinafter, the present invention will be explained in more detail with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of a facsimile apparatus according to the present invention.

This embodiment includes an input section 1 for inputting and operating numerical values, symbols, single characters, etc., and a display section 2 for displaying information necessary for an operator to operate the device.

A memory section 3 that stores input friend numbers, one character, etc., and a telephone number table section 4 that stores nine input telephone numbers.
and controls the input section 15 display section 2, memory section 3 and telephone number table section 4, as well as 1 communication control and equipment fIIL.
A control section 5 that controls the operation, a companion reading section 6 that optically reads the transmitted original, a tth modem/demodulator 7 that transmits the output of the reading section 6, and an output signal of the modem/demodulator 7 is transmitted through a communication line. It consists of a friend line control section 8 that sends signals to the friend, and a busy signal detection section 9.

In accordance with the display on the display section 2, the operator inputs from the input section 1 the abbreviated telephone code of the destination to be called first when transmitting one document as well as the abbreviated telephone code of the second and subsequent destinations to be called again.

The control section 5 stores in the memory section 3 the inputted first destination abbreviated telephone code and the second and subsequent abbreviated telephone codes in the case of re-calling.

Thereafter, the control section 5 reads out the IE telephone number stored in the memory section 3 and corresponding to the first abbreviated telephone code from the telephone number table section 4, reads it out, and calls the next telephone number.

If the other party's device is busy, a busy signal is sent back, and the busy signal detection section 9 detects this, so the control section 5 determines that the call cannot be set up. Well done.

In the case of a failure, a busy signal may not be returned, so after a certain period of time it is determined that the call cannot be set up.

In such a case, the telephone number corresponding to the next shortened talk code is read out and a call is made to the other party's device.

Even if it is not possible to set up a call to the second partner's device, a call is made to the next partner's device until the call is set up.
Perform similar control.

If call setting fails for all of the partner devices stored in the memory section 3, similar call control is performed after a certain period of time.

In this embodiment, the calling order is specified in advance, but it is also possible to randomly select a partner device and make a call.

(Effects of the Invention) As explained above, the present invention enables an operator to specify multiple destinations when specifying a transmission destination, and calls the first of the multiple destinations when transmitting a document. Medium fCf
If i1 is busy, if the call setup fails due to a failure or other reason, the operator will specify the next call and send it to multiple destinations randomly.
By calling each sentence in a predetermined order,
If the destination has multiple facsimile devices, specify the number first so that even if the destination device is busy and does not answer the call due to a failure, it will automatically re-call the other devices. This has the effect of realizing efficient facsimile communication.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of a facsimile apparatus according to the present invention. l...Input section 2...Display section 3...Memory section 4...Telephone number table section 5...Control section
6...Reading section 7...Modulation/demodulation section 8...Line control section Patent applicant NEC Corporation

Claims (1)

[Claims] If call setup fails for the entered destination, try again.
In a facsimile machine having a dialing function for automatically making a call, in order to transmit a document to one of a plurality of facsimile machines owned by the same party, an input section for inputting the destination of the plurality of facsimile machines; A memory section that stores a plurality of destinations specified by an input section; and a memory section that stores a plurality of destinations specified by the input section; to other destinations in turn until the call is successfully set up.
Or a facsimile machine characterized by comprising a control means for randomly calling.