JPH0282755A - Facsimile multi-addressing equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To eliminate wastefule operation that an operator pushes a transmitting button with waiting for completion of a line use by executing an automatic transmission after the line use completion when an original is set, a communication destination is set, and the transmitting button is pushed down at the time of the line using. CONSTITUTION:When a line using condition detecting circuit 3 detects the under reception condition or the under communication condition with the other station, it judges that the line is during use. When the pushing-down of the transmitting button by means of an operator is notified from a detecting circuit 2, a control means 1 regards the pushing-down of the transmitting button as valid if it can confirm that the original is set from an original detecting circuit 4, and a communication destination is set from a communication destination setting detecting circuit 5, and after the completion of simultaneous transmission, namely after the releasing of the line, the transmission is started. Thus, the operator is made unnecessary to push the transmitting button again for the transmission after the completion of use of the line.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] [Industrial application field] The present invention relates to a facsimile broadcasting device.

[Conventional technology]

FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing a conventional facsimile broadcasting device. In the figure, (7) is a control means that controls the entire transmission and reception function, (2) is a push detection circuit that detects the push of the send button, (8) is a line usage state detection circuit that detects whether or not reception is being performed as the current line usage state; (4)
) is a document detection circuit that detects that a document is set, and (5) is a destination setting detection circuit that detects the setting of the destination for broadcast transmission.

Next, the operation will be explained.0 The detection circuit (2) detects the press of the send button by the operator, and the control means (7)
tell to. When the control means (7) receives the signal from the detection circuit (2), the control means (7) detects that the line usage state detection circuit (8) indicates that the signal is not being received, that the document detection circuit (4) indicates that a document is set, and that the destination is set. It is confirmed from the detection circuit (5) that all three conditions of destination setting are satisfied, the press of the send button is regarded as valid, and non-transmission is performed. Therefore, pressing the send button is disabled while receiving data).

On the other hand, since the line usage state detection circuit (8) cannot detect that communication is in progress between other stations, it assumes that the line is not in use even during communication between other stations, and starts transmission by regarding the press of the send button as valid.

[Problem to be solved by the invention] Conventional facsimile broadcasting devices were configured as described above, so when using a line, even if you set a document on the facsimile machine and set the destination, you would have to press the send button while receiving. Invalid, pressing the send button during communication between other stations will start transmission as valid, but if the other station is communicating, no response will be obtained and transmission will be aborted. had the problem that the send button had to be pressed again after the line was used.

This invention was made to solve the above-mentioned problems, and it is possible to detect that the line is in use even during communication between other stations. It is an object of the present invention to provide a facsimile broadcasting device Jjt that automatically starts transmission after broadcasting communication ends (after line use ends) by pressing a button.

[Means to solve the problem]

The facsimile broadcasting device according to the present invention can detect when the line is in use even when communication is in progress between other stations, and has a transmission waiting indicator lamp, and when the line is used for communication or broadcast communication between other stations, the facsimile broadcasting device can detect when the line is in use. When setting the destination or detecting that the send button has been pressed, an indicator lamp notifies the operator that the machine is waiting for transmission, and after the line has been used,
It is equipped with a control means that automatically starts transmission.

[Effect]

The facsimile broadcasting device according to the present invention considers the press of the send button to be valid even when the line is being used during reception or communication between other stations, if the original is set and the destination is set, and after the broadcast communication ends, After the line is opened, transmission starts. [Embodiment] An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. Note that the same constituent elements as those in the prior art are given the same reference numerals and their explanations will be omitted.

In Figure @1, (1) is a control means that controls the entire sending and receiving function, and when it detects that the send button is pressed while the line is being used during reception or communication between other stations, the original is set and the other party If it is set, it has a function to wait for transmission and perform transmission after the line has been used. (3) is a line usage state detection circuit that can detect whether the line is being used for reception or communicating with another station; and (6) is a transmission waiting indicator lamp that informs the operator that the station is in a transmission waiting state.

Next, we will explain the operation of the 11th line usage letter! ! When detection path (3) detects that reception is in progress or communication between other stations is in progress, it is determined that the line is in use. When the control means (1) is informed by the detection circuit (2) that the operator has pressed the send button, the control means (1) detects that the document is set from the document detection circuit (4), and detects the destination from the destination setting detection circuit (5). If the setting is confirmed, pressing the send button is considered valid, and if the line is not in use from the line usage status detection circuit (3), normal transmission is performed. If it is, the operator is informed that it is in a transmission waiting state by lighting up the transmission waiting indicator lamp (as shown in Figure ts2). Next, when the reception or communication between other stations is completed and the line is released, the control means (1) reconfirms whether the original is set and the destination is set and transmits (as shown in FIG. 3) 0 transmission is completed. and return to normal broadcast communication.

In the above embodiment, the case where the facsimile broadcasting device is set to wait for transmission when the line is used has been explained, but it may also be set to wait for transmission when the line is used for the facsimile machine used in leased line mode. Example 4
In FIG. 0 shown in the figure, (2) to (7) are completely the same as the embodiment shown in FIG. 1, so their explanation will be omitted. (9) is a document feed drive mechanism, and Oo is a control means that controls the sending and receiving functions.
When a document is set and a destination is set, the device does not operate the document feed drive mechanism in a waiting state for transmission, and after the line has been used, operates the document feed drive mechanism to perform transmission.0 [Effects of the Invention] ] As described above, according to the present invention, when using a line, set the original, set the destination, press the send button, and send the
In addition, since the transmission is automatically performed after the line has been used, the operator does not have to wait until the line has been used and then press the send button, thereby ensuring reliable tip-off communication.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a facsimile broadcasting device according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIGS. 2 and 3 are flowcharts showing the operation of FIG. 1, and FIG. FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing a conventional facsimile broadcasting device. In the figure, (1) is a control means, (2) is a push detection circuit, (3) is a line usage state detection circuit, (4) is a document detection circuit, (5) is a destination setting detection circuit, and (6) is an indicator lamp. In addition, in the figures, the same reference numerals indicate the same or corresponding parts.

Claims (1)

[Claims] A facsimile broadcasting device that performs broadcasting using a multi-drop line is equipped with a circuit that can detect when reception is in progress and when communication is in progress between facsimile broadcasting devices of other stations,
The facsimile machine is characterized in that, together with a circuit for detecting the line usage status, when the line is in use, by setting a document, setting a destination, and pressing a send button, transmission is automatically started after the line is used. Information device.