JPH03124164A - Facsimile equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To send desired information to a transmission opposite party in voice by dialing a telephone number of a facsimile transmission opposite party stored in advance automatically in succession to the end of facsimile transmission when conversation is reserved and sending the voice message of a prescribed content. CONSTITUTION:When the transmission of picture information is finished and no other picture information to be sent exists, a protocol end signal EOP is sent from a facsimile equipment 25 and when the line is interrupted by an interrupt instruction signal DCN and conversation reservation command information is stored in a storage section 15, the telephone number data for the transmission opposite party of picture information is read from the storage section 15 and the telephone number of the destination is dialed directly via a network control section 18 and when the telephone line with the destination by the dialing is closed, a voice signal is outputted from a voice synthesis section 20 and the voice signal is sent to the destination via the telephone line.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION (Field of Industrial Application) The present invention relates to a facsimile device that uses a telephone line, and more particularly to a facsimile device that allows conversation reservations to be made from the sending side.

(Prior Art) In a facsimile machine using a telephone line, there are cases where the facsimile transmitting side wants to provide supplementary explanations to the contents of the transmitted message or confirmation of reception to the receiving side.

In such a case, conventionally, if a conversation reservation is set, a built-in ringer in the facsimile machine rings for a predetermined period of time, for example, 9 to 15 seconds, to notify the facsimile receiver of the conversation request.

(Problem to be Solved by the Invention) However, in general, facsimile devices are connected to a telephone line dedicated to facsimile and are often located far away from the telephone receiving location.For this reason, the conventional conversation reservation method described above Even if the device's built-in ringer rings, it is often not heard by the recipient, and there is a problem in that the conversation request is not effectively understood by the recipient.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned problems and provide a facsimile device that can transmit a voice message to a receiving side after image information transmission is completed.

(Means for Solving the Problems) A facsimile apparatus of the present invention is a facsimile apparatus using a telephone line, and includes a first storage means 1 for storing facsimile telephone number data of a sending party and telephone number data of the sending party, and a predetermined number. a second storage means 3 for storing a conversation reservation instruction for reserving a conversation after the transmission of the image information to the destination party; and a second memory. a determining means 4 for determining whether or not the conversation reservation instruction is stored in the means 3; and when the determining means 4 determines that the conversation reservation instruction has been given, reading out the telephone number data of the person to whom the image information is to be sent; a dialing means 5 for automatically dialing a telephone number corresponding to the telephone number data;
The present invention is characterized by comprising a detection means 6 for detecting the closure of the telephone line due to dialing, and a conversation control means 7 for driving the voice signal generation means 2 following the detection of the closure by the detection means 6. It is something.

(Operation) In the facsimile apparatus of the present invention configured as described above, when the transmission of the image information is completed, the determining means 4 determines whether or not a conversation reservation has been specified based on the contents stored in the second storage means 3. . When a conversation reservation is specified, the telephone number data of the person to whom the image information is to be transmitted is read out from the first storage means 1, and the dialing means 5 automatically dials the telephone number corresponding to the read out telephone number data. Ru. The detection means 6 detects that the telephone line is closed by this dial, and following the detection of the telephone line closure, the conversation control means 7 drives the voice signal generation means 2, and the voice signal generation means 2 outputs the signal. A voice signal is sent to the telephone line.

Therefore, when a conversation reservation instruction is given, following the completion of facsimile transmission, the telephone number of the facsimile destination is automatically dialed and a voice message with predetermined content is played.

(Example) The present invention will be explained below using examples.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of an embodiment of the present invention.

A system controller 11 controls the facsimile machine 25. Reference numeral 12 denotes an operation panel equipped with keys for inputting information for operating the facsimile machine 25 as well as a conversation reservation instruction key for instructing conversation reservation.Outputs from key operations from the operation panel 12 are supplied to the system controller 11. It is. 15 has a working area, 2
There is a storage section t which temporarily stores the digitized image information and also stores facsimile telephone number data of the transmission destination and telephone number data of the transmission destination as pairs for a plurality of transmission destinations.

At the time of transmission, the instruction from the conversation reservation instruction key on the operation panel 12 is read and stored in the storage section 15, and the facsimile telephone number data of the destination is read by the destination instruction key on the operation panel 12 and the operation start instruction from the operation start instruction key. is read out from the storage unit 15, and the destination facsimile telephone number is dialed. The image information written on the transmission document is read by the image information reading section 13, and the read image information is binarized by the read information processing section 14. The binarized image information is temporarily stored in the storage unit 15, the image information stored in the storage unit 15 is read out, compressed by the data compression unit of the data compression/data restoration unit 16, and modulated by the modem 17. , through the network control unit 18 to the dialed facsimile machine.

The transmitted compressed image information is input to the modem 17 through the network control section 18, demodulated by the modem 17, and then restored by the data restoration section of the data compression/data restoration section 16. The restored image information is stored in the storage unit 15.
The image information is read out from the image information and recorded by the printer 19.

Furthermore, the facsimile machine 25 is equipped with a voice synthesis section 20 composed of a known voice integrated circuit and a semiconductor memory element, and when the line is connected by dialing the telephone number of the destination, the facsimile machine 25 generates a voice signal which is stored in advance. , for example, outputs a voice signal such as ``I just sent a facsimile. *L'l please.''.

The operation of an embodiment of the present invention will be explained with reference to the transmission procedure shown in FIG. 3 and the flowchart shown in FIG.

When sending a document, a document is set on the facsimile device 25, and when the destination is specified using the keys on the panel 12, the destination's facsimile telephone number data is read from the storage section 15, and the destination's facsimile telephone number is dialed. and a call signal is output to the destination party. A digital identification signal DIS and a non-standard function identification signal NSF are transmitted to the facsimile device 25 from the facsimile device that received the calling signal. Facsimile machine 2 that received these signals
5, a non-standard function setting signal NSS is transmitted as a response to the non-standard function indicated by the non-standard function identification signal NSF.

Next, a training check signal TCP is transmitted to check the transmission speed of the modem of the facsimile machine on the receiving side. When the transmission speed of the facsimile machine on the receiving side matches the transmission speed specified by the facsimile machine 25, a reception preparation confirmation signal CFR is sent from the facsimile machine on the receiving side, indicating that message transmission may be started.

Facsimile machine 2 that received the reception preparation confirmation signal CFR
5, the image of the document is read by the image information reading section 13, binarized by the read information processing section 14, and written into the storage section 15. The image information written in the storage section 15 is sequentially read out, compressed, modulated by the modem 17, and then transmitted. In FIG. 3, it is indicated as "PIX".

When the transmission of the image information is completed and there is no other image information to be transmitted, a procedure end signal EOP is sent from the facsimile device 25. A message confirmation signal MCF indicating that the message has been completely received is transmitted from the facsimile machine on the receiving side that has received the procedure end signal EOP. The facsimile machine 25 that has received the message confirmation signal MCF transmits a disconnection command signal DCN. The facsimile machine that receives the disconnection command signal DCN disconnects the line and ends the transmission of the image information. The above image information transmission is the same as in the conventional case.

When the line is disconnected by the disconnection command signal DCN, it is checked whether or not conversation reservation instruction information is stored in the storage section 15. When the conversation reservation instruction information is stored in the storage unit 15, the phone number data of the recipient of the image information is read from the storage unit 15, and the phone number of the recipient is directly transmitted via the network control unit 18. When the telephone line with the other party is dialed, a voice signal is output from the voice synthesis section 20, and the voice signal is transmitted to the other party via the telephone line. Therefore, the voice corresponding to the voice signal output from the voice synthesis circuit 20 is transmitted to the other party, which in this embodiment is ``You have just sent a facsimile. Please confirm. 1''.

When this transmission is completed, the telephone line is disconnected and communication ends. If conversation reservation is not instructed, the process ends when the line is disconnected by the disconnection command signal DCN.

Furthermore, the speech synthesis section 20 may output audio signals of other conversation contents.

(Effects of the Invention) As explained above, according to the present invention, when a conversation is reserved, following the end of facsimile transmission, the pre-stored phone number of the facsimile destination is automatically dialed. Since a voice message with predetermined content is transmitted, even if the installation location of the facsimile machine and the telephone set are different, the voice message can be sent to the destination, and the desired information can be conveyed to the destination by voice. I can do it.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a functional block diagram showing the configuration of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a transmission procedure for transmitting image information in an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 4 is a flowchart for explaining the operation in one embodiment of the present invention. DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1... First storage means, 2... Audio signal generation means, 3
...second storage means, 4.discrimination means, 5.dial means, 6.detection means, 7.conversation control means.

Claims (1)

[Claims] In a facsimile device using a telephone line, a first storage means for storing facsimile telephone number data of a transmission party and telephone number data of the transmission party, and an audio signal generation means for outputting an audio signal of a predetermined conversation content to the telephone line. a second storage means for storing a conversation reservation instruction for reserving a conversation after the transmission of the image information to the transmission destination;
A determining means for determining whether or not the conversation reservation instruction is stored in the storage means, and reading out telephone number data of the image information transmission destination when the determining means determines that the conversation reservation instruction has been given. dialing means for automatically dialing a telephone number corresponding to telephone number data; detection means for detecting closure of a telephone line accompanying dialing by the dialing means; and subsequent to the closure detection by the detection means. A facsimile apparatus comprising: conversation control means for driving the voice signal generation means.