JPH03143155A - Facsimile equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To easily call without knowing an operating procedure by an operator when a speech request is received by actuating a voice generating means in the case a signal representing a request for call is received from a remote side. CONSTITUTION:When a command PRI-EOP from a FAX transmitted/receiver of a transmitting side is received a FAX protocol processing portion 11 judges that there is a call request from the transmitting side and sends a signal to a voice generating means driving portion 8. A voice signal generating portion 9 outputs a voice signal representing a message indicating the call request from the transmitting side and an operating procedure for call to a speaker 10. When a command PIP is sent from a receiving side, the FAX protocol processing part 11 judges that there is a call request from the receiving side, sends a signal to the voice generating means driving part 8 so as to drive the voice signal generating portion 9 and generates a message indicating the call request from the receiving side and the operating procedure for speech in the speaker 10 through voice.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] <Industrial Application Field> This invention relates to facsimile (hereinafter referred to as rFAXJ)
The fax machine has a so-called call reservation function that calls the operator of the other party's fax machine to the telephone upon reception and allows the operator to make a call.
Regarding AX device.

<Prior Art> Generally, a FAX communication call is divided into five phases, from call setup to call disconnection. The first phase, call setup, is done automatically or manually, but once the second phase begins and the transmission and reception of FAX control signals begins, the call progress is automatically performed, and the FAX
The telephone attached to the device is disconnected from the communication path, and voice communication with the other party is no longer possible. However, F
There may be cases where it is desired to call the other party by phone after fax transmission/reception, such as when sending/receiving an AX document does not go well due to an error such as running out of paper, or when the user wants to add a comment to the sent/received document. For this reason, conventional FAX machines are equipped with a call reservation function so that calls can be made in conjunction with FAX transmission and reception. This call reservation function is generally implemented using CCITT (International Telegraph and Telephone Consultative Committee) Recommendation T, 30 operator intervention commands and procedure abort commands, and F
One case is executed from the side that sends the AX document (hereinafter referred to as the "sending side"), and the other is executed from the side that receives the FAX document (hereinafter referred to as "the sender side").
When making a call reservation from the sending side, the operator on the sending side first operates the fax transmitter/receiver to send, and then clicks the button on the fax transmitter/receiver's operation panel. Operate the call reservation function button to activate the call reservation function. The FAX transceiver on the transmitting side begins transmitting the image signal through a predetermined protocol with the FAX transceiver on the receiving side. Here, when the call reservation function is not operating, as shown in Figure 2, when the transmission of the image signal is completed, the sending side sends the command EOP to the receiving side, and the receiving side receives the image signal normally. If there are 4 lines, use the command MCF, DC
H is transmitted and received, and the communication ends. When the call reservation function is operating, as shown in Figure 3, the command P
RI-EOP is sent from the sender to the receiver. The receiving side receives this and sends the above command PRI-EOI to the sending side.
) is received. After transmitting the command PIF, the FAX transceiver on the receiving side sounds an alarm or the like to notify the operator that there is a communication request from the transmitting side. The receiving operator hears this and
Knowing that there is a call request, the user performs a predetermined operation to make a call, such as pressing a button for a call reservation function or picking up the receiver. On the other hand, when the sending-side FAX transceiver receives the command PIF, it sounds an alarm or the like to notify the operator that it is now possible to make a call. The operator on the transmitting side hears this sound and performs predetermined operations for making a call, such as pressing a button for a call reservation function or picking up the receiver. In this way, both operators on the transmitting side and the receiving side perform predetermined operations to make a phone call.

On the other hand, when making a call reservation from the receiving side, when the command EOP is sent from the sending side after receiving the image signal, the command EOP shown in Fig. 4 is replaced with the command MCF shown in Fig. 2. , the receiving side sends the command PIF to the sending side. Upon receiving the above command PIF, the sending side sends the command PRI
- Send the EOP to the receiver. After transmitting the command PRI-EOP, the transmitting side FAX transceiver sounds an alarm or the like to notify the operator that there is a call request from the receiving side. The operator on the transmitting side hears this and learns that there is a call request, and performs predetermined operations for making a call, such as pressing a button for a call reservation function or picking up the receiver. On the other hand, upon receiving the above command P Perform the prescribed operations to make a call, such as pressing a button or picking up the receiver.In this way, when reserving a call from the receiving side, the same way as when reserving a call from the sending side.
Operators on both the sending and receiving sides perform predetermined operations to make a call.

<Problems to be Solved by the Invention> However, with the above-mentioned conventional FAX transceiver, even if an alarm or the like goes off on the side receiving the call request, a person who happens to be nearby can make a call even if he or she is not familiar with the operation. I don't really understand what's going on, and even if I pick up the phone,
There are problems in that the user cannot make a call without pressing the button for the call reservation function, and it is difficult to use the FAX transmitter/receiver unless one is familiar with the operating procedures.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a FAX machine that is easier to use and allows an operator to easily make a call without knowing the operating procedures when receiving a call request.

<Means for Solving the Problems> In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a FAX machine having a call reservation function, which is capable of vocalizing operating procedures for making a call in conjunction with facsimile transmission/reception. The present invention is characterized in that it includes a voice generating means and a voice generating means driving section that operates the voice generating means when receiving a signal from the other party indicating a request for a call.

<Function> When receiving a signal from the other party's FAX transceiver requesting a call, the voice generating means drive section operates the voice generating means to generate operational instructions for making a call in voice. . Therefore, even if the operator does not know the operating procedure of a FAX transmitter/receiver, he or she can easily perform operations for making a telephone call. Therefore, usability is improved.

<Embodiments> Hereinafter, the FAX apparatus of the present invention will be explained in detail with reference to illustrated embodiments.

As shown in FIG. 1, this FAX device includes an image data processing circuit 1, a modem unit 2, a network control unit (NCU) 3,
It includes a built-in telephone 4, an operation panel section 5 operated by an operator, an audio signal generation section 9, a speaker 10, and a main control section I2.

The audio signal generating section 9 and the speaker 10 constitute audio generating means. The main control section 12+ includes an operation panel detection section 6 that detects the state of the operation panel section 5, an image data processing circuit drive section 7 that drives the image data processing circuit 1,
A FAX protocol processing unit l! that processes FAX protocols as shown in FIGS. 2 to 4! and a voice generating means driving section 8 that operates the voice signal generation wJ9 in response to a signal from the FAX protocol processing section 11.

The image data processing circuit 1 reads image data from the FAX El document or records the received image data on recording paper. The modem section 2 modulates the image data received from the image data processing circuit 1 or recovers the signal from the telephone line 13. The NCU 3 connects the telephone line 13 to the modem unit 2 or the telephone 4 depending on the operating state of the FAX device. The audio signal generating section 9 is driven by the audio generating means driving section 8, and outputs an audio signal to the speaker IO representing a message indicating that the other party has requested a call and the operating procedure for making the call. The above-mentioned message is generated by voice on the speaker 10. For example, the message ``A call request has been received. Please press the call reservation function button and pick up the receiver.'' is generated.

This FAX machine operates as follows.

First, in the case of FAX reception, in accordance with the FAX communication protocol shown in FIG. I judge that.

After transmitting the command PIP, the FAX protocol processing section 11 gives a signal to the voice generating means driving section 8.

The sound generating means driving section 8 drives the sound signal generating section 9 according to this signal. The audio signal generating section 9 outputs an audio signal representing a message indicating that there is a call request from the transmitting side and the operating procedure for making the call to the speaker 10, and causes the speaker 10 to generate the message in voice. For example, a message saying "There is a call request. Please press the call reservation function button and pick up the receiver." is generated. The operator on the receiving side hears this and knows that there is a call request from the sending side. Then, when the user presses the call reservation button and picks up the handset as indicated by this message, the NCU 3 connects the telephone line 13 to the telephone set and a call can be made. In this way, a call can be made by performing the operations indicated in the message. Therefore, even if the operator on the receiving side does not know the operating procedure for making a phone call, he or she can easily make a phone call.

Next, in the case of FAX transmission, when the command EOP is sent to the receiving side and the command PIF is sent from the receiving side following the FAX communication protocol shown in FIG. It is determined that there is a call request from the receiving side. And the command PRI -E
After sending the OP, as in the case of FAX reception above,
The AX protocol processing section 11 supplies a signal to the audio generating means driving section 8 to drive the audio signal generating section 9. The audio signal generator 9 causes the speaker IO to generate a message indicating that there is a call request from the receiving side and the operating procedure for making the call. The operator on the transmitting side hears this and knows that there is a call request from the receiving side. Then, when the user presses the call reservation button as indicated in the message and picks up the handset, the NCU 3 connects the telephone line 13 to the telephone set and a call can be made. In this way, a call can be made by operating as indicated in the message. Therefore, even if the operator on the transmitting side does not know the operating procedures for making a phone call, he or she can easily make a phone call.

In this way, with this FAX device, even if the operators on both the sending and receiving sides do not know the operating procedures for making a phone call, they can easily make a phone call. Therefore, usability can be improved.

In this embodiment, the call is made after all pages of the FAX document have been sent/received, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the call may be made after sending/receiving one page.

<Effects of the Invention> As is clear from the above, the present invention provides a voice generating means for a FAX machine having a call reservation function, which is capable of vocally emitting operating procedures for making a call in conjunction with FAX transmission/reception. The device is equipped with a sound generating means drive unit that operates the sound generating means when receiving a signal from the other party indicating that a call is requested, so that the operator is informed of the operating procedure when receiving a call request. You can easily make calls even without the phone, which improves usability.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is a diagram showing the configuration of a FAX machine according to an embodiment of the present invention, and Fig. 2 shows the FA when the call reservation function is not operating.
Figure 3 is a diagram showing the FAX communication protocol when the call reservation function on the sending side is operating, and Figure 4 is a diagram showing the FAX communication when the call reservation function on the receiving side is operating. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a protocol. l...Image data processing circuit, 2...Modem section, 3...
・NCU, 4...Telephone, 5...Operation panel section, 6...
- Operation panel detection unit, 7... Image data processing circuit drive unit, 8... Audio generation means drive unit, 9... Audio signal generation unit, lO... Speaker, 1... F'AX protocol processing Section 12... Main control section. Patent applicant Nyaap Co., Ltd. Agent Patent attorney Haka Aoyama 1 person Figure 1 Figure 2 Figure 3

Claims (1)

[Claims] (1) A facsimile machine with a call reservation function includes a voice generating means capable of emitting operational instructions for making a call in conjunction with facsimile transmission and reception, and a signal that indicates a call request from the other party. A facsimile apparatus comprising: a voice generating means driving section for operating the voice generating means.