JPH03143158A - Facsimile equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To easily recognize whether or not the receipt of a target original is completed by recognizing a telephone number sent after a multifrequency signal is detected, deciding whether or not it is registered in a registering means, reading a receiving state when it a decided that it is the same as the registered therein and generating and transmitting a voice message. CONSTITUTION:When it is desired to inquire of a facsimile equipment about whether or a target original is received, the telephone number of a transmission source which sends the target original is inputted to a control portion 4. The control part 4 samples the telephone number of the transmission source when receiving image data through a network control circuit 8 and a modulating and demodulating circuit 9, it temporarily holds the telephone number in a register or the like. Then, when it is collated to the telephone number registered in a telephone number registering memory 2 and the same number is front therein, the receiving state of the image, data, namely, the completion of the receipt, an error or the like, is stored in a receiving state memory calling to a facsimile equipment at a proper time to input a prescribed MF tone and a registered telephone number enables the facsimile equipment to answer whether or not the inquired original is received with voice.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Object of the Invention] <Industrial Application Field> The present invention relates to a facsimile machine, and particularly to a configuration for checking reception status.

(Prior Art) Conventionally, facsimile machines have stored communication records related to sending and receiving, and a predetermined amount of communication records are stored, or at the request of an operator, the communication records are printed on recording paper in a predetermined format and output. It looks like this.

When such a facsimile machine is shared by multiple people in an office, etc., in order to check whether the desired manuscript (document) has been received, go to the place where the facsimile machine is installed and check the communication. There was no choice but to output the records or to find out if the desired manuscript was among the output manuscripts.

Therefore, in any case, in order to confirm whether or not the desired document has been received, it is necessary to go to the facsimile machine, and in some cases, the above-mentioned action has to be performed many times. .

(Problems to be Solved by the Invention) As mentioned above, conventional facsimile machines print and output the reception status on a special recording paper as a communication record.
In order to check whether the intended image information (original) has been received by the recipient, the recipient must go to the facsimile machine and output the communication record and check it, or if it has already been output. The only option was to directly search for the desired manuscript from among the received manuscripts. For this reason,
It takes time and effort to confirm whether or not the intended document has been received, and this has the disadvantage that business operations cannot be carried out efficiently.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Therefore, an object of the present invention is to eliminate the above-mentioned drawbacks, and to provide a facsimile machine that can easily confirm whether or not reception of a target document has been completed.

[Structure of the invention]

(Means for Solving the Problems) The facsimile apparatus of the present invention includes a registration means for inputting and registering a telephone number, and a telephone number extraction means for extracting the telephone number of the sender of the image data when receiving the image data. and a first determination means for determining whether or not the telephone number extracted by the telephone number extraction means is registered in the registration means; a storage means for storing the reception status of received image data when it is determined that the telephone number is registered; a signal detection means for detecting a multi-frequency signal sent at the time of reception; telephone number recognition means for recognizing the telephone number sent after detecting the signal;
a second determination means for determining whether the telephone number recognized by the telephone number recognition means is registered in the registration means; and a second determination means for determining whether the telephone number recognized by the second determination means is registered in the registration means; reception status reading means for accessing the storage means and reading out the reception status when it is determined that the telephone number is the same as the telephone number registered in the telephone number; and a voice corresponding to the reception status read by the reception status reading means. The apparatus has a configuration comprising voice message transmitting means for generating and transmitting a message, or generating and transmitting a corresponding voice message when nothing is read out.

(Operation) In the facsimile apparatus of the present invention, the registration means inputs and registers a telephone number. The telephone number extraction means extracts the telephone number of the sender of the image data when receiving the image data. The first determination means determines whether the telephone number extracted by the telephone number extraction means is registered in the registration means. The storage means stores the reception status of the received image data when the first determination means determines that the telephone number extracted by the telephone number extraction means is registered. The signal detection means detects the multi-frequency signal sent during reception. The telephone number recognition means recognizes the telephone number sent after the signal detection means detects the multi-frequency signal. A second determination means determines whether the telephone number recognized by the telephone number recognition means is registered in the registration means. The reception status reading means accesses the storage means and reads the reception status when the second determination means determines that the recognized telephone number is the same as the telephone number registered in the registration means. . The voice message transmitting means generates and transmits a voice message corresponding to the reception status read out by the reception status reading means, or generates and transmits a voice message corresponding to the reception status when nothing is read out.

(Embodiment) An embodiment of the present invention will be briefly described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of a facsimile apparatus of the present invention. Reference numeral 1 denotes an operation section, which has an input section 11 for inputting a telephone number and various function instructions manually, and a display section 2 for displaying the telephone number and various operation information. Reference numeral 2 denotes a telephone number registration memory for storing telephone numbers input from the operation unit 1; 3 a reception status memory for storing reception status information; and 4, a telephone number registration memory, transmission/reception control, timing control for manuscript reception status, etc. 5 is an MF tone detection circuit that detects an MF (multi-frequency) tone and notifies the control unit 4; 6 is an audio device that reads out a necessary voice message from the voice data ROM 7 according to instructions from the control unit 4 and outputs it; A response circuit, 7 is a voice data ROM that stores various voice messages, 8 is a network control circuit that controls the acquisition or release of lines, 9 is a modulation/demodulation circuit that modulates and demodulates data, and 10 reads an original and outputs image data. A reading section 11 is a recording section that prints and outputs image data on recording paper.

Here, the control section 4 and the telephone number registration memory 2 serve as a registration means, and the control section 4 serves as a telephone number extraction means, a first determination means, and a second determination means.
The control unit 4 and the reception status memory 3 function as a storage unit, the MF tone detection circuit 5 functions as a signal detection unit, the control unit 4 and the MF tone detection circuit 5 function as a telephone number recognition unit, The voice response circuit 6, voice data ROM 7, and network control circuit 8 constitute voice message transmitting means.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be explained. First, if the recipient wishes to inquire of the facsimile machine whether or not the desired document has been received, the recipient operates the keys on the input section 11 of the operation section 1 to give a registration instruction to the control section 4, and then The telephone number of the sender from whom the manuscript is sent is input into the control section 4 by operating keys on the doujinshi section 11. Thereby, the control section 4 stores the input telephone number in the telephone number registration memory 2 and displays the registered telephone number on the display section 12 of the operation section 1. Next, when receiving the image data via the network control circuit 8 and the modulation/demodulation circuit 9, the control unit 4 extracts the sender's telephone number from the pre-procedure information, temporarily stores it in a register, etc. , the telephone number is compared with the telephone number registered in the telephone number registration memory 2 to check whether there is any identical telephone number.

As a result, if the same telephone number is found, the reception status of the image data information from this telephone number, ie, whether reception is complete or an error, is stored in the reception status memory.

The image data demodulated by the modulation/demodulation circuit 9 is decoded and then sent to the recording section 11, where it is printed on recording paper and output.

On the other hand, the recipient calls the facsimile machine from his or her desk or from a place where he or she is out, and when the facsimile machine answers, inputs a predetermined specific MF tone using the telephone keys 9. This causes the MF tone detection circuit 5 to detects the received MF tone and outputs it to the control section 4. The control unit 4 thereby recognizes that the other party is a telephone.

On the other hand, after inputting the MF tone, the recipient further inputs a predetermined MF tone (for example, the # key).

When the MF tone detection circuit 5 detects this MF tone, it outputs it to the control section 4.

The control unit 4 controls whether the detected MF tone is a predetermined MF tone.
If it is a tone, the voice response circuit 6 is controlled to send voice data R.
A voice message telling the other party to input the registration number is read out from the OM 7, and this is transmitted to the other party's telephone via the network control circuit 8. The recipient who receives this message registers and enters the telephone number of the sender who is sending the document he or she wishes to inquire about. As a result, the MF tone detection circuit 5 detects the sent telephone number (I
VIP tone> and outputs it to the control section 4. The control unit 4 determines whether the input telephone number is registered in the telephone number registration memory 2 or not, and if it is not registered, controls the voice response circuit 6 to send the voice data RO.
A message to the effect that the telephone number inputted from M7 is not registered is read out and sent to the other party's telephone via the network control circuit 8. When a registered telephone number is input, the control unit 4 accesses the reception status memory 3, reads out the document reception status from the corresponding phone number, and sends a voice message corresponding to this status to the voice response circuit. 6 causes the message to be read from the voice data ROM, and further causes the network control circuit 8 to transmit this message to the other party's telephone. The recipient can confirm whether or not the intended document has been received by listening to the message regarding the reception status sent from the facsimile machine.

FIG. 2 (A>) is a flowchart showing the reception operation of the control section. First, in step 201, a line connection wait is performed, and in step 202, a CNG or MF tone detection operation is performed. Next, in step 203, a CNG or MF tone detection operation is performed. It is determined whether or not an MF tone is detected, and if an MF tone is detected, the process proceeds to step 217 in FIG. 2(B), and if a CNG signal is detected without an MF tone, step 20
Proceed to step 4.

If the process proceeds to step 217 in FIG. 2(B), an operation is performed to identify the MF tone, and then step 218
It is determined whether the MF tone is a specific MF tone or not, and if it is not a specific MF tone, the process returns to step 202 in FIG. 2(A).
If it is determined that it is a specific MF tone, step 2
Proceed to step 19. Stella 1219 sends a message to the other party to input the registered phone number, and in step 220 recognizes the phone number input from the phone,
Further, in step 221, it is determined whether or not this is a telephone number registered in the telephone number registration memory 2. If it is a registered telephone number, the process proceeds to step 223; otherwise, the process proceeds to step 222.

In step 222, a message is sent informing that the input telephone number is not registered, and then the process ends. In step 223, the reception status memory 3 is accessed to determine whether or not reception status information has been written in the area of the corresponding telephone number. If not, the process advances to step 227; if it has been written, then Proceed to step 224. In step 224, it is determined whether the information in the reception status memory 3 is reception error information. If it is reception error information, the process proceeds to step 226, and if it is not reception error information, the process proceeds to step 225. Step 225
Then, a message is sent to the effect that the target document has been received, and the process ends. In step 226, a message is sent to the effect that a reception error has occurred in the target document, and the process ends. In step 227, a message is sent to the effect that the target document has not been received yet, and the process ends.

On the other hand, if the process proceeds to step 204 in FIG. 2(A), the CED of the facsimile communication procedure is transmitted, and step 205
After sending NSF, DIS, and C3I, step 2
NSS is received at step 06, and TS is received at step 207.
Receive I. In step 208, the sender's telephone number information included in the TSI is extracted, and in step 209
Receive the DSC at After performing a training operation in step 210, image data is received in step 211 and is output from the recording section 12. Step 212
When the line is disconnected due to the end of communication, step 21
Proceed to step 3 and the extracted phone number will be saved in phone number registration memory 2.
It is determined whether the telephone number is registered in , and if so, the process proceeds to step 214; if not, the process ends. In step 214, it is determined whether or not a communication error has occurred. If a communication error has occurred, the process proceeds to step 216; if not, the process proceeds to step 215. Stella 721
At step 6, the reception error information is written in the registered telephone number area of the telephone number registration memory 2, and the process ends. Step 2
At step 15, reception completion information is written in the registered telephone number area of the memory 2, and the process ends.

According to this embodiment, the recipient registers in advance the telephone number of the sender from whom the desired manuscript is sent in the facsimile machine, calls the facsimile machine at an appropriate time, and then dials the predetermined MF tone. If you enter the registered phone number, the facsimile machine will respond audibly to confirm whether or not the requested document has been received, so you will need to go to the facsimile machine to check whether the desired document has been received. It is possible to easily and efficiently confirm whether or not the target document has been received. Therefore, other tasks can be performed efficiently.

In the above embodiment, the facsimile machine responded to the inquirer with a voice message, but the same effect can be achieved even if the facsimile machine responds with a predetermined tone signal.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As described above, according to the facsimile device of the present invention,
It is possible to easily check whether reception of the target document has been completed or not.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of the facsimile apparatus of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a flowchart of the reception operation of the control section shown in FIG. 1...Operation unit 2...Telephone number registration memory 3...Reception status memory 4...Control unit 5...MF
Tone detection circuit 6...Voice response circuit 7...Voice data ROM

Claims (1)

[Claims] In the facsimile machine, a registration means inputs and registers a telephone number, a telephone number extraction means extracts the telephone number of the sender of the image data when receiving the image data, and a telephone number extracted by the telephone number extraction means a first determination means for determining whether or not a telephone number is registered in the registration means; and a first determination means that determines that the telephone number extracted by the telephone number extraction means is registered. storage means for storing the reception status of received image data at the time of reception, signal detection means for detecting the multi-frequency signal sent at the time of reception, and a telephone number sent after the signal detection means detects the multi-frequency signal. a telephone number recognition means for recognizing the
a second determination means for determining whether the telephone number recognized by the telephone number recognition means is registered in the registration means; and a second determination means for determining whether the telephone number recognized by the second determination means is registered in the registration means; reception status reading means for accessing the storage means and reading out the reception status when it is determined that the telephone number is the same as the telephone number registered in the telephone number; and a voice corresponding to the reception status read by the reception status reading means. 1. A facsimile apparatus comprising voice message transmitting means for generating and transmitting a message or for generating and transmitting a corresponding voice message when nothing is read.