JPH03227174A - Facsimile transmission reception system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To easily conform whether or not information is sent to an opposite party desired without mistake by sending ID information of its own equipment from a receiver in response to the reception end of the transmission information and receiving the information at a transmitter and informing the result. CONSTITUTION:A message of a message storage section 1 of a sender side facsimile equipment is sent from a basic section 2 sending and receiving the message and received by a basic section 2 of a receiver side facsimile equipment of the similar constitution via a public line 4. When the reception is finished, the ID information of its own equipment is sent and received by the sender side facsimile equipment and informed via a print section 3. Thus, whether or not the information is sent to the desired opposite party is easily confirmed by the facsimile transmission reception system.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION Technical Field The present invention relates to a facsimile transmission/reception system, and more particularly to a facsimile transmission/reception system for exchanging information according to a document.

BACKGROUND ART Conventionally, facsimile machines continuously send documents, so it is necessary to confirm the arrival of the document by telephone after transmission is completed. Additionally, when sending at night, there were cases where confirmation could only be received the following day. In particular, call charges are low at night, so if you have a large number of messages to send to dozens of locations, there are cases where you store them in advance and send them by specifying the sending time.

However, the above-described conventional facsimile machine has a drawback in that it is not possible to confirm the recipient of the document. That is, if the other party is a facsimile machine, the communication ends normally, so it is necessary to confirm the arrival of the transmitted document by telephone after the communication is completed, which is a problem. Another disadvantage is that when sending to an unattended location at night, confirmation may only be possible the next day.

Furthermore, when transmitting to multiple locations at the same time, there is a drawback that a large amount of man-hours are required just for the confirmation work.

Purpose of the Invention The present invention was made to solve the above-mentioned problems with conventional facsimile devices, and an object of the present invention is to provide a facsimile transmission/reception system that allows you to easily check whether or not you have successfully sent a message to the desired recipient. shall be.

DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION A facsimile transmission/reception system according to the present invention includes a facsimile transmitter including a sending means for sending information according to a document to be transmitted, and a facsimile receiver including a receiving means for receiving the information. The facsimile receiver is provided with means for transmitting ID information for identifying the facsimile receiver in response to completion of reception of the information, and means for receiving the ID information and information corresponding to the ID information. The facsimile transmitter is characterized in that the facsimile transmitter is provided with a notification means for notifying the user.

The facsimile receiver in the facsimile transmission/reception system according to the present invention is a facsimile receiver including a receiving means for receiving information from the facsimile transmitter, and in response to completion of reception of the information, an ID for identifying the facsimile receiver itself.
It is characterized by having means for transmitting information.

The facsimile transmitter in the facsimile transmission/reception system according to the present invention is a facsimile transmitter including a sending means for sending information corresponding to a document to be sent to a facsimile receiver, and after sending the information, from the facsimile receiver side. The present invention is characterized in that it has a means for receiving ID information, and a notification means for announcing information corresponding to the ID information.

Example Next, the present invention will be explained with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of an embodiment of a facsimile device used in a facsimile transmission/reception system according to the present invention. In the figure, 1 is a message storage section that stores messages for return, 2 is a basic section that sends and receives manuscripts and messages, and 3 is a printing section that prints received manuscripts and messages. A determination circuit for determining reception completion and message arrival is included in the basic part. Note that 4 is a public line. Furthermore, the information transmission method and the like are the same as the conventional ones.

The second section describes the operating procedure when two facsimile machines with such a configuration are used and transmission and reception is performed between them.
This will be explained using figures. FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing the operating procedure.

First, register your own message in the message storage section 1 using a switch or the like (step 100,
101). This message is, for example, a company name, a name, etc.

When the original is set and the send button is pressed, the sending side reads the original and sends the original data to the partner device (step 102). The receiving side receives the sent original data and prints it out (step 103). Then, it is determined whether or not the reception is complete (step 104); if the reception is not completed, step 103 is repeated. If the reception is complete, the message is taken out from the message storage section on the receiving side and sent to the sending side (step 105).

On the other hand, the sending side continues sending until the document to be sent is finished (step 106), and when the sending is finished, it waits until a message arrives from the receiving side (step 107). When the message from the receiving side arrives, print out the contents of the message on the receiving paper (Step 10g).
Disconnect the line and end communication.

In other words, according to the present invention, since the company name and the like are printed as a message from the receiving side after the transmission is completed, there is no need to confirm the transmission, which eliminates the hassle of the conventional method.

In addition to the company name and name, the above-mentioned message may be any information as long as it is information that can identify the device itself, that is, ID information. For example, not only alphabetical characters, kanji, hiragana, and katakana, but also symbols, codes, codes, etc. may be used.

As described in detail, according to the present invention, it is possible to judge at a glance whether the sender's manuscript has definitely arrived at the intended recipient by looking at the printed message from the recipient. This has the effect of eliminating the need to confirm with the other party over the phone. Furthermore, even if the message is sent to an unattended place at night, it can be confirmed by the printed message, so there is no need to confirm the arrival of the sent document.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of an embodiment of a facsimile apparatus used in a facsimile transmission/reception system according to the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing the procedure of the transmission/reception operation. Explanation of symbols of main parts 1...Message storage section 2...Basic section 3...Printing section

Claims (3)

[Claims] (1) A facsimile transmission/reception system comprising a facsimile transmitter including a sending means for sending out information corresponding to a document to be sent, and a facsimile receiver including a receiving means for receiving the information, the facsimile transmitting/receiving system comprising: The facsimile receiver is provided with means for transmitting ID information for identifying itself in response to completion of reception, and means for receiving the ID information and notification means for announcing information corresponding to the ID information are provided in the facsimile receiver. A facsimile transmission/reception system characterized by being installed in a transmitter. (2) A facsimile receiver including a receiving means for receiving information from a facsimile transmitter, the facsimile receiver having a means for transmitting ID information for identifying itself in response to completion of reception of the information. facsimile receiver. (3) a facsimile transmitter including a sending means for sending information corresponding to a document to be sent to a facsimile receiver, and after sending the information, a means for receiving ID information from the facsimile receiver; A facsimile transmitter comprising a notification means for announcing information corresponding to the ID information.