JPH03243058A - Facsimile equipment with post-payment function - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To attain post payment communication by switching a receiving mode to a transmission mode only at the time of receiving an identification(ID) number corresponding to a previously registered ID number. CONSTITUTION:A telephone calling signal and a facsimile signal from a telephone line 1 are received by a circuit network control circuit NCU part 2 and inputted to an image processing part 5 through a MODEM part 4. The NCU part 2 includes a tone decoder 3, which decodes a transmitter's push-button dial tone and separates an ID number signal. The ID number signal is sent to a connection control part 11 in a control part 8 to access an ID number storage part. The prescribed ID number is previously registered in the ID number storage part, the inputted ID number signal is compared with the registered ID number by a comparing part, and only at the time of receiving the ID number signal corresponding to the ID number, the receiving mode is switched to the transmitting mode. Thus, post payment facsimile communication can be attained only by dialing the ID number without requiring a poling function to the receiving side.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to a facsimile machine, and more particularly to a facsimile machine having a cash-on-delivery function.

[Prior Art] Facsimile machines having a cash-on-delivery function (called polling) have been commercially available. In the conventional cash-on-delivery system, the sending and receiving devices each have built-in dedicated circuits for polling. On the sending side, first, the original to be sent is set on the document table of the facsimile machine, and the facsimile machine is switched to polling mode. Next, the sender informs the recipient by phone that the manuscript is ready,
In response, the recipient manually switches his or her facsimile device to polling, then calls the other party's device from a built-in telephone and sends a polling signal. As a result, the partner device switches its own device to transmission mode. At the same time, the transmitter automatically returns a polling confirmation signal to the receiver, which automatically switches the receiver to receive mode.

As mentioned above, conventional facsimile machines with a polling function each require special equipment to achieve the polling function, so the sending machine and the receiving machine must be of the same type. There was a drawback that cash on delivery communication was not possible with a receiving device that did not have such a function.

[Object of the Invention] Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide a facsimile transmitting device having a function that enables cash-on-delivery communication even with a facsimile receiving device that does not have a polling function.

[Summary of the Invention] The facsimile transmission device of the present invention is characterized by comprising a switching device that switches the reception mode to the transmission mode only when a password signal corresponding to a password registered in advance is received. Preferably, the switching device includes a password storage section that records a predetermined password number in advance, a password comparison circuit that compares a received password signal with a predetermined password recorded in the password storage section, and a password comparison circuit that compares the received password signal with a predetermined password recorded in the password storage section. It consists of means for switching the receiving mode to the transmitting mode operated by the output.

According to the present invention, it is possible to perform cash-on-delivery communication regardless of the model of the facsimile machine on the receiving side, and even for receiving apparatuses that do not have a polling function.

[Detailed Description of the Invention] The present invention will now be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. 1st
FIG. 2 is an overall diagram of a facsimile apparatus according to the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a circuit diagram showing the main structure of the present invention.

First, referring to FIG. 1, in the receiving mode, the telephone call signal and facsimile signal from the telephone line 1 are transmitted to the NCU unit 2.
That is, the facsimile signal is received by the network control circuit, passes through the modem section 4 (transmission modulator/reception demodulator), and enters the image processing section 5. The received signal is processed by the image processing unit 5 into an image signal,
The image signal is separated and converted into a scanning signal, etc., and the image signal is supplied to the printing unit 7 and converted into an optical signal by an electric-to-optical converter.
The other part is sent to the mechanism control section 9 to operate the paper feeding mechanism of the printing section, etc. This image receiving operation is not directly related to the present invention. On the other hand, in the transmission mode, the signal converted into an electric signal by the transmission photoelectric conversion section 6 is converted into a transmission digital signal, sent to the modem 4, and sent out to the telephone line via the NCU section 2. The NCU section 2 is also connected to a telephone section 10, and the built-in dialing device or external device can be used as a telephone for transmission or independent calls. Telephone section 10 is connected to control section 8 . All devices are controlled by the control unit 8,
Performs transmission/reception switching and other operations. In addition, 1
Reference numeral 4 represents a power supply unit, and 12 represents a display unit for displaying the telephone number of the other party and the like.

The above configuration and operation are similar to those of conventionally known facsimile machines.

According to the present invention, the NCU section 4 has a built-in tone decoder 3, which decodes the pushbutton dial tone sent from the receiving side of the facsimile and separates the pin code signal into a zero-separated pin code signal. is the control section 8
The data is sent to the polling control unit 11 of. When the polling control unit 11 receives the password, it switches the device to transmission mode.

Further, the telephone section 10 can access the password storage section which is a component of the polling control section 11 of the control section 8 by switching the registration switch 13 .

Next, the novel configuration and operation of the present invention will be explained with reference to FIG. The control unit 8 is a normal microcomputer,
By appropriately setting the program, it is possible to easily provide functions as circuit elements necessary for the present invention.

The polling control section 11 of the control section 8 includes a password storage section 1-5.
and a password comparison section 16, and a telephone section 10 can be connected to the password storage section 15 for registering the password.
Alternatively, the tone decoder 3 is connected to the password comparison section 15.

To register the password in the password storage section 16, the built-in dial section 18 of the telephone section 10 or the external telephone 19 is used. When using an external telephone, the registration switch 13 is switched to the registration side. If the power filling machine is a Boucher dial type, the password is stored in the password storage section through the tone decoder 3, and if it is a dial pulse type, the password is stored in the password storage section through the dial pulse detection section. This PIN number is any PIN number that has been notified to the recipient. Password comparison section 1
At 6, the tone signal separated from the received signal and decoded by the decoder 3 is compared with the password stored in the password storage section 15.
When a matching signal is output, the image processing section 5, modem section 4, and NUC section 2 are controlled to switch the reception mode to the transmission mode.

[Effect] The operation of the device of the invention is as follows.

First, the sender simply sets the document on the document table based on a prior arrangement with the recipient. Next, the receiver operates the built-in telephone to call the sender's device and subsequently enters the PIN number. As a result, the tone decoder 3 of the NCU 2 separates the password and sends it to the password comparator 16. The comparison section compares the stored contents of the password storage section 15, and if a match is found, switches the device from reception mode to transmission mode and performs a transmission operation. The device on the receiving side is automatically in a receiving mode unless there is a document placed on the document table, and starts a predetermined receiving operation in response to a control signal from the transmitting side. Thus, in the present invention, the telephone line connection is made from the receiving side, and the transmission is carried out in normal operation.

According to the apparatus of the present invention, predetermined cash-on-delivery facsimile communication can be performed simply by dialing a personal identification number without requiring any polling function on the receiving side.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an overall block diagram of a facsimile apparatus according to the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing characteristic parts of the present invention.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1) In a facsimile machine that transmits and receives electrical signals representing images, a switching device that switches the reception mode to the transmission mode only when a password signal corresponding to a pre-registered password is received. A facsimile machine characterized by: 2) The switching device includes a password storage section that records a predetermined password number in advance, a password comparison circuit that compares the received password signal with the predetermined password recorded in the password storage section, and a match output of the comparison circuit. characterized by comprising means for switching the receiving mode to the transmitting mode, operated by the
The facsimile machine according to item 1 above.