JPH03262268A - Facsimile equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To attain automatic transmission to a prescribed destination only by placing the original onto an original platen when the setting of the original is detected by reading registered telephone number information and sending the information. CONSTITUTION:After the operation panel section 1 is operated to set the registration mode, a telephone number being a destination of frequent transmission is entered to a main control section 2. After the control section 2 stores the telephone number to a destination storage section 3, an original is placed on an original platen of a read section 4, the control section 2 detects it by an original sensor 5, the telephone number of the storage section 3 is read and given to an automatic dial section 61 of a communication control section 6. Thus, the dial section 61 generates a dial signal to apply dialing via the control section 6. Thus, automatic dialing is applied to a prescribed destination and the original is sent by having only to place the original onto the original platen.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Object of the Invention] (Industrial Application Field) The present invention relates to a facsimile machine, and particularly relates to a method of calling a destination at the time of transmission.

(Prior art) The calling method for sending a conventional facsimile machine is as follows:
After setting the original on the document table, input speed dial information or full phone number information from the operation unit to specify the destination, and the communication control unit sends a dial signal corresponding to the specified destination onto the line. method is adopted. When the line is thus closed with the destination facsimile machine, a predetermined protocol communication is performed, and then image data obtained by reading the document set on the document table is transmitted to the destination.

However, with the conventional calling procedure described above, if the usage environment is such that documents are often sent to the same destination, the same destination must be specified each time the document is sent, which is time-consuming. There was this inconvenience.

(Problems to be Solved by the Invention) As mentioned above, in a conventional facsimile machine, specifying the transmission destination has to be done every time a document is sent, which is time-consuming in a usage environment where many transmissions are sent to the same destination. However, this method had the disadvantage of placing a burden on the operator.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention aims to eliminate the above-mentioned drawbacks and provides a facsimile machine that can automatically call a predetermined destination and send the document by simply placing the document on the document table. The purpose is

[Structure of the invention]

(Means for Solving the Problems) The present invention transmits a dial signal corresponding to a given telephone number onto a line, and when the line is connected to the destination facsimile machine, the facsimile machine is placed on the document table. In the facsimile machine, the facsimile machine has an automatic transmission means for transmitting image data obtained by reading an original on the line, a registration means for registering telephone number information, and a detection means for detecting that the original is set on the original table. and control means for reading telephone number information registered in the registration means and providing it to the automatic transmission means when the detection means detects that a document is set on the document table. It has a configuration.

(Operation) In the facsimile apparatus of the present invention, the registration means registers telephone number information. The detection means detects that a document is set on the document table. When the detection means detects that a document has been set on the document table, the control means reads telephone number information registered in the registration means and provides it to the automatic transmission means.

(Example) Hereinafter, an example of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of a facsimile apparatus of the present invention. 1 is an operation panel section for inputting dial information and various function specifications, 2 is a main control section that controls individual controls such as communication control and control of the entire device, and 3 stores telephone numbers of predetermined destinations. destination storage,
Reference numeral 4 denotes a reading unit that reads a document and converts it into image data; 5 indicates a document sensor that detects whether or not a document is set on the document table (not shown) of the reading unit 4; and 6 indicates a call origination, incoming call, and image data. The communication control unit performs modulation and demodulation processing, and has an auto-dial unit 61. 7 is a recording unit that prints and outputs image data on recording paper, and 8 is a line connected to the communication control unit 6.

Here, the main control unit 2 and the communication control unit 6 control the automatic transmission means,
The main control unit 2 and the destination storage unit 3 use the registration means as the document sensor 5.
constitutes a detection means, and the main control section 2 constitutes a control means.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be explained. First, the operator operates the operation panel section 1 to set the main control section 2 to the registration mode, and then inputs into the main control section 2 the telephone number of the destination to which transmissions are frequently made. Thereby, the main control section 2 stores the input telephone number in the destination storage section 3. Thereafter, when it is desired to send a document to the registered destination, the document is placed on a document table (not shown) of the reading section 4, and the document sensor 5 detects this and notifies the main control section 2. When the main control section 2 learns that the document has been placed on the document table, it accesses the destination storage section 3, reads out the telephone number stored therein, and sends this to the odd dial section 61 of the communication control section 6. give.

As a result, the auto-dial section 61 puts the communication control section 6 into an off-hook state, generates a dial signal corresponding to the given telephone number, and sends it onto the line 8 via the communication control section 6. Performs calling operation. after that,
When the line is established with the other party's facsimile machine, the main control unit 2 performs predetermined protocol communication, then activates the reading unit 4 to read the document and encode the obtained image data. After that, it is sent to the communication control section 6. The communication control unit 6 modulates the input encoded image data and then sends it out onto the line 8.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing the operation of the main control section 2 shown in FIG. 1 during transmission. First, in step 201, it is determined whether or not destination telephone number information has been input. If it has been input, the process proceeds to step 205; if not, the process proceeds to step 202. In step 202, it is determined via the document sensor 5 whether or not a document has been set on the document table of the reading section 4. If the document has not been set, the process returns to step 201, and if it has been set, the process proceeds to step 203.

In step 203, the telephone number is read from the destination storage section 3 and is given to the communication control section 6 to make a call, after which the process proceeds to step 204.

In step 204, after the line is connected, the image data obtained from the reading section 4 is transmitted to the destination, and when all the originals have been transmitted, the line is disconnected, and the process ends.

On the other hand, if the process proceeds to step 205, the process waits for the document to be set on the document table of the reading section 4, and once the document is set, the process proceeds to step 206. In step 206, the telephone number inputted from the operation panel section 1 is given to the communication control section 6 to make a call, and then the process proceeds to step 207 for transmission processing.

The second transmission process is the same as step 204.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing another operation of the main control section shown in FIG. 1 during transmission. The premise that the main control section 2 performs this operation is to simply place the document from the operation panel section 1 on the document table of the reading section 4, and then transfer the document to the destination storage section 3.
When the operator wants to automatically make and send a call to the destination of the telephone number stored in the , the operator presses a predetermined key on the operation panel section 1. When this is pressed, the main control section 2 sets a flag in a predetermined area of the destination storage section 3. shall be processed to establish the At this time, the main control section 2 may display a message on the display section of the operation panel section 1 to the effect that a call will be made automatically just by setting the document on the document table.

At step 301, the process waits until the original is loaded into the reading section 4, and when it is sorted, the process proceeds to step 302, where it is determined whether or not a flag is set in a predetermined area of the destination storage section 3. If the flag is not set, step 305
/\ If the flag is set, proceed to step 303. In step 303, the telephone number is read from the destination storage section, and after giving this to the communication control section 6 to make a call, the process proceeds to step 304J\. In step 304, after the line is connected, normal transmission processing is performed to transmit the image data obtained from the reading section 4 to the destination, and the processing ends.

On the other hand, if it is determined in step 302 that the flag is not set, the process advances to step 305 and waits for the input of destination information from the operation panel section 1. When the destination information is input, it is input in step 306. After giving the telephone number obtained to the communication control unit 6 and making a call, step 30"7
Proceed to. In step 307, the same transmission process as in step 304 is performed, and the process ends.

According to this embodiment, once the telephone number of the destination to which documents are frequently sent is registered in the destination storage section 3, all that is required is to place the document on the document table of the reading section 4, and the device will send the document to the destination. After automatically calling and connecting the line, the document transmission process is performed, so the operator does not need to input destination information at all, and the operability of the apparatus can be significantly improved.

In addition, when automatically calling the destination, it is also possible to display a display of the specific destination on the display section of the operation panel section 1 to further improve the operability.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As described above, according to the facsimile device of the present invention,
Simply by placing the original on the original table, a calling operation can be performed to a predetermined destination and the original can be sent.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of the facsimile apparatus of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing the operation procedure of the main control section shown in FIG. 1 during transmission, and FIG. 3 is the same as that shown in FIG. 1. Flowcharts 1 to 3 show other operational procedures during transmission of the main control unit shown in FIG. 1... Operation panel section 2... Main control section 3... Destination storage section 4...
Reading section 5... Original sensor 6... Communication control section 7... Recording section 8... Line

Claims (1)

[Claims] When a dial signal corresponding to the given telephone number is sent onto the line and the line is connected to the destination facsimile machine, the image data obtained by reading the original set on the document table is transferred to the previous line. In a facsimile machine having an automatic transmission means for sending out on a line, a registration means for registering telephone number information, a detection means for detecting that a document is set on the document table, and a detection means for detecting whether the document is placed on the document table by the detection means. 1. A facsimile apparatus comprising: control means that reads out telephone number information registered in said registration means and supplies it to said automatic transmission means when it is detected that said telephone number information has been set.