JPH03278763A - Information communication equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To allow the equipment to inform who is a sender by inputting identification information of a sender at transmission operation, storing it tentatively and displaying the sender identification information stored when a communication fault takes place. CONSTITUTION:A registration directory 71 of sender names is set in a memory section 7 and names of senders are registered corresponding to sender numbers by a similar entry to the registration of destination names and abbreviation numbers. When a communication fault takes place on the way, a control section 6 analyzes the fault and displays the occurrence of the fault, kind of the fault and how to countermeasure it onto a display section 51 and the fault is informed by energizing a buzzer. Thus, even when a sender leaves the equipment installed location on the occurrence of a fault, a person seated nearby observes the display section 51 and recognizes who is handling the communication and the occurrence of the fault is surely informed to the sender.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an information communication device, and more particularly, to a technique for notifying people in the vicinity of a transmitting device when a communication abnormality occurs.

Prior Art The conventional technology will be explained below using facsimile communication as an example.

During facsimile communication, an abnormality occurs such as the receiving side running out of recording paper, a document jamming on the sending side, incorrect equipment operation, or large noise entering the line. However, if communication is interrupted, both the transmitting and receiving devices will emit a beep to indicate the abnormality, and the display on the operation panel will display information about the abnormality, its type, and how to deal with it appropriately. Ru. In addition, in devices that store the image signals of originals scanned by an image scanner in memory before transmitting them (called memory transmission), if communication is interrupted due to an error, the device will send the image signals along with the communication time and other party's information. A management report (non-delivery notification) will be printed out to notify you that the delivery has not been completed.

Problems to be Solved by the Invention A person places several manuscripts in a facsimile machine,
Assume that a person performs a predetermined transmission operation to start communication, and immediately leaves the location where the device is installed. Suppose that an abnormality occurs during the communication and the transmission is interrupted. In this case, the communication abnormality is notified by sound and display, so people near the device will notice it. However, if the person who performed the sending operation (referred to as the sender) is not nearby, it may not be possible to know who was sending the message. If it is not a memory transmission, the document that is being sent remains in the device, so you will have to look at it and figure out who was sending it, and notify that person, but if you do not know whether it is Miyabi or not. There are also many. In addition, if the person performing the memory transmission leaves with the document that has been scanned into the image scanner, even if the non-delivery report is issued due to a communication error, the document is not there, so it is assumed that the chick was sending it. I don't understand it anymore. Look at the communication partner and time listed in the report and ask, ``What time?
You will be looking for the person who sent the message to.

An object of the present invention is to eliminate the above-mentioned inconvenience caused by the occurrence of an abnormality during transmission.

Means for Solving the Problems Therefore, the information communication device of the present invention includes means for inputting identification information of a sender during a sending operation, means for temporarily storing the inputted sender identification information, and at least a method for detecting when a communication abnormality occurs. In this case, means is provided for displaying or printing out the stored sender identification information directly or by converting the information, or means is provided for outputting the sender's name audibly using synthesized speech.

If you enter the identification information at the time of sending the action,
Even if you are not near the device until the transmission is complete, if a communication error occurs, the device will notify you of the sender's identity.

Embodiment FIG. 1 shows a schematic configuration of a facsimile machine according to an embodiment of the present invention. The configuration of the facsimile machine is
A part that directly executes communication centered on Ul and modem 2, a reading and transmitting part 3 that reads the transmitted original and passes it to the communication part, and a receiving part that prints the received image signal passed from the communication part on paper. It is roughly divided into a recording section 4, a console 5 that is a man-machine interface that connects the operator and the device, and a control section 6 and a memory section 7 that supervise the operation of the entire device.

FIG. 2 shows an example of the external appearance of the console 5.

The console 5 includes a display section 51 using an LCD panel and a keyboard, and the characteristic components of this invention are that the display section 51 is provided with a layout for displaying the sender, and that the sender's A registration switch 52 and a transmission switch 53 used for registration and settings are provided on the keyboard.

Furthermore, a register 71 of sender names as shown in FIG. 1 is set in the memory section 7. In this register 71, the sender's name can be registered in correspondence with the sender number by the same input operation as that for registering the destination name and abbreviated number.

FIG. 3 shows the procedure for registering a sender's name. First, the registration switch 52 is pressed, then the sender switch 53 is pressed, the sender number is entered, and the sender's name is entered, for example, in katakana. By this input operation, the sender's name is registered in the corresponding number area of the sender register 71 of the memory section 7. The names of people who occasionally perform sending operations are registered in a register in advance.

FIG. 4 shows the operating procedure at the time of transmission and the processing procedure at the time of communication abnormality. A person wishing to send a document first sets the document in the device, presses the sender switch 53, and then enters his or her sender number using the numeric keypad.

Upon receiving this input, the control unit 6 reads the sender name data in the corresponding number area from the sender register 71 of the memory unit 7, and displays the sender name in a predetermined area of the display unit 51 of the console 5, for example in katakana. indicate. Next, when the operator inputs the dial number of the destination, the control section 6 displays the dial number on the display section 51. After that, when the start switch is pressed, the operation according to the facsimile transmission procedure is started. If the communication is completed without a hitch, the display of the sender's name and destination dial number mentioned above is erased, and the display section 5 is
1 (step 408).

If a communication abnormality occurs during the process, the control unit 6 analyzes the abnormality, displays the fact that an abnormality has occurred, the type of abnormality, how to deal with it, etc. on the display unit 51, and also sounds a buzzer to notify the user of the abnormality. Steps 411 and 412), and waits for a recovery input operation to cancel the abnormality (Step 413). At this time, the sender's name displayed in step 404 remains until the display is initialized (step 408) by an input to clear the abnormality. Therefore, even if the sender is away from the device installation location when an abnormality occurs, a person nearby can see whether the transmission being handled by Miyabi has been interrupted by looking at the display unit 51, and inform the sender of this fact. I can tell you with certainty.

In the embodiment described above, the sender's name is displayed from the time the sending operation is performed, but the sender's name may be displayed only when a communication abnormality occurs.

In addition, in the case of a facsimile machine that is capable of memory transmission, a non-delivery notification report is sent to the recording unit 4 when a communication error occurs.
The non-delivery notification report is configured to print the sender's name along with information such as the time of abnormality occurrence, destination, number of pages of normal transmission method, etc. The processing procedure for registering the sender's name and outputting the corresponding person's name is the same as in the display output embodiment described above.

Also, when an abnormality occurs, the data of the corresponding sender's name is extracted from the registration range 71, inputted into the speech synthesis circuit, and "0
It is also possible to configure the system to output a synthetic voice guidance such as "An abnormality has occurred in the transmission handled by Mr. 0" from the speaker.

As described in detail of the invention, the information communication device according to the invention includes:
By adding the simple operation of inputting sender identification information during the transmission operation, if a communication error occurs during the transmission, the device will notify the sender, allowing the sender to leave the field as soon as the transmission starts. There is no problem even if you leave, and people nearby will know who the sender is and can reliably inform them of the occurrence of an abnormality, eliminating the hassle of searching for the sender as in the past.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram of a facsimile machine according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a schematic external view of a console in the same embodiment, FIG. 3 is a flowchart of sender name registration processing in the same embodiment, and FIG. The figure is a flowchart of a transmission operation procedure and an abnormality processing procedure in the same embodiment. 52... Registration switch, 53... Sender switch,
71...Sender name register.

Claims (4)

[Claims] (1) A means for inputting the sender identification information during a sending operation, a means for temporarily storing the input sender identification information, and a means for directly storing the stored sender identification information at least in the event of a communication abnormality. Or an information communication device equipped with means for converting and displaying information. (2) A means for inputting the sender's identification information during a sending operation, a means for temporarily storing the input sender's identification information, and a means for directly storing the stored sender's identification information at least in the event of a communication abnormality. Alternatively, an information communication device includes means for converting information and printing out a written communication management report. (3) Claim (1) comprising means for presetting and registering the sender's name and its identification number, and displaying or printing out the sender's name corresponding to the identification number input during the sending operation. ) or the information communication device according to (2). (4) means for inputting the sender's identification information during a sending operation, means for temporarily storing the input sender identification information, and means for registering the sender's name in correspondence with the sender's identification information; An information communication device comprising means for converting a sender's name corresponding to the stored identification information into a synthesized voice and outputting the sound when a communication abnormality occurs.