JPH0365857A - Facsimile equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To attain the message transmission from the absence device even when the operator is absent by providing a means allowing a telephone call means to make calling when a voice message transmission request is set from an input means and sending a message upon the receipt of a notice representing the presence of a reply. CONSTITUTION:When a picture signal (PIX) is sent from a facsimile equipment 50 and the setting of telephone call is given, a control section 31 sends a control signal PRI-EOM (or PRI-EOP) requesting the intervention of the operator of the opposite party. When a telephone set 41 replies in response to the signal, the control signal PIP-EOM representing the need of the intervention of the operator is sent from an opposite facsimile equipment 40. Then the control signal PRI-EOM or the like is sent again to select the line 50 for the telephone set 41 and a voice reply section 34 is controlled to send a voice message and the line is interrupted at the end. Thus, the required voice message is sent to the opposite party even when the operator is absent.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] [Purpose of the invention] (Industrial application field) The present invention relates to improvements in facsimile machines.

(Prior Art) Conventionally, facsimile apparatuses have been provided with a function called "telephone calling" in order to transmit a message to the other party by voice after transmitting an image signal of a document by facsimile communication.

Using this function, when the operator on the other end answers the phone, the operator can verbally send a message from the telephone on the document sending side.

However, with such conventional facsimile machines, if there is no operator on the sending side, it is not possible to convey a message to the other party by voice. This is troublesome as it requires operator intervention.

(Problems to be Solved by the Invention) As described above, with conventional facsimile devices, when the telephone of the other party's facsimile device is called, the calling party has no choice but to use the telephone to send a message.
There is a problem in that operator intervention is required and is cumbersome.

The present invention was made to solve the problems of conventional facsimile machines, and its purpose is to send a voice message to the other party even when the operator is not present. It is an object of the present invention to provide a facsimile device that can send necessary voice messages.

[Structure of the Invention] (Means for Solving the Problems) The present invention includes a voice message sending means for sending a voice message, a telephone calling means for calling a telephone to the other party, and a response by the telephone of the other party. a response detection means; an input means; when a voice message sending request is set from the input means, the telephone calling means is made to make a call and the response detection means is activated to detect a response, and when a response is received; The facsimile apparatus is provided with a control means for controlling the voice message sending means to send a message upon receiving the notification.

(Operation) According to the above configuration, since the voice message is automatically sent from the voice message sending means, it is possible to send a necessary message from a facsimile machine in which an operator is not present.

(Example> Hereinafter, one embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the present invention.

In the figure, 1 indicates a line connected to a switching network.

2 indicates a facsimile unit, which transmits and receives image signals by facsimile communication, and performs specified procedures (for example, CCITT recommendations, 03 procedures).
Transmits and receives control signals for transmission control procedures. Reference numeral 3 indicates an audio message sending means, which is composed of, for example, a tape recorder or an LSI for audio generation, and is preferably configured to input necessary audio from the input section 3A or select a message (how many originals have been sent). ) is possible. Reference numeral 4 denotes a telephone calling means, which makes a telephone call so that the other party's facsimile machine responds to the telephone. Reference numeral 5 indicates a response detection means for detecting whether or not a telephone response has been made in the other party's facsimile machine. Reference numeral 6 denotes an input means, which is composed of a keyboard, etc., and here registers data of voice message transmission settings in the control means 7.

The control means 7 is composed of a microcomputer or the like,
When the other party receives the message automatically, the sending of the voice message is controlled by the program shown in the flowchart shown in FIG.

That is, when the voice message transmission setting is detected (201
), a notification of the end of facsimile communication by the facsimile unit 2 is detected (202). When the end is reached, the telephone call means 4 is controlled to make a telephone call (203). The response detecting means 5 detects a response from the other party (204), and when a response is received, the voice message transmitting means 3 is controlled to transmit the message (205), and the message is completed when the message is transmitted (20B).

A specific configuration of such a facsimile machine is shown in FIG. In the figure, the control section 31 corresponds to the control means 7,
The interface 32 includes an NCU, a modem, etc., and the facsimile section 33 includes an LSI etc. that performs a predetermined protocol. The voice response section 34 corresponds to the voice message sending means 3. Such a facsimile device 30 is connected to a counterpart facsimile device 40 having a telephone 41 via a switching network 50 .

In such a system, when an image signal (PIX) is currently being transmitted from the facsimile device 30 as shown in FIG. 4, if a telephone call has already been set from an operation panel (not shown). , control unit 31
is a control signal PRI-ROM (or PRI
-EOP) is sent. As a result, the other party's facsimile device 40 performs a well-known display/notification of a "telephone call." In response, when a response is made on the telephone 41, a control signal PIF-EOM is sent from the facsimile machine 40 on the other end indicating that operator intervention is required. Displays and announcements are made based on this, and there,
The PRI-ROM etc. are sent again, the line 50 is switched to the telephone set 41, the voice response unit 34 is controlled to send out a voice message, and when the voice message is finished, the line is disconnected. Here, the voice message is recorded or synthesized using LSI.
How many manuscripts have you sent? ” and other messages.

Note that when the other party does not respond, PRI-EOM and the like are sent, for example, up to three times at a predetermined time, and if the other party does not respond, the line is disconnected. Further, in this embodiment, the voice message is sent from the transmitting side of the image signal of the original, but similarly, the message may be sent by providing the means on the receiving side.

[Effects of the Invention] As described above, according to the present invention, a message is automatically sent from the voice message sending means, and even if the operator is not present, the message can be sent from the absent side.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a flowchart explaining the operation of an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 3 is a block diagram of a facsimile system using an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a transmission control procedure according to an embodiment of the present invention. 1...Line 2.33...Facsimile section 3...Voice message sending means 4...Telephone calling means 5...Response detection means 6...
Input means 7... Control means 30, 40... Facsimile machine

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] Voice message sending means for sending a voice message, telephone calling means for making a telephone call to the other party, response detection means for detecting a response by the telephone of the other party, input means, and this input means. When a voice message sending request is set, the telephone calling means makes a call and the response detecting means is activated to detect a response, and upon receiving a notification that there is a response, the voice message sending means is activated. 1. A facsimile device comprising: control means for controlling and sending a message.