JPH0380764A - Facsimile - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To remarkably shorten the time when an operator is bound to a facsimile by providing a sound signal synthesizing device for generating a message to a telephone set at the time when a telephone device 6 becomes a callable state after dialing to the telephone set by an auto dial means, when an error is generated or when transmission is ended. CONSTITUTION:When a document reader 1 reads all document and document data are all stored in a memory 4, an auto dial means 6a automatically dials a telephone device 6 by using a telephone number of a facsimile of a transmitting destination stored in the memory 4, and transmits the data stored in the memory at the time point when a communication can be executed. Also, when an error generation deciding means 18 decides that a communication error, etc., are generated in the course of transmitting the data, and when a transmission end deciding means 19 decides that the transmission is ended normally, the generation of an error or the end of transmission is informed by a composite voice to a telephone of an operator's own seat.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] Industrial applications The present invention relates to facsimile.

Conventional technology Generally, when sending a manuscript etc. by facsimile,
The operator places the document to be transmitted in the facsimile machine, calls the destination facsimile machine, and when it becomes ready to transmit, presses the send button to start transmission. In the case of such a facsimile, if transmission is not possible, such as when the destination facsimile is already communicating with another facsimile, the operator must call the destination facsimile repeatedly until transmission is possible. The problem is that you have to call again.

In order to solve this problem, some facsimiles such as those described above are equipped with an auto-dial means having a re-dial function. In this type of facsimile, when the enter key is pressed after the telephone number of the destination facsimile is entered from the keyboard, etc., the destination facsimile is automatically dialed, and if transmission is not possible, the line is temporarily disconnected. hang up and redial. Then, the re-dial operation is repeated a predetermined number of times, and the document is automatically transmitted when it becomes possible to transmit. Furthermore, when various errors occur during transmission, or when transmission ends, a buzzer or the like is emitted to notify the operator of the occurrence of various errors or the end of transmission.

Problems to be Solved by the Invention In such conventional facsimile machines, various errors that occur during transmission or the like or the end of transmission are notified by a buzzer or the like. When you return to your desk, etc., which is far away from the installation location, you may have to visit the fax installation location more than necessary to check whether the fax was sent to the destination fax machine. There is a problem. Furthermore, even if an error occurs during transmission,
Since the operator at his/her desk cannot immediately know this, there is a problem in that processing after the error occurs (such as retransmission of the original) is delayed.

Means for Solving the Problems A telephone device 11 equipped with a modem, a document reading device 12 that reads the document to be sent, and an input for inputting the telephone number of the destination facsimile 13 and the telephone number of the telephone 14 at your desk. means 15, storage means 16 for storing the telephone number input by this input means 15, auto-dial means 17 for automatically dialing the telephone number stored in this storage means 16, and the document reading device 12. an error occurrence determination means 18 for determining whether an error such as a feed error when reading a document by the telephone device 11 or a communication error when transmitting data by the telephone device 11 has occurred;
transmission completion determination means 19 for determining whether or not data transmission by 1 has been completed; and when an error occurs or transmission is completed, after the automatic dialing means 17 dials the telephone 14, the telephone device 11 becomes ready for a call. The present invention also includes a voice signal synthesizer 20 which generates a message to the telephone 14 when the telephone 14 receives a message.

Operation When an error occurs such as a feed error when reading a document by the document reading device 12 or a communication error when transmitting data by the telephone device 11, and furthermore, when the transmission of the document data is completed, the auto dialing means 17 returns the data to the storage means 16.
It is possible to automatically dial the telephone number of the operator's desk stored in the computer and notify the operator of the occurrence of various errors or the end of transmission using synthesized voice by the voice signal synthesizer 20, thereby ending the transmission. At the same time, there is no need for the operator to wait near the facsimile machine until the end of the day, and at the same time, even if the operator returns to his or her desk far from the facsimile installation location, the operator does not have to visit the facsimile installation location unnecessarily many times. There is no
Therefore, it is possible to significantly reduce the time that the operator is tied up with the facsimile machine from the start of document transmission to the end of transmission.Furthermore, since the operator can know when various errors have occurred from his/her own desk, it is possible to Subsequent processing (retransmission of originals, etc.) can be performed quickly.

Example An embodiment of the present invention will be described based on the drawings.

Original reading device 1, keyboard 2, display 3, and memory 4
and a telephone device 6 provided with an audio signal synthesizer 5 and a modem.
are connected to the control means 7 to form a facsimile 8. However, the telephone device 6 is equipped with an auto-dial means 6a, and the memory 4 stores the original data to be transmitted, the ffi phone number of the destination facsimile, and the telephone number of the operator's desk. Furthermore, the control means 7 is formed by a control board 7a and a memory 7b, and the control board 7a has the original reading device 1, the keyboard 2, the display 3, the memory 4, and the audio signal. A ROM (not shown) in which a program for controlling the exchange of various data or commands between the synthesis device 5 and the telephone device 6 is written is provided, and the memory 7b is used for controlling the exchange of various data or commands between the synthesis device 5 and the telephone device 6. It is used as working memory during processing.

In such a configuration, when an operator places a document on the document reading device 1, enters the telephone number of the destination facsimile machine and the telephone number of the operator's desk on the keyboard 2, and then presses the execution key, the telephone number of the destination facsimile machine is displayed. After the number and the telephone number of the operator's desk are stored in the memory 4, the auto-dial means 6a automatically dials the telephone device 6 using the destination facsimile telephone number stored in the memory 4.

Then, if communication is possible, the document reading device 1 reads the document, and at the same time, the telephone device 6 transmits the read document data to the destination facsimile. Further, when the transmission end determination means 19 determines that the transmission has been completed normally, the line with the destination facsimile is cut off, and the auto-dial means 6a dials the telephone number of the operator's desk stored in the memory 4. After automatically dialing the telephone device 6 using the operator's desk, if it is impossible to make a call, the line to the telephone at the operator's desk is cut off, and the telephone number at the operator's desk is dialed again. However, this redialing operation is repeated a predetermined number of times. Then, when it becomes possible to make a call, the voice signal synthesizer 5 emits a synthesized voice to notify the operator of the end of the transmission and requests the operator to collect the transmitted manuscript. Further, when the error occurrence determination means 18 determines that a communication error or a document feed error has occurred during the transmission of document data, the transmission is interrupted and the line with the destination facsimile is cut off, as in the case described above. The automatic dialing means 6a makes a call to the telephone at the operator's desk, notifies the operator of the occurrence of an error using synthesized voice, and requests processing after the occurrence of the error.

In addition, after dialing the destination facsimile, if communication is not possible (for example, when the destination facsimile is already communicating with another facsimile), disconnect the line with the destination facsimile and use the original reading device. 1 reads the original, and the read data is stored in the memory 4. When the error occurrence determination means 18 determines that a document feed error has occurred during this document reading, a telephone call is made to the operator's desk in the same manner as in the case described above, and a process after the occurrence of the error is requested using a synthesized voice. Then, when the original reading device 1 has read the entire original and all the original data has been stored in the memory 4, the auto-dial means 6a uses the telephone number of the destination facsimile stored in the memory 4 to call the telephone device 6. The dial is automatically dialed and the data stored in the memory 4 is transmitted when communication becomes possible. Furthermore, when the error occurrence determination means 18 determines that a communication error or the like has occurred during data transmission, or when the transmission completion determination means 19 determines that the transmission has ended normally, the operator A synthesized voice notifies you of an error or the end of transmission on your desk phone.

In this way, in the facsimile 8 of this embodiment, when various errors occur during document reading or data transmission, or when transmission is completed, a telephone call is made to the operator's desk to notify the operator of the occurrence of various errors. Alternatively, since the end of transmission is notified by a synthesized voice, there is no need for the operator to wait near the facsimile machine 8 until the end of transmission.
At the same time, even when the operator returns to his or her desk far away from the facsimile installation location, there is no need to visit the facsimile 8 installation location more than necessary.

Therefore, the time the operator is bound to the facsimile 8 from the time the facsimile 8 starts transmitting the document to the time it finishes transmitting the document can be significantly reduced.

In addition, operators can learn about the occurrence of various errors from their desks, so they can take action after an error occurs (
(resending the original, etc.) can be done quickly.

Effects of the Invention As described above, the present invention includes a telephone device, a document reading device,
an input means for inputting a facsimile telephone number of a destination and a telephone number of a telephone at one's desk; a storage means for storing the telephone number inputted by the input means; an auto-dial means; an error occurrence determination means; Completion determining means;
Since it is composed of a call status determination means and a voice signal synthesis device that generates a message to the telephone, errors such as a feed error when reading a document by the document reading device or a communication error when transmitting data by the telephone device occur. Furthermore, when the transmission of the original data is completed, the auto-dial means automatically dials the telephone device using the telephone number of the operator's seat stored in the memory, and the voice signal synthesizer automatically dials the telephone device and various The operator can be notified of the occurrence of an error or the end of transmission.
This eliminates the need for the operator to wait near the facsimile machine until the transmission is complete, and at the same time, even if the operator returns to his or her desk far away from the facsimile installation location, the operator does not have to wait unnecessarily to the facsimile installation location. There is no need to visit the fax machine many times, and the time the operator spends on the facsimile machine between the start and end of sending a document can be significantly reduced.
In addition, operators can learn about the occurrence of various errors from their desks, so they can take action after an error occurs (
This has the advantage that retransmission of original documents, etc. can be carried out quickly.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

The drawings show one embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 1 is a claim correspondence diagram, FIG. 2 is a block diagram, and FIG. 3 is a flow chart.

Claims (1)

[Claims] A telephone device equipped with a modem, a document reading device for reading the original to be sent, an input means for inputting the telephone number of the destination facsimile machine and the telephone number of the telephone at the user's desk, and the telephone input by this input means. a storage means for storing a number; an auto-dial means for automatically dialing a telephone number stored in the storage means; and communication when a feed error occurs when the document reading device reads a document or when data is transmitted by the telephone device. an error occurrence determination means for determining whether an error such as an error has occurred; a transmission completion determination means for determining whether data transmission by the telephone device has been completed; and the auto-dial when an error occurs or transmission is completed. A facsimile machine comprising: a voice signal synthesizer for generating a message to the telephone when the telephone device becomes ready for a call after dialing the telephone by the means.