JPH04126454U - fax machine - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Purpose] To enable a facsimile machine to print out the fact that there is a call on recording paper when a call is made from another station while the user is away. [Configuration] A ring signal detection unit 11 that detects a ring signal, an identification signal detection unit 12 that detects a fax identification signal, a memory unit 13 that stores a message indicating that there is a call, and switches between automatic mode and manual mode. Mode switching section 1
4. In the automatic mode, when the fax identification signal is not received and the handset H is not picked up after an automatic incoming call, or in the manual mode, when the handset H is not picked up after receiving a ringing signal, the memory section The signal processing unit 10 prints out the message stored in 13 onto recording paper P.

Description

[Detailed explanation of the idea]

0001

[Industrial application field]

The present invention relates to the improvement of facsimile equipment, and more specifically, the invention relates to the improvement of facsimile equipment. When a call is made, the fact that the call was made is printed out on the recording paper. It relates to things that have particular characteristics.

0002

[Conventional technology]

Recently, facsimile machines with built-in telephones have been developed and used. However, such facsimile devices mainly perform facsimile transmission and reception. automatic mode, and manual mode to manually switch between telephone and facsimile transmission/reception. etc., can be selected by the user. For example, when switching to automatic mode, a ringing signal arrives via the telephone line. When you receive a call, the call will ring a predetermined number of times, then the call will be automatically received, and the facsimile will be recognized. If a different signal (CNG signal) is transmitted, facsimile reception will be executed, while facsimile reception will be executed. If the facsimile identification signal is not transmitted for a specified period of time, the line will be cut off or Now, the ringtone will sound again a predetermined number of times to prompt you to pick up the handset. It has become. Also, when switching to manual mode, a call signal arrives via the telephone line. The handset will continue to ring until the handset is picked up. When the handset is picked up, the line is connected and the call is made, and then the handset is picked up. If you do so, the line will be cut off, and both your station and the calling party will be disconnected during the call. It is also possible to shift to facsimile transmission by operating the key.

0003 However, with such facsimile machines, if you set it to automatic mode, the When there is a facsimile call, the call is automatically received and the facsimile is received. When I receive a call, I receive the call automatically, but the handset is not picked up, so I cannot make a call. The caller is forced to give up on the call and return the handset. There was no way to know that there had been a telephone call. Also, if you set it to manual mode, the handset will be turned off even if there is a call while you are away. Since the call is not picked up, the call does not arrive, and the calling party gives up on the call and hands it off. I had no choice but to return the set, and in this case I had no way of knowing that there had been a phone call. Ta.

0004

[Problem that the idea aims to solve]

This invention, proposed in view of the above circumstances, is designed to prevent calls from other stations while you are away. In order to improve usability, the fact that a call has been received is printed out on recording paper. The purpose is to provide a facsimile machine with a high level of functionality.

[0005]

[Means to solve the problem]

The present invention proposed to achieve the above object detects a calling signal. A detection unit, an identification signal detection unit that detects a fax identification signal, and a message indicating that there is a call. A memory section that stores messages in advance and a mode that switches between automatic mode and manual mode. When in automatic mode, fax recognition is performed after receiving a ringing signal and automatically receiving a call. When no other signal is received and the handset is not picked up, or when in manual mode, When the handset is not picked up in response to a ringing signal, the above message is displayed. The configuration includes a signal processing unit that prints out the page on recording paper.

[0006] In the facsimile machine of the present invention having such a configuration, as a fax identification signal, A calling signal ( The configuration uses CNG signals). In addition, there are also configurations in which messages are stored in the memory section in advance, and user-side It is also possible to configure the system so that any message can be registered.

[0007]

[Effect]

With this invention, when the automatic mode is set, even if a ringing signal is transmitted and a call is automatically received, the When the fax identification signal is not received and the handset is not picked up, or when the handset is not picked up, When setting the handset, if the handset is not picked up even though a ringing signal is transmitted. , the signal processing section records the message stored in the memory section indicating that there has been a call. to print out. Therefore, just by looking at the message printed on the recording paper, you can You can know if there are phone calls or fax calls while you are on duty.

[0008]

【Example】

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 shows a block diagram of an example of the internal configuration of a facsimile machine 1 according to the present invention. In the figure, 10 is a signal processing section that performs signal processing of each section, and 11 is a calling section. a calling signal detection unit that detects a signal; 12 is a calling signal that is a fax identification signal; (hereinafter referred to as CNG signal), the CNG signal detection unit 13 receives a call. 14 has automatic mode and manual mode. 15 is a key operation unit having various operation keys (not shown); 16 is a ringing unit that outputs a ringing tone, H is a handset, and F is a hardware unit. This is a holder for the handset set H. In addition, 17 is a circuit for switching and connecting the telephone line L. A line control unit 18 is a modem for transmitting and receiving image data etc. via the telephone line L, 19 is a printout that prints out the image data received and demodulated by the modem 18 on recording paper (not shown). The character output unit 20 reads the image information of the transmitted original (not shown) and converts it into image data. An image reading unit 21 is a calendar clock that measures the date and time.

[0009] The calling signal detection unit 11 detects a calling signal (16H) transmitted via the telephone line L. z, 1 second on, 2 seconds off). On the other hand, the CNG signal detection section 12 CNG signal (1100Hz, 0.5 seconds on) transmitted from the calling side via line L. (on, off for 3 seconds). The memory section 13 has a ROM 13a and a RAM 13b. "There was a telephone call." and "There was a telephone or fax call." Ta. ” character code, as well as facsimile transmission. Various processing programs and data necessary for the are stored in RAM 13b. is used to temporarily store data during the signal processing process.

0010 Next, the operation of the facsimile machine 1 of the present invention having such a configuration will be explained with reference to FIGS. This will be explained with reference to the flowchart of No. 4. 1. Operation in automatic mode (see steps 100-116 in FIG. 2). When the automatic mode key (not shown) of the key operation section 15 is operated, the mode switching section 14 to switch to automatic mode. When a calling signal is transmitted via the telephone line L, it is detected by the calling signal detection section 11. and outputs the detection signal to the signal processing unit 10, and the signal processing unit 10 outputs the detection signal to the ringing unit 1. 6 outputs a drive signal to output a ringing tone (steps 100 and 101 in FIG. 2). reference). the handset until the calling signal is transmitted a predetermined number of times (six times in this example). When H is picked up, a detection signal is transmitted from the holder F to the signal processing unit 10, and the The signal processing section 10 transmits a control signal to the line control section 17 to control the telephone line L as a handset. connect to the network H and make a call (see steps 100 to 103, 116 in Figure 2). ). On the other hand, the handset H is not picked up before the ringing signal is transmitted six times. When the signal processing unit 10 transmits a control signal to the line control unit 17 to automatically connect the the program processing timer is started, and the predetermined time until the timer expires. The presence or absence of CNG signal transmission is monitored for approximately 4 seconds in this embodiment (step 2 in Figure 2). 100-107). If a CNG signal is transmitted before the timer times up, the CNG The NG signal detection unit 12 detects the detected signal and transmits the detection signal to the signal processing unit 10. At step 10, facsimile reception processing is executed (steps 106, 107, 11 in FIG. 2). (see 5). However, if the CNG signal is not transmitted before the timer times out, At times, the signal processing unit 10 outputs a drive signal to the ringing unit 16 to generate a ringing tone. It rings again and sends a backtone to the telephone line L side (steps in Figure 2). (See pages 106 to 108). If the handset H is picked up before the ringer rings again a predetermined number of times (6 times). Then, in the signal processing unit 10, the line control unit 17 connects the telephone line Connect to host H and make a call, and when the call ends, disconnect the line and return to standby mode. (See steps 108 to 110, 113, and 114 in FIG. 2). However, when the handset H is not picked up even after ringing six times, When the signal processing unit 10 reads the date and time signal from the calendar clock 21, Also, the message "There was a telephone call" stored in ROM13a Load the data and use these data to create a message that says "There was a telephone call at The image data of "T" are combined and transmitted to the print output section 19. Then, the printout The unit 19 prints out the transmitted image data on recording paper P as shown in FIG. After this, the line is cut off and the process returns to the standby state (see steps 111 and 112 in Figure 2). ).

[0011] In this way, when automatic mode is set, when a facsimile call is made, automatic reception is performed. so that if the handset is not picked up when a phone call is made, Messages are printed out on recording paper for a limited time only.

0012 2. Operation in manual mode (see steps 200-211 in FIG. 4). When the manual mode key (not shown) of the key operation section 15 is operated, the mode switching section 14 to switch to manual mode. When a calling signal is transmitted via the telephone line L, it is detected by the calling signal detection section 11. and outputs the detection signal to the signal processing unit 10, and the signal processing unit 10 outputs the detection signal to the ringing unit 1. 6 outputs a drive signal to output a ringing tone (steps 200 and 201 in FIG. 4). reference). When handset H is picked up in response to the ringing output, holder F The detection signal is transmitted to the signal processing unit 10, and the signal processing unit 10 transmits the detection signal to the line control unit 17. A control signal is transmitted to connect the telephone line L to the handset H to perform a telephone conversation. So When the call ends and handset H is returned, the line is cut off and the device goes into standby mode. However, if you operate the start key (not shown) on the key operation unit 15 during a call, the signal will start. The processing unit 10 executes facsimile reception processing and shuts off the line when reception is completed. and returns to the standby state (see steps 202 to 208 in FIG. 4). On the other hand, even if the ring tone sounds due to the arrival of a call signal, the handset is not picked up, and as a result, the ringing signal is delayed for a predetermined period of time due to the calling party's termination of the call. When the clock no longer arrives, the signal processing unit 10 uses the calendar clock 21 In addition to reading the date and time signal from the ROM 13a, There was a fax call. ” message data, and these data Image data for "There was a telephone or fax call at The data are combined and transmitted to the print output unit 19. Then, the printout section 19 transmits the The received image data is printed out on recording paper P as shown in Figure 5, and then Return to machine state (see steps 209 to 211 in FIG. 4). In addition, in case of incorrect calls etc. to avoid printing out messages that occur only after a certain number of calls have been made. It is also possible to have a configuration in which message printout is not performed.

[0013] In this way, when manual mode is set, calls will not be received unless you pick up the handset. Therefore, a message indicating that a call has been received will be displayed for both a telephone call and a facsimile call. The message is printed out.

[0014]

[Effect of the idea]

According to the facsimile device of the present invention, you will not be able to make phone calls or fax calls while you are away. Each time you receive a call, it is printed on a recording paper and kept as a record, so you can immediately know if you are called while you are away. This makes it possible to improve usability.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an example of the internal configuration of a facsimile machine according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart illustrating the operation of the facsimile machine shown in FIG. 1 in automatic mode.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a message printed out when setting an automatic mode of the facsimile machine shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating the operation of the facsimile machine shown in FIG. 1 in manual mode.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a message printed out when the facsimile machine shown in FIG. 1 is set to a manual mode.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 Facsimile machine 10 Signal processing section 11 Calling signal detection section 12 Identification signal detection section (CNG signal detection section) 13 Memory section 14 Mode switching section H Handset P Recording paper

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] Claims: 1. A ringing signal detection unit for detecting a ringing signal, an identification signal detection unit for detecting a fax identification signal, a memory unit storing a message indicating that there is a ringing, and a mode for switching between an automatic mode and a manual mode. The switching unit sends the above message when the above identification signal is not received and the handset is not picked up after receiving an automatic call in automatic mode, or when the handset is not picked up after receiving a ringing signal in manual mode. A facsimile machine equipped with a signal processing unit that prints out information on recording paper.