JPH04131064U - Facsimile integrated terminal device - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Purpose] To enable simultaneous reception of facsimile communication and facsimile broadcasting. [Configuration] When the tuner 26 receives a facsimile broadcast while receiving a facsimile communication, the CPU 12 prints out the facsimile signal of either the facsimile communication or the facsimile broadcast on the recording paper 4 according to a prespecified priority order. , the other facsimile signal is stored in the RAM 18, and conflicting functions between the facsimile communication reception function and the facsimile broadcast reception function are arbitrated rationally.

Description

[Detailed explanation of the idea]

0001

[Industrial application field]

This idea is a facsimile machine that enables simultaneous reception of facsimile communications and facsimile broadcasts. This invention relates to a facsimile integrated terminal device.

0002

[Conventional technology]

The integrated facsimile terminal device 1 shown in FIG. Facsimile communication function that sends or receives and records facsimile signals, and Facsimile broadcast reception function that receives and records facsimile signals that are folded and sent. has. This facsimile integrated terminal device 1 includes a telephone that uses a telephone line as a communication path. The device 2 is connected to the antenna 3 for capturing broadcast waves, and the text written on the paper is Convert characters and figures into facsimile signals and send them to the other party, or receive a fax from the other party. It is possible to receive a facsimile signal and print it on recording paper 4, and also to receive a facsimile signal and print it on recording paper 4. It receives text, figures, still image information such as photographs sent by the printer, and prints it on the recording paper 4. can be set.

0003 In addition, in the digital method, which is a method of facsimile broadcasting, television 4.5 times the horizontal scanning frequency (70.804kHz) from the audio carrier included in the signal. A second audio subcarrier is provided at a remote location, and the facsimile signal is subjected to four-phase phase modulation. A method of weighting is taken. In that case, blank signals, program selection signals, image signals, program end signals, etc. Signals such as completion signals are transmitted in a time-division manner, and the receiver selects the program of his choice using a program selection signal. Select and receive the image information sent as a facsimile signal onto recording paper 4. Can be recorded.

0004

[Problem that the idea aims to solve]

The conventional facsimile integrated terminal device 1 described above also performs facsimile communication. Since broadcasts are also recorded in the form of printing on recording paper 4, the same print media can be used as a file. Both fax communication and facsimile broadcasting are shared. For this reason, It is not possible to receive a facsimile broadcast while receiving a facsimile communication, Conversely, if a facsimile broadcast is being received, the facsimile communication will be received. I couldn't. Therefore, facsimile communications and faxes received at the same time Regarding the millimeter broadcast, we had no choice but to abandon one of the records, and for this reason, the Multifunctionality due to the combination of facsimile communication function and facsimile broadcast reception function Although I can appreciate it, I would like to add another step of convenience, such as being able to use both functions at the same time. In particular, broadcasting according to the transmitting station's broadcast schedule, such as facsimile broadcasting, After the broadcast is broadcast, the valuable broadcast that has no opportunity to be recorded unless it is rebroadcast can be faxed. There have been cases where recordings have been omitted due to communication being in progress, and the broadcast media has been affected. Not only is it not possible to effectively utilize the simultaneity and immediacy of print media, but the recordability of print media is also limited. They were faced with the problem of not being utilized effectively.

[0005]

[Means to solve the problem]

This idea solves the above problems and combines facsimile communication function and facsimile communication function. A facsimile integrated terminal device having a facsimile broadcast reception function, When a facsimile broadcast is received while a communication is being received, the pre-specified priority Depending on the ranking, either facsimile communication or facsimile broadcasting will be sent. A competing machine that prints out the facsimile signal and stores the other facsimile signal in memory. The present invention is characterized in that it is equipped with a joint function mediation means.

[0006]

[Effect]

This idea was developed when a facsimile broadcast is received while receiving a facsimile communication. , facsimile communications and facsimile broadcasts according to prespecified priorities. Print out the facsimile signal from either one, and print out the facsimile signal from the other. facsimile communication reception function and facsimile To rationally arbitrate competing functions among rebroadcast reception functions.

[0007]

【Example】

Examples of this invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. 1 to 10. figure 1 is a circuit diagram showing an embodiment of the facsimile integrated terminal device of this invention, and FIG. 10 to 10 are flowcharts for explaining the operation of the CPU shown in FIG. 1, respectively. It is a chart.

[0008] The facsimile integrated terminal device 11 shown in FIG. It has a simultaneous broadcast reception function, and in order to make full use of both functions. It has been devised. In other words, the facsimile is sent to the CPU 12, which centrally controls the entire device. The conflicting functions of the millimeter communication function and facsimile broadcast reception function have been adjusted. facsimile communication and facsimile broadcast reception compete with each other. Sometimes facsimile communications and faxes are sent according to a prespecified priority order. Print out one of the facsimile signals of the rebroadcast, and then print out the facsimile signal of one of the rebroadcasts. can be saved in memory.

[0009] The telephone line 13 is connected to a network control unit 14 called NCU. The telephone 15 is connected to various circuits within the main body of the facsimile machine. facsimile Inside the device, there is a modulation function that modulates the transmitted data according to the characteristics of the transmission path, and a reception function. A modem 16 is connected as a modem which also has a demodulation function to demodulate data. This modem 16 is connected to the CPU 12 via a bus. The CPU 12 is a ROM It operates according to the operation program stored in 17. The RAM 18 is used for sending originals or is used as a buffer memory to temporarily store image data related to received documents. It will be done. The reading section 19 that reads the original to be sent and the transmission mechanism section 20 are interlocked with each other. A recording section 21 and a receiving mechanism section 22 are controlled by are also controlled in conjunction with each other. The decoding unit 23 decodes the received image signal and encodes it. The image signal to be transmitted to section 29 is encoded. The keyboard 24 is a transmission mode that determines image quality. key input operation when selecting the mode, automatic or manual reception mode, etc. It serves as an input means for receiving and accepting mode specifications. The display section 25 receives key operations. The response made by the CPU 12 is displayed. 26 was received by antenna 27 This tuner extracts facsimile signals from facsimile broadcasts. The output of the antenna 26 is demodulated by a demodulator 28.

0010 When receiving facsimile communication, steps (201) to (203) in FIG. Therefore, normal reception processing is performed. That is, in step (201), After the modem 16 receives the facsimile signal, it proceeds to the following step (202). Then, the decoding section 23 decodes the facsimile signal. And finally step (20 In 3), the recording section 21 and the receiving mechanism section 22 operate to record the facsimile signal. Recording on paper 4 is performed. Please note that when you receive a facsimile message, you can record it on the spot. Do not record on recording paper 4, save it in RAM 18, and then save it on recording paper at an appropriate time. 4 can also be recorded. In this case, the facsimile communication memory reception mode is selected, and temporarily save the received data according to steps (301) to (30) in FIG. will be held. That is, in step (301), the modem 16 After receiving the signal, in the following step (302), the image is stored in the RAM 18. Store information. Then repeat the above steps until the fax communication is completed. Repeat this process, and with a positive result in the judgment step (303), memory reception is performed. Finish.

[0011] On the other hand, when receiving a facsimile broadcast, step (401) shown in FIG. The demodulator 28 operates first, and in the following step (402), the broadcast radio wave is The demodulated output is decoded by the decoding section 23, and finally the recording section 21 and the receiving mechanism section 22 Then, recording is performed on the recording paper 4. Also, when receiving a facsimile broadcast, Instead of printing on recording paper 4 at the time, save it in RAM 18 and use it later at an appropriate time. The information can be recorded on the recording paper 4 at the same time. In that case, the facsimile broadcast memory receiver The facsimile communication mode is selected, and the screen shown in Figure 5 is displayed as in the facsimile communication memory mode. The received data is temporarily stored according to steps (501) to (503).

0012 Next, if you want to receive facsimile communication and facsimile broadcasting at the same time, please refer to Figure 6. The CPU 12 operates according to the illustrated flow. The flow shown in Figure 6 begins with Print the received data of Simili communication, and store the received data of facsimile broadcast in RAM18. This is a case where the temporary storage is performed in step (602) following step (601). If the tuner 26 receives the facsimile broadcast, step (602) Based on the determination result, it is determined whether the memory reception task is being activated. Then, if the memory reception task is not started, continue to step (603). In step (604), the facsimile broadcast memory reception task is started and the facsimile broadcast memory reception task is started. The received facsimile broadcast data is stored in the RAM 18. On the other hand, facsimile When the reception of the facsimile communication, which is carried out in parallel with the reception of the transmission, is completed, the judgment step In response to the determination result in step (605), in step (606), the receiving mechanism The unit 22 discharges the recording paper 4. Therefore, even while receiving facsimile communication, Can receive facsimile broadcasts simultaneously and stores them in RAM 18 The facsimile broadcast data is read out from the RAM 18 at an appropriate time and recorded on the recording paper. 4 can be printed.

[0013] Also, as shown in steps (701) to (712) in FIG. Printing of the image information of facsimile transmission is interrupted midway, and the image information of facsimile broadcast is printed. You can also switch to printing. In this case, a message is sent during the facsimile reception process. If the facsimile broadcast is not received, the step following the judgment step (702) is performed. In steps (711) and (712), normal facsimile communication reception processing is executed. Ru. However, tuner 26 receives the facsimile broadcast during the facsimile communication. In this case, in step (703), the recording unit 21 is first instructed to stop the recording operation. and causes the receiving mechanism section 22 to eject the recording paper 4. And the following step (704) , (705), the facsimile communication memory reception task is completely activated. When the facsimile broadcast reception process is started, as shown in step (706). start This allows information about image information sent via facsimile communication to be is recorded in RAM 18 instead of recording paper 4, and transmitted by facsimile broadcast. The image information sent is recorded on the recording paper 4.

[0014] By the way, regarding facsimile broadcasting, print output is given priority over facsimile communication. You can reserve priority processing for each broadcast program. i.e. , according to the program reservation processing flow shown in FIG. 8, first in step (801), The program number is input by operating the keyboard 24. In this case, whether there is a reservation or not, for example For example, "01" indicates that there is a reservation, and "00" indicates that there is no reservation, and is stored in the RAM 18. So The program number is designated, for example, as 1234 with four digits. Next, the following steps (802), TV (facsimile broadcasting) and TEL (facsimile communication) Specify the priority order of communications. This ranking designation is "01" if TV priority is given, In the case of TEL priority, each priority flag is designated, such as "00". In this way, perform the same operation for all broadcast programs and proceed to step (803). Create the program table shown and exit. Regarding priority flags, An individual priority flag that specifies the priority for each program, and a collective priority flag for all programs. There is a general specification priority flag that specifies the general specification priority flag. When selecting a code, it can be specified separately from the individual specification priority flag.

[0015] Here, first, when priority processing is performed for TV/TEL regardless of the reserved program, as shown in FIG. The reception process is performed according to the flow shown in . That is, in step (901) If a facsimile broadcast is received while the facsimile communication reception processing shown in In the judgment step (903) following the judgment step (902), if the TV A priority flag that collectively specifies the priority of /TEL is determined. And the summary If the designated priority flag is "00", TEL is given priority, so each program is Regardless of the reservation, immediately proceed to step (906) and receive the facsimile communication. complete. On the other hand, if the general specification priority flag is "01", the TV priority Therefore, in the next step (904), the recipient selects his/her favorite program. The presence or absence of a program selection signal, which is a key for selecting a program, is determined, and the following step (9) is performed. In step 05), it is determined whether the program is a reserved program. If it is a reserved program , executes steps (703) to (708) described above. In addition, the program selection signal If there is no program available, or if it is not a reserved program, the station will be used as in the case of TEL priority. As shown in steps (906) and (907), the reception of facsimile communication is completed. Continue with.

[0016] On the other hand, when performing TV/TEL priority processing for each reserved program, the Reception processing is performed according to the flow. In the flow shown in Figure 10, priority is given to individual specification. The flag determination step (903) follows the reserved program determination step (905). will be carried out. In other words, if the fax is being received while the fax is being received, When a millimeter broadcast is received, first in the judgment step (904) The presence or absence of a program selection signal, which is a key for the user to select a favorite program, is determined. So Then, when there is a program selection signal and it is found that it is a reserved program, this At this point, the individual designated priority flag is determined for the first time, and it is determined whether TEL is prioritized or not for each broadcast program. It is determined whether V is given priority. Therefore, priority is determined at the time a program is selected. Therefore, priority processing for TV/TEL can be performed for each reserved program. judgment The contents of steps (703) to (708) following step (903) are as described above. That's right.

[0017] In this way, the facsimile integrated terminal device 11 receives facsimile communications. When a facsimile broadcast is received during to print the facsimile signal for either facsimile communication or facsimile broadcasting. In addition to printing out the facsimile signal, the other facsimile signal is stored in the RAM 18. Therefore, the facsimile communication reception function and the facsimile broadcast reception function conflict. Functions can be reasonably arbitrated, for example, when a fax is being sent during a fax communication. When receiving a millimeter broadcast, the facsimile signal related to facsimile communication is The facsimile signals related to facsimile broadcasting are stored in the RAM 18 and sent to the recording paper 4. Can be printed out.

[0018] Also, the facsimile signals of the facsimile communication being received can be continuously printed out. For facsimile broadcasting, the received facsimile signal is stored in the RAM 18. It can also be saved temporarily, and even while receiving a facsimile broadcast. When a facsimile transmission is received, the facsimile of the facsimile broadcast being received is Continuously prints out the received facsimile signals, and for facsimile communications, Store the millimeter signal in the RAM 18 for temporary storage, or use it for facsimile broadcasting. The facsimile signal to be sent is stored in the RAM 18, and the It is also possible to print out the comb signal. In addition, the file stored in RAM18 The facsimile signal can be read out at any time as needed, so it is especially useful for facsimile. After being broadcast according to the broadcast schedule of the transmitting station, such as rebroadcasting, unless it is a rebroadcast, A valuable broadcast that had no opportunity to be recorded was leaked because it was being transmitted by facsimile. There is no such thing as getting lost.

[0019]

[Effect of the idea]

As explained above, this invention allows facsimile transmission to occur while receiving facsimile communications. When a broadcast is received, the fax is sent according to a pre-specified priority order. If you print out either the facsimile signal for broadcasting or facsimile broadcasting, In addition, since the other facsimile signal was configured to be stored in memory, the facsimile signal Rational mediation of conflicting functions between communication reception function and facsimile broadcast reception function. For example, if a facsimile broadcast is received during facsimile communication, , the facsimile signal of the facsimile communication being received can be continuously printed out, For facsimile broadcasting, received facsimile signals are stored in memory and temporarily or store facsimile signals related to facsimile communications in memory. The facsimile signal related to facsimile broadcasting can be printed out. , and then receive a facsimile communication while receiving a facsimile broadcast. If the facsimile signal of the facsimile broadcast being received is printed out continuously. For facsimile communication, the received facsimile signal is stored in memory. Temporarily save or store facsimile signals related to facsimile broadcasts in memory. It is possible to print out facsimile signals related to facsimile communication. facsimile signals stored in memory can be read out at any time as needed. This is especially true for facsimile broadcasts, which are broadcast according to the broadcast schedule of the transmitting station. After that, you can use facsimile transmission to record valuable broadcasts that you will not have the opportunity to record unless they are rebroadcasts. There is no need to worry about leaking records due to busy transmissions, and the facsimile system is It has excellent effects such as being able to meet the needs of a wide range of users as a multi-purpose terminal device. do.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a circuit configuration diagram showing an embodiment of a facsimile integrated terminal device of this invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart for explaining facsimile communication reception processing operations performed by the CPU shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a flowchart for explaining a facsimile communication memory reception processing operation by the CPU shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a flowchart for explaining a facsimile broadcast reception processing operation by the CPU shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a flowchart for explaining a facsimile broadcast memory reception processing operation by the CPU shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a flowchart for explaining the simultaneous reception processing operation of facsimile communication and facsimile broadcasting by the CPU shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 7 is a flowchart for explaining a print output switching operation by the CPU shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 8 is a flowchart for explaining a program reservation processing operation by the CPU shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 9 is a flowchart for performing TV/TEL priority switching processing by the CPU shown in FIG. 1, regardless of program reservations;

FIG. 10 is a flowchart for performing TV/TEL priority switching processing according to program reservation by the CPU shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 11 is a schematic perspective view showing an example of a conventional facsimile integrated terminal device.

[Explanation of symbols]

4 Recording paper 11 Facsimile integrated terminal device 12 Competitive function arbitration means (CPU) 18 RAM 21 Recording Department 22 Receiving mechanism section

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] Claim 1: A facsimile integrated terminal device having a facsimile communication function and a facsimile broadcast reception function, wherein when a facsimile broadcast is received while receiving facsimile communication, the facsimile communication and facsimile broadcast are performed according to a prespecified priority order. 1. A facsimile integrated terminal device comprising competing function arbitration means for printing out one of the facsimile signals and storing the other facsimile signal in a memory.