JPH04150547A - Facsimile equipment provided with voice message device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To report estimated answering time in the case of absence, etc., by constituting the subject equipment of a voice message recording means, a final picture information detecting means, a transmitting side user calling means, and an answer detecting means. CONSTITUTION:Since the voice message recording means 6 is provided, an adequate message to an opposite side can be recorded in it by a voice. Since the final page of picture information can be detected by detection information sent from the final picture information detecting means 3, call information is sent to the transmitting side from the transmitting side user calling means 4. When it is detected by the answer detecting means 5 that a transmitting side user answers, the voice message recording means 6 is started, and this message is transmitted to a transmitting side user. Thus, the transmitting side user can confirm the transmitted picture information, and simultaneously, he can be informed of the estimated answering time at the time of the absence of a receiving side, etc.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to a facsimile machine (hereinafter referred to as a FAX machine) that can automatically transmit a voice message from a receiving side to a sending side.

[Prior Art] Conventional FAX devices have been proposed that have a function of notifying a transmitting user, through a voice message or the like, that the receiving terminal device connected to a communication line is a FAX device when a call arrives.

Furthermore, in a FAX machine, when the sending user operates, the receiving user is called by a specific signal before the communication line is disconnected after the transmission of image information is completed, and the sending and receiving parties can have a meeting through the handset. has also been proposed.

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] However, with the former type of FAX device, there is a limit to the length of time for inserting a voice message due to the communication procedure for receiving image information, and furthermore, there is a limit on the length of time for inserting a voice message, and furthermore, the transmission right from the sending side to the receiving side is limited. It was impossible for the receiving side to send image information unless it was passed on.

Additionally, with the latter type of fax machine, there were problems such as when the recipient (receiver) user was not present, and it was uncertain when a response to the transmitted image information would be received. .

The present invention proposes a facsimile machine that easily solves these problems with a simple configuration.

[Function] Since the voice message recording means 6 is provided, an appropriate message can be recorded in voice to the other party. Since the last page of image information can be detected using the detection information sent from the final image information detection means 3, the call information is transmitted from the sending side user call means 4 to the sending side. When the response detection means 5 detects that the sending user has responded, the voice message recording means 6 is activated and this message is transmitted to the sending user.
Embodiment] Next, an example of a facsimile device with a voice message device according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. Hereinafter, the other party's FAX device will be referred to as a transmitting terminal, and the FAX device according to the present invention will be referred to as a receiving terminal.

In FIG. 1, 1 is a transmitting/receiving means, which is connected to a communication line such as a telephone line.

Reference numeral 2 denotes an image information recording means, into which image information sent from a transmitting terminal through a communication line is input and recorded.

This image information recording means 2 may be a printer or an electronic memory, and in this case, the image information is printed out later by the user as appropriate.

Reference numeral 3 denotes final image information detection means, which detects the final image information (actually an EOP signal to be described later) of the image information from the transmitting terminal, and inputs this detected information to the transmitting side user call means 4.

As a result, call information (for example, in the case of G3 FAX, a PrP signal to be described later) is transmitted from the transmitting side user call means 4 to the transmitting side terminal through the transmitting/receiving means 1 and the communication line.

When the call information is input to the sending terminal, a specified signal is generated at the sending terminal, and when the sending user responds, the response information (for example, the PRI-EOP signal described below in the case of G3 FAX) is transmitted. This is input to the response detection means 5 of the receiving terminal, which activates the voice message recording means 6, and the voice message is transmitted to the transmitting terminal through the transmitting/receiving means 1. This allows the sending user to automatically take N.

In this voice message means 6, the receiving user records arbitrary information in advance, such as "This is XX. I'm out of the house at the moment.
I'll be back around 1 o'clock, so I'll answer the questions after that.J This is for recording voice messages like this, but of course you can also record any other messages you want, such as advertisements.

The plurality of means shown in FIG. 1 constitute a part of the communication and control means lO shown in FIG.

In the communication control means 10 shown in the second section, 11 is a CPU that manages communication control, and 12 is an R in which various control programs such as a voice message transmission processing program are stored.
OM, 13 is a RAM in which image information to be transmitted, the above-mentioned detection information, call information, etc. are stored.

The image signal read by the image reading section 14 is stored in the RAM 13 via the interface 15 or directly supplied to a modem and network control circuit (NCU) 16 functioning as a transmitting/receiving means.

Further, the image signal inputted from the communication line is stored in the RAM 13 via the modem and the NCU 16, or is directly supplied via the interface 17 to the recording section 18 which functions as a printer, and its contents are recorded. Ru.

The FAX number of the destination party is supplied to the display unit 20 via the interface 19 and displayed thereon.

Reference numeral 21 denotes an operation unit, which is composed of a plurality of keys (not shown), and information from these keys is input to the RAM 13 through an interface 22.

23 is a voice message recording means, and this voice message is sent to the modem and NCU through an interface 24.
16.

25 is a signal IC memory, and final image information detection means 3
When there is an input, the call information is transmitted from the sending side user call means 4, and when the response information is input to the response detection means 5, the voice message recording means 6 is activated.

The third section is a diagram showing an example of G3 FAX communication procedure,
This will be explained below.

Incidentally, since the steps up to phase C of FAX communication are the same as those of the conventional method, the explanation thereof will be omitted.

Image information is sent from the sending terminal to the receiving terminal (FAX device according to the present invention), and after the final image information, an EOP (procedure end signal) is sent from the sending terminal to the receiving terminal. PIF (
A procedure relay affirmation signal) is transmitted.

Based on this, a specific call signal is generated at the transmitting terminal, and when the transmitting user responds, a PRI-EOP (procedure interruption EOP signal) is transmitted from the transmitting terminal to the receiving terminal.

When this PRI-EOP signal is input to the response detecting means 5 through the transmitting/receiving means 1, a PIF signal is transmitted from the receiving terminal to the transmitting terminal, and then the voice message recording means 6
is activated, a voice message is sent to the sending user, and after the transmission is completed, the communication line is disconnected.

In this way, the sending user can automatically check the recipient of the image information sent, and can also know from the voice message when the receiving user (or person in charge) will return to work or return home. Ru.

FIG. 4 shows another example of the communication procedure, and since it is almost the same as the case shown in FIG. 3, corresponding parts are given the same reference numerals and explanations will be omitted.

If the transmitting user does not respond to the PIP signal sent from the receiving terminal to the transmitting terminal, a DCN (disconnect command signal) is sent from the transmitting terminal to the receiving terminal, and phase E
state, the communication line is disconnected, and this processing flow ends.

The receiving user can arbitrarily select whether or not to add a voice message.

[Effects of the Invention] According to the invention described above, the user of the transmitting terminal can listen to a voice message recorded in advance on the receiving terminal after transmitting the final image information, so that the user of the transmitting terminal can listen to the voice message recorded in advance on the receiving terminal. By recording the information, the sending user can confirm the recipient of the transmitted image information, and also have the effect of knowing the approximate response time when the recipient is absent.

Furthermore, since the voice message is inserted after receiving the full-screen information from the transmitting terminal, there is no restriction on the time, and there is an effect that it can be selected arbitrarily.

Furthermore, the sending terminal does not require any special equipment and has the advantage of being able to process within a standard protocol.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an example of a facsimile device with a voice message device according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a system diagram showing an example of communication control means, FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a communication procedure, and FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of a communication control means. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a communication procedure. Image information recording means Final image information detection means Sending side user call means Response detection means Voice message recording means Professional diagram of the facsimile machine according to the present invention FIG. s11 reception liu

Claims (1)

[Claims] (1) In a facsimile device configured such that received image information is supplied to an image information recording means through a transmitting/receiving means, a voice message recording means that allows the receiving user to arbitrarily record a voice message; a final image information detection means for detecting image information; a transmission side user call means for calling a transmission side user based on the detection information from this final image information detection means; and a transmission side user call means for calling a transmission side user based on the call information from this transmission side user call means. 1. A facsimile apparatus with a voice message device, characterized in that the facsimile apparatus comprises a response detection means for detecting a response from a sending user and activating the voice message recording means based on the detection signal.