JPH04160854A - Facsimile equipment with cordless telephone set - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To attain a cordless feature for both a facsimile function and a telephone function without increasing the equipment cost by connecting the facsimile equipment to a cordless telephone slave set coupled with a master set in a radio wave. CONSTITUTION:The facsimile equipment is provided with a telephone line 1, a modular jack 2 to connect a terminal equipment such as a telephone set to the telephone line 1, a master set 3 of a cordless telephone set, a slave set 4, a radio wave medium 5 connecting the master set 3 and the slave set 4, a telephone network facsimile equipment 6 making facsimile communication according to a control procedure, and a coupling means 7 coupling the facsimile equipment 6 with the slave set 4. That is, the facsimile equipment 6 and the telephone line 1 are indirectly connected not by an exclusive radio wave but by the radio wave medium 5 coupling the slave set 4 and the master set 3 of the cordless telephone set. Thus, a cordless feature for both a facsimile function and a telephone function is provided without increasing the equipment cost.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a facsimile machine with a cordless telephone, which combines a facsimile machine and a cordless telephone.

2. Description of the Related Art As shown in FIG. 4, a conventional device of this type transmits wireless radio waves 5 between a base unit 3 connected to a telephone line 1 and a handset 4 having a receiving function such as a handset. and a telephone network facsimile device 6 connected to the telephone line 1 via the base unit 3 of this cordless telephone.
It was possible to use the same telephone line 1 by switching between facsimile and cordless telephone functions.

Problems to be Solved by the Invention However, with this configuration, there are problems in that the location where the facsimile can be used is restricted and the functions of the cordless telephone are not effectively utilized.

The above problem arises for the following reasons.

That is, with a cordless telephone that connects a base unit and a slave unit using radio waves, the user can freely choose the location where the telephone is used within the reachable range of the radio waves. However, facsimiles can only be used in places where they can be connected to a telephone line.

Additionally, for users who wish to use both telephone and facsimile functions in the same place, the places where they can use the facsimile are limited, which limits the places where they can use the telephone, making it difficult to utilize the cordless phone's functions effectively. This will cause inconvenience.

As a countermeasure to the above-mentioned problem, it is conceivable to provide a coupling means using radio waves for the fan stain 9 device as well. However, in this case, it is necessary to add a wireless transmitter/receiver circuit for coupling using radio waves, which causes another problem in that the cost of the device increases significantly.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a facsimile device with a cordless telephone that can perform both facsimile and telephone functions without increasing the cost of the device. .

Means for Solving the Problems In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention has a configuration in which a facsimile device is connected to a handset of a cordless telephone that is connected to a base phone by radio waves.

Effect of the Invention The present invention has the above-described configuration so that the facsimile machine and the telephone line are indirectly connected by radio waves that connect the handset and base unit of the cordless telephone, without using dedicated radio waves. Both facsimile and telephone functions can be made cordless without increasing the cost of the device.

Example Embodiments of the present invention will be described below based on the drawings.

FIG. 1 shows a schematic configuration of a cordless telephone facsimile apparatus according to a first embodiment of the present invention, in which 1 is a telephone line, and 2 is a modular circuit for connecting a terminal such as a telephone to the telephone line 1. Jack, 3 is the base unit of the cordless phone, 4 is the handset of the above-mentioned cordless phone, 5 is a radio wave that connects the base unit 3 and handset 4 of the cordless phone, 6 is the CCIT
A telephone network facsimile device 7 performs facsimile communication in accordance with the control procedure of the T Recommendation. Reference numeral 7 is coupling means for connecting the facsimile device 6 to the handset 4.

As the coupling means 7, in this embodiment, a connecting cord 71 is used.
A removable contact type connection means using a connector 72 is employed. Further, each of the handset 4 and the facsimile machine 6 has an independent power supply (not shown) built in using a rechargeable battery, thereby making the power supply cordless.

FIG. 2 shows a schematic configuration of the base unit 3 and handset 4 of the cordless telephone.

The base unit 3 includes a line monitor circuit 31 that detects incoming calls and detects line polarity, a hook circuit 32 that connects and disconnects lines, a dialing circuit 33, a communication circuit 34 consisting of a hybrid, etc., and two-way wireless transmission and reception. circuit 35,
It is composed of a wireless antenna 36, a control circuit 37, and the like. This base unit 3 is used at a fixed location to connect to the telephone line 1.

The handset 4 includes a wireless antenna 41, a two-way wireless transmitting/receiving circuit 42, a speaker 43 for reproducing the incoming call sound, a microphone 44 for capturing the outgoing call sound, and an operation panel that includes a dial key, a hook switch, a telephone/facsimile changeover switch, etc. 45, a tone ringer 46 that generates a ringing tone, a control circuit 47, and the like.The handset 4 is connected to the base unit 3 by radio waves 5, and has a cordless power source. Additionally, it can be freely moved and used within the reach of the radio waves 5.

The operation of the cordless telephone and facsimile machine configured as described above will be described below.

1 and 2, a case will be described in which the facsimile machine 6 is not connected to the handset 4 or the operation of the facsimile machine 6 is stopped. In this case, the device described above operates as a normal cordless telephone.

That is, when a call arrives, incoming call information is wirelessly transmitted from base unit 3 to handset 4. The handset 4 that has received the incoming call information sounds the tone ringer 46 to notify that there is an incoming call. When the user who learns of the incoming call performs a hook-off operation on the handset 4 side, this operation information is wirelessly transmitted from the handset 4 to the base device 3. The base unit 3 that has received the hook-off operation information connects the telephone line 1 to the communication circuit 34 by connecting it to a DC connection. Call circuit 4
is coupled to the speaker 43 and microphone 44 on the handset 4 side via the radio waves 5. This allows telephone calls to be made using the handset 4.

On the other hand, when making a call, when the user performs a hook-off operation on the handset 4 side, this operation information is wirelessly transmitted from the handset 4 to the base device 3. The base unit 3 that received the hook-off operation information,
The telephone line 1 is connected to the communication circuit 34 by DC connection. The communication circuit 34 is coupled to a speaker 43 and a microphone 44 on the handset 4 side via a wireless i5. As a result, on the handset 4 side, the dial tone (
You can perform dial operations while checking the DT). Here, when a dial operation is performed on the handset 4 side, this operation information is wirelessly transmitted from the handset 4 to the base device 3. Base unit 4 sends a dial signal in the form of a pulse or DT (multi-frequency tone signal) to telephone line 1 in accordance with the received dial information. When the called terminal is connected by this dialing, a telephone conversation with the connected called terminal can be carried out by the handset 4 via the radio waves 5. After the call ends, when a hook-on operation is performed on the handset 4 side, this operation information is wirelessly transmitted to the base unit 3, and the base unit 3 that receives this transmits the call number #i! 1
Cut the line to release the DC connection.

As described above, by combining the handset 4 with the base unit 3 connected to the telephone line W#1 using the wireless radio waves 5, the handset 4 can be used as if it were a normal telephone connected directly to the telephone line. can do.

Note that the incoming call information and hook-off/on operation information are wirelessly transmitted using, for example, a wireless signal modulated with a tone signal of a specific frequency or the presence or absence of a wireless carrier wave.

Next, a case will be described in which the facsimile device 6 is connected to the handset 4 of a cordless telephone and is in operation. In this case, the facsimile device 6 is the handset 4 of the cordless telephone.
Facsimile communication is performed using a signal modulated in the voice frequency band (transmission frequency band of the telephone line) through the telephone line 1 which is indirectly connected to the telephone line 1 via the base unit 3.

That is, when a call arrives, incoming call information is wirelessly transmitted from base unit 3 to handset 4, as in the case of a telephone call.

The incoming call information received by the handset 4 is transferred directly to the facsimile machine 6 via the coupling means 7 including the connection cord 71 and the connector 72. When the facsimile device 6 that has received and received the incoming call information performs a hook-off operation by automatic reception operation or manual operation like a normal telephone network facsimile device, the information of this hook-off operation is wirelessly transmitted from the handset 4 to the base device 3. Sent. The base unit 3 that has received the hook-off operation information connects the telephone line 1 to the communication circuit 34 by DC-connecting it, as in the case of a telephone. The communication circuit 34 is coupled to the handset 4 via radio waves 5. therefore,
Although the facsimile device 6 connected to the handset 4 is not directly connected to the telephone line 1, it performs facsimile communication (reception) via the telephone line 1 using signals in the audio frequency domain modulated by the modem. be able to.

On the other hand, when making a call, information about a hook-off operation performed on the facsimile device 6 side is wirelessly transmitted from the slave unit 4 to the base unit 3. The base unit 3 that has received the hook-off operation information connects the telephone line 1 to the communication circuit 34 by DC-connecting it, as in the case of a telephone. This communication circuit 34 is coupled to the handset 4 via radio waves 5. At this time, since the facsimile device 7 is connected to the handset 4 via the coupling means 7,
A dial call to the DC-connected telephone line 1 is made based on a dial operation performed on the facsimile machine 6. When the called terminal is connected by this dialing, the facsimile device 6 connected to the handset 4 sends
Facsimile communication (transmission) can be performed using signals modulated in the audio frequency domain. When the hook-on operation is performed on the facsimile device 6 after the communication ends, this operation information is wirelessly transmitted to the base unit 3, and upon receiving this, the base unit 3 performs a line disconnection to release the DC connection of the telephone line l. Let's do it.

As described above, the facsimile device 6 connected to the handset 4 is indirectly connected to the telephone line 1 via the radio waves 5, and the indirectly connected telephone line l! 1li11 allows Noax 59 communications using signals modulated in the voice frequency band, similar to a normal telephone network facsimile machine connected directly to a telephone line.

In the facsimile device with a cordless telephone described above, the connection between the facsimile device 6 and the telephone line 1 is not through dedicated radio waves, but indirectly through the radio waves 5 that connect the base unit 3 and handset 4 of the cordless phone.・By being connected, there is no need to add a wireless transmitting/receiving circuit for facsimile.
Both facsimile and telephone functions can be made cordless.

Further, a user who wishes to use both telephone and facsimile functions at the same location can freely move and use the cordless telephone handset 4 together with the facsimile device 6. This also allows the functionality of cordless telephones to be effectively utilized.

Furthermore, the device of the first embodiment described above is a child of a cordless telephone! i! As the coupling means 7 for coupling the facsimile device 6 to the facsimile device 4, it is only necessary to add a connection cord 71 and a connector 72, which allows for a simple and low-cost construction.

FIG. 3 shows the main parts of a cordless telephone facsimile apparatus according to a second embodiment of the present invention. In the device of this second embodiment, the line connection terminal (modular plug) 61 of the telephone network facsimile device 6 is connected to the cordless handset 4.
a connection means (modular jack) 81 for connecting, and the line connection terminal 6 connected to this connection means 81
A line interface 82 is provided which couples the telephone line 1 to the telephone line 1 via the radio waves 5 and provides the same interface conditions as the telephone line 1. As a result, even in a normal telephone network facsimile device 6 which only has a telephone line connection terminal 61, the telephone line can be made cordless in the state 11. Further, the connection means 61 provided in the slave device 4 can be connected to, for example, a terminal for personal computer communication.

Effects of the Invention As is clear from the above description, the present invention provides a dedicated connection between the facsimile device and the telephone line by connecting the facsimile device to the handset of a cordless telephone that connects to the base device using radio waves. Since the connection is made indirectly through radio waves that connect the handset and base unit of a cordless telephone, rather than using radio waves, it is possible to make both facsimile and telephone functions cordless without increasing equipment costs. This has the effect of making it possible.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a facsimile machine with a cordless telephone according to a first embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of a facsimile machine with a cordless telephone, and FIG. 3 is a diagram of a facsimile machine with a cordless telephone according to a second embodiment of the present invention. Fax with cordless phone! FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of a conventional facsimile machine with a cordless telephone. 1...Telephone line, 2...Modular jack, 3-way cordless phone base unit, 4...Cordless phone handset,
5... Radio waves, 6... Facsimile machine, 7...
- Coupling means, 81... Connection means (modular jack), 82... Line interface.

Claims (3)

[Claims] (1) A cordless telephone that is equipped with a cordless telephone that connects a base unit connected to a telephone line and a handset with a receiving function using radio waves, and a connecting means that connects a facsimile device to the handset of the cordless telephone. Includes facsimile machine. (2) A facsimile device with a cordless telephone according to claim 1, further comprising coupling means for detachably connecting the facsimile device to the handset of the cordless telephone via a connector. (3) A cordless telephone that uses radio waves to connect a base unit connected to a telephone line and a handset with a receiving function, and a connection means for connecting the line connection terminal of a telephone network facsimile device to the handset of this cordless telephone. and a line interface that couples the line connection terminal connected to the connection means to the telephone line via the radio waves and provides interface conditions equivalent to those of the telephone line.