JPH04302575A - Facsimile equipment having automatic setting function for redialing call interval - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To automatically set up a calling interval for redialing to a short or long time by considering a terminating side communication time in a facsimile(FAX) equipment provided with a redialing call function. CONSTITUTION:The FAX equipment is provided with a dial registering memory 1 for registering a redialing call waiting time in each called subscriber, a redialing frequency registering memory 2 for registering the number of redialing calls executed to the called subscriber registered in the memory 1 and a control part 3 for updating the number of redialing calls registered in the memory in each redialing call and changing and setting up the redialing call waiting time registered in the memory 1 in accordance with the updated value.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

0001

[Industrial Application Field] The present invention is an improvement of a facsimile machine that can automatically change and set the waiting time when making a redial call to a registered call destination using a one-touch dial function or speed dial function. Regarding.

0002

[Prior Art] The one-touch dial function allows you to automatically call the registered phone number by simply operating the one-touch dial key after registering a phone number in correspondence with a pre-installed one-touch dial key. To use the dialing function, use the numeric keys to specify the short code and register the phone number, then use the numeric keys to
It is convenient to be able to make automatic calls simply by entering a speed code, but recently, when making a call using such a one-touch dial function or speed dial function, the other party is already on the line. If the call does not arrive, the system automatically redials the call after a predetermined waiting time. In conventional facsimile machines, the number of redial calls is usually set to a certain number in advance.

0003

[Problem to be Solved by the Invention] However, when making such a redial call, if the other party is on the line for a long time, it is not enough to simply repeat the redial call a preset number of times. In some cases, this may be sufficient, and possible countermeasures to this problem include increasing the number of redial calls, or lengthening the waiting time when making redial calls.

[0004] By the way, if the number of repetitions of redial calls is increased, calls will be made many times to the other party whose call time is long, and to the other party who is busy on the phone and cannot receive the call. Therefore, it is difficult to say that it is efficient, and when setting the number of redial calls, it is also difficult to set an appropriate number according to the call destination.

[0005] The present invention was made in view of the above-mentioned circumstances, and for the other party with whom the communication time is long, it is possible to automatically set the waiting time when making a redial call in consideration of the communication time. It is an object of the present invention to provide a facsimile device with a new configuration that allows for automatic changes and settings.

[0006]

[Means for Solving the Problems] The present invention proposed to achieve the above object includes a dial registration memory in which a waiting time for redialing according to a call destination is registered, and a dial registration memory that is registered in the dial registration memory. A redial number registration memory that registers the number of redial calls made to the called destination, and a redial number registration memory that updates the number of redial calls registered in the redial number registration memory each time a redial call is made. The apparatus is configured to include a control section that automatically changes and sets the waiting time for redialing registered in the dial registration memory according to the value.

In a preferred embodiment of the facsimile apparatus of the present invention, an automatic setting mode is provided, and when this mode is executed, the waiting time when redialing a call destination registered in the dial registration memory is automatically set. It is now set to . Further, the automatic dial registration memory and the redial number registration memory defined in the present invention are shown as means for realizing functions, and it goes without saying that they can be realized by one memory.

[0008]

[Operation] According to the facsimile device of the present invention, after storing the telephone number of the called party and the corresponding waiting time for redialing in advance in the dial registration memory, one-touch,
When a call is made by speed dialing and a redial call is made at the time of the call, the control section sequentially updates the number of redial calls and registers it in the redial number registration memory. In this way, the redial number registration memory is updated with the number of redial calls each time a redial call is made, but the control unit is configured to update the redial number of calls registered in the redial registration memory. If the number of calls exceeds a predetermined number, the redial waiting time registered in the dial registration memory corresponding to the call destination is rewritten to a predetermined value.
The redial call interval is set automatically. In this case, the redial call interval is set based on the number of redial calls stored in the redial number registration memory. For example, if the number of redial calls does not exceed three, the redial call interval is set. The time may be set in stages, such as the usual 1 minute, 2 minutes for 3 or more times, 3 minutes for 5 or more times, and 5 minutes for 8 or more times.

[0009] According to the present invention, in this way, for a call destination for which the number of actual redial calls exceeds a predetermined value, the waiting time when making a redial call is Since the number of calls is automatically set to a longer time according to the number of calls, the redial function can be fully utilized even for a called party who has been communicating for a long time.

0010

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the main structure of a facsimile apparatus F according to the present invention. As shown in the figure, there is a dial registration memory 1 for registering the waiting time when making a redial call in correspondence with each call destination phone number assigned to a one-touch dial key or speed dial code, and a dial registration memory 1 for registering one-touch registration or speed dial code. A redial number registration memory 2 that registers the number of redial calls corresponding to the called destination telephone number, and a redial number registration memory 2 that updates the number of redial calls registered in the redial number registration memory 2 every time a redial call is made; The system includes a control section 3 that automatically changes and sets the waiting time for redialing, which is registered in the dial registration memory 1, in accordance with the updated value.

The dial registration memory 1 has a one-touch key/abbreviation code storage area for registering one-touch dialing and abbreviated dialing, a telephone number storage area, and a standby time storage area for redialing. , these storage areas, as shown in FIG. 2, assign one-touch dial keys [A], [B], [C], etc. to addresses 00, 01, 02, etc., for example,
Assign and store speed dial codes [0][0] to [0][3] to the addresses of AB, AC, AD, AE, etc., and store the destination phone number in the phone number storage area. However, the redial call standby time storage area stores data stipulating the standby time to to t3 at the time of redial call. Here, to is the initial redial call standby time that is automatically registered when the destination telephone number is registered in the dial registration memory 1, and t1 to t3 are the automatic redial call wait times as described later. It shows the standby time that is rewritten and automatically registered and set when redial calls are executed more than a predetermined number of times in the setting mode. Registration of a telephone number and redial call standby time in the dial registration memory 1 is performed by operating the function keys, one-touch dial keys, and numeric keys according to known operating procedures.

Further, as shown in FIG. 3, the redial count registration memory 2 has a telephone number storage area and a redial call count storage area. After that, each time a redial call is made, numerical data 0 to 10 indicating the number of redial calls to that telephone number is registered.

[0013] On the other hand, the control unit 3 stores information in the redial number registration memory 2 every time a redial call is made after a call is made to the telephone number of the destination registered with the one-touch short code. The number of redial calls stored in the dial registration memory 1 is updated by rewriting the number of redial calls, and when the updated value reaches a preset number of times, the waiting time for redial calls stored in the dial registration memory 1 is updated. An automatic rewrite operation is being performed. In this case, the waiting time to, t1 to t3 when making a redial call is predefined according to the number of redial calls, so
It is specified that as the number of redial calls increases, the redial call waiting time also increases.

Next, an embodiment of the facsimile apparatus of the present invention constructed using a microcomputer will be described. As shown in FIG. 4, the facsimile device F of the present invention has the following features:
Dial registration memory 1 and redial count registration memory 2
, a control unit 3 including a microcomputer,
A line control unit 4 connected to the telephone line L and having an automatic call receiving function for transmitting and receiving image data;
a modem 5 for modulating and demodulating image data received by or transmitted from the line control unit 4; an image reading unit 6 for reading originals; and a modem 5 for automatically calling a telephone number registered in the dial registration memory 1. Automatic calling means 7, key operation unit 8 for controlling facsimile machine F, line control unit 4
The controller 3 includes a printout section 9 that prints out the image data received by the system on a recording paper, and after the telephone number registered in the dial registration memory 1 is called, the control section 3 prints out the received image data on recording paper. Every time a re-call is made, the number of redial calls for the corresponding call destination registered in the redial number registration memory 2 is updated sequentially, and when the updated value reaches a predetermined value, it is registered in the dial registration memory 1. The waiting time when making a redial call is automatically changed to a predetermined value according to the updated value. In addition,
10 is a ROM 10a that stores a control program, and a RAM 10 that temporarily stores data necessary for data processing.
11 is a telephone set added to the facsimile machine F;

The operation procedure for automatically setting the standby time when making a redial call in the facsimile machine F of the present invention will be explained below.

Steps 100 to 108 in FIG. 5 schematically show the control operation procedure in this case. When the key operation unit 8 is operated to register a call destination telephone number in the dial registration memory 1 by one-touch dialing or speed dialing, each registered telephone number has an initial standby time when making a redial call. to is automatically written (steps 100-101).

In this way, after the initial settings have been made to register in the dial registration memory 1, the facsimile machine F reads out the telephone number of a specific call destination from the dial registration memory 1 in order to send a document, etc. When a call is made and then a redial call is made, the control unit 3 stores the number of redial calls for the corresponding call destination in the redial number registration memory 2 every time such a redial call is made. The number of redial calls is sequentially updated and written in the area.

In this manner, the control unit 3 sequentially updates and writes the number of times redial calls have been executed in the redial number storage area corresponding to the called destination in the redial number registration memory 2. while referring to the written number of redial calls. At the time of reference, if it is determined that the number of redial calls has reached a predetermined value, the redial call registered as to at the time of initial setting corresponds to the call destination in the dial registration memory 1. The standby time is automatically changed and set in three stages from t1 to t3.

The flowchart in FIG. 5 shows the control operation procedure when the number of redial calls is divided into three stages, 3, 5, and 8, and the waiting time for redial calls from t1 to t3 is automatically set. In step 100, the called destination telephone number is registered in the dial registration memory 1, and the waiting time for redialing is initialized. In this case, the initial setting of the waiting time when making a redial call is convenient in terms of operation if the configuration is such that the waiting time can be automatically registered when the called destination telephone number is registered, as described above.

Thus, after initializing the dial registration memory 1, when the one-touch dial key or numeric keypad is operated, the control section 3 reads out the operated call destination telephone number from the dial registration memory 1 and calls the automatic calling means 7. Activate to make a call. When the called party responds to this call, the control unit 3 sends the original data read and scanned by the image reading unit 6 to the called party, but since the called party is busy on the phone, the telephone line is If the call cannot be reached, a redial call operation is performed.

That is, when the first redial call is made for the call destination registered in the dial registration memory 1, the control section 3 accesses the redial number registration memory 2 and performs the redial call. Write the phone number of the called destination and the number of redial calls, and then use the same procedure to register the number of redials every time a redial call is made for the call destination registered in dial registration memory 1. The memory 2 is accessed to sequentially update and write the number of redial calls. This writing by the control unit 3 into the redial number registration memory 2 is performed until the automatic setting mode ends, and during this mode, the called destination telephone number and the number of redial calls are stored. are accumulated sequentially without being erased.

While the automatic setting mode is being executed and the above writing to the redial number registration memory 2 is being performed, the control section 3 is referring to the redial number registration memory 2, and the number of redial calls is a predetermined value. When the number reaches 3, 5, or 8, the control unit 3 accesses the dial registration memory 1 and rewrites the waiting time when redialing a call destination that exceeds a predetermined value according to the value. , the waiting time is automatically set when making a redial call. In the example shown in Figure 5, the waiting times for call destinations that have redialed more than 3, 5, or 8 times are automatically rewritten and set as t1, t2, and t3. This is not limited to examples.

[0023] Such an automatic setting mode may be implemented by providing a separate mode setting switch and operating the switch, or by setting a certain number after registering the destination telephone number in the dial registration memory. It may also be configured to execute only for a certain amount of time.

[0024]

[Effect of the invention] According to the present invention, one-touch dial,
The standby time when making a redial call to a call destination registered in the dial registration memory such as speed dial can be automatically set, taking into account the length of time during communication, which is extremely convenient. It is.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the main configuration of a facsimile apparatus according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an example diagram of a memory map of a dial registration memory.

FIG. 3 is an example diagram of a memory map of a redial number registration memory.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing the internal configuration of the facsimile apparatus of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing the procedure of control operation in an automatic redial setting mode executed in the facsimile apparatus of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

F...Facsimile machine of the present invention 1...Dial registration memory 2... Redial count registration memory 3...Control unit

Claims (1)

[Claims] [Claim 1] A dial registration memory that registers a waiting time when making a redial call for each call destination, and a redial that registers the number of redial calls performed for the call destination registered in this dial registration memory. Each time a redial call is made, the number of redial calls registered in the redial number registration memory is updated, and the waiting time when making a redial call is registered in the dial registration memory according to the updated value. A facsimile machine having an automatic setting function of a redial call interval and a control unit for changing and setting a redial call interval.