JPH04337958A - Device and system for transferring facsimile reception paper sheet operatable from distant place - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To transfer a message recorded onto a FAX reception paper sheet to an arbitrary transfer destination with the dial operation of a telephone by an owner at a distant place. CONSTITUTION:Telephone lines L1 and L2 are closed by a contact y1-1 to be operated with call incoming, when a FAX number detection part 10 detects the received FAX signal by a caller in the case of FAX business, the call incoming message of the FAX is stored according to the program of a CPU 1 and further, the head of the FAX reception paper sheet is guided to a document slot along a guide curved board. Afterwards, the FAX owner at the distance place is called by a paging operation, confirms the memory of the FAX message by the voice synthesization of the remote operation and can transfer this message.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

0001

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a remote control device for use in a facsimile machine.

0002

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Although there have been devices that record documents on audio tape, there has been no device that can automatically transmit documents to a remote location without limiting the number of documents.

0003

[Problem to be Solved by the Invention] In conventional facsimile machines, after receiving a document, the paper is output continuously or the paper is cut one page at a time. could not be transferred to.

[0004]Although there have been devices that record documents on audio tape, there is no device that can automatically transmit an unlimited number of documents to a remote location.

[0005]

[Means for Solving the Problems] The present invention allows a document once received to be sent out continuously without cutting it page by page, to be guided in an arc using an adapter, and one end of the document is inserted into a document insertion slot. The present invention provides a means for making it possible to leave the device in a standby state while it is inserted, call it from a remote location via a telephone line, and automatically transfer the message.

[0006]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention. In the figure, L1 and L2 are telephone lines, and 1 is a one-chip microprocessor (CPU), which has a built-in memory ROM in which a program is written and a memory RAM for storing the telephone number of the transfer destination, which will be described later. . I-1 to I-8 are input ports, and O-1 to O-9 are output ports. 2 is a keyboard for performing various operations as an answering machine; 3 is a line transformer; 4 is a line monitoring circuit for detecting a ringing signal and detecting whether the telephone line (line) is closed; and 5 is a keyboard for performing various operations as an answering machine. OG for sending pre-recorded response messages (OGM)
The M sending section 6 is an ICM recording section for recording a caller's message (ICM). The above OGM sending section,
The ICM recording section uses a memory in this embodiment, but may also be a magnetic tape. 7, 8, 9 are amplifier circuits, 1
0 is a fax signal detection unit having a plurality of filters for detecting various signal tones from the other party's fax machine (not shown) via telephone lines L1 and L2, and also includes a 400Hz filter for detecting dial tone. Built-in. 11 is a tone decoder for detecting a DTMF tone, which is a remote control signal received via a telephone line;
2 is an analog switch for switching the output of the OGM sending unit and ICM recording unit 6; 13 is an auto dial unit for calling a forwarding destination or the owner at a remote location, which will be described later; 14 is FAX reception information for a remote operator; A voice synthesis/transmission unit 15 is a tone oscillation circuit that generates a pseudo call signal to start up a FAX unit, which will be described later.

Reference numeral 15 denotes a facsimile unit, and in this embodiment, a commercially available facsimile machine is used with some modifications, but if the device shown in FIG. Needless to say, it will be advantageous.

Reference numeral 20 is a FAX adapter section. First, let's talk about the electrical parts. Reference numeral 21 is a DC motor (Fig. 4
), and the FAX reception form 22 (see Figure 2), which will be described later.
It is used to drive the guide curved plate 22 (FIG. 2) to a predetermined position and return it to another predetermined position. 27 is a changeover switch (
(see FIG. 2), and is switched on or off depending on the position of the guide curved plate 22. 31 is a paper detection sensor (
(See FIG. 2), and as will be described later, when a FAX message is first received, the receiving sheet 29 is guided to the document insertion slot 30, and the proximity of this sheet is detected.

33 is a transfer end detection lever switch (Fig. 2
), and is turned on when the message recorded on the above-mentioned FAX reception sheet has been transferred.

Next, the block diagram of FIG. 1 and FIGS. 2 to 5 will be explained.
The specific operation will be described with reference to the mechanical section and the flowcharts of FIGS. 6 to 8.

First, in FIG. 1, the response message is O
It is assumed that the GM transmission unit 5 has recorded it in advance. next,
Key for automatic response recording mode on keyboard 2 (not shown)
Press. Pressing this key is the input port I- of CPU1.
5, the program is detected by the program stored in the memory ROM through step 6 shown in FIG.
Move to 0. In step 60, the DC motor 21 of the FAX adapter section 20 starts rotating in the forward direction (forward rotation) in response to a command from the output port O-9. When the DC motor 21 shown in FIG. 4 starts normal rotation, it rotates the shaft 25 via the reduction gear box 23 and the belt 24. Since the guide curved plate 22 is fixed to this shaft 25, the guide curved plate 22 can be moved from the position shown in FIG.
The X-receiving paper is not pulled out as in FIG. 3) and rotated to the position shown in FIG. 2. When the convex part a of the cam plate 26 turns on the button of the changeover switch 27 in this position, the output of the changeover switch 27 is detected in step 61 via the input port I-8, and in step 62 the output port O- 9
The drive of the DC motor 21 is stopped by a command from the controller. Therefore, the guide curved plate 22 is placed in a stopped state at the position shown in FIG.

[0012] In the next step 63, the device enters a standby state waiting for an incoming call signal. Here, when a ringing signal due to an incoming call from a caller comes in via the telephone lines L1 and L2, the ringing signal is detected by the line monitoring circuit 4 and programmed to be a ringing signal via the input port I-3. When confirmed, step 63 becomes affirmative, and in the next step 63, relay Y-, which is the load of output port O-6, is
1 is held on, and its contact y1-1 connects the telephone line L.
1. Keep L2 closed. In the next step 65, interrupts are permitted. In this state, when a tone decoder or a FAX signal detection section detects a DTMF tone, which is a remote control signal, or a signal from a FAX from a caller, an interrupt operation occurs (described later).

First, a brief description will be given of the case where this device operates as an answering machine. At step 66, the response message (OGM) previously recorded in the OGM sending unit 5 is sent to the telephone lines L1 and L2 via the analog switch 12, the amplifier circuit 7, and the line transformer 3. When the completion of sending the response message is detected in step 67, a beep tone is sent (step 68), and the message from the caller is recorded in the memory of the ICM recording unit 6 via the line transformer 3 and the amplifier circuit 8. (Step 69). and when the recording time elapses or the caller goes on hook with the telephone (not shown), step 7
0 becomes affirmative, interrupts are prohibited (step 71), the telephone line is disconnected (step 72), and the standby state of step 63 is restored.

[0014] On the other hand, if the calling party uses a FAX,
While sending the above-mentioned response message or after leaving a simple business message, a predetermined password code such as "1#" is sent. When this password code is detected by the program in the CPU 1 via the tone decoder 11 and the input port I-2, an interrupt operation is performed as shown in FIG.
Call the flowchart shown in . First, output port O-5
The tone oscillation circuit 15 oscillates in response to a command from the tone oscillation circuit 15 and outputs a pseudo calling signal for a predetermined period of time. This output is applied to the FAX unit via relay contacts y2-1 and y2-2 to activate the FAX unit. When the FAX section is started in this way (although the means for detecting that the FAX section has actually started is not shown, it can be detected by closing the terminals L1 and L2 of the FAX section) output port O-7 By turning on relay Y-2, which is the load of , (step 81) and turning off the aforementioned relay Y-1, the connection on the answering machine side is released (step 82), and contacts y2-1 and y2-
2, the FAX section closes the telephone line. After transmitting and receiving training signals between the FAX unit and the calling party's FAX, recording of the message (original) from the calling party's FAX is started on the above-mentioned FAX reception form 29. While receiving this FAX, the signal from the calling party's FAX is monitored in the FAX signal detection section via relay contact y2-3, capacitor C1, line transformer 3, and amplifier circuit 9,
When receiving the message (original) from X (step 83), set the flag to "1" (step 8
7). On the other hand, if the calling party does not send a FAX message after a predetermined period of time, for example 10 seconds, the subroutine shown in FIG. 7 is exited without setting the flag to "1" (steps 83 and 84). , 85, 86), the device returns to the standby state.

Now, when a FAX message is sent as described above, the FAX reception form 29 shown in FIG. It moves along the inside of the face plate 22 toward the document insertion slot. When the leading edge of the FAX receiving paper 29 is detected by the paper detection sensor 31 in step 88 (see FIG. 5), a delay timer (step 89) is activated until the leading edge of the FAX receiving paper is sucked into the document insertion slot, for example. After waiting for 3 seconds, the DC motor 21 is reversed (step 90). Here, as is clear from the above, the guide curved plate 22
is rotated to the position shown in FIG. When this state is reached, the changeover switch 27 is activated by the protrusion b of the cam plate 26,
The DC motor 21 is stopped (steps 91, 92). While the FAX message is being sent, the FAX reception form 29 accumulates on and behind the curved guide plate 22 shown in FIG.

When the sending of the message from the caller's FAX (not shown) is completed, an EOM signal (End of message) of, for example, 1100 Hz is sent. When this is detected (step 93), the FAX section 1
The connection on the 6 side is released (step 94), and the state returns to the standby state in step 63 via the connector A.

[0017] Next, when the owner who is away from home uses the phone outside the home and learns that a FAX message has been recorded via the answering machine of this device, he or she can transfer the FAX message to his or her home. Or describe the operation when transferring to any destination.

When the device is called from an out-of-home telephone, the owner hears a response message as described above. Here, send a predetermined password, for example "1234#". If this PIN number matches the one registered in advance, step 10
0 becomes affirmative, and in the next step 101, "Please send a remote control signal" is sent by voice synthesis, which is the output from the voice synthesis and sending unit 14 shown in FIG. When the owner hears this and sends a remote control signal for FAX, for example "56#", step 102 becomes affirmative and the above-mentioned flag is tested in step 103. If no FAX message is recorded, the flag is "0", so step 103 is negative, and after sending out "There is no incoming fax" through voice synthesis, this subroutine is exited (step 104, 105).

On the other hand, if a FAX message is recorded, the flag mentioned above is "1", so step 103 is affirmative, and the voice synthesizer sends "There has been an incoming FAX call", and then "Forward". Please send us your phone number.If you do not receive your phone number within 3 seconds,
I will transfer it to you” (step 106, 1
07). Next, the 3-second timer is started (step 108), and within 3 seconds the DTMF signal, which is a remote control signal, is
A test is performed to see if there is any incoming tone (step 109).
, 110).

First, a case will be described in which a DTMF tone is detected within 3 seconds.

[0021] In this case, step 110 is affirmative;
Moving on to the next step 111, the D
In order to write the TMF tone to the memory RAM in the CPU 1, set the transfer destination telephone number input mode. Then, in step 112, the first digit telephone number detected in step 110 is stored at a predetermined address in the memory RAM. In the next step 113, it is detected whether the DTMF tone is disconnected, that is, a minimum pause is detected. When the minimum pause is detected, the address of the memory RAM is incremented (step 114), and the next step is performed. At step 115, DTMF tones corresponding to the second and subsequent digits of the telephone number are detected. In this embodiment, when the transmission of all digits of the telephone number is completed, “*
” is configured so that the DTMF tones of 2 or more digits of the telephone number before this are sequentially sent to the predetermined address in the RAM through a loop of steps 112, 113, 114, and 115. Then, when "*" is sent after a series of phone numbers, step 115 becomes affirmative and the phone number input mode is canceled.Subsequently, to confirm the input phone number, this phone number is The number is returned to the caller using voice synthesis (step 117).
). Although not shown in this flowchart, if there is an error in this phone number, for example, if you send "#", the phone number stored in the memory RAM will be erased and the mode will return to inputting a new phone number. It is also possible to configure

Next, step 1 in FIG. 9 is performed via connector C.
20, the telephone line is disconnected by turning off relay Y-1. Then, for example, after one second (step 121), relay Y-1 is held on, the telephone line is re-closed, and the detection of the dial tone sent from the office is faxed.
This is performed using a 400 Hz filter in the signal detection section 10 (steps 122 and 123). When a dial tone is detected, step 123 becomes affirmative, and in the next step 124, the forwarding destination telephone number recorded in the memory RAM is read one digit at a time as described above, and the DTMF is sent via the auto dial section 13 in FIG. Telephone line L1, L as tone
2 is sent out.

[0023] As shown by the two-dot chain line in Fig. 3 above, the FAX
If a FAX message is recorded in this area because the receiving sheet 29 is stretched, this FAX message will not be transferred. As a means to solve this problem, for example, in a commercially available FAX, a message end signal EOM is sent out when a FAX message ends, and a CNG signal is sent out when there is a next FAX message to be sent. Tone oscillation circuit 15
oscillates in a pseudo manner, applies it to the FAX unit 16, and
The above problem can be solved by letting out the receiving paper 29 extra.

[0024] In this way, the transfer destination is called and the FA of the transfer destination is called.
When a response signal from X is detected by the FAX signal unit 10, relay Y-1 is turned off and relay Y-2 is turned on to switch the closing circuit to the FAX side (step 126), and then by the output of output port O-8. Start button of FAX section 16 (
(not shown) and start this fax (
Step 127). After performing the prescribed training, the FAX reception form 29 whose one end was guided into the document insertion slot 30 described above is sucked in by the start of the FAX, and the message recorded on the FAX reception form 29 is The data is reproduced and transmission to the other party's FAX is started (step 128). When all of the fax reception form 29 on which the message was recorded is sucked in, Figure 3
As shown by the two-dot chain line, the transfer completion detection lever 32 falls to the left side due to the tension of the FAX reception paper 29, and the transfer completion detection lever switch 33 is turned on, which causes step 12.
9 is affirmative. Here, relay Y-2 is turned off (step 130) to restore the FAX unit 16, and the process returns to the standby state of step 63 via connector A.

On the other hand, if the owner has not registered the forwarding destination telephone number in the above-mentioned memory RAM, the above-mentioned step 110 (FIG. 8) will be negative, and after 3 seconds in step 109, the transfer destination phone number will be transferred via connector B. step 126 described above.
Move to. Therefore, in this case, the message recorded on the FAX reception form 29 is transferred to the FAX (not shown) on the caller's side, as is clear from the above, without releasing the connection.

Commercially available answering machines have a paging function, that is, a function of automatically dialing the owner's out-of-home telephone number when a message from a caller is recorded on the answering machine.

As described above, this device stores whether a message from a FAX has been received by setting a flag to 1. At this time, the paging destination phone number stored in the memory RAM (using a different memory area from the transfer destination phone number) is auto-dialed as described above to call the owner in a remote location, and the owner is It is also possible to receive the above-mentioned FAX message using a FAX outside the home or to register for forwarding it to another location by remote control (flowchart not shown).

It goes without saying that the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and can be implemented with various modifications without departing from the spirit thereof. For example, in this embodiment, the FAX section 16, the FAX adapter section 20, other sections,
In other words, the answering machine is independent, but
It is also possible to combine and integrate a part or all of them. By integrating, for example, the tone oscillation circuit 15 becomes unnecessary, and this part can be easily processed using digital signals.

[0029]

As described above, according to the present invention, by connecting an adapter to a commercially available FAX, when it is confirmed that the FAX is recording a message by remote control operation by the owner at a remote location, This type of device allows the message to be transferred to any location, and this type of device is unprecedented, and can be used as a conventional FAX or with slight modification.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention.

[Figure 2] An adapter unit that can transfer messages recorded on the reception form of the FAX unit to an external FAX machine is combined, and the FAX
FIG. 3 is a perspective view illustrating a state in which a received sheet is guided from a received sheet discharge port to a document insertion slot along a guide curved plate.

[Figure 3] The unfolded state of the FAX reception form (solid line) that received the message from the FAX and the FAX when the transfer is completed
An illustration of the state of the reception form (double-dashed line).

FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating a mechanism that rotates a guide curved plate by a DC motor.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing the positional relationship between a FAX reception sheet and a sheet detection sensor.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart of the operation of this device in a standby state and when it operates as an answering machine when an incoming call is received.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing operations when receiving a call from a FAX.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart for registering a FAX destination in a memory by remote control.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing a FAX transfer operation.

[Explanation of symbols]

16 FAX department 22 Guide curved plate 26 Cam plate 27 Selector switch 28 Received paper outlet 29 FAX reception form 30 Document insertion slot 31 Paper detection sensor 32 Transfer completion detection lever 34 Support stand

Claims (2)

[Claims] Claim 1: Receipt forms received by fax are sent out without being cut page by page, and the owner of the remote location is notified using the paging function attached to the answering machine. After calling the fax from the remote location, the telephone is hung up, and Transfer of fax reception form that can be operated from a remote location, characterized in that the fax side automatically dials the telephone number of the caller and guides it by mechanical means to send out the form inserted into the document insertion slot. equipment and methods for . [Claim 2] A reception sheet received by FAX is sent out without being cut, and the direction of the sent reception sheet is mechanically changed to guide its leading edge to a document insertion slot, so that a user from a remote location can A device and method for transferring a fax reception form operable from a remote location, characterized in that when it is detected that information is stored when a FAX is called, the information can be transferred by remote control.