JPH04346561A - Facsimile equipment with cordless telephone function - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To facilitate a reception holding state of a facsimile by giving a report to a slave device of a cordless telephone via the radio waves when the facsimile communication starts a receiving operation. CONSTITUTION:When an incoming call is received from a line L, a facsimile message sent from the calling side is printed on a recording form. At the same time, a control signal generating part 5 which is monitoring the state of a facsimile communication part 4 transmits by radio a signal or a code set previously to a slave device 3 via a master device 2. Thus the device 3 performs a reporting operation with generation of tones different from those generated in a telephone incoming state or in a lighting state different from that of the telephone incoming state. As a result, a user of the device 3 can confirm the facsimile transmission via the device 3 of a cordless telephone. Therefore the reception of the facsimile can be known in any place within a radio wave reaching range.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

0001

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a facsimile apparatus with a cordless telephone, which is equipped with a telephone base unit and a slave unit that are connected via radio waves.

0002

2. Description of the Related Art As shown in FIG. 2, a conventional device of this type includes a telephone base unit 2 connected to a telephone line L via a line control unit 1, and a telephone base unit 2 connected to the base unit 2 via radio waves. It has a telephone handset 3 to be coupled, and a facsimile communication section 4 connected to the telephone line L via a line control unit 1,
By consolidating both cordless telephone and facsimile functions, some resources such as lines were shared (for example, Nikkei Electronics, February 22, 1988, no. 44, published by Nikkei BP).
1, pp. 199-203: Cordless Telephone).

0003

However, with this configuration, there is a problem in that it is inconvenient to wait for facsimile reception.

The above problem arises for the following reasons. That is, the only way to determine whether or not a facsimile has been received is to directly check the operating state of the device. Therefore, if a user wants to know immediately whether or not a facsimile is being received, the user must stand by near the device at all times.

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 conveniently stand by for facsimile reception.

[0006]

[Means for Solving the Problems] In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention has a method of causing a handset of a cordless telephone to perform a notification operation via radio waves when a facsimile communication section starts a facsimile reception operation. It has the following configuration.

[0007]

According to the present invention, with the above-described configuration, it is possible to confirm reception of a facsimile using the handset of the cordless telephone, thereby making it possible to conveniently wait for reception of a facsimile.

[0008]

Embodiments Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

In the drawings, the same reference numerals indicate the same or corresponding parts. FIG. 1 shows a schematic configuration of a facsimile apparatus with a cordless telephone according to an embodiment of the present invention, in which 1 is a line control unit for connecting/disconnecting and switching lines, and 2 is a line control unit for connecting/disconnecting and switching lines. A telephone base unit 3 is connected to the base unit 1 via the control unit 1, a telephone slave unit 3 is connected to the base unit 2 via radio waves, and a facsimile machine 4 is connected to the telephone line L via the line control unit 1. A communication unit 5 is a control signal generating unit that causes the handset 3 to perform a notification operation via the base unit 2 when the facsimile communication unit 4 is in a receiving state.

[0010] The telephone main unit 2 has a telephone communication circuit 21, a handset 22, a wireless transmitting/receiving section 23, a transmitting/receiving antenna 24, and the like.

[0011] The telephone slave unit 3 has a wireless transmitting and receiving function corresponding to the base unit 2 built into a handy-shaped casing together with a battery. 31 is a transmitter (microphone), 32 is a speaker, 33 is a ten-key keyboard for dialing, 34 is various function keys and display lamps, 35 is a liquid crystal display, and 36 is a transmitting/receiving antenna.

The facsimile communication section 4 is composed of a modem 41, a compression/expansion section 42, a printer 43, etc.
Facsimile communication via telephone line L is performed according to a predetermined communication control procedure (CCITT compliant).

The control signal generating section 5 monitors the state of the facsimile communication section 4 and sends a specific tone signal or code signal to the telephone main unit 2 when the facsimile communication section 4 enters a reception operation or a reception preparation state. By inputting the information to the wireless transmitting/receiving section 23, the speaker 32 or liquid crystal display 35 of the telephone handset 3 connected to the wireless transmitting/receiving section 23 by radio waves is notified of the presence or absence of facsimile reception.

The operation of the cordless telephone facsimile machine constructed as described above will be explained below.

In FIG. 1, when the telephone mode is set and there is an incoming call from line L, the ID (identification code) and incoming call signal are sent from the base unit 2 to the handset 3, as in a normal cordless phone. Due to the wireless transmission, a ring tone is generated from the speaker on the handset 3 side. When the user of handset 3 hears the incoming call through this ring tone and performs a hook-off operation, a two-way wireless communication channel is formed between base unit 2 and handset 3, allowing handset 3 to make a telephone call. becomes possible.

[0016] When the facsimile automatic reception mode is set, when a call is received from line L, predetermined procedure signals are exchanged between the calling party and the called party, similar to a normal facsimile machine. After that, the facsimile message sent from the calling party is printed and recorded on recording paper. At this time, when the above-mentioned automatic reception operation or reception preparation operation is started, the control signal generation section 5 that monitors the state of the facsimile communication section 5 sends a preset signal or code via the base unit 2. wirelessly transmit to handset 3. As a result of this wireless transmission, the handset 3 performs a notification operation using a tone different from that used when an incoming call is received or a lighting state different from that used when an incoming call is received. As a result, the user of handset 3 can confirm the facsimile reception by using cordless phone handset 3.
You can know by. Therefore, it is possible to know that a facsimile has been received from any location within the range of radio waves, making waiting for facsimile reception very convenient.

[0017]

As is clear from the above description, the present invention enables the handset of a cordless telephone to perform a notification operation via radio waves when the facsimile communication section starts a facsimile reception operation. Since the facsimile reception can be confirmed using the handset of the cordless telephone, it is possible to make waiting for facsimile reception extremely convenient.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram of a facsimile device with a cordless telephone according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[Figure 2] Schematic configuration diagram of a conventional facsimile machine with cordless telephone

[Explanation of symbols]

L Telephone line 1 Line control unit 2 Cordless phone base unit 3. Cordless telephone handset 4 Facsimile communication department 5 Control signal generation section

Claims (1)

[Claims] Claim 1: A telephone base unit connected to a telephone line, a telephone slave unit coupled to the base unit via radio waves, a facsimile communication unit connected to the telephone line, and a facsimile communication unit comprising: A facsimile apparatus with a cordless telephone, comprising control signal generating means for causing the handset to perform a notification operation via the radio waves when a facsimile receiving operation is started.