JPH05122490A - Facsimile equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To attach a function to transmit messages different to each other on a broadcast transmission function by which a common original is transmitted to plural opponents sequentially. CONSTITUTION:This equipment is provided with a memory transmission function to accumulate the common original in memory, an original transmission function to original-transmit the message sequentially, a change-over switch SW which switches the memory transmission function and the original transmission function while communication is being performed and performs connection so as to transmit the message to a first page and the common original to pages second and after, a control part 7 which controls such switching operation, and a call issuing part 9 which issues a call to the plural opponents sequentially.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a facsimile machine having a broadcast transmission function.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a conventional facsimile apparatus of this type, a common manuscript is read by a reading section, all the fetched contents are compressed and stored in an internal memory section, and when a calling section confirms connection, the memory is stored. It decrypts the data and sends it. The above operation is sequentially repeated to transmit the same content to a plurality of destinations.

[0003]

In the conventional facsimile apparatus described above, the contents stored in the internal memory unit are sequentially and repeatedly transmitted during the broadcast transmission, but only the document information stored in the internal memory unit is transmitted. Therefore, it is not possible to add a delivery slip, address and message for each recipient. For this reason, when it is desired to attach a message or the like for each address to the common document, the document must be individually transmitted without using the broadcast transmission function.

[0004]

A facsimile apparatus according to the present invention comprises a reading unit for reading a document, a memory unit for temporarily storing the read data, a control unit for performing operation management,
A switch for switching between transmission of document read data and transmission of read data from the memory means in response to control from the control unit during communication, and calling means for sequentially calling and connecting a plurality of destinations. .

[0005]

The present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an embodiment of the present invention. In the figure, the data read by the reading unit 1 is
By switching the switch SW for switching under the control of the control unit 74 in response to an instruction operation on the operation unit 6, in the case of the data of the common document, the encoding unit 2 compression-encodes it to the internal memory unit 1c. In the case of message data for each destination, the data is directly connected to the encoding unit 5. The calling unit 9
A call is sequentially made through the communication control unit (NCU) 10 for a plurality of telephone numbers stored in advance in the number storage memory unit 8. When sending each call, the control unit 7 switches the switch SW so that a message is added to the first page and a common document is added to the second and subsequent pages for one copy of the original data.
Controls switching of connection.

FIG. 2 is an operation flow chart of this embodiment. First, after inputting the telephone numbers of a plurality of destinations from the operation unit 6 (step 11), the common document is read by the reading unit 1 (step 12) and stored in the internal memory unit 3 (step 13). When the accumulation is completed, the control unit 7 causes the operation unit 6 to display an instruction to set the message original in the reading unit 1 (step 14). When the message original is set in response to this, calling is started (step 15). When the connection for answering the call is completed (step 16), the message is data-transmitted as the first page. When the transmission of the first page is completed, the common document in the internal memory unit 3 is transmitted as the data of the second page and thereafter (step 17). When one destination ends, the next transmission starts again (step 18 → step 15). Further, when the call cannot be established and the connection with the other party cannot be established, the message original is discharged and the next communication is started (step 16 → step 20). When all the communications are completed, the broadcast transmission is completed (step 19).

[0008]

As described above, according to the present invention, by providing the message sending function in addition to the new broadcasting function, a common manuscript in which different messages are partially added to a plurality of destinations can be created. Can be sent.

[Brief description of drawings]

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

FIG. 2 is an operation flow chart of the embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 reading unit 2, 5 encoding unit 3 internal memory unit 4 composite unit SW switching switch unit 6 operating unit 7 control unit 8 number storage memory unit 9 calling unit 10 communication control unit (NCU)

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A reading unit for reading a document, a memory unit for temporarily storing the read data, a control unit for operation management, and transmission of the document read data under the control of the control unit during communication and the control unit. A facsimile machine comprising a switch for switching between transmission of read data from a memory means and a calling means for sequentially calling and connecting a plurality of destinations.