JPH05167748A - Facsimile equipment and facsimile communication - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To prevent missing of original information and unarranged reception originals by adding an ID number and a sender name to a facsimile information field of a TSI signal representing an identification number of a sender station and sending the result. CONSTITUTION:When an incoming call signal comes from a line 2, it is detected by an incoming call detection circuit 6 and informed to a CPU 1, the CPU 1 switches the contact 19 to (a) side reply it. The CPU 1 is used to drive a voice message circuit 5 to allow it to send a prescribed message and facsimile information from an opposite equipment is received via a MODEM 4. A sender side equipment, prior to the transmission of original information adds an ID number and a sender name to a facsimile information field of a TSI signal used to identify a sender station and sends the result. Since the additional information is not converted into a picture signal and sent as it is, the communication time is reduced. Since the original from a sender and a received original are recorded separately, missing of original information and unarranged reception originals are prevented.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to I when communicating image information.
The present invention relates to a facsimile device and a facsimile communication method for receiving sender information such as a D number and recording the sender information.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art FIG. 7 is a communication sequence diagram showing the operation of a conventional facsimile apparatus of this type. That is, when a facsimile machine on the transmission side (hereinafter, a transmission side apparatus) calls a facsimile machine on the reception side (hereinafter, a reception apparatus) to transmit document information, when the reception side apparatus responds to the calling, the transmission side An NSF signal (non-standard device signal), a CSI signal (callee identification signal) and a DIS signal (digital identification signal) are sequentially transmitted to the device. The transmitting side device receives these signals and returns the TSI signal (transmitting station identification signal) and the NSS signal (non-standard device setting signal). That is, when the transmitting side device returns the TSI signal, the FI of this signal
The ID number is stored in the F information (facsimile information field) and returned, and then the TCF signal (training check signal) is transmitted for training, and as a result, the CFR signal (reception preparation completion signal) is received from the receiving side device. Then, the transmission source information is converted into an image signal and added to the upper part of the transmission original to be transmitted to the receiving side device. The receiving side device receives the document information to which the sender information is added and records it. On the other hand, if there are no more originals to be sent on the sending device,
The EOP signal indicating the end of the procedure is transmitted and this E
When the MCF signal (message confirmation signal) transmitted from the receiving device by the OP signal is received, the DCN signal instructing the receiving side device to disconnect the line is transmitted to disconnect the line.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an example of document information recorded in the receiving side device, and the operator sets where to record the source information received as an image signal in the received document. That is, when the operator sets "in the transmission original", the transmission source information is as shown in FIG.
In the upper part of the received document to be recorded as shown in FIG. 6B, and when the operator sets "outside of the transmitted document", it is recorded outside of the received document as shown in FIG.

[0004]

The conventional facsimile apparatus has a problem that the transmission time of the document information increases because the transmission source information is converted into an image signal for transmission. Further, when the recording position of the transmission source information is set to “within the transmission original”, the information on the upper portion of the original is replaced with the transmission source information, and there is a problem that the original information of that portion is lost. Also, when the recording position of the sender information is set to "outside the transmission original", since the sender information is recorded outside the original, the original size of the original is larger than A4 or B4. There was also the problem that filing was difficult when making a file. Further, in the case where the received original is copied and distributed to a third party, the sender information irrelevant to the third party is erased and then copied, which causes a problem of complicated work. .

[0005]

In order to solve such a problem, the present invention identifies a sender of a transmission original in a facsimile information field of a TSI signal indicating a transmitting station identification before transmitting original information. The transmission control means for transmitting the ID number and the sender name indicating the sender of the original is added. Further, it is provided with a means for receiving the ID number and the sender name transmitted by the transmission control means and recording the sender information based on the received ID number and sender name after the recording of the document information is completed. In addition, the transmission side device transmits a TS indicating the transmission station identification before transmitting the document information.
An ID number and a sender name indicating the sender of the original are added to the facsimile information field of the I signal and transmitted.
This is a method in which the receiving side apparatus receives the ID number and the sender name transmitted from the transmitting side apparatus and records the sender information based on the received ID number and sender name after the recording of the document information is completed.

[0006]

Before transmitting the document information, the facsimile information field of the TSI signal is added with the ID number for identifying the sender of the transmitted document and the sender name indicating the sender of the document. As a result, since the additional information is transmitted without being converted into the image signal, the facsimile communication time can be shortened. The sender information based on the received ID number and sender name is recorded after the recording of the document information is completed. Therefore, the sender information is recorded separately from the received document, and as a result, the missing of the document information and the unevenness of the received document are prevented.

[0007]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Next, the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of a facsimile apparatus according to the present invention. In the figure, 1 is a CPU for controlling the entire facsimile apparatus, 2 is a line such as a telephone line, 3 is a DP generation circuit for generating a DP (dial pulse) signal to be transmitted to the line 2, and 4 is a facsimile information transmission / reception. A modem, 5 is a voice message circuit for transmitting a voice message to the line 2, 6 is an incoming call detection circuit, and 7 is 1
6H _Z ringer generation circuit, 8 is a hook switch.
Further, 9 is an image sensor for reading the information of the set original, 10 is a thermal head for recording the received original information on a recording sheet, 11 is a dial key, 12 is a communication key for starting facsimile communication, and 13 is a receiving key. A memory for storing document information to be transmitted or document information to be transmitted, 14 is a display circuit, 15 is a speaker, 16 is a recording paper detection sensor for detecting the presence or absence of recording paper, and 17 is a black end mark marked on the recording paper. Black end mark detection sensor, 1
8 to 20 are contacts, 21 is a transformer, and 22 is a built-in telephone. The built-in telephone 22 is composed of a contact point 30, a ringer 31, a communication circuit 32, and a handset 33 that interlock with the operation of the hook switch 8.

This facsimile machine can automatically switch between the call mode and the facsimile mode. In the telephone mode, the contacts 18, 19 and the contact 30 are provided.
Are switched to the b side, and the contact 20 is switched to the a side. In this case, when the incoming signal comes from the line 2, it is sent to the built-in telephone 22 via the contacts 18 and 19, and as a result, the ringer 31 rings. Then, the off-hook of the built-in telephone 22 causes the contact 30 to be switched to the side a so that a call with the other party becomes possible.

In the facsimile mode, the line 2
When an incoming signal comes from the incoming call signal, it is detected by the incoming call detection circuit 6 and notified to the CPU 1. When the CPU 1 receives the notification of the incoming call, it switches the contact 19 to the side a and responds to this, drives the voice message circuit 5 to send out a predetermined message, and then transmits the facsimile information from the partner device via the modem 4. It is supposed to be received.

When a facsimile transmission is performed in the facsimile mode, when a manuscript is set and the dial key 11 is operated, this is stored as a dial number in a predetermined area of the memory 13, and then the communication key 12 is pressed. Then, the contacts 18 and 19 are switched to the a side to capture the line, and the dial signal is sent from the DP generating circuit 3 to the line 2 based on the stored dial number. When the partner device responds, the image information is read from the document and transmitted to the partner device via the modem 4 and the line 2.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a communication sequence of the facsimile apparatus according to the present invention. As shown in the figure, after the transmission side device and the reception side device are connected, the sender's ID number is added to the FIF information (facsimile information field) of the TSI signal (transmission station identification signal) transmitted from the transmission side device. Also, the information indicating the sender is set and transmitted to the receiving side device, and the receiving side device receives the document information.
The caller information is recorded after recording.

FIG. 4A is a diagram showing the format of the TSI signal, where F is a flag, A is an address, and C.
Represents a control, FCF represents a facsimile control, FIF represents a facsimile information field, and FCF represents a frame check sequence. In addition, FIG.
FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a format of information, in which a 20-byte area is secured as ID number information and a 40-byte area is secured as sender name information.

Next, FIGS. 2 and 3 are flow charts showing the operation of the CPU 1 in the facsimile apparatus. First,
The operation of the transmission side device shown in the flowchart of FIG. 2 will be described. That is, in step 200, it is determined whether the NSF signal (non-standard device signal) and the DIS signal (digital identification signal) transmitted from the receiving side device are received after calling and connecting to the receiving side device. If these signals are received and determined to be “Y”, then in step 201, the NSF that has received the “device capable of controlling sender information” according to the present invention is received in the NSF. Judge from the signal parameters. If such a function is not provided in the receiving side device, the ID number is set in the FIF information (facsimile information field) of the TSI signal (transmitting station identification signal) (step 202) and the receiving side device is operated as in the conventional case. On the other hand, the TSI signal and the DCS signal (digital command signal) with the ID numbers set (step 203) and the TCF signal (training check signal) (step 204) are sent to receive the CFR signal from the receiving side device. It is judged whether or not (reception ready signal) has been received (step 205). When this CFR signal is received, in step 206 the source information is converted into an image signal and transmitted to the receiving side device, and in step 207 the document information is read and transmitted to the receiving side device.

When the transmission of the manuscript information is completed, an EOP signal indicating the end of the procedure is transmitted in step 208, and it is judged in step 209 that the MCF signal (message confirmation signal) from the receiving side device is received, and the MCF signal is received. Is received, a DCN signal (line disconnection command signal) is transmitted to the receiving side device to disconnect the line in step 210, and the line of the own device is disconnected in step 211.

Further, the receiving side device is equipped with the "function of controlling sender information" according to the present invention, and step 2
When it is determined to be “Y” in 01, the ID number and the sender name are set in the FIF information of the TSI signal in step 220. After that, the TSI signal (transmitting station identification signal) and the DCS signal (digital command signal) in which the ID number and the sender name are set are sent to the receiving side device (step 2).
21) and the TCF signal (training check signal) is sent (step 222) to judge whether the CFR signal (reception preparation completion signal) is received from the receiving side device (step 223). When the CFR signal is received, the process immediately proceeds to step 207 to transmit only the document information to the receiving side device, and the document information is transmitted. After that, when the transmission of the document information is completed, the transmission of the EOP signal,
After receiving the MCF signal, the DCN signal is transmitted in step 210 and then the line is disconnected in step 211.

Next, the operation of the receiving side apparatus shown in the flowchart of FIG. 3 will be described. When responding to the call from the transmitting side device, in step 300, the NSF signal (non-standard device signal) and the DIS signal (digital identification signal) are transmitted to the transmitting side device. Then, after transmitting these signals, the TSI signal (transmitting station identification signal) and the NSS signal (non-standard device setting signal) transmitted from the transmitting side device are received, and if “Y” in step 301, then In step 302, it is determined from the NSS signal parameter whether or not the sender name is set in the FIF information of the TSI signal. Then, if the sender name is set, the sender name and the ID number set similarly to the sender name are stored in the memory 13 (step 303).
When the caller name is not set, the process proceeds to step 304 immediately.

In step 304, it is judged whether or not the TCF signal for training sent from the transmitting side device is received. If this is not received, the process returns to step 300 to perform the above sequence processing again, and TC
Even if the F signal can be received, if the result of checking the TCF signal is "N" in step 305, the FTT signal indicating failure of training is transmitted to the transmitting side device and the process returns to step 300. If the TCF signal is normally received, the process proceeds to step 307 and the CFR signal (reception preparation confirmation signal) is transmitted to the transmission side device. Then, in step 308, the document information transmitted from the transmission side device is received and recorded, the transmission of the document for one page is completed, and the MPS signal (multi-page signal) transmitted from the transmission side device.
And the reception of the EOM signal (message end signal) is judged in steps 309 and 311 respectively. As a result, if these signals are received, step 31 of each is received.
After transmitting the MCF signal (message confirmation signal) to the transmitting side device at 0 and 311, the process returns to step 308 and the document information of the next page is received and recorded.

If the MPS signal or EOM signal is not received and the EOP signal (procedure end signal) is received and it is determined to be "Y" in step 313, it means that the reception / recording of the document information is completed. In step 314, the MCF signal is transmitted to the transmission side device, and in step 315 it is determined whether the DCN signal (line disconnection command signal) returned from the transmission side device is received. When the DCN signal is received from the transmitting side device in this way, line disconnection processing is executed in step 316 to disconnect the line. When the facsimile reception process is completed in this manner, it is determined in step 317 whether or not the sender name is stored in the memory 13. If the sender name is stored, the sender information is stored in step 318. Record.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of sender information recorded by the receiver device based on the ID number and sender name sent from the sender device.

As described above, the FIF information (facsimile information field) of the TSI signal (transmitting station identification signal) transmitted from the transmitting side device to the receiving side device after the transmitting side device and the receiving side device are connected. The sender's ID number and sender name are set and sent, and only the manuscript is sent when sending manuscript information, and the receiver device receives and records the manuscript information, disconnects the line, and then records the sender information. It was done. Therefore, since the sender information is recorded separately from the received document, the received document is not lost, and information unrelated to the content of the document is not recorded in the received document. Further, since the sender name (name of the communication partner) can be recorded as the sender information, the communication partner can be easily recognized. Further, it becomes possible to easily confirm the communication mode such as the “fine mode” or the “normal mode” of the transmitting side device which could not be conventionally confirmed by the receiving side device.

[0021]

As described above, according to the present invention, the ID number for identifying the sender of the transmission original and the sender name indicating the sender of the original are provided in the facsimile information field of the TSI signal prior to the transmission of the original information. Since the additional information is added and transmitted, the additional information can be transmitted without being converted into an image signal, so that the communication time can be shortened. Further, since the sender information based on the received ID number and sender name is recorded after the recording of the manuscript information is completed, the sender information and the received manuscript are recorded separately. Misalignment of manuscripts is prevented.

[Brief description of drawings]

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

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing the operation of the facsimile apparatus of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing the operation of the above apparatus.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a format of a TSI signal transmitted in the device.

FIG. 5 is a communication sequence diagram showing the operation of the device.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing caller information recorded and output by the device.

FIG. 7 is a communication sequence diagram showing an operation of a conventional facsimile apparatus.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a recording state of sender information in a conventional facsimile apparatus.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 CPU 2 line 3 DP generation circuit 4 modem 9 image sensor 10 thermal head 11 dial key 12 communication key 13 memory

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A facsimile apparatus for converting an ID number for identifying a sender of a document into an image signal when transmitting the document, transmitting the document information, and transmitting the document information and recording the received ID number and document information. Prior to the transmission of the original document information, transmission control means is provided for adding the ID number and the sender name indicating the sender of the original document to the facsimile information field of the TSI signal indicating the transmission station identification. Fax machine. 2. The facsimile apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the original information is transmitted based on the ID number and the sender name received from the ID number and the sender name transmitted by the transmission control means. A facsimile apparatus comprising means for recording after completion of recording. 3. A facsimile apparatus for converting an ID number for identifying a sender of an original into an image signal when transmitting the original, transmitting the original information, and recording the received ID number and original information. Before the transmission of the document information, the transmission side facsimile device adds the ID number and the sender name indicating the sender of the document to the facsimile information field of the TSI signal indicating the transmission station identification and transmits the same. The facsimile device is the ID sent from the sending facsimile device.
A facsimile communication method comprising receiving a number and a sender name and recording sender information based on the received ID number and sender name after the recording of the document information is completed.