JPH05207184A - Information communication terminal - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To inform the destination designated by a subaddress of the incoming of information in the information communication terminal connected to ISDN. CONSTITUTION:A G4-facsimile equipment 2 is connected to the ISDN 3 and also simultaneously connected to a private branch exchanger (PBX) 4 being accomodated with extension telephone sets 5-7 for the users of the G4 facsimile equipment 2 and when transmitting information from a G4 facsimile equipment 1 through the ISDN 3 to a G4 facsimile equipment 2, the extension number of the extension telephone set 5 as a communicating party is set as the sub address. The incoming G4-facsimile equipment 2 stores the sub address and receives the information. After the reception is completed, the incoming of the information is reported by transmitting the information to the stored sub address (the extension number of the extension) telephone set 5 as the communicating party).

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an information communication terminal connected to an ISDN, and more particularly to an information communication terminal suitable for sharing by a plurality of users.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In ISDN, a plurality of terminals can be connected to one line, and subaddresses are used to identify these terminals. However, in reality, it is possible to determine the type of terminal by the bearer capability, the lower layer compatibility, and the higher layer compatibility in the D channel procedure signal, so that a plurality of connected terminals may have different types. In this case, identification by subaddress is unnecessary. Therefore, the identification by the subaddress is effective only when the same type of terminal is connected to the same ISDN line. In actual operation, since ISDN is for two lines at most, there are few such cases, and the subaddress is not used effectively.

[0003]

The information communication terminal such as a G4 facsimile machine connected to the ISDN is not shared by one person like a telephone, but is often shared by a plurality of users. The user is located away from this information communication terminal. In the case of such a usage mode, the received information remains in the information communication terminal in a state of being stored in the internal memory or in a state of being output on a recording sheet, and is not directly transmitted to a partner who wants to transmit the information. Therefore, in order to reliably notify the other party of the arrival of information, there is no choice but to use another communication means such as a telephone. If these other communication means are not used, it will wait until someone notices that there is information received at the information communication terminal and contacts the other party.

As a method for notifying a facsimile device that information has arrived, as described in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 1-258546, the extension telephone number set by the facsimile device on the transmitting side is detected, After the end of receiving the information, some call out to the extension telephone having the detected extension telephone number to notify that the information has arrived. However, this method requires that both the facsimile device on the sending side and the facsimile device on the receiving side be equipped with means for realizing the procedure according to this method, and can be realized only between specific facsimile devices.

[0005]

In order to achieve the above object, according to the present invention, when an information communication terminal connected to an ISDN receives information via ISDN, a sub address is set by a sender. Storage means for storing this sub-address, and after receiving the information,
A notification means is provided for making a call to the telephone corresponding to the stored sub-address and notifying that the information has been received.

[0006] In particular, in an information communication terminal connected to an ISDN and a private branch exchange (PBX), ISD
If a sub-address is set by the sender when the information is received via N, it is stored via the PBX after the information is received and the storage means for storing the sub-address. A notification means is provided for making a call to the telephone corresponding to the sub address and notifying that the information has been received.

If the storage means does not store the sub-address, the notification means may make a call to a specific telephone to notify that the information has been received.

As a notification method of the notification means, for example, when the telephone receives an incoming call, it is possible to notify that the information has been received by transmitting a specific voice message. Further, at least one of a means for turning on a display lamp of itself, a means for emitting a specific sound, and a means for displaying a specific message on its own display panel when the telephone receives a specific signal. When it has one, the notification means can notify that the information has been received by transmitting the specific signal to the telephone.

[0009]

According to the present invention, when a telephone number of a transmission partner is set when information is transmitted by using the information communication terminal, the information communication terminal which has received the information transmits to the telephone having the set telephone number. It is possible to make a call and notify that the information has arrived.

For this purpose, it is necessary to set a notification destination of the transmission partner, for example, a telephone number at the time of transmission to the information communication terminal, but in the present invention, the subaddress of ISDN is used.

Usually, when performing communication between information communication terminals via ISDN, when a subaddress is set by the calling side, the set subaddress is transmitted as it is to the called side. Therefore, conventionally, the receiving side has a function of analyzing the sub-address, and only when the sub-address set by the calling side and its own sub-address are matched, the response is made, thereby performing the recognition by the above-mentioned sub-address. However, in the present invention, a response is made to all subaddresses, including the case where no subaddress is added.

At the same time as receiving the information, the subaddress set by the calling side is stored, and after receiving the information, a call is made to the telephone corresponding to the stored subaddress to receive the information. I am trying to notify you.

Therefore, when transmitting information to the information communication terminal of the present invention, the sender sets the number of the information communication terminal of the present invention as the ISDN number, and the subaddress, for example, the telephone number of the transmission partner. Since it is only necessary to set and start communication, it is possible to transmit from a conventional information communication terminal.

[0014]

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

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a connection example of the G4 facsimile apparatus of this embodiment.

In the figure, 1 is a conventional G4 facsimile machine,
2 is the G4 facsimile apparatus of the present embodiment, 3 is ISDN,
Reference numeral 4 is a PBX, and 5 to 7 are extension telephones.

The G4 facsimile apparatus 2 of the present embodiment is I
At the same time as being connected to SDN3, it is also connected to PBX4. The PBX 4 is an extension telephone 5 assigned to a plurality of users who share the G4 facsimile apparatus 2.
It houses ~ 7.

FIG. 2 shows a G4 facsimile apparatus 2 of this embodiment.
It is a functional block diagram of.

In the figure, 11 is a reading unit, 12 is a recording unit,
13 is an operation unit, 14 is a facsimile encoding / decoding unit, 1
Reference numeral 5 is a central control unit, 16 is an extension control unit, 17 is an image data storage unit, and 18 is a line control unit.

The extension control unit 16 analyzes the received sub-address when an incoming call is received from the ISDN 3, and based on the analysis result, the telephones 5 to 7 accommodated in the PBX 4 to which the G4 facsimile apparatus 2 is connected. It has the function of calling to the corresponding one of them.

Hereinafter, from the G4 facsimile machine 1 to the ISD
A case will be described in which a document for a person near the telephone 5 is transmitted to the G4 facsimile apparatus 2 via N3.

The caller operates the G4 facsimile apparatus 1 and the ISDN number "045-" of the G4 facsimile apparatus 2 is operated.
123-4567 ”and the extension telephone number“ 1001 ”of the extension telephone 5 of the transmission partner are set, the transmission original is set, and the transmission is made to the G4 facsimile apparatus 2.

In the G4 facsimile apparatus 2, when the line control unit 18 receives a call from the ISDN 3, it checks the bearer capability, the lower layer compatibility, and the higher layer compatibility, and responds if communication is possible. At this time, if the sub address is set, the line control unit 18
This subaddress (“1001”) is stored.

Thereafter, the facsimile information is transmitted from the G4 facsimile apparatus 1, and the transmitted facsimile information is transferred from the line controller 18 to the facsimile encoder / decoder 14 under the control of the central controller 15 and is decoded. It Then, it is output to the recording unit 12, or 1
After being stored in the image data storage unit 17, the recording unit 12
Is output to.

When the reception from the G4 facsimile apparatus 1 is completed, the central control unit 15 reads the sub address "1001" stored in the line control unit 18, and the extension control unit 16 receives the sub address "1001" as an extension. The extension telephone 5 having a telephone number is instructed to make a call via the PBX 4.

The central controller 15 is connected to the line controller 18
If the sub address is not stored, the extension control unit 1
6 to instruct the extension telephone 7 having the predetermined extension telephone number “9999” to make a call via the PBX 4 or make a call to all the extension telephones via the PBX 4. You can instruct them to do so. It is also possible not to make a call to any extension telephone.

When the extension telephone set 5 receives an incoming call, the G4 facsimile apparatus 2 notifies, for example, by voice message, that the facsimile has arrived.

Depending on the configuration of the extension telephone 5, for example, the lamp of the extension telephone 5 is turned on, a message is displayed on the display panel, or a special sound is emitted to notify that the facsimile has arrived. May be notified. Further, the telephone number of the calling side may be notified to the extension telephone 5 and displayed on the display panel of the extension telephone 5 to notify that the facsimile has arrived.

Further, in the present embodiment, in the G4 facsimile apparatus 1 on the calling side, the extension telephone number of the transmission partner is set as the sub address. However, for example, the user number is set and the G4 facsimile apparatus 2 is set. The user number set as the sub address may be converted to an extension telephone number before the call is made.

As described above, according to this embodiment,
It is possible to notify a plurality of users who share the G4 facsimile apparatus 2 that the facsimile has arrived.

Since a maximum of 19 digits can be registered in ISDN, a sub-address can be notified not only to the PBX but also to other telephones or pagers connected to the ISDN or PSTN. It is possible.

The G4 facsimile apparatus on the calling side is
It is only necessary to have a function of setting a sub-address, and an ISDN-compatible G4 facsimile machine has this function, so that it can be realized without using the G4 facsimile machine according to this embodiment.

In the present embodiment, an example in which one G4 facsimile machine 2 is connected to the ISDN line has been described, but it is also possible to connect two G4 facsimile machines. In this case, each G4 facsimile machine 2 can be connected. In the G4 facsimile apparatus, the sub address set by the calling side is compared with the sub address stored in advance by itself, and if the information is taken in only when they match each other, a plurality of user groups can operate two G4 facsimile apparatuses. They can be used separately.

Further, in the present embodiment, an example in which the invention is applied to the G4 facsimile apparatus has been described, but it is applicable to other communication apparatuses such as an electronic mail apparatus as long as it is an ISDN compatible communication apparatus. Needless to say.

[0035]

As described above, according to the present invention,
By setting the notification destination of the transmission partner as the sub address, it is possible to reliably notify the transmission partner that the information has arrived.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram showing a connection example of a G4 facsimile apparatus of this embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a functional block diagram of a G4 facsimile apparatus of this embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 ... Conventional G4 facsimile machine, 2 ... G4 of this embodiment
Facsimile device, 3 ... ISDN, 4 ... PBX, 5,
6, 7 ... Extension telephone, 11 ... Reading section, 12 ... Recording section, 13 ... Operation section, 14 ... Facsimile encoding / decoding section, 15 ... Central control section, 16 ... Extension control section, 17 ... Image data storage section, 18 ... Line control unit.

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. An information communication terminal connected to an ISDN, when a subaddress is set by the calling side when an incoming call is made via the ISDN, storage means for storing the subaddress, and reception end of information. An information communication terminal, characterized by further comprising notification means for making a call to a telephone corresponding to a stored sub address and notifying that information has been received. 2. An information communication terminal connected to an ISDN and a private branch exchange, if a subaddress is set by the calling side when an incoming call is made via the ISDN, a storage means for storing the subaddress, and information. And a notification means for notifying that the information has been received by making a call to the telephone corresponding to the stored sub-address via the private branch exchange after the reception of the information. .. 3. The information communication terminal according to claim 1 or 2, wherein said notifying means, when said storage means does not store a sub-address, makes a call to a specific telephone to notify that information has been received. An information communication terminal characterized by notifying. 4. The information communication terminal according to claim 1, 2, or 3, wherein the notifying means notifies that the information has been received by transmitting a voice message when the telephone receives an incoming call. Characteristic information communication terminal. 5. The information communication terminal according to claim 1, 2, or 3, wherein the telephone, when receiving a specific signal, has means for lighting its own display lamp, means for producing a specific sound,
And having at least one of means for displaying a specific message on its own display panel, wherein the notification means receives the information by transmitting the specific signal to the telephone. An information communication terminal characterized by notifying the effect.