JPH0591238A - Cordless facsimile equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To select the facsimile reception mode through a command from a slave set even when an original is set to an original read section in the facsimile equipment main body. CONSTITUTION:A transmission command button 12a and a reception command button 12b as communication command means 12 are provided to a slave set B independently. When the reception command button 12b is depressed, a facsimile changeover means 7 sets the facsimile communication means 4 to the reception mode independently of the presence of an original in the original read section.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a cordless facsimile machine equipped with a cordless telephone.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Heretofore, various cordless facsimile apparatuses have been proposed in which a facsimile apparatus main body is operated in response to a communication instruction from a slave unit to perform facsimile communication with a partner apparatus.

For example, while the slave unit is talking with the other party through the telephone line network, the slave unit dials out a fixed pattern, and the facsimile unit body sends or receives an instruction to send or receive based on the dialing. It has been proposed to judge whether or not to perform facsimile transmission or reception based on the judgment result. However, in this method, the user has to store the fixed pattern dials for both transmission and reception. It was not very good in terms of sex and usability.

In order to improve such a problem, a communication instruction button is provided on the slave unit, and when the communication instruction button is operated during a call, it is recognized that the button has been operated on the apparatus main body side. There has been proposed a cordless facsimile apparatus configured to determine whether or not a document is present in a document reading section and automatically switch to a transmission mode if there is a document and a reception mode if there is no document.

[0005]

However, with this one, it is not necessary to remember a fixed pattern dial,
Moreover, while the facsimile communication can be instructed by an extremely simple operation of pressing a button, the original is set in the original reading section of the main body of the device when a request for reception is received from the other party during a call on the handset. Then, it was not possible to switch to the reception mode from the slave unit, and it was necessary to go to the main body of the device and remove the original, which also left a problem in terms of usability.

[0006]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made for the purpose of solving the above-mentioned problems, and a cordless facsimile apparatus according to claim 1 has an original reading means for reading an original and image data. A main body of a cordless telephone, a facsimile apparatus main body, including a printing unit for printing, a facsimile communication unit for setting a facsimile procedure for communicating with a communication partner connected through a telephone line network, and a main body of the facsimile unit. Wireless communication between the two is connected to the telephone line network via the main body of the device, and a cordless telephone handset equipped with a communication instructing means for instructing facsimile communication. The facsimile is instructed by the handset. In a cordless / facsimile device that performs communication, the communication instruction means includes a transmission instruction button and a reception instruction. While the indicator button is provided independently, the facsimile device main body detects that the transmission instruction button or the reception instruction button is operated during a call with the other party through the telephone line network in the child device, and the facsimile machine A means for switching the communication means to the transmission or reception mode corresponding to the operated instruction button and starting the facsimile communication is provided.

A cordless facsimile apparatus according to a second aspect of the present invention includes a document reading unit for reading a document, a printing unit for printing image data, and a facsimile procedure for communicating with a communication partner connected through a telephone line network. Wireless communication is performed between the main body of a cordless telephone equipped with a master unit of a cordless telephone equipped with facsimile communication means to be set, and the main body of the facsimile apparatus is connected to the telephone line network through the main body of the apparatus to instruct the facsimile communication. In the cordless facsimile apparatus, which comprises a cordless telephone handset equipped with a communication instruction means for performing facsimile communication according to an instruction from the handset, the handset has a handset through a telephone line network. During communication with the other party, an instruction for facsimile communication is given from the communication instruction means. Means for judging whether or not the current call is originated by the other party, and switching the facsimile communication means to the reception mode if the other party originated and to the transmission mode if the other party is not originated to start the facsimile communication. It is equipped with.

A cordless facsimile apparatus according to a third aspect of the present invention includes a document reading unit for reading a document, a printing unit for printing image data, and a facsimile procedure for communicating with a communication partner connected through a telephone network. Wireless communication is performed between the main body of a cordless telephone equipped with a master unit of a cordless telephone equipped with facsimile communication means to be set, and the main body of the facsimile apparatus is connected to the telephone line network through the main body of the apparatus to instruct the facsimile communication. In a cordless facsimile apparatus which comprises a cordless telephone handset equipped with a communication instruction means for performing facsimile communication according to an instruction from the handset, the facsimile device main body is provided with a presence or absence of a document in a document reading section. The original detection means to detect and the other party through the telephone line network in the handset When facsimile communication is instructed from the communication instructing means during a call, it is determined whether or not the current call is originated by the other party, and the facsimile communication means is switched to the receiving mode when the other party originates the call. In the case where it is not transmitted from the other side, a means for deciding the sending / receiving mode based on the detection result by the document detecting means and starting the facsimile communication is provided.

Further, a cordless facsimile apparatus according to a fourth aspect of the present invention includes a document reading unit for reading a document, a printing unit for printing image data, and a facsimile procedure for communicating with a communication partner connected through a telephone network. Wireless communication is performed between the main body of a cordless telephone equipped with a master unit of a cordless telephone equipped with facsimile communication means to be set, and the main body of the facsimile apparatus is connected to the telephone line network through the main body of the apparatus to instruct the facsimile communication. In the cordless facsimile apparatus, which comprises a cordless telephone handset equipped with a communication instruction means for performing facsimile communication according to an instruction from the handset, the handset has a handset through a telephone line network. During communication with the other party, an instruction for facsimile communication is given from the communication instruction means. If there is a call, it is judged whether the current call is a dial call from the cordless handset, and if the above facsimile communication method is a dial call from the cordless handset, the transmission mode is set, and if it is not a dial call from the cordless handset, it is received. It is provided with means for switching to a mode and starting facsimile communication.

[0010]

According to the cordless facsimile apparatus according to the first aspect of the present invention, the facsimile communication is performed by switching to the transmission mode or the reception mode by a simple operation of pressing the transmission instruction button or the reception instruction button during a call on the handset. It is possible to perform the facsimile communication intended by the user without fail, and when the original is set in the original reading section when the other party requests reception,
Since the facsimile reception can be performed by pressing the reception instruction button, it is not necessary to go to the facsimile apparatus main body to remove the original document, and the usability is improved.

The cordless facsimile apparatus according to claims 2 to 4 focuses on the fact that the calling side, that is, the calling side is usually the source of the facsimile.・ According to the facsimile device, when the facsimile communication is instructed by the operation of the communication instructing device during the call with the child device, it is determined whether or not the current call is originated by the other party, and the other party's call is originated. If the call is not sent by the other party, the mode is switched to the receive mode. When the facsimile communication is instructed in this way, the mode is automatically selected according to the normal usage mode to perform the facsimile communication. Well, it is also advantageous from the standpoint of the space of the cordless handset, and the operability is also good, and even if there is a reception request from the other side with the document set in the document reading section, the cordless handset instructs the facsimile communication. It is possible to switch to the reception mode, which improves usability.

Further, in the cordless facsimile apparatus according to the third aspect, when the call is not made by the other party, the facsimile transmission or the reception is determined based on the presence / absence of a document in the document reading section, and the intention of the user. The facsimile communication can be performed more reliably, and the usability can be further improved.

Further, in the cordless facsimile apparatus according to the fourth aspect, it is determined whether or not the current call is a dial call from the child device, and when the dial call is made from the child device, the transmission mode is set. If it is not a dial call, it will be switched to the reception mode. Therefore, also with this, the same operation as the cordless facsimile apparatus according to the second aspect can be obtained.

[0014]

Embodiments of the present invention shown in the drawings will be described in detail below. First Embodiment FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a cordless facsimile apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Reference numeral A denotes a facsimile apparatus main body (hereinafter simply referred to as an apparatus main body) having a main unit of the cordless telephone, that is, having a function of the main unit, which is connected to the telephone line 1. Reference numeral B is a cordless telephone handset, which is connected to the telephone line 1 through wireless communication with the apparatus main body A.

In the apparatus main body A, 2 is a connection switching means,
3 is a base unit wireless communication means, 4 is a facsimile communication means, 5
Is a printing means for printing the image data on the recording paper, 6 is an image reading means for reading the image of the original set in the original reading section, 7 is a facsimile switching means, and 8 is an original detection for detecting the presence or absence of the original at the original reading position. means,
Reference numeral 9 indicates an incoming call detecting means.

The connection switching means 2 switches and connects the telephone line 1 to the master unit wireless communication means 3 or the facsimile communication means 4. The master unit wireless communication unit 3 wirelessly outputs a signal from the telephone line 1 to the slave unit B side, or outputs a wireless signal from the slave unit B side to the telephone line 1 and controls from the slave unit B side. The code is output to the facsimile switching means 7.

The facsimile communication means 4 controls the facsimile communication procedure with the other party through the telephone line 1 based on the signal from the facsimile switching means 7, transmits the image data from the original reading means 6, and transmits the image data from the other party. The image data from is output to the printing unit 5. Facsimile switching means 7
Outputs a control signal to the connection switching unit 2, the master unit wireless communication unit 3, the facsimile communication unit 4, etc. based on the control code from the slave unit B, the signals from the document detection unit 8 and the incoming call detection unit 9, etc. Is.

In the slave unit B, 10 is a slave unit wireless communication unit that performs wireless communication with the master unit wireless communication unit 3 and controls the exchange of signals between the master unit A and the slave unit B, and 11 is a dial key. A call means including various means necessary for a call such as a microphone and a speaker (neither is shown), and 12 is a communication instruction means that outputs a facsimile communication instruction signal in response to a push button operation, and includes a transmission instruction button 12a and a reception instruction. Button 12b
And independently. Reference numeral 13 denotes a display unit for displaying the presence / absence of a document.

Next, the operation will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG. While talking on handset B,
When the transmission instruction button 12a is pressed when transmitting a facsimile to the other party or when there is a transmission request from the other party,
The control code corresponding to the transmission instruction button 12a is input to the facsimile switching means 7 through the slave wireless communication means 10 and the master wireless communication means 3. Then, the facsimile switching means 7 determines based on the control code that it is a transmission instruction, and outputs a control signal to the connection switching means 2 and the facsimile communication means 4. Thereby, the connection switching means 2
The telephone line 1 is switched and connected to the facsimile communication means 4 side, and the facsimile communication means 4 is set to the transmission mode. After performing the facsimile communication procedure with the partner machine, the original reading means 6 starts reading the original. The image data is transmitted to the other party through the connection switching means 2 and the telephone line 1.

The display means 13 of the slave unit B displays the detection result of the document detecting means 8 for detecting whether or not the document is set in the document reading section of the apparatus main body A,
When the transmission instruction button 12a is pressed, the presence or absence of a document can be confirmed on the slave unit B side, and therefore the transmission instruction button 12a is not pressed without setting the document.

Further, during a call on the handset B, when a reception request is made from the other party or a transmission request is made to the other party, the reception instruction button 12b is pushed. Then, as is apparent from the flowchart of FIG. 2, the fax communication means 4
Is set to the reception mode, and after the facsimile communication procedure with the partner machine, the image data sent from the partner machine through the telephone line 1 and the connection switching means 2 is printed on the recording paper by the printing means 5.

As described above, in this embodiment, the transmission instruction button 12 is selected according to the facsimile communication intended by the user.
By pressing a or the reception instruction button 12b, it is possible to surely perform the intended facsimile communication.

Second Embodiment FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a cordless facsimile apparatus according to another embodiment of the present invention. The cordless facsimile apparatus in this embodiment is made in consideration of the fact that the calling side, that is, the calling side is usually the source of the facsimile, and the communication instruction means 12 is a single instruction button. And the facsimile switching means 7
Memorize whether or not the incoming call is detected by the incoming call detecting means 9, and when the control code accompanying the operation of the communication instructing means 12 is inputted, whether the current call is based on the outgoing call of the other party based on the presence or absence of the incoming call 1 is different from the first embodiment in FIG. 1 in that it has a function of determining whether or not and determining either transmission or reception mode based on the result of the determination. It has the same configuration.

Next, the operation will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. When the communication instruction means 12 is operated to perform facsimile communication with the other party during a call on the handset B, a control code corresponding to the operation is transmitted through the handset radio communication means 10 and the handset radio communication means 3 to the facsimile. It is input to the switching means 7. Then, the facsimile switching means 7 determines based on the control code that it is a communication instruction, then reads the stored content of whether there is an incoming call, and if the content is an incoming call, the current call is sent by the other party. It is determined that the connection is switched to the facsimile communication means 4 by outputting a control signal to the connection switching means 2 and the facsimile communication means 4, and the connection switching means 2 switches and connects the telephone line 1 to the facsimile communication means 4 side. Set to.

If there is no incoming call, it is determined that the current call is not originated by the other party, and the connection switching means 2
And a control signal is output to the facsimile communication means 4, and the connection switching means 2 connects the telephone line 1 to the facsimile communication means 4
The facsimile communication means 4 is set to the transmission mode while being switched and connected.

As described above, in this embodiment, by simply operating the communication instructing means 12, that is, pressing a single button, the facsimile transmission / reception is automatically switched in accordance with the normal mode of use and the facsimile is transmitted. You will be able to communicate. Moreover, in this embodiment, only one button is required as the communication instructing means 12, which is also advantageous in the space of the child device B.

Of course, also in this embodiment, the presence or absence of the original can be confirmed by the display means 13 prior to the facsimile transmission, and the receiving mode is set with the original set in the original reading section. You can switch
It is excellent in terms of both operability and usability.

Third Embodiment The cordless facsimile apparatus in this embodiment is
In the facsimile switching means 7 in the second embodiment,
After detecting that there is no incoming call, either the transmission mode or the reception mode is determined based on the presence or absence of the document in the document reading unit. Even if this side is the calling side, the transmission request may be sent to the other side and the image data sent from the other side may be received. In consideration of this point, the facsimile intended by the user This is to ensure reliable communication.

That is, as shown in the flow chart of FIG. 5, when the facsimile switching means 7 reads the stored contents of the presence or absence of an incoming call and determines that the current call is not originated by the other party due to no incoming call, The result of detection by the document detecting means 8 is read in, the facsimile communication means 4 is switched to the transmission mode when the document is set in the document reading portion, and the facsimile communication means 4 is received when the document is not set. Switch to mode.

In this embodiment, similar to the previous embodiment, operability and usability can be improved, and when it is determined that the current call is not originated by the other party, the presence or absence of the document Since it is confirmed whether the facsimile communication intended by the user is transmission or reception and the mode of transmission or reception is determined, the facsimile communication intended by the user can be reliably performed.

Fourth Embodiment A cordless facsimile apparatus in this embodiment is
Similar to the second and third embodiments, this is done in consideration of the fact that the sending side, that is, the calling side is usually the source of the facsimile. Therefore, referring to the block diagram of FIG. Explaining the configuration, the facsimile switching means 7 stores whether or not a dial call is made from the handset B, and the communication instruction means 12 is stored.
When the control code associated with the operation is input, it is determined whether the current call is originated by the other party based on the presence / absence of dialing, and either transmission or reception mode is performed based on the determination result. It has a function of determining.

Next, the operation will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. When the communication instruction means 12 is operated to perform facsimile communication with the other party during a call on the handset B, a control code corresponding to the operation is transmitted through the handset radio communication means 10 and the handset radio communication means 3 to the facsimile. It is input to the switching means 7. Then, the facsimile switching means 7 determines on the basis of the control code that the instruction is a communication instruction, and then reads the stored content indicating whether or not the dial call is made,
If the content is dialing, it is determined that the current call is due to a request from this side, a control signal is output to the connection switching unit 2 and the facsimile communication unit 4, and the connection switching unit 2 connects the telephone line 1. The facsimile communication unit 4 is switched and connected, and the facsimile communication unit 4 is set to the transmission mode.

If there is no dial transmission, it is determined that the current call is originated by the other party, a control signal is output to the connection switching means 2 and the facsimile communication means 4, and the connection switching means 2 causes the telephone line. 1 is switched and connected to the facsimile communication means 4 side, and the facsimile communication means 4 is set to the reception mode.

As described above, in the present embodiment, facsimile transmission / reception is automatically switched depending on the presence / absence of dial transmission, and facsimile communication is performed.
It is possible to exert the same effect as that of the embodiment.

The present invention is not limited to the embodiments described above and shown in the drawings, and it is needless to say that the present invention can be appropriately modified and implemented without departing from the scope of the invention.

[0037]

As described above, according to the present invention, when the facsimile communication is instructed from the handset, it is not necessary to store the fixed pattern dial as in the conventional case, and the facsimile communication can be performed by a simple operation. When receiving a request from the other party, even if a document is set in the document reading section of the main body of the device, you can switch to the receiving mode and go to the device to remove the original one by one. The operability and usability can be remarkably improved without the need.

Moreover, according to the first aspect of the present invention, the facsimile communication intended by the user can be executed more reliably, and a cordless facsimile apparatus excellent in practical use can be provided.

According to the second and fourth aspects of the present invention, the transmission / reception mode is automatically determined according to the normal usage mode in accordance with the instruction of the facsimile communication, and the facsimile communication can be performed. It is only necessary to provide one communication instructing means for transmission and reception for the machine, and it is possible to provide a practically excellent one in terms of the space of the child machine.

Further, according to the invention described in claim 3, in addition to the same effect as the invention described in claims 2 and 4, whether the facsimile communication intended by the user is transmitted or received depending on the presence or absence of the document. Since the facsimile communication is confirmed and the facsimile communication is performed, it is possible to achieve the effect that the facsimile communication intended by the user can be surely performed.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a cordless facsimile apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart of the main part of the device.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a cordless facsimile apparatus according to another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a main part flowchart of the apparatus.

FIG. 5 is a main part flowchart of a cordless facsimile apparatus according to another different embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a cordless system according to another embodiment of the present invention.
Facsimile machine flow chart

[Explanation of symbols]

 A Facsimile device main body B Slave device 1 Telephone line 2 Connection switching means 3 Master wireless communication means 4 Facsimile communication means 5 Printing means 6 Original reading means 7 Facsimile switching means 8 Original detection means 9 Incoming detection means 10 Slave wireless communication means 11 Communication means 12 Communication instruction means 12a Transmission instruction button 12b Reception instruction button 13 Display means

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A cordless telephone including a document reading unit for reading a document, a printing unit for printing image data, a facsimile communication unit for setting a facsimile procedure for communicating with a communication partner connected through a telephone line network, and the like. A cordless telephone having wireless communication between the main body of the main body of the main unit and the main body of the facsimile apparatus, which is connected to a telephone line network through the main body of the apparatus and has communication instruction means for instructing facsimile communication. In the cordless facsimile apparatus, which is configured to perform facsimile communication according to an instruction from the slave unit, the communication instruction unit includes a transmission instruction button and a reception instruction button independently of each other, and Is a transmission instruction button during a call with the other party through the telephone network on the handset. Is a cordless device characterized by comprising means for detecting that the reception instruction button has been operated and for switching the facsimile communication means to a transmission or reception mode corresponding to the operated instruction button to start facsimile communication. Facsimile machine. 2. A cordless telephone including a document reading unit for reading a document, a printing unit for printing image data, a facsimile communication unit for setting a facsimile procedure for communicating with a communication partner connected through a telephone line network, and the like. A cordless telephone having wireless communication between the main body of the main body of the main unit and the main body of the facsimile apparatus, which is connected to a telephone line network through the main body of the apparatus and has communication instruction means for instructing facsimile communication. In the cordless facsimile apparatus for performing facsimile communication according to an instruction from the slave unit, the main body of the facsimile device includes a communication unit for communicating with the other party through the telephone line network. When there is an instruction for facsimile communication, whether the current call was originated by the other party A cordless facsimile apparatus comprising means for determining whether or not the facsimile communication means is switched to a reception mode when originating from the other party and switching to a transmission mode when not originating from the other side to start facsimile communications. 3. A cordless telephone including an original reading unit for reading an original, a printing unit for printing image data, a facsimile communication unit for setting a facsimile procedure for communicating with a communication partner connected through a telephone line network, and the like. A cordless telephone having wireless communication between the main body of the main body of the main unit and the main body of the facsimile apparatus, which is connected to a telephone line network through the main body of the apparatus and has communication instruction means for instructing facsimile communication. In the cordless facsimile apparatus that performs facsimile communication according to an instruction from the slave unit, the main body of the facsimile device includes a document detection unit for detecting the presence or absence of a document in the document reading unit, and a telephone unit for the slave unit. While communicating with the other party through the line network, fax communication is possible from the communication instruction means. When there is an instruction, the current call is determined whether or not by calling the other party,
The facsimile communication means is switched to a reception mode when originating from the other side, and when not originating from the other side, means for deciding the sending / receiving mode based on the detection result by the document detecting means and starting the facsimile communication is provided. Cordless fax machine. 4. A cordless telephone comprising a document reading unit for reading a document, a printing unit for printing image data, a facsimile communication unit for setting a facsimile procedure for communicating with a communication partner connected through a telephone network. A cordless telephone having wireless communication between the main body of the main body of the main unit and the main body of the facsimile apparatus, which is connected to a telephone line network through the main body of the apparatus and has communication instruction means for instructing facsimile communication. In the cordless facsimile apparatus for performing facsimile communication according to an instruction from the slave unit, the main body of the facsimile device includes a communication unit for communicating with the other party through the telephone line network. When there is an instruction for facsimile communication, the current call is dialed from the handset. It is provided with a means for judging whether or not it is, and switching the facsimile communication means to the transmission mode when the dial transmission from the slave unit is made and to the reception mode when the dial transmission is not made from the slave unit to start the facsimile communication. Characteristic cordless facsimile machine.