JPH06152785A - Facsimile equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To ensure the use of a redialing function even when a calling action is carried out in an on-hook state, to attain the output of a transmission result report after the end of the on-hook transmission, to ensure the use of the dial number supplied by the on-hook transmission as a redial number, and to optionally decide whether the dial number supplied by the on-hook transmission should be stored or not. CONSTITUTION:An operator pushes an on-hook key and stores the dial data supplied through the ten keys of an operation display part 4 into a system memory 3. The tone signal received from a network is detected by an NCU 14 after a CCU 10 carried out a dialing action to the network. Then a facsimile control part 6 produces a transmission file when a start button is pushed. Then a call is connected to the opposite party of the stored dial number and the propriety of recalling is decided by the signal detected out of the network. If the recalling is possible, the dial number is read out of the memory 3 and dialed again.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a facsimile machine, and more particularly to a facsimile machine capable of using a telephone such as dialing in an on-hook state.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, a facsimile apparatus has been widely used. However, the dial number of the called party who dialed before is stored and stored when the called party is called again. There are telephones and facsimile machines equipped with a redial function that can call a dialed number and call again.

As a conventional example of this kind, for example, Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No.
There is one disclosed in Japanese Laid-Open Patent Publication No. 231465, and a redial is made possible by adding a switch for forcibly turning off the power source of the dial circuit (dial IC).

[0004]

However, some of the conventional facsimile machines have an on-hook function that allows dialing with the handset held. When this function is used, the dialed number is It is sent directly to the network through the communication control unit (NCU). Then, the operator on the calling side sets the original and presses the start key to start transmission when the other party responds.

However, the operator on the calling side presses the start key before the other party answers, presses the start key during calling, or presses the start key while the other party is busy. Alternatively, if the line is disconnected for some reason after pressing the start key, the dialed number was sent directly to the network, and the redialing cannot be done by redialing while on-hook. It was

In this way, when making a call in the on-hook state, the redial function does not work, and even if the operator sets the original and presses the start key, if the other party is communicating, the dial number is input again. There is a problem that the calling operator cannot leave the facsimile machine. Further, the conventional facsimile apparatus does not output a transmission result report regarding transmission during transmission in the on-hook state. Therefore, when the operator wants to know the result transmitted, there is a problem that the communication management report or the like has to be output and confirmed.

Further, in the conventional facsimile apparatus, the dial number input by on-hook transmission cannot be used as the redial number. Therefore, if the user wants to transmit to the dial number again, the telephone number must be checked before dialing. There was a problem that I had to do. Therefore, if you always save the transmission dial number in the on-hook state, unnecessary reports will be output, and the redial registration area will be used, so that the necessary redial number that was called in the past can be saved. There was a problem of being erased.

The present invention has been made in view of the above conventional problems. Even when a call is made in the on-hook state, the redial function can be used, and even if the on-hook transmission is performed, the transmission result is obtained after the transmission processing is completed. A facsimile that can output a report, can also use the dialed number input by on-hook transmission as a redial number, and can optionally set whether to store the dialed number input by on-hook transmission The purpose is to provide a device.

[0009]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a facsimile apparatus equipped with an on-hook key capable of dialing with a receiver placed, and dial number input means for inputting a dial number in an on-hook state, Dial number storing means for storing the input dial number, dialing means for dialing the network after storing the dial number, signal detecting means for detecting a signal from the network after dialing, and detecting the signal Then, when the start button for instructing the start of transmission is pressed, a file creating means for creating a transmission file, a call connecting means for connecting the call to the other party stored in the dial number storage means, and a network after the call connection are made. A re-call judgment means for judging whether or not a re-call is possible according to the detected signal, and a re-call is made by the re-call judgment means. If the reading dial number reading means a dial number associated with the transmission file, and recalling means for recalling accordance dial number issued said read,
Is provided, and it is characterized in that the dial number for on-hook transmission is used to call again.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in a facsimile apparatus equipped with an on-hook key capable of dialing with a receiver placed, dial number input means for inputting a dial number in an on-hook state and the input dial number are stored. Dial number storage means, dialing means for dialing to the network after dial number storage,
Signal detection means for detecting a signal from the network after dialing, file generation means for generating a transmission file when the start button for instructing transmission start is detected after detecting the signal, and stored in the dial number storage means Call connection means for connecting the call to the other party, the re-call judgment means for judging whether or not the re-call is possible by the signal detected from the network after the call connection, and the re-call when the re-call judgment is made by the re-call judgment means. For a specified number of times, a transmission file reading means for reading a transmission file after the specified number of times of recalling, a dial number reading means for reading a dial number associated with the transmission file, and the dial number. Report printing means for printing information on a report is provided, and the transmission result of on-hook transmission is output as a report. To.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in a facsimile apparatus equipped with an on-hook key capable of dialing with a receiver placed, dial number input means for inputting a dial number in an on-hook state, and the input dial number is stored. Dial number storage means, dialing means for dialing to the network after dial number storage,
Dial number reading means for reading the dial number stored in the dial number storage means, redial number registration means for registering the read number as a redial number, and reading the registered dial number when the redial key is pressed. And a redial number reading means for outputting the dial number for on-hook transmission is used as the redial number.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the facsimile apparatus according to the first, second or third aspect, dial number storage selection means for selecting whether or not to store the dial number input from the ten-key in the on-hook state, And a selection result reading means for reading the selection result of whether or not to store the dial number when dialing in the on-hook state, so that whether or not to store the dial number at the time of on-hook transmission can be arbitrarily selected. It is characterized by having done.

[0013]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, when the dial number input from the ten-key is stored in the on-hook state and dialed to the network, the signal from the network is detected and the transmission start button is pressed. , Send file is created. Then, after connecting the call to the other party of the stored dial number, it is determined whether or not the re-call can be made by the signal detected from the network. If the call can be recalled, the dialed number is read and the call is made. Therefore, manual transmission by on-hook enables automatic calling without inputting a telephone number one by one, and manual transmission by on-hook allows an operator to leave the facsimile device without waiting for the transmission result.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, when the dial number input by the numeric keypad in the on-hook state is stored and dialed to the network, the signal from the network is detected and the transmission start button is pressed. , Send file is created. Then, after connecting the call to the destination of the stored dialed number, it is determined whether or not the re-call can be made by the signal detected from the network. If the call can be recalled, the call is retried a specified number of times, and after the call is recalled, the transmission file is read, the dial number corresponding to the transmission file is read, and the information is printed out as a report. Therefore, the transmission result can be confirmed in the report even by manual transmission by on-hook.

According to the third aspect of the invention, the dial number input from the ten-key in the on-hook state is stored, dialed to the network, the stored dial number is read, and the number is registered as a redial number. The registered dial number is read when the redial key is pressed. For this reason, the dial number input by the redial key can be easily called even by manual transmission by on-hook.

According to the present invention, whether or not to store the dial number input from the ten-key in the on-hook state is selected in advance, and when dialing in the on-hook state, processing is performed according to the selection result. . For this reason, by pre-selecting whether or not to store the dialed number even for manual transmission by on-hook, the operator can decide whether or not to leave the telephone number or the like that the other person does not want to know in the facsimile machine. You can choose to.

[0017]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. First, the configuration will be described. FIG. 1 is a basic block diagram showing the configuration of a facsimile apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In the figure, 1 is a DCR which is an image information compression / reproduction device for encoding or decoding image information, 2 is a SAF memory for storing image information, 3 is a system memory for storing system management data, and 4 is a facsimile. An operation display unit including an operation panel and a display unit such as an LCD (liquid crystal display), 5 is a pattern generator for converting a character code into a character pattern, 6 is a facsimile control unit for controlling the entire facsimile apparatus, and 7 is for data transfer. A line buffer of the memory, 8 a scanner unit for reading image information of a document, 9 a plotter unit for printing image information on recording paper, 10 a CCU (communication control unit) for performing a predetermined transmission control procedure, 11 a scanner unit 8 ADF of automatic document feeder for feeding scanned documents
It is an (automatic document feeder) and has a document width detection sensor. Reference numeral 12 is a paper feeding unit for setting storage paper on the plotter unit 9, reference numeral 13 is a modem for modulating / demodulating a signal when transmitting or receiving compressed data to a partner via a line, 14 is an NCU (network control unit) that performs a line connection operation with the line L
Therefore, a telephone 15 for making a call is attached here.

Next, FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a circuit configuration example of the NCU of FIG. As shown in FIG. 2, the common terminals 17aa and 17ab of the switch 17 for switching between the two circuits are connected to the telephone line L, respectively, and the switching connection ends 17ba and 1ab are connected.
A signal line to the telephone 15 is connected to 7bb. The switching connection ends 17ca and 17cb are connected to the primary side of the transformer 18. The secondary side of the transformer 18 is connected to the 2-wire side connecting end of the 2-wire / 4-wire converter 19, and the 4-wire connecting end of the 2-wire / 4-wire converter 19 is
It is connected to the modem 13.

The operation of the switch 17 is controlled by the control signal S2 output from the CCU 10. The ringing / extreme detector 20 detects a ringing tone, which is a ringing tone from the network, and also detects a polarity reversal of the DC power source on the telephone line. The detection signal S1 is CC.
It is output to U10.

The dial pulse generator 21 is for outputting a dial pulse as a selection signal to the line, and its operation is a control signal S6 output from the CCU 10.
Controlled by. The push button signal generator 22
It is for outputting a push button signal as a selection signal to the line, and the output signal is a 2-wire / 4-wire converter 19
Is added to the signal input end of the 4-wire side connection end.
Also, this push button signal generator 22 is
It is controlled by a control signal S3 output from.

The tone signal generator 23 is for outputting a predetermined tone signal TN1 to the line, and its output signal is a signal input end of the 4-wire side connection end of the 2-wire / 4-wire converter 19. Added to. Also, this tone signal generator 2
3 is controlled by the control signal S4 output from the CCU 10. The tone signal detector 24 is for detecting the tone signal TN1 transmitted from the partner terminal via the line L, and its input end is 4 of the 2-wire / 4-wire converter 19.
It is connected to the signal output end of the line side connection end. The detection signal S5 is output to the CCU 10.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a panel configuration example of the operation display unit, FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a system file configuration example,
FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an output example of the transmission result report. The facsimile apparatus of this embodiment is configured as described above, and the operation of the embodiment of each claim will be described below. In the embodiment according to the invention described in claim 1, first, after the operator on the transmission side sets the original, the on-hook key of the operation display unit 4 shown in FIG. 3 is used to call the transmission partner in the on-hook state. Press. When the on-hook key is pressed, the facsimile controller 6 is notified, and the facsimile controller 6 issues a relay switching request to the CCU 10. Upon receiving this request, the CCU 10 connects the switch 17 in the NCU 14 to the primary side of the transformer 18 by the control signal S2. In this way, by switching the dial tone from the network, the tone signal detector 24
Can be detected with.

If a dial tone from the network is detected, the telephone number of the other party is input from the ten key 4c shown in FIG. 3 because it is in the on-hook state, and the telephone number input from the operation display unit 4 is a facsimile. It is directly transferred from the control unit 6 to the CCU 10. The CCU 10 outputs the received dial number to the DP signal generator 24 if it is a dial line or to the line by a PB signal generator if it is a push line. At this time, the facsimile control unit 6 does not directly pass the input dial data to the CCU 10, but sequentially stores it in the system memory 3 and then passes it to the CCU 10. After dialing, the tone signal detector 24 monitors the signal from the net while operating a timer.

If the start key is pressed by the operator in the meantime, the facsimile control unit 6 registers the file for transmission in the system. This file information is registered in the system memory 3 and has a file number, file type, creation time, destination information (see FIG. 4B), etc., as shown in FIG. 4A. And
When creating this file, the other party's telephone number input from the ten key 4c is read from the system memory 3. After the destination telephone number is read, the destination telephone number and the number of re-calls (here, it is 0 since it is the first call) and the transmission result (before transmission here) are shown in FIG. Destination information is set in the system memory 3 and the pointer of the destination information file is connected to the previous transmission file (see FIG. 4).

If the line is released for this call, the NCU 14 detected by the CCU 10 after dialing
From the control signal of 1 and the signal detected by the modem 13 and the CCU 10, the result for the call transmission is determined. The CCU 10 notifies the file control unit 6 of the determined result. The facsimile control unit 6 stores the result in the transmission result in the destination information in the system memory 3 (see FIG. 4).
(See (b)).

The judgment of the re-call is made by reading the transmission result of the destination information registered in the re-call judgment section in the facsimile control section 6. For example, if a busy tone is detected after the dial tone is detected, it is determined that the call can be recalled. If it is determined that the call can be recalled, then the transmission file and the destination information file are read from the system memory 3 under the supervision of the facsimile control unit 6 without operating the on-hook key, and the destination telephone among them is read. The number is passed to the CCU 10 and the CCU 10 is controlled by automatic calling.

This repetition is repeated until the transmission result is normally completed or the call is retried a prescribed number of times. By doing so, it is possible to recall the call after manual transmission in the on-hook state. Next, an embodiment according to the invention described in claim 2 will be described. Transmission is performed in the on-hook state as in the case of the first embodiment. In the case of this embodiment, the process is repeated until the transmission result ends normally or the call is recalled a prescribed number of times. When the recalling is completed, the facsimile controller 6 reads the file information and the destination information from the system memory 3. The contents to be read are the file number, which is given a sequential number for each file of the file information, the file type (manual transmission in this case), the time when the file was created (time when the start key was pressed in this case) and the destination information. Is read out. Then, the destination information shown in FIG. 4B is read from the pointer of the destination information, and the destination telephone number and the transmission result therein are read.

The read character information is bit-converted into one line by the pattern generator 5, set in the line buffer memory 7, and passed to the plotter unit 9.
The plotter unit 9 expands the contents of the line buffer memory 7 into the page memory in the plotter unit 9. When the data for one page has been transferred, the paper is selected from the paper feeding unit and the contents of the page memory are recorded. FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an output example of the transmission result report.

By doing so, the transmission result report can be output even in the case of transmission in the on-hook state. Next, an embodiment according to the invention described in claim 3 will be described. Transmission is performed in the on-hook state as in the case of the first embodiment. The dial numbers input at this time are sequentially stored in the system memory 3. The stored telephone number is further stored in a memory prepared as redial information. The area to be stored exists in the system memory 3.

When transmitting again to the same destination, the original is set in the ADF 11. When the redial key shown in FIG. 3 is pressed, the information is notified from the operation display unit 4 to the facsimile control unit 6. The facsimile control unit 6 reads the telephone number registered in the redial buffer of the system memory 3. The read contents are passed to the operation display unit 4 of FIG. 3 and displayed on the LCD 4a. The operator visually recognizes the contents and performs a normal transmission operation if the destination is correct.

By doing so, it becomes possible to perform redial transmission even in the on-hook state. Next, an embodiment according to the invention described in claim 4 will be described. Transmission is performed in the on-hook state as in the case of the first embodiment. Before transmission, it is selected whether or not the dial number input in the on-hook state in the system memory 3 is stored in advance, and the result is registered.
This registration is performed from the operation display unit 4. When the on-hook key is pressed for transmission, the previously registered selection result of storing or not storing is read,
While transmitting the input dial number to the network through the NCU 14, it is determined whether or not to store the data in the system memory 3.

By doing so, the operator can arbitrarily set whether or not to store the dial number in the on-hook state. 6 and 7 are flowcharts for explaining the operation of the facsimile apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention. Using these FIG. 6 and FIG.
The operation of the above embodiment will be briefly described.

As shown in FIG. 6, after the original is set (step 100), the operator on the calling side selects whether or not to store the dial number when performing on-hook transmission (step 101). ). Then, the on-hook key is pressed (step 102), the relay is switched (step 103), and the tone signal from the network is detected (step 104).

Therefore, when a dial tone is detected, the other party is in the on-hook state (step 105) and is in a communicable state. Therefore, the telephone number is input from the ten-key pad (step 106) and the dial number selected in step 101 is also entered. The result of whether or not to store is read (step 107). If the dial number can be stored (step 108), the number is stored in the memory for calling the number (step 109) and also stored in the number redial memory (step 110).

If the signal detected in step 105 is a busy tone, it is understood that the other party is communicating in the off-hook state. Therefore, the destination information is read (step 111) and the telephone number is read (step 112). If the operator selects that the dial number cannot be stored in step 108, the next step 11
Move to 3.

In step 113, the telephone number is transferred to the CCU and dialed by the signal generator (step 1
14) Here, it is again determined whether or not the other party is on-hook (step 115), and if it is on-hook, the start key is pressed (step 116). In parallel with this, a transmission file and destination information are created (step 117).

Then, the tone signal is detected (step 1
18), communication is performed according to the communication protocol (step 119), and the communication result is determined (step 12).
0), the communication ends (step 121). Following this, in the flow chart of FIG. 7, when the operator calls again, the calling number is checked (step 12
2) If it is a registered number (step 123), it is judged whether or not a re-call is possible (step 124), and if re-call is possible, the process proceeds to step 103 in FIG. If the call cannot be recalled (step 125), the transmission file and the destination information are read (step 126), and these data are converted to character data by the pattern generator (step 127). Is developed in the page memory (step 128) and is output as a transmission result report (step 129).

[0039]

According to the invention described in claim 1, the manual transmission by on-hook enables automatic calling without inputting a telephone number one by one, and the operator does not wait for the transmission result. You can leave the fax machine. According to the second aspect of the present invention, the transmission result is output as a report even by manual transmission by on-hook, so that the operator can easily confirm the transmission result by looking at this report.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, the number dialed previously can be easily called by the redial key even by manual transmission by on-hook. According to the invention of claim 4, when manually transmitting on-hook, it is possible to set in advance whether or not the dial number is stored, so that the telephone number or the like which the other person does not want to know is stored in the facsimile apparatus. The operator can arbitrarily select whether or not to leave it.

[Brief description of drawings]

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

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a circuit configuration example of the NCU of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a panel configuration example of an operation display unit in FIG.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a configuration example of a system file, (a)
Is file information, and (b) is destination information.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an output example of a transmission result report.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart illustrating the operation of the facsimile apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart following FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 DCR 2 SAF memory 3 System memory 4 Operation display unit 5 Pattern generator 6 Facsimile control unit 7 Line buffer 8 Scanner unit 9 Plotter unit 10 CCU 14 NCU 15 Telephone 17 Switching device 18 Transformer 19 2 wire / 4 wire converter 20 Ringing pole Anti-detector 21 Dial pulse generator 22 Push-button signal generator 23 Tone signal generator 24 Tone signal detector

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A facsimile device equipped with an on-hook key capable of dialing with a receiver placed, and dial number input means for inputting a dial number in an on-hook state, and dial number storage for storing the input dial number. Means, dialing means for dialing to the network after storing the dialed number, signal detecting means for detecting a signal from the network after dialing, and pressing the start button for instructing transmission start after detecting the signal. Sometimes, a file creating means for creating a transmission file, a call connecting means for connecting a call with the other party stored in the dial number storing means, and a recurrent call decision based on a signal detected from the network after the call connection When a call is judged by the call judgment means and the re-call judgment means, the file associated with the transmission file is And a dial number reading unit for reading the dial number and a recalling unit for recalling the dialed number according to the read dial number. The facsimile number is characterized by using the dial number transmitted on-hook. apparatus. 2. A facsimile apparatus equipped with an on-hook key capable of dialing with a receiver placed, dial number input means for inputting a dial number in an on-hook state, dial number storage means for storing the input dial number, Dialing means for dialing to the network after storing the dialed number, signal detecting means for detecting a signal from the network after dialing, and transmitting when the start button for instructing transmission start is pressed after detecting the signal File creation means for creating a file, call connection means for connecting a call to the other party stored in the dial number storage means, and recall determination means for determining whether or not a recall is possible by a signal detected from the network after the call connection When the call re-establishment is made by the re-call judgment means, the call is re-executed a specified number of times. Calling means, sending file reading means for reading the sending file after the specified number of times of recalling, dial number reading means for reading the dial number related to the sending file, and report printing for printing the dial number information on a report And a means for providing a transmission result of the on-hook transmission as a report and outputting the report. 3. A facsimile device equipped with an on-hook key capable of dialing with a receiver placed, dial number input means for inputting a dial number in an on-hook state, dial number storage means for storing the input dial number, Dialing means for dialing to the network after storing the dial number, dial number reading means for reading the dial number stored in the dial number storing means, and redial number registration for registering the read number as a redial number And a redial number reading means for reading the registered dial number when the redial key is pressed, wherein the on-hook transmission dial number is used as the redial number. 4. A facsimile apparatus according to claim 1, 2 or 3, wherein dial number storage selecting means for selecting whether or not to store the dial number input from the ten-key in the on-hook state and dialing in the on-hook state. And a selection result reading means for reading a selection result as to whether or not to store the dial number, and it is possible to arbitrarily select whether or not to store the dial number at the time of on-hook transmission. Facsimile machine.