JPH0631264U - Remote control multimedia facsimile - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Abstract] [Purpose] To provide a facsimile device capable of hearing incoming call. [Structure] The control CPU circuit (30) having received the calling signal from the external telephone line (20) connects the line to a facsimile circuit and starts reception of a facsimile.
When the facsimile reception is completed, the control CPU circuit (3
0) is a sender who monitors the line for a certain period of time, and when a certain tone pattern is received, switches the line switch (40) to the loudspeaker circuit (60) and is input through the external telephone line (20). The message “A” is expanded by the external speaker unit (70) and transmitted to the callee. If the tone pattern is not received, the line is disconnected and the process ends. The control CPU circuit (30) continues to monitor the reception of another fixed tone pattern, and if the tone pattern is input, disconnects the line and terminates the processing.

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

[Industrial applications]

 The present invention relates to a multimedia facsimile capable of switching between a facsimile circuit and a loudspeaker circuit from an external telephone line when receiving a facsimile.

[0002]

[Prior art]

 Conventional facsimiles only print the received information on paper and output it, and the presence / absence of a facsimile call is visually judged by the recipient based on the presence / absence of the paper output from the facsimile device.

[0003]

[Problems to be solved by the device]

 The conventional facsimile machine only prints the received information on the paper by the printing unit and outputs it. Therefore, the fact that the facsimile is received has to be visually distinguished only by the presence or absence of the output paper. Therefore, there is a problem that if the called party moves away from the vicinity of the facsimile machine, the presence or absence of the incoming fax cannot be known at all.

Therefore, for example, in the case of transmitting urgent information, the sender has sent a facsimile transmission after giving advance notice to the called party by telephone. On the other hand, the called party who received the advance call had to wait without leaving the area around the fax machine until the facsimile transmission was completed.

An object of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned problems, and to make it possible to reliably know the arrival of a facsimile even when the called party cannot wait in the vicinity of the facsimile. Is to provide.

[0006]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

 In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the present invention provides a facsimile circuit and a loudspeaker circuit in a facsimile machine, and a line relay is provided in the facsimile circuit and the loudspeaker circuit so that each circuit and an external telephone line are connected. The connection / disconnection can be controlled by the control CPU circuit.

Further, the control CPU allows the facsimile sender to switch between the facsimile circuit and the loudspeaker circuit by inputting a certain tone pattern through the external telephone line.

[0008]

[Action]

 After the facsimile transmission is completed, the facsimile sender inputs a certain tone pattern and remotely operates the facsimile on the receiving side to switch from the facsimile circuit to the loudspeaker circuit.

Then, the content of the sender talking to the called party from the external telephone line is immediately transmitted by the loudspeaker, and the called party knows the fact of the facsimile incoming call.

[0010]

【Example】

 FIG. 1 is a block diagram schematically showing a main part of the present invention. A line relay (40) controlled by a control CPU circuit (30) is provided between an external telephone line (20) and a facsimile circuit (50). ) Is provided, one output end of the line relay (40) is connected to the facsimile circuit (50), and the other output end is connected to the loudspeaker circuit (60). Therefore, the external telephone line (20) can be selectively switched to the facsimile circuit (50) or the loudspeaker circuit (60) by the line relay (40) controlled by the control CPU circuit (30).

The facsimile circuit (50) prints the received content on paper by the printing circuit (51) and outputs it, and the loudspeaker circuit (60) amplifies the sender's message by the external speaker unit (70).

The control contents of the control CPU circuit (30) according to the present invention are shown in the flow chart of FIG. The operation of the facsimile apparatus according to the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS.

The control CPU circuit (30), which has received the call signal from the external telephone line (20), first connects the line to the facsimile circuit and starts reception of the facsimile.

When the facsimile reception is completed, the control CPU circuit (30) monitors for a certain period of time whether a constant tone pattern signal such as “# 011” is transmitted from the external telephone line (20), and the tone pattern “#” is output. If "011" is received, the line switch (40) is switched to the loudspeaker circuit (60), and if the tone pattern "# 011" is not received, the line is disconnected and the processing is performed. finish.

Next, when the tone pattern “# 011” is received, the loudspeaker circuit (60) sends the sender's message input through the external telephone line (20) to the external speaker unit (). 70) Make a loud voice and tell the callee.

On the other hand, the control CPU circuit (30) keeps monitoring the reception of another constant tone pattern, for example, “# 010”, for a certain period of time, and when there is no input of the tone pattern “# 010”, it outputs a loud voice. The line to the control circuit (60) is held, and if the tone pattern "# 010" is input, the line is disconnected and the processing is terminated.

The above embodiments do not limit the technical scope of the present invention, and the present invention covers all modifications that do not deviate from the scope of claims for utility model registration.

[0018]

[Effect of device]

 As described above, according to the present invention, since the sender of the facsimile can remotely convey the message to the called party by using the loudspeaker circuit of the receiving side facsimile apparatus, the called party is noisy. It is now possible to reliably know the arrival of a facsimile even when it is placed in the environment or when it is bound to a place away from the facsimile, such as an errand in another room.

Further, even if the called party is located at a distant place due to, for example, agricultural work, by extending the external speaker unit (70) and installing it, the incoming call of the facsimile can be known. Became.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram schematically showing a main part of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flow chart of control contents of the control CPU circuit according to the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 10 Facsimile Machine 20 External Telephone Line 30 Control CPU Circuit 40 Line Switch 50 Facsimile Circuit 51 Printing Section 52 Reading Section 60 Loudspeaker Circuit 70 External Speaker Unit

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. An external telephone line (20) is provided by adding a loudspeaker circuit (60) in a facsimile device (10), and providing a line relay (40) in the loudspeaker circuit (60) and the facsimile circuit (50). A remote operation characterized by making a connection / disconnection with the line relay (40) by a control CPU circuit (30) and remotely controlling the control CPU circuit through an external telephone line (20). Multimedia fax machine.