JPH0698136A - Facsimile equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To repeat received image information and to successively multi-address transmit it to another party corresponding to the designation of its own equipment. CONSTITUTION:Concerning the facsimile equipment enabling sequential multiple address transmission, a main control part 2 is provided with a received image multiple address transmitting means. When the received image multiple address transmission is designated by an operation part 1, a call is terminated by a ringer signal from a line 11 and when the party discriminates the transmission by a communication control part 4, the received image information is automatically stored in a storage circuit 3. Then, the received image information is successively multiple address transmitted to the parties stored in the storage circuit 3 previously set by the operation part 1.

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 having a function of sequentially transmitting image information in a broadcast manner.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A conventional facsimile apparatus has a function of sequentially transmitting a broadcast, and a document set by the function is sequentially broadcast to a plurality of parties. Further, it has a function of relay broadcast transmission, and sequentially transmits the image information of the received document to a plurality of parties according to an instruction of the facsimile device which transmitted the document.

[0003]

In the above-mentioned conventional facsimile apparatus, when sequentially broadcasting, there is a document set in the apparatus or there is no document for which relay broadcasting is instructed. was there.

An object of the present invention is to sequentially broadcast the documents received by designating the operation unit, so that even documents from a device having no function of instructing relay broadcast transmission can be sequentially broadcast.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION A facsimile apparatus according to the present invention includes an operation section which is operated when transmitting and receiving image information, a communication control section which is connected to a line and transmits and receives a transmission control procedure signal and an image signal, and various information. In a facsimile apparatus having a storage circuit for storing and a main control unit for controlling by connecting to each unit, the received image information is stored in the storage circuit according to a received image broadcast transmission designation from the operation unit, and stored. It has a received image broadcast transmitting means for sequentially transmitting the image information to a plurality of preset partner devices.

[0006]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Next, the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a first embodiment of the present invention.

In the first embodiment, an operating unit 1 for designating the broadcast transmission of received image information, a main control unit 2 for connecting to and controlling each unit, a storage circuit 3 for storing various information, Line 1
1 and a communication control unit 4 for transmitting and receiving a transmission control procedure signal and an image signal. The communication control unit 4 also has a network control circuit 4a, an encoder 4b, and a decoder 4c.

FIG. 2 is a flow chart showing the operation of this embodiment. Specify the received image broadcast transmission with the operation unit 1,
The communication control unit 4 receives an incoming call by a ringer signal from the line 11.
When it is determined that the other party is transmitting, the received image information automatically received is stored in the storage circuit 3. Then, the received image information is sequentially broadcasted to the other party, which is set in advance by the operation unit 1 and stored in the storage circuit 3.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram for explaining the operation of this embodiment. In FIG. 3A, when the designated terminals sequentially set the receiving terminals A, B, and C as the recipients of the broadcast and specify the reception image broadcast transmission, the reception image information received from the transmission terminal A , B, C can be sequentially broadcast.

Similarly, in FIG. 3B, when the receiving terminal C sequentially sets the receiving terminals a and b as the recipients of the broadcast transmission and designates the reception image broadcast transmission, the reception image information received from the transmission terminal is shown. Can be relayed in any number of stages by sequentially broadcasting the data to the receiving terminals a and b.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram of the second embodiment of the present invention. The second embodiment is similar to the first embodiment shown in FIG.
And a display 6 are added.

First, the received image information stored in the storage circuit 3 is recorded in the recording unit 5, and the receiver refers to the received image to determine the next willingness to broadcast. Secondly, the received image information stored in the storage circuit 3 can be displayed on the display 6, and the receiver can refer to the received image to determine the next willingness to send.

In this way, even if the facsimile machine to be transmitted does not have the broadcast transmission function or the relay broadcast transmission instruction function in sequence, the document can be sent to a plurality of recipients as if they have those functions. It becomes possible to send. Also, if this facsimile device is sequentially at the broadcast transmission destination, it is possible to relay in multiple stages.

[0014]

As described above, according to the present invention, since the received documents can be sequentially broadcast, even when there is no document set in the facsimile machine or a document for which relay broadcast is instructed, The effect is that the received documents can be sequentially broadcast.

[Brief description of drawings]

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

FIG. 2 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram for explaining the operation of the present embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram of a second embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Operation part 2 Main control part 3 Storage circuit 4 Communication control part 4a Network control circuit 4b Encoder 4c Decoder 5 Recording part 6 Display

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. An operation unit operated when transmitting and receiving image information,
A communication control unit connected to the line to transmit and receive a transmission control procedure signal and an image signal, and a storage circuit that stores various kinds of information,
In a facsimile device having a main control unit that is connected to and controls each unit, the received image information is stored in the storage circuit according to a received image broadcast transmission designation from the operation unit,
A facsimile apparatus, comprising: a received image broadcast transmitting unit that sequentially broadcasts stored image information to a plurality of preset partner devices.