JPH07143303A - Facsimile equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To enable even such a facsimile equipment that lacks a telephone set to call the opposite party. CONSTITUTION:A facsimile equipment 1 is provided with an incoming signal detecting circuit 68, a voice signal detecting circuit 67, a control circuit 7, a register circuit 11 and a voice message transmitting circuit 54 but lacks a telephone set. When the circuit 68 detects an incoming signal and the circuit 67 detects a voice signal, the circuit 7 decides that the opposite party has selected a call mode and sends the telephone number information registered in the circuit 11 to the opposite party through the circuit 54.

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 no telephone.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a facsimile apparatus having no telephone transmits an initial identification signal to the other party when an incoming signal is detected. However, when the other party selected the call, a communication error occurred in the initial identification. Further, when the operator call is selected from the other party, this operator call signal is ignored.

[0003]

Therefore, when the incoming signal is detected, the call cannot be made even if the other party selects the call. Here, there is a drawback that if the calling person does not know the telephone number for this side of the call, he cannot make a call. Also, even if the other side selects operator call, this is ignored, so as with the case where an incoming signal is detected, if the person who called does not know the telephone number for this side, it is possible to make a call. There was a drawback that I could not.

Therefore, the present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a facsimile apparatus which allows a partner to make a call even if the facsimile apparatus does not have a telephone. And

[0005]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a facsimile apparatus which does not have a telephone, and which is provided with an incoming signal detecting means for detecting an incoming signal and whether or not the other party selects a call. Determination means for determining,
Registration means for registering telephone number information of a telephone for communication installed near the facsimile machine and the incoming signal detection means detect an incoming signal, and the determination means determines that the other party selects a call. In this case, the telephone number transmitting means for transmitting the registered telephone number information to the other party is provided.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in a facsimile apparatus having no telephone, an incoming signal detecting means for detecting an incoming signal and a determination for determining whether the other party selects a call or facsimile communication. Means, registration means for registering telephone number information of a telephone for communication installed near the facsimile device, the incoming signal detecting means detects an incoming signal, and the judging means selects a call by the other party. If it is determined that the telephone number is registered, the registered telephone number information and a request to call the telephone number again are transmitted, the incoming signal detection means detects the incoming signal, and the determination means performs facsimile communication by the other party. A phone that sends the registered phone number information and a request to start a call to that phone number to the other party when it is determined that it is selected It is characterized in that it comprises a No. transmitting means.

In the facsimile apparatus according to the present invention, the judging means judges that the other party selects the call when the incoming signal detecting means detects the incoming signal and detects the voice signal. It is what

In the facsimile apparatus according to the present invention, the judging means judges that the other party selects a call when the incoming signal detecting means detects the incoming signal and does not detect the facsimile signal within a predetermined time. It is characterized by doing.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in a facsimile machine having no telephone set, a registration means for registering telephone number information of a telephone for communication installed near the facsimile machine and an operator call signal are provided. When the transmitting / receiving means receives and transmits / receives the response signal and the transmitting / receiving means detects the operator calling signal and transmits / receives the response signal to the signal, the registered telephone number information and the telephone number are re-called. And a telephone number transmitting means for transmitting a message to the other party.

[0010]

According to the facsimile apparatus of the present invention, the telephone number transmitting means transmits the telephone number information to the other party when the other party selects the call when the incoming signal detecting means detects the incoming signal. And notify the other party of the telephone number.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, when the incoming call signal detecting means detects the incoming call signal and the other party selects a call, the telephone number sending means uses the telephone number information and the telephone number. Send a message to the other party requesting you to call again. When the incoming signal is detected by the incoming signal detecting means, if the other party selects the facsimile communication, the telephone number information and the request to start the call to the telephone are transmitted to the other party.

According to the facsimile apparatus of the third aspect, it is possible to determine that the other party is selecting a call by detecting the voice signal.

According to the facsimile apparatus of the fourth aspect, by not detecting the facsimile signal within the predetermined time, it is possible to determine that the other party is selecting the call.

According to the facsimile apparatus of the fifth aspect, even when the operator calling is selected, the telephone number for calling can be notified to the other party.

[0015]

Embodiments of the present invention will now be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

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

As shown in FIG. 1, the facsimile apparatus 1 has a network control unit (hereinafter referred to as "NCU ((Ne
twork Control Unit) (abbreviated as two) and has no telephone set.

Since this NCU 2 uses the telephone network for data communication and the like, it is connected to the terminal of the line to control the connection of the telephone switching network, switch to the data communication path, and maintain the loop. It is something to do.

As shown in FIG. 1, the facsimile apparatus 1 includes a hybrid circuit 4 connected to an NCU 2, a transmission system 5 and a reception system 6 respectively connected to the hybrid circuit 4 (signal line 2b), an NCU 2 and The control circuit 7 controls each part of the device 1, and a registration button 8, a numeric keypad 9, a registration circuit 10 and a measurement circuit 11 connected to the control circuit 7.

The hybrid circuit 4 separates the signal of the transmission system 5 and the signal of the reception system 6. That is,
The hybrid circuit 4 sends the transmission signal of the signal line 56a from the transmission system 5 to the telephone line 2a via the signal line 2b and the NCU 2 and also transmits the signal transmitted from the other side by the telephone line 2a. , NCU2 and then signal line 2
The signal is output to the signal line 4a of the receiving system 6 through b.

The transmission system 5 includes a signal line 7 from the control circuit 7.
The procedure signal sent by a is known CCITT Recommendation V
The image signal for one line from the transmission original in the main scanning direction is composed of a first modulator 50 that modulates the signal based on 21 and outputs it to the signal line 50a, an image sensor such as a CCD (charge coupled device), and an optical system. Are sequentially read to create a signal sequence representing a black and white binary value, and a reading circuit 51 for outputting a black and white binary signal sequence to the signal line 51a and the read data output to the signal line 51a are input. , Encoding (MH (Modified Huffman) encoding) or MR (Modified Read Encoding) data is output to the signal line 52a, and a signal on the signal line 52a is input to input the encoded data. The second modulator 5 that performs modulation based on the well-known CCITT recommendation V27ter (differential phase modulation) or V29 (quadrature modulation) and outputs the modulated data to the signal line 55a.
5, and when the signal of the signal level "1" is output to the signal line 7b, the information output to the signal line 7c is input, converted into a voice message, and output to the signal line 54a. When the signal of the signal level "0" is output to the signal line 7b, the voice message sending circuit 54 that does nothing, the signals of the signal line 50a, the signal line 54a, and the signal line 55a are input, and the result of addition is input. And an adder circuit 56 for outputting to the signal line 56a.

The receiving system 6 receives the signal on the signal line 4a, demodulates it according to the well-known CCITT recommendation V21, and outputs the demodulated data to the signal line 60a. Known CCI by inputting the signal of 4a
A second demodulator 61 that performs demodulation based on TT recommendation V27ter (differential phase modulation) or V29 (quadrature modulation) and outputs the demodulated data to a signal line 61a, and a signal line 61a.
To the signal line 65a and the decoding circuit 65 for inputting the signal output to (5) and outputting the decoded (MH (Modified Huffman) decoding) or MR (Modified Read) decoding data to the signal line 65a. A recording circuit 66 that inputs the output data and sequentially records on a recording paper line by line, and a signal output to the signal line 4a is input, and when an audio signal is detected, the signal line 67a
When a signal having a signal level "1" is output to the signal line 2b and the audio signal is not detected, an audio signal detecting circuit 67 that outputs a signal having a signal level "0" to the signal line 67a is output to the signal line 2b. When the incoming signal is input and the incoming signal is detected, the signal of the signal level "1" is output to the signal line 68a. When the incoming signal is not detected, the signal level "0" is output to the signal line 68a. Incoming signal detection circuit 6 that outputs the signal of
8 and.

The registration button 8 is for registering a telephone number for a call, and when the button 8 is pressed, the signal line 8a is pressed.
The push pulse is generated at.

The ten-key 9 outputs the pressed ten-key information to the signal line 9a.

The registration circuit 10 registers the output telephone number for a call when a light pulse is generated on the signal line 7d after outputting the telephone number on the signal line 10a. When the telephone number registered in the registration circuit 10 is read, when a read pulse is generated on the signal line 7e, the telephone number information registered in the registration circuit 10 is output to the signal line 10a.

The measuring circuit 11 is operated for a predetermined time (for example, 20
Seconds are measured, and a time over pulse is generated after a predetermined time (for example, 20 seconds) has elapsed after the measurement start pulse is generated on the signal line 7f.

The control circuit 7, when the incoming signal detecting circuit 68 detects the incoming signal, and when the voice signal detecting circuit 67 detects the voice signal, determines that the other party is selecting a call. In this case, the voice message sending circuit 54 is controlled to notify the telephone number information registered in the registration circuit 10 to the other party as a voice message.

Next, the operation of the first embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS.
This will be described with reference to the control flowchart of FIG.

In FIG. 2, step S40 represents the beginning.

First, the control circuit 7 outputs a signal of signal level "0" to the signal line 7b, and the voice message sending circuit 5
No voice message is sent from No. 4 (S4
2). Next, the control circuit 7 inputs the signals of the signal lines 8a and 9a, judges whether or not the registration of the telephone number for calling is selected (S44), and when the registration of the telephone number for calling is selected. In step S46, the telephone number for calling is registered in the registration circuit 1
If 0 is registered and registration of the telephone number for calling is not selected, the process proceeds to step S48.

In step S48, the control circuit 7
Receives the signal on the signal line 68a, determines whether or not the incoming signal is detected, and if the incoming signal is detected, step S
If the incoming signal is not detected in step 52, step S5
The process proceeds to 0 and other processing is performed.

In step S52, the control circuit 7 sets an initial identification time of 35 seconds in the timer T1 and then performs a pre-negotiation procedure between the transmitter side and the receiver side prior to image transmission (S54). Input the signal of 67a,
It is determined whether or not voice is detected (S56). If voice is detected, the process proceeds to step S74. If no voice is detected, the process proceeds to step S58.

In step S58, the control circuit 7
Determines whether the pre-procedure has been completed. When the pre-procedure is completed, the process proceeds to step S64, and when the pre-procedure is not completed, the process proceeds to step S60.

In step S60, the control circuit 7
Determines whether the timer T1 has timed out, and when the timer T1 has timed out, step S6
2, the error process is performed, and if the timer T1 has not timed out, the process proceeds to step S54.

In step S64, the image signal is received, and it is judged whether the reception of one page is completed (S
66) If the reception of one page is completed, the process proceeds to step S68, and if the reception of one page is not completed, the step S6.
Go to 4.

In step S68, an intermediate procedure for negotiating the transmitter side and the receiver side between pages is performed, and it is determined whether or not there is a next page (S70).
If there is a next page, the process proceeds to step S64. If there is no next page, the process proceeds to step S72.

After performing the post-procedure for negotiating the transmitter side and the receiver side for disconnection in step S72, the control means 7 outputs a signal of signal level "1" to the signal line 7b, and sends a voice message. The circuit 54 is set to send a voice message (S74). Next, the control means 7
Enter the information registered in the registration circuit 10 and give the voice message "If you are calling, please call the phone number XXXXXX (the phone number registered in the registration circuit 10) again." It is sent from the voice message sending circuit 54 (S76).

FIG. 4 is a control flow chart showing the second embodiment.

It should be noted that this figure shows only the different parts from the control flowcharts of FIGS. 2 and 3.

In the first embodiment, the initial identification time T1
When the voice is detected during the period, it is determined that the other party is selecting the call. However, the second embodiment does not detect the facsimile signal within a predetermined time when the incoming signal is detected. The other party judges that the call is selected.

In the figure, step S80 represents step S52 in FIG.

The control circuit 7 generates a pulse on the signal line 7f and starts a timer for a predetermined time (20 seconds) (S
82), the pre-procedure is performed (S84), it is determined whether or not a facsimile signal is detected (S86), and if a facsimile signal is detected, step S88 (step S in FIG. 2).
If the facsimile signal is not detected, the process proceeds to step S90.

In step S90, the control circuit 7 inputs the signal on the signal line 11a, determines whether or not the timer for a predetermined time (20 seconds) has timed out, and when the time is over, the other party selects a call. If it is determined that the time is over, the process proceeds to step S92 (step S74 in FIG. 2). If the time is not over, the process proceeds to step S94.

In step S94, the control circuit 7
Determines whether or not the timer T1 has timed out, and proceeds to step S84 in which timer T1 has not timed out, and when timer T1 has timed out, proceeds to step S96 (step S62 in FIG. 2).

FIG. 5 is a flow chart of control showing the third embodiment.

It should be noted that this figure shows only different parts from the control flowcharts of FIGS. 2 and 3.

In the third embodiment, when an incoming signal is detected, it is requested that the person who selects the call re-call the registered telephone number, and that the person who selects the facsimile communication communicates. Is to send a voice message requesting the start of.

Step S100 in FIG. 5 represents Yes in step S48 in FIG.

First, the control circuit 7 sets a signal level "1" signal to the signal line 7b so that a voice message is transmitted from the transmission circuit 54 (S102), and the registration circuit 10 is activated.
Enter the information of the telephone number registered for the call, "If you want to make a call, make a call again to the telephone number XXXXX (the telephone number registered in the registration circuit 10) to perform facsimile communication. If you want to start communication, please send a voice message from the sending circuit 54 (S10).
4). Next, the signal of the signal level "0" is output to the signal line 7b, and the voice message sending circuit 54 is set not to send the voice message (S106).
Seconds are set in the timer T1 (S108). Next, a pre-procedure is performed (S110), it is determined whether a busy tone is detected, that is, whether the calling side or the telephone is hung up (S112), and if a busy tone is detected, a step S1 is performed.
If the busy tone is not detected, the process proceeds to step S118.

Step S114 represents error processing. Step S116 is step S4 in FIG.
4 is represented.

In step S118, it is determined whether or not a facsimile signal is detected. If a facsimile signal is detected, the process proceeds to step S120. If no facsimile signal is detected, the process proceeds to step S122.

Step S120 represents step S64 in FIG.

In step S122, the timer T
It is judged whether or not 1 has timed out, and the timer T
If 1 has not timed out, the process proceeds to step S110, and if timer 1 has timed out, the process proceeds to step S124.

Step S124 represents step S62 in FIG.

FIG. 6 is a flow chart of control showing the fourth embodiment.

It should be noted that this figure shows only different parts from the control flowcharts of FIGS. 2 and 3.

The fourth embodiment has calling signal detecting means for detecting an operator calling signal, and when the calling signal detecting means detects the operator calling signal, immediately sends out a response signal to the partner side. When it is detected that a person has gone out, a voice message requesting that the registered telephone number be called again is sent. It should be noted that here, telephone call and advance call are included.

In FIG. 6, step S130 is the same as in FIG.
Represents step S54 in FIG.

In step S132, it is judged whether or not the operator calling signal, specifically, the PR1-Q signal is detected. If the operator calling signal is detected, the process proceeds to step S136 and the operator calling signal is not detected. Then, the process proceeds to step S134.

In step S134, step S56 in FIG. 2 is performed, and a signal in response to the operator calling signal, specifically, a PIP signal is transmitted (S13).
6). Next, it is judged whether or not a signal indicating that the operator on the other side has responded, specifically, the PR1-Q signal has been detected (S138), and a signal indicating that the operator on the other side has responded is detected. It proceeds to step S140.

In step S140, the process proceeds to step S76 in FIG. 2 and the telephone number for communication is notified to the other party as a voice message.

After executing step S68 in FIG. 2 (S142), it is judged whether or not an operator calling signal, specifically, a PR2-Q signal is detected (S14).
4) If the operator calling signal is detected, the process proceeds to step S136, and if the operator calling signal is not detected, the process proceeds to step S146.

Step S146 represents step S70 in FIG.

The present invention can be modified in various ways within the scope of the invention in addition to the above-mentioned embodiment.

[0065]

According to the present invention described in detail above, the following effects can be obtained.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, even when the other party selects the call when the incoming signal is detected,
Since the telephone number for a call is transmitted to the other party, it is possible to provide a facsimile machine that allows the other party to talk even if the facsimile machine does not have a telephone.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, when the incoming signal is detected, the telephone number for calling and the predetermined message are displayed even if the other party selects the call or the facsimile communication. Since the data is transmitted, it is possible to provide a facsimile machine that allows the other party to make a call even if the facsimile machine does not have a telephone.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, it is possible to determine that the other party is selecting the call by detecting the voice signal.

According to the invention described in claim 4, by not detecting the facsimile signal within the predetermined time, it is possible to determine that the other party is selecting the call.

According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, even if the calling of the operator is selected by the other party, the telephone number for the call can be notified, so that even a facsimile apparatus having no telephone set can be used. Thus, it is possible to provide a facsimile device that allows the other party to make a call.

[Brief description of drawings]

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

FIG. 2 is a control flow chart showing the operation of the first embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a control flow chart showing the operation of the first embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a control flow chart showing the operation of the second embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a control flowchart showing the operation of the third embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a control flow chart showing the operation of the fourth embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Facsimile apparatus 7 Control circuit (determination means) 8 Registration button (registration means) 10 Registration circuit (registration means) 11 Measurement circuit (determination means) 54 Voice message sending circuit (telephone number transmission means) 67 Voice signal detection circuit (determination means) ) 68 Incoming signal detection circuit

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. In a facsimile apparatus having no telephone, an incoming signal detection means for detecting an incoming signal, a determination means for determining whether or not the other party is selecting a call, and a device installed near the facsimile apparatus. The registration means for registering the telephone number information of the telephone for communication being used and the incoming signal detection means detect the incoming signal, and the registration means is registered when the other party determines that the call is selected. A facsimile machine, comprising: a telephone number transmitting means for transmitting telephone number information to the other party. 2. A facsimile device having no telephone, an incoming signal detecting device for detecting an incoming signal, a judging device for determining whether the other party selects a call or a facsimile communication, and the facsimile device of the facsimile device. In the case where the registration means for registering the telephone number information of the telephone set for call installed nearby and the incoming signal detection means detect the incoming signal, and the determination means determines that the other party selects the call, The registered telephone number information and a request to call the telephone number again are transmitted, the incoming signal detecting means detects the incoming signal, and the determining means determines that the other party selects facsimile communication. In case,
A facsimile apparatus comprising: registered telephone number information and a telephone number transmitting means for transmitting to the other party a request to start a call to the telephone number. 3. The determining unit determines that the other party is selecting a call when the incoming signal detecting unit detects the incoming signal and detects a voice signal. The described facsimile machine. 4. The determining means determines that the other party selects a call when the incoming signal detecting means detects the incoming signal and does not detect the facsimile signal within a predetermined time. The facsimile apparatus according to Item 1 or 2. 5. A registration means for registering telephone number information of a telephone for communication installed in the vicinity of the facsimile device in a facsimile device having no telephone set,
A transmitting / receiving means for receiving an operator call signal and transmitting / receiving a response signal, and when the transmitting / receiving means detects an operator call signal and transmits / receives a response signal to the signal, the registered telephone number information and the telephone number are called. A facsimile machine, comprising: a telephone number transmitting means for transmitting a redial request to the other party.