JPH07162565A - Facsimile equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To utilize effectively an allocated facsimile number by utilizing at least one of functions with respect to transmission to at least two facsimile numbers independently. CONSTITUTION:A sender information memory corresponding to a connection number is selected and the address of the selected memory is stored in a buffer memory provided to a CPU (S1002). A forwarding text in a forwarding text memory to be selected is coded and sent (S1004) and an original set to an original platen is read arid the read transmission information is stored in a read memory (S1005). Sender information is added to the stored transmission information (S1006). Then the information is coded by a coding means and stored in the transmission memory and the data by one page are sent (S1007). Whether or not a succeeding page of the original is in existence in the original platen is discriminated (S1008).

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a facsimile machine in which a plurality of facsimile numbers are assigned to one communication line.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A telephone exchange company provides a service for assigning a plurality of facsimile numbers and telephone numbers to one communication line. This service is used to install a facsimile machine or telephone for each of the above-mentioned plurality of facsimile numbers or telephone numbers so that many facsimile machines or telephones can be used with a small number of lines.
Alternatively, in a facsimile machine with a facsimile / telephone switching device or the like, one facsimile number is used exclusively for a facsimile, and one telephone number is used exclusively for a telephone, whereby it is used as an automatic facsimile / telephone switching device.

When a calling signal is detected, a plurality of types of facsimile numbers are distinguished by making different calling signals. Another signal is added to a certain ringing signal,
This is done by changing the pattern of the calling signal. A service in which a calling number is distinguished by changing the pattern of the calling signal and a plurality of calling numbers are assigned is called a distinctive ringing service. In the case of this distinctive ringing service, the detected calling signal is detected. Since the pattern is used as the ringing tone pattern as it is, a ringing tone pattern different for each ringing signal pattern can be obtained. Therefore, when a distinctive ringing service is provided, when a plurality of facsimile numbers are assigned to one facsimile device, different ringing tone patterns are obtained for each calling number, and for which facsimile number the facsimile device is called. It is possible to determine whether or not a call is being made, and it is possible to easily determine whether or not necessary information has been received.

[0004]

However, even if the ring tone pattern corresponding to the pattern of the ringing signal is obtained for each of the plurality of facsimile numbers assigned to the facsimile apparatus,
With respect to the function relating to transmission of the facsimile apparatus, the setting unique to the facsimile apparatus is made irrespective of the assigned facsimile numbers. For example, the information of the transmission source attached to the transmission information at the time of transmission by the facsimile device is information unique to the facsimile device. Therefore, when various functions related to transmission of the facsimile device are used, even if a plurality of facsimile numbers are assigned to one facsimile device, it is no different from the case where one facsimile number is assigned. There was a problem that the numbers were not used effectively. Therefore, it is an object of the present invention to make effective use of a plurality of facsimile numbers assigned to one facsimile device during transmission.

[0005]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, a facsimile apparatus according to a first aspect of the present invention has a plurality of functions in which at least one of transmission functions of the facsimile apparatus is assigned to one communication line. Of the facsimile numbers, the number-based transmission function utilization means is utilized independently for each number. Second
In the facsimile apparatus according to the present invention, the number-specific transmission function utilizing means adds number-specific transmission additional information corresponding to each number to the transmission information for each of the at least two numbers when transmitting. Is included.

As a function relating to transmission of the facsimile apparatus, for example, a function of adding some additional information at the time of transmission to the transmission information such as an image on a document at the time of transmission, a function of automatically attaching a delivery note, and a case of automatically transmitting A function to store the destination, a function to send the information stored in the memory,
There is a communication management data storage function for storing communication management data. The number-based transmission function utilization means utilizes at least one of these functions independently for at least two facsimile numbers. In the facsimile apparatus according to the first aspect of the invention, means for utilizing each of the above functions for each facsimile number is added means for adding additional information at the time of number transmission, means for attaching a delivery note by number, means for storing automatic transmission destination by number, and number At least one of the memory information transmitting means, the communication management data storage means by number, or other means is provided.

The means utilized by number does not necessarily have to be utilized for all transmissions. For example, so-called polling transmission, in which the number-specific transmission information is added to the transmission information by the number-specific transmission additional information addition means, in response to a call from another facsimile device, the original information is transmitted to the calling facsimile device. It may be performed only in the case of 1) and not during normal document transmission. At the time of polling transmission, transmission additional information corresponding to each of the at least two facsimile numbers may be added, and during normal transmission, transmission additional information common to all numbers may be added. The same applies to the attachment of a delivery note. At the time of polling transmission, a delivery note corresponding to each of the at least two facsimile numbers is attached, and at the time of normal transmission, a delivery note common to all numbers is attached. Good. On the contrary, it is possible to add additional information at the time of normal transmission and not at the time of polling transmission.

Although each facsimile device has different types and numbers of functions for transmission, the paging signal function utilization means can function within the range of the functions of each facsimile device.

Further, the at least two facsimile numbers are information in which the information corresponding to the facsimile numbers is registered in the facsimile apparatus by the manufacturer or the user among the plurality of types of the assigned facsimile numbers. If the information corresponding to the facsimile number is not registered in the facsimile device, the number-based transmission function utilizing means may or may not be utilized. In the case where the number-based transmission function utilizing means is used for information for which the information corresponding to the facsimile number is not registered in the facsimile device, those facsimile numbers are collectively set to one in order to simplify the handling of the information. It is desirable to treat it as a facsimile number.

The additional information at the time of transmission is information automatically added at the time of transmission by the facsimile apparatus.
The information includes sender information indicating from which facsimile number the facsimile device has transmitted the data, and a transmission form automatically attached by the facsimile device. At the time of sending, at least 2 of these sender information and delivery information are added as additional information when sending.
Each number is added to the transmission information. The content of the additional information upon transmission is not particularly limited, but it is preferable that at least one of the transmission source information and the delivery note is included in order to clearly indicate the transmission source. It should be noted that the facsimile number as the sender information, the name of the sender, or the contents of the transmission form may be input by the operator at the time of transmission, may be stored in advance, or may be another facsimile. It may be input from a device or the like.

When there are a plurality of types of additional transmission information for each of the at least two numbers, additional transmission information selection means for selecting at least one of the plurality of types of additional transmission information may be provided. .

[0012]

When transmitting by the facsimile apparatus according to the first aspect of the present invention, the number-based transmission function utilizing means independently operates at least two of the plurality of facsimile numbers assigned to the facsimile apparatus. At least one of the transmission-related functions possessed is utilized,
The transmission is done. For example, four fax numbers are 1
When the information assigned to two facsimile devices is registered in the facsimile device, at least one of the transmission functions of the facsimile device is assigned to each of the two numbers. Is utilized for. In this case, the transmission function utilizing means for each number may be disabled for the remaining two facsimile numbers, or the remaining two facsimile numbers may be grouped together.
The number-based transmission function utilizing means may be used by treating it as if it were a single number.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, if one of the number-based transmission function utilization means is a number-based transmission additional information addition means,
At the time of transmission, the transmission additional information unique to at least two facsimile numbers is automatically added to the transmission information to be transmitted to the transmission destination, for example, the information of the document or the memory, and the transmission information is transmitted to the transmission destination.

[0014]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, at least one of the functions relating to transmission can be utilized independently for each of at least two facsimile numbers, and a plurality of facsimile numbers are assigned to the facsimile apparatus. It is possible to effectively utilize the facsimile number assigned to the. Since one facsimile machine can be utilized as if it were a plurality of facsimile machines, the installation cost of the facsimile machine can be reduced. Further, according to the second aspect of the invention, it is possible to automatically add the additional information at the time of transmission, which is unique to at least two facsimile numbers, making it easy to confirm the sender and organizing the information.

[0015]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT An embodiment in which the present invention is applied to a facsimile machine with an answering machine will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. The facsimile machine with an answering machine of this embodiment is compatible with the distinctive ringing service, and the function of the facsimile machine with an answering machine can be used in correspondence with each calling number.

FIG. 1 is a view showing the external appearance of a facsimile machine with an answering machine. The main body 10 of this facsimile machine
Includes a container-shaped lower cover 12 and an upper cover 14 that covers the lower cover 12. A handset 16 is attached to the lower cover 12. Inside the lower cover 12, as shown in FIG.
A recording paper cassette 20 capable of accommodating a large number of sheets is set. The recording paper 18 is a recording paper cassette 20.
After being fed one by one from the paper feed roller 22, the paper is fed to a recording device 30 by a recording paper feeding device 28 composed of a paper guide 24, a pair of feeding rollers 26 and the like, and an image such as characters and figures is recorded. It A recording paper leading edge sensor 32 detects the leading edge of the recording paper 18 delivered from the recording paper cassette 20, and the recording start timing of the recording device 30 is determined based on the detection.

The recording device 30 is provided in the upper cover 14. The recording device 30 includes a recording head 34, a platen 36 rotatably provided at a position facing the recording head 34, and an ink ribbon device 38. The recording head 34 is of a thermal type and has a large number of heating elements arranged in a line in a direction orthogonal to the feeding direction of the recording paper 18. The platen 36 is rotated around a center line by a driving device (not shown) to feed the recording paper 18. The ink ribbon device 38 has a thermal ink ribbon 40 having a width corresponding to the recording range of the recording head 34, and an ink ribbon device 42 for feeding the thermal ink ribbon 40.

The thermal ink ribbon 40 is fed in synchronism with the recording paper 18, the thermal ink ribbon 40 and the recording paper 18 are fed, and the recording head 34 presses the thermal ink ribbon 40 against the recording paper 18 and heats the heating elements. An image is recorded on the recording paper 18 by and. The recording paper 18 on which the image has been recorded is guided by the paper guide 52 and ejected from the paper ejection tray 54.
Sent to the outside of the device. Reference numeral 56 denotes a recording paper ejection sensor, which detects that the recording paper 18 on which an image has been completely ejected is completely ejected by the recording paper ejection sensor 56 when a plurality of recording sheets are continuously recorded. Paper 18
The feeding of the paper from the recording paper cassette 20 is started, and the paper jam is avoided.

An image reading device 62 for reading an image to be transmitted recorded on a document 60 is also provided in the upper cover 14. The document 60 is placed on a document receiver 64 which is detachably attached to the document insertion portion 63 of the upper cover 14, and is set between a pair of document guides 66 shown in FIG. The setting of the document 60 is detected by a document sensor 68 provided in the upper cover 14, and a document feeding device 74 including a pair of document feeding rollers 70, a paper guide 72 and the like causes the document 60 to be fed one by one. It is sent to the image reading device 62.

The image reading device 62 irradiates the original 60 with light from the light source 76, and reflects light reflected from the original 60 onto the lens 7.
After being condensed by 8, the light is reflected by the mirrors 80 and 82 and is made incident on the line image sensor 84 to read the image of the original 60 line by line. Reference numeral 86 denotes a document leading edge sensor that detects the leading edge of the document 60, and the line image sensor 84 is controlled based on the detection of the leading edge of the document 60 by the document leading edge sensor 86. Original 6 after reading
0 is sent by a pair of discharge rollers 90, and the upper cover 14
It is discharged to the outside through the opening 92 formed in.

As shown in FIG. 1, an operation panel 98 is provided on the upper cover 14. The operation panel 98 is provided with a liquid crystal display 100 and a keyboard 102 as shown in FIG. Keyboard 102
Numeric keypad 104, function key 10
6, SET key 108, cursor key 110, CLEAR key 112, START key 11
4, it has various keys such as a STOP key 116.

The function key 106 is a key for instructing the start of display of various functions that can be executed by the facsimile apparatus. The cursor key 110 is originally a key for moving the cursor in the liquid crystal display 100, but is also used for selecting the above-mentioned function as described later. The set key 108 is a key for instructing selection of a function and the like, and the clear key 112 is a key for canceling an instruction for function selection. Start key 11
Reference numeral 4 denotes a key for instructing registration of a calling signal, which will be described later, and the stop key 116 is a key for instructing stop of function selection.

As shown in FIG. 4, the facsimile machine with an answering machine has a CPU 120, a RAM 122, and a ROM.
It is controlled by a computer 128 with 124 and an EEPROM 126. Further, the CPU 120 is further connected to a modem 130, a network control unit (hereinafter referred to as NCU) 132, an operation panel 98, a calling number generation circuit 134, and a speaker 136. The NCU 132 is connected to the telephone line 138 which is an external line.

As shown in FIG. 5, the RAM 122 has a connection number storage memory 140, a setting mode memory 142, a connection number memory 144, a transmission memory 148, a reception memory 150, a connection number memory 152, a recording memory 154, and a reading memory. 156, first calling signal memory 158, second calling signal memory 160, previous calling signal memory 162, current calling signal memory 164, first counter 166, second counter 168, third counter 170, first flag F ₁ , first Two
A flag F ₂ , a third flag F _3, etc. are provided.

The connection number storage memory 140 is a memory for storing the connection number corresponding to the registered calling signal.
It should be noted that a plurality of call numbers are assigned to one apparatus of this embodiment by the telephone exchange station, and when calling the plurality of call numbers, the telephone exchange station sends a call signal having a different pattern for each call number. . Of these call signals,
When there is a calling signal that the user desires to register, such as a calling signal corresponding to the calling number assigned to the facsimile machine, the user registers the calling signal and associates the registered calling signal with an arbitrary connection number. The registration processing required for that purpose is performed by executing a calling signal registration routine described later. The setting mode memory 142 is a memory that stores the setting states of various modes such as an answering machine mode, a ringing signal registration mode, and a response message registration mode.

The storage area of the connection number memory 144 is a storage area to be a registered connection number memory 144a for storing various information for each connection number that is sequentially registered with the use of the apparatus of this embodiment. Is divided into an area of the memory 144b for unregistered connection numbers which is shared for unregistered connection numbers which are scheduled but not yet registered.
The unregistered connection number memory 144b has been set before the use of the apparatus of this embodiment, and remains as it is after the registered connection number memory 144a has been set for all planned connection numbers.

The transmission memory 148 stores information to be transmitted,
It is a memory that is temporarily stored during transmission regardless of the connection number. The reception memory 150 is a memory that temporarily stores the received information regardless of the connection number when the information is received. The connection number memory 152 is a memory that temporarily stores the connection number. The recording memory 154 is a memory for temporarily storing the decoded reception information when recording the reception information. The reading memory 156 is a memory that temporarily stores image data read from a document. First and second calling signal memories 158 and 160, previous calling signal memory 162, current calling signal memory 164, first to third counters 166, 168 and 170, and first to third.
Each of the flags F ₁ , F ₂ , and F ₃ is a memory used in a call signal registration routine described later, and the details will be described in the description of the routine.

The unregistered connection number memory 144b of the connection number memory 144 has a response message memory 172, a reception message memory 174, and a reception message memory 174, as shown in FIG.
Paging destination number memory 176, paging flag 17
Various memories such as a remote control code memory 180, a proxy reception memory 182, a retrieval reception memory 184, a sender information memory 186, a delivery note memory 188, a communication management data storage memory 190 are provided. Each memory is similarly provided in the registered connection number memory 144a which is set every time one connection number is registered.

The response message memory 172 is a memory for storing a response message at the time of answering machine processing. The received message memory 174 is a memory in which a received message at the time of answering machine processing is stored.
The paging destination number memory 176 is a memory that stores the calling number of the notification destination at the time of paging for notifying the notification destination that the received message was recorded. The paging flag 178 is a memory that stores a set state of a flag for determining whether to perform paging.

The remote control code memory 180 stores a remote control code which is a control code for causing the facsimile machine with an answering machine to perform a predetermined operation in accordance with a command from another telephone or a facsimile machine. It is a memory for storing. The proxy reception memory 182 is a memory that stores the received information by proxy when the recording paper 18 is not present. The retrieval reception memory 184 is a memory for storing the information received by the retrieval reception in which the reception information is received in the memory without being recorded on the recording paper 18. The transmission source information memory 186 is a memory for storing information regarding a transmission source at the time of facsimile transmission, for example, a facsimile number as image data. By storing the image data as image data, it is possible to easily add the transmission source information to the transmission information regardless of the encoding method at the time of transmission. The delivery note memory 188 is a memory that stores, as image data, the content of the delivery note that is automatically attached when transmitting the transmission information such as a document. By storing the image data, it is easy to encode each transmission. The communication management data storage memory 190 is
It is a memory for storing information regarding communication of the facsimile device.

The ROM 124 includes a main control routine memory 192, a mode setting routine memory 194, a call signal registration routine memory 196, an incoming call processing routine memory 198, a paging processing routine memory 200, a paging destination number setting routine memory 202, and a transmission routine. Memory 204, response message registration routine memory 20
6, received message reproduction routine memory 208, proxy reception information output routine memory 210, communication management report output routine memory 212, connection number setting routine memory 214, FAX processing routine memory 216, answering machine processing routine memory 218, message sending routine 2
19, polling transmission routine memory 220, retrieval transmission routine memory 222, reception routine memory 2
24, various memories such as a sender information setting routine memory 226 and a delivery note setting routine memory 228 are provided.

The main control routine memory 192 is a memory in which a main control routine for controlling the apparatus of this embodiment including switching between the facsimile apparatus and the telephone is stored.
The mode setting routine memory 194 is a memory that stores a mode setting routine for setting various modes such as an answering machine mode, a polling transmission mode, and a calling signal registration mode. The call signal registration routine memory 196 is
The memory stores a call signal registration routine for registering a connection number and a call signal.

The incoming call processing routine memory 198 is a memory in which a routine for performing processing related to incoming of the registered call signal is stored. Paging processing routine memory 2
A memory 00 stores a paging processing routine for notifying a predetermined notification destination that a received message has been recorded on the answering machine. The paging destination number setting routine memory 202 is a memory that stores a paging destination number setting routine that sets a calling number of a paging destination when performing paging processing. The transmission routine memory 204 is a memory in which a transmission routine for transmitting the image of the document set on the document receiver 64 is stored.

Response message registration routine memory 206
Is a memory in which a reply message registration routine for registering a reply message of the answering machine is stored. The received message reproduction routine memory 208 is a memory in which a received message reproduction routine for reproducing a received message of the answering machine is stored. The proxy reception information output routine memory 210 is a memory that stores a proxy reception information output routine that outputs the proxy reception information to a recording sheet. The communication management report output routine memory 212 is a memory in which a communication management report output routine for outputting information regarding communication of the facsimile apparatus to a recording sheet is stored. The connection number setting routine memory 214 is a memory that stores a connection number setting routine that assigns a specific connection number to a call signal when registering a call signal.

The FAX processing routine memory 216 is a memory in which a FAX processing routine for performing processing in a facsimile machine when an automatic incoming call is made to the apparatus of this embodiment is stored. The answering machine processing routine memory 218 is a memory that stores an answering machine processing routine that performs answering machine processing for an incoming call when the answering machine mode is set. The message sending routine memory 219 is a memory that stores a message sending routine that sends the contents of a received message in response to a command from another telephone while the answering machine processing routine is being executed. The polling transmission routine memory 220 is a memory in which a polling transmission routine for performing a polling transmission for transmitting the information of the original set in the facsimile device to the facsimile device that has issued the command according to the command from another facsimile device is stored. . The retrieval transmission routine memory 222 is a memory in which a retrieval transmission routine for transmitting the information stored in the retrieval reception memory 184 to the facsimile device according to a command from another facsimile device is stored. The reception routine memory 224 is a memory that stores a reception routine for performing facsimile reception in the apparatus of this embodiment. The transmission source information setting routine memory 226 is a memory in which a transmission source information setting routine for setting transmission source information when performing facsimile transmission by the apparatus of this embodiment is stored. The delivery note setting routine memory 228 is a memory that stores a delivery note setting routine for setting the content of the delivery note added to the transmission information when performing facsimile transmission by the apparatus of this embodiment.

As shown in FIG. 8, the EEPROM 126 is provided with a connection number registration table memory 230. As shown in FIG. 9, the connection number registration table memory 2
A memory pointer 30 stores, for each connection number, a signal pattern corresponding to the connection number, that is, a call signal pattern associated when the connection number is registered, and information about a memory corresponding to the connection number. And are remembered. As a result, by specifying the connection number, the memory containing the necessary information is properly selected, and the corresponding connection number is specified from the signal pattern of the paging signal sent.

The modem 130 modulates a digital signal into an analog signal, outputs the analog signal to the telephone line 138 via the NCU 132, and a modulation / demodulation mechanism for demodulating the analog signal input from the telephone line 138 into a digital signal.
A device provided with a voice digitizing mechanism for converting voice analog data into voice digital data and a voice reproducing mechanism for reproducing voice digital data into analog voice data.

The NCU 132 has a dialing function and a signal detection function, and sends out a signal by a method suitable for the telephone line 138 or detects a signal sent from the telephone line 138 to make a modem. 130 and telephone line 13
8 is a device that mediates the transfer of information to and from. Also, NCU
A receiver 240 is connected to 132, and a call between the user of the apparatus of this embodiment and the other party is performed via the receiver. The operation panel 98 is a device for inputting information during the execution of various routines by the computer 128 or for displaying information output from the computer 128. The calling number generating circuit 134 is a circuit for generating a calling number when calling another telephone or a facsimile machine, and in the case of manual input, information of the calling number of the other party is input from the operation panel 98 via the CPU 120. In the case of automatic calling, for example, in the case of calling a paging destination, the information stored in the paging destination number memory 176 is read and input. Information on the calling number generated by the calling number generating circuit 134 based on these pieces of information is sent to the telephone line 138 via the NCU 132. The speaker 136 is a device that outputs the received message and the like stored in the received message memory 174 by voice.

Next, the configuration when focusing on the function of the facsimile machine with an answering machine will be divided into an answering machine and a facsimile machine and will be described with reference to two functional block diagrams. As shown in FIG. 10, the answering machine includes a signal processing section 242 and an answering machine processing section 244. The signal processing unit 242 is a unit that sends and receives signals to and from the telephone line 138 and registers and detects received signals. Also,
The answering machine processing unit 244 is a section for appropriately operating the answering machine function in response to a calling signal.

The signal processing unit 242 has an NCU 132, a modem 130, and a receiver 24 connected to the telephone line 138.
0, calling number generating circuit 134, calling signal registration means 246
And incoming call detecting means 248 and call signal registration means 246
And an operation panel 98 connected to the call signal registration means 24
6 and a connection number registration table memory 230 connected to the incoming call detecting means 248. Here, the call signal registration means 246 is means for registering the call signal detected by the NCU 132, and the incoming call detection means 248 is N.
It is a means for performing incoming processing of the ringing signal detected by the CU 132.

The signal input from the telephone line 138 is NC
Detected by U132, the information is sent to the handset 240, the call signal registration means 246, and the incoming call detection means 248.
If the handset 240 is picked up while the call signal is detected, the call is established. If the handset cannot be picked up, and if the mode for registering the call signal is set, the call signal registration means 246 executes the call signal registration routine,
If the mode for registering the ringing signal is not set, the incoming call processing routine is executed.

The call signal registration means 246 is an operation panel 98.
And the connection number registration table memory 230. The call signal registration routine is executed in response to a key input from the operation panel 98, and the connection number registered thereby is stored in the connection number registration table memory 230. The connection number registration table memory 230 is connected to the incoming call detecting means 248. Information on the registered connection number is used in the incoming call processing routine, and information on the connection number corresponding to the incoming call signal is used in the answering machine processing section 244. Since the answering machine processing unit 244 is connected to the modem 130, the information sent from the telephone line 138 is sent to the answering machine processing unit 244 via the NCU 132 and the modem 130, and the answering machine processing unit 244 is also performed.
From the modem 130 and NCU 132 to the telephone line.

In the answering machine processing section 244, answering machine control means 250 for controlling the reading of a reply message, the writing of a received message in a memory, the execution of paging, etc. for each connection number, and the reply message in which the reply message is stored. Memory (referred to as OGM memory in the figure) 172
A reception message memory (referred to as an ICM memory in the figure) 174 for storing a reception message, and a paging memory 252 for storing information regarding paging. The paging memory 252 is
It is composed of the paging destination number memory 176 and a paging flag 178.

On the basis of the information sent from the incoming call detecting means 248 and the modem 130, the answering machine control means 250 controls the answering machine according to the connection number, and the answering machine processing is performed. A response message is issued from the response message memory 172 for each connection number, and a corresponding received message is stored in the received message memory 174 for each connection number. Further, when the notification destination is set, it is notified that the received message is recorded for each connection number after the recording of the received message is completed.

On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 11, the facsimile machine is provided with a signal processing section 254, a communication control section 256, a transmission processing section 258 and a reception processing section 260.
The signal processing unit 254 has the same configuration and the same function as the signal processing unit 242 of the answering machine. Signal processing unit 2
Information from the incoming call detecting means 248 of 54 and the modem 130 is sent to the communication control unit 256. The communication control unit 262 controls the transmission processing unit 258 and the reception processing unit 260 based on the information. The communication control unit 256 includes a communication control unit 262 and a communication management unit 264. The communication control unit 262 controls the transmission processing unit 258 and the reception processing unit 260, and the communication management unit 264.
Then, the communication result is managed.

The transmission processing unit 258 includes a transmission additional information adding unit 265, a reading unit 266, and a reading memory 156.
, Selector 270, MH encoding means 272, MR
Encoding means 274, MMR encoding means 276 and transmission memory 148 are provided. The transmission additional information adding unit 265 is a unit that adds a connection number and a delivery note as transmission additional information to the transmission information read by the reading unit 266. The reading memory 156 stores the transmission information read by the reading means 266 as image data. The selector 270 is means for selecting an encoding method when encoding image data. It should be noted that the determination of this encoding method is made based on the information of the receivable code of the device of the communication partner, which is provided from the communication control means 262. The MH coding means 272, the MR coding means 274 and the MMR coding means 276 are means for coding and compressing image data by different methods. The transmission memory 148 temporarily stores the transmission information encoded by these encoding means.

The transmission information read by the reading unit 266 is added with the transmission additional information converted into image data by the transmission additional information adding unit 265 for each connection number and stored in the reading memory 156 as the transmission information. The transmission information is encoded according to the encoding method determined by the selector 270, temporarily stored in the transmission memory 148, and then sent to the telephone line 138 via the communication control unit 256 and the signal processing unit 254.

The reception processing section 260 includes a reception memory 150.
, Substitute reception memory 182, retrieval reception memory 184, selector 278, and MH decoding means 280.
, MR decoding means 282 and MMR decoding means 284
A recording memory 154 and a recording means 286.

The selector 278 is provided for each of the receiving memories 15 described above.
It is a means for selecting a method of decoding the encoded received information stored in 0, 182, 184 in order to output it on a recording sheet. The encoding method of the encoded reception information is determined by the specifications of the transmission source facsimile apparatus, and thus is encoded by any of the three encoding methods described in the description of the transmission processing unit 258. Therefore, decoding is performed by the decoding method corresponding to each encoding method. The MH decoding means 280, the MR decoding means 282 and the MMR decoding means 284 are means for decoding the reception information coded by the MH coding means, the MR coding means and the MMR coding means, respectively. Recording means 286
Is a unit for recording the decrypted received information temporarily stored in the recording memory 154.

Telephone line 138 via communication control means 262
The encoded reception information sent from the device is temporarily stored in the reception memory 150. When the recording paper 18 is present and in the case of normal reception in which the retrieval reception is not set, the decoding method of the reception information of the reception memory 150 is selected by the selector 278 and is decoded by one of the decoding means. After being stored in the recording memory 154, the recording is performed by the recording means 286. At this time, the decoding method is determined based on the information of the encoding method of the communication partner, which is provided from the communication control means 262. On the other hand, when the proxy reception or the retrieval reception is performed at the time of reception, the reception information is the registration connection number memory 144a of the registration connection number corresponding to the call signal when the reception is performed, or the call signal is not present. In the case of registration, it is stored in the proxy reception memory 182 or the retrieval reception memory 184 of the unregistered connection number memory 144b, and is stored as it is until instructed by the communication control means 262. Communication control means 26
When there is a command from 2 to output the stored reception information to the recording paper 18, the same processing as in the case of normal reception is performed, and the reception information is output to the recording paper 18.

Next, the operation of the facsimile machine with an answering machine will be described with reference to a flowchart. As shown in the main control routine of FIG. 12, the power is turned on in step 1 (hereinafter abbreviated as S1; the same applies to other steps), initialization is performed in S2, and then a mode setting routine is performed in S3. Is executed to set the operation mode of the device. The modes to be set are various modes that can be set in the apparatus of this embodiment, for example, answering machine mode, ringing signal registration mode, fax automatic reception mode, manual reception mode, paging destination number setting mode, response message registration mode, reception. The message reproduction mode, the proxy reception information output mode, the communication management report output mode, the polling transmission mode, the retrieval transmission mode, the retrieval reception mode, the transmission source information setting mode, the delivery sheet setting mode, and the like.

Next, in S4, it is judged whether or not the calling signal is detected in the NCU 132. The call signal is lower than the voltage in the steady state in which data is not transmitted / received and is composed of two types of voltage, high and low. Therefore, if the voltage is lower than the steady state, there is a ringing signal, and if the voltage is higher than the steady state, it is not. S when the call signal is detected
In step 5, it is determined whether or not the receiver 240 is lifted. If the receiver 240 is lifted, S12 is executed, and if not, S6 is executed. In S6, it is determined whether the ringing signal registration mode is set. If set, the calling signal registration routine is executed in S7 and then the steps from S3 are repeated, and if not set, the incoming call processing routine is executed in S8. And S
After the paging processing routine is executed in 9, S3 and subsequent steps are repeated.

If the calling signal is not detected in S4, it is determined in S10 whether or not the calling number is input. Whether or not the call number is input is determined based on the keyboard management information that is information on the pressed state of the keyboard 102 managed by a keyboard management program (not shown). When the input of the calling number by the ten keys 104 is started, execution of the next step is waited until the set key 108 is pressed and the input is completed. When the calling number is input, it is determined in S11 whether or not a document is set in the document receiver 64 based on a signal from the document sensor 68. If a document is set, the facsimile number is set in S13. After the transmission routine is executed, S14 is executed. If it is not set, a call is made in S12, the receiver 240 is lowered and the line is opened, and then S14 is executed. If the calling number is not input in S10, immediately S1
4 is executed.

In S14 to S21, a response message registration routine, a received message reproduction routine, a proxy reception information output routine, a communication management report output routine, a paging destination number setting routine, a sender information setting routine, a delivery note setting routine and other processing. Is executed, and thereafter, S3 and subsequent steps are repeated.

Next, the mode setting routine executed in S3 of the main control routine will be described with reference to FIG. First,
In S101, it is determined whether or not the computer 128 is in a mode for performing mode setting, that is, in the mode setting mode.
The mode setting mode is set by pressing the function key 106, and the determination of the pressing of the function key 106 is performed based on the keyboard management information. When the function key 106 is pressed down, the computer 128 enters the mode setting mode and S102.
The mode that can be set is displayed on the liquid crystal display 100. Although details of the mode display are omitted, the mode displayed on the liquid crystal display 100 is changed at a predetermined cycle in S102 while the mode setting mode is repeatedly executed. Therefore, if a mode setting command is input by operating the keyboard 102 while a certain mode is displayed on the liquid crystal display 100,
In S104, the displayed mode is set. After this mode setting, or when the mode setting command is not input in S103, S105 is executed. In S105, whether to end the mode setting mode is determined based on the input information from the keyboard 102. If the mode setting mode is not ended, the processing from S102 is repeated, and if it is ended, the routine execution is ended. If the mode setting mode is not set in S101, execution of the routine ends immediately.

For example, when the answering machine mode is set, the mode setting mode is set according to the depression of the function key 106, and various modes are sequentially displayed on the liquid crystal display. If the mode setting key of the keyboard 102 is pressed while the displayed mode is the answering machine mode, the answering machine mode is set. Unless a mode setting end command is input from the keyboard 102, a plurality of types of modes can be continuously set. The state of each mode set in this way is stored in the setting mode memory 142 of the RAM 122. The mode display on the liquid crystal display 100 can be changed according to the input of a display change command from the keyboard 102.

Next, the calling signal registration routine of S7 will be described with reference to FIGS. The ringing signal is registered in the ON state and the O state after detecting the long-off.
Each time in the FF state is measured, the times of two consecutive ON and OFF states are compared, and when they match within the allowable error range, the average value of two cycles is stored in the EEPROM 126 as a calling signal. It is carried out by

First, in S201, it is determined whether or not the first flag F ₁ is set. When set, the first flag F ₁ indicates that the calling signals for two consecutive cycles match each other and waits for an instruction to execute the registration, and is reset in the initial setting. Therefore, the determination result of S201 is NO, S202 is executed, and the fact that the ringing signal is being detected is displayed on the liquid crystal display 100.

Next, S203 is executed and the receiver 240
Is determined. When the handset 240 is lifted, the line is closed and the telephone is ready for communication. If this is not done, the determination result in S203 is NO.
Then, S204 is executed, and it is determined whether or not the calling signal is in the ON state.

If it is ON, the determination result of S204 is Y
It becomes ES, and it is judged in S205 whether or not the second flag F ₂ is set. Second flag F ₂
Is a flag indicating that long-off is detected, but it is reset in the initial setting, the determination result in S205 is NO, the second counter 168 is reset in S206, and the routine returns to the main routine. .

While the call signal is ON, S201-
S206 is repeatedly executed. If the calling signal is in the OFF state at the start of the calling signal registration routine, or if it changes from the ON state to the OFF state, the determination result in S204 is NO.
Then, in S212, the fact that the calling signal is OFF is stored in the calling signal memory 164 this time. At this time, the data previously stored in the call signal memory 164 this time is moved to the call signal memory 162 the previous time. Next, S213 is executed, and the count value C ₂ of the second counter 168 is incremented by 1. The time in the OFF state is measured.

Next, S214 is executed and the previous call signal
Based on the data of the memory 162, the calling signal registration routine
Was the ringing signal ON when the call was last executed?
It is determined whether or not. The call signal registration routine is started.
If the calling signal is in the OFF state when the call is made, the determination in S214 is made.
The determination result is NO, and the count value C is obtained in S218. ₂ 
Is the set value C_ALong-off state depending on whether or not
It is determined whether or not is detected. Set value C_AIs
As shown in FIG. 33, it is shorter than the total length of the long off.
However, the time is longer than the OFF time other than long-off.
Is a value that represents. The determination result of S218 is initially NO.
Then, execution of the routine returns to the main routine.

When the ringing signal registration routine is started and the ringing signal changes from the ON state to the OFF state, the determination result in S214 is YES, but in this case, long-off is still detected. Not S2
The determination result of 15 is NO, and the execution of the routine returns to the main routine.

While the call signal is OFF, S201
~ S204, S212, and S213 are executed, the determination result of S214 is NO, and S218 is executed. If this OFF state is not long off, S218
Before the judgment result of becomes YES, it changes to the ON state and S2
Although the determination result of 04 is YES, since the long-off is not detected, the determination result of S205 is NO, and the value C2 representing the OFF-state time counted up to that point is reset in S206 and stored in the memory. It will not be done.

Until the long-off is detected, S201 to S201
206, S212 to S214, S218 are repeatedly executed. If the OFF state continues for the set time C _A or more, S218
The determination result is to YES, it is determined whether the third flag F ₃ is set in S219 is performed. The third flag F ₃ is a flag for allowing the third counter 170 to be incremented only once for each long off. The third flag F ₃ is reset in the initial setting, the determination result of S219 is to NO. Therefore, after the third flag F ₃ is set in S220, S221 is executed, it is stored that the second flag F ₂ is set and the long-off is detected, and
The count value C ₃ of the third counter 170 is incremented by 1, and the number of long offs is counted.

Next, S222 shown in FIG. 15 is executed,
Count value C of the third counter 170 ₃ Is 3 or more
That is, it is determined whether the ringing signal has been detected for two cycles.
However, the determination result is initially NO, and S
At 223, the content of the second call signal memory 160 is the first
It is moved to the call signal memory 158. However, the second call
No. memory 160 is initialized together with the first call signal memory 158.
Long-off is detected for the first time because it is cleared by setting.
No data is stored when the first and second calls are made.
The signal memories 158 and 160 are both cleared.
Be kept in the state of.

The time in the long off state is longer than the time represented by the set value C _A , and even after the determination result in S218 is YES, the OFF state is changed to the ON state until S201.
~ S204, S212 ~ S214, S218, S219
Is repeatedly executed.

If the ringing signal changes from the long-off state to the on-state, the second flag F ₂ is set.
The determination result of S205 is YES, S207 is executed, and the ON state is stored in the present call signal memory 164. Then, in S208, the first counter 1
After the count value C _{1 of} 66 is incremented by 1 and the time in the ON state is measured, the ringing signal is set to O last time in S209.
It is determined whether or not it is in the FF state. When the OFF state is changed to the ON state, the determination result in S209 is YES, and in S210, the second call signal memory 1
The count value C ₂ is stored in the first storage area of 60, the third flag F ₃ is reset, and the second counter 168 is reset in S211.

While the calling signal is ON, S201-
S205 and S207 to S209 are repeatedly executed, and O
The time in the N state is measured by the first counter 166.
It If the state changes from the ON state to the OFF state, S20
The determination result of 4 is NO and S212 to S215 are executed.
To be done. Since the long-off has been detected, the determination in S215
The result is YES, S216 is executed, and the first count
166 count value C ₁ , That is, the time of ON state
Stored in the second storage area of the second call signal memory 160
Then, the first counter 166 is reset in S217.
To be done.

This OFF state is not long off, but S
Before the determination result of 218 becomes YES, the state changes to the ON state, and the time of the OFF state is stored in the second call signal memory 160. In this way, each time of the ON state and the OFF state included in the calling signal is detected, and if the long off is detected for the second time, the determination result of S218 is YES. At this time, the third flag F ₃ is reset and S
Since the determination result of 219 is NO, after the number of long offs is measured by the third counter 194 in S221, S222 is executed. The result of this determination is NO, and in S223, the contents of the second call signal memory 160, that is, the ON state of the call signal in the first cycle and the OF.
The time in the F state is moved to the first call signal memory 158.

Similarly to when the ringing signal of the first cycle is detected, the ON and OFF times of the ringing signal of the second cycle are detected and stored in the second ringing signal memory 160. If the long off is detected for the third time, the determination result of S222 is Y.
It becomes ES, and it is determined in S224 whether or not the ringing signals for two consecutive cycles match. The ON state time and the OFF state time stored in the first call signal memory 158 and the second call signal memory 160 are compared with each other, and it is determined whether or not they match within the error range.

If they do not match, the determination result in S224 is NO.
Then, S223 is executed and the second call signal memory 16
The contents of 0 are moved to the first call signal memory 158. For example, as shown in FIG. 33, even if the ringing signal is supplied from a state in the middle of long-off, when the detected OFF state time is longer than the set time C _A , it is determined to be long-off and stored in the memory. . However, at this time, since it is shorter than the actual long-off time, it is determined that the calling signals of two cycles do not match. In such a case, the time of the ON state and the OFF state of the calling signal in the third cycle is measured and sequentially stored in the second calling signal memory 182. O of the ringing signal until the ringing signals for two consecutive cycles match
The time of the N state and the OFF state is measured.

[0073] the determination result of S224 if the call signal two consecutive cycles match becomes to YES, the first to third counters 166 to 170 in S225, the second, third flag F _2, F ₃ is reset , The first and second ringing signal memories 162, 164, the previous ringing signal memory 162, the current ringing signal memory 164 are cleared, the first flag F ₁ is set, and the ringing signals of two consecutive cycles match. Is memorized.

Then, step S226 is executed, and the fact that the detected call signal can be registered is displayed on the liquid crystal display 100 by lifting the handset 240. Then S227
At, it is determined whether or not the handset 240 has been lifted. If the determination result is NO, the routine execution returns to the main routine. Until these operations are performed, S3 to S6, S201, and S227 are repeatedly executed.

If the handset 240 is lifted, S227
The determination result of is YES, S228 is executed, and it is displayed on the liquid crystal display 100 that the registration can be stopped by pressing the start key 114 and the stop key 116. Then, in S229, it is determined whether or not the handset 240 has been dropped and the communication has been cut off. If the determination result is NO, S2
At 30, it is determined whether or not the stop key 116 has been pressed. If the result of this determination is also NO, then S2
At 31, it is determined whether the start key 114 has been depressed.

Lower the receiver 240 and press the stop key 11
S229 to S231 are repeatedly executed until either pressing down 6 or pressing down the start key 114 is executed. During this period, if the handset 240 is taken down, S
232 is executed, the line is cut off, and communication termination processing is performed.

If the stop key 130 is pressed down without registering the ringing signal, S235 is executed, and "TELEPHONE" indicating that the line is closed and a call can be made is displayed on the liquid crystal display 100. It Then, in S236, the start key 11
By pressing down 4, it is determined whether or not there is an instruction to receive a facsimile, and if not, whether or not there is an instruction to end the call is determined depending on whether or not the handset 240 is lowered in S237.

When the call signal registration mode is executed, the manual reception mode is set regardless of the incoming mode set in the mode setting mode.
Therefore, if the voice of the communication partner is heard by lifting the handset 240, the call is made. If the voice is not heard, it is determined that the transmission is facsimile transmission, and the start key 114 is pressed to display the transmission information from the facsimile apparatus of the other end. It will be received.

When the start key 114 is depressed in S231, the connection number setting routine is executed in S233, the connection number corresponding to the signal to be registered is stored in the connection number memory 152, and then S234 is executed. S23
4, the connection number registration table of the EEPROM 126 is data in which the average values of the ON state and the OFF state time of the call signal stored in the first call signal memory 158 and the second call signal memory 160 respectively represent the pattern of the call signal. After the connection number stored in the memory 230 and set in S233 is stored in the connection number registration table memory 230 corresponding to the data representing the pattern of the calling signal, the connection number memory 152 is initialized. In S234, the length of each of the ON state and the OFF state is registered by the time represented by the count value measured from the time when the state changes, which is associated with the connection number. In this embodiment, call signals including three ON states and three OFF states are registered for the facsimile machine. After the registration is completed, S235 and the subsequent steps are executed to complete the routine.

Regarding the connection number setting in S233 above, FIG.
6 will be described. Liquid crystal display 1 in S301
"Enter connection number" is displayed in 00. In S302, it is determined whether or not the connection number corresponding to the ringing signal pattern to be registered has been input. The connection number can be arbitrarily selected as described above, and may be, for example, a one-digit numerical value or the same as the calling number. However, it is not possible to select a special numerical value that is previously assigned to the unregistered connection number memory 144b described later. Since this special numerical value functions as a common connection number for unregistered call signals, it is regarded as one of the connection numbers for convenience. The specified numeric keypad 104 is pressed down, and then the set key 1
When 08 is pushed down and the input of the connection number is confirmed,
In S303, the connection number is stored in the connection number memory 152, and the execution of the routine ends.

The incoming call processing routine of S8 of the main control routine will be described with reference to FIG. In S501, the pattern of the calling signal sent from the telephone line 138, that is, the length of each ON state and each OFF state in the calling signal of one cycle is described with reference to the calling signal registration routine of FIGS. A similar process to that described above (however, the length of each ON state and OFF state of the ringing signal is measured for only one cycle), and the pattern of the ringing signal acquired is the connection number registration table memory 230.
The connection number corresponding to the ringing signal pattern is identified by comparison with the information stored in. Hereinafter, this process is referred to as identification of a calling signal. If the pattern of the calling signal that has been sent does not match any of the calling signal patterns stored in the connection number registration table memory 230, that is, if it is the unregistered calling number that is being called, Data indicating that there is no corresponding connection number is created.

After S501, S502 is executed, and the connection number specified on the basis of the sent call signal is stored in the connection number storage memory 140. If the incoming call signal is an unregistered one, a specific numerical value pre-assigned to the unregistered connection number memory 144b is stored in the connection number storage memory 140.

In S503, the setting mode memory 142 is referred to, and it is determined whether or not the automatic incoming call mode is set. Here, the automatic incoming call mode includes an automatic incoming call mode of a facsimile machine and an answering machine mode of an answering machine. If either mode is set, the determination is YES and the line is connected in S504, If neither mode is set, the determination is NO, and the routine execution ends. In S505, it is determined whether or not the answering machine mode is set. If the answering machine mode is set, it is determined in S506 whether an incoming call was made to the facsimile device (indicated as FAX incoming in the figure) or an answering machine was received. To be judged. When an incoming call arrives at a facsimile machine in a state where the answering machine mode is set, a fax process, which is a reception process for the facsimile machine, is executed in S508, and then the routine is completed. If the call has not arrived at the facsimile device, the answering machine processing routine is executed in S507, and then the execution of the routine ends. If the answering machine mode is not set in S505, the FAX process is executed in S508, and then the routine ends.

The answering machine processing routine of S507 will be described with reference to FIG. The response message memory 172 in which the response message (denoted as OGM in the drawing) corresponding to the connection number stored in the connection number storage memory 140 in S601 is stored is selected, and its address is stored in the buffer memory of the CPU 120, and S602 Then, the addresses of the received message memory (indicated as ICM memory in the figure) 174 and the remote control code memory 180 corresponding to the connection number are also stored in the buffer memory.

In S603, the buffer memory is referred to and the response message corresponding to the connection number is read from the response message memory 172 and output. While this output is being performed, the CPU 120 monitors the input of the DTMF signal from the telephone line at regular intervals, and when the DTMF signal is input, the DTMF signal and the remote control stored in the remote control control code memory 180. Compare with control code. When the DTMF signal is not input or when the input DTMF signal is different from the remote control code, the output of the response message is continued, and when the output of the response message is completed, S604 is executed. S60
In 4, the received message memory 174 corresponding to the connection number is selected by referring to the buffer memory, the received message is recorded in the received message memory 174, and then the paging flag 178 is set to ON in S605. After that, the buffer memory is initialized and the execution of the routine ends.

On the other hand, when the DTMF signal is input during execution of S603 and the input DTMF signal matches the remote control code stored in the remote control control code memory 180, the response message output is interrupted and the message in FIG. The sending routine is executed. First, S651
Then, in S602 of the answering machine processing routine, the buffer memory storing the address of the received message memory 174 is referred to, and the received message memory 174 of the connection number is referred to.
It is determined whether or not the received information is stored in. If the received information is stored, the stored received information is sent to the destination in S652, and if the received information is not stored, a message indicating that there is no received information is sent in S653. It After S652 or S653 is executed, the buffer memory is initialized in S654 and the execution of the message sending routine ends.

The FAX processing routine of S508 of the incoming call processing routine will be described with reference to FIG. In step S <b> 701, connection with the other facsimile device is performed according to the normal communication procedure between the facsimile devices. In S702, the setting mode memory 142 is referred to, and it is determined whether the retrieval transmission mode or the polling transmission mode is set. If any transmission mode is set, it is determined in S704 whether or not the retrieval transmission mode is set. If no transmission mode is set in S702, the reception routine is executed in S703 and then S707 is executed.

If the retrieval transmission mode is set, the retrieval transmission routine is executed in step S705 and then step S707 is executed. If not, step S706 is executed.
After the polling transmission routine is executed in step S707, step S707 is executed. In S707, the FAX disconnection procedure for disconnecting the connection between the facsimile devices is executed, and then the line is opened in S708. In S709, the communication management data storage memory 190 of the connection number corresponding to the sent call signal is selected, and in S710, the communication management data relating to the transmission or reception is stored, and the execution of the routine ends.

The reception routine of S703 will be described with reference to FIG. In step S801, preparations for reception are made according to a normal facsimile communication procedure, and reception is started. S
In 802, the reception information encoded for one page is stored in the reception memory 150, and in S803, the reception memory 150 is stored.
Information relating to the connection number is added to the received information stored in. At this time, since the received information is in a coded state, the connection number is coded and added according to the coding system of this received information. In S804, it is determined whether or not the retrieval reception mode is set. If this mode is set, S805 is executed, and if it is not set, S808 is executed. In S805, the retrieval reception memory 184 corresponding to the connection number is selected,
In addition, the received information encoded for one page is stored in S806.

In S808, it is determined whether or not the recording paper 18 is set in the recording paper cassette 20 and is in a recordable state. Minutes are recorded, and the recording paper 18 is ejected in S810. If the recording paper 18 is not set and recording is not possible in S808, the proxy reception memory 18 corresponding to the connection number is recorded in S811.
2 is selected, and the received information encoded for one page is stored in S812. S806, S810, S8
After any one of 12 is executed, S807 is executed to determine whether or not there is the reception information of the next page. If there is, the processing of S802 and thereafter is repeated, and if there is not, the routine is executed. finish.

The retrieval transmission routine of S705 of the FAX processing routine will be described with reference to FIG.
The retrieval reception memory 184 corresponding to the connection number is selected in S901, and it is determined in S902 whether the reception information is stored in the retrieval reception memory 184. If the received information is not stored, the execution of the routine ends immediately, and if the received information is stored, the preparation for transmission is made in step S903 according to the normal facsimile communication procedure. At this time, the retrieval reception memory 1
The reception data stored in 84 is converted into the data of the encoding method determined by the facsimile communication procedure and stored in the transmission memory 148. The reception data of the retrieval reception memory 184 is once decoded and temporarily stored as image data in the recording memory 154, the image data is copied to the reading memory 156, encoded by the determined encoding method, and then transmitted to the transmission memory 148. Remember.

In S904, the delivery note memory 188 corresponding to the connection number is selected, and in S905, the delivery note stored in that memory is encoded and transmitted. At this time, the encoding is performed by the method determined in S903. S90
In step 6, after one page of the reception information stored in the retrieval reception memory 184 is transmitted, it is determined in step S907 whether there is reception information for the next page. Ends the routine. Since the reception information stored in the retrieval reception memory 184 has the connection number information added in the reception routine, the transmission information has the connection number information added for each page.

The polling transmission routine of S706 of the FAX processing routine will be described with reference to FIG.
In step S1001, preparation for transmission is completed according to a normal facsimile communication procedure. In S1002, the source information memory 186 corresponding to the connection number is selected, and the address of the selected source information memory 186 is stored in the buffer memory provided in the CPU 120. In S1003, the delivery note memory 188 corresponding to the connection number is selected. S10
After the transmission document in the transmission document memory 188 selected in 03 is encoded and transmitted in S1004, the document set in the document receiver 64 is read in S1005, and the read transmission information is stored in the reading memory 156. Memorized in.
In S1006, the transmission source information is added to the stored transmission information. The information of the transmission source information memory 186 selected in S1002 is read and added with reference to the buffer memory. Then, in S1007, the data is encoded by the encoding means and stored in the transmission memory 148, and one page is transmitted. In S1008, it is determined whether or not there is a document of the next page in the document receiver 64. If there is, the process from S1005 onward is repeated, and if not, S100.
At 1009, the contents of the buffer memory are cleared, and the routine execution ends.

The paging processing routine of S9 of the main control routine will be described with reference to FIG. S1101
Selects the paging destination number memory 176 corresponding to the connection number, and the selected paging destination number memory 17 is selected.
The address of 6 is stored in the buffer memory provided in the CPU 120. In S1102, it is determined whether the paging destination number is stored in that address. If the paging destination number is set and stored, S1103 is executed. In S1103, it is determined whether the paging flag 178 corresponding to the connection number is set to ON. If it is set, in S1104, S1
The paging destination number stored in the paging destination number memory 176 selected at 101 is read out by referring to the buffer memory, and the paging destination is called. When an incoming call arrives at the destination, a beep sound is transmitted in S1105. If the paging destination number is not stored in the paging destination number memory 176 in S1102, if the paging flag is not set in S1103, and S1
When 105 ends, the contents of the buffer memory are cleared in S1106, and the routine execution ends.

The transmission routine of S13 of the main control routine will be described with reference to FIG. In S1201, the message “INPUT CONNECTION NUMBER” is displayed on the liquid crystal display 100, and in S1202, it is determined whether or not the connection number has been entered using the ten keys 104. When the input of the connection number is completed and the set key 108 is pressed down to confirm the input value, the connection number input in S1203 is stored in the connection number memory 152. In S1204, S1202
It is determined whether or not the value input in is 0, and if it is 0, the execution of the routine ends. If the input value is not 0, S1205 is executed. In S1205, the transmission information and the transmission source information are added in the same procedure as the polling transmission routine, and the transmission information is transmitted. At this time, the connection number used to select the source information is the connection number memory 15
The one stored in 2 is used. When the transmission of all documents by the document receiver 64 is completed, the FAX disconnection procedure is executed in S1206 to disconnect the line, and then the line is opened in S1207. In step S1208, the content of the connection number memory 152 is referred to, the communication management data storage memory 190 of the memory for the connection number is selected, and in step S1209, the communication management data relating to this transmission is stored, and then, step S1210.
Then, the connection number memory 152 is initialized and the execution of the routine ends.

The response message registration routine of S14 of the main control routine will be described with reference to FIG. S1
At 301, it is determined whether the response message registration mode is set. In the response message registration mode, the connection number is input from the keyboard 102 in S1302, confirmed by pressing the set key 108, and stored in the connection number memory 152. In S1303, it is determined whether or not the start key 114 for recording the response message has been pressed, and if it has been pressed, S13.
05 is executed, and if not pushed down, S1304
Is executed. In S1304, it is determined whether or not the stop key 116 has been pressed. If it has been pressed, S1308 is executed, and if it has not been pressed, S1
303 is executed again.

In S1305, the operation of the timer for measuring the elapsed time after the start key 114 is pressed down in S1303 is started, and the response message memory 172 corresponding to the connection number stored in the connection number memory 152 is also started. Is selected and its response message memory 1
A response message input according to the instruction of the liquid crystal display 100 is stored in 72. At this time, if a message has already been input to the response message memory 172, the previous message is automatically deleted when a new message is input. Stop key 1 in S1306
It is determined whether 16 has been depressed. If it is pushed down, S1308 is executed, and if it is not pushed down, S1307 is executed. In S1307, it is determined from the measurement result of the timer whether or not 20 seconds have elapsed since the start key was pressed in S1303. If it has elapsed, the input of the response message is terminated and S1308 is executed, and if it has not elapsed, S1305 and subsequent steps are repeated.

In S1308, it is determined whether or not the response message is recorded for another connection number, and if it is further recorded, the connection number is updated in S1302 and the subsequent processing is repeated to record. If not, the connection number memory is initialized in step S1309, and then the execution of the routine ends.

The received message reproduction routine of S15 of the main control routine will be described with reference to FIG. S1
At 401, it is determined whether or not the received message reproduction mode. In S1402, “Enter connection number” is displayed on the liquid crystal display 100, and in S1403, it is determined whether or not the connection number is input by the ten keys 104. When the input of the connection number is completed and the set key 108 is pressed down to confirm the input value, the connection number input in S1404 is stored in the connection number memory 152. Then S1
In 405, it is determined whether the input value in S1403 is 0, and if it is 0, S1408 is executed. If the input value is not 0, S1406 is executed,
After the connection number memory 152 is referred to and the content of the received message corresponding to the specified connection number is read from the received message memory 174 and reproduced, S1407 is executed. In S1407, it is determined whether or not the received message for another connection number is reproduced, and if it is further reproduced, S1402 and subsequent steps are repeated. If not reproduced, the connection number memory is initialized in step S1408, and then the execution of the routine ends.

The alternate reception information output routine of S16 of the main control routine will be described with reference to FIG. S15
At 01, the contents of the setting mode memory 142 are read to determine whether or not the proxy reception information output mode is set. If the interception information output mode is set, S
At 1502, the connection number is input from the keyboard 102, and is stored in the connection number memory 152 when the set key 108 is pressed. After that, S1503 is executed, and the interception reception memory 182 corresponding to the input connection number is selected.

In step S1504, the substitute reception memory 182.
It is determined whether or not there is interception data. If there is substitute reception data, S1505 is executed, and if not, S1
509 is executed. In S1505, one page of data is recorded on the recording paper 18, and in S1506, the recording paper 18 is ejected to the paper ejection tray 54. In S1507, it is determined whether or not the data of the next page is stored in the interception reception memory 182, and if it is stored, S1.
If the processing from 505 onward is repeated and is not stored, the interception memory 182 corresponding to the connection number is initialized in S1508. However, whether or not the data was normally recorded is monitored by the execution of a program (not shown), and when the data is not normally recorded, the interception reception memory 182 is not initialized and data is stored in the interception reception memory 182. S1509 is executed with the state left. S1
In 509, it is determined whether or not the substitute reception information is output with respect to another connection number. If yes, the processes in and after S1502 are repeated, and if not, after the connection number memory 152 is initialized in 1510, Execution of the routine ends.

The communication management report output routine of S17 of the main control routine will be described with reference to FIG. S
At 1601, the contents of the setting mode memory 142 are read to determine whether the communication management report output mode is set. If it is set, the keyboard 1 of the connection number is followed in accordance with the instruction of the liquid crystal display 100 in S1602.
An input from 02 is made and stored in the connection number memory 152 when the set key 108 is pressed. In S1603, the communication management data storage memory 190 corresponding to the input connection number is selected.

In S1604, the communication management data storage memory 1
After the content of 90 is recorded on the recording paper 18, the communication management data storage memory 190 is initialized in S1605.
In S1606, it is determined whether or not to output a communication management report regarding another connection number, and if so, S1602.
The subsequent processing is repeated, and if not executed, the connection number memory 152 is initialized at 1607, and then the execution of the routine ends.

The paging destination number setting routine of S18 of the main control routine will be described with reference to FIG. S
At 1701, the contents of the setting mode memory 142 are read to determine whether the paging destination number setting mode is set. If the paging destination number setting mode is set, the connection number is input in accordance with the instruction of the liquid crystal display 100 in S1702, and in S1703, the paging destination number memory 17 corresponding to the input connection number.
6 is selected.

After the paging destination number is input in accordance with the instruction of the liquid crystal display 100 in S1704 and the information is stored in the paging destination number memory 176, S1 is entered.
At 705, it is determined whether the paging destination number is input for another connection number. If further input is made, the processing from S1702 onward is repeated, and if not input, the connection number memory 152 is initialized at 1706, and then the execution of the routine ends.

The transmission source information setting routine of S19 of the main control routine will be described with reference to FIG. S180
At 1, the contents of the setting mode memory 142 are read to determine whether or not the transmission source information setting mode is set. If the sender information setting mode is set, S18
In 02, the connection number is input from the keyboard 102. When the connection number is confirmed with the set key 108, S18
In 03, the transmission source information memory 186 corresponding to the input connection number is selected.

In step S1804, the sender information is input according to the instruction of the liquid crystal display 100, and the information is stored in the sender information memory 186. Thereafter, in S1805, it is determined whether or not the transmission source information is input for another connection number. If it is determined, the processes of S1802 and subsequent steps are repeated, and if not, the connection number memory 152 is initialized in 1806. After that, execution of the routine ends.

The delivery note setting routine of S20 of the main control routine will be described with reference to FIG. In S1901, the contents of the setting mode memory 142 are read and it is determined whether or not the delivery note setting mode is set. If the sending sheet setting mode is set, the connection number is input from the keyboard 102 in S1902. When the connection number is confirmed with the set key 108, the delivery note memory 188 corresponding to the input connection number is selected in S1903.

In step S1904, a delivery note is input according to the instruction of the liquid crystal display 100, the information is stored in the delivery note memory 188, and then it is determined in step S1905 whether the delivery note is input for another connection number. If yes, the processing from S1902 onward is repeated, and if not, the connection number memory 152 is initialized at 1906, and then the routine execution is terminated.

As is clear from the above description, the connection number storage memory 140 and the retrieval reception memory 184.
And a sender information memory 186 and a transmission note memory 188
, Connection number memory 152, connection number registration table memory 230, and incoming call processing routines S501 and S502.
And S901 to S904 of the retrieval transmission routine
And S1001 to S1003 of the polling transmission routine
The transmission routines S1201 to S1203, the transmission source information setting routine, and the transmission sheet setting routine constitute the number-based transmission function utilizing means.

The case where the present invention is applied to the facsimile machine with an answering machine has been described above, but it goes without saying that the present invention may be applied to the facsimile machine alone, and the function of the facsimile machine is also the apparatus of this embodiment. It is not limited to the functions provided in. For example, it may have a function of transferring information to a destination set by a command from the outside. Further, the lifting and lowering of the handset 240 may be replaced with a hook button which is provided in the telephone and obtains the same signal as that obtained when the handset is lifted and lowered by pressing. Further, in the present embodiment, the transmission source information is attached to each page and the transmission sheet is attached at the start of transmission, but this need not always be the case. For example, the page to which the sender information is attached may be fixed to a specific page, or different information may be attached to each page. Further, it is not necessary to transmit both the transmission source information and the delivery note, and only one of them may be transmitted. Regarding the delivery form, for example, a delivery form confirming normal transmission may be attached to the final page of the transmission information. In addition, the present invention can be implemented in variously modified and improved modes based on the knowledge of those skilled in the art without departing from the scope of the claims.

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FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an appearance of a facsimile machine with an answering machine according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a side sectional view of the apparatus of the above embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an operation panel of the apparatus of the embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the apparatus of the above embodiment.

5 is a diagram conceptually showing the structure of the RAM shown in FIG.

FIG. 6 is a diagram conceptually showing a configuration of a connection number memory of the RAM.

FIG. 7 is a diagram conceptually showing the structure of the ROM of FIG.

8 is a diagram conceptually showing the structure of the EEPROM of FIG.

9 is a diagram conceptually showing the structure of a connection number table memory of the EEPROM shown in FIG.

FIG. 10 is a functional block diagram of the answering machine of the above embodiment.

FIG. 11 is a functional block diagram of the facsimile apparatus of the above embodiment.

FIG. 12 is a flowchart of a main control routine for controlling the operation of the above embodiment.

FIG. 13 is a flowchart of a mode setting routine for setting an operation mode in the main control routine.

FIG. 14 is a part of a flowchart of a call signal registration routine for registering a call signal in the main control routine.

15 is the remaining part of the flowchart of the ringing signal registration routine of FIG.

FIG. 16 is a flowchart of a pattern registration routine in the call signal registration routine.

FIG. 17 is a flowchart of an incoming call processing routine in the main control routine.

FIG. 18 is a flowchart of an answering machine processing routine in the incoming call processing routine.

FIG. 19 is a flowchart of a message sending routine that interrupts the answering machine processing routine.

FIG. 20 is a flowchart of a FAX processing routine in the incoming call processing routine.

FIG. 21 is a flowchart of a reception routine in the FAX processing routine.

FIG. 22 is a flowchart of a retrieval transmission routine in the FAX processing routine.

FIG. 23 is a flowchart of a polling transmission routine in the FAX processing routine.

FIG. 24 is a flowchart of a paging process routine in the main control routine.

FIG. 25 is a flowchart of a transmission routine in the main control routine.

FIG. 26 is a flowchart of a response message registration routine in the main control routine.

FIG. 27 is a flowchart of a received message reproduction routine in the main control routine.

FIG. 28 is a flowchart of a proxy reception information output routine in the main control routine.

FIG. 29 is a flowchart of a communication management report output routine in the main control routine.

FIG. 30 is a flowchart of a paging destination number setting routine in the main control routine.

FIG. 31 is a flowchart of a transmission source information setting routine in the main control routine.

FIG. 32 is a flowchart of a delivery note setting routine in the main control routine.

FIG. 33 is a diagram showing how a ringing signal is turned ON / OFF.

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A number-based transmission function for independently utilizing at least one of the functions relating to the transmission of a facsimile apparatus for each of at least two numbers of a plurality of facsimile numbers assigned to one communication line. A facsimile machine having a utilization means. 2. The number-specific transmission function utilization means includes number-specific transmission additional information addition means for adding transmission additional information corresponding to each number to transmission information for each of the at least two numbers at the time of transmission. The facsimile apparatus according to claim 1, wherein: