JPH071648U - Public facsimile system - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Purpose] By inserting a membership card, it is possible to easily send and receive using a facsimile terminal installed in a public place and calculate charges. [Structure] Membership card 10 with personal identification information
And a plurality of facsimile terminals that can be transmitted / received by inserting the membership card 10 and the personal identification information sent from the sender facsimile terminal are searched, and if it is determined that they are valid, the acceptance is accepted. The storage side sends the information to the corresponding facsimile terminal on the receiving side.The sending side performs member card check, document input, document reading memory, charge calculation, transmission to the storing machine, etc. Check, accumulator line table check,
The charge calculation, drawing of image information and index in the storage device, communication history storage, etc. are performed.

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

[Industrial applications]

 The present invention relates to a public facsimile system which can be easily transmitted from a street or a public place and can be easily and surely received from a nearest facsimile terminal.

[0002]

[Prior art]

 "Rental fax machines", which are installed in general shops, major stations, hotels, hospitals, etc. and are used for sending and receiving by general users, are also widely used as "street corner faxes". ing.

In addition, a facsimile terminal installed in a public telephone box so that a telephone card can be used for 24 hours is being put into practical use.

[0004]

[Problems to be solved by the device]

 In the former case of the preceding paragraph, it is necessary to explain to the user how to operate the equipment, and it is necessary to accurately record the destination, the number of documents, etc., which is troublesome and time-consuming. Therefore, in most cases, the person in charge at the installation site keeps the user's manuscript and sends it on behalf of the user.

In addition, in terms of charge collection and management, the person in charge at the installation location must keep the received documents and the like strictly until the recipient receives them. Therefore, the person in charge is required to have a great deal of trouble and responsibility, and a third party will intervene in the communication, and the user cannot wipe away the anxiety about maintaining confidentiality.

Also in the latter of the preceding paragraph, if the recipient does not have a facsimile terminal, the sender will designate a facsimile terminal in a location convenient for the recipient, and the recipient will receive it. The problems are the same as those mentioned above. Furthermore, if a facsimile terminal is installed in a general public telephone box, there is a risk of malfunction or malfunction due to changes in temperature, and theft or mischief.

[0007]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

 In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, according to the present invention, a membership card in which personal identification information is recorded, a plurality of facsimile terminals capable of transmitting and receiving by inserting a membership card, a transmission The personal identification information sent from the side facsimile terminal is searched, and when it is judged that it is valid, it is equipped with a storage device that sends the received information to the corresponding receiving facsimile terminal. , Membership card input, member card check, manuscript input, manuscript reading memory, manuscript return, destination number input, fee display, basic frequency withdrawal, calling, transmission to accumulator, frequency withdrawal, line disconnection, member card return , Communication history storage, etc., and the receiving side inputs member card, member card check, accumulator line table check, charge table check, balance comparison, basic There is a public facsimile system that can perform number deduction, call origination, image information and index deduction in the storage device, frequency deduction, received document output, line disconnection, membership card return, communication history storage, etc. Provided.

[0008]

[Action]

 When you insert a membership card into the sending facsimile terminal and send a document, the contents of the document are stored in the storage device.When the recipient inserts his or her own membership card into the receiving facsimile terminal, the storage device The validity is judged, and when it is valid, the stored information is sent to the receiving terminal and the charge and frequency are calculated.

[0009]

【Example】

 The present invention will now be described in detail with reference to the drawings. In the following description, a public facsimile terminal or a "street corner fax" will be referred to as an electronic post for convenience.

FIG. 1 (10) shows an example of a membership card used in the present invention. This is an IC card in which necessary information for each user is stored, which triggers the electronic post to operate and also exerts a payment function by prepaid charges.

The outline of the specifications and the contents of the storage information is as follows. (1) Shape and dimensions JIS-B-9560II type (new JIS × 6301) (2) Input items at the time of shipment (a) System password (b) Personal identification number ((11) in the figure) (c) Service type ( (Region, fee payment method, branch number service, etc.) (3) Input items after shipping (a) Expiration date (b) Service type (c) Received password (d) Maximum usable frequency ((12) in the figure)

In the branch number service, a branch number is given to each of a plurality of recipients after one ID number, and a fax sent to the above ID number is transmitted to a plurality of recipients. This is to enable simultaneous reception.

The user pays a predetermined amount of money to purchase the member card (10) for the user in advance.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of an electronic post installed at each sending / receiving place. The electronic post is provided with an operation display section (21) and a card insertion slot (22) on the front side, and internally has a document reading section (23), an encoding / decoding section (24), a data storage section (25), A main control unit (26), a communication control unit (27) and a recording unit (28) are provided.

In addition to the operation display unit (21), a card reading unit (29), a history storage unit (30), and a currency reading unit (31) are connected to the main control unit (26), and the currency reading unit is connected. The money storage (32) is connected to (31).

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of the storage device. The accumulator is equipped with a line corresponding part (41) connected to the communication control part (27) via a telephone line, a main control part (42), an operation display part (43) and a printer (44). The storage unit (45) and the voice response unit (46) are connected to the unit (42).

Next, the operation of each of the above elements will be described. With this, I think that the connection procedure of each element and its function become clear.

The sending user inserts his / her own membership card (10) through the card insertion opening (22) according to the instruction of the operation display section (21) of the electronic post to be sent. Then, the card reading unit (29) reads the membership card (10), activates the electronic post if appropriate, and the document reading unit (23) reads the document and then returns the document. The read information is encoded by the encoding / decoding unit (24) and then sent to the data storage unit (25), while being stored via the main control unit (26) and communication control unit (27). Sent to the machine.

When the communication is completed, the communication history is stored in the history storage unit (30). The signal sent to the accumulator is received by the line interface (41) and separated by the main controller (42) into an index such as the personal identification number of the membership card (10) and the reception date and time, and image information. And is stored in the storage unit (45).

When the communication is completed, the communication history is sent to the printer (44), the charge is calculated, the fee is deducted, and the membership card is returned.

The receiving user goes to the nearest electronic post and inserts his / her own membership card into the card insertion slot. Then, the card reading unit (29) reads the card, operates the electronic post, makes a call via the main control unit (26) and the communication control unit (27), and calls the accumulator.

When the line corresponding unit (41) of the storage device receives the number, the index in the storage device is searched for the same number as the personal identification number of the member card of the recipient. If the number has already been entered by the sender, the image information will be extracted and sent to the designated recipient's electronic post, and the recipient's personal identification number, reception time, etc. will be displayed in the index. Added to. Image information is automatically deleted for communications other than branch number services. After the communication is completed, the communication history is sent to the printer (44).

The receiving electronic post receives the image information from the storage device by the encoding / decoding unit (24) and the recording unit (28), and ejects the document. After the reception is completed, the membership card (10) is discharged together with the receipt, and the communication history is stored in the history storage unit (30).

The currency reading unit (31) and the currency storing unit (32) of the electronic post calculate and update the usage fee and usage frequency of the membership card (10).

The operation display unit (43) of the storage device is used for starting up the system and creating management data. The voice response unit (46) is for responding by telephone to a request for confirmation of delivery of a document or confirmation of presence / absence of storage.

For better understanding of the above operations, the sequence of the system of the present invention is shown in FIG. 4, and the flowcharts at the time of transmission and reception are shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, respectively.

[0027]

[Effect of device]

 General households without a facsimile terminal can easily and reliably send and receive faxes, and the confidentiality of correspondence is kept completely.

The use range is greatly expanded by using a general facsimile that can be installed in the storage device.

By using a dedicated line for the storage device, it is possible to significantly reduce the usage fee.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a plan view showing an example of a membership card.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an example of an electronic post according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram of the storage device.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a sequence of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a schematic flowchart of transmission in the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a schematic flowchart of the same when receiving.

[Explanation of symbols]

 (10) Membership card (11) Personal identification number (12) Maximum usable frequency (21) Operation display section (22) Card insertion slot (23) Original reading section (24) Encoding / decoding section (25) Data storage Section (26) Main control section (27) Communication control section (28) Recording section (29) Card reading section (30) History storage section (31) Currency reading section (32) Currency storage section (41) Line interface section (42) ) Main control unit (43) Operation display unit (44) Printer (45) Storage unit (46) Voice response unit

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A member card in which personal identification information is recorded, a plurality of facsimile terminals that can be transmitted and received by inserting the member card, and a sender side facsimile terminal. The personal identification information is searched, and when it is judged that it is valid, it is equipped with a storage device that sends the accepted information to the corresponding facsimile terminal on the receiving side. On the transmitting side, membership card input, membership card check, manuscript input , Document reading memory, document return, destination number input, fee display, basic frequency withdrawal, calling, transmission to accumulator, frequency withdrawal, line disconnection, member card return, communication history storage, etc., and receiving side Then, membership card input, membership card check, accumulator line table matching, charge table matching, balance comparison, basic frequency withdrawal, calling,
Drawing of image information and index in storage device, deduction of frequency, output of received manuscript, line disconnection, return of membership card,
A public facsimile system that stores communication history.