JPH07236046A - Facsimile equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To execute dial control even when the line of a called party can not be acquired to eliminate the need of instructing the transmission of an original again by providing a detection means for detecting called party dial information and a storage means. CONSTITUTION:A main control part 4 is provided with a called party dial information detection part and a dial information storage control part. When the transmission of picture data is instructed from an external telephone set 1, the called party dial information detection part detects the telephone number of the called party and the dial information storage control part stores the detected telephone number of the called party in a storage part 6. When the line of the called party can not be acquired because the called party is during communication or the like, the telephone number of the called party stored in the storage part 6 is detected and the call is originated to the called party for the optional number of times with an optional time interval. Thus, even when the transmission of the picture data is instructed from the external telephone set 1 and the line of the called party can not be acquired, redial control is performed without instructing the transmission of the picture data again from the external telephone set or this facsimile equipment.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to redial control of a facsimile machine to which an external telephone is connected.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, when transmitting a document to a destination input by a facsimile machine, when the destination is busy, first, the telephone number of the destination is stored and after a few minutes. It was usual to perform redial control such that a call is recalled and the call is retried several times until the other party receives the call.

[0003]

In recent years, when a telephone and a facsimile machine are used on one telephone line, an external telephone is connected to the facsimile machine and an instruction to send a document is sent from the external telephone to the facsimile machine. The number of things that can be done is increasing, but in such a facsimile machine to which an external telephone is connected, redial control is not performed if the line of the other party cannot be supplemented by the instruction to send the original document from the external telephone, and the external telephone is again used. Alternatively, there has been a drawback that the facsimile device must instruct the transmission of the original.

[0004]

In order to solve the above-mentioned drawbacks, in the present invention, a detecting means for detecting the destination dial information inputted from the connected external telephone,
When the image communication is instructed from the storage means for storing the destination dial information detected by the detecting means and the external telephone, the destination dial information detected by the detecting means is stored in the storage section, And a control means for performing redial control of image communication when the other party is busy.

[0005]

According to the present invention, when an image communication instruction is given from the external telephone, it is possible to detect the dialed information of the destination input from the external telephone and store the detected dialed information of the destination.

[0006]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. FIG. 1 shows a block diagram of one embodiment of the present invention, which will be described. The external telephone 1 is a telephone connected to the facsimile apparatus FX, and is capable of not only making a normal call but also issuing an image data transmission instruction to the facsimile apparatus FX.

The reading section 2 is a section for reading a document to be transmitted when transmitting image data, that is, a scanner. The operation unit 3 is an input unit for the operator to give instructions for controlling the operation of the facsimile apparatus FX.

The main control section 4 is a control section for controlling the entire operation of the facsimile apparatus FX. As shown in FIG. 2, the main control unit 4 includes a destination dial information detection unit 401 and a dial information storage control unit 402, which are features of the present invention.

In the case of the present embodiment, the destination dial information detection unit 401 not only detects the telephone number of the destination input by the operation unit 3 for communication, but also the destination input by the external telephone 1. This is a detection unit that also detects the above telephone number.

Further, the dial information storage control unit 402 is
This is a control unit that performs control to store in the storage unit 6 the telephone number of the other party input from the operation unit 3 and the external telephone 1 and detected by the other party dial information detection unit 401.

The image memory 5 stores image data to be transmitted and received. The storage unit 6 is a facsimile device F.
The telephone number of the other party input from X and the external telephone 1 and detected by the main control unit 4 is stored for redial control.

The network control unit 7 is a control unit for controlling the call to the other party and the call from the other party in order to communicate with the other party. Next, the facsimile apparatus FX having the above-mentioned configuration when the image data transmission instruction is issued from the external telephone 1
The operation of will be described with reference to FIG.

When an image data transmission instruction is given from the external telephone 1 and the telephone number of the destination is input, the destination dial information detection unit 401 detects the telephone number of the destination (step 301).

The dial information storage control unit 402 stores the telephone number of the destination detected by the destination dial information detection unit 401 in the storage unit 6 (step 302). next,
When a call is made to the other party, but the line of the other party can be supplemented (step 303), the main control unit 4 reads the original document which is the transmission image data as in the conventional transmission control. The image data is read by step 2 (step 304), and the image data is sent to the other party under the control of the network controller 7 (step 305). When the transmission is completed, step 302
At, the telephone number of the destination stored in the storage unit 6 is cleared (step 306).

If the other party's line cannot be supplemented because the other party is busy (step 303), first,
In the facsimile apparatus FX, an arbitrary number N of redials is set (step 307). Further, an arbitrary time interval T for performing redial control is set (step 308).

In the case of the present embodiment, the facsimile apparatus FX performs redial control at every time interval T (step 309), which is the control described below.

First, the telephone number of the other party stored in the storage unit 6 for redialing is detected and a call is made to the other party (step 310). Here, if the other party's line cannot be supplemented because the other party is still talking (step 311) and the redial control has not been performed N times (step 312), the redial control is performed N times. It is performed (step 313).

When the other party's line can be supplemented (step 311), transmission control is performed (steps 304 to 306). If the line of the other party cannot be supplemented even after performing the redial control N times (step 312), the telephone number of the other party stored in the storage unit 6 is cleared (step 306).

FIG. 4 shows an external telephone 1, a facsimile apparatus FX, a facsimile apparatus or a partner machine (not shown) which is an external telephone 1 when an image data transmission instruction is given from the external telephone 1 and redial control is performed. And the procedure.

As shown in FIG. 4, in the present embodiment, when the external telephone 1 dials the other party, the facsimile apparatus FX detects and stores the dial information (401). Further, the facsimile device F
When X is dialed to the partner machine, it is a line busy of the partner machine, and when the partner machine sends a business tone, the facsimile apparatus FX performs redial control (402). .

In this way, when the external telephone 1 gives an instruction to transmit image data, the dial information detecting section 40 of the other party is called.
1 detects the telephone number of the destination, and the dial information storage control unit 402 stores the telephone number of the detected destination in the storage unit 6.

Therefore, even if an image data transmission instruction is given from the external telephone 1 and the other party's line cannot be supplemented, the redial is made without again giving an image data transmission instruction from the external telephone or the facsimile machine. The effect that control can be performed is obtained.

According to the present invention, the transmission of image data is instructed from the external telephone 1 and the redial control is performed without supplementing the line of the other party when the transmission original is set in the reading section 2. But it doesn't matter. In this case, it is possible to obtain the effect that it is possible to know that the transmitted document is waiting for redial.

Further, the transmission original set in the reading section 2 may be stored in the image memory 5 when the redial control is performed. In this case, it is possible to set a new transmission document and perform the next transmission operation without waiting for the transmission document waiting for redial to be transmitted.

Further, in the present invention, it is possible to provide a display section 301 as a part of the operation section 3 as shown in FIG. The display unit 301 displays the telephone number of the other party waiting for redial, which is detected by the destination dial information detection unit 401 in the facsimile apparatus FX and stored in the storage unit 6 by the dial information storage control unit 402. It is a display unit that is displayed by the operation of.

The display unit 301 is provided in this manner, and the operation unit 3
6 to display the telephone number of the other party currently waiting for redial on the display unit 301 as shown in FIG. can get. Further, when the transmission original waiting for redial is stored in the image memory 5, the file name of the transmission original stored in the image memory 5 together with the telephone number of the other party is displayed on the display unit 301 as shown in FIG.
The effect of being able to know in which file the transmitted document is stored is obtained by displaying in.

[0027]

As described above, according to the present invention,
When an image communication instruction is given from the external telephone, the destination dial information input from the external telephone can be detected and the detected destination dial information can be stored. The effect that redial control can be performed even when an instruction is given is obtained.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a configuration of a facsimile apparatus FX according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a configuration of a main control unit 4 of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing the operation of the facsimile apparatus FX of the present invention when there is an image data transmission instruction from the external telephone 1.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a redial procedure when the external telephone 1 is used.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a configuration of a facsimile apparatus FX according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a display method of a display unit 301 during redial control.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 ... External telephone, 2 ... Reading section, 3 ... Operation section, 301 ... Display section, 4 ... Main control section, 5 ...
Image memory, 6 ... storage unit, 7 ... network control unit

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A detecting means for detecting destination dial information input from a connected external telephone, a storing means for storing destination dial information detected by the detecting means, and an image communication instruction from the external telephone. When the other party is performed, the other party's dial information detected by the detecting means is stored in the storage section, and when the other party is busy, there is provided control means for performing redial control of image communication. Facsimile machine. 2. The facsimile apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the redial control by the control means is performed when a transmission original is set. 3. A transmission document storage means for storing a transmission document when an image communication instruction is given from an external telephone and it is detected that the other party is busy. The described facsimile machine. 4. The facsimile apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising display means for displaying the redialed destination dial information stored in the storage means.