JPH07273899A - Composite communication equipment of facsimile and telephone answering machine and its control method - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To easily check the reception during the absence by activating the telephone answering machine after receiving the document picture and recording the voice message reporting the reception of the document picture. CONSTITUTION:The transmission picture is accepted from the opposite destination. Then, the present time conducting the reception and the opposite destination number are stored. Then, a switching circuit S1 is connected to a contact (a) and a switching circuit S3 is connected to a contact B. The timer monitoring the result for the constant time such as ten minutes is started and a ringing signal is sent to a telephone answering machine 2. Then, the reception time, the opposite party number, the voice data showing the presence or absence of a communication error and a recording error are generated. Then, the generated voice data are sent to the telephone answering machine 2 as a voice message. In short, a DSP 153 takes in the voice data which is outputted to a D/A conversion part 152. A voice message signal is outputted from the D/A conversion part 152.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a composite communication device for facsimile and answering machine in which the same telephone line is shared by a facsimile machine and an answering machine.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Facsimile machines having a fax / telephone automatic switching function are known.

If such a facsimile machine and, for example, an answering machine are connected to one telephone line,
When an incoming call arrives during absence, the facsimile machine executes image reception if the other party is a facsimile machine, and the answering machine can record the received message if the other party is a person.

An independent device called a FAX / telephone automatic switching device is commercially available.

If a normal facsimile machine and an answering machine are connected to one telephone line through this device,
The reception operation similar to the above can be performed.

[0006] Such a facsimile and answering machine composite communication device can effectively use one telephone line.

By the way, conventionally, when such a compound communication device is used, a user who returns home from a place where he / she is going to go has a tray or display of the received document of the facsimile device in order to confirm whether or not there is a received document of the facsimile device. On the other hand, it was necessary to check the display of the answering machine in order to check whether there was a message received by the telephone.

Since the facsimile machine and the answering machine may be installed in different rooms in some cases, it is troublesome for the user to confirm the reception status.

Further, even if there is a facsimile received document, if the sender is not described in the received document, the sender cannot be easily known.

On the other hand, normally, in the answering machine, if the user himself / herself makes a call with a touch-tone telephone from outside the house and operates the push button, it is possible to check whether there is a telephone call while the user is out, and there is a recorded message. If so, you can hear it.

Therefore, in the case of the above-mentioned compound communication device, with respect to a telephone call made by a person while he / she is away, it is possible to check the presence / absence of the telephone call and listen to a recorded message from outside. However, with regard to the received document of the facsimile, it was not possible to check the presence or absence of the received document from the outside.

By the way, for example, JP-A-62-1557.
In Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 23, a facsimile device is proposed which, when an incoming call is received and a document is received, a telephone is called to a preset report destination and an automatic voice message notifies that the document has been received.

Although the above proposal is related to the present application in that the reception of the document of the facsimile machine which is out of office is known from another place, the above proposal shares the same telephone line between the facsimile machine and the answering machine. It was not applicable to complex communication devices.

[0014]

As described above, in the conventional compound communication device of the facsimile and the answering machine, it is troublesome to check whether or not the voice message or the facsimile document is received while the user is away. In addition, the sender of the received document may not be known. Furthermore, it was not possible to check the presence or absence of received documents from outside.

A first object of the present invention is to facilitate the checking of whether or not a message was received during absence. The second purpose is to facilitate the determination of the sender of the received document. Furthermore, the third purpose is to enable the presence / absence of a received document to be checked from outside.

[0016]

To this end, according to claim 1 of the present application, the facsimile machine activates the answering machine after receiving the document image, and notifies the user that the document image has been received. The recording control means for recording is recorded.

In the second aspect, the recording control means determines the timing at which the answering machine starts the recording operation, and after the determination, sends the voice message to the answering machine.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, the recording control means determines that the answering machine has started the recording operation when a predetermined time has elapsed after the answering machine was activated.

In the present invention, the recording control means determines that the answering machine has started the recording operation when the answering machine sends a tone signal indicating the start of recording.

According to the fifth aspect of the invention, when the answering machine has finished sending the response message and becomes silent, it is determined that the answering machine has started the recording operation.

In the sixth aspect, the control means is means for recording together with the voice message notifying that the document image has been received, and the voice message indicating the reception time.

Further, in claim 7, the control means is a means for recording together with the voice message notifying that the document image has been received, and the voice message indicating the sender.

In claim 8, the transmission source is telephone number information.

Further, in claim 9, the transmission source is a destination name which is registered in advance in the facsimile machine for simple dial transmission such as speed dial in association with a telephone number.

In the tenth aspect, the recording control means is a means for recording together with the voice message notifying that the document image has been received, and the voice message showing the reception result of the document image.

[0026]

According to the first aspect, when the document image is received, a voice message to that effect is recorded in the answering machine.
The user can easily check the reception status of both the telephone and the facsimile while he / she is absent by simply checking the display of the answering machine and listening to the recorded message.

If the answering machine to be used has a function corresponding to it, the user can easily check the receiving status of both the telephone and the facsimile while he / she is out of the office. Become.

According to the second aspect, the voice message is sent to the answering machine at the timing when the answering machine starts the recording operation, so that the voice message can be surely recorded.

In the third aspect of the invention, the voice message can be surely recorded by a simple means of waiting for a fixed time after starting the answering machine.

According to the fourth aspect, the answering machine sends the voice message after sending the tone signal indicating the start of recording, so that the voice message can be recorded at the optimum timing for the answering machine to be used.

According to the present invention, the answering machine sends a voice message after the answering message has been sent and becomes silent. Therefore, the optimum timing is obtained without checking the sending of the tone signal of the answering machine. You can record a voice message with. The tone signal has different signal levels and frequencies depending on the model of the answering machine, so it is difficult to reliably determine the tone signal of each model, but this claim does not require such a difficult determination.

According to the sixth aspect, since the voice message indicating the reception time is also recorded, the user can easily know the reception time of the received document.

According to the seventh aspect, since the voice message indicating the sender is also recorded, the user can easily know the sender of the received document.

In claim 8, the sender is a telephone number, which is useful when the user calls back to the sender.

In the ninth aspect, since the transmission source is the name of the destination registered in the facsimile device for simple dial transmission, the user can specifically know who the transmission source is.

According to the tenth aspect, since the voice message indicating the reception result of the document image is also recorded, if there is a reception error, it is possible to promptly know before receiving the actual received document.

[0037]

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

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a compound communication device for facsimile and answering machine according to the first embodiment of the present invention. In the figure, a facsimile machine 1
A telephone line and an answering machine 2 are connected to.

In the facsimile apparatus 1, the operation display section 11 is for the user to operate the apparatus and to display the operating state of the apparatus.

The scanner 12 reads a document image. The plotter 13 records an image on recording paper. Inside the plotter 13, a jam detecting means 13a for detecting a paper jam of the recording paper at the time of recording operation is arranged.

The encoding / decoding unit 14 compresses the image information to be transmitted and restores the received compressed data to the original image information. The modem 15 transmits / receives a procedure signal for facsimile communication and a data signal for image information. It should be noted that the facsimile communication is executed by the known procedure of the G3 standard. Also, this modem 15
Apart from facsimile communication, some internal functions are used to detect various signals and output voice messages.

The network control unit 16 executes control of a telephone line at the time of making and receiving a call, circuit switching between facsimile communication and operation of the answering machine 2, and activation control of the answering machine 2.

The system control unit 17 is a microcomputer that monitors and controls the above-mentioned units in the facsimile apparatus 1. The system control unit 17 has a clock 17a indicating the current time and an error determination means 17b for determining the occurrence of a communication error.

The answering machine 2 is a known device for recording a received message after sending a reply message registered in advance in response to an incoming call.

FIG. 2 shows a circuit configuration of a main part of the modem 15 and the network controller 16. In the figure, the telephone line is connected to the common terminal of the switching circuit S1 and its contact a is connected to the contact a of another switching circuit S2. The other contact b of the switching circuit S1 is connected to the contact a of the switching circuit S3 via the ringing detector 161. The common terminal of the switching circuit S3 has a DC loop detector 162 and a signal monitor 16
It is connected to the answering machine 2 via the telephone number 3.

The contact b of the switching circuit S2 is connected to the DC supply unit 16
4 and one end of the ringing signal generator 165. The other end of the DC supply unit 164 is connected to the contact b of the switching circuit S3.

The common terminal of the switching circuit S2 is connected to the input terminal of the amplifier 167 and one end of the impedance matching circuit 168 via the communication transformer 166.

The output of the amplifier 167 is A / in the modem 15.
It is input to the D (analog / digital) converter 151. In addition, the detection signal of the signal monitor unit 163 is also applied to the amplifier 16
It is input to the A / D conversion unit 151 via 9. D / A (digital / analog) converter 15 in the modem 15
The output of 2 is the amplifier 170 and the impedance matching circuit 1
It is input to the communication transformer 166 side via 68.

The respective detection signals of the ringing detector 161 and the DC loop detector 162 are input to the system controller 17. In addition, the system control unit 17 causes the switching circuits S1 to
A control signal for controlling S3 and the ringing signal generator 165 is input.

In the modem 15, the output of the A / D converter 151 is a DSP (Digital Signal Pro).
The output signal of the DSP 153 is input to the D / A conversion unit 152. D
The SP 153 reads the control program and fixed data from the ROM 154.

Next, the operation of the composite communication apparatus of the present embodiment having the above-mentioned configuration when receiving an incoming call will be described.

3 and 4 show the operation of the facsimile apparatus 1. That is, the facsimile machine 1 is initially in the standby state. In this standby state, the switching circuit S1 in the network control unit 16 is connected to the contact b side, and the switching circuit S2 is connected to the contact a side. In this state, the ringing signal of the telephone line is monitored (N loop of processing 1001).

If a ringing signal is sent from the telephone network and an incoming call arrives, the ringing detector 161 detects the ringing signal. At this time, the ringing signal is the ringing detection unit 161, the DC loop detection unit 16
2 and the signal monitor unit 163 to answering machine 2
Entered in.

When the facsimile apparatus 1 detects the ringing signal (Y in processing 1001), it starts the T1 timer for monitoring the elapse of a certain time such as 10 seconds (processing 1002).

Then, while checking the passage of time (process 1003, Y in process 1003), the direct current of the telephone line is monitored (process 1004, N in process 1004 to process 1003).

If the answering machine 2 is in a normal operating state, it detects and responds to the ringing signal, and sends a predetermined response message. When the answering machine 2 answers,
DC loop current flows through the telephone line. The DC loop detection unit 162 detects the DC loop current.

When the facsimile apparatus 1 detects the DC loop current in this way (Y in process 1004), the CN
While monitoring the reception of the G signal (process 1005, process 10
(N of 05), the stop of the DC loop current is monitored (process 1006, from N of process 1006 to process 1005).

The CNG signal is a facsimile signal.
The signal monitor unit 163 has a function of detecting this CNG signal. If the communication partner is the person using the telephone, the CNG signal is not received. in this case,
After recording the message received from the other party, the answering machine 2 disconnects the line and ends the communication operation. When the answering machine 2 disconnects the line, the DC loop current stops.

When the DC loop current is stopped (Y in process 1006), the facsimile machine 1 returns to the standby state (to process 1001).

On the other hand, when the communication partner is a facsimile machine, the CNG signal is received. In that case, the C
The signal monitor unit 163 detects the NG signal. When the facsimile apparatus 1 detects the CNG signal (Y in process 1005), both switching circuits S1 and S2 are connected to the contact a side (process 1007). At this time, the answering machine 2 stops the response operation because the telephone line is disconnected.

Here, the facsimile apparatus 1 executes a predetermined receiving operation of facsimile communication. In this case, the received signal from the telephone line is input to the amplifier 167 via the switching circuits S1 and S2 and the communication transformer 166. Then, it is amplified by the amplifier 167, converted into a digital signal by the A / D converter 151, and processed by the DSP 153. When the received signal is image information data, the DSP 153
The image information data received from is output and transferred to the encoding / decoding unit 14. Then, the encoding / decoding unit 14 restores the original image information, and the plotter 13 records and outputs it on recording paper.

On the other hand, the transmission data is generated by the DSP 153 and converted into an analog signal by the D / A conversion section 152. The converted transmission signal is amplified by the amplifier 170,
It is sent to the telephone line side through the impedance matching circuit 168 and the communication transformer 166.

In this way, the document image transmitted from the other party is received (above, processing 1008).

Thereafter, the current time when the receiving operation is executed and the destination number are stored (step 1009). The destination number is
It is set in the procedure signal TSI for facsimile communication.

Further, it is determined whether or not there is a recording error such as a paper jam on the plotter 13 or a communication error (process 10).
10).

Next, the switching circuit S1 is connected to the contact a side, and the switching circuit S3 is connected to the contact b side (process 1011). And
For example, T that monitors the elapse of a certain time such as 10 seconds
2 Start a timer (process 1012). And
While transmitting the ringing signal to the answering machine 2 (process 1013), the elapsed time and the direct current of the line of the answering machine 2 are monitored (process 1014, process 1014).
Process 1015 from N, Process 10 from N of Process 1015
13).

In this case, a ringing signal is output from the ringing signal generating section 165, and the output ringing signal is passed through the direct current supplying section 164, the switching circuit S3, the direct current loop detecting section 162 and the signal monitoring section 163 to answering machine. It is sent to the device 2. In addition, the DC supply unit 164 is
A DC voltage of the same condition as the telephone line is applied to the line of the answering machine 2.

Similarly to the above, the answering machine 2 detects the ringing signal and responds when it is in a normal operating state, and starts sending a predetermined response message. When the answering machine 2 answers, a DC loop current flows through the line.

When the facsimile apparatus 1 detects this DC loop current (Y in processing 1015), it connects the switching circuit S2 to the contact b side (processing 1016).

Next, voice data indicating the reception time and the destination number, which are stored in advance, and the presence or absence of a communication error or a recording error are generated (step 1017). This voice data is for outputting as a voice message.

Then, the process waits for a fixed time T3 (process 10).
18). In this embodiment, when this waiting time is completed,
The fixed time period T3 is set so that the answering machine 2 finishes sending the response message and starts the recording operation without fail.

After that, the generated voice data is sent to the answering machine 2 as a voice message. That is, in this case, the DSP 153 takes in the audio data and outputs it to the D / A conversion unit 152. As a result, D /
A voice message signal is output from the A conversion unit 152.
The voice message signal is amplified by the amplifier 170,
Impedance matching circuit 168, communication transformer 166,
The switching circuit S2 and the DC supply unit 164 are reached. It is sent from the DC supply unit 164 to the answering machine 2 via the above-mentioned route (process 1019).

This voice message is, for example, "○ o
Minute, there was FAX reception from XXX-XXX-XXXX number. However, a jam occurred when recording the second page. Is the content.

Thereafter, the facsimile apparatus 1 switches and connects the switching circuits S1 to S3 together to the contact a (process 102).
0), the process returns to the standby state (to process 1001).

The answering machine 2 is the facsimile machine 1.
After recording the voice message sent by, the operation ends.

By the way, the answering machine 2 is, for example,
If the tape for recording the received message has run out,
Stop responding.

If the answering machine 2 does not respond when an incoming call arrives, the facsimile machine 1 will time out the monitoring time set by the T1 timer. In this case (Y in process 1003), the switching circuits S1 and S2 are both connected to the contact a (process 1021), and the receiving operation of facsimile communication is started (process 1022). At this time, if the destination is a facsimile machine, a predetermined image receiving operation is executed. If the other party is a person who is calling from the telephone, a communication error occurs and the facsimile communication is immediately stopped. After such an operation, it returns to the standby state.

If the facsimile machine 1 tries to activate the answering machine 2 and the answering machine 2 does not respond, the monitoring time set by the T2 timer will expire. In this case (Y in process 1014), S1 to S3 are switched and connected (process 1020), and the process returns to the standby state (to process 1001).

As described above, in the present embodiment, when the facsimile apparatus 1 receives an image, the voice message notifying that the image has been received is combined with the voice message indicating the reception time, the other party's number and the reception result. It records on the telephone device 2.

As a result, the user can check the answering machine 2
By simply checking the display and listening to the recorded message, it is possible to easily know the presence or absence of the received documents of the telephone and the facsimile which were received while the user was away. At the same time, the reception time, the other party, and the reception result can be known. The destination number is useful when calling back to the sender.

Generally, in the answering machine, when the user himself / herself makes a phone call with a touch-tone telephone from outside and executes a predetermined operation, he / she can hear the recorded message while he / she is out. However, the above information can be obtained.

Further, in the present embodiment, the facsimile machine 1
When the voice message recorded by the user is transmitted to the answering machine 2, it waits for a certain period of time as shown in the processing 1018.

Since the answering machine 2 takes a certain amount of time until it enters the recording state after answering, the voice message to be sent can be surely recorded by waiting for the time. Further, in this case, it becomes possible to surely record by a simple means such as waiting for time.

Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described.

In the present embodiment, the facsimile apparatus 1 has the same device configuration as that of the above-described embodiment and executes the operation shown in FIG. 5 instead of the processing 1018 of FIG. That is, the facsimile apparatus 1 generates the voice data (process 101).
7) Then, the T4 timer that monitors the elapse of a certain time is started (process 1023).

Then, while monitoring the passage of time (Process 1
024, N in processing 1024), the output signal of the answering machine 2 is monitored (processing 1025, N from processing 1025 to processing 1024).

Generally, the answering machine outputs a constant tone signal as a signal when recording is started, such as "Let's have a message, please." At the end of the response message.

When the facsimile apparatus 1 detects such a tone signal (Y in step 1025), it sends a voice message to the answering machine 2 (step 1019).
What).

On the other hand, when the answering machine 2 does not respond (N in process 1024), after circuit switching (process 102).
0), the process returns to the standby state (to process 1001).

As described above, even if the tone signal indicating the start of recording is detected and the voice message is transmitted, the voice message can be surely recorded in the answering machine 2. In this case, the voice message can be surely recorded even if the sending time of the reply message is changed by the user dubbing the reply message of the answering machine 2.

Next, a third embodiment of the present invention will be described.

In the present embodiment, the facsimile apparatus 1 has the same apparatus configuration as that of the above-described embodiment, and executes the operation shown in FIG. 6 instead of the processing 1018 shown in FIG. That is, the facsimile apparatus 1 generates the voice data (process 101).
7) As in the above embodiment, the T4 timer for monitoring the elapse of a certain time is started (process 1023).

Then, while monitoring the elapsed time (process 1
024, N in processing 1024), the output signal of the answering machine 2 is monitored (processing 1026, N from processing 1026 to processing 1024).

When the answering machine finishes sending the response message and starts the recording operation, the answering machine becomes silent.

When the facsimile apparatus 1 detects such a silent state (Y in processing 1026), it sends a voice message to the answering machine 2 (to processing 1019).

Thus, even if the silent state is detected and the voice message is transmitted, the voice message can be surely recorded in the answering machine 2.

The tone signal detected in the above-described embodiment has a different signal level and frequency depending on the model of the answering machine 2. Therefore, it is technically difficult to detect the tone signal of each model, but this embodiment does. In the example, such difficulty disappears.

Next, a fourth embodiment of the present invention will be described.

In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 7, the operation display section 11 of the facsimile apparatus 1 is provided with a ten-key 1a for inputting a dial number and a one-touch key 1b for one-touch dial operation. And There are multiple one-touch keys 1b, and each one has "A", "B", "C".
It is assumed that the symbol is attached.

Other parts of the facsimile machine 1 and the answering machine 2 are the same as those in the above-mentioned embodiment.

The facsimile apparatus 1 of this embodiment has a one-touch dial function and a speed dial function. When using the one-touch dial function, the user registers in advance a facsimile number and a destination name corresponding to each one-touch key 1b, as shown in FIG. 8A. Similarly, when using the shortening function,
As shown in FIG. 6B, the facsimile number and the destination name corresponding to each abbreviated number are registered. This registration process is executed by a known technique. The registered information is stored in a memory (not shown) in the system control unit 17.

In this embodiment, the facsimile machine 1 directly executes the operation described with reference to FIGS.
Between 009 and processing 1010, the operation shown in FIG. 9 is further executed. That is, the facsimile apparatus 1 stores the reception time and the destination number (process 1009) and then determines whether or not the destination number is registered as the destination of the one-touch dial or the destination of the speed dial (process). 1027).

If the destination number is registered (Y in process 1027), it is further determined whether or not the destination name is registered (process 1028). If the destination name is registered (Y in process 1028), the information is read and voice data indicating the destination name is generated (process 1029).

On the other hand, if the destination name or destination number is not registered (N in process 1027, and process 1028).
N), do nothing.

After this, processing 1010 and thereafter are similarly executed. Then, in the present embodiment, in the processing 1019, when the voice message is transmitted, if there is voice data indicating the destination name, the voice message having the destination name is also transmitted.

In this case, the voice message is, for example, "○".
Hours ○ minutes, FA from XX-XXX-XXX-XXX No.
There was an X reception. ".

In this way, by recording the registered destination name in the answering machine 2, the user can
It is possible to know specifically from whom the document was received.
Also, if the name of the destination is recorded, the user can determine that the destination is registered in the one-touch dial or speed dial, which is useful when making a call back to the sender.

In the apparatus configuration of FIG. 1, the telephone line is connected to the facsimile apparatus 1, and the answering machine apparatus 2 is connected to the facsimile apparatus 1 to form the compound communication apparatus. As described above, the telephone line may be connected to the independent automatic switching device 3, and the facsimile device 1 and the answering machine 2 may be connected to the automatic switching device 3 to form a composite communication device. In this case, when a call arrives, the automatic switching device 3 first responds to determine the communication condition. Depending on the result of the determination, the facsimile machine 1 or the answering machine 2 is activated. When the facsimile device 1 records a voice message in the answering machine 2, the answering machine 2 is activated via the automatic switching device 3 and the voice message is sent. In this way, it is possible to perform the same operation as that of each of the above-described embodiments and obtain the same operational effect.

Further, in the above embodiment, only one telephone line is accommodated, and the facsimile device 1 and the answering machine 2 are accommodated.
Although each of them is also installed one by one, a plurality of lines may be accommodated, a plurality of facsimile devices 1 and an answering machine 2 may be installed, and each line may be shared by the facsimile device 1 and the answering machine 2. .

[0110]

As described above, in claim 1 of the present application, when a document image is received, a voice message notifying the fact is recorded in the answering machine, so that the user can check the display of the answering machine. You can easily check the reception status of both your out-of-office phone and facsimile by simply listening or listening to the recorded message.

Further, if the answering machine to be used has a corresponding function, the user can easily check the reception status of both the telephone and the facsimile while he / she is out of the office.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, the timing at which the answering machine starts the recording operation is determined, and after the determination, the voice message is sent to the answering machine, so that the voice message can be surely recorded.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, it is determined that the recording operation is started when the answering machine is activated for a certain period of time. Therefore, the voice message can be surely recorded by a simple means of waiting for a time. You can

According to the fourth aspect, when the answering machine sends the tone signal indicating the start of recording, it is determined that the recording operation has started. Therefore, the voice message is surely transmitted at the optimum timing for the answering machine to be used. Can be recorded.

According to the fifth aspect, when the answering machine outputs the response message and becomes silent, it is determined that the recording operation is started. Therefore, the tone signal transmission of the answering machine is not checked. However, you can record a voice message at the optimum timing.

In claim 6, since the voice message indicating the reception time is also recorded, the user can easily know the reception time of the received document.

In claim 7, since the voice message indicating the sender is also recorded, the user can easily know the sender of the received document.

In claim 8, since the sender is a telephone number, it is useful when the user calls back to the sender.

In claim 9, the source is the name of the destination registered in the facsimile apparatus for simple dial transmission, so that the user can specifically know who the source is.

According to the tenth aspect, since the voice message indicating the reception result of the document image is also recorded, if there is a reception error, it is possible to promptly know before receiving the actual received document.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block configuration diagram of a compound communication device according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a configuration diagram of essential parts of a network control unit and a modem of the facsimile apparatus.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing a part of the operation of the facsimile apparatus when receiving an incoming call.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing another part of the operation at the time of the incoming call.

5 is an operation flowchart of a part different from FIG. 4 in the second embodiment.

FIG. 6 is an operation flowchart of a part different from FIG. 4 in the third embodiment.

FIG. 7 is a block configuration diagram of a portion different from FIG. 1 in a fourth embodiment.

FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram of information registered in advance in a facsimile apparatus in the embodiment.

9 is an operation flowchart of a portion different from FIG. 4 in the above embodiment.

FIG. 10 is a block configuration diagram showing another configuration example of the compound communication device.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Facsimile device 1a Numeric keypad 1b One-touch key 2 Answering machine 3 Automatic switching device 11 Operation display unit 12 Scanner 13 Plotter 13a Jam detection unit 14 Encoding / decoding unit 15 Modem 16 Network control unit 17 System control unit 17a Clock 17b Error determination unit 151 A / D conversion section 152 D / A conversion section 153 DSP 154 ROM 161 Ringing detection section 162 DC loop detection section 163 Signal monitoring section 164 DC supply section 165 Ringing signal generation section 166 Communication transformer 167, 169, 170 Amplifier 168 Impedance matching Circuit S1, S2, S3 switching circuit

Claims (10)

[Claims] 1. A facsimile machine and an answering machine share the same telephone line, and when a document image is transmitted from a destination facsimile machine when an incoming call to the telephone line is answered, the facsimile machine uses the same. While receiving the document image, when a voice message is transmitted from the other party's telephone, in the compound communication device of the facsimile and the answering machine in which the above-mentioned answering machine records the voice message, the document image is displayed in the facsimile device. A composite communication device for facsimile and answering machine, comprising recording control means for activating the above answering machine after receiving and recording a voice message notifying that a document image has been received. 2. The recording control means determines the timing at which the answering machine starts a recording operation, and after the determination, sends the voice message to the answering machine. A control method in a compound communication device of a facsimile and an answering machine. 3. The facsimile apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the recording control means determines that the answering machine has started a recording operation when a certain time has elapsed after the answering machine is activated. A control method for a composite communication device of an answering machine. 4. The recording control means determines that the answering machine has started a recording operation when the answering machine sends a tone signal indicating the start of recording. A control method in a compound communication device of a facsimile and an answering machine. 5. The recording control means, when the answering machine finishes sending a response message and becomes silent,
3. The control method in a compound communication device for facsimile and answering machine according to claim 2, wherein it is determined that the answering machine has started a recording operation. 6. The facsimile according to claim 1, wherein the recording control means is means for recording together with the voice message notifying that a document image has been received, and a voice message indicating a reception time. And an answering machine composite communication device. 7. The recording control means is means for recording together with the voice message announcing that a document image has been received and a voice message indicating the sender of the document image. Combined communication device for facsimile and answering machine. 8. The composite communication device for facsimile and answering machine according to claim 7, wherein the transmission source is telephone number information. 9. The facsimile and answering machine according to claim 7, wherein the transmission source is a destination name registered in advance in the facsimile device for simple dial transmission in association with a telephone number. Compound communication device. 10. The recording control means is means for recording together with the voice message announcing that the document image has been received, and a voice message showing the reception result of the document image. Combined communication device of the described facsimile and answering machine.