JPH0766955A - Facsimile communication system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide the facsimile communication system with high utility in which destination information of a sender facsimile equipment is easily obtained and a check time of destination information of the facsimile equipment is remarkably reduced. CONSTITUTION:When a signal requesting destination information of a sender side facsimile equipment 2 is inputted to the sender side facsimile equipment 2 from a receiver side facsimile equipment 4, various destination information stored in a storage section 7 is sent automatically from the sender side facsimile equipment 2 to the receiver side facsimile equipment 4.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a facsimile communication system, and more particularly to a facsimile communication system capable of automatically obtaining various address information such as the name and address of a transmitting facsimile machine from a receiving facsimile machine.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Generally, in facsimile communication,
The sender facsimile machine transmits the address information such as the name and address of the operator of the facsimile machine together with the image data. An example of this kind of facsimile communication system is, for example, Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 62-171.
The one described in Japanese Patent No. 371 is known.

In this device, address information such as the name of the facsimile machine is stored in the memory of the facsimile machine on the transmission side. When an original is set on the facsimile machine on the transmission side and the destination is instructed from the facsimile machine, the memory is stored. The address information is read from and is sent together with the image data of the original. In the facsimile machine on the receiving side, the address information and the image information are edited and printed.

[0004]

However, in such a conventional facsimile communication system, since only the address information can be transmitted from the transmitting side facsimile device side, the receiving side facsimile device transmits to the transmitting side facsimile device. In order to request the address information, there is a problem that the operator of the sending facsimile machine can only be contacted to send the address information of the facsimile machine.

Therefore, when the operator of the sending facsimile machine is absent, the address information cannot be sent, and for example, in order to check the location of the sending facsimile machine, the facsimile machine is checked in the telephone directory. After checking the address of the operator, the address had to be checked against the map, which required a great deal of time for the investigation. Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a highly usable facsimile communication system capable of easily obtaining address information of a transmitting side facsimile device and greatly shortening the time required to investigate the address information of the facsimile device. I am trying.

[0006]

The invention according to claim 1 is
In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, a facsimile transmission system including a transmission side facsimile apparatus having a storage means for storing various address information such as name and address, and a reception side facsimile apparatus connected to the facsimile apparatus via a line. In the above, the transmission side facsimile device has address information transmission means for automatically transmitting various address information stored in the storage means to the reception side facsimile device when an instruction signal from the reception side facsimile device is input. However, it is characterized in that the receiving side facsimile device has an instruction signal setting means for outputting the instruction signal for requesting address information to the transmitting side facsimile device.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in order to solve the above-mentioned problems, in the first aspect of the present invention, the transmitting side facsimile apparatus is provided with prohibiting means, and the prohibiting means is
It is characterized in that the address information transmitting means is controlled so as to prohibit the output of the address information when the instruction signal from the receiving side facsimile device is inputted.

[0008]

According to the first aspect of the invention, when the transmitting side facsimile device receives an instruction signal from the receiving side facsimile device, the destination side facsimile device automatically receives various address information stored in the storage means. The facsimile apparatus on the receiving side has an address information transmitting means for transmitting, and the facsimile apparatus on the receiving side has an instruction signal setting means for outputting the instruction signal for requesting the address information to the facsimile apparatus on the transmitting side.

Therefore, if various address information, such as a name, an address, a telephone number, and a map showing the route of a house, is stored in advance in the transmitting facsimile machine, the operator of the receiving facsimile machine can store these address information. The information can be easily known even when the operator of the sending facsimile machine is absent. As a result, the time required for checking the address information of the sending facsimile machine is greatly shortened, and a highly usable facsimile communication system can be obtained.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, a prohibiting means is provided for controlling the address information transmitting means so as to prohibit the output of the address information when the instruction signal from the receiving side facsimile device is input. Therefore, when the recipient facsimile machine does not want to know the address information, the information is held in the storage device and is not output. As a result, the address information is not used unnecessarily, and the privacy of the operator is sufficiently protected.

[0011]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. 1 to 4 are diagrams showing an embodiment of a facsimile communication system according to the invention described in claim 1 or 2. First, the configuration will be described. In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 is a block diagram of a facsimile communication system.
Is composed of a transmitting side facsimile apparatus 2 and a receiving side facsimile apparatus 4 connected to the apparatus 2 via a line 3. It should be noted that in the present embodiment, each of the transmitting side and receiving side facsimile machines 2 and 4 is one,
Actually, a plurality of facsimile machines are provided and only one is provided for convenience of description.

The transmitting side facsimile apparatus 2 comprises a main control section 5, a signal reading section 6, a storage section 7, an input section 8 and a transmitting / receiving section 9. The main control section 5 controls the entire transmission side facsimile apparatus 2 and the protocol communication control with the reception side facsimile apparatus 4, and also performs transmission processing of the address information of the present invention.

The signal reading section 6 is adapted to read an instruction signal, which will be described later, from the receiving side facsimile device 4 when the signal is inputted. The storage unit (storage means) 7 is
As information peculiar to the facsimile apparatus 2, for example, address information such as a name, an address, a telephone number, and a map showing directions of a house is stored.

The input unit 8 is composed of character keys, function keys, etc., and is used for key input as to whether or not the address information is transmitted to the facsimile apparatus 4 on the receiving side. The main control section 5 prohibits reading the information stored in the storage section 7 and transmitting the address information when the input section 8 performs an operation not to transmit the address information to the receiving side facsimile device 4. The input section 8
Together with this, it constitutes a prohibition means.

The transmitting / receiving section 9 is used for the receiving side facsimile apparatus 4
It exchanges various kinds of signals such as address information and instruction signals with and through the line 3, and also has a function of performing a calling operation. On the other hand, the receiving side facsimile device 4
The main control unit 11, the recording unit 12, the input unit 13, the display unit 14, and the transmitting and receiving unit 15.

The main control section 11 is provided for the facsimile apparatus 4 on the receiving side.
2 and the protocol communication control with the facsimile apparatus 2 on the transmitting side, and output processing of the instruction signal for requesting the address information of the present invention. As the recording unit 12, for example, a thermal recording device using a thermal element is used.
Reference numeral 12 records the address information transmitted from the transmission side facsimile device 2 directly on the thermal recording element or indirectly on the ordinary recording paper via an ink sheet.

The input unit 13 is composed of character keys, function keys, etc., and is adapted to key input as to whether or not the address information of the transmitting side facsimile apparatus 2 is necessary. When the main control unit 11 detects that the key operation for requesting the address information to the input unit 13 is performed, the main control unit 11 outputs an instruction signal requesting the address information to the transmission side facsimile device 2. Together with the input section 13, it constitutes an instruction signal setting means.

When the instruction signal is input to the transmission side facsimile apparatus 2, the main control section 5 described above automatically causes the reception side facsimile apparatus 4 to receive various address information stored in the storage section 7. It is designed to be transmitted and constitutes an address information transmitting means. The display unit 14 is composed of, for example, a liquid crystal display, and the transmission side facsimile device 2
From the facsimile apparatus 4, various information to be notified to the operator is displayed.

The transmitting / receiving unit 15 is used for the facsimile apparatus 2 on the transmitting side.
It exchanges various kinds of signals such as address information and instruction signals with and through the line 3, and also has a function of performing a calling operation. Next, a transmission process and an instruction signal output process according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS.

First, a method of registering the address information, which is carried out by the transmitting side facsimile apparatus 2, will be described with reference to FIG. First, when the operator needs to register the address information (step S1), he / she operates a function key of the input section 8 or the like to input a signal for registering the address information to the main control section 5 (step S2). ). Next, a document having various address information such as name and map is set on a document reading unit (not shown) (step S3). As the manuscript, even if the address information that the operator himself / herself deems necessary is freely described, the phone number,
It may be a mode in which the operator adds the information later to a paper provided with columns for describing various address information such as maps.

When the manuscript is set in the manuscript reading section and the operator depresses the start switch or the like, it is assumed that the above operation is completed (step S4), and step S5 is performed.
Proceed to. In step S5, the document reading unit reads the document, and the read address information is stored in the storage unit 7. FIG. 3 is a flowchart of the instruction signal output processing program executed by the main control unit 11 of the receiving side facsimile apparatus 4.

First, when the receiving side operator needs the address information of the transmitting side facsimile apparatus 2 (step S11), an input signal for instructing the request of the address information is input through the input section 13 (step S12). . Next, the input unit 13
When the FAX number of the facsimile apparatus 2 on the transmitting side is input, the transmitting / receiving unit 15 makes a call for the FAX number (step S13).

When the line is connected, protocol communication is performed, and a signal is extracted as to whether or not the address information can be transmitted by the NSF (non-standard function identification signal) during this protocol communication (step P14). Then, it is determined whether or not the address information can be transmitted (step S15), and if it is determined that the address information cannot be transmitted, a message indicating that the transmission is impossible is displayed on the display unit 14 (step S15). (S16), the current process ends.

On the other hand, when it is determined that the address information is available, the sending side facsimile apparatus 2 is instructed by the NSS (non-standard function setting signal) during the protocol communication that the address information is required to wait for the signal ( Step S17). Then, when the address information is received from the sending facsimile device 2.
(Step S18), the recording unit 12 prints on the recording paper and outputs the result, and the current processing ends.

FIG. 4 is a flow chart of a transmission processing program executed by the main control section 5 of the transmitting side facsimile apparatus 2. First, it is determined whether or not there is an instruction signal from the receiving side facsimile apparatus 4 (step S21). When an incoming call is received by the transmitting / receiving section 9, the line is connected and then the process proceeds to step S22. In step S22, since the operator of the transmitting side facsimile apparatus 2 has previously input a signal as to whether or not the address information can be transmitted from the input unit 8, the address information can be transmitted from the NSF during the protocol communication. If it is determined that the address information cannot be transmitted from the NSF, the reception side facsimile apparatus 4 is notified that the address information cannot be transmitted (step S23). .

On the other hand, when it is judged that the transmission is possible, the operator of the receiving side facsimile apparatus 4 is in a signal waiting state by the NSS during the protocol communication whether or not the address information is required (step S25). Then, the signal reading unit 6 reads the instruction signal and determines whether the address information is required (step S2).
6).

When it is determined that the address information is not necessary, the processing of this time is terminated, and when it is determined that the address information is necessary, various address information registered in advance by the operator of the transmitting side facsimile apparatus 2 is stored in the storage unit 7. The address information is read out (step S27), and the address information is transmitted to the receiving side facsimile apparatus 4 by the transmitting / receiving unit 9. As described above, in the present embodiment, when the signal requesting the address information of the transmitting side facsimile apparatus 2 is input to the transmitting side facsimile apparatus 2 from the receiving side facsimile apparatus 4, the transmitting side facsimile apparatus 2
Since various address information stored in the storage unit 7 is automatically transmitted to the receiving side facsimile device 4, various address information, such as name and address, is stored in the storing unit 7 of the transmitting side facsimile device 2. , A telephone number, a map showing directions of the house, etc. are stored in advance, the operator of the receiving side facsimile device 4 can easily know these address information even when the operator of the transmitting side facsimile device 2 is absent. it can. As a result, it is possible to greatly reduce the time required to check the address information of the transmitting side facsimile device 2, and to obtain a highly usable facsimile communication system.

Further, when the instruction signal from the receiving side facsimile apparatus 4 is input to the transmitting side facsimile apparatus 2, the main control section 5 does not read the address information from the storage section 7 and the address information from the transmitting side facsimile apparatus 2 is not read. Since it is prohibited to output the address information, if it is desired not to make the receiving side facsimile device 4 know the address information, the address information can be held in the storage unit 7 so as not to be output. As a result,
The address information can be prevented from being used unnecessarily, and the privacy of the operator can be sufficiently protected.

[0029]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, various address information, such as a name, an address, a telephone number, and a map showing the route of a house, are stored in advance in the storage unit of the transmitting side facsimile apparatus. In this case, the operator of the facsimile machine on the receiving side can easily know the address information even if the operator of the facsimile machine on the transmitting side is absent. As a result, it is possible to greatly reduce the time required for checking the address information of the transmitting side facsimile apparatus, and it is possible to obtain a highly usable facsimile communication system.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, if the recipient facsimile machine does not want to know the address information, the address information can be held in the storage unit and not output. As a result, the address information can be prevented from being used unnecessarily, and the privacy of the operator can be sufficiently protected.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of a facsimile communication system according to the invention described in claim 1 or 2.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing a method of inputting address information according to an embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart of a program for output processing of an instruction signal according to an embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart of a transmission processing program according to an embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Facsimile communication system 2 Transmitting side facsimile device 3 Line 4 Receiving side facsimile device 5, 11 Main control unit 6 Signal reading unit 7 Storage unit 8, 13 Input unit 9, 15 Transmitting / receiving unit 14 Display unit

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A facsimile transmission system comprising a transmission-side facsimile apparatus having a storage means for storing various address information such as name and address, and a reception-side facsimile apparatus connected to the facsimile apparatus via a line, The transmission side facsimile device has address information transmission means for automatically transmitting various address information stored in the storage means to the reception side facsimile device when an instruction signal from the reception side facsimile device is input, A facsimile communication system, wherein the facsimile machine on the receiving side has an instruction signal setting means for outputting the instruction signal for requesting address information to the facsimile apparatus on the transmitting side. 2. The transmitting side facsimile device is provided with prohibiting means, and the prohibiting means prohibits outputting the address information when an instruction signal from the receiving side facsimile device is inputted. The facsimile communication system according to claim 1, characterized in that the transmitting means is controlled.