JPH0766960A - Transmission reception system and facsimile equipment used for the system and operating method for the transmission reception system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide the transmission reception system able to send/receive information between a facsimile equipment and a general external telephone set and its operating method. CONSTITUTION:The facsimile equipment is provided with a known equipment for a conventional facsimile function, a MODEM LSI 5 to recognize an optional code in terms of a DTMF signal included in a transmission signal from a telephone line, a control CPU 6 to decode the optional code and memories 8, 9 to store a message corresponding to the optional code. As the operating method, a signal is sent from the external telephone set to the facsimile equipment and a message of automatic reception is sent when the signal is received, and a step confirming the code number sent corresponding to each message by the external telephone set, a step confirming the transmission of a password, a step entering the code number of the message and a step printing out the message corresponding to the received code number are executed.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a transmission / reception system capable of sending a message to a facsimile device using a general telephone line such as a public telephone, a facsimile device used in this transmission / reception system, and a method of operating the transmission / reception system.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Heretofore, transmission and reception using a facsimile machine have been carried out even between simple facsimile machines, even with a simple message, so that information can be transmitted from a general telephone line such as a public telephone to the facsimile machine. Is not done.

[0003]

In recent years, facsimile machines have been improved, miniaturized, and reduced in price, and the facsimile machines have been widely spread and installed in general households. There is a telephone with an answering machine as a means of sending a message from the outside using a telephone line while the family is away.
This is also widely spread, but since the facsimile machine can send and receive complicated information as shown in the drawing after all, it is expected that the spread will be further advanced especially in general households. This facsimile machine has a drawback in that information can be exchanged only between the facsimile machines as described above. Therefore, if the information can be received through a general telephone line, the function of the facsimile machine is further improved. Seem.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a transmission / reception system capable of transmitting / receiving information between a facsimile machine and a general external telephone, a facsimile machine used in this system, and an operating method thereof.

[0005]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides an external telephone, a telephone line connected to the external telephone, and a transmission from the external telephone via the telephone line. A transmission / reception system is configured with a facsimile machine having a function of printing out a message stored therein by a DTMF signal.

In this case, the present invention, in addition to a normal facsimile function for a facsimile machine, decodes the arbitrary code and a modem LSI for recognizing an arbitrary code by a DTMF signal included in a transmission signal from the telephone line. It includes a control CPU, a memory for storing a message corresponding to the arbitrary code, and a printing unit for printing the decoded message corresponding to the arbitrary code.

At that time, the memory can be composed of a ROM for storing a fixed message and a RAM for temporarily storing an arbitrary variable message.

Further, in using the transmission / reception system according to the first aspect, a step of transmitting a signal from an external telephone to a facsimile device, a step of transmitting a message of automatic reception when this transmission is received, and an external telephone A step of transmitting a code number corresponding to the message, a step of confirming the transmission signal, a step of transmitting a personal identification number, a step of confirming the transmission of the personal identification number, a step of inputting a code number of the message, It can be operated by taking the step of printing out the message corresponding to the received code number.

[0009]

[Function] After the telephone is connected to the facsimile machine by using the external telephone and the connection is established, the push button is used to perform the DTMF.
When the signal is transmitted, this DTMF signal is recognized and decoded,
The message corresponding to the DTMF signal is fetched from the memory and printed out.

The facsimile device is equipped with the device described in claim 2 in addition to the NCU or FAX controller that performs a normal facsimile function, and the modem LSI has a DTMF signal sent from an external telephone through a telephone line. And the control CPU decodes this arbitrary code. FAX the message stored in the memory based on the arbitrary code decoded by this control CPU.
Print out from the printing unit via the controller.

The fixed message stored in the ROM of the memory cannot be changed externally, but the variable message stored in the RAM can be changed at any time by a telephone built in the facsimile or an external telephone.

[0012]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The drawings show an embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 1, 1 is a push-button type external telephone such as a public telephone, 2 is a facsimile apparatus according to the present invention, 3 is an external telephone 1 and a facsimile apparatus. It is a telephone line that connects the two. The facsimile device 2 is configured as follows.

Reference numeral 4 is an NCU for connecting a telephone line and a facsimile machine, and reference numeral 5 is an optional DTMF signal which is a signal generated by pressing a push button number transmitted from the external telephone 1 via the telephone line 3. A modem LSI that recognizes a code. 6 is a DT included in the received signal sent from the external telephone 1 through the telephone line 3.
Reference numeral 7 is a control CPU for decoding the MF signal, and 7 is a FAX controller LSI for performing control peculiar to the facsimile.
Is. 8 is an RO for storing several types of fixed messages
A fixed memory composed of M, and a variable memory composed of RAM capable of temporarily storing a variable message. Each message has a code number. Reference numeral 10 is an operation unit of the control CPU, and 11
Is a push-button telephone with a built-in facsimile device. The telephone 11 may be an external telephone installed for a facsimile machine. The message temporarily stored in the RAM can be arbitrarily stored or erased using the telephone 11. Further, 12 is a document reading unit for reading a document to be transmitted, and 13 is a printing unit for printing out information, data, and a message received from a facsimile machine or an external telephone of the other party.

The operation procedure for operating the transmission / reception system according to the present invention described above is performed as shown in the flowchart of FIG. (1) First, an external telephone is used to call a facsimile machine. When you connect, you will hear an automatic reception message from the fax machine. (2) A signal indicating that the external telephone is accessing the facsimile apparatus is input using, for example, push buttons "#" and "1".

When input correctly, a short beeping sound is emitted.

If the input is not correct, the automatic reception message will be heard again. (3) When a short beeping sound is heard, enter the code number of the desired message, the return time, the telephone number, or the ID number using the push button. (4) The printing unit prints out the message together with the ID number.

As an example of outputting the fixed message by the fixed memory ROM, the following can be considered.

A. Oscarna Lima. ID number.

B. Yellow squid. Time output. ID number.

C. Denwa Shite Daisai. Phone number output.
ID number.

In the variable memory RAM, the operator can temporarily store several kinds of arbitrary messages by operating a push button of a telephone externally attached to the facsimile or a built-in telephone.

[0022]

Since the present invention is constructed as described above,
Since the message from the external telephone can be printed out by a simple operation, the function of the facsimile machine can be further improved by providing the facsimile machine with the function of the answering machine. .

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram illustrating the gist of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart illustrating an operating means of the transmission / reception system according to the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 External Telephone 2 Facsimile Machine 3 Telephone Line 4 NCU 5 Modem LSI 6 Control CPU 7 FAX Control LSI 8 ROM 9 RAM 11 Telephone 13 Printing Unit

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A facsimile having a function of printing an external telephone, a telephone line connected to the external telephone, and a message stored therein by a DTMF signal transmitted from the external telephone via the telephone line. A transmission / reception system characterized by being configured with a device. 2. In addition to a normal facsimile function, a modem LSI for recognizing an arbitrary code by a DTMF signal included in a transmission signal from the telephone line, a control CPU for decoding the arbitrary code, and A facsimile machine comprising a memory for storing a message corresponding to an arbitrary code and a printing unit for printing a message corresponding to a decrypted arbitrary code. 3. A facsimile machine according to claim 2, wherein the memory comprises a ROM for storing a fixed message and a RAM for temporarily storing an arbitrary variable message. apparatus. 4. When the transmission / reception system according to claim 1 is used, a step of transmitting a signal from an external telephone to a facsimile device, a step of transmitting a message of automatic reception when this transmission is received, and an external telephone A step of transmitting a code number corresponding to the message, a step of confirming the transmission signal, a step of transmitting a personal identification number, a step of confirming the transmission of the personal identification number, a step of inputting a code number of the message, The step of printing out a message corresponding to the received code number is performed.
How to operate the described transmission and reception system.