JPH08204849A - Communication equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To suppress bothering the neighboring people during a conference or in a train by receiving a voice or facsimile(FAX) without generating a ringer tone. CONSTITUTION: A portable FAX equipment 1 is connected to a digital portable telephone set 2 to execute FAX communication. The telephone set 2 is connected to a digital base station 3 through a radio wave. The base station 3 is connected to a public line network 4 to communication with a telephone set 5 and a FAX equipment 6 connected to the network 4. Even at the time of receiving an incoming signal, the signal is connected to the telephone line without generating a ringer tone and whether a CNG signal arrives or not is detected for a prescribed time. When the incoming of the CNG signal is not detected, the input of a message for a telephone call or the depression of a FAX start button for FAX communication is instructed to the opposite party. When a CNG signal is not sent yet even after the instruction, a recording mode is started. At the time of detecting the CNG signal, the mode is turned to a non-telephone mode to start FAX communication.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a portable facsimile communication device connected to a digital portable telephone.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A device in which a portable facsimile device is connected to a mobile phone is used. Some of the portable facsimile devices have a recording function, and not only receive a facsimile but also record a voice. When these are received, a ring tone is generated to notify the carrier of the reception.

[0003]

When the user does not want to make a ringing tone while carrying such a portable facsimile apparatus, for example, during a conference or on a train, the ringing tone is a nuisance to people around him. Therefore, the phone is often turned off so that the ringing tone is not generated and the incoming call cannot be received. However, when the power of the portable facsimile apparatus is turned off in this manner, the caller does not know whether the other party is out of the communication range or the power is off, and thus there is a problem that the call cannot be sent.

The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a communication device which does not emit a ringing tone when an incoming call is received or which makes the ringing tone difficult to hear in the surroundings. .

[0005]

In order to achieve the above object, in the invention of claim 1, an incoming call means for receiving an incoming call signal from a digital portable telephone and connecting to a telephone line without making a ringing tone, and an incoming call. CNG detecting means for detecting a CNG signal included in the signal, message sending means for sending a response message to the incoming signal, and the CNG detecting means when the CNG signal is received within a predetermined time immediately after the incoming call,
Or, when the CNG signal cannot be received and the CNG signal is received during the subsequent response message transmission, the non-telephone mode is entered, and when the CNG signal is not received during the response message transmission, the recording mode is entered. And a control means.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, the control means shifts to the non-telephone mode when a silent period continues for a predetermined time after shifting to the recording mode.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, when the incoming signal from the digital mobile phone is received, the incoming call means for making a low tone lower than the specified ringing tone for a short time to connect to the telephone line, and the CNG signal included in the incoming signal. CNG detecting means for detecting, message sending means for sending a response message to the incoming signal, and the CNG detecting means when the CNG signal is received within a predetermined time immediately after the incoming call, or when the CNG signal cannot be received, And a control means for shifting to a non-telephone mode when a CNG signal is received during transmission of a response message, and for shifting to a recording mode when no CNG signal is received during transmission of a response message.

[0008]

According to the invention of claim 1, the receiving means is connected to the telephone line without making a ringing tone even if an incoming signal is received, and whether the CNG signal indicating that the calling side is a non-voice terminal is received. Detect for a predetermined time. If it cannot be detected, the other party is instructed by voice to record a message so that the person on the other side can record a message and to press the facsimile start button if he / she wants to send a facsimile. As a result, when the other party presses the start button of the facsimile apparatus, a CNG signal is sent, and this is detected. When the CNG signal is not sent, it is regarded as a telephone and the recording mode is entered. When the CNG signal is detected, the mode shifts to the non-telephone mode and the facsimile reception is started. As a result, voice and facsimile reception can be performed without making a ringing tone.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, since there is a facsimile apparatus that does not generate a CNG signal, if there is no sound for a certain period of time after shifting to the recording mode, it is considered as facsimile transmission, the non-telephone mode is set, and facsimile reception is started. To do.

According to the third aspect of the invention, when an incoming call arrives, the incoming call means informs the wearer of the incoming call by making a sound lower than the prescribed ringing tone for a short time. Operates similarly to the invention of claim 1.

[0011]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a communication system of the portable facsimile apparatus of this embodiment. This portable facsimile device (hereinafter referred to as portable FAX) 1 is connected to a digital portable telephone 2 to perform facsimile communication. The digital mobile phone 2 is wirelessly connected to the digital base station 3. The digital base station 3 is connected to the public line network 4 and communicates with a telephone 5 and a facsimile machine (FAX) 6 connected to the public line network 4.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the portable FAX according to this embodiment. The control unit 11 controls the whole according to a program. The bus 12 connects each component and transmits a signal. The scanner 13 reads a document or the like,
The printer 14 prints out a transmitted electronic message, a document read by the scanner 13, and the like. Interface (I
The / F) 15 serves to connect the scanner 13 and the printer 14 to the control unit 11, the RAM 17, and other components connected to the bus 12. The ROM 16 stores programs and the like, and the control unit 11 operates according to the programs. RA
M17 is used as a work area for the control unit 11, and is a ROM
The program read from 16 is expanded and data is stored. The display panel displays the communication status and the like. The serial input / output unit (SIO) 19 has two lines of upstream serial and downstream serial. The upstream serial line switches to facsimile communication, cancels it, and turns the hook ON / OFF, and the downstream serial line performs facsimile communication. Confirmation of switching / cancellation to, incoming call communication, and notification of call ON / OFF. The digital processing unit 20 performs serial / parallel conversion of digital data and has a buffer to control the communication speed. The digital interface 21 communicates with the digital mobile phone 2.

Next, the operation will be described. FIG. 3 is a flow chart showing the operation of this embodiment. Whether or not there is an incoming call is constantly monitored (S1). When an incoming call is received, a hook-off signal is sent out and the telephone line is connected (S2). Play a ringtone when an incoming call arrives,
Alternatively, it is possible to select whether or not to sound, and if the user does not want to ring during a conference or the like, the incoming call silence mode is selected, and if the ringing is acceptable, the silence mode is not selected (S3). If it is not selected, a ring tone for notifying an incoming call is output (S4). In the silent mode, is a CNG signal transmitted indicating that the calling side is a non-voice terminal?
It is monitored (S5), and when it is sent, a request for non-telephone (facsimile in this case) transmission is made to the other party (S5).
6). In response to this request, a confirmation signal for the non-telephone transmission request is received from the other party (S7), and facsimile reception is started (S8).

When the CNG signal cannot be detected in S5,
It is monitored for a predetermined time, and when it times out (S9), it is checked whether or not it is in the voice recording mode (S10). If it is in the recording mode, the transmission of the voice response 1 is started (S11). Voice response 1 is, for example, "please insert a message if you are a telephone" or "please press the start button if you are a facsimile." It will be received. If the other party presses the start button of the facsimile while performing this voice response 1, CNG
Since a signal is transmitted, when this signal is monitored and a CNG signal is detected, facsimile reception is performed in the procedure of S6 to S8. CNG even after sending out voice response 1 (S13)
If no signal is detected, it is assumed that the other party is a telephone and voice recording is started (S14).

Some facsimile machines do not send CNG signals. In this case, if there is no sound for 9 seconds, the facsimile transmission is performed (S15), and the facsimile reception of S6 to S8 is performed. If no sound continues and voice is received, this recording is performed. When the voice ends, the recording ends (S16), and a hook end signal indicating the end of communication is sent (S17). When the recording mode is not set in S10, the transmission of the voice response 2 is started. (S18). The content of the voice response 2 indicates that only the facsimile transmission can be received. For example, "the telephone cannot be received because this telephone is connected to the facsimile". In response to this response, if the other party is a facsimile transmission, a CNG signal is transmitted.
When the NG signal is detected (S19), the facsimile reception of S6 to S8 is performed. When the CNG signal is not received even if the voice response 2 ends (S20), the hook end signal indicating the end of communication is sent (S17).

FIG. 4 is a procedure diagram for voice recording. Description will be given using reference numerals S1 to S20 in the procedure of FIG. When the incoming call display is turned on and an incoming call is received (S1), a hook-off signal indicating the start of communication is sent (S2). After that, since the CNG signal is not received, the recording mode is entered and the voice response 1 is transmitted (S11). During this period, if the CNG signal is not detected, it is determined that the voice is voice (S14, S16), and when the voice ends, a hook end signal is sent to end the communication (S17).

FIG. 5 is a procedure diagram for performing facsimile reception by pressing the facsimile start button on the other side in response to the voice response 1. When the incoming call display turns on and there is an incoming call (S
1) Sending a hook-off signal indicating the start of communication (S
2). After that, since the CNG signal is not received, the recording mode is entered (S10), and the voice response 1 is sent (S11).
As a result, the other side presses the facsimile start button, the CNG signal is detected (S12), non-phone on request is made (S6), and non-phone on is recognized (S7).
Fax reception is started (S8).

FIG. 6 is a procedure diagram for performing facsimile reception by pressing the facsimile start button on the other side in response to the voice response 2. When the incoming call display turns on and there is an incoming call (S
1) Send a hook-off signal to start communication (S)
2). After that, since it does not receive the CNG signal and is not in the recording mode (S10), it responds by voice response 2 that this telephone can only perform facsimile communication (S1).
8). Since the other party pressed the facsimile start button in response to this response, the CNG signal was detected (S1
9) Request non-phone on (S6), recognize non-phone on (S7), and start fax reception (S8).

FIG. 7 is a procedure diagram when the communication is completed because the other party is not the facsimile device for the voice response 2. When the incoming call display is turned on and an incoming call is received (S1), a hook-off signal indicating the start of communication is sent (S2). After that, since the CNG signal is not received and the recording mode is not set (S10), the telephone responds that only facsimile communication is possible (S18). Since the other party is a telephone,
Since no response has been received in response to this, when the transmission of the response 2 is completed (S20), a hook end signal is transmitted (S17) to disconnect the communication.

Next, the case of outputting the incoming call notification sound will be described. When receiving an incoming call as before, “Lulrru ……, Lululu…
In the case of a ring tone "...", it is often heard by people around it and is annoying. Therefore, the ring tone is made to have an extremely small output width and a low pitch as compared with the conventional ring tone. FIG.
(A) shows the conventional ring tone, and (B) shows the ring tone of this embodiment. The incoming call notification sound of this embodiment is a low sound whose output width is extremely smaller than that of (A). The audible feeling is as follows. By using such a ring tone, it is extremely less likely to bother other people.

FIG. 9 is a procedure diagram for facsimile reception using the incoming call notification sound shown in FIG. Description will be given using reference numerals S1 to S20 in the procedure of FIG. When the incoming call display is turned on and an incoming call is received (S1), a hook-off signal indicating the start of communication is sent (S2). Do not use the incoming call silence mode (S
3), the incoming call notification sound shown in FIG. 8B is output (S
4). As a result, people around the portable facsimile device do not hear much and cause little trouble. Then CNG
Since no signal is received and it is not in recording mode (S1
0), the voice response 2 replies that the telephone can only perform facsimile communication (S18). Since the other party pressed the facsimile start button for this, CN
A G signal is detected (S19) and a non-phone on request is made (S19).
6) The non-telephone ON is recognized (S7), and the facsimile reception is started (S8).

The portable facsimile machine may vibrate instead of making the incoming communication sound difficult for the surrounding people to hear. This vibration can be detected if the handheld facsimile device is touched by the hand, and there is little annoyance to others as long as it is lightly “catched” even when placed on a desk.

[0024]

As is apparent from the above description, since the present invention does not generate the incoming call notification sound when an incoming call is received, it does not disturb other people even if it is received during a conference. . Further, a message is transmitted, if it is a voice, it is recorded, and if it is a facsimile signal, it is received by facsimile. Further, the transmission from the facsimile machine which does not send the CNG signal can be received. Also, by setting the incoming call notification sound to be low and to have a short pulse, it is possible to prevent the surrounding people from being annoyed.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a communication system of a portable facsimile apparatus according to an embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram of a portable facsimile apparatus of this embodiment.

FIG. 3 is an operation flow chart of this embodiment.

[Figure 4] Voice recording procedure diagram

FIG. 5 is a procedure diagram for performing facsimile reception when a CNG signal is transmitted in response to a voice response 1.

FIG. 6 is a procedure diagram for performing facsimile reception when a CNG signal is transmitted in response to a voice response 2.

FIG. 7 is a procedure diagram for ending communication without sending a CNG signal to voice response 2.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a conventional ring tone and the ring tone of this embodiment.

FIG. 9 is a procedure diagram when a facsimile is received by making a ring tone according to the present embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Mobile Facsimile Machine 2 Digital Mobile Phone 3 Digital Base Station 4 Public Network 5 Telephone 6 Facsimile Machine

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Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A receiving means for receiving an incoming signal from a digital mobile phone and connecting to a telephone line without sounding a ringing tone, and a CNG for detecting a CNG signal included in the incoming signal.
When the detecting means, the message sending means for sending a response message to the incoming signal, and the CNG detecting means receive the CNG signal within a predetermined time immediately after the incoming call, or the CN
When the G signal cannot be received and the CNG signal is received during the subsequent sending of the response message, the mode shifts to the non-telephone mode,
A communication device, comprising: a control unit that shifts to a recording mode when a CNG signal is not received during transmission of a response message. 2. The control means, after shifting to a recording mode,
2. The communication device according to claim 1, wherein the communication device shifts to a non-telephone mode when there is no sound for a predetermined time. 3. Upon receiving an incoming signal from a digital mobile phone, an incoming call means for making a tone lower than a prescribed ringing tone for a short time to connect to a telephone line, and C included in the incoming call signal.
CNG detecting means for detecting an NG signal, message transmitting means for transmitting a response message in response to an incoming signal, and when the CNG detecting means receives the CNG signal within a predetermined time immediately after the incoming call, or the CNG signal cannot be received. , When the CNG signal is received during the subsequent sending of the response message, the mode is changed to the non-telephone mode, and C is sent during the sending of the response message.
A communication device, comprising: a control unit that shifts to a recording mode when an NG signal is not received.