JPH08331310A - Facsimile equipment with cordless slave set - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To allow a master set to decide a proper slave set for conversation in the case of receiving a conversation reservation during facsimile communication by storing a slave set having made a remote reception request in response to an arrived call and calling the slave set stored in a memory upon the receipt of conversation reservation request during facsimile reception. CONSTITUTION: A master set has a line control section 2 connecting to a telephone line 1 to conduct connection control for the line 1 such as calling, restoration and dialing. Furthermore, a radio section 6 conducts radio communication with plural slave sets and each set is connected to the telephone line 1 via the radio section 6 and the line control section 2. A memory 8 stores slave sets making a reply to a call from the master set and making conversation reservation or the like. When the master set receives a remote reception instruction requesting the reception of a facsimile text by a communication opposite party from a slave set in reply with an arrived call, the memory 8 stores the slave set making the instruction. When the master set receives a conversation reservation instruction from a communication opposite party, the master set calls the slave set having made the remote reception instruction stored in the memory 8 to allow the slave set to make conversation.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a facsimile machine having a cordless terminal, which comprises a wirelessly connected child machine and a parent machine, and has a facsimile machine in either one.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art An apparatus in which a plurality of cordless (wirelessly connected) slaves are connected to a master having a facsimile function connected to a telephone line is used as a facsimile having a cordless terminal. In such a device, when the parent fax is called through the telephone line, all the connected slaves start ringing all at once. When one of the handsets goes off-hook,
Only the child device can talk via the parent device. After the call
Faxes can be received by the parent fax machine according to instructions from the child machine. This is called a remote reception instruction.

[0003]

During fax reception, a communication partner sometimes receives a conversation reservation indicating that he / she wants to make a telephone call after sending the fax. In this case, when a call is made from the other party, it is preferable to make a call to a specific handset such as the handset that made the call first, but conventionally, all the handset units have been set to ring. In addition, while receiving a fax, there are cases where the slave sets a conversation reservation with the communication partner, but when the communication partner responds to the conversation approval response, all the slave units ring. For this reason, it has become inconvenient.

The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and when a conversation reservation is made during facsimile communication,
The purpose is to determine an appropriate child device and make a call. Further, when the conversation reservation is made to the communication partner, it is an object of the present invention to make the slave unit that has reserved the conversation respond to the response from the communication partner.

[0005]

In order to achieve the above object, the invention of claim 1 comprises a master unit connected to a telephone line and a plurality of slave units capable of wireless communication with the master unit. One of the devices has a facsimile communication unit, and the base unit responds to an incoming call through the communication unit that communicates via a telephone line, the wireless unit that can communicate with the child device terminal, and the wireless unit. A memory unit that stores a remote unit that has instructed to receive a remote reception instruction from a slave unit, causes the facsimile communication unit to perform facsimile reception based on the remote reception instruction, and receives a conversation reservation instruction from a communication partner during communication, And a control unit for calling the slave unit stored in the memory unit in response to the request.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, the main unit is connected to the telephone line, and a plurality of slave units capable of wireless communication with the main unit.
A master unit or a slave unit has a facsimile communication unit, and the master unit is a communication unit that communicates via a telephone line,
A wireless unit capable of communicating with a slave terminal, a memory unit for storing the slave unit when a slave unit responding to an incoming call via the wireless unit goes on-hook with respect to a facsimile signal from a communication partner, and a facsimile for the facsimile signal. The communication unit includes a control unit that causes the communication unit to receive a facsimile and calls a slave unit stored in the memory unit when receiving a conversation reservation instruction from a communication partner during reception.

According to the third aspect of the invention, the main unit is connected to the telephone line, and a plurality of slave units capable of wireless communication with the main unit.
A master unit or a slave unit has a facsimile communication unit, and the master unit is a communication unit that communicates via a telephone line,
A wireless unit capable of communicating with a slave terminal, a memory unit storing the slave unit when a slave unit has a conversation reservation during the facsimile communication in the facsimile communication unit, and a conversation reservation is transmitted to a communication partner during communication, and the response is sent. If there is, a control unit for calling the slave unit stored in the memory unit is provided.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a master unit connected to a telephone line and a plurality of slave units capable of wireless communication with the master unit.
A master unit or a slave unit has a facsimile communication unit, and the master unit is a communication unit that communicates via a telephone line,
A wireless unit capable of communicating with a child device terminal, a memory unit for storing the child device terminal, and a predetermined child stored in the memory unit when receiving a conversation reservation instruction from a communication partner during facsimile reception by the facsimile communication unit. And a control unit for calling the machine.

According to another aspect of the present invention, the memory unit stores the slave unit terminals in order of priority, and the control unit calls the slave unit based on this priority order.

[0010]

According to the first aspect of the invention, when the remote station responding to an incoming call receives a remote reception instruction requesting that the communication partner sends a fax, the remote station stores the instructed remote station in the memory section. Keep it. Then, when a conversation reservation instruction is received from the communication partner, the slave unit that has issued the remote reception instruction stored in the memory unit is called to have a conversation.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, when the communication partner sends out a CNG signal to the slave unit which responds to the incoming call,
The child machine goes on hook because it cannot talk. The on-hook slave unit is stored in the memory unit, and when a conversation reservation instruction is received from the communication partner during facsimile reception, the on-hook slave unit is called to have a conversation.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, during a facsimile communication, when there is a request for a conversation reservation from a child device, the child device is stored in a memory unit, and the conversation reservation is sent to a communication partner during communication.
When the response is received, the slave unit stored in the memory unit is called to have a conversation.

According to another aspect of the present invention, when the master unit is in direct communication or the slave unit having the facsimile function via the master unit is in facsimile communication, when a conversation reservation is received and a conversation call is received from the communication partner, it is stored in the memory unit. Since the predetermined slave unit is called to have a conversation, the other slave units do not receive the call.

According to the invention of claim 5, since the slave units are stored in the memory unit of the invention of claim 4 in order of priority, and the calling bell is rang in this order, the optimum slave unit cannot respond. Also, the next rank will be able to respond.

[0015]

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

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of this embodiment. This device comprises a master unit connected to a telephone line and a slave unit wirelessly connected to the master unit. The master unit has a telephone function and a facsimile function, and the slave unit has a telephone function. The parent device may have only the telephone function, and any one of the child devices may have the facsimile function and the telephone function. The master unit has a line control unit 2 which is connected to the telephone line 1 and controls connection with a line such as call origination, restoration, and dialing. A telephone 3 is connected to the line control unit 2 to make a call with a communication partner or a handset. The modem 4 modulates transmission data and demodulates reception data, and the operation unit 5 includes an input unit such as a touch key and a display unit for displaying an input result and the like. The wireless unit 6 makes a wireless call with the slave unit, and the slave unit connects to the telephone line 1 via the wireless unit 6 and the line control unit 2. The encoding / decoding unit encodes and compresses the data to be transmitted, and decodes the received encoded data to restore the original data. The memory 8 is a control unit 10 described later.
It is used as a work area for, but stores the slave unit that responded to the call from the master unit, the slave unit that reserved the conversation, the priority order of the slave unit, and the like. The reading / recording unit 9 includes a scanner for reading a document and a printer for printing received data and the like. The control unit 10 controls all of these devices 2 to 9. The slave unit is composed of a wireless unit and a telephone.

Next, the operation will be described. FIG. 2 is a communication procedure diagram showing the operation of the first embodiment. In this embodiment, after talking on the telephone with a facsimile machine of a communication partner, the communication is switched to facsimile communication, a conversation reservation is received from the communication partner during the facsimile communication, and the reserved conversation is performed after the image data is received. In FIG. 2, a FAX on the left side is a facsimile of a communication partner, a FAX in the center is a master unit, and both FAXes are connected by a network. The right handset shows the case of two,
Even if the number is two or more, the operation is similar to the case of two.

In FIG. 2, a communication partner (calling side)
When the FAX of No. 2 inputs a telephone number, a call signal is sent from the network to the parent FAX. When the parent FAX sends a call signal to all the slaves based on this call signal, all the slaves ring simultaneously. When handset A goes off-hook,
This off-hook signal is sent to the calling FAX and the calling FA
A call is made between the X phone and the handset A. Note that, for example, when the cordless handset A goes off-hook, the calling signal stops. This also applies to the child device B. The handset A is informed that a facsimile transmission will be made by a call, and instructs the base unit to perform remote reception to instruct facsimile communication. The master unit stores the slave unit A in the memory and sends CED (callee terminal identification signal) and DIS (digital identification signal) in accordance with the facsimile communication procedure. On the other hand, the calling FAX is D
Communication function is set by CS (digital command signal), TCF
Check the communication function in (training check). When the base unit sends a CFR (reception preparation confirmation signal), the calling FA
PIX (picture signal) is transmitted from X.

When the transmission of PIX is completed, the calling FAX is set to P
RI-EOP (procedure interruption procedure end signal) is transmitted. This is a signal indicating a conversation reservation, and is a signal requesting a person to answer the telephone. Upon receiving this signal, the master unit reads out the slave unit A, which has instructed the remote reception, from the memory 8 and sends a calling signal. When the slave A goes off-hook, the master responds with PIP (procedure interruption acknowledge signal). The calling FAX transmits a PRI-EOP signal again and then talks with the slave A. As described above, since the slave unit A for which remote reception is instructed for the conversation reservation from the calling FAX is stored in the memory and the slave unit A is called to perform the conversation, all the slave units ring at the same time. There is no need to let it.

FIG. 3 is a communication procedure diagram showing the operation of the second embodiment. In this embodiment, when the calling FAX automatically transmits a facsimile and makes a reservation for conversation, the slave unit that has received the automatic transmission is allowed to make a conversation reservation call.
When a calling signal is received from the network by calling from the calling FAX, the parent device sends the calling signal to all the child devices. On the other hand, for example, it is assumed that the child device A goes off-hook.
When the base unit sends this off-hook signal to the calling FAX, the calling FAX sends a CNG signal (a signal indicating that the calling side is a facsimile) to the handset A, but the handset A is not the telephone. I can't make a call, so I go on hook. The parent machine stores the on-hook child machine A in the memory 8. When more CNG is sent from the calling FAX,
The parent device sends out CED and DIS described in FIG.
S, TCF are received, CFR is transmitted, and the image signal PIX is received. After receiving the PIX, when the master receives the PRI-EOP signal indicating the conversation reservation from the calling FAX, it reads the on-hook slave A stored in the memory 8 and sends a call signal to the slave A, When A goes on-hook, it sends a PIP signal to the calling FAX. PRI-EOP is sent again from the calling FAX, and a telephone call is made with the handset A. In the present embodiment, in response to the conversation reservation from the calling FAX, the slave unit A that first answers the telephone is stored, and this is called to cause a conversation.
It is not necessary to ring all the handsets in response to a conversation request from X.

FIG. 4 is a communication procedure diagram showing the operation of the third embodiment. In this embodiment, a conversation reservation is made from the slave unit while the calling FAX is transmitting a facsimile, and the conversation is made between the slave unit instructing this reservation and the calling FAX. Picture signal PIX
The procedure during reception will be described. The procedure before this is the same as that in FIG. 2 or 3. During the PIX reception, for example, a conversation reservation instruction is sent from the child device A to the parent device. The parent machine stores the instructed child machine in the memory. In the case where the procedure before PIX is as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the slave unit that has instructed the remote reception or the slave unit that has gone off-hook is already stored in the memory 8.
These are erased and the child device for which a conversation reservation is made is stored. This may be overwritten on the previously stored data. When the PIX reception is completed, the base unit sends a conversation reservation signal to the calling FAX, and when this response signal is received, the handset A stored in the memory 8 is called. When the handset A is off-hook, the calling FA is called.
Notify X. After this, a call is made between the calling FAX and the slave A. Also in this embodiment, it is not necessary to ring all the slave units in response to the conversation reservation response from the calling FAX.

FIGS. 5 and 6 are operation flow charts of the first to third embodiments shown in FIGS. The master unit monitors whether there is an incoming call, and when the incoming call is received (S1), calling of all the slave units is started (S2). If there is a child device that has gone off-hook while continuing the incoming call state (S4), if there is no on-hook, the CNG signal is not received (S5, S6), and if there is a remote reception instruction (S7), remote reception The instructed slave unit is stored in the memory 8 (S8) and received by FAX (S
12). This is the case of the first embodiment shown in FIG.
If there is on-hook (S5), the on-hook slave unit is stored (S9), and if CNG is detected (S10), FAX
It is received (S12). When no CNG is detected, the process stands by (S11). This is the case of the second embodiment shown in FIG. If the on-hook is not detected (S5), CN
When G is detected (S6), FAX reception is performed (S1).
2) In this case, it is not possible to set a child machine for conversation in the conversation reservation. In preparation for such a case, it is advisable to store the child device that has gone off-hook in step S4.

In FIG. 6, it is checked whether or not the conversation reservation was made not from the partner FAX side but from the own side of the master unit and the slave unit (S
13) If so, the reserved child device is stored (S14).
This corresponds to the third embodiment of FIG. It is checked whether or not there is a call from the partner FAX with a conversation reservation or a response from the partner FAX with a conversation reservation (S15). If there is no response, the facsimile communication ends (S1).
6), stand by (S17). In addition, if there is a call or response (S15), it is checked whether or not the device is reserved (S1
8) In the case of the conversation reservation from the partner FAX, in the case of the first embodiment, the remote unit instructing the remote reception is called, and in the case of the second embodiment, the on-hook handset is called from the memory 8 (S1).
9) When these slave units respond (S21), a call is made between these slave units and the partner FAX (S22). In the case of the own machine reservation (S18), the reserved slave unit is called from the memory 8 (S20), and when this slave unit responds (S21), a call is made with the partner FAX (S22). This is the case of the third embodiment.

FIG. 7 is a communication procedure diagram showing the operation of the fourth embodiment. In this embodiment, when a conversation reservation is received from the partner FAX, the slave unit is called in a predetermined priority order and the slave unit which responds is made to have a conversation. FIG. 7 shows after PIX reception, but the procedure before this is almost the same as in FIG. 2 and FIG. However, the remote unit that has received the remote reception instruction or the on-hook slave unit is not stored in the memory 8. Instead of this, data in which a priority order for calling the child device is determined is stored in the memory 8. When the PIX transmission is completed, the partner FAX sends out a PRI-EOP signal indicating a conversation reservation to the master unit. If the parent machine reads the data of the priority order from the memory 8 and the priority order is determined in the order of the child machine A and the child machine B,
Call signals are sent in that order, and the bell is rung. The called slave unit keeps ringing even when the next one is called. The ringing of the currently calling child device may be stopped when the next child device is called. When one of the slaves goes off-hook, the master sends out PIP, and the partner FAX sends out PRI-EOP again to talk with the off-hooked slave.

FIG. 8 is an operation flow chart of the fourth embodiment.
This figure has a common part with the operation flow chart of FIG. 6, and the same step numbers are attached. During FAX communication (S1
2) Check whether or not the calling of the conversation has started (S1)
5). It should be noted that S13 and S14 are omitted because there is no conversation reservation from the own device as compared with FIG. If the conversation call is not started, it is checked whether the facsimile communication is completed (S16), and when it is completed, the process waits (S17). When the conversation call is started (S15), a table showing the call priority is read from the memory 8 (S30). The priority is represented by N, and N = 1 represents the first place. First, the priority is set to N = 1, and the child device having the first priority is called (S3
1, S32). It is monitored whether or not the called slave unit goes off-hook (S33), and if a certain time has not passed, the slave unit in the next order is designated (S35) and this is called (S35).
32). In addition, the cordless handset that has been called previously will continue to ring. If it is not hooked off (S33), the slaves are sequentially called. When any one of the slaves goes off-hook (S33), the ringing of all the slaves being called is stopped, and the off-hook slaves talk with the calling FAX (S3).
7).

In the first to fourth embodiments, the facsimile communication unit is provided in the master unit, but it may be provided in the slave unit. In this case, the master unit has a configuration in which the modem 4, which is a facsimile function, the encoding / decoding unit 7, and the reading / recording unit 9 are removed in FIG. The operation unit 5 is necessary for storing the priority order and the like in the memory 8. One of the slave units has a telephone function and a facsimile function. When a facsimile function is provided for two or more slave units, the order of the facsimiles to be used is determined and either one is used.

FIG. 9 shows a fifth embodiment of the present invention, which is provided in a FAX subunit having a facsimile and a telephone subunit having only a telephone function gives an instruction for remote reception.
It is a communication procedure figure corresponding to an Example. When the telephone master unit calls each cordless handset in response to the call from the calling FAX, the telephone cordless handset goes off-hook, and when an off-hook signal is sent from the parent unit to the calling FAX, the telephone cordless handset that is off-hook with the calling FAX A call is made with and when the telephone slave unit is informed by this call that facsimile transmission will be performed, it instructs the master unit to perform remote reception. The master stores the telephone slave in the memory 8 and instructs the FAX slave to receive the fax. The FAX slave device performs FAX communication with the calling FAX. After transmitting the image signal P1X, the PRI-EO for making a conversation reservation from the calling FAX
Since P is transmitted, the FAX slave unit transmits to the master unit that the conversation reservation has been made. As a result, the master reads out the telephone slave from the memory 8 and calls it. When the telephone slave unit sends a response to the master unit, the master unit transmits this response to the FAX slave unit and
The X-slave unit sends out a PIP signal to talk. On the other hand, the calling FAX transmits the PRI-EOP signal to the FAX slave unit again, and then talks with the telephone slave unit. In this way, even if the facsimile is provided in the child device, the facsimile communication and the call by the conversation reservation can be performed as in the case where the parent device has the facsimile.

FIG. 10 shows a sixth embodiment of the present invention in which a slave unit performs facsimile communication and a telephone slave unit makes a conversation reservation.
It is a communication procedure figure corresponding to a 3rd example. When the telephone slave sets the conversation reservation as the master while the partner FAX and the FAX slave are in the FAX communication, the master sends it to the FAX slave. FAX
When the transmission of the image signal PIX is completed, the slave unit sends a conversation reservation to the partner FAX, and when receiving the response, requests the master unit to call the slave unit for conversation. The master unit calls the telephone slave unit that has reserved the conversation. When the handset responds to the call, the handset responds to the base unit, and the base unit transmits this response to the FAX handset, and the FAX handset responds to the destination FAX by making a response, and the telephone that has made a conversation reservation with the destination FAX. A call is made with the child device. Even if the slave is equipped with a facsimile like this,
It becomes possible to make a call by making a conversation reservation from the handset.

[0029]

As is apparent from the above description, according to the present invention, when a conversation is carried out after facsimile communication, a child device which has instructed remote reception of a child device for conversation and a child device which has received the facsimile automatic communication and is on-hook. Machine, a slave machine for which a conversation reservation is made, a slave machine which is predetermined in order of priority, etc., so that only a slave machine set for a conversation request can be called. As a result, it is possible to realize a user-friendly communication system without having to call another slave.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a communication procedure diagram of the first embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a communication procedure diagram of the second embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a communication procedure diagram of the third embodiment.

FIG. 5 is an operation flowchart of first to third embodiments.

FIG. 6 is an operation flow chart of the first to third embodiments following FIG. 5;

FIG. 7 is a communication procedure diagram of the fourth embodiment.

FIG. 8 is an operation flow chart of the fourth embodiment.

FIG. 9 is a communication procedure diagram of the fifth embodiment.

FIG. 10 is a communication procedure diagram of the sixth embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 telephone line 2 line control unit 3 telephone 4 modem 5 operation unit 6 radio unit 7 encoding / decoding unit 8 memory 9 reading / recording unit 10 control unit

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A master unit connected to a telephone line, and a plurality of slave units capable of wireless communication with the master unit, wherein either the master unit or the slave unit has a facsimile communication section, and the master unit. Stores a communication unit that communicates via a telephone line, a wireless unit that can communicate with a slave terminal, and a slave unit that has instructed to receive a remote reception instruction from the slave unit that responded to an incoming call via the wireless unit. A memory unit and a control unit that causes the facsimile communication unit to perform facsimile reception based on the remote reception instruction, receives a conversation reservation instruction from a communication partner during communication, and calls the slave unit stored in the memory unit in response to the instruction. Facsimile apparatus having a cordless terminal comprising: 2. A master unit connected to a telephone line and a plurality of slave units capable of wirelessly communicating with the master unit, wherein either the master unit or the slave unit has a facsimile communication section, and the master unit. Is a communication unit that communicates via a telephone line, a wireless unit that can communicate with a child device terminal, and a child device that responds to an incoming call via the wireless unit goes on-hook with respect to a facsimile signal from a communication partner. A memory section for storing the facsimile signal, and a facsimile communication section for receiving the facsimile signal,
A facsimile apparatus having a cordless terminal, comprising a control unit for calling a slave unit stored in the memory unit when receiving a conversation reservation instruction from a communication partner during reception. 3. A master unit connected to a telephone line, and a plurality of slave units capable of wireless communication with the master unit, wherein either the master unit or the slave unit has a facsimile communication section, and the master unit. Is a communication unit that communicates via a telephone line, a wireless unit that can communicate with a child device terminal, a memory unit that stores the child device when there is a conversation reservation from the child device during facsimile communication in the facsimile communication unit, A facsimile apparatus having a cordless terminal, comprising a control unit for transmitting a conversation reservation to a middle communication partner and, when receiving a response, calling a slave unit stored in the memory unit. 4. A master unit connected to a telephone line, and a plurality of slave units capable of wireless communication with the master unit, wherein either the master unit or the slave unit has a facsimile communication section, and the master unit. Is a communication unit that communicates via a telephone line, a wireless unit that can communicate with a child device terminal, a memory unit that stores the child device terminal, and a conversation reservation instruction from a communication partner during facsimile communication in the facsimile communication unit. A facsimile apparatus having a cordless terminal, which comprises a control unit for calling a predetermined slave unit stored in the memory unit when received. 5. The facsimile apparatus having a cordless terminal according to claim 4, wherein the memory unit stores the cordless handsets with priorities, and the controller calls the cordless handsets based on this priority. .