JPH08335991A - Digital portable telephone set and facsimile equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To provide a digital portable telephone set to which a facsimile function is easily added without losing portability. CONSTITUTION: A hand scanner 2 reading information on an original is connected to a connection means 16. A MODEM 18 generates a facsimile transmission signal corresponding to the transmission system used for facsimile communication based on image information generated from the information on the original read by the hand scanner 2 connecting to the connection means 16. A control means 20 controls the reception timing of the image signal by the MODEM 18 based on a synchronizing signal synchronously with the read timing of the information on the original generated by the hand scanner 2. Furthermore, the control means 20 controls the MODEM 18 so that the facsimile transmission signal obtained by the MODEM 18 is sent to a destination designated by a call operation section 13 in a radio wave.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a digital portable telephone device for voice communication by a digital wireless system and a facsimile device for transmitting image information by using a telephone network, and more particularly to connecting a hand scanner. The present invention relates to a digital portable telephone device which functions as a facsimile device when a hand scanner is connected, and a facsimile device which transmits image information on a document read by the hand scanner by the digital portable telephone device. It is a thing.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Today, customers' demands for telecommunications are becoming more diverse and sophisticated. In order to respond to this, telephone devices have come to have various functions, and their designs have become rich. Along with this, the development of various communication terminals and mobile communication systems, the improvement of the functions of the exchanges that serve as nodes in the telephone network, the improvement of transmission quality by digitizing the telephone network, and the sophistication and speeding up of signals are being planned. Has been. As a result, the range of connection of the telephone network is expanded to mobile communication, and the range of connection of mobile communication is expanded to mobile phone devices, so-called pagers that are radio calling devices, car phone devices, and the like. . In addition, the telephone network function has been enhanced so that it can respond to the diversification of usage patterns of telephone devices and the communication of non-telephone terminals, and a facsimile using some of the telephone network equipment for non-telephone services. Telephone services such as a communication network, a videotex communication network, and a connection between a telephone network and a packet network have been introduced.

For example, facsimile machines using a telephone network are classified into three models G1, G2, and G3 based on CCITT recommendation. Among these models, the G3 facsimile is a model capable of high-speed transmission and is most often used mainly in offices. Further, as the G3 facsimile, one that is designed to be very compact and integrated with a telephone device has been widely used. There is also a G4 model that uses a data network or a digital network. This G4 facsimile has characteristics that it is superior to G3 facsimile in transmission speed, image quality, etc., and uses a one-dimensional image sensor reading method on the transmitting side and a thermal recording method or laser beam recording method on the receiving side. ing.

Here, for example, a facsimile apparatus having a hand scanner function has been put into practical use. That is,
As shown in FIG. 3, the facsimile device includes a telephone device 100 and a hand scanner 200 connected to the telephone device 100.

The telephone device 100 is, for example, an analog type device, and includes a receiver 101, a transmitter 102, an operation display unit 103, a transmitter / receiver amplifier 104 connected to the receiver 101 and the transmitter 102, A call circuit 106 having a call line 105 and connected to the transmission / reception amplifier 104, a control unit 107 for controlling the operation of the entire apparatus, and a battery 108 are provided.

The hand scanner 200 includes a reading section 20.
1 and an image information processing unit 2 connected to the reading unit 201
02 and the modem 20 connected to the image information processing unit 202
3, the amplifier 204 connected to the modem 203, the roller 205, and the rotation detection unit 20 connected to the roller 205.
6, a control unit 207 that controls the operation of the entire device based on the detection result of the rotation detection unit 206, and a battery 208. Further, the amplifier 204 is connected to the call circuit 106 of the telephone device 100, and the control unit 207 controls the telephone device 1.
00 is connected to the control unit 107.

In the facsimile apparatus having the above-described structure, during a call, a received signal from the other party received via the call line 105 is transmitted from the handset 101 through the call circuit 106 and the transmission / reception amplifier 104. It is output as voice. Further, the voice input from the transmitter 102 is output as a transmission signal through the communication line 105 through the transmission / reception amplifier 104 and the communication circuit 106.

On the other hand, during facsimile communication, for example, in the case of facsimile transmission, the hand scanner 200
The information on the document read by the reading unit 201 is converted into an image signal by the image information processing unit 202. Then, the image signal is supplied to the call circuit 106 of the telephone device 10 as a facsimile transmission signal through the modem 203 and the amplifier 204, and the call line 1
It is output to the destination via 05.

[0009]

However, in the above-mentioned facsimile apparatus, the hand scanner can be used by removing it from the telephone apparatus, so that even a booklet having a thick booklet can be easily transmitted by facsimile. However, the location where the hand scanner is used has been limited to the connection range of the hand scanner and the telephone device. That is, it lacked portability.

Therefore, the present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned conventional circumstances, and has the following objects.

That is, an object of the present invention is to provide a digital portable telephone device which can easily add a facsimile function without impairing portability.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a facsimile apparatus having excellent portability.

[0013]

In order to solve the above problems, a digital mobile phone device according to the present invention is a digital mobile phone device that wirelessly communicates with a destination specified by a calling operation. A modem compatible with a transmission method used for communication, a control unit for controlling wireless communication, and a connection unit for connecting a hand scanner for reading information on a document are provided, and the modem is based on the control of the control unit. And a facsimile transmission signal corresponding to a transmission method used for facsimile communication is generated from image information generated from information on a document read by a hand scanner connected to the connection means, and the control means controls the hand transmission. Capture of image signal in the above-mentioned modem based on a synchronization signal synchronized with the reading timing of the information on the document generated by the scanner Controls timing, facsimile transmission signal obtained by the modem and controls to be wirelessly transmitted to a transmission destination specified by the calling operation.

A facsimile apparatus according to the present invention comprises a digital portable telephone device for wirelessly communicating with a destination designated by a calling operation, and a hand scanner for reading information on a document. The digital portable telephone device is a wireless device. The hand scanner includes a modem corresponding to a transmission method used for communication, a control unit for controlling wireless communication, and a connection unit for connecting the hand scanner, and the hand scanner generates an image signal from information on a read document. Then, the image signal is supplied to the modem, a synchronization signal synchronized with the reading timing of the information on the original is generated, and the synchronization signal is supplied to the control means, and the modem controls the control means. Based on the image information from the hand scanner, a facsimile transmission signal corresponding to the transmission method used for facsimile communication is generated based on The control means controls the timing of capturing the image signal in the modem based on the synchronization signal from the hand scanner, and the facsimile transmission signal obtained by the modem is wirelessly transmitted to the destination specified by the calling operation. It is characterized by controlling so that.

[0015]

In the digital portable telephone device according to the present invention, the connecting means connects the hand scanner for reading the information on the original. Under the control of the control means, the modem generates a facsimile transmission signal corresponding to a transmission method used for facsimile communication from image information generated from information on an original read by a hand scanner connected to the connection means. To do. The control means controls the timing of capturing the image signal in the modem based on a synchronization signal generated by the hand scanner and synchronized with the timing of reading the information on the document. Further, the control means controls such that the facsimile transmission signal obtained by the modem is wirelessly transmitted to the destination designated by the calling operation.

In the facsimile device according to the present invention, the connecting means connects the digital portable telephone device and the hand scanner. The hand scanner reads information on a document, generates an image signal from the read information, and supplies the generated image signal to the modem of the digital mobile phone device. The hand scanner also generates a synchronization signal in synchronization with the reading timing of the information on the document, and supplies the generated synchronization signal to the control means of the digital mobile phone device. Under the control of the control means, the modem generates a facsimile transmission signal corresponding to the transmission method used for facsimile communication from the image information from the hand scanner. The control means controls the timing of capturing the image signal in the modem based on the synchronization signal from the hand scanner. Further, the control means controls such that the facsimile transmission signal obtained by the modem is wirelessly transmitted to the destination designated by the calling operation.

[0017]

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

The facsimile apparatus according to the present invention is applied to, for example, a facsimile apparatus 4 including a digital portable telephone apparatus 1 and a hand scanner 2 as shown in FIG. The digital mobile phone device 1 is a digital mobile phone device according to the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 1, the digital portable telephone device 1 includes an apparatus main body 11, an operation unit 12 provided on the front surface of the apparatus main body 11, an operation display section 13, and a plurality of operation keys. The input section 14, the antenna 15 provided on the upper surface of the apparatus body 11, and the connection section 16 provided on the side surface of the apparatus body 11 are provided.

The connection section 16 is for connecting the hand scanner 2. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 1, the hand scanner 2 includes a device main body 21 and a connecting portion 21 provided on the upper surface of the device main body 21.
And the connection unit 16 of the digital mobile phone device 1 are, for example,
It consists of a pair of connectors. Further, the hand scanner 2 includes a reading unit 23, which will be described later, provided on the lower surface of the apparatus body 21.
And a roller 24.

Inside the main body 11 of the digital portable telephone device 1, each processing unit and the like are provided. That is, as shown in FIG. 2, a wireless transceiver 17 connected to the antenna 15 and a modem 18 connected to the wireless transceiver 17.
A voice encoding unit 19 connected to the modem 18, a control unit 20 for controlling the wireless transmission / reception unit 17, the modem 18, the voice encoding unit 19, the operation display unit 13 and the like, and the rechargeable battery 4
1 and.

Further, the main body 21 of the hand scanner 2 is also provided with each processing section, and as shown in FIG. 2, the rotation detecting section 2 for detecting the rotation of the roller 23 described above.
5, the image information processing unit 26 connected to the reading unit 24, the control unit 27 that controls the image processing unit 26 and the like based on the detection result from the rotation detection unit 25, and the rechargeable battery 4
2 is provided.

Here, the digital portable telephone device 1 and the hand scanner 2 are connected by the connecting portion 16 and the connecting portion 22,
When integrated, as shown in FIG. 2, the image information processing unit 26 of the hand scanner 2 and the digital portable telephone device 1 are integrated.
The modem 18 is connected, and the control unit 27 of the hand scanner 2 and the control unit 20 of the digital mobile phone device 1 are also connected, so that the facsimile communication can be performed. Has been done.

On the other hand, when the digital portable telephone device 1 and the hand scanner 2 are not connected, the digital portable telephone device 1 can be used as a conventional digital portable telephone device.

First, a case where the digital portable telephone device 1 and the hand scanner 2 are not connected, that is, a case of making a call will be described.

For example, when making a call, the user uses the operation input unit 14 to make a call. For example, the control unit 20 controls the operation display unit 13 so that a screen based on the calling operation is displayed, and a call signal is transmitted via the antenna 15 to the destination specified by the operation input unit 14. The wireless transmission / reception unit 17 is controlled as described above. As a result, the operation input unit 14
A call is established with the other party specified in.

As described above, when the call is established, the voice input to the transmitter 121 is supplied to the voice encoding unit 19. At this time, the control unit 20 supplies a control signal corresponding to the communication system to the voice encoding unit 19, the modem 18, and the wireless transmission / reception unit 17, respectively. The voice encoding unit 19
Based on the control signal from the control unit 20, the voice from the transmitter 121 is converted into digital data and supplied to the modem 18. Based on the control signal from the control unit 20, the modem 18 generates a modem signal for voice communication from the digital data obtained by the voice encoding unit 19 and supplies the modem signal to the wireless transmission / reception unit 17. Based on the control signal from the control unit 20, the wireless transmission / reception unit 17 converts the voice communication modem signal obtained by the modem 18 into a signal having a frequency corresponding to the transmission frequency, and transmits it as a transmission signal via the antenna 15. Send.

The received signal received by the antenna 15 is supplied to the radio transmitter / receiver 17. At this time, the control unit 2
0 supplies a control signal corresponding to the communication system to the wireless transmission / reception unit 17, the modem 18, and the voice encoding unit 19, respectively. The wireless transmission / reception unit 17 transmits the reception signal received by the antenna 15 to the modem 1 based on the control signal from the control unit 20.
The signal of the frequency corresponding to 8 is supplied to the modem 18. The modem 18 demodulates the reception signal supplied from the wireless transmission / reception unit 17 and supplies it to the voice encoding unit 19. The voice encoding unit 19 decodes the received signal supplied from the modem 18 and outputs it as voice through the handset 122.

Here, at the time of transmitting the voice signal as described above, the modem signal obtained by the modem 18 corresponds to a communication system, for example, 4 in a digital portable telephone device.
The t / 4 shift QPSK signal of 2 kbps, and the personal handyphone system (PHS), the t / 4 shift QPSK signal of 384 kbps. On the other hand, the types of modem signals used when transmitting non-speech signals such as image signals are different, and when performing facsimile communication, for example, the communication protocol corresponds to a modem signal of 300 bps by a low speed modem. For image information transmission, 8800 at 2800 (2400) bps by high-speed modem
Value PSK signal (CITT V.27ter), or 96
It is necessary to generate a 16-value QAM signal (CITTV.29ter) of 00 (7200, 4800) bps.

Therefore, in this embodiment, the hand scanner 2
Is connected to the digital mobile phone device 1 to perform facsimile communication, the modem 18 is adapted to generate a modem signal compatible with the facsimile communication system.

The case of performing facsimile communication will be described below.

First, as shown in FIG. 1, the user
The digital mobile phone device 1 and the hand scanner 2 are integrated by connecting the connection unit 16 and the connection unit 22. Then, the user operates the operation input unit 14 to specify the destination to which the facsimile transmission is to be performed, and to instruct the facsimile transmission start. Next, the reading unit 24 of the hand scanner 2 is brought into close contact with the original 3. This time,
The roller 23 of the hand scanner 2 is rotated by a motor (not shown). The user moves the hand scanner 2 to a position for reading information on the document 3 according to the rotation speed of the roller 23. In the facsimile transmission operation as described above, the following processing is performed inside the hand scanner 2.

That is, first, as shown in FIG.
The control unit 20 controls the operation display unit 13 so that the screen based on the operation of the operation input unit 14, for example, the screen of “FAX transmission” is displayed.

Next, the reading section 24 reads the information on the original 3 and supplies the read information to the image information processing section 26. At the same time, the rotation detector 25 detects that the roller 23
Rotation is detected and the detection signal is supplied to the control unit 27. The control unit 27 generates a timing signal synchronized with the detection signal from the rotation detection unit 25, and supplies the generated timing signal to the control unit 20 of the digital mobile phone device 1 via the connection unit 22 and the connection unit 16.

On the other hand, the image information processing unit 26 performs binarization and coding processing on the information read by the reading unit 24 to generate an image signal, and the generated image signal is connected to the connection unit 22 and the connection unit. Digital mobile phone device 1 via the unit 16
To the modem 18.

At this time, the control unit 20 of the digital portable telephone device 1 controls the modem 18 and the wireless transmission / reception unit 17 based on the timing signal from the control unit 27 of the hand scanner 2.

The modem 18 is controlled by the control unit 20.
The image signal from the image information processing unit 26 is captured in synchronization with the rotation of the roller 23 of the hand scanner 2, and a modem signal compatible with a facsimile communication system is generated from the captured image signal. Then, the modem 18 supplies the generated modem signal for facsimile communication to the wireless transmission / reception unit 17.

The radio transmitter / receiver 17 converts the modem signal for facsimile communication from the modem 18 into a signal having a frequency corresponding to the transmission frequency on the basis of the control signal from the controller 20 and uses the antenna 15 as a facsimile signal. To send over.

As described above, in this embodiment, when the hand scanner 2 is connected to the digital mobile phone device 1 which can be used as a general digital mobile phone device, the digital mobile phone device 1 is , A facsimile signal is generated from the information on the document 3 read by the hand scanner 2 and wirelessly transmitted to the other party. Therefore, for example, a user can easily fax necessary parts of a book to a home or the like in a library or the like. Can be sent. In addition, even in an office or the like, the user can easily perform facsimile transmission while seated. That is, it has excellent portability,
Since the range of use is not limited, facsimile transmission can be easily performed anytime and anywhere.

Further, the hand scanner 2 does not have a function of generating a modem signal for facsimile communication, and the modem 18 of the digital portable telephone device 1 generates a modem signal for voice communication, and at the same time, for the facsimile communication. Since the modem circuit can be integrated into one by providing the function of generating the modem signal, the size can be reduced and the total cost of the digital mobile phone device 1 and the hand scanner 2 can be reduced. You can

Further, by digitizing the network control signal and the image signal from the hand scanner 2 to the digital telephone device 1 by digital signals, the error rate between the digital portable telephone device 1 and the hand scanner 2 can be improved. .

Furthermore, since the digital portable telephone device 1 and the hand scanner 2 can be connected by a connector or the like, a facsimile function can be easily added without impairing the portability of the digital portable telephone device 1.

In the above-mentioned embodiment, the digital portable telephone device 1 and the hand scanner 2 are integrated by the connecting portion 16 and the connecting portion 22 such as the connector, but the connecting portion 16 and the connecting portion 22 are plugged. The digital mobile phone device 1 and the hand scanner 2 may be connected as an attached code.

Further, when the information on the original 3 is read by the hand scanner 2, the roller 2 is driven by a motor (not shown).
Although the paper is fed by rotating 3 as described above, the paper may be manually fed without providing the motor.

Further, the digital portable telephone device 1 can be applied to a digital cordless telephone device of a domestic personal handy phone system (PHS). In this case, the digital cordless telephone device wirelessly transmits the image signal obtained by the hand scanner 2 to the master unit, and the master unit transmits the image signal via the communication line.

[0046]

In the digital portable telephone device according to the present invention, the connecting means connects the hand scanner for reading the information on the original. Under the control of the control means, the modem generates a facsimile transmission signal corresponding to a transmission method used for facsimile communication from image information generated from information on an original read by a hand scanner connected to the connection means. To do. The control means controls the timing of capturing the image signal in the modem based on a synchronization signal generated by the hand scanner and synchronized with the timing of reading the information on the document. Further, the control means controls such that the facsimile transmission signal obtained by the modem is wirelessly transmitted to the destination designated by the calling operation. As a result, a facsimile function can be easily added without impairing portability. The modem generates a modem signal for voice communication during voice communication and a facsimile transmission signal which is a modem signal for facsimile communication during facsimile communication. As a result, the modem can be shared for voice communication and facsimile communication, so that the total cost of the hand scanner and the digital mobile phone device can be reduced and the size can be reduced. Further, the connecting means can easily connect the hand scanner to the digital mobile phone device. Therefore, the facsimile function can be easily added without impairing portability.

In the facsimile device according to the present invention, the connecting means connects the digital portable telephone device and the hand scanner. The hand scanner reads information on a document, generates an image signal from the read information, and supplies the generated image signal to the modem of the digital mobile phone device. The hand scanner also generates a synchronization signal in synchronization with the reading timing of the information on the document, and supplies the generated synchronization signal to the control means of the digital mobile phone device. Under the control of the control means, the modem generates a facsimile transmission signal corresponding to the transmission method used for facsimile communication from the image information from the hand scanner. The control means controls the timing of capturing the image signal in the modem based on the synchronization signal from the hand scanner. Further, the control means controls such that the facsimile transmission signal obtained by the modem is wirelessly transmitted to the destination designated by the calling operation. The modem generates a modem signal for voice communication during voice communication and a facsimile transmission signal which is a modem signal for facsimile communication during facsimile communication. As a result, the modem can be shared for voice communication and facsimile communication, so that the total cost of the hand scanner and the digital mobile phone device can be reduced and the size can be reduced. Further, the connecting means can easily connect the hand scanner to the digital mobile phone device. Therefore, it is excellent in portability and can be easily transmitted by facsimile.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an external view of a digital mobile phone device to which a facsimile device according to the present invention is applied.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a configuration of the facsimile device.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a facsimile device with a hand scanner.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Digital Mobile Phone Device 2 Hand Scanner 3 Facsimile Device 11 Digital Mobile Phone Device Main Body 12 Handset 13 Operation Display Section 15 Antenna 16 Connection Section 17 Radio Transmitter / Receiver Section 18 Modem 19 Voice Encoding Section 20 Control Section 21 Hand Scanner Main Body 22 Connection unit 23 Roller 24 Reading unit 25 Rotation detection unit 26 Image information processing unit 27 Control unit

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A digital mobile phone device that wirelessly communicates with a destination specified by a calling operation, the modem corresponding to a transmission method used for wireless communication, a control means for controlling wireless communication, and a document. And a connection means for connecting a hand scanner for reading the above information, wherein the modem is generated from information on an original read by the hand scanner connected to the connection means under the control of the control means. A facsimile transmission signal corresponding to a transmission method used for facsimile communication is generated from the image information, and the control means controls the modem in the modem based on a synchronization signal synchronized with the reading timing of the information on the document generated by the hand scanner. By controlling the timing of capturing image signals, the facsimile transmission signal obtained by the above modem can be called Digital portable telephone apparatus and controls to be wirelessly transmitted to constant has been sent. 2. A digital mobile phone device that wirelessly communicates with a destination specified by a call operation, and a hand scanner that reads information on a document, wherein the digital mobile phone device is a transmission system used for wireless communication. Equipped with a modem corresponding to the above, a control means for controlling wireless communication, and a connection means for connecting the hand scanner, and the hand scanner generates an image signal from the information on the read document and outputs the image signal. While supplying the synchronizing signal to the modem and generating a synchronizing signal in synchronization with the reading timing of the information on the document, the synchronizing signal is supplied to the control means, and the modem controls the hand scanner from the hand scanner under the control of the control means. A facsimile transmission signal corresponding to the transmission method used for facsimile communication is generated from the image information of Controlling the timing of capturing the image signal in the modem based on the synchronization signal from the canna so that the facsimile transmission signal obtained by the modem is wirelessly transmitted to the destination specified by the calling operation. Characteristic facsimile machine.