JPH08340406A - Facsimile equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To improve reliability and operability of the facsimile equipment, which originates by dial operation on an additional telephone set, by displaying a signal sent out to a telephone line as a result of the dial operation on the additional telephone set at a display part such as an LCD, enabling the transmission destination of facsimile data to securely be confirmed, and preventing the data from being missent. CONSTITUTION: The facsimile equipment 1, which has the display part 13 such as an LCD and where the additional telephone set can be connected, is equipped with a dial detecting means consisting of a DP signal detector 5 which detects a dial pulse signal as the sent signal sent out of the additional telephone set and a PB signal detector 6 which detects a push-button telephone signal and a dial display means which displays a number, etc., that a control part 9 detects by the dial detecting means at the display part 13.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a facsimile apparatus capable of transmitting / receiving information such as images which can be connected to a side-by-side telephone.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, a facsimile apparatus which converts an original image such as characters, figures, and photographs into an electric signal and transmits the electric signal and obtains an image similar to the original image on the receiving side has a high speed and high performance of an image reading apparatus. Along with the improvement in image quality due to the trend, it is becoming popular from companies to individuals for each home due to its convenience. In particular,
Recently, with the aim of promoting downsizing and price reduction of devices and further popularizing them, the numbers 0 to 9 and #,
Facsimile machines that do not have dialing means such as * have been developed.

A conventional facsimile machine will be described below. Generally, a conventional facsimile apparatus has a telephone function, and dial operation is performed by push buttons such as numbers and symbols provided on the facsimile apparatus and a rotary dial. In addition, the conventional facsimile machine
Most models are equipped with an LCD display that displays the received telephone number such as fax, destination, and various device settings. This is a facsimile machine that does not require a telephone set, and dial operation is performed by dialing or pushing a button of the facsimile machine. In addition, a facsimile apparatus having no dial means has been developed on the premise of dial operation by an attached telephone.

[0004]

However, in the above-mentioned conventional configuration, there is no means for confirming with the facsimile device whether or not the dial operation from the side telephone is accurately performed when transmitting, and whether the transmission signal is transmitted to the telephone line. Especially, with the widespread use of facsimiles, important data may be erroneously transmitted to others, resulting in lack of reliability.

The present invention solves the above-mentioned problems of the prior art. In a facsimile apparatus which performs dial transmission by dial operation of an attached telephone, a transmission signal sent to a telephone line as a result of dial operation by the attached telephone is LC
An object of the present invention is to provide a facsimile device which is displayed on a display unit such as D and can surely confirm the destination of facsimile data, prevents an error in data transmission, and has excellent reliability and operability.

[0006]

In order to achieve this object, a facsimile machine according to claim 1 of the present invention is an LC
A facsimile device having a display unit such as D and connectable to an attached telephone, and displaying dial detection means for detecting a transmission signal transmitted from the attached telephone and numbers and the like detected by the dial detection means on the display unit. And a dial display means.

A facsimile apparatus according to a second aspect of the present invention is the facsimile apparatus according to the first aspect, wherein the transmission signal is a dial pulse signal or a touch-tone signal, and the dial detection means is DP detection signal means for detecting the dial pulse signal. PB detection signal means for detecting a touch-tone signal,
It has a configuration including.

Here, in a facsimile machine having a display unit such as an LCD and to which an attached telephone can be connected, in particular, a highly reliable facsimile machine having no dial means can be realized, and the size and cost of the apparatus can be reduced. It is possible to obtain various facsimile machines.

[0009]

With this configuration, the dial number and the like are detected by the dial detecting means for detecting the dial pulse signal and the touch-tone signal which are the transmission signals transmitted from the side-by-side telephone, and the dial display means is detected by the dial detecting means. By displaying numbers etc. on the display part consisting of LCD etc., it is possible to confirm whether the button pressed by the operator or the dial turned has been accurately transmitted to the telephone line before or during the transmission of the facsimile. Therefore, if the transmission destination is wrong, the transmission can be stopped, and it is possible to prevent the erroneous transmission of the facsimile data due to the operator pressing the button incorrectly. Especially LCD
A telephone not equipped with a display unit such as is attached to a facsimile machine and can be used not only when transmitting a facsimile but also during a normal telephone call, so that effective use of resources can be achieved. Further, since the dial detecting means includes the DP detecting signal means for detecting the dial pulse signal and the PB detecting signal means for detecting the touch-tone signal, it is possible to automatically discriminate the sending signal sent to the telephone line. No setting is required and usability can be improved.

[0010]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A facsimile apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a facsimile apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. Reference numeral 1 is a facsimile machine having no dial means for designating a destination of one embodiment of the present invention, 2 is a line connection terminal connected to a public telephone line or the like, and 3 is a modular device to which an attached telephone is connected using a cable or the like. An auxiliary telephone connection terminal 4 composed of a jack or the like is a switching circuit for connecting the line connection terminal 2 to the auxiliary telephone or a modem 8 on the side of a facsimile machine described later.

Reference numeral 5 denotes a DP signal detector in which DP (dial pulse) signal detecting means for detecting a dial pulse signal which is a transmission signal sent from the telephone set is installed as hardware.

Reference numeral 6 is a PB signal detector in which PB (push-phone button) signal detecting means for detecting a touch-tone signal which is a transmission signal transmitted from an attached telephone is implemented as hardware.

Reference numeral 7 is an incoming signal detector for detecting an incoming signal (bell signal) input from the line connection terminal 2, and 8 is a modem for modulating / demodulating a facsimile signal of an image converted into an electric signal.

Reference numeral 9 is a control section for controlling the entire facsimile apparatus 1, and is a dial display means for displaying numbers and the like detected by the dial detection means comprising the DP signal detector 5 or the PB signal detector 6 on the display section 13 described later. (Not shown)
It has. Reference numeral 10 is a recording device for recording the received image information and image information read at the time of copying, 11 is a reading device for converting an original into a binary digital image in pixel units by a photoelectric conversion element, and 12 is for starting transmission / reception in a facsimile device. An operation panel 13 for operating the function setting is a display unit including an LCD for displaying the setting state of the facsimile apparatus 1 and names (katakana) of dial destinations and transmission destinations, telephone numbers and the like.

The operation of the facsimile apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention configured as described above will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2. FIG. 2 is a flow chart showing the operation of the facsimile apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention. When the facsimile device 1 is in the standby state, the switching circuit 4 is connected to the B side shown in FIG. 1 and is in a state where the incoming signal from the telephone line can be always detected by the incoming signal detector 7. At the same time, the attached telephone is connected to the telephone line via the DP signal detector 5, and the attached telephone is always ready to make and receive calls.

First, when the operator of the facsimile apparatus 1 goes off-hook on the receiver of the side-by-side telephone, the control unit 9 detects that the side-by-side telephone is in the off-hook state by the DP signal detector 5 (step S1). In the configuration of this embodiment, the DP signal detector 5 is adapted to detect off-hook and on-hook of the attached telephone.

Next, the operator of the facsimile apparatus 1 operates the dial button of the side-by-side telephone. The control unit 9 detects the DP signal and the PB signal input from the auxiliary telephone via the auxiliary telephone connection terminal 3 by the DP signal detector 5 or the PB signal detector 6 (steps S2 and S3).

When the attached telephone is a DP dial type telephone, the dial pulse signal corresponding to the numeral button of the attached telephone pressed by the operator is attached to the attached telephone connecting terminal 3
From the DP signal detector 5 (step S2), and the result is transmitted to the controller 9. As a result, the control unit 9 displays any one of the numbers 0 to 9 corresponding to the detected signal on the display unit 13 as a digit (step S4). That is, the number corresponding to the number button of the telephone set that is pressed by the operator is automatically displayed on the display unit 13.

If the side-by-side telephone is the PB dial system,
A touch-tone signal corresponding to the number buttons on the telephone set that is pressed by the operator is input from the telephone set connection terminal 3 and detected by the PB signal detector 6 (step S
3), the result is transmitted to the control unit 9. This allows
The control unit 9 displays any one of the numbers 0 to 9 and # and * corresponding to the detected signal on the display unit 13 (step S4). That is, the number buttons corresponding to the number buttons and #, *, etc. on the telephone set that are pressed by the operator are displayed on the display unit 1.
It is automatically displayed in 3.

Further, when the operator presses the next dial button on the side telephone, the numerical buttons and the numbers and symbols corresponding to #, *, etc. on the side telephone pushed are automatically displayed on the display unit 13. Displayed sequentially. Therefore, since the destination telephone number displayed on the display unit 13 can be confirmed before or during the start of facsimile transmission, it is possible to prevent erroneous transmission of facsimile data. When off-hook is detected, the process ends (step S5).

As described above, according to the present embodiment, in the facsimile apparatus main body which does not have a numeric button or the like as a dial means in the facsimile apparatus main body and dials out by the dial operation of the attached telephone, the dial operation by the attached telephone can be performed. Since the results are displayed on the display one by one, the operator can check the dialed number buttons etc. on the spot, so it is possible to prevent accidental transmission due to mistaken button pressing, etc., and improve reliability. It is possible to provide a small-sized and low-priced facsimile device. As a result, the existing telephone can be effectively used.

[0023]

As described above, the present invention is a facsimile apparatus which has a display unit such as an LCD and which can be connected to an attached telephone, and which has dial detection means for detecting a transmission signal transmitted from the attached telephone, and a dial. Since the dial display means for displaying the numbers and the like detected by the detection means on the display portion composed of the LCD or the like is provided, the button pressed by the operator or the dial turned is displayed on the display portion of the facsimile device. Since it is possible to visually confirm whether or not the destination telephone number has been accurately sent to the telephone line, erroneous transmission of facsimile data can be prevented, and a low-priced small-sized facsimile apparatus having excellent reliability can be realized. Further, since the dial detection means includes the DP detection signal means for detecting the dial pulse signal which is the transmission signal and the PB detection signal means for detecting the touch-tone signal which is the transmission signal, the setting is unnecessary and the operability is improved. An excellent facsimile machine can be realized.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a facsimile apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing the operation of the facsimile apparatus in the embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Facsimile device 2 Line connection terminal 3 Telephone connection terminal 4 Switching circuit 5 DP signal detector 6 PB signal detector 7 Incoming signal detector 8 Modem 9 Control unit 10 Recording device 11 Reading device 12 Operation panel 13 Display unit

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A facsimile apparatus having a display unit such as an LCD and connectable to an attached telephone, wherein dial detecting means for detecting a transmission signal transmitted from the attached telephone, and a numeral detected by the dial detecting means. And a dial display unit for displaying the above items on the display unit. 2. The transmission signal comprises a dial pulse signal or a touch-tone signal, and the dial detecting means comprises:
2. The facsimile apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising DP detection signal means for detecting the dial pulse signal and PB detection signal means for detecting the touch-tone signal.