JPH09326880A - Facsimile equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To make automatic transfer request by deciding the state of the facsimile equipment. SOLUTION: A main control section 9 monitors whether or not a recording section 5 is available and stores a terminal identification number for one or two transfer destinations or over to a 2nd storage section 3 in advance. When the control section 9 detects it that the recording section is not available, a transfer request is made for facsimile communication for that time and a terminal identification number stored in the 2nd storage section 3 is sent.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention detects, when a recording unit for temporarily storing received data is in a state in which the received data becomes invalid due to a failure of the recording unit, and detects the state in advance so that the transmitting side is in advance. The present invention relates to a facsimile device that can automatically make a transfer request to a registered transfer destination.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A general facsimile apparatus controls a storage unit for temporarily storing received data, a recording unit for forming an image based on the data stored in the storage unit, and operations of the recording unit and the storage unit. And a control unit for controlling.

As such a facsimile machine, a machine having a function of requesting a predetermined destination to transfer the received facsimile communication when the user is absent has been developed.

For example, in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 5-103179, the facsimile number of the transfer destination is stored in advance, and when the facsimile communication is made, the control unit transmits the transfer destination stored in the transmitting side. A technique for making a transfer request is disclosed.

[0005]

However, if the user is not aware of this situation, such as when the recording unit has failed, or when the storage unit for temporarily storing the received data has failed, the facsimile machine can operate normally. The transfer request is not set because it can be received. Therefore, even if the user is not present, there is a problem that facsimile communication cannot be performed against the user's will.

Further, in the case where transfer requests are continuously made, if a transfer request is made to transfer to the same transfer destination even if a short time has not passed from the previous transfer request, the transfer destination becomes the first transfer request. The data transmitted based on the request may be being received (busy). In such a case, the transmission based on the subsequent transfer request will not be received.

Further, when a plurality of transfer destinations are registered, it becomes unclear which transfer destination was actually transferred, and the information received at all becomes useless, and the source of transmission or the source of misunderstanding is the source of misunderstanding. There was a problem that caused trouble.

Therefore, according to the present invention, the state of the facsimile apparatus is judged and the transfer request is automatically made, and the history of the transfer request is managed, thereby avoiding the situation where the facsimile communication is ended unnecessarily. It is an object of the present invention to provide a facsimile apparatus capable of providing transfer history information and preventing various confusion.

[0009]

In order to solve the above problems, the invention according to claim 1 has a recording unit for forming an image based on the received data, and a main control unit for controlling the recording unit. In the facsimile machine described above, the recording unit monitoring unit monitors the usable state of the recording unit, and the storage unit stores the terminal identification number of one or more transfer destinations, whereby the recording unit monitoring unit uses the recording unit. If it is determined that the transfer is impossible, the transfer request transmission unit transmits the transfer request and the terminal identification number to the transmission side so as to request the transfer destination stored in the storage unit to transfer the transmission content to the own station. It is characterized by

According to the second aspect of the present invention, the storage unit stores the data received, the storage unit monitoring unit monitors the usable state of the storage unit, and the transfer request transmission unit sets the storage unit monitoring unit to the storage unit. When it is determined that the transmission is impossible, the transmission request and the terminal identification number are transmitted to the transmission side so as to request the transmission destination stored in the storage means to transmit the transmission content to the own station. To do.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, the time from the time when the transfer request transmission means makes a transfer request to the transmitting side by the time measuring means is measured, and when the time measured by the time measuring means is shorter than the predetermined time, The transfer request transmission means is characterized by reading the terminal identification number stored in the storage means and transmitting the transfer request and the terminal identification number to the transmission side in order to transfer the transfer request to a transfer destination different from the previous transfer destination.

The invention according to claim 4 is characterized in that the transfer request transmission means transmits the terminal identification number of the transfer destination to the transmitting side by the called terminal identification signal.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, there is provided display means for displaying the terminal identification number stored in the storage means when the recording section monitoring means detects that the recording section has become unusable. Characterize.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, there is provided display means for displaying the terminal identification number stored in the storage means when the storage section monitoring means detects that the storage section has become unusable. Characterize.

According to a seventh aspect of the invention, when the recording unit monitoring means detects that the recording unit has recovered to the usable state,
It is characterized in that the transfer request history made during the unavailable period is output to the recording unit.

According to the invention of claim 8, when the storage monitoring means detects that the storage has been restored to the usable state,
It is characterized in that the transfer request history made during the unavailable period is output to the recording unit.

The invention according to claim 9 has a transfer request detecting means for detecting a transfer request from the transmitting side and a terminal identification number of the transfer destination, and the transfer request detecting means identifies the transfer request and the terminal identification of the transfer destination. When the number is received, the main control unit transmits an acknowledgment signal to the transmitting side, terminates communication with the transmitting side, and transmits to the received terminal identification number.

[0018]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a schematic block diagram of a facsimile apparatus according to this embodiment, which includes a CPU and the CPU.
A main control unit 9 having a ROM storing a program to be executed in 1. to control the entire facsimile apparatus, a reading unit 1 for reading an original and expanding it into image data when performing facsimile communication or copy processing, image data A first storage unit (RAM) 2, which stores the
A second storage unit (RAM) 3, which is a storage unit that stores a shortened number, a one-touch number, a work area of a CPU, various detection information described later, and the like, and performs device operations such as registration and storage operation of a transfer destination terminal identification number. G3 which performs the G3 line control between the key input unit 4, the recording unit 5 which outputs image data such as received data, copy data and various report data on the recording paper and the PSTN line 7 to perform the facsimile communication.
The line control unit 6 has a display unit 8 which is a display means for informing the user of the operating state of the apparatus.

The operation of the facsimile apparatus having the above configuration will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG. CNG which is a calling signal to the facsimile machine in step A1
When (Calling Tone) is received, the process proceeds to step A2.

At step A2, whether or not the recording unit 5 can be used is judged by the recording unit monitoring means constituted by the CPU provided in the main control unit 9 and the program stored in the ROM, and the recording unit 5 is judged. When No. 5 cannot be used, the process proceeds to step A3, and when it can be used, the process proceeds to step A8. When the recording unit 5 cannot be used, when there is no recording paper, when the recording unit 5 is jammed,
There may be a case where the recording paper transport motor fails.

In step A3, the reason why the recording unit 5 cannot be used is read from the second recording unit 3 and displayed on the display unit 8 and the transfer destination registered in advance is displayed to display Step A3.
Go to 4.

In step A4, NSF (non-standard function identification: No) is followed in response to the CNG signal according to the protocol procedure.
n Standard Facilities) signal is transmitted and the process proceeds to step A5. At this time, a bit indicating a "transfer request" is set to an unused bit in the NSF signal and output.

At step A5, the transfer destination terminal identification number information (transfer destination line number) read from the second storage unit 3 is set to C.
SI (Called Terminal Identification: Called Station)
It is transmitted to the transmission side as an Identification signal.

Thereafter, in step A6, DIS (Digital Identification: Digital Identification) is performed.
Signal) signal is transmitted to step A7,
DCN from the sender (disconnect command: Disconec
t) Receive the signal and release the line.

On the other hand, if the recording unit 5 is usable in step A2, the process proceeds to step A8 to perform normal standby display, and to step A9 to perform normal reception processing.

Then, in step A10, it is judged whether or not it is restored from the unusable state for the first time, and if it is restored for the first time, the process proceeds to step 11 to read the terminal identification number of the transfer destination from the second storage section 3. In step 12, a report including the terminal identification number is recorded and printed.

As described above, when the recording unit 5 for recording the received data becomes unusable, such a state is automatically detected and a predetermined data is transmitted to the transmitting side by the protocol issued by the own station. Since the request to transfer to the transfer destination and the transfer destination are sent, the facsimile communication does not end unnecessarily.

In particular, such a function has come to be effective in a facsimile apparatus such as a thermal recording system which does not have a memory for temporarily storing received data.

Further, since the transferred information is output when the recording unit is restored, the user can easily confirm the transfer destination and the recording unit is in an unusable state, and facsimile communication has been performed during this period. You can definitely know.

Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described. The same components as those in the first embodiment are designated by the same reference numerals and the description thereof will be omitted.

In the first embodiment, when the recording unit 5 for recording the received data becomes unusable, the transfer request is made to the transfer destination registered in advance. In such a situation, a similar situation occurs in a facsimile machine that forms received images after temporarily storing received data in a storage unit. That is, this is the case where the storage unit fails or the received data is not image-formed.

Therefore, in this embodiment, the storage unit is monitored, and when the storage unit falls into an unusable state,
This is to automatically detect this and request the transfer to a preset transfer destination.

Since the configuration of the facsimile apparatus according to this embodiment is the same as that of the first facsimile apparatus, the description of the configuration will be omitted and the operation will be described based on the flowchart of FIG. The operation of the first embodiment shown in FIG. 2 and the operation of FIG. 3 determine whether or not the recording unit 5 can be used in step A2 of FIG. 2, whereas step B2 of FIG. The difference is that it determines whether the first storage unit 2 is usable.

When CNG which is the calling signal of the facsimile is received in step B1, the process proceeds to step B2. In step B2, whether the first storage unit 2 can be used
When the first storage unit 2 cannot be used as determined by the storage unit monitoring means including the ROM and CPU provided in the main control unit 9, the process proceeds to step B3, and when the first memory unit 2 can be used, the process proceeds to step B8. If the first storage unit 2 cannot be used, or if the first storage unit fails,
There are cases such as when the free space is insufficient.

In step B3, the reason why the first storage section 2 cannot be used is read from the second recording section 3 and displayed on the display section 8 and the transfer destination registered in advance is displayed, and the process proceeds to step B4.

At step B4, an NSF signal is transmitted in response to the CNG signal in accordance with the protocol procedure, and the process proceeds to step B5. At this time, a bit indicating a transfer request is set to the unused bit of the NSF signal and output.

In step B5, the transfer destination terminal identification number information (transfer destination line number) read from the second storage unit 3 is set to C.
It is transmitted to the transmitting side as an IS signal.

After that, the DIS signal is transmitted in step B6, and the process proceeds to step B7, in which the DCN signal transmitted from the transmitting side is received and the line is released.

On the other hand, if the first storage unit 2 is usable in step B2, the process proceeds to step B8 to display the normal standby display, and the process proceeds to step B9 to perform the normal reception process.

In step B10, if it is restored from the unusable state for the first time, the process proceeds to step 11, the transfer destination terminal identification number is read from the second storage unit 3, and the transfer destination terminal identification number is read in step 12. Record and print a report containing.

As described above, when the received data cannot be stored in the first storage unit 2, such a state is automatically detected and the data is predetermined to the transmitting side by the protocol issued by the own station. Since the transfer request and the transfer destination are sent to the transfer destination, the facsimile communication does not end unnecessarily.

Further, since the transferred information is output when the storage unit is restored, the user can easily confirm the transfer destination and the storage unit is in an unusable state, and facsimile communication has been performed during this period. You can definitely know.

Next, a third embodiment of the present invention will be described. The same components as those of the first and second embodiments are designated by the same reference numerals and the description thereof will be omitted.

In the above-described embodiments, there may occur a case where a plurality of transfer requests are continuously issued to the same transfer destination. In such a state, the transfer destination may be in the middle of busy communication (busy) transferred based on the previous transfer request, and in such a case, even if a subsequent transfer request is made, the transfer destination receives the transfer request. There are cases where it is not done.

Therefore, in the present embodiment, when consecutive transfer requests are made, if the elapsed time is measured by the time counting means after the previous transfer request is completed and the predetermined time has not elapsed, the transfer destination is selected. This is to change the transfer request and avoid the inconvenience.

Since the configuration of the facsimile apparatus according to this embodiment is the same as that of the first facsimile apparatus, the description of the configuration will be omitted and the operation will be described based on the flowchart of FIG. The timekeeping means is composed of a CPU provided in the main controller 9 and a program stored in the ROM.

At step C1, the CNG signal which is the calling signal of the facsimile is received, the facsimile operation is started, and the process proceeds to step C2. In step C2, whether or not the first storage unit or the recording unit is usable is monitored by the storage unit monitoring unit or the recording unit monitoring unit. If the first storage unit or the recording unit can be used, the process proceeds to Step C3. Proceed to. In addition, when the first storage unit cannot be used,
There may be no free space or the first memory may have failed,
When the recording unit cannot be used, the recording paper is exhausted, the paper is jammed, or the recording paper feed motor is broken.

In such a case, in step C3, in order to inform the user of the state of the facsimile apparatus, the corresponding information is read from the second storage unit 3 and displayed on the display unit 8 and the transfer destination to which the transfer is requested is displayed. It is displayed on the section 8 and the process proceeds to step C4.

In step C4, an NSF signal is transmitted as a response to the CNG signal according to the protocol procedure, and the process proceeds to step C5. At this time, a bit indicating a transfer request is set to the unused bit of the NSF signal and output.

In step C5, when the predetermined time has passed from the previous transfer, the process proceeds to step C6, and the second storage unit 3
Requesting a transfer to the drawing and transmitting the terminal identification number information (transfer destination line number) of the transfer destination as a CIS signal to the transmitting side.

On the other hand, in step C5, if the predetermined time has not elapsed from the previous transfer, the process proceeds to step C7,
CI of the terminal identification number information of another transfer destination from the second storage unit 3
It is transmitted to the transmitting side as an S signal.

After that, the DIS signal is transmitted in step C8, and the process proceeds to step C9, in which the DCN signal transmitted from the transmitting side is received and the line is released. Then, Step C10
The time elapsed from the time when the transfer request is made is timed by the time measuring means.

On the other hand, if the first storage unit 2 or the recording unit 5 is usable in step C2, the process proceeds to step C11 to perform normal standby display, and the process proceeds to step C12 to perform normal reception processing.

Then, in step C13, when the device recovers from the unusable state for the first time, the process proceeds to step 14, the transfer destination terminal identification number is read from the second storage unit 3, and the transfer destination terminal identification number is read in step 15. Record and print a report containing.

As described above, when transfer requests are continuously made, it is determined whether or not a predetermined time has elapsed from the previous transfer request, and if the predetermined time has elapsed, the same transfer is performed. Since the sender is requested to transfer first, and if the predetermined time has not passed, the sender is requested to transfer to a transfer destination different from the previous transfer destination. Even when is being performed, the subsequent transfer request becomes valid and the facsimile communication is no longer disabled.

When the recording unit and the storage unit are restored,
Since the transferred information is output, the user can easily confirm the transfer destination and can surely know that the recording unit and the storage unit are in the unusable state and that the facsimile communication is performed during this period. Became.

Next, a fourth embodiment of the present invention will be described. The same components as those in the above-described embodiment are designated by the same reference numerals and the description thereof will be omitted.

In the above description, the transfer request on the receiving side has been described. In this embodiment, the configuration of the transmitting side will be described.

Since the configuration of the facsimile apparatus according to this embodiment is the same as that of the first facsimile apparatus, the description of the configuration will be omitted and the operation will be described based on the flowchart of FIG. Transmission is started in step D1 and CN is started in step D2.
Send G signal.

When the transmitting side responds in step D3, the process proceeds to step D4 and the contents of the NSF signal and the CSI signal are detected.

At this time, it is judged whether or not the transfer request is in the NSF signal, and if there is no transfer request, the routine proceeds to step D9 where the normal transmission processing is performed. On the other hand, if the NSF signal includes a transfer request, the process proceeds to step D6.

At step D6, CS is sent according to the transfer request.
The contents of the I signal are stored in the second storage unit 3 and the line is released in step D7. The CSI signal stored in the second storage unit 3 includes the transfer destination.

Thereafter, the process proceeds to step D8, and the second storage unit 3
The transfer destination is extracted from the CSI signal stored in, and the transfer is started to the transfer destination.

As described above, the NSF from the receiving side
If the signal includes a transfer request, the terminal identification number of the transfer destination is read from the CSI signal and transferred.
It became possible to reliably transfer to the requested transfer destination.

[0065]

According to the first aspect of the invention, the recording unit monitoring means monitors the usable state of the recording unit, and when the recording unit becomes unusable, the transfer request is automatically made. As a result, facsimile communication will not end in vain.

In particular, such a function has come to be effective in a facsimile apparatus such as a thermal recording system which does not have a memory for temporarily storing received data.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, the usable state of the storage unit is monitored by the storage unit monitoring means, and when the storage unit becomes unusable, the transfer request is automatically made. As a result, the facsimile communication has never ended in vain.

According to the invention of claim 3, when the transfer requests are continuously made, it is judged whether or not a predetermined time has passed from the previous transfer request, and if the predetermined time has passed, Request the sender to transfer to the same destination of
When the specified time has not passed, the sender is requested to transfer to a transfer destination different from the previous transfer destination.
Even when the facsimile communication by the previous transfer request is being performed, the subsequent transfer request is valid and the facsimile communication is no longer invalidated.

According to the invention of claim 4, the transfer request transmission means transmits the terminal identification number of the transfer destination to the transmitting side by the called terminal identification signal, so that the receiving side is requested to have a special configuration. It was possible to achieve the purpose without

According to the invention of claim 5, there is provided display means for displaying the terminal identification number stored in the storage means when the recording section monitoring means detects that the recording section has become unusable. Therefore, convenience has been improved.

According to the invention of claim 6, there is provided display means for displaying the terminal identification number stored in the storage means when the storage section monitoring means detects that the storage section has become unusable. Therefore, convenience has been improved.

According to the seventh aspect of the invention, when the recording unit is restored, the transferred information is output, so that the user can easily confirm the transfer destination and the recording unit is in the unusable state. ， It became possible to know for sure that there was facsimile communication during this period.

According to the invention of claim 8, the transferred information is output when the storage section is restored, so that the user can easily confirm the transfer destination and the storage section is in the unusable state. ， It became possible to know for sure that there was facsimile communication during this period.

According to the invention of claim 9, the transfer request detecting means detects the transfer request from the transmitting side and the terminal identification number of the transfer destination, and the transfer is performed based on these, so that the transfer is simple. It became possible.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram of a facsimile apparatus according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart applied to the description of the first embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart applied to the description of the second embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart applied to the description of the third embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart applied to the description of the fourth embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 reading unit 2 first storage unit 3 second storage unit 4 key input unit 5 recording unit 6 G3 line control unit 8 display unit 9 main control unit

Claims (9)

[Claims] 1. A facsimile unit having a recording unit for forming an image based on received data and a main control unit for controlling the recording unit, and recording unit monitoring means for monitoring the usable state of the recording unit. , 1 or 2 or more storage means for storing the terminal identification number of the transfer destination, and when the recording section monitoring means determines that the state of the recording section is in an unusable state, the transmission content to the own station is stored. A facsimile apparatus comprising: a transfer request transmission means for transmitting the transfer request and the terminal identification number to the transmission side so as to request the transfer destination stored in the means. 2. A storage unit for storing the received data, and a storage unit monitoring means for monitoring the usable state of the storage unit,
When the storage unit monitoring unit determines that the state of the storage unit is unusable, the transfer request is sent to the transmission side so as to request the transfer destination stored in the storage unit to transfer the transmission content to the own station. And a transfer request transmission means for transmitting the terminal identification number. 3. The transfer request transmission means has a time measuring means for measuring a time after making a transfer request to the transmitting side, and when the time measured by the time measuring means is shorter than a predetermined time, the transfer request is made. The transmitting means reads the terminal identification number stored in the storing means, and transmits the transfer request and the terminal identification number to the transmitting side in order to transfer to a transfer destination different from the previous transfer destination. The facsimile apparatus according to 1 or 2. 4. The facsimile apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the transfer request transmission means transmits the terminal identification number of the transfer destination to the transmission side by a called terminal identification signal. 5. A display means for displaying the terminal identification number stored in the storage means when the recording portion monitoring means detects that the recording portion has become unusable. The facsimile apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 4. 6. A display unit for displaying the terminal identification number stored in the storage unit when the storage unit monitoring unit detects that the storage unit has become unusable. The facsimile apparatus according to any one of claims 2 to 5. 7. The transfer request history made during the unusable period is output to the recording unit when the recording unit monitoring means detects that the recording unit has recovered to the usable state. 7. The facsimile apparatus according to claim 1, wherein 8. The transfer request history made during the unusable period is output to the recording unit when the storage unit monitoring unit detects that the storage unit has recovered to the usable state. The facsimile apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 7. 9. A transfer request detecting means for detecting a transfer request from a transmitting side and a terminal identification number of a transfer destination, wherein the transfer request detecting means receives the transfer request and the terminal identification number of the transfer destination. 9. The facsimile apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the main control unit transmits an acknowledgment signal to the transmission side, terminates communication with the transmission side, and transmits to the received terminal identification number.