JPH0983769A - Facsimile equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To accurately inform a transmission side of a reception result on a reception side by providing a control means which performs public line transmission according to a sender telephone number stored in a 1st storage means and transmits a communication result stored in a 2nd storage means to a transmission-side facsimile equipment. SOLUTION: When an incoming is detected, it is confirmed whether or not the sender's telephone number DN is detected and when so, the sender's telephone number DN is stored in a specific area (1st storage means) in a memory 6 so as to generate a report for informing the transmission side of the communication result. After the facsimile reception ends, the communication result is stored in the memory 6 (2nd storage means). Then a line 11 is released by controlling a line control circuit 10 and it is confirmed whether or not the number DN is stored in the specific area of the memory 6. When the number DN is stored in the specific area of the memory 6, the report for informing the transmission side of the communication result is transmitted and then a series of facsimile incoming processes is completed.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a facsimile machine, and more particularly to a facsimile machine which transmits a predetermined report indicating a communication result to a transmitting side after facsimile communication is completed.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a conventional facsimile apparatus, when an arbitrary document is sent by facsimile, a sender calls a recipient after the facsimile communication to confirm whether or not the document has been correctly received by the receiving facsimile apparatus. It was supposed to be confirmed by. Further, in order to confirm the content of the transmission from the receiving side to the transmitting side, the receiving side confirms the transmitting party by telephone after the facsimile transmission.

[0003]

Therefore, in such a conventional facsimile apparatus, in order to confirm the contents of transmission or reception, the user must call the other party by telephone or the like to request confirmation. There has been a problem that these operations put a burden on the user. Also, some facsimile machines output a report showing the transmission result after the facsimile transmission, but this also outputs the transmission result of the facsimile machine on the transmitting side, and whether it was actually received by the receiving side. It was not a proof of how to do it, and there was the problem that problems would occur at a later date. The present invention is intended to solve such a problem, and an object of the present invention is to provide a facsimile apparatus capable of accurately notifying a transmitting side of a reception result at the receiving side.

[0004]

In order to achieve such an object, the facsimile apparatus according to the present invention comprises a number receiving means for receiving a caller telephone number notified from the exchange side at the time of an incoming call and a number receiving means. First storage means for storing the received caller telephone number, second storage means for storing the communication result of the facsimile communication processing performed between the transmitting side facsimile device after responding to the incoming call, and facsimile communication After the processing is completed, an outside line call is made based on the caller telephone number stored in the first storage means, and a report showing the communication result stored in the second storage means is transmitted by facsimile communication to the transmitting side facsimile device. And a control means for transmitting to the. Therefore, after the end of the facsimile communication process, a report indicating the result of the facsimile communication is transmitted by facsimile communication to the transmitting side facsimile device indicated by the caller telephone number received at the time of the incoming call.

In addition, a third or third part stores all or part of the image data received by the facsimile communication processing executed with the transmitting side facsimile device after responding to the incoming call.
The storage means is provided, and the control means transmits a part or all of the image data stored in the third storage means as a report together with the communication result. Therefore, as a report showing the result of the facsimile communication, part or all of the received image data is transmitted to the transmitting side facsimile apparatus together with the communication result.

The control means is provided with a registration means for registering an arbitrary telephone number, and after the facsimile communication processing is completed by the control means, the sender's telephone number stored in the first storage means is registered in the registration means. The telephone number is searched, and the necessity of report transmission to the sender's telephone number destination is determined according to the search result. Therefore,
The telephone number registered in the registration means is searched by the sender's telephone number, and the necessity of report transmission is determined according to the search result. Further, the control means transmits the report to the sender's telephone number destination when a communication error occurs during the facsimile communication processing performed with the transmitting side facsimile apparatus. Therefore, when a communication error occurs during facsimile communication processing, the report is transmitted to the sender's telephone number.

[0007]

Next, the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a facsimile apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 1, 1 is a CPU (control means) for controlling each section of the facsimile apparatus, and 2 is an image input section for capturing an image during facsimile transmission. 3 is a print output unit for outputting an image when receiving a facsimile, 4 is a dial key, 5 is a communication key for instructing the start of facsimile communication, 6 is a memory for storing a telephone number and various control information (first to third storage). Means) and 7 are display circuits for performing various displays.

Reference numeral 8 is a DP generating circuit for generating a DP (dial pulse) signal, and 9 is for transmitting and receiving a facsimile signal and generating a PB (push button) signal.
A modem (number receiving means) for receiving a caller telephone number transmitted from the exchange side via the outside line 11 when an incoming call is received, 10 is a line control circuit for capturing / releasing the outside line 11, and 12 is an outside line 11 from the exchange side when receiving a call. An incoming call detection circuit for detecting and outputting an incoming call signal transmitted via the, 13 is a speaker for outputting various sounds such as an incoming call ring tone, and 14 is a hook switch for detecting off-hook / on-hook.

Next, the operation of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. First, with reference to FIGS. 2 and 3, the operation at the time of incoming call will be described. FIG. 2 is a timing chart showing signals of respective parts upon arrival of an incoming call, and FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing an incoming call detection process of the CPU.

Generally, an incoming signal from the exchange side is shown in FIG.
As shown in (1), it is configured by repeating a 16 Hz signal transmission period for 1 second and an off period for 2 seconds. Also, the exchange side recognizes the caller telephone number from the billing information and the notification from the caller. Here, the caller telephone number DN from the exchange side is at least the first 16 Hz signal RG1.
A case will be described in which the data is transmitted in one of the off periods before and after.

At the time of waiting for an incoming call, the modem 9 and the incoming call detection circuit 12 are connected to the outside line 11 via the line control circuit 10, respectively. Here, when an incoming call arrives at this facsimile apparatus, the outside line 1 is sent from the exchange side.
A signal 21 including the incoming signal and the caller telephone number DN is transmitted via 1. In response to this, the modem 9 detects the caller telephone number DN and outputs the output signal 23 to the CPU 1
To notify. Further, the incoming call detection circuit 12 detects each 16 Hz signal and notifies the CPU 1 by an output signal 22.

The CPU 1 always operates at a predetermined timing.
The incoming call detection process shown in FIG. 3 is performed. Here, as the incoming call detection processing, a case where the caller telephone number detection processing of FIG. 3A and the 16 Hz signal detection processing of FIG. 3B are independent will be described as an example. You can . First, as the caller number detection processing, the output signal 23 from the modem 9 is inspected to confirm whether the caller telephone number DN is detected (step 31). If not detected (step 31: NO). ), The processing ends.
On the other hand, if the caller telephone number DN is detected (step 31: YES), the caller telephone number DN is fetched from the modem 9 and stored in the memory 6 (step 3
2), end the process.

Further, as the 16 Hz signal detection processing, the output signal 22 from the incoming call detection circuit 12 is inspected to obtain the 16 Hz signal.
Check if a signal is detected (step 33), 16
If the Hz signal is not detected (step 33: N
The processing is ended in O). On the other hand, when the 16 Hz signal is detected (step 33: YES), the speaker 13 is driven to start ringing the ring tone (step 3).
4), the process ends. In this way, the caller telephone number detection process and the 16 Hz signal detection process are executed as the incoming call detection process at a predetermined timing. 16H
With respect to the z detection processing, once the 16 Hz signal is detected, the processing may not be performed until the incoming call standby state again.

Further, in the above description, the case where the caller telephone number is received by using the modem 6 for transmitting / receiving a facsimile signal and the like has been described. However, the caller telephone number notified from the exchange side is used. A signal receiving circuit according to the signal format may be provided to receive the caller telephone number. Further, the case where the external line 11 is an analog line has been described as an example. However, when the external line 11 is an ISDN line, the CPU 1 performs a predetermined incoming call protocol process with the exchange side and sends it from the exchange side. Caller phone number D included in the calling address in the processed call processing message
N is received and stored in memory 6 as before.

In this way, the incoming call detection processing of the CPU 1 detects the caller telephone number DN and the incoming call. When these are detected, the line control circuit 10 is controlled to capture the outside line 11. Then answer the incoming call and stop ringing. Thereafter, it is determined whether or not the facsimile is received based on a predetermined facsimile communication procedure, and when it is determined that the facsimile is received, the facsimile receiving process as shown in FIG. 4 is performed.

FIG. 4 is a flow chart showing the facsimile incoming call processing of the CPU, (a) the entire facsimile incoming call processing, and (b) and (c) showing the report sending processing for notifying the sending side of the communication result. ing. First,
When the incoming call is detected, it is confirmed whether or not the caller telephone number DN is detected (step 41), and if it is detected (step 41: YES), in order to generate a report for notifying the sender of the communication result. Then, the caller telephone number DN is stored in a predetermined area (first storage means) of the memory 6 (step 42).

After this, and when the caller telephone number DN is not detected in step 41 (step 41:
No), the image data from the transmitting side is sequentially received by a predetermined facsimile receiving process, the image data is printed out by the print output unit 3, and a part or all of the received image data is stored in the memory 6 (third part). (Step 43).

After the facsimile reception process is completed, the communication result is stored in the memory 6 (second storage means) (step 44). Here, as the communication result, for example, the sender name transmitted from the sender side, the start time of facsimile communication, the number of pages of the received document, the communication error occurrence status, the communication error occurrence page, and the like are stored. Thereafter, the line control circuit 10 is controlled to open the outside line 11 (step 45), and it is confirmed whether or not the caller telephone number DN is stored in a predetermined area of the memory 6 (step 46).
If the caller telephone number DN is not stored here (step 46: NO), a series of facsimile reception processing is ended.

On the other hand, when the caller telephone number DN is stored in the predetermined area of the memory 6, (step 46: YE
S), a report transmission process for notifying the transmission side of the communication result as shown in FIG. 4B or 4C is performed (step 47), and then a series of facsimile reception process is ended.

Next, the report transmission process will be described. In particular, FIG. 4B shows the detected caller telephone number DN.
4C shows a case in which a report showing the communication result is transmitted, and FIG. 4C shows a comparison of the telephone number lists registered in advance by the detected caller telephone number DN, The case where the report is sent according to the search result is shown.

First, in FIG. 4B, the line control circuit 10
After controlling the outside line to capture the outside line (step 51), the calling party telephone number DN stored in a predetermined area of the memory 6 is read out and the DP generation circuit 8 or the modem 9 is controlled according to the dial type of the outside line 11. Then, the caller telephone number DN is dialed out by a predetermined dial signal (step 5).
2). Next, a report is generated based on the communication result stored in the memory 6, and the report is sent to the facsimile machine on the transmitting side by facsimile communication (step 5).
3), the report transmission process ends.

In this report, for example, as shown in FIG. 5, as the communication results, for example, the sender name of the sender, the telephone number or recipient name of the receiver, the start time of the facsimile communication, the received document It includes the number of pages, communication error occurrence status, communication error occurrence page, etc.
In addition, following these communication results, part or all of the received image data is included.

In this way, the caller telephone number is stored when an incoming call is received, and after the facsimile reception process is completed, a report showing the communication result is sent from the called side to the sending side by facsimile communication. It is possible to accurately notify the sender of the reception result, and there is no need for the user to call the other party by phone etc. to request confirmation, as in the past, in order to confirm the contents of transmission or reception. This will reduce the work load on various users and at the same time prove that this report has been correctly received by the receiving side, thus avoiding the occurrence of problems due to unconfirmed transmission / reception.

As a report, in addition to the communication result,
Since the image data actually received is also sent, the sender who received the report can immediately recognize which transmission document is the communication result, and reduce the burden of report management. You can

On the other hand, in FIG. 4 (c), the telephone numbers of the callers who should send the report are registered in advance in the memory 6 as a list, and the list is searched by the caller telephone number DN received when the call arrives ( Step 61) If the same telephone number is not registered in the list (step 6)
2: NO), the report transmission process is completed, and if it is registered in the list (step 62: YES), the sender telephone number D is processed by the same process as in steps 51 to 54 described above.
Send report based on N (steps 63-6)
6).

As described above, the telephone numbers of callers who should send a report are registered in the memory 6 in advance as a list, and the report is made only when the same telephone number as the caller telephone number DN is registered in the list. Since it is set to send, the report can be sent only to the caller who needs the report. In addition, even if the telephone numbers of callers who do not send the report are registered as this list and the same telephone number as the caller telephone number DN is registered in the list, the report is not sent. Good, and in any case, it is effective in actual operation.

As a method of deciding whether or not to transmit the report, the case of deciding based on the sender's telephone number DN has been described. For example, the report is transmitted when a communication error is detected on the receiving side. You may do it. For example, as a communication error, line noise is severe,
A report is sent when the normal communication of image data becomes impossible and the facsimile communication is stopped by forcibly disconnecting the line, or when the facsimile communication is stopped due to a trouble on the receiving side such as a paper jam or a paper shortage. The report is always sent when it is needed, and the number of times the report is sent is reduced to the necessary minimum, reducing the financial burden on the user.

Further, in the above description, the case where a part or all of the image data received is included in the report has been described. Particularly, as a part of the image data,
The first page and / or the last part of the received document may be included. Further, a blank may be deleted as this image data, or the received image data may be reduced and transmitted, and the received image data can be more reliably notified with a small amount of data.

[0029]

As described above, according to the present invention, the number receiving means for receiving the caller telephone number notified from the exchange side at the time of incoming call is provided to receive the caller telephone number of the transmitting side facsimile device. After the facsimile communication process is completed, an external call is made based on the caller's telephone number, and a report showing the communication result is sent to the transmitting side facsimile device by facsimile communication, so the receiving result on the receiving side is accurate. You can notify the sender, as in the past,
It is not necessary for the user to call the other party by phone etc. to request the confirmation in order to confirm the contents transmitted or received, and the work load on the user is reduced, and this report is actually received. This will prove whether or not the data was correctly received on the side, and the occurrence of defects due to unconfirmed transmission / reception can be avoided.

Further, a part or all of the image data received by the facsimile communication processing performed with the facsimile apparatus on the transmitting side after responding to the incoming call is stored, and a part of the image data together with the communication result is stored. Alternatively, since all of them are transmitted as a report, it becomes possible for the sender who receives the report to immediately recognize which transmission document is the communication result, and the burden for report management can be reduced.

Further, a registration means for registering an arbitrary telephone number is provided, the telephone numbers are registered in advance, these telephone numbers are searched by the caller telephone number received at the time of the incoming call, and the call is made according to the retrieval result. Since it is determined whether or not to send a report to a person's phone number, it is possible to send the report only to the callers who need the report or to prevent the report from being sent to the callers who do not need the report. It becomes possible, and in any case, it is effective in actual operation.
Furthermore, if a communication error occurs during the facsimile communication processing performed with the sending facsimile machine,
Since the report is sent to the caller's phone number, it is always sent when the report is needed, and the number of times the report is sent is reduced to the necessary minimum, reducing the financial burden on the user. To be done.

[Brief description of drawings]

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

FIG. 2 is a timing chart showing signals of various parts upon arrival of an incoming call.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing an incoming call detection process.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing a facsimile incoming call process.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a communication result report output.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 ... CPU (control means), 2 ... Image input section, 3 ... Print output section, 4 ... Dial keys, 5 communication keys, 6 ... Memory (first to third storage means), 7 ... Display circuit, 8 ... DP Generation circuit, 9 ... Modem (number receiving means), 10 ... Line control circuit, 11 ... Outside line, 12 ... Incoming call detection circuit, 13 ... Speaker, 14 ... Hook switch.

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A facsimile device that transmits and receives image data by performing a predetermined facsimile communication process with a partner facsimile device connected via a telephone line. Facsimile communication carried out between a number receiving means for receiving a caller's telephone number, a first storage means for storing a caller's telephone number received by the number receiving means, and a transmitting side facsimile device after responding to the incoming call. Second storage means for storing the communication result of the processing, and after the facsimile communication processing is completed, an outside call is made based on the caller telephone number stored in the first storage means and stored in the second storage means. And a control means for transmitting a report indicating the communication result being transmitted to the transmission side facsimile device by facsimile communication. Facsimile device according to claim. 2. The facsimile apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a part or all of the image data received by the facsimile communication processing performed with the transmitting side facsimile apparatus after responding to the incoming call is stored. A facsimile apparatus, comprising: a storage means, wherein the control means transmits a part or all of the image data stored in the third storage means together with the communication result as a report. 3. The facsimile apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising registration means for registering an arbitrary telephone number, wherein the control means stores the caller stored in the first storage means after completion of facsimile communication processing. By phone number
A facsimile apparatus, characterized in that a telephone number registered in the registration means is searched, and whether or not a report transmission to the caller's telephone number destination is required is determined according to the search result. 4. The facsimile apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the control means, when a communication error occurs during facsimile communication processing performed with the transmission side facsimile apparatus, sends the caller to the caller telephone number destination. A facsimile machine characterized by transmitting a report.