JPH0993412A - Facsimile terminal equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To inform a contact destination designated in advance of that FAX information to be sent to its FAX terminal equipment reaches this terminal equipment. SOLUTION: A called party identification information discrimination device 2 extracts called party information from a control signal and an information signal of a FAX call received by a FAX signal receiver 1 and retrieves a called party contact information data base 3, based on the called party information. A fact of FAX reception is informed to a designated contact destination by the contact method designated in advance by the called party via a called party contact device 4.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a FAX (facsimile) having a function of notifying the called party that an incoming call has been received
It is about terminals.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Generally, a conventional FAX terminal is commonly used by a plurality of people.
The AX terminal does not have a discrimination function.

[0003]

For this reason, it is necessary to call the office to check whether or not the FAX addressed to oneself is coming, especially while out. In addition, it was necessary to request a person to send a fax to the destination.

An object of the present invention is to provide a fax terminal which solves the problem that the existence of a fax document addressed to itself sent to a fax terminal shared by a plurality of persons is not immediately known.

[0005]

A FAX terminal according to the present invention is connected to a communication line and receives a FAX call control signal and a FAX information signal through the communication line.
X signal receiving means, called party identification information discriminating means for extracting called party information from the control signal or FAX information signal of the FAX call received by the FAX signal receiving means at the time of outgoing call, contact method information for the called party and contact availability And a called party contact information database holding additional information including information, and accessing the called party contact information database based on the called party information to retrieve and acquire the additional information and It is provided with an incoming caller contact means for notifying that a FAX call has been received.

Further, the FA received by the FAX signal receiving means is
A portion corresponding to the additional information is extracted from the control signal of the X call, the called party contact information database is accessed based on the called party information obtained by the called party identification information discriminating means, and the part corresponds to the additional information. When the part is different from the content of the additional information held in the called party contact information database, the control signal reception for updating the additional information held in the called party contact information database by the part corresponding to the added information It is equipped with means.

Further, an F for accumulating the received FAX information
The FAX information storage means is provided, and the contact information in the additional information retrieved from the contact information database of the called party is the FAX.
In the case of the third fax terminal other than the terminal or the called party, the fax stored by the fax information storage means.
The information is transferred to the third FAX via the caller contact means.
It is designed to be transferred to the terminal.

The additional information held in the contact information database of the called party is composed of the name, the terminal type, the contact number or the mail address of the called party, and the flag information indicating the contact availability.

The main feature of the present invention is to have a contact method for identifying the called party and notifying the called party of the incoming fax. The prior art does not have such a communication method.

[0010]

In the present invention, the receiving party identification information determining means determines the receiving party identification information designated by the caller by a predetermined method. Therefore, it is possible to determine who the called party is. On the other hand, the callee contact information database stores callee information, contact information, and information on whether to make a contact. Therefore, it is possible to make contact by the contact means of the called party.

When a control signal is sent from the outside, the control signal receiving means can update the additional information held in the callee contact information database.

Further, when the contact information is the third FAX terminal, the FAX information stored in the FAX information storage means can be transferred to the third FAX terminal.

The additional information held in the called party contact information database includes the called party's name, pager, telephone, electronic mail, and terminal type represented by FAX, respectively.
It consists of a contact number or email address and flag information indicating whether or not contact is possible. Therefore, it is possible to make a contact according to the contents of the called party contact information database.

Therefore, at the time of FAX reception, it becomes possible to make contact by the method registered in advance, and it becomes possible to automatically notify the called party of the FAX reception which is the object of the present invention.

[0015]

【Example】

[Embodiment 1] FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a first embodiment of the present invention, in which a FAX signal receiver 1 receives a FAX call control signal and a FAX information signal through a communication line 100 (usually a transmission). Is also possible). Where fax
The call control signal is not printed when received, but communication is established in the first phase, and then the line numbers of each other (which are described in advance in the respective FAX terminals 10 and 20) are exchanged. The additional information is incorporated into this. 2 is a receiver identification information discriminating device,
This is to extract the called party information from the control signal of the FAX call or the FAX information signal received by the FAX signal receiving apparatus 1 when the FAX of the calling side is sent. Reference numeral 3 denotes a called party contact information database in which additional information including contact information and contact availability information for the called party is written and held in advance. Reference numeral 4 denotes a callee contact device, which accesses the callee contact information database 3 based on the callee information, retrieves and acquires additional information, and informs the callee that there is an incoming call. 5 is a printing device, FA
The FAX information signal received by the X signal receiving apparatus 1 is decoded,
Make it visible by printing. The FAX terminal 10 is configured as described above. 20 is another FA connected to the communication line 100.
One of the X terminals is shown.

Before explaining the operation of the embodiment shown in FIG. 1, a FAX transmission sheet (cover sheet) used for transmission will be described.

FIG. 2 shows an example of the cover sheet 200 used for FAX transmission.
First, the cover sheet 200 is used to specify to whom of a plurality of callees using the FAX terminal 10 the call is to be sent.

FIG. 3 shows the contact information database 3 of the called party.
2 is an example of the structure of data stored in advance by appropriate means (not shown). As shown in FIG. 3, the called party contact information database 3 of the FAX terminal 10 holds contact methods, contacts, and contact availability (ON is available, OFF is not available) for each recipient.

Next, the operation of the embodiment shown in FIG. 1 will be described. Now, it is assumed that the FAX terminal 20 transmits to the FAX terminal 10.

To operate this, the cover sheet 200 in which the identification information of the called party is written in a predetermined place as shown in FIG. 2 by a specific description method.
The sender sends a document including "" to the FAX terminal 10 of the recipient. The transmitted FAX signal is received by the FAX signal receiving apparatus 1 and passed to the called party identification information discriminating apparatus 2. The callee identification information discriminating device 2 discriminates the callee by using an image recognition technique such as dynamic pattern matching. At this time, the called party contact information database 3 is referred to. As a result, if the incoming call is to a partner who is not registered in the incoming call partner contact information database 3 or if the cover sheet 200 is unreadable, the printing device 5 prints the same as a normal FAX. When the called party is registered in the called party contact information database 3 and the contact availability is turned on, the contact method and contact information are passed to the called party contact device 4. The called party contact device 4 selects a communication line according to the contact method and informs the contact that there is a FAX call. For example, in the case of "HEIKAWA", the e-mail is notified, and in the case of "KOUNO", the pager is notified of the FAX call. In addition,
In this embodiment, a pager capable of displaying a message is assumed. An appropriate message is set in the callee contact device 4 in accordance with each contact method, and the information indicating the FAX call contact is displayed on the receiving side according to the contact method.
For example, it is a text in the case of electronic mail, a character or an image in the case of FAX, a voice in the case of telephone, and a character code such as numbers or kana that can be displayed by the pager in the case of pager.

Due to such an operation, it becomes possible to make a contact for notifying the incoming call to each incoming call recipient registered in advance. As an effect, even when a plurality of people share one FAX terminal, it is possible to immediately know the FAX incoming call to each person. In addition, there is an effect that it is possible to know when going out.

Although not shown in the drawing, a control device for controlling the entire device can be realized by separately providing it at an appropriate place or by using it in combination. The same applies to other embodiments described later.

[Embodiment 2] FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a second embodiment of the present invention.
The additional information stored in can be updated from the outside. Reference numerals 1 to 5 have the same configuration as that of the first embodiment, and 6 is a control signal receiving device which extracts a portion corresponding to the additional information from the control signal of the FAX call received by the FAX signal receiving device 1 and identifies the called party. The called party contact information database 3 is accessed based on the called party information obtained by the information discriminating device 2, and the portion corresponding to the additional information is the content of the additional information held by the called party contact information database 3. If they are different, the additional information held in the called party contact information database 3 is updated by the portion corresponding to the additional information.

FIG. 5 is a flow chart showing the operation of the second embodiment of FIG. 4, and (S1) to (S4) show respective steps. The operation of the second embodiment of FIG. 4 will be described below with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

To operate this, when receiving a call from the communication line 100, the FAX signal receiving apparatus 1 and the control signal receiving apparatus 6
Responds (S1) and determines whether each is a FAX signal or a control signal. Specifically, the control signal is composed of a tone signal (PB signal) and the FAX signal is composed of a modem signal. In addition, even if the control signal and the FAX signal are the same modem signal, the control signal or the FA signal depends on the information content.
It is possible to identify which of the X signals is the signal (S2). As a result of the identification, if the received signal is the FAX signal, the process of the FAX incoming call described in the first embodiment is performed (S3). If the received signal is the control signal, according to the content of the control signal received by the control signal receiving device 6. , The contents of the called party contact information database 3 are corrected (S4).

Due to this operation, the contents of the callee contact information database 3 can be updated as instructed by the control signal. As an effect, the destination of the FAX incoming call can be changed from the destination.

[Third Embodiment] FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a third embodiment of the present invention, in which 1 to 6 have the same structure as that of the second embodiment, and 7 is a FAX information storage device for receiving data. The accumulated FAX information is accumulated.

To operate this, when the FAX is received, the called party contact information database 3 is searched, and the receiving party requests the contact when the FAX is received, that is, FIG.
If the contact permission / inhibition is ON and the contact method is the third FAX terminal other than the receiving party, the signal received by the FAX signal receiving apparatus 1 is stored in the FAX information storage apparatus 7. Next, when contacting the contact information recorded in the callee contact information database 3 by the callee contact device 4, the FAX information stored in the FAX information storage 7 is transmitted to the contact third FAX terminal.

In order to perform such an operation, the contact address is FA
In the case of X terminal, send the fax information to the contact's F
Can be transferred to AX terminal. As an effect, not only can he / she know the FAX reception addressed to himself / herself, but also the contents of the FAX information can be seen.

In each of the above embodiments, each unit is shown as a device in order to show each configuration by hardware as shown in FIGS. 1, 4 and 6, but it may be processed by software. , Generally should be expressed by means.

[0031]

As described above, the F according to the present invention is used.
The FAX terminal is connected to a communication line and receives a FAX call control signal and a FAX information signal through the communication line, and a FAX call control signal or FAX information signal received by the FAX signal receiving unit at the time of transmission. From the called party identification information discriminating means for extracting the called party information, the called party contact information database holding additional information including contact method information and contact availability information for the called party, and the above-mentioned based on the called party information. Since the called party contact means is provided for accessing the called party contact information database, searching for and obtaining the additional information, and notifying the called party that the FAX call has been received, it is designated in advance on an individual basis. Environment in which the FAX terminal is shared because it is possible to notify the contact of the FAX terminal Oite also, it is possible to know immediately FAX incoming call addressed to the person. Also, when you are waiting for a fax transmission from a customer, you can go out with peace of mind, and you can know the fax incoming to you while you are out, so you can call the office and check the contents. There are advantages. Especially, the software FA whose transfer destination is connected to the mobile phone
If it is a personal computer terminal with X function, FAX directly
There is an advantage that information can be received on the go.

Since the control signal receiving means is provided,
It is possible to update additional information in the callee contact information database.

Further, since the FAX information storage means is provided, not only the contact to the called party but also the FAX information itself can be transferred. Therefore, it is possible not only to know the FAX reception addressed to oneself at the destination, but also to see the contents of the FAX information.

Further, since the additional information held by the called party contact information database is composed of the called party's name, terminal type, contact number or mail address, and flag information indicating whether or not contact is possible, the called party's contact information database Can be contacted sufficiently.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a first exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of a cover sheet attached to a material to be transmitted to the FAX terminal of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a configuration example of a called party contact information database in the embodiment of FIG.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a second exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

5 is a flow chart for explaining a control operation in the second embodiment of FIG.

FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a third exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 FAX signal receiving device 2 Recipient identification information discriminating device 3 Recipient contact information database 4 Recipient contact device 5 Printing device 6 Control signal receiving device 7 FAX information storage device 10 FAX terminal 20 FAX terminal 100 Communication line 200 Cover sheet

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A FAX signal receiving means that is connected to a communication line and receives a FAX call control signal and a FAX information signal through the communication line, and a FAX call control signal or FAX received by the FAX signal receiving means at the time of transmission. Called party identification information discriminating means for extracting called party information from the information signal, called party contact information database holding additional information including contact method information and contact availability information for the called party, and the called party information based on the called party information. And a recipient contact means for accessing the recipient contact information database, searching for and obtaining the additional information, and notifying the recipient of the incoming fax. Terminal. 2. The FA received by the FAX signal receiving means.
A portion corresponding to the additional information is extracted from the control signal of the X call, the called party contact information database is accessed based on the called party information obtained by the called party identification information discriminating means, and a section corresponding to the additional information is obtained. Is different from the content of the additional information held in the callee contact information database, the control signal receiving means for updating the additional information held in the callee contact information database by the portion corresponding to the additional information. The FAX terminal according to claim 1, further comprising: 3. A third fax machine comprising fax information storage means for accumulating received fax information, wherein the contact information in the additional information searched for in the called party contact information database is other than the fax terminal or the called party. When the terminal is a terminal, the FAX information accumulated by the FAX information accumulating unit is transferred to the third FAX terminal via the incoming call partner contacting unit. FAX terminal. 4. The additional information held by the called party contact information database is composed of a called party's name, a terminal type, a contact number or a mail address, and flag information indicating availability of contact. The fax terminal according to claim 1.