JPH1056548A - Facsimile equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To shorten time for retrieval, to shorten total time for communication and to easily manipulate facsimile equipment by storing telephone numbers, the names of parties and communication velocity while rearranging them in order from the larger number of times of use. SOLUTION: This equipment is provided with a reading part 2 for optically reading an original, image memory 7 for converting the original to image information and storing it, RAM 6 for storing a party telephone number table, central processing unit(CPU) 1 for controlling a control part 5, timer part 8 for managing date, communication control part 5 for transmitting the encoded image information through a line 10 to the destination of transmission, display part 4 for displaying the party telephone number table or a current state, recording part 3 for recording the state of communication, and one-action button 11 for performing one-action operation. In this case, the telephone numbers, the names of parties and communication velocity are stored while being rearranged in the order from the larger number of times of use. Besides, after n-th transmission, the velocity of (n-1)th communication is stored so as to immediately enable transmitted at the velocity described in the (n-1)th communication.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a facsimile apparatus, and more particularly to a facsimile apparatus which is effective when applied to a group 3 facsimile apparatus having an automatic one-touch button generation function, a data terminal having a built-in modem, and the like. Here, the facsimile apparatus is not limited to a single function apparatus having a normal facsimile function, but is defined to include a terminal apparatus that transmits an image signal via a telephone line.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art For example, in a facsimile apparatus disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 64-61157, the control means determines the communication frequency corresponding to the telephone number recognized by the recognition means.
Is registered in the telephone number table as shown in FIG. 1 and the registered telephone number of the transmission destination having a high communication frequency is stored in the one-touch dial memory, and the telephone number stored in this memory is transmitted. For example, since the telephone number is transmitted to the display and displayed, the operator can operate the one-touch dial to transmit the image information to the communication destination having a high communication frequency.
Therefore, it is possible to simplify the setting operation for storing the telephone number indicating the transmission destination having a high communication frequency in the memory by one-touch dialing by the operator.

[0003] In such a configuration, however, the display table only displays the telephone number, the latest use date and time, and the number of uses as shown in FIG. In addition, since the device does not have a function of storing the communication speed of communication, it is unknown which partner has poor line quality. In response to this, in order to perform a so-called fallback procedure of gradually reducing the communication speed in the procedure of T30, There is also the drawback that this fallback procedure takes time.

Japanese Patent Laid-Open Publication No. Hei 4-220852 discloses a telephone having a configuration as shown in FIG. 9 and having a learning function to which one-touch buttons are assigned. In this telephone, each telephone number and the date of the call are stored in a storage unit 43, and each telephone number is displayed on a display unit 44 corresponding to a plurality of one-touch buttons 41. And the current date information is stored in the storage unit 4.
3, the number of calls of each telephone number in the storage unit 43 is checked, and the telephone numbers are rearranged in the order of the number. Each one-touch button 41 is associated with the telephone number stored in the order of the number of calls in the storage unit 43. In response to the operation of the one-touch button 41, a telephone number of a corresponding order is generated from the storage unit 43.

However, in such a configuration, in the one-touch button control, the search cannot be performed from the destination name, and the destination name has to be determined from the corresponding telephone number.

[0006]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide a facsimile apparatus capable of shortening a search time, shortening a total communication time, and operating easily.

[0007]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, a facsimile apparatus according to the present invention converts a document into an image signal and transmits the image signal through a telephone line. There is provided a means for storing the speed and the speed in the order of the number of times of use.

In a facsimile apparatus according to another aspect of the present invention, a facsimile apparatus which converts an original into an image signal and transmits it via a telephone line uses a telephone number, a destination name, and a communication speed frequently. It is configured to include means for rearranging in order and displaying as appropriate.

Here, the telephone number having a predetermined date and time is provided with means for deleting the telephone number.
-Store the (n-1) th communication speed so that transmission can be performed immediately at the communication speed described in the first communication.

[0010]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of an embodiment of a facsimile apparatus according to the present invention. FIG.
The facsimile apparatus includes a reading section 2 for optically reading a document, an image memory 7 for converting the document into image information and storing the image, a RAM 6 for storing a telephone number table and the like to be described later, a control section 5 and the like. (Central processing unit) 1 for controlling the communication, a timer unit 8 for managing the date and time, a communication control unit 5 for transmitting the encoded image information to the transmission destination via the line 10, a telephone number table for the transmission destination, And a recording unit 3 for recording the communication status and the like.
And a one-touch button 11 for performing a one-touch operation.

The reading section 2, the recording section 3, the display section 4, the communication control section 5, the RAM 6, the image memory 7, the timer section 8, and the one-touch button 11 are connected to the CPU 1 by a common bus 9. Further, the image memory 7 may also be used as the RAM 6.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a telephone number table of the above-mentioned destination. In FIG. 2, the table (A) is
Columns indicating a telephone number, the latest use date and time, the number of times of use, a destination name, and a communication speed are prepared. That is, it shows a transmission result table. The table (B) is a display candidate table, and each column of a telephone number, a destination name, and a communication speed set based on the table (A) is provided. If registered in the table (A), it is registered in the table (B) under the control of the CPU 1. Both tables (A) and (B) are displayed on the display unit 4.

Here, the communication speed: 9.6 Kbit / sec or 12.2 Kbit / sec is changed to “9.6 K” or “12.6 Kbit / sec”.
K ”. This is immediately useful for setting the communication speed from the next time. If only the phone number of the other party is displayed, it takes a long time to search, so CCITT
(Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Advisory Committee) The one-touch screen displays the NSF signal transmitted from the other party specified in the T30 procedure, that is, the destination name included in the non-standard function signal, so that it is easy and accurate. , You can search for the other party. Although there is a decrease in the communication speed that occurs on the line 10 with poor line quality, since the previous communication speed is stored, when calling by re-one-touch dialing, communication starts at the previously stored communication speed. can do.

Each of the called telephone numbers, the calling date, and the communication speed are stored in a RAM 6 as a storage unit.
Detects the calling telephone number generated at the time of calling and writes the current date information into the RAM 6. The number of calls of each telephone number in the RAM 6 is checked, and the table is rearranged in descending order of the number to create the table (B). One-touch button 11
Is assigned corresponding to the telephone numbers stored in the RAM 6 serving as a storage unit in the descending order of the number of calls, and when the one-touch button 11 is operated, the telephone numbers of the corresponding order are generated from the stored RAM 6.

The destination telephone number is stored in the RAM 6.
At this time, the current time of the timer unit 8 is stored in the column of the telephone number in the table (A) of FIG. In order to store in the column of the number of times of use in the table (A), there is provided a means for adding each time transmission is completed.

The main part different from the conventional one is the table (B)
In the column of the destination name and the communication speed are newly provided.

The above-described one-touch button 11 and the display unit 4
Referring to a plan view of FIG. 3 schematically illustrating the operation unit, the operation unit 30 includes a display unit 31 and a one-touch button. By one-touch operation with the one-touch button 34, the destination name and the telephone number 3 are displayed in the display unit 4.
2, 33 are displayed.

First, the destination name in the table (A) is the NS name in the communication procedure of T30 of CCITT in FIG.
The F signal, that is, the name of the destination added to the non-standard function signal, is stored in the RAM 6. This destination name has the ability to act on communication that can be set in the extension field of the NSF signal in the form of JIS8 code.

The communication speed is determined by a CFR signal shown in FIG.
That is, by receiving the reception preparation confirmation signal, the value at which the communication speed at which the image information is transferred can be determined is stored in the column of the communication speed in the tables (A) and (B).

The display unit 4 is a CRT (Cathode Ray Tub).
e) or a liquid crystal display, which is displayed in response to a button operation. Table (B) is determined based on the contents of table (A).

FIG. 4 shows a transmitting side (TX) and a receiving side (RX).
FIG. 6 is a diagram showing transmission and reception of various signals with the above. In FIG. 4, C
According to the procedure of T30 defined by the ITT, a telephone number is first input from the transmitting side to the other side, that is, the receiving side, and then a CNG signal, that is, a calling tone is played. On the other hand, from the receiving side to the transmitting side, the CED signal, that is, the called station identification signal, and the NSF / CSI / DIS signal, that is, the non-standard function /
A calling terminal identification / digital identification signal is played. Next, T
The SI / NSS signal, that is, the transmitting terminal identification / non-standard function setting signal is transmitted from the transmitting side to the receiving side.

Next, the stage of the feedback procedure is entered.
First, a 14.4 Kbit / sec TCF signal, ie, a training check signal, is sent from the transmitting side to the receiving side, whereas an FTT signal, ie, a training failure signal, is sent from the receiving side to the transmitting side. For this reason, the transmitting side prepares and sends a 12.2 Kbit / sec TCF signal with a reduced communication speed. Again, the FTT signal is sent to the transmitting side. This time, the transmitting side prepares a 9.6 Kbit / sec TCF signal with a lower communication speed, and sends it to the receiving side. On the other hand, for the first time, a CFR signal, that is, a reception preparation confirmation signal is transmitted from the receiving side to the transmitting side. Therefore, image information is transmitted at 9.6 Kbits / sec at which transmission is possible. The other party number dialed at this value of 9.6 Kbit / sec is stored in the RAM 6. When the transmitting side has finished transmitting the image information, an EOP signal, that is, a procedure end signal is sent,
A signal, that is, a message confirmation signal is sent from the receiving side,
The transmitting side issues a DCN signal, that is, a disconnection command signal, to the receiving side, the line is disconnected, and the transmission of the image information ends.

The various signals described above are based on CCITT Recommendation T3
0 is an abbreviation described in Appendix 11, and the signal format is, for example, [X0100001], [X101111]
Like [1], it is defined by bit code.

FIGS. 5, 6, and 7 are flowcharts sequentially showing the control flow of the embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 5, first, in step S20, the operator inputs the telephone number of the destination to be called. Operation unit 30 of FIG.
The other party's telephone number is input using the one-touch button 34 composed of the numeric keypad. Then, the transmission process is started in step S21. In step S23, it is determined whether or not the telephone number input at that time is already registered in the table (A). If there is a corresponding telephone number, the date and time read by the timer unit 8 and this telephone number are updated in the column of the table (A) (step S26), and the next step S2
In step 7, the number of times of use in the table (A) is set to +1. If there is no corresponding telephone number, the telephone number and the date and time are set in blanks in the table (A) in the next step S24.
Next, the number of times of use of the table (A) is set to +1 (step S25). Next, it is determined in step S28 whether or not the NSF signal transmitted from the partner device in the communication procedure of T30, that is, the non-standard function signal has been received. If not, wait until it is received. If the NSF signal has been received, the process proceeds to the next step S29. In step S29, if there is a destination name in the extension field in the NSF signal, it is set in the corresponding table (A). In the next step S30, it is determined whether or not the image information signal has been transmitted. If the image information signal has not been transmitted yet, the process waits until the transmission is completed. Here, in the next step S31, after selecting an image signal capable of receiving the image signal of the current communication, the transferred communication speed is stored in the RAM.
6 in the table (A). Next step S32
Then, it is determined whether the transmission has been completed, and if not completed, the process waits until the transmission is completed, and proceeds to the next step S33 in FIG.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing the control flow procedure of the next step. In step S33,
All the use dates and times in the RAM 6 are read out, and if there is a column of telephone numbers that have passed the predetermined period, all the lines are deleted (steps S34 and S35). In the next step S36, the display candidate table in the table (B) is reset to the display candidate table in the descending order of the number of uses in the table (A). In the next step S37, the destination number, the destination name, and the communication speed are displayed in the table (B). For this, the one-touch button 34 is used. When a transmission operation using the automatically created one-touch button 11 is started (step S38), a TCF signal in the T30 procedure, that is, a training check signal, is transmitted at the corresponding communication speed in the table (B) (step S38). Step S39). After this, FIG. 5 is followed.

This embodiment is not limited to a facsimile apparatus, but can be used for all communication control devices that comply with the procedure of T30 of CCITT recommendation. It is also applicable to facsimile machines, data terminals with a built-in modem, and the like.
Group 3 facsimile machine is a 1980 CC
A device based on the ITT recommendation, capable of transmitting A4 size documents at high speed in about 1 minute, and is inexpensive and most widely used. Here, the communication time is shortened by using the redundancy suppression coding.

The facsimile apparatus of Group 3 is a terminal apparatus for connecting information such as text and drawings to a telephone line or a facsimile communication network via a modem and transmitting and receiving a document by pattern information. A data terminal with a built-in modem is a terminal device that performs text communication with a central system or another terminal device via a modem of an analog modem using a telephone line.

According to the embodiment of the present invention, the present invention is widely applied to a device for transmitting a non-standard signal such as an NSF signal in the T30 procedure of the CCITT recommendation. First, the destination is stored in the RAM 6 of the storage unit together with the telephone number of the destination from the area set by the JIS 8 code in the extension field in the NSF. The communication speed at that time is also stored in the RAM 6 of the storage unit. By using the memorized destination name and communication speed to generate easy-to-search one-touch buttons,
Efficient communication becomes possible.

[0029]

According to the present invention, by displaying the destination name on the display of the one-touch button as compared with the conventional system, there is an effect that the search can be performed more easily than the display of only the telephone number. Also, by pressing the automatically generated one-touch button, the image signal transfer is started at the previous communication speed, so that the quality of the line can be determined. For example, the fall-back procedure in FIG. it can.

[Brief description of the drawings]

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

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a display table according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a plan view showing a display unit and a one-touch button according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating transmission and reception of various signals according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing a front part of a control flow according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart illustrating a rear part of a control flow according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing a part of a control flow according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a display table of an example of a conventional facsimile machine.

FIG. 9 is a block diagram showing another example of a conventional facsimile machine.

[Explanation of symbols]

 Reference Signs List 1 CPU (central processing unit) 2 reading unit 3 recording unit 4, 31, 44 display unit 5 communication control unit 6 RAM (Random Access Memory) 7 image memory 8 timer unit 9 common bus 10 line 11, 34, 41 one-touch button 30 Operation unit 32, 33 Destination name and telephone number 41 Control unit 43 Storage unit

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A facsimile apparatus for converting a document into an image signal and transmitting the image signal via a telephone line, comprising means for storing a telephone number, a destination name, and a communication speed in a descending order of the number of uses. Facsimile machine characterized by the above-mentioned. 2. A facsimile apparatus for converting a document into an image signal and transmitting the image signal via a telephone line, comprising means for arranging a telephone number, a destination name, and a communication speed in the order of the number of times of use, and appropriately displaying them. Facsimile machine. 3. The facsimile apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said storing means is a RAM. 4. A facsimile apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising means for deleting the telephone number after a predetermined date and time. 5. The transmission after the n-th transmission is performed so that the transmission can be performed immediately at the communication speed described in the n-1 transmission.
3. The facsimile apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the communication speed is stored for the second time.