JPH11187164A - Facsimile equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide pictorial communication equipment with which the selection range of operation selectable by remote operation is expanded by changing the modes of receiving operation to be activated by remote operation from a connected telephone set. SOLUTION: As a means for detecting remote operation of a telephone set 4, a hook state detecting circuit 22 and a ten key depression information detecting circuit 24 are provided so that remote operation of the telephone set 4 after incoming call is detected. When a specified key operation or no-hook operation is performed on the telephone set 4, a different type of image receiving processing such as an automatic reception or manual reception is executed. Or, corresponding to such specific remote operations, control different from default setting state of equipment is performed in the remote receiving processing concerning the setting of a direct mail preventing function or forced memory reception setting. The remote operation and the remote receiving processing to be activated by that operation are registered in a register circuit 32.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

The present invention relates to a facsimile machine,
In particular, the present invention relates to a facsimile apparatus which receives an image by remote operation from a telephone connected to the outside.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there has been proposed a facsimile apparatus capable of remote control from an externally connected telephone. For example, there is a facsimile apparatus capable of remote control reception, that is, remote reception.

[0003] For example, various remote reception methods are known as an operation for starting remote reception, for example, an on-hook operation from a connected telephone, a specific key information input from a numeric keypad or the like.

[0004] However, in the remote reception in the conventional facsimile apparatus, the same reception operation has been performed regardless of any of the above-mentioned operation methods.

[0005]

[0006] Even if the reception is performed by remote operation, various communication conditions are conceivable.
For example, in the case of remote reception, it can be assumed that there is a difference between the case where the remote party who can not contact the other party performs remote reception in the case of automatic calling and the case where remote reception is performed after contacting the other party. .

[0006] However, the conventional apparatus has a major drawback in that if reception is started by the same remote operation in any case, subsequent facsimile reception control cannot be changed.

An object of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned problems, to control the content of a receiving operation started by a remote operation from a connected telephone according to communication conditions, and to select a range of operations that can be selected by the remote operation. To provide a wide facsimile machine.

[0008]

According to the present invention, there is provided a facsimile apparatus for receiving an image by remote operation from an externally connected telephone. A configuration in which different image reception processing is performed according to the configuration is adopted.

In particular, different remote operations performed on the telephone are on-hook operations and specific key operations, and different image receiving processes are performed depending on the differences between these remote operations.

[0010] The image receiving process performed by the difference of the remote operation can be the communication of the automatic receiving system or the manual receiving system.

In the case where image reception processing is performed in response to a different remote operation performed on the telephone, control different from the default setting state of the apparatus can be performed.
For example, when performing image reception processing in response to a predetermined remote operation, the direct mail prevention function and the forced memory reception designation are canceled to perform image reception.

Further, it is also possible to adopt a configuration in which predetermined registration setting means is provided to register and set different remote reception operations and desired image reception processing selectable by each of these remote reception operations.

[0013]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail based on embodiments shown in the drawings.

(First Embodiment) FIG. 1 shows an example of the configuration of a facsimile apparatus employing the present invention.

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 2 denotes an NCU (network control unit) which is connected to a line 2a for using a telephone network for data communication and the like, controls connection of a telephone exchange network, switches to a data communication path, Hold the loop. The NCU 2 connects the telephone line 2a to the telephone 4 when the signal level (signal line 20a) from the control circuit 20 is "0", and connects the telephone line 2a to the facsimile apparatus when the signal level is "1". Side. In the normal (standby) state, the telephone line 2a is connected to the telephone 4 side.

Reference numeral 6 denotes a hybrid circuit which separates a transmission system signal and a reception system signal, sends a transmission signal from the addition circuit 12 to the telephone line 2a via the NCU 2, and transmits a signal from the other party via the NCU 2 And sends it to the modem 8 via the signal line 6a.

Reference numeral 8 denotes a modulator / demodulator. 8, V. 21, V.I. 27ter, V.A. 29, V.S. 1
7, V. The modulation and demodulation based on the transmission mode are performed, and the designation of each of these transmission modes is received by the signal line 20c. Each transmission mode is specified. The modulator / demodulator 8 receives a signal output on the signal line 20b, outputs modulated data on the signal line 8a, receives a received signal output on the signal line 6a, and outputs demodulated data on the signal line 8b. .

Reference numeral 10 denotes a circuit for transmitting an ANSam signal (voice response signal). When a signal of signal level "1" is output to the signal line 20d, A is input to the signal line 10a.
When the signal NSam is transmitted and the signal of the signal level "0" is output to the signal line 20d, no signal is output to the signal line 10a.

Reference numeral 12 denotes an addition circuit for adding transmission / reception signals, which inputs information on the signal line 8a and information on the signal line 10a and outputs the result of addition to the signal line 12a.

Reference numeral 14 denotes a circuit for reading image data.
It has a known configuration including a document transport system, an optical reading element, and the like, and read image data is output to a signal line 14a.

Reference numeral 16 denotes a recording circuit for recording image data, which is constituted by various recording systems such as an electrophotographic system and an ink jet system. Here, the recording circuit 16
Means that the information output to the signal line 20e is sequentially converted into a bit image for each line and recorded.

Reference numeral 18 denotes a memory circuit, which is mainly used for storing image information and stores raw information of read image data or encoded image information, and also receives raw received image information or decoding information. It is used to store the obtained image information and the like.

Reference numeral 22 denotes a hook state detection circuit for detecting a hook state of the telephone, which is inserted into a signal line 2b between the NCU 2 and the telephone 4. Hook state detection circuit 22 outputs a signal of signal level "0" to signal line 22b when telephone 4 is on-hook, and outputs a signal of signal level "1" to signal line 22b when telephone 4 is off-hook.

Reference numeral 24 denotes a ten-key press information detecting circuit for detecting ten-key press information of the telephone 4. The numeric key press information detection circuit 24 detects numeric key information pressed by the telephone 4 and outputs the information to the signal line 24a in a signal format recognizable by the control circuit 20.

The ten-key signals output from the telephone 4 may be DTMF and dial pulse signals. The ten-key press information detecting circuit 24 detects a ten-key signal to be supported by one or both of these devices. It is configured to be able to. Therefore, the ten-key press information detection circuit 24 includes a frequency discrimination circuit for detecting a push button (DTMF) signal, a pulse detection circuit for detecting a dial pulse signal, and the like.

Reference numeral 26 denotes a switch for selecting whether to activate the direct mail prevention function or not, and outputs a signal of signal level "1" to the signal line 26a when the operation of the direct mail prevention function is selected. And
If the direct mail prevention function is not activated, a signal of signal level "0" is output to the signal line 26a. The switch 26 is operated by the user depending on whether or not a facsimile image of direct mail is received.

Reference numeral 28 denotes a switch for selecting whether to activate the forced memory reception function or not. When the activation of the forced memory reception is selected, the signal line 28a is turned on.
If it is selected that a signal of signal level "1" is to be output and forced memory reception is not activated, a signal of signal level "0" is output to signal line 28a. The switch 28 is similarly set by the user, and is used to determine whether or not to perform forcible memory reception.

Reference numeral 30 denotes an operation unit, which includes a one-touch dial, a speed dial, a numeric keypad, a * / # key, a start key, a set key, and other function keys. Key information depressed is transmitted via a signal line 30a. Output to the control circuit 20.

Further, in the present embodiment, the operation unit 30 includes:
A predetermined registration key for performing a registration operation to a remote reception type registration circuit 32 and a telephone number registration circuit 34 described later is provided.

Reference numeral 32 denotes a remote reception type registration circuit for registering the type of remote reception, and is composed of a memory element and the like. Remote reception type registration circuit 32
Is for registering a reception operation performed by remote control by the telephone 4, that is, a type of remote reception and a remote operation performed by the telephone 4 in association with each other.

In the present embodiment, an automatic reception type and a manual reception type are provided as execution types of remote reception. For each reception type, whether or not remote reception of the type is performed by pressing a specific key two digits is determined. Alternatively, whether or not to perform the remote reception of the type by the on-hook operation is registered via the signal line 32a.

This registration is performed by performing a predetermined operation on the operation unit 30. For example, the automatic reception type is activated by an on-hook operation on the telephone 4 (on-hook remote), and the manual reception type is specified by the telephone 4 It is registered that it is activated by pressing a two-digit key (for example, 25).

Numeral 34 indicates the lower four digits of the TSI information when the direct mail prevention function is selected to be activated, and if they match, the permitted telephone number (for example, four digits) is signal line. 34a is a telephone number circuit registered through 34a.

Reference numeral 20 denotes a control circuit including a microprocessor, a memory, and the like, which controls the operation of the entire apparatus. The control circuit 20 includes a memory such as an internal ROM,
Alternatively, the operation of the entire apparatus is controlled based on a program described below stored in a ROM section or the like of the memory circuit 18. The control circuit 20 performs the following reception control.

The facsimile apparatus can perform a plurality of types of remote reception set in the remote reception type registration circuit 32. The control circuit 20 performs remote reception according to the registration information of the remote reception type registration circuit 32. Changes the facsimile reception control to be performed in

The outline of the automatic reception control and the manual reception control will be described below.

In the present embodiment, on-hook remote reception and remote reception by inputting specific key information on the telephone 4 are possible. On-hook remote reception (when the user does not know the other party and has no intention of explicit reception) Is regarded as reception information of automatic reception, and remote reception by input of specific key information (it knows the destination and knows the user's intention of explicit reception by the operation) controls reception of manual reception. And

Furthermore, when the direct mail prevention function is selected to be activated, the automatic reception type enables this function, and receives data only when the number matches. In the manual reception type, the reception operator has the will. Disabled and allow reception from all destinations.

On the other hand, when it is selected to activate the forced memory reception, the automatic reception type enables this, the reception from all destinations is the memory reception, and the manual reception type has the will of the receiving operator. Therefore, this is invalidated and the received information is printed.

The above configuration can be summarized as follows.

That is, a hook state detecting circuit 22 and a ten-key press information detecting circuit 24 are provided as means for detecting a remote operation of the telephone 4, and after receiving a call, the remote operation of the telephone 4 is detected by these circuits. When a specific key operation or an on-hook operation is performed on the telephone 4, different image reception processes such as an automatic reception type and a manual reception type are executed. Or,
In response to these specific remote operations, in the remote reception processing, the settings such as the direct mail prevention function and the forced memory reception designation are controlled differently from the default setting state of the apparatus. The remote operation and the remote reception processing started by the remote operation are performed by the remote reception type registration circuit 3
Register in 2.

Next, the operation of the above configuration will be described with reference to FIGS. FIGS. 2 to 5 show a communication control procedure executed by the control circuit 20. The illustrated procedure is a program of the control circuit 20 which is a ROM of the memory circuit 18.
Part. It is assumed that the parts of the same number in FIGS. 2 to 5 are continuous at each position.

In FIG. 2, step S0 represents the start of processing started in response to power-on or reset operation.

In step S2, a signal of signal level "0" is output to the signal line 20a, and the CML relay of the NCU 2 is turned off. As a result, the line 2a is connected to the telephone 4.

In step S4, a signal of signal level "0" is output to the signal line 20d, and the setting is made so that the ANSam signal is not transmitted.

In step S6, information on the signal line 30a is input, and it is determined whether or not registration in the remote reception type registration circuit 32 has been selected.
If the registration to the remote reception type registration circuit 32 has not been selected, the process proceeds to step S10 (FIG. 3).

In step S8, the type of remote reception is registered in the remote reception type registration circuit 32 via the information on the signal line 32a. In the present embodiment, as described above, for example, the automatic reception type is registered as on-hook remote reception, and the manual reception type is registered as remote reception by pressing a specific key (25) from the telephone.

In step S10 of FIG. 3, the signal line 30a
It is determined whether or not registration in the circuit 34 has been selected, and if registration in the telephone number circuit 34 has been selected, the process proceeds to step S12, and if registration in the telephone number circuit 34 has not been selected. Proceed to step S14.

In step S12, a telephone number permitted to receive when direct mail prevention is selected is registered in the telephone number circuit 34 via the signal line 34a. Here, up to 100 registrations are possible with the last four digits.

In step S14, it is determined whether or not there is an incoming call. If there is an incoming call, the process proceeds to step S16. If there is no incoming call, the process proceeds to step S20.

In step S16, it is determined whether or not the apparatus is in the automatic reception mode.
Then, the process proceeds to step S18 if the mode is the manual reception mode.

In step S18, the detection result of the hook state detection circuit 22 is input via the signal line 22b, and it is determined whether or not the telephone 4 is off-hook. When the telephone 4 is off-hook, step S44 (FIG. 5) And if not off-hook, the process proceeds to step S14.

In step S20, the detection result of the hook state detection circuit 22 is input via the signal line 22b, and it is determined whether or not the telephone 4 is off-hook. If not, the process proceeds to step S14.

In step S22, a signal of signal level "1" is output to the signal line 20a, the CML relay of the NCU 2 is turned on, and the line 2a is connected to the hybrid circuit 6, and then in step S24 in FIG. A known pre-facsimile communication procedure is performed.

In step S26, the state of the switch 26 for setting the direct mail prevention function via the signal line 26a is checked to determine whether or not the direct mail prevention is selected. The process proceeds to step S28, and if direct mail prevention is not selected, the process proceeds to step S30.

In step S28, it is determined whether or not the last four digits of the TSI information received in the facsimile communication procedure are registered in the reception-permitted telephone number of the telephone number circuit 34.
If registered, the process proceeds to step S30 to execute the remaining pre-procedures. If not registered, the process proceeds to step S32,
Print out that the reception has been refused, and return to step S2 (FIG. 2).

In step S34, the setting state of the forced memory reception switch 28 is input via the signal line 28a, and it is determined whether or not forced memory reception has been selected. Is performed, and if the forced memory reception is not selected, the process proceeds to step S36.

In step S36, it is determined whether or not confidential communication has been selected based on the analysis result of the procedure signal (NSF signal or the like) received in the facsimile communication procedure. If confidential reception has been selected, the flow advances to step S40. If confidential reception has not been selected, the flow advances to step S38 to receive and record an image signal.

If steps S34 to S36 are affirmed, memory reception is performed in step S40.

In step S42, a post-facsimile communication procedure is executed, and thereafter, the flow returns to step S2 (FIG. 2).

On the other hand, if the automatic reception mode is denied in step S16 and the telephone 4 is off-hook in step S18, a telephone call is made with the telephone 4 in step S44 in FIG.

In step S46, information on the signal line 30a is input, and it is determined whether or not the start key has been pressed. If the start key has been pressed, the process proceeds to step S54. If the start key has not been pressed, the process proceeds to step S4.
Proceed to 8.

In step S48, the detection information of the ten key press information detection circuit 24 is input via the signal line 24a.
It is determined whether or not the key “25” for instructing remote reception registered in the telephone 4 is pressed, and the key “25” is determined.
Is pressed, the process proceeds to step S54. If the key "25" is not pressed, the process proceeds to step S50.

If the key "25" has not been pressed, the detection result of the hook state detection circuit 22 is input via the signal line 22b in step S50, and it is determined whether or not the telephone has been on-hook. The process proceeds to S52, and if not on-hook, returns to step S44.

In step S52, a call signal is detected,
It is determined whether or not the elapsed time since the off-hook is within 10 seconds. If the elapsed time exceeds 10 seconds, the process returns to step S2 (FIG. 2). If the elapsed time is within 10 seconds, the process proceeds to step S22 ( Proceeding to FIG. 3), the image reception processing of FIG. 4 is further performed.

In step S54, a signal of signal level "1" is output to the signal line 20a, the CML of the NCU 2 is turned on, and the line 2a is connected to the hybrid circuit 6 side.

In step S56, a pre-facsimile communication procedure is performed, and in step S58, the above-described step S58 is performed.
Similarly to 36, it is determined whether or not confidential reception is performed. If it is confidential reception, the process proceeds to step S40 (FIG. 4). If not, the process proceeds to step S38 (FIG. 4).

In steps S56 and S58, even if direct mail prevention is selected, it is invalidated, and even if forced memory reception is selected, it is invalidated.

On the other hand, if an off-hook of the telephone set 4 is detected in step S20 while no incoming call is detected in step S14 of FIG. 3, step S60 of FIG.
Make a call (by calling).

In step S62, information on the signal line 30a is input, and it is determined whether or not the start key has been pressed. If the start key has been pressed, the process proceeds to step S54. If the start key has not been pressed, the process proceeds to step S54. S6
Proceed to 4.

In step S64, similarly to step S48, the detection information of the ten-key press information detection circuit 24 is input via the signal line 24a, and whether or not the key "25" registered on the telephone 4 for instructing remote reception is pressed. If “25” is pressed, the process proceeds to step S54,
If “25” has not been pressed, the process proceeds to step S66.

In step S66, the detection result of the hook state detection circuit 22 is input via the signal line 22b, and it is determined whether or not the telephone is on-hook. When the telephone is on-hook, the process returns to step S2 (FIG. 2), and the on-hook is performed. If not, the process returns to step S60.

According to the above embodiment, the content of the receiving operation started by the remote operation from the telephone 4 connected to the facsimile apparatus can be changed according to the communication conditions. Even if the device is installed at a remote position, the user can change the contents of communication finely according to the communication conditions.

In particular, the remote reception control can be changed by on-hook remote reception or remote reception by inputting specific key information. In the above embodiment, it is possible to select and execute either the automatic reception type or the manual reception type. Can be.

In the above embodiment, the automatic reception type is activated in the remote reception type registration circuit 32 by an on-hook operation on the telephone 4 (on-hook remote), and the manual reception type is a two-digit specific key (for example, 25) on the telephone 4. By registering that it is activated by pressing, these reception methods can be switched and used. In the above embodiment, automatic reception type communication by on-hook remote reception (Steps S48 to S50 to S52 to S22 to S
In 24), a direct mail prevention function is activated, and a manual reception type communication is performed by pressing a specific key (step S5).
In steps S4 to S56 to S58 to S38 to S40), communication is performed without the direct mail prevention function in the same manner as when the start key is pressed.

Therefore, in the case where the other party is unknown, automatic reception by on-hook remote reception is selected, and in the case where the other party is known, manual reception by pressing a specific key is selected from the telephone 4 side, and reception control is performed in each case. Because it can be changed, the user becomes extremely convenient.

That is, according to the above embodiment, the reception control of the automatic reception type or the manual reception type is performed in accordance with the operation performed on the connected telephone.
Since the reception control can be changed between the case where the partner is known and the case where the partner is not known, it becomes extremely convenient for the user.

In particular, even if the direct mail prevention function is set by default, the remote reception (manual reception type) in which the other party is known is disabled by directly disabling the direct mail prevention function. The mail prevention function is invalidated, and after the reception is completed, the direct mail prevention function is activated again, so that resetting is unnecessary.

Further, even when the forced memory reception is set, the remote reception (manual reception type) when the other party is known can be immediately printed out with the forced memory reception invalidated, which is very convenient. Also in this case, since the forced memory reception returns to the default setting state after the reception is completed, resetting is unnecessary.

Further, different remote reception operations (on-hook operation or specific key operation) and desired image reception processing selectable by each of these remote reception operations can be arbitrarily registered and set in the remote reception type registration circuit 32. Therefore, the user can register a desired remote reception operation and a desired image reception process activated by the operation in association with each other, which is very convenient.

In the above description, there are two types of remote reception: an automatic reception type and a manual reception type. If a larger number of reception processes are prepared as a remote reception format, they are registered in the remote reception type registration circuit 32. It goes without saying that the combination of the reception processing type and the remote operation for activating it is not limited to the above two.

For example, if special reception processing such as transferring a received image to another destination is prepared as one of the remote reception types, such reception processing can be performed in the same manner as described above with a specific remote operation. Registration can be set in the remote reception type registration circuit 32 in association therewith, and the user can execute various types of remote reception from an external telephone.

(Second Embodiment) In the above embodiment, in the on-hook remote reception, the automatic reception type control is performed, but only the remote reception by inputting the specific key information is performed. When
The subsequent facsimile reception control may be changed depending on the specific key information pressed on the telephone 4.

For example, when "24" is depressed from the telephone, remote reception of the automatic reception type (same as that performed by on-hook remote reception in the first embodiment) is executed, and "25" is transmitted from the telephone. When pressed, manual reception type remote reception may be executed. In this case, the control in FIGS. 2 to 5 is changed as shown in FIG.

In FIG. 6, step S70 corresponds to Yes in step S6 in FIG. 2, and step S74 corresponds to step S10.

Step S72 is a process inserted in place of step S8 in FIG.
The type of remote reception is registered in the remote reception type registration circuit 32 via the information of 2a. That is, here, the automatic reception type is registered as remote reception by pressing the specific key "24" from the telephone, and the manual reception type is registered as remote reception by pressing the specific key "25" from the telephone.

Step S76 is No in step S48.
In step S80, step S22 and step S8
4 corresponds to step S46, and step S86 corresponds to step S2.
Is equivalent to That is, steps S78 and S82 are steps S5 for performing on-hook detection in FIG.
0, a process inserted instead of S52.

In this step S78, the detection information of the ten key press information detection circuit 24 is input via the signal line 24a, and it is determined whether or not "24" has been pressed from the telephone 4, and "24" has been pressed. If it is, the process proceeds to step S80 (step S22), and if "24" is not pressed, the process proceeds to step S82.

In step S82, information on the detection result of the hook state detection circuit 22 is input via the signal line 22b.
It is determined whether or not the telephone is on-hook. If the telephone is on-hook, the process proceeds to step S86 (step S2),
If not on-hook, the process proceeds to step S84 (step S46). Thus, the key "2"
By pressing "4", it is possible to execute an automatic reception type communication in which the direct mail prevention function similar to the first embodiment is enabled.

In this way, only remote reception by input of specific key information is performed, and subsequent facsimile reception control can be changed depending on the specific key information pressed on telephone 4. That is, when the partner is known, the manual reception type reception operation is performed by pressing the key “25”, and when the partner is unknown, the automatic reception type reception operation is performed by pressing the key “24”. To be able to
Since the reception control can be changed in each case, the user becomes extremely convenient.

In each of the above embodiments, the reception control of either the automatic reception type or the manual reception type is performed in accordance with the remote operation on the telephone 4. The remote reception control of the “reception type” may be exactly the same as the original “auto / manual reception” control, but may be different from the “auto / manual reception” control.

For example, it is conceivable that the forced memory reception can be set in either the automatic reception or the manual reception. In such a configuration, the forced memory reception is set in either the automatic reception or the manual reception. Even if the reception has been performed, the forced memory reception can be forcibly canceled in the case of the reception by the remote operation on the telephone 4.

[0093]

As described above, according to the present invention,
When performing image reception by remote operation from an externally connected telephone, different facsimile reception is performed according to the difference in the operation performed on the connected telephone. Different reception control such as automatic reception type or manual reception type can be selected, and if necessary, the reception control for the case where the partner is known and the case where the partner is not known can be changed, and the user can select The number of types of facsimile reception increases, which is very convenient. Further, according to the present invention, different facsimile reception control by remote operation from an externally connected telephone can perform reception control different from the default, for example, the direct mail prevention function and the forced memory reception can be performed by default. Even if it is set, it is possible to perform reception control in which these functions are temporarily disabled in remote reception when the other party is known. Furthermore, by registering and setting different remote reception operations and desired image reception processing selectable in each of these remote reception operations, the user can execute various types of remote reception from an external telephone.
Therefore, according to the present invention, it is possible to provide an excellent facsimile apparatus having a wide selection range of operations that can be selected by remote operation.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a facsimile apparatus employing the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing initialization and automatic reception type registration processing in reception control performed by the control circuit of FIG. 1 in the first embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing direct mail prevention registration and incoming call detection processing among reception control performed by the control circuit of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating an image reception process in the reception control performed by the control circuit of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing a process of handling a remote control according to an operation of a telephone among reception controls performed by the control circuit of FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing a necessary control change from the first embodiment when all remote reception is performed by pressing a specific key in the second embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 2 NCU 4 Telephone 6 Hybrid circuit 8 Modulator / demodulator 10 ANSam transmission circuit 12 Addition circuit 14 Reading circuit 16 Recording circuit 18 Memory circuit 20 Control circuit 22 Hook state detection circuit 24 Numeric keypad pressed information detection circuit 26 Direct mail prevention switch 28 Forced memory reception switch 30 operation section 32 remote reception type registration circuit 34 telephone number registration circuit

Claims (8)

[Claims] 1. A facsimile apparatus for receiving an image by a remote operation from a telephone connected to the outside, wherein the facsimile apparatus performs different image receiving processes in accordance with different remote operations performed on the telephone. 2. The facsimile apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the different remote operation is an on-hook operation performed on the telephone or a specific key operation of the telephone. 3. The facsimile apparatus according to claim 2, wherein, in the specific key operation, different image receiving processes are performed in accordance with different specific key operations. 4. An image receiving process according to an automatic receiving method or a manual receiving method corresponding to each of the different remote operations when performing the image receiving process in response to different remote operations performed on the telephone. The facsimile apparatus according to claim 1, wherein 5. The facsimile apparatus according to claim 1, wherein when performing an image receiving process in response to a different remote operation performed on the telephone, control different from a default setting state of the apparatus is performed. . 6. Even when the direct mail prevention function is enabled in a default setting state of the apparatus, if the image reception processing is performed in response to a predetermined remote operation performed on the telephone, the direct mail prevention function is not used. 6. The facsimile apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the reception is performed by invalidating the information. 7. Even when forced memory reception designation is enabled in a default setting state of the apparatus, if image reception processing is performed in response to a predetermined remote operation performed by the telephone, the forced memory reception designation is performed. 6. The facsimile apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the reception is performed by invalidating the information. 8. The facsimile apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising means for registering and setting different remote reception operations and desired image reception processing selectable in each of the remote reception operations.