JPH11220547A - Facsimile equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a facsimile equipment by which the ID number display service is sufficiently and effectively utilized. SOLUTION: When automatic call reception mode is set as the incoming mode by a mode selection button 24a, whether or not an incoming call in the setting of the automatic call reception mode has been received is discriminated. When the incoming call in the setting of the automatic call reception mode is acceptable, the incoming call is automatically received, in response to the arrival of the call. When the incoming call in the setting of the automatic call reception mode is not acceptable, the incoming call is ignored, and the fact of the arrival of an incoming call whose reception is disabled is displayed by a 1st incoming call display circuit 28. When an incoming call destination voice output button 32 is depressed by a user after the display, the telephone number of the destination of the incoming call whose reception is disabled is received from a communication network, and the received telephone number is notified in sound from a loudspeaker 38.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention is connected to a communication network having an ID number display function for notifying the called party of the called party's telephone number so that the called party can display the called party's telephone number. The present invention relates to a facsimile machine.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, an ID number display service for notifying a called party of a called party's telephone number to the called party so that the called party's telephone number can be displayed by the called party is one of the call services.
A communication network to be provided has emerged, and with the provision of the ID number display service, telephone terminals and facsimile apparatuses having functions utilizing the ID number display service have been put to practical use.

[0003] Such a telephone terminal has a registration means for registering a table describing the telephone number of each destination, and when there is an incoming call, after the primary response, the destination is notified to the telephone number of the destination notified from the communication network. It is determined whether or not the corresponding telephone number is described in the table. If the telephone number corresponding to the telephone number of the destination notified from the communication network is described in the table, the destination notified from the communication network is determined. Some have a so-called ID number announcement function of notifying the telephone number of a person by voice.

[0004] Further, as the facsimile machine described above,
It has registration means for registering whether to make a telephone call or facsimile communication for each telephone number of each other party, and when there is an incoming call, it makes a telephone call based on the telephone number of the other party notified from the communication network after the primary response Or whether to perform facsimile communication,
When it is determined that a call is to be made, there is a device that calls a user to make a transition to a call, and when it is determined that facsimile communication is to be performed, performs facsimile communication.

[0005]

However, none of the above-mentioned conventional facsimile apparatuses has a function corresponding to the ID number announcement function using the ID number display service, and the ID number display service is effectively used. Is not planned enough.

[0006] It is an object of the present invention to provide a facsimile apparatus capable of sufficiently utilizing an ID number display service effectively.

[0007]

According to the first aspect of the present invention,
A facsimile apparatus connected to a communication network having an ID number display function for notifying the called party of the called party's telephone number to the called party so that the called party can display the called party's telephone number. Voice notification means for notifying the telephone number of the called party by voice, and reception state determination means for determining whether or not reception is possible for an incoming call in the automatic incoming call setting state, If the incoming call in the incoming call setting state can be received, the automatic incoming call is made in response to the incoming call. If the incoming call in the automatic incoming call setting state cannot be received, the incoming call is received. Is disregarded and a message indicating that there is an incoming call that cannot be received is displayed. If there is an instruction input from the user after the display, the phase of the incoming call that cannot be received is displayed. The previous phone number uptake from the communication network, and controls the sound notification means to notify the telephone number captured by voice.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, the communication network is connected to a communication network having an ID number display function of notifying the called party of the called party's telephone number so that the called party can display the called party's telephone number. In a facsimile apparatus, voice notification means for voice notification of the telephone number of the other party notified by the ID number display function, and it is determined whether or not the user has responded to the incoming call in the manual incoming call setting state. A response determining unit, when the user responds to the incoming call in the manual incoming call setting state, executes a call, and when the user does not respond to the incoming call in the manual incoming call setting state. ,
A message indicating that there is an incoming call that does not answer is displayed, and if there is an instruction input from the user after the display, the telephone number of the destination of the incoming call that does not respond is taken in from the communication network, and the taken-in telephone number is voiced. The voice notification means is controlled so as to be notified.

The invention according to claim 3 is connected to a communication network having an ID number display function for notifying the called party of the called party's telephone number so that the called party can display the called party's telephone number. In the facsimile apparatus, voice notification means for voice notification of the telephone number of the destination notified by the ID number display function, and whether to perform facsimile communication or call in association with the telephone number of the destination. Registering means for registering the received table, and receiving the telephone number of the destination of the incoming call by the communication network by temporarily responding to the incoming call in the facsimile communication / automatic call switching setting state, and referring to the table to receive the incoming call. Facsimile to determine whether facsimile communication or telephone call is registered for the telephone number of the other party Communication / call determination means; reception state determination means for determining whether or not reception is possible for the incoming call when the facsimile communication is registered; Response determining means for determining whether or not the user has answered the incoming call; first control means for controlling the facsimile communication when the facsimile communication is registered; and And a second control means for controlling the call when the call is present, wherein the first control means performs an automatic call when the call can be received, and receives the call when the call is received. Is in an impossible state, it indicates that there is an unreceivable call ignoring the incoming call, and if there is an instruction input from the user after the display,
Capturing the telephone number of the called party whose reception has become impossible from the communication network, controlling the voice notifying means so as to notify the captured telephone number by voice, the second control means, When the user responds to the incoming call, a call is performed, and when the user does not respond to the incoming call, a message indicating that there is an incoming call that does not respond is displayed,
If there is an instruction input from the user after the display, the telephone number of the destination of the unanswered incoming call is fetched from the communication network, and the voice notification means is controlled so as to notify the fetched telephone number by voice. It is characterized by the following.

[0010] The invention according to claim 4 is connected to a communication network having an ID number display function of notifying the called party of the called party's telephone number so that the called party can display the called party's telephone number. In a facsimile apparatus, a voice notifying means for notifying the telephone number of the other party notified by the ID number display function by voice, and a table describing whether to perform an automatic incoming call mode or a manual incoming call mode in association with time. Registering means for registering an automatic incoming call mode, an incoming call mode determining means for determining whether to perform an automatic incoming call mode or a manual incoming call mode based on the time of the incoming call and the table, and the automatic incoming call mode being registered. Receiving state determination means for determining whether or not reception is possible for the incoming call when the Response determining means for determining whether or not the user has responded to the incoming call, first control means for controlling the automatic incoming call mode, and second controlling means for controlling the manual incoming call mode. Control means, wherein the first control means performs an automatic incoming call when the incoming call can be received, and ignores the incoming call when the incoming call cannot be received. To indicate that there is an incoming call that cannot be received, and if there is an instruction input from the user after the display, the telephone number of the destination of the incoming call that cannot be received is taken from the communication network. Controlling the voice notifying means so as to notify the received telephone number by voice, the second control means executes a call when the user responds to the incoming call,
If there is no response from the user to the incoming call, a message indicating that there is an unanswered call is displayed, and if there is an instruction input from the user after the display, the telephone number of the unanswered incoming call is displayed. It is characterized in that the voice notification means is controlled so as to capture the telephone number by voice from the communication network.

[0011]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

(First Embodiment) FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a first embodiment of a facsimile apparatus of the present invention.

The facsimile apparatus is, as shown in FIG.
A network control device (hereinafter, NC) connected to the telephone line 2a
U).

The NCU 2 controls connection of a telephone switching network such as connecting a telephone network to a line terminal used for data communication and the like, switches to a data communication path, and connects the telephone line 2a to the telephone 4; And, the connection between the telephone line 2a and the hybrid circuit 6 is selectively switched. The NCU 2 and the telephone 4 are connected by a signal line 2b, and the NCU 2 and the hybrid circuit 6 are connected by a signal line 2c. The switching operation of the NCU 2 is controlled by a control circuit 20 described later. When the control signal given from the control circuit 20 via the signal line 20a is "0", the connection between the telephone line 2a and the telephone 4 is established. On the other hand, when the control signal is “1”,
The connection between the telephone line 2a and the hybrid circuit 6 is performed,
When the control signal is "2", the telephone line 2a is opened. In the normal state, the telephone line 2a and the telephone 4
Connection with is selected.

The hybrid circuit 6 includes a transmission signal transmitted from the transmission system via the telephone line 2a and a telephone line 2a.
, And a reception signal to a reception system received via

The transmission system has a reading circuit 14, and the reading circuit 1
Reference numeral 4 reads document information and outputs the read data to the control circuit 20 via the signal line 14a. Control circuit 2
At 0, the data fetched via the signal line 14a is temporarily stored in the memory circuit 18 and then encoded, and the encoded data is output to the modem 8 via the signal line 20b.
The memory circuit 18 and the control circuit 20 are connected via a signal line 18a.

The modulator / demodulator 8 is connected to the signal line 2 from the control circuit 20.
0b to generate a modulated signal by performing a modulation process on the coded data provided through the hybrid circuit 6 and generate a demodulated data by performing a demodulation process on the received signal fetched from the hybrid circuit 6 via the signal line 6a. I do. This modulation processing and demodulation processing are performed according to ITU-T Recommendation V. 8, V. 21,
V. 27ter, V.A. 29, V.S. 17, V. 23, V.S. 3
4 is carried out. The contents of the modulation and demodulation processing by the modulator / demodulator 8 are specified by a signal supplied from the control circuit 20 via the signal line 20c, and the transmission mode is determined by the specified modulation and demodulation processing. The signal provided from the control circuit 20 to the modem 8 via the signal line 20c is a signal for instructing a transmission mode, a reception mode, a transmission speed, and the like.

The modulated signal generated by the modulator / demodulator 8 is output to an addition circuit 12 via a signal line 8a.
Is the modulation signal from the modem 8 and the ANSam transmission circuit 1
0 is added to the signal input via the signal line 10a and output to the hybrid circuit 6 via the signal line 12a.
The ANSam sending circuit 10 receives the signal line 2 from the control circuit 20.
An ANSam signal is output in response to a signal input via 0d. Specifically, the control circuit 20 sends the signal line 20d
Is "1" when the signal input through the
The Sam signal is output to the signal line 10a, and when the signal input from the control circuit 20 via the signal line 20d is "0", the ANSam signal is not output. The hybrid circuit 6 sends the added signal from the adding circuit 12 as a transmission signal to the telephone line 2a via the NCU 2.

On the other hand, in the receiving system, N
The signal received via the CU 2 is output from the hybrid circuit 6 to the modem 8 via the signal line 6a. Modem 8
Performs demodulation processing on the received signal fetched via the signal line 6a, as described above, to generate demodulated data.
Demodulated data generated by the modulator / demodulator 8 is supplied to the control circuit 20 via the signal line 8b. The control circuit 20 performs processing such as decoding on the demodulated data, stores the decoded data in the memory circuit 18 via the signal line 18a, or outputs the decoded data to the recording circuit 16 via the signal line 20e. . The recording circuit 16 sequentially records the data fetched via the signal line 20e line by line.

In the control circuit 20, the operation unit 22 controls the receiving operation and the transmitting operation, and also controls the function using the ID number display function provided by the communication network connecting the telephone line 2a.

The function using the ID number display function is such that when the automatic incoming call mode is set by the incoming call mode selection button 24a as the incoming call mode,
It is determined whether or not it is possible to receive an incoming call in the automatic incoming call mode setting state. When an automatic incoming call is made and reception is impossible for the incoming call in the automatic incoming call mode setting state, the incoming call is ignored and the fact that there is an incoming call that cannot be received is displayed on the first incoming call display circuit 28. When the user presses the destination voice output button 32 after the display, the telephone number of the called party whose reception has become impossible is captured from the communication network, and the captured telephone number is stored in the speaker 3.
8 to notify.

The incoming call mode selection button 24a is a button for selecting one of an incoming call mode of an automatic incoming call mode, a manual incoming call mode, and a facsimile communication / automatic call switching mode. The pulse is output to the incoming call mode display circuit 26 via the signal line 24a. The incoming call mode display circuit 26 that has received the pressing pulse displays "automatic incoming", and thereafter, every time a pressing pulse is input from the incoming mode selecting button 24a, "manual incoming call" and "automatic facsimile communication / call switching". , "Automatic incoming" is switched. Incoming mode display circuit 26
Transmits the signal indicating the incoming call mode displayed above to the signal line 26a.
To the control circuit 20 via the Specifically, a signal of “0” is output when the displayed incoming mode is the automatic incoming mode, a signal of “1” is output when the displayed incoming mode is the manual incoming mode, and the displayed incoming mode is facsimile. When in the communication / call automatic switching mode, a signal of "2" is output.

As described above, the first incoming call display circuit 28 displays the fact that there is an unreceivable incoming call due to the unreceivable state in the automatic incoming call mode setting state, and also displays the facsimile communication / automatic call switching mode. When the facsimile communication is selected, it indicates that there is an unreceivable call due to the unreceivable state. This display is controlled by a signal output from the control circuit 20 via the signal line 20g. When the signal output via the signal line 20g is "1", the display is performed and the signal line 2g is displayed.
When the signal output via 0g is "0",
No display.

In the present embodiment, a second incoming call display circuit 30 and an ID number-corresponding F
An AX / call registration circuit 34 and a time zone corresponding FAX / call registration circuit 36 are provided.

The second incoming call display circuit 30 is provided when the user does not answer the incoming call in the manual incoming call mode or when the user does not answer when the call in the facsimile communication / automatic call switching mode is selected. Displays that there was an incoming call that was not answered. This display is controlled by a signal output from the control circuit 20 via the signal line 20h, and the signal output via the signal line 20h is "1".
, The display is performed, and when the signal output via the signal line 20h is “0”, the display is not performed.

FAX / call registration circuit 3 corresponding to ID number
Reference numeral 4 denotes a registration circuit for registering a table describing whether facsimile communication or communication is to be performed in association with the telephone number of the other party. The registration in the registration circuit and the reading of the registered contents are performed by a signal line. 34a. The time zone corresponding FAX / call registration circuit 36 is a registration circuit for registering a table describing whether to perform facsimile communication or call in association with the time zone, and to register in the registration circuit and register registered contents. Reading is performed via the signal line 36a.

For registration in the above-mentioned registration circuits 34 and 36,
The registration key of the operation unit 22 is used. The operation unit 22 has various keys such as a one-touch dial key, a numeric keypad for inputting numbers such as a telephone number, a # key, and a mode setting key together with the registration key. Key signals corresponding to various keys are output to the control circuit 20 via the signal line 22a.

Next, control by the control circuit 20 will be described with reference to FIGS. 2 to 6
2 is a flowchart showing a control procedure by a control circuit of the facsimile apparatus of FIG. In this description, the automatic incoming call mode is set to the incoming call mode selection button 24 as the incoming call mode.
It is assumed that it is set by a.

Referring to FIG. 2, first, in step S1,
FAX corresponding to ID number by outputting signal to signal line 34a
/ The registration information of the call registration circuit 34 is cleared, and a signal is output to the signal line 36a in the subsequent step S2 to
The registration information of the X / call registration circuit 34 is cleared.

Then, the process proceeds to a step S3, wherein the signal line 20
g, a signal of “0” is output to set the first incoming call display circuit 28 not to perform display.
Then, a signal of “0” is output via the signal line 20h to
Is set not to display the incoming call display circuit 30.
Next, in step S5, a "0" signal is output via the signal line 20a to turn off the CML, and in a succeeding step S6, a level "0" signal is output to the signal line 20d to transmit the ANSam signal. In step S7, a signal of level "0" is output via the signal line 20i and the speaker 38 is set not to output.

Next, the process proceeds to step S8, where it is determined whether there is an incoming call. If there is no incoming call, the process proceeds to step S9. If there is an incoming call, the process proceeds to step S11 (shown in FIG. 3). In step S11, as shown in FIG. 3, it is determined whether or not there is a recording sheet.
And outputs a signal of "1" through the signal line 20a to turn on the CML. Receiving is performed according to 23, and in step S14, the signal of "2" is output via the signal line 20a to open the telephone line 2a and open the DC loop.

Then, a wait of 100 ms is performed in step S15, a "1" signal is output via the signal line 20a to turn on the CML in step S16, and the pre-procedure is executed in step S17. S18
To receive / record the image signal. Next, step S19
To execute the post-procedure, and again to the above-mentioned step S5
To turn off the CML.

On the other hand, if it is determined in step S11 that there is no recording paper, the process proceeds to step S20, where it is determined whether or not there is an alternate reception memory. Proceeding to S21, the signal "1" is output via the signal line 20a to turn on the CML. Next, in step S22, V.V. In step S23, a signal "2" is output via the signal line 20a to open the telephone line 2a and open the DC loop. Then, after a wait of 100 ms is performed in step S24, a signal of “1” is output via the signal line 20a to turn on the CML in step S25. Next, the process proceeds to step S26, where the pre-procedure is executed, and step S27 is performed.
After the image signal is received in the memory at step S28 and the post-procedure is executed at step S28, the process returns to step S5 again, and C
Turn off the ML.

If it is determined in step S20 that there is no alternate reception memory, it is determined that there is no recording paper and no alternate reception memory, and it is determined that reception cannot be performed for an incoming call, as shown in FIG. Proceeding to step S42, a signal of "1" is output via the signal line 20g and the first
Is displayed on the incoming call display circuit 28, and the process returns to step S5 again to turn off the CML.

If it is determined in step S8 (shown in FIG. 2) that there is no incoming call, as shown in FIG. 2, other processing is executed in step S9, and in step S10, the destination voice output button 32 is pressed. It is determined whether or not the button has been pressed, and if the destination voice output button 32 has not been pressed, the process returns to step S5 again. When the destination voice output button 32 is depressed, the process proceeds to step S44 shown in FIG. 5, outputs a signal of “1” via the signal line 20a to turn on the CML, and then proceeds to step S46 to set “13”.
6 ", and the signal line 20 is set in step S48.
A signal of "1" is output via i to permit the output of the speaker 38.

Then, the process proceeds to a step S50, wherein the signal line 2
A signal of "0" is output via the signal 0g to turn off the display of the first incoming call display circuit 28, and the timer is set to 3 in step S52.
Set to 0 seconds. Next, in step S54, it is determined whether or not a signal continuous for 0.5 seconds or more, that is, a signal indicating the telephone number information of the other party notified from the communication network is detected,
If the signal has not been detected, the process proceeds to step S56, in which it is determined whether the timer has timed out. If the timer has not timed out, the process returns to step S54 again. If the timer has expired, the process returns to step S5 again to turn off the CML.

When a signal that has continued for 0.5 seconds or more is detected in step S54, step S58 shown in FIG.
Then, it is determined whether or not the absence of a signal has been detected continuously for 1 second or more. If the absence of a signal has not been detected continuously for more than 1 second, the process proceeds to step S60 to determine whether or not the timer has timed out. If the timer has not expired, the process returns to step S58 again. If the timer has expired, the process returns to step S5 again, and the CM
Turn off L. On the other hand, if no signal is detected continuously for one second or longer, it is determined that the notification of the telephone number information of the other party from the communication network has been completed, and the process returns to step S5 to return to the CM.
Turn off L. Here, in step S54, when a signal that is continuous for 0.5 seconds or more, that is, a signal indicating the telephone number information of the other party notified from the communication network is detected, the telephone number information indicated by this signal is output as a voice from the speaker 38. Will be.

As described above, in the present embodiment, the automatic incoming call mode is set as the incoming call mode selection button 24a as the incoming call mode.
When it is set in the automatic incoming call mode, it is determined whether or not it is possible to receive an incoming call in the automatic incoming call mode setting state. In response to the incoming call, an automatic incoming call is made, and when the automatic incoming call mode is set and the incoming call cannot be received, the incoming call is ignored and the first incoming call is received. Is displayed on the incoming call display circuit 28, and when the user presses the incoming call destination voice output button 32 after the display, the telephone number of the incoming call destination that cannot be received is taken from the communication network, and the received Since the telephone number is notified by voice from the speaker 38, the user can be notified that there is an incoming call that cannot be received, and the telephone number of the other party can be easily input. It is possible to notify the user at work,
Effective use of the ID number display service has been sufficiently achieved.

Second Embodiment Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. FIGS. 7 and 8 are flowcharts showing a control procedure by the control circuit in the second embodiment of the facsimile apparatus of the present invention.

This embodiment has the same configuration as the first embodiment described above. In the present embodiment, when the manual incoming call mode is set by the incoming call mode selection button 24, it is determined whether or not the user has responded to the incoming call. When the user does not respond to the incoming call, the fact that there is an incoming call that is not answered is displayed on the second incoming call display circuit 30, and after the display, the incoming call destination voice output button 32 is displayed by the user. When is pressed, the telephone number of the destination of the incoming call which does not respond is fetched from the communication network, and the fetched telephone number is notified by voice from the speaker 38.

The main part of this control procedure will be described with reference to FIGS. Note that the first of the above-described implementations
The same steps as those in the embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals. Also, it is assumed that a manual incoming call mode is set by the incoming call mode selection button 24 as the incoming call mode.

Referring to FIG. 7, when it is determined in step S8 (shown in FIG. 2) that there is an incoming call, step S8 is executed.
Proceeding to 72, it is determined whether the handset has been off-hook. When the receiver goes off-hook, the process proceeds to step S76, where a signal of "1" is output via the signal line 20a to output the CM.
L is turned on, and at step S78, V.L. 23, and a signal "2" is output via the signal line 20a to open the telephone line 2a in step S80.
Open the DC loop.

Next, a wait of 100 ms is performed in step S82, a "0" signal is output via the signal line 20a in step S84 to turn off the CML, and a call is made in step S86. Next, the process proceeds to step S88, where it is determined whether or not the receiver is on-hook. If the receiver is not on-hook, the above-described step S86 is performed again.
To continue the call and the handset goes on-hook,
The process returns to step S5 (shown in FIG. 2) again.

If it is determined in step S72 that the receiver is not off-hook, the flow advances to step S74 to determine whether there is an incoming call. If there is an incoming call, the process returns to step S72 again. It is determined that this incoming call is an incoming call that the user does not answer, and
Proceeding to 92, a signal of "1" is output via the signal line 20h to indicate to the second incoming call display circuit 30 that there is an unanswered incoming call, and the process returns to step S5 (shown in FIG. 2) again. .

Referring to FIG. 8, step S48 is performed.
When the output of the speaker 38 is permitted through the signal line 20i (shown in FIG. 5) and the output of the speaker 38 is permitted, the process proceeds to step S98, and the signal of “0” is output through the signal line 20h. The display of the second incoming call display circuit 30 is turned off, and the process proceeds to step S52 (shown in FIG. 5).

As described above, in the present embodiment, when the manual incoming call mode is set by the incoming call mode selection button 24, it is determined whether or not the user has responded to the incoming call. When the user answers the call, the call is executed. When the user does not respond to the incoming call, the second incoming call display circuit 3 indicates that there is an incoming call that is not answered.
0, and when the user presses the destination voice output button 32 after the display, the telephone number of the destination of the unanswered incoming call is fetched from the communication network, and the fetched telephone number is voiced from the speaker 38. The notification allows the user to recognize that there was an incoming call that was not answered when the manual reception mode was set, and to notify the user of the other party's telephone number by a simple input operation. And the effective use of the ID number display service is sufficiently achieved.

(Third Embodiment) Next, a third embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 9 to 12 are flowcharts showing a control procedure by the control circuit in the third embodiment of the facsimile apparatus of the present invention.

This embodiment has the same configuration as the first embodiment described above. In the present embodiment, when the facsimile communication / automatic call switching mode is set by the incoming call mode selection button 24, the incoming call at the time of the facsimile communication / automatic call switching mode setting is temporarily responded to by the incoming call. Capture the phone number via the communication network,
When the facsimile communication is registered with respect to the telephone number of the called party with reference to the table of the ID number corresponding FAX / call registration circuit 34, it is determined whether the facsimile communication is registered. To determine whether or not the user is ready to receive the incoming call, determine whether the user responded to the incoming call when the call is registered, and when facsimile communication is registered During the facsimile communication, the same control as in the first embodiment is performed, and when a call is registered, the same control as in the second embodiment is performed as the control for the call.

More specifically, as shown in FIG. 9, after performing other processing in step S9, step S9 is executed.
At 112, it is determined whether or not registration in the FAX / call registration circuit corresponding to the ID number is selected based on a key signal input from the operation unit 22 via the signal line 22a. I
When registration in the D-number corresponding FAX / call registration circuit 34 is selected, the process proceeds to step S114, where facsimile communication is performed with the ID number-compatible FAX / call registration circuit 34 in association with the ID number (the destination telephone number). It is registered whether or not to make a call, and the process proceeds to step S10 (shown in FIG. 2). On the other hand, if registration in the FAX / call registration circuit 34 corresponding to the ID number is not selected, step S
The process skips step 114 and proceeds to step S10.

Next, if it is determined in step S8 (shown in FIG. 2) that there is an incoming call, the process proceeds to step S120, where a signal of "1" is output via the signal line 20a and the CM is output.
L is turned on, and at step S122, V.L. Receiving is performed according to 23, and in step S124, the signal of "2" is output via the signal line 20a to open the telephone line 2a and open the DC loop.

Next, in step S126, it is determined whether or not the received ID number is a call ID number by referring to the table of the FAX / call registration circuit 34 corresponding to the ID number. If it is a number, the flow advances to step S128 to generate a pseudo call signal. In the next step S130, the process waits until the handset goes off-hook.
It proceeds to step S132 shown in FIG. In step S132, the generation of the pseudo signal is stopped, and the subsequent step S134
Then, a signal of "0" is output through the signal line 20a to output the CM
L is turned off, and the procedure goes to step S86.

The I received in step S126
If it is determined that the D number is not a call ID number, that is, a facsimile communication ID number, FIG.
The process proceeds to step S138 shown in FIG. 2 to determine whether there is a recording sheet. If there is a recording sheet, the process proceeds to step S16 (shown in FIG. 2). If there is no recording paper, the process proceeds to step S142, where it is determined whether or not the capacity of the alternate reception memory is available. If the capacity of the alternate reception memory is available, the process proceeds to step S25 (FIG. 2).
), And if there is no capacity for the interception memory,
Proceed to step S42 (shown in FIG. 4).

As described above, in this embodiment, when the facsimile communication / automatic call switching mode is set by the incoming call mode selection button 24, the facsimile communication /
The telephone number of the called party is fetched by the communication network by temporarily responding to the incoming call when the automatic call switching mode is set, and the telephone number of the called party is referred to by referring to the table of the FAX / call registration circuit 34 corresponding to the ID number. It is determined whether facsimile communication is registered or a call is registered for facsimile communication.When facsimile communication is registered, it is determined whether reception is possible for an incoming call. When the facsimile communication is registered, the same control as in the first embodiment is performed as control for the facsimile communication. Since the same control as that of the above-described second embodiment is performed as control for the call when registered, reception in facsimile communication becomes impossible. Not only can the user recognize that the call has been received, but also the user can be notified of the telephone number of the other party by a simple input operation. The user can be made aware of the fact, and the user can be notified of the telephone number of the destination by a simple input operation.

(Fourth Embodiment) Next, a fourth embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. FIGS. 13 and 14 are flowcharts showing a control procedure by the control circuit in the facsimile apparatus according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention.

This embodiment has the same configuration as the first embodiment described above. In the present embodiment, for an incoming call, it is determined whether to perform the automatic incoming call mode or the manual incoming call mode based on the time of the incoming call and the table of the time zone corresponding FAX / call registration circuit 36, and the automatic incoming call mode is registered. Automatic reception is determined by determining whether the user is ready to receive a call when a call is received, determining whether the user responds to the call when the manual reception mode is registered. The same control as in the first embodiment is performed as control for the mode, and the same control as in the second embodiment is performed as control for the manual incoming call mode.

Specifically, as shown in FIG. 13, after performing other processing in step S9, in step S152, the time zone corresponding to the key signal input from the operation unit 22 via the signal line 22a is determined. It is determined whether registration in the FAX / call registration circuit 36 has been selected. When the registration in the time zone corresponding FAX / call registration circuit 36 is selected, the process proceeds to step S154, and the time zone corresponding FAX / call registration circuit 36 is registered as to whether an automatic incoming call or a manual incoming call is to be made corresponding to the time. Step S10 (shown in FIG. 2)
Proceed to. On the other hand, when registration in the time zone corresponding FAX / call registration circuit 36 is not selected, step S15 is performed.
Skip to step S10 and proceed to step S10.

Next, if it is determined in step S8 (shown in FIG. 2) that there is an incoming call, the flow advances to step S160 to refer to the table of the time zone corresponding FAX / call registration circuit 36 to set the incoming call mode for the current time. If the incoming mode for the current time is the automatic incoming mode, the process proceeds to step S11 (shown in FIG. 2), and if the incoming mode for the current time is the manual incoming mode, step S72 (shown in FIG. 7) Proceed to).

As described above, in the present embodiment, the FAX / call registration circuit 3 corresponding to the time and time zone of the incoming call in response to the incoming call.
6 to determine whether to perform the automatic incoming call mode or the manual incoming call mode, and to determine whether or not the incoming call can be received when the automatic incoming call mode is registered. It is determined whether or not the user responds to the incoming call when the incoming call mode is registered, and the same control as in the first embodiment is performed as the control for the automatic incoming call mode, and the control for the manual incoming call mode is performed. Since the same control as in the second embodiment described above is performed, the user can be made aware that there is an incoming call that cannot be received in the automatic incoming call, and the telephone number of the other party can be easily input. The user can be notified by the operation, the user can be notified that there was an incoming call that the user did not answer in the manual incoming call, and the telephone number of the destination was simplified. It is possible to notify the user in the Do input operation.

In the initialization routine, "automatic incoming" is selected as the incoming mode, and when "automatic incoming" is selected at the time of incoming, the control of the first embodiment is executed and "manual incoming" is performed. Is selected, the control of the above-described second embodiment is executed. When the "facsimile communication / automatic call switching mode" is selected,
The control of the third embodiment described above may be executed. Further, when the "facsimile communication / call automatic switching mode" is selected, the control of the above-described fourth embodiment may be executed instead of the control of the above-described third embodiment. It is.

[0060]

As described above, according to the facsimile apparatus of the first aspect, the voice notification means for notifying the telephone number of the destination notified by the ID number display function by voice, Receiving state determining means for determining whether or not a call can be received for an incoming call in the automatic incoming call setting state. When an incoming call is made and the incoming call cannot be received in the automatic incoming call setting state, the incoming call is ignored and a message indicating that there is an incoming call that cannot be received is displayed. If there is an input, the telephone number of the destination of the incoming call that cannot be received is fetched from the communication network, and the voice notification means is controlled to notify the fetched telephone number by voice. Not only can the user recognize that an incoming call has become impossible, but the user can be notified of the telephone number of the destination by a simple input operation, and the ID number display service can be used effectively. It can be achieved sufficiently.

According to the facsimile apparatus of the second aspect, the voice notification means for voice notification of the telephone number of the other party notified by the ID number display function, and the user can respond to the incoming call in the manual incoming call setting state. Response determining means for determining whether or not the call has been answered, and when the user responds to the incoming call in the manual incoming call setting state, a call is executed, and the user receives the incoming call in the manual incoming call setting state. If there is no response, a message indicating that there is an unanswered call is displayed. If there is an instruction input from the user after the display, the telephone number of the other party of the unanswered call is fetched from the communication network, and the fetched telephone number is displayed. Since the voice notification means is controlled so as to notify the user by voice, it is necessary to allow the user to recognize that there is an incoming call that the user did not answer when setting the manual incoming call. In, that the telephone number of the destination with a simple input operation can be notified to the user, the effective use of the ID number display service can be achieved enough.

According to the facsimile apparatus of the third aspect, voice notification means for voice notification of the telephone number of the destination notified by the ID number display function, and facsimile communication is performed in association with the telephone number of the destination. Registration means for registering a table describing whether to make or make a call;
In response to an incoming call in the facsimile communication / automatic call switching setting state, the telephone number of the called party is fetched by a communication network by a temporary response, and the facsimile communication is registered for the called telephone number by referring to the table. Facsimile communication / call determination means for determining whether a call is received or a call is registered; and reception state determination means for determining whether reception is possible for an incoming call when facsimile communication is registered. Response determining means for determining whether or not the user has answered an incoming call when a call is registered, and first control means for controlling the facsimile communication when the facsimile communication is registered And second control means for controlling the call when the call is registered, wherein the first control means can receive an incoming call. When in the state performs automatic reception, when receiving an incoming call is impossible state, displays the fact that there is unreceivable incoming ignore the incoming call,
If there is an instruction input from the user after the display, the telephone number of the called party whose reception has become impossible is fetched from the communication network, and voice notification is given so that the fetched telephone number is notified by voice. Means for controlling the means, and when the user answers the incoming call with the second control means, a call is executed;
When there is no response from the user to the incoming call, it indicates that there is an unanswered incoming call, and if there is an instruction input from the user after the display, the telephone number of the other party of the unanswered incoming call is taken from the communication network. Since the voice notification means is controlled so as to notify the received telephone number by voice, the user can be made aware that there is an incoming call that cannot be received in facsimile communication, and the destination The user can be notified of the phone number of the user by a simple input operation, and the user can be made aware that there is an incoming call that the user did not answer during a call,
The user can be notified of the telephone number of the other party by a simple input operation.

According to the facsimile apparatus of the fourth aspect, the voice notification means for voice notification of the telephone number of the destination notified by the ID number display function, and whether the automatic reception mode is performed in association with the time or the manual reception is performed. Registration means for registering a table describing whether to perform a mode, and, when there is an incoming call, incoming mode determining means for determining whether to perform an automatic incoming mode or a manual incoming mode based on the time of the incoming call and the table. A receiving state determining means for determining whether or not an incoming call can be received when the automatic incoming call mode is registered; and a user receiving an incoming call when the manual incoming call mode is registered. Response determining means for determining whether a response has been made, first control means for controlling the automatic incoming call mode, and second control means for controlling the manual incoming call mode When the first control means is in a state where reception is possible for an incoming call, automatic reception is performed, and when reception is impossible for an incoming call, the reception is ignored and the reception is disabled. Displays that there is an incoming call,
If there is an instruction input from the user after the display, the telephone number of the called party whose reception becomes impossible is taken from the communication network, and the voice notifying means is controlled so that the taken-in telephone number is notified by voice. When the user responds to the incoming call, the second control means performs a call, and when there is no response from the user to the incoming call, a message that there is an incoming call that is not answered is displayed. If there is an instruction input from the user later, the telephone number of the destination of the incoming call which is not answered is taken from the communication network, and the voice notifying means is controlled so as to notify the taken-in telephone number by voice. Not only can the user recognize that there is an incoming call that cannot be received, the user can be notified of the telephone number of the other party by a simple input operation, and in the manual incoming call mode, Both can be recognized by the user that an incoming call the user does not respond, it is possible to notify the user of the telephone number of the other party by a simple input operation.

[Brief description of the drawings]

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

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing a control procedure by a control circuit of the facsimile apparatus of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing a control procedure by a control circuit of the facsimile apparatus of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing a control procedure by a control circuit of the facsimile apparatus of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing a control procedure by a control circuit of the facsimile apparatus of FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing a control procedure by a control circuit of the facsimile apparatus of FIG. 1;

FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing a control procedure by a control circuit in the facsimile apparatus according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing a control procedure by a control circuit in a facsimile apparatus according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing a control procedure by a control circuit in a facsimile apparatus according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing a control procedure by a control circuit in a facsimile apparatus according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing a control procedure by a control circuit in a facsimile apparatus according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing a control procedure by a control circuit in a facsimile apparatus according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 13 is a flowchart showing a control procedure by a control circuit in a facsimile apparatus according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 14 is a flowchart showing a control procedure by a control circuit in a facsimile apparatus according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 2 NCU 2a Telephone line 4 Telephone 6 Hybrid circuit 8 Modem 10 ANSam transmission circuit 20 Control circuit 22 Operation unit 24 Incoming mode selection button 26 Incoming mode display circuit 28 First incoming display circuit 30 Second incoming display circuit 32 Incoming destination Voice output button 34 FAX / call registration circuit corresponding to ID number 36 FAX / call registration circuit corresponding to time zone 38 Speaker

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A facsimile apparatus connected to a communication network having an ID number display function for notifying the called party of the called party's telephone number so that the called party can display the called party's telephone number. Voice notification means for notifying the telephone number of the other party notified by a number display function by voice, and reception state determination means for determining whether or not reception is possible for an incoming call in an automatic incoming call setting state Comprising, when in a state in which reception is possible for an incoming call in the automatic incoming call setting state,
In response to the incoming call, perform an automatic incoming call, and when the automatic incoming call setting state is in an unreceivable state with respect to the incoming call, ignore the incoming call and display that there is an unreceivable incoming call, If there is an instruction input from the user after the display, the voice notification is performed so that the telephone number of the destination of the incoming call that cannot be received is fetched from the communication network, and the fetched telephone number is notified by voice. A facsimile apparatus for controlling means. 2. A facsimile apparatus connected to a communication network having an ID number display function for notifying the called party of the called party's telephone number so that the called party can display the called party's telephone number. Voice notification means for notifying the telephone number of the other party notified by the number display function by voice, and response determination means for determining whether or not the user has responded to the incoming call in the manual incoming call setting state. When the user answers the incoming call in the manual incoming call setting state, a call is performed, and when the user does not answer the incoming call in the manual incoming call setting state, there is an unanswered incoming call. Is displayed, and if there is an instruction input from the user after the display, the telephone number of the destination of the unanswered incoming call is taken from the communication network. A facsimile apparatus for controlling the voice notifying means so as to notify the received telephone number by voice. 3. A facsimile apparatus connected to a communication network having an ID number display function for notifying the called party of the called party's telephone number so that the called party can display the called party's telephone number. Voice notification means for voice notification of the telephone number of the other party notified by the number display function, and registration for registering a table describing whether to perform facsimile communication or telephone call in association with the telephone number of the other party Means for receiving a telephone number of the called party by a temporary response to the incoming call in the facsimile communication / automatic call switching setting state through the communication network, and referencing the table to the telephone number of the called party. Facsimile communication / call determination means for determining whether facsimile communication is registered or call is registered; When the facsimile communication is registered, a reception state determination unit that determines whether or not reception is possible for the incoming call, and when the call is registered, a user responds to the incoming call. Response determination means for determining whether or not a response has been made; first control means for controlling the facsimile communication when the facsimile communication is registered; control for the call when the call is registered And second control means for performing
The first control means performs an automatic incoming call when the incoming call can be received, and ignores the incoming call when the incoming call cannot be received when the incoming call cannot be received. Indicating that there is an incoming call, and receiving an instruction input from the user after the display, captures the telephone number of the destination of the incoming call that has become impossible to receive from the communication network,
Controlling the voice notifying means so as to notify the received telephone number by voice, wherein the second control means executes a telephone call when the user responds to the incoming call; When there is no response from the user, a message indicating that there is an incoming call that does not respond is displayed, and when there is an instruction input from the user after the display, the telephone number of the destination of the incoming call that does not respond is taken from the communication network. A facsimile apparatus for controlling the voice notifying means so as to notify the received telephone number by voice. 4. A facsimile apparatus connected to a communication network having an ID number display function for notifying a called party of a called party's telephone number so that the called party can display the called party's telephone number. Voice notifying means for notifying the telephone number of the other party notified by a number display function by voice, and registering means for registering a table describing whether to perform an automatic incoming call mode or a manual incoming call mode in association with time. When there is an incoming call, an incoming call mode determining means for determining whether to perform an automatic incoming call mode or a manual incoming call mode based on the time of the incoming call and the table, and the incoming call when the automatic incoming call mode is registered. Receiving state determining means for determining whether or not receiving is possible in response to the incoming call when the manual incoming call mode is registered. Response determining means for determining whether or not the user has responded, first control means for controlling the automatic incoming call mode, and second control means for controlling the manual incoming call mode, The first control means performs an automatic incoming call when the incoming call can be received, and ignores the incoming call when the incoming call cannot be received when the incoming call cannot be received. Indicating that there is an incoming call, and receiving an instruction input from the user after the display, fetching the telephone number of the incoming call destination that has become unreceivable from the communication network, and fetching the fetched telephone number Controlling the voice notifying means so as to notify by voice, when the user responds to the incoming call, executes a telephone call, and responds to the incoming call by the user. When there is no response When there is an instruction input from the user after the display, the telephone number of the unanswered incoming call partner is taken from the communication network, and the taken-in telephone number is notified by voice. A facsimile apparatus for controlling the voice notification means so as to perform the operation.