JPS59174071A - Channel selection system of facsimile equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To perform an automatic channel selection of a facsimile equipment by means of a one-touch key by using plural types of destination information which are not based on the early calling after storing the destination information of plural facsimile equipment into a memory area in a memory corresponding to a selection key. CONSTITUTION:When a one-touch key on a panel 32 is pushed, a control part 37 performs transmission so as to have the substitute communication through a store device 42 on the basis of a program stored in a memory of the part 37 itself. The control part in a facsimile equipment 41 reads the destination ID data and the sub-ID data corresponding to pushed keys out of a memory 31 and sends these data to the device 42. Therefore the device 42 reads out its own telephone number data in accordance with the ID data when the picture signal received by the device 42 to an original is transmitted. Then the telephone number data is transmitted. Then the communication is performed to a facsimile equipment 45 which is set close to a facsimile equipment 44, for example, in case this device 44 is busy.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Technical Field of the Invention] The present invention relates to a channel selection method for a facsimile machine.

[Technical background of the invention]

BACKGROUND ART Conventionally, there has been known a channel selection method for a facsimile machine in which a destination is designated by a selection key (hereinafter referred to as a one-touch key) and a channel can be selected. In this type of conventional method, only the - destination is assigned to the - one-touch key, so
When a certain destination is selected and the other party is busy, the call must be made again or the storage device can perform redialing on behalf of the recipient.

[Problems with background technology]

However, with this conventional method, if a destination is selected for -, and the facsimile machine is on a call, etc.
Even if there is another facsimile machine in the same company and near the same floor, the destination must be changed, which is inconvenient.

[Purpose of the invention]

The present invention was devised in view of the drawbacks of the conventional methods as described above, and its purpose is to automatically select one of the facsimile machines using a one-touch key when there are multiple facsimile machines of the same destination. It is an object of the present invention to provide a double-fax system for a facsimile machine that can be used as a telephone.

[Summary of the invention]

Therefore, in the present invention, destination information of a plurality of facsimile machines is stored in a storage area in a memory corresponding to a selection key, and this information is modified based on the state of the other party's facsimile machine based on the initial call. (Destination information other than address information)
In this system, the facsimile machine of the other party is selected by using a handle.

[Embodiments of the invention]

Embodiments of the present invention will be explained in detail below with reference to the drawings.

Figure 1 shows a part of the panel of a facsimile machine.
1 to 4 indicate one-touch keys (selection keys). A plurality of pieces of destination information are associated with the one-touch keys 1 to 4 and stored in the memory as shown in FIG. 2. That is,
The destination information includes destination ID data (sub-destination ■D) data, abbreviation data, and telephone number data. In this example, two pieces of destination information correspond to one one-touch keys 1 to 4, respectively.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram of a facsimile machine, 31
is a memory in which data as shown in FIG. 2 is stored. 32 is a panel, on which one-touch keys 1 to 4 as shown in FIG. 1 are provided. Reference numeral 66 indicates a photoelectric conversion section which converts the original into an image signal, 34 indicates a recording section which performs copy output, 35 indicates a modem, and 36 indicates a network control section.

Reference numeral 37 denotes a control section that is connected to each of the above sections and controls each section to perform facsimile transmission.

The control unit 67 selects destinations and sub-destinations using the destination information in the memory 31, as shown in FIG. That is, when the one-touch key 1 of the pile 62 is pressed, this data is taken into the control section 37. System (1'Htl 37
reads out telephone bracket data with a high priority among the destination information corresponding to the one-touch key 1 from the memory 31 according to a program in its own memory. This is performed from the output 14 control unit 36 of the extracted telephone number data 1:26m+.

As a result, telephone number data for the telephone of the other party's facsimile cc is sent via the exchange, but for example,
Assume that the telephone that made the call is in use and the LjUSY signal is returned. Then, the control unit 67 detects this and sets the response waiting time to be over, and then stores the telephone number data [265] of the sub-destination corresponding to Wantanchi-1 in the memory 3.
This telephone number data [263] read out from 1 is output from the network control section 66 and sent to the telephone set of the facsimile machine of the other party. As a result, when the other party responds, the exchange inverts the polarity of the voltage on the line, and the facsimile machine of FIG. 6 exchanges commands over the line according to the transmission procedure.

Next, a case where proxy communication is performed by the storage device will be described.

Assume that the one-touch key 1.4 on the panel 62 is pressed in the facsimile machine of FIG. Then, since the plurality of one-touch keys have been pressed, the control section 37 causes the program in its own memory to perform proxy communication to the storage device 42 in FIG. 5 (according to the transmission procedure in FIG. 6, That is, the facsimile !ji 41 in FIG.
J” & After making a call to station 42 and connecting the line, call N8.
It receives the F (DIS) signal and learns the function of the storage device 420. In response to this, the facsimile machine 41
S (DC8) signal is sent. That is, the control unit 37 in the facsimile machine 41 controls the memory 61 according to the program.
Read the destination ID data and sub-destination ID data corresponding to the pressed one-touch key 1.4 from the circle, and
Destination ID data and sub-destination ID data are set in a predetermined area allowed in the signal as shown in FIG.
The data is sent to the storage device 42. Below, facsimile device 41
sends out a TCP signal, and storage device 42 sends out a CFR signal. As a result, the facsimile device 41 sends out an image signal (PIX) for the document for proxy communication, and when transmission for a predetermined page is completed, sends out a BOP signal. The storage device 42 thereby sends out the MCF signal,
It ends.

As a result, when transmitting an image signal for a document received by the storage device 42, the destination ID given in FIG.
Read out the phone number data that you own according to the data,
Send this. As a result of this channel selection, the other device becomes B.
When it is USY, it reads its own telephone number data corresponding to the sub-destination ID data and sends it out. This allows, for example, the facsimile IJ! in FIG. When the i\ device 4 is BUOY, the facsimile machine 45 located nearby is called, and if it is not BUOY, the facsimile machine 45 is called.
Communication is carried out with respect to.

Note that the destination information sent to the storage device 42 may be telephone number data.

[The moving bed of invention]

As described above, according to the present invention, when there are multiple facsimile machines of the same destination, it is possible to automatically tune to any corresponding facsimile machine by operating a one-touch key.

Therefore, there is less of a problem that calls to a single facsimile machine compete with each other and one side is forced to wait, and the load caused by concentrated reception on a single facsimile machine is also reduced.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing one-touch keys on the panel, FIG. 2 is a diagram showing destination information stored in memory, FIG. 3 is a block diagram of a facsimile machine adopting the method of the present invention, and FIG.
5 is a diagram showing a procedure for making a call according to the present invention, FIG. 5 is a diagram of a facsimile system to which the present invention is applied, and FIG.
FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a transmission procedure when the present invention is applied to the system shown in the figure, and FIG. 7 is a diagram showing the format of a signal containing destination information sent by the transmission procedure of FIG. 6. 1.2.6.4...Fun touch key (selection key) 61
...Memo! J, 32... Panel, 66... Photoelectric conversion section, 64... Recording section, 65... Modem, 66...
-Network Control Department, 67...Control Department agent Patent attorney Noriyuki Chika (and 1 other person)

Claims (2)

[Claims] (1) A selection key for selecting a destination, a memory storing destination information of a plurality of facsimile machines corresponding to the selection key, and any one corresponding destination information from the memory based on the operation of the selection key. and a control unit that reads the destination facsimile machine and calls the other party's facsimile machine corresponding to the destination information, and the control unit reads destination information other than the destination information based on the call according to the state of the called party's facsimile machine. A tuning method for a facsimile device, characterized in that the tuning method for a facsimile device is read out from the memory and tuning to another facsimile device based on the reading. (2) A patent characterized in that the destination information is ID number data and telephone number data of the other party's facsimile machine, and one selection key is associated with destination information of a plurality of neighboring facsimile machines of the same party. Claim No. 1
) The channel selection method of the 77 Kushimiri device described in section ).