JPS5958964A - Facsimile communication system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To avoid the trouble attended with correspondence mistake or the like, by returning automatically receipt information forming a receipt form relating to an original to transmitter as a picture signal at the same time as the end of receiving of the picture signal so as to ensure the receipt as the proof of transmission at the transmission side. CONSTITUTION:When all the sheets of the original (a) are finished for transmission, a signal representing the end of procedure is transmitted at the final post- procedure and a receiver 2 returns automatically the receipt information immediately. The receipt information is transmitted by the design that a CPU6 extracts the number of sheets of the original (a) stored in a memory 3 and the form of the receipt at first, extracts the said data and time from a timer 4 at the same time and the information of those are converted into character signals at a character generator 5 and returned to a transmitter 1 as the general picture information, i.e., a picture signal via the process of encoding or the like. The circuit of a receiver 2 is disconnected by transmitting the receipt signal and the line of the transmitter 1 is interrupted by receiving it.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] Regarding the communication method.

When documents are exchanged using a facsimile machine, it is not possible to easily check whether the document that was supposed to have been sent has definitely arrived at the receiving side, or whether it has been sent correctly. In the case of manual communication, this confirmation can be done by the cumbersome means of answering the phone between operators, but in the case of automatic communication, other appropriate means must be used instead, and various proposals for this purpose have already been made. being done.

However, these methods are only simple confirmation methods, and for example, when the receiving party later claims that a manuscript that was supposed to have been sent has not arrived, it can be used to determine whether or not the sending party is responsible for the communication error. The present invention was made in view of the above circumstances, and embodiments thereof will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 schematically shows a facsimile apparatus using the present invention, in which (1) is a facsimile transmitter that is actually used for both sending and receiving purposes, and (2) is a facsimile receiver. The above receiver (2
) includes a memory (3) that stores information regarding the textual structure of the receipt, which will be described later, a timer (4) that emits a clock signal including the date, a character generator (5) that converts various signals into character signals, and The CPU (
6] are respectively provided, and the transmitter +1+ is provided with a counter (7) for counting the number of originals (a) to be transmitted.

An example of the above-mentioned receipt (b) is shown in FIG. In other words, this is a type of record that includes the date and time of receipt, the number of manuscripts, the text indicating that it was received, the name of the recipient, etc. Of these, the specific numerical values of date and time are Timer (4)
The number of original documents is counted by a counter (7), and the receiving side's name and other text structure are stored in advance in the memory (3) by the receiving side operator.

Next, the communication procedure between the transmitter (1) and the receiver (2) will be explained with reference to FIGS. 1 to 3.

After the call is set up, the transmitter (1) sends multiple documents (a
), the image information of the first document (a) is transmitted as an image signal after pre-procedures such as identification of the other party's model and training are performed.

When the image information transmission is completed, post-procedures such as the transmission of a message end signal and a plurality of page signals are performed, and the image information of the second document (a) is further transmitted through the same pre-procedures as described above.

This transmission procedure is continued until the original (AJ) is exhausted, and each time the image information is transmitted, the receiver (2) receives a record (C) similar to the original (a), and the counter (7) shows the number of originals. The counter (7) is a photoelectric sensor that detects when the document (a) passes through the document reading section, and the above counting is performed by sequentially sending the document detection signal from the counter (7) to the memory (3). When all sheets of the original (a) have been transmitted, a signal indicating the end of the procedure is sent in the final post-procedure, and the receiver (2) that receives this signal immediately automatically replies with receipt information. To send the reception signal, first send the manuscript (a) stored in the QPU (6+ is the memo January 3).
and the text structure of the receipt, and at the same time set the timer (
After extracting the date and time from 4) and converting this information into a character signal with a character generator (6), the transmitter (1 ) by replying to The line of the receiver (2) is disconnected when the above-mentioned reception signal is sent, and the line of the transmitter (1) is disconnected when the signal is received. A receipt (b) is recorded.

It should be noted that the text structure of the receipt (b) may be as detailed as possible to achieve the purpose stated above, and may be set as appropriate by each department using the receipt.

As explained above, according to the present invention, a receipt certifying transmission can be reliably secured on the sending side, and various troubles caused by communication errors can be avoided, which is advantageous.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing the configuration of a facsimile machine using the present invention, FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of a receipt, and FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing a communication procedure. (1)...Transmitter (2)...Receiver (a)
...Manuscript (kl) ...Receipt l l'- Second, light 3 figure

Claims (1)

[Claims] When the receiver receives the image signal of the original from the transmitter, the receiver automatically returns receipt information constituting the text of a receipt regarding the original to the transmitter as an image signal at the same time as the reception of the image signal is completed. facsimile communication method.