JPS60206364A - Facsimile communmicating system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To enable a titled system to transfer a telegraphic message to the nearest public utilization type facsimile device destined to communicate by only designating a telephone number destined to communicate, without knowing a telephone number of the public utilization type facsimile device used by the uncertain majority. by using a key word determined in advance. CONSTITUTION:An original is set to a public utilization type facsimile device 1, dial input of a sender 1XY, telephone number of a receiver being key word, and a password are turned on by A; and a telegraphic message is sent to a switching network 2 by depressing a communication start button. The switching network 2 decodes a receiver's telephone number, replaces it with a telephone number of the nearest public utilization type facsimile 3 in its place to its receiver's telephone number, sends out picture information to the public utilization type facsimile 3, and also transfers a signal T of the receiver's telephone number and the password to the facsimile concerned 3. The facsimile 3 receives a picture information data, and thereafter, executes an automatic call to a receiver's telephone set 4 by using a receiver's telephone number U.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION (1) Description of the field to which the invention pertains The present invention relates to a facsimile communication method, particularly to a facsimile IJ device for public use having a charge collection mechanism, when transmitting information to a nearby facsimile device. This relates to a facsimile communication system that employs a system in which data is stored in advance.

(2) Description of the Prior Art There are expectations for the realization of public facsimile machines that can be installed in local public institutions and the like and allow the general public to freely communicate by facsimile. It is desired that this public-use facsimile machine can communicate between the public-use facsimile machine and an already installed facsimile machine, as well as communicate between the public-use facsimile machines. When communicating between devices, it is necessary to solve the following problems.

A) Publicly available facsimile') The device is installed at a local public institution, etc., so the actual user must go there to send and receive data. Few people know their phone numbers.

B) When a received message arrives at a public facsimile IJ device, it is necessary to notify the recipient of the received message that the message has arrived.

Regarding A) above, the problem can be solved by means such as maintenance of a public facsimile IJ telephone number directory 9 number guidance service, but this is troublesome for the user. Regarding B), there is a method in which the person responsible for managing the public facsimile machine calls the recipient and informs the recipient, but this increases the burden on the person responsible for managing the recipient.

In this way, the above-mentioned problem has traditionally been solved manually. In addition, public use facsimile I
When sending a message to the J device, the receiving format was conventionally output as a hard copy.

There was a problem of confidentiality in shared communication format (3) Purpose of the Invention In order to solve these problems, the present invention automatically sends information by simply specifying the recipient's phone number. A message can be sent to a publicly available IJ device installed near the recipient, and this device can give a voice notification that the received message has been delivered to the recipient, without the need for one person to do so. Its purpose is to provide facsimile communications for public use.

(4) Description of structure and operation of the invention FIG. 1 shows an embodiment of the present invention, in which 1 is a publicly available facsimile device, 2 is a switching network having a storage function, 3 is a publicly available facsimile device, and 4 is a publicly available facsimile device. This is the recipient's phone.

Also, ■ is image information data.

■ is a key word signal (recipient's phone number quantum password)
, ■ is voice guidance information indicating that a call has arrived.

■ indicates input of a keyword signal.

The operation will be explained according to FIG. The sender takes the manuscript to be sent and goes to a place where a public facsimile machine is installed. At this time.

A document is set on the public facsimile machine 1. Next, in order to access a switching network 2 (for example, a facsimile communication network) having a storage function, the sender
Enter the dial number and enter the recipient's telephone number and password (keywords) in (1) and press the 9 communication start button to send the message to the exchange network 2. exchange network 2
interprets the recipient's phone number and at the same time stores the message within the network.

Note that the sender must set a password (for example, a 4-digit number) for the recipient before sending the message. The switching network 2 also interprets the recipient's phone number and converts the recipient's phone number (for example, 0468-59-3114) into the recipient's phone number.
9, a connection request is made to the public facsimile tlJ device 3 by replacing the telephone number of the public facsimile 3 closest to the telephone number (for example, 0468-59-1234), and 9 image information is sent to the public facsimile 3. At the same time, the signal (3) containing the recipient's telephone number and password is transferred to the facsimile machine 3. After receiving the one-stroke information data, the facsimile 3 automatically makes a call to the recipient's telephone 4 using the received recipient's telephone number (■). After the call connection between the facsimile 3 and the telephone 4 is completed, the voice guidance LSI chip etc. built into the facsimile 3 is displayed.For example, a voice guidance such as "A facsimile message has been received from Mr. XX" is sent to the facsimile 3. Notify information. In response, the recipient goes to a nearby public facsimile machine 3. The recipient can retrieve the received sivert copy by inputting a predetermined keyword (2) into the facsimile machine 3.

The reason why the recipient retrieves the received text by inputting a keyword in the facsimile 3 is that the public facsimile 3 is used by an unspecified number of people, so the received text is not visible to anyone other than the recipient. This is to prevent people from seeing it and serves to maintain confidentiality.

(5) Description of Effects As explained above, according to the present invention, by using predetermined keywords, the sender can send messages without knowing the telephone number of a public facsimile machine used by an unspecified number of people. 2 By simply specifying the telephone number of the communication destination, the message can be transferred to the nearest public access device of the communication destination. Since an automatic voice information service can be provided to the telephone of the communication destination, the recipient can know that the message has been delivered to the public facsimile machine.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram illustrating the signal flow of the method of the present invention. In the figure, 1 and 3 are facsimile machines, 2 is a switching network, and 4 is a facsimile machine.
represents a telephone. Patent applicant Hiroshi Mori, patent attorney representing Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Public Corporation

Claims (1)

[Claims] (1) Publicly available facsimile IJ used by an unspecified number of people
In a facsimile communication system using a device and a switching network having a function of storing image information data. The sending side is equipped with means for inputting the recipient's keyword and means for transmitting it using the facsimile transmission control procedure, and one communication network stores the telephone number and image information data included in the transmitted keyword. , converts the phone number to another specific phone number and automatically starts the terminal device with that phone number. The receiving side has a screen memory and can check the transmitted keywords and the keywords entered on the receiving side. Claim No. 1, characterized in that a call is automatically made using a person's telephone number, and after the call is connected, automatic voice information is transmitted from the terminal device to the recipient's telephone.
Facsimile communication method described in section.