JPS6027268A - Incoming guide system of facsimile - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To reduce identification information of destinations and make an incoming guide from any telephone terminal possible to receive by adopting the system where a facsimile terminal is called from an incoming side in a facsimile device managing every destination. CONSTITUTION:When the user of a facsimile device 1 issues a call request from a telephone terminal 10 for the purpose of confirming incoming in mails, a telephone terminal server sets the number of a mail where incoming should be confirmed. The facsimile device 1 receives this mail number 15 in a command receiving part 21. Information 16 of the number of times of communication, the number of received sheets of paper, the reception time, etc. which are preserved in a control part 17 in accordance with individual mails are outputted to an announce output part 20 to guide the incoming.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Field of Application of the Invention] The present invention relates to a facsimile device that manages incoming facsimile information at each destination, and particularly to a facsimile device suitable for notifying a person who confirms the incoming call information. Concerning a facsimile call notification system.

[Prior art]

In the conventional facsimile call announcement system, the sending facsimile machine sends the telephone number of the called subscriber to the receiving facsimile, and the receiving facsimile manages the incoming call information for each subscriber number and automatically sends information to the called subscriber. was called and notified via the telephone line.

However, since incoming calls are managed on a subscriber phone number basis, the amount of information for incoming call management identification is large and redundant. In addition, since it is an automatic ringing method, if the called party is not present at the telephone terminal or the line is busy, the trap must ring many times until the notification is confirmed. There was a drawback in that incoming call notifications could only be sent to subscriber telephone terminals.

[Purpose of the invention]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a facsimile call guidance system that requires a small amount of destination identification information and can receive call guidance from any telephone terminal.

[Summary of the invention]

In a system in which a facsimile machine that receives a document and manages it automatically calls the destination of the communication by telephone, there is always a problem that the other party is absent and two lines are busy. Furthermore, since the facsimile machine calls the recipient of the document, incoming calls are managed by subscriber number, and incoming calls can only be directed to that telephone terminal. Therefore, reverse the calling direction of the incoming call guide. That is, the present invention solves the above-mentioned problems by using a system in which the receiving side calls a facsimile terminal.

[Embodiments of the invention]

An embodiment of this invention will be explained using FIGS. 1 and 2.

FIG. 1 shows a communication procedure according to the present invention.

1 is a facsimile machine that receives manuscripts and provides incoming call information;
2. IH'! , a telephone switching network 6 is a facsimile machine 1 for transmitting a document together with a destination number, here an e-mail number.
0 is an arbitrary telephone terminal, and 4 to 9 and 12 to 16 are signals between one terminal or a terminal and a network, respectively.

Further, FIG. 2 is a block diagram of the communication portion of the facsimile machine 1 of FIG. 1. Reference numeral 17 indicates a control section for controlling the entire apparatus, 18 a line connection section, 19 a modulation/demodulation section, 20 an announcement signal output section, 21 a command signal reception section, 22 a telephone set, and 23 a telephone line.

First, the procedure for registering an incoming call in a mailbox during facsimile communication will be explained.

A person who sends a document using the facsimile machine 3 makes a call to the facsimile machine 1 via the telephone switching network 2. At this time, the telephone switching network 2 sends a 16H2 call number i3 number 4 to the facsimile machine 1 from the received subscriber number 5 of the called facsimile terminal. The receiving side 7 axis device 1 detects this calling signal 4, automatically starts up, and in response, a link is formed. After confirming the response from the other party's terminal, the operator of the facsimile machine 1 sets a mail request using the operation buttons within the machine. As a result, the facsimile machine M3 sends a mail request command signal to the other party's terminal. When the receiving side facsimile machine 1 receives this command signal at the command signal receiving section 21 in FIG. 2, the control section 17 determines this as a mail request, and sends out a request for sending the mail number to be notified from the announcement output section 20. 7.

Notify the other party's terminal operator by voice. After hearing this voice, the operator of the facsimile machine 3 sets the mail number on the operation button, and the machine transmits the mail number signal 8. The command receiving section 21 in the facsimile machine 1 receives this signal, and the control section 18 stores and manages the fact that the mail corresponding to the mail number has received an incoming call. Thereafter, normal facsimile communication 9 is performed via the modem section 19, documents are exchanged, and communication between the facsimile terminals 1 and 3 is completed.

Next, as an embodiment of the present invention, a method of receiving a call from an arbitrary mail number will be explained.

The user of the facsimile device 1 makes a call request 12 to the facsimile terminal 1 from the telephone terminal 10 via the telephone network 11 in order to check whether there is an incoming mail. The facsimile machine 1 receives 16H2 from the switching network 11.
Detects the call signal 16 of the device, responds automatically, and forms a link. After this, the telephone terminal operator will press the button inside the telephone.
When the button is pressed, the e-mail reception confirmation command 14 is sent, so the facsimile machine 1 k'f and the command receiving section 2
1 receives this command, the control unit 17 determines that there is a request for mail incoming guidance, and prepares to receive the next mail number.

The telephone terminal operator sets the number of the mail whose incoming call he wishes to confirm using the button. The facsimile machine M1 receives this mail number 15 at the command signal receiving section 21,
Information 16 such as the number of communications, the number of received messages, and the time of reception stored in the control section 17 for mail is outputted from the announcement output section 20 to notify the incoming call. The method of exchanging command signals and specifying mail numbers is one example. In addition, although we have shown the case of voice as a means of reporting incoming call guidance,
This is not limited to audio signals. In this embodiment, the facsimile device 3 sends the original and specifies the destination.
Although this is an example, this is also just an example, and is not limited to facsimile 5 devices. This is also possible with a facsimile/communications network or a storage-type switching network in which the network itself has a protocol with terminals.

According to this embodiment, the destination designation section (d) from the facsimile machine on the sending side to the facsimile machine on the receiving side can be specified using a simple code that can identify the mail, and furthermore, the person who confirms the receipt of the mail can also specify the mail number. You can identify the mail by specifying this code.

In addition, if the person confirming the incoming call specifies their email number, they can also receive the incoming call notification for the email in step 5.

Moreover, it has the advantage that it can be accessed from any telephone terminal.

〔Effect of the invention〕

According to this invention, the address information sent from the sending facsimile to the receiving facsimile is not limited to the recipient's telephone number, but can be a simple code that can identify the mail of the receiving facsimile. The operation becomes that much easier.

In addition, those who receive the call notification service can listen to the call notification for any mail number, and can use the service from any telephone terminal.

It has the effect of being accepted.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram of a procedure for incoming call guidance, which is an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a block diagram of a communication portion of a facsimile machine that performs incoming call guidance, which is an embodiment of the present invention. 1... Original receiving side facsimile machine, 2.11...
Telephone switching network, 3... Document sending side facsimile machine, 4-9, 12-
16...Signal, 2nd area

Claims (2)

[Claims] (1) In a facsimile machine that manages incoming facsimile information for each communication destination or mail number, it is possible to confirm incoming call information to any destination by connecting the facsimile machine to the facsimile machine via a telephone line. This is a rabbit facsimile call guidance system. (2) When an inquiry is made via a telephone line, a selection signal sending device in the telephone terminal specifies an incoming call management number for each destination to the facsimile machine, and the facsimile IJ receives the selection signal with a dedicated receiver. 2. The facsimile incoming guidance system according to claim 1, wherein the incoming call information corresponding to designation No. 1 is reported to the confirming person from a voice output device or other output device.