JPS61212165A - Incoming response equipment for facsimile - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To prevent the transmission failure by transmitting an electronic voice message, which reports the name of the terminating side, to the originating side simultaneously with incoming response of a facsimile on a basis of detection of a trunk line terminating signal to make it possible that the originating side confirms the terminating destination. CONSTITUTION:A trunk line terminating signal detecting circuit 11 detects the trunk line terminating signal based on a call from the originating side and gives the detection output to an electronic voice transmission timer 12. The electronic voice transmission timer 12 drives an electronic voice transmitting circuit 14 through an electronic voice stop timer 13 a certain time after the reception of the terminating signal. The electronic voice stop timer 13 stops the electronic voice transmitting circuit 14 after this circuit is driven for a certain time. The electronic voice transmitting circuit 14 includes a voice memory, a voice output part, a control part which controls them, etc. and superposes the electronic voice message onto a trunk line on a basis of the output of the electronic voice transmission timer 12. The electronic voice message from the voice transmitting circuit 14 is given to an incoming response reporting circuit 20, and the circuit 20 amplifies this message and drives a speaker SP installed in an optional position in accordance with the convenience of the terminating side.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a facsimile call response device that operates an electronic audio circuit based on an input facsimile call and notifies a caller of a preset voice message.

Traditionally, in order to send a facsimile, the caller enters the subscriber phone number of the other party, and after the caller hears the call response that the called party issues in response to the incoming signal, the caller presses the send switch. is turned on and the original image is sent to the other party.

l<n・° so □ Guess However, with the conventional incoming call response described above, the caller cannot confirm whether the other party has been correctly called. Therefore, if there is an error in inputting the subscriber's telephone number, there is a problem that the original image will be sent to a different party.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a facsimile incoming call answering device that notifies the sender of a voice message such as the name of the called party as well as answering the incoming call, thereby preventing transmission errors and the like. It is the main purpose.

In order to achieve the above object of increasing the fortune telling by 1, the present invention has the following features.

That is, the facsimile call response device according to the present invention has the following features:
a central office line incoming signal detection means for detecting a central office line incoming signal; and an electronic voice transmission timer for driving an electronic voice transmission circuit after a fixed time delay from the reception of the incoming signal based on the detection output of the central office line incoming signal detection means; An electronic voice stop timer that stops the electronic voice transmission circuit after a certain period of time from when the electronic voice transmission circuit is activated; and an electronic voice transmission circuit that transmits a pre-stored electronic sound message to the calling side based on the output of the electronic voice transmission timer. It is characterized by having the following.

Furthermore, the facsimile incoming call response device according to the present invention includes in addition to the above-described means, incoming call response means that notifies the called party of an incoming call at an arbitrary location based on receiving a central line incoming signal. It is a feature. Specifically, the incoming call response notification means includes a monitor amplifier that amplifies the electronic voice based on the output of an electronic voice transmission timer;
and one or more speakers to which an amplified electronic audio signal is provided.

Further, a facsimile incoming call response device according to a third invention includes:
In addition to the means provided in the first invention, the present invention is characterized in that it includes a voice switching means for selecting a predetermined electronic sound message depending on whether a call can be received or not.

Cali 1 The facsimile incoming call response device according to the first invention drives an electronic voice sending timer based on the fact that the office line incoming signal detection means detects the office line incoming signal. As a result, the electronic voice sending circuit sends the electronic voice message to the calling party after a certain period of time delay from the reception of the incoming call signal. The time at which this electronic voice message is sent is set by an electronic voice stop timer.

On the other hand, the facsimile call response device according to the second invention amplifies, for example, an electronic sound message sent to the calling party based on the detection of the central office line incoming signal, and notifies the receiving party at any location. This will notify you that an incoming call has been received.

Further, a facsimile incoming call response device according to a third invention includes:
For example, if a facsimile cannot be received because the facsimile is replenishing paper, the voice switching means appropriately selects a pre-stored electronic sound message to notify the sender, and sends the electronic sound message to the sender. do.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram schematically showing the structure of a facsimile call response device according to the first and second inventions.

In the figure, a station line incoming signal detection circuit 11 detects a station line incoming signal based on a call from the calling side. The detection output of the office line incoming signal detection circuit 11 is given to an electronic voice transmission timer 12. Based on this, the electronic voice transmission timer 12 starts the electronic voice stop timer 13 after a fixed time delay from the time of receiving the incoming signal.
The electronic audio sending circuit 14 is driven through the . The electronic audio stop timer 13 stops the electronic audio sending circuit 14 after a certain period of time from when the electronic audio sending circuit 14 is activated. The electronic voice transmission circuit 14 includes a voice memory, a voice output section, a control section for controlling these, etc., and superimposes a pre-stored electronic sound message on the central office line based on the output of the electronic voice transmission timer 12. The above-described station line incoming signal detection circuit 11, electronic voice transmission timer 12, electronic voice stop timer 13, and electronic voice transmission circuit 14 constitute a facsimile incoming call response device 10 according to an embodiment of the first invention.

The incoming call response reporting circuit 20 added to the facsimile incoming call answering device according to the second invention includes the voice sending circuit 1
It is comprised of a monitor amplifier 21 which receives an electronic voice message from 4 and amplifies it, and one or more speakers SP connected to this monitor amplifier 21. These speakers are not only attached to the main body of the facsimile incoming call answering device, but also installed at any location according to the convenience of the called party.

Note that 1 is a facsimile machine connected to a central office line to which this device is connected, and 2 is a telephone device connected to the facsimile machine 1.

Next, the operation of the facsimile call response device shown in FIG. 1 will be explained with reference to FIG.

Facsimile 1 and facsimile incoming call response device] A central office line incoming signal as shown in FIG. 2(a) is input to O. This station line incoming signal usually consists of repeated pulses with a ring tone of 1 second and a pause of 2 seconds. The response time of the facsimile machine 1 varies depending on the model, but for example, as shown in FIG.

On the other hand, the station line incoming signal detection circuit 11 detects the incoming signal of the first call, and closes the relay RY1 included in the circuit 11 at the same time as receiving the incoming signal, as shown in FIG. 2(C). This puts the device into the driving state. Then, as shown in FIG. 2(d), the electronic voice transmission timer 12 closes the relay RY2 included therein after a certain period of time has elapsed since the relay RYI was closed. The setting time of the timer 12 is determined in relation to the response time of the facsimile 1, and in this embodiment, it is set to a time 0.5 seconds later than the start of the response of the facsimile 1, that is, about 4.5 seconds. has been done. When the relay RY2 closes, the electronic audio output circuit 14 is driven via the electronic audio stop timer 13 at the next stage. As a result, relays RY4 and RY5 included in the electronic voice sending circuit 14 are closed, and the electronic sound message previously stored in the circuit 14 is sent to the central office line. This electronic sound message may be, for example, “Here is ○○.
It is conceivable to send "This is a corporation" to notify the calling party of the name of the called party.

Further, this electronic sound message is given to the monitor amplifier 21 of the incoming call response notification circuit 20, and is further notified to the called party from a speaker SP installed at an arbitrary location. As a result, even if the called party is not near the facsimile I, he or she can hear the electronic message at the location where the speaker SP is installed and know that there has been an incoming call.

Then, as shown in FIG.
After approximately 2 seconds have passed since relay RY2 is closed, relay RY3 of electronic voice stop timer 13, which is normally closed, becomes open. As a result, the current path to the electronic audio sending circuit 14 is cut off, and the circuit 14 is stopped. Therefore, the electronic voice message is transmitted to the originating side for about 2 seconds after the relay RY2 of the electronic voice transmission timer 12 is closed, as shown in FIG. 2(e).

When the electronic sound message is sent to the sender, the sender confirms this and then sends the original image to the other party. Then, when the station line incoming signal detection circuit 11 detects the end signal when the transmission is completed, the relay RY of the circuit 11 is
I. is in an open state. As a result, relay RY2 returns to the open state and relay RY3 returns to the closed state.

In the above-described embodiment, in order to notify that there is an incoming call, an electronic sound message is sent to the sending side, and this is also notified to the called side via the incoming call response notification device. However, the means for notifying the called party is not limited to the means explained in the above-mentioned embodiments; for example, a different reporting means connected to the relay RY3 of the electronic voice stop timer 13 is provided, and this reporting means is used to display a lamp. Alternatively, a chime may be used to notify the called party of the incoming call.

Next, an embodiment of the third invention will be described with reference to FIG.

In this figure, the same parts as in FIG. 1 are indicated by the same reference numerals. The device 30 according to this embodiment includes an electronic voice stop timer 1
It is equipped with an audio changeover switch SW connected to relay RY3 of No. 3. This audio changeover switch SW is operated by an operator on the receiving side, and selectively connects the electronic audio stop timer 13 to the electronic audio output path 34 or 34'. The electronic voice sending circuit 34 stores in advance a message for reporting the name of the called party, for example, as explained in FIG. On the other hand, the electronic voice sending circuit 34' displays, for example, "Paper is currently being replenished.

Save messages such as "Please send it after a while" in advance. Accordingly, the audio changeover switch SW is connected to the electronic audio sending circuit 34 side when reception is possible at all times, but when reception is not possible due to paper replenishment of the facsimile 1, etc., it is connected to the electronic audio sending circuit 34' side. It is switched to

The operation of the device 30 in a state in which the audio changeover switch SW is arbitrarily selected is the same as that described in FIG. 1, so the description thereof will be omitted.

It goes without saying that the electronic voice message is not limited to the one explained in the above-mentioned embodiment, and can be arbitrarily determined.

Furthermore, in Fig. 3, it was explained that the voice selector switch SW is operated by the operator on the receiving side; however, this switch automatically detects the reception status of facsimile 1, 1, etc., and automatically switches the contacts. It may be configured to be switched. In addition, the selection of the contact point of the changeover switch SW is not limited to the two cases described in the embodiment,
Of course, it may be more than that.

The facsimile incoming call answering device according to the first invention detects a central office line incoming signal and sends an electronic voice message informing the calling party of the name of the called party, along with a facsimile call response, for example. . Therefore, according to the present invention, the calling party can confirm the recipient of the call, and transmission errors can be prevented.

Further, the facsimile incoming call response device according to the second invention includes:
In addition to the effects achieved by the first invention, the fact that a call has been received can be detected at any location on the receiving side;
It is very convenient in practical use.

Further, the device according to the third aspect of the present invention is capable of transmitting an appropriate electronic sound message selected by the audio switching means to the calling side, and therefore can inform the calling side of the reception status of the called side. Communication by facsimile can be made even smoother.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram schematically showing the configuration of a facsimile call response device according to an embodiment of the first and second inventions;
This figure is an operational waveform diagram of each part of the apparatus shown in FIG. 1, and FIG. 3 is a block diagram schematically showing the structure of a facsimile incoming call response apparatus according to an embodiment of the third invention. DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1...Facsimile, 11...Central line incoming signal detection circuit, 12...Electronic voice transmission timer, 13...Electronic voice stop timer, 14.34.34'...Electronic voice transmission circuit, 20 ...Incoming call response notification device path, SW...Audio selection switch. Figure 1 Figure 30

Claims (4)

[Claims] (1) A central office line incoming signal detection means for detecting a central office line incoming signal, and an electronic audio output that drives an electronic audio output circuit after a certain time delay from the reception of the incoming signal based on the detection output of the central office line incoming signal detection means. a timer; an electronic voice stop timer that stops the electronic voice transmission circuit after a certain period of time from when the circuit is activated; and a pre-stored electronic sound message is transmitted to the calling side based on the output of the electronic voice transmission timer. 1. An incoming call response device for facsimile, characterized in that it is equipped with an electronic voice transmission circuit. (2) A central office line incoming signal detection means for detecting a central office line incoming signal, and an electronic audio output that drives an electronic audio output circuit after a fixed time delay from the reception of the incoming signal based on the detection output of the central office line incoming signal detection means. a timer; an electronic voice stop timer that stops the electronic voice transmission circuit after a certain period of time from when the circuit is activated; and a pre-stored electronic sound message is transmitted to the calling side based on the output of the electronic voice transmission timer. What is claimed is: 1. A facsimile incoming call response device, comprising: an electronic voice sending circuit; and incoming call response notification means for notifying a called party of the arrival of a call at a desired location based on receiving a central line incoming signal. (3) The incoming call notification means includes a monitor amplifier that amplifies an electronic sound message stored in an electronic voice transmission circuit in advance for transmission to the calling side, and one or more speakers driven by the monitor amplifier. 3. The facsimile incoming call response device according to claim 2, wherein (4) A central office line incoming signal detection means for detecting a central office line incoming signal, and an electronic audio output that drives an electronic audio output circuit after a fixed time delay from the reception of the incoming signal based on the detection output of the central office line incoming signal detection means. a timer; an electronic voice stop timer that stops the electronic voice transmission circuit after a certain period of time from when the circuit is activated; and a pre-stored electronic sound message is transmitted to the calling side based on the output of the electronic voice transmission timer. What is claimed is: 1. An incoming call response device for a facsimile, comprising: an electronic voice sending circuit; and a voice switching means for selecting a predetermined electronic voice message depending on whether reception is possible or not.