JPS62144458A - Reception announcement equipment in facsimile equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To allow the titled equipment to cope flexibly with facsimile equipments with every specification by constituting a reception announcement equipment such as bell ringing independently based on incoming signal information coming through a line and off-hook information in the facsimile equipment. CONSTITUTION:A control circuit 22, based on a detection output of an incoming signal detection circuit 20, starts a timer function with the presence of an incoming signal to start the count of a time alpha. The circuit 22 accesses an off-hook detection circuit 21 in the timing when timeup is detected and fetches its output. When the presence of off-hook is detected, the circuit 22 energizes a buzzer 23 to inform it to the operator that the reception in the automatic reception mode is started. The circuit 22, in the automatic reset mode, starts the timer function to start the count of a time beta. The circuit 22 stops the activated buzzer 23 to restore the reception announcement equipment 2 in the standby state.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Technical Field of the Invention] The present invention relates to a reception notification device in a facsimile machine for notifying the start of a reception operation of the facsimile machine, and particularly to a reception notification device that provides easy connection support for facsimile machines with different specifications. Concerning structural improvements to enable.

[Technical disadvantage of the invention] For example, when transmitting information related to river management, especially dam discharge, etc., it is difficult to make a hard copy of the information received by a facsimile machine and have the receiving operator recognize it. It has the advantage of being able to convey more accurate information than contact.

However, in this case, unless a receiving operator is waiting nearby when the facsimile machine receives the information while it is in automatic receiving mode, the received information cannot be recognized, and the management as described above is not possible. Due to the nature of the system, there is a disadvantage that it may cause a serious accident.

Normally, in this type of conventional management system, in order to eliminate such inconveniences, a reception notification device is connected to the facsimile machine, and when the information is received, a reception confirmation signal taken from the facsimile machine is also sent. The reception operator is notified of the start of the information reception operation by, for example, sounding a buzzer.

[Problems in the Background Art] However, in the above-mentioned conventional reception notification device for a facsimile machine, when the specifications of the facsimile machine are different, etc., the structure for capturing the reception confirmation signal from the facsimile machine and the connection with the facsimile machine are difficult. A connector for achieving this.

There is a problem in that the connection structure such as the connection cable must be modified one by one to match the specifications, and it is not possible to easily connect to facsimile machines with different specifications.

[Objective of the Invention 1] The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned circumstances, and provides for easy connection to facsimile machines with different specifications without the need for modification work that requires a new design to match the specifications of the facsimile machine. An object of the present invention is to provide a reception notification device for a facsimile machine that enables the following.

[Summary of the Invention] Accordingly, the present invention provides an incoming call signal detecting means for detecting an incoming call signal arriving from a line, an off-hook detecting means for detecting off-hook of a facsimile machine based on the incoming call signal, and an off-hook detecting means for detecting an off-hook of a facsimile machine based on the incoming call signal. A reception notification device is independently constituted and includes notification control means for notifying that the reception operation of the facsimile apparatus has started based on the detection output of the detection means and the detection output of the off-hook detection means, and The above object is achieved by connecting it to a facsimile machine.

[Embodiments of the Invention] Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention, in which 1 is a telephone line, 2 is a reception notification device, 3 is a connection cable, 4 is a facsimile machine, and 5 is a telephone.

In FIG. 1, the reception notification device @2 includes an incoming call signal detection circuit 20. Off-hook detection circuit 21° control circuit 22
．． It is equipped with a buzzer 23 and is connected between the telephone port 1 and the facsimile machine 4 via a connecting cable 3.

More specifically, the incoming call signal detection circuit 20 is constituted by a photocoupler, an RC integrating circuit, etc., and is connected in parallel to lines L and L2 of the telephone line 1. Then, upon the arrival of an incoming call signal (for example, a 16 Hz ringing signal), the current flowing through the lines L and L is converted by the photocoupler and processed through the RC integration circuit and the like. ! By doing so, it is detected that the incoming call signal has been received.

Further, the off-hook detection circuit 21 includes a photocoupler, R
It is constituted by a C-integrator circuit, etc., and is connected in series to, for example, line L2 of the telephone port and gland 1. Then, off-hook of the hook switch is performed in the facsimile machine 4 in response to the reception of the incoming call signal (CM to be described later).
The fact that the off-hook has occurred is detected by monitoring the current flowing through the line L2 with the photocoupler and processing it through the RC integration circuit etc. .

Further, the control circuit 22 has a timer function based on a preset time, and controls the ringing of the buzzer 23 based on the timer function and the detection outputs of the incoming call signal detection circuit 20 and the off-hook detection circuit 21. .

Note that the facsimile machine @4 in FIG.
ode LOQiC>Relay 400 (front)! It is connected to the connection cable 3 (lines L 1 , L 2 ) and the telephone 5 via the connection cable 3 (which is linked to the operation of the hook switch).

Hereinafter, the control 60 operation of the reception notification device 2 will be described in detail with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG.

Normally, the facsimile machine 4 is maintained in an automatic reception mode and in a reception standby state for an incoming call signal received through the telephone port fa1. Similarly, the reception notification device 2 is maintained in a reception standby state (step 100), and the incoming call signal detection circuit 20 in the reception notification device detects whether or not an incoming call signal has arrived by the method described above. Detection is in progress. At the same time, the off-hook detection circuit 21 also detects whether the hook switch is off-hook (whether the CML relay 400 is opened or not) using the method described above. In this reception standby state, the control circuit 22 searches whether or not the incoming call signal is received based on the detection output of the incoming call signal detection circuit 20 that is constantly inputted (step 101). When an incoming call signal is received, the timer function as described above is activated, and a preset count of, for example, ■Teramon α is started (step 102).
). Subsequently, the control circuit 22 executes a search to determine whether or not the set time α has timed up (step 103).
), the off-hook detection circuit 21 is accessed at the timing when the time-up is detected, the detection output of the off-hook detection circuit 21 is taken in, and a search is executed to determine whether or not there is an off-hook based on the detection output (step 104 ). As a result of this search, if off-hook is detected, the control circuit 22 immediately activates the buzzer 2.
Step 105), the operator is notified that the reception operation in the automatic reception mode has started. Next, the control circuit 22 searches whether the sound of the buzzer 23 is set to an automatic reset mode or a manual reset mode (step 106). A timer function corresponding to the time until this automatic reset is performed is started (step 107), and, for example, counting of a preset time β is started.

Subsequently, the control circuit 22 executes a search to determine whether or not the set time β has timed up (Step 108), and stops the buzzer 23 at the timing when the time up is detected (Step 109). The notification device 2 is returned to the same standby state as described above (step 110).

Incidentally, if the search result in step 106 is manual reset mode, the control circuit 22 determines whether manual reset has been performed by the operator without proceeding to timer control as described above.
1) When manual reset is performed based on the judgment, the buzzer 23 stops sounding (step 109).

Further, if the search result in step 104 is that there is no off-hook, the incoming call signal detected by the incoming call signal detection circuit 20 is the signal used for connection control for a call with the telephone grip 5. Based on this determination, the reception notification device 2 is immediately placed in a reception standby state (step 11Q).
to be restored.

It should be noted that when the facsimile device 4 is set to the manual reception mode, the above-mentioned reception notification control in the reception notification device 2 is not performed.

Incidentally, the time α from when the incoming call signal detection circuit 20 detects the arrival of the incoming call signal until the control device 22 confirms whether or not off-hook has been made is the time α between the line and the facsimile receiving terminal. It is desirable that the setting is based on the reception control method 1 which is related in advance to the above.

In the present embodiment, the incoming call signal detection circuit 20 is configured as one for a facsimile machine connected to a subscriber telephone line network.
Although only the case where the incoming call signal detection circuit 20 is configured with a 6 Hz signal detection circuit has been described, if the incoming call signal detection circuit 20 is configured with a 1300 Hz signal detection circuit, a reception notification system that is also useful for facsimile machines in a facsimile dedicated line network can be constructed. be able to. Further, the buzzer 23 for notifying the reception as described in (a) above can be used in combination with or in place of other equipment such as a lamp (which notifies reception by turning on and off).

[Effects of the Invention] As explained above, according to the reception notification device for a facsimile machine of the present invention, a reception notification such as a bell ringing is made based on the incoming call signal information received through the line and the off-hook information in the facsimile machine. Since the reception notification device that performs this is configured independently and is used by being connected between the front wiring line and the facsimile machine, it is possible to import the signal for reception notification from the facsimile machine every time the specifications of the facsimile device change. This eliminates the need for complicated modification work associated with 17i design for facsimile machines, etc., and enables flexible support with just simple connections when establishing a reception notification function for facsimile machines of each of the above specifications. Has excellent advantages.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of a reception notification system in a facsimile machine according to the present invention, and FIG.
2 is a flowchart showing a control operation of a reception notification system in the facsimile machine shown in FIG. 1;

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] Incoming call signal detection means for detecting an incoming call signal arriving from a line, off-hook detection means for detecting off-hook of a facsimile machine based on the incoming call signal, and detection output of the incoming call signal detection means and a notification control means for notifying that a reception operation of the facsimile device has started based on the detection output of the off-hook detection device, the facsimile device being connected between the line and the facsimile device. A reception notification device in the device.