JPS62163443A - Communication equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To reduce operation or operating time by reserving one or plural kinds of prescribed selection signal patterns requiring a waiting time just after in response to a line connected to a terminal equipment in a storage means. CONSTITUTION:A facsimile equipment 1 is connected to a prescribed communication line 12 via a NCU 9. An exchanger 12a is connected to the opposite side of the line 12. The NCU 9 switches the line 12 between the facsimile equipment 1 and a telephone set 13 to apply operation such as holding of a loop. A selection signal transmission section 8 generating a dial pulse or a dial tone is connected to the NCU 9 in response to the operation of the input means of an operation section 6. Further, a MODEM 10 is connected for the modulation/ demodulation for a signal such as a procedure signal or a picture signal except a selection signal. The operation of the entire equipment is controlled by a control section 3 such as a microcomputer.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to a communication device, and particularly to a communication device that makes a call by transmitting a selection signal, such as a telephone, a personal computer, a data communication device including a word processor, etc. .

[Prior Art] Devices such as those described above, especially communication devices used when connected to a telephone line, control an exchange and call the other party by transmitting a dial pulse or dial tone selection signal to the line. method is used.

In addition, this type of device is equipped with a memory in which telephone numbers, etc. can be registered in advance, and the telephone number stored in this memory is specified using a one-touch key, etc., and this is converted into a dial pulse or dial tone selection signal. There is a known technology for transmitting a call to a line and making a call.

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] By the way, in terminals such as building telephones that communicate using exchanges for extension lines, a connection is made to an outside line through a procedure such as so-called 0 dialing, and then a normal telephone number is sent from there. There is a method to make a call. When such a system is combined with a calling system using abbreviated dialing using one-touch keys as described above, a problem arises regarding the waiting time of the exchange when dialing 0.

In other words, when calling an external line terminal from an extension terminal, it is necessary to transmit a selection signal in response to the combination of "0" of the O call and a predetermined external line telephone number, but in conventional devices, a selection signal must be transmitted in response to the combination of "0" of the O call and a predetermined telephone number of the external line. Since the transmission interval of the selection signal is controlled to be constant, if the selection signal transmission interval is too short, it may not be possible to connect to an outside line, or if the tone interval is set too long assuming 0 transmissions, it may not be possible to connect to the outside line quickly. There was a problem where connection processing could not be performed.

In consideration of this, we have made it possible to input data to create a waiting time after the "o" number when making a 0 call, and now it is possible to specify a wait time when registering for one-touch calling or speed dialing. A device is being considered.

However, the above-mentioned method requires the trouble of specifying waiting times for all registered numbers when registering telephone numbers, which increases the user's burden and requires a large memory area. In particular, in many cases, there are not many types of phone number patterns that require waiting time depending on the line to which the terminal is connected, so incorporating the same waiting time for all registered phone numbers is an effective way to use memory. This is extremely disadvantageous in terms of operational efficiency.

[Means for Solving the Problems] In order to solve the above problems, the present invention requires a predetermined waiting time after transmission in a communication device that calls a partner station by transmitting a selection signal to a communication line. a selection signal pattern stored in the storage means, a selection signal used for making a call, and a selection signal pattern stored in the storage means; We adopted a configuration that includes a control means to

[Function] According to the above configuration, one or more types of predetermined selection signal patterns that require waiting time immediately after are prepared in advance in the storage means according to the line to which the terminal is connected. Therefore, a predetermined waiting time can be automatically inserted at an appropriate position depending on the telephone number used (including one entered manually). Therefore, the operation of the device is significantly simplified, the efficiency of memory utilization is improved, and the operation or operation time can be shortened.

[Example] Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail based on the example shown in the drawings.

Figure 1 shows an example of a device having a selection signal transmission function.
FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a facsimile device.

The facsimile machine 1 is connected to a predetermined communication line 12 such as a telephone line via the NCU 9, and an exchange 12a is connected to the opposite side of the 0 line 12.

The NCU 9 connects the line 12 between the facsimile machine and the telephone (or handset without a dial) 13.
A selection signal sending section 8 is connected to the NCU 9, which performs operations such as switching and maintaining loops, and which generates dial pulses and dial tones in response to operations on input means such as a numeric keypad of the operation section 6. Furthermore, a modem 9 is connected for modulating and demodulating procedure signals other than selection signals, or image signals. Similar to the conventional apparatus, image reading of a document is performed by a reading section 4 configured using a CCD line sensor or the like, and the received image data is recorded by a recording section 5 consisting of a thermal printer or the like.

The operation of the entire apparatus is controlled by a control section 3 composed of a microcomputer or the like. The control unit 3 has a ROM
, a memory 11 consisting of a RAM, etc. is connected, and this memory 11 stores image data read by the reading section 4, image data to be recorded by the recording section 5, control parameters for various communication controls, etc. Ru. Furthermore, in this embodiment, the telephone number input from the operation unit 6 is stored in the memory 11.

That is, in the above configuration, a part of the memory space of the memory 11 is provided with a nonvolatile memory such as an EEFROM that retains the stored contents even when the power supply section 2 is cut off, and a second memory is provided in this memory area. As shown in the figure, telephone numbers 15 are stored in m(&! The numbers are stored in association with dialing operations. A predetermined end code is stored at the end of each telephone number.

Furthermore, n weight numbers can be stored in the same nonvolatile memory area 16. Here, the wait number is a telephone number pattern that requires a predetermined waiting time to wait for a response from the exchange after transmitting the selection signal, such as "0" in the case of an O call. .

In the case of an O call, the "O" is a single digit, but in some cases a wait number with multiple digits may be required, so here it is set so that n desired wait numbers can be stored. .

The wait number can be registered by a predetermined operation on the operation unit 6, or the type of wait number is fixed depending on the line, so it can be registered by a predetermined dip switch installed on the back or inside of the device. It is also possible to configure the device so that the registration operation can be performed using the input means of the device, and to have the service person register the device at the time of installing the device.

Next, the operation of the above configuration will be explained.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing the automatic call control procedure of the control unit 3 of FIG.
It is stored in an area such as M.

When the operator specifies automatic calling using a one-touch key or speed dial operation on the operating section 6, the control section 3 initializes the selection signal sending section 8 and the NCU 9, and then proceeds to the procedure shown in FIG. First, in step S18 in FIG. 3, a telephone number designated by a predetermined operation such as a one-touch key on the operation unit 6 is searched from the area 15 of the memory 11 in FIG.

Next, in step 319, a counter N (configured using memory, registers, etc.) for counting the number of digits of a telephone number is initialized to "1".

Next, the Nth digit of the retrieved telephone number is read from area 15, and then in step 521 it is determined whether it is an end code. If the end code indicating the end of the telephone number has been read, the process moves to step 328, and the selection signal transmitter 8 converts the retrieved telephone number into a dial pulse or dial tone, which is then transmitted via the NCU 9 to make one call. After that, a predetermined operation such as known telephone or facsimile communication is performed.

On the other hand, in cases other than when the end code has been read, a selection signal (dial pulse or dial tone) for that digit is first generated by the selection signal sending unit 8 and transmitted to the line 12 via the NCU 9 in step S22.

Next, enter the 1st to Nth digit phone numbers and area 1 that have been processed so far.
Each of all weight numbers l to n stored in 6 is compared for each digit. Then, in step S24, it is determined whether or not the eight digits of the telephone number match all digits 1 to n. Of course, the matching criteria also includes the number of digits.

If there is a match, it means that a telephone number pattern that requires waiting time has been found, so in step 326 a predetermined waiting time pause (weight) is performed.For example, in the case of a normal extension exchange, creates a waiting time of 3 to 3.5 seconds. The waiting time is controlled by a timer 14.

If the same number pattern is not found, it is found that no waiting time is required at that position, so a pause of the minimum required length is performed in step S25, and the process moves to step S27.

In step S27, the contents of the counter N are incremented by 1, the number of digits of the next telephone number is indicated, and the process returns to step S20 to repeat the above operations.

According to the above control, there is no need to set the waiting time for each phone number that needs to be registered, which greatly improves the memory usage efficiency for phone number registration, and also simplifies the registration operation. can be used to shorten operation time. Furthermore, since waiting time is inserted only where necessary, reliable connection control is possible with the shortest processing time.

The above example uses a registered phone number for one-touch keys or speed dialing, but
Of course, even when telephone numbers are entered one by one manually, if similar control is performed, the waiting time for a response from the exchange can be omitted, which has the advantage of greatly reducing the burden on the operator.

Further, the above configuration is not limited to facsimile machines, but can be widely applied to various data communication devices including telephones, word processors, personal computers, and the like.

[Effects] As is clear from the above description, according to the present invention, in a communication device that calls a partner station by transmitting a selection signal to a communication line, a selection signal pattern that requires a predetermined waiting time after transmission can be used. and control means for comparing a selection signal used for making a call with a selection signal pattern in the storage means, and inserting the waiting time into a part of the selection signal according to the comparison result and transmitting the selection signal. Since it adopts a built-in configuration, it is possible to accurately and automatically insert a waiting time according to the selection signal used, greatly reducing the burden on the operator, and also being able to perform reliable connection operations in a short time. A communication device can be provided.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a facsimile machine as an example of the communication device of the present invention, FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing a part of the memory configuration of FIG. 1, and FIG. FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing a control procedure of a control unit. 3...Control section 4...Reading section 5...Recording section 6...Operation section 8...Selection signal sending section
9...NCUll...Memory 12...
Line 12a...exchange

Claims (1)

[Claims] In a communication device that calls a partner station by transmitting a selection signal to a communication line, means for storing a selection signal pattern that requires a predetermined waiting time after transmission, and a selection signal used for making a call and a selection signal in the storage means. 1. A communication device comprising control means for comparing the selection signal patterns of the selection signals and inserting the waiting time into a part of the selection signal and transmitting the selection signal according to the comparison result.