JPS62216577A - Facsimile equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To rapidly correspond to the abnormality of one's own and to correctly communicate condition information by informing automatically an opponent of the information of one's own device when the abnormality occurs at the device of one's own. CONSTITUTION:A condition supervising circuit 9 supervises the communicating condition of a device and the action condition of the device by the condition signal from a modulating demodulating circuit 3, an original reading unit 2 and a recording unit 8. When the abnormality of the action of the device is detected, the circuit 9 informs a control circuit 1 of the abnormality of the deice by a condition signal S7. The control circuit 1 sends the telephone number stored beforehand to a line control circuit 6 as a calling signal S8, and simultaneously when the calling is executed, connects it through the circuit 6 to a communicating line 7 by a changing-over signal S12. A communicating line 5 is changed over from communicating data D3 to a condition informing signal D5. When the opponent is connected, the control circuit 1 sends a selecting signal S10 and a timing signal S11 by the assembling to meet the abnormal condition of the device and an informing signal generating circuit 10 sends the condition informing signal D5 to the communicating line 7 for the opponent.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to a facsimile device for image communication. In particular, the present invention relates to a facsimile machine that automatically notifies a pre-registered destination of its own status information when its own A:1 is abnormal.

〔overview〕

The present invention provides an image communication facsimile device that automatically sends information about the device to a pre-registered destination when an abnormality occurs in the device and the operator determines that the problem is beyond repair. By notifying the system, it is possible to respond quickly and accurately transmit status information when an abnormality occurs in the own device.

[Conventional technology]

Conventionally, when a facsimile machine is abnormal, an alarm is displayed or management information is output to inform the operator that the facsimile machine is abnormal.

[Problem that the invention seeks to solve]

However, with such conventional facsimile machines, when there is an abnormality in the machine, the operator can be informed that the machine is abnormal by displaying an alarm function or by outputting management information, but the operator cannot repair the machine. In the case of an impossible abnormality, the repair is carried out by a maintenance person upon notification from the operator, which has the drawback that the maintenance person cannot quickly and accurately grasp the abnormality of the device.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned drawbacks, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a facsimile machine that can quickly respond when an abnormality occurs in the facsimile machine and can accurately transmit status information without human intervention. shall be.

[Means for solving problems]

The present invention provides a facsimile machine that includes a status monitoring circuit that monitors the operating status of its own device and detects the occurrence of an abnormality, and a line control circuit that controls the exchange of information with a communication line. automatic calling means that supplies a pre-registered telephone number as a calling signal to the line control circuit based on the detection output; and connection information from the line control circuit to the identification information of the own device and the status monitoring circuit. The apparatus is characterized in that it includes a status notification means for providing status information of the own apparatus to the communication line via the line control circuit.

[For production]

When the operator determines that the abnormality is unrepairable by the automatic calling means based on the abnormality detection output from the condition monitoring circuit, a pre-registered telephone number is given to the line control circuit as a calling signal. According to the connection information from the line control circuit, the status notification means gives the identification information of the own device and the status information obtained from the status monitoring circuit to the line control circuit, and notifies the called destination. With this operation, when an abnormality occurs in the own device, it is possible to respond quickly and to accurately transmit status information without human intervention.

〔Example〕

Embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a facsimile machine according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Here, the feature of the present invention is the abnormal state notification portion surrounded by the dashed line shown in FIG.

That is, the control signal S1 from the control circuit 1 is connected to the control input of the document reading unit 2, and the read data D1 from the document reading unit 2 is connected to the document manual input of the control circuit 1. A control signal S2 and communication data D2 from the control circuit 1 are connected to a control input and a first data input/output of the modulation/demodulation circuit 3, respectively.

Communication data D modulated from the modulation/demodulation circuit 3 is connected to one contact of the switching circuit 4 . A common contact of the switching circuit 4 is connected to a first data input/output of a line control circuit 6 via a communication line 5. The output of the line control circuit 6 is connected to a communication line 7, and modulated communication data is sent to the other party.

Further, communication data modulated from the other party via the communication line 7 is input to the second data input/output of the line control circuit 6. The output of the line control circuit 6 is connected to the common contact of the switching circuit 4 via the communication line 5. Communication data D3 modulated from one contact of the switching circuit 4 is connected to the second input/output of the modulation/demodulation line 3. Communication data D2 demodulated from the modulation/demodulation circuit 3 is connected to data input/output of the control circuit 1.

A control signal S3 and recording data D4 from the control circuit 1 are connected to a control input and a data input of the recording unit 8, respectively.

Furthermore, a reading state signal S4, a passing 8 state signal S,
and a recording state signal S are connected to a reading state signal input, a communication state signal input, and a recording state signal input of the state monitoring circuit 9, respectively. The status monitoring circuit 9 monitors the operating status of the original reading unit 2, the modulation/demodulation circuit 3, and the recording unit 8, and when it detects that an abnormality has occurred, it outputs a status signal S,
is connected to the status signal input of the control circuit 1. Control circuit 1
If the operator determines that the abnormality is beyond repair, the calling signal Sll of the pre-registered telephone number is connected to the calling signal input of the line control circuit 6. The line control circuit 6 detects the connection with the other party and sends the connection signal S.
, are connected to the connection signal input of the control circuit 1. A selection signal SIO and a timing signal S from the control circuit 1 are connected to a selection signal input and a timing signal input of the notification signal generation circuit 10, respectively. Further, switching signals S and □ are connected from the control circuit 1 to the control input of the switching circuit 4.

A status notification signal from the notification signal generation circuit 10 is connected to another contact of the switching circuit 4. Status information is sent from a common contact point of the switching circuit 4 to a pre-registered destination via the communication line 5, line control circuit 6, and communication line 7.

The operation of the facsimile machine having such a configuration will be explained. In FIG. 1, the status monitoring circuit 9 records the communication status of the device as a communication status signal S from the modulation/demodulation circuit 3, the reading status of the original as a reading status signal S4 from the original reading unit 2, and further records it from the recording unit 8. status signal S
6, each status information is received and the operating status of the device is monitored. If an abnormality in the operation of the device is detected here, the state monitoring circuit 9 notifies the control circuit 1 of the device abnormality using a status signal S7. Upon receiving this, the control circuit 1 notifies the operator of the abnormality by displaying an alarm or the like. Furthermore, in the event of an abnormality that is deemed unrepairable by the operator, such as when communication abnormalities occur more than a predetermined number of times, when reading abnormalities occur continuously, or when recording abnormalities occur continuously. If this occurs, the control circuit 1 determines that the operator cannot repair it, and sends a pre-stored telephone number, for example, number information of a repair center, etc., to the line control circuit 6 as a calling signal S, and controls the line. Circuit 6 calls the specified number. At the same time, the control circuit 1 connects the communication line 5 to the communication line 7 through the line control circuit 6 in response to the switching signal SI□.
The state notification signal D5 is switched from the communication data D:l.

After making a call, if it detects that it is connected to the other party due to polarity reversal or the like, the line control circuit 6 sends a connection signal S.

is sent to the control circuit l. The control circuit 1 sends out a selection signal S1° and a timing signal S11 in a combination appropriate to the abnormal state of the device, and receives the notification signal generation circuit 10.
sends out a status code that can be identified by the other party as a status notification signal, and sends it to the communication line 7 via the switching circuit 4 and the line control circuit 6.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram of a notification signal generation circuit of a facsimile apparatus according to the present invention.

The selection signal S10 enters the oscillator 11, determines the frequency of the notification signal, converts the signal into an intermittent signal by the analog switch 12 according to the timing signal S, and further outputs the signal to the amplifier circuit 1.
3, the status notification signal is amplified to the required level and sent out. That is, this notification signal generation circuit 10 can generate signals at arbitrary intervals of several types of frequencies, and a pattern for identifying the device and a pattern representing an abnormal state can be determined in advance, and the signal can be generated according to the patterns. By doing so, it is possible to confirm the identification of the device and the abnormal state at the other end of the phone call.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As explained above, in the present invention, when an abnormality occurs in the facsimile machine itself and the operator determines that the abnormality is beyond repair, the facsimile machine automatically saves the contact information registered in advance. By making a telephone call to notify the user of an abnormality in the own device, there is an excellent effect that when an abnormality occurs, it is possible to respond quickly and accurately transmit status information without human intervention.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a facsimile machine according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a block diagram of the notification signal generation circuit of the facsimile machine of the present invention. ■...Control circuit, 2...Document reading unit, 3...
-Modulation/demodulation circuit, 4...Switching circuit, 5.7...Communication line, 6...Line control circuit, 8...Recording unit/to,
9... Status monitoring circuit, 10... Notification signal generation circuit,
11... Oscillator, 12... Analog switch, 13
...Amplification circuit, Dl...Read data, D2, D3
... Communication data, D, ... Recorded data, D, ...
Status notification signal, S+, Sl, Sz... control signal,
S4...Reading status signal, S,...Communication status signal, S
6... Recording status signal, S,... Status signal, S8...
・Calling signal, S, ... connection signal, Sl. ... selection signal, Sll ... timing signal, S1□ ... switching signal.

Claims (1)

[Claims] (1) In a facsimile machine equipped with a status monitoring circuit that monitors the operating status of its own device and detects the occurrence of an abnormality, and a line control circuit that controls the exchange of information with a communication line, detection of the status monitoring circuit described above. automatic calling means that gives a pre-registered telephone number as a calling signal to the line control circuit based on the output; and connection information from the line control circuit to identify the own device and the self from the status monitoring circuit. A facsimile apparatus comprising: status notification means for providing apparatus status information to a communication line via the line control circuit.