JPS62225069A - Facsimile equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To solve the wrong transmission destination by outputting a syntehsized voice preset corresponding to a dialed facsimile transmission destination number so as to allow the user to confirm the truth of its own dial number. CONSTITUTION:A user of a facsimile equipment, prior to actual use, inputs a destination facsimile equipment number from a telephone terminal equipment l and inputs a symbol string for synthesized voice to be outputted corresponding to the facsimile number inputted from a keyboard 5. A destination memory 6 stores required number of sets of facsimile number and symbol string. In sending a facsimile data actually, the symbol string in pairs with the facsimile number inputted from the telephone terminal equipment 1 is read from the destination memory 6 and the symbol string is inputted to a voice synthesis section 7 and the synthesized voice is outputted from a speaker 8. Thus, wrong destination is recognized easily.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] Industrial applications This FyJ relates to a facsimile machine.

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, facsimile machines have been frequently used as a means of transmitting graphic information over telephone lines.

A conventional facsimile transmission device will be explained below.

FIG. 2 is a configuration diagram of a conventional facsimile transmission device.
1 is a telephone terminal, 2 is a facsimile transmission section, 3 is a changeover switch, and 4 is a facsimile communication line.

The operation of the facsimile transmitting apparatus configured as described above will be explained below.

First, the user dials the destination facsimile number from the telephone terminal 1, confirms with the signal tone whether or not the destination can receive the signal, and then operates the changeover switch 3 to connect the facsimile transmitter 2 to the facsimile communication line 4. Connecting.

Problems to be Solved by the Invention However, with this configuration, the user only needs to check whether the destination is capable of receiving data, and even if the user inputs the wrong dial, the message will be sent as-is, and the user will be forced to accept the error. The problem was that I didn't notice it.

The present invention solves the above-mentioned conventional problems by outputting a synthetic confirmation voice in accordance with a string of symbols entered in advance from the keyboard in correspondence with the facsimile number dialed by the user, so that the user can An object of the present invention is to provide a facsimile transmitting device that can confirm the dial destination of a user.

Means to Solve the Problems The present invention provides a telephone terminal for inputting a destination 7mm number, a keyboard for inputting alphanumeric characters or Japanese syllabary characters,
a destination memory that stores a combination of a facsimile number dialed from the telephone terminal and a symbol string input from the keyboard; and a speech synthesis unit that outputs synthesized speech using the symbol string output from the destination memory. It has a well-equipped structure.

Effects The present invention has the above-described configuration, and by storing a set of a facsimile number and a symbol string in advance, at the time of transmission,
It outputs a synthesized voice corresponding to the dialed number, allowing the user to confirm the number he/she dialed.

Embodiment FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a facsimile machine in an embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 1, 1 is a telephone terminal for inputting the destination facsimile number, 2 is a facsimile transmitter, 3 is a changeover switch, 4 is a facsimile communication line,
5 is a keyboard that can input alphanumeric characters consisting of alpha bents and arithmetic numbers, or Japanese characters such as katakana and hiragana consisting of 50 syllabary characters; 6 is a keyboard that can input facsimile numbers dialed from telephone terminal 1 and symbol strings input from keyboard 5; 7 is a speech synthesis unit that outputs a rule-synthesized speech using the symbol string output from the destination memo IJ 6, and 8 is a speaker.

The operation of the facsimile apparatus of this embodiment configured as described above will be described below.

Before actually using the facsimile, the facsimile user inputs the destination facsimile number from the telephone terminal 1, and
From the keyboard 5, a symbol string of synthesized speech to be output corresponding to the input facsimile number is input. The destination memory 6 is configured to store the facsimile number and symbol string as one set, as many as required. Next, when actually transmitting a facsimile, the symbol string paired with the facsimile number input from the telephone terminal 1 is read out from the destination memory 6, and the symbol string is input to the speech synthesis section 7 and synthesized. The generated sound is output from the speaker 8.

As described above, according to this embodiment, the facsimile user can listen to the synthesized voice and confirm the authenticity of the number he dialed, and then switch the changeover switch 3 to start transmission. Errors will not occur.

Here, the speech synthesis section 7 in FIG. 1 uses a rule synthesis device that receives symbol strings as input and outputs speech signals. Furthermore, the input format may be at the phoneme level or at the language character level, but each has its own characteristics in terms of the required input data content and the quality of the output voice, so it is desirable to use one depending on the purpose.

Furthermore, you can choose anything as the synthesized voice, but for example, if you choose the name of the company or person of the destination,
If you dial a different number due to a misreading of the number list, etc., a different name will be output aloud, so you can easily know the mistake. Also, if you enter a number that is not registered in the destination memory 6. Sometimes, it is also possible to output a synthesized voice saying, for example, "No registration."

Effects of the Invention The present invention enables the user to confirm the authenticity of the number he or she has dialed by outputting a preset synthesized voice corresponding to the dialed facsimile destination number 1. This makes it possible to realize an excellent facsimile machine that can resolve concerns regarding wrong destinations and errors that have often occurred in the past.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a facsimile machine according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a block diagram of a conventional facsimile machine. 1...Telephone terminal, 2...Hook stain +
) Transmitter, 3...... Selector switch, 4...
・Facsimile communication line, 5...Keyboard, 6
...Destination memory, 7...Speech synthesis section,
8...Speaker. Name of agent: Patent attorney Toshio Nakao and one other person

Claims (1)

[Claims] a telephone terminal for inputting a destination facsimile number, a keyboard for inputting alphanumeric characters or Japanese characters, and a destination memory for storing a combination of a facsimile number input from the telephone terminal and a symbol string input from the keyboard; A facsimile apparatus comprising: a speech synthesis section that outputs a synthesized speech signal using the symbol string output from the destination memory; and a conversion means that converts the synthesized speech signal into synthetic speech.