JPS6223943B2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

The present invention relates to a fixed format message facsimile recording system, and more particularly to a fixed format message facsimile recording system that allows messages in a fixed format to be transmitted from a telephone. Telephone communication today is instantaneous and allows mutual information to be exchanged efficiently, but it leaves no record of the content and cannot transmit information when the other party is absent. Facsimile communication is a communication means that compensates for this drawback. Facsimile communication can transmit arbitrary characters and graphics, but requires facsimile terminals on both the calling and receiving sides. Therefore, when you are away from home and inform someone when you will be returning home, or when you send a message to someone who is not home to request a return call,
Even if the message is simple and follows a certain format, the disadvantage is that the information cannot be conveyed unless the caller has a facsimile terminal at hand. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to eliminate the above-mentioned drawbacks of the prior art and to provide a fixed form message facsimile recording system that allows a caller to record a simple fixed form message on a facsimile terminal of a called party using a telephone. . The present invention stores a plurality of frequently used fixed form messages in advance in a relay station device of a facsimile network, specifies the type and destination of the fixed form message from the caller's telephone, and sends the specified fixed form message to the facsimile network. The feature is that the information is sent from the relay station to the facsimile terminal of the designated recipient and recorded. Hereinafter, the present invention will be explained in detail using the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a relay system diagram showing one embodiment of the present invention. In the figure, the caller's telephone 1 is connected to the calling station 2.
The facsimile terminal 3 on the receiving side is connected to the receiving station 4, and the relay station 5 is provided with an information storage device 6. Note that, although one or both of the originating station 2 and the terminating station 4 may be the same station as the relay station 5, they will be described below as separate stations as shown in the figure. In this embodiment, when a caller wishes to perform a fixed form message facsimile recording communication using the telephone 1 and dials a specific number assigned to the information storage device 6, the caller telephone 1
is connected to the information storage device 6 from the connection path A via the originating station 2 and the relay station 5. As a result, the information storage device 6 sends notification information such as operation information to the caller using its voice response device, etc., sends out the telephone number of the desired facsimile terminal 3 by push-button dialing, and then,
The desired message number and additional message information are sent. When this is completed, the information storage device 6 transmits or does not transmit the acceptance completion tone, and the connection between the caller telephone 1 and the information storage device 6 is restored by on-hook. The information storage device 6 makes a call using the received telephone number of the facsimile terminal 3, and is connected to the facsimile terminal 3 via the connection path B via the relay station 5 and the receiving station 4 in a known manner. Thereby, the information storage device 6 converts the message designated by the sender into predetermined facsimile information, sends it to the facsimile terminal 3, and records it there. The above is an overview of this embodiment, but a more detailed explanation will be provided. FIG. 2 is a block diagram of an embodiment of the information storage device 6 shown in FIG. Furthermore, Table 1 is an example of a fixed form message handled in this embodiment. This information storage device 6 includes interface circuits 60A and 60B for other telephone stations, a hybrid circuit 61, a voice response device 62, a push button dial signal transmitter 63, a control device 64, and a pattern conversion device 6.
5, a fixed form message storage device 66, a push button dial signal transmitter 67, and a message information memory 68. The fixed form message storage device 66 stores a plurality of messages expected to be used frequently, including the fixed form messages shown in Table 1, as facsimile information.

[Table] First, the information storage device 6 connects the caller telephone 1 to the interface circuit 60 through the connection path A.
Connected by A. When this is detected by the interface circuit 60A, the voice response device 62 sends a dial request notification sound to the caller telephone 1 through the hybrid circuit 61, such as "This is a fixed message facsimile service." This is a reception. Please enter the other party's phone number, including the area code, using the push button dial." is sent. On the other hand, when the caller dials the number, the pushbutton dialing signal is received by the pushbutton dialing signal receiver 63 through the hybrid circuit 61 and stored in the control device 64. When this reception is completed, the talkie device 62
The message designation request notification information sound, for example, ``Please enter the message number you wish to send using the pushbutton dial.'' is sent out. In response, when the caller inputs a message number, for example "01", the pushbutton dialing signal is inputted to the pushbutton dialing signal receiver 63 through the hybrid circuit 61 and transferred to the control device 64. For example, when the message number "01" is specified by the message number, the control device 64 reads the facsimile information of the message shown in Table 1 from the fixed form message storage device 66, and stores it in the message information memory 6.
8 to be memorized. The control device 64 also learns from the message number “01” that a contact phone number is required, and the voice response device 62 selects “Contact phone number to be included in the message (number to be inserted in the blank in Table 1)”. "Please enter using the pushbutton dial." is sent. In response, when the caller enters a telephone number, the pushbutton dialing signal is sent to the control device 64 through the same route as the message number. This telephone number is sent from the control device 64 to the pattern conversion device 65, converted into facsimile information, and sent back to the control device 64. Control device 6
4 stores this facsimile information in the message information memory 68.
to be memorized. As a result, the message information memory 68
This means that the facsimile information for the messages shown in Table 1 has been stored, including the contact phone number. When the caller turns on the telephone 1, the interface circuit 60B makes a call to the interrupted station 6, and the telephone number of the facsimile terminal 3 stored in the control device 64 is transmitted from the push button dial signal transmitter 67 to the interrupted station 6. control device (not shown). As a result, the connection path B is set, and when the interface circuit 60B detects this, message information for facsimile is sequentially sent from the message information memory 68 to the facsimile terminal 3. The facsimile terminal 3 receives and records this, and the message specified by the sender is recorded. In addition, in the above embodiment, the caller telephone 1
was explained as a push button dial type, but
The caller telephone 1 may be of the conventional dial pulse type, provided that the conversion from dial pulses to pushbutton dial signals can be carried out in the exchange floor. In addition to the operation procedure from the voice response device 62,
If the telephone number of the facsimile terminal specified by the caller and the contents of the message are read back and the caller is asked to confirm, this will help improve the service. Furthermore, by adding the date and time of receipt to the message using the control device 64, it is possible to improve the convenience of the receiver. As described in detail above, according to the present invention, a message can be transmitted from any telephone to a desired facsimile terminal of the other party, so that a remarkable effect can be obtained in improving the convenience of telephone service.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a relay system diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of the information storage device of FIG. 1. 1... Caller telephone, 2... Originating station, 3... Facsimile terminal, 4... Receiving station, 5... Relay station, 6... Information storage device, 62... Voice response device, 66... Fixed form Message storage device.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] 1. A message information storage device installed in a switching center in a facsimile network and assigned a specific dial number stores in advance a plurality of formatted messages each assigned a message number, and sends the above specific dial number, the facsimile terminal number of the sending party, and the message number of the fixed form message to the sending party from the telephone to the above exchange, thereby sending the fixed form message to the sending party. A fixed form message facsimile recording method characterized by being able to record transmissions to a facsimile terminal by operating the telephone. 2. The fixed form message facsimile recording method as set forth in claim 1 is provided with a function of adding information sent from the caller's telephone as an additional message to the fixed form message stored in the message information storage device. Features a fixed form message facsimile recording method. 3. In the fixed form message facsimile recording system as set forth in claim 1 or 2, one or both of the message content and the called party number sent from the voice response device provided at the switching center to the facsimile terminal are A fixed form message facsimile recording method that is characterized in that it is transmitted as voice to the caller's telephone and the transmission content can be confirmed.