JPS63250270A - Facsimile equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To attain an effective communication with an opposite facsimile equipment by registering plural FAX numbers for a destination if a same opposite side has plural facsimiles. CONSTITUTION:If an operator specifies the destination 3, for example, a CPU 2 reads out a telephone number 0471-83-6101 stored in the destination 3 from a memory 5 and the selected information is transmitted to a line by a calling circuit 1. It the opposite side is not busy, the communication with the opposite side can be possible. If the opposite side is busy, the next telephone number 0471-83-6102 of the destination 3 is read out and transmitted to the line by the calling circuit 1. Therefore, if the opposite side has plural facsimile equipments, calling can be possible one after another without spending time. Thus, the effective communication can be possible.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION (Field of Industrial Application) The present invention relates to a facsimile machine having an automatic calling function.

(Conventional technology) Conventionally, this neck was equipped with a facsimile! tf1 Only one telephone number (FAX number) could be registered for one destination.

(Problem to be solved by the invention) When a friend makes an automatic call to communicate with the other party, if the destination's facsimile IJ device is in use, communication is not possible and the communication is interrupted again. After a certain period of time, a call operation will be made. In order to communicate with the other party's facsimile machine, the other party's facsimile machine must be used when it is not being used fraudulently.

Therefore, even if a facsimile machine other than the facsimile machine to be communicated with exists nearby and that facsimile machine is not in use, it is not possible to communicate with that facsimile machine.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a facsimile device that can efficiently communicate with a facsimile machine by making it possible to register multiple facsimile numbers for the same destination when there are multiple facsimile machines for the same destination. There is a particular thing.

(Means for Solving the Problems) In order to achieve all of the above objects, the facsimile apparatus according to the present invention has an automatic calling function.
A storage unit is provided to store multiple telephone numbers for one destination.% When making an automatic call to a specific destination, one phone number is read from the storage unit, and if it is in use, another phone number for the same destination is called. It is configured to make continuous calls.

(real male side) Hereinafter, the present invention will be explained with reference to all the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of a facsimile apparatus according to the present invention. The line is connected to the CPU 2 through the entire calling circuit l.

FAX number setting switch 3. A destination designation switch 4 and a memory 5 are also connected to the CPU 2.

This embodiment describes only the parts directly related to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing the configuration of the memory 5.

A storage area is reserved so that telephone numbers 1 to n can be stored for one destination, that is, an address.

If you want to register multiple phone numbers for each destination in memory 5,
This is done under the control of the CPU 2 using the FAX number setting switch 3.

Through the setting operation, all telephone numbers are set for each destination as shown in FIG. 2.

For example, if the operator specifies destination 3 as a friend, CPT
J2 is phone number 0 stored in destination 3 from memory 4
471-83-6101 Full disclosure, this selection information? The calling circuit 1 sends out to the 9th line. If the other party is not in use, communication with the other party is possible. If the other party is busy, call the next phone number after destination 3: 0471-83-6102 k￥
JP, out.

It is sent to the line by the calling circuit l.

The conventional automatic call function calls the other party's facsimile machine, and if the facsimile machine is in use, the call is made after a certain period of time.
It consists of several repetitions.

According to the present invention, such operation? There is no need to do this; if you make a call first and the other party is busy, you can read out the next talk number and make a call without waiting for a certain period of time. Compared to the conventional method, when the recipient has multiple facsimile machines, calls can be made one after another without taking much time, making it possible to communicate more efficiently.

(Effect of the invention) As explained above, the present invention provides a
All phone numbers (FAX numbers) have been registered, and if the first called party's facsimile is in use, the next called party's facsimile number is read out and the call is made. This has the effect of allowing you to efficiently communicate with the other party's facsimile machine without dialing the number.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of a facsimile apparatus according to the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a diagram showing the structure of a memory in FIG. 1. l...Calling circuit 2...CPTJ3...F
Switch for setting AX number 4...Destination designation switch 5...Memory patent applicant NEC Corporation agent Patent attorney Inoro Kousai 1 diagram Fzai 2

Claims (1)

[Claims] In a facsimile machine having an automatic calling function, a storage unit is provided to store multiple telephone numbers for one destination,
A facsimile device characterized in that when automatically calling a specific destination, one telephone number is read from the storage section, and if it is in use, another telephone number of the same destination is read and called.