JPS6359059A - Facsimile transmission method - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To automatically send a data by reading a telephone number of a transmission destination from paper to be sent, dialing and sending the data automatically according to the telephone number in a facsimile equipment connected to an exchange line network so as to have only data in which the telephone number and number of sheets to be sent to the facsimile equipment. CONSTITUTION:The loading of a head paper material is awaited, and when the loading is sensed, an optical reader 26 built in the facsimile equipment 25 reads the telephone number and number of sheets to be sent described in the head data. In case of the presence of the data to be sent, the number N of the data sheets to be sent is set in a counter. Then the read telephone number is dialed, and if the opposite party is busy, re-dialing is made after Tsec of waiting time. When the call is established, the paper sheets corresponding to the set number in the counter are sent. Through the procedure above, the data is sent automatically by having only to load the head data described with the telephone number and the number of sheets to be sent to the facsimile equipment 25.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to a transmission method in a facsimile machine connected to a switched line network.

[Conventional technology]

FIG. 4 is a flowchart for explaining a conventional facsimile transmission method. In the conventional method, first,
Insert the materials to send (Step 1), then make a phone call (
Step 2.3). If the caller is busy at this time (step 4), call again (step 5).

If the call is connected, wait for the other party to prepare (step 6),
After completing the preparations, press the transmission start button on the facsimile machine (step 7).

The user hangs up the phone (step 8) and the material is sent (step 9). After the user finishes transmitting the materials (step 10), the user takes the materials (step 11) and moves on to the next transmission task (step 12).

[Problem that the invention seeks to solve]

In the conventional method as described above, it is necessary to make a phone call each time you send a message, and if the call is busy, you have to call back.
When subsequently transmitting to another facsimile machine, there are problems such as the need to monitor the facsimile machine during transmission.

The present invention has been made in view of these points, and its purpose is to provide a facsimile transmission method that allows automatic transmission by simply inserting materials with a telephone number and the number of sheets to be sent into a facsimile machine. It's about getting.

[Means for solving problems]

In order to achieve such an object, the present invention reads the telephone number of the destination from the paper to be transmitted, and automatically makes a call using this telephone number and transmits the message.

[Effect]

In the present invention, the number of operational errors made by the user is reduced, and the effort required for operation is reduced.

〔Example〕

A first embodiment of the facsimile transmission method according to the present invention will be described below.
This will be explained using FIGS.

Figure 2 shows the first transmission material placed on the facsimile machine (
This is a format diagram showing a ``first document''), in which a telephone number and the number of sheets of materials to be sent are entered in predetermined positions 21 and 22.

FIG. 3 shows the configuration of a facsimile machine for explaining an insertion method when transmitting data continuously. 23 is the first
This is the first document for the first transmission, and the telephone number to be called for the first time and the number of materials to be sent are entered. 24 is the first document to be sent the second time, and the telephone number to be called the second time and the number of sheets of materials to be sent are entered. 25 is a facsimile machine, and 26 is an optical reading device built into the facsimile machine 25. This optical reading device 26 recognizes the telephone number written in the first document and the number of documents to be sent. Reference numeral 27 represents a telephone having an automatic calling/receiving function built into the facsimile device 25, and reference numeral 28 represents a switching network connected to the telephone 27.

The operation of the apparatus shown in FIG. 3 will be explained with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG. First, wait for the first document to be inserted (step 31).
), if the insertion is detected, the telephone number and the number of transmitted documents are read by the optical reader R26 built in the facsimile device 25 (step 32).

If there is no telephone number or if the number written is other than a telephone number, an alarm is raised and manual operation is required (steps 33 and 34). If the telephone number is normal, the process moves to the next step 35.

If there are materials to be transmitted, the number N of materials to be transmitted is added to the counter (steps 35 and 36).

If the number of documents to be sent is not filled in or unknown, set the number of documents to be 1 (steps 35 and 37).
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Next, make a call using the phone number read in step 32 (step 38), and if it is busy (step 3
9), wait T seconds and make a call again (step 40).

If the call is not busy, the process moves to step 41 and a call is set up.

When the call is set up (step 41), the number of transmission materials set in the counter described above is transmitted (step 42).
~44). Once the transmission is complete, hang up and return to the beginning (step 45).

By using such a procedure, materials can be automatically transmitted simply by placing the first document containing the telephone number and the number of materials to be sent on the facsimile machine 25.

In the above embodiment, the telephone number is written in the first document to be transmitted, but a sheet may be prepared for reading only the telephone number without transmitting its contents. In addition, the facsimile device 25 is equipped with a function to store several sets of telephone numbers, and a separator is inserted into the transmission document, so that when the separator is read, the phone is disconnected and the call is sent to the next destination. By doing so, the telephone number recognition function of the optical reading device 26 may be omitted.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As explained above, the present invention reads the recipient's phone number from the paper to be sent and automatically makes a call using this phone number and sends the message. When transmitting to another facsimile machine, there is no need to monitor the facsimile machine that is currently transmitting, which has the effect of greatly saving the user's effort when transmitting.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

1, 2, and 3 are a flowchart, a formant diagram, and an apparatus configuration diagram for explaining an embodiment of the facsimile transmission method according to the present invention, and FIG. 4 is for explaining a conventional facsimile transmission method. This is a flowchart for 23.24... Leading document, 25... Facsimile device, 26... Optical reader, 27... Telephone, 28
...exchange network.

Claims (1)

[Claims] A facsimile transmission method characterized in that a telephone number of a destination is read from a sheet of paper to be transmitted, and a call is automatically made and transmitted using the telephone number.