JPS6365764A - Opposite party telephone number confirming method for facsimile equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To attain smooth communication between a caller party and a called party by representing a telephone number sent by a prescribed selection number after a line is switched and connected to a facsimile equipment side in response to a call signal from the caller side. CONSTITUTION:The call signal is detected by a call signal detection circuit 12 and a control section 13 by dialing of the caller to obtain the facsimile reception mode, a line switch relay 14 is operated to change over a switch 3 thereby connecting the facsimile equipment and a line. The voice message registered in advance is sent in case of the start in the automatic reception mode. In this case, a telephone number from the opposite side is detected by an MF tone detection circuit 10 and the telephone number information is stored in a memory circuit 17 via a control section 13. Then the facsimile equipment is operated along the transmission control procedure and a recording section 11 applies recording on prescribed paper. Simultaneously, the number information of the memory circuit 17 is fed to the recording section 11 and the display device 18, where it is displayed.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION Field of Industrial Application This invention provides a method for transmitting the telephone number of a calling party when a facsimile machine capable of automatic reception is on standby in an automatic reception mode and the calling party intends to make a call. The present invention relates to a method for confirming the telephone number of the other party in a facsimile machine, which allows the called party to confirm the telephone number of the called party.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION In recent years, the number of facsimile users has rapidly expanded to include shops and households. When using a facsimile, many methods are used to switch over and use an existing line instead of providing a dedicated facsimile line. In this case, when a facsimile machine capable of automatic reception is on standby in automatic reception mode and there is a call from the calling party for the purpose of talking, the called party continues the facsimile transmission control procedure and no facsimile signal arrives. Problems that the invention aims to solve By the way, in the conventional facsimile call method, when the line is put on hold for a certain period of time and then returns to the standby state, the purpose of the call is In response to the call from the calling party, the called party remains in a state where it returns a facsimile transmission control procedure signal. For this reason, the calling party was unable to convey his or her intentions, and the called party was also inconvenient because the called party did not know that there was an incoming call for the purpose of talking.

The present invention solves the above-mentioned drawbacks of conventional facsimile machines, and allows the facsimile machine to confirm the telephone number of the caller even when the facsimile machine is in automatic reception mode. The purpose is to provide a method for verifying phone numbers.

Means for Solving the Problems In order to achieve the above object, the present invention switches and connects the line to the facsimile machine in response to a calling signal from the calling party, and then selects a predetermined selection indicating the telephone number. When the signal is sent, the arrival of this selection signal is notified, while the telephone number indicated by the selection signal is temporarily stored in a storage means, and by operating a switch, the telephone number is retrieved from this storage means and written. It is characterized by being expressed in terms of means.

When the control section receives a paging signal from the calling side, the lottery control section operates the switching means to switch the line connection to the facsimile machine side. After this, MF (multi-f r
(equency code) signal or DP (d
When a telephone number is sent by a selection signal such as a ial pulse) signal, the telephone number indicated by the selection signal is temporarily stored in the storage means. Further, at the same time as the selection signal is received, for example, a lamp starts to be lit to notify that the selection signal has arrived. When a predetermined switch is operated while the lamp is on, the control section retrieves the telephone number data from the storage means, and this telephone number data is written on the storage means or display means or other display means and sent to the other party. phone number will be verified.

Embodiment Figure 1 is a block diagram showing a facsimile machine to which an embodiment of the present invention is applied.

This facsimile device is connected to a line via a line connection terminal 1, and has a loop detection circuit 2 that detects the line capture status.
and the line is connected to the line transformer 4 via the loop detection circuit 2.
or a switch 3 for switching connection to either the telephone 5 or the telephone 5.The line transformer 4 is connected to the voice announcement circuit 6.
and a branch connection to the buffer circuit 7. The voice announcement circuit 6 is activated when a predetermined signal is input in automatic reception mode, and sends a voice message with predetermined contents to the circuit via the line transformer 4. Further, the buffer circuit 7 receives facsimile signals, facsimile control signals, MF tones, etc. from the line via the line transformer 4. The buffer circuit 7 includes a high-speed modem circuit 8, a 300 voice detection circuit 9, and an MF tone detection circuit 1.
0 is connected. The high-speed modem circuit 8 takes out the facsimile signal from the buffer circuit 7, demodulates it, and sends the demodulated facsimile signal to the recording section 11 as a recording means. The 300 baud detection circuit 9 detects the 300 baud facsimile control signal input to the buffer circuit 7. The MF tone detection circuit 10 detects telephone number information (MF multiplied signal).

In addition, a ringing signal detection circuit 12 is provided in the circuit on the telephone 5 side with respect to the switching device 3. do.

Said loop detection circuit 2.300 boi detection circuit 9, MF)
- The control unit 1 is connected to the ring detection circuit 10 and the ring signal detection circuit 12.
3 is connected, the detection signal from each circuit is sent to the control unit 13.
It is now entered into This control unit 13 includes a line switching relay 14, an incoming call lamp 15 as a notification means,
A print switch 16, a memory circuit 17, a display 18 serving as a notation means, and a recording unit 11 are connected to each other.A control unit 13 controls the operation of the device. It is controlled to switch the contacts of the switch 3.

The incoming call lamp 15 lights up when the control unit 13 receives a signal from the other party to whom the call is intended. When the print switch 16 is actuated, stored data (telephone number information) is extracted from the memory circuit 17 by the control section 13 and transferred to the recording section 11, and is printed out from the recording section 11 based on this transferred data. It has become so. Memory circuit 1
7 stores the telephone number information of the MF tone sent by the calling side. The display 18 displays the telephone number information retrieved from the memory circuit 17 by the control section 13.

A method of confirming the telephone number of the other party using the facsimile machine configured as described above will be explained.

Now, when the facsimile machine is on standby in the automatic reception mode, a ringing signal (16Hz) arrives from the exchange due to the dial operation of the calling party, is detected by the ringing signal detection circuit 12 and the control unit 13, and the facsimile is received. mode, the line switching relay 14 operates, the switching device 3 switches, and the facsimile machine and the line are connected. When starting up in automatic reception mode, a pre-registered voice message (for example, ``This is a fax being received.'' If you are sending a fax, you will hear a beep and then
Please send. If you want to make a call, you will hear a beeping sound, and once the beeping sound stops, your phone number will be recorded, so please dial 0").

In this case, when the other party's telephone number arrives from the other party in response to the voice message, the MF-phone detection circuit 10 detects this telephone number information. This telephone number information is stored in the control unit 13
The data is stored in the memory circuit 17 via the.

At the same time, the facsimile transmission procedure is stopped and an operation is started to confirm whether the telephone number has been properly detected.

That is, the corresponding number voice is extracted based on the number information detected by the MF tone detection circuit 10 from the number voice registered in advance in the voice announcement circuit 6 corresponding to the number information, and this is returned to the other party. Have the other party confirm whether it is appropriate or not. Then, when -confirmation is obtained, the incoming call lamp 15 is turned on, the switch 3 is switched, the line is connected to the telephone 5 side, and the line is restored to the standby state.

On the other hand, if telephone number information does not arrive in response to the voice message sent by the voice announcement circuit 6, facsimile transmission is performed according to a predetermined procedure. And the buffer circuit 7
When the signal outputted from the control section 1 is a control signal used for facsimile transmission control procedures, this signal is detected as digital data by the 300-voice detection circuit 9 and sent to the control section 1.
Passed to 3.

Then, the facsimile device operates according to the facsimile transmission control procedure, and when a facsimile image signal is input, it sends this facsimile image signal to the high-speed modem 8 and demodulates it.
Based on the demodulated signal, the recording section 11 records on a predetermined sheet of paper.

In such a situation, when the call handler confirms that the incoming call lamp 15 is lit and operates the print switch 16, the number information stored in the memory circuit 17 is stored in the recording unit 11. The number information is recorded on the paper. Further, the number information is also displayed on a display 18 included in the facsimile machine, so that the telephone number of the other party can be easily confirmed.

In this embodiment, the person handling the called party confirms that the incoming call lamp 15 is lit, operates the print switch 16, and then prints out the paper in the recording section 11 or displays it on the display 18, and then enters the telephone number of the other party. However, in this way, only a specific person can confirm the other party's phone number, so the phone number is not disclosed to an unspecified number of people, and it is possible to maintain confidentiality. However, the recording unit 18 may be activated to record the telephone number upon receiving the telephone number information in response to the voice message, thereby simplifying the operation. In this case, the incoming call lamp 15 and display 18 do not need to operate.

In addition, when the telephone on the calling side sends out a DP multiplied signal in addition to an MF multiplied signal, the loop detection circuit 2 and the control unit 13 can detect the number information. However, you can do it as follows.

(2) Although the incoming call lamp is used as the notification means, a buzzer or a mechanism that changes the display content by moving in response to an input signal may be used instead of the incoming call lamp.

(2) The telephone number information sent by the calling party does not have to be the calling party's own number.

(2) The telephone number information may include the year, month, day, time, etc. in a preset format.

As described in detail, in the present invention, after the line is switched and connected to the facsimile machine side in response to a paging signal from the calling party, the telephone number sent is displayed as a predetermined selected number. Therefore, even if the other party makes a call while the facsimile machine is on standby in automatic reception mode, the telephone number of the other party can be properly confirmed, allowing smooth communication between the calling and called parties. can be done.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a facsimile machine to which an embodiment of the present invention is applied. 2... Loop detection circuit, 3... Switching device, 5... Telephone, 6... Voice announcement circuit, 7... Buffer circuit 18... High speed modem circuit, 9... 300 ports Detection circuit, 10...MF tone detection circuit, 11...Recording unit, 12...Call signal detection circuit, 13...Control unit, 14...Line switching relay, 15...Incoming call lamp ,
16... Print switch, 17... Memory circuit,
18...Display device.

Claims (2)

[Claims] (1) The line is switched and connected to the facsimile machine side in response to a paging signal from the calling party, and when a predetermined selection signal indicating a telephone number is sent, the arrival of this selection signal is announced, and this selection signal A method for confirming a telephone number of a called party in a facsimile machine, characterized in that a telephone number indicated by is displayed. (2) The telephone number indicated by the selection signal is temporarily stored in the storage means, and by operating a switch, the telephone number is retrieved from the storage means and written. How to check the other party's phone number on a facsimile machine.