JPS6386948A - Communication equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To reduce an ineffective connection by sending out a voice message to the other operator in case when the other party is not set so as to be automatically receivable. CONSTITUTION:A transmitting data is prepared by a data output part 11 such as a word processor and a reader, etc., and a dial number of the other party of communication is inputted. Whether an answer from the other party exists or not during a prescribed time is discriminated, and unless an answer signal is received, whether a CST signal and a CNG signal are sent out for the first time or not is discriminated, and if the signal is sent out for the first time, a voice message showing a kind of a data communication is sent out of a voice message transmitting circuit 7. In this way, since the voice message showing a kind of the data communication is sent out, the other operator can connect a line to a designated communication equipment in accordance with this voice message.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Technical Field] The present invention relates to a communication device having multiple communication functions.

[Conventional example]

Conventionally, when using this type of device to automatically call the other party and send a text message, the other party is often not set up to automatically receive the call. The operator may respond with voice. At this time, the other operator receives the C3T automatically.
In many cases, the connection is invalid because the caller cannot understand the meaning of (caller identification for PC communication) or CNG (call tone for facsimile communication), or cannot make inquiries because the caller is making an automatic call. Ta.

(Purpose) The present invention eliminates the drawbacks of the above-mentioned conventional example, and even if the other party is not set to be able to automatically receive a message, if the other party's operator listens to the message and operates the communication device, document communication can be performed. An object of the present invention is to provide a communication device that can reduce invalid connections.

(Example) An example of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of this embodiment.

In FIG. 1, l is a line, and 2 is a line capture circuit that forms a closed loop of the line (captures the line), and the line capture circuit 2 captures the line in accordance with a capture command output from the control circuit 10.

3 is a dialing circuit that sends a dialing signal to line l, and dialing circuit 3 performs dialing based on dial data output from control circuit 10.

Reference numeral 4 denotes a transmission/reception switching circuit for switching between transmission and reception signals, and the transmission/reception switching circuit 4 performs a switching operation in accordance with a switching command output from a control circuit 10.

The switching operations of the transmission/reception switching circuit 4 include switching between signal transmission and signal reception, and switching between transmission of personal computer communication data, facsimile communication data, and voice message signals.

Reference numeral 5 denotes a personal computer communication transmitting circuit for transmitting personal computer communication, 6 a facsimile communication transmitting circuit for transmitting facsimile communication, 7 a voice message transmitting circuit for transmitting voice messages, and 8 a personal computer for receiving personal computer communication data. Communication receiving circuit 9 is a facsimile communication receiving circuit that receives facsimile communication data.

Reference numeral 10 denotes a control circuit that controls the entire communication device, and the control circuit is composed of a microcomputer and peripheral devices of the microcomputer such as ROM (read-on memory), RAM (random access memory), and input/output ports. .

Reference numeral 11 denotes a data output unit such as a word processor for creating document data or a reader for reading an original and outputting image data. Reference numeral 12 denotes a partner response monitoring circuit that monitors the presence or absence of a response from the other party in response to dialing.

In the above configuration, the operation of this embodiment will be explained based on the flowchart shown in FIG.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing the control operation of the control circuit 10 in this embodiment, and a program for performing the control shown in the flowchart is stored in the ROM of the control circuit 10.

First, the operator prepares transmission data using the data output unit 11 such as a word processor or reader, and inputs the dial number of the communication partner.

In step S1 of FIG. 2, when a transmission command is input, the process proceeds to step S2. In step S2, the dial number of the communication partner is input, a capture command is output to the line capture circuit 2, and a closed loop of the line is formed. The dial number data input to the ring circuit 3 is output. When the dialing circuit 3 inputs the dial number data manually, the dialing circuit 3 sends a dialing signal corresponding to the dial number data to the line 1.
Output to.

Then, in step S3, it is determined whether there is a response from the other party within a predetermined time (in this case, it is determined whether the other party has gone off-hook by detecting a reversal of the polarity of the line), and whether there is a response from the other party within a predetermined time. If it is determined that there is a response, the process proceeds to step S4, and if there is no response from the other party after a predetermined period of time, the process proceeds to step SIO and the line 1 is released.

Proceeding to step S4, if the data to be transmitted is PC communication data, a CST signal (call identification signal for PC communication) is sent to line 1 via the PC communication transmission circuit 5 and transmission/reception switching circuit 4, and the data to be transmitted is If it is facsimile message data, a CNG signal (calling tone signal for facsimile communication) is sent to line 1 via facsimile communication transmission circuit 6 and transmission/reception switching circuit 4. C3T
When a signal or CNG signal is sent, the signal sending counter (
(provided in the control circuit 10) is incremented.

Next, in step S6, it is determined whether or not a response signal (a PC communication procedure signal when a cS T fS signal is sent, or a facsimile communication procedure signal when a CNG signal is sent) from the other party's device is detected for a predetermined period of time. However, when a response signal is received from the partner machine within a predetermined time, the process proceeds to step SIT, where facsimile communication or personal computer communication is performed according to the type of the received response signal, and when the communication is completed, the process proceeds to step SIO.

If the corresponding response signal is not received within the predetermined time in step S6, the process proceeds to step S7 and the C3T signal and CN signal are not received.
It is determined whether or not the G signal is sent out for the first time by determining the count value of the signal sending counter. If it is the first time the signal is sent out, the process proceeds to step S8, and a voice message indicating the type of data communication (for example, ""This is a facsimile communication", "This is a PC communication", etc.) is sent from the voice message transmitting circuit 7, and the process proceeds to step S9. If it is determined in step S7 that the signal is not being sent for the first time, the process proceeds from step S7 to step S9, and in step S9, the count value of the signal sending counter reaches a predetermined value (for example, 4.
5 times), and if it is not a predetermined value, the process returns to step S4, and if it is a predetermined value, the process proceeds to step s10.

As described above, in this embodiment, when the communication partner is set to a telephone, a voice message indicating the type of data communication is sent in step S8, and the operator of the other party connects the line to the specified communication device according to this voice message. Just do it.

For example, if you want to communicate with a personal computer and the communication partner is set to the facsimile communication side, a voice message indicating the type of data communication is sent in step S8, so the other party operator is designated according to this voice message and selects the communication device. Just connect the line to.

For example, if you want to communicate with a computer and the other party is set to the facsimile communication side, a voice message indicating the type of data communication will be sent to the other party, so the other party should output this voice message through a speaker. If you do this, you can perform the desired data communication if the other party operator is present. Therefore, if the other party's operator is absent, the other party's response signal (
When a facsimile communication procedure signal) is received, the control circuit 10
converts personal computer communication data into facsimile communication data (in this case, converts code data into font data for the code-data) and transmits the data to be communicated with the personal computer by facsimile communication.

Note that converting PC communication data (code data) to facsimile data can be done by preparing font data corresponding to the code data, but when converting facsimile data to PC communication data, character recognition By performing figure recognition, character and figure data in facsimile data can be converted into personal computer communication data as code data.

Furthermore, in this embodiment, the voice message is sent when the corresponding response signal is not received, but the voice message may be sent when the line is connected to the other party.

Furthermore, although the above embodiments have been explained using personal computer communication and facsimile communication as examples, the present invention can be used not only for personal computer communication and facsimile communication but also for all types of data communication such as telex.

〔effect〕

As explained above, according to the present invention, communication lines can be used effectively and various types of communication can be performed.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of this embodiment. FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing the operation of this embodiment. 1 is a telephone line, 2 is a line capture circuit, 3 is a dialing circuit, 4 is a transmission/reception switching circuit, 5 is a PC communication transmission circuit, 6 is a facsimile A transmission circuit, 7 is a voice message transmission circuit, 8 is a PC communication reception 9 is a facsimile communication receiving circuit, 10 is a control circuit, 11 is a data output section, and 12 is a partner response monitoring circuit.

Claims (1)

[Claims] A communication device comprising various communication means for performing a plurality of types of communication, and means for transmitting a voice message indicating the communication means to perform communication among the various communication means.