KR100194472B1 - How to Notify Paper Out of Fax - Google Patents

Abstract

end. The technical field to which the invention described in the claims belongs:

The present invention relates to a method for remotely notifying a fax machine that there is no recording paper.

I. The technical problem the invention is trying to solve:

Conventionally, since there is no recording paper, the user is notified by the display of an alarm and a message. Therefore, when there is no person around the facsimile, the recording paper cannot be replenished quickly.

All. The gist of the solution of the invention:

In the present invention, if the recording sheet runs out while receiving a fax document, if the recording sheet is not replenished until the reception of the fax document is terminated, the registered telephone number is dialed to replenish the recording sheet when the call by the dialing is connected. Implement to send a message.

la. Important uses of the invention:

Fax.

Description

How to Notify Paper Out of Fax

The present invention relates to the function of a facsimile, and more particularly to a method for requesting replenishment of a recording sheet by dialing a registered telephone number when there is no recording sheet.

In the conventional facsimile, when the recording paper runs out, an alarm is generated to request replenishment of the recording paper and output through the speaker, and a message indicating that the recording paper does not exist is recorded in the memory. On the other hand, the fax document received in the absence of the recording paper was recorded in the memory, and when the recording paper was replenished, the recorded fax document was printed on the recording paper.

As described above, there is a problem in that the recording paper is not quickly filled when there is no person around the fax because the user is notified of the recording paper by the alarm and the display of the message.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a method for transmitting a message requesting replenishment of a recording sheet by dialing a registered telephone number when the recording sheet runs out.

1 is a block diagram of a fax according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a control flowchart for notifying that there is no recording paper to a remote place according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, a configuration according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

The configuration of the facsimile according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. 1, and the controller 10 controls the overall operation of the facsimile according to the control program stored in the ROM 26. The network control unit (NCU) 12 connects the telephone line to the modem 14 under the control of the controller 10, detects an incoming ring, and provides the received ring to the controller 10. The modem 14 demodulates a modulated signal input through the NCU 12 and modulates a signal to be sent to the telephone line through the NCU 12. OPE (Operating Panel) 16 is composed of a plurality of keys for setting or commanding the functions provided by the facsimile, and provides the control unit 10 with key data by pressing the keys. In addition, the OPE 16 has a display window for displaying the current operating state of the facsimile under the control of the controller 10. When the transmission or copying mode is set, the scanner 18 reads the supplied document under the control of the control unit 10, converts the document into image data, and provides the image to the control unit 10. The printer 20 prints the received image data or the read image data under the control of the controller 10. The sensor 22 checks various states of the facsimile and informs the controller 10. The answering machine 24 is implemented with a DSP chip to play or record OGM and ICM under the control of the controller 10. The ROM 26 stores a control program executed by the controller 10. The RAM 28 stores image data received or read under the control of the control unit 10 when a specific function of the facsimile is performed, or temporarily stores data generated when the facsimile performs a function. The RAM 28 also stores the received fax document even when the recording sheet runs out while receiving the fax document.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the process of notifying that the recording sheet has fallen to the remote location shown in FIG. 2 includes: dialing a pre-registered telephone number if the recording sheet is not replenished until the reception of the fax document is completed; When the call is connected by the call is made of the process of transmitting the recorded message.

Hereinafter, an embodiment according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the control flowchart shown in FIG. 2 with reference to the above-described configuration of the facsimile.

Steps 210 to 220 of Fig. 2 are functions for substituting reception of a fax document provided by a conventional facsimile in a memory. Referring to the memory proxy function, the control unit 10 performs a fax document reception mode in which a fax document is received and output in step 210. While performing the fax document receiving mode, the control unit 10 checks whether there is a recording paper for printing the received fax document in step 212 through the sensor 022. If, in step 212, the sensor 22 detects that there is no recording paper, the controller 10 proceeds to step 214. When the controller 10 proceeds to step 214, it displays the absence of the recording paper on the display window provided in the OPE 16, and after generating an alarm sound, stores the fax document received in the step 216 in the RAM 28. The control unit 10 returns to step 212 while the memory agent function of storing the received fax document in the RAM 28 is performed by the sensor 22 to detect whether the recording sheet has been replenished. When replenishment of the recording sheet is detected, the process returns to step 210 to print the fax document stored in the RAM 28 through the printer 20. However, if the recording sheet is not replenished until it is detected in step 218 that the reception of the fax document is finished, the controller 10 controls the NCU 12 to block the telephone line, which is a line connected to the facsimile, in step 220.

When the fax document memory proxy reception function is completed without the recording sheet being replenished in steps 210 to 220, the control unit 10 performs a function of notifying that the recording sheet has fallen to the remote site in steps 222 to 234. If the notification mode is not set in step 222, the controller 10 skips the step of notifying the recording paper to the remote place, and performs the process of notifying the recording paper to the remote place only when the notification mode is set.

If it is determined in step 222 that the notification mode is set, the controller 10 proceeds to step 224. In step 224, the control unit 10 controls the NCU 12 to connect a telephone line, which is a line, and dial a pre-registered telephone number through the modem 14. The telephone number may be a telephone number of a person in charge of managing the facsimile, or, in the case of home use, may be a calling number of the landlord. The function of automatically dialing by connecting the line is a function provided by a time reservation transmission function among functions conventionally provided by the facsimile. After the dialing is completed, the controller 10 proceeds to step 226 to detect whether a call is connected. The controller 10 may check by counting whether a predetermined number of rings have occurred in operation 230. If the call connection is not made until it is determined in step 230 that the predetermined number of rings have occurred, the controller 10 returns to step 220 to perform the call connection process again. The call connection process is performed a number of times set by step 232. If it is determined in step 232 that the number of times has been set, the controller 10 proceeds to step 234 to control the NCU 12 to block the line.

On the other hand, if the call connection is detected by the dialing, the flow proceeds to step 228 to send a message requesting the replenishment of the recording sheet to the person who has received the call. In the case of a facsimile machine equipped with an answering machine, the answering machine 24 is controlled in step 228 to transmit a pre-recorded recording paper refill request voice message. In addition, in the case of the facsimile machine not equipped with the answering machine 24, a specific alarm is sent. In the case where the dialed number is the number of the pager, the specific code is dialed through the modem 14. When the sending of the recording sheet refill request message is completed, the controller 10 proceeds to step 234 to block the line.

According to the present invention, the telephone number of the person who manages the facsimile machine is automatically dialed and a voice message or a specific alarm is sent to notify the user of the recording paper.

Claims (5)

In a fax with a built-in answering machine to indicate that there is no recording paper, If no recording paper is replenished until the reception of the fax document is finished, the fax number is dialed and a message is requested to refill the recording paper when the call by the dialing is connected. Notification method. The method of claim 1, And a message requesting replenishment of the recording sheet is a guide message recorded in the answering machine. The method of claim 1, And a message for requesting replenishment of the recording sheet is a specific alarm. In a fax with a built-in answering machine to indicate that there is no recording paper, A first step of determining whether or not the notification mode is set if the recording sheet is not replenished until the reception of the fax document is completed; If it is determined that the notification mode is set, reconnecting a line and dialing a registered telephone number; A third step of transmitting a recording sheet refill request message recorded on the answering machine when a call is connected in response to the dialing; If the call is not connected until a predetermined number of rings in response to the dialing, the fourth step of performing the second process again after the interruption of the line is characterized in that the facsimile paper recording method. The method of claim 2, The fourth step is a method of not recording paper in the facsimile, characterized in that the set number of times performed.