KR100452679B1 - Method for notifying image information reception in facsimile having voice mail function capable of confirming image information reception - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A method for notifying an image information reception in a facsimile having a voice mail function is provided to select a recipient by using the voice mail function when receiving image information, thereby capable of confirming the image information reception. CONSTITUTION: When detecting a ring signal, voice guidance information from a transmission facsimile are transmitted(102). After completing the transmission of voice guidance information, a recipient selection signal is detected(103). When detecting the recipient selection signal, the corresponding recipient is set(107). A facsimile signal is detected from the transmission facsimile(108). When detecting the facsimile signal, the image information are received(109). After completing the receiving of image information, a voice message is notified to the recipient corresponding to the recipient selection signal through an automatic telephone call(110).

Description

A method of receiving image information from a fax having a voice mail function.

The present invention relates to a method for notifying image information reception in a facsimile having a voice mail function. Particularly, when the image information is received, the receiver transmits a pre-recorded voice message to a selected recipient by using the voice mail function and notifies the receiver of the image information. The present invention relates to a method for reporting image information reception in a fax having a voice mail function.

Conventionally, when a sender sends picture information, the sender needs to notify the recipient by calling or receiving the picture information from time to time. The city user had to check the image information of the received document one by one to confirm who the recipient was and to distribute the image information to the corresponding recipient. In addition, the conventional facsimile is a method of notifying the reception of the image information by generating an alarm when receiving the image information to allow the user to recognize whether the image information received

As described above, in the conventional facsimile, the user has to check the image information of the received document placed in the facsimile in order to know whether the facsimile has received the image information.

As another problem, inconvenience of distributing to the receiver by checking the contents of the received document in order to confirm the receiver of the image information.

Another problem is that the conventional facsimile image information receiving notification method of generating an alarm sound to notify the reception of the image information has been troublesome to check the contents of the received document as above problems when the alarm sound occurs.

In order to solve the above problems, an object of the present invention is to enable a caller to select a recipient by using a voice mail function when receiving image information, and to notify a corresponding voice message indicating that the image information has been received. The present invention provides a method of notifying image information reception in a fax having a voice mail function capable of confirming reception.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a method of notifying image information reception in a facsimile having a voice mail function that enables a corresponding recipient to easily confirm receipt of a document by automatically notifying the selected recipient of the image information. .

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a method of receiving image information in a fax having a voice mail function, the method comprising: transmitting a voice guidance message when detecting a ring signal, and detecting a receiver selection signal after the voice guidance message is sent out; Determining whether the receiver selection signal is detected; setting a corresponding recipient; detecting a fax signal when the receiver is set; receiving image information; and after receiving the image information, It is characterized in that the process of notifying the selected recipient of the image information by using the voice mail function built in the fax.

1 is a block diagram of a fax having a voice mail function according to the present invention.

2 is a control flowchart for notifying a specific receiver that image information has been received according to the present invention;

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a block diagram of a facsimile having a voice mail function according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The central processing unit 10 controls the overall operation of the facsimile according to the set program, drives the VMS (VOICE MAIL SYSTEM) 16 to transmit a voice guidance message after receiving a ring signal, and selects a receiver selection signal. And dials the detected recipient's telephone number to control a voice message for notifying reception of the image information provided from the VMS 16. The memory 12 stores various information necessary for the telephone number and the fax service function. OPE (OPERATING PANEL) 14 is provided with a plurality of function keys, the key data according to the pressing of the key is applied to the central processing unit 10, the operation state by the control of the central processing unit 10 It is provided with a device for displaying. The VMS 16 includes a voice guidance message providing a method of using a facsimile and a memory for storing the image information reception guidance message, and processes the voice information and includes devices necessary for transmitting a voice message for notifying reception of the image information. . The scanner 18 reads the original and supplies the image information to the central processing unit 10 when the original is supplied. Under the control of the CPU 10, the modem 20 performs analog modulation on the transmission data and demodulates the analog reception data. The LIU (LINE INTERFACE UNIT) 22 is operated under the control of the central processing unit 10 to form a call loop of the telephone line, and interfaces the signal of the modem 20 with the signal of the telephone line. The printer 24 prints the image information on the recording paper under the control of the central processing unit 10.

2 is a control flowchart for notifying a specific receiver that image information has been received according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Transmitting a voice guidance message when detecting a ring signal;

Checking whether a receiver selection signal is detected after the voice guidance message is sent;

Setting a corresponding receiver when the receiver selection signal is detected;

Checking whether a fax signal is detected when the corresponding recipient is set;

Receiving image information when the fax signal is detected;

After the reception of the image information is completed, the telephone number of the receiver corresponding to the receiver selection signal is automatically dialed to connect the call path, and then the previously recorded image information reception guide message is reproduced to notify the receiver. Is done.

1 and 2 will be described in detail a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to the flowchart of FIG. 2, an operation of transmitting a voice guidance message indicating that the image information is received to the receiver when the image information is received using the voice mail function built into the facsimile according to the present invention will be described first. The CPU 10 checks whether a ring signal is detected and proceeds to step 102 if the ring signal is detected. In step 102, the central processing unit 10 controls the VMS 16 to transmit a voice guide message stored in advance. For example, the voice message is "Hello? This is a fax from Samsung Electronics' OA Development Office at 460-2854. If you want to automatically receive documents, please call 1, if you want to send documents, call 2 If you want to press "3.", and when the user presses the automatic document receiving notification 1, another voice guidance message "automatic notification of the document receiving. Please select the person to receive the document. , Iljimae is 2 times, Kim Dolsoe is 3 times. " In step 103, the central processing unit 10 checks whether the receiver selection signal is detected, and if the receiver selection signal is detected, proceeds to step 107. If the receiver selection signal is not detected, the processor proceeds to step 104 to detect a fax signal (CNG signal). Check for presence When the central processing unit 10 detects a fax signal (CNG signal) in step 104, the CPU 10 proceeds to step 105 to control to operate in a normal fax receiving mode. When the fax signal (CNG signal) is not detected, the process proceeds to step 106. To operate in the telephone mode. In step 107, the CPU 10 sets a receiver corresponding to the receiver selection signal in step 103, and then proceeds to step 108. In step 108, the central processing unit 10 checks whether a fax signal is detected, and when the fax signal is detected, proceeds to step 109 to receive image information, and returns to step 102 if the fax signal is not detected. When the reception of the image information is completed in step 109, the process proceeds to step 110. The central processing unit 10 drives the VMS circuit 16 to automatically dial the telephone of the receiver connected to the facsimile to connect the call path, and then the image information. The receiver notifies the receiver by playing a voice message informing that the call has been received. A voice message informing that the image information has been received becomes, for example, "one document was received at 11:10 on March 1, 1997."

As described above, the present invention has an effect of easily recognizing the reception of the image information by automatically calling the selected receiver upon receiving the image information from the facsimile and notifying the reception of the image information.

Claims (2)

In a method for notifying a receiver of receiving image information in a fax having a voice mail function, Transmitting voice guidance information to an outgoing fax when a ring signal is detected; Detecting a receiver selection signal after the transmission of the voice guidance information is completed; Setting a corresponding receiver when the receiver selection signal is detected; Detecting a fax signal from the outgoing fax machine; Receiving image information when the fax signal is detected; And after the reception of the image information is completed, automatically calling the recipient corresponding to the receiver selection signal and notifying that the image information has been received. The method of claim 1, And the notification process sends and notifies a voice message indicating that the image information has been received.

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