KR100667730B1 - Method for informing to user about receiving of fax data - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a method for informing a user of reception of a fax data. An object of the present invention is to provide a specific sender preset using a transmitting subscriber identification (TSI) information transmitted from a sending fax to a receiving fax. In this case, the present invention provides a method of notifying a user of receiving fax data as sound data and dialing a telephone number or pager previously input by the user to transmit voice guidance or text data.

On the other hand, the configuration of the present invention after receiving a dialing signal from the sending side facsimile, receiving TSI (Transmitting Subscriber Identification) information transmitted from the sending side facsimile to the receiving side facsimile, and the transmitting side facsimile among the TSI information Determining whether the telephone number of the receiver is the same as a preset telephone number in the receiving side fax; and when the determination result is the same as the preset telephone number in the receiving side fax, the information on the sending side fax and the transmitting side Storing information of the fax data transmitted from the facsimile to the receiving side facsimile; receiving the fax data and outputting sound data corresponding to the sending side facsimile after the storing; and after the outputting, the receiving side The fax number is set by the fax user. God includes the step of notification.

According to the present invention, it is possible to easily determine whether the user transmits the fax data from a specific sender while performing other tasks, and notify the voice message or pager notified by telephone from the receiving fax machine even if the user is remote. It can be notified by a telephone number or voice message, which improves the user's convenience and has the advantage of clearly knowing whether the fax data is received.

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Description

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1 is a perspective view showing the connection of the facsimile for carrying out the invention,

2 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a facsimile for carrying out the present invention,

3 is a conceptual diagram illustrating a protocol for transmitting / receiving fax data in general;

4 is a flowchart illustrating a method for informing a user of reception of fax data, according to the present invention;

5 is an exemplary view showing an example of setting a number for informing a user of reception of fax data according to the present invention.

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100: receiving side fax 200: sending side fax

110: control unit 120: modem

130: network control unit (NCU)

140: printer 150: memory

160: scanner 170: panel (OPE: Operational Panel)

180: speaker

The present invention relates to a method of notifying reception of fax data. More particularly, when receiving TSI (Transmitting Subscriber Identification) information transmitted from a transmitting side, and receiving fax data from a specific preset transmitting side, It is about how to output the data and notify the user by phone or pager.

In general, a facsimile has a communication means such as a scanner capable of reading a document therein, a printer capable of outputting data in character form, and a telephone line for transmitting and receiving data with a remote party. Refers to an integrated device for interchangeable documents.

In the case of receiving fax data conventionally using such a facsimile, a ring melody provided in the facsimile is output to notify the user of the reception of the fax data.

Therefore, it is inconvenient for the facsimile user to check the facsimile directly with the naked eye in order to confirm whether the facsimile data transmitted from a specific sender is received. There was no way to notify this in real time.

Accordingly, the present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to use a specific transmitter side set in the receiving side facsimile using TSI (Transmitting Subscriber Identification) information transmitted from the sending side facsimile to the receiving side facsimile. In this case, the present invention provides a method of notifying a user of receiving fax data as sound data and dialing a telephone number or pager previously input by the user to transmit voice guidance or text data.

In order to achieve the above object, a method for informing a user of reception of a fax data is provided by receiving a dialing signal from a sending side facsimile, and then receiving TSI (Transmitting Subscriber Identification) information transmitted from the sending side facsimile to the receiving side facsimile. Determining, from the TSI information, whether the telephone number of the transmitting side fax is the same as a preset telephone number of the receiving side fax; and if the determination result is the same as the preset telephone number of the receiving side fax. Storing the information on the sending side facsimile and the information of the fax data transmitted from the sending side facsimile to the receiving side facsimile, and after receiving the received fax data, the acoustic data corresponding to the sending side facsimile. Outputting and after the outputting, the reception And notifying the reception of the fax data to a telephone number preset by a side fax user.

Optionally, the receiving side facsimile user further comprises the step of notifying the reception of the fax data to a preset pager number.

Preferably, the step of notifying the reception of the fax data to a pager number preset by the receiving side fax user comprises dialing a pager number preset by the user, and dialing the connection with the preset pager number. If so, the step of notifying the information of the sending fax and the size information of the fax data by a number or transmitting in a voice message.

Preferably, the acoustic data is a unique acoustic signal given to each of the transmitting side facsimile to distinguish the number of the transmitting side facsimile.

Preferably, the step of notifying the reception of the fax data to a preset telephone number by the receiving side fax user includes dialing a preset telephone number by the user, and dialing the connection with the preset telephone number. If so, it comprises the step of transmitting the information of the sending fax and the size information of the fax data to the user in a message.

Hereinafter, the objects, features, and advantages of the present invention described above will be described in more detail with reference to the preferred embodiments of the present invention shown in the accompanying drawings.

1 is a perspective view illustrating a connection of facsimile machines for carrying out the present invention.

As shown, the transmitting side facsimile 200 and the receiving side facsimile 100 is connected to transmit and receive data through the communication network.

2 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a facsimile for carrying out the present invention.

First, the controller 110 generally controls the facsimile 100 according to a system program for operating the receiving side facsimile 100 set in the memory 150.

In addition, according to the present invention, it is determined whether or not the transmission side facsimile number previously set and stored in the memory 150 and the transmission side number of externally transmitted TSI (Transmitting Subscriber Identification) information are matched, The music data stored in the 150 is output to the speaker 180.

In addition, according to the present invention, the sending side facsimile number and the size information of the fax data stored in the memory 150 are converted into a voice message.

In addition, according to the present invention, when there is fax data transmitted from a particular sending side fax, the panel unit 170 dials to a user's telephone number or pager preset in the memory 150 to receive the fax data. Notify by phone number or voice message.

The memory 150 stores a system program for operating the receiving side facsimile 100 and contents related to transmission and reception of protocol data and text data.

In addition, according to the present invention, information on the name of the sender's fax, the telephone number, and the like set by the panel unit 170 is stored, and the acoustic data output to the speaker 180 corresponding to the sender's fax is stored in advance. It is.

Further, according to the present invention, the telephone number or pager number of the user of the receiving side facsimile 100 is set and stored in order to notify the receiving side of the facsimile 100 of receiving the fax data.

The panel unit OPE includes a plurality of keys to generate key data of the receiving side facsimile 100, and when the key data is generated, it is input to the controller 110 and the It includes a display device that can display display data such as progress on various tasks and system information.

Further, according to the present invention, the music stored in the memory 150 and the transmitting side facsimile are set to correspond to each other using numeric keys.

In addition, according to the present invention, a number of a particular sending side facsimile is set using a plurality of numeric keys, and a telephone number or pager number to which the receiving side facsimile 100 user can be reached.

In addition, the receiving side facsimile machine 100 is provided with a telephone notification selection unit for determining whether to notify the reception of the fax data, and a pager notification selection unit for determining whether to notify the pager of reception of the fax data.

The scanner 160 scans the data of the document, converts the data into digital image data, and provides the same to the controller 110.

The modem 120 modulates the output data of the controller 110 in an analog form under the control of the controller 110 and demodulates and outputs the analog input signal.

The network control unit (NCU) 130 is operated under the control of the controller 110 to form a call loop of a public switching telephone network (PSTN) consisting of a ring and a tip. Interfacing signals between the modem 120 and a general telephone network.

The printer 140 outputs print data stored in the memory 150 by a print signal from the controller 110.

According to the present invention, the speaker 180 corresponds to a specific sender's telephone number stored in the memory 150 when the telephone number of the sender's facsimile 200 is matched in the received TSI (Transmitting Subscriber Identification) information. Output sound data.

FIG. 3 is a conceptual diagram illustrating a protocol for transmitting / receiving fax data in general and briefly describing a time series described in the detailed description of the present invention.

Phase A is a call setup and line establishment sequence.In the case of manual operation, the sender hooks off, dials to detect the other party's 16 Hz ringtone, confirms that the hook is off, and connects the fax machine to the line. do.

In the case of automatic operation, when the fax machine connects to a line and indicates that a non-voice terminal is present, the sender sends a tone of 1100 Hz for 0.5 seconds until the other party responds at 3 second intervals. The side transmits a tone of 2100 Hz for 2.6 to 4 seconds.

Phase B is a sequence for checking the status of the terminal, transmission path, etc. and controlling the terminal. The terminal B prepares for the transmission / reception of the terminal, displays and determines the terminal constant, confirms the synchronization status, and prepares for transmission of the fax message.

Phase C includes Phase C1 which performs control during message transmission and Phase C2 which performs fax message transmission. That is, the process of transmitting a message, confirming it, maintaining synchronization, and the like.

Phase D is a process of terminating a message and terminating a reception. When continuous transmission is performed, phase D is sent to Phase B or Phase C and the transmission process is repeated.

In addition, the signals used in the protocol shown in FIG. 3 will be described.

Non-standard facilities (NSFs) are used to identify special user needs that cannot be covered by the T Recommendation. Called subscriber identification (CSI) is used to provide a special identifier for the receiving subscriber by means of an international telephone number. The digital identification signal (DIS) specifies the standard CCITT capability of the receiving device. Non-standard facilities set-up (NSS) is a digital command that responds to information contained in an NSF signal. Transmitting subscriber identification (TSI) indicates that the contiguous information is the sender's identifier and provides additional security information to the facsimile procedure. The digital command signal (DCS) is a digital setup command in response to the standard capacity identified by the DIS signal. Confirmation to receive (CFR) is a digital response that confirms that the entire message procedure has been completed and that the transmission of the message begins. End of procedures (EOP) signal the end of a complete page of facsimile information, other documents are no longer coming, and continue to phase E upon receipt of certainty. Message confirmation (MCF) indicates whether the entire message has been satisfactorily received and indicates whether there are additional messages.

Hereinafter, a method of informing a user of reception of fax data of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 1 to 5.

First, it is determined whether a dialing signal for transmitting / receiving fax data has been received from the sending side fax 200 (step S100).

As a result of the determination, when the dialing signal is received, TSI (Transmitting Subscriber Identification) information transmitted from the transmitting side fax 200 is received (step S200).

Here, the TSI (Transmitting Subscriber Identification) information includes the telephone number, the transmission date, the transmission time, the name of the sender and the like for the sender fax 200.

The telephone number of the sending side facsimile 200 is detected from the received TSI information to determine whether it is the same as the specific sending side telephone number previously set by the receiving side facsimile 100 (step S300).

Here, the preset specific sender's telephone number is a number and character generator 172 provided in the panel unit 170 of the receiving side fax 100 as shown in FIGS. 2 and 5. By using a specific transmission side of the fax data received by the user according to the message displayed on the liquid crystal display device 171, refers to a number stored in the memory 150 in advance.

In addition, if an interface environment is provided between the computer and the facsimile machine, it is also possible to edit the specific sender's telephone number on the computer and transmit the file as a facsimile in the form of a file.

In addition, the specific sender's telephone number may be designated by the RECEIVE JOURNAL information of the receiver's fax machine 100.

In other words, the general facsimile provides a function to store the information on the received data for a certain period so that the commercial user can check the reception status of the fax data. Stored RECEIVE JOURNAL information can be used. At this time, if RECEIVE JOURNAL information divides each reception status by index number, it can be designated as a specific sender simply by entering an index number.

As a result of the determination, when it is the same as the preset specific sender's telephone number, the memory 150 stores information about the sender's fax machine 200 included in the TSI information and information about the transmitted fax data. (Step: S400).

After the storing, when the reception of the fax data is completed, the sound data stored in the memory 150 is output (step S500).

Here, when the user of the receiving side facsimile 100 is arbitrarily set using the panel unit 170 in the memory 150, the sound data is separately set to correspond to the telephone number of the corresponding transmitting side facsimile 200, respectively. The sound data may be music of various genres such as melody, pop, and song which are generally widely used.

After the output, the user of the receiving side fax 100 notifies the reception of the fax data to a preset telephone number (step S700).

Alternatively, after the output, the user of the receiving side facsimile 100 notifies the reception of the fax data to a preset pager number (step S600).

Herein, the step (S700) will be described in more detail as follows.

After outputting the sound data in step S500, it is determined whether the user of the receiving side fax 100 is to notify the reception of the fax data to a preset telephone number (step S710).

Here, the determination may be performed by the controller 110 determining whether the telephone notification 173 function of the panel unit 170 is set as shown in FIGS. 2 and 5.

As a result of the determination, when notifying the reception of the fax data, the user of the receiving side facsimile 100 dials a preset telephone number using the panel unit 170 (step S720).

When it is connected with the telephone number (step: S730), in step (S400), the sender information stored in the memory 150 and the size information of the fax data are transmitted in a voice message. The message performs a conversion operation in the control unit 110.

On the other hand, the (step: S600) will be described in more detail as follows.

It is determined whether the user notifies the preset pager (step S610).

2 and 5, the controller 110 determines whether the pager notification 174 function of the panel unit 170 is set.

As a result of the determination, when notifying the pager, after dialing a predetermined number (step: S620), and when connected (step: S630), the number of the receiving side fax 100 is transmitted by transmitting the number of the receiving side facsimile ( In step 100), it is notified that the fax data has been received (step S660).

In addition, after (step S630), the sender information and the size information of the fax data may be delivered in a voice message (step S650).

Although the preferred embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail above, those skilled in the art will appreciate that the present invention may be modified without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined in the appended claims. It will be appreciated that modifications or variations may be made. Therefore, changes in the future embodiments of the present invention will not be able to escape the technology of the present invention.

 As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to easily determine whether the user transmits the fax data from a specific sender while performing other tasks, and the recipient fax is notified by telephone even when the user is remote. Since the user can be notified by a voice message or a pager that is notified by a pager or a voice message, the user's convenience is improved and the fax data can be clearly recognized.

Claims (5)

Receiving a dialing signal from a sending side facsimile, and then receiving TSI (Transmitting Subscriber Identification) information transmitted from the sending side facsimile to the receiving side facsimile; Determining whether the telephone number of the sending side facsimile is the same as a preset telephone number of the receiving side facsimile among the TSI information; Storing the information regarding the sending side facsimile and the information of the fax data transmitted from the sending side facsimile to the receiving side facsimile if the same as the preset telephone number in the receiving side facsimile; After the storing, receiving the fax data and outputting sound data corresponding to the sending side facsimile; After the outputting, notifying the reception of the fax data to a telephone number preset by the receiving side fax user; And And notifying the reception of the fax data to the user using a pager number preset by the receiving side fax user. delete The method of claim 1, wherein the step of notifying the reception of the fax data to a pager number preset by the receiving side fax user comprises: Dialing a pager number preset by the user; and And when the dialer is connected to the preset pager number, notifying the sender's facsimile information and the size information of the fax data by a number or transmitting a voice message. How to notify the user. The method of claim 1, wherein the acoustic data is And a unique acoustic signal assigned to each of said transmitting side facsimile to distinguish the number of said sending side facsimile. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of notifying the reception of the fax data to a preset telephone number by the receiving side fax user is Dialing a phone number preset by the user; and And when the dialing connection is made with the preset telephone number, transmitting the fax information and the size information of the fax data in a message to the user. How to tell.

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