KR19980063155A - How to Send and Receive Polling Selected Received Fax Messages in a 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 selecting, polling, sending and receiving memory received fax messages in a fax.

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

In the prior art, there was no method for quickly and accurately checking a received fax message at a remote location.

All. The gist of the solution of the invention:

The present invention stores the received fax message in the memory by designating the same index as the calling party's telephone number, and when the polling reception request and the calling party's telephone number are input from the remote facsimile machine, the stored fax message is stored in response to the incoming calling party telephone number. A method is implemented for polling transmission.

la. Important uses of the invention:

Fax machine.

Description

How to Send and Receive Polling Selected Received Fax Messages in a Fax

The present invention relates to a polling service of a facsimile, and more particularly to a method for selectively polling transmission and reception of an incoming fax message stored in a memory.

The facsimile apparatus plays an important role as a medium of information communication which is indispensable in the modern times which requires rapid information sharing. Therefore, the facsimile apparatus must be able to deliver the received information to the recipient quickly and accurately.

In general, the facsimile apparatus provides various services for quickly and accurately receiving information as described above. The polling service, which is one of various services provided by the facsimile apparatus, can receive and view an original document at a desired time, so that information can be received quickly and accurately.

The polling service having the above effect can be largely classified into a polling transmission service and a polling reception service. The polling transmission service refers to a service that scans an original for polling transmission, stores the document as image data, and transmits the stored image data when a polling transmission request is received from a remote location. On the other hand, the polling reception service refers to a service for receiving image data by requesting polling reception after calling a counterpart facsimile for which polling transmission is set.

In addition, the facsimile apparatus provides a relay function to allow the user to check the received fax message in the absence. The relay function refers to a function of relaying a received fax message to a telephone number registered by a user when a fax message is received.

However, when the user sets the polling service, the original may be received or transmitted at the set time, but the original cannot be immediately confirmed when the user at the receiving side is absent. In addition, when the relay function is set to check the original received in the absence, there is a problem that the place where the fax message can be checked is limited.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention for solving the above problems is to provide a method for remotely checking received and stored fax messages using a polling service.

It is another object of the present invention to provide a method for checking a fax message received and stored from a specific sender's facsimile at a remote location using a polling service.

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

Figure 2 is a block diagram of a facsimile according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3 is a control flowchart of a member receiving side fax according to an embodiment of the present invention.

4 is a control flowchart of a remote facsimile according to an embodiment of the present invention.

5A and 5B illustrate a memory table of a member receiving side fax according to an embodiment of the present invention.

6 is a protocol progress diagram according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. First, in adding reference numerals to the components of each drawing, it should be noted that the same reference numerals are used for the same components, even if displayed on different drawings. In describing the present invention, when it is determined that a detailed description of a related known function or configuration may unnecessarily obscure the gist of the present invention, the detailed description thereof will be omitted.

A schematic connection configuration of the facsimile apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. Transmit the Transmission Terminal Identification (TTI), which is identification information, including. The receiving side facsimile apparatus 200 indicates a facsimile in which a selective polling service is set according to the absence of a user, and stores a fax message received from the transmitting side facsimile apparatus 100 and a transmitting telephone number of the TTI in a memory and polls from a remote site. If the request is received, the stored fax message is polled and transmitted. The remote facsimile apparatus 300 indicates a facsimile that outputs a received fax message by requesting polling reception, and transmits the calling party's telephone number to be received in the protocol performed when the polling reception request is transmitted to the receiving side facsimile apparatus 200. Only the fax message received from the facsimile apparatus 100 of the desired sending side is selected and received. Between the remote facsimile apparatus 300 and the receiving side facsimile apparatus 200 performs a protocol as shown in FIG.

The configuration of the facsimile according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. 2, and the controller 10 controls the overall operation of the facsimile according to the control program stored in the ROM 22. 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 indicating the operating state of the facsimile. 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 ROM 22 stores a control program executed by the controller 10. The RAM 24 stores received or read image data and data generated according to the facsimile operation.

A control process for receiving and faxing a selective message by receiving a fax message in the receiving side facsimile apparatus 200 according to an embodiment of the present invention is illustrated in FIG. 3.

The control process of FIG. 3 includes receiving and storing a fax message received in an absent mode together with a memory of the sender, and receiving a polling request when the telephone number of the polling request is received together with a polling request. Polling transmission of the fax message received from the number is made. FIG. 5A illustrates a memory table in which a transmitting telephone number received when performing a protocol is stored corresponding to a specific index. Meanwhile, FIG. 5B shows a table diagram of a memory for storing a received fax message stored in correspondence with a specific index.

In the remote facsimile apparatus 300 according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, a control process for selecting polling reception of a fax message received by the receiving side facsimile apparatus 200 according to the calling party's telephone number is illustrated in FIG. 4.

In the control process of FIG. 4, when the selective polling mode is set, a process of calling a facsimile to receive a polling reception request is received by receiving a telephone number to receive a selective polling, and when a call is made by the call, a transmission received together with a polling reception request. And transmitting a polling received fax message.

An embodiment according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the above-described configuration according to the control flowcharts shown in FIGS. 3 and 4.

First, a process in which the receiving side facsimile apparatus 200 receives a fax message from the transmitting side facsimile apparatus 100 in memory will be described with reference to steps 310 to 322 of FIG. 3.

The controller 10 determines whether an incoming ring is detected through the NCU 12 in step 310. If the incoming ring is detected, the controller 10 proceeds to step 312 to control the NCU 12 to form a call loop and then performs the protocol according to the ITU recommendation stored in the ROM 22. The protocol performed refers to a protocol that proceeds for memory reception as described above. On the other hand, during the protocol proceeding, an identification code including a transmitting telephone number is received from the transmitting fax machine 100. When the protocol execution is completed, the process proceeds to step 316 to determine whether the request for receiving the fax message. The reception request determination is determined by the protocol performed in step 312. If it is determined that the reception request is made, the controller 10 proceeds to step 318 to determine whether the absence mode is set. The member mode is set by the user operating a function key provided in the OPE 16. If it is determined that the absence mode is set, the control unit 10 proceeds to step 320 and receives a received fax message in memory. When the reception of the memory is completed, the controller 10 proceeds to step 322 and stores the sender's telephone number and fax message included in the TTI received when the protocol is performed in step 312 in response to a specific index in the RAM 24. . The specific index corresponding to the telephone number of the calling party and the specific index corresponding to the fax message are determined to be the same value, and the specific index is sequentially assigned according to the reception order of the fax message received in memory. The table of the RAM 24 in which the sender's telephone number is stored corresponding to the specific index is as shown in Fig. 5A, and the table in which the received fax message is stored in accordance with the specific index is as shown in Fig. 5B. For example, if a fax message (Data B) is received from a facsimile apparatus having a telephone number of 053-634-1682, the calling party's telephone number is stored as stored in index 2 of the table of FIG. 5A, and the index of the table of FIG. Data B is stored at the same index as 2. On the other hand, if it is determined in step 318 that the absent mode is not set in step 324 to control the printer 20 performs a normal receiving mode for printing the received fax message on the recording sheet.

Next, the remote facsimile apparatus 300 requests polling reception to the receiving side facsimile apparatus 200 and the polling transmission operation performed by the receiving side facsimile apparatus 200 according to the polling reception request (step 326 of FIG. 3). It will be described in connection with step 330 to FIG.

The control unit 10 of the remote facsimile apparatus 300 determines whether the selected polling mode is set by the user in step 410 of FIG. 4. The selection polling mode is set by the user operating a function key provided in the OPE 16. If it is determined that the selective polling mode is set, the controller 10 of the remote facsimile apparatus 300 switches to the selective polling mode in step 412 and proceeds to step 414. When the controller 10 proceeds to step 414, the controller 10 requests the user to input the polling request sender's telephone number through the display window provided in the OPE 16. In response to the request, if it is determined in step 416 that the polling request sender's telephone number has been entered, the process proceeds to step 418 and registers the entered polling request sender's telephone number. When the registration of the polling request sender's telephone number is completed, the controller 10 controls the modem 14 according to the telephone number of the receiver's fax machine 200 input by the user in step 420 to receive the receiver's fax machine. Call 200. In response to the call, when the receiving side facsimile apparatus 200 responds, the process proceeds to step 422 to perform a protocol according to a polling receiving service.

Referring to the operation of the receiving side facsimile apparatus 200 according to the operation of the remote facsimile apparatus 300 described above, the control unit 10 of the receiving side facsimile apparatus 200 is the incoming ring according to the step 420 of FIG. If it is detected in step 310 of Figure 3 proceeds to step 312. The control unit 10 of the receiving side facsimile apparatus 200 performs a protocol according to a polling transmission service in step 312.

The protocol performed by the remote facsimile device 300 in step 422 of FIG. 4 and the protocol performed by the receiving side facsimile device 200 in step 312 of FIG. 3 will be described with reference to the protocol progress diagram shown in FIG. 6.

When the remote facsimile apparatus 300 receives a digital identification signal (DIS) from the receiving side facsimile apparatus 200 in step 610 of FIG. 6, the remote facsimile apparatus 300 proceeds to non-standard set-up (NSS) or non-standard NSC (non-standard). Send out the facilities command. In the information area of the NSS or NSC, data for requesting polling reception of a memory-received fax message, a telephone number of a transmitter for selecting a fax message for polling reception, and data for indicating the end of the information area are recorded. For example, if data of 01 460 2775 00 is recorded in the information area of the NSS or NSC, 1 is data for requesting polling reception, 460 2775 is a transmitting telephone number, and 0 is data indicating the end of information. When receiving the NSS or NSC in which the above-described information is recorded in step 612, the receiving side facsimile apparatus 200 indicates whether there is a memory received fax message corresponding to the received calling party number in the information area. Send NSC with recorded information. For example, if there is a corresponding memory received fax message, 1 is recorded in the information area of the NSC. If there is no corresponding memory received fax message, 0 is recorded in the information area of the NSC. On the other hand, the remote facsimile apparatus 300 searches for the information area of the NSC received in step 614, and if information (for example, 0) indicating that there is no memory received fax message is recorded, the process proceeds to step 616 in which the DCN ( Call for call disconnection by sending out a signal. However, if information (eg, 1) indicating that there is a memory-received fax message is recorded, the remote facsimile apparatus 300 proceeds to step 616 'to request data polling reception of the memory-received fax message in the information area. Transmits the recorded digital transmit command (DTC) to the receiving side facsimile apparatus 200. Steps 616 and 616 'are performed by the remote facsimile apparatus 300 in step 424 of FIG.

When the remote facsimile apparatus 300 requests the reception of the received memory message after completing the protocol through the above process, the remote facsimile apparatus 300 prints the received fax message through the printer 20.

The receiving side facsimile apparatus 200 determines whether there is polling reception request information in the data received in operation 612 of FIG. 6 described above in operation 314 of FIG. 3, and proceeds to operation 326 when the polling reception request information is recorded. In step 326, the controller 10 determines whether the receiving telephone number received together with the polling reception request information is stored in the RAM 24 having the structure of FIG. 5A. By determining the presence or absence of the calling party's telephone number, the controller 10 performs step 328 of FIG. 3, which is the same as step 614 of FIG. 6. On the other hand, when the information requesting the transmission of the fax message from the remote facsimile apparatus 300 is received in step 616 'of FIG. 6, the receiving side facsimile apparatus 200 proceeds to step 330 to transmit the fax message.

The present invention has the effect of preventing the time loss and work loss that can occur due to the failure to receive the information because the user can receive and receive the memory received fax message remotely in the absence. In addition, since the sender of the memory received fax message can be selected and received, there is an effect of improving the efficiency of use.

Claims (6)

A method for polling and transmitting a memory received fax message in a receiving side fax machine having a memory, the method comprising: A memory reception process of storing a received fax message corresponding to a specific index when a reception request is made while the absent mode is set; And a polling transmission process of polling and transmitting the stored fax message when a polling reception request is received from a remote fax. The method of claim 1, wherein the memory receiving process, A first step of receiving a telephone number of the transmitting side and storing it in correspondence with a specific index when a request for reception is made while the absent mode is set; And a second step of memory receiving a fax message received after the execution of the protocol is completed. The method of claim 2, wherein the polling transmission process, A third step of retrieving a fax message received from the calling party's telephone number if a specific sending party's telephone number and a polling reception request are received while the remote facsimile and the protocol proceed; A fourth step of transmitting a confirmation protocol indicating that there is a received fax message when the received fax message is detected in the third step; And a fifth step of polling and transmitting the retrieved fax message when a protocol requesting polling reception is received in response to the confirmation protocol. A method for requesting selective polling reception by a fax device from a fax machine to a receiving fax machine in which a memory is received, Requesting the receiving side facsimile after setting the selective polling mode and performing a protocol for transmitting a polling request and a calling party number to receive polling; And receiving a polling received fax message in response to the polling reception request. According to claim 4, The request process, Setting the selective polling mode and calling the receiving side facsimile to perform a protocol for transmitting the calling telephone number to receive the polling; A second step of receiving a confirmation protocol indicating whether a memory message is received in response to the transmitted telephone number in response to the first step; And receiving a confirmation protocol indicating that there is a fax message received in memory in the second step, and performing a polling reception request protocol in a third step. The method of claim 5, And receiving a confirmation protocol indicating that there is no memory received fax message in the second step.