KR19980077415A - How to Send a Fax Message Using a Telephone - Google Patents

Abstract

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

The present invention relates to a fax message transmission method using a telephone.

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

Makes it easy to send fax messages from outside the fax machine.

All. Summary of Solution of the Invention

A fax message storing step of storing a plurality of fax messages and corresponding DTMF signals at the time of manufacture, and outputting the corresponding fax messages when receiving a DTMF signal according to any one of a plurality of fax messages transmitted by the other party using the telephone. Characterized in that it comprises a fax message output step.

la. Important uses of the invention

Used for facsimile.

Description

How to Send a Fax Message Using a Telephone

The present invention relates to a facsimile, and more particularly to a method for transmitting a fax message.

A fax is typically designed to send and receive fax messages between faxes. However, the facsimile is rarely provided for public use like a public telephone. Accordingly, sending a fax message from the outside was very difficult.

As described above, since the fax is not provided for public use, it is difficult to send a fax from the outside.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a fax message transmission method using a telephone which enables an easy dispatch of urgent messages from the outside.

1 is a block diagram of a conventional facsimile;

2A and 2B (hereinafter referred to as FIG. 2) are flowcharts of a method for transmitting a fax message using a telephone according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

The present invention for achieving the above object is a fax message storing step of storing a plurality of fax messages and the resulting DTMF signal at the time of manufacture, and DTMF according to any one of a plurality of fax messages transmitted by the other party using the telephone Receiving a signal is characterized in that it comprises a fax message output step of outputting the corresponding fax message.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the following description and the annexed drawings, numerous specific details are set forth in order to provide a more thorough understanding of the present invention. It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that the present invention may be practiced without these specific details. And a detailed description of known functions and configurations that may unnecessarily obscure the subject matter of the present invention will be omitted.

1 shows a block diagram of a conventional facsimile, where the central processing unit 10 controls the facsimile overall according to a program of a set mode. The modem 12 demodulates the analog signal input through the Network Control Unit (NCU) 14 under the control of the central processing unit 10 and provides it to the central processing unit 10, and the central processing unit 10. The digital signal input from the signal is modulated and provided to the NCU 14. The NCU 14 forms a telephone line between the public telephone network (PSTN) and the modem 12 under the control of the central processing unit 10. The printer 16 forms an image under the control of the central processing unit 10. The memory 18 is composed of a ROM for storing the processing program and various reference data of the central processing unit 10, and a RAM for temporarily storing various data generated as the central processing unit 10 executes the processing program. The scanner 20 reads the document under the control of the central processing unit 10. The operation panel 22 includes a key input unit having a plurality of keys so that a user can input various commands, and a display indicating the state of the facsimile under the control of the central processing unit 10. The voice processing unit 24 converts the voice signal into voice data and stores the voice signal in the voice memory 26 under the control of the central processing unit 10, or reads the voice data stored in the voice memory 26 as a voice signal. The conversion is provided to the CPU 10. The voice memory 26 stores various voice data.

In particular, the voice memory 26 includes a facsimile guide message indicating that the facsimile can be faxed to a telephone at the time of manufacture, a fax message selection guide message for guiding one of the fax messages, and a facsimile guide message. A variable input guide message for guiding variable input is stored for a fax message in which a variable can be input among the plurality of fax messages. Table 1 shows a memory map of the voice memory 26.

TABLE 1

An embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIG. 2, which shows a flowchart of a method for transmitting a fax message using a telephone according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention applicable to a facsimile as described above.

In step 28 of FIG. 2, the CPU 10 searches whether a ring signal is received from the exchange. When the ring signal is received, the CPU 10 performs step 30; otherwise, the CPU 10 waits until the ring signal is received. In step 30, the central processing unit 10 hooks off. After the hook-off, the central processing unit 10 performs the step (32). In step (32), the central processing unit 10 sends the facsimile guide message to the other side. That is, the fax can send fax messages by phone. To send a fax message by phone, enter * 1 *. Message is sent to the other party. At this time, the user on the other end inputs * 1 * if he / she wants to send a fax message by telephone. Otherwise, if the user wants to send a fax message by normal fax, he / she sends a fax message as usual.

After the facsimile guide message is sent, the CPU 10 performs step 34. In step 34, the CPU 10 initializes the timeout counter. The timeout counter counts the time for the other party to start sending a fax message or to allow a specific key, for example, a * 1 * key, to be input in order to send a fax message by telephone.

According to the initialization of the timeout counter, the timeout counter counts time. When the initialization of the timeout counter ends, the CPU 10 performs step 36. In step (36), the central processing unit 10 searches whether the CNG tone transmitted when the other party transmits the fax message. At this time, the central processing unit 10 performs the step (38) when the CNG tone is received, otherwise performs the step (40). In step (38), the central processing unit 10 processes the fax message in the same manner as usual.

In step (40), the central processing unit 10 searches whether the DTMF signal generated when the counterpart user inputs a specific key to transmit a fax message by telephone. At this time, if the DTMF signal is received, the CPU 10 performs step 44, otherwise performs step 42.

In step (42), the CPU 10 searches whether the timeout counter has timed out because the timeout counter expired. At this time, the central processing unit 10 terminates when the timeout expires, and if it is not, the other party starts to transmit the fax message again or searches whether the user inputs a specific key to transmit the fax message by telephone.

In step (44), the central processing unit 10 transmits a fax message selection guide message to the other party. In other words, enter 1 for the 1st fax message (call request), 2 for the 2nd fax message (happy birthday), 3 for the 3rd fax message (notification of arrival time). . After the transmission, the central processing unit 10 performs step 46. In step 46, the central processing unit 10 initializes the timeout counter. After initialization of the timeout counter, the CPU 10 performs step 48. In step 48, the central processing unit 10 searches whether the DTMF signal generated when the counterpart user inputs a specific key to select a fax message is received. At this time, the central processing unit 10 performs step 52 if the DTMF signal is received, and performs step 50 otherwise. In step 50, the central processing unit 10 searches whether the DTMF signal generated when the counterpart user inputs a specific key to select a fax message is received. At this time, the central processing unit 10 terminates when timeout expires. Otherwise, the CPU 10 searches whether the counterpart user receives a DTMF signal generated by inputting a specific key to select a fax message.

In step 52, the central processing unit 10 searches whether the variable input guide message according to the fax message selected by the user is stored. At this time, the central processing unit 10 performs step (54) if there is a variable input guide message according to the fax message selected by the user, and otherwise performs step (58). In step (54), the central processing unit 10 sends the variable input guide message according to the selected fax message to the counterpart. After the transmission, the central processing unit 10 performs step 56. In step 56, the central processing unit 10 searches whether a DTMF signal representing a variable is received. At this time, when the DTMF signal indicating the variable is received, the CPU 10 performs step 58, otherwise it sends out the variable input guide message to the counterpart again. In step (58), the central processing unit 10 prints the corresponding fax message. Here, in printing the fax message, when the CPU 10 receives a variable from the other party, the CPU 10 includes the variable in the fax message and constructs a new fax message before printing. In the case of fax messages without parameters, they are printed as is.

As described above, the present invention can transmit a simple fax message to a telephone from the outside.

As described above, the present invention can also transmit a fax message to a telephone. Accordingly, there is an advantage that the fax can be sent to the fax even without the fax.

Claims (3)

In the fax message transmission method using a telephone, A fax message storing step of storing a plurality of fax messages and corresponding DTMF signals at the time of manufacture; And a fax message output step of outputting a corresponding fax message when receiving a DTMF signal according to any one of a plurality of fax messages transmitted by the other party using the telephone. The method of claim 1, wherein the fax message output step, A facsimile guide message sending step of hooking-off when the phone calls the facsimile, and sending a message to the counterpart indicating that the facsimile is a facsimile capable of transmitting a fax message using the phone; A fax message selection guide message sending step for sending a plurality of fax messages and a message for guiding DTMF keys for selecting the plurality of fax messages to the counterpart so as to select a plurality of fax messages after the sending of the fax guide message; A fax message selection DTMF signal reception searching step of searching for whether a DTMF signal generated when the counterpart user inputs a DTMF key according to any one of a plurality of fax messages after sending the fax message selection guide message; And a fax message printing step of printing an image according to a fax message according to the fax message selection DTMF signal when the fax message selection DTMF signal is received. In the fax message transmission method using a telephone, A fax message storing step of storing a plurality of fax messages and DTMF signals for selecting the plurality of fax messages at the time of manufacture; When the telephone calls the fax, it is hooked off, and then the fax informs that the fax is capable of sending a fax message using the telephone, and prompts the user to input a predetermined telephone transmission DTMF key for faxing over the telephone. Sending the facsimile guide message sent to the terminal, A telephone transmission DTMF signal reception retrieval step of retrieving whether a telephone transmission DTMF signal generated as a user inputs the telephone transmission DTMF key after receiving the fax guidance message; When the telephone transmission DTMF signal is received, a fax message selection guide message sending step for sending a plurality of fax messages and a message guiding DTMF keys for selecting the plurality of fax messages to the counterpart so as to select the plurality of fax messages. Wow, A fax message selection DTMF signal reception searching step of searching for whether a DTMF signal generated when the counterpart user inputs a DTMF key according to any one of a plurality of fax messages after sending the fax message selection guide message; And a fax message printing step of printing an image according to a fax message according to the fax message selection DTMF signal when the fax message selection DTMF signal is received.