KR19990005619A - How to record a voice message when the fax does not answer the call reservation request - Google Patents

Abstract

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

The present invention relates to a call reservation function in a facsimile.

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

The present invention records a voice answering device (TAD: Telephone Answering Device) of the non-responding party when either of the transmitting and receiving parties does not answer the call reservation in the facsimile.

All. Summary of the Solution of the Invention.

According to the present invention, when there is no response from one side of a transmission / reception according to a call reservation request in a facsimile equipped with a voice answering device (TAD), the fax mode of the facsimile side that has not responded to the call reservation request is voiced (TAD). By switching to the mode, the voice message (ICM) on the response side is recorded in the voice response device.

la. Important use of the invention.

Applies to facsimile equipped with voice answering device.

Description

How to record a voice message when the fax does not answer the call reservation request

The present invention relates to a facsimile having a voice answering device, and more particularly, to a voice message recording method when a facsimile does not respond to a call reservation request.

The conventional facsimile has a function of calling a request (VOICE REQUEST) to send and receive image data with the other party and to make a call with the other party by either of the transmitting and receiving the image data. The call reservation function is a function of making a voice call directly with the other party after the completion of image data transmission and reception when the call reservation is set during image data transmission and reception. Such a call reservation function may be requested if there is a content to be called directly after transmitting or receiving image data, or if a fax is received but the state is in poor condition and wants to request retransmission. When the call reservation is requested, the user of the facsimile side having the ring back tone ringing to the other side after the image data transmission and reception is finished and the ring back tone rings can make a voice call with the other side. However, there may be a case where the callback is not answered when the ringback tone rings according to the call reservation. In this case, the conventional solution is to output a call request message including the other party's phone number (hereinafter referred to as callback message). do.

However, since the contents of the output callback message are only for calling the user's own phone number, the message is not clearly communicated, and even if the other party is absent even if the callback message is called, the call cannot be made. I couldn't figure it out.

As described above, when either of the transmission and reception of the call reservation is not answered in the conventional facsimile, a callback message containing a limited phone number is output, but there is a problem in that the callback message alone does not know the specific purpose.

Another problem of the conventional facsimile that outputs a callback message for the non-response call reservation is that when the user who confirms the callback message makes a call to the phone number described in the callback message, if the person who reserved the call is absent, the call cannot be made. There was an unknown problem.

In order to solve the above problems, an object of the present invention is a voice message when a non-response to a call reservation request in a facsimile to record a voice message of the answering side in the facsimile of the non-response side of the transmission and reception of one of the non-response according to the call reservation To provide a recording method.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention responds by switching the fax mode of the facsimile side, which is unresponsive to the call reservation request, to the voice response (TAD) mode when there is no response from either side of the call reservation request. It is characterized by recording the voice message (ICM) of the side.

1 is a block diagram of a facsimile having a voice response device according to the present invention.

2 is a control flow chart for recording a transmission side voice message when a reception side does not respond to a call reservation request in a facsimile equipped with a voice response device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the following description, numerous specific details are set forth in order to provide a more thorough understanding of the present invention, such as specific processing flows. It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that the present invention may be practiced without these specific details. Detailed descriptions of well-known functions and configurations that are determined to unnecessarily obscure the subject matter of the present invention will be omitted.

1 is a block diagram of a facsimile having a voice response device according to the present invention.

The central processing unit 10 controls the overall operation of the facsimile according to the set program. If the hookoff is not detected for a predetermined time for the call reservation request, the CPU 10 switches to the voice response mode and executes the program according to the present invention. The memory 12 stores telephone numbers or image data, and temporarily stores data generated when the program is executed. OPE (OPERATING PANEL) 14 includes a plurality of function keys and numeric keys, and applies key data according to the pressing of the keys to the central processing unit 10, and displays an operation state under the control of the central processing unit 10. With a device. The scanner 16 reads the original and supplies the image information to the CPU 10 when the original is supplied. The modem 18 performs analog modulation on the transmission data under the control of the CPU 10, and demodulates the analog reception data. The LIU (LINE INTERFACE UNIT) 20 is operated under the control of the CPU 10 to form a call loop of a telephone line, and interfaces the signal of the modem 18 with the signal of the telephone line. The printer 22 prints the image data on the recording sheet under the control of the central processing unit 10. The TAD 24 is composed of a voice processing unit and a voice memory (not shown). The voice memory stores OGM (outgoing message) and ICM (incoming message) as digital data. The voice processing unit in the TAD 24 synthesizes the OGM stored in the voice memory into the voice signal under the control of the CPU 10, outputs the voice signal to the modem 18, converts the ICM received from the modem 18 into digital data, and converts the TAD into a TAD. Store in voice memory within 24.

FIG. 2 is a control flowchart for recording a transmitting side voice message when a receiving side does not respond to a transmitting call reservation request in a facsimile equipped with a voice answering device according to an embodiment of the present invention. During the image data receiving process, checking whether a call reservation is requested from the sender at the end of the page, ringing the ringback tone when a call reservation is requested, and mode when no hookoff is detected for a certain time. A process of switching to a TAD mode, a process of transmitting an OGM indicating that it cannot respond to a call reservation request after the transfer to the TAD mode, a process of recording an ICM received from a transmitter after transmitting the OGM, and the ICM recording Thereafter, when the call tone is received, the process is performed to switch to the fax mode and receive the image data.

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

Referring to Fig. 2, a method for recording a sending side voice message when a receiving side does not respond to a sending call reservation request in a facsimile equipped with a voice answering device according to the present invention will be described. It shows the flow. First, in step 101, the CPU 10 checks whether a ring signal is received through the modem 18. When the ring signal is received, the process proceeds to step 102. In step 102, the CPU 10 checks whether the received signal is a calling tone (CNG) for notifying reception of image data. If the received signal is a calling tone, the process proceeds to step 104; if the received signal does not correspond to the calling signal, step 103 performs a corresponding function. In step 104, the CPU 10 receives image data after switching to the fax mode by relay control (not shown). Thereafter, if the EOP (End-of-Procedures) signal indicating the end of the received page is received, the CPU 10 proceeds to step 106 and continues to receive image data if the page is not at the end. In step 106, the CPU 10 checks whether a call reservation is requested from the transmitter. The call reservation request transmits a PRI-EOP (Procedure interrupt-EOP) signal, which is a call reservation signal, at the end of the page of the image data at the sender. If there is no call reservation request, the process proceeds to receiving image data. In step 107, the central processing unit 10 rings a ringback tone when the PRI-EOP signal is received from the transmitter. Thereafter, in step 108, the CPU 10 checks whether the hookoff is detected for a predetermined time. If the hookoff is not detected during the predetermined time, the process proceeds to step 110. If the hookoff is detected within the predetermined time, the process proceeds to step 109 to switch to the TEL mode to perform the call function. If the hookoff is not hooked off for a predetermined time, it indicates that the receiving side does not respond to the calling party's call reservation request. The CPU 10 switches the execution mode to the TAD mode. Then, in step 111, the central processing unit 10 controls the TAD 24 to send a separate outgoing message (OGM), for example, a call reservation, which is sent when the call reservation request stored in the voice memory provided in the TAD 24 is not answered. Sorry for not responding to your request. Please leave a message if you have a message and press the Start button if you want to continue sending the document. Thank you, is synthesized as voice message by voice processing unit in TAD and output to modem 18. Thereafter, in step 112, the central processing unit 10 sends the message received from the modem 18, for example, withdrawal, the appointment location and the preparation. I'm starting now, so I'll find you. ICM is converted into digital data by voice processing unit in TAD and stored in voice memory. Thereafter, in step 113, the CPU 10 checks whether a calling signal is received. If the collington signal is received, the process proceeds to step 114, and if the collington signal is not received, the process ends. In step 114, the central processing unit 10 transfers from the TAD mode to the fax mode and continues receiving image data. Thereafter, if image data reception is completed in step 115, the process ends. If the image data reception is not completed, the process returns to step 104 and repeats a predetermined process of image data.

In order to perform the above-described functions of the present invention, the facsimile machine having both the transmitting and receiving side fax machines has a voice answering device (TAD) or at least the voice answering device is connected to record a voice message. do.

On the other hand, the present invention is applied to the following four cases, in the above-described present invention has been described with only one of them as an embodiment, but the other three cases can be easily implemented by applying the present invention Since it will be apparent to those skilled in the art, the detailed description is omitted.

Four cases to which the present invention is applied;

1. If there is no response from the receiver because the caller requests a call reservation

2. If there is no response from the sender after requesting a call reservation from the sender and responding from the receiver.

3. If there is no response from the sender because the receiver requests call reservation

4. It is a case where there is no response at the receiving side after requesting a call reservation at the receiving side and responding at the transmitting side.

Therefore, the scope of the present invention should not be limited to the described embodiments, but should be defined not only by the scope of the following claims, but also by the equivalents of the claims.

As described above, the present invention has an effect of bringing more convenience to the facsimile user because the voice message can be recorded by using the voice response function when there is no response from either side of the call reservation request.

Claims (12)

In a method of recording a voice message when a fax equipped with a voice answering device (TAD) does not respond to a call reservation request, when there is no response from either side of the call reservation request when the image data is transmitted and received, the answer is not answered. A method of recording a voice message when a fax is not answered to a call reservation request, characterized in that the fax mode of one fax machine is switched to a voice answering (TAD) mode. 2. The method of claim 1, wherein if there is no response from either side according to the call reservation, the caller requests a call reservation from the sender and there is no response from the receiver. When there is no response from the sender, when there is no response at the receiver by requesting a call reservation at the receiver, and when there is no response at the receiver after requesting a call reservation at the receiver. How to record a voice message when the fax does not respond to the call reservation request. The facsimile machine according to claim 1, wherein an outgoing message (OGM) for notifying the voice message recording stored in the voice answering device (TAD) is transmitted to another facsimile side after switching to the voice answering mode. How to record a voice message when not responding to a call reservation request. 2. The method of claim 1, further comprising switching to a fax mode to perform image data transmission and reception when a Cling signal is received after recording the voice message. How to record a voice message. The method of claim 1, wherein the detection of the non-response according to the call reservation is performed when a hookoff of one of the transmission and reception is not detected for a predetermined time. 2. The method of claim 1, wherein the call reservation request is inspected at the end of each page of image data. In a method of recording a voice message when a facsimile equipped with a voice answering device (TAD) is not responding to a call reservation request, a process of ringing a ringback tone when a call reservation request is performed during image data transmission and reception, and transmitting and receiving according to the call reservation request A facsimile comprising: switching the unresponsive facsimile mode to the voice response mode if there is no response, and recording a voice message received from the response side after the transfer to the voice response mode. How to record a voice message when there is no response to a call reservation request in. 8. The method of claim 7, wherein if there is no response from either side according to the call reservation, the caller requests a call reservation from the sender and there is no response from the receiver. When there is no response from the sender, when there is no response at the receiver by requesting a call reservation at the receiver, and when there is no response at the receiver after requesting a call reservation at the receiver. How to record a voice message when the fax does not respond to the call reservation request. 8. The method of claim 7, further comprising the step of sending an outgoing message (OGM) to another facsimile to inform the voice message recording stored in the voice answering device (TAD) in advance after switching to the voice answering mode. How to record a voice message when the non-response to the call reservation request in the fax. 8. The method of claim 7, further comprising the step of switching to the fax mode and transmitting and receiving the image data when the CNG signal is received after recording the voice message. How to record voice messages. 8. The method of claim 7, wherein the detection of the non-response according to the call reservation is when the hookoff of one of the transmission and reception is not detected for a predetermined time. 8. The method of claim 7, wherein the call reservation request is inspected at the end of each page of image data.