KR19990010100A - How to Send a Scheduled Voice Message for the All-in-One - Google Patents

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a method for transmitting a reservation of a voice message of a multifunction device in which a facsimile system of a multifunction device having a function of recording and playing a voice message is reserved to automatically transmit a voice message to a desired time and a counterpart.

The present invention provides a method of transmitting a voice message of a facsimile, which transmits a voice message previously stored in a voice answering device to a telephone line through a modem and a communication control unit when a call signal is received from an external caller. Recording a voice message; Inputting and recording a counterpart phone number to which the message is to be sent; Recording a transmission start time of the recorded message; And comparing the recorded message transmission start time with the current time and dialing the recorded telephone number to transmit a voice message.

Accordingly, in a facsimile system with a built-in voice answering device, if a pre-recorded message to be spoken to the other party and a start time for transmitting a voice message are specified, the convenience of delivering the desired message to the other party at a desired time is provided.

Description

How to send a voice message reservation for this equipment.

The present invention relates to a reservation transmission of a voice message of a multifunction device, and more particularly, to exclude a method of remotely listening to a desired message recorded by calling from an external device, and to transmit a message to be communicated to the other party, a phone number and a voice message of the other party. The present invention relates to a voice message reservation transmission method of a multifunction apparatus that transmits a desired voice message to a counterpart at a desired time by specifying a start time.

In general, a multifunction device, as is well known, is a multifunctional terminal made of a single terminal existing in each unit such as a facsimile machine, a scanner, a printer, a copier, and the like. It refers to a Multi Functional Peripheral that has a function that is capable of being equipped with a computer-interface function.

In the facsimile added to such a multifunction device, a voice answering machine is usually built in to record a voice message in advance, and when a call is received from the outside, the desired message recorded by the facsimile's voice answering device is recorded after a predetermined time. It was supposed to be sent to the other party for listening, or to record the incoming message from the other party and listen to the facsimile owner.

As described above, an apparatus as shown in FIG. 1 may be used as an apparatus for transmitting a recorded message to a counterpart or recording a message received therefrom.

The apparatus shown in FIG. 1 is described as an example of a facsimile system added to a conventional multifunction apparatus.

The facsimile system controls and processes the program according to a predetermined program, and controls the copying of the original image data and the transmission and reception of image data and voice messages during the printing function of the facsimile, and the central processing unit. A memory unit 101 storing the operation program and the general control program of the apparatus 100 and accessing or storing the image data and the received data of the original according to the program execution of the central processing unit 100, and function key data of the system; An operation panel having a plurality of keys capable of generating a plurality of keys and having a display device 102a capable of inputting the key data into the central processing unit 100 and displaying the display data of the central processing unit 100 when the key data is generated ( OPE (Operating Pannel) 102 and the central processing unit 100 by scanning the image of the document as binarization information and digital image data. And a voice response device 109 for storing the voice message and providing the received voice data to the central processing unit 100 and receiving and recording the received voice data from the central processing unit 100. Modem 104 under the control of the central processing unit 100 and outputs the analog modulation output data of the central processing unit 100 and demodulates the analog receiving input to digital data, and the central processing A communication control unit operated under the control of the device 100 to form a call loop of a telephone line (Tip, Ring) and to interface the signals of the telephone line (Tip, Ring) with the side and demodulation signal of the modem 102. 105, a printer unit 106 for printing and copying the original image data read from the scanning unit 103 and the received data via the modem 102 by the control signal of the central processing unit 100, and a document; And a cup of paper Is sensed by a sensor made up of portion 107, and a speaker 108 for generating a warning sound when an error occurs by the control signal of the central processing unit 106 to provide to the central processing unit 100. The

As described above, in the conventional facsimile system configured as described above, the printing process through the printer unit 106 and the image data scanning process of the original through the scanning unit 103 and the scanning unit 103, the memory unit 101 and the printer unit 106 Next, a process of copying an original is described with reference to the following, and a process of transmitting a voice message through the voice response device 109 will be described later.

First, when a job of a facsimile, such as a copy function or a transmission function start data, is input from the operation panel 102, the central processing unit 100 scans an image of an original to be transmitted through the scanning unit 103 and prints the printer unit 106. The image signal of the original is transmitted to a telephone line (Tip, Ring) through the modem 104 and the communication control unit 105, which will be copied through or described later.

That is, the facsimile job scans an image of an original through the scanning unit 103 and copies it through the printer unit 106 or transmits an image of the scanned original through a telephone line (Tip, Ring). It is for work.

In more detail, for example, when a transmission key data is input from the operation panel 102 to perform a transmission operation, first, an image of a document obtained by scanning from the scanning unit 103 to generate data for transmission is performed. A memory for storing data and a memory unit 101 for storing a code that compresses the image data are required. Also, once a communication path is formed, the image data is continuously adjusted at a constant transmission speed. , Ring) has the property to send.

Therefore, before the facsimile transmission starts, the central processing unit 100 searches and prints whether the printer unit 106 is printing the print data first, and stops it and performs the facsimile scanning operation, that is, the scanning unit. The image of the original to be transmitted through the 103 is read out and sequentially stored in the memory unit 101 as binary image data.

When the scanning operation is completed, the scanning unit 103 informs the CPU 100 that the facsimile scan is finished.

When the data indicating that the scan from the scanning unit 103 is finished, the CPU 100 reads the image data of the original stored in the memory unit 101 and provides it to the modem 104.

The modem 104 modulates the image data of the input document into an analog signal and transmits it to the telephone line (Tip, Ring) through the communication control unit 105 at a transmission rate suitable for the telephone line (Tip, Ring) state. .

When the image signal is input from the other party through the telephone line (Tip, Ring) and the communication control unit 105, the modem 104 demodulates the image signal of the input document into image data and provides the image data to the central processing unit 100. Done.

The CPU 100 stores the input image data in the memory unit 101 and prints the stored image data through the printer unit 106.

In such a facsimile system, the voice response device 109 is provided with an audio RAM and a voice input / output device for storing a digital voice signal corresponding to the missed voice information so that the user can transmit the contents to the external caller through the voice input device. If the call signal is stored in the audio RAM in advance and the call signal is demodulated through the telephone line (Tip, Ring), the communication control unit 105, and the modem 104 by the external caller in this state and input to the central processing unit 100. The CPU 100 detects that the reception state of the facsimile is the voice information state, and if the facsimile sending function is set, instructs the voice response device 109 to send a voice message, and as a result, the voice response device 109 The voice message stored in the modem is modulated into an analog voice signal through the modem 104 and transmitted through the communication control unit 105 and a telephone line (Tip, Ring). In this way, the voice message is provided to the external caller.

However, the above-described conventional facsimile system having a voice providing function transmits a desired voice message previously stored on the voice answering device to an external caller through a telephone line or records an external caller voice message when a missed call signal is generated. It was meant to provide only functionality.

Therefore, the facsimile system having a voice providing function has an inconvenient problem that a desired voice message can be selected and heard only when an external caller is required to dial a telephone number to a voice answering device of the facsimile system.

Therefore, instead of sending a voice message only when there is a call signal from an external caller, a voice message reservation that can achieve the same effect as the conventional one without additional parts to the facsimile system while sending a message to a desired party at a desired time. It is desirable to apply the transmission method.

Accordingly, the present invention excludes the inconvenient method of calling a voice answering device of a facsimile system and listening to a desired voice message in the above-described prior art, and as one aspect of the present invention, a desired voice message to a desired counterpart at a desired time. It is an object of the present invention to provide a method for transmitting a reservation of a voice message of a multifunction apparatus to automatically transmit a message.

In another aspect of the present invention, an object of the present invention is to prevent a theft of a voice message from a specific person by inputting a password before transmitting a basic voice message stored in the voice answering device.

As another aspect of the present invention, it is an object of the present invention to determine whether or not a normal message is sent from a counterpart after completing a voice message transmission.

1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a typical facsimile;

2 is a signal flow diagram of an embodiment of a method for transmitting reservation of a voice message of the present invention.

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100: central processing unit 101: memory unit

102: operation panel 103: scanning unit

104: modem 105: communication control unit

106: printer unit 109: voice response device

Voice message reservation transmission method of the multifunction apparatus according to an aspect of the present invention for achieving the above objects, when a call signal from an external caller arrives, the voice message pre-stored in the voice answering device via the modem and the communication control unit A method of transmitting a voice message of a fax to a line, the method comprising: recording a voice message in a voice reservation transmission mode; Inputting and recording a counterpart phone number to which the voice message is to be sent; Inputting and recording the voice message transmission start time; When the message transmission start time and the current time is compared and matched, dialing the input telephone number is characterized in that it comprises the step of transmitting a voice message.

In the voice message reservation transmission method of the multifunction apparatus according to the present invention, it is preferable to further include the step of determining whether or not the voice message transmission from the other party by transmitting a specific message at the time of the last partial transmission of the voice message.

The voice message reservation transmission method of the multifunction apparatus according to the present invention preferably further includes the step of requesting a password input after dialing the counterpart phone number and transmitting the stored voice message upon inputting a password therefrom.

In this way, it can be seen that the desired voice message is sent to the counterpart at a desired time without additional parts to the facsimile system.

As a result, the inconvenience of obtaining a desired message by dialing the telephone number by an external caller in absence is eliminated, and there is an advantage that the voice message can be selectively delivered to the other party or a specific person without adding parts.

And, there may be a plurality of embodiments of the present invention, the following will be described in detail for the most preferred embodiment.

This preferred embodiment enables a better understanding of the objects, features and advantages of the present invention.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of a voice message reservation transmission method of a multifunction apparatus according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

In addition, the voice message reservation transmission method of the present invention can be applied to a transmission device such as a facsimile system.

Thus, FIG. 2 used in the description is a drawing focusing on various facsimile systems for transmitting original image data and audio signals through telephone lines, rather than a specific voice message reservation transmission method.

In addition, the following description considers the example applied to the facsimile system which transmits image data, an audio signal, etc. of an original.

2 is a signal flow diagram of an embodiment of a voice message reservation transmission method of the present invention fax system.

Referring to Figure 2 with reference to Figure 1, the step of determining whether the voice reservation transmission mode via the operation panel 102 in the facsimile system having a voice function (ST100), and if the voice reservation transmission mode voice message Coding to the voice answering device 109 using a talker or microphone (not shown in the figure) and storing it in a memory (ST101), and a telephone number of the other party to which the stored voice message is to be transmitted through the operation panel 102. Storing in the memory unit 101 (ST102), storing a voice message transmission start time through the operation panel 102 after storing the telephone number (ST103), and transmitting the stored message. Comparing the start time with the present time (ST104); and if the message transmission start time, dialing the stored telephone number and transmitting the recorded voice message to the voice answering device 109 (ST105). Achieved.

If described in more detail with reference to Figure 1 the effect of the present invention made as follows.

Prior to the description of the present invention, the printing process through the printer unit 106 of FIG. 1 and the image data scanning process of the original through the scanning unit 103 and the scanning unit 103, the memory unit 101 and the printer unit 106 The process of copying and transmitting and receiving the image data of the original, including), will be omitted, and a method related to voice message reservation transmission will be described in detail below.

First, when the user designates a voice reservation transmission mode through the operation panel 102 to transmit a desired voice message to the outside (step ST100), the CPU 100 controls the voice response device 109.

In this state, when the user speaks through a voice input means such as a talker or a microphone, the voice signal input from the talker or the microphone is encoded into digital voice data through a modem 104, and the encoded voice data is the central processing unit. Recording is made to the memory of the voice answering device 109 via the step 100 (step ST101).

Thereafter, the telephone number of the other party to transmit the voice message recorded in the memory of the voice response device 109 is input through the operation panel 102 (ST102), and the transmission reservation time is input through the operation panel 102. (Step ST103) The central processing unit 100 stores the input telephone number and transmission reservation time in the memory unit 101.

Thereafter, the CPU 100 receives and compares the transmission reservation time stored in the memory unit 101 with the current time in real time (step ST104).

As a result of the comparison, when the transmission reservation time reaches the present time, that is, when the transmission reservation time arrives, the CPU 100 reads the telephone number of the other party stored in the memory unit 101 to the modem 104 side. Will be sent.

The modem 104 modulates the telephone number provided from the central processing unit 100, dials the other party through the communication control unit 105 and the telephone line (Tip, Ring), and then receives the call. The voice message recorded at 109, that is, the coded data, is read.

The coded data is modulated into an analog voice signal through the modem 104 in the same manner as described above and then sent to the other party through the communication control unit 105 and the telephone line (Tip, Ring) (step ST105).

Here, if a specific person wants to hear the recorded voice message, the user can prevent the theft of the voice message from another person by inputting a password before transmitting the voice message.

In the above-described password input, a password can be easily input in a telephone having a multi-frequency code (MFC) function.

In addition, if the voice message is received at the last part of the voice message through step ST105 in order to confirm the correct transmission of the voice message, by pressing a specific key and detecting it through the modem 104, the voice message is correctly transmitted. It can be judged.

As a result of the application example, it can be seen that the external caller transmits the desired voice message to the counterpart without dialing the telephone number one by one, and selectively transmits the voice message to the specific person depending on whether a password is input.

On the other hand, as a comparative example, unlike the conventional configuration, that is, an external caller transmits a desired voice message by calling by dialing one by one, the present invention provides a desired reservation time and a desired counterpart phone number at a desired reservation time. By automatically sending a voice message to the counterpart, it can be seen that the inconvenience of having to dial the phone number is eliminated.

In addition, while specific embodiments of the present invention have been described and illustrated above, it is obvious that the present invention may be variously modified and implemented by those skilled in the art.

Such modified embodiments should not be individually understood from the technical spirit or the prospect of the present invention, and such modified embodiments should fall within the appended claims of the present invention.

It is clear from the above description that according to the voice message reservation transmission method of the multifunction apparatus of the present invention, the inconvenience of getting a desired message by dialing a phone number by an external caller while away from the office is eliminated, and the voice message is automatically transmitted to the other party without adding parts. It has the effect of sending a voice message or selectively sending to a specific person.

Claims (4)

In the method of sending a voice message of a facsimile that sends a voice message stored in a voice answering device to a telephone line through a modem and a communication control unit when a call signal is received from an external caller: Recording a voice message in the voice reservation transmission mode selected through the operation panel; Inputting and recording a counterpart phone number to which the voice message is to be sent; Inputting and recording a transmission start time of the recorded voice message; And transmitting the voice message by dialing the recorded telephone number if the recorded message transmission start time and the current time are matched to each other. The method of claim 1, And transmitting a specific message at the time of the last partial transmission of the voice message to determine whether the voice message is transmitted from the other party. The method of claim 2, And the specific message requests input of a specific key provided on an operation panel of the counterpart's multifunction device. The method of claim 1, And requesting a password input after dialing the other party's telephone number and transmitting the recorded voice message only when a password is input therefrom.