TWI527425B - Facsimile prompting method - Google Patents

Description

Fax prompt method 【0001】

The present invention relates to a prompting method, and more particularly to a fax prompting method constructed between a portable communication device and a facsimile device.

【0002】

With the continual evolution of the times, portable communication devices, such as smart phones and notebook computers, have become an indispensable tool in modern people's daily lives. Currently, portable communication devices have been developed to be connectable to a variety of electronic devices and operate directly on portable communication devices.

[0003]

Among them, fax devices are still a formal and stable data transmission device in many industries and business applications. Therefore, the industry has developed several technologies for controlling fax devices for data transmission by portable communication devices, so that people can directly use the portable portable communication devices to carry out work in order to improve work efficiency.

[0004]

However, the current portable communication device can only display the progress of the facsimile action through the display unit of the portable communication device when controlling the data transmission of the facsimile device, so that the user must continuously watch the portable communication device. The screen displayed by the display unit can know the progress of the fax operation. The user cannot handle other transactions at the same time. Although the fax device can be controlled by the portable communication device, the work efficiency is not effectively improved, and even the user is caused. Distraction reduces work efficiency and increases labor and time costs. What is more, if the user has advanced use requirements, it is very inconvenient to re-understand and learn the instruction code or text message displayed by the portable communication device.

[0005]

Therefore, how to develop a fax prompting method to optimize work efficiency, and thus improve the lack of conventional technology, and achieve the effect of simple and easy to use, has become an important issue in the current industrial development.

[0006]

The main purpose of the present invention is to provide a method for fax prompting, which solves the problem that the traditional fax prompting method causes the user to continuously watch the portable communication device and cannot simultaneously handle other transactions or distractions, thereby reducing work efficiency and greatly increasing labor cost and time cost. And the user must relearn shortcomings such as script or text messages.

【0007】

Another object of the present invention is to provide a fax prompting method, by displaying a prompt message corresponding to a command code sent back by a fax device by a display unit of the portable communication device, and selecting a corresponding sound file according to the command code, and using the sound The output unit plays the sound file, and the user can control other operations while controlling the facsimile device to perform the facsimile action, and can simply know the progress of the facsimile action, so that the labor cost and the time cost are greatly reduced.

[0008]

Another object of the present invention is to provide a method for fax prompting, which can control the display unit and the sound output unit to display a prompt message and play a sound file through the first application and the second application, thereby achieving the effect of instant and synchronous prompting, and In an application, it is not necessary to separately design a sound playback function corresponding to multiple file formats, so as to effectively use a variety of applications stored in the portable communication device and enhance the user experience.

【0009】

Another object of the present invention is to provide a fax prompting method, wherein the sound file played by the sound output unit is stored in a storage unit of the portable communication device, and is a music file or a sound effect file conforming to the T.30 facsimile protocol specification. It can further achieve the effect that the user does not need to re-learn and can clearly understand the meaning of the sound file.

[0010]

In order to achieve the above object, a wider aspect of the present invention provides a method for fax prompting, comprising the steps of: (a) providing a portable communication device and a facsimile device; (b) connecting the portable communication device with the a facsimile device; (c) the portable communication device controls the facsimile device to perform a facsimile operation, and receives an instruction code returned by the facsimile device; (d) determines whether the instruction code is received; (e) the portable device One of the communication devices displays a message corresponding to one of the command codes; (f) the portable communication device selects one of the corresponding sound files according to the command code; (g) one of the portable communication devices outputs sound The unit plays the sound file; and (h) ends the fax action; wherein, when the determination result of the step (d) is YES, the step (e) is performed after the step (d), the step (f) And the step (g), and performing the step (d) again; when the judgment result of the step (d) is no, the step (h) is performed after the step (d).

[0011]

In some embodiments, the step (e) is performed by the first application of the portable communication device in step (e1), and the display unit is configured to display the prompt message corresponding to the instruction code. In addition, the step (f) is implemented in the step (f1), the first application of the portable communication device selects the sound file corresponding to the instruction code according to the instruction code. Further, the step (g) further includes the steps of: (g1) the first application of the portable communication device controls a second application to start execution; and (g2) the second of the portable communication device The application controls the sound output unit to play the sound file. The sound file, the first application, and the second application are stored in a storage unit of the portable communication device, and the sound file is a music file or a music file conforming to one of the T.30 facsimile protocol specifications. Sound file.

[0012]

According to the concept of the present invention, when the judgment result of the step (d) is YES, the step (e), the step (f) and the step (g) are sequentially performed after the step (d), or Step (d) is followed by simultaneous and immediate execution of step (e), step (f) and step (g).

[0013]

In some embodiments, the step (b) further comprises the steps of: (b1) setting a communication protocol; (b2) searching for the facsimile device according to the communication protocol; and (b3) connecting the portable communication device with the communication protocol. With the fax device. Among them, the communication protocol is a communication protocol conforming to near field communication technology, wireless fidelity communication technology, radio frequency identification communication technology or Bluetooth communication technology.

[0014]

In order to achieve the above object, another broad aspect of the present invention provides a method for fax prompting, comprising the steps of: (a) providing a portable communication device and a facsimile device; and (b) connecting the portable communication device with The facsimile device (c) the portable communication device controls the facsimile device to perform a facsimile action, and receives an instruction code returned by the facsimile device; (d) determines whether the command code is received; (e) the a first application of the portable communication device controls the display unit to display a prompt message corresponding to the instruction code; (f) the first application of the portable communication device selects one of the corresponding instruction codes according to the instruction code a sound file; (g) one of the portable communication devices, the second application controlling a sound output unit to play the sound file; and (h) ending the fax action; wherein, when the step (d) is determined to be When the step (d) is followed by the step (e), the step (f) and the step (g), and the step (d) is performed again; when the judgment result of the step (d) is no This step (h) is performed after the step (d).

[0028]

S100~S800: Steps

S210~S230: Steps

S710~S720: Steps

[0015]

Figure 1 is a flow chart of the fax prompting method of the preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 2 is a flow chart of a fax prompting method according to another preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 3 is a detailed flow chart of one of the fax prompting methods of the preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 4 is a further detailed flow chart of the fax prompting method of the preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 5 is a flow chart of a fax prompting method according to still another preferred embodiment of the present invention.

[0016]

Some exemplary embodiments embodying the features and advantages of the present invention are described in detail in the following description. It is to be understood that the present invention is capable of various modifications in various aspects, and is not to be construed as a limitation.

[0017]

Please refer to FIG. 1 , which is a flowchart of a fax prompting method according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, the fax prompting method of the present invention is constructed between the portable communication device and the facsimile device, and includes the following steps. First, as shown in step S100, a portable communication device and a facsimile device are provided. The portable communication device can be, for example, but not limited to, a smart phone, a tablet computer, a smart watch, a smart wristband, and a notebook computer. And the facsimile device may be a multi-function machine, a semi-automatic facsimile machine, a fully automatic facsimile machine, a composite facsimile machine, etc., but not limited thereto; secondly, as shown in step S200, connecting the portable communication device and the facsimile device Then, as shown in step S300, the portable communication device controls the facsimile device to perform the facsimile action and receives the instruction code returned by the facsimile device; according to the concept of the present invention, the portable communication device continues as shown in step S400. Determine if the instruction code is received.

[0018]

When the determination result is YES, after step S400, the following steps are performed: as shown in step S500, the display unit of the portable communication device displays a prompt message corresponding to the instruction code, and as shown in step S600, the portable communication device is The command code selects the corresponding sound file, and as shown in step S700, the sound output unit of the portable communication device plays the sound file. After step S500, step S600, and step S700, step S400 is performed again. Otherwise, if the determination result of step S400 is NO, after step S400, step S800 is executed to end the fax operation. Thereby, the user can control other things together while controlling the facsimile device to perform the facsimile action by the portable communication device, and can simply know the execution progress of the facsimile action, so that the labor cost and the time cost are greatly reduced.

[0019]

In this embodiment, when the determination result in step S400 is YES, step S500, step S600, and step S700 are sequentially executed after step S400, that is, sequentially: the display unit of the portable communication device displays the corresponding instruction. The code prompt message, the portable communication device selects the corresponding sound file according to the instruction code, and the sound output unit of the portable communication device plays the sound file and the like, but is not limited thereto.

[0020]

Please refer to FIG. 2, which is a flowchart of a fax prompting method according to another preferred embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 2, the step S100, the step S200, the step S300, the step S400, and the step S800 of the fax prompting method in another preferred embodiment of the present invention are the same as the foregoing embodiment, and are not described herein again. In the example, step S500, step S600, and step S700 are performed simultaneously and immediately, that is, when the determination result of step S400 is YES, step S400, step S600, and step S700 are performed synchronously and immediately after step S400: The display unit of the portable communication device displays a prompt message corresponding to the instruction code, and the portable communication device selects the corresponding sound file according to the instruction code, and the sound output unit of the portable communication device plays the sound file, etc., but does not This is limited. As for the determination result of the foregoing step S400, if NO, after step S400, it is the same as the foregoing embodiment, that is, step S800 is executed to end the facsimile operation.

[0021]

Please refer to FIG. 3 and cooperate with FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, wherein FIG. 3 is a detailed flow chart of one of the fax prompting methods of the preferred embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1 , FIG. 2 and FIG. 3 , the step S200 of the fax prompting method of the present invention includes a detailed process: first, as shown in step S210, a communication protocol is set; secondly, as shown in step S220, according to the The communication protocol searches for the facsimile device; then, as shown in step S230, the portable communication device and the facsimile device are connected by the communication protocol. Among them, the communication protocol is a communication protocol that conforms to near field communication technology, wireless fidelity communication technology, radio frequency identification communication technology or Bluetooth communication technology. It should be noted that the communication protocols used in the communication technology of two-way wireless connection and control are within the scope of the present teachings.

[0022]

Please refer to FIG. 4 and cooperate with FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, wherein FIG. 4 is another detailed flowchart of the fax prompting method of the preferred embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1 , FIG. 2 and FIG. 4 , the step S500 of the fax prompting method in the present invention is a practical application, wherein the first application of the portable communication device controls the display unit to display the prompt message of the corresponding instruction code. Way to achieve. In the actual application, the first application of the portable communication device can be implemented by selecting a sound file corresponding to the instruction code according to the instruction code. In addition, step S700 further includes a detailed process: first, as shown in step S710, the first application of the portable communication device controls the second application to start execution; and then, as shown in step S720, the portable communication device The second application controls the sound output unit to play the sound file. The sound file, the first application, and the second application are stored in a storage unit of the portable communication device, and the sound file is a music file or a sound file conforming to the T.30 facsimile protocol. Since the music or sound effects of the T.30 fax protocol specification are known to a large number of users, the case can further achieve the effect that the user does not need to re-learn and can clearly understand the meaning of the sound file.

[0023]

According to the concept of the present invention, the portable communication device is a portable communication device that can be used to perform the multiplex processing, and is configured to synchronize the processing and execution of the first application and the second application through the first application and The second application respectively controls the display unit and the sound output unit of the portable communication device to display the prompt message and play the sound file, so as to achieve the effect of instant and synchronous prompting. In addition, in some embodiments, the first application does not need to separately design a sound playing function corresponding to multiple file formats. In other words, the first application may be an application that is displayed in a graphic image and used to control the fax device. At the same time, the second application is a music player built into the operating system of the portable communication device, or a music player downloaded or installed by the user's own application or through an application store provided by the service provider. The application and the second application are independent of each other. The user can select the first application and/or the second application respectively according to the requirements, and the developer can also save a lot of additional development costs and create a win-win situation. In short, the fax prompting method in this case can achieve the effect of effectively applying a variety of applications stored in the portable communication device and enhancing the user experience.

[0024]

According to the implementation and implementation manners of the foregoing embodiments, the present invention further provides an implementation of a preferred fax prompting method. Referring to FIG. 5, it is a flowchart of a fax prompting method according to still another preferred embodiment of the present disclosure. . As shown in FIG. 5, the fax prompting method of still another preferred embodiment of the present invention includes the following steps. First, as shown in step S100, a portable communication device and a facsimile device are provided. Secondly, as shown in step S200, the portable communication device and the facsimile device are connected; then, as shown in step S300, the portable communication device controls The facsimile device performs a facsimile action and receives an instruction code returned by the facsimile device; according to the concept of the present invention, the portable communication device continues to determine whether the command code is received as shown in step S400.

[0025]

When the determination result is yes, after step S400, the steps are performed: first, as shown in step S500, the first application of the portable communication device controls the display unit to display the prompt message corresponding to the instruction code; secondly, as shown in step S600 The first application of the portable communication device selects a sound file corresponding to the instruction code according to the instruction code; then, as shown in step S700, the second application of the portable communication device controls the sound output unit to play the sound file. . After step S500, step S600, and step S700, step S400 is performed again; when the determination result is no, after step S400, step S800 is executed to end the fax operation.

[0026]

In summary, the present invention provides a method for fax prompting, by displaying a prompt message corresponding to the instruction code returned by the facsimile device by the display unit of the portable communication device, and selecting a corresponding sound file according to the instruction code, and using the sound The output unit plays the sound file, and the user can control other operations while controlling the facsimile device to perform the facsimile action, and can simply know the progress of the facsimile action, so that the labor cost and the time cost are greatly reduced. At the same time, the first application and the second application respectively control the display unit and the sound output unit to display the prompt message and play the sound file, so as to achieve the effect of instant and synchronous prompting, and no need to separately design corresponding files in the first application. The format of the sound playback function can effectively achieve the application of a variety of applications stored in the portable communication device and enhance the user experience. In addition, since the sound file played by the sound output unit is stored in the storage unit of the portable communication device and is in accordance with the music file or sound file of the T.30 facsimile protocol, the user can further achieve the user without having to relearn and Clearly understand the effect of the corresponding meaning of the sound file.

[0027]

The present invention has been described in detail by the above-described embodiments, and may be modified by those skilled in the art, without departing from the scope of the appended claims.

S100~S800: Steps

Claims (10)

[Item 1] A method for fax prompting, comprising the steps of:
(a) providing a portable communication device and a facsimile device;
(b) connecting the portable communication device to the facsimile device;
(c) the portable communication device controls the facsimile device to perform a fax operation, and receives an instruction code returned by the facsimile device;
(d) determining whether the instruction code is received;
(e) one of the portable communication devices displays a prompt message corresponding to one of the instruction codes;
(f) the portable communication device selects one of the corresponding sound files according to the instruction code;
(g) one of the portable communication devices outputs the sound file; and (h) ends the fax action;
Wherein, when the determination result of the step (d) is YES, the step (e), the step (f) and the step (g) are performed after the step (d), and the step (d) is performed again. When the judgment result of the step (d) is NO, the step (h) is executed after the step (d). [Item 2] The method according to claim 1, wherein the step (e) is to control the display unit to display the prompt corresponding to the instruction code by using the first application of the portable communication device in step (e1). Message implementation. [Item 3] The method according to claim 2, wherein the step (f) is the step (f1), the first application of the portable communication device selects the sound corresponding to the instruction code according to the instruction code. File implementation. [Item 4] The method according to claim 3, wherein the step (g) further comprises the steps of:
(g1) the first application of the portable communication device controls a second application to start execution; and (g2) the second application of the portable communication device controls the sound output unit to play the sound file. [Item 5] The method of claiming a fax according to the fourth aspect of the invention, wherein the sound file, the first application, and the second application are stored in a storage unit of the portable communication device, and the sound file is consistent with A music file or an audio file of one of the T.30 fax protocol specifications. [Item 6] The method according to claim 1, wherein when the judgment result of the step (d) is YES, the step (e), the step (f) is sequentially performed after the step (d). And the step (g). [Item 7] The method according to claim 1, wherein when the judgment result of the step (d) is YES, the step (e) and the step are performed simultaneously and immediately after the step (d). f) and the step (g). [Item 8] The method for fax prompting according to claim 1, wherein the step (b) further comprises the following steps:
(b1) setting a communication protocol;
(b2) searching the facsimile apparatus according to the communication protocol; and (b3) connecting the portable communication device and the facsimile apparatus by the communication protocol. [Item 9] For example, the fax prompting method described in claim 8 is a communication protocol conforming to near field communication technology, wireless fidelity communication technology, radio frequency identification communication technology or Bluetooth communication technology. [Item 10] A method for fax prompting, comprising the steps of:
(a) providing a portable communication device and a facsimile device;
(b) connecting the portable communication device to the facsimile device;
(c) the portable communication device controls the facsimile device to perform a fax operation, and receives an instruction code returned by the facsimile device;
(d) determining whether the instruction code is received;
(e) a first application of the portable communication device controls the display unit to display a prompt message corresponding to one of the instruction codes;
(f) the first application of the portable communication device selects a sound file corresponding to the instruction code according to the instruction code;
(g) one of the portable communication devices, the second application, controls a sound output unit to play the sound file; and (h) ends the fax action;
Wherein, when the determination result of the step (d) is YES, the step (e), the step (f) and the step (g) are performed after the step (d), and the step (d) is performed again. When the judgment result of the step (d) is NO, the step (h) is executed after the step (d).