JP2886065B2 - Facsimile transmission equipment - Google Patents

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Description: BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a facsimile transmitting apparatus,
In particular, the present invention relates to a facsimile transmission apparatus capable of making a transmission reservation that allows priority transmission according to the urgency of transmission. 2. Description of the Related Art For example, a facsimile transmission apparatus is provided with a transmission reservation function for performing broadcast transmission to a plurality of facsimile reception apparatuses. For example, see FIG.
There are the following. The facsimile transmission device 1 includes an operation unit 2 having an input keyboard and the like for inputting various information to the device, a first storage unit 3 for storing transmission reservation information, and an image information storage for storing image information. Unit 4, a dial information storage unit 5 in which dial information of a destination is stored, and a transmission unit 6 for writing and reading image information in the image information storage unit 4.
And a modem 7 for modulating the signal sent from the transmission unit 6
A call control unit 8 for receiving information from the dial information storage unit 5 and transmitting a dial signal; and a network control unit 10 for controlling communication on the telephone line 9; and various functions of the first storage unit 3 and the like. And a control unit 11 for controlling the unit.
The facsimile transmission apparatus 1 is connected to a converter 12 through a telephone line 9, further connected from the exchange 12 to an exchange 12 through a telephone line 9, and further connected to the exchange 12.
Facsimile receivers 1 through telephone line 9
3, 14, and 15. When the facsimile transmission apparatus 1 having such a configuration sequentially broadcasts to the facsimile reception apparatuses 13, 14, and 15 of the other party, the transmission unit 11
An original is set on the operation unit 8 and a broadcast transmission command is sequentially issued from the operation unit 2. As a result, a command for broadcasting is sequentially issued from the control unit 11 to the transmission unit 6. The transmission unit 6 reads the original, converts the original into image information, and stores the image information in the image information storage unit 4. Then, the control unit 11 reads out the first destination to be called (the facsimile receiving device 13) from the first storage unit 3 in which information indicating the order of the broadcast transmission is stored in advance, and the facsimile receiving device 13 Is selected from the dial information storage unit 5 and the network control unit 10
Output to When the dial information is transferred to the network control unit 10, a calling operation is performed according to the procedure shown in FIG. First, the network control unit 10 connects the facsimile transmitting apparatus 1 to the line 9 in step ST1, as shown in phase A in FIG.
2 detects whether or not a dial-enabled tone signal is transmitted, and notifies the control unit 11 if the dial-enabled tone signal is transmitted. Next, in step ST3, the calling unit 8 sends out a dial signal on the line 9 based on the dial information. After transmitting the dial signal, the modem 7 checks in step ST4 whether or not a connection has been established with a communication partner, and in step ST5, detects whether or not a busy tone signal is input. And step S
If a busy tone signal is detected at T5, or if a predetermined signal cannot be detected after connecting to the facsimile receiving apparatus 13 via the exchange 12, the network control unit 1
0 disconnects the connection between the facsimile transmitting apparatus 1 and the line 9 in accordance with an instruction from the control unit 11 in step ST6.
Thereafter, the control unit 11 checks in step ST7 whether or not the call is to be re-established. On the other hand, if it is determined in step ST7 that re-calling is not to be performed, the process proceeds to step ST12, where it is sequentially checked whether or not the broadcast transmission has ended.
At T17, dial information and image information of the next station are prepared, and the process returns to step ST1. On the other hand, step ST
If it is determined in step 12 that the broadcast transmission is sequentially ended, the process proceeds to step ST13, where it is checked whether or not transmission reservation data is stored in the first storage unit 3, and there is no transmission reservation. For example, while a series of communication operations is ended, if transmission reservation is made, dial information and image information of reserved transmission are prepared in step ST18, and the process returns to step ST1. On the other hand, in step ST4 of the phase A, the facsimile transmission device 1 and the facsimile reception device 1
When the connection with the FAX 3 is completed, a ringing tone (CNG) signal is transmitted from the facsimile transmitting apparatus 1 in step ST8, and a group identification (GI) signal from the facsimile receiving apparatus 13 is detected in step ST9. When the group identification signal is detected in step ST9, the process proceeds to step 10, and the phases B, C, D
In step (1), the transmitting section 6 encodes the image information in the image information storage section 4 in a predetermined facsimile procedure, and the modem 7 modulates and transmits the encoded information. Then, when the transmission of the image signal is completed, in step ST11 corresponding to phase E, the network control unit 10 transmits the facsimile transmission device 1 based on the instruction of the control unit 11.
And the line 9 is disconnected. Then, the controller 11 checks in step ST12 whether or not the broadcast transmission has been sequentially completed. If it is determined that the broadcast transmission has not been completed, the control unit 11 proceeds to step ST17 and dials the next station. Information and image information (the same image information as before because of the broadcast transmission) are prepared, and thereafter, the process proceeds to step ST1 to enter a line connection process. On the other hand, if it is determined in step ST12 that the broadcast transmission has been sequentially completed, it means that one sequential broadcast transmission has been completed. Therefore, the control unit 11 searches the first storage unit 3 in step ST13 and makes a transmission reservation. Check if there is. Then, when it is determined by the transmission reservation check that there is a transmission reservation, the control unit 11 prepares dial information and image information of the reserved transmission in step ST18, and then proceeds to step ST1 to start line connection processing. . On the other hand, when it is determined in the check operation in step ST13 that there is no transmission reservation, it means that all the reserved transmission processes have been completed, and a series of operations by the facsimile transmission device ends. When the group identification signal is not detected in the process of checking the group identification signal in step ST9, the control section 11 proceeds to step S9.
At T14, the built-in timer is operated to continue transmitting the ringing tone signal for a fixed time (ST8) and detecting the group identification signal (ST9). If the group identification signal is not detected and the fixed time elapses, the line is temporarily set at step ST15. Disconnect. In step ST16, it is checked whether or not a call is to be made again to the same destination. If it is determined that a call should be made again, the process proceeds to step ST1.
Then, the flow goes to 13 to check whether there is a transmission reservation. Here, when the user newly inputs a reservation for transmission to the facsimile receiving apparatus 15 from the operation unit 2 during execution of the facsimile call, the control unit 11 firstly stores the fact that the transmission reservation has been made. The transmission unit 6 reads the document, and stores the image information in the image information storage unit 4. Then, after the broadcast transmission to the facsimile receiving apparatuses 13 and 14 is sequentially completed through the processing of steps ST13 and ST18, the transmitting operation is executed to the facsimile receiving apparatus 15 reserved later. However, in the facsimile transmission apparatus having such a configuration, even if the transmission is made to only one destination, the redial operation is repeated at intervals of several tens of seconds. Calling is repeated three or four times, and during this time, even if a high-priority transmission is reserved, the user must wait until the redial operation is completed, which is inconvenient. That is, although there has been a technical idea of interrupting the communication operation and performing high-priority transmission (see Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. Sho 63-269633), the prioritization of the priority at the time of waiting for a recall call has been known. High transmission was not considered at all. The present invention has been made in view of such a conventional problem. A transmission reservation with a high priority can be accepted, and a transmission operation with a high priority is performed first even during a redial operation. The present invention provides a facsimile transmission device capable of performing such operations. [0011] The present invention SUMMARY OF] In order to solve the above problems, a transmission reservation information storage means for storing transmission reservation information, and transmitting the document storage means for storing feed Nobuhara paper, relapse At the time of call waiting, if transmission reservation information is stored in the transmission reservation information storage means, the document information in the transmission document storage means is transmitted based on the transmission reservation information, and thereafter,
Control means for performing a re-call, and a facsimile call
The transmission reservation information storage means and the transmission original storage during the line
The configuration allows input to the means. According to the above construction, the control unit reads out the transmission reservation information storage means before designating a recall operation in redialing. As a result, when the priority reservation information is input, the control unit temporarily suspends the re-calling operation and the like, and executes the priority reserved transmission. Then, after executing the transmission with the priority reservation, it returns to the original order and continues the re-call operation. As a result, high-priority transmission is performed in advance, thereby increasing the convenience of the facsimile transmission device. 1 to 3 show an embodiment of a facsimile transmitting apparatus according to the present invention. The facsimile transmission apparatus 21 according to this embodiment has an operation unit 22 for inputting various information and commands to the facsimile transmission apparatus 21, a first storage unit 23 for storing transmission reservation information, and image information. Image information storage unit 24, a dial information storage unit 25 storing dial information of a destination, and an image information storage unit 24.
A transmitting unit 26 for writing and reading image information to and from the
Modem 27 that modulates image information sent from the transmission unit
A calling unit 28 for sending a dial signal to the telephone line 29 based on the information from the dial information storage unit 25; a network control unit 30 for controlling communication on the telephone line 29; Storage unit 31 for storing priority reservation information to be executed by the user, first and second storage units 2
3, 31 and a control unit 32 for controlling other functional units. The facsimile transmitting apparatus 21 is connected to an exchange 33 via a telephone line 29, and further connected from the exchange 33 to a plurality of facsimile receiving apparatuses 34, 35, 36 via the telephone line 29. Modem 2
7 and the network control unit 30 constitute a communication mechanism 37 which is in charge of a communication processing operation in the facsimile transmission device 21, and the calling unit 28 is incorporated in the network control device 30, and converts dial information into a dial signal. Convert and send. The operation of transmitting and receiving image information between the facsimile transmitting apparatus 21 and the facsimile receiving apparatus having the above configuration will be described with reference to FIGS. First, a case where the broadcast is sequentially transmitted to the other party's facsimile receiving apparatuses 34 and 35 via the exchange 33 (the facsimile receiving apparatus 34 first) is shown in phase E of FIG. 2 in this case. The operation of the facsimile call, that is, the operation procedure of steps ST1 to ST16 is the same as the conventional operation procedure shown in FIG. On the basis of such an operation, when the next broadcast transmission or re-calling is sequentially performed with the facsimile receiving apparatus 34, the user newly transmits to the facsimile receiving apparatus 36 during execution of the facsimile call. When making a reservation, the user inputs that transmission is prioritized. Based on this, the control unit 32 stores the priority reservation information in the second storage unit 31, causes the transmission unit 6 to read the document, and stores the image information in the image information storage unit 24. In the case where the broadcast transmission is successively performed, the control unit 32 checks whether or not the broadcast transmission is sequentially completed in step ST12 after the transmission with the facsimile receiving device 34 as the first call destination is completed. Under the operation instruction condition (broadcast transmission to the facsimile receiving devices 34 and 35 and priority reservation to the facsimile receiving device 36 have been made). Is done. As a result, the operation of the control unit 32 shifts to step ST19, where transmission reservation determination / execution processing is performed. Further, in step ST5 of the phase A, the modem 27 detects the busy tone and makes a decision to re-call (ST7), or after connecting to the facsimile receiving apparatus 34 via the exchange 33, the facsimile receiving apparatus 34 After a certain period of time has passed without detecting a group identification (GI) signal from the user (ST14), a call is re-issued (S14).
In T16), the operation of the control unit 32 is also performed in step ST1.
9 and the transmission reservation determination / execution processing is performed. The procedure for determining and executing a transmission reservation in step ST19 will be described in detail with reference to FIG. First, in step ST20, the control section 32 searches the second storage section 31 to check whether or not priority reservation information is stored. If it is determined in this processing that priority reservation information is stored, the control unit 32
In step ST21, based on the transmission reservation information corresponding to the priority reservation information and indicating the transmission destination (the facsimile receiving device 36 in this embodiment) input from the first storage unit 23, the dial information storage unit 25 Select predetermined dial information and image information from the image information storage unit 24,
Further, the priority reservation is released in step ST22, and a call return (RTS) process is performed in step ST23, and the procedure returns to step ST1. If it is determined in step ST20 that there is no priority reservation, the control unit 32 determines in step ST24 the station to which image information has been transmitted first,
That is, it is checked whether or not the facsimile receiving apparatus 34 is to make a call again. If it is determined that the call is to be made again, call return (RTS) processing is performed in step ST23, and the processing procedure returns to step ST1. The processing step S
When it is determined in T24 that the call is not to be re-established, the control unit 32 determines a predetermined number from the dial information storage unit 24 and the image information storage unit 24 based on the transmission destination of the next station input from the first storage unit 23 in step ST25. Is selected and prepared, and then a call return (RTS) process is performed in step ST23, and the process returns to step ST1. Thus, the facsimile transmission device 21
Since the transmission procedure is shifted to the priority-reserved transmission procedure at the point in time when the call originating operation has been performed once, urgent transmission is preferentially transmitted without waiting for a long time. As described above, according to the present invention,
A transmission reservation information storage unit for storing transmission reservation information and a transmission original storage unit for storing transmission reservation originals are provided. Since the message is executed, the message can be transmitted quickly, and the effect of achieving higher-speed communication can be obtained.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a circuit configuration of a facsimile transmission apparatus according to the present invention. FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing an operation procedure of the facsimile transmission apparatus shown in FIG. 1. FIG. FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a conventional facsimile apparatus. FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing an operation procedure of a conventional facsimile apparatus. 23 first storage unit 24 image information storage unit 25 dial information storage unit 26 transmission unit 27 modem 28 calling unit 29 line 30 network control unit 31 second storage unit 32 control unit 33 exchanges 34, 35, 36 facsimile receiving devices

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] Transmission reservation information storage means for storing transmission reservation information;
A transmission document storage means for storing feed Nobuhara paper, at the time of recalling standby, the transmission reservation if transmission reservation information in the information storage means if stored, the transmission document storage in means on the basis of the transmission reservation information Send the manuscript information and then reissue the call
Control means for performing a facsimile call.
To the transmission reservation information storage means and the transmission original storage means.
A facsimile transmission device capable of inputting .