JP3428137B2 - Facsimile machine - Google Patents

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Description: BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a telephone line,
A facsimile communication unit having a parent machine with a transceiver,
The present invention relates to a facsimile apparatus which is configured by a portable handset connected wirelessly and has a function of operating a facsimile via the base unit. 2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, a facsimile apparatus having a facsimile operation function from a portable handset via a base unit has been developed. There is a function that enables facsimile communication to be performed from a place remote from the facsimile apparatus body by performing an operation for starting communication. However, it is conceivable that facsimile communication may be started due to an incorrect button press during an external call with the portable handset, and in this case, the operation of canceling the facsimile communication is returned to the original external call state again. A function that can do things is needed. [0003] By the way, in facsimile communication, once a communication operation is started, it takes a long time to completely end the communication operation even if an operation for canceling the operation is performed. There is. Even if an operation for canceling facsimile communication is performed on the portable slave unit, the facsimile communication unit on the master unit needs some time to complete the process for canceling the facsimile communication, and the time until the cancellation process is completed. Becomes unable to accept other operations. It is conceivable that the user of the portable handset performs the next operation immediately after the operation of canceling the facsimile communication.However, since the base unit cannot accept the operation of the portable handset, The user of the portable handset sometimes felt uncomfortable. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and it has been found that after performing an operation of stopping facsimile communication with a portable handset, the portable handset is in the process of stopping facsimile communication. It is an object of the present invention to provide a facsimile machine which can be understood by a user. [0005] A facsimile apparatus according to the present invention, when facsimile communication is started , displays the portable handset.
Indicating that facsimile communication is in progress on the display device, and when the master unit receives a command to stop facsimile communication from the portable slave unit, the stop processing is performed on the display unit of the portable slave unit until the stop processing of facsimile communication is completed. It is configured to transmit a holding signal for notifying that the mobile device is in the middle, and to notify the display device of the portable handset that transition is in progress based on the holding signal. With the above arrangement, the portable slave unit is automatically held in the transition state by the holding signal from the master unit, and the portable slave unit is in the transition state by using the holding signal. You will be informed. An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a main path of a facsimile apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
In FIG. 1, reference numeral 101 denotes an antenna for wireless data communication with a portable slave unit, 102 denotes a master unit equipped with a control unit, 10
3 is a serial communication line between the parent machine and the facsimile body,
Reference numeral 104 denotes a power supply unit for supplying power to each unit of the apparatus, 105 denotes a facsimile main body equipped with a control unit, and 106 denotes a telephone line. FIG. 1 shows a functional block configuration for relaying between the portable slave unit in the master unit 102 and the facsimile main body. Reference numeral 107 denotes a wireless circuit unit that transmits and receives wireless data to and from the portable handset, and reference numeral 108 denotes a control unit that performs serial communication with the facsimile main body and controls the entire master unit. The control unit 108 includes a ROM with a built-in program, a RAM required for control, and an I / O for input / output of control data, and is mainly composed of a one-chip CPU. FIG. 1 shows a functional block configuration for executing a call and facsimile communication in the facsimile main body 105. 109 is a C for reading a facsimile transmission original
Reading unit composed of a CD image sensor, 11
Reference numeral 0 denotes an operation unit for starting / stopping dial input and facsimile transmission / reception, 111 denotes a recording unit of a thermal recording system for recording received facsimile image data, and 112 denotes a message from the control unit and a dial input from the operation unit. A display unit 113 for performing serial communication with the parent machine and controlling the facsimile main body, a communication unit 114 for converting voice into an electric signal during a call, and a telephone line 115
It is an incoming call notifying unit that notifies an incoming call from 06. A control unit 116 controls release and capture of the telephone line 106 under the control of the control unit 113, inputs and outputs facsimile transmission / reception data to and from the telephone line 106, and transmits voice data from the communication unit 114 to the telephone line 106. It is a line control unit for inputting and outputting, and for inputting and outputting audio data from the portable slave unit to and from the telephone line 106 through the master unit 102. The control unit 113 is an EP containing a program.
ROM, dynamic RAM required for control, I / O for input / output of control data, and CPU for controlling these
It is composed of FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a configuration of main routes of the portable slave unit according to one embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 2, reference numeral 201 denotes an antenna for wireless data communication with the master unit, 202 denotes a portable slave unit equipped with a control unit, and 203 denotes a power supply unit for supplying power to each unit of the apparatus. FIG. 2 shows a functional block configuration for executing a telephone call and facsimile communication in the portable handset 202. Reference numeral 204 denotes a wireless circuit unit that transmits and receives wireless data to and from the base unit, 205 denotes an operation unit that performs dial input and facsimile transmission / reception operations, 206 denotes a display unit that displays a message from the control unit and a dial input from the operation unit 205, 207
Is a control unit for controlling the whole portable handset, 208 is an incoming call notifying unit for notifying an incoming call from a telephone line, and 209 is a communication unit for converting voice into an electric signal during a call. The control unit 207 includes a ROM with a built-in program, a RAM required for control, and an I / O for input / output of control data, and is mainly configured by a one-chip CPU. The operation of the facsimile apparatus configured as described above will be described below. FIG. 5 is a timing chart for explaining a procedure for stopping facsimile communication of the facsimile apparatus in one embodiment of the present invention. When the user of the portable handset 202 performs an outside line call operation by operating a button on the operation unit 205, the wireless circuit unit 204 of the portable handset 202 is operated.
Is displayed at the same time as [Outline call request] is issued from
Indicates that an external call is in progress. When the wireless communication unit 107 receives the signal, the master unit 102 declares [confirmation] to the portable slave unit 202, and at the same time, sends a serial communication line 103 from the control unit 108.
The control unit 113 of the facsimile main unit 105 is notified through the control unit 106, the telephone line 106 is captured by the line control unit 116, and the communication unit 209 of the portable handset 202 is set to the outside line communication state. Next, the user of the portable slave unit 202 operates the operation unit 2.
When a facsimile (FAX) communication operation is performed by operating the button 05, a [FAX communication request] is issued from the wireless circuit unit 204 of the portable handset 202, and at the same time, the fact that facsimile communication is being performed is displayed on the display unit 206. When the base unit 102 receives this in the wireless circuit unit 107, it declares “confirmation” to the portable handset 202, and at the same time, the control unit 108 transmits the facsimile main unit 10 through the serial communication line 103.
5 is notified to the control unit 113. According to this, the reading unit 109 is used for transmission, or the recording unit 1 is used for reception.
11 is started to be in a facsimile communication state. If the [FAX communication request] is issued due to an incorrect button operation by the user of the portable handset 202, the user stops the facsimile communication by operating the button of the operation unit 205 in this case. Perform the operation you want. Then, from the wireless circuit unit 204 of the portable handset 202, [FAX
Is displayed on the display unit 206 at the same time
AX communication → transition to outside line communication "is displayed. When the base unit 102 receives this in the radio circuit unit 107, it declares “confirmation” to the portable handset 202, and at the same time, sends a serial communication line 103 from the control unit 108.
The control unit 113 of the facsimile main body 105 is notified of the facsimile communication via the scanner, and the reading unit 109 is stopped during transmission, or the recording unit 111 is stopped during reception, and the facsimile communication is stopped. However, once the facsimile main unit 105 is in a communication state, it is impossible to stop the facsimile communication immediately even if an operation for canceling it is performed. It takes a while to change from the communication state to the outside line communication state. During this time, the master unit 102
The control unit 108 detects through the serial communication line 103, and outputs “during transition to outside line communication” from the wireless circuit unit 107 to the portable handset 202. When portable unit 202 receives this "transition to outside line call" by radio circuit unit 204, it declares "confirmation" to base unit 102 and displays on display unit 206 the transition from facsimile communication to outside line call. The user is notified by displaying the message of "inside". This operation is repeated until the facsimile main unit 105 enters the outside line communication state. When the facsimile main unit 105 enters the outside line communication state, the control unit 108 of the master unit 102 detects this through the serial communication line 103, and the wireless circuit unit 107 issues a [transition to outside line communication] to the portable handset 202. When the portable handset 202 receives this in the wireless circuit unit 204, it declares [confirmation] to the base unit 102 and displays on the display unit 206 the fact that an outside-line call is being made. Make a notification. This allows the user to make an outside line call again and to perform a dial operation. Conventionally, when a [FAX communication stop request] is issued from the portable handset 202 and the base unit 102 declares [confirmation] to the portable handset 202, the portable handset does not communicate with the outside line. However, the facsimile main body 105 is still in a state of “transition from FAX communication to outside line communication”. After a while, the facsimile communication unit also enters the outside line communication state, and the state with the portable handset unit coincides. FIGS. 3 and 4 are flowcharts for explaining the facsimile communication stop processing described above. In step 301, the process waits for an external call operation from the user of the portable handset 202. Step 302 when there is an outside line call operation
Then, [external line call request] is transmitted to the base unit 102. The master unit 102 determines [outline call request] in step 401 and proceeds to step 402 to confirm to the portable slave unit 202.
And at step 403 the facsimile body 1
05 [Outline call request] is serially communicated. The portable terminal 202 determines "confirmation" in step 303, and notifies the user of the portable terminal 202 of the outside line communication state in step 304. Step 3
At 05, the process waits for a facsimile communication operation from the user of the portable handset 202. If there is a facsimile communication operation, the process proceeds to step 306, where [FAX communication request] is transmitted to master device 102. In the main unit 102, [F
AX communication request] is determined, and the flow advances to step 405 to transmit [confirmation] to the portable handset 202. At step 406, the [fax communication request] is serially transmitted to the facsimile main body 105. The portable slave unit 202 determines [confirmation] in step 307 and determines in step 311 the portable slave unit 2
02, the user is notified of the facsimile communication status. In step 305, the portable handset 2
If there is no facsimile communication operation from the user 02, the process waits in step 308 for an external line stop operation from the user of the portable handset 202. If there is an external line call stop operation, step 30
Proceed to 9 and transmit [external line call stop request] to master device 102. The master unit 102 determines [external line call stop request] in step 407, and proceeds to step 408.
[Confirmation] is transmitted to the facsimile machine 2 and a [communication stop request for outside line] is serially communicated to the facsimile main body 105 in step 409. The portable terminal 202 determines "confirmation" in step 310, and in step 318, the portable terminal 20
The second user is notified of the standby state. In a state where the facsimile communication state is notified to the user of the portable handset 202 in step 311, in step 312, it is waited for the user of the portable handset 202 to stop the facsimile communication. If there is a facsimile communication stop operation, the flow advances to step 313 to transmit a [FAX communication stop request] to the master unit 102. In the base unit 102, at step 410, [FA
X communication stop request], and proceeds to step 411 to transmit [confirmation] to the portable handset 202 and to execute step 412.
Then, a [FAX communication stop request] is serially transmitted to the facsimile main unit 105. Step 31 in the portable handset 202
In step 315, "Confirmation" is determined, and in step 315, the user of the portable handset 202 is notified of "the state of transition from FAX communication to external line communication". More specifically, it is possible to prevent the invalid operation by notifying that the transition is being performed by the LCD or the LED and prohibiting the reception of the dial button. In step 410, the portable slave unit 20
If facsimile communication has been completed when there is no [FAX communication stop request] from step 2, [FAX communication end] is determined by serial communication from the facsimile main body 105 in step 413, and the portable device is determined in step 414. Send [FAX communication end] to MFP 202. The portable terminal 202 determines [FAX communication end] in step 316, transmits [confirmation] to the base unit 102 in step 317, and notifies the user of the portable terminal 202 of the standby state in step 318. . When the [FAX communication stop request] is serially communicated to the facsimile main unit 105 at step 412 by the master unit 102, the facsimile main unit 10 is set at step 416.
It is determined whether or not “FAX communication → external call [migrating]” by serial communication from “5”, and if “FAX communication → external call [migrating]” Send. At the portable slave unit 202, “Migrating” is determined at step 319, and at step 320, the master unit 102 is determined.
[Confirmation] is transmitted to the user of the portable handset 202, and the “fax communication → external call transition state” already notified in step 315 is continuously notified. The master unit 102 determines "confirmation" in step 418, and again determines "FAX communication → external call [in transition]" by serial communication from the facsimile main unit 105 in step 416. If it is lost in "external line call [migrating]", the process proceeds to step 419, where it is determined whether or not the external line call is [migration] by serial communication from the facsimile main body 105. Send an external call [Transfer] to. In step 321, the portable handset 202 determines whether or not an external call [transition] is made, transmits [confirmation] to the base unit 102 in step 322, and sends an external call to the user of the portable handset 202 in step 304. Notify that you are on a call. In the base unit 102, “confirmation” is determined in step 421, and the process proceeds to step 404, and the portable handset 202 and the base unit 1
02. All of the facsimile bodies 105 are simultaneously in an outside line communication state. As described above, according to the present invention, when the master unit receives an instruction to stop facsimile communication from the portable slave unit, the display device of the portable slave unit until the stop processing of the facsimile communication is completed. A configuration is adopted in which a holding signal for notifying that a stop process is being performed is sent out, and a display indicating that a transition is being made is performed on the display device of the portable handset based on the holding signal. As a result, if the user is in the facsimile communication state and performs an operation to stop the facsimile communication with the portable handset, the user of the portable handset can know that the facsimile communication is in the process of being stopped. The user can perform the next operation according to this display. In addition, since the portable handset returns to the original outside line communication state after the termination processing of the facsimile communication is completed, the operation of the facsimile apparatus and the portable handset can be matched, and in practical use, When the facsimile communication status is entered due to an incorrect button operation from a portable handset in an external line call state, the original external line call state can always be reliably restored by operating the portable handset, and its practical effect There is a great thing.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a main path of a facsimile apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a portable handset according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a main path of the facsimile apparatus. For explaining the facsimile communication canceling process performed by the master-side control unit of the facsimile machine in the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. Timing chart for explaining facsimile communication stop procedure of device [Description of reference numerals] 102 Base unit 103 Serial communication line 105 Facsimile main unit 106 Telephone line 107 the wireless circuit section 108 the control unit 109 reading unit 110 operation unit 111 recording unit 113 the control unit 116 line control unit 202 portable handset 204 radio circuit unit 205 operation unit 206 display unit 207 control unit 209 call section

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(57) [Claims 1] A master unit connected to a telephone line and provided with a transceiver and a facsimile communication unit, a wireless transceiver and a display device
A facsimile apparatus comprising a portable handset which is wirelessly connected to the master unit, wherein in a facsimile communication state, the master unit receives a command from the portable handset to stop facsimile communication, The base unit includes means for transmitting a holding signal indicating that the stop process is being performed on the display device of the portable slave unit until the stop process of the facsimile communication is completed, and when the facsimile communication is started. Indication of the portable handset
The device indicates that facsimile communication is in progress, and the master unit
When the holding signal is sent, the file is displayed on the display device of the portable slave unit.
A facsimile apparatus which displays a message indicating that a facsimile communication suspension process is being performed .