JP4123698B2 - Communication terminal device - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a communication terminal device such as a facsimile machine with a copying function. More specifically, the recording unit becomes inoperable when recording paper or toner runs out, or when the photosensitive drum has reached the replacement time. The present invention relates to a communication terminal device characterized by the operation at the time.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Conventionally, in a communication terminal device such as a facsimile machine with a copying function, when there is no recording paper or toner, or when the recording unit becomes inoperable, such as when the photosensitive drum has reached the replacement time, that fact Is displayed on the display. Then, based on the display, when the recording paper or toner is replenished by the operator or the photosensitive drum is replaced by a serviceman, the operation of the recording unit becomes possible.
[0003]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
By the way, there are a transmission certificate and a receipt for confirming that the facsimile communication is normally performed with the receiving side. That is, when the FAX transmission is normally performed and the transmission certificate is set to be output, the transmission certificate is recorded on the recording sheet by the facsimile machine on the transmission side. In addition, if the transmission side facsimile apparatus is set to require a receipt and the reception side facsimile apparatus stores the receipt in the image memory, the receipt from the reception side is sent to the transmission side. Received.
[0004]
However, when the recording unit is operable, FAX transmission is performed, and when the copy operation is performed during the FAX transmission and the recording unit becomes inoperable, the transmission certificate and the receipt cannot be recorded. For this reason, if the recording unit becomes inoperable during FAX transmission, it cannot be quickly confirmed whether or not the facsimile communication is normally performed with the receiving side.
[0005]
The present invention has been made paying attention to such problems, and its purpose is communication that can quickly confirm the communication result even when the recording unit becomes inoperable during transmission. It is to provide a terminal device.
[0006]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to achieve the above object, according to the first aspect of the present invention, communication means for closing and opening a line connected to the exchange , notification means for notifying the communication result, and recording the communication result on a recording sheet. And a recording means that, when the recording means is inoperable, closes the line to the communication means to make the exchange recognize that the communication terminal device is in use, and disables the incoming call. And a control means for enabling transmission by closing the line once and then closing it, and informing the notification means of the communication result obtained by transmission.
[0007]
According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the communication terminal device according to the first aspect of the present invention, the communication terminal device includes a storage unit that stores a communication result, and the control unit stores the communication result in the storage unit.
According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the communication terminal apparatus according to the second aspect, when the recording unit becomes operable, the control unit reads the communication result from the storage unit and sends the communication result to the recording unit. To record.
[0008]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, an embodiment in which a communication terminal apparatus according to the present invention is embodied as a facsimile apparatus with a copying function will be described with reference to the drawings.
[0009]
As shown in FIG. 1, the facsimile machine 1 with a copying function includes an MPU 10, ROM 20, RAM 30, reading unit 40, recording unit 50, operation unit 60, display unit 70, image memory 80, codec 90, modem 100, and NCU 110. The units 10 to 110 are connected to each other via the bus 120.
[0010]
The MPU 10 controls each unit constituting the facsimile machine 1 with a copy function. The ROM 20 stores various programs for controlling the facsimile machine 1 with a copying function. The RAM 30 stores various information related to the facsimile machine 1 with a copying function. The RAM 30 stores a transmission certificate and an error message.
[0011]
The reading unit 40 reads an image on a document line by line, binarizes image data of the read image, and sequentially outputs the binarized image data for one line to the codec 90.
[0012]
The recording unit 50 is composed of an electrophotographic printer, and records the received image data on the recording paper in the FAX operation and the image data read by the reading unit 40 in the copying operation. The recording unit 50 records the communication result of the transmission certificate, receipt, and error message on a recording sheet. Further, the recording unit 50 includes a recording paper sensor 51, a toner sensor 52, and a drum sensor 53. The recording paper sensor 51 detects the presence or absence of recording paper stored in the recording paper cassette, and outputs a detection signal to the MPU 10. The toner sensor 52 detects the presence or absence of toner contained in the toner case, and outputs a detection signal to the MPU 10. The drum sensor 53 detects the rotation of the photosensitive drum and outputs a detection signal to the MPU 10. The MPU 10 calculates the total rotation time of the photosensitive drum based on the detection signal from the drum sensor 53, and determines whether or not the photosensitive drum has reached the replacement time.
[0013]
The operation unit 60 includes various operation keys such as a FAX / copy key 61, a shortening / phone book key 62, a one-touch key 63, a ten key (including * and # keys) 64, a start key 65, and a setting key 66. The FAX / copy key 61 is for setting the FAX mode or the copy mode. The abbreviated / phone book key 62 is used for designating a telephone number (including a FAX number) of a destination registered in advance by a shortened number, and searching for a destination registered in advance in the telephone book. This is for specifying a telephone number. The one-touch key 63 is for designating a pre-registered partner with one touch. The numeric keypad 64 is used to input the telephone number of the other party or the number of copies. The start key 65 is used to start a reading operation of a FAX transmission original or a copy original. The setting key 66 is used to set a transmission reservation for reserving the transmission date and time, a setting for creating a transmission certificate, and a setting for requesting a receipt from the communication terminal device on the receiving side.
[0014]
A display unit 70 formed of an LCD or the like displays various information such as the operating state of the facsimile apparatus 1 with a copying function. The display unit 70 displays a transmission certificate, a receipt, and an error message.
[0015]
The image memory 80 temporarily stores received image data and image data of an image read by the reading unit 40. Further, the image memory 80 stores a receipt generated by the receiving communication terminal device. The codec 90 encodes (encodes) the image data input from the reading unit 40 by band compression according to the MH, MR, MMR, JBIG method or the like for transmission. The codec 90 decodes (decodes) the received image data.
[0016]
The modem 100 is an ITU-T recommendation T.30. 30 based on the facsimile transmission control procedure according to 17, V. 27ter, V.L. Modulates and demodulates transmission / reception data according to 29. The NCU 110 has functions for closing and opening the telephone line L and detecting the transmission and reception of dial signals corresponding to the telephone number of the other party.
[0017]
Next, the configuration of the NCU 110 will be described.
As shown in FIG. 2, the modem 100 is connected to a telephone line L (L1, L2) via a transformer 111. The CML relay 112 is disposed between the telephone line L and the modem 100, and closes and opens the telephone line L under the control of the relay control unit 113. The telephone line L forms a DC loop via the modem 100 when the telephone line L is closed, and opens the DC loop when the telephone line L is opened. The dial signal generation circuit 114 is disposed between the transformer 111 and the CML relay 112 and generates a dial signal under the control of the relay control unit 113.
[0018]
The call signal detection circuit 115 is connected to the telephone line L, detects a 16 [Hz] call signal on the telephone line L, and outputs the detection signal to the MPU 10. The first and second off-hook detection circuits 116 and 117 detect off-hooks (a state in which the handset is picked up) of the attached telephone 131 and the child telephone 132, respectively, and output detection signals to the MPU 10.
[0019]
The first and second relays 118 and 119 are provided to connect the auxiliary telephone 131 and the sub telephone 132 to the telephone line L, respectively. The relay control unit 113 controls the CML relay 112, the dial signal generation circuit 114, and the first and second relays 118 and 119 based on control from the MPU 10.
[0020]
Next, the operation of the facsimile apparatus 1 with a copy function when the recording unit 50 is inoperable will be described with reference to the flowcharts shown in FIGS. This operation is executed under the control of the MPU 10 based on a program stored in the ROM 20.
[0021]
In step S1, the presence / absence of recording paper is determined based on the detection signal from the recording paper sensor 51. If there is no recording paper, the process proceeds to step S6. On the other hand, if there is a recording sheet, the process proceeds to step S2.
[0022]
In step S2, the presence or absence of toner is determined based on the detection signal from the toner sensor 52. If there is no toner, the process proceeds to step S6. On the other hand, if there is toner, the process proceeds to step S3.
[0023]
In step S3, based on the detection signal from the drum sensor 53, it is determined whether or not the photosensitive drum has reached the replacement time. If the photosensitive drum has reached the replacement time, the process proceeds to step S6. On the other hand, when the photosensitive drum has not reached the replacement time, the process proceeds to step S4.
[0024]
In step S4, it is determined whether there is an incoming call by facsimile communication based on the CNG signal. If there is an incoming call, the process proceeds to step S5. When a CNG signal indicating that the apparatus is a facsimile apparatus is transmitted from the other party and facsimile communication based on the facsimile transmission control procedure is started, in step S5, image data is received, and the received image data is received. Recording is performed on the recording paper by the recording unit 50, and the process proceeds to step S1. That is, when there is recording paper and toner, and the photosensitive drum has not reached the replacement time, the processes in steps S1 to S5 are repeated. On the other hand, if there is no incoming call, the process proceeds to step S28 shown in FIG.
[0025]
If the recording unit 50 becomes inoperable when there is no recording paper or toner, or when the photosensitive drum has reached the replacement time, in step S6, the telephone line L is closed to the CML relay 112. Let That is, when the recording unit 50 is inoperable, the image data cannot be immediately recorded by the recording unit 50. For this reason, when the recording unit 50 is inoperable, the telephone line L is closed in order to prevent incoming calls by facsimile communication.
[0026]
In this state, the transmission original is placed on the reading unit 40 by the sender, and the FAX number of the other party is input by the ten key 64, or the other party is designated by the abbreviated / phone book key 62 or the one-touch key 63. Then, the MPU 10 stores the destination FAX number in the RAM 30.
[0027]
In step S7, it is determined whether or not the setting key 66 has been pressed by the sender to reserve the transmission date and time. When the setting key 66 is pressed, the process proceeds to step S8. On the other hand, if the setting key 66 is not pressed, the process proceeds to step S9.
[0028]
In step S8, the process waits until the transmission reservation setting is completed. Specifically, the transmission reservation setting includes “transmission date / time”, “facsimile FAX number”, “fax type such as confidential or broadcast”, and the like. When the transmission reservation setting is completed, the process proceeds to step S9. That is, when the content of the transmission reservation is input from the ten key 64 or the like by the sender, the MPU 10 stores the content of the transmission reservation in the RAM 30.
[0029]
In step S9, the process waits until the sender presses the start key 65. If the start key 65 is pressed, the process proceeds to step S10. When the transmission document is removed or when the start key 65 is not pressed within a predetermined time, the transmission date and time set in step S8 is cleared and the process returns to step S1.
[0030]
In step S 10, the image on the transmission original is read by the reading unit 40 and the image data of the image is stored in the image memory 80.
In step S11 shown in FIG. 4, the telephone line L is opened by the CML relay 112. That is, when the transmission original is placed by the sender, the other party is specified, the transmission reservation is set, and the start key 65 is pressed, and when the reserved transmission date and time is reached, the CML relay 112 makes the telephone line L open. On the other hand, if the setting key 66 is not pressed by the sender in step S7 and the start key 65 is pressed, it is determined that transmission is immediate, and the CML relay 112 is made to open the telephone line L.
[0031]
In step S12, the telephone line L is opened by the CML relay 112 and waits for one second. That is, when the telephone line L is closed for a long time, the exchange recognizes that the facsimile apparatus 1 with a copying function is using the telephone line L, and thereafter transmits a dial signal from the dial signal generation circuit 114. Not accepting. Therefore, the telephone line L is opened to the CML relay 112 for 1 second.
[0032]
In step S13, the telephone line L is closed again by the CML relay 112.
In step S14, the destination FAX number is read from the RAM 30, and a dial signal corresponding to the FAX number is sent from the dial signal generation circuit 114 to the telephone line L.
[0033]
In step S15, the image data is read from the image memory 80, and FAX transmission of the image data is started.
In step S16, it is determined whether or not a transmission error has occurred. If no transmission error has occurred, that is, if FAX transmission has been completed normally, the process proceeds to step S17. On the other hand, if the MCF signal that is the response signal of the DIS signal, the MPS signal, or the MOP signal that is the response signal of the EOP signal is not transmitted from the facsimile machine of the other party during the facsimile transmission control procedure, a transmission error occurs. Is determined, and the process proceeds to step S25.
[0034]
In step S17, based on the setting of the setting key 66, it is determined whether or not a receipt is requested from the counterpart facsimile machine. If no receipt is requested, the process proceeds to step S18. On the other hand, when requesting a receipt, the process proceeds to step S22.
[0035]
In step S18, the telephone line L is opened by the CML relay 112.
In step S19, based on the setting of the setting key 66, it is determined whether or not to create a transmission certificate. When creating a transmission certificate, the process proceeds to step S20. On the other hand, if a transmission certificate is not created, this process is terminated.
[0036]
In step S <b> 20, a transmission certificate composed of items of transmission date / time, destination name, destination FAX number, and number of transmissions is created as text data and displayed on the display unit 70. That is, the ROM 20 stores an editor viewer program for displaying text data.
[0037]
In step S21, the transmission certificate created in step S20 is stored in the RAM 30, and this process ends.
If a receipt is requested in step S17, a receipt consisting of image data is created in the destination facsimile machine in step S22. Then, the MPU 10 performs so-called turnaround polling in which the facsimile device 1 with a copy function that has been the transmission side is the reception side, and the counterpart facsimile device that has been the reception side is the transmission side. That is, the MPU 10 receives the receipt created by the facsimile machine of the other party that is the transmission side, and displays it on the display unit 70. That is, the ROM 20 stores a viewer program for displaying image data. Even when the recording unit 50 is inoperable, a receipt is received and displayed on the display unit 70 in order to confirm that facsimile communication has been normally performed with the other party.
[0038]
In step S23, the receipt received in step S22 is stored in the image memory 80.
In step S24, the telephone line L is opened by the CML relay 112, and this process ends.
[0039]
If a transmission error occurs in step S16, the telephone line L is opened by the CML relay 112 in step S25.
In step S <b> 26, an error message including the transmission date and time, the name of the other party, the FAX number of the other party, the error code, and the number of transmitted pages is created as text data and displayed on the display unit 70.
[0040]
In step S27, the error message created in step S26 is stored in the RAM 30, and this process ends.
Next, in the case of “NO” in step S4, that is, when the recording paper or toner is replenished by the operator, or the photosensitive drum is replaced by the service person, and the operation of the recording unit 50 becomes possible. Determines whether or not the transmission certificate is stored in the RAM 30 in step S28 shown in FIG. If the transmission certificate is stored in the RAM 30, the process proceeds to step S29. On the other hand, if the transmission certificate is not stored in the RAM 30, the process proceeds to step S30.
[0041]
In step S 29, the transmission certificate is read from the RAM 30, the text data transmission certificate is converted into image data, and the image data is recorded on the recording paper by the recording unit 50.
In step S30, it is determined whether a receipt is stored in the image memory 80 or not. When the receipt is stored in the image memory 80, the process proceeds to step S31. On the other hand, if the receipt is not stored in the image memory 80, the process proceeds to step S32.
[0042]
In step S31, the receipt is read from the image memory 80, and the receipt is recorded on the recording paper by the recording unit 50.
In step S32, it is determined whether or not an error message is stored in the RAM 30. If an error message is stored in the RAM 30, the process proceeds to step S33. On the other hand, if no error message is stored in the RAM 30, this process is terminated.
[0043]
In step S33, the error message is read from the RAM 30, the error message of the text data is converted into image data, and the image data is recorded on the recording paper by the recording unit 50.
[0044]
As described above, according to the present embodiment, the following operations and effects can be obtained.
(1) When the FAX transmission is normally completed, a transmission certificate is created based on the setting of the setting key 66, and a receipt from the facsimile machine on the receiving side is received. On the other hand, when a transmission error occurs, an error message is created. Then, a transmission certificate, a receipt or an error message is displayed on the display unit 70. Therefore, even when the recording unit 50 becomes inoperable during FAX transmission, the communication result of the transmission certificate, receipt or error message can be quickly confirmed on the display unit 70.
[0045]
(2) In addition, a transmission certificate and an error message are stored in the RAM 30 and a receipt is stored in the image memory 80. A transmission certificate, receipt, or error message is recorded by the recording unit 50 when the recording unit 50 becomes operable. For this reason, even if these communication results cannot be confirmed on the display unit 70, they can be confirmed by recording on the recording paper. Therefore, these communication results can be confirmed reliably.
[0046]
(3) The transmission certificate and the error message are created with text data having a smaller storage area than the image data and stored in the RAM 30. For this reason, the storage area of the RAM 30 may be smaller than in the case where image data is stored. Therefore, it is possible to cope with the case where it is necessary to store many transmission certificates and error messages in the RAM 30 because the recording unit 50 has been in an inoperable state for a long time, and the RAM 30 can be used effectively.
[0047]
(4) A receipt is received by turnaround polling in order to confirm that facsimile communication has been normally performed with the receiving side. For this reason, the transmission side bears the communication fee. Therefore, no communication fee is charged on the receiving side.
[0048]
In addition, the said embodiment can also be changed and actualized as follows.
In the above-described embodiment, the transmission certificate and the error message are generated as text data and stored in the RAM 30. However, the transmission certificate and the error message may be generated as image data and stored in the image memory 80. With this configuration, unlike the above-described embodiment, it is not necessary to convert text data to image data, so that a transmission certificate and an error message can be quickly recorded.
[0049]
In the above-described embodiment, the communication terminal device is embodied in the facsimile apparatus 1 with a copy function. However, the communication terminal apparatus may be embodied in a communication terminal device such as a simple facsimile apparatus that does not have a copy function.
[0050]
In the embodiment, the transmission certificate, the receipt, and the error message are displayed on the display unit 70. However, as shown by a broken line in FIG. 1, a ringing unit 140 that notifies the communication result by a voice message is provided. The communication result may be notified by voice.
[0051]
When the transmission certificate, receipt, and error message are displayed on the display unit 70, when a predetermined key (for example, clear key) is pressed, these communication results may not be recorded on the recording paper. That is, you may invalidate so that it may not be recorded. With this configuration, when the communication result is confirmed on the display unit 70 by the sender, the communication result is not recorded on the recording paper. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the recording paper from being wasted.
[0052]
In addition, when a transmission certificate, a receipt, and an error message are displayed on the display unit 70, when a predetermined key (for example, a clear key) is pressed, these communication results are deleted from the RAM 30 or the image memory 80. It may be configured. With this configuration, a free area in the RAM 30 or the image memory 80 can be quickly secured.
[0053]
In place of the drum sensor 53 that detects the rotation of the photosensitive drum, it is determined whether it is time to replace the photosensitive drum based on the driving time of the motor for rotating the photosensitive drum. Also good.
[0054]
Furthermore, technical ideas other than the claims ascertained from the embodiment and the like are described below together with their effects.
[1] The communication terminal device according to claim 3, further comprising invalidating means for invalidating recording of the communication result by the recording means, wherein the control means is operated based on the notification of the notifying means. In this case, a communication terminal apparatus that does not cause the recording means to record the communication result. With this configuration, it is possible to prevent the recording paper from being wasted.
[0055]
[2] In the communication terminal device according to [1], the control unit deletes the communication result stored in the storage unit when the invalidation unit is operated based on the notification from the notification unit. apparatus. With this configuration, an empty area of the storage unit can be quickly secured.
[0056]
【The invention's effect】
According to the invention described in any one of claims 1 to 3, the communication result can be quickly confirmed even when the recording unit becomes inoperable during transmission.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a facsimile machine with a copy function.
FIG. 2 is a schematic electric circuit diagram showing the configuration of the NCU.
FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing the operation of the facsimile machine with a copying function when the recording unit cannot operate.
FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing the operation of the facsimile machine with a copy function when the recording unit cannot operate.
FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing the operation of the facsimile machine with a copy function when the recording unit cannot operate.
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Facsimile apparatus with a copy function as a communication terminal apparatus, 10 ... MPU which comprises a control means, 20 ... ROM which comprises a control means, 30 ... RAM as a memory | storage means which comprises a control means, 50 ... As a recording means Recording unit 70... Display unit as notification means, 80... Image memory as storage means, 110... NCU as communication means 130, Ringing section as notification means, L.

Claims (3)

Communication means for closing and opening a line connected to the exchange, notification means for informing the communication result, recording means for recording the communication result on recording paper, and when the recording means is inoperable , In order to recognize that the communication terminal device is in use, the communication means closes the line to disable incoming calls, and when making a call, the communication means once opens the line and then closes the line to enable transmission. And a control means for notifying the notification means of the communication result obtained by transmission. The communication terminal apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a storage unit that stores a communication result, wherein the control unit stores the communication result in the storage unit. 3. The communication terminal apparatus according to claim 2, wherein when the recording unit becomes operable, the control unit reads the communication result from the storage unit and causes the recording unit to record the communication result.

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