JPH0225312B2 - - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION (a) Field of Industrial Application The present invention relates to a facsimile device that performs a specified operation at a specified time.

(b) Prior Art Recent facsimile devices have a built-in clock function and timer function, and are configured to perform a specified operation, such as transmission or boring reception, at a specified time (for example, JP-A-58 −
(See Publication No. 64865).

(c) Problems to be solved by the invention In conventional devices of this type, the clock function described above is usually
A clock that is reset in units of hours is used, and whether or not the specified time has been reached is determined by determining whether the time indicated by the clock function is greater than the pre-specified time. .

For this reason, for example, if you make a timer reservation at 22:00 to perform a transmission at 3:00 the next day, the problem arises that at this point, the specified operation will be performed because "22:00 >3:00". .

One possible way to solve this problem is to add a function that can count up to the month and day to the clock function, and also to allow the specified time to be entered up to the month and day, but such a method would require a complicated configuration and increase the cost. There was the problem of high prices. Further, the above-mentioned timer reservation function is originally intended for communication late at night when telephone charges are low. Therefore, as a clock function, it is sufficient to be able to count 24 hours in a day.

(d) Means for Solving the Problems The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and its structural features include a keyboard for inputting specified time and specified operation mode, etc., and a keyboard for generating a current time signal. a clock circuit that is reset at every predetermined unit time, and a memory means that stores the designated time input from the keyboard, the designated operation mode, and the current time (reference time) output from the clock circuit when the designated time is input. and control means for controlling the start of an operation corresponding to the specified operation mode stored in the memory means based on the specified time and reference time stored in the memory means and the current time generated by a clock circuit. The control means starts the specified operation when the reference time is greater than the designated time and the current time is less than the reference time and becomes greater than the designated time.

(e) Effect According to such a configuration, even if the clock circuit is capable of counting only 24 hours, it is possible to make a timer reservation extending over the next day.

(f) Examples Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

Reference numeral 1 denotes a well-known facsimile transmitter/receiver section, which is controlled by a control circuit 2 composed of a microprocessor to perform transmission and reception according to a predetermined procedure. 3
is a program memory in which a processing operation program by the control circuit 2 is stored in advance, and the control circuit 2 controls the operation of each part according to the program in the program memory 3. Reference numeral 4 denotes a keyboard consisting of ten keys for inputting a specified time, a telephone number of a contact, etc., and various keys for specifying operations, the output of which is supplied to the control circuit 2. Reference numeral 5 denotes a first memory in which the telephone number of the communication partner inputted from the keyboard 4 is stored, and is configured to store a plurality of telephone numbers. Reference numeral 6 denotes a clock circuit that generates a current time signal, and its output is supplied to the control circuit 2 to read the current time. 7, when the specified time to operate the facsimile device is input from the keyboard 4, the input specified time data, the current time data from the clock circuit 6 at that time (hereinafter referred to as reference time), and specified operation mode data. However, the second memory is stored via the control circuit 2, and the stored data is read by the control circuit 2 as appropriate. Reference numeral 8 denotes a holding power supply circuit consisting of a rechargeable battery, which supplies power to the clock circuit 6, first and second memories 5 and 7, and maintains them in an operating state even during a power outage.

Next, the operation of the present invention having such a configuration will be explained. In the present invention, the operation process is performed in units of 24 hours, with 24 o'clock, that is, midnight as a reference.

First, when a specified operation is to be performed at a specified time, the specified time for the operation is input using the ten keys on the keyboard 4 and is stored in the second memory 7. At this time, the control circuit 2 reads the time output from the clock circuit 6 and stores it in the second memory 7 as a reference time. After completing the input of the specified time, operate the keys on the keyboard 4,
The communication destination and operation mode are input and stored in the second memory 7. For example, as shown in Figure 2 a, the specified time is set to start transmission at 20:00 before midnight.
If the setting is set at 17:00, the second memory 7 stores the data of the specified time of 20:00 and the reference time data of 17:00 at the time of setting, and the first memory 7 stores the data of the designated time of 17:00. Data instructing the address of the memory 5, transmission mode data, etc. are stored. Therefore, when the original to be transmitted is set and the mode is switched to the timer operation mode, the control circuit 2 performs the operation process according to the flowchart shown in FIG. That is, in step 21, the control circuit 2 first reads the current time from the clock circuit 6, compares it with the reference time stored in the second memory 7, and compares it with the reference time stored in the second memory 7.
If more than 24 hours have passed since then due to a power outage or the like, the control circuit 2 performs a reset operation to clear the data stored in the second memory 7. However, if 24 hours have not elapsed, then in step 22, the reference time stored in the second memory 7 is compared with the specified time. In this case, since the standard time of 17:00 is smaller than the designated time of 20:00, the process goes to step 23 and then compares the current time with the designated time. If the current time is between the reference time and the designated time as shown in Figure 2b, the current time is smaller than the designated time, so the current time and the reference time are compared in step 24, and Since it is large, we return to the first step 21 and repeat the above-mentioned timer operation. Therefore, when the specified time is reached, 25
There is no check to see if the device is in receiving mode or in another operation mode such as copying; if it is in some kind of operation, it returns to the first step and waits for the operation to finish. Then, if it is not operating, the specified operation is started immediately, or if it is operating, after the operation is completed, the specified operation is started, and the corresponding telephone number is retrieved from the first memory 5 based on the destination data stored in the second memory 7. Transmission is performed after reading and transmitting. If there is a power outage at the specified time, you will not be able to perform the specified operation even at the specified time, but if the power is restored before midnight as shown in Figure 2 d, the current time will be Since the time is greater than the specified time, when the power is restored, the specified operation is performed from step 25 in the same manner as described above. However, as shown in Figure 2c, if the time when the power is restored is after midnight, the comparison between the current time and the designated time in step 23 shows that the current time is smaller than the designated time of 8:00 p.m. Proceed to step and compare the current time with the reference time. In this case as well, since the current time is smaller than the reference time, the specified operation is performed immediately after the power is restored.

Next, the case where the designated time is set beyond midnight as shown in FIG. 2e will be explained. For example, if polling reception is set at 22:00 to perform polling reception at 1:30, the second memory 7 will contain data at the reference time of 22:00 and the specified time at 1:30.
data, communication destination data, and polling reception mode data are stored. Comparison of the reference time and designated time In step 22, since the designated time is small, the process proceeds to step 26 and compares the current time with the reference time. If the current time is before midnight as shown in FIG. 2f, the current time is greater than the reference time, so the process returns to the first step 21 and continues the timer operation. On the other hand, if it is past midnight, the process proceeds to step 27 and compares the current time with the designated time. At this time, if the current time does not reach the designated time of 1:30 as shown in FIG. 2g, the process returns to the first step and continues the timer operation. Then, when the current time reaches the designated time as shown in FIG. 2h or exceeds the designated time due to a power outage, etc., the designated operation is started when the designated time is reached or at the same time as the power is restored, and polling reception is performed.

(G) Effects of the invention As described above, according to the present invention, for example, a clock circuit can be
Even if the system can only perform 24-hour counting, it is now possible to make timer reservations that span the next day.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the facsimile apparatus of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a time chart for explaining the operation of FIG. 1, and FIG. 3 is a flow chart showing the operation of FIG. 1. 1... Facsimile transmission/reception unit, 2... Control circuit, 3
...program memory, 4...keyboard, 5...first
Memory, 6...Clock circuit, 7...Second memory.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] 1. A keyboard for inputting a specified time and specified operation mode, etc., a clock circuit that generates a current time signal and is reset at every predetermined unit time, and a specified time and specified operation mode input from the keyboard. and memory means for storing the current time (reference time) output from the clock circuit when the designated time is input, and the designated time and reference time stored in the memory means and the current time generated by the clock circuit. control means for controlling the start of the operation corresponding to the specified operation mode stored in the memory means based on the specified operation mode, and the control means controls when the reference time is greater than the specified time, the current time is smaller than the reference time. A facsimile device characterized in that the specified operation is started when the specified time is exceeded.