JPH0687574B2 - Pseudo bell sound control device for facsimile etc. - Google Patents

Description

Description: TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a device for emitting a pseudo bell sound in response to a ringing bell sound, for example, a facsimile machine with an attached telephone.

(Prior Art) Conventionally, like a facsimile machine equipped with an attached telephone,
When there is a call from the calling side, if the called side fax machine is in the automatic reception mode, the calling side will say, "I am calling now. Please wait for the telephone. Send the fax. Please press the button. ”, And then send a digital identification signal (DI
S) is sent and a pseudo bell sound is emitted by a facsimile machine during that time, and a device for making a pseudo bell sound is known.

The pseudo bell sound is a specific pattern built in a device such as a facsimile machine, and is fixed such as sound for 1 second and silence for 2 seconds. On the other hand, the pattern of ringing from the exchange is not constant in each country. For example, in Japan, there is 1 second sound, 2 seconds silence, America,
In Canada, it has 2 seconds of sound and 4 seconds of silence, in France it has 3 seconds of sound and 3 seconds of silence, but depending on the region, it has 1.5 seconds of sound and 3.5 seconds of silence, and in Poland it is 1 second of sound.
Various such as sound with seconds, silence for 4 seconds, and so on.

Those using a telephone are accustomed to the ringing ringing pattern of a ringing sound, so that it feels strange when the pseudo bell sound of a facsimile machine or the like is different from that pattern. That is, a pattern that repeats faster than a familiar pattern gives a feeling of urgency, and a pattern that repeats slowly gives a feeling of extension. The ratio of sound and silence also affects the feeling of strangeness.

In order to avoid this, it is necessary to set a pseudo-bell sound that corresponds to the ringing bell of the line used, and for export equipment, it must be set in advance to a pattern that corresponds to the country in which it is used. However, from a manufacturing point of view, there is a problem in that the models are diversified.

(Problems to be Solved by the Invention) The present invention has been made in order to solve the above-described problems, and is intended to ring a pseudo bell sound corresponding to a ringing bell sound. It is an object of the present invention to provide a facsimile apparatus having a pseudo bell sound that can cope with various sounds and can also cope with the case where a unique ringing bell sound is used for an extension exchange.

(Means for Solving the Problem) In a device such as a facsimile machine, the present invention relates to a bell sound pattern signal storage unit for storing a pattern of a ringing bell signal at an incoming call, and a pattern stored in the bell sound pattern signal storage unit. It is characterized by having a bell sound control section for creating a pseudo bell sound signal corresponding to the ringing bell sound signal based on the signal.

(Embodiment) FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram for explaining an embodiment of the present invention. In the figure, 1 is a line, 2 is a line control unit, 3 is a modem, 4 is a voice response generation unit for sending out the above-mentioned messages and the like, 5 is RAM, and 6 is a RO for storing programs and fixed information.
Reference numerals M and 7 are a document reading unit, 8 is a printing unit, 9 is a pseudo bell sound control unit, 10 is a sounding body such as a speaker, and 11 is a main control unit (CPU) corresponding to the overall control.

The operation of FIG. 1 will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.
A description will be given together with the signal sequence diagram in the figure. Stepl is on standby. When there is a ringing bell signal, the pattern of the bell signal is stored in the RAM 5 in Step 2. In Step 3, the main control unit creates a pseudo bell sound and instructs the bell sound control unit 9 to
Sounds a pseudo bell sound. At the same time, in Step 4, the voice response generation unit 4 is instructed, and the calling side is given, for example, "I am calling now. Please wait as it is for the telephone. If you are the facsimile, please press the send button." Message 1 is sent to the calling terminal side. Then
In Step 5, the called terminal identification signal (GED) and the digital identification signal (DIS) are sent from the modem 3 to the line 1 via the line control unit 2. After that, in Step 6, if the digital command signal (DCS) as a facsimile is not received from the calling terminal side in the on-hook state, the pseudo bell sound is stopped, and in Step 9, the voice response generation unit 4 is instructed. For example, send a message 2 to the calling terminal side, such as "Sorry. Please call again later."
Next, in Step 10, the digital identification signal (DIS) is sent, and in Step 11, if the digital command signal (DCS) is not received, the process loops from Step 15 to Step 10. If the digital command signal (DCS) is received in Step 11, the facsimile reception procedure is performed in Step 12, then the line is switched to the telephone side (Step 13) and the circuit is disconnected by the disconnection command signal (DCN), and the process ends. (Step14).

The loop of Step10, Step11, and Step15 is timed out when the set time has elapsed, and ends after Step13.

In Step6, if you hear the pseudo-bell sound and pick up the phone belonging to it, move to Step17, stop the ringing of the pseudo-bell sound, and then
At 13 the line is switched to the telephone side and the call is made, after which Step 14 ends. In this call state, if the calling side switches to a facsimile, the call is transferred from the telephone to the facsimile and the facsimile is received, but this flow is not shown.

In Step7, if a facsimile signal is immediately received, the process proceeds to Step16, the pseudo bell sound is stopped and St
At ep12, the facsimile reception procedure is performed, and upon completion of the procedure, the process proceeds to Step 13.

The generation of the pseudo bell sound in Step 3 is performed based on the pattern signal described in RAM5. The pattern signal described in the RAM 5 is data indicating the characteristics of the ringing bell sound received, such as the time of voice and silence, or the shape of the envelope. Based on this data, the pseudo bell sound is determined by controlling the oscillating circuit of the audible frequency provided in the bell sound control unit or by gating the output of the oscillating circuit. Alternatively, the bell sound can be created by using an appropriate means such as controlling an electromagnetically sounding bell.

As shown in the signal sequence diagram of FIG. 4, after the message 1, the call can be received until the time is over, the off-hook waits for the reception of the digital command signal (DCS), and then the message 2 is issued. Sent to the call terminal side,
You may make it shift to Step 13 at the time over.

As an intermediate sequence between FIG. 3 and FIG. 4, after the message 1, the digital identification signal (DIS) is sent 3 to 4 times, then the voice response of the message 2 is performed, and the digital identification signal (DIS) is sent until the time is over. ) Can also be sent.

Although the facsimile has been described as an example, it will be apparent that it can be applied to other devices that generate a pseudo bell sound.

(Effects of the Invention) As is apparent from the above description, according to the present invention, it is possible to store the pattern of the ringing bell sound when an incoming call is received from the exchange and ring the pseudo bell sound according to the pattern. Therefore, even if used anywhere, the pseudo-bell sound will ring in a pattern that is familiar to the user, so that there is an effect that a ringing sound with no discomfort can be provided.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram for explaining one embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a flowchart, and FIGS. 3 and 4 are examples of signal sequences. 1 ... Line, 2 ... Line control unit, 3 ... Modem, 4 ...
Voice response generator, 5 ... RAM, 6 ... ROM, 7 ... original reading unit, 8 ... printing unit, 9 ... pseudo bell sound control unit, 11 ...
… Main controller.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A bell sound pattern signal storage section for storing a pattern of a ringing bell sound signal at the time of an incoming call, and a pseudo bell corresponding to the ringing bell sound signal based on the pattern signal stored in the bell sound pattern signal storage section. A pseudo-bell sound control device in a facsimile machine or the like, which has a bell sound control unit for creating a sound signal.