JPH0817425B2 - Fax machine - Google Patents

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a facsimile apparatus capable of having a conversation with a partner after sending and receiving data.

[Prior Art] Conventionally, when a facsimile apparatus of this type receives an image signal from the other party, the image signal is converted for recording and is printed and displayed on a recording paper by a printer. It is known that a conversation request can be made from the other party by off-hooking the handset when there is a conversation request. When this apparatus is absent, the image signal from the other party can be received and printed by the automatic reception mode, but the conversation request from the other party cannot be responded and remains as it is. Therefore, the other party ends the communication as it is.

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] However, since such a device cannot inform that there is a conversation request from the other party when he is absent, the other party must make a call again, and at that time surely I didn't know if I was at home or not, and in some cases I had to make many phone calls, which was troublesome.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a facsimile apparatus capable of notifying that there is a conversation request from the other party after receiving data and when there is no conversation at that time. To do.

[Means for Solving Problems] The present invention transmits data after transmitting an identification signal via a telephone line at the time of transmission, and enables a conversation request to the other party after the data transmission, and makes a telephone call at the time of reception. Among the received identification signals, a facsimile machine that converts the data received via the line for printing, prints it out by the printer, and responds to the conversation request from the other party using the handset A means for storing at least a signal for identifying the other party's subscriber in the memory, and at least the identification signal stored in the memory is immediately printed out by the printer when the conversation request from the other party does not respond within a preset time. The output control means is provided.

[Operation] In the present invention having such a configuration, in the identification signal transmitted prior to the data transmission from the other party, the signal for identifying the other party subscriber is stored in the memory, and after the data is received, the other party When there is a conversation request from the user and no response is received within a certain period of time, it is judged to be absent, and the identification signal of the other subscriber stored in the memory is immediately printed out by the printer.

Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the appearance, and 1 is a housing. An operation unit 2, a display unit 3, and a document discharge port 4 are provided on an upper surface of the housing 1, a handset 5 and a speaker device 6 are provided on a side portion of the housing 1, and a document insertion guide is provided at a rear portion of the housing. 7 and a document insertion port 8 are provided, and a discharge port 10 for the roll-shaped recording paper 9 is further provided at the front part of the housing 1.

A touch-tone telephone keyboard for the operation unit 2
11, a one-touch type dial button 12, and a facsimile keyboard 13 are provided. In addition, 14 is a power switch.

As shown in FIG. 2, the facsimile keyboard 13 includes an automatic key 13 ₁ , a manual key 13 ₂ and a function key.
13 ₃ , a copy key 13 ₄ , a mode key 13 ₅ , a communication key 13 ₆ and a stop key 13 ₇ are provided.

As shown in FIG. 3, the telephone keyboard 11 is provided with a speaker key 11 ₁ and a pause key 1 ₁ for making a conversation request and the like.
1 ₂ and flash key 11 ₃ are provided.

The display unit 3 is of a liquid crystal type, for example, and is adapted to display a dialed telephone number, time, a necessary message and the like.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing the circuit configuration. Reference numeral 21 is a main processor that constitutes the main body of the control unit, and 22 is an image reading circuit 23 and a printer controlled by the main processor 21.
It is a sub-processor that controls 24.

The image reading circuit 23 optically reads characters and figures written on a document inserted from the document insertion port 8 and converts them into electric signals. The printer 24 performs thermal printing on the recording paper 9 while feeding the recording paper 9.

Further, the main processor 21 includes the operation section 2, the display section 3, a timer and a memory for storing subscriber identification signals such as telephone numbers, a RAM 25 provided with a memory for storing messages, a ROM 26 for storing program data and the like. ,
An image data encoding / decoding circuit 27, a clock circuit 28 for counting date and time, and a character generator 29 are connected.

Further, a facsimile (FA
X) modem 30, DTMF signal detection circuit 3 for detecting DTMF signals
1, telephone circuit 32 is connected.

The telephone circuit 32 is connected to a telephone line through one contact of a switching contact circuit 33. A bell detection circuit 34 is connected to the telephone circuit 32, and when a calling signal is input to the telephone line 32 via the telephone line, it detects it and outputs a detection signal to the main processor 21. Further, the handset 5 and the speaker device 6 are connected to the telephone line 32.

The facsimile modem 30 and the DTMF signal detection circuit 31
Is connected to the telephone line via the other contact of the switching contact circuit 33.

The main processor 21 normally displays the date and time from the clock circuit 28 on the display unit 3.

Further, the main processor 21, for example, when the detection signal of the ringing signal is input from the bell detection circuit 34 in the automatic reception mode, becomes the automatic response state, switches the switching contact circuit 33 from one contact side to the other contact side, and the other party An answer back tone signal of CED signal and DIS signal is transmitted to the side. At this time, the telephone number of the identification signal transmitted from the other party is stored in the RAM 25. Then, the timer provided in the RAM 25 is set to start counting. When a facsimile signal is received from the other side before the timer times out, the timer is reset and facsimile communication processing is performed. This is because the facsimile signal taken in via the facsimile modem 30 is temporarily stored in the RAM 25, then the facsimile signal is decoded by the image data encoding / decoding circuit 27, and the composite signal is supplied to the sub-processor 22. The printer 24 prints it out. Then, when the reception is completed, the switching contact circuit 33 is switched from the other contact side to the one contact side to disconnect the line, and the operation is returned to the normal state.

Further, the main processor 21 particularly performs the process shown in FIG. 5 when there is a conversation request from the other party after the reception of the facsimile signal. First, the speaker device 6 is driven to start generating a ringing tone. Then set the timer.
In this state, it is checked whether the handset 5 is off-hook and a response is received. If there is a response, move directly to the next step. If there is no response before the timer counts 10 seconds, the telephone number and message stored in the RAM 25 and the date and time read from the clock circuit 28 are printed on the recording paper 9 by the printer 24 through the sub processor 22. After displaying, move to the next step.
Furthermore, before the timer counts 10 seconds, the stop key
When the 13 ₇ key is pressed, the conversation request process is stopped and the process proceeds to the next step.

In this embodiment having such a configuration, when a facsimile signal is received in the automatic reception mode, the signal RAM2
Image data encoding / decoding circuit 27 once stored in 5
It is decrypted by and is printed and displayed on the recording paper 9 by the printer 24. Then, when the reception of a series of facsimile signals is completed and subsequently there is a conversation request from the other party, the speaker device 6 is driven to notify. In this state, if the handset 5 goes off-hook within 10 seconds, conversation with the other party becomes possible. When the handset 5 cannot be hooked off within 10 seconds due to absence, the message a stored in the RAM 25, the telephone number b, and the date and time c read from the clock circuit 28 are printed and displayed on the recording paper as shown in FIG. Let

Therefore, when the absentee returns home, by checking the recording paper 9, it is possible to know from whom and when the conversation request was made, and the party who received the conversation request can call the other party. Therefore, the side that has transmitted the conversation request does not have to consider when the absentee will return home, which is a hassle. Further, when absent, the message a, the telephone number b, the date and the time c once stored in the RAM 25 are immediately printed on the recording paper 9 after 10 seconds. Therefore, the area of the RAM 25 for storing these information needs only one communication message. , The required memory capacity is small.

When a conversation request is made from this side to the other party, the speaker key 11 ₁ may be operated. If the stop key 13 ₇ is operated before 10 seconds have elapsed, the conversation request from the other party can be stopped.

[Effects of the Invention] As described in detail above, according to the present invention, there is provided a facsimile apparatus which can immediately notify that there is a conversation request from the other party after receiving data and when there is no conversation at that time. It is possible.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 shows an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the external appearance, FIGS. 2 and 3 are views showing the configuration of an operating portion, FIG. 4 is a block diagram, and FIG. FIG. 6 is a flow chart showing a conversation request receiving process by the main processor, and FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of a recording sheet for notifying that a conversation request has been made. 2 ... Operation part, 5 ... Handset, 9 ... Recording paper, 11
₁ …… Speaker key, 21 …… Main processor, 24 ……
Printer, 25 …… RAM, 26 …… ROM.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. When transmitting, data is transmitted after transmitting an identification signal through a telephone line, and a conversation request can be made to the other party after the data is transmitted. When receiving, data received through the telephone line can be transmitted. In a facsimile machine capable of converting for printing, printing out by a printer, and responding to a conversation request from the other party using a handset, at least a signal for identifying the other party subscriber among the received identification signals Means for storing in the memory, and output control means for causing the printer to immediately print out at least the identification signal stored in the memory when not responding to the conversation request from the other party within a predetermined time set in advance A facsimile device characterized by the above.