JPH02108366A - Facsimile equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To inform of the contents of a polling requesting signal from a transmission station stored in a waiting condition and to secure the transmission of an original and the like by sending an unable to record signal when recording is unable, receiving a polling request signal transmitted from a transmission station with receiving the unable to record signal and making a telephone line into a waiting condition. CONSTITUTION:While printing is not performed at a recording part 4 connected to a central control unit 9 by the detecting part of facsimile equipment, when a calling signal is received from a transmission station, the telephone line is connected by a network control part 1. At this time, the information whether recording can be executed or cannot be executed, the reception number of the reception station, the paper size, etc., are transmitted to a transmission station. Next, the reception station waits until a holding signal, which becomes a waiting condition, is received, and when holding information is received, respective telephone lines with transmission and reception stations are connected. While the reception station waits, the central office number, the polling time are set by the transmission station, the telephone number is made into a TSI signal, others are made into NSS signals and sent from the transmission station.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION (Field of Industrial Application) The present invention relates to an improvement in a facsimile machine having a polling function.

[Conventional technology]

In a conventional facsimile machine, if an attempt is made to send a document to a receiving station and the receiving station does not have recording paper, the receiving station enters a manual reception state and waits for a dial from the transmitting station. Also, if the message cannot be sent even if you redial,
The transmitting station had to send a message when the receiving station set the recording paper.

[Problem to be solved by the invention]

However, the facsimile apparatus described above has the disadvantage that if a document cannot be sent from the transmitting station to the receiving station, the facsimile apparatus must contact the other party to set recording paper and then resend the document, making the operation complicated.

Also, if the transmitting station requests the receiving station to perform polling reception when transmission is not possible, and the document for polling transmission is set at the transmitting station, it is unknown when the receiving station will make a polling request. There is also the drawback that you cannot send manuscripts.

An object of the present invention is to provide a facsimile device that can efficiently send a document, etc. to a receiving station by setting the document at a specified time and having the receiving station perform polling reception when the document cannot be transmitted. purpose.

(Means for Solving the Problems) According to claim 1 of the present invention, in a facsimile machine that receives a document from a transmitting station by polling operation and prints an image, there is provided a transmitting means for transmitting a recordable signal when recording is not possible; standby means for receiving a hold signal transmitted from the transmitting station in response to the recorded Komachi signal and placing the telephone line in a standby state;
The apparatus includes a storage section that stores a polling request signal transmitted from the transmitting station during the standby state, and a notification section that notifies the content of the polling request signal.

Further, in claim 2, in a facsimile apparatus that transmits an image signal in response to a polling request from a receiving station, a holding signal is provided for transmitting a holding signal to the receiving station when a recording disable signal is received from the receiving station. The apparatus includes a transmitting means, and a transmitting means for transmitting a polling request signal after transmitting the suspension signal.

[Effect]

According to the facsimile apparatus having the structure of claim 1, when recording cannot be performed, a recording disable signal is transmitted to the transmitting station, and when a hold signal is subsequently received from the transmitting station, the receiving station enters a standby state, and during this standby When a polling operation request is received from the transmitting station, the standby state is canceled, the contents of the request are stored, and the operator is notified.

Furthermore, according to the facsimile device configured as Request IEi2, when it receives a record disable signal indicating that recording cannot be performed from the receiving station, it transmits a hold signal to the receiving station, and after transmitting this hold signal, Sends a request for polling operation.

(Embodiment) FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of a receiving station of a facsimile apparatus according to the present invention.

The facsimile machine of this receiving station includes a network control unit 1,
-1-dem8112, read l! 1II3, a recording section 4, a storage section 5, an operation section 6, a mechanism section 1, a notification section 8, and a central control section 9.

The network control section 1 connects the telephone line to the apparatus when a calling signal is received, and releases the telephone line from the apparatus when the communication is completed. In addition, the network system t[1 section 1 is provided with a transmitting means for transmitting a recording Komachi signal to the transmitting station when the receiving station is unable to record. The modem unit 2 modulates the transmission signal from this device and transmits it to the telephone line via the network control unit 1.
It is used to convert the received signal from the telephone line to I[llI.

The recording section 4 prints the received image signal on recording paper or the like. The storage unit 5 stores received polling request signals, image signals, and the like. The operating unit 6 is for operating the tree@kasumi from the outside.

The mechanism section 7 is for driving the reading section 3 and the recording section 4. In addition, the mechanism section 7 is equipped with a set of photographic paper, etc.
Alternatively, a detection means is provided for detecting whether or not a set cover for photographic paper or the like is opened or closed to detect whether printing can be performed in the recording section 4. The notification section 8 consists of a buzzer, a display device, and the like.

The central control unit 9 includes a network control unit 1, a modem unit 2, a reading unit 3, a recording unit 4, a storage unit 5, a mechanism unit 7, and a notification unit 8.
It controls the The central control unit 9 also includes a standby means 91 that receives a hold signal from the transmitting station and puts the receiving station in a standby state.

Note that the reading section 3 reads a document or the like as an image signal and outputs it to the central control section 9.

Next, regarding the operation of this receiving station,
This will be explained with reference to FIG. 3, which shows the transmission and reception relationship between the receiver station and the transmitter station.

First, a state in which printing cannot be performed in the recording unit 4 due to the detection means,
That is, when a calling signal is received from the transmitting station in step S1 in a state where it is detected that no photographic paper or the like is set and recording is impossible, the network control unit 1 disconnects the telephone line from the actual telephone line in step S2. connected to the device. Then, in step S3, the information indicating whether the state is recordable or not recordable (recording disabled @), the telephone number of the main receiving station, the paper size, etc. are the NSF signal, C8
It is transmitted to the transmitting station as an I signal and a DIS signal.

Next, in step S4, the main receiving station waits until a hold signal is received to put it in a standby state (step S4).
(No) When the hold signal is received (YES in step S4), the telephone line between the main receiving station and the first distribution/transmitting station remains connected and stands by.

Then, while the main receiving station is on standby, the telephone number and polling time are set at the transmitting station, and the setting data is
One signal is sent as a TSI signal and the other as an NSS signal from the transmitting station. Note that there is no need to reset the telephone number if it has been previously set and registered at the transmitting station.

The main receiving station indicates the telephone number of the transmitting station and the time information (polling request signal) for transmitting the polling instruction signal to the main sending station [continues until the Sl signal and the NSS signal are received (No in step S5) .

When the above TSIS1 signal is received (YES in step S5)
S) In step Ss, the contents of this polling request signal are stored in the storage unit 5, and subsequently in step S7, a confirmation signal is transmitted to notify the transmitting station that the polling request signal has been received. Note that this polling request signal is a signal sent to instruct the transmitting station to issue a polling request at a specified time.

Next, when a tDCN signal indicating the end of communication is received from the transmitting station, the telephone line is released from the device in step S8, and in step S9, a notification indicating that recording is not possible and a polling request signal is received. The contents are notified to the operator of the receiving station via the notification section 8. In addition, the notification section 8
When a plurality of polling request signals are received, the items are sorted and displayed in descending order of the time specified by these polling request signals, that is, the earliest specified time of the polling instruction signal.

Note that by sorting and displaying the information in the above-mentioned order of time, it is possible to prevent the operator from performing a polling operation late in time and not being able to receive documents or the like.

Based on this notification, the operator adjusts the state to a recordable state and performs an operation to issue a polling instruction.

Note that in step S4, the system waits in step S4 until the hold signal is received; however, for example, N S F
If the hold signal is not received within a predetermined time after transmitting the signal, etc., the telephone line is opened in step S8 without performing the processing in steps S5 to S7, and then the hold signal is sent to the operator in step S9. It may be possible to notify that the message is not received. Further, in step S5, similarly to the above, if an LSI signal etc. is not received within a predetermined time, steps Ss and 87 are not performed, and after the telephone line is released in step S8, the operator It may also be possible to notify that fact.

Next, an embodiment of a transmitting station of a facsimile apparatus according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. In addition, in the figure, the same numbers as in FIG. 1 indicate the same items.

The facsimile device of this transmitting station includes a network control unit 1,
It consists of a modem section 2, a reading section 3, a recording section 4, a storage section 51, an operation section 6, a mechanism section 7, and a central control section 10.

The network control unit 1 includes a hold signal transmitting means for receiving a recording failure signal from a receiving station and transmitting a hold W4 signal to the receiving station, and a transmitting means for transmitting a polling request signal to the receiving station. .

The storage unit 51 stores the contents of the polling request signal, the image signal read by the reading unit 3, and the like.

The central control unit 10 includes a network control unit 1, a modem unit 2,
It controls the reading section 3, the recording section 4, the storage section 51, and the mechanism section 7.

Next, the operation of this transmitting station will be explained using the flowchart shown in FIG.

First, in step S21, a telephone line is connected to this device,
At step 822, the paging signal is transmitted to the receiving station. Then, in step S23, whether the receiving station is in a recordable state or not,
Or an NSF signal indicating that recording is not possible, etc., C8
It waits until the I signal and DIS signal are received (No in step S23).

When the above-mentioned NSF signal etc. is received, it is determined in step S23 that
ES), it is determined in step 824 whether the receiving station is recordable, and if it is in the recordable state, step 825 is performed.
The original is sent to the receiving station.

-On the other hand, if the recording is not possible, a hold signal is sent in step S26 to put the receiving station's telephone line on standby. Next, in step S27, the operator of the main transmitting station sets the telephone number of the main transmitting station and the time for transmitting the polling instruction signal to the main transmitting station, and these are sent as polling request signals to the ``SL signal and the NSS signal.'' and sent.

Then, it waits until a confirmation signal is received in step 8211 (No in step 82a), and when the confirmation signal is received (YES in step 8211), it waits in step 82.
A DCN signal is sent at 9 and the telephone line is released at step 830.

Thereafter, when the transmitting station receives the polling instruction signal transmitted based on the polling request signal, it starts a polling operation and sends an image signal to the receiving station.

Note that in step S23, the process waits until the NSF signal or the like is received, but for example, if the NS signal or the like is not received within a predetermined time,
The telephone line may be opened in step 330 without performing steps 324 to S29. Further, in step S2a, as described above, if the confirmation signal is not received within the predetermined time, step S29
The telephone line may be opened in step 330 without performing this process.

In this way, in the present invention, when the receiving station is in a recording disabled state, the receiving station receives the polling request signal from the transmitting station, so that the receiving station receives the polling request signal based on this polling request signal. By transmitting a polling instruction signal to the transmitting station at a designated time and setting the original, etc. at the designated time, the transmitting station can perform the polling operation by the receiving station.

(Effects of the Invention) According to the present invention, when the receiving station is in a state in which recording is not possible, the receiving station waits with the telephone line connected in order to receive a polling request signal from the transmitting station, and when the receiving station receives the polling request signal. , the contents are notified and the operator performs the polling operation at the specified time. Therefore, the transmitting station only needs to set the original at the time specified by itself, and at other times, the transmitting station can transmit other lli, etc. to other receiving stations, making it possible to use facsimile equipment efficiently. In addition, it is possible to reliably transmit manuscripts, etc.

In addition, since the contents of the polling request signal are notified to the operator of the receiving station, the operator can check the transmitting station and cancel polling if there is an unnecessary document, etc., thereby reducing communication costs. This allows you to reduce the waste of photographic paper.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a receiving station of a facsimile apparatus according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing the operation of the block diagram of FIG. 1, and FIG. FIG. 4 is a block diagram of the transmitting station of the facsimile apparatus according to the present invention, and FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing the operation of the block diagram of FIG. 4. 5...Storage unit, 8...Notification unit, 9.10...Central control unit, 91...Standby means. Patent applicant: San [Kuchi Kogyo Co., Ltd. Agent]
Patent Attorney Etsushi Kotani Patent Attorney Chief 1) Masamukai Patent Attorney Takao Ito

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] 1. In a facsimile machine that receives a document from a transmitting station by polling operation and prints an image, a transmitting means transmits a recordable signal when recording is not possible, and a transmitting means for transmitting a recordable signal to the transmitting station upon receiving the recordable signal. a standby means for receiving a hold signal transmitted from the station and placing the telephone line in a standby state; a storage section for storing a polling request signal transmitted from the transmitting station during the standby state; 1. A facsimile device comprising: a notification section that provides notification. 2. In a facsimile device that transmits an image signal in response to a polling request from a receiving station, a holding signal transmitting means that sends a holding signal to the receiving station when a record disable signal is received from the receiving station; 1. A facsimile device comprising a transmitting means for transmitting a polling request signal after transmitting the signal.