JPH0242861A - Facsimile equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To attain the reception of a FAX signal without providing a FAX equipment by converting the FAX signal to a video signal through an adapter and outputting the signal to a diffused television receiver and a video tape recorder. CONSTITUTION:When an incoming call is given from the FAX equipment in a transmitting side through a telephone line, the bell of a subscriber telephone set 1 rings and a user hooks off a handset and an adapter 2 is connected. Through the adapter to convert the picture of the FAX to the video signal, when the user is at home, the user inputs the power source of a television receiver 3 and the document of the FAX is projected on a screen. When the user goes out, presence-absence in the adapter 2 is switched in advance when the user goes out. Then, a video tape recorder 4 is set to an absence recording condition. Thus, the video signal from the adapter 2 is recorded to a video tape. In the case of FAX transmission, a transmitting original is recorded to the video tape by a video camera and transmitted through the adapter 2 and the telephone line.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to a facsimile device that transmits and receives facsimile signals using a telephone line.

[Conventional technology]

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of an example of a conventional facsimile machine.

Facsimile transmission document 11 (hereinafter referred to as F) via telephone line
The other device that sent the signal (denoted as AX) is marked F on the recording paper 12.
The AX signal is printed and output to the shelf 13.

[Problem to be solved by the invention]

The conventional facsimile machine described above requires the installation of a dedicated FAX machine, which requires a large amount of space and cost, making it difficult to install in homes where it is not used often, and because it uses recording paper. The drawbacks are that consumption costs and maintenance are time-consuming.

[Means to solve the problem]

The facsimile device of the present invention is connected to a television receiver, a video tape recorder, and a subscriber line, which are popular in households, through a telephone, and converts an image signal from the other party's facsimile device into a video signal. It has a television receiver and an adapter for outputting to a video tape recorder.

〔Example〕

Next, the present invention will be explained with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the configuration of an embodiment of the present invention.

When a call is received from the sender's fax machine via the telephone line,
When the subscriber phone 1 rings, the operator hooks off and connects the adapter 2, which converts the fax image signal into a video signal.If the operator is at home, the operator turns on the power to the television receiver 3. and copy the fax document on the screen.

In addition, when you are away from home, you can switch the adapter 2 from home to away when you go out, and set the video tape recorder 4 to the recording state when you are away.
The video signal from is recorded on video tape.

In order to send a fax, the document to be sent can be recorded on a video tape using a video camera, and sent via the adapter 2 to the other party's fax machine via a telephone line.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As explained above, the present invention utilizes an adapter that converts FAX signals from televisions, video tape recorders, and subscriber telephone lines, which are widely used in ordinary households, into video signals, thereby replacing the equipment of conventional expensive FAX machines. This method has the effect of eliminating the burden of costs, and since it can be used repeatedly by recording on videotape, recording paper is not required and costs can be reduced.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the configuration of an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing an example of a conventional facsimile machine. 1... Subscriber telephone, 2... Adapter, 3... Television receiver, 4... Video tape recorder.

Claims (1)

[Claims] A television receiver and a video tape recorder, which are common in ordinary homes, are connected to a subscriber line via a telephone, and the image signal from the other party's facsimile device is converted into a video signal and output to the television receiver and video tape recorder. A facsimile device characterized in that it has an adapter.