JPH03181273A - Automatic dial system for facsimile equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To improve the utilizing efficiency of a facsimile equipment by storing original information into a memory when an opposite terminal equipment is busy, reading the original information in the memory after redialing and sending the information. CONSTITUTION:The system is provide with a dial section 6 provided with a selection signal generating circuit generating a selection signal to call a transmitter receiver and an opposite terminal equipment and with a memory 9 or the like storing plural pages of original information. When the dial section 6 is used to dial the opposite terminal equipment and when no reply comes from the opposite terminal equipment for a prescribed time, the original information is stored in the memory 9 and the dial section 6 applies redialing and when the reply from the opposite terminal equipment comes within a prescribed time, the original information is read from the memory 9 and sent. Thus, when a reply comes from the opposite party at one dialing, the original information is not stored in the memory, and only when redialing is required, the original information is stored in the memory. Thus, the utilizing efficiency of the facsimile equipment is improved.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION (Field of Industrial Application) The present invention relates to a facsimile machine, and more particularly to an automatic dialing system that improves the efficiency of use of the facsimile machine.

(Prior Art) Conventionally, when using this type of facsimile machine to send data using automatic -5° dialing, if there is no response from the other party's terminal after dialing for 30 to 60 seconds, the other party's terminal is busy. The system automatically re-dials and sends a message after a certain period of time. Furthermore, if the other party's terminal is busy even after redialing, redialing is repeated until a certain number of times is reached.

(Problems to be Solved by the Invention) The automatic dialing device of the conventional facsimile machine described above may or may not store document information in advance in a memory.

If you do not store it in memory, the document is sent while being scanned, so if the other party's terminal is busy, the document remains set on the device's document tray without being scanned until it is redialed and transmission begins. Become. Therefore, there is a drawback that it is not possible to send other documents or make copies during that time. For example, if redialing is performed a maximum of five times, the document remains sected to the device for 8 to 11 minutes.

Furthermore, in the case where the original is stored in the memory in advance and transmitted, the above-mentioned disadvantages are not great, but there is also the disadvantage that it takes an extra time to store the original in the memory, regardless of whether redialing is performed or not.

The purpose of the present invention is to eliminate such drawbacks by not storing the original information in the memory when there is a response from the other party for the first time, but storing it in the memory only when it is necessary to dial again. Another object of the present invention is to provide a moving dial system for a facsimile machine that can increase the efficiency of factor counting.

(Means for Solving Problem 11) In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the automatic dialing system of the 7-axis device of the present invention includes a dial section 6 that outputs a selection signal corresponding to a telephone number, and a plurality of pages of manuscript information. In a facsimile machine having a memory 9 for storing minutes, after dialing the other party's terminal using the dial section 6,
When there is no response from the other party's terminal for a certain period of time, the original information is stored in the memory 9 and dialing is performed again using the dial section 6, and when there is a response from the other party's terminal within a certain period of time,
The structure includes a control section that controls reading out and transmitting the document information from the memory 9.

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

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing one embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 1, this embodiment includes a reading section 1 that converts the image information of a document into an electrical signal, and an encoding system that reduces the amount of data by using the correlation of the image information read by the reading section 1. 2, a decoding unit 3 that converts the encoded data sent from the other party's terminal via the telephone line network into the original image information, and a decoding unit 3 that converts the image information restored by the decoding unit 3 onto recording paper. a recording unit 4 that prints images on the computer, a modem 5 that modulates the image information encoded by the encoder 2 and outputs it to the line, and demodulates the modulated image information sent from the other party's terminal, and a transmitter/receiver. and a dial s6 equipped with a selection signal generation circuit that generates a selection signal for calling the other party's terminal, and a modem 5 for the line.
a selection circuit 7 for switching between and dial section 6; an operation section 8 having a numeric switch for inputting a call number and a communication switch; a memory 9 for storing image signals encoded by the encoding section 2; and a reading section 1. , a recording section 4, a modem 5, a dial section 6, a selection circuit 7, and a control section 10 that controls a memory 9.

In FIG. 1, a dotted line with an arrow at the tip indicates the flow of the image signal and the selection signal, and a solid line with an arrow at the tip indicates the flow of the control signal.

When the control unit 10 recognizes that the operator has set a document and specified a destination from the operation unit 8, the control unit 10 switches the selection circuit 7 to the dial unit 6 side and inputs the telephone number of the specified destination. The signal is sent to the dial section 6 to instruct dialing.

When notified from the dial unit 6 that dialing has been completed, the control unit 10 switches the selection circuit 7 to the modem 5 side and outputs the ringing tone (hereinafter referred to as CNG) signal O of Recommendation T30 of the International Telegraph and Telephone Consultative Committee (hereinafter referred to as CCITT). The modem 5 is instructed to transmit.

If the other party's terminal is not busy and the connection is successful,
The partner terminal detects the ringer signal and sends a called station identification (hereinafter referred to as CHD) and a digital identification signal (hereinafter referred to as DIS signal) specified in the CCITT recommendation.

The control unit 10 is notified of the reception of the CED and DIS signals from the modem 5, and instructs the modem 5 to send out a digital command signal (hereinafter referred to as DO8 signal) and a training check (hereinafter referred to as TCP) specified in the CCITT recommendation. Furthermore, the control section 10 receives the CCITT from the modem 5.
When notified of the receipt of the Confirmation of Readiness to Receive a Recommendation (hereinafter referred to as CFR), the reading unit 1 is instructed to read the original, and the read original information is encoded in the encoding unit 2, modulated by the modem 5, and sent to the other party. Sent to the terminal.

FIG. 2 is a general timing chart for model group 3 of CCITT recommendation T30.

On the other hand, when the other party's terminal is busy, no CED and DIS signals are received from the other party's terminal, so the control unit 10 counts the expected line connection time of 5 seconds and the time (time error) TI) for identifying the other party. Assuming that the timer counting time is t-35 seconds and the margin is 10 seconds, the control unit 10 is not notified of the reception of the signal from the modem 5 within 50 seconds after dialing is completed. It then determines that the line is busy and releases the line. Next, the control unit IO sets the re-dial start timer of 60 seconds to the built-in timer, simultaneously instructs the reading unit 1 to read the original, and stores the encoded original information output from the encoding unit 2 in the memory 9. Direct memory. When the reading and storage of the original is completed, the original is ejected and there is no original on the original setting table of the apparatus, so that another original can be set and sent or copied.

When the redial start timer times up, the control unit 1o sends the same telephone number as the first dial to the dial unit 6 to instruct dialing, and instructs the modem 5 to send a CNG signal.

Here, if the other party's terminal is not busy and is connected normally, the control unit 1o is notified of the reception of the CED and DIS signals from the modem 5, and instructs the modem 5 to send the Dcs and TCP signals.

Furthermore, the control section 10 is notified of the reception of the CFR signal from the modem 5, instructs the memory 9 to output the stored document information, which is modulated by the document information modem 5 and transmitted to the other party's terminal.

In this way, each part is controlled by the control unit 1o, so that according to this embodiment, compared to conventional devices, there is no need for extra time to store document information, It is possible to send or copy other documents between calls and re-calls. Note that during other transmission or copying, the re-dial start timer stops counting, and then resumes counting after finishing.

(Effects of the Invention) As explained above, the present invention has the advantage that when the other party's terminal is busy,
By storing the original in memory and reading out the original information from the memory and sending it after redialing, you can send or copy other originals before the final redialing. be.

Moreover, since no extra time is required to store document information, the use efficiency of the facsimile apparatus can be improved by using this embodiment.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing one embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 shows how CCITT Recommendation T
3 is a timing chart showing a general signal flow when communication is performed using 30 loops of 3 recommendations. 1-...Reading unit 3...Decoding unit 5...Modem 7...Selection circuit 9...Memory 2...Encoding unit 4...Recording unit 6...Dial unit 8... ...Operation unit 10-1 control unit

Claims (1)

[Claims] a dial section that outputs a selection signal corresponding to a telephone number;
In a facsimile machine having a memory for storing a plurality of pages of document information, when there is no response from the destination terminal for a certain period of time after dialing the destination terminal using the dial section, the document information is stored in the memory and the dialing section automatic dialing of a facsimile machine, characterized in that the automatic dialing of a facsimile machine is characterized in that the automatic dialing of a facsimile machine is characterized in that it has a control section that controls the document information to be outputted from the memory and transmitted when a response is received from the other party's terminal within a certain period of time after re-dialing is performed by the section; method.