JPH03214960A - Relay multiple address system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To improve the function of a facsimile equipment remarkably by providing a storage means storing a relay multiple address destination to a facsimile equipment, entering the relay multiple address destination from a telephone set and applying multiple address communication to the relay multiple address destination so as to apply multiple address communication to the facsimile equipment. CONSTITUTION:When a telephone set 30 is connected to a sender side facsimile equipment 21 through a line, a relay station telephone number and a multiple address destination telephone number are entered and the relay station telephone number and the multiple address destination telephone number are stored in a relay multiple address destination storage section 41. Then the sender side facsimile equipment 21 dials automatically the entered relay station telephone number and calls a receiver side facsimile equipment 27 having a relay function via a line 22, an exchange 23 and a line 24 to send a multiple address destination telephone number and to apply relay request and sends a file stored in a file storage section 39. Upon the receipt of a relay request from the sender side facsimile equipment 21, the receiver side facsimile equipment 27 uses the received multiple address destination telephone number to connect the line of other receiver side facsimile equipments 28, 29 to apply multiple address communication of the file.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Summary] The present invention relates to a relay broadcast system in a facsimile machine, and aims to provide a relay broadcast system that further improves the functions of the facsimile machine. a line control section that performs the above operations, a tone signal detection section that detects tone signals from the telephone, a file storage section that stores image data files, a file management section that manages files, and a main control section that controls each section. In a facsimile machine having a section and transmitting a file to another facsimile machine via an exchange in response to a signal input from a telephone, a storage means is provided for storing relay broadcast destinations,
The configuration is such that a relay broadcast destination is inputted from a telephone and a broadcast is sent to the relay broadcast destination.

[Industrial Application Field] The present invention relates to a relay broadcast system in a facsimile machine.

In facsimile communication systems, files are sent from a transmitting facsimile machine that holds stored image data files to a receiving facsimile machine via an exchange. Send a file of data to the receiving facsimile machine.

In recent years, improvements in various functions have been required in such facsimile communication systems. For this reason, it is desired to add a relay/broadcast function by remote operation.

[Prior Art] As a conventional facsimile communication system, there is one shown in FIG. 4, for example.

In FIG. 4, 1 is a sending facsimile machine;
The sending facsimile device 1 includes a file storage section 2 that stores image data files, a file management section 3 that manages files, and a main control section 4 that controls each section.
, a compression/decompression section 5 for compressing image data or restoring image data, a line control section 6 for controlling a line, a tone signal detection section 7 for detecting a tone signal from a telephone, and the like.

The sending facsimile machine 1 is connected to a plurality of other receiving facsimile machines 9 to 11 via an exchange 8.
By inputting a tone signal from the telephone 12 to the sending facsimile machine 1 via the exchange 8 and performing remote operation, the image data file is transferred to the receiving facsimile machine 9.
I am trying to send it to 11.

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] However, in such conventional facsimile communication systems, only specified transfer to one destination is performed by remote operation using a telephone. , since it is not possible to relay and broadcast to facsimile machines, there has been a problem in that the functions of facsimile machines cannot be further improved.

The present invention has been made in view of these conventional problems, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a relay broadcast system that further improves the functionality of facsimile machines.

[Means to solve the problem] FIG. 1 is a diagram explaining the principle of the present invention.

In FIG. 1, 37 is a line control unit that controls the line, 38 is a tone signal detection unit that detects tone signals from a telephone, 39 is a file storage unit that stores image data files, and 40 is for file management. 36 is a main control section that controls each section, and 41 is a storage means for storing relay broadcast destinations.

[Function] In the present invention, when a relay broadcast destination is input after the telephone is connected to the sending facsimile device that holds the image data file, the relay broadcast destination is stored in the storage means. Broadcast transmission is then performed to a plurality of other receiving facsimile machines via the receiving facsimile machine having a relay function.

In the conventional example, a telephone could only perform a designated transfer to one destination by remote operation, but in the present invention, a relay broadcast function has been added, so it is possible to send a broadcast to multiple receiving facsimile machines. The functions of the facsimile machine can be further improved.

[Example] Embodiments of the present invention will be described below based on the drawings.

FIGS. 2 and 3 are diagrams showing one embodiment of the present invention.

In FIG. 2, reference numeral 21 denotes a sending facsimile device, and the sending facsimile device 21 holds a file of image data. The sending facsimile device 21 is connected to the line 22
, a plurality of receiving side facsimile machines 27-29 via an exchange 23 and lines 24-26.

Among the receiving facsimile devices 27 to 29, the facsimile device 27 has a relay function, and the sending facsimile device 2
When receiving a relay request from 1, it broadcasts it to other facsimile machines 28 and 29.

30 is a telephone, and the telephone 30 has a line 31 and an exchange 2.
3 and the sending facsimile device 21 via the line 22.
It is connected to the. When the line is connected, the telephone 30 inputs a tone signal to the sending facsimile machine 21.

That is, the relay station telephone number and the broadcast destination telephone number are input from the telephone 30 to the sending facsimile machine 21 .

Next, the block diagram of the sending facsimile machine 21 is shown in the third section.
As shown in the figure.

In FIG. 3, 32 is a reading unit for reading image data;
3 is a recording section for recording image data; 34 is a compression/decompression section for compressing image data or restoring image data; 35 is a memory section for storing image data; 36 is a main control section for controlling each section; 37 is a line. This is a line control unit that controls 22.

38 is a tone signal detection section connected to the line control section 37, and the tone signal detection section 38 detects a tone signal input from the telephone 30 to the line control section 37.

39 is a file storage section, and the file storage section 39 stores files of image data to be transmitted. 40 is a file management section controlled by the main control section 36, and the file management section 40 manages files stored in the file storage section 39.

41 is a relay broadcast destination storage unit (storage means) controlled by the main control unit 36, and the relay broadcast destination storage unit 41 includes:
The relay station telephone number and the relay destination telephone number are input from the telephone 30 via the line 31, the exchange 23, the line 22, the line control section 37, and the main control section 36.

Next, the operation will be explained.

After making a line connection with the sending facsimile device 21 using the telephone 30, the relay station telephone number and the broadcast destination telephone number are input, and the relay station telephone number and the broadcast destination telephone number are stored in the relay broadcast destination storage section 41. .

Then, the sending facsimile machine 21 automatically calls the entered relay station telephone number, calls the receiving facsimile machine 27 having a relay function via the line 22, the exchange 23, and the line 24, and calls the broadcast destination telephone number. At the same time, a relay request is made and the files stored in the file storage section 39 are sent.

When receiving the relay request from the transmitting facsimile machine 21, the receiving facsimile machine 27 establishes a line connection with other receiving facsimile machines 28 and 29 using the received multicast destination telephone number to broadcast the file. Thus, the other receiving facsimile machines 28, 29 receive the broadcast.

In the conventional example, only a specified transfer to one destination could be performed by remote operation using a telephone, but in this embodiment, a relay broadcast function is added, so that multiple receiving facsimile devices 28. 29, thereby further improving the functionality of facsimile communication.

In addition, in this embodiment, since it is sufficient to additionally provide the relay broadcast destination storage section 41, there is no cost involved.

[Effects of the Invention] As explained above, according to the present invention, since the facsimile machine that holds the stored files is provided with a relay broadcast function, it is possible to broadcast the broadcast to a plurality of receiving facsimile machines. The functions of the facsimile machine can be further improved.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

Fig. 1 is a diagram explaining the principle of the present invention, Fig. 2 is an overall configuration diagram showing an embodiment of the invention, Fig. 3 is a block diagram of a sending facsimile machine, and Fig. 4 is a diagram showing a conventional example. . In the figure, 21... Sending side facsimile machine, 22.24-26.31... Line, 23... Exchange, 27-29... Receiving side facsimile machine, 30...
Telephone, 32... Reading section, 33... Recording section, 34... Compression/decompression section, 35... Memory section, 36... Main control section, 37... Line control section, 38...・Tone signal detection section, 39... File storage section, 40... File management section,

Claims (1)

[Claims] a line control unit (37) that controls the line; a tone signal detection unit (38) that detects tone signals from the telephone;
File storage unit (39) that stores image data files
A facsimile machine that has a file management section (40) that manages files, and a main control section (36) that controls each section, and that transmits files to other facsimile devices via an exchange in response to signal input from a telephone. In the device,
A relay broadcasting system characterized in that a storage means (41) for storing relay broadcast destinations is provided, and the relay broadcast destinations are inputted from a telephone to perform broadcasting to the relay broadcast destinations.