JPH03230673A - Facsimile equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

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Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION (Field of Industrial Application) The present invention relates to a facsimile device that can transmit data to a preset destination at a preset time.

(Prior Art) Conventionally, facsimile machines have been equipped with a scheduled transmission function that transmits data when a scheduled transmission time has been reached. Then, there is a method to start scanning the original and send it automatically, and a method to scan the original before the sending time, temporarily store the data in memory, and then automatically send the data stored in the memory when the sending time comes. The method of transmission is adopted.

(Problem to be Solved by the Invention) However, in the former scheduled transmission method, the document must be placed at the document reading position until the scheduled transmission time is reached; Each of the transmission methods has the problem that a large amount of data cannot be transmitted at once due to restrictions on memory capacity.

The present invention has been made in view of these problems, and provides a facsimile machine that can transmit a large amount of pre-recorded data at a scheduled time.

(Means for Solving the Problems) The present invention provides a timer means, an input means capable of inputting the destination facsimile number and transmission time, a storage means for storing these facsimile numbers and transmission time, and a timer means. Compare the current time with the scheduled sending time,
A control means that outputs a control signal when a match is made, a reading means that reads the document, a tape recording means that records the data read by the reading means on a tape, a tape playback circuit that plays back the tape, and a dial circuit. It consists of a transmitting circuit that transmits data, and is characterized in that when the reserved transmission time is reached, the data recorded on the tape is controlled to be transmitted to the reserved destination.

(Function) The facsimile device of the present invention reads a document, temporarily records the data on a tape, and when a preset time is reached, plays back the tape on which the data was recorded, and sends the data to a preset destination. This is what transmits that data.

(Example) Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

(3) is a control means for controlling the facsimile machine, and current time information is inputted to this control means 1 from a timer means 2 such as a clock, and transmission time information is inputted via an input means 3 such as a push button switch. and the recipient's facsimile number information are entered. The transmission time information and facsimile number information are stored in the storage means 4 via the control means 1.

Then, the control means 1 compares the set transmission time with the current time, and when the set transmission time is reached, outputs a control signal to drive the dial circuit 8 and tape playback circuit 7 as described later. , to control the transmission of pre-recorded data.

By the way, when the original G is placed in the original reading position of the facsimile machine, the original G is read by the reading means 5, and then recorded on a tape T such as a micro cassette tape by a tape recording means 6 such as a recording head. Ru. The data recorded on the tape T is reproduced by driving the tape reproduction circuit 7 in response to a control signal from the control means 1 described above.

8 is a dialing circuit, and 9 is a transmitting circuit, which supplies the data reproduced by the tape reproducing circuit 7 to the facsimile number set by the dialing circuit 8 over the line.

Next, the flow of control for scheduled transmission of the facsimile machine configured as described above will be explained with reference to the flowcharts of FIGS. 2 and 3.

First, in step (2) in FIG. 2, it is determined whether or not an input for scheduled transmission has been made from the input means 3. If no input for scheduled transmission has been made, step (2) is resumed.
Return to and wait for the reservation transmission input. On the other hand, if the reserved transmission has been input, the process proceeds to step (2), where it is determined whether or not the transmission time has been input, and if the transmission time has been input, the transmission time is stored in the storage means 4 in step (2).

Next, in step (2), if the transmission time is not input, it is determined in step (2) whether or not a facsimile number has been input; if it has been input,
In step (2), the facsimile number is stored in the storage means 4. Further, if the facsimile number is not input in step (2), it is determined in step 7 (2) whether or not the document G is to be read. The recording means 6 operates and records the data on the tape T. In this manner, when scheduled transmission is input in step (2), the transmission time and facsimile number are sequentially stored, the transmission data is further recorded on tape T, and the process returns to step (2).

Next, in FIG. 3, in step (2), it is determined whether or not an input to perform reserved transmission has been made from the input means 3.
If the reserved transmission is not input, the process returns to step (3) and waits for the reserved transmission to be input. On the other hand, if the reserved transmission has been input, the process proceeds to step (2), where the current time from the timer means 2 and the transmission time stored in the storage means 4 are compared, and if the transmission time has not yet been reached, step (2)
to return to.

By the way, in step (2), when the current time reaches the transmission time, in step (2), the control device 1 drives the dial circuit 8, and then, in step (2),
The control means 1 drives the tape reproducing circuit 7, and further drives the transmitting circuit 9 in step (2) to transmit data (original document) to a preset destination. When the transmission is completed, the process returns to step (2) to prepare for the next scheduled transmission.

(Effects of the Invention) As described above, according to the present invention, since the original is recorded on the tape in advance, there is no need to keep the original waiting at the reading port until the transmission time, and even if there is a large number of originals, After all, large amounts of data can be sent to a preset destination without having to wait for the document at the scheduled sending time.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

The drawings illustrate an embodiment of the facsimile machine of the present invention, and FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing the overall configuration of the facsimile machine, and FIGS. 2 and 3 are flowcharts showing the flow of control of reserved transmission in the control device. It is.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1) A timer means, an input means capable of inputting the destination's facsimile number and transmission time, a storage means for storing these facsimile numbers and transmission times, and a comparison between the current time from the timer means and the scheduled transmission time. , a control means that outputs a control signal when a match is made, a reading means that reads the document, a tape recording means that records the data read by the reading means on a tape, a tape playback circuit that plays back the tape, and a dial circuit. When the scheduled transmission time is reached,
A facsimile machine characterized by controlling the data recorded on a tape to be transmitted to a reserved destination.