JPH0344253A - Communication equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

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Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to a communication device, particularly a specific speed dialing means, and has means for storing a plurality of pieces of dial information of a partner station, and the speed dialing means The present invention relates to a communication device that, when selected, calls a partner station using any of the dial information stored in the storage means.

[Prior Art] Conventionally, dial information of a desired partner station is stored in response to a specific speed dial key operation or one-touch key operation, and is registered in memory in response to a speed dial key operation or one-touch dial key operation. A communication device such as a facsimile device is known that uses the received dial information to call a destination station and perform communication.

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] Some devices of this type are capable of registering two pieces of dial information (telephone number, etc.) for one destination; The uses of dial information were limited.

For example, two types of dial information are stored regarding the one-touch key, the first dial information stores the telephone number of the destination facsimile machine, and the second dial information stores the telephone number of the destination telephone.

Then, when the Wantara 9 button is pressed while the original is set, a call is made using the first dial information, and then facsimile communication is performed.

This state is a call for the purpose of communication using one-touch key dialing. In addition, when the one-touch key is pressed with no document set, a call is made to the second dial information, the voice of the other party is monitored, and the monitoring is interrupted by off-hook, and the call is made. This is a call made for the purpose of making a call using one-touch dialing.

However, in the above conventional example, the use of two dial information registered for one destination is limited, and although it is very convenient when using a facsimile machine on a desk, for example, it is very convenient when using a facsimile machine on a desk. It is not very effective if it is installed in the corner of a room for shared use, because in such cases, calls must be made using a desk phone and then going to the facsimile machine. This is because it is almost unthinkable.

To avoid this problem, it is possible to assign two one-touch keys to one destination and set dial information for calls and image communication, respectively, but there are only a certain number of keys available. This is not an effective way to use one-touch keys.

The above problem is common to various communication devices that control communication not only by one-touch keys but also by predetermined speed dial operations.

An object of the present invention is to solve the above problems and enable highly flexible speed dial control in a communication device that uses a plurality of pieces of dial information regarding one speed dial means.

[Means for Solving the Problems] In order to solve the above problems, the present invention includes means for storing a plurality of pieces of dial information of a partner station in association with a specific speed dialing means, and the speed dialing means is selected, in a communication device that calls a partner station using any of the dial information stored in the storage means, at least one of the dial information among the plurality of dial information stored in the storage means is selected. We adopted a configuration that includes a means to set communication usage.

[Function] According to the above configuration, a plurality of pieces of dial information of a partner station are stored in association with the speed dialing means, and a communication purpose of at least one dial information among the plurality of pieces of dial information stored in the storage means is stored. Settings can be changed.

[Example] Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail based on the example shown in the drawings.

FIG. 1 shows a block diagram of an embodiment of a facsimile machine according to the present invention.

In Fig. 1, since the telephone network is used for data communication, etc., the network control circuit 2 connects to the terminal of the line and controls the connection of the telephone exchange network, or switches to the data communication path and maintains the loop. (NCU).

The signal line 2a is a telephone line, and the NCU 2 inputs the signal of the signal line 26a, and if the signal level is rQJ, the telephone line is connected to the telephone side, that is, the signal line 2a is connected to the signal wire 2b. Also, input the signal of the signal line 26a, and if this signal level is "1", connect the telephone line to the facsimile machine side.
Namely.

Connect the signal w12a to the signal 2c.0 In a normal state, the CML relay in the NCU 2 connects the telephone mortar 1!2a to the telephone 4 side for manual control or communication.

The hybrid circuit 6 separates the transmission system signal and the reception system signal. That is, the transmission signal of the signal line 8a is transmitted to the signal line 2c.
and is sent to the telephone line 2a via the NCU 2.

Further, a signal sent from the other party passes through the NCU 2, passes through the signal line 2c, and is output to the signal line 6a.

Reference numeral 8 denotes a facsimile transmitting section which is comprised of known circuits for transmitting images, such as an image reading section, an encoding section, and a modem modulating section. A transmission signal from the facsimile transmitter 8 is input to the hybrid circuit 6 via a signal line 8a.

Further, reference numeral 10 denotes a facsimile receiving section 10 comprised of known circuits for image reception, such as an image recording section, a decoding section, and a demodulating section of a modem.

The structure and control of these image transmitting/receiving means in this embodiment are exactly the same as those in the prior art, so a detailed explanation will be omitted here.

Reference numeral 12 denotes a calling circuit that generates dial signals (dial pulses, tone signals, etc.) adapted to the system of the line 2a. When a calling command pulse is input from the signal line 26c,
The calling circuit 12 generates a dial signal according to the dial information input from the signal line 26b, and inputs it to the NCU 2.

The audio monitor circuit 14 is a circuit for monitoring audio, and outputs the audio signal on the line via a speaker or the like. The monitoring operation of the audio monitor circuit 14 is turned on by setting the signal line 26d to the signal level rlJ, and turned off by setting the signal level to "0".

The operation unit 16 includes a keyboard such as a numeric keypad and function keys. Keyboard press information is input to the control circuit 26 via the signal line 16a.

The operation unit 16 has a one-touch key 25 as a speed dial means, which is made up of about 10 to several 10 keys, and press information is also input to the control circuit 26.In this embodiment, one one-touch key 25 is used. It is possible to register two telephone numbers.

The selection circuit 18 selects the second telephone number registered in the one-touch key 25 in relation to the one-touch key 25 according to the operation state of a key switch provided on the operation unit 16, etc., as "proxy optical transmission". and "call" to select which of the two communication functions to use. here,"
The term "substitute destination" means a different (second) telephone number of the same destination station, and the device of this embodiment is capable of acting as a substitute when the facsimile machine of the destination station with the first telephone number cannot receive images. Send first.

The selected state of the use of these telephone numbers is output to the control circuit 26 via the signal line 18a. Signal telAl
8a is controlled to signal level ``rl'' when ``proxy optical transmission'' is selected, and to signal level ``0'' when ``phone call'' is selected.

The memory circuit 20 stores two telephone numbers for each one of the one-touch keys 25, and is composed of a RAM or the like.

When storing dial information in the memory circuit 20, signal 1
The number of the one-touch key 25 (for example, Ol, etc.), r*J, the first telephone number, r*J, the second telephone number are input to 120a by character code etc., and the signal 1i 26e write pulse This information is written by the occurrence of .

Moreover, when reading the dial information in the memory circuit 20, input the number of the one-touch key 25 to the signal line 20a, and signal! By inputting a read pulse to 26f, two telephone numbers expressed by character codes or the like are outputted to the signal line 20a separated by "hon".

Used for purposes such as showing.

The document presence/absence detection circuit 24 is configured using a photosensor or the like, and detects whether or not a document is loaded in the document reading section of the facsimile transmission section 8 for communication control to be described later. When a document is loaded, document presence detection circuit 2
4 outputs a signal level "1" to the signal line 24a, a signal if no original is loaded, and a signal level "0" to the signal line 1i24a.

The control circuit 26 is composed of a microprocessor, a timer, etc., and controls the operation of the entire device made up of the above-mentioned parts.

A control program for the control circuit 26 is stored in the ROM 26r.

Next, an overview of the operation in the above configuration will be explained.

In this embodiment, two functions can be selected as the use of the second telephone number stored in the memory circuit 20 in association with the one-touch key 25: "call" and "proxy optical transmission".

These functions can be switched for all one-touch keys 25 by setting the selection circuit 18.

First, a case where "call" is selected by the selection circuit 18 as the purpose of the second dial information will be described.

The operator registers the telephone number of the destination facsimile machine in the first dial information of the one-touch key 25, and
The telephone number of the other party's telephone is registered in the dialing information.

When one of the one-touch keys 25 is pressed while the original presence/absence detection circuit 24 detects loading of an original, the first dial information stored in the memory circuit 20 in relation to this one-touch key 25 is activated. This operation of performing facsimile communication after making a call is a call for the purpose of communication using one-touch key dialing.

Further, when one of the one-touch keys 25 is pressed while the document presence/absence detection circuit 24 is detecting loading of the document, a call is made to the second dial information stored in association with the memory circuit 20; Voice monitor circuit 14 monitors the voice of the other party.
When the telephone 4 goes off-hook, the monitoring is interrupted, and the telephone 4 is used to make a call. This operation is a one-touch key dialing call.

Next, a case where "proxy optical transmission" is selected by the selection circuit 18 as the purpose of the second dial information will be described.

The operator registers the telephone number of the destination facsimile machine in the first dial information of the one-touch key 25, and registers the telephone number of the destination facsimile machine in the second dial information when the facsimile machine specified in the first dial information is busy. Register the telephone number of a facsimile machine installed near the destination.

When the one-touch key 25 is pressed while the original is being read, a call is first made to the first dial information, and facsimile communication is performed unless the other party's machine is in use or cannot receive a call. Furthermore, when a call is made to the first dial information, if the other party's machine is in use or does not receive the call automatically, the call is made to the second dial information stored in the memory circuit 20 in relation to the one-touch key 25. call

When facsimile communication is possible, facsimile communication is performed, but if the other party's machine is busy, a call is made again to the first dial information stored in memory circuit 20 in connection with one-touch key 25, and this is Repeat a predetermined number of times.

Furthermore, when there is no response to either the first dial information or the second dial information, a message to that effect is displayed.

When no original is set, a call is made only to the first dial information and polling reception is performed.

The above communication control will be explained in detail with reference to FIG.

FIG. 2 shows a flowchart of a control procedure by the control circuit of FIG. The procedure of FIG. 2 is stored in the ROM 26r.

In response to power-on, etc., the control circuit 26 performs step S32.
At this point, a signal of signal level "0" is output to the signal line 26a, the CML relay of the NCU 2 is turned off, and the line 2a is connected to the telephone 4 side.

In step S34, the signal level "0" is applied to the signal line 26d.
outputs a signal to prohibit the audio monitoring operation of the monitor circuit 14.

In step 336, a signal from the operation unit (signal line 16a
A signal outputted from the terminal) is input, and it is determined whether registration of a telephone number related to the one-touch key 25 has been selected. If step S36 is affirmative, step 538
to the memory circuit 2 via 20a, 26e, 26f.
The operation method using the operation section 16, the one-touch keys 25, and the display section 22 and the editing method used here to perform the process of registering the telephone number to o are known ones.

Here, two telephone numbers (or at least one) are registered for one one-touch key 25.

If step 336 is negative, the process advances to step S40.

In step S40, a signal from the operating section is input, and it is determined whether the one-touch key 25 has been pressed. If the one-touch key 25 is not pressed, step S41
Other processing is performed in step S32, and the process returns to step S32. When the one-touch key 25 is pressed, the process advances to step S42.

In step S42, it is determined by inputting the signal on the signal line L8a whether "call" has been selected as the usage of the second dial information stored in the memory circuit 20 in relation to the one-touch key 25.

If "call" is selected, that is, a signal of signal level rOJ is output to the signal line 18a, step S4
Proceed to step 4, but here "proxy optical transmission" is selected.
That is, when a signal of signal level rlJ is output to the signal line 18a, the process advances to step S60.

In step S44, the signal 1124a is input manually to determine whether there is a document. When the document presence/absence detection circuit 24 detects that a document is loaded, the first dial information stored in the memory circuit 20 is outputted to the signal line 26b in connection with the one-touch key 25, and then a call command is sent to the signal line 26c. A pulse is generated to make a call to the first dial information (step 546); facsimile communication is performed in step 348.

If there is no document, the second dial information stored in the memory circuit 20 in connection with the one-touch key 25 is output to the signal line 26b, and then a calling command pulse is generated on the signal 1126C to output the second dial information. A call is made to (step 550), and a signal of signal level "1" is output to the signal line 26d to turn on the audio monitor circuit 14 (step 552).
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In step S54, the telephone 4 is activated for a predetermined period of time (for example, 3
It is determined whether the off-hook has occurred within 0 seconds (this is determined by inputting the signal on the signal line 4a). If the telephone 4 is off-hook within this predetermined time, step S
At step S56, a signal with a signal level "0" is output to the signal line 26d to turn off the voice monitor circuit 14, and at step S58, a call is made using the telephone 4. If off-hook is not detected within a predetermined time, step S32 Proceed to.

In step S60, after outputting the first dial information stored in the memory circuit 20 in relation to the one-touch key 25 to the signal line 26b, a calling command pulse is generated to the signal line 26C, and the first dial information is outputted to the signal line 26b. Make a call.

In step S62, it is determined whether the communication is possible. If the communication is possible, facsimile communication is performed in step S64. If the communication is not possible, the process proceeds to step S66.

In step S66, a signal from the signal line 24a is input, and it is determined whether there is a document. If there is a document, the process advances to step 368, but if there is no document, polling reception is performed, and polling reception from the proxy light is meaningless, so the process advances to step S78.

In step 368, after outputting the second dial information stored in the memory circuit 20 in relation to the one-touch key 25 to the signal line 26b, a calling command pulse is generated to the signal line 26C to output the second dial information. Make a call.

In step S70, it is determined whether or not the communication is possible. If the communication is possible, facsimile communication is performed in step S72. If the communication is not possible, the process proceeds to step S574.

In step S74, it is determined whether the other party in both the first and second dial information is not busy and does not respond, that is, it is in manual call reception mode. If it is in manual call reception mode, the process advances to step 376 and a notification to that effect is made. indicate. If either one of the dial information is not set to manual incoming call mode, the process advances to step S7B.

In step 378, it is determined whether or not this step has been repeated three times. If it has already been repeated three times, a message to that effect is displayed and the process proceeds to step S32; if it has not been repeated three times, the process proceeds to step S60.

According to the above procedure, when making a call using the one-touch key 25, the one-touch key 25
The use of the second dial information among the two dial information stored in the memory circuit 20 in connection with 5 can be switched between "call" and "transmission to proxy destination". If the purpose is "call", communication or call is automatically selected depending on the presence or absence of a document, as described in the conventional example section.

In addition, in "alternate destination transmission", if the station that made the call using the first dial information is unable to communicate, the call can be made using the second dial information and the image can be sent to a different terminal of the same destination station. This allows image data to be transmitted as quickly as possible even if a certain partner terminal is continuously unable to communicate.

In the above embodiment, the selection circuit 18 simultaneously switches the use of the second dial information for all the one-touch keys 25 registered in the memory circuit 20, but the use of the second telephone number for each one-touch key is changed at the same time. may be controlled separately. Since this control information needs to be performed for each one-touch key, a control flag may be set, for example, when registering one-touch dial information.

Also, in the above example, two pieces of dial information are registered, but three or more pieces of dial information may be registered.For example, three pieces of dial information regarding one-touch keys are registered, and the first one is the destination You can also register the facsimile number, the second place is the recipient's phone number, and the third place is the recipient's alternate sending number. A call is made to the alternate destination transmission number or, if there is no original, to the destination telephone number.

Of course, the above technique can be applied to communication devices other than facsimile devices. Furthermore, it goes without saying that similar control is possible with devices that make calls using dial information other than telephone numbers.

Further, the speed dialing method is not limited to the one-touch dialing method, and similar control is possible when one operating means or operating method is assigned to a certain partner station.

[Effects of the Invention] As is clear from the above, according to the present invention, there is provided a means for storing a plurality of pieces of dial information of a partner station in relation to a specific speed dialing means, and when the speed dialing means is selected. At this time, in a communication device that calls a partner station using any of the dial information stored in the storage means, a communication purpose of at least one dial information among the plurality of dial information stored in the storage means is set. Since the configuration includes means for storing a plurality of pieces of dial information of a partner station in association with the speed dialing means, communication of at least one piece of dial information among the plurality of pieces of dial information stored in the storage means is adopted. It is possible to provide an excellent communication device that allows settings for use to be changed and allows speed dial control with a high degree of freedom.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a facsimile apparatus according to the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing the control procedure of the control circuit of FIG. 2...-NCU 4...Telephone 6...Hybrid circuit 8...Facsimile transmitter lO-...Facsimile receiver 12...Calling circuit 14...Audio monitor circuit 16
...Operation unit 18...Selection circuit 20...Memory circuit 22-...Display section 24...Original presence/absence detection circuit 25...One-touch key 26...Control circuit

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] 1) A means for storing a plurality of pieces of dial information of a partner station in association with a specific speed dialing means, and when the speed dialing means is selected, the dial information stored in the storage means A communication device that uses any of the pieces of information to make a call to a partner station, further comprising means for setting a communication purpose for at least one dial information among a plurality of pieces of dial information stored in the storage means. Communication device. 2) The communication device according to claim 1, wherein at least one of the dial information is used for voice communication using voice communication means. 3) A claim characterized in that when other dial information stored in connection with the same speed dialing means is unusable, the dialing information of the dialing information whose communication purpose can be set by the setting means is used. The communication device according to item 1 or 2.