JPH04215364A - Facsimile equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To offer a facsimile equipment whose handleability is improved by automatically sending an address message including the title of a station in use and that of a callee side, etc., to the callee side in an audio signal and an image signal when call issuing is performed by operating a one operation key and an abbreviation key, and the callee side receives an incoming call. CONSTITUTION:This equipment is composed of data memory 11 registered in advance by attaching the address message including the title of a station in use and the designation of the callee side on a telephone number registered corresponding to the one operation key and the abbreviation key, a synthesis means 12 which synthesizes and outputs the audio signal and the image signal based on data registered on the data memory, and a signal processing part 10 which sends out the address message by the audio signal and the image signal synthesized by the synthesis means to the callee side when the callee side receives the incoming call by the operations of the one operation key and the abbreviation key.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

0001

FIELD OF INDUSTRIAL APPLICATION The present invention relates to an improvement in a facsimile machine, and more specifically, when a call is made by operating a one-touch key or abbreviated key,
The present invention relates to a device characterized in that an address message containing the name of the own station, the name of the called party, etc. is automatically sent out using a voice signal or an image signal.

0002

[Prior Art] Recently, facsimile machines that transmit and receive image information via telephone lines have been developed and used. By pre-registering the telephone number of the called party to a one-touch key or speed key, which is often used for facsimile transmissions or telephone calls, it is now possible to easily make a call without having to enter the telephone number each time. . By the way, normally when the called party receives a call, the calling party will say, ``This is Yamada. Is Mr. Suzuki there? When sending a facsimile, it is customary to send an address message such as a facsimile transmission guide that briefly describes the recipient and the purpose of the transmission, but one-touch keys or Destination registered in the short key (called party)
Although inquiries and addressed messages have been standardized, they have to be sent out one by one for each call or communication, which is cumbersome.

0003

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] The present invention, proposed in view of the above circumstances, provides an automatic message to the called party when a call is made by operating a one-touch key or abbreviated key and the called party receives the call. To provide a facsimile device which automatically sends an address message including the name of the station, the name of the called party, etc. using voice signals and image signals, and is thereby improved in usability.

0004

[Means for Solving the Problems] The present invention proposed to achieve the above object includes a telephone number that is registered according to a one-touch key or abbreviated key, including the name of the own station, the designation of the called party, etc. A data memory in which an addressee message is added and registered in advance, a synthesis means for synthesizing and outputting an audio signal or an image signal based on the data registered in the data memory, and the called party can be When a call arrives, the apparatus is configured to include a signal processing section that sends an address message to the called party in the form of an audio signal or an image signal synthesized by the synthesizing means. In such a preferred embodiment of the present invention, when the signal processing section determines that the called party has picked up the handset, the synthesis means synthesizes a voice signal and sends it to the called party, while the called party receives a facsimile signal. When it is determined that this is the case, the composition means synthesizes the image signals and sends the synthesized image signals to the called party.

[0005]

According to the present invention, when a one-touch key or abbreviated key is operated, a dialing signal of a telephone number registered in the data memory corresponding to the operated key is sent to the telephone line side, and a call is made. When the called party receives a call, the address message data registered in the data memory is transmitted to the synthesis means, and an address message signal consisting of an audio signal or an image signal is synthesized according to the data and sent to the called party via the telephone line. Sent out.

[0006]

Embodiments Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an example of the internal configuration of a facsimile machine 1 according to the present invention.
Reference numeral 11 denotes a data memory having a ROM 11a and a RAM 11b for storing telephone number data and address message data in character codes for each one-touch key or abbreviation key; 12 receives address message data stored in the data memory 11 and outputs a voice signal; Speech synthesis unit 12 that synthesizes and outputs
13 is an automatic dialing means that receives telephone number data stored in the data memory and automatically sends a dial signal to the telephone line L side; Reference numeral 14 represents a key operation unit having various operation keys (described later), and reference numeral 15 represents a display unit for performing various displays. Further, 16 is a line control unit that performs switching control of the telephone line L, 17 is a modem that transmits and receives image signals etc. via the telephone line L, and 18 is a ROM 18a and a RAM.
19 is a print output unit that prints out the image signal received by the modem 17 on recording paper; 20 is an image reading unit that reads image information of the transmitted document and converts it into an image signal; The processing of each of these parts is centrally performed by the signal processing part 10.

FIG. 2 shows the key operation section 14.
A numeric keypad 14a for inputting a telephone number, etc., a registration key 14b for switching to a registration mode to be described later, a return key 14c, a code input key 14d for inputting the character code of destination message data together with the numeric keypad 14a, and a cursor movement key 14e. , stop key 14
f, a start key 14g, a one-touch key 14h, a shortcut key 14i, etc., as well as a display 15a of a display section 15.

FIG. 3 shows the RAM 11b of the data memory 11.
This diagram schematically shows the data registered in , which corresponds to the one-touch key 14h and the shortcut key 14i (the two-digit number operated after the shortcut key), and the outgoing call data, which is telephone number data and address message. The character code for the name data (name) of the called party, the gender data (Mr., Miss, Mrs., etc.) of the called party, and the name data (name) of the called party are now separated by return codes and registered. There is. Although not shown in the figure, R of the data memory 11
OM11a has “HELLOW THIS IS”
...SPEAKING. MAYIS
PEAKTO … …” and “HELLOW TH”
IS IS…. I HAVE AMES
SAGE TO … …. Fixed message data such as "" is stored in advance as a character code, and the calling party's name data, the called party's gender data, and name data registered in the RAM 11b are inserted into the ... part of this message and synthesized. The information is transmitted to the means 12.

Next, the operation of the facsimile machine 1 of the present invention having such a configuration will be explained with reference to the flowcharts shown in FIGS. 4 and 5. 1. Registration mode operation (Figure 4 steps 1000 to 101
(see 2). - When the registration key 14b of the key operation unit 14 is operated, the signal processing unit 10 starts the registration processing program stored in the ROM 18a of the system memory 18, and displays the display 15a.
A display prompting the called party or calling party to register data is displayed. ■If you select the called party using the cursor movement key 14e and operate the return key 14c, the display 1
5a, one-touch key 14h or shortcut key 14
A display prompting you to operate i is displayed, so operate the key you wish to register. ■Then, the display 15a will display a message prompting you to enter a telephone number, so the numeric keypad 1
When the return key 14c is operated after inputting the telephone number of the called party to be registered by operating the terminal 4a, the input telephone number data and return data are each stored in the RAM 11b as character codes. ■Subsequently, "Mr., Miss, Mrs." representing the gender of the called party is displayed on the display 15a, so the cursor movement key 14
Operate e to select the gender of the called party and press return key 14.
When c is operated, gender data and return data are stored in the RAM 11b as character codes. ■Next, a message is displayed on the display 15a prompting the user to input the name of the called party, so the numeric keypad 14a and code input key
d and enter the name of the called party in hexadecimal code (
For example, for SMITH, enter the character code of each alphabet in hexadecimal code by referring to the character code table prepared separately) and press the return key 14.
When c is operated, the called side's name data and return data are stored in the RAM 11b as character codes. (2) On the other hand, in (2) above, when the calling party is selected using the cursor movement key 14e and the return key 14c is operated, a message prompting the user to operate the one-touch key 14h or shortcut key 14i is displayed on the display 15a. Operate the key you want to perform. ■ Then, a message appears on the display 15a prompting you to enter the name of the calling party.
By operating the numeric keypad 14a and code input key 14d,
Enter the name of the calling party in hexadecimal code (e.g. RICH
If it is ARD, input the character code of each alphabet in hexadecimal code by referring to the character code table) and then operate the return key.
It is stored in AM11b. In this embodiment, when the name of the calling party is not registered, the name data of the calling party registered in the one-touch key 14h (specific one-touch key) in FIG. 2 is automatically added. has become,
This reduces the hassle of registering the name of the calling party one by one for each one-touch key or shortcut key. When the stop key 14f is operated after the registration operation is completed in this way, the registration mode is canceled and the mode returns to the normal mode.

2. Normal mode operation (Figure 5 Step 20)
00-2014). ■When you operate the one-touch key 14h or the shortcut key 14i (enter a two-digit number after operating the shortcut key), the RAM 11 of the data memory 11 corresponding to the operated key
The telephone number data registered in b is transmitted to the automatic dialing means 13, and a dialing signal is sent to the telephone line L to make a call. (2) When the called party receives a call, the line control section 16 connects the telephone line L. When the calling side (facsimile 1 side) is transmitting a facsimile (when the handset H is not picked up), the signal processing unit 10 sends a CNG signal (calling signal) to the telephone line L side and sends a CNG signal (calling signal) to the telephone line L side. It monitors whether a CED signal (called terminal identification signal) is returned from the calling side. Also, when the calling party is on a call (when handset H is picked up)
The caller then monitors whether the called party picks up the handset. ■When it is determined that the called party has picked up the handset, the ROM 11a and R of the data memory 11 are
The speech synthesis section 12a of the synthesis means 12 converts the address message data based on the character code registered in the AM 11b.
``HELLOW THIS RI
CHARD SPEAKING. MAY I
SPEAK TO MR SMITH. ” are synthesized and sent to the called party via the telephone line L. Thereafter, a call is made, and when the call ends and the handset H is returned, the line is cut off and the handset returns to the standby state. ■Meanwhile, in ■, when the CED signal is returned from the called side, data transmission necessary for facsimile transmission is performed between the calling side and the called side by mutual handshaking, and then the data memory 11 ROM11a and R
The image synthesis section 12b of the synthesis means 12 converts the address message data based on the character code registered in the AM 11b.
``HELLOW THIS IS''
RICHARD. I HAVE A MESSA
GE TO MR SMITH. ” image signals are combined and sent to the called party via telephone line L (see FIG. 6). Following the transmission of this image data, the image data of the transmission document set in the image reading section 20 is sequentially read and transmitted to the telephone line L side, and when the communication is completed, the line is cut off and the system returns to the standby state.

As described above, according to the facsimile apparatus of the present invention, if the name of the sender of the own station and the gender and name of the called party are registered in advance, an address incorporating these names and gender can be created. Since the message is automatically sent to the called party as an audio signal or image signal, it is possible to carry out smooth calls and communications. In the above embodiment, the synthesis means includes both a voice synthesis section and an image synthesis section, but it is also possible to simplify the structure by providing only one of them. Further, in the above embodiment, the case where the name and gender data are input in English is explained as an example, but it is also possible to use Japanese or another language.

0012

[Effects of the Invention] According to the present invention, by simply registering a telephone number and an address message such as the calling party's name, the called party's gender, and name in response to a one-touch key or abbreviated key, these messages can be sent. When a call is made by key operation, an address message containing registered data is automatically transmitted to the called party using voice and image signals, allowing calls and communications to start smoothly, improving usability. We can provide facsimile machines with

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a block configuration example diagram of a facsimile apparatus according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram of a key operation section of the facsimile apparatus of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram showing a state in which data is stored in the data memory of the facsimile device of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating the operation of the facsimile apparatus in the registration mode of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating the normal mode operation of the facsimile apparatus of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of an address message printed out on recording paper by a facsimile machine on the called side.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 Facsimile machine 10 Signal processing section 11 Data memory 12 Synthesis means 13 Automatic dialing means 14h one touch key 14i shortcut key

Claims (1)

[Claims] [Claim 1] A data memory in which an address message including the name of the own station, designation of the called party, etc. is added to a telephone number registered in response to a one-touch key or abbreviated key and registered in advance;
A synthesis means synthesizes and outputs an audio signal and an image signal based on the data registered in the data memory, and when the called party receives a call by operating the one-touch key or shortcut key, the synthesis means synthesizes the voice signal or A facsimile machine comprising a signal processing unit that sends an address message using an image signal to a called party.