JPH0435450A - facsimile machine - Google Patents

Abstract

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Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION Field of Industrial Application The present invention relates to a facsimile machine that communicates image information using a communication line in which a public service is implemented in which information about a calling party's telephone number is transmitted to a called party. It is related to the device.

2. Description of the Related Art In general, a facsimile machine includes a reading section that reads image information and a printing section that prints the image information, and transmits and receives the image information via a communication line such as a telephone line. In some areas, public services are implemented in which information about the caller's telephone number is sent to the called party, contributing to the prevention of prank calls and nuisance calls.

Problems to be Solved by the Invention As described above, a communication line in which information about a caller's telephone number is transmitted to a called party can prevent prank calls and nuisance calls.

However, since facsimile machines receive image information even when the user is away, they end up receiving and printing unnecessary image information, such as from direct mail, which can waste printing paper and printing unnecessary images. Something has happened that impairs the reception of information.

Once the caller's phone number is known, it is possible to deal with this situation by asking the central office to refuse communications from that phone number, but as mentioned above, facsimile machines Even if the calling party's telephone number information is sent prior to the information, this information cannot be announced to the called party.

Some facsimile machines transmit the caller's telephone number along with image information, but since the transmitted telephone number is set on the device by the user, it may be different from the actual telephone number. Although it can be entered, it is not useful for identifying nuisance calls.

Means for resolving call overruns In a facsimile machine that communicates image information using a communication line, information on the caller's telephone number is sent to the called party prior to the communication signal, and the information is received from the communication line. A caller identification means is provided for adding information about the caller's telephone number to the image information printed by the printer section.

Since the operational caller confirmation means adds the information of the caller's telephone number to the image information printed by the printer section, the caller's telephone number is added to the hard copy printed by the printer section along with the image information. By viewing this hard copy, the called party can know the telephone number of the caller.

Embodiment An embodiment of the present invention will be explained based on FIGS. 1 to 4. As illustrated in FIG. 2, the facsimile device 1 of this embodiment is connected to a communication line 2 on which a public service is implemented in which information about a calling party's telephone number is transmitted to a called party.

Then, as illustrated in FIG. 3, the NCIJ (Network Control
lLlnit) 3 is connected to the CPU (
Central Processing Unit) 5
are connected to these circuit components 4 and 5, and RO
M (Read Only Memory) 6, RAM
(Random Access Memory) 7, a printer section 8, a scanner section 9, and are connected to the NCU 3. In this facsimile machine 1, the circuit components 5, 10, etc. form a calling party determination means.

In such a configuration, this facsimile machine l:
Image information of a document (not shown) read by the scanner unit 9 is transmitted to another facsimile machine 11 via the communication line 2 in the same manner as a conventional facsimile machine.

Therefore, the operation when image information is transmitted to the facsimile apparatus 1 of this embodiment from another facsimile apparatus 11 which is a caller will be described below based on the flowchart illustrated in FIG. First, in this facsimile device 1,
When the NCU 3 detects the input of a calling signal from the communication line 2, the modem 4 and the calling party's telephone number receiving unit 10
The information on the calling party's telephone number that is first input from this communication line 2 is temporarily stored in the RAM 7 via the calling party's telephone number receiving section 10, and is read out and converted into characters by the character generator in the ROM 5. converted into information. Therefore, the character information of the calling party's telephone number and the image information subsequently input as binary data are sequentially transferred to the printer section 8 and printed out. Then, as shown in FIG. 4, on this facsimile machine [print paper printed out from 1] 2, the telephone number 13 of the caller is written on the edge, and image information 14 is printed below this. It becomes what is given.

Therefore, by visually recognizing this printed form 12, the called party can know the telephone number of the caller, and since the telephone number of the nuisance call such as direct mail can be known, it is possible to reject communications from this telephone number. This makes it possible to request information from the telephone office, thereby preventing unnecessary image information from being received while the user is away, wasting printing paper, and preventing the receiver from receiving necessary image information. be able to.

Effects of the Invention As described above, the present invention provides a facsimile machine that communicates image information using a communication line in which information about a calling party's telephone number is transmitted to a called party prior to a communication signal. By providing a caller identification means that adds the caller's telephone number information to the image information received from the printer and printed by the printer, the hard copy printed by the printer includes the image information as well as the caller's telephone number. Since the telephone number of the caller is attached, by visually checking this hard copy, the called party can know the telephone number of the caller, making it possible to deal with nuisance calls such as direct mail etc. It has the following effects.

FIG. 4 is a plan view of printing paper on which received information is printed.

Claims (1)

[Claims] In a facsimile machine that communicates image information using a communication line in which information on a calling party's telephone number is transmitted to a called party prior to a communication signal, the information is received from the communication line and printed by a printer unit. A facsimile machine comprising a caller identification means for adding caller telephone number information to image information.