JPH0445652A - Facsimile communication system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To offer convenience of a facsimile terminal caller subscriber by generating a facsimile transmission document automatically in the inside of a communication network and outputting the document to a called party facsimile terminal equipment. CONSTITUTION:A communication document sent from a sender facsimile terminal equipment 1 to a communication network 3 is once stored in a storage device 31. In this case, a central controller 32 transfers information such as count of number of sheets of the communication document to be stored, identification of title, and retrieval of registered information to a synthesizer 33. The synthesizer 33 receives a document form from the storage device 31 and synthesizes the form with the information such as count of number of sheets of the communication document to be stored, identification of title, and retrieval of registered information sent from the controller 32. A converter 34 receives the synthesis result by the synthesizer 33 to generate a facsimile transmission document. Then the communication document is outputted in succession to the transmission document. Thus, the facsimile transmission document is generated automatically to afford convenience to the user.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention (Industrial Application Field) The present invention temporarily stores correspondence sent from a facsimile terminal in one communication network, adds additional information provided by the communication network in advance, and sends it to the destination. This invention relates to a facsimile communication method for outputting to a facsimile terminal.

(Conventional technique #i) An example of the configuration of a conventional facsimile communication system of this type is shown in the 10th example.
For example, the communication document 4 shown in FIG.
When sending the information to the facsimile terminal 2 on the receiving side (or on the calling side), it is stored in the storage device 31 of the communication network 3 (including the communication line and the exchange means for the communication line), and then
Under the control of the central control device 32, the stored correspondence is transferred to the synthesis device 33, where additional information 41 (for example, reception date and time 41A2, telephone number 41B of the sending facsimile terminal, Number of pages sent: 41C, etc.)
are inserted and synthesized into the upper margin of the communication document 4, as illustrated in FIG. Thereafter, this inserted and combined communication document is output to the facsimile terminal 2 of the central control unit (the receiving side under the control of 32).

(Problems to be Solved by the Invention) As described above, in the conventional facsimile communication system, additional information is inserted and synthesized into the communication document itself. Therefore, when there are restrictions on the size of the correspondence or the space for inserting and composing additional information, the calling party's facsimile end, which is not a subscriber, will be able to Number of copies 9 In many cases, the calling party's facsimile terminal subscriber name, etc. is written on a separate sheet of paper, and this is added to the communication document as a facsimile delivery belt and sent to the communicating party's facsimile terminal. There was a problem with the extra effort required by the subscriber.

(Objective of the Invention) In addition to such correspondence, the present invention eliminates the manual work of creating a facsimile delivery belt for each communication, automatically creates a facsimile delivery belt within the communication network, and sends a facsimile delivery belt to the receiving party. The purpose is to output to a facsimile terminal for the convenience of non-subscribers at the facsimile terminal on the calling side.

(Means for Solving the Problems) In order to solve the above problems and achieve the purpose, the present invention temporarily stores correspondence sent from facsimile terminals in a communication network, and stores additional information stored in the communication network in advance. In a facsimile communication method that outputs a message to a destination facsimile terminal by adding a Search for information on the caller and caller registered in advance on the communication network based on the phone number, or
In either one or a combination thereof, the respective counting, identification, and search results are incorporated into a predetermined part of the output format prepared by the communication network, a facsimile delivery belt separate from the correspondence is created, and the result is placed at the beginning of the correspondence. In addition, it is characterized in that it is output to the recipient's facsimile terminal together with the communication document.

(Function) The present invention counts the number of correspondence sent from a facsimile terminal on the sending side or identifies the title part of the correspondence based on the telephone numbers of the recipient and the sender. Either searching for information on the called party and caller registered in advance in the communication network, or in a combination thereof, - Predetermined output format prepared by the communication network according to the search results for each total 9wt. Automatically create a facsimile delivery belt. Then, in addition to the beginning of the communication document, it is output from the communication network to the facsimile terminal on the receiving side, together with the communication document. As a result, the user who is not a subscriber at the facsimile terminal on the sending side does not have to manually create a facsimile delivery slip every time he or she wants to communicate, which makes handling convenient. Furthermore, more information can be sent than when additional information is added to the upper margin of a communication document.

(Embodiment) Fig. 1 shows a block diagram of a first embodiment of the present invention system, in which the same blocks as in Fig. 10 are given the same numbers, but the central control bag @32 is used for communication documents. A means for counting the number of sheets is provided. In the figure, reference numeral 34 denotes a conversion device that converts a computer code format (hereinafter referred to as a code format) to a facsimile code format (hereinafter referred to as a pattern format).

To explain the operation of this embodiment, the communication document sent from the facsimile terminal 1 on the sending side to the communication network 3 is sent to the storage device 31.
is temporarily accumulated. At this time, the central control device 32 counts the number of accumulated messages IF4 (FIG. 2) and transfers the counting result to the synthesis device 33.

This composition device 33 receives a form provided in code form for creating a facsimile delivery belt from the storage device 31 (once this format is received, there is no need to receive it again unless the composition device 33 loses the format). , this format and central control bag! The result of counting the number of correspondence documents in step 32 is combined.

The conversion device 34 receives the result synthesized by the synthesis device 33,
The code format is converted into a pattern format, and a facsimile delivery belt 5 (FIG. 2)' is created. This facsimile delivery belt 5 has a central control bag! ! The number of sheets of correspondence 4 (5A) counted in step 32 is displayed. Following this facsimile delivery belt 5, the correspondence 4 stored in the storage device 131 is sent to the facsimile terminal 2 on the receiving side to the central control device 3.
High force is achieved by controlling 2.

The case where the format of the facsimile cover letter is provided in the code format has been described above, but if it is provided in the pattern format, the counting results of the correspondence obtained by the central control unit 32 are converted into the pattern format in the converting device 34. , it is possible to create a facsimile cover letter by combining it with the facsimile cover letter format in the synthesis device 33.

In order to receive the service of this embodiment (FIG. 2), the facsimile terminal on the calling side 9 is connected to the communication network 3 in advance.
This can be achieved by registering in the central control unit 32 or by sending a specially designated signal (for example, #1 specific number) to the communication network when making a call from a facsimile terminal on the calling side. Further, a telephone number may be assigned so that the above-mentioned service can be received according to the telephone number system of non-subscribers at the facsimile end. Please note that the second section below. Regarding each of the third embodiments, the respective services can be received using the same means as described above.

FIG. 3 shows a configuration diagram of a second embodiment of the present invention, and the same blocks as in FIG. Cover page 4 of correspondence 4
This is a device for identifying from A the part corresponding to the title of a communication document.

To explain the operation of this embodiment, the communication document sent from the facsimile terminal 1 on the sending side to the communication network 3 is sent to the storage device! 31
is temporarily accumulated. It is assumed that this communication document is written in the communication network 3 according to a predetermined format. ! ! A separate device 35 is a communication document 4 written according to the format.
A portion corresponding to the title of the correspondence is searched and identified from the cover 4A of the document.

This title can be identified by, for example, ■ Adding a double underline 4B to the cover title of the correspondence (Figure 4) ■ Surrounding the cover title with a frame 4C (Figure 5) Mark the part corresponding to the title with OCR (Optical Character
This can be realized by using technology such as a reader (a machine that optically reads characters).

The same information as this title part (for example, "Report on Market Research" in FIGS. 4 and 5) is transferred to the synthesis device 33, and the synthesis device 33! 33 receives a format provided in code form for creating a facsimile cover letter from storage device 31, and synthesizes the format with information regarding the title received from identification device 35.

The conversion device 34 receives the synthesized result, converts it into a code format or pattern format, and the communication network 3 (central control unit W32) that creates a facsimile cover letter 5 (FIG. 6) stores the facsimile cover letter 5 (FIG. 6). The communication document 4 (FIG. 6) stored in the device 31 is transmitted to the facsimile terminal 2 on the receiving side.

The case where the format of the facsimile cover letter is provided in the code format has been described above, but if the format is provided in the pattern format, the title part identified by the identification device 35 is converted into the pattern format in the conversion device 34, and then synthesized. Device 33
It is possible to create a facsimile cover letter by combining the format with the facsimile cover letter format.

FIG. 7 shows the configuration of a third embodiment of the present invention, and shows the configuration of the first embodiment of the present invention.
The same blocks as in FIGS. It has means for extracting subscriber information registered in 36.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described. A communication document sent from the facsimile terminal 1 on the sending side to the communication network 3 is temporarily stored in the storage device 31. The central controller 32 is on the transmitting side 9
Based on the telephone numbers of the receiving facsimile terminals 1 and 2, the subscriber information registered in the subscriber information management device Wt36 is retrieved and the subscriber information is transferred to the combining device 33.

The synthesis device 33 receives a form provided in a coat format for creating a facsimile cover letter from the storage device 31, and synthesizes the form and subscriber information. The converting device 34 receives the synthesized result, converts it from code format to pattern format, and creates a facsimile cover letter 5 (FIG. 8). Then, the communication network 3 (central control unit w32) outputs the facsimile cover letter 5 and the communication document 4 stored in the storage device 31 to the facsimile terminal 2 on the receiving side.

When this embodiment is implemented in conjunction with circular communication, each destination on the facsimile cover sheets 5-1 and 5-2 is searched from the telephone number of the called party (destination), as illustrated in Fig. 9. The obtained name (company P, company Q, etc.) is displayed as originating from company B.

The case where the format of the facsimile cover letter is provided in the code format has been described above, but if it is provided in the pattern format, the information obtained in the subscriber information management device 36 is converted into the pattern format in the conversion device 34. After that, synthesizer 3
In step 3, it is possible to create a facsimile cover letter by combining the format with the facsimile cover letter format.

Each of the embodiments described above can be implemented singly or in combination depending on the user's wishes.

(Effects of the Invention) As explained above, in the present invention, when a sender from a facsimile terminal sends a communication document to a recipient (addressee), a necessary facsimile transmission form is automatically created in the communication network, When sending the document, it will be added to the beginning, so
This is more convenient than the conventional method of manually creating a facsimile cover letter for each communication.

Further, compared to the conventional method of recording a small amount of additional information in the upper margin of a correspondence, a more complete correspondence can be sent.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of the first embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a configuration diagram of the first embodiment of the present invention.
Diagram showing an output example of a facsimile cover letter, etc., Part 3
The figure is a block diagram of the second embodiment of the present invention, Figures 4 and 5 are each side of the mark for the title part of the correspondence according to Figure 3, and Figure 6 is a diagram of the facsimile cover letter etc. according to Figure 3. A diagram showing an output example, FIG. 7 is a configuration diagram of the third embodiment of the present invention,
8 is a diagram showing an output example of a facsimile cover letter etc. according to FIG. 7, FIG. 9 is a diagram showing an output example of a facsimile cover letter etc. when combined with circular communication according to FIG. 7,
The figure shows an example of the configuration of a conventional facsimile communication system.
The figure shows an example of facsimile communication output with additional information from a conventional facsimile communication system. 1.2...Facsimile terminal, 3...Communication network, 4...Correspondence, 5, 5-1.5-2...
・Facsimile cover letter, 4A... Cover of the correspondence, 4B... Marker for the title part of the correspondence, 31
... storage device, 32 central control device, 33 ... synthesis device, 34 conversion device, 35 ... identification device, 36 ... subscriber information management device. Patent applicant Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] A facsimile communication method in which a communication document sent from a facsimile terminal is temporarily stored in a communication network, and additional information provided in the communication network is added in advance and outputted to a destination facsimile terminal, comprising: You can count the number of correspondence sent from a facsimile terminal, identify the title part of the correspondence, or identify recipients and senders who have been registered in the communication network in advance based on the telephone numbers of the recipient and caller. Find information about the caller or
In either one or a combination thereof, the respective counting, identification, and search results are incorporated into a predetermined part of the output format prepared by the communication network, a facsimile transmission form separate from the correspondence is created, and the result is placed at the beginning of the correspondence. In addition, the facsimile communication method is characterized in that the communication document is output to the recipient's facsimile terminal.