JPH08558U - Data processing device - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Object] The present invention relates to a data processing device, wherein a unit suitable for the purpose can be selected from a plurality of units equipped with different recording media and can be mounted on the device body. It is an object of the present invention to provide a data processing device capable of improving the property and convenience. A facsimile apparatus 1 is provided with a unit mounting portion 6, and the mounting portion 6 has a magnetic tape unit 7 having a magnetic tape 7a, a floppy disk unit 8 having a floppy disk 8a, or a hard disk having a hard disk 9a, depending on the application. The unit 9 is attached.

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

[Industrial applications]

 The present invention relates to a data processing device such as a facsimile device, and more particularly to a data processing device to which different types of recording media can be loaded.

[0002]

[Prior art]

 In a data processing device such as a facsimile device, an answering machine function is added and a received voice message is recorded on a recording medium such as an internal magnetic tape.

[0003]

[Problems to be solved by the device]

 However, in such a data processing device such as a facsimile device, since the internal recording medium is fixed, it is inconvenient that the user cannot select the recording medium according to its use. In view of the above, the present invention is capable of selecting a unit according to the application from a plurality of units equipped with different recording media and mounting it in the main body of the device, which improves usability and convenience. The purpose is to provide a device.

[0004]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

 In order to achieve the above object, the invention according to claim 1 is a data processing device for transmitting and receiving data to and from a predetermined recording medium via an interface, in which the first recording medium is mounted and mounted. The first unit having an interface for transmitting and receiving data between the first recording medium and the main body of the data processing device, and the second recording medium different from the first recording medium are mounted and The second unit having an interface for transmitting and receiving data between the recording medium of No. 2 and the main body of the data processing apparatus, and the first unit or the second unit provided in the main body of the data processing apparatus as an alternative. A unit mounting portion that can be mounted, and when the first unit is mounted on the unit mounting portion, data is transmitted and received to and from the first recording medium. Nau other hand, when the second unit is mounted on the unit mounting portion is to shall and characterized by performing transmission and reception of data between said second recording medium.

[0005]

[Action]

 According to the present invention, the first recording medium is mounted, and the first unit is provided with an interface for transmitting and receiving data between the mounted first recording medium and the data processing apparatus main body; A second recording medium different from the second recording medium is mounted, and a second unit having an interface for transmitting and receiving data between the mounted second recording medium and the data processing apparatus main body; A unit mounting portion capable of selectively mounting the first or second unit, and between the first recording medium and the first recording medium when the first unit is mounted in the unit mounting portion. On the other hand, data is transmitted and received by the device, while data is transmitted and received by the second recording medium when the second unit is mounted on the unit mounting portion.

Therefore, a unit is selected from a plurality of units according to the application, and the selected unit is attached to the unit mounting portion, whereby data is transmitted and received. As a result, the usability and convenience of the data processing device is further improved.

[0007]

【Example】

 Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be specifically described with reference to the drawings. 1 to 5 are views showing an embodiment of a data processing device according to the invention of claim 1, and show an example in which the data processing device is applied to a facsimile device. In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 is a facsimile machine, and the facsimile machine 1 is provided with an operation unit 3 on an upper front side of a main body 2. The operation unit 3 is provided with operation keys 3a, a display unit 3b and the like, and the operation keys 3a are used to switch between the modes of the facsimile apparatus 1, such as an answering machine mode and an automatic reception mode. A recording paper ejection port 4 for ejecting recorded recording paper is formed on the front surface of the main body 2, and a handset (telephone) 5 is set on the side portion of the main body 2. A unit mounting portion 6 is formed on the upper right side of the main body 2, and a magnetic tape unit 7, a floppy disk unit 8 or a hard disk unit 9 as a voice recording unit is detachably mounted on the unit mounting portion 6. It The magnetic tape unit 7 is equipped with a magnetic tape 7a as a recording medium, and records the voice transferred from the main body 2. The floppy disk unit 8 has a floppy disk 8a mounted as a recording medium, and the hard disk unit 9 has a hard disk 9a mounted as a recording medium. When any one of the above units 7, 8 and 9 constitutes the first unit, some of the remaining units constitute the second unit.

As shown in FIG. 2, the facsimile machine 1 is divided into blocks of a facsimile circuit 11, an interface 12 and a telephone circuit 13, and a line L is a facsimile machine as shown in FIG. The switching circuit 14 built in 1 selectively switches between the facsimile circuit 11 and the telephone circuit 13 for connection. The facsimile circuit 11 is a general term for the configuration necessary for executing the functions as a facsimile device such as a system control unit, a modem, a network control unit, an encoding / decoding unit, a scanner and a plotter. It is a generic term for configurations necessary for executing the functions of a telephone such as a call circuit and a dial transmission circuit. The interface 12 is provided in the unit mounting section 6 and exchanges signals with the interface 21 such as the magnetic tape unit 7.

As shown in FIG. 2, the magnetic tape unit 7 is equipped with an interface 21, a voice detection circuit 22, a voice recording unit 23, a speaker 24, a microphone 25, etc., and is input via the interface 12 and the interface 21. The detected audio signal is detected by the audio detection circuit 22 and recorded on the magnetic tape 7a of the audio recording unit 23, and the audio recording unit 23 outputs this audio signal via the audio detection circuit 22 and the interfaces 21 and 12. To do.

A voice signal from the microphone 25 is recorded on the magnetic tape 7 a of the voice recording unit 23 as needed, and the voice of the voice recording unit 23 is output through the speaker 24. The speaker 24 may be a so-called headphone type, which is attached as a headphone 26 as shown in FIG. 4 in order to miniaturize the magnetic tape unit 7. Although not shown, the floppy disk 8 and the hard disk unit 9 are similar to the magnetic tape unit 7 except that the recording media are different.

A reply message can be recorded in advance on the magnetic tape 7a of the magnetic tape unit 7, the floppy disk 8a of the floppy disk unit 8, the hard disk 9a of the hard disk unit 9 or the like via the microphone 25 or the handset 5, and the answering machine can be recorded. When there is an incoming call in the mode, this response message is sent to the line L.

Next, the operation will be described. The facsimile apparatus 1 is provided with a unit mounting portion 6, and a magnetic tape unit 7, a floppy disk unit 8 or a hard disk unit 9 is mounted in the unit mounting portion 6 depending on its application. Now, assuming that the magnetic tape unit 7 is mounted in the unit mounting portion 6, a process when an incoming call is received will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG.

When the facsimile device 1 receives an incoming call (step P ₁ ), whether or not a CED signal (callee terminal identification signal) or the like is transmitted and a facsimile control signal responding to this is transmitted from the other party. Then, it is determined whether or not the facsimile is received (step P ₂ ). When the facsimiles received by switcher 14 connects the line L to the facsimile circuit 11 side (Step P _3), performs normal facsimile reception process (Step P _4).

When the facsimile cannot be received in step P ₂ , the line L is connected to the telephone circuit 13 by the switch 14 (step P ₅ ), and it is checked whether or not the message recording mode is set (step P ₆ ). When not in the answering machine mode, a ringing signal is sent to the telephone circuit 13 to ring the bell (step P ₇ ), and when the operator responds to this and an off-hook, a call is made (step P ₈ ).

In the absence recording mode at step P ₆ , the operation of the magnetic tape unit 7 is started (step P ₉ ), and a response message prerecorded on the magnetic tape 7 a, for example, “I am not at home right now. . so that we can record a message, please speak after the beep. "such as sending a (step P _10). In answer to this response message, record a message sent from the other party to the magnetic tape 7a (step P _11). After that, the disconnection of the line is detected and the operation of the magnetic tape unit 7 is stopped.

Therefore, the facsimile 1 can be provided with an answering machine recording function, and the recording medium can be appropriately selected according to the application. As a result, the usability and convenience of the facsimile device 1 can be further improved. The processing when the floppy disk unit 8 or the hard disk unit 9 is mounted instead of the magnetic tape unit 7 is also the same as that described above.

In the above embodiment, the unit mounted on the unit mounting portion 6 has been described mainly for recording voice, but the unit is not limited to this. For example, a handy scanner unit 31 shown in FIG. 6 or a bar code reader 32 shown in FIG. 7 may be used. The handy scanner unit 31 and the bar code reader 32 are configured as shown in FIG. That is, the handy scanner unit 31 includes an interface 33, a memory 34, a display unit 35, an image sensor 36, etc., and the memory 34 stores the image data transferred from the facsimile apparatus 1 via the interface 33 and the interface 12. At the same time, the image data read by the image sensor 36 is stored. The image data stored in the memory 34 is transferred to the facsimile circuit 11 via the interface 33 and the interface 12, and is recorded on recording paper by the plotter of the facsimile circuit 11 or sent to the line L. In this case, as shown in FIG. 6, the handheld scanner unit 31 can read the image data of a book or a large original document that the facsimile device 1 cannot read.

Therefore, the usability and convenience of the facsimile apparatus 1 can be further improved. The bar code reader 32 includes an interface 37, a memory 38, a receiver 39, a bar code reader 40, and the like, and the memory 38 stores the bar code data read by the bar code reader 40. As shown in FIG. 7, the bar code reader 32 reads a bar code (this bar code displays a telephone number) placed on the business card 42 or the like and stores it in the memory 38, and the unit mounting portion 6 It can be transferred to the facsimile circuit 11 and dialed when it is mounted on the. Alternatively, the receiver 39 can be used to transfer the data to the facsimile circuit 11 using infrared rays or the like without mounting it on the unit mounting portion 6 and dial it by remote control. In this case, it is necessary to provide the facsimile machine 1 with a receiver 41 for receiving the data from the transmitter 39. Therefore, the usability and convenience of the facsimile apparatus 1 can be further improved.

The arrows in FIGS. 6 and 7 indicate the scanning directions of the handy scanner unit 31 and the barcode reader 32, respectively.

[0020]

[Effect of device]

 According to the present invention, the first or second unit provided with a recording medium according to the application can be properly mounted in the unit mounting portion of the data processing device main body, which makes the data processing device more useful and convenient. It can be further improved.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a facsimile device and a recording unit as a data processing device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram of a facsimile apparatus according to an embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram of a line switching unit of the facsimile apparatus according to the embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a state in which headphones are attached to the magnetic tape unit 7 of the facsimile apparatus according to the embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart of a reception process of the facsimile apparatus according to the embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a hand unit as a unit to be mounted in another embodiment.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view of a barcode reader unit as a mounted unit according to another embodiment.

FIG. 8 is a circuit block diagram when each unit of FIGS. 6 and 7 which is another embodiment is applied.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 Facsimile device (data processing device) 6 Unit mounting section 7 Magnetic tape unit (first or second unit) 8 Floppy disk unit (first or second unit)
Unit) 9 Hard disk unit (1st or 2nd unit) 31 Handy scanner unit (1st or 2nd unit) 32 Bar code reader (1st or 2nd unit)

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A data processing device for transmitting and receiving data to and from a predetermined recording medium via an interface, wherein the first recording medium is mounted and the mounted first recording medium and data processing device main body. A first unit having an interface for transmitting and receiving data to and from a second recording medium different from the first recording medium is mounted, and the mounted second recording medium and the data processor main body A second unit having an interface for transmitting and receiving data to and from the data processing apparatus main body, and the first or second unit.
And a unit mounting section capable of selectively mounting the unit, and when the first unit is mounted in the unit mounting section, data is transmitted and received to and from the first recording medium. On the other hand, when the second unit is mounted on the unit mounting portion, data is transmitted / received to / from the second recording medium.