JPS5955677A - Method for informing telephone reservation by facsimile - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To inform the preparation of talking with a subscriber to be communicated and to attain talking with the subscriber to be communicated without incorrect decision or misoperation by connecting a communication line to a telephone set side fitted to a facsimile device and ringing the telephone set, to inform the preparation for communication. CONSTITUTION:Another facsimile device is connected to a facsimile device 100 and a telephone set 10 through a network controlling part 20 and a communication line 1, and a switch S1 turning the connection of the telephone set 10 or the device 100 and a switch S2 connecting the telephone set 10 to a DC loop detecting circuit 40 of the device 100 and a ring signal sending circuit 30 are accomodated in the network controlling part 20. These switches S1, S2 are switched by a control signal from a system controlling part 50 through a control bus CS. The switch S2 is connected only at the execution of a telephone reservation means to actuate the circuit 30 by a prescribed signal from a control part 50. The preparation of talking with the subscriber to be communicated is informed by ringing the telephone set 10 to attain talking with the subscriber to be communicated.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to facsimile, and particularly to a method of notifying an operator when executing a telephone reservation function.

In general, many factor cutting devices are equipped with a telephone reservation function for making a telephone call with the other party before, during or after communication.

Examples of operating procedures for the conventional telephone reservation function will be explained in several cases.

(1) A＾1 (a) If the sender wishes to make a telephone call after facsimile communication, press the designated telephone reservation button before or during transmission. As a result, the facsimile machine recognizes that the above-mentioned telephone reservation function is to be activated, and after sending the document, generates the appropriate setting sound by operating the setting sound generator built into the device itself, and prompts the operator to prepare for the call. Notify that everything is ready. Thereafter, the operator picks up the handset of the telephone set included in the facsimile machine and performs a predetermined operation such as pressing the telephone reservation button again to make a call to the other party.

(b) If the sender wishes to make a telephone call before starting facsimile communication, the sender presses a designated telephone reservation button. After confirming that no originals are placed in the original tray, call the other party. Next, press the send button for facsimile communication to hang up the receiver, and after a predetermined period of time, the set sound generator built into the facsimile machine itself operates and generates the appropriate set sound (2) The operator is prepared to make a call. Notify that everything is ready. After this,
After picking up the handset of the telephone, the operator performs a predetermined operation such as pressing the telephone reservation button again to make a telephone conversation with the other party.

e) If the receiver desires to make a telephone reservation, he or she presses a predetermined telephone reservation button before or during reception. When the facsimile machine recognizes that the telephone reservation function is to be activated, when the facsimile communication is completed, it activates the setting tone generator built into the device itself to generate an appropriate pre-setting sound and inform the operator that the call is ready. We will inform you that Thereafter, after picking up the handset of the nine-telephone set installed in the operator's facsimile machine, the user performs a predetermined operation such as pressing the telephone reservation button again, thereby making a telephone call to the other party in the evening.

b) During reception, if you urgently desire to talk to the other party, press a predetermined telephone reservation button and then press a stop button for facsimile communication. When the one sheet being received is finished, a setting tone generation section built into the facsimile machine itself operates to generate an appropriate pre-setting tone, thereby notifying the operator that preparations for a call are complete. Thereafter, the operator picks up the handset of the telephone and performs a predetermined operation such as pressing the telephone reservation button again to make a call to the other party. Incidentally, if the sending side wishes to urgently talk to the other party, the same operation as in (a) above is performed after removing the transmission original from the original tray.

As described above, in any of the conventional telephone reservation methods described above, the method of notifying the operator that the call is ready is to appropriately operate the preset sound generator built into the facsimile machine itself. was. Therefore, unless the operator knows the meaning of the pre-setting message indicating that preparations for a call are complete, he or she cannot perform the next predetermined operation. Furthermore, if the order of the operations is incorrect, the communication line may be disconnected.

This invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned circumstances. By making a sound and connecting a communication line to the telephone, the operator is notified that the telephone is ready to talk to the other party, and the operator can talk to the other party simply by picking up the receiver of the telephone. To provide a method for notifying a telephone reservation by facsimile, which enables anyone to carry out the telephone reservation function without misjudgment or erroneous operation.

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, a method of notifying a telephone reservation in a facsimile according to the present invention will be explained in detail with reference to an embodiment shown in the accompanying drawings.

The figure shows an example of the configuration of a facsimile machine for explaining a method of notifying a telephone reservation in a facsimile according to the present invention.

In the figure, a facsimile device 100 and a telephone 1
0 is connected to other 7Axismi+) devices via a network control unit 20 and a communication line 1. The network control unit 20 includes (4) a switch s1 for switching between connecting the communication line ls1 to the telephone set 10 or to the facsimile machine 100;
A switch S! for connecting the telephone 10 to a DC loop detection circuit 40 and a ring signal sending circuit 30 of the facsimile machine 100, which will be described later. The switching of the switches Sl and S is controlled by a control bus C8.
This is performed based on an appropriate control signal applied from the later-described f luci x 7-A control unit (part) via the . Of course,
In the case of automatic answering, switch Sl is automatically switched from the telephone 10 side to the facsimile machine 100 side. Also,
The switch S is normally not connected, and the system control unit 5o
The connection state is established only when the telephone reservation function is executed under the control of the . The ring signal sending circuit 30 operates when a predetermined signal is applied from a system control unit 50, which will be described later. generate sound. The ring signal applied to the telephone 10 is transmitted to a DC loop detection circuit 4 which will be described later.
Sending is stopped by a signal applied from 0. The DC loop detection circuit 40 becomes active based on a predetermined control signal applied from the system control unit 50, and detects a DC loop that is formed when the handset of the telephone set 10 is hooked off. This detects whether or not the handset is picked up. The DC loop is connected to the telephone 10 and an exchange (not shown) via the communication line 1.
This is not a normal DC loop formed by the facsimile machine 100 itself and the telephone 10. In addition to general control over the facsimile machine, the system control unit 50 also controls the switches S1, S! It recognizes the activation of a telephone reservation button (not shown) and performs start-up control for the ring signal sending circuit 30 and the DC loop detection circuit 40, etc. Note that the facsimile apparatus 100 also includes a scanning section, a band compression/expansion section, a modulation/demodulation section, etc., but these are omitted from the figure because they are not directly related to the present invention.

Next, with reference to the drawings, the overall operation of the method for notifying telephone reservations in a facsimile according to the present invention will be explained by dividing it into several cases as in the description of the conventional telephone reservation function.

1) When the sender desires to make a telephone call after facsimile IJ communication, the operator first presses a telephone reservation button (not shown) on, for example, a control panel of the facsimile machine before or during transmission of the facsimile communication. The system control unit 50, which recognizes the activation of the button, sends an appropriate signal to the network control unit 20 via the control bus C8 after the facsimile communication ends (after sending the original to the receiving side). , switch S2 is connected, and the DC loop detection circuit 40 and ring signal sending circuit 30 are activated. This allows the ring signal sending circuit □
□□ applies a ring signal of, for example, 16 Hz to the tone ringer of the telephone set 10 to cause the telephone set 10 to generate an appropriate ringing tone, thereby notifying the operator that the telephone set is ready for a call.

On the other hand, the DC loop detection circuit 40 monitors the DC loop of the telephone 10 to detect whether the telephone 10 is picked up (l) or not. If the handset is picked up within the specified time,
By detecting this, the DC loop detection circuit 40 causes the ring signal sending circuit 30 to stop sending out the ring signal, and notifies the system control unit 50 of the detection. Recognizing this fact, the system control section 50 connects the switch S1 connected to the facsimile device side to the telephone set 10 side by applying an appropriate signal to the network control section 20 via the control bus. As a result, the communication line 1 is connected to the telephone set 10, and a conversation with the receiving party becomes possible.

Note that if the handset is not picked up within a predetermined time, the DC loop detection circuit 40 detects this and the ring signal sending circuit 3
0 to stop sending out the ring signal, and informs the system control unit 50 of this fact. As a result, after the system control unit 50 performs post-processing of the facsimile communication, all communication operations are completed.

I) If the sender wishes to make a call before 7-axis IJ communication, 0N (8) First, the operator confirms that no original is set in the original tray, and then presses the telephone reservation button (not shown). Then, call the other party.

For example, after confirming the reception ready tone (beeps, etc.) emitted by the telephone 10, the user presses a send button (not shown) on the control panel of the facsimile device 100 to hang up the phone. By the above operation, the switch S1 is switched from the telephone 10 side to the facsimile machine 100 side, and the system control unit 50 sends a telephone reservation signal (PRI-Q
), the switch S is connected, and the ring signal sending circuit and DC loop detection circuit 40 are activated. As a result, as described above, the ring sending circuit 30 applies a ring signal of, for example, 16 Hz to the tone ringer of the telephone 10 to generate an appropriate ringing sound on the telephone 10, thereby notifying the operator that the telephone is ready for a call. On the other hand, the DC loop detection circuit 40 monitors the DC loop of the telephone set 10 to detect whether the telephone set 10 is picked up. If the handset is picked up within a predetermined time, the direct (10) current loop detection circuit 40 detects this.
The ring signal sending circuit 30 is made to stop sending out the ring signal, and the system control unit 50 is notified of the detection. Having recognized this fact, the system control unit 50 connects the switch S1, which was connected to the facsimile machine side, to the telephone set 10 side, as described above. As a result, the communication line 1 is connected to the telephone set 10, and the communication line 1 becomes available for communication with the receiving party.

Note that if the handset is not picked up within a predetermined time, the DC loop detection circuit 40 detects this and the ring signal sending circuit 3
0 to stop sending out the ring signal and stop the telephone 10 from ringing.

111) When the receiving party desires to make a telephone reservation, the receiving party's operator first presses a predetermined telephone reservation button before or during reception of the facsimile communication. After the system control unit 50tf7 axis communication which recognizes the activation of the button is completed (after the reception operation is completed), the switch S is connected by applying an appropriate signal to the network control unit 20 via the control bus C8. At the same time, the DC loop detection circuit 40 and the ring signal sending circuit 30 are activated. The subsequent control operations are the same as those described above in 1) when the sending side desires a telephone call after facsimile communication.

lv) During reception, if you urgently wish to make a call with the other party, the operator on the receiving side first presses the call reservation button, and then
Press the stop button during facsimile communication. When the friend system control section 50 recognizes the activation of both buttons and finishes recording the one sheet currently being received, it connects the switch S2 by applying an appropriate signal to the network control section via the control bus C8. At the same time, the DC loop detection circuit 40 and the ring signal sending circuit 30 are activated.

The subsequent control operations are similar to those described above in 1) when the sending side desires a telephone call after facsimile communication.

If the transmitting side wishes to make an emergency call with the other party, the user presses the telephone reservation button after removing the transmitted document from the document tray, and the same operation as in 1) above is performed.

By the way, in any of the cases 1) to lv) described above, when the operator presses the telephone reservation button, the system control unit 50 sends the telephone reservation signal (PRI-Q in group 3 equipment) to the communication partner. Transmit and communicate with the other party! The call is made at the appropriate time in each case, but by adopting the facsimile machine shown in the figure on the other party's side, it is possible to make a call to the other party by simply picking up the telephone receiver. become.

In the operation of the embodiment described above, the telephone is made to ring for a predetermined period of time, but the telephone may continue to ring until the handset is hooked off.

In addition, when executing the above-mentioned telephone reservation, for example, if the switch Sl is immediately switched to the telephone side after the facsimile communication is completed, by picking up the handset of the telephone set 10, the exchange (not shown), and there is no need to form a DC loop based on the output of the facsimile machine 100 (12).

Furthermore, the configuration for carrying out the present invention is not limited to that shown in the above embodiments; when executing the telephone reservation function, a communication line may be connected to the telephone side, and the telephone may be made to ring. Of course, any other configuration may be used as long as it can notify that the communication partner is ready for a call.

As explained above, according to the method for notifying a telephone reservation in a facsimile according to the present invention, when making a telephone reservation, the operator can make a call to the other party by simply picking up the receiver of the telephone after hearing the ringing tone of the telephone. Even a person who does not know the operating procedure of the telephone reservation function can talk to the other party without making a wrong judgment or making a wrong operation.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of a facsimile apparatus for explaining a method of notifying a telephone reservation in a facsimile according to the present invention. DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10... Telephone device, 20... Network control unit, 30... Ring signal transmission path, 40... DC loop detection circuit, 5
0... System control unit, 100... Facsimile machine (15)

Claims (1)

[Claims] A facsimile telephone characterized in that a communication line is connected to a telephone set included in a facsimile machine, and the telephone rings to notify that the telephone is ready for communication with the other party. How to notify reservations.