JPS6229265A - Facsimile equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To grasp easily the reply state of an opposite equipment as required by monitoring a signal sent via a line in making automatic dialing by an automatic dial function. CONSTITUTION:A control section 15 reads a telephone number corresponding to an abbreviated number sent from an input section 1 from a storage section 2 and sends the number to an automatic dial section 3. The automatic dial section generates a dial pulse according to the said telephone number and sends the dial pulse to a telephone line 8 via a relay circuit 10. In this case, a monitor section 13 is operative by the control of the control section 15 and a dial pulse tone sent to the telephone line 8 is outputted from a speaker 14 via a transformer 12 and the monitor section 13. When the tranamission of the dial pulse is finished, the relay circuit 10 changes over the connection state so that the telephone line 8 and the control section 15 are connected for the operation by the reply of the opposite equipment.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Technical Field of the Invention] The present invention relates to a facsimile machine having an automatic dialing function.

[Technical background of the invention and its problems]

In recent years, frequently called telephone numbers have been associated with abbreviated numbers and memorized in advance, so that when the need arises to make a call,
Facsimile machines having a so-called automatic dialing function, which allows an operator to make a call simply by inputting an abbreviated number without dialing, are becoming popular.

According to such a facsimile device, an operator can transmit image information to a desired destination without picking up the telephone handset.

However, if the other party's facsimile machine is not in automatic reception mode (in other words, in manual reception mode), the operator at the other end picks up the telephone handset and attempts to make a call, so the facsimile communication procedure There was a problem that the line was not stepped on properly and the line was disconnected.

Additionally, if the other party is busy or communicating, the operator will not be able to recognize that the other party is busy until approximately X seconds have elapsed, making it very time-consuming for the operator to perform the next operation. There was a problem that it took a while.

In this way, when using the automatic dialing function to send image information, the operator can directly send the information to the handset (1), so the response status of the other party cannot be properly grasped, which can lead to various problems. I'm sorry.

[Purpose of the invention]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a facsimile machine that allows a user to easily grasp the response status of the other party as needed even when a call is made using a facsimile machine having an automatic dialing function.

[Summary of the invention]

The above object of the present invention can be achieved by monitoring signals transmitted via a line when making an automatic call using the automatic dialing function.

[Embodiments of the invention]

Hereinafter, the present invention will be explained in detail based on one embodiment of the present invention.

The facsimile device of this embodiment has an input section 1 into which a telephone number as destination information and an abbreviated number corresponding to this telephone number are input, and a telephone number inputted from the input section 1 is associated with the abbreviated number. an automatic dialing section 3 that sends dial pulses according to the telephone number corresponding to the abbreviated number when an abbreviated number is input from the input section 1; and a reading section 4 that reads the original on the document table. , a recording unit 5 that receives and records and outputs the next screen information, an image processing unit 6 that encodes the image information read by the reading unit 4 and converts the received image signal, and transmits the transmitted image signal and the received image. A modem unit 7 that modulates and demodulates signals, a relay circuit 1° that connects a telephone line 8 to a telephone set 9 and other parts as necessary, and a telephone set 9
The main components are a hook-off detection circuit 11 that detects the off-hook state of the phone, a monitor means consisting of a transmembrane/monitor section 13 and a speaker 14 connected to the telephone line 8 via a relay circuit 10, and a control section 15 that controls each section. be a constituent element.

Next, the operation of this embodiment when the operator uses the automatic dialing function of the apparatus to transmit image information will be described. It is assumed that the storage unit 2 stores telephone numbers of frequently called destinations in association with abbreviated numbers.

First, the operator places the document on the document table and inputs the abbreviated number and transmission instruction input from the input section 1. The control unit 15 starts the transmission operation in response to the transmission instruction manual input from the input unit l. The control unit 15 reads the telephone number corresponding to the abbreviated number sent from the input unit l from the storage unit 2,
It is sent to automatic dial section 3. The automatic dialing unit 3 generates a dial pulse according to this vL call number, and sends the dial pulse to the telephone line 8 via the relay circuit 10t. At this time, the monitor section 13 is in an operating state under the control of the control section 150, and the l dial pulse sound sent to the telephone line 8 is outputted from the speaker 14 via the transformer 12 and the monitor section 13. When the transmission of the dial pulse is completed, the relay circuit 1o switches the connection state so that the telephone line 8 and the control section 15 are connected.

Next, after the line is connected, the operation of the device is explained to the responding party on the other end.

1) When a predetermined facsimile control signal is sent from the other party When a predetermined facsimile control signal (DIS in case of G3 facsimile communication procedure) is sent from the other party, the control unit 15 performs a predetermined facsimile control signal. After replying with the control signal, the reading section 4
, the image processing section 6, the modem section 7, and the relay circuit 10 to send the read image information to the telephone line 8.

At this time, since the other party is a facsimile machine in an automatic receiving state, there is no need to monitor the sound on the transmission path, and when the control section 15 receives the facsimile control signal, it disables the monitor section 13.

2) When the operator on the other side responds with voice When the operator on the other side responds with voice, this voice is output from the speaker 14 via the transformer 12 and the monitor unit 13. In this case, the other party is either a facsimile machine that is in manual reception mode, or is mistakenly a normal telephone (a telephone that is not connected to a facsimile machine), so the Operator Fi telephone 9 on the device side is set to 7. Go into Q7 state and try to talk to the other party. At this time, hook-off detection circuit 11 detects the hook-off state of telephone 9 and sends a detection signal to control section 15 . When the hook-off state is detected, the control section 15 controls the relay circuit 10f so that the telephone line 8 and the telephone set are connected, and also puts the monitor section 13 into a non-operating state. Therefore, it is possible to realize communication between operators.

3) When a busy tone is transmitted from the voice a8 and then a busy tone is transmitted from the telephone line 8, this busy tone is outputted to the transformer, via the monitor section 13, and to the speaker 14. In this case, the other party's device is in communication or is busy, so image information cannot be sent to the other party's device. Therefore, the operator inputs a transmission stop input to the human power section 1 to stop the transmission. At this time, upon receiving the transmission stop input, the control section 15 controls the relay circuit 10 to release the telephone line 8 and also puts the monitor section 13 into a non-operating state. When the means becomes operational and there is no need to monitor it, it becomes inactive, so that the response status of the other party can be monitored as necessary.In addition, in this embodiment, the monitor section 13 monitors the dial pulse. I tried to get it into operation according to the sending timing, but
The device may be set in the operating state if a facsimile control signal is not sent from the other party within a predetermined period of time after sending the dial pulse. If K is set in this way, the sound of the facsimile control signal will not be output from the monitor means.

〔Effect of the invention〕

According to the present invention, even if the facsimile machine has an automatic dialing function that does not require the operator to dial directly, the operator cannot grasp the response status from the connected device. It is possible to switch to a telephone call by going off-hook, and the connected line can be disconnected if necessary.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 shows a pook section, 4... showing an embodiment of the present invention.
・Reading section, 5... Recording section, 6... Image processing section, 7...
・Modem part, 8...Telephone line, 9...Telephone, 10
...Relay circuit, 11...7 Tsukuo 7 detection circuit, 1
2...Transformer, 13...Monitor! , 14.--Speaker. Representative Patent Attorney Noriyuki Chika (right: Yamashita - Figure '1')

Claims (1)

[Claims] (1) An input section into which a transmission input for designating destination information and at least one of the destination information and instructing transmission to this destination is input, a storage section for storing the input destination information, and the transmission input. The automatic dialing section automatically sends a selection signal to the line based on the specified destination information and connects the line to the destination, and after the line is connected, it sends image information based on the control signal that comes from the line. What is claimed is: 1. A facsimile device comprising: a transmitter/receiver section that transmits or receives signals; and a monitor means that monitors signals transmitted via a line.