JP3296144B2 - Facsimile machine - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a facsimile apparatus for effectively utilizing a source information service provided by a telephone exchange.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a facsimile apparatus which transmits a read and scanned image data with a transmission source indication (TTI) added thereto has been widely used. If the number, company name, etc. are registered, the registered contents can be printed out together with the image data on the recording paper of the receiving facsimile machine.

[0003] As a result, the receiving side can identify the source at a glance, and even when a large number of facsimile receptions are received from a plurality of sources, the recording paper can be classified based on the display of the source.

[0004]

However, in the above-mentioned conventional facsimile apparatus, if the transmission source display is not registered correctly by a key operation or the like on the transmission side in advance, the correct transmission source display is displayed on the recording paper of the reception side. Cannot be performed, a troublesome operation is required when the facsimile machine is installed.

[0005] The presence or absence of registration of the sender display on the transmission side determines whether or not the printout of the sender display to the receiver is performed. Therefore, the transmission side does not transmit the mischief or direct mail without performing the registration. Since the receiving side cannot confirm the information of the transmission source, it has been desired to develop a facsimile apparatus that can solve such a problem.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and enables accurate display of a transmission source on a receiving side, and accurate transmission to a receiving side without troublesome registration setting on a transmitting side. It is an object of the present invention to provide a facsimile apparatus capable of original display.

[0007]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a facsimile apparatus for use as a receiver. Source information detecting means for detecting the source information transmitted together with the call signal, character pattern converting means for converting the source information detected by the detecting means into a character pattern, and receiving the converted character pattern by facsimile. Signal processing means for printing and outputting the image data in addition to the image data.

Here, as the transmission source information transmitted together with the call signal, a signal transmitted during the call suspension period when the call signal is transmitted is used, and includes at least a telephone number. In the United States, this information is
D ", and in the UK, it is used in a system called" caller display ", and the telephone exchange exchanges information such as telephone numbers and time as a source information service.
It is included in the 200 bps modem signal, and is added and transmitted during the intermittent call signal (two-second call, four-second stop).

[0009] The signal processing means determines whether or not a sender indication is added to the image data received by facsimile. If no sender indication is added, the signal processing means converts the character pattern converted by the character pattern converter into a character pattern. The print data is added to image data received by facsimile and printed out.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is proposed a facsimile apparatus used as a transmitter.
It is determined whether the telephone number to be called is a service area where caller information cannot be transmitted together with the call signal, and if the telephone number is a service area where caller information cannot be transmitted together with the call signal, the telephone number is called after the call. ,
While the caller ID is added to the image data to be transmitted by facsimile, if the telephone number is in a service area where the caller information can be transmitted together with the caller signal, the telephone number is called, and then the caller display is added to the image data to be transmitted by facsimile. Is not added.

Here, the determination as to whether or not transmission source information can be transmitted by telephone number may be made based on the area code.

In the facsimile apparatus according to the first aspect of the present invention, when a call signal is received, the source information detecting means detects the source information transmitted together with the call signal.
This detected information is sent by the character pattern conversion means.
After being converted into character patterns such as alphabets, katakana, numbers, symbols, etc., the signal processing means adds the character patterns to the image data received by facsimile so as to print them, for example, at the leading edge of each recording sheet, and prints out the output. . As a result, even if the sender does not register the sender display or the wrong sender is registered, the receiver can accurately display the sender. Also, the signal processing means converts the detected sender information into a character pattern only when the sender display is not added to the received image data, and adds it to the facsimile-received image data to print out. As a result, the transmission source display is not duplicated and printed. In the facsimile apparatus according to the second aspect, when facsimile transmission is performed, it is determined whether or not the area of this telephone number is an area where transmission source information cannot be transmitted by referring to an area code of a telephone number to be called. However, when the area of this telephone number is a service area where transmission source information cannot be transmitted, a transmission source indication is added to the image data to be transmitted by facsimile and the transmission is performed to the other party's facsimile,
The sender display is printed out as the sender display. On the other hand, when the area of the telephone number is a service area where the sender information can be transmitted, the sender display is not added to the image data to be transmitted by facsimile. The transmission source information transmitted to the other party's facsimile machine and transmitted by the transmission source information service is printed out as a transmission source display.

[0012]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 1 shows a facsimile apparatus F according to the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of FIG.

The facsimile apparatus F has a telephone line L
A line control unit 1 (source information detecting means) for executing a facsimile communication procedure with a modem processor 1a, and a handset 2
Circuit 3 that enables a telephone call by the user, a signal processing unit 4 (signal processing unit) configured by a CPU or the like to control each unit, a character pattern conversion unit 5 (character pattern conversion unit) that converts received data into a character pattern ), A display unit 6 composed of a liquid crystal screen or the like, a key operation unit 7 composed of numeric keys and the like, a storage unit 8 composed of a ROM 8a and a RAM 8b,
A print output unit 9, an image reading unit 10, and the like are provided.

The line controller 1 includes a modem processor 1a
In addition, a line switching unit 1b, an AC coupling unit 1c including a capacitor and a resistor for passing a modem signal between call signals transmitted via the telephone line L, a transformer 1d, and a telephone line L
The modem processor 1a modulates and demodulates a protocol signal generation circuit, a protocol signal detection circuit, a modem signal between the call signals, and image data to be transmitted and received. It includes a modulation / demodulation circuit and the like.

With such a configuration, the facsimile apparatus F according to the present invention operates as follows.

This facsimile apparatus F is suitably used for utilizing the source information service provided by the telephone exchange, and when a call signal CI as shown in FIG. Sent out in 12
The modem signal S of 00 bps is passed through the AC coupling section 1c and demodulated by the modem processor 1a. Then, the signal processing unit 4 converts the source information such as the telephone number and the time included in the signal into a character pattern by the character pattern conversion unit 5 based on the character conversion data stored in the ROM 8a. , Stored in the RAM 8b.

Thereafter, a handshake is performed, the image data is received by facsimile, and the image data is printed on the recording paper by the print output unit 9. At this time, the signal processing unit 4 stores the image data in the RAM 8b at the time of calling. The character pattern of the transmitted sender information is read out, and the character pattern is printed out while being added to the image data so that it can be printed, for example, at the leading end of each page of the recording paper.

The print output to which the character pattern of the sender information is added is displayed on the received image data by the sender display (TT).
It can be performed only when I) is not added. The presence or absence of the sender display can be determined by whether or not there is a black pixel at the top of the page of the image data to be printed and output. If there is a black pixel at this position, the character pattern of the sender information stored in the RAM 8b Is not used, and if there is no black pixel at this position, the character pattern of the sender information stored in the RAM 8b is used to print out the sender display as in the case where the sender display is added.

The case where the facsimile apparatus F of the present invention is used as a receiver has been described above. Hereinafter, the case where the facsimile apparatus F is used as a transmitter will be described.

When a telephone number is input from the key operation unit 7 or the like and a facsimile is transmitted, the area code of the telephone number to be called is referred to, and the area of this telephone number cannot transmit the above-mentioned transmission source information. If it is a service area, a sender indication is added to the image data to be transmitted by facsimile (if registered in advance) and transmitted to the other party's facsimile. On the other hand, when the area of the telephone number to be called is a service area in which the sender information can be sent, the image data to be sent is transmitted to the other party's facsimile apparatus without adding the sender indication.

Here, the service area in which the transmission source information can be transmitted, that is, the area in which the modem signal S including the transmission source information can be transmitted between the call signals CI, is previously stored in the RAM 8b or the like according to the area code of the area. The signal processing unit 4 refers to the stored information and determines whether or not to add the sender display registered in advance in the RAM 8b or the like to the image data read from the image reading unit 10 or not.

FIGS. 2 and 3 show the above basic operation in a flowchart.

Steps 100 to 117 in FIG. 2 are diagrams showing the operation at the time of facsimile reception. When the modem signal S sent together with the call signal CI is detected, and when the source information is detected from the modem signal S, This information is added to the received image data and printed, and if not detected, the image data is printed out without adding the sender display. In this figure, even if the sender information is detected, when the sender display (TTI) is added, the print of the sender display is prioritized and output.

Steps 200 to 216 in FIG. 3 are diagrams showing the operation at the time of facsimile transmission. From the input telephone number, the region of the facsimile transmission destination is the region where the modem signal including the transmission source information can be transmitted (the transmission region). Source information service area), and if the area cannot be transmitted, a transmission source display registered in advance is added to the image data to be transmitted and transmitted.

Next, FIG. 4 shows an example of a printout of the transmission source display in the reception-side facsimile machine F.

In this figure, only the telephone number of the detected source information is added as a source display h to the date, time, etc. stored in the receiving facsimile machine F, edited and added to the leading edge of the recording paper. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and it is possible to select and print necessary data such as a sender name from the sender information. The position to be performed may be arbitrarily set.

Next, an example of a call signal in the source information service is shown in FIG.

When the transmitting facsimile machine F makes a call, a call signal CI transmitted through the telephone line L
A 1200 bps modem signal S is inserted and transmitted to the receiving side. Since at least the telephone number is included in the modem signal S as the transmission source information, if this signal is demodulated, the reception side can obtain accurate information on the transmission side (source). .

[0030]

According to the facsimile apparatus according to the first aspect of the present invention, even if the facsimile apparatus on the transmitting side does not register the display of the transmission source or sets the wrong transmission source, the reception is possible. In the facsimile machine on the side,
The accurate display of the sender can identify the other party, and can refuse to receive mischief or direct mail.

When the caller display is added, the caller information detected at the time of calling is not printed out on the recording paper, so that the caller displays do not overlap and the appearance does not become troublesome.

According to the facsimile apparatus according to the second aspect, at the time of facsimile transmission, it is determined whether or not to add the transmission source display according to the area of the receiving facsimile apparatus. Even if the device is set to convert the source information detected at the time of calling into a character pattern and print it out, since the source display is not added, the same source display is displayed. Are not printed out repeatedly.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an example of a basic configuration of a facsimile apparatus according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing a basic operation at the time of reception of the facsimile apparatus according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing a basic operation at the time of transmission of the facsimile apparatus according to the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of a print output in which a sender display is added to image data received by facsimile.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of a call signal in a source information service.

[Explanation of symbols]

 F: facsimile apparatus according to the present invention 1: line control unit (source information detection unit) 1a: modem processor 1e: call signal detection circuit 4: signal processing unit (signal processing unit) 5: Character pattern conversion unit (character pattern conversion means) 7: Key operation unit 8: Storage unit 8a: ROM 8b: RAM 9: Print output unit 10: Image Reading unit L: Telephone line h: Source display CI: Call signal S: Modem signal

Claims (2)

(57) [Claims] 1. Source information detecting means for detecting source information transmitted together with a call signal, character pattern converting means for converting the source information detected by the detecting means into a character pattern, and the converted character pattern And a signal processing means for adding the facsimile to the image data received by facsimile and printing out the signal. The signal processing means judges whether or not the display of the transmission source is added to the image data received by facsimile, and displays the display of the transmission source. A facsimile apparatus characterized in that the character pattern converted by the character pattern conversion means is added to the image data received by facsimile and printed out when the character pattern is not added. It is determined whether or not the telephone number to be called is a service area in which caller information cannot be transmitted together with a call signal. After calling the telephone number, a caller ID is added to the image data to be transmitted by facsimile, and if the telephone number is in a service area where the caller information can be transmitted together with the caller signal, the telephone number is called and then transmitted by facsimile. A facsimile apparatus characterized in that a sender indication is not added to image data.