JPH04312069A - Facsimile terminal equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To recognize a transmission completion state by installing in a place where a telephone set is positioned, or carrying a pocket pager, without staying at that spot, at the time of transmitting a transmission note and a large number of originals by a facsimile terminal equipment by automatically calling a telephone number read from the transmission note to the telephone set or th pocket pager of the destination of a transmission completion state communication, at the time of the completion of the transmission, and transmitting a message at each transmission completion state. CONSTITUTION:A facsimile terminal equipment 20 transmits a picture signal read and modulated from the transmitted original on which characters, graphics, and photographs are described, to a line, demodulates the picture signal received from the line, and prints it on recording paper. A character recognizing part 13 reads the telephone number of the destination of communication preliminarily described at the prescribed position of a transmitted original 1. A message part 16 output the message corresponding to the transmitted result. A transmission control part 15 calls the telephone number of the destination of the communication to the line at the time of the completion of the transmission of the transmitted original 1, and transmits the message to the connected line.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

0001

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a facsimile machine, and more particularly to a facsimile machine that automatically calls a preset telephone number of a destination device onto a telephone line.

0002

2. Description of the Related Art FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an example of a conventional facsimile machine.

[0003] In FIG. 2, the facsimile machine 2 includes a transmitting section 24 having a transmitting function and a receiving section 2 having a receiving function.
3, the transmitting section 24 includes a key switch for inputting the recipient's fax number, a transmitting switch 17, and a display device 1 that indicates the status after the transmission is completed with an LED display or an alarm sound.
8, a transmission original 1 consisting of a transmittal slip and a manuscript, a transmitter 3 for synchronizing with the other party's facsimile machine, and a transmission scanner 4 for converting image information of the transmission original 1 into an image signal that changes over time. , a photoelectric converter 5 that converts the optical signal obtained by the transmission scanner 4 into an electrical signal, a modulator 6 that modulates the electrical signal obtained by the photoelectric converter 5, and line connection and document transmission. The TEL-FAX switch 2 then electrically transmits the picture signal to the other party's facsimile machine 21 via the exchange 7.

The receiving section 23 also includes a TEL-FAX switch 2 that switches between a line connection and a calligraphy signal in response to a signal transmitted from the other party's facsimile device 21 via the exchange 7, and a reception controller 8 that accepts reception. a synchronizing circuit 13 that synchronizes with the transmitter 3 of the other party's facsimile machine 21; a demodulator 9 that demodulates the document and image signals transmitted via the exchange 7; a receiving scanner 10 that assembles them into images; and a recording converter 12 that outputs a received and reproduced image 12 obtained by printing the received calligraphy signal on recording paper.

[0005]

[Problem to be Solved by the Invention] In this conventional facsimile machine, the transmission completion status is notified by an LED or an alarm after the transmission is completed, so even if there are many originals, there is no need to be present just before the transmission is completed. There was a problem that the sending end status was not known.

[0006]

[Means for Solving the Problems] The facsimile device of the present invention reads from a transmission document containing characters, diagrams, and photographs, transmits a modulated calligraphy signal to a line, demodulates and records the calligraphy signal received from the line. A facsimile machine that prints out information on paper includes a character recognition section that reads a telephone number of a notification destination written in advance at a predetermined position on the transmission document, a message section that outputs a message corresponding to the transmission result, and a transmission of the transmission document. and a calling control unit that calls the telephone number to the line at the time of termination and sends the message to the connected line.

[0007]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Next, the present invention will be explained with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram of one embodiment of the present invention.

The facsimile device 20 of this embodiment has a transmitting section 22 having a sending function and a receiving section 23 having a receiving function. TEL-FA switching to transmission
an X-switcher 2, a character recognition unit 13 that reads the phone number of the notification destination from the sending slip, a memory 14 that stores data, and a call control that automatically calls the phone number of the notification destination of the transmission completion status. 15, a message section 16 that outputs a message every time the transmission is completed after transmission, a transmitter 3 for synchronizing with the other party's facsimile device, and converting image information into calligraphic signals that change over time. a transmitting scanner 4 that converts the optical signal obtained by the transmitting scanner 4 into an electrical signal, a photoelectric converter 5 that converts the optical signal obtained by the transmitting scanner 4 into an electrical signal, a modulator 6 that modulates the electrical signal obtained by the photoelectric converter 5, The document signal is transmitted to the other party's facsimile device 21 via the exchange 7.

The receiving section 23 having a receiving function is the same as the receiving section 23 of the conventional facsimile machine shown in FIG. 2, so a description thereof will be omitted.

Next, the operation will be explained. When a transmission document 1 consisting of a transmittal slip and a document to be sent as shown in FIG.
7, and the character recognition unit 13 reads the other party's FAX number and the telephone number of the destination to be notified of the end of transmission, and stores them in the memory 14. The call control unit 15 calls the other party's FAX number read from the memory 14, and after the line is connected to the other party's facsimile machine 21 via the exchange 7, a TEL-FA is sent.
The electrical path is set from path 2 to path 28 by the X switcher 2, the image information is scanned by the transmission scanner 4 based on the synchronization signal generated by the transmitter 3, and the optical path obtained by the transmission scanner 4 is Converting the signal into an electrical signal with a photoelectric converter 5, modulating it with a modulator 6,
The receiver 2 of the other party's facsimile machine 21 through the exchanger 7
The recording converter 11 outputs a received and reproduced image 12 in which the demodulated calligraphy signal is recorded on recording paper.

[0011] When the transmission of transmission document 1 is completed, the other party's FA
Disconnect the line with
The call control unit 15 calls the telephone number to which the transmission end state will be notified. When the line is connected to the telephone 29 of the telephone number to which the transmission completion state is notified, a message corresponding to the transmission completion state is output from the message output unit 16.If the telephone 29 is used, a voice message is output, and if it is a pager 30, a text message is output indicating that the transmission is successful. ” or “transmission error” etc. When the notification is completed, the line with the telephone number of the recipient of the transmission end state is disconnected and the transmission operation is terminated.

0012

[Effects of the Invention] As explained above, the present invention automatically calls the telephone number read from the delivery slip at the time of completion of transmission to the telephone or pager of the recipient of transmission completion status, and transmits a message each time transmission is completed. When transmitting a cover sheet and a large number of documents using a facsimile machine, the operator can know when the transmission has been completed by not being present at the location of the telephone or by carrying a pager.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram of an example of a conventional facsimile device.

FIG. 3 is a format diagram showing an example of a delivery slip.

[Explanation of symbols]

1　　　　　Sent manuscript 2 TEL-FAX switch 3 Transmitter 4 Transmission scanner 5 Photoelectric exchanger 6 Modulator 7 Exchange machine 8 Reception control section 9 Demodulator 10 Receive scanner 11 Memory converter 12 Reception playback image 13 Character recognition section 14 Memory 15 Transmission control section 16 Message section 17 Key switch 18 Display device 19 Synchronous circuit

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A facsimile device that reads and modulates a calligraphy signal from a transmission document on which characters, diagrams, and photographs are written, and transmits the modulated calligraphy signal to a line, demodulates the calligraphy signal received from the line, and prints it out on recording paper. a character recognition section that reads the telephone number of the notification destination written in advance in a predetermined position on the document, a message section that outputs a message corresponding to the transmission result, and a call to the telephone number to the line when the transmission of the transmission document is completed. and a transmission control section that transmits the message to a connected line.