KR19980085219A - How to Receive Missed Fax Messages from the Fax - Google Patents

Abstract

end. The technical field to which the invention described in the claims belongs

The present invention relates to a method for notifying missed fax messages in a fax.

I. The technical problem that the invention is trying to solve

If the user is absent when receiving a fax message from the facsimile, the user receives a voice message for receiving the fax message from the other party and transmits the voice message to the terminal that the user is carrying.

All. Summary of Solution of the Invention

A sender voice message storing step of receiving and storing a voice message for the fax message from the sender when receiving the fax, and storing the fax message to receive and store the fax message from the sender after storing the sender voice message, and the fax message. And a dialing step of dialing a pre-stored telephone number, and a voice message sending step of transmitting the voice message in response to a receiving side after the dialing.

la. Important uses of the invention

Used for facsimile.

Description

How to Receive Missed Fax Messages from the Fax

The present invention relates to a facsimile, and more particularly, to a fax message reception notification method of a facsimile.

The conventional fax machine notifies the user of the reception of a fax message by displaying it on the operation panel or outputting an alarm sound when the fax message is received.

However, when the user is absent, such a reception notification method is useless. As a result, the user may not know the contents of the fax message or the destination of the fax message quickly unless the user always waits around the fax.

As described above, when the user is absent, the user may not know the fact of receiving a fax message, as well as the contents and the destination of the fax message.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a method for receiving an out-of-office fax message in a fax that notifies the user of the fact that the fax message is received even when the user is absent, and also informs the user of the contents and the sender of the fax message. have.

1 is a block diagram of a conventional facsimile;

2 is a flowchart of a method for inputting missed information according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention;

Figure 3 is a flow diagram of a missed fax message receiving notification method according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a sender voice message storing step of receiving and storing a voice message for a fax message from a sender when receiving a fax, and storing and receiving a fax message from a sender after storing the sender voice message. And a dialing step of dialing a pre-stored telephone number after the reception of the fax message, and a voice message sending step of sending the voice message in response to the receiving side after the dialing. do.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the following description and the annexed drawings, numerous specific details are set forth in order to provide a more thorough understanding of the present invention. It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that the present invention may be practiced without these specific details. And a detailed description of known functions and configurations that may unnecessarily obscure the subject matter of the present invention will be omitted.

1 shows a conventional facsimile block diagram, wherein the central processing unit 10 controls the facsimile as a whole according to a program of a set mode. The modem 12 demodulates the analog signal input through the Network Control Unit (NCU) 14 under the control of the central processing unit 10 and provides it to the central processing unit 10, and the central processing unit 10. The digital signal input from the signal is modulated and provided to the NCU 14. The NCU 14 forms a telephone line between the public telephone network (PSTN) and the modem 12 under the control of the central processing unit 10. The printer 16 forms an image under the control of the central processing unit 10. The memory 18 is composed of a ROM for storing the processing program and various reference data of the central processing unit 10, and a RAM for temporarily storing various data generated as the central processing unit 10 executes the processing program. The scanner 20 reads the document under the control of the central processing unit 10. The operation panel 22 includes a key input unit having a plurality of keys so that a user can input various commands, and a display indicating the state of the facsimile under the control of the central processing unit 10. The voice processing unit 24 converts the voice signal into voice data and stores the voice signal in the voice memory 26 under the control of the central processing unit 10, or reads the voice data stored in the voice memory 26 as a voice signal. The conversion is provided to the CPU 10. The voice memory 26 stores various voice data.

2 is a flowchart illustrating a missed information input method according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention applicable to such a facsimile. In step (28) of FIG. 2, the central processing unit 10 searches whether the user operates the operation panel 22 to set the absent information input mode. At this time, if the user has set the missed information input mode, the CPU 22 performs step 30. In the step (30), the central processing unit 10 displays the phrase to input the telephone number of the portable terminal of the user of the facsimile (hereinafter referred to as a receiver) on the operation panel 22. Looking at the display, the recipient enters a phone number. The central processing unit 10 receives the telephone number, stores it, and ends.

3 is a flowchart illustrating a method for notifying missed fax messages in a fax according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention. An embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 1 and 3.

In step 32 of FIG. 3, the CPU 10 searches whether the ring signal is received from the exchange. At this time, if the ring signal is received, the CPU 10 performs step 34; otherwise, the CPU 10 searches whether the ring signal is received again.

In step (34), the central processing unit 10 searches whether the user has previously selected absent through the operation panel 22. At this time, the central processing unit 10 performs the step (38) if the user selects out of office, otherwise performs the step (36). In step 36, the CPU 10 performs a corresponding operation. In step 38, the CPU 10 hooks off. After the hook-off, the central processing unit 10 performs the step (40). In the step 40, the central processing unit 10 reads the voice data into the missed announcement message pre-stored in the voice memory 26, and converts the voice data into voice signals according to the voice data. The CPU 10 transmits the voice signal to the counterpart.

For example, the recipient is out of the office. Tell us the contents of the fax message you want to send. to be.

Upon hearing the missed announcement message, the other party's user (hereinafter referred to as sender) inputs the contents of the fax message to be transmitted by voice.

After sending the out-of-office guide message, the CPU 10 performs step 42. In step (42), the central processing unit 10 receives the sender's voice message and stores it in the voice memory 24. After the storage, the central processing unit 10 performs step 44.

In step (44), the central processing unit 10 receives and stores the fax message transmitted from the other party. After the storage, the central processing unit 10 hooks on to cut the telephone line with the other side.

After the hook-on, the central processing unit 10 searches whether the receiver has stored the telephone number of the receiver's mobile phone in advance. At this time, the central processing unit 10 performs the step (50) if the receiver previously stored the telephone number of the receiver, otherwise terminates.

In step 50, the central processing unit 10 reads and dials the recipient telephone number. In response to the dialing, the exchange provides a ring signal to the recipient's mobile phone. According to the ring signal, the mobile phone of the receiver outputs a ring tone. The receiver then hooks on the mobile phone in response to a ringing tone.

After the dialing, the central processing unit 10 searches to see if the recipient responds. If the receiver responds, step (54) is performed; otherwise, the process terminates. In step (54), the central processing unit 10 transmits the sender voice memory stored in the voice memory 24. The receiver may listen to the sender voice message and obtain information on the fax message received by the fax. If the recipient wants to review the received fax message, the receiver inputs a nearby fax number.

After the sender voice message is sent, the CPU 10 performs step 56. In step 56, the central processing unit 10 searches whether the recipient inputs a predetermined fax number input key to input the fax number. At this time, the central processing unit 10 performs the step (58) if the fax number input key has been input, otherwise ends.

In step 58, the central processing unit 10 receives a DTMF signal according to a user inputting a fax number. The CPU 10 stores a fax number corresponding to the DTMF signal. After the storage, the central processing unit 10 performs step (60). In step (60), the central processing unit 10 searches whether the user inputs a predetermined input end key by ending the input of the fax number. At this time, the central processing unit 10 performs the step 62 if the user inputs the input end key, otherwise performs the step 58 again to receive and store the next fax number.

In step 62, the central processing unit 10 dials the stored fax number. After dialing the fax number, the central processing unit 10 performs step (64). In step (64), the central processing unit 10 searches whether the other party's facsimile according to the fax number has responded. At this time, the central processing unit 10 performs step 66 if the other party's facsimile responds, and terminates otherwise. In step (66), the central processing unit 10 sends out a fax message and ends.

As described above, the facsimile of the present invention receives and stores a voice message for a fax message from the sender if the recipient is absent when receiving the fax message. The facsimile then dials the pre-stored portable device of the recipient and sends the voice message. This allows the recipient to know the contents of the fax message. If the fax message needs to be reviewed quickly, the recipient enters a nearby fax number. The fax then dials the entered fax number and resends the fax message.

As described above, the present invention has the convenience of receiving a voice message for reception of a fax message from a counterpart and transmitting a voice message to a mobile terminal when the user is absent when receiving a fax message from the fax.

Claims (2)

In the fax receiving notification method of missed faxes, A sender voice message storing step of receiving and storing a voice message for the fax message from the sender when the fax is received; Storing the sender voice message and receiving and storing the fax message from the sender; A dialing step of dialing a pre-stored telephone number after reception of the fax message; And a voice message sending step of transmitting the voice message in response to a receiving side after the dialing. The method of claim 1, wherein the facsimile missed fax message reception notification method, And receiving a fax message from the facsimile machine, if the receiving party inputs a fax number, dialing the fax number, and then sending a fax message.