JPH02260948A - Facsimile equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To rapidly and automatically convert a job which an operator conventionally has time-converted without errors by installing a function which automatically converts the local time of a communication destination in a communication opposite country into the domestic time of a transmitter and a man-machine function which a transmission operator gives the instruction of the communication destination in the communication opposite country and the local time of the communication destination. CONSTITUTION:When the opposite country which the facsimile man-machine I/F device 11 has instructed is searched from a conversion table and it agrees, a time difference is obtained. An opposite country time-domestic time conversion device 12 gets a time destination time for the opposite destination which is instructed from the facsimile man-machine I/F device 11, calculates said time difference, converts it into the domestic time of the transmitter and gives a time converted into the domestic time to a device 13 provided with a facsimile basic function. The device 13 executes the job after a call job at the time concerned with respect to an opposite destination facsimile equipment 20 as conventionally.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a time designation function for international facsimile communications in a facsimile machine, and more particularly to a local time designation system for a destination country.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Conventionally, in the time designation function of this type of international facsimile communication, the operator had to convert the local time of the communication destination in the communication destination country to the time in the operator's country beforehand to specify the time.

Problems to be Solved by the Invention The above-mentioned time specification function in the conventional international facsimile machine is as follows:
Since the operator on the transmitting side converts the local time of the communication destination in the communication destination country to the domestic time of his/her own country, the facsimile operation is not easy for the operator to use.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned conventional circumstances,
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a new facsimile machine having a document time designation function, which eliminates the above-mentioned drawbacks inherent in the conventional technology, and which makes it possible to accurately and quickly automatically convert the local time of the destination country. The goal is to provide equipment.

Means for Solving the Problems In order to achieve the above object, the facsimile device according to the present invention has a function of automatically converting the local time of the communication destination in the communication destination country to the domestic time of the sender, and It is configured with a man-machine function that allows a person to specify the destination of communication in the country of communication and the local time of the destination.

Embodiment Next, a preferred embodiment of the present invention will be specifically explained with reference to the drawings.

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

Referring to FIG. 1, one embodiment of the present invention includes a facsimile machine I/F device 11 and a device (destination country time -
It consists of a domestic time conversion device) 12, and a device 13 equipped with other basic facsimile functions.

The device 12 for converting the destination time in the communication destination country into the sender's domestic time consists of the table configuration shown in Table 1 and an access processor. The table size can be any size.

Table 1: If the conversion table is searched for the destination country specified by the facsimile machine I/F device 11, and the country matches, the time difference is obtained. The destination country time-domestic time conversion device 12 obtains the specified time for the destination specified from the facsimile machine I/F device 11, calculates the above-mentioned time difference, and converts it to the sender's domestic time. Then, the time after domestic conversion is passed to the device 13 equipped with basic facsimile functions, and the device 13 performs the calling operation to the destination facsimile device 20 at that time as before.

As described in detail, according to the present invention, when performing international facsimile communication, by specifying the recipient and the time of arrival, it is possible to quickly and automatically convert the work that conventionally would have been done by an operator. can get.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention. 10... Sending facsimile device, 11... Facsimile machine I/F device, 12... Destination country time -
Domestic time conversion device, 13...Device equipped with facsimile basic functions, 20...Destination facsimile device Patent applicant NEC Corporation Representative Patent attorney Yutabe Kumagai Figure 1

Claims (1)

[Claims] In the facsimile device, a facsimile man machine I/F means for specifying the communication destination country, and a time difference between the communication destination country time specified by the I/F device and the sender's domestic time, and the communication destination country time is determined. It is characterized by having a destination country time--domestic time converting means for converting to the sender's domestic time, and a means having a basic facsimile function for executing a call operation based on the converted time outputted from the converting means. A facsimile device that has a time specification function for international facsimile communication.