JPH0411455A - Facsimile equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To save a useless communication cost by raising an alarm when number of times of occurrence of a communication error after an opposite party replies reaches a prescribed value. CONSTITUTION:When no CED signal is detected from a replied opposite party equipment and the equipment is discriminated not to be a facsimile equipment, a communication error is displayed on a display section 10 to open a line L and whether or not number of times of occurrence of communication errors reaches N is discriminated. When number of times of the communication errors reaches N, an indication representing mis-registration is displayed on the display section 10, an alarm output is given to a speaker 11 and the processing is terminated.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial Application Field] The present invention applies to a facsimile machine that has a one-touch dial function and automatically sends dial data registered in a memory in advance to a line by operating a corresponding one-touch key. It is something to do.

[Prior Art] In a conventional facsimile machine of this kind, telephone numbers of a plurality of destinations, that is, dial data, are registered in advance in a memory by a predetermined operation, and after setting a document to be transmitted in a predetermined place, When a one-touch key is operated, a line is automatically captured, and then the dial data of the destination corresponding to this key is read out from the memory and sent to the captured line.

After sending the dial data, if a response from the other party is detected, the set document is sent to the facsimile machine of the other party. Furthermore, if no response from the other party is detected, a self-redial operation is performed in which the line is automatically released, the line is recaptured after a certain period of time, and the above-mentioned dial data is sent to the line.

[Problem to be Solved by the Invention] In such a conventional facsimile device, if a telephone number is incorrectly registered and the device of the other party that answers is a telephone, even if the other party answers, the CED signal is not sent from the other party's device. is not detected, so the document cannot be sent. in this case,
The facsimile machine either opens the line and performs self-redial, in which the same destination is dialed multiple times, or if the operator is present, the facsimile machine cannot send the document, so the line is closed. When the phone is opened, the user must operate the same one-touch dial key over and over again to dial the same destination, but each time the same person answers, causing a great deal of inconvenience to the other party. In addition, there was a problem that unnecessary communication costs were incurred.

[Means for Solving the Problems] In order to solve the above problems, a facsimile device according to the present invention includes a counter that counts the number of times a communication error occurs after an automatic dial call is made and the other party answers, and this counter. and an alarm unit that issues an alarm when the count value of reaches a predetermined value.

Further, a display indicating that the dial data issued by automatic dialing is incorrectly registered is displayed on the alarm section.

Further, when the count value of the counter reaches a predetermined value, the dial data issued by automatic dialing is automatically deleted.

The apparatus also includes a timer means for erasing the count value of the counter after a certain period of time.

"Function" When an automatic dial call is made and the number of times communication errors occur after the other party answers reaches a predetermined value, an alarm is output.

Also, at this time, a display is displayed indicating that the dial data is incorrectly registered.

Also, at this time, the dial data that was automatically dialed is deleted.

Further, the value of the number of times communication errors have occurred is deleted after a certain period of time.

[Example〕 Next, the present invention will be explained with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of a facsimile apparatus of the present invention. In the figure, 1 is a CPU that controls the entire facsimile machine, 2 is a modem that transmits image information such as a document, 3 is an image sensor for reading information on the document, 4 is a head for printing, and 5 1 is a one-touch key that allows you to make a dial call with a single touch, 6 is a dial key, 7 is a communication key for sending image information after the recipient's facsimile machine responds, 8 is a memory where dial data etc. are registered, 9 is a document A document detection switch detects the presence or absence of a document; 10 is a display section that displays dialed numbers, etc.; 11 is a speaker; L is a telephone line;
W is a switch that closes the telephone line loop.

First, it is assumed that the dial numbers of each destination facsimile machine corresponding to a plurality of one-touch keys are registered in advance in the memory 8 by a predetermined operation. Thereafter, when the document is set in a predetermined position and the one-touch key 5 is pressed, the line is automatically closed by turning on the switch SW. When a dial tone is detected, the dial number corresponding to the pressed one-touch key 5 is read out from the memory 8 and sent to the line.

Thereafter, when the other party's facsimile machine responds, the document is transmitted.

Next, FIG. 2 is a flowchart illustrating the operation of the configuration of the above embodiment. This flowchart is a flowchart illustrating an example in which a facsimile machine performs a self-redial operation when the device that responds after a one-touch dial call is not a facsimile machine.

First, in step 50, a one-touch dial key,
That is, it is determined that the one-touch key 5 has been pressed. If this is "N", other processing is executed in step 51 and the process ends. One touch key 5 in step 50
When it is determined that "r Y " is detected, in step 52 X←1, that is, "1
'' is set, and then in step 53, the switch SW is turned on to capture the line, and automatic dialing is performed which reads the dial data corresponding to the pressed one-touch key from the memory 8 and sends it to the captured line. executed.

Then, in step 54, a timer is started, and in step 55, it is determined whether the other party is busy.

If it is determined that the other party is busy and the answer is "Y", a busy message is displayed on the display unit 10 in step 56, the line is released in step 57, and the timer started above is activated for a certain period of time. It is determined in step 58 whether or not the time has elapsed.

Then, after a certain period of time has elapsed, in step 58, r Y 4
If it is determined, the timer is reset in step 59, self-redial is performed in step 60, that is, the line is captured and the dial data sent to the line this time is sent again to the line, and the process returns to step 54 to reset the timer. Start.

Further, if the other party is not in a busy state and "N" is determined in step 55, it is determined in step 61 whether a response from the other party is detected. And if this is judged as "N",
It is determined in step 62 whether or not the timer started above has elapsed for a certain period of time, and if the determination is "N", the process returns to step 61 and it is again determined whether the other party's response has been detected. Also, in step 62, after a certain period of time has elapsed, “Y
”, the line is released in step 63, the timer is reset in step 5, and step 6
Self-redial processing after 0 is executed.

Further, if a response from the other party is detected and it is determined as "Y" in step 61, a CED signal from the other party's FAX is detected in step 64 to determine whether the other party's device that responded is a FAX (facsimile machine). If this is determined as "Y", FAX communication is performed in step 65 to transmit the document to the other party's facsimile machine.

If the answer is "N" in step 64 and it is determined that the other party's device that responded is not a FAX, a communication error is displayed on the display unit 10 in step 70 and the line is released, and then in step 71 That is, it is determined whether the number of communication errors has reached N times. If this does not reach N times and it is determined as "N", then in step 72
X+1, that is, increase the counter value by "1",
The timer started in step 54 is reset in step 59, and the self-redial process from step 60 onwards is executed.

Also, when the number of communication errors reaches N times, step 71
If the determination is ``Y'', a message indicating that the dialed number is incorrectly registered is displayed on the display unit 10 in step 73, and an alarm is output to the speaker 11, and the process ends.

Incidentally, the incorrectly registered dial number may be deleted at the same time as the notification is output in step 73. Also,
If the number of communication errors does not reach N times, step 59
Instead of resetting the timer, it is possible to detect the elapse of a certain period of time on this timer and, when the certain period of time has elapsed, output an alarm and clear the count value of the counter.

Next, FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing the operation of another embodiment of the facsimile apparatus of the present invention.

This flowchart is a flowchart illustrating an example in which the operator operates the same one-touch key after a one-touch dial call is made, when the responding device is not a facsimile machine.

In FIG. 3, parts equivalent to the operations shown in the flowchart of FIG. 2 are indicated by the same reference numerals. That is, in steps 50 to 65, when the one-touch key 5 is pressed, the line is automatically captured and the dial data corresponding to the one-touch key is retrieved from the memory 8, similar to the operation shown in FIG. is read out and sent to the line,
If the other party is talking or does not respond, the line is released and self-dial is executed after a certain period of time, and if the other party's device that responds is a FAX, FAX communication is performed.

If the CED signal cannot be detected from the responding party's device and it is determined that the fax is not a fax, the answer is "N" in step 64. In this case, in step 80, the display unit 10
A communication error is displayed and the line is released, and then in step 81 it is determined whether X=N, that is, the number of communication errors has reached N times.

If this does not reach N times and it is determined as rN in step 81, it is determined in step 82 that the same one-touch key is operated by the operator, and the same one-touch key is pressed and "Y" is selected. If it is determined that
In Step 3, the value of the counter is increased by X-X+1, that is, by "1", and the timer started in Step 54 is reset in Step 84, and then the line is captured and corresponds to the same one-touch key pressed. At step 85, automatic dialing processing is performed to send the dial data to the captured line, and the process moves to step 54, where a timer is started and processing for determining the other party's response, etc. from step 55 onwards is executed.

Also, if the communication error reaches N times, "Y" is returned at step 81.
If it is determined that the dialed number has been incorrectly registered, a message indicating that the dialed number has been registered incorrectly is displayed on the display unit 10 in step 86, and an alarm is output to the speaker 11, and the process ends.

Although the present embodiment has been described using a one-touch dial call as an example, the same applies to abbreviated dial calls.

[Effects of the Invention] As explained above, the facsimile device according to the present invention has the following advantages:
An alarm is output when the number of communication errors that occur after an automatic dial call is made and the caller answers the call reaches a predetermined value. This prevents the caller from having to answer the call, and therefore does not cause trouble to the other party due to an incorrect call, and wasteful communication costs can be reduced, which is a remarkable effect in a facsimile machine having this type of automatic dialing.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing one embodiment of a facsimile device according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a flowchart explaining the operation of this device, and FIG. 3 is a flowchart explaining the operation of another embodiment of this device. . 1...-CPU, 2...Modem, 3...Image sensor, 4...Head, Rawantouch key, 6...
...Dial...Communication key, 8...Memory, ・Original detection switch, 10...Display section, 11.
speaker. 9 ・Key 57 Figure 1

Claims (4)

[Claims] (1) In a facsimile machine that is equipped with a memory that stores dial data corresponding to a key operation and that reads the corresponding dial data from the memory based on the key operation and makes an automatic dial call, the automatic dial call is performed and the caller responds. A facsimile machine comprising: a counter that counts the number of times a communication error has occurred; and an alarm section that issues an alarm when the count value of the counter reaches a predetermined value. (2) In the facsimile machine according to claim (1),
A facsimile apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the alarm section displays a message indicating that the dial data transmitted by automatic dialing is incorrectly registered. (3) In the facsimile machine according to claim (1),
A facsimile apparatus comprising means for automatically erasing dial data transmitted by automatic dialing when the count value of the counter reaches a predetermined value. (4) In the facsimile machine according to claim (1),
A facsimile apparatus comprising a timer means for erasing the count value of the counter after a certain period of time.