JPH0430665A - Facsimile equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To receive a voice guidance at a telephone set at a remote location or the like by outputting the voice guidance making an explanation of a defective state such as jam of originals or shortage of reception paper detected by a defect detection means when a telephone line is opened by an external telephone set and a password is inputted. CONSTITUTION:When a signal is inputted from a telephone line 19, a MODEM 10 is connected, and when a DTMF signal is inputted, the coincidence of a password of the signal with that stored in a RAM 7 is discriminated. When the password is coincident, the reception of the user is detected to connect a voice output means to the telephone line 19 to check a defective state of a printer section 8 or a scanner section 9 by a CPU 2, and when the defective state such as the shortage of reception paper and the jam of original is not checked by a CPU 2, a voice guidance such as 'no fault exists' is outputted to a telephone set being a report destination from a voice output means 14 via the telephone line 19 an when the defective state is detected, the voice guidance corresponding to the content is outputted to the telephone set being the report destination via the telephone line 19 from the voice output means 14.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] Industrial applications The present invention relates to a facsimile machine.

2. Description of the Related Art Currently, facsimile machines exist as devices that communicate image information using telephone lines. In the facsimile machine, if a defective state such as a document jam or out of received paper occurs during boat fishing, this is displayed on a display on the operation panel.

Problems to be Solved by the Invention In the above-mentioned facsimile machines, defective conditions such as document jams and out-of-reception paper are displayed on the display on the operation panel. The occurrence of a defective state cannot be known unless the product is moved to the correct position. Therefore, for example, a user may move to a facsimile machine for sending a message, realize that the facsimile machine is out of receiving paper, and return to another location to retrieve paper. However, this increases the burden on the user and delays various tasks.

Means for Solving the Problems Defect detection involves providing a voice output means in which voice guidance explaining the defective condition of the device is registered in advance, detecting the defective condition of the device, and selecting the voice guidance with the corresponding content from the voice output means. A means for identifying a reporting destination is provided, and a means for identifying a reporting destination is provided to determine whether a signal inputted from an external telephone line matches a code signal set in advance in the memory, and the identifying means for identifying a reporting destination determines whether the signals match. A status reporting means for outputting the voice guidance selected by the defect detection means is provided on the line.

Function: When a telephone line is opened to this facsimile machine from an external telephone and a password is entered, the reporting destination identification means identifies the facsimile machine, and a voice message explaining the defective state detected by the defective detection means, such as a document jam or out of receiving paper, is heard. By selecting the guidance from the voice output means and outputting the voice, the user can receive information about the defective state of the facsimile machine using a telephone or the like located away from the machine.

Embodiment An embodiment of the present invention will be explained based on FIGS. 1 to 3. First, as illustrated in FIG. 2, the facsimile machine 1 of this embodiment has a keyboard 4, a display 5, a ROM, (Read only Memo
ry) 6, RAM (RandoITIAccess
Memory) 7, printer section 8, scanner section 9,
The modem 10 has a DTMF (Dual
Tone Multi Frequency) detection circuit 11 and a voice synthesis circuit 13 to which an audio ROM 12 is connected.
A voice output means 14, a dial circuit 15, a bell detection circuit 16, etc. are connected, and the CPU 2 and various functional components 10 to 16 are connected to a telephone line 19 via relays 17 and 18. It has become.

Note that the operation panel 20 of this facsimile device 1 is an LCD (LiquidCrystal LCD) as illustrated in FIG.
The display 5 consists of a numeric keypad 21, a start/stop key 22, etc. ．． 23 and the keyboard 4 including a report key 24 and the like.

Here, an example of the correspondence between the voice guidance number registered in the voice ROM 12 and the voice guidance output from the voice synthesis circuit 13 is illustrated in Table 1 below.

table 1 Also, In the RAM 7, Telephone number, etc. of communication destination In addition, a password signal is registered in advance using a DTMF signal.

In such a configuration, the operation of this facsimile machine 1 will be described below based on the flowchart illustrated in FIG. First, when the device is in standby mode, the phone line 1
When a signal is input from 9.

The relay 17.1 is activated by the bell detection circuit 16 that detects this.
A modem 10 is connected to a telephone line 19 via a telephone line 19 . Then, the modem 10 outputs a signal such as CED (called station identification) to the telephone line 19 to determine whether the communication destination is a facsimile device or a telephone set for which a malfunction report is desired. Therefore, when a signal such as DO3 (digital command) is input from the telephone line 19, the modem 10 detects this and determines that the communication destination is a facsimile device, and the printer unit 8 etc. is connected to the telephone line 19. The device enters image information reception mode. And telephone line 19
When a DTMF signal is input from the DTMF detection circuit 11, it is detected by the DTMF detection circuit 11, and it is determined whether it matches the password signal stored in the RAM 7. Therefore, if the signals do not match, the connection with the telephone line 19 is cut off by relays 17 and 18 and the device returns to the standby state, and if the signals match, it detects the user's reception and connects the telephone line. 19 is connected to the audio output means 14, and outputs, for example, a chime sound which is the audio guidance number 13. Next, the CPU 2 inspects the printer section 8 and the scanner section 9 for defects, and if no defective conditions such as out of reception paper or jammed originals are detected, the voice guidance number 10 saying "I can't do it" is output as a voice. An output is sent from the means 14 to the telephone of the destination via the telephone line 19, and if a defective state is detected, a voice guidance from the number 11 saying "It's a hot spring" or "Genkotsu A voice guidance with number 12 saying, ``There's a fire going on'' is output from the voice output means 14 to the telephone of the report destination via the telephone line 19. Note that when the output of these voice guidances is completed, the facsimile machine 1 returns to the standby state.

As described above, in this facsimile device 1, when a telephone line is opened to the device from an external telephone or the like and a password is input, a voice guidance explaining a defective state such as a document jam or out of reception paper is outputted. Therefore, the user can receive information about the defective state of the facsimile device 1 using a telephone set located away from the device. Therefore,
With this facsimile machine 1, it is possible to know the defective state of the facsimile machine 1 if desired even when the user is working at another location, which reduces the burden on the user and contributes to improving the efficiency of various tasks.

In addition, in this embodiment, a facsimile machine l that reports a defective state by inputting a secret code signal by dialing from a commercially available telephone is illustrated, but the present invention is not limited to the above system; for example, a cordless facsimile machine For example, facsimile machines with handsets that communicate wirelessly in their structures,
It is also possible to receive a report of a defective state by inputting a password from the handset using a special key or the like.

Effects of the Invention As described above, the present invention provides an audio output means in which audio guidance explaining the malfunctioning state of the equipment is registered in advance, detects the malfunctioning state of the equipment, and outputs the audio guidance with the corresponding content from the audio output means. A report destination identification means is provided to determine if a signal input from an external telephone line matches a code signal preset in the memory. A condition reporting means is provided for outputting the voice guidance selected by the defect detection means on the telephone line that has been identified, and when the telephone line is opened to this facsimile machine from an external telephone and a password is input, the report destination identification means identifies the facsimile machine. , voice guidance explaining defective conditions detected by the defective detecting means, such as a document jam or out of received paper, is selected from the voice outputting means and outputted as a voice, so that the user can easily understand the defective condition of the facsimile machine. Information can be received by a telephone or other device located far away from the device, and for example, it is possible to know if a facsimile machine is defective even when working elsewhere, reducing the burden on the user and increasing the efficiency of various tasks. This has effects such as being able to contribute to improvement.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a flowchart showing an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a block diagram, and FIG. 3 is a plan view of main parts. l...Facsimile machine, 2...Defect detection means and status reporting means, 11...Report destination identification means, 14...
Audio output means

Claims (1)

[Claims] a voice output means in which voice guidance explaining a defective condition of the device is registered in advance; a defect detection means for detecting a defective condition of the device and selecting voice guidance with corresponding content from the voice output means; reporting destination identification means for determining whether a signal inputted from a telephone line input from a telephone line matches a code signal set in advance in memory; The facsimile machine is a status reporting means that outputs voice guidance, and when a telephone line is opened to this facsimile machine from an external telephone and a password is input, the report destination identifying means identifies the document, and the document detected by the defective detecting means. A facsimile machine characterized in that voice guidance explaining defective conditions such as jams and out-of-received paper is selected from the voice output means and output as voice.