JPH05284261A - Facsimile equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To implement dialing and transmission operation even from a remote location by applying automatic control not only to a facsimile function but also to a telephone set, especially an external line arrival call in the facsimile equipment. CONSTITUTION:The facsimile equipment is provided with a calling and reception section 18 implementing dialing of a selection signal corresponding to a facsimile or telephone communication to an opposite terminal equipment of a line receiving a call with a message of a voice synthesis signal, a telephone FAX changeover circuit 17 connecting a line in the facsimile or the telephone communication mode in response to a preset selection signal, a cordless terminal equipment 21 using a radio wave to implement talking and transmission reception of a control signal, and a radio unit 16 opposite to the cordless terminal equipment 21 and implementing relay of talking and remote control of facsimile transmission with a control signal.

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 for personal use and home use.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a conventional facsimile device, a handset connected to the main body of the device is mainly used only for dial confirmation and connection state confirmation with a partner device.
In addition, the general handset of the device can be used as a telephone when dialing to the other party, but when the other party dials this device, it becomes a facsimile communication state. If it is possible to use it as a telephone, even if it can be used, the facsimile mode / telephone mode must be selected each time.

[0003]

Most of the above-mentioned conventional facsimile machines receive document data sent from the other party's machine, and when it is desired to receive an outside line as a telephone, the machine is connected to the other party's terminal. Before it becomes a state and outputs a carrier signal, the handset attached to the device must be lifted to establish a communication state, which makes it difficult for the telephone to respond to an incoming call from an outside line. In addition, when sending the original data, it was necessary to perform a dial operation using the keyboard attached to the main body of the apparatus, and it was not possible to make a dial call from a distant place. Therefore, F
When I forget my AX number, I had to go back and forth between the desk and FAX many times, which was troublesome.

[0004]

In the facsimile apparatus of the present invention, means for transmitting a selection signal corresponding to facsimile or telephone communication to a partner terminal of an incoming line by a message of a voice synthesis signal, and the preset selection A means for connecting the line to a communication mode of a facsimile or a telephone according to a signal, a cordless terminal for transmitting and receiving a call and a control signal by radio waves, and a relay of the call and the control signal facing the cordless terminal. A wireless unit for performing remote control of facsimile transmission.

[0005]

Embodiments of the present invention will now be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of a facsimile apparatus (hereinafter referred to as FAX) according to the present invention.

In this embodiment, C which controls the operation of the entire apparatus is used.
PU10, RAM11 for temporarily storing data,
Read-only memory R for storing programs
OM12 and CCD scanner 1 for reading original data
4 and a printer 15 for outputting the received document data
, An LCD 13 showing the state of the fax machine, a keyboard 19 for dialing, a fax machine and a line 2.
And a transmission / reception unit 18 for connecting to each other. The FAX device is set to the telephone mode from the beginning for the incoming signal from the partner terminal, and when the first incoming signal is input to the transmission / reception unit 18, the FAX device performs facsimile synthesis by voice synthesis. A request message is output to the partner terminal to send a mode / telephone mode selection signal.

"#" As a selection signal of the partner terminal, or
When "*" is input through the transmission / reception unit 18, it is transmitted to the telephone / FAX switching circuit 17 inside the apparatus and automatically F
Switch to AX mode. Then, the device outputs a carrier signal to the partner terminal. After receiving the carrier signal, pressing the communication button on the partner terminal side causes the original data transmission state. When nothing is input as the selection signal within a few seconds after the message is output, the telephone / FAX switching circuit 17 sets the telephone mode which is the first setting to the external telephone incoming state.

In order to control the FAX apparatus from a remote place, a cordless terminal 21 is provided, and dial transmission and original data transmission are performed by this terminal. The dial signal data transmitted by the cordless terminal 21 is amplified through the antenna 20 and the wireless unit 16 for transmitting and receiving a weak signal on the FAX machine side. Then, when the communication button on the cordless terminal 21 is pressed in the connected state with the partner terminal, the document data can be communicated.

Next, the operation of this FAX will be described.
By selecting whether to use the telephone mode or the facsimile mode when receiving a dial signal from the other party, when using it not only as a fax machine but also as a telephone, you can use the telephone When the dial signal from the other party is received by the transmission / reception unit 18, the transmission / reception unit 18 notifies the CPU 10 of the input of the dial signal. Then, the CPU 10 has a ROM
Calling voice data by 12 and synthesizing voice
FA to the other handset via the receiving unit 18.
Confirm the selection of X mode / telephone mode.

When the dial data of "#" or "*" is input from the other party, the telephone / FAX switching circuit 17 causes F
The CPU 10 is switched to the AX mode, and the CPU 10 is notified of the FAX mode. CPU10 receiving this signal
Outputs a carrier signal to the partner terminal to notify that communication is possible. As a result, the original data is transmitted from the partner terminal, is input to the transmission / reception unit 18 on the FAX side, and the input original data is stored in the RAM 11,
Printing is performed by the printer unit 15.

If there is no input signal from the partner terminal for a few seconds after the message is output, the CPU 10 informs the cordless terminal 21 through the wireless unit 16 that there is an outside line incoming.

Next, the operation of transmitting a document by the cordless terminal 21 will be described. When the cordless terminal 21 dials from a place distant from the FAX, the weak radio wave transmitted by the cordless terminal 21 is received by the wireless unit 16 through the antenna 20 attached to the FAX. The received dial signal is amplified by the wireless unit 16 and dial data is sent to the transmitting / receiving unit 18 through the CPU 10 to receive with the partner FAX. When the connection with the partner FAX becomes possible, the carrier signal from the partner is received by the transmitter / receiver 18, and transmitted to the cordless terminal 21 through the CPU 10 and the wireless unit 16.

The manuscript originator presses the manuscript origination button on the cordless terminal 21 to send a C message through the wireless unit 16.
The PU 10 is notified of the transmission of the original, and the CPU 10 reads the original data with the CCD scanner 14 and sends the original data to the partner FAX via the transmission / reception unit 18.

[0014]

As described above, the facsimile apparatus of the present invention has the radio unit and the selection switching circuit for automatically selecting the facsimile mode and the telephone mode, so that the original can be set in the facsimile apparatus. For example, it can be operated from a remote location using a cordless terminal, and since it can automatically switch between facsimile mode and telephone mode, it can also be used as an outside line telephone. It has the effect that

[Brief description of drawings]

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

[Explanation of symbols]

 10 CPU 11 Random Access Memory (RAM) 12 Read Only Memory (ROM) 13 LCD 14 CCD Scanner 15 Printer 16 Wireless Unit 17 Telephone / FAX Switching Circuit 18 Transmitting / Receiving Section 19 Keyboard 20 Antenna 21 Cordless Terminal

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A means for transmitting a selection signal corresponding to facsimile or telephone communication to a partner terminal of an incoming line by a message of a voice synthesis signal, and a facsimile or telephone communication mode according to the preset selection signal. A facsimile apparatus comprising: a means for connecting the line. 2. A cordless terminal for making a call and transmitting and receiving a control signal by radio waves, and a radio unit facing the cordless terminal for relaying the call and remotely controlling a facsimile transmission by the control signal. The facsimile apparatus according to claim 1, wherein: