KR100264324B1 - Method and apparatus for identifying the transmission status of fax data - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: An apparatus for acknowledging transmission status of facsimile data and a method thereof are provided to acknowledge the transmission status of the facsimile data with response to a voice request signal. CONSTITUTION: The apparatus for acknowledging transmission status of facsimile data includes a data receiver(182), a data converter(183), a data output member(184), a data information member(185) and a controller(181). The data receiver receives detailed information on the previously received data from a counter part. The data converter converts the information to predetermined data. The data output member outputs the converted detailed information. The data information member stores the detailed information on the facsimile data to be transmitted to the counter part when a predetermined number is input from the counter part. The controller generates a control signal transmitting the detailed information to the data converter and another control signal outputting the detailed information converted at the data converter to the data output member.

Description

Apparatus and method for checking the transmission status of fax data

The present invention relates to a facsimile, and more particularly, to an apparatus and method for automatically notifying information about transmitted fax data when a voice request is sent to a counterpart after transmitting / receiving fax data. It is about.

In general, a facsimile has a communication means such as a scanner capable of reading a document therein, a printer capable of outputting data in character form, and a telephone line for transmitting and receiving data with a remote party. Refers to an integrated device for interchangeable documents.

In order to transmit the fax data to the receiving side using such a facsimile, protocol exchange is performed between the transmitting side and the receiving side as shown in FIG.

That is, when the receiving side transmits CSI (Called Subscriber Identification) and DIS (Digital Identification Signal) frame information to the transmitting side, the transmitting side receives it and determines the state of the receiving side, and then transmits TSI (Transmitting Subscriber Identification) and DCS. After transmitting (Digital Command Signal) frame information to the receiving side to determine the sending / receiving environment for the transmission of fax data, and finally determining the data transmission rate between the transmitting / receiving side through the TCF (Training Check) process, Fax data will be sent / received.

On the other hand, when there is a question about the transmitted / received fax data, after sending / receiving the fax data, a voice request function is performed by the sender or receiver to make a call between the sender / receiver. This allowed them to discuss the contents of the fax data they communicated with or to verify the quality of the fax data.

That is, the facsimile Voice Request function may be divided into two types, a request by a sender and a request by a receiver.

However, in such a conventional facsimile, the voice request function is often unknown on either side of the transmitting / receiving side.

That is, when the user of the receiving side facsimile is out of the working area, it is not aware that the fax data transmitted from the sending side facsimile is being received.

Therefore, when calling the other party using the Voice Request function, if there is no response, it is inconvenient to contact the general telephone again to notify whether or not the normal reception of the fax data.

Accordingly, the present invention was devised to solve such problems, and an object of the present invention is to transmit a fax data in response to a voice request signal added to a facsimile generated after transmitting / receiving fax data. An apparatus for notifying the present invention and a method for notifying a transmission status of fax data using the same are provided.

1 is a perspective view showing the connection of the facsimile for carrying out the invention,

2 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a facsimile for carrying out the present invention;

3 is a block diagram showing the configuration of an apparatus for confirming a transmission state of fax data for carrying out the present invention;

4 is a conceptual diagram illustrating a protocol for transmitting / receiving fax data;

5 is a flowchart illustrating a method of confirming a transmission state of fax data according to the present invention.

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100: sending side fax 200: receiving side fax

110: control unit 120: modem

130: network control unit (NCU)

140: printer 150: memory

160: scanner 170: panel (OPE: Operational Panel)

180: data transmission status checking device

181: data control unit 182: data receiving unit

183: data conversion unit 184: data output unit

185: data information

In order to achieve the above object, an apparatus for confirming a transmission state of fax data according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a data receiving unit for receiving detailed information on previously received fax data transmitted from a counterpart, and data for converting the detailed information into predetermined data. A conversion unit, a data output unit for outputting detailed information converted into the predetermined data, and detailed information about the fax data for transmission to the counterpart when a predetermined signal is input from the counterpart; And a controller for generating a control signal for transmitting the detailed information received from the data information unit and the data receiver to the data converter, and for generating a control signal for outputting the detailed information converted by the data converter to the data output unit.

Preferably, the predetermined data is characterized in that it comprises voice data that can easily determine the transmission state of the fax data.

Preferably, the detailed information about the fax data is characterized in that it includes information on the number of sheets when the fax data is transmitted / received and status information indicating whether normal transmission / reception has been performed.

Preferably, the predetermined signal is characterized in that it comprises a Voice Request signal (Voice Request) signal for confirming the transmission status of the fax data on the other side.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a method for confirming a transmission state of a fax data, by setting a call by dialing the other party, transmitting fax data, and whether a predetermined signal has been transmitted to the other party after the transmission. Determining, when the predetermined signal is transmitted to the counterpart, receiving detailed information about the fax data from the counterpart in response to the predetermined signal, and converting the received detailed information into predetermined data. And then outputting.

Preferably, the predetermined data is characterized in that it comprises voice data that can easily determine the transmission state of the fax data.

Preferably, the detailed information about the fax data is characterized in that it includes information on the number of sheets when the fax data is transmitted / received and status information indicating whether normal transmission / reception has been performed.

Preferably, the predetermined signal is characterized in that it comprises a Voice Request signal (Voice Request) signal for confirming the transmission status of the fax data to the other party.

Hereinafter, the objects, features, and advantages of the present invention described above will be described in more detail with reference to the preferred embodiments of the present invention shown in the accompanying drawings.

1 is a perspective view illustrating a connection of facsimile machines for carrying out the present invention.

As shown, the transmitting side facsimile 100 and the receiving side facsimile 200 is connected to transmit and receive data through the communication network.

2 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a facsimile for carrying out the present invention.

First, the controller 110 generally controls the facsimile 100 according to a system program for operating the transmitting side facsimile 100 set in the memory 150.

The memory 150 stores a system program for operating the transmitting side facsimile 100 and contents related to the transmission and reception of protocol data and text data.

OPE (Operational Panel) (170) includes a plurality of keys to generate the key data of the sending side facsimile 100, when the key data is generated, it is input to the control unit 110 and the control unit 110 It includes a display device that can display display data such as progress on various tasks and system information.

The scanner 160 scans the data of the document, converts the data into digital image data, and provides the same to the controller 110.

The modem 120 modulates the output data of the controller 110 in an analog form under the control of the controller 110 and demodulates and outputs the analog input signal.

The network control unit (NCU) 130 is operated under the control of the controller 110 to form a call loop of a public switching telephone network (PSTN) consisting of a ring and a tip. Interfacing signals between the modem 120 and a general telephone network.

The printer 140 outputs print data stored in the memory 150 by a print signal from the controller 110.

According to the present invention, the data transmission state checking apparatus 180 transmits / receives fax data, and transmits information about the transmission state of the fax data and the fax data with respect to a voice request signal added to the generated fax. send.

3 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a data transmission state checking apparatus for carrying out the present invention.

The data receiving unit 182 receives detailed information regarding the fax data transmitted from the receiving side fax 200 to the transmitting side fax 100 that receives the fax data.

The data converter 183 converts detailed information of the fax data received by the data receiver 182 into voice data.

The data output unit 184 outputs detailed information of the fax data converted into voice data by the data converter 183.

The data information unit 185 stores detailed information about the fax data to be transmitted to the receiving side fax 200 when the voice request signal is input from the receiving side fax 200 after transmitting the fax data. After receiving the fax data, when a voice request signal is input from the transmitting side facsimile 100, detailed information about the fax data to be transmitted to the transmitting side facsimile 100 is stored.

The data control unit 181 generates a control signal for transmitting detailed information about the fax data received by the data receiving unit 182 to the data conversion unit 183, and details about the fax data converted by the data conversion unit 183. A control signal for outputting information to the data output unit 184 is generated.

4 is a conceptual diagram illustrating a protocol for transmitting / receiving fax data.

As shown, when the transmitting side transmits a Calling Tone (CNG) signal, the receiving side transmits a Called Station Identification (CED) signal.

Next, the transmitting side and the receiving side exchange DIS (Digital Identification Signal) and DCS (Digital Command Signal) in High Level Data Link Control (HDLC) format.

Here, TSI represents Transmitting Subscriber Identification and CSI represents Called Subscriber Identification.

Next, the transmitting side transmits a training check (TPF) to the receiving side, and the receiving side transmits a confirmation to receive (CFR) to the transmitting side.

Next, the sender sends a message to the receiver. When all messages are completed, the sender sends an end of message (EOM) indicating the end of the message, and the receiver sends a message confirmation (MCF) indicating that the message has been received. The transmission of the fax data is completed.

Hereinafter, an operation of an apparatus for confirming a transmission state of fax data of the present invention and a method for confirming a transmission state of fax data using the same will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 1 to 5.

First, it is determined whether to send the fax data from the sending side fax 100 to the receiving side fax 200 (step: S110).

This determination is possible by determining whether a fax mode has been selected for transmitting the fax data in the sending side fax 100.

When the fax data is transmitted, the telephone number of the receiving side fax 200 is dialed by using a character generator attached to the sending side fax 100 (step: S120).

After the dialing, if a call is established between the receiving side facsimile 200 and the sending side facsimile 100 (step S130), the fax data is transmitted to the receiving side facsimile 200 (step S140).

After transmitting the fax data, a voice request function provided in the transmitting side facsimile 100 is performed to determine whether the voice request signal is transmitted to the receiving side facsimile 200 (step S210).

The detailed information about the fax data transmitted from the receiving side facsimile 200 to the transmitting side facsimile 100 receiving the voice request signal is received by the data receiving unit 182 shown in FIG. 3 (step S220).

The detailed information about the fax data received by the data receiving unit 182 is converted into voice data which is easy for the user to recognize by the data converting unit 183 shown in FIG. 3 and then output by the data output unit 184 (step) S400).

On the other hand, it is determined whether the voice request signal is transmitted to the receiving side fax 200 (step: S210) and at the same time it is determined whether the voice request signal is transmitted from the receiving side fax 200 to the transmitting side fax 100. (Step S310).

When the voice request signal is transmitted from the receiving side facsimile 200 to the transmitting side facsimile 100, the fax stored in the data information unit 185 of the transmitting side facsimile 100 to the receiving side facsimile 200. Detailed information about the data is transmitted (step S320).

Although the preferred embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail above, those skilled in the art will appreciate that the present invention may be modified without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined in the appended claims. It will be appreciated that modifications or variations may be made. Therefore, changes in the future embodiments of the present invention will not be able to escape the technology of the present invention.

As described above, according to the present invention, when a voice request function is requested from the sender who sent the fax data, the sender sends the fax data by automatically informing the reception status of the fax data. You can easily grasp the situation.

In addition, by sending other guide messages, the reliability of the transmission of the fax data can be improved.

Claims (8)

A data receiver for receiving detailed information on the previously received fax data transmitted from the other party; A data converter for converting the detailed information into predetermined data; A data output unit for outputting detailed information converted into the predetermined data; A data information section storing detailed information about the fax data for transmission to the counterpart when a predetermined signal is input from the counterpart; And a controller for generating a control signal for transmitting the detailed information received from the data receiver to the data converter, and for generating a control signal for outputting the detailed information converted from the data converter to the data output unit. A device that checks the transmission status of fax data. The method of claim 1, wherein the predetermined data is Apparatus for checking the transmission status of the fax data, characterized in that it comprises voice data that can easily determine the transmission status of the fax data. The method of claim 1, wherein the detailed information about the fax data is And information on the number of sheets when the fax data is transmitted / received and status information indicating whether normal transmission / reception has been performed. The method of claim 1, wherein the predetermined signal is And a voice request signal for confirming the transmission status of the fax data at the counterpart. Dialing the other party to set up a call and transmitting the fax data; Determining whether a predetermined signal has been transmitted to the counterpart after the transmission; Receiving detailed information about the fax data from the counterpart in response to the predetermined signal when a predetermined signal is transmitted to the counterpart; And converting the received detailed information into predetermined data and then outputting the received detailed information. The method of claim 5, wherein the predetermined data is And a voice data capable of easily determining the transmission status of the fax data. The method of claim 5, wherein the detailed information about the fax data is And information on the number of sheets when the fax data is transmitted / received and status information indicating whether normal transmission / reception has been performed. The method of claim 5, wherein the predetermined signal is And a voice request signal for confirming the transmission status of the fax data to the counterpart.