JP3088366B2 - Facsimile machine and multi-copy method - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a facsimile apparatus with a multi-copy (multiple copy) function and a multi-copy method compatible with a calling telephone number notification service.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in a facsimile apparatus with a multi-copy function, a plurality of copies of a received document can be output and received in a single communication operation according to a remote multi-copy designation from the other party. Multiple copies were output unconditionally as specified by the remote multi-copy from the destination without selecting the destination on the receiving side.

[0003]

A conventional facsimile apparatus with a multi-copy function has a problem that the name of the destination cannot be obtained unless the destination has registered its own telephone number. .

[0004] The reason is that the telephone number information included in the transmitting terminal identification signal is the content registered in the facsimile machine of the other party, and if the other party does not register the telephone number, the transmitting terminal identification information is used. This is because even if the signal is received, the other party's telephone number is not known.

Further, in a conventional facsimile apparatus with a multi-copy function, when outputting a specified number of copies of a document received in one communication operation, the receiver recognizes the number of copies to be output prior to output. However, there was a problem in that all of them could not be picked up or taken out halfway.

[0006] The reason is that there is no means for the receiver to know the number of copies to be output prior to output.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a facsimile apparatus with a multi-copy function and a multi-copy method corresponding to a "calling telephone number" service transmitted from a telephone line by solving the conventional problems described above. is there.

[0008]

According to the present invention, there is provided a facsimile apparatus comprising: a communication control unit for interfacing a telephone line; a calling telephone number obtained via the communication control unit; and a document number corresponding to the calling telephone number. A calling telephone number recognizing unit for generating and storing, an output unit number request information receiving unit for receiving request information of a received image output unit as a communication command from a facsimile transmitter via the communication control unit, a one-touch key, a numeric keypad, etc. An operation unit having operation buttons of: a caller telephone number and a caller name data table for registering a caller name corresponding to the caller telephone number; and request information of the caller name and the number of received image output copies. A report format processing unit for processing into a report, and before the report is instructed
Possess serial print unit for printing out the received image of the received image output copies, and a main control unit for controlling the respective units, the report format
The processing unit sends a caller name corresponding to the calling telephone number
Search from the user name data table, search results,
If the belief name exists, the date of receipt and the document number
The calling telephone number, the caller name, and the number of output copies of the received image
Into a first report consisting of
If the corresponding sender name does not exist,
The date, the document number, the outgoing telephone number, and the reception
Processed into a second report consisting of image output copies,
The control unit includes the first report and the second report.
Any one of the printing units is output prior to the output of the received image.
Output from the printing unit.
Any of the first and second reports
Operation button of the operation unit operated based on the
Receiving an instruction as to whether or not to output a received image,
The output of the received image is controlled .

[0009]

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[0012]

[0013]

Further, according to the multi-copy method for a facsimile apparatus of the present invention, the number of received image output units is specified as a communication command from the other party facsimile apparatus, and the calling telephone number of the other party facsimile apparatus and the number of output requests are obtained. A document number corresponding to the outgoing telephone number is created and stored, and a caller name corresponding to the outgoing telephone number is searched from a caller name data table in which the outgoing telephone number and the caller name are registered in advance. If the corresponding caller name exists, a report including at least the information of the caller telephone number, the caller name, and the number of output request copies is output, while, in the search result, the corresponding caller name exists. If not, a report including at least the information of the calling telephone number and the number of output requests is output. There.

[0015]

The multicopy method of the facsimile apparatus of the present invention is characterized in that the output of the report is executed prior to the output of the received image. When receiving the command of permission / inhibition and instructing the output of the received image,
The output of the requested number of copies is output, and when the output of the received image is not instructed, the received image is not output.

[0017]

Next, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a facsimile apparatus with a multi-copy function according to one embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, a facsimile apparatus with a multi-copy function according to the present invention includes a communication control section 11 for interfacing a telephone line 10, a transmission line for acquiring a transmission telephone number and generating and storing a document number corresponding to the transmission telephone number. A telephone number recognition unit 12, an operation unit 13 having operation buttons such as a one-touch key and a numeric keypad, a caller name data table 14 for registering a caller telephone number and a caller name corresponding to the caller telephone number; An output number request information receiving unit 1 that receives request information of a received image output number as a communication command from a facsimile transmitter of the other party via the communication control unit 11
5, a report format processing unit 16 for processing the call telephone number, the caller name, the request information of the number of received image output copies, and the document number into a report, and a printing unit 17 for print output
And a main control unit 18 for controlling the above-mentioned units.

Next, the operation of one embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1, 2 and 3.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing the operation of one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a report format processed by a report format processing unit according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 3A shows a report format when a sender name is registered. FIG. 3B is a diagram showing a report format when a caller name is not registered.

The originating telephone number obtained from the telephone line 10 and the originator name corresponding to the originating telephone number are registered in the originator name data table 14 in advance using the operation unit 13 (S1).

Next, the facsimile apparatus with the multi-copy function of the present invention connected to the telephone line 10 subscribed to the calling telephone number notification service receives the designation of the number of received image output units as a communication command from the other party facsimile transmitter. The calling telephone number is obtained by the calling telephone number recognizing unit 12 and the number of output request units is obtained by the output copy number request information receiving unit 15 via the communication control unit 11 for interfacing the telephone line 10, and corresponds to the calling telephone number. A document number is created and stored (S2).

The main control unit 18 searches the caller name data table 14 for a caller name corresponding to the calling telephone number (S3). If the search result indicates that the caller name exists, the report format processing is performed. The unit 16 processes the outgoing telephone number, the caller's name, the number of output requests and the document number (S4), and receives a reception date, the document number, and the outgoing telephone number as shown in FIG. Then, a report including the sender name and the output request copy number is output from the printing unit 17 (S6).

On the other hand, if there is no corresponding sender name in the search result, the report telephone number, the output request copy number and the document number are processed by the report format processing unit 16 (S5). The report including the reception date, the document number, the outgoing telephone number, and the number of requested copies as shown in FIG. 3B is output from the printing unit 17 (S6).

The receiver refers to the sender's name or the calling telephone number in the report contents, selects whether or not to output the received image with the operation buttons of the operation unit 13 (S7), and determines that the output of the received image is necessary. In this case, the printing unit 17 outputs the received image of the requested number of copies (S8). If it is determined that the output of the received image is not necessary, the process ends without outputting the received image (S9).

[0028]

As described above, according to the present invention, by utilizing the caller ID provided by the caller ID notification service, the other party registers its own telephone number in the facsimile machine of the other party. Even without this, the name of the destination can be known, and the recipient can select whether or not to perform the remote multi-copy output before outputting the received image based on the destination name information.

The reason is that the outgoing telephone number sent from the telephone line is identified.

Further, according to the present invention, prior to outputting a received image,
By outputting a report of the number of output copies and notifying the recipient, it is possible to help prevent a mistake in receiving or taking out during the process.

The reason is that the output copy number information is processed into a report format and output before outputting a plurality of copies of the received image.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of a facsimile apparatus with a multi-copy function according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flow chart showing the operation of one embodiment of the present invention.
It is a chart.

FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating a format of a report processed by a report format processing unit according to one embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Telephone line 11 Communication control part 12 Calling telephone number recognition part 13 Operation part 14 Caller name data table 15 Output number request information receiving part 16 Report format processing part 17 Printing part

Claims (4)

(57) [Claims] A communication control unit for interfacing a telephone line; a calling telephone number recognizing unit for acquiring a calling telephone number via the communication control unit and generating and storing a document number corresponding to the calling telephone number; An output copy number request information receiving unit that receives request information of a received image output copy number as a communication command from the other party facsimile transmitter via the communication control unit,
An operation unit having operation buttons such as a one-touch key and a numeric keypad; a caller name data table for registering a caller telephone number and a caller name corresponding to the caller telephone number; output of the caller name and the received image; a report format processing unit for processing the copy number of the request information to the report, the reporting and instruction
Said received image print unit for printing out the received image output number of copies is, have a main control unit for controlling the respective units, the report format processing unit to correspond to the calling telephone number
Search for a sender name from the sender name data table and search
As a result, if the corresponding sender name exists,
And the document number, the calling telephone number, the caller name and the
Processed into a first report consisting of
On the other hand, in the search result, the corresponding sender name exists.
If not, the date of receipt, the document number and the
The second report consisting of the talk number and the number of output copies of the received image
Processing, the main control unit performs the first report and the second report
Any of the above prior to the output of the received image
While controlling output from the printing unit,
Between the first report and the second report
The operation button of the operation unit operated based on any of
Button to receive the output of the received image
A facsimile apparatus for controlling output of a received image from a copy unit. 2. A multi-copy method for a facsimile machine, wherein a received image output request copy number is specified as a communication command from a counterpart facsimile device, and a calling telephone number and the output request copy number of the counterpart facsimile device are obtained, respectively. A document number corresponding to the calling telephone number is created and stored, and a calling name corresponding to the calling telephone number is searched from a calling name data table in which the calling telephone number and the calling name are registered in advance. If the caller name applicable exists, the sentence and at least received date with
A report containing information on the document number, the calling telephone number, the caller name, and the number of output requests is output, while, in the search result, if the corresponding caller name does not exist,
A multi-copy method comprising: outputting a report including at least the date of reception, the document number, the calling telephone number, and the number of output requests. 3. The multi-copy method according to claim 2, wherein output of said report is executed prior to output of a received image. 4. Receiving an instruction for output of a received image and receiving an instruction to output a received image, outputting the received image of the requested number of copies, and receiving an output of the received image when not instructing output of the received image. 3. The multicopy method according to claim 2 , wherein no image is output.