JPH0454767A - Facsimile communication system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To transfer a reception original to an optional facsimile equipment by adopting the constitution of the system such that the reception original stored in a storage device is sent when a polling call is received from an optional facsimile equipment. CONSTITUTION:When a facsimile equipment 20 receives a call from a sender side facsimile equipment 10 and reaches the incoming call state, whether or not the memory communication mode is set is discriminated, and when the mode of the memory reception is confirmed, the communication by the memory reception mode is implemented and received picture element information is stored in a RAM. Then a facsimile number of the facsimile equipment 20 is entered from a facsimile equipment 30 by using a dial key to set the polling call. In this case, when the equipment 20 being a polling called equipment reaches the incoming call state, the communication in the polling mode is implemented when the password is the same and the polling communication is available and a reception original stored in the RAM is sent to the facsimile equipment 30.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial Application Field] The present invention relates to a facsimile communication system capable of memory reception, and more particularly to a facsimile communication system capable of using a document received in a memory as a called document for polling. It is related to.

[Prior Art] Conventionally, in order to print out image information received in a memory during facsimile communication, printing was performed on the receiving facsimile machine by setting recording paper or by operating a button.

Therefore, the facsimiles that can be printed out are limited to those on the receiving side of memory communication.

[Problem to be Solved by the Invention] However, if only the recipient's facsimile machine can print out, if the recipient is on a business trip or is unable to return to the office immediately, the recipient cannot print out the printout themselves, The problem was that information could not be obtained immediately.

The present invention has been made in order to solve the above-mentioned problems, and when receiving a memory, the received document stored in the storage device is used as the polling called document, and the polling call is made from a facsimile machine at a business trip or the like. Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide a facsimile communication system having a function of sending received originals stored in a storage device.

[Means for Solving the Problems] In order to achieve this object, the facsimile communication method of the present invention includes a setting means for setting a received document stored in a storage device as a called document for polling, and and control means for sending out the received manuscript stored in the storage device when a polling call is received.

[Operation] The facsimile communication system of the present invention having the above configuration has the following features:
The received manuscript stored in the storage device is set as the called manuscript for polling. When a polling call is received from an arbitrary facsimile, the received original can be transferred to the arbitrary facsimile by sending out the received original stored in the storage device.

[Example] Hereinafter, an example embodying the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing one embodiment of the present invention. 2
0 indicates the facsimile machine of this embodiment.

21 is a system controller that controls the facsimile machine 20; 22 is an operation keyboard, and the output from the operation keyboard 22 is sent to the system controller 21.
It is supplied to The operation keyboard 22 includes a dial key 220 and a password setting key 2 for specifying a password.
21, Start key 222 for instructing to start transmission, Polling instruction key 223 for instructing polling communication, Memory reception instruction key 22 for instructing memory reception.
4 is a provision. 23 is a RAM, and the RAM 23 includes a work area, a polling area in which a polling flag indicating that polling communication has been performed using the polling instruction key 223, and a memory reception instruction using the memory receiving instruction key 224. It has a memory reception flag area in which a memory flag indicating that a memory flag is stored, an image information storage area in which binarized image information is temporarily stored, a password storage area in which a password for polling communication is stored, and the like. Reference numeral 24 denotes an image information reading unit that reads image information written on the transmission document, and 25 represents a read information processing unit that binarizes the image information read by the image information reading unit 24. 26 is a data compression/decompression unit which compresses the image information to be transmitted and sends it to the modem 27 during communication, and decompresses the received image information during reception, and 27 is a modem. Reference numeral 231 is a second RAM, and the second RAM 231 is an area in which a document received in the memory is stored. 28 is a network control unit (NCU).

In the facsimile apparatus 20 of this embodiment, the image information binarized by the read information processing section 25 is temporarily stored in the image information storage area of the RAM 23 at the time of transmission.

The image information stored in the image information storage area of the RAM 23 is read out, compressed by the data compression unit of the data compression/data restoration unit 26, modulated by the modem 27, and then sent to the network control unit (NCU).
28. The compressed image information transmitted via the telephone line is sent to the modem 27 via the network control unit 28.
The data is input to the modem 27, demodulated by the modem 27, and then restored by the data restoration section of the data compression/data restoration section 26. The restored image information is stored in the image information storage area of the RAM 23.

Further, image information is read from the image information storage area as needed and supplied to the printer 29, and a document based on the read image information is recorded on recording paper by the printer 29.

The operation of one embodiment of the present invention constructed as described above will be explained with reference to FIGS. 2 to 5.

As shown in FIG. 2, in this embodiment, a case will be described in which the facsimile device 20 receives memory data from the facsimile device 110, and the facsimile device 30 performs polling communication. The operation of the facsimile machine 20 during memory reception will be described using the flowchart of FIG.

In the facsimile machine 20, the sending facsimile 10
When a call is received from the memory reception flag area, it is determined whether or not the memory flag is stored in the memory reception flag area, and if the memory reception mode is confirmed, the memory receive,
The received pixel information is stored in the second RAM 231. After this,
When the polling destination is set using the polling instruction key 223 and the polling flag is stored in the polling area, the received original can be transmitted by polling. Further, when it is determined that memory reception is not instructed, normal reception is performed. The polling called side setting can also be performed before memory reception. The effect at this time is to allow the memory reception document received after the polling called side setting is set as the polling called document.

Next, the operation during polling communication will be described using FIGS. 4 and 5. FIG. 4 shows a facsimile device 30 on the calling side.
The flowchart in FIG. 5 shows the facsimile 20 of the called party.
This is a flowchart.

Enter the fax number of the facsimile machine 20 from the facsimile machine 30 using the dial keys, set the polling call, enter the same password set on the facsimile machine 20, and press the start key.
By selecting N, a polling call is made by transmitting a polling command, password, etc. At this time, as shown in the flowchart of FIG. 5, when the facsimile machine 20, which is the polling called party, receives a call, it recognizes the polling command and then
It is determined whether the communication is polling communication, and if it is polling communication, it is determined whether the password sent from the facsimile machine 30 is the same as the password registered in the password storage area of the RAM 23 of the facsimile machine 20,
Also, it is determined whether a polling flag is stored in the polling flag area and the facsimile device 20 is capable of polling communication. If the passwords are the same and polling communication is possible, polling communication is performed and the received original stored in the second RAM 231 is transmitted to the facsimile 30.

In the facsimile machine 30, the document transmitted via the telephone line is sent to the network control unit 28. Modem 27. The data is stored in the RAM 23 via the data compression/decompression unit 26.

[Effects of the Invention] As is clear from the above detailed description, according to the present invention, in facsimile memory communication, a received document stored in a storage device is set as a polling called document, and polling can be performed from any facsimile. When a call is received, the received original stored in the storage device is sent out, so the received original can be transferred to any facsimile machine.

Further, since the polling call setting can be performed before memory reception, for example, when the user is away on a business trip, it is possible to print out a document sent to the user's home using any facsimile machine at the destination.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

1 to 5 show embodiments embodying the present invention. FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a facsimile machine to which this embodiment is applied, and FIG. 2 shows the flow of communication between facsimile machines. FIG. 3 is a flowchart of the memory reception of the facsimile, FIG. 4 is a flowchart of the calling side of the facsimile polling communication, and FIG. 5 is a flowchart of the called side of the facsimile polling communication. In the figure, 10 is a facsimile device (calling side), 20 is a facsimile device (memory receiving side, polling called side),
21 is a system controller, 23 is a RAM, 30 is a facsimile device (polling calling side), 221 is a password setting key, 223 is a polling instruction key, 224 is a memory communication instruction key, and 231 is a second RAM.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. In a facsimile machine having a storage device for storing received originals and a polling function, a setting means for setting the memory reception original stored in the storage device as the called original for polling, and a setting means for setting the received original for polling from any facsimile. 1. A facsimile communication system comprising: control means for sending out a received document stored in a storage device when a call is received.