JP2000307774A - Facsimile machine - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] The present invention provides a facsimile machine which stops power supply during standby and supplies power suitable for the other party using a calling telephone number notification service when returning. A facsimile apparatus checks whether or not caller ID information has been received when there is an energy saving return due to an incoming call in an energy saving mode.
The internal unit, the control unit, and the plotter unit are returned from the energy saving mode, and the received received image information is recorded and output by the plotter. When the facsimile apparatus receives the calling ID information, the facsimile apparatus obtains the calling telephone number from the calling ID, checks whether the registered calling telephone number matches the registered telephone number, and if it matches, the internal unit, control unit, and plotter unit are checked After returning from the energy saving mode, the plotter 18 records and outputs the received image information. And the facsimile machine
If there is no registered telephone number that matches the transmitter telephone number, the internal unit and the control unit are returned from the energy saving mode, and the received image information is sequentially stored in the image information storage unit (step S10).
1 to S112).

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a facsimile apparatus, and more particularly, to a facsimile apparatus in which power supply is stopped at a predetermined standby time to save energy and to appropriately supply power using a calling telephone number notification service. Related to the device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, there has been a demand for energy saving (energy saving), and a facsimile apparatus is often driven by a battery, and is not limited to a facsimile apparatus driven by a battery. It is an important issue to plan.

[0003] As a facsimile apparatus for such energy saving, for example, a facsimile apparatus has been proposed in which the power is turned off during standby, and when a telephone call signal is detected, the facsimile power is automatically turned on and facsimile reception is performed. (See JP-A-5-95463).

[0004] As in the facsimile apparatus described in this publication, a conventional facsimile apparatus which performs energy saving supplies power to all components such as a recording unit constituting the facsimile apparatus when returning from the energy saving mode. ing.

[0005]

However, in such a conventional facsimile apparatus, power is supplied to all the components of the facsimile apparatus when returning from the energy saving mode. In order to save energy and improve energy saving, there was still a need for improvement. In particular, when the recording unit has a fixing unit, a large amount of power is required when power is supplied, and when the received image information is stored in the storage unit and recording output is performed later, unnecessary recording is performed. It consumes a large amount of power, and needs to be improved in order to save energy.

Recently, in a telephone network, information such as a telephone number of a caller (hereinafter, if necessary, a caller ID
Information. ) Is notified to the called party.

In this calling telephone number notification service, an ID receiving terminal activation signal is transmitted from a line exchange to a receiving terminal, and when a primary response is received from the receiving terminal, calling ID information (information such as a source telephone number) is received. When a receiving completion signal is received from the receiving terminal, a normal calling signal is transmitted, and when there is a secondary response, normal communication is started.

Therefore, according to the first aspect of the present invention, in the energy saving mode, the communication unit detects an incoming call from the line,
When the source telephone number notified from the exchange providing the calling telephone number notification service is obtained, by controlling which of the main parts of the facsimile apparatus to start supplying power based on the source telephone number, An object of the present invention is to provide a facsimile apparatus in which power supply is started only to a part necessary for incoming call processing from the other party at the time of an incoming call and energy can be further reduced.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, when a call is received in the energy saving mode, the caller telephone number acquired by the communication unit is stored in a number storage unit which stores a specific telephone number as a registered telephone number in advance. If the number matches, the power supply to the recording unit is started, the received image information is recorded and output by the recording unit, and the source telephone number acquired by the communication unit is the registered telephone number stored in the number storage unit. If it does not match, the power supply to the image information storage unit that stores the received image information is started, and the received image information is stored in the image information storage unit. Only when there is an incoming call from the recorder, the power supply to the recording unit is started, and the received image information is recorded and output promptly. Supply of , And image information storing unit for receiving image information, as well as allowing the use in accordance with the usage of the user, and its object is to provide a facsimile apparatus capable of reducing even more energy.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, when a call is received in the energy-saving mode, the source telephone number acquired by the communication unit is stored in a number storage unit which stores a specific telephone number as a registered telephone number in advance. If the number matches, the power supply to the image information storage unit for storing the received image information is started, and the received image information is stored in the image information storage unit.
If the source telephone number obtained by the communication unit does not match the registered telephone number stored in the number storage unit, power supply to the recording unit is started, and the received image information is recorded and output by the recording unit. Therefore, when there is an incoming call from the destination stored in the number storage unit, the received image information is stored in the image information storage unit without supplying power to the recording unit with large power consumption, and the reception from the other destination is performed. On the other hand, the power supply to the recording unit is started, the received image information is promptly recorded and output, and the facsimile which can be used in accordance with the usage form of the user and can further reduce the energy is used. It is intended to provide a device.

[0011]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a facsimile apparatus, comprising: a communication section connected to a line for performing facsimile communication; a power supply section for supplying power to each section provided in the facsimile apparatus; During standby, the power supply from the power supply unit to each of the main units is stopped to shift to the energy saving mode, and the stopped power supply is resumed by a predetermined start signal to resume the operation of the main units. An energy-saving control unit that causes the communication unit to have a source telephone number acquisition function that acquires a source telephone number notified from an exchange that provides a transmission telephone number notification service.
The energy saving control unit, when the communication unit detects an incoming call and acquires the source phone number in the energy saving mode, determines which of the main units starts power supply based on the source phone number. The control achieves the above object.

According to the above configuration, in the energy saving mode, when the communication unit detects an incoming call from the line and acquires the source telephone number notified from the exchange providing the calling telephone number notification service, the communication source telephone Since the control of which of the main parts of the facsimile apparatus to start power supply is controlled based on the number, power supply is started only to a part necessary for incoming call processing from the other party for each destination at the time of incoming call. Energy can be further reduced.

In this case, for example, as set forth in claim 2, the facsimile apparatus includes an image information storage unit for storing received image information, and a number storage unit for storing a specific telephone number as a registered telephone number. A recording unit that records and outputs image information on recording paper, wherein the energy saving control unit stores the source telephone number acquired by the communication unit at the time of an incoming call in the energy saving mode in the number storage unit. When the registered telephone number matches, the power supply to the recording unit is started, the received image information is recorded and output by the recording unit, and the caller telephone number acquired by the communication unit at the time of an incoming call in the energy saving mode. If the number does not match the registered telephone number stored in the number storage unit, power supply to the image information storage unit is started, and the received image information is stored in the image information storage unit. It may be the one to.

According to the above configuration, when an incoming call is made in the energy saving mode, the source telephone number acquired by the communication unit is the same as the registered telephone number stored in the number storage unit that stores a specific telephone number as a registered telephone number in advance. If they match, the power supply to the recording unit is started, the received image information is recorded and output by the recording unit, and the source telephone number obtained by the communication unit does not match the registered telephone number stored in the number storage unit. In this case, the power supply to the image information storage unit that stores the received image information is started, and the received image information is stored in the image information storage unit. Only when there is a power supply, the recording unit starts supplying power, promptly records and outputs the received image information, and supplies power to the recording unit with high power consumption for reception from other destinations. Do not perform Can be image information storage unit the broadcast, it is possible to use in accordance with the usage of the user, it can be reduced even more energy.

Further, for example, as set forth in claim 3, the facsimile apparatus comprises: an image information storage unit for storing received image information; a number storage unit for storing a specific telephone number as a registered telephone number; A recording unit for recording and outputting image information on recording paper, wherein the energy saving control unit stores the source telephone number acquired by the communication unit at the time of an incoming call in the energy saving mode in the number storage unit. When the registered telephone number matches, the power supply to the image information storage unit is started, the received image information is stored in the image information storage unit, and the call transmitted by the communication unit at the time of an incoming call in the energy saving mode is received. If the original telephone number does not match the registered telephone number stored in the number storage unit, power supply to the recording unit is started, and the received image information is recorded and output by the recording unit. It may be the one.

According to the above configuration, when an incoming call is made in the energy saving mode, the source telephone number obtained by the communication unit is the same as the registered telephone number stored in the number storage unit that stores a specific telephone number as a registered telephone number in advance. If they match, the power supply to the image information storage unit that stores the received image information is started, the received image information is stored in the image information storage unit, and the source telephone number obtained by the communication unit is stored in the number storage unit. If the registered telephone number does not match the registered telephone number, the power supply to the recording unit is started, and the received image information is recorded and output by the recording unit. If there is, the received image information is stored in the image information storage unit without supplying the power to the recording unit having large power consumption, and the supply of the power to the recording unit is started for the reception from the other party. hand,
The received image information can be recorded and output promptly, and can be used according to the usage form of the user.
Energy can be further reduced.

[0017]

Preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. It should be noted that the embodiments described below are preferred embodiments of the present invention, and therefore, various technically preferable limitations are added. However, the scope of the present invention is not limited to the following description. The embodiments are not limited to these embodiments unless otherwise specified.

FIGS. 1 to 3 show an embodiment of a facsimile apparatus of the present invention. FIG. 1 shows a main circuit of a facsimile apparatus 1 to which an embodiment of the facsimile apparatus of the present invention is applied. It is a block diagram.

In FIG. 1, a facsimile apparatus 1 includes a control unit 2, an operation unit / sensor unit 3, a line I / F 4, and a PC I
/ F5, a scanner unit 6, an energy saving control unit 7, a display unit 8, an internal unit 9, a plotter unit 10, and the like.

The scanner unit 6 includes the scanner controller 1
The display unit 8 includes a display / operation unit 13. The internal unit 9 includes a user data registration unit 14, an image information storage unit 15, a near-end processing storage unit 16, and the like. The plotter unit 10 includes a plotter control unit 17 and a plotter 18.

The control unit (control means) 2 includes a CPU (Centra
l A processing unit), a ROM (Read Only Memory), a RAM (Random Access Memory), etc., and various programs such as a basic processing program of the facsimile machine 1 and necessary for executing these processing programs are provided in the ROM. Various data and system data are stored. The control unit 2 controls each unit of the facsimile machine 1 while the CPU uses the RAM as a work memory based on a program in the ROM, and the facsimile machine 1
And the like.

The operation unit / sensor unit 3 includes an operation unit having various operation keys such as a numeric keypad and a start key, and a plotter 1.
8 is provided with a sensor unit for detecting the setting of a document on the facsimile apparatus, and various command operations such as a transmission operation and a copy operation are performed from operation keys. 1 to detect and output to the control unit 2.

A line L is connected to the line I / F (communication unit) 4. The line L is, for example, a general public line or ISDN (Integrated Services Digital Network:
Service integrated digital network) is connected. Line I / F
Reference numeral 4 performs negotiation of communication using the line L and performs call setting processing and the like. This line L is connected to an exchange that provides a calling telephone number notification service.

The line I / F 4 operates under the control of the control unit 2 to acquire the telephone number of the caller from the caller ID notified by the caller telephone number notification service provided by the line L,
The obtained transmission source telephone number is output to the control unit 2.

The PC I / F 5 is connected to a predetermined cable 20,
For example, a bidirectional Centronics cable is connected, and a personal computer (not shown) is connected to the cable 20. Under the control of the control unit 2, the PC I / F 5 exchanges commands with a personal computer to exchange control commands and image data.

As the scanner 12 of the scanner unit 6, for example, an image scanner using a CCD (Charge Coupled Device) is used. The scanner scans an original, reads an image of the original at a predetermined resolution, and reads the read image information. Is output to the scanner control unit 11.

The scanner control unit 11 operates under the control of the control unit 2 to control the driving of the scanner 12, and
2 causes the scanner 12 to read the image of the original,
Performs various necessary image processing on the read image information, and transfers the processed image information to the control unit 2.

Energy saving control unit (energy saving control unit) 7
Monitors the incoming call to the line I / F 4, the print request from the personal computer to the PC I / F 5, and the access to the operation unit / sensor unit 3. If these requests have not been received for a preset time, Performs an energy saving mode process for stopping the supply of power to the necessary parts of the facsimile machine 1,
In the energy saving mode, as described later, the energy saving restoration factor is monitored, and the energy saving restoration control process for starting up the control unit 2 and necessary units is performed.

The display / operation unit 13 of the display unit 8 is composed of, for example, a liquid crystal display, and displays the content of a command input from the operation unit / sensor unit 3 and various information notified to the operator from the facsimile machine 1. . The display / operation unit 13 displays that the energy is being saved. However, the display during the energy saving is not limited to the display on the liquid crystal display. For example, an LED (Light Emitting) is displayed.
Diode) may be displayed by lighting an energy-saving lamp.

The user data registration section (number storage section) 14 of the internal unit 9 uses, for example, an SRAM (Static RAM) backed up by a battery, and various user data set by the user with respect to the setting of the facsimile apparatus 1. Is stored. In particular, the user data registration unit 14
Is registered as a registered telephone number to be used in the energy-saving recovery control process described later, and the destination telephone number stores the destination or the received image information for quickly recording and outputting the received image information. This is the telephone number of the destination that is stored in the unit 15 and is not recorded and output immediately after reception.

The image information accumulating section 15 is composed of, for example, a large-capacity hard disk or a RAM. Under the control of the control section 2, the image information accumulating section 15 is read by the scanner 12 and transmitted by an encoding / decoding section (not shown). The credit image information and the received image information are accumulated, read out at a predetermined time, and subjected to transmission processing, recording processing by the plotter 18, and the like.

The near-end processing storage section 16 stores the plotter 1
The near-end processing program of the near-end processing, which is a processing to be performed when the remaining amount of the toner as the recording material in step 8 becomes equal to or less than a predetermined remaining amount, and various data necessary for performing the near-end processing program Is stored. Note that the near-end processing program and data need not be stored in the near-end processing storage unit 16, and may be stored in, for example, the ROM in the control unit 2 together with the basic processing program and the like. The control unit 2
The so-called near-end processing is performed based on the near-end processing program stored in the near-end processing storage unit 12.

As the plotter 18 of the plotter unit (recording unit) 10, for example, an electrophotographic recording device is used, and an image is recorded on recording paper based on image information using toner as a recording material. I do. The plotter 18 detects the amount of toner based on the change in the magnetic permeability, and when the amount of toner becomes equal to or less than a predetermined remaining amount, that is, when the toner near end is detected, a near end signal is sent to the control unit 2.
And a near-end detection unit composed of a magnetic sensor or the like that outputs the data to the computer.

The plotter controller 1 of the plotter unit 10
7 operates under the control of the control unit 2 and performs various kinds of image processing as needed, such as pixel thinning processing and edge extraction processing for extracting only the edges of the image, on the image information passed from the control unit 2. Then, a toner saving process or the like for reducing the toner consumption is performed, and the plotter 18 is controlled to record an image corresponding to the image information on the recording paper.

As shown in FIG. 2, the facsimile apparatus 1 includes a control voltage generation section (power supply section) 21 to a control section 2, an operation section / sensor section 3, a line I / F 4, and a PC I / F.
5, the scanner unit 6, the energy saving control unit 7, the display unit 8, the internal unit 9 and the plotter unit 10 are supplied with necessary power.

A switch SW1 is provided in a power supply circuit from the control voltage generation unit 21 to the internal unit 9 and the control unit 2, and a power supply circuit to the display unit 8 includes
A switch SW2 is provided. A switch SW3 is provided in a power supply circuit from the control voltage generator 21 to the scanner unit 6, and the plotter unit 10
A switch SW4 is provided in the power supply circuit to the power supply.

The energy-saving control unit 7 controls each of these switches SW
Power supply control signals SIG1 to SIG4 for instructing ON / OFF of each of the switches SW1 to SW4 are output to 1 to SW4 to control ON / OFF of each of the switches SW1 to SW4.

The facsimile apparatus 1 operates during normal operation.
The energy-saving control unit 7 outputs the ON power control signals SIG1 to SIG4 to the respective switches SW1 to SW4 to supply necessary power from the control voltage generation unit 21 to the respective units of the facsimile apparatus 1, and the line I / F4, PCI / When image information is input via F5 or image information of a document read by the scanner 12 is input via the scanner control unit 11, the control unit 2 sends the input image information to the plotter control unit 17. The image information is recorded on a recording sheet by the plotter 18.

Further, the facsimile apparatus 1 receives a facsimile reception from the line I / F 4 during, for example, a copying operation, that is, while transferring image information read by the scanner 12 to the plotter 18 for recording and output. , The control unit 2 reads the image by the scanner 12 and
Is transferred to the plotter control unit 17, the image information from the line I / F 4 is temporarily stored in the image information storage unit 15, and after the copy operation is completed, the image information is stored in the image information storage unit 15. The stored received image information is read out from the image information storage unit 15, passed to the plotter control unit 17, and recorded on the recording paper by the plotter 18.

In the facsimile apparatus 1, the energy saving control unit 7 receives an incoming call to the line I / F 4, a print request from the personal computer to the PC I / F 5, and an operation unit /
The access to the sensor unit 3 is monitored, and if there is no such request for a preset time, the energy saving control unit 7
Outputs the off power control signals SIG1 to SIG4 to the switches SW1 to SW4 to stop the supply of power from the control voltage generation unit 21 to each unit of the facsimile apparatus 1, shift to the energy saving mode, and display / Operation unit 13
Turn on the energy saving lamp.

In the facsimile apparatus 1, during energy saving, the energy saving control unit 7 controls the line I / F 4 and the PC I
/ F5 and the operation unit / sensor unit 3 are monitored, and when they are accessed, the power supply control signals SIG1 to SIG4 for turning on the switches SW1 to SW4 are output to return from the energy saving mode and the energy saving lamp is turned off. . At this time, as described later, the energy saving control unit 7 controls the line I / F
4, the plotter unit is set according to the presence or absence of the calling ID and whether or not the called telephone number recognized by the calling ID matches the called telephone number registered in the user data registration unit 14 in advance. An energy-saving recovery control process is performed to control whether or not the power recovery 10 is returned.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described. When the facsimile apparatus 1 receives an incoming call from the line L to the line I / F 4 in the energy saving mode, the presence / absence of the service of the calling ID and the destination telephone number acquired from the calling ID at the time of the incoming call are registered in the user data registration unit 14 in advance. The feature is that the return from the energy saving state is changed depending on whether the registered destination telephone number matches.

Now, assuming that the facsimile machine 1 is in the energy saving mode, a return control process from the energy saving mode will be described below with reference to FIG. And
It is assumed that the telephone number of the other party who needs to record and output the received image information promptly is input from the operation unit / sensor unit 3 and registered in the user data registration unit 14 as a registered telephone number.

As shown in FIG. 3, in the energy saving mode, the energy saving control section 7 operates the operation section / sensor section 3 and the line I / F.
4 and the access from the PC I / F 5, and when the access is detected, that is, when the energy-saving recovery is detected (step S101), it is checked whether the call is incoming, that is, whether the access is from the line I / F 4. (Step S102) When there is no incoming call, that is, when the access is from the operation unit / sensor unit 3 or the PCI / F5, the on power control signals SIG1 to SIG4 are output to turn on all the switches SW1 to SW4. Then, the process returns from the energy saving mode and performs a process corresponding to the access.

In step S102, at the time of an incoming call, that is, at the time of access from the line I / F 4, the energy saving control unit 7 checks whether there is a notification that the calling ID information has been received from the line I / F 4 ( Step S103), originating I
When the D information is not received, since the control of the energy-saving return based on the other party's telephone number cannot be performed, the ON power control signal SIG1 and the power control signal SIG4 are output to the switches SW1 and SW4, and the internal unit 9, The control unit 2 and the plotter unit 10 are returned from the energy saving mode (step S104). After returning from the energy saving mode, the control unit 2 causes the encoding / decoding unit (not shown) to decode the received image information received via the line I / F 4, and then transfers the decoded image information to the plotter control unit 17 and the plotter 18.
Then, the received image information is sequentially recorded on the recording paper (step S105).

When the caller ID information is received in step S103, the energy saving controller 7 obtains the telephone number (source telephone number) of the transmitter from the caller ID (step S10).
6) Read out the registered telephone number from the user data registration unit 14 (step S107) and check whether there is a registered telephone number that matches the transmitter telephone number (step S10).
8).

In step S108, if there is a registered telephone number that matches the received transmitter telephone number, the energy saving control unit 7 determines that the transmission source is a destination to record and output the received image information promptly. And the ON power control signal S
The IG1 and the power control signal SIG4 are output to the switches SW1 and SW4, and the internal unit 9, the control unit 2, and the plotter unit 10 are returned from the energy saving mode (Step S109). When returning from the energy saving mode, the control unit 2 decodes the received image information received via the line I / F 4 by an encoding / decoding unit (not shown), transfers the decoded image information to the plotter control unit 17, and sends the decoded information to the plotter 18. The received image information is sequentially recorded and output on recording paper (step S110).

In step S108, when there is no registered telephone number that matches the received transmitter telephone number, the energy saving control unit 7 determines that the transmission source is a destination that does not need to record and output the received image information promptly. And outputs the ON power control signal SIG1 to the switch SW1 to return the internal unit 9 and the control unit 2 from the energy saving mode without returning the plotter unit 10 (step S
111). When the control unit 2 returns from the energy saving mode,
The received image information received via the line I / F 4 is sequentially stored in the image information storage unit 15 (step S112).

The image information stored in the image information storage unit 15 is read by the control unit 2 when the plotter unit 10 returns from the energy saving mode, and is recorded and output on recording paper by the plotter 18.

As described above, the facsimile apparatus 1 of the present embodiment detects an incoming call from the line I / F 4 in the energy saving mode, and notifies the source telephone number notified from the exchange providing the calling telephone number notification service. And get
Based on the source telephone number, the main parts of the facsimile machine 1, namely, the internal unit 9, the control unit 2, the display unit 8, the scanner unit 6, and the plotter unit 1
It controls which of 0 is to start power supply.

Therefore, it is possible to start supplying power only to a part necessary for the incoming call processing from the other party at the time of the incoming call, so that the energy can be further reduced.

In particular, when the facsimile apparatus 1 receives an incoming call in the energy saving mode, if the source telephone number obtained by the line I / F 4 matches the registered telephone number stored in the user data registration unit 14, the facsimile apparatus 1 sends the data to the plotter unit 10. Is started, the received image information is recorded and output by the plotter 18 of the plotter unit 10, and the line I / F 4
If the source telephone number obtained by the user does not match the registered telephone number stored in the user data registration unit 14, the power supply to the internal unit 9 which is a unit of the image information storage unit 15 is started and the reception is started. The stored image information is stored in the image information storage unit 1
5 is accumulated.

Therefore, only when there is an incoming call from the destination registered in the user data registration unit 14, the power supply to the plotter unit 10 is started to promptly record and output the received image information. For the reception from, the received image information can be stored in the image information storage unit 15 without supplying power to the plotter unit 10 that consumes a large amount of power. And energy can be further reduced.

In the above description, the telephone number of the other party who needs to record and output the received image information promptly is registered as the registered telephone number in the user data registration unit 14. May be registered as a registered telephone number that does not need to be recorded and output immediately.

In this case, steps S109 to S109 in FIG.
The processing described in parentheses in step S112 is performed. That is, the energy saving control unit 7 determines in step S108
When there is a registered telephone number that matches the received telephone number of the other party, it is determined that the other party does not need to record and output the received image information promptly, and the ON power control signal SIG1 is output. The output is output to the switch SW1, and the internal unit 9 and the control unit 2 are returned from the energy saving mode (step S109). When returning from the energy saving mode, the control unit 2 sequentially stores the received image information received via the line I / F 4 in the image information storage unit 15 (step S11).
0). If there is a registered telephone number that matches the received transmitter telephone number in step S108, the energy saving control unit 7 determines that the transmission source is a destination that records and outputs the received image information promptly. , ON power control signal S
The IG1 and the power control signal SIG4 are output to the switches SW1 and SW4, and the internal unit 9, the control unit 2, and the plotter unit 10 are returned from the energy saving mode (step S111). When returning from the energy saving mode, the control unit 2 decodes the received image information received via the line I / F 4 by an encoding / decoding unit (not shown), transfers the decoded image information to the plotter control unit 17, and sends the decoded information to the plotter 18. The received image information is sequentially recorded and output on recording paper (step S112).

By doing so, the user data registration unit 1
When there is an incoming call from the other party stored in step 4, the received image information is stored in the image information storage unit 15 without supplying power to the plotter unit 10 that consumes a large amount of power. By starting the supply of power to the plotter unit 10, the received image information can be recorded and output promptly, the use according to the use form of the user can be achieved, and the energy can be further reduced. it can.

Although the invention made by the inventor has been specifically described based on the preferred embodiments, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and various modifications can be made without departing from the gist of the invention. It goes without saying that it is possible.

In the above-described embodiment, the case where the power supply to the plotter unit 10 is performed according to the partner is described as the energy saving return control processing. However, the power supply is controlled according to the partner. This is not limited to the plotter unit 10, and the supply of power to other units that need to perform appropriate processing according to the other party may be controlled.

[0059]

According to the facsimile apparatus according to the first aspect of the present invention, in the energy saving mode, the communication unit detects an incoming call from the line and is notified of the caller telephone from the exchange providing the calling telephone number notification service. Once you get the number,
Since the main part of the facsimile apparatus controls which power supply is started based on the source telephone number, only the part necessary for incoming call processing from the other party at the time of incoming call is supplied to each party. Supply can be started and energy can be further reduced.

According to the facsimile apparatus of the second aspect, at the time of an incoming call in the energy saving mode, the source telephone number obtained by the communication unit is stored in the number storage unit which stores a specific telephone number as a registered telephone number in advance. If the registered phone number matches, the power supply to the recording unit starts,
The received image information is recorded and output by the recording unit. If the source telephone number obtained by the communication unit does not match the registered telephone number stored in the number storage unit, the received image information is stored. Since the power supply to the unit is started and the received image information is stored in the image information storage unit, the power supply to the recording unit is started only when there is an incoming call from the destination stored in the number storage unit. In this case, the received image information can be recorded and output promptly, and the received image information can be stored in the image information storing unit without supplying power to the recording unit that consumes a large amount of power for reception from other destinations. Thus, it is possible to use the apparatus according to the usage form of the user, and it is possible to further reduce energy.

According to the facsimile apparatus of the third aspect of the present invention, when an incoming call is made in the energy saving mode, the source telephone number acquired by the communication unit is stored in the number storage unit which stores a specific telephone number as a registered telephone number in advance. When the registered telephone number matches the registered telephone number, the power supply to the image information storage unit for storing the received image information is started, the received image information is stored in the image information storage unit, and the transmission obtained by the communication unit is performed. If the original telephone number does not match the registered telephone number stored in the number storage unit, power supply to the recording unit is started, and the received image information is recorded and output by the recording unit. When there is an incoming call from the stored destination, the received image information is stored in the image information storage unit without supplying power to the recording unit that consumes large power, and to the recording unit for reception from other destinations. Power supply Started to rapidly be able to receive image information is printed out, it is possible to use in accordance with the usage of the user, it can be reduced even more energy.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a main part circuit block diagram of a facsimile apparatus to which an embodiment of a facsimile apparatus of the present invention is applied.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a circuit configuration necessary for an energy saving return control process by an energy saving control unit of the facsimile machine of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing an energy saving return control process by the facsimile machine of FIGS. 1 and 2;

[Description of Signs] 1 facsimile apparatus 2 control unit 3 operation unit / sensor unit 4 line I / F 5 PC I / F 6 scanner unit 7 energy saving control unit 8 display unit 9 internal unit 10 plotter unit 11 scanner control unit 12 scanner 13 Display / operation unit 14 User data registration unit 15 Image information storage unit 16 Near-end processing storage unit 17 Plotter control unit 18 Plotter 20 Cable 21 Control voltage generation unit SW1 to SW4 switches

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A communication unit connected to a line for performing facsimile communication, a power supply unit for supplying power to each unit provided in a facsimile apparatus, and a power supply from the power supply unit to a main unit among the units at a predetermined standby time A facsimile apparatus comprising: an energy saving control unit that stops the supply and shifts to the energy saving mode, resumes the stopped power supply by a predetermined start signal, and resumes the operation of the main units. The communication unit has a source telephone number acquisition function of acquiring a source telephone number notified from an exchange providing a calling telephone number notification service, and the energy saving control unit receives an incoming call in the energy saving mode. Is detected and the source telephone number is acquired, power is supplied to any of the main parts based on the source telephone number. Facsimile apparatus and controls whether to start. 2. A facsimile apparatus, comprising: an image information storage unit for storing received image information; a number storage unit for storing a specific telephone number as a registered telephone number; and a recording unit for recording and outputting the image information on recording paper. The energy saving control unit, when the caller phone number obtained by the communication unit at the time of the incoming call in the energy saving mode matches the registered phone number stored in the number storage unit, to the recording unit The power supply is started, the received image information is recorded and output by the recording unit, and the caller telephone number acquired by the communication unit at the time of the incoming call in the energy saving mode is stored in the number storage unit. 2. The facsimile apparatus according to claim 1, wherein when the telephone number does not match, power supply to the image information storage unit is started, and the received image information is stored in the image information storage unit. Li equipment. 3. A facsimile apparatus, comprising: an image information storage unit for storing received image information; a number storage unit for storing a specific telephone number as a registered telephone number; and a recording unit for recording and outputting the image information on recording paper. The energy saving control unit, when the caller phone number obtained by the communication unit at the time of the incoming call in the energy saving mode matches the registered phone number stored in the number storage unit, the image information storage The power supply to the unit is started, the received image information is stored in the image information storage unit, and the caller telephone number obtained by the communication unit at the time of an incoming call in the energy saving mode is stored in the number storage unit. 2. The facsimile apparatus according to claim 1, wherein when the registered telephone number does not match, the power supply to the recording unit is started, and the received image information is recorded and output by the recording unit. Li equipment.