JPH0583459A - Facsimile equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To interlock an automatic answering telephone function with an original receiving function by regenerating a relating voice signal from code information printed on recording paper together with image information. CONSTITUTION:A signal receiving part 1 decides whether a signal received from a line 6 is a voice signal or a facsimile signal, and receives it with a facsimile signal receiving part 11 when it is the facsimile signal. The reception part 11 converts a received signal to the image information 22, and outputs it to a printing part 2. The printing part 2 converts an identification code inputted from a voice managing part 4 to print information, and synthesizes it with the image information 22, and prints a result on the recording paper. A receiver reads in the recording paper from a reading part 7 while performing a voice signal regenerating operation. The reading part 7 reads the identification code printed on the recording paper, and outputs it to a code recognition part 3. The code recognition part 3 outputs the identification code to the voice managing part 4. The voice managing part 4 outputs the voice signal based on the identification code to a voice reproducing part 8. The voice reproducing part 8 outputs the voices.

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 having an answering machine function.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A facsimile apparatus is an apparatus which scans a transmission original image, converts the light and shade into an electric signal and transmits the electric signal, and reproduces an image almost the same as the transmission original image on a receiving side. Its use has expanded dramatically in recent years due to the convenience of being able to send not only documents, but also figures, photographs, and pictures. Further, recently, with the advent of the G4 facsimile apparatus using the ISDN network, technological innovations such as improvement of transmission speed and improvement of image quality are remarkable. Further, in addition to simple transmission / reception of document contents, multi-functionalization is also made in consideration of user needs such as a transmission time and a transmission source automatic addition function, an automatic transmission function, and a reception data holding function.

[0003]

However, in the above-mentioned conventional example, since the answering machine function and the document receiving function are not linked, the message received by the answering machine and the content received by the facsimile machine are made to correspond to each other. There was the inconvenience of being extremely difficult.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The object of the present invention is to improve the inconvenience of the conventional example, and particularly to interlock the answering machine function and the document receiving function, convert the storage area information of the received voice signal into the identification code information, and receive it. Provided is a facsimile device capable of automatically reproducing a related audio signal from identification code information by synthesizing the generated image signal and printing it on a recording paper and reading the recording paper from a reading unit of the facsimile device. Especially.

[0005]

Therefore, according to the present invention, a signal receiving unit for receiving a facsimile signal and a voice signal sent via a line, image information from the signal receiving unit, and voice from the voice managing unit. A printing unit that synthesizes the identification code of the signal and prints it out on the recording paper, a reading unit that reads the identification code of the audio signal from the recording paper on which the identification code of the audio signal is printed, and a reading unit for the audio signal read by the reading unit. A code recognition unit that recognizes / identifies the identification code from the identification code and a voice signal is input from the signal reception unit and stored, and the identification code of the voice signal is output to the printing unit, and voice is output based on the identification code from the code recognition unit. An audio management unit that searches for a signal and outputs the corresponding audio signal to the audio reproduction unit;
It has a configuration including a voice reproducing unit that reproduces a voice based on a voice signal from the voice managing unit. This aims to achieve the above-mentioned object.

[0006]

[Operation] (1) Reception of audio signal:

A signal receiving unit receives a signal from the line.
The signal receiving unit determines whether the received signal is a voice signal or a facsimile signal, and if the signal is a voice signal, outputs the received voice signal to the voice management unit. The voice management unit inputs and stores the voice signal and at the same time converts the storage area information into an identification code and outputs the identification code to the printing unit.

(2) Reception of facsimile signal:

If the received signal is a facsimile signal, the signal receiving unit converts the received facsimile signal into image information and outputs it to the printing unit.

(3) Printing on recording paper:

The printing unit converts the identification code input from the voice management unit into print information, synthesizes it with the image information from the signal receiving unit, and prints it on recording paper.

(4) Reproduction of audio information:

When the identification code information is printed on the recording paper, the receiver can judge that the message by the voice signal is received together with the facsimile signal. The receiver reads the recording paper on which the identification code information is printed from the reading unit. The reading unit reads the identification code information printed on the recording paper and outputs it to the code recognition unit. The code recognition unit recognizes and identifies the identification code in the identification code information, and outputs the identification code to the voice management unit. The voice management unit searches for the input identification code as a search key and outputs a voice signal corresponding to the search key to the voice reproduction unit as a voice signal. The audio reproduction section reproduces and outputs an audio signal.

[0014]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS.

In the embodiment shown in FIG. 1, a signal receiving unit 1 for receiving a facsimile signal and a voice signal sent via a line 6, image information from the signal receiving unit 1 and a voice signal from a voice managing unit 4. A printing unit 2 for synthesizing the identification codes of the above and printing out on a recording paper, and a reading unit 7 for reading the identification code of the audio signal from the recording paper on which the identification code of the audio signal is printed.
A code recognition unit 3 for recognizing and identifying the identification code from the identification code of the voice signal read by the reading unit 7; and inputting and storing the voice signal from the signal receiving unit 1 and printing the identification code of the voice signal. 2 and a voice management unit 4 which searches for a corresponding voice signal based on the identification code from the code recognition unit 3 and outputs the voice signal to the voice reproduction unit 8, and a voice which reproduces voice based on the voice signal from the voice management unit 4. It is composed of a reproducing unit 8.

The signal receiving section 1 is composed of a voice signal receiving section 10 for receiving a voice signal and a facsimile signal receiving section 11 for receiving a facsimile signal.

Further, the voice management section 4 includes a voice signal receiving section 1
The voice main control unit 40 inputs a voice signal from 0 and outputs an identification code of the voice signal to the printing unit 2, and a memory unit 41 controlled by the voice main control unit 40. Further, the memory unit 41 has an audio signal storage area 12 for storing an audio signal in accordance with an instruction from the audio main control unit 40,
A directory 1 storing storage area information indicating where in the audio signal storage area 12 an audio signal is stored
3 and 3.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described.

(1) Reception of audio signal:

The signal from the line 6 is received by the signal receiving section 1. The signal receiving unit 1 determines whether the received signal is a voice signal or a facsimile signal, and if it is a voice signal, the voice signal receiving unit 1
Receive with 0. The audio signal receiving unit 10 outputs the received audio signal to the audio main control unit 40 of the audio management unit 4. The audio main control unit 40 outputs the storage request signal 24 to the memory unit 41. Upon receiving the storage request signal 24, the memory unit 41 receives an audio signal from the audio main control unit 40 and stores the audio signal in the audio signal storage area 12. At the same time, the memory unit 41 stores storage area information indicating where in the audio signal storage area 12 the audio signal is stored in the directory 1.
Record in 3. Further, the memory unit 41 converts the storage area information into an identification code and outputs the identification code to the audio main control unit 40 through the data line 25. Voice main controller 40
Outputs the identification code input from the memory unit 41 to the printing unit 2 via the data line 20.

(2) Reception of facsimile signal:

The signal from the line 6 is received by the signal receiving unit 1. The signal receiving unit 1 determines whether the received signal is a voice signal or a facsimile signal, and if it is a facsimile signal, the facsimile signal receiving unit 11 receives it. The facsimile signal receiving unit 11 converts the received facsimile signal into image information 22 and outputs it to the printing unit 2.

(3) Printing on recording paper:

The printing unit 2 converts the identification code input from the voice main control unit 40 via the data line 20 into print information, synthesizes it with the image information 22 from the facsimile signal receiving unit 11, and prints it on recording paper. As shown in FIG. 2, the example of printing in this embodiment is composed of identification code information 2a and print image information 2b. The identification code information 2a is display information 2a-1 "There is a message" for notifying the receiver that there is a message by a voice signal, and the identification code 2a "12345" that is obtained by converting the input identification code into print information. -2 and. The print image information 2b is information obtained by converting the image information 22 into print information.

(4) Reproduction of audio information:

When the identification code information 2a is printed on the recording paper as shown in FIG. 2, the receiver can judge that the message by the voice signal is received together with the facsimile signal. The receiver is shown in FIG.
The recording paper on which the identification code information 2a is printed as shown by is read from the reading unit 7. Reading unit 7
Reads the identification code information 2a printed on the recording paper and outputs it to the code recognition unit 3. The code recognition unit 3 recognizes and identifies the identification code 2a-2 in the identification code information 2a, and uses the identification code as the voice main control unit 4 of the voice management unit 4.
It outputs to 0 through the data line 21. Voice main controller 40
Outputs the input identification code to the memory unit 41 via the data line 26 and simultaneously outputs the search request signal 23 to the memory unit 41. The memory section 41 includes the data line 26
The directory 13 is searched by using the identification code input via the search key as a search key, the audio signal corresponding to the search key is taken out from the audio signal storage area 12, and is output to the audio reproducing unit 8 as an audio signal. The audio reproduction unit 8 reproduces and outputs an audio signal.

[0027]

Since the present invention is constructed and functions as described above, according to the present invention, the related audio signal can be automatically reproduced from the code information printed on the recording paper together with the image information. Therefore, the answering machine function and the document receiving function can be linked, and the received document and the message on the answering machine can be easily handled, and the explanation can be sent by voice at the same time as the document, the drawing or the picture. As a result, it is possible to provide an unprecedented excellent facsimile apparatus in which the range of use of the facsimile apparatus can be widened.

[Brief description of drawings]

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

FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of recording paper printed according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1: signal receiving unit 2: printing unit 3: code recognition unit 4: voice management unit 6: line 7: reading unit 8: voice reproducing unit

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A signal receiving section for receiving a facsimile signal and a voice signal sent via a line, and image information from the signal receiving section and an identification code of a voice signal inputted separately are combined and printed out. Code recognition that recognizes the identification code from the printing section, the reading section that reads the identification code of the voice signal from the recording paper on which the identification code of the voice signal is printed, and the identification code that is identified from the identification code of the voice signal that is read by this reading section Section and a voice management for storing the voice signal from the signal receiving section, outputting the identification code of the voice signal to the printing section, searching for the voice signal based on the identification code from the code recognizing section, and outputting the corresponding voice signal. And a voice reproducing unit for reproducing a voice based on a voice signal from the voice managing unit. 2. The voice main control unit 4 for inputting a voice signal sent from the signal receiving unit and outputting an identification code of the voice signal to the printing unit, by the voice managing unit.
2. The facsimile apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising 0 and a memory section provided in parallel with the voice control section 40.