JPS5814652A - Result informing system of facsimile communication - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To offer a cheap service, by dialing and designating the necessity or unnecessity for the communication result information or the terminal at the side to be informed through a caller when calling. CONSTITUTION:The type of the requested storage communication service, the necessity or unnecessity for the address and the communication result information, the number of the terminal which is desired for the information output of the communication result, etc. are sent to a storage communication center 9 through a caller terminal 1. The center 9 stores these factors. When the transmission sent through the terminal 1 is over, the center 9 transmits the picture information, e.g., a written message to the terminal of a called subsriber from a storage magnetic disk device 19 based on the control information of a memory 16. In this case, the necessity or unnecessity for information of the communication result is read within the control information and then sent to a message producing device 18. In such way, the production is eliminated for the message to the caller who does not desire the information of the communication result. This lessens the load.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a method for converting and editing communication results in facsimile storage communication into an image information format and notifying the calling terminal or the receiving terminal designated for the call.

In the facsimile storage and communication system, the message from the calling party's terminal is once stored in a storage and communication center that has a message storage function together with one or more destination information and control information such as communication service type and number of documents. , the called party's terminal is called from the storage communication center and the message is delivered, but the conventional communication result notification method, for example, Japanese Patent Application No. 1983-
No. 31904, ``Facsimile Communication Result Notification System,'' states that in some cases, the caller cannot refuse to receive a notification message, and that the designation of the terminal that outputs the notification message for each call cannot be changed. There were drawbacks.

In order to solve these drawbacks, the present invention provides a method in which the caller specifies whether or not notification of the communication result is required or the destination terminal of the communication result by dialing when making a call, and the caller specifies the communication result notification at the storage and communication center. The drawings will be described in detail below.

The figure is a block diagram for explaining an embodiment of the facsimile communication result notification system according to the present invention.

In the figure, 1.2. ．． Reference numeral 3 denotes a calling party terminal having a transmitting and receiving function, 4.5 a called party terminal having a transmitting and receiving function, 6 an exchange, 7 an incoming line from the exchange 6 to a storage communication center 9 to be described later, and 8 an incoming communication center 9. This is the transmission line from to the exchange 6. 9 has a function to temporarily store messages from the calling party's terminal, a function to generate a notification message to be sent to the calling party or the called party's terminal, and a function to send the message and notification text to the called party's terminal. Combined storage and communication security function: Evening. Reference numeral 10 indicates a reception line support unit, 11 a reception line control unit, 12 a transmission line support unit, 13 a transmission line control unit, 14 an input/output transfer path, 15 a central processing unit, and 16 a buffer storage device (hereinafter referred to as
17 is a magnetic tape device for recording communications, 18 is a notice generation device, and 19 is a storage magnetic disk device for correspondence and notices. Here, the storage medium for correspondence and notices is not limited to the magnetic disk device 19, but may also be the main memory in the central processing unit 15, the buffer memory 16, or other dedicated semiconductor memory devices. can.

Next, the operation of this method will be explained. First, the calling party terminal 1 makes a call and dials the reception number of the storage and communication center 9 to the exchange 6. The exchange 6 searches for one free line among the incoming lines 7 based on the received number,
Send out a calling signal. One of the reception line correspondence units 1o that received the calling signal notifies the reception line control unit 11 of the incoming call. The receiving line Th'11111 unit 11 performs order determination, etc., and sends the data to the central processing unit 15 via the input/output transfer bus 14
After the device 15 performs necessary table processing such as securing an area in the buffer memory 16, the calling terminal 1 informs the storage and communication center 9 of the type of storage and communication service requested (broadcast, broadcast, etc.). Priority, etc.), single or multiple destination information, necessity of communication result notification, terminal number for which communication result notification output is desired, etc. are sent. The data is received by the central processing unit 15 through the control unit 11 and the input/output transfer path 14, and is stored on the buffer memory 16. Note that the calling party terminal 10
The number is transmitted from the exchange 6 or the calling terminal 10 and is stored on the buffer memory 16 as well.

Thereafter, the calling party terminal 1 sends the facsimile image information, so in the storage and communication center 9, the central processing unit 15 sends the message and notification through the input/output transfer path 14 while processing the buffer IJ7 in the buffer memory 16. It is stored in the sentence storage magnetic disk device 19.

Next, when the transmission from the calling party terminal 1 is completed, the connection path is released. At this time, the central processing unit 15 records the reception record stored in the buffer memory 16, such as the reception time, type of service, destination information, calling subscriber number, necessity of result notification, result notification terminal number, etc. magnetic tape device 1
Transfer to 7. In this case, such information is also held on the buffer memory 16.

In the storage and communication center 9, if a part of the magnetic disk drive fails and the already stored correspondence cannot be retrieved, a message indicating that the stored correspondence has been lost is stored in the buffer memory 16 (D). It is also possible to generate a notification text in the notification text generation device 18 under the control of the central processing unit 15 and temporarily store it in one of the magnetic disk devices 19 until it is sent to the subscriber. .

When, under the control of the program in the central processing unit 15, it is detected that one of the transmission lines is free and transmission to the recipient terminal is possible, the transmission line stored in the buffer memory 16 is Searches the control information of the message and transmits the destination number via the input/output transfer path 14 to the transmission line control unit 13
Transfer to. Then, the destination number is sent to the exchange 6 through the transmission circuit 8, and based on the number received by the exchange 6, one of the called terminals, for example, the called terminal 4, is called, and if the called terminal 4 responds, Output @8 through exchange 6
A connection path between the two is set. When the connection path is set, the storage and communication center 9 transmits image information, which is a message, from the storage magnetic disk device 19 to the called party terminal based on the control information on the buffer memory 16, and after the transmission is completed, the storage and communication center 9 sets the connection path. At the same time, the transmission end time, etc. are stored in the control information area of the communication on the buffer memory 16, and at this time, the necessity of notification of the communication result is read in the control information, and whether or not notification of the communication result is required is specified. For example, the control information is transferred to the notification message generating device 18 via the input/output transfer path 14. Notice 1
The M' device 18 converts and edits the received control information into image information, and notifies the central processing unit 15 that a notification text has been generated. The central processing unit 15 stores the notification message created by the notification message generation device 1B in a -H storage magnetic field along with control information such as the destination terminal number and transmission end time that were specified as part of the control information of the original message. Accumulate on disk device.

Now, when setting a transmission path to the called terminal 4, there may be cases where communication is not possible due to the called terminal 4 being in use or due to a failure, or even during communication after setting the path, the called terminal 4 may not be able to communicate.
Communication may become impossible due to power outage, recording paper being cut off, etc.

In such a case, the storage and communication center 9 searches to see if the caller requested the communication result or not, and if the desired designation is found, the storage and communication center 9 returns the caller to an incomplete state or an incomplete state as described above. In order to notify the calling party terminal 1 or the terminal specified at the time of the call of the reason for the absence, etc., the notification message generating device 18
A notification message is generated and temporarily stored in the storage magnetic disk device 19.

After the communication result notification text is generated and once stored in the storage magnetic disk device 19, the stored notification destination terminal number, for example, the number of the calling party terminal 1, is sent in the same manner as when the communication text is sent to the called party terminal. The transmission line control section 13 and the transmission line correspondence section 1
2 to the exchange 6. Next, the calling party terminal 1 is called based on the number received by the exchange 6, and when it responds, a connection path with the transmission line corresponding section 12 is set up through the exchange 6, and then the storage communication center 9 is connected to a storage magnetic disk device. The communication result in the image information format stored in 19 is sent to the receiving section of calling party terminal 1.

As explained above, according to the present invention, there is no need to generate a notification message for a caller who does not wish to be notified of communication results, so depending on the designation of the caller, the cost burden can be reduced. In addition to being able to provide reasonably priced services, it also allows notification of communication results to be sent to a different terminal than the one that made the call, making it effective for notifications of communication results even when calls are made from public terminals. It has the advantage that it can be done.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

The figure is a block diagram for explaining an embodiment of the facsimile communication result notification system according to the present invention. 1, 2.3... Caller terminal, 4, 5.
・・・・・・・・・Called party terminal, 6・・・・・・・・・Exchange, 7・・・・・・Incoming line, 8・・・・・・
......Transmission line, 9......Storage and communication center, ]0......Reception line support section, 11
......Receiving line control section, 12...
... Transmission line support section, 13 ...... Transmission line control section, 14 ...... Input/output transfer bus,
15... Central processing unit, 16...
...Buffer storage device, 17...Magnetic tape device, 18...Notification text generation device, 19... Memory magnetic disk device.

Claims (1)

[Claims] It is sent from a facsimile terminal on the originating side, which has a subscriber telephone number information storage means for storing telephone number information of network subscribers in advance, information on the telephone number and designated number accompanying the communication, and a function for transmitting facsimile image information. Means for temporarily storing and storing image information by associating it with the caller's phone number, the other party's phone number, and a designated number accompanying the communication, and analyzing the other party's phone number sent from the calling subscriber and accommodating the called subscriber. means for determining which subscriber exchange is currently in use and transmitting the facsimile image information stored by the storage means to the receiving subscriber; For facsimile storage communication that has a means for transmitting the result as image information to a receiving terminal that has been previously specified as unsupported or specified by the calling party at the time of calling, whether notification of the end result is required or not, and the destination terminal is called. A facsimile communication result notification system characterized in that a person specifies the result by dialing when making a call, and the means for transmitting the result sends the result to a communication end result pot in accordance with the specification.