Facsimile terminal equipment

• US 5,307,178 A
• Filed: 12/13/1990
• Issued: 04/26/1994
• Est. Priority Date: 12/18/1989
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Matsushita Graphic Communication Systems, Inc. (Panasonic Holdings Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
• Inventors: Yoneda, Noboru
• Primary Examiner(s): Coles, Sr., Edward L.
• Assistant Examiner(s): LEE, CHEUKFAN
• Application Number:
  US07/626,765
• Time in Patent Office: 1,230 Days
• Field of Search: 358/439, 358/440, 358/441, 358/437, 358/402, 358/403, 358/404, 358/444, 379/100, 379/95, 340/825.34, 340/825.31, 340/825.32
• US Class Current: 358/440
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/57 Arrangements for indicating or recording the number of the calling subscriber at the called subscriber's set at the operator set in a manual exchange H04M5/20
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/32005 Automation of particular receiver jobs, e.g. rejecting unwanted calls requesting a communication from a transmitter H04N1/32771; with picture signal storage for forwarding messages H04N1/32358
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/32117 in a separate transmission or protocol signal prior to or subsequent to the image data transmission, e.g. in digital identification signal [DIS], in non standard setup [NSS] or in non standard field [NSF] for mode signalling H04N1/333
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/3205 of identification information, e.g. name or ID code H04N2201/3209 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/3278 Transmission

Abstract

In facsimile terminal equipment, ID numbers to be rejected are stored in advance and, when a received ID number is included in the stored ID numbers, a command to disconnect facsimile communication is transmitted to a transmitting facsimile terminal. Unnecessary communication can thereby be rejected without removing the advantage of facsimile communication that an image can be received from any unspecified subscriber.

Claims

1. Facsimile terminal equipment, comprising:

facsimile communication control means for controlling facsimile communication;

ID number detecting means for detecting a first ID number of a transmitting facsimile terminal from a received signal;

ID number memory means for storing first data including the first ID number;

history storage means for storing previously received ID numbers;

rejection number input means for selecting and inputting a second ID number to be rejected from the previously received ID numbers stored in said history storage means;

rejection number memory means for storing second data including the second ID number selected by said rejection number input means; and

comparator means for permitting said facsimile communication control means to transmit a disconnect command to said transmitting facsimile terminal when the first data stored in said ID number memory means is included in the second data stored in said rejection number memory means.

2. The facsimile terminal equipment according to claim 1, further comprising display means for displaying the second ID number selected by said rejection number input means.

3. The facsimile terminal equipment according to claim 1, further comprising display means for displaying the previously received ID numbers stored in said history storage means.