FACSIMILE GATEWAY, CONTROL METHOD FOR THE FACSIMILE GATEWAY, AND CONTROL PROGRAM FOR THE FACSIMILE GATEWAY

摘要

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To realize a substitute reception function by utilizing a facsimile gateway so as to enhance the speedy report performance of facsimile information thereby effectively utilizing hardware resources on a network. SOLUTION: Upon the receipt of an IFP connection request of the ITU-T recommendations T. 38 from an emitting gateway (S11), a receiving gateway calls a receiver side facsimile machine (S12), when the receiving gateway can be connected to the receiver side facsimile machine (S13), the receiving gateway makes relaying (S14), when the connection is failed, the receiving gateway makes substitute reception (S15). Whether or not the substitute reception is made is decided according to a prescribed condition set by a user. When the substitute reception is made, a display device or the like of an operation section displays the result, A recording section records and outputs the image received by substitute reception. A final reception station or other facsimile machine is called and processing such as transfer is conducted, and the modes can be set by the user.