JP2008061128A - Facsimile transmitting/receiving apparatus and method, program and storage medium - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a facsimile transmitting/receiving apparatus with which a facsimile document can be directly transmitted/received between devices without interposing a server. <P>SOLUTION: A CPU 103 of a controller 100 creates a management table for managing attribute information containing a specific ID for an original document to be transmitted by facsimile and converts at least the ID in the attribute information into an image pattern. Furthermore, image data added by composing the image pattern with the original document are transmitted by facsimile. Moreover, the image pattern is detected from a received facsimile document to which the image pattern is added, the ID is extracted, the management table is read from the extracted ID, and the received facsimile document is stored at a place designated by contents of the attribute information. Besides, the management table is read from the extracted ID and in accordance with contents of the attribute information, the transmitted facsimile document can be retransmitted. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a facsimile transmission / reception apparatus and method, a program, and a storage medium.

  Documents include memos, facsimile documents, copies, catalogs, contracts, invoices, slips, etc., and managing them as electronic files improves the efficiency of office work. As a document management means, a means for adding and classifying attribute information from a file name or a destination is generally used.

  However, unlike electronic data in which attributes can be easily added to a file header or the like, it is difficult to classify and manage a facsimile document having only information as image data.

  Although it is possible to sort and organize facsimile documents by adding attribute information based on the sender's telephone number, reception time, and information read by OCR, the information is read from the received facsimile document and the existing management is performed. It is difficult to link with existing documents. Therefore, in order to manage the received facsimile documents, the recipients had to visually confirm, sort, and tabulate each request.

In view of the above problems, as a facsimile document management means, Patent Document 1 proposes a means for receiving and compiling replies associated with document transmission / reception between terminals of different types, and further prompting a reply to a non-responder. ing.
Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 06-030037

  However, in the above prior art, the document is not transmitted to the destination user but transmitted through the server, and the server manages the attributes without having the attribute information in the document itself.

  An object of the present invention is to provide a facsimile transmission / reception apparatus and method, a program, and a storage medium capable of transmitting and receiving a facsimile document between devices without using a server.

  In order to achieve the above object, a facsimile transmitting / receiving apparatus according to claim 1, a management table creating means for creating a management table for managing attribute information including a unique ID for an original document to be transmitted by facsimile, and the attribute information An image pattern conversion means for converting at least the ID into an image pattern, a facsimile transmission means for facsimile transmission of image data obtained by combining the image pattern with the original document, and a reception facsimile to which the image pattern is added ID extracting means for detecting the image pattern from the document and extracting the ID; and receiving facsimile for reading the management table from the extracted ID and storing the received facsimile document in a location specified by the content of the attribute information Document storage means and said extractor Characterized in that it comprises a facsimile document retransmitting means for retransmitting the facsimile documents the transmission by the contents of the attribute information read said management table from ID.

  7. A facsimile transmission / reception method according to claim 6, wherein a management table creation step of creating a management table for managing attribute information including a unique ID for an original document to be transmitted by facsimile, and at least the ID of the attribute information as an image pattern. An image pattern converting step for converting the image pattern to the original document, a facsimile transmission step for transmitting by facsimile the image data obtained by adding the image pattern to the original document, and detecting the image pattern from the received facsimile document to which the image pattern is added. An ID extracting step for extracting the ID, a received facsimile document storing step for reading the management table from the extracted ID and storing the received facsimile document in a location specified by the content of the attribute information, and the extracted ID It characterized in that it comprises a facsimile document retransmission step of retransmitting the facsimile documents the transmission by the contents of the attribute information read La said management table.

  8. The facsimile transmission / reception program according to claim 7, wherein a management table creation module for creating a management table for managing attribute information including a unique ID for a document to be facsimile-transmitted, and at least the ID among the attribute information as an image pattern. An image pattern conversion module for converting the image pattern to the original document, a facsimile transmission module for facsimile transmission of the image data obtained by adding the image pattern to the original document, and detecting the image pattern from the received facsimile document to which the image pattern is added. An ID extraction module that extracts the ID; a received facsimile document storage module that reads the management table from the extracted ID and stores the received facsimile document in a location specified by the content of the attribute information; The contents of the attribute information from the serial extracted ID reads the management table and a facsimile document retransmission module to retransmit facsimile documents the transmission, characterized in that to execute Konhipyuta.

  A computer-readable storage medium according to an eighth aspect stores the facsimile transmission / reception program according to the seventh aspect.

  The facsimile transmission / reception apparatus of the present invention creates a management table for managing attribute information including a unique ID for an original document to be transmitted by facsimile, and converts at least the ID of the attribute information into an image pattern. Also, the image data added by combining the image pattern with the original document is transmitted by facsimile. Further, an image pattern is detected from the received facsimile document to which the image pattern is added, and an ID is extracted. The management table is read from the extracted ID, and the received facsimile document is stored in a location specified by the contents of the attribute information. Also, the management table is read from the extracted ID, and the facsimile document transmitted according to the contents of the attribute information is retransmitted. As described above, since the generation and extraction of the pattern are performed by the transmission-side apparatus, facsimile documents can be transmitted and received between devices without using a server.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 is a diagram schematically showing a configuration of a system in which a multi-function device constituting a facsimile transmission / reception apparatus of the present invention and a facsimile apparatus are connected by a public line.

  In FIG. 1, a multifunction peripheral (MFP; Multi Peripheral Peripheral) 1 is connected to a plurality of facsimile apparatuses 2 (2-1, 2-2, 2-3) through public lines 600. The multifunction device 1 has a document scanning function, a printing function, a BOX function, and a facsimile function.

  FIG. 2 is a diagram schematically showing the configuration of the control system of the multifunction machine in FIG.

  In FIG. 2, the multifunction machine 1 includes a controller 100, a scanner 200, a printer 300, and an operation unit 400.

  The controller 100 is connected to a scanner 200 as an image input device and a printer 300 as an image output device, and on the other hand, is connected to a LAN 500 or a public line 600 to input / output image information and device information.

  Hereinafter, functions of each device of the controller 100 will be described.

  The CPU 103 controls the entire multifunction machine. The operation unit I / F 104 is an interface unit with the operation unit 400 and outputs image data to be displayed on the operation unit 400 to the operation unit 400. Also, it plays a role of transmitting information input by the user from the operation unit 400 to the CPU 103.

  A network I / F 105 is connected to the LAN 500 and inputs / outputs information. The modem 106 is connected to the public line 600 and performs modulation / demodulation processing for data transmission / reception. A RAM 107 is a system work memory for the CPU 103 to operate, and is also used as an image memory for temporarily storing image data.

  The ROM 108 is used as a boot ROM, and stores a boot program for the multifunction machine 1. An HDD (hard disk drive) 109 stores system software, image data, and the like. The above devices are arranged on the system bus 101.

  The image bus I / F 110 is a bus bridge that connects the system bus 101 and the image bus 102 that transfers image data at high speed, and converts the data structure. The image bus 102 is a high-speed bus such as a PCI bus or IEEE1394.

  The following devices are arranged on the image bus 102.

  The PDL accelerator 111 expands the PDL code into a bitmap image. The device I / F 112 connects the scanner 200 and the printer 300, which are image input / output devices, to the controller 100, and performs synchronous / asynchronous conversion of image data. The image compression unit 115 performs compression / decompression processing of JPEG for multi-value image data and JBIG, MMR, and MH for binary image data.

  A scanner image processing unit 700 corrects, processes, and edits input image data. The printer image processing unit 800 performs correction, resolution conversion, and the like according to the printer 300 on the print output image data.

  FIG. 3 is an external view of the scanner in FIG.

  In FIG. 3, a scanner 200, which is an image input device, includes a document feeder 201 and a tray 202, illuminates an image on paper as a document, and scans a CCD line sensor (not shown), thereby converting the image as raster image data. Convert to electrical signal.

  The original paper is set on the tray 202 of the original feeder 201, and when the user gives a reading start instruction from the operation unit 400, the CPU 103 gives an instruction to the scanner 200, and the original feeder 201 feeds the original paper one by one to supply the original image. Read operation.

  FIG. 4 is an external view of the printer in FIG.

  In FIG. 4, a printer 300 as an image output device converts raster image data into an image on paper. The image conversion method includes an electrophotographic method using a photosensitive drum and a photosensitive belt, and an ink jet method in which an image is directly printed on a sheet by ejecting ink from a minute nozzle array, and any method may be used.

  The activation of the printing operation is started by an instruction from the CPU 103. The printer 300 has a plurality of paper feed stages so that different paper sizes or different paper orientations can be selected, and corresponding paper cassettes 302, 303, 304, and 305 are mounted. A paper discharge tray 306 receives paper that has been printed.

  FIG. 5 is a diagram schematically showing the configuration of the scanner image processing unit in FIG.

  In FIG. 5, the scanner image processing unit 700 includes an image bus I / F controller 701, a pattern detection preprocessing unit 702, an image area separation processing unit 703, a table processing unit 704, a filter processing unit 705, and an editing unit 706.

  The image bus I / F controller 701 is connected to the image bus 102 and controls the bus access sequence and generates control and timing for each device in the scanner image processing unit 700.

  A pattern detection pre-processing unit 702 that executes a function specific to the present invention generates an image signal for inputting attribute information from a program executed by the CPU 103, extracts the attribute information from the image signal, and is executed by the CPU 103. Output to the program.

  For example, an image signal is generated by converting an attribute information code into a specific pattern such as a QR code which is a two-dimensional barcode for image data to be transmitted by facsimile. Alternatively, a specific pattern is detected from the input image data that has been received, the attribute information is acquired from the pattern, and the CPU 103 is notified of the information. Details will be described later.

  The image area separation processing unit 703 determines an image area by detecting a character part from the input image, and generates an image area signal used for subsequent image processing. The table processing unit 704 performs table conversion in order to convert image data that is read luminance data into density data. The filter processing unit 705 performs a convolution operation with a digital spatial filter according to a purpose such as edge enhancement.

  For example, the editing unit 706 recognizes a closed area surrounded by a marker pen from the input image data, and performs image processing such as shading, shading, and negative / positive inversion on the image data in the closed area. The processed image data is transferred to the image bus 102 via the image I / F bus controller 701 again.

  FIG. 6 is a diagram schematically showing the configuration of the printer image processing unit in FIG.

  6, the printer image processing unit 800 includes an image bus I / F controller 801, a background removal processing unit 802, a color conversion processing unit 803, a resolution conversion unit 804, and a smoothing processing unit 805.

  The image bus I / F controller 801 is connected to the image bus 102 and controls the bus access sequence, and generates control and timing of each device in the printer image processing unit 800. The background removal processing unit 802 removes the background color when image data or the like obtained by reading a document having a light background color is sent.

  A color conversion processing unit 803 performs color conversion in accordance with the output characteristics of the printer 300. A resolution conversion unit 804 performs resolution conversion for converting image data received from the LAN 500 or the public line 600 into the resolution of the printer 300. The smoothing processing unit 805 performs a process of smoothing jaggies (roughness of an image appearing at a black-and-white boundary portion such as an oblique line) of image data after resolution conversion.

  FIG. 7 is a diagram schematically showing the configuration of the operation unit in FIG.

  In FIG. 7, the operation unit 400 includes a liquid crystal operation panel 401, a start key 402, a stop key 403, and a hard key group 404.

  The liquid crystal operation panel 401 is a combination of a liquid crystal and a touch panel, and displays setting contents, soft keys, and the like. A start key 402 is a hard key for instructing start of copy operation, facsimile transmission, etc., and has green and red LEDs incorporated therein, and is green when the start is possible and red when the start is impossible. Lights up.

  A stop key 403 is a hard key used to stop the operation. The hard key group 404 is provided with a numeric keypad, a clear key, a reset key, a guide key, and a user mode key.

  FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a state where a normal copy screen is displayed on the liquid crystal operation panel in FIG.

  In FIG. 8, a setting display unit 411 is a part that displays the current operation status of the multi-function device 1, the set magnification, paper, and number of copies. The magnification soft key group 412 is provided with the same magnification, enlargement, reduction, and zoom keys that are soft keys relating to the magnification at the time of copying.

  The automatic reduction layout key 413 is a key used when designating the function of the present invention. The sorter key 414 is used when designating a processing method of output paper. The duplex key 415 is used when executing the duplex printing mode.

  A paper selection key 416 is used when transitioning to a screen for designating the size, color, material, etc. of the output paper. The density designation key group 417 is a part for adjusting the density of the read or output image and displaying the setting contents. The application mode key 418 is used to move to the application mode screen.

  FIG. 9 is a diagram schematically showing the configuration of the PDL accelerator in FIG.

  In FIG. 9, the PDL accelerator 111 includes a CPU 901, a ROM 902, a work RAM 903, and other devices described below.

  The CPU 901 controls the entire accelerator via the local bus 904 based on a control command from the program. The ROM 902 stores a control program executed by the CPU 901. The work RAM 903 stores various types of information and also functions as a work area for the CPU 901.

  The ASIC 905 has a function of developing a raster image in the image memory 906 based on a file described in a page description language. The ASIC 905 will be described later. HDD 907 is used to temporarily save images.

  The compression / decompression circuit 908 is used to compress a raster image and send data to the bus I / F 909, or receive compressed data from the bus I / F 909, decompress the data, and store the data in the image memory 906.

  The bus I / F 909 interfaces with the image bus 102 and the local bus 904, and has a DMA 910 therein. Data can be transferred and received from the work RAM 903, the image memory 906, the HDD 907, and the compression / decompression circuit 908 directly to the image bus 102 without using the CPU 901. The DMA 910 is activated by the CPU 901 based on a program or a control command that activates the DMA 910.

  The image data 50 in FIG. 1 is image data in which a specific pattern is added to the image data read by the scanner 200 by the scanner image processing unit 700. Note that image data obtained by adding a specific pattern by the scanner image processing unit 700 to data developed by the printer image processing unit 800 based on a file described in PDL transmitted from a host computer not shown here. It shall be good.

  FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing a procedure of facsimile transmission processing executed by the multifunction machine shown in FIG.

  This process is executed by the CPU 103 of the controller 100.

  When the facsimile transmission is started, the user selects the facsimile function from the operation unit 400 and gives an instruction to start reading, whereby the CPU 103 gives an instruction to the scanner 200, and the feeder 201 feeds the original paper one by one to perform the original image reading operation. Do.

  The operation may be started by giving an instruction to facsimile-transmit an electronic file stored in the HDD 109 of the MFP 1 or a PDL file transmitted from the host computer by remote control from a host computer connected via the LAN 500. . As for the file to be transferred, any file can be used as long as it can be processed by the multifunction device 1.

  First, in step S101, the transmitted file is expanded by the printer image processing unit 800 to generate transmission image data. Image data is stored in a storage device such as the HDD 109 or the RAM 107. The image may be compressed and stored by the image compression unit 115 and expanded again at the time of transmission.

  In step S102, a transmission destination for facsimile transmission is designated. As a designation method, a method in which the user inputs from the operation unit 400 is used. In step S103, it is selected whether or not to manage a document to be transmitted by facsimile. If managed, the process proceeds to step S104. If not managed, the process proceeds to step S109.

  In step S104, a management table for the facsimile document to be transmitted is created. FIG. 11A shows an example of a management table. The file holds information such as a unique ID number for document management, a file name, a path to be stored, an administrator, and a transmission destination, which are attribute information. Here, the ID number is uniquely determined, and a plurality of ID numbers may be assigned to one facsimile document for each destination.

  In step S105, it is selected whether or not to define a transmission time limit. In the case of defining, the reply deadline is held in the management table created in step S104 as in the example of FIG. This reply deadline is used when re-notifying the transmission destination registered in step S104 when the deadline has expired. Details will be described later.

  In step S106, it is selected whether or not to add attribute information to the facsimile document. When selecting, it changes to S107. If not selected, the process proceeds to step S109.

  In step S107, the management table registered in steps S104 and 105 is converted into an image pattern in the pattern detection pre-processing unit 702 of the scanner image processing unit 700. In the example of FIG. 12, the management table information is converted into a QR code that is a two-dimensional barcode. Note that at least an ID number of the attribute information is added to the information converted into the QR code.

  In step S108, the image data stored in the storage device such as the HDD 109 or RAM 107 in step S101 is read into the pattern detection pre-processing unit 702 of the scanner image processing unit 700, and is combined with the image pattern converted in step S107. In the example of FIG. 12, the QR code generated in step S107 and the document image are combined.

  In step S109, the image data generated in step S101 or step S108 is transmitted to the destination designated in step S102, and this process ends.

  FIG. 13 is a flowchart showing a procedure of facsimile reception processing executed by the multifunction machine shown in FIG.

  This process is executed by the CPU 103 of the controller 100.

  When an incoming signal of a facsimile document with a QR code as an image pattern arrives at the modem 106 via the public line 600, the facsimile reception is started.

  First, in step S201, the image data received according to the facsimile protocol is stored in the storage device such as the RAM 107 or the HDD 109 via the system bus 101 from the modem 106.

  The received image data is compressed using a compression method such as MH / MR / MMR. However, the compression method may be changed at the time of storage, or the CPU 103 processes the image data as uncompressed image data and stores it. May be. At the same time, the telephone number of the transmission source is stored in a storage device such as the RAM 107 or the HDD 109.

  In step S202, it is selected whether or not to manage the received facsimile document. When managing, the process proceeds to step S203. When not managing, it changes to step S206.

  The image data stored in step S201 is transmitted to the scanner image processing unit 700 via the image bus I / F 110.

  In step S203, it is determined whether the image data pattern of the attribute information created in step S107 of the transmission process of FIG. 10, that is, a QR code, which is a two-dimensional barcode in this example, is embedded in the received facsimile document.

  The QR code is detected by reading image data with the scanner image processing unit 700 and determining whether there is an image pattern that matches the QR code pattern with the pattern detection preprocessing unit 702. If a QR code is detected, the process proceeds to step S204. If not detected, the process proceeds to step S206.

  In step S204, it is determined whether attribute information has been extracted from the extracted QR code. If extracted, it is edited into a format that can be interpreted by the CPU 103, transferred to the CPU 103 via the image bus I / F 110, and the process proceeds to step S205. If the attribute information cannot be extracted, the process proceeds to step S206.

  In step S205, the management table corresponding to the ID number in the attribute information is read from a storage device such as the RAM 107 or the HDD 109. As shown in FIGS. 11B and 14, the attribute information is updated from the received file. In this example, the file name of the received facsimile document and the contact information of the facsimile transmission source stored in step S201 are added to the management table.

  In step S206, the received facsimile document is given a file name and stored in a storage device such as the HDD 109, and the process ends. In the example of FIG. 11B, the file is stored in the file storage location described in the file path.

  FIG. 15 is a flowchart illustrating a procedure of expiration processing executed by the multifunction peripheral of FIG.

  This process is executed by the CPU 103 of the controller 100.

  The expiration processing flow for monitoring the reply time limit set in the management table in the previous step S105 in the transmission processing of FIG. 10 is started.

  First, in step S301, it is determined whether or not this reply time limit has expired. If it has expired, the process proceeds to step S302. If it has not expired, the determination is made again in step S301 after a predetermined time has elapsed.

  In step S302, the reply status of the management table and the transmission destination specified in step S102 of FIG. 10 are confirmed to determine whether there is an unreceived person. If there is a corresponding person, the process proceeds to step S303. In the case of the management table shown in FIG. 11B, since there are two non-responders (replies) for three destinations (Send), the process proceeds to step S303. If not, the process ends.

  In step S303, the manager of the management table is notified of the reply status by e-mail. As shown in FIG. 16, the administrator of adminStrator is notified.

  In step S304, the administrator who has received the reply status selects whether to retransmit the facsimile. When resending, the process proceeds to step S305. When not resending, it changes to step S306.

  In step S305, the facsimile is retransmitted to those who have not replied. In the example of FIG. 17, the facsimile document is retransmitted to two destinations who have not responded.

  In step S306, the deadline of the management table is designated again, the reply deadline data of the management table is updated, and this process is terminated.

  Another object of the present invention is to supply a storage medium storing software program codes for realizing the functions of the embodiments to a system or apparatus, and the computer (or CPU, MPU, etc.) of the system or apparatus stores the storage medium. It is also achieved by reading out and executing the program code stored in.

  In this case, the program code itself read from the storage medium realizes the functions of the above-described embodiments, and the program code and the storage medium storing the program code constitute the present invention.

  Examples of the storage medium for supplying the program code include a floppy (registered trademark) disk, a hard disk, a magneto-optical disk, a CD-ROM, a CD-R, a CD-RW, a DVD-ROM, a DVD-RAM, and a DVD. -RW, DVD + RW, magnetic tape, nonvolatile memory card, ROM, etc. can be used. Alternatively, the program code may be downloaded via a network.

  Further, by executing the program code read by the computer, not only the functions of the above-described embodiments are realized, but also an OS (operating system) running on the computer based on an instruction of the program code. This includes a case where part or all of the actual processing is performed and the functions of the above-described embodiments are realized by the processing.

  Further, after the program code read from the storage medium is written into a memory provided in a function expansion board inserted into the computer or a function expansion unit connected to the computer, the function expansion is performed based on the instruction of the program code. This includes a case where the CPU or the like provided in the board or the function expansion unit performs part or all of the actual processing and the functions of the above-described embodiments are realized by the processing.

1 is a diagram schematically showing a configuration of a system in which a multifunction machine constituting a facsimile transmission / reception apparatus of the present invention and a facsimile apparatus are connected by a public line. FIG. FIG. 2 is a diagram schematically showing a configuration of a control system of the multifunction machine in FIG. 1. It is an external view of the scanner in FIG. FIG. 3 is an external view of the printer in FIG. 2. FIG. 3 is a diagram schematically showing a configuration of a scanner image processing unit in FIG. 2. FIG. 3 is a diagram schematically illustrating a configuration of a printer image processing unit in FIG. 2. It is a figure which shows schematically the structure of the operation part in FIG. It is a figure which shows a mode that the normal copy screen is displayed on the liquid crystal operation panel in FIG. FIG. 3 is a diagram schematically showing a configuration of a PDL accelerator in FIG. 2. 3 is a flowchart showing a procedure of facsimile transmission processing executed by the multifunction machine of FIG. 2. It is a figure which shows the management table of a facsimile document. FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram showing facsimile document transmission by the multifunction machine of FIG. 1. FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing a procedure of facsimile reception processing executed by the multifunction machine of FIG. 2. FIG. FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram showing reception of a facsimile document by the multifunction machine of FIG. 1. 3 is a flowchart illustrating a procedure of expiration processing executed by the multifunction peripheral of FIG. 2. FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram illustrating facsimile document expiration notification processing by the multifunction peripheral of FIG. 1. FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram showing facsimile document expiration retransmission processing by the multifunction machine of FIG. 1.

Explanation of symbols

Step S104 Management table creation means Step S107 Image pattern conversion means Step S109 Facsimile transmission means Step S204 ID extraction means Step S206 Reception facsimile document storage means Step S305 Facsimile document retransmission means

Claims (8)

Management table creating means for creating a management table for managing attribute information including a unique ID for a document to be facsimile-transmitted;
Image pattern conversion means for converting at least the ID of the attribute information into an image pattern;
A facsimile transmission means for facsimile transmitting image data obtained by combining the image pattern with the original document;
ID extracting means for detecting the image pattern from the received facsimile document to which the image pattern is added and extracting the ID;
Received facsimile document storage means for reading the management table from the extracted ID and storing the received facsimile document in a location specified by the content of the attribute information;
A facsimile document resending unit that reads the management table from the extracted ID and resends the transmitted facsimile document according to the content of the attribute information;
A facsimile transmission / reception apparatus comprising:   2. The facsimile transmitting / receiving apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the attribute information includes a destination telephone number, a manuscript document manager, a manuscript document management location, and a return deadline.   3. The image pattern according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the image pattern is a one-dimensional barcode configured by a dot pattern by encoding the attribute information, or a two-dimensional barcode having information in a two-dimensional direction. Facsimile transmission / reception device.   4. The received facsimile document storage means stores the received facsimile document at a designated location with a file name associated with an original file name described in the management table. The facsimile transmitting / receiving apparatus according to any one of the above.   When the reply time limit included in the attribute information has elapsed, the information processing apparatus further includes notification means for notifying an owner whether to retransmit the facsimile document, and the facsimile document retransmission means is associated with the notification by the notification means. 5. The facsimile transmitting / receiving apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the facsimile document is retransmitted according to an owner's selection. A management table creating step for creating a management table for managing attribute information including a unique ID for an original document to be transmitted by facsimile;
An image pattern conversion step of converting at least the ID of the attribute information into an image pattern;
A facsimile transmission step of facsimile transmitting image data obtained by combining the image pattern with the original document;
An ID extraction step of detecting the image pattern from the received facsimile document to which the image pattern is added and extracting the ID; and reading the management table from the extracted ID and placing the management table in a location specified by the content of the attribute information A received facsimile document storage step for storing the received facsimile document;
A facsimile document retransmission step of reading the management table from the extracted ID and retransmitting the transmitted facsimile document according to the content of the attribute information;
A facsimile transmission / reception method comprising: A management table creation module for creating a management table for managing attribute information including a unique ID for an original document to be transmitted by facsimile;
An image pattern conversion module that converts at least the ID of the attribute information into an image pattern;
A facsimile transmission module for facsimile transmission of image data obtained by combining the image pattern with the original document;
An ID extraction module for detecting the image pattern from the received facsimile document to which the image pattern is added and extracting the ID; and reading the management table from the extracted ID and placing the management table in a location specified by the content of the attribute information A received facsimile document storage module for storing received facsimile documents;
A facsimile document retransmission module that reads the management table from the extracted ID and retransmits the transmitted facsimile document according to the contents of the attribute information;
A facsimile transmission / reception program characterized by causing a computer to execute.   A computer-readable storage medium storing the facsimile transmission / reception program according to claim 7.

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