JP2010177958A - Image forming system, image forming apparatus, and received fax managing server device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To reduce network traffic depending on facsimile data saved at a server side, and a data capacity required for the server side. <P>SOLUTION: In a multifunction machine 1-1, a FAX reception unit 16 receives facsimile data, a job history transmission unit 15 transmits job history data including attribute information on a facsimile job to a server device 2, and a document box management unit 17 transmits the facsimile data to the server device 2 in response to a transmission request from the server device 2. In the server device 2, a job history reception unit 24 receives the job history data, and a received FAX management unit 25 transmits the transmission request to the multifunction machine 1-1 to obain the facsimile data received by the facsimile job corresponding to the job history data, and stores the facsimile data in a storage unit 22 when it is detected that the received facsimile data received by the facsimile job corresponding to the job data history should be stored in the storage device 22 on the basis of attribute information in the job history data. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an image forming system, an image forming apparatus, and a reception FAX management server apparatus.

  There is a system in which a received facsimile is associated with transmission source information and facsimile image data is stored in an image database (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

  In addition, there is a system in which a facsimile machine and a FAX server are connected via a network (see, for example, Patent Document 2). When the facsimile image data received by the facsimile apparatus is automatically transmitted, the FAX server receives and stores it in the received FAX box, and then displays a registration screen. Saves facsimile image data under specified conditions.

JP 2002-165076 A JP 2006-311184 A

  However, in the system having the above-described FAX server, all facsimile image data received by the facsimile apparatus is transferred to the FAX server. Since the facsimile image data is image data in the TIFF format or the like, the traffic on the network increases and the data capacity required for storing the facsimile image data in the server increases.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an image forming system capable of reducing network traffic caused by facsimile data stored on the server side and data capacity required on the server side, and An object of the present invention is to obtain an image forming apparatus and a reception FAX management server apparatus that can be used in the system.

  In order to solve the above problems, the present invention is configured as follows.

  An image forming system according to the present invention includes at least one image forming apparatus connected to a network, and a reception FAX management server apparatus connected to the network. The image forming apparatus includes a FAX reception unit that receives facsimile data in a facsimile job, a job history transmission unit that transmits job history data including attribute information of the facsimile job to the reception FAX management server device, and a reception FAX management server device. And a data management unit for transmitting facsimile data to the reception FAX management server apparatus via the network in response to the transmission request. The reception FAX management server device receives, in a predetermined storage device, facsimile data received by a facsimile job corresponding to the job history data, based on attribute information in the job history data, and a job history reception unit that receives the job history data. When it is determined whether to store the facsimile data in a predetermined storage device, a transmission request for the facsimile data is transmitted to the image forming apparatus, and the facsimile data is transmitted from the image forming apparatus via the network. And a received FAX management unit that stores the received facsimile data in a predetermined storage device.

  As a result, only facsimile data having attribute information satisfying a predetermined condition is selected as facsimile data stored on the server side, so that the network traffic and the data capacity required on the server side can be reduced.

  In addition to the above-described image forming system, the image forming system according to the present invention may be configured as follows. In this case, the image forming system includes a client device connected to a network. The client device includes a search request unit that transmits a search request for facsimile data stored in a predetermined storage device to the reception FAX management server device and receives a search result corresponding to the search request. The reception FAX management server device also has a search execution unit that searches for facsimile data stored in a predetermined storage device in response to a search request. When the facsimile data is stored in a predetermined storage device, the received FAX management unit generates FAX registration data including attribute information of the facsimile data based on the job history data, stores it in the predetermined storage device, and executes search. The part searches the facsimile registration data for facsimile data that matches the search condition specified by the search request.

  An image forming apparatus according to the present invention includes a FAX reception unit that receives facsimile data in a facsimile job, a job history transmission unit that transmits job history data including attribute information of a facsimile job to a reception FAX management server device, and job history data The facsimile data transmission request is received from the reception FAX management server device when it is determined that the facsimile data is stored by the reception FAX management server device, and the facsimile data is received in response to the transmission request. A data management unit that transmits data to the reception FAX management server device via the network.

  As a result, only facsimile data having attribute information satisfying a predetermined condition is selected as facsimile data stored on the server side, so that the network traffic and the data capacity required on the server side can be reduced.

  In addition to the image forming apparatus described above, the image forming apparatus according to the present invention may be configured as follows. In this case, the image forming apparatus includes a storage device. The FAX receiving unit stores the facsimile data in the storage device, and the data management unit reads the facsimile data from the storage device and transmits the facsimile data to the receiving FAX management server device. After transmitting the facsimile data, the facsimile data is stored. Delete from the device.

  Accordingly, since the facsimile data stored on the server side is deleted from the image forming apparatus, the data capacity required on the image forming apparatus side can be reduced.

  The image forming apparatus according to the present invention may be configured as follows in addition to any of the image forming apparatuses described above. In this case, the job history data includes a job execution result indicating whether or not the facsimile job is successful as attribute information, and the job history transmission unit receives the job history data only when the job execution result indicates success. Transmit to the FAX management server apparatus.

  As a result, when the facsimile job fails, the job history data is not transmitted to the reception FAX management server apparatus, so that network traffic can be further reduced.

  The image forming apparatus according to the present invention may be configured as follows in addition to any of the image forming apparatuses described above. In this case, the job history data includes the type of job executed in the image forming apparatus as attribute information, and the job history transmission unit receives the job history data only when the job type indicates facsimile storage. Send to the management server device.

  As a result, in the case of a job other than the facsimile storage, the job history data is not transmitted to the reception FAX management server apparatus, so that the network traffic can be further reduced.

  The image forming apparatus according to the present invention may be configured as follows in addition to any of the image forming apparatuses described above. In this case, the job history data includes the identification information of the facsimile data and the facsimile number of the facsimile data transmission source, and the data management unit stores the facsimile data based on the facsimile number of the transmission source by the reception FAX management server device. The identification information specified by the transmission request of the facsimile data to be transmitted when it is determined that the data is determined is specified, and the facsimile data of the identification information is transmitted to the receiving FAX management server apparatus via the network.

  As a result, only the facsimile data from the facsimile number that has been approved in advance is transmitted from the image forming apparatus to the receiving FAX management server apparatus, so that network traffic is reduced.

  The reception FAX management server apparatus according to the present invention includes a job history data including facsimile job attribute information received from the image forming apparatus and job history data based on the attribute information in the job history data. When it is determined whether or not the facsimile data received by the corresponding facsimile job is stored in a predetermined storage device, and it is determined that the facsimile data is stored in the predetermined storage device, a transmission request for the facsimile data is transmitted to the image forming apparatus And a facsimile reception unit for receiving the facsimile data from the image forming apparatus via a network and storing the received facsimile data in a predetermined storage device.

  As a result, only facsimile data having attribute information satisfying a predetermined condition is selected as facsimile data stored on the server side, so that the network traffic and the data capacity required on the server side can be reduced.

  In addition to the above-described reception FAX management server apparatus, the reception FAX management server apparatus according to the present invention may be configured as follows. In this case, the job history data includes a job execution result indicating whether or not the facsimile job has succeeded as attribute information, and the job history receiving unit displays the job history data as an image only when the job execution result indicates success. Receive from the forming device.

  Thereby, when the facsimile job fails in the image forming apparatus, the job history data is not received from the image forming apparatus, so that the load on the server apparatus can be reduced.

  In addition to the above-described reception FAX management server device, the reception FAX management server device according to the present invention may be configured as follows. In this case, the job history data includes, as attribute information, the type of job executed in the image forming apparatus, and the job history receiving unit converts the job history data into image forming only when the job type indicates facsimile storage. Receive from the device.

  Thereby, in the case of a job other than facsimile storage in the image forming apparatus, job history data is not received from the image forming apparatus, so that the load on the server apparatus can be reduced.

  In addition to the above-described reception FAX management server device, the reception FAX management server device according to the present invention may be configured as follows. In this case, the job history data includes facsimile data identification information and a facsimile number of the facsimile data transmission source, and the reception FAX management unit stores the facsimile data of the identification information in a predetermined storage based on the facsimile number of the transmission source. If it is determined whether or not to store the facsimile data in a predetermined storage device, the facsimile data transmission request of the identification information is transmitted to the image forming apparatus, and the facsimile data is transmitted to the image forming apparatus. The facsimile data received from the apparatus via the network is stored in a predetermined storage device.

  As a result, only the facsimile data from the facsimile number that has been approved in advance is transmitted from the image forming apparatus to the receiving FAX management server apparatus, so that network traffic is reduced.

  According to the present invention, an image forming system capable of reducing network traffic caused by facsimile data stored on the server side and a data capacity required on the server side, and an image forming apparatus usable in the system. And a receiving FAX management server apparatus can be obtained.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an image forming system according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a sequence diagram for explaining facsimile storage processing at the time of facsimile data reception in the image forming system of FIG. FIG. 3 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the job history transmission unit in FIG. FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of job history data. FIG. 5 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the job history reception unit and the reception FAX management unit in FIG. FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of FAX storage rule data. FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating an example of FAX registration data. FIG. 8 is a sequence diagram illustrating facsimile data search processing in the image forming system of FIG.

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

  FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an image forming system according to an embodiment of the present invention. In this image forming system, three multifunction peripherals 1-1 to 1-3, a reception FAX management server device 2, and a client device 3 are connected to a network 4.

  The multifunction peripheral 1-i (i = 1, 2, 3) is an image forming apparatus having a facsimile reception function. In this embodiment, the multifunction peripherals 1-1 to 1-3 have the same configuration. The reception FAX management server apparatus 2 is a server apparatus that acquires and stores only the facsimile data received by the multifunction peripheral 1-i that satisfies a predetermined condition. The client device 3 is a terminal device that searches for facsimile data stored in the reception FAX management server device 2. The network 4 is a wireless and / or wired computer network, and is, for example, a LAN (Local Area Network).

  The multi function device 1-i (i = 1, 2, 3) includes a network interface 11, a modem 12, a storage device 13, and an arithmetic processing device.

  The network interface 11 is a communication device that is connected to the network 4 and performs data communication with other devices connected to the network 4.

  The modem 12 is a communication device that is connected to a telephone network such as a public switched telephone network and transmits / receives facsimile data to / from other devices connected to the telephone network.

  The storage device 13 is a device that stores setting data of the multifunction peripheral 1-i and received facsimile data. As the storage device 13, a hard disk drive, a non-volatile semiconductor memory, or the like is used. A part of the storage area of the storage device 13 is used as a document box, and facsimile data is stored in the document box.

  The arithmetic processing device 14 is a device having various data processing units. The arithmetic processing unit 14 includes a predetermined recording medium (nonvolatile memory or the like) in which a program is stored in advance and a computer, and various data processing units are realized by executing the program by the computer. In the arithmetic processing unit 14, a job history transmission unit 15, a FAX reception unit 16, and a document box management unit 17 are realized.

  The job history transmission unit 15 is a processing unit that transmits job history data including attribute information of a facsimile job to the reception FAX management server apparatus 2 via the network interface 11. In the job history transmission unit 15, a network address (IP address, URL, etc.) of the reception FAX management server device 2 is set in advance.

  The FAX receiving unit 16 is a processing unit that receives facsimile data by a facsimile job by the modem 12. The FAX receiving unit 16 converts the data format of the facsimile data into an image format (such as TIFF format). When the facsimile job is completed, the FAX receiving unit 16 transmits a job completion notification to the job history transmitting unit 15.

  In response to a transmission request from the reception FAX management server apparatus 2, the document box management unit 17 sends the facsimile data in the document box in the storage device 13 to the reception FAX management server apparatus 2 via the network 4 via the network interface 11. A processing unit for transmission. The document box management unit 17 is an example of a data management unit.

  The reception FAX management server device 2 includes a network interface 21, a storage device 22, and an arithmetic processing device 23.

  The network interface 21 is a communication device that is connected to the network 4 and performs data communication with other devices connected to the network 4.

  The storage device 22 is a device for holding only the facsimile data received by the multifunction peripherals 1-1 to 1-3 and satisfying a predetermined condition. The storage device 22 also stores a facsimile number list, a received FAX storage rule, which will be described later, and the like. As the storage device 22, a hard disk drive, a nonvolatile semiconductor memory, or the like is used.

  The arithmetic processing device 23 is a device having various data processing units. The arithmetic processing unit 14 includes a predetermined recording medium (nonvolatile memory or the like) in which a program is stored in advance and a computer, and various data processing units are realized by executing the program by the computer. In the arithmetic processing unit 22, a job history receiving unit 24, a received FAX management unit 25, and a search execution unit 26 are realized.

  The job history receiving unit 24 is a processing unit that receives job history data at the network interface 21.

  Based on the attribute information in the job history data received from the multifunction peripheral 1-i, the reception FAX management unit 25 determines whether or not to store the facsimile data received in the facsimile job corresponding to the job history data in the storage device 22. If it is determined that the facsimile data is to be stored in the storage device 22, the facsimile data transmission request is transmitted to the multifunction device 1-i, and the facsimile data is transmitted from the multifunction device 1-i via the network 4. The processing unit stores the received facsimile data in the storage device 22.

  The search execution unit 26 is a processing unit that receives a search request from the client device 3 through the network interface 21 and searches the facsimile data stored in the storage device 22 in response to the search request.

  Further, the client device 3 includes a network interface 31 and a search request unit 32.

  The network interface 31 is a communication device that is connected to the network 4 and performs data communication with other devices connected to the network 4.

  The search request unit 32 is a data processing unit realized by an arithmetic processing device. The search request unit 32 transmits a search request for facsimile data stored in the storage device 22 of the reception FAX management server device 2 to the reception FAX management server device 2 via the network interface 31, and a search result corresponding to the search request. Is a processing unit that receives the network interface 31.

  Next, (1) facsimile storage processing at the time of facsimile data reception and (2) facsimile data retrieval processing of stored facsimile data in the system will be described.

(1) Facsimile storage processing when receiving facsimile data

  FIG. 2 is a sequence diagram for explaining facsimile storage processing at the time of facsimile data reception in the image forming system of FIG.

  The FAX receiving unit 16 of the multifunction peripheral 1-i starts a facsimile storage job when an incoming call is received by the modem 12. In the facsimile saving job, the FAX receiving unit 16 receives the facsimile data by the modem 12, converts the facsimile data into image data, and then sends the saving request together with the box ID of the document box and the facsimile data (image data) thereof. The document box is supplied to the document box management unit 17 (step S1). When starting the facsimile saving job, the FAX receiving unit 16 assigns a unique job ID to the facsimile saving job, and stores a log having attribute information (including job ID) of the facsimile saving job in the storage device 13. .

  Upon receiving the save request, the document box management unit 17 stores the facsimile data (image data) received together with the save request in the document box specified by the box ID received together with the save request (step S2).

  When the facsimile saving job is completed, the FAX receiving unit 16 supplies a job completion notification to the job history transmitting unit 15 together with a job ID for specifying the completed job (step S3).

  Upon receiving the job completion notification, the job history transmission unit 15 executes the following processing. FIG. 3 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the job history transmission unit 15 in FIG.

  Upon receiving the job completion notification (step S3), the job history transmission unit 15 reads the job ID log received together with the notification from the storage device 13 and generates job history data (step S4). FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of job history data.

  Note that job logs are also generated for jobs such as copy jobs, print jobs, facsimile transmission jobs, and mail transmission jobs in addition to facsimile storage jobs. The job log includes job types of those jobs.

  The job history transmission unit 15 determines whether or not the job type in the log is a facsimile storage job (step S21). If the job type in the log is not a facsimile storage job, the job history transmission unit 15 ends the process without transmitting job history data.

  If the job type in the log is a facsimile storage job, the job history transmission unit 15 determines whether the job execution result in the log indicates success (step S22).

  If the job execution result in the log indicates success, the job history transmission unit 15 transmits the job history data to the reception FAX management server device 2 (step S5).

  As a result, the job history data is first transmitted from the multifunction peripheral 1-i that has received the facsimile data to the reception FAX management server apparatus 2.

  The reception FAX management server apparatus 2 executes the following processing on the job history data. FIG. 5 is a flowchart for explaining the operations of the job history receiving unit 24 and the received FAX management unit 25 in FIG.

  When receiving the job history data (step S5), the job history receiving unit 24 specifies the transmission source facsimile number described in the job history data (step S6). Then, the job history receiving unit 24 determines whether or not facsimile data corresponding to the job history data is stored in the received FAX management server device 2 based on the transmission source facsimile number (step S7).

  The storage device 22 of the reception FAX management server apparatus 2 stores FAX storage rule data in advance, and the job history reception unit 24 receives facsimile data corresponding to the job history data according to the FAX storage rule data. The management server device 2 determines whether to save. FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of FAX storage rule data. When the transmission source facsimile number described in the job history data is registered in the FAX storage rule data, the job history management unit 24 receives the facsimile data corresponding to the job history data at the received FAX management server apparatus 2. Determine to save.

  If the job history receiving unit 24 determines that the facsimile data corresponding to the job history data is not stored in the received FAX management server apparatus 2, the job history receiving unit 24 ends the processing for the job history data and deletes the job history data. For this reason, the facsimile data corresponding to the job history data is not stored in the reception FAX management server apparatus 2, but is stored in the document box of the multifunction peripheral 1-i.

  When it is determined that the facsimile data corresponding to the job history data is stored in the reception FAX management server apparatus 2, the job history reception unit 24 supplies the storage request and the job history data to the reception FAX management unit 25 (step S8). .

  When receiving the storage request, the reception FAX management unit 25 transmits a facsimile data transmission request together with the box ID and document ID described in the job history data to the multifunction peripheral 1-i that has transmitted the job history data. (Step S9).

  When receiving the request, the document box management unit 17 of the multifunction machine 1-i reads the facsimile data of the document ID from the document box of the box ID, and transmits it to the reception FAX management server apparatus 2 (step S10). The reception FAX management unit 25 receives the facsimile data and stores it in the storage device 22 (step S11). At this time, the received FAX management unit 25 stores the facsimile data in a storage location (folder) associated with the transmission source facsimile number described in the job history data and registered in the FAX storage rule data.

  The document box management unit 17 of the multifunction peripheral 1-i transmits the facsimile data to the reception FAX management server apparatus 2, and then deletes the facsimile data from the document box in the storage device 13 (step S12). The reception FAX management unit 25 of the reception FAX management server device 2 stores the facsimile data in the storage device 22 and then transmits a storage completion notification to the multi function device 1-i. The document box management unit 17 receives the storage completion notification. The facsimile data may be deleted from the document box.

  The reception FAX management unit 25 of the reception FAX management server apparatus 2 stores the facsimile data in the storage device 22 and then generates FAX registration data having attribute information of the stored facsimile data (Step S31). To store. The FAX registration data is generated based on attribute information included in job history data, attribute information included in FAX storage rule data, an address book stored in the server apparatus 2 or another apparatus on the network 4, and the like. The FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating an example of FAX registration data. This FAX registration data is used when searching for facsimile data stored in the server apparatus 2. Therefore, at least the file path of facsimile data is included. Note that the received FAX number in the FAX registration data shown in FIG. 7 is acquired from the multifunction machine 1-i in advance, for example. Alternatively, the received FAX number is included in the job history data and acquired from the multi function device 1-i.

(2) Facsimile data search processing for stored facsimile data

  FIG. 8 is a sequence diagram illustrating facsimile data search processing in the image forming system of FIG.

  The user operates the client device 3 when searching for stored facsimile data.

  The search request unit 32 displays an input screen for inputting the search condition on a display device (not shown), and specifies the search condition based on a user input operation to the input device (not shown) (step S41). In the search condition, values of attribute items (transmission source FAX number, sender name, reception FAX number, reception date and time, etc.) in the attribute information are designated.

  Thereafter, when the search request unit 32 detects a user operation for executing the search, the search request unit 32 transmits the search request together with the input search condition to the reception FAX management server apparatus 2 through the network interface 31 (step S42).

  When receiving the search request, the search execution unit 26 of the reception FAX management server device 2 executes a search for facsimile data using the search conditions received together with the search request (step S43). The search execution unit 26 refers to the FAX registration data, identifies facsimile data that matches the search condition, generates a list of facsimile data found by the search, and transmits the list to the client device 3 as a search result (step) S44). This list includes a part or all of the FAX registration data for the facsimile data found by the search. Further, the search execution unit 26 may generate thumbnail image data from the facsimile data found by the search and add it to the list.

  When receiving the list, the search request unit 32 of the client device 3 displays the list on the display device (step S45).

  Thereafter, when the search request unit 32 detects a user operation for selecting the facsimile data in the list (step S46), the search request unit 32 specifies the selected facsimile data, and sends the facsimile data transmission request together with the received FAX ID of the facsimile data. Then, it transmits to the reception FAX management server apparatus 2 (step S47).

  When receiving the transmission request, the search execution unit 26 of the reception FAX management server apparatus 2 reads the received FAXID facsimile data received together with the transmission request and transmits it to the client apparatus 3 (step S49).

  When receiving the facsimile data, the search request unit 32 of the client device 3 displays a facsimile image based on the facsimile data on the display device (step S50). As a result, the facsimile image is previewed.

  Thereafter, editing of facsimile data and / or FAX registration data, printing of a facsimile image based on the facsimile data, and the like are executed in accordance with a user operation. When printing a facsimile image, the multifunction device 1-i that executes printing is designated, and the facsimile data is transmitted to the multifunction device 1-i. The multifunction device 1-i transmits a facsimile based on the facsimile data. Print the image.

  As described above, according to the above-described embodiment, only facsimile data having attribute information satisfying a predetermined condition is selected as facsimile data stored on the server side. Data capacity can be reduced.

  Further, according to the above embodiment, the reception FAX management server device 2 determines whether or not the facsimile data is stored in the server device 2 based on the job history data. There is no need to provide rules and processing units for determination.

  Further, according to the above embodiment, since facsimile data is collectively stored in the reception FAX management server apparatus 2, communication between the client apparatus 3 and the multifunction peripheral 1-i is not required when searching for facsimile data. .

  The above-described embodiments are preferred examples of the present invention, but the present invention is not limited to these, and various modifications and changes can be made without departing from the scope of the present invention. is there.

  For example, in the above-described embodiment, the number of multifunction peripherals 1-i may be 1, 2, or 4 or more.

  Further, in the above embodiment, the FAX saving rule data may be a black list method, or a white list method and a black list method may be used in combination.

  In the embodiment described above, the FAX storage rule data may be different for each received facsimile number, that is, for each multifunction device 1-i. In that case, the received facsimile number is included in the job history data. Different FAX storage rule data is used for each received facsimile number.

  In the above embodiment, a database server connected to the network 4 may be provided instead of the storage device 22.

  In the above embodiment, the facsimile data that has not been transmitted from the multifunction device 1-i to the reception FAX management server apparatus 2 may be deleted by the document box management unit 17 from the document box. Thereby, for example, all the facsimile data from the facsimile number designated by the user is stored in the server device 2, so that the troublesome facsimile can be automatically deleted.

  In the above embodiment, the reception FAX management server device 2 may distribute and store the facsimile data in different storage locations (folders) for each transmission source facsimile number.

  In the above-described embodiment, the multifunction peripheral 1-i may be a facsimile machine having a facsimile reception function.

  The present invention is applicable to, for example, a network including a plurality of multifunction peripherals.

1-1 to 1-3 MFP (an example of an image forming apparatus)
2 reception FAX management server device 3 client device 4 network 13 storage device 15 job history transmission unit 16 FAX reception unit 17 document box management unit (an example of data management unit)
22 Storage Device 24 Job History Receiving Unit 25 Received Fax Management Unit 26 Search Execution Unit 32 Search Request Unit

Claims (11)

At least one image forming apparatus connected to the network;
A receiving FAX management server device connected to the network,
The image forming apparatus includes:
A FAX receiver for receiving facsimile data in a facsimile job;
A job history transmission unit for transmitting job history data including attribute information of the facsimile job to the reception FAX management server device;
A data management unit that transmits the facsimile data to the reception FAX management server device via the network in response to a transmission request from the reception FAX management server device;
The reception FAX management server device
A job history receiving unit for receiving the job history data;
Based on the attribute information in the job history data, it is determined whether or not the facsimile data received in the facsimile job corresponding to the job history data is stored in a predetermined storage device, and the facsimile data is stored in the predetermined storage device. The facsimile data transmission request is transmitted to the image forming apparatus, the facsimile data is received from the image forming apparatus via the network, and the received facsimile data is transmitted to the predetermined storage device. A receiving FAX management unit to be stored in
An image forming system. A client device connected to the network;
The client device includes a search request unit that transmits a search request for facsimile data stored in the predetermined storage device to the reception FAX management server device and receives a search result corresponding to the search request,
The received FAX management server device includes a search execution unit that searches for facsimile data stored in the predetermined storage device in response to the search request,
The received FAX management unit generates FAX registration data including attribute information of the facsimile data based on the job history data and stores the FAX data in the predetermined storage device when the facsimile data is stored in the predetermined storage device. And
The search execution unit searches the FAX registration data for the facsimile data that matches a search condition specified by the search request;
The image forming system according to claim 1. In an image forming apparatus connected to a network to which a receiving FAX management server apparatus is connected,
A FAX receiver for receiving facsimile data in a facsimile job;
A job history transmission unit for transmitting job history data including attribute information of the facsimile job to the reception FAX management server device;
A facsimile data transmission request is transmitted from the reception FAX management server apparatus when it is determined that the facsimile data is stored by the reception FAX management server apparatus based on the job history data, and the transmission is transmitted. A data management unit that transmits the facsimile data to the reception FAX management server device via the network in response to a request;
An image forming apparatus comprising: A storage device,
The FAX receiving unit stores the facsimile data in the storage device,
The data management unit reads the facsimile data from the storage device and transmits the facsimile data to the reception FAX management server device; after transmitting the facsimile data, deleting the facsimile data from the storage device;
The image forming apparatus according to claim 3. The job history data includes, as attribute information, a job execution result indicating whether or not the facsimile job is successful,
The job history transmission unit transmits the job history data to the reception FAX management server device only when the job execution result indicates success.
The image forming apparatus according to claim 3. The job history data includes the type of job executed in the image forming apparatus as attribute information,
The job history transmission unit transmits the job history data to the reception FAX management server apparatus only when the job type indicates facsimile storage.
The image forming apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the image forming apparatus is an image forming apparatus. The job history data includes identification information of the facsimile data, and a facsimile number of the transmission source of the facsimile data,
The data management unit identifies based on the transmission request for facsimile data to be transmitted when it is determined that the facsimile data is stored by the reception FAX management server device based on the facsimile number of the transmission source. Identifying information and transmitting facsimile data of the identification information to the reception FAX management server device via the network;
The image forming apparatus according to claim 3. In a reception FAX management server apparatus connected to a network to which at least one image forming apparatus is connected,
A job history receiving unit that receives job history data including attribute information of a facsimile job from the image forming apparatus;
Based on the attribute information in the job history data, it is determined whether or not the facsimile data received in the facsimile job corresponding to the job history data is stored in a predetermined storage device, and the facsimile data is stored in the predetermined storage device. The facsimile data transmission request is transmitted to the image forming apparatus, the facsimile data is received from the image forming apparatus via the network, and the received facsimile data is transmitted to the predetermined storage device. A received FAX management unit stored in
A receiving FAX management server apparatus comprising: The job history data includes, as attribute information, a job execution result indicating whether or not the facsimile job is successful,
The job history receiving unit receives the job history data from the image forming apparatus only when the job execution result indicates success;
The reception FAX management server device according to claim 8. The job history data includes the type of job executed in the image forming apparatus as attribute information,
The job history receiving unit receives the job history data from the image forming apparatus only when the job type indicates facsimile storage.
The reception FAX management server apparatus according to claim 8 or 9, wherein: The job history data includes identification information of the facsimile data, and a facsimile number of the transmission source of the facsimile data,
The reception FAX management unit determines whether to store the facsimile data of the identification information in a predetermined storage device based on the facsimile number of the transmission source, and stores the facsimile data in the predetermined storage device. If it is determined, a request for transmitting facsimile data of the identification information is transmitted to the image forming apparatus, the facsimile data is received from the image forming apparatus via the network, and the received facsimile data is transmitted to the predetermined storage device. Storing in the
The reception FAX management server device according to claim 8.

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