JP2013106119A - Communication system, communication terminal device, server device, and setting method for cloud transfer box - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a communication system capable of easily performing setting in connecting a communication terminal device and server device mutually.SOLUTION: A communication terminal device has: a storage part having a manuscript storage box in which manuscript data is stored; a detection part for detecting that the communication terminal device and a server device have been mutually connected; an attribute information transmission part for transmitting attribute information on the manuscript storage box to the server device when the connection is detected by the detection part; and a setting part for setting the manuscript storage box as a cloud transfer box. The server device has: an instruction transmission part for transmitting an instruction to the communication terminal device on the basis of the attribute information transmitted from the attribute information transmission part; and a transfer part for acquiring the manuscript data stored in the manuscript storage box set as the cloud transfer box, and transferring the acquired manuscript data to cloud service through the Internet.

Description

  The present invention relates to a communication system for transferring stored document data to a cloud service via the Internet, and a communication terminal device and a server device used therefor. The present invention also relates to a cloud transfer box setting method for setting a document storage box of a communication terminal device as a cloud transfer box when the communication terminal device and the server device are connected to each other.

  In recent years, a cloud computing service (hereinafter referred to as “cloud service”) has attracted attention as a new service form that provides computer resources using the Internet. By using this cloud service, a user can use services provided through the Internet and computer resources such as storage without being aware of the location.

  In order to use the cloud service, first, the user connects a USB device (for example, a scanner and a USB memory) to the server device for the cloud service. Next, the user uses a personal computer or the like to access a web page provided by the cloud service, and performs various settings for using the cloud service. As a result, the cloud service can be used. When the user scans a document with, for example, a scanner, the scanned document data is transferred to the cloud service via the Internet by the server device. The document data transferred to the cloud service in this way can be viewed at any time by using a mobile phone, a personal computer, or the like.

  As USB devices connected to such a cloud service server device, in addition to the scanner and USB memory described above, for example, a multifunction device (MFP: Multi Function Peripherals) as a communication terminal device disclosed in Patent Document 1 is used. It is possible to use it.

JP 2009-189028 A

  However, when connecting the above-described conventional multifunction peripheral to a cloud service server device, the user accesses a web page provided by the cloud service using, for example, a personal computer and uses the cloud service. It is necessary to make various settings for this purpose. Therefore, every time the user connects the server device for cloud service and the multifunction device, the user has to perform the complicated setting operation described above, and the convenience is significantly reduced.

  The present invention has been made in view of such a problem, and a communication system, a communication terminal device, a server device, and a cloud that can easily perform settings when the communication terminal device and the server device are mutually connected. It is an object to provide a method for setting a transfer box.

  In order to achieve the above object, a communication system according to one aspect of the present invention includes a communication terminal device in which document data is stored, the document data stored in the communication terminal device, and the acquired document data on the Internet. The communication terminal device is connected to the storage unit having a document storage box for storing document data, and the communication terminal device and the server device. A detection unit that detects the connection, an attribute information transmission unit that transmits attribute information about the document storage box to the server device when a connection is detected by the detection unit, and an instruction from the server device A setting unit that sets the document storage box as a cloud transfer box, and the server device transmits the document storage box from the attribute information transmission unit. An instruction transmission unit that transmits an instruction to set the document storage box as the cloud transfer box to the communication terminal device based on the attribute information, and the document storage set as the cloud transfer box A transfer unit that acquires the document data stored in the box and transfers the acquired document data to the cloud service via the Internet, and the setting unit of the communication terminal device includes: Based on the instruction transmitted from the instruction transmitting unit, the document storage box is set as the cloud transfer box.

  According to this configuration, when the communication terminal device and the server device are connected to each other, the document storage box is automatically set as the cloud transfer box, so that the user does not have to perform complicated setting work. , Can increase convenience. In addition, the existing document storage box mounted on the communication terminal device can be used as a cloud transfer box, and the versatility of the document storage box can be enhanced.

  In addition, the storage unit includes a plurality of document accumulation boxes, and the attribute information is a specific document registered in advance as being usable as the cloud transfer box among the plurality of document accumulation boxes. The instruction transmission unit sets the specific document storage box as the cloud transfer box for the communication terminal apparatus based on the attribute information transmitted from the attribute information transmission unit. And the setting unit of the communication terminal device sets the specific document storage box as the cloud transfer box based on the instruction transmitted from the instruction transmission unit of the server device. preferable.

  According to this configuration, it is possible to set, as a cloud setting box, a specific document storage box registered in advance as being usable as a cloud transfer box among a plurality of document storage boxes.

  The storage unit includes a plurality of the document storage boxes, and the attribute information is information regarding an empty document storage box in which document data is not stored among the plurality of document storage boxes. The instruction transmission unit transmits an instruction to set the empty document accumulation box as the cloud transfer box to the communication terminal device based on the attribute information transmitted from the attribute information transmission unit. The setting unit of the terminal device preferably sets the empty document accumulation box as the cloud transfer box based on the instruction transmitted from the instruction transmission unit of the server device.

  According to this configuration, an empty document storage box in which document data is not stored among a plurality of document storage boxes can be set as a cloud transfer box.

  The communication terminal device further includes a reading unit that generates document data by optically reading a document, and the document data generated by the reading unit is set as the cloud transfer box. It is preferable that data can be stored in the document storage box.

  According to this configuration, the document data generated by the reading unit can be stored in the document storage box set as the cloud transfer box.

  The communication terminal device further includes a facsimile receiving unit that receives original data from an external communication terminal device by facsimile, and the original data received by the facsimile receiving unit is set as the cloud transfer box. It is preferable that data can be stored in the document storage box.

  According to this configuration, the document data received by the facsimile receiving unit can be stored in the document storage box set as the cloud transfer box.

  The communication terminal device further includes a transfer permission unit that permits the document data stored in the document storage box set as the cloud transfer box to be transferred to the cloud service. When the unit permits the transfer of document data, the document data received by the facsimile receiving unit is stored in the document storage box set as the cloud transfer box, and the transfer permission unit transfers the document data. When not permitted, it is preferable that the document data received by the facsimile receiving unit is not stored in the document storage box set as the cloud transfer box.

  According to this configuration, it is possible to set whether or not to allow the document data stored in the document storage box set as the cloud transfer box to be transferred to the cloud service as necessary.

  The server apparatus supports a plurality of cloud services, and the server apparatus further sets transfer destinations of document data acquired from the document storage box set as the cloud transfer box to the plurality of cloud services. It is preferable to have a selection unit for selecting from among services.

  According to this configuration, the selection unit can select the transfer destination of the document data acquired from the document storage box set as the cloud transfer box from the plurality of cloud services.

  A communication terminal device according to an aspect of the present invention is a communication terminal device connected to a server device for transferring document data to a cloud service via the Internet, and a document storage box in which document data is stored. A storage unit, a detection unit that detects that the communication terminal device and the server device are connected to each other, and attribute information relating to the document storage box when the connection is detected by the detection unit. An attribute information transmission unit that transmits to the server device, and a setting unit that sets the document accumulation box as a cloud transfer box, and the attribute information transmission unit transmits the attribute information to the server device, thereby An instruction to set the document storage box as the cloud transfer box is transmitted from the server device to the setting unit. Setting unit, on the basis of the instruction transmitted from the server device, setting the document storage box as the cloud transfer box.

  According to this configuration, when the communication terminal device and the server device are connected to each other, the document storage box is automatically set as the cloud transfer box, so that the user does not have to perform complicated setting work. , Can increase convenience. In addition, the existing document storage box mounted on the communication terminal device can be used as a cloud transfer box, and the versatility of the document storage box can be enhanced.

  A server device according to an aspect of the present invention is a server device that transfers document data stored in a document storage box of a communication terminal device to a cloud service via the Internet, the server device and the communication terminal device. Are connected to each other, the document storage box is set as the cloud transfer box for the communication terminal device based on the attribute information regarding the document storage box transmitted from the communication terminal device. An instruction transmission unit that transmits an instruction; a transfer unit that acquires document data stored in the document storage box set as the cloud transfer box and transfers the acquired document data to the cloud service via the Internet; And the instruction transmission unit transmits an instruction to the communication terminal device, In serial communication terminal apparatus, the document storage box is set as the cloud transfer box.

  According to this configuration, when the communication terminal device and the server device are connected to each other, the document storage box is automatically set as the cloud transfer box, so that the user does not have to perform complicated setting work. , Can increase convenience.

  The cloud transfer box setting method according to one aspect of the present invention includes a communication terminal device having a document storage box in which document data is stored, and the document data stored in the document storage box. A cloud transfer box setting method in a communication system comprising: a server device that transfers document data to a cloud service via the Internet, wherein the communication terminal device and the server device mutually Detecting connection, and transmitting attribute information about the document storage box from the communication terminal device to the server device when connection between the communication terminal device and the server device is detected; Based on the transmitted attribute information, the original storage box is changed to the cloud transfer box. Transmitting the instruction to be set from the server apparatus to the communication terminal apparatus; setting the document accumulation box as the cloud transfer box in the communication terminal apparatus based on the transmitted instruction; including.

  According to this configuration, when the communication terminal device and the server device are connected to each other, the document storage box is automatically set as the cloud transfer box, so that the user does not have to perform complicated setting work. , Can increase convenience. In addition, the existing document storage box mounted on the communication terminal device can be used as a cloud transfer box, and the versatility of the document storage box can be enhanced.

  According to the present invention, when the communication terminal device and the server device are connected to each other, the document storage box is automatically set as the cloud transfer box, so that the user does not have to perform complicated setting work. , Can increase convenience. In addition, the existing document storage box mounted on the communication terminal device can be used as a cloud transfer box, and the versatility of the document storage box can be enhanced.

It is a conceptual diagram which shows the structure of the communication system which concerns on Embodiment 1 of this invention. It is a figure which shows the hardware constitutions of the communication terminal device of FIG. It is a block diagram which shows the characteristic function structure of the communication terminal device and server apparatus of FIG. FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating a box number, a box name, and attribute information of a document accumulation box before the box name is changed. It is a sequence diagram which shows the flow of the setting of the box for cloud transfer in the communication system of FIG. FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating a box number, a box name, and attribute information of a document accumulation box after the box name is changed. It is a sequence diagram showing a flow of transferring document data generated by reading a document with a scanner to a cloud service. 6 is a diagram showing a document storage box selection screen displayed on the operation panel. FIG. It is a conceptual diagram which shows the structure of the communication system which concerns on Embodiment 2 of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the characteristic function structure of the communication terminal device of FIG. 9, and a server apparatus. FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating a box number, a box name, and attribute information of a document accumulation box before the box name is changed. FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating a box number, a box name, and attribute information of a document accumulation box after the box name is changed. 6 is a diagram showing a document storage box selection screen displayed on the operation panel. FIG.

  Hereinafter, various embodiments of a communication system, a communication terminal device, a server device, and a cloud transfer box setting method according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. The numerical values, shapes, materials, constituent elements, arrangement positions of the constituent elements, steps, the order of the steps, and the like shown in the following embodiments are merely examples, and are not intended to limit the present invention. The invention is limited only by the claims. Therefore, among the constituent elements in the following embodiments, constituent elements that are not described in the independent claims indicating the highest concept of the present invention are not necessarily required to achieve the object of the present invention. It will be described as constituting a preferred form.

[Embodiment 1]
FIG. 1 is a conceptual diagram showing a configuration of a communication system 1 according to the present embodiment. In the illustrated communication system 1, for example, a communication terminal device 4, a server device 5, a router 6, and a personal computer 7 are connected to each other via a LAN 3 (Local Area Network) built in an office 2.

  The communication terminal device 4 is composed of a multifunction machine in the present embodiment. This communication terminal device 4 is connected to an external partner communication terminal device 9 which is a partner of facsimile transmission / reception via a PSTN 8 (Public Switched Telephone Network).

  The server device 5 corresponds to the cloud service 10 and is connected to the cloud service 10 via the router 6 and the Internet 11. The communication terminal device 4 and the server device 5 are connected to each other via, for example, a USB cable 12 (see FIG. 3).

  The cloud service 10 includes a service server 13. The service server 13 stores document data and the like transferred (uploaded) to the cloud service 10 as will be described later. Although the cloud service 10 includes a large number of servers, for convenience of explanation, only one service server 13 is shown in FIG.

  FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a hardware configuration of the communication terminal device 4. The communication terminal device 4 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 14, a ROM (Read Only Memory) 15, a RAM (Random Access Memory) 16, a modem 17, an NCU (Network Control Unit) 18, and an operation panel 19. A display 20, a scanner 21, a printer 22, a LAN I / F (Local Area Network Interface) 23, and a USB I / F (Universal Serial Bus Interface) 24 are provided.

  The CPU 14 is a processor that executes a control program 25 stored in the ROM 15.

  The ROM 15 is a read-only memory that holds the control program 25 and the like.

  The RAM 16 is a work area used when the CPU 14 executes the control program 25, and is a readable / writable memory having a volatile storage area that temporarily stores document data read by the scanner 21.

  The modem 17 is a fax modem that modulates document data transmitted by facsimile to the external partner communication terminal device 9 or demodulates document data transmitted by facsimile from the external partner communication terminal device 9.

  The NCU 18 is a line terminator connected to the PSTN 8.

  The operation panel 19 is a panel that receives an operation by a user, for example, an instruction to turn on / off the power of the communication terminal device 4 and an instruction to start reading a document or the like by the scanner 21.

  The display 20 is configured by a liquid crystal display (LCD) or the like. The display 20 displays a list of document storage boxes, which will be described later.

  The scanner 21 generates document data by optically reading (scanning) the content of a document with a CCD (Charge Coupled Device) or the like. The document read by the scanner 21 is, for example, transmitted by facsimile by the modem 17 or printed out by the printer 22.

  The printer 22 prints out, for example, a document read by the scanner 21 or document data received from the counterpart communication terminal device 9 via the PSTN 8, the NCU 18, and the modem 17.

  The LAN I / F 23 is a communication adapter for connecting the communication terminal device 4 and the LAN 3 to each other.

  The USB I / F 24 is a communication adapter for connecting the communication terminal device 4 and a USB device (the server device 5 in this embodiment) to each other.

  FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a characteristic functional configuration of the communication terminal device 4 and the server device 5 according to the present embodiment. In the communication terminal device 4 illustrated in FIG. 3, only the functional configuration related to the present invention is extracted from the functional configuration of the communication terminal device 4 exhibited by the hardware configuration illustrated in FIG. 2.

  First, the functional configuration of the communication terminal device 4 will be described. Functionally, the communication terminal device 4 includes a USB interface unit 25, a storage unit 26, and a control unit 27.

  The USB interface unit 25 is realized by, for example, the USB I / F 24 in FIG. One end of the USB cable 12 is detachably connected to the USB interface unit 25.

  The storage unit 26 has a plurality (30 in the present embodiment) of document storage boxes for storing document data. The storage unit 26 is realized by, for example, the RAM 16 in FIG. As shown in FIG. 4, the storage unit 26 stores box numbers, box names, and attribute information set in advance for each of the 30 document storage boxes. For example, the box name of the document storage box with the box number “1” is “BOX1”, and the attribute information is “box name cannot be changed”. The box name of the document accumulation box with the box number “29” is “BOX 29”, and the attribute information is “can be set as cloud transfer box (facsimile reception)”. The box name of the document accumulation box with the box number “30” is “BOX30”, and the attribute information is “can be set as cloud transfer box (scan)”.

  The attribute information is information relating to the attributes of the document accumulation box. For example, the attribute information of the document accumulation box with the box number “1” is information indicating that the box name cannot be changed. The attribute information of the document storage box with the box number “29” is information indicating that it can be set as a cloud transfer box for storing document data received by facsimile. The attribute information of the document storage box of box number “30” is information indicating that it can be set as a cloud transfer box for storing document data generated by the scanner 21. That is, of the 30 document storage boxes, the document storage boxes with the box numbers “29” and “30” are registered in advance as settable as cloud transfer boxes.

  As will be described later, when the document storage boxes with the box numbers “29” and “30” are set as cloud transfer boxes, the document data stored in these document storage boxes is stored in the cloud service by the server device 5. 10 is transferred. Note that the above-described attribute information of the document storage box can be set on a web page provided by the communication terminal device 4 using, for example, the personal computer 7.

  The control unit 27 includes a reading unit 28, a facsimile reception unit 29, a detection unit 30, an attribute information transmission unit 31, an instruction reception unit 32, a setting unit 33, and a transfer permission unit 34. The control unit 27 is realized by, for example, the control program 25 in FIG.

  The reading unit 28 includes an image sensor or the like, and generates document data by optically reading the document. The document data generated by the reading unit 28 is stored in one of the 30 document storage boxes. The reading unit 28 is realized by, for example, the scanner 21 in FIG.

  The facsimile receiving unit 29 receives document data transmitted by facsimile from an external partner communication terminal device 9. The facsimile receiving unit 29 is realized by, for example, the modem 17 in FIG.

  The detection unit 30 detects that the communication terminal device 4 and the server device 5 are connected to each other. Specifically, the communication terminal apparatus 4 is turned on with the USB interface unit 35 of the communication terminal apparatus 4 and the USB interface 35 (described later) of the server apparatus 5 connected to each other via the USB cable 12. The detection unit 30 detects the connection when the connection is made. Alternatively, when the communication terminal device 4 is powered on and the USB interface unit 25 of the communication terminal device 4 and the USB interface unit 35 of the server device 5 are connected to each other via the USB cable 12, the detection unit 30. Detects a connection.

  The attribute information transmission unit 31 receives attribute information (30) of each of the 30 document storage boxes stored in the storage unit 26 when the detection unit 30 detects the connection between the communication terminal device 4 and the server device 5. (Including box number and box name information) is transmitted to the server device 5.

  The instruction receiving unit 32 receives an instruction transmitted from an instruction transmitting unit 39 (described later) of the server device 5.

  Based on the instruction received by the instruction receiving unit 32, the setting unit 33 sets a specific document storage box among the 30 document storage boxes as a cloud transfer box, and sets the box name of the specific document storage box. change.

  The transfer permission unit 34 permits permission to transfer document data stored in a document storage box set as a cloud transfer box for facsimile reception to the cloud service 10. When the transfer permission unit 34 permits transfer of document data, the document data received by the facsimile reception unit 29 is stored in a document storage box set as a cloud transfer box for facsimile reception. When the transfer permission unit 34 does not permit transfer of document data, the document data received by the facsimile receiving unit 29 is not stored in a document storage box set as a cloud transfer box for facsimile reception. In this case, the document data is stored in a document storage box for normal facsimile reception. It should be noted that the permission and non-permission of document data transfer by the transfer permission unit 34 can be switched by the user operating the operation panel 19.

  Next, the functional configuration of the server device 5 will be described. The server device 5 includes a USB interface unit 35 and a control unit 36.

  The other end of the USB cable 12 is detachably connected to the USB interface unit 35. As a result, the USB interface unit 25 of the communication terminal device 4 and the USB interface unit 35 of the server device 5 are connected to each other via the USB cable 12.

  The control unit 36 includes a detection unit 37, an attribute information reception unit 38, an instruction transmission unit 39, and a transfer unit 40.

  Similarly to the detection unit 30 of the communication terminal device 4 described above, the detection unit 37 detects that the communication terminal device 4 and the server device 5 are connected to each other.

  The attribute information receiving unit 38 receives the attribute information of each of the 30 document storage boxes transmitted from the attribute information transmitting unit 31 of the communication terminal device 4.

  Based on the attribute information received by the attribute information receiving unit 38, the instruction transmission unit 39 instructs the communication terminal device 4 to set a specific document storage box as a cloud transfer box among the 30 document storage boxes. Send. At the same time, the instruction transmission unit 39 transmits an instruction to change the box name of the specific document storage box to the communication terminal device 4 based on the attribute information received by the attribute information reception unit 38.

  The transfer unit 40 periodically checks (for example, every 10 minutes) whether or not document data is stored in a document storage box set as a cloud transfer box. If the document data is stored, the document data stored in the document storage box is acquired, and the acquired document data is transferred (uploaded) to the cloud service 10 via the Internet 11.

  Next, a cloud transfer box setting method in the communication system 1 according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 5 is a sequence diagram illustrating a flow of setting a cloud transfer box in the communication system 1 according to the present embodiment.

  First, in a state where the USB interface unit 25 of the communication terminal device 4 and the USB interface unit 35 of the server device 5 are connected to each other via the USB cable 12, the user operates the operation panel 19 of the communication terminal device 4. Then, the communication terminal device 4 is turned on. Accordingly, the detection unit 28 of the communication terminal device 4 and the detection unit 37 of the server device 5 detect that the communication terminal device 4 and the server device 5 are connected to each other (S11, S12). Note that the user may connect the USB interface unit 25 of the communication terminal device 4 and the USB interface unit 35 of the server device 5 to each other via the USB cable 12 while the communication terminal device 4 is powered on.

  The attribute information transmission unit 31 of the communication terminal device 4 receives the attribute information of each of the 30 document storage boxes in response to the detection unit 30 detecting the connection between the communication terminal device 4 and the server device 5. 5 (S13). This attribute information is received by the attribute information receiving unit 38 of the server device 5 (S14).

  Based on the attribute information received by the attribute information receiving unit 38, the instruction transmission unit 39 of the server device 5 determines a document storage box to be set as a cloud transfer box among the 30 document storage boxes (S15). . Specifically, the instruction transmission unit 39 facsimiles the original storage box with the box number “29” having the attribute information “can be set as a cloud transfer box (facsimile reception)” among the 30 original storage boxes. It is determined as a cloud transfer box for receiving. Also, the instruction transmission unit 39 transmits the document storage box with the box number “30” having the attribute information “can be set as a cloud transfer box (scan)” out of the 30 document storage boxes to the cloud for scanning. Determine as a box for.

  After that, the instruction transmission unit 39 transmits an instruction to set the document storage boxes with the box numbers “29” and “30” as cloud transfer boxes to the communication terminal device 4 (S16). At the same time, the instruction transmission unit 39 changes the box name of the document storage box with the box number “29” from “BOX 29” to “RX (Cloud Service)” and changes the box name of the document storage box with the box number “30” to “ An instruction to change from “BOX 30” to “SCAN (Cloud Service)” is transmitted to communication terminal apparatus 4 (S16).

  The instruction transmitted from the instruction transmitting unit 39 is received by the instruction receiving unit 32 of the communication terminal device 4 (S17). Based on the instruction received by the instruction receiving unit 32, the setting unit 33 sets the document storage boxes with the box numbers “29” and “30” as cloud reception boxes for facsimile reception and scanning, respectively (S18). At the same time, the setting unit 33 changes the box name of the document storage box with the box number “29” from “BOX 29” to “RX (Cloud Service)”, and changes the box name of the document storage box with the box number “30” to “BOX30”. To “SCAN (Cloud Service)” (S18). The box names of the document storage boxes with the box numbers “29” and “30” are changed as shown in FIG.

  Next, the flow of transferring document data generated by the scanner 21 to the cloud service 10 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 7 is a sequence diagram showing a flow of transferring document data generated by reading a document with the scanner 21 to the cloud service 10.

  First, as shown in FIG. 8, the user operates the operation panel 19 to select the document storage box with the box number “30” set as the cloud transfer box for scanning (S31), and then scans the scanner 21. The reading unit 28 is caused to read the document (S32). In the scan mode, the document storage box with the box number “29” set as a cloud transfer box for facsimile reception is grayed out on the operation panel 19 and the document storage box is selected when scanning the document. Is preferably not accepted. The document data generated by the scanner 21 is stored in the document storage box of the selected box number “30” (S33).

  The transfer unit 33 of the server device 5 periodically checks the document storage box with the box number “30” set as the cloud transfer box for scanning (S34). When document data is stored in the document storage box, the stored document data is transmitted from the communication terminal device 4 to the server device 5 (S35), so that the transfer unit 33 stores the stored document data. Is acquired (S36). When the document data is acquired, the document data stored in the document storage box with the box number “30” is automatically deleted (S37). Thereafter, the transfer unit 33 transfers the acquired document data to the cloud service 10 via the router 6 and the Internet 11 (S38). The transferred document data is stored in the service server 13 of the cloud service 10 (S39).

  Note that when the original data read by the scanner 21 is not transferred to the cloud service 10, the user may perform the following operation. That is, the user operates the operation panel 19 to select any one of the document storage boxes other than the box numbers “29” and “30”, that is, the document storage boxes with the box numbers “1” to “28”. Thereafter, by causing the scanner 21 to read the document, the document data is stored in one of the selected document storage boxes with the box numbers “1” to “28”, and transferred to the personal computer 7 via the LAN 3, for example. The

  A flow of transferring the original data received by facsimile to the cloud service 10 will be described. First, the user operates the operation panel 19 to set the transfer permission unit 34 of the communication terminal device 4 to permit transfer of document data. When a document from the partner communication terminal device 9 is received by facsimile in the facsimile receiving unit 29 of the communication terminal device 4, the document data received by facsimile is a box number set as a cloud transfer box for facsimile reception. “29” is stored in the document storage box. Thereafter, the same processing as S34 to S39 described above is performed. As a result, the document data stored in the document storage box with the box number “29” is transferred to the cloud service 10 via the router 6 and the Internet 11 in the same manner as described above.

  If the transfer permission unit 34 is set not to allow transfer of document data, the document data received by facsimile is not stored in the document storage box with the box number “29”. In this case, the document data is stored in a document storage box for normal facsimile reception, for example, a document storage box with box number “10”. For example, the document data stored in the document storage box with the box number “10” is printed out by the printer 22.

  By transferring the document data to the cloud service 10 as described above, the document data can be browsed via the Internet 11 using, for example, the personal computer 7 or the portable terminal device 41 (see FIG. 1).

  As described above, in the present embodiment, when the communication terminal device 4 and the server device 5 are connected to each other, the document storage box is automatically set as the cloud transfer box, which makes the user cumbersome. It is not necessary to perform a simple setting operation, and convenience can be improved. Further, the existing document storage box mounted on the communication terminal device 4 can be used as a cloud transfer box, and the versatility of the document storage box can be improved.

  When the document data is image data, the format of the image data transferred to the cloud service 10 can be set by the server device 5. In addition, when the transfer of the document data to the cloud service 10 is completed, the server device 5 can be set to notify the communication terminal device 4 and the like of the transfer completion.

[Embodiment 2]
FIG. 9 is a conceptual diagram showing a configuration of the communication system 1 ′ according to the present embodiment. In the present embodiment, the server device 5 ′ corresponds to two cloud services, that is, the first cloud service 10a and the second cloud service 10b. The first cloud service 10a and the second cloud service 10b include a first service server 13a and a second service server 13b, respectively.

  FIG. 10 is a block diagram showing a characteristic functional configuration of the communication terminal device 4 ′ and the server device 5 ′ according to the present embodiment. In the present embodiment, the server device 5 ′ further includes a selection unit 50. The selection unit 50 selects a transfer destination of document data acquired from a document storage box set as a cloud transfer box for facsimile reception from the first cloud service 10a and the second cloud service 10b. . When the first cloud service 10a is selected as the document data transfer destination by the selection unit 50, the transfer unit 40 'transfers the document data received by facsimile to the first cloud service 10a. When the second cloud service 10b is selected as the document data transfer destination by the selection unit 50, the transfer unit 40 'transfers the document data received by facsimile to the second cloud service 10b.

  The storage unit 26 ′ of the communication terminal device 4 ′ has a plurality (30 in the present embodiment) of document storage boxes for storing document data. Further, as shown in FIG. 11, the storage unit 26 'stores box numbers, box names, and attribute information set in advance for each of the 30 document storage boxes. For example, the box name of the document storage box with the box number “1” is “BOX1”, and the attribute information is “document data stored”. The box name of the document storage box with the box number “28” is “BOX 28”, and the attribute information is “No document data storage”. The box name of the document storage box with the box number “29” is “BOX 29”, and the attribute information is “No document data storage”. The box name of the document storage box with the box number “30” is “BOX30”, and the attribute information is “no document data storage”.

  In other words, in the present embodiment, the attribute information of the document storage boxes having the box numbers “1” to “27” is information indicating that the document storage box is a non-empty document storage box in which document data is stored. The attribute information of the document storage boxes with the box numbers “28”, “29”, and “30” are all information indicating that the document storage box is an empty document storage box in which document data is not stored.

  The instruction transmission unit 39 ′ of the server device 5 ′ determines a document storage box to be set as a cloud transfer box among the 30 document storage boxes, based on the attribute information received by the attribute information reception unit 38 ′. . Specifically, the instruction transmission unit 39 ′ transfers the document storage box with the box number “28” having the attribute information “No document data storage” out of 30 document storage boxes to the cloud transfer for facsimile reception. Determine as a box for. The instruction transmission unit 39 ′ uses the document storage box of the box number “29” having the attribute information “No document data storage” among the 30 document storage boxes for the first cloud service and scan cloud. Determine as a transfer box. Also, the instruction transmission unit 39 ′ uses the document storage box of the box number “30” having the attribute information “no document data storage” among the 30 document storage boxes for the second cloud service and for scanning. As a cloud transfer box.

  After determining in this way, the instruction transmitting unit 39 ′ instructs the communication terminal apparatus 4 ′ to set the document storage boxes with the box numbers “28”, “29”, and “30” as cloud transfer boxes. Send. At the same time, the instruction transmission unit 39 ′ transmits an instruction to the communication terminal apparatus 4 ′ to change the box name of the document storage box with the box number “28” from “BOX 28” to “RX (Cloud Service 1, 2)”. To do. In addition, the instruction transmission unit 39 ′ transmits an instruction to the communication terminal device 4 ′ to change the box name of the document storage box with the box number “29” from “BOX 29” to “SCAN (Cloud Service 1)”. Further, the instruction transmitting unit 30 ′ transmits an instruction to the communication terminal device 4 ′ to change the box name of the document storage box with the box number “30” from “BOX 30” to “SCAN (Cloud Service 2)”.

  The setting unit 33 ′ of the communication terminal device 4 ′ sets the box number “28” as a cloud transfer box for facsimile reception based on the instruction received by the instruction receiving unit 32 ′. In addition, the setting unit 33 ′ sets the document accumulation box with the box number “29” as a cloud transfer box for the first cloud service and for scanning. Further, the setting unit 33 ′ sets the document accumulation box with the box number “30” as the second cloud service and scan cloud transfer box.

  At the same time, the setting unit 33 ′ changes the box name of the document storage box with the box number “28” from “BOX 28” to “RX (Cloud Service 1, 2)”. In addition, the setting unit 33 ′ changes the box name of the document storage box with the box number “29” from “BOX 29” to “SCAN (Cloud Service 1)” and changes the box name of the document storage box with the box number “30”. Change from “BOX30” to “SCAN (Cloud Service 2)”. The box names of the document accumulation boxes with the box numbers “28”, “29”, and “30” are changed as shown in FIG.

  Next, a flow of transferring document data generated by the scanner 21 (see FIG. 2) to the first cloud service 10a will be described. First, as shown in FIG. 13, the user operates the operation panel 19 (see FIG. 2) to select the document accumulation box with the box number “29” set as the cloud transfer box for scanning. The scanner 21 (reading unit 28) reads the document. The document data generated by the reading unit 28 is stored in the document storage box of the selected box number “29”. Thereafter, the same processing as S34 to S39 described in the first embodiment is performed. As a result, the document data stored in the document storage box with the box number “29” is transferred to the first cloud service 10 a via the router 6 and the Internet 11 in the same manner as described above.

  When the document data generated by the reading unit 28 is transferred to the second cloud service 10b, the user operates the operation panel 19 to set the box number “set as a cloud transfer box for scanning”. The 30 ”original storage box may be selected.

  The flow of transferring the original data received by facsimile to the first cloud service 10a will be described. A case will be described in which the selection unit 50 sets the transfer destination of document data to the first cloud service 10a. First, the user operates the operation panel 19 to set the transfer permission unit 34 of the communication terminal device 4 ′ to permit transfer of document data. When a document from the partner communication terminal device 9 is received by facsimile at the facsimile receiving unit 29 of the communication terminal device 4 ′, the document data is box number “28” set as a cloud transfer box for facsimile reception. Is stored in the original storage box. Thereafter, the same processing as S34 to S39 described above is performed. As a result, the document data stored in the document storage box with the box number “28” is transferred to the first cloud service 10 a via the router 6 and the Internet 11 in the same manner as described above.

  Therefore, as in the first embodiment, when the communication terminal device 4 ′ and the server device 5 ′ are connected to each other, the document storage box is automatically set as a cloud transfer box. There is no need to perform complicated setting work, and convenience can be improved. In addition, the existing document storage box mounted on the communication terminal device 4 ′ can be used as a cloud transfer box, and the versatility of the document storage box can be improved.

  In the present embodiment, the case where there are three empty document accumulation boxes has been described. For example, when there are four or more empty document accumulation boxes, the instruction transmission unit 39 ′ of the server device 5 ′ instructs to set the three empty document accumulation boxes that are found first as cloud transfer boxes. be able to.

  Further, in the present embodiment, the selection unit 50 of the server device 5 ′ has selected either the first cloud service 10a or the second cloud service 10b as the document data transfer destination. It can also be configured to select both 10a and the second cloud service 10b. In this case, the document data is transferred to both the first cloud service 10a and the second cloud service 10b.

  The communication system, communication terminal device, server device, and cloud transfer box setting method of the present invention have been described based on the first and second embodiments. However, the present invention is limited to the first and second embodiments. Is not to be done. Forms obtained by subjecting these embodiments to modifications conceivable by those skilled in the art, and other forms realized by arbitrarily combining components in these embodiments are also included in the present invention.

  For example, when the document data is received by facsimile as confidential reception, the communication terminal apparatus can be set so that the document data is not transferred to the cloud service.

  If attribute information related to the document storage box is not set in advance, an arbitrary document storage box among a plurality of document storage boxes can be forcibly assigned as a cloud setting box.

  INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY The present invention can be used as a communication system, a communication terminal device, a server device, and a cloud transfer box setting method that can easily perform settings when the communication terminal device and the server device are connected to each other.

1, 1 'communication system 4, 4' communication terminal device 5, 5 'server device 9 partner communication terminal device 10 cloud service 10a first cloud service 10b second cloud service 11 internet 28 reading unit 29 facsimile receiving unit 30, 37 detection unit 31, 31 ′ attribute information transmission unit 33, 33 ′ setting unit 34 transfer permission unit 39, 39 ′ instruction transmission unit 40, 40 ′ transfer unit 50 selection unit

Claims (10)

A communication terminal device in which document data is stored;
A server device that acquires document data stored in the communication terminal device and transfers the acquired document data to a cloud service via the Internet,
The communication terminal device
A storage unit having a document storage box for storing document data;
A detection unit for detecting that the communication terminal device and the server device are connected to each other;
An attribute information transmission unit that transmits attribute information about the document storage box to the server device when a connection is detected by the detection unit;
A setting unit that sets the document storage box as a cloud transfer box when receiving an instruction from the server device;
The server device
An instruction transmission unit that transmits an instruction to set the document storage box as the cloud transfer box to the communication terminal device based on the attribute information transmitted from the attribute information transmission unit;
A transfer unit that acquires document data stored in the document storage box set as the cloud transfer box, and transfers the acquired document data to the cloud service via the Internet,
The communication unit is configured to set the document storage box as the cloud transfer box based on an instruction transmitted from the instruction transmission unit of the server device. The storage unit includes a plurality of the document storage boxes,
The attribute information is information related to a specific document storage box registered in advance as being usable as the cloud transfer box among the plurality of document storage boxes.
The instruction transmission unit transmits an instruction to set the specific document accumulation box as the cloud transfer box to the communication terminal device based on the attribute information transmitted from the attribute information transmission unit,
The communication system according to claim 1, wherein the setting unit of the communication terminal device sets the specific document accumulation box as the cloud transfer box based on an instruction transmitted from the instruction transmission unit of the server device. . The storage unit includes a plurality of the document storage boxes,
The attribute information is information regarding an empty document storage box in which document data is not stored among the plurality of document storage boxes.
The instruction transmission unit transmits an instruction to set the empty document accumulation box as the cloud transfer box to the communication terminal device based on the attribute information transmitted from the attribute information transmission unit,
The communication system according to claim 1, wherein the setting unit of the communication terminal device sets the empty document accumulation box as the cloud transfer box based on an instruction transmitted from the instruction transmission unit of the server device. . The communication terminal device further includes a reading unit that generates document data by optically reading the document,
The communication system according to claim 1, wherein the document data generated by the reading unit can be stored in the document storage box set as the cloud transfer box. The communication terminal device further includes a facsimile receiving unit that receives original data from an external communication terminal device by facsimile,
5. The communication system according to claim 1, wherein the document data received by the facsimile receiving unit can be stored in the document storage box set as the cloud transfer box. The communication terminal device further includes a transfer permission unit that permits the document data stored in the document storage box set as the cloud transfer box to be transferred to the cloud service.
When the transfer permission unit permits transfer of document data, the document data received by the facsimile receiving unit is stored in the document storage box set as the cloud transfer box,
The communication system according to claim 5, wherein when the transfer permission unit does not permit transfer of document data, the document data received by the facsimile receiving unit is not stored in the document storage box set as the cloud transfer box. . The server device supports a plurality of cloud services,
The said server apparatus has further the selection part which selects the transfer destination of the original data acquired from the said original storage box set as the said cloud transfer box from among these cloud services. Communication system. A communication terminal device connected to a server device for transferring document data to a cloud service via the Internet,
A storage unit having a document storage box for storing document data;
A detection unit for detecting that the communication terminal device and the server device are connected to each other;
An attribute information transmission unit that transmits attribute information about the document storage box to the server device when a connection is detected by the detection unit;
A setting unit configured to set the document storage box as a cloud transfer box,
When the attribute information transmission unit transmits the attribute information to the server device, an instruction to set the document storage box as the cloud transfer box is transmitted from the server device to the setting unit. The communication terminal device sets the document storage box as the cloud transfer box based on an instruction transmitted from the server device. A server device that transfers document data stored in a document storage box of a communication terminal device to a cloud service via the Internet,
When the server device and the communication terminal device are connected to each other, the document storage box is connected to the communication terminal device based on the attribute information transmitted from the communication terminal device. An instruction transmission unit for transmitting an instruction to set as the cloud transfer box;
A transfer unit that acquires document data stored in the document storage box set as the cloud transfer box, and transfers the acquired document data to the cloud service via the Internet,
The server device in which the document storage box is set as the cloud transfer box in the communication terminal device when the instruction transmitting unit transmits an instruction to the communication terminal device. A communication terminal device having a document storage box for storing document data, and a server device for acquiring the document data stored in the document storage box and transferring the acquired document data to a cloud service via the Internet. A method for setting a cloud transfer box in a communication system,
In the communication terminal device, detecting that the communication terminal device and the server device are connected to each other;
Transmitting attribute information relating to the document storage box from the communication terminal device to the server device when a connection between the communication terminal device and the server device is detected;
Transmitting an instruction to set the document storage box as the cloud transfer box based on the transmitted attribute information from the server device to the communication terminal device;
Setting the document storage box as the cloud transfer box in the communication terminal device based on the transmitted instruction. A cloud transfer box setting method.

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