JP2017118389A - Facsimile transmission system and facsimile transmission method - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a FAX transmission system capable of automatically requesting approval to a terminal of an approver only by requesting FAX transmission from a sender to an image forming apparatus.SOLUTION: A sender terminal comprises a transmission data acquisition part for acquiring transmission data and a transmission instruction part for transmitting the transmission data to an image forming apparatus. The image forming apparatus comprises: a FAX communication part; and a FAX transmission management part using a sender/approver correspondence table in which a correspondence between a sender and an approver who approves FAX transmission by the sender is described, to calculate the approver corresponding to the sender and output an approval request to an approver terminal of the calculated approver. The approver terminal comprises an approval management part by which, when the approval request is received, an approval screen is presented to the approver and an approval result received from the approver is redirected to the image forming apparatus. If the received approval result permits FAX transmission, the FAX transmission management part of the image forming apparatus causes the FAX communication part to transmit the transmission data.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

  The present invention relates to a facsimile transmission system and a facsimile transmission method for instructing a terminal from a terminal via a network and performing facsimile transmission.

  Conventionally, when performing facsimile transmission from a facsimile transmission apparatus such as an image forming apparatus (MFP, Multifunction Peripheral), various measures have been taken to prevent information leakage due to transmission to an incorrect destination.

  For example, in the technique disclosed in Patent Document 1, a facsimile transmission job instructed from a facsimile sender's PC (Personal Computer) or the like is not immediately executed directly in the image forming apparatus, but instead of the facsimile sender's Request approval of facsimile transmission from PC to approver's PC.

  Then, the facsimile transmission job approved by the approver is sent to the image forming apparatus, and the facsimile is transmitted when the approver operates on the image forming apparatus.

JP 2011-188441 A

  However, in the technique of Patent Document 1, a program for requesting approval of facsimile transmission to the approver's PC must be installed in all PCs that will request facsimile transmission to the image forming apparatus. It was troublesome.

  In view of the circumstances as described above, an object of the present invention is to provide a facsimile transmission system capable of automatically requesting approval from a terminal of an approver simply by requesting facsimile transmission from the image forming apparatus by the facsimile sender. It is to provide a facsimile transmission method.

  In order to achieve the above object, a facsimile transmission system according to an aspect of the present invention includes a facsimile sender terminal, an approver terminal, and an image forming apparatus connected via a network. A first communication unit capable of communicating with the forming apparatus, a first storage unit capable of storing transmission data serving as a text to be transmitted by facsimile, and transmission setting information which is information relating to option settings for facsimile transmission, and a facsimile sender A first operation input unit that receives an input related to the option setting, a transmission data acquisition unit that acquires the transmission data and stores it in the first storage unit, and the option that is received via the first operation input unit A transmission setting unit for storing the transmission setting information relating to the setting in a first storage unit; and the first storage unit. A transmission instruction unit that transmits the stored transmission data and the transmission setting information to the image forming apparatus and issues a facsimile transmission instruction, the image forming apparatus including a facsimile communication unit that performs facsimile communication; Sender approval in which correspondence between the second communication unit that can communicate with the facsimile sender terminal and the approver terminal, the facsimile sender, and an approver that approves facsimile transmission by the facsimile sender is described in advance. A second storage unit storing a sender correspondence table, and when the facsimile transmission instruction is received from the facsimile sender terminal via the second communication unit, the sender approver correspondence table is used to The approver corresponding to the facsimile sender who issued the transmission instruction is determined, and the approver of the approver who has determined The approver terminal includes a facsimile transmission management unit that issues an approval request via the second communication unit, and the approver terminal includes a third communication unit that can communicate with the image forming apparatus, a display unit, and the approval A second operation input unit that accepts an input of whether or not facsimile transmission is possible by the person, and an approval screen for the approver via the display unit when the approval request is received from the image forming apparatus via the third communication part. An approval management unit that receives an approval result from the approver via the second operation input unit, and returns the received approval result to the image forming apparatus via the third communication unit, The facsimile transmission management unit of the image forming apparatus receives the approval result from the approver terminal via the second communication unit, and the approval result is to permit facsimile transmission; The facsimile communication unit is caused to send the transmission data by facsimile. Therefore, it is possible to automatically request approval from the approver's terminal simply by requesting facsimile transmission from the image forming apparatus to the facsimile sender.

  In order to achieve the above object, in a facsimile transmission method according to an aspect of the present invention, a transmission data acquisition unit of a facsimile sender terminal acquires transmission data as a text to be transmitted by facsimile and stores it in a first storage unit, The transmission setting unit of the facsimile sender terminal receives transmission setting information, which is information relating to option settings when performing facsimile transmission, from the facsimile sender via the first operation input unit, and stores it in the first storage unit. The transmission setting unit of the facsimile sender terminal transmits the transmission data and the transmission setting information stored in the first storage unit to a network-connected image forming apparatus to issue a facsimile transmission instruction, and The facsimile transmission management unit of the forming apparatus receives the fax message from the facsimile sender terminal via the second communication unit. When a re-transmission instruction is received, the facsimile transmission instruction is transmitted using a sender approver correspondence table in which correspondence between the facsimile sender and an approver who approves facsimile transmission by the facsimile sender is described in advance. The approver corresponding to the facsimile sender that issued the request is determined, an approval request is sent to the approver terminal of the determined approver connected to the network via the second communication unit, and the approval management of the approver terminal is performed. When the unit receives the approval request from the image forming apparatus via the third communication unit, an approval screen is displayed to the approver via the display unit, and the approval result is sent from the approver to the second operation input unit. And the received approval result is returned to the image forming apparatus via the third communication unit, and the facsimile transmission management unit of the image forming apparatus Receiving the approval result via the second communication unit from the approver terminal, and when the approval result is of effect to allow facsimile transmission, the cause of the transmission data is facsimile transmission to the facsimile communication unit.

  As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to automatically request approval from the approver's terminal simply by requesting facsimile transmission from the image forming apparatus by the facsimile sender.

It is a figure explaining the whole structure of the facsimile transmission system 1 which concerns on embodiment of this invention, and the flow of a whole process. It is a block diagram in case the facsimile sender terminal 10 is comprised by a general computer. 1 is a configuration diagram schematically showing a configuration of an image forming apparatus 20. It is a block diagram in case the approver terminal 30 is comprised by a general computer. 4 is a flowchart for explaining a flow of processing in a facsimile sender terminal 10; 4 is a flowchart for explaining a flow of processing in an approver terminal 30. 4 is a flowchart for explaining a flow of processing in the image forming apparatus 20.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In the following description, an image forming apparatus having a facsimile transmission function will be described as an example of a facsimile transmitter.

[Overall configuration and processing flow]
First, the overall configuration and overall processing flow of the facsimile transmission system according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described. FIG. 1 is a diagram for explaining the overall configuration and overall processing flow of a facsimile transmission system 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

  The facsimile transmission system 1 includes a facsimile sender terminal 10, an approver terminal 30, and an image forming apparatus 20. The facsimile sender terminal 10, the approver terminal 30, and the image forming apparatus 20 are connected by wired or wireless set work.

  (1) First, a facsimile sender prepares a text to be transmitted by facsimile using his / her facsimile sender terminal 10 as transmission data. The text may be prepared by reading a document by the image forming apparatus 20, or when the facsimile sender terminal 10 is equipped with a camera, it may be prepared by photographing with the camera, or the facsimile sender terminal. 10 may be prepared from data acquired from the outside (an external storage device or an external server connected via a network).

  (2) Next, the facsimile sender sets options for transmitting a facsimile. The options include double-sided simultaneous reading setting by the image forming apparatus 20 and the density of an image to be transmitted.

  (3) Next, the facsimile sender terminal 10 transmits transmission data (when acquired by the facsimile sender terminal 10) and information related to facsimile transmission settings to the image forming apparatus 20 as a facsimile transmission instruction.

  (4) Next, the image forming apparatus 20 that has received the facsimile transmission instruction determines the approver for the facsimile sender, and requests the approval approver's terminal (approver terminal 30) to approve the facsimile transmission.

  (5) Next, the approver terminal 30 that has received the approval request presents an approval request screen to the approver, and accepts approval or disapproval.

  (6) Next, the approver terminal 30 returns approval / disapproval input by the approver to the image forming apparatus 20.

  (7) Next, the image forming apparatus 20 transmits a facsimile when permission of facsimile transmission is received from the approver terminal 30.

  (8) Next, the image forming apparatus 20 returns the processing result to the facsimile sender terminal.

  The overall configuration and overall processing flow of the facsimile transmission system according to the embodiment of the present invention have been described above.

[Configuration of facsimile sender terminal]
Next, the configuration of the facsimile sender terminal 10 will be described. The facsimile sender terminal 10 may be configured by dedicated hardware or software, or may be configured by a general computer. FIG. 2 shows a configuration diagram when the facsimile sender terminal 10 is configured by a general computer.

  As shown in the figure, a facsimile sender terminal 10 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 11, a ROM (Read Only Memory) 12, a RAM (Random Access Memory) 13, and an operation input unit 14 (first operation input unit). , A communication unit 15 (first communication unit), a display unit 16, and a storage unit 17 (first storage unit), and these blocks are connected via a bus 18.

  The ROM 12 stores a plurality of programs and data such as firmware for executing various processes. The RAM 13 is used as a work area for the CPU 11 and temporarily holds an OS (Operating System), various applications being executed, and various data being processed.

  The storage unit 17 is, for example, an HDD (Hard Disk Drive), a flash memory, or other nonvolatile memory. The storage unit 17 stores an OS, various applications, various data, acquired transmission data 17a that serves as a text for facsimile transmission, and transmission setting information 17b set by a facsimile sender.

  The communication unit 15 is connected to a network for exchanging information with the image forming apparatus 20.

  The CPU 11 develops a program corresponding to an instruction given from the operation input unit 14 among the plurality of programs stored in the ROM 12 or the storage unit 17 in the RAM 13, and the display unit 16 and the storage unit according to the expanded program. 17 is appropriately controlled.

  The operation input unit 14 is, for example, a pointing device such as a mouse, a keyboard, a touch panel, and other operation devices.

  The display unit 16 is, for example, a liquid crystal display, an EL (Electro-Luminescence) display, a plasma display, or the like.

  Next, functional blocks realized by executing a program in the CPU 11 will be described.

  The functional blocks implemented in the CPU 11 of the facsimile sender terminal 10 are a transmission data acquisition unit 11a, a transmission setting unit 11b, and a transmission instruction unit 11c.

  The transmission data acquisition unit 11a acquires transmission data 17a, which is a text to be transmitted by facsimile, by photographing with a camera or acquisition from an external storage device.

  The transmission setting unit 11b accepts an input from a facsimile sender regarding an option when the image forming apparatus 20 performs facsimile transmission, and stores it as transmission setting information 17b.

  The transmission instruction unit 11c transmits the transmission data 17a and the transmission setting information 17b stored in the storage unit 17 to the image forming apparatus 20, and issues a facsimile transmission instruction.

  The configuration of the facsimile sender terminal 10 has been described above.

[Configuration of Image Forming Apparatus]
Next, the configuration of the image forming apparatus 20 will be described. FIG. 3 is a configuration diagram schematically showing the configuration of the image forming apparatus 20.

  The image forming apparatus 20 includes a control unit 21. The control unit 21 includes a CPU, a RAM, a ROM, a dedicated hardware circuit, and the like, and governs overall operation control of the image forming apparatus 20.

  The control unit 21 includes a document reading unit 22, an image processing unit 23, an image memory 24, an image forming unit 25, an operation unit 26, a display unit 26a, a facsimile communication unit 27, a communication unit 28 (second communication unit), and a storage unit. 29 (second storage unit) and the like. The control unit 21 performs operation control of each of the above connected units, and transmission / reception of signals or data to / from each unit.

  The control unit 21 performs operation control on each function such as a scanner function, a print function, a copy function, and a facsimile transmission / reception function in accordance with a job execution instruction input from the user through the operation unit 26 or a network-connected PC. Controls the drive and processing of the mechanisms necessary to execute.

  The control unit 21 includes a facsimile transmission management unit 21a. The facsimile transmission management unit 21a is a functional block realized by the CPU loading a program loaded from the ROM or the like into the RAM.

  When a facsimile transmission instruction is received from the facsimile sender terminal 10, the facsimile transmission management unit 21 a determines an approver for facsimile transmission related to the facsimile sender who has issued the facsimile transmission instruction, and determines the approver terminal 30 of the determined approver. Submit an approval request.

  Further, the facsimile transmission management unit 21a performs facsimile transmission when permission of facsimile transmission is obtained from the approver terminal 30.

  The document reading unit 22 reads an image from a document.

  The image processing unit 23 performs image processing on the image data of the image read by the document reading unit 22 as necessary. For example, the image processing unit 23 performs image processing such as shading correction in order to improve the quality after the image read by the document reading unit 22 is formed.

  The image memory 24 is an area for temporarily storing data of a document image obtained by reading by the document reading unit 22 and temporarily storing data to be printed by the image forming unit 25.

  The image forming unit 25 forms an image such as the image data read by the document reading unit 22.

  The operation unit 26 includes a touch panel unit and operation key units that receive instructions from the user regarding various operations and processes that can be executed by the image forming apparatus 20. The touch panel unit includes a display unit 26a such as an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) provided with a touch panel.

  The facsimile communication unit 27 includes an encoding / decoding unit, a modulation / demodulation unit, and an NCU (Network Control Unit) (not shown), and performs facsimile transmission using a public telephone line network.

  The communication unit 28 includes a communication module such as a LAN board, and the facsimile sender terminal 10, the approver terminal 30, and a device (such as a PC) in the local area via a LAN connected to the communication unit 28. Send and receive various data.

  The storage unit 29 stores a document image read by the document reading unit 22 and a sender approver correspondence table 29a. The storage unit 29 is a large-capacity storage device such as an HDD.

  The sender approver correspondence table 29a is a table in which a facsimile sender is associated with an approver (such as a superior) who determines whether or not the facsimile transmission is possible when the facsimile sender performs facsimile transmission.

  The configuration of the image forming apparatus 20 has been described above.

[Configuration of approver terminal]
Next, the configuration of the approver terminal 30 will be described. The approver terminal 30 may be configured by dedicated hardware or software, or may be configured by a general computer. FIG. 4 shows a configuration diagram when the approver terminal 30 is configured by a general computer.

  As shown in the figure, the approver terminal 30 includes a CPU 31, a ROM 32, a RAM 33, an operation input unit 34 (second operation input unit), a communication unit 35 (third communication unit), a display unit 36, and a storage unit. 37. These blocks are connected via a bus 38.

  The ROM 32 stores a plurality of programs and data such as firmware for executing various processes. The RAM 33 is used as a work area for the CPU 31, and temporarily holds the OS, various applications being executed, and various data being processed.

  The storage unit 37 is, for example, an HDD, a flash memory, or other nonvolatile memory. The storage unit 37 stores an OS, various applications, and various data.

  The communication unit 35 is connected to a network for exchanging information with the image forming apparatus 20.

  The CPU 31 expands a program corresponding to an instruction given from the operation input unit 34 among the plurality of programs stored in the ROM 32 and the storage unit 37 in the RAM 33, and in accordance with the expanded program, the display unit 36 and the storage unit 37 is appropriately controlled.

  The operation input unit 34 is, for example, a pointing device such as a mouse, a keyboard, a touch panel, and other operation devices.

  The display unit 36 is, for example, a liquid crystal display, an EL display, a plasma display, or the like.

  Next, functional blocks realized by executing a program in the CPU 31 will be described.

  A functional block realized in the CPU 31 of the approver terminal 30 is an approval management unit 31a.

  Upon receiving the approval request from the image forming apparatus 20 via the communication unit 35, the approval management unit 31a inquires the approver via the display unit 36 about whether or not facsimile transmission related to the received approval request is possible.

  The approval management unit 31 a that has accepted whether or not facsimile transmission is possible via the operation input unit 34 replies to the image forming apparatus 20 via the communication unit 35 whether or not the approval is accepted.

  The configuration of the approver terminal 30 has been described above.

[Flow of processing (facsimile sender terminal)]
Since the processing flow in the entire facsimile transmission system 1 has been described above, the processing flow in each terminal or apparatus will be described below. Here, the flow of processing at the facsimile sender terminal 10 will be described. FIG. 5 is a flowchart for explaining the flow of processing in the facsimile sender terminal 10.

  First, the transmission data obtaining unit 11a obtains image data as a text to be transmitted by facsimile, and stores it in the storage unit 17 as transmission data 17a (step S1). The transmission data may be read using the scanner function of the image forming apparatus 20 in addition to being acquired in this step.

  Next, the transmission setting unit 11b receives the setting of the transmission option when transmitting the facsimile from the facsimile sender via the operation input unit 14, and stores it as the transmission setting information 17b in the storage unit 17 (step S2). .

  Next, the transmission instruction unit 11c transmits the transmission data 17a and the transmission setting information 17b stored in the storage unit 17 to the image forming apparatus 20, and instructs facsimile transmission (step S3).

  The flow of processing at the facsimile sender terminal 10 has been described above.

[Flow of processing (approver terminal)]
Next, the flow of processing in the approver terminal 30 will be described. FIG. 6 is a flowchart for explaining the flow of processing in the approver terminal 30.

  First, it is assumed that the approval management unit 31a receives a request for approval for facsimile transmission from the image forming apparatus 20 via the communication unit 35 (step S10).

  Next, the approval management unit 31a presents an approval request screen to the approver via the display unit 36 (step S11).

  Next, the approval management unit 31a receives an approval result from the approver via the operation input unit 34, and determines whether the facsimile transmission has been approved (step S12).

  If approved (Y in step S12), the approval management unit 31a sends a reply to the image forming apparatus 20 via the communication unit 35 that permits facsimile transmission (step S13).

  If the approval is not doubled (N in step S12), the approval management unit 31a sends a reply that the facsimile transmission is not permitted to the image forming apparatus 20 via the communication unit 35 (step S14).

  The flow of processing at the approver terminal 30 has been described above.

[Flow of processing (image forming apparatus)]
Next, the flow of processing in the image forming apparatus 20 will be described. FIG. 7 is a flowchart for explaining the flow of processing in the image forming apparatus 20.

  First, it is assumed that the facsimile transmission management unit 21a receives a facsimile transmission instruction (including transmission data 17a and transmission setting information 17b) from the facsimile sender terminal 10 via the communication unit 28 (step S21).

  Next, the facsimile transmission management unit 21a uses the sender approver correspondence table 29a to determine the approver corresponding to the facsimile sender who issued the received facsimile transmission instruction (step S22).

  Next, the facsimile transmission management unit 21a issues an approval request to the approver terminal 30 of the determined approver via the communication unit 28 (step S23).

  Next, it is assumed that the approval result is received from the approver terminal 30 via the communication unit 28 (step S24).

  Next, the facsimile transmission management unit 21a determines whether facsimile transmission is permitted based on the approval result (step S25).

  If the facsimile transmission is permitted (Y in step S25), the received transmission data 17a is facsimile-transmitted via the facsimile communication unit 27 based on the transmission setting information 17b (step S26).

  Next, the facsimile transmission management unit 21a returns the processing result to the facsimile sender terminal 10 (step S27). Here, the processing result includes whether or not the facsimile transmission is approved, and if the facsimile transmission is approved, includes the result of the facsimile transmission.

  The processing flow in the image forming apparatus 20 has been described above.

[Additional notes]
As described above, the facsimile transmission system 1 according to the present invention includes the facsimile sender terminal 10, the approver terminal 30, and the image forming apparatus 20 that are connected via a network. A first communication unit 15 capable of communicating with the forming apparatus 20, a first storage unit 17 capable of storing transmission data 17a serving as a text to be transmitted by facsimile and transmission setting information 17b which is information relating to option setting at the time of facsimile transmission A first operation input unit 14 that receives an input related to the option setting from a facsimile sender, a transmission data acquisition unit 11a that acquires the transmission data 17a and stores it in the first storage unit 17, and the first The transmission setting information 17b related to the option setting received via the operation input unit 14 is The transmission setting unit 11b to be stored in the storage unit 17 and the transmission data 17a and the transmission setting information 17b stored in the first storage unit 17 are transmitted to the image forming apparatus 20 and a facsimile transmission instruction is issued. The image forming apparatus 20 includes a facsimile communication unit 27 that performs facsimile communication, and a second communication unit 28 that can communicate with the facsimile sender terminal 10 and the approver terminal 30. A second storage unit 29 storing a sender approver correspondence table 29a in which correspondence between the facsimile sender and an approver who approves facsimile transmission by the facsimile sender is described in advance; and the second communication When the facsimile transmission instruction is received from the facsimile sender terminal 10 via the unit 28, the sender approver The approver corresponding to the facsimile sender who issued the facsimile transmission instruction is determined using a table 29a, and an approval request is sent to the approver terminal 30 of the determined approver via the second communication unit 28. The approver terminal 30 includes a third communication unit 35 that can communicate with the image forming apparatus 20, a display unit 36, and an input indicating whether or not the approver can perform facsimile transmission. When the approval request is received from the image forming apparatus 20 via the second operation input unit 34 and the third communication unit 35, an approval screen is presented to the approver via the display unit 36, and the approval result Is received from the approver via the second operation input unit 34 and the received approval result is returned to the image forming apparatus 20 via the third communication unit 35. The facsimile transmission management unit 21a of the image forming apparatus 20 receives the approval result from the approver terminal 30 via the second communication unit 28, and the approval result is a facsimile. When the transmission is permitted, the facsimile communication unit 27 transmits the transmission data 17a by facsimile.

  In addition, this invention is not limited only to the above-mentioned embodiment, Of course, various changes can be added within the range which does not deviate from the summary of this invention.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Facsimile transmission system 10 ... Facsimile sender terminal 11 ... CPU
11a ... Transmission data acquisition unit 11b ... Transmission setting unit 11c ... Transmission instruction unit 12 ... ROM
13 ... RAM
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 14 ... Operation input part 15 ... Communication part 16 ... Display part 17 ... Memory | storage part 17a ... Transmission data 17b ... Transmission setting information 18 ... Bus 20 ... Image forming apparatus 21 ... Control part 21a ... Facsimile transmission management part 22 ... Document reading part 23 Image processing unit 24 Image processor 25 Image forming unit 26 Operation unit 26a Display unit 27 Facsimile communication unit 28 Communication unit 29 Storage unit 29a Sender approver correspondence table 30 Facsimile sender terminal 31 CPU
31a ... Approval management unit 32 ... ROM
33 ... RAM
34 ... Operation input unit 35 ... Communication unit 36 ... Display unit 37 ... Storage unit 38 ... Bus

Claims (2)

Including a facsimile sender terminal, an approver terminal, and an image forming apparatus connected by a network;
The facsimile sender terminal is
A first communication unit capable of communicating with the image forming apparatus;
A first storage unit capable of storing transmission data serving as a text to be transmitted by facsimile and transmission setting information which is information relating to option settings for facsimile transmission;
A first operation input unit for receiving an input regarding the option setting from a facsimile sender;
A transmission data acquisition unit that acquires the transmission data and stores the transmission data in the first storage unit;
A transmission setting unit for storing the transmission setting information related to the option setting received via the first operation input unit in a first storage unit;
A transmission instruction unit that transmits the transmission data and the transmission setting information stored in the first storage unit to the image forming apparatus and issues a facsimile transmission instruction;
The image forming apparatus includes:
A facsimile communication unit that performs facsimile communication;
A second communication unit capable of communicating with the facsimile sender terminal and the approver terminal;
A second storage unit storing a sender approver correspondence table in which correspondence between the facsimile sender and an approver who approves facsimile transmission by the facsimile sender is described in advance;
When the facsimile transmission instruction is received from the facsimile sender terminal via the second communication unit, the facsimile sender who has issued the facsimile transmission instruction using the sender approver correspondence table is used. A facsimile transmission management unit that determines an approver and issues an approval request via the second communication unit to the approver terminal of the approver that has been determined;
The approver terminal is
A third communication unit capable of communicating with the image forming apparatus;
A display unit;
A second operation input unit for accepting an input as to whether or not to allow facsimile transmission by the approver;
When the approval request is received from the image forming apparatus via the third communication unit, an approval screen is presented to the approver via the display unit, and an approval result is sent from the approver to the second operation input unit. And an approval management unit that returns the received approval result to the image forming apparatus via the third communication unit,
The facsimile transmission management unit of the image forming apparatus includes:
A facsimile that receives the approval result from the approver terminal via the second communication unit, and causes the facsimile communication unit to transmit the transmission data by facsimile when the approval result is to permit facsimile transmission. Transmission system. The transmission data acquisition unit of the facsimile sender terminal acquires transmission data as a text to be transmitted by facsimile and stores it in the first storage unit,
The transmission setting unit of the facsimile sender terminal receives transmission setting information, which is information relating to option settings when performing facsimile transmission, from the facsimile sender via the first operation input unit, and stores it in the first storage unit.
A transmission setting unit of the facsimile sender terminal transmits the transmission data and the transmission setting information stored in the first storage unit to an image forming apparatus connected to a network to issue a facsimile transmission instruction;
When the facsimile transmission management unit of the image forming apparatus receives the facsimile transmission instruction from the facsimile sender terminal via the second communication unit, the facsimile transmission manager and the facsimile transmission by the facsimile sender are approved. Using the sender approver correspondence table in which correspondence with the approver is described in advance, the approver corresponding to the facsimile sender who issued the facsimile transmission instruction is determined, and the determined approver connected to the network is determined. An approval request is sent to the approver terminal via the second communication unit,
When the approval management unit of the approver terminal receives the approval request from the image forming apparatus via the third communication unit, the approval management unit presents an approval screen to the approver via the display unit, and displays the approval result as the approver From the second operation input unit, the received approval result is sent back to the image forming apparatus via the third communication unit,
When the facsimile transmission management unit of the image forming apparatus receives the approval result from the approver terminal via the second communication unit, and the approval result is to permit facsimile transmission, A facsimile transmission method for causing the communication unit to transmit the transmission data by facsimile.

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