JP2620696B2 - Facsimile machine - Google Patents

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention [Table of Contents] Overview Industrial application field Conventional technology Problems to be solved by the invention Means for solving the problem Actions Embodiment I. Correspondence between embodiment and FIG. Relationship II. Configuration of Embodiment III. Operation of Embodiment (i) Polling Transmission Reservation Operation (ii) Transmission Operation (iii) Reception Operation (iv) Communication Control Procedure IV. Summary of Embodiment V. Modification of Invention Effect [Outline] In particular, for a facsimile apparatus having an image memory and capable of storing image information, a PIN code storage means for storing a PIN code for the purpose of reducing operator's labor and reducing communication charges. And image information storage means for storing image information corresponding to the password, and confidential polling communication means for transmitting a plurality of pieces of image information corresponding to the same password in response to a polling transmission request. I do.

[Industrial applications]

The present invention relates to a facsimile apparatus, and more particularly to a facsimile apparatus having an image memory and capable of storing image information.

[Conventional technology]

For example, in a known facsimile apparatus, image information such as a figure and a photograph can be transmitted to a distant place using a communication line. Therefore, the facsimile apparatus is widely used in OA.

In general, since a facsimile apparatus transmits image information via a line, it is difficult for a transmission source to grasp the situation of a transmission destination. Therefore, in order to prevent the transmitted important manuscript from being seen by an unspecified person or sending the important manuscript to an incorrect destination, a method of limiting the number of recipients has been taken.

One way to limit the recipients is confidential polling communication.

In the confidential polling communication, first, an original is set in a reading unit of a facsimile apparatus on the image information transmitting side, or the read image information of the transmitted original is stored as an image file in an internal memory or the like. In the facsimile apparatus on the transmitting side, a confidential ID is registered together with a document set (or image information stored in a memory).

The image information transmission destination facsimile device sends a control signal for polling including a confidential ID for giving transmission permission to the transmission side facsimile device, and the transmission side facsimile device sets when the confidential ID matches. The image information of the written original is read (or the image information stored in the memory is read) and transmitted. The third that does not know confidential ID
It does not respond (transmit image information) to the control signal sent by the user.

[Problems to be solved by the invention]

By the way, in a facsimile apparatus capable of storing image information of a document as an image file in an internal memory when confidential polling transmission reservation is made, only one image file can be registered for one confidential ID. Therefore, if a confidential polling transmission reservation is already set for an existing confidential ID, even if a document to be reserved with the same confidential ID occurs, the reservation can be made until the transmission of the already reserved confidential data is completed. Can not. For this reason, when there are a plurality of originals to be transmitted and it is desired to make reservations with the same confidential ID, the operator needs to make a transmission reservation each time while checking the transmission status of each original, which is troublesome. was there. In addition, there is a problem that a communication fee is increased because originals are transmitted one by one.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a facsimile apparatus capable of reducing the labor of an operator and reducing communication charges.

[Means for solving the problem]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a password transmitting means for transmitting a password, and a plurality of sets of transmission images provided with the same password as the password stored and transmitted at different times at the transmission source in the same call. Receiving control means for continuously receiving polling in, storage means for sequentially storing the polled received images, restoration means for reading and restoring the images from the storage means, and output means for outputting the restored images And control means for repeatedly executing the operation of reading and outputting from the storage means when one page of image is received until the reception of images of all pages is completed.

(Operation)

By adopting such a configuration, by transmitting a password at the time of polling reception, a plurality of messages to which the same password is assigned randomly by the operator on the transmitting side are collectively received by the same call, and a large number of messages are received. Are sequentially output each time an image of one page is received, so that the operability of the facsimile apparatus is remarkably improved and the communication fee can be reduced. Further, the use efficiency of the memory of the receiver can be improved.

〔Example〕

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

FIG. 2 shows a configuration of a facsimile apparatus according to one embodiment of the present invention.

I. Correspondence Between Embodiment and FIG. 1 Here, the correspondence between the embodiment of the present invention and FIG. 1 will be described.

The secret code storage unit 111 corresponds to the image file unit 211.

The image information storage unit 113 corresponds to the image file unit 211.

The confidential polling communication unit 115 corresponds to the control unit 201, the line control unit 231, and the network control unit 233.

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below assuming that there is the above correspondence.

II. Configuration of the Embodiment In FIG. 2, the facsimile apparatus 200 as the transmission source of the image information is connected to the facsimile apparatus 280 via rotation.

The facsimile apparatus 200 includes a control unit 201 that performs overall control of the facsimile apparatus 200, a reading unit 217 that reads image information of a transmission document, and a recording unit 215 and a reading unit 217 that prints image information of a reception document. A compression / decompression unit 213 for compressing the read data and decompressing the received compressed data, and an image file unit 211 for storing data such as transmission data, reception data, and confidential ID are provided.

Further, the facsimile apparatus 200 includes a network control unit 233 for controlling an external line, an automatic oscillation circuit unit 235 for automatically making a call from the facsimile apparatus 200 to the external line, and an automatic oscillation circuit 235 for transmitting and receiving signals and image information. A circuit control unit 231 for controlling the oscillation circuit unit 235 and the network control unit 233; and an operation panel 203 for inputting instructions and data by an operator.
And a telephone number storage unit 241 for storing telephone number data of a call destination, and a communication information storage unit 243 for storing a communication result in the facsimile apparatus 200.

The control unit 201 includes an operation panel 203, a telephone number storage unit 241, a communication information storage unit 243, a compression / decompression unit 213, and a line control unit 231.
Is connected to Further, the compression / decompression unit 213 includes an image file unit 211, a recording unit 215, a reading unit 217, and a line control unit 2
Connected to 31.

When a call is made from facsimile apparatus 200 to facsimile apparatus 280, the telephone number of the transmission destination is input from operation panel 203, and the telephone number is stored in telephone number storage section 241 under the control of control section 201. Further, the control unit 201 inputs the telephone number to the automatic oscillation circuit unit 235 via the line control unit 231. The automatic oscillation circuit unit 235 makes a call to the facsimile machine 280 via the network control unit 233 and an external line.

Usually, the facsimile machine 200 to the facsimile machine 280
When the image information is transmitted to the image processing unit, the reading unit 217 reads the image information of the document, the compression / decompression unit 213 compresses the image information, and stores the image information in the image file unit 211. Next, the control of the compression / decompression unit 213 Then, the compressed data stored in the image file unit 211 is read, and transmitted to the facsimile apparatus 280 via the line control unit 231 and the network control unit 233.

When the image information sent from the facsimile apparatus 280 is received by the facsimile apparatus 200, the network control unit 233,
The image information is received via the line control unit 231 and the compression / decompression unit 2
Under the control of 13, the image information is stored in the image file unit 211. Next, the compression / decompression unit 213 reads and decompresses the image information, and outputs it from the recording unit 215.

The facsimile machine 280 includes a control unit 281, an operation panel 283,
The facsimile apparatus 200 includes an image file unit 291, a compression / decompression unit 293, and a recording unit 295. The other components and the connections between the components are the same as those of the facsimile apparatus 200, and a description thereof will be omitted.

III. Operation of Embodiment Next, the operation of the facsimile apparatus in the above-described embodiment of the present invention will be described.

FIG. 3 shows a procedure for confidential polling transmission reservation in the facsimile machine on the transmission side. FIG. 4 shows an operation procedure of confidential polling transmission in the facsimile machine on the transmission side. FIG. 5 shows an operation procedure of confidential polling reception in the facsimile machine on the receiving side. FIG. 6 shows a communication control procedure in polling communication.

Now, the facsimile machine 200 is replaced with the facsimile machine 280.
In response to a request for confidential polling transmission from, a document image file is transmitted.

 Hereinafter, FIG. 2 to FIG. 6 will be referred to.

(I) Polling transmission reservation operation The transmission operation in the facsimile apparatus 200 on the image information transmission side will be described.

First, a procedure for making a confidential polling transmission reservation will be described.

First, the operator sets a document on a platen (provided in the reading unit 217) (step 311),
The confidential ID is input through the operation panel 203 (step 312).

Next, the operator inputs an instruction to read image information from the operation panel 203, and the document set on the document table is read (step 313).

The control unit 201 sends the confidential ID input from the operation panel 203 to the compression / decompression unit 213, and the compression / decompression unit 213 stores the confidential ID in the image file unit 211. The control unit 201 receives an instruction to read image information from the operation panel 203 (for example,
When the "P" key is pressed for reading the original in the polling communication), an instruction is sent to the compression / decompression unit 213, and the compression / decompression is performed.
The restoration unit 213 sequentially reads the image information of the document set in the reading unit 217, compresses the image information, and stores the image information in the image file unit 211. In addition, in the input of the confidential ID, it is assumed that the confidential ID already registered is also permitted. Therefore, a plurality of image files having the same confidential ID can be stored.

Thus, the confidential ID and the image information corresponding to the confidential ID are stored in the image file unit 211 as an image file.

(Ii) Transmission Operation Next, a description will be given of an operation procedure when the facsimile apparatus 200 for which the transmission reservation has been made in the above-mentioned “(i) Polling transmission reservation operation” receives a request for confidential polling transmission from the facsimile apparatus 280. . Facsimile machine 200
Is waiting for a call from another facsimile machine.

First, when the control unit 201 of the facsimile apparatus 200 receives a call signal of 16 Hz from the facsimile apparatus 280, it establishes a line connection. Next, it is determined from the control signal in the pre-procedure of the facsimile communication whether or not the request is a confidential polling transmission request (step 411). If the request is not a request for confidential polling transmission, a negative determination is made and the process proceeds to another process (step 412).

When a request for confidential polling transmission is received from the facsimile apparatus 280, the control unit 201 of the facsimile apparatus 200 makes an affirmative decision and includes any one of the confidential ID stored in the image file unit 211 and the control signal in the previous procedure. Coming private exhibition
It is determined whether the IDs match (step 41)
3). If there is no match with any confidential ID, a negative judgment is made,
The polling transmission is not performed, and the line is disconnected and the process ends.

If the confidential ID sent from the facsimile machine 280 matches any one of the confidential IDs stored in the image file unit 211, an affirmative determination is made, and the control unit 201 opens the image file with the matching confidential ID. Yes (Step 41
Four). The control unit 201 sends an instruction to the compression / decompression unit 213. In response to the instruction, the compression / decompression unit 213 reads one page of the image file from the image file unit 211 and inputs it to the line control unit 231. The image information input to the line control unit 231 is transmitted to the facsimile apparatus 2 via the network control unit 233 and an external line.
It is sent to 80 (step 415).

Next, the control unit 201 determines whether all pages of the image file have been transmitted (step 416). If a negative determination is made in step 416, the process returns to step 415, and the next page is continuously transmitted. If the determination is affirmative in step 416, the transmitted image file is closed (step 417). Next, the control unit 201 searches whether or not there is another image file with the same confidential ID (step 41).
8). If there is another image file with the same confidential ID (affirmative determination), the process returns to step 414 to perform the same image file transmission processing. If there is no other image file with the same confidential ID (negative determination), the line is disconnected and the operation is terminated.

(Iii) Reception Operation Next, the reception operation in the facsimile machine 280 on the image information receiving side will be described.

First, the operator on the image information receiving side operates the operation panel 283.
, The confidential ID is input (step 511), and a call for polling transmission request is made to the facsimile apparatus 200 (step 512).

Next, the facsimile machine 280 is
It is determined whether or not image information corresponding to the first page of the image file has been sent from (step 513). If image information is not sent from facsimile apparatus 500 (negative determination), the operation is terminated in response to disconnection of the line from facsimile apparatus 200. If image information has been sent from the facsimile apparatus 200 (affirmative determination), the received 1
The image information for the page is decompressed by the compression / decompression unit 293 and output from the recording unit 295 (step 514).

Next, the control unit 281 determines whether or not all pages have been received in the image file (step 51).
5) If a negative determination is made, the process returns to step 514 to receive the next page. If all pages of the image file have been received, an affirmative determination is made, and the operation is terminated in response to the disconnection of the line from the facsimile apparatus 200.

(Iv) Communication Control Procedure A communication control procedure in transmitting and receiving image information between the transmitting facsimile apparatus 200 and the receiving facsimile apparatus 280 will be described.

In the communication control procedure of FIG. 6, when a call signal of 16 Hz is sent from the reception side, the transmission side returns a control signal CED in response to the call signal. Next, control signals are exchanged in the pre-procedure. At that time, the receiving side returns a control signal NSC indicating that polling is performed to the control signal NSF from the transmitting side. When the pre-procedure is completed, control signals for training (TCF, CFR) are exchanged,
Next, image information is transmitted and received. When transmission / reception of the first page is completed, the transmission side transmits a control signal EOM, and the reception side returns a control signal MCF. At this time, the connection between pages in the transmission / reception of image information is performed by receiving the control signal MCF from the receiving side and returning the control signal NSS by the transmitting side. Thereby, the second page is continuously transmitted and received. Since the first image file is for 2 pages,
This completes the transmission / reception of one image file.

Here, if another image file having the same confidential ID exists on the transmission side, the control signal NCF is continuously transmitted from the reception side about six seconds after the control signal MCF transmitted last from the reception side.
SF is transmitted, and the transmitting side returns a control signal NSS. Through such exchange, the connection between the files in the transmission of the image information is established. By the way, the control signal NS
The time required to transmit F is about 3 seconds, but the control signal M
The opening and closing of the image file is performed in about 9 seconds, which is the sum of 3 seconds and 6 seconds after the CF.

Thereafter, the second image file (for two pages) is transmitted and received in the same manner. However, after transmitting the last image information, the transmitting side transmits the control signal EOP instead of the control signal EOM. When the control signal MCF is returned from the receiving side, transmission / reception of all image information ends, and the transmitting side transmits the control signal MCF.
Send DCM to disconnect the line.

IV. Summary of Embodiment As described above, at the time of confidential polling transmission reservation, the image file unit 211 stores a plurality of image files corresponding to the same confidential ID. When a confidential polling transmission request is received from the facsimile machine 280, the confidential
All image files corresponding to the ID are sequentially read from the image file unit 211 and transmitted.

Therefore, when making a confidential polling transmission reservation, the operator reserves a plurality of image files corresponding to the same confidential ID to save time and labor, and by transmitting the image files collectively, the communication fee is reduced.

V. Modifications of the Invention In the above-described embodiment of the present invention, both the image information and the confidential ID are stored in the image file unit 211, but may be stored in separate storage units.

In the embodiment, the facsimile apparatus 200 and the facsimile apparatus 280 have the same configuration. Good.

Further, in "I. Correspondence between the embodiment and FIG. 1",
Although the correspondence with the embodiment of the present invention has been described, the present invention is not limited to this, and those skilled in the art can easily infer that the present invention has various modifications.

〔The invention's effect〕

As described above, the present invention provides a password transmitting means for transmitting a password, and a plurality of sets of transmission images to which the same password as the password stored and transmitted at a different time at the transmission source are added in the same call. Reception control means for periodically polling reception, storage means for sequentially storing the polled received images, restoration means for reading and restoring the images from the storage means, output means for outputting the restored images, and images And control means for repeatedly executing the operation of reading and outputting from the storage means when one page has been received until the reception of images of all pages is completed, and transmitting a password upon polling reception. In this way, multiple messages with the same password assigned by the operator at In collectively receive, for sequentially outputting for each reception of the large amount of message one page of image, together with the operation of the facsimile apparatus is remarkably improved, it is possible to reduce the communication fee. Further, there is an effect that the use efficiency of the memory of the receiver can be improved.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the principle of a facsimile apparatus of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a block diagram of a facsimile apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram of an operation procedure of confidential polling transmission in the facsimile apparatus on the transmission side, FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram of an operation procedure of confidential polling reception in the facsimile apparatus on the receiving side, and FIG. 6 is a communication control in polling communication. It is an explanatory view of a procedure. In the figure, 111 is a password storage means, 113 is an image information storage means, 115 is a confidential polling communication means, 200 and 280 are facsimile machines, 201 and 281 are control sections, 203 and 283 are operation panels, 211 and 291 are image file sections, and 213 and 293 are compression / decompression. 215 and 295 are recording units, 217 is a reading unit, 231 is a line control unit, 233 is a network control unit, 235 is an automatic oscillation circuit unit, 241 is a telephone number storage unit, and 243 is a communication information storage unit.

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. A password transmitting means for transmitting a password, and a plurality of sets of transmission images to which the same password as the password stored and transmitted by the transmission source at different times are assigned are continuously polled and received in the same call. Receiving control means for storing the images which have been polled and received, storing means for sequentially reading the images from the storing means, restoring means for reading and restoring the images, outputting means for outputting the restored images, and storing the images for one page. A facsimile apparatus comprising: a control unit that reads out from the storage unit at the time of reception and repeats the operation until the reception of images of all pages is completed.