JP2994774B2 - Communication device - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a communication device, and more particularly to a communication device capable of communicating predetermined information which can be used for various purposes.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as an apparatus of this type, for example, IS
A facsimile apparatus connected to a DN line is known. ISDN is an integrated communication network in which various media communications such as voice, image data, and code data are mixed. In the ISDN, information such as an identification number and an abbreviation of a communication terminal is transmitted and received when a line is connected. Therefore, there has been proposed a facsimile apparatus that records information such as an identification number and an abbreviation of a communication terminal in a communication management report and a communication result report.

[0003] In this ISDN, a facsimile dedicated network (F network) has been proposed, such as a facsimile network for G3 facsimile in an analog public line. In the ISDN F network, various information about communication services are registered as user / user information in the network, and the user / user information is sent from the F network.

[0004]

However, as in the conventional ISDN facsimile apparatus described above, only the information of the identification number and abbreviation of the communication terminal is recorded.
When the subscriber number has a small number of digits such as "161" or "162" as in the ISDN F network and the communication service number is set in the user / user information,
I can't check the service I'm trying to do or the type of service I've done.

[0005] In some cases, valuable messages sent from the network cannot be confirmed.

[0006]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention provides a method for recognizing the use of predetermined information used in various applications such as user information in ISDN. Aim.

[0007] In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a discriminating means for discriminating whether predetermined information that can be used for various purposes is used as first information or second information. A communication device having output means for outputting information according to the determination by the determination means, and a control method thereof.

[0008]

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a basic configuration of a facsimile apparatus according to this embodiment.

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes an operation panel unit on which dials and switches operated by an operator are arranged, 2 denotes a reading unit (reader unit) that photoelectrically scans a document to be transmitted to form an image signal, and 3 Is a laser beam printer (L
BP), a thermal transfer printer, or a printer such as an ink jet printer (bubble jet type ink jet printer) which generates bubbles by heat and discharges ink, and converts a received signal sent via a line into a dot pattern on recording paper. This is a printer section for recording. Reference numeral 4 denotes a storage unit composed of a nonvolatile memory such as a hard disk or a floppy disk.

An operation panel control unit 5 controls the operation panel unit 1, a reader control unit 6 controls the reader unit 2, a printer control unit 7 controls the printer 3, and a control unit 8 controls the storage unit 4. It is a storage control unit.

Reference numeral 9 denotes a microprocessor unit for controlling the entire operation of the facsimile apparatus.
And a RAM for temporarily storing data such as an interface shown in FIGS. 3 and 4.

Numeral 10 denotes a buffer memory for storing image information to be transmitted / received, and numeral 11 encodes and compresses the image data read by the reader unit 2 or decompresses the compressed image data sent from the line 15. It is an encoding / decoding unit.

Reference numeral 12 denotes an image conversion unit for converting the resolution of image data to be transmitted, the paper size, and the like in accordance with the receiving capability of the transmission destination.

Reference numeral 13 denotes this facsimile apparatus and a line 15
Is a communication control unit that controls communication with another communication device connected to the communication device, and G3 and G4 may be combined or separate.

Reference numeral 14 denotes a network control unit (NCU), and BL denotes a bus line. As shown in the figure, each component is connected to each other via the bus line.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing the operation when outputting user / user information to a report.

FIG. 3 shows an example of a report output before the start of communication, and FIG. 4 shows an example of a report output after the communication is completed.

In FIG. 2, when a report output is instructed, it is determined whether or not user information is included in the communication information of the output report (S21). Perform normal report output. If the user / user information is included, if the user / user information is transmitted from the network (S22), the user / user information is output to the report as a network message (S23). In the present embodiment, the information is output in the result column of the communication result report in FIG. (S22)
If it is not sent from the network in (1), it is determined whether or not it was used at the time of call setup (S24).
The user information is output to a report (S25). In the present embodiment, a normal line address is continuously output as a destination in FIGS. If the user / user information is not the one at the time of call setting in (S24), the user / user information is output as other data (S26).

The output of the user / user information may be output in whole or in part, depending on the format of the report.

In FIG. 3, a is a number indicating a call to the ISDN F network, b is information indicating service contents (1243 in the figure indicates confidential transmission), c
Is the information indicating the abbreviated number of the destination to which the image data is transmitted (* 001 in the figure indicates the abbreviated number 001). The information printed in the destination portion in FIG. 4 is the same as that in FIG. The information indicating the service contents in FIGS. 3 and 4 is an example, and there are various kinds of service information other than the above.

In the present embodiment, the ISDN F-network has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to the ISDN F-network, and the facsimile apparatus of the present embodiment can be used as a center machine in the ISDN to operate in a mail system using user / user information. Can be considered.

The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, but can be variously modified.

[0024]

As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to easily recognize what kind of predetermined information used in various applications such as user information in ISDN is used. .

Further, if a predetermined report used for various purposes is output as a communication report indicating the purpose of use, the operator can easily recognize the purpose of the predetermined information.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a facsimile apparatus of the present embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing a control operation of the embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an output example of a communication reservation report according to the embodiment;

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an output example of a communication result report according to the embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Operation panel 2 Reader 3 Printer 4 Storage device 5 Operation panel control unit 6 Reader control unit 7 Printer control unit 8 Storage device control unit 9 Microprocessor unit 10 Buffer memory 11 Encoding / decoding unit 12 Image conversion unit 13 Communication control unit 14 NCU 15 lines

Continuation of the front page (58) Field surveyed (Int. Cl. ⁶ , DB name) H04L 29/00 H04N 1/00 106 H04N 1/32

Claims (12)

(57) [Claims] 1. A communication apparatus, comprising: a determination unit configured to determine whether predetermined information that can be used for various uses is used as first information or second information; A communication device comprising output means for outputting information according to the determination. 2. The communication device according to claim 1, wherein the communication device is connectable to ISDN, and the predetermined information is user / user information communicated on the ISDN. 3. The information processing device according to claim 1, wherein the output unit determines that the predetermined information is used as the first information when it is determined that the predetermined information is used as the first information. Outputs information indicating that it was used,
When it is determined that the predetermined information has been used as the second information, the communication device outputs information indicating that the predetermined information has been used as the second information. 4. The communication device according to claim 1, wherein the determination unit determines whether the predetermined information is used as message information from a communication network. . 5. The communication device according to claim 1, wherein the determination unit determines whether the predetermined information is used as information used at the time of setting a call. . 6. The communication device according to claim 1, wherein the output unit outputs the information as a part of a communication report. 7. A control method for a communication device, comprising: a determination step of determining whether predetermined information that can be used for various uses is used as first information or second information. A method for controlling a communication device, comprising an output step of outputting information according to a determination in a determination step. 8. The control method according to claim 7, wherein the communication device is connectable to ISDN, and the predetermined information is user / user information communicated in the ISDN. . 9. The method according to claim 7, wherein, when it is determined that the predetermined information has been used as the first information, the predetermined information is used as the first information. The information indicating that the predetermined information is used as the second information is output when the predetermined information is determined to be used as the second information. A method for controlling a communication device, comprising: outputting a signal. 10. The communication apparatus according to claim 7, wherein the determining step determines whether the predetermined information is used as message information from a communication network. Control method. 11. The communication device according to claim 7, wherein the determining step determines whether or not the predetermined information is used as information used at the time of call setup. Control method. 12. The control method for a communication device according to claim 7, wherein the output step includes outputting the information as a part of a communication report.