KR100329147B1 - Method of storing and display transmission result information of fax message - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a multifunction device, and more particularly, to a method of storing and displaying a transmission result information of a fax message to a user who has sent a fax. In the embodiment of the present invention, first, user identification information is registered in the server PC. In addition, the multifunction machine requests whether to set a fax message transmission result display function after inserting an original, requests user identification information to be set when the fax message transmission result display function is set, and faxes together with the user identification information entered each time a fax message is transmitted. The message transmission result is transmitted to the server PC. The server PC searches for the user PC corresponding to the transmitted user identification information, and after determining whether to report the fax message transmission result to the searched user PC, the user PC searched for the fax message transmission result according to the determination result. The zoom function can be reported or outputted to the display device of the own server PC.

Description

How to save and display fax message transmission result information {METHOD OF STORING AND DISPLAY TRANSMISSION RESULT INFORMATION OF FAX MESSAGE}

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a facsimile apparatus connected to a personal computer or a multifunction apparatus in which a facsimile apparatus (hereinafter referred to as a fax machine) is integrated, and more particularly, to a method of storing and displaying a transmission result information of a fax message to a user who has sent a fax.

In general, a fax is sent as a receiving fax and the transmission completion status is output in the form of a Transmission Confirmation Report, or the transmission completion status is stored in the internal memory and then in the form of a Transmission Log List. Give it. In this case, the used paper, ink, or toner causes a lot of waste to maintain the consumables.

In addition, when multiple users share a fax, a transmission confirmation report is output each time a document is sent, so that each user spends a considerable amount of time when searching for a report or list that the user wants to check. There is discomfort that must be done.

If you can check the transmission result of a fax message without printing the transmission confirmation report or the transmission log list, it will be a big advantage for the user in terms of cost, time and convenience.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a method for displaying a fax message transmission result to the outside without outputting a recording medium on which the fax message transmission result information is printed.

It is still another object of the present invention to provide a method of displaying a transmission result status of a fax message to an external device and storing it in a storage device without outputting a recording medium on which the fax message transmission result information is printed.

It is still another object of the present invention to provide a method for displaying fax message transmission result information through a user PC transmitting a fax message in a communication network to which a plurality of PCs and a multifunction apparatus are connected through one transmission medium.

Still another object of the present invention is to display the transmission result of the fax message to the outside through the server PC in a communication network in which a plurality of PCs and a server PC are connected through one transmission medium and a multifunction apparatus is connected to the server PC. In addition, the present invention provides a method for storing in the auxiliary memory device of the server PC.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a method for storing fax message transmission result information in a communication network in which a plurality of user PCs and a server PC are connected through a transmission medium, and a multifunction apparatus is connected to the server PC. ,

Registering user identification information with the server PC;

Requesting input of user identification information when sending a fax, and transmitting a result of sending a fax message to the server PC together with the inputted user identification information every time a fax message is transmitted;

And displaying the transmission result of the transmitted fax message to the outside and storing the transmitted user identification information for each transmission.

1 illustrates a local area network (LAN) in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a block diagram illustrating a connection between the server PC 200 and the multifunction apparatus 300 in FIG. 1.

3 is a view for explaining a process up to registering a user ID and the IP address of the user PC in the server PC 200 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

4 is a control flowchart of before and after fax message transmission in the multifunction apparatus 300 according to the embodiment of the present invention.

5 is a control flowchart for storing and displaying the fax message transmission result information in the server PC 200 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, a method of storing and displaying a fax message transmission result information according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the following description of the present invention, detailed descriptions of well-known functions and configurations that may obscure the gist of the present invention will be omitted.

1 illustrates a local area network (LAN) configuration according to an embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 1, a plurality of user PCs 100a-100d and a server PC 200 are connected through a single transmission medium 150 such as a coaxial cable or an optical fiber cable, and the server PC 200 is a multifunction apparatus that is a common device. 300 is connected. The multifunction apparatus 300 according to the embodiment of the present invention is a multifunction apparatus in which a facsimile apparatus and a printer are integrated, which is also called MFP (Multi-Function Peripheral).

2 is a block diagram of the server PC 200 and the multifunction apparatus 300 shown in FIG. 1. Referring to FIG. 2, first, the control unit 310 of the multifunction apparatus 300 controls the operation of each unit of the multifunction apparatus 300 according to a control program stored in the memory unit 320. For example, after completion of the fax message transmission, the result message is transmitted to the server PC 200 together with the user ID and the fax message transmission result display flag. The memory unit 320 includes a ROM in which an operation program, a protocol control program, and initialization data of the controller 310 are stored, and a RAM temporarily storing data and print data according to program execution of the controller 310. It consists of.

When the fax transmission or copy mode is set, the scanner 330 reads the document under the control of the controller 310, converts the document into image data according to the original image, and outputs the image to the controller 310. The printer 340 includes various mechanisms for conveying and printing paper, and prints data received from a partner's facsimile, data to be copied, and data transmitted from a PC under the control of the controller 310.

The OPE 350 is composed of a key matrix including a plurality of numeric keys and function keys for setting functions on a menu, and provides the controller 310 with key data generated according to a key operation. . In addition, the inside of the OPE 350 is provided with a display unit (LCD) for displaying the current operating state of the multifunction apparatus and a microphone (MIC) for receiving a voice signal and sending it to the control unit (310).

Modem (Modulator-Demodulator) (360) modulates the output data and the image data of the control unit 310 to an analog signal and transmits to the public telephone network through a line interface unit (LIU) 370, from a public telephone network The received analog signal is demodulated and provided to the controller 310. The LIU 370 includes a telephone circuit for a handset (not shown) call and forms a line between the public telephone network (PSTN) and the modem 360 or the handset under the control of the controller 310. The LIU 370 includes a dialing circuit and a ring signal detection circuit necessary for the basic functions of the telephone.

PC interface 380 provides an interface to server PC 200. That is, the server receives the data received under the control of the controller 310, data to be uploaded from the scanner 330 to the server PC 200, or data to download information transmitted from the server PC 200. PC 200 and the multifunction device 300 performs a role of connecting and receiving.

Meanwhile, the CPU 210 of the server PC 200 not only controls the overall operation of each part of the server PC 200 according to the control program stored in the memory 220 but also communicates with the control unit 310 of the multifunction apparatus 300. Send the fax message transmission result information to the user's PC that has sent the fax. The memory unit 220 includes a ROM in which an operation program of the CPU 210 and initialization data are stored, and a RAM temporarily storing data generated according to a program execution of the CPU 210. The I / O interface 230 interfaces signals transmitted and received between the multifunction apparatus 300 and the server PC 200.

The auxiliary memory device 240 is a hard disk drive and records the input data on the hard disk surface or reproduces the recorded data under the control of the CPU 210. In addition, the auxiliary memory device 240 stores a fax message transmission result message, that is, a transmission log list according to an embodiment of the present invention. The keyboard 250 is used as a data input device for inputting a user ID and an IP address as one of user interface means. The monitor 260 is used to display a fax message transmission result message to the outside under the control of the CPU 210.

Hereinafter, as described above, a method of storing a fax message transmission result message in the auxiliary memory device 240 or displaying it externally in a local area network (LAN) to which the server PC 200 and the multifunction apparatus 300 are connected will be described. Let's do it.

First, FIG. 3 illustrates a diagram for explaining a process of registering a user ID and an IP address of a user PC in the server PC 200 according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 3, first, each user who connects to the local area network (LAN) and shares the multifunction apparatus 300 with the server PC 200 preferentially to receive and receive a fax message transmission result through his PC. You must register your User ID and IP address of your PC. This can be implemented through a series of processes shown in FIG. 3. In an embodiment of the present invention, a process of registering a user ID and an IP address of a user PC in the server PC 200 under Windows 98 will be described as an example. Let's do it.

First, the user clicks the Start button on the taskbar. In this case, the start menu is displayed on the monitor 260 of the server PC 200, and the user selects a program from the displayed start menu (step 400). If a program is selected, a program menu is displayed, and the user selects a management tool from the displayed program menu (step 410). According to the management tool selection, the management tool menu is displayed. In step 420, the user selects the user manager, and in step 430 and 440 sequentially inputs the user ID and the IP address of the user PC and clicks the OK button. Accordingly, the arbitrary user ID and the IP address of the user PC are registered in the server PC 200. In this way, each of the plurality of users sharing the multifunction apparatus 300 may register its user ID and PC IP address in the server PC 200.

Meanwhile, FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating a control process before and after transmitting a fax message in the multifunction apparatus 300 according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. In detail, the process of reporting the transmission result of the fax message to the server PC 200 is described. It is shown. FIG. 5 is a control flowchart of receiving, storing, and displaying transmission result information of a fax message in a server PC 200 according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 4, the operation of the multifunction apparatus 300 according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described. First, the control unit 310 of the multifunction apparatus 300 checks whether a document is inserted in step 500. Since the manuscript insertion inspection process is a known technique employed in a general facsimile apparatus, a detailed description thereof will be omitted. If there is a document insertion result, the controller 310 proceeds to step 510 to check whether there is a call key input from the OPE 350. If there is a call key input from the OPE 350, the control unit 310 proceeds to step 520 and requests the 'fax message transmission result display function setting'. If the user selects 'Yes' or 'No' in response to the 'fax message transmission result display function setting' request message, the controller 310 proceeds to step 540 or 630 in response thereto. That is, if it is determined in step 530 that the 'fax message transmission result display function' is not set, the control unit 310 proceeds to step 630 to perform a general fax transmission mode such as request for input of a receiving fax number, dialing, and fax transmission. Perform. However, if the 'fax message transmission result display function' is set, the controller 310 proceeds to step 540 and sets the fax message transmission result display flag. The CPU 210 of the server PC 200 can output the fax message transmission result to the outside through a direct or indirect method depending on whether the fax message transmission result display flag is set. After the FAX message transmission result display flag is set, the controller 310 proceeds to step 550 and requests input of a user ID, and checks whether the user ID input is completed in step 560. The reason for requesting input of the user ID is to confirm the transmission completion state of the fax message directly through his PC or indirectly through the server PC 200.

If the input of the user ID is completed in step 560, the controller 310 controls the LIU 370 to form a call loop in step 570 and requests the input of the receiving fax number. In step 580, when the reception fax number is input, the control unit 310 proceeds to step 590 to dial the receiving fax number, and transmits the scanned fax message according to the request of the receiving fax. After the transmission of the fax message is completed in step 600, the controller 310 proceeds to step 610 and outputs a signal (hereinafter referred to as a wake-up signal) for waking up the server PC 200. After transmitting the transmission result message, the user ID and the fax message transmission result indication flag to the server PC 200, the fax message transmission result reporting process according to the embodiment of the present invention is terminated.

Hereinafter, referring to FIG. 5, a control process of receiving and storing a fax message transmission result report information transmitted from the multifunction apparatus 300 or transmitting the same to a user PC will be described. First, the server PC 200 in a standby state (step 700) will be described. In step 710, the CPU 210 determines whether a wake-up signal is input from the multifunction peripheral 300. If the wake-up signal is input, the CPU 210 proceeds to step 720 and receives a fax message transmission result message, a user ID, and a fax message transmission result display flag through the I / O interface 230. Then, the CPU 210 checks whether the received fax message transmission result display flag is set in step 730. The reason for the test is to simply display the fax message transmission result in the auxiliary memory device 240 or display it to the user who sent the fax. The method for displaying the fax message to the user who sent the fax may be a direct method or an indirect method. have. The direct method is a method of displaying a fax message transmission result through a monitor of a user PC that has sent a fax. The indirect method is a method of displaying a fax message transmission result through a monitor 260 of a server PC 200.

If the FAX message transmission result display flag is not set in step 730, the CPU 210 proceeds to step 740 to transmit the received FAX message transmission result message to a Transmission Confirmation Report (TCR) and a transmission log list (Transmission). Log List) format. The CPU 210 proceeds to step 750 and stores the already converted transmission confirmation report (TCR) and transmission log list (TLL) in the auxiliary storage device 240 in a file format. However, if the check result fax message transmission result display flag of step 730 is set, the CPU 210 proceeds to step 760 and converts the fax message transmission result message into a transmission confirmation report (TCR) and a transmission log list (TLL). In operation 770, only the converted transmission log list (TLL) is stored in the auxiliary memory device 240 in a file format.

The CPU 210 proceeds to step 780 to check the user ID received from the multifunction apparatus 300 and proceeds to step 790 to check whether the fax message transmission result can be reported to the user who sent the fax. The reason for this is that the fax message transmission result cannot be reported when the power of the user PC which has sent a fax is 'off' or when there is a failure in the OS or communication state of the user who has sent the fax. Therefore, the CPU 210 selects steps 800 to 810 according to the inspection result of step 790. If it is possible to report the fax message transmission result to the user who sent the fax, the CPU 210 proceeds to step 800 and reports the fax message transmission result to the user PC that has sent the fax. The report method may be implemented by transmitting a popup message from the server PC 200 to a user PC that has faxed through a local area network (LAN). The user who sent the fax according to the pop-up message transmission can check the transmission completion status or the error status of the fax message through his monitor. On the other hand, if the fax message transmission result cannot be reported to the user who sent the fax, the CPU 210 proceeds to step 810 and displays the fax message transmission result on the monitor 260. The result of the transmission of the fax message is displayed in accordance with the transmission confirmation report (TCR) format and a user ID is added. Therefore, the user can check the fax transmission status only by the result of the transmission of the fax message displayed on the monitor 260 of the server PC 200.

Meanwhile, terms used in the present invention are terms defined in consideration of functions in the present invention, which may vary according to the intention or custom of a person skilled in the art, and the definitions should be made based on the contents of the present application. will be.

In addition, although specific embodiments of the present invention have been described and illustrated, it is obvious that the present invention can be variously modified by those skilled in the art. And since the present invention has been described in the present invention through a preferred embodiment of the present invention, when considering the technical difficulty aspects of the present invention, those skilled in the art can easily be modified to another embodiment and other embodiments of the present invention As can be added, it will be apparent that all embodiments and modifications cited in the above description belong to the appended claims.

As described above, the present invention has the advantage of saving consumables such as toner (or ink) and printed matter since the fax transmission result can be confirmed without the output of the printed matter. In addition, it is convenient to check the result of the fax transmission through his PC, and has the advantage of permanently preserving the fax transmission result in the auxiliary memory device.

Claims (7)

In a method for storing fax message transmission result information in a communication network in which a plurality of user PCs and a server PC are connected through a transmission medium and a multifunction apparatus is connected to the server PC, Registering user identification information with the server PC; Requesting input of user identification information when sending a fax, and transmitting a result of sending a fax message to the server PC together with the inputted user identification information every time a fax message is transmitted; And displaying the transmitted fax message transmission result to the outside, and storing the transmitted fax message for each user identification information. In a method of displaying fax message transmission result information in a communication network in which a plurality of user PCs and a server PC are connected through a transmission medium and a multifunction apparatus is connected to the server PC, Registering user identification information with the server PC; Requesting user identification information upon fax transmission, and transmitting a fax message transmission result to the server PC together with the input user identification information each time a fax message transmission is completed; Searching for a user PC corresponding to the transmitted user identification information, and reporting the fax message transmission result to the searched user PC. 3. The method of claim 2, wherein the user identification information registered in the server PC comprises a user ID and an IP address of the user PC. The method of claim 2, wherein the result of the transmission of the fax message is reported in the form of a pop-up message. In the method of storing and displaying the fax message transmission result information in a local area network in which a plurality of user PC (Personal Computre) and a server PC is connected through a transmission medium, the multifunction device is connected to the server PC, Registering user identification information with the server PC; The process of requesting whether to set the function of displaying the result of sending a fax message after inserting an original, Requesting input of user identification information when setting a function of displaying a fax message transmission result, and transmitting a fax message transmission result to the server PC together with the input user identification information each time a fax message transmission is completed; Searching for a user PC corresponding to the transmitted user identification information, and determining whether to report the fax message transmission result to the searched user PC; The method of storing and displaying the fax message transmission result information according to the determination result is a process of reporting the fax message transmission result to the searched user PC or outputting it to the display device of the own server PC. 6. The method of claim 5, further comprising the step of storing the fax message transmission result for each of the transmitted user identification information. The method of claim 5, wherein the result of the fax message transmission is reported in the form of a pop-up message.