JP2000165571A - Facsimile terminal - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a facsimile terminal that can be used efficiently by eliminating trouble and complicatedness at the time of checking image information. SOLUTION: The facsimile terminal 1 is composed mainly of a system control section 2, a read section 3, a write section 4, an image information storage section 5, an auxiliary storage section 6, and an image information processing section 7 on the like. The image information storage section 5 stores image information to be checked in a transmission format linked with the information of a destination telephone number to which the image information is sent. Furthermore, the system control section 2 employs a processing program by which processing to transmit or receive image information for prompting succeeding processing is executed in the case of sending the image information to be checked or returning the check result.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a facsimile apparatus having a broadcasting function, and more particularly to a facsimile apparatus having a plurality of image information (also referred to as image information) such as a created document after a check at a remote place. The present invention relates to a facsimile machine suitable for transmitting to a destination.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Facsimile apparatuses are widely used as familiar OA equipment because they can easily transmit and receive image information such as characters and figures. Some facsimile apparatuses have a so-called broadcast function for transmitting the same image information to a plurality of destinations in addition to simply transmitting and receiving image information such as a document. In recent years, image information to be transmitted and received has been stored in a predetermined area, and a board having a function called a bulletin board or an information BOX that allows the user to pull out and check the information at any time has been widely used in recent years.

[0003]

When image information is to be transmitted by a facsimile apparatus, a document such as a document to be transmitted is read by a reading section, and the image information is input to the apparatus and temporarily stored therein. Must be accumulated. However, some image information such as documents cannot be transmitted without receiving a check (marking) by a person different from the creator. In such a case, usually, a checker (a stamper) evaluates the validity of the contents and presses a stamp, and then inputs the document or the like created by the creator to a facsimile apparatus and stores it as image information. , To the required destination facsimile machine.

Therefore, for a creator of a document or the like,
After creation, it is submitted to the checker, and after receiving the seal, it is input to the facsimile machine. Therefore, a series of work is delayed, the transmission process of documents etc. is delayed, and the work efficiency decreases. Had contributed. In addition, aside from the case where replenishment or correction is required after the check, in the case of documents that have been carefully considered and created, it is not meaningful to receive the check itself as a result. There is also the problem that time is just a waiting time.

[0005] On the other hand, in recent years, an intranet including a personal computer (hereinafter, referred to as a "PC") and a LAN has been widely spread. Some of the facsimile machines can be connected, and the facsimile machine used by the creator of the document etc. and the personal computer used by the sealer who checks the document etc. are connected via the intranet There is also. Nevertheless, it is inefficient to send image information such as a document created for receiving a check by a facsimile machine.

Further, even if image information is transmitted to a stamper, the stamper may not notice the incoming call.
In the case of highly urgent information, there is a problem in that the value of the information is significantly reduced as time elapses from the time of the incoming call. Then, when the sealer checks, it is necessary to notify the creator of the result. If this notification is performed using a facsimile machine, the creator needs to check the document received from the stamper to the installation location of the facsimile machine at an appropriate time. This is troublesome and troublesome.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve these problems, and when transmitting created image information after receiving a seal of a checker, it is possible to efficiently eliminate unnecessary labor and unnecessary waiting time. It is intended to be able to do so.

[0008]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a facsimile apparatus for facsimile transmitting and receiving image information via a communication line, comprising: a reading means for reading a document and inputting the image information; Means for printing the image information on paper and outputting the same, a plurality of transmission destinations together with management information of a creator who has created the image information described in the document and stamping destination information of a sealer who checks the image information Operation input means for inputting information, image information storage means for storing image information read by the reading means as image information for seal linked with management information, and validity of the seal result of the image information for seal received by the transmission / reception means And a transmission / reception unit that transmits the image information for inspection to a destination corresponding to the destination information for inspection. The validity of the stamping result of the received stamping image information is judged by the stamping result judging means. When the judgment result is valid, the stamping image information stored in the image information storage means is sent to each transmission destination. The present invention relates to a facsimile apparatus configured to transmit to a transmission destination corresponding to information.

This facsimile apparatus can transmit image information for stamping after converting the management information into linked stamping image information, determine the received stamping result, and send the stamping image information. Automatically send to trusted address.

The facsimile apparatus preferably has a control unit for managing connection and disconnection with a communication line of an intranet. Thus, image information can be transmitted and received via the intranet.

In the facsimile apparatus, after the transmitting / receiving means transmits the image information for stamping to a destination corresponding to the stamping destination information of the stamper who checks the image information, the image information for calling the attention of the stamper Is transmitted. This can prevent a delay in checking the transmitted image information.

Also, the facsimile apparatus may be provided with a voice output unit which starts up when the transmission / reception means receives the seal result and outputs predetermined message information by voice. In this way, the image information creator can be alerted when the seal result is received.

Still further, the facsimile apparatus may be configured such that, after a predetermined period of time has elapsed after the transmission / reception means has transmitted the seal image information, message image information for urging the user to check the seal image information is transmitted. . The transmission / reception means transmits the seal result input from the operation input means, and when the seal result is inappropriate, the destination corresponding to the management information of the creator who created the image information to be subjected to the seal. The message image information prompting the user to confirm the result of the seal is transmitted to the facsimile apparatus which is also used as a creator and a sealer.

[0014]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a main configuration of a facsimile apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 1, the facsimile apparatus 1 includes a system control unit 2, a reading unit 3, a writing unit 4,
An image information storage unit 5, an auxiliary storage unit 6 for storing information such as telephone numbers, an image information processing unit 7, a communication control unit 8, a network control unit 9, an operation display unit 10, an interface unit 11, an audio output unit 13, These are constituted by a system bus 12 composed of a data bus and an address bus for electrically connecting them to each other.

The system control unit 2 is a unit having a built-in processor for controlling the entire facsimile machine 1, executes processing according to a predetermined program, and controls the reading unit 3 and other components. Also,
It has a voice input unit for inputting voice information from outside via a public line or an intranet.

The reading unit 3 is a reading unit that reads an image of a document in which characters and figures are written on paper with an image sensor, converts the image into an electric signal, and inputs image information, and is also referred to as a scanner unit.

The writing unit 4 is a unit (including a mechanism) for printing out received image information and image information representing a reception result (for example, information such as a telephone number of a transmission source and reception time) on a sheet and outputting the same. Printer).

The image information storage section 5 is image information storage means for storing image information to be transmitted and received image information, in particular, image information for inspection, which will be described later. It consists of a memory with storage elements that can be stored.

The auxiliary storage unit 6 comprises a unit having a memory or a hard disk for storing auxiliary information necessary for facsimile transmission / reception such as a destination facsimile telephone number and abbreviation.

The image information processing section 7 compresses image information corresponding to G3 facsimile to remove redundancy, and decompresses the compressed information to restore the original image information. DCR).

The communication control unit 8 executes transmission / reception processing according to a communication procedure (communication protocol) corresponding to G3 facsimile in response to an instruction from the system control unit 2. Network control unit 9
Is a control unit that manages connection and disconnection with the public line.

The operation display unit 10 is used to use the facsimile machine 1 such as an operation necessary for transmitting image information (for example, input of a destination telephone number, start / stop, etc.) and an operation for confirming a transmission / reception status. An input unit for inputting necessary information (for example, a keyboard having numeric keys and character input keys), and a liquid crystal display (LCD) for displaying information operated and input by the input unit and a current operation state and time. And a display unit.

The interface unit 11 is a control unit that receives an instruction from the system control unit 2 and manages connection and disconnection with an intranet communication line (not shown).
The system bus 12 connects the respective components including the system controller 2 of the facsimile machine 1 to each other,
This is a route on which data and command / response signals are transmitted and received between the components. The audio output unit 13 is connected to the system control unit 2
Is activated when voice information is input from outside, and outputs voice message information.

Next, the operation of the facsimile apparatus 1 having such a configuration will be described with reference to the block diagram of FIG.
This will be specifically described with reference to the flowcharts shown in FIGS. In the following description, a person who creates image information to be stamped is referred to as a "creator" and a person who stamps the image information is referred to as a "marker". In the description of these flowcharts, steps are abbreviated as “S”.

As shown in FIG. 8, the facsimile machine 1 according to the present invention used by the creator and the facsimile machine 101 used by the sealer (the facsimile machine need not be the facsimile machine according to the present invention) Public line 1 to each other
The description will be made assuming that the connection is made via the H.02.

The facsimile apparatus 1 includes a system control unit 2
Makes each component function according to a predetermined processing program,
The processing is executed as shown in the flowchart of FIG. However, the processing performed by the facsimile machine 1 and the processing performed by the creator are mixed in the flowchart of FIG. First, after the power of the facsimile apparatus 1 is turned on, the operation display unit 10 is activated by an instruction of the system control unit 2 and functions as an operation input unit. The input unit is operated, and a message for prompting an input is displayed on the display unit. To be displayed.

Therefore, the creator who is the operator of the facsimile machine 1 receives the management information on the facsimile machine and the facsimile machine used by the creator in accordance with the message.
That is, the ID code, telephone number of the creator, the facsimile telephone number of the facsimile machine 1 and the like, the stamping destination information, that is, the destination information of the sealer such as the facsimile telephone number of the facsimile device 101, and the plurality of destinations to be broadcast. Facsimile telephone number (transmission destination information)
The information is input from the input unit of the operation display unit 10, stored in the auxiliary storage unit 6, and registered (S201).

It should be noted that the management information, the stamping destination information, and the transmission destination information registered as described above increase in number as the number of transmission destinations of the image information increases. It is preferable to be able to select individually by the operation input of the operation input unit 10.

Next, the creator sets an original such as a created document on the reading section 3 (S202). Subsequently, the operation display unit 10 is operated to select and input transmission destination information of a destination to be broadcasted from registered ones (S203). Then, the creator selects the stamping destination information of the stamper who is going to be checked from the registered destination information (S204), and presses a start button (not shown) thereon (S205). An image is read using an optical system and an image sensor while the original on which the is set is conveyed, and an electrical signal corresponding to the brightness of the image is binarized and image information (image data) is input (S206).

At this time, in accordance with an instruction from the system control unit 2, the read image information is input and linked with the registered management information, and stored in the image information storage unit 5 as image information for inspection (S207). And the system control unit 2
While the image information is stored as the stamped image information linked with the management information, the stamped destination information selected before its creation is read out, and then the header is created and developed into an image, and the stamped image information is stored. (S208).

After that, the image information processing section 7 is started up, and the image information for inspection with the header is compression-encoded corresponding to G3 facsimile (S209). Next, the communication control unit 8 and the network control unit 9 are activated to establish communication with the facsimile apparatus 101 of the sealer shown in FIG. 8 and transmit the encoded image information for seal inspection via the public line 102. (S210), the series of processes illustrated in FIG. 2 ends.

As described above, according to the facsimile apparatus 1, when the input of the image information and the selection of the stamping destination information are performed, the transmission image information created from the stamping image information includes the stamper included in the stamping destination information. The image information linked with the header including the facsimile telephone number is automatically obtained by the operation of the system control unit 2. After that, send it to the facsimile phone number used to create the header,
Since the communication control unit 8 and the network control unit 9 can be activated by the instruction of the system control unit 2 and the image information for stamping can be transmitted, the creator brings or sends the created document or the like to the stamping person. You can save time and get to work later.

On the other hand, the sealer is the facsimile machine 101
When the check image information to be checked is printed and output on paper, the contents of the information are checked for any corrections or corrections, and the check result is "no correction" or "correction". "(For example," OK "
Or, "NG" character information) is entered in a predetermined reply sheet and transmitted. Further, in the case of "NG", a corrected portion is written in the received document and returned.

At this time, the facsimile apparatus 101 transmits the check result according to the flowchart shown in FIG. Further, the return of the document (image information) in which the corrected portion is written is performed according to the flowchart of FIG. In other words, when the reply sheet on which the check result is written is set on the reading unit by the stamper, and the start button is pressed after the creator's facsimile apparatus 1 has input the facsimile telephone number (may be abbreviated number), The image information ("OK" or "NG") on the reply sheet is read and input (301). Then, the input check result is transmitted to the facsimile machine 1 of the creator by performing a compression encoding process or the like (S302).

At this time, the stamper confirms the validity of the received image information for stamp itself and also the validity of the contents attached thereto (for example, whether or not the transmission destination is correct). You can reply including the result. When the check result is returned, the received image information for inspection includes the telephone number of the facsimile machine 1 that is the transmission source, so that it may be referred to. In addition,
If the facsimile 101 has an OCR function, it is also possible to recognize the sender's facsimile telephone number from the image information for inspection and automatically dial when replying.

The facsimile machine 1 which is the transmission source
The function of the system control unit 2 is as follows as a seal result determination unit for determining the validity of the check result (the seal result). That is, the facsimile machine 1 is
When the above-described image information of the check result is received through, for example, the system control unit 2 determines the content by an OCR function or the like, and immediately stores the image information if the content is valid and “no correction (OK)”. The stamp image information stored in the section 5 is transmitted to the destination corresponding to the previously input transmission destination information by the broadcast processing.

If the check result received by the facsimile machine 1 is no correction (OK), there is no difference between the contents of the image information before and after the check. May be sent automatically. By doing so, there is no need for the creator to wait for the check result to be returned and then perform an operation for instructing each destination to perform a broadcast process, so that the time between receiving the check does not merely become a waiting time. . Therefore, according to the facsimile apparatus 1, it is possible to improve the efficiency of the operation of transmitting the created document or the like to a plurality of destinations after receiving the check of the sealer.

When the check result is "corrected (N
G) ”, the following applies. First, the sealer returns to the facsimile machine 1 of the transmission source that the check result is NG as described above. Subsequently, the facsimile apparatus 1 writes the paper on which the corrected portion is written in the received document.
01 is set on the reading unit. Facsimile machine 10
1 detects this and reads the image information of the set sheet as corrected image information according to the flowchart shown in FIG. 4 (S401).

When the abbreviated number is input, the telephone number is read out, or when an operation input or an OCR function or the like is provided while referring to the image information for the seal, the source telephone number included in the abbreviated number is included. The number is read by the OCR function or the like (S402), and predetermined processing is performed on the previously read corrected image information to obtain transmission image information (S4).
03), and transmits the image information to the facsimile machine 1 (S404).

Then, in the facsimile apparatus 1, the communication control unit 8, the network control unit 9 and the like are activated and received, and the image information is processed by the image information processing unit 7 and the writing unit 4 and printed on paper. Output. The creator adds or corrects the contents of the original check image information that has been checked with reference to the output sheet, and causes the facsimile machine 1 to read the check mark image information after the supplementary correction.
The image information is stored in the image information storage unit 5 again. As a result, the image information for inspection before supplemental correction is overwritten and eventually deleted.

Then, the image information for inspection after the supplementary correction is transmitted to the facsimile apparatus 101 in the same manner as described above, and is checked again. Thereafter, the result of the check is received, and the content is determined by the system control unit 2,
If the content is OK, the image information is automatically broadcast to a plurality of transmission destinations and transmitted. Therefore, also in this case, there is no need to perform an operation for instructing the broadcast transmission processing after the result of the second check is returned.

Further, the facsimile apparatus 1 may be the facsimile apparatus 1 according to the second embodiment in which the interface unit 11 is activated and transmitted when transmitting the image information for inspection to the inspector as described above. it can. This is performed when the sealer connects the personal computer 104 to the intranet 103 as shown in FIG. 9, and the processing procedure is as follows, instead of starting the network controller 9 following the communication controller 8. Except that the difference is that the interface unit 11 is activated, it is the same as the processing procedure of FIGS. 2 to 4 described above, and therefore detailed description of this common point is omitted.

In this case, the facsimile apparatus 1 is connected to the intranet 103 by the activation of the interface unit 11, and is connected to the personal computer 104 of the sealer connected thereto. Then, when transmitting the image information for seal stamp to be checked to the seal stamper,
The image information is compressed and coded by the image information processing unit 7 and transmitted as image information, and information to be transmitted other than the image information can be transmitted as code information.

In this case, when the creator is in the same environment as the sealer, that is, when the creator
And the personal computer 105 is connected to the intranet 103
It is also assumed that the connection is made to the intranet 10 in this case.
In addition to transmitting to the personal computer 105 used by the creator via 3, it is also possible to transmit supplementary and corrected image information for inspection. When the personal computer used by the sealer or creator is connected to the intranet 103, information to be transmitted and received can be exchanged with each other not by image information but by code information. It is done on a regular basis.

Further, the facsimile apparatus 1 can be the facsimile apparatus 1 of the third embodiment for transmitting the alert information when transmitting the image information for seal inspection to the seal inspector. The facsimile apparatus 1 transmits information for calling attention (image information for calling attention to the check process of the sealer), thereby promoting check work so that the check of the sealer is performed as soon as possible. It is. This alert information may be image information of a message that alerts the user (for example, a message indicating that "the XX sent earlier, please check by tomorrow"), and in addition, the message can be output in voice. The sound information, the image information, and the sound information as described above may be mixed.

The alerting information may be read and input from the reading unit 3 each time using a sheet on which a desired message is described, but it is preferable that the warning information be read in advance and stored in the auxiliary storage unit 6. It is better to let it.
At this time, the facsimile apparatus 1 transmits the alert information after a predetermined time has elapsed after the transmission of the image information for seal inspection. That is, after transmitting the image information for inspection to the facsimile 101 in the manner described above, the system control unit 2 measures the time and determines whether or not this time has passed a predetermined time. The alert information is read from the auxiliary storage unit 6, and the communication control unit 8 and the network control unit 9 are activated and transmitted.

As described above, by transmitting the alert image information to the stamper after transmitting the stamp image information to the stamper, the stamper can be prompted to perform a check. This eliminates leaving the receiver unaware of the reception, thereby preventing delays in checking. In particular, if the image information for stamping is information having a high urgency,
The advantage is that the value of the information can be prevented from deteriorating over time.

Further, the facsimile apparatus 1 can be the facsimile apparatus 1 of the fourth embodiment. The facsimile apparatus 1 activates the audio output unit 13 when receiving the image information of the check result from the sealer, and outputs a voice message indicating that the check result has been received. The voice output unit 13 is activated by the system control unit 2, and the processing flowchart in the facsimile apparatus 1 at that time is shown in FIG.

First, in the facsimile apparatus 101 of the sealer, if the apparatus has the OCR function, the facsimile number of the facsimile apparatus 1 is read from the management information linked to the received image information for inspection. A facsimile number or its abbreviated number is input by an operation input (S501). Subsequently, the checked image information for inspection is read, converted into image information, and compression-encoded (S502), and transmitted to the facsimile machine 1 of the creator (S503).

On the other hand, in the facsimile apparatus 1, the communication control unit 8 and the like are activated to receive the image information, and the system control unit 2 confirms the reception. Then, upon confirming the reception, the system control unit 2 activates the audio output unit 13 (S504), and outputs predetermined message information from the audio output unit 13 by audio. Information necessary for outputting the message may be stored in the auxiliary storage unit 6 in advance.

As described above, when the voice message is output when it is confirmed that the image information of the check result has been received, the check result can be received even if the facsimile apparatus 1 is away from the creator. Since it is possible to notify the surrounding people by a voice message, the trouble of moving to the side of the facsimile apparatus 1 to confirm whether or not the inspection result has been received can be omitted, and the trouble can be solved.

Further, the facsimile machine 1 can be the following facsimile machine 1 of the fifth embodiment. The facsimile apparatus 1 receives, from the facsimile apparatus 101, image information for prompting confirmation of the result when a predetermined time has elapsed after receiving the image information indicating that the check result is NG (corrected). It was done. In this case, the facsimile machine 10
1 will be described as having the same function as the facsimile machine 1 unlike the above embodiment.

The facsimile apparatus 1 performs a process for expediting the confirmation of the creator by receiving a message prompting the confirmation from the facsimile apparatus 101 after a certain period of time has passed after receiving the NG check result. The processing is executed according to the flowchart shown in FIG.

First, in the facsimile apparatus 101 of the seal inspector, when the user inputs by inputting the paper on which the image information of the check result is read, whether the content of the image information read by the OCR function is NG by the system control unit is determined. It is determined whether or not it is not (S601). If it is OK, the process is ended, and if it is NG, the next S602 is executed.

In S602, the elapsed time from the transmission of the image information of the check result is measured, and it is determined whether or not the measured time Tm exceeds a predetermined set time Ts. As a result of the determination, if the number exceeds, the facsimile telephone number of the creator to be the transmission destination is read out from the image information for inspection, or the facsimile telephone number or its shortened number is input (S603). Then, reminder message information with a predetermined reminder message as image information is transmitted to the telephone number read at this time (S6).
04). It is assumed that the reminder message information is stored in a predetermined storage unit in advance. After that, the facsimile machine 1 activates the communication control unit 8 and the network control unit 9 to receive the prompting message information, receives the prompting message information, decodes the information by the image information processing unit 7, and prints it on paper by the writing processing unit 4. Output.

In this way, after a certain period of time has passed since the stamper once transmitted the seal result, a message urging the user to check again is sent to the creator, so that the creator does not notice the first reception. Even if the user is spending a while, recovery can be performed so that reconfirmation can be performed by receiving the reminder message information. In the present embodiment, it is assumed that the facsimile machine 101 of the sealer has the same function as the facsimile machine 1. Accordingly, the facsimile apparatus 1 is a dual-purpose facsimile having not only the above-described function for the creator but also the function for the sealer.

Further, the facsimile apparatus 1 has the sixth
The following facsimile apparatus 1 according to the embodiment can also be used. The facsimile apparatus 1 transmits message image information for prompting a check to the facsimile apparatus 101 when a certain period of time has elapsed since the seal request was made to the sealer. Then, by transmitting the image information, the facsimile apparatus 1 requests the sealer to perform a check, but if the check result is not received after a predetermined time, the sealer has neglected the check or has been delayed. In order to advance the check by transmitting prompt message image information for prompting the check, the check is performed according to the flowchart shown in FIG.

First, in the facsimile apparatus 1, the system control section 2 measures the elapsed time from the transmission of the image information for stamping (S701), and the measured time Tm in this case exceeds the predetermined set time Ts. The system controller 2 determines whether or not there is (S702). If it is determined that the time has passed the set time, the telephone number of the facsimile apparatus 101 is read from the registered stamping destination information (S703).
The reminder message image information is transmitted (S704). The message image information of the reminder to be transmitted is preferably read in advance from a document in which the message is described, converted into image information, and stored in the auxiliary storage unit 6, and the system control unit 2 can be transmitted automatically.

In this way, the message image information prompting the check is automatically transmitted after a certain period of time has passed since the transmission to the sealer, so that the sealer does not notice the first reception and spends time without noticing the first reception. However, it is possible to perform recovery such that reconfirmation is performed by receiving a reminder message thereafter.

[0061]

The facsimile apparatus according to the present invention has the following features.
When sending image information that needs to be checked, not only can it be automatically sent to the phone number of the destination registered in advance,
If the received stamping result is valid, the image information can be automatically transmitted to the destination for broadcast transmission, so that the subsequent work can be started immediately and the work can be made more efficient accordingly. Can be processed.

Further, when a personal computer is connected via an intranet together with the facsimile apparatus, the image information that needs to be checked can be transmitted to the personal computer, eliminating troublesome operations required for the transmission.
Be more efficient. Furthermore, when sending image information to be checked or returning the result of the check, image information is sent to encourage further processing, so that the checker may be delayed in noticing, The confirmation can be prevented from being delayed.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an internal configuration of a facsimile apparatus according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a process of transmitting image information to be checked by the facsimile apparatus according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a transmission processing process for returning a check result.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a transmission processing process for returning a document in which a corrected portion is written.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing a process of receiving a voice message following reception of a check result.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart illustrating a process of receiving image information prompting confirmation of the check result, following reception of the check result.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing a processing process for transmitting image information urging a sealer to check after a check request.

FIG. 8 is a block diagram showing a connection relationship between a creator's facsimile apparatus and a checker's facsimile apparatus in the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a block diagram showing another connection relationship between the creator's facsimile apparatus and the checker's facsimile apparatus in the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1: facsimile apparatus 2: system control unit 3: reading unit 4: writing unit 5: image information storage unit 6: auxiliary storage unit 7: image information processing unit 8: communication control unit 9: network control unit 10: operation display unit 11 : Interface unit 12: System bus 13: Audio output unit

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. A facsimile apparatus for facsimile transmitting and receiving image information via a communication line, comprising: reading means for reading a document and inputting the image information; writing means for printing and outputting the received image information on paper; An operation input unit for inputting a plurality of transmission destination information together with management information of a creator who created image information described in the manuscript and a sealer who checks the image information, and read by the reading unit Image information storage means for storing the image information as seal image information linked by the management information, and a seal result determination means for determining the validity of the seal result of the seal image information received by the transmitting and receiving means, The transmission / reception unit transmits the image information for stamping to a destination corresponding to the destination information for stamping, and receives the image information for stamping received by the transmission / reception unit. The validity of the seal result of the image information is determined by the seal result determination unit, and when the determination result is appropriate, the seal image information stored in the image information storage unit is added to each of the transmission destination information. A facsimile machine configured to transmit to a corresponding destination. 2. The facsimile apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a control unit for managing connection and disconnection with a communication line of an intranet. 3. The transmitting and receiving means transmits the image information for calling the attention of the stamper after transmitting the image information for the stamp to the destination corresponding to the stamping destination information of the stamper who checks the image information. The facsimile apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the facsimile apparatus is configured to perform the following. 4. The facsimile apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising an audio output unit that is activated when said transmission / reception unit receives a seal result and outputs predetermined message information as audio. 5. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said transmission / reception means transmits message image information prompting a check of the image information for stamp after a predetermined time has elapsed after transmitting the image information for stamp. A facsimile apparatus according to any one of the preceding claims. 6. The management information of a creator who transmits the seal result input from the operation input means, and which creates image information to be subjected to the seal when the seal result is inappropriate. The facsimile apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein message image information for urging confirmation of the seal result is transmitted to a destination corresponding to (1), and is used also as a creator and a sealer.