JP2001007950A - Facsimile machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a facsimile machine which easily and properly opens a reception box corresponding to an F code. SOLUTION: When a reception box is opened by operating a menu, this facsimile machine checks a password, performs processing in accordance with selection to set an F code by key input from an operation and display part or give a preliminarily registered default F code, and sets the F code to open a reception box in a reception box area of a RAM. When opening of the reception box is completed, the facsimile machine sets various parameters to the opened reception box in accordance with selection of default parameters or parameters set by key operation of the operation and display part (steps S101 to S113).

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

[0001] 1. Field of the Invention [0002] The present invention relates to a facsimile apparatus, and more particularly, to a facsimile apparatus that can easily and appropriately open a reception box corresponding to an F code.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art With the spread of facsimile apparatuses, facsimile apparatuses providing various functions have been proposed.

[0003] For example, conventionally, there are management means for managing a plurality of received documents under a predetermined management number, and a receiving box for setting additional service instruction information corresponding to the received document corresponding to the management number. Receives and receives the instruction of the management number from the side, manages the received document under the designated management number, and thereafter, based on the service instruction information added to the management number, provides a service for the received document. A facsimile apparatus comprising processing means for executing the above processing and receiving an instruction of the receiving box number from a transmitting side has been proposed (Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. Hei 8-1074).
No. 89).

[0004] This facsimile apparatus makes it possible to variously set the processing of a document received in a unit of a receiving box, thereby diversifying services of the facsimile apparatus.

[0005]

However, in such a conventional facsimile apparatus having a receiving box, a method of realizing various additional service instructions for a document received in the receiving box is disclosed. However, it does not disclose how to open an inbox. Therefore, in a facsimile apparatus capable of implementing various additional service instructions for a document received in such a conventional receiving box, when a plurality of receiving boxes are set, various settings are performed each time. Need
There was a problem that it took time and effort to set up the inbox, and the usability was poor.

Therefore, according to the first aspect of the present invention, when a new receiving box is opened, the parameters are copied from the opened receiving box and automatically set as parameters of the receiving box. It is an object of the present invention to provide a facsimile machine with good usability by opening a receiving box easily and appropriately without having to set parameters every time the machine is opened.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, various parameters to be set in the receiving box are stored in advance as default parameters, and when a new receiving box is opened, the default parameters stored in the parameter storage means are stored in the receiving box. The purpose of this invention is to provide a facsimile machine with good usability by automatically setting parameters as the parameters, thereby saving the trouble of setting parameters every time the inbox is opened, opening the inbox easily and appropriately. I have.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the automatic parameter setting, a password that can be set in a receiving box is excluded from the automatic setting, so that the same password as a password in another receiving box is set and another receiving box is set. To provide a more convenient facsimile machine by preventing the password of a user box from being known or being erroneously accessed to another user box, ensuring appropriate operation and confidentiality of the user box. It is an object.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, an F code to be set in each reception box is stored in advance, and when a new reception box is opened, the stored F code is replaced with the F code of the reception box. Automatically set a unique F-code required for setting the receiving box, and more easily and appropriately open the receiving box to provide a more convenient facsimile machine. It is intended to provide.

[0010] According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, the F code is set according to a selection operation of inputting or automatically assigning the F code.
By setting the code according to the setting input or by automatic setting, the F-code can be set according to the intention of the person who opens the reception box, and the setting of the simple F-code is enabled. It is an object of the present invention to provide a facsimile machine which is more easily and appropriately used, and furthermore, a unique receiving box is opened to provide a more convenient facsimile apparatus.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, a password for permitting an inbox opening operation is stored, and only when the password input from the input unit matches the password stored in the password storage unit, a new inbox is opened. An object of the present invention is to provide an easy-to-manage reception box by restricting the users who can open the reception box by permitting the opening, and to provide a facsimile apparatus with better operability.

[0012]

A facsimile apparatus according to the first aspect of the present invention is a facsimile apparatus capable of opening a reception box corresponding to an F-code transmitted / received by a facsimile transmission procedure, and newly opening a reception box. In this case, the above object is achieved by providing a control unit for copying various parameters to be set in the receiving box from the opened receiving box and automatically setting the parameters as parameters of the receiving box.

According to the above configuration, when a new receiving box is opened, parameters are copied from the opened receiving box and are automatically set as parameters of the receiving box. It is possible to easily and appropriately set up the receiving box without the trouble of making the setting, and to improve the usability of the facsimile apparatus capable of setting up the receiving box.

A facsimile apparatus according to a second aspect of the present invention is a facsimile apparatus capable of opening a reception box corresponding to an F-code transmitted / received by a facsimile transmission procedure, wherein various parameters to be set in the reception box are previously stored as default parameters. The above object has been achieved by providing storage means and control means for automatically setting default parameters stored in the parameter storage means as parameters of the reception box when a new reception box is opened. I have.

According to the above configuration, various parameters to be set in the receiving box are stored in advance as default parameters, and when a new receiving box is opened, the default parameters stored in the parameter storage means are set to the parameters of the receiving box. Since the setting is automatically performed as described above, it is possible to easily and properly set up the receiving box without having to set parameters each time the receiving box is set up, and to improve the usability of the facsimile apparatus capable of setting up the receiving box. be able to.

In each of the above cases, for example, as set forth in claim 3, the control means may exclude a password that can be set in a receiving box from the automatic setting in the automatic setting of the parameter. Good.

According to the above configuration, in the automatic parameter setting, the password that can be set in the inbox is excluded from the automatic setting. Therefore, the same password as the password in another inbox is set, and the password in another inbox is set. Can be prevented from being known or being erroneously accessed to another inbox, and appropriate operation and confidentiality of the inbox can be ensured, and the usability of the facsimile apparatus can be further improved. .

Also, for example, as set forth in claim 4, the facsimile apparatus further comprises an F code storage means for storing an F code to be set in each reception box.
The control means, when opening a new inbox,
The F-code stored in the F-code storage means may be automatically given as the F-code of the receiving box.

According to the above configuration, the F code to be set in each reception box is stored in advance, and when a new reception box is opened, the stored F code is automatically used as the F code of the reception box. , The unique F-code required for setting the reception box can be automatically set, the reception box can be opened more easily and appropriately, and the usability of the facsimile apparatus is further improved. be able to.

Further, for example, as set forth in claim 5, the facsimile apparatus includes an F code input means for setting and inputting an F code, and an F code input means for setting and inputting the F code from the F code input means. And an F-code setting selecting means for performing a selection operation of whether to give the F-code to the F-code. May be set.

According to the above configuration, the F-code is set in response to the selection operation of setting and inputting the F-code or automatically assigning the F-code in response to the setting input or automatic setting. Can set the F-code according to the intention of the person who performs the operation, and can easily set the F-code. By opening the facsimile machine, usability of the facsimile machine can be further improved.

Further, for example, as set forth in claim 6, the facsimile apparatus further comprises a password storage means for storing a password permitting the inbox opening operation, and an input means for inputting the password.
The control means may permit the opening of the new reception box only when the password input from the input means matches the password stored in the password storage means.

According to the above configuration, the password for permitting the inbox opening operation is stored, and a new inbox is opened only when the password input from the input unit matches the password stored in the password storage unit. Since the permission is granted, the user who can open the reception box is limited, the reception box can be easily opened, and the usability of the facsimile apparatus can be further improved.

[0024]

Preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. It should be noted that the embodiments described below are preferred embodiments of the present invention, and therefore, various technically preferable limitations are added. However, the scope of the present invention is not limited to the following description. The embodiments are not limited to these embodiments unless otherwise specified.

1 to 3 show an embodiment of the facsimile apparatus of the present invention. FIG. 1 is a circuit block diagram of a facsimile apparatus 1 to which the embodiment of the facsimile apparatus of the present invention is applied. It is.

In FIG. 1, the facsimile apparatus 1 has a C
PU (Central Processing Unit) 2, ROM (Read O
nly Memory) 3, RAM (Random Access Memory) 4,
It comprises a modem 5, a network control unit 6, a scanner 7, an encoding / decoding unit 8, an image memory 9, a plotter 10, an operation display unit 11, and the like.

The ROM 3 stores a basic processing program as the facsimile machine 1, and stores an inbox management processing program, which will be described later, and various data and system data necessary for executing these processing programs. ing. In particular, a default F-code required for opening a reception box using the F-code and various default parameters for the reception box are stored. The F code and parameters are stored in RAM
4 may be stored. Therefore, the ROM 3
Alternatively, the RAM 4 functions as a parameter storage unit and an F code storage unit.

The RAM 4 is used as a work memory of the CPU 2 and has a reception box area described later. In the reception box area, a reception box described later is formed. In addition, the RAM 4 has the following information under the control of the CPU 2.
A password set and input from the operation display unit 11, for example, an administrator password is stored, and this password is a password for determining whether to permit or reject opening of the receiving box. Therefore, the RAM 4 functions as a password storage unit.

The CPU (control means) 2 controls each part of the facsimile machine 1 based on a program in the ROM 3, executes basic processing as the facsimile machine 1, and performs a receiving box management process described later.

The modem 5 is connected to a network control unit 6, and a predetermined line, for example, a public telephone line (PSTN) is connected to the network control unit 6. The modem 5 is a CPU
2 to control the transmission signal and demodulate the reception signal.

Under the control of the CPU 2, the network control section 6 automatically receives an incoming call from a line, performs an automatic call processing to the line, and performs facsimile control with a facsimile machine of the other party. The facsimile communication procedure is executed by exchanging signals.

The scanner 7 is, for example, a CCD (Charge C).
An image scanner or the like using an Oupled Device is generally used, and generally includes an ADF (Automatic Document Feeder). A plurality of originals are set on the ADF.
The DF feeds the set documents one by one to a document reading position of the scanner 7. The scanner 7 scans a document conveyed from the ADF and reads an image of the document at a predetermined resolution.

The encoding / decoding section 8 is for improving the efficiency of storing the image information in the image memory 9 and shortening the transmission time, and encodes the image information according to a predetermined encoding method. In addition, the encoded image information is decoded.

The image memory 9 stores the encoded image data of the document read by the scanner 7 and encoded by the encoding / decoding unit 8 and the received encoded image data.

As the plotter 10, for example, a thermal recording device using a thermal element or an electrophotographic recording device is used, and the plotter 10 records received image information and image information read by the scanner 7 on a recording paper. Output to

The operation display unit (F code input means, F code setting selection means, input means) 11 includes various operation keys such as ten keys, a start key, a one-touch key, and a function key, and a display (for example, a liquid crystal display). An input operation of various commands such as a transmission operation is performed from the operation keys, and a display displays a command content input from the operation keys and various information notified from the facsimile device 1 to an operator of the facsimile device 1. Is done. In particular, the operation keys of the operation display unit 11 are F
It is used for code setting input, selection operation of code setting input or automatic assignment and password input,
It functions as F code input means, F code setting selection means, and input means.

Next, the operation of the present embodiment will be described. The facsimile machine 1 is characterized in that it performs a reception box management process for easily and appropriately constructing a reception box corresponding to an F code.

As described above, the facsimile apparatus 1 has the R
A reception box is constructed in the reception box area of AM4, and this reception box is a reception box corresponding to the F code. The specifications of the F code are defined by the Telecommunications Industry Association. The F code implements confidentiality, bulletin board, and relay using the G3 facsimile procedure, and is a standard procedure. In order to use the F-code communication, the receiving box using the F-code first establishes a receiving box. As shown in FIG. 2, the receiving box includes a confidential, bulletin board, and relay receiving box (confidential). BOX1, Private BO
X2, ..., bulletin board box 1, bulletin board box 2, ...
, Relay box 1, relay box 2,...), And a plurality of receiving boxes can be opened.

In order to designate these receiving boxes, a unique F code is assigned, and a password can be registered in the receiving box.
Various parameters can also be registered. When parameters are set in the reception box, when the reception box is specified, it is possible to control so that the contents specified by those parameters are executed.

Then, the facsimile machine 1 performs a reception box management process as shown in FIG. 3 when opening the reception box. That is, the facsimile machine 1
In the menu display state of various processing menus (step S1
01), when a menu selection operation is performed by a key operation on the operation display unit 11, the CPU 2 checks whether the menu selection is a reception box opening (BOX opening) (step S102). Shift to other selected processes (step S1)
03).

When the reception box opening is selected in step S102, the CPU 2 first displays an operation prompting the input of the administrator password in order to prevent the general user from opening the reception box without permission. When the administrator password is input to the display of the unit 11 (step S104), it is checked whether the administrator password matches the administrator password set in the RAM 4 in advance (step S105). If they do not match, the process returns to step S104, and the same processing is performed from the display prompting to re-enter the administrator password.

In step S105, if the administrator password is appropriate, the CPU 2 needs to assign a unique F code to the reception box. The operation display unit 1 displays an inquiry as to whether to input or to assign a default F-code registered in the ROM 3 in advance.
1 to check whether the F-code input is selected from the operation display unit 11 (step S10).
6) When the F code input is selected, the F code input from the operation display unit 11 is assigned and a new reception box is opened in the reception box area of the RAM 4 (step S).
107).

When the F code input from the operation display unit 11 is not selected in step S106, the CPU 2
The F-code registered in the ROM 3 or the RAM 4 is automatically allocated, and a new reception box is opened in the reception box area of the RAM 4 (step S108).

When the opening of the receiving box is completed, the CPU
2 indicates whether the setting registration of various parameters should be set in the opened inbox by default,
A display of an inquiry as to whether the setting is made by the key operation of No. 1 is made on the display of the operation display unit 11 and it is checked whether the default is selected (step S109). The parameter settings are displayed (step S11).
0).

That is, in the receiving box, various applications can be realized by setting the above parameters variously. For example, according to the parameter setting, if the relay box, the setting such as time designation distribution, whether to output to the own station or not, etc., if the confidential box, when confidential reception in the receiving box, output a report notifying the reception In the bulletin board box, a setting can be made to output a report when a bulletin board is downloaded, that is, when polling is performed. Further, in the relay box, the setting of whether or not to return the relay result report to the relay request station when the relay is completed or the transmission cannot be performed can be made by setting the parameter.

When displaying the setting contents of the parameters of the existing reception box, the CPU 2 checks whether the setting contents have been selected (step S111), and when selected, opens the selected setting contents this time. It is copied and set as a parameter of the receiving box, and it is checked whether the selection is completed (step S112).

If the selection has not been completed in step S112, the process returns to step S111 to check whether another setting content is selected (step S111). If selected, the setting content of the selected parameter is established this time. It is copied and set as the parameter of the received inbox, and it is checked whether the selection is completed (step S11).
2). When copying the setting contents of the parameters of the other existing inboxes as the parameters of the currently opened inbox, the password is not copied among the parameters of the other inboxes. Therefore, it is possible to secure the confidentiality by preventing the password of the other receiving box from leaking or appropriately preventing access to the other box.

In step S112, when the selection is completed,
The CPU 2 ends the reception box management process. Also,
If no selection is made in step S111, the reception box management process ends.

When the default is selected in step S109, the CPU 2 sets the ROM 3 or the RAM 4
Is set in advance, and the inbox management process is terminated (step S11).
3).

At this time, the CPU 2 does not automatically set the password. Therefore, leakage of the password can be prevented, and confidentiality can be ensured.

As described above, the facsimile apparatus 1 of the present embodiment, when opening a new receiving box, copies parameters from the opened receiving box and automatically sets them as parameters of the receiving box. .

Therefore, it is possible to easily and properly set up the receiving box without having to set parameters every time the receiving box is set up, and to improve the usability of the facsimile apparatus 1 capable of setting up the receiving box. be able to.

Further, the facsimile apparatus 1 of the present embodiment
Stores the various parameters to be set in the receiving box as default parameters in the ROM 3 or the RAM 4 in advance, and automatically sets the default parameters stored in the ROM 3 or RAM 4 as the parameters of the receiving box when a new receiving box is opened. are doing.

Therefore, it is possible to easily and appropriately set up the receiving box without having to set parameters every time the receiving box is set up, and to improve the usability of the facsimile apparatus 1 which can set up the receiving box. be able to.

Further, in the facsimile apparatus 1 of the present embodiment, in the automatic setting of the parameters, the password that can be set in the receiving box is excluded from the automatic setting.

Therefore, it is possible to prevent the password of another inbox from being known or being erroneously accessed by setting the same password as the password in another inbox. Facsimile machine 1 with proper operation and confidentiality
Can be further improved.

Further, the facsimile apparatus 1 of the present embodiment
Stores an F code to be set in each reception box in advance and automatically adds the stored F code as the F code of the reception box when a new reception box is opened.

Therefore, it is possible to automatically and uniquely set a unique F-code required for setting the receiving box, and to more easily and appropriately open the receiving box, thereby further improving the usability of the facsimile apparatus 1. be able to.

Further, the facsimile apparatus 1 of the present embodiment sets the F-code according to the setting input or the automatic setting according to the selection operation of setting and inputting the F-code or automatically giving the F-code. .

Therefore, it is possible to set the F-code according to the intention of the person who opens the receiving box, and it is also possible to easily set the F-code, and to set up the receiving box more easily and appropriately. In addition to this, it is possible to further improve the usability of the facsimile apparatus 1 by establishing a unique reception box.

Further, the facsimile apparatus 1 of the present embodiment
Changes the password that permits the inbox opening operation to RA
Only when the password stored in the M4 and the password input from the operation display unit 11 matches the password stored in the RAM 4, opening of a new receiving box is permitted.

Therefore, it is possible to limit the users who can open the reception box and to open the reception box with easy management, so that the usability of the facsimile apparatus 1 can be further improved.

Although the invention made by the inventor has been specifically described based on the preferred embodiments, the invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and various modifications can be made without departing from the gist of the invention. It goes without saying that it is possible.

[0064]

According to the facsimile apparatus of the present invention, when a new receiving box is opened, parameters are copied from the opened receiving box and are automatically set as parameters of the receiving box. Therefore, it is possible to easily and appropriately open the receiving box without having to set parameters every time the receiving box is opened, and to improve the usability of the facsimile apparatus capable of opening the receiving box.

According to the facsimile apparatus of the present invention, various parameters to be set in the reception box are stored in advance as default parameters, and when a new reception box is opened, default parameters stored in the parameter storage means are stored. Since the parameters are automatically set as the parameters of the inbox, the trouble of setting the parameters every time the inbox is opened can be omitted, the inbox can be easily and appropriately opened, and the facsimile capable of opening the inbox is provided. The usability of the device can be improved.

According to the facsimile apparatus of the third aspect of the present invention, in the parameter automatic setting, the password that can be set in the receiving box is excluded from the automatic setting, so that the same password as the password of another receiving box is set. Can prevent the password of another inbox from being known or being accidentally accessed to another inbox, ensuring proper operation and confidentiality of the inbox, and improving the availability of the facsimile machine. It can be further improved.

According to the facsimile apparatus of the present invention, the F-code set in each reception box is stored in advance, and when opening a new reception box, the stored F-code is stored in the storage unit. Since the F-code of the receiving box is automatically given, the unique F-code required for setting the receiving box can be automatically set, and the receiving box can be opened more easily and appropriately. Usability can be further improved.

According to the facsimile apparatus of the fifth aspect, the F-code is set according to the selection operation of setting and inputting the F-code or automatically assigning the F-code, according to the setting input or by the automatic setting. Therefore, it is possible to set the F-code according to the intention of the person who opens the reception box, and it is possible to easily set the F-code, so that the reception box can be more easily and appropriately opened. At the same time, it is possible to further improve the usability of the facsimile apparatus by establishing a unique reception box.

According to the facsimile apparatus of the present invention, the password for permitting the inbox opening operation is stored, and only when the password input from the input means matches the password stored in the password storage means. Since opening of a new receiving box is permitted, users who can open a receiving box are limited, a receiving box that can be easily managed can be opened, and usability of the facsimile apparatus can be further improved. .

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a circuit block diagram of a facsimile apparatus to which an embodiment of the facsimile apparatus of the present invention is applied.

FIG. 2 is a view showing an example of a reception box formed in a reception box area of a RAM of the facsimile apparatus of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing a reception box management process by the facsimile apparatus of FIG. 1;

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Facsimile machine 2 CPU 3 ROM 4 RAM 5 Modem 6 Network control part 7 Scanner 8 Encoding / decoding part 9 Image memory 10 Plotter 11 Operation display part 12 Bus

Claims (6)

[Claims] An F transmitted and received by a facsimile transmission procedure
It is a facsimile machine that can open an inbox corresponding to the code, and when opening a new inbox,
A facsimile apparatus comprising: a control unit for copying various parameters to be set in a receiving box from an opened receiving box and automatically setting the parameters as parameters of the receiving box. 2. An F which transmits and receives according to a facsimile transmission procedure.
In a facsimile apparatus capable of opening a reception box corresponding to a code, parameter storage means for storing various parameters to be set in the reception box as default parameters in advance, and when newly opening a reception box, the parameters are stored in the parameter storage means. Control means for automatically setting a default parameter as a parameter of the receiving box. 3. The automatic setting device according to claim 1, wherein, in the automatic setting of the parameter, a password that can be set in a receiving box is excluded from the automatic setting.
Or a facsimile apparatus according to claim 2. 4. The facsimile apparatus further comprises F code storage means for storing an F code to be set in each reception box, and the control means stores the F code in the F code storage means when opening a new reception box. The stored F
4. The facsimile apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a code is automatically given as an F code of the receiving box. 5. An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said facsimile apparatus includes an F-code input means for setting and inputting an F-code, and an F-code for selecting whether said F code is to be set and input from said F-code input means or automatically given. 5. The apparatus according to claim 4, further comprising a setting selecting unit, wherein the control unit sets the F-code in response to a selection result of the F-code setting selecting unit, in response to a setting input, or by automatic setting. A facsimile machine as described. 6. The facsimile apparatus further comprises: a password storage unit for storing a password for permitting the inbox opening operation; and an input unit for inputting a password. The control unit is configured to input the password from the input unit. 6. The facsimile apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the opening of the new receiving box is permitted only when the password entered matches the password stored in the password storage unit.