JP2001156960A - Communication terminal equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a communication terminal equipment, with which a user ID card be practically easily inputted. SOLUTION: Concerning the communication terminal equipment, in which a FAX server or the like is integrated, a simple ID 27 composed of only numerals uniquely corresponding to the user ID can be registered and a user 25 is identified by inputting that registered simple ID 27.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

[0001] 1. Field of the Invention [0002] The present invention relates to a communication terminal device such as a facsimile server.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a public switched telephone network (PS) is used.
TN), and at the same time, F
In a communication terminal device that is a multi-function terminal (MFP) in which an AX server or the like is incorporated, a Salutation protocol is used.
A FAX document received via the PSTN based on a FAX number can be individually distributed from a communication terminal device to a plurality of client PCs connected to a LAN.

In this communication terminal device, a user ID composed of several tens of digits of alphanumeric characters or the like for identifying a plurality of users (also a part of a mail address).
Is used, and by inputting a user ID into a communication terminal device, facsimile transmission / reception, printout, use of a network scanner, and the like can be performed.

[0004] When registering a user in this communication terminal device, usually, a user ID and a password, which are clients, and various usable functions are registered.
When using the AX server, the user logs in to the communication device from the client PC and inputs a user ID and a password.
The data can be distributed from the AX server to the client PC.

[0005]

By the way, for example, F
Using the AX server as a scanner, the image is
When transmitting from the server to the user's client PC, it is necessary to directly input the user ID into the communication terminal device in which the FAX server is incorporated.

[0006] However, the user ID is a character string of about several tens of digits, such as a normal name.
Then, since there is a general-purpose keyboard, inputting the user ID does not cause much problem,
A communication device incorporating a FAX server does not have a general-purpose keyboard, and it is often difficult to input a character string using only numeric keys.

It is an object of the present invention to solve the above-mentioned problems and to provide a communication terminal device capable of substantially simply inputting a user ID.

[0008]

To achieve the above object, according to the first aspect of the present invention, in a communication terminal device in which a facsimile server or the like is incorporated, a simple ID uniquely corresponding to a user ID can be registered. And a communication terminal device for identifying a user by inputting the registered simple ID.

The invention according to claim 2 is the communication terminal device according to claim 1, wherein the functions executable by the simple ID are set to be less than the functions executable by the user ID.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, the simple ID is stored in an authentication data table in which the simple ID, the user ID, the password, and the function correspond, and the authentication data table is simplified so that the registered simple IDs do not overlap. The communication device according to claim 1, wherein the communication device is capable of assigning an ID or determining a number desired by a user.

[0011]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 1 shows a communication terminal device 10 according to the present invention and client PCs 12 and 13 connected to the communication terminal device 10 via a LAN 11.

The communication terminal 10 is connected to another communication terminal G3 FAX 18 and an MFP server 15 via the PSTN 14, and the server 15 is also connected to the client PC 17 via the LAN 16.

FIG. 4 shows the details of the communication terminal device 10. The CPU 1 controls the entire device, stores image data and data registered by the user (such as abbreviated dial numbers), and processes the program. Necessary temporary storage,
RAM 2, which is used as a storage area of an authentication data table 20, which will be described later, ROM 3, which stores programs and data necessary for controlling the apparatus, and scans an original,
Modulation is performed by a scanner 4 that outputs digitized image data, a printer 5 that prints and outputs facsimile messages and the like, an NCU (line controller) 6 that connects and opens an analog public line (PSTN 14), and modulation by a method such as V34. A modem 7 for performing demodulation, an operation panel 8 including an LCD display unit for displaying the state of the device and a key operation unit for giving operation instructions, a CODEC for encoding or decoding image data in the MH, MR, MMR system or the TIFF system.
9. An interface 19 for connecting to an Ethernet 18 is provided.

The relationship between a protocol and a network that can be used by the communication terminal device 10 is as follows.

Protocol Network Communication Partner G3 PSTN G3 FAX Salutation PSTN MFP Server 15 Salutation LAN Client 12, 13 FIG. 2 shows an authentication data table 20 registered in the RAM 2 of the communication terminal device 10.

The authentication data table 20 has a user ID field 21 and password fields 22 and 4 each composed of alphanumeric characters.
There is a simple ID column 23 and a function column 24 consisting of digits,
In the columns 21 to 24, the user ID 25 of each client PC connected to the LAN 11 described above, the password 26 corresponding to the user ID 25, and the user ID 2
A simple ID 27 consisting of a four-digit number uniquely corresponding to 5,
The function 28 set at the time of registration of the simple ID 27 is stored.

The simple ID 27 is stored in the authentication data table 20
When the user is registered as a user, the communication terminal device 10 may automatically assign a unique number or enter a four-digit number that the user can easily remember. Is determined.

At the same time as inputting the number of the simple ID 27,
The function 28 includes, as functions corresponding to the simple ID, for example, only transfer of read data of the network scanner 4,
Alternatively, various functions are set such as all functions.

In this case, since various functions are executed only by inputting a simple ID without inputting a password, from the viewpoint of security, a function which can be executed by inputting a user ID of a client PC is simplified by a simple ID. Perform fewer functions.

Next, the flowchart of FIG. 3 will be described.

FIG. 3 shows a flow between the server 30 and the client 31. Specifically, an example in which the network scanner of the communication terminal device 10 is used to distribute (transmit) the read image to the client 31 is shown. It is.

First, on the server 30 side, the user inputs his / her own simple ID 32, reads out 33 the authentication data table 20, and determines whether or not the input simple ID has been registered 34. If not (NO), return to the simple ID input 32 again, and if registered (YE
S), a document is read 35 by a scanner, and a delivery destination which is a user ID corresponding to the input simple ID is obtained 36 based on the authentication data table 20, and after determining the delivery destination, the delivery 37 is executed. Perform and end 38.

When the client 31 uses the above-described network scanner, the user 31 inputs a user ID and a password 39, reads out the authentication data table 20 from the server 30, and determines whether or not the authentication data has been registered 41. And if not registered (NO), input 39
If the user has been registered (YES), the distribution 42 of the image data from the communication terminal device is received, browsed 43, and the process ends 44. As a result, the client 31 can browse the image data distributed from the communication terminal device 10.

[0025]

In summary, according to the present invention, by inputting a simple ID into a communication terminal, it becomes substantially the same as inputting a user ID into the communication terminal, and even if the communication terminal does not have a general-purpose keyboard. , The ID can be easily input. Further, since the simple ID is only a number corresponding to the user ID, it is easy to generate the simple ID, and it is also possible to limit functions that can be realized by the simple ID.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a network of a communication terminal device and a client PC in the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an authentication data table stored in a communication terminal device according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a flowchart of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram illustrating details of a communication terminal device according to the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Communication terminal 12, 13 Client PC 20 Authentication data table 25 User ID 27 Simple ID 28 Function

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[Procedure amendment]

[Submission date] December 22, 1999 (1999.12.
22)

[Procedure amendment 1]

[Document name to be amended] Statement

[Correction target item name] 0014

[Correction method] Change

[Correction contents]

FIG. 4 shows the details of the communication terminal device 10. The CPU 1 controls the entire device, stores image data and data registered by the user (such as abbreviated dial numbers), and processes the program. Necessary temporary storage,
RAM 2, which is used as a storage area of an authentication data table 20, which will be described later, ROM 3, which stores programs and data necessary for controlling the apparatus, and scans an original,
Modulation is performed by a scanner 4 that outputs digitized image data, a printer 5 that prints and outputs facsimile messages and the like, an NCU (line controller) 6 that connects and opens an analog public line (PSTN 14), and modulation by a method such as V34. A modem 7 for performing demodulation, an operation panel 8 including an LCD display unit for displaying the state of the device and a key operation unit for giving operation instructions, a CODEC 9 for encoding or decoding image data in the MH, MR, MMR or TIFF system;
Interface 1 for connecting to Ethernet 18
9 is provided.

[Procedure amendment 2]

[Document name to be amended] Statement

[Correction target item name] 0016

[Correction method] Change

[Correction contents]

Protocol Network Communication Partner G3 PSTN G3 FAX 18 Salutation PSTN MFP Server 15 Salutation LAN Client PC 12, 13 FIG. 2 shows an authentication data table 20 registered in the RAM 2 of the communication terminal device 10.

Claims (3)

[Claims] A simple ID uniquely corresponding to a user ID in a communication terminal device in which a facsimile server or the like is incorporated.
A communication terminal device, wherein a user can be identified by inputting the registered simple ID. 2. The communication terminal device according to claim 1, wherein functions executable by the simple ID are set to be smaller than functions executable by the user ID. 3. The simple ID includes the simple ID and the user ID.
3. The authentication data table according to claim 1, wherein D, a password, and a function are stored in the corresponding authentication data table, and the authentication data table can assign a simple ID or determine a user's favorite number so that the registered simple ID does not overlap. Communication terminal device.