JP2001230799A - Input output device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an input output device that transfers or prints out the data transferred or inputting from a channel having a different transfer method and the data transferred from a wireless LAN, to a designated transfer destination. SOLUTION: The input output device is provided with a transmission/ reception section connected to channel networks whose data transfer method differ from eah other to send/receive data to/from connected channel network, a wireless LAN transmission/reception section that sends/receives the data to/from a wireless LAN, a print-out section that outputs print data to a printer, an input output section that inputs/outputs the data, a storage section that stores the data, and an input output control section that stores the data received from the transmission reception section, the input output section and the wireless LAN transmission reception into the storage section, and outputs the data storage in the storage section to the transmission reception section, the input output section, the print-out section or the wireless LAN transmission reception section.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention accumulates data transferred by a line having a different data transfer method, input data and data transferred by a wireless LAN, and transfers or prints the data to a designated transfer destination. The present invention relates to an input / output device for digital data to be transferred to a device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art FAX, Internet, LAN
For example, images, graphics, documents, and the like are converted into digital data and printed out. Documents and figures created by personal computers and word processors are printed out by printers, and printed documents, figures and pictures are also copied.

[0003]

If the above-described systems and devices are separately installed, the installation area of those devices becomes enormous and the cost increases.
A decoding device having both X and copying is used.

[0004] However, there has not been provided an apparatus for accessing the above-described FAX, Internet, LAN, or the like, and performing printing, transfer, and relay of transferred data or created data.

[0005] The present invention provides an input / output device for transferring or printing out data transferred by a line having a different data transfer method, input data and data transferred by a wireless LAN to a designated transfer destination. The task is to

[0006]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a transmission / reception unit which is connected to a network having a different data transfer method and transmits / receives data to / from the connected network. LA that transmits and receives data to and from
N transmission / reception unit, a print output unit for outputting print data to a printing apparatus, an input / output unit for inputting / outputting data, a storage unit for storing data, the transmission / reception unit, the input / output unit, and the wireless communication unit. An input for storing data input from a LAN transmission / reception unit in the storage unit and outputting data stored in the storage unit to the transmission / reception unit, the input / output unit, the print output unit, or the wireless LAN transmission / reception unit. An output control unit.

In the invention of claim 2, the wireless LA
A wireless LAN permitting unit is provided for permitting access from the N transmitting / receiving units only to those who can authenticate the other party. In the invention according to claim 3, the line network is a FAX line, an Internet line, a wired LAN line, or a combination thereof.

[0010] In the invention according to claim 4, the storage section is constituted by a confidential storage section and an output storage section, and the identifier added to the input data by the input / output control section is a confidential identifier. At this time, it is stored in the confidential storage section.

In the invention of claim 5, the confidential identifier is an identifier that can specify a transmission source, an identifier that can specify a transmission destination, or an identifier that can specify a transmission source and a transmission destination.

In the invention according to claim 6, the input / output control unit outputs the data to the transmission / reception unit, the input / output unit, and the print output unit based on an identifier added to the data stored in the storage unit. I do.

According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, there is provided a format conversion section for converting the data stored in the storage section into a data format corresponding to the transmission / reception section, the input / output section or the print output section.

In the invention according to claim 8, the input / output device is mounted on a facsimile machine. In the ninth aspect, the input / output device is mounted on a printer device. According to a tenth aspect of the present invention, the input / output device is mounted on a digital copying machine or a digital copying machine having a function of facsimile and printer.

According to the eleventh aspect, the input / output device is mounted on an information processing device such as a personal computer. In the invention of claim 12, the wireless LAN
The device connected to the transmission / reception unit via the wireless LAN is a digital camera.

According to a thirteenth aspect of the present invention, the digital camera holds a password, and stores the image data in an image memory for storing image data when the password transferred from the wireless LAN transmitting / receiving section matches the stored password. Permits reading and writing. In the fourteenth aspect, the password is input from an input unit and the wireless LA
Transfer from the N transmitting / receiving unit.

[0015]

1 to 5 show an embodiment of the present invention.
This will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of an embodiment of the present invention,
FIG. 2 is a flowchart of the data storage operation of the embodiment, and FIG.
FIG. 4 is a flowchart of the output operation of the stored data according to the embodiment, and FIG. 5 is a flowchart of the transfer operation.

In FIG. 1, reference numerals 1, 2, and 3 denote a FAX network, an Internet network, and a wired LAN, respectively.
A transmission / reception unit 4 connected to a network for receiving and transmitting data from the network, and a storage unit 4 configured by a confidential storage unit 4A, an output storage unit 4B, and a storage storage unit 4C to store data; Reference numeral 5 denotes an input / output control unit, 6 denotes a format conversion unit, 7 denotes an input unit, 8 denotes an interface (I / O) for inputting / outputting digital data, 9 denotes a display unit, 10 denotes a scanner, 11 denotes a printing unit, and 12 denotes a printing unit. An audio output unit, 13 is an output conversion unit, 14 is a wireless LAN permission unit, 15 is a wireless LAN transmission / reception unit, 16 is a processor (CPU) for processing and 2
0 is a digital camera.

Next, an operation of storing data in the storage unit 4 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 2 shows a case where data is received from the Internet line connected to the transmitting / receiving unit 2.

In step S10, the input / output control unit 5
It is determined whether or not the transmission / reception unit 2 has received data from the Internet network, and waits until the determination becomes YES. In step S11, the input / output control unit 5 determines whether a confidential identifier has been added to the received data. If the determination is YES, the process proceeds to step S12.

The confidential identifier may be a source identifier that can identify the source, a destination identifier that can identify the destination, or both, or may be a password.

In step S12, the input / output control unit 5
The received data is stored in the confidential storage unit 4A. If the determination in step S11 is NO, the process proceeds to step S13, and the input / output control unit 5 determines whether the storage identifier is added to the received data. If the determination is YES, the process proceeds to step S14. The received data is stored in the storage storage unit 4C.

If the determination in step S13 is NO, the process proceeds to step S15, where the input / output control unit 5 stores the received data in the output storage unit 4B.

Although the above description is directed to the Internet, FAX, wired LAN and wireless LAN
In the case of (1), an identifier is added to the head of the FAX statement and the transfer data of the LAN, and the same operation as described with reference to FIG.

Data to which no identifier is added, such as data generated by inputting at the input unit 7, data input via the I / O 8, and data scanned by the scanner 10, is input. The storage unit 4 causes the storage unit 4 to store data by inputting an identifier prior to the storage of the data and performing the same operation as described with reference to FIG.

Next, an operation of outputting data from the storage unit 4 will be described with reference to FIGS. 3 and 4 show an output operation from the confidential storage unit 4A. In step S20, the input / output control unit 5 determines whether or not there is data to which a destination identifier is added as an identifier. If the data has a destination identifier, the process proceeds to step S21 to read the destination. .

In step S22, the input / output control unit 5
It is determined whether the transmission destination read in step S21 belongs to the facsimile network, the Internet network, or the wired LAN network, and a command is sent to the format conversion unit 6 corresponding to the determined network to make it confidential. The data read from the storage unit 4A is format-converted.

In step S23, the input / output control unit 5
A command is sent to the corresponding transmitting / receiving unit 1, 2, or 3, and the format-converted data is transmitted. Step S2
If the determination at 0 is NO, that is, for data without a destination identifier, the process proceeds to step S24 and the input unit 7
More identifier input.

In step S25, the input / output control unit 5
It is determined whether or not there is data to which the same identifier as the input identifier is added in step S24. If there is a matching identifier, the process proceeds to step S26. Step S26
Then, the input / output control unit 5 reads the output conversion from the file, and in the case of printing, proceeds to step S27, where the printing unit 11 prints the stored data.

If the data to be printed is a facsimile, the output converter 13 releases the band compression. If the data is code data, the output converter 13 expands the code into character dot data and prints it with the printing unit 11. Is performed.

If the output conversion in step S26 is a sound, the process proceeds to step S28. If the sound data has been band-compressed, the band conversion is released by the output conversion unit 13 and converted to an analog signal to convert it into an analog signal. Output to

If the output conversion in step S26 is an image, the process proceeds to step S29. The input / output control unit 5 determines whether or not the image is a moving image. If the determination is YES, the process proceeds to step S30. And starts step S3
1 to display a moving image or a still image on the display unit 9;
In step S32, the output file is deleted.

If you want to bring back the file, I / O8
For example, it is also possible to connect a floppy disk for copying.

As described above, for a file having an identifier as a transmission destination, file data is automatically relayed. For other files, an identifier corresponding to a password is input. Only output is possible, so confidentiality can be protected.

The output of the data stored in the confidential storage unit 4A has been described above. The input / output control unit 5 for the data stored in the output storage unit 4B has been described with reference to FIG. Step S24 is deleted, and steps S1 to S32 are automatically executed.

Steps S20 to S23 are deleted for the data stored in the storage storage unit 4C.
In step S24, an identifier is input and steps S25-
S32 is executed. When inputting the identifier in step S24, the identifier of the stored file may be displayed on the display unit 9 to be selected.

As described above, the identifier is displayed and selected, so that when the stored file data is data for publication, the necessary data can be easily displayed or printed out. .

The storage of data in the storage unit 4 and the output of data from the storage unit 4 described above are performed when the input / output device of the present invention is installed in, for example, an office.
When the input / output device is installed in a store, for example, a problem occurs with the wireless LAN.

That is, when installed in an office, the devices connected to the wireless LAN transmission / reception unit 15 by radio are predetermined, whereas when installed in a store, there is an unspecified number of devices. Radio waves from a device that does not use the input / output device of the present invention may also be received by the wireless LAN transmitting / receiving unit 15 and data may be transferred.

Therefore, according to the present invention, the wireless LAN permitting unit 1
4 is provided to restrict access via the wireless LAN transmission / reception unit 15. Next, the operation of the wireless LAN in the case of the unspecified large number described above will be described with reference to FIG.

The operation will be described with reference to the camera 24 shown in FIG.
Is stored in the image memory 23,
Wireless LAN transmitting / receiving unit 21 via password control unit 22
Camera 20 and wireless LAN transmitted and received by
The case of connecting to the transmission / reception unit 15 will be described.

In step S40, the wireless LAN permitting unit 1
Reference numeral 4 records the authentication number received by the wireless LAN transmitting / receiving unit 15 and the line number receiving the authentication number in a memory (not shown). In a wireless LAN, every device that can be connected to this LAN has a unique network address. Therefore, in step S40, the network address transmitted from the digital camera 20 and received by the wireless LAN transceiver 15 is used as an authentication number, and the authentication number is recorded together with the received wireless line number.

In step S41, the digital camera 2
The holder having 0 inputs the authentication number from the input unit 7. In step S42, the wireless LAN permission unit 14 permits access to the wireless line that matches the authentication number input in step S41 among the authentication numbers recorded in step S40.

In step S43, the digital camera 2
The owner of “0” inputs a password for specifying the digital camera 40 from the input unit 7. In step S44, the input / output control unit 5 transfers the password input in step S43 to the permitted wireless line, and
Send more.

In step S45, the digital camera 2
The password control unit 22 of 0 determines whether the password received by the wireless transmission / reception unit 21 matches the recorded password.

If they do not match, the operation ends. If they match, the process moves to step S46, where the image data stored in the image memory 23 is read out, and the
Send from 1

In step S47, the input / output control unit 5
The image data received by the wireless LAN transmission / reception unit 15 is stored in the storage unit 4. In step S48, when the accumulation of the image data ends, the wireless LAN permission unit 14 releases the permission of the access.

The image data stored in the storage section 4 is read out by the method described with reference to FIGS.
Output is performed. In the embodiment, the digital camera 20 is used.
The case where the data is transferred more has been described. However, when the data is transferred from the input / output device, the received data may be stored only in the device having the same password.

The above-described embodiment is based on the assumption that the input / output device of the present invention is mounted on a facsimile machine. Etc. may be attached to the information processing device.

[0048]

As described above, according to the present invention, the data transfer method is different for data transferred over different lines,
The input data and the data transferred by the wireless LAN can be transferred or printed out to a specified transfer destination. Further, the above measures can be taken, so that cost and installation space can be reduced.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart of a data accumulation operation.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart of an output operation of stored data.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart of an output operation of stored data.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart of a wireless LAN operation.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1, 2, 3 transmission / reception unit 4 storage unit 4A confidential storage unit 4B output storage unit 4C storage storage unit 5 input / output control unit 6 format conversion unit 7 input unit 8 interface (I / O) 9 display unit 10 scanner 11 Printing unit 12 Audio output unit 13 Output conversion unit 14 Wireless LAN permission unit 15 Wireless LAN transmission / reception unit 16 Processor (CPU) 20 Digital camera 21 Wireless LAN transmission / reception unit 22 Password control unit 23 Image memory 24 Camera

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Claims (14)

[Claims] 1. A transmission / reception unit connected to a line network having a different data transfer method for transmitting / receiving data to / from a connected line network, and a wireless LAN transmission / reception unit for transmitting / receiving data to / from a wireless LAN. A print output unit for outputting print data to a printing apparatus; an input / output unit for inputting / outputting data; a storage unit for storing data; the transmitting / receiving unit, the input / output unit, and the wireless LAN transmitting / receiving unit An input / output control unit that stores data input from the storage unit into the storage unit and outputs the data stored in the storage unit to the transmission / reception unit, the input / output unit, the print output unit, or the wireless LAN transmission / reception unit. And an input / output device comprising: 2. The input / output device according to claim 1, further comprising a wireless LAN permitting unit for permitting access from the wireless LAN transmitting / receiving unit only to a device that can authenticate the other party. 3. The input / output device according to claim 1, wherein the line network is a facsimile line, an Internet line, a wired LAN line, or a combination thereof. 4. The confidential storage unit, wherein the storage unit comprises a confidential storage unit and an output storage unit, and the input / output control unit sets the confidential storage when an identifier added to the input data is a confidential identifier. 4. The input / output device according to claim 1, wherein the input / output device is stored in a unit. 5. The input / output device according to claim 4, wherein the confidential identifier is an identifier that can identify a source, an identifier that can identify a destination, or an identifier that can identify a source and a destination. 6. The method according to claim 1, wherein the input / output control unit outputs the data to the transmission / reception unit, the input / output unit, and the print output unit based on an identifier added to the data stored in the storage unit. The input / output device according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein: 7. A format conversion unit for converting data stored in the storage unit into a data format corresponding to the transmission / reception unit, the input / output unit or the print output unit. 6. The input / output device according to 6. 8. The input / output device according to claim 1, wherein the input / output device is mounted on a facsimile device. 9. The input / output device according to claim 1, wherein said input / output device is mounted on a printer device. 10. The input / output device according to claim 1, wherein said input / output device is mounted on a digital copying machine or a digital copying machine having facsimile and printer functions. . 11. The input / output device according to claim 1, wherein the input / output device is mounted on an information processing device such as a personal computer. 12. The wireless LAN transmitting / receiving unit and a wireless LAN
The input / output device according to any one of claims 1 to 11, wherein the device connected by (1) is a digital camera. 13. The digital camera holds a password, and permits reading and writing to an image memory for storing image data when the password transferred from the wireless LAN transmission / reception unit matches the held password. The input / output device according to claim 12, wherein: 14. The input / output device according to claim 13, wherein said password is input from an input unit and transferred from said wireless LAN transmitting / receiving unit.