JP2001339588A - Communication terminal - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a communication terminal that has a circulation function where a final terminal of circulation is not fixed. SOLUTION: A RAM 7 has a circulation destination telephone number table 7a to store in advance a telephone number of a succeeding circulation destination corresponding to a memory box number. A main control section 1 of a circulation device transfers image data to a succeeding circulation destination when the number of a circulation request device in an SID(sender identification) signal that is a communication procedure signal of facsimile communication received together with the circulation image data does not agree with the number of its own device (NO in step S41 in Figure 6), and the main control section 1 decides that the circulation is finished (step S42) without transferring the circulation image data when the number agrees (YES in step S41). The number of the circulation request device is the telephone number of a sender terminal and the succeeding circulation destination indicates a group to receive the data circulation, is designated by the memory box number of the circulation table memory (step S1 in Figure 4), and the memory box number is transmitted in a form of SUB signals (step S4).

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a communication terminal device such as a facsimile device having a circulation function of receiving image data for circulation and transferring the image data to a next circulation destination.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in a facsimile apparatus having a circulation function, data of a list of telephone numbers to be circulated is transferred to the next facsimile apparatus by a dedicated and unique communication procedure, or a telephone number to be circulated is transmitted. The image data to be circulated is sequentially transferred to the next facsimile machine and circulated by transmitting the list by a special communication procedure such as inserting the list into the image data and transmitting the list.

[0003]

However, the end of the circulation is determined using a method such as not registering the circulation destination in the circulation destination table of the facsimile machine which is the last terminal of the circulation. There was a problem that the final terminal of the circulation was fixed.

An object of the present invention is to solve the above problems and to provide a communication terminal device having a circulation function in which the final terminal of the circulation is not fixed.

[0005]

According to the present invention, there is provided a communication terminal device having a circulation function for receiving circulation image data and transferring the circulation image data to a predetermined next circulation destination. When the number of the circulation requesting machine received together with the data does not match the number of the own machine, the circulation image data is transferred to the next circulation destination, and when they match, it is determined that the circulation is completed without transferring the circulation image data. A control means is provided.

In the communication terminal device, preferably, the number of the circulation requesting machine is a telephone number of a calling terminal which is the circulation requesting machine, and is transmitted by a predetermined first communication procedure signal.

Further, the next circulation destination is preferably
A memory box number of a circulation destination table memory indicating a group to be circulated is specified, and the memory box number is transmitted by a predetermined second communication procedure signal or is transmitted by the first communication procedure signal. This is the number of the requesting machine.

[0008]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

<First Embodiment> FIG. 1 shows a facsimile apparatus 2 having a circulation function according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a 0. When circulating image data for circulation using the facsimile apparatus 20 having the circulation function of the present embodiment, circulation is started from a circulation requesting machine, and image data to be circulated is sequentially relayed by the circulation machine to perform predetermined circulation. Transmit the circulation image data to the destination.

The facsimile machine 20 of this embodiment is
A device operable as a circulation request machine or a circulation machine,
As shown in FIG. 2, the RAM 7 has a circulation destination telephone number table 7a in which the telephone number of the next circulation destination is stored in advance in correspondence with the memory box number. are doing. Then, the main control unit 1 of the circulation machine receives the SI, which is the communication procedure signal of the facsimile communication, received together with the received circulation image data.
When the number of the circulation requesting machine in the D (sender identification) signal does not match the number of the own machine (NO in step S41 in FIG. 6), the image data is transferred to the next circulation destination (step S57), but matches. At this time (YES in step S41), it is determined that the circulation ends without transferring the circulation image data (step S42). Here, the number of the circulation requesting machine is the telephone number of the calling terminal that is the circulation requesting machine. Further, the next circulation destination is designated by a memory box number of a circulation destination table memory indicating a group to be circulated (step S1 in FIG. 4), and the memory box number is a communication procedure signal SU of facsimile communication.
B (sub address) signal (step S4)
1).

In FIG. 1, a facsimile machine 20 comprises
It has a facsimile communication function such as the conventional G3 system and a circulation function. The main control unit 1 is specifically composed of a CPU, and is connected to the following hardware units via a bus 13 to control them.
It executes various software functions to be described later. The image reading unit 2 reads an original with a scanner using a CCD or the like, and outputs dot image data converted to binary black and white. The image recording unit 3 is a printer device of an electrophotographic system or the like, and prints out and records, as a hard copy, image data received from a facsimile machine of the other party by facsimile communication. The display unit 4 is a display device such as a liquid crystal display (LCD) or a CRT display, and displays an operation state of the facsimile machine 20, and displays image data of a document to be transmitted and received image data. .

The operation unit 5 includes a character key, a numeric keypad for dialing,
It has speed dial keys, one-touch dial keys, and various function keys. In addition, by making the display unit 4 a touch panel type, the operation unit 5
A part or all of the various keys may be substituted.

The ROM 6 stores in advance various software programs necessary for the operation of the facsimile machine 20 and executed by the main control unit 1, wherein the programs include at least the transmission processing shown in FIG. 5 and 6 are included. RAM7
Is configured as an SRAM or a flash memory, and is used as a working area of the main control unit 1 to store temporary data generated when a program is executed. Here, in the RAM 7, a circulation destination telephone number table 7a shown in FIG. 2 is stored in advance, and data of a signal data memory 7b shown in FIG. 3 is stored when a signal is received. When a flash memory is used as the RAM 7, even if the power is cut off due to a power failure, a movement of the apparatus, or the like, the contents of the data are not lost. Image memory 8 is D
It is composed of a RAM or the like, and stores image data to be transmitted or received image data. Note that the RAM 7 and the image memory 8 may be constituted by a hard disk memory.

The fax modem 10 is connected to a public telephone line L
And demodulates the data of the outgoing telephone number information received as the FSK signal and outputs it to the main control unit 1. NCU (Network control circuit: Networ
k Control Unit) 11 is a hardware circuit that performs closing and opening operations such as a DC loop of the analog public telephone line L and has an automatic dial function. The fax modem 10 is connected to the public telephone line L as necessary. Connecting.
Here, the NCU 11 detects an ID receiving terminal activation signal and a normal telephone call signal in the outgoing telephone number notification service, and transmits a primary response signal and a secondary response signal in the outgoing telephone number notification service as necessary. can do. The NCU 11 is connected to a predetermined terminal adapter and DSU (Digital Service Unit: Digital Service Unit).
Unit) may be connected to a digital line of the baseband transmission system (for example, an ISDN line).

The facsimile apparatus 20 of the present embodiment configured as described above has a circulation function in addition to a normal facsimile communication function of the G3 system or the like. In the facsimile communication function, dot image data read by the image reading unit 2 is encoded by software in accordance with an encoding system such as MH, MR, MMR, etc. defined in the standard of facsimile communication, and then the other party's facsimile apparatus. On the other hand, the encoded data received from the other party's facsimile machine is also decoded into image data by software and output from the image recording unit 3 as a hard copy. The image memory 8 stores the image data as needed, and outputs the stored image data as needed.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of a circulation destination telephone number table 7a in the RAM 7 of FIG. The circulation destination telephone number table 7a is provided in each of the facsimile machines 20 of the circulation requesting machine and the circulation machine. As shown in FIG. 2, the data of the next circulation destination telephone number is operated in advance corresponding to the memory box number. The information is input and stored using the unit 5.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a table of an example of the signal data memory 7b in the RAM 7 of FIG. The signal data memory 7b stores the data of the SID signal, which is the procedure signal of the facsimile apparatus received from the other party's facsimile apparatus, and the data of the SUB (sub address) signal when receiving the signal. Here, the SID signal stores the telephone number of the circulation requesting machine. The SUB signal indicates the memory box number of the next circulation destination. The memory box number corresponds to a number that stores image data in the image memory 8 when executing memory box processing such as circulation, confidentiality, and bulletin board using the image memory 8. By specifying this memory box number, a group including a plurality of destinations to be circulated can be specified. In this embodiment, when circulated from the circulation requesting machine through at least one circulation machine, the SID signal and the SUB signal are sequentially transferred together with the circulation image data, and the telephone number of the circulation requesting machine in the received SID signal is transmitted. When the number matches the telephone number of the terminal itself (YES in step S41 in FIG. 6), it is determined that the terminal is the last terminal (a circulation requesting device).

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing a transmission process executed by the main control unit 1 of the circulation requesting machine of the facsimile machine 20 of FIG. In FIG. 4, first, in step S1, a memory box number indicating a circulation group is input using the operation unit 5, and in step S2, a circulation destination is dialed and a call is made. Next, the DIS signal is detected in step S3, and the SU signal is detected in step S4.
The memory box number is stored in the B signal and transmitted. In step S5, the telephone number of the own device is stored in the SID signal and transmitted. Then, the DCS signal and the training signal are transmitted in step S6, and in response to this, the CFR signal is detected in step S7. Further, in step S8, the document image for circulation is read and the image data is transmitted, and in step S9, the EOP signal is transmitted. Then, in response, in step S10, M
The CF signal is detected, the DCN signal is transmitted in step S11, the line is opened in step S12, and the transmission process ends.

FIGS. 5 and 6 are flowcharts showing the receiving process executed by the main control unit 1 of the circulation machine or the circulation request machine of the facsimile machine 20 of FIG. In FIG. 5, it is determined whether or not a call is received in step S21, and the process of step S21 is repeated until a call is received. When a call is received (YES in step S21), step S2 is performed.
In step S23, the SUB signal is detected and stored in the signal data memory 7b. In step S24, the SID signal is detected and stored in the signal data memory 7b. In S25, a DCS signal and a training signal are detected. In response, in step S26, C
An FR signal is transmitted, the image data is received in step S27, stored in the memory box in the image memory 8 designated by the SUB signal, and the EOP signal is detected in step S28. Then, in step S29, the MCF signal is transmitted, the line is opened in step S30, and it is determined in step S31 whether the memory box number designated by the SUB signal is a memory box number for circulation. Proceeds to step S41 in FIG. 6, while if NO, proceeds to step S32. In step S32, other processing such as confidentiality or bulletin board using the memory box of the image memory 8 is executed, and the reception processing ends.

It is determined whether or not the data in the SID signal received in step S41 of FIG. 6 and stored in the signal data memory 7b is its own telephone number. If YES, the process proceeds to step S42. If NO, the process proceeds to step S51. In step S42, the own machine is determined to be a circulation requesting machine, and in step S43, the image data stored in the image memory 8 is reduced and a circulation end message is attached and printed on recording paper using the image recording unit 3, and step S44. After erasing the image data from the image memory 8 at step S60, a DCN signal is sent out at step S60, the line is opened at step S61, and the receiving process ends.

On the other hand, in step S51, a dialing destination registered in correspondence with the memory box number designated by the SUB signal is dialed and a call is made. In step S52, the DIS signal is detected, and in step S53, the signal is received first. After the memory box number in the SUB signal stored in the signal data memory 7b is stored in the SUB signal and transmitted, in step S54, the data in the SID signal previously received and stored in the signal data memory 7b is deleted. It is stored as it is in the SID signal and transmitted, and in step S55, the DCS signal and the training signal are transmitted. In response, in step S56, CFR
After detecting the signal and reading out the image data of the memory box from the image memory 8 at step S57 and sending out the same, an EOP signal is sent out at step S58.
Further, in step S59, an MCF signal is detected,
In step S60, the DCN signal is transmitted, and in step S61, the line is opened, and the reception process ends.

As described above, according to the first embodiment, the main control unit 1 of the circulation machine receives the SID (sender identification), which is the communication procedure signal of the facsimile communication received together with the received circulation image data. ) When the number of the circulation requesting machine in the signal does not match the number of the own machine (step S4 in FIG. 6)
(NO at 1) The image data is transferred to the next circulation destination (step S57), while when they match (YE at step S41)
S) It is characterized in that it is determined that the circulation ends without transferring the circulation image data (step S42). Here, the number of the circulation requesting machine is the telephone number of the calling terminal that is the circulation requesting machine. Further, the next circulation destination is specified by a memory box number of the circulation destination table memory indicating a group to be circulated (step S1 in FIG. 4), and the memory box number is SUB (communication procedure signal of facsimile communication). (Sub-address) signal (step S4). Therefore, for example, by specifying the telephone number of the transmission terminal that is the circulation requesting machine in the SID signal, the final terminal of the circulation is not fixed, so that circulation can be started from any circulation terminal and a flexible circulation route can be established. Can be built. Further, the circulation function can be implemented while maintaining compatibility with other maker devices, for example, by using an SID signal which is a communication procedure signal of facsimile communication. Further, by registering the memory box number in the SUB signal, a plurality of circulation routes can be formed according to the memory box number.

<Second Embodiment> A facsimile apparatus 20 according to a second embodiment of the present invention is an apparatus operable as a circulation requesting machine or a circulation machine, and includes a plurality of facsimile machines to circulate image data. As shown in FIG. 2, the RAM 20 has a circulation destination telephone number table 7c in which the telephone number of the next circulation destination is stored in advance in correspondence with the memory box number which is the telephone number of the circulation requesting machine. When the number of the circulation requesting machine in the SUB (sub address) signal, which is the communication procedure signal of the facsimile communication received together with the received circulation image data, does not match the number of the machine itself, (Step S1 in FIG. 11)
(NO at 11) The image data is transferred to the next circulation destination (step S126), while when they match (step S111).
(YES at step S112). It is determined that the circulation is completed without transferring the circulation image data (step S112). Here, the number of the circulation requesting machine is the telephone number of the calling terminal that is the circulation requesting machine. The next circulation destination is designated by the memory box number of the circulation destination table memory indicating the group to be circulated (step S7 in FIG. 9).
1) The memory box number is transmitted as a SUB signal (step S74). In the second embodiment, the memory box number is described not as a serial number but as a circulation requesting machine number. Hereinafter, differences from the first embodiment will be described in detail.

The programs stored in the ROM 6 include at least the transmission processing program shown in FIG. 9 and the reception processing program shown in FIGS. In the RAM 7, a circulation destination telephone number table 7c shown in FIG. 7 as an example is stored in advance, and data of a signal data memory 7d shown in FIG. 8 is stored when a signal is received.

The circulation destination telephone number table 7c of FIG. 7 stores the RAM of the facsimile machine 20 of the circulation requesting machine and the circulation machine.
As shown in FIG. 2, the data of the telephone number of the next circulation destination is input and stored in advance using the operation unit 5 in correspondence with the memory box number which is the telephone number of the circulation requesting machine, as shown in FIG. ing. In the signal data memory 7b of FIG. 8, data of a SUB (sub address) signal, which is a procedure signal of the facsimile apparatus received from the other party's facsimile apparatus, is stored when the signal is received. Here, the SUB signal includes
The telephone number of the circulation request machine is stored. The memory box number corresponds to a number that stores image data in the image memory 8 when executing memory box processing such as circulation, confidentiality, and bulletin board using the image memory 8. By specifying this memory box number,
A group including a plurality of destinations to be circulated can be specified. In the present embodiment, at least one
SUB signal is sequentially transferred together with the image data for circulation when the data is circulated through two circulation machines,
When the telephone number of the circulation requesting device in the signal matches the telephone number of the own device (YES in step S111 in FIG. 11), it is determined that it is the last terminal (a circulation requesting device).

FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing a transmission process executed by the main control unit 1 of the circulation requesting machine of the facsimile apparatus 20 according to the second embodiment. In FIG. 9, first, in step S71, a memory box number indicating a circulation group is input using the operation unit 5, and in step S72, a call is made by dialing the circulation destination. In response to this, the DIS signal is detected in step S73, and the telephone number of the own device is stored in the SUB signal as the memory box number in step S74 and transmitted.
In step S75, a DCS signal and a training signal are transmitted. Then, in step S76, CFR
After the signal is detected, in step S77, the circulation manuscript image is read and the image data is transmitted.
At step 8, an EOP signal is transmitted. And step S
After detecting the MCF signal at 79 and transmitting the DCN signal at step S80, the line is opened at step S81 to end the transmission processing.

FIGS. 10 and 11 are flow charts showing the receiving process executed by the main controller 1 of the circulation machine or the circulation request machine of the facsimile machine 20 according to the second embodiment. In FIG. 10, first, it is determined whether or not a call is received in step S91, and the process of step S91 is repeated until a call is received.
(YES at 1) A DIS signal is sent in step S92, and a SUB signal is detected in step S93 and stored in the signal data memory 7d. Then, step S94
In step S95, the DCS and the training signal are detected, and in step S95, the CFR signal is transmitted.
After receiving the image data and storing it in the memory box in the image memory 8 designated by the SUB signal, the EOP signal is detected in step S97. Further, the MCF signal is transmitted in step S98, and the line is opened in step S99. Then, in step S100, it is determined whether the memory box number specified by the SUB signal is a memory box number for circulation, and if YES, step S111 in FIG.
On the other hand, if NO, the process proceeds to step S101. In step S101, other processing such as confidentiality or a bulletin board is executed, and the reception processing ends.

It is determined whether or not the data in the SUB signal received in step S111 of FIG. 11 is the telephone number of the own device. If YES, the process proceeds to step S112 while N
In the case of O, the process proceeds to step S121. Step S112
In step S113, the own device is determined to be a circulation requesting device.
In step (1), the image data stored in the image memory 8 is reduced and a circulation end message is attached, and the image data is printed on recording paper using the image recording unit 3. Then, after erasing the image data from the image memory 8 in step S114, a DCN signal is sent out in step S129, and the process proceeds to step S13.
At 0, the line is released and the receiving process is terminated.

On the other hand, in step S121, a dialing destination registered corresponding to the memory box number of the SUB signal is dialed and a call is made.
After detecting the IS signal and storing the memory box number in the SUB signal previously received in step S123 in the SUB signal and transmitting it, in step S124 the DC
Send out the S signal and the training signal. In response, the CFR signal is detected in step S125, and the image data in the memory box is read out from the image memory 8 and transmitted in step S126. Further, an EOP signal is transmitted in step S127, and an MCF signal is detected in step S128.
In step 9, the DCN signal is transmitted, and in step S130, the line is released, and the receiving process ends.

As described above, according to the second embodiment, the main control unit 1 of the circulation machine receives the SUB (sub address) signal, which is a communication procedure signal of facsimile communication, received together with the received circulation image data. When the number of the circulation requesting device does not match its own number (step S1 in FIG. 11)
(NO at 11) The image data is transferred to the next circulation destination (step S126), while when they match (step S111).
(YES at step S112). It is determined that the circulation is completed without transferring the circulation image data (step S112). Here, the number of the circulation requesting machine is the telephone number of the calling terminal that is the circulation requesting machine. The next circulation destination is designated by the memory box number of the circulation destination table memory indicating the group to be circulated (step S7 in FIG. 9).
1) The memory box number is transmitted as a SUB signal (step S74). Therefore, for example, by specifying the telephone number of the calling terminal that is the circulation requesting device in the SUB signal, the final terminal of the circulation is not fixed, so that circulation can be started from any of the circulation terminals, and a flexible circulation route can be established. Can be built. Further, the circulation function can be implemented while maintaining compatibility with other maker devices, for example, by using a SUB signal which is a communication procedure signal of facsimile communication. further,
By registering the memory box number in the SUB signal, a plurality of circulation routes can be formed according to the memory box number.

<Modification> In the above embodiment, an example of the facsimile apparatus 20 has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and is connected to a public network such as a public telephone network or a public digital network. For example, the present invention can be applied to a communication terminal device including a telephone, a data communication device, and the like.

[0032]

As described above in detail, according to the communication terminal apparatus of the present invention, a communication terminal apparatus having a circulation function of receiving circulation image data and transferring the image data to a predetermined next circulation destination is provided. When the number of the circulation requesting machine received with the circulation image data received does not match the number of the own machine, the circulation image data is transferred to the next circulation destination. Control means for judging termination is provided. Accordingly, since the final terminal of the circulation is not fixed, circulation can be started from any circulation terminal, and a flexible circulation route can be constructed.

In the communication terminal device, preferably, the number of the circulation requesting machine is the telephone number of the calling terminal which is the circulation requesting machine, and is transmitted by a predetermined first communication procedure signal. Therefore, using the SID signal or the SUB signal, which is a communication procedure signal of facsimile communication, for example, the circulation function can be performed while maintaining compatibility with other maker devices.

Further, the next circulation destination is preferably
A memory box number of a circulation destination table memory indicating a group to be circulated is specified, and the memory box number is transmitted by a predetermined second communication procedure signal or is transmitted by the first communication procedure signal. This is the number of the requesting machine. By registering the memory box number, a plurality of circulation routes can be formed according to the memory box number.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a facsimile apparatus 20 having a circulation function according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of a circulation destination telephone number table 7a in a RAM 7 of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of a table of a signal data memory 7b in a RAM 7 of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing a transmission process executed by the main control unit 1 of the circulation requesting machine of the facsimile machine 20 of FIG.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing a first part of a reception process executed by the main control unit 1 of the circulation machine or the circulation request machine of the facsimile machine 20 of FIG.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing a second part of the reception processing executed by the main control unit 1 of the circulation machine or the circulation request machine of the facsimile machine 20 of FIG.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of a circulation destination telephone number table 7c in a RAM 7 provided in a facsimile apparatus 20 according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating a table of an example of a signal data memory 7d in a RAM 7 according to the second embodiment.

FIG. 9 shows a facsimile apparatus 20 according to a second embodiment.
6 is a flowchart showing a transmission process executed by the main control unit 1 of the circulation requesting machine.

FIG. 10 shows a facsimile apparatus 2 according to a second embodiment.
It is a flowchart which shows the 1st part of the reception process performed by the main control part 1 of a circulation machine of 0 or a circulation request machine.

FIG. 11 shows a facsimile apparatus 2 according to a second embodiment.
It is a flowchart which shows the 2nd part of the reception process performed by the main control part 1 of the circulation machine of 0 or a circulation request machine.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Main control part, 2 ... Image reading part, 3 ... Image recording part, 5 ... Operation part, 6 ... ROM, 7 ... RAM, 7a, 7c ... Circulation destination telephone number table, 7b, 7d ... Signal data memory, 8 ... image memory, 10 ... fax modem, 11 ... NCU, 13 ... bus, 20 ... facsimile machine, L ... public telephone line.

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Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A communication terminal device having a circulation function of receiving circulation image data and transferring the circulation image data to a predetermined next circulation destination. A communication terminal device for transferring the circulation image data to the next circulation destination when the numbers do not match, and for determining that the circulation ends without transferring the circulation image data when the numbers match. . 2. The communication according to claim 1, wherein the number of the circulation requesting machine is a telephone number of a calling terminal which is the circulation requesting machine, and is transmitted by a predetermined first communication procedure signal. Terminal device. 3. The next circulation destination is designated by a memory box number of a circulation destination table memory indicating a group to be circulated, and the memory box number is transmitted by a predetermined second communication procedure signal. 3. The method according to claim 1, wherein
The communication terminal device according to claim 1. 4. The next circulation destination is designated by a memory box number of a circulation destination table memory indicating a group to be circulated, and the memory box number is a circulation requesting machine transmitted by the first communication procedure signal. The communication terminal device according to claim 1, wherein the communication terminal device is a number.