JP2001356975A - Communication device, data transmission method and storage medium - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a communication device capable of evading user's useless operation such as the selection and specification of the address of a transmission job which can not be normally executed and providing high convenience to a user. SOLUTION: In a copying machine 1001, a device state necessary for the execution of a transmission job corresponding to the address information of each management number (i) is detected by respective components 3005 to 3008, respective detected device states are managed by a transmission management component 3003, whether each device state detected by referring to an abnormality judgment reference table (shown in Fig. 4) is normal or not is judged by an address management component 3002, and only the address of a transmission job to be executed by a device whose state is normal is set up so as to be displayed on an address information table display list.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a communication apparatus having a plurality of devices used for executing a plurality of transmission jobs for transmitting data corresponding to a plurality of destinations, a data transmission method, and a storage medium.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Client computers, printers,
Used as a communication device connected to a communication network accommodating each device such as a mail server and a database server, for executing a plurality of transmission jobs for transmitting data corresponding to a plurality of destinations including each device on the communication network. Some devices have multiple devices. Here, as the device, a device for transmitting data as facsimile transmission information, a device for transmitting data as print data to a printer, a device for transmitting data as e-mail data to a mail server, and Devices for transmitting the database configuration data to the database server and the like are included, and a transmission job for transmitting data corresponding to the designated destination is executed using these devices.

In such a communication apparatus, when a transmission job is executed, a list of destinations registered in advance is displayed, and a destination to which the data of the transmission job is transmitted is selected from the displayed destination list. It is configured.

[0004]

In the above-mentioned conventional communication apparatus, a certain transmission job, for example, an e-mail transmission job is normally executed depending on each device state, but another transmission job, for example, a facsimile job is normally executed. May not be executed. That is, a device for executing an e-mail transmission job may operate normally, but a device for executing a facsimile transmission job may not operate normally.

However, this communication apparatus is configured to display a list of destinations registered in advance when executing a transmission job, and to select a destination of the transmission job from the displayed list of destinations. Accordingly, for example, even when a device for executing a facsimile transmission job does not operate normally, it is possible to select a destination of the facsimile transmission job from the displayed destination list. Here, when the destination of the facsimile transmission job is selected and the facsimile transmission job to the selected destination is executed,
The facsimile transmission job is not executed normally and ends in an error.

Therefore, even when it is determined that a transmission job cannot be executed normally, it is possible to select and specify a destination for the transmission job.
Low convenience, such as letting the user perform useless operations.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide a communication apparatus and a data communication apparatus capable of avoiding useless operations by a user, such as selecting and designating a destination of a transmission job that is not normally executed, and giving the user high convenience. A transmission method and a storage medium are provided.

[0008]

According to the first aspect of the present invention,
In a communication apparatus having a plurality of devices used for executing a plurality of transmission jobs for transmitting data respectively corresponding to a plurality of destinations, a display unit, the destination information for each of the destinations, and the destination information executed for the destinations Management means for managing management information that associates a transmission job with a device used for the transmission job; state detection means for detecting the state of each device; and whether the detected state of each device is normal A reference registration unit for registering a reference for determining whether the device is abnormal, and displaying the list of the destination information on the display unit, by referring to the registered reference for each of the detected devices. Determining means for determining whether the status is normal, and referring to the management information, for a transmission job executable by the device determined to be normal. Extraction means for extracting target information, characterized by comprising a display control means for displaying a list of the extracted destination information to the display means.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the communication apparatus according to the first aspect, each of the devices is a device for transmitting the data as facsimile transmission information, and the data is transmitted to a processing apparatus on the network by the network. Including at least one of the devices for transmitting over the device.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the communication apparatus according to the first aspect, each of the transmission jobs is a transmission job for transmitting the data as facsimile transmission information, and a transmission for transmitting the data to a processing device on a network. It is characterized by including at least one of the jobs.

The invention described in claim 4 is the invention according to claim 2 or 3.
In the communication device described above, the processing device on the network is a device such as a printer device, a mail server, a database server, or a client computer.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the communication device according to the first aspect, the reference registered in the reference registering means is classified for each device used for each of the transmission jobs, and Is characterized by referring to a criterion corresponding to each device when determining whether the status of each device is normal.

[0013] The invention according to claim 6 is the invention according to claim 1 or 5.
In the communication device described above, the reference registration unit can change the reference by a user operation.

According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, in the communication device according to the first aspect, destination information specifying means for selecting and specifying desired destination information from the displayed list of destination information, and the management information And a transmission job executing means for determining and executing a transmission job corresponding to the designated destination information with reference to the above.

The invention according to claim 8 is a data transmission method for an apparatus having a plurality of devices used for executing a plurality of transmission jobs for transmitting data respectively corresponding to a plurality of destinations. A step of managing management information in which information and a transmission job executed for the destination and a device used for the transmission job are associated with each other;
Detecting the status of each device, and displaying the list of the destination information on the display means, with reference to a pre-registered reference, and determining whether the detected status of each device is normal Determining the destination information for the transmission job executable by the device whose status is determined to be normal by referring to the management information; and And controlling the image to be displayed on the display means.

According to a ninth aspect of the present invention, in the data transmission method according to the eighth aspect, each of the devices is a device for transmitting the data as facsimile transmission information, and the data is transmitted to a processing apparatus on a network by the network. Including at least one of the devices for transmitting over the.

According to a tenth aspect of the present invention, in the data transmission method according to the eighth aspect, each of the transmission jobs transmits the data as facsimile transmission information, and transmits the data to a processing device on a network. The transmission job includes at least one of the transmission jobs.

[0018] The invention according to claim 11 is the data transmission method according to claim 9 or 10, wherein the processing device on the network is a device such as a printer device, a mail server, a database server, or a client computer. Features.

According to a twelfth aspect of the present invention, in the data transmission method of the eighth aspect, the pre-registered criterion is classified for each device used for each of the transmission jobs, and a status of each of the devices is determined. When judging whether or not the device is normal, a reference corresponding to the device is referred to.

According to a thirteenth aspect of the present invention, in the data transmission method according to the eighth or twelfth aspect, the pre-registered criterion can be changed by a user operation.

According to a fourteenth aspect of the present invention, in the data transmission method according to the eighth aspect, a step of selecting and specifying desired destination information from the displayed list of destination information,
Referring to the management information to determine and execute a transmission job corresponding to the designated destination information.

According to a fifteenth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a program for constructing a data transmission system on an apparatus having a plurality of devices and a display means used for executing a plurality of transmission jobs for transmitting data corresponding to respective destinations. In a storage medium in which the information processing device stores the
A management module that manages, for each of the destinations, management information that associates destination information with a transmission job to be executed for the destination and a device used for the transmission job; A status detection module for detecting the status of each device, a reference registration module for registering a reference for determining whether the status of each of the detected devices is normal or abnormal, and a list of the destination information displayed on the display unit. A determination module that determines whether the state of each of the detected devices is normal with reference to the registered reference, and that the state is normal with reference to the management information. An extraction module for extracting destination information for a transmission job executable by the device determined to be a device, and a list of the extracted destination information displayed on the display unit. And having a display control module for controlled so.

According to a sixteenth aspect of the present invention, in the storage medium according to the fifteenth aspect, each of the devices is a device for transmitting the data as facsimile transmission information;
The apparatus includes at least one of devices for transmitting the data to a processing device on a network via the network.

According to a seventeenth aspect of the present invention, in the storage medium according to the fifteenth aspect, each of the transmission jobs includes a transmission job for transmitting the data as facsimile transmission information and a transmission for transmitting the data to a processing device on a network. It is characterized by including at least one of the jobs.

The invention according to claim 18 is the storage medium according to claim 16 or 17, wherein the processing device on the network is a device such as a printer device, a mail server, a database server, or a client computer. And

According to a nineteenth aspect of the present invention, in the storage medium according to the fifteenth aspect, the reference registered in the reference registration module is classified for each device used for each of the transmission jobs, and the determination module Is characterized by referring to a criterion corresponding to each device when determining whether the status of each device is normal.

According to a twentieth aspect of the present invention, in the storage medium according to the fifteenth or nineteenth aspect, the reference registration module can change the reference by a user operation.

According to a twenty-first aspect of the present invention, in the storage medium according to the fifteenth aspect, the program includes a destination information specifying module for selecting and specifying desired destination information from the displayed list of destination information. A transmission job execution control module that controls the transmission job corresponding to the designated destination information by referring to the management information and executing the transmission job.

[0029]

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

FIG. 1 is a diagram schematically showing a configuration of a network accommodating a communication device according to an embodiment of the present invention. In the present embodiment, a copying machine having a data transmission function will be described as a communication device.

As shown in FIG. 1, a copying machine 1001 is a LAN including an Ethernet or the like together with a printer 1002, a facsimile machine 1003, a database / mail server 1004, and a client computer 1005.
1006. In addition, facsimile 100
7 together with the public line 1008. The copier 1001 has a copy function and a facsimile function, and also has a data transmission function of reading a document image and transmitting the read image data to each device on the LAN 1006. The printer 1002 can receive the data read by the copying machine 1001 via the LAN 1006 and print out the received data. The facsimile 1003 converts the data read by the copying machine 1001 into L
It is possible to receive the data via the AN 1006 and transmit the received data. Database / mail server 1
004 indicates that the data read by the copying machine 1001 is
This is a server device having a function of receiving data via the server 1006, storing the received data as a database, and transmitting the data as an electronic mail. Client computer 1
Reference numeral 005 is connected to the database / mail server 1004 so that desired data can be acquired from the database / mail server 1004 and displayed, and data read by the copying machine 1001 is received via the LAN 1006 and received. Data can be processed and edited. The facsimile 1007 receives the data read by the copying machine 1001 via the public line 1008,
It is possible to print out the received data.

Next, the main configuration of the copying machine 1001 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 2 shows the copying machine 1 shown in FIG.
It is a block diagram which shows the principal part structure of 001.

As shown in FIG. 2, the copier 1001 includes a controller unit 2000, and the controller unit 2000 includes a scanner 20 as an image input device.
And a printer 2095 which is an image output device, controls the printer 2095 to realize a copy function of printing out image data read by the scanner 2070, and connects to a LAN 1006 and a public line (WAN) 2051. Thus, control for inputting and outputting image information and device information is performed.

Specifically, the controller unit 2000 has a CPU 2001, and the CPU 2001
An operation system (OS) is started by a boot program stored in the M2003, and various processes are executed by executing an application program stored in an HDD (hard disk drive) 2004 on the OS. A RAM 2002 is used as a work area of the CPU 2001. RAM 20
02 provides an image memory area for temporarily storing image data together with a work area. HDD 2004
The image data is stored together with the application program.

The CPU 2001 has a system bus 200
7, an operation unit I / F (operation unit interface) 200 together with the ROM 2003 and the RAM 2002.
6. Network I / F (network interface) 2010, modem 2050 and image bus I / F
F (image interface) 2005 is connected.

An operation unit I / F 2006 is an interface with an operation unit 2012 having a touch panel, and outputs image data to be displayed on the operation unit 2012 to the operation unit 2012. Also, the operation unit I / F 2006 transmits information input by the user through the operation unit 2012 to the CP.
Send to U2001.

The network I / F 2010 is connected to the LAN 1
006 and the LAN 106 via the LAN 1006
The input / output of information is performed with each device on 06. Modem 2
050 is connected to the public line 2051 and
Input / output of information is performed via 51.

The image bus I / F 2005 is connected to the system bus 2007 and the image bus 2 for transferring image data at high speed.
008 is a bus bridge for converting the data structure. The image bus 2008 is a PCI bus or an I / O bus.
It consists of EEE1394. A raster image processor (hereinafter referred to as RIP) is provided on the image bus 2008.
2060, a device I / F 2020, a scanner image processing unit 2080, a printer image processing unit 2090, an image rotation unit 2030, and an image compression unit 2040.
The RIP 2060 is a processor that develops a PDL code into a bitmap image. Device I / F 202
0 is connected to a scanner 2070 and a printer 2095, and the device I / F 2020 performs synchronous / asynchronous conversion of image data. Scanner image processing unit 208
0 performs correction, processing, and editing on the input image data.
The printer image processing unit 2090 performs printer correction, resolution conversion, and the like on print output image data. The image rotation unit 2030 rotates image data. The image compression unit 2040 converts the multi-valued image data into JPEG data,
The binary image data is compressed into data such as JBIG, MMR, MH, etc., and the data is expanded.

Next, the data transmission function of the copying machine 1001 will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG.
FIG. 5 is a diagram showing functional blocks of a software configuration for realizing the data transmission function of the copying machine 1001 in FIG. 1, and FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a destination information management table managed by the destination management component 3002 in FIG.

The data transmission function of the copying machine 1001 is an HD
D2004 is implemented by executing an application program stored in the D2004, and the functional blocks of the data transmission function realized by the application program include an operation unit component 3001, a destination management component 3002, a transmission management component as shown in FIG. 3003 and a transfer management component 3011 are included.

A destination management component 3002 has destination information indicating a destination for transmitting data via the network I / F 2010 (a device on the LAN 1006), a destination for transmitting data via the modem 2050 (a device on the public line), and the like. Is maintained and managed.
Specifically, this management table is stored in the operation unit 20 of the user.
The table is a table whose contents can be rewritten by input from the HDD 12, and is stored in the HDD 2004. As shown in FIG. 5, the management table (index I
D), destination name (Name), transmission means (Type), and transmission destination (Address) are described. Here, the transmission means (Type) in the table indicates the attribute of the transmission job, and in this example, fax indicates a facsimile job and p indicates
rint represents a print job, database represents a database job, and mail or ifax represents an e-mail / I-fax job.

A destination management component 3002
The transmission management component 3003
, A device status required for the transmission job is acquired, and a destination information display process for setting a destination permitted to be displayed on the destination list display list is performed. Details of the destination information display processing will be described later.

The operation unit component 3001 acquires destination information from the destination management component 3002 and displays the acquired destination information on the operation unit 2012. Here, when displaying the destination list display list, only the destinations permitted to be displayed are displayed.

The transmission management component 3003 includes a scanner component 3004, a lint component 3
005, a facsimile transmission component 3006, a database storage component 3007, and a mail / I fax transmission component 3008. The scanner component 3004 includes the transmission management component 3
The scanner 207 based on the processing instruction issued from 003
0 is a functional block for controlling the operation of the “0”.

Facsimile transmission component 3006
Is a functional block for controlling the data transmission operation via the modem 2050 based on a processing command from the transmission management component 3003, detecting the state of the modem 2050, and notifying the transmission management component 3003 of the detection result. . Print component 300
5 controls a data transmission operation to the printer 1002 via the network I / F 2010 based on a processing command from the transmission management component 3003, and controls a device state (network I / F) required for a printer job.
This is a function block for detecting the status of the network 2010 (environment setting status for the network (LAN 1006)) and notifying the transmission management component 3003 of the detection result. The database storage component 3007
Based on the processing command from the transmission management component 3003, the database /
In addition to controlling the data transmission operation to the mail server 1004, the device state (the state of the network I / F 2010, the network (LA)
N1006) is a functional block for detecting an environment setting state) and notifying the transmission management component 3003 of the detection result. The mail / I-fax transmission component 3008 includes the transmission management component 300
Network I / F 2010 based on the processing instruction from
Controls the operation of transmitting data to the database / mail server 1004 via the E-mail job / I
Device status necessary for fax job (status of network I / F 2010, network (LAN 100
This is a functional block for detecting an environment setting state corresponding to 6) and notifying the transmission management component 3003 of the detection result. Thus, each of the above components 3
From 005 to 3008, the status is notified to the transmission management component 3003 according to a change in the device status required for each transmission job.

The transmission management component 3003 collectively manages the device states required for each of the notified transmission jobs, and issues processing instructions to the components based on the destination information selected by the operation unit component 3001. Control the operation of each component. For example, when the destination of a facsimile job is selected in the operation unit component 3001, the transmission management component 3003 issues a processing instruction to the scanner component 3004 so as to read a document image, and transmits the read image data to the selected destination. By issuing a processing command to the facsimile transmission component 3006 so as to perform facsimile transmission to the facsimile, image data read by the scanner 2070 can be transmitted to the facsimile 1003 and the facsimile 1007. Also, the operation unit component 300
In step 1, when a destination of a print job, a database job, or an e-mail / I-fax job is selected, a processing instruction is issued to the print component 3005, the database storage component 3007, or the mail / I-fax transmission component 3008, and the print component 3005 is issued. , The database storage component 3007 or the mail / I-fax transmission component 3008 to the printer 1002 and the database / mail server 1004 from the scanner 2070
, The read image data can be transmitted.

Further, the facsimile image and the I-fax image transmitted from the facsimile 1003 and the client computer 1005 respectively receive the facsimile reception component 300 via the network I / F 2010.
9. The facsimile image and the I-fax image received and received by the I-fax reception component 3010 are transferred to the transmission management component 3003 by the transfer management component 3011 based on the information of the destination management component 3002.

The facsimile image transmitted from the facsimile 1007 is received by the facsimile reception component 3009 via the modem 2050, and the received facsimile image is transmitted by the transfer management component 3011 based on the information of the destination management component 3002. It is transferred to the management component 3003.

Next, the destination information display processing by the destination management component 3002 will be described with reference to FIGS. 4, 6, and 7. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a table describing an abnormality determination criterion used for the destination information display processing by the destination management component 3002 in FIG. 3, and FIGS. 6 and 7 show the procedure of the destination information display processing by the destination management component 3002 in FIG. It is a flowchart shown.

The destination information display processing by the destination management component 3002 is performed by referring to the abnormality determination criterion table (shown in FIG. 4) to each of the components 3005 to 3008.
It is determined whether the status of each device detected is normal or not, and referring to the management table (shown in FIG. 5), the transmission job executed by the device whose status is determined to be normal is determined. This is a process of extracting destination information and displaying a list of only the extracted destination information on the operation unit 2012.

As shown in FIG. 4, a table of an abnormality determination criterion used in the destination information display processing is provided for each transmission job of a facsimile job, a database job, an electronic mail / I fax job, and a print job. In this table, the state of the device necessary for executing the transmission job allocated to each level indicating the abnormality and the state for determining whether the state of each level is normal or abnormal are included. The criterion is described.
The lower the level, the higher the anomaly,
Multiple states can be assigned to this level. The device states in the table are detectable by the components 3005 to 3008.

More specifically, for example, in the facsimile job table shown in FIG. 4A, a status indicating that there is no facsimile device (for example, no modem 2050) is assigned to level 1, and an abnormality corresponding to this device status is indicated. The mark “○” is given in the judgment column. The state of no facsimile device is determined to be an abnormal state by this “「 ”mark. Also,
The status of facsimile environment not set is assigned to level 3, and the "A" mark is not added to the abnormality determination column for this status, indicating that this status is not abnormal, that is, normal. ing. FIG. 4 (b)
Level 1 for the database job table shown in
, A state of no network device (for example, no network I / F 2010) is assigned, and an “判定” mark is added to the abnormality determination column for this device state. By this “○” mark, the state of no network device is determined to be an abnormal state.

As described above, whether or not each state is determined to be abnormal is determined by whether or not “○” is marked in the abnormality determination column. The table of each transmission job is managed by the destination management component 3002.
It is stored in the HDD 2004. Here, the description contents of the table of each transmission job may be fixed beforehand and cannot be changed. Further, there is no limitation on the number of states to be determined as abnormal, and an arbitrary number can be set. Further, whether or not to put a “○” mark in the abnormality determination column can be changed according to the input operation of the user, for example, regardless of the device state used for transmission to a certain destination If it is desired to always display the destination, it is only necessary to add one “○” mark.

Next, the procedure of the destination information display processing by the destination management component 3002 will be described with reference to FIGS. 6 and 7.

When the user performs an input operation for instructing display of a list of destination information on the operation unit 2012, a request for displaying a list of destination information is input to the destination management component 3002, thereby starting the destination information display processing. .
In this destination information display process, as shown in FIG. 6, first, an initialization process is performed in step S6001. In this initialization process, the management number i of the destination information management table is initialized to 1. Subsequently, the process advances to step S6002 to acquire destination information corresponding to the management number i. The process advances to step S6003 to determine whether the transmission means (Type) of the destination information of the management number i is fax.

Transmission means (Type) of destination information of management number i
If there is a fax, the process proceeds to step S6004, where the fax device information L (the facsimile transmission component 300
6 is acquired from the transmission management component 3003, and the subsequent step S6005
The facsimile job abnormality determination reference table (FIG. 4)
(Shown in (a)). Then, step S601
Then, the process proceeds to step S4, where it is determined whether or not the acquired device information L is abnormal with reference to the facsimile job abnormality determination reference table. That is, it is determined whether or not the state indicated by the device information L is marked with “○”. When the state is not marked with “○”, it is determined that the acquired device information L is not abnormal. If it is determined that the acquired device information L is not abnormal, the process proceeds to step S6015, the destination information corresponding to the management number i is set as the destination information to be displayed on the destination information list display list, and the process proceeds to step S6016. On the other hand, if it is determined that the acquired device information L is abnormal, the process skips step S6015 and proceeds to step S6016.

In step S6016, it is determined whether an unprocessed destination exists. If there is an unprocessed destination, the process advances to step S6017, increments the management number i by 1, returns to step S6002, and performs processing for the next destination.

If it is determined in step S6003 that the transmission means (Type) of the destination information of the management number i is not fax, the process proceeds to step S6006 shown in FIG. Determine whether the dataBase. If the transmission means (Type) of the destination information of the management number i is dataBase, step S600
7, the data device information L (device state detected by the database storage component 3007)
Is acquired from the transmission management component 3003, and in a succeeding step S6008, an abnormality determination criterion table (shown in FIG. 4B) of the database job is acquired. And
The process proceeds to step S6014 shown in FIG. 6, and it is determined whether the acquired device information L is abnormal with reference to the abnormality determination criterion table of the database job. That is, it is determined whether or not the state indicated by the device information L is marked with “○”. When the state is not marked with “○”, it is determined that the acquired device information L is not abnormal.
If it is determined that the acquired device information L is not abnormal, the process proceeds to step S6015, the destination information corresponding to the management number i is set as the destination information to be displayed on the destination information list display list, and the process proceeds to step S6016. On the other hand, if it is determined that the acquired device information L is abnormal, the process skips step S6015 and proceeds to step S6016. In step S6016, it is determined whether an unprocessed destination exists. Here, if there is an unprocessed destination,
Proceeding to step S6017, the management number i is incremented by one, and the process returns to step S6002 to perform processing for the next destination.

If it is determined in step S6006 that the transmission means (Type) of the destination information of the management number i is not dataBase, the flow advances to step S6009 to determine whether the transmission means (Type) of the destination information of the management number i is printer. Is determined. Transmission means (Type) of destination information of control number i
Is printer, the process proceeds to step S6010, and the data device information L (print component 3
005) from the transmission management component 3003, and then proceeds to step S601.
1, the print job abnormality determination reference table (FIG. 4)
(Shown in (d)). Then, the process proceeds to step S6014 illustrated in FIG. 6, and it is determined whether the acquired device information L is abnormal with reference to the abnormality determination criterion table of the print job. That is, it is determined whether or not the state indicated by the device information L is marked with “○”.
When the mark “」 ”is not attached, it is determined that the acquired device information L is not abnormal. If it is determined that the acquired device information L is not abnormal, the process proceeds to step S6015, where the destination information corresponding to the management number i is set as the destination information to be displayed on the destination information list display list, and step S6 is performed.
Proceed to 016. On the other hand, if it is determined that the acquired device information L is abnormal, the process skips step S6015 and proceeds to step S6016. Step S60
At 16, it is determined whether there is an unprocessed destination.
If there is an unprocessed destination, the process advances to step S6017, increments the management number i by 1, returns to step S6002, and performs processing for the next destination.

If it is determined in step S6009 that the transmission means (Type) of the destination information of the management number i is not a printer, the transmission means (Type) of the destination information of the management number i
Is determined to be mail / ifax, the flow advances to step S6012 to acquire data device information L (device state detected by the mail / I fax component 3008) from the transmission management component 3003. An I-fax job abnormality determination reference table (shown in FIG. 4C) is acquired. Then, the process proceeds to step S6014 shown in FIG. 6, and it is determined whether the acquired device information L is abnormal by referring to the abnormality determination criterion table of the electronic mail / I fax job. That is, it is determined whether or not the state indicated by the device information L is marked with “○”. When the state is not marked with “○”, it is determined that the acquired device information L is not abnormal. If it is determined that the acquired device information L is not abnormal, the process proceeds to step S6015, the destination information corresponding to the management number i is set as the destination information to be displayed on the destination information list display list, and the process proceeds to step S6016. On the other hand, if it is determined that the acquired device information L is abnormal, the process skips step S6015 and proceeds to step S6016. In step S6016, it is determined whether an unprocessed destination exists. If there is an unprocessed destination, the process advances to step S6017 to increment the management number i by one,
Returning to step 6002, processing for the next destination is performed.

As described above, in the present embodiment, whether or not to set the destination information in the destination information list display list according to the device status required for executing the transmission job corresponding to the destination information of each management number i Is determined, the operation unit 20
The destination information list display list displayed in 12 does not include the destination of the transmission job that is not executed normally, and wasteful operations by the user such as selecting and specifying the destination of the transmission job that is not executed normally are performed beforehand. Can be avoided. Further, when the transmission job includes a document reading operation by the scanner 2070, it is possible to prevent a problem that the apparatus is occupied during the execution of the transmission job that results in an error. . As a result, high convenience can be given to the user.

As described above, in the abnormality determination criterion table of each transmission job, whether or not to add an “異常” mark in the abnormality determination column can be changed according to the input operation of the user. It becomes possible not to put "O" mark in all abnormality determination columns. Thus, for example, the destination can always be displayed regardless of the state of the device used for transmission to the destination.

Further, by selecting and specifying desired destination information from the displayed list of destination information, and determining and executing a transmission job corresponding to the specified destination information, the destination information can be specified. The transmission job to the corresponding destination can be executed, and the operation for executing the transmission job can be simplified.

In this embodiment, the data transmission of a facsimile job, a printer job, a database job, and an e-mail / I-fax job has been described, but a transmission job for transmitting an image read by the scanner 2070 to the client computer 1005 is described. , Scanner 2
Facsimile 1003
It is needless to say that it is possible to configure so as to include a transmission job to be transmitted to.

The program for realizing the data transmission function including the destination information display processing (the processing of the flowchart shown in FIG. 6) described in the present embodiment is the HDD 200
4 is supplied to a system or an apparatus, and a storage medium in which a program code of software for realizing this function is recorded is supplied to the system or the apparatus.
Needless to say, this can also be achieved by the PU reading and executing the program code stored in the storage medium.

In this case, the program code itself read from the storage medium realizes the functions of the above-described embodiment, and the storage medium storing the program code constitutes the present invention. Examples of the storage medium for supplying the program code include a floppy disk, an optical disk, a magneto-optical disk, a CD ROM,
DR, magnetic tape, nonvolatile memory card, ROM
Etc. can be used.

When the CPU executes the readout program code, not only the functions of the above-described embodiment are realized, but also an operating OS (Operating System) or the like based on the instruction of the program code. It goes without saying that a part or all of the actual processing is performed and the functions of the above-described embodiments are realized by the processing.

Further, after the program code read from the storage medium is written into a memory provided in a function expansion board inserted into the apparatus or a function expansion unit connected to the apparatus, based on the instruction of the program code, It goes without saying that the CPU included in the function expansion board or the function expansion unit performs part or all of the actual processing, and the processing realizes the functions of the above-described embodiments.

[0069]

As described above, according to the communication apparatus of the present invention, display means, destination information for each destination, a transmission job to be executed for the destination, and a device used for the transmission job Management means for managing the state of each device, state detection means for detecting the state of each device, and reference registration for registering a reference for determining whether the detected state of each device is normal or abnormal Means for determining whether the status of each device detected by referring to the registered criteria is normal when displaying a list of destination information on the display means, and referencing the management information. Extracting means for extracting destination information for a transmission job executable by a device determined to be in a normal state, and display control means for controlling a list of the extracted destination information to be displayed on the display means. Equipment Since that, select the destination of the transmission job not successful, it is possible to avoid wasteful operations by the user, such as specified, can provide high convenience to the user.

Further, since the reference registration means can change the reference by a user operation, the destination can always be displayed irrespective of the state of the device used for transmission to the destination.

Further, destination information specifying means for selecting and specifying desired destination information from the displayed list of destination information, and transmission job executing means for executing a transmission job corresponding to the specified destination information are provided. With the provision, the transmission job to the destination corresponding to the designation of the destination information can be executed, and the operation for executing the transmission job can be simplified.

According to the data transmission method of the present invention, for each destination, the destination information, the transmission job executed for the destination, and the device used for the transmission job are managed in association with each other; Detecting the state of the device;
When displaying a list of destination information on the display means, determining whether or not the status of each device detected by referring to a pre-registered standard is normal; and Has a step of extracting destination information for a transmission job executable by a device determined to be normal, and a step of controlling a list of the extracted destination information to be displayed on a display means. It is possible to avoid unnecessary operations by the user, such as selecting and designating the destination of a transmission job that is not performed, and to provide the user with high convenience.

Further, by making a pre-registered standard changeable by a user operation, the destination can always be displayed irrespective of the state of the device used for transmission to the destination.

Further, by selecting and specifying desired destination information from the displayed list of destination information, and determining and executing a transmission job corresponding to the specified destination information, the destination information can be specified. The transmission job to the corresponding destination can be executed, and the operation for executing the transmission job can be simplified.

According to the storage medium of the present invention, the management module manages, for each destination, the destination information, the transmission job executed for the destination, and the device used for the transmission job in association with each other. A status detection module for detecting the status of each device; a reference registration module for registering a reference for determining whether the status of each detected device is normal or abnormal; and destination information managed When displaying the list on the display means, a determination module that determines whether the status of each device detected with reference to the registered criteria is normal, and that the status is determined to be normal Module for extracting the destination information for the transmission job executable by the selected device, and display control for displaying a list of the extracted destination information on the display unit Since having a Joule, select the destination of the transmission job not successful, it is possible to avoid wasteful operations by the user, such as specified, can provide high convenience to the user.

Further, since the reference registration module can change the reference by a user operation, the destination can always be displayed regardless of the state of the device used for transmission to the destination.

Further, by selecting and specifying desired destination information from the displayed list of destination information, and determining and executing a transmission job corresponding to the specified destination information, the destination information is specified. The transmission job to the corresponding destination can be executed, and the operation for executing the transmission job can be simplified.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram schematically showing a configuration of a network accommodating a communication device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a main configuration of the copying machine 1001 of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing functional blocks of a software configuration for realizing a data transmission function of the copying machine 1001 of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating a table describing an abnormality determination criterion used for destination information display processing by a destination management component 3002 in FIG. 3;

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a destination information management table managed by a destination management component 3002 in FIG. 3;

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing a procedure of destination information display processing by a destination management component 3002 in FIG. 3;

FIG. 7 is a flowchart illustrating a procedure of destination information display processing by a destination management component 3002 in FIG. 3;

[Explanation of symbols]

 1001 Copy machine 1002 Printer 1003 Facsimile 1004 Database / Mail server 1005 Client computer 1006 Ethernet (registered trademark) 1007 Facsimile 1008 Public line 2000 Controller unit 2001 CPU 2002 RAM 2003 ROM 2004 Hard disk 2010 Network I / F 2012 Scanner 20 50 Modem 20 modem Printer 3001 Operation component 3002 Destination management component 3003 Transmission management component 3004 Scanner component 3005 Print component 3006 Facsimile transmission component 3007 Database storage component 3008 Mail / I-fax transmission component 3 09 facsimile reception component 3010 I fax receiving component 3011 transfer management component

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Claims (21)

[Claims] 1. A communication apparatus having a plurality of devices used for executing a plurality of transmission jobs for transmitting data respectively corresponding to a plurality of destinations, comprising: display means; Management means for managing management information that associates a transmission job to be executed with a device used for the transmission job; state detection means for detecting a state of each of the devices; and a state of each of the detected devices Reference registration means for registering a reference for determining whether the information is normal or abnormal, and when displaying the list of the destination information on the display means, referencing the registered reference to perform the detection. Determining means for determining whether or not the status of each of the devices thus determined is normal; and a transmission module executable by the device determined to be normal in reference to the management information. A communication apparatus comprising: an extraction unit that extracts destination information for a job; and a display control unit that controls a list of the extracted destination information to be displayed on the display unit. 2. Each of the devices includes at least one of a device for transmitting the data as facsimile transmission information, and a device for transmitting the data to a processing device on a network via the network. The communication device according to claim 1, wherein: 3. The transmission job according to claim 1, wherein the transmission job includes at least one of a transmission job for transmitting the data as facsimile transmission information and a transmission job for transmitting the data to a processing device on a network. Item 2. The communication device according to Item 1. 4. The communication device according to claim 2, wherein the processing device on the network is a device such as a printer device, a mail server, a database server, or a client computer. 5. The reference registered in the reference registration unit is classified for each device used for each of the transmission jobs, and the determination unit determines whether the status of each device is normal. 2. The communication device according to claim 1, wherein a reference corresponding to the device is referred to when determining. 6. The communication device according to claim 1, wherein the reference registration unit is capable of changing the reference by a user operation. 7. A destination information specifying means for selecting and specifying desired destination information from the displayed list of destination information, and a transmission job corresponding to the specified destination information by referring to the management information. 2. The communication apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising: a transmission job execution unit that determines and executes the job. 8. A data transmission method for an apparatus having a plurality of devices used for executing a plurality of transmission jobs for transmitting data respectively corresponding to a plurality of destinations, wherein the destination information and the destination Managing the management information that associates the transmission job to be executed with the device used for the transmission job, detecting the state of each device, and displaying the list of the destination information on the display unit. Determining whether the status of each of the detected devices is normal by referring to a reference registered in advance; and determining that the status is normal by referring to the management information. Extracting the destination information for the transmission job executable by the selected device, and controlling to display a list of the extracted destination information on a display unit. A data transmission method characterized by the above-mentioned. 9. Each of the devices includes at least one of a device for transmitting the data as facsimile transmission information, and a device for transmitting the data to a processing device on a network via the network. 9. The data transmission method according to claim 8, wherein: 10. The transmission job according to claim 1, wherein the transmission job includes at least one of a transmission job for transmitting the data as facsimile transmission information and a transmission job for transmitting the data to a processing device on a network. Item 8
Data transmission method described. 11. The data transmission method according to claim 9, wherein the processing device on the network is a device such as a printer device, a mail server, a database server, or a client computer. 12. The pre-registered criterion is classified for each device used for each of the transmission jobs, and corresponds to the device when judging whether the status of each device is normal or not. 9. The data transmission method according to claim 8, wherein a reference is made to a reference. 13. The pre-registered reference can be changed by a user operation.
Or the data transmission method according to 12. 14. A step of selecting and specifying desired destination information from the displayed list of destination information, and determining a transmission job corresponding to the specified destination information by referring to the management information. 9. The data transmission method according to claim 8, further comprising the step of: 15. An information processing apparatus reads a program for constructing a data transmission system on an apparatus having a plurality of devices and a display means used for executing a plurality of transmission jobs for transmitting data corresponding to respective destinations. In the storage medium that can be stored, the program manages, for each destination, management information that associates the destination information with a transmission job executed for the destination and a device used for the transmission job. A module, a state detection module for detecting a state of each device, a reference registration module for registering a reference for determining whether the detected state of each device is normal or abnormal, and the destination information When the list of devices is displayed on the display means, the state of each of the detected devices is correct with reference to the registered reference. A determination module that determines whether the status is normal, an extraction module that refers to the management information, and extracts destination information for a transmission job executable by a device whose status is determined to be normal; A display control module that controls the display unit to display a list of the destination information that has been displayed. 16. Each of the devices includes at least one of a device for transmitting the data as facsimile transmission information, and a device for transmitting the data to a processing device on a network via the network. The storage medium according to claim 15, wherein: 17. The transmission job according to claim 17, wherein the transmission job includes at least one of a transmission job for transmitting the data as facsimile transmission information and a transmission job for transmitting the data to a processing device on a network. Item 1
5. The storage medium according to 5. 18. The storage medium according to claim 16, wherein the processing device on the network is a device such as a printer device, a mail server, a database server, or a client computer. 19. The reference registered in the reference registration module is classified for each device used for each transmission job, and the determination module determines whether the status of each device is normal or not. 16. The storage medium according to claim 15, wherein a reference corresponding to the device is referred to when determining. 20. The storage medium according to claim 15, wherein the reference registration module can change the reference by a user operation. 21. The program, comprising: a destination information specifying module for selecting and specifying desired destination information from the displayed list of destination information; 16. The storage medium according to claim 15, further comprising: a transmission job execution control module that determines and executes a corresponding transmission job.