JP2002185684A - Facsimile equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide facsimile equipment capable of easily changing system setting according to the operation of the mouse or keyboard of a terminal, for LAN connection. SOLUTION: This facsimile equipment on which an LAN connecting function and an HTTP processing function are mounted is provided with an LAN I/F unit 20 and a communication control part 15 for receiving a request for system setting change from the WWW browser of a LAN-connected terminal, an HTML converting part 16 for changing the request for the system setting change to a decodable format, a control part 11 for changing the system setting, and a storage part 13 for registering the changed system setting.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a facsimile apparatus having a LAN connection function and an HTTP processing function.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Facsimile system settings, for example, telephone line format (10 PPS / 20 PPS / PB)
Selection, designation of the number of readings, presence / absence of automatic output of the communication report, and reception mode (telephone, TEL / FA)
When the setting of X, FAX, etc. is changed, it is usually performed using the display unit and the operation unit of the facsimile machine. Also,
In some systems, system settings are changed by remote control from a terminal such as a personal computer through a public telephone line.

[0003]

However, changing the system settings using the display unit and the operation unit of the facsimile apparatus has problems in visibility and operability. Further, when the system settings are changed by remote operation from a personal computer via a telephone line, software for remotely operating the personal computer is required.

[0004] In view of the above, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. H11-885
As disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 91-91, there is known an apparatus in which a system setting of a facsimile apparatus is changed by remote control through a communication line from a WWW browser of a terminal.

An object of the present invention is to provide a facsimile apparatus which can easily change system settings by operating a mouse or a keyboard of a terminal on the premise of a LAN connection.

[0006]

In order to achieve the above object, the invention according to claim 1 provides a LAN connection function and an HTT.
In a facsimile machine equipped with a P processing function,
LAN interface unit and communication control means for receiving a system setting change request from a WWW browser of a terminal connected to an AN, HTML conversion means for changing the system setting change request into a readable format, and control means for changing the system setting And a storage unit for registering the changed system settings.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the storage means,
2. A facsimile apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a user who permits setting change is registered in advance, and said control means permits setting change only for the registered user.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the storage means,
The facsimile apparatus according to claim 1, wherein settable items for each user are registered, and the control unit refers to the information when confirming a user name and a password.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, when the user changes the system settings by operating the mouse / keyboard while viewing the setting items and setting values displayed on the WWW browser on the terminal display, the facsimile apparatus side The communication control means receives this via the LAN interface unit, and the HTML conversion means converts the data in the HTML format into a format readable by the facsimile side and sends the data to the control means. The system setting is changed, and the result is stored in the storage unit.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, the user is required to input a user name and a password at the time of setting on the WWW browser, and the facsimile apparatus registers in advance in the storage means a user who is permitted to change the setting, and Allows setting changes only for registered users.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, settable items for each user are registered in the storage means, and the control means changes only the settable items with reference to the information when confirming the user name and password. It can be so.

[0012]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of a LAN system. This system comprises a facsimile machine 1 connected to a LAN and a terminal 2 such as a personal computer also connected to the LAN.
Exchanges information via the LAN 3.

In the present invention, it is assumed that the system setting information of the facsimile apparatus 1 is displayed on a WWW browser mounted on the terminal 2 and the setting can be changed by the WWW browser.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the overall configuration of the facsimile apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention. The facsimile apparatus 1 includes a control unit 11 for controlling the entire system.
And a storage unit 12 for storing a read image, various setting lists, and the like, and a reading unit 13 which includes a CCD or a contact sensor, an AD conversion unit, an image processing unit, and outputs read data as a digital signal.

The facsimile apparatus 1 is composed of a laser unit or a thermal print unit, and is composed of a printing unit 14 for printing out on paper, a facsimile communication control unit, and an image information compression / decompression (DCR) unit. The communication control unit 15 includes a communication control unit 15 and an HTML conversion unit 16 that converts system setting information into an HTML language format that can be displayed on a WWW browser.

The facsimile apparatus 1 comprises a number input key, function keys, etc., and comprises an operation section 17 for inputting data, an LCD, a lamp, and the like. A display unit 18 for displaying a warning or the like, a network control unit 19 for connecting to a network,
A LAN I / F unit 20 for controlling connection with a local area network (LAN).

FIG. 3 shows a system setting change (update) of the present invention.
5 is a flowchart showing a control example of the above. When a request for the system setting information is received from the terminal 2 (Y in S1), the setting information is converted into the HTML format in the HTML conversion unit 16 (S2), and the terminal 2 is transmitted via the LAN I / F unit 20 to the terminal 2.
(S3).

When there is a request to change the system settings from the terminal 2 (Y in S4), the communication control unit 15 receives the request via the LAN I / F unit 20, and the HTML conversion unit 16
Then, the data is converted into a format that can be decoded by the facsimile machine 1 and sent to the control unit 11.

The control unit 11 refers to the user name and password contained in the request data and the change-permitted user preset in the storage unit 12 (S5). If the user is not a change-permitted user (N in S6) When the change procedure is completed and the user is the change user (Y in S6), the setting change permission item set in the storage unit 12 is confirmed (S7).

Then, of the items for which a setting change has been requested, the setting of only the permission items is changed (S8), and the other items are not changed. Finally, the system setting information after the change and the information on the items that have not been changed are converted into the HTML format by the HTML conversion unit 16, and the communication control unit 15 transmits the information to the terminal 2 via the LAN I / F unit 20.
(S9). FIG. 4 shows an example of a format of information displayed by a WWW browser.

[0021]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, when a user changes a system setting by operating a mouse / keyboard while viewing a setting item and a setting value displayed on a WWW browser on a terminal display, facsimile. On the device side, the communication control means receives this via the LAN interface unit.
The data in the format is converted into a format that can be decoded on the facsimile side, and the data is sent to the control means.The control means changes the requested system setting and stores the result in the storage means. Operability at the time of setting change can be improved.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, the user is required to input a user name and a password at the time of setting on the WWW browser, and the facsimile apparatus registers in advance in the storage means a user who is permitted to change the setting. Since the control means permits the setting change only for the registered user, the same effect as described above is obtained.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, the settable items for each user are registered in the storage means, and the control means refers to this information when confirming the user name and password, and sets the settable items. Since only the setting can be changed, the same effect as above can be obtained.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of a LAN system.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an overall configuration of the facsimile apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart illustrating a control example of a system setting change according to the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a format example of information displayed on a WWW browser.

[Explanation of symbols]

 Reference Signs List 11 control unit 12 storage unit 13 reading unit 14 printing unit 15 communication control unit 16 HTML conversion unit 17 operation unit 18 display unit 19 network control unit 20 LAN I / F unit

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A facsimile apparatus equipped with a LAN connection function and an HTTP processing function, a LAN interface unit and communication control means for receiving a system setting change request from a WWW browser of a terminal connected to the LAN, and a system setting change request. A facsimile machine comprising: HTML conversion means for changing to a format that can be decoded; control means for changing system settings; and storage means for registering changed system settings. 2. A facsimile apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a user who permits setting change is registered in advance in said storage means, and said control means permits setting change only for the registered user. 3. The facsimile apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a settable item for each user is registered in the storage unit, and the control unit refers to the information when confirming the user name and the password. .