JP2003032423A - Facsimile equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To attain validity in IFAX. SOLUTION: The facsimile equipment, with which facsimile communication is enabled through the Internet, has a means for registering a mail address corresponding to a one-action dial, a means for transmitting read information as an attached file when facsimile transmitting through the Internet is selected and a means for transmitting the text as mail information together with the read information when the one-touch dial is depressed, and changes the mail text according to the mail address registered in the one-action dial. The suitable mail text can be obtained by means of a network scanner and Internet FAX communication.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a facsimile machine,
In particular, the present invention relates to a facsimile device that can communicate via the Internet.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A conventional facsimile machine via the Internet connected to a LAN registers a mail address in a one-touch dial, and when the one-touch dial is pressed, the read information is encoded and stored as a Tiff-f file. The email text was sent as specific information as an attachment.

[0003]

In the above-mentioned conventional facsimile apparatus, the mail address of the personal computer used by an individual is registered in correspondence with the one-touch dial, and the one-touch mail address is communicated by facsimile via the Internet. This means that you are using this fax machine as a network scanner. However, in this case, since it was used as a network scanner by myself, there was a disadvantage that information such as a viewer for decoding the attached file in the mail body was unnecessary.

[0004]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, in a facsimile apparatus capable of facsimile communication via the Internet, a means for registering a mail address corresponding to one-touch dial and a facsimile transmission via the Internet are selected. At this time, it has a means to send the read information as an attachment file, and a means to send the body text as the mail information together with the read information when the one-touch dial is pressed. Became possible.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, if the mail addresses registered in the one-touch dial selected in the first aspect of the present invention are the same network, information regarding the viewer for resolving the attached file is sent as the mail text. It becomes possible to add the information about the viewer for deciphering the attached file to the mail body unless the mail address registered in the selected one-touch dial is the same network.

[0006] When a facsimile machine connected to the LAN and capable of facsimile communication via the Internet is used as a transmission to the intended destination via the Internet, whether a network scanner is used or not Automatically determined from
It became possible to make a proper mail text, and it became very easy to use.

[0007]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION (First Embodiment) The present invention will be described in detail below based on the embodiments of the invention shown in the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a facsimile apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Reference numeral 2 denotes an NCU (network control unit), which is used to connect the telephone network to a terminal of the line to control the connection of the telephone switching network or switch to the data communication path in order to use the telephone network for data communication and the like. Or to hold a loop. Under control of the bus 26, the NCU 2 connects the telephone line 2a to the telephone side (CML off) or connects the telephone line 2a to the facsimile side (CML on).
To do. In the normal state, the telephone line 2a is
It is connected to the telephone 4 side.

Reference numeral 4 is a telephone. Reference numeral 6 denotes a hybrid circuit, which separates a transmission system signal and a reception system signal,
The transmission signal from the adder circuit 12 is sent to the telephone line 2a via the NCU2, the signal from the other party is received via the NCU2, and sent to the demodulator 8 via the signal line 6a.

Numeral 8 is a modulator / demodulator, which is recommended by ITU-T V.6. 8, V.I. 21, V27ter, V.I. 29, V.I. 1
7, V.I. It is a modulator / demodulator that performs modulation and demodulation based on 34, and each transmission mode is designated by the control of the bus 26. Reference numeral 8 inputs the transmission signal from the bus 26, outputs the modulation data to the signal line 8a, inputs the reception signal output to the signal line 6a, and outputs the demodulation data to the bus 26.

Reference numeral 10 is a calling circuit, which inputs telephone number information by a signal from the bus 26 and D is input to the signal line 10a.
Outputs a TMF selection signal. Reference numeral 12 is an adder circuit, which inputs the information of the signal line 8a and the information of the signal line 10a,
The addition result is output to the signal line 12a. A read circuit 14 outputs read data to the bus 26. 16
Is a recording circuit, which sequentially records the information output to the bus 26 line by line.

Reference numeral 18 denotes a memory circuit for storing a work memory (RAM), raw information of read data or encoded information, and receiving information,
Alternatively, it is used to store the decrypted information and the like via the bus 26. Reference numeral 18 denotes a memory for registering a mail address corresponding to the one-touch dial, which is registered as shown in FIG. 2, for example. Here, the address of the personal computer of the own machine is, for example, bbb@ppp.co.jp.

Reference numeral 20 denotes an operation unit, which is a one-touch dial, speed dial, ten keys, * key, # key, start key, stop key, set key, and registration key in the memory 18. There are other function keys, and the pressed key information is output to the bus 26. The operation unit has a display unit for inputting and displaying the information output to the bus 26.

22 is a CPU (central processing unit),
The entire facsimile machine is controlled and the facsimile transmission control procedure is executed.
It is stored in M24. 26 is a bus. 28 is a network card, and the signal line 28a is a LAN.

FIG. 3 shows an example of a mail text when facsimile communication via the Internet is executed. FIG. 3A shows an example of a mail text when executing facsimile communication via the Internet to a desired destination (for example, one-touch dial 01).
Here, information about the viewer for decoding the attached file of Tiff-f is added to the mail body.

FIG. 3B shows an example of a mail text when executing facsimile communication via the Internet for transmission (for example, one-touch dial 02) to one's personal computer used as a network scanner. Then, the information about the viewer for decoding the attached file of Tiff-f is not added to the mail body.

Reference numeral 24 denotes a facsimile apparatus capable of facsimile communication via the Internet, corresponding to one-touch dial, means for registering a mail address, and means for transmitting read information as an attached file when facsimile transmission via the Internet is selected. When the one-touch dial is pressed, it has a means for transmitting the text as mail information together with the read information, and changes the mail text according to the mail address registered in the one-touch dial. If the email addresses registered in the one-touch dial selected here are on the same network, the email registered in the selected one-touch dial will not be added to the body of the email for the viewer to decode the attached file. If the addresses are not the same network, information about the viewer for decoding the attached file is added to the mail body.

The above control program is stored.
The flow chart of the control of FIG. 1 is illustrated in FIGS. 4, 5 and 6. In FIG. 4, S0 represents the beginning. S2
Initializes the memory 18 via the bus 26. S4 represents clearing the display unit of the operation unit via the bus 26. In S6, via the bus 26,
Turn off the CML of NCU2.

In S8, the operation unit 20 is operated via the bus 26.
Information is input, it is determined whether or not one-touch dial registration is selected. If Yes, the process proceeds to S10, and the bus 2
The mail address corresponding to the one-touch dial is registered in the memory 18 via 6 as shown in FIG. 2, and if No, the process proceeds to S12.

In S12, the operation unit 20 is operated via the bus 26.
Information is input and it is determined whether or not the one-touch dial is pressed. If Yes, the process proceeds to S16, and if No, S1.
Go to step 4 and perform other processing.

In S16, it is determined whether or not the registered mail address corresponding to the pressed one-touch dial is in the same network. If Yes, for example, the one-touch dial 02 is pressed, the process proceeds to S18, N
o, for example, if the one-touch dial 01 is pressed, S
Proceed to 22.

In step S18, the read information is read, MH encoded, and an attached file is created by Tiff-f.

S20 is, for example, as shown in FIG.
As information shown in (b), the above-mentioned attached file is added to represent execution of facsimile communication based on ITU-T Recommendation T37 via the Internet.

In S22, the read information is read, MH coded, and the attached file is created by Tiff-f.

In step S24, the above-mentioned attached file is added as the mail text, for example, the information shown in FIG.
Represents execution of facsimile communication based on the above.

[0027]

As described above, according to the first and second aspects of the present invention, a facsimile machine capable of facsimile communication via the Internet, which is connected to a LAN, is used as a transmission via the Internet to a target destination. Although I tried to do so, it became possible to automatically determine whether I tried to use it as a network scanner from the email address and make it an appropriate email body, which made it very easy to use.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an embodiment of a facsimile apparatus according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a specific example of the memory 18 of FIG.

[Fig. 3] Specific example of email text

FIG. 4 is a control flowchart of FIG. 1.

5 is a control flowchart of FIG.

FIG. 6 is a control flowchart of FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

2 NCU 4 telephones 6 hybrid circuit 8 modem 10 Calling circuit 12 adder circuit 14 reading circuit 16 Recording circuit 18 memory circuits 20 Operation part 22 CPU 24 ROM 26 bus 28 network cards

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A facsimile apparatus capable of facsimile communication via the Internet, which corresponds to one-touch dial, means for registering a mail address, means for transmitting read information as an attached file when facsimile transmission via the Internet is selected, A facsimile machine having a means for transmitting the text as mail information together with the read information when the one-touch dial is pressed, and changing the mail text according to the mail address registered in the one-touch dial. 2. In claim 1, if the email addresses registered in the selected one-touch dial are the same network, information regarding the viewer for resolving the attached file is not added to the email body, A facsimile machine characterized in that information about a viewer for decoding an attached file is added to a mail body unless the mail addresses registered in the selected one-touch dial are the same network.