JP2004104628A - Network facsimile equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a network facsimile equipment improving convenience for user. <P>SOLUTION: The network facsimile equipment includes an attachment file format selection means for selecting an attachment file format at the time of transmission, an image file addition means for adding an image file to a self-extraction format file, and an image viewer addition means for adding an image viewer to the self-extraction format file. The network facsimile apparatus then transmits the image file and the image viewer to a destination by automatically adding to the self-extraction format file using the image file addition means and the image viewer addition means, based on the attachment file format selected by the attachment file format selection means. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO

Description

[0001]
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a network facsimile apparatus, and more particularly, to a technique for enabling a user to arbitrarily select a file format of an attached file and further converting the file format into a self-extracting file corresponding to the selected file format.
[0002]
[Prior art]
[Patent Document 1] Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2001-251467 [Patent Document 2] Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2001-352408 As a conventional facsimile apparatus with an E-mail transmission / reception function (hereinafter referred to as a network facsimile apparatus), the above-mentioned Patent Document 1 and Patent Document 2 proposes a network facsimile apparatus capable of performing e-mail facsimile transmission via a public line network and / or the Internet. Further, such a network facsimile apparatus has been used for the purpose of simply using it as a network (LAN) scanner. At this time, the attached file format is generally PDF, TIFF, JPG, or the like.
[0003]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, in the case of transmission to the user for the purpose of the scanner, the file format may be specified by the user's use, but in the case of an unspecified number of destinations, it may be inconvenient to determine the file format at the transmission destination There was sex.
[0004]
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve this problem, and has as its object to provide a network facsimile apparatus capable of improving user convenience.
[0005]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to solve the above problem, a network facsimile apparatus having a mail sending / receiving function according to the present invention adds an image file to a self-extracting file when sending the file. It has an image file adding means and an image viewer adding means for adding an image viewer to a self-extracting file. Then, based on the attached file format selected by the attached file format selecting unit, the image file adding unit and the image viewer adding unit automatically add the image file and the image viewer to the self-extracting file and send it to the transmission destination. Therefore, the convenience of the user can be improved.
[0006]
In addition, the selection means for the operator to select the attachment file format selection means is provided on the operation display unit such as the operation panel or the one-touch dial, and the operability for the user is improved by sending the file of any file format to the transmission destination. it can.
[0007]
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
The network facsimile apparatus of the present invention includes, when transmitting, an attached file format selecting means for selecting an attached file format, an image file adding means for adding an image file to a self-extracting file, and an image viewer for the self-extracting file. Image viewer adding means for adding. Then, based on the attached file format selected by the attached file format selecting unit, the image file adding unit and the image viewer adding unit automatically add the image file and the image viewer to the self-extracting file and send it to the transmission destination.
[0008]
【Example】
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a network facsimile apparatus according to one embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 1, the network facsimile apparatus 10 of this embodiment includes an operation display unit 11, a reading unit 12, a writing unit 13, a buffer 14, a compression decoding unit 15, a central control unit 16, an image information storage unit 17, a communication control unit. 18 and a LAN port 19, each of which is connected via internal buses 20 and 21. The operation display unit 11 includes an LCD for performing e-mail destination, file format instruction and display. The reading unit 12 reads image information (document). The writing unit 13 performs a printing operation on a writing portion of a received document or various reports. The buffer 14 is an intermediate buffer when exchanging image information between peripherals. The compression / decoding unit 15 is a DCR that performs a compression / decompression operation of image information, and performs encoding (JPEG, TIFF, etc.) when attaching an image to a mail. The central control unit 16 controls the entire facsimile equipped with a CPU and a main memory, determines operation information and the like input on the operation display unit 11, and gives instructions on display information such as LCD display (guidance, address display). And a system memory for registering an E-mail address, a destination name, and a one-touch dial. The central control unit 16 includes an attached file format selecting unit 16-1 for selecting an attached file format when transmitting, an image file adding unit 16-2 for adding an image file to a self-extracting file, An image viewer adding unit 16-3 for adding an image viewer to the decompression format file is provided. The image information storage unit 17 stores the image information as a file. The communication control unit 18 controls the communication of the facsimile. C. U. The LAN port 19 is controlled by the communication control unit 18 and becomes a direct port to the server.
[0009]
Next, the operation of the network facsimile apparatus of this embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. 2 showing an operation flow.
First, if the user does not specify a file format and the file format is standard (TIFF * 200 dpi) (step S101; NO), the device operates as a default Internet FAX (step S102). If the file format is not standard (step S101; YES), it is determined whether or not to attach an image viewer for viewing by the transmission destination (step S103). The image viewer may include an editing function, an album (list display), and the like. If the attachment of the image viewer is not selected (step S103; NO), the image file is transferred by mail in the specified file format (step S104). When the attachment of the image viewer is selected (step S103; YES), it is determined whether or not there is an instruction to send the image file + image viewer as an attached file as a self-extracting file (step S105). It should be noted that a compressed file format such as ZIP, LHA or the like may be used instead of self-decompression. When there is a transmission instruction as an attached file at the transmission destination (step S105; YES), a file is created by the self-extracting method of the image file + image viewer (step S106). Then, the created mail file is transmitted (step S107). On the other hand, when there is no transmission instruction as an attached file at the transmission destination (step S105; NO), a transmission file is created with the image viewer and the image in a specified file format (step S108). Then, the created mail file is transmitted (step S107). Here, the selection means in steps S103 and S105 is configured to be able to be registered in the operation panel or the one-touch destination file, and the attachment format is selected when the one-touch dial is selected.
[0010]
It should be noted that the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, and it goes without saying that various modifications and substitutions can be made within the scope of the claims.
[0011]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, the network facsimile apparatus having the mail transmission / reception function of the present invention includes an attachment file format selection unit for selecting an attachment file format when sending, and an image file addition unit for adding an image file to a self-extracting format file. Means for adding an image viewer to the self-extracting file. Then, based on the attached file format selected by the attached file format selecting unit, the image file adding unit and the image viewer adding unit automatically add the image file and the image viewer to the self-extracting file and send it to the transmission destination. Therefore, the convenience of the user can be improved.
[0012]
In addition, the selection means for the operator to select the attachment file format selection means is provided on the operation display unit such as the operation panel or the one-touch dial, and the operability for the user is improved by sending the file of any file format to the transmission destination. it can.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a network facsimile apparatus according to one embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing an operation of the network facsimile apparatus of the embodiment.
[Explanation of symbols]
10; network facsimile machine; 11; operation display unit; 12; reading unit;
13; writing unit, 14; buffer, 15; compression / decoding unit, 16; central control unit,
16-1; attachment file selection means, 16-2; image file addition means,
16-3: image viewer adding unit, 17; image information storage unit,
18: communication control unit, 19; LAN port, 20, 21; internal bus.

Claims (2)

In a network facsimile machine having a mail sending / receiving function,
At the time of transmission, an attached file format selecting means for selecting an attached file format, an image file adding means for adding an image file to the self-extracting format file, and an image viewer adding means for adding an image viewer to the self-extracting format file Have
Automatically adding an image file and an image viewer to a self-extracting file by the image file adding means and the image viewer adding means based on the attached file format selected by the attached file format selecting means and sending it to a destination. A network facsimile machine characterized by the following. 2. The network facsimile apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a selection means for an operator to select the attached file format selection means is provided on an operation display unit, and a file of an arbitrary file format is sent to a transmission destination.

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