JP2005223489A - Facsimile communication device and facsimile transfer method - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a facsimile communication device and a facsimile transfer method by which FAX information received with the same destination address can be automatically transferred to individual PCs after minutely classifying for every FAX information. <P>SOLUTION: When the received FAX information is stored in a storage unit 11 (a step S11), the received FAX information is in a state that transfer is set (a step S12), the destination address of the received FAX information is stored in transfer information of the storage 11 (a step S13), and the subject of the received FAX information is stored in the transfer information of the storage 11 together with the destination address of the received FAX information (a step S14); a system control unit 10 transfers image information of the received FAX information to a PC and a folder of the transfer destination stored in the transfer information of the storage 11 together with the destination address and the subject of the received FAX information through a network control unit 18 and a network 4 (a step S15). <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a facsimile communication apparatus and a facsimile transfer method for transferring image information of received facsimile information.

In recent years, a paperless FAX system has been developed in which FAX information received by a communication apparatus such as a facsimile (FAX) apparatus is accumulated without being printed on paper, and is collected from a personal computer or directly transferred to a personal computer. . In the transfer method to another FAX communication device or computer in the conventional communication device such as the communication device proposed in Patent Document 1 or Patent Document 2, all FAX information sent to the destination set for transfer is transferred. .
Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 04-57967 Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 04-212568

  It is an object of the present invention to provide a facsimile communication apparatus and a facsimile transfer method capable of finely classifying facsimile information received at the same destination for each facsimile information and transferring it to individual computers.

  The facsimile communication apparatus according to the present invention has a function of receiving facsimile information including image information and transferring the image information to a folder of a computer connected via a network. The facsimile information is converted into facsimile information based on the contents included in the received facsimile information. Select the transfer destination for the included image information.

  The facsimile communication apparatus of the present invention has a function of receiving facsimile information including information for classifying image information and transferring the image information to a folder of a computer connected via a network, and includes a storage means and a transfer means. The storage means stores the information for classifying the image information and the information of the transfer destination for transferring the image information to be classified, and the transfer means stores the information for classifying the image information included in the received facsimile information in the storage means. If it is, the image information included in the received facsimile information is transferred to the transfer destination indicated by the transfer destination information stored in the storage unit together with the information for classifying the image information.

  Furthermore, an operation unit and a printing unit are provided, and the operation unit instructs the printing unit to print information for classifying the image information stored in the storage unit by a user operation and a transfer destination to which the image information to be classified is transferred. The sending and printing unit may print a list of information for classifying the image information stored in the storage unit and a transfer destination for transferring the image information to be classified.

  According to the facsimile transfer method of the present invention, in a facsimile communication apparatus that receives facsimile information including image information and transfers the image information to a folder of a computer connected via a network, the facsimile information is based on the contents included in the received facsimile information. Select the transfer destination of the image information included in.

  The facsimile transfer method of the present invention includes a facsimile communication apparatus that receives facsimile information including information for classifying image information and transfers the image information to a folder of a computer connected via a network, and is included in the received facsimile information. The transfer destination of the image information to be sorted is selected based on the information for sorting the image information.

  Since the transfer destination of image information is stored for each subject of facsimile information or facsimile information, the image information can be automatically sorted and transferred according to the subject of the facsimile information or facsimile information even at the same destination. Can be improved.

  This facsimile (FAX) communication apparatus 1 is connected to a public line 2 as shown in the network configuration diagram of FIG. 1 and includes a FAX including information for separating image information and image information from other FAX apparatuses 3 and the like. The information is received, and the image information included in the received FAX information is printed or transferred to the PCs 5a to 5n connected via the network 4 such as a LAN. Further, the FAX apparatus 1 includes image information read from the original document by the FAX apparatus 1 or input of image information from the PCs 5a to 5n through the network 4, and includes information and a destination for classifying the image information in the image information. FAX information is transmitted to another FAX apparatus 3 or the like through the public line 2. Here, the destination is an identifier of a recipient such as a FAX number and an ID, and the information for classifying the image information includes, for example, a subject name. In this embodiment, the subject is used as information for classifying the image information.

  As shown in the block diagram of FIG. 2, the FAX communication apparatus 1 includes a system control unit 10, a storage unit 11, an operation unit 12, a reading unit 13, a writing unit 14, a compression / decompression unit 15, a communication control unit 16, and a line control unit. 17 and a network control unit 18.

  The system controller 10 functions as a transfer unit by executing a transfer program, performs transfer processing, and controls the entire system of the FAX communication apparatus 1 according to the system control program or the like. The storage unit 11 includes a transfer program, transfer information including a destination, a subject, and a transfer destination, a transfer setting state indicating whether transfer setting is performed, a system control program, user data, a system operation status, image information, a destination number, and the like. Remember. The operation unit 12 inputs presence / absence of transfer setting, transfer information input, transfer information print instruction, destination number, information necessary for the system, destination of transmission, and the like. The reading unit 13 reads a document, and the writing unit 14 prints image information, a list, a report, and the like. The compression / decompression unit 15 performs compression processing and decompression processing on the image information. The communication control unit 16 controls FAX communication. The line control unit 17 controls the interface with the public line. The network control unit 18 performs network control with other PCs 5a to 5n connected via a LAN or the like.

  When transfer setting is performed by the user through the operation unit 13, the storage unit 11 stores that the transfer is set. The system control unit 10 determines which folder of which PC the image information is transferred to as a transfer destination through the operation unit 13 when the FAX information including what kind of subject for which destination is received in the transfer setting state. In response to input from the user, the input destination, subject, and transfer destination are stored in the storage unit 11 as transfer information. For example, if the destination is “A”, the subject is “BizTechMail”, and the transfer destination is “C ¥ document ¥ Nikkei” and is stored in the storage unit 11 as transfer information 19 as shown in FIG. When 10 receives FAX information including “BizTechMail” in the subject for the destination “A”, the image information is transferred to “C ¥ document ¥ Nikkei”.

  Transfer processing of the FAX communication apparatus 1 will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. The system control unit 10 receives FAX information from another facsimile apparatus 3 or the like through the line control unit 17 or the network control unit 18 and stores it in the storage unit 11 (step S11), and the transfer setting state stored in the storage unit 11 To determine whether or not the transfer is set (step S12). If the transfer setting is set, the system control unit 10 determines whether the destination of the received FAX information is stored in the transfer information of the storage unit 11 (step S13), and the destination of the received FAX information is If it is stored in the transfer information of the storage unit 11, it is determined whether the subject of the FAX information received together with the destination of the received FAX information is stored in the transfer information of the storage unit 11 (step S14). When the subject of the FAX information received together with the destination of the FAX information is stored in the transfer information of the storage unit 11, the transfer destination stored in the transfer information of the storage unit 11 together with the received destination of the FAX information and the subject The image information of FAX information received by the PC and the folder is transferred through the network control unit 18 and the network 4 (step S15). The system control unit 10 has received a transfer when the transfer setting is not performed, or when the transfer setting is performed and the destination or subject of the received FAX information is not registered in the transfer information of the storage unit 11 Normal reception processing such as printing is performed without transferring image information of FAX information (step S16).

  When a transfer information print command is received from the operation unit 13, the print unit 14 outputs the list as a list. As a result, the set contents can be confirmed. The list may be output from the writing unit 14 or as data to an external device such as the PCs 5a to 5n.

1 is a configuration diagram of a network to which a FAX communication device is connected. It is a block diagram of a FAX communication apparatus. It is a figure which shows the example of transfer information. It is a flowchart of a facsimile transfer process.

Explanation of symbols

1; FAX communication device, 2; Public line, 3; FAX communication device, 4; Network,
10; system control unit, 11; storage unit, 12; operation unit, 13; reading unit,
14; writing unit, 15; compression / decompression unit, 16; communication control unit, 17; line control unit,
18; Network control unit, 19; Transfer information

Claims (5)

A facsimile communication apparatus having a function of receiving facsimile information including image information and transferring the image information to a folder of a computer connected via a network,
A facsimile communication apparatus, wherein a transfer destination of image information included in facsimile information is selected based on contents included in received facsimile information. A facsimile communication apparatus having a function of receiving facsimile information including information for classifying image information and transferring the image information to a folder of a computer connected via a network,
A storage means and a transfer means;
The storage means stores information for classifying image information and information on a transfer destination for transferring the image information to be classified,
When the information for classifying the image information included in the received facsimile information is stored in the storage unit, the transfer unit stores the transfer destination information stored in the storage unit together with the information for classifying the image information. A facsimile communication apparatus for transferring image information included in received facsimile information to a transfer destination indicated by. An operation means and a printing means;
The operation means sends an instruction to print the information for classifying the image information stored in the storage means by the user's operation and the transfer destination for transferring the image information to be classified to the printing means,
The facsimile communication apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the printing unit prints a list of information for classifying the image information stored in the storage unit and a transfer destination to which the image information to be classified is transferred. A facsimile transfer method in a facsimile communication apparatus for receiving facsimile information including image information and transferring the image information to a folder of a computer connected via a network,
A facsimile transfer method comprising: selecting a transfer destination of image information included in facsimile information based on contents included in received facsimile information. A facsimile transfer method in a facsimile communication apparatus for receiving facsimile information including information for classifying image information and transferring the image information to a folder of a computer connected via a network,
A facsimile transfer method comprising: selecting a transfer destination of image information to be classified based on information for classifying image information included in received facsimile information.

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