JP2008187245A - Image information transmission device and image information transmission management program - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To send a transmission result report on image information obtained by reading a document to a user who designated the transmission without impairing the secrecy of the document. <P>SOLUTION: When a document set on an image read unit is read and read image data are FAXed or e-mailed, whether a secret image is added to the read image data (62), whether a format specified for a mail-attached file is a secrecy-preferential format (70), and whether a specified communication protocol is a secrecy-preferential protocol (78) are decided. If some of those is affirmative, a secrecy flag is set to 1 (64, 72, and 80), and when the secrecy flag is 1 (110 for affirmative) after transmission processing (92 or 94), a transmission result report is not printed out immediately, but saved (116 or 118) and then printed out in response to input of authentication information by the user having indicated the transmission. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an image information transmitting apparatus and an image information transmission management program, and in particular, an image information transmitting apparatus for transmitting image information obtained by reading a document to a designated transmission destination, and a document being read. The present invention relates to an image information transmission management program that is built in a device having a function of transmitting the image information obtained in step 1 to a designated transmission destination or that is executed by a computer that constitutes the device.

  In general, in an image information transmitting apparatus such as a facsimile apparatus, a user who has instructed execution of a transmission job for transmitting image information obtained by reading a document to be transmitted to a desired transmission destination has instructed execution. In order to be able to confirm the result (success / failure) of a transmission job, every time a transmission job instructed to execute is performed, result information such as a transmission destination, a transmission time, a transmission result (success / failure) is accumulated and stored When a printout of a transmission result report is instructed, a certain time has passed since the last printout of the transmission result report, or the accumulated result information has reached a predetermined amount, etc. A transmission result report that lists the result information of each individual transmission job as text is printed out. However, in a usage environment where the image information transmission apparatus is shared by a plurality of users, execution of a transmission job is instructed by a plurality of users, whereas the transmission result report contains information for identifying individual transmission jobs. Since only the transmission destination and the transmission time are described, even if the transmission result report is referred, the transmission job instructed to be executed by each user corresponds to any result information described in the transmission result report. It is difficult to determine whether it is.

  For this reason, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2004-151867 is a technique for printing out a transmission result report in which a cover page of a transmission target document or an image information of the first page of a transmission target document in each transmission job is reduced in layout. Is disclosed.

Further, Patent Document 2 manages a user's own mail address together with a user code and a user password for specifying the user, and the user's operation specified by the user code and password input when using the device. A technique is disclosed in which a result report for a communication operation according to is transmitted by mail to a user's mail address without being output from an output means.
JP-A-9-149230 JP 2005-236441 A

  However, some documents transmitted as image information by the image information transmitting apparatus are not desirable for the content of the document to be leaked to a third party other than the user who has instructed transmission (other users, etc.), and have confidentiality. The document may exist. On the other hand, in the technique disclosed in Patent Document 1, image information of all transmission target documents that are instructed to be printed out as a transmission result report is printed out as a reduced layout image on the transmission result report. When the target document is a document having confidentiality, there is a problem that the confidentiality may be impaired by leaking the content of the document to a third party.

  Further, in the technique described in Patent Document 2, if the user restriction function is turned on, the transmission result report is transmitted as an e-mail without being printed out, so a confidential document transmission result report is not prepared. Can prevent third parties from touching the eyes. However, when sending and receiving information by e-mail, a copy of the e-mail remains on the server computer that exists on the e-mail transmission path, so that a malicious third party sends an electronic mail from the server computer on the e-mail transmission path. There is a possibility that a copy of the mail (transmission result report) may be obtained, which is not sufficient in terms of ensuring the confidentiality of the document. Further, in the technique described in Patent Document 2, when the user restriction function is turned on, all transmission result reports are transmitted as e-mails, so there is a possibility that network traffic will increase significantly. Further, the technique described in Patent Document 2 has a problem that it cannot be applied in an environment where electronic mail cannot be used.

  The present invention has been made in consideration of the above facts, and is capable of transmitting image information transmission result reports obtained by reading a document to a user who has instructed transmission without impairing the confidentiality of the document. It is an object to obtain an apparatus and an image information transmission management program.

  In order to achieve the above object, an image information transmitting apparatus according to the first aspect of the present invention is a transmission means for transmitting image information obtained by reading a document by a reading apparatus to a designated transmission destination; Output means for outputting a transmission result report in which an image represented by the image information is added to the transmission result of the image information by the means, a determination means for determining the confidentiality of the document, and the determination means determines that there is confidentiality. The transmission result report of the received document is stored as information in the storage unit without being output by the output unit, and when authentication information is input, the transmission result report information is stored in the storage unit. And a control unit that causes the output unit to output a transmission result report of a document corresponding to the input authentication information.

  The image information transmitting apparatus according to the first aspect of the invention includes a transmitting unit that transmits image information obtained by reading a document by a reading device to a designated transmission destination, and a transmission result of the image information by the transmitting unit. Output means for outputting a transmission result report to which an image represented by the image information is added is provided. The image information transmitting apparatus according to the present invention includes a facsimile apparatus, a copier having a function of transmitting image information, a reading apparatus, a printing apparatus having a function of transmitting image information, or the above-described facsimile apparatus, A multifunction device having two or more functions of a copying machine and a printing device is suitable. For example, a reading device and a computer such as a personal computer connected to the reading device are used to transmit image information according to the present invention. It is also possible to function as a device. In addition, as a communication form in the transmission of image information by the transmission means, a communication conforming to a known communication protocol such as facsimile communication or FTP (File Transfer Protocol), or a form in which the image information is attached to an e-mail and transmitted is applied. Is possible. Further, as the output form of the transmission result by the output means, the print output by the printing apparatus is suitable, but the transmission result may be displayed on the display means. Further, the image added by the output means to the transmission result report is preferably a reduced image obtained by reducing the size of the original image represented by the image information.

  Here, in the first aspect of the present invention, there is provided determination means for determining the confidentiality of the document in which the corresponding image information is transmitted by the transmission means, and the control means is determined to be confidential by the determination means. The transmission result report of the received document is stored as information in the storage means without being output by the output means, and when authentication information is input, it is input out of the documents in which the information of the transmission result report is stored in the storage means. The output means outputs a document transmission result report corresponding to the authentication information. As described above, in the invention described in claim 1, since a transmission result report is output for the document that is determined to be confidential by the determining means when the corresponding authentication information is input, transmission is instructed. The transmission result report is output only when the authenticated user inputs authentication information, that is, when there is a user instructing transmission, and the transmission result report is output by a third party other than the user who instructed transmission. It is possible to prevent the content of the document from leaking by being referred to. Therefore, according to the first aspect of the present invention, the transmission result of the image information obtained by reading the document can be transmitted to the user who instructed transmission without impairing the confidentiality of the document.

  In the first aspect of the present invention, when the transmission means transmits the image information by the communication method set in advance via the setting means, the determination means uses the setting means as described in claim 2, for example. By determining whether or not the communication method set via the communication method is a highly confidential communication method, the confidentiality of the document can be determined. For example, as a highly confidential communication method in which the transmission means attaches image information to an e-mail and transmits it, S / MIME (Secure / Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions) that encrypts and transmits information can be cited. As described above, when a highly confidential communication method is set as a communication method for transmitting image information, a document corresponding to the image information is very likely to be a confidential document. On the basis of this, in the invention according to claim 2, since the confidentiality of the document is determined by determining whether or not the set communication method is a highly confidential communication method, the confidentiality of the document can be accurately determined. In addition, when instructing the transmission of the document, the user who instructs the transmission does not need to perform complicated operations such as setting the confidentiality of the document to be transmitted.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, the generation means for generating the image information by shaping the original image information obtained by reading the document by the reading device into a format set in advance via the setting means. If provided, the determination means determines whether the document is confidential by determining whether the format set through the setting means is a highly confidential format, as described in claim 3, for example. Can be configured to. For example, a highly confidential format includes a format for encrypting information, a format for locking with a password or the like (a format that cannot be opened unless a password or the like is input), and the like. Even when a highly confidential format is set as the format of the image information as described above, the document corresponding to the image information is very likely to be a confidential document. On the basis of this, in the invention according to claim 3, since the confidentiality of the document is determined by determining whether the set format is a highly confidential format, the confidentiality of the document can be accurately determined, and the document Therefore, it is not necessary for the user instructing the transmission to perform a complicated operation such as setting the confidentiality of the document to be transmitted.

  In addition, a specific image (for example, a mark including characters such as “confidential”, “confidential”, “confidential”, etc.) clearly indicating that the document is confidential may be added to the confidential document. Many. In consideration of the above, in the invention described in claim 1, for example, as described in claim 4, a storage means for storing information of a specific image added to a document having confidentiality is further provided, and the determination means is stored. The image information is searched for whether or not the specific image information stored in the information is included in the image information, and the confidentiality of the corresponding document is determined based on whether or not the specific image information is included in the image information. You may comprise so that it may judge. Thus, in the invention described in claim 4, since the confidentiality of the document is determined based on whether or not the information of the specific image is included in the image information (whether the specific image is added to the document), the document Can be determined with high accuracy, and there is no need to perform complicated operations such as setting the confidentiality of the document to be transmitted by the user who instructs the transmission when instructing the transmission of the document.

  Further, in the invention described in claim 1, the authentication information can be set for each individual user instructing transmission of image information, for example. In this case, as described in claim 5, for example, the control means determines whether The information of the transmission result report of the document determined to be confidential by the means is stored in the storage means in association with the authentication information corresponding to the user who instructed the transmission of the image information, and when the authentication information is input, The output unit outputs the transmission result report of the document in which the information of the transmission result report is stored in association with the input authentication information among the documents in which the information of the transmission result report is stored in the storage unit. can do. According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, authentication information is set for each individual user. Therefore, even a user who has instructed transmission of image information of a plurality of documents does not need to store a plurality of authentication information, and is easy to use. Can be improved.

  Further, in the invention according to claim 5, considering the case where there are a plurality of documents in which transmission result report information is stored in association with the input authentication information, the control means, for example, claims As described in item 6, all documents in which transmission result report information is stored in association with the input authentication information are displayed in a list on the display unit, and the document selected from the displayed documents is displayed. The transmission result report is preferably output by the output means. As a result, even when there are a plurality of documents in which transmission result report information is stored in association with the input authentication information, the user who has instructed transmission of the documents displayed in a list on the display means By selecting a desired document from among them, it is possible to output a transmission result report of the desired document.

  Further, in the invention described in claim 5, as the authentication information set for each user, for example, as described in claim 7, a predetermined operation by the user at the time of user authentication when an instruction to transmit image information is given. The authentication information input can be applied by performing the above. In this case, when the transmission of image information is instructed by the user, it is not necessary for the user to input authentication information associated with the information of the transmission result report, and usability can be improved.

  Note that any authentication method can be applied as user authentication when an instruction to transmit image information is given. That is, user authentication is performed by checking whether the authentication information input by the user matches the authentication information registered in advance, but the input of the authentication information by the user is, for example, transmission of image information. The authentication information may be input by operating an input means such as a keyboard by the instructing user, or in an environment where each user has an IC card in which the authentication information is written. An operation in which an IC card held by a user instructing transmission of image information is held over a reading device such as a card reader, and authentication information is input by reading the authentication information from the IC card by the reading device It may be. The authentication information may be user's biometric information (for example, fingerprint information). Further, the authentication information used for verification with the input authentication information may be registered and stored in the image information transmitting apparatus according to the present invention, or via the communication line with the image information transmitting apparatus according to the present invention. It may be registered and stored in another device such as a connected server computer.

  Further, in the invention described in claim 5, as described in claim 8, for example, the storage means includes an individual area for use only by a specific user among a plurality of users instructing transmission of image information. The authentication information set for each individual user is authentication information set in advance for each individual area, and the control means is information on the transmission result report of the document determined to be confidential by the determination means. May be stored in an individual area corresponding to the user who has instructed transmission of image information. The individual areas may be provided for all users who use the image information transmitting apparatus according to the present invention, or may be provided for only some users. The transmission result report information stored in the individual area provided in the storage means is associated with the authentication information set in the individual area by being stored in the individual area. Become.

  In the invention described in claim 1, the authentication information may be set for each individual document. For example, as described in claim 9, the control unit authenticates the document determined to be confidential by the determination unit. Setting information, notifying the set authentication information to the user who instructed the transmission of the image information of the document, and storing the information of the transmission result report of the document in the storage unit in association with the set authentication information, The transmission result report of the document in which the information of the transmission result report is stored in association with the input authentication information among the documents in which the information of the transmission result report is stored in the storage unit when the authentication information is input Can be output by the output means. In the invention described in claim 9, since authentication information is set for each individual document, a user who has instructed transmission of image information of a plurality of documents needs to store a plurality of authentication information. Security can be improved compared to the case where authentication information is set.

  In the invention described in claim 9, since the authentication information is set for each individual document by the image information transmitting apparatus, it is necessary to notify the set authentication information to the user who has instructed transmission of the image information of the document. is there. Considering this, the control means encrypts an e-mail describing the authentication information set in the specific document to the user who has instructed transmission of the image information of the specific document, for example, as described in claim 10. It is preferably configured to transmit. As a result, the authentication information set for each document can be transmitted to the user who instructed the transmission of the image information of each document, and the authentication information described in the e-mail can be transmitted by encrypting the e-mail. It is also possible to prevent leakage in the middle of the transmission path.

  Further, in the invention described in claim 5 or claim 9, for example, as described in claim 11, the storage means is provided with a common area for use in common by a plurality of users instructing transmission of image information. The control means may store the information of the transmission result report of the document determined to be confidential by the determination means in the common area. The common area may be an area that is commonly used by all users who use the image information transmitting apparatus according to the present invention, and an individual area described in claim 8 is provided for some users. For example, the area may be used in common by a plurality of users other than the some users. In the invention described in claim 9, the information of the transmission result report of the document determined to be confidential by the determining means is stored in the individual area described in claim 8 in association with the set authentication information. It is also possible to configure as described above.

  The image information transmission management program according to the invention of claim 12 is incorporated in a device having a function of transmitting image information obtained by reading a document by a reading device to a designated transmission destination, or An output unit that outputs a transmission result report in which an image represented by the image information is added to a transmission result of the image information by the transmission unit; a determination unit that determines the confidentiality of the document; The transmission result report of the document determined to be confidential by the determination unit is stored as information in the storage unit without being output by the output unit, and when authentication information is input, the transmission result is stored in the storage unit Of the documents storing the report information, the output means outputs a transmission result report of the document corresponding to the input authentication information. To function as a control means for causing.

  The image information transmission management program according to the invention described in claim 12 is a program for causing the computer to function as the output means, the determination means, and the control means, so that the computer relates to the invention according to claim 12. By executing the image information transmission management program, the computer functions as the image information transmission device according to claim 1. Similarly to the invention according to claim 1, an image obtained by reading a document is obtained. The information transmission result report can be transmitted to the user who instructed transmission without impairing the confidentiality of the document.

  As described above, according to the present invention, a transmission result report of a document determined to be confidential is stored as information in the storage unit without being output by the output unit, and is transmitted to the storage unit when authentication information is input. Since the output means outputs the transmission result report of the document corresponding to the input authentication information among the documents storing the result report information, the image information transmission result report obtained by reading the document Can be transmitted to the user who has instructed transmission without impairing the confidentiality of the document.

  Hereinafter, an example of an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 shows an image input / output device 10 according to this embodiment. The image input / output apparatus 10 according to the present embodiment is a so-called multi-function machine having a function as a copying machine, a function as a printer, and a function as a facsimile machine. The image input / output apparatus 10 includes a microcomputer, a CPU 14, a memory 16, an HDD ( (Hard Disk Drive) 18 and communication control unit 20 are provided.

  Further, the main body control unit 12 optically reads a set document (paper document) to be read and outputs read image data, and an image represented by the input print image data is recorded on a recording sheet. An operation panel 26 provided with a print processing unit 24 for printing, a display unit 26A composed of an LCD or the like, and an operation unit 26B composed of a numeric keypad or a touch panel is connected to each other. The image reading unit 22 corresponds to the reading device according to the first, third, and twelfth aspects, and the operation unit 26B functions as a setting unit according to the second and third aspects. The communication control unit 20 of the main body control unit 12 is connected to a computer such as a personal computer (PC) via an IP (Internet Protocol) network and has a function as a facsimile machine via a public communication network. Connected to other devices.

  By the way, the image input / output device 10 according to the present embodiment can be set so that only a regular user registered in advance can use the image input / output device 10. When it is set so that the input / output device 10 can be used, when each user uses the image input / output device 10, a user who determines whether or not the user who intends to use the image input / output device 10 is a regular user Authentication processing is performed (details will be described later). In this user authentication process, a user who intends to use the image input / output device 10 inputs authentication information (for example, user ID and password) via the operation unit 26B, and the input authentication information is registered in the registered authentication information. In this embodiment, instead of the above authentication information input method, authentication information is input by an IC card or a fingerprint is used as authentication information. It is also possible.

  That is, in the image input / output device 10 according to the present embodiment, the authentication information acquisition unit 28 shown by a broken line in FIG. 1 can be connected to the main body control unit 12. For example, each user has an IC card. When the authentication information is input by the IC card, an IC card reader as the authentication information acquisition unit 28 is connected to the main body control unit 12. In this case, instead of an operation of inputting authentication information via the operation unit 26B (corresponding to the predetermined operation described in claim 7), an operation of holding the IC card held on the IC card reader (also charged) (Corresponding to the predetermined operation according to Item 7) is performed by the user, and the IC card reader performs predetermined communication with the IC card to acquire the authentication information written in advance in the IC card. Input is made. When a fingerprint is used as the authentication information, a fingerprint reading device as the authentication information acquisition unit 28 is connected to the main body control unit 12. In this case, instead of the operation of inputting the authentication information via the operation unit 26B, the user performs an operation of bringing his / her fingertip into contact with the fingerprint reader (this also corresponds to the predetermined operation described in claim 7). The fingerprint information as the authentication information is input by reading the user's fingerprint by the fingerprint reader. In the following description, for simplicity of explanation, it is assumed that the user ID and password as authentication information are input by the user via the operation unit 26B during the user authentication process.

  Further, the HDD 18 of the main body control unit 12 controls the operation of each unit of the image input / output device 10 as a program executed by the CPU 14, and causes the image input / output device 10 to function as a multifunction peripheral (function as a copier, A main body control program for realizing a function as a printer and a function as a facsimile machine is installed. A transmission program is also installed in the HDD 18. The transmission program includes an image transmission program for performing image transmission processing described later by the CPU and a transmission result report output program for performing transmission result report output processing described later by the CPU. It corresponds to the image information transmission management program described in. The image input / output device 10 according to the present embodiment functions as an image information transmission device according to the present invention when the CPU 14 executes a transmission program.

  Further, a secret image table (described later) is stored in the HDD 18, and a common area and a confidential box are provided in the storage area of the HDD 18. The confidential box is a storage area corresponding to a specific user among a plurality of users who use the image input / output device 10, and the confidential box includes image data addressed to a specific user received from another device, a specific user Stores information (to be described later) of a transmission result report of image data of a document for which the user has instructed transmission. In the storage area of the HDD 18, a plurality of confidential boxes corresponding to different users may be provided. The confidential box corresponds to the individual area described in claim 8. A password is set for each confidential box. This password may be the same as or different from the password used for user authentication. The common area is a storage area that is used in common by all users who do not have a confidential box among a plurality of users who use the image input / output device 10, and, like the confidential box, is addressed to each corresponding user. And image information transmission result report information (to be described later) of the document instructed by each corresponding user to be transmitted. The common area corresponds to the common area described in claim 11.

  Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described. When copying a document with the image input / output device 10 (when the image input / output device 10 functions as a copying machine), the user sets a document to be copied (paper original) on the image reading unit 22 and also uses the operation panel 26. To select “copy” as a process to be executed, and further set processing conditions such as the number of copies, enlargement / reduction ratio, paper size, copy density, etc., and then instruct the start of document copying. When the above operation is performed by the user, the CPU 14 executes a copy control program of the main body control program, and the document set in the image reading unit 22 is read by the image reading unit 22 and obtained by the reading. The read image data is subjected to image processing according to the set processing conditions by the main body control unit 12 to generate print image data, and printing is performed by the print processing unit 24 based on the generated print image data. By performing the processing, the document to be copied is copied.

  When a document file held in a computer such as a PC is printed as a document by the image input / output device 10 (when the image input / output device 10 functions as a printer), the user can handle the document file to be printed. When an application running on a computer and the application is opening a document file to be printed, the computer input device (such as a keyboard or a mouse) is operated to print the document file to be printed. Set processing conditions (number of copies, paper size, enlargement / reduction ratio, etc.) and instruct execution of printing. When the above operation is performed by the user, the document file data to be printed is transmitted to the image input / output device 10 by the application, and the set printing conditions are notified to the image input / output device 10. When the image input / output apparatus 10 receives the data of the document file to be printed, the CPU 14 executes a program that controls the printing process in the main body control program, and is notified of the received data of the document file to be printed. Image processing according to the processing conditions is performed by the main body control unit 12 to generate print image data, and the print processing unit 24 performs print processing based on the generated print image data, thereby A document file is printed as a document.

  On the other hand, the image input / output apparatus 10 according to the present embodiment has a function of transmitting a document as image data to another device. As a transmission method when transmitting image data using the function, the image data is transmitted as a facsimile. There are two types of transmission methods: “FAX transmission” for transmitting by communication and “Mail transmission” for transmitting image data attached to an e-mail.

  When the image data of a document is transmitted by “FAX transmission” (when the image input / output device 10 functions as a facsimile device), the user sets a document to be transmitted (paper document) on the image reading unit 22 and also operates the operation panel. 26 is selected, “FAX transmission” is selected as a process to be executed, processing conditions such as a transmission destination are set, and the start of the process is instructed. When the image data of a document is transmitted by “mail transmission”, the user sets a document to be transmitted (paper original) on the image reading unit 22 and operates the operation panel 26 to execute “mail” as a process to be executed. After selecting "Send" and setting processing conditions such as the destination, the format of the image data attached to the e-mail, and communication parameters to be applied when sending the e-mail (this communication parameter includes the communication protocol) Instruct the start of processing. When the user sets (selects) a format for locking image data with a password as the format of the image data, the password is also set as one of the above processing conditions.

  When “FAX transmission” or “mail transmission” is instructed as described above, the CPU 14 normally executes a program that controls the corresponding processing in the main body control program. However, in this embodiment, “FAX transmission” or When “mail transmission” is instructed, the image transmission program of the transmission program is executed by the CPU 14, whereby the image transmission process shown in FIG. 2 is performed. Hereinafter, this image transmission process will be described.

  In the image transmission process, first, in step 50, a user authentication process is performed. In this user authentication process, a message requesting input of authentication information is displayed on the display unit 26A. Thus, the user who desires “mail transmission” or “FAX transmission” inputs his / her user ID and password via the operation unit 26B in accordance with the message displayed on the display unit 26A. The user ID may be input by displaying a list of registered user IDs on the display unit 26A and selecting them. In the present embodiment, the user ID and password of a regular user who is permitted to use the image input / output device 10 are registered in the HDD 18 in advance, and when the user ID and password are input, the input user ID and password are input. Is compared with the user ID and password registered in the HDD 18 to determine whether or not the user currently operating the image input / output device 10 is a regular user.

  If it is determined in the user authentication process that the user currently operating is not a regular user, an error message is displayed on the display unit 26A and the process is stopped. Further, when it is determined that the user who is currently operating is a regular user, the processing after the next step 52 is performed. Note that the user ID and password of a regular user can be registered in a storage device of a server computer (authentication server) connected to the image input / output device 10 via a communication line. The user authentication process may be performed by the authentication server by transferring the user ID and password thus obtained to obtain the result of the user authentication process by the authentication server (so-called remote authentication).

  In step 52, transmission setting acquisition processing is performed for acquiring processing conditions set by the user (transmission instructor) when performing "FAX transmission" or "mail transmission". As a result, if the above-mentioned processing conditions are “FAX transmission”, the transmission destination or the like is acquired. If it is “Mail transmission”, the transmission destination, the format of the image data, communication parameters, and the like are acquired. In step 54, the transmission target document (paper document) set in the image reading unit 22 is read by the image reading unit 22, and read image data output from the image reading unit 22 in accordance with the reading is stored in the memory 16. A document reading process for temporarily storing is performed.

  In the next step 56, the setting of the output mode of the transmission result report is referred to and it is determined whether or not the output of the transmission result report is instructed. As the output mode of the transmission result report, the first mode in which the transmission result report is always output, the second mode in which the transmission result report is output only when transmission fails, and the third mode in which the transmission result report is not always output. Mode is available. If the third mode is set as the output mode of the transmission result report, the determination in step 56 is negative and 0 is set in the output flag in step 84. In the next step 86, when “FAX transmission” is designated as the image data transmission method, the read image data is stored in the memory 16 as image data for transmission, while “mail transmission” is selected as the image data transmission method. If it is designated, the read image data is converted into a format designated by the user, and the read image data subjected to the format conversion is stored in the memory 16 as transmission image data, and then the process proceeds to step 88.

  Further, when the first mode or the second mode is set as the output mode of the transmission result report, the determination in step 56 is affirmed, the process proceeds to step 62, 1 is set in the output flag, and the concealment flag is set. Set to 0. Here, the document set in the image reading unit 22 as a transmission target by “FAX transmission” or “mail transmission” is image data transmitted by the user who has instructed transmission (and “FAX transmission” or “mail transmission”). There is a case where the content of the document is not desirable to be leaked to a third party (other users who use the image input / output device 10) other than a transmission destination user (received as a document) and may be a confidential document. This type of document often has a specific image (for example, a mark including characters such as “confidential”, “confidential”, and “confidential”) clearly indicating that it is a confidential document ( In this embodiment, the above image is referred to as a “secret image”).

  For this reason, in this embodiment, in order to determine whether or not the transmission target document is a confidential document, the confidential image data representing various confidential images is registered in the confidential image table stored in the HDD 18. Then, in the next step 64, it is searched by pattern matching whether or not each secret image whose data is registered in the secret image table exists for the read image data obtained by the document reading process. Since the position and size of the secret image in the document are often different for each document, the search for the secret image in step 64 is performed for each secret image whose data is registered in the secret image table. It is desirable to perform each of the enlargement / reduction and perform pattern matching a plurality of times for each secret image using a plurality of types of secret images as templates.

  Also, in organizations such as companies, the format of documents distributed in the organization is ruled, a fixed image is used as a secret image to be added to the document, and the position of the secret image in the document and the size of the secret image are also set in advance. In many cases, the image input / output device 10 used in such an organization does not need to register various types of secret image data in the secret image table. As for the size of the confidential image, the position and size of the confidential image added to the document to be sent will be smaller than the specified position and size due to the setting of the enlargement / reduction ratio when copying the document and the shift of the copy position. As described above, pattern matching can be performed multiple times using multiple types of concealed images. Masui.

  In the next step 62, it is determined whether or not a secret image is found in the read image data by the search in step 56. Steps 60 and 62 correspond to determination means according to the present invention (specifically, determination means described in claim 4). If this determination is denied, the process proceeds to step 66, but if the determination in step 62 is affirmative, a confidential image is added to the transmission target document, so that the transmission target document is a confidential document. Therefore, the process proceeds to step 66 after setting the secret flag to 1 in step 64.

  In step 66, it is determined whether or not the image data transmission method designated by the user is "mail transmission". If “FAX transmission” is designated as the image data transmission method, the above determination is denied and the routine proceeds to step 82 where the read image data is stored in the memory 16 as transmission image data.

  On the other hand, when “mail transmission” is designated as the image data transmission method, the determination in step 66 is affirmed and the process proceeds to step 68, and the image set by the user from the processing conditions acquired in the previous step 50. Extract information that represents the format of the data. In the next step 70, based on the information extracted in step 68, it is determined whether or not the format of the image data designated by the user is a format that places importance on the confidentiality of the information. As a format that places importance on the confidentiality of information, for example, a format that locks image data with a password or the like (for example, a PDF (Portable Document Format) file with a password) is used. The format to encrypt may be sufficient. Steps 68 and 70 correspond to determination means according to the present invention (specifically, determination means described in claim 3). If this determination is denied, the process proceeds to step 74. If the determination in step 70 is affirmed, it can be determined that there is a high possibility that the document to be transmitted is a confidential document. After setting 1 to the flag, the routine proceeds to step 74.

  In step 74, the read image data is converted into the format represented by the information extracted in step 68 (format designated by the user). This step 74 corresponds to the generating means described in claim 3.

  In step 76, information representing the communication parameters set by the user is extracted from the processing conditions acquired in the previous step 50. In the next step 78, based on the information specifying the communication protocol among the information extracted in step 76, it is determined whether or not the communication protocol specified by the user is a communication protocol that places importance on the confidentiality of information transmitted and received. Note that a communication protocol that places importance on the confidentiality of information includes a protocol for encrypting information to be transmitted / received (for example, S / MIME that encrypts an e-mail including an attached file in e-mail transmission / reception. The steps 76 and 78 correspond to the determination means according to the present invention (specifically, the determination means described in claim 2).

  If this determination is denied, the process proceeds to step 82. If the determination in step 78 is affirmed, it can be determined that there is a high possibility that the document to be transmitted is a confidential document. After the flag is set to 1, the process proceeds to step 82. In step 82, the read image data subjected to the format conversion in the previous step 74 is stored in the memory 16 as transmission image data, and the process proceeds to step 88.

  In step 88, it is determined whether or not the transmission image data stored in the memory 16 in the previous step 82 (or step 86) can be transmitted. For example, if the communication control unit 20 is busy, the determination is negative, and step 88 is repeated until the determination in step 88 is affirmed. When the transmission image data can be transmitted, the determination in step 88 is affirmed and the process proceeds to step 90 to determine whether the image data transmission method designated by the user is “mail transmission”. If the determination is affirmative, the process proceeds to step 92, where an e-mail is created with the destination set by the user as the destination, the transmission image data is read from the memory 16, and the read transmission image data is created. An e-mail transmission process is performed in which the e-mail is attached as an attached file to the e-mail and the e-mail with the transmission image data attached is transmitted through the IP network in accordance with a communication parameter (communication protocol) set by the user. Note that e-mail has been described as an example here, but other protocols such as FTP (File Transfer Protocol) and SMB (Server Message Block) may be used for transmission through the IP network in the same manner as e-mail. If the determination in step 90 is negative, the process proceeds to step 94, where a call is made to the destination partner set by the user through the public communication network, and the image data is transmitted through transmission / reception of a predetermined command. When the transmission is ready, the image data for transmission is sequentially read from the memory 16 and a FAX transmission process is performed in which the image data is transmitted to the other machine through the public communication network.

  When the mail transmission process of step 92 or the FAX transmission process of step 94 is completed, the process proceeds to step 96, and the second mode for outputting the transmission result report is set as the transmission result report output mode only when transmission fails. It is determined whether or not. If the determination is negative, the process proceeds to step 104. If the determination is affirmative, the process proceeds to step 98, and it is determined whether transmission failed in the mail transmission process in step 92 or the FAX transmission process in step 94. . If the determination is affirmative, 1 is set in the output flag in step 100, and if the determination is negative, 0 is set in the output flag in step 102, and then the process proceeds to step 104.

  In step 104, it is determined whether or not to output a transmission result report by determining whether or not 1 is set in the output flag. If this determination is negative, the image transmission process is terminated without performing any process. If the determination in step 104 is affirmed, the process proceeds to step 106, the transmission result of the mail transmission process or FAX transmission process (normal termination / failure, including the reason for failure) and the transmission date and time (mail transmission process) Or the transmission result report information for printing out the transmission result report so that the acquired transmission result and transmission date and time are specified as characters in the transmission result report. Set. In step 108, the transmission image data is read from the memory 16, and image data for one page of the transmission target document (for example, image data of the first page of the transmission target document) is extracted from the read transmission image data. The thumbnail image data is created by reducing the image data (thinning out pixels), and the created thumbnail image data is added to the transmission result report information.

  In the next step 110, it is determined whether or not 1 is set in the concealment flag. If the determination is negative, it is not necessary to cancel the printing output of the transmission result report. Therefore, by outputting the transmission result report information to the print processing unit 24 in step 114, the transmission result report represented by the transmission result report information is displayed. The print processing unit 24 prints out and ends the image transmission process. In this case, as shown in FIG. 3 as an example, a transmission result report to which a thumbnail image of a transmission target document is added is printed out, so that the user who refers to this transmission result report can use any transmission result report. It is possible to easily determine whether it is present. Steps 106, 108, and 114 in the above process correspond to the output unit according to the present invention, together with the print processing unit 24 that actually prints out the transmission result report.

  On the other hand, if the determination in step 110 is affirmative (if the confidentiality flag is set to 1), the process proceeds to step 112 where the user who instructed transmission of the transmission target document has a confidential box in the storage area of the HDD 18. It is determined whether or not the user is provided. If the determination is affirmative, the process proceeds to step 116, where the transmission result report information is stored in the confidential box corresponding to the user who has instructed transmission of the transmission target document, and the image transmission process is terminated. In this case, the password set in the confidential box storing the transmission result report information corresponds to the authentication information described in claim 8. If the determination in step 112 is negative, the process proceeds to step 118, and the transmission result report information is stored in the common area in association with the user ID (or password) input by the user in the user authentication process. The transmission process ends. Note that the user ID (or password) associated with the transmission result report information in step 118 corresponds to the authentication information described in claim 7.

  As described above, in the image transmission processing according to the present embodiment, when the confidential flag is set to 1, that is, when it is determined that the transmission target document is a confidential document, the transmission result report is not printed out. Since the transmission result report information is stored in the confidential box or common area, the transmission result report to which the thumbnail image of the transmission target document is added is printed out, so that the content of the transmission target document is not a user other than the user who instructed transmission. It is possible to prevent leakage to a third party. The above steps 110, 112 to 118 correspond to the control means according to the present invention (more specifically, the control means described in claim 5) together with the transmission result report output processing described below. 116 corresponds to the control means described in claim 8, and step 118 corresponds to the control means described in claim 11.

  Next, the transmission result report output program is executed by the CPU 14 when the user instructs to print out the transmission result report information stored in the confidential box or the common area as a transmission result report. The transmission result report output process will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

  In the transmission result report output process, first, in step 130, a user specifying process for specifying the user is performed by causing the user who has instructed the print output of the transmission result report to input a user ID. Note that the above-described user authentication process may be performed instead of the user specifying process. In the next step 132, it is determined whether or not the user specified by the user specifying process in step 130 is a user in which a confidential box is provided in the storage area of the HDD 18. If the determination is affirmative, the process proceeds to step 134, and by displaying a message as shown in FIG. 5A on the display unit 26A as an example, the user who instructed the printout of the transmission result report is dealt with. Request input of authentication information (password) set in Mailbox. If the determination in step 132 is negative, the process proceeds to step 136, and the user who instructed the print output of the transmission result report by displaying a message as shown in FIG. 5B on the display unit 26A as an example. The request is made to input again the authentication information (password) input in the user authentication process when the document transmission is instructed.

  If the process of step 134 or step 136 is performed, it will transfer to step 138, it will be determined whether authentication information was input by the user, and step 138 will be repeated until determination is affirmed. During this time, if the user who has instructed the printout of the transmission result report is a user provided with the corresponding confidential box, the password set in the confidential box is input via the operation unit 26B, and the corresponding confidential box is input. If the user is not provided with a box, the password input in the user authentication process when the document transmission is instructed is input again via the operation unit 26B. When the above operation is performed by the user and the password is input, the determination in step 138 is affirmed and the process proceeds to step 140 to determine whether or not the correct password is input by the user. When determination is denied, it transfers to step 142, performs error processing, such as displaying an error message on the display part 26A, and complete | finishes a transmission result report output process.

  If the correct password is input, it can be determined that the user who has instructed the printing output of the transmission result report is a regular user (the user who has instructed transmission of the document), so that the determination in step 140 is affirmed and the process proceeds to step 144. All the transmission result report information corresponding to the user who instructed to print out the transmission result report is extracted. Note that the transmission result report information is extracted if the user who instructed the printout of the transmission result report has a corresponding confidential box, and extracts all the transmission result report information stored in the confidential box. If the user who instructed the printout of the transmission result report does not have a corresponding confidential box, the user ID of the user corresponding to the user ID in the transmission result report stored in the common area This is done by extracting all attached transmission result report information.

  In the next step 146, it is determined whether or not a plurality of transmission result report information has been extracted in step 144. If the determination is negative (when only one piece of transmission result report information is extracted), the process proceeds to step 148, and the transmission result report is output by outputting the extracted transmission result report information to the print processing unit 24. The transmission result report represented by the information is printed out by the print processing unit 24, and the transmission result report output process is terminated. If the determination in step 146 is affirmative (when a plurality of transmission result report information is extracted), the process proceeds to step 150, and information such as the transmission date and time and the transmission destination is obtained from each extracted transmission result report information. As shown in FIG. 5C, for example, the transmission date / time and the transmission destination extracted from the individual transmission result report information are displayed in a list on the display unit 26A, and the transmission result report to be printed is selected. Ask the user.

  In the next step 152, it is determined whether or not a transmission result report to be printed out is selected from a plurality of transmission result reports displaying a list of transmission date and time, transmission destination, etc., and step 152 is performed until the determination is affirmed. repeat. Steps 150 and 152 correspond to the control means described in claim 6. When the transmission date / time, transmission destinations, etc. of a plurality of transmission result reports are displayed in a list on the display unit 26A, the transmission result that the user desires to print out based on the displayed transmission date / time, transmission destination, etc. The operation of recognizing the report and selecting the recognized transmission result report is performed via the operation unit 26B. When this operation is performed, the determination in step 152 is affirmed, the process proceeds to step 154, and the transmission result report information represented by the transmission result report information is output by outputting the transmission result report information selected by the user to the print processing unit 24. Is printed out by the print processing unit 24, and the transmission result report output process is terminated.

  In the transmission result report output process described above, after confirming that the user who has instructed the printing output of the transmission result report is a regular user (the user who has instructed the transmission of the document), the printing output of the transmission result report is performed in steps 148 and 154. The user who instructed the print output of the transmission result report (the user who instructed the transmission of the document) performs an operation such as immediately taking out the transmission result report that has been printed out from the discharge tray. The transmission result report (thumbnail image attached to) can be prevented from being seen by third parties, and the contents of the transmission target document can be leaked to third parties other than the user who instructed transmission. Can be prevented.

  Next, as another aspect of the present invention, with reference to FIG. 6 and FIG. 7, the image transmission process (FIG. 2) and the transmission result report output described above for another example of the image transmission process and the transmission result report output process. Only portions different from the processing (FIG. 4) will be described.

  In the image transmission process shown in FIG. 6, after the transmission result report information is generated in steps 106 and 108, if the determination in step 110 is affirmed because the confidentiality flag is set to 1, transmission is performed in step 111. Generate authentication information (password, etc.) to be set in the target document (transmission result report). Note that the authentication information set in the transmission target document can be generated using, for example, a random number or the like, but every time authentication information is generated using a random number or the like, the generated authentication information is not output as a transmission result report. A check process is performed to check whether there is no duplication with the authentication information that has already been set for another document. It is desirable to repeat the check process.

  When the transmission target document (transmission result report) is set in step 111, the process proceeds to step 112, and it is determined whether or not the user who has instructed transmission of the transmission target document is a user in which a confidential box is provided in the storage area of the HDD 18. . If the determination is affirmative, the process proceeds to step 117, and the transmission result report information and the authentication information generated in the previous step 111 are stored in association with the confidential box corresponding to the user who instructed the transmission of the transmission target document. If the determination in step 112 is negative, the process proceeds to step 119, where the transmission result report information and the authentication information generated in the previous step 111 are associated with each other and stored in the common area.

  Then, when the processing of step 117 or step 119 is performed, the process proceeds to step 120, where the authentication information generated in the previous step 111 is notified as the authentication information set in the transmission target document (transmission result report thereof) (authentication information) Notification email), and the generated authentication information notification email is sent to the destination of the email address of the user who has instructed transmission of the document to be sent among the email addresses of individual regular users registered in the HDD 18 in advance. The encrypted data is transmitted via the communication control unit 20, and the image transmission process is terminated. In order to enable the user to easily recognize the authentication information set in which transmission target document (the transmission result report) the authentication information notified by the authentication information notification mail is included in the authentication information notification mail. In addition to the authentication information to be notified, it is desirable to describe information such as the transmission date and time and the transmission destination.

  The authentication information notification mail is received by the PC operated by the user who has instructed transmission of the transmission target document, and the content of the received authentication information notification mail is referred to by the user, so that the transmission target document (transmission result report of the transmission target document) ) Is transmitted to the user. In addition, since the authentication information notification mail is encrypted and transmitted, even if a copy of the authentication information notification mail is acquired from a server computer on the transmission path of the authentication information notification mail by a malicious third party, It is possible to prevent the authentication information from being recognized by a third party who has acquired a copy of the authentication information notification mail.

  Note that steps 111, 112, 117, 119, and 120 in the image transmission process shown in FIG. 6 are performed together with the transmission means report output process described below, and the control means according to the present invention (more specifically, the control means according to claim 9). In particular, step 119 corresponds to the control means according to claim 11, and step 120 corresponds to the control means according to claim 10.

  Next, another example of the transmission result report output process shown in FIG. 7 will be described. In the transmission result report output process shown in FIG. 7, first, in step 160, the user specifying process similar to step 130 of the transmission result report output process (FIG. 4) described above is performed. In step 162, for example, a message as shown in FIG. 5D is displayed on the display unit 26A, so that the user who has instructed the printout of the transmission result report is set as the transmission result report to be printed. Requesting input of authentication information (authentication information notified by an authentication information notification mail). In the next step 164, it is determined whether or not authentication information has been input by the user, and step 164 is repeated until the determination is affirmative.

  When the message as shown in FIG. 5D is displayed on the display unit 26A, the user who has instructed the printout of the transmission result report displays the authentication information set in the transmission result report for which the printout is desired. Input via the operation unit 26B. As a result, the determination in step 164 is affirmed, the process proceeds to step 166, and it is determined whether or not the user who has instructed the printing output of the transmission result report is a user who has a confidential box in the storage area of the HDD 18. If the determination is affirmative, the process proceeds to step 168, and the transmission result report information stored in association with the authentication information input by the user who instructed the print output of the transmission result report is stored in the confidential box corresponding to the user. Search within. If the determination in step 166 is negative, the process proceeds to step 170, and the transmission result report information stored in association with the authentication information input by the user who instructed the print output of the transmission result report is stored in the common area. Search with.

  In step 172, it is determined whether or not the corresponding transmission result report information has been extracted by the search in step 168 or step 170. When determination is denied, it transfers to step 174, performs error processing, such as displaying an error message on the display part 26A, and complete | finishes a transmission result report output process. If the corresponding transmission result report information is extracted, the determination in step 172 is affirmed, the process proceeds to step 176, and the extracted transmission result report information is output to the print processing unit 24, whereby the transmission is performed. The transmission result report represented by the result report information is printed out by the print processing unit 24, and the transmission result report output process is terminated.

  As described above, in the transmission result report output process shown in FIG. 7, the transmission result is triggered by the fact that the user who has instructed the print output of the transmission result report has input authentication information that only the user instructed to transmit the document can input. Since the report is printed out, the user who instructed to print out the transmission result report (the user who instructed transmission of the document) performs an operation such as immediately taking out the printed transmission result report from the discharge tray. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the transmission result report (thumbnail image added to the printed image) from being viewed by a third party, and the content of the document to be transmitted is a third party other than the user who instructed the transmission. It is possible to prevent leakage to

  Further, in the image transmission process shown in FIG. 6 and the transmission result report output process shown in FIG. 7, authentication information is set in units of individual transmission target documents (transmission result reports thereof), and the set authentication information is used as the transmission target document. Since the user is notified by the authentication information notification mail, even if there are multiple transmission result reports of the document that the specific user has instructed to transmit, the plurality of authentications notified to the specific user By simply entering authentication information corresponding to the transmission result report for which print output is desired, it is possible to selectively print out the transmission result report for which print output is desired, improving operability. Can be made.

  In the above description, “FAX transmission” and “mail transmission” are described as examples of the image information transmission method by the transmission unit according to the present invention. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and transmission by FTP, etc. The present invention is also applicable when image information is transmitted by other transmission methods.

  In the above description, the image input / output device 10 (multi-function peripheral) is applied as the image information transmission device according to the present invention. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the image information transmission device according to the present invention is a facsimile. The present invention may be applied to an image information transmission system including a scanner, a computer, and a printer, in which the scanner reads a document, the computer transmits image information, and the printer prints out a transmission result report. It is also possible to function as an image information transmitting apparatus according to the invention.

  Moreover, although the aspect which prints out the transmission result report was demonstrated above, this invention is applicable also to the aspect which displays display results, such as a transmission result report, on a display.

  Further, in the above, the transmission result report information of the document instructed to be transmitted from the user provided with the confidential box is stored in the confidential box, and the transmission result report of the document instructed to be transmitted from the user without the confidential box is provided. Although the mode of storing information in the common area has been described, the present invention is not limited to this. All transmission result reports of documents instructed to be transmitted from each user are stored in the same area (for example, the common area). Alternatively, when individual areas (for example, confidential boxes) are provided for all users, a transmission result report of a document instructed to be transmitted from each user is divided into individual areas corresponding to each user. You may make it memorize | store.

  In the above description, the image information transmission management program (transmission program) according to the present invention has been described in advance as being stored (installed) in the HDD 18 of the main body control unit 12, but the image information transmission management program according to the present invention is It is also possible to provide the information recorded in a recording medium such as a CD-ROM or a DVD-ROM.

It is a block diagram which shows schematic structure of the image input / output device which concerns on this embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the content of the image transmission process performed by the main body control part of an image input / output device. It is an image figure which shows an example of a transmission result report. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the content of the transmission result report output process performed in the main body control part of an image input / output device. It is an image figure which shows an example of a screen image. It is a flowchart which shows the other example of the content of an image transmission process. It is a flowchart which shows the other example of the content of the transmission result report output process.

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DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Image input / output device 12 Main body control part 20 Communication control part 22 Image reading part 24 Print processing part 26B Operation part 26A Display part

Claims (12)

Transmitting means for transmitting image information obtained by reading a document by a reading device to a designated transmission destination;
Output means for outputting a transmission result report in which an image represented by the image information is added to the transmission result of the image information by the transmission means;
Determining means for determining the confidentiality of the document;
The transmission result report of the document determined to be confidential by the determination unit is stored as information in the storage unit without being output by the output unit, and when authentication information is input, the transmission result is stored in the storage unit A control unit that causes the output unit to output a transmission result report of a document corresponding to the input authentication information among documents storing report information;
An image information transmitting apparatus including: The transmission means transmits the image information by a communication method set in advance via a setting means,
2. The determination unit according to claim 1, wherein the determination unit determines the confidentiality of the document by determining whether or not the communication method set through the setting unit is a highly confidential communication method. Image information transmission device. The image forming apparatus further includes a generating unit that generates the image information by shaping the original image information obtained by reading the document by the reading device into a format set in advance through a setting unit.
The image information according to claim 1, wherein the determination unit determines the confidentiality of the document by determining whether or not the format set through the setting unit is a highly confidential format. Transmitter device. A storage means for storing information on the specific image added to the confidential document;
The determination means searches for whether or not the information on the specific image whose information is stored in the storage means is included in the image information, and determines whether or not the information on the specific image is included in the image information. The image information transmitting apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the confidentiality of the document is determined based on whether the document is confidential. The authentication information is set for each individual user instructing transmission of image information,
The control unit stores the information of the transmission result report of the document determined to be confidential by the determination unit in the storage unit in association with the authentication information corresponding to the user who instructed the transmission of the image information. The transmission result of the document in which the information of the transmission result report is stored in association with the input authentication information among the documents in which the information of the transmission result report is stored in the storage unit when the information is input 2. The image information transmitting apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the report is output by the output means.   The control unit causes the display unit to display a list of all documents in which transmission result report information is stored in association with the input authentication information, and selects a document selected from the list-displayed documents. 6. The image information transmitting apparatus according to claim 5, wherein a transmission result report is output by the output means.   The authentication information set for each individual user is authentication information input by performing a predetermined operation by a user at the time of user authentication when an instruction to transmit image information is given. 5. The image information transmitting device according to 5. The storage means is provided with an individual area for use only by a specific user among a plurality of users instructing transmission of image information.
The authentication information set for each individual user is authentication information set in advance for each individual area,
6. The control unit according to claim 5, wherein information of a transmission result report of a document determined to be confidential by the determination unit is stored in an individual area corresponding to a user who has instructed transmission of image information. Image information transmission device.   The control unit sets authentication information for a document that is determined to be confidential by the determination unit, notifies the set authentication information to a user who has instructed transmission of image information of the document, and a transmission result of the document Report information is stored in the storage unit in association with the set authentication information, and when the authentication information is input, the input is made among the documents in which the information on the transmission result report is stored in the storage unit. 2. The image information transmitting apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the output means outputs a transmission result report of a document in which transmission result report information is stored in association with the authentication information.   10. The image according to claim 9, wherein the control means encrypts and transmits an e-mail describing authentication information set in a specific document to a user who has instructed transmission of image information of the specific document. Information transmission device. The storage means is provided with a common area for use in common by a plurality of users instructing transmission of image information.
The image information transmission apparatus according to claim 5 or 9, wherein the control unit stores information on a transmission result report of a document determined to be confidential by the determination unit in the common area. A computer built in a device having a function of transmitting image information obtained by reading a document by a reading device to a designated transmission destination, or a computer constituting the device,
Output means for outputting a transmission result report in which an image represented by the image information is added to the transmission result of the image information by the transmission means;
Determining means for determining the confidentiality of the document;
The transmission result report of the document determined to be confidential by the determination unit is stored as information in the storage unit without being output by the output unit, and when authentication information is input, the transmission result is stored in the storage unit An image information transmission management program that functions as a control unit that causes the output unit to output a transmission result report of a document corresponding to the input authentication information among documents storing report information.

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