JP2010011007A - Data transmitter, data transmission control method, data transmission control program and recording medium - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide: a data transmitter such as a scanner device, facsimile equipment, a multifunction device, a computer in which convenience of data transmitting operations of image data, etc. is raised; a data transmission control method; a data transmission control program; and a recording medium. <P>SOLUTION: The multifunction device MF acquires combination of a plurality of transmitting conditions at least to a destination by every destination, classifies the number of times of transmission by every acquired combination of transmitting conditions by every destination to store the classified combination in a transmission history storage part 11 as transmission history information, when a transmitting destination is determined in data transmission, selects the predetermined number of combinations of transmitting conditions giving priority to the number of times of transmission from the transmission history information of the destination of the transmission history storage part 11, displays and presents the selected combinations of transmitting conditions on a display of an operation display part 10. Consequently, labor of setting operations of the transmitting conditions is saved. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a data transmission apparatus, a data transmission control method, a data transmission control program, and a recording medium, and more specifically, a scanner apparatus, a facsimile apparatus, and an improved convenience of operation when transmitting data such as image data, The present invention relates to a composite apparatus, a data transmission apparatus such as a computer, a data transmission control method, a data transmission control program, and a recording medium.

  Recently, networking has progressed, and data transmission devices that transmit data such as scanners, copiers, multifunction devices, computers, etc. are connected by a network such as a LAN (Local Area Network), etc. They are also connected to each other, and data sharing and data transmission / reception have been performed.

  In such data transmission / reception, particularly for the device on the data transmission side, due to the relationship between the data transmission condition that the transmission side wants to send and the data reception condition that can be processed and processed easily on the reception side, In a data transmission apparatus which is a transmission side apparatus, it has been conventionally performed to transmit by setting transmission conditions for each destination and for each data.

  However, the setting items at the time of transmission set at the time of transmission have become diversified and complicated due to the enhancement of the functions of the apparatus, and improvement in operability is desired.

  Conventionally, a job parameter set in which setting values of various setting items that define job operation conditions are combined and an execution history of the job executed for each job parameter set are stored in association with the page size, and are executed. An image processing apparatus that selects a job parameter set from the page size to be executed has been proposed (see Patent Document 1). In other words, this prior art stores the image processing content based on the page size, and when the processing target page size is detected, the stored processing content is read and set, thereby improving operability. ing.

  Conventionally, the history of operations performed in the past for each electronic file is parameterized and weighted and stored as history information.When an electronic file is selected, the operation is performed with reference to the history information of the electronic file. A technique for improving operability by prediction has been proposed (see Patent Document 2).

  Further, conventionally, the transmission destination of the image data is specified and parameters are set, and each time transmission is performed, parameter information is stored for each transmission destination. When transmission destination is specified during transmission of image data, the transmission destination is specified. On the other hand, a technique for improving operability by reading and setting parameter information stored therein has been proposed (see Patent Document 3).

Japanese Patent No. 4019319 JP 2007-141190 A Japanese Patent No. 4081984

  However, in the above prior arts, all the past operation histories are collected and proposed as the operation of the operation target file in order of increasing or weighted, and the operation target device itself is complicated and diversified. Nowadays, the operation needs to be a combination of a plurality of operations, and it is necessary to improve the operability.

  Therefore, the present invention proposes a transmission condition combination that combines transmission conditions by a plurality of operations in data transmission as appropriate, and can improve the operability. A data transmission apparatus, a data transmission control method, a data transmission control program, and a recording Medium.

  In order to achieve the above object, the present invention acquires at least a combination of a plurality of transmission conditions for each destination and classifies the acquired number of transmissions for each combination of the transmission conditions for each destination. Stored in the transmission history storage means as history information, and when a transmission destination is determined at the time of data transmission, select a predetermined number of combinations of transmission conditions that prioritize the number of transmissions from the transmission history information of the destination of the transmission history storage means Then, the selected transmission condition combination is presented.

  Further, the present invention may be characterized in that when a transmission condition to be prioritized is selected in selecting a combination of transmission conditions, the combination of the transmission conditions is selected by giving priority to the designated transmission condition and the number of transmissions. .

  Further, the present invention may be characterized in that when a transmission condition to be excluded is specified in selecting a transmission condition combination, the transmission condition combination is selected by excluding the transmission condition specified as excluded.

  Further, the present invention generates total transmission history information by combining the transmission history information of the plurality of destinations in the broadcast transmission among the transmission history information of the transmission history storage means, and from the generated total transmission history information, A combination of transmission conditions may be selected.

  Further, the present invention communicates with another data transmission device that stores transmission history information in the transmission history storage unit, acquires the transmission history information from the transmission history storage unit of the other data transmission device, and acquires the acquired The transmission history information may be integrated with the transmission history information of the transmission history storage unit to generate integrated transmission history information, and a combination of the transmission conditions may be selected from the generated integrated transmission history information.

  Further, the present invention provides an external output process for writing the transmission history information of the transmission history storage means to an external storage means, a reading process for reading the transmission history information from the external storage means in which the transmission history information is recorded, The transmission history information read in the reading process and the transmission history information stored in the transmission history storage unit are integrated to generate integrated transmission history information, and the combination of the transmission conditions from the generated integrated transmission history information It is good also as selecting.

  According to the present invention, at least a combination of a plurality of transmission conditions for each destination is acquired for each destination, and the number of transmissions for each acquired combination of the transmission conditions is classified for each destination, and transmission history storage is stored as transmission history information. When the transmission destination is determined when data is transmitted and stored in the means, a predetermined number of combinations of transmission conditions that prioritize the number of transmissions are selected from the transmission history information of the destination of the transmission history storage means, and the selected transmission is selected. Since the condition combinations are presented, it is possible to rank and present the transmission conditions suitable for the user's past data transmission conditions, and the transmission conditions can be selected quickly and easily.

  Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In addition, since the Example described below is a suitable Example of this invention, various technically preferable restrictions are attached | subjected, However, The range of this invention is unduly limited by the following description. However, not all the configurations described in the present embodiment are essential constituent elements of the present invention.

  1 to 10 are diagrams showing a first embodiment of a data transmission apparatus, a data transmission control method, a data transmission control program, and a recording medium according to the present invention. FIG. 1 shows the data transmission apparatus and data transmission according to the present invention. It is a principal block block diagram of compound apparatus MF to which a control method, a data transmission control program, and a first embodiment of a recording medium are applied.

  In FIG. 1, a composite device MF includes a scanner unit 1, a plotter unit 2, an encoding / decoding unit 3, a system control unit 4, a network control unit 5, an authentication unit 6, a network control unit 7, a modem 8, and an image storage unit. 9, an operation display unit 10, a transmission history storage unit 11, and the like, which are connected by a bus 12.

  The system control unit 4 uses a microcomputer having a CPU (Central Processing Unit), a ROM (Read Only Memory), a RAM (Random Access Memory), and the like. A data transmission control process that realizes a data transmission control method that controls each part of the composite device MF by using it as a memory to perform basic functions as the composite device MF and facilitates a transmission operation described later. Execute. The system control unit 4 functions as a transmission condition selection unit and a transmission history acquisition unit.

  That is, the composite device MF includes ROM, EEPROM (Electrically Erasable and Programmable Read Only Memory), EPROM, flash memory, flexible disk, CD-ROM (Compact Disc Read Only Memory), CD-RW (Compact Disc Rewritable), DVD ( A data transmission control program for executing the data transmission control method of the present invention recorded on a computer-readable recording medium such as a digital video disk (SD), a secure digital (SD) card, or a magneto-optical disc (MO) is read. It is constructed as a composite device MF that executes a data transmission control method that improves the efficiency of a transmission operation, which will be described later, by introducing it into a ROM in the system control unit 4 or a hard disk (not shown). This data transmission control program is a computer-executable program written in a legacy programming language such as assembler, C, C ++, C #, Java (registered trademark) or an object-oriented programming language, and is stored in the recording medium. And can be distributed.

  For example, a line image sensor using a CCD (Charge Coupled Device) or the like is used as the scanner unit 1 and generally includes an ADF. A plurality of originals are set in the ADF, and the ADF feeds the set originals one by one to the original reading position of the scanner unit 1. The scanner unit 1 scans a document conveyed from the ADF and reads an image of the document with a predetermined resolution.

  As the plotter unit 2, for example, a thermal recording device, an electrophotographic recording device, an ink jet recording device, or the like is used. The plotter unit 2 is a recording medium (paper, recording paper, sheet-like member, etc.). Hereinafter, the received image (facsimile received image, received image from another composite apparatus, computer, etc.), the image of the original read by the scanner unit 1 and the like are recorded and output on a sheet. Record and output various reports on paper.

  The encoding / decoding unit 3 is a predetermined encoding method for the purpose of improving the efficiency of storing image data in the image storage unit 9 and reducing the transmission time and efficiency of the image data. In addition, at the time of reception, the encoded image data is decoded into the original image data format or the like.

  The network control unit 5 is connected to a network such as a LAN (Local Area Network), and a plurality of terminal devices such as other composite devices, personal computers, and printers are connected to the network. The network control unit 5 controls communication with other terminal devices via the network under the control of the system control unit 4.

  The authentication unit 6 restricts the users who use the composite device MF to only users who have been registered in advance as authorized users, and the user who intends to use the composite device MF is the authorized user. For example, the user identification information of the authorized user who is registered in advance as the user identification information for identifying the user such as an ID ((Terminal Identification), a password, etc., which is input from the operation display unit 10. To determine whether or not the composite apparatus MF can be used.

  A communication line for performing facsimile communication such as a public line network (PSTN) is connected to the network control unit 7, and the network control unit 7 operates under the control of the system control unit 4, and is transmitted from the communication line. An automatic call is received for a call, and automatic call processing to the public line network is performed.

  The modem 8 is connected to the network control unit 7 and has a low-speed modem function (V.21 modem) for exchanging transmission procedure signals and a high-speed modem function for mainly exchanging image data. It operates under the control of the control unit 1 to realize the modem function of the group 3 (G3) facsimile.

  The image storage unit 9 is composed of, for example, a RAM or a hard disk, and is mainly received image data or transmission image data encoded by the encoding / decoding unit 3, image data received via the network control unit 5, A plurality of image data converted from a file format for transmission are stored.

  The operation display unit 10 includes operation keys such as a numeric keypad and a start key, various function keys, and the like, and a display such as a liquid crystal display. From the operation keys of the operation display unit 10, various operations for using the functions of the multifunction apparatus MF, in particular, various commands such as image data transmission operations are input, and the command contents input from the operation keys are displayed on the display. In addition, the operation contents and various information notified to the operator from the multifunction apparatus MF, in particular, an operation screen for realizing a data transmission control method to be described later are displayed. Therefore, the system control unit 4 and the operation display unit 10 function as a presentation unit that presents a transmission condition combination.

  For example, as shown in FIG. 2, the transmission history storage unit (transmission history storage unit) 11 stores transmission history information that associates the combination of transmission conditions with the number of transmissions for each user for each user. As the transmission conditions, in this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 2, color, resolution, format format, and the like are adopted. For example, in FIG. 2, the number of transmissions is recorded for each combination of transmission conditions such as color, resolution, format format, and the like, for example, for each destination A, destination B,. For A, the color mode is grayscale, the resolution is 200 dpi, and the file format is a combination of TIFF (Tag Image File Format) transmission conditions, and the image data is transmitted 31 times. The fact that image data has been transmitted 52 times under a combination of transmission conditions of 600 dpi and a format format of PDF (Portable Document Format) is recorded as transmission history information.

  Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described. In order to improve the operability in the data transmission operation, the multifunction apparatus MF according to the present embodiment records a combination of transmission conditions for each destination for each user, and when the destination is designated, By referring to the transmission history information, a transmission setting in which a combination of predetermined transmission conditions is performed is provided, and the efficiency of the transmission operation is improved.

  That is, as illustrated in FIG. 3, after the user authentication is performed by the authentication unit 6 and the operation display unit 10 selects data transmission and sets the destination (step S <b> 101), the multifunction apparatus MF The system control unit 4 refers to the transmission history information of the user stored in the transmission history storage unit 11 (step S102), and ranks the transmission history information based on preset priority parameters. The predetermined number of transmission conditions are displayed on the display of the operation display unit 10 (step S103). For example, in the transmission history information shown in FIG. 2, when the destination is the destination A and only the number of transmissions is a priority parameter, the transmission history information of the destination A is based only on the number of transmissions as shown in FIG. And displaying a predetermined number, for example, the top three transmission condition combinations among the transmission condition combinations shown in FIG. 4 on the display of the operation display unit 10. In FIG. 4, a combination of five types of transmission conditions is transmitted to destination A, and among the combinations of transmission conditions, those ranked by the number of times are shown, and the color is full color, the resolution is 200 dpi, It is shown that the transmission with the combination of transmission conditions of the format format TIFF is the most, and has been transmitted 101 times in the past.

  When the transmission condition is displayed, the system control unit 4 checks whether the priority parameter has been changed (step S104). When the change is made, the priority parameter is changed by the operation of the operation display unit 10. The transmission history information related to the destination is ranked based on the changed priority parameter, and is displayed again on the display of the operation display unit 10, and the process of checking whether the priority parameter has been changed is repeatedly performed (step S104). , S105). For example, in the ranking shown in FIG. 4, when a transmission condition combination intended by the user is not displayed, a priority parameter is added or a setting is changed on the operation display unit 10. For example, when resolution is added as a priority parameter As shown in FIG. 5, the resolution and the number of transmissions are ranked in the descending order as priority parameters, and the upper predetermined number of transmission condition combinations are displayed on the display of the operation display unit 10. In FIG. 5, for the destination A, the transmission history information shown in FIG. 2 is ranked with respect to the destination A using the resolution and the number of transmissions as priority parameters. Since 200 dpi is the most frequently transmitted resolution setting in the past, combinations of transmission conditions in which a resolution of 200 dpi is set are ranked higher. In FIG. 5, there are three types of combinations of transmission conditions for which 200 dpi is set, and the three types of transmission conditions are ranked higher from those having the highest number of transmissions. Further, in FIG. 5, 600 dpi and 400 dpi are shown as resolution settings other than 200 dpi. However, since 600 dpi is 52 times and 400 dpi is 3 times, a combination of transmission conditions with a setting of 600 dpi is 400 dpi. It is ranked higher than the combination of transmission conditions.

  When the change of the priority parameter is not operated in step S104, the system control unit 4 acquires the combination of transmission conditions selected by the operation display unit 10 from the presented combination of transmission conditions (step S106), and transmits. Transmission processing is executed by setting a combination of conditions (step S107).

  In the above description, as the transmission history information, all transmission conditions or a combination of all transmission conditions are left in the transmission history storage unit 11. However, as transmission conditions used when selecting a combination of transmission conditions, Can be selected and set.

  For example, as shown in FIG. 6, among the transmission condition combinations recorded in the transmission history information, transmission conditions used for ranking (transmission conditions to include) and transmission conditions not used for selecting a combination of transmission conditions (excluded) In particular, by setting the transmission conditions to be excluded, it is possible to easily rank the combinations of the transmission conditions and quickly select the transmission condition combination intended by the user. it can.

  For example, in FIG. 6, the transmission conditions include color, resolution, and format format. However, the color and format format are set to be included in the combination, and the resolution is set to be excluded from the combination. .

  The transmission history information shown in FIG. 2 when set in the ranked transmission condition selection setting of FIG. 6 includes a combination of transmission conditions only in color and format as shown in FIG. Therefore, as can be seen from FIG. 7, since the resolution is excluded from the transmission condition combination as shown in FIG. 6, the combination of the same transmission conditions is the same if the color and format settings match even if the resolution settings are different. For example, in the case of the destination A shown in FIG. 2, when the color is full color and the format is PDF, the resolution is 600 dpi 52 times, 200 dpi 20 times, and 400 dpi 3 times. 7, the total is 75 times.

  When the transmission history information in FIG. 7 is ranked with respect to the destination A in the format format priority order, the transmission condition combinations are ranked as shown in FIG. In FIG. 8, since the resolution is excluded, the number of options is reduced.

  Therefore, for example, if the user wants to set only the resolution himself / herself every time, the resolution is set to be excluded from the transmission condition combination candidates in the transmission condition selection setting, and other transmission condition sets are appropriately selected from fewer options. Can be selected.

  In the above example, the case where there is only one destination has been described. However, the number of destinations is not necessarily one. For example, two destinations A and B in FIG. 3), when ranking is performed with reference to the transmission history information in step S102 and step S103 of FIG. 3, as shown in FIG. The transmission conditions are added (overall), ranked based on the transmission history information of the addition result, and presented on the display of the operation display unit 10. That is, in the case of broadcast transmission, combinations of the same transmission conditions in the transmission history information of the broadcast transmission destination are ranked by adding the number of transmissions. For example, in the case of FIG. 9, in the combination of transmission conditions in which the color is full color, the resolution is 200 dpi, and the format is TIFF, the number of times for the destination A is 101 and the number of times for the destination B is 3. , The total number of transmissions is 104 times.

  Further, in the case of broadcast transmission, FIG. 9 shows the case where transmission history information is ranked based only on the number of transmissions. However, as shown in the case where there is only one destination, the transmission condition is also full color. For example, as shown in FIG. 10, for example, a format may be added and ranked as one of the transmission conditions as shown in FIG. FIG. 10 shows a case where the format format and the number of transmissions are prioritized and ranked from the transmission history information to the destination A and destination B of the broadcast transmission. Among the format formats, TIFF is 104 times. And 31 times are added up to a total of 135 times, and PDF is 54 times, 21 times, and 3 times added up to a total of 78 times, and TIFF ranks higher than PDF because TIFF has transmitted more times in the past. It is attached. Also in FIG. 10, as in the case of FIG. 5, the ranking of combinations of different transmission conditions with the same format format setting is ranked higher from the highest number of transmissions.

  As described above, the MFP MF according to the present exemplary embodiment acquires at least a combination of a plurality of transmission conditions for each destination as transmission history information for each destination, and sets the number of transmissions for each acquired combination of the transmission conditions for each destination. When the transmission destination is determined at the time of data transmission, the transmission condition that prioritizes the number of transmissions from the transmission history information of the destination of the transmission history storage unit 11 is stored in the transmission history storage unit 11 as transmission history information. A predetermined number of combinations are selected, and the selected transmission condition combinations are displayed on the display of the operation display unit 10 and presented.

  Therefore, it is possible to rank and present a combination of transmission conditions suitable for the combination of past data transmission conditions of the user, and to set the transmission conditions so that the selection of the transmission condition combinations can be performed quickly and easily. Operation can be saved.

  Further, the composite apparatus MF of the present embodiment ranks the past transmission counts and displays combinations of transmission conditions.

  Therefore, it is possible to quickly find and select a transmission setting (a combination of transmission conditions) desired by the user, and further save labor in setting transmission conditions.

  Furthermore, when the transmission condition to be prioritized is selected in the selection of the combination of transmission conditions, the multifunction apparatus MF of the present embodiment selects the combination of transmission conditions by giving priority to the specified transmission condition and the number of transmissions. .

  Therefore, a combination of transmission conditions intended by the user can be found more accurately and promptly, and the usability can be further improved.

  In addition, when a transmission condition to be excluded is specified in the selection of a combination of transmission conditions, the multifunction apparatus MF according to the present embodiment selects the combination of transmission conditions by excluding the transmission condition specified to be excluded.

  Therefore, a combination of transmission conditions intended by the user can be found more accurately and promptly, and the usability can be further improved.

  Also, the composite apparatus MF of the present embodiment generates, in the transmission history information of the transmission history storage unit 11, the total transmission history information that combines the transmission history information of the plurality of destinations in the broadcast transmission, and the generated total A combination of transmission conditions is selected from the transmission history information.

  Therefore, in broadcast transmissions that simultaneously transmit the same data to multiple parties, combinations of transmission conditions previously used in the broadcast transmission can be found appropriately and quickly, and the transmission conditions for broadcast transmission can be set. It can save labor.

  FIGS. 11 to 14 are diagrams showing a second embodiment of the data transmission apparatus, data transmission control method, data transmission control program, and recording medium of the present invention, and FIG. 11 is the data transmission apparatus, data transmission of the present invention. It is a system configuration | structure figure of the data transmission system 20 to which 2nd Example of a control method, a data transmission control program, and a recording medium is applied.

  In the data transmission system 20, a plurality (two in FIG. 11) of composite devices MFa and MFb are connected to a network NW such as a LAN (Local Area Network), and the composite devices MFa and MFb are connected to the first embodiment. It has the same configuration as the composite apparatus MF.

  The present embodiment is applied to a case where two composite devices MAa and MFb similar to the composite device MF of the first embodiment are connected by a network NW, and is necessary for the description of this embodiment. Accordingly, the reference numerals used in the description of the first embodiment will be used as they are.

  In the data transmission system 20 of this embodiment, a plurality of (two in FIG. 11) composite devices MFa and MFb similar to the composite device MF of the first embodiment are connected to the network NW, and these composite devices MFa and MFb store their own transmission history information in the transmission history storage unit 11 respectively, and receive and merge (integrate) transmission history information of other multifunction devices MFa and MFb to provide a combination of transmission conditions To use.

  That is, the multifunction apparatus MFa stores, for example, transmission history information as illustrated in FIG. 12A in the transmission history storage unit 11, and the multifunction apparatus MFb stores, for example, in the transmission history storage unit 11. Transmission history information as shown in FIG. 12B is stored. In the following description, the case where the composite apparatus MFa performs the transmission process will be described. However, the same applies to the case where the composite apparatus MFb performs the transmission process.

  In this state, as illustrated in FIG. 13, in the MFP MFa, after user authentication is performed by the authentication unit 6, data transmission is selected and a destination is set by the operation display unit 10 (step S <b> 201). ), The system control unit 4 refers to the transmission history information of the user stored in the transmission history storage unit 11 of the own device (step S202), and also refers to another composite device MFb connected to the network NW. On the other hand, the transmission history information for the destination stored in the transmission history storage unit 11 of the composite device MFb is requested, and the transmission history information of the composite device MFb for the destination is acquired from the composite device MFb. Reference is made (step S203).

  The system control unit 4 of the multifunction apparatus MFa merges (integrates) the transmission history information of the own apparatus regarding the transmission destination with the transmission history information regarding the transmission destination acquired from the other multifunction apparatus MFb, and sets the priority set in advance. Based on the parameters, the merged transmission history information is ranked, and a predetermined number of combinations of transmission conditions are displayed on the display of the operation display unit 10 (step S204).

  In other words, when the designated transmission destination is, for example, the destination A, the system control unit 4 of the multifunction apparatus MFa determines both of the transmission history information of the destination A of the own apparatus and the transmission history information of the other multifunction apparatus MFb. For the transmission conditions of the functions provided in the multifunction apparatuses MFa and MFb, a merge process is performed to add the number of transmissions for each combination of transmission conditions. For example, for the transmission condition of FIG. 12A in which the color is grayscale, the resolution is 200 dpi, and the format format is TIFF, the number of transmissions is 31 times and 5 times, so the total is 36 times, the color is full color, and the resolution is Since the transmission conditions of 200 dpi and the format format are 20 times and 8 times, the transmission conditions are 28 times, and the color is full color, the resolution is 600 dpi, and the transmission conditions of the format format is PDF, 52 times and once. So it will be 53 times.

  When the transmission condition is displayed, the system control unit 4 checks whether the priority parameter has been changed (step S205), and when the priority parameter is changed by the operation of the operation display unit 10, the priority after the change is changed. The transmission history information related to the destination is ranked based on the parameter, and the combination of the transmission conditions selected based on the ranking is displayed again on the display of the operation display unit 10 to check whether the priority parameter is changed. The process is repeated (steps S205 and S206). For example, in the ranking shown in FIG. 14, when the transmission condition combination intended by the user is not displayed, a priority parameter is added or a setting is changed on the operation display unit 10, for example, the resolution is added as a priority parameter. As shown in FIG. 14, the resolution and the number of transmissions are ranked in the descending order as priority parameters. Now, the number of 200 dpi transmissions is 36 times and 28 times, for a total of 64 times, 53 times the number of 600 dpi transmission times. Therefore, a combination of transmission conditions with a resolution of 200 dpi is selected and displayed on the display of the operation display unit 10.

  When the change of the priority parameter is not operated in step S205, the system control unit 4 acquires the combination of transmission conditions selected by the operation display unit 10 from the presented combination of transmission conditions (step S207). As a condition combination, it is set and transmission processing is executed (step S208).

  As described above, the composite devices MFa and MFb of the present embodiment communicate with the composite devices MFa and MFb, which are other data transmission devices that store the transmission history information in the transmission history storage unit 11, and the other composite devices MFa. The transmission history information is acquired from the transmission history storage unit 11 of the MFb, and the acquired transmission history information is integrated with the transmission history information of the transmission history storage unit 11 to generate integrated transmission history information. A combination of transmission conditions is selected from the history information.

  Therefore, it is possible to rank and present combinations of transmission conditions based on more transmission history information used by the user, and to further improve the usability by presenting more appropriate combinations of transmission conditions Can do.

  In the above description, the timing at which a plurality of composite devices MFa and MFb on the network NW refer to other composite devices MFa and MFb is performed at the timing when a transmission request is made. For example, the multifunction devices MFa and MFb may exchange transmission history information at predetermined time intervals and merge them in advance.

  In this way, as a process at the time of transmission, it is possible to omit the time for merging with reference to the transmission history information of the other multifunction devices MFa and MFb, and to shorten the processing time.

  15 to 20 are diagrams showing a third embodiment of the data transmission apparatus, the data transmission control method, the data transmission control program, and the recording medium according to the present invention, and FIG. 15 shows the data transmission apparatus according to the present invention. , A data transmission control method, a data transmission control program, and a flowchart showing a transmission history information writing process by the composite apparatus to which the third embodiment of the recording medium is applied, and FIG. 16 is a flowchart showing a transmission history information reading process.

  The present embodiment is applied to a complex apparatus similar to the complex apparatus MF of the first embodiment, and in the description of the present embodiment, the reference numerals used in the first embodiment are used as they are as necessary. I will explain.

  For example, as illustrated in FIG. 2, the multifunction apparatus MF according to the present embodiment transmits transmission history information in which a combination of transmission conditions and the number of transmissions are associated with each user for each user, as illustrated in FIG. 2. If the transmission history information is instructed by the operation of the operation display unit 10 (step S301), the system control unit 4 stores the transmission history information of the own device stored in the transmission history storage unit 11 Referring to (step S302), writing to an external medium is performed (step S303).

  This external medium is a portable recording medium connected to a recording medium I / F (not shown), for example, such as smart media, DVD (Digital Video Disk), CD-R (Compact Disc Recordable), CD- RW (Compact Disc Rewritable), Compact Flash (CF: registered trademark), Multimedia card (MMC), SD card (Secure Digital: SD), Memory Stick (Memory Stick: MS), USB (Universal Serial Bus) memory, etc. is there.

  Then, the transmission history information written in the external medium in this way can be used by another composite apparatus MF.

  That is, the external medium in which the transmission history information is written as described above is connected to a recording medium I / F or the like of another composite apparatus MF, and is transmitted by operating the operation display unit 10 as shown in FIG. When there is an instruction to read history information (step S401), the system control unit 4 reads transmission history information recorded on the external medium from an external medium connected to the recording medium I / F or the like (step S402). . The system control unit 4 merges the transmission history information read from the external medium and the transmission history information of the own device recorded in the transmission history storage unit 11 and merged transmission of the merged transmission history information to the transmission history storage unit 11 It is recorded as history information or as transmission history information of the own device (step S403).

  For example, the transmission history information of the composite device MF written to the external medium by the transmission history information writing process of FIG. 15 is the transmission history information as shown in FIG. 17A, for example, and the transmission history reading of FIG. When the transmission history information of the multifunction device MF that reads the transmission history information in the information insertion process is, for example, transmission history information as illustrated in FIG. 17B, the multifunction device MF that has read the transmission history information. The system control unit 4 merges the transmission history information in FIG. 17A and the transmission history information in FIG. 17B, and adds the number of transmissions for each transmission condition combination as shown in FIG. Create history information.

  In creating the merge transmission history information, when the reading-side multifunction device MF has a function that the writing-side multifunction device MF does not have, for example, as shown in FIG. Even if the multifunction device MF has a function xxx that the writing-side multifunction device MF does not have, and this function xxx is also recorded in the transmission history information as a transmission condition, the system control unit 4 of the reading-side multifunction device MF In merging both pieces of transmission history information, as shown in FIG. 18, merge transmission history information is created using only transmission history information for the functions of both multifunction devices MF as a combination of transmission conditions.

  That is, as shown in FIG. 19, when the reading-side multifunction device MF reads and refers to the transmission history information of another multifunction device MF (step S501), a function that is not installed in its own device transmits the read transmission history. Whether it is included in the information is checked (step S502). If not included, the transmission history information is merged as it is to create merged transmission history information (step S503).

  In step S502, when a function that is not installed in the own device is included in the read transmission history information, the system control unit 4 gives a predetermined warning to the user, for example, as shown in FIG. After confirming the transmission history information merged with the warning message such as “A function not installed in this machine may be necessary. Please check” (step S504), the transmission history information is displayed. And merged transmission history information is created (step S503).

  In the above description, when the transmission history information of the multifunction device MF on the reading side, that is, the transmission history information of another multifunction device MF is merged with the transmission history information of the other multifunction device MF, The transmission conditions not included in the transmission history information of the other multifunction apparatus MF are stored in the transmission history storage unit 11. Even if it is included in the transmission history information of the machine, it can be processed in the same manner as described above.

  As described above, the composite apparatus according to the present embodiment writes the transmission history information of the transmission history storage unit 11 to the external medium, reads the transmission history information from the external medium in which the transmission history information is recorded, and transmits the read transmission information. The history information and the transmission history information stored in the transmission history storage unit 11 are integrated to generate integrated transmission history information, and a combination of transmission conditions is selected from the integrated transmission history information.

  Therefore, even when the composite apparatus is not connected by a network or the like, it is possible to rank and present combinations of transmission conditions based on more transmission history information used by the user, and to provide more appropriate transmission conditions. It is possible to further improve the usability by presenting the combination.

  In the creation of the integrated transmission history information according to the second and third embodiments, the transmission condition includes the setting of the function that the device itself does not have in the acquired transmission history information or the read transmission history information. Then, integrated transmission history information including a combination of transmission conditions obtained by combining only transmission conditions excluding the transmission conditions is generated.

  Therefore, it is possible to prevent the transmission under the transmission condition different from the transmission condition for selecting and specifying the transmission condition in which the function not provided is set, and improve the usability.

  Further, in this case, if the acquired transmission history information or the read transmission history information includes a setting of a function that the device does not have as a transmission condition, that fact is displayed on the display of the predetermined operation display unit 10. Or by outputting a voice.

  Therefore, when the functions provided in other multifunction devices are not provided in this multifunction device, the user can be notified and recognized when the transmission history information is merged. Safety can be improved.

  The invention made by the present inventor has been specifically described based on the preferred embodiments. However, the present invention is not limited to that described in the above embodiments, and various modifications can be made without departing from the scope of the invention. It goes without saying that it is possible.

  The present invention relates to a scanner device, a facsimile device, a composite device, a data transmission device such as a computer, a data transmission control method, a data transmission control program, and a recording medium that improve the convenience of operation when transmitting data such as image data. Can be used.

The principal part block block diagram of the compound apparatus to which 1st Example of this invention is applied. The figure which shows an example of the transmission history information preserve | saved at the transmission history preservation | save part of FIG. The flowchart which shows a transmission control process. The figure which shows the state which ranked only the frequency | count of transmission about the transmission history information of FIG. The figure which shows the state which ranked the transmission history information of FIG. The figure which shows an example of the setting of the presence or absence of inclusion in the conditions of transmission history information ranking. The figure which shows the transmission history information of FIG. 2 at the time of the ranking transmission condition selection setting of FIG. FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a state in which the destination A of the transmission history information in FIG. The figure which shows the state which ranked the transmission history information at the time of broadcast transmission to the destination A and the destination B of FIG. The figure which shows the state which ranked the transmission history information at the time of broadcast transmission to the destination A and the destination B of FIG. The system block diagram of the data transmission system to which 2nd Example of this invention is applied. FIG. 12 is a diagram illustrating an example of transmission history information of each of the two composite devices in FIG. 11. 10 is a flowchart illustrating transmission control processing by the composite apparatus according to the second embodiment. FIG. 13 is a diagram showing a state in which transmission history information of the two composite devices in FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing transmission history information writing processing by the composite apparatus to which the third embodiment of the present invention is applied. 10 is a flowchart showing transmission history information reading / merging processing by the composite apparatus to which the third embodiment of the present invention is applied. FIG. 17 is a diagram illustrating an example of transmission history information written in the transmission history information writing process and reading process of FIGS. 15 and 16 and transmission history information of the reading multifunction apparatus. The figure which shows the state by which the transmission history log | history of FIG. 17 was merged. The flowchart which shows merge transmission log | history information creation processing. The figure which shows an example of the warning message in the merge transmission log | history information creation process of FIG.

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MF composite device 1 Scanner unit 2 Plotter unit 3 Encoding / decoding unit 4 System control unit 5 Network control unit 6 Authentication unit 7 Network control unit 8 Modem 9 Image storage unit 10 Operation display unit 11 Transmission history storage unit 12 Bus 20 Data Transmission system NW network MFa, MFb Composite device

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  A transmission history acquisition unit that acquires, as a transmission history, at least a combination of a plurality of transmission conditions for each destination for each destination, and a transmission frequency for each combination of the transmission conditions acquired by the transmission history acquisition unit is classified and transmitted for each destination. Transmission history storage means for recording as history information, and when a transmission destination is determined at the time of data transmission, a predetermined number of combinations of transmission conditions giving priority to the number of transmissions are selected from the transmission history information of the destination of the transmission history storage means A data transmission apparatus comprising: transmission condition selection means for performing transmission; and presentation means for presenting a transmission condition combination selected by the transmission condition selection means.   The data transmission device includes a priority transmission condition designating unit that designates a transmission condition to be prioritized in selecting the combination of transmission conditions by the transmission condition selecting unit, and the transmission condition selecting unit is designated by the priority transmission condition designating unit The data transmission apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a combination of the transmission conditions is selected by giving priority to the transmitted conditions and the number of transmissions.   The data transmission device includes an exclusion transmission condition designating unit that designates a transmission condition to be excluded in the selection of the transmission condition combination by the transmission condition selecting unit, and the transmission condition selecting unit is designated by the exclusion transmission condition designating unit 3. The data transmission apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a combination of the transmission conditions is selected by excluding the transmitted transmission conditions.   The data transmission device generates total transmission history information by combining the transmission history information of the plurality of destinations in the broadcast transmission in which the same data is transmitted to the plurality of destinations among the transmission history information of the transmission history storage unit. 4. The data according to claim 1, further comprising a total unit, wherein the transmission condition selection unit selects a combination of the transmission conditions from the total transmission history information generated by the total unit. Transmitter device.   The data transmission device is connected to another data transmission device that stores transmission history information in a transmission history storage unit via a predetermined line, and from the transmission history storage unit of the other data transmission device via the line. Other transmission history information acquisition means for acquiring the transmission history information, and the transmission history information acquired by the other transmission history information acquisition means are integrated with the transmission history information of the transmission history storage means to generate integrated transmission history information The transmission condition selecting means selects a combination of the transmission conditions from the integrated transmission history information generated by the integration means. The data transmission device described.   The data transmission device includes an external output unit that writes the transmission history information of the transmission history storage unit to an external storage unit, a reading unit that reads the transmission history information from an external storage unit in which transmission history information is recorded, An integration unit that integrates the transmission history information read by the reading unit and the transmission history information stored in the transmission history storage unit to generate integrated transmission history information, and the transmission condition selection unit includes: 6. The data transmission apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a combination of the transmission conditions is selected from the integrated transmission history information generated by the integration unit.   The integration unit includes the transmission condition acquired by the other transmission history information acquisition unit or the transmission history information read by the reading unit in the transmission condition including a setting of a function that the device does not have, The data transmission apparatus according to claim 5 or 6, wherein the integrated transmission history information is generated by a combination of transmission conditions obtained by combining only transmission conditions excluding the transmission conditions.   The integration unit includes the transmission condition acquired by the other transmission history information acquisition unit or the transmission history information read by the reading unit in the transmission condition including a setting of a function that the device does not have, 8. The data transmission apparatus according to claim 7, wherein a notification to that effect is output from predetermined notification means.   A transmission history acquisition processing step that acquires at least a combination of a plurality of transmission conditions for each destination as a transmission history for each destination, and the number of transmissions for each combination of the transmission conditions acquired in the transmission history acquisition processing step is classified for each destination. Transmission history storage processing step for storing the transmission history information in the transmission history storage means, and when the transmission destination is determined at the time of data transmission, priority is given to the number of transmissions from the transmission history information of the destination of the transmission history storage means. A data transmission comprising: a transmission condition selection processing step for selecting a predetermined number of combinations of transmission conditions, and a presentation processing step for presenting the transmission condition combination selected in the transmission condition selection processing step Control method.   The data transmission control method includes a priority transmission condition designation processing step for designating a transmission condition to be prioritized in selecting the combination of transmission conditions in the transmission condition selection processing step, and the transmission condition selection processing step includes the priority transmission condition designation processing step. 10. The data transmission control method according to claim 9, wherein a combination of the transmission conditions is selected by giving priority to the transmission conditions designated in the transmission condition designation processing step and the number of transmissions.   The data transmission control method includes an exclusion transmission condition designation processing step for designating a transmission condition to be excluded in selection of the combination of transmission conditions by the transmission condition selection processing step, and the transmission condition selection processing step includes the exclusion transmission 11. The data transmission control method according to claim 9, wherein the transmission condition combination is selected by excluding the transmission condition specified in the condition specifying processing step.   The data transmission control method generates total transmission history information by combining the transmission history information of the plurality of destinations in the broadcast transmission in which the same data is transmitted to the plurality of destinations among the transmission history information of the transmission history storage unit. The transmission condition selection processing step selects a combination of the transmission conditions from the total transmission history information generated by the total processing step. The data transmission control method according to claim 1.   The data transmission control method communicates with another data transmission device that stores transmission history information in a transmission history storage unit, and acquires the transmission history information from the transmission history storage unit of the other data transmission device. An information acquisition processing step, and an integration processing step of generating integrated transmission history information by integrating the transmission history information acquired in the other transmission history information acquisition processing step with the transmission history information of the transmission history storage means. The data transmission according to any one of claims 9 to 12, wherein the transmission condition selection processing step selects a combination of the transmission conditions from the integrated transmission history information generated by the integration processing step. Control method.   The data transmission control method includes an external output processing step of writing the transmission history information of the transmission history storage unit to an external storage unit, and a reading processing step of reading the transmission history information from the external storage unit in which the transmission history information is recorded An integrated processing step of generating integrated transmission history information by integrating the transmission history information read in the reading processing step and the transmission history information stored in the transmission history storage means, and 14. The data transmission control method according to claim 9, wherein the transmission condition selection processing step selects a combination of the transmission conditions from the integrated transmission history information generated by the integration processing step.   A transmission history acquisition process for acquiring at least a combination of a plurality of transmission conditions for each destination as a transmission history for each destination, and a transmission count for each combination of the transmission conditions acquired in the transmission history acquisition process for each destination The transmission history storage process for classifying and storing the transmission history information in the transmission history storage means, and when the transmission destination is determined at the time of data transmission, prioritizes the number of transmissions from the transmission history information of the destination of the transmission history storage means. A data transmission control program that executes a transmission condition selection process for selecting a predetermined number of combinations of transmission conditions and a presentation process for presenting a transmission condition combination selected in the transmission condition selection process.   The data transmission control program causes the computer to further execute a priority transmission condition designation process for designating a transmission condition to be prioritized by selecting a combination of the transmission conditions in the transmission condition selection process, and the transmission condition selection process 16. The data transmission control program according to claim 15, wherein a combination of the transmission condition specified in the priority transmission condition specifying process and the transmission condition prioritizing the number of transmissions is selected.   17. A computer-readable recording medium on which the data transmission control program according to claim 15 or 16 is recorded.

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