JP2017139809A - Facsimile apparatus, control method of the same, and computer program - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a mechanism for preventing erroneous transmission by user operation in a facsimile apparatus connected to a plurality of communication networks.SOLUTION: The facsimile apparatus is capable of executing IP facsimile transmission to a plurality of IP networks and accepts inputs of a transmission destination of IP facsimile communication and a communication mode for selecting an IP network twice respectively, and if they coincide, performs facsimile communication.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 8

Description

  The present invention relates to a facsimile apparatus that prevents erroneous transmission due to re-input of a destination during facsimile transmission, a control method thereof, and a computer program.

  When a user performs facsimile transmission (hereinafter also referred to as fax), if the desired transmission destination is not registered in the address book, one-touch, etc. of the facsimile machine, the fax number of the other party can be directly entered from the operation unit using the numeric keypad. Enter and send. At this time, if the user performs an operation error and performs fax transmission without specifying an unintended number, the document to be faxed is transmitted to the wrong destination (hereinafter referred to as erroneous transmission). End up. In this case, not only the necessary information does not reach the original recipient, but also a serious information leakage may occur if the transmitted document is a confidential document that should not be viewed by a third party. On the other hand, in Patent Document 1, when transmitting a document, a fax device number that is a transmission destination is input twice, and if the first input and the second input do not match, a fax device that does not transmit the document. Proposed.

  In recent years, ITU-T recommendation T.I. ITU-T Recommendation T.30, in addition to G3 fax, which is defined in ITU-T 30 and uses an analog telephone network. An IP fax conforming to H.38 has been put into practical use. This is to send a fax using an IP network instead of a conventional analog telephone line. Even if only one LAN cable is physically connected, a transmission mode such as an intranet, NGN, or VoIP GW is designated. By doing so, transmission to different communication networks is possible.

  Here, the intranet is an extension network using IP-PBX, and NGN is a public IP network provided by NTT and a communication network having the same telephone number system as that of an analog public telephone network. The VoIP GW connects an intranet and a public telephone network, and connects to a G3 fax connected to the public telephone network via the intranet. In transmission using these communication networks, SIP is used for connection with a transmission destination, and the destination is designated by a telephone number. The user can send a fax to a desired destination by specifying the destination fax number and communication mode.

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 02-200058

  However, the above prior art has the following problems. In the above conventional technique, the user is prevented from sending a document to an unintended destination due to an input error by allowing the user to input the fax number of the transmission destination twice. If the transmission destination can be specified by the fax number, this can prevent erroneous transmission. However, when a communication network to be connected like IP fax can be selected, only confirmation of the fax number is insufficient to prevent erroneous transmission.

  For example, an IP fax apparatus connected to both an intranet that is an extension network and an NGN or VoIP GW that is an external network is assumed. In this apparatus, when a user sends an internal document to another IP fax apparatus connected to the intranet, if the communication mode is erroneously designated as NGN or VoIP GW, the IP fax apparatus makes a call to an external network. Resulting in. Here, in the unlikely event that an IP fax device having the same number as the IP fax device in the intranet to be transmitted exists in the public telephone network connected via NGN or VoIP GW, the internal document is an external IP fax device. Information leakage occurs.

  In addition, since IP faxing is in the process of spreading, a configuration is also possible in which an external line is connected to an analog public telephone line and an internal line is connected to an in-house intranet in order to connect to a conventional G3 fax. At this time, if there is a fax device having the same number in the public telephone line and the intranet, if the communication network to which the user is connected is mistakenly specified, it may be transmitted to a destination unintended by the user as described above.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-described problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a mechanism for preventing erroneous transmission due to a user operation in a facsimile apparatus connected to a plurality of communication networks.

  The present invention is a facsimile apparatus capable of executing IP facsimile transmission to a plurality of IP networks, and a communication mode for selecting a transmission destination of IP facsimile communication and an IP network used for the IP facsimile transmission. And a second receiving unit for receiving re-input of the transmission destination and the communication mode after receiving the input of the transmission destination and the communication mode by the first receiving unit. The receiving unit, the input destination and the communication mode, the determination unit that determines whether or not the re-input destination and the communication mode are matched, and the determination unit, According to the determination that the input transmission destination and the communication mode and the re-input transmission destination and the communication mode coincide with each other, Execution means for executing a serial IP facsimile communication, and having a.

  The present invention can prevent erroneous transmission by a user operation in a facsimile machine connected to a plurality of communication networks.

1 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of an image processing apparatus according to a first embodiment. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a software configuration for controlling the image processing apparatus according to the first embodiment. The figure showing the system with which the present Example which concerns on 1st Embodiment is applied. The figure which shows the example of the operation part and home screen which concern on 1st Embodiment. FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of a fax operation screen according to the first embodiment. 6A and 6B are diagrams illustrating examples of a fax operation screen when a fax destination according to the first embodiment is directly input and when the destination is re-input. FIG. It is an example of the error pop-up screen which concerns on 1st Embodiment. 6 is a flowchart showing a series of processes for confirming a directly input fax destination according to the first embodiment. The figure which shows the example of the application function setting screen which concerns on 2nd Embodiment. FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating an example of a fax destination re-input screen according to the second embodiment. 10 is a flowchart showing a series of processes for confirming a directly input fax destination according to the second embodiment. The figure which shows the example of the destination re-input screen which does not ask | require the re-designation of the connection destination concerning 3rd Embodiment. 10 is a flowchart showing a series of processes for confirming a directly input fax destination according to the third embodiment. 10 is a flowchart showing a series of processes for confirming a directly input fax destination according to the fourth embodiment.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. The following embodiments do not limit the present invention according to the claims, and all combinations of features described in the present embodiments are not necessarily essential to the solution means of the present invention. .

<First Embodiment>
<Configuration of image processing apparatus>
In the following, a first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. First, a configuration example of a multi-function multifunction peripheral (MFP), which is an image processing apparatus to which the facsimile apparatus of the present invention is applied, will be described with reference to FIG.

  The multifunction device 100 includes an image forming unit 101 that forms an image on a recording sheet by a method such as an electrophotographic method, and a control unit 102 that comprehensively controls the multifunction device 100. The multifunction device 100 also includes a finisher 103 that performs post-processing such as stapling processing, a scanner unit 104 that reads a document image, and an operation unit 105 that allows an operator to input various data and commands. The MFP 100 also includes a network interface 106 that transmits and receives image data via a network, a facsimile interface 107 that transmits and receives fax data, and a card reader 110 that performs user authentication for using the device. Each of these components is connected to the control unit 102 through a dedicated interface.

  The main part of the control unit 102 is constituted by a central processing unit (CPU) 108 and a storage device (memory) 109. The memory 109 stores a control program corresponding to the flowcharts of the multifunction peripheral 100 shown in FIGS. 8, 11, 13 and 14. Further, the setting dialog box control program shown in FIG. 4, FIG. 5, FIG. 6, FIG. 7, FIG. 9, FIG.

<Software configuration of image processing apparatus>
Next, with reference to FIG. 2, the configuration of software for controlling the multifunction peripheral of the present invention will be described. The MFP 100 includes a UI control unit 201, a scan control unit 202, a transmission control unit 203, a fax control unit 204, a job control unit 205, an image management unit 206, an authentication control unit 207, and a print control unit 208 as software configurations. Prepare. Note that these software configurations can be realized as a hardware configuration or a configuration combining hardware and software.

  The UI control unit 201 displays an operation screen on the operation unit 105 and controls a user interface (UI) that accepts a user (operator) operation. The operation unit 105 is, for example, a touch panel type liquid crystal display, and can display an operation screen and accept user input. A scan control unit 202 controls the scanner unit 104 and controls processing for reading a document image. The transmission control unit 203 controls processing for transmitting the image data read by the scan control unit 202 to a destination designated by the user via the network interface 106. Specifically, it controls e-mail transmission and transmission to a file server or the like.

  A fax control unit 204 controls transmission / reception of G3 faxes via the facsimile interface 107. The fax control unit 204 controls transmission / reception of IP faxes via the network interface 106. The job control unit 205 manages a user transmission request received by the UI control unit 201 and its execution state and history. An image management unit 206 manages management information of images read by the scanner unit 104. The authentication control unit 207 identifies a user who uses the multifunction peripheral 100 based on the information read by the card reader 110 and manages information related to the user. The print control unit 208 uses the image forming unit 101 to control printing of image data read by the scanner unit, a received fax document, a transmission result report, and the like on paper. These control software is stored in the memory 109 and executed by the CPU 108.

<System configuration>
Next, the configuration of a system applied in the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. As shown in FIG. 3, reference numeral 301 denotes a multifunction machine to which the present invention is applied. Note that the multifunction device 301 is the same device as the multifunction device 100. Reference numeral 302 denotes an IP fax machine connected to the NGN. Reference numeral 303 denotes an IP fax machine connected to the intranet. Reference numeral 304 denotes a G3 fax machine connected to the public telephone network. Reference numeral 305 denotes a VoIP GW that connects an intranet and a public line network.

  The user can transmit to a desired fax apparatus by designating a communication mode at the time of fax transmission from the fax operation screen of the multifunction machine to be described later. That is, when transmitting to the IP fax machine 302 connected to the NGN, the user selects “NGN” as the communication mode together with the fax number. When transmitting to the IP fax machine 303 connected to the intranet, “intranet” is selected as the communication mode. When transmitting to the G3 fax machine 304 connected to the conventional public telephone network, “G3” is selected as the communication mode. Alternatively, by selecting the communication mode “VoIP GW”, it is possible to connect to the public telephone network via the VoIP GW 305 via the intranet and transmit to the G3 fax apparatus 304.

<Home screen>
Next, an example of a home screen displayed on the operation unit 105 will be described with reference to FIG. As shown in FIG. 4, an application selection button for calling an operation screen for performing a desired process when the user presses is displayed on 401. Here, a “copy” button 406, a “scan” button 407, a “fax” button 408, and a “box” button 409 for displaying an operation screen for a copy function, a network scan function, a fax function, and a box function are displayed. Also, a numeric keypad 402 and a start key 403 for instructing job start are arranged. Further, a “setting / registration” screen calling button 404 for calling a device setting / registration screen and a “history / status” button 405 for calling a job history / status screen are also arranged.

<Fax operation screen>
Next, the fax operation screen will be described with reference to FIGS. First, FIG. 5 illustrates an example of a fax operation screen displayed on the operation unit 105 when the user presses the “FAX” button 408. As shown in FIG. 5, a fax number display area 501, a one-touch button 502, and an address book call button 503 are displayed. When the one-touch button 502 is pressed, the fax destination registered in each button is called. When the address book call button 503 is pressed, an address book in which fax destinations are registered is displayed.

  When transmitting to a destination that is not registered in the address book, the user can directly input a transmission fax destination by operating the numeric keypad 402. The destination is displayed in the fax number display area 501. Reference numeral 504 denotes a transmission setting button for setting fax transmission settings such as a reading resolution and a reading original size. Reference numeral 505 denotes an application function button for calling various detailed settings at the time of reading and transmission.

  6 indicates an example of a fax operation screen when the user directly inputs a transmission fax destination by operating the numeric keypad 402. As shown at 601, the fax number 1234 directly input by the user is displayed in the fax number display area 501. A new destination setting area 602 is displayed instead of the one-touch button 502, and a communication mode specification pull-down 603 for specifying a communication network to be connected at the time of transmission is also displayed.

  Here, this fax apparatus is capable of G3 fax and IP fax transmission, and any of “G3”, “NGN”, “VoIP GW”, and “Intranet” can be selected as a communication mode. The initial value of the communication mode is “G3”. This screen 600 indicates that the user designates “NGN” and the pull-down is inverted. Therefore, if the user does not correctly select the communication mode in addition to the fax number, transmission cannot be made to the desired fax machine, and if there is a fax machine with the same number in a different communication network, the desired fax machine is May be sent to another fax machine.

  Reference numeral 610 in FIG. 6 illustrates an example of a fax destination re-input screen displayed after the user presses the start key 403 to instruct fax transmission. As shown on the screen 610, reference numeral 604 denotes a destination re-input pop-up screen, in which a fax number re-input area 605 and a communication mode re-designation pull-down 606 are displayed. In the destination re-input pop-up screen, the fax number re-input area 605 is displayed as a blank and the communication mode re-designation pull-down 606 is also displayed as an initial value in order to prompt the user to input the transmission destination again. In this example, it is “G3”. If the fax number and communication mode entered on this screen are the same as those entered on screen 600 in FIG. 6, fax transmission is started.

  FIG. 7 shows an error pop-up screen that is displayed when re-input on the screen 610 of FIG. 6 is not correct. Reference numeral 701 denotes an error pop-up example indicating that the first input and the re-input do not match. Here, the user is prompted to confirm the fax number and the communication mode.

<Processing procedure>
Next, with reference to FIG. 8, the confirmation process of the directly input fax destination will be described. Note that the control program according to this flow is stored in the memory 109 and executed by the CPU 108.

Reception of Fax Destination First, in step S <b> 801, the UI control unit 201 receives a fax number input by the user operating the numeric keypad 402 provided on the operation unit 105. Here, it is assumed that the user's input is 1234. In step S <b> 802, the UI control unit 201 accepts a communication mode designated by the user using the communication mode designation pull-down 603 on the fax basic screen in order to instruct connection to a desired communication network. Here, it is assumed that the user designation is “NGN”.

  Further, in step S803, the UI control unit 201 detects that the user has pressed the start key 403 and receives a transmission instruction. In step S804, the UI control unit 201 prompts the operation unit 105 to re-input the transmission destination to the user. 604 is displayed.

-Reconfirmation of Fax Destination In step S805, the UI control unit 201 accepts a re-entered fax number input by the user in the fax number re-input area 605. In step S806, the user re-specifies the communication mode re-designation pull-down 606. Accept the redesignated communication mode. Subsequently, in S807, the UI control unit 201 compares the first input received in S801 and S802 with the re-input received in S805 and S806. Furthermore, the UI control unit 201 matches the fax number received in S801 with the re-input fax number received in S805, and the communication mode received in S802 matches the redesignated communication mode received in S806. Determine whether or not. That is, if the re-input fax number is 1234 and the re-designated communication mode is “NGN”, they are matched, and if not, they are not matched.

  If the determination in S807 is Yes, the process advances to S808, and the UI control unit 201 inputs a transmission job to the job control unit 205. The job control unit 205 cooperates with the scan control unit 202, the image management unit 206, and the fax control unit 204 to transmit the document read by the scanner unit 104 to the designated destination using the network interface 106, and ends the processing. If the communication mode designated by the user in step S802 is “G3”, the fax control unit 204 transmits to the designated destination using the facsimile interface 107. If the determination in S807 is No, the process proceeds to S809, where the UI control unit 201 displays an error pop-up screen 701, and returns the process to S804.

  As described above, when the user directly sets the destination of the facsimile transmission and the communication mode, the facsimile apparatus (multifunction device 100) according to the present embodiment inputs both of the two setting items to the user again. Let Thereafter, facsimile transmission is executed only when the inputted two destinations match the communication mode, and an error is notified to the user in other cases. Thereby, even when the user erroneously inputs the destination number or when the communication mode is erroneously input, erroneous transmission can be prevented. For example, when the communication mode is erroneously input, it is possible to prevent erroneous transmission to the same destination number in a communication network different from the communication network that the user is supposed to transmit.

<Second Embodiment>
Hereinafter, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 9 to 11. In the first embodiment, both the G3 fax and the IP fax can be transmitted, and the connection destination communication network is designated using the communication mode. However, although the communication mode is G3 only, it is also possible to provide a plurality of telephone lines, one of which is an extension line and the other is an external line. In this case, if the line is selected incorrectly, it may be transmitted to an unintended destination as well. Therefore, in the present embodiment, control for preventing erroneous transmission in the wiring configuration as described above will be described.

  First, an example of an application function setting screen displayed when the application function button 505 on the fax basic screen is pressed will be described with reference to 900 in FIG. The applied functions are displayed over a plurality of pages, and in this example, the function buttons related to the fax on the third page are displayed. Here, reference numeral 901 denotes a line selection button for calling a screen for selecting a communication line used for transmission.

  1000 in FIG. 9 is an example of a line selection screen for designating a communication line used for transmission. The line selection screen 1001 displays “Line 1”, “Line 2”, and “Line 3” buttons 1002 for instructing to use the communication lines 1, 2, and 3, respectively.

  FIG. 10 is an example of a fax destination re-input screen according to the second embodiment. As in FIG. 6, the destination re-input pop-up screen includes a fax number re-input area, but a transmission line re-design pull-down 1101 is displayed instead of the communication mode re-design pull-down.

<Processing procedure>
Next, with reference to FIG. 11, the confirmation process of the directly input fax destination in the present embodiment will be described. A control program according to this flow is stored in the memory 109 and executed by the CPU 108. Since the flowchart of FIG. 11 has many similar parts to the flowchart of FIG. 8, only the differences will be described here.

-Reception of fax destination S1201 is the same as the processing of S801. In step S <b> 1202, the UI control unit 201 receives a transmission line (communication line) selected by the user by pressing a line selection button on the line selection screen 1001. S1203 and S1204 are the same as the processes of S803 and S804.

-Reconfirmation of fax destination S1205 is the same as the processing in S805. In step S <b> 1206, the UI control unit 201 receives a redesignated transmission line designated again by the user using the transmission line redesignation pull-down 1101. In S1207, the first input received in S1201 and S1202 is compared with the re-input received in S1205 and S1206. Further, the UI control unit 201 determines that the UI control unit 201 matches the fax number received in S1201 with the re-input fax number received in S1205 and the transmission line received in S1202 and the re-transmission accepted in S1206. It is determined whether or not the designated transmission line matches.

  If determination of S1207 is Yes, it will progress to S1208 and will complete | finish a process. If the determination in S1207 is No, the process proceeds to S1209, and the process returns to S1204. Note that S1208 and S1209 are the same as the processing of S808 and S809.

  As described above, when the user directly sets the destination of facsimile transmission and the communication line, the facsimile apparatus (multifunction device 100) according to the present embodiment inputs both of the two setting items to the user again. Let Thereafter, facsimile transmission is executed only when the inputted two destinations match the communication line, and otherwise, an error is notified to the user. Thereby, even when the user erroneously inputs the destination number or when the communication line is erroneously input, erroneous transmission can be prevented. For example, to prevent erroneous transmission to the same destination number on a communication line (external line) that is different from the communication line (external line) that the user expects to transmit when the communication line is entered incorrectly Can do.

<Third Embodiment>
Hereinafter, a third embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 12 and 13. Even if the MFP 100 to which the present invention is applied can be connected to a plurality of communication networks, if the connectable communication networks are all external networks or all extension networks, and if the fax number is correct, the user can connect to the connection destination. Even if the communication network is specified incorrectly, there is no possibility of transmission to a fax machine different from the intended one. Even in such an environment, if the user is requested until re-designation of the connection destination at the time of fax destination confirmation, the operability at the time of fax transmission is degraded. Therefore, in the present embodiment, control for reducing such troublesome operations for the user as much as possible will be described.

  Reference numeral 1300 in FIG. 12 shows an example of a destination re-input screen that does not require re-designation of the connection destination. Similar to FIGS. 6 and 10, the destination re-input pop-up screen 1301 has a fax number re-input area, but does not have a function for re-specifying a connection destination similar to the communication mode re-designation pull-down 606 or the transmission line re-designation pull-down 1101. .

  Reference numeral 1400 in FIG. 12 shows an example of a management screen for managing communication modes of IP faxes that can be used in the facsimile apparatus. In this screen 1400, the IP fax communication mode management screen 1401 displays a used IP fax communication mode selection button 1402 in which “use” and “not use” can be set for each of NGN, VoIP GW, and intranet. That is, here, it is possible to set whether to permit use of each communication network (communication mode). In the screen 1400, all of NGN, VoIP GW, and intranet are set to “use”, indicating that the button is highlighted. In this embodiment, the MFP 100 is connected to a public telephone line and an IP network, and further has an IP fax transmission capability for NGN, VoIP GW, and Intranet. Which communication mode can actually be used depends on the IP fax. The setting on the communication mode management screen 1401 is followed.

<Processing procedure>
Next, with reference to FIG. 13, the confirmation process of the directly input fax destination in the present embodiment will be described. A control program according to this flow is stored in the memory 109 and executed by the central processing unit 108.

Reception of Fax Destination In step S <b> 1501, the UI control unit 201 receives a fax number input by the user operating the numeric keypad 402 provided on the operation unit 105. In step S1502, in order to instruct connection to a desired communication network, the communication mode selected by the user using the communication mode designation pull-down 603 on the fax basic screen is accepted. In this embodiment, the user can designate the communication mode of “G3”, “NGN”, “VoIP GW”, and “Intranet”. Thereafter, in step S1503, the UI control unit 201 detects that the user has pressed the start key 403, and receives a transmission instruction.

Determination of internal / external line connection capability Subsequently, in step S1504, the UI control unit 201 refers to the setting of the IP fax communication mode management screen 1401, and determines whether the MFP 100 can perform fax transmission to both the internal network and the external network. judge. In the configuration of the present embodiment, only the intranet is transmitted to the extension network. Therefore, if the setting is to use the intranet and another communication mode, the multi-function device 100 determines that fax transmission is possible to both the extension network and the external network. If the setting is not to use the intranet and the setting is to use another communication mode, the multi-function device 100 determines that fax transmission is possible only to the outside line. If the setting is to use only the intranet, the multi-function device 100 determines that fax transmission is possible only to the extension network.

-Reconfirmation of fax destination with connection destination input If the determination in S1504 is Yes, the UI control unit 201 proceeds to S1505, and reconfirms the fax destination including the instruction of the communication network of the connection destination. Do. Specifically, the UI control unit 201 displays a destination re-input screen 604 on the operation unit 105 that requests the user to re-enter a fax number and re-specify a connection destination (communication mode). In this embodiment, since the connection destination is designated by the communication mode, re-designation of the connection destination is re-designation of the communication mode.

  In step S <b> 1506, the UI control unit 201 receives the re-input fax number input by the user in the fax number re-input area 605. In step S <b> 1507, the re-designated communication designated by the user using the communication mode re-designation pull-down 606. Accept mode. In step S1508, the UI control unit 201 compares the initial input received in steps S1501 and S1502 with the re-input received in steps S1506 and S1507. Further, the UI control unit 201 matches the fax number accepted in S1501 with the re-input fax number accepted in S1506, and the communication mode accepted in S1502 and the redesignated communication mode accepted in S1507. It is determined whether or not.

  If the determination in S1508 is Yes, the process proceeds to S1509, a transmission job is input to the job control unit 205, and the process ends. Specifically, the job control unit 205 cooperates with the scan control unit 202, the image management unit 206, and the fax control unit 204 to scan a document read by the scanner unit 104 using the network interface 106 or the facsimile interface 107. Send to. On the other hand, if the determination in S1508 is No, the process proceeds to S1513, and the UI control unit 201 displays the error pop-up screen 701 and returns the process to S1504.

-Reconfirmation of fax destination without re-designation of connection destination On the other hand, if the determination in S1504 is No, only the fax number is reconfirmed. In step S <b> 1510, the UI control unit 201 displays a destination re-input pop-up screen 1301 that requests the user to re-input only the fax number on the operation unit 105. In step S <b> 1511, the UI control unit 201 receives a re-input fax number input by the user in the fax number re-input area 1302. Subsequently, in S1512, the UI control unit 201 compares the first input received in S1501 with the re-input received in S1511. Further, the UI control unit 201 determines whether or not the fax number received in S1501 matches the re-input fax number received in S1510. If the determination in S1512 is Yes, the process proceeds to S1509, performs fax transmission to the designated destination, and ends the process. On the other hand, if the determination in S1512 is No, the process proceeds to S1513, and the UI control unit 201 displays the error pop-up screen 701 and returns the process to S1504.

  As described above, in this embodiment, an example of an apparatus that selects a communication network to be connected according to a communication mode has been described. However, as in the second embodiment, it is also conceivable to apply to a device having a plurality of telephone lines connected to the extension network and the external network in the same communication mode and capable of selecting a transmission line. In this case, S1504 refers to a switch value indicating that both transmission to the extension network and transmission to the outside line are possible, and the determination is made. Thus, according to the present embodiment, in the first and second embodiments, a user-friendly operation system can be provided by reducing unnecessary re-designation of the communication mode and the communication line.

<Fourth Embodiment>
Hereinafter, a fourth embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. In general, there is a risk of information leakage when a document to be transmitted to the outside is erroneously transmitted to the outside rather than a document to be transmitted to the outside by mistake.

  Even if the MFP 100 to which the present invention is applied can transmit to both the extension network and the external network, if the user chooses to connect to the extension network and transmit at the time of transmission, information leakage may occur. Risk is low. If the user who transmits to almost the extension network is requested to re-specify the destination communication network in addition to the telephone number, the operability at the time of fax transmission is lowered. In the present embodiment, the MFP 100 is connected to a public telephone line and an IP network, and enables G3 fax transmission to the public line and IP fax transmission to NGN, VoIP GW, and intranet. Therefore, in the present embodiment, control for reducing such troublesome operations for the user as much as possible will be described.

<Processing procedure>
With reference to FIG. 14, the confirmation process of the directly input fax destination in the present embodiment will be described. A control program according to this flow is stored in the memory 109 and executed by the central processing unit 108. Note that the flowchart of FIG. 14 has many similar parts to the flowchart of FIG. 13, and therefore only the differences will be described here.

Fax destination reception S1601, S1602, and S1603 are the same as the processing of S1501, S1502, and S1503.

-Confirmation of communication network of connection destination Subsequently, in S1604, the UI control unit 201 refers to the communication mode received in S1603 and determines whether or not the communication network selected by the user is an external line. In the configuration of this embodiment, when the communication mode is G3, NGN, or VoIP GW, it is determined as an external line, and when the communication mode is an intranet, it is determined as an extension network.

-Reconfirmation of fax destination with connection destination redesignation When the determination in S1604 is Yes, such as when the communication mode is NGN, the communication network selected by the user is an external line. Accordingly, the process advances to step S1605, and the fax destination is reconfirmed including an instruction of the connection destination communication network. S1605, S1606, S1607, and S1608 are the same as the processing of S1505, S1506, S1507, and S1508, respectively.

  If the determination in S1608 is Yes, the process advances to S1609, and the UI control unit 201 inputs a transmission job to the job control unit 205. S1609 is the same as the processing of S1509. On the other hand, if the determination in S1608 is No, the process proceeds to S1613, and the UI control unit 201 displays the error pop-up screen 701 and returns the process to S1604.

-Reconfirmation of Fax Destination Without Redesignation of Connection Destination On the other hand, if the determination in S1604 is No, the communication network selected by the user is an extension network. Accordingly, the process proceeds to S1610 and only the fax number is reconfirmed. S1610, S1611, and S1612 are the same as the processes of S1510, S1511, and S1512, respectively.

  As described above, in this embodiment, an example of an apparatus that selects a communication network to be connected according to a communication mode has been described. However, it is also possible to apply to a device that can instruct transmission to an external line by pressing a dedicated button, or a device that has multiple telephone lines connected to an internal network and an external network and can select a transmission line. It is done. In this case, whether or not the connection destination in S1604 is an external line is determined based on whether a dedicated button is pressed or an external line is selected. In steps S1607 and S1608, the button is pressed again, the transmission line is redesignated, and it is determined whether or not they match the first input.

<Other embodiments>
The present invention can also be realized by executing the following processing. That is, software (program) that realizes the functions of the above-described embodiments is supplied to a system or apparatus via a network or various storage media, and a computer (or CPU, MPU, etc.) of the system or apparatus reads the program. It is a process to be executed.

  101: image forming unit, 102: control unit, 103: finisher, 104: scanner unit, 105: operation unit, 106: network I / F, 107: facsimile I / F, 108: CPU, 109: memory, 110: card leader

Claims (8)

A facsimile apparatus capable of executing IP facsimile transmission to a plurality of IP networks,
First accepting means for accepting input of a transmission destination of IP facsimile communication and a communication mode for selecting an IP network used for the IP facsimile transmission;
Second receiving means for receiving re-input of the transmission destination and the communication mode after receiving the input of the transmission destination and the communication mode by the first receiving means;
Determination means for determining whether or not the input transmission destination and the communication mode match the re-input transmission destination and the communication mode;
The IP facsimile communication is executed when it is determined by the determination means that the input transmission destination and the communication mode match the re-input transmission destination and the communication mode. Execution means;
A facsimile apparatus comprising: A third accepting means for accepting an IP facsimile transmission start instruction;
The second accepting unit accepts input of the transmission destination and the communication mode by the first accepting unit, and accepts the start instruction by the third accepting unit. 2. The facsimile apparatus according to claim 1, wherein re-input with the communication mode is accepted. In accordance with the reception of the start instruction by the third reception unit, the display control unit displays a screen for receiving re-input of the transmission destination and the communication mode.
3. The facsimile apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the second accepting unit accepts re-input of the transmission destination and the communication mode via the screen. Having a setting means for setting whether to permit use of each of a plurality of communication modes;
If the setting is such that IP facsimile transmission can be performed only to either the extension network or the external network based on the setting by the setting means, the second reception means accepts re-input of only the transmission destination. The execution means executes the IP facsimile communication when it is determined that the transmission destination input by the determination means matches the re-input transmission destination. Item 4. The facsimile apparatus according to any one of Items 1 to 3.   When performing IP facsimile transmission to the extension network based on the communication mode received by the first receiving unit, the second receiving unit receives re-input of only the transmission destination, and the executing unit includes: 4. The IP facsimile communication according to claim 1, wherein the IP facsimile communication is executed when it is determined that the transmission destination input by the determination means matches the re-input transmission destination. 2. The facsimile apparatus according to item 1.   The facsimile apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the communication mode includes at least one of NGN, VoIP GW, and intranet. A method of controlling a facsimile apparatus capable of executing IP facsimile transmission to a plurality of IP networks,
A first receiving step for receiving an input of a transmission destination of IP facsimile communication and a communication mode for selecting an IP network used for the IP facsimile transmission;
A second receiving step of receiving re-input of the transmission destination and the communication mode after receiving input of the transmission destination and the communication mode in the first receiving step;
A determination step of determining whether or not the input transmission destination and the communication mode match each of the re-input transmission destination and the communication mode;
An execution step of executing the IP facsimile communication when it is determined that the input transmission destination and the communication mode match the re-input transmission destination and the communication mode, respectively.
A method for controlling a facsimile apparatus, comprising:   A computer program for causing a computer to operate as the facsimile apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 6.

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