JP2020141349A - Job end notification setting in image processing device - Google Patents

Abstract

To solve a problem in which a scanned document is transmitted to an unintended destination, which leads to information leakage when image attachment is enabled in job end notification function setting.SOLUTION: An image processing device includes first setting holding means that temporarily holds reading setting at the time of scanning, means that performs scanning and transmission according to the setting held by the first setting holding means, means that determines whether a job end notification function has been set when the transmission is completed, means that determines whether the image attachment setting has also been made when it is determined that the job end notification function has been set, second setting holding means that turns off the image attachment setting and retains the reading setting at the time of scanning when it is determined that the image attachment setting has been made, and second setting holding means that holds the reading setting at the time of scanning as held by the first setting holding means when it is determined that the image attachment setting has not been made.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 4

Description

The present invention relates to a function (hereinafter referred to as a job end notification function) for notifying an arbitrary destination of the transmitted result when a document scanned by an image processing apparatus is faxed.

Conventionally, when a document scanned by an image processing device such as a digital multifunction device is sent by fax, an e-mail destination for notifying the fax transmission result is set, and when the fax transmission is completed, the result sent to the e-mail destination is notified. (See Patent Document 1).

Further, there is also known a technique of attaching a scanned image to an e-mail in addition to the transmission result as a job end notification function in order to leave a trail of which manuscript was faxed to which destination.

In addition, in order to improve operability in the case where a plurality of documents of different types are repeatedly scanned with the same setting in an image processing device such as a digital multifunction device, the set value set at the time of scanning is retained. The technology to keep is also known.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2003-319128

However, if an arbitrary mail notification destination is set as a job end notification function in an image processing device such as a digital multifunction device and fax transmission is performed with the setting that a scanned image is also attached to the mail, the setting will be set even after the fax transmission is completed. It remains held in the image processor.

If another user comes in this state and sends a fax with the image processing device without noticing that the setting of the job end notification function is retained, the scanned image will be sent by e-mail to an unintended destination and information leakage will occur. There is a problem that leads to.

In order to solve the above problems, the image processing apparatus according to the present invention is
In an image processing device that has a job end notification function
The first setting holding means (S401) that temporarily holds the reading setting at the time of scanning,
A means (S402) for scanning and transmitting according to the setting held by the first setting holding means, and
Means (S403) for determining whether or not the job end notification function is set when transmission is completed, and
When it is determined that the job end notification function has been set, a means (S404) for determining whether or not an image attachment setting has also been made, and
If it is determined that the image attachment setting has been made, the second setting holding means (S405) that turns off the image attachment setting and retains the scanning setting at the time of scanning, and
If it is determined that the image attachment setting has not been made, the second setting holding means (S406) that holds the reading setting at the time of scanning as held by the first setting holding means, and
It is characterized by having.

According to the image processing apparatus according to the present invention, even when image attachment is enabled in the setting of the job end notification function, the scanned document is not sent to an unintended destination without the user noticing it, and information leakage occurs. Can be prevented.

The figure explaining the structure of the system including the computer as one Embodiment of this invention. Block diagram of the image processing apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention Screen display example of the present invention Screen display example of the present invention Screen display example of the present invention Flowchart of this embodiment Setting value storage table Setting value storage table

Hereinafter, embodiments for carrying out the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 shows the configuration of the entire system in this embodiment.

The image processing devices 103 and 104 can digitize the scanned paper document and send an e-mail via the mail server 101 via the network 106 or send it to a shared folder of the computer 102.

Further, a PSTN line 105, which is a general public line, is connected to the image processing device 103, and the image processing device 104 and FAX can be transmitted and received via the PSTN line 105.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the image processing device 103 in the present embodiment.

The CPU 201 controls the operation of the entire image processing device 103 by loading the program stored in the ROM 209 into the RAM 208. Further, the CPU 201 communicates with each configuration in the image processing device 103 via the bus 202.

The printer 204 prints an image based on the input image data on a recording paper (sheet).

The scanner 205 reads the image on the document set by the user on the platen, and stores the image data obtained thereby in the HDD 203, the RAM 208, and the like. Further, the scanner 205 includes a document feeding device (not shown), and can read a plurality of documents set in the document feeding device after sequentially feeding them onto the document table.

The HDD 203 is a hard disk drive, and can store image data, various user data (address book, etc.) and the like input from the scanner 205.

The operation unit 206 includes a plurality of keys for the user to give an instruction and a display unit for displaying various information to be notified to the user.

The network I / F 207 connects the image processing device 103 to the network 106, and controls the transmission of the image data scanned by the scanner 205 to the mail server 101 or the file sharing server 102 on the network.

The FAX 210 transmits and receives a FAX via the PSTN line 105.

FIG. 3 shows an example of the screen display in the present invention.

FIG. 3A is a basic screen for transmitting a scanned document. Select any destination and set the resolution, paper size, and resolution at the time of scanning. In the other function 301, functions other than the paper size are set.

When the other function 301 is selected in FIG. 3 (A), it is possible to set some functions as shown in FIG. 3 (B).

When the job end notification 301 is selected, FIG. 3C is displayed as a screen for setting the job end notification.

In 303 of FIG. 3C, it is possible to always select either notification or notification only when an error occurs.

If notification is always selected, the transmission result is always described in the body of the email and the email is sent to the destination set in the notification destination 304 regardless of the transmission result.

If notification is selected only when an error occurs, the transmission result is described in the body of the email and the email is sent to the destination set in the notification destination 304 only when the transmission result results in an error.

If you select Attach Manuscript to Send in 305, not only will the transmission result be described in the body of the email, but the scanned image will be digitized and attached to the email for email transmission.

Hereinafter, the method of saving the set value of the job end notification in this embodiment will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. 4 and FIG.

The processing of the flowchart shown in FIG. 4 is executed by the CPU 201 after loading the program stored in the ROM 209 into the RAM 208, and is displayed on the operation unit 206 when the execution result by the CPU 201 is displayed.

When the transmission instruction is executed from the operation unit 206, the set value set on the screen of FIG. 3 is temporarily stored in the RAM 208 (S401).

Each setting item and each setting value as shown in FIG. 5A are associated and held in the RAM 208. As the content held here, all the setting items / setting values set on the screen of FIG. 3 are held.

When the temporary storage in the RAM 208 is completed, the transmission is executed (S402).

When the transmission is completed in S402, the setting items / setting values temporarily stored in S401 are read from the RAM 208, and it is determined whether or not the job end notification 302 of FIG. 3B is set (S403).

If the job end notification is not set in S403, the setting items / setting values temporarily stored in S401 are saved in HDD203, and the setting items / setting values temporarily held in S401 are deleted from RAM 208. (S406).

If the job end notification is set in S403, it is determined from the setting items / setting values temporarily stored in S401 whether the transmission manuscript is attached 305 as the job end notification setting (S404).

If the transmission document is not set to be attached 305 in S404, the above-mentioned process of S406 is executed.

When the transmission document is set to be attached 305 in S404, the transmission document is saved in the HDD 203 by changing the attachment setting value to OFF as shown in FIG. 5 (B).

Other setting items / setting values are saved in HDD 203 as the setting items / setting values of S401, and the setting items / setting values temporarily held in S401 are deleted from RAM 208 (S406).

As described above, when the setting of attaching the transmission document is set to ON in the job end notification function setting according to this embodiment, when the setting value is saved after the transmission is completed, the setting of attaching the transmission document is changed to OFF and saved. It becomes possible to do.

As a result, even when image attachment is enabled in the job end notification function setting, the scanned document is not sent to an unintended destination without the user noticing it, and it is possible to prevent information leakage.

101 mail server, 102 computer, 103, 104 image processing device,
106 network

Claims (1)

In an image processing device that has a job end notification function
The first setting holding means (S401) that temporarily holds the reading setting at the time of scanning,
A means (S402) for scanning and transmitting according to the setting held by the first setting holding means, and
Means (S403) for determining whether or not the job end notification function is set when transmission is completed, and
When it is determined that the job end notification function has been set, a means (S404) for determining whether or not an image attachment setting has also been made, and
If it is determined that the image attachment setting has been made, the second setting holding means (S405) that turns off the image attachment setting and retains the scanning setting at the time of scanning, and
If it is determined that the image attachment setting has not been made, the second setting holding means (S406) that holds the reading setting at the time of scanning as held by the first setting holding means, and
An external device and an image processing device (103), which comprises.