JP2697741B2 - Facsimile communication service method - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Overview] A plurality of facsimile terminals, a storage unit for temporarily storing facsimile information from the facsimile terminal, and a management table unit for registering management information for managing a storage position of the facsimile information are provided. A facsimile communication service method in a facsimile communication service system having at least a facsimile exchange that performs storage and switching from one facsimile terminal to another facsimile terminal For the purpose of proposing, a registration area of a section number is further added to the management table section, and the facsimile information belonging to one piece of the management information is stored in a section information unit for each section number, Here, any of the facsimile terminals is The division information is additionally stored using the minute number, and the stored division information is read or rewritten using the division number.

[Industrial applications]

The present invention comprises at least a facsimile terminal, a storage unit for temporarily storing facsimile information from the facsimile terminal, and a management table unit for registering management information for managing a storage location of the facsimile information.
The present invention relates to a communication service method in a facsimile communication service system having a facsimile exchange for performing storage and switching from one facsimile terminal to another facsimile terminal.

The facsimile communication service system is indispensable for daily business of general companies and the like, but only roughly two types of communication methods are practically used. The first is a direct exchange system in which facsimile information from a transmitting facsimile terminal is directly transferred in real time to a receiving facsimile terminal of the other party. Most of ordinary facsimile communication uses this method. The second is a store-and-forward method, in which facsimile information from the originating facsimile terminal is temporarily stored in the exchange and then transferred to the destination facsimile terminal. In this system, regardless of whether the other party is busy or not, only the input of the facsimile information to be sent can be completed, and then the exchange automatically performs the transfer after waiting for the other party to be available.

The present invention refers to the latter one of the above two methods.

[Conventional technology]

FIG. 6 is a diagram for explaining a general facsimile communication system. In this figure, reference numeral 3 indicates a plurality of facsimile terminals, and for simplicity, three subscribers (A, B, C)
Only minutes are shown. Facsimile information from an originating facsimile terminal (hereinafter, also simply referred to as "terminal") is stored and exchanged in the facsimile exchange 2, and transferred to the receiving terminal.

For the storage and exchange, a storage unit 4 for temporarily storing facsimile information and a management table unit 5 for registering management information for managing the storage location of the facsimile information are required. The central processing unit 1 controls the facsimile exchange (hereinafter, simply referred to as “exchange”) 2, the storage unit 4 and the management table unit 5.
Is placed. The operation is as follows.

If facsimile information F _s from the terminal 3 of the subscriber A is assumed to have been transmitted to the switching system 2. In the figure, F _s
An example including a document (abcdef) and a figure (AND logic) is shown. In facsimile information F _s is exchange 2, it is stored as facsimile information F _a. This _Fa is
It is obtained by adding the management information M to the information F _s came transmitted. Management information M is assigned by the central processing unit 1, there is to be registered in the management table portion 5, a so-called ID information (subscriber number, page number) and displaying the storage location in the storage unit 4 of the information F _s I do.

The central processing unit 1 also stores the subscriber number of the other party at the time of calling the terminal (subscriber A) 3, and is stored according to the management information M when the terminal 3 of the other party (for example, C) is empty. facsimile information has been sent, receiving it as the reception facsimile information F _r.

[Problems to be solved by the invention]

In the conventional store-type, as described above, is only transmitted as facsimile information F _r as the recipient accumulates a facsimile information F _s of the sender. Therefore, there is a problem in that even if the function is further enhanced, only a message service or a broadcast service is performed, and it is impossible to respond to advanced needs from general companies and the like.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to propose a facsimile communication service method capable of providing a more sophisticated service.

[Means for solving the problem]

FIG. 1 is a diagram for explaining the principle of the method of the present invention. Note that the same components are denoted by the same reference numerals or symbols throughout. Therefore, what is different from the conventional one is that a new registration area 10 is added to the management table unit 5 and the stored facsimile information F
_A is that is stored in the conventional same information F _a different manner. That is, it is stored in units of section information (f1, f2, f3...) For each section number (n1, n2, n3...). This classification number (n)
Are assigned by the central processing unit 1 for each piece of management information M, and are registered in the registration area 10.

[Action]

For example, the terminal 3 of the subscriber A is located at the head office of a certain company, and the other terminals 3 are the subscribers B, C, and D of the branch.
And E. First, subscriber A (head office)
Is set for one piece of management information M. Unique management information is also set for other subscribers (other than A to E) not shown. After this setting, facsimile information is stored. At this time, a section number is determined. For example, in the facsimile information from the subscriber A, the section number n1 is registered in the registration area.
Registered in 10 and set as section information F1 and section number of storage unit 4
It is stored in the area corresponding to n1.

For example, the subscribers D and E forming a branch can additionally store the section information f2 and f3 after the registration of the section numbers n2 and n3 under the management information M if necessary.

For example, the subscriber B forming a branch receives the division information f1 and f2,
Reading can be performed by specifying the section numbers n1 and n2. Further, for example, the subscriber C can read the segment information f1, f2 and f3 by designating the segment numbers n1, n2 and n3.

Furthermore, for example, the subscriber D can specify the section number n1 and rewrite the storage section information f1 so far. Rewriting is rewriting in various senses,
For example, the whole information, the partial addition, the partial deletion, the partial change, or the combination of the division information f2 and f3 for the division information.

In this way, it is possible to rewritably develop the division information classified by the division number under one management information M. For example, in response to a questionnaire survey (which constitutes one division information) presented by the subscriber A, Each of the subscribers B to E can access the corresponding section number and add their own opinion on the same questionnaire.

〔Example〕

FIG. 2 is a diagram specifically illustrating the method of the present invention. The facsimile terminals 3 for five subscribers (A, B, C, D, and E) are shown in accordance with the above example, and the storage unit 4 is provided for easy viewing.
Are shown inside the exchange 2, and the management table units 5 and 10 are shown arranged directly below the central processing unit 1.

Nine digits in the figure, for example, 03-123-4567, indicate a facsimile number (FAX No.). Also, abc…, I II I
II, Jehha, and so on represent each piece of document information.
If necessary, it includes not only documents but also graphic information. Facsimile information to be transmitted is indicated by reference symbols F1, F2, and F3 in the figure. In this figure, the subscriber A performs new storage. The mode in which subscribers D and E perform additional storage and subscribers B and C perform reading is shown as an example.

The section number (n) which characterizes the present invention is 001- as n1.
00 shows an example in which 001-01 is registered as n2 and 001-02 is registered as n3. This registration is performed on a registration area 10 attached to the management table unit 5. Specifically, the management table unit 5 stores the facsimile number of the parent subscriber, the discrimination between the magnetic disk devices (a plurality of them) (for example, a plurality of units) (the MEM column), and the track on which the data was written. A track number (TRK column), a facsimile number (FAX No. column) indicating the transmission source of each section information, and the number of pages occupied by each section information are registered. When new or additional storage of each section information is performed, the exchange 2 sends a registration completion notification and a section number.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a processing flow on the exchange side when receiving from the subscriber A. In step a, the management information is associated with the storage device to store the received facsimile (FAX) information (see the management table unit 5 in FIG. 2).

In step b, a section number is assigned to each piece of received facsimile information (see the registration area 10 in FIG. 2).

In step c, the received fax information is written to the storage device.

In step d, it is checked whether the data has been stored normally. If it is not normal (No), a registration refusal notice is sent to the subscriber A in step e. If normal (Yes), a notification of registration completion and a section number are sent to the subscriber A in step f. If necessary, the registration completion notice can be sent to the other subscribers B to E.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a processing flow on the exchange side at the time of additional storage from the subscriber D. First, it is necessary to indicate to the exchange side that additional storage is desired. The easiest way to do this is to send a dialed number. A number indicating the additional storage is determined in advance by an agreement.

In step a, the additional storage processing is identified by the dial number from the subscriber D.

In step b, the facsimile (FA
X) Receive information.

At step c, a new section number or the like is registered using the registration area 10 of the management table unit 5.

At step d, the facsimile information is written into a predetermined storage device.

At step e, it is determined whether or not the processing has been completed normally.

Step f is a case where step e is normal (Yes), and sends the registration completion notification and the section number to the subscriber D. It can be sent to other subscribers if needed.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a processing flow on the exchange side at the time of reading from the subscriber C. First, it is necessary to indicate to the exchange that reading is to be performed, and a dial number is used as this intention.

In step a, it is identified from the dial number from the subscriber C that the process is to read all the section information belonging to FAX No. 03-123-4567.

In step b, the FAX No. 03-12
All the section numbers related to 23-4567 are picked up and read out from the storage device.

In step c, all the read section information is transferred to the subscriber C.

At step d, it is determined whether or not the operation has been completed normally.
If it is o), a transfer refusal notice is sent to the subscriber C (step e), and redialing is prompted. If normal (Yes), the reading has been completed.

The rewriting operation is performed according to the additional storage of the description (FIG. 4). In the combining operation, the section number of the section information to be combined is specified by the dial number, and then added and stored (the fourth number).
Perform the same operation as in (Fig.).

〔The invention's effect〕

As described above, according to the present invention, more advanced communication services with higher added value are realized, beyond transmission and reception of facsimile information.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram for explaining the principle of the method of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a diagram specifically showing the method of the present invention, and FIG. 3 is a processing flow on the exchange side when receiving from the subscriber A. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a processing flow on the exchange side at the time of additional storage from the subscriber D; FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a processing flow on the exchange side at the time of reading from the subscriber C; FIG. 1 is a diagram for explaining a general facsimile communication system. In the figure, 1... Central processing unit, 2... Facsimile exchange, 3.
… Facsimile terminal, 4… storage unit, 5… management table unit, 10… registration area.

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. A plurality of facsimile terminals (3), a storage unit (4) for temporarily storing a plurality of facsimile information from the plurality of facsimile terminals (3), and management for managing storage locations of these facsimile information. At least a management table unit (5) for registering information is provided, from one facsimile terminal (3) to another facsimile terminal (3).
A facsimile communication service system having a facsimile exchange (2) for performing store-and-forward to a facsimile communication service system. After assigning a section number to each of the facsimile information from each of the facsimile terminals (3) managed under the first management information, storing each of the facsimile information as section information in the storage section (4); The section number is registered in a registration area (10) added to the management table section (5), and each of the group of facsimile terminals (3) stores the section information to be read from the storage section (4) or the storage section. When there is section information to be rewritten in (4), the section number assigned to the section information is registered in the registration area (10). Facsimile service communication method and performing the read or rewritten by specifying Oite.