JP3130553B2 - Communication device - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

The present invention relates to a public telephone network,
The present invention relates to a communication device for transmitting and receiving various types of information between a plurality of stations via a communication medium such as a wireless communication line or a private communication line.Especially, each station is preferably configured by a facsimile device, The information is stored by performing grouping based on each factor of the attribute of the information, and the information of the own station is also stored, and the transmission and reception of the information between the stations is performed using the stored information. And a communication device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in a facsimile apparatus, as a part of a service for a user, a telephone number of a facsimile apparatus on the other side (hereinafter referred to as a partner station) is set to a speed dial corresponding to a predetermined number. Means, a means for setting a one-touch dial function in which a series of processing functions are integrated into one processing procedure, and information for identifying the partner station, such as the telephone number of the partner station with which communication was performed, is electronically transmitted. There are known means for capturing a communication path such as an electronic telephone directory stored in the Internet, means for improving operability in so-called dialing (hereinafter, these means are referred to as the former). In addition, as means for confirming the partner station, during transmission of information, telephone numbers of both communicating stations,
Means for exchanging information such as names and abbreviations for identifying the other station with each other and displaying the information on a display means or outputting the received information on a recording sheet (hereinafter, this means is referred to as the latter) are known.

However, since the former and the latter exhibit functions independent of each other, they cannot be utilized by utilizing their respective functions organically. For example, in the former, the user himself / herself must store abbreviated dial numbers or the like by input operation buttons or dial operation, or input information for identifying a partner station such as a telephone number into the electronic telephone directory, and On the other hand, in the latter, since the information for identifying the partner station displayed on the display means disappears at the same time as the end of the communication, the information must be individually registered in order to keep the information, and the input and output of the information after the registration is performed. It has problems such as being extremely troublesome.

As an improvement over the above-mentioned problems, Japanese Patent Publication No. 63-135048 or Japanese Patent Publication No.
The means disclosed in US 251873 is known.

[0005] Among them, the means disclosed in Japanese Patent Publication No. 63-135048 is based on information transmitted and received between stations.
By adding information for identifying the partner station, storing the information for identifying the partner station during communication, and registering the information with the one-touch key, the telephone number of the partner station is stored using the stored information. , And an abbreviation of the partner station is displayed. In addition, Tokuhei 1
The means disclosed in JP-A-251873 adds information indicating the characteristics of the facsimile device of the partner station to the information transmitted and received between the respective stations, and transmits information relating to the characteristics of the facsimile device of the partner station during communication. Register in a file, and thereafter, when communicating with this partner station, register information relating to the characteristics of the facsimile machine of the partner station by controlling the communication path with reference to the information registered in the file. This eliminates the processing time for performing the conversion corresponding to the time and the type of data.

[0006]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The aforementioned Japanese Patent Publication No. 63-13 / 1988
Any of the means disclosed in Japanese Patent Publication No. 5048 or Japanese Patent Publication No. 1-257173 is directed to a case in which the added information targets only information for identifying the partner station or information relating to the characteristics of the facsimile apparatus of the partner station. The stored or registered information is used only for a dialing operation with a partner station, and other uses of the information are not considered at all.

However, recently, in this type of apparatus, not only exchange of information such as the telephone number and abbreviation of the partner station, but also exchange of various kinds of information such as user's own private information is performed. It has become.

For example, in a G4 facsimile apparatus, a G4 protocol (provision of data exchange between terminal apparatuses on communication, a so-called communication protocol) recommended by CCITT, ASN. 1 (Abstract Syn)
tax Notation. Based on 1), it is possible to exchange personal information and the like regarding users of each station. That is, according to the G4 protocol, the information transmitted and received during communication includes not only the telephone number, the name of the partner station, or information relating to the facsimile apparatus of the partner station, but also the extension number of the partner station user, personal information. It contains many types of subdivided personal information such as name, occupation, affiliation and the like.

In order to efficiently manage such increasing information in each station, it is apparent that it is impossible to manage the information by using a conventional management method. Management techniques are needed.

The present invention has been devised on the basis of such a background. Each station performs grouping based on the factors of the attribute of the information, and the information of the partner station having the factors of the various attributes is obtained. It is an object of the present invention to provide a communication apparatus that enhances the utility value of the entire communication system by efficiently managing and utilizing the group.

[0011]

To achieve the above object, the present invention provides a communication apparatus for transmitting and receiving information between a plurality of stations, wherein each station comprises at least an identification means for identifying the information; The identified information is obtained by an information editing means including a grouping means for performing grouping based on a factor of an attribute of the information, a storage means for storing own station information, and the grouping means. And another storage means for storing the information from the other station for each group.

[0012]

In each station, the following operation is achieved.

[0013] Information relating to the own station (hereinafter referred to as own station information) is registered in one storage means in advance, and desired information in the own station information is determined according to a partner station with which communication is performed. To the other station.

When information having factors of various attributes is obtained from the partner station, the information is identified, and only the information necessary for the own station (user) is selected from the information. , And store it in another storage means.

The information required by the own station (user) is requested from the partner station, and when the information on the requested partner station is obtained, the information is stored in the other storage means.

The information received from the partner station is grouped and edited based on the attribute factor, and the edited information is simultaneously transmitted to a plurality of partner stations, that is, so-called broadcast transmission.

[0017]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a communication device according to the present invention.

In the figure, reference numeral 1a denotes a local station communication terminal device (hereinafter referred to as a local station), 1b denotes a partner station communication terminal device (hereinafter referred to as a partner station), 2a and 2b denote first storage means, 3a and 3b are second storage means, 4 is a communication line,
5 is an exchange system, 6a and 6b are information editing means, 7a,
7b is an identification means.

The first storage means 2a, 2b is for storing in advance information relating to the own station (own station information, that is, transmission information), and the second storage means 3a, 3b
Is for storing only necessary information among the information (reception information) sent from the partner station. The information editing means 6a and 6b perform grouping (grouping) of the information (reception information) sent from the partner station based on the attribute factor, and the second storage means 3a. ,
3b performs processing such as addition, change, and deletion of information to be stored, and the identification means 7a and 7b identify only necessary information in the transmission / reception information.

The communication device performs the following operations.

The information to be transmitted and received between the own station 1a and the partner station 1b is determined during the communication between the own station 1a and the partner station 1b by determining the format or the identification code of the information in advance. Is stored in the first storage means 2a of the other station 1b.
In addition, the information stored in the first storage unit 2b of the partner station 1b is registered in the second storage unit 3a of the own station 1a.

Here, the identification means 7 of both stations 1a and 1b
a and 7b identify which information is registered and which information is discarded among the received information, or which information is transmitted and which information is not transmitted among the information to be transmitted. Do. Then, one of the identification means 7a (7b) sends the first station of the partner station 1b (1a) to the partner station 1b (1a).
When requesting the information stored in the storage means 2b (2a), the attribute factor of the information of the partner station 1b (1a) is represented, such as the type of the information, for example, name and telephone number. It also selects elements.

At this time, the communication mode between the two stations 1a and 1b may be a communication scheme of any protocol as long as the uniqueness of the two stations 1a and 1b can be recognized.

In the above example, both stations 1a, 1b
Has two storage means 2a, 3a, 2b, and 3c, respectively, and it is clearly determined whether the stored information is from the partner station 1b or related to the own station 1a. The first and second storage units 2a, 3a and 2b, 3b may be shared by a single storage unit as long as the storage is possible.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of one station in the communication device of the present invention. In this figure,
The station functions as a facsimile machine.

In the figure, reference numeral 11 denotes a central processing unit (CP
U), 12 is an output unit, 13 is an operation unit, 14 is an identification unit, 1
5 is a buffer, 16 is a registration unit, 17 is a storage unit A, 18 is a management unit, 19 is a storage unit B, 20 is an editing unit, 21 is a communication unit, 22 is a reading unit, 23 is a codec, and 24 is a storage unit. Units C and 25 are a document management unit, 26 is a storage unit D, 27 is a storage unit E, and 28 is a communication line.

The central processing unit (CPU) 11 and the respective units 12 to 27 are connected to each other via a data bus and an address bus. The central processing unit (CPU) 11 controls the operation of the entire facsimile machine. I have. The output unit 12 performs display, printing, and recording necessary for operating the facsimile device. The operation unit 13 includes a keyboard, a handwriting input device, a touch panel, and the like, and is used to operate the facsimile device. It is for inputting necessary items. The identification unit 14 identifies the type of information temporarily stored in the buffer 15 from the partner station, and the registration unit 16 stores the information identified by the identification unit 14 and determined to be useful in the storage unit A17. It is for registration. The management unit 18 stores each of the storage units 17, 19, 24, 26, 2
The storage unit B19 manages information and communication status registered in the storage unit 7, and files or tables required for the management are used in the storage unit B19. The editing unit 20 includes a storage unit A1
Addition, change, deletion, etc. of information from the partner station registered in 7.
The communication unit 21 has a function of performing mutual communication with a partner station in the G3 and G4 facsimile modes. The reading section 22 reads an image, and the codec 23 performs coding, decoding, or code conversion of the image based on a required coding method. The storage unit C24 is a document file and stores the document read by the reading unit 22, and the document management unit 25 manages the document stored in the storage unit C24. The storage unit D26 is used for document management, and the storage unit E27 is for storing own station information in advance. The communication line 28 is a communication medium for communicating with a partner station. The management and editing of the own station information is performed by the management unit 18 and the editing unit 20.

The facsimile apparatus shown in FIG. 2 operates as described below.

Here, the communication unit 2 through the communication line 28
Description will be made assuming that the information from the partner station input to 1 is personal information as shown in FIG.

The information from the partner station input to the communication unit 21 is immediately supplied to the buffer 15 and temporarily stored therein, but should be identified from the information temporarily stored in the buffer 15. For information (identification information), the identification unit 14
Sent to The identification unit 14 identifies the item T4 based on the code T3 in the personal information shown in FIG. 5, and determines whether or not the identified information is to be newly registered. When it is determined that the information is present, the information is sent to the registration unit 16, and when it is determined that the information does not need to be registered, the information stored in the buffer 15 from the partner station is invalidated or discarded. The registration unit 16 sends the received information from the partner station to the storage unit A17, where it is stored and registered. The management unit 18 is a storage unit B1
The management of the registered information is performed using the management table stored in 9. Based on various instructions input from the operation unit 13, the editing unit 20 groups information from the partner station already registered in the storage unit A17 on the basis of factors of the attribute of the information, Processing such as deletion, addition, and change of information from the registered partner station is performed.

On the other hand, the information (own station information) related to the own station stored in the storage section E27 in advance is identified by the identifying section 14, and only the necessary information at the other station is transmitted during communication. Sent to The own station information is input by operating the operation unit 13 or reading by the reading unit 22 (such as the OCR). The editing is performed by the editing unit 20, and the management is performed by the management unit 18.

The communication device of the present invention has a principle that information once transmitted to the partner station is not transmitted to the same partner station again unless the content of the own station information is changed. Therefore, the communication time for exchanging information with the partner station can be reduced, and the work time for registering information at the partner station can be reduced.

Next, the management unit 18 performs
A procedure for managing registered information and communication will be described.

First, the storage unit B19 stores, for example, FIG.
The communication management table shown in FIG. In the telephone number column T1 of the management table, the telephone numbers of the partner stations with which communication has been performed in the past are sequentially recorded, but instead of recording the telephone numbers in this column T1, the telephone numbers of the partner station are recorded. Storage unit A1 storing numbers
7 may be recorded.

After the management table is stored in the storage unit B19, information is exchanged (communicated) with a desired partner station. During this communication, the management unit 18 performs the exchange. The telephone number column T1 of the partner station is searched, and the transmitted mark column T2 is checked. If a telephone number corresponding to the telephone number of the partner station cannot be found in the telephone number column T1, the telephone number of the partner station is newly registered in the telephone number column T1 and transmitted to the transmitted mark column T2 corresponding thereto. At the same time, the own station information stored in the storage unit E27 is transmitted to the partner station. On the other hand, although a telephone number matching the telephone number of the partner station could be found in the telephone number column T1, the transmitted mark column T corresponding thereto was found.
2 has no transmitted mark, the transmitted mark field T
At the same time, the transmission station 2 is marked as transmitted and the own station information stored in the storage section E27 is sent to the partner station.

In this case, for example, as shown in FIG. 3, assuming that a status code of 0 is assigned to an initial value and 1 is assigned to a transmitted status as a transmitted mark column T2, the code has already become 1 The own station information stored in the storage unit E27 is not transmitted to the other station. When the own station information stored in the storage unit E27 is changed in the transmitted mark field T2, all the initial values are reset to 0 in conjunction with the change.

FIG. 4 shows an example of the format of the registration information stored in the storage unit A17.

In this figure, B1 is an item number consisting of a unique number assigned every time information is received from the partner station, and B2 is the information itself from the partner station.

FIG. 5 shows an example of the format of information B2 from the partner station.

In this figure, a code T3 is a two-digit code added to identify an information item T4.
Item T4 is “name” and “title” representing the contents of the item.
, Etc., and the data T5 is specific personal data corresponding to the item T4. In this format example, an item T4 indicating a common name is added. However, if a correspondence table of the item T4 corresponding to the code T3 is previously arranged in the facsimile machine, the information to be transmitted and received is the code T3. It is sufficient to use only the data T5.

Here, as to the meaning of the term "factor of information attribute" used in the specification of the present application, for example, each item (common name) listed in item T4 in FIG.
"Name", "Position name", "Employee number", "Joining date", etc. all mean "Attribute of information".
Each individual element in the attribute of the information, such as “name” or “title”, means “factor of attribute”.

As the "attribute factors", in addition to those listed in item T4 of FIG. 5, "telephone number", "age", "occupation", "address", "name code"
And so on.

Next, a method of grouping (grouping) various kinds of information performed by the editing unit 20 will be described.

In the present invention, a set X of information attributes is used as a basis for group formation, and the group formation is mainly performed based on factors of information attributes. The set X of the attribute of the information may be any set X as long as it can be identified in the communication device.

This point will be described with reference to the example shown in FIG. 5. A set X of information attributes is expressed as follows.

X = (name, title, employee number, date of joining the company,
(Spouse, child) From the attribute set X of the information, for example, the following group can be formed.

Group A = (Name | John P Sm
is, Taro, Hanako) Group B = (Employment date | 17. September 1)
971) Group C = Group A @ Group B Here, Group A is formed based on a factor having an attribute of "name", and includes John PS.
group B has personal information of "mith", "Taro", and "Hanako". Similarly, group B is configured based on a factor having an attribute "entrance date". S
epmber. With personal information of 1971,
Further, the group C is formed by a logical product of the group A and the group B.

As described above, the group formation based on the information attribute set X is based on the method of determining the attribute of the attribute in the set X and the method of determining the logical operation based on the already determined group. There is.

This grouping is described in FIG.
As shown in group name T8, if group names such as "friend", "sync", and "list" are assigned to each group, the meaning of the group configuration can be easily understood.
Since the group name T8 can also be a keyword when performing a group search, it can be referred to as a keyword. Also, this "friend", "sync", "list"
These groups are used for transmitting to a plurality of partner stations by broadcast communication, restricting registration of information from the partner station, restricting transmission of own station information, and the like.

FIG. 6 shows an example of a registration management table for restricting registration of information from the partner station.

In the table, the item number T6 is a group
In the column indicating the number registered as a group, for example, 100 for a group name "friend" and "group name"
101 is assigned to "Synchronization" and 102 is assigned to "group" which is a group name. A registration item T7 is a code T3 of information to be registered in information from the partner station (see FIG. 5). The group name T8 is a column indicating a group name (keyword) such as "friend", "sync", "list", and the like.

If the personal information shown in FIG. 5 is taken as an example, the code 100, 04, 05 of the registration item T7 and the group name (keyword) of the group name T8 are included in the number 100 of the item number T6. If the partner station belongs to the group "friend" at this time, the code 00 of the registration item T7 in the information from the partner station, "Name", "Spouse", "" corresponding to 04, 05
Register for information about "child".

The set X is written in the registered item T10 in the item number 102 of the item number T6. The meaning of writing of the set X is the code 00 to 0 of the registered item T7.
This means that all the factors of the attribute of the information corresponding to 5 are registered.

As described above, in the present invention, when communicating with a partner station, information sent from the partner station is required based on the contents of the registration management table as shown in FIG. Only the necessary information is registered.

FIG. 7 shows an example of a transmission management table for restricting transmission of own station information.

In the table, the item number T9 is a column indicating a number registered as a group, for example, 100 for the group name "Taro Construction Co., Ltd." For the name "Neighborhood Association", 101, group
102 is assigned to the group name "employee" and 103 is assigned to the group name "Ichimaru Denki". The registration item T10 is a column in which a code of information to be registered in information from the partner station is written. Group name T11
Is "Taro Construction Co., Ltd.", "Neighborhood Association", "Employee", "
This is a column indicating a group name (keyword) such as "Ichimaru Denki".

In the item 100 of the item number T9, the codes 00 and 03 of the registration item T10 and the "
If the partner station belongs to the group "Taro Corporation", the information of "Taro Corporation" is included.
Information relating to "name" and "entering date" corresponding to the codes 00 and 03 of the registration item T10 in the stored own station information is transmitted. The same applies to other numbers 101 to 103 of the item number T9.

Each of the management tables shown in FIGS. 6 and 7 is managed by the management unit 18 shown in FIG. Further, based on the contents of the management table, it is also possible to request transmission of necessary information to the partner station or to transmit own station information in response to a request from the partner station.

Next, a method for editing and collecting information from a partner station using the communication apparatus of the present invention will be described based on an example of a questionnaire survey.

FIG. 8 shows an example of a data format used for the questionnaire survey.

In this example, a questionnaire survey on sold products is performed. As in FIG. 5, the data format is a column showing a code T12, an item T13, data T14, and a questionnaire code T15. There is a column that indicates

Here, the code T12 is a code indicating a questionnaire survey item, the item T13 is the content of a survey item corresponding to the code T12, the data T14 is a survey result of the item, and the questionnaire code T15 is a questionnaire code T15. This is a code to request that the questionnaire be answered. The survey result is indicated, for example, by selecting the numbers 1 and 2 corresponding to the gender of the respondent to the questionnaire in the case of the code T12 of 01, which is male or female.

At the station that has received the request for the questionnaire survey based on the data format shown in FIG. 8 (hereinafter, this station is referred to as a survey station), the editing unit 20 and the operation unit 13 shown in FIG.
Create a response to this survey using.

FIG. 9 is an example of a flowchart showing a processing procedure for preparing an answer in the survey station. This processing procedure will be described below.

First, the investigation station is in a standby state (step 80). Next, when the communication unit 21 receives the questionnaire survey request (step 81), the survey station temporarily stores the content of the questionnaire survey and the address of the request destination in the buffer 15 (step 82). Next, the identification unit 14 identifies that the received information is a questionnaire survey request, outputs to the output unit 12 that the survey request has been made, and answers the user of the survey bureau with the questionnaire. (Step 83). At this time, if the answer to the questionnaire is not given, the contents stored in the buffer 15 are discarded (step 84).
3. Using the reading unit 22, the editing unit 20, and the output unit 12, create answer data of the questionnaire survey (step 8)
5). Next, the answer data is added to the own station information stored in the storage unit E27 (step 86), and a registration item T10 and a group name T11 corresponding to the item number 103 shown in FIG. 7 are created (step 86). 87). At this time, the questionnaire code 100 (see the code in the questionnaire code T15 in FIG. 8) is entered in the column of the registration item T10, but there is no need to form a group for the response to the questionnaire survey. Therefore, in the column of the group name T11, write the name of the requester of the questionnaire survey like "Ichimaru Denki" or write address information such as telephone number. When all the processes are completed, the research station returns to the standby state of step 80 again.

The result of the questionnaire survey (the answer data) can be collected by polling from a requester of the questionnaire survey, for example, an Ichimaru electronics store.

In the above example, a questionnaire survey was performed. However, the communication device of the present invention is not limited to such an example. It is possible to collect information by the same processing procedure as described above.

In the present invention, the storage unit A shown in FIG.
17. As the information storage means of the storage unit B19, a magnetic, electrical, or optical means, for example, an information medium such as a card or a disk can be used. In addition to being able to carry the information freely, the information can be individually processed by inserting these information media into the operation unit 13 of each station, and each station can use the information required by the user. Is played.

FIG. 9 shows an example of the configuration of a memory card usable as such an information medium.

This memory card has an area C1 for storing the owner ID and an area C2 for registering the owner information.
, An area C3 for storing information from the partner station obtained by communication, an area C4 for storing a management table for managing registration and transmission, and an area C5 for managing that information has been transmitted with respect to information transmission. Are provided.

Information from the partner station obtained by communication with the partner station is registered in the area C3 based on the management table of the area C4. At the same time, the information of the owner of the area C2 is sent to the partner station based on the management table of the area C4. In this case, the information of the owner of the area C2 is already sent to the partner station. If it is, the partner station is again in area C
Since there is no need to send the information of the owner of the area C5, a search is made for the transmitted mark corresponding to the counterpart station recorded in the area C5, and when the transmitted mark cannot be detected, the area C5 is not detected.
Then, the information of the owner of No. 2 is transmitted, and a transmission mark is given to the corresponding station in the area C5. The area C5 is the area C2
Is rewritten, all of the transmitted marks are reset to an untransmitted initial state.

It should be noted that this transmitted mark is the information editing means 6a, 6b of both communication terminal devices 1a, 1b in FIG.
During b, the ratio of the number of registered stations to the number of transmitted marks in the area C5 is calculated, and a part of the card changes color according to the calculated value, or the address of the other station as shown in FIG. By providing processing means such as marking on the other station, how much information of the own station (owner) can be
Can be visually confirmed by the owner from outside.

As described above, if the database of each person (owner) is constructed on the memory card and the memory card is personally managed, the communication terminal device to which data can be accessed is not limited at all. This has the advantage that

In each of the above examples, a database is constructed for each station. However, the communication device of the present invention allows the storage means (memory) to be efficiently used by sharing the databases of a plurality of stations. It is also possible to use it.

FIG. 11 is a configuration diagram in which the communication device of the present invention in which the database is shared is applied to a private communication system.

In the figure, 100 is an exchange, 101 is storage means serving as a common database, 102 is a communication line,
103 is an extension, 104 is an input device, 105 is a console
Reference numeral 106 denotes an output device, reference numerals 110 to 112 denote communication terminal devices forming a group, and reference numerals 118 to 120 denote communication terminal devices forming a group.

The exchange 100 is provided with a storage means 101 serving as an information database, and forms a group with the communication terminal devices 110 to 112 which form information from the partner station obtained by communication. This is shared by the communication terminal devices 118 to 120. In this case, the storage means 101 allocates the area to the communication terminal devices 110 to 112 constituting the group,
The area is allocated to the communication terminal devices 118 to 120 constituting the group. In addition, the exchange 100 manages each of the communication terminal devices 110 to 120 for each group. (The group here is not configured based on information from a partner station and own station information. It is configured based on the communication terminal devices 110 to 120.)

The reason why the grouping is performed in a plurality of communication terminal devices is that when the same information processing operation is performed in the plurality of communication terminal devices, a certain degree of communication is required between the communication terminals. Since it is considered that there is a limitation, if a group is formed based on these communication terminal devices, information from the partner station is secured by communication at some communication terminal device in the group. Therefore, in the next communication, the communication terminal devices in the group can use the information. At the same time, if there is no change in the mutual information between the transmitting station and the receiving station, documents can be transmitted and received immediately without exchanging the information. Time can also be reduced.

The external communication line 102 is used for communication performed via a public line, and the internal communication line 103 is used for private communication.

The input device 104 is connected to each communication terminal device 1
It is used as an input means at the time of registration work and management, grouping and the like of 10 to 120, and is constituted by a keyboard, a handwriting input device, an OCR and the like. The output device 106 is used as an output means for operations such as registration and management of the communication terminal devices 110 to 120, grouping, and the like, and is constituted by a printer or the like.

The input device 104 and the output device 106
Can be constituted by a magnetic means, an electric means, an optical means, for example, a device capable of reading and writing a card, a disk, and the like. Also, the console 105
Is used as a display means in the work of registration and management of each of the communication terminal devices 110 to 120, the work of grouping, etc., and can be constituted by a CRT, a liquid crystal or the like.

According to this example, a plurality of communication terminal devices 110
Since the common storage unit 101 is used for
The information stored in the storage unit 101 can be used efficiently.

In the above description, an example has been shown in which the communication terminal device is constituted by a facsimile device.
The present invention can be applied without being limited to a facsimile apparatus as long as the apparatus can perform communication based on the attribute of information from a partner station via a communication line.

The management table for managing the own station information and the information from the partner station and the data format for information management shown in the above embodiment are not limited to these examples. It goes without saying that other management tables and data formats can be used.

Further, in the above-described embodiment, the case where communication is performed via a wired communication line has been described. However, if a conversion device is appropriately provided, communication can be performed via a wireless communication line. That is, any communication medium may be used as long as it uses a communication medium capable of transmitting and receiving information.

[0087]

According to the present invention, when the information from the partner station obtained by the communication is stored in the first storage means provided in the communication device, the factor of the attribute of the information from the identified partner station is stored. , And manages information to be registered and transmission information based on the group. For this reason, it is possible to select only information necessary for the own station from the information transmitted from the partner station, and to select information to be transmitted by the partner station with which communication is performed for the own station information. It is possible to perform rational communication that meets the request, improve operability in information processing, and perform communication with a high document transmission ratio.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram schematically showing a communication device according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a configuration diagram of one embodiment of a facsimile apparatus showing a station according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of a communication management table used in the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of registration information used in the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of a format of information from a partner station.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of a registration management table used in the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of a transmission management table used in the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an example of a data format used for a questionnaire survey.

FIG. 9 is an example of a flowchart showing a procedure for processing a questionnaire survey.

FIG. 10 is a configuration diagram showing an example of a memory card used in the present invention.

FIG. 11 is a configuration diagram showing one example of a private communication system to which the present invention is applied.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1a Own station communication terminal device (own station) 1b Other communication terminal device (other station) 2a, 2b First storage unit 3a, 3b Second storage unit 4, 28, 102 Communication line 5 Switching system 6a, 6b Information editing means 7a, 7b Identification means 11 CPU 12 Output unit 13 Operation unit 14 Identification unit 15 Buffer 16 Registration unit 17, 19, 24, 26, 27 Storage unit 18 Management unit 20 Editing unit 21 Communication unit 22 Reading unit 23 Deck 25 document management unit 100 exchange 101 storage device 103 serving as a database 103 extension 104 input device 105 console 106 output device 110-112, 118-120 Communication terminal device.

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Claims (7)

(57) [Claims] In a communication apparatus for transmitting and receiving information between a plurality of stations, each station includes at least an identification unit for identifying information received from a partner station, and each of the identification information is a factor of an attribute of the information. Information editing means including grouping means for performing grouping based on the information, storage means for storing own station information, and information from the partner station obtained by the grouping means. A communication device, comprising: another storage means for storing data for each of the groups. 2. An output means for displaying at least one of the information edited by the information editing means, the information from the partner station, and the information stored in each storage means. The communication device according to claim 1. 3. An apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising an input means for inputting information from the other station or information on the own station.
3. The communication device according to claim 2. 4. The communication apparatus according to claim 1, wherein each of said plurality of stations comprises a facsimile apparatus. 5. The communication apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said storage means and said another storage means are shared by one storage means having two separated storage areas. 6. The communication device according to claim 1, wherein at least one of said storage means and said another storage means is constituted by a memory card. 7. The system according to claim 5, wherein said one storage means is shared by a plurality of stations.
The communication device as described.