JP3143607B2 - Data communication method - Google Patents

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Description: BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a data communication method for communicating image data and the like. 2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there has been known a technique in which image data and the like are communicated by using, for example, a facsimile machine or the like, data received on a receiving side is stored in a memory, and is visually output by a predetermined operation of an operator. Have been. [0003] However, in such a case, the operator of the transmission source cannot know whether or not a proper receiver has confirmed the contents of the transmitted data. In order to do so, it has to be confirmed separately by telephone or the like. [0004] Normally, in data communication, only information such as when communication was performed was managed, so that the transmission source could not know at all when the receiver confirmed the data. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned drawbacks of the conventional example, and provides a data communication method capable of notifying a transmission source that a reception-side operator has confirmed received data together with a confirmation time. With the goal. Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of this embodiment. Reference numerals 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 denote telephone numbers, user abbreviations, and standard text confidential passwords of confidentially transmitted parties. 3 is a memory for storing confidentially received image information, 6 is a timing device, 7 is a microcomputer and ROM, RAM for controlling the whole
A key input device; 8, a device for converting code data into image data; 10, a transmission unit; and 11, a printer. FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing the control operation of the CPU 7 in this embodiment. Note that a program for performing an operation based on the flowchart is stored in a ROM (not shown) of the CPU 7. Hereinafter, description will be given with reference to FIG. First, in a normal standby state, C
The PU 7 waits for an operator's key operation while performing a predetermined standby process from the process 1 in step 20 to the process N in step 21. Now, if the operator performs an operation (including a password input) to output the confidential image data stored in the memory 3 by a key of the key input device 8, in steps 23 and 24, the numbers input by the keys are determined. It is determined whether the password matches the password previously stored in the memory 5 or whether there is confidentially received image information in the memory 3.
In step 5, the printer 11 prints out the image data in the memory 3. If it is determined in step 26 that the printout is completed, the abbreviation and fixed form sentence of the confidential image recipient are read from the memory 4 and the date and time data are read from the timekeeping device 6, and the image data generator 9 is read in step 27. Creates image data as shown in FIG. When the confidential image is transmitted, the other party's telephone number stored in the facsimile procedure signal TSI is stored in the memory 1. Therefore, the other party's telephone number is read from the memory 1, and step 28 is executed. , The CPU 7 makes a call to the other party by the transmission unit 10. When the line is connected to the other party, the image data created in step 27 is transmitted as a receipt of the confidential image in step 29. Thus, the confidential image sender can automatically confirm the reception of the other party's image. In the above embodiment, a facsimile apparatus for communicating image data has been described as an example. In general, in data communication such as telex or personal computer communication, confidential communication performs memory reception. The present invention can be applied to any data communication device that reads confidential data in a memory after communication is completed. In the case of telex or personal computer communication, a return message indicating that data has been output is created by code data. As described above, according to the present invention,
Since the information indicating that the received data stored in the memory has been output is transmitted to the transmission source, it is possible to notify the transmission source that the recipient has confirmed the reception data without performing a separate telephone call or the like. it can. Further, at this time, information on the time at which the received data was output based on the instruction from the operator is also transmitted, so that the transmission source can identify when the receiver has confirmed the data, thereby increasing the certainty. In addition, since these pieces of information identify the destination of the transmission source and are newly transmitted, other communication can be performed until this transmission is performed, and the efficiency of communication is not reduced.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of this embodiment. FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing the operation of this embodiment. FIG. 3 is a message showing the receipt of a confidential image in this embodiment. Diagram showing an example [Description of reference numerals] 1 Memory for storing telephone numbers of confidential image transmission sources 2 Memory for storing user abbreviations 3 Memory for storing confidential received image information 4 Stores fixed phrases Memory 5 for storing personal identification numbers 6 timekeeping device 7 CPU for controlling the whole 8 key input device 9 image data generator 10 for converting code data into image data 10 transmission unit 11 printer

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Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] A storage step of storing received data from a transmission source in a memory, an output step of outputting the reception data stored in the memory in the storage step based on an instruction from an operator, an identification step of identifying a destination of the transmission source, Information indicating that the received data was output in the output step, and an instruction of the received data by the operator in the output step
And transmitting a new information on the time output based on the destination based on the destination identified in the identification step.