JP3466883B2 - Network facsimile machine and facsimile machine - Google Patents

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a network facsimile machine and a facsimile machine, and more particularly, to a network capable of transmitting and receiving data between network terminals as one of the network terminals and a public network, While transmitting and receiving a facsimile message by exchanging a control signal based on the transmission control procedure of the other device via the public network with the partner device, an address conversion table in which sub-address information and distribution destination information on the network are associated with each other. Information is stored in advance, and when a control signal including sub-address information is received according to the predetermined transmission control procedure at the time of receiving a facsimile message, the received sub-address information and the address conversion table are collated and corresponding Delivery destination on the network On the other hand, a network facsimile device that transmits the received facsimile message via the network, and a facsimile device that is connected to the public network and that transmits / receives a facsimile message by exchanging control signals based on a predetermined transmission control procedure with a partner device. On the other hand, when the sub-address is specified together with the fax number of the transmission destination at the time of transmitting the facsimile message, the facsimile message is sent to the receiving side device that calls and responds to the designated destination fax number. And a facsimile device for transmitting a control signal including the specified sub-address as information content to the destination device according to the predetermined transmission control procedure.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art When facsimile machines send and receive facsimile messages via a public network, a calling machine calls a fax number of a called machine and exchanges control signals according to a predetermined transmission control procedure. At the same time, a facsimile message is transmitted from the transmission side device (the transmission side device, but in the case of polling transmission, the reception side device) to the reception side device (the reception side device, but in the case of polling reception, the transmission side device).

However, in this case, even if the receiving side apparatus is used by a plurality of users, the user of the transmitting side apparatus specifies the user of the receiving side apparatus as the destination of the facsimile message to be transmitted. It is not possible to send a message as it is.
Therefore, even if the receiving side device is a network facsimile device that is connected to the network together with other network terminals and is used by the user via these network terminals, the user of the transmitting side device is It is not possible to send a facsimile message specifying the above destination user as it is.

Therefore, the network facsimile machine on the receiving side is provided with a correspondence table (address conversion table) between the sub-address information and the distribution destination information on the network, and the user of the facsimile machine on the transmitting side stores the facsimile message. When the fax number of the network facsimile machine on the receiving side is designated as the destination at the time of transmission, and the subaddress corresponding to the delivery destination information corresponding to the user who desires to transmit the facsimile message among the users on the network is designated. In addition, the transmission side facsimile device transmits a control signal including sub-address information designated by the user to the reception side network facsimile device according to the predetermined transmission control procedure, and the network facsimile device There is a technique in which the device collates the received sub-address information with the address conversion table and delivers the received facsimile message to the corresponding delivery destination on the network (for example, Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 6-276326). See the bulletin).

In this case, the delivery destination information on the network corresponding to the received sub-address information is information for identifying each user such as the electronic mail address of the user on the network, and the received facsimile message is , Is delivered to each user as an electronic mail or the like. The received facsimile message delivered as an email is actually delivered to a specific network terminal on the network, but the email address is not assigned to each network terminal. It is assigned to each user. Therefore, e-mail addressed to a specific user is temporarily stored in a mail server device on the network, and among the network terminals on the network,
It may be delivered to the network terminal logged on by the specific user each time, and the specific network terminal does not always correspond to the specific electronic mail address.

If the distribution destination information on the network is an electronic mail address, for example, a character string "mori @" in which a domain name "abcd.vwxyz.co.jp" and a user name "mori" are combined is used. ab
cd. vwxyz. co. jp ”.

Here, if the transmission side facsimile apparatus is a sub address that is a distribution destination, a character string of delivery destination information such as an electronic mail address on the network to which the reception side network facsimile apparatus is connected is a character string. If it is possible to directly input the character string of the input distribution destination information as it is, and to notify the network facsimile device as sub-address information,
The operation of designating the delivery destination in the transmission side device is easy.

However, in reality, since the character set permitted as the information content of the control signal in the predetermined transmission control procedure, for example, the transmission control procedure of the G3 facsimile is limited, the control signal for notifying the sub-address information is limited. There is also a limitation on the character set that can be transmitted as the information content of the sub address signal SUB.

Specifically, the information content of the sub-address signal SUB can be 20 digits and "#".
There are only a few symbols such as or "*", and with such a limited number of digits and character set, it is not possible to directly represent a character string of various delivery destination information composed of alphabets and various symbols.

Therefore, the user of the facsimile apparatus on the transmitting side is more likely to associate the user name of the delivery destination of the facsimile message with the character string of the delivery destination information on the network to which the network facsimile apparatus on the receiving side is connected. Instead, it is unavoidable to specify the sub-address information as the delivery destination with a limited number / symbol string that cannot be associated with the user name of the delivery destination of the facsimile message.

Therefore, the transmitting side facsimile machine transmits the subaddress information to the receiving side network facsimile machine with a limited number / symbol string allowed as the information content of the subaddress signal SUB.
As described above, the network facsimile apparatus must have the address conversion table for specifying the character string of the delivery destination information corresponding to the notified number / symbol string of the sub-address information.

In this case, since the transmission side facsimile device does not have information about the address conversion table in the reception side network facsimile device, the user of the transmission side facsimile device inputs the number / symbol input as the sub-address. In the network facsimile machine on the receiving side, it is not possible to know whether or not the column corresponds to the delivery destination information corresponding to the user of the desired delivery destination. There is a problem in that there is a possibility that undelivered or misdelivered facsimile messages may occur. The problem is not limited to the case where the predetermined transmission control procedure is the transmission control procedure of the G3 facsimile, but when the facsimile message is transmitted / received by the transmission control procedure in which the character set permitted as the information content of the control signal is limited. Are common problems that can occur.

Therefore, the inventor of the invention according to the present application polls the address conversion table provided in the network facsimile apparatus on the called side to the facsimile apparatus on the calling side, and A technique has been proposed in which the address conversion table can be referred to by the facsimile device (Japanese Patent Application No. 8-354471).

[0014]

However, in the above proposed technique, the network facsimile machine on the receiving side prepares the address translation table as a polling transmission file, and the facsimile machine on the transmitting side carries out the polling transmission. A file is received by polling, and when another file is stored in the network facsimile together with the polling transmission file, an incorrect file other than the polling transmission file is stored as the address conversion table. There is a risk of polling transmission to the facsimile machine on the calling side.

Further, the facsimile machine on the transmitting side is
Even if the file number of the polling transmission file of the address conversion table in the network facsimile machine of the receiving side is designated and received, the facsimile machine of the transmitting side receives the address conversion table in the network facsimile machine of the receiving side. It is necessary to know the file number assigned to the polling transmission file of 1) and to specify the file number.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and not only can the address conversion table information included in the network facsimile apparatus be referred to in the facsimile apparatus, but also the address conversion table information included in the network facsimile apparatus can be referred to. An object of the present invention is to provide a network facsimile machine and a facsimile machine that can reliably and easily perform transmission to a facsimile machine.

[0017]

In order to achieve the above object, a network facsimile apparatus according to claim 1 comprises:
It is connected to a network capable of transmitting and receiving data between network terminals as one of the network terminals and is connected to a public network, and transmits and receives facsimile messages by exchanging control signals based on a predetermined transmission control procedure with a partner device. While performing the communication via the public network, the address conversion table information in which the sub-address information and the distribution destination information on the network are associated with each other is stored in advance, and when the facsimile message is received, the sub-address is determined by the predetermined transmission control procedure. When a control signal including information is received, the received sub-address information is collated with the address conversion table, and the received facsimile message is transmitted via the network to the corresponding distribution destination on the network. Network fax In the device, when an incoming call is received from a calling side device via the public network, a transmission request detecting means for detecting reception of a control signal of an address conversion table polling transmission request from the calling side device according to the predetermined transmission control procedure. A table information transmitting means for transmitting the address conversion table information as a facsimile message to the transmitting side device when the transmission request detecting means detects reception of a polling transmission request control signal from the transmitting side device. Is characterized by.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the network facsimile apparatus according to the first aspect, the address conversion table information transmitted by the table information transmitting means as a facsimile message to the transmission side apparatus is image information. It is characterized by

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the network facsimile apparatus according to the first aspect, the address conversion table information transmitted by the table information transmitting means as a facsimile message to the transmission side device is character information. It is characterized by

According to another aspect of the present invention, the network facsimile apparatus is connected to a network capable of transmitting and receiving data between network terminals as one of the network terminals and also connected to a public network, and is controlled based on a predetermined transmission control procedure. While transmitting and receiving a facsimile message by exchanging signals with the partner device via the public network, prestores address conversion table information in which subaddress information and distribution destination information on the network are associated with each other, When a control signal including sub-address information is received according to the predetermined transmission control procedure at the time of receiving a facsimile message, the received sub-address information and the address conversion table are collated to correspond to the corresponding distribution destination on the network. , Received fax message In the network facsimile apparatus for transmitting via the network, when receiving an incoming call from the calling side device via the public network, either the image information or the character information according to the predetermined transmission control procedure from the calling side device is received. Address conversion table accompanied by designation of table format Transmission request detecting means for detecting reception of control signal of polling transmission request, and the transmission request detecting means detects reception of control signal of polling transmission request from the sending side device. , And table information transmitting means for transmitting the address conversion table information in a table format designated as either image information or character information by the control signal to the transmission side device as a facsimile message.

A facsimile apparatus according to a fifth aspect is connected to a public network and transmits / receives a facsimile message by exchanging a control signal based on a predetermined transmission control procedure with a partner apparatus via the public network. , When a sub-address is specified together with the fax number of the transmission destination when transmitting the facsimile message, the facsimile message is transmitted to the receiving side device which calls and responds to the designated destination fax number, and the specified In a facsimile device that transmits a control signal including a subaddress as information content to the receiving side device according to the predetermined transmission control procedure, table reception start operation detection means for detecting an input operation for instructing to start reception of address conversion table information, The table reception start operation detecting means is an address conversion table. When an input operation to instruct the start of receiving the address information is detected, the address translation table polling transmission request is sent to the called side device that called and responded to the fax number of the recipient of the specified address translation table information. Transmission request means for transmitting a control signal in accordance with the predetermined transmission control procedure, and address conversion table information transmitted as a facsimile message from the called device in response to the control signal of the polling transmission request transmitted by the transmission request means. Table information receiving means for receiving the table information.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in the facsimile apparatus according to the fifth aspect, the address conversion table information received by the table information receiving means is image information.

According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, in the facsimile apparatus according to the fifth aspect, the address conversion table information received by the table information receiving means is character information.

A facsimile apparatus according to claim 8 is connected to a public network and transmits / receives a facsimile message by exchanging a control signal based on a predetermined transmission control procedure with a partner apparatus via the public network. , When a sub-address is specified together with the fax number of the transmission destination when transmitting the facsimile message, the facsimile message is transmitted to the receiving side device which calls and responds to the designated destination fax number, and the specified In a facsimile device that transmits a control signal including a subaddress as information content to the receiving side device according to the predetermined transmission control procedure, table reception start operation detection means for detecting an input operation for instructing to start reception of address conversion table information, Either image information or character information specified as input When the specified table format recognition means for recognizing the table format and the table reception start operation detection means detect the input operation for instructing the reception start of the address conversion table information, the reception destination of the specified address conversion table information is detected. An address translation table polling transmission request control signal accompanied by table format designation information recognized by the designation table format recognizing means is sent to the receiving side device which calls and responds to the fax number by the predetermined transmission control procedure. Address conversion table information transmitted from the receiving side device as a facsimile message in a table format designated by the control signal of the transmission request means to be transmitted and the polling transmission request transmitted by the transmission request means. And a table information receiving means for receiving To.

According to a ninth aspect of the present invention, in the facsimile apparatus according to any one of the fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth aspects, the address conversion table information received by the table information receiving means is faxed by the receiving side apparatus. It is characterized by further comprising table information storage means for storing the table information in association with the number.

According to a tenth aspect of the present invention, in the facsimile apparatus according to the ninth aspect, when a sub address is designated together with a fax number of a transmission destination at the time of transmitting a facsimile message, it corresponds to the designated fax number. The table information storage means further comprises table information display means for displaying all of the address conversion table information stored in the table information storage means or a part of the designated sub-address.

[0027]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION Referring to the accompanying drawings,
Embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail.

First, referring to FIG. 1, according to an embodiment of the present invention,
Network facsimile device 5 and facsimile device 9
1 illustrates a configuration of a communication system including a device.

In the figure, the network 1 is a LAN.
The server device 3 connected to the (local area network) 22 as a network terminal, the client terminals 4a and 4b such as a personal computer, the network facsimile device 5, and the LAN 6 connected to the LAN 2 via the router 7 were connected as the network terminals. Client terminals 4c, 4d such as personal computers,
4e, 4f.

Each network terminal on the network 1 supports Ethernet as a physical / data link layer and TCP / I as a network transport layer.
It supports P protocol and supports SMTP (Simple Ma
il Transfer Protocol) for sending and receiving e-mails of ordinary text data, and MIME
(Multipurpose Internet Me
Sending and receiving data such as images and sounds other than normal text data by ssage extensions), FT
P (File Transfer Protocol)
Data transmission / reception via the LAN 2, the router 7, and the LAN 6 is performed by operating an application that transmits / receives a file, etc.

The connection form of the network 1 is shown in FIG.
However, the network is not limited to the one shown in FIG. 1 and may be a network such as the Internet having a configuration in which the LAN 2 and the LAN 6 are interconnected with another LAN via a wide area network via another router.

Next, of the data transmission / reception modes between the network terminals in the network 1, the transmission / reception modes related to the present invention will be described. Before that, the configuration of the network facsimile apparatus 5 will be described with reference to FIG. explain. In FIG. 2, the configuration of the network facsimile device 5 and the configuration of the facsimile devices 9 and 10 having a common configuration except the network facsimile device 5 and the LAN communication control unit 27 are shown. A duplicate description of the above will be omitted.

In the figure, the facsimile device 5 has a C
PU20, ROM21, RAM22, timer control unit 2
3, operation display unit 24, hard disk device 25, SRA
The M26, a LAN communication control unit 27, a plotter unit 28, a scanner unit 29, an encoding / decoding unit 30, a network control unit 31, a communication control unit 32, and a system bus 33.

Here, the CPU 20 is a microcomputer that controls each part of the apparatus while using the RAM 22 as a work area according to a control program written in the ROM 21.

The ROM 21 has the CPU 2 as described above.
Reference numeral 0 is a read-only memory in which a control program for controlling each part of the apparatus is stored. Also, the ROM 21
Stores a font table 21a, which is a correspondence table between character codes and font data corresponding to the character codes, and the CPU 20 refers to the font table 21a when converting a character string into an image. .

The RAM 22 is provided in the CPU 20 as described above.
Is a random access memory used as a work area of the. The timer control unit 23 counts the elapsed time and the CP
CPU 20 detects the passage of time set by U20
It controls the time such as notifying 0 by interruption.

The operation display section 24 includes a ten-key pad for allowing the user to input a destination telephone number and the like, a start key for receiving a transmission start instruction input, a stop key for receiving an operation stop instruction input, and a one-touch dial key. Various keys such as speed dial keys are provided to accept various operations by the user, and a display device such as a liquid crystal display device is provided, and the operation state of the device and various messages to be notified to the user are displayed on the display device. To do.

The hard disk device 25 includes the scanner unit 2
The image data read in 9 is temporarily stored as a file for memory transmission, the received image data is temporarily stored as a file until it is recorded by the plotter unit 28, and other various data are stored as a file. It is for accumulating as. The SRAM 26 is R backed up by a backup circuit (not shown).
The AM is for storing setting information and user parameters related to the operation of the apparatus, which should retain the stored contents even when the power of the apparatus is cut off.

The LAN communication control unit 27 is connected to the LAN 2, supports Ethernet as a physical / data link layer, and TCP / I as a network / transport layer.
The application is compatible with the P protocol and executes an application for transmitting / receiving an e-mail of normal text data by SMTP and a data for transmitting / receiving data such as an image other than normal text data by MIME.

The plotter unit 28 records and outputs the received image data according to its linear density, and the scanner unit 2
The image data read in 9 is recorded and output (copy operation) according to its linear density. The scanner unit 29 has 3.85 lines / mm, 7.7 lines / mm, 15.4 lines.
This is for obtaining an image data by reading a document image at a predetermined reading linear density such as books / mm.

The encoding / decoding unit 30 converts the transmission image data into the MH encoding system or the M format compatible with the G3 facsimile.
While the image data is encoded and compressed by a predetermined encoding method such as the R encoding method, the received image data is decoded and expanded by a predetermined decoding method corresponding to the MH encoding method and the MR encoding method.

The network control unit 31 is connected to the public network 8 and
Connection / disconnection of line DC loop closure / release, line polarity reversal detection, line release detection, dial tone detection, tone signal detection such as busy tone (busy tone), ring signal detection, etc. It controls connections and generates dial pulses.

The communication control unit 32 controls facsimile communication based on the G3 facsimile protocol, and
The G3 facsimile modem function is provided to modulate transmission data and demodulate reception data. In addition, the communication control unit 32 responds to the input dial number with D
It also sends TMF signals. The system bus 33 is a signal line for exchanging data between the respective units of the device.

The network facsimile machine 5 configured as described above and the facsimile machines 9 and 10 which are different from the network facsimile machine 5 only in that the LAN communication control section 27 is not provided are as shown in FIG. , Are connected to each other via the public network 8. In this case, the facsimile device 9 is assumed to be the facsimile device according to the present invention, and the facsimile device 10 is assumed to be another ordinary facsimile device. In addition, in FIG.
The network facsimile apparatus 5 according to the present invention, the facsimile apparatus 9 according to the present invention, and the other facsimile apparatus 10 accommodated in the network 1 are shown one by one, but these are representatively illustrated. In the following description, it is assumed that each of these devices is actually connected to the public network 8.

From the facsimile devices 9 and 10 to the network facsimile device 5, image information of the original document and G
When transmitting a facsimile message such as binary data by BFT which is an extended function of the 3 facsimile protocol, the subscriber number (fax number) in the public network 8 of the network facsimile device 5 is called,
It is only necessary to make a call connection with the network facsimile device 5 and transmit / receive a control signal according to the G3 facsimile protocol while transmitting as a facsimile message. However, in this case, the facsimile message addressed to any user on the network 1 is received by the network facsimile device 5 and is transmitted to the network facsimile device 5.
Since the plotter unit 28 outputs the data to the recording paper or stores it in the hard disk device 25, the network facsimile device 5 stops.

Therefore, in order to deliver a facsimile message to a specific user on the network 1, in the facsimile machines 9 and 10 on the transmission side, together with the fax number of the network facsimile machine 5 on the reception side, a specific message on the network 1 is specified. The subaddress corresponding to the user is specified by a number (numerical string), the fax number is called, and the numerical string of the specified subaddress is one of the control signals in the pre-transmission procedure of the G3 facsimile protocol. The network facsimile device 5 is notified of the information contents of the SUB.

When the network facsimile device 5 receives the sub-address signal SUB in the pre-transmission procedure, it does not process the received facsimile message in its own device, but corresponds to the sub-address number notified by the sub-address signal SUB to the hard disk device 25. Attach and store temporarily.

On the other hand, the network facsimile machine 5
Stores the address conversion table as shown in FIG. 3 in the hard disk device 25. The address conversion table shown in the figure is directly input from the operation display unit 24 of the network facsimile device 5 and registered in advance, or is transferred from any of the server device 3 and the client terminals 4a to 4f on the network 1.・ Register.

The address conversion table shown in FIG. 3 is a character string of an electronic mail address which is assigned to each user as distribution destination information on the network 1 and is composed of a character string in which a user name and a domain name are concatenated. It is a table in which a numerical string of subaddresses is associated with each other in a one-to-one correspondence.

The network facsimile apparatus 5 is shown in FIG.
By referring to the address conversion table of, the limited numbers permitted as the information contents of the sub address signal SUB
With the symbol string, it is possible to specify the e-mail address that is the delivery destination of the received facsimile message, which corresponds to the sub-address notified from the facsimile devices 9 and 10 on the transmission side.

Various data such as memory transmission / reception image information stored in the hard disk device 25 as files are managed by file numbers assigned to the respective data, as shown in FIG. The file number is a serial number that circulates in the order in which various data are stored in the hard disk device 25, and is “0001”, “0002”, ..., “9”.
They are added in the order of "999", "0001", "0002". However, the exception is the file of the address conversion table character information, which stores the contents of the address conversion table shown in FIG. 3 as a character code string, and is always managed with a fixed file number "0000".

Therefore, the network facsimile apparatus 5
When the sending side facsimile devices 9 and 10 notify the sub address number string, the file of the number “0000” of the hard disk device 25, that is, the address conversion table character information is read, and the notified sub address number string is read. To find the corresponding email address string.

Then, the facsimile message stored in the hard disk device 25 in association with the numeral string of the sub-address corresponding to the specified electronic mail address is read out and encoded by the binary / text conversion system of MIME standard BASE64. An e-mail containing the obtained data is transmitted with the specified e-mail address on the network 1 as the delivery destination.

The transmitted electronic mail is temporarily stored in the server device 3 as a mail server. The electronic mail containing the facsimile message stored in the server device 3 is displayed on any one of the network terminals 4a to 4f logged on by the user who is assigned the electronic mail address of the delivery destination of the electronic mail. Received by a MIME-compatible mail application running at
Decoded by the text conversion method and returned to the original facsimile message data, and processed by a facsimile application etc. to be decrypted and returned to the original image information and displayed on the display, printed by a printer, The processing desired by the user at the delivery destination is performed, such as being saved as a file.

As described above, since the network facsimile machine 5 is provided with the address conversion table as shown in FIG. 3, the facsimile machines 9 and 10 specify the delivery destination on the network 1 only by the numerical string of the subaddress. Even if not, the facsimile message can be delivered to the desired delivery destination.

However, as a premise, the users on the side of the facsimile devices 9 and 10 need to correctly recognize the numerical string of the sub-address assigned to the user of the delivery destination on the network 1. There is a limit in recognizing the user in association with the delivery destination user.

Therefore, the facsimile apparatus 9 according to the present invention
Is displayed on the operation display unit 24 as shown in FIG.
a, a numeric keypad 24b, a start key 24c, a stop key 24d and the like, as well as the table reception key 2
4e.

Then, the facsimile apparatus 9 performs the address conversion table reception processing procedure shown in FIG.

In FIG. 6, the CP of the facsimile device 9
The U20 monitors whether there is a table reception instruction operation by pressing the table reception key 24e of the operation display unit 24 (No loop of determination 101). Table reception key 2
When 4e is pressed and a table reception instruction operation is performed (Yes in determination 101), a table format selection message is displayed on the display 24a (process 102).

FIG. 7 shows an example of the table format selection message displayed in the process 102. As shown in the figure, the table format selection message includes a character string "*** Address conversion table reception ***" indicating that the address conversion table reception mode has been activated, and "If received as image information. If you want to receive 1 as character information, please enter 2. ”, which is composed of an image of a character string for designating the format of the address conversion table to be received. The image of the table format selection message is stored in the ROM 21 as a character code string, and when displayed on the display 24a, the font is expanded based on the font table 21a.

After the process 202, the user who recognizes the table format selection message displayed in the process 202
It is monitored whether there is a selection input from the numeric keypad 24b in the table format (No loop of judgment 103), and if there is an input (Yes of judgment 103), it is judged whether the input is "1" (judgment). 104).

If it is "1" (Yes in judgment 104)
s), the table format flag F is set to 1 (process 10
5) If it is "2" instead of "1" (decision 104)
No), the table format flag F is reset to 0 (process 106). As a result, the setting of whether to receive the address conversion table as image information (F = 1) or as character information (F = 0) is stored as the value of the table format flag F.

Then, the fax number input message is displayed on the display 24a (process 107). FIG. 8 shows an example of the fax number input message displayed in the process 107. In the fax number input message, as shown in the figure, the character string "*** Address translation table reception ***" indicating that the mode of address translation table reception has been activated and "Enter fax number Please press the start key. "And is composed of an image of a character string for prompting the start of the polling reception process. The image of the table format selection message is stored in the ROM 21 as a character code string, and when displayed on the display 24a, the font is expanded based on the font table 21a. The user who recognizes the message displayed in the process 107 inputs the fax number of the network facsimile machine 5 which is the recipient of the address conversion table by operating the ten-key 24b of the operation display unit 24 or the one-touch dial key. Become.

After the processing 107, the pressing of the start key 24c is monitored (No loop of judgment 108), and when it is pressed (Yes of judgment 108), the fax entered by the user according to the message displayed in the processing 107. Call the number and perform polling reception processing (processing 10).
9).

Here, a concrete sequence of the polling reception processing procedure in the processing 109 will be described with reference to FIG. In the figure, the sending side is the facsimile machine 9, and the receiving side is the network facsimile machine 5.

In the figure, the calling side issues a call to the called side and gives a call by a calling tone (CNG: 1100 Hz) (phase F1), and the called side identifies the called station identification signal (CE).
By answering the call at D: 2100 Hz (Phase F
2) The call is set up.

After the call setup procedure P1, the receiving side has the non-standard function identification signal NSF for notifying all non-standard transmission functions of its own apparatus and the standard transmission functions of its own apparatus. The digital identification signal DIS for notifying is sent to the calling side (phase F3). At this time, the content notified from the called side to the calling side as the information content of the control signal NSF is, as shown in FIG. 10, irrespective of the table format selected in the determination 103, “address conversion table notification function, ECM ( Error Correcting Mo
de) Function and character mode available ".

Subsequently, the calling side notifies the standard transmission functions of its own device and a digital transmission command signal DTC for transferring the transmission right to the called side, and a non-standard of its own device. A non-standard function command signal NSC for notifying all transmission functions is sent to the called side. At this time, as the information content of the control signal NSC, the content notified from the transmitting side to the receiving side is as shown in FIG. 10 when the table format selected in the determination 103 is image information (F = 1). This means “address conversion table image information transmission request”, and in the case of character information (F = 0), it means “address conversion table character information transmission request”.

Subsequently, the receiving side sets the non-standard function setting signal N for setting the non-standard function within the NSF / NSC range.
The digital transmission command signal DCS for setting the standard function within the range of SS and DIS / DTC, and the transmission terminal identification signal TSI for notifying the identification number of its own device are sent to the originating side (phase F5). At this time, the control signal T
As shown in FIG. 10, the content notified from the receiving side to the calling side as the information content of the SI is “the fax number of the receiving side” regardless of the table format selected in the determination 103.

The receiving side internally sets the same function as the transmission function to be set, which is notified to the calling side by NSS and DCS, while the calling side sets the transmission function notified by the NSS and DCS from the called side. The power transmission function is internally set, and the fax number of the called side notified by the TSI from the called side is stored in the RAM 22.

Among the transmission functions to be set, which are set by the called side notifying to the calling side, the non-standard functions have the character information (F = 0) in the table format selected in the process 103. In this case, in particular, “with ECM function, with character mode” is set. The ECM function is set because, unlike the image information, there should be no transmission error when transmitting the address conversion table using the character information.

Next, the called side sends a training check signal TCF to the called side to check the modem transmission speed (phase F6), and the called side receives the signal indicating that the modem adjustment is completed. The preparation confirmation signal CFR is sent to the receiving side (phase F7) to determine the modem speed in message transmission.

When the pre-transmission procedure P2 is completed in this way, the called side sends a facsimile message following the retraining signal for preparing the called side to receive the facsimile message, and the called side receives it (phase F8). When there are a plurality of pages of facsimile messages, the called side sends a multi-page signal MPS (or message end signal EOM) to the called side (phase F9), and the called side responds with a message confirmation signal MCF (phase F10). ), A facsimile message following the retraining signal is transmitted from the called side to the called side (phase F11).

As will be described later, in the contents of the facsimile message transmitted from the called side to the called side in the message transmission procedure P3, the table format selected in the judgment 103 in the processing procedure shown in FIG. If F = 1), it is the address conversion table image information, and if it is character information (F = 0),
This is address conversion table character information.

When the message transmission procedure P3 is completed in this way, the procedure end signal E is sent from the called side to the called side.
When OP is sent (phase F12), the message confirmation signal MCF is sent from the caller to the callee (phase F13), the post-transmission procedure P4 is performed, and finally, the disconnection command signal is sent from the callee to the caller. DCN is sent (phase F14), the call release procedure P5 is performed, and the polling reception process 109 (polling transmission process for the called network facsimile machine 5) in the calling facsimile machine 9 shown in FIG. 6 is completed. .

In FIG. 6, the originating facsimile machine 9 receives the address translation table information received in the polling reception process of process 109 as the transmission terminal identification signal TSI of phase F5 in the sequence of FIG. The data is stored in the hard disk device 25 in association with the fax number of the facsimile device 5 (process 110).

In this way, the facsimile machine 9 on the sending side
Performs the address conversion table reception processing procedure shown in FIG. 6 for a plurality of network facsimile devices 5, so that the hard disk device 25 of the facsimile device 9 has the fax number / address conversion table correspondence list shown in FIG. An address conversion table file for the fax number of each network facsimile machine 5 is stored in the. The table format of the address conversion table for each fax number is image information (F =
1) or character information (F = 0), the distinction is made by including the value of the table format flag F in the file and storing it.

Next, the incoming call processing procedure including the address conversion table transmission processing procedure in the network facsimile apparatus 5 will be described with reference to FIG.

In the figure, the CPU 20 of the network facsimile machine 5 monitors the incoming call (N in decision 201).
o loop), when there is an incoming call (Yes at decision 201), G3
A call setup procedure / pre-transmission procedure based on the facsimile protocol is performed (process 202).

Then, if the incoming call side device is the facsimile device 9 according to the present invention, it is judged in the pre-transmission procedure by the non-standard function command signal NSC whether or not there is an address conversion table transmission request (decision 203). In the case of (No in determination 203), the conventional processing is performed (processing 20
4). That is, when the sub address is not designated by the sub address signal SUB in the pre-transmission procedure, the received facsimile message is sent to the plotter unit 28.
When the sub-address is designated by the sub-address signal SUB in the pre-transmission procedure, the received facsimile message is designated. It is delivered to the network 1 as an email addressed to the email address corresponding to the sub-address.

On the other hand, in the pre-transmission procedure, the transmitting side device is the facsimile device 5 according to the present invention which has notified by the non-standard function identification signal NSF that there is an address translation table notification function. If there is an address translation table transmission request by the NSC (Yes at decision 203), the table format of the address translation table requested for transmission is determined (decision 205).

When the table format requested to be transmitted is image information, the file of the address conversion table character information of the file number "0000" is read from the hard disk device 25 and the font is expanded by referring to the font table 21a. , The address conversion table image information is created by encoding with an encoding method such as the MR encoding method set with the transmitting side device in the pre-transmission procedure (Processing 2
06), and transmits the created address conversion table image information to the transmission side device by the message transmission procedure (Process 2).
07).

When the table format requested to be transmitted is character information, the file of the address conversion table character information of the file number "0000" is read from the hard disk device 25, and the read address conversion table character information is transmitted as a message. It is transmitted to the originating device according to the procedure (process 207). In that case, the transmission of the address conversion table character information is
As described above, this is performed by the character mode transmission procedure based on the ECM function.

After step 207 or step 208, a post-transmission procedure / call release procedure is performed (step 209), and the address conversion table transmission process in the incoming call procedure is terminated.

In the processing procedure shown in FIG. 12, the address conversion table image information is created by font-decoding and encoding the address conversion table character information when it becomes necessary to transmit it. The conversion table image information may be created and stored in the hard disk device 25 with a specific file number, in which case the processing load at the time of incoming call processing can be reduced. However, in that case, the storage capacity of the hard disk device 25 is additionally consumed as compared with storing the address conversion table only as the character information.

In this way, the facsimile machine 9 on the calling side
1 performs the address conversion table reception processing procedure shown in FIG.
By performing the incoming call processing procedure including the address conversion table transmission processing procedure shown in FIG.
In the above, even if the file number of the address conversion table stored in the network facsimile apparatus 5 is not specifically designated, the table conversion key 24e is pressed to start the address conversion table information reception process, Information can be transmitted, and the network facsimile machine 5 on the receiving side can use the address as a file with a identifiable specific number “0000” even if the file number of the address conversion table information is not specifically specified. By storing the conversion table information, the address conversion table information can be transmitted to the facsimile device 9 on the transmission side. Therefore, from the network facsimile machine 5 to the facsimile machine 9
The address translation table information can be transmitted to the device with certainty and easy operation. Further, the called-side network facsimile machine 5 sends the address-side address conversion table information in the table format of either image information or character information according to the table format designated by the called-side facsimile machine 9 to the called-side facsimile machine 5 Therefore, the facsimile machine 9 on the transmission side can receive the address conversion table in the specified data format.

Further, in the address conversion table reception processing procedure in the facsimile apparatus 9 shown in FIG.
By storing the address conversion table information received in the polling reception process of the process 109 in association with the fax number in the process 110, the address conversion table information once received can be referred to any time later. Each time it becomes necessary to refer to information, the address conversion table reception process of FIG. 6 is performed to receive and refer to the address conversion table from the network facsimile device 5 and not store it in the hard disk device 25. It is also possible. However,
In that case, although there is an advantage that the storage capacity of the hard disk device 25 can be saved, the communication cost is increased because it is necessary to repeatedly receive the address conversion table information.

Next, an example of use of the address conversion table information stored in the hard disk device 25 by the facsimile apparatus 9 in the processing 110 in the address conversion table reception processing procedure of FIG. 6 will be described with reference to FIG.

In the figure, the CPU 20 monitors that the document is set on the scanner unit 29 (N in judgment 301).
(O loop), when the document is set (Yes in judgment 301)
s) From the operation display unit 24, it is monitored whether the fax number is input by operating the ten keys 24b or the one-touch dial key (No loop of determination 302), and when the fax number is input (determination 302). Yes) Further, it is monitored whether the sub address is input from the operation display unit 24 or whether the start key 24c is pressed (No in decision 303, No loop in decision 304), and the sub address is not entered. When the start key is pressed (Yes in determination 304), the process proceeds to the facsimile transmission process (process 311).

If the sub-address is input before the start key is pressed (Yes in judgment 303), it is stored in the hard disk device 25 as shown in the fax number / address conversion table correspondence list shown in FIG. It is judged whether or not there is one corresponding to the fax number input in judgment 302 in the address conversion table (judgment 305), and if there is no corresponding table (judgment 305, No), the start key press is monitored. (Decision 3
10) When the start key is pressed (determination 310 Ye
s), a facsimile transmission process (process 311) is performed.

If there is a corresponding address conversion table (Yes at decision 305), the table format is determined (decision 306). If the table format is image information (F = 1) (Yes at decision 306). ), The encoded address conversion table image information is encoded / decoded by the encoding / decoding unit 30.
And the original address conversion table image information is restored (step 307).

The table format is character information (F = 0)
If it is (No in the judgment 306), the address conversion table character information is created by expanding the font while referring to the font table 21a (process 308).

Then, the address conversion table image information in the format as shown in FIG. 3 obtained by the process 307 or the process 308 is displayed on the display 24a of the operation display unit 24 (process 309). This allows the user of the facsimile device 9 to confirm the correspondence between the sub-address designated by the user and the e-mail address. Here, if the user notices a sub-address designation error, the operation can be interrupted by pressing the stop key 24d without pressing the start key 24c, and a facsimile transmission process in which the sub-address is specified incorrectly is performed. It is possible to prevent erroneous delivery. The address conversion table image information displayed in the process 309 is not all the address conversion table image information corresponding to the fax number input in the judgment 302, but a part of the sub-address input in the judgment 303, that is, the judgment. It may be only the numerical string of the sub-address input in 303 and the character string of the corresponding e-mail address.

After displaying the address conversion table image information in the process 309, the pressing of the start key 24c is monitored (No loop of decision 310), but if there is no mistake in the designation of the subaddress, the decision 310 becomes Yes and the facsimile is performed. A transmission process (process 311) is performed.

The facsimile transmission processing in the processing 311 is the same processing as the conventional one, and the image information obtained by calling the fax number input in the judgment 302 and reading the document set in the judgment 301 by the scanner unit 29. Is encoded by the encoding / decoding unit 30 and transmitted as a facsimile message according to the G3 facsimile protocol.
When the sub address is input in 03, the input sub address is used as the sub address signal SU of the pre-transmission procedure.
This is a process of transmitting the information content of B.

In the transmission processing procedure shown in FIG.
Although the address conversion table stored as character information in the hard disk device 25 is expanded into fonts and converted into image information when it is necessary to display,
When the data is stored in the hard disk device 25 in the processing 110 of the address conversion table reception processing procedure shown in FIG. 6, the font may be expanded and converted into image information and then stored.

Further, in the facsimile apparatus 9, FIG.
11 in the address conversion table reception processing procedure of
As another example of use of the address conversion table information stored in the hard disk device 25 at 0, the address conversion table information to be recorded and output by the plotter unit 28 or to be displayed on the display 24a is transmitted by the corresponding fax number. , Or the address conversion table information corresponding to the specified fax number is recorded on the recording paper by the plotter unit 28 or the display 2
4a, and in that case, the user can confirm the address conversion table information of the specific network facsimile apparatus 5 that the user desires to confirm.

In the present embodiment described above, a case where a facsimile message on the network 1 is used as a delivery form, an e-mail address is used as delivery destination information, and an e-mail containing the facsimile message is used for delivery is used. Although described as an example, the present invention is not limited thereto, and for example, in order to identify each network terminal in the network 1, the address assigned to each network terminal is used as distribution destination information, and other than e-mail. The same applies to the case of delivering a facsimile message in the data format.
Also, the connection form of the network 1 is not limited to the connection form shown in the present embodiment, and the present invention can be similarly applied as long as it is a configuration capable of transmitting and receiving data between network terminals.

Further, the public network 8 to which the facsimile apparatus 9 according to the present invention and the network facsimile apparatus 5 are connected is not limited to the telephone network but may be another network such as ISDN. The transmission control procedure for transmitting and receiving a facsimile message via the public network 8 is not limited to the G3 facsimile protocol, and other transmission control procedures can be used when transmitting sub-address information in the transmission control procedure. The present invention can be effectively applied as long as the distribution destination information such as an arbitrary e-mail address cannot be expressed only by the permitted character set.

The table format of the address conversion table information polled and transmitted from the network facsimile apparatus 5 to the facsimile apparatus 9 according to the present invention is not limited to image information and character information, but internal representation code information in the network facsimile apparatus 5 is used. And so on.

[0101]

According to the invention of claim 1, when the transmission request detecting means receives an incoming call from the calling side device such as the facsimile machine according to claim 5 via the public network, the sending side When detecting the reception of the control signal of the address translation table polling transmission request according to the predetermined transmission control procedure from the device, the table information transmitting means transmits the address translation table information as a facsimile message to the originating device, The sender device can receive the address conversion table information even if the file number of the address conversion table information or the like is not specifically specified, and is used as the network facsimile device according to the present invention as the receiver device. Can be identified even if the file number of the address conversion table information is not specified. By storing the address conversion table information as a file, etc. Do specific number or a specific name, it can be transmitted to the originating device of the address conversion table information. Therefore, it is possible to reliably transmit the address conversion table information provided in the network facsimile apparatus according to the present invention to the calling side facsimile apparatus.

According to the second aspect of the invention, the address conversion table information transmitted by the table information transmitting means as a facsimile message to the transmitting side device is:
Since it is image information, when the received address conversion table information is visually output in the transmission side apparatus such as the facsimile apparatus according to claim 6, it is possible to use it as it is without performing additional processing such as font expansion. In addition, by transmitting the address conversion table information as image information that is generally transmitted and received as a facsimile message, the address conversion is performed in the same process as in the case of polling transmission of a conventional normal original image information as a facsimile message. There is also an advantage that you can send the table.

According to the invention of claim 3, the address conversion table information transmitted by the table information transmitting means as a facsimile message to the transmitting side device is:
Since it is character information, the address conversion table information received by the transmission side device such as the facsimile apparatus according to claim 7 has the same format as the address conversion table information when the transmission side device is manually input. Become. Therefore, in the transmission side device, the address conversion table of the received character information is expanded into fonts and converted into image information for visual output, or a character string of a delivery destination on the network is input, as necessary. , A general purpose for the purpose of facilitating the operation of designating a delivery destination by selecting a subaddress corresponding to the input delivery destination character string in the address conversion table of the character information. The effect that can be used for is obtained.

According to the invention of claim 4, when the transmission request detecting means receives an incoming call from the originating device such as the facsimile machine of claim 8 via the public network,
When the reception of the control signal of the address conversion table polling transmission request accompanied by the designation of the table format of either the image information or the character information according to the predetermined transmission control procedure from the transmission side device, the table information transmission means In order to transmit the address conversion table information in a table format designated as either image information or character information by the control signal received by the transmission request detection means to the transmission side device as a facsimile message, the transmission side device Can receive the transmission of the address conversion table information without specifically designating the file number of the address conversion table information, etc., and the network facsimile apparatus according to the present invention as the receiving side apparatus can obtain the address conversion table information. Specify the file number of the information, etc. Even without, by storing the address conversion table information as a file such as a specific number or a specific name distinguishable, it is possible to perform transmission to the originating device of the address conversion table information. Further, the network facsimile apparatus according to the present invention as a receiving side apparatus can transmit the address conversion table information in a table format of either image information or character information as requested by the transmitting side apparatus, Even if the transmitting side device requests the transmission of the address conversion table information in any data format of the image information or the character information, the effect can be obtained.

According to the invention of claim 5, when the table reception start operation detecting means detects an input operation for instructing the reception start of the address translation table information, the transmission requesting means causes the transmission request means to specify the specified address. A control signal of an address conversion table polling transmission request is transmitted to the receiving side device that has called and responded to the fax number of the conversion table information receiving destination by the predetermined transmission control procedure,
Since the table information receiving means receives the address translation table information transmitted as a facsimile message from the receiving side device in response to the control signal of the polling transmission request transmitted by the transmission requesting means, the book as the transmitting side device is received. In the facsimile apparatus according to the present invention, even if the file number of the address conversion table information is not specifically specified, the address conversion table information is received only by performing an input operation for instructing to start receiving the address conversion table information. As the receiving side device such as the network facsimile device according to claim 1, even if the file number of the address conversion table information is not specifically specified, a file or the like having an identifiable specific number or a specific name By storing the address conversion table information as The scan conversion table information, can be transmitted to the facsimile apparatus according to the present invention as originating device. Therefore, it is possible to reliably and easily perform the operation of transmitting the address conversion table information included in the receiving side device to the facsimile device according to the present invention.

According to the invention of claim 6, since the address conversion table information received and stored by the table information receiving means is image information, the facsimile device according to the present invention as a transmitting side device receives the received information. When the address conversion table information is visually output, it can be used as it is without additional processing such as font expansion, and the address conversion table information is received as image information generally transmitted and received as a facsimile message. As a result, there is an advantage that the address conversion table can be received by the same processing as in the case where the conventional normal document image information is polled and received as a facsimile message.

According to the invention of claim 7, the address conversion table information received by the table information receiving means is character information. Therefore, the address conversion table information received by the facsimile apparatus according to the present invention as a transmission side device. The table information has the same format as the address conversion table information when it is manually input in the facsimile apparatus according to the present invention. Therefore, if necessary, the address conversion table of the received character information is expanded into fonts and converted into image information for visible output, or a character string of a distribution destination on the network is input, and the input distribution is performed. By selecting the sub-address corresponding to the character string of the destination in the address conversion table of the character information, it is possible to obtain the effect of being able to be used universally for the purpose of easily and surely performing the designation operation of the delivery destination. To be

According to the invention of claim 8, the table reception start operation detecting means detects an input operation for instructing the start of reception of the address translation table information, and
When the designated table format recognizing means recognizes either the table format of the image information or the character information that is input and designated, the transmission request means issues the fax number to the recipient of the designated address conversion table information. An address translation table polling transmission request control signal accompanied by table format designation information recognized by the designation table format recognizing means is transmitted to the called side device which responded by calling by the predetermined transmission control procedure, and The table information receiving means responds to the control signal of the polling transmission request transmitted by the transmission requesting means, and outputs the address conversion table information transmitted as a facsimile message from the receiving side device in the table format designated by the control signal. Facsimile device according to the present invention as a sender device for receiving In this case, even if the file number of the address conversion table information or the like is not specifically specified, the address conversion table information can be received only by performing an input operation for instructing to start receiving the address conversion table information. As the receiving side device such as the network facsimile device according to claim 4, even if the file number of the address conversion table information is not specifically specified, the address conversion is performed as a file having a identifiable specific number or a specific name. By storing the table information, it is possible to transmit the address conversion table information to the facsimile apparatus according to the present invention as the transmission side apparatus. Furthermore, the facsimile apparatus according to the present invention as a transmission side apparatus requests the reception side apparatus to transmit the address conversion table information in a table format of either image information or character information, It is possible to obtain the effect that the address conversion table information can be received from the receiving side device in the required data format.

According to the ninth aspect of the present invention, the table information storing means for storing the address conversion table information received by the table information receiving means in association with the fax number of the receiving side device is further provided. When it is necessary to refer to the address conversion table information for a specific destination device without having to communicate with the destination device each time to obtain the address conversion table information of the destination device, the table information storage means is read. By doing so, the effect of being able to refer to it at any time without extra communication costs is obtained.

According to the tenth aspect of the present invention, at the time of transmitting a facsimile message, when the subaddress is designated together with the fax number of the transmission destination, the table information storage means corresponds to the designated fax number. Since the apparatus further comprises table information display means for displaying all of the stored address conversion table information or a part of the designated sub-address, the user can confirm the delivery destination information corresponding to the sub-address designated by the user, The effect of preventing erroneous input of the subaddress can be obtained.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a configuration of a network facsimile apparatus and a communication system including a facsimile apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a block configuration of a network facsimile apparatus and a facsimile apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of contents of an address conversion table.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of correspondence between file numbers and file contents in the network facsimile apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a part of a configuration of an operation display unit of the facsimile apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing an address conversion table reception processing procedure in the facsimile apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention.

7 is a diagram showing an example of a table format selection message displayed in the procedure shown in FIG.

8 is a diagram showing an example of a fax number input message displayed in the procedure shown in FIG.

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a specific sequence of a polling transmission / reception processing procedure performed between a network facsimile apparatus and a facsimile apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a correspondence between a table format of an address conversion table transmitted / received by polling and a notification content in a pre-transmission procedure.

FIG. 11 is a diagram showing a fax number / address conversion table correspondence list in the facsimile apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing an incoming call processing procedure including an address conversion table transmission processing procedure in the network facsimile apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 13 is a flowchart showing a transmission processing procedure in the facsimile apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 Network 2 LAN 3 Server Device 4a, 4b, 4c, 4d, 4e, 4f Client Terminal 5 Network Facsimile Device 6 LAN 7 Router 8 Public Network 9, 10 Facsimile Device 20 CPU 21 ROM 21a Font Table 22 RAM 23 Timer Control Unit 24 Operation display unit 24a Display unit 24b Numeric keypad 24c Start key 24d Stop key 24e Table reception key 25 Hard disk device 26 SRAM 27 LAN communication control unit 28 Plotter unit 29 Scanner unit 30 Encoding / decoding unit 31 Network control unit 32 Communication control unit 33 system bus

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Claims (10)

(57) [Claims] 1. A facsimile message is transmitted and received by being connected to a network capable of transmitting and receiving data between network terminals as one of the network terminals and being connected to a public network, by exchanging control signals based on a predetermined transmission control procedure. Is performed with the partner device via the public network, while address conversion table information in which sub-address information and delivery destination information on the network are associated with each other is stored in advance, and the predetermined message is received when a facsimile message is received. When a control signal including sub-address information is received by the transmission control procedure, the received sub-address information is collated with the address conversion table, and the received facsimile message is sent to the corresponding delivery destination on the network by the network. Network to send via In the facsimile device, when a call is received from the calling side device via the public network,
Transmission request detection means for detecting reception of a control signal of the address translation table polling transmission request from the transmission side device according to the predetermined transmission control procedure, and the transmission request detection means for controlling the polling transmission request from the transmission side device. A network facsimile apparatus, comprising: table information transmitting means for transmitting the address conversion table information as a facsimile message to the transmitting side apparatus upon detection of signal reception. 2. The network facsimile apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the address conversion table information transmitted by the table information transmitting unit as a facsimile message to the transmitting side apparatus is image information. 3. The network facsimile apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the address conversion table information transmitted by the table information transmitting means as a facsimile message to the transmitting side apparatus is character information. 4. A facsimile message is transmitted / received by being connected to a network capable of transmitting / receiving data between network terminals as one of the network terminals and connected to a public network, by exchanging control signals based on a predetermined transmission control procedure. Is performed with the partner device via the public network, while address conversion table information in which sub-address information and delivery destination information on the network are associated with each other is stored in advance, and the predetermined message is received when a facsimile message is received. When a control signal including sub-address information is received by the transmission control procedure, the received sub-address information is collated with the address conversion table, and the received facsimile message is sent to the corresponding delivery destination on the network by the network. Network to send via In the facsimile device, when a call is received from the calling side device via the public network,
Transmission request detection means for detecting reception of a control signal of an address conversion table polling transmission request accompanied by designation of a table format of either image information or character information from the transmission side device according to the predetermined transmission control procedure, and When the transmission request detecting means detects the reception of the control signal of the polling transmission request from the transmitting side device, the address conversion table information in the table format designated as either image information or character information by the control signal is transmitted as a facsimile message. And a table information transmitting means for transmitting the table information to the transmitting side device as a network facsimile device. 5. A facsimile message connected to a public network and transmitted / received by a control signal based on a predetermined transmission control procedure to / from a partner device via the public network, while transmitting a facsimile message. When a sub-address is specified together with the fax number of the transmission destination, a facsimile message is sent to the called side device that calls and responds to the specified destination fax number, and control that includes the specified sub-address as information content. In a facsimile device that transmits a signal to the receiving side device according to the predetermined transmission control procedure, table reception start operation detection means for detecting an input operation for instructing start of reception of address conversion table information, and table reception start operation detection means Input to indicate the start of receiving the address translation table information. When an operation is detected, a control signal of an address translation table polling transmission request is sent to the receiving side device that has called and responded to the fax number of the recipient of the specified address translation table information, and the predetermined transmission control procedure is performed. And a table information receiving means for receiving the address conversion table information transmitted as a facsimile message from the receiving side device in response to the control signal of the polling transmission request transmitted by the transmission requesting means. A facsimile machine characterized by being provided. 6. The facsimile apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the address conversion table information received by the table information receiving means is image information. 7. The facsimile apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the address conversion table information received by the table information receiving means is character information. 8. A facsimile message connected to a public network and transmitted / received by a control signal based on a predetermined transmission control procedure to / from a partner device via the public network, while transmitting a facsimile message, When a sub-address is specified together with the fax number of the transmission destination, a facsimile message is sent to the called side device that calls and responds to the specified destination fax number, and control that includes the specified sub-address as information content. In a facsimile device that transmits a signal to the receiving side device according to the predetermined transmission control procedure, table reception start operation detection means for detecting an input operation for instructing the start of reception of address conversion table information, and image information to be input or specified. A specified table that recognizes one of the character information table formats. And Bull format recognition means, when the table receiving the start operation detection means detects an input operation for instructing start of reception of the address conversion table information,
Address translation table polling transmission request accompanied by the table format designation information recognized by the designation table format recognition means to the receiving side device which calls and responds to the designated fax number of the address translation table information. From the receiving side device in a table format designated by the control signal in response to the control signal of the polling transmission request transmitted by the transmission requesting means and the transmission requesting means for transmitting the control signal according to the predetermined transmission control procedure. A facsimile apparatus, comprising: table information receiving means for receiving address conversion table information transmitted as a facsimile message. 9. The table information storing means for storing the address conversion table information received by the table information receiving means in association with the fax number of the receiving side device. 7. A facsimile machine according to either 7 or 8. 10. When transmitting a facsimile message, when a subaddress is designated together with a fax number of a transmission destination, all of the address conversion table information stored in the table information storage means corresponding to the designated fax number. 10. The facsimile apparatus according to claim 9, further comprising table information display means for displaying a part of the designated sub-address.