JP3730591B2 - Communication terminal device - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a facsimile communication function for exchanging image information with a partner terminal using a facsimile transmission procedure via a public network, and an electronic mail communication for connecting various types of information using an electronic mail. The present invention relates to a network facsimile apparatus having a function.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Conventionally, a facsimile communication function for exchanging image information with a partner terminal using a facsimile transmission procedure via a public network, and an e-mail communication function for connecting to a network and exchanging various information using e-mail. A network facsimile apparatus equipped with the above has been put into practical use.
[0003]
Some of such network facsimile apparatuses have a function capable of receiving a transmission result of image information transmission using electronic mail. Using such a function is convenient because the user does not have to go to the place where the network facsimile apparatus is installed to check the transmission result.
[0004]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
As described above, as a conventional technique for receiving a transmission result of image information transmission using e-mail, a user code is input at the time of scanner transmission, for example, as disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 11-317763, A notification e-mail address is input at the time of scanner transmission, such as notification of transmission result information to an e-mail address associated with a user code or JP-A-2001-203847. What has been proposed is proposed. The latter prior art also describes the case where a delivery confirmation is requested, the correspondence of the transmission result mail to each language, and the attachment of a transmission document to one page / all pages.
[0005]
However, the contents described in these prior arts are generally comprehensive. For example, according to the transmission result or the like, what kind of information is specifically transmitted using which field of the e-mail is referred to. It is not known.
[0006]
The present invention has been made in view of such a situation, and an object of the present invention is to provide a communication terminal device that can be specifically applied when a transmission result is notified using electronic mail.
[0007]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
The present invention provides a communication terminal apparatus having a creation means for creating a list composed of a plurality of transmission result information indicating whether a transmission of information is a normal end or an error end, and the plurality of transmission results have an error end. A determination means for determining whether or not the determination means determines that there is no error end, an e-mail including the list is created, and in the Subject field of the e-mail Is provided with arrangement means for arranging information indicating the above.
[0008]
In addition, in the communication terminal apparatus having a creation means for creating a list including a plurality of transmission result information indicating whether the transmission of information is a normal end or an error end, whether there is an error end in the plurality of transmission results If the determination means determines that there is no error end, an e-mail including the list is created, and the Subject field of the e-mail indicates that the end is normal. If the determination unit determines that there is at least one error end while the information is arranged, an e-mail including the list is created and information indicating that the error has ended is displayed in the Subject field of the e-mail. It is provided with the arrangement | positioning means to arrange | position.
[0015]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.
[0016]
FIG. 1 shows a network system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
[0017]
In the figure, a plurality of workstation devices WS1 to WSn, a mail server device SM, and a network facsimile device FX are connected to the local area network LAN and connected to the Internet via a router device RT. . Therefore, the workstation apparatuses WS1 to WSn, the mail server apparatus SM, and the network facsimile apparatus FX can exchange data with other appropriate terminal apparatuses via the Internet.
[0018]
Here, the mail server device SM is a known e-mail collection and distribution service for users using the workstation devices WS1 to WSn connected to the local area network LAN and the network network facsimile device FX. Is to provide.
[0019]
The local area network LAN is connected to the Internet via the router device RT, whereby the workstation devices WS1 to WSn, the mail server device SM, and the network facsimile device FX are connected to other local area networks or the like. Various data can be exchanged with a host device or the like connected to the.
[0020]
In the workstation devices WS1 to WSn, various programs such as facsimile application software for creating and displaying facsimile image information and various software for exchanging various data via the local area network LAN. Has been introduced and is used by specific users. Here, the specific user may be one or a plurality of users.
[0021]
The network facsimile apparatus FX is connected to an electronic mail processing function for exchanging image information and various reports as electronic mail and an analog public line network PSTN. A transmission function for transmitting image information according to a transmission procedure is provided.
[0022]
FIG. 2 shows a configuration example of the network facsimile apparatus FX.
[0023]
In the figure, a system control unit 1 performs various control processes such as a control process of each part of the network facsimile apparatus FX and a facsimile transmission control procedure process. The system memory 2 is executed by the system control unit 1. The control processing program and various data necessary for executing the processing program are stored, and the work area of the system control unit 1 is configured. The parameter memory 3 is unique to the network facsimile apparatus FX. The clock circuit 4 outputs current time information.
[0024]
The scanner 5 is for reading a document image at a predetermined resolution, the plotter 6 is for recording and outputting an image at a predetermined resolution, and the operation display unit 7 operates the network facsimile apparatus FX. It consists of various operation keys and various displays.
[0025]
The encoding / decoding unit 8 encodes and compresses the image signal, and also decodes the encoded and compressed image information into the original image signal. The image storage device 9 performs encoding and compression. This is for storing a large number of image information in the selected state.
[0026]
The group 3 facsimile modem 10 is for realizing the modem function of the group 3 facsimile, and is a low-speed modem function (V.21 modem) for exchanging transmission procedure signals, and mainly for exchanging image information. A high-speed modem function (V.17 modem, V.34 modem, V.29 modem, V.27ter modem, etc.) is provided.
[0027]
The network control apparatus 11 is for connecting the network facsimile apparatus FX to the analog public line network PSTN, and has an automatic outgoing / incoming function.
[0028]
The local area network interface circuit 12 is for connecting the network facsimile apparatus FX to the local area network LAN, and the local area network transmission control unit 13 is connected to other data terminal apparatuses via the local area network LAN. It is for executing communication control processing of various predetermined protocol suites for exchanging various data between them.
[0029]
The system control unit 1, system memory 2, parameter memory 3, clock circuit 4, scanner 5, plotter 6, operation display unit 7, encoding / decoding unit 8, image storage device 9, group 3 facsimile modem 10, network The control device 11 and the local area network transmission control unit 13 are connected to an internal bus 14, and data exchange between these elements is mainly performed via the internal bus 14.
[0030]
Data exchange between the network control device 11 and the group 3 facsimile modem 10 is performed directly.
[0031]
Here, in the present embodiment, basically, data exchange between terminals connected to the local area network LAN is a transmission protocol up to a transport layer called TCP / IP, and more. This is performed by applying a combination with a higher layer communication protocol (so-called protocol suite). For example, in the exchange of e-mail data, a communication protocol called SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol) is applied as an upper layer communication protocol.
[0032]
Further, as a protocol applied to each mail terminal device SM for confirmation of receiving or obtaining an e-mail addressed to the user, a so-called POP (Post Office Protocol) can be applied.
[0033]
Further, communication protocols such as TCP / IP, SMTP, POP, and data format and data structure of e-mail are defined by RFC documents issued from IETF. For example, RFC is defined as RFC 793, IP as RFC 793, SMTP as RFC 821, and e-mail format as defined in RFC 822, RFC 1521 and RFC 1522 (MIME (Multipurpose Mail Extension) format).
[0034]
Then, the network facsimile apparatus FX sends the read document image to another group 3 facsimile apparatus via the public network PSTN or the users of the workstation apparatuses WS1 to WSn via the local area network LAN (or the Internet). Image information received from another group 3 facsimile apparatus via the analog public line network PSTN and sent to the user corresponding to the subaddress designated at that time by e-mail Transfer service function for transferring image information received from the workstation WS of the local area network LAN (by e-mail) to the group 3 facsimile apparatus of the designated analog public line network PSTN It is equipped with a.
[0035]
In addition, for the e-mail received to the terminal itself, the image information arranged in the text information is taken out and recorded and output.
[0036]
Here, the facsimile image information is binary data, and the e-mail cannot include binary data directly. Therefore, a predetermined conversion method (for example, Base64 encoding method) is applied to read the readable information (7-bit information). The character code is included in the email. Such a format of e-mail text information is called MIME format.
[0037]
An example of an e-mail used when transmitting facsimile image information in this way is shown in FIG.
[0038]
This e-mail is an e-mail in a multi-part MIME format having a plurality of body parts. The e-mail transmission date (“Date” field), the destination e-mail address (“To” field), and the source e-mail address (“From” "Field)", a text header part for carrying text data, and a binary part part for carrying facsimile image information. In the binary part part, facsimile image information is MIME. MIME encoded data obtained by the conversion is arranged.
[0039]
The facsimile image information carried by e-mail is obtained by compressing the original image data by MH encoding and converting it into the TIFF-F format. Therefore, as MIME encoded data, this TIFF-F data is used. Are converted to MIME.
[0040]
Here, in the TIFF-F format, image data of a plurality of pages can be collected as one file, so that data of one transmission image information file consisting of a plurality of pages can be arranged in one binary part portion. .
[0041]
When the facsimile image information is hung using the electronic mail in this way, the facsimile image information is handled as a file attached to the electronic mail (so-called “attached file”).
[0042]
Now, in this embodiment, the network facsimile apparatus FX has a one-touch dial that can specify a destination by one key operation in addition to a direct input of a numeric keypad (not shown) of the operation display unit 7 as a destination input function. It has a function, an abbreviated dial function that can specify a destination with few key operations, and a group dial function that can specify a plurality of destinations with a single key operation.
[0043]
The one-touch dial function is performed with reference to the one-touch dial registration information as shown in FIG. This one-touch dial registration information is formed for each one-touch dial key. One-touch dial number indicating the number of the one-touch dial key, whether the registered destination is an e-mail or a facsimile number. Destination type that indicates the type, destination address that stores the mail address if the destination type is e-mail, or phone number if the destination type is a facsimile number, destination name that indicates the name of the destination, and additional Consists of information.
[0044]
The additional information includes, for example, transmission capability information such as a reception capability that is referred to when a so-called shortened protocol operation is realized and a modem speed that is finally connected, function information, and the like.
[0045]
The speed dial function is performed with reference to speed dial registration information as shown in FIG. This abbreviated dial registration information is formed for each abbreviated dial. The abbreviated dial number indicating the abbreviated dial number and the type of whether the registered destination is an e-mail or a facsimile number. Representation destination type, mail address when the destination type is electronic mail, destination information where the telephone number is stored when the destination type is a facsimile number, destination name indicating the name of the destination, and additional information ( The same as described above.
[0046]
The group dial function is performed with reference to group dial registration information as shown in FIG. This group dial registration information is formed for each group dial. A group dial number indicating the number of the group dial, a destination name indicating the name of the group, and one registered in the group. The destination information table is composed of the above destination information.
[0047]
Further, the destination information table includes at least one registered destination information representing the registered destination, as shown in FIG. In addition, as shown in FIG. 5E, each registered destination information includes a destination type indicating whether the registered destination is an e-mail or a facsimile number, and when the destination type is an e-mail. When the mail address is a facsimile number, the address information is stored as destination information for storing a telephone number and additional information (the same as described above).
[0048]
With the above configuration, when the user transmits image information to another group 3 facsimile apparatus using this network facsimile apparatus FX, it can be requested to notify the transmission result using electronic mail.
[0049]
In that case, the user sets the transmission document on the scanner 5, appropriately operates the operation display unit 7, inputs one or more destinations, and then inputs an e-mail address when receiving a transmission result by e-mail. To do. Then, the user presses down a start key (not shown) of the operation display unit 7 to instruct transmission start.
[0050]
As a result, the network facsimile apparatus FX reads the transmission original set in the scanner 5 page by page, encodes and compresses the image data for one page obtained thereby by the encoding / decoding unit 8, and obtains the obtained data. The image information is stored in the image storage device 9. This reading operation is performed for all transmission originals to create a transmission image information file.
[0051]
Next, one input destination is selected. At this time, when a facsimile number is directly input by operating the numeric keypad, a call is made to the facsimile number.
[0052]
When a destination is input by a one-touch dial operation, the destination information is acquired with reference to the one-touch dial registration information corresponding to the operated one-touch dial number, and a call is made to the facsimile number of the destination information.
[0053]
When a destination is input by a speed dial operation, the destination information is acquired by referring to the speed dial registration information corresponding to the operated speed dial number, and a call is made to the facsimile number of the destination information.
[0054]
Further, when a destination is input by a group dial operation, one or more pieces of destination information are acquired from the destination information table corresponding to the operated group dial number, and 1 of the acquired one or more pieces of destination information is acquired. One is selected and a call is made to the facsimile number of the destination information.
[0055]
As described above, when a call is made to one destination, a predetermined image information transmission operation is performed, and image information of one or more pages of the image information file stored in the image storage device 9 at that time is transmitted. When the image information transmission at that time ends, a transmission result is created and stored for the destination.
[0056]
Then, such a transmission operation is executed for all destinations, and the designated image information transmission operation is terminated.
[0057]
Next, with respect to the completed image information transmission operation, the transmission result is checked, and it is checked whether or not all the destinations are normally completed.
[0058]
When the image information transmission operation is normally completed at all destinations, the image information transmission operation commanded at that time is normally completed. Therefore, in this case, an electronic mail (hereinafter referred to as “transmission result notification mail”) notifying that the transmission result is normal termination as shown in FIG. 5 is created and transmitted to the designated mail address.
[0059]
In the transmission result notification mail for notifying that the transmission result is normal termination, first, the mail address registered in the own terminal is set in the “From:” field of the mail header portion. In the “To:” field, a mail address designated as a notification destination is set. In the “Subject:” field, a character string for notifying that the transmission result is normal termination is arranged, such as “transmission result OK from FAX”.
[0060]
In the text part portion of the body information, a result notification report having contents indicating the number of pages that have been transmitted to each destination and the transmission result is created and arranged. In this case, a facsimile number (telephone number) is used to display the destination.
[0061]
The binary part of the text information is attached with the MIME-converted image information of all pages of the image information (encoding method is arbitrary) transmitted at that time.
[0062]
On the other hand, when the image information transmission operation ends in error at one or more destinations, the image information transmission operation commanded at that time ends in error. Therefore, in this case, a transmission result notification mail for notifying that the transmission result is an error end as shown in FIG. 6 is created and transmitted to the designated mail address.
[0063]
In the transmission result notification mail for notifying that the transmission result is an error end, first, the mail address registered in the own terminal is set in the “From:” field of the mail header portion. In the “To:” field, a mail address designated as a notification destination is set. In the “Subject:” field, a character string for notifying that the transmission result is an error end, such as “transmission result NG from FAX”, is arranged.
[0064]
In the text part portion of the body information, a result notification report having contents indicating the number of pages that have been transmitted to each destination and the transmission result is created and arranged. In this case, a facsimile number (telephone number) is used to display the destination. Furthermore, contents that can be dealt with when the user desires to retransmit the image information are added, such as “If this mail is returned as it is, the image information is retransmitted to the destination of the NG result”.
[0065]
The binary part of the text information is attached with the MIME-converted image information of all pages of the image information (encoding method is arbitrary) transmitted at that time.
[0066]
In this way, the transmission result notification mail in which the transmission result notifies the end of error includes contents that can be dealt with when the user desires to retransmit the image information. Therefore, in this case, if the user who has received the transmission result notification mail whose transmission result notifies the end of error desires resending, the reply function of the mail software (MUA (Mail User Agent)) used by the user is used. Use to reply e-mail.
[0067]
Such a reply e-mail usually has “RE:” or “RE:” as the first character string in the value of the “Subject:” field, such as “RE: (value of the“ Subject: ”field of the original e-mail)”. Start with “Re:”.
[0068]
Therefore, in this embodiment, the value of the “Subject:” field of the received electronic mail is checked, and when the leading character string starts with “RE:” or “Re:”, the received electronic mail is It recognizes that it is a reply mail to the transmission result notification mail sent by its own terminal, and performs the following retransmission operation.
[0069]
First, each element of the content of the result notification report in the text part part of the body information is examined, and all lines including the character string “NG” in the third field are extracted. Then, the telephone numbers in the first field of each extraction line are extracted, and all the extracted telephone numbers are acquired as retransmission destinations.
[0070]
Next, the transmission image information of all pages attached to the binary part part of the text information is subjected to inverse MIME conversion to acquire the transmission image information of all pages. The acquired transmission image information is temporarily stored in the image storage device 9.
[0071]
In this way, when the preparation for the retransmission operation is completed, a call is made to each destination acquired as the retransmission destination, and the retransmission image information stored in the image storage device 9 is retransmitted.
[0072]
As described above, in this embodiment, the user who has received the transmission result notification mail looks at the contents of the “Subject:” field and immediately determines whether or not the transmission operation designated by the user has been normally completed. It can be very convenient.
[0073]
In addition, when the transmission operation ends in error, it is very convenient because the same image information can be retransmitted to a destination where the image information could not be transmitted by simply replying to the transmission result notification mail. .
[0074]
In addition, in the transmission result notification mail for notifying that the transmission operation ended in error, the destination where the error ended is clearly arranged and all the image information to be retransmitted is attached. Can be retransmitted.
[0075]
For example, when the network facsimile apparatus FX implements a so-called facsimile modem function via the local area network LAN, the following retransmission operation is possible for users of the workstation apparatus WS.
[0076]
That is, first, the user activates a facsimile application installed in the workstation device WS, designates an arbitrary destination among the notified error-finished destinations, and sends the attached transmission image information to the transmission image information. Specify as.
[0077]
As a result, the facsimile application makes a call to each designated destination via the local area network LAN and the network facsimile apparatus FX, and transmits the designated transmission image information.
[0078]
7 and 8 show an example of processing of the network facsimile apparatus FX at the time of image information transmission.
[0079]
First, when the user sets a transmission document on the scanner 5 (processing 101), the user appropriately operates the operation display unit 7 to input one or more destinations (processing 102), and receives a transmission result by e-mail. Is entered (process 103). And it waits until a user depresses the start key of the operation display part 7 (NO loop of the judgment 104).
[0080]
When the user depresses the start key and the result of determination 104 is YES, the transmission original set in the scanner 5 is read for one page (process 105), and the image data for one page obtained thereby is encoded and decoded. The image information obtained by encoding and compression is stored in the image storage device 9 (processing 106).
[0081]
Here, it is checked whether or not reading has been completed for all transmission originals (determination 107). If the result of determination 107 is NO, the process returns to step 105, and the remaining transmission originals are read.
[0082]
When the reading operation of the transmission original is completed and the result of determination 106 is YES, next, one input destination is selected (process 108), a call is made to that destination, and a predetermined image information transmission operation is performed. The image information of one or more pages of the image information file stored in the image storage device 9 at that time is transmitted (processing 109). When the image information transmission at that time ends, a transmission result is created and stored for the destination (processing 110).
[0083]
Here, it is checked whether or not the transmission operation has been performed for all destinations (determination 111). When the result of determination 111 is NO, the processing returns to processing 108 and the transmission operation is performed for the remaining destinations.
[0084]
When the transmission operation is completed for all destinations and the result of determination 111 is YES, the transmission result is checked for the completed image information transmission operation to determine whether the transmission is normally completed for all destinations (determination 115). .
[0085]
When the image information transmission operation is normally completed for all destinations, and the result of determination 115 is YES, the “Subject:” field indicates that the transmission result is “transmission result OK from FAX”. A character string for notifying the normal end is arranged (process 116).
[0086]
In addition, when the error ends at one or more destinations and the result of determination 115 is NO, the “Subject:” field indicates that the transmission result is an error end, such as “transmission result NG from FAX”. A character string for notifying is arranged (process 117).
[0087]
In this way, when the contents of the “Subject:” field are set, appropriate contents are set in the remaining fields of the header information to create header information (process 118).
[0088]
Next, a result notification report is created with the contents of the transmission destination, the number of pages that have been transmitted to each destination, and the contents of the transmission result written in each line, and the contents of the text part part of the body information are completed (processing) 119). Further, in the case of an error end, it is possible to cope with a case where the user desires to retransmit the image information, such as “If this mail is returned as it is, the image information is retransmitted to the destination of the NG result”. Add the contents.
[0089]
Further, the image information of all pages of the image information (encoding method is arbitrary) transmitted at that time is MIME-converted to create attached information of the binary part portion of the text information (processing 120).
[0090]
Then, the electronic mail (transmission result notification mail) created in this way is transmitted to the mail server device SM (process 121), and the transmission process at this time ends.
[0091]
FIG. 9 shows an example of processing performed when the network facsimile apparatus FX receives an electronic mail.
[0092]
First, wait until a predetermined e-mail reception timing (for example, every 30 minutes) is reached (NO loop of determination 201). When the reception timing is YES and the result of determination 201 is YES, connection to the mail server device SM is established. Then, an inquiry is made as to whether or not an e-mail addressed to the terminal itself has been received (process 202). In response to this inquiry, it is checked whether or not there is a reception from the mail server device SM (determination 203). If the result of determination 203 is NO, the process returns to determination 201.
[0093]
If the result of determination 203 is YES, all received e-mails are acquired from the mail server device SM and stored locally (process 204).
[0094]
Next, one stored e-mail is selected (process 205), the value of the “Subject:” field of the selected e-mail is checked, and the first character string is “RE:” or “Re:”. It is checked whether or not the reply e-mail starts (process 206, decision 207).
[0095]
When the e-mail at that time is a reply e-mail and the result of determination 207 is YES, each element of the content of the result notification report in the text part portion of the body information is examined, and “NG” is displayed in the third field. Extract all lines that contain the string. Then, the telephone numbers in the first field of each extraction line are extracted, and all the extracted telephone numbers are acquired as retransmission destinations (process 208).
[0096]
Then, with the retransmission destination and the transmission image information of all pages attached to the binary part part of the text information specified, the retransmission processing is started (processing 209).
[0097]
Next, it is checked whether or not the processing for all received electronic mails has been completed (decision 210). When the result of determination 210 is NO, the processing returns to processing 205 and the same processing is executed for the remaining electronic mails.
[0098]
If the selected e-mail is not a reply e-mail and the result of determination 207 is NO, a process (for example, a transfer process) corresponding to the received e-mail is executed (process 211). Next, the process proceeds to decision 210, and the subsequent processing is performed.
[0099]
FIG. 10 shows an example of retransmission processing.
[0100]
First, the contents of the binary part attached to the text information of the e-mail designated to be retransmitted are subjected to reverse MIME conversion to obtain transmission image information of all pages (process 301). The acquired transmission image information is temporarily stored in the image storage device 9.
[0101]
Next, one destination is selected from the designated retransmission destinations (processing 302), a call is made to the destination, a predetermined image information transmission operation (retransmission) is performed, and the retransmissions stored in the image storage device 9 at that time Image information is transmitted (process 303). When the image information transmission at that time is finished, a transmission result is created and stored for the destination (processing 304).
[0102]
Here, it is checked whether or not the transmission operation has been performed for all the destinations (determination 305), and when the result of determination 305 is NO, the processing returns to the process 302 and the retransmission operation is performed for the remaining retransmission destinations.
[0103]
When the retransmission operation is completed for all the retransmission destinations and the result of determination 305 is YES, the retransmission result is checked for the completed image information retransmission operation, and it is determined whether the retransmission ends normally for all retransmission destinations (determination) 306).
[0104]
In the case where the image information retransmission operation is normally completed at all retransmission destinations, and the result of determination 306 is YES, the “Subject:” field indicates the retransmission result as “transmission result OK from FAX”. A character string for notifying the normal termination is placed (processing 307). In this case, in order to clarify that it is a retransmission operation, for example, the content may be “Retransmission result OK from FAX”.
[0105]
In addition, when the error ends at one or more retransmission destinations and the result of determination 115 is NO, the “Subject:” field indicates that the retransmission result is “transmission result NG from FAX”. A character string for notifying the end is arranged (processing 308). Similarly, in order to clarify that it is a retransmission operation, for example, the content may be “retransmission result NG from FAX”.
[0106]
In this way, when the contents of the “Subject:” field are set, appropriate contents are set in each field of the remaining header information, and header information is created (processing 309).
[0107]
Next, create a (retransmission) result notification report with the resending destination, the number of pages that have been resent for each resending destination, and the resending result in each line, and change the contents of the text part of the body information. Completion (process 310). In this case, in the case of an error end, when the user wishes to retransmit the image information, such as “If this mail is returned as it is, the image information is retransmitted to the destination of the NG result”. Content that can be dealt with can be added again.
[0108]
Also, the image information of all pages of the image information (encoding method is arbitrary) retransmitted at that time is MIME-converted to create attached information of the binary part part of the text information (processing 311).
[0109]
Then, the electronic mail (transmission (retransmission) result notification mail) created in this way is transmitted to the mail server device SM (processing 312), and the retransmission processing at this time ends.
[0110]
By the way, in the above-described embodiment, the transmission image information of all pages is attached to the transmission result notification mail for notifying that the transmission result is normal termination. In some cases, it is only necessary to attach the transmitted image information.
[0111]
By doing so, it is possible to reduce the data amount of the transmission result notification mail for notifying that the transmission result is normal termination, which is useful for reducing the traffic of the network such as the local area network LAN.
[0112]
That is, the contents of the transmission result notification mail for notifying that the transmission result in this case is normal end are as shown in FIG.
[0113]
An example of processing of the network facsimile apparatus FX at the time of image information transmission in this case is shown in FIGS.
[0114]
First, when the user sets a transmission document on the scanner 5 (process 401), the user appropriately operates the operation display unit 7 to input one or more destinations (process 402), and receives a transmission result by e-mail. Is input (process 403). And it waits until a user depresses the start key of the operation display part 7 (NO loop of the judgment 404).
[0115]
When the user depresses the start key and the result of determination 404 is YES, the transmission original set in the scanner 5 is read for one page (process 405), and the image data for one page obtained thereby is encoded and decoded. The image information obtained by encoding and compression by the unit 8 is stored in the image storage device 9 (process 406).
[0116]
Here, it is checked whether or not reading has been completed for all transmission originals (determination 407). If the result of determination 407 is NO, the process returns to processing 405, and the remaining transmission originals are read.
[0117]
When the operation of reading the transmission document is completed and the result of determination 406 is YES, next, one input destination is selected (process 408), a call is made to that destination, and a predetermined image information transmission operation is performed. The image information of one or more pages of the image information file stored in the image storage device 9 at that time is transmitted (processing 409). When the image information transmission at that time is finished, a transmission result is created and stored for the destination (processing 410).
[0118]
Here, it is checked whether or not the transmission operation has been performed for all destinations (determination 411). When the result of determination 411 is NO, the processing returns to processing 408 and the transmission operation is performed for the remaining destinations.
[0119]
When the transmission operation is completed for all destinations and the result of determination 411 is YES, the transmission result of the completed image information transmission operation is checked to determine whether or not all destinations are normally terminated (determination 415). .
[0120]
When the image information transmission operation is normally completed for all the destinations, and the result of determination 415 is YES, the “Subject:” field indicates that the transmission result is “transmission result OK from FAX”. A character string for notifying the normal end is arranged (process 416). Next, appropriate contents are set in each field of the remaining header information to create header information (process 417).
[0121]
Next, a result notification report is created with the contents of the transmission destination, the number of pages that have been transmitted to each destination, and the contents of the transmission result written in each line, and the contents of the text part part of the body information are completed (processing) 418).
[0122]
Further, the image information of the first page of the image information (encoding method is arbitrary) transmitted at that time is MIME-converted to create attached information of the binary part portion of the text information (processing 419).
[0123]
Then, the electronic mail (transmission result notification mail) created in this way is transmitted to the mail server device SM (process 420), and the transmission process at this time ends.
[0124]
In addition, when an error ends at one or more destinations and the result of determination 415 is NO, the “Subject:” field indicates that the transmission result ends in error as “transmission result NG from FAX”. A character string for notifying that is arranged (processing 421). Next, appropriate contents are set in each field of the remaining header information to create header information (process 422).
[0125]
Next, a result notification report is created with the contents of the transmission destination, the number of pages that have been transmitted to each destination, and the contents of the transmission result written in each line, and the contents of the text part part of the body information are completed (processing) 423). In addition, in this case, a content that can be dealt with when the user desires to retransmit the image information is added, such as “If this mail is returned as it is, the image information is retransmitted to the destination of the NG result”. To do.
[0126]
Further, the image information of all pages of the image information (encoding method is arbitrary) transmitted at that time is MIME-converted to create attached information of the binary part portion of the text information (processing 424).
[0127]
Then, the process proceeds to process 420, the created result notification mail is transmitted to the mail server device SM, and this process ends.
[0128]
By the way, in the above-described embodiment, the transmission image information of all pages is attached to the transmission result notification mail that notifies that the transmission result is an error end. In some cases, it is only necessary to attach the transmission image information of the page that could not be transmitted. In this case, when the error ends for a plurality of transmission destinations, the number of pages of image information to be attached may be set based on the transmission destination having the smallest number of pages that have been transmitted.
[0129]
By doing so, it is possible to reduce the data amount of the transmission result notification mail for notifying that the transmission result is an error end, which is useful for reducing the traffic of the network such as the local area network LAN.
[0130]
In this case, it is preferable to attach only the transmission image information of the first page to the transmission result notification mail for notifying that the transmission result is normal termination (for the same purpose).
[0131]
That is, the contents of the transmission result notification mail for notifying that the transmission result in this case is an error end is as shown in FIG.
[0132]
An example of processing of the network facsimile apparatus FX at the time of image information transmission in this case is shown in FIGS.
[0133]
First, when the user sets a transmission document on the scanner 5 (process 501), the user appropriately operates the operation display unit 7 to input one or more destinations (process 502) and receives a transmission result by e-mail. The e-mail address is input (process 503). And it waits until a user depresses the start key of the operation display part 7 (NO loop of judgment 504).
[0134]
When the user depresses the start key and the result of determination 504 is YES, the transmission original set on the scanner 5 is read for one page (process 505), and the image data for one page obtained thereby is encoded and decoded. The image information obtained by encoding and compression is stored in the image storage device 9 (process 506).
[0135]
Here, it is checked whether or not reading has been completed for all transmission originals (determination 507). If the result of determination 507 is NO, the process returns to step 505, and the remaining transmission originals are read.
[0136]
When the reading operation of the transmission document is completed and the result of determination 506 is YES, next, one input destination is selected (step 508), and the destination is called to perform a predetermined image information transmission operation. The image information of one or more pages of the image information file stored in the image storage device 9 at that time is transmitted (processing 509). When the image information transmission at that time ends, a transmission result is created and stored for the destination (processing 510).
[0137]
Here, it is checked whether or not the transmission operation has been performed for all destinations (determination 511). When the result of determination 511 is NO, the processing returns to step 508, and the transmission operation is performed for the remaining destinations.
[0138]
When the transmission operation is completed for all destinations, and the result of determination 511 is YES, the transmission result of the image information transmission operation that has been completed is checked to determine whether or not all destinations have ended normally (determination 515). .
[0139]
When the image information transmission operation is normally completed for all destinations, and the result of determination 515 is YES, the “Subject:” field indicates that the transmission result is “transmission result OK from FAX”. A character string for notifying the normal end is arranged (process 516). Next, appropriate contents are set in each field of the remaining header information to create header information (process 517).
[0140]
Next, a result notification report is created with the contents of the transmission destination, the number of pages that have been transmitted to each destination, and the contents of the transmission result written in each line, and the contents of the text part part of the body information are completed (processing) 518).
[0141]
Also, the image information of the first page of the image information (encoding method is arbitrary) transmitted at that time is MIME-converted to create attached information of the binary part portion of the text information (processing 519).
[0142]
Then, the electronic mail (transmission result notification mail) created in this way is transmitted to the mail server device SM (process 520), and the transmission process at this time ends.
[0143]
Also, when the error ends at one or more destinations, and the result of determination 515 is NO, the “Subject:” field indicates that the transmission result ends in error as “transmission result NG from FAX”. A character string for notifying is placed (processing 521). Next, appropriate contents are set in each field of the remaining header information to create header information (process 522).
[0144]
Next, a result notification report is created with the contents of the transmission destination, the number of pages that have been transmitted to each destination, and the contents of the transmission result written in each line, and the contents of the text part part of the body information are completed (processing) 523). In addition, in this case, a content that can be dealt with when the user desires to retransmit the image information is added, such as “If this mail is returned as it is, the image information is retransmitted to the destination of the NG result”. To do.
[0145]
Also, the image information of the page that could not be transmitted at that time is subjected to MIME conversion corresponding to the least completed transmission among the destinations whose transmission result was an error end, and the binary part portion of the text information Is attached (process 524).
[0146]
Then, the process proceeds to process 520, the created result notification mail is transmitted to the mail server device SM, and this process ends.
[0147]
By the way, in each of the above-described embodiments, the result notification report arranged in the text part portion of the body information is applied with the facsimile number arranged in the destination column. For example, one-touch dialing is performed when the destination is designated. When the abbreviated dial and the group dial are used, the number of the used one-touch dial, the abbreviated dial or the group dial and the name registered in them can be described.
[0148]
For example, the content of the transmission result notification mail in FIG. 5 is as shown in FIG. Further, the contents of the transmission result notification mail in FIG. 6 are as shown in FIG. The contents of the transmission result notification mail in FIG. 11 are as shown in FIG. Further, the contents of the transmission result notification mail in FIG. 14 are as shown in FIG.
[0149]
For example, if the network facsimile apparatus FX implements a so-called facsimile modem function via the local area network LAN, the contents of such a transmission result notification mail can be retransmitted if the user is the workstation apparatus WS. When inputting the retransmission destination, one-touch dial, speed dial and group dial of the network facsimile apparatus FX can be designated, which is very convenient and convenient.
[0150]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, according to the present invention, the user who has received the transmission result notification mail looks at the contents of the “Subject:” field and immediately determines whether or not the transmission operation designated by the user has been normally completed. Since it can be judged, the effect that it is very convenient is acquired.
[0151]
In addition, when the transmission operation ends in error, it is very convenient because the same image information can be retransmitted to a destination where the image information could not be transmitted by simply replying to the transmission result notification mail. The effect is also obtained.
[0152]
In addition, in the transmission result notification mail for notifying that the transmission operation ended in error, the destination where the error ended is clearly arranged and all the image information to be retransmitted is attached. It is also possible to perform the retransmission operation.
[0153]
Further, since only the transmission image information of the first page is attached to the transmission result notification mail notifying that the transmission result is normal end, the amount of data of the transmission result notification mail notifying that the transmission result is normal end is set. It can be reduced, and it also has the effect of helping to reduce network traffic.
[0154]
In addition, since only the transmission image information of the page that could not be sent is attached to the transmission result notification mail that notifies that the transmission result is an error end, the data of the transmission result notification mail that notifies that the transmission result is an error end The amount can be reduced, and the effect of helping to reduce network traffic is also obtained.
[0155]
In addition, as the contents of the result notification report placed in the text part part of the body information, the one-touch dial, speed dial, and group dial numbers used when specifying the destination are registered in the destination column. Thus, the user can clearly know the other party, and has the effect that the operation may be simplified when the retransmission operation is instructed for the transmission error destination.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a network system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a configuration example of a network facsimile apparatus FX.
FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram showing an example of an e-mail used when transmitting facsimile image information.
FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram showing an example of one-touch dial registration information, abbreviated dial registration information, group dial registration information, a destination information table, and registered destination information.
FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram showing an example of a transmission result notification mail for notifying that the transmission result is normal termination.
FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram showing an example of a transmission result notification mail notifying that the transmission result is an error end.
FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing an example of processing of the network facsimile apparatus FX at the time of image information transmission.
FIG. 8 is a flowchart illustrating an example of processing of the network facsimile apparatus FX at the time of image information transmission (continuation).
FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing an example of processing performed when the network facsimile apparatus FX receives an electronic mail.
FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing an example of retransmission processing.
FIG. 11 is a schematic diagram showing another example of a transmission result notification mail notifying that the transmission result is normal termination.
FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing another example of processing of the network facsimile apparatus FX when image information is transmitted.
FIG. 13 is a flowchart illustrating another example of processing performed by the network facsimile apparatus FX when image information is transmitted (continued).
FIG. 14 is a schematic diagram showing another example of a transmission result notification mail notifying that the transmission result is an error end.
FIG. 15 is a flowchart showing still another example of processing of the network facsimile apparatus FX at the time of image information transmission.
FIG. 16 is a flowchart showing still another example of processing of the network facsimile apparatus FX at the time of image information transmission (continuation).
FIG. 17 is a schematic diagram showing still another example of a transmission result notification mail notifying that the transmission result is normal termination.
FIG. 18 is a schematic diagram showing still another example of a transmission result notification mail notifying that the transmission result is an error end.
FIG. 19 is a schematic diagram showing another example of a transmission result notification mail notifying that the transmission result is normal termination.
FIG. 20 is a schematic diagram showing another example of a transmission result notification mail notifying that the transmission result is an error end.
[Explanation of symbols]
FX network facsimile machine
1 System controller
2 System memory

Claims (2)

In a communication terminal apparatus having a creation means for creating a list composed of a plurality of transmission result information representing transmission results indicating whether transmission of information is a normal end or an error end,
A determination means for determining whether or not there is an error termination in a plurality of transmission results;
When the determination unit determines that there is no error termination, the electronic mail includes the list, and includes an arrangement unit that arranges information indicating normal termination in the Subject field of the email. A communication terminal device. In a communication terminal apparatus having a creation means for creating a list composed of a plurality of transmission result information representing transmission results indicating whether transmission of information is a normal end or an error end,
A determination means for determining whether or not there is an error termination in a plurality of transmission results;
If the determination means determines that there is no error end, an e-mail including the list is created, and information indicating normal end is placed in the Subject field of the e-mail, while the determination When the means determines that there is at least one error end, the electronic mail including the list is created, and an arrangement means for arranging information indicating that the error has ended is provided in the Subject field of the e-mail A communication terminal device.

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