JP3950897B2 - Data communication apparatus, broadcast transmission management method, and program - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a data communication apparatus, a broadcast transmission management method, and a program, and in particular, a data communication apparatus that transmits data to a plurality of designated transmission destinations, a broadcast transmission management method applied to the data communication apparatus, and The present invention relates to a program for causing a computer to execute the broadcast transmission management method.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, image reading and transmitting apparatuses that can read an image from a scanner and directly transmit the image to an e-mail, an FTP (File Transfer Protocol), a database, or the like have been put to practical use.

In such an image reading / transmitting apparatus, transmission reservation management is performed in which a transmission instruction to a plurality of transmission destinations of the same read image is received in advance for each image (see, for example, Patent Document 1). When a plurality of transmission reservations are made in the image reading and transmitting apparatus, transmission processing to a plurality of transmission destinations related to the first transmission reservation is executed, and transmission to the plurality of transmission destinations related to the first transmission reservation is performed. When the processing is completed, transmission processing to a plurality of transmission destinations related to the second transmission reservation is executed.
JP-A-11-134263

  However, in the conventional image reading and transmitting apparatus, the processing related to the second transmission reservation is not executed unless the transmission processing to all the transmission destinations related to the first transmission reservation is completed. . Therefore, when the transmission process to the first transmission destination related to the first transmission reservation is completed, the transmission process to the same first transmission destination related to the second transmission reservation can be executed. Regardless, the transmission process to the first transmission destination related to the second transmission reservation is not executed unless the transmission process to the remaining transmission destinations related to the first transmission reservation is completed. Therefore, when it takes time to complete transmission processing to all transmission destinations related to the first transmission reservation, some of the transmission processing to a plurality of transmission destinations related to the second transmission reservation is executed. Despite being possible, there was a problem of having to wait.

  The present invention has been made in view of such problems, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a data communication apparatus, a broadcast transmission management method, and a program, which are speeded up to completion of transmission for a plurality of transmission reservations. And

To achieve the above object, according to the first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a data communication apparatus capable of performing data transmission by a plurality of different transmission methods, the input means for inputting data; specify multiple destinations for the same data input by the input means, a designating means for designating any one of said plurality of different transmission methods for each of the plurality of destinations, designated by the designating means and to multiple destinations, and transmitting means for transmitting the same data transmission method specified Taso respectively by the designation unit, designated by the designating means relative to the same data input by said input means a plurality of transmission to multiple destinations has, tubes managed by assigning a different same identifier, information related to transmission to the plurality of destinations according to the transmission unit and the transmission of other than the plurality of transmission Data communication device is provided, characterized in that it comprises a means.

According to a tenth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a data communication apparatus capable of performing data transmission by a plurality of different transmission methods , wherein the data is input by the input means and the input means. Specifying a plurality of destinations for the same data, specifying means for specifying any of the plurality of different transmission methods for each of the plurality of destinations, and a plurality of destinations specified by the specifying means , said transmitting means for transmitting the same data designated by the designating means is Taso respectively transmission method, a management unit for managing information relating to the transmission to the plurality of destination by the transmission means, said management means display means for displaying a list based on the information managed by an accepting means for accepting an operation input from the user, the reception means is on the list table displayed by said display means When accepting an operation input to instruct the execution of processing for the selected transmission with operation input for selecting one of a plurality of transmission, and transmits the same data transmission and said selected transmission that said selected and against the other transmission, the receiving unit is a data communication apparatus according to claim is provided to have an execution means for executing said processing instruction is received.

According to the invention as set forth in claim 11, there is provided a broadcast transmission management method in a data communication apparatus capable of performing data transmission by a plurality of different transmission methods, the input step for inputting data, and the input step. for the same data inputted in to specify multiple destinations, and designating step for designating any one of said plurality of different transmission methods for each of the plurality of destinations are designated in the previous SL designation step A transmission step for transmitting the same data to each of the plurality of destinations by the respective transmission methods specified in the specification step, and a plurality of the data specified in the specification step for the same data input in the input step. by assigning different identical identifier transmission other than the plurality of transmission to a plurality of transmission to a destination, said transmission means Broadcast transmission management method characterized in that it comprises a management step of managing information related to transmission to the plurality of destinations is provided.

According to a twelfth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a broadcast transmission management method in a data communication apparatus capable of performing data transmission by a plurality of different transmission methods, the input step for inputting data, and the input step. A plurality of destinations with respect to the same data input in the step, a designation step of designating one of the plurality of different transmission methods for each of the plurality of destinations, and a plurality of different transmission methods. A transmission step of transmitting the same data to each of a plurality of destinations specified in the specification step by using the transmission means capable of data transmission by each of the transmission methods specified in the specification step; a management step of managing information related to transmission to the plurality of destinations based on the information managed in the management step A display step of displaying the list table, a reception step of receiving an operation input from a user, said in the reception step, an operation input for selecting one of the plurality of transmissions on the list table displayed in the display step wherein when receiving a plurality of instructions for operating inputs the execution of the processing for one of the transmission, and against the other transmission for transmitting the same data transmission and said selected transmission that said selected together, A broadcast transmission management method comprising: an execution step of executing the processing in which the instruction is received in the reception step.

According to a thirteenth aspect of the present invention, an input step for inputting data in a program for causing a data communication apparatus capable of performing data transmission by a plurality of different transmission methods to execute the broadcast transmission management method. A designation step for designating a plurality of destinations for the same data inputted in the input step, and designating one of the plurality of different transmission methods for each of the plurality of destinations; A transmission step for transmitting the same data to each of the plurality of destinations specified in the specification step by the transmission method specified in the specification step, and the specification step for the same data input in the input step. By assigning the same identifier to multiple transmissions to multiple destinations, which is different from transmissions other than the multiple transmissions. Thus, there is provided a program characterized by having a management step of managing information related to transmission to the plurality of destinations by the transmission means.
According to a fourteenth aspect of the present invention, an input step for inputting data in a program for causing a data communication apparatus capable of performing data transmission using a plurality of different transmission methods to execute the broadcast transmission management method, A plurality of different destinations for the same data input in the input step, and a plurality of different ones from the plurality of different transmission methods for each of the plurality of destinations. A transmission step of transmitting the same data in each of the transmission methods specified in the specification step to a plurality of destinations specified in the specification step using a transmission means capable of data transmission in the transmission method; A management step of managing information related to transmission to the plurality of destinations by the transmission means; and A display step for displaying a list based on information to be managed; a reception step for receiving an operation input from a user; and in the reception step, one of a plurality of transmissions described in the list displayed in the display step When an operation input for instructing execution of processing for one of the plurality of transmissions is received together with an operation input for selecting one of the other transmissions, the same data as the selected transmission and the selected transmission is transmitted. There is provided a program characterized by having an execution step of executing the process for which an instruction is received in the reception step.

According to the present invention, to specify multiple destinations for the input the same data, and specify one of a plurality of different transmission methods for each of the plurality of destinations, to the specified plurality of destinations, It transmits the same data in the specified respective transmit method, different from the plurality of transmission to multiple destinations specified for input the same data, the transmission of non-transmission of the plurality identical by assigning the identifier, information related to transmission to the plurality of destinations (transmission standby, during transmission, transmission completion) the managing. Therefore, it is possible to speed up the completion of transmission for a plurality of transmission reservations.

  Thereby, when the same data is transmitted to a plurality of different transmission destinations, the transmission status can be confirmed for each transmission destination.

  The best mode for carrying out the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

(First embodiment)
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a first embodiment of a data communication apparatus according to the present invention.

  This apparatus includes a central processing unit 101, a main storage device 102, a display device 103, an input device 104, an external storage device 105, a printing device 106, an image reading device 107, and a network device 108. The central processing unit 101 controls the main storage device 102, the display device 103, the input device 104, the external storage device 105, the printing device 106, the image reading device 107, and the network device 108, and is also responsible for the four arithmetic operations and the logical operations. . The main storage device 102 stores information necessary for the central processing unit 101 to perform information processing, and the information is taken out as necessary. The display device 103 displays processing results such as graphics and characters processed by the central processing unit 101, and includes a touch panel display. The input device 104 is used to input various data to the central processing unit 101, and includes a keyboard, a touch panel, and the like. The external storage device 105 stores various types of information, and includes a magnetic storage device, a magneto-optical storage device, and the like. The external storage device 105 can store image data read by the image reading device 107. The image reading device 107 converts a document image into electronic information. The network device 108 connects a computer network and a data communication device. In this embodiment, an auto feeder for automatically reading a plurality of documents is attached to the data communication apparatus.

  FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an input screen displayed on the display device 103 configured with a touch panel display. A destination can be input on this screen, and a reading and sending instruction can be issued.

  In the figure, by inputting a destination in the destination input field 202 and pressing an add destination button 201, the input destination is added to the destination display field 203 as a transmission destination. The add destination button 201 is selected and pressed according to whether the destination input in the destination input field 202 is an email, FTP, or database. When the scan start button 204 is pressed, the image is read and transmission to the destination displayed in the destination display field 203 is started.

  FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of a transmission reservation status screen displayed on the display device 103 configured with a touch panel display.

  The transmission reservation status screen includes columns for reception number, reception time, number of pages to be transmitted, (transmission) destination, and (transmission) status. The reception number is an identification number of the transmission reservation issued when the transmission reservation is received. When a plurality of transmission medium destinations such as e-mail, FTP, and database are instructed in the same transmission reservation, the same reception number is given to these destinations to indicate that the transmissions are included in the same transmission reservation. Even if transmissions included in the same transmission reservation are described in different lines, the transmission status can be individually displayed.

  FIG. 4 is a conceptual diagram of the transmission reservation queue.

  A new transmission reservation is added to the tail of the transmission reservation queue, and transmission is executed from the transmission reservation in the first order. One transmission reservation is identified by a unique reception number in the transmission reservation queue. Note that even if transmission to all transmission media instructed in one transmission reservation is not completed, transmission can be started if there is a transmission medium that can be transmitted in the next transmission reservation. For example, when the first FTP transmission is completed, the FTP transmission for the next transmission reservation is started even if the e-mail transmission and the database transmission are not completed.

  FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing a procedure of a process for making a transmission reservation in the transmission reservation queue.

  In step S <b> 501, input is started by an instruction from the user to input the transmission reservation to the transmission reservation queue.

  In step S502, the transmission reservation is added to the tail of the transmission reservation queue (FIG. 4). The transmission reservation queue has a maximum accumulation limit. If the maximum number is exceeded, submission fails.

  In step S503, it is determined in step S502 whether or not the transmission reservation has been successfully placed in the transmission reservation queue. If it is determined that the transmission reservation has failed, steps S504 and S505 are skipped. If successful, the process proceeds to step S504, where the image reading device 107 reads an image, and in step S505, the read image is associated with a transmission reservation.

  FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure for executing transmission reservations stored in the transmission reservation queue in the order of reservation. Although this flowchart shows a procedure for executing an e-mail transmission reservation, FTP and a database are also executed in parallel with this procedure in the same procedure as this flowchart.

  In step S601, 0 is substituted for variable i.

  In step S602, it is determined whether or not e-mail transmission is included in the i-th transmission reservation from the top in the transmission reservation order of the transmission reservation queue shown in FIG. 4, and if e-mail transmission is included, the process proceeds to step S603. If not included, the process proceeds to step S608.

  In step S603, it is determined whether or not the e-mail transmission included in the i-th transmission reservation from the head of the transmission reservation queue has ended. If not, the process proceeds to step S604, and if it has ended, the process proceeds to step S608. move on.

  In step S604, it is determined whether or not reading of an image related to the i-th transmission reservation from the head of the transmission reservation queue has been completed. If completed, the process proceeds to step S605. If not completed, the process proceeds to step S608. move on.

  In step S605, e-mail transmission of an image related to the i-th transmission reservation that is determined to have been completed in step S604 is executed.

  In step S606, it is determined whether or not all transmission media included in the i-th transmission reservation from the head of the transmission reservation queue, that is, transmissions of e-mail, FTP, and database are all completed. In step S607, if not completed, the process returns to step S601 to monitor the next transmission.

  In step S607, the i-th transmission reservation from the head of the transmission reservation queue is deleted, and the process returns to step S601.

  In step S608, it is determined whether or not the determination in step S602 has been made for all email transmission reservations in the transmission reservation queue. If not, the variable i is incremented (S609), and the process returns to step S602. If it is determined, the process returns to step S601 to monitor the transmission reservation queue from the top.

  FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure for displaying the transmission reservation managed in the transmission reservation queue for each transmission medium.

  In step S701, it is determined whether or not it is set to display a transmission reservation status screen as illustrated in FIG. 3, and if it is set to display, the process proceeds to step S702.

  In step S702, the initial value 1 is substituted for the variable i. The variable i is a value corresponding to the reservation order of a plurality of transmission reservations included in the transmission reservation queue as shown in FIG.

  In step S703, the initial value 1 is substituted into the variable j. The variable j is a value corresponding to the arrangement order of transmission reservations for a plurality of transmission media in each transmission reservation of the transmission reservation queue as shown in FIG.

  In step S704, the transmission reservation for the display medium 103 illustrated in FIG. 3 is used for the transmission reservation for the j-th transmission medium arranged in the i-th transmission reservation among the plurality of transmission reservations included in the transmission reservation queue. It is displayed as information on the (i + j) line on the reservation status screen.

  In step S705, it is determined whether or not the transmission reservation for the j-th transmission medium is the last transmission medium transmission reservation in the i-th transmission reservation. If it is the last, the process proceeds to step S706. In step S707, the variable j is incremented, and the process returns to step S704.

  In step S706, it is determined whether or not the i-th transmission reservation is the last transmission reservation in the reservation order in the transmission reservation queue. If not, the process proceeds to step S708 to increment the variable i and return to step S704. . If it is the last, the process returns to step S701, and the latest transmission reservation status screen is displayed again. As a result, the user can always be notified of the latest transmission reservation status.

  As described above, in the first embodiment, when the same image is transmitted simultaneously to a plurality of different transmission media, the transmission status can be confirmed for each transmission medium.

(Second Embodiment)
Next, a second embodiment will be described.

  Since the configuration of the second embodiment is basically the same as the configuration of the first embodiment, in the description of the second embodiment, the configuration of the first embodiment is used and only different components are used. Will be explained.

  FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating an example of a transmission reservation status screen displayed on the display device 103 according to the second embodiment.

  In the second embodiment, a stop button 301 is newly added. A cancel button 301 is a button for inputting an instruction to cancel transmission. By selecting a specific position on the transmission reservation status screen with a cursor and clicking the cancel button 301, transmission is canceled according to the specific position. Processing is executed. For example, if a specific reception number is selected with the cursor, it is determined that the user has specified only the reception number, and all transmission reservations for transmission media included in the transmission reservation of the reception number are subjected to transmission stop processing, Further, if a specific destination is selected with the cursor, it is determined that the user has designated the reception number and the transmission reservation for the transmission medium, and is included in the transmission reservation of the reception number corresponding to the position selected with the cursor. Of the plurality of transmission medium transmission reservations, only the transmission medium transmission reservation indicated by the position selected by the cursor is subjected to transmission cancellation processing. The transmission stop process using the stop button 301 will be described below.

  FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing a procedure of processing capable of canceling the transmission reservation reserved in the transmission reservation queue for each transmission medium.

  In step S801, the user operates the cursor and the cancel button 301 on the transmission reservation status screen shown in FIG.

  In step S802, it is determined whether or not the transmission reservation of the reception number designated by the user exists in the transmission reservation queue. If it exists, the process proceeds to step S803. If not, the process returns to step S801, and the next cancel button 301 is clicked. Wait for.

  In step S803, it is determined whether or not it is an instruction to stop transmission of all transmission medium transmission reservations included in the transmission reservation of the designated reception number, and if so, a plurality of transmission medium transmissions are transmitted to step S804. If it is an instruction to stop transmission of only a specific transmission medium transmission reservation among the reservations, the process proceeds to step S809.

  In step S804, 1 is substituted into the variable j. The variable j is a value corresponding to the arrangement order of a plurality of transmission medium transmission reservations in the transmission reservation.

  In step S805, it is determined whether or not transmission processing based on the jth transmission medium transmission reservation is being executed in the transmission reservation of the designated reception number. If it is being executed, the process proceeds to step S806, where the jth transmission medium is processed. The transmission processing based on the transmission reservation for use is stopped, and if it is not being executed, step S806 is skipped.

  In step S807, it is determined whether or not the jth transmission medium transmission reservation is the transmission medium transmission reservation of the last rank in the transmission reservation of the designated reception number. If not, the process proceeds to step S808. After incrementing j, the process returns to step S805. If it is the last, the process proceeds to step S813, and the transmission reservation of the designated reception number is deleted from the transmission reservation queue.

  In step S809, it is determined whether there is a transmission reservation for the designated transmission medium in the transmission reservation of the designated reception number. If not, the process returns to step S801 and waits for the next stop button 301 to be clicked. . If it exists, the process proceeds to step S810.

  In step S810, it is determined whether or not transmission processing based on the designated transmission medium transmission reservation is being executed. If it is being executed, the process proceeds to step S811, and the transmission processing based on the designated transmission medium transmission reservation is stopped. If it is not being executed, step S811 is skipped.

  In step S812, it is determined whether or not there are transmission medium transmission reservations included in the transmission reservation for the designated reception number that have not been completed. If all transmissions have been completed, the process proceeds to step S813. If there is an unfinished transmission medium transmission reservation, the process returns to step S801.

  In the second embodiment, the process has been described in which the transmission process can be canceled for each transmission medium transmission reservation included in the transmission reservation. Instead, each transmission included in the transmission reservation is described. The destination may be changed for each medium transmission reservation. In this case, a destination change button and a destination change character string input field are provided, and the user selects a destination of one transmission reservation on the transmission reservation status screen with the cursor, and a new destination is set in the destination change character string input field. Enter it and click the change destination button. Thereby, the destination of the selected transmission reservation is changed to a new destination.

  As described above, in the second embodiment, when the same image is transmitted simultaneously to a plurality of different transmission media, an operation such as transmission stop can be performed for each transmission medium.

(Third embodiment)
Next, a third embodiment will be described.

  Since the configuration of the third embodiment is basically the same as the configuration of the first embodiment, in the description of the third embodiment, the configuration of the first embodiment is used and only different components are used. Will be explained.

  FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating an example of a transmission reservation status screen in the third embodiment displayed on the display device 103 configured with a touch panel display.

  The transmission reservation status screen includes columns for reception number, reception time, number of pages to be transmitted, (transmission) destination, and (transmission) status. The reception number is an identification number of the transmission reservation issued when the transmission reservation is received. Further, the touch panel display operates as the input device 104, and the user selects one transmission reservation on the transmission reservation status screen by placing the cursor on the reception number and clicks the stop button 302 to select the transmission reservation. Cancel the transmission processing of the reserved transmission reservation.

  FIG. 11 is a conceptual diagram of the transmission reservation queue.

  The new transmission reservation is added to the tail of the transmission reservation queue, and transmission is executed from the transmission reservation with the transmission reservation order first. Each transmission reservation is identified by a unique reception number in the transmission reservation queue.

  The procedure of the transmission reservation input process for such a transmission reservation queue is the same as the procedure of the input process in the first embodiment shown in FIG.

  FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing the procedure of a transmission process in which transmission reservations stored in the transmission reservation queue are read and executed in the order of reservation.

  In step S1201, it is determined whether or not the image reading process based on the first transmission reservation among the transmission reservations accumulated in the transmission reservation queue is finished. If finished, the process proceeds to step S1202.

  In step S1202, the read image related to the first transmission reservation is transmitted to the destination designated by the transmission reservation.

  In step S1203, the transmission reservation for which transmission processing has been completed is deleted from the transmission reservation queue, and control is returned to step S1201. As a result, the next transmission reservation is executed.

  FIG. 13 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure for displaying the transmission reservation managed in the transmission reservation queue on the transmission reservation status screen as illustrated in FIG.

  In step S1301, it is determined whether or not the transmission reservation status screen is set to be displayed. If it is set to be displayed, the process advances to step S1302.

  In step S1302, the initial value 1 is substituted for the variable i. The variable i is a value corresponding to the reservation order of each transmission reservation in the transmission reservation queue shown in FIG.

  In step S1303, information related to the i-th transmission reservation of the reservation order in the transmission reservation queue is copied on the transmission reservation status screen according to the display format shown in FIG.

  In step S1304, it is determined whether or not the i-th transmission reservation in the transmission reservation queue is the last transmission reservation stored in order in the transmission reservation queue. If not the last, the variable i is incremented in step S1305, and the process returns to step S1303. If it is the last, the process returns to step S1301, and the transmission reservation status screen display process is executed again to always create the latest transmission reservation status screen.

  FIG. 14 is a flowchart showing a procedure of processing for canceling a transmission reservation reserved in the transmission reservation queue for the user's intention.

  In step S1401, the user uses the transmission reservation status screen illustrated in FIG. 10 to select a desired reception number with the cursor and clicks the cancel button 302.

  In step S1402, it is determined whether or not a transmission reservation of the reception number selected by the user exists in the transmission reservation queue. If it exists, the process proceeds to step S1403. Wait for the click.

  In step S1403, it is determined whether or not a transmission process based on a transmission reservation for the reception number selected by the user is being executed. If the transmission process is being executed, the process proceeds to step S1404 to stop the transmission process. If not being executed, step S1404 is skipped.

  In step S1405, the transmission reservation of the reception number selected by the user is deleted from the transmission reservation queue, and the process ends.

  As described above, when the user designates a specific transmission reservation and clicks the cancel button 302, the transmission process based on the specific transmission reservation is immediately stopped. Therefore, if the transmission process requires a long time, if the user cancels the transmission reservation, the transmission reservation transmission process that requires a long time for the transmission process can be postponed. That is, according to the third embodiment, when the process related to the first transmission reservation takes time, the process related to the second transmission reservation is performed before the first transmission reservation. Thus, speeding up to completion of transmission for a plurality of transmission reservations is realized.

(Fourth embodiment)
Next, a fourth embodiment will be described.

  Since the configuration of the fourth embodiment is basically the same as the configuration of the third embodiment, in the description of the fourth embodiment, the configuration of the third embodiment is used and only different components are used. Will be explained.

  FIG. 15 is a diagram illustrating an example of a transmission reservation status screen in the fourth embodiment displayed on the display device 103 configured with a touch panel display.

  The transmission reservation status screen includes columns for reception number, reception time, number of pages to be transmitted, (transmission) destination, and (transmission) status. The reception number is an identification number of the transmission reservation issued when the transmission reservation is received. In addition, a destination change button 303 and a destination change character string input field 304 are newly provided, and the touch panel display operates as the input device 104. That is, when the user selects one transmission reservation on the transmission reservation status screen with the cursor, inputs a new destination in the destination change character string input field 304, and clicks the destination change button 303, the selected destination is selected. The destination in the transmission reservation is changed to a new destination.

  FIG. 16 is a flowchart illustrating a processing procedure for changing the destination of a transmission reservation reserved in the transmission reservation queue.

  In step S1601, the user uses the transmission reservation status screen illustrated in FIG. 15 to specify a transmission reservation, input a change destination, and click a destination change button 303.

  In step S1602, it is determined whether or not the transmission reservation specified by the user exists in the transmission reservation queue. If it exists, the process proceeds to step S1603. If not, the process returns to step S1601, and the next click of the destination change button 303 is performed. wait.

  In step S1603, it is determined whether or not a transmission process based on a transmission reservation designated by the user is being executed. If it is being executed, the process returns to step S1601 to wait for the next click of the destination change button 303. If not being executed, in step S1604, the destination in the transmission reservation designated by the user in the transmission reservation queue is changed to the destination input in the destination change character string input field 304.

  Since the destination change process performed in step S1604 is performed in the transmission reservation queue, the transmission process is accurately performed toward the changed destination.

(Fifth embodiment)
Next, a fifth embodiment will be described.

  The configuration of the fifth embodiment is basically the same as the configuration of the third embodiment. Therefore, in the description of the fifth embodiment, the configuration of the first embodiment is used and only different components are used. Will be explained.

  FIG. 17 is a diagram illustrating an example of a transmission reservation status screen in the fifth embodiment displayed on the display device 103 configured with a touch panel display.

  The transmission reservation status screen includes columns for reception number, reception time, number of pages to be transmitted, (transmission) destination, and (transmission) status. The reception number is an identification number of the transmission reservation issued when the transmission reservation is received.

  In the fifth embodiment, a stop / destination change button 305 and a destination change character string input field 306 are provided on the transmission reservation status screen, and the touch panel display operates as the input device 104. A cancel / destination change button 305 is a button for inputting an instruction to cancel transmission, change the transmission destination to a destination newly input in the destination change character string input field 306, and retransmit the transmission. By selecting a specific position on the transmission reservation status screen with the cursor and clicking the cancel / destination change button 305, the transmission stop / destination change process corresponding to the specific position is executed.

  FIG. 18 is a flowchart showing a procedure of processing for canceling the transmission reservation reserved in the transmission reservation queue according to the user's intention, changing the destination, and retransmitting.

  In step S1801, the user uses the transmission reservation status screen illustrated in FIG. 17 to select a desired reception number with the cursor and clicks the cancel / destination change button 305.

  In step S1802, it is determined whether or not a transmission reservation of the reception number selected by the user exists in the transmission reservation queue. If it exists, the process proceeds to step S1803. If not, the process returns to step S1801 to cancel / destination. Wait for the next click of the change button 305.

  In step S1803, it is determined whether or not a transmission process based on a transmission reservation for the reception number selected by the user is being executed. If the transmission process is being executed, the process proceeds to step S1804 to stop the transmission process. If not being executed, step S1804 is skipped and the process proceeds to step S1805.

  In step S 1805, the destination in the transmission reservation specified by the user in the transmission reservation queue is changed to the destination input in the destination change character string input field 306.

  In step S1805, since the destination change process is performed in the transmission reservation queue, the transmission process for executing the transmission reservation along the transmission reservation queue shown in FIG. Is sent to.

  As described above, when the user inputs a new destination in the destination change character string input field 306 and designates a specific transmission reservation and clicks the cancel / destination change button 305, it is based on the specific transmission reservation. The transmission process is immediately stopped, and the destination information is changed to the new destination. Therefore, if the user wants to change the transmission destination but the transmission reservation corresponding to the transmission reservation is currently being executed and the transmission processing takes a long time, if the user cancels / changes the destination for the transmission reservation, The destination can be changed without waiting for the completion of the transmission processing of the transmission reservation that takes a long time for processing. That is, according to the fifth embodiment, it is possible to speed up correction / retransmission of an erroneous destination for a transmission reservation that takes time for transmission processing.

  Of course, instead of changing the destination, the transmission reservation may be invalidated.

  In addition to the cancellation based on the transmission reservation, a cancellation instruction may be issued for each transmission medium (e-mail, FTP, database). In this case, by specifying the transmission medium to be cancelled, for example, FTP, a list of FTP transmission statuses from all the transmission reservations is displayed on the touch panel. To do. The processing in this case is possible by replacing “acceptance number” with “transmission medium” in the flowchart shown in FIG.

(Other embodiments)
Another object of the present invention is to supply a storage medium storing software program codes for realizing the functions of the above-described embodiments to a system or apparatus, and the computer of the system or apparatus (or CPU, MPU, or the like). Is also achieved by reading and executing the program code stored in the storage medium.

  In this case, the program code itself read from the storage medium realizes the functions of the above-described embodiments, and the program code and the storage medium storing the program code constitute the present invention. .

  Examples of the storage medium for supplying the program code include a floppy (registered trademark) disk, a hard disk, a magneto-optical disk, a CD-ROM, a CD-R, a CD-RW, a DVD-ROM, a DVD-RAM, and a DVD. -RW, DVD + RW, magnetic tape, nonvolatile memory card, ROM, etc. can be used. Alternatively, the program code may be downloaded via a network.

  Further, by executing the program code read by the computer, not only the functions of the above-described embodiments are realized, but also an OS (operating system) running on the computer based on the instruction of the program code. Includes a case where the function of the above-described embodiment is realized by performing part or all of the actual processing.

  Further, after the program code read from the storage medium is written in a memory provided in a function expansion board inserted into the computer or a function expansion unit connected to the computer, the function expansion is performed based on the instruction of the program code. This includes the case where the CPU or the like provided in the board or the function expansion unit performs part or all of the actual processing, and the functions of the above-described embodiments are realized by the processing.

  Further, by executing the program code read by the computer, not only the functions of the above-described embodiments are realized, but the OS running on the computer based on the instruction of the program code is actually used. Needless to say, the present invention also includes a case in which the functions of the above-described embodiments are realized by performing part or all of the processing and the processing.

  In this case, the program is supplied by downloading directly from a storage medium storing the program or from another computer or database (not shown) connected to the Internet, a commercial network, a local area network, or the like.

It is a block diagram which shows the structure of 1st Embodiment of the data communication apparatus which concerns on this invention. It is a figure which shows the input screen displayed on the display apparatus comprised with a touchscreen display. It is a figure which shows an example of the transmission reservation status screen displayed on the display apparatus comprised with a touchscreen display. It is a conceptual diagram of a transmission reservation queue. It is a flowchart which shows the procedure of the injection | throwing-in process which performs transmission reservation to a transmission reservation queue. It is a flowchart which shows the procedure of the process which performs the transmission reservation accumulate | stored in the transmission reservation queue in order of reservation. It is a flowchart which shows the procedure of the process which displays the transmission reservation managed in the transmission reservation queue for every transmission medium. It is a figure which shows an example of the transmission reservation status screen displayed on the display apparatus in 2nd Embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the procedure of the process which can cancel the transmission reservation reserved in the transmission reservation queue for every transmission medium. It is a figure which shows an example of the transmission reservation status screen in 3rd Embodiment displayed on the display apparatus comprised with a touchscreen display. It is a conceptual diagram of a transmission reservation queue. It is a flowchart which shows the procedure of the transmission process which reads and performs the transmission reservation accumulate | stored in the transmission reservation queue in order of reservation. It is a flowchart which shows the procedure of the process which displays the transmission reservation managed in the transmission reservation queue on a transmission reservation status screen. It is a flowchart which shows the procedure of the process which cancels the transmission reservation currently reserved by the transmission reservation queue by a user's intention. It is a figure which shows an example of the transmission reservation status screen in 4th Embodiment displayed on the display apparatus comprised with a touchscreen display. It is a flowchart which shows the procedure of the process which changes the destination of the transmission reservation reserved in the transmission reservation queue. It is a figure which shows an example of the transmission reservation status screen in 5th Embodiment displayed on the display apparatus comprised with a touchscreen display. It is a flowchart which shows the procedure of the process which cancels execution by a user's intention about a transmission reservation reserved in the transmission reservation queue, changes a destination, and retransmits.

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DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 101 Central processing unit 102 Main storage device 103 Display device 104 Input device 105 External storage device 106 Printing device 107 Image reading device 108 Network device 201 Add destination button 202 Destination input field 203 Destination display field 204 Scan start button 301 Stop button 302 Stop button 303 Destination change button 304 Destination change character string input field 305 Cancel / destination change button 306 Destination change character string input field

Claims (14)

A data communication apparatus capable of performing data transmission by a plurality of different transmission methods,
An input means for inputting data;
Designating means for designating a plurality of destinations for the same data input by the input means, and designating one of the plurality of different transmission methods for each of the plurality of destinations ;
Transmitting means for transmitting the same data to the plurality of destinations specified by the specifying means by the respective transmission methods specified by the specifying means;
By assigning the same identifier different from the transmissions other than the plurality of transmissions to the plurality of transmissions to the plurality of destinations designated by the designation means for the same data input by the input means, the transmission And a management unit that manages information related to transmission to the plurality of destinations by the unit.   2. The data communication apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising display means for displaying a list based on information managed by the management means. 3. The data communication apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of different transmission methods include at least one of electronic mail and FTP (File Transfer Protocol). Image reading means for reading an image on a document and generating image data corresponding to the image;
4. The data communication apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the input unit inputs image data from the image reading unit. The information managed by the management means includes an item indicating a destination ,
5. The data communication apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the management unit manages the information separately for each transmission method. 6. Data communication apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 5, characterized by further comprising a receiving unit for receiving an operation input from a user. The said management means stops the some transmission linked | related with this identifier, when the said input means receives the operation input which instruct | indicates cancellation with the operation input which designates the said identifier. Data communication equipment. If the reception unit receives an operation input for instructing to stop with operation input for specifying one of said plurality of transmission, the management means, data according to claim 6, characterized in that to stop the transmission Communication device. When the accepting unit accepts an operation input for changing a destination together with an operation input designating any of the plurality of transmissions , the management unit changes the designated transmission destination. The data communication apparatus according to claim 6. A data communication apparatus capable of performing data transmission by a plurality of different transmission methods,
An input means for inputting data;
Designating means for designating a plurality of destinations for the same data input by the input means, and designating one of the plurality of different transmission methods for each of the plurality of destinations ;
Transmitting means for transmitting the same data in the to multiple destinations specified in the specifying means, the specified in the specified means Taso respectively transmission method,
Management means for managing information related to transmission to the plurality of destinations by the transmission means;
Display means for displaying a list based on information managed by the management means;
A receiving means for receiving an operation input from a user;
When the accepting unit accepts an operation input for instructing execution of processing for the selected transmission together with an operation input for selecting one of a plurality of transmissions described in the list displayed by the display unit, data; and a running means for the in-to the other transmission for transmitting the selected same data transmission and said selected transmission was, executes the processing of the receiving unit receives an instruction Communication device. A broadcast transmission management method in a data communication apparatus capable of performing data transmission by a plurality of different transmission methods,
An input step for entering data;
A designation step of designating a plurality of destinations for the same data input in the input step, and designating any of the plurality of different transmission methods for each of the plurality of destinations ;
A transmission step of transmitting the same data in the previous SL to multiple destinations specified in the specified step, each of the transmission method designated by said designation step,
By assigning the same identifier different from transmissions other than the plurality of transmissions to a plurality of transmissions to a plurality of destinations designated in the designation step for the same data inputted in the input step, the transmission means And a management step of managing information related to transmission to the plurality of destinations according to. A broadcast transmission management method in a data communication apparatus capable of performing data transmission by a plurality of different transmission methods,
An input step for entering data;
A designation step of designating a plurality of destinations for the same data input in the input step, and designating any of the plurality of different transmission methods for each of the plurality of destinations ;
Transmission that transmits the same data to each of the plurality of destinations specified in the specifying step by using each of the transmission methods specified in the specifying step, using transmission means capable of transmitting data by a plurality of different transmission methods. Steps,
A management step for managing information related to transmission to the plurality of destinations by the transmission means;
A display step for displaying a list based on information managed in the management step;
A reception step for receiving an operation input from the user;
In the receiving step, an operation input for instructing execution of processing for one of the plurality of transmissions together with an operation input for selecting one of the plurality of transmissions described in the list displayed in the display step. when receiving, to have an execution step of the in pairs to other transmission which transmits the selected same data transmission and said selected transmission was, executes the process of accepting the instruction at the accepting step A broadcast transmission management method as a feature. In a program for causing a data communication apparatus capable of performing data transmission by a plurality of different transmission methods to execute the broadcast transmission management method,
An input step for entering data;
A designation step of designating a plurality of destinations for the same data input in the input step, and designating any of the plurality of different transmission methods for each of the plurality of destinations ;
A transmission step of transmitting the same data in the previous SL to multiple destinations specified in the specified step, each of the transmission method designated by said designation step,
By assigning the same identifier different from transmissions other than the plurality of transmissions to a plurality of transmissions to a plurality of destinations designated in the designation step for the same data inputted in the input step, the transmission means And a management step for managing information related to transmission to the plurality of destinations . In a program for causing a data communication apparatus capable of performing data transmission by a plurality of different transmission methods to execute the broadcast transmission management method,
An input step for entering data;
A designation step of designating a plurality of destinations for the same data input in the input step, and designating any of the plurality of different transmission methods for each of the plurality of destinations ;
Transmission that transmits the same data to each of the plurality of destinations specified in the specifying step by using each of the transmission methods specified in the specifying step, using transmission means capable of transmitting data by a plurality of different transmission methods. Steps,
A management step for managing information related to transmission to the plurality of destinations by the transmission means;
A display step for displaying a list based on information managed in the management step;
A reception step for receiving an operation input from the user;
In the receiving step, an operation input for instructing execution of processing for one of the plurality of transmissions together with an operation input for selecting one of the plurality of transmissions described in the list displayed in the display step. when receiving, to have an execution step of the in pairs to other transmission which transmits the selected same data transmission and said selected transmission was, executes the process of accepting the instruction at the accepting step Characteristic program.

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