JP4439699B2 - Data transmission apparatus, data transmission method, and storage medium - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
  The present invention relates to a data transmission device, a data transmission method, and a storage medium.By specifying an index included in a destination information table including a plurality of sets with an index added to the destination information, it is possible to transmit to the destination information associated with the index.The present invention relates to a data transmission device, a data transmission method, and a storage medium.
[0003]
[Prior art]
  Traditionally,In the data transmission system, the destination management component performs index storage processing of destination information, and the job management component performs transmission job execution processing. When executing a transmission job, the job management component acquires the corresponding destination information from the destination management component based on the index included in the transmission job, creates transmission job-corresponding destination information, and executes the transmission process based on this To do.
[0009]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]]
  However, when the destination information is deleted from the destination information table together with the index, the transmission job set with the destination as the transmission destination cannot acquire the destination information and cannot perform the transmission process. There was a problem.
[0012]
  The present invention has been made in view of such problems,Provided are a data transmission device, a data transmission method, and a storage medium that can normally perform transmission processing by a transmission job that has been set with the destination as a transmission destination even when the destination information is deleted from the destination information table thingEyesTarget.
[0015]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
To achieve the above objective,Claim1The data transmission device described in the above refers to the destination information associated with the index by designating an index included in the destination information table including a plurality of sets with the index added to the destination information. And setting means for setting a transmission table for transmitting data to the acquired destination information, and before the transmission based on the transmission table set by the setting means ends, in the destination information table, The destination information corresponding to the index included in the transmission table is deleted.RuWhether or notFirstDetermining means; andFirstBy judging meansSaidThe destination information corresponding to the index included in the transmission table is deleted.RuIs determined,The destination information to be deleted is temporarily stored in a predetermined storage destination, and theThe destination of the destination information in the transmission tableThe predeterminedControl means for controlling to switch to the save destination;After destination information is stored in the predetermined storage destination, a second determination unit that determines whether or not an index included in the transmission table is changed, and is included in the transmission table by the second determination unit When it is determined that the index to be changed is changed, the destination information corresponding to the changed index and temporarily stored in the predetermined storage destination is temporarily stored in the predetermined storage destination. A deletion step of deleting the destination information from the predetermined storage destination;It is characterized by having.
[0018]
  Claim4The data transmission method described in the above section refers to the destination information table for destination information associated with the index by specifying an index included in the destination information table including a plurality of sets with the destination information indexed. In the destination information table, the setting step of setting a transmission table for transmitting data to the acquired destination information and before the transmission based on the transmission table set in the setting step is completed. The destination information corresponding to the index included in the transmission table is deleted.RuWhether or notFirstA determination step;FirstIn the judgment processSaidThe destination information corresponding to the index included in the transmission table is deleted.RuIs determined,The destination information to be deleted is temporarily stored in a predetermined storage destination, and theThe destination of the destination information in the transmission tableThe predeterminedA control process for controlling to switch to a storage destination;A second determination step of determining whether or not an index included in the transmission table is changed after the destination information is stored in the predetermined storage destination; and included in the transmission table in the second determination step A deletion step of deleting destination information corresponding to the changed index and temporarily stored in the predetermined storage destination from the predetermined storage destination when it is determined that the index to be changed is changed; ,It is characterized by having.
[0019]
  A computer-readable storage medium according to claim 5 is provided.Claim4A control program for causing a computer to execute the data transmission method described in 1 is stored.
[0031]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
[0032]
(First embodiment)
FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a basic system configuration according to the first embodiment.
[0033]
The copier 1001 is a device that reads image data from a document and prints it, and transmits the read image data to devices 1002, 1003, and 1004 described later. A printer 1002 is a printing apparatus that performs printing based on image data read by the copying machine 1001 or print data sent from another apparatus. A facsimile 1003 is a device that performs facsimile communication, and can transmit image data sent from the copying machine 1001 by facsimile. The database / mail server 1004 is a server that stores various data and transmits / receives mail, and stores image data read by the copying machine 1001 and sends image data sent from the copying machine 1001 by mail. . A client computer 1005 is connected to the database / mail server 1004 and displays data. The Ethernet 1006 is a network to which a copier 1001, a printer 1002, a facsimile machine 1003, a database / mail server 1004, and a client computer 1005 are connected.
[0034]
FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the internal configuration of the copying machine 1001.
[0035]
The copier 1001 includes a controller unit 2000, an operation unit 2012, a scanner 2070, a printer 2095, and the like. The controller unit 2000 is connected to a scanner 2070 that is an image input device and a printer 2095 that is an image output device. And a control device that inputs and outputs image information and device information by connecting to a public line (WAN) 2051.
[0036]
In the controller unit 2000, a CPU 2001 is a central processing unit that controls the entire system. A RAM 2002 is a system work memory used in the operation of the CPU 2001, and is also an image memory for temporarily storing image data. A ROM 2003 is a boot ROM, and stores a system boot program. An HDD 2004 is a hard disk drive that stores system software and image data. An operation unit I / F 2006 is an interface unit with the operation unit 2012 having a touch panel, and outputs image data to be displayed on the operation unit 2012 to the operation unit 2012. Also, it plays a role of transmitting information input by the system user via the operation unit 2012 to the CPU 2001. A network I / F 2010 is connected to the LAN 2011 and inputs / outputs information. A modem (MODEM) 2050 is connected to the public line 2051 and inputs / outputs information. The above devices are arranged on the system bus 2007.
[0037]
An image bus I / F 2005 is a bus bridge that connects a system bus 2007 to an image bus 2008 that transfers image data at high speed and converts a data structure. The image bus 2008 is configured by a PCI bus or an IEEE 1394 standard bus. The following devices are arranged on the image bus 2008.
[0038]
A raster image processor (RIP) 2060 expands the PDL code into a bitmap image. The device I / F 2020 connects the scanner 2070 and the printer 2095 to the controller unit 2000, and performs synchronous / asynchronous conversion of image data. A scanner image processing unit 2080 corrects, processes, and edits input image data. A printer image processing unit 2090 performs correction, resolution conversion, and the like according to the specifications of the printer 2095 for print output image data. The image rotation unit 2030 rotates image data. The image compression unit 2040 performs JPEG, MMR, and MH compression / decompression processing on multi-valued image data and binary image data.
[0039]
FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a software configuration of data transmission processing executed by the controller unit 2000.
[0040]
In the figure, the transmission management component 3000 includes a destination management component 3002 and a job management component 3003. A job management component 3003 performs job control between the scanner management component 3004 and the transmission components 3005 to 3008.
The operation unit component 3001 acquires a lot of destination information from the destination management component 3002 and displays each destination information on the touch panel of the operation unit 2012 as a one-touch button. The transmission management component 3000 instructs the scanner management component 3004 to read a document in accordance with processing instructions such as index information and scan information of the one-touch button selected by the user in the operation unit component 3001. Then, the destination information corresponding to the selected one-touch button is acquired from the destination management component 3002, and a transmission processing command is issued to any of the print component 3005, the facsimile transmission component 3006, the database storage component 3007, and the mail transmission component 3008. . Accordingly, the read image data can be transmitted to any of the printer 1002, the facsimile machine 1003, and the database / mail server 1004.
[0041]
FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example (A) of a transmission job information table for transmission job information managed by the job management component 3003 and an example (B) of a destination information table for destination information managed by the destination management component 3002. .
[0042]
The destination information is input for each destination from the operation unit 2012 in advance by the user before transmission work, and is stored in the HDD 2004. Each destination information includes a destination name, a destination device type, and a transmission destination. The destination name is stored in the Name column in the destination information table, the type of the destination device is stored in the Type column, and the transmission destination is stored in the Address column. Stored. Each of these pieces of destination information is handled as a record, and an index ID is automatically set for each piece of destination information. The index ID is composed of a numerical value from 1 to 1000, and 0 is a special value indicating the index whose destination information has been changed.
[0043]
The transmission job information table is created by the user specifying a job ID with the operation unit 2012 and selecting a desired destination from each destination information, and is selected for the job ID. A destination index ID is added.
[0044]
FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing the procedure of the specified index correspondence destination information table change process performed by the job management component 3003 when a destination information change request is received. The designated index correspondence destination information table is a table having the same arrangement format as the destination information table, created by extracting the destination information corresponding to the designated index ID included in the transmission job information table from the destination information table together with the index ID.
[0045]
When the user makes a destination information change request from the operation unit 2012, the job management component 3003 starts a destination information change process, and acquires an index C that is an index ID of the destination information to be changed in step S1.
[0046]
In step S2, the number of destinations j, which is the number of index IDs included in the transmission job being executed or on standby, is acquired from the transmission job information table. All index IDs included in the middle transmission job are acquired as a destination number list A. In step S4, the processing number n is initialized to 1.
[0047]
In step S5, it is determined whether or not the processing number n is larger than the destination number j. If the processing number n is equal to or less than the destination number j, the process proceeds to step S6 to determine whether or not the index An that is the nth index ID in the destination number list A is equal to the index C. If they are not equal, the process proceeds to step S7, the process number n is incremented by 1, and the process returns to step S5.
[0048]
If it is determined in step S6 that the index An is equal to the index C, the process proceeds to step S8, and the index ID corresponding to the index An is rewritten to a value 0 indicating change of the destination information in the designated index corresponding destination information table. When the index ID is 0, the job management component 3003 does not transmit to the destination. In step S9, the destination information corresponding to the index ID rewritten to 0 in the specified index corresponding destination information table is changed according to the destination information change request. Then, the destination information change process is terminated.
[0049]
As described above, the destination information corresponding to the designated index ID included in the transmission job information table is extracted from the destination information table together with the index ID, and the destination information is changed in the designated index correspondence destination information table created in advance. Since the job management component 3003 cancels the transmission job based on the specified index-corresponding destination information table after the change, even if the destination information changes during execution or standby of the transmission job, the job management component 3003 cancels the transmission job. It is possible to reliably prevent transmission to a changed destination that is not the destination selected at the time of issue.
[0050]
(Second Embodiment)
Next, a second embodiment will be described.
[0051]
Since the configuration of the second embodiment is basically the same as the configuration of the first embodiment, the configuration of the first embodiment is used in the description of the second embodiment.
[0052]
In the second embodiment, when a destination information change request is received, the change processing of the designated index corresponding destination information table performed by the job management component 3003 is different from that of the first embodiment.
[0053]
FIG. 6 is a flowchart illustrating a procedure of a specified index correspondence destination information table change process performed by the job management component 3003 according to the second embodiment when a destination information change request is received. In FIG. 6, steps having the same contents as the steps shown in FIG. 5 in the first embodiment are denoted by the same step numbers and description thereof is omitted.
[0054]
If it is determined in step S6 that the index An is equal to the index C, the process proceeds to step S11, and destination information corresponding to the designated index ID included in the transmission job information table is extracted from the destination information table together with the index ID in advance. In the created designated index corresponding destination information table, the index ID corresponding to the index An and the corresponding destination information are deleted. In step S12, the destination number j is decremented by 1, and the destination information change process is terminated.
[0055]
As described above, the destination information requested to be changed is deleted together with the index ID in the designated index corresponding destination information table. Since the job management component 3003 continues the transmission job based on the specified index-corresponding destination information table after the deletion, it is possible to reliably prevent transmission to the wrong destination.
[0056]
(Third embodiment)
Next, a third embodiment will be described.
[0057]
Since the configuration of the third embodiment is basically the same as the configuration of the first embodiment, the configuration of the first embodiment is used in the description of the third embodiment.
[0058]
FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating an example of a destination information table managed by the destination management component 3002 according to the third embodiment.
[0059]
The destination information is input in advance from the operation unit 2012 for each destination by the user before transmission work, and is stored in the HDD 2004. Each destination information includes a destination name, a destination device type, and a transmission destination. The destination name is stored in the Name column in the destination information table, the type of the destination device is stored in the Type column, and the transmission destination is stored in the Address column. Stored. Further, the destination information table includes a SendCount field and a LastSendTime field. The SendCount field describes the number of transmissions based on the corresponding destination information, and the LastSendTime field stores the corresponding destination information. The last transmission date and time when transmission was performed is described. The SendCount field and the LastSendTime field are automatically updated when transmission is performed based on the corresponding destination information.
[0060]
Each of these destination information is treated as a record, and an index ID is automatically given to each destination information.
[0061]
FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating a display screen of the operation unit 2012 according to the third embodiment.
[0062]
One-touch buttons 1 to 16 are displayed on the display screen. Each button displays destination names in descending order of the number of transmissions based on the destination information table. In the one-touch button display area, the upper left button 1 is assigned to the destination with the highest number of transmissions, and the lower right button 16 is assigned to the 16th destination with the highest number of transmissions. The display of these buttons is updated every time transmission is performed and when a transition is made to this display screen from another display screen. It is also possible to display 17 or later one-touch buttons by clicking the “one-touch 2” tab.
[0063]
FIG. 9 shows, based on the destination information table, when a transmission job is executed, updates the number of transmissions and the last transmission date and time, and sorts in descending order by using the number of transmissions and the last transmission date and time. It is a flowchart which shows the procedure of the process which produces a date descending order list.
[0064]
When the user issues a transmission job from the operation unit 2012, the destination management component 3002 starts this processing.
[0065]
First, in step S21, the number of indexes (number of transmission destinations) A included in the issued transmission job is acquired. In step S22, the processing number n is initialized to 1.
[0066]
Next, in step S23, it is determined whether or not the processing number n is larger than the index number A. If it is larger, the processing is terminated and the processing is transferred to the job management component 3003.
[0067]
If the processing number n is equal to or less than the index number A, the process proceeds to step S24, and the destination information record Rn corresponding to the nth index among all the indexes included in the issued transmission job is acquired from the destination information table. In step S25, the data in the SendCount field of the destination information record Rn is incremented by one. Then, all the data in the destination information table is copied, and the destination information record Rn after the increment is returned to all the data obtained by copying and updated.
[0068]
Furthermore, in step S26, descending order sorting of the destination information records is executed using the data in the SendCount field as a key in all the updated data, and the obtained all sorted data is set as a descending number of transmission times list. When steps S24 to S25 are executed again, the destination information record Rn and all data are acquired and copied not from the destination information table but from the transmission frequency descending list.
[0069]
In step S27, the current date and time are overwritten in the LastSendTime field of the destination information record Rn acquired in step S24. Then, all the data in the destination information table is copied, and the overwritten destination information record Rn is returned and updated to all the data obtained by copying.
[0070]
Further, in step S28, in the updated data, the destination information record is sorted in descending order using the data in the LastSendTime field as a key, and the obtained sorted data is used as the last transmission date and time descending list.
[0071]
Thereafter, in step S29, the processing number n is incremented by 1, and the process returns to step S23. When steps S27 to S28 are executed again, the destination information record Rn and all data are acquired and copied not from the destination information table but from the last transmission date descending list.
[0072]
Thus, steps S24 to S29 are repeated until the processing number n is greater than the index number A, and the destination information records corresponding to all indexes included in the issued transmission job are updated. Sorting in descending order of the destination information records using the transmission date and time as a key is performed, and a transmission frequency descending list and a last transmission date and time descending list are created.
[0073]
FIG. 10 is a flowchart illustrating a procedure of a destination name display process performed by the operation unit component 3001 when an index is assigned to a one-touch button according to the number of transmissions.
[0074]
The operation unit component 3001 executes this process every time a transmission job is executed, or when a transition is made from another display screen to a one-touch button display screen.
[0075]
First, in step S31, the number of transmission destinations B registered in the destination information table is acquired. In step S32, the processing number n is initialized to 1.
[0076]
In step S33, it is determined whether or not the processing number n is larger than the transmission destination number B, or whether or not the processing number n is larger than the one-touch button display number MAX. The one-touch button maximum display number MAX is the number of one-touch buttons that can be displayed on the display screen of the operation unit 2012. When the processing number n is larger than the transmission destination number B or the one-touch button display number MAX, this process is terminated.
[0077]
When the processing number n is equal to or less than the transmission destination number B and the processing number n is equal to or less than the one-touch button display number MAX, the process proceeds to step S34, and the nth index in the transmission frequency descending list is acquired. In step S35, the destination information record Rn corresponding to the acquired nth index is acquired. In step S36, the destination name in the acquired destination information record Rn is set to the lowest number among the unassigned one-touch buttons. Assign to the button to display. Thereafter, in step S37, the processing number n is incremented by 1, and the process returns to step S33.
[0078]
Thus, steps S34 to S37 are repeated until the processing number n becomes larger than the transmission destination number B or the one-touch button display number MAX, whereby an index is assigned to each one-touch button in descending order of the number of transmissions, and the corresponding destination name is set. Is displayed.
[0079]
When assigning an index to the one-touch button according to the last transmission date and time, in step S34 of FIG. 10, the nth index is acquired by referring to the last transmission date and time descending list instead of the transmission frequency descending list. To do. Thereby, an index is assigned to each one-touch button in descending order of the last transmission date and the corresponding destination name is displayed.
[0080]
As described above, in the third embodiment, it is possible to assign a convenient index to each one-touch button.
[0081]
(Fourth embodiment)
Next, a fourth embodiment will be described.
[0082]
FIG. 11 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a composite device according to the fourth embodiment. This composite device is a digital copying machine having a transmission / reception function.
[0083]
This composite device includes an image forming unit 101, a control unit 102, a finisher 103, a scanner unit 104, an operation unit 105, a plurality of reception interfaces 106, and a plurality of transmission interfaces 107. The reception interface 106 and the transmission interface 107 perform transmission / reception processing with a plurality of counterpart devices. The main part of the control unit 102 includes a central processing unit (CPU) 108 and a storage device (memory) 109. The storage device 109 stores an address book (address information table) and a transfer condition setting book (transmission command document table), and sets a temporary storage area.
[0084]
FIG. 12A shows an example of transfer conditions (transmission command) written in the transfer condition setting book, and FIG. 12B shows an example of an address book.
[0085]
In the transfer condition, “condition ID (index ID)” represents an identification code of the transfer condition, “reception” represents the partner apparatus that transmitted the corresponding transfer data, and “date and time” represents the date and time when the corresponding transfer data was received. , “Telephone number” represents the telephone number of the partner apparatus that has transmitted the corresponding transfer data, and “transfer destination” represents the destination of the partner apparatus to which the corresponding transfer data is to be transmitted. The “forwarding destination” describes an ID in the destination book.
[0086]
The address book is a list of addressees of data transmission destinations, and an ID (identification code) is assigned to each address. For example, when “ID2” is described in the transfer destination of the transfer condition, it can be seen that the transfer destination is “E-Mail: aa@bb.cc” by referring to the destination book.
[0087]
FIG. 13 is a diagram illustrating a screen displayed on the operation unit 105 used by the user when inputting transfer conditions into the transfer condition setting book.
[0088]
FIG. 14 is a flowchart illustrating a transfer process performed by the control unit 102 when one of the destinations described in the destination book is deleted.
[0089]
First, the central processing unit 108 receives a processing request notification (S41), and determines whether or not the content of the received processing request notification is a notification requesting deletion of the destination from the destination book (S42). If the processing request notification is, for example, a notification requesting to search for a transfer destination, and the determination in step S42 is No, normal processing in accordance with such request is performed (S50). Thereafter, it is determined whether or not there is an instruction to end the present process (S49). If there is an end instruction, the present process is terminated. If there is no end instruction, the process returns to step S41 to accept the next process request notification.
[0090]
If it is determined in step S42 that the content of the received processing request notification is a notification requesting deletion of the destination from the destination book (destination deletion notification), the central processing unit 108 is stored in the storage device 109. Whether there is a transfer condition in which the destination name (displayed by the address book ID) attached to the destination deletion notification is set as the transfer destination with reference to each transfer condition in the transfer condition setting book Is determined (S43). If it does not exist, the process returns to step S41. If it exists, the corresponding destination name (destination information) is acquired from the destination book stored in the storage device 108 based on the destination name (address book ID) to be deleted. (S44). Then, the acquired destination name (destination information) is stored in the temporary storage area of the storage device 108 (S45). At this stage, in another processing program, the destination requested to be deleted from the destination book is deleted.
[0091]
Subsequently, from the transfer conditions described in the transfer condition setting book, a transfer condition in which the destination name (address book ID) attached to the address deletion notification is set as the transfer destination is extracted (S46). ), The transfer destination set in the extracted transfer condition is changed to the temporary storage area of the storage device 108 (S47). That is, thereafter, in another processing program, the temporary storage area of the storage device 108 is referred to in place of the destination book, and transmission processing is performed on the destination name (destination information) stored in the temporary storage area. .
[0092]
Next, with respect to all the transfer conditions in which the destination name (address book ID) to be deleted attached to the destination deletion notification is set as the transfer destination in the transfer conditions described in the transfer condition setting book It is determined whether the process of S47 is completed (S48). If there is a transfer condition that is not completed, the process returns to step S46, and if it is completed, the process proceeds to step S49.
[0093]
As described above, transmission processing can be normally performed on a destination that has been deleted from the destination book despite being described as a transfer destination in the transfer condition.
[0094]
In the fourth embodiment, the description is given on the assumption that data is received from another device and further transferred to another device. However, in the present invention, data generated by the self device is used. Needless to say, the present invention can also be applied to transmission to other devices.
[0095]
(Fifth embodiment)
Next, a fifth embodiment will be described.
[0096]
Since the configuration of the fifth embodiment is basically the same as the configuration of the fourth embodiment, the configuration of the fourth embodiment is used in the description of the fifth embodiment.
[0097]
In the fifth embodiment, transfer processing performed by the control unit 102 is partly different from that of the fourth embodiment.
[0098]
FIG. 15 shows a procedure of transfer processing performed by the control unit 102 when one of the destinations described in the destination book is deleted or when the transfer destination of the transfer conditions described in the transfer condition setting book is changed. It is the flowchart which showed. In FIG. 15, steps having the same contents as those in the fourth embodiment shown in FIG.
[0099]
First, step S60 is newly added between step S47 and step S48. After the transfer destination set in the extracted transfer condition is changed to the temporary storage area of the storage device 108 in step S47, in step S60, the destination information is not the address book in the transfer destination in the target transfer condition. The operation unit 105 is displayed to notify the user that it is stored in the temporary storage area of the storage device 108.
[0100]
Then, steps S51 to S56 are newly added.
[0101]
If it is determined in step S42 that the content of the received processing request notification is not a notification requesting deletion of the destination from the destination book, the central processing unit 106 determines that the content of the received processing request notification is a transfer condition. It is determined whether or not the notification is a request for changing the transfer destination (transfer destination change notification) (S51). If the determination in step S51 is No, normal processing according to the request is performed (S56).
[0102]
If the determination in step S51 is Yes, the corresponding transfer condition is extracted from the transfer condition setting book stored in the storage device 108 based on the transfer condition name to be changed attached to the transfer destination change notification (S52). . Under the extracted transfer conditions, the transfer destination (represented by the ID of the destination book) is changed according to the change notified by the transfer destination change notification (S53). The changed transfer condition is overwritten at the corresponding position in the transfer condition setting book.
[0103]
Subsequently, referring to the destination name (destination information) stored in the temporary storage area of the storage device 108 in step S45, the transfer condition changed in step S53 may change the transfer destination. The central processing unit 106 determines whether or not the transfer condition changed in step S53 is the last transfer condition for performing such reference (S54). That is, it is determined whether or not the transfer condition changed in step S53 is a transfer condition for which a Yes determination is made in step S48. If the determination in step S54 is yes, the destination name (destination information) stored in the temporary storage area of the storage device 108 is deleted (S55), and if no, step S55 is skipped and the process proceeds to step S49.
[0104]
As described above, destination names (destination information) that are no longer required to be stored in the temporary storage area of the storage device 108 are deleted, thereby saving storage resources in the storage device 108.
[0105]
In the fifth embodiment, deletion of a destination name (destination information) that is no longer required to be stored in the temporary storage area of the storage device 108 is performed by a transfer condition that refers to the destination name (destination information). However, instead of this, when the fixed storage period has passed, the destination may be automatically deleted from the temporary storage area of the storage device 108.
[0106]
(Sixth embodiment)
Next, a sixth embodiment will be described.
[0107]
Since the configuration of the sixth embodiment is basically the same as the configuration of the fourth embodiment, the configuration of the fourth embodiment is used in the description of the sixth embodiment.
[0108]
In the sixth embodiment, transfer processing performed by the control unit 102 is partially different from that of the fourth embodiment.
[0109]
FIG. 16 shows the control unit 102 when one of the destinations described in the destination book is deleted and the destination information is temporarily stored in the temporary storage area of the storage device 108 in the sixth embodiment. It is the flowchart which showed the procedure of the transfer process performed.
[0110]
First, when the central processing unit 108 receives an edit request with a destination name specified (S61), the specified destination name is temporarily stored in the temporary storage area of the storage device 108 (destination name (destination). Information) is determined (S62). If the determination in step S62 is No, normal processing is performed (S69), and this processing ends. On the other hand, if the destination name is temporarily stored in the temporary storage area of the storage device 108, the destination book is called (S63), a new ID and a destination description part are acquired in the destination book, and the storage device is stored. The destination name (destination information) temporarily stored in the temporary storage area 108 is described in the acquired destination description part (S64).
[0111]
Next, under the transfer condition in which the destination name temporarily stored in the temporary storage area of the storage device 108 is the transfer destination of its own, the acquired new ID is overwritten on the transfer destination (S65). Subsequently, the central processing unit 108 overwrites the transfer destination with the acquired new ID in all transfer conditions in which the destination name temporarily stored in the temporary storage area of the storage device 108 is set as its own transfer destination. If the determination in step S66 is Yes, the destination name (destination information) temporarily stored in the temporary storage area of the storage device 108 is deleted (step S66). S67) This process ends. If determination of step S66 is No, it will return to step S65.
[0112]
As described above, the destination name temporarily stored in the temporary storage area of the storage device 108 is set as a new destination in the destination book, and the ID corresponding to the destination is overwritten on the transfer destination of the related transfer condition. Unlike the cases of the fourth and fifth embodiments, there is a relationship between a permanent destination name (destination information) that effectively uses the destination book and a corresponding ID.
[0113]
(Seventh embodiment)
Next, a seventh embodiment will be described.
[0114]
Since the configuration of the seventh embodiment is basically the same as the configuration of the fourth embodiment, the configuration of the fourth embodiment is used in the description of the seventh embodiment.
[0115]
In the seventh embodiment, transfer processing performed by the control unit 102 is partly different from that in the fourth embodiment.
[0116]
FIG. 17 shows the procedure of the transfer process performed by the control unit 102 when validity / invalidity is added to the attribute of the transfer condition and one of the destinations described in the destination book is deleted in the seventh embodiment. It is the shown flowchart.
[0117]
First, the central processing unit 108 receives a processing request notification (S71), and determines whether or not the content of the received processing request notification is a notification requesting deletion of the destination from the destination book (S72). If the processing request notification is, for example, a notification requesting to search for a transfer destination, and if the determination in step S72 is No, normal processing in accordance with such request is performed (S79). Thereafter, it is determined whether or not there is an instruction to end the present process (S78). If there is an end instruction, the present process is terminated. If there is no end instruction, the process returns to step S71 to accept a next process request notification.
[0118]
If it is determined in step S 72 that the content of the received processing request notification is a notification requesting deletion of the destination from the destination book (destination deletion notification), the central processing unit 108 is stored in the storage device 109. Whether there is a transfer condition in which the destination name (displayed by the address book ID) attached to the destination deletion notification is set as the transfer destination with reference to each transfer condition in the transfer condition setting book Is determined (S73). If it does not exist, the process returns to step S71. If it exists, the transfer condition in which the destination name to be deleted (address book ID) is set as the transfer destination is acquired (S74). Then, the central processing unit 108 determines whether or not the acquired transfer condition has a “valid” attribute (S75). That is, in the seventh embodiment, for each transfer condition, “valid” indicating that the transfer condition should be a transfer process target, or “invalid” indicating that the transfer condition should not be a transfer process target ”Attribute is set. And when performing the transfer process based on each transfer condition, the process according to the attribute is performed with reference to this attribute.
[0119]
If the determination in step S75 is Yes, the acquired transfer condition attribute is set to “invalid” (self cannot be a search target) (S76), and if no, step S76 is skipped.
[0120]
Subsequently, in the transfer condition setting book, the central processing unit 106 performs step S74 for all transfer conditions in which the destination name (address book ID) to be deleted attached to the destination deletion notification is set as the transfer destination. It is determined whether or not the processing of S76 has been executed (S77). If the determination in step S77 is Yes, the process moves to step S78, and if No, the process returns to step S74.
[0121]
As described above, when a destination is deleted from the address book, the attribute of the transfer condition that holds this address as a transfer address is set to “invalid”. The transfer condition prevents wasteful transfer processing.
[0122]
A storage medium storing software program codes for realizing the functions of the above-described embodiments is supplied to the system or apparatus, and the computer (or CPU or MPU) of the system or apparatus is stored in the storage medium. It goes without saying that the present invention can also be achieved by reading and executing the program code.
[0123]
In this case, the program code itself read from the storage medium realizes the functions of the above-described embodiments, and the storage medium storing the program code constitutes the present invention.
[0124]
As a storage medium for supplying the program code, for example, a floppy disk, hard disk, optical disk, magneto-optical disk, CD-ROM, CD-R, magnetic tape, nonvolatile memory card, ROM, or the like can be used.
[0125]
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.
[0126]
Further, after the program code read from the storage medium is written to 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. Needless to say, the present invention includes a 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.
[0134]
【The invention's effect】
  According to the present invention, even when the destination information is deleted from the destination information table, the transmission process can be normally performed based on the transmission instruction document in which the destination is set as the transmission destination.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating a basic system configuration according to a first embodiment;
FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an internal configuration of the copying machine.
FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a software configuration of data transmission processing executed by the controller unit.
FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example (A) of a transmission job information table for transmission job information managed by a job management component and an example (B) of a destination information table for destination information managed by a destination management component.
FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating a procedure of a specified index correspondence destination information table change process performed by the job management component according to the first embodiment when a destination information change request is received;
FIG. 6 is a flowchart illustrating a procedure of a specified index correspondence destination information table change process performed by a job management component according to the second embodiment when a destination information change request is received;
FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating an example of a destination information table managed by a destination management component according to the third embodiment.
FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a display screen of an operation unit in the third embodiment.
FIG. 9 shows, based on the destination information table, when a transmission job is executed, updates the number of transmissions and the last transmission date and time, and sorts in descending order by using the number of transmissions and the last transmission date and time, respectively, and a transmission number descending list and final transmission. It is a flowchart which shows the procedure of the process which produces a date descending order list.
FIG. 10 is a flowchart illustrating a procedure of a destination name display process performed by an operation unit component when an index is assigned to a one-touch button according to the number of transmissions.
FIG. 11 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a composite device according to a fourth embodiment.
12A shows an example of transfer conditions described in a transfer condition setting book, and FIG. 12B shows an example of an address book.
FIG. 13 is a diagram showing a screen displayed on the operation unit used by a user when inputting transfer conditions into a transfer condition setting book.
FIG. 14 is a flowchart illustrating a transfer process performed by the control unit when one of the destinations described in the destination book is deleted.
FIG. 15 shows a procedure of transfer processing performed by the control unit when one of the destinations described in the destination book is deleted or when the transfer destination of the transfer conditions described in the transfer condition setting book is changed. It is the shown flowchart.
FIG. 16 is performed by the control unit when one of the destinations described in the destination book is deleted and the destination information is temporarily stored in the temporary storage area of the storage device in the sixth embodiment It is the flowchart which showed the procedure of the transfer process.
FIG. 17 shows a procedure of transfer processing performed by the control unit when valid / invalid is added to the attribute of the transfer condition and one of the destinations described in the destination book is deleted in the seventh embodiment It is a flowchart.
[Explanation of symbols]
  101 Image forming unit
  102 controlPart
  103 Finisher
  104 Scanner unit
  105 OperationPart
  106 Multiple receiving interfaces
  107 Multiple sending interfaces
  108 Central processing equipmentPlace
  109 memoryPlace
  1001 Copying machine
  1002 Printer
  1003 Facsimile
  l004 Database / Mail Server
  1005 Client computer
  1006 Ethernet
  2000 Controller unit (data transmission device)
  2001 CPU
  2002 RAM
  2003 ROM
  2004 HDD
  2005 Image Bus I / F
  2006 Operation unit I / F
  2007 System bus
  2008 Image bus
  2010 Network I / F
  2011 LAN
  2012 operationPart
  2020 Device I / F
  2030 Image rotation unit
  2040 Image compression unit
  2050 modem
  2051 Public line
  2060 RIP
  2070 scanner
  2080 Scanner image processing unit
  2090 Printer image processing unit
  2095 Printer
  3000 Transmission Management Component
  3001 Operation component
  3002 Destination management component
  3003 Job management component
  3004 Scanner management component
  3005 Print component
  3006 Facsimile transmission component
  3007 Database storage component
  3008 Email sending component

Claims (5)

By specifying an index included in a destination information table including a plurality of sets with an index added to the destination information, the destination information associated with the index is acquired by referring to the destination information table, and the acquired Setting means for setting a transmission table for transmitting data to the destination information;
Before transmission based on the transmission table set by the setting means is completed, wherein the destination information table, if the destination information corresponding to the index Ru deleted whether determines first determination means included in the transmission table When,
If the destination information corresponding to the index included in the transmission table is determined to Ru is removed by the first determining means, causes temporarily store the destination information is the deleted predetermined destination, in the transmission table Control means for controlling to switch the reference destination of the destination information to the predetermined storage destination;
Second determination means for determining whether or not an index included in the transmission table is changed after the destination information is stored in the predetermined storage destination;
When it is determined by the second determination means that the index included in the transmission table is changed, the destination information corresponding to the changed index and temporarily stored in the predetermined storage destination Delete means for deleting from the predetermined storage location,
A data transmission device comprising: The data transmission apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the transmission based on the transmission table is transmission of image data obtained by reading a document. The data transmission apparatus according to claim 1 or 2 , wherein the transmission based on the transmission table is a process of transferring the received image data in accordance with a preset transfer condition. By specifying an index included in a destination information table including a plurality of sets with an index added to the destination information, the destination information associated with the index is acquired by referring to the destination information table, and the acquired A setting step for setting a transmission table for transmitting data to the destination information;
Before transmission based on the transmission table set by the setting step is completed, the in the destination information table, the first determination step of determining whether the destination information is Ru is removed corresponding to the index included in the transmission table When,
If the index with corresponding destination information included in the transmission table at said first determination step is determined to Ru is removed, along with to temporarily store the destination information is the deleted predetermined destination, in the transmission table A control step of controlling to switch the reference destination of the destination information to the predetermined storage destination;
A second determination step of determining whether or not an index included in the transmission table is changed after the destination information is stored in the predetermined storage destination;
When it is determined that the index included in the transmission table is changed in the second determination step, the destination information corresponding to the changed index and temporarily stored in the predetermined storage destination Deleting from the predetermined storage location,
A data transmission method characterized by comprising: A computer-readable storage medium storing a control program for causing a computer to execute the data transmission method according to claim 4 .

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