JP5190956B2 - Image forming apparatus, processing method thereof, and program - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an image forming apparatus, a processing method thereof, and a program.

    Conventionally, a data communication system that communicates data using various communication methods such as a facsimile communication method is known. For example, when data is transmitted using a facsimile communication system, an operator of the data communication system inputs a facsimile number specifying a data transmission destination into the data communication system. Then, the data communication system transmits the facsimile data to the destination specified by the facsimile number input by the operator.

As a method for inputting a facsimile number into the data communication system, a method is known in which the data communication system is made to recognize a facsimile number by reading a cover sheet on which the facsimile number is entered (see, for example, Patent Document 1). .
JP-A-5-207256

  In recent years, due to the enforcement of the Personal Information Protection Law, there is a risk that a company's credibility is lost due to erroneous transmission of a single fax, and in some cases it leads to a crisis of the company's survival.

  Therefore, the data communication system disclosed in Patent Document 1 transmits data to the wrong transmission destination when there is a recognition error when recognizing the facsimile number described on the cover sheet. It was not applicable.

  Therefore, when performing facsimile transmission, depending on the company, a person in charge of preparing a document for facsimile transmission and an administrator (for example, a supervisor of the person in charge) who checks the document and the transmission destination are placed, and a double check is performed. There is an operation to prevent erroneous transmission of facsimile transmission.

  In this case, each time transmission is performed, the administrator has to confirm the facsimile number input to the facsimile apparatus for facsimile transmission, and the burden on the administrator is high.

  In addition, the load is higher because the facsimile number is actually confirmed and the document to be transmitted is also confirmed.

  In this way, in the system of checking by a person in charge and an administrator in a series of operations of facsimile transmission, confirmation of facsimile transmission of other persons in charge and confirmation of facsimile transmission that occurs later even if the same person in charge is in charge. It was difficult for administrators to do together.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to store image data of a document to be transmitted by facsimile read by a reading unit in a storage unit, print a document used for approval of facsimile transmission of the image data, and a user who printed the document. Provided is a mechanism capable of easily confirming and transmitting to prevent erroneous transmission of facsimile transmission by reading a printed document according to different user operations and transmitting the document by facsimile .

A first invention for achieving the above-described object is an image forming apparatus capable of facsimile transmission provided with a reading unit for reading a document, and sets information on destination for facsimile transmission and sets an expiration date means and in order to obtain approval for facsimile transmission of images data to said transmission destination information, and the image data of the document facsimile transmission read by said reading means, said destination information, for identifying the image data Storage control means for storing transmission data including the specific information, the expiration date, and user identification information of the user who has logged into the image forming apparatus, and facsimile transmission of the image data stored in the storage means Printing for printing a document including specific information for specifying the image data used for approval of the image Corresponding to the specific information obtained by reading the document by reading the document in response to an operation of a user different from the user who printed the document, registered by the user who printed the document Image data acquisition means for acquiring image data, transmission means for facsimile transmission of the image data acquired by the image data acquisition means in accordance with the destination information, and reading of the document by the reading means. The expiration date determining means for determining whether or not the expiration date of the transmission data corresponding to the specified information is expired, and the user who printed the document when the expiration date determination means determines that the expiration date has expired Receiving means for receiving input of user identification information in order to obtain confirmation from An image forming apparatus.

In addition, when the expiration date determination unit determines that the expiration date has expired, the transmission unit does not transmit the image data corresponding to the specific information included in the document, and the reception unit The user identification information of the user who printed the document is received, and when the user identification information is the user identification information of the user who printed the document, the image data is transmitted according to the transmission destination information, and the expiration date determining means When it is determined that the expiration date has not expired , the image forming apparatus transmits image data corresponding to the specific information included in the document according to the transmission destination information.

The user identification information may be user identification information obtained by a user reading a storage medium with a storage medium reading unit .

In addition, an authority determining unit that determines whether or not a user who has logged in to the image forming apparatus has an authority to transmit image data stored in the storage unit, and an authority to transmit by the authority determining unit. When it is determined that the user is a user, a list acquisition unit that acquires a list of transmission data including specific information for specifying image data stored in the storage unit, and the document is read by the reading unit The specific information obtained by the above and the specific information determining means for determining whether or not the specific information included in the transmission data acquired by the list acquiring means matches the specific information determining means. The image forming apparatus transmits image data corresponding to the determined specific information according to the transmission destination information .

The storage unit is an image forming apparatus that is a server that stores the transmission data .

In addition, when it is determined that the user is not authorized to transmit by the authority determining unit, the information setting unit sets the transmission destination information for facsimile transmission, and the transmission destination information is approved for facsimile transmission of the image data. In order to obtain the image data, the image data of the document read by the facsimile read by the reading unit, the transmission destination information including the transmission destination information, and the specific information for specifying the image data are stored in the storage unit, and the image data is specified. An image forming apparatus is characterized in that a document including specific information for printing is printed .

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a processing method in an image forming apparatus capable of facsimile transmission provided with reading means for reading an original, wherein information setting step for setting destination information for facsimile transmission and setting an expiration date, and the transmission to obtain the above information approval for facsimile transmission of images data, and the image data of the document facsimile transmission read by the reading means, the destination information, the specific information for specifying the image data, Used for storage control step for storing transmission data including the expiration date and user identification information of the user who has logged in to the image forming apparatus in a storage unit, and approval for facsimile transmission of image data stored in the storage unit A printing step for printing a document including specific information for specifying the image data. And the specific information registered by the user who printed the document, read the document by the reading means in accordance with the operation of the user different from the user who printed the document, and reads the document An image data acquisition step for acquiring image data to be transmitted; a transmission step for facsimile transmission of the image data acquired in the image data acquisition step according to the destination information; and reading of the document by the reading means. The expiration date determining step for determining whether or not the expiration date of the transmission data corresponding to the specific information is expired, and the user who printed the document when it is determined that the expiration date has expired in the expiration date determination step to obtain confirmation from the accepting step of accepting input of user identification information It is a process wherein the performing.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided a program for an image forming apparatus capable of facsimile transmission provided with reading means for reading a document, wherein information setting means for setting destination information for facsimile transmission and setting an expiration date, and the destination to obtain approval for facsimile transmission of images data to the information, and the image data of the document facsimile transmission read by the reading means, the destination information, the specific information for specifying the image data, wherein A storage control unit that stores transmission data including an expiration date and user identification information of a user who has logged into the image forming apparatus in a storage unit; and is used for approval of facsimile transmission of image data stored in the storage unit. Printing means for printing a document including specific information for specifying the image data; and the document The document is read by the reading unit in response to a user operation different from the user who printed the document and registered by the printing user, and image data corresponding to specific information obtained by reading the document is acquired. Corresponding to the specific information included in the document according to the image data acquisition means, the transmission means for facsimile transmission of the image data acquired by the image data acquisition means according to the transmission destination information, and the reading of the document by the reading means In order to obtain confirmation from the user who printed the document when it is determined by the expiration date determination means that determines whether or not the expiration date of the transmission data has expired, and the expiration date determination means, A program characterized by functioning as a receiving means for receiving input of user identification information A.

According to the present invention, the image data of the original to be transmitted by facsimile read by the reading means is stored in the storage means, the document used for the approval of facsimile transmission of the image data is printed, and the user different from the user who printed the document By reading the printed document in accordance with the operation and transmitting it by facsimile , confirmation and transmission for preventing erroneous transmission of facsimile transmission can be easily performed .

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 is a system configuration diagram showing an example of a configuration of a facsimile transmission system to which an authentication server 100, a transmission data storage server 200, and a multifunction device 300 (image forming apparatus) according to the present invention can be applied.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the facsimile transmission system according to the present embodiment includes an authentication server 100, a transmission data storage server 200, and one or a plurality of multifunction devices 300 (a multifunction device 300a and a multifunction device 300b). 500, and is configured to transmit and receive information. The multifunction machine 300 is also connected to the outside via the public line 400 so that it can communicate with the facsimile machine.

  The authentication server 100 authenticates identification information (for example, a card ID obtained by holding the card over the card reader 319) for identifying a user input by the multi-function device 300, for example, a user ID (for example, a user ID). A user information table holding user information for managing a user in which a name, user identification information) and a card ID are associated with each other. The user is searched according to a card ID (for example, a card number) transmitted from the multi-function device 300. If the user exists, the user information is returned to the multi-function device 300. In this embodiment, the authentication server 100, the transmission data storage server 200, and the multifunction device 300 are configured as separate units. However, the authentication server function may be performed in the multifunction device 300. In this case, the user information table is stored in the HDD 304 of the multifunction machine 300.

  Note that the IC card used in the present embodiment can be rephrased as a storage medium for storing a card ID.

  The transmission data storage server 200 stores the image data of the original read by the multifunction machine 300 and the bibliographic information input at the time of storage. Also, image data and bibliographic information are transmitted in response to a request from the multifunction device 300.

  The multifunction device 300 transmits the image data of the paper document read by the scanner unit 314 to the transmission data storage server 200. Also, bibliographic information for managing image data is transmitted to the transmission data storage server 200. A facsimile transmission instruction of the image data transmitted to the transmission data storage server 200 can be performed. Further, a cover sheet corresponding to the transmitted image data can be printed from the printer unit 312.

  In the present embodiment, the user authentication is performed by holding the card over the card reader 319 of the MFP 300. However, the user authentication is performed using the user name and password obtained by the user's operation input. May be. It is also possible to configure to perform user authentication using fingerprint authentication or finger vein authentication. In any authentication, the MFP 300 is logged in using user identification information (for example, a user name) for identifying the user, and a list of print data that can be printed by the user is displayed using the user identification information. Can be displayed.

  Hereinafter, the hardware configuration of the information processing apparatus applicable to the authentication server 100 and the transmission data storage server 200 illustrated in FIG. 1 will be described with reference to FIG.

  FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating a hardware configuration of an information processing apparatus applicable to the authentication server 100 and the transmission data storage server 200 illustrated in FIG.

  In FIG. 2, reference numeral 201 denotes a CPU that comprehensively controls each device and controller connected to the system bus 204. Further, the ROM 202 or the external memory 211 is necessary to realize a BIOS (Basic Input / Output System) or an operating system program (hereinafter referred to as an OS), which is a control program of the CPU 201, or a function executed by each server or each PC. Various programs to be described later are stored.

  A RAM 203 functions as a main memory, work area, and the like for the CPU 201. The CPU 201 implements various operations by loading a program or the like necessary for execution of processing from the ROM 202 or the external memory 211 into the RAM 203 and executing the loaded program.

  An input controller 205 controls input from a keyboard (KB) 209 or a pointing device such as a mouse (not shown). A video controller 206 controls display on a display device such as a CRT display (CRT) 210. In FIG. 2, although described as CRT 210, the display device is not limited to the CRT, but may be another display device such as a liquid crystal display. These are used by the administrator as needed.

  A memory controller 207 is connected to the hard disk (HD), flexible disk (FD), or PCMCIA card slot for storing a boot program, various applications, font data, user files, editing files, various data, etc. via an adapter. The access to the external memory 211 such as a compact flash (registered trademark) memory is controlled.

  A communication I / F controller 208 is connected to and communicates with an external device via a network (for example, the LAN 700 shown in FIG. 1), and executes communication control processing on the network. For example, communication using TCP / IP is possible.

  Note that the CPU 201 enables display on the CRT 210 by executing outline font rasterization processing on a display information area in the RAM 203, for example. In addition, the CPU 201 enables a user instruction with a mouse cursor (not shown) on the CRT 210.

  Various programs to be described later for realizing the present invention are recorded in the external memory 211 and executed by the CPU 201 by being loaded into the RAM 203 as necessary. Furthermore, definition files and various information tables used when executing the program are also stored in the external memory 211, and a detailed description thereof will be described later.

  Next, the hardware configuration of the multifunction machine 300 (facsimile apparatus) shown in FIG. 1 will be described with reference to FIG.

  FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating an example of a hardware configuration of the multifunction peripheral 300 illustrated in FIG.

  In FIG. 3, reference numeral 316 denotes a controller unit which is connected to a scanner unit 314 functioning as an image input device and a printer unit 312 functioning as an image output device, while being connected to a LAN (for example, the LAN 700 shown in FIG. 1) or a public line ( (WAN) (for example, PSTN or ISDN) to input / output image data and device information.

  In the controller unit 316, reference numeral 301 denotes a CPU, which is a processor that controls the entire system. A RAM 302 is a system work memory for the CPU 301 to operate, and is also a program memory for recording a program and an image memory for temporarily recording image data.

  A ROM 303 stores a system boot program and various control programs. A hard disk drive (HDD) 304 stores various programs for controlling the system, image data, and the like.

  An operation unit interface (operation unit I / F) 307 is an interface unit with the operation unit (keyboard) 308. Further, the operation unit I / F 307 serves to transmit the key information (for example, pressing of the start button) input from the operation unit 308 to the CPU 301.

  A network interface (Network I / F) 305 is connected to the network (LAN) 600 and inputs / outputs data. A modem (MODEM) 306 is connected to a public line and inputs / outputs data such as FAX transmission / reception.

  Reference numeral 318 denotes an external interface (external I / F), which is an I / F unit that accepts external inputs such as USB, IEEE 1394, printer port, and RS-232C. In this embodiment, an IC card for a portable terminal required for authentication A card reader 319 for reading (storage medium) is connected to the external I / F 318. The CPU 301 can control reading of information from the IC card of the mobile terminal by the card reader 319 via the external I / F 318, and can acquire information read from the IC card of the mobile terminal. The above devices are arranged on the system bus 309.

  Reference numeral 320 denotes an image bus interface (IMAGE BUS I / F), which is a bus bridge that connects the system bus 309 and an image bus 315 that transfers image data at high speed and converts the data structure.

  The image bus 315 is configured by a PCI bus or IEEE1394. The following devices are arranged on the image bus 315.

  A raster image processor (RIP) 310 develops vector data such as a PDL code into a bitmap image. A printer interface (printer I / F) 311 connects the printer unit 312 and the controller unit 316 and performs synchronous / asynchronous conversion of image data. A scanner interface (scanner I / F) 313 connects the scanner unit 314 and the controller unit 316 and performs synchronous / asynchronous conversion of image data.

  An image processing unit 317 performs correction, processing, and editing on input image data, and performs printer correction, resolution conversion, and the like on print output image data. In addition to this, the image processing unit 317 performs image data rotation and compression / decompression processing such as JPEG for multi-valued image data and JBIG, MMR, MH for binary image data.

  The scanner unit 314 illuminates an image on paper as a document and scans it with a CCD line sensor, thereby converting it into an electrical signal as raster image data. The original paper is set on the tray of the original feeder, and when the apparatus user gives a reading start instruction from the operation unit 308, the CPU 301 gives an instruction to the scanner unit 314, and the feeder feeds the original paper one by one to read the original image. Perform the action.

  The printer unit 312 is a part that converts raster image data into an image on paper. The method is an electrophotographic method using a photosensitive drum or a photosensitive belt, and ink is ejected from a micro nozzle array directly on the paper. There is an inkjet method for printing an image, but any method may be used. The activation of the printing operation is started by an instruction from the CPU 301. The printer unit 312 has a plurality of paper feed stages so that different paper sizes or different paper orientations can be selected, and has a paper cassette corresponding thereto.

  The operation unit 308 has an LCD display unit, and a touch panel sheet is pasted on the LCD. The operation unit 308 displays an operation screen of the system. When a displayed key is pressed, the position information is displayed on the operation unit I / F 307. To the CPU 301 via The operation unit 308 includes, for example, a start key, a stop key, an ID key, a reset key, and the like as various operation keys.

  The display unit has different display performance depending on the multifunction device, and the present invention is configured by a multifunction device that can be operated via a touch panel, or a multifunction device that simply includes a liquid crystal screen and can be operated with hard keys.

  Here, the start key of the operation unit 308 is used when starting a document image reading operation. At the center of the start key, there are two color LEDs, green and red, which indicate whether or not the start key can be used. Further, the stop key of the operation unit 308 functions to stop the operation in operation. The ID key of the operation unit 308 is used when inputting the user ID of the user. The reset key is used when initializing settings from the operation unit.

  The card reader 319 reads information stored in an IC card provided in the mobile terminal under the control of the CPU 301 and notifies the CPU 301 of the read information via the external I / F 318.

  With the configuration described above, the multi-function device 300 can transmit the image data read from the scanner unit 314 to the LAN 700 and print out the print data received from the LAN 700 using the printer unit 312.

  In addition, image data read from the scanner unit 314 can be transmitted by facsimile (FAX) to the public line by the modem 306, and image data received by FAX from the public line can be output by the printer unit 312.

  Hereinafter, FIG. 4 is a functional block diagram showing an example of functions in each terminal in the present embodiment. Details of processing of each function will be described with reference to flowcharts of FIGS.

  FIG. 4 is a functional block diagram illustrating an example of the functions of the authentication server 100, the transmission data storage server 200, and the multifunction device 300.

  First, functional blocks of the authentication server 100 will be described.

  The authentication server 100 includes an authentication unit 409 and a user identification information transmission unit 410.

  The authentication unit 409 refers to the user information table stored in the external memory 211 in accordance with the card ID transmitted from the multi-function device 300 and authenticates whether there is user identification information corresponding to the card ID. It is.

  The user identification information transmission unit 410 is a transmission unit that transmits user identification information obtained by being authenticated by the authentication unit to the MFP 300.

  Next, functional blocks of the transmission data storage server 200 will be described.

  The transmission data storage server 200 includes a transmission data storage unit 411, a transmission data list transmission unit 412, and an image data transmission unit 413.

  A transmission data storage unit 411 stores transmission data of bibliographic information including image data to be transmitted by facsimile instructed by the registration instruction unit 402 of the multi-function apparatus 300, and transmission destination information and specific information for specifying the image data. The storage control unit stores the job management table.

  The transmission data list transmission unit 412 generates a list of transmission data that can be facsimile-transmitted by the user corresponding to the user identification information in accordance with the user identification information transmitted from the multifunction device 300, and sends it to the multifunction device 300. It is a transmission part which transmits.

  The image data transmission unit 413 is a transmission unit that transmits image data of transmission data determined to be transmittable by the transmission permission determination unit 407 of the multifunction device 300 to the multifunction device 300, and performs display and facsimile transmission by the multifunction device 300. It is possible to make it.

  Next, functional blocks of the multifunction machine 300 will be described.

  The MFP 300 includes an authority determination unit 401, a registration instruction unit 402, a printing unit 403, a list acquisition unit 404, an image acquisition unit 405, a transmission data identification unit 406, a transmission availability determination unit 407, and a facsimile transmission instruction unit 408.

  The authority determination unit 401 acquires a card ID from the IC card held over the card reader 319, is authenticated by the authentication unit 409 of the authentication server 100, and the user identification information transmitted by the user identification information transmission unit has a transmission authority. It is a determination part which determines whether it is user identification information. Whether or not there is a transmission authority is determined by an approver flag transmitted together with the user identification information.

  The registration instruction unit 402 is an instruction unit for storing transmission data including bibliographic information such as image data of a transmission original read by a scanner and identification information for specifying a transmission destination and image data in a transmission data storage server. is there.

  A printing unit 403 is a printing unit for printing a cover sheet.

  The list acquisition unit 404 acquires a bibliographic information list of transmission data stored in the transmission data storage server, and acquires a bibliographic information list of transmission data that can be transmitted by the logged-in user.

  The image acquisition unit 405 is an acquisition unit that acquires a read image by scanning a cover sheet. The transmission data specifying unit 406 determines whether there is bibliographic information of transmission data that matches the bibliographic information list acquired by the list acquisition unit 404 from the job ID acquired from the QR code of the cover sheet image acquired by the image acquisition unit 405, for example. Is a specifying unit that determines bibliographic information of matching transmission data.

  The transmission permission / inhibition determination unit 407 is a determination unit that determines whether the transmission data can be transmitted by facsimile according to the bibliographic information and the current date and time specified by the transmission data specifying unit 406 and the bibliographic information acquired from the QR code.

  The facsimile transmission unit is a transmission unit that transmits the transmission data determined to be transmittable by the transmission permission determination unit 407 using the transmission destination FAX number.

  Next, the overall processing of the facsimile transmission system according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.

  The processes of steps S501 and S505 to S514 are processes of the multifunction machine 300, and are executed by the CPU 301. Further, the processing of steps S502 to S504 is processing of the authentication server 100 and is executed by the CPU 201.

  First, the screen of FIG. 8 is displayed on the operation unit 308 of the multifunction machine 300. In step S501, the IC card is held over the card reader 319 according to the user's operation, and the card reader 319 acquires a card ID (for example, a card manufacturing number) stored in the IC card. An authentication request including the acquired card ID is transmitted to the authentication server 100.

  In the present embodiment, the configuration is based on authentication using an IC card. However, the configuration may be such that authentication is performed using a user name or password input by the user on the operation unit 308.

  In step S502, the authentication request transmitted in step S501 is received. In step S503, the card ID included in the received authentication request is acquired, and the user information table in FIG. 16 is searched. In step S504, if the user information corresponding to the card ID exists as a result of the search in step S503, it is determined that the authentication is successful, and the searched user ID 1602, approver flag 1603, and approver ID are authenticated as the authentication result. It is transmitted to the requested MFP 300. In addition, if there is no user information corresponding to the card ID as a result of the search, it is determined that the authentication has failed, and the user ID, the approver flag, and the approver ID are NULL values. To 300. The approver flag is “0” or “1”. If it is “0”, it is determined that the user is a general user (user who cannot perform transmission processing), and if it is “1”, the user who is the approver (user who can perform transmission processing) ). The approver ID indicates a user who can transmit the facsimile transmission data registered by the user corresponding to the user ID, and is used when the user corresponding to the approver ID performs the transmission process.

  In step S505, the authentication result is received from the authentication server 100. In step S506, it is determined whether or not the authentication is performed based on whether or not the user ID exists in the received authentication result. If the user ID exists, it is determined that the authentication is successful, and the process proceeds to step S507. If the user ID does not exist (NULL value), the process ends. The determination as to whether or not the user has been authenticated may be made based on an approver flag other than the user ID and an approver ID. This process is a process for receiving a user ID.

  In step S507, a login instruction is issued to the OS (operating system) of the multifunction machine 300 in order to make the functions of the multifunction machine 300 available. In accordance with this login instruction, login to the multifunction device 300 is performed, and the user can use the multifunction device 300.

  In step S508, it is determined whether the authenticated user is an approver according to the approver flag of the authentication result. In other words, it is determined whether or not the user can perform transmission processing. If the approver flag is “0”, it is determined that the user cannot perform the transmission process, and the process proceeds to step S510. If the approver flag is “1”, it is determined that the user can perform the transmission process, and the process proceeds to step S509. Move processing. That is, the approver flag is information indicating transmission authority.

  In step S509, the menu screen on which buttons (901 and 1001) capable of executing the registration process and the transmission process in FIG. 10 are read from the HDD 304 of the multifunction machine 300 and displayed on the operation unit 308. In step S510, a menu screen on which a button (901) capable of executing the registration process of FIG. 9 is arranged is read from the HDD 304 of the multifunction machine 300 and displayed on the operation unit 308. In FIG. 9 and FIG. 10, the user ID included in the authentication result is displayed as the login user ID.

  In step S511, it is determined whether or not the registration process start button 901 or the transmission process start button 1001 is pressed in accordance with a user operation on the menu screen of FIG. 9 or FIG. If the registration process start button 901 is pressed, the process proceeds to step S512. If the transmission process start button 1001 is pressed, the process proceeds to step S513.

  In step S512, transmission data to be transmitted by the approver is registered. Details of this registration processing will be described later with reference to FIG.

  In step S513, the transmission data registered in the registration process in step S512 is transmitted. Details of this transmission processing will be described later with reference to FIG. Note that the processing in step S513 is possible when the approver flag is “1”.

  In step S514, it is determined whether logout processing has been performed. This logout process is determined to be logout when the MFP 300 has not been operated for a certain period of time, or when another user performs authentication, for example, when an ID key of the MFP 300 is pressed, and the process ends. If the user is not logged out, the menu screen shown in FIG. 9 or 10 is displayed according to the approver flag of the logged-in user.

  Next, registration processing according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.

  The processes of steps S601 to S608 and S612 are processes of the multifunction machine 300 and are executed by the CPU 301. Further, the processing of steps S609 to S611 is processing of the transmission data storage server 200 and is executed by the CPU 201.

  First, when the registration processing start button 901 shown in FIG. 9 or 10 is pressed, in step S601, image data of a paper document read by the scanner unit 314 is acquired. The acquired image data is stored in the RAM 302.

  In step S602, a list of transmission destination names and transmission FAX numbers is displayed in the transmission destination list 1101 of the registration processing setting screen of FIG. 11 in order to select a transmission destination for facsimile transmission of the acquired image data. Transmission destination information including a transmission destination name and a transmission destination FAX number displayed in the transmission destination list 1101 is stored in the HDD 304 of the multi-function peripheral 300. The transmission destination information may be stored and acquired in the external memory 211 of the transmission data storage server 200.

  In addition to the destination list 1101, an expiration date 1102 can be set, and a time limit for transmitting the transmission data registered in the registration process of this flowchart can be set. In the expiration date 1102, the next day is displayed by default, but if a pull-down display is performed according to the user's operation, an expiration date (date) can be arbitrarily set.

  In step S603, the transmission destination and the expiration date are set in FIG. 11, and when the OK button 1103 is pressed, the image data stored in the RAM 302 in step S601 is read and displayed in 1201 in FIG. When the cancel button 1104 is pressed, the menu screen of FIG. 9 or FIG. 10 is restored.

  In step S604, it is determined whether or not the image data is stored in the transmission data storage server 200. Whether or not to save is determined by whether or not the registration button 1203 is pressed by a user operation. When the registration button 1203 is pressed, the registration confirmation screen 1202 of FIG. 12 is displayed. When the OK button 1205 is pressed, the process proceeds to step S605. The registration confirmation screen 1202 displays the destination name, destination FAX number, and expiration date set in FIG. If a cancel button 1204 is pressed, the process ends.

  In step S605, a hash value is calculated from the image data as information for determining whether the data has not been tampered with until the image data is transmitted. The hash value is obtained by generating a fixed-length random number from the image data. Note that any calculation method (function) may be used for the calculation logic of the hash value.

  In step S606, the hash value calculated in step S605 and the transmission destination name, transmission destination FAX number, login user ID (registrant user ID), expiration date, and job ID set in FIG. ) Is generated. In this embodiment, the QR code is used. However, if the code stores the transmission destination name, transmission FAX number, login user ID (registrant user ID), expiration date, and job ID, the QR code is used. Not limited to code.

  In step S607, the generated QR code, the reading date and time when the original is read, the registrant (login) user ID, the transmission destination name, the transmission destination FAX number, the job ID, the number of original pages, the expiration date, and the approver user ID are input. The generated cover sheet is generated, and the cover sheet as shown in FIG. 17 is printed. The cover sheet of FIG. 17 is an area for inputting a QR code, reading date / time, registrant (login) user ID, transmission destination name, transmission destination FAX number, job ID, number of original pages, expiration date, and approver user ID. Is combined with the form data (stored in the HDD 304 of the multifunction machine 300). Note that the job ID may be an ID generated in the MFP 300 or an ID obtained by inquiring the transmission data storage server 200.

  In step S608, the image data acquired in step S601, hash value, reading date / time, registrant (login) user ID, destination name, destination FAX number, job ID, number of manuscript pages, expiration date, approver user ID. The transmission data with the bibliographic information of the image data including is transmitted to the transmission data storage server 200. The hash value can be configured not to be transmitted to the transmission data storage server 200. This is to calculate a hash value from the image data again in step S703, which will be described later.

  In step S609, transmission data including image data and bibliographic information is received. In step S610, the bibliographic information of the received transmission data is stored in the job management table in FIG.

  The hash value, reading date / time, registrant (login) user ID, transmission destination name, transmission destination FAX number, job ID, number of manuscript pages, expiration date, and approver user ID included in the bibliographic information are respectively hash values. 1507, reading date / time 1502, registrant user ID 1508, transmission destination name 1503, transmission destination FAX number 1504, job ID 1501, original page number 1505, expiration date 1506, and approver user ID 1509 are stored. The image data is stored in the read image 1511. Further, “not sent” is stored in the status 1510 when 1501 to 1509 are stored.

  In step S <b> 611, a registration completion notification in which transmission data including image data and bibliographic information is registered in the job management table is transmitted to the MFP 300. In step S612, a registration completion notification is received.

  Next, transmission processing according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.

  Note that the processes in steps S701, S704 to S714, and S720 to S724 are processes of the multifunction peripheral 300, and are executed by the CPU 301. Further, the processing of steps S702, S703, S718, and S719 is executed by the CPU 201 of the transmission data storage server 200.

  First, when the transmission processing start button 1001 in FIG. 10 is pressed, a processing document (job) list request including a login user ID (user ID of a user whose approver flag is 1) is sent to the transmission data storage server 200 in step S701. Send.

  In step S702, a processing document (job) list request is received. In step S703, a hash value is obtained from the image data of the transmission data in which the login user ID and the approver user ID 1509 included in the received processed document (job) list request among the transmission data stored in the job management table match. Calculate and get a hash value. The calculation of the hash value is the same as that in step S605. The bibliographic information list 1501 to 1506 and 1508 to 1510 of the transmission data in which the hash value and the approver user ID 1509 match is transmitted to the MFP 300 that has requested the processing document (job) list.

  In step S704, a bibliographic information list is received (list acquisition). In step S705, the received bibliographic information list is displayed for each job as indicated by 1300 in FIG.

  In step S706, when the cover sheet reading button 1301 in FIG. 13 is pressed by the user, the scanner unit 314 reads the cover sheet, and acquires the image data of the read cover sheet (acquisition of the cover sheet). It is assumed that the cover sheet is set on the tray of the document feeder of the multifunction machine 300 by the user.

  In step S707-1, a QR code is acquired for each page of the acquired cover sheet, and the QR code is analyzed. The QR code is analyzed, and bibliographic information included in the QR code is acquired. The QR code recognizes the position of the QR code by specifying three position detection patterns arranged at the three corners of the QR code, which are features of the QR code. Bibliographic information is acquired from the QR code obtained as a result. The analysis method of the QR code shall be analyzed in accordance with a publicly disclosed specification.

  In step S707-1, when the processing of steps S708 to S724 is performed for one page of the cover sheet, that is, for each job, a QR code is detected and analyzed from the cover sheet of the next page.

  In step S707-2, the job ID of the bibliographic information received in step S704 determines whether there is a job ID that matches the acquired job ID by analyzing the QR code (specifies transmission data). If there is a matching job ID in the bibliographic information, the process proceeds to step S708, and if there is no matching job ID, the process proceeds to step S707-3.

  In step S707-3, the job ID obtained by analyzing the QR code that does not match is displayed on the operation unit 308. The display may be temporarily displayed or may be displayed until a job mismatch error dialog is displayed and the user finishes the transmission process.

  In step S708, it is determined whether or not the transmission destination FAX number acquired from the QR code matches the transmission destination list stored in the HDD 304 of the MFP 300 (transmission availability determination). If the destination FAX numbers match, the process proceeds to step S710, and if the destination FAX numbers do not match, the process moves to step S709. In addition, when the transmission destination list is stored in the transmission data storage server 200, the transmission data storage server 200 is inquired. When the destination list is stored in the external device and the destination list is stored in the HDD 304 of the multi-function peripheral 300, the destination FAX number is set after confirming whether the destination list is the latest destination list. Configure to determine if they match.

  In step S709, information indicating that the transmission destination FAX numbers do not match, for example, “destination unknown” is stored in the RAM 302 in association with the job ID. Note that 1403 is displayed on 1401 of FIG. In this case, no image data is displayed in 1401.

  In step S710, it is determined whether or not the expiration date acquired from the QR code in step S707-2 has been compared with the system date and time of the MFP 300, that is, whether or not the expiration date has expired (expiration date determination). If it has not expired, the process proceeds to step S715, and if it has expired, the process proceeds to step S711.

  In step S711, information indicating that the expiration date has expired, for example, “expired” is stored in the RAM 302 in association with the job ID. Note that 1404 is displayed on 1401 in FIG. 14 displayed on the operation unit 308. In this case, no image data is displayed in 1401.

  In step S712, it is determined whether or not to transmit the transmission data that has expired by facsimile. When the facsimile transmission is performed, the process proceeds to step S713, and when the facsimile transmission is not performed, the process proceeds to step S724. Whether or not to perform facsimile transmission is determined to be facsimile transmission when the OK button 1404 is pressed, and is determined not to be facsimile transmission when the cancel button 1404 is pressed.

  In step S713, an IC card held by the user is transmitted from the card reader 319 to a card ID (for example, a serial number of the card) to the authentication server 100 to perform an authentication process. An authentication result including a user ID obtained as a result of authentication in the authentication server 100 is acquired. This authentication process is the same as the process of steps S501 to S505. Note that this step S713 is performed to confirm with the user (registrant user) who performed the registration process of the transmission data whether or not to transmit the transmission data with an expired date. When the IC card is held over, the expired transmission data can be transmitted. That is, transmission permission is performed.

  In step S714, the user ID included in the acquired authentication result is compared with the registrant user ID corresponding to the job ID of the currently processed transmission data to determine whether or not they match (transmission permission determination). . If the user IDs match, the process moves to step S715. If the user IDs do not match, the process moves to step S724.

  In step S715, the hash value acquired from the QR code is compared with the hash value included in the bibliographic information of the job whose job ID matches in step S707-2, and it is determined whether or not the hash values match (send). Judgment) If it is determined that the hash values match, it is determined that the image data has not been replaced with other image data or has not been tampered with, and the process proceeds to step S717. If it is determined that the hash values do not match, the process proceeds to step S716 because it is determined that the image data has been replaced with another image data or has been tampered with. In this embodiment, the hash value is received in step S704 and is determined at the timing of step S715. However, the hash value is not calculated in step S703 (the hash value is not acquired in step S704). It is also possible to receive the image data in step S720, which will be described later, and to calculate a hash value for the difference in which the image data is displayed in 1401 in FIG. 14 and compare it with the hash value obtained from the QR code. In this case, the data mismatch error screen 1405 in FIG. 14 is displayed at this timing. In this case, no image data is displayed in 1401.

  In step S716, since the hash values are different, information indicating that the data does not match, for example, “data mismatch” is stored in the RAM 302 in association with the job ID. Note that 1405 is displayed on 1401 in FIG. 14 displayed on the operation unit 308.

  In step S717, an image data acquisition request corresponding to the job ID matched in step S707-2 is transmitted to the transmission data storage server 200. The request includes a job ID.

  In step S719, the image data acquisition request is received, the image data corresponding to the job ID included in the received image data acquisition request is searched from FIG. 15, and the searched image data (read image 1511) is acquired. It is transmitted to the requested MFP 300.

  In step S720, the image data received from the transmission data storage server 200 is received. The received image data is displayed on the operation unit 308 at 1401 in FIG.

  In step S721, it is determined whether or not to transmit. Whether or not to transmit is determined based on whether or not the transmission button 1402 in FIG. 14 is pressed by the user. If the send button 1402 is pressed, the process proceeds to step S722. If the cancel button is pressed, the process proceeds to step S723.

  In step S722, a transmission destination FAX number included in the QR code or bibliographic information is set, and image data is transmitted by facsimile via the modem 306 (facsimile transmission). Further, information indicating that the image data has been transmitted, for example, “sent” is stored in the RAM 302 in association with the job ID. If “expired” is stored in the RAM 302 in step S711 and the user IDs match in step S714, the “expired” stored in the RAM 302 is rewritten and stored as “transmitted”.

  In step S723, it is determined whether there is a QR code that has not been analyzed among the QR codes of the cover sheet read in step S706. If there is an unanalyzed QR code, the process proceeds to step S707-1, and if all the QR codes have been analyzed, the process proceeds to step S724.

  In step S724, the status 1302 of the bibliographic information corresponding to the job ID according to the job ID and the information “unknown destination”, “expired”, “data mismatch”, and “sent” stored in the RAM 302 in steps S709, S711, and S716. Update. An updated display example is shown at 1303 in FIG. Further, the status is transmitted to the transmission data storage server 200 together with the job ID, and the job management table in FIG. 15 is updated.

  Next, screens displayed on the operation unit of the multifunction machine 300 will be described with reference to FIGS.

  FIG. 8 is a display screen displayed before the user holds the card over the card reader 319 on the operation unit 308 of the multifunction machine 300. This display screen is stored in advance in the HDD 304 of the multi-function apparatus 300, and is read from the HDD 304 and displayed.

  FIG. 9 is a menu screen displayed on the operation unit 308 when the approver flag is “0”, that is, when a user's card that does not have approver authority and cannot perform transmission processing is held over the card reader 319 and logged in. Since this is a menu screen when a user who cannot perform transmission processing logs in, a registration processing start button 901 is arranged. In addition, the user ID of the login user is displayed. The menu screen of FIG. 9 is stored in advance in the MFP HDD 304 and is read from the HDD 304 and displayed.

  FIG. 10 is a menu screen that is displayed on the operation unit 308 when the approver flag is “1”, that is, a user card that has approver authority and can perform transmission processing is held over the card reader 319 and logged in. Since the menu screen is displayed when a user who can perform transmission processing logs in, a registration processing start button 901 and a transmission processing start button 1001 are arranged. In addition, the user ID of the login user is displayed. The menu screen of FIG. 10 is stored in advance in the MFP HDD 304 and is read from the HDD 304 and displayed.

  FIG. 11 is a registration process setting screen displayed on the operation unit 308 when the registration process start button 901 of FIG. 10 is pressed by a user operation, and a destination list 1101 for setting destinations for facsimile transmission and an image to be registered. An expiration date 1102 for setting a time limit for transmitting data can be held, and a transmission destination and an expiration date can be set. The registration process setting screen of FIG. 11 is stored in advance in the MFP HDD 304 and is read out from the HDD 304 and displayed.

  FIG. 12 is a document reading image display screen displayed on the operation unit 308 when the OK button 1103 in FIG. 11 is pressed by a user operation. The image data read and acquired by the scanner unit 314 is displayed on 1201. It is possible. In addition, when the registration button 1203 is pressed, the transmission destination name, transmission FAX number, and expiration date set in FIG. The document reading image display screen in FIG. 12 is stored in advance in the MFP HDD 304 and is read from the HDD 304 and displayed.

  FIG. 13 is a screen transition diagram of the transmission job list screen corresponding to the user ID of the logged-in user displayed on the operation unit 308 when the transmission processing start button 1001 of FIG. 10 is pressed by a user operation. First, when logging in, a screen 1300 is displayed, and a list of bibliographic information received from the transmission data storage server is displayed in 1302. Note that, in 1300, the bibliographic information of the transmitted and untransmitted jobs is displayed in the status 1302, but only the bibliographic information of the untransmitted jobs is displayed (only the bibliographic information of the jobs not including the transmitted) Can also be configured.

  Further, 1303 is an example of a screen when the cover sheet reading button 1301 is pressed in 1300 and processing of the read cover sheet is performed. This is a screen example when the list screen is updated in step S724.

  The transmission job list screen of FIG. 13 is stored in advance in the MFP HDD 304 and is read from the HDD 304 and displayed.

  14 is displayed on the operation unit 308 when the cover sheet reading button 1301 in FIG. 13 is pressed and image data corresponding to the cover sheet read by the scanner unit 314 is received from the transmission data storage server 200. It is a transmission image data display screen. The image data to be transmitted is displayed on 1401, and the transmission information of the transmission destination is displayed on 1406. As information to be displayed, a destination name, a destination FAX number, and an expiration date are displayed. The information to be displayed is acquired and displayed from the bibliographic information acquired from the QR code or the bibliographic information received from the transmission data storage server 200 corresponding to the job ID matched in step S707-2. By pressing a send button 1402, the displayed image data can be sent to the facsimile machine having the destination FAX number.

  A destination unknown error screen 1403 is an error screen displayed when there is transmission data whose destinations do not match. The expiration date error screen 1404 is an error screen displayed when there is expired transmission data. The data mismatch error screen 1405 is an error screen displayed when there is transmission data whose hash values do not match. When the screens 1403 to 1405 are displayed, the screens 1401 and 1406 are not displayed.

  The transmission image display screen of FIG. 14 is stored in advance in the MFP HDD 304 and is read out from the HDD 304 and displayed.

  Next, a job management table managed by the transmission data storage server 200 will be described.

  FIG. 15 is a diagram illustrating an example of a job management table stored in the external memory 211 of the transmission data storage server 200. The job management table stores image information read by the multifunction device 300 and bibliographic information received from the multifunction device 300.

  Bibliographic information and image data are read from the job management table, and the data is transmitted in response to a request from the multifunction device 300.

  Next, the user information table in FIG. 16 will be described.

  FIG. 16 is a diagram illustrating an example of a user information table stored in the external memory 211 of the authentication server 100. The user information table includes a card ID 1610 of an IC card held by each user, a user ID for uniquely identifying the user (for example, an employee number), and an approver flag for determining whether the user is an approver. 1603, the approver ID 1604 stores the user ID of the user who can approve (can transmit) the transmission data registered with the user ID. Note that 1601 to 1604 are held for each user.

  Next, the cover sheet of FIG. 17 will be described.

  FIG. 17 is a diagram illustrating an example of a cover sheet printed when the registration process is performed.

  A QR code and a character string of bibliographic information are printed on the cover sheet. The character string of the bibliographic information is printed so that the user who looks at the cover sheet can visually confirm the cover sheet corresponding to which image data. The first page of the image data to be registered can be printed together with the character string of the bibliographic information.

  As described above, confirmation for preventing erroneous transmission of facsimile transmission can be performed collectively and confirmation can be easily performed. Further, erroneous transmission of facsimile transmission can be prevented by confirming transmission data that does not require transmission as time elapses when confirmation is performed collectively.

  It should be noted that the configuration and contents of the various data described above are not limited to this, and it goes without saying that the various data and configurations are configured according to the application and purpose.

  Although one embodiment has been described above, the present invention can take an embodiment as, for example, a system, apparatus, method, program, or recording medium, and specifically includes a plurality of devices. The present invention may be applied to a system including a single device.

  Further, the program in the present invention is a program that allows a computer to execute the processing method of FIGS. 5 to 7, and the storage medium of the present invention stores a program that allows the computer to execute the processing method in FIGS. ing. The program in the present invention may be a program for each processing method of each apparatus in FIGS.

  As described above, a recording medium that records a program that implements the functions of the above-described embodiments is supplied to a system or apparatus, and a computer (or CPU or MPU) of the system or apparatus stores the program stored in the recording medium. It goes without saying that the object of the present invention can also be achieved by executing the reading.

  In this case, the program itself read from the recording medium realizes the novel function of the present invention, and the recording medium storing the program constitutes the present invention.

  As a recording medium for supplying the program, for example, a flexible disk, hard disk, optical disk, magneto-optical disk, CD-ROM, CD-R, DVD-ROM, magnetic tape, nonvolatile memory card, ROM, EEPROM, silicon A disk or the like can be used.

  Further, by executing the program read by the computer, not only the functions of the above-described embodiments are realized, but also an OS (operating system) operating on the computer based on an instruction of the program is actually It goes without saying that a case where the function of the above-described embodiment is realized by performing part or all of the processing and the processing is included.

  Furthermore, after the program read from the recording medium is written to the memory provided in the function expansion board inserted into the computer or the function expansion unit connected to the computer, the function expansion board is based on the instructions of the program code. It goes without saying that the case where the CPU or the like provided in 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, the present invention may be applied to a system composed of a plurality of devices or an apparatus composed of a single device. Needless to say, the present invention can be applied to a case where the present invention is achieved by supplying a program to a system or apparatus. In this case, by reading a recording medium storing a program for achieving the present invention into the system or apparatus, the system or apparatus can enjoy the effects of the present invention.

  Furthermore, by downloading and reading a program for achieving the present invention from a server, database, etc. on a network by a communication program, the system or apparatus can enjoy the effects of the present invention.

  In addition, all the structures which combined each embodiment mentioned above and its modification are also included in this invention.

1 is a diagram illustrating an example of a system configuration that implements a print system according to an embodiment of the present invention It is a figure which shows the hardware constitutions of the information processing apparatus (transmission data storage server, authentication server) of embodiment of this invention. 1 is a diagram illustrating a hardware configuration of an image forming apparatus (multifunction machine) according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is a figure which shows the structure of the function of each apparatus of embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the whole process of the facsimile transmission system of embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the registration process of embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the transmission process of embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the IC card authentication screen of embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the menu screen of embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the menu screen of embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the registration process setting screen of embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the original reading image screen of embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the transition of the transmission job list screen of embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the transmission image screen and error screen of embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the job management table of embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the user information table of embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the cover sheet of embodiment of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

100 Authentication Server 200 Transmission Data Storage Server 400 Public Line 500 LAN

Claims (8)

An image forming apparatus capable of facsimile transmission provided with reading means for reading a document,
Information setting means for setting destination information for facsimile transmission and setting an expiration date;
To obtain approval for facsimile transmission of images data to said transmission destination information, and the image data of the document facsimile transmission read by the reading means, the destination information, identification information for identifying the image data Storage control means for storing transmission data including the expiration date and user identification information of a user who has logged into the image forming apparatus in a storage means;
Printing means for printing a document including specific information for specifying the image data, which is used for approval of facsimile transmission of the image data stored in the storage means;
Image data corresponding to specific information obtained by causing the reading unit to read the document according to an operation of a user different from the user who printed the document, registered by the user who printed the document, and reading the document Image data acquisition means for acquiring
Transmission means for facsimile transmission of the image data acquired by the image data acquisition means according to the destination information;
An expiration date determination unit that determines whether the expiration date of the transmission data corresponding to the specific information included in the document has expired according to the reading of the document by the reading unit;
An image forming apparatus comprising: a receiving unit that receives input of user identification information so as to obtain confirmation from a user who printed the document when the expiration date determining unit determines that the expiration date has expired. . When the expiration date is determined to have expired by the expiration date determination unit, the transmission unit transmits the document by the reception unit without transmitting image data corresponding to the specific information included in the document. When the user identification information of the printed user is received , and the user identification information is the user identification information of the user who printed the document , the image data is transmitted according to the transmission destination information, and is valid by the expiration date determination unit. If it is determined that time limit has not expired, the image forming apparatus according to image data corresponding to the specific information contained in the document to claim 1, characterized in that sending in accordance with the destination information. The user identification information, the image forming apparatus according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the user identification information obtained by the storage medium by the user is read by the storage medium reading means. Authority determining means for determining whether or not a user who has logged into the image forming apparatus is an authorized user to transmit image data stored in the storage means;
A list acquisition unit that acquires a list of transmission data including specific information for specifying image data stored in the storage unit when it is determined by the authority determination unit that the user is authorized to transmit When,
Specific information obtained by reading the document by the reading means, and specific information determining means for determining whether or not the specific information included in the transmission data acquired by the list acquiring means matches;
The transmission unit, an image according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that to transmit the image data corresponding to the specific information that is determined to match the specific information determination unit according to the destination information Forming equipment. When it is determined that the user is not authorized to transmit by the authority determining means, the information setting means sets destination information for facsimile transmission and obtains approval for facsimile transmission of the image data in the destination information. To store the transmission data including the image data of the document read by the facsimile read by the reading unit, the transmission destination information, and the specific information for specifying the image data in the storage unit, and specify the image data The image forming apparatus according to claim 4 , wherein a document including the specific information is printed.   The image forming apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the storage unit is a server that stores the transmission data. A processing method in an image forming apparatus capable of facsimile transmission provided with reading means for reading an original,
An information setting step for setting destination information for facsimile transmission and setting an expiration date;
To obtain approval for facsimile transmission of images data to said transmission destination information, and the image data of the document facsimile transmission read by the reading means, the destination information, identification information for identifying the image data A storage control step of storing in a storage means transmission data including the expiration date and user identification information of a user who has logged into the image forming apparatus;
A printing step for printing a document including specific information for specifying the image data, which is used for approval of facsimile transmission of the image data stored in the storage unit;
Image data corresponding to specific information obtained by causing the reading unit to read the document according to an operation of a user different from the user who printed the document, registered by the user who printed the document, and reading the document An image data acquisition step for acquiring
Transmitting the image data acquired in the image data acquisition step by facsimile transmission according to the destination information;
An expiration date determining step for determining whether the expiration date of the transmission data corresponding to the specific information included in the document has expired according to the reading of the document by the reading unit;
If it is determined that the expiration date in the expiration date determination step has expired, to obtain confirmation from the user who has printed the document, and accepting step of accepting input of user identification information
The processing method characterized by performing. A program of an image forming apparatus capable of facsimile transmission provided with reading means for reading a document,
Information setting means for setting destination information for facsimile transmission and setting an expiration date;
To obtain approval for facsimile transmission of images data to said transmission destination information, and the image data of the document facsimile transmission read by the reading means, the destination information, identification information for identifying the image data Storage control means for storing transmission data including the expiration date and user identification information of a user who has logged into the image forming apparatus in a storage means;
Printing means for printing a document including specific information for specifying the image data, which is used for approval of facsimile transmission of the image data stored in the storage means;
Image data corresponding to specific information obtained by causing the reading unit to read the document according to an operation of a user different from the user who printed the document, registered by the user who printed the document, and reading the document Image data acquisition means for acquiring
Transmission means for facsimile transmission of the image data acquired by the image data acquisition means according to the destination information;
An expiration date determination unit that determines whether the expiration date of the transmission data corresponding to the specific information included in the document has expired according to the reading of the document by the reading unit;
When the expiration date determining unit determines that the expiration date has expired, the program functions as a receiving unit that receives input of user identification information in order to obtain confirmation from the user who printed the document.

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