JP5210112B2 - Data transfer apparatus, portable terminal, data transfer system, data transfer apparatus control method, portable terminal control method, data transfer apparatus control program, portable terminal control program, and computer-readable recording medium recording these programs - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a data transfer device, a mobile terminal, a data transfer system, a data transfer device control method, a mobile terminal control method, and a data transfer device control program that transmit received data to a device that has received the transfer instruction according to a transfer instruction. The present invention relates to a portable terminal control program and a computer-readable recording medium on which these programs are recorded.

  In recent years, a service that combines mobile communication and wired communication has been implemented (FMC (Fixed-Mobile Convergence)), in which a mobile phone can be used as a handset of a fixed telephone in a house.

  Thereby, in a house, it is possible to respond with a mobile phone to a call that has arrived at a fixed telephone. Therefore, the user can use one mobile phone as a mobile phone outside the house and as a handset of a fixed phone inside the house. Therefore, since the user can use the mobile phone as a handset of the fixed phone inside the house, a user uses a handset dedicated to the fixed phone inside the house and uses a mobile phone outside the house. There is no need to use different terminals, and user convenience is improved.

  Further, for example, Patent Documents 1 to 3 describe a technique for using a fixed phone and a mobile phone in cooperation with each other.

  Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2004-228561 describes a technology that allows a portable terminal to recognize that a facsimile apparatus has received a facsimile.

  Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2004-228561 describes a technique for instructing a facsimile apparatus that has received a facsimile from a portable terminal to perform image formation, data deletion, and data transfer. The data transfer technique described here is performed for a preset terminal after the facsimile apparatus receives the facsimile.

Patent Document 3 describes a facsimile apparatus that can print, transfer, and delete documents stored in a storage device from a portable terminal.
JP 2000-295403 A (released on October 20, 2000) JP 2003-84945 A (published March 20, 2003) JP 2003-333305 A (published on November 21, 2003)

  However, the conventional configuration causes the following problems. That is, in the invention described in Patent Document 1, the portable terminal only knows that the facsimile apparatus has received a facsimile, and the contents of the received facsimile cannot be confirmed by the portable terminal.

  Further, in the invention described in Patent Document 2, after the facsimile apparatus receives the facsimile, the data can be transferred only to a preset terminal.

  In the invention described in Patent Document 3, data can be transferred only to a preset terminal after data is stored in the storage device, that is, after the facsimile device receives a facsimile.

  Further, in the inventions described in Patent Documents 1 to 3, the received facsimile is set in advance and transmitted to the terminal, and the facsimile that is about to be received cannot be transmitted to the desired terminal.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to realize a data transfer apparatus or the like that transfers desired received data to a portable terminal that transmits a transfer instruction.

  In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, the data transfer device according to the present invention is a data transfer device in which a portable terminal that is a slave unit of the device can respond to an incoming call and receives data from the caller device of the phone A transfer instruction accepting unit that accepts a transfer instruction from the portable terminal and the transfer instruction accepting unit accepts the transfer instruction when the transfer instruction accepting unit accepts the transfer instruction while connected to the telephone source device. And data transmission means for transmitting the received data to the portable terminal that has transmitted the transfer instruction.

  Also, the data transfer device control method according to the present invention enables the mobile terminal that is a slave unit of its own device to respond to an incoming call, and controls the data transfer device that receives data from the caller device of the call. A transfer instruction receiving step for receiving a transfer instruction from the mobile terminal while connected to the telephone source device, and a connection from the source device upon receiving the transfer instruction in the transfer instruction receiving step. And a data transmission step of transmitting the received data to the portable terminal that has transmitted the transfer instruction.

  According to the above configuration and method, while connected to the source device, accepts a transfer instruction from a portable terminal having a function as a slave unit of the own device, and is connected to the source device to the portable terminal that has transmitted the transfer instruction. Send the received data to.

  Thereby, the data received by the data transfer device while connected to the transmission source device is transmitted to the portable terminal in response to a transfer instruction from the portable terminal during the connection. Therefore, the user of the mobile terminal transmits the transfer instruction to the data transfer device while the data transfer device is connected to the transmission source device, so that the data received by the data transfer device during the connection is sent to the mobile terminal. Can be sent. Therefore, the user of the mobile terminal can quickly confirm the data received while the data transfer device is connected to the transmission source device on the mobile terminal.

  For example, during a call between a mobile terminal that is a slave unit of a data transfer device and a transmission source device, when a user of the transmission source device says "send data from now on" The contents of the data could not be confirmed without going to the data transfer device or registering its own terminal in the data transfer device as the transfer destination in advance.

  However, with the above configuration, if a transfer instruction is sent from the portable terminal to the data transfer device, the data received while the data transfer device and the transmission source device are connected are transmitted to the portable terminal. Can check the content of the data as it is on the mobile terminal.

  In the data transfer device according to the present invention, when the transfer instruction accepting unit accepts a transfer instruction from the portable terminal when the source device and the own device are not connected, the data transmitting unit The data received most recently when the transfer instruction receiving means receives the transfer instruction may be transmitted to the portable terminal that has transmitted the transfer instruction.

  According to the above configuration, when the transfer instruction accepting unit accepts the transfer instruction from the portable terminal when the own device and the transmission source device are not connected, the transfer instruction accepting unit accepts the transfer instruction. The data transmitting means transmits the data received most recently to the portable terminal that has transmitted the transfer instruction.

  Thereby, when the data transfer device accepts a transfer instruction when the device itself and the transmission source device are not connected, the data transfer device transmits the most recently received data to the mobile terminal. Therefore, the user of the portable terminal can confirm the contents of the data by transmitting desired data to the portable terminal only by instructing the transfer without specifying the data to be transferred.

  For example, if the user of the mobile terminal says that the user of the mobile terminal “because the data has just been sent”, the user of the mobile terminal sends the data transfer device By simply giving a transfer instruction, the data received by the data transfer device can be transmitted to the portable terminal, and the contents of the data can be confirmed on the portable terminal.

  The data transfer device according to the present invention further comprises data conversion means for converting the data received from the transmission source device into a data format readable by the portable terminal, and the data transmission means is converted by the data conversion means. It is preferable that the data is transmitted to the portable terminal.

  According to the above configuration, the data conversion unit converts the data received from the transmission source device into a data format that can be read by the portable terminal, and the data transmission unit transmits the data converted by the data conversion unit to the portable terminal. .

  As a result, even if the data received from the transmission source device is data that cannot be read by the mobile terminal, the data is converted into a data format that can be read by the mobile terminal and transmitted to the mobile terminal. Can confirm the data received by the data transfer device.

  For example, when the data transfer apparatus is a facsimile apparatus and the received data is facsimile data, the portable terminal cannot read the facsimile data as it is. Therefore, the user of the portable terminal can check the contents of the facsimile data by converting the data into a data format that can be read by the portable terminal and transmitting the data to the portable terminal.

  Specifically, during a call between a mobile terminal that is a slave unit of a facsimile apparatus and a transmission source apparatus, when a user of the transmission source apparatus says "Send a fax from now on", conventionally, a user of the mobile terminal Could not confirm the facsimile without going to the facsimile machine.

  However, with the above configuration, a data format in which data (facsimile data) received during connection between the facsimile apparatus and the transmission source apparatus can be read by the portable terminal only by instructing transfer from the portable terminal to the facsimile apparatus. Since the data is converted to and transmitted to the mobile terminal, the user of the mobile terminal can check the content of the facsimile data on the mobile terminal as it is.

  The data transfer device according to the present invention comprises an error message transmitting means for transmitting an error message to the portable terminal when the data transmitting means cannot normally receive the data to be transmitted. Also good.

  According to said structure, an error message transmission means transmits an error message with respect to the said portable terminal, when the data which the said data transmission means cannot receive normally.

  As a result, if the data transfer device cannot receive the data normally, an error message is transmitted to the mobile terminal, so that the user of the mobile terminal cannot confirm that the data transfer device has not received the data normally. Can be recognized.

  In order to solve the above-described problem, a mobile terminal according to the present invention is a slave unit of a data transfer device, and is a portable terminal that can respond as a slave unit to a telephone that has arrived at the data transfer device, wherein the data transfer device When the apparatus receives a data transfer instruction from its own terminal, it transmits a data transfer instruction for instructing transmission of data received during the connection from the connecting source apparatus to the own terminal. And a data acquisition means for acquiring data from the data transfer apparatus.

  A mobile terminal control method according to the present invention is a slave unit of a data transfer device, and is a mobile terminal control method capable of responding as a slave unit to a telephone that has arrived at the data transfer device, wherein the data transfer When the apparatus receives a data transfer instruction from its own terminal, it transmits a data transfer instruction for instructing transmission of data received during the connection from the connecting source apparatus to the own terminal. A data transfer instruction transmitting step for performing data acquisition, and a data acquiring step for acquiring data from the data transfer device.

  According to the above configuration and method, when the data transfer apparatus receives the data transfer instruction, the data transfer instruction for transmitting the data received during the connection from the connected source apparatus to the own terminal is transmitted to the data transfer apparatus. Send to. Then, data is acquired from the data transfer device.

  Thereby, the data received during the connection from the connected source device when the data transfer instruction is received is transmitted to the portable terminal by the data transfer instruction from the portable terminal. Therefore, the user of the mobile terminal can confirm the data received during the connection from the transmission source device to which the data transfer device is connected when the data transfer instruction is transmitted.

  The portable terminal according to the present invention includes reception detection means for detecting that the data transfer device is receiving data, and presentation means for presenting a result detected by the reception detection means to the user. It may be.

  According to the above configuration, the reception detection unit detects that the data transfer device is receiving data, and the presentation unit presents the result received by the reception unit to the user.

  Thus, since the mobile terminal can recognize that the data transfer device is receiving data, the user of the mobile terminal can check the data on the mobile terminal without going to the data transfer device. Reception can be confirmed.

  Even the data transfer system including the data transfer device and the mobile terminal can achieve the above-described effects.

  The data transfer device and the portable terminal may be realized by a computer. In this case, the data transfer device and the portable terminal are realized by a computer by operating the computer as the respective means. In addition, a control program for a portable terminal and a computer-readable recording medium on which the control program is recorded fall within the scope of the present invention.

  As described above, when the data transfer device according to the present invention is connected to the call source device, the transfer instruction receiving unit that receives a transfer instruction from the mobile terminal, and the transfer instruction receiving unit receives the transfer instruction, Data transmitting means for transmitting data received during the connection from the transmission source device to the portable terminal that has transmitted the transfer instruction.

  The data transfer device control method according to the present invention includes: a transfer instruction reception step for receiving a transfer instruction from a portable terminal while connected to a telephone call source device; and a transfer instruction received at the transfer instruction reception step. A data transmission step of transmitting data received during the connection from the transmission source device to the portable terminal that has transmitted the transfer instruction.

  Thereby, the data received by the data transfer device while connected to the transmission source device is transmitted to the portable terminal in response to a transfer instruction from the portable terminal during the connection. Therefore, the user of the mobile terminal transmits the transfer instruction to the data transfer device while the data transfer device is connected to the transmission source device, so that the data received by the data transfer device during the connection is sent to the mobile terminal. Can be sent. Therefore, there is an effect that the user of the portable terminal can quickly confirm the data received while the data transfer device is connected to the transmission source device on the portable terminal.

  In addition, when the data transfer device receives a data transfer instruction from its own terminal, the portable terminal according to the present invention provides data instructing transmission of data received during the connection from the connected source device to the own terminal. A data transfer instruction transmitting unit that transmits a transfer instruction to the data transfer device, and a data acquisition unit that acquires data from the data transfer device are provided.

  Also, the mobile terminal control method according to the present invention is such that when the data transfer apparatus receives a data transfer instruction from the own terminal, the data received during the connection is transmitted from the connected source apparatus to the own terminal. It includes a data transfer instruction transmission step for transmitting a data transfer instruction to be transmitted to the data transfer device, and a data acquisition step for acquiring data from the data transfer device.

  Thereby, the data received during the connection from the connected source device when the data transfer instruction is received is transmitted to the portable terminal by the data transfer instruction from the portable terminal. Therefore, when the user of the portable terminal transmits the data transfer instruction, the data transfer apparatus can confirm the data received during the connection from the connection source apparatus.

  One embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing a schematic configuration of the data transfer system 5 of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 3, a data transfer system 5 according to the present invention includes a facsimile apparatus (data transfer apparatus) 1 connected to a public line 3 and a portable terminal 2 that can communicate with the facsimile apparatus 1 via Bluetooth (registered trademark). It is the composition which includes.

  The facsimile apparatus 1 performs a part of an operation called so-called FMC (Fixed-Mobile Convergence). Here, FMC is a form of communication service that enables a mobile phone to be used as a handset of a fixed phone in a house. Therefore, in the present embodiment, the portable terminal 2 can be used as a slave unit of the facsimile apparatus 1 in the house.

  When the facsimile apparatus 1 acquires a data transfer instruction from the portable terminal 2, the facsimile apparatus 1 transfers the received facsimile data received or received by the facsimile apparatus 1 to the portable terminal 2 via the Bluetooth (registered trademark). To do.

  Here, the facsimile apparatus 1 and the portable terminal 2 will be described as being communicable with Bluetooth (registered trademark), but the communication between the facsimile apparatus 1 and the portable terminal 2 is not limited to this, and short distance Any wireless communication can be used. For example, 802.11 wireless can be used.

  The transmission of facsimile data from the facsimile apparatus 1 to the portable terminal 2 is described as being performed via the Bluetooth (registered trademark). However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the facsimile data is attached to an electronic mail or the like. It may be transmitted from the apparatus 1 to the portable terminal 2 using an electronic mail.

  Next, the facsimile apparatus 1 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a facsimile apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment. As shown in FIG. 1, the facsimile apparatus 1 includes a line connection unit 100, a slave unit connection unit 101, an operation reception unit 102, a display unit 103, a transmission / reception unit 104, a control unit 105, and a storage unit 106. .

  The line connection unit 100 is connected to the public line 3 and transmits / receives data between the facsimile apparatus 1 and another communication apparatus (not shown) connected via the public line 3.

  Further, the line connection unit 100 transmits a signal indicating whether or not the facsimile apparatus 1 and another communication apparatus are connected via the public line 3 to the connection state acquisition unit 152.

  The slave unit connection unit 101 searches for a slave unit (portable terminal 2) that can be connected to the facsimile apparatus 1 and connects the found slave unit so as to be communicable. Then, data is transmitted / received to / from the portable terminal 2 connected to the facsimile apparatus 1.

  In addition, since the method of searching for a slave unit is performed using a known technique, a description thereof is omitted here.

  The operation receiving unit 102 receives a user's operation on the facsimile apparatus 1 and includes a numeric keypad, a function key, a determination key, and the like. Here, the function key is a key that is selected when executing various functions of the facsimile apparatus 1 (for example, facsimile transmission, reception start, image enlargement / reduction, printing, etc.).

  The display unit 103 displays facsimile data received by the facsimile machine 1, the status of the facsimile machine 1, and the like. The display unit 103 may be realized by any device as long as it can display information, and specific examples include a liquid crystal display and an organic EL (electroluminescence) display.

  The transmission / reception unit 104 is a handset used when a user makes a telephone call using the facsimile apparatus 1 and includes a microphone and a speaker.

  The control unit 105 is for performing a telephone call or data transfer in the facsimile apparatus 1. Details of the control unit 105 will be described later.

  The storage unit 106 stores data and programs used in the facsimile apparatus 1 including facsimile data received by the facsimile apparatus 1 and a transfer data determination table for determining facsimile data to be transferred by the facsimile apparatus 1. is there.

  More specifically, the storage unit 106 includes a facsimile data storage unit 161 and a transfer data determination table storage unit 162. The facsimile data storage unit 161 stores facsimile data received by the facsimile apparatus 1. The transfer data determination table storage unit 162 stores a transfer data determination table used when determining facsimile data to be transferred by the facsimile apparatus 1.

  A specific example of the storage unit 106 is a flash memory or the like. When temporarily storing facsimile data, a RAM (Random Access Memory) capable of temporary storage may be used, and a ROM (Read Only Memory) that is a read-only memory is used for the program. May be.

  Next, the control unit 105 will be described. The control unit 105 includes a facsimile data acquisition unit 151, a connection state acquisition unit 152, a call unit 153, a connection state transmission unit 154, a transfer instruction acquisition unit (transfer instruction reception unit) 155, and a transfer data determination unit (error message transmission unit) 156. And a transfer data transmission unit (data transmission unit, data conversion unit, error message transmission unit) 157.

  The facsimile data acquisition unit 151 acquires facsimile data transmitted from another communication device connected via the line connection unit 100 and the public line 3, and stores the acquired facsimile data in the facsimile data storage unit 161. It is.

  The connection status acquisition unit 152 acquires a connection information signal indicating whether or not the facsimile apparatus 1 is connected to another communication device from the line connection unit 100 and transmits the connection information signal to the connection status transmission unit 154. If the facsimile apparatus 1 is receiving a facsimile, a connection information signal indicating that fact is transmitted to the connection status transmission unit 154.

  The call unit 153 executes a call function in the facsimile apparatus 1. This call function is performed using a known technique, and a detailed description thereof is omitted.

  The connection status transmission unit 154 transmits the connection information signal acquired from the connection status acquisition unit 152 to the slave device connection unit 101. For example, when the connection information signal acquired from the connection status acquisition unit 152 indicates that the facsimile apparatus 1 and another communication apparatus are in a connection state via the public line 3, connection information indicating that fact A signal is transmitted to the slave unit connection unit 101. If the connection information signal acquired from the connection status acquisition unit 152 indicates that the facsimile apparatus 1 is receiving a facsimile, a connection information signal indicating that fact is transmitted to the slave unit connection unit 101.

  The transfer instruction acquisition unit 155 acquires a transfer instruction signal from the portable terminal 2 (child device) via the child device connection unit 101 and transmits the acquired transfer instruction signal to the transfer data determination unit 156.

  The transfer data determination unit 156 determines the facsimile data to be transferred according to the transfer instruction acquisition timing acquired from the transfer instruction acquisition unit 155. This is performed using the transfer data determination table stored in the transfer data determination table storage unit 162. The determined facsimile data to be transferred (transfer data) is acquired from the facsimile data storage unit 161 and transmitted to the transfer data transmission unit 157.

  In addition, the transfer data determination unit 156 creates an error message and transmits the error message to the transfer data transmission unit 157 when there is no data to be transferred because the data to be transferred cannot be received normally.

  Here, the transfer data determination table 41 stored in the transfer data determination table storage unit 162 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing the transfer data determination table 41. As shown in FIG. 4, in the transfer data determination table 41, the timing at which the transfer instruction signal is acquired is associated with the facsimile data to be transferred. According to the transfer data determination table 41, when the transmission source signal is acquired and the facsimile apparatus 1 is connected, the facsimile data to be transferred is received from the transmission source apparatus during the connection. Facsimile data. Further, when a transfer instruction is acquired except when the transmission source apparatus and the facsimile apparatus 1 are connected, the facsimile data to be transferred is the facsimile data received most recently.

  Note that the portable terminal 2 may transmit the transfer instruction signal including information indicating reservation, and the facsimile apparatus 1 may transfer the first received facsimile data after obtaining the transfer instruction signal.

  The transfer data transmission unit 157 converts the transfer data acquired from the transfer data determination unit 156 into a data format suitable for the mobile terminal 2, and transmits the transfer instruction to the mobile terminal 2 that has transmitted the transfer instruction via the slave unit connection unit 101. Send.

  Next, the mobile terminal 2 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a configuration of mobile terminal 2 according to the present embodiment. As illustrated in FIG. 2, the mobile terminal 2 includes a base unit connection unit 201, an operation reception unit 202, a display unit 203, a transmission / reception unit 204, a control unit 205, and a storage unit 206.

  The base unit connection unit 201 is connected to the base unit (facsimile apparatus 1) and transmits / receives data between the facsimile apparatus 1 and the portable terminal 2.

  The operation accepting unit 202 accepts an operation on the mobile terminal 2 by the user. Specific examples of the operation receiving unit 202 include a numeric keypad, a direction key, and a determination key.

  The display unit 203 displays facsimile data acquired by the mobile terminal 2, the state of the mobile terminal 2, and the like. The display unit 203 may be realized by any device as long as it is a display device capable of displaying information. Specific examples include a liquid crystal display and an organic EL (electroluminescence) display.

  The transmission / reception unit 204 is a microphone and a speaker used when the user makes a call using the mobile terminal 2.

  The control unit 205 instructs the portable terminal 2 to transfer facsimile data and acquires the facsimile data. Details of the control unit 205 will be described later.

  The storage unit 206 stores data, programs, and the like used for the mobile terminal 2 including facsimile data acquired by the mobile terminal 2. More specifically, the storage unit 206 includes a transfer data storage unit 261. The transfer data storage unit 261 stores facsimile data acquired from the facsimile apparatus 1.

  A specific example of the storage unit 106 is a flash memory or the like. When temporarily storing facsimile data, a RAM (Random Access Memory) capable of temporary storage may be used, and a ROM (Read Only Memory) that is a read-only memory is used for the program. May be.

  Next, the control unit 205 will be described. The control unit 205 includes a call unit 251, a transfer data acquisition unit (data acquisition unit) 252, a connection information signal acquisition unit (reception detection unit) 253, a transfer instruction transmission unit (data transfer instruction transmission unit) 254, and a display control unit ( (Presenting means) 255.

  The call unit 251 executes a call function in the mobile terminal 2. This call function is performed using a known technique, and a description thereof will be omitted.

  The transfer data acquisition unit 252 acquires facsimile data from the facsimile apparatus 1 via the parent device connection unit 201 and stores it in the transfer data storage unit 261.

  The connection information signal acquisition unit 253 acquires a connection information signal from the facsimile apparatus 1 via the parent device connection unit 201 and transmits the connection information signal to the display control unit 255.

  When the operation receiving unit 202 receives the transfer instruction, the transfer instruction transmitting unit 254 transmits a transfer instruction signal indicating the transfer instruction to the facsimile apparatus 1 via the parent device connecting unit 201.

  The display control unit 255 controls the contents displayed on the display unit 203. For example, when the connection information signal indicating that the facsimile apparatus 1 is connected to another communication apparatus via the public line 3 is acquired from the connection information signal acquisition section 253, the facsimile apparatus 1 and the other communication apparatus are displayed on the display section 203. Display information indicating that they are connected, that is, in communication.

  Further, when the display control unit 255 acquires a connection information signal indicating that the facsimile apparatus 1 is receiving a facsimile, the display control unit 255 displays information indicating that the facsimile apparatus 1 is receiving a facsimile on the display unit 203.

  Next, the flow of processing in the facsimile machine 1 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing a processing flow of the facsimile apparatus 1. Here, a case will be described in which there is an incoming call first, then a transfer instruction is given, and a facsimile arrives from the caller, but the present embodiment is not limited to this. First, a transfer instruction may be given when a facsimile is received or after the facsimile is received.

  As shown in FIG. 5, when the facsimile apparatus 1 receives an incoming call (S501), the slave unit connection unit 101 starts calling the slave unit (mobile terminal 2). When the slave unit connection unit 101 finds the responding slave unit (S502), it connects the found slave unit to the facsimile machine 1 (S503).

  When the transfer instruction acquisition unit 155 acquires the transfer instruction signal (YES in S504) and the facsimile data acquisition unit 151 normally receives the facsimile (YES in S505 and S506), the transfer data determination unit 156 transfers the transfer data. The facsimile data to be transferred is determined using the transfer data determination table 41 stored in the data determination table storage unit 162 (S508). Then, the transfer data transmission unit 157 transmits the facsimile data determined by the transfer data determination unit 156 to the slave unit that has transmitted the transfer instruction signal via the slave unit connection unit 101 (S509).

  On the other hand, if the transfer instruction acquisition unit 155 has not acquired a transfer instruction signal (NO in S504), or if the facsimile data acquisition unit 151 has not received a facsimile (NO in S505), the process is performed as it is. finish. If the facsimile cannot be received normally (NO in S506), the transfer data determination unit 156 creates an error message (S507) and transmits the error message to the portable terminal 2 via the slave unit connection unit 101 (S509). ).

  Thus, the process in the facsimile machine 1 ends. Note that the configuration may be such that after the facsimile data is transferred, the call between the mobile terminal 2, the facsimile machine, and the transmission source device can be resumed.

  Next, a processing flow in the mobile terminal 2 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing a process flow of the mobile terminal 2. Here, as in FIG. 5, a case will be described in which a telephone call is first received and then a facsimile is received, but this embodiment is not limited to this.

  As shown in FIG. 6, when the portable terminal 2 is connected to the parent machine (facsimile apparatus 1) (S601), the incoming call from the facsimile apparatus 1 arrives at the portable terminal 2 as it is (S602). Then, by pressing a call button (not shown) on the operation reception unit 202 of the mobile terminal 2, the user can answer the call and make a call (S603).

  Then, the transfer instruction transmission unit 254 transmits a transfer instruction signal to the facsimile apparatus 1 via the parent device connection unit 201 based on the transfer instruction received by the operation reception unit 202 (YES in S604). The transfer data acquisition unit 252 acquires facsimile data (S605), and the display control unit 255 displays the acquired facsimile data on the display unit 203 (S606). When the transfer data acquisition unit 252 acquires an error message, the display control unit 255 causes the display unit 203 to display the acquired error message.

  On the other hand, if the operation accepting unit 202 has not accepted a transfer instruction (NO in S604), the process ends.

  When a transfer instruction is given after the facsimile is received, the fact that the facsimile apparatus 1 is receiving the facsimile is displayed on the display unit 203 of the portable terminal 2, and the user of the portable terminal 2 confirms the display. The transfer instruction may be given. Further, when there is no indication that a facsimile is being received, a configuration in which a transfer instruction cannot be performed may be employed.

  The process flow of the mobile terminal 2 is thus completed. Note that the configuration may be such that the call can be resumed after the facsimile data is displayed. Further, the transfer instruction may be before or after the facsimile apparatus 1 receives the facsimile.

  Next, a processing sequence between the facsimile apparatus 1 and the portable terminal 2 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 7 is a sequence diagram of processing performed by the transmission source device, the facsimile device 1, and the portable terminal 2.

  As shown in FIG. 7, when there is a call from the caller device, the call arrives at the portable terminal 2 via the facsimile device 1. And if it responds with the portable terminal 2, a telephone call will be attained between the transmission source device and the portable terminal 2. When a facsimile is transmitted from the transmission source device after the call is started, the facsimile device 1 receives the facsimile and a facsimile reception signal indicating that the facsimile device 1 is receiving the facsimile from the facsimile device 1 is transmitted. When the transfer instruction signal is transmitted from the portable terminal 2 to the facsimile apparatus 1, the facsimile apparatus 1 transfers the received facsimile data to the portable terminal 2 after the facsimile reception is completed.

  Note that transmission of a transfer instruction signal from the portable terminal 2 to the facsimile apparatus 1 is possible when a call between the caller apparatus and the portable terminal 2 is started.

  Next, an example of a screen that actually instructs the transfer of facsimile data using the portable terminal 2 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 8 shows an example of a display screen for instructing transfer of facsimile data in the portable terminal 2. FIG. 8A shows a case in which a transfer instruction is transmitted during a telephone call. It is a figure which shows the case where it displays only when it detects. FIG. 6B shows a case where a transfer instruction is transmitted during a telephone call, and the transfer reservation button 82 is displayed before the facsimile signal is detected, and the transfer button 83 is displayed after the facsimile signal is detected. It is.

  FIG. 4C is a diagram showing a case where the transfer button 84 is displayed when the facsimile apparatus 1 is receiving a facsimile. (D) of the figure is a figure which shows the case where facsimile communication becomes an error. (E) of the same figure is a figure which shows the case where the menu screen is displayed and the facsimile data stored in the facsimile apparatus 1 is transferred.

  First, a case where a transfer instruction by the portable terminal 2 is possible when the facsimile apparatus 1 receives facsimile data will be described with reference to FIG. During a call, a call screen is displayed as shown in the display screen 801 of FIG. 8A. When the facsimile apparatus 1 receives facsimile data, a transfer button 81 is displayed as shown in the display screen 802. Is done. Then, when the user selects the transfer button 81, a transfer instruction signal is transmitted to the facsimile apparatus 1.

  Next, a case where a transfer instruction can be given to the facsimile apparatus 1 when the mobile terminal 2 is on the telephone will be described with reference to FIG. During a telephone call, a transfer reservation button 82 is displayed in addition to a telephone screen similar to the display screen 801 as shown in the display screen 803. At this time, when the user selects the transfer reservation button 82, a transfer instruction signal including reservation information is transmitted to the facsimile apparatus 1, and the facsimile apparatus 1 transmits the received facsimile data to the portable terminal 2 thereafter. When the facsimile apparatus 1 receives a facsimile during a telephone call, a display screen 804 on which a transfer button 83 is displayed is displayed in the same manner as the display screen 802.

  Next, when the facsimile apparatus 1 is receiving a facsimile, the transfer button 84 is displayed on the screen of the portable terminal 2 together with a display indicating that FAX communication is in progress, as a display screen 805 in FIG. 8C. When the user selects the transfer button 84, a transfer instruction signal is transmitted to the facsimile apparatus 1 and the facsimile data being received is transmitted to the portable terminal 2.

  If the facsimile apparatus 1 cannot normally receive a facsimile, a message indicating that the facsimile cannot be received is displayed as shown in a display screen 806 in FIG.

  When transmitting the facsimile data stored in the facsimile apparatus 1 to the portable terminal 2, when the menu button is selected on the display screen 807 in FIG. 8E, the menu screen shown in the display screen 808 is displayed. When “FAX transfer” is selected, a list of received faxes stored is displayed as shown in a display screen 809. When the facsimile data to be transmitted to the portable terminal 2 is selected, the selected facsimile data is transmitted to the portable terminal 2 and displayed as a display screen 810.

  As described above, in the present embodiment, since the facsimile received by the facsimile apparatus 1 can be transferred to the portable terminal 2 by an instruction from the portable terminal 2, the user of the portable terminal 2 does not have to be near the facsimile apparatus 1. Also, the facsimile received by the facsimile apparatus 1 can be confirmed.

  For example, the user of the transmission source apparatus is user A, the facsimile apparatus 1 and the user of the portable terminal 2 are user B. The user A makes a call to the facsimile apparatus 1 of user B, and the transmission apparatus of user A and user B When the user A wants to send a facsimile from the user A to the user B when making a call with the portable terminal 2 of the user, conventionally, the user B had to go to the facsimile machine 1 and check the facsimile. . However, according to the present embodiment, the user B can confirm the facsimile on the portable terminal 2 by instructing the facsimile apparatus 1 to transfer using the portable terminal 2.

  Further, since the mobile terminal 2 is not limited to one, when a user C different from the user B makes a call with the user A and receives a facsimile, the user C issues a transfer instruction from the mobile terminal 2 of the user C. The facsimile data can be transferred to the mobile terminal 2 of the user C. Therefore, it is possible to cope with each user without registering the transfer destination in the facsimile apparatus 1 in advance.

  The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various modifications can be made within the scope shown in the claims. That is, embodiments obtained by combining technical means appropriately modified within the scope of the claims are also included in the technical scope of the present invention.

  Finally, each block of the facsimile machine 1 and the portable terminal 2, in particular, the control unit 105 and the control unit 205 may be configured by hardware logic, or by software using a CPU (central processing unit) as follows. It may be realized.

  In other words, the facsimile machine 1 and the portable terminal 2 include a CPU that executes instructions of a control program that realizes each function, a ROM (read only memory) that stores the program, a RAM (random access memory) that develops the program, A storage device (recording medium) such as a memory for storing programs and various data is provided. The object of the present invention is to record the program codes (execution format program, intermediate code program, source program) of the control program for the facsimile apparatus 1 and the portable terminal 2 which are software for realizing the functions described above so as to be readable by a computer. This can also be achieved by supplying the recording medium to the facsimile apparatus 1 and the portable terminal 2 and reading and executing the program code recorded on the recording medium by the computer (or CPU or MPU (microprocessor unit)). is there.

  Examples of the recording medium include a tape system such as a magnetic tape and a cassette tape, a magnetic disk such as a floppy (registered trademark) disk / hard disk, a CD-ROM (compact disc read-only memory) / MO (magneto-optical) / Disk systems including optical disks such as MD (Mini Disc) / DVD (digital versatile disk) / CD-R (CD Recordable), card systems such as IC cards (including memory cards) / optical cards, or mask ROM / EPROM ( An erasable programmable read-only memory) / EEPROM (electrically erasable and programmable read-only memory) / semiconductor memory system such as a flash ROM can be used.

  Further, the facsimile apparatus 1 and the portable terminal 2 may be configured to be connectable to a communication network, and the program code may be supplied via the communication network. The communication network is not particularly limited. For example, the Internet, intranet, extranet, LAN (local area network), ISDN (integrated services digital network), VAN (value-added network), CATV (community antenna television) communication. A network, a virtual private network, a telephone line network, a mobile communication network, a satellite communication network, etc. can be used. In addition, the transmission medium constituting the communication network is not particularly limited. For example, IEEE (institute of electrical and electronic engineers) 1394, USB, power line carrier, cable TV line, telephone line, ADSL (asynchronous digital subscriber loop) line Wireless such as IrDA (infrared data association) and remote control such as remote control, Bluetooth (registered trademark), 802.11 wireless, HDR (high data rate), mobile phone network, satellite line, terrestrial digital network, etc. But it is available. The present invention can also be realized in the form of a computer data signal embedded in a carrier wave in which the program code is embodied by electronic transmission.

  When receiving the transfer instruction, the data received during the connection from the connected source device can be transmitted to the mobile terminal that has received the transfer instruction. It is suitable for a data transfer apparatus that transmits received data to a terminal, for example, a facsimile apparatus that transfers received facsimile data to a portable terminal.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1, showing an embodiment of the present invention, is a block diagram showing a main configuration of a facsimile apparatus. It is a block diagram which shows the principal part structure of the portable terminal in the said embodiment. It is explanatory drawing which shows schematic structure of the data transfer system in the said embodiment. It is a figure which shows the transfer data determination table memorize | stored in the transfer data determination table memory | storage part in the said embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of a process of the facsimile apparatus in the said embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of a process of the portable terminal in the said embodiment. It is a sequence diagram which shows the process with a transmission origin apparatus, a facsimile apparatus, and a portable terminal in the said embodiment. FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of a display screen for instructing transfer of facsimile data in the portable terminal in the above embodiment, in which (a) of FIG. 11 shows a case where a transfer instruction is transmitted during a call and the transfer button is a facsimile signal. (B) in the figure shows a case where a transfer instruction is transmitted during a call. Before the facsimile signal is detected, the transfer reservation button displays the facsimile signal. FIG. 6C is an example of a display screen when the transfer button is displayed when the facsimile apparatus 1 is receiving a facsimile. FIG. (D) in the figure is an example of a display screen when an error occurs in facsimile communication, and (e) in the figure displays a menu screen and is stored in the facsimile apparatus 1. A display screen example of a case of transferring Shimirideta.

Explanation of symbols

1 Facsimile device (data transfer device)
2 Mobile terminal 3 Public line 5 Data transfer system 41 Transfer data determination table 100 Line connection unit 101 Slave unit connection unit 102 Operation reception unit 103 Display unit 104 Transmission / reception unit 105 Control unit 106 Storage unit 151 Facsimile data acquisition unit 152 Connection status acquisition Unit 153 Calling unit 154 Connection state transmitting unit 155 Transfer instruction acquiring unit (transfer instruction receiving means)
156 Transfer data determination unit (error message transmission means)
157 Transfer data transmission unit (data transmission means, data conversion means, error message transmission means)
201 Master unit connection unit 202 Operation reception unit 203 Display unit 204 Transmission / reception unit 205 Control unit 206 Storage unit 251 Call unit 252 Transfer data acquisition unit (data acquisition means)
253 Connection information signal acquisition unit (reception detection means)
254 Transfer instruction transmission unit (data transfer instruction transmission means)
255 Display control unit (presentation means)

Claims (11)

A data transfer device that can respond to an incoming call by a mobile terminal that is a slave unit of the own device, and that receives data from a source device of the phone,
Transfer instruction accepting means for accepting a transfer instruction from the mobile terminal while connected to the telephone source device;
Transfer data determining means for determining data to be transferred according to the timing of the transfer instruction received by the transfer instruction receiving means, and when the own apparatus and the transmission source apparatus are connected when the transfer instruction is received, the connection is in progress Transfer data determining means for determining the data received as the data to be transferred, and determining the data received most recently as the data to be transferred when the device itself and the source device are not connected when the transfer instruction is received When,
A data transmission apparatus comprising: data transmission means for transmitting data determined by the transfer data determination means to the portable terminal that has transmitted the transfer instruction. Data conversion means for converting data received from the transmission source device into a data format that can be read by the mobile terminal,
2. The data transfer device according to claim 1 , wherein the data transmission unit transmits the data converted by the data conversion unit to the portable terminal. If the data transmission means is not normally received the data to be transmitted, to said mobile terminal, according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that it comprises an error message transmitting means for transmitting an error message Data transfer device. A mobile terminal of a data transfer device, a mobile terminal that can respond as a slave to a phone call that has arrived at the data transfer device,
When the data transfer device receives a data transfer instruction from its own terminal, the data transfer device instructs the data transfer device to transmit data received during the connection from the connected source device to the own terminal. A data transfer instruction transmitting means for transmitting to,
Data acquisition means for acquiring data from the data transfer device,
The data acquisition means acquires the data received during connection when the data transfer device and the transmission source device are connected when the data transfer instruction is received by the data transfer device, and the data transfer instruction When the data transfer device accepts the data transfer device, if the data transfer device and the transmission source device are not connected , the mobile terminal acquires data received most recently by the data transfer device . Reception detecting means for detecting that the data transfer device is receiving data;
The mobile terminal according to claim 4 , further comprising a presentation unit that presents a result detected by the reception detection unit to a user. A data transfer system including the data transfer device according to any one of claims 1 to 3 and the portable terminal according to claim 4 or 5 . A data transfer device control program for operating the data transfer device according to any one of claims 1 to 3 , wherein the data transfer device control program causes a computer to function as each of the above means. A portable terminal control program for operating the portable terminal according to claim 4 or 5 for causing a computer to function as each of the above means. Computer readable recording medium recording at least one of the mobile terminal control program according to the data transfer apparatus control program and claim 8 according to claim 7. A control method of a data transfer device that can respond to an incoming call by a portable terminal that is a slave unit of the own device and receives data from a source device of the phone,
A transfer instruction receiving step for receiving a transfer instruction from the mobile terminal while connected to the telephone source device;
If the own device and the transmission source device are connected when the transfer instruction is received in the transfer instruction reception step, the data received during the connection is determined as data to be transferred, and when the transfer instruction is received, When the device and the source device are not connected, a transfer data determination step for determining the data received most recently as data to be transferred;
A data transmission device control method comprising: a data transmission step of transmitting the transfer data determined in the transfer data determination step to the portable terminal that has transmitted the transfer instruction. A method of controlling a portable terminal that is a slave unit of a data transfer device and can respond as a slave unit to a telephone that has arrived at the data transfer device,
When the data transfer device receives a data transfer instruction from its own terminal, the data transfer device instructs the data transfer device to transmit data received during the connection from the connected source device to the own terminal. A data transfer instruction transmission step to be transmitted to
A data acquisition step of acquiring data from the data transfer device,
In the data acquisition step, when the data transfer instruction is received by the data transfer apparatus, if the data transfer apparatus and the source apparatus are connected, the data received during connection is acquired and the data transfer instruction If the data transfer device is not connected when the data transfer device accepts the data transfer device, the data transfer device acquires the data received most recently. .

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