JP5494460B2 - Information processing apparatus, transmission destination designation method, and program thereof - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an information processing apparatus, a transmission destination designation method, and a program thereof, and more particularly, to an information processing apparatus, a transmission destination designation method, and a program thereof that prevent erroneous transmission when data is transmitted.

  As a familiar example of a data communication apparatus that transmits data using a telephone line, a facsimile apparatus is known. As is well known, the facsimile apparatus has a function of converting a document or the like into a digital signal and transmitting it to a facsimile apparatus of a destination specified by a FAX number. According to such a facsimile apparatus, data can be transmitted to a desired place by correctly inputting a transmission destination, so that various types of documents can be easily transmitted.

  Since the facsimile machine uses a general telephone line connected to many telephones, if the destination FAX number is set incorrectly, the telephone will be dialed, and as a result Data is sent to the wrong destination.

Furthermore, in order to save the trouble of pressing the FAX number for each transmission in the facsimile machine, the FAX number is stored in advance in association with a specific button, and when the button is pressed, the corresponding FAX number is automatically stored. Some have a so-called one-touch dialing function (for example, Patent Document 1).
By performing data transmission using such a one-touch dial function, mistakes when inputting a destination number can be reduced, and the possibility of erroneous transmission can be reduced.

  There is also known a technique that includes a database in which FAX numbers are registered, and checks an input destination FAX number with a FAX number registered in the database to prevent erroneous transmission (for example, Patent Document 2).

JP 2000-184007 A JP 2008-98775 A

  In Patent Document 1, when the one-touch dial function is used, the data transmission destination is not started until the name of the data transmission destination corresponding to the selected one-touch dial is once displayed on the liquid crystal display device. A facsimile apparatus is disclosed that allows a sender to check whether there is a mistake.

  Patent Document 2 discloses a facsimile apparatus that permits transmission by manually inputting a facsimile number and determining whether there is a number that matches the transmission-enabled list.

  In general, in office work, there are some people who are used to data transmission operation of facsimile transmission and others who are unfamiliar with it. For example, if an employee is well aware of the risk of information leaks due to erroneous data transmission, the data transmission destination should be checked with great care. In such a case, it is conceivable that the transmission destination number is erroneously instructed to be transmitted.

  Even with the mechanism of the above-mentioned Patent Document 1, a certain degree of erroneous transmission prevention effect can be obtained, but it is not effective for a person who does not confirm the display of the transmission destination. In addition, the mechanism of Patent Document 2 has a problem in that data cannot be transmitted to a new transmission destination until the transmission-enabled list is newly updated, and usability is poor.

  Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a mechanism that can reduce the risk of preventing erroneous transmission by restricting the destination designation method with the authority of the operator.

The present invention is an information processing apparatus for designating a transmission destination of data, in accordance with a login information receiving unit that receives login information of a user, and the authority of the user specified by the login information received by the login information receiving unit, A first transmission destination selection screen capable of a first designation method for designating at least an arbitrary transmission destination as a data transmission destination and a second designation method for selecting a transmission destination from the telephone directory is displayed. Decide whether or not to display a second destination selection screen that allows at least a second designation method for selecting a destination from the telephone directory as a destination but does not allow a first designation method to designate an arbitrary destination The transmission screen display means for displaying the user information and the first transmission destination selection screen or the second transmission destination selection screen displayed by the transmission screen display means. And a transmission processing means for performing data transmission processing in order to transmit the data to the destination selected by the telephone directory, the if it is displayed from the first transmission destination selection screen, to the phonebook A new destination can be created. On the other hand, when the destination is displayed from the second destination selection screen, control is performed so that a new destination cannot be created in the telephone directory .

The transmission screen display means further comprises login request means for making an authentication request for the login information received by the login information receiving means to the server device storing the authority of the user corresponding to the login information. Which one of the first transmission destination selection screen and the second transmission destination selection screen is displayed according to the authority of the authenticated user received together with the authentication result of the authentication request by the login request means from the server device It is characterized by determining.
The information processing apparatus may further include an information receiving unit configured to receive a destination list displayed on the second destination selection screen from the server device .

  The information processing apparatus converts a document into data for transmission using a printer driver, and logs in to specify login information in response to a print instruction using the printer driver from a user. Login screen display means for displaying a screen is further provided, wherein the login information reception means receives login information input via the login screen displayed by the login screen display means.

The present invention is a transmission system including an information processing device that specifies a data transmission destination, and a server device that includes a user authority storage unit that stores a user authority corresponding to user login information. The login information receiving means for receiving the login information of the user, and the first of specifying at least an arbitrary transmission destination as the transmission destination of the data according to the authority of the user specified by the login information received by the login information reception means Display a first destination selection screen that allows a second designation method to select a destination from a designation method and a telephone book, or select a destination from at least the telephone book as a destination of the data Decide whether to display the second destination selection screen that can be specified but cannot specify the first destination. A transmission screen display means for displaying, and the data is transmitted to the transmission destination selected by the user via the first transmission destination selection screen or the second transmission destination selection screen displayed by the transmission screen display means. Transmission processing means for performing data transmission processing accordingly, when the phone book is displayed from the first destination selection screen, it is possible to create a new destination in the phone book, When displayed from the second transmission destination selection screen, control is performed so that a new transmission destination cannot be created in the telephone directory, and the server device follows the login information transmitted from the information processing device. The authority acquisition means for acquiring the user authority corresponding to the login information of the user stored in the authority storage means, and the user authority acquired by the authority acquisition means Characterized in that it and a permission transmission means for transmitting to the information processing apparatus in response to the information.

The present invention is a transmission destination designation method in an information processing apparatus for designating a data transmission destination, wherein a login information reception step in which login information reception means of the information processing apparatus receives user login information, and the information processing apparatus The transmission screen display means transmits from the telephone book and the first designation method for designating at least an arbitrary transmission destination as the data transmission destination according to the authority of the user specified by the login information received in the login information reception step. Although a first transmission destination selection screen capable of a second designation method for selecting a destination is displayed, or a second designation method for selecting a transmission destination from at least the telephone directory as the transmission destination of the data is possible. A transmission screen display step for determining and displaying whether or not to display the second transmission destination selection screen in which the first specification method for specifying an arbitrary transmission destination cannot be performed. And the transmission processing means of the information processing apparatus sets the transmission destination selected by the user via the first transmission destination selection screen or the second transmission destination selection screen displayed in the transmission screen display step. look including a transmitting processing step of performing data transmission processing in order to transmit the data, the telephone book, the case where the first displayed from the destination selection screen, create new destination to the phonebook On the other hand, when displayed from the second destination selection screen, control is performed so that a new destination cannot be created in the telephone directory .

The present invention relates to a transmission destination designation method in a transmission system including an information processing device that designates a data transmission destination and a server device that includes a user authority storage unit that stores a user authority corresponding to user login information. A login information receiving step in which the login information receiving means of the information processing apparatus receives user login information, and a user specified by the login information received in the login information receiving step by the transmission screen display means of the information processing apparatus. In accordance with the authority, a first transmission destination selection screen is displayed which allows a first designation method for designating at least an arbitrary transmission destination as the data transmission destination and a second designation method for selecting a transmission destination from the telephone directory. or is susceptible to a second specification method of selecting a destination from at least the telephone directory as the destination of the data A transmission screen display step for determining whether to display a second transmission destination selection screen in which the first specification method for specifying a desired transmission destination cannot be performed, and a transmission processing means of the information processing apparatus, A transmission processing step for performing data transmission processing to transmit the data to the transmission destination selected by the user via the first transmission destination selection screen or the second transmission destination selection screen displayed in the display step; An authority acquisition step of acquiring authority of the user corresponding to the login information of the user stored in the user authority storage means according to the login information transmitted from the information processing apparatus; The authority transmission means of the server device uses the authority of the user acquired in the authority acquisition step as the response to the login information. Seen including a permission transmission step of transmitting the location, and the telephone book, the case where the first displayed from the destination selection screen is capable of creating new destinations in the telephone book, whereas, the When displayed from the second transmission destination selection screen, control is performed such that a new transmission destination cannot be created in the telephone directory .

The present invention is a program that is read and executed by an information processing device that specifies a data transmission destination, and the information processing device is received by a login information receiving unit that receives user login information and the login information receiving unit. According to the authority of the user specified by the login information, a first designation method for designating at least an arbitrary transmission destination as the data transmission destination and a second designation method for selecting a transmission destination from the telephone directory are possible. A second designation method for displaying a transmission destination selection screen or selecting at least a transmission destination from the telephone directory as a transmission destination of the data is possible, but a first designation method for specifying an arbitrary transmission destination is not possible. A transmission screen display means for determining and displaying whether or not to display two transmission destination selection screens, and the first transmission destination displayed by the transmission screen display means Comprising: a transmission processing unit that performs data transmission processing in order to transmit the data to the destination selected by the user via the択画surface or the second transmission destination selection screen, wherein the phone book, the first Displayed on the destination selection screen, a new destination can be created in the phone book. On the other hand, if displayed on the second destination selection screen, the destination is displayed in the phone book. It is characterized by functioning as an information processing apparatus characterized by controlling so that it cannot be newly created .

The present invention is a program that is read and executed by a transmission system including an information processing device that specifies a data transmission destination and a server device that includes a user authority storage unit that stores user authority corresponding to user login information. In accordance with the user information specified by the log-in information received by the log-in information received by the log-in information received by the log-in information received by the log-in information received by the log-in information accepting means, Display a first transmission destination selection screen capable of a first designation method for designating a destination and a second designation method for selecting a transmission destination from the telephone directory, or at least a transmission destination from the telephone directory as the transmission destination of the data While it is possible second specification method of selecting the second transmission can not be first specified method for designating a desired destination Transmission screen display means for deciding whether or not to display a selection screen, and selection by the user via the first transmission destination selection screen or the second transmission destination selection screen displayed by the transmission screen display means Transmission processing means for performing data transmission processing to transmit the data to the destination, and when the phone book is displayed from the first destination selection screen, the data is sent to the phone book. A new destination can be created. On the other hand, when the destination is displayed from the second destination selection screen , the server is made to function as an information processing apparatus that controls the destination so that a new destination cannot be created in the telephone directory. Authority acquisition means for acquiring a user authority corresponding to the login information of the user stored in the user authority storage means in accordance with login information transmitted from the information processing apparatus; User rights acquired by serial authority acquisition means, and authority transmitting means for transmitting to the information processing apparatus in response to the login information, characterized in that to function with.

  According to the present invention, the risk of preventing erroneous transmission can be reduced by restricting the destination designation method with the authority of the operator.

It is a system configuration diagram showing an example of a data transmission system including an information processing apparatus according to the present invention. 2 is a block diagram illustrating an example of a hardware configuration of client terminals 101 and 102 and a transmission server 103. FIG. 3 is a functional configuration diagram illustrating an example of functional configurations of client terminals 101 and 102 and a transmission server 103. FIG. FIG. 6 is an example of a print dialog screen when a facsimile printer driver of the present embodiment is selected. It is an example of an authentication request screen when logging on to the facsimile system of the present embodiment. It is an example of a selection screen for selecting a data transmission destination when logging on to the facsimile system of the present embodiment. It is an example of the selection screen in the case of selecting the data transmission destination of this Embodiment from a telephone directory. It is an example of the selection screen which selects the data transmission destination of this Embodiment. It is an example of the setting screen which sets the user authority of this Embodiment. It is an example of the authority information table in this Embodiment. It is an example of the user information table in this Embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the data transmission process of this invention.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of an information processing apparatus, a transmission destination designation method, and a program thereof according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 1 is a system configuration diagram showing an example of a data transmission system including an information processing apparatus according to the present invention. The client apparatus 101 and the client apparatus 102 suitable for the information processing apparatus of the present invention are, for example, personal computers, have a network communication function, and can perform data communication with the transmission server 103 via the LAN 105 (local area network). .
The transmission server 103 includes a FAX communication card 104 having a facsimile transmission function via a public line 106.

  This system is a FAX server system compatible with a TCP / IP network by integrating a facsimile (hereinafter also referred to as FAX), which is one of the most basic communication infrastructures, into a network system including the Internet / intranet.

  Specifically, the transmission server 103 is operated by a Windows server of Microsoft Corporation in the United States, is attached with a FAX communication card 104, and installs a server module for a facsimile system (303 in FIG. 3) to be described later. Fax can be sent and received. The transmitted / received FAX image and transmission / reception information are digitized and stored in the storage unit of the transmission server 103 and managed centrally.

  Then, the client terminal 101 (102) activates a client module for facsimile system (302 in FIG. 3) to be described later, thereby confirming transmission / reception data stored in the storage unit of the transmission server 103, and administrator authority. Various settings on the transmission server 103 side can be made by logging in at.

  In addition, by installing a printer driver for facsimile, which will be described later, in the client terminal 101 (102), FAX transmission can be performed by the same operation as printing execution from various document applications on the Windows OS of Microsoft Corporation.

  The FAX communication card 104 is capable of transmitting and receiving FAX data by connecting to either the INS64 line or the INS1500 line as well as the analog public line 106.

The transmission data is stored in the transmission server 103 from each client terminal via the LAN 105 which is a TCP / IP network, and is sequentially transmitted by operating the FAX communication card 104.
FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a hardware configuration of the client terminals 101 and 102 and the transmission server 103.

As shown in FIG. 2, in the client terminals 101 and 102 and the transmission server 103, a central processing unit (CPU) 201, a random access memory (RAM) 202, a read only memory (ROM) 203, and an input controller via a system bus 204. 205, a video controller 206, a memory controller 207, and a communication I / F controller 208 are connected.
The CPU 201 comprehensively controls each device and controller connected to the system bus 204.

  The ROM 203 or the external memory 211 that is a storage device can be read by a computer (BIOS) or OS (Operating System) that is a control program executed by the CPU 201, or can be read by a computer to realize this data destination designation method. It holds programs and various necessary data (including data tables).

  The RAM 202 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 203 or the external memory 211 as a storage device to the RAM 203 and executing the loaded program.

  The input controller 205 controls input from the keyboard 209. The video controller 206 controls display output to a CRT 210 that is an example of a display unit. The memory controller 207 controls reading of information stored in the external memory 211 and writing of information to the external memory 211.

  The communication I / F controller 208 is connected to a communication line to control data transmission / reception. In the case of a client terminal, the communication I / F controller 208 controls transmission / reception of data via the LAN 105, while in the case of the transmission server 103, the communication I / F controller 208 similarly controls transmission / reception of data via the LAN 105. The FAX communication card 104 also controls transmission / reception of data via the public line 106.

It is assumed that the external memory 211204 of the transmission server 103 stores an authority information table described later in FIG. 10 and a user information table described later in FIG. A telephone directory (318 in FIG. 3) is also stored in this external memory. It is assumed that a computer-readable executable program for executing a flowchart showing an example of the data transmission process of the present invention described later with reference to FIG.

  The external memory 211 is a medium for permanently storing information, and the form is not limited to a storage device such as a hard disk. For example, a medium such as SSD (Solid State Drive) may be used.

  FIG. 3 is a functional configuration diagram illustrating an example of a functional configuration included in a transmission system including the information processing apparatuses (client terminals 101 and 102) and the server apparatus (transmission server 303) according to the present invention.

Each of the client terminals 101 and 102 includes a facsimile printer driver 301 and a facsimile client module 302. The facsimile printer driver 301 includes a transmission data generation unit 305, a login request unit 306, a transmission screen display unit 307, a transmission destination selection unit 308, an information reception unit 309, and a data transmission unit 310 as functional configurations.
The facsimile client module 302 includes an authority specifying unit 311 and a history operation unit 312 as functional configurations.

  The transmission data generation unit 305 receives a print instruction for document data created by, for example, a document creation application program, receives document data drawing information (DDI function: Device Driver Interface) via the OS (Operating System), and receives TIFF. Generate image data. Since the TIFF image data generation process is a known technique, a detailed description thereof will be omitted. In this embodiment, TIFF image data is used as a data format of transmission data to be generated. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and may be a PDF format or a bitmap format. The transmission data generation process by the transmission data generation unit 305 is performed before the login request by the login request unit 306, and the transmission data is spooled to the external memory in the client terminals 101 and 102. In this way, by performing data generation and spool processing in advance, the print processing process by the document application can be released early, and the user can restart the document editing process using the document application, You can close the file. Note that the output destination of the facsimile printer driver 301 is a work folder in the client terminal, and an external output port is not designated, and the data is output as a transmission data file in the work folder.

  The login request unit 306 is a functional unit that is called by the facsimile printer driver 301 when a print instruction is received, and displays an authentication request screen for performing logon as shown in FIG. The login request is made by transmitting the authentication information including the user ID (user identification information) and the password input by, to the authentication destination server (corresponding to the transmission server 103 in this embodiment).

  The transmission screen display unit 307 is a functional unit called by the facsimile printer driver 301 when login authentication is performed, and has a function of displaying a selection screen for selecting a data transmission destination shown in FIG.

  The transmission destination selection unit 308 has a function of determining a transmission destination input / designated by the user via the selection screen displayed by the transmission screen display unit 307. Specifically, as will be described later with reference to FIG. 6 and later, according to the authority of the user, a first designation method (facsimile number number input) for designating at least an arbitrary transmission destination as a data transmission destination and a transmission destination list are selected. A function of accepting and determining selection of a transmission destination designated by the second designation method (designation from a list by opening a telephone directory) is provided.

  The information receiving unit 309 communicates with the transmission server 103 to receive an authentication result of login authentication and user authority, and also receives a destination list that is a phone book that can be selected by the authenticated user. I have.

  The data transmission unit 310 transmits data to the transmission server 103 in order to transmit the transmission data generated by the transmission data generation unit 305 to the transmission destination determined by the transmission destination selection unit 308. Specifically, the transmission data spooled in the working folder is uploaded to the facsimile system server module of the transmission server 103 together with the information on the transmission destination selected and determined by the transmission destination selection unit 308, and data transmission registration is performed. Is done.

  The data generation processing by the transmission data generation unit 305 is changed to a process by the facsimile printer driver 301, and each process by the login request unit 306, the transmission screen display unit 307, the transmission destination selection unit 308, the information reception unit 309, and the data transmission unit 310. May be realized as a separate process (separate service) that is called from the facsimile printer driver 301.

  The authority specifying unit 311 displays a setting screen for setting user authority, which will be described later with reference to FIG. 9, and the user can specify the user authority for each user ID (user identification information) via this setting screen. . User authority includes general user authority, power user authority, and administrator authority. The authority specifying unit 311 activates the client module for the facsimile system and executes the same function as the login request unit 306 to perform login authentication. When the logged-in user has administrator authority, the user of each user When the setting screen (FIG. 9) for setting the authority is displayed and the user authority is not the administrator authority, this setting screen is displayed, and the authority specifying unit 311 is not activated.

Next, the history operation unit 312 confirms the status of whether the transmission data uploaded to the transmission server 103 by the data transmission unit 310 and registered for data transmission has been subjected to facsimile transmission processing, an error, or not yet transmitted. It is an operation part for doing.
Next, a functional configuration of the facsimile system server module 303 will be described.

  The authentication processing unit 313 is activated when a login request is received by the login request unit 306 of the client terminal. Whether the user identification information of the authentication information included in the login request exists in the user table 317 and the passwords match. Authentication processing is performed by determining.

  Then, when the authentication processing unit 313 determines that the authentication is OK, the authority transmission unit 314 acquires the user authority of the corresponding user existing in the user table 317 and transmits it to the client terminal that is the login request. .

  When receiving a request for a destination list from the client terminals 101 and 102, the phone book transmission unit 315 reads information in the phone book DB 318, generates a destination list, and transmits the destination list to the requesting client terminal.

  Further, the facsimile server module 303 can change the user setting of the user table 317 in response to a request from the authority specifying unit 311 of the client terminals 101 and 102, and the user authority stored in the authority table 316 is changed to the corresponding user table 317. Can be registered in the user's record.

  The facsimile system server module 303 performs transmission processing of transmission data that has received data transmission registration from the data transmission unit 310 of the client terminal. Specifically, the facsimile system server module 303 designates a transmission destination (facsimile number) to the FAX communication unit 319 of the facsimile communication card 104 and makes a transmission request for transmission data. Then, the FAX communication unit 319 performs facsimile transmission of transmission data via a public line to a designated transmission destination.

  Next, detailed processing of the entire transmission system including the information processing apparatus (client terminal) and the transmission server according to the present invention will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

  FIG. 12 is a flowchart illustrating an example of control of data transmission processing in the information processing apparatus (client terminal) and the transmission server. In this flowchart, the program of the present invention (facsimile printer driver 301, facsimile system client module 302, and facsimile system server module 303) stored in the external memory 211 is stored in the client terminal or transmission server RAM 202 as a work area. This is realized by the execution of the CPU 201.

  First, in step S1201, it is determined whether or not a printing instruction has been issued by the facsimile printer driver. More specifically, the user opens a print dialog as shown in FIG. 4 from an arbitrary document application, selects a facsimile printer driver with an output destination designation 401, and presses an OK button 402. Is started. When the OK button is pressed, it is determined whether the output destination designation 401 is a facsimile printer driver, and if it is a facsimile printer driver, the process advances to step S1202. If a different printer driver is specified in the output destination specification 401, the processing of the present invention is not performed and the processing of this flowchart may be skipped. In this flowchart, the following processing is not performed until printing is instructed by the facsimile printer driver, and is represented as a loop.

  As described above with reference to FIG. 3, when a print instruction is issued by the facsimile printer driver, drawing information of the document data is output from the document application, and the drawing information is received by the facsimile printer driver via the OS and transmitted. Data (TIFF image data) is generated, and a file is output to a predetermined work folder (transmission data generation unit).

  Next, in step S1202, an authentication request when the login request unit 306 activated from the transmission data generation unit 305 that generated the transmission data logs on to the facsimile system (corresponding to a facsimile system server module in the transmission system). This is a step of displaying the screen (FIG. 5) and accepting authentication information. When the authentication request screen shown in FIG. 5 is displayed, a user ID (user identification information) and a password are input, and the logon button 502 is pressed by the user, the authentication information including the user ID (user identification information) and the password is Sent as a login request to the sending server of the authentication destination. In the authentication request screen, an authentication destination server can be selected from a pull-down menu list, and can be directly specified by inputting an IP address. In the present embodiment, the transmission server 103 is simplified and configured as a single unit. However, in the case of a plurality of systems, it is possible to select an authentication destination in this way. That is, in step S1202, the login information of the user is received (corresponding to the login information receiving means), and an authentication request for the received login information is sent to the transmission server storing the authority of the user corresponding to the login information. Perform (corresponds to login request means).

  When a login request is made in step S1202, the authentication processing unit 313 of the transmission server 103 is activated in step S1203. The transmission server 103 is represented as a loop because the following processing does not occur until a login request from a client terminal is received.

  In the subsequent step S1204, login authentication processing is performed based on the received authentication information. Specifically, the authentication processing unit 313 searches whether the user ID included in the authentication information exists in the user table 317, and if it exists, the user corresponding to the password included in the authentication information and the searched user ID It is determined whether the passwords in the table 317 match. If they match, it is determined that the authentication is OK, and if the user ID is not searched or if the passwords do not match, it is determined that the authentication is NG.

  A specific example of the user table 317 will be described with reference to FIG. In the user table shown in FIG. 11, “user name (corresponding to user ID)”, “password”, and “user authority information” are managed in association with each other as one record. In addition, there may be information to be associated.

  In step S1205, the authentication result of login authentication is transmitted to the client terminal that is the login request source. Specifically, in the case of authentication NG, the authority information transmission unit 314 transmits only the authentication result. In the case of authentication OK, the authority information transmission unit 314 reads out the user authority information corresponding to the user ID together with the authentication result of login authentication. Send it.

  In the present embodiment, the authority information transmission unit 314 is configured to transmit the user authority together with the authentication result. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and after transmitting the authentication result, the user terminal again transmits the authentication result from the client terminal. A user authority inquiry request corresponding to the ID may be received, and the authority information transmission unit may respond to the user authority accordingly.

  In step S1206, it is determined whether the authentication result received from the transmission server 103 is authentication success (authentication OK). If the authentication is unsuccessful (authentication NG), it is impossible to log in, and the process ends and ends. If the authentication is successful, the process proceeds to the next step S1207.

  In step S1207, it is determined whether the user authority corresponding to the authenticated user ID is a general user. Here, the user authority will be described with reference to FIG. In FIG. 10 of the present embodiment, “general user authority” is “user authority that can select a transmission destination only from the telephone book”, and “power user authority” is “input any number as a transmission destination”. The user's authority that can be selected and the destination can be selected from the phone book ", and the" administrator authority "is" an arbitrary number can be input as the destination and the destination is the phone book " "User authority that can be selected from the above and allows authority setting for the user". Needless to say, there may be other user authority.

  In this way, for users with general user authority, error transmission can be performed by selecting from a registered destination list (phone book) without using a transmission method of inputting an arbitrary number as a destination. The possibility of doing so can be reduced.

  Therefore, if it is determined in step S1207 that the user authority is “general user authority”, the process proceeds to step S1211, and is not “general user authority” (that is, “power user” in the present embodiment or In the case of “administrator authority”), the process proceeds to step S1208.

  First, the processing when it is not “general user authority” will be described first. In step S <b> 1208, the transmission screen display unit 307 can use a first designation method that designates at least an arbitrary transmission destination as a transmission destination of transmission data and a second designation method that can be selected from the transmission destination list. Display the selection screen. Specifically, in this first transmission destination selection screen, the FAX number input field 603, which is the first designation method for designating an arbitrary transmission destination, is ready for input, and is selected from the transmission destination list. It is a transmission destination selection screen (FIG. 6) with the telephone book button 602 which is a 2nd designation | designated method. In the example of FIG. 6, the FAX number input field 603 is grayed out and cannot be input. However, in the first transmission destination selection screen, the input field 603 is in an active state in which input is possible. It shall be. When the mouse cursor is placed on this input field 603 and clicked, the display is switched to the input cursor, and the user can input an arbitrary number using the keyboard 209. Then, after inputting an arbitrary number, a transmission instruction can be performed by pressing the transmission button 604. When the phone book button 602 is pressed, a selection screen (FIG. 7) for selecting a data transmission destination from the phone book is displayed. In the selection screen of FIG. 7, a destination list is displayed in the destination list column. By selecting a desired destination from the destination list using the mouse, the selected state is established. By double clicking, the selection is confirmed, and the destination selection screen shown in FIG. 6 is returned.

  When a destination is selected from the destination list of the telephone book and confirmed, the display content of the destination selection screen is updated as shown in FIG. FIG. 8 shows an example in which “Hanako Umemoto” is selected as the transmission destination from the telephone directory of FIG. 7 and confirmed, and various information of the selected transmission destination is displayed. In this way, the information on the destination selected from the destination list can be confirmed in detail on the destination selection screen. As described above, a transmission instruction can be performed by pressing the transmission button 604 on this screen.

  In step S1209, a first transmission destination selection process is performed. As described above, one of the first designation method for designating an arbitrary transmission destination and the second designation method for selecting from the transmission destination list via the displayed first transmission destination selection screen This process accepts and confirms the designation.

  In step S1210, it is determined whether or not a transmission instruction has been issued by detecting the pressing of the transmission button 604. If it is detected that the transmission button 604 has been pressed, it is determined that a transmission instruction has been issued, and the process advances to step S1214.

  Next, processing in the case of “general user authority” will be described. In step S1211, a second transmission destination selection screen that allows at least the second designation method for selecting from the transmission destination list as the transmission destination of transmission data, but does not allow the first designation method for specifying an arbitrary transmission destination. indicate.

  The second transmission destination selection screen will be described with reference to FIG. On the second transmission destination selection screen, as shown in FIG. 6, the phone book button 602 is active and selectable. On the other hand, the FAX number input field 603, which is the first designation method for designating an arbitrary destination number, is grayed out and cannot be selected. This state is the second transmission destination selection screen. For example, a user with “general user authority” is not likely to perform an erroneous transmission because there is little FAX transmission work as an experience. Therefore, by allowing the user to select from the phone book without allowing arbitrary input of the FAX number. The risk of erroneous transmission can be reduced.

  When the telephone book button 602 is pressed on the first transmission destination selection screen and the second transmission destination selection screen, the information reception unit 309 makes a telephone directory acquisition request to the facsimile system server module 303. Issued, the phone book transmission unit 315 of the transmission server 103 reads the information in the phone book DB 318 managed by the transmission server 103, generates a transmission destination list, and transmits it to the information reception unit 309 of the requesting client terminal To do. As a result, a list of telephone books is displayed as FIG. In other words, the information receiving unit 309 receives the transmission destination list (phone book list information) displayed on the first transmission destination selection screen or the second transmission destination selection screen from the transmission server 103 (in the information reception unit). Equivalent to).

  Further, when displaying the phone book list screen from the second transmission destination selection screen, it is desirable not to be able to create a new one in the recipient list on the screen of FIG. This is because if a new creation is completed, an arbitrary FAX number can be entered after all. Therefore, when displaying a list of phone books from the second transmission destination selection screen, a function that allows arbitrary input of FAX numbers to the user is hidden.

  Thus, according to the authority of the authenticated user received together with the authentication result of the authentication request received from the transmission server in step S1207, the transmission screen display unit 307 displays the first transmission destination selection screen in step S1208. In step S1211, it is determined whether to display the second transmission destination selection screen.

  In step S1212, the second transmission destination selection process is performed. Specifically, this is a process for accepting and confirming the designation of the second designation method selected from the destination list via the displayed second destination selection screen.

  In step S1213, it is determined whether or not a transmission instruction has been issued by detecting the pressing of the transmission button 604. If it is detected that the transmission button 604 has been pressed, it is determined that a transmission instruction has been issued, and the process advances to step S1214.

  In step S1214, data transmission processing is performed on the transmission destination selected and determined in step S1209 or step S1212. Specifically, the transmission data spooled in the work folder is sent to the facsimile system server module of the transmission server 103 together with the information on the transmission destination selected and determined by the transmission destination selection unit 308 (step S1209 or step S1212). Upload and register for data transmission. Then, the processing on the client terminal side ends. That is, in step S1214, a data transmission process is performed to transmit the transmission data to the transmission destination selected by the user via the first transmission destination selection screen or the second transmission destination selection screen displayed by the transmission screen display unit 307. (Corresponding to transmission processing means).

As processing on the transmission server side, in step S1215, transmission data and transmission destination information are received as a data transmission registration request from the client terminal. The facsimile system server module 303 registers transmission data and transmission destination information as a transmission job in a transmission queue (not shown). Then, the transmission job at the head of the transmission queue is transmitted by facsimile via the FAX communication unit 319 of the facsimile communication card 104. Then, the transmission process on the transmission server side ends.
As described above, according to the present embodiment, it is possible to reduce the risk of erroneous transmission prevention by restricting the destination designation method according to the authority of the operator.
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.

  The program according to the present invention is a program that allows a computer to execute the processing method of the flowchart shown in FIG. 12, and the storage medium according to the present invention stores a program that allows the computer to execute the processing method of FIG. The program in the present invention may be a program for each processing method of each apparatus in FIG.

  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, solid state drive, 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.

Furthermore, by downloading and reading a program for achieving the present invention from a server, database, etc. on a network using 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.

101 Client terminal 102 Client terminal 103 Transmission server 104 FAX communication card 105 LAN
106 public line 301 printer driver for facsimile 302 client module for facsimile system 303 server module for facsimile system 306 login request unit 307 transmission screen display unit 310 data transmission unit

Claims (9)

An information processing apparatus for specifying a data transmission destination,
Login information receiving means for receiving user login information;
In accordance with the authority of the user specified by the login information received by the login information receiving means, a first specification method for specifying at least an arbitrary transmission destination as the data transmission destination and a second selection method for selecting the transmission destination from the telephone directory A first transmission destination selection screen that allows a designation method is displayed, or a second designation method for selecting a transmission destination from at least the telephone directory as the transmission destination of the data is possible, but an arbitrary transmission destination is designated. A transmission screen display means for determining and displaying whether or not to display a second transmission destination selection screen incapable of the first designation method;
Transmission processing for performing data transmission processing to transmit the data to the transmission destination selected by the user via the first transmission destination selection screen or the second transmission destination selection screen displayed by the transmission screen display means. Means, and
When the phone book is displayed from the first destination selection screen, a new destination can be created in the phone book, while when the phone book is displayed from the second destination selection screen. An information processing apparatus that performs control so that a new transmission destination cannot be created in the telephone directory. The server further stores the authority of the user corresponding to the login information, further comprising a login request means for requesting authentication of the login information received by the login information receiving means,
The transmission screen display means includes the first transmission destination selection screen and the second transmission destination selection screen according to the authority of the authenticated user received from the server device together with the authentication result of the authentication request by the login request means. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein one of which is to be displayed is determined. The information processing apparatus according to claim 2, characterized in that the destination list displayed in the second transmission destination selection screen further comprises information receiving means for receiving from said server device. The information processing apparatus converts a document into data for transmission using a printer driver,
A log-in screen display means for displaying a log-in screen for designating log-in information in response to a print instruction using the printer driver made by a user;
4. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the login information reception unit receives login information input via a login screen displayed by the login screen display unit. 5. A transmission system including an information processing device that specifies a data transmission destination and a server device that includes a user authority storage unit that stores user authority corresponding to user login information,
The information processing apparatus includes:
Login information receiving means for receiving user login information;
In accordance with the authority of the user specified by the login information received by the login information receiving means, a first specification method for specifying at least an arbitrary transmission destination as the data transmission destination and a second selection method for selecting the transmission destination from the telephone directory A first transmission destination selection screen that allows a designation method is displayed, or a second designation method for selecting a transmission destination from at least the telephone directory as the transmission destination of the data is possible, but an arbitrary transmission destination is designated. A transmission screen display means for determining and displaying whether or not to display a second transmission destination selection screen incapable of the first designation method;
Transmission processing for performing data transmission processing to transmit the data to the transmission destination selected by the user via the first transmission destination selection screen or the second transmission destination selection screen displayed by the transmission screen display means. Means, and
When the phone book is displayed from the first destination selection screen, a new destination can be created in the phone book, while when the phone book is displayed from the second destination selection screen. , Control so that a new destination cannot be created in the phone book,
The server device
According to login information transmitted from the information processing apparatus, authority acquisition means for acquiring a user authority corresponding to the user login information stored in the user authority storage means;
Authority transmitting means for transmitting the authority of the user acquired by the authority acquiring means to the information processing apparatus as a response to the login information;
A transmission system comprising: A destination designation method in an information processing apparatus for designating a data destination,
A login information receiving step of the information processing apparatus for receiving login information of the user;
A first designation method in which the transmission screen display means of the information processing apparatus designates at least an arbitrary transmission destination as the transmission destination of the data according to the authority of the user specified by the login information received in the login information reception step; A second designation method for displaying a first transmission destination selection screen capable of a second designation method for selecting a transmission destination from the telephone book, or for selecting a transmission destination from at least the telephone book as a transmission destination of the data. A transmission screen display step for determining and displaying whether or not to display a second transmission destination selection screen that is possible but cannot be designated by a first designation method for specifying an arbitrary transmission destination;
The transmission processing means of the information processing apparatus sends the data to the transmission destination selected by the user via the first transmission destination selection screen or the second transmission destination selection screen displayed in the transmission screen display step. A transmission processing step for performing data transmission processing to transmit;
Including
When the phone book is displayed from the first destination selection screen, a new destination can be created in the phone book, while when the phone book is displayed from the second destination selection screen. And a destination designation method characterized by controlling so that a new destination cannot be created in the telephone directory. A transmission destination designation method in a transmission system, comprising: an information processing device that designates a data transmission destination; and a server device that includes a user authority storage unit that stores user authority corresponding to user login information,
A login information receiving step of the information processing apparatus for receiving login information of the user;
A first designation method in which the transmission screen display means of the information processing apparatus designates at least an arbitrary transmission destination as the transmission destination of the data according to the authority of the user specified by the login information received in the login information reception step; A second designation method for displaying a first transmission destination selection screen capable of a second designation method for selecting a transmission destination from the telephone book, or for selecting a transmission destination from at least the telephone book as a transmission destination of the data. A transmission screen display step for determining and displaying whether or not to display a second transmission destination selection screen that is possible but cannot be designated by a first designation method for specifying an arbitrary transmission destination;
The transmission processing means of the information processing apparatus sends the data to the transmission destination selected by the user via the first transmission destination selection screen or the second transmission destination selection screen displayed in the transmission screen display step. A transmission processing step for performing data transmission processing to transmit;
An authority acquisition step of acquiring authority of the user corresponding to the login information of the user stored in the user authority storage means according to the login information transmitted from the information processing apparatus;
An authority transmitting step in which the authority transmitting means of the server device transmits the authority of the user acquired in the authority acquiring step to the information processing apparatus as a response to the login information;
Including
When the phone book is displayed from the first destination selection screen, a new destination can be created in the phone book, while when the phone book is displayed from the second destination selection screen. And a destination designation method characterized by controlling so that a new destination cannot be created in the telephone directory. A program that is read and executed by an information processing device that specifies a data transmission destination,
The information processing apparatus;
Login information receiving means for receiving user login information;
In accordance with the authority of the user specified by the login information received by the login information receiving means, a first specification method for specifying at least an arbitrary transmission destination as the data transmission destination and a second selection method for selecting the transmission destination from the telephone directory A first transmission destination selection screen that allows a designation method is displayed, or a second designation method for selecting a transmission destination from at least the telephone directory as the transmission destination of the data is possible, but an arbitrary transmission destination is designated. A transmission screen display means for determining and displaying whether or not to display a second transmission destination selection screen incapable of the first designation method;
Transmission processing for performing data transmission processing to transmit the data to the transmission destination selected by the user via the first transmission destination selection screen or the second transmission destination selection screen displayed by the transmission screen display means. Means,
When the phone book is displayed from the first destination selection screen, a new destination can be created in the phone book, while when the phone book is displayed from the second destination selection screen. A program that functions as an information processing device that performs control so that a new transmission destination cannot be created in the telephone directory. A program that is read and executed by a transmission system including an information processing device that specifies a data transmission destination and a server device that includes a user authority storage unit that stores user authority corresponding to user login information,
The information processing apparatus;
Login information receiving means for receiving user login information;
In accordance with the authority of the user specified by the login information received by the login information receiving means, a first specification method for specifying at least an arbitrary transmission destination as the data transmission destination and a second selection method for selecting the transmission destination from the telephone directory A first transmission destination selection screen that allows a designation method is displayed, or a second designation method for selecting a transmission destination from at least the telephone directory as the transmission destination of the data is possible, but an arbitrary transmission destination is designated. A transmission screen display means for determining and displaying whether or not to display a second transmission destination selection screen incapable of the first designation method;
Transmission processing for performing data transmission processing to transmit the data to the transmission destination selected by the user via the first transmission destination selection screen or the second transmission destination selection screen displayed by the transmission screen display means. Means,
When the phone book is displayed from the first destination selection screen, a new destination can be created in the phone book, while when the phone book is displayed from the second destination selection screen. , Function as an information processing device that controls so that a new destination cannot be created in the phone book,
The server device,
According to login information transmitted from the information processing apparatus, authority acquisition means for acquiring a user authority corresponding to the user login information stored in the user authority storage means;
Authority transmitting means for transmitting the authority of the user acquired by the authority acquiring means to the information processing apparatus as a response to the login information;
A program characterized by making it function.

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