JP5870982B2 - Facsimile system, facsimile system control method, and program - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to browsing of transmission results in an information processing apparatus that transmits facsimile data.

  Various techniques are disclosed for a transmission / reception result notification method in which a document is sent from a transmission source to a transmission destination in a facsimile apparatus.

For example, Patent Document 1 discloses a technique of a network FAX system that can receive a transmission result at each place even when leaving the place, such as when returning to his / her seat in the office or when going out. Yes.
In this network FAX system, there is provided a technique for notifying a sender of a FAX data transmission result by an IP address of a specified PC, voice guidance to a specified telephone number, and mail to a specified mail address.
In addition, if fax transmission fails due to a paper break or paper jam on the receiver side, the fax receiver administrator is notified that the document has not been delivered, and the remote side from the mobile phone from the receiver side. A technique for retransmitting a non-delivery document by an operation is disclosed.

JP 2004-032094 A

  However, in Patent Document 1, although a technique for performing notification of reception and transmission is disclosed, the content that the result of transmission / reception is notified to the sender and the party of the receiver, for example, the transmitted content Can not be confirmed by a sender or a confirmer other than the sender.

  In view of these points, in the present invention, the confirmer according to the destination at the time of transmitting the facsimile data transmits the facsimile data after confirming the facsimile data, and the result of the transmission confirms the transmitted data of the sender and the confirmer. The purpose is to be able to confirm in the area.

The present invention relates to facsimile data instructed to be transmitted in a facsimile system in which a facsimile server for transmitting / receiving facsimile data and a client terminal for instructing transmission of the facsimile data to the facsimile server are connected via a network. The transmission status display control means that can display the transmission status for each user in the transmission status confirmation area displayed on the client terminal, and the confirmer corresponding to the sender of the facsimile data, or the destination of the facsimile data A checker storage unit that stores a checker correspondence table that associates a checker to be confirmed, and a checker corresponding to the facsimile data instructed to be transmitted by the sender, a checker correspondence table stored in the checker storage unit Confirmer identification means to identify using The transmission state display control means, wherein the transmission status confirmation area of the specified confirmer, characterized that you display control the facsimile data transmission instruction by said sender.

  According to the present invention, the confirmer according to the destination at the time of transmitting the facsimile data transmits the facsimile data after confirming the facsimile data, and the transmission result can be confirmed in the transmitted data confirmation area of the sender and the confirmer. It becomes possible to.

It is a figure which shows the system configuration | structure of the information processing apparatus of embodiment of this invention. 2 is a diagram illustrating a hardware configuration of client terminals 101 and 102 and a facsimile server 103. FIG. It is a functional block diagram which shows an example of a functional structure with which information processing apparatus containing the information processing apparatus (client terminal 101,102) and server apparatus (facsimile server 103) of this invention is provided. It is the figure which showed the first embodiment of the confirmation method of the facsimile data by the confirmer in this invention. It is the figure which showed the 2nd embodiment of the confirmation method of the facsimile data by the confirmer in this invention. It is the figure which showed the 3rd embodiment of the confirmation method of the facsimile data by the confirmer in this invention. It is the figure which showed the 4th embodiment of the confirmation method of the facsimile data by a confirmer in this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the FAX item table in embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the confirmer list table in embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the organization table | surface table in embodiment of this invention. FIG. 6 is an image diagram illustrating an example of a print dialog screen when a facsimile printer driver is selected in the embodiment of the present invention. It is an image figure which shows an example of the authentication request | requirement screen at the time of logging on to the facsimile system in embodiment of this invention. It is an image figure which shows an example of the facsimile original in embodiment of this invention. It is an image figure which shows an example of the screen which requests | requires transmission of facsimile data in embodiment of this invention. It is an image figure showing an example of a status display waiting for transmission of facsimile data in an embodiment of the present invention. It is an image figure showing an example of a status display during transmission of facsimile data in an embodiment of the present invention. It is an image figure which showed an example of the transmitted status display of the facsimile data in the embodiment of the present invention. It is an image figure showing an example of a status display waiting for transmission of facsimile data in an embodiment of the present invention. It is an image figure showing an example of a screen at the time of transmission execution after approval of facsimile data in the embodiment of the present invention and a transmitted status display. It is the image figure which showed an example of the transition of the transmission state of the facsimile data in embodiment of this invention. It is an image figure showing an example of item display which can confirm "transmission request / reception completion time" and "transmission completion / reception confirmation time" of facsimile data in the embodiment of the present invention. It is the figure which showed the 5th embodiment of the confirmation method of the facsimile data by a confirmer in this invention. In the embodiment of the present invention, it is an image diagram showing an example of displaying the facsimile data transmitted by the sender and waiting for confirmation by the confirmer on the confirmation screen of the facsimile data on the sender side and the confirmer side. In the embodiment of the present invention, an image diagram showing an example of displaying the facsimile data transmission waiting state after the facsimile data is approved by the confirmer on the facsimile data confirmation screen on the sender side and the confirmer side. is there. It is an image figure which shows an example of the content of the facsimile data on the sender side and the confirmer side after the facsimile data is transmitted by the sender in the embodiment of the present invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the table in which the confirmer of facsimile data is registered in embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the table in which the confirmer of facsimile data is registered in embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the organization table | surface table in which the confirmer of facsimile data is registered in embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example which displayed the organization table table in which the confirmer of the facsimile data was registered in hierarchical structure in embodiment of this invention. In the embodiment of the present invention, it is an image diagram showing an example of displaying on the confirmation screen of the facsimile data on the sender side and the confirmer side the situation in which the facsimile data is being transmitted after the facsimile data is approved by the confirmer. . In the embodiment of the present invention, an image diagram showing an example of displaying the facsimile data transmission completion after the facsimile data is approved by the confirmer on the facsimile data confirmation screen on the sender side and the confirmer side. is there. It is an image figure which shows an example of the content of the facsimile data of the sender side and the confirmer side after the facsimile data is transmitted by the confirmer in the embodiment of the present invention.

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

FIG. 1 is a system configuration diagram showing an example of a facsimile system including an information processing apparatus according to the present invention. The client terminals 101 and 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 facsimile server 103 via the LAN 105 (local area network).

  The facsimile server 103 includes a facsimile communication card 104 having a facsimile transmission / reception function via a public line 106.

  This system is a facsimile server system compatible with a TCP / IP network by integrating a facsimile, which is one of the most basic communication infrastructures, into a network system including the Internet / intranet.

  Specifically, the facsimile server 103 is operated by a Windows (registered trademark) server of Microsoft Corporation in the United States, and the facsimile communication card 104 is mounted and a facsimile system server module (303 in FIG. 3) to be described later is installed. PC-based fax transmission and reception is possible. The transmitted / received fax image and transmission / reception information are stored in the storage unit of the facsimile server 103 in an electronic manner and are centrally managed.

  Then, the client terminals 101 and 102 are activated with a facsimile system client module (302 in FIG. 3), which will be described later, thereby confirming transmission / reception data stored in the storage unit of the facsimile server 103 and with administrator authority. Various settings on the facsimile server 103 can be made by logging on.

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

  The facsimile communication card 104 is capable of transmitting and receiving FAX data by connecting not only to the public line 106 but also to either the INS64 line or the INS1500 line. A card type that is added to a system bus such as PCI or EISA, or a BOX type that is connected in the form of USB or the like can be used.

  Transmission data is stored in the facsimile server 103 from each client terminal via the LAN 105 which is a TCP / IP network, and is sequentially transmitted by operating the facsimile communication card 104.

  The received data is stored in the facsimile server 103 and stored so that the facsimile data can be viewed from each client terminal.

  FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a hardware configuration of an information processing apparatus that can be applied to the client terminals 101 and 102 and the facsimile server 103.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the CPUs 201 of the client terminals 101 and 102 and the facsimile server 103 have a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 201, a RAM (Random Access Memory) 202, and a ROM (Read Only Memory) 203 via a system bus 204. , An input controller 205, a video controller 206, a memory controller 207, and a communication I / F controller 208 are connected to collectively control each device and controller.

  Further, the ROM 202 or the external memory 211 is necessary to realize a BIOS (Basic Input / Output System) or an operating system program (hereinafter referred to as an OS) that is a control program of the CPU 201 and a function executed by each server or each PC. Various programs to be described later are stored. The RAM 203 functions as a main memory, work area, and the like for the CPU 201.

  The CPU 201 implements various operations by loading a program necessary for execution of processing into the RAM 203 and executing the program.

  An input controller (input C) 205 controls input from a pointing device such as a keyboard 209 or a mouse (not shown).

  A video controller (VC) 206 controls display on a display device such as a CRT display (CRT) 210. The display device may be a liquid crystal display as well as a CRT. These are used by the administrator as needed. The present invention is not directly related.

  The memory controller (MC) 207 is a hard disk (HD), floppy (registered trademark) disk (FD), or PCMCIA that stores a boot program, browser software, various applications, font data, user files, editing files, various data, and the like. Controls access to an external memory 211 such as a CompactFlash (registered trademark) memory connected to the card slot via an adapter.

  A communication I / F controller (communication I / FC) 208 is connected to and communicates with an external device via a network, and executes communication control processing in the network. 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 facsimile server 103, the communication I / F controller 208 similarly controls transmission / reception of data via the LAN 105. The facsimile communication card 104 also controls transmission / reception of data through the public line 106.

  It is assumed that various tables to be described later are stored in the external memory 211 of the facsimile server 103. Further, it is assumed that a computer-readable program for executing a flowchart showing an example of processing of the present invention to be described later is also stored in the external memory 211.

  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.

  In order to implement the present invention, a program recorded in the external memory 211 or other storage medium is executed by the CPU 201 by being loaded into the RAM 203 as necessary.

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

  Next, referring to FIG. 3, a functional configuration diagram showing an example of a functional configuration provided in a transmission system including an information processing apparatus (client terminals 101 and 102) and a server apparatus (facsimile system server module 303) according to the present invention. An example will be described.

  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 logon 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 a transmission destination registration unit 311, a sender-side transmission result display unit 312, a confirmer-side transmission result display unit 313, and a sender-side confirmer selection unit 314.

  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 logon request by the logon request unit 306, and the transmission data is spooled in 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 log-on request unit 306 is a functional unit that is called by the printer driver 301 for facsimile when a print instruction is received. The log-on request unit 306 opens a print dialog as shown in FIG. This process is started by selecting and pressing an OK button 1102.

  When the OK button is pressed, it is determined whether the output destination designation 1101 in FIG. 11 is a facsimile printer driver, and if it is a facsimile printer driver, an authentication request screen for logon as shown in FIG. 12 is displayed. To do. By transmitting authentication information including a user ID (user identification information) and a password input by the user via this authentication request screen to an authentication destination server (corresponding to the facsimile server 103 in this embodiment). Make a logon request. If a different printer driver is specified in the output destination specification 1101, normal print processing via the specified printer driver is performed.

  The facsimile system logon screen 1201 in FIG. 12 is displayed when logging on to the facsimile system. The user ID and password are stored in the user table 318. The server indicates the address of the server on which the facsimile system is executed. As shown, an IP address may be specified, or a server name may be specified. Logon is executed by inputting necessary items and pressing the logon button 1202 in FIG.

  FIG. 13 shows a display of facsimile data to be transmitted created on an application. In order to send this data by facsimile, it is possible to perform facsimile transmission by opening the print dialog shown in FIG. 11, selecting a printer driver for facsimile using the output destination designation 1101 and pressing the OK button 1102. .

  If “Display Logon Screen” is checked, this screen is displayed. If it is not checked, it is possible to log on using already entered logon information.

  The transmission screen display unit 307 is a function unit that is called by the facsimile printer driver 301 when logon authentication is performed, and has a function of displaying a selection screen (FIG. 14) for selecting a data transmission destination.

  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.

  The information receiving unit 309 communicates with the facsimile server 103 to receive an authentication result and user authority of logon authentication, and receives a destination list that is a telephone directory that can be selected by the authenticated user. I have.

  The data transmission unit 310 transmits data to the facsimile server 103 so as 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 work folder is uploaded to the facsimile system server module 303 of the facsimile server 103 together with the information of the transmission destination selected and determined by the transmission destination selection unit 308, and the data is transmitted. Registration is performed.

  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 logon 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 is performed. May be realized as a separate process (separate service) that is called from the facsimile printer driver 301.

  The transmission destination registration unit 311 is a registration unit that registers the confirmation person of the facsimile data determined by the transmission destination selection unit 308 in the confirmation person list table 315 and the organization table table 316.

  This is for displaying the transmission data display unit 312 on the sender side, facsimile data stored in the facsimile server on the client terminals 101 and 102 on the sender side, and the facsimile server may be configured to have this function. Is possible.

  The confirmer-side transmission result display unit 313 is for displaying the facsimile data stored in the facsimile server and the like on the confirmer-side client terminals 101 and 102, and the facsimile server may be configured to have this function. Is possible.

  The sender-side confirmer selection unit 314 is a selection unit that selects a confirmer who confirms transmission contents of facsimile data before or after transmission.

  Next, a functional configuration of the facsimile system server module 303 will be described.

  The authentication processing unit 323 is activated when a logon request is received by the logon request unit 306 of the client terminal, and the user identification information of the authentication information included in the logon request exists in the user table 318, and the passwords match. Authentication processing is performed by determining.

  The facsimile system server module 303 performs data transmission registration from the data transmission unit 310 of the client terminal and transmission processing of the received transmission data. Specifically, the facsimile system server module 303 designates a transmission destination (facsimile number) to the FAX communication unit 324 of the facsimile communication card 104 and makes a transmission request for transmission data. Then, the FAX communication unit 324 performs facsimile transmission of the transmission data via the public line to the designated transmission destination.

  The confirmer list table 315 registers a facsimile destination number of a destination and a confirmer associated with the destination for confirming the facsimile data transmitted by the facsimile sender before or after the facsimile transmission. It is a table to keep.

  The organization table 316 is a table for registering a confirmer who confirms facsimile data transmitted by a facsimile sender before or after facsimile transmission. Each code includes a code corresponding to each organizational level, a title, and information on a folder name in which facsimile data to be processed by the user is stored. For example, one user can be associated with a folder name.

  The FAX item table 317 is a table that stores data (FAX items) related to FAX transmission / reception in the facsimile server. Transmission completion / reception confirmation time (801 in FIG. 8), transmission request / reception completion time (802 in FIG. 8), FAX number (803 in FIG. 8), company name (804 in FIG. 8), surname (805 in FIG. 8) ) And name (806 in FIG. 8) are stored, which is a table of all transmission / reception data of the facsimile server. For example, the data 807 in FIG. 8 indicates that facsimile data addressed to Kai Co., Ltd. was requested to be transmitted by Hanako Oshu at 09:23:20 on October 02, 2012, and confirmed by the confirmer. It is stored that it was transmitted from the confirmer on October 02, 2012 at 10:07:07 and received at the transmission destination.

  The user table 318 stores user names and passwords. Referenced when logging on to the facsimile system.

  The confirmer search unit 319 searches the confirmer list table 315, the confirmer list table 2600, the confirmer list table 2700, the organization table table 316, and the organization table table 2800 for a person who should confirm the transmission contents of the facsimile sender. This is a search unit.

  As a result, it is possible to determine the confirmer according to the destination and the sender, and to set the superior on the sender's organization as the confirmer.

  The transmission request reception unit 320 is a reception unit that receives transmission requests for facsimile data from the client terminals 101 and 102 from the client terminal.

  The confirmer selection unit 321 is a selection unit that automatically determines a confirmer to confirm the transmission content of the facsimile data before or after transmission. Or it is a selection part which a sender | sender selects arbitrarily.

  The reference enabling unit 322 is a enabling unit that enables confirmation of the contents of facsimile data to be confirmed by a transmission requester or a confirmer.

  Next, an embodiment of the present invention will be described as to how a sender or a confirmer related to transmission data confirms transmission data of facsimile data transmitted by facsimile.

(First embodiment)
First, a first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. In this embodiment, the confirmer of the facsimile data is automatically determined by the destination, and the confirmation of the facsimile data by the confirmer can be confirmed in the confirmed data confirmation area of the confirmer after being transmitted to the transmission destination by the transmission requester. It is the form which becomes.

  First, in step S401, the CPU 201 of the facsimile server 103 detects that a destination facsimile number has been input to the facsimile apparatus by the facsimile data transmission requester.

  In step S402, the CPU 201 of the facsimile server 103 detects that a facsimile transmission request is made to the facsimile number input by the facsimile data transmission requester in step S401.

  In step S403, the CPU 201 of the facsimile server 103 stores the transmission request FAX item in the folder of the transmission requester logged on from the client terminal 101 and waits for transmission (FIG. 15).

  In step S404, the CPU 201 of the facsimile server 103 starts transmitting facsimile data as soon as a line is available, and when “Hanako Ito” (1601 in FIG. 16) used by the facsimile data transmission requester is selected, In the folder displayed on the right side, the status of the FAX item is displayed as being transmitted. (1602 in FIG. 16).

  In step S405, the CPU 201 of the facsimile server 103 determines whether or not the transmission of the facsimile data is successful. If the transmission is successful, the process proceeds to step S406 and subsequent steps. If the transmission is unsuccessful, the process proceeds to step S407 and the process ends.

  In step S408, the CPU 201 of the facsimile server 103 moves the FAX item that has been successfully transmitted to the folder of the transmission confirmer (1702 in FIG. 17). In FIG. 17, the transmission completion FAX item is transferred from the “Ito Hanako” folder used by the requester of facsimile data transmission to the “Ichiro Tanaka” folder of the person in charge of confirmation associated with the facsimile number destination (0311112222) ( When the folder 1701 in FIG. 17 is clicked, confirmation data is displayed on the right side of the window). As a result, “Ichiro Tanaka” logs on to the facsimile server with his / her user ID, and the transmitted facsimile data to be confirmed in his / her transmission confirmation folder can be confirmed.

  Note that the transmitted FAX item (facsimile data) moved to the “transmission confirmation folder” can be confirmed by the confirmer in the “transmission FAX” folder after the transmission is completed.

  The confirmation by the confirmer of the facsimile data transmitted by the sender is performed by the reference enabling unit 322 in FIG. 3 when the facsimile data is transmitted by the sender. The facsimile data (FAX item table 2520) shown in FIG. Is generated as the data of the confirmer, and further, by specifying a condition for allowing the confirmer to refer to this data in the “transmit FAX” folder of the confirmer.

  It has been described that the FAX item (facsimile data) is transferred to the “transmit FAX” folder of the confirmer after the sender transmits the facsimile data. However, the present invention is not limited to this. The FAX item (facsimile data) may be moved to “1”, and the confirmer may confirm the FAX item (facsimile data) in the “transmission FAX” folder even after transmission.

  For this reason, both the “transmission confirmation folder” and the “transmission FAX” folder correspond to the transmitted data confirmation area folder of the confirmer who performed the facsimile transmission.

  Note that the transfer destination of the FAX item after the transmission is completed is determined automatically from the confirmer list table 315 of FIG. 9 based on the facsimile number input in step S402, by the confirmer associated with the facsimile destination number. 10 and the organization table table 316 in FIG. 10, for example, ask the upper manager in the same hierarchy belonging to the same organization as the requester of facsimile data transmission to confirm the rules of the entire system. This is performed by a method of automatically determining a person who meets the conditions as a confirmer (step S406).

  As described above, according to the first embodiment of the present application, the sender transmits the facsimile data transmitted by the sender by making it possible to refer to the transmitted data confirmation area of the confirmer according to the destination. It is possible to confirm the result in the confirmed data confirmation area of the confirmer.

(Second embodiment)
Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. In this embodiment, the confirmer of the facsimile data is automatically determined according to the destination, and the confirmation of the facsimile data by the confirmer is once performed by the confirmer before being transmitted to the transmission destination. In addition, the result transmitted by the sender can be confirmed in the transmitted data confirmation area of the sender and the confirmer.

  First, in step S501, the CPU 201 of the facsimile server 103 detects that a destination facsimile number has been input in the facsimile apparatus by the facsimile data transmission requester.

    In step S502, the CPU 201 of the facsimile server 103 detects that a facsimile transmission request has been made to the facsimile number input by the facsimile data transmission requester in step S501.

  In step S <b> 503, the CPU 201 of the facsimile server 103 searches for information that is a candidate of a confirmation / approver who confirms the facsimile data requested to be transmitted. The search is a method of automatically determining the confirmer / approver associated with the facsimile destination number from the confirmer list table 315 in FIG. 9 based on the facsimile number input in step S502, or in FIG. From the organization table 316, for example, confirm the person who meets the conditions in accordance with the rules of the entire system, such as asking the upper manager who belongs to the same organization as the requester of the facsimile data transmission. As determined automatically by the method.

  In step S504, the CPU 201 of the facsimile server 103 copies the FAX item to the folder of the confirmer who approves transmission (1801 in FIG. 18).

  As a result, the transmission completion FAX item is copied from the folder “Hanako Ito” of the facsimile data transmission requester to the folder “Ichiro Tanaka” of the person in charge of confirmation associated with the facsimile number destination (0311112222). The transmission data can be viewed from both the confirmer / approver. When the transmission confirmation folder of the confirmation person “Ichiro Tanaka” in 1802 in FIG. 18 is selected, a confirmation FAX item is displayed on the right side of the window (1805 in FIG. 18), and the folder of the transmission requester “Hanako Ito” in 1804 in FIG. Is selected, the FAX item requested for confirmation is displayed on the right side of the window (1805 in FIG. 18). At this time, the status is awaiting approval.

  In step S505, the CPU 201 of the facsimile server 103 confirms and approves the transmission content (if YES in step S505), the processing after step S506 continues, and the transmission checker confirms the transmission content in step S505. However, if it is not approved, the status of the FAX item requested to be transmitted in step S506 is shifted to a denial failure.

  In step S506, the CPU 201 of the facsimile server 103 transmits the facsimile data to the transmission destination because the content of the facsimile data requested to be transmitted in step S505 has been confirmed and approved by the confirmer / approver. 1901 in FIG. 19 is an approval screen. When the approval is completed and the confirmer / approver folder of “Ichiro Tanaka” in 1902 in FIG. 19 is selected, the transmission has been completed in the transmission result display area on the right side of the window. This can be confirmed (1903 in FIG. 19).

  It should be noted that the CPU 201 of the facsimile server 103 sets the approved FAX item to the FAX item transmission status as shown in FIG. 20 waiting for transmission 2001, during transmission 2002 in FIG. 20, and transmission completion 2003 in FIG. 20. The status is shifted by the above, and this status can be confirmed from the folders of both the transmission requester “Hanako Ito” and the confirmation / approval person “Ichiro Tanaka”.

  The transmitted FAX item (facsimile data) moved to the “transmission confirmation folder” can be confirmed also in the “transmission FAX” folder after the transmission is completed, assuming that the confirmer has approved. It is also possible to confirm in the “sending FAX” folder of the sender.

  For confirmation of the facsimile data by the approver and the confirmer, the reference enabling unit 322 in FIG. 3 transmits the facsimile data (FAX item table 2020) illustrated in FIG. 25 when the facsimile data is transmitted by the sender. Not only the sender but also the confirmed person's facsimile data (FAX item table 2520), and the sender and the confirmer respectively send the transmitted facsimile data in the "sending FAX" folder of the sender and the confirmer. This can be done by specifying the conditions for enabling reference.

  Although it has been described that the FAX item (facsimile data) is transferred to the “transmission FAX” folder of the sender and the confirmer after the confirmer confirms with the “transmission confirmation folder”, the present invention is not limited to this. The FAX item (facsimile data) may already be moved to the “Transmission FAX” folder, and the FAX item (facsimile data) may be confirmed in the “Transmission FAX” folder after the transmission.

  For this reason, both the “transmission confirmation folder” and the “transmission FAX” folder correspond to the transmitted data confirmation area folders of the sender and the confirmer who performed facsimile transmission.

  Subsequently, in step S507, the CPU 201 of the facsimile server 103 determines that the status of the FAX item is successful when the transmission of the requested facsimile data is successful, and the transmission of the requested facsimile data fails. , The status of the FAX item is set as failure.

  Note that the time when the transmission requester “Hanako Ito” requested the facsimile transmission is “transmission request / reception completion time” 2102 in FIG. 21 and the confirmation / approval person “Ichiro Tanaka” approved the actual destination. The transmission completion time can be confirmed by “transmission completion / reception confirmation time” 2101 in FIG.

As described above, according to the second embodiment of the present application, the facsimile data transmitted by the sender and sent by the confirmer according to the destination is referred to in the transmitted data confirmation area of the sender and the confirmer. By making it possible, it is possible to confirm the result of the transmission request from the sender and the result of the confirmation person sending it after approval in the transmitted data confirmation area of the sender and the confirmer.
(Third embodiment)

  Next, a third embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. In this embodiment, the confirmer of the facsimile data can be arbitrarily determined, and confirmation of the facsimile data by the confirmer can be confirmed in the transmitted data confirmation area of the confirmer after being transmitted to the transmission destination by the transmission requester. It is the form which becomes.

  First, in step S601, the CPU 201 of the facsimile server 103 detects that a destination facsimile number has been input in the facsimile apparatus by the facsimile data transmission requester.

    In step S602, the CPU 201 of the facsimile server 103 detects that a facsimile transmission request is made to the facsimile number input by the facsimile data transmission requester in step S601.

  In step S <b> 603, the CPU 201 of the facsimile server 103 searches for information that is a candidate for the destination of the FAX item after completion of transmission. A person who meets the conditions in accordance with the rules of the entire system, such as asking the upper manager on the next level belonging to the same organization as the requester of facsimile data transmission from the organization table 316 in FIG. Is determined by the method of determining as a confirmer.

In step S604, the CPU 201 of the facsimile server 103 displays a list screen created based on the data in the organization table table 316 in FIG. Display the options for enabling selection.
This list screen displays all the people that exist in the organization chart, and is limited to only the direct supervisor who belongs to the same organization code as the requester of the transmission and has the title of supervisor. Depending on the situation, display data may be limited.
In addition to the items of headquarters code, department code, section code, and title that exist as existing items in the organization table as items associated with the person's name, a transmission request such as the facsimile number of the destination linked to the confirmer, etc. Information that makes it easier for the user to check from the list may be retrieved from other tables and combined as a view and displayed as a list of options.

  In step S605, the CPU 201 of the facsimile server 103 detects that an arbitrary confirmer has been selected from the list of confirmer options displayed in step S604 from the requester of facsimile data transmission.

  When the confirmer is selected in step S605, the CPU 201 of the facsimile server 103 stores the transmission request FAX item in the transmission requester “Hanako Ito” folder 1501 in FIG. 15 in step S606, and the folder is displayed on the window. Is selected, a transmission waiting state is displayed on the right side of the window (1502 in FIG. 15).

  In step S607, the CPU 201 of the facsimile server 103 starts transmitting facsimile data as soon as the line is available. Further, when “Ito Hanako” (1601 in FIG. 16) used by the facsimile data transmission requester is selected, a window is displayed on the right side to be displayed, and the status of the FAX item is being transmitted. (1602 in FIG. 16).

  In step S608, the CPU 201 of the facsimile server 103 determines whether or not the transmission of the facsimile data is successful. If successful, the process proceeds to step S609 and subsequent steps, and if unsuccessful, the process proceeds to step S610 and the process ends. .

  In step S609, the CPU 201 of the facsimile server 103 moves the FAX item that has been successfully transmitted to the folder of the transmission confirmer (1702 in FIG. 17). FIG. 17 shows that the transmission completion FAX item has been transferred from the folder “Hanako Ito” of the facsimile data transmission requester to the folder “Ichiro Tanaka” of the person in charge of confirmation associated with the facsimile number destination (0311112222). Show. (Clicking on the folder 1701 in FIG. 17 displays a confirmation FAX item on the right side of the window.) As a result, “Ichiro Tanaka” logs on to the facsimile server with his / her user ID and himself / herself in the transmission confirmation folder. The transmitted facsimile data that should be confirmed can be confirmed.

  Note that the transmitted FAX item (facsimile data) moved to the “transmission confirmation folder” can be confirmed by the confirmer in the “transmission FAX” folder after the transmission is completed.

  The confirmation by the confirmer of the facsimile data transmitted by the sender is performed by the reference enabling unit 322 in FIG. 3 when the facsimile data is transmitted by the sender. The facsimile data (FAX item table 2520) shown in FIG. Is generated as the data of the confirmer, and further, by specifying a condition for allowing the confirmer to refer to this data in the “transmit FAX” folder of the confirmer.

  It has been described that the FAX item (facsimile data) is transferred to the “transmit FAX” folder of the confirmer after the sender transmits the facsimile data. However, the present invention is not limited to this. The FAX item (facsimile data) may be moved to the position, and the confirmer may confirm the FAX item (facsimile data) in the “transmission FAX” folder even after transmission.

  For this reason, both the “transmission confirmation folder” and the “transmission FAX” folder correspond to the transmitted data confirmation area folder of the confirmer who performed the facsimile transmission.

  As described above, according to the third embodiment of the present application, by enabling the sender to refer to the facsimile data transmitted by the sender in the confirmed data confirmation area of the confirmer arbitrarily determined. The result of transmission can be confirmed in the confirmed data confirmation area of the confirmer.

(Fourth embodiment)
Next, a fourth embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. In this embodiment, the confirmer of the facsimile data can be arbitrarily determined, and the confirmation of the facsimile data by the confirmer is once performed by the confirmer before being transmitted to the transmission destination. In addition, the result transmitted by the sender can be confirmed in the transmitted data confirmation area of the sender and the confirmer.

  First, in step S701, the CPU 201 of the facsimile server 103 detects that a destination facsimile number has been input in the facsimile apparatus by the facsimile data transmission requester.

  In step S702, the CPU 201 of the facsimile server 103 detects that a facsimile transmission request is made to the facsimile number input by the facsimile data transmission requester in step S701.

  In step S703, the CPU 201 of the facsimile server 103 searches for data necessary for determining the copy destination, which is determined by a confirmation / approver for confirming and approving the facsimile data requested to be transmitted. A person who meets the conditions in accordance with the rules of the entire system, such as asking the upper manager on the next level belonging to the same organization as the requester of facsimile data transmission from the organization table 316 in FIG. Is determined by the method of determining as the confirmer / approver.

In step S704, the CPU 201 of the facsimile server 103 displays a list screen created based on the data in the organization table table 316 in FIG. 10 searched in step S703 to the facsimile data transmission requester. Display options to allow approver selection.
This list screen displays all the people that exist in the organization chart, and is limited to only the direct supervisor who belongs to the same organization code as the requester of the transmission and has the title of supervisor. Depending on the situation, display data may be limited.
In addition to the items of headquarters code, department code, section code, and title that exist as existing items in the organization table as items associated with the person's name, a transmission request such as the facsimile number of the destination linked to the confirmer, etc. Information that makes it easier for the user to check from the list may be retrieved from other tables and combined as a view and displayed as a list of options.

  In step S705, the CPU 201 of the facsimile server 103 detects that an arbitrary confirmation / approver is selected from the list of options of the confirmer displayed in step S704 from the requester of facsimile data transmission.

  In step S <b> 706, the CPU 201 of the facsimile server 103 transfers the transmission completion FAX item from the folder “Hanako Ito” of the facsimile data transmission requester to the folder “Ichiro Tanaka” of the confirmation person linked to the facsimile number destination (0311112222). The transmission data can be viewed from both the transmission requester and the confirmation / authorizer (1801 and 1803 in FIG. 18).

  In step S707, the CPU 201 of the facsimile server 103 stores the FAX item in the folder for each facsimile transmission screen of the transmission requester and the transmission confirmer in the transmission requester's folder, and waits for approval (FIG. 18 of 1801).

  If the CPU 201 of the facsimile server 103 detects that the transmission confirmer has confirmed and approved the transmission content in step S707 (YES in step S707), the CPU 201 proceeds to the processing after step S708, and in step S707 the transmission confirmer Confirms the content of the transmission but detects that it has not been approved (NO in step S707), the status of the FAX item requested to be transmitted in step S709 is shifted to denial.

  In step S708, the CPU 201 of the facsimile server 103 transmits the facsimile data to the transmission destination because the content of the facsimile data requested to be transmitted in step S707 has been confirmed and approved by the confirmer / approver. 1901 in FIG. 19 is the approval screen. When the approval is completed, it is possible to confirm that the transmission has been completed in the folder on the confirmation / approver side (1902 in FIG. 19).

  The transmitted FAX item (facsimile data) moved to the “transmission confirmation folder” can be confirmed also in the “transmission FAX” folder after the transmission is completed, assuming that the confirmer has approved. It is also possible to confirm in the “sending FAX” folder of the sender.

  For confirmation of the facsimile data by the approver and the confirmer, the reference enabling unit 322 in FIG. 3 transmits the facsimile data (FAX item table 2020) illustrated in FIG. 25 when the facsimile data is transmitted by the sender. Not only the sender but also the confirmed person's facsimile data (FAX item table 2520), and the sender and the confirmer respectively send the transmitted facsimile data in the "sending FAX" folder of the sender and the confirmer. This can be done by specifying the conditions for enabling reference.

  Although it has been described that the FAX item (facsimile data) is transferred to the “transmission FAX” folder of the sender and the confirmer after the confirmer confirms with the “transmission confirmation folder”, the present invention is not limited to this. The FAX item (facsimile data) may already be moved to the “Transmission FAX” folder, and the FAX item (facsimile data) may be confirmed in the “Transmission FAX” folder after the transmission.

  For this reason, both the “transmission confirmation folder” and the “transmission FAX” folder correspond to the transmitted data confirmation area folders of the sender and the confirmer who performed facsimile transmission.

  Subsequently, in step S710, the CPU 201 of the facsimile server 103 determines that the status of the FAX item is successful when the transmission of the requested facsimile data is successful, and the transmission of the requested facsimile data fails. , The status of the FAX item is set as failure.

  Note that the time when the transmission requester “Hanako Ito” requested the facsimile transmission is “transmission request / reception completion time” 2102 in FIG. 21 and the confirmation / approval person “Ichiro Tanaka” approved the actual destination. The transmission completion time can be confirmed by “transmission completion / reception confirmation time” 2101 in FIG.

  As described above, according to the fourth embodiment of the present application, the facsimile data transmitted by the sender and transmitted by the confirmer after the approval is confirmed in the transmitted data confirmation area of the confirmer arbitrarily determined as the sender. By making it possible to refer to it, it becomes possible to confirm the result of the transmission request made by the sender and the result of the confirmation person sending it after approval in the transmitted data confirmation area of the sender and the confirmation person.

(Fifth embodiment)
Next, a fifth embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. In this embodiment, the confirmer of the facsimile data is determined according to the transmission destination by the facsimile transmission destination, and after the facsimile data is transmitted by the transmission requester, the content of the facsimile data requested to be transmitted by the sender is confirmed. In the form of transmitting facsimile data after confirmation, when the sender makes a transmission request, facsimile data is generated in the “transmission FAX” folder on the transmission side and the “transmission confirmation folder” on the confirmation side. After confirming the contents of the facsimile data existing in the “transmission confirmation folder”, the confirmer's facsimile data is transferred from the “transmission confirmation folder” to the “transmission FAX” folder. .

  In this embodiment, the sender refers to a person who transmits facsimile data, and the confirmer refers to a person who confirms and transmits the contents of the facsimile data requested by the sender. And

  In this embodiment, “transmission FAX” refers to a transmitted data confirmation area folder in which facsimile data can be referred to after both the sender and the confirmer have performed transmission, and “transmission confirmation folder” refers to Suppose that the confirmer refers to a folder in which facsimile data for confirming the facsimile data requested by the sender can be referred to.

  First, in step S2201, the CPU 201 of the facsimile server 103 detects that the transmission destination facsimile number has been input to the facsimile apparatus by the facsimile data sender.

  Next, in step S2202, the CPU 201 of the facsimile server 103 makes a facsimile data transmission request to the facsimile number input by the facsimile data transmission person by pressing the transmission button 1401 in FIG. Detects that it was broken.

  In step S2203, the CPU 201 of the facsimile server 103 searches for a confirmer who confirms the facsimile data requested to be transmitted.

  The confirmation person is determined based on the facsimile number detected in step S2202 by determining the confirmation person associated with the facsimile destination number from the confirmation person list table 2600 in FIG. 26, or in the confirmation person list in FIG. As shown in the confirmer 2702 of the table 2700, from the method of determining the superior associated with the sender 2701 as the confirmer, from the organization hierarchy table 2900 of FIG. 29, the superior who belongs to the same organization as the requester of facsimile data transmission Either a method that determines who meets the conditions according to the rules of the entire system as a confirmer, or a method that the sender determines by arbitrarily specifying the confirmer, etc. Determine by the method. (Step S2203).

  For example, in the case of a method for determining a confirmer associated with a facsimile destination number from the confirmer list table 2600 in FIG. 26, the facsimile transmission destination entered by the sender at the location where the FAX number in FIGS. In this method, the person in charge 2602 whose number matches the FAX number 2601 of the confirmer list table 2600 is set as the confirmer.

  From the organization hierarchy table 2900 of FIG. 29, for example, a person who meets the conditions according to the rules of the entire system is confirmed as a confirmer, such as asking a superior who belongs to the same organization as the requester of facsimile data transmission. The determination method is as follows.

  An organization hierarchy table 2900 in FIG. 29 is an example of a diagram in which the organization table 2800 in FIG. 28 is displayed again in a hierarchical format.

  The head office code 2901 in FIG. 29 is the head office code 2801 in FIG. 28, the section code 2902 in FIG. 29 is the section code 2802 in FIG. 28, the section code 2903 in FIG. 29 is the section code 2803 in FIG. 28, and the post 2904 in FIG. 28 corresponds to the position 2804 in FIG. 28 and the confirmer 2905 in FIG. 29 corresponds to the confirmer 2805 in FIG.

  For example, if the job title 2904 in FIG. 29 is general and a person whose confirmer 2905 is “Da general employee” transmits facsimile data, the immediate superior to which the sender belongs belongs to the hierarchical structure and the section code 2903 becomes 0100. In this method, the confirmer 2905 of the affiliation is designated as “C section manager”.

  As shown in the confirmer 2702 of the confirmer list table 2700 in FIG. 27, the method for determining the superior associated with the sender 2701 as the confirmer matches the sender 2701 in the confirmer list table 2700. In this method, the confirmer 2702 is the confirmer.

  In step S <b> 2204, the CPU 201 of the facsimile server 103 stores the data to which the facsimile data has been transmitted in the “transmission FAX” folder on the sender side. The transmitted facsimile data can be confirmed as 2300 in FIG.

    The record of the transmitted facsimile data is as shown in FIG.

  The FAX item table 2500 in FIG. 25 is a table for storing facsimile data related to FAX transmission / reception in the facsimile server. The FAX item table 2500 includes a destination FAX number 2501, a destination last name 2502, a destination name 2503, a destination company name 2504, a destination CSID 2505, Item identification ID 2506, transmission request time 2507, transmission completion time 2508, communication time 2509, communication speed 2510, error code 2511, transmission number 2512, line number 2513, item owning user ID 2514, transmission confirmation user ID 2515, status 2516, linking ID 2517 Consists of.

  A destination FAX number 2501 is a facsimile data transmission number, a destination surname 2502 is a destination surname, a destination name 2503 is a destination name, a destination company name 2504 is a destination company name, and a destination CSID 2505 is for facsimile communication. An identifier registered in the partner machine, an item identification ID 2506 is an ID (unique value) for individually identifying each item in the FAX item table, a transmission request time 2507 is a time when a facsimile transmission request is made, and a transmission completion time 2508 is the time when the facsimile transmission is completed, the communication time 2509 is the time taken for the facsimile transmission, the communication speed 2510 is the communication speed expressed in units of bps, and the error code 2511 is registered when the facsimile data is not transmitted normally. A code indicating the type of error and the number of transmitted sheets 2512 are The number of pages transmitted, line number 2513 is the line number for facsimile transmission, item owning user ID 2514 is the user ID that owns the item, transmission confirmation user ID 2515 is the user ID that confirms the transmitted facsimile data, status 2516 is a status indicating the transmission state of facsimile data, and the association ID 2517 is a key value for simultaneously changing the status of the sender and the confirmer with the same value.

  In step S2204, since the data is data before transmission, facsimile data is generated and stored without any values of transmission completion time 2508, communication time 2509, communication speed 2510, and line number 2513 (FIG. 25 FAX item tables 2500).

  Also, the facsimile data sent by the sender can be confirmed in the “Sending FAX” folder because the sender can confirm the data condition to be displayed when accessing the “Sending FAX” folder. This is because the user ID of the user and the item owning user ID 2514 in the facsimile data are the same, and the status 2516 in the facsimile data is “waiting for approval”.

  In step S2204, the facsimile data transmitted by the sender can be referred to from the “transmission confirmation folder” on the confirmer side.

  The method of allowing this data to be referred to in the “transmission confirmation folder” on the confirmer side is because the reference enabling unit 322 in FIG. 3 performs the following processing.

  First, the values of the item identification ID 2521 and the item owning user ID 2523 of the data (FAX item table 2520 in FIG. 25) obtained by duplicating the data in the FAX item table 2500 in FIG. 25 are generated and stored as data on the confirmer side.

  In the facsimile data in the FAX item table 2500 in FIG. 25 on the sender side, the item possessing user ID 2514 is 200000 (user ID of Hanako Ito) (2516 in FIG. 25), but the FAX in FIG. The item identification ID 2521 of the facsimile data in the item table 2520 is set to 1200 that is assigned to the confirmer Ichiro Tanaka (2522 in FIG. 25), and the item owning user ID 2523 is the user ID of the confirmer Ichiro Tanaka. Change to 300000 (2524 in FIG. 25).

  Note that since the transmission of facsimile data has not yet been executed for the transmission completion time 2527, the communication time 2528, the communication speed 2529, and the line number 2530, the facsimile data is generated and stored without any value (FIG. 25). FAX item table 2520).

  Thus, by changing the value of the record and selecting the “transmission FAX” folder of Ichiro Tanaka in 2401 in FIG. 24, a “transmission” that displays a record with an item owning user ID 2523 of 300000 (Ichiro Tanaka's user ID) In the “confirmation folder”, it is possible to refer to the facsimile data that has received the confirmation and transmission request (2310 in FIG. 23).

  Further, the facsimile data to be confirmed by the confirmer can be confirmed in the “transmission confirmation folder”, which is displayed when the “transmission confirmation folder” is accessed, and the condition of the record generated by copying in step S2204. This is because the user ID of the logged-in approver and the item-owning user ID 2523 in the facsimile data are the same, and the status 2525 in the facsimile data is “waiting for approval” facsimile data.

  In step S2205, the CPU 201 of the facsimile server 103 cancels the approval button for approving the contents of the facsimile data by the confirmer, the denial button for denying the contents of the facsimile data, or the process. It is detected that one of the cancel buttons (1901 in FIG. 19) is pressed.

  In step S2206, when the CPU 201 of the facsimile server 103 detects that the confirmation button is pressed by the confirmer, the process proceeds to step S2207.

  In step S2206, if the CPU 201 of the facsimile server 103 detects that the denial button is pressed by the confirmer, the statuses 2516 and 2525 in the FAX item tables 2500 and 2520 in FIG. 25 are changed to denial in step S2208. This process ends.

  In step S2206, when the CPU 201 of the facsimile server 103 detects that the cancel button is pressed by the confirmer, the process returns to step S2205 again.

  In step S2207, the CPU 201 of the facsimile server 103 executes transmission of facsimile data by the confirmer.

  In step S2209, the CPU 201 of the facsimile server 103 determines whether or not the facsimile data transmission processing in step 2207 is successful.

  If the CPU 201 of the facsimile server 103 determines in step S2209 that the facsimile data transmission processing in step 2207 has been successful, the processing proceeds to step S2210.

  If the CPU 201 of the facsimile server 103 determines in step S2209 that the facsimile data transmission processing in step 2207 has failed, the statuses 2516 and 2525 in the FAX item tables 2500 and 2520 in FIG. 25 are changed to failure in step S2211. This process is terminated.

  After the approval button is pressed, if the line is busy and the status of the facsimile data is “waiting for transmission”, an icon waiting for transmission is displayed when referring to the sender's facsimile data (2400 in FIG. 24). Similarly, when the confirmer's facsimile data is referred to, an icon waiting for transmission is displayed (2410 in FIG. 24).

  If the status of the facsimile data becomes “sending” after the approval button is pressed, an icon for sending is displayed when referring to the sender's facsimile data (3000 in FIG. 30). Similarly, when the confirmer's facsimile data is referred to, an icon being transmitted is displayed (3010 in FIG. 30).

  If the facsimile data is transmitted after the approval button is pressed and the status of the facsimile data is “transmission completed”, a transmission completion icon is displayed when the facsimile data of the sender is referred to (3100 in FIG. 31). . Similarly, when the confirmer's facsimile data is referred to, a transmission completion icon is displayed (3110 in FIG. 31).

  The status of the facsimile data can be determined by the icon in the status 2516 of the sender facsimile data (FAX item table 2500 in FIG. 25) and the facsimile data of the confirmer (FAX item table 2520 in FIG. 25). This is because the status 2525 is changed according to the transmission status, and an icon associated with the status is displayed.

  Note that the same value of the status can be changed at the same time because the association ID 2517 of the sender's facsimile data (FAX item table 2500 in FIG. 25) and the association ID 2526 of the confirmer's facsimile data (FAX item table 2520 in FIG. 25). This is because the same value is registered in and the status can be changed using this value as a key.

  In step S <b> 2210, the CPU 201 of the facsimile server 103 enables the facsimile data transmitted by the confirmer to be confirmed in the “transmit FAX” folder of the sender.

  For this purpose, the reference enabling unit 322 in FIG. 3 performs the following processing.

  First, as shown in the FAX item table 3200 of FIG. 32, when the facsimile data that can be confirmed in the “transmission FAX” folder on the confirmer side stored in step S2204 has been transmitted, the sender of the facsimile data is completed. The facsimile data transmission completion time 3201 is the facsimile data transmission completion time, the communication time 3202 is the time taken for the facsimile data communication, and the communication speed 3203 is the facsimile data communication time. The speed made, line number 3204 is the line number on which the facsimile data was communicated, and the value of “successful transmission” is substituted for status 3206 to update the record (FAX item table 3200 in FIG. 32).

  In addition, in order to be able to refer to the transmitted facsimile data in the sender's “Send FAX” folder, the logged record condition that is displayed when the “Send FAX” folder is accessed is logged in. It is assumed that the user ID of the confirming user ID and the item owning user ID 3205 in the facsimile data are the same, and the status 3206 in the facsimile data is “successful transmission” facsimile data. Thus, the transmitted facsimile data can be referred to by the sender in the “transmission FAX” folder.

  In step S 2212, the CPU 201 of the facsimile server 103 sets the facsimile data transmission completion time to the transmission completion time 3211 of the facsimile data checker (FAX item table 3210 in FIG. 32) as in step S 2210. , The communication time 3212 is the time taken for the facsimile data communication, the communication speed 3213 is the speed at which the facsimile data was communicated, the line number 3214 is the number of the line through which the facsimile data was communicated, and the status 3216 is “successful transmission”. ”Is substituted to update the record (FAX item table 3210 in FIG. 32).

  In addition, the condition of data to be displayed when the “Send FAX” folder is accessed so that it can be referred to in the “Send FAX” folder of the checker is set in the user ID and the facsimile data of the checker who has logged in. , And the status 3216 in the facsimile data is “successful transmission”. Thus, the confirmer can refer to the transmitted facsimile data in the “transmission FAX” folder.

  Note that the facsimile data transmitted by the sender in step S2204 is not displayed in the “transmission FAX” folder at the time of transmission, and the facsimile data transmitted by the sender is approved by the confirmer in step S2210. In step S2212, the fact that the facsimile data has already been transmitted may be displayed in the sender's “transmission FAX” folder.

  As described above, according to the fifth embodiment of the present application, the facsimile data transmitted by the sender and transmitted by the confirmer after the approval is sent to the sender and the confirmer according to the destination and the sender, arbitrarily The result of the sender requesting transmission and the confirmation person sending it after approval by making it possible to refer to the sent data confirmation area of the designated confirmation person or the confirmation person who is determined as the next approver in the organization. Can be confirmed in the transmitted data confirmation area of the sender and the confirmer.

As described above, in the explanations of the first to fifth embodiments, the words “transfer” and “copy” are used to explain that the facsimile data can be confirmed by one or both of the transmission requester and the confirmer. . For example, for the transfer, the FAX item is actually transferred from the transfer source folder (Fax item folder assigned to the sender) to the transfer destination folder (Fax item folder assigned to the confirmer). I explained as follows. For copying, the FAX item is actually copied from the copy source folder (Fax item folder assigned to the sender) to the copy destination folder (Fax item folder assigned to the confirmer). I explained as follows.
However, the facsimile server 103 does not actually transfer or copy the FAX item, but grants the access authority to the corresponding FAX item to the checker, so that the FAX item can be referred to from the checker's folder. A typical folder may be configured.
For example, it is possible to refer to a FAX item that has been transmitted and exists in the “Hanako Ito folder” of “transmission requester” from “Ichiro Tanaka” of “confirmer”. . This confirmation folder is a virtual folder, and there is no actual transmission FAX item, and only the address for “Ichiro Tanaka” is extracted from the FAX items stored in the folders of multiple transmission requesters. And display it.

  Although five embodiments have been described above, the present invention can take an embodiment as a system, apparatus, method, program, recording medium, or the like. Specifically, the present invention may be applied to a system composed of a plurality of devices, or may be applied to an apparatus composed of a single device.

  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.

  Further, the program according to the present invention is a program that allows a computer to execute the processing methods of the flowcharts shown in FIGS. 4 to 7 and 22, and the storage medium of the present invention uses the processing methods of FIGS. 4 to 7 and 22. A computer executable program is stored. The program according to the present invention may be a program for each processing method of each apparatus shown in FIGS.

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

  Further, the present invention may be applied to a system composed of a plurality of devices or an apparatus composed of a single device. Needless to say, the present invention can be applied to a case where the present invention is achieved by supplying a program to a system or apparatus. In this case, by reading a recording medium storing a program for achieving the present invention into the system or apparatus, the system or apparatus can enjoy the effects of the present invention.

  Furthermore, by downloading and reading a program for achieving the present invention from a server, database, etc. on a network 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 facsimile server 104 facsimile communication card 105 LAN
106 Public line 201 CPU
202 ROM
203 RAM
204 System bus 205 Input controller (input C)
206 Video controller (VC)
207 Memory controller (MC)
208 Communication I / F controller (Communication I / FC)
209 Keyboard 210 CRT
211 External memory 2500 FAX item table 2520 FAX item table 2600 Checker list table 2700 Checker list table 2800 Organization table 2900 Organization hierarchy table 301 Facsimile printer driver 302 Facsimile client module 303 Facsimile system server module 305 Transmission data generation unit 306 Logon request unit 307 Transmission screen display unit 308 Transmission destination selection unit 309 Information reception unit 310 Data transmission unit 311 Transmission destination registration unit 312 Sender side transmission result display unit 313 Checker side transmission result display unit 314 Sender side checker selection unit 315 Checker list table 316 Organization table 317 FAX item table 318 User table 319 Checker search unit 320 Transmission request reception unit 321 Checker selection 322 referenceable unit 323 the authentication processing unit 324 FAX communication unit 3200 FAX Item Table 3210 FAX Item Table

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In a facsimile system in which a facsimile server that transmits and receives facsimile data and a client terminal that receives a transmission instruction of the facsimile data from the user to the facsimile server are connected via a network,
A folder for storing facsimile data instructed for transmission for each user; storage means for storing the facsimile data instructed for transmission in the folder of the user instructed to transmit;
Display control means for displaying a list of facsimile data stored in the folder;
A confirmer storage means storing a confirmer correspondence table in which a confirmer corresponding to a user who has instructed transmission of the facsimile data or a confirmer corresponding to a destination of the facsimile data is registered;
A confirmer identifying means for identifying a confirmer who confirms the facsimile data instructed to be transmitted by the user using a confirmer correspondence table stored in the confirmer storage means;
With
The storage means further includes
The facsimile data instructed to be transmitted is stored in the folder of the confirmer specified by the confirmer specifying means,
The display control means further includes
A facsimile data stored in said confirmer folder, and facsimile data itself transmitted by facsimile data with other users who the confirmer own transmission instruction is instructed becomes confirmer, displaying a A featured facsimile system. A transmission permission / reception accepting unit that accepts an instruction as to whether or not to permit transmission from the confirmer to the facsimile data stored in the folder of the confirmer;
Control means for performing transmission control of the facsimile data in accordance with an instruction received by the transmission permission / inhibition receiving means;
With
2. The storage unit according to claim 1, wherein the storage unit associates the result of transmission control by the control unit with the facsimile data, and stores the result in a folder of a user and a confirmer who instructed transmission of the facsimile data. Facsimile system. The storage means includes
The item owner user information indicating the user who can access the facsimile data contained in the facsimile data stored in the folder of the user who has instructed the transmission is changed to the information of the confirmer specified by the confirmer specifying means. The facsimile system according to claim 1, wherein the facsimile data is stored in the folder of the confirmer. The confirmer specifying means includes:
4. The facsimile system according to claim 1, wherein a person designated by a sender who has instructed transmission of the facsimile data is identified as a confirmer. Reviewed by corresponding to the user who sent instructing the full § comb millimeters data, or has a confirmer storage means confirmation user has stored confirmer correspondence table registered corresponding to the facsimile data destination, transmission and reception of the facsimile data In a control method of a facsimile system in which a facsimile server that performs communication and a client terminal that receives a transmission instruction of the facsimile data from the user to the facsimile server are connected via a network,
Storage means, is created for each folder user to store the facsimile data transmission instruction, the facsimile data transmission instruction, and storing step of storing in a folder of the user who the transmission instruction,
A display control means for displaying a list of facsimile data stored in the folder;
A confirmer identifying step in which a confirmer identifying means identifies a confirmer who confirms facsimile data instructed to be transmitted by the user using a confirmer correspondence table stored in the confirmer storage means;
With
In the storing step, the storage means stores the facsimile data instructed to be transmitted in the folder of the confirmer specified by the confirmer specifying step,
Further, in the display control step, the display control means confirms the facsimile data stored in the folder of the confirmer, the facsimile data for which the confirmer has instructed transmission and the other user has instructed transmission. control method for a facsimile system and displaying a facsimile data became person. Reviewed by corresponding to the user who sent instructing the full § comb millimeters data, or has a confirmer storage means confirmation user has stored confirmer correspondence table registered corresponding to the facsimile data destination, transmission and reception of the facsimile data A program that can be executed in a facsimile system that is connected via a network, and a facsimile machine that receives a facsimile data transmission instruction from the user to the facsimile server.
The facsimile system of the previous term
A folder for storing facsimile data instructed for transmission for each user; storage means for storing the facsimile data instructed for transmission in the folder of the user instructed to transmit;
Display control means for displaying a list of facsimile data stored in the folder;
Functioning as a confirmer identifying means for identifying a confirmer confirming facsimile data instructed to be transmitted by the user using a confirmer correspondence table stored in the confirmer storage means;
The storage means further includes
The facsimile data instructed to be transmitted is stored in the folder of the confirmer specified by the confirmer specifying means,
The display control means further includes
A facsimile data stored in said confirmer folder, and facsimile data itself transmitted by facsimile data with other users who the confirmer own transmission instruction is instructed becomes confirmer, displaying a A program executable in a feature facsimile system.

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