JP7099222B2 - Information processing equipment and programs - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to an information processing apparatus and a program.

In Patent Document 1, there is image information whose transmission has not been completed when the image forming apparatus is connected to two different communication networks and the power supply is started from the state where the power supply is stopped and the normal operation state is entered. Even in such a case, if it is determined that neither of the two communication networks is valid, an image forming apparatus is disclosed in which the image information whose transmission has not been completed is not retransmitted.

Japanese Patent No. 5483075

An object of the present invention is to execute a linked transmission process of transmitting an transmitted image and information of the transmission result thereof to a preset destination by the second transmission means after the transmission process by the first transmission means is completed. In addition, even if the power is cut off during the execution of the consolidated transmission process, the information of the transmission result by the first transmission means is surely transmitted by the second transmission means, and the second transmission means is in the transmission waiting state. It is to provide information processing devices and programs that can be prevented from being left behind.

[Information processing device]
The present invention according to claim 1 comprises a storage means for storing an image to be transmitted and a storage means.
A first transmission means for transmitting an image stored in the storage means to a designated destination, and
A second transmission means for transmitting the image stored in the storage means to a designated destination by a transmission method different from the transmission method by the first transmission means.
When the independent transmission process using only the second transmission means is executed, if the power is cut off after the second transmission means is in the transmission start waiting state, the power supply is started and then the power supply is started. The transmission process by the second transmission means is controlled to be continued, and after the transmission process by the first transmission means is completed, the transmitted image and the information of the transmission result thereof are preset by the second transmission means. When executing the concatenated transmission process for transmitting to the destination, even if the power is cut off after the second transmission means is in the transmission start waiting state, the occurrence of the power cut is the destination for the first transmission means. It is an information processing apparatus provided with a transmission control means for controlling the transmission processing by the second transmission means to be stopped after the power supply is started before the completion of the designation.

The first aspect of the present invention according to claim 2 indicates whether or not the destination designation for the first transmission means is completed when the transmission control means controls the transmission process of the first transmission means. The flag information and the second flag information indicating whether or not the transmission process by the first transmission means is completed are stored in the storage means, and the power supply is supplied due to a power failure occurring in the middle of the connected transmission process. When started, if the first flag information indicates that the destination designation has not been completed, the image stored in the storage means is deleted and the first and second transmission means are deleted. When the transmission process is stopped and the first flag information indicates that the destination designation has been completed and the second flag information indicates that the transmission process has not been completed, the first flag information is described. Controls to continue the transmission process by the transmission means of the above, and controls to continue the transmission process by the second transmission means when the second flag information indicates that the transmission process is completed. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1.

The third aspect of the present invention according to claim 3 indicates whether or not the transmission processing of the second transmission means is completed when the transmission control means controls the transmission processing of the second transmission means. When the flag information is stored in the storage means and the power supply is started due to a power failure during the concatenated transmission process, it indicates that the third flag information is after the transmission process is completed. In this case, the information processing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the image stored in the storage means is deleted to complete the concatenated transmission process.

The present invention according to claim 4 is the information processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the transmission method by the first transmission means is a transmission method in which a charge is generated by executing the transmission method.

The present invention according to claim 5 is any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the transmission process by the first transmission means is executed without being visible from the outer surface of the device even while other processes are being executed. The information processing device described.

The present invention according to claim 6 is the information processing apparatus according to claim 4 or 5, wherein the transmission method by the first transmission means is facsimile transmission via a public telephone line.

[program]
The present invention according to claim 7 is a storage means for storing an image to be transmitted, a first transmission means for transmitting an image stored in the storage means to a designated destination, and the storage means. The second method for an information processing apparatus including a second transmission means for transmitting a stored image to a designated destination by a transmission method different from the transmission method by the first transmission means. When executing the independent transmission process using only the transmission means, if the power is cut off after the second transmission means is in the transmission start waiting state, the second transmission is performed after the power supply is started. Steps to control the continuation of transmission processing by means,
When executing the concatenated transmission process of transmitting the transmitted image and the information of the transmission result to the destination preset by the second transmission means after the transmission process by the first transmission means is completed, the above-mentioned Even if the power is cut off after the second transmission means is in the transmission start waiting state, if the power cutoff occurs before the completion of the destination designation for the first transmission means, after the power supply is started. It is a program for causing a computer to execute a step of controlling to stop the transmission process by the second transmission means.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, after the transmission process by the first transmission means is completed, the transmitted image and the information of the transmission result thereof are transmitted to a preset destination by the second transmission means. When the processing is executed, even if the power is cut off during the execution of the consolidated transmission processing, the information of the transmission result by the first transmission means is surely transmitted by the second transmission means, and the second transmission means is used. It is possible to provide an information processing apparatus capable of preventing the information processing device from being left in the transmission waiting state.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, when the power supply is cut off after the destination designation for the first transmission means is completed when the linked transmission process is executed, the first power supply is started after the power supply is started. It is possible to provide an information processing apparatus capable of continuing the transmission process by the transmission means and transmitting the transmitted image and the information of the transmission result to a preset destination by the second transmission means.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, when the linked transmission process is executed, the power supply is cut off after the transmission process in the first transmission means is completed and before the transmission process by the second transmission means is completed. Even in such a case, it is possible to provide an information processing device capable of preventing the image stored in the storage means from remaining.

According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, it is possible to provide an information processing apparatus capable of preventing unnecessary charges from being incurred when a power failure occurs.

According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, even if there is a high possibility that the power supply is accidentally cut off by the user because the transmission process by the first transmission means is executed in a state in which it cannot be seen from the outer surface of the device, the connection is made. When the power is cut off during the execution of the transmission process, the information of the transmission result by the first transmission means is surely transmitted by the second transmission means, and the second transmission means remains in the transmission waiting state. It is possible to provide an information processing device capable of preventing the information processing from being carried out.

According to the sixth aspect of the present invention, after the facsimile transmission processing via the public telephone line by the first transmission means is completed, the transmitted image and the information of the transmission result thereof are set in advance by the second transmission means. Even if the power is cut off during the execution of the concatenated transmission process when the concatenated transmission process to be transmitted to the destination is executed, the information of the facsimile transmission result by the first transmission means is reliably transmitted by the second transmission means. At the same time, it is possible to provide an information processing apparatus capable of preventing the second transmission means from being left in the transmission waiting state.

According to the seventh aspect of the present invention, after the transmission process by the first transmission means is completed, the transmitted image and the information of the transmission result thereof are transmitted to a preset destination by the second transmission means. When the processing is executed, even if the power is cut off during the execution of the consolidated transmission processing, the information of the transmission result by the first transmission means is surely transmitted by the second transmission means, and the second transmission means is used. It is possible to provide a program that can prevent the user from being left in the transmission waiting state.

It is a figure which shows the system structure of the image formation system of one Embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the hardware composition of the image forming apparatus 10 in one Embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the functional structure of the image forming apparatus 10 in one Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure for demonstrating the structure of the document data 41 stored in the manuscript image storage unit 34. It is a flowchart for demonstrating operation when the single job of FAX transmission is executed. It is a state transition diagram for demonstrating the operation when the single job of FAX transmission is executed. It is a flowchart for demonstrating operation when the single job of SMB transfer is executed. It is a state transition diagram for demonstrating the operation when a single job of SMB transfer is executed. It is a flowchart for demonstrating the operation when the concatenation job of FAX transmission and SMB transfer is executed. It is a state transition diagram for demonstrating the operation when the concatenation job of FAX transmission and SMB transfer is executed. It is a flowchart for demonstrating the recovery process at the time of power-off and the power-returning in the process of the concatenation job of FAX transmission and SMB transfer. It is a flowchart for demonstrating the recovery process at the time of power-off and the power-returning in the process of the concatenation job of FAX transmission and SMB transfer.

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

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a configuration of an image forming system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 1, the image forming system of one embodiment of the present invention is composed of an image forming apparatus 10 interconnected by a network 30 and a management server 20. The image forming apparatus 10 is a so-called multifunction device having a plurality of functions such as a printing (printing) function, a scanning function, a copying (copying) function, and a facsimile function.

Then, the image forming apparatus 10 has an SMB (Server Message Block) transfer function for transferring an image or the like read by a scanner to a preset storage area of another terminal device such as a management server 20 or a personal computer (not shown). Is provided.

Further, a public telephone line 40 is connected to the image forming apparatus 10 for fax (facsimile) transmission. The image forming apparatus 10 is provided with a fax transmission function of transmitting an image read by a scanner to a designated destination via a public telephone line 40.

Further, the image forming apparatus 10 is provided with a fax transmission history transfer function that combines the above-mentioned SMB transfer and fax transmission functions. This FAX transmission history transfer function transfers history information to the management server 20 using the SMB transfer function so that it is possible to know when, who, and where the image was transmitted by FAX after the FAX transmission was performed. And store it.

It should be noted that this FAX transmission history transfer function is provided for the purpose of suppressing information leakage by making it possible to trace the route of information leakage when information leakage occurs.

Next, FIG. 2 shows the hardware configuration of the image forming apparatus 10 in the image forming system of the present embodiment.

As shown in FIG. 2, the image forming apparatus 10 transmits and receives data to and from an external device and the like via a CPU 11, a memory 12, a storage device 13 such as a hard disk drive (HDD), and a network 30. It has a communication interface (IF) 14, a user interface (UI) device 15 including a touch panel or liquid crystal display, and a keyboard, a scanner 16, and a print engine 17. These components are connected to each other via a control bus 18.

The print engine 17 prints an image on a recording medium such as printing paper through steps such as charging, exposure, development, transfer, and fixing.

The CPU 11 executes a predetermined process based on the control program stored in the memory 12 or the storage device 13 to control the operation of the image forming apparatus 10. In the present embodiment, the CPU 11 is described as reading and executing a control program stored in the memory 12 or the storage device 13, but the program is stored in a storage medium such as a CD-ROM and stored in the CPU 11. It is also possible to provide.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a functional configuration of the image forming apparatus 10 realized by executing the above control program.

As shown in FIG. 3, the image forming apparatus 10 of the present embodiment has an image reading unit 31, a printing unit 32, a display unit 33, a document image storage unit 34, a system control unit 35, and an operation input unit. 36, a transmission control unit 37, an SMB transfer unit 38, and a FAX communication unit 39 are provided.

The image reading unit 31 acquires a document image by scanning the set document.

The printing unit 32 outputs an image on a recording medium such as printing paper based on an instruction from the system control unit 35.

The display unit 33 is controlled by the system control unit 32 and displays various information to the user. The operation input unit 36 inputs various operation information performed by the user.

The original image storage unit 34 temporarily stores an image that is read by the image reading unit 31 and is to be transmitted by the SMB transfer unit 38 or the FAX communication unit 39.

The system control unit 35 controls the print unit 32 based on a print job transmitted from an external device or the like, a copy job instructed via the operation input unit 36 of the own device, a FAX transmission job, or the like. Control is performed such as executing a print process and instructing a transmission control unit 37 to execute a transmission process of a document image stored in the document image storage unit 34.

The transmission control unit 37 transmits the original image stored in the original image storage unit 34 to the designated destination via the SMB transfer unit 38 or the FAX communication unit 39 based on the instruction from the system control unit 35. It is controlling like this.

The FAX communication unit 39 is controlled by the transmission control unit 37, and faxes the original image stored in the original image storage unit 34 to a designated destination via the public telephone line 40. Further, the FAX communication unit 39 also performs a process of receiving an image transmitted by FAX from another device via the public telephone line 40.

Here, a line usage fee is incurred in the fax transmission via the public telephone line 40. That is, the fax transmission method by the fax communication unit 39 is a transmission method in which a charge is generated by executing the fax transmission method. Further, since the fax transmission process by the fax communication unit 39 is performed in the background behind other copy processes and print processes, it is a process that is executed in a state in which it cannot be seen from the outer surface of the device even while other processes are being executed. be.

The SMB transfer unit 38 is controlled by the transmission control unit 37, and transmits the original image stored in the original image storage unit 34 to a designated destination by a transmission method different from the FAX transmission method by the FAX communication unit 39. .. Specifically, the SMB transfer unit 38 transfers the original image stored in the original image storage unit 34 to a designated folder of an external device such as a personal computer via the network 30. It is carried out.

Here, when the image forming apparatus 10 of the present embodiment executes a single fax transmission process, the original image read by the image reading unit 31 is stored in the original image storage unit 34, and then the transmission control unit is used. Based on the control by 37, the FAX communication unit 39 faxes the original image stored in the original image storage unit 34 to a designated destination via the public telephone line 40.

Further, when the SMB transfer independent process is executed in the image forming apparatus 10 of the present embodiment, the original image read by the image reading unit 31 is stored in the original image storage unit 34, and then the transmission control unit 37 is used. The SMB transfer unit 38 transfers the original image stored in the original image storage unit 34 to a designated destination via the network 30 based on the control by the SMB transfer unit 38.

Further, in the image forming apparatus 10 of the present embodiment, when the FAX transmission history transfer function as described above is executed, the original image read by the image reading unit 31 is stored in the original image storage unit 34, and then the original image is stored in the original image storage unit 34. Based on the control by the transmission control unit 37, the FAX communication unit 39 faxes the manuscript image to the designated destination via the public telephone line 40. Then, after the fax transmission by the fax communication unit 39 is completed, the SMB transfer unit 38 sends the image stored in the manuscript image storage unit 34 and the communication result information by the fax communication unit 39 to the indicated destination such as the management server 20. Forward.

Next, the operation when the power is cut off (when the power is cut off) during the processing of such FAX transmission, SMB transfer, and FAX transmission history transfer will be described.

If the power supplied to the image forming apparatus 10 is cut off during the above processing, is it possible to continuously recover the processing interrupted after the power is restored due to the processing status of each processing when the power is cut off? It is determined whether the entire process will be cancelled.

For example, in the case of a single fax transmission process, if the power is cut off before the destination for transmitting the original image is specified, the fax transmission process is canceled before the fax transmission job is generated, and after the power is restored. However, the fax transmission process is not recovered.

However, in the case of a single fax transmission process, if the power is cut off after the destination for transmitting the original image is specified, the fax transmission job has already been generated, so the fax transmission process recovers even after the power is restored. The original image is faxed to the specified destination before the power is cut off.

Further, in the case of independent processing of SMB transfer, if the power is cut off before the original image is stored in the original image storage unit 34 and the SMB transfer unit 38 is in the transfer start waiting state for SMB transfer, the SMB transfer job. Is canceled and the SMB transfer process is not recovered even after the power is restored.

However, in the case of single processing of SMB transfer, if the power is cut off after the SMB transfer unit 38 is in the transfer start waiting state of SMB transfer, the SMB transfer processing is recovered even after the power is restored, and the power is cut off. The original image is SMB transferred to the specified destination before it occurs.

That is, when the transmission control unit 37 executes the independent transmission process (single job) using only the SMB transfer unit 38, if the power is cut off after the SMB transfer unit 38 is in the transmission start waiting state, the power is cut off. After the power supply is started, the SMB transfer unit 38 controls to continue the SMB transfer process.

However, after the fax transmission process by the FAX communication unit 39 is completed, the original image transmitted by the FAX transmission and the information of the transmission result thereof are transmitted to the destination such as the management server 20 preset by the SMB transfer unit 38. When the FAX transmission history transfer for executing the concatenated transmission process (concatenated job) of the SMB transfer is performed, the transmission control unit 37 performs the following control.

Specifically, when the transmission control unit 37 executes the consolidated transmission process of fax transmission and SMB transfer, the power is cut off even if the power is cut off after the SMB transfer unit 38 is in the transmission start waiting state. If the occurrence of the above is before the completion of the destination designation for the FAX communication unit 39, the transmission process by the SMB transfer unit 38 is controlled to be stopped after the power supply is started.

Here, in order to realize the FAX transmission history transfer function, when executing the consolidated transmission process of FAX transmission and SMB transfer, the FAX transmission job for performing FAX transmission and the SMB transfer job for performing SMB transfer are independent of each other. Generated. Then, the transmission control unit 37 puts the SMB transfer job in the transfer start waiting state, and puts the SMB transfer unit 38 in the standby state until the fax transmission process by the fax communication unit 39 is completed.

Then, when the fax communication by the fax communication unit 39 is completed, the SMB transfer unit 38, which has been in the standby state, SMB transfers the image transmitted by fax and the information of the transmission result to the designated destination. ..

However, if the power is cut off after the SMB transfer unit 38 is in the transfer start waiting state and before the fax communication unit 39 completes the designation of the destination for fax transmission, the fax transmission process is canceled and the fax transmission is performed. Not recovered. Therefore, even if the SMB transfer unit 38 is in the transfer start waiting state and waits for the completion of the fax transmission, the fax transmission is not completed indefinitely, so that the transfer start waiting state remains.

As a result, there may be a problem that even if another SMB transfer process is to be executed, it cannot be executed, or a process that mistakenly transmits an unnecessary image occurs.

In order to avoid the occurrence of such a problem, as described above, the transmission control unit 37 in the present embodiment waits for the SMB transfer unit 38 to start transmission when executing the consolidated transmission process of fax transmission and SMB transfer. Even if the power is cut off after the state is reached, if the power is cut off before the destination designation for the FAX communication unit 39 is completed, the transmission process by the SMB transfer unit 38 should be stopped after the power supply is started. I'm in control.

In the image forming apparatus 10 of the present embodiment, the management of the current state of the FAX communication unit 39 and the SMB transfer unit 38 is managed by various flags. As shown in FIG. 4, these various flags are managed as attribute information 42 together with the original image 43 stored in the original image storage unit 34. That is, the manuscript image 43 is stored in the manuscript image storage unit 34 as document data 41 together with the attribute information 42.

Here, when the transmission control unit 37 controls the transmission process of the fax communication unit 39, the destination designation completion flag (first flag information) indicating whether or not the destination designation to the fax communication unit 39 is completed, and The fax transmission completion flag (second flag information) indicating whether or not the transmission process by the fax communication unit 39 is completed is included in the attribute information 42 in the document image storage unit 34 and stored.

Further, when the transmission control unit 37 controls the transmission process of the SMB transfer unit 38, the transmission completion flag (third flag information) indicating whether or not the transmission process of the SMB transfer unit 38 is completed is stored in the original image. In the unit 34, it is included in the attribute information 42 and stored.

Then, the transmission control unit 37 indicates that the destination designation completion flag is before the completion of the destination designation when the power supply is started due to the power failure occurring in the middle of the concatenated transmission processing of the SMB transfer and the FAX transmission. If so, the image stored in the original image storage unit 34 is deleted, and the transmission processing of both the FAX communication unit 39 and the SMB transfer unit 38 is stopped.

Then, when the transmission control unit 37 indicates that the destination designation completion flag is after the completion of the destination designation and the FAX transmission completion flag indicates that the transmission process is not completed, the fax communication unit 39 transmits. If the processing is controlled to continue, and the destination specification completion flag indicates that the destination specification is completed and the FAX transmission completion flag indicates that the transmission processing is completed, the SMB transfer unit 38 transmits. Control to continue processing.

Further, the transmission control unit 37 stores the original image when the power is cut off during the concatenated transmission process and the power supply is started, and when the transfer completion flag indicates that the transmission process is completed. The original image stored in the original image storage unit 34 is deleted to complete the concatenated transmission process so that no unnecessary original image remains in the original image storage unit 34.

Next, in the image forming apparatus 10 of the present embodiment, the operation when the power supply is cut off during the connection transmission processing as described above will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

However, in order to make it easier to understand the operation of the concatenated transmission process when a power failure occurs, first, refer to the flowchart of FIG. 5 and the state transition diagram of FIG. 6 for the operation when executing a single job of fax transmission. explain.

First, when the original set by the image reading unit 31 is scanned (step S101), the scanned original image is stored in the original image storage unit 34 (step S102).

Then, when the fax destination is input by the user's operation on the operation input unit 36 and the transmission execution is instructed (step S103), the transmission control unit 37 generates a fax transmission job and stores it in the document image storage unit 34. Turn on the destination specification completion flag (step S104).

In a single job for fax transmission, if the power is cut off before the destination specification completion flag is turned on, the recovery process is not performed even after the power is restored, and the fax transmission process is cancelled. On the contrary, in the case of a single fax transmission job, if the power is cut off after the destination specification completion flag is turned on, the fax transmission job has already been generated, so recovery processing is performed after the power is restored. , The fax transmission process is continued without being canceled.

Then, based on the control by the transmission control unit 37, the original image stored in the original image storage unit 34 is designated by the FAX communication unit 39 and faxed to the destination (step S105). Then, the transmission control unit 37 turns on the FAX transmission completion flag stored in the document image storage unit 34 (step S106).

Finally, the transmission control unit 37 deletes the original image stored in the original image storage unit 34, and ends the FAX transmission process (step S107).

The state transition in the operation of the single job of FAX transmission described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. 5 will be described with reference to the state transition diagram of FIG.

First, when the document scanning unit 31 starts scanning the document image, the operating state becomes the document scanning state 51. Then, when the scanning of the original image is completed and the original image is stored in the original image storage unit 34, the operating state shifts from the original scanning state 51 to the original image storage state 52.

After that, when the user operates the operation input unit 36 to start the destination input, the operation state shifts to the FAX destination input in progress state 54. Then, when the user finishes inputting the fax destination and operates the fax transmission button, the fax destination is confirmed and the fax destination confirmation state 55 is set.

Here, if the power is cut off immediately before the document scan state 51 becomes the fax destination confirmation state 55, the recovery process is not executed after the power is restored and the fax transmission process is canceled.

When the fax destination is confirmed, the operating state is the fax transmitting state 56, and when the fax transmission is completed, the fax transmission completed state 57 is set.

Finally, the original image deletion state 61 for deleting the original image to which the fax transmission has been performed is performed from the original image storage unit 34, and the FAX transmission job is completed when the deletion process of the original image is completed.

Here, if a power failure occurs between the fax transmission state 56 and the document deletion state 61 after the fax destination is confirmed, the recovery process is executed after the power is restored, and the fax transmission job is powered off. It will be executed again from the processing of the time.

Next, the operation when the single job of SMB transfer is executed will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. 7 and the state transition diagram of FIG.

First, when the original set by the image reading unit 31 is scanned (step S201), the scanned original image is stored in the original image storage unit 34 (step S202).

Then, the SMB transfer job is generated, and the SMB transfer unit 38 is in the transfer start waiting state (step S203).

In the SMB transfer single job, if the power is cut off before the transfer start waiting state is reached, the recovery process is not performed even after the power is restored, and the SMB transfer job is canceled. On the contrary, in the single job of SMB transfer, if the power is cut off after the transfer start waiting state is reached, the recovery process is performed after the power is restored, and the SMB transfer job is continued without being canceled.

Then, based on the control by the transmission control unit 37, the original image stored in the original image storage unit 34 is designated by the SMB transfer unit 38 and transferred to the destination by SMB (step S204). Then, the transmission control unit 37 turns on the transfer completion flag stored in the document image storage unit 34 (step S205).

Finally, the transmission control unit 37 deletes the original image stored in the original image storage unit 34 and ends the SMB transfer process (step S206).

The state transition in the operation of the single job of SMB transfer described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. 7 will be described with reference to the state transition diagram of FIG.

First, when the document scanning unit 31 starts scanning the document image, the operating state becomes the document scanning state 51. Then, when the scanning of the original image is completed and the original image is stored in the original image storage unit 34, the operating state shifts from the original scanning state 51 to the original image storage state 52.

Here, in the SMB transfer job, if the power is cut off between the document scan state 51 and the document image storage state 52, the recovery process is not executed after the power is restored and the SMB transfer job is canceled.

Then, when the storage of the original image is completed, the SMB transfer unit 38 is in the SMB transfer start waiting state 53. Then, the SMB transfer unit 38 becomes the SMB transfer start state 59 via the SMB transfer preparation state 58, and becomes the SMB transfer complete state 60 when the SMB transfer to the designated destination is completed.

Finally, the original image deletion state 61 for deleting the original image transferred by SMB from the original image storage unit 34 is set, and the SMB transfer job is completed when the deletion process of the original image is completed.

Here, if a power cut occurs between the SMB transfer start waiting state 53 and the document deletion state 61, the recovery process is executed after the power is restored, and the SMB transfer job is executed again from the process when the power cut occurs. Will be done.

Next, the operation when the FAX transmission history transfer function realized by combining the FAX transfer job and the SMB transfer job described above will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. 9 and the state transition diagram of FIG. .. In the FAX transmission history transfer function, since the processing of transmitting the transmission result of the FAX transmission to the destination designated by the SMB transfer is performed, a concatenated job of the FAX transmission and the SMB transfer is generated and executed.

First, when the original set by the image reading unit 31 is scanned (step S301), the scanned original image is stored in the original image storage unit 34 (step S302).

Then, the SMB transfer job is generated, and the SMB transfer unit 38 is in the transfer start waiting state (step S303).

Then, when the fax destination is input by the user's operation on the operation input unit 36 and the transmission execution is instructed (step S304), the transmission control unit 37 sets the destination designation completion flag stored in the document image storage unit 34. Turn it on (step S305).

Even in the consolidated job of FAX transmission and SMB transfer, if the power is cut off before the destination specification completion flag is turned on, the recovery processing is not performed even after the power is restored, and the FAX transmission processing is canceled. become.

Then, based on the control by the transmission control unit 37, the original image stored in the original image storage unit 34 is designated by the FAX communication unit 39 and faxed to the destination (step S306). Then, the transmission control unit 37 turns on the FAX transmission completion flag stored in the document image storage unit 34 (step S307).

Even in the consolidated job of FAX transmission and SMB transfer, if the power is cut off after the destination specification completion flag is turned on and before the FAX transmission completion flag is turned on, the power is restored. The recovery process is performed later, and the process is executed again from the fax transmission.

Then, based on the control by the transmission control unit 37, the document image stored in the document image storage unit 34 and the information of the transmission result of the FAX transmission are sent to the designated destination such as the management server 20 by the SMB transfer unit 38. Is transferred to SMB (step S308). Then, the transmission control unit 37 turns on the transfer completion flag stored in the document image storage unit 34 (step S309).

Finally, the transmission control unit 37 deletes the original image stored in the original image storage unit 34, and ends the FAX transmission history transfer process in which the FAX transmission process and the SMB transfer process are linked (step S310).

Here, if a power failure occurs between the time when the FAX transmission completion flag is turned on and the time when the transfer completion flag is turned on, the recovery process is executed after the power is restored, and the process is executed again from the SMB transfer. Will be done.

The state transition in the operation of the connection job of FAX transmission and SMB transfer described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. 9 will be described with reference to the state transition diagram of FIG.

First, when the document scanning unit 31 starts scanning the document image, the operating state becomes the document scanning state 51. Then, when the scanning of the original image is completed and the original image is stored in the original image storage unit 34, the operating state shifts from the original scanning state 51 to the original image storage state 52.

Then, when the storage of the original image is completed, the SMB transfer unit 38 is in the SMB transfer start waiting state 53.

After that, when the user operates the operation input unit 36 to start the destination input, the operation state shifts to the FAX destination input in progress state 54. Then, when the user finishes inputting the fax destination and operates the fax transmission button, the fax destination is confirmed and the fax destination confirmation state 55 is set.

Here, if the power is cut off immediately before the document scan state 51 becomes the fax destination confirmation state 55, the recovery process is not executed after the power is restored and the fax transmission process is canceled.

Here, in the consolidated job of fax transmission and SMB transfer, two independent jobs, a fax transmission job and an SMB transfer job, are generated and executed, respectively.

Then, in the SMB transfer job, if the power is cut off after the SMB transfer start waiting state is reached, the SMB transfer is continued without canceling the process after the power is restored.

Therefore, in the consolidated job of fax transmission and SMB transfer, if the power is cut off before the fax destination confirmation state 55 is reached, if only the fax transmission process is canceled, the SMB transfer job will be in the SMB transfer start waiting state. It will remain as it is. Since the SMB transfer start waiting state is set to start the SMB transfer when the fax transmission is completed, the SMB transfer unit 38 will be in the SMB transfer start waiting state indefinitely.

Therefore, as described above, when the transmission control unit 37 of the present embodiment executes the combined transmission process of fax transmission and SMB transfer, the power is cut off after the SMB transfer unit 38 is in the transmission start waiting state. Even if the power is cut off, if the occurrence of the power failure is before the completion of the destination designation for the FAX communication unit 39, the SMB transfer job is canceled after the power supply is started, and the transmission process by the SMB transfer unit 38 is controlled to be stopped. ..

As a result, if the power is cut off immediately before the original scan state 51 becomes the fax destination confirmation state 55, the recovery process is not executed after the power is restored, and both the fax transmission process and the SMB transfer process are canceled. become.

When the fax destination is confirmed, the operating state is the fax transmitting state 56, and when the fax transmission is completed, the fax transmission completed state 57 is set.

Here, if a power failure occurs between the fax transmission state 56 and the document deletion state 61 after the fax destination is confirmed, the recovery process is executed after the power is restored, and the fax transmission job is powered off. It will be executed again from the processing of the time.

When the FAX transmission process by the FAX communication unit 39 is completed, the SMB transfer unit 38 enters the SMB transfer start state 59 via the SMB transfer preparation state 58, and the original image and the information of the FAX transmission result are sent to the designated destination. Transferred to SMB. Then, when the SMB transfer to the designated destination is completed, the SMB transfer complete state 60 is set.

Finally, the original image deletion state 61 for deleting the original image transferred by SMB from the original image storage unit 34 is set, and when the deletion process of the original image is completed, the SMB transfer job and the fax transmission connection job are completed.

Here, if a power cut occurs between the SMB transfer start waiting state 53 and the document deletion state 61, the recovery process is executed after the power is restored, and the SMB transfer job is executed again from the process when the power cut occurs. Will be done.

The transmission control unit 37 switches the recovery process when the power is turned off as described above based on the states of various flags, and details the operation of such the recovery process with reference to the flowcharts of FIGS. 11 and 12. explain.

When the power is turned off and the power is restored during the processing of the connection job of FAX transmission and SMB transfer, the device initialization of the entire image forming apparatus 10 is performed (step S401).

Then, the transmission control unit 37 determines whether the original image is stored in the original image storage unit 34 (step S402). Then, when the original image is not stored in the original image storage unit 34 (no in step S402), the transmission control unit 37 ends the process.

Then, when the original image is stored in the original image storage unit 34 (yes in step S402), the transmission control unit 37 confirms the state (flag information) of the flag included in the attribute information of the original image (step). S403). Specifically, the transmission control unit 37 confirms the states of the destination designation completion flag, the FAX transmission completion flag, and the transfer completion flag, which are included as the attribute information.

Then, when the destination designation flag is not in the ON state (no in step S404), the transmission control unit 37 ends the process without performing the recovery process of the concatenated job.

When the destination designation flag is in the ON state (yes in step S404) and the FAX transmission completion flag is not in the ON state (no in step S405), the transmission control unit 37 performs the FAX transmission process in the flowchart of FIG. A recovery process is executed so as to continue the process from step S306).

Further, when both the destination designation flag and the FAX transmission completion flag are in the ON state (yes in steps S404 and S405) and the transfer completion flag is not in the ON state (no in step S406), the transmission control unit 37 is shown in FIG. A recovery process is executed so as to continue the process from the SMB transfer process (step S308) in the flowchart of.

Here, when all of the destination designation flag, the FAX transmission completion flag, and the transfer completion flag are in the ON state (yes in steps S404, S405, and S406), the transmission control unit 37 is the document stored in the document image storage unit 34. The image is deleted and the process ends (step S407).

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In the above embodiment, the case where the FAX transmission history transfer function is executed in the image forming apparatus 10 has been described, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the apparatus has two different transmission means. In the present invention, the present invention can be similarly applied even when the function of transmitting the transmission result by one transmission means to a destination designated by the other transmission means is executed. The present invention is similarly applicable to a combination of two transmission methods of various types, such as attaching fax transmission history information to an e-mail and transmitting it to a preset destination. ..

10 Image forming device 11 CPU
12 Memory 13 Storage device 14 Communication interface (IF)
15 User interface (UI) device 16 Scanner 17 Print engine 18 Control bus 20 Terminal device 30 Network 31 Image reading unit 32 Printing unit 33 Display unit 34 Original image storage unit 35 System control unit 36 Operation input unit 37 Transmission control unit 38 SMB transfer Department 39 FAX communication department 40 Public telephone line 41 Document data 42 Attribute information 43 Manuscript image

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A storage means for storing the image to be sent, and
A first transmission means for transmitting an image stored in the storage means to a designated destination, and
A second transmission means for transmitting the image stored in the storage means to a designated destination by a transmission method different from the transmission method by the first transmission means.
When the independent transmission process using only the second transmission means is executed, if the power is cut off after the second transmission means is in the transmission start waiting state, the power supply is started and then the power supply is started. The transmission process by the second transmission means is controlled to be continued, and after the transmission process by the first transmission means is completed, the transmitted image and the information of the transmission result thereof are preset by the second transmission means. When executing the concatenated transmission process for transmitting to the destination, even if the power is cut off after the second transmission means is in the transmission start waiting state, the occurrence of the power cut is the destination for the first transmission means. If it is before the completion of the designation, the transmission control means for controlling the transmission process by the second transmission means to be stopped after the power supply is started, and the transmission control means.
Information processing device equipped with. When the transmission control means controls the transmission process of the first transmission means, the first flag information indicating whether or not the destination designation for the first transmission means is completed, and the first transmission. When the second flag information indicating whether or not the transmission process by the means is completed is stored in the storage means and the power supply is cut off during the connected transmission process and the power supply is started, the first When the flag information indicates that the destination designation has not been completed, the image stored in the storage means is deleted, the transmission process by the first and second transmission means is stopped, and the transmission process is stopped. When the flag information of 1 indicates that the destination designation has been completed and the second flag information indicates that the transmission process has not been completed, the transmission process by the first transmission means is continued. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein when the second flag information indicates that the transmission processing is completed, the information processing apparatus is controlled to continue the transmission processing by the second transmission means. .. When the transmission control means controls the transmission process of the second transmission means, the transmission control means stores the third flag information indicating whether or not the transmission process of the second transmission means is completed in the storage means. , When the power supply is started due to a power failure in the middle of the concatenated transmission process, and when the third flag information indicates that the transmission process is completed, the information is stored in the storage means. The information processing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the linked image is deleted and the concatenated transmission process is completed. The information processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the transmission method by the first transmission means is a transmission method in which a charge is generated by executing the transmission method. The information processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the transmission process by the first transmission means is a process executed in a state in which the transmission process is not visible from the outer surface of the device even while another process is being executed. The information processing apparatus according to claim 4 or 5, wherein the transmission method by the first transmission means is facsimile transmission via a public telephone line. The storage means for storing the image to be transmitted, the first transmission means for transmitting the image stored in the storage means to the designated destination, and the image stored in the storage means are the first. An independent transmission process using only the second transmission means for an information processing apparatus including a second transmission means for transmitting to a designated destination by a transmission method different from the transmission method by the transmission means 1. When power is cut off after the second transmission means is in the transmission start waiting state, control is performed so that the transmission process by the second transmission means is continued after the power supply is started. Steps to do and
When executing the concatenated transmission process of transmitting the transmitted image and the information of the transmission result to the preset destination by the second transmission means after the transmission process by the first transmission means is completed, the above-mentioned Even if the power is cut off after the second transmission means is in the transmission start waiting state, if the power cutoff occurs before the completion of the destination designation for the first transmission means, after the power supply is started. A step of controlling the transmission process by the second transmission means to be stopped, and
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