JPH01251838A - Facsimile equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To designate the dial numbers at one time to optional addresses by transmitting a designated dial number and group number as the character information. CONSTITUTION:A designating means for designating a dial number and a prescribed group number, and a transmitting procedure control means for transmitting a designed dial number and group number as a character information, are provided. In such a constitution, the designating means designates the dial number and the prescribed group number and the transmitting procedure control means transmits the designated dial number and group number as the character information. Thus, the destinations of transmission can be freely selected and therefore the flexibility of a facsimile equipment is extremely improved.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial Application Field] The present invention relates to a facsimile machine, and in particular to a facsimile machine
The present invention relates to a facsimile device capable of communicating text information and image information according to No. 4.

[Prior Art] In recent years, with the increase in facsimile communications, it is desired to efficiently transmit one document image to a plurality of remote facsimile devices.

Conventionally, broadcast communication was performed by dividing the broadcast destinations into several groups and specifying one of the group numbers.

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] However, this limits the selection of destinations and lacks flexibility.

The present invention eliminates the above-mentioned drawbacks of the prior art, and its purpose is to provide a facsimile machine that allows a user to almost freely select a destination.

[Means for Solving the Problems] In order to achieve the above object, the facsimile apparatus of the present invention includes a designation means for designating a dial number and a predetermined group number, and a designation means for designating the designated dial number and group number as character information. The outline of the system is to include a transmission procedure control means for transmitting as follows.

In order to achieve the above object, the facsimile apparatus of the present invention includes a reception procedure control means for receiving character information from a remote facsimile apparatus and identifying a dial number and a group number, and a reception procedure control means for identifying a dial number and a group number, and a reception procedure control means that corresponds to the received group number. The outline of the present invention is to include a conversion means for converting into a plurality of dial numbers, and a relay procedure control means for setting up a call for relaying image data according to the received dial number and the converted dial number.

[Operation] In this configuration, the designating means designates the dial number and the predetermined group number. The transmission procedure control means transmits the designated dial number and group number as character information.

Further, in such a configuration, the reception procedure control means receives character information from a remote facsimile machine and identifies the dial number and group number.

The conversion means converts the received group number into a plurality of corresponding dial numbers. The relay procedure control means sets a call for relaying image data according to the received dial number and the converted dial number.

[Description of Embodiments] Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

This embodiment will be described with reference to an instruction facsimile machine (first embodiment) and a relay facsimile machine (second embodiment).

Although the instruction facsimile device does not have a broadcast function on its own, it can transmit image data to a given relay facsimile device and specify other facsimile devices and facsimile device groups to which the image data is to be sent. Causes the facsimile machine to perform broadcast transmission of image data. The relay facsimile device also has a broadcast function.

[First Embodiment] FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an instruction facsimile apparatus according to a first embodiment. In the figure, reference numeral 1 denotes an operation section, which includes a group of various switches necessary for facsimile operations. The operation unit 1 also includes a dial unit 1-1, and the user can use this dial unit (button switch) to select other facsimile machines one by one using normal dialing operations.
In addition, other facsimile machine groups can be selected one by one by inputting a predetermined group number. 2 is a reader section, which reads the original for transmission.

3 is a printer unit that records received image data. 4
is the control section.

In the control unit 4, 5 is a CPU, which performs main control of the device. Reference numeral 6 denotes a ROM, which stores communication control programs, such as those shown in FIGS. 3(A) and 4(A), to be executed by the CPU 5. 7 is a RAM, which the CPU 5 uses as a work area. Further, the RAM 7 includes an area 7-1 for storing dial numbers input from the operation unit 1 and an area 7-2 for storing group numbers. A buffer 8 temporarily stores transmitted/received image data.

A communication control unit (CCU) 9 performs communication control according to CCITT 64. 1o is a line connecting the instruction facsimile device to the facsimile network.

The operation will be described later in accordance with the flowcharts shown in FIGS. 3 and 4.

[Second Embodiment] FIG. 2 is a block diagram of a relay facsimile apparatus according to a second embodiment. In the figure, 21 is a control section. In the control unit 21, 22 is a CPU, which performs main control of the device. 23 is a ROM, which stores communication control programs, for example, shown in FIGS. 3(B) and 4(B), which are executed by the CPU 22. 24 is a RAM', which the CPU 22 uses as a work area. The RAM 24 also includes an area 24-1 for storing received dial numbers, an area 24-2 for storing group numbers, and an area for storing a group table for converting a group number into a plurality of corresponding dial numbers. Including 24-3. A buffer 25 temporarily stores received/transmitted image data for relaying. 26-1 to 26- are a plurality of communication control units (CCU), each of which has a corresponding line 1o-1 to 10.
- and can perform communication control in accordance with CCITT 04 at the same time.

Note that the above configuration is also sufficient when only relaying is performed.

Furthermore, although not shown, by connecting the operating section 1 via line 100, connecting the reader section 2 via line 101, and connecting the printer section 3 via line 102, it becomes a relay facsimile device.

This relay facsimile device B can be connected to the remote instruction facsimile device A, the individual facsimile devices C3 to Cn%, and the facsimile device group registered as a group, -D, via the facsimile network.

[Description of Operation] FIG. 3(A) is a flowchart showing the communication control procedure in the instruction facsimile device, and FIG. 3(B) is a flowchart showing the communication control procedure in the relay facsimile device.

The operation will be explained below with reference to both figures.

In step S1, device A sends a session start command (C
SS) is sent. The parameter of (CSS) is [Relay Permission Request]. In step S22, device B (cs'
s). In step S22, it is determined whether or not to permit relaying.

If permission is not granted, the process advances to step S34 and relay rejection processing is performed. If permission is granted, the process advances to step S23 and a session start acknowledgment signal (RSSP) is transmitted.

In step S2, device A receives (RSSP). In step S3, it is determined whether the relay request is permitted. If permission is not granted, the process advances to step S14, and call release processing is performed. If permission is granted, the process advances to step S4 and a document start command (CDS) is sent. (C
The parameter of DS) indicates that the data to be transmitted in the next (CDUI) is character data. In step S24, device B receives "(CDS)" and recognizes that character data will be sent next. In step S5, device A sends a document user information command (CDUI). The user information field of (CDUI) includes the dial numbers 01 to C specified on the operation unit 1 of the device A, and the group number to D1. In step S25, device B receives (CDUI), stores the dial numbers C1 to Cn of the user information field in area 24-1, and stores the group number -D in area 24-2. In step S6, device A transmits (CDE), and in step S26, device B receives (CDE).

In step S27, device B transmits (RDEP), and in step S7, device A receives (RDEP) (0 or more), thereby completing the transfer of relay destination information.

Hereinafter, the processes performed in steps S8 to S13 of device A and steps S28 to S33 of device B are normal image data transmission/reception according to CCITT 04. That is, in step S8, device A transmits (CDCL), and in step S2
At 8, device B receives (CDCL). Step S2
9, device B transmits (RDCLP), and in step S9
Then device A receives (RDCLP). Step SI
In step S30, device A transmits (CDS), and in step S30, device B receives (CDS).

The parameter of (CDS) is to send image data (MMR) next. In step Sll, device A (CDUI
) and send the image data in its user information field. In step S31, device B (CDU
I) and stores the image data (MMR) of the user information field in the buffer 25. In step S12, device A transmits (CDE), and in step S3.2, device B receives (CDE). In step S33, device B transmits (RDEP), and in step S13, device A receives (RDEP).

When the image data transfer is completed in this way, device A.

8 calls are released. Then, device B performs step S25.
The group number is converted into a corresponding dial number using the group table 24-3 according to the relay destination information received in the group table 24-3. Furthermore, broadcast communication is performed to corresponding facsimile machines.

FIG. 4(A) is a flowchart showing the procedure for detecting an instruction error in the instruction facsimile device, and FIG. 4(B) is a flowchart showing the procedure for detecting an instruction error in the relay facsimile device.

This process is not necessarily necessary, but if adopted, it is inserted into ◯ and ◯ in Fig. 3(A) and ◯ and ◯ in Fig. 3(B). The operation will be explained below with reference to both figures.

In step S41, device A transmits a session reversal request command (cscc), and in step S51, device B receives (cscc). In step S52, device B transmits a session reversal reception command (RSCCP),
In step S42, device A receives (RSCCP). In step S53, the session is reversed, device B transmits (CDS), and in step S43 device A transmits (CDS).
S) is received. In step S54, device B (CDU
I) and sends an error message in its information field, and in step S44 device A receives the error message. This error message can be, for example, a dialed number,
This is information such as errors in group numbers. In step S55, device B transmits (CDE), and in step S45, device A receives (CDE). In step 346, device A sends (RDEP), and in step 856, device B
receives (RDEP). In step S57, device B
sends (cscc), and in step S47 device A receives (C3CC). In step S48, device A transmits (RSCCP), and in step 358, device B receives (RSCCP). This restores the session.

As described above, information such as an operation error can be immediately notified to the operator of the instruction facsimile machine.

[Effects of the Invention] As described above, according to the present invention, in addition to the group number registered in the relay station, dial numbers can be specified for any destination at the same time, so flexibility is greatly improved. do.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of the instruction facsimile device of the first embodiment, FIG. 2 is a block diagram of the relay facsimile device of the second embodiment, and FIG. 3A shows the communication control procedure in the instruction facsimile device. Flowchart, FIG. 3(B) is a flowchart showing the communication control procedure in the relay facsimile device, FIG. 4(A) is a flowchart showing the instruction error detection procedure in the instruction facsimile device, and FIG. 4(B) is the flowchart showing the communication control procedure in the relay facsimile device. It is a flowchart which shows an instruction|indication error detection procedure. In the figure, 1...operation section, 1-1...dial section, 2.
...League section, 3.. Printer section, 4.21.. Control section, 5.22.. CPU, 6.23.. ROM,
7.24...RAM, 8.25...Buffer, 9.
26-1 to 26-k...Communication control unit (CCU), 1
0.10-1 to 10-k... lines. (A) (B) Figure 4

Claims (2)

[Claims] (1) In a facsimile device that transmits image data via a remote relay station, a specification means for specifying a dial number and a predetermined group number, and a transmission procedure for transmitting the specified dial number and group number as text information. A facsimile device comprising a control means. (2) in a facsimile device that relays image data from a remote facsimile device to another facsimile device, a reception procedure control means for receiving character information from the remote facsimile device and identifying a dial number and a group number; Conversion means for converting the received group number into a plurality of corresponding dial numbers; Relay procedure control means for setting up a call for relaying image data according to the received dial number and the converted dial number. A facsimile device characterized by: