JPH01264077A - Facsimile equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To ensure the secrecy of confidential transmission picture by providing a storage means storing transmission information including picture information and a pass word relating thereto, a revision means revising the transmission information and a transmission control means sending the stored picture information to plural destinations together with each pass word. CONSTITUTION:The picture information and the transmission information including a pass word relating thereto are stored in a storage means 111. The revision means 113 revises the transmission information stored in the storage means 111. Then a transmission control means 115 sends the picture information stored in the storage means 111 to plural destinations together with each pass word. Thus, the revision of transmission information is attained in this way and the picture information is sent to the plural destinations together with each pass word to relieve the load of the operator and to secure the protection of security of the transmission picture.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Summary] In particular, with respect to facsimile machines having an image memory, the purpose of this invention is to reduce the operator's effort and ensure the confidentiality of transmitted images. A storage means for storing transmission information including the associated password, a changing means for changing the transmission information stored in the storage means, and a plurality of image information stored in the storage means with each password and a transmission control means for transmitting to a destination.

[Industrial application field]

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a facsimile device, and more particularly to a facsimile device having an image memory.

[Prior Art] For example, known facsimile machines are capable of transmitting image information such as graphics and photographs over long distances using communication lines, so facsimile machines have become widespread in the OA trend.

One of the functions of this facsimile machine is to store the image information of the original to be sent in advance as a transmission file in the image memory, and to set the desired time, destination number, password, etc. to send the image information. There is a so-called transmission reservation function that allows you to automatically send messages to a desired destination and at a desired time.

Also, if multiple destination numbers are registered at this time, broadcast transmission reservation can be made.

FIG. 8 shows the structure of a conventional transmission file. In the figure, one transmission file is a header section.

It is composed of a transmission information section and an image information data section. The header section includes information such as compression parameters, a password, and the number of pages to be sent. The transmission information section also contains destination information,
Consists of management information and transmission time information. Furthermore, the destination information consists of the phone number of the n destination bone, and the management information is
It is composed of the transmission status of the n-destination bone, the number of attempts, the transmission start page, etc., and the transmission time information is composed of the transmission time for each destination.

This technology that has multiple destinations due to multiple origination times is
The present applicant has already proposed this in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 58-221556 entitled "Automatic Calling Device".

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] By the way, in the transmission reservation of the facsimile machine described above, so-called transmission information such as the transmission time is registered once, and in order to change it, a file containing the dialing information must be saved. It was necessary to delete it and re-enter it along with the image information. That is, it was not possible to change only the transmission information alone. Therefore, there was a problem in that it required a great deal of effort for the operator.

Additionally, in the case of broadcast transmission reservations, only one PIN number can be registered for each image information, and therefore it is not possible to specify PIN numbers for multiple recipients individually, resulting in confidentiality issues. There was a problem in that the destinations to which the data could be sent were limited.

The present invention has been created in view of these points, and an object of the present invention is to provide a facsimile machine that reduces the operator's effort and that can sufficiently protect the confidentiality of transmitted images.

[Means to solve the problem]

FIG. 1 is a basic block diagram of a facsimile apparatus according to the present invention.

In the figure, a storage unit 111 stores transmission information including image information and a password related to the image information.

The changing means 113 changes the transmission information stored in the storing means 111.

The transmission control means 115 transmits the image information stored in the storage means 111 to a plurality of destinations together with the respective passwords.

Therefore, as a whole, the transmission information can be changed, and the image information is configured to be transmitted to a plurality of destinations together with the respective passwords.

[Operation] The changing means 113 changes the transmission information stored in the storing means 111.

The transmission control means 115 transmits the image information stored in the storage means 111 to a plurality of destinations together with the respective passwords.

According to the present invention, by making it possible to change transmission information and transmitting image information to multiple destinations along with respective passwords, it is possible to reduce operator effort and ensure confidentiality of transmitted images. I can do it.

〔Example〕

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail based on the drawings.

FIG. 2 shows the configuration of a facsimile machine in one embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 3 shows the detailed configuration of the main control section.

FIG. 4 shows the structure of the transmission file.

(2) Correspondence with Example Flow Side FIG. 1 Here, the correspondence between the embodiment of the present invention and FIG. 1 will be shown.

The storage means 111 corresponds to the image information storage section 253.

The changing means 113 includes the operation panel 221 and the main control unit 2.
It corresponds to 10.

The transmission control means 115 includes the main control section 2109 line control section 2
31. Network control unit 233. Corresponds to modem 235.

Examples of the present invention will be described below assuming that the correspondence relationship as described above exists.

In FIG. 2, the facsimile device 200 includes a reading unit 211 that reads image information of a transmission document (not shown).
and a recording unit 261 that prints the image information of the received original.
A compression/decompression section 251 for compressing transmitted data and restoring received data, and an R for storing transmitted and received data.
An image information storage section 253 consisting of AM, a modem 235 for modulating and demodulating data, a network control section 233 for controlling external lines, and a network control section 233 and modem 235 for transmitting and receiving instruction signals and data. a line control section 231 that performs control, and a main control section 210 that performs overall control.
and an operation panel 221 for inputting operator instructions and data.

Main control unit 2101 line control unit 231. Compression/decompression section 25
The 12-screen information storage section 253 is connected by a bus.

Instructions and data from the operation panel 221 are sent to the main control unit 210.
is input. The data read by the reading section 211 is input to the compression/decompression section 251. Received data from the compression/decompression section 251 is input to the recording section 261.

The transmission data is sent to the line controller 231. It is output from the network control unit 233 via the modem 235. The received data is received by the network control section 233 and input to the line control section 231 via the modem 235. Line control section 231 and network control section 23
3, and mutually input and output control signals.

In FIG. 3, the main control unit 210 includes a file input unit 3
11. File processing unit 313 and file control unit 31
It has 5.

Transmission information output from the operation panel 221 and document image information output from the reading section 211 are input to the file input section 311. A file creation request output from the file input unit 311 is input to the file control unit 315.

Further, change information output from the operation panel 221 is input to the file change processing section 313.

Further, a control request signal and a control end signal output from the file change processing section 313 are input to the file control section 315, and information changes are input to the image information storage section 253. A transmission file output from the file control section 315 is input to the image information storage section 253.

The facsimile machine 200 is connected to a facsimile machine 290 via an external public telephone line. Furthermore, the configuration of facsimile device 290 is the same as that of facsimile device 200, and detailed explanation of the configuration will be omitted.

In FIG. 4, one transmission file is a header section.

It is composed of a transmission information section and an image information data section. The transmission information section is composed of destination information, management information, and transmission time information. Furthermore, the management information is configured to manage the personal identification number in addition to the conventional transmission status and the like.

(2) Operation of the Embodiment Next, the operation of the facsimile machine in the embodiment of the present invention described above will be explained.

FIG. 5 shows the procedure for creating a transmission file. Figure 6 shows
The procedure for changing transmission information is shown below. FIG. 7 shows an operation procedure for transmitting image information.

Hereinafter, FIGS. 2 to 7 will be referred to.

(i) Procedure for creating a transmission file First, the procedure for creating a transmission file in the facsimile machine 200 will be explained.

The operator sets the transmission document on the document table (included in the reading section 211) (step 511), and issues an instruction to read the image information from the operation panel 221.

When the control unit 210 receives an instruction to read image information from the operation panel 221, it sends an instruction to the compression/decompression unit 251. When the image information of the original set in the reading section 211 is read in sequence (step 512), the compression/decompression section 2
51 compresses the image information and sends it to the file input section 311 in the main control section 210.

Next, the operator inputs the transmission time of destination number 1 and the password from the operation panel 221 (step 513).

The transmission information input from the operation panel 221 is
is input to the file input section 311 in the main control section 210,
The image information is sent to the file control unit 315 together with the image information. The file control unit 315 receives the file creation request from the file input unit 311 and creates the sent image information and transmission information as a transmission file as shown in FIG. 4 (step 514).

The created transmission file is sent to the image information storage section 253 and stored (step 515).

Next, a case will be described in which the transmission information of the already created transmission file is changed.

The operator specifies the transmission file whose transmission information is to be changed using the operation panel 221 (step 61).
1) Input the transmission information to be changed (change information) (step 612).

Information input from the operation panel 221 is transmitted to the main control unit 21
It is sent to the file change processing unit 313 in 0. The file change processing unit 313 provides the file control unit 315 with the following information:
A control request (file oven) is made for the specified transmission file from the operation panel 221 (step 6).
13).

When the control request is accepted by the file control unit 315, the file change processing unit 313 changes the transmission information of the specified transmission file (step 614). When the modification of the transmission information is completed, the file modification processing unit 313
notifies the file control unit 315 of the end of control (file close) and ends the process (step 615).

(iii) Image information transmission operation The operation when image information is transmitted from the facsimile device 200 to the facsimile device 290 will be described.

As shown in FIG. 4, in the case of broadcast transmission to multiple destinations, image information is transmitted to the destinations corresponding to the registered passwords.

When the transmission time stored in the transmission time information area of the transmission file arrives, the control unit 210 sends the destination (
The operation of transmitting the image information to the facsimile device 290) is started.

First, the control section 210 sends an instruction to the compression/restoration section 251, and the compression/restoration section 251 reads out the image information for one page of the original of the specified transmission file from the image information storage section 253 (step 711). .

Next, the compression/decompression unit 251 inputs the read image information to the line control unit 231 (step 712). The image information input to the line control section 231 is sent to the facsimile machine 290 via the network control section 233 and an external line (step 713).

Next, the control unit 210 determines whether all pages of the image information of the transmission file have been transmitted (step 714).
. If all pages have not been transmitted, a negative determination is made in step 714, and the process returns to step 711 to continue transmitting the next page.

When all pages have been transmitted, an affirmative determination is made in step 714, the line is disconnected, and the operation is terminated.

■Summary of the flow-side In this way, the transmission file is configured so that a password can be specified for each destination when making a reservation for broadcast transmission.

Further, if the user wants to change the transmission information after it has been once registered as a transmission file, there is no need to re-input including the image information, and only the transmission information to be changed can be specified and changed from the operation panel 221.

Therefore, the operator's effort when making changes is reduced, and
The confidentiality of transmitted images can be sufficiently maintained.

■, - Light variant In addition, in "1. Correspondence between Examples and Fig. 1",
Although the correspondence between the present invention and the embodiments has been described, those skilled in the art will easily assume that the present invention is not limited to this and that there are various modifications.

[Effects of the Invention] As described above, according to the present invention, by making it possible to change transmission information and transmitting image information to multiple destinations along with their respective passwords, the operator's effort can be reduced.
This is extremely useful in practical terms because it can ensure the confidentiality of transmitted images.

[Brief Description of the Drawings] Fig. 1 is a principle block diagram of a facsimile machine of the present invention, Fig. 2 is a block diagram of a facsimile machine according to an embodiment of the present invention, and Fig. 3 is a detailed diagram of the main control section in the embodiment. Configuration diagram, Figure 4 is an explanatory diagram of the structure of the transmission file, Figure 5 is an explanatory diagram of the procedure for creating the transmission file, Figure 6 is an explanatory diagram of the operation procedure for changing transmission information, and Figure 7 is an illustration of the transmission of image information. An explanatory diagram of the operating procedure, FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram of the structure of a conventional transmission file. In the figure, 111 is a storage means, 113 is a change means, 115 is a transmission control means, 131 is a storage means, 133 is a transmission control means, 210, 290 is a facsimile machine, 210 is a main control unit, 211 is a reading unit, 221 is a reading unit Operation panel, 231 is a line control section, 233 is a network control section, 235 is a modem, 251 is a compression/decompression section, 253 is an image information storage section, 261 is a recording section, 311 is a file input section, 313 is a file change processing section , 315 is a file control unit. 11 yen, sending time ゛ [h report, 468 month sword 1 heart, 枦P)...Rot 7B 1st figure 1''-N'': Th”r→ a4% 7-y innyq41F'<:f” If J t
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Claims (1)

[Claims] (1) A storage means (111) in which transmission information including image information and a password related to the image information is stored, and a changing means (113) for changing the transmission information stored in the storage means (111). ); and a transmission control means (115) for transmitting the image information stored in the storage means (111) to a plurality of destinations along with respective password codes. Device.