JPH02101869A - Facsimile equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To avoid the state of disabled communication by using a display means when the password use mode is selected in its own facsimile equipment so as to display a password stored by its own facsimile equipment tentatively and using a revision means when the revision of the password is required. CONSTITUTION:An original reaching the read position is read by a read means 20 when an original is sent to an opposite party as soon as it is read and sent to a line 15 via an interface 3, a MODEM 18 and a network controller 17 as a document data. Moreover, when the read original is tentatively stored in an expansion memory 4 and sent to the opposite party after a prescribed time as a memo, the memory storage key (not shown) on an operation panel 10 is turned on and a required page is read and sent. In this case, the user confirms the password displayed on the panel 19 and if the password requires a change, a revision key 7 is operated to revise the password. Thus, the efficiency of the mode using the password is improved in this way.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial Application Field] The present invention provides a facsimile device in which it is easy to match the password of the sending facsimile device with the password of the facsimile device of the other party in a polling mode using a password. Contains related things.

[Prior Art] In a network of facsimile machines, polling is used to drive a facsimile machine on the transmitting side to absorb calligraphy data by a service on the receiving side of a document, or cases where calligraphy data is transmitted only to a specific communication partner, etc. At the beginning of the communication, password communication is performed to confirm the communication partner.

This password communication is performed by confirming that the password set on the own facsimile machine matches the password set on the other party.

3. Detailed explanation of the invention [Problem to be solved by the invention] However, there are multiple communication destinations for different calligraphy data,
Therefore, the password of the facsimile machine may need to be changed. Alternatively, depending on the section used, the communication partner may be different, and the password of the facsimile machine may be changed.

When using such a facsimile device, the user may not know which password is currently stored in the facsimile device.

Therefore, should the user reset the password and perform the prescribed communication? Alternatively, if the communication is unsuccessful, it is necessary to reset the password and try communication again, and if the passwords of your own facsimile machine and the facsimile machine of the communication partner are different. The response to these cases was inefficient and rare.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide a facsimile machine that displays its own password and allows it to be changed when entering a password use mode.

[Means for Solving the Problems] The facsimile device according to the present invention temporarily displays the password stored in the facsimile device on the display means when the password use mode is selected in the facsimile device itself. The password is displayed on the display section, and when the password needs to be changed, the password can be changed using a password changing means.

[Operations] In this invention, first, when a specific mode of the facsimile machine is selected, the mode determining means determines whether the password use mode is selected, and when the password use mode is selected, the display means temporarily displays the The password stored in the own facsimile machine is displayed on the display. When the password use mode is selected and the password stored in the facsimile machine is displayed on the display means, the password can be changed using the password change means when the password needs to be changed.

[Example] The present invention will be explained in detail below.

FIG. 1 is an overall block circuit diagram of a facsimile machine according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In the figure, a microcomputer 1 calculates a signal,
This is an arithmetic control circuit that controls the facsimile apparatus, and includes a ROM that stores a program for operating the facsimile apparatus of this embodiment, a RAM that stores various data used in calculations, and the like. The microcomputer 1 has an interface 2
and interface 3. Further, the extended memory 4 stores calligraphic data obtained by reading a manuscript with a reading means 20 consisting of a COD image sensor, etc., and outputs the stored calligraphic data to a communicating party at a predetermined time according to instructions from the microcomputer 1. It is. The stored calligraphy data is normally transmitted to the communication partner at a specified time using switches provided on various operation keys on the operation panel 10.

Connected to the interface 2 are keys for setting the facsimile machine to various password use modes. In the case of this embodiment, there is a broadcast key 5 for simultaneously transmitting calligraphy data to a specific subscriber, a polling key 6 for downloading calligraphy data from a specific subscriber, and a password change used when setting and changing a password. Key 7 is connected. Furthermore, a numeric keypad 8 is connected to the interface 2 for setting dials, transmission time, password settings, number of sheets to be transmitted, and the like.

A modem 18 is connected to the interface 3, and this modem 18 modulates and demodulates the output signal from the facsimile machine into a signal transmitted over the line 15.

Further, in this embodiment, a network control unit (NCU>17) is connected between the modem 18 and the line 15, and switches the connection between the line 15 and the modem 18 or the connection between the line 15 and the telephone 16. Furthermore, the modem 18 has a function of conducting training with a communication partner according to instructions from the microcomputer 1, selecting a communication speed, and communicating at the selected communication speed.

Further, the display panel 19 connected to the interface 3 displays inputs from the numeric keypad 8 for setting dials, transmission time, password setting, number of transmission sheets, etc., as well as the selected mode. It consists of Further, a reading means 20 consisting of a COD image sensor or the like is connected to the interface 3. The recording means 21 connected to the interface 3 is composed of a thermal head or the like for recording on heat-sensitive recording paper or the like.

Similarly, various sensors 22 connected to the interface 3
The apparatus is comprised of various sensors, such as a sensor for detecting a document placed on a document table, a sensor for detecting the passage of a document, and a recording paper sensor for detecting the presence of recording paper. The various control devices 24 connected to the interface 3 via the driver 23 are driven via the driver 23, and are used to control the paper feed roller, the paper ejection roller, and the stepping motor that rotates the motor that rotates the paper ejection roller. It includes a motor, a stepping motor that rotates a platen roller that moves recording paper, a motor that rotates a movable blade, and the like.

The facsimile apparatus of this embodiment configured as described above performs normal transmission and reception of calligraphy data as follows.

First, if you want to scan the original and send it to the other party at the same time,
That is, in the case of feeder transmission, the original placed on the original placing table is read by the reading means 20 when it reaches the reading position.
The drawing data is output to the line 15 via the interface 3, modem 18, and network control device 17.

In addition, in the case of memory transmission, in which a document is read, it is temporarily stored in the extended memory 4, and the calligraphic data is sent from the extended memory 4 to the communication partner at a predetermined time, the operation panel 1
When a memory storage key 0 (not shown) is turned on, the reading means 20 starts reading the original and stores the read calligraphy data in the expansion memory 4. When the storage of the next page is completed, reading of the next original is started, and the necessary pages are stored in the extended memory 4.

Then, at the time specified on the operation panel 10, the calligraphy data stored in the extended memory 4 is transmitted to the communication partner.

In this way, the facsimile machine according to the embodiment of the present invention can perform the above-mentioned feeder transmission or memory transmission,
Furthermore, as is well known, by operating the broadcast key 5 of the facsimile machine, it is possible to simultaneously transmit calligraphy data to specific subscribers, or by operating the polling key 6, it is possible to download calligraphy data from specific subscribers. You can also do it.

Next, a password confirmation routine of the facsimile machine according to the embodiment of the present invention shown in FIG. 2 will be explained.

This password confirmation routine is called during execution of the main program of the facsimile machine of this embodiment. Normally, this is called at the beginning of the execution of the main program, since it is used to judge the human power of the keys on the operation panel 10.

First, in step S1, it is determined whether a key on the operation panel 10 is used to select a mode that uses a password. That is, it is determined whether the operation is the broadcast key 5, which is a mode that uses a password, or the polling key 6. When it is determined in step s1 that the key input on the operation panel 10 does not select a mode that uses a password,
In step S8, the password display is turned off and this routine is exited.

If it is determined in step S1 that the password-using mode is selected, the currently stored password is read out in step S2, and displayed on the display panel 19 in step S3.

When the user confirms the password displayed on the display panel 19 and performs the next key operation, it is determined in step S4 that the key operation is a key operation other than the password change key 7. If a key other than the password change key 7 is operated, the password is confirmed, and the password is displayed on the display panel 19 in step S8, since it means that the currently stored password can be used with the communication partner with whom you are currently attempting to communicate. The specified password is removed, this routine is exited, and processing begins in a mode in which a predetermined password is used.

Further, if it is confirmed in step S4 that no key operation other than the password change key 7 is performed and that the key operation is the password change key 7 in step S5, the password is changed by operating the numeric keypad 8 in step S6. The password set in step S7 is written into a predetermined memory. Then, the currently stored password is read out again in step S2, and the password is read out in step S2.
3 to display it on the display panel 19. When the user checks the password displayed on the display panel 19 and confirms that it matches the password of the person with whom he or she is about to communicate, the user presses the key for the mode in which a predetermined password is used as the next key operation. Since this is an operation, it is determined in step S4, and in the case of a key operation other than the password change key 7, the password is confirmed, and as a result, the communication partner with whom the communication is currently attempted matches the currently stored password. Since this means that step S8
Delete the password displayed on the display panel 19 with
This routine is exited and a mode in which a predetermined password is used is entered.

In addition, when changing the password again, it is sufficient to input a predetermined password using the numeric keypad 8 at the same time as the password change key 7 is pressed.

As described above, according to the facsimile apparatus of this embodiment, the mode determination means for determining that the password use mode is selected in the own facsimile machine, which consists of step S1 of the password confirmation routine, and the password use mode in the own facsimile machine are provided. When the mode is selected, a display means for temporarily displaying the password stored in the sending facsimile machine on the display section consisting of the display panel 19, consisting of steps S2, S3, S4, and S8; After the password use mode is selected and the password stored in the sending facsimile device is displayed on the display means, when the password needs to be changed, the password is changed in steps S5, S6, and S7. and password changing means for changing the password.

Therefore, regardless of the password use mode, by calling the password confirmation routine of this embodiment, the currently stored password can be displayed without performing any special key operations.
You can check this and use the password change key 7 if necessary.
Since the password can be changed by the operation, it is possible to avoid a situation where communication becomes impossible when the password use mode is selected by the password confirmation operation.

Therefore, even if two or more facsimile machines are shared by a plurality of sections and the password is changed by the communication partner, this can be easily handled.

In addition, using the password communication secret function, password communication encrypted by a predetermined time, day, day of the week, etc.
This is possible efficiently because it can be done without calling the password setting routine.

By the way, in the password confirmation routine of the above embodiment,
Although the password is displayed immediately after it is determined in step S1 whether or not the password is accepted in the password use routine, when implementing the present invention, the password may be displayed during a predetermined key operation in a mode in which the password use routine is used, It can also be done before or after entering the password. Alternatively, the password can be displayed after a key operation in a mode in which a password use routine is used.

[Effects of the Invention] As explained above, the facsimile device of the present invention includes a mode determining means for determining that the password use mode is selected in the sending facsimile device, and a mode determining means for determining that the password use mode is selected in the sending facsimile device. When selected, the display means temporarily displays the password stored in the sending facsimile machine on the display section, and the password use mode is selected, and the display means temporarily displays the password stored in the sending facsimile machine. The device is equipped with a password changing means for displaying a password and then changing the password when the password needs to be changed.

Therefore, regardless of the password usage mode, the currently stored password can be displayed and confirmed without special key operations, and the password can be changed if necessary. When the password use mode is selected, a situation where communication becomes impossible can be avoided by the password confirmation operation, and the password use mode is efficiently executed.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is an overall block circuit diagram of a facsimile machine according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a flowchart of a password confirmation routine of the facsimile machine according to an embodiment of the present invention. In the figure, 1: Microcomputer 2.3: Interface 4: Expansion memory 5° Broadcast key 6: Polling key 7: Password change key 8: Numeric keypad 19: Display panel. In the drawings, the same reference numerals and the same symbols indicate the same or equivalent parts. Patent applicant Murayama Machinery Co., Ltd.

Claims (1)

[Claims] (1) A mode determination means for determining that a password use mode has been selected on the own facsimile machine, and a mode determination means that temporarily stores information in the transmitting side facsimile machine when the password use mode is selected on the own facsimile machine. display means for displaying a password stored in the facsimile machine on a display section; and after the password use mode is selected and the password stored in the facsimile machine is displayed on the display means, when the password needs to be changed; A facsimile device comprising: password changing means for changing the password;