JPH02134974A - Facsimile equipment with file transfer function - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To easily analyze a fault by providing a means to store internal information to indicate the state of the title device according to a previously determined file format, a file transfer request signal transmitting means, and a means to transfer a designated file to a remote device as a data part. CONSTITUTION:The equipment is composed of disk devices 11 and 21 to store files (and picture data) including various information, disk control parts 12 and 22 to control the writing and reading out of the data for the disk devices 11 and 21, data bus changeover switches 13 and 23 to switch the other party to transfer data between the disk devices 11 and 21 and itself, communication parts 14 and 24 to receive a file transfer request signal, etc., from the remote device and transmit the data to the remote device to the contrary, main control parts 16 and 26 to control the whole of the device, and main memories 15 and 25 in which the various information to indicate the device state is stored. Thus, the various information stored in the disk devices 11 and 21 can be transferred as the data part based on a request from the remote device according to the same communication procedure as that in a case when the picture data are transmitted, and the efficiency of analysis when a device fault occurs can be improved.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a facsimile machine, and particularly to a facsimile machine having a large-capacity storage means capable of storing information other than image information.

Conventional technology In the past, facsimile machines that transferred internal information from devices in remote locations only transferred a small amount of hardware diagnostic information as part of the control information during the communication procedure when communicating image data. .

On the other hand, in recent multifunctional facsimile machines equipped with large-capacity disk drives, processing not only by hardware but especially by software has become more complex, and it is now necessary to collect various internal information stored in disk drives for failure analysis. There are many cases where it is needed.

Problems to be Solved by the Invention In such a situation, the above-mentioned conventional facsimile machine has the drawback that fault analysis is difficult to be performed by remote control alone, and a person must go to the machine and operate it. .

The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned drawbacks inherent in the prior art, and therefore, it is an object of the present invention to improve communication procedures similar to those for transmitting large amounts of information and image data from devices at remote locations. An object of the present invention is to provide a new facsimile device which enables failure analysis to be performed without a person having to go to a remote device by transmitting it as a data portion rather than as control information.

Means for Solving the Problems In order to achieve the above object, a facsimile apparatus having a file transfer function according to the present invention includes means for storing internal information indicating the status of the apparatus according to a predetermined file format, and a means for storing internal information indicating the status of the apparatus according to a predetermined file format; The apparatus includes means for receiving a file transfer request from the remote device via a communication line, and means for transmitting information designated as a data portion in file units according to a communication procedure when transmitting image data to the remote device.

Embodiment FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention.

In FIG. 1, one embodiment of the present invention includes a disk device 11.21 that stores files containing various information (and image data), and a disk device 11.21 that controls writing and reading of data to and from the disk device 11.21. A control unit 12.22, a data bus changeover switch 13.23 that switches the data transfer partner with the disk device, and a communication unit 14 that receives file transfer request signals etc. from a remote device and conversely transmits data to the remote device. .24 and a main control section 16.2 that controls the entire device.
6, and a main memory 15.25 in which various information indicating the device status is stored.

The main control unit 26 periodically or when predetermined conditions are met, transfers various information on the main memory 15.25 to the data bus switch 13.23.
5. Switch to the 25 side, send a signal to the disk controller 12.22, and write to the disk device 11.21.

Note that this embodiment uses the G4 communication system, which allows for more effective use of storage type digital facsimile.

Next, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 showing a communication sequence.

The operator inputs a file transfer designation (transfer file name and facsimile device 2 address designation) from the operation section 17 of the facsimile device 1 to the facsimile device 2, and these are sent as a signal from the operation section 17 to the main control section 16. , and is temporarily stored in the main memory 16. Main control unit 16
sends the address information of the device 2 on a signal to the communication section 14. The communication unit 14 performs a calling operation to the address of the device 2, and when the call is established, sends a TCR to the device 2.
The communication unit 24 transmits the TCA to the device 1. The communication unit i4 of the device 1 sends out a session start command CSS and a session parameter command CDCL, and upon receiving each command, the communication unit 24 of the device 2 returns a response R85P and RDCLP, respectively. When the communication unit 14 of the device 1 receives the RDCLP normally, it notifies the main control unit 16 with a signal that the call has been completed, and sends a data transmission start command CDS to the device 2. The main control unit 16 of the device 1 extracts the transfer file name from the main memory 15 and sends it to the communication unit 14 as communication data, and the communication unit 14 sends it on a data command CDUI, and then sends a data transmission end command CDE. Send.

The communication unit 24 of the device 2 sends a data transmission start command CDS.
When it receives the data command CDUI, it notifies the main control unit 26 that it is a file transfer request communication, and when it receives the data command CDUI and the next data transmission end command CDE, it sends the data part of the CDUI to the main control unit 26. The main control unit 26 extracts the transfer file name from this data section and stores it in the main memory 26. Next, the communication unit 24 of the device 2 sends a response RDE.
The communication unit 14 of the device W1 that has received the command P sends the command C3CC, and the communication unit 24 of the device 2 returns the response R8CCP.

Subsequently, the communication unit 24 sends out a transmission right transfer command CDCL, and the communication unit 14 of the device 1 returns a response RDCLP. When the communication unit 24 of the device W2 receives this response, it notifies the control unit 26 of the start of file transfer and sends a data transmission start command CDS to the device 1.

When the communication unit 14 of the device 1 receives this signal, it notifies the main control unit 16 of the start of receiving the transfer file, and the main control unit 16 that receives this notification causes the transfer data to flow to the disk device 11 using the bus changeover switch 13. and sends a signal to the disk control unit 12 to write the transferred data to the disk device 11.

When the main control unit 26 of the device 2 receives a signal to start file transfer from the communication unit 24, it switches the hash changeover switch 23 to the communication unit 24 side, sends a signal to the disk control unit 22, and transfers the file from the disk device 21. The file data can be read and sent to the communication section 24. Communication department 24
sends this data using data transmission commands D, D, ,
After sending P and D, they are sent to the main control unit 26 as a disk read signal, and the main control unit 26 receiving this reads a certain amount of data from the disk device 21 and sends it to the communication unit 24. The communication unit 24 sends this data as transmission data for sending normal image data.

On the other hand, when the communication section 14 of the device 1 receives these data, it sends a disk write request signal to the control section 16, and the main control section 16 sends a signal to the disk control section 12 to write the data to the disk device 11.

When the file is transferred by repeating the above steps, device 2
The main control unit 26 of the device notifies the communication unit 24 of the end of the file transfer, and the communication unit 24 issues a data transmission end command C to the device 1.
Send DE. The communication unit 14 of the device 1 that has received this notifies the main control unit 16 of the end of the file transfer, finishes writing to the disk device 11, and responds with the RDEP.
is sent to device 2. In response, the communication unit 24 of the device 2 sends a command C3CC, and the communication unit J4 of the device 1 returns a response R8CCP.

Finally, the communication unit 24 of the device 2 issues a session end command C.
3E is sent, and communication section of device 1】4 is response R3E
Return P. The communication sections 14.24 of both devices notify the respective main control sections 16.26 of the end of communication.

After communication is completed, when the operator requests file data display from the operation unit 17 in the device 1, the main control unit 16 switches the bus changeover switch 13 to the main memory I5 side and sends a signal to the disk control unit 12 to display the disk device 11. Then, the data of the file transferred by the above procedure is read and developed in the main memory 15. The main control unit 16 uses this main memory 1
5 is sent to the operation section 17 and displayed.

As described in detail, according to the present invention, various information stored in the disk device of the device is transferred as a data portion according to the same communication procedure as when transmitting image data based on a request from a remote device. This makes it possible to collect a large amount of information indicating the status of a device from a device in a remote location without the need for a person to go to the site, thereby greatly increasing the efficiency of analysis when a device failure occurs.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing one embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a communication sequence in one embodiment of the present invention. 1...Facsimile device (file transfer request side), 2
...Facsimile device (file transfer requested side), 11
．． 21... Disk device, 12.22... Disk control unit, 13.23... Data bus changeover switch, 14.24... Communication unit, 15.25... Main memory, 16.26. ...Main control section, 17.27...Operation section Patent applicant NEC Corporation Representative Patent attorney Kumagai Yutabe-ku

Claims (1)

[Claims] means for accumulating internal information indicating the state of the device according to a predetermined file format; means for transmitting a file transfer request signal from a remote device; means for receiving the file transfer request signal; 1. A facsimile device having a file transfer function, comprising means for transferring a designated file as a data portion by a communication means for transmitting image data.