JPH02268557A - Facsimile equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To confirm a communication processing result by surely receiving the information of a communication processing request result by comprising a device in such a way that the response of the communication processing result is automatically requested when a communication processing is requested, and issuing output after receiving the information of the result. CONSTITUTION:A service code 1-1 consisting of the specification of the communication, processing, its own station ID, and a multiple address AD at need and image data whose communication is requested are transmitted to a mail system 3. Simultaneously, a service code 1-2 consisting of the specification of the communication processing and its own station ID is automatically transmitted to the mail system 3, and the mail system 3 returns a requested communication processing result to its own station ID. In such a way, the response of the communication processing result can be automatically requested when the communication processing is requested. Thereby, it is possible to surely receive the information of the communication processins request result, and to save time and labor to issue a return request for many times.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Summary] Regarding a facsimile device that requests communication processing results and communication results to be returned, the communication request is made to a mail system, and subsequently, a request is automatically made to return the results, and the mail system receives the request. After completing the communication process, we will respond to the requester with the results,
In order to ensure that you receive notification of the request processing results, send the service code consisting of the type of communication processing (broadcast, confidential, etc.), your station 1'D, and if necessary the broadcast destination ID and image data to the mail system. to request communication processing, as well as the type of communication processing (result return) and own station I.
After automatically creating a service code consisting of D and sending it to the mail system to request the results to be returned, and after the mail system executes the communication process requested by the above service code, the result of the communication process requested by the above service code. The relevant station! It is configured to be sent back to D.

[Industrial application field]

The present invention relates to a facsimile machine for requesting communication processing results and communication results to be returned.

[Prior Art and Problems to be Solved by the Invention] Conventionally, mail systems have been used to request multiple stations to communicate image data with the same content (return communication request) or to request confidential communication. At this time, the request for notification of the results to be sent back was made at the time when the mail system had completed the requested communication processing. For this reason, if your station sends a broadcast request to the mail system, for example, and forgets to request the results to be returned, there is a problem that the processing results may become unknown or it may not be possible to confirm whether the transmission was successful. .

The present invention makes a communication request to the mail system, and then automatically requests the return of the results, and after the mail system finishes the requested communication processing, the result is returned to the requester, thereby ensuring that the request is processed. The purpose is to receive notification of the results.

[Means to solve problems]

Means for solving the problem will be explained with reference to FIG.

In FIG. 1, the service code 1-1 is composed of the type of communication processing (broadcast, confidential, etc.), the own station ID, and, if necessary, the broadcast destination ID.

Image data 2 is image data for which communication is requested.

Service code 1-2 is the type of communication processing (result return)
and own station ID.

The mail system is a system such as a facsimile mail storage and exchange machine that performs communication processing and returns of results requested by service code 1-1, image data 2, service code 1-2, etc.

[Effect]

As shown in FIG.
The service code 1-1 consisting of the communication request and the image data 2 to be communicated are sent to the mail system 3, and the service code 1-2 consisting of the type of communication processing (result return) and the own station ID is automatically sent to the mail system 3. After receiving these transmissions, the mail system 3 executes the communication process requested by service code 1-1 and image data 2, and then sends the result of the communication process requested by service code 1-2. is sent back to the own station ID.

Therefore, by automatically requesting a reply with the communication processing result when requesting communication processing, it is possible to reliably receive notification of the result of the communication processing request, and it is possible to avoid the trouble of making frequent return requests. It becomes possible.

〔Example〕

Next, the configuration and operation of one embodiment of the present invention will be explained in detail using FIGS. 1 to 3.

In FIG. 1, service code 1-1 is for requesting communication processing to the mail system 3, and includes the type of communication processing (broadcast, confidential, etc.), own station ID, and multiple broadcasts as necessary. It is composed of destination ID and the like.

Image data 2 is image data of the original for which communication is requested.

The service code 1-2 is for automatically requesting the mail system 3 to reply with the communication processing result, and is composed of the type of communication processing (result return), the own station ID, and the like.

The mail system is a facsimile mail storage and exchange machine, etc., and accepts and receives communication processing (for example, broadcast communication processing) requested by service code 1-1 and image data 2, and this reception receives the attached reception number, Type (broadcast, N
station, etc.), and also notifies this reception number to the requester's own station ID as shown in the figure, transmits the image data to the requested broadcast destination, and further transmits the communication processing results to the requester. This is to notify the corresponding own station ID.

The printout 4 is a printout of the communication processing result that has been notified. For example, as shown in the figure, the standard format of "communication completion notification", the telephone number of the broadcast recipient, and the broadcast processing result "
This is a printout of the communication results such as "Good" (or "Communication Abnormal", etc.).

As described above, the local station requests the mail system 3 to process communication using the service code 1-1, automatically generates the service code 1-2 in response to this request, and continuously processes the mail system without disconnecting the line. By requesting notification of the results in step 3 and printing out the results returned in response to this request, it is possible to reliably receive, print, and confirm the notification of the results of the communication process.

FIG. 2 shows a system configuration diagram of the present invention. This represents a system configuration diagram of the first office (facsimile machine).

In FIG. 2, a main control section 10 performs various controls.

The operation panel 11 is used to input various instructions such as destination and broadcast.

The destination storage section 12 stores the destination of image data.

The request code storage unit 13 stores the request code (
The code corresponding to service code 1-2 in FIG. 1) is stored.

The own number storage unit 15 stores the I number of the own office (facsimile machine).
D (for example, a telephone number).

The compression/restoration unit 14 compresses the image data of the original and restores the received image data to the original image data.

The 00 section 18 is for expanding code data into dot data.

The image memory section 16 is a memory that stores image data.

The recording section 17 prints the image data on paper and outputs the print output 4 shown in FIG.

The reading unit 20 reads a document and converts it into image data.

The line control unit 21 performs line control such as making a call, calling the mail system 3, etc., and establishing a line connection.

Next, the operation of the configuration shown in FIG. 2 will be explained using the flowchart shown in FIG.

In FIG. 3, ■ performs preprocessing. This can be done by manually inputting the broadcast key from the operation panel 11, etc., or by placing the document in the reading unit 20 and reading it into the image memory unit 1.
This means performing preprocessing such as accumulating in 6.

■ Processes the request message. This means that the service code 1-1 and image data 2 in FIG. 1 are sent to the mail system 3.

■ Edit the request code. This involves extracting the request code and own number stored in the request code storage section 13 and own number storage section 15, and creating the service code 1=2 shown in Fig. 1 which sends the result notification back to the own number. It means.

■ Processes the return request. This is the first step created in ■.
This means sending the service code 1-2 to the mail system 3 to request a result notification return.

(2) Performs post-processing.

After the mail system 3 executes the communication processing requested in step 2, the mail system 3 outputs the processing result returned to its own station in response to the request in step 2 as print output 4 in FIG. By looking at this printout 4, the user can reliably check, for example, whether the transmission was successfully carried out to the requested destination in response to the broadcast request, or whether the transmission ended abnormally.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As explained above, according to the present invention, a configuration is adopted in which a response with the communication processing result is automatically requested when a communication processing request is made, and the result is output upon receiving notification. Not only can notifications be reliably received and confirmed, it is also possible to eliminate the trouble of frequently requesting the results to be returned to the mail system, which was required in the past, and to reduce communication charges.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a system block diagram of the present invention, and FIG. 3 is a flowchart of communication processing according to the present invention. In the figure, 1-1.1-2 represents a service code, 2 represents image data, 3 represents a mail system, and 4 represents a print output.

Claims (1)

[Claims] In a facsimile device that requests communication processing and requests to return communication results, a service code (1- 1
) and image data (2) to the mail system (3) to request communication processing, and also send a service code (1-2) consisting of the communication processing type (result return) and own station ID.
) is automatically created and sent to the mail system to request the results to be returned, and after the mail system executes the communication process requested by the above service code (1-1), the request is sent by the above service code (1-2). A facsimile device characterized in that the facsimile device is configured to send back a received communication processing result to the own ID.