JPH02301260A - Facsimile equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To allow management information of a facsimile equipment to be referred or revised by an external data controller by providing a data communication control section, an input data control section and a management section. CONSTITUTION:When abbreviated dial information registered in a facsimile equipment and internal management information such as communication management information are referred or revised from a data controller 8 such as an external computer, the control performance is informed to a data communication control section 1 via an interface socket 5 mounted externally to the facsimile equipment from a data controller 8 according to the communication procedure in compliance with the communication protocol. The control information is informed to an input data control section 2, the control information is divided into a control command and a data as the result of analysis of the control information and they are converted into a format managed internally in a data management section 4 and the result is informed to the data management section 4. The data management section 4 analyzes the content of the control command and the processing content representing the processing content of the command is reflected on the equipment control section 6 managing/ controlling the internal information of the entire equipment.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] Industrial applications The present invention relates to a facsimile device.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Conventionally, in this type of facsimile device, it has not been standard to have a physical interface attached externally to the device, and even in devices with a physical interface, the interface has been used as a communication means for facsimile communication,
The device management information of the facsimile device cannot be referred to or changed from an external data control device, and is only used as a control means for communication activation information.

Problems to be Solved by the Invention The conventional system described above has a physical interface,
Since there is no element that allows you to refer to or change the facsimile device's management information from that interface, if the device management information is registered information such as the device's own phone number or speed dial, the registered information may not be registered in advance. Even if the information is known, there is no way to register it to the device all at once, so the operator must register it one by one from the device operation. However, when it is desired to change the device management information, there is no data transfer means for the information, so the disadvantage is that the operator has to make settings for each device.

Furthermore, since there is no means to change or modify the device software from outside the device, there is a drawback that the device relies on replacing the software storage medium.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned conventional situation,
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide a new facsimile apparatus which makes it possible to overcome the above-mentioned disadvantages inherent in the prior art.

Means for Solving the Problems In order to achieve the above object, a facsimile device according to the present invention has a physical interface (RS-
232C, etc.), and uses the physical interface to enable data transmission and reception using a communication protocol function with a data control device such as a personal computer that has the same physical interface; an input data control section that enables input data sent to the data communication control section using a physical interface to reflect the input data as facsimile device information; The facsimile apparatus is configured to include an output data control section that allows device information to be referred to from the outside, and a data management section that manages the input/output data as facsimile device information.

Embodiments Next, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be specifically explained with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a basic block configuration diagram showing a first embodiment according to the present invention, and the actual processing form will be explained using the block diagram.

Referring to FIG. 1, when referring to or changing internal management information such as speed dial information and communication management information registered in a facsimile machine from a data control device 8 such as an external personal computer, Control information is notified from the data control device 8 to the data communication control unit 1 via the physical interface 7 and the interface socket 5 externally attached to the facsimile machine in accordance with a communication procedure according to a communication protocol. However, communication protocol settings are required for control information communication, and communication handshake and bidirectionality are guaranteed between the data control device 8 and the facsimile device (more precisely, the data communication control section 1). shall be taken as a thing.

The control information is notified from the data communication control unit 1 as input data to the input data control unit 2, and the input data control unit 2 analyzes the control information.The input data control unit 2 analyzes the control information. It is divided into control commands and data, converted into a format that can be managed internally by the data management section 4, and notified to the data management section 4. The data management section 4 is
The content of the control command from the input data control unit 2 is analyzed, and the processing content represented by the command is reflected in the device control unit 6, which manages and controls the internal information of the entire device.

Here, if the command content is to change the device information, the data management section 4 sends the data from the input data control section 2, here the change information optical data and the change data to the device information after the change command. The control unit 6 is notified and the information can be changed. The device control unit 6 achieves this through memory management control that ultimately manages device information.

Further, when the external data control device 8 instructs to refer to the internal information of the facsimile device, the communication control section 6 receives the reference command and the reference instruction light data from the data management section 4, and Search for reference data,
The data management unit 4 is notified. The data management section 4 organizes the reference data into a data format for external notification, and notifies the output data control section 3 of the data format. The output data control unit 3 format-converts the reference data into a data format suitable for the communication procedure, and the data communication control unit 1 transfers the data so that the data can be referred to by an external data control device 8.

By performing the above procedure and managing the change/reference data within the external data control device 8, if the internal information that you want to register in the facsimile device is known in advance, it can be done without depending on the facsimile device's registration operation. The registration work is completed by simply creating registration data in the data control device 8 and transmitting it to the facsimile machine.

In addition, when replacing a new security device and wishing to have the same internal settings as the previous device, this can be achieved by saving the data of the previous device to the data control device 8 and transferring it to the new device. can. In addition, if it is desired to change internal information regularly, this can be achieved by setting the data control device 8 to search for internal information and change only certain specific data.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a second embodiment according to the present invention, and is an embodiment using a branch type GPIB interface.

Referring to FIG. 2, by using the GPIB interface 12, one data control device 8 can be connected to a plurality of facsimile devices. Since Z9.10.11 can be connected, by sequentially transferring data from the data control device 8, it is possible to perform internal settings of a large number of devices in a short time.

In addition, if the internal information of the device is used as device control software, and the device software configuration allows data to be changed using an external interface, the software can be modified without the need to replace the software storage medium. It becomes possible.

Even with the configuration shown in FIG. 1, existing methods of using the physical interface as a means of facsimile communication or controlling communication activation information are also possible.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION According to the present invention, in a facsimile machine having a physical interface (such as R3-232C) that enables mutual data communication, the physical interface can be used to communicate with the same physical interface of a personal computer, etc. A data communication control unit that enables data transmission and reception using a data control device and a communication protocol function, and input data sent to the data communication control unit using a physical interface from an external data control device. an input data control unit that allows the device information to be reflected as information; an output data control unit that allows the device information to be referred to from the outside by sending facsimile device information in advance to an external data control device as output data; and their inputs. / By having a data management unit that manages output data as facsimile device information, data transfer between an external data control device and a facsimile device is possible, and device management information can be stored such as the device's own telephone number, speed dial, etc. If the registered content is known in advance, it can be registered to the device all at once, and the device management information can be set in the same way for other devices, or the device management information can be changed regularly. is possible,
When the device management information is device software, it is possible to modify the software without having to replace the software storage medium.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a first embodiment of the present invention. DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1... Data communication control part, 2... Input data control part, 3... Output data control part, 4... Data management part, 5
. . . Physical interface socket, 6 . Device control unit, 7 . Physical interface, 8 . Data control device FIG. This is an example of using an interface.

Claims (1)

[Claims] Physical interface (RS) that enables data mutual communication
-232C, etc.), a data communication control unit that enables data transmission and reception using the communication protocol function with a data control device with the same physical interface, such as a personal computer, using the physical interface, and an external data control unit. an input data control unit that can reflect input data as facsimile device information based on input data sent to the data communication control unit using a physical interface from the device; A facsimile device comprising: an output data control section that allows device information to be referred to from the outside by transmitting it; and a data management section that manages the input/output data as facsimile device information.