JPH0265543A - Facsimile equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To prevent relaying from a relay station to a remote location by applying final destination station relay multiple address when a final destination station exists in a district registered in a relay area registration section and omitting the relay multiple address to the final destination station and informing it to a sender station automatically if the station is not registered. CONSTITUTION:When a relay command signal from a sender station is received, whether or not the relay command signal is to be accepted based on an ID number or a personal identification number or the like sent simultaneously with the relay command signal is discriminated. Then the final destination station in the relay command signal is stored in a final destination station storage section 10 and a picture data signal from the sender station is stored in a picture storage section 7. Then whether or not the district of the final destination station stored in the final destination station storage section 10 is registered by a relay district registration section 9 is discriminated, and when the district is registered, a picture data signal of the picture storage section 7 is sent to the final destination station. On the other hand, when the district is not registered, the relay multiple address communication is omitted. When the processing is finished, the relay multiple address result report is generated and returned to the sender station.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to a facsimile device having a relay broadcast function.

[Conventional technology]

Conventionally, information such as a single image of a manuscript is received from a transmitting station,
Furthermore, facsimile apparatuses (hereinafter referred to as relay stations) are known that have a relay/broadcast function that can reduce transmission costs and time by transmitting received information as is to a plurality of final destination stations. This type of relay station is configured to sequentially transmit information to a final destination station based on a relay instruction signal from a source station. Therefore, the operator on the source station side must select in advance the final destination station to which transmission is to be made via the relay station from among the final destination stations to which transmission is to be made, and send that instruction to the relay station on a relay instruction signal. This was inconvenient, and the TA capabilities of relay broadcasting could not be fully utilized. Furthermore, if the above selection is incorrect, the transmission cost may be higher than that of transmitting from the originating station.

Therefore, as a means to solve the above problem,
As shown in Publication No. 4, for example, if a relay station is included among the destination stations to which you want to send data, and furthermore, there is a final destination station that has a certain regional relationship with the relay station, such as having the same area code, etc. If included, the originating station automatically selects a final destination station that has a certain relationship with the above relay station, and sends a relay instruction signal instructing the relay station to transmit to these E1n destination stations. something is proposed.

[Problem to be solved by the invention]

However, when the relay station receives the relay instruction signal, it transmits the signal unconditionally even if the final destination station is relatively far away from the relay station, which increases the transmission costs incurred by the relay station. , there is a problem that the occupied time for transmission becomes better.

Furthermore, even in areas adjacent to a relay station, if the area code is different, relaying will not be instructed, and therefore there is a problem in that the relay notification function cannot be fully utilized.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide a facsimile device that notifies the originating station when the final destination station is remote from the relay station without transmitting the data.

(Means for solving the :!R problem) The present invention provides a facsimile device d that relays a relay message to a final destination station selected based on a relay instruction signal from a transmitting station. 1liiii is registered in advance in the relay area via record section green section; a relay 11m means that performs the relay broadcast when it is determined that the relay broadcast is registered, and omits the relay broadcast when it is determined that the relay broadcast is unregistered; and notification means for notifying.

(Function) According to the facsimile apparatus having the above configuration, when the final destination station is located at the relay station 1 registered in the relay station lJ1 registration section, a relay broadcast is performed to the final destination station, and when it is not registered, the final destination station is To omit relay broadcasting to a destination station and to automatically notify the originating station of this fact.

〔Example〕

FIG. 1 shows a block configuration of an embodiment of a facsimile apparatus according to the present invention.

The facsimile machine includes a network control section 1, a modem section 2, a communication control section 3, an encoding/decoding section 4, a reading section 5, a recording section 6, an image storage section 7, an operation section 8, a relay area n green section 9, and a final destination. The central 1, 1lli1 is equipped with a station storage unit 10, a destination determination unit 11, and relay control means and notification means.
It is composed of a section 12.

The network control unit 1 connects or opens a telephone line to this device. The modem section 2 modulates the transmitted signal from the apparatus and demodulates the received signal. The communication υ1wJ unit 3 communicates with network III! when the paging signal is received. 1 Connect the telephone line to this device through part 1, and when the communication is finished, release the telephone line from this device by network 61111 part 1, and transmit/receive 1tillll through modem part 2.
1.

The encoding/decoding section 4 encodes the image signal manually input from the reading section 5 and outputs it to the communication tA 111 section 3.
It decodes the received code signal into an image signal and outputs it to the recording section 6. The reading section 5 reads an image signal from a raw stone or the like and outputs it to the encoding/decoding section 4. Recording section 6 [This is for printing on recording paper or the like based on the input image signal. The image storage section 7 stores image signals.

The operating section 8 is for operating the device from the outside.

The relay area registration unit 9 records in advance areas where relay is possible. , the final destination station storage unit 10 stores the final destination station in the relay instruction signal.

The destination determination unit 11 determines whether the area of the final destination station stored in the final destination station storage unit 10 is registered in the relay area registration unit 9. Central 1111111 part 1
2 controls the network control section 1, the communication control section 3, the encoding/decoding section 4, the image storage section 7, the jln destination station storage section 10, and the destination determination section 11.

Next, the operation of the present invention will be explained using the flowchart shown in FIG.

First, a paging signal from a calling station is received.

Next, when a relay instruction signal is received from the originating station, in step S1, whether or not to accept this relay instruction signal is determined based on the ID number (device zero record number) and password sent at the same time as the relay instruction signal. Judgment will be made based on the number etc. When the relay instruction signal is not accepted, the procedure of this flowchart is ended without performing the processing from step 82 onwards, or the communication is ended.

On the other hand, when accepting the relay instruction signal, step S2
All the R final destination stations of the relay 1'B signal are stored in the final destination station storage section 10, and the image data signal from the originating station is stored in the image storage section 7.

Further, in step S3, the data of the image@signal is printed on a recording paper or the like by the recording section 6. Note that if this device is not the final destination station, printing in step S3 is not performed.

Next, it! of the final destination station stored in the final destination station storage unit 10 in step S4. It is determined whether or not 1i11 is registered in the relay area registration section 9.

That is, 1. For example, the area codes that can be relayed as shown in Table 1 are registered in advance in the relay area registration section 9, and the destination judgment section 11 registers the final destination station stored in the final destination station storage section 10. It is determined whether the area code matches any of the area codes in Table 1.

Table (L! bottom, margin) When the final destination station stored in the final destination station storage unit 10 is registered in the relay area registration unit 9 in step S4, the image in the image storage unit 7 is Send the data signal to the final destination station.

On the other hand, if it is not registered, the transmission of the image data to the final destination station, that is, the relay broadcast, is omitted and the process moves to step S6.

In step S6, it is determined whether the determination process in step s4 has been performed for all final destination stations stored in the final destination station storage unit 10, and the determination process in step S4 is completed for all final destination stations. When you are not
Return to step S4 again.

Then, when the processing of steps S4 to Ss is completed for all final destination stations, a relay relay result report is created and sent back to the originating station in step S7, and then the procedure of this flowchart is terminated, or Or communication ends. By receiving this relay broadcast result report.

At the originating station, the 11th report result port is printed.

Here, the relay broadcast result report will be explained using an example shown in FIG.

The relay broadcast result report contains, for each final destination station, a "Number" column that indicates the order of transmission, a "Date and Time" column that indicates the date and time of transmission, and a "Destination Jllll, ll" column that indicates the telephone number of the final destination station.
``Mode'' column indicating the time taken for transmission, ``Communication time'' column indicating the time taken for transmission, ``Number of sheets'' column indicating the number of sheets sent, ``Result'' column indicating whether or not it was registered in the relay area registration section 9,
and a "II Notes" column for notes.

For example, as shown in "4" in the "Number" column, the destination telephone number of the final destination station is r03-999-9999.
In the case of J, this telephone number is not included in the area code in Table 1, so the relay call to r03-999-99994 is omitted. Therefore, by printing "0 seconds" in the "Communication time" field, "0 sheets" in the "Number of sheets" and "Out of area" in the "Results" field, the sending station is notified that the transmission will not be sent. do.

Although the relay broadcast result report in FIG. 3 describes all the final destination stations, it may also describe only the final destination stations for which the relay broadcast is omitted. Furthermore, a display device as shown in FIG. 3 may be provided to display the relay report results on the transmitting station.

Further, the content to be registered in the relay area registration section 9 may include not only the area code but also the telephone number of the final destination station that can be relayed directly.

Furthermore, the regions of the final destination stations to be relayed may be registered separately according to the telephone number of the originating station. That is, for example, if the originating station is Tokyo and the relay station is Osaka, the area where relaying is possible is registered in the Kansai region, and if the originating station is Nagoya and the relaying station is Osaka, the area where relaying is possible is registered. Register so that it is only in Osaka.

〔Effect of the invention〕

According to the present invention, when the final destination station is in an area registered in the relay area registration section, a relay message is sent to the final destination station, and when it is not registered, the relay message to the final destination station is omitted.
It is possible to prevent a relay station from being relayed to a remote location, reduce the transmission cost incurred by the relay station without impairing the relay broadcast function, and shorten the time occupied by the device. Furthermore, since the transmitting station is notified that the relay relay is omitted, the transmitting station can immediately know whether or not the relay station has transmitted to the final destination station.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of a facsimile device according to the present invention, and FIG.
This figure is a flowchart showing the operation of the configuration shown in FIG. 1, and FIG. 3 is a diagram for explaining a relay broadcast result report. 9... Relay area registration unit, 10... Final destination station storage unit, 11... Destination determination unit, 12... Central control unit. Patent applicant: Mita Kogyo Co., Ltd. Representative: Patent attorney: Etsushi Kotani
Patent Attorney Chief II 1st Patent Attorney
Takao Ito Figure 2

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. In a facsimile device that performs relay broadcasting to a final destination station selected based on a relay instruction signal from a source station,
a relay area registration unit in which areas of destination stations that can be relayed are registered in advance; a destination determination unit that determines whether the final destination station is within the area registered in the relay area registration unit;
Relay control means that performs the relay broadcast when the destination determination unit determines that the destination is registered, and omits the relay broadcast when it is determined that the destination is unregistered; A facsimile apparatus comprising: notifying means for notifying the originating station of the final destination station.