JPH03280653A - Communication processing unit - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To improve the processing speed by deciding the sequence of transmis sion to plural terminal equipments based on a call loss rate and allowing a transmission means to make transmission processing to plural terminal equipments based on the transmission sequence decided by the decision means. CONSTITUTION:A facsimile equipment is used for a communication processing unit, which consists of an operation section 1, readers 2, 3 reading optionally an original picture and receiving a picture signal subject to photoelectric conver sion, a picture memory 4 storing a data, a communication control section 5 and a CPU 6 or the like controlling the entire equipment. That is, registration means 1-4 registering at least a call loss rate as information at call setting, a decision means 6 deciding the sequence of transmission to plural terminal equipments based on the call loss rate registered by the registration means 1-4 and a transmission means 5 applying transmission processing to plural termi nal equipments based on the sequence of transmission decided by the decision means 6 are provided. Thus, the processing time for the entire transmission is quickened.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to a communication processing device, and more particularly, to a communication processing device that communicates with a plurality of partner terminals via a line, for example.

[Prior Art] In conventional facsimile machines or telephones, a method is implemented in which a call is set by storing the telephone number of the other party and pressing a one-touch button or speed dial.

Furthermore, facsimile machines have a broadcast function that stores read original images in a memory and continuously communicates the images to a plurality of recipients.

Similarly, in voice mail systems, a broadcast function is implemented in which voice messages are stored in a memory and then successively transmitted to a plurality of parties.

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] However, in these communication terminals, there are cases where information cannot be transmitted due to reasons such as the person to whom the information is being transmitted is busy talking. At this time, information is transmitted to other transmission parties first. However, if the terminal to which information was last attempted to be transmitted is busy, it is necessary to wait for the terminal to release the call, which results in a delay in completing the broadcast transmission. Furthermore, since the information to be transmitted is stored in the memory until all transmissions are completed, the following drawback occurs. That is, (1) There is a high probability that the time period during which the storage capacity for other broadcast transmission manuscripts, voice messages, etc. is reduced becomes longer.

(2) It takes a long time to reduce the capacity for storing received manuscripts and voicemails (there is a high probability that this will happen).

The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned drawbacks of the conventional example, and its purpose is to reduce the capacity for storing data during other transmissions and receptions when transmitting the same information to multiple partner terminals. It is an object of the present invention to provide a communication processing device in which time is probabilistically shortened.

[Means for Solving the Problems] In order to solve the above-mentioned problems and achieve the purpose, a communication processing device according to the present invention is a communication processing device that performs data communication via a line, and uses information as information at the time of call setup. , a registration means for registering at least a call loss rate, a determining means for determining a transmission order to the plurality of terminals based on the call loss rate registered by the registration means when the same information is transmitted to a plurality of terminals, and the determination means and transmitting means for performing transmission processing to the plurality of terminals based on the transmission order determined in the above.

[Operation] According to this configuration, the registration means registers at least the call loss rate as information at the time of call setup, and when the same information is to be transmitted to a plurality of terminals, the determination means registers at least the call loss rate as information at the time of call setup. The transmission means determines the transmission order to the terminals, and the transmission means performs transmission processing to the plurality of terminals based on the transmission order determined by the determination means.

[Embodiments] Preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a facsimile machine according to this embodiment. In the figure, reference numeral 1 denotes an operation unit having keys for inputting commands such as a facsimile telephone number and broadcast transmission. Reference numeral 2 indicates a reader that optically reads a document image and inputs a photoelectrically converted image signal, and 3 indicates a reader I/F. Reference numeral 4 indicates an image memory that stores transmitted image data or received image data.

Reference numeral 5 indicates a communication control unit that controls communication via the communication line 11, 6 indicates a CPU that controls the entire device, and 7 indicates a program according to the flowchart of FIG. 3, which will be described later, and various control programs. 8 indicates a ROM storing ROM, which is used as a work area for various programs and an area for storing call loss rate information of this embodiment, which will be described later.
It shows AM. Reference numeral 9 indicates a printer that records a received image or an image read by the reader 2 in the copy mode on a recording material, and 10 indicates a printer I/F. 1
2 is the address signal inside the main unit.

It shows a bus that transmits data and control signals.

FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a method of storing call loss probability information used in this embodiment. In FIG. 2, lOO indicates a table in which call loss probability information of this embodiment is registered. In this table 100, information on five partner terminals for performing broadcast communication, and corresponding to this terminal information, the time of the previous call setup attempt, whether or not there was a call loss at that time, and the call loss rate are registered. . For example, in the case of FAX2, the call setup time is T2, there is a call loss, and the call loss rate is B2, and in the case of FAX3, the call setup time is T3, there is no call loss, and the call loss rate is B3. still,
The relationship between call setup times is j + > j 2 > t s >
t s > t 4, and the call loss relationship is B, > B
2>BS>Bs>84.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be explained.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart illustrating the procedure of broadcast communication in this embodiment.

In this embodiment, information transmission (broadcast communication) is performed in the following procedure based on the example shown in FIG. Note that the broadcast communication has already been instructed, and the transmitted image data captured by the reader 2 has already been stored in the image memory 4. In this state, first, among the information destinations (FAXI to FAX5)
Then, the call loss rate B, (i = 1 to 5
) is selected and determined (step Sl).

This step S1 includes a comparison between the prescribed time T and the call setup time tI of each terminal, and as a result, FAX 1 is prioritized as the first transmission order.

Then, call setup for FAXI is performed (step S
2) It is determined whether the communication line to the communication partner FAX1 or the communication partner FAXI is in a busy state (step S3). If it is determined in step S3 that the terminal is not busy, information is transmitted to the other party's terminal FAX 1 (step S4).

On the other hand, if it is determined in step S3 that the call is in a busy state, the call setup failure time is updated in the table 100 (step S5). Furthermore, after step S4 or step S5, the call loss rate data is updated (step S6).
.

It is then determined whether there are other destinations to send the information to (
Step S7), when the transmission to all terminals (FAXI-FAX5) is completed, the transmission operation ends, and if there is a terminal that has not yet transmitted, the process returns to step S1, and the same process as described above is performed. will be held.

As the call loss rate data, for example, 1 is stored as the number of call setup attempts and 2 is stored as the number of call setup failures, and in step S1, / is used as the call loss rate B.

Further, although not shown, the call loss rate for each destination number (telephone number or 15DN number in 15DN, or 15DN number and subaddress) is independently stored in the RAM 8.

Furthermore, since the call loss rate of the other party's terminal to which a call is set for the first time is unknown, it is necessary to use the intermediate value or average value of all call loss rates stored for this party, or a preset standard value, as explained in Fig. 3. This may be treated as the call loss rate in step S1.

Now, the process of step s1 in the above-described embodiment may be performed as follows.

In other words, "Call loss rate is determined from among the destinations for which the other party's terminal was not in a busy state within the first specified time indicated by Tl and the communication line to the other party's terminal was not in a busy state within the second specified time indicated by T2. "Choose a device with a high value."

In this way, when the communication line is busy,
This is the average value of the time until communication becomes possible when the communicating party terminal is in a busy state. If only a short period of time has passed since the time of the message (v2), there is a high possibility that the other party's terminal or the line to the other party's terminal will continue to be busy. No other information can be sent while attempting.

Therefore, if an attempt is made to set up a call to a party with an extremely high probability of being in a busy state, it will take longer (or more likely) to complete the entire information transmission.

Therefore, the specified times T+ and Tz are set to average values V+ and V2, respectively.
By setting each independently in comparison with , it is possible to set a short average value of the time it takes to complete all transmissions.

Further, step S5 in the above-described embodiment may be set to "the current time, that is, the time at which the call setup failure is stored." This is because the time interval between the time of step S2 and the time of step S5 is usually extremely short.
Table 10 shows the time when call setup failure is stored in
The stem can be simplified by writing in the call setup time column of 0.

[Effects of the Invention] As described above, according to the present invention, the possibility of waiting for the transmission partner to release the call is reduced, and the time required for the entire transmission to be completed can be shortened. In other words, the information to be sent is stored in memory until the entire transmission is completed, so there is a time when the storage capacity is small for other broadcast transmission documents, voice messages, etc., and received documents and voice messages are stored in memory. It is possible to shorten the time when the capacity for storing e-mails becomes small.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

Fig. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the facsimile machine of this embodiment, Fig. 2 is a diagram explaining the storage method of call loss probability information used in this embodiment, and Fig. 3 is a diagram of the broadcast communication of this embodiment. It is a flowchart explaining a procedure. In the figure, 1...operation unit, 2...league, 3...reader ■/F, 4...image memory, 5...communication control unit,
6...CPU, 7...ROM, 8...RAM, 9
...Printer, 10...Printer I/F, 11...
- Communication line, 12...bus, 100...table.

Claims (4)

[Claims] (1) In a communication processing device that performs data communication via a line, a registration means for registering at least call loss probability as information at the time of call setup, and when transmitting the same information to multiple terminals, the information registered by the registration means The method is characterized by comprising: a determining means for determining a transmission order to the plurality of terminals based on a call loss probability; and a transmitting means for performing a transmission process to the plurality of terminals based on the transmission order determined by the determining means. Communication processing device. (2) The registration means includes updating means for updating the call loss rate of the same terminal every time a call is set up.
Communication processing device described in Section 1. (3) When determining the transmission order, the determining means:
2. The communication processing device according to claim 1, wherein priority is given to the terminal with a high call loss rate. (4) The communication processing device according to claim 1, wherein the communication processing device is a facsimile machine.