JPH04237260A - Facsimile equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To quickly print out required management information such as transmission or reception, destination name, start time, communication sheet number, and presence of fault stored for each communication. CONSTITUTION:A read means 2 reads management information stored in a management information storage means 1 in the new order or older order and the result is arranged in a management information arrangement means 4. The management information is outputted in the new or older order from the management information storage means 1 and fed to a recording means 9 under the control of a management information output control means 6 in the order of arrangement and then printed out by the means 9.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

0001

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a facsimile machine having a journal function for printing out management information (journal) regarding communications that have already been completed.

0002

[Background of the Invention] A facsimile machine equipped with a journal function has built-in management information such as sending/receiving, destination name, start time, communication time, number of communication sheets, presence or absence of abnormality, etc. each time a reception or transmission is performed. Some devices are configured such that the management information stored in the memory is automatically printed out when the storage area becomes full. In this case, some devices are designed so that, before the storage area becomes full, the management information up to that point can be arbitrarily printed out by operating a switch or the like. Furthermore, some devices allow management information regarding transmission and management information regarding reception to be printed out separately. In any of the above cases, the management information is usually printed out in the order of the oldest communication time.

0003

[Problem to be Solved by the Invention] By the way, when printing out the management information of communication that has already ended, it is useful, for example, to check whether the communication processing or reception processing has been completed without any abnormalities, or to check from where the communication was received. For example, when That is, management information regarding a specific communication is often checked. However, in the above-mentioned facsimile machine, both transmission and reception are separated, but both are printed out in their entirety, and since they are printed out in descending order of communication time, unnecessary information is often included.

[0004] Therefore, it takes time to obtain the necessary information, and moreover, recording paper is wasted. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention solves the above-mentioned problems and proposes a facsimile machine that can quickly print out necessary management information without waste.

[0005]

[Means for Solving the Problems] In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, in the present invention, each time a transmission or reception is performed, the transmission/reception type, the destination name, the start time, the communication time, the number of communication sheets,
A management information storage means for storing management information such as the presence or absence of an abnormality, a reading means for reading the management information stored in the management information storage means in a specified order, and a reading order for specifying the reading order of the management information to the reading means. A specifying means, a management information arranging means for arranging the management information according to the order read by the reading means, and management for outputting the management information from the management information storage means based on the order last arranged by the management information arranging means. information output control means; communication type selection means for selecting a specified communication type such as transmission or reception of the management information output from the management information storage means; and communication type selection means for outputting the specified communication type; The present invention is characterized in that it includes a recording means for printing out only the management information that has been collected.

[0006]

[Operation] Whenever reception or transmission is performed, preset management information such as the destination, start time, communication time, and presence or absence of an abnormality is stored in the management information storage means 1 (FIG. 1). When printing out the stored management information, the reading means 2 first reads all the management information in the management information storage means 1 by operating a switch, and supplies this to the management information arrangement means 4. The reading order at this time can be specified by the reading order specifying means 3, and it is specified to read from the oldest communication time or from the newest communication time. The management information arrangement means 4 arranges the management information in the order based on the instructions from the reading means 2. Then, when a group classification such as a user ID is specified by the group classification specifying means 5,
Once arranged, the management information is classified and sorted into groups, and then rearranged.

Next, the management information output control means 6 analyzes the management information arranged last in the management information arrangement means 4 in order from the first in the arrangement order, and the management information is stored in the management information storage means 1. It will be determined where you are located. Then, in response to the output from the management information output control means 6, specific management information is sent out from the management information storage means 1. Next, the communication type selection means 7 determines whether the management information sent from the management information storage means 1 is to be transmitted, received, or both, and only the information designated in advance is selected and output. The type of communication to be selected is designated by the communication type designation means 8. In this way, the management information output from the communication type selection means 7 is supplied to the recording means 9, where it is printed out.

[0008]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Next, an example of a facsimile apparatus according to the present invention will be explained in detail with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 shows functional blocks of the present invention. Reference numeral 1 denotes a management information storage means that stores management information for each transmission and reception. Management information includes sending or receiving,
Therefore, there are information such as the type of communication, the name of the other party's device such as the other party's phone number, communication start time, communication time, presence or absence of communication abnormality, user ID of the terminal user, number of communication sheets, resolution, etc. Your selection will be remembered.

Reference numeral 2 denotes reading means for reading out the management information stored in the management information storage means 1 in a specified order, that is, in order from the oldest communication time or from the newest communication time. Reference numeral 3 denotes a reading order specifying means for specifying the reading order by the reading means 2. Reference numeral 4 denotes an arrangement means that arranges the management information according to the order supplied from the reading means 2, and also sorts and rearranges the management information for each group classification, such as a separately designated user ID. Reference numeral 5 denotes a group classification specifying means for specifying a group classification, such as user ID, when the management information is arranged by the arrangement means 4.

6 is a management information output control that analyzes the management information according to the order arranged by the management information arrangement means 4, determines the storage position in the management information storage means 1, and sends out the management information from the storage means 1. It is a means. 7 is a communication type selection means for determining the communication type of management information supplied from the management information storage means 1, that is, whether it is for transmission or reception, and transmitting only the management information of a separately specified communication type. It is. Reference numeral 8 denotes a communication type specifying means for specifying a communication type to be selected to the communication type selecting means 7. Communication type is sending,
Three types can be specified: receive and send/receive. Reference numeral 9 denotes a recording means for printing out the management information supplied from the communication type selection means 7.

The plurality of means described above constitute a part of the communication control means 10 shown in FIG. In the same figure, 11
1 is a CPU for managing communication control; 12 is a ROM in which control programs such as transmission/reception programs and journal functions are stored; and 13 is a RAM for storing image information. RAM
Reference numeral 13 is provided with a management information storage area as shown in FIG. 3, in which management information is stored for each communication. Then, when the number of pieces of management information reaches n, all the management information is output and printed out. Also, if there is no paper, n+
The first management information is stored replacing the management information of the first communication, and similarly, the n+mth (m≦n) management information is replaced with the management information of the m-th communication.

Reference numeral 14 denotes an image reading section, and the image information read here is stored in the RAM 13 via an interface 15 and then supplied to a modem and network control circuit (NCU) 16 functioning as a transmitting/receiving means. Further, the image information input through the communication line is stored in the RAM 13 via the modem and the NCU 16, and then is supplied via the interface 17 to the recording section 18 which functions as a printer, and its contents are printed out. This recording section 18 corresponds to the recording means 9 in FIG. Further, the management information stored in the RAM 13 is also printed out by the recording unit 18. The telephone number of the destination party is supplied to the display unit 20 via the interface 19 and displayed thereon. The operation unit 21 includes a numeric keypad and various setting switches (
(not shown), and conditions for printing out management information, such as selection of communication type, printing order, group classification, etc., are also performed here. Information entered on the operation unit 21 is sent to the interface 22.
The data is taken into the CPU 11 through the process.

FIG. 4 shows an operation procedure for printing out management information using the above-mentioned facsimile machine and an example of the display at that time. First, when list print is selected on the main menu (not shown), a confirmation message is displayed to confirm whether or not to print a journal (step 31). Next, Y(Y
When the ES) key is pressed, a confirmation message is displayed to confirm whether the transmission is for both transmission and reception (step 32). Here Y
When the key is pressed, printing is started according to the procedure described later, and all the management information for the transmitted and received information is printed out. When the N (NO) key is pressed in step 32, a confirmation message is displayed to confirm whether only the amount to be sent is displayed (step 33), and if the Y key is pressed here, only the management information for the amount to be sent is printed out.

[0015] If you press the N key in step 33, a confirmation message will be displayed to confirm whether or not it is only the received amount (step 34).
), if you press the Y key here, only the reception management information will be printed out. If the N key is pressed in step 34, the process returns to step 32. When you press the N key in step 31,
Next, you will be asked to confirm whether it is a special list (step 35), and if you press the Y key here, for example, user I
An instruction to input D is displayed (step 36). and,
When the user ID is entered, it is displayed (step 37).

[0016] Next, when the Y key is pressed, a confirmation message is displayed to confirm whether the classification is based on user ID (step 38). Next, press the Y key to print out the management information sorted by the specified group. If the N key is pressed in steps 37 and 38, the process returns to step 36.

[0017] The order of printing can be specified by distinguishing between printing out in order from the oldest communication time and printing out in order from the newest communication time. This is specified in advance by operating a print order setting switch (not shown) or the like. When printing start is instructed through the above-described operation, printing is performed according to the procedure shown in FIG. FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing the procedure of the print operation. When the print start is instructed, initial settings are first performed (step 41).

Initial settings are performed according to the flowchart shown in FIG. To explain the initial settings, as shown in FIG. 6, first all m pieces of stored information (m≦
n) are read out and arranged in a readout table as shown in FIG. 7A (step 51). A read table is provided in the RAM 13. At this time, the order in which the management information is read is set to either the oldest communication time or the newest communication time by operating a print order setting switch or the like. Normally, unless otherwise specified, the default value is set so that the printout starts with the latest communication time.

When it is specified to print out data in order from the newest one (normally, no operation is necessary for this purpose), reading starts from the m-th communication, which is the last data stored in the management information storage area, and sequentially prints out the m-th data. 1 communication, m-2
The communication portion, . . . , the first communication portion is read out, and these are set in order from the first to the mth communication in the read table. On the other hand, if printing is specified in order from the oldest to the oldest, reading starts from the first communication in the management information storage area, and then sequentially reads the second communication, third communication, ..., mth communication, and so on. from the first to the mth table in order.

After all the management information has been arranged in step 51, it is determined whether group classification is specified (step 52). If there is a designation of group classification, then all the management information arranged in the readout table (FIG. 7A) is sorted by group and rearranged as shown in FIG. 7B (step 53). If it is determined in step 52 that no group classification is specified, the initial arrangement remains. Next, a pointer specifying the read position is placed in the first data of the read table rearranged in step 51 or step 53 (
Step 54).

[0021] When the initial settings are completed in this way,
The process transitions to the processing flow shown in FIG. Therefore, it is determined where in the management information storage area the management information to which the pointer in the readout table is located is located, and this is sent out (step 42). Next, it is determined whether or not only the transmitted portion is to be printed out (step 43), and if it is determined that only the transmitted portion is to be printed out, it is determined in step 42 whether or not the sent management information is for the transmitted portion (step 43). 44). If it is determined in step 44 that the data is for transmission, then the data is converted into a character code (step 45). The character code is converted into image information and then supplied to the recording section 18, where management information is printed out. After step 45, it is determined whether the management information is the final data (step 46).

If the result in step 43 is negative, then it is determined whether the printout is only for the received portion (step 4).
7) If it is determined that the data is only received data, then it is determined whether or not the data is received data (step 48). If it is determined in step 48 that the amount is not received, then the processing in step 46 is performed. Further, when the result in step 47 is negative, it is next determined whether or not transmission is being output (
Step 61). If the answer in step 61 is affirmative, then the process in step 44 is performed. If the answer in step 61 is negative, then the process in step 48 is performed. If step 48 is affirmative, then step 45
This process causes the management information to be printed out. If the result in step 44 is negative, then the process in step 46 is performed. In step 46, it is determined what number the management information is in the read table,
If it is the m-th data, it is determined that it is the final data, and then it is determined whether it is a transmission/reception output (step 62). If the result in step 62 is affirmative, it is output as a reception output and the pointer is set to the first position in the read table (step 63). Subsequently, the process returns to step 42, and the same procedure as described above is repeated until the mth management information is printed out. If the answer in step 62 is negative, printing out the management information ends. Here, since it is the first data, it is determined in step 46 that it is not the final data, and then the pointer set in the first data in the read table is placed in the second data (step 49). Subsequently, the process returns to step 42 and the same procedure as described above is repeated until the mth management information is printed out.

[0023]

As described above, the present invention is capable of distinguishing the type of communication, that is, transmission or reception, of stored management information, sorting it by group classification such as user ID, and printing it out. It is also possible to specify from the oldest or newest time. Therefore, according to the present invention, there is an effect that only the management information regarding the specific communication desired by the user can be obtained quickly and efficiently.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the functions of a facsimile device according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a system diagram of a facsimile device according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a recording area of management information.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a print operation and its display.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a printing operation.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram illustrating initial settings of a print operation.

FIGS. 7A and 7B are explanatory diagrams illustrating read tables; FIGS.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 Management information storage means 2 Reading means 3 Reading order specification means 4 Management information arrangement means 5 Group classification designation means 6 Management information output control means 7 Communication type selection means 8 Communication type specification means 9 Recording means

Claims (1)

[Claims] [Claim 1] Each time transmission and reception are performed, the distinction between sending and receiving,
management information storage means for storing management information such as destination name, start time, communication time, number of communication sheets, presence or absence of an abnormality; and reading means for reading management information stored in the management information storage means in a specified order. , reading order specifying means for specifying the reading order of management information to the reading means;
management information arranging means for arranging management information according to the order read by the reading means; and management information for outputting management information from the management information storage means based on the order last arranged by the management information arranging means. an output control means; a communication type selection means for selecting a designated communication type such as transmission or reception of the management information output from the management information storage means; and a communication type selection means for outputting the selected communication type; A facsimile device comprising a recording means for printing out only the management information that has been sent.