JPH04301962A - Facsimile equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To obtain the facsimile equipment resolving the points of taking a long time for setting destination information and lowering convenience. CONSTITUTION:When the presence of reception ability is judged by a reception ability judging means 60, an information transmitting means 61 transmits information showing the transmission of the destination information to the destination of a communicating party. After the transmission, an editing means 62 for transmission edits the destination information for transmission, and the destination information for transmission is transmitted by a transmission executing means 63. A retransmission request from the destination of the communicating party is analyzed, destination information for retransmission is edited, and the destination information for retransmission is transmitted to the destination of the communicating party by the transmission executing means 63. The destination information from the communicating party is certified by a destination information certifying means 65 and discriminated into normal information and abnormal information, a receiving destination information processing means 66 stores the normal information in a registration table 68 and concerning the abnormal information, a retransmission request is outputted to the communicating party.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

0001

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a facsimile machine in which destination information such as a plurality of destination telephone numbers is registered and which allows one-touch dialing and speed dialing.

0002

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there has been a technique in this type of field, for example, as shown in FIG. The configuration will be explained below using figures.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an example of the configuration of a conventional facsimile machine.

[0004] This facsimile device has a communication control unit 1 that controls connection with a communication line, etc.
An image processing section 2 is connected to the image processing section 2, and further connected to the image processing section 2 are a reading section 3 for reading an input document and a recording section 4 for recording the received image on recording paper. Here, the image processing unit 2 performs one-dimensional or two-dimensional data compression encoding to reduce the amount of output data from the transmission reading unit 1, and also performs decoding to expand the received image data S2. This is the circuit that does this.

On the other hand, a control section 5 commonly connected to the communication control section 1, image processing section 2, reading section 3, and recording section 4 is connected to an operation section 6 such as a keyboard for performing input operations. . Here, the control section 5 is composed of a microprocessor, a main memory, etc., and controls the entire operation of the facsimile machine, such as the communication control section 1, image processing section 2, reading section 3, recording section 4, and operation section 6. This is a circuit that does this.

Furthermore, this facsimile machine is capable of registering destination information such as a plurality of destination telephone numbers in the main memory of the control section 5, and the registration can be performed using the keyboard on the operation section 6. It is configured.

This facsimile machine operates as follows.

[0008] When a transmission document is set on the reading section 3 and the telephone number of the destination set using the speed dial is entered on the operation section 1, the transmission document is sent to the image processing section 2 and encoded. It is output to the communication control unit 1 as transmission image data S1. Thereafter, the transmission image data S1 is transmitted from the communication control unit 1 to the destination facsimile machine via the communication line.

Further, when the received image data S2 from the other party is received by the communication control section 1, the received image data S2 is decoded by the image processing section 2 and sent to the recording section 4. Then, in this recording section 4, the received image is printed on recording paper.

0010

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] However, since the facsimile machine having the above configuration is configured to register destination information using the keys on the operation unit 6, when purchasing or installing the facsimile machine, It was necessary to set destination information for each device. Therefore, even when setting the same destination information for multiple facsimile devices, the destination information must be set for each device using the keys on the operation panel 6, and it takes a lot of time to set the destination information. was there.

[0011]Furthermore, when the same company uses multiple facsimile machines and sets the same destination information on those multiple facsimile machines, it is necessary to notify the settings in advance, which poses the problem of inconvenience. Ta.

The present invention provides a facsimile machine that solves the problems of the prior art, such as the fact that it takes a lot of time to set destination information and the facsimile machine is inconvenient.

[0013]

[Means for Solving the Problems] In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention provides a facsimile device that is provided with a registration table for registering predetermined destination information and that performs facsimile communication based on the destination information. The measures were taken. That is, a receiving capability determining means for determining whether or not the other party has the ability to receive the destination information, and when it is determined by the receiving capability determining means that the recipient has the receiving capability,
a notification transmitting means for transmitting a notification to the other party to transmit the destination information; and a transmission editing means for editing the transmission destination information by referring to information in the registration table after transmitting the notification; a transmission execution means for transmitting the transmission destination information or the retransmission destination information to the destination; and a transmission execution means for transmitting the transmission destination information or the retransmission destination information to the destination, and analyzing a retransmission request sent from the destination after the transmission of the transmission destination information to the retransmission destination. retransmission editing means for editing information; destination information verification means for verifying destination information from the destination and determining normal information from abnormal information in the destination information; and storing the normal information in the registration table. The apparatus also includes receiving destination information processing means for requesting retransmission of the abnormal information.

[0014]

[Operation] Since the facsimile apparatus of the present invention is configured as described above, when the receiving capability determining means determines that the receiving capability is present, the notification transmitting means notifies the other party that destination information will be transmitted. introduce. After the transmission, the transmission editing means edits the transmission destination information by referring to the information in the registration table, and the transmission destination information resulting from the editing is transmitted by the transmission execution means. The retransmission editing means analyzes the retransmission request sent from the other party after the transmission destination information is transmitted, edits the retransmission destination information, and the retransmission destination information is transmitted to the other party by the transmission execution means. .

[0015] Furthermore, the destination information sent from the other party is verified by the destination information verification means and is discriminated as normal information or abnormal information. Then, the reception destination information processing means stores the normal information in the registration table, and requests retransmission of the abnormal information to the other party.

[0016] As a result, destination information set in the own facsimile machine can be transmitted to another facsimile machine, and destination information set in another facsimile machine can be received and set in the own facsimile machine. . Therefore, the above problem can be solved.

[0017]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a facsimile machine showing an embodiment of the present invention.

This facsimile device includes a control section 51 that controls the operation of the entire device, an operation section 52 that performs instruction operations such as inputting destination information and sending operations, and a display section that displays the operating status and communication results. 53. A reading unit 54 that optically reads the transmitted original; an image processing unit 55 that performs one-dimensional or two-dimensional data compression encoding and decoding to expand the received message in order to reduce the amount of data output from the reading unit 54; , a printing unit 56 that prints received messages, and a communication control unit 57 that performs communication control such as line connection control.
7 is connected to a communication line 58.

The control unit 51 is a microprocessor (hereinafter referred to as
(referred to as MPU) 51a and main memory 5 such as semiconductor memory
1b, the operating section 52 is a keyboard, etc., and the display section 53
is composed of a liquid crystal display, etc., the reading section 54 is composed of a document transport mechanism, a lens mechanism, an image sensor, etc., and the printing section 56 is composed of a laser printer or a thermal head, recording paper, a recording paper transport mechanism, etc. has been done. The communication control unit 57 is comprised of a line connection circuit, a modem, etc. that connects the communication line 58 and the facsimile machine.

[0020] The MPU 51a also includes a receiving capability determining means 60 for determining whether or not the other party has the ability to receive the destination information, and a receiving capability determining means 60 for determining whether or not the other party has the ability to receive the destination information. a notification transmitting means 61 that transmits a notification that information is to be transmitted to the other party; a transmission editing means 62 that edits the transmission destination information by referring to information in the registration table 68 after transmitting the notification; Transmission execution means 63 executes transmission of transmission destination information or retransmission destination information to the destination, and analyzes a retransmission request sent from the destination after transmission of the transmission destination information and edits the retransmission destination information. a retransmission editing means 64; a destination information verification means 65 for verifying receiving destination information from the other party and determining normal information and abnormal information in the receiving destination information; and storing the normal information in the registration table. It also includes a receiving destination information processing means 66 for requesting retransmission of the abnormal information.

Further, the main memory 51b includes a program storage area 67, a registration table 68 in which destination information and the like are registered, and an editing area 69. MPU51a
has the function of executing the program stored in the program storage area 67, referring to the contents of the registration table 68, and using the editing area 69 to perform various controls such as the operation of transmitting destination information. .

Next, FIG. 3 shows an example of the storage format of the registration table 68 in FIG. 1.

This registration table 68 stores destination information corresponding to each one-touch key 1, 2, 3, etc. or each abbreviated number 1, 2, 3, etc., and includes a sending telephone number storing a telephone number for facsimile transmission. A number area, a telephone number area for storing a destination telephone number when the facsimile device is used as a telephone, and a destination name area for storing a destination name are provided.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing the configuration of a transmission frame used in the embodiment of FIG.

This frame structure is based on CCITT (International Telegraph and Telephone Consultative Committee) Recommendation T. In the figure, F is a flag field, A is an address field, C is a control field, FCF is a facsimile control field, FIF is a facsimile information field,
and FCS is the frame check sequence.

FIGS. 5(a) and 5(b) show the FI of FIG.
An example of the configuration of the FIF is shown in FIGS. 6(a) and 6(b), respectively. Note that FIG. 5(a) shows an example of the configuration of the FIF for transmitting destination information, and FIG. 5(b) shows the FIF for retransmission requests.
This is an example of the configuration of F, and FIG. 6(a) is the FIF for transmitting destination information.
and FIG. 6(b) are examples of the contents of the FIF in the case of a retransmission request. However, the underlined portions in FIGS. 6(a) and 6(b) indicate the contents of the FIF.

Next, the operations (A) and (B) of the facsimile machine configured as described above are shown in FIGS. 7, 8, and 9.
This will be explained with reference to. Note that FIG. 7 is an operation flowchart when transmitting destination information in the embodiment of FIG. 1, and FIG.
A signal sequence diagram when transmitting destination information in the embodiment of
and FIG. 9 is an operation flowchart when destination information is received in the embodiment of FIG.

(A) Operation when transmitting destination information FIGS. 7 and 8
First, the user inputs the fact that destination information is to be transmitted and the telephone number of the person to whom the destination information is to be transmitted, using the operation unit 52 (step S1). The MPU 51a of the control unit 51 performs a dialing operation to the destination of the input telephone number (
Step S2). After the dialing operation, the MPU 51a receives the NSF signal (non-standard function) sent from the other party.
Of the CSI signal (called terminal identification) and the DIS signal (digital identification signal), the NSF signal is analyzed and the receiving capability determining means 60 determines whether the destination facsimile device has the capability to receive the destination information. (Step S3). If the destination facsimile device has reception capability, step S5 is executed, and if it does not have reception capability, step S11 is executed.

In step S5, the notification transmitting means 61 transmits a notification to the other party's facsimile machine to the effect that destination information is to be transmitted. Thereafter, the MPU 51a uses the transmission editing means 62 to refer to the registration table 68 and use the transmission editing means 62 to refer to the registration table 68 and to
The FIF for destination information transmission is edited according to the configuration of the FIF for destination information transmission shown in ) (step S6). Editing is
The destination information (sending phone number, phone number, destination name) stored in the registration area corresponding to the one-touch keys 1, 2, 3~ and abbreviated numbers 1, 2, 3~ in the registration table 68 can be accessed with a single touch. Edit each key 1, 2, 3~ and abbreviated number 1, 2, 3~. As is clear from FIGS. 3 and 6, only the portions stored in the registration table 68 are edited, and unregistered or unused portions are not edited.

[0030] After transmitting the TSI signal (sending terminal identification) and NSS (non-standard function setting) to the other party, the MP
U51a uses the transmission execution means 63 to transmit the edited transmission destination information to the other party in the frame structure shown in FIG. 4 (step S7). After transmission, if there is a retransmission request from the other party, step S9 is executed, and if there is no retransmission request, step S10 is executed (step S8). When there is a retransmission request, the retransmission editing means 64 of the MPU 51a analyzes the received retransmission request frame, determines the destination information to be retransmitted, and edits the FIF for transmitting the retransmission destination information (step S9 ).

[0031]Furthermore, after transmitting the destination information for retransmission by the transmission execution means 63, if an MCF (message confirmation) is received from the other party and a DCN (disconnection command) is returned, the communication line 58 is disconnected and the communication is terminated. . If there is no retransmission request, the communication line 58 is disconnected (step S10), and a message indicating that the destination facsimile machine is not capable of receiving destination information is displayed (step S12).

(B) Operation when receiving destination information In FIG. 9, the MPU 51a analyzes the NSS (non-standard function settings) sent from the destination facsimile machine and determines the type of data to be received ( Step S21)
. In the case of receiving destination information, execute step S23,
If destination information has not been received, normal communication in step S26 is executed (step S22). When receiving destination information,
The frame sent using the destination information verification means 65 (
Analyze (a) in FIG. 6 and check the hash data for each destination information.

The received destination information processing means 66 stores destination information (normal information) with no errors in the hash data in the registration table 68 (step S23), and also executes step S25 if there is an error in the received destination information. Execute, and if there is no error, terminate the reception operation (
Step S24). If there is an error in the received destination information, a retransmission request is made for the erroneous destination information (abnormal information), for example, one-touch key 1 and abbreviated number 1 in FIG. 6(b) (step S25). ).

This embodiment has the following advantages.

(1) Since the configuration is configured so that the destination information set in the facsimile machine can be sent, and in addition, the destination information set in other facsimile machines can be received and stored, the same information can be sent to multiple facsimile machines. When setting such destination information, there is no need to set each destination information individually, which simplifies the setting of destination information. Furthermore, destination information can be copied when a facsimile device is added.

(2) In the editing process by the sending editing means 62, only the portion stored in the registration table 68 is edited, and unregistered or unused portions are not edited. Transmission time and transmission fees can be saved.

It should be noted that the present invention is not limited to the illustrated embodiment and can be modified in various ways. Transmission execution means 63, retransmission editing means 64
, destination information verification means 65, and receiving destination information processing means 6
6 may be provided as individual circuits, or may be executed by program processing. Further, the configuration of the registration table 68 is not limited to the configuration shown in FIG. 3, and furthermore, the configurations of the registration tables of the sending facsimile machine and the receiving facsimile machine do not need to be the same.

[0038]

As described above in detail, according to the present invention, there are a receiving capability determining means, a notification transmitting means, a sending editing means, a sending executing means, a retransmitting editing means, a destination information verification means, and a receiving destination. An information processing means is provided to transmit the destination information stored in the registration table, and is configured to receive the destination information sent from the other party and store it in the registration table, resulting in the following effects. There is.

(1) When setting similar destination information in a plurality of facsimile machines, it is no longer necessary to set each one individually, and the setting of the destination information is simplified. This results in
It becomes possible to significantly shorten the setting time for setting destination information.

(2) Destination information can be copied when a facsimile device is added. For example, when configuring a facsimile network within the same company, just by setting destination information on one facsimile device, it is possible to copy destination information. It becomes possible to copy the same destination information to all facsimile machines. In addition, since the destination information is transferred using communication means, it can be transferred anywhere in the world. This eliminates the need to inform the user of destination information settings in advance, improving convenience.

Furthermore, if each of the above means is executed by program processing, simple processing can be added to the conventional facsimile machine without adding special electric circuits (IC, LSI, switches, etc.). Since this method can be realized with just the following, it can be applied to any existing facsimile machine.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a configuration block diagram of a facsimile machine showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a configuration block diagram showing an example of the configuration of a conventional facsimile device.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of the storage format of the registration table in FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a configuration diagram of a transmission frame used in the embodiment of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of the configuration of the FIF in FIG. 4;
FIG. 3A shows an example of the configuration of an FIF for transmitting destination information, and FIG. 2B shows an example of the configuration of an FIF for requesting retransmission.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of the contents of the FIF in FIG.
6A is an example of the contents of the FIF for destination information transmission, and FIG. 6B is an example of the contents of the FIF for the retransmission request.

FIG. 7 is an operation flowchart when transmitting destination information in the embodiment of FIG. 1;

FIG. 8 is a signal sequence diagram when transmitting destination information in the embodiment of FIG. 1;

FIG. 9 is an operation flowchart when receiving destination information in the embodiment of FIG. 1;

[Explanation of symbols]

51a MPU 60 Trust ability determination means 61 Notification transmission means 62 Transmission editing means 63 Destination information transmission means 64 Editing means for retransmission 65 Destination information verification means 66 Receiving destination information processing means 68 Registration table

Claims (1)

[Claims] Claim 1: A facsimile device comprising a registration table for registering predetermined destination information and performing facsimile communication based on the destination information, comprising a reception capability for determining whether a destination has the ability to receive the destination information. determining means; a notification transmitting means for transmitting a notification to the other party to transmit the destination information when the receiving capability determining means determines that the receiving capability is present; and after transmitting the notification, the registration table a transmission editing means for editing the transmission destination information by referring to the information therein; a transmission execution means for transmitting the transmission destination information or the retransmission destination information to the destination; and the transmission destination information. a retransmission editing means that analyzes a retransmission request sent from the other party after the transmission and edits the retransmission destination information, and verifies the destination information from the other party and distinguishes between normal information and abnormality in the destination information. A facsimile apparatus comprising: destination information verification means for determining information; and reception destination information processing means for storing the normal information in the registration table and requesting retransmission of the abnormal information.