JPH04334263A - Facsimile equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To resolve a problem which requires much time for setting registration information. CONSTITUTION:When a reception capacity judgement means 60 judges that there is reception capacity, a notice transmission means 61 transmits the notice of effect that registration information is to be transmitted to an opposite party. After the transmission, a transmission editing means 62 edits transmission registration information and the transmission registration information is transmitted by a transmission execution means 63. A retransmission editing means 64 analyzes a retransmission request and edits retransmission registration information. The retransmission registration information is transmitted to the opposite party by the transmission execution means 63. Registration information from the opposite party is inspected by a registration information inspection means 65 and it is discriminated to be normal information and abnormal information. A reception registration information processing means 66 stores normal information concerned in a registration table 69 and correction-processes abnormal information. When abnormal information cannot be corrected, a retransmission request means requests the retransmission of registration information to the opposite 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 that requires various types of information to be registered in order to operate the machine.

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 section 2 is a circuit that performs one-dimensional or two-dimensional data compression encoding in order to reduce the amount of output data from the reading section 1 for transmission, as well as decoding that expands the received image data S2. be.

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 device is configured to register various information for operating the device, such as its own telephone number, whether automatic answering is enabled, the number of redials, and the redial interval, in the main memory of the control section 5. has become,
The configuration is such that the registration is performed using a keyboard on the operation unit 6.

This facsimile machine operates as follows.

[0008] Registered information such as the telephone number of the user's own device, presence or absence of automatic response, number of redials, and redial interval is input in advance using the keyboard of the operation unit 6. Then, the user places the original to be sent on the reading section 3 and inputs the telephone number of the other party using the operation section 6. If communication cannot be established with the other party at once, communication will be established with the other party after the registered redial interval and number of redials have been registered.

[0009] When the communication state is established, the transmitted original is transferred to the reading section 3.
The image is read and sent to the image processing section 2. There, it is encoded and output to the communication control section 1 as transmission image data S1, and transmitted to the destination facsimile machine via the communication line.

[0010] Furthermore, if automatic response is registered as on, a call from the other party will be automatically answered, and the subsequent received image data S2 from the other party will be received via the communication control unit 1, and the image processing unit 2 will receive the received image data S2 from the other party. decrypted with . Then, the recording unit 4 prints the received image on recording paper.

[0011]

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] However, since the facsimile machine having the above configuration is configured to register various types of registration information using the keys on the operation section 6,
The following issues were encountered.

(1) When purchasing or installing a facsimile machine, it was necessary to set the registration information for each facsimile machine. Therefore, even when setting the same registration information for multiple facsimile devices, the registration 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 registration information. was there.

(2) When replacing a facsimile device with a new device, there is also the problem that the registered contents of the old device must be re-registered in the new device using a key on the device.

(3) When a plurality of facsimile machines are used by the same company with the same registration information, it is necessary to set various kinds of registration information for each machine, which is inconvenient.

[0015] The present invention provides a facsimile machine that solves the problems of the prior art, such as that it takes a lot of time to set up registration information and that it is inconvenient.

[0016]

[Means for Solving the Problems] In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention provides a facsimile machine that is equipped with a registration table that stores predetermined registration information and that performs facsimile communication based on the registration information. The measures were taken.

That is, receiving capability determining means determines whether or not the other party has the ability to receive the registered information, and when the receiving capability determining means determines that the destination has the receiving capability, transmitting the registered information. notification transmission means for transmitting a notification to the other party; a transmission editing means for editing transmission registration information by referring to registration information in the registration table after transmitting the notification; a transmission execution means for transmitting information or registration information for retransmission to the destination; and a retransmission unit for editing the registration information for retransmission based on a retransmission request from the destination sent after the registration information for transmission is transmitted. Verify the editing means and registered information from the other party,
registered information verification means for determining normal information and abnormal information in the registered information; received registration information processing means for storing the normal information in the registration table and correcting the abnormal information; and retransmission request means for requesting retransmission of the registered information if it is impossible.

[0018]

[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 available, the notification transmitting means notifies the other party that registered information will be transmitted. introduce. After the transmission, the transmission editing means edits the transmission registration information by referring to the information in the registration table, and the transmission registration information resulting from the editing is transmitted by the transmission execution means. The retransmission editing means analyzes a retransmission request sent from the other party after the transmission of the transmission registration information, edits the retransmission registration information, and transmits the retransmission registration information to the other party by the transmission execution means. Ru.

Further, the registered information sent from the other party is verified by the registered information verification means and is discriminated as normal information or abnormal information. Then, the reception registration information processing means stores the normal information in the registration table and performs a correction process on the abnormal information, and if the abnormal information cannot be corrected, the retransmission request means sends the registered information to the other party. Make a retransmission request.

[0020] Thereby, the registration information set in the own facsimile machine can be transmitted to other facsimile machines, and the registration information set in other facsimile machines can be received and set in the own facsimile machine. Therefore, the above problem can be solved.

[0021]

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 registration 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.

[0024] The MPU 51a also includes a reception capability determining means 60 for determining whether or not the other party has the ability to receive the registered information, and a reception capability determining means 60 for determining whether the other party has the ability to receive the registration 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 registered information for transmission by referring to information in the registration table 69 after transmitting the notification; A transmission execution unit 63 that executes the transmission of the registration information for transmission or the registration information for retransmission to the destination, and a retransmission unit that edits the registration information for retransmission based on a retransmission request sent from the destination after the registration information for transmission is transmitted. a registered information verification means 65 for verifying the registered information from the other party and distinguishing between normal information and abnormal information in the registered information, and a registration table 69 for storing the normal information.
reception registration information processing means 66 that stores the abnormal information and performs correction processing on the abnormal information; and retransmission request means 67 that requests retransmission of the registered information when the abnormal information cannot be corrected.
It is equipped with.

Further, the main memory 51b includes a program storage area 68, a registration table 69 in which registration information and the like are registered, and an editing area 70. MPU51a
has the function of executing a program stored in the program storage area 68, referring to the contents of the registration table 69, and using the editing area 70 to perform various controls such as the operation of transmitting registered information. .

Next, FIG. 3 shows an example of the storage format of the registration table 69 in FIG. 1.

[0027] In this registration table 69, items such as own telephone number, own terminal name, caller, reception slip, communication result slip, automatic response, password, number of redials, and redial interval are registered in correspondence with each other. A content area is provided, and predetermined registered content as shown in FIG. 3 is stored as registration information in the registered content area.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing the structure 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 sending registration information, and FIG. 5(b) shows the FIF for retransmission requests.
This is a configuration example of an IF. Figure 6(a) shows F for sending registration information.
An example of the contents of the IF and Figure 6(b) is the FIF for a retransmission request.
This is an example of the content. However, the underlined portions in FIGS. 6A and 6B indicate the contents of the FIF, and the error correction data uses horizontal parity and vertical parity.

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

(A) Operation when sending registration information FIGS. 7 and 8
First, the user inputs the fact that registration information is to be sent and the telephone number of the person to whom the registration information is to be sent, 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 registered 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 transmission means 61 transmits a notification to the other party's facsimile machine to the effect that the registration information will be transmitted. After that, the MPU 51a uses the sending editing means 62 to refer to the registration table 69 (see FIG. 5).
According to the configuration of the FIF for sending registration information shown in a),
As shown in FIG. 6(a), the FIF is edited as transmission registration information (step S6). Editing is done using registration table 69.
Edit various types of registration information stored in the registration content area. As is clear from FIG. 6(a), the portions stored in the registration table 69 can be edited at random.

[0034] 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 registration 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). If there is a retransmission request, the retransmission editing means 64 of the MPU 51a edits the FIF for retransmitting the registration information as retransmission registration information (step S9).

Furthermore, after sending the registration information for retransmission by the sending 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 does not have the ability to receive registration information is displayed (step S12).

(B) Operation when receiving registration 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 registration information, execute step S23,
If registration information has not been received, normal communication in step S28 is executed (step S22). To receive registration information,
The frame sent using the registration information verification means 65 (
Analyze FIG. 6(a) and check the error correction data for the received registration information.

The received registration information processing means 66 stores registration information (normal information) in which there is no error in the error correction data in the registration table 69 (step S23), and also stores registration information (normal information) in which there is no error in the received registration information (step S23). If there is no error, step S25 is executed, and if there is no error, the reception operation is ended (step S24). If there is an error in the received registration information, the error will be corrected (
Step S25). Subsequently, it is determined whether or not the error was successfully corrected in step S26 (step S26), and if the error cannot be corrected even after the correction process is performed, the retransmission request means 67 performs the FIF as shown in FIG. 6(b). A retransmission request is made for all of the registered information (step S27).
. If error correction has been successfully executed, the reception operation ends.

This embodiment has the following advantages.

(1) Since the configuration is configured so that various types of registration information set in a facsimile machine can be sent and in addition, registration information set in other facsimile machines can be received and stored, multiple facsimile machines can be used. When setting similar registration information for multiple users, it is no longer necessary to set the information individually, which simplifies the setting of the registration information. Furthermore, when a facsimile device is added, the registered information can be copied.

(2) Editing processing by the sending editing means 62 can randomly edit the portions stored in the registration table 69, so only the necessary portions can be sent, saving transmission time and fees. can do.

It should be noted that the present invention is not limited to the illustrated embodiment, and can be modified in various ways, such as the following modifications.

(A) In the above embodiment, the retransmission request means 67
However, if the error correction data shown in Fig. 6(a) is set in each piece of registered information, it is possible to request retransmission only for registered information with errors. It is possible.

(B) Receiving capability determining means 60, notification transmitting means 61, sending editing means 62, sending executing means 63, retransmitting editing means 64, registration information verification means 65, reception registration information processing means 66, and retransmission request The means 67 may be provided as individual circuits, or may be executed by program processing.

(C) The configuration of the registration table 69 is not limited to the configuration shown in FIG. 3, and the configurations of the registration tables of the sending and receiving facsimile machines do not need to be the same.

[0045]

As described above in detail, according to the present invention, there is a receiving capability determining means, a notification transmitting means, a sending editing means, a sending executing means, a retransmitting editing means, a registration information verification means, and a receiving registration information. Since the processing means and the retransmission request means are provided, the registration information stored in the registration table is transmitted, and the registration information sent from the other party is received and stored in the registration table, the following can be done. There is an effect like.

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

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

Furthermore, if each of the above means is executed by program processing, simple processing can be added to a 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 of a conventional facsimile device.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a 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 a configuration example of the FIF shown in FIG. 4;

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of the contents of the FIF in FIG. 4;

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

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

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

[Explanation of symbols]

51a MPU 60 Receiving ability determination means 61 Notification transmission means 62 Transmission editing means 63 Registration information transmission means 64 Editing means for retransmission 65 Registered information verification means 66 Reception registration information processing means 67 Retransmission request means 68 Registration table

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A facsimile machine that includes a registration table that stores predetermined registration information and performs facsimile communication based on the registration information, comprising a reception capability that determines whether or not a destination party has the ability to receive the registration information. determining means; a notification transmitting means for transmitting a notification to the other party to transmit the registered information when the reception capability determining means determines that the reception capability is present; and after transmitting the notification, the registration table a transmission editing means for editing the transmission registration information by referring to the registration information therein; a transmission execution means for transmitting the transmission registration information or the retransmission registration information to the destination; and the transmission registration information. a retransmission editing means for editing the retransmission registration information based on a retransmission request sent from the other party after the information is transmitted; and a retransmission editing means for verifying the registration information from the other party, and distinguishing between normal information and abnormality in the registered information. registered information verification means for determining information; received registered information processing means for storing the normal information in the registration table and correcting the abnormal information; 1. A facsimile apparatus comprising: retransmission request means for requesting retransmission.