JPH05150881A - Operation simulating device for control panel of facsimile - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To check the operability and the operating specifications of the control panel part of a facsimile equipment before this panel part is completed by using a simulating device which simulates the operation of the control panel via a host computer. CONSTITUTION:A host computer 9 displays a control panel 2 of a facsimile equipment 1 on a display as a pseudo control panel 10. Then a communication interface device 8 is added. The computer 9 is provided with a means which sends the button information on the panel 10 to the equipment 1 and a means which shows the answer data received from the equipment 1 on the panel 10.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to confirmation and determination of operation specifications of an operation panel of a facsimile apparatus, and more particularly, to have a function of acting on a host computer for button operation on the operation panel and confirmation of its reaction display. And an operation simulation device for an operation panel of a facsimile.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, the confirmation and examination of the operating specifications of an operation panel of this type of facsimile have been carried out on paper or by using an actual facsimile apparatus instead of the simulation method as in the present invention.

[0003]

The confirmation and examination of the operation specifications of the above-mentioned conventional facsimile operation panel requires an actual facsimile apparatus. Therefore, the operation specifications should be confirmed unless the facsimile apparatus is completed. I couldn't do a review.

[0004]

In order to achieve the above object, the operation simulation apparatus for an operation panel of a facsimile according to the present invention comprises a facsimile apparatus, a host computer for performing an operation simulation of an operation panel section of the facsimile, In a simulation device of a facsimile operation panel including a communication interface device for performing data communication between a host computer and a facsimile device, a facsimile operation panel is displayed on a display of a host computer (hereinafter referred to as a pseudo operation panel). Calling means, means for operating the keyboard and mouse of the host computer to send button information corresponding to the pseudo operation panel on the display to the facsimile machine, and response data sent from the facsimile machine. And means for displaying the work panel in the host computer.

[0005]

The present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

In this example, a personal computer (hereinafter referred to as a PC) is used as the host computer.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an operation simulation apparatus for an operation panel of a facsimile which is an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 shows an example of the screen of the pseudo operation panel on the PC screen of the operation simulation apparatus for the operation panel of the facsimile according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram of a simulation function on the PC side which is an embodiment of the present invention.

Although the facsimile machine 1 originally has an operation panel 2 provided with operation buttons and a visible display portion in the apparatus, it is assumed in the present invention that the operation panel is incomplete. The facsimile apparatus 1 includes an operation panel control unit 3 for controlling the operation panel 2, a machine control unit 4 for recording and reading a facsimile, a network control unit 5 for controlling a facsimile transmission / reception network, and a memory unit 6. A main control unit 7 for controlling each of these units is included.

The communication interface device 8 is an R of the PC 9.
It is connected between the S-232C port and the operation panel control unit 3 and is controlled by the main control unit 7 in the facsimile apparatus 1 as if it were the operation panel 2.

The PC 9 displays the pseudo operation panel 10 on the display, operates the keyboard and the mouse, and operates the facsimile machine 1 via the communication interface device 8.
To the operation data of the pseudo operation panel 10 (hereinafter referred to as transmission key data) corresponding to the button at the clicked position on the screen.

A specific example will be described below (see FIGS. 1 and 3).

The on-hook button of the pseudo operation panel 10 on the display of the PC 9 is operated by the send key data input section 11 of the keyboard or the mouse to be off hook, and the data is taken into the PC 9 as send key data. Simulation function 1 of PC9 that received the send key data
The sending process 13 of No. 2 is sent to the communication interface device 8 of the pseudo operation panel.

Upon receiving the off-hook transmission key data, the communication interface device 8 converts it into a signal on the side of the facsimile device 1 and transmits it to the main control unit 7 via the operation panel control unit 3. Upon receiving the off-hook signal, the main control unit 7 sets the facsimile device 1 in a communication capturing state, and instructs the operation panel control unit 3 to display "Atesaki Wake Up" on the first stage of the visible display unit of the operation panel. In the third row, "TEL: Send 3 commands: display command and command to turn on-hook button lamp green. The operation panel control unit 3 transmits these response signals to the communication interface device 8, and the communication interface 8 converts the received response signal into a signal on the PC 9 side and transmits it to the PC 9.

After the response waiting time, the simulation function 12 of the PC 9 receives the response data from the facsimile machine 1 via the communication interface device 8 (reception processing 1
4). The reception processing 14 stores the received response data in the pseudo operation panel data 15 one instruction at a time in association with the operation panel of the facsimile apparatus. In the above example of the off-hook operation, “ATHASE ACTIVATED” is stored in the first row of the display data, and then “TEL:
Is stored, and finally the data of green lighting is stored in the on-hook button part of the lamp display data. Then, each data of the pseudo operation panel data 15 is displayed in association with the pseudo operation panel 10 on the PC 9 display.

[0017]

According to the present invention, the operation data (push button information, on-hook, off-hook, etc.) necessary for simulating the operation of the operation panel of the facsimile is sent from the host computer to the facsimile machine, and the facsimile machine corresponding thereto sends the operation data. It is possible to simulate the operation of the operation panel of the facsimile device by displaying the response data (display device and display lamp data on the operation panel of the facsimile device) on the pseudo operation panel of the facsimile on the display of the host computer. Therefore, it is possible to confirm and examine the operation specifications before the operation panel of the facsimile apparatus is completed, and it is possible to reduce changes in the operation specifications after completion.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an embodiment of an operation simulation apparatus for a facsimile operation panel according to the present invention,

FIG. 2 is a screen example of a pseudo operation panel,

FIG. 3 is a block diagram of a simulation function on the PC side that is an embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Facsimile device 2 Facsimile operation panel 3 Operation panel control unit 4 Machine control unit 5 Network control unit 6 Memory unit 7 Main control unit 8 Communication interface device 9 PC 10 Pseudo operation panel 11 Transmission key data input unit 12 PC simulation function 13 Transmission Processing 14 Reception processing 15 Pseudo operation panel data

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A facsimile operation comprising a facsimile apparatus, a host computer for simulating the operation of an operation panel section of the facsimile, and a communication interface apparatus for performing data communication between the host computer and the facsimile apparatus. In a panel simulation device, means for displaying an operation panel of a facsimile on a display of a host computer (hereinafter referred to as a pseudo operation panel), and a button corresponding to the pseudo operation panel on the display by operating a keyboard and a mouse of the host computer. An operation system of a facsimile operation panel characterized by having means for sending information to a facsimile device and means for displaying response data sent from the facsimile device on a pseudo operation panel in a host computer. Simulation device.