JPH05153309A - Server type facsimile system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To allow a sender to quickly and surely send any file to a recipient even when its facsimile equipment is G3 or G4 facsimile equipment. CONSTITUTION:In the server type facsimile system having a server equipment 5 controlling communication between a LAN (local area network) 10 and a public network 10, each of client terminal equipments 1-3 connecting to the LAN 4 has a destination address list of each transmission destination. The server equipment 5 connecting to the LAN 4 is provided with a file storage section 7 storing a document file from each client terminal equipment and a file converter section 8 converting any kind of file (TEXT, TIFF, MR, MMR file) into an MR or MMR file. The system uses the file conversion section 8 to convert a file into a file able to be sent relating to a kind (G3 or G4) of a facsimile equipment of the transmission destination and sends the file to the facsimile equipment of the transmission destination.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a server type facsimile system, for example, to a destination terminal designating method.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Among conventional FAX (fax facsimile) transmissions, at least one client terminal, a server device having a storage function for storing a file connected by a LAN (local area network), a public network and a FAX are connected. In the client-server type facsimile system, the other party is input from the client terminal used by the user, and the transmittable facsimile in the server device is selected and transmitted. This has the advantage that it is possible to send files created on a personal computer or workstation.

[0003]

However, in such a conventional client-server type facsimile system, when the transmission destination is selected by the client terminal and the file is selected by the server unit and the transmission is attempted, the transmission destination of the transmission destination is selected. Due to the problem of file type depending on whether the fax is G3 or G4, the selected file is MMR (Modified Modified Read) file or TIFF (Tag Image File Format) even though the destination fax is G3.
If the selected file is an MR (Modified Read) file or a TIFF file even though the destination FAX is G4, the file cannot be transmitted.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned conventional example, and its purpose is to quickly and reliably perform any file transmission by the sender and whether the recipient FAX is G3 or G4. It is to provide a server type facsimile system that can be sent to.

[0005]

[Means for Solving the Problems]
To achieve the object, a server type facsimile system according to the present invention is a server type facsimile system having a server means for controlling communication between a local area network and a network, wherein the server means is connected to the local area network. Storage means for accumulating a plurality of received transmission documents, acceptance means for accepting an instruction of one transmission document being accumulated by the accumulation means and destination information of the one transmission document, and the following in accordance with the instruction accepted by the acceptance means: (1) conversion control means for controlling conversion of the data format of the transmission document into the data format of the transmission destination based on the transmission destination information; and transmission means for transmitting the transmission document of the data format obtained by the conversion control of the conversion control means. It is characterized by being provided.

[0006]

According to this structure, the server means accumulates a plurality of transmission documents received from the local area network by the accumulating means, and the accepting means accumulates one transmission document being accumulated in the accumulation means and a transmission destination of the one transmission document. The information control is accepted, and the conversion control means controls the conversion of the data format of one transmission document into the data format of the transmission destination based on the transmission destination information in accordance with the instruction received by the reception means,
The transmission means transmits the transmission document in the data format obtained by the conversion control of the conversion control means.

[0007]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT A preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a client / server type facsimile system according to an embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 1, 1 to 3 are client terminals, which are personal computers or workstations. As will be described later, each of these client terminals 1 to 3 has a destination address list table configured as shown in FIG. 4 is a LAN, 5 is a server device,
Reference numeral 10 denotes a public network, and 11 to 13 denote G3 or G4 FAX. In the above configuration, the client terminals 1 to 1
3 is connected to the server device 5 via the LAN 4. Then, each client terminal 1 to 3 is connected via LAN4.
Is capable of communicating a destination address and file information with the server device 5.

In the server device 5, reference numeral 6 is a main control unit for controlling the entire device, which is a CP operated by a program.
A U6a, a ROM 6b in which a program according to the flowchart of FIG. 3 for operating the CPU 6a is stored, and a RAM 6c used as a work area for various programs. Reference numeral 7 is a file storage unit, which stores (stores) files.
To do. The files here include various files such as a TEXT file, a TIFF file, an MR file and an MMR file. 8 is a file conversion unit,
If it is TEXT file or TIFF file, convert it to MR file or MMR file. If it is MR file, M
This is a device for converting into an MR file and, if it is an MMR file, into an MR file. A destination address storage unit 9 is a device for storing selected transmission address information.
The server device 5 having the main control unit 6, file storage unit 7, file conversion unit 8, and destination address storage unit 9 includes a public network [digital data network, leased line, telephone network ISDN (server integrated Digital network]], and local network (L
AN, PBX) etc. are included. FIG. 2 is a diagram for explaining the address list table of this embodiment. In FIG.
14 indicates a name field for storing the name of the destination, and 15 indicates G
A FAX type column for storing the type of 3 or G4 is shown.
Reference numeral 16 shows a FAX number column, and 17 shows a FAX sub-address column.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described.
FIG. 3 is a flow chart for explaining the operation of the client-server type facsimile according to this embodiment. As described above, the server device 5 executes the following processing under the control of the main controller 6 (CPU 6a). The following description exemplifies the case where the client terminal 1 transmits a file to the FAX 11 using the server device 5.

First, in step 1, the destination (FAX 11) is designated by the client terminal 1. Then, in step 2, if the document list request is confirmed, the process proceeds to step 3, and if not, the process returns to step 1. Here, when the document list request is confirmed, the file information is transferred from the server device 5 to the client terminal 1 in step 3. Next, in step 5, the user selects a file. Next, at step 6, the destination and the file name selected by the client terminal 1 are transferred to the server device 5 according to the address list table of FIG. Next, in step 7, it is confirmed whether the selected partner model is G3. If it is G3, go to step 4, and if not, check at step 10 whether the partner model is G4. If the selected file is for G3 (MR) in step 8, the process of transferring to the other party is executed in step 13. If the file selected in step 8 is not for G3, the file conversion unit 8 in FIG.
R) and transfer from step 13 to the other party. If it is confirmed in step 7 that the other party is not G3,
Proceed to step 10 to check if the other party is G4. If it is confirmed in step 10 that it is G4, the process proceeds to step 11, and if it is confirmed that it is not G4, the process returns to step 1. Step 1
In step 1, if the selected file is for G4 (MMR), the process proceeds to step 13. In step S13, a process of transferring to the other party is executed. On the other hand, if it is confirmed in step S11 that the selected file is not for G4, the process proceeds to step 12, where the file conversion unit 8 in FIG. 1 performs conversion to the applicable file (MMR). Then, in the following step 13, transfer to the other party is performed.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, regardless of whether the destination fax machine to be transmitted is G3G4 or not, the transmission file is converted into the transmission format suitable for the destination machine and transmitted. You can That is, the sender determines whether the destination FAX is G3 or G4, and the transmission file format (TEXT, TIFF, M).
R, MMR) can be sent without error. The present invention may be applied to a system including a plurality of devices or an apparatus including a single device. Further, it goes without saying that the present invention can be applied to the case where it is achieved by supplying a program to a system or an apparatus.

[0012]

As described above, according to the present invention,
Whether the sender's FAX is G3 or G4,
It can also be sent without error no matter what the format of the send file is.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a client / server type facsimile system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an address list table according to the present embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a flow chart for explaining the operation of the client / server type facsimile according to the present embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1-3 Client terminal 4 LAN 5 Server device 6 Main control unit 6a CPU 6b ROM 6c RAM 7 File storage unit 8 File conversion unit 9 Destination address storage unit 11-13 FAX 14 Name column 15 FAX type column 16 FAX number column 17 FAX sub-address column

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A server type facsimile system having a server means for controlling communication between a local area network and the network, wherein the server means stores a plurality of transmission documents received from the local area network. Receiving means for receiving an instruction of one transmission document being accumulated by the accumulation means and destination information of the one transmission document; and a data format of the one transmission document in the destination information according to the instruction accepted by the acceptance means. A server type facsimile system, comprising: a conversion control unit that controls conversion to a data format of a transmission destination based on the transmission destination; and a transmission unit that transmits a transmission document having a data format obtained by the conversion control of the conversion control unit. 2. The server type facsimile system according to claim 1, wherein the data format handled by the conversion control means is an encoding format.