JPH05167816A - Facsimile equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To improve the efficiency and reliability of generation of a reception refusal table by generating the reception refusal table composed of communication managing information on which a mark is attached. CONSTITUTION:This equipment is provided with an OMR sheet 31 in which an incoming call refusal designation column is provided, an output part 3 which outputs communication managing information to an OCR sheet 31, a reading part 4 of the OMR sheet 31, and a registration part 45 which registers terminal identification information on which the incoming call refusal designation column is marked on the reception refusal table based on the communication managing information read from the OMR sheet 31. Therefore, the output part 3 outputs the communication managing information held with a managing information holding part 20 to the OMR sheet 31 on which the incoming call refusal designation column is provided, and the reading part 4 reads the OMR sheet 31, and the registration part 45 registers the terminal identification information on which the incoming call refusal designation column is marked on a reception refusal table 25. Thereby, it is possible to generate a table not requiring a key input operation, and to improve efficiency of the registration of a reception refusal terminal and that of the reliability.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a facsimile machine. The facsimile device connected to the communication network has a function of receiving data transmitted from an unspecified number of terminal devices also connected to the communication network.

[0002] However, if the number of incoming data such as direct mail that one generally does not want to receive increases, the incoming efficiency of the required data decreases, so that it is necessary to reject unnecessary incoming calls.

[0003]

2. Description of the Related Art FIG. 5 shows a conventional system configuration diagram. A facsimile device 50 connected to the terminal devices 16-1, 2, 3, ... Via the communication network 19 includes a transmission control unit 51 and a reception management recording unit 2.
The communication refusal setting unit 54, the operation information input unit 56 having the display unit 57 and the key input unit 6, and the reception refusal table 24.

The key input section 6 includes a function key 61, a ten-key pad 62, and a numeric keypad 62, as shown in FIG.
It is composed of other keys (YES63, NO64, stop 65).

Reception of the facsimile device 50 will be described.
That is, when the terminal devices 16-1, 2, 3, ... (Abbreviated as terminal device 16-i hereinafter) make a call to the facsimile device 50 for data transmission, the transmission control unit of the facsimile device 50. 51 is
The line connection is established by accepting a call from the terminal device 16-i and returning a response to the terminal device 16-i.
Receives the data sent from.

In the reception process at this time, the facsimile device 50 stores the communication destination information including the identification information (telephone number) of the transmission source terminal and the communication state information included in the protocol when the transmission data is received. Part of the communication destination information is stored in the reception management recording unit 2 so that it can be printed out later. As shown in the storage information of the reception management record of FIG. The "destination name", "information at the time of communication", and "source telephone number" are written for each.

The facsimile device 50 can receive data from any of the terminal devices 16-i connected to the communication network 19, but a description will be given of the case of refusing the reception next (called selective reception). To do.

When the facsimile device 50 is not transmitting or receiving, the operator switches from the automatic mode in which the device is automatically transmitted and received to the manual mode, and the transmission source setting for rejecting the reception is set by the operation information input unit 56. From the communication refusal setting unit 54.

The operation of selective reception will be described with reference to the key explanatory diagram of FIG. 6 and the display explanatory diagram of FIG. First, the operator prints out the contents of the reception management recording unit 2 in advance by a predetermined operation.

In FIG. 6, when the operator presses the function key 61, for example, PF10 (), the display 57 displays the message of display (a) as shown in FIG. Next, when the operator presses the key YES63 (), the message of display (b) is displayed.

Since the selective reception for refusing the reception is performed, the operator selects "2", that is, "jushin (reception)" from the display of the display (b) and presses the "2" of the ten key 62. (). The display unit 57 changes to the message of display (c).

When the operator presses "1" () and the message of display (d) is displayed, "2" indicating selection reception is input from the ten key 62 (). At this time, the pressing information of "2" is transmitted to the communication refusal setting unit 54, and the communication refusal setting unit 54 waits for the next input from the key input unit 6.

Next, when the operator presses "1" () and the communication refusal setting unit 54 waiting for input, the reception management record stored in the reception management recording unit 2 if the input information is "1". (Fig. 7), the first one is read and displayed (f), (g)
Message is alternately displayed on the display unit 57. The operator confirms the contents of the displays (f) and (g) based on the contents of the reception management recording unit 2 which is printed out in advance, and when the reception is rejected, the key YES63 is pressed in the (g) display (). ..

The communication refusal setting unit 54 is pressed based on the depression of YES63.
Is the sender's telephone number (T1) in the received reception management record,
It is registered in the reception refusal table 24 as the reception source of the reception refusal. FIG. 4 shows the reception refusal table. Next, the next reception management record (T2) stored in the reception management recording unit 2 is displayed as a message of display (h).

If the reception is not rejected, "NO"
Press to move to the next registration T3 display. By repeating the above operation, the registration of the predetermined reception source that rejects the reception is completed, and when the stop 65 is pressed, the facsimile device
The facsimile machine 50 returns from the manual mode to the automatic mode, and the facsimile apparatus 50 can transmit and receive.

After that, when the facsimile device 50 receives a transmission request from the terminal device 16-i, the communication destination information sent by the terminal on the transmission side included in the calling protocol is extracted and registered in the reception refusal table 25. Rejects reception from the terminal device.

[0017]

As described above, the display unit
The selective reception operation performed by using the 57 and the key input unit 6 requires collation of the contents of the display unit 57 with the reception management record printed out and many key inputs, which makes the operation complicated and the operation difficult. There was also a problem in processing efficiency and reliability in terms of inducing mistakes.

An object of the present invention is to improve the efficiency and reliability of creating the reception refusal table 25.

[0019]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the principle of the present invention. A management information holding unit 20 that holds communication management information for each communication, a reception refusal table 25 in which terminal identification information of a transmission source terminal device that rejects an incoming call is registered, and an incoming call of image information sent via a communication network. At the time, in the facsimile device 10 that extracts the terminal identification information of the sender included in the transmission control protocol, refers to the terminal identification information and the reception refusal table 25, and rejects the reception if the identification information is registered. , OMR sheet with incoming call rejection specification field
31, an output unit 3 that outputs communication management information to the OMR sheet 31, a reading unit 4 of the OMR sheet 31, and the OM.
A registration unit 45 that registers the terminal identification information marked with the incoming call rejection designation field in the reception rejection table based on the communication management information read from the R sheet 31.

[0020]

The output unit 3 outputs the communication management information held by the management information holding unit 20 to the OMR sheet 31 provided with the incoming call refusal designation field, and the reading unit 4 reads the OMR sheet 31 and registers it.
45 registers the terminal identification information marked with the incoming call rejection designation field in the incoming call rejection table.

[0021]

EXAMPLE FIG. 2 shows a block diagram of an example. The facsimile device 10 connected to the communication network 19 includes a transmission control unit 1, a reception management recording unit 2, an output unit 3, a reading unit 4, an operation unit 41 having a function key 42, a registration unit 45, The reception refusal table 25a includes a transmission processing unit 11 and a restoration processing unit 12.

When the facsimile apparatus 10 is in the automatic mode (a state in which image information can be transmitted / received), the transmission processing section 11 reads the image information for transmission, specifies the destination terminal apparatus, and instructs the transmission control section 1. To request data transmission, and the transmission control unit 1
Starts data transmission after establishing a line connection with the designated terminal device 16.

In the case of data reception, when a call is made from the terminal device 16, the transmission control unit 1 of the facsimile device 10 establishes a line connection with the terminal device 16 and the other terminal device rejects the reception. If it is not registered in the table 25a, the restoration processing unit 12 is activated to start the reception processing.

In this transmission / reception process, the transmission controller 1
Communication management information at the time of communication with the partner terminal, that is, identification information (telephone number, etc.) of the terminal device 15-i in communication, communication start time, required communication time, number of sheets sent and received, and communication quality Is recorded in the reception management recording unit 2. That is, the communication management information when data is received from the terminal device 15-i is
It is stored in the reception management recording unit 2.

The registration of the terminal device which rejects the incoming call to the facsimile device 10 having the above-mentioned configuration is performed as follows. The operator presses the manual key (PF1) of the operation unit 41 to switch the device to the manual mode. Next, the operator presses the management record output key (PF2) of the operation unit 41 to activate the output unit 3. The output unit 3 reads the contents of the reception management recording unit 2 and prints the contents of the reception management recording unit 2 on the OMR sheet 31 having the reception refusal mark entry field 311.

The operator selects the OMR sheet 31 printed out.
Check the check box to find the communication destination information for which you want to reject the incoming call, and enter the receive reject mark in the corresponding receive reject mark entry field 311. An example of a mark sheet having a reception refusal mark is shown in the mark sheet of the present invention in FIG. In the figure
There is a communication record with unknown communication destination in NO.4, and a "mark" is given so that the reception from this communication partner can be refused.

The operator is an OM with a reception refusal mark.
Set the R sheet 31 on the reading unit 4 and OMR of the operation unit 41.
Press the sheet reading key (PF3) to activate the reading unit 4.
The reading unit 4 reads the OMR sheet 31, extracts the NO data in the column corresponding to the mark, and passes it to the registration unit 45.

The registration unit 45 extracts the terminal identification information, that is, the telephone number recorded in the reception management recording unit 2 based on the NO data, and as shown in FIG. 4, the reception refusal table 25a.
Register as Ti. When the registration in the reception refusal table 25a is completed, the facsimile machine 10 is switched to the automatic mode. Thereafter, the incoming call from the terminal device 16 which has transmitted the registered number "044-2345-1991" as the communication destination is rejected.

[0029]

EFFECT OF THE INVENTION A predetermined mark is written in the item column having the predetermined communication management information output to the OMR sheet 31, the OMR sheet 31 with the mark is input, and the communication management with the mark added. By generating the reception refusal table 25 including information, it is possible to create a table that does not require a key input operation, and it is possible to improve the efficiency of registration of the reception refusal terminal device.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of the principle of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a configuration diagram of an embodiment.

FIG. 3 Mark sheet of the present invention

[Fig. 4] Reception refusal table

[Fig. 5] Conventional system configuration diagram

[Figure 6] Key explanatory diagram

FIG. 7: Storage information of reception management record

FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram of the display

[Explanation of Codes] 1,51 is a transmission control unit, 10,50 is a facsimile device, 11 is a transmission processing unit, 12 is a restoration processing unit, 16,16-1,2,3, ... Are terminal devices, 19 Is a communication network, 2 is a reception management recording unit, 20 is a communication management information holding unit, 25 is a reception refusal registration unit, 24 and 25a are reception refusal tables, 3 is an output unit, 31 is an OMR sheet, and 311 is a reception refusal mark. Columns, 4 is a reading unit, 41 is an operation unit, 42 and 61 are function keys, 45 is a registration unit, 62 is a numeric keypad, 63 is a YES (key), 64 is a NO (key), and 65 is a stop (key). ..

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A holding unit (20) for holding communication management information for each communication.
And a reception refusal registration unit (25) in which the terminal identification information of the transmission source terminal device that rejects the incoming call is registered, and the transmission source protocol included in the transmission control protocol when receiving the image information sent via the communication network. Extract the terminal identification information,
Referring to the terminal identification information and the reception refusal registration unit (25),
In the facsimile device which rejects the reception when the identification information is registered, the OMR sheet (31) provided with a call rejection designation field and the communication management information read from the communication management information holding unit (20) are used as the OMR sheet. The output unit (3) for outputting to the sheet (31), the reading unit (4) for the output OMR sheet (31), and the terminal identification information in which the incoming call refusal designation field is marked are stored in the OM.
A facsimile apparatus, comprising: a registration unit (45) for registering in a reception rejection table when read from an R sheet (31).