JPH05191620A - Transfer control system for facsimile equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To improve the convenience of a facsimile equipment by making transfer to a different transfer destination in matching with a schedule of the user. CONSTITUTION:The facsimile transfer control system provided with a reception information storage section 8 storing received information and a transfer control section 9 transferring the information stored in the reception information storage section 8 to a destination registered in advance is provided with a time zone dependent transfer destination registration section 17 registering a transfer destination different from each time to the transfer control section 9 and with a transfer destination decision section 16 referencing the time zone dependent transfer destination registration section 17 to decide the transfer destination at a current time and transfers the received information to a different destination based on the received time.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a facsimile transfer control technique, and more particularly to a facsimile transfer control system suitable for performing accurate transfer in accordance with a moving schedule of a user.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as a technique for transferring received information to another facsimile, for example, Japanese Patent Application No. 1-19576.
There are those described in the specification and drawings of No. 1. That is,
The received data is temporarily stored in the image memory and then transferred based on the transfer information registered in advance. It can be easily and easily transmitted to the facsimile desired by the receiving side without degrading the image quality. Can be transferred. By using such technology, for example, even when the user on the receiving side of company A is going to company B, B
By registering the transfer information to the company, the user can
The information transmitted to the company A can be received by the facsimile of the company B.

However, in such a conventional transfer control technique, since the received information is always transferred to the same transfer destination, for example, users moving to different places in respective time zones should use it. I can't.

[0004]

The problem to be solved is that in the conventional technique, the transfer destination is fixedly set, and the user who moves to some different places cannot use it. It is a point. An object of the present invention is to provide a facsimile transfer control system which solves the problems of the prior art and enables the transfer to different transfer destinations according to the schedule of the user to improve the convenience. That is.

[0005]

To achieve the above object, a facsimile transfer control system according to the present invention comprises:
(1) A reception information storage unit that stores the received information and a transfer control unit that transfers the information stored in the reception information storage unit to a destination that is registered in advance are provided. In a transfer control system of a facsimile to be performed, a transfer control unit registers a transfer destination different for each time by a transfer destination registration unit for each time zone and a transfer destination at the current time by referring to the transfer destination registration unit for each time zone And a transfer destination determining unit for determining, and transfers the received information to different transfer destinations based on the received time. (2) In the facsimile transfer control system described in (1) above, the transfer control unit searches for the reception destination registration unit that preregisters the reception destination of the transfer target and the reception destination registration unit. ,
It is characterized in that the received information is provided with a destination determining unit that determines whether or not the information is a transfer target, and only the information from the previously registered receiving destination is transferred. (3) In the facsimile transfer control system according to (1) or (2) above, the transfer control unit includes a message registration unit that pre-registers a transfer message corresponding to a transfer destination, and a transfer A message selection unit for selecting a message corresponding to the transfer destination based on the transfer destination determined by the destination determination unit, and assigning the transfer message to the received information at the transfer destination. It is characterized in that it is transmitted. Also, (4) above (1) to (3)
In the facsimile transfer control system according to any one of 1 to 3, the transfer control unit includes a transfer information creating unit that creates transfer information including at least the received and transferred information, the transfer destination, and the transfer time. The information is output.

[0006]

In the present invention, different transfer destinations are registered depending on the time zone, and when receiving from a previously registered receiving destination, the transfer destination is switched based on the received time and the received information is transferred. Also, every time you transfer information,
The received information and the communication information regarding the transfer are output to the own facsimile side. As a result, the user can confirm the transfer information by his / her own facsimile. In addition, at the time of transfer, a message of “transfer from now” is notified in advance to the transfer destination facsimile as a message. This allows the transfer destination to recognize that the output information is transfer information.

[0007]

Embodiments of the present invention will now be described in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of a configuration relating to the present invention of a facsimile machine to which the present invention is applied. In the figure, reference numeral 1 is a facsimile for carrying out the transfer control of the present invention, and other facsimiles 11 to 11 are connected via a line 10.
It is connected with 13. Then, the facsimile 1 receives the scanner unit 2 for reading the image information of the transmitted document, the input unit 3 for inputting an operation instruction from the operator, the display unit 4 for displaying and outputting the communication status at the time of transmission and reception, and the like. A plotter unit 5 for printing out image information, a network control unit 6 for controlling transmission / reception of image information to / from the line 10, and a facsimile 1
It comprises a main control section 7 for controlling the overall operation, a received information storage section 8 for storing received information, and a transfer control section 9 for performing transfer control according to the present invention.

The transfer control unit 9 includes a reception destination registration unit 1
5, the destination discriminating unit 14 for discriminating the other party who is transmitting the information, the transfer destination deciding unit 16 for discriminating the transfer destination by referring to the transfer destination registration unit 17 for each time zone, and the message The registration unit 19 includes a message selection unit 18 that selects a message corresponding to a transfer destination, and a transfer information creation unit 20 that creates received information and information about transfer. By including the transfer control unit 9 having such a configuration, in the facsimile 1 of the present embodiment, for example, the information sent from the facsimile 11 is transferred to the facsimiles 12 and 13 based on the received time.

That is, the facsimile 1 has the network control unit 9
The information of the facsimile 11 connected by the line 10 is received via the, and is stored in the received information storage unit 8. At this time, if the transfer mode is set, the transfer control unit 9 is activated, and the destination determination unit 14 causes the facsimile 11 to identify the station identification (RTI: Receive Terminal Ide).
authentication, TSI: Transmitt
ing Station Identification
In step n), the receiver registration unit 15 is searched to determine whether or not the transfer is received. This recipient registration unit 15
The registration content of is set by the user in advance via the input unit 3. When the destination determination unit 14 determines that the transfer is necessary, the transfer destination determination unit 16 searches the time-zone-based transfer destination registration unit 17 at the current time indicated by the clock built in the facsimile 1 and transfers the transfer destination at the current time. To decide. The registered content of the transfer destination registration unit 17 for each time zone is set by the user in advance via the input unit 3. For example, from 18:00 to 24:00 and from 00:00 to 09:00 in the facsimile 1 itself, that is, in the non-transfer mode, after 09:00 to 12:00.
Sends the facsimile 12 again, after 12:00 to 19:
00 registers the facsimile 13 as a transfer destination. When the transfer destination is determined by the transfer destination determining unit 16, the message selecting unit 18 determines that the message registration unit 19 is the determined transfer destination.
Search for and select the message that corresponds to the forwarding destination.
The registration content of the message registration unit 19 is set by the user in advance via the input unit 3. For example, the name of the company in which the transfer destination facsimile is installed and the name of the user who needs the transfer are registered.

In this way, the transfer destination determined by the transfer destination determining unit 16 and the message selected by the message selecting unit 18 are passed to the main control unit 7, and the main control unit 7 receives this message and the received information. Facsimile 1 stored in storage unit 8
1 and the information from 1, the facsimile 12, 1 which is the transfer destination
3 or the like via the network control unit 9. When the transfer by the main control unit 7 ends normally, the transfer information creating unit 20
Information about the completed transfer is created and sent to the main controller 7. For example, what kind of information about this transfer is sent from what place (reception destination) to where (transfer destination) at what time and date on what month and what day? And the like, and is printed out by the plotter unit 5.

Next, the operation of the facsimile apparatus according to this embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 2 is a flow chart showing an embodiment of the processing operation of the facsimile apparatus of FIG. 1 according to the present invention. First, when received, it is confirmed whether the reception result is good or bad (step 201). If it is not good, the process ends. If it is good, it is judged whether or not the received facsimile is in the transfer mode (step 202). If not, the reception information is output (step 206), and the transfer condition is not satisfied (step 207), the process is ended as it is.
In the transfer mode, the RTI /
The TSI is checked, and it is determined whether or not there is a match with that of the receiving party registered in advance (step 2).
03). If there is no match, the received information is output (step 206), and the transfer condition is not satisfied (step 207), the process is terminated as it is. If there is a match, it is confirmed whether or not the transfer destination is registered (step 204). If it is not registered, the received information is output (step 206) and the transfer condition is not satisfied (step 207). ), The processing is ended as it is. If it is registered, it is confirmed whether or not the current time is within the previously registered time zone (step 205), and if it is outside the time zone, the received information is output (step 206) and the transfer condition is set. Since the condition is not satisfied (step 207), the process is terminated. If it is within the time period, the transfer condition is satisfied (step 207), so a message is sent to the other party (step 208), then the received information is transferred (step 209), and a report is output after the transfer is completed. Then (step 210), the process ends.

As described above with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2, in the facsimile transfer control system of this embodiment, the transfer destination is switched depending on the time zone to transfer the received information. Thus, the user can receive desired information at a plurality of outings by registering the time zone, the transfer destination, and the receiving party in advance according to the schedule of the day. Also, each time the information is transferred, the self-facsimile side outputs the received information and the communication information regarding the reception and transfer as a report. As a result, the user can confirm the transfer information when he / she returns from the destination. Also, at the time of transfer, before transferring the information,
Notify the destination fax machine of a message such as "Transfer now". As a result, the operator at the transfer destination can recognize that the recording paper can be replenished if there is no recording paper, and that information has been sent to the transfer destination. The present invention is not limited to the embodiment described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2. For example, in the present embodiment, the reception destination for which transfer control is performed is specified, but the present invention can also be applied to a case where all the received information is transferred without specifying the reception destination. Further, the setting of the transfer mode may be managed by either the main control unit 7 in FIG. 1 or the transfer destination registration unit 17 by time zone of the transfer control unit 9.

[0013]

According to the present invention, it is possible to transfer to different transfer destinations according to the schedule of the user, and it is possible to improve the convenience of the facsimile.

[0014]

[Brief description of drawings]

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

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing an embodiment of the processing operation according to the present invention of the facsimile machine in FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Facsimile 2 Scanner Section 3 Input Section 4 Display Section 5 Plotter Section 6 Network Control Section 7 Main Control Section 8 Received Information Storage Section 9 Transfer Control Section 10 Lines 11-13 Facsimile 14 Destination Identification Section 15 Receiving Destination Registration Section 16 Transfer Destination determination unit 17 Transfer destination registration unit by time zone 18 Message selection unit 19 Message registration unit 20 Transfer information creation unit

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A reception information accumulating means for accumulating received information, and a transfer control means for transferring the information accumulated in the reception information accumulating means to a destination registered in advance. In the transfer control system of the facsimile for transferring the current time, referring to the transfer destination registration means for each time zone for registering the transfer destination different for each time and the transfer destination registration means for each time zone, the current time And a transfer destination determining means for determining a transfer destination in
A facsimile transfer control system characterized by transferring to different transfer destinations based on the received time. 2. The facsimile transfer control system according to claim 1, wherein the transfer control means searches for the reception destination registration means for previously registering the reception destination of the transfer target and the reception destination registration means. , The received information comprises a destination determination means for determining whether or not the received information is a transfer target,
A transfer control system for a facsimile, which transfers only information from a recipient registered in advance. 3. The facsimile transfer control system according to claim 1 or 2,
The transfer control means refers to the message registration means based on the message registration means for previously registering the transfer message corresponding to the transfer destination and the transfer destination determined by the transfer destination determination means, and the message corresponding to the transfer destination. A transfer control system for a facsimile, comprising: a message selection unit for selecting the above-mentioned information, and adding a transfer message to the received information and transmitting the message to the transfer destination. 4. The facsimile transfer control system according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the transfer control means at least stores the received and transferred information, the transfer destination and the transfer time. A transfer control system for a facsimile, comprising transfer information creating means for creating transfer information including the information, and outputting information on the transfer.