JPH05292281A - Facsimile system, transmission side equipment, and reception side equipment for the facsimile system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To address a sequential multi-address function to the reception side facsimile equipment by transmitting telephone number data prearranged to be transmitted to the reception side equipment when the maximum transmitting speed of the reception side facsimile equipment is superior to the one of the transmission side facsimile equipment for a facsimile equipment. CONSTITUTION:Whether the maximum speed of the MODEM of the reception side facsimile equipment is higher than that of the transmission side facsimile equipment or not is judged (S3). And, when the reception side is superior to the other (YES at S3), whether the sequential multi-address function can be addressed to the reception side facsimile equipment or not is judged (S4). When this judgement is YES (YES at the S4), a telephone number data list stored in a telephone number memory is transmitted to the reception side facsimile equipment (S5). Also, picture data read by a reader is transmitted to the reception side facsimile equipment (S6), and transmitting operation is completed.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a facsimile system (sending-side device and receiving-side device) configured so that a broadcasting function can be entrusted and accepted one after another.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in a facsimile apparatus having a sequential broadcasting function for sequentially transmitting the same transmitted original document to a plurality of different destinations, when the sequential broadcast is performed, first, an image of the transmitted original document is read by a reading device. Reads data and temporarily stores it in memory. Next, the transmission destination is called by a dial operation, and the same transmission original is sequentially transmitted to a plurality of different destinations.

[0003]

However, when the transmission speed of the facsimile apparatus having the sequential broadcasting function is slow, if the sequential broadcasting is carried out by this apparatus, it takes time and communication cost to transmit, and the It is efficient. The present invention is
It solves the above-mentioned problem, and when broadcasting sequentially,
Compare the maximum transmission speed of the sending facsimile machine with the maximum transmission speed of the receiving facsimile machine, and if the receiving side is superior, send the telephone number data to be sent to the receiving facsimile machine and Provide a facsimile system (sending side device and receiving side device) capable of entrusting a broadcasting function, receiving telephone number data to be transmitted from a transmission destination, and successively entrusting the broadcasting function. The purpose is to

[0004]

In order to achieve the above object, the invention of claim 1 compares the maximum transmission speed of the transmission side device with the maximum transmission speed of the reception side device as shown in FIG. As a result of the comparison made by the comparing means 1 and the comparing means 1, when the receiving side is superior, the entrusting means 2 for transmitting the telephone number data to be transmitted to the receiving side and sequentially entrusting the broadcast function. , A contracting means 3 for receiving the telephone number data and sequentially entrusting the broadcast function when entrusted by the entrusting means 2, and image data sequentially based on the telephone number data received by the consigning means 3. And a sequential transmission means 4 for transmitting. Further, according to the invention of claim 2, when the receiving side is superior as a result of comparing with the comparing means for comparing the maximum transmitting speed of the own device with the maximum transmitting speed of the receiving side device, , Outsourcing means for transmitting the telephone number data to be transmitted to the receiving side and sequentially entrusting the broadcast function. Further, the invention of claim 3 is a consignment means for receiving the telephone number data and successively entrusting the broadcast function, and a sequential transmission means for sequentially transmitting the image data based on the telephone number data received by the consignment means. It is equipped with and.

[0005]

According to the structure of claim 1, the maximum transmitting speed of the transmitting side device and the maximum transmitting speed of the receiving side device are compared by the comparing means, and when the receiving side is superior. The entrusting means causes the transmitting side device to transmit the telephone number data to be transmitted to the receiving side device, and entrusts the broadcasting function in sequence. Further, the receiving side device receives the telephone number data by the consignment means, and sequentially transmits the image data received based on the telephone number data by the transmitting means. Further, according to the configuration of claim 2, the maximum transmission speed of the own device and the maximum transmission speed of the reception side device are compared by the comparison means, and when the reception side is superior, the delegation means is used. , The telephone number data to be transmitted is transmitted to the receiving side, and the broadcast function is sequentially entrusted. Further, according to the structure of claim 3, the depositing means receives the telephone number data, and the image data received based on the telephone number data is sequentially transmitted by the transmitting means.

[0006]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the facsimile machine. An operation panel 7 having various operation keys such as a start key 6 is provided in front of the apparatus body 5. A document tray 9 for setting a document 8 to be transmitted is provided on the upper surface of the main body 5, and a recording sheet for recording the received image data or the stored image data is stored in the apparatus. A recording paper storage unit 10 is formed. On one side of the main body 5, there is a document discharge tray 11 for receiving the document 8 discharged to the outside of the apparatus after reading by the reading device (18 in FIG. 3), and on the other side, a recording device (19 in FIG. 3). The recording paper discharge trays 12 for receiving the recording papers, which are recorded by (4) and cut by the cutter and then discharged to the outside of the apparatus, are respectively provided. Further, a jack (not shown) connected to the telephone line (22 in FIG. 3) is provided on the back of the main body 5.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing the control section of the facsimile apparatus of this embodiment. The main body of the control unit is the CPU
A microcomputer 16 including a RAM 13, a RAM 14, and a ROM 15, which are connected to each other via a bus 17. The microcomputer 16 includes an operation panel 7 as an input device, a reading device 18 for reading image data of a transmission document, a recording device 19 for recording received image data or image data stored in the device.
Are connected. A modem 20 is connected to send and receive image data using a telephone line, and the modem 20 is connected to a telephone line 22 via a network control unit (network control unit, hereinafter referred to as NCU) 21. Has been done.

Further, the RAM 14 stores the image data of the transmission original read by the reading device 18, the page memory 23 for storing the image data of the received original, and the telephone number data of the transmission destination, or the received data. A telephone number memory 24 for storing telephone number data is provided. On the other hand, the ROM 15 is provided with a program memory 25 for storing a program for comparing the maximum speed of modems, a program for storing telephone number data to be sequentially transmitted, and a control program for controlling the entire facsimile apparatus. ing.

Next, the sequential broadcast consignment function and consignment function in the facsimile apparatus configured as described above will be described with reference to FIG. In FIG. 4, the flow of the solid line is
Facsimile devices 26 and 27 sequentially have a consignment function and a consignment function of broadcasting, the maximum speed of the modem of the facsimile device 27 is faster than that of the facsimile device 26, and the facsimile devices 28, 29, 30, 31. Shows a situation in which image data is transmitted in the case where the broadcast transmission is not sequentially provided or the maximum speed of the modem is slower than that of the facsimile apparatus 27. The flow of the dotted line is when the facsimile device 26 does not sequentially have a broadcasting consignment function or when the facsimile device 2
7, 28, 29, 30, 31 do not have the function of accepting the broadcast in sequence, or the maximum transmission speed of the modem is slower than that of the facsimile device 26.

First, the facsimile machines 27, 28, 29, 30, 31 which are the first to fifth destinations from the facsimile machine 26 having a broadcasting entrustment function and a consignment function in sequence.
The transmitting operation of the transmitting side facsimile device 26 in the case where the same transmission original is sequentially transmitted to the above will be described with reference to FIG. In the sending side facsimile device 26,
After the transmission document 8 is set on the document tray 9, a destination setting operation is performed (S1). As this processing, first, when the first to fifth telephone numbers are input by the number keys on the operation panel 7, the telephone number data list is sequentially stored in the telephone number memory 24. Then, when the start key 6 is pressed, the first telephone number in the telephone number data list is dialed. In this case, the call is dialed to the receiving side facsimile device 27.

The facsimile machines 26 on the transmitting side and the receiving side,
When 27 is connected through the line, the telephone number of the facsimile device 27 is deleted from the telephone number data list stored in the telephone number memory 24 (S2). Next, it is determined whether the maximum speed of the modem of the receiving side facsimile device 27 is faster than the maximum speed of the modem of the transmitting side facsimile device 26 based on the information obtained by the data communication (S3). Here, for example, the transmission side facsimile device 2
6 is 4800 bps, and the receiving side facsimile device 27 is 9600 bps, when the receiving side is superior (YES in S3), may the facsimile device 27 be sequentially entrusted with the broadcast function (that is, It is determined whether the function is on the receiving side) (S4). This judgment is YES
If so, the telephone number data list stored in the telephone number memory 24 is transmitted to the receiving side facsimile device 27 (S5). Further, under the control of the CPU 13, the image data of the transmission original 8 on the original tray 9 is read by the reading device 18, the read image data is transmitted to the receiving side facsimile device 27 (S6), and the transmission operation is ended.

On the other hand, if the maximum speed of the modem is better on the transmitting side (NO in S3), or the receiving side facsimile device 27 cannot successively accept the broadcast function (that is, the receiving side does not have that function). ) If (NO in S4)
Transmits only the image data to the receiving side facsimile device 27 in the same manner as described above without transmitting the telephone number data list (S7). Next, it is checked whether the telephone number data list stored in the telephone number memory 24 is empty (S8), and if the list is not empty (NO in S8),
Returning to the destination setting operation (S1), the first telephone number in the telephone number data list is dialed, and the same transmission operation as described above is performed. If it is empty (Y in S8)
ES), the transmission operation ends. In this case, since the telephone numbers of the facsimile devices 28, 29, 30, 31 are stored in the telephone number memory 24, the destination setting operation (S
Return to 1), dial the facsimile device 28,
Hereinafter, the same transmission operation as described above is performed.

Next, the receiving and transmitting operations of the receiving side facsimile device 27 when the receiving side facsimile device 27 sequentially accepts the broadcast function will be described with reference to FIG. First, the received telephone number data list is stored in the telephone number memory 24 (S9), and the received image data is stored in the page memory 23 (S10). Next, the image data is recorded by the recording device 19 (S11), the receiving operation is ended, and this time, the operation proceeds to the next transmitting operation to the receiving side (S12). This transmission operation is performed by executing the above-described flowchart of FIG. In this case, the receiving side facsimile device 27 performs the transmitting operation to the facsimile device 28 instead of the transmitting side facsimile device 26.

Further, when the maximum speed of the modem of the receiving side facsimile device 27 is slower than that of the transmitting side facsimile device 26 (NO in S3), or when the receiving side facsimile device 27 cannot successively receive the broadcast function ( (NO in S4), the reception side facsimile device 27 performs only the recording operation of the received image data. The same operation as described above is performed in the facsimile device 28 and the subsequent devices, and thus, the device having a high modem capability sequentially broadcasts.

As described above, when performing simultaneous broadcast, the maximum speed of the modem is compared with the maximum speed of the modem of the facsimile machine on the receiving side, and if the receiving side is superior, It is possible to send the telephone number data to be transmitted to the facsimile device and to entrust the broadcasting function one after another, and to receive the telephone number data to be transmitted from the destination and to successively entrust the broadcasting function. it can. As a result, if such a facsimile is sequentially broadcast, the facsimile having the highest transmission capability of the modem can be sequentially broadcast, so that the transmission time can be shortened and the communication cost can be reduced. Can be reduced.

[0016]

As described above, according to the present invention, the maximum transmission speeds of the transmission side device and the reception side device are compared, and if the reception side is superior, the entrusting means causes the transmission side to The device can transmit the telephone number data to be transmitted to the receiving device, and can sequentially entrust the broadcast function. Further, the receiving side device can receive the telephone number data by the consignment means and sequentially transmit the image data received based on the telephone number data by the transmitting means. As a result, if a plurality of facsimile apparatuses are sequentially broadcast, the facsimile apparatus having the highest transmission capability can be used to sequentially broadcast the communication, which can shorten the communication time as a whole and reduce the communication cost. You can

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a facsimile apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a control device of a facsimile apparatus according to this embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a consignment function and a consignment function of sequential broadcasting of the facsimile apparatus according to the present embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing a transmission operation of the facsimile apparatus according to this embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a flow chart showing a receiving operation in the case where the facsimile apparatus according to the present embodiment sequentially receives the broadcast.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Comparison Means 2 Outsourcing Means 3 Outsourcing Means 4 Sequential Transmission Means

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. The reception means when the receiving side is superior as a result of comparison by a comparing means for comparing the maximum transmitting speed of the transmitting side apparatus and the maximum transmitting speed of the receiving side apparatus, and the comparing means. An entrusting means for transmitting the telephone number data to be transmitted to the side and sequentially entrusting the broadcast function, and an entrusting means for receiving the telephone number data and sequentially entrusting the broadcast function when entrusted by the entrusting means. And a sequential transmission means for sequentially transmitting image data based on the telephone number data received by the entrusting means. 2. The transmission side device of the facsimile system according to claim 1, wherein the comparison means compares the maximum transmission speed of the own device with the maximum transmission speed of the reception side device.
If the receiving side is superior as a result of the comparison by the comparing means, the receiving side transmits the telephone number data to be transmitted to the receiving side and sequentially entrusts the broadcast function. Sending device. 3. The receiving side device of the facsimile system according to claim 1, wherein the receiving device receives the telephone number data and sequentially receives the broadcast function, and the telephone number data received by the receiving device. And a sequential transmission unit that sequentially transmits image data based on the image data.