JPH0541787A - Facsimile equipment control system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To attain multiple address transmission and relay transmission to plural designated destinations by designating plural transmission destinations with an original transmission operation so as to read an original automatically and to input it to a memory. CONSTITUTION:An operation panel 1 is provided with major keys such as a start key, a ten-key and a relay designation key in addition to a display device. An initial indication displaying the operation is displayed on the display device of the operation panel, a destination telephone number is inputted from the ten-key and when the start key is depressed, the transmission of the original is started. When multiple address transmission is desired to be designated, after the 1st item of telephone number is entirely inputted, the start key is depressed. When plural destinations are present, the original is read and stored in the memory and multiple address transmission is implemented to plural destinations. The repeater station designation key is depressed before the input of plural destinations and the ten-key is given via a prescribed loop for plural destinations. When the start key is depressed, the memory transmission processing of relay request is implemented. Thus, in the case of multiple address relay transmission, the memory transmission operation at every occasion is not required.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a method for operating a facsimile machine, and more particularly to an operation method for a memory-equipped facsimile machine having means for storing and transmitting a read original.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in order to specify memory transmission, it has been necessary to press a function key or a memory key to specify memory transmission. Further, the designation of the relay request must be selected by the operator separately from the broadcast designation in the memory transmission.

That is, as shown in the flow chart of the processing steps of performing the conventional method in FIG. 4, in the conventional apparatus, the process is performed according to the menu display depending on whether the function key or the ten key is pressed as the push key. The memory transmission, the broadcast transmission, the relay request transmission, etc. are performed, and the other side performs the document transmission according to the destination input.

If the memory transmission is selected and the broadcast transmission or the relay transmission is selected when the process proceeds according to the menu display, the broadcast transmission in the memory transmission is performed or the memory transmission is performed according to the selection branch. Relay transmission in transmission is performed. When performing the broadcast transmission or the relay transmission as described above, the operation of the function keys is complicated.

[0005]

As described above, in the case of broadcast or relay transmission, the operator must be conscious of the memory transmission in particular and specify it each time, and the data is stored because of the trouble. Despite having a memory, it was often sent directly to the other party without using memory transmission. Therefore, the object of the present invention is to broadcast,
In each relay transmission, the operation of the memory transmission is not performed each time, and the operation is simplified to facilitate the use of the broadcast transmission or the relay transmission.

[0006]

In the present invention, as a first invention thereof, as shown in FIG. 1, a memory-equipped facsimile apparatus having means for storing and transmitting a read original is used. By designating a plurality of transmission destinations by a transmission operation (S7), a facsimile apparatus operation method is provided in which a document is automatically read into a memory and broadcast is transmitted to the designated destinations (S8). It

As a second aspect of the invention, as shown in FIG. 1, a facsimile apparatus with a memory having means for storing and transmitting a read document is used to input a relay station designation in a document transmitting operation. By (S5) and designating a plurality of transmission destinations (S7), the original is automatically read into the memory and relay-transmitted to the plurality of designated destinations via the designated relay station (S8). A method of operating a facsimile machine is provided.

[0008]

According to the first aspect of the invention described above, the broadcast function is designated by designating a plurality of destinations. In broadcast transmission, it is necessary to read a document once, store it in a memory, and communicate the stored data to a plurality of destinations sequentially or all at once, so that memory transmission is automatically performed. According to the second aspect of the present invention, when a plurality of destinations are input, the relay stations are designated before the destinations, so that all the input destinations after the destinations are treated as those designated as the relay stations. Memory transmission is also automatically executed.

[0009]

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a facsimile machine which operates a facsimile machine according to an embodiment of the present invention. This apparatus includes an operation panel 1, an operation panel control unit 2 that controls the operation panel 1, a scanner 3, a reading control unit 4 that controls the scanner 3, a printer 5,
A recording controller 6 for controlling the printer 5, a line NCU (network control unit) 11, a modem 10,
A communication control unit 9 that controls the modem 10, a main control unit 12 that controls the entire apparatus, a destination number table 8, and an image data storage memory 7 including the destination number table 8 are provided.

Further, as shown in FIG. 3, the operation panel 1 includes a display 21 for displaying operations, a resolution designating key 22, a gray scale designating key 23, a start key 24, a stop key 25, a function key 26, a ten key 27,
A relay designation key 28, a clear key 29, and a set key 30 are provided. In particular, this device is provided with a relay designation key 28.

The operation of the apparatus of the embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 3 and 1. First, on the operation panel 1 initially displayed on the display 21 (step S1), the destination number (telephone number) is input from the ten keys 27 (S).
2), the start key 24 is pressed (S6) to start the document transmission (S7, No). If you want to specify broadcast transmission, enter all the first phone numbers (S3, S
After the S4, S6 and S3 loops), the start key 24 is pressed (S6) to complete the designation. If there is only one destination, the process proceeds from the above step S7 to the branch "no", but if there is more than one, the process proceeds to the step "yes" in step S7 to read and store the document in the memory and store it in multiple locations. Transmission, that is, broadcast transmission is carried out (without S8).

Before inputting a plurality of destinations, the relay station designation key 28 is pressed (S2, S3) and a relay station destination input is given (S5), and then a plurality of destinations are S3, S4, S6, S.
When given from the numeric keypad 27 through the 3 loop, S6
By pressing the start key 24 of S7 (Yes),
The process of transmitting a memory (relay request) is performed by proceeding to the presence of relay station (S8). In addition, in S2, the function key 26
When is pressed, the operation proceeds to another operation different from the above processing function.

[0013]

According to the present invention, the operation of the memory transmission is not performed each time the broadcast transmission or the relay transmission is performed.
The operation can be simplified to facilitate the use of broadcast transmission or relay transmission.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a flow chart of a process of performing a facsimile apparatus operating method as an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a facsimile apparatus that performs the system of the embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a front view of an operation panel of the apparatus shown in FIG.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart of a processing process of performing a conventional method.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 ... Operation panel 2 ... Operation panel control unit 3 ... Scanner 4 ... Reading control unit 5 ... Printer 6 ... Recording control unit 7 ... Image data storage memory 8 ... Destination number table 9 ... Communication control unit 10 ... Modem 11 ... NCU 12 ... Main control unit 21 ... Display 22 ... Resolution designation key 23 ... Gray-scale designation key 24 ... Start key 25 ... Stop key 26 ... Function key 27 ... Numeric keypad 28 ... Relay designation key 29 ... Clear key 30 ... Set key

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A facsimile device with a memory having means for storing and transmitting a read document is used to automatically input the document into the memory by designating a plurality of transmission destinations in a document transmission operation (S7). A facsimile apparatus operation method in which broadcast transmission is performed to the plurality of designated destinations (S8). 2. A facsimile apparatus equipped with a memory having means for storing and transmitting a read document is used to input a relay station designation in a document transmission operation (S5) and to designate a plurality of transmission destinations (S7). A facsimile apparatus operation method in which a document is automatically read into a memory and relay-transmitted to a plurality of designated destinations via the designated relay station (S8).