JPH066551A - Information communication equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To prevent a storage section from being occupied with information of less importance with simple and inexpensive configuration by storing information only when a specific sender identification signal is detected from received information. CONSTITUTION:When an identification signal detection section 23 detects a specific sender identification signal registered in advance in an identification signal storage section 22 from received information, a transfer control section 26 transfers the information to an information storage section 8, which stores the information. Then an operation display section 6 displays a fact of information storage. When the operator operates a recording command section 28 to make an output request, the stored information is sent to a coding decoding section 7 by the control section 26 and decoded into the original information and it is printed out on recording paper by a plotter 5. On the other hand, when no identification signal is detected, the control section 26 transfers the received information to a decoding section 7, in which the information is decoded and the decoded information is printed out on recording paper by the plotter 5. Thus, it is prevented that the storage section is occupied with information of lower importance with simple and inexpensive configuration.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an information communication apparatus for preferentially selecting and receiving information transmitted from a specific transmission source registered in advance.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As an information selective receiving device such as a facsimile which preferentially selectively receives information transmitted from a pre-registered specific transmission source, it is possible to distinguish the information by changing the color of recording paper. There are a plurality of recording paper selection / feeding means that output the transmission information from a specific transmission source and the transmission information from other transmission sources to recording papers of different colors. Since the recording paper selection / feeding means is complicated and expensive, instead, only the transmission information from the specific transmission source registered by electronic control is identified, received and recorded, and other reception is rejected. Configured as described above, and
After storing and accumulating all the received information in the memory as described in 155369 publication, when it is detected that the information is from a specific sender, all the received information is recorded and output,
In some cases, when the information is from a source other than the specific transmission source, a part of the information is displayed, and an operation instruction is waited for before being output to save recording paper.

[0003]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION As described above, the conventional selective transmission / reception apparatus for specific transmission source information requires a complicated and expensive paper feeding mechanism and unnecessary information such as direct mail. Not only that, but there is a problem that the communication from other than a specific transmission source that may transmit urgent or important information is automatically rejected. In addition, in a device that temporarily stores and accumulates all received information, records and outputs specific sender information, displays other information, and records and outputs it in response to an operation instruction, in a device that stores and stores information other than the specific sender Information is occupied, the transmission amount is usually large, and reception of specific transmission source information, which tends to be concentrated over time, may be hindered. Therefore, it is necessary for the operator to frequently monitor the display unit to output and record the stored information other than that of the specific transmission source, or to delete the information. Furthermore, since this device is configured to directly record and output only specific sender information, it is possible to distinguish between specific senders and other sources, but when there are multiple specific senders, it is necessary to sort the recording paper. Therefore, there is a problem that the advantage of electronic control is not utilized.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above, and in an information communication apparatus capable of selectively receiving information of a specific transmission source, by storing and accumulating only information from the specific transmission source, (EN) It is possible to provide a simple and inexpensive device that prevents a storage unit from being occupied by information of low importance, that can receive specific transmission source information as much as possible, and that facilitates various processing when outputting the recording paper. Has an aim.

[0005]

In order to achieve this object, as a first means, the present invention stores reception information in an information storage section when a specific transmission source identification signal registered in advance is detected, It has a transfer control unit that transfers the received information to the recording unit when the specific transmission source identification signal is not detected, and a recording instruction unit that outputs the accumulated information to the recording paper. Also,
As a second means, according to the present invention, when the recording paper monitoring unit detects that there is no recording paper, it rejects reception from other than a specific transmission source registered in advance. Also, the third
As a means for this, the present invention investigates the information storage state from a specific transmission source registered in advance and displays it. Further, as a fourth means, the present invention transfers the reception information from the specific transmission source to the recording means when the recording paper remains, even when the storage capacity of the information storage section is exhausted.

[0006]

The information communication apparatus having the above-described structure can selectively receive information from a specific transmission source while making maximum use of the capability of the apparatus, and can receive information from other than the specific transmission source. Further, it is also possible to control the output of the specific transmission source information so as to be suitable for later office work processing by making the most of the advantage of electronic control.

[0007]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. FIG. 1 shows a CCITT according to an embodiment of the present invention.
The schematic structure of a group 3 facsimile is shown. In the figure, the control unit 1 is composed of a CPU, a ROM, a RAM, etc., and performs a control process of each component of the information communication device and a facsimile transmission control procedure process, and a system memory 2 controls the control unit 1 to execute. The work area of the control unit 1 is configured while storing various data necessary for executing the program and the processing program. The parameter memory 3 is for storing various information unique to the device. The scanner 4 is for reading an original, and the plotter (recording means) 5 is for recording and outputting a facsimile image. The operation display unit 6 includes various operation keys and various display devices, and constitutes an operation unit of the facsimile apparatus. The encoding / decoding unit 7 performs code compression on the facsimile signal and also decodes the received compression information into the original facsimile signal. The information storage unit 8 is for storing a large number of compressed facsimile signals. The modem 9 is a low speed modem (CCITT V.21 modem) for exchanging transmission control procedure signals and a high speed modem (CCITT V.21 modem) for mainly transmitting and receiving facsimile signals.
T V.29 modem, V27 ter modem).
The network control device 10 is for connecting a facsimile device to a public telephone line network, and has an automatic call originating / receiving function.

The control unit 1, system memory 2, parameter memory 3, scanner 4, plotter 5, operation display unit 6, encoding / decoding unit 7, information storage unit 8, modem 9, and network control device 10 are the system. Connected to bus 11,
Data exchange between these functional elements is mainly performed via the system bus 11. However, the network control device 10 and the modem 9 directly exchange data. As a transmission source identification signal, a password or the like is used in a general information communication device, but in the case of a group 3 facsimile device, a calling terminal identification signal CSI specified in the transmission control procedure may be used or It may be set in the standard function setting signal NSS.

FIG. 2 shows a case where the present invention is implemented in the CCITT group 3 facsimile described above.
And it demonstrates with reference to FIG. 2 is a functional block diagram showing an example of a main part of the present invention, and FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing an example of a processing procedure. When the incoming communication is detected when the selective communication mode for identifying the specific transmission source is set, that is, when the specific transmission source identification signal from the identification signal registration unit 21 of the operation display unit 6 is registered in the identification signal storage unit 22 , A non-voice terminal such as a facsimile is sent, and subsequently a non-standard function identification signal NSF and a digital identification signal DIS for notifying the function of the receiving terminal are transmitted (process 101) to make a call. Non-standard function setting signal NSS and calling terminal identification signal CS notified from the side
Wait for reception of I (process 102).

After receiving the NSS / CSI, the modem training procedure (process 103) is performed and the identification signal detector 23
Then, it is determined whether the NSS / CSI is the specific transmission source identification signal registered in the identification signal accumulating unit 22 in the parameter memory 3 (decision 104). If the determination result is No, then the recording paper monitoring unit 24 inspects for the presence of recording paper (decision 105). If the result is No, that is, if there is no recording paper, the reception control unit 25 switches the line. A signal DCN for restoration is sent (process 106).

On the other hand, when the result of the judgment 105 is Yes, information is received and the transfer control unit 26
Then, the received information is transferred to the encoding / decoding unit 7 to be restored to the original facsimile signal and then output from the plotter to the recording paper (process 107). When the information receiving and recording operation is completed, the post-transmission procedure is executed (process 108), the line is restored (process 106), and the series of operations is ended.

When the reception from the specific transmission source, that is, when the result of the determination 104 of the identification signal detection unit 23 is Yes, the transfer control unit 26 transfers the reception information to the information storage unit 8 and stores the reception information. (Process 109) When the receiving and storing operations are completed, the post-transmission procedure is executed (Process 110) and the line is restored (Process 111). Then, the fact that the information is accumulated is displayed on the display unit 27 of the operation display unit 6 (process 112). The accumulated reception information is stored in the information storage unit 8 (determination 103 is No) until the recording instruction unit 28 of the operation display unit 6 issues a recording paper output request (determination 103 is Yes). The accumulated information is monitored by the accumulated information investigation unit 29, and in the case of G3 facsimile, it is possible to easily notify the type of information, the processing form, etc. other than the sender identification signal by using NSS.
The information storage unit 8 can store received information with a label indicating information content. Therefore, the operator can inspect the transmission source identification signal and the information content by the stored information inspection unit 29 as necessary, display them on the display unit 27, and instruct an output form convenient for the subsequent office processing.

When the operator issues an output request by operating the recording instruction section 28 (determination 113 is Yes), the accumulated information is sent to the encoding / decoding section 7 by the transfer control section 29. After being restored to the original information, it is sent to the plotter 5 and output on the recording paper (process 114). After the recording is surely performed, the output information is erased from the information storage unit 8 (process 115) and also erased from the display (process 116), and the processing procedure of the information from the specific transmission source is ended.

Next, a second embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. Since only the processing procedure is different from that of the first embodiment, FIG. 4 shows only the portions different from the first embodiment. In the figure, the same reference numerals as those in FIG. 3 indicate the same functions, and the processing procedure of the portions not shown is the same as that in FIG.

In the first embodiment, when a large amount of specific transmission source information is received, the storage capacity is insufficient, that is, the vacant memory is one unit of information, for example, one page cannot be stored in a facsimile, and information is lost. Or it may become impossible to receive. The second embodiment is to prevent such a situation, and when the identification information is detected (Yes at decision 104).
Then, when the accumulated information investigation unit 29 detects that the accumulated capacity has a margin (determination 201 is Yes), it shifts to information reception / accumulation (process 109) as in the first embodiment.

Whether or not the storage capacity is available (decision 201) is checked as follows, for example. A threshold value such as 80% of the total memory capacity of the information storage unit 8 is set in advance, and the presence or absence of the storage capacity is determined by comparing the stored information amount with the set threshold value. To make a more accurate determination, the sending side is provided with a means for inputting the number of transmitted originals (in the case of immediate transmission) or a means for counting the number of transmitted originals (in the case of memory transmission), and a non-standard function setting signal NSS etc. is set in the transmission control procedure. If the number of originals and the size are notified to the receiving side by using, the receiving information amount can be calculated at the receiving side. Therefore, the presence or absence of the storage capacity can be determined by comparing the calculation result with the free space in the memory. Further, in the case of memory transmission, it is possible to calculate information after compression on the transmission side and notify the reception side of the amount of information using NSS.

When the accumulated information investigation unit 29 indicates that there is no free memory (decision 201 is No), the presence or absence of recording paper is examined (decision 202). When the result of the judgment 202 is Yes, the information is received, but the transfer control unit 29 transfers it to the encoding / decoding unit 7, and the decoded facsimile signal is sent to the plotter and output to the recording paper ( Process 203). After that, the post-transmission procedure is executed (process 204) to restore the line (process 20).
5) Further, it is displayed that the information of the specific transmission source is output (process 206). If the result of judgment 202 is No,
Immediately, the line is restored (process 207) and the fact that the information reception of the specific destination failed is displayed (process 208). 3 and 4, the display operation is shown after the line is restored, but the display can be executed independently of the post-transmission procedure and the line restoration operation, and the order shown in the flow chart does not have to be particular. Good.

Although the CCITT group 3 facsimile, which is a preferred embodiment of the present invention, has been described here, the present invention is not limited to this, and can be applied to a communication device for outputting digital information on recording paper. .

[0019]

As described above, according to the present invention, only the specific transmission source information is stored and accumulated, and the information other than the specific transmission source information is directly stored on the recording paper without being stored. Therefore, it is possible to freely change the output order and the output form according to the operator's input operation so as to be suitable for the later office work. Further, the storage and storage unit is not occupied by the less important information, and the specific transmission source information can be selected and received to the maximum extent easily and inexpensively. Further, with the configuration of the second embodiment, it is possible to control the output to the recording paper when the information storage unit is full, so that the chance that the specific transmission source information cannot be received is further reduced, and the job It has the effect of reducing the number of problems that occur.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a CCITT group 3 facsimile apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a functional block diagram showing a main part of a facsimile according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing an example of main operations in FIG.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing an example of the operation of the second exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 ... Control unit, 2 ... System memory, 3 ... Parameter memory, 5 ... Plotter, 6 ... Operation display unit, 7 ... Encoding / decoding unit, 8 ... Information storage unit, 11 ... System bus, 21 ... Identification signal registration unit , 22 ... Identification signal storage section, 23 ... Identification signal detection section, 24
... Recording paper monitoring unit, 25 ... Reception control unit, 26 ... Transfer control unit, 27
... Display unit, 28 ... Recording instruction unit, 29 ... Stored information investigation unit

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. An information storage unit that records and stores received information, an identification signal registration unit that stores and registers identification signals of a plurality of specific transmission sources in advance, and a recording unit that outputs the received information to recording paper. In the information communication device, when the information is received, the identification signal detection unit that detects the registered specific transmission source identification signal, and the reception information is stored and stored in the information storage unit only when the specific transmission source identification signal is detected. In addition, when the specific transmission source identification signal is not detected, it comprises a transfer control section for transferring the received information to the recording means, and a recording instruction section for issuing a recording paper output request for the accumulated information. Information and communication equipment. 2. A recording paper monitoring unit for monitoring the remaining amount of the recording paper is provided, and when the recording paper monitoring unit detects that there is no recording paper, information is received from other than the registered specific transmission source. The information communication apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a reception control unit that rejects. 3. An accumulated information investigation unit that investigates the accumulation state of information from the specific transmission source in the information accumulation unit, and a display unit that displays the investigation result in the accumulated information investigation unit. The information communication device according to claim 1 or 2. 4. The information from the specific transmission source when the accumulated information investigation unit detects that there is no storage capacity in the information accumulation unit and the recording paper monitoring unit detects that there is recording paper. 4. The information communication device according to claim 3, further comprising a transfer control unit that transfers the data directly to the recording unit.