JPH0666891B2 - Facsimile device polling method - Google Patents

Description

Description: TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a polling method for a facsimile apparatus that secures confidentiality of information transmitted in a facsimile system.

In the facsimile communication, there is a demand for facilitation of means for maintaining confidentiality of communication contents.

[Conventional technology]

In recent years, the use of facsimiles has been increasing, and communication messages have The number of items handled is increasing rapidly.

In the current facsimile communication method, the confidentiality of communication contents is unprotected, and if there is a message that a third party does not want to see, the operators on both the transmitting and receiving sides can
A very primitive method is used in which the facsimile device is operated as it is, after discussing the time with a telephone or the like.

On the other hand, some devices, such as "confidential communication", have already taken into consideration the security of information, but even in that case, after placing the original on the original plate on the transmitting side,
A password is set for both sending and receiving, and a method is adopted in which a message is sent and received only when the password matches.

[Problems to be solved by the invention]

As is clear from the above, even in the facsimile system adopting the "confidential communication" method, the transmission original is loaded on the reading stacker of the facsimile apparatus on the transmission side, and the polling method (the method in which the reception side sucks up this original, that is, the transmission In the case of the method of entrusting the timing to the receiving side), there is a problem that a confidential document cannot be kept confidential because it is exposed to the public for a long time.

[Means for solving problems]

The above-mentioned problem is that a first facsimile apparatus having at least an input section, a reading section and a memory for storing document information and a second facsimile apparatus having at least an input section and a recording section are connected via a line. In the polling system of the facsimile device, the first facsimile device stores the first personal identification number input from the input unit, the second personal identification number received from the second facsimile device, and the second personal identification number. Comparing means for comparing the first personal identification number and a control button for instructing polling memory transmission (even if there are a plurality of transmission originals, they are continuously read and stored in the memory and then transmitted), The second facsimile device stores the second personal identification number input from the input unit, transmits the second personal identification number, and polls. It is solved by a control button for instructing the signal. The personal identification number is set between the first and second facsimile devices so that it can be changed for each communication.

[Operation] When sending a document from the first facsimile device,
By inputting the first personal identification number from the input unit of the first facsimile device and pressing the control button for the polling transmission instruction, the reading unit is activated to read the document information and store it in the memory. When the second personal identification number is received from the second facsimile apparatus, the comparison unit compares the first personal identification number and the second personal identification number, and the coincidence output reads out the original information from the memory to output the first personal identification number. 2 to the facsimile machine. As a result, the transmission original need not be left in the reading unit for a long time, and the contents of the original can be kept secret. Also,
If the same personal identification number is set between the first facsimile device (transmitting station) and the plurality of receiving stations, the plurality of receiving stations can receive polling from the document information stored in the memory at the transmitting station. Become.

〔Example〕

The present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. The drawings are block diagrams illustrating an embodiment of the present invention. The transmitting station (facsimile device) 1 and the receiving station (facsimile device) 2 are connected by a line 3.

When sending an original from the transmitting station 1 to the receiving station 2 by the polling method, the following procedure is performed. First, the sending station 1
At, the operator sets the original 4 on the original table 5.

The personal identification number N is given by the ten keys 7 on the operation panel 6.
The input personal identification number N is registered in the register 9 by the control unit 8.
Stored in.

Next, the polling key 10 on the operation panel 6 is pressed.

By this depression, the control unit 8 activates the reading unit 11, so that the original 4 is read, and the read information is stored in the memory 14 as the coded information G through the binarization unit 12 and the compression unit 13. It When there are a plurality of originals and the reading of the last page is completed, the reading unit 11 issues an end signal E. Receiving this, the control section 8 stores the personal identification number N in the register 9 in the memory 14
It is stored in the head area of.

On the other hand, the operator on the receiving station 2 side inputs the personal identification number N notified (specified by telephone communication) from the transmitting station 1 side from the ten key 19 of the operation panel 16. Input PIN N
Is stored in the register 19 by the control unit 18. Next, the transmitting station 1 is called by the telephone 15.

The transmitting station 1 sends out an answer sound signal A in response to this calling. This answer sound signal A reaches the handset of the telephone set 15 via the line 3, whereby the answer sound is output.

The operator of the receiving station 2 who has heard this answer sound presses the polling key 20 on the operation panel 16. This allows
The control unit 18 sends the control procedure signal C, that is, the polling designation information P and the personal identification number N from the sending unit 23 to the line 3.

In the transmitting station 1, the control procedure signal C (= P + N) received by the receiving station 24 is sent to the discrimination section 26 of the control section 8. The discriminating unit 26 compares the received personal identification number N with the personal identification number N in the register 9, and if they coincide with each other, confirms the polling designation signal P and then sends a transmission command S to the transmitting unit 27. As a result, the coded information G and the personal identification number N in the memory are sent from the sending unit 22 to the receiving station 2 via the line 3.

As is clear from the above, the operator causes the reading unit 11 to read the document 4 to be transmitted,
Since the original 4 can be immediately removed, it is possible to prevent the original 4 from being exposed on the original table 5 for a long time and keep confidentiality.

〔The invention's effect〕

INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY The present invention has an advantage of providing the effect of easily keeping the confidentiality of a document to be transmitted in a facsimile machine.

[Brief description of drawings]

 The drawings are block diagrams illustrating an embodiment of the present invention. In the drawing, 1 is a transmitting station, 2 is a receiving station, 3 is a line, 4 is a manuscript, 5 is a manuscript table, 6 and 16 are operation panels, 7 and 17 are numeric keys, 8 and 18 are control parts, and 9 and 19 are Registers, 10, 20 are polling keys, 15, 25 ... Telephones, 21, 24 are receivers, 22, 23 are transmitters, and 26 is a discriminator.

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A first facsimile apparatus having at least an input section, a reading section, and a memory for storing document information, and a second facsimile apparatus having at least an input section and a recording section are connected via a line. In the polling system of a facsimile device, the first facsimile device stores a first secret code input from the input unit, a second secret code received from the second facsimile device, and the second secret code. Comparing means for comparing the personal identification numbers of 1 and a control button for instructing polling memory transmission, and means for storing the second personal identification number input from the input unit in the second facsimile device, A means for transmitting the second secret code and a control button for instructing polling reception are provided, and the first secret key is input from the input unit of the first facsimile apparatus. By inputting a number and pressing the control button for the polling transmission instruction, the document information is read and stored in the memory, and when the second secret code is received from the second facsimile apparatus, the comparing means 1st PIN and 2nd
The personal identification number is compared, the original information is read from the memory by the coincidence output, and the original information is transmitted to the second facsimile apparatus. 2. A polling method for a facsimile apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the personal identification number is set to be changeable for each communication between the first and second facsimile apparatuses.