JPH0767133B2 - Accumulation broadcasting device - Google Patents
Accumulation broadcasting deviceInfo
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Description
【発明の詳細な説明】 産業上の利用分野 本発明は、画情報の蓄積同報を行うファクシミリ蓄積同
報装置などに関する。Description: BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a facsimile storage / broadcasting device that stores and broadcasts image information.
従来の技術 この種の蓄積同報装置は、発信元端末より受信した電文
の画情報を一旦記憶装置に蓄積し、この画情報を例えば
発信元端末より指定された時刻になると、発信元端末に
より指定された、あるいは予め設定された宛先端末へ順
次または同時に送信する。2. Description of the Related Art This type of storage / broadcasting device temporarily stores the image information of a telegram received from a transmission source terminal in a storage device, and when the image information reaches the time specified by the transmission source terminal, the transmission information is transmitted by the transmission source terminal. The data is transmitted to designated or preset destination terminals sequentially or simultaneously.
発明が解決しようとする課題 蓄積された画情報は全宛先への送信が完了するまで記憶
装置内にとどまるので、記憶装置の空き容量が少なくな
って受信が不可能な状態になることがある。Problems to be Solved by the Invention Since the accumulated image information remains in the storage device until the transmission to all the destinations is completed, the free space of the storage device may decrease and the reception may become impossible.
しかし従来は、記憶装置が満杯になって受信が不可能に
なった場合、利用者はその原因がはっきり分からず何等
かの障害が発声したと判断し、不適切な処理をしたり、
また、その後に記憶装置に空きが生じて受信可能になっ
たにも拘らず、それに気付かないという問題があった。However, conventionally, when the storage device becomes full and reception becomes impossible, the user does not clearly understand the cause and judges that some trouble is uttered, and performs inappropriate processing,
Further, there is a problem that the storage device becomes vacant after that and becomes receivable, but the user does not notice it.
本発明は、上述の問題点に鑑みてなされたもので、記憶
装置内の未送信画情報量の増加により受信不可能状態で
あること、未送信画情報量が減少し受信可能となったこ
とを、利用者が容易に判断できるようにした蓄積同報装
置を提供することを目的とする。The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems, and is in the unreceivable state due to an increase in the amount of untransmitted image information in the storage device, and the amount of untransmitted image information is reduced to enable reception. It is an object of the present invention to provide a storage broadcast device that allows a user to easily make a decision.
課題を解決するための手段 発信元端末からの電文を受信する受信手段と、受信した
電文を少なくとも送信が終了するまで記憶する記憶手段
と、記憶された電文を送信する送信手段と、前記記憶手
段が記憶する画情報量を監視する監視手段と、前記画情
報量が所定の上限値以上になると前記受信手段による受
信を禁止すると共にその後前記画情報量が所定の下限値
以下になると前記受信手段による受信を再開する制御手
段とを備えたものである。Means for Solving the Problem Receiving means for receiving a telegram from a source terminal, storage means for storing the received telegram at least until transmission is completed, transmission means for transmitting the stored telegram, and the storage means Monitoring means for monitoring the amount of image information stored by the receiving means, and prohibiting reception by the receiving means when the image information amount exceeds a predetermined upper limit value, and the receiving means when the image information amount falls below a predetermined lower limit value. And a control means for restarting reception by.
また、本発明の別の構成は、回線を介して電送される画
情報を記憶する記憶手段と、記憶される画情報量を監視
する監視手段と、前記画情報量が所定の上限値以上とな
ると前記回線からの受信を禁止すると共にその後前記画
情報量が所定の下限値以下になると前記回線からの受信
を再開する制御手段と、この制御手段による受信の可否
を表示する表示手段とを備えたものである。Another configuration of the present invention is: storage means for storing image information transmitted via a line, monitoring means for monitoring the amount of image information stored, and the image information amount being a predetermined upper limit value or more. In this case, control means for inhibiting reception from the line and restarting reception from the line when the image information amount becomes equal to or lower than a predetermined lower limit value, and display means for displaying whether or not the control means can receive the signal. It is a thing.
作用 本発明は上述の構成によって、記憶装置内の未送信画情
報量が増加して受信不可能状態となったこと、その後に
記憶装置内の画情報が送信され受信可能状態になったこ
とが使用者に通知されるため、利用者は、受信不可能状
態が障害のためではなく未送信画情報量の増加が原因で
あることを、またその後に受信可能状態に戻ったこと
を、容易に判断し、適切に対応できるため、同報装置の
効率的な利用が可能となる。Effect According to the present invention, due to the above-described configuration, the amount of untransmitted image information in the storage device is increased to be in the unreceivable state, and thereafter, the image information in the storage device is transmitted to be in the receivable state. Since the user is notified, the user can easily confirm that the unreceivable state is not due to the failure but due to the increase in the amount of untransmitted image information, and then return to the receivable state. Since it is possible to judge and respond appropriately, it is possible to use the broadcasting device efficiently.
実施例 第１図は本発明の一実施例によるファクシミリ蓄積同報
装置の概略構成図である。Embodiment FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram of a facsimile storage broadcasting apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
第１図において、１はファクシミリ蓄積同報装置であ
り、これには交換機（交換回線網）２を介してファクシ
ミリ端末３が接続される。In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 is a facsimile storage / broadcasting device, to which a facsimile terminal 3 is connected via an exchange (switched line network) 2.
このファクシミリ蓄積同報装置１は、従来の装置と同様
の構成要素として、発信元端末（いずれかのファクシミ
リ端末５）からの電文を受信する受信ポート４、同報宛
先端末（いずれかのファクシミリ端末３）へ電文を送信
する送信ポート５、この送信ポート５及び受信ポート４
の制御及び受信電文の画情報の復号や送信画情報の符号
化などの処理を行う送受信制御部６、受信した画情報を
同報送信の完了まで記憶するハードディスクなどの画情
報記憶装置７、この画情報記憶装置７を制御管理する画
情報管理部８、利用者からの命令やデータの入力及び装
置からの情報の出力のためのディスプレイ／キーボード
９、装置全体を制御する主制御部10を有するが、さらに
本発明により付加された要素である画情報量監視部11を
有する。The facsimile storage / broadcasting device 1 has, as the same components as those of the conventional device, a receiving port 4 for receiving a message from a transmission source terminal (any facsimile terminal 5) and a broadcast destination terminal (any facsimile terminal). 3) Sending port 5 for sending a message, this sending port 5 and receiving port 4
And a transmission / reception control unit 6 that performs processing such as decoding of image information of a received message and encoding of transmission image information, an image information storage device 7 such as a hard disk that stores the received image information until the completion of the broadcast transmission, An image information management unit 8 for controlling and managing the image information storage device 7, a display / keyboard 9 for inputting commands and data from a user and outputting information from the device, and a main control unit 10 for controlling the entire device However, it further has an image information amount monitoring unit 11 which is an element added by the present invention.
この画情報量監視部11は、画情報記憶装置７内の未送信
画情報量を常時監視し、未送信画情報量が所定の上限値
以上に増加し新たな受信が不可能な状態になったことを
検出し、また未送信画情報量が所定の下限値以下まで減
少し受信が可能な状態になったことを検出し、それぞれ
の状態を検出した時に主制御部10に通知するものであ
る。なお、主制御部10は一般にプログラム制御とされる
ので、画情報量監視部11を主制御部10の一つの処理タス
クとして実現してよい。The image information amount monitoring unit 11 constantly monitors the amount of untransmitted image information in the image information storage device 7, and the amount of untransmitted image information increases beyond a predetermined upper limit value, and a new reception is impossible. It detects that the untransmitted image information amount has decreased to a predetermined lower limit value or less and is ready for reception, and notifies the main control unit 10 when each state is detected. is there. Since the main control unit 10 is generally under program control, the image information amount monitoring unit 11 may be realized as one processing task of the main control unit 10.
以上のように構成されたファクシミリ蓄積同報装置１
は、受信から同報送信までの基本的動作は従来装置と同
様であるので、画情報記憶装置７内の未送信画情報量の
増減に関連した動作についてのみ以下説明する。第２図
は、その動作の説明のためのフローチャートである。Facsimile storage / broadcasting device 1 configured as described above
Since the basic operation from reception to broadcast transmission is the same as the conventional apparatus, only the operation related to the increase / decrease of the amount of untransmitted image information in the image information storage device 7 will be described below. FIG. 2 is a flow chart for explaining the operation.
画情報量監視部11は、画情報記憶装置７内の未送信画像
情報（使用済み容量）を監視し、それが所定の上限値以
上に増加し受信不可能な状態となったかのチェックをす
る（ST1,ST2）。The image information amount monitoring unit 11 monitors the untransmitted image information (used capacity) in the image information storage device 7 and checks whether it has become unreceivable due to increase above a predetermined upper limit value ( ST1, ST2).
未送信画情報量が上限値を越え受信不可能状態になった
ことを検出すると、画情報量監視部11は、その旨を主制
御部10へ通知する。主制御部10は、この通知を受ける
と、受信ポート４を閉塞し（ST3）、受信を禁止し、次
に画情報量増加による受信不可能状態である旨のアラー
ムメッセージをディスプレイ／キーボード９へ出力し画
面に表示させる。When it is detected that the amount of untransmitted image information exceeds the upper limit and the state becomes unreceivable, the image information amount monitoring unit 11 notifies the main control unit 10 to that effect. Upon receiving this notification, the main control unit 10 closes the reception port 4 (ST3), prohibits reception, and then issues an alarm message to the display / keyboard 9 indicating that the reception is impossible due to an increase in the amount of image information. Output and display on the screen.
その後、画情報利用監視部11は、未送信画情報量が所定
の下限値以下まで減少し再び受信可能状態となったかの
チェックをし（ST5,ST6）、それを検出すると、その旨
を主制御部10へ通知する。After that, the image information use monitoring unit 11 checks whether the untransmitted image information amount has decreased to a predetermined lower limit value or less and is in the receivable state again (ST5, ST6), and if it is detected, the main control to that effect is performed. Notify Part 10.
この通知を受けた主制御部10は、閉塞した受信ポート４
を開放し受信を許可し（ST7）、次に未送信画情報量が
減少し受信可能状態になった旨のメッセージをディスプ
レイ／キーボード９へ出力する（ST8）。The main control unit 10 that receives this notification receives the blocked reception port 4
To allow reception (ST7), and then output a message to the display / keyboard 9 indicating that the amount of untransmitted image information has decreased and the reception is ready (ST8).
このように、利用者はディスプレイ画面をみることによ
って、未送信画情報量増加により受信不可能状態になっ
たこと、その後に再び受信可能状態になったことを容易
に確認し、適切に対応することができる。In this way, the user can easily confirm, by looking at the display screen, that the unreceivable state has been caused by the increase in the amount of untransmitted image information, and then the receivable state has been resumed, and take appropriate action. be able to.
未送信画情報量の増減と上述の動作を、時間的な流れに
沿って第３図に示す。（ａ）は未送信画情報量、（ｂ）
は時間経過、（ｃ）は画情報量監視部11の検出結果、
（ｄ）は受信ポート４の状態、（ｅ）は検出結果の外部
出力の様子をそれぞれ示している。FIG. 3 shows the increase / decrease in the amount of untransmitted image information and the above-described operation along the temporal flow. (A) is the amount of untransmitted image information, (b)
Is elapsed time, (c) is the detection result of the image information amount monitoring unit 11,
(D) shows the state of the receiving port 4, and (e) shows the external output of the detection result.
発明の効果 記憶すべき画情報量の増加により新たな受信が不可能な
状態を検出すると前記受信手段による受信を禁止すると
共に前記画情報量の減少により新たな受信が可能な状態
を検出すると前記受信手段による受信を再開する制御手
段と、前記画情報量の増減による受信の可否を表示する
表示手段とを備えることで、蓄積同報装置側の使用者に
おいては受信不可能状態が何等かの障害によるものと誤
って判断することなく、またその後に未送信画情報量が
減少し受信可能状態になったことも使用者に伝えるた
め、使用者は装置状態を正しく把握可能とし、更に回線
を介した蓄積同報装置の利用者に対しては無駄な課金を
行い得ない効率的な使用環境を提供できるという効果を
有するものである。Advantageous Effects of the Invention When a new reception impossible state is detected due to an increase in the image information amount to be stored, reception by the receiving means is prohibited, and a new reception possible state is detected due to the reduction in the image information amount. By providing the control means for restarting the reception by the reception means and the display means for displaying the availability of the reception due to the increase / decrease in the image information amount, the user on the side of the storage broadcasting device is in a state where the reception is impossible. The user is notified of the fact that the amount of untransmitted image information has decreased and it has become receivable without erroneously determining that it is due to a failure, so that the user can correctly grasp the device status and This has the effect of providing an efficient use environment in which unnecessary charges cannot be made to the users of the storage broadcast device via the system.
第１図は本発明の一実施例によるファクシミリ蓄積同報
装置の概略構成図、第２図は送信画情報量の増減に関連
した動作のフローチャート、第３図は未送信画情報量及
び関連した状態ならびに動作の経時的変化図である。 １……ファクシミリ蓄積同報装置、２……交換機、３…
…ファクシミリ端末、４……受信ポート、５……送信ポ
ート、６……送受信制御部、７……画情報記憶装置、８
……画情報管理部、９……ディスプレイ／キーボード、
10……主制御部、11……画情報量監視部。FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram of a facsimile storage / broadcasting device according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a flow chart of operations related to increase / decrease in transmitted image information amount, and FIG. 3 is related to untransmitted image information amount. It is a time-dependent change figure of a state and operation. 1 ... Facsimile storage / broadcast device, 2 ... exchange, 3 ...
... Facsimile terminal, 4 ... Reception port, 5 ... Transmission port, 6 ... Transmission / reception control unit, 7 ... Image information storage device, 8
…… Image information management unit, 9 …… Display / keyboard,
10: Main control unit, 11: Image information amount monitoring unit.
Claims (2)
と、受信した電文を少なくとも送信が終了するまで記憶
する記憶手段と、記憶された電文を送信する送信手段
と、前記記憶手段が記憶する画情報量を監視する監視手
段と、前記画情報量が所定の上限値以上になると前記受
信手段による受信を禁止すると共にその後前記画情報量
が所定の下限値以下になると前記受信手段による受信を
再開する制御手段とを備える蓄積同報装置。1. A receiving means for receiving a telegram from a source terminal, a storage means for storing the received telegram at least until transmission is completed, a transmitting means for transmitting the stored telegram, and the storage means. Monitoring means for monitoring the amount of image information, and prohibiting reception by the receiving means when the amount of image information exceeds a predetermined upper limit value, and receiving by the receiving means when the amount of image information falls below a predetermined lower limit value. Storage broadcasting device comprising control means for restarting the storage.
記憶手段と、記憶される画情報量を監視する監視手段
と、前記画情報量が所定の上限値以上となると前記回線
からの受信を禁止すると共にその後前記画情報量が所定
の下限値以下になると前記回線からの受信を再開する制
御手段と、この制御手段による受信の可否を表示する表
示手段とを備える蓄積同報装置。2. Storage means for storing image information transmitted via a line, monitoring means for monitoring the stored image information amount, and when the image information amount exceeds a predetermined upper limit value, the line information is sent from the line. A storage broadcasting apparatus comprising: a control unit that prohibits reception and restarts reception from the line when the image information amount becomes equal to or less than a predetermined lower limit value, and a display unit that displays whether or not the control unit can receive the image.
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