JPH0787223A - Fax information transmitting method and fax information transmitter used in the same - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To receive FAX information only by a person provided with a password number decided in advance by originating a call to the FAX number of a transmission destination, expediting the input of the password number to the transmission destination, and transmitting the FAX information when the password number coincides with the one decided in advance. CONSTITUTION:The FAX number(or telephone number) of the transmission destination and the password number decided between the transmission destination are stored by using a number input device 1 in advance. An originator calls the FAX number of the transmission destination by using the number input device 1. It is detected whether or not the transmission destination responds to the call by a line controller 6, and information to expedite the input of the password number is transmitted from a guidance information generator 8 to the transmission destination by using the line controller 6. Following that, the password number inputted by a receiver 9 is detected, and when coincidence between the password number and the one decided in advance is obtained, the FAX information is transmitted from a FAX information memory device 5 to the FAX number of the transmission destination by using a transmitter 10.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a FAX information transmitting method for transmitting FAX information and a FAX information transmitting apparatus used therefor.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, the FAX number of the destination is
Various FAX information transmission methods have been proposed in which an X number is used for calling and FAX information is transmitted.
In the X information transmission method, each time the FAX information is transmitted, the FAX information is transmitted to the destination so that only the person who has a personal identification number in advance can receive the FAX information to the destination. A PIN code determined in advance is transmitted, and the FAX information to the destination is stored in a storage device at the destination, and transmitted from the storage device using the PIN number. A method of reading the FAX information has been proposed to secure the secret of the contents of the FAX information.

[0003]

However, in the case of such a conventional method, the F used at the destination is used.
The AX information receiving device has a drawback that it must have a function of operating with a personal identification number.

Also, every time the FAX information is transmitted to the destination,
It had a drawback that it was necessary to send the personal identification number to the destination.

Thus, the present invention does not have the above-mentioned drawbacks,
The present invention proposes a new FAX information transmitting method and a FAX information transmitting apparatus used therefor.

[0006]

The FAX information transmission method according to the first invention of the present application is based on (a) input of a telephone number or FAX number of a transmission destination, and the transmission destination telephone number is automatically set. When a call is made and (b) the destination responds to the call,
Automatically prompt the recipient to enter a personal identification number, and (c) receive the personal identification number from the destination, and if the personal identification number matches the predetermined personal identification number with the destination, send it. The FAX number is automatically called and the FAX information is transmitted.

A FAX information transmitting apparatus according to the second aspect of the present invention stores (a) FAX information storing means for storing FAX information, (b) at least a destination telephone number and FAX number, and a personal identification number. Number storage means, (c) number search means for searching the destination telephone number and password stored in the number storage means by the destination telephone number or FAX number, and (d) password for the destination Guidance information generating means for generating guidance information for prompting the input of a number, and (e) a call to the destination telephone number searched by the number searching means, and whether or not the destination responds to the call. Call detection / response detection / transmission means for transmitting the guidance information from the guidance generation means in response to the detection of whether or not the destination responds to the call by the detection, and (f) transmission. In addition, the calling / response detection / transmission means detects whether or not a personal identification number has been input from the destination until the scheduled time after transmitting the guidance information from the guidance information generation means. And (g) when it is detected that the personal identification number has been input by the personal identification number input detecting means, the personal identification number matches the personal identification number searched by the number searching means. It is detected by the personal identification number coincidence detecting means for detecting whether or not the personal identification number from the destination coincides with the personal identification number searched by the number retrieval means by (h) the personal identification number coincidence detecting means. If you do, the FAX of the destination corresponding to the PIN
For the number, the FAX number input when the FAX information is transmitted to the number input means or the FAX number retrieved by the number retrieval means is used to make a call and the FAX is transmitted.
F for transmitting FAX information stored in the information storage means
It has an AX number calling / FAX information transmitting means.

[0008]

According to the FAX information transmission method according to the first invention of the present application, as in the case of the conventional FAX information transmission method described above, the FAX information is assigned to the FAX number of the transmission destination by a predetermined secret code. It can be sent so that only those who have the number can receive it.

However, in the case of the FAX information transmission method according to the first invention of the present application, the FA used at the transmission destination is used.
The X information receiving device does not have to have the function of operating even with the personal identification number, and therefore, the simple F
FAX information can be received using the AX information receiving device.

Further, if the telephone number or FAX number of the destination is input on the transmitting side, the destination can be preliminarily set at the destination without sending the predetermined personal identification number to the destination. As long as the person having the determined personal identification number transmits the personal identification number to the sender, the person having the personal identification number can transmit the FAX information.

Further, according to the FAX information transmitting apparatus according to the second invention of the present application, the FAX according to the first invention of the present application.
The information transmission method can be easily implemented with the above-mentioned excellent effects of the FAX information transmission method.

[0012]

[Embodiment 1] Next, an embodiment of a FAX information transmitting method and a FAX information transmitting apparatus used therefor according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.

The FAX information transmitting method and the FAX information transmitting apparatus used therefor according to the present invention shown in FIGS. 1 to 3 send FAX information from a sender-side FAX terminal (not shown) to a destination FAX terminal (not shown). In the embodiment in which the transmission is performed by using the telephone line 7 and the telephone terminal (not shown) on the transmission destination side, the sender transmits the FAX information to the transmission destination before transmitting the FAX information to the transmission destination. A central processing unit (CPU) having a telephone number and a FAX number, and a personal identification number predetermined between the transmission destination and the sender terminal by using the number input device 1 having the sender terminal. Figure 2 with the help of 3
As shown in, they are stored in advance in association with each other.

When transmitting the FAX information to the destination, the FAX information (image information) is input to the FAX information to be transmitted to the destination on the sender terminal.
F, which is also included in the sender terminal, using the information input device 4
It is stored in the AX information storage device 5 with the help of the central processing unit 3.

Next, if the sender inputs the telephone number (or FAX number) of the destination using the number input device 1 described above, the number storage device described above is used by the telephone number (or FAX number). As described above in 2, the FAX number (or telephone number) and the personal identification number of the destination stored in advance are searched with the help of the central processing unit 3, and the telephone number of the destination at this time is searched. By using the line control device 6 in the sender's terminal and the line 7 extending from the line control device 6 in the sender's terminal to the telephone network side to which the destination subscribes, the central processing unit 3 is used. Borrow and make a call.

On the other hand, whether or not the destination responds to the call is detected by using the line controller 6 and with the help of the central processing unit 3, and the line controller 6
If it detects that the destination has answered the above-mentioned call,
Based on the detection output, the guidance information generating device 8 provided in the sender side terminal provides guidance information to the transmission destination, which prompts the transmission destination to input a personal identification number predetermined with the transmission destination.
Transmit using the line controller 6 and with the help of the central processing unit 3.

Further, for the transmission of the guidance information,
After the guidance information is transmitted, the transmission destination determines whether or not the personal identification number is input on the sender side by the line control device 6 depending on whether or not the personal identification number is input until the scheduled time. Central processing unit 3 using receiver 9
When the receiving device 9 detects the input of the personal identification number from the destination, the personal identification number is the same as the fax number (or telephone number) and the personal identification number of the destination described above. The central processing unit 3 is used to detect whether or not it matches the personal identification number. If they match, the line controller 6 is used for the FAX number of the destination.
A call is made and the FAX information is stored in the FAX information storage device 4 using the transmitter 10.

When the line control device 6 does not detect a response from the destination to the sender's call,
When the input of the personal identification number from the destination is not detected, and when the personal identification number from the destination does not match the personal identification number stored in the number storage device 2, the line control device 6 To cancel the calling state.

From the above, the first embodiment of the FAX information transmitting method and the FAX information transmitting apparatus used therefor according to the present invention has been clarified.

The FAX information transmission method according to the present invention shown in FIGS. 1 to 3 is based on (a) the input of the telephone number (or FAX number) of the transmission destination and the automatic transmission to the telephone number of the transmission destination. When a call is made and (b) the destination responds to the call, the destination automatically prompts the destination to input a personal identification number, and (c) the personal identification number from the destination is received, and the personal identification number becomes the destination. If it matches with the pre-determined security code between
Automatically call and send FAX information to the X number.

Therefore, according to the FAX information transmission method of the present invention shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the FAX number of the transmission destination is set to the FAX number as in the case of the conventional FAX information transmission method described above.
The information can be transmitted so that only those with a predetermined personal identification number can receive it.

However, in the case of the FAX information transmitting method according to the present invention shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the FAX information receiving apparatus used at the destination may not have the function of operating even with the personal identification number. The destination can receive the FAX information using a simple FAX information receiving device.

On the transmitting side, all that is required is to input the telephone number (or FAX number) of the destination,
Even if the predetermined secret code is not transmitted to the recipient, as long as the person having the predetermined secret code at the recipient sends the secret code to the sender, it has the secret code. The person can be made to transmit the FAX information.

The FA according to the present invention shown in FIGS.
The X information transmission device includes (a) a FAX that stores FAX information.
Information storage means (FAX information storage device 5), (b) number storage means (number storage device 2) for storing at least the destination telephone number and FAX number, and a personal identification number, (c)
Number search means (means including the central processing unit 3) for searching the telephone number and personal identification number of the destination stored in the number storage means by the telephone number or FAX number of the destination, and (d) destination Guidance information generating means (guidance information generating device 8) for generating guidance information for prompting the user to input a personal identification number, and (e) making a call to the destination telephone number searched by the number searching means, and issuing the call. Calling / response detection / transmission means for detecting whether or not the transmission destination responds to the call, and transmitting guidance information from the guidance generation means in response to the detection of the response to the transmission call by the transmission destination based on the detection. After the guidance information from the guidance information generation means is transmitted to the (line control device 6) and the destination (f) by the call origination / response detection / transmission means, until the scheduled time. In step (g), the personal identification number was detected by the personal identification number input detecting means (reception device 9) for detecting whether or not the personal identification number was input from the destination, and (g) the personal identification number input detecting means. If
A personal identification number match detecting means (means including the central processing unit 3) for detecting whether or not the personal identification number matches the personal identification number searched by the number searching means;
(H) When the personal identification number matching detection means detects that the personal identification number from the destination matches the personal identification number searched by the number retrieval means, the destination corresponding to the personal identification number. FAX number that was input when the fax information was sent to the above-mentioned number input means.
FAX number or FAX searched by the above number search means
FAX number calling / FA for making a call using a number and transmitting the FAX information stored in the FAX information storage means
X information transmission means (transmission device 10).

Therefore, the FAX information transmission method according to the present invention shown in FIGS. 1 to 3 can be easily implemented.

[0026]

[Embodiment 2] Next, referring to FIG. 4 to FIG.
A second embodiment of the AX information transmitting method and the FAX information transmitting apparatus using the same will be described.

In FIG. 4, parts corresponding to those in FIG. 1 are designated by the same reference numerals.

The FAX information transmitting method and the FAX information transmitting apparatus used therefor according to the present invention shown in FIGS. 4 to 6 transmit FAX information from the sender-side FAX terminal 15 to the destination-side FAX terminal 11 in the exchange network 13. In the embodiment in which the transmission is performed using the center 14 and the destination telephone terminal 12, the sender sends the FAX information before sending the FAX information.
In the X transmission center 14, the telephone number of the sender, the telephone number and the FAX number of the transmission destination, and the personal identification number determined in advance between the transmission destination are associated with each other as shown in FIG. Store in advance.

Then, depending on the sender, the FAX terminal 15
Is used to cause the FAX transmission center 14 to make a call.

On the other hand, in response to the call, the FAX transmission center 14 uses the guidance information generator 8 included in the FAX transmission center 14 to
The sender's FAX terminal 15 is provided with guidance information for prompting input of the sender's telephone number and the destination's telephone number, using the line controller 6 and with the help of the central processing unit 3.
Send.

In response to this, the sender receives the guidance information using the FAX terminal 15 on the sender side.
Then, the sender sets the sender's telephone number and the recipient's telephone number to FAX according to the content of the guidance information.
The data is transmitted to the transmission center 14 by using the FAX terminal 15 on the transmission side.

In response to this, the FAX transmission center 14
It receives the sender's and recipient's telephone numbers from those senders.

Then, the FAX transmission center 14 transfers the guidance information generating device 8 to the FAX terminal 15 of the sender.
Guidance information prompting transmission of FAX information is transmitted using the line control device 6 and with the help of the central processing unit 3.

In response to this, the sender determines that the FAX terminal 15
To transmit the FAX information to the FAX transmission center 14.

The FAX transmission center 14 receives the transmitted FA
The X information (image information) is stored in the FAX information storage device 5 with the help of the central processing unit 3.

Further, the FAX transmission center 14 uses the telephone number received from the sender side as described above to obtain the FAX number and personal identification number of the transmission destination stored in the number storage device 2 from the central processing unit 3. Search with the help of. Then, according to the case of the first embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, by using the telephone number at that time, the line control device 6 included in the sender terminal and the transmission destination join the telephone number of the transmission destination. A call is made using the line 7 extending to the side of the telephone network and with the help of the central processing unit (CPU) 3.

On the other hand, the FAX transmission center 14 uses the line control device 6 to determine whether or not the transmission destination responds to the call according to the case of the first embodiment shown in FIGS. When it is detected with the help of the central processing unit 3 and the line control unit 6 detects that the destination responds to the above-mentioned call, it is included in the sender terminal based on the detection output. From the guidance information generating device 8 to the destination, the guidance information that prompts the destination to input a predetermined personal identification number is sent using the line control device 6 and with the help of the central processing unit 3. To do.

Further, according to the first embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the FAX transmission center 14 transmits the guidance information, and after the transmission, the destination is the scheduled time after the transmission of the guidance information. Up to the above, whether or not the personal identification number has been input is detected through the line control device 6 using the receiving device 9 and with the help of the central processing unit 3 depending on whether or not the personal identification number is input. Then, when the receiving device 9 detects the input of the personal identification number from the destination, it is determined whether or not the personal identification number coincides with the above-described personal identification number when the destination FAX number and the personal identification number are retrieved. If it is detected by using the arithmetic processing unit 3 and coincides, the transmission destination F
Make a call to the AX number using the line control device 6 and FAX
FAX information is transmitted from the information storage device 4 using the transmission device 10.

As in the case of the first embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, when the line controller 6 does not detect a response from the destination to the sender's call, the secret code from the destination is obtained. If it doesn't detect that you've entered a number,
If the personal identification number from the destination does not match the personal identification number stored in the number storage device 2, the line control device 6 is used to cancel the calling state.

The second embodiment of the FAX information transmitting method and the FAX information transmitting apparatus used therefor according to the present invention has been clarified above.

The FAX information transmission method according to the present invention shown in FIGS. 4 to 6 is also carried out according to the first embodiment shown in FIGS.
(A) Automatically call the destination telephone number based on the input of the destination telephone number, and (b) If the destination responds to the call, enter the password to the destination. Automatically prompts
(C) When the personal identification number from the destination is received, and the personal identification number matches the predetermined personal identification number with the destination, the FAX number of the destination is automatically called and FA
Send X information.

Therefore, also in the case of the FAX information transmission method according to the present invention shown in FIGS. 4 to 6, as in the case of the first embodiment shown in FIGS. , Can be transmitted so that only a person having a predetermined personal identification number can receive it.

The FA according to the present invention shown in FIGS.
In the case of the X information transmission method, as in the case of the first embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the FAX information receiving apparatus used at the transmission destination may not have the function of operating even with the personal identification number. The FAX information can be received at the destination using a simple FAX information receiving device.

Further, in accordance with the case of the first embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, by inputting the telephone numbers of the sender and the destination at the transmitting side, the destination is predetermined with the destination. As long as a person having a predetermined secret code at the transmission destination transmits the secret code to the transmission destination, the FAX information can be transmitted to that person without transmitting the secret code.

The FA according to the present invention shown in FIGS.
The X information transmitting apparatus is similar to the case of the first embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, and includes (a) FAX information storing means (FAX information storing apparatus 5 in the FAX transmitting center 14) for storing FAX information, and (b) ) At least the recipient's phone number and FAX
A number storage means (number storage device 2 in the FAX transmission center 14) for storing a number and a personal identification number, and (c) a telephone number and a personal identification number of the destination stored in the number storage means as a destination. Number search means (means including the central processing unit 3 in the FAX transmission center 14) for searching by telephone number or FAX number, and (d) guidance information generation for generating guidance information for prompting the destination to input a personal identification number Means (guidance information generating means 8 in the FAX transmission center 14), and (e) a call to the telephone number of the transmission destination searched by the number search means, and detection of whether or not the transmission destination responds to the call. , Calling / response detecting / transmitting means for transmitting guidance information from the guidance generating means in response to detection of a response to the call by the destination based on the detection After the guidance information from the guidance information generating means is transmitted to the line control device 6) in the FAX transmission sense 14 and (f) the destination by the calling / response detection / transmission means, until the scheduled time. In the meantime, a personal identification number input detecting means (FAX transmission center 14) for detecting whether or not the personal identification number is input from the destination.
When the input of the personal identification number is detected by the receiving device 9) and the personal identification number input detecting means (g), whether the personal identification number matches the personal identification number searched by the number searching means. A personal identification number coincidence detecting means (means including the central processing unit 3 in the FAX transmission center 14) for detecting whether or not the personal identification number coincidence detecting means (h) detects the personal identification number from the destination by the number searching means. When it is detected that the secret code matches the searched secret code, the FAX number of the destination corresponding to the secret code, the FAX number input when transmitting the FAX information to the number input means, or the above FAX number for making a call using the FAX number retrieved by the number retrieval means and transmitting the FAX information stored in the FAX information storage means Call · FAX information transmission means (FAX
And a transmitting device 10) in the transmitting center 14.

Therefore, the FAX information transmitting method according to the present invention shown in FIGS. 4 to 6 can be easily implemented as in the case of the first embodiment shown in FIGS.

[0047]

Third Embodiment Next, a third embodiment of the FAX information transmitting method and the FAX information transmitting apparatus used therefor according to the present invention will be described.

A detailed description of the third embodiment of the FAX information transmitting method and the FAX information transmitting apparatus used therefor according to the present invention will be omitted, but the present invention shown in FIGS. FAX information transmission method and FA used therefor
It is similar to the X information transmission device.

That is, instead of storing the sender's telephone number, the recipient's telephone number and FAX number, and the personal identification number in the number storage device 2 of the FAX transmission center 14 in advance, the sender's FAX number, Destination phone number and fax
The number and personal identification number are stored in advance.

Further, the sender uses the FAX terminal 15 to
The sender and destination telephone numbers are transmitted to the FAX transmission center 14, and the FAX transmission center 14 uses the transmitted telephone numbers to search for the destination FAX number and PIN, instead of searching for the FAX number. In the center 14, the line control device 6 is used to obtain the FAX number of the FAX terminal 15 of the sender. Therefore, the sender uses the FAX terminal to cause the FAX transmission center 14 to
Although the transmission destination telephone number is transmitted, the transmission destination telephone number is not required to be transmitted, and the transmission destination FAX number obtained by the line control device 6 at the FAX transmission center 14 is used as the transmission destination. The FAX information transmission method according to the present invention shown in FIGS. 4 to 6 and the FA used therefor, except that the FAX number and the personal identification number are searched.
It is similar to the X information transmission device.

According to the FAX information transmitting method and the FAX information transmitting apparatus used for the FAX information transmitting apparatus according to the present invention, detailed description thereof will be omitted, but the FAX according to the present invention shown in FIGS.
It is possible to obtain the same operational effects as in the case of the information transmitting method and the FAX information transmitting apparatus used therefor, and it is not necessary for the sender to use the FAX terminal 15 to transmit the telephone number of the sender.

In the above description, the FA according to the present invention is used.
Regarding the X information transmission method and the FAX information transmission apparatus used therefor, only a few examples are shown. For example, in the second embodiment according to the present invention shown in FIGS.
The sender's telephone number is transmitted from the FAX terminal 15 on the sender side (in this case, the FAX transmission center 1
4, the fax number is stored in place of the sender's telephone number), and the same effect as in the case of FIGS. 4 to 6 can be obtained, and in addition, the spirit of the present invention is removed. Various modifications and changes could be made without doing so.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a system diagram for explaining a first embodiment of a FAX information transmitting method and a FAX information transmitting apparatus used therefor according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 shows an example of a FAX number and a telephone number of a transmission destination and a secret code stored in a number storage device used in the FAX information transmitting method and the FAX information transmitting apparatus used therefor according to the present invention shown in FIG. It is a figure.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a flow of processing provided for explaining a FAX information transmitting method and a FAX information transmitting apparatus used therefor according to the present invention shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a system diagram for explaining a second embodiment of a FAX information transmitting method and a FAX information transmitting apparatus used therefor according to the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a fax information transmission method according to the present invention shown in FIG. 4 and a sender's telephone number and a destination FA stored in a number storage device used in the fax information transmission device used therefor;
It is a figure which shows the example of an X number, a telephone number, and a personal identification number.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a flow of processing provided for explaining the FAX information transmitting method and the FAX information transmitting apparatus used therefor according to the present invention shown in FIG. 4;

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Number Input Device 2 Number Storage Device 3 Central Processing Unit 4 Input Device 5 Storage Device 6 Line Control Device 7 Line 8 Guidance Information Generation Device 9 Receiving Device 10 Transmitting Device 11 Destination Fax Terminal 12 Destination Telephone Terminal 13 Switching Network 14 FAX transmission center 15 FAX terminal on sender side

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. When (a) a call is automatically made to the callee's phone number based on the input of the callee's phone number or fax number, and (b) the callee responds to the call. , If the destination is automatically prompted to enter a personal identification number, (c) the personal identification number from the destination is received, and the personal identification number matches a predetermined personal identification number with the destination, FAX of the destination
A method for transmitting FAX information, characterized by automatically calling a number and transmitting FAX information. 2. (a) FAX information storage means for storing FAX information, (b) at least a destination telephone number and FAX number,
(C) number storage means for storing a personal identification number; and (c) number retrieval means for retrieving the destination telephone number and personal identification number stored in the number storage means by the destination telephone number or FAX number, d) Guidance information generating means for generating guidance information for prompting the destination to input a personal identification number; and (e) Calling to the destination telephone number searched by the number searching means, and transmitting to the calling. A call origination / response detection / originating means for transmitting guidance information from the guidance generating means in response to detection of whether or not the destination responds, and detection of a response to the origination of the call based on the detection; f) After the guidance information from the guidance information generating means is transmitted to the destination by the calling / response detecting / transmitting means, the secret code from the destination is set until the scheduled time. PIN input detecting means for detecting whether or not there is an input; and (g) When the PIN input detecting means detects that the PIN is input, the PIN is searched by the number searching means. A personal identification number coincidence detecting means for detecting whether or not the personal identification number coincides with the present personal identification number; and (h) the personal identification number from the transmission destination by the personal identification number coincidence detecting means, When it is detected that they match, the FAX number input to the FAX number of the transmission destination corresponding to the personal identification number when the FAX information is transmitted to the number input means.
FAX number or FAX searched by the above number search means
FAX number calling / FA for making a call using a number and transmitting the FAX information stored in the FAX information storage means
An FAX information transmitting apparatus comprising: an X information transmitting unit.