JPH08139894A - Facsimile reception system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To provide a facsimile reception system in which whether or not facsimile data are received is easily discriminated. CONSTITUTION: In the facsimile reception system where the facsimile receiver is connected to plural terminals via a local area network, the facsimile receiver is provided with a FAX data recording section 13 recording facsimile data, a FAX reception recording section 12 recording the reception, a FAX reception control section 15 recording the reception to the FAX reception recording section, a FAX reception inquiry control section 16 transferring the recording of the FAX reception recording section to a terminal with respect to an inquiry from the terminal and the terminal is provided with a FAX reception inquiry section 14 sending a reception inquiry request of facsimile data and displaying the transferred reception recording on a display section.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a facsimile receiving system in which a facsimile receiving device for receiving a facsimile signal transferred via a communication line is connected to a plurality of terminal devices via a local area network.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Some facsimile texts are to be left as a record, and some are simply read and need not be recorded. Therefore, a received facsimile signal is temporarily recorded in a memory and the operator records it in the memory. 2. Description of the Related Art Facsimile devices have been developed in which a facsimile sentence is displayed on a display unit and printed out by a printing unit as necessary.

[0003]

In the facsimile machine as described above, it is possible to save the printing paper, but it is necessary for the operator to go to the place where the facsimile machine is installed and operate it. Even if it was performed, there was a case that the operator's facsimile text was not received, and the operation was inconvenient and time-consuming.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a facsimile receiving system which enables an operator to determine whether or not a facsimile sentence is received without directly going to the place where the facsimile apparatus is installed.

[0005]

Means adopted by the present invention for solving the above-mentioned problems will be described. In a facsimile receiving system in which a facsimile receiving device that receives a facsimile signal transferred via a communication line is connected to a plurality of terminal devices via a local area network, a FAX that records the received facsimile data in the facsimile receiving device. A data recording unit, a FAX receiving / recording unit for recording reception of facsimile data, a file number for each reception of the facsimile data, the FAX data recording unit records the same, and the facsimile data is transmitted together with the facsimile data. The FAX reception control unit for recording the FAX reception recording unit with the terminal ID and the file number corresponding to the destination ID and the inquiry about whether the facsimile signal from the terminal device is received,
A fax reception inquiry control unit that reads out a record recorded in the FAX reception recording unit corresponding to the terminal number of the inquiry request and transfers the record to the requesting terminal device; A FAX reception inquiry unit that sends out whether or not data is received to the facsimile reception device and displays a facsimile reception record transferred from the facsimile reception device on a display unit.

Further, the FAX of the facsimile receiving apparatus
The reception control unit adds the address ID to the received facsimile signal.
If is not added, the received facsimile signal is printed by the printing unit and output. Further, the FAX reception inquiry unit of the terminal device is activated when the power of the terminal device is turned on or when the normal processing in the terminal device is completed.

Further, in response to a received facsimile data transfer request from the FAX data transfer request unit of the terminal device,
The FAX data transfer control unit of the facsimile receiving apparatus reads out the facsimile data recorded in the FAX data recording unit corresponding to the file number requested to be transferred, and transfers the facsimile data to the requesting terminal device. Facsimile data is displayed on the display.

Further, in response to a received facsimile data print request from the FAX data print request section of the terminal device,
The FAX data print control unit of the facsimile receiving apparatus reads the received facsimile data of the file number requested to be printed from the FAX reception recording unit, prints it by the printing unit, and outputs it.

Further, the FAX data print request unit of the terminal device specifies a printing unit for printing a facsimile text, and the FAX print control unit of the facsimile receiving device prints the received facsimile signal by the specified printing unit. Output it. In addition, in response to a file deletion request from the file deletion request unit of the terminal device, the file deletion control unit of the facsimile reception device stores the received facsimile data recorded in the FAX reception recording unit of the file number for which the deletion request is made, The recording data recorded in the FAX data recording unit is deleted.

[0010]

The FAX reception control section of the facsimile receiver is
Each time facsimile data is received via the communication line, a file number is added and recorded in the FAX data recording section, and the terminal ID and file number corresponding to the address ID transmitted together with the facsimile data in the FAX reception recording section are recorded. Record.

When the FAX reception inquiry unit of the terminal device inquires of the facsimile reception device whether or not the facsimile data for the own terminal device is received, the FAX reception inquiry control unit of the facsimile reception device corresponds to the terminal number of the inquiry request. The record recorded in the FAX reception recording unit is read and transferred to the requested terminal device. The terminal device displays the transferred facsimile reception record on the display unit.

Further, the FAX reception control section of the facsimile receiving apparatus transfers the received facsimile signal to the printing section and prints it out when the received facsimile signal is not added with the address ID. In addition, the FAX reception inquiry unit for inquiring whether or not the facsimile data is received from the terminal device is started when the power of the terminal device is turned on or when the normal processing in the terminal device is completed. to start.

Further, in response to a facsimile data transfer request from the FAX data transfer request unit of the terminal device, the FAX data transfer control unit of the facsimile receiving device reads the data recorded in the FAX data recording unit corresponding to the transfer request file number. Transfer to the terminal device that requested transfer,
The terminal device displays the transferred facsimile data on the display unit.

Further, in response to a facsimile data print request from the FAX data print request unit of the terminal device, the FAX data print control unit of the facsimile receiver receives from the FAX reception recording unit the received facsimile data of the file number requested to be printed. The data is read out, printed by the printing unit, and output.

When the terminal device designates a printing unit for printing the facsimile data, the FAX data printing control unit of the facsimile receiving device prints the facsimile data by the designated printing unit and outputs the facsimile data. Further, in response to a file deletion request from the FAX file deletion request unit of the terminal device, the file deletion control unit of the facsimile receiving device is recorded in the FAX reception recording unit and the FAX data recording unit of the file number for which the deletion request is made. Delete the record.

As described above, in the facsimile data received via the communication line, every time the facsimile data is received, the facsimile data and the terminal ID and the file number corresponding to the address ID transmitted together with the data are recorded, and the terminal is recorded. In response to an inquiry as to whether or not facsimile data is received from the device, the reception record corresponding to the inquiry terminal ID is read and transferred, and the terminal device displays the transferred reception record on the display unit. The operator can directly determine whether or not the facsimile data is received by the nearby terminal device without going to the installation place of the facsimile device.

Further, since the received facsimile data is printed out when the destination ID is not added to the received facsimile data, even if the facsimile data without the destination ID is received, it is printed. It can be dealt with by reading the facsimile text.

Further, the inquiry about whether or not the facsimile data of the own terminal is received is made when the power of the terminal device is turned on or when the normal processing of the terminal device is completed. It is possible to easily know whether or not the facsimile data is received.

Further, in response to a facsimile data transfer request from the terminal device, the requested facsimile data is transferred and displayed on the display unit of the terminal device, so that the received facsimile text is read by a nearby terminal device. be able to. In addition, in response to the facsimile data print request from the terminal device, the requested facsimile text is printed out by the printing section of the facsimile receiving apparatus or the designated printing section, so that the required facsimile text is specified. Obtainable.

Further, since the record of the requested file number is deleted in response to the file deletion request from the terminal device, it is possible to easily delete the facsimile data which need not be printed.

[0021]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT An embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 is a block diagram of an embodiment of the present invention, FIGS. 2 and 3 are operation flowcharts of the facsimile receiving apparatus of the embodiment, and FIGS. 4 to 6 are operation flowcharts of the terminal apparatus of the embodiment.

In FIG. 1, the facsimile device and the terminal device are connected via a local area network (LAN) 30. Although a plurality of terminal devices are installed, only one terminal device is shown in FIG. 1 as a representative.
The facsimile receiving device includes a public line connection unit 11 and a FAX.
Reception recording unit 12, FAX data recording unit 13, printing unit 1
4, FAX reception control unit 15, FAX reception inquiry unit 16, F
AX data transfer control unit 17, file deletion control unit 18,
FAX print controller 19, interface (I / O) 2
0, and a processor (CPU) 21 that performs processing.

Further, each terminal device has a display unit 41, an input unit 42, a normal processing unit 43 for performing normal processing of the terminal device, and F.
AX reception inquiry unit 44, FAX data transfer request unit 45, F
An AX data print request unit 46, a file deletion request unit 47,
It is composed of an interface (I / O) 48 and a processor (CPU) 49 for performing processing.

First, the operation of the facsimile receiving apparatus when receiving facsimile data will be described with reference to FIG. In the process S1, the FAX reception control unit 15 determines whether or not the facsimile data is received via the public communication line connecting unit 11. If the determination is YES, the process proceeds to the process S2 to address the received facsimile data. It is determined whether or not the ID is added, and if the determination is NO, the process proceeds to step S3.

The address ID is an ID given to an individual or a group of the recipient, and is added by the sender at the beginning of the facsimile data and transmitted.
In the process S3, the FAX print control unit 19 receives the facsimile data when the address ID is not added, moves to the process S4, prints and outputs the received facsimile data in the printing unit 14, and the printing ends. Then, the process proceeds to step S1.

If the one-way address ID is added, the process proceeds to step S5, and the FAX reception control section 15 records the FAX reception in the FAX reception recording section 12. FAX reception recording unit 1
The FAX reception record of No. 2 is, for example, as shown in FIG. 7, a file number added to each received facsimile data,
The terminal ID corresponding to the address ID added to the facsimile data, the date of reception, the destination information of the sender / receiver, the number of received documents, and the address ID are recorded.

The correspondence between the address ID and the terminal ID is recorded in a memory (not shown) of the FAX reception control section 15, and the terminal ID is read from this recording and recorded in the FAX reception recording section 12. Therefore, when the arrangement of individuals or groups corresponding to the address ID is changed, the ID is changed to the ID of the terminal device near the changed location and recorded in a memory (not shown).

In step S6, the FAX reception controller 15
Facsimile data is received, the process proceeds to step S7, and is recorded in the FAX data recording unit 13 in association with the file number given in step S5.
Then, the reception of the facsimile data is completed.

In step S8, the FAX reception inquiry control unit 16 determines whether an inquiry request as to whether facsimile data has been received from the terminal device has been transferred via the I / O 20. If the determination is YES, the process S9
Move on to. In step S9, the FAX reception inquiry control unit 16
Terminal ID transferred with the inquiry request signal from the terminal device
, The process proceeds to step S10, the record corresponding to the received terminal ID is searched for and read from the record of the FAX reception recording unit 12, and the process proceeds to step S11 where the I / O 20 is sent to the terminal device which made the inquiry request. Transfer through.

In step S12, the FAX data transfer control unit 17 determines whether or not a transfer request for facsimile data has been transferred from the terminal device via the I / O 20.
If the determination is YES, the process moves to S13. In process S13, the FAX data transfer control unit 17 receives the terminal ID transferred together with the data transfer request from the terminal device and the file number of the facsimile data to be transferred, and the process S1
4, the facsimile data corresponding to the received file number is read from the FAX data recording section 13 and I
The terminal ID received in the process S13 is transferred via / O20, and when the data transfer is completed, the process proceeds to the process S1.

In step S15, the FAX print controller 19 determines whether or not a facsimile data print request has been transferred from the terminal device via the I / O 20, and if the determination is YES, the process proceeds to step S16. . In process S16, F
The AX print control unit 19 receives the file number to be printed, which is transferred together with the print request from the terminal device, moves to step S17, reads the facsimile data corresponding to the received file number from the FAX data recording unit 13, and prints it. 1
Print at 4 and output.

Although the printer is not shown in FIG. 1, when the printer is installed near the terminal device, the number of the nearby printer is transferred together with the print request signal to control the FAX print control. The unit 19 may transfer the facsimile data to the printing apparatus having the designated printing apparatus number and print it out.

In step S18, the file deletion control unit 18 determines whether or not a file deletion request has been transferred from the terminal device via the I / O 20, and if the determination is YES, the process goes to step S19 and NO. In case of, it moves to the processing S1.
In process S19, the file deletion control unit 18 receives the file number transferred together with the file deletion request from the terminal device, moves to process S20, and is recorded in the FAX reception recording unit 12 corresponding to the received file number. The reception record and the record of the facsimile data recorded in the FAX data recording unit 13 are deleted, and the process proceeds to step S1.

Next, the operation of the terminal device will be described with reference to FIGS. 4 and 5. When the power of the terminal device is turned on, first, as shown in FIG. 6, the process S40 is executed and the facsimile data reception inquiry process is started. Process S
In 41, the FAX reception inquiry unit 41 sends a FAX reception inquiry signal for inquiring whether or not facsimile data is received, to the facsimile reception device via the I / O 48, and then proceeds to processing S42 and moves to its own terminal. Sends the device ID.

In process S43, the received record data transferred from the facsimile receiving apparatus (process S11 described above) is received, the process proceeds to process S44, the received record data is displayed on the display unit 41, and the process returns to process S21. . Process S21
Then, when the input from the input unit 42 is performed and the FAX reception inquiry is input, the process proceeds to step S40, the above-described process S40 is performed, and when the FAX transfer request is input, the process proceeds to step S22. If a print request is input, the process goes to step S26; if a file delete request is input, the process goes to step S28; and if normal processing is input, the process goes to step S30.
Move on to.

When FAX transfer or the like is input, processing S22
Then, the FAX data transfer requesting unit 45 sends a FAX data transfer request signal requesting the transfer of the facsimile data to the facsimile receiving apparatus via the I / O 48, and then proceeds to the processing S23 to obtain the ID of the own terminal apparatus and Input section 4
The file number input from 2 is transmitted.

In process S24, the facsimile data transferred from the facsimile receiving apparatus (process S14 described above) is received, and then the process proceeds to process S25 to display the received facsimile data on the display unit 41. Further, when a FAX print request is input, in step S26, the FAX data print request unit 46 sends a FAX print request signal requesting the printing of the facsimile data to the facsimile receiving apparatus via the I / O 48, and then the processing is performed. In step S27, the file number in which the facsimile data to be printed is recorded is transmitted.

When the device to be printed is designated, the designated device number is sent together with the file number. When a file delete request is input, in step S28, the file delete request unit 47 sends a file delete request signal for deleting the record of the facsimile data to the facsimile receiving apparatus via the I / O 48, and then in step S29. Move to and send out the file number to be deleted.

When the normal process is input, the process S30
Then, the normal processing unit 43 executes the normal processing performed by the terminal device. When it is determined in step S31 that the normal process has ended, the process proceeds to step S40, and the FAX described in FIG.
The reception inquiry process is executed, and when the facsimile data is received during the execution of the normal process, it is displayed on the display unit.

[0040]

As described above, according to the present invention, the following effects can be obtained. The facsimile data received through the communication line is the destination address I transmitted with the facsimile data and the data every time the facsimile data is received.
Record the terminal ID and file number corresponding to D,
In response to an inquiry as to whether or not facsimile data is received from the terminal device, the reception record corresponding to the inquiry terminal ID is read and transferred, and the terminal device displays the transferred reception record on the display unit. It is possible for the operator to judge whether or not the facsimile data is received by the nearby terminal device without directly going to the place where the facsimile device is installed.

Further, when the received facsimile data is not added with the address ID, the received facsimile data is printed out. Therefore, even if the facsimile data without the addressed ID is received, it is printed. It can be dealt with by reading the facsimile text.

Further, the inquiry about whether or not the facsimile data of the terminal itself is received is made when the power of the terminal device is turned on or when the normal processing of the terminal device is completed. It is possible to easily know whether or not the facsimile data is received.

Further, in response to a facsimile data transfer request from the terminal device, the requested facsimile data is transferred and displayed on the display unit of the terminal device, so that the received facsimile text is read by a nearby terminal device. be able to. In addition, in response to the facsimile data print request from the terminal device, the requested facsimile text is printed out by the printing section of the facsimile receiving apparatus or the designated printing section, so that the required facsimile text is specified. Obtainable.

Further, since the record of the requested file number is deleted in response to the file deletion request from the terminal device, it is possible to easily delete the facsimile data which need not be printed.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an operation flowchart of the facsimile receiving apparatus of the embodiment.

FIG. 3 is an operation flowchart of the facsimile receiving apparatus according to the embodiment.

FIG. 4 is an operation flowchart of the terminal device of the embodiment.

FIG. 5 is an operation flowchart of the terminal device of the embodiment.

FIG. 6 is an operation flowchart of the terminal device of the embodiment.

FIG. 7 is a specific recording example of a FAX receiving / recording unit of the embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 11 public communication line connection unit 12 FAX reception recording unit 13 FAX data recording unit 14 printing unit 15 FAX reception control unit 16 FAX reception inquiry control unit 17 FAX data transfer control unit 18 file deletion control unit 19 FAX print control unit 20, 48 Interface (I / O) 21, 49 Processor (CPU) 41 Display unit 42 Input unit 43 Normal processing unit 44 FAX reception inquiry unit 45 FAX data transfer request unit 46 FAX data print request unit 47 File deletion request unit

Claims (7)

[Claims] 1. A facsimile receiving system in which a facsimile receiving device for receiving a facsimile signal transferred via a communication line is connected to a plurality of terminal devices via a local area network, wherein the facsimile receiving device receives the facsimile. FAX data recording unit for recording data and FAX for recording reception of facsimile data
A reception / recording unit is provided with a file number each time facsimile data is received and recorded in the FAX data recording unit, and a terminal ID and a file number corresponding to the destination ID transmitted together with the facsimile data are added. With respect to the FAX reception control unit for recording in the FAX reception recording unit and the inquiry about whether the facsimile signal from the terminal device is received, the record recorded in the FAX reception recording unit corresponding to the terminal number of the inquiry request is recorded. A fax reception inquiry control unit for reading out and transferring to the requested terminal device; sending to the terminal device whether or not the facsimile data for the own terminal device is received, and transferring from the facsimile receiving device. And a FAX reception inquiry unit for displaying the received facsimile reception record on the display unit. Facsimile receiving system and butterflies. 2. The FAX reception control unit of the facsimile receiving apparatus is configured to print the received facsimile signal by a printing unit and output it when the address ID is not added to the received facsimile signal. The facsimile receiving system according to claim 1. 3. The fax reception inquiry unit of the terminal device is activated when the power of the terminal device is turned on or when normal processing in the terminal device is terminated. The facsimile receiving system according to claim 1 or 2. 4. The FAX data recording unit corresponding to the file number requested by the FAX data transfer control unit of the facsimile receiving device in response to the received facsimile data transfer request from the FAX data transfer requesting unit of the terminal device. 4. The facsimile data recorded in step 1 is read out and transferred to the requested terminal device, and the transferred facsimile data is displayed on the display unit of the terminal device. Fax reception system. 5. In response to a received facsimile data print request from a FAX data print request unit of the terminal device, a FAX data print control unit of the facsimile receiver receives the received facsimile data of the file number for which the print request has been made. 5. The facsimile receiving system according to claim 1, wherein the facsimile receiving system reads out from a recording unit, prints out by a printing unit, and outputs. 6. The FAX data print requesting unit of the terminal device specifies a printing unit for printing a facsimile text, and the FAX printing control unit of the facsimile receiving device prints a facsimile signal received by the specified printing unit. The facsimile receiving system according to claim 5, wherein the facsimile receiving system outputs the data. 7. In response to a file deletion request from the file deletion requesting unit of the terminal device, a file deletion control unit of the facsimile receiving device records the FAX number of the file number for which the deletion is requested in the FAX reception recording unit. 7. The facsimile receiving system according to claim 1, wherein the facsimile data and the recorded data recorded in the FAX data recording section are deleted.