JPH08279871A - Facsimile equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To allow the facsimile equipment processing for an unarrived document actually to accurately confirm unarrived information. CONSTITUTION: A storage management control section 12 stores and manages transmission data such as an identification number, a transmission destination of image data of a transmission original and an identification number at confidential transmission stored in an image data storage section 8. When the stored image data are sent and the transmission is failed because of a transmission destination using a line or of a communication error or the like, an unarrival document management control section 13 stores transmission data such as an identification number and a transmission destination telephone number of image data read from a storage management control section 12 and sent and failed in the transmission. Then unarrival information is displayed when the facsimile equipment conducts no other processing.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a facsimile apparatus for storing and transmitting image data of a read document, and particularly to a non-delivery document when a transmission destination fails in transmission due to line use or communication error. Is related to facilitation of confirmation when there is.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, as a facsimile apparatus, a facsimile apparatus that accumulates image data of a read original and sends it to a memory is widely used. By using this memory transmission, it is possible to shorten the reading time of the original document and specify the transmission time for transmission. Further, at the time of transmission, it has various convenient functions such as redialing a plurality of times even when the transmission destination is using the line, and transmitting the same original document to a plurality of destinations.

Even if the redial function is used a plurality of times as described above, it is not always possible to reliably send a facsimile to the other party. In this case, the stored image data is treated as a non-delivery document. In order to clarify whether the image data accumulated in this way is normally transmitted or undelivered, it is disclosed in, for example, JP-A-5-183672 and JP-A-5-308512. A non-delivery report showing that the image was sent normally, and a part of the image data when it was undelivered and that it was undelivered and an undelivered sentence. Output, or as shown in JP-A-1-297962,
It notifies the telephone near the facsimile device that it has not arrived.

[0004]

Even if the non-delivery report is reported by the non-delivery report or the telephone as described above, if the non-delivery information is output once, the non-delivery document is actually not delivered. It could not be confirmed by the facsimile machine that processes the undelivered document, and in some cases it could not be confirmed that there is the undelivered document.

Further, the transmission report and the non-delivery report transmission become unnecessary when the situation is confirmed, but the transmission report and the non-delivery report are output on the recording paper each time the transmission is performed. If so, a large number of recording papers are required, and the recording papers are wasted.

The present invention has been made in order to solve the above disadvantages, and an object of the present invention is to obtain a facsimile machine which can accurately confirm non-delivery information by a facsimile machine which actually processes a non-delivery document. To do.

[0007]

A facsimile apparatus according to the present invention has an image data storage section, a storage management control section, and a non-delivery document management control section, and the image data storage section transmits the read data. The image data of the original is stored, and the storage management control unit holds and manages transmission data such as the identification number of the read image data, the destination telephone number, and the identification number at the time of confidential transmission. When the destination document management control unit transmits the image data stored in the image data storage unit and the transmission destination fails while the line is being used or due to communication error, etc. It is characterized in that the data identification number, the destination telephone number, and the identification number at the time of confidential transmission are held, and non-delivery information is displayed and output when neither reading nor transmission / reception processing is being performed.

The non-delivery document management control unit stores the non-delivery information in the storage management control unit as the identification number of the image data, the transmission destination telephone number, or the image data of the transmission original stored in the image data storage unit. -It is desirable to display and output some or all of the data. In this case, the non-delivery document management control unit outputs and outputs the non-delivery information without including the image data when the confidential image data is not delivered.

Further, it is preferable that the non-delivery document management control section displays image data of a cover sheet indicating a destination in the non-delivery information.

Further, the non-delivery document management control unit determines when there is non-delivery image data at a predetermined time, or when the non-delivery image data reaches a certain number. Print out non-delivery information.

[0011]

According to the present invention, the storage management control of the transmission data such as the identification number of the image data of the transmission original stored in the image data storage section, the destination telephone number, the identification number at the time of confidential transmission, etc. It is held and managed by the department. When transmitting the stored image data, if the transmission destination fails in transmission due to line use or communication error, the undelivered document management control unit sends the identification number of the image data for which transmission failed and the transmission. The transmission data number such as the destination telephone number is held and the non-delivery information is displayed and output when the facsimile machine is not performing any processing.

The non-delivery information is displayed and output by including the identification number of the image data, the telephone number of the transmission destination, etc., and a part or all of the image data of the transmission original stored in the image data storage unit. hand,
Identify the undelivered destination and the contents of the undelivered document. In this case, when confidential image data such as confidential information is undelivered, the non-delivery information is displayed without outputting the image data to ensure confidentiality.

Further, image data of a cover letter indicating a destination is displayed in the non-delivery information to clearly indicate the non-delivery destination.

Further, the non-delivery document management control section prints out the non-delivery information when a predetermined specific time or a predetermined number of non-delivery image data reaches, and reduces the number of times of print output. .

[0015]

1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG.
Is a main control unit 2 that manages the entire apparatus, an operation unit 3 that inputs a destination telephone number, a display unit 4 that displays various processing information, and a display control unit that controls the display processing of the display unit 4. 5
A scanner unit 6 for reading an original document; a reading control unit 7 for controlling the reading process of the scanner unit 6;
Image data storage unit 8 for storing data and received image data
A plotter unit 9 that prints out various types of information and information, a print control unit 10 that controls the printing process of the plotter unit 9, a communication control unit 11 that performs a transmission / reception process, a storage management control unit 12, and a non-delivery document management control unit. And 13.

The storage management controller 12 reads the read image data.
It stores and manages transmission data such as the identification number of the data, the telephone number of the transmission destination, and the identification number for confidential transmission. The non-delivery document management control unit 13 stores the image data when the image data stored in the image data storage unit 8 is transmitted or the transmission destination fails during transmission due to communication error or the like. When the facsimile machine 1 is not reading or transmitting / receiving processing, it holds the identification number of the image data sent from the control unit 12 for which the transmission has failed, the destination telephone number, and the identification number at the time of confidential transmission. The information is sent to the display control unit 5 and displayed on the display unit 4.

When reading a document to be transmitted by the facsimile apparatus 1 configured as described above, first, the cover sheet and the document are set in the scanner section 6, and then one or more transmission destination telephone numbers and image data are sent. Input the transmission data such as the identification number of the data and the identification number of confidential transmission from the operation unit 3. The main control unit 2 stores the input transmission data such as the destination telephone number in the storage management control unit 12 by storing it. Next, the scanner unit 6 reads the cover sheet and the original. Scanner unit 6
The image data of the cover sheet read in step 1 is stored in the storage management control unit 12 as transmission data, and the image data of the transmission original is sequentially stored in the image data storage unit 8 and stored therein. If a bar code or the like is added to the cover sheet in order to distinguish between the image data of the cover sheet and the image data of the transmission original, the image data of the cover sheet is read when the scanner unit 6 reads it. It is possible to easily discriminate between the data and the image data of the transmission document.

When transmitting the image data stored in the image data storage unit 8 as described above, the main control unit 2 sends the transmission data and the image data stored in the storage management control unit 12. The image data stored in the data storage unit 8 is linked and sent to the communication control unit 11. The communication control unit 11 transmits the image data to the transmission destination specified by the transmission data. When the image data is normally transmitted to all the transmission destinations and the transmission is completed, the communication control unit 11 notifies the main control unit 2 to that effect. When the main control unit 2 receives the notification that the transmission is normally completed, the transmission data and image data of the normally transmitted original document are deleted from the storage management control unit 12 and the image data storage unit 8. To do.

As described above, the operation when the image data is undelivered due to transmission failure due to use of the other party's line when transmitting the image data or due to communication error or the like. −
An explanation will be given with reference to the chart.

If the transmission fails due to some reason when the transmission is started, the communication controller 11 notifies the main controller 2 that the transmission has failed (steps S1 and S1).
2). When the main controller 2 is notified that the transmission has failed, the main controller 2 determines that the image data has not been transmitted, and the storage management controller 12
The non-delivery document management control unit 1 receives the corresponding transmission data stored in (1), that is, the transmission destination telephone number, the image data identification number, the confidential transmission identification number and the image data of the cover sheet.
3 (step S3), the non-delivery document management control unit 1
3 is instructed to execute non-delivery processing (step S4). When the non-delivery document management control unit 13 is instructed to execute the non-delivery process,
It is confirmed whether or not other processing such as document reading processing and transmission / reception processing is being executed (step S5), and when other processing is not being performed, the identification number of the image data held and transmission. The other party's telephone number is sent to the display control unit 5, and the undelivered original document or the destination party is specified to instruct the display of the nondelivery information. As shown in the external view of FIG. 3, the display control unit 5 causes the display unit 4 to display the undelivered information together with the identification number and the telephone number of the transmission destination (step S6).

When the non-delivery information is displayed on the display unit 4 and another process such as reading of a document is started, the non-delivery document management control unit 13 suspends the display of the non-delivery information (step S8). Then, when other processing such as reading of the document is completed, the display of the non-delivery information is restarted again (steps S9, S).
10). Then, the non-delivery document management control unit 13 displays the non-delivery information until the sender processes the undelivered image data (step S11). The sender can confirm the undelivered original and the destination from this display.

In the above embodiment, the case where the non-delivery information is displayed by including the identification number of the image data and the telephone number of the transmission destination is explained, but the non-delivery document management control unit 13 displays the image in the non-delivery information. Image data or image data storage unit 8 of the cover sheet showing the destination together with the data identification number and the destination telephone number.
By displaying and outputting a part or all of the image data of the transmission original document accumulated in the above, the contents of the undelivered document can be more accurately transmitted to the sender. In this case, when the transmission data held in the non-delivery document management control unit 13 includes an identification number such as confidentiality, the non-delivery information is displayed without outputting the image data of the transmission original. In this way, confidentiality can be secured by not displaying confidential image data such as confidential information.

In the above embodiment, the case where the non-delivery information is displayed on the display unit 4 has been described, but the non-delivery information is displayed on the display unit 4.
May be displayed at the same time and printed out on the recording paper from the plotter unit 9. When the non-delivery information is printed out as described above, the non-delivery document management control unit 13 holds the transmission data indicating non-delivery at a predetermined specific time,
Alternatively, when the number of undelivered image data reaches a certain number and the held transmission data reaches a certain number, the undelivered information is printed out. As described above, the non-delivery information is printed and output when the image data which has not been delivered for a specific time or reaches a certain number, thereby reducing the number of print output and consuming a large amount of recording paper. Can be prevented.

[0024]

As described above, according to the present invention, the transmission data such as the identification number of the image data of the transmission original stored in the image data storage portion, the transmission destination telephone number, the identification number at the time of confidential transmission, etc. -When the stored data is stored in the storage management control unit and the stored image data is sent, the undeliverable document management control unit fails the transmission if the transmission destination fails when the other party is using the line or communication error. Since the transmission data such as the identification number of the image data and the telephone number of the transmission destination are held, and the non-delivery information is displayed and output when the facsimile machine is not processing anything, Can confirm that there is a non-delivery document simply by checking the display on the facsimile.

Further, the non-delivery information includes an identification number of image data,
By displaying the telephone number including the transmission destination, it is possible to easily confirm the undelivered original or the transmission destination.

Further, by displaying and outputting a part or all of the image data of the transmission original in the non-delivery information, the contents of the non-delivery document can be specified more accurately. In this case, the confidentiality of the transmitted document can be ensured by not displaying confidential image data such as confidential information in the non-delivery information.

Further, by displaying the image data of the cover sheet indicating the destination in the non-delivery information, the recipient of the original document can be specified.

Further, the non-delivery information is printed out when a predetermined time is reached or when the number of undelivered image data reaches a certain number, thereby facilitating the management of the non-delivery original and printing out. It is possible to reduce the number of times of recording and prevent waste of recording paper.

[Brief description of drawings]

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

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing the operation of the above embodiment.

FIG. 3 is an external view showing a display operation of the above embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 2 main control unit 4 display unit 8 image data storage unit 12 storage management control unit 13 non-delivery document management control unit

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. An image data storage unit, a storage management control unit, and a non-delivery document management control unit, wherein the image data storage unit stores the image data of the read transmission original document and stores and manages it. The control unit holds and manages the transmission data such as the identification number of the read image data, the destination telephone number, the identification number at the time of confidential transmission,
The undeliverable document management control unit fails when the image data stored in the image data storage unit is transmitted and the transmission destination fails while the line is being used or due to a communication error. A facsimile apparatus, which holds an identification number of image data, a destination telephone number, an identification number at the time of confidential transmission, and outputs and outputs non-delivery information when reading and transmitting / receiving processing is not performed. 2. The non-delivery document management control unit stores the non-delivery information in the identification number of the image data held in the storage management control unit, the destination telephone number, or the transmission original document stored in the image data storage unit. 2. The facsimile apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a part or all of the image data is displayed and output. 3. The facsimile according to claim 2, wherein the non-delivery document management control unit displays and outputs the non-delivery information without including the image data when the confidential image data is not delivered. apparatus. 4. The facsimile apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the non-delivery document management control unit displays image data of a cover sheet indicating a destination in the non-delivery information. 5. The undelivered document management control unit, when there is undelivered image data at a predetermined specific time, or when undelivered image data reaches a certain number. The facsimile apparatus according to claim 1, 2, 3, or 4, wherein non-delivery information is printed out.