JPH0944036A - Copying control system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To realize accurate and rapid service measure and to make the efficiency of copying work high by appropriately informing the operator of a copying machine even when a person in charge who should receive notice is absent on a central controller side. SOLUTION: The copying machine 101 is provided with a nonvolatile MV- RAM 305 storing a notice reception starting time and a notice reception finishing time for judging the notice receivable time of the central controller, and an operation display part 310 performing various kinds of setting and various kinds of display of the copying machine 101. It is equipped with a CPU 301 informing the display part 310 of the progress and the result of the notice in the case a notice factor is generated within the notice receivable time, and not informing a data communication device 120 but informing it of information different from the informed content within the information receivable time in the case the notice factor is generated other than the notice receivable time. As for the informing form of the different information; the operator of the copying machine 101 is informed by displaying the request of reinforming within the notice receivable time or the request of telephoning to a specified telephone number.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention connects a copying machine set to an unspecified number of customers and a central control unit installed at a sales / service base or the like with a communication line and a data communication unit. The present invention relates to a copy management system for exchanging various kinds of information between a copying machine and a central control device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there is known a copy management system in which a copying machine or the like installed for each customer using a public line network can be connected online with a central control unit installed in a service center or the like. This is for performing mutual communication between a plurality of copying machines installed at remote locations and a central control unit provided at one place, and the following two operations are performed.

(1) When a service man call (SC) occurs that makes it impossible to start the copying operation, an automatic notification is given to the central control unit (hereinafter, SC) without the intervention of the operator of the copying machine.
(Auto call), and informs the copier that the automatic notification is made. Further, when the above notification normally reaches the central control unit, it is assumed that the notification has succeeded, and a notification such as waiting until the service person arrives is sent to the copying machine.
On the other hand, when the above notification does not reach the central control unit due to a busy line, etc., the notification is considered to have failed and a notification such as calling the designated telephone number is sent to the copying machine.

(2) The operator of the copying machine presses a manual switch provided in the copying machine to execute a manual call when some kind of problem occurs. When this manual call is made, the central control unit is automatically notified and the copier side is informed of the automatic notification. Also,
When the above notification normally reaches the central control unit, it is determined that the notification has succeeded, and a notification such as waiting for a call from the central control unit is sent to the copying machine. On the other hand, if the above notification did not reach the central control unit due to a busy line, etc., please report again that the notification failed, or call the designated telephone number. Send to the machine. In addition, when the central control unit receives the automatic notification, it inquires the operator of the copying machine about the requirements by using an ordinary telephone.

[0005]

However, in the conventional copy management system as described above, a situation of SC auto call or manual call occurs on the copy machine side, and the central control unit is notified. In this case, when there is no person in charge of receiving the notification on the central control unit side at night, the notification is not immediately transmitted to the person in charge. I have to wait for an inquiry. Thus, when the person in charge is absent,
There was a problem that copying work was reduced due to the delay in quick service support.

The present invention has been made in view of the above, and even if the person in charge of receiving the notification is absent on the side of the central control unit, by appropriately notifying the operator of the copying machine, In addition, we realize quick service correspondence,
The purpose is to improve the efficiency of copying work.

[0007]

In order to achieve the above object, in a copy management system according to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a copying machine having clocking means for measuring the current time, and various commands to the copying machine. Is connected to a data communication device in which the copying machine and the central control device are connected to a communication line, and is automatically transmitted through the data communication device and the communication line when a report factor of the copying machine is generated. , In the copy management system for notifying the central control unit, the copying machine is
Non-volatile copy storage means for storing the notification reception start time and the notification reception end time for determining the notification acceptable time of the central control unit, operation display means for performing various settings and various displays of the copying machine, and notification When the factor occurs within the report acceptable time, the operation progress means and the report result are reported to the operation display means, and when the report factor occurs outside the report acceptable time, the data communication device is not notified, Further, it is provided with a copy control means for giving notification by information different from the notification content within the notification acceptable time.

In the copy management system according to the second aspect of the present invention, the copying machine, the central control unit for giving various commands to the copying machine, and the copying machine and the central control unit are connected to the communication line. In a copy management system, which is connected to a data communication device and automatically notifies the central control unit via the data communication device and a communication line when a report factor of the copy machine is generated, the copy machine is set to various settings of the copy machine. A non-volatile communication storage means for storing a notification reception start time and a notification reception end time for determining the notification acceptable time of the central control device, , If the report factor occurs within the report acceptable time, the report progress and the report result are reported to the operation display means, and the report factor occurs outside the report acceptable time. If not reported to the central control unit after receiving the notification from the copying machine, and is intended to include a communication control means for notifying a different information from the broadcast content in the call receiving available time.

Further, in the copy management system according to the third aspect, the notification reception start time and the notification reception end time of the central control unit are set by the operation display means.

Further, in the copy management system according to the fourth aspect, the notification reception start time and the notification reception end time of the central control unit are set from the central control unit through the communication line.

In the copy management system according to the fifth aspect, the notification reception start time and the notification reception end time of the central control unit are set by the data communication device.

In the copy management system according to the sixth aspect of the present invention, the content of the notification when the notification factor occurs outside the notification acceptable time is a manual call by the operator of the copying machine. In this case, the request is made within the above-mentioned time when the notification can be accepted, or the request is made to the designated telephone number. In the case of SC auto call for automatically issuing a serviceman call, the request is made to the designated telephone number.

[0013]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS [Embodiment] of a copy management system of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[Embodiment] (Arrangement of Embodiment) FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the arrangement of a copy management system according to this embodiment. In the figure, this copy management system is a copy machine group 100 including a plurality of copy machines 101 to 105.
, A data communication device 120 connected to each of the plurality of copying machines 101 to 105, and a communication line 1 using a public line network.
30 and a central controller 140. In the following description, the copying machine 101 will be used as a representative unless there is a problem.

The data communication device 120 includes a communication line 130.
Command from the central controller 140 (for example,
The central control unit 1 transmits the characteristic values of the copying machine 101, changes the setting values, etc.) to the copying machine 101, or conversely sends various notifications from the copying machine 101 via the communication line 130.
It has a function to transfer to 40. Further, the data communication device 120 is energized for 24 hours, and normally enables communication with the central control device 140 even at night when the power of the copying machine 101 is turned off. Further, the data communication device 120 and the copying machine 101 are connected by serial communication R
The multi-drop connection is made by S-485, and communication with a plurality of copying machines 101 to 105 is realized by polling and selecting from the data communication device 120.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the internal structure of the data communication device 120. As shown in FIG. 2, the data communication device 120 controls a plurality of copying machines 101 to 105,
And a control unit 201 as a communication control unit for controlling transmission / reception of commands from the central control unit 140 via the communication line 130, and an auto dialer unit 202 for making a self-call to the central control unit 140 by various notifications from the copying machine 101. The line control unit 203 controls whether the communication line 130 is connected to the copying machine 101 side or the general telephone 204 side.

Further, the control unit 201 is provided with an NV-RAM (nonvolatile memory) 205 as a communication storage means backed up by a battery, and although not shown, control is performed by using a microcomputer system. It is configured. That is, a ROM that stores a control program, a CP that executes control based on the control program
U, a RAM used as a work memory are mounted, and, similarly to the configuration of the copying machine 101 to be described later, it is configured by a timing unit, a serial communication control unit, an input / output port and the like. The NV-RAM 205 has a central controller 140, transfer data from one of the copiers 101 to the other, device codes for identifying one of the copiers 101 to 105, and a telephone number of the central controller 140. , Stores data such as the number of recalls and the interval between recalls when the line connection is unsuccessful.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing the internal structure of the copying machine. In the figure, 301 is a CPU as copy control means for executing control based on a control program, and 30
Reference numeral 2 is a bus that serves as a path for the address bus, data bus, and control bus of the CPU 301, 303 is a ROM in which a control program is stored, 304 is a RAM used as a working memory, and 305 is an NV-RAM (a copy storage means). Non-volatile memory). Also,
An input / output port 306 is connected to the CPU 301 via the bus 302. Copier 10 is connected to this input / output port.
The output load of the motor, solenoid, clutch, etc. in 1 and the input signal of the sensor, etc. are connected.

Reference numeral 307 denotes a CPU via the bus 302.
A timekeeping unit as a timekeeping means connected to 301. The clock unit 307 is backed up by a battery so that the clock can be accurately measured even when the power of the copying machine 101 is turned off. The CPU 301 is adapted to read out the present time by the clock unit 307.

Reference numeral 308 denotes a serial communication control unit. In FIG. 3, only one set is shown for convenience, but a plurality of devices are mounted, and an operation display section, a document feeding section, and a document feeding section, respectively.
Signals are exchanged with the recording paper post-processing unit and the like. 3
An interface 09 is provided between the data communication apparatus 120 and the data communication apparatus 120 to reduce the load of the CPU 301 for communication processing. Reference numeral 310 denotes an operation display unit (see FIG. 8) as an operation display unit of LCD panel type for performing various operations and their display. The function of the interface 309 may be incorporated in the CPU 301 as long as the processing capacity of the CPU 301 is sufficient. The device code can be set by a dip switch (not shown) of the interface 309.

Further, the interface 309 is (1) polling from the data communication device 120, monitoring of selecting (2) positive response, negative response process (3) validity check of transmission / reception data to / from the data communication device 120 , Parity check and re-request process at the time of error occurrence (4) It has a function of header process of data transmitted / received to / from the data communication device 120.

(Operation of Embodiment) Next, each operation in the copy management system configured as described above will be described. The outline function of the copy management system in this embodiment is as follows.
It has the following three functions. That is, (1) various commands are transmitted from the central control device 140 to the copying machines 101 to 105 (selecting operation) (2) various notifications are transmitted from the copying machines 101 to 105 to the central control device 140 (polling operation) ( 3) There are three types of execution of unique control by the data communication device 120, and in particular, the function directly related to this embodiment is the function of (2) above. The details will be described below.

(1) Selecting operation For control by various commands from the central control device 140, for example, control voltage, current, resistance of the specified copying machine 101,
This includes setting and reading adjustment values such as timing, reading counter values such as the number of copies and misfeeds, and initializing. This control is performed by receiving a command from the central controller 140 and selecting from the data communication device 120.

The selecting in this embodiment is a function of selecting one from a plurality of connected copying machines 101 to 105 and communicating with it. Each of the copying machines 101 to 105 has a unique device code, and the data communication device 120 transmits a specific code (or a combination of codes) indicating a predetermined selecting function and a device code to the serial communication RS-485. Send out. On the side of the copying machine 101, the following device code is compared with the device code owned by the own machine by a specific code (or a combination of codes) indicating the above selection, and if they match, the own machine is selected. Recognize that.

Next, the copying machine 101 judges whether it is possible or not possible to cope with the above-mentioned selecting, and if it is possible, it is affirmed by a predetermined specific code (or a combination of codes). Print the response,
Communication between the control unit 201 and the copying machine 101 is executed. In addition, if it is not possible to respond due to reasons such as copying, a specific code (or combination of codes) that has been determined in advance
The negative response by is output and the processing ends. If neither a positive response nor a negative response is output due to the fact that the copying machine corresponding to the device code output by the data communication device 120 is not connected or the power is off, after a predetermined time has elapsed End the selecting operation. In this case, the data communication device 120 executes error handling with the central controller 140.

FIG. 4 is a flow chart showing the selecting operation according to this embodiment. In the figure, first, it is determined whether an affirmative response is output (S401), and when it is determined that an affirmative response is output, a communication operation is executed (S402). After that, it is determined whether or not this communication operation is completed (S403). If the communication is completed, the selecting operation is completed, and if the communication is not completed, the procedure returns to step S402. On the other hand, the above step S401
When it is determined that the positive response is not output in S, it is further determined whether the negative response is output (S).
404). If it is determined that the negative response is not output, it is further determined whether or not a timeout has occurred (S40).
5). If it is determined that the time-out has occurred, the selecting operation is ended, and if it is determined that the time-out has not occurred, the process returns to step S401.

(2) Polling Operation By the way, in the case of (2) transmitting various notifications from the copying machine 101 to the central control unit 140, SC auto call, manual call, and copying operation start are possible. There are alarm calls that are made when an event that requires preventive maintenance (PM) occurs, such as the specified number of replacement parts, approaching the specified time, reaching the sensor standard level, and so on. This control is executed by polling from the data communication device 120.

The polling in this embodiment designates a plurality of connected copying machines 101 to 105 in order,
This is a function of checking whether or not there is a connection request from the copying machines 101 to 105. The data communication device 120 transmits a specific code (or a combination of codes) indicating a predetermined polling function and a device code to the serial communication RS.
-485. On the side of the copying machine 101, the following device code is compared with the device code possessed by the own machine by a specific code (or a combination of codes) indicating the polling, and if they match, it is confirmed that the own machine is polled. know.

The response of the copying machine 101 to the polling is sent by the central control unit 140 or the data communication unit 1.
When there is a report request to 20, communication is started,
When there is no report request, an end response is output with a predetermined specific code (or a combination of codes).
Upon receiving the end response, the data communication device 120 shifts to polling the next copying machine 102. Further, when neither a positive response nor a negative response is output due to the fact that the copying machine corresponding to the device code output by the data communication device 120 is not connected or the power is off, etc., after a predetermined time has elapsed, The polling operation ends. In this case, the data communication device 120 is the central controller 1
The error handling is executed between 40 and 40. Further, polling is sequentially executed for the connected copying machines 101 to 105 unless the above selection occurs.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing the polling operation according to this embodiment. In the figure, first, polling of the copying machine 101 is executed (S501). Therefore, it is determined whether or not the data is transmitted (S50).
2). If it is determined that the data has been transmitted, it is further determined whether or not there is an end response (S503). If there is no termination response, it is further determined whether or not the communication is terminated (S504). If it is determined that the communication has not ended, the process returns to step S502, and if it is determined that the communication has ended, the next copying machine 102 is polled (S506).
Move to On the other hand, if it is determined in the above step S502 that the data has not been transmitted, it is determined whether or not a timeout has occurred (S505). If the time is out, the next copying machine 102 is polled (S506).
If it does not time out, the process returns to step S502.

(3) Control operation of the data communication device 120 By the way, a typical one of the above-mentioned (3) control of the data communication device 120 is to read the total counter value indicating the cumulative number of copies of the copying machines 101 to 105. Is.
This control is executed by the data communication device 120 once a day at a fixed time (predetermined time). As a result, the data communication device 120 becomes the copy machine 1
Even when 01 to 105 are OFF, the latest total counter value is always held, so that the total counter value can be read from the central controller 140 at any time.

Next, using the configuration of the copying machine 101 shown in FIG. 3, the notification processing operation of the copying machine 101 will be described based on a flowchart.

FIG. 6 is a flow chart showing a first notification transmission operation example according to this embodiment, which is an operation example for realizing the first invention. First, it is determined whether the notification request flag is ON (S601). If it is determined that the notification request flag is ON, it is further determined whether or not this is within the notification reception time (S602). That is,
When a report request such as an SC auto call or a manual call occurs, the report request flag is turned on and the clock unit 30
7, it is determined whether or not the current time is within the notification acceptable time based on the notification reception start time and the end time stored in the NV-RAM 305.

If it is determined in step S602 that it is within the notification acceptance time, it is determined whether or not there is polling from the data communication device 120 (S603).
If it is determined that there is polling, the data is transmitted (S604), the notification progress is displayed on the operation display unit 310, and then the notification request flag is turned off (S605).

On the other hand, if it is determined in step S602 that it is not within the notification reception time, a notification different from the notification progress is displayed on the operation display unit 310 without transmitting the notification to the data communication device 120 (S606). ), The notification request flag is turned off (S605). In addition, as the different display, for example, a request for re-notification within the notification reception time, a request for a call to a designated telephone number, or the like is displayed,
Notify the operator of the copying machine 101.

FIG. 7 is a flow chart showing a second notification transmission operation example according to this embodiment, which is an operation example for realizing the second invention. This operation is effective when the copying machine 101 or a part of the copying machine 101 does not include the timing unit 307. In FIG. 7, first, it is determined whether the notification request flag is ON (S701). If it is determined that the notification request flag is ON, it is further determined whether there is polling from the data communication device 120 (S702). If it is determined that there is polling, data transmission is executed (S703). That is, when a report request such as an SC auto call or a manual call occurs, the report request flag is turned on, and the report is transmitted after waiting for polling from the data communication device 120.

After that, it is judged whether or not the transfer enable response is received (S704). When it is determined that the transfer-incapable response is not received, it is further determined whether or not the transfer-incapable response is received (S705). When it is determined that the non-transferable response has not been received, it is determined whether or not a timeout has occurred (S706). When it is determined that the time is out, a different display is performed (S707) and the notification request flag is turned off (S708).

On the other hand, if it is determined in step S704 that a transfer enable response is received, then step S704 is performed.
Proceed to 708. In step S705,
When it is determined that the non-transferable response is received, a different display is performed (S707) and the notification request flag is turned off (S).
708). Furthermore, if it is determined in step S706 that the timeout has not occurred, the process returns to step S704.

Now, the above operation will be further described. Although not shown on the data communication device 120 side, when a message is received, the timekeeping unit determines whether or not the current time is within the report acceptable time. If it is within the report acceptable time, a transferable response with a predetermined specific code (or a combination of codes) is output to the copying machine 101, and the communication line 130
The notification is transferred to the central control unit 140 via. In addition, when it is outside the report acceptable time, a non-transferable response with a predetermined specific code (or a combination of codes) is output to the copying machine 101, and the report is not transferred to the central control unit 140 via the communication line 130. .

On the other hand, on the side of the copying machine 101, when the transfer enable response is received, a notification progress is displayed on the operation display unit 310 to notify the operator of the copying machine 101. Further, when the non-transferable response is received, a display different from the progress of the notification is displayed on the operation display unit 310 to notify the operator of the copying machine 101. In this case, as a different display example, a request for re-notification within the report acceptance time or a request for a call to a designated telephone number is displayed. In addition, after the notification is transmitted to the data communication device 120, the data communication device 12 is sent within a predetermined time.
When neither the transfer-enabled response nor the transfer-disabled response is received from 0, the same display as when the transfer-disabled response is received is displayed.

(Operation Display Example) FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram showing a display example in the normal copy mode on the operation display unit 310 according to the present embodiment. The operation display unit 310 is for selecting and displaying various modes relating to the copying operation, and exchanges signals with the CPU 301 via the serial communication control unit 308.

FIG. 9 shows the operation display unit 310 according to this embodiment.
FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram showing a display example in a mode in which the notification reception start time and end time are set in FIG. In the figure, 90
0 is a time selection key for selecting the start time / end time of the notification reception, 901 is a display unit for displaying the start time / end time of the notification reception by the time selection key 900, and 902 is a value of each selected item. An increase / decrease switch for increasing / decreasing.

In the normal copy mode of FIG. 8, the notification acceptance start time and end time shown in FIG. 9 are set by pressing a predetermined number, for example, a personal identification number by a ten-key (not shown) for setting the number of copies. Select the mode to set. Here, the item to be set (report reception start time or end time) is selected by pressing the time selection key 900. At this time, the value of each item selected by the increase / decrease switch 902 is increased / decreased. As a result, the notification reception start time and end time are displayed on the display unit 901, and the values are N
It is stored in the V-RAM 305.

Now, from the central control unit 140 to the communication line 1
When a command is transmitted to the data communication device 120 via 30, the data may be transferred to the copying machine 101 depending on the content of the command or may be stored in the NV-RAM 205 in the data communication device 120. In the case of transfer to the copy machine 101, the above-described selecting is performed.
It is stored in the NV-RAM 305 inside. By this,
The notification reception start time and the notification reception end time are set.

By the way, as another method of the above-mentioned control operation, the notification is transferred to the central control unit 140 regardless of whether the notification factor is within the report acceptable time or not, and the central control unit 140 makes a judgment and sends a response to the copying machine 101. You may make it select. However, in this case, the amount of useless communication data between the data communication device 120 and the central control device 140 increases, and the notification to the operator of the copying machine can be greatly sent, which reduces the feasibility.

(Effect of Embodiment) Next, according to the embodiment described above, the copying machine 10 installed in an unspecified number of customers.
1 to 105 and a central control device 140 installed at a sales / service base or the like via a communication line 130 to automatically notify an SC auto call, a manual call, etc. to the central control device 140, Even when there is no person in charge of receiving the notification on the central control device 140 side at night or the like, the operator of the copying machines 101 to 105 can be appropriately notified. The details are listed below.

First, when the copying machine 101 has a timekeeping function (timekeeping unit 307), the notification reception start time and end time on the side of the central controller 140 are stored in the non-volatile memory (NV-RAM 305) of the copying machine 101. If the cause of the notification occurs within the time when the notification can be accepted, a normal notification is given. That is, the report progress, report result (report success,
(Failure) is notified to the operator of the copying machine 101. Also,
If the report factor occurs outside the report-acceptable time, the content to be notified to the operator of the copy machine 101 should be different from the above-mentioned normal notification without reporting from the copy machine 101 to the data communication device 120. Thus, the above effect can be obtained. In addition, the copying machine 101 and the data communication device 12
0, the data communication device 120 and the central control device 140
It is also possible to reduce the amount of communication with and to promptly notify the operator of the copying machine 101.

Secondly, when the notification reception start time and end time on the side of the central control device 140 are stored in the NV-RAM 205 of the data communication device 120 having a timekeeping function, and the notification factor occurs within the notification reception possible time. , Perform normal notification. That is, the operator of the copying machine 101 is notified of the report progress and report result (report success or failure). In addition, when a report factor occurs outside the report acceptable time, the information from the data communication device 120 is notified to the operator on the copying machine 101 by different information from the above-mentioned normal notification, thereby providing a timing function. The above effect can be obtained even with a copying machine that does not. It is also possible to reduce the amount of communication between the data communication device 120 and the central control device 140 and to promptly notify the operator of the copying machine 101.

[0049]

As described above, according to the copy management system (Claim 1) of the present invention, the copying machine displays the report progress and the report result when the report factor occurs within the report acceptable time. By notifying the data communication device and notifying the data display device with information different from the notification content during the previous notification acceptable time when the operation display means is notified and the notification factor occurs outside the notification acceptable time, Even if the control device does not have a person in charge to receive the notification, the operator of the copying machine can be appropriately notified, and an accurate and prompt service response can be realized to improve the efficiency of the copying work. .

Further, according to the copy management system (claim 2) of the present invention, the data communication device notifies the operation progress means of the report progress and the report result when the report factor occurs within the report acceptable time. However, if the report factor occurs outside the notification acceptable time, the central controller is not notified after receiving the notification from the copying machine, and notification is made with information different from the notification content within the notification acceptable time. As a result, even if the central controller does not have a person to receive the notification,
Appropriate notification can be given to the operator of the copying machine, accurate and prompt service support can be realized, and the efficiency of copying work can be improved.

Further, according to the copy management system (Claim 3) of the present invention, it is possible to arbitrarily receive the notification by setting the notification reception start time and the notification reception end time of the central control unit by the operation display means. You can set the time.

According to the copy management system of the present invention (claim 4), the notification reception start time and the notification reception end time of the central control unit can be arbitrarily set by setting the central control unit through the communication line. It is possible to set the time when the report can be accepted.

According to the copy management system (Claim 5) of the present invention, by setting the notification reception start time and the notification reception end time of the central control unit from the data communication device, the notification reception possible time can be arbitrarily set. Can be set.

Further, according to the copy management system of the present invention (Claim 6), the content of the notification when the report factor occurs outside the report acceptance time is a manual call for reporting the requirement by the operator of the copying machine. In the case of, the central control unit can make a request for the report within the time when the report can be accepted or a call to the specified telephone number, and in the case of SC Auto Call that automatically issues a serviceman call, by making a request to the specified telephone number Even if there is no person in charge to receive the notification, the operator of the copying machine can be appropriately notified.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a copy management system according to an embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an internal configuration of a data communication apparatus according to the present embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing an internal configuration of a copying machine according to the present embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing a selecting operation according to this embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing a polling operation according to this embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing a first notification transmission operation example according to the present embodiment.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing a second notification transmission operation example according to the present embodiment.

FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram showing a display example in a normal copy mode on the operation display unit according to the present embodiment.

FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram showing a display example in a mode for setting a notification reception start time and an end time on the operation display unit according to the present embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

101-105 Copier 120 Data communication device 130 Communication line 140 Central control device 201 Control unit 205 NV-R
AM 301 CPU 305 NV-R
AM 307 Timing unit 310 Operation display section

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Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. A copier having a clocking means for clocking the present time, a central control unit for giving various commands to the copier, and a data communication device in which the copier and the central control unit are connected to a communication line. In a copy management system which is connected and automatically reports to the central control unit via the data communication device and communication line when a report factor of the copying machine is generated, the copying machine is allowed to receive the notification time of the central control unit. A non-volatile copy storage means for storing a notification reception start time and a notification reception end time for determining whether or not, an operation display means for performing various settings and various displays of the copying machine, and a report factor within the report acceptable time. When it occurs, the report progress and report result are reported to the operation display means, and when the report factor occurs outside the report acceptable time, the data communication device is not reported, and A copy management system comprising: a copy control means for giving notification with information different from the notification content within the notification acceptable time. 2. A copying machine, a central control device for giving various commands to the copying machine, and a data communication device connected to a communication line between the copying machine and the central control device, and a notification factor of the copying machine. In a copy management system that automatically reports to a central control unit via the data communication device and communication line when it occurs, the copy machine is configured to set various settings of the copy machine,
The data communication device includes operation display means for performing various displays, and the data communication device stores a notification reception start time and a notification reception end time for determining a notification reception possible time of the central control device; When the notification factor occurs within the notification acceptable time, the notification progress and the notification result are notified to the operation display means, and when the notification factor occurs outside the notification acceptable time, the notification from the copying machine is received. And a communication control means for notifying the central control device and notifying with information different from the notification content within the notification acceptable time. 3. The copy management system according to claim 1, wherein the notification reception start time and the notification reception end time of the central control unit are set by the operation display means. 4. The copy management system according to claim 1, wherein the notification reception start time and the notification reception end time of the central control unit are set from the central control unit through the communication line. 5. The copy management system according to claim 1, wherein a notification reception start time and a notification reception end time of the central control unit are set by the data communication device. 6. The notification content when the notification factor occurs outside the notification acceptable time is, in the case of a manual call by the operator of the copying machine, to request or specify a notification within the notification acceptable time. S for automatically calling a serviceman call as a telephone request to a telephone number
The copy management system according to claim 1 or 2, wherein in the case of C auto call, the request is made to a designated telephone number.