JPH10164340A - Facsimile equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a facsimile equipment with a distribution function in which the distribution result of image information to terminal equipment in a LAN is informed to an image information transmitter side facsimile equipment. SOLUTION: Facsimile equipment 3 that distributes facsimile image information received from a facsimile equipment 4 in a public telephone line network 1 to a terminal equipment 5 in a LAN 2 is provided with a function for extracting the terminal number of a transmission origin from a reception signal received from the transmission origin facsimile equipment 4, a function storing the extracted terminal number, a function acquiring the distribution result to the terminal equipment 5 and a function transmitting the distribution result to the facsimile equipment 4 where the terminal number is stored after the distribution processing is finished. Moreover, a function for transmitting a distribution result notice denoting the effect when the distribution destination is unknown to the transmission origin facsimile equipment 4 and a function or the like for returning the received image information to the transmission origin facsimile equipment together with the distribution result are provided to the facsimile equipment 3.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a method for transmitting facsimile image information received from a facsimile apparatus in a public telephone line network to L.
The present invention relates to a facsimile apparatus that can deliver data to a terminal device in an AN, and more particularly to a facsimile apparatus that has a function of notifying a source facsimile apparatus of a result of delivery to a terminal device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a conventional facsimile apparatus, when facsimile image information is transmitted from one facsimile apparatus to another facsimile apparatus in a public telephone line network, it is determined whether or not the transmission has been normally completed. You can know in the. There is also provided a technique in which the image information transmitting side checks whether or not the image information received by the image information receiving side has been extracted. Also, as shown in FIG. 5, image information is transmitted from the facsimile device 4 in the public telephone network 1 to a desired terminal device 5 in the LAN 2 via the facsimile device 30 connected to the public telephone network 1 and the LAN 2. Communication systems for transmitting have been proposed. In such a communication system, when facsimile communication is performed according to the G3 transmission control procedure, an NSS signal or a TSI signal transmitted from the image information transmitting side facsimile apparatus 4 to the communication apparatus 30 is transmitted to the terminal of the distribution destination terminal apparatus 5 in the LAN 2. A number is set, and the communication device 30 distributes the terminal device 5 to the terminal device 5 according to the terminal number (see US Pat. No. 5,206,743). However, in the image information transmission to the terminal device 5 in the LAN as described above,
The image information transmitting side facsimile apparatus 4 can only know whether or not the image information has been normally transmitted to the facsimile apparatus 30 as the relay facsimile apparatus, and the terminal in the LAN which is the distribution destination (destination). It is impossible to know whether or not the data has been normally transmitted to the device 5.

[0003]

As described above, in the prior art, the facsimile apparatus 4 in the public telephone line network is used.
When the image information is transmitted to the terminal device 5 in the LAN from the LAN, there is a problem that the image information transmitting facsimile device 4 cannot confirm whether the image information has reached the terminal device 5.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned problems of the prior art and to distribute facsimile image information received from a facsimile apparatus in a public telephone line network to a terminal apparatus in a LAN, and to transmit a destination of the image information. It is an object of the present invention to provide a facsimile apparatus capable of notifying a facsimile apparatus on the image information transmitting side of a result of distribution to a terminal apparatus in a LAN.

[0005]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, according to the first aspect of the present invention, facsimile image information received from a facsimile apparatus in a public telephone line network is stored in LA.
In a facsimile apparatus which can be distributed to terminal apparatuses in N, a terminal number extracting means for extracting a terminal number of the facsimile apparatus from a reception signal received from a transmission source facsimile apparatus, and a terminal number extracted by the terminal number extracting means are stored. Terminal number storage means for storing, a distribution result acquisition means for acquiring a result of distribution of image information received from the facsimile apparatus to the terminal apparatus, and a distribution acquired by the distribution result acquisition means when the distribution processing is completed. And a distribution result transmitting means for transmitting the result to the facsimile apparatus having the terminal number stored in the terminal number storage section. Also,
In the second aspect of the present invention, the distribution result transmitting means is configured to transmit a distribution result notification indicating that the distribution destination of the received image information is unknown to the transmission source facsimile apparatus. In the third aspect of the present invention, the received image information is returned to the transmission source facsimile apparatus together with the distribution result.

[0006]

The facsimile apparatus according to the first aspect of the present invention, when receiving image information from a transmission source facsimile apparatus,
Extracting and storing the terminal number of the source facsimile machine from the received signal, distributing the received image information to the designated terminal device in the LAN, and completing the distribution process,
The distribution result is transmitted to the transmission source facsimile apparatus of the terminal number stored. In the facsimile apparatus according to the second aspect of the present invention, when receiving the image information from the transmission source facsimile apparatus, the terminal number of the transmission source facsimile apparatus is extracted and stored from the received signal, and the distribution destination of the received image information is unknown. In this case, a delivery result notification indicating that fact is transmitted to the transmission source facsimile apparatus of the stored terminal number.
In the facsimile apparatus according to the third aspect of the present invention, when image information is received from the transmission source facsimile apparatus, the terminal number of the transmission source facsimile apparatus is extracted and stored from the received signal, and the received image information is designated in the LAN. When the distribution process is completed, the distribution result is transmitted to the transmission source facsimile device together with the received image information. If the distribution destination of the received image information is unknown, the distribution destination is transmitted together with the received image information. A distribution result notification to the effect that it is unknown is transmitted to the transmission source facsimile machine.

[0007]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration example of a communication system including a facsimile apparatus according to the present invention. A facsimile apparatus 4 in a public telephone network is connected to a terminal apparatus 5 in a LAN 2 via a facsimile apparatus 3 according to the present invention. 1 shows a system configuration for transmitting image information. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an example of an embodiment of the facsimile apparatus according to the present invention. As shown in the figure, the facsimile apparatus 3 has a control unit 11 for managing and controlling the entire apparatus in accordance with a built-in program, a keyboard for the operator to give instructions to the facsimile apparatus, and the facsimile apparatus giving messages to the operator. Display unit 12 including a display device for reading, RAM 13 for temporarily storing image information and the like, scanner 14 for reading an image on a document, and decoding by encoding / decoding unit (DCR) 18. Of received image information
A plotter 15 for outputting via M13, a network control unit (NCU) for setting up a call with a remote facsimile apparatus via a public telephone network, a facsimile communication control unit 17 for performing facsimile transmission and reception in accordance with a G3 transmission control procedure ,
A modem 19 comprising a low-speed modem and a high-speed modem; an image memory 20 for storing image information; a parameter memory 21 for storing control information and backed up by a battery for power-off; A LAN control unit 22 for controlling communication with the terminal device 5 is provided. The control unit 11 extracts the terminal number of the facsimile device 4 from the reception signal received from the transmission source (image information transmission side) facsimile device 4 and acquires the distribution result to the distribution destination (destination) terminal device 5 in the LAN 2 Then, the distribution result is transmitted to the facsimile machine 4. The RAM 13 has a terminal number storage unit 13a and a destination storage unit 13b for storing terminal numbers.

Hereinafter, the operation of the facsimile apparatus according to the embodiment will be described with reference to a flowchart shown in FIG. In the case where facsimile communication is performed according to the G3 transmission control procedure, first, image information is transmitted from the facsimile apparatus 4 in the public telephone line network 1 to the facsimile apparatus 3 of this embodiment, which performs relay. Before transmitting the image information, the facsimile
The TSI signal is transmitted to. The control unit 11 monitors the TSI signal. When receiving the TSI information set in the signal from the communication control unit 17, the control unit 11 stores information in an area defined in advance as a terminal number setting area in the TSI information in the RAM 13. Write to the terminal number storage unit 13a. At the same time, the information in the area defined as the destination (distribution destination) setting area of the TSI information is also written in the destination storage section 13b provided in the area adjacent to the terminal number storage section 13a in the RAM 13. Subsequently, the control unit 11 adds L to the information written in the destination storage unit 13b.
It is checked (determined) whether or not the destination information of the distribution destination terminal device 5 in the AN 2 is set (S1). If the destination information is set (Yes in S2), after receiving the image information from the facsimile machine 4, the destination information is transmitted to the LAN.
The connection is passed to the control unit 22 so that a connection is established with the terminal device 5 of the destination. Thus, under the control of the LAN control unit 22, the image information received from the facsimile machine 4 and stored in the image memory 20 or the like is distributed to the destination terminal device 5 (S3).

On the other hand, if it is determined in step S2 that the destination information has not been set (N in S2)
o), default processing is performed (S4). This default processing is, for example, output to recording paper by the plotter 15 provided in the facsimile apparatus 3 of this embodiment, and storage (storage) in the image memory 20. Alternatively, the distribution is to a specific LAN terminal device 5 registered in the facsimile machine 3 in advance. When the distribution or the default process is completed, the control unit 11 checks whether or not the transmission source information (transmission terminal number) is set in the terminal number storage unit 13a (S5), and if it is set (Yes in S6). 4), a distribution result report as shown in FIG. 4 is created (S7), and the distribution result report is transmitted to the facsimile apparatus 4 of the transmission terminal number (S8). However, the part described as (message) in FIG.
At the time of normal delivery, a message as shown in FIG. 4B is inserted, and when the message is not delivered due to unknown destination (No at S2) or the like, the message shown in FIG. 4C, FIG. 4D or FIG. Such a message is inserted. If it is determined in step S6 that the transmission source information has not been set (No in S6), the transmission result report cannot be transmitted, and thus this operation flow ends without transmitting the distribution result report.

As described above, by transmitting the distribution result to the terminal device 5 in the LAN 2 to the transmission source facsimile device 4, the transmission side user can determine whether the transmitted image information has really arrived at the destination terminal device 5. Anxiety can be resolved, and if there is an abnormality, it is possible to respond. Further, even when the distribution destination is unknown, a distribution result notification as shown in FIGS. 4C to 4E is transmitted to the transmission source facsimile machine 4.
The user on the sending side can take appropriate measures. FIG.
As shown in (a), the received image information is transmitted to the transmission source facsimile machine 4 together with the distribution result notification, so that even if multiple transmissions are performed continuously, the transmission result notification of which transmission is transmitted. Side user can know. FIG.
The part of the received image information of the distribution result report shown in (a) does not necessarily have to be returned, and only a part of the received image information may be returned.

[0011]

As described above, according to the present invention, the following excellent effects can be exhibited. According to the first aspect of the present invention, since the result of distribution to the terminal device in the LAN can be transmitted to the transmission source facsimile device, the anxiety of the user on the transmission side can be eliminated, and if there is an abnormality, it is possible to cope with it. . According to the second aspect of the present invention, when the distribution destination is unknown, a distribution result notification indicating the fact is transmitted to the transmission source facsimile apparatus, so that the transmission side user can take appropriate measures. According to the third aspect of the present invention, in the above, the received image information is transmitted to the transmission source facsimile apparatus together with the distribution result notification. You can know.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration example of a communication system including a facsimile apparatus according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an example of an embodiment of the facsimile apparatus according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing an operation example of the facsimile apparatus shown in FIG. 2;

4A to 4E are explanatory diagrams of a report transmitted by the facsimile apparatus shown in FIG.

FIG. 5 is a configuration diagram of a communication system including a conventional facsimile apparatus.

[Explanation of symbols]

11 control unit, 13 RAM, 13a terminal number storage unit, 13b destination storage unit, 22 LAN control unit.

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A facsimile apparatus capable of distributing facsimile image information received from a facsimile apparatus in a public telephone line network to a terminal apparatus in a LAN, extracting a terminal number of the facsimile apparatus from a received signal received from a source facsimile apparatus. Terminal number extracting means, a terminal number storing means for storing the terminal number extracted by the terminal number extracting means, and a distribution result acquisition for acquiring a distribution result of the image information received from the facsimile apparatus to the terminal apparatus. Means, and a distribution result transmitting means for transmitting the distribution result obtained by the distribution result obtaining means to the facsimile apparatus having the terminal number stored in the terminal number storage section when the distribution processing is completed. Facsimile machine. 2. The method according to claim 1, wherein said distribution result transmitting means has a function of transmitting a distribution result notification indicating the distribution destination of the received image information to the transmission source facsimile apparatus when the distribution destination is unknown. Item 1. A facsimile apparatus according to Item 1. 3. The facsimile apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a function of returning the received image information together with the distribution result to a source facsimile apparatus.