JPH10173849A - Facsimile equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide the facsimile equipment in which it is prevented that a fact of communication by a communication management report is known as to specific communication. SOLUTION: When the user desires description of a communication history to a communication management report, a recording selection key 13 is set to a valid state and when the user does not desire it, the key 13 is set to an invalid state. When the recording selection key 13 is set to the valid state, the communication history is recorded and when the recording selection key 13 is set to the invalid state, the communication history is not recorded. Furthermore, the facsimile equipment is provided with a means that registers a specific destination in advance, a means that discriminates whether or not a destination on the occurrence of communication is a specific destination registered in a destination registration means and when the destination discrimination means discriminates it that the destination is a specific destination, the communication history at that time is not recorded.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention records a communication history,
The present invention relates to a facsimile apparatus that outputs a communication management report describing the recording result, and particularly to a facsimile apparatus that can select whether to record a communication history.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Generally, a facsimile machine is shared by a plurality of users. Therefore, in general facsimile reception, the communication contents are known to others. Confidential reception is provided to solve such a problem, and has been widely spread. An image recording apparatus disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 3-78366 has also been proposed for the purpose of preventing communication contents from being known to others in facsimile reception or the like. As shown in FIG. Paper roll 21
In addition to the above, a sealing roll 22 is provided, a sealing paper K is overlapped on the recording paper P recorded in the recording unit 23, and the sealing is performed in the sealing unit 24.

[0003]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
According to the conventional technique disclosed in Japanese Patent Publication No. 3-78366, it is possible to prevent the specific contents of the communication from being known to others by performing confidential reception, but no one can output the communication management report. Can be seen, so that the fact that there was a communication is easily known to anyone. Further, since the received contents cannot be confirmed without removing the seal, the user is troublesome. Further, there is a problem that an increase in the size and cost of the apparatus is inevitable, and the operation cost is increased by the amount required for sealing. An object of the present invention is to solve the problems of the conventional technology as described above, and to notify the fact that communication has been performed by a communication management report for a specific communication to others according to a user's request. It is an object of the present invention to provide a facsimile apparatus capable of preventing the facsimile.

[0004]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, in a facsimile apparatus having a function of outputting a communication management report, a communication history described in the communication management report is stored. A recording selecting means for selecting whether to record is provided. Further, in the invention according to claim 2, in the above, the destination registration means for registering a specific destination in advance, and the specific destination registered in the destination registration means when the communication occurs Destination determining means for determining whether or not the destination is a destination. If the destination determining means determines that the destination is a specific destination, the recording selecting means is configured not to record the communication history at that time. Configured. According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect of the present invention, the recording selection means is configured so that whether or not to record the communication history can be selected for each communication.

[0005]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, when the recorded communication history is described in the communication management report, a part of the communication history is not recorded. Can be excluded from the communication management report. In the invention according to claim 2,
The communication history with a specific destination can be prevented from being described in the communication management report. According to the third aspect of the invention, it is possible to prevent the communication history from being recorded in the communication management report by not recording the communication history for only one communication performed at that time.

[0006]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a configuration block diagram showing an example of an embodiment of a facsimile apparatus according to the present invention. As shown in the figure, the facsimile apparatus has a control unit 1 for managing and controlling the entire apparatus according to a built-in program, a keyboard for an operator to give instructions to the facsimile apparatus, and a facsimile apparatus for giving a message to the operator. , An operation display unit 2 comprising display means, a RAM 3 for temporarily storing image information, a scanner 4 for reading an image on a document, an encoding / decoding unit (DC
R) 8, a plotter 5 for outputting the received image information decoded via the RAM 3, a network control unit (NCU) 6, G3 for setting up a call with a remote facsimile machine via the public telephone network. A communication control unit 7 for performing facsimile transmission / reception in accordance with a transmission control procedure, a modem 9 including a low-speed modem and a high-speed modem, an image memory 10 for storing image information, and storing control information to be backed up by a battery for power-off And a clock circuit 12 for outputting the current date and time. Also,
The operation display unit 2 has a record selection key 13 for instructing whether to record the communication history. The control unit 1 includes a CPU and a ROM having a built-in program, etc., and manages and controls the entire apparatus. The control unit 1 further includes a record selection unit, a destination registration unit,
It functions as a destination determining means.

When a facsimile is transmitted by such a facsimile apparatus, image information is first read into the RAM 3 by the scanner 4 under the control of the control unit 1. The image information is encoded by the DCR 8 and stored in the RAM 3 or the image memory 10. In addition, the control unit 1 acquires call-out designation information such as a destination specified by the operation display unit 2, and the NCU 6 to which the destination information is passed sets a call between the NCU 6 and the specified destination. Subsequently, phase B is executed by the communication control unit 7 via the low-speed modem, and then the process proceeds to phase C. The encoded image information data in the RAM 3 or the image memory 10 is modulated by the high-speed modem in the modem 9. , NCU6. When receiving, NCU6
After the call has been set up, the process proceeds to phase B, where predetermined communication is performed via the low-speed modem, and the process proceeds to phase C, where encoded image information data is received. The image information data is stored in the RAM 3 via the NCU 6 and the communication control unit 7, further decoded by the DCR 8, and output to the plotter 5 via the RAM 3 or accumulated in the image memory 10.

Hereinafter, the operation of the facsimile apparatus according to the first embodiment will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 2, in the facsimile apparatus of the first embodiment, when communication processing such as facsimile transmission or facsimile reception occurs (S1), the control unit 1 acquires the setting state of the recording selection key 13 (S2). ). And
The control unit 1 determines the setting state of the record selection key 13 from the obtained result (S3). That is, if the user wants to record the communication history in the communication management report in advance, the record selection key 1
3 is set to the valid state, and if it is not desired to record the communication history, the record selection key 13 is set to the invalid state. When it is determined that the record selection key 13 is set to the valid state (Yes in S3), the control unit 1 acquires the record information (S4). That is, the communication date and time, the communication partner, the communication mode, the communication time, the number of copies, the communication result, the file number, and the like described in the communication management report illustrated in FIG. 3 are obtained. The communication date and time is obtained from the clock circuit 12 when transmission or reception occurs, and the communication time is calculated from the communication date and time and the date and time obtained from the clock circuit 12 when transmission and reception is completed. Is acquired from a pre-registered destination table when transmitting, and from a signal transmitted from the destination when receiving. Subsequently, the control unit 1 records a communication history similar to the communication management report shown in FIG. 3 in the RAM 3, the parameter memory 11, the image memory 10, or the like based on the acquired information (S5).

On the other hand, if it is determined in step S3 that the record selection key 13 is set to the invalid state (No in S3), this operation flow ends without recording the communication history. Thereafter, when a predetermined period has elapsed since the previous communication report output, when a predetermined number of transmission / reception cases are recorded, or when a communication report output instruction is input from the operation display unit 2, the control unit 1 ,
A communication management report as shown in FIG. 3 is output to the recording paper by the plotter 5 based on the recorded communication history. In addition,
When the record selection key 13 is depressed, a pulse-like signal is output from the operation display unit 2, for example, a register provided in the control unit 1 is set to a set state by this signal. By automatically setting the register to the reset state, the communication history can be prevented from being recorded only when the register is in the set state. That is, it is possible not to record only the communication history for one communication.

As described above, according to the facsimile apparatus of the first embodiment, since the communication history of a specific destination can be prevented from being recorded, the communication history with the specific destination is described in the communication management report. So that the fact that you have communicated with a particular destination is not known to others, if desired. In the first embodiment, instead of the record selection key 13, the operation display unit 2 is used.
It is also possible to adopt a configuration in which whether or not the recording is valid can be set by the menu displayed in. In this case, the control unit 1 causes the operation display unit 2 to display a menu for selecting whether or not to record the communication history, obtains the instruction result, and stores the instruction result in the parameter memory 11 or the like. To

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing the operation of the facsimile apparatus according to the second embodiment of the present invention. In the facsimile apparatus according to the second embodiment, a specific destination whose communication history is not desired to be described in the communication management report is registered in advance in, for example, the parameter memory 11 or the RAM 3. For example, the information to be registered is the destination terminal number. At the time of registration, after selecting the “Destination Registration” menu displayed on the operation display unit 2, the user operates the operation display unit 2.
One or a plurality of destination terminal numbers are input using the numeric keypad or the like. Then, the destination terminal number is obtained by the control unit 1 and the parameter memory 11 or the R
Registered (stored) in the destination table provided in AM3, etc.
Is done.

After transmission or reception occurs after registration in the destination table as described above (S11),
The control unit 1 acquires the destination identification information such as the destination terminal number (S12). For example, if the destination identification information is the destination terminal number at the time of transmission, the destination terminal number input by the user from the operation display unit 2 or the speed dial registration table associated with the speed dial number input by the user In the case of the terminal number at the time of reception, the terminal number is obtained from the TSI signal received during the phase B (in the case of the G3 transmission control procedure). After acquiring the destination terminal number as described above, the control unit 1 searches the destination table and determines whether or not the same destination terminal number is registered (S13). That is, it is determined whether or not the communication partner to be transmitted / received is a specific communication partner whose communication history is not described in the communication management report. If the destination terminal number is not registered (No in S13), record information is acquired (S14) (see S4 in FIG. 2), and a communication history is recorded based on the information (S15) (FIG. 2). S5).

On the other hand, if it is determined in step S13 that the destination terminal number is registered (S13
Yes), the operation flow ends without recording the communication history. In the above description, the case where the destination identification information is the destination terminal number has been described, but the destination identification information may be a sender identification code or a receiver identification code. This sender identification code is valid at the time of reception. That is, the caller identification code is registered in the destination table in advance, and the caller identification code is transmitted by an NSS signal or the like at the time of reception, and if the above two caller identification codes match, the reception at that time is performed. Do not record communication history. In this way, it is not necessary to know the fact that a specific person has received the message. The recipient identification code is valid at the time of transmission. In other words, in this case, the receiver identification code is registered in advance, the destination terminal number with the receiver identification code is specified by abbreviated dial number or the like at the time of transmission, and the receiver identification code is registered. If it matches one of the user identification codes, no communication history is recorded for the transmission at this time.

As described above, in the facsimile apparatus according to the second embodiment, destination identification information such as a destination terminal number is acquired at the time of transmission / reception, and the destination terminal number stores the communication history in the communication management report. Judgment is made as to whether or not it is registered as a specific party that is not listed.The communication history is recorded only when it is not registered, and the communication history is not recorded when it is registered. Without operating the selection key 13 or the like, it is possible to prevent others from knowing the fact of communication with a specific facsimile machine or a specific person. In the above description, G3
Although the case where communication is performed according to the transmission control procedure has been described as an example, the transmission control procedure may be a G4 transmission control procedure.

[0015]

As described above, according to the present invention, the following excellent effects can be exhibited. According to the first aspect of the invention, when the recorded communication history is described in the communication management report, a part of the communication history is not recorded, and the communication history is not described in the communication management report. So that you don't need to know the fact that there was communication for a particular communication. According to the second aspect of the invention, in addition to the effect of the first aspect, in the case of communication with a specific destination registered in advance, the communication history is not automatically described in the communication management report. Therefore, it is not necessary to perform an operation of selecting whether or not to record the communication history every time transmission / reception is performed, so that convenience can be improved. According to the third aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect,
In addition to the effect described above, the communication history is not recorded for only one communication performed at that time, and the communication history can be prevented from being described in the communication management report.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a configuration block diagram showing an example of an embodiment of a facsimile apparatus according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing the operation of the facsimile apparatus according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram of a communication management report in the facsimile apparatus according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing the operation of the facsimile apparatus according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram of a facsimile apparatus showing an example of a conventional technique.

[Explanation of symbols]

Reference Signs List 1 control unit (recording selection unit, destination registration unit, destination determination unit) 2 operation display unit 3 RAM 5 plotter 7 communication control unit 10 image memory 11 parameter memory 12 clock circuit 13 recording selection key

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A facsimile apparatus having a function of outputting a communication management report, further comprising a record selecting means for selecting whether or not to record a communication history described in the communication management report. 2. A facsimile apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said destination registration means registers a specific destination in advance, and said destination is registered in said destination registration means when communication occurs. Further comprising a destination determination means for determining whether or not the destination is a destination, wherein if the destination determination means determines that the destination is a specific destination, the communication history at that time is not recorded. A facsimile machine comprising a selecting means. 3. The facsimile apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said record selecting means is configured to select whether or not to record a communication history for each communication.