JPH1032671A - Communication terminal equipment with electronic mail receiving function - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To easily know whether reception is an electronic mail or a normal facsimile by previously housing recording papers of different sizes and/or colors in two paper cassettes so as to record on a recording paper different in size and/or color depending on the times of receiving an electronic mail or a normal facsimile document. SOLUTION: In a communication terminal equipment used as a facsimile equipment in common and capable of receiving an electronic mail, at the time of receiving, CPU built in an equipment T judges whether an electronic mail or a facsimile document is received. When the equipment T receives an electronic mail, the mail is recorded on an A4-form white recording paper PP1 housed in a first paper cassette C1 to be ejected to a first paper ejection tray t1. At the time of receiving a facsimile document, the document is recorded on a B4-form brown recording paper PP2 housed in a second paper cassette C2 to be ejected to a second paper ejection tray t2.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a communication terminal having an e-mail transmission function, for example, a facsimile communication terminal capable of transmitting an e-mail by connecting to a computer communication network such as the Internet.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art There are two types of facsimile apparatuses as communication terminal apparatuses, one is a type connected to an analog line and the other is a type connected to a digital line.
The latter are commonly referred to as G4s. However, it is common for G4 machines to also have functions as G3 machines.

In recent years, computer communication networks such as the Internet have become widespread. The reason is that computer networks have excellent error correction capabilities, and users only pay for communication to the nearest contract provider (connection company to the computer network). And the like.

Since the communication procedure of the conventional G3 and G4 facsimile is different from that of the computer communication using the computer communication network as described above, it is usually impossible to directly communicate from the facsimile apparatus to the computer communication network. . However, even for image data normally transmitted and received in facsimile communication, for example, TIFF (Tagge
The data can be transmitted and received by a facsimile apparatus via a computer communication network if the data is converted into e-mail format data such as a d Image File Format file.

[0005]

However, in a communication terminal device capable of receiving an e-mail which is also used as a facsimile device as described above, when the received data is output on a recording sheet, any communication is performed. It is clear that it is more convenient if it is easy to determine whether the message has been received.However, in the past, when receiving by any communication, it is recorded on a general A4 size recording paper and usually only one is provided. Had been ejected to the output tray.

The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and has at least two recording paper storage means (paper cassettes), each of which stores recording paper of a different size or color and receives the recording paper. E-mail that is configured so that the received data is recorded on recording paper in a different paper cassette depending on whether it was received as an e-mail or as a normal facsimile, so that it was easy to see which was received An object is to provide a communication terminal device having a receiving function.

Further, the present invention includes at least two discharge sections (discharge trays) from which recorded recording paper is discharged. The recording paper on which the received data is recorded is received as an electronic mail or a normal facsimile. It is an object of the present invention to provide a communication terminal device having an e-mail receiving function, which is configured to discharge to a different tray according to whether or not it has been received, so that it is possible to see at a glance which of the received terminals has been received.

[0008]

A communication terminal device according to the present invention has a function of receiving e-mail format data by computer communication, a function of receiving facsimile format data by facsimile communication, and recording of the received data. At least two storage means for storing the recording paper to be recorded, and recording means for recording the received data on the recording paper of different storage means according to the format.

Further, in the communication terminal device according to the present invention, in the above-mentioned configuration, the two storage means are each adapted to store recording paper of different size and / or color. .

Further, the communication terminal device according to the present invention has a function of receiving e-mail format data by computer communication, a function of receiving facsimile format data by facsimile communication, and a recording paper on which the received data is recorded. It is characterized by comprising at least two ejection units to be ejected, and a recording unit that records received data on recording paper and ejects the data to different ejection units according to the data format.

[0011] In the communication terminal device according to the present invention, the data is recorded on the recording paper of different one of the at least two storage units depending on whether the data in the electronic mail format or the data in the facsimile format is received. Is recorded.

Further, in the communication terminal device according to the present invention, recording papers of different sizes and / or colors are stored in the two storing means, respectively, and differ according to which data is recorded. Recording paper of a size and / or color is used.

Further, in the communication terminal device according to the present invention, the recording paper is sent to a different one of the at least two discharge units depending on whether the data in the electronic mail format or the data in the facsimile format is received. Is discharged.

[0014]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings showing the embodiments. However, in the embodiment of the present invention described below, the present invention is applied to a communication terminal device configured to transmit image data to be transmitted by facsimile as electronic mail. Use the Internet.

First, the hardware configuration of the communication terminal device T of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. The communication terminal device T of the present invention has a function of communicating (transmitting and receiving) with the Internet in addition to the conventional G3 and G4 facsimile communication functions.

The CPU 1 controls each part of the hardware via the bus 12, and also performs encoding, decoding, and image (TIFF) described later.
Performs software functions such as conversion, binary / text conversion, mail editing, and communication procedures.

The reading section 2 reads an original with a scanner using a CCD or the like, and outputs dot image data converted into black and white binary. The recording unit 3 includes an electrophotographic printer or the like, and reproduces and records, as a hard copy, image data received by facsimile communication from another G3 or G4 facsimile apparatus or image data received from the Internet.

It should be noted that the 3G, 3FR1,
3FR2 is an actuator of a movable component inside the recording unit 3 as will be described in detail later, and 3G is an actuator of a movable guide that guides the recording paper to which of two discharge trays. And 3FR2 are feed roller actuators for pulling out recording paper from each of the two paper cassettes. These actuators
The CPU 1 controls all of 3G, 3FR1, and 3FR2 via the recording unit 3.

The display unit 4 includes a liquid crystal display (LCD) or a C
A display means such as an RT display is provided to display the operation state of the communication terminal device T of the present invention, to perform an input instruction at the time of operation by a touch panel method, or to transmit image data of a document to be transmitted and received image data. Display.

The operation unit 5 includes character keys, numeric keys (numerical keys), speed dial keys, one-touch dial keys, various function keys, and the like necessary for operating the communication terminal device T of the present invention. Note that the above-described display unit 4
Is a touch panel type, it is also possible to substitute some of the various keys of the operation unit 5.

The ROM 6 stores in advance various software programs necessary for the operation of the communication terminal device T of the present invention. The RAM 7 is composed of an SRAM, a flash memory, or the like, and stores temporary data generated when executing software, and also stores various tables (described later).
When a flash memory is used as the RAM 7, the contents of the various tables are not lost even when the power is cut off due to a power failure, movement of the apparatus, or the like. Image memory 8
It is composed of a DRAM or the like, and stores image data to be transmitted or received image data.

DSU (Digital Servic)
e Unit) 9 converts transmission / reception data and voltage so that it can be connected to the digital line L1 using the baseband transmission method. In this example, the modem 10 has a data modem function in addition to the conventional fax modem function. NCU (Netw
The ork control unit (11) performs closing and opening operations of the analog line L2.

The communication terminal device T of the present invention has the above-described hardware configuration, and, of course, not only functions as a normal G3 or G4 device, but also mainly converts image data converted into a TIFF file into electronic mail. It is possible to send and receive. However, since the functions for that are stored in the ROM 6 as software programs, these functions will be described below.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram schematically showing the functional configuration and data flow of the communication terminal device T of the present invention. Note that parts (hardware elements) corresponding to FIG. 1 are denoted by the same reference numerals. Therefore, although details will be described later, the encoding / decoding unit 21, the image conversion unit 22, the binary / text conversion unit 23, the mail editing unit 24, and the auto dialer 25 for which reference numerals corresponding to FIG. Are functional blocks processed by the CPU 1 according to a software program stored in the ROM 6 in advance.

The encoding / decoding unit 21 encodes the dot image data read by the reading unit 2 by an encoding method such as MH, MR, MMR or the like defined by the standard of facsimile communication, and conversely, externally. And decodes the coded image data received from the storage unit 3 and outputs it to the recording unit 3 as a hard copy. Hereinafter, the image data encoded by such an encoding method is referred to as “G3 format image data”. The image memory 8 receives and stores the G3 format image data from the encoding / decoding unit 21, and conversely sends the stored G3 format image data to the encoding / decoding unit 21.

The image conversion unit 22 converts G3 format image data into a TIFF (Tagged Image File Format) format which is a general image format used in a computer at the time of transmission, and converts the image data from the TIFF format to the G3 format at the time of reception. To image data. The TIFF specification is Adobe System
Published by s company, Classes corresponding to each type are defined to handle not only black and white binary but also various data such as black and white multi-valued and full color. One of them, CLASS F, defines G3 format image data. Therefore, CL at the beginning of G3 format image data
It is possible to convert to TIFF format by performing relatively easy processing such as adding TIFF header information of ASS F. Hereafter, G3 with TIFF header information of CLASS F added
The format image data is referred to as “TIFF image data”.

The binary / text converter 23 converts the binary data of the TIFF image data obtained by the image converter 22 into text data at the time of transmission, and performs the reverse process, ie, converts the text data into binary data at the time of reception. Convert. This is because computers that cannot handle binary data e-mails are also connected to the Internet. For this reason, in order to ensure that the e-mail reaches the destination, when transmitting binary data such as TIFF image data, it is once converted to text data and then transmitted. Text data handled on the Internet is IETF (Internet Engineering
RFC (Reques
t For Comments) 822 specifies a 7-bit code.

Therefore, as an example, MIME (Multipurpose In
When converting to text data using base64, which is one of the encoding types of Internet Mail Extensions, binary data is converted into 64 types of characters (upper and lower case alphabets, numbers,
By being replaced with one of +, /), it is converted to text data. Note that MIME is described in RFC
For example, besides the above base64, "7bi
Encoding types such as “t”, “8bit”, and “binary” are specified.

The mail editing unit 24 arranges the file to be transmitted in an electronic mail format, and separates the main body and the header information (mail header) from the received electronic mail to TIFF.
Extract only image data. Specifically, at the time of transmission, the mail editing unit 24 converts the TI
Mail header information as communication management information is added to the FF image data and edited into an e-mail format.
Extracts only the TIFF image data converted into text data by separating the mail header information from the e-mail format data. Such operations by the mail editing unit 24 include:
It is indispensable to add predetermined header information to Internet e-mail because it is specified. At the time of transmission, as shown in FIG. 11, "Date:" (the E-mail date and time), "From:"
(Sender of the e-mail), "To:" (destination of the e-mail), "Subject:" (title of the e-mail, but the encoding method in the communication terminal device T of the present invention), "Cc:" (E-mail copy destination) and other header information, and separate the header information upon reception.

The auto dialer 25 is hardware
The destination telephone number data is sent to the DSU 9, the modem 10 or the NCU 11 to make a call to the telephone number read from the destination table T1 and the provider table T3 existing in the RAM 7.

Here, each table will be described. In the destination table T1, as shown in FIG. 3, a destination name, an Internet e-mail address, a facsimile number, and a facsimile type (G3 or G4) are registered for each abbreviated number or one-touch dial.

As shown in FIG. 4, the user (sender) table T2 includes a user name, an Internet e-mail address, a provider type, a user ID and a password for logging in to the Internet of the communication terminal device T of the present invention. Is registered. In the case where a plurality of users share one communication terminal device at an office or the like, it is also possible to register each user and select it at the time of transmission.

As shown in FIG. 5, the provider table T3 stores the telephone number, line type (analog or digital), provider name, and provider type of the provider used when connecting to the Internet. The provider type corresponds to the provider type in the user table T2, and is for identifying a different login procedure for each provider. When one provider has a plurality of telephone lines, or when a plurality of providers are used, each telephone number can be registered and selected at the time of transmission.

Next, a procedure for transmitting an electronic mail to the Internet will be described. The protocol used in each layer of the OSI reference modem is as shown in Table 1 below.

[0035]

[Table 1]

First, the login procedure will be described. As shown in the time chart of FIG. 6, the communication terminal device T of the present invention, when a line with a computer of a provider (hereinafter referred to as a server S) is set, for example, a PA
According to P (Password Authentication Protocol), the transmission of the user ID and the password is continued until Ack or Nack is received from the server S. When receiving Nack from the server S, the communication terminal device T of the present invention temporarily releases the line and then redials. On the other hand, Ack
Is received, the login to the server S from the communication terminal device T of the present invention is completed.

After the log-in to the server S is completed, as shown in the time chart of FIG. 7, the communication terminal device T of the present invention is a standard protocol for performing e-mail communication on the Internet, for example. SMTP (Simple Mail
Sends e-mail by using Transfer Protocol).

First, the communication terminal device T according to the present invention
Make an SMTP connection request to If connection is possible, the server S returns a response code 220 to the communication terminal device T of the present invention. Further, the communication terminal device T of the present invention transmits its own domain name by a “HELO” command. On the other hand, if the server S can recognize the domain name of the communication terminal device T of the present invention, it returns the response code 250 and the domain name of the server S itself. Thereafter, the communication terminal device T of the present invention starts sending an e-mail. When the transmission of the e-mail is completed, the communication terminal device T of the present invention transmits a "QUIT" command. When the server S returns the response code 221 in response, the SMTP ends, and the transmission of the e-mail is completed.

Next, the operation of the communication terminal device T of the present invention when transmitting an e-mail will be described with reference to the flowcharts shown in FIGS.

First, a document to be transmitted by a user is set on a document table (not shown) of the communication terminal device T of the present invention (step S1), and an instruction is given by operating a key or the like of the operation unit 5. The provider or line to be used is selected from the provider table T3 (step S2). Further, the user himself / herself inputs a passcode for selecting a registered user name and selects it from the user table T2 (step
S3). The reason why the user name is specified by the passcode is to prevent unauthorized use by a third party. This passcode can also be used as a password for connecting to the Internet. Next, the user presses the start key (not shown) following the destination's abbreviated number,
The one-touch key is pressed to select a destination from the destination table T1 (step S4).

As described above, the selected provider or line, the user name, and the destination are temporarily stored in the RAM 7.

The communication terminal device T according to the present invention sequentially reads out all the originals on the platen one by one as dot image data, and once encodes all the pages by the encoding / decoding unit 3 by the MMR method to G3 The image data is stored in the image memory 8 as image data in a format (step S5). And CPU1
First reads the destination specified by the user with the abbreviated number or one-touch dial and stored in RAM7,
Further, data on the destination is read from the destination table T1.

As a result, if the Internet e-mail address is not registered in the destination table T1 (step S6), since the e-mail cannot be transmitted, the CPU 1 executes the G3 format stored in the image memory 8 Image data is converted to an analog audio signal and transmitted in G3 format or directly as a digital signal in G4 format.
(Step S7). If an Internet e-mail address is registered, the CPU 1 performs the following processing for transmitting it as an e-mail.

By the way, on the Internet, G3 format image data cannot be directly transmitted. Therefore, the G3 format image data is converted into an e-mail format as follows (step S
8). First, the image conversion unit 22 adds TIFF CLASS F header information to the head of G3 format image data to create TIFF image data. Since the TIFF image data is binary data, the binary / text converter 23 converts this into text data (step S9).

Further, the mail editor 24 adds an e-mail header to the TIFF image data converted to text data (step S10). As shown in FIG. 11, the header includes at least items of “From:”, “To:”, and “Subject:”. "From:" indicates the Internet of the user selected from the user table T2 in step S3.
If the e-mail address is "To:", the Internet of the destination selected from the destination table T1 in step S4
The e-mail address is "Subject:", "TIFF (G3)" indicating that it is an e-mail containing image data in TIFF format
Are set respectively.

When the data in the electronic mail format is completed in this way, the CPU 1 makes a dial-up connection to the Internet. First, the CPU 1 determines the line type (analog / digital) of the provider selected in step S2 from the provider table T3 (step S11), and if the line is an analog line, sets the modem 10 (step S12). If it is a line, set DSU9 (step S1
3) Call the selected provider's telephone number (step S14) and wait for a response (step S15).

When the telephone line with the provider is set,
The CPU 1 logs in according to the above-described PAP, transmits an e-mail by SMTP, logs off after the transmission is completed (step S16), and releases the telephone line (step S17).

Thereafter, the CPU 1 starts a timer for 10 minutes.
(Step S18), and wait for the progress (Step S19). After a lapse of 10 minutes, CPU 1 reads out the facsimile number and type (G3 / G4) of the destination selected in step S4 from destination table T1 (step S20), and if G3, modem 10 and G4
, Set DSU9 respectively (steps S21, S2
2) Call is made (step S23). After the response from the other party's facsimile machine (step S24), the CPU 1 transmits a transmission certificate as shown in FIG. 12 by way of example in the G3 or G4 procedure (step S24).
(S25), the line is released (step S26).

The transmission certificate shown in FIG. 12 will be described. The format of the transmission certificate itself is registered in ROM6 in advance, and the communication time (year, month, day, am / pm,
Hours, minutes), destination, sender, simple text notifying that the e-mail was sent (or done), information about the sent (or done) email, and sent (or done) ) Part of the image data is displayed.

The information on the e-mail includes transmission date and time, destination, source, data type, number of pages,
The amount of data is displayed. The transmission date and time are automatically displayed by a clock built in the communication terminal device T of the present invention. As the destination, the Internet e-mail address of the destination selected from the destination table T1, which is the "To:" part of the header of the e-mail, is displayed. The sender is displayed as the Internet e-mail address of the user selected from the user table T2, which is the "From:" part of the header of the e-mail. The data type is "Sub" in the email header
In addition, "TIFF (G3)", which is a part of "ject:", is displayed, the number of pages is the number of pages of the document, and the data amount is the data amount after conversion to TIFF image data.

In the embodiment described above, after transmitting image data such as a manuscript as e-mail to the Internet, notification is made by G3 or G4 facsimile after a lapse of a predetermined time (10 minutes in this example). Therefore, at the time when the recipient receives the facsimile, some time has elapsed since the sender transmitted the e-mail to the Internet, so that the e-mail can be received immediately after performing a predetermined procedure. Become. This predetermined time may be appropriately set according to the situation of the receiver, the situation of the line, and the like. Also,
Since binary data is converted to text data,
It is possible to send an e-mail reliably.

It is to be noted that not only the above-described embodiment but also a configuration in which, for example, a facsimile is notified to the other party that an electronic mail is to be transmitted to the Internet, and then the electronic mail is transmitted to the Internet. Is also good. In this case, even if the recipient tries to receive the e-mail, it may not yet reach the server on the recipient side, but can immediately know that the sender has transmitted the e-mail.

The transmission of the electronic mail to the Internet and the notification by facsimile may be performed in parallel. In this case, since it is necessary to use two lines at the same time, the digital line L1 is used for e-mail transmission, and the analog line L2 is used for facsimile transmission (however, limited to the G3 system). As described above, by performing the transmission of the electronic mail to the Internet and the notification by the facsimile in parallel, the entire processing time can be reduced.

Further, it is of course possible to transmit data other than black-and-white binary image data, for example, black-and-white multi-valued and color image data to the Internet as electronic mail. The same applies to data other than image data, such as audio and moving images.

Further, the effects of the present invention can be obtained with a computer communication network other than the Internet, for example, a computer communication network such as a LAN in a business office.

By the way, the electronic mail transmitted from the communication terminal device T of the present invention to the Internet as described above can of course be received if the communication terminal device has the same configuration as the communication terminal device T of the present invention. . In other words, the communication terminal device T of the present invention receives an e-mail transmitted by the communication terminal device having the same configuration as the communication terminal device converting the TIFF image data into text data and transmitting the text data.
It is possible to perform inverse conversion to TIFF image data and further return to the original dot image data.

When the electronic mail transmitted as described above is received by the communication terminal device T according to the present invention, the recording stored in the same paper cassette as the facsimile document normally received by facsimile communication. Although recorded on paper and discharged from the same discharge tray, the communication terminal device T of the present invention records on recording paper stored in different paper cassettes or discharges to different discharge trays. It is configured. Hereinafter, a specific description will be given.

FIG. 13 is a schematic elevational sectional view of a main part of the internal configuration of the communication terminal device T of the present invention, showing an example of the configuration of the recording unit 3. As shown in FIG. Although the communication terminal device T of the present invention shown in FIG. 13 employs a so-called electrophotographic recording method, the present invention is not limited to this.

In FIG. 13, reference numerals C1 and C2 denote paper cassettes, respectively. In this example, for example, A4 size white recording paper PP1 is stored in the first paper cassette C1 and white paper PP1 is stored in the second paper cassette C2. Is a B4 version of brown paper PP2. Note that three or more paper cassettes may be provided.

Reference numerals t1 and t2 denote paper discharge trays, and this type of device usually has only one, but the communication terminal device T of the present invention has two (more than two). May be provided). In the following description,
As shown in FIG. 13, the upper discharge tray t1 is a first discharge tray, and the lower discharge tray t2 is a second discharge tray.

Reference numeral PD denotes a photosensitive drum.
Although not shown, a latent image of the received image is formed on the photosensitive drum PD by using, for example, a laser beam, and is developed into a visible image (toner image) by the developing means D.
On the other hand, one sheet of the A4 size white recording paper PP1 stored in the first paper cassette C1 is pulled out by the first feed roller FR1 and stored in the second paper cassette C2.
One sheet of the B4 size brown recording paper PP2 is pulled out by the second feed roller FR2, guided by several guide rollers R, and reaches the photosensitive drum PD. Then, the developed toner image on the photosensitive drum PD is transferred to the recording paper PP.
Transcribed to 1 or PP2.

The first and second feed rollers FR1, FR1,
Which of FR2 is driven, in other words, the white recording paper PP1 is pulled out from the first paper cassette C1 in the A4 size, or the brown recording paper PP2 is drawn out in the B4 size from the second paper cassette C2. Is determined by the CPU 1 controlling the actuators 3FR1 and 3FR2 shown in FIG. 1 according to a control procedure described later.

Reference numeral F denotes fixing means (fixing roller), which fixes the toner image transferred onto the recording paper PP1 or PP2 by, for example, applying a high heat pressure. Reference numeral C denotes a cleaning unit for the photoconductor drum PD, and removes toner remaining from the photoconductor drum PD without being transferred to the recording paper PP1 or PP2.

The recording paper PP1 or PP2 on which the toner image has been fixed by the fixing means F is discharged to one of the above-mentioned first discharge tray t1 and second discharge tray t2. Whether the recording paper is discharged to the first discharge tray t1 or the second discharge tray t2 is specifically guided by the movable guide G. However, the movable guide G controls the actuator 3G shown in FIG.
It operates by controlling.

First, if there is any reception (step S3
1), CPU 1 temporarily stores the received data in RAM 7 and determines whether it has received an e-mail or a normal facsimile document (step S3).
3). If the received data is in the form of e-mail, the CPU 1 controls the first feed roller FR1 to be driven, and the movable guide G controls the recording paper exiting from the fixing means F to the first paper discharge. Control is performed so as to discharge to tray t1.
As a result, the A4 size white recording paper PP1 is pulled out one by one from the first discharge tray t1 (Steps S34 and S35), and data is recorded by the developing means D and the photosensitive drum PD (Step S36). ), The image is fixed by the fixing unit F, and is guided by the movable guide G to be discharged to the first discharge tray t1. The above-described control by the CPU 1 is repeated until one received data stored in the RAM 7 is exhausted (step S3
7).

On the other hand, if the received data is in the facsimile format, the CPU 1
Control is performed such that FR2 is driven and that the movable guide G discharges the recording paper coming out of the fixing means F to the second paper discharge tray t2. As a result, the brown recording paper PP2 is pulled out one by one from the second paper cassette C2 in the B4 size (steps S41 and S42), and data is recorded by the developing means D and the photosensitive drum PD (step S43). The sheet is fixed by the fixing unit F, and is guided by the movable guide G and is discharged to the second discharge tray t2. The above-described control by the CPU 1 is repeated until one received data stored in the RAM 7 is exhausted (step S44).

By performing such control of the CPU 1, when the communication terminal device T of the present invention receives an e-mail, the A4 size white recording paper PP1 stored in the first paper cassette C1 is received. And is discharged to the first discharge tray t1. On the other hand, when the communication terminal device T of the present invention receives a facsimile document, it is recorded on the brown recording paper PP2 in the B4 size stored in the second paper cassette C2 and discharged to the second paper output tray t2. Is done. As described above, in the communication terminal device T according to the present invention, if the recording papers of different sizes and / or colors are stored in advance in the two paper cassettes, the case where the electronic mail is received and the case where the normal facsimile document is received are described. Is recorded on recording paper of different size and / or color,
Furthermore, since the sheets are discharged to different discharge trays in each case, it is easy to determine whether the received data is an electronic mail or a normal facsimile.

In the above-described embodiment, the A4 size white recording paper and the B4 size brown recording paper are respectively stored in the two paper cassettes. However, this is only an example. Needless to say, recording papers of the same size but different colors may be stored, or recording papers of the same color but different sizes may be stored. Further, it goes without saying that recording paper of a different size and color from the above-described embodiment may be used.

Further, in the above-described embodiment, two paper cassettes and two paper output trays are provided, and each of them is used separately when an electronic mail is received and when a facsimile document is received. Needless to say, a configuration in which only two paper cassettes are provided and used, or a configuration in which only two paper discharge trays are used and used may be adopted.

Furthermore, in the above-described embodiment, the G3 and G4 systems are taken as examples of facsimile communication, but the present invention is not limited to these, and it is possible to use other types of facsimile communication systems. Needless to say.

[0071]

As described in detail above, according to the communication terminal device of the present invention, the recording paper of different size and / or color is stored in the two paper cassettes in advance, and the electronic mail is received. Since it is recorded on recording paper of a different size and / or color than when a normal facsimile document is received,
The user can easily find out whether the reception was an electronic mail or a normal facsimile.

Further, according to the communication terminal device of the present invention, when the electronic mail is received and when the normal facsimile document is received, the document is discharged to a different discharge tray. Or a normal facsimile.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a hardware configuration of a communication terminal device according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram schematically showing a functional configuration and a data flow of the communication terminal device of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram showing an example of the contents of a destination table.

FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram showing an example of the contents of a user (sender) table.

FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram showing an example of contents of a provider table.

FIG. 6 is a time chart showing a procedure for logging in to a server by the communication terminal device of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a time chart showing a procedure for communicating an electronic mail to the Internet by the communication terminal device of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing an operation procedure when the communication terminal device of the present invention transmits an e-mail.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing an operation procedure of the communication terminal device of the present invention when transmitting an e-mail.

FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing an operation procedure of the communication terminal device of the present invention when transmitting an e-mail.

FIG. 11 is a schematic diagram showing an example of the content of a header of an e-mail transmitted by the communication terminal device of the present invention.

FIG. 12 is a schematic diagram showing an example of a transmission certificate transmitted to an electronic mail destination by the communication terminal device of the present invention.

FIG. 13 is a schematic vertical sectional view showing a configuration example of a recording unit of the communication terminal device of the present invention.

FIG. 14 is a flowchart showing an operation at the time of reception of the communication terminal device of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 CPU1 3 Recording section C1 First paper cassette C2 Second paper cassette FR1 First feed roller FR2 Second feed roller 3FR1 First feed roller actuator 3FR2 Second feed roller actuator G Movable guide 3G Movable Guide actuator PP1 Recording paper (A4, white) PP2 Recording paper (B4, brown) t1 First output tray t2 Second output tray

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A function of receiving e-mail format data by computer communication, a function of receiving facsimile data by facsimile communication, and at least two storage means for storing recording paper on which the received data is recorded. Recording means for recording received data on recording paper of different storage means according to the format thereof, the communication terminal device having an e-mail receiving function. 2. The communication having an e-mail receiving function according to claim 1, wherein the at least two storage means are adapted to store recording papers of different sizes and / or colors, respectively. Terminal device. 3. A function of receiving e-mail format data by computer communication, a function of receiving facsimile format data by facsimile communication, and at least two discharge units for discharging recording paper on which the received data is recorded. And a recording unit that records received data on recording paper and discharges the data to a different discharge unit according to the data format.