JPH1093793A - Facsimile transmitter/receiver specifying device and its method - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a FAX transmitter/receiver specifying device and its method, capable of specifying a transmitter and a receiver only by affixing an image picture by the transmitter, receive rejection and transfer to specified FAX equipment and to electronic mail addresses using the above information. SOLUTION: A FAX document in which the image picture, including the transmitter information and the receiver information is affixed, is inputted to a FAX image input means 1 from the FAX equipment 20, an image picture reading means 3 reads the transmitter information and the receiver information, and a delivery means 8 delivers the FAX document to the receiver shown by the above receiver information. Then the receiver rejects a receiving, an unregistered transmitter excluding means 5 excludes the FAX image, when the transmitter shown by the above transmitter information does not exist in a transmitter registration table 4. When the receiver desires a transfer, a transfer means 7 transfer the FAX image to the destination of transfer, shown by the receiver information via the delivery means 8, when the receiver of the above receiver information exists in a transfer destination registration table 6.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a facsimile (hereinafter referred to as "FAX") apparatus which stores FAX image information transmitted via a telephone line in an area on a computer, and stores FAX image information from the area. When sending a FAX document from a facsimile device in providing FAX information, affixing an image expressing the sender information and the recipient information as an image readable on a computer, the sender information and the By reading the recipient information and adding it to the received fax document, the sender provides the fax document to the desired recipient, and if the recipient has previously registered a sender who is permitted to receive, the registered fax is registered. Automatically reject fax documents from senders who do not
If the recipient has previously registered the fax machine or e-mail address of the destination for the fax document sent to himself, the fax document sent to the recipient is copied to another specific fax machine or And a facsimile sender / receiver specifying apparatus and method for forwarding to an e-mail address.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art FAX image information sent from a FAX device via a telephone line is stored in an area on a computer, and FAX information is provided by displaying the FAX image information by accessing the area. As a method of specifying the information, the sender information is registered in advance in the transmission source FAX device, the information is transmitted together with the FAX document, and the reception side reads the information. In addition, as a method of specifying the receiver, the sender adds a predetermined receiver code (numerical string) at the time of transmission with a push button signal and sends the push button signal (receiver code). ) Has been done by reading.

[0003]

In the above prior art,
When specifying the sender, all information used when specifying the sender on the receiving side is included because the information registered in the sender's FAX machine is registered separately by each sender. Therefore, there is a problem in that it is impossible to register information required for all FAX devices.

[0004] In addition, when the recipient is specified, an operation of inputting a push button signal by the sender is required, and there is a problem that a load is imposed on the sender and an erroneous operation such as an erroneous input is likely to be performed. Was.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to allow a sender of a fax document to specify the sender and the recipient on the receiving side of the fax document only by a simple operation of attaching an image image, and use the specific information. F that can reject reception or transfer to a specified fax machine or e-mail address
An object of the present invention is to provide an AX transmitter / receiver identification device and method.

[0006]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a facsimile transmitting / receiving apparatus for transmitting a facsimile document transmitted from a facsimile apparatus via a communication network. A facsimile sender / receiver identification device that transmits to a designated recipient via a computer, and includes a sender / receiver information image in which sender / receiver information is expressed as an image that can be read on a computer. Facsimile image input means for inputting a facsimile document, image image recognition means for recognizing and cutting out the sender / receiver information image separated by the guideline from the input facsimile image with sender / receiver information, and the cut-out sender / receiver information image Image image reading means for reading sender information and receiver information from Is characterized in that it comprises a delivery means for delivering the facsimile document to a recipient that indicates taking recipient information is a.

[0007] A facsimile sender / receiver specifying apparatus according to a second aspect of the present invention is the configuration of the first aspect, wherein the sender includes sender information in which a sender previously registered a sender to whom reception is permitted. The present invention is characterized in that a registration table and an unregistered sender excluding unit for excluding a facsimile document from a sender not registered in the sender registration table are newly provided.

Further, a facsimile transmission / reception specifying apparatus according to a third aspect of the present invention is a configuration of the first or second aspect of the present invention, wherein a facsimile document to which a recipient has previously been transmitted is addressed. A transfer destination registration table including receiver information and transfer destination information in which a transfer destination is registered, and instructing transfer of a facsimile document from a sender registered in the transfer destination registration table to a transfer destination indicated by the transfer destination information. And a transfer unit, wherein the delivery unit delivers the facsimile document to the designated transfer destination.

A fourth aspect of the present invention provides a facsimile transmitter / receiver specifying method for transmitting a facsimile document transmitted from a facsimile machine via a communication network to a receiver designated by the transmitter. A facsimile image inputting step of inputting a facsimile document with sender / receiver information, to which a sender / receiver information image expressing sender information and receiver information as an image is attached, and a facsimile with input sender / receiver information; An image image recognition step of recognizing and cutting out a sender / receiver information image from an image, and an image image reading step of reading sender information and receiver information from the cut-out sender / receiver information image,
And delivering the facsimile document to the recipient indicated by the read recipient information.

In a fifth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method for identifying a facsimile transmitter / receiver according to the fourth aspect of the present invention, wherein after the image image reading step, the sender who has registered in advance the receiver is permitted to receive. The method further comprises an unregistered sender excluding step of excluding a facsimile document from a sender not registered in.

[0011] A FAX sender / receiver specifying method according to a sixth aspect of the present invention is the configuration of the fourth or fifth aspect of the present invention, wherein, before the delivery step, the recipient is registered in his / her own address beforehand. A transfer step of instructing the delivery of the facsimile document from the sender to the transfer destination for the facsimile document transmitted to the server, and the delivery step includes delivering the facsimile document to the designated transfer destination. Things.

Therefore, the first invention of the present invention is an FA
When sending an X document from a fax machine, the sender information and the receiver information are read on a computer by attaching an image expressing the sender information and the receiver information as an image that can be read on the computer, and the receiver By providing the FAX document to the recipient desired by the sender.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, a FAX document from an unregistered sender is automatically rejected by using a table in which the sender registers in advance a sender permitted to receive. , Allowing the recipient to reject the reception.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, a recipient uses a table in which, for example, a destination fax machine or an e-mail address is registered for a fax document transmitted to the recipient in advance. The FAX document transmitted to the recipient can be transferred to, for example, another specific FAX device or an e-mail address.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, when a FAX document is transmitted from a FAX machine, an image representing the sender information and the receiver information as an image is attached to the FAX document. By reading the information and identifying the recipient, the sender provides the fax document to the desired recipient.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, a facsimile document from an unregistered sender is excluded from among senders permitted to receive and registered by the receiver in advance, thereby enabling the receiver to receive the information. Enable rejection.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, a facsimile document from a sender is delivered to a transfer destination of a facsimile document transmitted to the user registered in advance by the receiver, thereby transmitting the facsimile document to the receiver. FAX document
For example, forwarding to another specific fax machine or an e-mail address is enabled.

[0018]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS One embodiment of the present invention will be specifically described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 shows an F according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of an AX transmitter / receiver specifying device.

As shown in FIG. 1, the FAX sender / receiver identification device 10 includes a FAX image input unit 1, an image image recognition unit 2, an image image reading unit 3, a sender registration table 4, an unregistered sender elimination unit 5, It comprises a transfer destination registration table 6, a transfer means 7, and a delivery means 8.

Continuing the description with reference to FIG. 1, the facsimile image input means 1 uses the facsimile machine 20 to read the sender information and the receiver information as images which can be read on the facsimile transmission / reception identification device 10 (computer). A facsimile image having a sender / receiver information image, which is an image expressed, is attached.

The image image recognition means 2 recognizes and cuts out the sender / receiver information image divided by the guide line such as a thick line frame from the FAX image.

Image image reading means 3 reads sender information and receiver information from the sender / receiver information image. Note that, as an image image that can be read on a computer and a reading method thereof, an existing technology such as a barcode and a mark sheet is used, and the description is not particularly given here.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of the sender registration table 4.

As shown in FIG. 3, the sender registration table 4 is a table in which sender information 41, which is information on senders whose reception is permitted by the receiver, is registered in advance.

The unregistered sender exclusion means 5 uses the sender information read by the image image reading means 2 and the sender registration table 4 to send a FAX document from a sender not registered as a sender. To eliminate.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of the transfer destination registration table 6.

As shown in FIG. 4, the transfer destination registration table 6 stores a transfer destination telephone number and a receiver as the receiver information 61 in advance in order to transfer a fax document transmitted to itself. This is a table in which the name and the like, the telephone number of the facsimile device 31 as the transfer destination terminal device as the transfer destination 62, or the e-mail address of the e-mail server 32 are registered in correspondence with the recipient information 61. .

The transfer means 7 instructs the transfer means 8 described below using the receiver information read by the image image reading means 3 and the transfer destination registration table 6.

The delivery means 8 delivers the FAX document to the recipient desired by the sender based on the recipient information read by the image image reading means 3 to the user area 9, or receives an instruction from the transfer means 7. A FAX document is stored in a FAX device 31 which is another specific terminal device, or an e-mail server 32.
Transfer to

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an F according to an embodiment of the present invention.
It is a flow which shows an AX transmitter / receiver identification method.

As shown in FIG. 2, the method of specifying a FAX sender / receiver includes a FAX image input process (Step 101), an image image recognition process (Step 101, Step 103),
An image image reading process (steps 104 and 105), an unregistered sender exclusion process (steps 106 to 108) as a receiver service providing process, a transfer process (steps 109 to 111) as a receiver service providing process, It comprises a delivery process (step 112, step 113).

Continuing the description with reference to FIG. 2, first, at step 101, a fax image is input.

Next, in step 102, the sender / receiver information is cut out from the image. In step 103, it is determined whether or not the sender / receiver information has been cut out. If cut out, in step 104, the sender / receiver information is extracted from the cut out information. Read.

Next, in step 105, it is determined whether or not the sender / receiver information has been read. If the sender / receiver information has been read, the sender / receiver information read in step 106 is transferred to the unregistered sender elimination means.

Next, in step 107, it is determined whether or not the sender of the sender / receiver information is registered in the sender registration table. If there is no registration, the fax image is excluded in step 108. At 109, the sender / receiver information is transferred to the transfer means.

Next, in step 110, it is determined whether or not the recipient of the sender / receiver information is registered in the transfer destination registration table. If not, the fax image is stored in a specific area in step 111, and the registration is performed. In step 112, the transfer destination information and the fax image are transferred to the delivery means, and in step 113, the fax image is delivered to the receiver.

Hereinafter, a specific example of this embodiment will be described.

Here, as the sender information and the receiver information, a facsimile document on which an image including the sender's telephone number, sender's name, sender's telephone number, and receiver's name in the following two examples is attached is attached. As shown in FIG.
And a transfer destination registration table 6 shown in FIG. 4 are registered in advance, and a telephone line is used for a communication network.

Example 1: Sender telephone number "111-333"
5555 ", sender name" @@@@@ ", recipient's phone number" 222-444-6666 ", recipient name" @@@@@@ "Example 2: sender phone number" 444-666-8888 ",
Sender name "○ Yama ○ hu", recipient telephone number "666-88"
8-0000 ”, recipient name“ □ hara □ ta ”, sender's telephone number input from FAX image input means 1,
F on which an image expressing the sender's name, recipient's telephone number, and recipient's name as an image readable on a computer is attached.
The AX image is sent to the image image recognition means 2.

The image image recognition means 2 recognizes and cuts out sender information and receiver information separated by a guide line such as a thick line frame from the FAX image input by the FAX image input means 1 by recognizing from the image, The image is sent to the image reading means 3.

The image image reading means 3 extracts the sender information and the sender information, ie, the sender's telephone number, sender's name, receiver's telephone number, and receiver's name, from the cut-out FAX image. Send to registered sender exclusion means 5.

The unregistered sender exclusion means 5 checks whether or not the sender telephone number and the sender name sent with the FAX image are registered in the sender registration table 4, and if they have been registered, the FAX The image, the sender's telephone number, the sender's name, the receiver's telephone number, and the receiver's name are sent to the transfer means 5, and if not registered, the fax image and the sender's telephone number are sent.
Delete the sender name, recipient phone number, and recipient name.

In the case of Example 1, the sender telephone number "111-
333-5555 ”is the sender registration table 4 shown in FIG.
The fax image is sent to the transfer means 7 because it is registered in the inside. Also in the case of Example 2, since the sender name “Oyama Oo” is registered in the sender registration table 4 shown in FIG.
The AX image is sent to the transfer unit 7.

The transfer means 7 checks whether or not the receiver telephone number and the receiver name sent together with the FAX image are registered in the transfer destination registration table 6, and if they are registered, they are registered in pairs. The fax image is transferred to the designated transfer destination via the delivery means 8, and if not registered, the fax image and the sender's telephone number, the sender's name, the receiver's phone number, and the receiver's name are sent to the delivery means 8. Send to

In the case of Example 1, the recipient name “△ kawa △ ko” is registered in the transfer destination registration table 6 shown in FIG. 4, and the e-mail address “XXXXXXXX @ ZZ” is set as the transfer destination.
Z. DDD. jp ”is registered, so“ XXXX
XXX @ ZZZ. DDD. jp ”, the FAX image is transferred via the delivery means 8.

In the case of Example 2, since the recipient telephone number and recipient name are not registered in the transfer destination registration table 6 shown in FIG. 4, the fax image and the sender telephone number, the sender name, the recipient telephone The number and the recipient name are sent to the delivery means 8.

The delivery means 8 delivers the FAX image to the user area 9 of the recipient based on the recipient telephone number and the recipient name.

In the case of Example 2, the recipient name "□ hara □ ta"
The AX image is delivered.

It should be noted that, in the above-described embodiment, when the transfer is performed, the transfer is made directly to the telephone number of the FAX device 31 or the E-mail address of the E-mail server 32. Alternatively, an area for the user of the e-mail server 32 may be prepared and transferred to the area.

Also, a specific area is determined in advance for each of the receiver and the sender on the FAX sender / receiver specifying device 10, and based on the receiver information and the sender information obtained by the image image reading means 3, The received fax image may be stored in the area.

Further, based on the sender information and the receiver information obtained by the image image reading means 3, the receiver is
After receiving X, the sender may be notified of the reception.

According to the above embodiment, the FAX image information sent from the FAX device via the telephone line is stored in the area on the computer, and the FAX image information is displayed by accessing the area. When sending a FAX document from a FAX device in the provision of FAX information, the sender information and the receiver information are pasted on the computer by attaching an image representing the sender information and the receiver information as a computer-readable image. Is read and added to the received FAX document to provide the FAX document to the desired recipient, and if the recipient has previously registered a sender who is permitted to receive, the unregistered transmission The fax document from the recipient is automatically excluded, and the recipient receives the fax document sent to himself / herself in advance. There is, if you have registered e-mail address, a FAX document sent to the recipient or other specific FAX machine, it is possible to e-mail address f forward.

[0054]

As described above, the present invention provides a facsimile
When a document is transmitted from a FAX machine, the sender information and the recipient information are read on a computer by attaching an image expressing the sender information and the recipient information as an image that can be read on a computer, and the received FAX
The addition to the document has the effect that the sender can send it to the desired recipient.

Further, when the receiver registers in advance the sender to whom reception is permitted, the FAX document from the unregistered sender can be automatically excluded.

If the recipient has previously registered, for example, the telephone number and e-mail address of the transfer destination device with respect to the FAX document transmitted to himself / herself, the received FAX document is This has the effect that data can be transferred to a specific device.

Also, there is an effect that only the fax document of the fax document sender whose reception has been permitted can be transferred to the designated device.

[Brief description of the drawings]

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

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a flow of a method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of a sender registration table according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 shows an example of a transfer destination registration table according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Fax image input means 2 ... Image image recognition means 3 ... Image image reading means 4 ... Sender registration table 5 ... Unregistered sender exclusion means 6 ... Transfer destination registration table 7 ... Transfer means 8 ... Delivery means

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. A facsimile sender / receiver specifying apparatus for storing a facsimile document sent from a facsimile device via a communication network in an area on a computer, and presenting the facsimile document from the area, comprising: Facsimile image input means for inputting a facsimile document with sender / receiver information, on which a sender / receiver information image expressing the receiver information as an image readable on a computer is attached, and separated from the input facsimile image with sender / receiver information by guidelines. An image image recognition unit that recognizes and cuts out the received sender / receiver information image, an image image reading unit that reads sender information and receiver information from the cut-out sender / receiver information image, and a reception indicated by the read receiver information. Delivery means for delivering a facsimile document to a person, Facsimile transmission user identification device, characterized by Bei. 2. A sender registration table including sender information in which a sender previously permitted to receive a sender is registered, and an unregistered sender that excludes a facsimile document from a sender not registered in the sender registration table. The facsimile sender / receiver specifying apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising: sender exclusion means. 3. A transfer destination registration table including receiver information and transfer destination information in which a receiver registers a transfer destination for a facsimile document transmitted to the receiver in advance, and is registered in the transfer destination registration table. Transfer means for instructing transfer of the facsimile document from the sender to the transfer destination indicated by the transfer destination information, wherein the delivery means delivers the facsimile document to the specified transfer destination. Claim 1
Or a facsimile sender / receiver specifying apparatus according to claim 2. 4. A facsimile sender / receiver specifying method for storing a facsimile document sent from a facsimile device via a communication network in an area on a computer and presenting the facsimile document from the area, comprising: A facsimile image inputting step of inputting a facsimile document with sender / receiver information, in which a sender / receiver information image expressing the receiver information as an image is attached, and recognizing the sender / receiver information image from the input facsimile image with sender / receiver information. An image image recognition process to be cut out, an image image reading process to read out sender information and recipient information from the cut out sender / receiver information image, and a delivery process to deliver a facsimile document to a recipient indicated by the read recipient information. A facsimile sender / receiver identification method, comprising: 5. After the image image reading step,
5. The method according to claim 4, further comprising an unregistered sender excluding step of excluding a facsimile document from an unregistered sender among senders permitted to receive the information registered in advance by the receiver. Facsimile sender / receiver identification method. 6. The method according to claim 1, further comprising, before the delivery step, a transfer step for instructing delivery of the facsimile document from the sender to a transfer destination of the facsimile document transmitted to the registered receiver in advance. 6. The method according to claim 4, wherein the delivery step includes delivering a facsimile document to the designated transfer destination.