JPH11164077A - Communication terminal equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve convenience by confirming the proceeding conditions of relay transmission even when the operator of a repeater is absent by receiving relay transmission process state information from a relay transmitter corresponding to the transmission condition confirming operation of a relay transmission request machine and displaying a relay state on the display part of the relay transmission request machine. SOLUTION: When the confirm key of a key operating part 8 at the relay transmission request machine is pressed, a relay transmission process confirm signal is sent to the relay transmitter. Then, a relay transmission request managing table composed of a serial relay transmission number, repeater telephone number, destination group information and relay status or the like is displayed on a display part 7. The relay transmitter, which receives the relay transmission process confirm signal, transmits the relay transmission process state information composed of the repeater telephone number, serial relay transmission number, transmitted and non-transmitted destination telephone numbers and relay transmission interrupted or finished destination telephone number to the relay transmitter. At the relay transmission request machine, these contents are written into the relay transmission request managing table and displayed on the display part 7.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a device for relaying a document in, for example, facsimile communication.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a facsimile apparatus having a function of transmitting an image to a relay transmitter and transmitting the image to a designated destination, when a transmission request is made to the relay transmitter, the relay transmitter completes transmission to the requested destination. Thereafter, the result of the relay transmission is transmitted as image information to the facsimile machine of the relay transmission request source. Also, when checking the relay transmission operation of the relay transmitter, the administrator of the relay transmitter operates the relay transmitter to check the operation status on the display unit. Further, in order to stop the relay operation of the relay transmitter, the administrator of the relay transmitter operates the relay transmitter to stop the operation.

[0003]

In the conventional facsimile apparatus as described above, once the transmission is requested to the repeater, the result can be grasped, but the progress of the relay communication cannot be confirmed. Since the relay operation cannot be stopped directly, there is a disadvantage that the progress status cannot be confirmed or stopped during the night when the administrator of the relay transmitter is absent. The present invention has been made in view of such a problem, and a purpose thereof is to confirm a relay transmission state of a relay transmitter, and to further instruct a stop of a sequential transmission which is a relay transmission operation of the relay transmitter. Is to provide.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention is directed to a communication terminal device having a function of requesting a relay transmitter to relay image data, wherein the relay terminal transmits destination information and information to the relay transmitter. Means for transmitting image information, means for receiving relay transmission progress status information of the relay transmitter, and display means, wherein the relay transmission progress status of the relay transmitter is displayed on a display unit. is there. The invention according to claim 2 is characterized by further comprising means for sending a relay transmission progress confirmation signal to the relay transmitter. The invention according to claim 3 is a communication terminal device having a function of requesting a relay transmitter to relay image data,
It is characterized by comprising means for transmitting destination information and image information to the relay transmitter, and means for transmitting a signal for instructing the relay transmitter to stop the relay transmission operation.
The invention according to claim 4 is an automatic dialing unit, an image memory, a unit for receiving destination information and image information from a relay request source transmitter and transmitting the image to the destination, and relaying the image to the relay transmission request source device. Means for transmitting transmission progress state information. The invention according to claim 5 is an automatic dialing unit, an image memory, a unit for receiving destination information and image information from a relay request source transmitter and transmitting the image to the destination, and relaying from the relay transmission request source device. Means for stopping transmission when a transmission stop instruction is received.

[0005]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings showing the embodiments. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration example of an embodiment in a case where the communication terminal device according to the present invention is embodied as a facsimile device as a relay transmission request source or a facsimile device as a relay transmitter. FIG. 11 is a diagram showing the relationship between the relay transmission requesting device A, the relay transmitting device B, and the destination facsimile machine. Note that there may be a plurality of relay transmitters.

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 3 denotes a main control unit of the facsimile machine, which includes a CPU (central processing unit). The main control unit 3 stores a ROM (Read Only) for storing a program for controlling the operation of the entire facsimile apparatus.
Memory) 6 and a RAM (Randam Access Memory) 5 as a storage unit for data and temporary storage required for control by the CPU.
Is connected. The RAM 5 stores the telephone number of the other party, the telephone number of the own device, and various management tables. A relay transmission request management table is further stored in the RAM 5 of the relay transmission requesting machine (A in FIG. 11). The RAM 5 of the relay transmitter (B in FIG. 11) stores a relay transmission management table, a shortened telephone number, and a transmission destination table.

A line controller (built-in voice codec) 2 and a modem 4 are connected to the main controller 3. The line control unit 2 is controlled by the main control unit 3 and connects the ISDN telephone line 1 to the facsimile apparatus to control outgoing and incoming calls and to control transmission of communication data. When the communication partner uses an audio signal (for example, when the other party is a G3 machine), the audio signal is digitized by the audio codec and transmitted to the line. The line control unit includes a LAP-D unit for performing call setting control and a LAP-B unit for performing data transmission control. Also, LA
Since the P-B unit has two channels, it can receive communication from another device during communication. Also, even when both channels are used, a call from another device can be detected by the SET-UP signal, and the main control unit can transmit the outgoing telephone number of the other device stored in the SET-UP signal and the user / user information. Information can be recognized.

The present invention can also be configured by a line control unit which accommodates an analog telephone line (not shown) instead of an ISDN line and has an incoming call detection and automatic dial function. When a call from another device during a call is made, when the caller number information is notified to the call waiting service, the caller number information is detected, and the main control unit can detect the number. By storing two lines, another line can receive an incoming call from another terminal.

The modem 4 communicates with a G
Modulation / demodulation of transmission / reception data is performed for three devices.

A display unit 7, a key operation unit 8, a document reading unit 9, and a recording unit 10 are also connected to the main control unit 3.
The display unit 7 displays the dial number input from the key operation unit, the operation guide of the facsimile, and the progress of the operation of the apparatus and the relay transmitter. For example, a numeric keypad or one-touch key for inputting a telephone number, a start key for instructing operation of the apparatus, a relay key for instructing relay transmission, a stop key for stopping relaying, and an instruction for terminating the operation are given to the key operation unit 8. An end key, a character key for inputting a destination name, and a confirmation key for displaying the progress of relay transmission are included.

The original reading section 9 reads an original image to be transmitted by facsimile using, for example, a CCD image sensor or the like. The read document image is compression-encoded by the main control unit and stored in the image memory 11. The recording unit 10 records the received image and prints and records the contents of the failure state such as when the operation of the apparatus is not completed normally. In addition,
When this communication terminal device (facsimile device) becomes a relay transmitter (B in FIG. 11), a relay transmission requesting device (FIG. 1)
The image data received from 1) A) is stored in the image memory 11.

Next, the operation of the facsimile apparatus having the above-described configuration will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.
This will be described below with reference to FIG.

As shown in FIG. 2, first, in a facsimile apparatus (A in FIG. 11) which requests a relay transmission, an operation of a relay transmission instruction is started by operating a relay key of the key operation unit 8. Since a plurality of relay transmissions can be set, the apparatus first determines a serial number obtained by adding 1 to the previous relay transmission serial number and stores it in the memory (S100). Next, the operator inputs the telephone number of the relay transmitter (B in FIG. 11) with the one-touch key or the ten keys from the key operation unit 8 (S110).

The group information of the destination transmitted by the relay transmitter is input as a group number (S120). This group number is stored in the shortened telephone number memory in the facsimile machine of the relay transmitter (B in FIG. 11) in association with the destination telephone number (FIG. 7). Next, the document reading unit 9
The original placed in the MFM (Modefied Modefied Read) system with a high compression ratio and a JBIG (Joint
The main control unit compresses and stores the data using an encoding method such as the Bi-level Image Experts Group of ITU-T / ISO / IEC (S).
130). The relay transmission request corresponding to one serial number can be made to a plurality of relay transmitters.

Next, a call is made by the line controller 2 to the telephone number of the relay transmitter designated in S110 (S140).
The information (relay transmission instruction signal) indicating that the request is a relay request, the destination group information (destination information), the telephone number information of the own device (own telephone number), and the SET-UP (call setting) signal from the partner device. Transmit the relay transmission sequence number information (S15
0). At the time of G3 communication, the FIF field of the NSS signal which is a non-standard procedure signal is used. SET for G4 communication
-Stored in the user information of the UP signal.

Then, the image is read from the image memory 11, converted to a code format and a document size corresponding to the transmission function information in the communication procedure signal from the partner device, and transmitted.
When the transmission is completed, the line is released, and the relay transmission serial number, the destination group information, and the relay transmitter telephone number (including the name) are registered in the relay request management table (FIG. 9). Then, status information indicating the relay status is registered as "relaying" as an initial value.

FIG. 3 shows the operation of the relay facsimile apparatus instructed to relay. Relay transmission requester (A in FIG. 11)
It is determined whether there is a relay transmission stop instruction signal or a relay transmission progress confirmation signal to be described later in the user / user information of the SET-UP signal,
Move to 6. In S526, all channels (CH
It is determined whether or not (1) and (2) are in communication. This is because the image signal cannot be received because the channel is in use. If it is possible to use even one channel, it is determined whether the signal is a relay transmission instruction signal (S530). If the signal is a relay transmission instruction, the relay transmission instruction signal, the destination group information, the relay transmission requester telephone number, and the relay transmission serial number are received.
These pieces of information are stored in the relay transmission management table (FIG. 10) (S535). For the destination group number, the individual destination telephone numbers corresponding to the destination group are read out with reference to the speed dial memory (FIG. 7) and stored in the transmission destination table (FIG. 8) (S540).

Next, the image signal is received, encoded in an encoding format having a high compression rate, and stored in the image memory (S545). S5
If it is determined in step 30 that the received signal is not a relay transmission instruction signal, a normal image is received and a received image is printed on a printer (S55).
0).

Referring to FIG. 4, the transmission by the repeater and the relay transmission stop processing will be described. First, a call is made to the designated destination with reference to the transmission destination table (FIG. 8) (S600). When the other party connects, the image signal is read from the image memory and encoded, and all original pages are transmitted (S605). If the transmission is completed normally, a completion flag is set in the transmission destination table (S6).
15). The completion flag is not set when the connection to the partner device cannot be established or when the communication is interrupted and the transmission is not completed.
The line is released (S620), and it is determined whether transmission has been completed to all destinations (S625). SET-
It is determined whether an instruction to stop relay transmission has been issued (described later) based on the detection of the UP signal (S622).

When the SET-UP signal is received from the relay transmission requesting machine and the user / user information indicates a relay transmission stop instruction, the transmission processing is interrupted, and the flow shifts to S645 to call the relay transmission request source. Then, the relay transmission serial number, own telephone number, transmitted and untransmitted destination information (telephone number, name) are read out from the relay transmission management table and transmitted to the relay transmission requesting machine. Also, the relay transmission interrupted status indicating that the relay transmission has been interrupted is transmitted to the relay transmission request source. If there is no relay transmission stop instruction, the process returns to S600 and performs call transmission to the next designated destination. The relay transmission request source device receives the above-mentioned destination information and the status of the relay transmission interrupted from the relay transmitter and rewrites the relay transmission request management table. The status is rewritten from interrupted to interrupted.

If all the destinations have been called, the transmission destination table is referred to, and if there is an uncompleted destination, retransmission is performed (S630). For a destination that cannot be transmitted even by retransmission, no completion flag is set in the transmission destination table. After retransmission, a call is made to the relay transmission request source (S63).
5) Send the transmission completion destination information (for example, telephone number and destination name), transmission impossible (untransmitted) destination information, relay serial number, and own telephone number to the relay transmission request source. The relay transmission end status is sent to the relay transmission requesting machine as the status (S640). These pieces of information are stored in a SET-UP signal and user / user information and transmitted. Note that S600
From step S630, an incoming call from the relay transmission requesting device can be detected by the relay transmitting device. The destination information and the relay end status received by the relay transmission requesting machine are stored in a relay transmission request management table in the relay transmission requesting machine. The stored result status is rewritten from relaying to completed.

The transmission status confirmation processing of the relay transmission requesting machine and the relay transmission stop instruction operation will be described with reference to FIG. When the confirmation key of the key operation unit 8 is pressed, the relay transmission requesting device sends a relay transmission confirmation signal, a relay transmission serial number, and a telephone number of the own device to the relay transmission device (S200). Then, the contents of the relay transmission request management table registered in S170 of FIG. 2 are displayed on the device display unit 7 as shown in FIG. 12 (S205). The display shows the relay transmission serial number, relay phone number (name), destination group information, relay status (relaying, interrupted, finished)
Is displayed as the relay transmission progress status.

A cursor is displayed on the display, and the cursor can be moved in the row direction of the display by a cursor key (S250) (S260). When the stop key is pressed (S210)
Place a call to the transmission repeater in the line specified by the cursor (S2
20). Then, the relay transmission stop instruction signal, the own telephone number, and the relay transmission serial number are transmitted to the relay transmitter (S23).
0). The end of the display is performed with the end key (S270).

The relay transmitter responds to the relay transmission stop instruction signal or the relay transmission progress confirmation signal from the relay transmission requesting device and calls the relay transmission requesting device to notify the relay transmission progress status, and transmits the relay transmission progress status information. Send. FIG. 6 shows the operation of the relay transmission requesting machine for the incoming call. When an incoming call is received (S300), a relay consisting of a telephone number of the other party (relay transmitter), a relay transmission serial number, transmitted and untransmitted destination information (telephone number, name), and relay transmission end information indicating whether relay transmission has been interrupted or terminated. The transmission status information is received and stored in the relay transmission request management table. Since the incoming call is processed even during the confirmation of the transmission status, a response from the relay transmitter to the relay transmission stop signal to the relay transmitter in S230 of FIG. 5 or the progress confirmation signal in S200 is also detected. Then, the contents of the relay transmission request management table updated in S300 are stored in S20 of FIG.
5 is displayed.

Next, the operation when the relay transmitter receives a relay transmission progress confirmation signal or a relay transmission stop instruction signal from the relay transmission requesting device will be described with reference to FIG. Repeater is SET-UP
A signal is received (it may be during communication), and it is determined whether the user user information of the SET-UP signal includes a relay transmission stop instruction signal or a relay transmission progress confirmation signal (S500). If there is a relay transmission stop signal or a relay transmission progress confirmation signal, it is determined with reference to the relay transmission management table whether the telephone number of the caller is a partner who has received the relay transmission request (S505). If not, the communication is terminated.

In the case of the relay transmission stop instruction signal at the partner receiving the relay transmission request, the relay transmission corresponding to the relay transmission request source number and the relay transmission serial number is stopped (S515). If it is not determined whether the communication channel is empty, the process waits until the communication channel is empty.
When the communication channel is vacant, a call is made to the telephone number of the transmission side that is the relay transmission request source (S522). Information on the already transmitted destination and the destination not yet transmitted (telephone number, name)
Is sent. If the signal is a relay transmission stop instruction signal, a relay transmission interrupted status is transmitted as the relay device end information. If it is a relay transmission confirmation signal (S52
In 5), the transmitted and untransmitted destination information is transmitted to the relay transmission request source, and the status is not transmitted. Therefore, the relay status of the relay transmission request management table (FIG. 9) of the relay transmission request source is maintained as relaying. In this way, in response to a request from the relay transmission requesting device, the relay transmission progress status information (transmitted and untransmitted destination information and the like) is transmitted from the relaying device to the relay transmission requesting device.

FIG. 7 shows the relationship between the destination telephone number, the name and the group number stored in the RAM 5 of the relay transmitter. A telephone number corresponding to one abbreviated number may belong to a plurality of groups. Figure 8 shows the RAM of the relay transmitter
When a destination is specified as a group, the number to be actually dialed is read from the speed dial memory and registered. This table is used for managing whether or not the transmission has been completed, and the transmission completion flag is set to 1 for the partner whose transmission has been completed. Retransmission is performed for destinations for which this flag is not 1. FIG. 9 is a relay transmission request management table of the relay transmission requester. The relay transmission serial number, the relay transmitter telephone number (name) and the destination group number, the status of the relay transmitter, the transmitted / untransmitted destination telephone numbers (name) ) Are stored separately. The name is omitted in the figure. FIG.
Is a relay transmission management table of the relay, and R of the relay
Stored in AM5.

The present invention also has the following features. A communication terminal device characterized in that the signal for instructing to stop relay transmission includes a relay transmission number and stop destination information.
The destination to be canceled is individually specified. The relay transmission requester (A in FIG. 11) requests one relay transmission request to a plurality of relay transmitters. Stop relaying individually for each relay transmitter. -The progress status of the relay transmitter can be checked on the display unit for each final destination. Further, the example in which the destination information is specified by the group number has been described, but the destination information may be specified by the abbreviated number or the telephone number itself. In response to the relay transmission confirmation signal, a status of relaying may be sent from the relay device to the relay requesting device as one of the relay transmission status information.

[0029]

According to the communication terminal device of the first invention, the relay status of the relay transmitter can be displayed by the relay transmission requesting device, so that the progress of the relay transmission can be confirmed even when the relay operator is absent. In the communication terminal device according to the second aspect of the present invention, when the relay is requested to the relay transmitter and the status is confirmed with the confirmation key, the relay transmission requester automatically sends the relay transmitter a signal inquiring the relay transmitter about the progress of the relay transmission. There is no need to check the status of the repeater by telephone or the like. In the communication terminal device according to the third aspect of the present invention, the relay transmission operation of the relay transmitter can be stopped from the relay transmission requesting device, so that the relay terminal can be stopped even when an operator of the relay device is absent, for example, when the transmission original is wrong. In the communication terminal device of the fourth invention, the relay transmission progress confirmation signal from the relay transmission request device is detected during the relay transmission operation, so that the relay transmission progress status can be automatically transmitted to the relay request source. In this way, there is no need for the operator to operate the device to confirm and report to the relay requester. In the communication terminal device according to the fifth invention, the relay transmission can be automatically stopped by detecting the relay transmission stop signal from the relay transmission requesting device during the relay operation. There is no.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a specific configuration example when a communication terminal device of the present invention is applied to a facsimile device.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing an execution procedure on a relay transmission request side according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing an execution procedure of the relay transmitter of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing an execution procedure of the relay transmitter of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing an execution procedure on the relay transmission request side according to the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing an execution procedure on the relay transmission request side according to the present invention.

FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram of a speed dial memory table of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram of a transmission destination table according to the present invention.

FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram of a relay transmission request management table of the relay transmission requesting machine of the present invention.

FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram of a relay management table of the relay device of the present invention.

FIG. 11 is a block diagram showing a relationship among a relay transmission requester, a relay transmitter, and a destination device according to the present invention.

FIG. 12 is a diagram showing a display example of the relay transmission requesting machine of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ISDN telephone line 2 Line control part (voice codec) 3 Main control part 4 Modem 5 RAM 6 ROM 7 Display part 8 Key operation part 9 Original reading part 10 Recording part

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A communication terminal device having a function of requesting a relay transmitter to relay image data, comprising: means for transmitting destination information and image information to the relay transmitter; and relay transmission of the relay transmitter. A communication terminal device comprising: means for receiving progress status information; and display means, wherein a relay transmission progress status of a relay transmitter is displayed on a display unit. 2. The communication terminal device according to claim 1, further comprising means for sending a relay transmission progress confirmation signal to the relay transmitter. 3. A communication terminal device having a function of requesting a relay transmitter to relay image data, comprising: means for transmitting destination information and image information to the relay transmitter; and relay transmission of the relay transmitter. Means for transmitting a relay transmission stop instruction signal for instructing stop of operation. 4. An automatic dial unit, an image memory, a unit for receiving destination information and image information from a relay request source transmitter, and transmitting the image to the destination, and a relay transmission progress status for the relay transmission request source device. A communication terminal device comprising: means for transmitting information. 5. An automatic dial unit, an image memory, a unit for receiving destination information and image information from a relay request source transmitter and transmitting the image to the destination, and a relay transmission stop instruction from the relay transmission request source device Means for stopping transmission when a signal is received.