JPH1132153A - Transmission/reception system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a transmission/reception system capable of performing the transmission/reception work of facsimile on each personal computer. SOLUTION: Relating to respective PCs (personal computers) connected to FAX by a network, by selecting the index display function of a reception menu, the list of the information of the number of a transmission side, a name and a destination written in a storage device is viewed. By selecting a document desired to be viewed, the address of the storage device storing the contents of the selected document is accessed, the document is transferred to the PC 9 and thus, a user reads the contents on the PC 9. In the case of working the document to be FAX transmitted on the PC 9, a FAX transmission menu is selected and the information required for transmission such as a destination FAX number or the like is entered. When a transmission procedure is ended, a transmission controller 3 checks whether or not a line is free and transmission is performed when it is free.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

[0001] The present invention relates to a transmission / reception system,
More specifically, the present invention relates to a facsimile transmission / reception method capable of performing facsimile transmission / reception operations on a personal computer on a communication network.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A conventional facsimile (FAX).
Since the device read and transmitted data from the paper, it received the data and output it to the paper.
If you want to send a fax, go to the location where the fax device is installed and perform the transmission operation. If you want to view the received document, go to the location where the fax device is installed to get the paper output. I had to.

[0003] In addition, although it was possible to transmit and receive a fax from a personal computer (PC), each PC had to connect a modem to each other, which increased costs in terms of the number of telephone lines and paper and toner. Consumables such as were also needed.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in consideration of the above-described circumstances, and allows a user to perform a facsimile transmission / reception operation on his / her own personal computer. Eliminates the need to move
An object of the present invention is to provide a transmission / reception system capable of easily displaying a history of X transmission / reception.

[0005]

The invention according to claim 1 comprises a personal computer and / or a printer and an apparatus having a facsimile function connected to the personal computer and / or the printer via a communication network. Is characterized by being capable of facsimile transmitting information possessed by the personal computer and capable of outputting information received by the device having the facsimile function to the personal computer or printer. FAX) transmission / reception work can be performed, thereby moving a place for FAX transmission / reception work, and
This is to solve problems such as cost increase when each has a modem.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect of the present invention, transmission / reception histories of the apparatus having the facsimile function can be displayed on the personal computer. You can check whether you have received a fax notification even if the other party is absent, and ensure that the information you have sent is sent to the other party. By confirming whether or not the message has been transmitted, problems such as erroneous transmission and non-reception are solved.

A third aspect of the present invention is characterized in that, in the first aspect of the present invention, the apparatus having the facsimile function recognizes a destination of the received information and transfers the information to the personal computer of the recognized destination. The fax addressed to you is automatically sent to your PC without having to check the fax reception paper, so you do not forget to pick up the fax reception paper during the busy season and send it to the person without fail. This is to solve the problem of communication.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the third aspect of the present invention, the device having the facsimile function includes a personal computer in which the received information has no destination or the recognized destination is connected to the device. If it does not correspond to any of the above, it will be notified to the sending side, and if it is sent incorrectly or the destination is unknown, it is determined whether the destination is correct or there is no destination This is returned to the transmitting side as an error to solve the problem that a fax with an incorrect number is sent or a fax with no address is sent.

[0009]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram for explaining one embodiment of a transmission / reception system according to the present invention.
Is a facsimile signal control device for exchanging with the line so that transmission and reception do not collide with each other.
A reception control device that detects an X number and a registered name by communication and performs automatic character recognition of an address. 3 is a facsimile signal for image drawing to be transmitted, and a facsimile number of a transmission destination of a transmission document. Also, a transmission control device for signaling the sender's signature information registered in advance, 4 is a device for compressing the received image data and writing it to the storage device, and for compressing the transmitted data written to the storage device. A compression / expansion device that reads and expands
5 is a compressed data storage device, 6 is a device for reading and expanding compressed reception data written in the storage device 5, and expanding and compressing transmission data and writing it in the storage device 5.
A compression device 7 has information such as priorities registered in advance, and transmits information from each personal computer (PC) and each P
Reference numeral 8 denotes a scanner unit for reading an image of a document which is not a document created by a PC when facsimile transmission, and 9 denotes a personal computer (PC). Reference numeral 10 denotes a printer.

FIG. 2 is a diagram for explaining an embodiment of the memory map according to the embodiment shown in FIG. 1, and FIG.
FIG. 4 is a diagram for explaining one embodiment of the reception index display according to the embodiment shown in FIG. 4, and FIG. 4 is a diagram for explaining one embodiment of the transmission setting screen according to the embodiment shown in FIG. The invention of claim 1 will be described below with reference to FIGS.

First, at the time of reception, when the line is connected, the reception control device 2 detects the fax number of the other party or the name registered in the fax, and starts the receiving operation. The detected facsimile number and name are written to the indexed designated address of the storage device (see FIG. 2). The signal obtained by the reception control device 2 is compressed by the compression section of the compression / decompression device 4 and written into the compressed data storage device 5 (see FIG. 2). At the same time, the address detection device in the reception control device 2
The received signal is developed into an image, the image is subjected to character recognition, an address is detected, the detected address is replaced with a code, and written to a designated address for index of the storage device (see FIG. 2).

In each PC 9 connected to the facsimile via the network, the index display function of the reception menu is selected, so that a list of facsimile numbers, names, and destination information of the transmission side written in the storage device is viewed. When the user selects a FAX document to be viewed, such as a facsimile addressed to the user, the reception button becomes active (see FIG. 3). By pressing this button, the content of the selected document is displayed. Is accessed by the decompression unit of the decompression / compression device 6, and the contents are expanded and transferred to the PC 9, so that the user can read the contents on the PC 9. it can.

Next, at the time of transmission, if a document to be transmitted by facsimile is created on the PC 9, a facsimile transmission menu is selected, information necessary for transmission such as a destination facsimile number is entered, and a transmission button is pressed (FIG. 4), if the document is not a document created on the PC 9, the transmission document is set in the scanner unit 8, and the transmission procedure is performed in the same manner as a normal FAX. When the transmission procedure is completed, the transmission control device 3 checks whether the line is free, and if it is, the transmission operation is performed. When the line is in use (during transmission / reception), the transmission document is compressed by the compression unit of the decompression / compression device 4 and written to the compressed data storage device 5. The transmission control device 3 expands the data in the expansion section of the compression / decompression device 6 in the order in which the transmission procedure is performed, except for the transmission procedure of urgent or specified time, as soon as the line is available, and transmits the data.

FIG. 5 is a diagram for explaining another embodiment of the transmission / reception system according to the present invention. The invention of FIG. 2 will be described below with reference to FIGS.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, not only can a list of received document information be viewed, but also information such as the sender, destination, and number of transmitted documents (FIG. 5).
When the transmission procedure is performed by the PC 9 at the time of transmission, the information written on the transmission screen is written to the storage device, and when the transmission procedure is performed not from the PC 9 but from the scanner unit 8. In addition, information obtained by writing necessary items on a cover determined as a ten-key input and encoded by character recognition or the like is written in a storage device.

At this time, how many pieces of past information are stored is set in advance according to the capacity of the storage device, and information exceeding the set value is automatically output to the printer 10. For example, if the setting is made to save the information of the past 50 FAX documents, the information is output to the printer 10 every 50 FAX documents.

FIG. 6 is a diagram for explaining another embodiment of the transmission / reception system according to the present invention. The invention of claim 3 will be described below with reference to FIGS.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, when receiving, the destination detecting device cuts out a character from a specific area in the image data of the received document, recognizes the character, and uses the recognition result and the user of the PC 9 connected to the net. The fax document is matched with the user's name, and the fax document is transferred to the PC 9 of the matching user.

Characters necessary for recognizing as a destination include "...", "...", "TO...", And "DEA".
Characters such as “R...” And “destination...” Are registered in advance, and when those characters are recognized, whether to look at a preceding area or a following area is selected by the character.

Information such as net information and name is set in advance for each of the connected PCs 9. The FAX transmission / reception software installed in each PC 9 displays a dialog indicating that FAX was received even while using other software (see FIG. 6).
The menu bar has a function of blinking a facsimile reception mark.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the third aspect of the present invention, the PC connected to the result of the character recognition of the destination is connected to the network.
If the matching user is not found or the character necessary to recognize the destination is not found when matching with the user name of No. 9, do not disconnect the receiving line. , A signal indicating a destination error is sent in the last communication part, starting with the search for the destination at the same time as the reception starts, after the last reception, waiting for the time required for the search to perform the search, If no destination is found, a destination error is sent to the source.

[0022]

【The invention's effect】

(1) Effect corresponding to the first aspect of the present invention: FAX transmission / reception work can be performed on one's own PC, so that time and effort required for moving a place can be reduced, and time required for moving can be shortened. Since only one line is required, and no paper is output, toner and paper can be saved (resource saving). Further, since there is no tray for storing paper, the size of the apparatus can be reduced (space saving).

(2) Effects corresponding to the second aspect of the present invention: In addition to the effects of the first aspect of the present invention, anyone can record the transmission / reception history as P
By being viewed on C, transmission and reception can be confirmed, so that erroneous transmission and unreception are eliminated.

(3) Effects corresponding to the third aspect of the invention: In addition to the effects of the first aspect of the invention, a fax document addressed to the user is automatically stored in his / her own P / F without checking the facsimile reception by himself / herself.
Since the fax is sent to C, the user does not forget to take out the fax reception paper when he is busy, and the information is delivered to the person immediately without fail, so that the untransmitted information is eliminated.

(4) The effect corresponding to the invention of claim 4: In addition to the effect of the invention of claim 3, in addition to the effect transmitted by mistake or the unknown destination, whether the destination is correct, or By sending an error to the transmitting side indicating that there is no destination, the FAX document with the wrong number is sent or the F
The problem that an AX document is sent can be solved.

(5) Advantages of the invention as set forth in claims 1 to 4: Since paper is not output, a paper feeding tray and a paper discharging tray for storing paper are not required, and a mechanism and toner for writing on the paper are not required. Since it is unnecessary and the configuration is small, it is possible to save resources and space.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram for explaining an embodiment of a transmission / reception system according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram for explaining one embodiment of a memory map according to the embodiment shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a diagram for explaining an embodiment of a reception index display according to the embodiment shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a diagram for explaining an embodiment of a transmission setting screen according to the embodiment shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a diagram for explaining another embodiment of the transmission / reception system according to the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a diagram for explaining another embodiment of the transmission / reception system according to the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 1 facsimile signal control device 2 reception control device 3 transmission control device 4 compression / decompression device 5 compressed data storage device 6 decompression / compression device 7 net control device 8 scanner unit , 9 ... PC, 10 ... Printer.

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A personal computer and / or a printer, and a device having a facsimile function connected to the personal computer and / or the printer via a communication network, wherein the personal computer can transmit the information of the personal computer by facsimile. And transmitting and receiving information received by the apparatus having the facsimile function to the personal computer or the printer. 2. The transmission / reception system according to claim 1, wherein a transmission / reception history of the apparatus having the facsimile function can be displayed on the personal computer. 3. The transmission / reception system according to claim 1, wherein the device having the facsimile function recognizes a destination of the received information and transfers the information to the personal computer of the recognized destination. 4. The transmission / reception system according to claim 3, wherein the device having the facsimile function has a destination in the received information or a destination of the personal computer connected to the destination with the recognized destination. A transmission / reception system that notifies the transmission side if the above does not apply.