JPH1169051A - Facsimile equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To reduce the data amount of an electronic mail and to prevent a transmission destination mail server and a personal computer from becoming full and reception from becoming impossible by transmitting a message for reporting the reception from a server storing original data by the electronic mail and transmitting the original data by a request from a transmission destination. SOLUTION: The personal computer 2 requests transmission to this facsimile equipment 1 provided with a WWW server function for a prepared original and the facsimile equipment 1 performs the transmission through a LAN 3 to a reception side client terminal 4. In this case, in the case that it is set to switch a transmission system corresponding to the data amount beforehand, the entire image data amount is discriminated, and when the data amount is large, the message for reporting that the data are present inside a WWW server and a place where the original data are stored are turned to ULA and the electronic mail is prepared. A receiver confirms the contents of the electronic mail and performs prescribed specification.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a method of transmitting original data to be transmitted to, for example, WWW (World Wide Web).
You can manage it in the server and send notifications and check destinations.
In addition, the present invention relates to a facsimile apparatus that can prevent falsification by a third party during communication and that can perform transmission management according to the amount of data.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, facsimile apparatuses have been widely used for transmitting and receiving image data. As the facsimile apparatus, the basic functions thereof are gradually developed, and those having various additional functions have become widespread, and the transmission and reception communication speeds have been remarkably improved.

[0003] Among such facsimile apparatuses, those capable of coping with a communication information network using a telephone line called the Internet have already been developed. This means that the manuscript data should be
(Multipurpose Internet Mai
l Extensions) and can be attached and transmitted. The MIME type facsimile apparatus includes an adapter unit corresponding to a general public line, an adapter unit corresponding to the Internet, a memory unit for temporarily storing transmitted data, and a data converter capable of converting the data format into facsimile and Internet. And a unit. Then, the facsimile data sent using a general public line is temporarily stored, and the facsimile data is converted into a format and transferred using the Internet, or vice versa. It has a function to transfer to a facsimile connected to a general public line. By such a function, by converting data alternately to a general public line and the Internet, it is possible to obtain a usability that can be reduced by a conventional facsimile apparatus, which cannot be achieved by a conventional facsimile apparatus.

[0004]

However, if facsimile manuscript information, which is binary data represented by 0 or 1 for each pixel, is attached to an e-mail by the MIME method,
The original data has a very large data amount. This is MI
This is because the ME method converts binary data, which is facsimile document information, into ASCII data separately from the text / document data of the e-mail, and transmits the data together with tag information indicating the type of data.

[0005] When the amount of data increases as described above, when the number of receptions increases, the memory of the mail server or the personal computer becomes full, and there is a problem that reception becomes impossible.

The present invention has a WWW server function when transmitting facsimile manuscript data on a LAN (local area network), and reduces the data amount of e-mail by notifying only the notification by e-mail. It is another object of the present invention to prevent the destination mail server and the personal computer from becoming full and the reception from becoming impossible.

[0007]

According to the present invention, there is provided an address input section for inputting an address of a transmission destination, a data compression section for compressing information of a transmission original, and an address information and data compression section input by the address input section. A server that stores the document data compressed in the above in association with the server, and a list storage unit that creates a table capable of listing the information stored in the server and stores the table in the server. When the address information and the manuscript data are stored, the server creates document data notifying the facsimile reception, sends a message to the registered address by e-mail, and sends the manuscript from the destination client terminal based on the contents of the list storage unit. A control unit for retrieving the original data from the server stored when the data is requested and transmitting the original data to the requested client terminal And wherein the door.

With such a configuration, it is possible to create document data for notifying facsimile reception and transmit only the character code thereof, so that the memory of the destination mail server or the personal computer becomes full and reception becomes impossible. Can be prevented.

[0009]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, there is provided an address input unit for inputting an address of a transmission destination, a data compression unit for compressing information of a transmission original, address information input by the address input unit, and A server that stores the document data compressed by the data compression unit in association with each other, a list storage unit that creates a table that can list information stored in association with the document data and stores the table in the server, When the address information and the document data are stored in the server, the server creates document data notifying the facsimile reception, sends a message to the registered address by e-mail, and sends the contents of the list storage unit from the destination client terminal. Control means for extracting the original data from the server in which the original data is requested and transmitting the original data to the requested client terminal Since it is possible to create document data for facsimile reception and transmit only the character code, it is possible to prevent the destination mail server and the personal computer from becoming full and the reception being unreceivable. It has the action of:

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided control means for transmitting the contents of the electronic mail to the transmission destination including the address information of the server section of the original data. The facsimile manuscript information can be viewed directly without the need.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided an input unit for inputting a specific password, and control means for transmitting the manuscript data to the requested client terminal. A password is transmitted including the password. If there is a request for the original data from the destination client terminal, the password is requested, and only when the password matches the password stored in the server, the original data is extracted from the stored server, and the requested client is And has a function of enabling a confidential function in which only the transmission partner can view the facsimile document information.

The invention according to claim 4 is provided with control means for encrypting and transmitting the contents of the e-mail, and the contents of the e-mail may be revealed to a third party during communication. It also has the effect of preventing tampering.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, there is provided an erasure setting means for automatically setting whether or not the original data is erased when the original data in the server is sent. Document data is extracted from a server stored as a document, and transmitted to a requested client terminal to control whether or not the document data is to be deleted according to the setting contents of the deletion setting means. This has the effect of preventing the memory inside from becoming full.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a receiving section for receiving a destination address, transmission source data and transmission original data from another facsimile apparatus and a personal computer, and relating the address, transmission source data and original data. And a reception confirming means for setting whether or not to send back information indicating that the transmission destination has received the original data when the original data in the server is transmitted, further comprising: Extracts the original data from the server that stores the request for the original data from the client terminal,
Control means for controlling whether or not to send the source confirmation data from the server unit and to notify the sender of the reception confirmation information according to the setting information of the reception confirmation means when transmitted to the requested client terminal Thus, it is possible to confirm that the transmission destination has accessed the transmission original data.

According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, there is provided a data compression section for compressing information of a transmission original, and a data amount determination section for determining whether or not the data amount compressed by the data compression section is equal to or greater than a predetermined threshold value. Means, a server for storing the data compressed by the data compression unit, and when the original data is stored in the server, the data amount determining means determines the amount of the original data. When the document data is sent by e-mail, if it is larger than the threshold, the server creates document data notifying facsimile reception, sends this created document data by e-mail, and when there is a request for document data from the destination client terminal It is provided with control means for extracting document data from the server and transmitting the data to the requested client terminal. By switching the transmission scheme in accordance with, it has the effect of lightening the load on the server.

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing one embodiment of a transmission system including a facsimile apparatus according to the present invention.

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes a facsimile apparatus having a WWW server function, and 2 denotes a facsimile apparatus 1 for a document created by a document creator (word processor) or the like.
Computer that sends a request to the server, 3 is the LAN
(Local Area Network) 4 is a receiving client terminal.

FIGS. 2 to 5 are flowcharts of control at the time of transmission. The operation of the device at the time of transmission is as follows.

In FIG. 2, the operator sets a document to be transmitted on the facsimile machine 1 of FIG. 1 (STEP 1).
A destination address is input (STEP 2). After completion of the address input, the set original data is read by the scanner (STEP 3), the read image is compressed (STEP 4), and stored in the memory together with the destination address (STEP 5). It is created as management address information (STEP 6), and STEPS 3 to 6 are repeated until the set original is completed (STEP 7).

If the transmission method is set in advance according to the data amount, the entire image data amount is determined (STEP 8).
A URL (Unif) is used to store a message indicating that data exists in the W server and a location where the document data is stored.
An e-mail is created as an orm resource locator (STEP 9). If the data amount is small, the image data is converted to the MIME format and attached to the e-mail (STEP 10). Further, it is determined whether or not the document data is set so that only a specific person can confirm the original data (STEP 11). If set, the password is also added to the e-mail message (STEP 12). If the encryption setting is set in advance so as not to be revealed to the user (STEP 13), the e-mail message is encrypted (STEP 14), and the e-mail is transmitted (STEP 15).

In FIG. 3, the receiving side receives an e-mail from the facsimile machine 1 (STEP 21), and the receiver checks the contents of the e-mail (STEP 2).
2) If the message indicates that the message is in the WWW server (STEP 23), the browser software is started (ST23).
(EP24) It is determined whether or not there is document storage location information (STEP 25). If not, the address of the WWW server is designated (STEP 26). The management table information of the manuscript is transmitted from the WWW server and is referred to (STEP 2).
7) Specify the original (STEP 28). If there is information on the document storage location, it is directly specified (STEP 29). W
If the WW server is set so that only a specific person can refer to each document (STEP 30), a password input is requested, so the password sent by e-mail is input (STEP 31). The WWW server checks whether the entered passwords match (ST
EP32), if they do not match, request the password again. If they match, the original data is sent and received (STEP 33). The sent manuscript data is decrypted by software plugged in the browser in advance (STEP 34), and displayed and confirmed by the browser (ST34).
EP35), and determines whether or not printing is necessary (STEP 35).
36) If necessary, printing is performed (STEP 37). STE to confirm all originals sent from the destination
Steps P25 to STEP38 are repeated.

In FIG. 4, the original data attached to the electronic mail also starts the dedicated viewer software (S
(Step 39), and display and confirm the same (STEP 4).
0), and determines whether or not printing is necessary (STEP 4).
1) If necessary, printing is performed (STEP 42). STEP to confirm all originals sent from the destination
Steps 43 to 40 are repeated.

In FIG. 5, a facsimile apparatus having a WWW server function waits for access from a transmission destination (STEP 51), and if accessed, determines whether a place where original data is stored is directly specified. , W
It is determined whether the address of the WW server has been designated (STE
P52) If it is the server address, the management table data in which each document is managed is transmitted to the transmission destination (STEP 5).
3). Based on the management table, the transmission destination sends information for designating the original data, so that the information is received (STEP 54), and it is determined whether or not the designated original data is limited to a specific person (STEP 55). If not, original data is transmitted (STEP 56). If yes, the input password is determined (STEP 57). If they do not match, it is determined whether the specified number of attempts has been made (STEP 5).
8) If the passwords do not match, the password input determination is performed again. If the passwords do not match even after the predetermined number of attempts, the network connection is disconnected (STEP 59).
Wait for the next transmission request.

If the passwords match, the designated document data is transmitted. Step S55 checks all the manuscript data sent to the transmission destination until there is a network disconnection request.
And STEP60 are repeated. After the end, it is determined whether or not the document data in the server is automatically set to be deleted (STEP 61). If it is set, the document data is deleted and the document management table is updated (STEP 62). When a request for transmission of a document created by the personal computer 2 of FIG. 1 is sent to the facsimile apparatus 1 and a message request is made for the confirmation by e-mail, the facsimile apparatus 1 and the destination are sent from STEP8 to STEP6.
2 operates similarly. Thereafter, the facsimile machine 1 determines whether or not the confirmation notification is set (STEP 6).
3) If it is set, a notification message indicating that the transmission destination has viewed the original data is created, and an electronic mail is transmitted to the personal computer 2 which has issued the transmission request (STEP 6).
4).

In the facsimile apparatus having the above-described operation, the original data is managed in the WWW server, and only the notification is sent to the transmission destination using electronic mail, and the transmission destination can be confirmed by a browser or the like. In addition, data such as a URL that can easily search for the original data storage location is attached to the e-mail, and a password is attached to the e-mail so that only the destination can be confirmed. Can be sent. Furthermore,
The contents of the e-mail can be encrypted so as not to be revealed or falsified during communication, and can be automatically deleted from the WWW server when the original data is sent to the transmission destination. Further, if the document data is smaller than the preset data amount, the document data is attached to the e-mail and transmitted, and if the document data is larger, the system managed by the WWW server can be automatically determined.

[0026]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, since it is possible to create document data for notifying of facsimile reception and to transmit only the character code thereof, the destination mail server and the memory of the personal computer become full and receive. Impossibility can be prevented.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, since it is possible to transmit the content of the electronic mail including the address information in which the original information is stored, it is possible to directly view the facsimile original information without searching by the address information. it can.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, by transmitting the electronic mail including the password, the original information can be transmitted only when the passwords match, so that an unspecified number of persons can view the original information. A confidential function can be realized as if it were not.

According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, since the contents of the e-mail can be encrypted, it is possible to prevent the contents of the e-mail from being seen or falsified during communication.

According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, if the facsimile original data is taken out in advance according to the setting contents of the erase setting means, it is possible to control whether or not to erase the original data in the server. You can keep it from filling up.

According to the sixth aspect of the present invention, the server stores the transmission source address and the facsimile document data in association with each other, and further includes reception confirmation means for setting whether or not to return the information indicating that the transmission destination has received the data. It is possible to confirm that the transmission destination has accessed the transmission original data.

According to the seventh aspect of the present invention, it is determined whether or not the amount of facsimile document data is equal to or larger than a predetermined threshold value, and the data is attached to an e-mail and transmitted, or document data notifying of facsimile reception is created and the e-mail is generated. It is possible to switch the transmission method for notifying by using, so that the load on the server can be reduced.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of a transmission system including a facsimile apparatus according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart from the start to the middle of a control operation of the reading apparatus.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart of a control operation following FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is a flowchart of a control operation following FIG. 3;

FIG. 5 is a flowchart of a control operation following FIG. 4;

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Facsimile apparatus 2 Personal computer 3 LAN 4 Receiving client terminal

──────────────────────────────────────────────────の Continued on the front page (51) Int.Cl. ⁶ Identification symbol FI H04L 12/58 H04L 11/20 101C H04N 1/44 101B

Claims (7)

[Claims] 1. An address input unit for inputting a destination address, a data compression unit for compressing information of a transmission original, and address information input by the address input unit and original data compressed by the data compression unit. A server that stores the related information; and a list storage unit that creates a table that can list the related stored information and stores the table in the server. Further, the server stores address information and document data. Then, the server creates document data notifying of facsimile reception, sends a message to the registered address by e-mail, and stores the document data request from the destination client terminal based on the contents of the list storage unit. Characterized by comprising control means for taking out document data from a server and sending it to a client terminal requested. Apparatus. 2. The facsimile apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising control means for transmitting the contents of the electronic mail to the transmission destination including the address information of the server section of the original data. 3. An input unit for inputting a specific password, and control means for transmitting manuscript data to a requested client terminal, wherein the control means transmits the content of the e-mail including the password, Having a system that requests a password when there is a request for original data from the destination client terminal, retrieves the original data from the stored server only when the password matches the password stored in the server, and sends it to the requested client 3. The facsimile apparatus according to claim 1, wherein: 4. The facsimile apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising control means for encrypting and transmitting the contents of the electronic mail. 5. A server comprising erasure setting means for automatically setting whether or not original data is erased when original data in the server is transmitted, wherein the server stores a request for original data from a destination client terminal. 5. The system according to claim 1, wherein the system is configured to take out the original data from the client terminal and, when transmitted to the requested client terminal, control whether or not to erase the original data in accordance with the setting contents of the erase setting means. A facsimile apparatus according to any of the claims. 6. A receiving section for receiving a destination address, transmission source data and transmission original data from another facsimile apparatus and a personal computer, and a server for storing the address, transmission source data and original data in association with each other. And reception confirmation means for setting whether or not to send back information indicating that the transmission destination has received the original data when the original data in the server is sent, and further, requesting the original data from the destination client terminal. When the original data is taken out from the server stored and sent to the requested client terminal, the reception confirmation information is taken out from the server unit according to the setting information of the reception confirmation means,
A facsimile apparatus comprising control means for controlling whether or not to notify a transmission source. 7. A data compression unit for compressing information of a transmission original, a data amount determination unit for determining whether a data amount compressed by the data compression unit is equal to or greater than a predetermined threshold value,
A server that stores the data compressed by the data compression unit, and when the original data is stored in the server, the data amount determining unit determines the amount of the original data. Is sent by e-mail, and if it is more than the threshold, the server creates document data notifying of facsimile reception, sends this created document data by e-mail, and when there is a request for original data from the destination client terminal, the server sends the original Fetch data,
A facsimile machine comprising control means for transmitting a request to a requested client terminal.