JPS5896451A - Facsimile sequential multiple address communication gathering system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To make the system efficient, by automatically distributing and withdrawing problems for each trainee through the use of a center terminal device, in a facsimile communication system for a correspondence course of education. CONSTITUTION:A center terminal device 2 is provided for a school sponsoring an education by correspondence and trainees are provided with facsimile terminal devices 31-3n respectively. The terminal device 2 is provided with a large capacity of storage device 41 in which picture information such as problems for each trainee is stored via a reading section 21. A storage device 43 is stored with the period of distribution and withdrawal and telephone number set at an operation section 44. A processing section 42 drives a control section 25 when the period of the distribution and withdrawal comes and calls out the terminal devices 31-3n and transmits picture data in the storage device 41 to each terminal device. Further, the answer information transmitted from each terminal is outputted to a reception recording paper 6 and the expense required for the correspondence is calculated at the processing section 42.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention The present invention relates to a facsimile sequential broadcast collection method, particularly a facsimile sequential broadcast collection method for a terminal device that performs 7-axis communication with a plurality of ground terminal devices via the present telephone switching network. Fig. 1 is a diagram showing a facsimile communication system for correspondence education, which is an example of the object of the present invention.
The school hosting the correspondence course is equipped with a center facsimile terminal device (hereinafter referred to as the center terminal device) 2, and each student attending the correspondence course is also provided with a facsimile terminal device (hereinafter referred to as the ground terminal device). ) 31 to 3n, and mutual facsimile communication is possible via telephone exchange network 1 After the center terminal device 2 sends the telephone number of the ground terminal device 31 to the telephone switching network 1 and sets up the communication path 11, , the image information related to the questions in the predetermined subject read from the transmitted manuscript is sent to the ground terminal device 31; the ground terminal device 31 stores the received image information in the reception recording paper; the same process is carried out to the ground terminal devices 32 to 3n. By repeating this process one after another, each student receives questions from a given subject. Each student writes answers to the distributed questions on answer sheets and returns them to his/her own local terminal by the collection deadline. device 31
Set it to 3nK. When the collection deadline is reached, the center terminal device 2 again sends the telephone number of the ground terminal device [31] to the telephone exchange network 1 to set up a communication path 11, and then causes the ground terminal device 31 to read the image information from the answer sheet. Then, send the stone back to the center terminal device 2. The center terminal device 2 stores the received image information on the reception recording paper. By sequentially repeating the same process for the ground terminal devices 32 to 3n#c, the answers of each p1 student can be collected. In order to reduce communication costs, the facsimile communication described above is preferably carried out at night (without operator intervention). Attempts have been made to satisfy the above-mentioned demands by using a small storage device and a small storage device in the center terminal device 2. Furthermore, it is also impossible to calculate communication costs and collect other management information for distributing the above-mentioned questions and collecting answers. It eliminates the shortcomings of the facsimile sequential broadcast collection method, and allows problems related to a wide variety of subjects to be selected and delivered to each student.
Furthermore, it is possible to realize a facsimile sequential broadcast collection system that can collect communication charges and other management information.

The purpose of this is to provide, in a terminal device that performs facsimile communication with a plurality of ground terminal devices via a telephone switching network, a means for accumulating stone face image information to be delivered to the plurality of ground terminal devices, and a telephone number of each of the ground terminal devices. By providing means for storing a number, means for sequentially calling the land-based terminal device using the telephone number, and means for setting a time for automatically starting the calling means, the accumulated image information can be stored at a predetermined time. This is achieved by delivering image information of the document to each of the ground terminal devices and devices and collecting image information of the document set in each of the ground terminal devices at a predetermined time.

Hereinafter, one embodiment of the present invention will be explained with reference to Fig. 2.
Figure 2 is a diagram showing a facsimile sequential broadcast collection system according to an embodiment of the present invention. ◎The same reference numerals indicate the same objects throughout the figures. In Figure 2, the center terminal device 2
In addition to the reading section 21, compression section 22, fist restoring section 23, storage section 24, control section 25, modulation/demodulation section 26, and network control section 27, which constitute the standard 7-axis end support device, for example, a magnetic A large-capacity storage device 41 such as a disk device, an operation section 44-output section 45, and a small-capacity storage device 4 such as a floppy disk device.
The large-capacity storage device 41, which is provided with a processing unit 42 having a processing unit 3, is used as a means for accumulating image information S regarding CLO problems for all subjects to be delivered to a plurality of ground terminal devices fl131 to fl3n. Besides, it is a must! ! If so, the storage unit 43, which is also used as a means for storing image information collected from the ground terminal devices 31 to 3n, stores a telephone number TN for calling each ground terminal device 31 to 3n via the telephone switching network 1. In addition to storing, each ground terminal device 31 to 3n
The operation unit 44 is also used as a means for storing the subject type of questions to be delivered to the ground terminal devices 31 to 3n.
In addition to setting Ti9FiRT, the processing section 42 is also used as a means for setting the telephone number TN and other information for the storage section 43. Furthermore, the processing section 42 determines the delivery or collection time STt or RT using the timing means TM and the comparison means CMP1. It is used for monitoring and activating the control unit 25, transmitting the telephone number TN and other information to the control unit 1!25, and processing communication costs and other management information and transmitting it to the output unit 45.◎Delivery of picture information S Prior to this, the storage unit 43 stores the telephone numbers TN of the ground terminal devices 31 to 3n set by the operation unit 44, the subject type CL to be delivered, etc. The image information S regarding all the problems delivered from the center terminal device 2 is read from the transmission document 5 by the reading unit 211C, compressed by the compression unit 22, and then stored in the mass storage device 41.・The delivery start time ST of the accumulated image information is set in the register RIK of the processing section 42 from the operation section 44, and the processing section 42
When it is determined that the delivery start time is 8TK incorrect (by MPI), the control unit 25 is activated, and the telephone number TN and subject type CL of the ground terminal device fll131 are stored in the register xlR from the storage unit 43.
2Vc is extracted and transmitted to the register R3 of the control unit 25.

The control unit 25 activates the network control unit 27, sends the received telephone number TN to the telephone switching network 1, and sends the received telephone number TN to the ground terminal device 311C.
Subject type 11c received after setting communication path 11 to
Buffer memo of image information S of L from mass storage device 41! To extract JBMK and deliver it to the ground terminal device 31 via the communication path 11 ◎Image information S for the ground terminal device 31
When the delivery is completed, the control unit 25 notifies the processing unit 42 of the required communication time.The processing unit 42 and the control unit 25 repeat the same process and execute the delivery of the image information to the ground terminal devices 32 to 3nK. When the image information has been delivered to all the ground terminal devices 31 to 3nK, the processing unit 4
2 calculates the communication fee from the communication time required, telephone number, etc. received from the control unit 25, and transmits it to the answering unit 45 along with other management information and outputs it. The collection start time RT is the operation unit 4.
4, the register RIK is set to p, and when the processing section 42 determines that the collection start time RT has been reached by the time measuring means TM and the comparing means CMP1, it starts the control section 25 and starts the control section 25, The control unit 25 extracts the telephone number TN from the storage unit 43 into the register R2 and transmits it to the register R3 of the control unit 25. The control unit 25 activates the network control unit 27 to send the received telephone number TN to the telephone switching network 1. In the center terminal device 2, after setting the communication path 11 to the ground terminal device 31, the ground terminal device 31 is activated and the image information read from the already set answer sheet is sent back to the center terminal device 2c. The received image information is restored by the restoration unit 23.
The data is restored by the recording unit 24 and recorded on the receiving recording paper 6. When the collection of image information from the ground terminal device 31 is completed, the control section 25 notifies the processing section 42 of the required communication time.◎The processing section 42 and the control section 25 repeat the same process, When the collection of the iii* information from all the ground terminal devices 31 to 3n is completed, the processing unit 42 executes the control l
The communication cost is calculated from the required communication time, telephone number, etc. received from the 525, and is transmitted and output to the output unit 45 along with other management information. It is possible to deliver image information regarding questions and collect image information regarding answers to each of the ground terminal devices 31 to 3n that have selected an arbitrary subject type from 2. However, delivery and collection start times can be set arbitrarily. Therefore, choose a time such as nighttime where you can save on communication costs and do it without operator intervention.
In addition, it is also possible to collect communication charges and other management information.

Note that FIG. 2 is only one embodiment of the present invention, and for example, the image information 11 &
is directly transmitted to the restoration s23 and recording s24, and is not limited to being recorded on the reception storage paper 6; it may be stored in the large capacity storage device 41 and then recorded on the reception recording paper 1 according to the operator's instructions. However, the effects of the present invention do not change even in such a case.In addition, the delivery or collection of image information is limited to being carried out simultaneously to all ground terminal devices 31 to 3n. However, in such a case, the red effect of the present invention will not change. Also, the configuration of the center end button device 2 is not shown in the figure. However, there is no limitation, and many other modifications may be considered, but the effects of the present invention will not change in any case.
Furthermore, it goes without saying that the object of the present invention is limited to a facsimile communication system for correspondence education.

As described above, according to the present invention, in a terminal device that performs facsimile communication with a plurality of land-based terminal devices via a telephone switching network,
By making it possible to send and collect image information of various fields to the plurality of ground terminal devices at any time, flexible facsimile communication becomes economically possible.
It is also possible to collect communication costs and other management information associated with facsimile communications, allowing for better management of facsimile communications.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

Figure 111 is a diagram showing a facsimile communication system for correspondence education, which is an example of the present invention, and Figure 2 is an embodiment of the present invention. , 2Fi center terminal cover,
31 to 3n are ground terminal devices, 21-digit reading section, 22Fi
Compression section, 23 is a restoration section, 24 is a Fi recording section, 25 is a control section, 26 is a modulation/demodulation section, 27 is a network control section, 41 is a mass storage device, 42 is a processing section, 43 is a Fi storage device, 44 is an operation section, 45 is an output unit, 5 is a sending draft, 6 is a receiving recording paper, R1
R4 to R4 are registers, CMPI and CMP2 are comparators, TM is a clock means, and BMFi buffer memory.
Figure 1 f - Figure 2

Claims (1)

[Claims] In a terminal device that performs facsimile communication with a plurality of land-based terminal devices via a telephone switching network, means for accumulating image information to be delivered to the plurality of land-based terminal devices, and means for storing a telephone number of each of the land-based terminal devices; , by providing means for sequentially calling the ground terminal devices according to the telephone number, and means for setting a time for automatically starting the calling means,
The 7-axis IJ tracking system is characterized in that the accumulated image information is delivered to each of the ground terminal devices at a predetermined time, and the image information of the document set in each of the ground terminal devices is collected at a predetermined time. Newsletter method.