JPS60161A - Fixed time concentrating system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To allow this system to copy flexibly with the amount of a job by comparing a time, a weekday and a data of devices at a comparision section and alowing a transmission section to make a call to an opposed device of a concentration destination table when the time of the devices is coincident and one of the weekday and data of the devices is coincident. CONSTITUTION:The weekday, concentrated time a destination telephone number of the like are inputted from an operating panel section 1. A control section 4 forms the concentration destination table based on the input and stores the table to a storage device 7. The time in the concentration destination table is outputted to a time comparison circuit 9, where the time compared with the time outputted from a timer section 6, and the weekday is compared with the weekday outputted from the timer section 6 outputted to a weekday comparison circuit 10. When the time outputted from the timer section 6 is coincident with one of the times in the concentration destination table, the circuit 10 is operative and the weekdays are compared. The control section 4 receives it, reads the telephone number of destination where the time and the weekday are coincident from the device 7, transmits them to an automatic transmitting section 14 via a line control section 11 so as to make a call to the destination device.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Technical Field of the Invention] The present invention relates to a fixed time collection system, such as a polling device in a facsimile machine, which calls the other party at a fixed time and collects data. This invention relates to a scheduled collection method that allows the day of the week or date to be specified.

[Conventional technology and problems]

In the scheduled reception method used in facsimile machines, in which messages are sent from the other party at a fixed time, a common collection time every day is stored as a time table, and the other party corresponding to that time is also memorized. Then, according to this time table, messages are collected from the corresponding destination.

In this method of managing only by time, data collection is performed based on this time table every day, so data collection is performed even on holidays such as Sundays and holidays.Therefore, the message sending side must prepare However, there were problems in that communication became complicated, and extra communication costs were incurred due to communication without preparing the message.

Moreover, in order to solve this problem, methods such as stopping the concentrating side device or resetting the concentrating time may be considered, but in this case, it would be inconvenient to use the system during nighttime hours when communication charges are low. , another drawback arises in that reliability is reduced due to incorrect settings at the time of resetting.

[Purpose of the invention]

The purpose of the present invention is to improve the problem of managing only by time, by specifying a day of the week or a date in addition to the time, so that collection operations are not performed on holidays such as Sundays. The purpose of the present invention is to provide a fixed-time collection method.

[Structure of the invention]

In order to achieve this purpose, in the scheduled collection method of the present invention,
Comparing means for comparing one time in a fixed-time concentrating device that has a calling unit that makes a call to a pre-specified concentrating light and collecting information from the concentrating light, and comparing means for comparing days of the week or dates; A timer unit that outputs the time, day of the week, and/or date, and a collection optical table in which the time, day of the week, and/or date of the collection operation, and number of the receiving party are entered, and the comparison unit outputs the time, day of the week, and/or date. Alternatively, when the dates are compared and the time matches, and at least one of the date, day of the week, and/or date matches, the caller makes a call to the other party of the optical concentrator table. [Embodiment of the Invention] An embodiment of the present invention will be described based on FIGS. 1 to 3 (see FIG. 1).

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is an example of a collection destination table thereof, and FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram of the operation of the present invention.

In the figure, 1 is the operation panel section, 2 is the reading section, 3 is the recording section, 4
1 is a control section, 5 is a date check circuit, 6 is a timer section, 7 is a storage device, and 8 is a comparison section.

9 is a time comparison circuit, 10 is a day of the week comparison circuit, 11 is a line control section, 12 is a modem, 13 is a line interface, 14 is an automatic transmission section, 15 is a compression section, and 16 is a restoration section.

The operation panel section 1 is used to input the telephone number of the other party, the time of collection, the day of the week and/or date on which the transmission should be collected, etc. necessary for the collection operation.

The reading unit 2 reads a document to be transmitted and outputs one-stroke information.

The recording unit 3 records and reproduces image information transmitted from the other party's facsimile.

The control section 4 not only comprehensively controls the facsimile, but also has a date check circuit 5.

In order to check whether the date inputted from the operation panel section 1 is correct or to carry out the reception control, when a reception operation start signal is sent from the comparison section 8, the storage device 7 is read out and the telephone number of the other party is read out. I got this, Ill control the line
Control is performed such that the information is sent to the automatic transmission unit 14 via the .

The timer unit 6 outputs the time, day of the week, date, etc., and is configured to output the date according to the calendar.

The storage device 7 not only stores the message obtained by compressing the image information outputted from the reading section 2 by the compression section 15, but also stores a concentrating optical table.

In this concentrating optical table 5, for example, as shown in FIG. 2 (α), the day of the week, the time of concentrating, the telephone number of the other party, etc. are entered. Further, the collection table may be of the type shown in FIG. 2<b> or the type shown in FIG. 2(C),
Moreover, it is not limited only to these.

The comparison unit 8 compares the time and day of the week output from the timer unit 6 with the time and day of the week in the optical concentrator table stored in the storage device 7, respectively.

Time comparison circuit 9. 0, which has a day of the week comparison circuit 10, etc., and a time comparison circuit 9 detects the coincidence of the times.

When the day of the week comparison circuit 10 detects a match of the days of the week.

The comparator 8 sends a concentrating operation start signal to the control unit 4.

The line control unit 11 performs various controls when transmitting a message to the line or receiving a message from the nine lines.

The modem 12 modulates and demodulates transmitted and received messages.

The line interface 13 is an interface for connecting to an external facsimile subscriber line.

The automatic calling section 14 automatically calls the facsimile telephone number of the other party to receive the call.

The compression unit 15 converts the image information output from the reading unit 2 into M
H method is used to compress the data to reduce the amount of data.

The restoring unit 16 restores the compressed message and converts it into image information so that the recording unit 3 can record and reproduce it.

Next, the operation of the present invention will be explained.

(1) First, from the operation panel section 1, input the day of the week, time of collection, telephone number of the other party, etc. Based on this, the control unit 4 creates a concentrating optical table as shown in FIG. 2 (α), for example, and stores it in the storage device 7.

(2) Among the data of this concentrating optical table, the time is sequentially output to the time comparison circuit 9 and compared with the time output from the timer section 6, and the day of the week is output to the day of the week comparison circuit 10 (secondary output from the timer section 6). Compare by output day of the week.

And as shown in FIG.

When the time outputted from the timer section 6 matches one of the times in the concentrating light table, the day of the week comparison circuit 10 operates ninth to compare the days of the week. If only the times match but the days of the week do not match, no output signal is generated from the comparator 8.

(3) A match is obtained in the time comparison circuit 9,
When the day of the week comparison circuit 30 also finds a match.

The comparator 8 sends a concentrating operation start signal to the control unit 4.

(4)--The control unit 4 receives this and the storage device 7
The telephone number of the other party whose time and day of the week match is read from , and is sent via the line control section 11 to the automatic calling section 14 to place a call to the other party. In this way, calls whose collection time and day of the week match are sequentially extracted and a call is made to the other party.

The light collection table can be set for each collection time as shown in Figure 2 (α), set for all times as shown in (A), or set for each collection time as shown in Figure 2 (C). Various options can be used, such as those that group and set. If a date is further added, the date added to these will be used.

Of course, by setting this concentrating light table, it is also possible to prevent the concentrating operation from being performed only on a specific day.

〔Effect of the invention〕

According to the present invention, it is possible to collect messages at a common collection time every day, it is also possible to set a date or day of the week on which messages should be collected, and it is also possible to set a date or day of the week on which messages should not be collected ( Since it is possible to do both, it is possible to eliminate the drawbacks described in the r% of the problems with the prior art, and it is also possible to respond flexibly to the large or small amount of work.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is an example of a collection destination table thereof, and FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram of the operation of the present invention. In the figure, 1 is the operation panel section, 2 is the reading section, 3 is the recording section, 4
1 is a control section, 5 is a date check circuit, 6 is a timer section, 7 is a storage device, and 8 is a comparison section. 9 is a time comparison circuit. 10 is a day of the week comparison circuit, 11 is a line control section, 12 is a modem, 13 is a line interface, 14 is an automatic transmission section, 15 is a compression section, and 16 is a decompression section. Patent applicant Fujitsu Ltd. Representative Patent Attorney Akira Yamatani

Claims (1)

[Claims] The communication device includes a calling unit that makes a call to a pre-designated destination. In a scheduled collection device that collects information from a collection destination. A comparison means for comparing times, a comparison means for comparing days of the week or dates, a timer section for outputting the time, day of the week, and/or date, and the time, day of the week, and/or date for receiving operations, and the number of the receiving party are entered. Set up a destination table where the destination is set, and check the time using the comparison section above. Compare the day of the week and/or date to match the time. and when at least one of the day of the week and/or the date matches, the caller makes a call to the other party in the collection destination table.