JPS6253066A - Facsimile store and forward multiple address equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To attain quick and sure multiple address communication by sending recognition result information of OMR original information sent from a multiple address request FAX to a multiple address equipment back to the said request FAX just after the multiple address of a message. CONSTITUTION:A message sent from a multiple address request facsimile terminal device A and an OMR original (multiple address destination designation original) is fetched by a facsimile multiple address equipment M. The result of recognition of the OMR original is converted into a facsimile signal and it is sent back to the multiple address request facsimile terminal equipment A in the procedure from the reception of the message before the multiple address distribution. In this case, the transmission function of the multiple address request facsimile terminal equipment is switched into the reception function by the transmission/reception switching signal from the said multiple address device. Thus, the multiple address request facsimile equipment A recognizes instantly the result of recognition of the OMR original before the processing of the multiple address distribution of the message after the transmission of the message and OMR original.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION Field of Industrial Application The present invention provides a method for determining whether a broadcast is being sent from a facsimile signal containing information about a broadcast facsimile manuscript (message) sent from a broadcast requesting facsimile terminal and a broadcast destination designation manuscript. A facsimile storage system that identifies destination designation information by VTM, extracts message information, temporarily stores it, and then broadcasts the message information to predetermined multiple destination facsimile terminals based on the broadcast destination designation information. related to information equipment.

Conventional technology This type of conventional facsimile storage and broadcasting system uses multiple broadcast facsimile terminals (facsimile devices for sending and receiving).
is connected to a facsimile broadcasting device via an exchange.

This facsimile broadcasting device includes a broadcast reception communication control unit that receives facsimile signals (message information and broadcast destination designation information) from a broadcast request facsimile terminal, a storage unit that temporarily stores message information, and an image signal restoration section for restoring destination designation information; a destination recognition section for recognizing and identifying broadcast destinations based on the output signal of the restoration section;
A character generation section and an image signal compression section that characterize the destination designation information from the destination recognition section via a main control section and send it out as a compressed image signal, and Message information from the department,
It is generally composed of a broadcast distribution communication control section that broadcasts the destination designation information from the image signal compression section to the broadcast destination facsimile terminals.

The broadcast destination designation information is stored in a broadcast destination designation document (hereinafter referred to as O) read by an optical mark reader (not shown).
This is called an MR manuscript. ) can be obtained from

As an example of this MR manuscript is shown in FIG. 8, start marks 202 are provided at regular intervals on one end of the surface of the sheet 2o1 in the longitudinal direction, and stop marks 202 are similarly provided on the other end. Mark 203 and both marks 202.20
Marks for designating broadcast destinations and broadcast times (hereinafter referred to as broadcast destination marks) 204 placed at appropriate intervals between
The broadcast destination designation information is entered by the broadcast requester filling out the desired broadcast destination mark 204.

The broadcast requester first transmits the OMR manuscript in which the broadcast destination designation information is entered and a facsimile manuscript (message) to the e-facsimile broadcasting device.

The facsimile broadcasting device first receives the OMR original signal in the broadcast reception communication control section, converts it back to an image signal in the image signal restoration section, and then detects the start mark 202 and stop mark 203 in the destination recognition section. After recognizing that it is an MR document, the multicast destination mark 204 written between both marks 202 and 203 is detected.

Next, the broadcast device temporarily accumulates and stores the message received by the broadcast reception communication control section in the storage section. Then, when a series of messages has been successfully received, the messages are broadcasted to the multicast destination facsimile terminals based on the multicast destination mark 204 information.

When the broadcast distribution ends, the broadcast distribution result information (OM
Contains recognition results for the R manuscript. ) was sent back as a facsimile signal to the broadcast request facsimile terminal.

Problems to be Solved by the Invention In this way, in the conventional facsimile storage and broadcast system, the broadcast requester cannot receive the recognition result of the OMR manuscript until after the broadcast transmission has been completed. There was a problem that it took time to know the results.

Furthermore, if multiple broadcast requests are made by multiple people using the same facsimile terminal, the recognition results for each OMR document cannot be known until after these multiple broadcast distributions have been completed. There was also the problem that the recognition results for the ○MR originals had to be found from among the recognition results output for the - pattern.

The above problem was caused by the fact that the system was not equipped with a means to immediately send the recognition result back to the broadcast requesting facsimile terminal when the facsimile broadcast device recognized and identified the OMR document, and a means to receive it. It is occurring due to this.

As a method to solve the above-mentioned problems, it has been proposed that, for example, a facsimile broadcasting device be equipped with a dedicated printer for outputting the recognition results of OMR manuscripts. In this case, the disadvantage is that the operator of the broadcast device must respond by telephone to the broadcast requester's inquiry, or the operator must go through cumbersome procedures such as sending the printer output by fax each time. .

Therefore, the present invention was developed in view of the above-mentioned circumstances, and allows the recognition results of OMR documents to be broadcast simultaneously without having to wait until after the broadcast distribution process or inquiring the operator as in the past. The object of the present invention is to provide a facunmile storage and broadcasting device that can directly notify the requester.

Means for Solving the Problems In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides means for converting the recognition result of an OMR document into a facsimile signal, and a means for converting the recognition result converted into the facsimile signal into a facsimile call for receiving a message. A facsimile broadcasting device is provided with means for transmitting the recognition result back to the broadcast request facsimile terminal between the two terminals, and a means for switching the transmitting function of the broadcast request facsimile terminal to the receiving function when the recognition result is sent back to the broadcast request facsimile terminal. It is characterized in that it is connected to all broadcast facsimile terminals including.

Operation With the above-mentioned configuration, the message and OMR manuscript sent from the broadcast request facsimile terminal are taken into the facsimile broadcasting device, and the recognition result of the OMR manuscript is converted into a facsimile signal within the device, which is used to receive the message. It is sent back to the broadcast requesting facsimile terminal during a facsimile call, that is, during the procedure from the reception of the message to the procedure before broadcast delivery.

At this time, the transmission function of the broadcast requesting facsimile terminal is switched to the reception function by the transmission/reception switching signal from the broadcast device.

Therefore, the multicast request facsimile terminal transmits the recognition result of the OMR original to the OMR before processing the message broadcast.
It is possible to receive each R original structure transmission.

As a result, the broadcast requester can send messages and OMR manuscripts without having to wait for the message to be sent after the broadcast distribution process or bothering the operator of the broadcast device as in the past. After that, the recognition result of the OMR original can be immediately known.

The recognition result of the OMR manuscript is output as a hard copy from the broadcast request facsimile terminal, for example, in a report format (see Figure 7) that describes the content of the OMR manuscript (see Figure 8) and the number of messages, etc. It can also be displayed on a display device provided within the broadcast device.

Example゛ Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

In the facsimile storage and broadcast system according to the present invention, as shown in FIG.
and a message (broadcast facsimile manuscript) as a set and send it from a broadcast request facsimile terminal (hereinafter referred to as broadcast request fax) to a facsimile broadcast device (hereinafter simply referred to as broadcast device). In the information device, OM
R The original information is restored and recognized, and the message information is temporarily stored. After that, the broadcast device issues a transmission/reception switching signal to switch the transmission function of the broadcast request FAX to the reception function, and then sends the OMR document recognition result (see Figure 7) to the broadcast request FAX.
send it back to At this point, the broadcast requester can know the recognition result.

Thereafter, the broadcast device uses a known transmission control procedure to send multiple broadcast destination facsimile terminals (hereinafter referred to as broadcast destination FAX).
Broadcast a message to each of them, and after this is finished,
The same broadcast results as in the past are sent back to the broadcast request FAX to complete a series of broadcast communications.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of an embodiment of a facsimile storage and broadcasting device according to the present invention.
B and C are facsimile devices that can be used for sending and receiving, respectively. In this embodiment, A is the broadcast request FAX port, and C is the broadcast destination F.
It is set as AX. Each of these FAXes A and C is connected to an exchange S via a communication line, and a broadcasting device M is connected to this exchange S.

In addition to the above configuration, the present invention further includes each of the above-mentioned FAX i.

A transmit/receive reversal control section 1 is disposed between the exchanger S and the switch S as a transmit/receive switching means for switching the transmitting function of the broadcast value 11 FAX to the receiving function when the recognition result of the OMR original is returned.

In this embodiment, the sending/receiving reversal control unit 1 is installed with two ports for each FAX, and is installed horizontally independently.
Each FAX can be built into two ports (A) and (C). In addition, T
is this phone.

An example of a specific configuration of the transmission/reception reversal control section 1 is shown in FIG. In FIG. 3, 11 indicates each FAX number.

A switch 12 is used to activate the 77 mm receiver on the B and C sides, and a changeover switch 12 connects to the communication line on the converter S or broadcasting device M side. Switching is controlled by control signals.

The control unit 13 includes an operation panel 14 equipped with an automatic dial start switch, etc., a circuit 15 for detecting a 1eHz ringing signal for the telephone network (this telephone T is connected in parallel to this circuit), and a polarity inversion switch. a detection circuit 16, a dial number memory 17, a dial pulse generation circuit 18, a switching signal detection circuit 19 that detects a transmission/reception switching signal from the broadcast device M (a signal sent when the recognition result of an MR original is sent back);
An end signal detection circuit 2o is connected in series to detect a signal (sent from the broadcast device M) indicating that the recognition result has been sent back to the broadcast request FAX.

When a transmission/reception switching signal is issued from the broadcast device M, the switch 12 is switched to the switching signal detection circuit 19 side, and the control unit 13 receives the output signal of the detection circuit 19 and switches the switch 11 from the 11a side to the 11b side. A starting signal is output from the switching receiving section starting signal generation circuit 40. Thereafter, the response signal input from the facsimile terminal is sent to the receiving section response detection circuit 4.
1, the control section 13 returns the switch 11 to the 11a side.

As shown in FIG. 1, the broadcast device M includes a broadcast reception communication control section 2, a storage section (memory for temporarily accumulating and storing message messages) 3 branch-connected to the control section 2, and an image signal restoration section (OMM).
R original information is restored. ) 4, a destination recognition section 5 connected to the restoration section 4, a destination recognition section 5 that recognizes and identifies the destination contents of the MR manuscript, a main control section 6 that controls the entire apparatus, and a main control section 6 connected to the main control section 6, A character generation unit 7 that characterizes the destination contents of the OMR original and generates a facsimile signal as OMR original recognition result information.
and an image signal compression section 8, and a broadcast distribution communication control section 9 connected to the storage section 3 and the main control section 6, and the recognition result information of the ○MR original from the image signal compression section 8. (facsimile signal) is output to the broadcast reception communication control section 2 via the switch 1o.

The terminal A on one side of the switch 1o is an output terminal exclusively for the recognition result information, and the terminal B on the other side is an output terminal exclusively for the broadcast result information. However, this switch 10
is configured to be appropriately switched and controlled by the main control section 6.

The broadcast reception communication control section 2 receives information (facsimile signal) about the message and the OMR document, and also receives information about the OMR document.
Broadcast request F for manuscript recognition result information (facsimile signal)
It has a function of replying to AXI, and an example of the specific configuration of the control section 2 is shown in FIG. 4.

In FIG. 4, 21 is a detection circuit for detecting a 1eHz calling signal for the telephone network, 22 is a CED (called station confirmation signal) generation circuit, 23 is a low-speed modulation circuit, 24 is a low-speed demodulation circuit, and 26 is an OMR. Fax request for broadcast of manuscript recognition result information
When replying to FAX A, the transmission/reception switching signal generation circuit 4e sends to the transmission/reception reversal control unit 1 (see Fig. 2), and 4e indicates that the recognition result information has been returned to the broadcast request FAX A. An end signal generation circuit 27 is connected to each of the circuits 21 to 26 and controls switching of switches to be described later; 28 is an image signal compression section 8 (
29 is connected to the image signal restoring section 4 and the storage section 3, and transmits the MR original information to the image signal restoring section 4 and the message This is a high-speed demodulation circuit that separately supplies information to the storage unit 3.

All the circuits 22 except the detection circuit 21 and the control section 27
29 are respectively switched by the switch 2a, and the common terminal 2a of this switch 2a.

and the one side terminal 21a of the detection circuit 21 is a broadcast request F.
It is configured to be switched by a switch 2b connected to the AX-side communication line.

The switches 2a and 2b are controlled by a control section 27 according to a transmission control procedure. For example, the image signal compression section 8
When the OMR original recognition result information is input to the high-speed modulation circuit 28, the control unit 27 switches the switch 2b to the terminal 2a1 side, and at the same time switches the switch 2a to the switching signal generation circuit 26, and first transmits and receives the transmission/reception switching signal. It is transmitted to the inversion control section 1.

As a result, the broadcast request FAX 1 enters the receiving state.

Next, the control unit 27 switches the switch 2a to the high-speed modulation circuit 28.
Switch to FA and send the OMR manuscript recognition result information to the broadcast request FA.
XIhe fast reply. At this point, the OMR original recognition result report (see FIG. 7) is outputted via the broadcast request FAX. When the high-speed transmission of the recognition result information is completed, the control section 27 switches the switch 2a to the termination signal generation circuit 26, and transmits a transmission termination signal to the transmission/reception inversion control section 1. As a result, the broadcast request FAX is placed in the sending state.

FIG. 6 is a schematic block diagram showing an example of a specific configuration of the main control unit 6, and shows the destination where destination content information (see FIG. 8) recognized and identified by the destination recognition unit 6 (see FIG. 1) is stored. Information memory 61 and one port for each FAX.

A dial number memory 62 that stores dial numbers; and a recognition result format memory 63 that stores information such as messages and OMR manuscripts that are included in the cost of the broadcasting device.
, a broadcast result format memory 64 for storing the results of the broadcast distribution process, and each of the memories 81, 63, and 64.
a character synthesis circuit e6 for editing and arranging the information extracted from the image into easily legible characters (for example, see FIG. 7); a timer θ6 for setting the transmission time of the recognition result information, etc.;
Display device (CRT) 6 equipped with a keyboard (input device)
7, and a control section 68 that controls the entire functional blocks 61 to e7.

The output information from the character synthesis circuit e5 is supplied to the character generation section 7 (see FIG. 1).

Further, the dial number is appropriately read out from the dial number memory 62 by the control section 68 and transferred to the broadcast distribution communication control section 9, which will be described later.

Incidentally, necessary information such as the recognition results and broadcast results is displayed on the display device 6.
It is possible for the operator to visually confirm the information through the 7.

FIG. 6 is a schematic block diagram showing an example of a specific configuration of the broadcast distribution communication control section 9. As shown in FIG. In Figure 6, 91
92 is a polarity reversal detection circuit; 93 is a CNT (ringing tone) generation circuit; 92 is a polarity reversal detection circuit; 94 is a low-speed modulation circuit, 95 is a low-speed demodulation circuit, 96 is a control unit connected to each of these circuits 92 to 96, and 97 is a message information output signal from the storage unit 3 and a broadcast signal from the image signal compression unit 8. This is a high-speed modulation circuit that modulates the result information output signal at high speed.

98 is a changeover switch for each of the circuits 93 to 97, and 1
0o is a changeover switch for changing over the common terminal 98a of this changeover switch 98 and the common terminal 99 of the dial pulse generation circuit 91 and polarity reversal detection circuit 92, and the common terminal of this changeover switch 1Qo is connected to each FAX (this implementation In the example, the broadcast destination FAX port (c) is connected to the side communication line.

Both of these changeover switches 98 and 100 are controlled by the control section 96 according to a transmission control procedure.

For example, after executing a predetermined transmission procedure, the message information or broadcast result information that has been high-speed modulated in the high-speed modulation circuit 97 is transferred to the control section 96 by switching the changeover switch 98 to the high-speed modulation circuit 97 and the changeover switch 100 to the terminal 98a. By switching between the two, the broadcast is delivered to the respective broadcast destination FAX ports via the communication line connected to the switch. According to , the recognition result information of the OMR manuscript information sent from the broadcast request fax to the broadcast device is sent immediately after the message broadcast request is made.
Since the message is sent back to the broadcast request fax, the broadcast requester can receive the OM without having to wait until after the broadcast distribution process or inquiring the operator as in the past.
Immediately after transmitting the R original and the message, the recognition result of the OMR original can be directly confirmed, and this type of broadcast communication can be carried out quickly and reliably.

Although this embodiment has been described as a general-purpose facsimile terminal with a transmission/reception inversion control circuit added, it is of course possible to switch the transmission control procedure (protonyl) using software.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a facsimile storage and broadcasting device according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a time chart showing the general procedure, and FIG. 3 is the transmission/reception reversal system (2) section of FIG. 1. FIG. 4 is a schematic block diagram showing an example of the specific configuration of the broadcast reception communication control section shown in FIG. 1, and FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing the specific configuration of the main control section. ,
FIG. 6 is a block diagram of the specific configuration of the broadcast distribution communication control unit, FIG. 7 is a plan view of the recognition result report of the broadcast destination designation information, and FIG. 8 is a plan view of the broadcast destination designation manuscript. . I...Broadcast request facsimile terminal, mouth, ha...
... Broadcast destination facsimile terminal, S ... Exchange, M ... Facsimile broadcast device, A ... Recognition result information output terminal, B. Broadcast result information output terminal, 1
...Transmission/reception inversion control section, 2...Broadcast reception communication control section, 3...Storage section, 4...Picture signal restoration section, 5...・Destination recognition unit, 6... Main control unit,
7...Character generation unit, 8...Picture signal compression unit, 9...Broadcast distribution communication control unit. Name of agent: Patent attorney Toshio Nakao and 1 other person 2nd
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Claims (1)

[Claims] From the facsimile signal containing the information of the broadcast facsimile original and the broadcast destination specified original sent from the broadcast request facsimile terminal, the broadcast destination specification information is recognized and identified, and the facsimile original information is extracted and this document information is transmitted. Once stored, and then based on the broadcast destination designation information,
means for broadcasting the facsimile document information to facsimile terminals of a plurality of predetermined destinations; means for converting the recognition result of the multicast destination specified document into a facsimile signal; and the broadcasting of the recognition result converted into the facsimile signal. The facsimile broadcasting device is provided with means for transmitting data back to the broadcast requesting facsimile terminal during a facsimile call for receiving a facsimile document, and a transmitting/receiving switching means for switching the transmitting function of the broadcasting requesting facsimile terminal to the receiving function. A facsimile storage/broadcasting device characterized in that it is provided in all broadcast facsimile terminals including broadcast request facsimile terminals.