JPS6320949A - Message post type facsimile equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To improve the utilizing efficiency of a center-side facsimile equipment by providing an area to act like a collecting station of the message post collection system and to store a telephone number of a multiple address destination equipment in a storage section storing a telephone number and a received original of the center-side facsimile equipment to save the communication charge. CONSTITUTION:An area C is provided in a storage section 16 of a facsimile equipment 2, and, for example, an image data read section 10 is used to store telephone numbers of facsimile equipments 301, 302 being multiple address destinations. A main control section 12 reads a telephone number of the center-side facsimile equipment 1 stored in an area A in the storage section 16, a network control circuit 14 constitutes a communication line, an original is received via a communication control section 13 and stored in an area B in the storage section 16. In case of recording, the received original is extracted from the area B, and outputted from a recording section 15 via a compression decoding section 11. The main control section 12 reads the telephone number of the equipment 301 from the area C in the storage section 16, drives the network control circuit 14, sends a dial signal to an exchange network 3 to call the equipment 301, drives the communication control section 13 to send the received original stored in the area B. When the transmission of the received original to the equipment 301 is finished, the storage section 18 reads the telephone number of the equipment 302 to apply multiples address communication by repeating the similar operation above.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Summary] A facsimile machine (hereinafter referred to as FAX for simplicity) that operates as a faxing station using a message post siphoning method.
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[Industrial application field]

The present invention relates to an improvement of a message post type FAX.

[Conventional technology]

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of a conventional message post siphoning system.

In the figure, 1 is the center side FAX, 1a is the built-in memory, 2...
2n is a slave station FAX, and 3 is a switching network. The same symbols represent the same objects throughout the following discussion.

As shown in FIG. 3, facsimile communication using the conventional message post siphoning method is a method for sending facsimile information from a center side FAX 1 to a plurality of slave side FAXs 21 to 2o.

According to this message post siphoning method, a document is read at the center-side FAXI and stored in the built-in memory 1a.

Slave station F A X 2 + ~ 2f that requires this manuscript
i independently calls the center side FAXI via the exchange network 3 and requests sending of the original.

As a result, the center side FAXI reads the document from the built-in memory 1a and sends it to the requested slave station FAX2I-27.

When Naoko station side FAX 21 to 27 calls center side FAX 1, in addition to the telephone number of center side FAX 1, a specific I/O
It is common to add a D number.

This is a measure taken to prevent eavesdropping from outside devices, and the document is sent out only when the center-side FAX 1 receives this specific ID number.

In this case, the center side FAX 1 is called a ``message post input station,'' and the slave side FAXs 21 to 27 are each called a ``download station j,'' and these are collectively referred to as a message post type facsimile.

This method has the advantage that the download station can obtain the desired manuscript from the message post input station at its own time.

FIG. 3(b) is a diagram showing an example of the configuration of a conventional message post siphoning type FAX.

In the figure, 10 is an image data reading section, 11 is a compression/decompression section, 12 is a main control section, 13 is a communication control section, 14 is a network control circuit, 15 is a recording section, and 16 is a storage section.

Figure 3 (as it is clear from the BL, this fax is a normal FA
It has almost the same configuration as X.

When operating as a normal FAX, in the case of transmission, the image data reading section 10 reads the original to be sent, and the compression/decompression section 1
After compression in step 1, the data is sent out via the communication control unit 13 and network control circuit 14.

In the case of reception, the document is received via the network control circuit 14 and the communication control section 13 and stored in the storage section 16 . When recording, the received original stored in the storage section 16 is compressed and decompressed by the decompression section 1.
After restoring to image data in step 1, the recording unit 15 records and outputs the data.

As is well known, the network control circuit 14 performs processing related to connection and disconnection of lines.

When operating as a copying station, the storage area of the storage unit 16 is divided into a first area A where the telephone number of the center side FAX 1 is stored and a second area B where the received original is stored.

The main control section 12 reads the telephone number of the center side FAX 1 stored in the first area A in the storage section 16, and drives the network control circuit 14 to call the center side FAXI. As a result of this,
The switching network 3 operates and a communication line is established with the center side FAX 1.

When a document is sent from the center side FAXI, it is stored in the second Sj area B in the storage section 16 via the communication control section 13, and then decompressed by the compression/decompression section 11 and output to the recording section 15.

[Problem that the invention seeks to solve]

However, among the slave station FAX 2+ to 21, for example, the slave station FAX 21 to 23 are both center side FAX.
1, but in close proximity to each other, each slave station F A There is a drawback.

Furthermore, since the line occupancy rate of the center side FAX 1 increases, there is a drawback that its usage efficiency decreases.

[Means for solving problems]

As shown in the principle diagram of FIG. 1, the above problem is caused by a storage section 16 and a communication control section 13 that have a first area A that stores the telephone number of the center-side facsimile machine 1 and a second area B that stores the received original. , a network control circuit 14, and a main control section 12, and operates as a message post siphoning station in a facsimile device 2, in which a third area C for storing telephone numbers of multicast destination devices is stored in the storage section. This problem can be solved by providing it within 16.

[Effect]

According to the present invention, after the facsimile machine 2, which operates as a copying station in the message post copying system, stores the received original from the center-side facsimile machine 1 in the second area B in the storage unit 16, the main control unit 12 transfers the document to the third area. The telephone number of the multicast destination device is read from C, the network control circuit 14 is driven to call the multicast destination device, and the communication control unit 13 communicates the received manuscript stored in the second area B in the storage unit 16. Control unit 13
Broadcasting is performed by repeating this operation.

〔Example〕

In the present invention, as described in the section of the prior art, when a plurality of siphoning stations are close to each other but are both remote from the center side FAX 1, the present invention applies to one of the siphoning stations. A FAX with a broadcasting function will be installed, and a normal FAX will be installed at other download stations.

That is, any one of the FAXs 21.2t and 23 shown in FIG.
2□, 2. Normal FA X30. +, 30□ is installed. FAX21-2fi, which operates as a message post type facsimile transmission station, is referred to as FAX 2 below.
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Figure 2 shows a message post type F with a broadcast function according to the present invention.
It is a figure showing one example of AX.

In the figure, C is a storage area provided in the storage unit 16, 30,
301 are FAXs that are broadcast.

According to the present invention, an area C is provided in the storage unit 16 of the FAX 2, and the telephone numbers of the FAX destinations (FAX30., FAX30□) are stored in the area C using, for example, the image data reading unit 10.

As mentioned in the conventional technology section, is the main ingredient of FAX 2? The IO unit 12 reads the telephone number of the center side FAX 1 stored in the A area of the storage unit 16, activates the network control circuit 14 to call it, and establishes a communication line between the center side FAX 1. , a document is received from the center side FAX 1 via the communication control unit 13 and stored in area B in the storage unit 16.

When recording, the main control section 12 takes out the received document from area 8151 in the storage section 16, decompresses it in the compression/decompression section 11, and then outputs it from the recording section 15.

Next, we will discuss the broadcast operation.

As described above, when the FAX 2 receives the original from the center FAX 1 and stores it in area B in the storage section 16, it starts the following broadcast operation.

Currently, the broadcast destination device is FAX30. ~30. It is. The main control section 12 reads the telephone number of the FAX 30+ from the area C in the storage section 16, drives the network control circuit 14, sends a dial signal to the exchange network 3, and calls the FAX 301.

As a result, when a communication line is established with the FAX 301, the main control section 12 drives the communication control section 13 to send the received original stored in area B in the storage section 16 to the FAX 30.

When the sending of the received original to the FAX 3014 is completed, the main control unit 12 reads the telephone number of the FAX 30□ from the storage unit 18, and sends the received original to the FAX 302 in the same way. I do.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As explained in detail above, according to the present invention, when a plurality of downloading stations are close to each other but are both remote from the center side FAX, the present invention is applied to one of the downloading stations. By setting up a fax machine that relies on the original fax machine, installing a regular fax machine at another downloading station, and sending the document to the other regular fax machine using the broadcast function according to the present invention, it is possible to reduce communication charges, and the center side This has the great effect of increasing the efficiency of using FAX.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing the principle of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an embodiment of a message post type facsimile apparatus with a broadcast function according to the present invention. FIG. 3(a) is a diagram showing an example of a conventional message post suction system. FIG. 3 (bl is a diagram showing an example of the configuration of a conventional message post fax system. In the figure, 1 is a center side FAX, la is a built-in memory, 2...
2fi is a slave station FAX, 3 is a switching network, 10 is an image data reading section, 11 is a compression/decompression section, 12 is a main control section,
13 is a communication control unit, 14 is a network control circuit, 15 is a recording unit,
16 is a storage section, where m' is written. 30. -30n are each FAX. Fig. 1 shows an embodiment of a message post type FAX with broadcast function according to the present invention Fig. 2 shows an example of a conventional message post siphoning system Fig. 3 (al

Claims (1)

[Claims] A first area (A) that stores the telephone number of the center-side facsimile machine (1), and a second area (B) that stores the received original.
), a communication control section (13), a network control circuit (14), and a main control section (12). By providing a third area (C) in the storage section (16) for storing the telephone number of the multicast destination device, the center side facsimile device (1
) is stored in the second area (B) in the storage unit (16).
), the main control unit (12) reads the telephone number of the broadcast destination device from the third area (C), drives the network control circuit (14) to call the broadcast destination device, and The second communication control unit (13) in the storage unit (16)
A message post type facsimile device characterized in that the received document stored in area (B) is transmitted and broadcasted.