JPS63287169A - Broadcast communication controller - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To facilitate an action of sending data different from each other depending on the opposites by combining common data to be sent in common to plural opposites with individual data differing from each other depending on the opposites and transmitting them. CONSTITUTION:A main control part 1, in a pre-processing, generates destination table, etc., storing the telephone numbers of the opposites instructed by operator. The part 1 then reads an original from an original reader part 4, and execute the compression processing of image data. The image data is discriminated as to whether it is a common image data to be transmitted in common to all the opposites or an individual image data that differ from each other depending on the opposites. A common data is identified in case a broadcast key of the operating part is depressed, but an individual image data is identified when not depressed. The data of an original for the common transmission is accumulated in an image memory 2 while individual image data is written in an image memory M2, then they are transmitted to the opposite's facsimile equipment.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] [Industrial application field] The present invention relates to a broadcast communication control device.

[Prior Art] A conventional broadcast communication control device, such as a facsimile communication device, reads a transmission document using an optical reading means, and temporarily stores the read image data in an image memory. Then, referring to a pre-specified telephone number, a line is connected to the other party, the image data is read from the image memory, and is transmitted to the other party's facsimile communication device. The operation of transmitting image data to the other party by referring to the telephone number is repeated, and the image data stored in the image memory is sequentially transmitted to a plurality of other party's facsimile machines.

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] In the above-mentioned conventional apparatus, a document with the same content is sent to multiple parties, and together with the document, a document with an address written thereon is sent to the destination. Therefore, there is a problem that different documents cannot be sent automatically.

[Means for Solving the Problems] The present invention combines common data that is commonly sent to a plurality of parties and individual data that differs depending on the parties, and transmits the combined data for each party.

[Operation] The present invention combines and transmits common data commonly sent to a plurality of parties and individual data that differs depending on the parties, so that the common data is sent together with the common data to the destination where the destination is written. It is easy to send different data depending on the destination, such as data.

[Example] FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing one embodiment of the present invention.

The above embodiment includes a main control section 1 that controls the entire apparatus, an image memory 2 that stores image data, an operation section 3 that allows the operator to issue operational instructions, and a document reading section 4 that reads documents by optical means. , a communication control section 5 that controls signals from the telephone line 6 using a dial circuit, NCU, modem, etc., and a printing section 7 that prints received image data.

The image memory 2 includes an image memory Ml that stores common image data that is commonly sent to all of a plurality of recipients, and an image memory M that stores individual image data such as destinations that differ depending on the recipient.
2. Further, the operation unit 3 is provided with a circulation key that instructs to distinguish between a common document and an individual document when reading one image.

This circulation key is an example of an image identification means for identifying whether the input image data is common image data to be sent to a plurality of parties in common, or individual image data that differs depending on the parties. In addition, the main control unit 1 and the communication control unit 5
is an example of a transmitting means that combines common image data and the individual image data according to the recipient and transmits the combined image data for each recipient.

Next, the operation of the above embodiment will be explained.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing the operation of separately storing common data and individual data in the memory 2 in the above embodiment.

In pre-processing, the main control unit 1 creates a destination table etc. that stores the telephone number of the other party instructed by the operator, reads the original from the original reading unit 4, and performs image data compression processing, etc. (Sl), and determines whether the image data is common image data that is sent to all multiple parties or individual image data that differs depending on the parties (S1).
2).

In this determination, when the report key of the operation unit 3 is pressed, the data is identified as common data, and when it is not pressed, it is identified as individual image data.

If it is common data, the common data is written to the image memory M1 (S3), and it is determined whether or not there is a document of the next page to be read (35). Return to Below, the above operations (31-35) are
This is repeated until there are no more originals to be read. When there are no more originals to be read, the system enters a standby state and waits for instructions from the next operator. By performing zero or more operations, the operation of storing the common originals in the image memory 2 is completed.

On the other hand, when storing individual image data such as destination image data in the image memory (32), the individual image data is written to the image memory M2. In this case, one page is used for one destination, and the individual image data is stored in the image memory M2 (S
4).

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing the operation of the main control section 1 when transmitting the original stored in the image memory 2 to a plurality of parties in the above embodiment.

In preprocessing, the destination phone number is referenced from the telephone number table, line acquisition, dialing, etc. are performed, and a call is set up with the destination facsimile communication device (S6), and facsimile transmission is performed. The pre-message procedure of the procedure is carried out (S7), one page of destination image data is read from the image memory M2, and it is transmitted as an image signal to the other party's facsimile via the communication control section 5 (S8), and then common data is read from one image memory Ml. All pages are read out and sent to the other party's facsimile via the communication control unit 5 (S9).
That is, the common document is sent to the other party's facsimile machine consecutively with the destination document.

When the transmission of the image data is completed, the post-message procedure is performed (S10), the call is canceled and the line is disconnected (S-11), and it is determined whether there is a next destination to send the message (S-11). l2) If there are still transmission destinations remaining, the process returns to S6. In this way, one page of the destination original corresponding to the recipient and all pages of the circular manuscript are transmitted to a plurality of recipient facsimile machines.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing another embodiment of the invention.

This embodiment uses an image memory 2a instead of the image memory 2 in the embodiment shown in FIG. 1. The image memory 2a is a memory for storing common image data. Further, in the embodiment shown in FIG. 4, one page of the destination original set in the original reading unit 4 is read, and the read data is converted into individual image data that differs depending on the recipient.

Next, the operation of the above embodiment will be explained.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing the operation of the embodiment shown in FIG.

First, in pre-processing, instructions are given to the recipient to send the message and the document image data to be sent is stored in the image memory. ing.

Then, refer to the telephone number of the destination to which the first transmission is to be made from the telephone number table (521), perform operations such as seizing the telephone line and dialing, and set up a call with the destination facsimile device (S22); After that, the pre-message procedure of the facsimile transmission procedure is performed (S23), one page of the destination document set in the document reading section 4 is read, image data is compressed, etc., and then sent to the destination facsimile device via the communication control section 5. (S24).

Then, all pages of the common image data (image data of the circular document) stored in the image memory 2a are transmitted to the other party's facsimile device via the communication control unit 5 (325);
When the transmission of the image is completed, the post-message procedure of the facsimile transmission procedure is performed, the call is canceled and the line is disconnected (S27), and it is determined whether there is a destination to which the image should be transmitted next (328). ), if the next party exists, the process returns to 321 and the subsequent operations are repeated until transmission to all parties is completed.

In other words, in order to send the image data for circulation stored in the image memory 2a to the recipient's facsimile machine, the recipient's original set in the original reading section 4 is automatically read, the read contents are transmitted, and the recipient's original is automatically read. Subsequently, by transmitting the image data for the bulletin, it is possible to sequentially transmit it to a plurality of destination facsimile machines.

Although the present embodiment has been described using a facsimile machine as an example, the present invention is not limited to facsimile machines, but can also be implemented in data communication devices such as teletex and telex.

[Effects of the Invention] The unissued IJJ has the advantage that it is easy to send data that differs depending on the destination, such as destination data in which the destination is written, together with common data.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing one embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing the operation of writing common data and individual data into memory in the above embodiment. FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing the operation of performing broadcast communication in the above embodiment. FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing another embodiment of the invention. FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing the operation of the embodiment shown in FIG. DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1... Main control unit, 2.2a... Image memory, 3... Operation unit, 4... Original reading unit, 5... Communication control unit. 7...Printing section. Patent applicant Canon Co., Ltd. Agent Arata Yokubo - Figure 1 Figure 4 Figure 2 Figure 3

Claims (4)

[Claims] (1) A broadcast communication control device characterized in that common data sent in common to a plurality of parties and individual data that differs depending on the parties are combined and transmitted for each party. (2) The broadcast communication control device according to claim 1, wherein the individual data is data stored in a memory. (3) The broadcast communication control device according to claim 1, wherein the individual data is image data read by a reading means. (4) The broadcast communication control device according to claim 1, wherein the individual data is destination image data.