KR100280176B1 - Display Device and Method for Network Operation State - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to an interface command apparatus for displaying interface commands generated during a line setting and line releasing process between a general information communication network and a terminal system using a liquid crystal display, and printing using a printer as necessary.

According to the present invention, the interface command transmitted / received when the terminal system is connected to the integrated information communication network can be displayed using the display device in the terminal system itself. You can solve the problem.

Description

Display Device and Method for Network Operation State

The present invention relates to an apparatus and method for displaying a network operation state in which a connection process between an integrated information communication network and a terminal system and an interface command generated in a disconnection process are displayed and printed to inform a user.

In the present specification, a multifunction apparatus having a facsimile function in the terminal system will be described as an example.

In general, a multifunction device, as is well known, is a multi-function terminal made by combining terminals existing as individual components such as a facsimile machine, a scanner, a printer, a copier, and having a function of interworking with a computer, that is, a computer interface Refers to Multi Functional Product (MFP) with function.

Conventionally, a special equipment (eg, aurora) capable of analyzing an integrated telecommunications network is used in order to identify problems and operating conditions when a user connects an integrated telecommunications network and a multifunction device.

However, in order to grasp the problem and state between the conventional integrated information communication network and the terminal system, there was a cost problem of purchasing special equipment.

Therefore, the present invention was devised to solve such a problem, and an object of the present invention is to solve the problems of the terminal system itself in the network without purchasing special equipment separately in order to grasp the problem and operation state between the integrated information communication network and the terminal system. And the operation state can be solved.

1 is a block diagram showing a multifunction peripheral having a fax function for practicing the present invention;

2 is a block diagram showing the structure of an interface command apparatus according to the present invention;

3 is a database showing the configuration of an interface command transmitted and received between a general information communication network and a multifunction device according to the present invention;

4 is a structural diagram showing a form in which an interface command transmitted / received between a general information communication network and a multifunction device is stored according to the present invention;

5 is a flowchart for displaying and storing interface commands transmitted / received between a general information communication network and a multifunction device according to the present invention;

6 is a flowchart for outputting an interface command transmitted / received between a general information communication network and a multifunction device stored according to the present invention;

7 illustrates an example in which an interface command is displayed on a display device according to the present invention;

8 is an exemplary view showing an example in which an interface command is printed according to the present invention.

<Explanation of symbols of main part of drawing>

10: central processing unit 20: network unit

30: modem 40: printing unit

50: memory 60: scanner

70: operation panel 71: interface command print key

72: function key 73: liquid crystal display device

80: sensor unit 90: interface command device

91: interface command control unit 92: interface command print setting unit

93: interface command display unit 94: interface command storage unit

95: Interface Command Database

The network operation status display apparatus of the present invention for achieving the above objects is an interface command storage unit for storing the interface command transmitted and received between the terminal system and the integrated information communication network, and is transmitted / received between the integrated information communication network and the terminal system An interface command printing for storing all interface commands, an interface command display unit for displaying the transmitted / received interface commands, and an interface command printing set for printing interface commands stored in the interface command storage unit Determine whether an interface command is transmitted / received between a setting unit, the terminal system and the integrated information communication network; and printing the interface command storage unit, the interface command database, the interface command display unit, and the interface command. And an interface command control unit which transmits a control signal for displaying a network operation state to the setting unit.

The interface command storage unit and the interface command database may include an index field indicating an index and an interface command field for storing the interface command in a predetermined data form.

Preferably, the predetermined data format is in the form of ASCII (American Standard Code for Information Interchange).

Network operation state display method of the present invention for achieving the above object is whether there is an interface command received from the general information communication network and the interface command transmitted to the general information communication network in order to display the operating state between the integrated information communication network and the terminal system And determining, if there is the transmitted / received interface command, displaying and storing the interface command, and printing the stored interface command.

Hereinafter, the objects, features, and advantages of the present invention described above will be described in more detail with reference to the preferred embodiments of the present invention shown in the accompanying drawings.

1 is a block diagram showing a multifunction peripheral having a fax function for practicing the present invention.

As shown, the central processing unit 10 controls the system according to a predetermined program. The memory unit 50 stores program data, protocol data, and text data, and accesses or stores data under the control of the central processing unit 10. The operation panel 70 has a plurality of keys capable of generating key data of the system, and when the key data is generated, it is input to the central processing unit 10 and the display data of the central processing unit 10 is displayed. LCD). The reading unit 60 scans an image of an original and provides it to the central processing unit 10 as digital image data.

On the other hand, the modem 30 is analog-modulated output the output data of the central processing unit 10 and demodulates and outputs the analog receiving input. The network unit 20 is operated under the control of the central processing unit 10 to form a call loop with the ISDN and to interface signals between the modem 30 and the telephone line. The printing unit 40 prints the received data by the control signal from the central processing unit 10. The sensor unit 80 detects the remaining amount of recording paper or detects an original and provides it to the central processing unit 10.

On the other hand, in the interface command device 90 according to the present invention, the interface command storage unit 94 stores interface commands transmitted / received between the MFP and the integrated information communication network. In the interface command database 95, all interface commands transmitted and received between the integrated information communication network and the terminal system are databased.

Meanwhile, the interface command display unit 93 displays the interface command transmitted / received to the user. The interface command print setting unit 92 sets to print the interface commands stored in the interface command storage unit 94 by the transmission / reception.

In addition, the interface command control unit 91 determines whether an interface command is transmitted / received between the multifunction apparatus and the integrated information communication network, and the interface command storage unit 94, the interface command database 95, and the interface command The control unit for displaying the network operation status is transmitted to the display unit 93 and the interface command print setting unit 92.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 2 to 8.

Here, since the form of the interface command transmitted / received between the multifunction apparatuses using the integrated information communication network follows the general integrated information network protocol, description thereof will be omitted.

5 is a flowchart showing and storing interface commands transmitted / received in a general information communication network and a composite period according to the present invention.

First, the interface command control unit 91 initializes an index for sequentially storing interface commands in the interface command storage unit 94 (step S100).

After the index initialization, the interface command control unit 91 determines whether there is an interface command transmitted / received between the integrated information communication network and the multifunction apparatus (steps S110 and S120).

As a result of the determination, when there is an interface command transmitted / received, the liquid crystal display apparatus 73 as an interface command display unit 93 retrieves the interface command transmitted / received from the interface command database 95 having the structure as shown in FIG. ) And store it in the form of ASCII (American Standard Code for Information Interchange) in the interface command storage unit 94 having the structure as shown in FIG. 4 (steps S130 and S140).

7 shows an example in which an interface command is displayed on the liquid crystal display 73.

After the storage, the index value is compared with the total number of interface commands (step S150).

As a result of the comparison, if the index value is smaller than the total number of interface commands, the index is increased (step S160).

The interface commands stored as described above are output in the order shown in FIG. 6.

First, an interface command print 71 is input in order to print the stored interface command from the interface command print setting unit 92 (step: S200).

After the input, the index value is initialized in order to print the interface commands stored in the interface command storage 94 in order (step S210).

After the initialization, the interface command stored in the interface command storage unit 94 corresponding to the index value is printed (step S220).

8 shows an example in which an interface command is printed.

After printing the interface command, the index value is increased by 1 to print the next interface command (step S230).

After increasing the index value, if the index value is small compared to the total number of interface commands, the next interface command is printed (step S240).

Although the preferred embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail above, those skilled in the art will appreciate that the present invention may be modified without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined in the appended claims. It will be appreciated that modifications or variations may be made. Therefore, changes in the future embodiments of the present invention will not be able to escape the technology of the present invention.

As described above, according to the present invention, it is not necessary to use a special equipment in order to grasp the network problem and the operation state caused when the terminal system is connected to the integrated information communication network.

In addition, the terminal system itself may display the interface command by using the display device, and if necessary, the interface command may be printed to analyze a network operating state, thereby solving the problem.

Claims (4)

An interface command storage unit for storing an interface command transmitted / received between the terminal system and the integrated information communication network; An interface command database including an index field indicating an index and an interface command field for storing all interface commands transmitted / received between the integrated information communication network and the terminal system in a predetermined data form; An interface command display unit for displaying the transmitted / received interface command; An interface command print setting unit configured to print interface commands stored in the interface command storage unit by transmitting / receiving; It is determined whether an interface command is transmitted / received between the terminal system and the integrated information communication network, and a network operation state is displayed on the interface command storage unit, the interface command database, the interface command display unit, and the interface command print setting unit. And an interface command control unit for transmitting a control signal. The method of claim 1, wherein the predetermined data type is Network operation status display device characterized in that the ASCII (American Standard Code for Information Interchange). The network operation status display apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the interface command display unit and the interface command print setting unit are configured on the same panel. Determining whether there is an interface command received from the integrated information communication network and an interface command transmitted to the integrated information communication network to indicate an operation state between the integrated information communication network and the terminal system; If the transmitted / received interface command is found as a result of the determination, displaying the transmitted / received interface command on a display unit and storing it in an interface command storage unit; And printing the stored interface command.

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