KR20060085371A - Image forming apparatus for appendding signature to received document required signature and signature appendding method thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

An image forming apparatus capable of attaching a signature to a received document requiring signature and a signature attaching method thereof are disclosed. The image forming apparatus reads the received document to determine whether it is a document that requires signature, and transmits the document to the designated terminal if the received document is a document that requires signature, and the signature image received from the designated terminal. And a control unit for inserting the detected signature image into the document to control transmission of the document into which the signature image is inserted, and a modem unit for transmitting the document into which the signature image is inserted to the destination number of the received document. Thereby, even if a document requiring a signature is received when the recipient is absent, there is an advantage that the recipient can resend the document with the signature immediately by attaching the signature to the document at a remote location.

Document reading, signature detection, signature insertion

Description

 Image forming apparatus for appending signature to received document required signature and signature appendding method

1 is a view illustrating a signature attaching method of a transmission / reception system having an image forming apparatus according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention;

2 is a view illustrating a signature attaching method of a transmission / reception system having an image forming apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention;

3 is a block diagram of an image forming apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention, and

4 is a flowchart provided to explain a method for attaching a signature to an image forming apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Explanation of symbols on the main parts of the drawings

200: image forming apparatus 210: modem unit

220: key input unit 230: storage unit

240: document reader 250: receiver member reader

260: interface unit 270: control unit

272: Signature image detection unit 274: Signature image insertion unit

The present invention relates to an image forming apparatus and a signature attaching method, and more particularly, to an image forming apparatus capable of attaching a signature to a received document and resending it.

An image forming apparatus is a device for transmitting and receiving a document and printing the received document on a printing sheet. In general, an example of an image forming apparatus having a facsimile function capable of sending and receiving a document includes a facsimile, and a multi-function apparatus that complexly implements at least one of a facsimile, a printer, a scanner, and a copier through one device. Peripheral: MFP) etc. can be mentioned.

The image forming apparatus may transmit and receive a document with an external image forming apparatus. In this case, the image forming apparatus is interconnected using a public switched telephone network (PSTN), it is possible to send and receive documents through the public switched telephone network. The image forming apparatus transmits a document to an external image forming apparatus corresponding to a fax number input through a public telephone switching network, or outputs a document received from an external image forming apparatus through a public telephone switching network to a printing paper.

However, when the image forming apparatus receives a document requiring signature from an external image forming apparatus, there may be a case in which the received document must be immediately signed and retransmitted.

In a conventional image forming apparatus, when a document that needs to be signed is received and a document that needs to be signed must be immediately resigned and resent, the recipient of the document directly signs the received document and sends an external document. It had to be resent to the image forming apparatus.

1 is a diagram illustrating a signature attaching method of a transmission and reception system having an image forming apparatus according to an exemplary embodiment. Referring to FIG. 1, the transmission and reception system includes a first image forming apparatus 10 and a second image forming apparatus 100. The first image forming apparatus 10 transmits a document to the second image forming apparatus 100 via a public switched telephone network. The second image forming apparatus 100 receives a document from the first image forming apparatus 10 through a public switched telephone network.

When the second image forming apparatus 100 outputs the received document on printing paper, the corresponding recipient of the received document checks the content of the document. If the received document is a document that requires signature, the recipient signs the document and scans it again to input the fax number of the first input forming apparatus 10. The second image forming apparatus 100 transmits the scanned document to the first image forming apparatus 10 corresponding to the input fax number.

Therefore, there is no way to confirm receipt of a document that requires a quick signature when the recipient is absent, and there is a disadvantage in that the recipient can not sign and send immediately.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide an image forming apparatus capable of attaching a signature to a received document requiring a signature even when a recipient receives a document that needs to be signed when the recipient is absent, and immediately needs to sign and resend the received document. The method of attaching the signature is provided.

The image forming apparatus according to the present invention for achieving the above object, the document reading unit for determining whether the document is required to be read by reading the received document, if the received document is a document that requires a signature to the designated terminal; A control unit which transmits a document, detects a signature image received from the designated terminal, inserts the detected signature image into the document, and controls to transmit a document into which the signature image is inserted, and the signature image is inserted. And a modem unit for transmitting a document to a destination number of the received document.

The apparatus may further include a receiver member reader that reads whether the receiver member mode is set, and transmits the document requiring the signature to the designated terminal when the receiver member reader reads that the receiver member mode is set.

The document reading unit preferably determines that the received document is a document requiring signature if any one of a signature, a signature, and a seal exists in the received document.

On the other hand, the method of attaching the signature of the image forming apparatus of the present invention, by reading the received document to determine whether the document requires a signature, and if the received document is a document that requires a signature, and transmits the document to a designated terminal Detecting a signature image received from the designated terminal, inserting the detected signature image into the document, and transmitting a document into which the signature image is inserted, to a destination number of the received document. .

The method may further include a step of reading whether the receiver absence mode is set, and when the receiver absence mode is read as set, it is preferable to transmit the document requiring the signature to the designated terminal.

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

2 is a diagram illustrating a signature attaching method of a transmission and reception system having an image forming apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 2, the transmission and reception system includes a first image forming apparatus 10, an image forming apparatus 200, and a designated terminal 300.

The first image forming apparatus 10 transmits a document requiring signature to the image forming apparatus 200. The image forming apparatus 200 receives a document requiring signature from the first image forming apparatus 10. The image forming apparatus 200 transmits a document requiring notification of receipt of a document and a received signature to the designated terminal 300 in a text message. The designated terminal 300 may be a mobile communication terminal, as shown in FIG.

The receiver checks the contents of the document requiring the signature sent to the designated terminal 300 and determines whether to attach the signature. When the document requiring signature is an emergency document, the receiver transmits a text message with a signature to the image forming apparatus 200 using the designated terminal 300. The image forming apparatus 200 checks the signature attached to the received text message, attaches the signature to the document requiring the signature, and transmits the signature to the first image forming apparatus 10.

3 is a block diagram of an image forming apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 3, the image forming apparatus 200 includes a modem unit 210, a key input unit 220, a storage unit 230, a document reader 240, a receiver member reader 250, and an interface unit ( 260, and a controller 270.

The modem unit 210 provides an interface for data communication with the first image forming apparatus 10 and receives a document from the first image forming apparatus 10 through a public switched telephone network. In addition, the modem unit 210 transmits the signed document to the first image forming apparatus 10.

The key input unit 220 provides a user interface for input of an external command of the receiver. The receiver interface provided by the key input unit 220 has a receiver absence mode. When the receiver leaves the place where the image forming apparatus 200 is located, the receiver sets the receiver member mode using the key input unit 220. In addition, the receiver inputs the telephone number of the designated terminal 300 using the key input unit 220.

The storage unit 230 stores the document received through the modem unit 210 when the receiver absence mode is set. In addition, the storage unit 230 stores the telephone number of the designated terminal 300 input by the receiver using the key input unit 220.

The document reading unit 240 reads a document received through the modem unit 240. The document reading unit 240 reads the received document and determines that the received document is a document that requires a signature if any one of a signature column, that is, a signature, a signature, and an 'in' exists in the received document. The receiver member reader 250 reads whether the receiver member mode is set through the key input unit 220 and determines whether the receiver member is present.

The interface unit 260 provides an interface for data communication with the designated terminal 300. The interface unit 260 determines that a document received through the modem unit 240 is a document requiring signature by the document reader 240 and that the receiver is absent by the receiver member reader 250. The document receiving notification and the received document are transmitted to the telephone number stored in the storage unit 230. The interface unit 260 receives the information attached to the receiver from the designated terminal 300. The information attached by the receiver includes the signature of the receiver and the destination number of the received document to which the document to which the signature is attached, that is, the fax number of the first image forming apparatus 10, and the like.

The control unit 270 includes a signature image detector 272 and a signature image insertion unit 274. The signature image detector 272 detects the signature image from the attachment information transmitted from the designated terminal 300 through the interface unit 260 under the control of the controller 270.

When the signature image is detected, the signature image insertion unit 274 inserts the detected signature image into the signature column of the document requiring the signature stored in the storage unit 230 under the control of the controller 270.

In addition, the controller 270 controls the modem unit 210 to transmit the destination number included in the attachment information received from the designated terminal 300 through the interface unit 260, that is, to the first image forming apparatus 10. Send the document with the signature image inserted.

4 is a flowchart provided to explain a method for attaching a signature to an image forming apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 4, the document reading unit 240 determines whether the received document is a document requiring signature (S400). The document reading unit 240 reads a document received through the modem unit 240. As a result of the reading, the document reading unit 240 determines that the received document is a document requiring signature if the received document contains any one of a signature column, that is, a signature, a signature, and 'in'.

If the received document is determined to be a document that requires a signature, the receiver member reader 250 determines whether the receiver is absent (S410). The receiver member reader 250 reads whether the receiver member mode is set through the key input unit 220 and determines whether the receiver member is present. The receiver absence mode is set through the key input unit 220 by the receiver when the receiver leaves the place where the image forming apparatus 200 is located.

If it is determined that the receiver is absent, the interface unit 260 transmits the received document to the designated terminal 300 (S420). The interface unit 260 transmits the document reception notification and the received document to the telephone number stored in the storage unit 230 under the control of the controller 270. The received document is stored in the storage 230.

When the document reception notification and the document are received, the receiver authenticates the user (S430). If the designated terminal 300 is to another person, the document is in danger of being disclosed, so the designated terminal 300 confirms whether the user is a corresponding recipient of the received document. The designated terminal 300 may check the corresponding recipient by inputting a password.

When the user is authenticated, the designated terminal 300 transmits the attachment information of the receiver to the image forming apparatus 200 (S440). When the user is authenticated, the designated terminal 300 publishes the document to the recipient. The receiver checks the contents of the document and transmits the signature image and the designated number to which the document to which the signature is attached are sent to the image forming apparatus 200 by using the designated terminal 300.

The signature image detector 272 detects the signature image from the received attachment information (S450). The signature image detector 272 detects the signature image from the attachment information received from the designated terminal 300 through the interface unit 260 included in the image forming apparatus 200 under the control of the controller 270.

The signature image insertion unit 274 inserts the detected signature image into the document (S460). In detail, the signature image insertion unit 274 inserts the detected signature image into the signature column of the document requiring the signature stored in the storage unit 230 under the control of the control unit 270.

Under the control of the controller 270, the modem unit 210 transmits the document in which the signature image is inserted into the destination number of the received document included in the attachment information received from the designated terminal 300 (S470).

In the above description, the designated terminal 300 is illustrated as a mobile communication terminal and a document requiring a signature is transmitted as a text message, but this is merely an example. It is possible to implement the designated terminal 300 with a host device such as a computer, a personal digital assistant (PDA), or the like.

As described above, according to the present invention, even if a document requiring a signature is received when the recipient is absent, the recipient can send a signature attached to the document at a remote location, thereby immediately resending the document with the signature. have.

In addition, although the preferred embodiment of the present invention has been shown and described above, the present invention is not limited to the specific embodiments described above, but the technical field to which the invention belongs without departing from the spirit of the invention claimed in the claims. Of course, various modifications can be made by those skilled in the art, and these modifications should not be understood from the technical spirit or the prospect of the present invention.

Claims (5)

A document reading unit that reads the received document and determines whether the document requires a signature; If the received document is a document that requires a signature, the document is transmitted to a designated terminal, a signature image received from the designated terminal is detected, the detected signature image is inserted into the document, and the signature image is inserted. A control unit controlling to transmit a document; and And a modem unit for transmitting the document into which the signature image is inserted, to a destination number of the received document. The method of claim 1, And a receiver member reading unit configured to read whether the receiver member mode is set or not. And if the recipient absence reading unit reads that the recipient absence mode is set, transmits the document requiring the signature to the designated terminal. The method of claim 1, The document reading unit, And if any one of a signature, a signature, and a seal exists in the received document, determining that the received document is a document requiring signature. Reading the received document to determine whether the document requires a signature; If the received document is a document requiring signature, transmitting the document to a designated terminal, detecting a signature image received from the designated terminal, and inserting the detected signature image into the document; and And transmitting the document into which the signature image is inserted, to a destination number of the received document. The method of claim 4, wherein Reading whether the receiver absence mode is set; And sending the document requiring the signature to the designated terminal when the recipient absence mode is read as set.

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