JP2000295451A - Facsimile apparatus and control method thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Problem] To provide a facsimile machine capable of preventing loss of a communication management report and improving customer satisfaction. SOLUTION: A transmission destination number of communication management information is stored in advance, and when a predetermined automatic transmission start factor occurs, communication management report image information based on accumulated communication management information is created, and the created creation is performed. Communication management report image information
It is characterized in that a call is made to the transmission destination number and transmitted and output.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a facsimile apparatus, and in particular, stores information relating to communication performed with a partner apparatus as communication management information for each communication, and stores the stored communication management information. And a facsimile apparatus that creates and outputs communication management report image information based on the information.

2. Description of the Related Art In a conventional facsimile apparatus, in order to manage communication with a counterpart apparatus, information on communication, for example, transmission or reception date (and date and time), notification from a counterpart facsimile apparatus in a protocol procedure in facsimile communication Destination facsimile number, destination name, communication mode is G3 or G4,
Information such as the resolution of the transmitted or received image information, the communication time, the number of pages of the transmitted and received image information, and whether the transmission result is normal or abnormal is organized and stored as communication management information for each communication. .

[0003] When the communication management information for a predetermined upper limit number such as 50 is stored, there is a limit to the storage capacity that can be secured for storing the communication management information. Automatically creates report image information based on it, records it on a recording paper with its own plotter,
The output communication management information is erased to secure a storage capacity for storing new communication management information.

Further, even before a predetermined upper limit of the number of pieces of communication management information is accumulated, a predetermined operation for manually outputting a communication management report is performed by a user who wishes to actively check the contents of recent communication. In some cases, report image information is created based on the communication management information that has been accumulated up to that time, and the plotter of the own apparatus records and outputs the report image on recording paper.

[0005]

However, when a facsimile machine is installed in a business establishment, a general user who simply uses the facsimile machine receives a signal from the plotter every time a predetermined upper limit number of data is accumulated. The communication management report that is automatically recorded and output is of no interest, and is likely to be discarded as it is or to be lost in a received document addressed to each user.

[0006] On the other hand, the communication management report is an important material for an administrator in charge of managing the facsimile apparatus to grasp the use status of the facsimile apparatus. Therefore, if the original communication management information has already been deleted and the communication management report automatically recorded and output from the plotter is lost, it cannot be re-outputted, which hinders the work of the administrator. There is a problem that customer satisfaction is reduced.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a facsimile apparatus capable of preventing loss of a communication management report and improving customer satisfaction.

[0008]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a facsimile apparatus for transmitting information relating to communication performed with a partner apparatus as communication management information for each communication. In a facsimile apparatus for storing and storing communication management report image information based on the stored and stored communication management information,
Transmission destination storage means for storing a transmission destination number of communication management information in advance, and when a predetermined automatic transmission start factor occurs, creates communication management report image information based on the communication management information, and creates the created communication management report image. A communication management information transmitting means for calling information to a transmission destination number stored in the transmission destination storage means and transmitting and transmitting the information.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of controlling a facsimile apparatus, wherein information relating to communication performed with a partner apparatus is stored and stored as communication management information for each communication, and the stored communication management information is stored in the stored communication management information. In a method of controlling a facsimile apparatus for creating and outputting communication management report image information based on the communication management information, a transmission destination number of the communication management information is stored in advance, and based on the communication management information when a predetermined automatic transmission start factor occurs. Create communication management report image information,
The communication management report image information thus created is transmitted to the transmission destination number and transmitted and output.

The facsimile apparatus according to a third aspect is the facsimile apparatus according to the first aspect, further comprising transmission destination setting means for arbitrarily setting a communication management information transmission destination number stored in the transmission destination storage means. It is characterized by having.

A facsimile apparatus according to a fourth aspect of the present invention is the facsimile apparatus according to any one of the first and third aspects, further comprising transmission permission / non-permission setting means for setting whether or not to transmit communication management information. The communication management information transmitting unit is configured to transmit a communication management information based on the communication management information when the predetermined automatic transmission start factor occurs only when the transmission availability setting unit is set to transmit the communication management information. It is characterized in that image information is created, and the created communication management report image information is called to the destination number stored in the destination storage means and transmitted and output.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the control method of the facsimile apparatus according to the second aspect, whether or not to transmit the communication management information is set in advance and the communication management information is transmitted. Only when it is set to, when the predetermined automatic transmission start factor occurs, to create communication management report image information based on the communication management information, the created communication management report image information,
It is characterized in that a call is made to the transmission destination number and transmitted and output.

A facsimile apparatus according to a sixth aspect of the present invention is the facsimile apparatus according to any one of the first to third aspects, wherein the communication management information transmitting means transmits communication management report image information based on the communication management information. When a call is made to the transmission destination number and transmitted and output, cover image information including the content of transmission of the communication management information is created and added to the communication management report image information for transmission and output. It is characterized by the following.

According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, in the facsimile apparatus control method according to the second or fifth aspect, the communication management report image information based on the communication management information is transmitted to the transmission destination. When a call is made to a number and the transmission is output, cover image information including the content of transmitting the communication management information is created, added to the communication management report image information, and transmitted and output.

A facsimile apparatus according to an eighth aspect of the present invention is the facsimile apparatus according to any one of the first, third, fourth and sixth aspects, wherein a transmission instruction operation for detecting a predetermined operation input for instructing transmission of communication management information. Further comprising detection means,
The communication management information transmission means, when the predetermined automatic transmission start factor occurs, or when a predetermined operation input instructing the transmission of the communication management information is detected by the transmission instruction operation detection means, It is characterized in that communication management report image information based on the communication management information is called to a transmission destination number and transmitted and output.

According to a ninth aspect of the present invention, there is provided the facsimile apparatus control method according to any one of the second, fifth and seventh aspects, wherein the predetermined automatic transmission start factor occurs, or When a predetermined operation input for instructing the transmission of the communication management information is detected, communication management report image information based on the communication management information is called to a transmission destination number and transmitted and output.

A facsimile apparatus according to claim 10 is
9. The facsimile apparatus according to claim 8, wherein, when the communication management report image information is transmitted and output, the next transmission output of the communication management report image information is the transmission instruction operation detection means. When a predetermined operation input for instructing the transmission of the communication management information is detected, the next transmission output is stored in the communication management information storage unit after the previous transmission output. The communication management report image information is created based on only the communication management information and transmitted and output.

According to an eleventh aspect of the present invention, in the facsimile machine control method according to the ninth aspect, when the communication management report image information is transmitted and output, the next communication management report image information is transmitted. When the transmission output is performed in response to the detection of a predetermined operation input instructing transmission of the communication management information, the next transmission output includes the communication management stored after the previous transmission output. The communication management report image information is created based on only the information and transmitted and output.

A facsimile apparatus according to claim 12 is
The facsimile apparatus according to claim 8, wherein the communication management information transmitting unit transmits the communication management report image information,
If the transmission instruction operation detection unit detects that a predetermined operation input for instructing transmission of the communication management information has been detected, the transmission output is stored in the communication management information storage unit. The communication management report image information is created based on all the communication management information that is present, and is transmitted and output.

According to a thirteenth aspect of the present invention, there is provided the facsimile machine control method according to the ninth aspect, wherein the transmission output of the communication management report image information is an instruction to transmit the communication management information. When the operation input is detected as a trigger, in the transmission output, the communication management report image information is created and transmitted and output based on all the accumulated communication management information. Features.

A facsimile apparatus according to claim 14 is
9. The facsimile apparatus according to claim 8, further comprising a manual transmission mode setting unit for setting whether to transmit only the difference from the previous transmission or to transmit all communication management information when manually transmitting the communication management information. On the other hand, when the communication management information transmitting unit transmits and outputs the communication management report image information, the transmission output of the next communication management report image information is transmitted by the transmission instruction operation detecting unit. If the setting by the manual transmission mode setting means is a setting to transmit only the difference from the previous transmission, the next transmission output Wherein the communication management report image information is created based only on the communication management information stored in the communication management information storage means after the previous transmission output. On the other hand, if the setting by the manual transmission mode setting means is a setting for transmitting all communication management information, all the communication management information stored in the communication management information storage means is transmitted in the next transmission output. The communication management report image information is created based on the information and transmitted and output.

A facsimile apparatus control method according to a fifteenth aspect of the present invention is the facsimile apparatus control method according to the ninth aspect, wherein when communication management information is manually transmitted, only a difference from a previous transmission is transmitted. It is set in advance whether or to transmit all communication management information, and when the communication management report image information is transmitted and output, the next transmission output of the communication management report image information transmits the communication management information. When a predetermined operation input to be instructed is detected and triggered, if the setting is such that only the difference from the previous transmission is transmitted, the next transmission output is stored after the previous transmission output. While the communication management report image information is created and transmitted and output based only on the communication management information that has been transmitted, if the setting is to transmit the entire communication management information, the next transmission In the force, and transmits the output to create the communication management report image information based on all of the communication management information stored.

A facsimile apparatus according to claim 16 is
15. The facsimile apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the predetermined automatic transmission start factor is determined based on communication management information stored in the communication management information storage unit. It is characterized in that the number of cases has reached a predetermined upper limit number.

A facsimile apparatus according to claim 17 is
17. The facsimile apparatus according to claim 16, further comprising an upper limit number setting means for arbitrarily setting the predetermined upper limit number.

The control method for a facsimile apparatus according to claim 18 is the method according to claim 2, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, or 1.
5. The method for controlling a facsimile apparatus according to any one of the items 5, wherein the predetermined automatic transmission start factor is that the number of stored communication management information has reached a predetermined upper limit number.

A facsimile apparatus according to claim 19,
The facsimile apparatus according to any one of claims 1, 3, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, and 14, wherein a start time storage means for storing in advance a start time of automatic transmission of communication management information, and a current time being measured. While the predetermined automatic transmission start factor is that the current time measured by the clocking means has become the start time stored in the start time storage means. And

According to a twentieth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method for controlling a facsimile apparatus according to the second aspect.
5. The method for controlling a facsimile apparatus according to any one of 5), wherein the start time of automatic transmission of the communication management information is stored in advance and the current time is measured, while the predetermined automatic transmission start factor is measured. The present time is the start time stored in advance.

A facsimile apparatus according to claim 21 is
20. The facsimile apparatus according to claim 19, further comprising a start time setting means for arbitrarily setting a start time stored in said start time storage means.

A facsimile apparatus according to claim 22 is
The facsimile apparatus according to any one of claims 1, 3, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, and 14, wherein day-by-day start time storage means stores a start time of automatic transmission of communication management information for each day of the week, A clock means for measuring a current time and a day of the week; and a day-by-day start time setting means for arbitrarily setting a start time for each day of the week stored in the day-by-day start time storage means. The present invention is characterized in that the current time measured by the clock means is a start time stored in the start time storage means and corresponding to the day of the week measured by the clock means. .

[0030]

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG.
An embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail.

FIG. 1 shows a block diagram of a facsimile apparatus 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, a facsimile apparatus 1 includes a system control unit 2, a ROM 3, a RAM 4, a scanner 5, a plotter 6, a clock circuit 7, an image memory 8, an operation display unit 9,
It comprises an encoding / decoding section 10, a modem 11, a network control section 12, and a system bus 13.

The system control section 2 controls each section of the apparatus according to the control program written in the ROM 3 while using the RAM 4 as a work area.

As described above, the ROM 3 is a read-only memory that stores a control program for the system control unit 2 to control each unit of the apparatus. Also, ROM
3 stores a font table 3a in which font data is associated with each character code. The system control unit 2 refers to the font table 3a when converting a character string into image information.

The RAM 4 is a random access memory used as a work area of the system control unit 2 as described above. The RAM 4 is backed up by a backup circuit (not shown), and the stored contents are retained even when the power of the apparatus is turned off.

The scanner 5 has 3.85 lines / mm, 7.7
This is for obtaining image information by reading a document image at a predetermined reading line density such as book / mm and 15.4 book / mm. The plotter 6 is for recording and outputting the received image information according to its line density, and for recording and outputting (copying operation) the image information read by the scanner 5 according to its line density.

The clock circuit 7 is for measuring the current date, day of the week, and time. The system control unit 2 can read the clock circuit 7 to obtain the current date, day of the week, and time. The image memory 8 is used to temporarily store transmission / reception image information until it is transmitted or recorded on a recording sheet by the plotter 6, and is used to develop image information when creating various types of report image information. It is used for

The operation display unit 9 is provided with a numeric keypad for designating a destination facsimile number, a transmission start key, a one-touch dial key, and various other keys, and includes a display such as a liquid crystal display device. It displays the operating state of the device to be notified to the user and various messages.

FIG. 2 shows an example of the arrangement of the operation display unit 9 not shown except for those directly related to the present embodiment. In the figure, a numeric keypad 9a is used for inputting a number when directly specifying a destination fax number or the like. [Yes] key 9b and [N
The o] key 9c is a key for allowing the user to make various selections of determination or cancellation. [Stop] key 9d is for instructing forcible stop of various operations.
The [Start] key 9e is for instructing the start of a facsimile transmission operation or the start of a copy operation.
The [Function] key 9f is used for a time-designated transmission, a department code-designated transmission, other than a one-touch dial registration function, a speed dial registration function, a user parameter setting function, and a function of the facsimile apparatus 1 as a standard facsimile apparatus. This function is for calling an extended function such as confidential transmission. Pressing this [function] key 9f and inputting a number corresponding to each function with the numeric keypad 9a calls up and executes each function. Can be.

The cursor key group 9g includes a [down arrow] key 9
gd, [left arrow] key 9gl, [right arrow] key 9gr,
And an [up arrow] key 9gu.
The [Down Arrow] key 9gd and the [Up Arrow] key 9gu are used to change the display content of the display 9h or to scroll the display content up and down in accordance with the depression of each key. In addition, the [left arrow] key 9gl and the [right arrow] key 9
gr selects an item, a function, or the like displayed on the display 8h in accordance with the depression of each key. The display 9h is
It displays the operating state of the device to be notified to the user and various messages.

Returning to FIG. 1, the encoding / decoding unit 10 converts the transmission image data into a predetermined encoding system such as an MH encoding system, an MR encoding system, and an MMR encoding system that conform to G3 facsimile. While encoding and compressing, the received image data is decoded and decompressed by a predetermined decoding method corresponding to the MH coding method, the MR coding method, the MMR coding method, or the like. The modem 11 is a G3 facsimile modem that modulates data transmitted to the public network via the network control unit 12 and demodulates a signal received from the public network via the network control unit 12. The modem 11 also transmits a DTMF signal corresponding to the transmission destination number. Network control unit 1
2 is connected to the public network and closes the DC loop of the line.
It performs connection control such as release, line polarity reversal detection, line release detection, dial tone detection, tone signal detection such as a busy tone, and ringing signal generation, and dial pulse generation. . The system bus 13 is a signal line through which the above components exchange data.

As shown in FIG. 3, the facsimile apparatus 1 configured as described above stores, in the RAM 4, storage areas 4a, 4b, and 4c in a communication management table and communication management information, respectively, as shown in FIG. A transmission destination and a time table are stored.

Next, a facsimile communication processing procedure in the facsimile machine 1 will be described with reference to FIG.

In the figure, the system control unit 2 monitors whether a document is set on the scanner 5 or whether there is an incoming call via the public network (No in decision 101, decision 1).
02 No loop).

If there is an incoming call (decision 102
Yes), the line is closed, a line via the public network is established with the transmission source device, and control information based on the G3 facsimile protocol is exchanged, and the image information is received as a facsimile message. Then, the received image information is decoded and decompressed by the encoding / decoding unit 10, recorded and output on a recording sheet by the plotter 6, and a line is released when the reception is completed, and a facsimile reception process is performed (process 103).

When a document is set on the scanner 5 (Yes in the judgment 101), it is monitored by the ten keys 9a or the like whether there is an input for designation of a transmission destination (No loop in the judgment 104). If there is (judgment 10
4), it is monitored whether the [Start] key 9b is pressed (No loop of decision 106). If it is pressed (Yes of decision 106), a call is made to the transmission destination specified in decision 104. Then, a line via the public network is established with the transmission destination device, and the coded image information obtained by compressing and encoding the original image information read by the scanner 5 by the encoding / decoding unit 10 is A facsimile transmission process of transmitting a facsimile message while exchanging control signals based on the G3 facsimile protocol and releasing the line when the transmission is completed is performed (process 106).

When the facsimile receiving process in process 103 or the facsimile sending process in process 106 is performed in this manner, various information obtained in connection with one performed communication (transmission or reception) is obtained. The communication management information is created on the basis of (step 107) and registered as a record of the record number (Pc + 1) in the communication management table 4a (step 108). The pointer Pc is incremented (process 109), and the process returns to the judgment 101.

FIG. 5 shows the specific contents of the communication management table 4a.

In the figure, the communication management table 4a
Is composed of records of communication management information corresponding to record numbers 01 to 50 corresponding to each communication. That is, communication management information can be stored in the communication management table 4a within a range of 50 cases.

The record of each communication management information is stored in the processing 106
In the facsimile transmission process or the facsimile reception process in the process 103, a “file number” added to each image information exchanged in each case, a “transmission and reception” indicating whether the type of communication is transmission or reception, "Communication date" indicating the date when the communication was performed, "Communication start time" indicating the time when each communication was started, G3 facsimile protocol called terminal identification signal CSI, calling terminal identification signal C
"Communication partner" indicating the fax number of the communication partner obtained by IG, transmission terminal identification signal TSI, etc., "communication mode" indicating the communication mode when communicating with the communication partner, and "time indicating the time required for communication" It is composed of fields of "communication time", "number of communication" indicating the number of pages of the communicated image information, and "communication result" indicating whether the communication result was normally completed (OK) or not normally (E). I have. The character string “G3” in the “communication mode” field indicates that communication was performed using the G3 facsimile protocol, and the character “E”
Is EC, an additional function of the G3 facsimile protocol.
Characters “S”, “D” indicate that communication was performed using the M (Error Correcting Mode) function together.
“F” indicates each line having a line density of 3.85 lines / mm (normal character), 7.7 lines / mm (small character), and 15.4 lines / mm (fine character) of the transmitted / received image information. The letter “M” indicates that memory transmission or memory reception has been performed.

The fields constituting each record are actually stored as predetermined internal code data. That is, in the present embodiment, the “file number”
Is stored in a 4-byte BCD code,
The “transmission / reception” field is stored as a 1-bit flag, and the “communication date” field is a BCD for a total of 6 bytes of 2 bytes for the year, 2 bytes for the month, and 2 bytes for the day. The “communication start time” field is stored as a BCD code of a total of 4 bytes, ie, 2 bytes for time and 2 bytes for minute, and the “communication destination” is stored.
Field is stored as a character code string corresponding to the notified communication destination character string, and the “communication mode” field is composed of the number of bits necessary to distinguish each communication mode, and the “communication time” Field is 2 / min
BCD for 4 bytes, totaling 2 bytes for bytes and seconds
The “communication number” field is stored as a BCD code corresponding to the number, and the “transmission result” field is stored as a 1-bit flag. Of course, the storage mode of the internal code data is not limited to the above-described mode.

The communication management information corresponding to each record number is created by the process 107, and is registered in the record of the number indicated by the pointer (Pc + 1) by the process 108 to be registered in the communication management table 4a. That is, the pointer Pc indicates the number of the record in which the latest communication management information is currently registered, and the record number in which the next communication management information is to be registered is (Pc + 1).

In FIG. 5, the pointer Pp indicates the record number 02.
p indicates the record number in which the latest communication management information at the time when the communication management report was previously transmitted by the communication management information transmission process described later is registered. When registering the communication management information in the communication management table 4a,
Registered in order from record number 01, newer communication management information is registered in a larger number record.

In FIG. 5, the variable Nmax is set to 0.
Although any record number in the range of 1 to 50 is indicated, the variable Nmax is set by a communication management information transmission mode setting processing procedure described later. Note that the pointers Pc and Pp and the variable Nmax are R
Stored in AM4.

Next, a procedure for registering a communication management information transmission destination in the facsimile machine 1 will be described with reference to FIG.

In the figure, the system control unit 2 monitors whether the communication management information transmission destination registration mode is activated by the combination operation of pressing the [Function] key 9f and inputting the number “70” with the ten keys 9a. When the destination identification information registration mode is activated (Yes in determination 201), the display 9h
Then, a display D01 shown in FIG. 7 is displayed to urge the user to input a destination telephone number of the communication management information (process 202).

When the telephone number of the transmission destination is input by the user using the numeric keypad 9a, the input number is displayed on the display D01 and stored (step 203) while the [Yes] key 9b is pressed. It is monitored whether the key is pressed or the [No] key 9c is pressed (No in decision 204, No loop in decision 205).

If the [Yes] key 9b is pressed (Yes in decision 204), the destination number input in step 203 is stored and registered in the storage area 4b of the RAM 4 (step 206), and step 202 Return to [No] key 9c
If is pressed (Yes in determination 205), the process ends.

Thus, in the storage area 4b of the RAM 4,
Any telephone number desired by the user can be registered as the destination number of the communication management information.

Next, the procedure for setting the communication management information transmission mode in the facsimile machine 1 will be described with reference to FIGS.
0, FIG. 12 and FIG.

First, in FIG. 8, the system control unit 2
Indicates that the [Function] key 9f is pressed and the numeric keypad 9
By the combination operation of the input of the number “80” by a,
It is monitored whether the communication management information transmission mode setting mode is activated (No loop in decision 301), and when the communication management information transmission mode setting mode is activated (Y in decision 301).
es) A display D10 shown in FIG. 9 is displayed on the display 9h, and it is determined whether the communication management information is automatically transmitted to the registered transmission destination “Yes” or “No” by the [←] key 9gl or the [→] key 9g.
A selection is made by pressing r, and the user is prompted to press the [Yes] key 9b (process 302).

Each time the user presses the [←] key 9gl or the [→] key 9gr, the display D10 is displayed.
In step 303, the cursor is moved to the character string “Yes” or “No”, and the cursor control for storing the current cursor position is performed (process 303).
Wait until b is pressed (No loop of determination 304).
When the [Yes] key 9b is pressed (Yes in decision 304)
s), determine the current cursor position (decision 305),
If “Yes”, the automatic transmission permission flag Fa is set to 1
(Step 306), and if “no”, the flag Fa is reset to 0 (step 307).

Thus, in the communication management information transmission processing described later, the user can determine whether or not to automatically transmit the communication management information to the destination registered according to the processing procedure shown in FIG. It can be set according to.
Note that the flag Fa is stored in the RAM 4.

After the process 306 or the process 307, FIG.
The process moves to the process 308 of 0.

In the process 308, a display D20 shown in FIG. 11 is displayed on the display 9h, and it is determined whether the communication management report to be transmitted in the communication management information transmitting process to be described later is "added" or "not". Selection is made by pressing the [←] key 9gl or [→] key 9gr, and the user is prompted to press the [Yes] key 9b.

Each time the user presses the [←] key 9gl or the [→] key 9gr, the display D20 is displayed.
In step 309, the cursor is moved to the character string "Yes" or "No," and cursor control for storing the current cursor position is performed (process 309).
Wait until b is pressed (No loop of decision 310).
When the [Yes] key 9b is pressed (Yes in decision 310)
s), determine the current cursor position (decision 311),
If “Yes”, the cover addition flag Fh is set to 1
(Step 312), and if "no", the flag Fh is reset to 0 (step 313).

Thus, it is possible to set whether or not to add a cover to the communication management report to be transmitted in the communication management information transmitting process described later, according to the user's desire. The flag Fh is stored in the RAM 4.

After the processing 312 or 313, FIG.
The process proceeds to the second process 314.

In the process 314, a display D30 shown in FIG. 13 is displayed on the display 9h, and the automatic transmission mode of the communication management report in the communication management information transmission process to be described later is set to “a fixed number transmission mode” or “periodic transmission”. One of the modes is selected by pressing the [←] key 9gl or the [→] key 9gr, and the user is prompted to press the [Yes] key 9b.

Each time the user presses the [←] key 9gl or the [→] key 9gr, the display D30 is displayed.
At the same time, the cursor is moved to the character string "a fixed number of transmission mode" or "periodic transmission mode", and cursor control for storing the current cursor position is performed (step 31).
5) Wait until the [Yes] key 9b is pressed (No loop of decision 316). When the [Yes] key 9b is pressed (Yes in judgment 316), the current cursor position is judged (judgment 311). If the mode is the "constant number transmission mode", the automatic transmission mode setting flag Fma is set to one. At the same time as setting (process 319), the number setting process (described later) is performed (process 319). In the case of the “periodic transmission mode”, the flag Fma is reset to 0 (process 32).
0), a time table setting process (described later) is performed (process 32).
1).

Thus, in the communication management information transmission process to be described later, the mode for automatically transmitting the communication management report can be set to either the “constant number transmission mode” or the “periodic transmission mode”. Can be set accordingly. The flag Fma is stored in the RAM 4.

After the process 319 or 321, FIG.
The process moves to the process 322 of step 4.

In the process 322, a display D40 shown in FIG. 15 is displayed on the display 9h, and the mode of manual transmission of the communication management report in the communication management information transmission process described later is set to "all" of the communication management information. Alternatively, the user is prompted to press the [←] key 9gl or the [→] key 9gr to select whether to transmit “only the difference from the previous time” of the communication management information and press the [Yes] key 9b. .

Each time the user presses the [←] key 9gl or the [→] key 9gr, the display D40 is displayed.
In step 323, the cursor is moved to the character string "all" or "only the difference from the previous time", and the cursor control for storing the current cursor position is performed (step 323).
s] key 9b is pressed (No in decision 324)
loop). When the [Yes] key 9b is pressed (judgment 3
24 (Yes), and judges the current cursor position (decision 3)
25) If “only the difference from the previous time” is set, the manual transmission mode setting flag Fmm is set to 1 (process 32).
6) If it is "all", the flag Fmm is reset to 0 (process 328).

As a result, the mode for manually transmitting the communication management report in the communication management information transmission processing to be described later can be set to either “all” of the communication management information or “difference from last time” in the communication management information. "Only" can be set according to the user's desire. The flag Fmm is stored in the RAM 4.

After the process 326 or 328, the process ends.

Next, a specific processing procedure of the number setting processing of the processing 319 in FIG. 12 will be described with reference to FIG.

In the figure, the system control unit 2 displays a display D50 shown in FIG.
The user is prompted to set the number of items to be stored before the automatic transmission of the communication management information is started within the range of the items (process 401).

When the number of stored items is input by the user using the numeric keypad 9a, the input number is displayed D5.
While the input process is displayed at 0 (in the figure, “30” is input as the number of stored items) and stored (process 402), the [Yes] key 9b is pressed or [No]. It is monitored whether the key 9c is pressed (No in the judgment 403, No loop in the judgment 403).

If the [Yes] key 9b is pressed (Yes in decision 403), the number of storages input in the process 402 is stored in the RAM 4 as the value of the variable Nmax (process 405), and the process returns to the process 401. If the [No] key 9c has been pressed (Yes in determination 404), the process ends.

Thus, as the value of the variable Nmax, it is possible to set the number of storages until the automatic transmission of the communication management information starts to an arbitrary number desired by the user.

Next, a specific processing procedure of the time table setting processing of the processing 321 in FIG. 12 will be described with reference to FIG.

In the figure, the system control unit 2 displays a display D60 shown in FIG. 19 on the display 9h to urge the user to set a time at which the automatic transmission of the communication management information is started. Set the "time" to "1st time" with 9gu or "Time" with the [↓] key 9gd
Is set to "the second time", and the [9] or [9] key is pressed to change the day of the week as necessary. Further, the currently set “time” and the currently set “day of the week” are displayed (process 501).

When the transmission time is input by the user using the numeric keypad 9a, the input time is displayed.
A time input process for displaying and storing at 0 is performed (process 502), and the [↑] key 9gu or the [↓] key 9
The "time" changed by the gd is displayed on the display D60 and the currently set "time" is stored, while the "day of the week" changed by the [←] key 9gl or the [→] key 9gr is displayed. While performing cursor control for displaying on D60 and storing the currently set "day of the week", the [Yes] key 9b is pressed or [No].
It is monitored whether or not the key 9c is pressed (N in the judgment 504).
o, No loop of decision 505).

In the display 60 shown in FIG. 19, "08:00" is set as the transmission time, "first time" is set as the "time", and "Thursday" is set as the "day of the week". Is shown. In a display D60a which is another example of the display 60, the transmission time is "1".
2:00 "," first time "is set as" time ", and" Saturday "is set as" day of week ". In a display D60b, which is another example of the display 60, “17:00” is set as the transmission time, “second time” is set as “time”, and “Monday” is set as “day of week”. It indicates that.

Input processing in this way (processing 502)
If the [Yes] key 9b is pressed while repeatedly performing the cursor control (process 503) (Yes in determination 504), the time input in process 502 is set to the corresponding position in the time table 4c. Store and register in (Process 5
06), returning to the processing 501; If the [No] key 9c has been pressed (Yes in decision 505), the process ends.

FIG. 20 shows a specific structure of the time table 4c. In the figure, the time table 4c is
It is configured as a collection of records composed of fields of “first” transmission time and “second” transmission time corresponding to each day of the week, day, month, fire, water, Thursday, Friday, and soil, respectively. .

Therefore, the corresponding position in the time table 4c at which the time is to be registered in the process 506 is determined by the "time" and the "day of the week" set by the cursor control in the process 503 when the judgment 504 becomes Yes. Means the specified field.

Thus, the time at which the automatic transmission of the communication management information is started can be set to an arbitrary time desired by the user for each day of the week.
Two times can be set for the second time. Therefore, the time at which the automatic transmission of the communication management information is started can be set for each day of the week according to the user's convenience, and two types of start times can be set for the same day of the week according to the user's convenience. Can be. Of course, it is needless to say that the third and subsequent times can be set for a specific day of the week, so that more detailed settings can be made. If it is not necessary to set the “first time” and / or “second time” start time for a particular day of the week, the registration may be made unregistered. May be set for each day of the week.

Next, a procedure for transmitting communication management information in the facsimile machine 1 will be described with reference to FIG.

In the figure, the system control unit 2 first determines whether or not the value of the automatic transmission permission flag Fa is 1 (0) (decision 601). While the value of the flag Fa is 0, that is, while the setting for not automatically transmitting the communication management information is made (No in the judgment 601), [Function]
It is monitored whether the communication management information manual transmission mode is activated by a combination operation of pressing the key 9f and inputting the number “90” using the numeric keypad 9a (No in decision 602).
In a loop), when the communication management information manual transmission mode is activated (Yes in decision 602), a manual transmission process (described later) is performed (process 609), and the process returns to decision 601. Thereby, if the communication management information manual transmission mode is activated at an arbitrary timing desired by the user, the communication management information can be transmitted to the transmission destination.

In the judgment 601, the value of the flag Fa is 1
, That is, if the setting is made to automatically transmit the communication management information (Yes in decision 601), it is further determined whether the value of the automatic transmission mode setting flag Fma is 1 or not (0) ( Decision 601).

The value of the flag Fma is 0, that is,
When the automatic transmission mode of the communication management information is set to the regular transmission mode (No in decision 603), the current time (day of the week and time) Tnow is read from the clock circuit 7 (process 606), and shown in FIG. The time is compared with the time table 4c (process 607). The first or second transmission time corresponding to the day of the week at the current time Tnow is the current time Tn.
It is determined whether or not the time coincides with the time of ow (determination 608).
If they do not match (No in decision 608), decision 601
Return to If they match (Yes in decision 608), automatic transmission processing (described later) is performed (processing 605), and decision 601 is made.
Return to Thus, when the automatic transmission mode is set to the regular transmission mode, the communication management information can be automatically transmitted to the transmission destination each time the time registered in the time table 4c arrives. In this case, the arrival of the time registered in the time table 4c is a factor for activating automatic transmission of communication management information.

The value of the flag Fma is 1, that is,
When the automatic transmission mode of the communication management information is set to the fixed number transmission mode (Yes in decision 603), the pointer Pc incremented by the facsimile communication processing procedure shown in FIG. It is determined whether it is equal to the variable Nmax set by the number setting process, that is, whether or not the number of pieces of communication management information stored in the communication management table 4a has reached the upper limit set by the user (determination 604). If it has not reached yet (No in decision 604), the process returns to decision 601. If it has reached (Yes in decision 604), an automatic transmission process (described later) is performed (process 605), and the process returns to decision 601. Thus, when the automatic transmission mode is set to the fixed number transmission mode, every time a certain number of communication management information is accumulated,
The communication management information can be transmitted to the transmission destination. In this case, the fact that a certain number of pieces of communication management information have been accumulated is a factor that activates automatic transmission of communication management information.

Next, a specific procedure of the automatic transmission processing of step 605 in the communication management information transmission processing procedure of FIG. 21 will be described with reference to FIG.

In the figure, the system control unit 22 first determines whether or not the communication management information transmission destination has been registered in the storage area 4b of the RAM 4 (decision 701). ), And terminate the process.

If the communication management information transmission destination is already registered (Yes in decision 701), a call is made to the registered transmission destination to establish a line with the transmission destination (process 70).
2). Then, the cover addition possibility flag Fh is 1 or not (0).
If the flag Fh is 0, that is, if the cover is not added to the communication management report (No in Step 703), the process proceeds to Step 706 without doing anything.

When the flag Fh is 1, that is, when the cover is added to the communication management report (judgment 7
03, Yes), display image information is created (process 704),
After transmitting based on the G3 facsimile protocol (process 705), the process proceeds to process 706.

In process 706, communication management report image information is created based on all communication management information stored from record number 01 to number Pc in communication management table 4a (process 706). Then, the created report image information is transmitted based on the G3 facsimile protocol (processing 707), and after the line is disconnected and facsimile transmission is completed (processing 708), the communication management table 4c is cleared, that is, stored. All the transmitted communication management information is deleted from the RAM 4 (step 709), and the pointers Pp and Pc are each initialized to 0 (step 71).
0).

In this way, instead of recording and outputting the communication management report on the recording paper by the plotter 6 of its own device,
By transmitting the communication management report to the transmission destination registered in advance, the communication management report is not lost by a general user of the facsimile apparatus 1 who is not interested in the communication management report. Can be reliably delivered to people.

FIG. 23 shows an example of cover image information created by the process 704, transmitted to the transmission destination by the process 705, received by the destination device, and recorded and output on recording paper. The cover image information shown in the figure indicates that the received document of the subsequent page is report image information describing the communication management information, and the reception time of the communication management information and the telephone number of the transmission source (“03” in the figure) -2456-7890 "),
The number of communication management information ("30" in the figure) described in the communication management report of the following page is included as additional information. The telephone number of the caller is G3
Transmission terminal identification signal TS in facsimile protocol
I, called terminal identification signal CSI, calling terminal identification signal CIG
RAM to notify the other party of the own station number
By adding the transmission source telephone number, the transmission destination can easily specify the transmission source device of the communication management information. Further, the number of pieces of communication management information described in the communication management report of the next page can be easily grasped from the number of pieces of communication management information.

FIG. 24 shows a table created by the process 706.
15 shows an example of communication management report image information transmitted to the transmission destination by processing 707, received by the destination apparatus, and recorded and output on recording paper.

In the figure, the portion of “**** communication management report...” On the top line is header information, and the portion of “M: accumulation L: time designation...” On the bottom line is footer data. The portion sandwiched between the information and the footer data is the net communication management information report data. In the figure, each piece of communication management information in the report data is described separately for transmission and reception in the field of "transmission / reception", and is described in the order of writing the older data.

Next, a specific procedure of the manual transmission processing of step 609 in the communication management information transmission processing procedure of FIG. 21 will be described with reference to FIGS. 25 and 26.

First, in FIG. 25, the system control unit 22
First, the display 9h displays the display D70 shown in FIG. 27 on the display 9h, and prompts the user to specify the destination telephone number of the communication management information (process 801).

When the telephone number of the transmission destination is designated by the user using the numeric keypad 9a, the designated number is displayed on the display D70 and stored (step 802), and the [Yes] key 9b is entered. Is monitored (No in decision 803).

When the [Yes] key 9b is pressed (Yes in decision 803), a call is made to the destination number input in step 802 to establish a line with the destination (step 804). . Thereby, in the case of manual transmission, the transmission destination can be arbitrarily designated each time. However,
Steps 801, 802, and judgment 803 are omitted, and in step 804, a call is made to the communication management information transmission destination stored and registered in the storage area 4 b of the RAM 4, and the designation of the transmission destination each time is omitted. You may do so.

Then, it is determined whether the cover addition possibility flag Fh is 1 or not (0) (decision 805). If the flag Fh is 0, that is, if the cover is not added to the communication management report (decision 805) (No in 805), the process proceeds to the determination 808 in FIG. 26 without doing anything.

When the flag Fh is 1, that is, when the cover is set to the communication management report (judgment 8
05), the display image information as shown in FIG. 23 is created (step 806), and transmitted based on the G3 facsimile protocol (step 807).
Move to 8.

In the judgment 808 of FIG. 26, it is judged whether the value of the manual transmission mode setting flag Fmm is 1 or not (0). If the value of the flag Fmm is 0, that is, the value is stored in the communication management table 4a. If the mode is set to transmit all communication management information that has been
o), the communication management report image information is created based on all the communication management information stored from the record number 01 to the number Pc of the communication management table 4a (process 810). When the value of the flag Fmm is 1, that is, in the mode in which the previously transmitted communication management information among the communication management information stored in the communication management table 4a is not transmitted, only the difference communication management information is transmitted. If it is set (Yes in determination 809), communication management report image information is created based only on the communication management information stored from the record number (Pp + 1) to the number Pc in the communication management table 4a (process 809). .

Then, the report image information created in the process 810 or 809 is transmitted based on the G3 facsimile protocol (process 811), and the line is disconnected to complete the facsimile transmission (process 812). The value of the pointer Pc is substituted for the pointer Pp without deleting the communication management information stored in 4c (step 813). The pointer Pp set in the processing 813 is referred to in the processing 809.

As described above, in the case of manual transmission, all communication management information stored in the communication management table 4a or only communication management information stored after the previous transmission is used, depending on the setting. Since the communication management report can be transmitted to the transmission destination that has created the communication management report, all the stored communication management information is described in the same manner as in the case where the communication management report is manually recorded and output on the recording paper by the plotter 6 of the device of the related art. It is possible to switch between transmitting the communication management report in the form or transmitting the communication management report in the form excluding the communication management information overlapping with the previous transmission, according to the place desired by the user.

In the above-described embodiment, the present invention is applied to a G3 facsimile that performs communication by a G3 facsimile protocol via a public network, but the present invention is exchanged with a destination apparatus. It is needless to say that the present invention is not limited by the communication protocol or the form of the communication path to the destination device.

[0114]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, the communication management report image information is automatically transmitted and output to a pre-registered facsimile apparatus or the like, which is the nearest facsimile apparatus of the manager. The management report is not handled by a general user who does not need it, and can be delivered to the department that needs the communication management report. Therefore, the communication management report can be prevented from being lost and the customer satisfaction can be improved.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, since the communication management report image information is automatically transmitted to the pre-registered facsimile apparatus or the like, which is closest to the manager, the communication management report image information is automatically transmitted and output. However, the communication management report can be delivered to the department that needs it without being handled by general users who do not need it. Therefore,
This has the effect of preventing loss of the communication management report beforehand and improving customer satisfaction.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, since the transmission destination of the communication management report image information can be set arbitrarily, the user can easily register / change the desired transmission destination. Is obtained.

According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, it is possible to switch whether or not to automatically transmit a communication management report according to the user's desire. Can be obtained.

According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, it is possible to switch whether or not to automatically transmit a communication management report in accordance with a place desired by a user. Can be obtained.

According to the sixth aspect of the present invention, when transmitting the communication management report image information, a cover indicating that fact is added, so that the receiving side is notified to the user that the communication management information has been received. It is possible to easily confirm the information and to obtain the effect of improving convenience.

According to the seventh aspect of the present invention, when transmitting the communication management report image information, a cover indicating that fact is added, so that the receiving side is notified to the user that the communication management information has been received. It is possible to easily confirm, and an effect that convenience can be improved is obtained.

According to the invention of claim 8, since the communication management information can be transmitted to the other party even manually, the user needs to send the communication management information which has not been automatically transmitted yet at the end of work. , The communication management information can be transmitted at an arbitrary timing, and the effect of improving convenience can be obtained.

According to the ninth aspect of the present invention, since the communication management information can be transmitted to the other party even manually, the user needs to transmit the communication management information which has not been automatically transmitted yet at the end of work. , The communication management information can be transmitted at an arbitrary timing, and the effect of improving convenience can be obtained.

According to the tenth aspect, when manually transmitting the communication management report image information, the previously transmitted communication management information is not included as the content, and the communication management information accumulated since the previous transmission is not included. Since only the management information is included as the content, there is no duplication with the previous transmission content, and it is possible to improve the convenience of the user on the receiving side, and to reduce the communication cost by reducing the amount of transmission data. The effect that becomes possible is obtained.

According to the eleventh aspect, when the communication management report image information is manually transmitted, the previously transmitted communication management information is not included in the content, and the communication management information accumulated since the previous transmission is not included. Since only the management information is included as the content, there is no duplication with the previous transmission content, it is possible to improve the convenience of the user on the receiving side, and the communication cost is reduced by reducing the amount of transmission data. The effect that becomes possible is obtained.

According to the twelfth aspect, when the communication management report image information is transmitted manually, all the accumulated communication management information are included as contents.
In the same manner as when the communication management report was manually output on the recording paper by the plotter of the own apparatus in the past, the transmission destination apparatus receives the report as a form in which all the stored communication management information is included as contents. This makes it possible to provide the same form of information to a user who does not want to change the conventional management method.

According to the thirteenth aspect, when the communication management report image information is manually transmitted, all the stored communication management information is included as contents.
In the same manner as when the communication management report was manually output on the recording paper by the plotter of the own apparatus in the past, the transmission destination apparatus receives the report as a form in which all the stored communication management information is included as contents. This makes it possible to provide the same form of information to a user who does not want to change the conventional management method.

According to the fourteenth aspect of the present invention, when manually transmitting the communication management report image information, the communication management report image information is transmitted in a state in which all the stored communication management information is included in the contents, The communication management information that has already been transmitted is not included in the content, and it is possible to switch between transmitting and transmitting only the communication management information that has been accumulated since the previous transmission. And the effect of increasing convenience can be obtained.

According to the fifteenth aspect, when manually transmitting the communication management report image information, the communication management report image information may be transmitted in a state where all the stored communication management information is included in the content, The communication management information that has been transmitted is not included as content, and it is possible to switch and set whether to transmit with only the communication management information accumulated since the previous transmission as the content. And the effect of increasing convenience can be obtained.

According to the sixteenth aspect of the present invention, the communication management report image information is automatically transmitted and output to the transmission destination each time the communication management information is accumulated in a fixed number of cases. The report can be received by the transmission destination device, and the number of reports can be minimized, and the management can be facilitated.

According to the seventeenth aspect of the present invention, the predetermined upper limit number can be set to an arbitrary number desired by the user. Thus, it is possible to adapt to the request of the user who wants to receive and manage the received data by the number of cases, and to obtain the effect that the convenience can be improved.

According to the eighteenth aspect of the present invention, the communication management report image information is automatically transmitted and output to the transmission destination each time the communication management information is stored in a fixed number of cases, so that the communication management report image information is transmitted in a certain number of times. The report can be received by the transmission destination device, and the number of reports can be minimized, and the management can be facilitated.

According to the nineteenth aspect, the communication management report image information is automatically transmitted and output to the transmission destination device each time the start time arrives. The communication management report image information can be transmitted, the communication management report is less likely to be confused with other received documents on the transmission destination apparatus side, and the effect of facilitating management can be obtained.

According to the twentieth aspect, the communication management report image information is automatically transmitted and output to the transmission destination device each time the start time arrives. The communication management report image information can be transmitted, the communication management report is less likely to be confused with other received documents on the transmission destination apparatus side, and the effect of facilitating management can be obtained.

According to the twenty-first aspect, since the start time can be set arbitrarily, the communication management report can be transmitted and output at a time convenient for the user, and the management of the report can be further facilitated. A possible effect is obtained.

According to the twenty-second aspect, the communication management report image information is automatically transmitted to the transmission destination device each time the start time set at the time desired by the user arrives for each day of the week. Since the information is output, the communication management report image information can be transmitted at a time that matches the work style of each user on each day of the week, and the effect that the convenience can be further improved can be obtained.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a block configuration of a facsimile apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of an arrangement configuration of the operation display unit of the facsimile apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention, except for parts directly related to the present embodiment;

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing the contents stored in a RAM of the facsimile apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing a facsimile communication processing procedure in the facsimile apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing specific contents and the like of a communication management table.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing a communication management information transmission destination registration processing procedure in the facsimile apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention.

7 is a diagram showing a display example in the processing procedure of FIG.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing a communication management information transmission mode setting processing procedure in the facsimile apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention.

9 is a diagram showing a display example in the processing procedure of FIG.

FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing a communication management information transmission mode setting processing procedure in the facsimile apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention, together with FIG.

11 is a diagram showing a display example in the processing procedure of FIG.

FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing a communication management information transmission mode setting processing procedure in the facsimile apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention, together with FIGS. 8 and 10;

13 is a diagram showing a display example in the processing procedure of FIG.

FIG. 14, together with FIGS. 8, 10 and 12, is a flowchart showing a communication management information transmission mode setting processing procedure in the facsimile apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 15 is a diagram showing a display example in the processing procedure of FIG. 14;

FIG. 16 is a flowchart illustrating a specific processing procedure of the number setting processing.

17 is a diagram showing a display example in the processing procedure of FIG.

FIG. 18 is a flowchart illustrating a specific processing procedure of a time table setting process.

FIG. 19 is a diagram showing a display example in the processing procedure of FIG. 18;

FIG. 20 is a diagram showing specific contents of a time table.

FIG. 21 is a flowchart showing a communication management information transmission processing procedure in the facsimile apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 22 is a flowchart illustrating a specific procedure of an automatic transmission process.

FIG. 23 is a diagram showing specific contents of cover picture information.

FIG. 24 is a diagram showing a communication management report.

FIG. 25 is a flowchart showing a specific procedure of a manual transmission process.

26 is a flowchart showing a specific processing procedure of the manual transmission processing together with FIG. 25.

FIG. 27 is a diagram showing a display example in the processing procedure of FIG. 25;

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Facsimile machine 2 System control part 3 ROM 3a Font table 4 RAM 4a Communication management table 4b Communication management information transmission destination 4c Time table 5 Scanner 6 Plotter 7 Clock circuit 8 Image memory 9 Operation display part 9a Numeric keypad 9b [Yes] key 9c [ No] key 9d [Stop] key 9e [Start] key 9f [Function] key 9g Cursor key group 9gd [Down arrow] key 9gl [Left arrow] key 9gr [Right arrow] key 9gu [Up arrow] key 9h Display 10 Encoding / decoding unit 11 Modem 12 Network control unit 13 System bus

Claims (22)

[Claims] 1. A communication management report storage device for storing information relating to communication performed with a partner apparatus as communication management information for each communication in a communication management information storage unit, and displaying a communication management report based on the stored communication management information. In a facsimile apparatus for creating and outputting information, a destination storage means in which a destination number of communication management information is stored in advance, and when a predetermined automatic transmission start factor occurs, communication management report image information based on the communication management information A facsimile apparatus comprising: a communication management information transmitting unit for calling the transmission management report image information generated to the transmission destination number stored in the transmission destination storage unit and transmitting and transmitting the generated communication management report image information. . 2. Information relating to communication performed with a partner device is stored and stored as communication management information for each communication, and communication management report image information based on the stored and stored communication management information is created and output. In a method of controlling a facsimile apparatus, a destination number of communication management information is stored in advance, and when a predetermined automatic transmission start factor occurs, communication management report image information based on the communication management information is created, and And transmitting and transmitting the communication management report image information to the transmission destination number. 3. The facsimile apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a transmission destination setting means for arbitrarily setting a transmission destination number of the communication management information stored in said transmission destination storage means. 4. A transmission permission / inhibition setting means for setting whether or not to transmit communication management information, wherein the communication management information transmitting means is set to transmit communication management information by the transmission permission / inhibition setting means. Only when the predetermined automatic transmission start factor occurs, creates communication management report image information based on the communication management information, and stores the created communication management report image information in the destination storage means. 4. The facsimile apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the facsimile apparatus calls the stored transmission destination number and outputs the transmission. 5. A method for setting whether or not to transmit communication management information in advance, and when the predetermined automatic transmission start factor occurs only when the setting for transmitting communication management information is set, 3. The facsimile machine according to claim 2, wherein communication management report image information is created based on the communication management information, and the created communication management report image information is transmitted to the destination number and transmitted and output. How to control the device. 6. The communication management information transmitting means transmits the communication management information when transmitting and outputting the communication management report image information based on the communication management information to the transmission destination number. 5. The facsimile apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the facsimile apparatus is configured to create cover image information including the information as the information, add the image information to the communication management report image information, and transmit and output the information. 7. When the communication management report image information based on the communication management information is transmitted to the destination number and transmitted and output, cover image information including the content of transmitting the communication management information is created. 6. The control method for a facsimile apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the control information is transmitted and output in addition to the communication management report image information. 8. A transmission instruction operation detecting means for detecting a predetermined operation input for instructing transmission of communication management information, wherein said communication management information transmitting means is configured to: Alternatively, when a predetermined operation input for instructing transmission of the communication management information is detected by the transmission instruction operation detecting means, the communication management report image information based on the communication management information is called to a transmission destination number. 5. A transmission output device.
Or a facsimile apparatus according to any one of 6. 9. The communication management report image information based on the communication management information when the predetermined automatic transmission start factor occurs or when a predetermined operation input instructing transmission of the communication management information is detected. 8. A call to the destination number and transmission output.
A method for controlling a facsimile apparatus according to any one of the above. 10. The communication management information transmitting means, when transmitting and outputting the communication management report image information, transmits the next transmission output of the communication management report image information to the communication management information image detecting means by the transmission instruction operation detecting means. When a predetermined operation input for instructing the transmission is performed as a trigger, in the next transmission output, the communication management information stored in the communication management information storage unit after the previous transmission output is stored. 9. The facsimile apparatus according to claim 8, wherein the communication management report image information is created and transmitted and output based only on the communication management report image information. 11. When the communication management report image information is transmitted and output, the next transmission output of the communication management report image information indicates that a predetermined operation input instructing the transmission of the communication management information is detected. When performed as a trigger, in the next transmission output, the communication management report image information is created and transmitted and output based only on the communication management information accumulated after the previous transmission output. Item 10. A method for controlling a facsimile apparatus according to item 9. 12. The communication management information transmitting means, wherein the transmission output of the communication management report image information detects that a predetermined operation input for instructing the transmission of the communication management information is detected by the transmission instruction operation detecting means. In the case of being performed as a trigger, in the transmission output, the communication management report image information is created and transmitted and output based on all communication management information stored in the communication management information storage means. The facsimile apparatus according to claim 8, wherein: 13. When transmission output of the communication management report image information is performed in response to detection of a predetermined operation input instructing transmission of the communication management information,
10. The control method according to claim 9, wherein, in the transmission output, the communication management report image information is created based on all the accumulated communication management information, and is transmitted and output. 14. A method for manually transmitting communication management information, further comprising a manual transmission mode setting means for setting whether to transmit only the difference from the previous transmission or to transmit all communication management information, The management information transmitting means, when transmitting and outputting the communication management report image information,
When the transmission output of the next communication management report image information is triggered by the detection of a predetermined operation input instructing the transmission of the communication management information by the transmission instruction operation detecting means, the manual transmission is performed. If the setting by the form setting means is a setting to transmit only the difference from the previous transmission,
In the next transmission output, the communication management report image information is created and transmitted and output based on only the communication management information stored in the communication management information storage unit after the previous transmission output, and the manual transmission mode setting is performed. If the setting by the means is a setting for transmitting all communication management information, in the next transmission output, the communication management report image information is stored based on all communication management information stored in the communication management information storage means. The facsimile apparatus according to claim 8, wherein the facsimile apparatus is created and transmitted and output. 15. When manually transmitting communication management information, it is previously set whether only the difference from the previous transmission or all communication management information is transmitted, and the communication management report image information is transmitted. In the case where the transmission output is performed, when the next transmission output of the communication management report image information is performed in response to detection of a predetermined operation input instructing transmission of the communication management information, the previous transmission minute If only the difference is transmitted, the next transmission output creates the communication management report image information based on only the communication management information accumulated after the previous transmission output and transmits and outputs the communication management report image information. If the setting is to transmit all communication management information, in the next transmission output, the communication management report image information is created and transmitted based on all accumulated communication management information. 10. The output of claim 9
3. The method for controlling a facsimile apparatus according to claim 1. 16. The communication device according to claim 1, wherein the predetermined automatic transmission start factor is that the number of pieces of communication management information stored in the communication management information storage means has reached a predetermined upper limit number. 3, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12 or 1
5. The facsimile apparatus according to any one of 4. 17. The facsimile apparatus according to claim 16, further comprising upper limit number setting means for arbitrarily setting the predetermined upper limit number. 18. The method according to claim 2, wherein the predetermined automatic transmission start factor is that the number of stored communication management information has reached a predetermined upper limit number.
The control method for a facsimile apparatus according to any one of 9, 11, 13 and 15. 19. The apparatus further comprises: a start time storage means for preliminarily storing a start time of automatic transmission of communication management information; and a clock means for clocking a current time. 5. The method according to claim 1, wherein the current time being measured is the start time stored in said start time storage means.
The facsimile apparatus according to any one of 10, 12, and 14. 20. The automatic transmission start time of the communication management information is stored in advance and the current time is measured, while the predetermined automatic transmission start factor is that the measured current time is stored in advance. 14. The system according to claim 2, wherein the start time is reached.
Or the control method of the facsimile apparatus according to any one of the above items 15. 21. The facsimile apparatus according to claim 19, further comprising start time setting means for arbitrarily setting a start time stored in said start time storage means. 22. A day-by-day start time storage means for storing a start time of automatic transmission of communication management information for each day of the week, a timekeeping means for clocking current time and day of the week, and each of the day-of-week start time storage means. The apparatus further includes a day-by-day start time setting unit that arbitrarily sets a start time for each day of the week, and the predetermined automatic transmission start factor is such that a current time measured by the clock unit is stored in the start time storage unit. The start time corresponding to the day of the week on which the time keeping means is keeping time has been reached.
A facsimile apparatus according to any one of 4, 6, 8, 10, 12 and 14.