JPH01238266A - Automatic transfer system for confidential facsimile - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To automatically transmit a confidential document transmitted to a representative FAX in the head office of an enterprise from an external enterprise or the like to a FAX being near a receiver in a branch office by temporarily storing received image data in an image data buffer and collating and identifying whether it is the confidential document which should be automatically transferred or not with the aid of an ID collation means. CONSTITUTION:The confidential document with an ID code transmitted from the facsimile equipment FAX (S) of a transmission side being in the external enterprise or the like is received by the receiving part 1 of the representative facsimile equipment FAX (R) or a receiving side in the head office. The confidential document is demodulated by the reception part 1, stored in the image data buffer part 2. Simultaneously to that, the ID code of it is extracted by an ID code extraction part 3 and collated with a stored ID bode by the ID code collation part 4. Then, the confidential document is identified whether it is one which should be transferred or not. When the ID code which is transferred and the stored one coincide each other, the ID code is converted to the FAX number of the FAX of a transmission destination by an ID code/FAX conversion part 6 through a control part 5 and transmitted to a transmission part 7. Then, the confidential document held by the buffer part 2 is automatically transferred to an addresses from the transmission part 7.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] 〔table of contents〕 overview Industrial applications Conventional technology Problems that the invention aims to solve Means to solve problems (Figure 1) action Example (Figures 2 to 4) Effect of the invention 〔overview〕 Concerning the automatic transfer method for confidential facsimiles.

The purpose is to automatically send a facsimile of a confidential document whose ID has been previously requested to be forwarded to a registered forwarding destination.

In a confidential facsimile device that stores a confidential document sent from the outside in a storage section, an image data buffer means that temporarily stores received image data;
It is equipped with an ID verification means for checking and identifying whether or not a confidential document should be automatically forwarded, and a FAX number conversion means for outputting the forwarding destination's FAX number.

The received confidential document is temporarily held in the image data buffer means, and when it is identified that the confidential document should be automatically forwarded, the confidential document held in the image data buffer means is transferred to the destination FAX number. However, when the confidential document is not to be automatically transferred, the confidential document is held in the storage section.

[Industrial application field]

The present invention relates to an automatic transfer method for confidential facsimile, and in particular, to a method that allows a confidential document with an ID code received by one representative facsimile device to be automatically transferred quickly and reliably to the corresponding destination facsimile device. Concerning an automatic transfer method for confidential facsimiles.

[Prior Art] Conventionally, confidential facsimile communication has been performed in facsimile communication.

In the case of such a confidential facsimile 2 For example, a confidential document sent from outside is received by a representative fax in the main office, and the recipient of the confidential document 9, such as an employee of a branch office or branch office, goes to the main office and sends it to the representative fax. The confidential document was printed and received by entering an ID code or password.

If the distance between the head office and the branch is large and this is difficult,9 for example, a confidential document may be sent directly from an external company to the recipient, or a relay broadcast communication may be used. Ta.

[Problem to be solved by the invention]

The conventional facsimile machine as described above has the following drawbacks.

(1) For example, a confidential document received at a representative fax machine located in the main office will be automatically re-sent to the recipient at the branch.
It was inconvenient because there was nothing that could do so-called transfer,
And it took a lot of effort and time.

(2) When sending a confidential document directly from an external company, etc. to a recipient at a branch office, etc., or when using relay broadcast communication, the sender of the confidential document, such as the external company, etc. In addition to the telephone number of the main office's main fax machine, you also have to remember the numbers of each branch, which is inconvenient.

The present invention has been made to solve these conventional drawbacks, and allows confidential documents sent from external companies to be sent to a representative fax machine located in the head office of a company, for example, by a branch office. The purpose is to enable automatic forwarding to a fax machine located near the recipient.

[Means to solve the problem]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention is as follows.

FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating the principle of an automatic transfer system for a confidential facsimile according to the present invention, and the present invention will be described in detail below based on this diagram.

Sending facsimile machine FAX located at an external company, etc.
A confidential document with an ID code sent from (S) is received by the representative facsimile machine FAX (R) on the receiving side in the main office.

After receiving this confidential document by FAX(R), the receiving unit 1
The ID code is extracted by the code extraction unit 3 in order to determine whether the document sent to the image data buffer unit 2 is a forwarded confidential document or not.

The extracted ID code is checked against a preset ID code by the ID code checking section 4. As a result of the verification, it matches the ID code to be transferred.

The ID code/FAX number 8 conversion unit 6 converts and outputs the phone number of the destination FAX via the control unit 5.

This fax number is sent to the transmitting section 7, and the confidential document temporarily held in the 2-image data pant 1 section 2 is taken out and sent to the transmitting section 7, where it is modulated and the telephone number of the other party is outputted by the network control circuit. A confidential document is sent to a receiving terminal facsimile device F A x (a) near the recipient;
Automatically forwards to one or more FAXes in FAX(b)--FAX(n)O.

In addition, if there is no ID code that matches the ID code of the confidential document received by FAX(R), there is no need to automatically transfer the confidential document stored in the image data buffer section 2 to the image data storage section 8. Put it in and store it.

Then, 2 using the in-store FAX (6) 2, for example, keyboard 9
ID that is the same as the ID code of the confidential document stored from
Once the code is entered, the document is printed on printer 10.

This allows you to receive confidential documents.

[For production]

As described above, for example, in a company with many branches, one representative fax machine can be placed in the main office, and this representative fax can be used as a fax that can be received by external companies.

In this way, automatic forwarding is possible by simply registering the ID code of the recipient at the branch or factory that is the forwarding destination and the phone number of the forwarding destination FAX in the representative fax machine in the main office. Become.

〔Example〕

Hereinafter, two embodiments of the present invention will be described based on the drawings. Second
The figure is a diagram schematically showing the automatic transfer system of confidential facsimile (') which is one embodiment of the present invention, and Figure 3 shows the detailed configuration of the representative facsimile machine F'AX (5) on the receiving side in Figure 2. FIG. 4 is a flowchart of the automatic transfer method for confidential facsimile.

In Figure 2, FAX (I()) is a representative facsimile machine on the receiving side, and for example, one machine is installed in the main office.
X(a), FAX(b), FAX(c)-・FAX(n
)teeth.

Each is the receiving terminal facsimile device of the forwarding destination,
For example, branch a, branch S, branch C, and branch n.
Installed inside.

Further, FAX (8) is a facsimile machine on the sending side, and is installed at an external company or the like.

Then, the ID code of the clerk, etc. who is the recipient of the confidential document at each branch is registered in advance in one representative 7Aximi 1JFAX (8) installed in the head office of the company that has branches a to branch n. put.

As shown in FIG. 3, the representative 7 Aximi IJFAX (8) includes a receiving section 21. ID code extraction unit 23 for extracting ID code from confidential document with ID code. Image data buffer section 22 for temporarily storing sent confidential documents. ID code file section 25 for registering the ID code of the recipient of the confidential document in advance. A control unit (CPU) 26 that controls the entire facsimile machine. I
ID code/address converter 27 that converts the D code into an address for access by the FAX number converter 28; FA corresponding to the ID code according to the converted address
ID code/FAX number conversion unit 28 for obtaining the telephone number of X. A transmitting section 292 is provided with an image data storage section 30, and is also provided with a keyboard 31 and a printer 32 for inputting ID codes and other various data. Of course, the receiving section 21 is provided with a modem demodulating section, and the transmitting section 2
9 is provided with a modem modulation section and a network control circuit.

Next, the automatic confidential facsimile transfer system will be described in detail with reference to the 7-row chart in FIG.

F'AX (R
) is a facsimile machine F' A X (
When the confidential document with ID code sent from S) is received, the confidential document is first sent to the receiving section 21.

If it is confirmed that the document is a confidential document, the document data is temporarily stored in the image data buffer unit 22, and
A D code extractor 23 extracts the ID code. The extracted ID code is searched for by referring to ID codes in the ID code file section 25 registered in advance.

If there is a matching ID code, this ID code is sent to the ID code/address conversion section 27 via the control section 26 and converted into an address signal.

Using this address signal, the ID code/FAX number converter 28 converts it into the telephone number of the destination FAX, and sends it to the transmitter 29.

Also, in this case, based on a command from the control unit 26.

The confidential document stored in the image data buffer section 22 is taken out and sent to the transmitting section 29.

The transmitting unit 29 uses the converted FAX phone number to transmit the confidential document to the FAX assigned to the transfer destination branch. If this is received by a branch fax, the recipient enters the ID code at the branch fax. As a result, if the ID codes match, the confidential document can be marked and accepted.

In the above case, the ID sent by the ID code verification section 24
If the code and the ID code in the ID code file section 25 do not match, there is no transfer destination.

At this time, the confidential document stored in the image data buffer section 22 is stored in the image data storage section 30.

When the recipient of the confidential document comes to the head office, or when the recipient is a person at the head office, the user inputs the ID code from the keyboard 31.

This ID code and the ID code of the confidential document stored in the image data storage unit 30 are compared in the control unit 26, and if they match, the confidential document is extracted and printed by the printer 32. Uke is something that can be taken.

In addition, in the above example, FAX (R) of two main stores and each branch 0 FAX (a), FAX (b), FAX (c), etc.
Transfers to and from FAX(n) normally use general public communication lines, but only one line can accommodate this.

If it is connected to an extension, what is received on the extension will be forwarded on the extension.

Furthermore, if the device is capable of accommodating an extension line and an outside line at the same time, it is also possible to transfer messages sent via an outside line to the extension line, or transfer messages sent via an extension line to an outside line.

Furthermore, although automatic transfer between two head offices and each branch office was explained in the above embodiment, the present invention is not limited to such an example, but transfer between one head office and a factory, a research institute, or between a factory and each department, etc. Any type of automatic transfer between one representative fax machine and multiple destination fax machines can be applied, and the destination fax machine is not limited to one machine, but can also be applied to multiple fax machines.
can be specified at the same time.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As explained above, the two inventions have the following effects.

(1) Confidential documents received by one representative fax machine.

Because it can be automatically forwarded to a fax machine near the recipient,
To quickly and reliably send a confidential document to a recipient.

(2) It does not take much effort or time to receive confidential documents0 (3) At external companies, etc. that are the senders of confidential documents.

Sending confidential documents becomes easier because you only need to remember the telephone number of the representative fax machine on the receiving side.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a diagram explaining the principle of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of the invention. FIG. 3 is a configuration diagram of an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram of the operation of the present invention. 1... Receiving section. 2... Image data buffer section. 3...ID code extraction section. 4...ID code verification section. 5...Control unit. 6...ID code/FAX number conversion section. 7... Transmission section. 8... Image data storage unit. 9...Keyboard. 10...Printer.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] A confidential facsimile device that stores a confidential document sent from the outside in a storage section, which comprises: image data buffer means (2) that temporarily stores received image data; ID verification means (4) to check and identify whether the document is a confidential document, and a FAX number conversion means (6) to output the forwarding destination FAX number.
), and the received confidential document is temporarily transferred to the image data buffer means (2).
), and when it is identified that the confidential document should be automatically forwarded, the confidential document held in the image data buffer means (2) is transferred to the destination FAX number, and the confidential document is not a document that should be automatically forwarded. An automatic transmission method for a confidential facsimile, characterized in that the confidential document is sometimes held in a storage section.