JPH0244865A - facsimile machine - Google Patents

Abstract

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Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION (Field of Industrial Application) The present invention relates to a facsimile device, and more particularly to a facsimile device capable of transmitting and receiving confidential documents.

(Prior Art) With the spread of facsimile machines, the functionality of facsimile machines has increased, and facsimile machines equipped with large-capacity image memories have appeared.

When sending a facsimile machine equipped with such an image memory, the image data of the document scanned by the scanner is stored in the image memory and sent automatically at a specified time, or when the line is busy at the time of sending. Even if there is image data, it can be saved in the image memory and used again. Further, during reception, even if the plotter runs out of paper, etc., the received image data can be received by storing it in the image memory. Therefore, the convenience of the facsimile machine is improved.

Furthermore, with the spread of facsimile machines, highly confidential information has come to be transmitted and received, and the confidentiality of transmitted and received messages has come to be required.

Therefore, facsimile machines equipped with a so-called confidential transmission function have appeared as devices that meet the conventional demands for confidentiality. In this confidential transmission, the transmitted message is stored in an image memory on the receiving side, and cannot be recorded on a plotter unless a predetermined personal identification (ID) code is entered on the receiving side.

The facsimile machine that has received this confidential transmission generally displays a lamp (for example, a light on the operation panel) to indicate that it has received the confidential message.
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de) is lit, and received file information indicating what time the confidential message was received is recorded on the recording paper.

(Problem to be solved by the invention) However, such conventional facsimile devices only have a confidential transmission function for sending and receiving messages that require confidentiality; When sending a confidential message, the receiving side only displayed a lamp indicating that a confidential message had been received or recorded the received file information on a recording paper, so it was unclear who the confidential message was addressed to, and When a confidential message is read out from an image memory by inputting an ID, it is inconvenient because it is not possible to know what kind of ID is required to retrieve the confidential message.

Further, when a lamp is turned on, etc., the receiving side does not notice the reception of the confidential message, and the confidential message is left stored in the image memory, resulting in a problem that the image memory is not used properly.

Furthermore, confidential transmission cannot function satisfactorily unless facsimile machines of the same manufacturer are used, and cannot adequately support the sending and receiving of messages that require confidentiality.

(Object of the Invention) Therefore, each of the inventions recited in claims 1 to 3 stores received messages in an image memory and records on recording paper that there is a predetermined received message. The purpose of this invention is to make it clear that there is a message and to whom it is addressed, so that the received message can be easily and reliably retrieved from the image memory.

(Structure of the Invention) In order to achieve the above objects, the present invention provides: (1) A facsimile device that has an image memory for storing received telegrams and records the received telegrams on recording paper using a plotter according to a predetermined output instruction. A management memory is provided for recording a predetermined identification mark input in advance and a proper noun input in correspondence with the identification mark, and when a message to which the identification mark is added is received, the received message is stored in an image memory,
At a predetermined time, a plotter records a message to the effect that received telegrams addressed to the noun corresponding to the identification mark are stored on recording paper, and when an output instruction specifying the identification mark is given, the received telegram is stored from the image memory. A device characterized by reading out the information and recording it on recording paper using a plotter.

and (2) In a facsimile machine that has an image memory for storing received messages and records the received messages on recording paper using a plotter according to a predetermined output instruction, the communication protocol indicates that there are received messages in addition to normal messages. It is characterized by exchanging information that there is a message telegram to be notified, recording the message telegram among the received telegrams on recording paper with a plotter, and storing normal telegrams other than the message telegram in the image memory.

and (3) in a facsimile machine that has an image memory for storing received telegrams and records the received telegrams on recording paper using a plotter according to predetermined output instructions, the first page of the received telegram is output to the plotter and printed on recording paper. If there is a second or subsequent page in the received message, the received message is stored in the image memory, and a message indicating that there is a second or subsequent page and the file number of the received message is written on the first page. It is characterized in that it is recorded in addition to the received telegram, and when there is an output instruction specifying this file number, the received telegram with the file number is output to a plotter and recorded on recording paper.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be specifically explained based on examples.

1 to 6 are diagrams showing an embodiment of the invention according to claim 1.

In FIG. 1, 1 is a facsimile machine, which includes a main body 2, a document table 3 provided on the top of the main body 2 on which a document is placed, an operating section 4, and a handset 5.
It is equipped with The operation unit 4 includes a numeric keypad 4a, operation keys 4b for inputting other commands, and a display unit 40 for displaying input commands and information transmitted from the facsimile machine 1 to the operator.The handset 5 is provided in the main body 2. It is set on the installation stand 5a.

As shown in FIG. 2, the facsimile device 1 includes a system control section 11, a system memory 12, a communication control section 13, a modem 14, a network control section 15, an image memo 6, an encoding/decoding section 17, and a plotter. 18, a scanner 19, and an operation section 4.

The system control unit 11 includes a ROM, etc. that stores a control program for the entire facsimile machine and a reception processing and message output processing program according to the present invention, and controls each part of the facsimile machine 1 according to the programs in the ROM to operate the facsimile machine 1. In addition to executing the sequence, the reception process and message output process of the present invention are executed.

As shown in FIG. 3, the system memory 12 contains a personal ID used when reading a confidential message from the image memory 16, a proper noun input in correspondence with the personal ID,
Image memo Stores the list output time etc. of the list of confidential messages accumulated on January 6th as a message.
These personal IDs, proper nouns, list output times, etc. are entered manually from the review operation section 4. This proper noun is set corresponding to each personal ID, and for example, a personal name or abbreviation is adopted. Further, a work area is formed in the system memory 12, and performs file management for each operation of the facsimile machine 1, as well as file management of messages stored in the image memory. That is, a file management table as shown in FIG. 4 is created in the system memory 12 for each message stored in the image memory 16. As shown in FIG. 3, the management items of the message file management table include information on whether or not a personal ID is attached, the personal ID number, the number of pages of the message, etc.

The image memory 16 stores the message encoded by the encoder/decoder 17 (for example, encoded by MH Hou2),
The messages stored in the image memory are managed by the system control unit 11 according to the file management table in the system memory 12. The encoding/decoding unit 17 aims to shorten the transmission time and improve efficiency of the message, and compresses (encodes) the message when transmitting, and regenerates the encoded message into original data when receiving. do.

For example, a thermal recording device equipped with a thermal element is used as the plotter 18, and the plotter 18 records directly on thermal recording paper or indirectly on ordinary recording paper via an ink ribbon.

As the scanner 19, for example, a CCD (Charge
A line image sensor using a Coupled Device (Coupled Device) is used to read the image information of the document line by line and output it as a telegram.

Further, the communication control unit 13 exchanges facsimile control signals with the other party's facsimile device and executes control procedures.

The modem 14 modulates the message into a form suitable for transmission over an external line when transmitting, and demodulates the modulated signal sent from the external line when receiving.

The network control unit 15 is generally referred to as an AA-NCU, and an external line and the handset 5 are connected to the network control unit 15. The network control unit 15 automatically originates a call to the destination, and automatically receives a call from an external line.

Next, the effect will be explained.

At the time of transmission or storage, the facsimile device 1 scans the document placed on the document table 3 from the first page, reads the message, sends it to the encoding/decoding section 17, and encodes it in the encoding/decoding section 17. do. In the storage mode, the encoded message is stored in the image memory 16 and then transmitted at a predetermined time; in the immediate mode, it is sent to the modem 14 via the communication control section 13, modulated, and then network controlled. The signal is sent to the line via section 15.

On the other hand, at the time of reception, the facsimile machine l demodulates the telegram (modulated signal) manually inputted from the line using the modem 14 and stores it in the image memory 16. The telegram stored in the image memory 16 is read out immediately or at a predetermined time, decoded by the encoder/decoder 17, and then sent to the plotter 18. The telegram sent to the plotter 18 is recorded on recording paper by the plotter 18.

The facsimile device 1 has a confidential reception function, and the received confidential message is similarly stored in the image memory 16.
A confidential message with a personal ID is not output unless there is an output instruction from the operation unit that involves inputting the personal ID. That is, when the facsimile machine 1 receives a message, it stores the received message in the image memory, registers it in the file management table shown in FIG. 4, and performs file management of the received message. Check if it is there and if it has a personal ID. If it is a confidential message, it is registered as a confidential message, and if it has a personal ID, the personal ID is registered in the file management table. Do not output confidential messages.

Next, the process of outputting a list of confidential messages will be explained based on the flowchart shown in FIG.

The system control unit 11 checks whether there is a received confidential message (step P1), and if there is a confidential message, it checks whether it is the time specified for list output (see FIG. 3) (step P2).

When the specified time comes, an instruction is given to start list output (step P3), and a check is made to see if a message with a personal ID is stored in the image memory 16 (step P4).
. When there is a message with a personal ID, that is, a confidential message, it is checked whether the personal ID of the message registered as the confidential message matches the registered personal ID (see Figure 3), and the message with the matching personal ID is selected. If there is, the proper noun and other list information corresponding to the personal ID, such as the file number (file NO) and several pages, are read (step ps). Save the searched list information to the confidential reception list (
message) to plotter 18, and plotter 1
8, the image is recorded on recording paper (step P6). Repeat the same process until a list of all messages stored in the image memory 16 is output (Steps P4 to P). Even if there is a message without a personal ID, its file number and page number are Output. When the list of all messages is output (step P7), the list output is finished and this flow ends (step ps).

As shown in FIG. 6, the list output in this way includes, when a proper noun is assigned to a personal ID, that proper noun is listed together with other list information, and the confidential telegrams to which a personal ID is not attached. For normal messages other than personal messages and confidential messages, file numbers, etc. are written as others (“Sonokupa” in Figure 6). Therefore, for confidential messages with a personal ID, by looking at the confidential message, you can tell who the message is addressed to. It is possible to check whether the confidential message has been received.As a result, by inputting the personal ID corresponding to the proper noun and requesting the output of the confidential message, the confidential message can be recorded on the recording paper. can.

Therefore, a message requiring confidentiality can be reliably and easily transmitted to the destination while maintaining sufficient confidentiality.

As a result, it is possible to prevent confidential messages from being stored in the image memory 16 for a long period of time, and the image memory can be used effectively.

Note that the column indicated by A in the confidential message list in FIG. 6 is the column in which proper nouns are displayed.

7 to 10 are diagrams showing an embodiment of the facsimile apparatus according to claim 2.

FIG. 7 is a circuit plotter diagram of the facsimile machine 21. The facsimile machine 21 has approximately the same configuration as the facsimile machine l shown in FIG. Omitted.

The facsimile device 21 has a message identification unit 22, which detects the presence of a message message based on the protocol with the other party's facsimile device when receiving the message, and also distinguishes between the message message and a normal confidential message. Select. The message identification unit 22 outputs the message message to the plotter I8, causes the plotter 18 to record it on recording paper, outputs the confidential message to the image memory 16, and outputs the message message to the image memory 16.
Accumulate in.

At this time, management information such as the personal ID, file number, and page number of the confidential message is registered in the system memory 23, and the system control unit 24 performs file management of the stored message based on this management information, and internally According to the program stored in the memory, the sequence as the facsimile device 21 and the confidential message processing of the present invention are executed.

Next, the operation will be explained according to the time chart of the control signal shown in FIG.

G When the facsimile device 21 receives ringing from the sending facsimile device, it sends a CED signal (called terminal identification signal),
DIS signal (digital identification signal) and NSF signal (
non-standard function identification signal). Facsimile machine 2
No. 1 sends out this NSF signal with a note indicating that it is equipped with a message identification section 22. In response, the other party's facsimile machine sends a DC3 signal (digital command signal)
, NSS signal (non-standard function setting signal) and TCP signal (training check). The other party's facsimile device sends this NSS signal with information such as whether it is a confidential message, whether there is a message message, and the page structure of the message message. Output to. The message identification unit 22 decodes the presence or absence of the message message, its page structure, etc. from this NSS frame.

When the reception preparation is completed, the facsimile machine 21
A signal (reception preparation confirmation signal) is sent, and the other party's facsimile machine sends the first page message (PIX) and M following this message.
Sends a PS signal (multi-page signal). As shown in FIG.
2 determines whether the received message is a message message. now,
If the message message is only one page of the received message, and the subsequent received messages are normal confidential messages, the message identification unit 2
2 determines that the received message is a message message when it is on the first page, and outputs print instruction information to the plotter 18. The message message outputted to the plotter 18 is recorded on recording paper by the plotter 18. Therefore, as shown in Figure 10, by writing in this message message that the sender's operation is a confidential message and to whom the message is addressed, the recipient can receive the confidential message. I can definitely let you know.

As a result, it is possible to easily know to whom the confidential message was received.

When the facsimile machine 21 receives the MPS signal, the facsimile machine 21 receives the MPS signal.
A CF signal (message confirmation signal) is sent, and when the other party's facsimile device receives this MCF signal, it sends the next page's message (PIχ). As shown in the figure, the message identification unit 22 determines that the message is a normal confidential message and instructs the image memory 16 to store it. When all messages are received, the confidential reception process ends.

After that, in the facsimile machine 21 on the receiving side, when the user sees the message message, inputs a predetermined personal ID, and issues an output instruction, the confidential message stored in the image memory 16 is recorded on recording paper by the plotter 18.

Therefore, in this embodiment as well, the confidential message can be reliably and easily transmitted to the destination while maintaining confidentiality, and the image memory 16 can be used effectively.

11 to 14 show a facsimile machine according to claim 3.

In describing this embodiment, only the same reference numerals are given to the same components as those in the embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 to 6, and the explanation thereof will be omitted.

In FIG. 11, the facsimile device 31 has an image storage section 32, and the image storage section 32 includes an image danger section 33,
It includes an image management memory 34, an image memory 35, a file number counter 36, and the like. Image memory 35
stores the received messages, etc., and the messages stored in the image memory 35 are managed as files for each message by the image management section 33. That is, the image management memory 34 stores the 12th image for each message.
A management file 37 as shown in the figure is created, and file management information such as a file number and page number is entered in the management file 37. The file number counter 36 manages file numbers and cyclically counts file numbers from 00 to 99. The image management section 33 stores and manages messages in the image memory 35 based on file management information in the image management memory 34 and instructions from the system control section 38.

The system control unit 38 executes the sequence as the facsimile machine 21 according to the program stored in the internal memory, and also executes the reception process of the present invention.
The internal memory stores the contents of the method described later.

Next, the effect will be explained.

First, the reception process will be explained based on the flowchart shown in FIG.

When receiving the message, the facsimile device 31 checks whether the message has been received (step PI).
Check whether it is the page number (step Pg). If it is the first page, step P instructs the plotter 18 to record.
), when the reception of the message is completed, the presence or absence of the RTC signal (control return signal) and carrier is checked (step P5,
P6), the process moves to command reception processing (step P7).
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Check the MPS signal (multi-page signal) or ROM signal (message end signal) (step P8). If there is only one page of the message, the recording of the first page message on the plotter 18 is completed and this flow ends. do.

When there are multiple messages, when the message is received (step P1), the system waits until the last line of the message on the first page of the message is recorded (step P9), and creates the management file described above (step P, ).

When the creation of the management file is completed, the electronic message on the first page is added and recorded (Step P), and the process returns to Step P.

This message is as shown in Figure 14.
The content is ``Line Ikouha File Number 00 Nishushin Shimashitaj,'' etc., and indicates that a multi-page message has been received and its file number. When the message from the second page onward is received (step Pl
, PZ), and the second and subsequent pages are stored in the image memory 35 (steps P2, P4).

Next, the same process is repeated from step P, and when all remaining messages are accumulated in the image memory 35 and the creation of the management file is completed, this flow ends.

After that, the operator on the receiving side looks at the contents of the message on the first page, and if the message from the next page is necessary, inputs the file number from the operation section 4 and instructs printout, so that the message is output to the plotter 18. can be done.

That is, when a file number is input from the operation unit 4 and print output is instructed, the image management unit 33 searches for the management file of the input file number, reads out the message managed by the management file from the image memory 35, and Output to plotter 18.

When the message is recorded by the plotter 18, the image management section 33 erases the message from the image memory 35 and initializes the management file.

Further, when the operator looks at the message on the page of the operator month and determines that the remaining message is not necessary, the operator specifies the file number of the message from the operation unit 4 and inputs a deletion instruction. The image management unit 33 searches for the management file with the input file number, and stores the message managed by the management file in the image memory 3.
5 and initialize its management file.

Therefore, when a multi-page message is received, only the first page of the message is recorded by the plotter 18, the remaining messages are stored in the image memory 35, and a message indicating that multiple messages have been received is displayed as well as the file number. can be added to the message on the first page.

As a result, the receiving side sees the first page of the message, records the necessary message on the plotter 18, and records unnecessary messages on the image memory 3.
5, the image memory 35 can be used effectively while maintaining the confidentiality of the message. In particular, by writing the recipient's name, sender, name of the message, etc. on the first page of the message on the sender side, and setting the regular message on the second and subsequent pages, it is possible to further increase the confidentiality of the message and record it. Paper can be saved. Furthermore, since the confidential function is not used, it can be applied to communication between facsimile machines of different manufacturers, and its effectiveness can be further enhanced.

(Effect) As described above, the invention described in each claim can store received telegrams in the image memory and record messages such as the presence of received telegrams on recording paper, thereby maintaining confidentiality. At the same time, it is possible to clearly communicate to the receiving side that there is a received message. Therefore, while maintaining the confidentiality of the message, the received message can be reliably retrieved from the image memory, and
It can be made simple and the image memory can be used effectively.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

1 to 6 are diagrams showing one embodiment of the facsimile machine of the invention as claimed in claim 1, in which FIG. 1 is a perspective view thereof, FIG. 2 is a circuit plotter diagram thereof, and FIG. 3 is a personal facsimile machine thereof. I
A diagram showing the relationship between D and proper nouns, etc., FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of a file management table formed in the system memory, and FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing the confidential reception list processing.
FIG. 6 is a diagram showing the confidential reception list recorded on the recording paper. 7 to 10 are diagrams showing an embodiment of the facsimile apparatus of the invention as claimed in claim 2, in which FIG. 7 is a circuit plotter diagram thereof, and FIG. 8 is a time chart of control signals at the time of reception, FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram showing the operation of the message identification unit at the time of reception, and FIG.
It is a figure which shows the 7th page message|telegram. 11 to 14 are diagrams showing an embodiment of the facsimile machine of the invention as claimed in claim 3, in which FIG. 11 is a circuit plotter diagram thereof, FIG. 12 is a schematic diagram of its management file, and FIG. 14 is a flowchart showing the receiving process, and FIG. 14 is a diagram showing the electronic message to which the message is added. 1...Facsimile machine, 4...Operation unit, 11.24.38...System control unit 11.1
2.23...System memory, 16.35...
... Image memory, 18 ... Plotter, 22 ... Message identification section, 32 ... Image storage section, 33 ... Image management section, 34 ...Image management memory, 36...File number counter.

Claims (3)

[Claims] (1) In a facsimile machine that has an image memory for storing received telegrams and records the received telegrams on recording paper using a plotter according to a predetermined output instruction, a predetermined identification mark input in advance is input in correspondence with the identification mark. A management memory is provided to store proper nouns that have been assigned, and when a message to which the identification marker is added is received, the received message is stored in an image memory, and at a predetermined time, a received message addressed to the proper noun corresponding to the identification marker is stored. A facsimile apparatus is characterized in that a plotter records a message to the effect that a message is being received on recording paper, and when an output instruction specifying an identification mark is given, the received message is read from an image memory and recorded on recording paper using a plotter. (2) In a facsimile machine that has an image memory that stores received messages and records the received messages on recording paper using a plotter according to predetermined output instructions, a communication protocol notifies the user that there are received messages in addition to normal messages. The facsimile apparatus is characterized in that the message telegrams among the received telegrams are recorded on recording paper by a plotter, and normal telegrams other than the message telegrams are stored in the image memory. (3) In a facsimile machine that has an image memory for storing received telegrams and records the received telegrams on recording paper using a plotter according to predetermined output instructions, the first page of the received telegram is output to the plotter and recorded on the recording paper. If there is a second or subsequent page in the received message, the received message is stored in the image memory, and a message indicating that there is a second or subsequent page and the file number of the received message is sent to the first page. A facsimile apparatus is characterized in that the facsimile apparatus records the message in addition to the message, and when there is an output instruction specifying the file number, outputs the received message of the file number to a plotter and records it on recording paper.