JPH03210869A - Management information registration system for facsimile equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To simply register new management information by entering the management information registered in a relay FAX from a transfer facsimile equipment or a telephone set. CONSTITUTION:The operator operates a management information input section 106 to enter management information A and stores it in a management information storage section 105. Moreover, a management information input means 102 of a transfer facsimile equipment 3 is operated and management information B is entered and the management information B is inputted to a relay facsimile equipment 2 via a telephone line 21. When a reception signal discrimination section 108 discriminates a reception signal to be a signal relating to the management information B, a switching section 101 is controlled and the same management information B is newly stored in a management information storage section 105. The stored picture information is transferred to a transfer facsimile equipment 3 registered in the management information B stored in the management information storage section 105.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] (Industrial Application Field) The present invention relates to a management information registration method for a facsimile machine.
In particular, it relates to a management information registration method for a relay facsimile device that has a function of once receiving and storing image information transmitted from a source facsimile device, and then reading out and transmitting the image information to a destination facsimile device. .

(Prior Art) In recent years, as facsimile machines have become widespread, there has been a demand for higher functionality, and facsimile machines (hereinafter abbreviated as memory FAX) equipped with an image memory for storing image information have appeared.

In such a memory FAX, the received image information is not immediately printed out, but is stored in the -H image memory, and then printed out at a desired time. Therefore, communication time can be shortened and call charges can be reduced compared to the conventional method.

Furthermore, memory FAX can bring about various other effects by devising its usage.

For example, when attempting to transfer a document based on image information received by a facsimile device to another facsimile device, the received image information is first printed on recording paper, the document is reproduced, and the reproduced document is transferred to another facsimile device. was sent to the facsimile machine again and sent to the destination facsimile machine.

However, such a method has problems such as poor work efficiency and deterioration of image quality. Recently, as a system to solve such problems, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 1-195761 has been developed.
As described in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 1-106572, a method has been proposed in which a facsimile machine equipped with an image memory for storing image information is used as a repeater.

In these conventional techniques, as shown in FIG. ) is received once and stored in the image memory.

In this relay FAX 2, "transfer management information" (hereinafter sometimes simply referred to as "management information") consisting of, for example, the forwarding destination's telephone number, model information (ID), password, confidential box number, etc., is registered in advance by the operator. ing.

Among these, the model information is information regarding the capabilities of the destination facsimile machine, such as signal transmission speed, linear density, paper size, etc. In addition, the password is identification information that allows only a specific operator to register forwarding management information. Registration of the transfer management information is accepted only if the password matches.

The confidential box number is a number that indicates a confidential area that stores only confidential information, which is provided in a specific area of the image memory of the relay FAX 2. It can be output only if registered.

The relay FAX 2 transmits image information 30 based on the transfer management information.
is transmitted to the transfer destination facsimile device 3 (hereinafter referred to as transfer FAX).

According to such a transfer method, the image information 30 transmitted from the transmitting FAXI can be easily transmitted to the transmitting FAX 3 without deteriorating the image quality.

In addition, in the following explanation, such sending FAX and relay FAX
A system that is composed of an AX and a transfer FAX and that enables the transfer of image information is sometimes referred to as a "transfer system using r-memory FAX."

(Problem to be Solved by the Invention) In the above-mentioned conventional technology, in order to register management information, the recipient had to directly operate the relay fax. A person had to go back to the relay FAX and directly operate the relay FAX to re-register it. As a result, there was a problem that it was not easy to use.

In addition, if the recipient's destination changes for some reason after the recipient registers the management information and leaves the house, the recipient will not be there unless the recipient changes the management information by directly operating the relay fax. There was a problem in that the image information (manuscript) was received at the location and the recipient was unable to obtain the manuscript.

The purpose of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned problems and to
An object of the present invention is to provide a management information registration method for a facsimile machine that allows management information to be registered in an AX using a transfer fax or other telephone.

(Means and effects for solving the problem) In order to achieve the above object, the present invention transmits the image information read by the sending fax to the relay fax, and the relay fax once stores the received image information and then sends it to the relay fax. , Transfer F registered in management information
The facsimile machine's management information registration method for forwarding to AX is characterized by the following measures.

(1) The relay FAX detects and stores the management information input from the transfer FAX and output to the telephone line, and transfers the accumulated image information to the transfer FAX registered in the management information.

(2) DT where relay FAX is input via telephone line
Management information is generated and stored based on the MF signal, and the accumulated image information is transferred to the transfer FAX registered in the management information.

According to the configurations (1) and (2) above, it becomes possible to register transfer management information to the relay FAX from the transfer FAX or other device.

(Example) Below, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. 1st
The figure is a functional block diagram showing the configuration of the present invention. 1st
Although the relay FAX 2 and transfer FAX 3 shown in the figure have all the configurations that a normal facsimile machine has, in order to make the explanation easier to understand, only the configuration necessary for the present invention is shown in the figure.

In the figure, the image information storage unit 103 of the relay FAX 2 is
The image information read by the image information reading/recording section 109 and the image information sent from the sending FAX 1 via the telephone line 21 are accumulated. The accumulated image information is converted into an analog signal by the modem 110 and then output to the telephone line 21 via the transmission/reception control section 111.

The received signal determining unit 108 determines whether the input signal is image information or management information. Management information storage unit 10
5 is the management information (
Hereinafter, management information A) or management information sent from the transfer FAX 3 via the telephone line 21 (hereinafter referred to as management information B) is stored.

The switching unit 101 switches the management information input to the management information storage unit 105 to either management information A or management information B according to the determination result by the received signal determination unit 108.

Transfer instruction section 104 outputs the telephone number of transfer FAX 3 registered in the management information stored in management information storage section 105 to automatic call control section 107 .

The automatic call control unit 107 forwards F based on the telephone number.
Call AX3.

Management information B is input by the operator from the management information input means 102 of the transfer FAX 3.

In the relay FAX 2 and transfer FAX 3 having such configurations, when the operator operates the management information input unit 106 to input management information A, the management information A is stored in the management information storage unit 105.

Further, when the management information input means 102 of the transfer FAX 3 is operated and management information B is input, the management information B is input to the relay FAX 2 via the telephone line 21.

When the received signal determination unit 108 determines that the received signal is a signal related to management information B, the switching unit 101 is controlled to newly store the management information B in the management information storage unit 105.

After that, when the image information from the sending FAXI is input to the relay FAX 2, the image information is temporarily stored in the image information storage section 103, and when the storage of the image information is completed, the stored image information is It is transferred to the transfer FAX 3 registered in the management information B stored in the management information storage section 105. The transferred image information is transferred to the image information reading/recording section 109 of the transfer FAX 3.
printed out by.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram of a transfer system using a memory FAX, which is an embodiment of the present invention, and is composed of a transmission FAXI, a relay FAX 2, and a transfer FAX 3. Note that only the configuration necessary for the present invention is shown in the figure.

In the figure, a relay FAX 2 is connected to a CPU 11a interconnected via a system bus 10a.

ROMI 2 a% RAMI 3a, modem 14a1 line control device 15a1 image memory 16, management information storage means 17, management information input means 18a1 management information detection means 20
, a scanner 23a, a printer 24a, and the like.

The transfer FAX 3 is connected to the CPUllb SROM 12b interconnected via the system bus 10b.

RAM 13b, modem 14b1 line control device 15b1 management information input means 18b1 scanner 23b1 printer 24
It is equipped with b.

Each CPU 1 performs control of each facsimile machine itself and transmission control for transmitting image information, and its control programs and the like are stored in each ROM 12, and work areas and the like are formed in each RAM 13.

Each modem 14 demodulates digital data so that a telephone line 21, which is an analog network, can be used as a transmission circuit, and each line control device 15 connects each facsimile device to a public telephone line. It is for the purpose of The image memory 16 stores image information sent from the sending FAX 1 and image information read by the scanner 23a of the relay FAX 2.

Management information ASB is input from the management information input means 18a and 18b, respectively, in response to an operation by an operator. The management information storage means 17 stores management information A input from the management information input means 18a or management information B sent from the transfer FAX 3 via the telephone line 21.

A method of registering management information in a transfer system having such a configuration will be explained with reference to the flowchart of FIG. 3.

When the operator registers management information from the relay FAX 2, the operator inputs the management information A by operating the management information input means 18a, and the management information A is stored in the management information storage means 17, as in the conventional case.

After this, when image information is input from the sending FAXI, the relay FAX 2 inputs the image information to the -H image memory 16 and stores it therein, and when the input of the image information is completed, the accumulated image information is stored in the above-mentioned management. Transfer to transfer FAX 3 registered in information A. The transferred image information is transferred to the printer 24b of the transfer FAX 3.
printed out by.

Here, when registering the management information B from the transfer FAX 3, step Sl of the flowchart shown in FIG.
In step S12, when the operator first inputs the telephone number of the relay FAX 2, the line control device 15
b makes a call to relay FAX2. When the relay FAX 2 automatically receives a call in step S21, it outputs an initial identification signal in step S22.

In the transfer FAX 3, when the end of the output of the initial identification signal is detected in step S13, the operator operates the management information input means 18b to input the management information B in step S14.
is input, and the management information is output to the relay FAX 2. When the output of the management information B is completed, the line is released in step S15.

On the other hand, in the relay FAX 2, when an input signal is detected in step S23, it is determined in step S24 whether the input signal is a signal related to management information or a signal related to image information, and it is determined whether the input signal is a signal related to management information. Then, in step S25, it sets its own function to remote mode. In step S26, the management information B is stored in the management information storage means 17.

On the other hand, if it is determined in the step S24 that the input signal is a signal related to image information, the image information is stored in the -H image memory 16 in step S28, and when the storage is completed, the stored image information is stored in the -H image memory 16 in step S29. Image information is read from the image memory 16.

In step S30, the transfer FAX 3 registered in the management information B is called, and when the line is connected, the transfer FAX 3 is registered in the management information B.
The read image information is transferred to X3.

According to this embodiment, the management information to be registered in the relay FAX 2 can be input from the forwarding FAX 3, so if you have forgotten to register the management information, want to register a new one, or want to change the registered contents. Even in such cases, new management information can be easily re-registered.

In the above-described embodiment, if management information is registered in an ID card such as a magnetic card or an IC card, and the management information input means 18a and 18b are used as reading devices for the ID card, the management information input operation can be performed easily. This simplifies the process and reduces operational errors.

FIG. 4 is a functional block diagram of another configuration of the present invention, and the same reference numerals as in FIG. 1 represent the same or equivalent parts.

Note that only the configuration necessary for the present invention is shown in the figure.

In the figure, the DTMF detection unit 113 detects the input D
TMF (Dual Tone Modulation
frequency) signal and outputs it to the DTMF analysis section 112. The DTMF analysis unit 112 analyzes the DTM
Management information C is generated by analyzing the F signal.

The switching unit 114 switches the management information input into the management information storage unit 105 into either the management information A or the management information C input from the management information input unit 106 according to the analysis result by the DTMF analysis unit 112. Switch.

Station 25 is a public telephone or home telephone that has the function of outputting a DTMF signal, and is generally a touch-tone telephone with key switches such as a numeric keypad from θ to 9, "*" key, "#" key. be.

In the relay FAX 2 having such a configuration, when the operator operates the management information input section 106 and inputs the management information A,
The management information A is stored in the management information storage section 105.

Here, when a DTMF signal is input from position 25, the D
The TMF signal is detected by a DTMF detection section 113 and further analyzed by a DTMF analysis section 112.

The DTMF analysis unit 112 determines that the received DTMF signal is related to management information, and the DTMF
When the management information C is generated based on the signal, the switching unit 11
4 is controlled and the management information C is newly stored in the management information storage section 105.

Thereafter, when the image information from the sending FAXI is input to the relay FAX 2, the image information is temporarily stored in the image information storage section 103, and when the storage of the image information is completed, the stored image information is transferred to the management information C. The fax is forwarded to forwarding FAX 3 registered in . The transferred image information is printed out by the recording means of the transfer FAX 3.

FIG. 5 is a block diagram of an embodiment of the transfer system configured as described above, and the same reference numerals as in FIG. 2 represent the same or equivalent parts.

In the figure, the DTMF detection means 20 of the relay FAX 26
If the input signal is a DTMF signal, the DTM
The F signal is output to the management information setting section 19. The management information setting unit 19 analyzes the DTMF signal, and if the DTMF signal is related to management information, generates management information C according to the DTMF signal.

A method for registering management information in a transfer system having such a configuration will be explained with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG.

When the operator registers management information A from the relay FAX 26, the operator registers the management information A using the management information input means 18, as in the past.
When management information is input by operating a, the management information is stored in the management information storage means 17.

After this, when image information is input from the sending FAXI, the relay FAX 26 temporarily inputs the image information into the image memory 16 and stores it, and when the input of the image information is completed, the relay FAX 26 transfers the accumulated image information to the management information. Forward to forwarding FAX 3 registered in . The transferred image information is printed out by the recording means of the transfer FAX 3.

Here, when registering the management information from the station 25, the operator operates each key switch of the station 25 to dial the telephone number of the relay FAX 26 in step 541.
In step S42, a call is made to the relay FAX 26.

When the relay FAX 26 automatically receives a call in step S51, it outputs an initial identification signal in step S52.

At Step 25, the end of the initial identification signal is detected in Step 843, and when the relay FAX 26 enters the waiting state for receiving the identification signal, the operator presses the key switch "*" to set the relay FAX 26 to remote mode in Steps S44, 45, and 46. ”, the key switch “#1#” which means a request to set the telephone number of the forwarding FAX 3, and the management information consisting of the forwarding FAX telephone number, etc., and when all the management information has been input, In step S47, the key switch "#0" is input to notify the end of inputting the management information, and in step S4g, the telephone is hung up.

On the other hand, when the relay FAX 2 detects the input signal, it analyzes the format of the input signal in step S53, and if the signal is an identification signal output from another facsimile machine, the relay FAX 26 operates in the normal facsimile mode. becomes.

Further, if the signal is a DTMF signal, step S54
, the DTMF signal is a DTMF corresponding to the "*"
It is determined whether the signal is a signal or not.

If the DTMF signal is 4*'', the relay FAX 26 is set to remote mode in step S57, and the process returns to step S53.

The signal input following the “*” (i.e., “#1
'') is determined to be a DTMF signal in step S53, and then determined to be "#1" in step S55, preparation for setting management information is performed in step 858, and the process then proceeds to step 858. S53
Return to This setting preparation means, for example, the management information storage means 1
7 clear etc.

When the setting preparation is completed, in step S53, the “#
1” as management information, and then, in step S56, the DTMF signal is input as management information.
It is determined whether the signal is "#O".

Here, if it is determined that the DTMF signal is not "#O", management information corresponding to the DTMF signal is registered in the management information storage means 17 in step S59, and the process returns to step S53.

Registration of management information proceeds in this manner, and then, when it is determined in step S56 that the DTMF signal is "#0", the process ends.

In this example, only the phone number is shown as management information, but the password, transfer start time, or progress box
, No, etc., enter the password after the "*", for example, enter the transfer start time after "#2", or enter the progress box after "#3".
, No. may also be entered.

According to this embodiment, the management information to be registered in the relay fax can be entered manually from the telephone, so if you have forgotten to register the management information, want to register a new one, or want to modify the registered contents, Even in such cases, operators can easily re-register management information from anywhere.

(Effects of the Invention) As is clear from the above description, according to the present invention, management information to be registered in a relay fax can be input from a forward fax or a telephone, so if you forget to register management information, New management information can be easily re-registered even if the user wishes to register new information or change the registered contents.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

Fig. 1 is a functional block diagram showing the configuration of the present invention;
3 is a flow chart for explaining the operation of FIG. 2, FIG. 4 is a functional program diagram showing another configuration of the present invention, and FIG. 5 is a block diagram of another embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 6 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of FIG. 5, and FIG. 7 is a memory FAX
FIG. 2 is a diagram for explaining an image information transfer system using the image information transfer system. 1... Sending FAX, 2... Relay FAX, 3... Transfer FAX, 10=-system fL bus, 1l-CPU.

Claims (2)

[Claims] (1) A facsimile in which the image information read by the source facsimile device is sent to the relay facsimile device, the relay facsimile device temporarily stores the received image information, and then transfers it to the destination facsimile device registered in the management information. In the device management information registration method, the relay facsimile device detects and stores the management information input from the destination facsimile device and output to the telephone line, and stores the accumulated image information in the forwarding information registered in the management information. A facsimile device management information registration method characterized by forwarding information to a destination facsimile device. (2) A facsimile that sends the image information read by the source facsimile device to the relay facsimile device, and the relay facsimile device stores the received image information once and then transfers it to the destination facsimile device registered in the management information. In the device management information registration method, the relay facsimile device generates and stores management information based on a DTMF signal input via a telephone line;
A management information registration method for a facsimile device, characterized in that accumulated image information is transferred to a destination facsimile device registered in the management information.