JPH0365861A - Facsimile communication system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To send a multiple address telegraphic message to a required destination without mistake by collecting identification numbers registered in a relay station into a facsimile equipment of a communication center or the like, registering them into a memory, reading the number from the memory at relay multiple address and designating the multiple address destination. CONSTITUTION:The system consists of a 1st facsimile equipment 10 having a control section 15 designating an identification number of a destination of multiple address to request the relay multiple address of a telegraphic message and a 2nd facsimile equipment 20 applying relay multiple address to the designated destination upon the receipt of a telegraphic message, and a transmission means 22 reads an identification number stored in a storage means 21 and sends it, and a storage means 12 stores the identification number sent from the transmission means 22 to a storage means 11 corresponding to the 2nd facsimile equipment 20. Thus, the control section 15 reads the identification number of the multiple address destination corresponding to the 2nd facsimile equipment 20 from the storage means 11 when the identification number of the multiple address destination to apply accurate designation.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Summary] It is an object of the present invention to provide a relay broadcast communication system for a facsimile machine, which allows the broadcast destination of a relay broadcast to be specified accurately and easily. a first facsimile machine having a control unit for requesting relay broadcasting of a message by designating an identification number of a broadcast destination, and a second facsimile device for receiving the message and relaying the message to the specified destination. a second facsimile device, means for storing an identification number of a broadcast destination in the second facsimile device;
means for reading out and transmitting the identification number stored in the storage means, means for storing the identification number of the broadcast destination in the first facsimile device in correspondence with the second facsimile device; means for storing the transmitted identification number in the storage means, and the control unit stores the identification number of the broadcast destination corresponding to the second facsimile device from the storage means when specifying the identification number of the broadcast destination. Configure to read and specify.

[Industrial application field]

The present invention relates to a relay broadcast communication system for a facsimile machine (hereinafter referred to as FAX).

In recent years, document communication by facsimile has been used in various fields, and one facsimile machine (relay requesting station) specifies a destination station and sends a message to another facsimile machine (relay station), and the relay station transmits a message to multiple destination stations. Relay broadcast communication in which the same message is sent to a facsimile machine is becoming widespread. Therefore, when there are a large number of relay stations and destination stations, there is a need for a facsimile communication system that allows the final destination station to be specified easily and without error.

[Conventional technology]

In conventional relay broadcast communication, the identification numbers of all destination stations were manually input by specifying all digits or abbreviated telephone numbers in the facsimile machine of the relay requesting station.

[Problem to be solved by the invention]

As mentioned above, according to the conventional method, the identification numbers of all destination stations are input manually, which not only takes time and labor when there are many destination stations, but also causes the identification numbers to be sent to the desired location by mistake. There was a problem that the message was not sent to the wrong location or was sent to the wrong location.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a facsimile-to-facsimile communication system that enables accurate and easy designation of broadcast destinations for relay broadcasts.

[Means to solve the problem]

FIG. 1 shows a block diagram of the principle of the present invention.

In the figure, 10 is a first facsimile device that specifies the identification number of a broadcast destination and requests relay and broadcast of a message, and 20 is a second facsimile device that receives a message and relays and broadcast it to the specified destination. , 21 is a means for storing the identification number of the broadcast destination, 22 is a means for reading out and transmitting the identification number stored in the storage means 21, and 11 is a means for storing the identification number of the broadcast destination, which corresponds to the second facsimile device 20. 12 is a means for storing the identification number transmitted from the transmitting means 22 in the storage means 11; 15 is a means for storing the identification number of the broadcast destination in the storage means 11 when specifying the identification number of the broadcast destination.
This is a control unit that reads out and specifies the identification number of the broadcast destination corresponding to the second fax transfer device 20 from the second fax transfer device 20 .

[Operation] According to the present invention, the first facsimile device 10 includes a control unit 15 that specifies the identification number of a destination to be broadcast and requests relay broadcasting of a message, and a In the system, the transmitting means 22 reads and transmits the identification number stored in the storage means 21, and the storage means 12 receives the identification number transmitted from the transmitting means 22. Since the number is stored in the storage means 11 in correspondence with the second facsimile device 20, the controller 1
5, when specifying the identification number of the broadcast destination, the identification number of the broadcast destination corresponding to the second facsimile device 20 can be read out from the storage means 11 and specified.

〔Example〕

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. 2 and 3. The same reference numerals refer to the same objects throughout the design. Components in FIG. 2 that correspond to those in FIG. 1 are surrounded by dashed lines.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention,
Request station facsimile machine (hereinafter referred to as FAXloA)
Specify the destination identification number and send the message (image data) to one of the multiple relay station fax machines (hereinafter, FAX
FAX 20B shows a system in which the received message is sent to a designated destination (not shown) and the same received message is broadcast to a specified destination (not shown).

In the FAX IOA, the reading unit 18 reads the original with an image sensor (not shown), converts it into image data, and inputs the image data.

The image data processing section 19 encodes the image data input from the reading section 18 and sends it to the line from the line control section 9a.

The keyboard 17 includes a send button, a receive button, a broadcast button, a numeric keypad for inputting the identification number of the relay station, etc., and is used for facsimile sending and receiving operations.

The line control unit 9a dials an identification number according to the line interface, and transmits and receives control signals and image data.

The transmission control unit 8a controls the line control unit 9a to
Control signals are sent and received to and from the AX 20B according to known facsimile transmission procedures to control call setup/recovery, message transmission pre-processing/post-processing, line establishment/disconnection, etc.

The request unit 3a controls the transmission control unit 8a when a broadcast destination request key (not shown) on the keyboard 17 is operated.
Requests transfer of the identification number registered in the identification number memory Lb of the FAX 20B.

The registration unit 2a registers the identification number transferred from the FAX 20B in the area of the broadcast destination memory 1a corresponding to the FAX 20B.

The broadcast destination memory 1a stores identification numbers of broadcast destinations corresponding to relay stations.

When relay broadcasting is designated from the keyboard 17, the sequel section 4a reads out the broadcast destination identification number corresponding to the relay station from the broadcast destination memory la.

Broadcast control unit 5a controls transmission control unit 8a to dial out the relay station identification number through line control unit 9a when relay broadcasting is specified together with relay station identification number from keyboard 17, and relay broadcasting is performed using relay station identification number. The broadcast destination identification number is sent together with the broadcast command.

In the FAX 20B, the image memory 29 stores image data transmitted from the FAX IOA.

The line control unit 9b dials a destination identification number according to the line interface, and transmits and receives commands and image data.

The transmission control unit 8b controls the line control unit 9b to transmit the FAX.
Control signals are exchanged with the IOA according to known facsimile transmission procedures to control call setup/recovery, message transmission pre-processing/post-processing, line establishment/disconnection, etc.

When the broadcast control unit 5b receives the broadcast destination identification number along with the relay broadcast command from the FAX IOA, the broadcast control unit 5b
Receive image data from ^ and store it in the image memory 29,
Relay broadcasting is performed by sequentially transmitting image data to the facsimile machines with broadcast destination identification numbers.

The identification number memory 1b stores identification numbers of destinations to be relayed and broadcast.

When the response unit 2b receives the identification number request command from the FAX IOA, the response unit 2b reads the identification number from the identification number memory 1b, controls the transmission control unit 8b, and sends the FAX IOA.
Transfer to A.

The operation of this embodiment will be explained with reference to the flowchart in FIG.

Stone No.-1 (1) The operator operates the broadcast destination request key on the keyboard 17, and the request section 3a requests the FAX 20B to transfer the identification number of the broadcast destination.

(2) The response unit 2b reads the identification number from the identification number memory 1b and transfers it to the FAX 10A.

■The registration unit 2a stores the transferred identification number in the broadcast destination memory 1.
Register to a.

The operator sets the original, uses the keyboard 17 to instruct relay broadcasting, enters the identification number of the relay station FAX 20B, and presses the send button.

(2) The reading unit 18 reads the image data of the original.

■The broadcast control unit 5a controls the transmission control unit 8a to transmit the identification number of the FAX 20B via the line control unit 9a, and sends the FAX 20B.
Connect with 20B.

(2) The continuous output unit 4a reads out the broadcast destination identification number from the broadcast destination number memory la.

(2) The broadcast control unit 5a controls the transmission control unit 8a to transmit a relay broadcast command and a broadcast destination identification number.

(2) The broadcast control unit 5b is activated in accordance with the relay broadcast command.

(2) The image data processing section 19 transmits the image data read by the reading section 18.

■The broadcast control unit 5b receives the image data and the image memory 29
(2) Sequentially transmit the image data stored in the image memory 29 to the facsimile machine with the designated broadcast destination identification number to perform relay broadcasting.

In this embodiment, the identification number memory I of the FAX 20B is
It is assumed that b stores the identification number of the destination for relay broadcasting,
It may be a memory that stores an identification number designated by a normal one-touch key and an abbreviated telephone number. In this case, an arrangement in which the identification numbers are transferred to the broadcast destination memory 1a of FAXloA, and necessary ones are selectively registered from the keyboard 17 is also an example of the present invention.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As explained above, according to the present invention, identification numbers registered in relay stations are collected in a facsimile device such as a communication center, are registered in a memory, and are read from this memory at the time of relay broadcast to specify the broadcast destination. Therefore, by easily and accurately specifying the identification number of the broadcast destination without any manual effort, the broadcast message can be transmitted to the desired destination without error.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of the principle of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 3 is a flowchart of the embodiment of the present invention. In the figure, 10 is a first facsimile device, 20 is a second facsimile device, 10A is a requesting station facsimile device, 20B is a relay station facsimile device, 11 is a storage means, 1a is a broadcast destination memory, 12
2a is a storage unit, 2a is a registration unit, 15 is a control unit, 21 is a storage unit, 22 is a transmission unit, 3a is a request unit, 8a and 8b are transmission control units, 9a and 9b are line control units, 17 is a keyboard, 18 19 is a reading unit, 19 is an image data processing unit, and 29 is an image memory. 5a and 5b are broadcast control units; 1b is an identification number memory; 2b is a response unit;

Claims (1)

[Claims] A first facsimile machine (1
0), and a second one that receives the message and relays and broadcasts it to the specified destination.
a second facsimile machine (20), means (21) for storing an identification number of a broadcast destination in the second facsimile machine (20), and a system for storing the identification number stored in the storage means (21). means (22) for reading and transmitting, and means (11) for storing an identification number of a broadcast destination in the first facsimile machine (10) in correspondence with the second facsimile machine (20); Means (12) stores the identification number transmitted from the means (22) in the storage means (11), and the control section (15) stores the identification number transmitted from the storage means (11) when specifying the identification number of the broadcast destination. ), the identification number of the broadcast destination corresponding to the second facsimile device (20) is read out and designated.