JPH0591277A - Equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Purpose] By specifying the combination of files that have already been registered, it is possible to send originals with partially different contents to each destination, and to omit re-reading operations of originals that have already been read. The purpose is to provide a facsimile machine. The document data read by the reading unit 15 is registered as a file in a predetermined unit in a storage unit 12 as a registration unit. NCU17 as a transmission means is a CPU
A unit of registration file is read from the storage unit 12 via 11 and transmitted to a plurality of destinations. Here, the CPU 11
The file designating means designates a combination of registration files to be transmitted to one destination by designating a plurality of units of registration files corresponding to each of the destinations.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a facsimile device for transmitting document data registered in a file to a plurality of destinations, and more particularly to a facsimile device for transmitting a plurality of registered files by changing the combination of the document data for each destination. ..

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in a facsimile machine, when making a transmission operation to a plurality of destinations, it was necessary to read original data for each destination. In order to eliminate such inconvenience, there is a facsimile device described in, for example, Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 62-57357. According to this facsimile apparatus, a plurality of destination data can be registered in advance, and the original data can be transmitted to the plurality of registered destinations by reading the original once.

Further, the read original data is registered and managed as one file for each predetermined unit by an image file management device described in, for example, Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 61-156592.

[0004]

However, in such a conventional facsimile apparatus, although one file, that is, original data of the same content can be transmitted to a plurality of destinations, the original content to be transmitted is If even one sheet (one page) is different, there is an inconvenience that the destination must be individually input and the transmitted original must be read from the beginning.

Therefore, according to the first aspect of the present invention, by designating a combination of files that have been registered once, it is possible to transmit an original having a partially different content for each destination, and re-read the original that has already been read. It is an object of the present invention to provide a facsimile device which can omit the operation. It is another object of the present invention to provide a facsimile apparatus which can send a registration file with an identification number to a polling request source by attaching an identification number to the registration file. ..

It is another object of the present invention to provide a facsimile apparatus capable of effectively using a file registration area by sequentially erasing unnecessary registration files in untransmitted file combinations.

[0007]

The invention according to claim 1 is
In order to achieve the above object, a facsimile including registration means for reading document data and registering a file for each predetermined unit, and transmission means for reading out one unit of the registration file from the registration means and transmitting the read file to a plurality of destinations. The apparatus is provided with a file designating unit that designates a combination of registration files to be transmitted to one destination by designating a plurality of units of registration files corresponding to each of the destinations.

In order to achieve the above object, the invention according to claim 2 is an identification number storage means for storing an identification number corresponding to each registration file, and a registration file in which the identification number matches at the time of polling request. And a polling transmission means for transmitting the combination to the polling request source. In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the invention according to claim 3 further comprises an erasing means for erasing a registration file unnecessary for the untransmitted file combination from the registration means after transmitting one combination of the registration files. It is characterized by having.

[0009]

In the invention having the above-mentioned structure, the file designating means designates a plurality of units of registration files corresponding to each destination, thereby designating a combination of registration files to be transmitted to one destination. .. Further, in the invention having the above-mentioned structure, the identification number is stored in the identification number storage means in association with each registration file, and the registration files having the same identification number at the time of the polling request are combined and polled. The transmitting means transmits to the polling request source.

Further, in the invention according to claim 3 having the above structure, after transmitting one combination of the registration files, the erasing means erases unnecessary registration files from the registration means in the untransmitted file combination. ..

[0011]

EXAMPLES The present invention will be described below based on examples.
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a facsimile apparatus according to an embodiment of the invention described in any one of claims 1 to 3. First, the configuration will be described. In FIG. 1, a CPU 11 controls the entire facsimile apparatus according to a predetermined program. The storage unit 12 is formed of, for example, a ROM or a RAM, and stores a control program or image information related to communication. The display unit 13 displays a message or the like from the facsimile device to the operator. Operation unit 14
Is provided with various operation keys for an operator to arbitrarily operate this facsimile apparatus. The scanner (reading unit) 15 decomposes the transmission document into pixels with a predetermined resolution, and converts each pixel into a monochrome image signal. The plotter (recording unit) 16 records an image on recording paper at the same resolution as the reading unit 15 and outputs the image. The NCU (network control unit) 17 is an interface circuit to the public line L, and executes facsimile transmission according to a predetermined transmission control procedure. Modem 18
Is the data read by the reading unit 15 and the recording unit 16
Change / demodulate the output data to / from. The read data is stored in the storage unit 12 and then transmitted. All of these are centrally controlled by the CPU 11, and the management of the destination and the file management of the transmission data are also controlled by the CPU 11.

In the present embodiment having the above-mentioned structure, the document data read by the reading unit 15 is registered as a file in the storage unit 12 as a registration unit for each predetermined unit. The NCU 17 as a transmission unit reads out one unit of the registration file from the storage unit 12 via the CPU 11 and transmits it to a plurality of destinations. Here, the CPU 11 designates a combination of registration files to be transmitted to one destination by designating a plurality of units of registration files corresponding to each of the destinations, as file designation means.

Further, an identification number corresponding to each registration file, for example, a polling ID, is stored in the storage unit 12 as an identification number storage means. Then, when there is a polling request, the CPU 11 collates the sent ID with the polling ID. If the IDs match, the registration file is read from the storage unit 12. Then, using NCU17 as a polling transmission means,
The read registration files are combined and sent to the polling request source.

Further, after transmitting one combination of registration files, the CPU 11 serves as an erasing means and stores a registration file unnecessary for an untransmitted file combination in the storage unit 1.
Erase from 2. Next, the operation will be described. 2A and 2B are views showing the storage status in the storage unit. FIG. 2A shows the file registration status, and FIG. 2B shows the registration file designation status. The read data is registered as, for example, files F01 to 04 for each data as shown in FIG. The registered files F01 to 04 can be transmitted to a plurality of destinations as in the conventional case.

Here, in the present embodiment, each of the files F01 to F04 is considered as a basic configuration file of one transmission file, and is considered as a part of one transmission file. Then, for example, as shown in FIG. 2B, the combination of the files F01 to 04 stored in the storage unit 12 is designated, and the transmission file by the designated combination is set to each destination, for example, No. 1-No. Send to 3.

3A and 3B are diagrams showing the basic operation of the present embodiment. FIG. 3A shows a flowchart thereof and FIG. 3B shows an example of display guidance on the display section. In FIG. 3A, when the document is set (step S1), the document is read by the reading unit 15 (step S2), and the contents are stored in the memory of the storage unit 12 (step S3). Here, if, for example, three A4 originals are read at once, FIG.
As shown in the display example T2 of (b), the file number F01 is displayed on the display unit 13 together with the document size A4 and the number of sheets 3 (step S4), and whether to read the next document according to the guidance shown in the display example T3. Inquire (step S5). A4-read as file F01
In addition to the three sheets, as shown in FIG.
When reading A4-1 and A5-2 originals, the YES key (not shown) of the operation unit 14 is pressed according to the guidance of the display example T3, and the files F01 to F04 are sequentially processed according to the procedure of steps S1 to S5. To register.

When the above file registration process is completed, the process proceeds to destination input and file designation process. In order to proceed to the input of the destination, at the time of Next File? In the display example T3 of FIG. 3B, the NO key (not shown) of the operation unit 14 is pressed. Next, enter the destination, and when you finish inputting one destination,
According to the display example T4 of FIG. 3B, the YES key is pressed (step S6). Then, according to the display example T5 of FIG. 3B, the file to be transmitted to the input destination is designated from the files F01 to F04 registered in the storage unit 12 (step S7). In this embodiment, FIG.
As shown in (b), the destination number. 1 (045-281-
For example, the files F01 and F02 are designated as the files to be transmitted to 7528).

Next, another destination such as No. To enter 2, press the YES key according to the display example T6 of FIG. 3B (step S8), return to the display example T4 of FIG. 3B, and specify the destination and the file to be transmitted according to steps S6 to S8. To do. By the above destination input and file designation processing, as shown in FIG. 1
When the input up to 3 is completed, the display example T6 in FIG.
Then, the START key (not shown) of the operation unit 14 is pressed to proceed to the transmission process. When the START key is pressed,
Destination No. 1 to 3 are sequentially called, and the registration files F01 to F04 designated for each destination are transmitted (step S
9). When the transmission to one destination is completed, the presence / absence of a transmitted file is determined (step S10).
o. If the transmission to 1 is OK, the file F01
Is the destination number. Since the file F02 is not used since it is used even in a few cases, the CPU 11 deletes the file F02 from the storage unit 12 (step S11). After the deletion, it is judged whether or not there is an unsent destination (step S1
2), destination No. Send to all 1 to 3 and finish the process. After the transmission is completed, the display unit 13 is in the idle state as shown in the display example T1 of FIG.

As described above, in the present embodiment, the files F01 to F04 registered in the storage unit 12 are regarded as one component file of the transmission file, and the transmission file is created and managed by the specified combination. It is not necessary to read a different part of the transmission document again, and the reading operation at the time of transmission can be reduced. In addition, in this embodiment, the file registration area of the storage unit 12 can be effectively used by sequentially erasing unnecessary registration files for untransmitted file combinations.

FIG. 4 is a flow chart showing the polling transmission operation of this embodiment. In the figure, when the document is set (step P1), the document is read by the reading unit 15 (step P2), and the contents are stored in the memory of the storage unit 12 (step P3). Here, similarly to the above embodiment, the file number is displayed on the display unit 13 together with the document size and the number of sheets (step P4), and the files are sequentially registered according to the procedure of steps P1 to S4 (step P5).

When the above file registration process is completed, the process proceeds to polling ID input and file designation process. By inputting the polling ID corresponding to the registered file (step P6), the file to be polled is designated (step P7), and the polling ID is inputted and the file is designated sequentially according to the procedure of steps P6 and P7 (step P6). P8). It should be noted that the polling ID is not limited to the method of inputting corresponding to the registered file as in the present embodiment, but is input collectively corresponding to the combination of the files designated by the above embodiment. The method may be used.

When the above polling ID input and file designation processing is completed, the polling request is awaited (step P9). When there is a polling request, the polling ID is collated, and then the designated registration file is designated as the polling request source. The data is transmitted (step P10), and the process ends. In the present embodiment as well, it is assumed that the transmitted unnecessary files are sequentially deleted.

As described above, in this embodiment, by adding a polling ID to a combination of registration files, the registration files with IDs can be collectively transmitted to the polling request source. It is not necessary to read, and the read operation during polling transmission can be reduced. In the above embodiment, the registration unit of the basic file is the unit of the manuscript read at one time, but the manuscripts of F01 to F04 are scanned at one time.
It is also possible to use one sheet (one page) as a file registration unit.

[0024]

As described above, according to the facsimile apparatus of the first aspect of the present invention, the file designating means designates a plurality of units of registration files corresponding to each destination, and transmits to one destination. Since the combination of the registered files to be designated is designated, the file once registered can be managed as one component file of the transmission file, and it is not necessary to reread a partially different transmission original, and the reading operation at the time of transmission can be reduced.

Further, according to the facsimile apparatus of the present invention, the identification number is stored in the identification number storage means in association with each registration file, and the registration files having the same identification number at the time of polling request are assembled. At the same time, since the polling transmission means transmits to the polling request source,
It is not necessary to read the document data again in preparation for polling transmission, and the reading operation during polling transmission can be reduced.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, after transmitting one combination of registration files, the erasing means deletes unnecessary registration files from the registration means for untransmitted file combinations. Therefore, the file registration area in the registration means can be effectively used.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a facsimile apparatus according to an embodiment of the invention described in any one of claims 1 to 3.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a storage status in a storage unit, FIG. 2A shows a file registration status, and FIG. 2B shows a registration file designation status.

3A and 3B are diagrams showing a basic operation of the present embodiment, FIG. 3A shows a flowchart thereof, and FIG. 3B shows an example of display guidance on a display unit.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing a polling transmission operation of this embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 11 CPU (file designating means, erasing means) 12 Storage section (registering means, identification number storage means) 17 NCU (transmitting means, polling transmitting means)

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A facsimile apparatus comprising: a registration unit for reading document data and registering a file for each predetermined unit; and a transmission unit for reading out a registration file of one unit from the registration unit and transmitting it to a plurality of destinations. A facsimile apparatus comprising a file designating unit that designates a combination of registration files to be transmitted to one destination by designating a plurality of units of registration files corresponding to each of the destinations. 2. An identification number storage means for storing an identification number corresponding to each registration file, and a polling transmission means for combining a registration file having the same identification number at the time of a polling request and transmitting it to a polling request source. The facsimile apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising: 3. An erasing means for erasing an unnecessary registration file from an untransmitted file combination after transmitting one combination of registration files from the registration means. Fax machine.