JPH0730705A - Data communications equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To reduce recording paper and to effectively use the communications equipment. CONSTITUTION:Data prepared by a personal computer or the like, for example, are written in a storage medium such as a floppy disk and these data are read by a storage medium drive means 1. These data are analyzed by a job information analyzing means 2 and corresponding to this result, respective parts perform prescribed operations. On the other hand, a user ID written in the storage medium is supplied to a user ID discriminating means 3 and only when it is judged that this user ID is registered on a user ID and mail box registering means 4, the respective parts are operated. Therefore, the transmitting data written in the storage medium are transmitted from a transmitting means 5 to the opposite side. For example, the data written in the floppy disk can be directly transmitted. Since received data can be directly written in the floppy disk, the recording paper can be reduced, and one communications equipment can be effectively used for a lot of users.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a data communication device suitable for application to a facsimile device or the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, when a document created by a personal computer or the like is transmitted by a facsimile device, a method of printing a document created by the personal computer on a recording sheet and then transmitting the document by a facsimile device has been often adopted. Further, it is usual that the image information received by the facsimile is printed out on a recording paper and read.

However, in the method of printing out the image information on the recording paper as described above, the recording paper is wasted because the recording paper must be printed out even if the contents can be read once. There is. Therefore,
Recently, methods such as incorporating a fax board having a function of transmitting and receiving image information into a personal computer or connecting a facsimile device to the personal computer in a one-to-one manner have been adopted. According to this method, the image information transmitted / received by the facsimile device can be displayed on the monitor of the personal computer, so that the recording paper can be saved.

Further, there is a system in which a plurality of personal computers and one facsimile machine are connected by a network such as a LAN (Local Area Network) so that one facsimile machine can be used by a large number of people.

[0005]

In the method of incorporating a fax board in a personal computer or connecting a facsimile device and a personal computer in a one-to-one correspondence, when someone is using the personal computer, another person uses it. There is a problem that you cannot do it. In addition, the method of connecting a plurality of personal computers and one facsimile device via a network such as a LAN has a problem that the system becomes very expensive.

Therefore, the present invention has solved the above-mentioned problems, and it is possible to reduce the waste of recording paper and to effectively use it by a large number of people.
Moreover, it proposes an inexpensive data communication device.

[0007]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, in the invention described in claim 1, the drive means of the storage medium capable of storing the control information and the image information and the storage means are stored in the storage medium. It has a user ID discrimination means, a user ID registration means, and a transmission means for transmitting the control information and image information stored in the storage medium, and the user ID stored in the storage medium is registered in the registration means. The control information and the image information stored in the storage medium are transmitted during the operation.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, a drive means for the storage medium capable of storing the control information and the image information, a receiving means for receiving the control information and the image information, and a user ID stored in the storage medium. When the user ID stored in the storage medium is registered in the registration means, the control information and the image information for the user ID received by the receiving means are stored. It is characterized by being stored in a medium.

[0009]

In FIG. 1, data created by, for example, a personal computer is written in a storage medium such as a floppy disk and read by the storage medium drive means 1. The read data is analyzed by the job information analysis means 2, and each unit performs a predetermined operation. Then, the transmission data written in the storage medium is transmitted from the transmission means 5 to the other party.

At this time, the user ID written in the storage medium is supplied to the user ID discrimination means 3 and it is discriminated whether or not this is registered in the user ID and mailbox registration means 4. The transmission data can be transmitted only when the user ID is registered.

In FIG. 2, the data received from the other party can be written in the storage medium only when the user ID written in the storage medium is registered.

[0012]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Next, one embodiment of the data communication apparatus according to the present invention applied to a facsimile machine will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 shows functional blocks of a data communication device according to the first aspect of the invention. In the figure, reference numeral 1 denotes a storage medium drive means, which drives a storage medium such as a floppy disk. The storage medium drive means 1 is capable of inserting and removing the storage medium, and the user I stored in the inserted storage medium.
It is possible to read D, job information, image information, and the like.

Reference numeral 2 is a job information analysis means, which analyzes the job information supplied from the storage medium drive means 1. The job information includes information indicating a transmission process, transmission execution time, job parameters such as resolution and density or transmission speed at the time of memory transmission or document reading transmission, destination ID, destination telephone number, There is a file number to send.

The destination ID can be used as data for checking the destination at the time of transmission to determine whether or not to transmit, or for attaching the leading end of the transmission data to clearly display the destination. . The transmission execution time is mainly used for timer reservation at the time of transmission and polling reception.

Reference numeral 3 denotes a user ID discriminating means, which analyzes the user ID supplied from the storage medium drive means 1 and discriminates whether or not the user ID is registered in the user ID and mailbox registering means 4. It is possible to register a plurality of user IDs in the user ID and mailbox registration means 4.

Reference numeral 5 is a transmitting means, which is connected to a communication line. The transmission means 5 performs a transmission process when the user ID determination means 3 determines that the user ID supplied from the storage medium drive means 1 is registered in the user ID and the mailbox registration means 4. Also, the transmitting means 5
Is controlled by the job information supplied from the job information analysis means 2, and transmits the image information supplied from the storage medium drive means 1 or the original set in the original reading section to the other side.

FIG. 2 shows a functional block of the data communication device according to the second aspect of the present invention. In the figure, 1 is a storage medium drive means, 3 is a user ID discrimination means, 4 is a user ID and mailbox registration means, and these are the same as in FIG. Reference numeral 6 is a receiving means, which is connected to a communication line and receives data sent from the other party.

FIG. 3 shows the configuration of a facsimile apparatus to which the data communication apparatus of FIGS. 1 and 2 is applied. Reference numeral 11 is a CPU that manages transmission / reception control, 12 is a ROM that stores various control programs such as transmission / reception programs, and 13 is a RAM that stores image information to be transmitted. Reference numeral 14 is a document reading unit, and the image information read here is stored in the RAM 1
3 or directly to the modem and network control circuit (NCU) 15 which functions as a transmitting / receiving means.

The image information input from the communication line is stored in the RAM 13 via the modem and the NCU 15 or is directly supplied to the recording unit 16 functioning as a printer to record the content. The telephone number and the like of the transmission destination are displayed by being supplied to the display unit 17.

The operation unit 18 has a plurality of keys (not shown).
Is provided, and when these keys are operated, the contents thereof are taken into the CPU 11. Then, each unit is controlled by the instruction of the CPU 11. Further, this facsimile machine is provided with a floppy disk drive device 19 which functions as the above-mentioned storage medium drive means 1.

FIG. 4 shows the flow of data during transmission in this facsimile apparatus. In this case, the job information, that is, the control data for the transmission process is created by a personal computer, for example, and is written in the floppy disk 21 together with the document file created by the personal computer. The user ID of the user is also written in the floppy disk 21.

The floppy disk 21 is inserted into the floppy disk drive device 19. The job information, image information, and user ID read here are temporarily registered in the RAM 13 and analyzed by the CPU 11. Then, the user ID is user I of RAM13.
When registered in the D registration file, the image information stored in the transmission file 22 of the RAM 13 is read and transmitted from the modem and the NCU 15 to the other party. If the user ID is not registered, the transmission becomes impossible. If the job information is not written in the floppy disk 21, the registration process is not performed and the transmission process is not performed.

When the user ID read from the floppy disk 21 indicates the master user, communication management information such as communication history stored in the management information memory 24, management information such as scanner counter and printer counter, and one-touch operation. Dial information such as dials and speed dials, initial setting information of the facsimile apparatus main body, etc. are automatically written in the floppy disk 21. Also, the master user can read and write dial data and initial setting information.

The above-mentioned floppy disk drive device 19 may be built in the facsimile device main body,
It can also be externally attached. Further, it is possible to connect the facsimile device and the floppy disk drive device 19 with an electric cable.

FIG. 5 shows the flow of data at the time of reception in this facsimile apparatus. In this case, the data transmitted from the other side is input from the modem and NCU 15 and is supplied to the CPU 11 to analyze the user ID.
If this user ID is registered, the received data is stored in the mailbox 23 corresponding to this user ID.

When data is transferred from the mailbox 23 to the floppy disk 21, the floppy disk 21 is inserted into the floppy disk drive device 19. Thus, the user ID written in the floppy disk 21 is analyzed, and the data stored in the mailbox 23 corresponding to the user ID is read and written in the floppy disk 21. Floppy disk 2
The data written in 1 is erased from the mailbox 23 or is marked to indicate that the data is once written in the floppy disk 21.

FIG. 6 shows the procedure of the data processing 30 in the above-mentioned facsimile apparatus. In the data processing 30, first, the floppy disk 21 is inserted into the floppy disk drive device 19 (step 3).
1) Next, the user ID and job information are read (step 32). Further, it is judged whether or not the read user ID is registered (step 33).

If the user ID is registered, it is then determined whether or not the user ID is the master user (step 34). If the user ID is not the master user, there is a job to be registered next. It is determined whether or not (step 35).

If it is determined that there is a job to be registered, that job is then registered (step 3
6) Then, it is determined whether or not data is stored in the mailbox 23 corresponding to the user ID of the floppy disk 21 inserted (step 37). If it is determined in step 35 that there is no job to be registered, then it is determined in step 37 whether or not there is data in the mailbox 23.

If it is determined in step 37 that there is data in the mailbox, then that data is read and written to the floppy disk 21 (step 38), and then that data is read from the mailbox. It is erased (step 39).

Next, the floppy disk is ejected (step 40), and subsequently it is judged whether or not there is a registered job (step 41). If it is determined that there is a registered job, the job is executed next (step 42), and this ends the data processing 30. If it is determined in step 41 that there is no registered job, the data processing 30 ends.

If it is determined in step 33 that the user ID has not been registered, an error message is displayed next (step 43), and then the floppy disk 21 is ejected in step 40. Processing is performed. If it is determined in step 34 that the user ID is the master user, the management data or the like is written or read according to the contents of the job information (step 44), and then step 4 is executed.
At 0, the floppy disk 21 is ejected, and the same processing as described above is performed thereafter.

[0034]

As described above, according to the invention of claim 1, data stored in a storage medium such as a floppy disk can be transmitted only when a user ID is registered. The invention described in Item 2 makes the received data writable in the storage medium only when the user ID is registered.

Therefore, according to the present invention, it becomes possible to store data created by, for example, a personal computer in a floppy disk or the like, and transmit this by the transmitting means.
There is no need to waste recording paper as in the past, and 1
This is effective in that many users can use one communication device, for example, a facsimile device.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a functional block diagram of a data communication device according to the invention of claim 1.

FIG. 2 is a functional block diagram of a data communication device according to a second aspect of the invention.

FIG. 3 is a configuration diagram of an embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating a data flow during transmission.

FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating a data flow at the time of reception.

FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating a procedure of data processing 30.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Storage Medium Drive Means 2 Job Information Analyzing Means 3 User ID Discriminating Means 4 User ID and Mailbox Registering Means 5 Sending Means 6 Receiving Means 10 Facsimile Machines 11 CPU 12 ROM 13 RAM 14 Original Reading Units 15 Modems and NCU 16 Recording Units 17 display section 18 operation section 19 floppy disk drive device 21 floppy disk 22 file memory

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A drive unit for a storage medium capable of storing control information and image information, a determination unit for determining a user ID stored in the storage medium, a registration unit for the user ID, and the storage unit stored in the storage medium. The control information and the image information stored in the storage medium when the user ID stored in the storage medium is registered in the registration means. A data communication device characterized by transmitting information. 2. A storage medium drive means capable of storing control information and image information, a receiving means for receiving the control information and image information, a determination means for determining a user ID stored in the storage medium, When the user ID stored in the storage medium is registered in the registration means, the control information and the image information for the user ID received by the reception means are stored in the storage means. A data communication device characterized by being stored in a medium. 3. The data communication device according to claim 1, wherein when the user ID indicates a master user, communication management information is written in the storage medium. 4. A control data storage means for storing control data for controlling an apparatus main body, wherein the control data stored in the storage medium is written in the control data storage means. The data communication device according to claim 1, wherein the data communication device is a device.