JPH08228251A - Fax machine - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Abstract] [Purpose] To improve the work efficiency when receiving a facsimile document by automatically notifying the receipt of the facsimile document. [Structure] A destination recognizing means 8 recognizes characters in a destination portion of a received facsimile document. The destination comparison unit 9 compares the recognized character of the destination part with the name stored in advance in the destination number registration unit 71 to detect the destination telephone number corresponding to the character of the destination part. The reception notifying means 10 notifies the detected destination of the reception of the facsimile document.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a facsimile machine, and more particularly to improvement of work efficiency when receiving a facsimile document.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Currently, one facsimile machine is installed in each office or department, and a plurality of people often share one facsimile machine.

On the other hand, since the facsimile document is usually unknown when it is received, the person in charge confirms the reception of the facsimile document by regularly or at a fixed time by going to the place where the facsimile device is installed, and then the received facsimile document. Is distributed to each destination.

[0004]

However, in the situation where the person in charge confirms the reception of the facsimile document at regular intervals or at a fixed time, the facsimile document is delayed in reaching the destination or is mixed with other facsimile documents. Sometimes

Further, in the case of a facsimile document including a plurality of destinations, the required number of copies must be manually copied, which is troublesome.

The present invention has been made in order to solve the above drawbacks, and an object of the present invention is to improve the work efficiency at the time of receiving a facsimile document by automatically notifying the reception of the facsimile document and copying the required number of copies. And

[0007]

A facsimile apparatus according to the present invention has a destination number registration unit, a destination recognition unit, a destination comparison unit, and a reception notification unit, and the destination number registration unit includes a name of a person who receives a facsimile and The telephone number of the person is stored in advance, the destination recognition means recognizes the character of the destination part of the received facsimile document, and the destination comparison means compares the recognized character of the destination part with the name stored in the destination number registration part. Then, the telephone number corresponding to the character of the destination portion is detected, and the reception notifying means makes a call based on the detected telephone number.

Further, the facsimile device has a LAN control unit, a destination number registration unit, a destination recognition unit, a destination comparison unit, and a document transfer unit, and the LAN control unit communicates with a plurality of terminal units via the LAN to obtain a destination number. The registration unit stores in advance the name of the person who receives the facsimile and the address of that person's terminal device, the destination recognition unit recognizes the character of the destination portion of the received facsimile document, and the destination comparison unit recognizes the recognized destination portion. The character and the name stored in the destination number registration unit are compared to detect the address of the terminal device corresponding to the character of the destination portion, and the document transfer means transmits the facsimile document to the terminal device of the detected address via the LAN control unit. You may transfer.

Further, it has a destination recognizing means, a destination number detecting means, a printing means for the number of destinations, and a sorter part. The destination recognizing means recognizes the characters of the destination portion of the received facsimile document, and the destination number detecting means recognizes them. When the number of destinations included in the destination part is detected from the characters, the printing means outputs the same number of facsimile documents as the number of detected destinations, and the sorter portion sorts the facsimile documents output by the printing means by the number of destinations by destination. desirable.

[0010]

In the present invention, the destination recognition means recognizes the character of the destination part of the received facsimile document, and the destination comparison means compares the recognized character of the destination part with the name stored in advance in the destination number registration part. Then, the telephone number of the person whose name corresponds to the character of the destination portion is detected, and the reception notifying means makes a call based on the detected telephone number and notifies the person described in the destination that the facsimile document has been received.

Further, the destination recognition means recognizes the character of the destination portion of the received facsimile document, and the destination comparison means compares the recognized character of the destination portion with the name stored in advance in the destination number registration section to determine the destination portion. The address of the terminal device of the person who is associated with the name corresponding to the character is detected, and the document transfer means LAN-transmits the facsimile document to the terminal device of the detected address.
The content of the facsimile document is transferred to the terminal device of the person described in the destination via the control unit.

Further, the destination recognition means recognizes the characters of the destination part of the received facsimile document, and the destination number detection means detects the number of destinations included in the destination part from the recognized characters,
The printing means for the number of destinations outputs the same number of facsimile documents as the detected number, and the sorter section sorts the facsimile documents output by the printing means for the number of destinations by destination.

[0013]

1 is a block diagram of a facsimile apparatus showing an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in the figure, the facsimile apparatus has a controller section 1 and a digital copy section 2,
It has a facsimile function and a digital copy function. The controller unit 1 includes a main control unit 3, a ROM unit 4, a display device unit 5,
Input device unit 6, RAM unit 7, destination recognition unit 8, destination comparison unit 9, reception notification unit 10, data I / F unit 11a, telephone line control unit 12, frame buffer unit 13, LAN control unit 14, document transfer unit 15, a compression / expansion unit 16 and a storage unit 17.

The main controller 3 controls the entire controller 1. The ROM section 4 stores the control program of the main control section 3 and the like. The display unit 5 displays the operating status of the facsimile device. The input device section 6 inputs a facsimile transmission instruction and the like. The RAM section 7 is a destination number registration section 71.
Is provided. The destination number registration unit 71 stores, for example, the characters of the name of each member of the department in which the facsimile apparatus is installed, the telephone number, and the address of the terminal device by previously inputting them from the input device unit 6 as shown in FIG. . The destination recognizing means 8 recognizes the characters in the destination portion of the received facsimile document. The destination comparison unit 9 compares the character of the destination portion recognized by the destination recognition unit 8 with the name stored in the destination number registration unit 71 to detect the telephone number or the address of the terminal device corresponding to the character of the destination portion. The reception notifying means 10 calls the extension telephone (not shown) of the member described in the destination part of the facsimile document via the telephone line control part 12 based on the telephone number detected by the destination comparing means 9, and the facsimile is transmitted. Notify receipt of a document. The telephone line control unit 12 controls communication with an external facsimile device (not shown) via a public line,
Controls the communication with the extension telephone of each member of the department where the facsimile device is installed via the extension. The frame buffer unit 13 stores the received facsimile document and the like. The LAN control unit 14 is a LAN (Local Area Network)
The communication with the terminal device of each member of the department in which the facsimile device is installed is controlled via the. Document transfer means 15
Transfers the facsimile document stored in the frame buffer unit 13 to the terminal device indicated by the address detected by the destination comparison unit 9 via the LAN control unit 14.

The digital copy section 2 includes a data I / F section 11
b, a scanner control unit 21, a scanner unit 22, a printer control unit 23, and a printer device 24, and reads a facsimile original to be transmitted and prints a received facsimile document. Further, the digital copy unit 2 prints a document read by the scanner unit 22 from the printer unit 24 to copy the document.

The operation of notifying the member described in the destination of the reception of the facsimile document when the facsimile device having the above-mentioned structure receives the facsimile document will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

When the main control unit 3 of the facsimile apparatus receives a facsimile document in which a destination name is described in a predetermined portion via the telephone line control unit 14, the received facsimile document is compressed and expanded by the compression / expansion unit 16. After that, it is stored in the frame buffer unit 13 (step S1). When the received facsimile document is stored in the frame buffer unit 13, the main control unit 3 instructs the destination recognition unit 8 to recognize the character of the destination portion. When the destination recognizing means 8 receives the instruction, it reads the facsimile document stored in the frame buffer unit 13, reads the portion of the facsimile document in which the destination is described, and draws the character represented by the figure from the figure of the part in which the destination is described. Is recognized (step S2). When the destination recognition unit 8 recognizes the character of the destination portion of the facsimile document, the destination comparison unit 9 compares the character of the destination portion of the facsimile document with the name of each member stored in advance in the destination number registration unit 71 (step). S3). The destination comparing means 9 selects a matching name when it detects a name that matches a character in the destination part of the facsimile document, and selects a most similar name when a matching name cannot be detected (steps S4, S5, S6). . For example, a case in which a space is inserted between the characters described in the destination portion is the same as the above case. The destination comparison unit 9 reads the telephone number corresponding to the selected name from the destination number registration unit 71 (step S7). When the destination comparison unit 9 reads the telephone number, the reception notifying means 10 causes the telephone line control unit 12 to operate.
The telephone number destination read by the destination comparison unit 9 is called via (step S8). In this way, the extension telephone number of the destination described in the destination portion of the received facsimile document is automatically detected, and a call is made based on the detected telephone number to notify the reception of the facsimile document. The person described in the destination part of the box can know that the facsimile document addressed to himself / herself has been received, and can pick up the facsimile document at the same time as the reception.

The received facsimile document may be sequentially printed from the printer section as soon as the above-mentioned processing is completed, or until the person notified of the reception of the facsimile document instructs, for example, the storage device section 17 or the like. It may be stored in a storage device having a capacity.

Next, the operation when the facsimile device receives the facsimile document and transfers the facsimile document to the terminal device of the member described in the destination will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

When the main control unit 3 of the facsimile apparatus receives a facsimile document in which a destination name is described in a predetermined portion via the telephone line control unit 14, the received facsimile document is expanded by the compression / expansion unit 16 and then the frame buffer unit. 1
3 (step S11). After that, the main controller 3
Instructs the destination recognition means 8 to recognize the characters in the destination portion, and the destination recognition means 8 reads the facsimile document stored in the frame buffer unit 13 and recognizes the characters written in the destination portion of the facsimile document (step S1
2). The destination comparison means 9 compares the characters of the destination portion of the facsimile document with the names of the respective members stored in advance in the destination number registration unit 71 (step S13). Address comparison means 9
Selects the matching name when it detects a name that matches the characters in the destination part of the facsimile document, and selects the most similar name if the matching name cannot be detected (steps S14, S15, S16). The destination comparison unit 9 reads the address corresponding to the selected name from the destination number registration unit 71 (step S17). When the destination comparison unit 9 reads the address, the document transfer unit 15 starts communication with the address read by the destination comparison unit 9 via the LAN control unit 14, and the address where the facsimile document stored in the frame buffer unit 13 is read. Is transferred to the terminal device corresponding to (step S18). In this way, the address of the terminal device of the destination described in the destination part of the received facsimile document is automatically detected, a call is made based on the detected address, and the facsimile document is transferred. The document can be immediately used by each terminal device, and the confidentiality of the content of the facsimile document can be secured.

Next, the construction of the facsimile apparatus of another embodiment will be described with reference to the construction diagram of FIG.

The facsimile apparatus comprises a controller section 1, a digital copy section 2 and a sorter section 20. The controller unit 1 includes a main control unit 3, a ROM unit 4, a display device unit 5, an input device unit 6, a RAM unit 7, a data I / F unit 11a, a telephone line control unit 12, a frame buffer unit 13, a compression / expansion unit 16, The storage device unit 17, the destination number detection unit 18, and the destination number printing unit 19 are provided. The destination number detecting means 18 detects the number of destinations included in the recognized destination portion. The printing means 19 for the number of destinations sets the number of copies, and outputs the same number of facsimile documents as the detected number from the digital copying section 2. The sorter unit 20 sorts the facsimile documents output from the digital copying unit 2 by the printing unit 19 by the number of destinations according to the destinations.

The operation when the above-mentioned facsimile apparatus receives a facsimile document in which a plurality of destinations are described will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

When the main control unit 3 of the facsimile apparatus receives a facsimile document in which a destination name is described in a predetermined portion via the telephone line control unit 14, the received facsimile document is expanded by the compression / expansion unit 16 and then the frame buffer unit. 1
3 (step S21). After that, the main controller 3
Instructs the destination recognition means 8 to recognize the characters in the destination portion, and the destination recognition means 8 reads the facsimile document stored in the frame buffer unit 13 and recognizes the characters written in the destination portion of the facsimile document (step S2
2). When the destination recognition unit 8 recognizes the character of the destination portion of the facsimile document, the destination number detection unit 18 inspects the recognized character of the destination portion and detects the number of destinations included in the destination portion (step S23). When the number of destinations detecting unit 18 detects the number of destinations, the printing unit 19 for the number of destinations sets the detected number of destinations as the number of copies and sets a sort mode that is a mode for sorting printed matter (step S2).
5). The main control unit 3 sends a facsimile document to the digital copy unit 2 via the data I / F units 11a and 11b, and the printer unit 24 transmits the designated number of facsimile documents.
Then, the sorter unit 20 sorts the printed-out facsimile document by destination (step S26).
As described above, when a plurality of destinations are described, the same number of facsimile documents as the number of the described destinations are output, so that it is not necessary to copy the facsimile document again. Further, since the facsimile document is sorted and outputted according to the destination, it is not necessary to sort it by hand, the work efficiency is improved, and the facsimile document can be quickly delivered to the destination.

[0025]

As described above, the present invention recognizes the character of the destination part of the received facsimile document, compares the recognized character of the destination part with the name stored in advance, and corresponds to the character of the destination part. Since the telephone number of the person related to the name is detected and the call is made based on the detected telephone number, the person described in the destination can be notified of the reception of the facsimile document.

Further, the character of the destination portion of the received facsimile document is recognized, the character of the recognized destination portion is compared with the name stored in advance, and the terminal device of the person concerned with the name corresponding to the character of the destination portion is recognized. The address is detected, the facsimile document is transferred to the terminal device of the detected address via the LAN, and the content of the facsimile document is transferred to the terminal device of the person described in the destination. Received documents can be used quickly and confidentiality can be secured.

Further, since the characters in the destination portion of the received facsimile document are recognized, the number of destinations included in the destination portion is detected from the recognized characters, and the facsimile documents having the same number as the detected number are sorted by destination. It is possible to save the trouble of copying after receiving the document.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a configuration diagram of a destination number registration unit.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing an operation when a reception notification is given.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing an operation when a facsimile document is transferred.

FIG. 5 is a configuration diagram of a facsimile apparatus according to another embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing an operation when printing the same number of copies as the number of destinations.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 controller section 2 digital copy section 7 RAM section 71 destination number registration section 8 destination recognition section 9 destination comparison section 10 reception notification section 12 telephone line control section 14 LAN control section 15 document transfer section 18 destination number detection section 19 destination number printing Means 20 Sorter section 24 Printer section

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A destination number registration unit, a destination recognition unit, a destination comparison unit, and a reception notification unit, wherein the destination number registration unit stores in advance the name of the person who receives the facsimile and the telephone number of the person, and recognizes the destination. The means recognizes the character of the destination portion of the received facsimile document, and the destination comparing means compares the recognized character of the destination portion with the name stored in the destination number registration unit to obtain the telephone number corresponding to the character of the destination portion. A facsimile machine, characterized in that the reception notification means makes a call based on the detected telephone number. 2. A LAN control unit, a destination number registration unit, a destination recognition unit, a destination comparison unit and a document transfer unit, wherein the LAN control unit communicates with a plurality of terminal devices via the LAN, and the destination number registration unit The name of the person who receives the facsimile and the address of the person's terminal device are stored in advance, the destination recognition means recognizes the character of the destination part of the received facsimile document, and the destination comparison means recognizes the character of the recognized destination part and the destination. The name stored in the number registration unit is compared to detect the address of the terminal device corresponding to the character of the destination portion, and the document transfer means LANs the facsimile document to the terminal device of the detected address.
A facsimile apparatus, which transfers data via a control unit. 3. A destination recognizing unit, a destination number detecting unit, a printing unit for the number of destinations, and a sorter unit, wherein the destination recognizing unit recognizes a character in a destination portion of a received facsimile document, and the destination number detecting unit recognizes it. The number of destinations included in the destination portion is detected from the characters, the printing means outputs the same number of facsimile documents as the number of detected destinations, and the sorter portion sorts the facsimile documents output by the printing means by the number of destinations by destination. A facsimile device characterized by the above.