JPH09321930A - Fax machine - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) Abstract: The present invention relates to a facsimile apparatus, which enables extraction of only a specific item from a set information other than image information in a desired format, which does not require a special apparatus and is simple and easy. The purpose is to realize the use of low-cost setting information. A system control unit 11, a facsimile communication control unit 12, a data communication control unit 13, an image information reading unit 14, an image information storage unit 15, a code information storage unit 16, a print output unit 17, an operation display unit 18, a voice. In the facsimile device including the output unit 19, the system control unit 11 reads only the items selected by the operator from the code information such as registration information and management information in the code information storage unit 16 and arranges them in the specified order. After that, the data is converted into any one of the above-mentioned units 12, 13, 17 to 19 so that it can be processed and output / transmitted.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a facsimile device, and more particularly, to a facsimile device without using a special external device.
It relates to what can retrieve setting information in any format.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there has been known a facsimile apparatus which is connected to a communication line and which transmits (transmits) or receives (transmits) image information read from a document by performing facsimile communication with a destination. Therefore, this facsimile apparatus has become popular along with the increase in the amount of information in recent years, and is required to have improved convenience.

This type of facsimile apparatus has been highly functionalized in order to meet the demand for improved convenience. For example, not only one-touch dial and speed dial but also broadcast transmission and confidential transmission / reception are realized. The dial numbers of a large number of destinations and the names of the destinations are stored in the storage means and registered. Further, in the storage means, management information such as error information when an error occurs as well as management information such as memory accumulated information for accumulating image information for carrying out polling transmission etc. It is designed so that it can be accumulated and managed in.

The registration information and management information can be recorded and output as needed or periodically for use. For example, has a document (image information) requested to be polled transmitted already transmitted? The communication results can be displayed or recorded and output for confirmation.

[0005]

However, in such a conventional facsimile apparatus, one type of information is obtained because the types of registration information and management information are increasing and the types thereof are increasing. There is a problem that the operation of is complicated and the information output at one time is large and the convenience is reduced.

In order to solve this problem, Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No.
In Japanese Patent No. 312064, it is proposed to send the management information of the facsimile device to an external host device so that the host device stores the management information in a management memory, and the management information can be edited and output in a desired format. Has been done.
However, in the one described in this publication, it is necessary to connect the host device exclusively to the facsimile device, and the host device must be provided with an application different from the facsimile device for managing the management information. There is a problem that it has to be expensive to manage.

Further, since the one described in this publication manages only the management information of the facsimile apparatus, when using other registration information, the conventional facsimile apparatus must perform a complicated operation. There is a problem. Therefore, the present invention enables extraction of only specific items from the set information other than image information in a desired format,
It is an object to realize a simple and low-cost use of setting information that does not require a special device.

[0008]

To achieve the above object, the invention according to claim 1 is a facsimile apparatus for transmitting image information by performing facsimile communication with a partner via a communication line. Information that allows the operator to output information in an recognizable manner, input means for the operator to perform an input operation, and setting information other than the image information that is set to operate the functions that the operator can output with one output function of the function. Information conversion means for converting into information, information processing means for processing setting information according to an instruction input from the input means, and setting information processed by the information conversion means and processed by the information processing means is sent to the output function for output. And an output control means for controlling the output control means. The invention according to claim 2 is characterized in that, in addition to the configuration of the invention according to claim 1,
As the output function, any one or more of a display output function for displaying and outputting information, a recording output function for recording and outputting information, and a voice output function for outputting information by voice are provided. It is a thing.

Further, the invention according to claim 3 is a facsimile apparatus for transmitting image information by performing facsimile communication with a partner via a communication line, and transmitting information to another terminal device via the communication line. Information transmission means for transmitting the information, input means for the operator to input and operate, and information conversion means for converting setting information other than image information set for operating the provided functions into information that can be transmitted by one of the transmission functions. And information processing means for processing the setting information in accordance with an instruction input from the input means, and another terminal device designated by sending the setting information processed by the information converting means and processed by the information processing means to the transmitting function. And a transmission control means for transmitting to the.

Here, the functions provided in the invention of claim 1 include at least one or two or more output functions together with one or both of a transmission function and a reception function of facsimile communication for transmitting image information. In addition to this output function, a reading function for reading image information, a transmission function or a reception function for data communication for transmitting data such as code information, and the like may be provided. In addition,
Examples of the output function include the display output function, the recording output function (copying, received image recording function), or the audio output function, as in the invention described in claim 2.

Further, the transmission function in claim 3 may be a transmission function itself of facsimile communication for transmitting image information or a transmission function of data communication for transmitting data such as code information. . And the said information processing means in the invention of Claims 1-3 is,
As setting information, for example, registration information such as destination information (dial number, name) for each communication type, communication results,
Management information such as memory accumulation information or error information can be selected (processed) according to the instruction input from the input means, and in that information, for example, only the destination name of the broadcast communication destination, the communication result can be specified. It may be configured such that arbitrary information such as information about only the time or only the same dial number can be extracted (processed). Further, the information may be processed to rearrange the arbitrary rank. Good. Further, the information converting means may convert the information into processable information as necessary. For example, in the case of a function of transmitting data, the setting information may be directly transmitted to the transmitting function to be transmitted.

In the inventions according to claims 1 to 3, setting information such as registration information and management information that is set and accumulated to operate the functions provided is directed by an operator, such as registration information and management information. Only the specific items among them are taken out and rearranged in a desired order, and processed into an edited form. In the invention according to claims 1 and 2, the output function such as display output, recording output, or audio output is used. It is converted into outputable information and output. Claim 3
In the described invention, the transmission function such as the facsimile communication function and the data communication function converts the information into information that can be transmitted to another terminal device and outputs the information. Therefore,
The setting information can be output without repeating complicated operations and without becoming a large amount of information.

[0013]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. 1 to 3 are diagrams showing an embodiment of a facsimile apparatus according to the present invention, FIG. 1 is an overall configuration diagram thereof, and FIGS. 2 and 3 are flow charts for explaining the operation thereof.

First, the structure will be described. In FIG. 1, 11
Is a system control unit, and the system control unit 11 includes a facsimile communication control unit 12, a data communication control unit 13, an image information reading unit 14, an image information storage unit 15, a code information storage unit 16, a print output unit 17, and an operation. The display unit 18 and the audio output unit 19 are connected. The system control unit 11 is composed of a CPU, a memory, an I / O circuit, and the like. The system control unit 11 comprehensively controls the above-mentioned units 12 to 19 according to a control program stored in advance in its internal memory, and has a transmission function, a display output function, a recording output function, The voice output function is operated and various processes of the present invention are executed.

Facsimile communication control unit 12 performs a facsimile communication procedure through a connection means (not shown) for connecting or disconnecting with a communication line, and communicates with a destination facsimile communication terminal connected to the communication line. Send and receive (transmit) image information. Similar to the facsimile communication control unit 12, the data communication control unit 13 transmits / receives (transmits) data such as code information to / from a partner data communication terminal. That is, the facsimile communication control unit 12 and the data communication control unit 13 realize the transmission function.

The image information reading unit 14 irradiates the document located at the reading position with light and reads the image information to be transmitted or copied by the reflected light from the image surface. That is, the image information reading unit 14 realizes the reading function. The image information storage unit 15
The image information received or read is temporarily stored. The code information storage unit 16 stores code information of setting information such as registration information and management information. Here, as the setting information,
Registration information in which the telephone number of the other party associated with one-touch dialing or speed dial and the telephone number of the other party performing broadcast transmission or confidential transmission and the name of each other party are registered, communication results and communication after transmission and reception Error history in which an error occurred, management information such as image information accumulated information that is stored without being erased due to non-transmission, initial setting information such as reading / recording linear density set to operate various functions And so on. It should be noted that this setting information is not limited to this, and all that the operator retrieves and uses corresponds to the setting information.

The print output unit 17 prints (records) the received or read image information on a recording paper and outputs it, and also records various reports by converting the code information into a bitmap (converting the image) into image information. Print out on paper. The operation display unit 18 displays various information such as the operating state of the apparatus main body and input / setting information on the display LCD or LED, and the operator performs various operations using operation keys. The voice output unit 19 outputs a message regarding an input method and an operation state such as an error occurrence by voice. That is, the print output unit 17 has a recording output function and an operation display unit.
Reference numeral 18 realizes a display output function, voice output unit 19 realizes a voice output function, and operation display unit 18 also constitutes an input means.

Then, the system control section 11 is instructed to output the telephone number and the name of the other party registered in the one-touch dial in accordance with the prepared format, and sequentially reads the code information and prints it. Send it to the output unit 17 and print it on a recording paper.
The basic output mode that outputs the setting information for each operation is configured to be executable, and the setting information of the registration information and the management information can be output by inputting the execution command of the basic output mode from the operation display unit 18. it can.

Further, the system control unit 11 allows not only a prepared format but also an operator to create and register the format from the operation display unit 18. The use can be performed by selecting the individual output mode from the operation display unit 18 as necessary. In this individual output mode, for example, when you want to check the information registered in the one-touch dial or speed dial, the setting information items to be retrieved are the registration items of both phone numbers and names, or the registration items of both names only. Along with
By creating a format in which the extraction order is in the Japanese syllabary order or the registration order and designating the output method, the code information only for the registration item is selected from the code information storage unit 16 and the reading designation order (format) After processing such as rearranging to, output to the print output unit 17, operation display unit 18, or audio output unit 19 according to the specified output method, and make each display output, recording output, audio output You can At this time, a format may be created in which only a specified period (time), such as one week ago, is extracted and read from the management items of the results (history) such as transmission / reception / error relating to a specific destination. Further, as the output method, it is also possible to specify transmission to the facsimile / data communication terminal of the other party through the communication line, and after processing the code information read from the code information storage unit 16 into an arbitrary format,
When performing facsimile communication, the code information may be converted into image information and sent to the facsimile communication control unit 12, and when performing data communication, it may be sent to the data communication control unit 13 as it is and transmitted to a designated destination. That is, the system control unit 11 constitutes information conversion means, information processing means, and transmission control means. Needless to say, the code information may be converted by any of the system control unit 11, the facsimile communication control unit 12, the print output unit 17, the operation display unit 18, and the voice output unit 19.

Next, the procedure of the individual output mode will be described with reference to FIGS. 2 and 3 separately for the registration procedure and the execution procedure. <Registration Procedure (FIG. 2)> First, when the individual output mode is selected on the operation display unit 18 and a format registration command is issued, a message indicating the registration procedure is displayed and the setting information stored in the code information storage unit 16 is displayed. Used in (output /
Since items of code information that can be transmitted are displayed on the operation display unit 18 (step P1), an input for selecting an item of setting information (code information) to be requested is made according to the display (step P2), and then selection is made. An input for designating the output order of the items is performed (step P3), and then a registered name capable of specifying the format (selection and designation) for each operator is input (step P4).

After the input operation by the operator is completed, the format of the selection item and the designated order is stored in association with the registered name (step P5), and this process is terminated. In this process, the method of outputting the code information may be designated during the format. <Execution procedure (FIG. 3)> First, when the individual output mode is selected on the operation display unit 18 and an individual registered name is input and an instruction to execute the format corresponding to the registered name is given (step P11), selection items and designations are made. After reading the format consisting of the order (step P12) and reading the code information corresponding to the selected item from the code information storage unit 16 (step P13), the code information is arranged in the designated order (step P14), and at the time of the instruction command. The facsimile communication control unit 12, the data communication control unit 13, which performs the input method,
It is sent to any of the print output unit 17, the operation display unit 18, and the voice output unit 19 for output / transmission.

As described above, in the present embodiment, the individual output mode is simply executed without repeating the operation of taking out the setting information stored in the code information storage unit 16 and the format created by the operator is selected from among the setting information. , Only the required selection items are read out, and the setting information is rearranged in the specified order, and is displayed, recorded, or output by voice according to the method requested by the operator, or the facsimile is transmitted via the communication line. Transmission, data transmission. Therefore, only the setting information requested by the operator can be output in a recognizable format in a recognizable manner by a simple operation of registering / executing the individual output mode without using a special device.
As a result, even if the setting information recorded in the code information storage unit 16 is various and large, without connecting a special device,
Information that is convenient for the operator can be output by a function provided later, and necessary setting information can be easily grasped.

[0023]

According to the present invention, setting information such as registration information and management information is edited (processed) such that only specific items are rearranged in a desired order based on an instruction from an operator. In addition, the setting information is converted so that it can be output / transmitted, and display output, recording output, voice output, facsimile transmission, data transmission, etc. are performed. Therefore, it is possible to output / transmit a specific item of the setting information in a desired format. Necessary and suitable setting information can be obtained by a simple operation of just instructing, and the operator of his / her own or other terminal device can
It can be output so that it can be heard and recognized. Therefore, the setting information can be used easily and at low cost without using a special device.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of a facsimile apparatus according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart illustrating a procedure for executing the output mode.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart illustrating a procedure of the output mode.

[Explanation of symbols]

11 System control unit (information conversion means, information processing means,
Transmission control means) 12 Facsimile communication control unit (transmission function) 13 Data communication control unit (transmission function) 14 Image information reading unit (reading function) 15 Image information storage unit 16 Code information storage unit 17 Print output unit (recording output function) 18 Operation display section (display output function) 19 Audio output section (audio output function)

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A facsimile apparatus for transmitting image information by performing facsimile communication with a partner via a communication line, wherein an output function for recognizing information by an operator and an input operation by an operator are performed. Input means, information conversion means for converting setting information other than image information set for operating a function provided therein into information that can be output by one output function of the function, and an instruction inputting the setting information from the input means. A facsimile apparatus comprising: an information processing unit that processes according to the above; and an output control unit that sends setting information processed by the information converting unit and processed by the information processing unit to an output function to output the setting information. 2. The output function includes any one or more of a display output function for displaying and outputting information, a recording output function for recording and outputting information, and a voice output function for outputting information by voice. The facsimile apparatus according to claim 1, wherein: 3. A facsimile device for transmitting image information by performing facsimile communication with a destination via a communication line, and a transmission function for transmitting information to another terminal device via the communication line, and an operator. Input means for inputting operation, information conversion means for converting setting information other than image information set for operating a provided function into information transmittable by one transmission function of the function, and setting information from the input means Information processing means for processing according to an input instruction, transmission control means for sending the setting information converted by the information converting means and processed by the information processing means to the transmitting function and transmitting it to another designated terminal device, A facsimile machine characterized by being provided with.