JP2543216B2 - Facsimile accumulation broadcasting device - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION Industrial Field of the Invention The present invention receives image data of a broadcast command original document such as an OMR sheet, and subsequently receives the original document according to the broadcast designation information such as the broadcast destination recognized from the image data. The present invention relates to a facsimile storage / broadcasting device for executing storage / broadcasting.

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in this type of facsimile relay broadcasting device, a facsimile signal of a received broadcast command document (address command document) is restored to image data by an image restoration unit and input to a destination recognition unit, Broadcasts a broadcast destination by detecting the start mark and stop mark in the address designation column and sender (broadcast requester) designation column on the command manuscript, and the destination mark and sender mark entered between the marks. Recognize the requester. If this recognition is not performed normally, the subsequent original is not received by disconnecting the call,
At the same time, the printer outputs the communication status including the error code, the time, and the reception serial number indicating the fact.

It should be noted that a facsimile storage broadcast device that transmits the result of the broadcast process to the broadcast request source terminal when the broadcast process is completed is also in practical use.

However, according to such a conventional configuration, when the broadcast command original cannot be normally recognized, one error code and a time are transmitted in the facsimile accumulation broadcast device or the sender. However, there is a problem that the true reason why normal recognition cannot be performed and necessary processing cannot be easily determined.

Further, according to the configuration in which the result of the broadcast processing is notified to the sender, there is a problem that even if the sender of the broadcast request cannot be recognized, even the result of the broadcast processing cannot be notified.

If the facsimile storage / broadcast device cannot recognize the broadcast command information, it outputs the image of the broadcast command document to a preset terminal and allows the system administrator to determine the reason for the recognition error. The method of verbally informing the sender of the broadcast has been taken. However, it is not easy and time-consuming for the system administrator to accurately determine the true reason of the recognition error and the necessary treatment from the original of the broadcast command original.

Further, there is also known a facsimile apparatus which performs an error check on the read broadcast command document and prints out the broadcast command document with an error message when an error is detected (Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 63-105563). issue). When this facsimile machine is used as a sending terminal, it is possible to check the recognition error due to skewing of the broadcast command document, but this is a check at the sending terminal stage until we get tired of receiving the broadcast request. It is not possible to determine the reason for the recognition error or the necessary processing on the facsimile storage / broadcasting device side.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-described problems, and when the normal recognition of the broadcast command original cannot be performed, the reason and necessary measures are given to the broadcast requester and the necessary action without human intervention. It is an object of the present invention to provide an improved facsimile storage / broadcasting device that can be easily grasped by a system administrator.

Means for Solving the Problems In order to solve the above-described problems, the present invention provides a facsimile storage broadcast apparatus which recognizes information such as a broadcast destination from a broadcast command original and controls the broadcast processing. When the recognition means cannot recognize normally, the recognition means has means for generating a notice text containing the reason why it was analyzed and the necessary processing for it. It is provided with a configuration for transmitting data to a broadcast request source terminal, a specific terminal, or an arbitrarily designated terminal.

With the above configuration, when the facsimile storage broadcast device cannot normally recognize the broadcast command document, the notification message indicating the reason and necessary action is displayed as a broadcast request source terminal, a specific terminal, or an arbitrary message. It becomes possible for the user or system administrator on the terminal side to easily know the reason why the broadcast command manuscript cannot be normally recognized and the necessary measures for it, and to deal with it.

Embodiment FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram of a facsimile storage broadcasting apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 is a broadcast reception communication control unit for controlling reception of a broadcast request through a line 2, 3 is a storage unit for compressed image data of a received document including a broadcast command document, and 4 is a stored document. It is a broadcast distribution communication control unit for controlling broadcast distribution through the line 5. Reference numeral 6 denotes a decompression unit for decompressing the compressed image data of the broadcast command document to the original image data, and 7 identifies the broadcast command information from the reconstructed image data of the broadcast command document and the reason for the recognition error. This is a recognition unit for analysis.

Reference numeral 8 denotes a notification sentence generation unit that generates a notification sentence containing the reason for the recognition error analyzed by the recognition unit 7 and a message that conveys necessary measures against the recognition error under the control of the main control unit 9. This is the reason wording table 10, processing wording cable 11,
It comprises a word selection unit 12 and a character generation unit 13.
A compression unit 14 compresses the image data of the notification text. Reference numeral 15 denotes a changeover switch for selectively inputting the compressed image data of the notification text to the broadcast delivery communication control unit 4 or the broadcast reception communication control unit 1. Reference numeral 16 denotes a keyboard display for the user to operate the storage broadcasting device.

The operation of the facsimile storing / broadcasting device configured as described above when a recognition error of a broadcast command document occurs will be described (the basic operations of the broadcast reception and the broadcast delivery are the same as those in the past).

The data of the broadcast command document received by the broadcast reception communication control unit 1 is restored to the image data before compression by the restoration unit 6 and input to the recognition unit 7.

Here, it is assumed that a broadcast command document of the type shown in FIG. 2 is used. In this example of the broadcast command manuscript, the destination designation column 21 consisting of the names of the business divisions and departments registered in advance and the mark entry frame, the sender (broadcast request source) designation column 22, and the destination telephone number are segment numbers. There are provided a column 23 for designating the designated time and the number of manuscripts by the segment character, and a start mark 25 and a stop mark 26 corresponding to each of the above columns.

When the broadcast command document is input, the recognition unit 7 detects the start mark 25 and the stop mark 26 in each column, and detects the destination or sender designation mark entered during that time to recognize the destination and sender. Also, the segment character is recognized, and the recognition result is transmitted to the main control unit 9. When normal recognition cannot be performed (including a case where the recognition result violates the rule), the reason is analyzed and transmitted to the main control unit 9. The reasons for the recognition error are, for example, the format reasons such as the non-detection of the start mark and the stop mark, the excessive inclination of the document, and the reasons such as the non-detection of the designated mark such as the destination and the abnormality in the designated time. And are targeted.

When recognized normally, the compressed image data of the document received thereafter and accumulated in the storage unit 3 is
In accordance with the broadcast command information recognized by the recognition unit 7, the broadcast distribution communication control unit 4 distributes it to the corresponding terminal through the line 5.

When the broadcast command manuscript cannot be normally recognized, the main control unit 9 controls the word selection unit 12 based on the analysis result of the recognition unit 7, and the corresponding one or a plurality of reasons and the corresponding words. Image data of the notification text is created by reading out the data of the necessary action wording from the reason wording table 10 and the action wording table 11 and expanding the data into a character pattern in the character generating unit 13. When there is a numerical value to be substituted in the text, the main controller 9 substitutes the numerical value through the selection unit 12 based on the analysis result of the recognition unit 7.

An example of the format reason wording shown in the notification text is as follows.

I can't find the start mark at line X.

I can't find the stop mark at line X.

The inclination at line X is too large to process.

An error was found in the system line.

Further, examples of the wording of the treatment corresponding to the reason for such a format are as follows.

Check if the start mark is printed correctly.

Make sure that the spot marks are printed correctly.

Adjust the document guides.

Make sure the original is clean.

 An example of the wording of the reason for entry is shown below.

The originator user ID cannot be found.

The sender user ID is entered in X places. User ID 285, 328 Destination user ID not found.

The destination user ID is entered with numbers other than numbers. User ID 4? 2, ?? 3 The specified time is out of range.

Specified time 25:38 The specified time is entered in numbers other than numbers.
Specified time from 2 hours to 38 minutes A mark is put in an unused column.

X line, Y column The wording of the action for the reason for entry is, for example, the following wording.

Make sure the sender user ID is correctly marked.

? Please make sure that the number is correct.

Please change the reading level and try again.

Please check if you are not instructing an unregistered destination or service.

When the changeover switch 15 is set to the side of the broadcast distribution communication control unit 4, the main control unit 9 and the broadcast reception communication control unit 1 disconnect the call when the broadcast command document has a recognition error. Then, the reception of the following manuscript is blocked. Then, when the sender terminal recognized from the broadcast command manuscript cannot be confirmed, the notification portion compressed by the compression unit 14 is transmitted to the predetermined specific terminal or an arbitrarily designated terminal (for the reason and The data of “procedure” and the compressed data of the broadcast command original stored in the storage unit 3 are continuously transmitted as a page of electronic message from the broadcast delivery communication control unit 4 through the line 5. Therefore, by printing out the received document on the terminal side that receives it, the reason for the recognition error of the broadcast command document and the necessary treatment can be easily understood.

In addition, in the case of the method of entering the sender user ID with segment numbers, the numbers 0 to 9 are sequentially substituted into the unrecognized digits, a certain number is searched for, and when it is found,
You can also send a notification by regarding that number as the source user ID.

Also, the image of the broadcast command document in which the recognition error is detected is displayed on the screen of the keyboard display 16, and the operator designates the user who seems to be the sender from the displayed contents,
The notification text can be sent to the terminal.

On the other hand, when the changeover switch 15 is set on the side of the broadcast reception communication control unit 1, when the recognition error is detected, the main control unit 9 causes the broadcast reception communication control unit 1 to communicate with the transmission source terminal. The transmission / reception direction is switched between them to cause the image data of the notification text to be transmitted to the source terminal, and then the call is disconnected.

Therefore, even when the sender user ID cannot be recognized from the broadcast command document, the notification text can be immediately returned to the sender terminal. In addition, communication costs can be generally saved as compared with the method of transmitting a notification text by another call.

EFFECTS OF THE INVENTION As is clear from the above description, according to the present invention, in the facsimile accumulating / broadcasting device, when the broadcast command original cannot be normally recognized, the reason for that and the necessary action for it are provided. Since it has a configuration to generate a notification text as contents and send it to the broadcast request source terminal or a specific terminal or an arbitrarily designated terminal, the broadcast request source terminal, the specific terminal or an arbitrarily designated terminal This has the effect that the user and the system administrator can easily and clearly know the reason why the broadcast command information cannot be normally recognized and the necessary treatment.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram of a facsimile storage / broadcasting device according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a plan view showing the outline of the contents of an example of a notification text. 1 ... Broadcast reception communication control unit, 3 ... storage unit, 4 ... Broadcast distribution communication control unit, 6 ... Restoration unit, 7 ... Recognition unit, 8 ...
Notification sentence generation unit, 9 ... main control unit, 10 ... reason message table, 11 ... action message table, 12 ... message selection unit, 13 ...
… Character generator, 14 …… Compressor, 15 …… Changeover switch.

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. A means for recognizing broadcast command information such as a broadcast destination from image data of a received broadcast command document, and analyzing the reason when normal recognition is not possible,
And a means for generating a notification text having a content that conveys the reason why normal recognition cannot be performed by this means and necessary measures against it, and the image data of the generated notification text is used as a broadcast request source. A facsimile accumulation broadcasting device characterized by transmitting to a terminal, a specific terminal, or an arbitrarily designated terminal.