JP3067400B2 - Communication management information processing device for facsimile machine - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a communication management information processing apparatus for a facsimile machine.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a communication management information processing apparatus for a facsimile apparatus stores communication management information for each communication as described in Japanese Patent Application No. 1-187569 (Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 3-53656). It is known that the communication management information is managed by storing the communication management information in an apparatus and automatically outputting the communication management information at predetermined intervals.

[0003]

However, if the interval time for outputting the communication management information is not set to an appropriate time, if the number of times of the communication processing is large, the communication management information overflows in the storage device and the communication management information is output before the output. If the information is lost or the number of communication processes is small, the output is made even though there is almost no information in the storage device, and the recording paper is wasted. The present invention solves the above-described problem, and according to a storage state of communication management information stored in a storage device,
An object of the present invention is to provide a communication management information processing device that efficiently manages communication management information by changing an interval time for outputting communication management information.

[0004]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a storage means for storing communication management information for each communication, and an interval time for outputting the communication management information stored in the storage means. Setting means for setting, detecting means for detecting that the output interval time set by the setting means has elapsed, and when the detecting means detects that the output interval time has elapsed, the setting is stored in the storage means. Communication management information processing apparatus of a facsimile apparatus having an instruction means for instructing to read the communication management information stored in the storage means when the detection means detects that the output interval time has elapsed. Determining means for determining whether or not the number of pieces of communication management information has reached a preset number; and determining that the number of pieces of communication management information has reached the preset number by the determining means. When non to have been determined in which a control means for extending the output interval time.

[0005]

According to the above construction, the communication management information for each communication is stored in the storage means, and when the detection means detects that the output interval time set by the setting means has elapsed, the stored communication management information is stored. The management information is read by a read instruction from the instruction means. At this time, the determination means checks whether or not the number of the communication management information has reached a preset number. When it is determined that the number of the communication management information has not reached the preset number,
At that time, the output time of the communication management information is extended by the control means without outputting the information.

[0006]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS One embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a communication management information processing apparatus of a facsimile apparatus according to one embodiment of the present invention. A facsimile apparatus main body 1 that transmits and receives image data includes a control unit 4 which is a microcomputer including a controller 2 and a RAM 3, demodulates a signal received via a telephone line 5, and modulates a transmission signal from the control unit 4. Facsimile modem (hereinafter, referred to as a modem) 6, an image reading unit 7 for reading image data of a transmission original and transmitting the image signal to the control unit 4, an operation keyboard 8 having various operation keys such as numeric keys. , And RAM
And a printer 9 such as a thermal printer for outputting image data, communication management information, and the like stored in the storage unit 3.

The controller 2 controls transmission and reception of image data according to a predetermined transmission / reception procedure according to the CCITT recommendation. The RAM 3 stores image data read by the image reading unit 7 and binarized, image data received via the telephone line 5 and demodulated by the modem 6, and the like. The transmission data stored in the RAM 3 is transmitted after being modulated by the modem 6, and the reception data stored in the RAM 3 is read out from the RAM 3 for each row of storage data, supplied to the printer 9, and recorded. You. The operation keyboard 8 includes an output interval time instruction key 10 for instructing the setting of an interval time (hereinafter, referred to as an output interval time) for outputting the communication management information, in addition to the dial keys and the like.

On the other hand, the communication management information processing apparatus 11 includes a central processing unit (hereinafter, referred to as a CPU) 12, a ROM 13 storing a program for controlling the entire apparatus, a RAM 14 storing communication management information, and the like. , A clock circuit 15 for outputting month, date and time information, a timer / counter 16 for measuring an output interval time, and a character generator 1
7 is provided.

The CPU 12 has an output interval time instruction key 10
In accordance with the instruction, the output interval time value specified by the ten keys of the operation keyboard 8 is stored in the RAM 14. A detection coil 18 for detecting transmission destination telephone number information and transmission source telephone number information from a signal flowing through the telephone line 5 is connected to the CPU 12, and the detected telephone number information detected from the detection coil 18 is transmitted to the CPU 12. The year / month / date / time information is read from the clock circuit 15 at the time of detection / detection or at the time of detection, and stored in the RAM 14. Further, the control unit 4 stores the received document number information and the transmission filer information / reception filer information at the time of transmission from the RAM 14 and receives the transmission end information / reception end information,
Character data from the stored data read from
In cooperation with the printer 7, the data is developed into dots for printing on the printer 9, applied to the printer 9, and the communication management information is printed.

The operation of the communication management information processing apparatus 11 of the facsimile apparatus configured as described above will be described with reference to FIGS. 2 and 3. The setting of the output interval time is instructed by the output interval time instruction key 10, and
When the output interval time is designated by the ten keys of the operation keyboard 8, the output interval time value is stored in the set interval time data storage area of the RAM 14, and the timer / counter 16 is set (S1). It is started (S2). Next, the management data counter in the RAM 14 is cleared (S3), and the process proceeds to S4.

In S4, it is determined whether or not the telephone number of the transmission destination or the transmission source is detected by the detection coil 18. If the telephone number is not detected (NO in S4), the process proceeds to S4.
Proceed to 13. If a phone number is detected (YE in S4)
S) The detected destination telephone number information / source telephone number information is stored in the telephone number information storage area of the RAM 14, and the transmission / reception specific information supplied from the control unit 4 to the CPU 12 is stored in the RAM 14. It is stored in the area (S5). Further, the year, month, day and time information output from the clock circuit 15 is stored in the time information storage area of the RAM 14 (S6).

Following S6, the page counter in the RAM 14 is cleared (S7), and upon receipt of a document number signal output each time one document is read during transmission, the data stored in the page counter is incremented by "+1". (S8). Next, the transmission failure information / reception failure information is stored in the failure information storage area of the RAM 14 (S9). S9
Subsequently, it is checked whether or not the transmission / reception end signal has been output (S10). If the transmission / reception end signal has not been output (NO in S10), the process returns to S8 and the transmission / reception end signal is output. The loop of S8, S9 and S10 is repeated until the transmission / reception end signal is output (Y in S10).
ES), and proceed to S11. Therefore, the data stored in the page count area is the transmission number data / reception number data at the time of transmission / reception, and if there is a failure during transmission / reception, the fact is stored in the failure information storage area. become. Note that the document number signal and the failure information are output from the control section 4 to the CPU 12.

In S11, when the management data counter in the RAM 14 is set to "+1", it is checked whether the management data counter has reached the maximum value of the number of manageable data (S12). If the maximum value has been reached (S12
YES at S17), the oldest data of the management data is erased, the management data count is set to "-1", and a management data storage area for the next communication is secured. If the maximum value has not been reached (NO in S12) and if no telephone number has been detected in S4, the timer / counter 16
It is determined whether the value of the up counter has reached the output interval time value stored in the set interval time data storage area of the RAM 14, that is, whether the set output interval time has elapsed (S13). If it has not elapsed (NO in S13), the process returns to S4, and the same processing is repeated thereafter. In S13, if the output interval time has elapsed (YES in S13), it is checked whether the management data counter is equal to or more than 1/2 of the maximum value of the number of manageable data (S14), and 1/2 of the maximum value is checked. If not (NO in S14), the timer / counter is reset (S14).
15) Return to S4, and repeat the same processing thereafter.

In S14, when the management data counter is equal to or more than 1/2 of the maximum value of the number of manageable data (YES in S14), and in S12, when the management data counter reaches the maximum value of the number of manageable data. Proceeds to S16. At S16, the telephone number information stored in the telephone number information storage area of the RAM 14, the transmission / reception information stored in the transmission / reception information storage area, the year, month, day and time information stored in the time information storage area, The document number information stored in the page count and the information stored in the filer information storage area are read. A character in the character generator 17 is designated by using the read information as character selection data, and the dots of the first line in the dot group forming the designated character string are sequentially expanded in the RAM 3 line by line, and 9, supplied to RA
A character string corresponding to the information read from M14 is printed. When the printing is completed, the process returns to S3, and thereafter, the same processing is repeated. In addition, the line-direction space between characters, the line-direction space between information, and the column-direction space between character lines are also formed by inserting space dots as is well known.

In the configuration of the embodiment, even if the management data counter reaches the maximum value even before the set time for outputting the communication management information elapses, the communication management information is output. Communication management information is R
It is possible to prevent the data from being lost beyond the storage capacity of the AM 14. Further, in the above embodiment, the case where the error at the time of communication forming a part of the communication management information is regarded as the failure information has been exemplified, but it is assumed that the error has not occurred at the time of the communication instead of the error at the time of the communication. The detected no-error information may be used. Further, the determination criterion in S14 may be a value other than 1/2.

[0016]

As described above, according to the present invention, the communication management information for each communication is stored, and the communication management information is
The communication management information is managed by automatically outputting the data at predetermined intervals. Further, when the set output interval time has elapsed, it is determined whether or not the number of pieces of communication management information stored in the storage device has reached a preset number. The interval time for outputting information can be extended. As a result, the communication management information can be efficiently managed, and it is possible to prevent output of the communication management information even when the communication management information stored in the storage device hardly exists and wasting recording paper.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a communication management information processing device of a facsimile apparatus according to one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart illustrating an operation of the communication management information processing apparatus according to the embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart illustrating an operation of the communication management information processing apparatus according to the embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 10 Output interval time instruction key 12 CPU 14 RAM 16 Timer / counter

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. A storage unit for storing communication management information for each communication, a setting unit for setting an interval time for outputting the communication management information stored in the storage unit, and an output interval set by the setting unit Detecting means for detecting that the time has elapsed, and instructing means for instructing to read out the communication management information stored in the storage means when the detecting means detects that the output interval time has elapsed. In the communication management information processing apparatus of the facsimile apparatus, when the detection means detects that the output interval time has elapsed, the number of pieces of communication management information stored in the storage means has reached a preset number. Determining means for determining whether or not the number of the communication management information has not reached a preset number; And a communication management information processing apparatus for a facsimile apparatus.