JP3379167B2 - 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 facsimile machine, and more particularly, to a facsimile machine in which an electronic device terminal such as a computer is connected to a general line via an interface such as LAN or SCSI.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a conventional facsimile machine, normally, a plurality of past communication results are collected in communication order and printed out as a communication management record (communication management report).

However, in such a communication management record, when it is desired to grasp the communication volume of a specific user, the communication result of the specific user must be selected from the communication results arranged in communication order. However, there was an inconvenience that this selection work was troublesome and complicated.

In order to improve such a problem, a facsimile apparatus has recently been proposed in which only the communication result including a specific user name is selectively output by using the identification number of the other party (Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. Hei 10-1999). No. 4-3578).

In addition to this, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 4-207562 discloses a facsimile apparatus which prints out only a communication record to a specific destination.

[0006]

Recently, there have been various methods of using a facsimile machine in which a facsimile machine is connected to an electronic equipment terminal such as a computer and image data created on a computer screen is directly transmitted to the other party by facsimile communication. It came to be tried.

However, the above-mentioned facsimile machines disclosed in Japanese Patent Laid-Open Nos. 4-3578 and 4-207562 are ordinary facsimile machines in which an operator directly operates to perform transmission / reception, and an electronic device terminal such as a computer is used. We do not expect to connect via an interface such as LAN or Scangy (SCSI), so
If the technology disclosed in these publications is used to output the communication management record, the operator directly operates the communication management record on the communication management record and the instruction from another terminal connected via a LAN or the like. Since they are mixed, the communication management record is more difficult to determine.
In particular, when instructed from another terminal, there is a problem in that unnecessary communication result information is mixed even though the desired information is only the information of that terminal.

The present invention has been made under such circumstances, and a first object thereof is a communication management record in which it is easy to determine a communication result for each terminal such as a computer connected by an interface such as LAN or SCSI. It is to provide a facsimile device that outputs the.

A second object of the present invention is to provide a facsimile apparatus which enables the terminal side to easily confirm the communication result without going to the facsimile apparatus.

[0010]

[0011]

[0012]

The invention according to claim 1 is
A facsimile machine in which an electronic device terminal is connected via each interface separately from a general line,
Storage means for storing communication management information, and terminal identification information adding means for adding terminal identification information for identifying an electronic device terminal including its own device when the communication management information is stored in the storage means, Editing means for separately extracting the communication management information from the storage means based on the terminal identification information in response to the communication management record output instruction into the own device and the other terminal, and separately editing the communication management records of the own device and the other terminal, Output means for outputting the edited communication management record.

[0013]

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a facsimile apparatus to which electronic equipment terminals are connected via respective interfaces separately from a general line, and is defined by a storage means for storing communication management information and a user. Registration means for registering the correspondence between classification items and terminal numbers, and specifying the classification items for which communication management records are to be output
Input means for inputting the terminal information to, when storing the communication management information in the storage unit, the terminal identification information adding means for adding the terminal identification information for identifying each electronic equipment terminal including its own device When the terminal information based on from the storage means in accordance with the communication management record output instruction and the terminal information inputted by said input means, and information correspondence between the registered category and terminal number in said registration means The communication management information of the terminal corresponding to is extracted for each classification item to edit the communication management record, and the output unit that outputs the edited communication management record.

[0015]

According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided a facsimile apparatus in which electronic equipment terminals are connected via respective interfaces separately from a general line, and storage means for storing communication management information and the storage means. When storing the communication management information, terminal identification information adding means for adding terminal identification information for identifying each electronic device terminal including its own device, and communication management record output command including output destination designation from each terminal In accordance with the terminal identification information, the communication management information of the terminal instructed to output the communication management record is taken out from the storage means, and the editing means for editing the communication management record, and the edited communication management record are designated. Output control means for outputting to the terminal.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a facsimile apparatus in which electronic equipment terminals are connected via respective interfaces separately from a general line, and an output destination of a communication management record upon completion of communication from each terminal in advance. An output destination registering means for registering the communication destination, an edit means for editing the communication management information of the terminal which has completed the communication when the communication from each terminal is completed, and the output destination information registered in the output destination registering means. Output control means for outputting the edited communication management record to the output destination.

[0018]

[0019]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, the communication management record divided into the own device and the other terminal is output from the output means.
As a result, the communication status by the operator's operation and the communication status by the instruction from the other terminal can be grasped at a glance.

[0020]

According to the invention of claim 2 , in the registration means
By registering the correspondence between the classification item and the terminal number, the communication management record classified for each classification item is output from the output means. As a result, the communication status for each classification item can be grasped at a glance.

[0022]

According to the third aspect of the present invention, the output control means outputs the communication management record of the terminal instructing the output of the communication management record from each terminal to the terminal designated as the output destination of the communication management record, and outputs the output. The communication management record is output by the output means of the terminal designated as the destination. As a result, even if the user does not go to the facsimile apparatus, the communication status of only the terminal whose communication status is desired can be grasped at the designated output destination terminal.

In the invention according to claim 4, when the communication according to the instruction from each terminal is completed, the output control means instructs the output destination terminal of the communication management record registered in the output destination registering means to communicate. The communication management record of the terminal is output.
As a result, the communication management record is output by the output means of the terminal registered as the output destination. Therefore, by registering the output destination of the communication management record for each terminal in advance, when communication is performed according to an instruction from each terminal, it becomes possible to automatically output the communication management record at the desired terminal. .

[0025]

EXAMPLES "first embodiment" will be described below with reference to the first embodiment of the present invention in FIG surface.

FIG. 1 schematically shows the overall structure of a facsimile apparatus 10 according to the first embodiment.

The facsimile apparatus 10 is connected to a microcomputer (hereinafter referred to as "microcomputer") 12 that constitutes a system control unit and one input / output interface (I / O) 14A that constitutes the microcomputer 12. Display unit 16, operation unit 18 as input means,
The scanner 20, the printer 22 as an output means, the image memory 30, and the other input / output interface (I / I)
O) 14B, a modem 24, an NCU (network control unit) 26, and a LAN connection control unit 28.

The microcomputer 12 comprises a CPU (central processing unit) 32, RAM 34 and ROM 36 as storage means connected to the CPU 32 via a system bus, and input / output interfaces (I / O) 14A, 14B. Has been done.

The CPU 32 controls the entire apparatus, and manages the flow of jobs in each of the above units. Also, this C
The PU 32 also has an encoding / combining function in this embodiment.

The ROM 36 stores in advance control algorithms and the like corresponding to the flowcharts described later.
Further, RAM 34 functions as Waeria the CPU 32, for example, the communication management information storage area may Rukoto separately provided to correspond to each terminal.

The display unit 16 is actually composed of a liquid crystal display, and displays various instruction contents for the operator.

The operation section 18 is arranged with various instruction keys and constitutes an operation panel together with the display section 16.

The scanner 20 reads an original and is composed of a CCD sensor, an original conveying system and the like.

In this embodiment, an ink jet printer is used as the printer 22, which prints out an image on a printing paper. Further, the printer 22 outputs a communication management report in which the communication management record is printed on a recording paper.

The modem 24 modulates the signal from the microcomputer 32 and demodulates the signal from the destination facsimile. Further, the NCU 26 controls connection with a communication line such as a telephone line.

As shown in FIG. 2, other electronic equipment terminals such as a personal computer and a workstation are actually connected to the LAN connection control section 28, and these terminals and the facsimile machine 10 are connected to each other. Performs connection control and input / output control. In FIG. 2, each terminal (including its own device 10)
The number "01" or the like attached to is the terminal number of each terminal.

The image memory 30 is a large capacity memory for storing image information. Next, an example of operation at the time of transmission in the facsimile apparatus configured as described above will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. 3 showing the control algorithm of the CPU 32.

After the control is started, in step 100, the terminal waits for a communication instruction from any terminal (including its own device), and if there is a communication instruction, the process proceeds to step 102 to execute the instructed communication. After communication is completed, proceed to step 104 and RAM
The communication result is stored in 34 as communication management information. At this time, after adding the terminal number as the terminal identification information of the terminal instructing the communication to the information of the communication result, this is stored in the storage area corresponding to this terminal number in the RAM 34 as the communication management information. As a result, the communication management information in the format shown in FIG. 4 is stored. The format of the communication management information is the same as that in FIG. 4 in the following embodiments.

At the next step 106, it is judged whether or not there is an instruction to output a communication management report from the operation unit 18, and if there is no instruction to output a communication management report, then step 1
It returns to 00 and waits for the next communication instruction.

When the operation section 18 gives an instruction to output a communication management report after the communication has been repeated a number of times, the determination at step 106 is affirmative, and the routine proceeds to step 108 where the first communication management information storage area in the RAM 34 is entered. The stored destination name, communication time, communication number, communication result, and terminal number are sequentially taken out to edit the communication management record, and in step 110, the information stored in one communication management information storage area in the RAM 34 is displayed. Judge whether all editing is completed.
If the determination in step 110 is negative, step 1
Return to 08. In this way, when all the information stored in one communication management information storage area in the RAM 34 has been edited, the determination in step 110 is affirmed, and the flow advances to step 112 to manage all communication management information stored in the RAM 34. Determine whether you have edited the information.

If the determination in step 112 is negative, the process returns to step 108, and the destination name, communication time, communication number, communication result, and terminal number stored in the next communication management information storage area in the RAM 34. Are sequentially taken out to edit the communication management report, and the above-described processing and judgment are repeated thereafter.

In this way, when the communication management information stored in all the communication management information storage areas in the RAM 34 has been taken out and edited, the determination at step 112 is affirmed, and the routine proceeds to step 114, where the edited data is edited. After the communication management report is printed out by the printer 22, the control ends. As a result, for example, a communication management report divided for each terminal as shown in FIG. 5 is obtained.

Therefore, according to the above example, the communication status of each terminal can be grasped at a glance.

Also, output a communication management report as follows:
You can also do it. Here, the configuration of the hardware part is RAM
Since it is the same as the above example except that the storage area of the communication management information in 34 is not divided for each terminal, detailed description of its configuration will be omitted, and the action at the time of transmission of the CPU 32 will be omitted. Description will be given based on the flowchart of FIG. 6 showing the control algorithm. This control algorithm is stored in the ROM 36.

After the control is started, in step 200, it waits for a communication instruction from any of the terminals (including its own device), and if there is a communication instruction, it proceeds to step 202 and executes the instructed communication. After communication is completed, proceed to step 204 and RAM
The communication result is stored in 34 as communication management information. At this time, after adding the terminal number as the terminal identification information of the terminal instructing the communication to the information of the communication result, this is stored in the RAM as the communication management information.

In the next step 206, it is judged whether or not there is an instruction to output the communication management report from the operation unit 18, and if there is no instruction to output the communication management report, step 2
It returns to 00 and waits for the next communication instruction.

When the operation section 18 gives an instruction to output a communication management report after the communication has been completed a number of times, the determination at step 206 is affirmative, and the process proceeds to step 208 to set the first terminal number "01" as the search key. After that, the communication management information search is started, and at this time, it is determined whether or not the terminal number of the communication management information being searched for matches the terminal number set in the search key (step 210). If they do not match, the process proceeds to step 214. If they do match, the process proceeds to step 212 and the destination name, communication time, communication number, communication result, and terminal number stored in the RAM 34 are sequentially taken out. Step 2 after editing the communication management record
Proceed to 14. In step 214, it is determined whether or not the search by the terminal number set in the search key in step 208 is completed. If this determination is negative, the process returns to step 210 and the same determination / processing as before is performed. I repeat
When the determination is affirmative, the routine proceeds to step 216, where it is determined whether the terminal number set in the search key is the last terminal number.

If the determination in step 216 is negative, the next terminal number is set in the search key in step 218 to start the search, and then the process returns to step 210.

When the search of the communication management information using the last terminal number as a key is completed in this way, step 216
Is affirmative, the routine proceeds to step 220, where the edited communication management report is printed out by the printer 22, and the control is terminated. As a result, the communication management report divided for each terminal as shown in FIG. 5 similar to the above-mentioned example is obtained.

As described above, since the communication management information is sorted using the terminal number as a key, the same result as the above-described example can be obtained without dividing the communication management information storage area in the RAM 34 for each terminal. Therefore, it has the same effect as the above-mentioned example.

Next, a first embodiment of the present invention will be described.

In the first embodiment, the hardware part is RA
The communication management information storage area in M34 is the same as the above-mentioned example except that it is not divided for each terminal. Therefore, detailed description of the configuration will be omitted, and the operation at the time of transmission of the CPU 32 will be omitted. Description will be made based on the flowchart of FIG. 7 showing the control algorithm. This control algorithm is stored in the ROM 36.

After the control is started, at step 300, the terminal waits for a communication instruction from any terminal (including its own device), and if there is a communication instruction, the process proceeds to step 302 to execute the instructed communication. After the communication is completed, proceed to step 304 and RAM
The communication result is stored in 34 as communication management information. At this time, after adding the terminal number as the terminal identification information of the terminal instructing the communication to the information of the communication result, this is stored in the RAM as the communication management information.

In the next step 306, it is judged whether or not there is an instruction to output the communication management report from the operation unit 18, and if there is no instruction to output the communication management report, step 3 is executed.
It returns to 00 and waits for the next communication instruction.

After the communication has been completed a number of times, when the operation section 18 gives an instruction to output a communication management report, the determination at step 306 is affirmative, and the process proceeds to step 308 to retrieve and retrieve the communication management information stored in the RAM 34. To start.
At this time, it is determined whether or not the terminal number in the communication management information is the own terminal number (step 310). If the terminal number in the communication management information is another terminal number, the process proceeds to step 314 and the communication management information If the terminal number is the own terminal number, the communication management information (destination name, communication time, communication number, communication result, and terminal number) is taken out and the communication management record is edited (step 312).

At the next step 314, it is judged whether or not the retrieval and retrieval of all the communication management information stored in the RAM 34 have been completed. If not completed, step 310.
Return to.

When the retrieval and retrieval of all the communication management information stored in the RAM 34 is completed, the determination in step 314 is affirmative, and the process proceeds to step 316 to start the retrieval and retrieval of the communication management information stored in the RAM 34 from the beginning. . At this time, it is determined whether the terminal number in the communication management information is the own terminal number (step 318). If the terminal number in the communication management information is the own terminal number, the process proceeds to step 322.
If the terminal number in the communication management information is another terminal number, the communication management information (destination name, communication time, communication count, communication result, and terminal number) is taken out and the communication management record is edited (step 320).

At the next step 322, it is judged whether or not the retrieval and retrieval of all the communication management information stored in the RAM 34 have been completed. If not completed, step 318.
Return to.

When all the communication management information stored in the RAM 34 have been retrieved and extracted, the affirmative decision is made in step 322, the operation proceeds to step 324, the edited communication management report is printed out by the printer 22, and the control is ended. To do. As a result, for example, a communication management report as shown in FIG. 8 that is divided into its own device and other terminals is obtained.

As described above, according to the first embodiment, it is possible to grasp at a glance the communication status by the operation of the operator and the communication status by the instruction from the other terminal.

In this case, the same effect as above can be obtained even if the RAM 34 is provided with separate storage areas for the communication management information of its own device and other terminals, and these are taken out separately and the communication management information is edited. Is obtained.

Next, a fourth example as another example will be described.

In the fourth embodiment, the hardware part is RA
It is the same as the first embodiment except that the storage area of the communication management information in M34 is not divided for each terminal.
Detailed description of the configuration is omitted, and FIG. 9 showing the control algorithm of the CPU 32 regarding the action at the time of transmission.
A description will be given based on the flowchart. This control algorithm is stored in the ROM 36.

After the control is started, in step 400, it waits for a communication instruction from any terminal (including its own device), and if there is a communication instruction, the process proceeds to step 402 to execute the instructed communication. After completion of communication, proceed to step 404 and RAM
The communication result is stored in 34 as communication management information. At this time, after adding the terminal number as the terminal identification information of the terminal instructing the communication to the information of the communication result, this is stored in the RAM 34 as the communication management information.

At the next step 406, it is judged whether or not there is an instruction of the communication management report designating the terminal number to which the communication management report is output from the operation unit 18, and if there is no instruction to output the communication management report. Step 4
It returns to 00 and waits for the next communication instruction.

After the communication has been completed several times, if there is an instruction to output the communication management report from the operation unit 18, the terminal number (for example, the terminal number "03") for which the communication management report is to be output is designated, and step 406 is executed. Is affirmed,
Proceeding to step 408, the retrieval and extraction of the communication management information stored in the RAM 34 is started. At this time, it is judged whether or not the terminal number in the communication management information matches the terminal number designated by the operation unit 18 (step 410), and the terminal number in the communication management information is designated by the operation unit 18. If the terminal number in the communication management information does not match the terminal number specified by the operation unit 18, the communication management information (destination name, communication time, communication number, communication result, communication result, And the terminal number) and edit the communication management record (step 412).

At the next step 414, it is judged whether or not the search and retrieval of all the communication management information stored in the RAM 34 have been completed. If not completed, step 410.
Return to.

When the retrieval and retrieval of all the communication management information stored in the RAM 34 is completed, the determination in step 414 is affirmed, and the process proceeds to step 416, the edited communication management record is printed out by the printer 22, and the control is terminated. To do. As a result, for example, the communication management report of only the terminal number “03” as shown in FIG. 10 is obtained.

As described above, according to the fourth example , it is possible to obtain the communication management report only for the terminal that wants to know the communication status.

<< Fifth Embodiment >> Next, a fifth embodiment of the present invention will be described.

In the fifth embodiment, the hardware part is RA
The storage area of the communication management information is not divided for each terminal in M34, and an area for registering the correspondence relationship between the terminal type and the terminal number is provided (that is, the RAM 34 serves as a registration means in addition to the storage means). The second embodiment is the same as that of the first embodiment except that it also functions). Therefore, detailed description of its configuration will be omitted, and the operation at the time of transmission will be described based on the flowcharts of FIGS. Explain. These control algorithms are
It is stored in the ROM 36.

After the control is started, the operation unit 18 is operated at step 500.
A correspondence table of the terminal types and the terminal numbers is created according to the instruction from the
It is stored in the area for registering the above-mentioned correspondence relationship of the AM 34.

At the next step 504, it waits for a communication instruction from any of the terminals (including its own device), and if there is a communication instruction, it proceeds to step 506 and executes the instructed communication. After the communication is completed, the process proceeds to step 508 and RAM3
4 stores the communication result as communication management information. On this occasion,
After adding the terminal number as the terminal identification information of the terminal instructing the communication to the information of the communication result, this is stored in the RAM 34 as the communication management information.

At the next step 510, it is judged whether or not there is an instruction of the communication management report designating the type of the terminal for which the communication management report is to be output (including designation of all types) from the operation unit 18, and communication is performed. If there is no management report output instruction, the process returns to step 504 to wait for the next communication instruction.

After the communication has been completed several times, the communication management report is output from the operation unit 18 by designating the terminal type (for example, own terminal, workstation, personal computer, first group) for which the communication management report is to be output. If there is an instruction, the determination at step 510 is affirmative, and the routine proceeds to step 512, at which it is determined whether or not the output targets of the communication management report are all types. Here, since the terminal type is designated as described above, the process proceeds to step 514, and after the first terminal type among the designated types is set in the search key,
The process proceeds to step 516 and shifts to the subroutine for searching the communication management information by the terminal number.

In this subroutine, as shown in FIG. 12, in step 900, the correspondence table between the terminal type and the terminal number in the RAM 34 is searched, and in step 514, the terminal that matches the terminal type set in the search key is searched. Find out your terminal number. Then, if no matching number is found, the process proceeds to step 910. If a matching terminal number is found, the process proceeds to step 902, the terminal number is set as a search key, and the communication management stored in the RAM 34 is performed. Start retrieval and retrieval of information. At this time, it is determined whether the terminal number in the communication management information matches the terminal number set in the search key (step 904), and the terminal number in the communication management information matches the terminal number set in the search key. If not, the process proceeds to step 908, and if they match, the communication management information (destination name, communication time, communication number, communication result, and terminal number) is taken out and the communication management record is edited (step 906).

At the next step 908, it is judged whether or not the search and retrieval of all the communication management information stored in the RAM 34 have been completed. If not completed, step 904.
Return to.

When all the communication management information stored in the RAM 34 have been retrieved and retrieved, the affirmative decision is made in step 908, the process proceeds to step 910, and the correspondence table between the terminal type and the terminal number is retrieved again to execute the above step. It is determined whether or not the search of the communication management information of the terminal number corresponding to the terminal type found in 900 is completed, and if it is not completed, the process returns to step 902 and the search key for the next terminal number corresponding to the terminal type is used. , And the same process determination is repeated thereafter.

When the search of the communication management information of all the terminal numbers corresponding to the terminal type found in step 900 is completed, the determination in step 910 is affirmed, and the process returns to the main routine.

Returning to the main routine, step 518
In step 510, it is determined whether or not the search for the terminal numbers corresponding to all the terminal types is completed. If the determination is negative, the process proceeds to step 520 and the next terminal in the designated After setting the type, the process returns to step 516, and thereafter, the same process determination as above is repeated.

When the search for the terminal numbers corresponding to all the designated terminal types is completed in this way, step 51
When the determination of No. 8 is affirmative, the process proceeds to step 530, and the edited communication management record is printed out by the printer 22,
Control ends. As a result, for example, a communication management report classified by terminal type as shown in FIG. 13 is obtained.

On the other hand, if the result of determination in step 512 is that all terminal types have been specified, step 5
After proceeding to step 22 and setting the first terminal type in accordance with a predetermined standard, the routine proceeds to a subroutine of step 524 for searching the communication management information by the terminal number. In this subroutine, the same process determination as in the subroutine in step 514 is made, and therefore detailed description will be omitted.

At the next step 526, it is judged whether or not the search for the terminal numbers corresponding to all the terminal types is completed,
If this judgment is denied, the routine proceeds to step 528, the next terminal type is set, and then the routine returns to step 524 to repeat the same processing determination as above.

When the search for the terminal numbers corresponding to all the terminal types is completed in this way, the determination at step 526 is affirmative, and the procedure proceeds to step 530, where the edited communication management record is printed out by the printer 22, and the control is performed. To finish.

As described above, according to the fifth embodiment, the communication status for each terminal type can be grasped at a glance.

Next, a sixth example as another example will be described.

In this sixth example , the hardware part has a RAM3 configuration.
It is the same as the first embodiment except that the communication management information storage area in 4 is not divided for each terminal. Therefore, a detailed description of the configuration will be omitted, and the operation at the time of transmission will be performed by the CPU 32. It demonstrates based on the flowchart of FIG. 14 which shows the control algorithm of. This control algorithm is stored in the ROM 36.

After the control is started, in step 600, it waits for a communication instruction from any of the terminals (including its own device), and if there is a communication instruction, it proceeds to step 602 and executes the instructed communication. After the communication is completed, proceed to step 604 and RAM
The communication result is stored in 34 as communication management information. At this time, after adding the terminal number as the terminal identification information of the terminal instructing the communication to the information of the communication result, this is stored in the RAM 34 as the communication management information.

At the next step 606, it is judged whether or not there is an instruction to output a communication management report from the terminal (including its own device).
The process returns to step 600 to wait for the next communication instruction.

When the communication management report is instructed to be output from any of the terminals after the completion of the communication for the number of times, step 60
When the determination of No. 6 is affirmative, the terminal number instructed to output is set in the search key to start the search and retrieval of the communication management information.
At this time, it is determined whether the terminal number in the communication management information matches the terminal number set in the search key (step 61).
0), if the terminal number in the communication management information does not match the terminal number set in the search key, the process proceeds to step 614, and if the terminal number in the communication management information matches the terminal number set in the search key The communication management information (destination name,
The communication management record is edited by extracting the communication time, the number of communication, the communication result, and the terminal number (step 612).

At the next step 614, it is judged whether or not the search and retrieval of all the communication management information stored in the RAM 34 have been completed. If not completed, step 610.
Return to.

When all the communication management information stored in the RAM 34 have been retrieved and retrieved, the affirmative determination is made in step 614, and the process proceeds to step 616 or step 618. That is, if the terminal that has issued the communication management report output instruction is its own device, the process proceeds to step 616, the edited communication management record is printed out as a communication management report by the printer 22, and the control is terminated, but the other terminal If it is an instruction to output a communication management report from the device, the process proceeds to step 618 and the communication management record after editing (communication management report) is sent to the terminal (either the workstation or the personal computer) requested via the LAN connection control unit 28. To send. As a result, for example, the communication management report of only the terminal number "03" as shown in FIG.
2 is printed out, or the terminal number "0
3 ”workstation display screen.

As described above, according to the sixth example , only by inputting the output instruction of the communication management report from another terminal, the communication management report of only the terminal which wants to know the communication status can be obtained without going to the facsimile machine. Obtainable.

It is needless to say that the output of the communication management report at the other terminal may not be on the display screen but may be printed out by the laser printer 22 or the like connected thereto.

<< Seventh Embodiment >> Next, a seventh embodiment of the present invention will be described.

In the seventh embodiment, the structure of the hardware part is RA.
It is the same as the first embodiment except that the storage area of the communication management information in M34 is not divided for each terminal.
Detailed description of the configuration is omitted, and FIG.
It will be described based on the flowchart of FIG. This control algorithm is stored in the ROM 36. After the control is started, in step 700, it waits for a communication instruction from any terminal (including its own device), and if there is a communication instruction, the process proceeds to step 702 to execute the instructed communication. After the communication is completed, the process proceeds to step 704 to store the communication result in the RAM 34 as communication management information. At this time, after adding the terminal number as the terminal identification information of the terminal instructing the communication to the other information of the communication management information, this is used as the communication management information in the RAM.
It stores in 34.

At the next step 706, it is judged whether or not there is an instruction to output the communication management report including the designation of the output destination of the communication management report from the terminal (including the own device), and there is no instruction to output the communication management report. If step 700
Return to and wait for the next communication instruction.

After the communication has been completed several times, if any terminal issues an instruction to output the communication management report including designation of the output destination of the communication management report, the determination at step 706 is affirmative, and the terminal number of the output instruction is set. Set it in the search key and start searching for communication management information. At this time, it is determined whether or not the terminal number in the communication management information matches the terminal number set in the search key (step 710), and the terminal number in the communication management information matches the terminal number set in the search key. If not, the process proceeds to step 714, and if the terminal number in the communication management information matches the terminal number set in the search key, the communication management information (destination name, communication time, number of communication, communication result, and terminal number) ) Is taken out and the communication management record is edited (step 712).

At the next step 714, it is judged whether or not the retrieval and retrieval of all the communication management information stored in the RAM 34 have been completed. If not, step 710.
Return to.

When all the communication management information stored in the RAM 34 have been searched and retrieved, the determination at step 714 is affirmative and the routine proceeds to step 716.

In this step 716, step 706
After determining the output destination of the communication management report designated in step (1) and transmitting the edited communication management record to the designated output destination (steps 718, 720, 722), the control ends.

As a result, if the terminal instructed to output the communication management report is the own device, the printer 22 prints out (step 718) and the control is terminated.
If it is an instruction to output a communication management report to another terminal, LA
The edited communication management report is transmitted to the terminal (either a workstation or a personal computer) that has been instructed to output via the N connection control unit 28 or the terminal designated as the output destination (step 720 or step 72).
2). As a result, for example, the communication management report of only the terminal number “03” as shown in FIG.
Is printed out or displayed on the display screen of another terminal.

As described above, according to the seventh embodiment, only by inputting the output instruction of the communication management report from another terminal, only the terminal which wants to know the communication status without going to the facsimile apparatus 10 can be used. The communication management report can be obtained, and the communication management report can be output to the designated output destination.

It is needless to say that the output of the communication management report at the other terminal may not be on the display screen but may be printed out by the laser printer 22 or the like connected thereto.

<< Eighth Embodiment >> Next, an eighth embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the flow chart of the drawing.

In the eighth embodiment, the structure of the hardware part is RA.
Except that the storage area of the communication management information in M34 is not divided for each terminal, and that the output destination registration area for registering the output destination of the communication management report for each terminal is provided Since it is the same as the embodiment, a detailed description of its configuration is omitted, and the operation at the time of transmission is C
Description will be made based on the flowchart of FIG. 16 showing the control algorithm of the PU 32. This control algorithm is
It is stored in the OM 36.

After the control is started, in step 800, the operation unit 18
Waits until the registration instruction of the output destination of the communication management report for each terminal is given, and when the registration instruction is given, step 8
In 02, it is stored in the RAM 34. However, the output destination of the communication management report of the own device is the own device.

Next, the process proceeds to step 804 to wait for a communication instruction from any terminal (including its own device), and if there is a communication instruction, the process proceeds to step 806 to execute the instructed communication. After the communication is completed, proceed to step 808 and RAM
The communication result is stored in 34 as communication management information. At this time, after adding the terminal number as the terminal identification information of the terminal instructing the communication to the information of the communication result, this is stored in the RAM 34 as the communication management information.

In the next step 810, step 806
It is determined whether or not the communication executed in step 1 is directed by another terminal. If the communication is based on an instruction from another terminal, the process proceeds to step 812 to set the terminal number for which communication is instructed to the search key to start searching and extracting communication management information. At this time, it is determined whether the terminal number in the communication management information at this time matches the terminal number set in the search key (step 814), and the terminal number in the communication management information is set in the search key. If it does not match the number, the process proceeds to step 818, and if the terminal number in the communication management information matches the terminal number set in the search key, the communication management information (address name, communication time, number of communication, communication result, And the terminal number) and edit the communication management record (step 816).

At the next step 818, it is judged whether or not the search and retrieval of all the communication management information stored in the RAM 34 have been completed. If not completed, step 814.
Return to.

When all the communication management information stored in the RAM 34 have been searched and retrieved, the affirmative determination is made in step 818, and the flow advances to step 820. This step 82
At 0, the output destination information stored in the RAM 34 is searched, and if the terminal registered as the output destination of the communication management report is the self device, the printer 22 prints out (step 822) and the control ends. If it is another terminal, the edited communication management report is transmitted to the terminal (either the workstation or the personal computer) in which the LAN connection control unit 28 is registered. As a result, for example, the communication management report of only the terminal number “03” as shown in FIG. 10 is printed out by the printer 22 or displayed on the display screen of another terminal.

On the other hand, if the result of determination in step 810 is that communication is based on an instruction from the own device, the process proceeds to step 826, it is determined whether or not there is an instruction to output a communication management report from the operation unit 18, and the output is made. If there is no instruction, the process returns to step 804.

After a number of times of communication according to the instruction of the own device, when there is an instruction to output a communication management report from the operation unit 18, the terminal number "01" of the own device is set in the search key to manage the communication. After retrieving the information and editing the communication management record (step 828), the communication management report of only the own device is printed out by the printer 22 (step 83).
0) Control ends.

As described above, according to the eighth embodiment, by registering the output destination of the communication report for each terminal in advance, when the communication according to the instruction from the other terminal is performed, the desired terminal is automatically The communication management report can be output from (including the own device), and when the communication is performed by the operation of the operator, the communication management report can be output according to the instruction of the operator.

It is needless to say that the output of the communication management report at the other terminal may not be on the display screen but may be printed out by the laser printer 22 or the like connected thereto.

In the first , fifth, seventh and eighth embodiments, the case where the communication management report is output according to the instruction to output the communication management report after the communication is completed has been exemplified.
The communication management report may be output at regular time intervals or at constant transmission document number.

In the first , fifth, seventh and eighth embodiments described above , the case where a personal computer or the like is connected via the LAN connection control section is illustrated, but a small computer via an interface such as SCSI. Of course, the present invention can be applied to the case of connecting to a facsimile machine.

[0118]

As described above, according to the present invention, L
There is an unprecedented excellent effect that the communication status of each terminal such as a computer connected by an interface such as AN or SCSI or the communication status of only a necessary terminal can be easily grasped.

Further, particularly in the invention according to claim 3 or 4 , there is also an effect that the communication result can be easily confirmed on the terminal side without going to the facsimile apparatus.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of a facsimile apparatus according to a first embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an example of an electronic device terminal connected to the facsimile apparatus of FIG.

FIG. 3 is an example of a flowchart showing a main control algorithm of a CPU.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a data format of communication management information stored in a RAM.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of a communication management report classified for each terminal.

FIG. 6 is an example of a flowchart showing a main control algorithm of the CPU.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing a main control algorithm of the CPU according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an example of a communication management report divided into its own device and another terminal.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing a main control algorithm of a CPU according to a fourth example .

FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of a communication management report for only one terminal.

FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing a main control algorithm of the CPU according to the fifth embodiment.

12 is a flowchart showing a subroutine for searching communication management information by the terminal number in FIG.

FIG. 13 is a diagram showing an example of a communication management report classified by terminal type.

FIG. 14 is a flowchart showing a main control algorithm of the CPU according to the sixth example .

FIG. 15 is a flowchart showing a main control algorithm of the CPU according to the seventh embodiment.

FIG. 16 is a flowchart showing a main control algorithm of the CPU according to the eighth embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

10 Facsimile Machine 18 Operation Unit (Input Means) 22 Printer (Output Means) 32 CPU (Terminal Identification Information Adding Means, Editing Means, Output Control Means) 34 RAM (Storage Means, Registration Means, Output Destination Registration Means)

─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuation of the front page (72) Inventor Takaya Sato 3-7-1 Fuchu, Iwatsuki City, Saitama Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd. Iwatsuki Plant (56) Reference JP-A-2-164179 (JP, A) 4-115763 (JP, A) JP-A 5-252202 (JP, A) JP-A 61-163769 (JP, A) JP-A 6-30051 (JP, A) (58) Fields investigated (Int .Cl. ⁷ , DB name) H04N 1/32-1/34 H04N 1/00-1/00 108 H04M 11/00-11/10 H04M 15/00-15/38 H04L 12/00-12/28 H04L 12/50-12/66

Claims (4)

(57) [Claims] 1. A facsimile device in which an electronic device terminal is connected via a respective interface separately from a general line, the storing device storing communication management information, and the communication management information stored in the storing device. when the stored based on the terminal identification information adding means for adding the terminal identification information for identifying the electronic apparatus terminal, including a self instrumentation <br/> location, the terminal identification information in response to the communication management record output instruction Facsimile having an editing means for separately extracting the communication management information from the device and the other terminal and separately editing the communication management records of the own device and the other terminal, and an output means for outputting the edited communication management record. apparatus. 2. A facsimile device to which an electronic device terminal is connected via a respective interface separately from a general line, a storage means for storing communication management information, a classification item defined by a user and a terminal number. The registration means for registering the correspondence relationship of the
Input means for inputting terminal information for designating, and terminal identification information addition for adding terminal identification information for identifying each electronic device terminal including its own device when the communication management information is stored in the storage means means and, on the basis of the from the storage means in accordance with the communication management record output instruction and the terminal information inputted by said input means, and information correspondence between the registered category and terminal number in the registration unit terminal A facsimile apparatus comprising: an editing unit that extracts the communication management information of the terminal corresponding to the information for each classification item and edits the communication management record; and an output unit that outputs the edited communication management record. 3. A facsimile device to which an electronic device terminal is connected via a respective interface separately from a general line, the storage device storing communication management information, and the communication management information stored in the storage device. when the terminal identification information adding means for adding the terminal identification information for identifying each electronic equipment terminal including a self instrumentation <br/> location, the communication management record output command including a destination specification from the terminal In response, based on the terminal identification information, the communication management information of the terminal instructed to output the communication management record is taken out from the storage means, and the editing means for editing the communication management record, and the terminal for which the edited communication management record is designated A facsimile apparatus having output control means for outputting to. 4. A facsimile device in which an electronic device terminal is connected via a respective interface separately from a general line, and an output destination registration for registering an output destination of a communication management record upon completion of communication from each terminal in advance. Means, an editing means for editing communication management information of a terminal which has completed communication when communication from each terminal is completed, and an edited output destination registered based on the output destination information registered in the output destination registering means. A facsimile apparatus having: output control means for outputting the communication management record of.