JP5199726B2 - Image transmission device - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an image transmission apparatus, and more particularly to an image transmission apparatus having a function of transmitting image data.

  A digital multifunction peripheral (MFP) having a plurality of functions such as a copy function, a print function, a facsimile function, and a scanner function has become widespread. Many of these MFPs are usually equipped with a large-capacity storage device such as a hard disk, and a file name is assigned to image data read by a scanner or image data received from an information processing device such as a PC (personal computer). And memorize it.

Conventionally, when a facsimile is transmitted from a facsimile machine such as an MFP, it is necessary to set a transmission condition such as a compression mode according to a transmission partner and a modem rate according to the state of a communication line. For example, in the facsimile apparatus described in Patent Document 1, transmission conditions are stored in advance corresponding to a facsimile transmission destination, the transmission conditions are set when the transmission destination is designated, and facsimile transmission is performed based on the transmission conditions. To be executed.
However, in the above facsimile apparatus, the user needs to set transmission conditions for each destination to be transmitted, and there is a problem that operations such as a transmission condition setting operation are complicated.

  On the other hand, some recent MFPs have an e-mail function. According to this, image data can be used between an external PC (personal computer), a portable terminal, and the MFP by using the e-mail function. Can be sent and received.

  When an e-mail is transmitted from an MFP to a mobile terminal, the mobile terminal usually has a small screen size and insufficient display capability. Therefore, only a part of image data can be displayed if the image size (resolution) is not suitable. Can happen. Therefore, as in the case of facsimile transmission described above, the user needs to set transmission conditions such as resolution according to the transmission destination, but the operation for setting the transmission conditions for each transmission destination is complicated, The load is large for the user.

Techniques for easily setting such transmission conditions have been proposed. For example, in Patent Document 2, based on the domain name of an e-mail address, it is determined whether or not the mobile terminal is a mobile terminal. Is described as converting.
JP 2006-88641 A JP 2003-273594 A

  Here, mobile phone carriers (mobile phone service providing companies) provide various standard plug-in software that can be installed on each mobile phone, and the user sends an e-mail to the mobile phone as image data as an attached file. It is assumed that the mobile phone that has transmitted the e-mail and browses with the plug-in software for the image viewer installed in the mobile phone.

  At this time, if the standard image viewer plug-in software provided by the mobile phone carrier is software that supports only a specific file format (for example, PDF), it is converted into uniform PDF on the transmission side and transmitted. Need arises.

  Therefore, if the file format of the attached image file corresponding to the domain name of the e-mail address of the mobile phone can be converted and transmitted to a specific file format (such as PDF) on the transmission side, the file format for each destination is changed. Since it is not necessary to set, it can be considered that the setting effort can be reduced.

  However, the technical idea of converting to a specific file format corresponding to such a domain name has not been realized in the prior art, and in the case of the invention described in Patent Document 2, the transmission destination is determined by the domain name. Although it is determined that it is a mobile phone and the resolution is converted in accordance with the display capability of the mobile phone, even if the resolution can be converted, browsing is not possible unless the file format matches the application.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and is capable of converting an image data into an appropriate file format according to an e-mail address or a domain name when transmitting image data by e-mail. It aims to provide.

In order to solve the above problems, a first technical means of the present invention includes an image input unit that inputs image data, a file format conversion unit that converts the input image data into transmission data of a predetermined file format, and An image transmission apparatus comprising: an e-mail address input unit that receives an input of an e-mail address of a destination of the converted transmission data; and a communication unit that transmits the transmission data to the input e-mail address. , An address table stored as a data format in which the upper limit of the file format, resolution, and data capacity to be converted for each e-mail address can be set; A domain table stored as a format, and the file format conversion unit uses the email address input unit. When the inputted e-mail address is included in the address table, the data format for converting the file format of the image data is set by referring to the address table based on the e-mail address, and If the e-mail address input by the e-mail address input unit is not included in the address table, the file format of the image data is converted by referring to the domain table based on the domain name extracted from the e-mail address When the domain table is updated, the file format conversion unit overwrites the file format of the address table with the file format of the updated domain table, and the domain table or The address table File format set in the Le is obtained by said file format der Rukoto of applications used by the destination terminal.

The second technical means includes an image input unit that inputs image data, a file format conversion unit that converts the input image data into transmission data of a predetermined file format, and an electronic device that is the transmission destination of the converted transmission data An image transmission apparatus comprising an e-mail address input unit that accepts input of a mail address, and a communication unit that transmits the transmission data to the input e-mail address, and a file format that is converted for each e-mail address; An address table stored as a data format in which the upper limit of the resolution and data capacity can be set; and a domain table stored as a data format in which the upper limit of the file format, resolution, and data capacity to be converted can be set for each domain name, The file format conversion unit is configured such that the e-mail address input by the e-mail address input unit is When included in the dress table, the address table is set based on the e-mail address to set the data format for converting the file format of the image data, and is input by the e-mail address input unit. If the e-mail address is not included in the address table, the data format for converting the file format of the image data is set by referring to the domain table based on the domain name extracted from the e-mail address. The file format conversion unit selects a file format to be converted based on the priority given to the file format set in the domain table and the file format set in the address table, and the domain table Or set in the address table File format was, in which characterized the file format der Rukoto of applications used by the destination terminal.

  According to the present invention, when image data is transmitted by e-mail, it can be converted into an appropriate file format according to the e-mail address or domain name, so that it is not necessary to set a file format for each transmission destination. Therefore, the setting effort can be reduced.

  DESCRIPTION OF EXEMPLARY EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, preferred embodiments according to an image transmission apparatus of the invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

  FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a configuration example of an image transmission apparatus according to the present invention. In the figure, 100 indicates an image transmission apparatus (in this example, a document reading apparatus is representative). The document reading apparatus 100 includes an automatic document feeder (hereinafter referred to as “ADF”) 1 that automatically transports a document along a document transport path F, and a first scanner that reads an image on the front side of the transported document. One image reading unit 10 and a second image reading unit 20 that reads an image on the back side of the conveyed document are provided. The first image reading means 10 is a reduction optical system image reading means comprising a light source 11, first to third mirrors 12a, 12b, 12c, a lens 13 and a CCD (image sensor) 14, and the second image reading means. The means 20 is a reduction optical system image reading means comprising a light source 21, first to fourth mirrors 22 a, 22 b, 22 c, 22 d, a lens 23 and a CCD (image sensor) 24. The second image reading unit 20 is unitized so that the light source 21, the first to fourth mirrors 22a, 22b, 22c, 22d, the lens 23, and the CCD 24 form one aggregate.

  A document reading apparatus 100 shown in FIG. 1 is provided at the top of a copying machine (not shown), and mainly includes an ADF 1 that houses second image reading means 20 and a main scanning section that houses first image reading means 10. It consists of two.

The ADF 1 and the main scanning unit 2 are connected by a hinge (not shown), and the ADF 1 can be opened and closed with respect to the main scanning unit 2 by the rotation of the hinge.
The main scanning unit 2 mainly includes a housing 3, a platen plate 4 made of a transparent glass plate, and first image reading means 10 accommodated in the housing 3.
The first image reading means 10 is mainly composed of a light source unit 15 that holds a light source 11 and a first mirror 12a, a mirror unit 16 that holds a second mirror 12b and a third mirror 12c, a lens 13 and a CCD 14.
The main scanning unit 2 has an image reading method based on a document fixing method in which a user places a document on the platen 4 and reads a document image, and a document moving method in which a document image is read while the document is automatically conveyed by the ADF 1. Both types are supported.

  When reading an original image by the original fixing method, the light source unit 15 and the mirror unit 16 move to home positions corresponding to the original fixing method, respectively. Thereafter, the light source unit 15 scans the image of the document by moving in the sub-scanning direction (left and right direction with respect to the paper surface) at a constant speed while irradiating the document with light. At the same time, the mirror unit 16 Similarly, it moves in the sub-scanning direction at a moving speed that is 1/2 of the moving speed of 15.

  The light irradiated from the light source unit 15 and reflected from the document is reflected by the first mirror 12a provided in the light source unit 15, and then the light path is changed by 180 ° by the second and third mirrors 12b and 12c of the mirror unit 16, and the third The light reflected from the mirror 12c forms an image on the CCD 14 via the lens 13 and is converted into electrical image data.

  On the other hand, when the original image is read by the original moving method, the light source unit 15 and the mirror unit 16 remain stationary at the home position shown in FIG. 1 and the original conveyed by the ADF 1 so as to pass above the home position. The light is irradiated from the light source 11 to scan the image, and the light reflected from the surface side of the original is reflected by the first mirror 12a in the same manner as the original fixing method described above, and then the second and second mirror units 16 The optical path is changed by 180 ° by the third mirrors 12b and 12c, formed on the CCD 14 through the lens 13, and converted into electrical image data.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the ADF 1 mainly feeds the originals placed on the original placement table 5 one by one into the ADF 1, and conveys the called originals along the original conveyance path F. A unitized second image reading unit 20 includes a plurality of pairs of conveying rollers 7, a registration roller 8 that adjusts sheet feeding timing, and a sheet discharge roller 9 that discharges a document after image reading to a sheet discharge tray 30. It is arranged so as to be accommodated in the document conveyance path F that draws an arc in a substantially U shape.

  The second image reading means 20 includes a first mirror 22a, a second mirror 22b, a third mirror 22c, a fourth mirror 22d, a lens 23, and a CCD 24, and these members form a single unit. It is unitized by being accommodated in the housing 25. In the second image reading unit 20, the light source 21, the lens 23, and the CCD 24 are the same as those constituting the first image reading unit.

  As described above, the second image reading unit 20 reads the image on the back side of the document conveyed on the document conveyance path F when the user requests double-sided scanning. Specifically, after the image on the front side of the document is read by the first image reading unit 10, the second image reading is performed while the document is being conveyed toward the discharge tray 30 along the document conveyance path F. It passes under the light source 21 of the means. At this time, the light source 21 of the second image reading means 20 emits light toward the back side of the document, and the light reflected from the back side of the document passes through a reading window 31 formed of a transparent member such as glass. Then, the optical paths are sequentially changed by the first to fourth mirrors 22a, 22b, 22c, and 22d, and then imaged on the CCD 24 through the lens 23 and converted into electrical image data.

  Further, the lower surface of the ADF 1 serves as a pressing plate 32 that presses a read document placed on the platen plate 4 of the main scanning unit 2 from above. The pressing plate 32 is a lid 33 that can be opened at a portion facing the light source 21 of the first image reading means 20.

  FIG. 2 is a block diagram schematically showing the main part of the electrical configuration of the document reading apparatus 100 according to the present invention. The document reading apparatus 100 mainly includes a control unit 101, a scanner unit 102, an image processing unit 103, a storage unit 104, a communication unit 105, an operation panel unit 106, a driver 107 that controls driving of a document scanning unit drive motor 107a, and a document transport roller drive. The driver 108 is configured to drive and control the motor 108a.

The control unit 101 is a part that controls the operation of the entire apparatus, and is configured by a CPU, a ROM, a RAM, and the like (not shown).
The scanner unit 102 constitutes an optical scanning system of the first and second image reading units 10 and 20 shown in FIG. The CCDs 14 and 24 of the first and second image reading means 10 and 20 are optical reduction type CCDs (Charge Coupled Devices) in the above description, but may be CIS (Contact Image Sensor) of equal magnification optical type. .

The image processing unit 103 converts the optical data read by the first image reading unit 10 or the second image reading unit 20 into electrical image data in units of pages.
The storage unit 104 is composed of, for example, a RAM, an EEPROM, a hard disk, an MO, and the like, and stores data under control controlled by the control unit 101 and various input instruction contents. The storage unit 104 includes an area that functions as a document image storage unit that stores a document image read by the scanner unit 102 and a document storage unit that stores a document including a converted character string code.

  The communication unit 105 is a communication unit that performs two-way communication with an external device 200 such as a computer or a printer connected to the document reading apparatus 100, and transmits data processed by the image processing unit 103 to the external device 200. . In addition, a memory for expanding the data transmitted from the external device 200 into data that can be handled by the present apparatus is provided.

  Although not shown, the operation panel unit 106 is arranged on the front side of the document reading apparatus 100 shown in FIG. Specifically, the main scanning unit 2 is extended to the front side from the ADF 1 and is disposed on the upper surface portion thereof. The operation panel unit 106 is configured as a display unit having a touch panel, and is used when inputting an operation mode (designation of single-sided reading or double-sided reading) at the time of reading a document.

  The document scanning unit drive motor 107a is a motor for moving the light source unit 15 and the mirror unit 16 in the sub-scanning direction at an appropriate speed when reading a document image by the document fixing method. The driver 107 appropriately controls the drive.

  The document transport roller driving motor 108 a is a motor that drives each of the rollers such as the calling roller 6, the transport roller 7, the registration roller 8, and the paper discharge roller 9 disposed in the document transport path F, and is controlled by the control unit 101. The drive is appropriately controlled by the driver 108.

  The main feature of the present invention is that, when image data is transmitted by e-mail, it is converted into an appropriate file format according to the e-mail address or the domain name of the e-mail address. As a configuration for this, a scanner unit 102 corresponding to an image input unit for inputting image data, a control unit 101 corresponding to a file format conversion unit for converting input image data into transmission data of a predetermined file format, A control unit including an operation panel unit corresponding to an e-mail address input unit that receives an input of an e-mail address of a destination of converted transmission data, and a communication unit 105 that transmits the transmission data to the input e-mail address 101 extracts a domain name from the e-mail address input from the operation panel unit 106, and converts the file format of the image data according to the e-mail address or the domain name extracted from the e-mail address.

  Note that the image data input to the image transmission apparatus may be other than the image data from the scanner unit 102, and may be image data input by the communication unit 105 or image data stored in the storage unit 104. Also good. That is, in the case of the scanner unit 102, it is image data obtained by optically reading an original image, in the case of the communication unit 105, it is image data received from an external PC or MFP, and in the case of the storage unit 104, it is stored as document filing. The image data is stored in the unit 104. The control unit 101 performs processing for converting the file format of the image data input in this way. The file format to be converted is, for example, a file format of an application used in a destination terminal such as PDF.

  FIG. 3 is a flowchart for explaining an example of image transmission processing by the image transmission apparatus of the present invention. In this example, the description will be based on the apparatus configuration shown in FIG. First, the image transmission apparatus accepts input of an e-mail address and data format (including file format, resolution, and capacity upper limit at the time of transmission) from the operation panel unit 106, and performs transmission settings (step S1). ). Next, it is determined whether or not the start button on the operation panel unit 106 is turned on (step S2). If it is determined that the start button is turned on (in the case of YES), the data format set by the user (the user setting is changed). If not done, the scanner unit 102 reads the original image based on the default data format) to generate image data (step S3). On the other hand, if the start button is not turned on in step S2, the process returns to step S1 and is repeated.

  Next, the image transmission device converts the data format of the image data generated by the scanner unit 102 based on the transmission settings (resolution, file format, capacity upper limit) set in step S1 to generate transmission data. (Step S4), the converted / generated transmission data is transmitted to the destination e-mail address input in Step S1 (Step S5).

  4 and 5 are flowcharts for explaining an example of the transmission setting process in step S1 shown in FIG. FIG. 5 is a continuation of the flow shown in FIG. Here, description will be made with reference to the following screen examples shown in FIGS.

  FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of a basic input screen displayed on the operation panel unit 106. In FIG. 6, reference numeral 40 denotes a basic input screen, and the basic input screen 40 is configured to allow user input (selection) using a touch panel. , An address manual input button 41, an address one-touch input button 42, a resolution setting button 43, a file format setting button 44, and a capacity upper limit setting button 45.

FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating an example of a manual input screen and an address one-touch input screen displayed on the operation panel unit 106.
The manual input screen shown in FIG. 7A is displayed on the operation panel unit 106 when the address manual input button 41 on the basic input screen 40 is pressed. In the figure, reference numeral 50 denotes a manual input screen. The manual input screen 50 is configured to allow user input (selection) by a touch panel, and an e-mail address display unit 51 for displaying an e-mail address input by the user, and an alphabet key And an e-mail address input unit 52 configured by the above.

  The address one-touch input screen shown in FIG. 7B is displayed on the operation panel unit 106 when the address one-touch input button 42 on the basic input screen 40 is pressed. In the figure, reference numeral 60 denotes an address one-touch input screen. The address one-touch input screen 60 is configured to allow user input (selection) by a touch panel, and includes a name button 61 for selecting a transmission destination with one touch. Further, in the address one-touch input screen 60, a data format to be converted for each e-mail address is set corresponding to the name button 61.

  In this example, “K. Aoki” has a blank data format, and a default value is set as the data format to be converted. In “A. Tanaka”, a resolution (200 × 200) and a file format (PDF) are set as a data format to be converted. In “B. Iwamoto”, resolution (400 × 400), file format (TIFF), and upper limit of capacity (1 Mbyte) are set as the data format to be converted. When a capacity upper limit is set, control is performed so that the data capacity of transmission data is divided in units of pages so that the data capacity is less than the upper limit, or the compression rate is increased.

  In FIG. 4, the image transmission apparatus displays a basic input screen 40 shown in FIG. 6 on the operation panel 106. In this state, it is assumed that default values are set for the data format (resolution, file format, capacity upper limit). The image transmitting apparatus determines whether or not the manual address input button 41 is pressed (ON) on the basic input screen 40 (step S11), and when the manual address input button 41 is pressed (in the case of YES). Then, the screen is switched to the manual input screen 50 shown in FIG. 7A (step S12). In step S11, when the address manual input button 41 is not pressed (NO), the process proceeds to step S20 shown in FIG.

  The manual input screen 50 shown in FIG. 7A displays an e-mail address input unit 52 composed of a soft keyboard for manually inputting an e-mail address, and is input from the e-mail address input unit 52. The e-mail address is displayed on the e-mail address display unit 51.

  Next, the image transmitting apparatus determines whether or not an e-mail address has been input on the manual input screen 50 and the “OK” button has been pressed (step 13), and the “OK” button has been pressed (step 13). In the case of YES), it is determined whether or not there is an input address in the address table (described in FIG. 8 described later) stored in the storage unit 104 (step S14). On the other hand, if the “OK” button is not pressed on the manual input screen 50 in step S13 (NO), it is determined whether the “Cancel” button is pressed (step S15). If the “Cancel” button is pressed (YES), the process proceeds to step S17. On the other hand, if the “Cancel” button is not pressed (NO), the process returns to step S13 and the manual input screen 50 is displayed. The process shifts to waiting for the “OK” button to be pressed.

  If it is determined in step S14 that the address table has an input address (in the case of YES), the image transmitting apparatus reads the data format corresponding to the input address from the address table, and uses the read data format as the scanner unit 102. Is set as the data format for converting the image data input from the transmission data into the transmission data (step S16), and the screen is switched to the basic input screen 40 (step S17). If it is determined in step S14 that there is no input address in the address table (in the case of NO), the domain name (input domain name) is extracted from the input address, and this input domain name is stored in the storage unit 104. It is determined whether it exists in the domain table (described in FIG. 8 described later) (step S18).

  If it is determined in step S18 that the input domain name exists in the domain table (in the case of YES), the image transmitting apparatus reads the data format corresponding to the input domain name from the domain table, and uses the read data format as the scanner. The image data input from the unit 102 is set as a data format for conversion to transmission data (step S19), the process proceeds to step S17, and the basic input screen 40 is switched. In Step S18, when it is determined that there is no input domain name in the domain table (in the case of NO), the process proceeds to Step S17.

  In FIG. 5, when the address manual input button 41 is not pressed in step S <b> 11 shown in FIG. 4, the image transmission apparatus determines whether the address one-touch input button 42 is pressed (ON) on the basic input screen 40. When the address one-touch input button 42 is pressed (YES), the screen is switched to the address one-touch input screen 60 shown in FIG. 7B (step S21). If the address one-touch input button 42 is not pressed in step S20 (NO), the process proceeds to step S24.

  When one of the name buttons 61 is pressed on the address one-touch input screen 60, the image transmission device selects a transmission destination. When it is determined whether the “OK” button is pressed (address is set) with this transmission destination selected (step S22), and it is determined that the “OK” button is pressed and the address is set (In the case of YES), the process proceeds to step S16 shown in FIG. If it is determined in step S22 that the address is not set (NO), it is determined whether or not the “Cancel” button has been pressed (step S23). If the “Cancel” button is pressed (in the case of YES), the process proceeds to step S17 shown in FIG. On the other hand, if the “Cancel” button is not pressed (in the case of NO), the process returns to step S22 to shift to waiting for the “OK” button to be pressed on the address one-touch input screen 60.

  Next, when the address one-touch input button 42 is not pressed in step S20, the image transmission apparatus determines whether or not the resolution setting button 43 is pressed on the basic input screen 40 (step S24). If it is determined that the resolution setting button 43 has been pressed (in the case of YES), the resolution corresponding to the pressed resolution setting button 43 is set (step S25), and the process proceeds to step S11 shown in FIG.

  If it is determined in step S24 that the resolution setting button 43 has not been pressed (NO), the image transmission apparatus determines whether the file format setting button 44 has been pressed on the basic input screen 40. (Step S26). If it is determined that the file format setting button 44 has been pressed (in the case of YES), the file format corresponding to the pressed file format setting button 44 is set (step S27), and the process proceeds to step S11 shown in FIG. To do.

  If it is determined in step S26 that the file format setting button 44 has not been pressed (in the case of NO), the image transmission apparatus determines whether or not the capacity upper limit setting button 45 has been pressed on the basic input screen 40. Determination is made (step S28). If it is determined that the capacity upper limit setting button 45 has been pressed (in the case of YES), the capacity upper limit corresponding to the pressed capacity upper limit setting button 45 is set (step S29), and the process proceeds to step S11 shown in FIG. To do. If it is determined in step S28 that the capacity upper limit setting button 45 has not been pressed (NO), the process proceeds to step S11 shown in FIG.

  When the capacity upper limit setting button 45 is pressed and the capacity upper limit is set, for example, the transmission data is divided into a plurality of pages so that the data capacity is equal to or less than the set upper limit. Alternatively, control may be performed to increase the compression rate so that the data capacity of the transmission data is less than or equal to the upper limit.

  FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating an example of an address table and a domain table stored in the storage unit 104. FIG. 8A shows the data structure of the address table, and FIG. 8B shows the data structure of the domain table.

  In FIG. 8A, a destination name and a destination e-mail address are stored in the address table, and the data format has a resolution, a file format, and a capacity upper limit corresponding to the destination name and the e-mail address. It is remembered. The address table is stored in the storage unit 104, and the user inputs and sets the data format (resolution, file format, capacity upper limit) for the address table.

  Thus, the address table sets a file format to be converted for each e-mail address. The control unit 101 can convert the file format of the image data by referring to the address table in accordance with the e-mail address input from the operation panel unit 106.

  8B, the domain name extracted from the e-mail address is stored in the domain table, and the resolution, file format, and capacity limit are stored as the data format corresponding to the domain name. The domain table is stored in the storage unit 104, and the user inputs and sets a data format (resolution, file format, capacity upper limit) for the domain table. For example, if the domain name is “Mndatacom.ne.jp”, the data format is 200 × 200 resolution and the file format is PDF. In this way, the data format for the same domain name is set collectively.

  The domain table sets the file format to be converted for each domain name. The control unit 101 can convert the file format of the image data by referring to the domain table in accordance with the domain name extracted from the e-mail address input from the operation panel unit 106. As a result, transmission data (image data of an e-mail attachment file) can be generated so as to have the same file format for a transmission destination having the same domain name, so it is necessary to set a file format for each transmission destination. Disappears.

  Here, as described above, the mobile phone carrier (mobile phone service provider) provides various standard plug-in software that can be installed in each mobile phone, and the user uses the mobile phone as image data as an attached file. It is assumed that a mobile phone that has sent an e-mail to and received the e-mail is viewed with plug-in software for an image viewer installed in the mobile phone.

  At this time, if the standard image viewer plug-in software provided by the mobile phone carrier is software that supports only a specific file format (for example, PDF), it is converted into uniform PDF on the transmission side and transmitted. Need arises.

  In such a case, according to the present invention, the file format of the attached image file corresponding to the domain name of the e-mail address of the mobile phone is converted into a specific file format (such as PDF) on the transmission side and transmitted. Therefore, it is not necessary to set the file format for each transmission destination, and the setting effort can be reduced.

  In this example, PDF and TIFF are representative examples. However, when document data or the like is input from an external PC or the like, the file format may be converted in accordance with application software such as a word processor or spreadsheet. . For example, the file format of Microsoft Word (registered trademark) and the file format of Ichitaro (registered trademark) are configured to be convertible. Since applications used by companies and public offices are often unified, the file format set in the domain table or address table can be the file format of the application used in the destination terminal. For example, if the domain name of Company A's email address is “Mndatacom.ne.jp” and Company A uses Ichitaro, the email address with “Mndatacom.ne.jp” in the domain name Ichitaro's file format can be set for.

  Different data formats may be set for each transmission destination even for the same domain name. In this case, the address table shown in FIG. 8A is used. Specifically, for example, there are cases where the upper limit of the file capacity that can be transmitted differs depending on the model of the transmission destination, such as the FOMA series and the mova series manufactured by NTT DoCoMo, Inc. In such a case, when the destination model is the former (FOMA), the capacity upper limit is set high, and when the destination model is the latter (mova), the capacity upper limit is set low. In this case, since the domain names are the same, it cannot be determined that the domain table shown in FIG. 8B is used, but finer settings can be made by using the address table.

  FIG. 9 is a flowchart for explaining another example of image transmission processing by the image transmission apparatus of the present invention. This flow describes a process of overwriting the file format of the address table with the updated domain table file format when the user updates the domain table.

  First, the image transmission apparatus accepts input of a domain name and file format to the user's domain table, and updates the domain table (step S31). Then, 1 is set to a variable N indicating a row (horizontal direction) of the address table (step S32).

  The image transmission apparatus retrieves the data of the first item of the address table, and whether the domain name included in the e-mail address of the data of the first item matches the domain name entered in the domain table If the two match (YES), it is compared whether the file format of the address table is different from the file format of the domain table (step S34). Moreover, when both do not correspond in step S33 (in the case of NO), it transfers to step S38.

  If the file format of the address table is different from the file format of the domain table in step S34 (in the case of YES), the image transmitting apparatus determines whether the file format of the address table is not set (step S35). . In step S34, if the file format of the address table and the file format of the domain table are not different (match) (NO), the process proceeds to step S38.

  In step S35, when the file format of the address table is not set (YES), the image transmitting apparatus proceeds to step S37. In step S35, if the file format of the address table is not set and some data is set (in the case of NO), a confirmation message is displayed and whether or not the user has accepted the update of the address table. Is determined (step S36).

  In step S36, when the user presses the “OK” button in response to the confirmation message in step S36 and the user accepts (in the case of YES), the image transmission device converts the file format of the address table to the file of the domain table. It is overwritten (updated) in the format (step S37). In step S36, if the user presses the “Cancel” button in response to the confirmation message and the user does not understand (NO), the process proceeds to step S38. Note that this processing is updated by determining that the file formats are different, but is updated when it is determined that either the resolution or the capacity upper limit constituting the data format is different from the file format. May be performed.

  The image transmitting apparatus adds 1 to the variable N (step S38), and determines whether there is no next line (step S39). Here, if there is no next line (in the case of YES), the process ends as it is, and if there is a next line (in the case of NO), the process returns to step S33 and the process is repeated.

  In the above embodiment, when the file format of the address table is different from the file format of the domain table, a confirmation message is displayed to prompt the user for confirmation input. One of the file formats may be selected by comparing the set file format with the file format set in the address table. For example, priorities can be given in advance to the file format set in the domain table and the file format set in the address table, and the file format to be converted can be selected based on this priority. In this case, if the file format set in the domain table has a higher priority than the file format set in the address table, the file format in the domain table is prioritized. In the opposite case, that is, when the file format set in the address table has a higher priority than the file format set in the domain table, the file format in the address table may be prioritized.

  Further, as described above, in the case where the domain name is the same and the upper limit of the file capacity that can be transmitted differs depending on the destination model, the address table may be prioritized over the domain table. As a result, since the upper limit of the file capacity can be set for each e-mail address corresponding to the model, finer transmission settings can be made.

It is a figure which shows the structural example of the image transmission apparatus which concerns on this invention. 1 is a block diagram schematically showing a main part of an electrical configuration of a document reading apparatus 100 according to the present invention. It is a flowchart for demonstrating an example of the image transmission process by the image transmission apparatus of this invention. It is a flowchart for demonstrating an example of the transmission setting process of step S1 shown in FIG. FIG. 5 is a flowchart for explaining an example of a transmission setting process in step S1 shown in FIG. 3, and is a continuation of the flow shown in FIG. It is a figure which shows an example of the basic input screen displayed on an operation panel part. It is a figure which shows an example of the manual input screen and address one-touch input screen which are displayed on an operation panel part. It is a figure which shows an example of the address table and domain table which are memorize | stored in a memory | storage part. It is a flowchart for demonstrating the other example of the image transmission process by the image transmission apparatus of this invention.

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DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Automatic document feeder (ADF), 2 ... Main scanning part, 3 ... Housing | casing, 4 ... Platen board, 5 ... Document placing stand, 6 ... Calling roller, 7 ... Conveyance roller, 8 ... Registration roller, 9 ... Ejection Paper roller, 10 ... first image reading means, 11, 21 ... light source, 12, 22 ... mirror, 13,23 ... lens, 14,24 ... CCD, 15 ... light source unit, 16 ... mirror unit, 20 ... second image Reading means, 25 ... unit housing, 30 ... discharge tray, 31 ... reading window, 32 ... pressing plate, 33 ... lid body, 100 ... image transmitting apparatus (original reading apparatus), 101 ... control section, 102 ... scanner section DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 103 ... Image processing part 104 ... Memory | storage part 105 ... Communication part 106 ... Operation panel part 107, 108 ... Driver, 107a ... Document scanning part drive motor, 108a ... Document conveyance roller drive motor, 200 ... External machine .

Claims (2)

An image input unit that inputs image data, a file format conversion unit that converts the input image data into transmission data of a predetermined file format, and an electronic device that accepts input of an e-mail address of a destination of the converted transmission data An image transmission apparatus comprising a mail address input unit and a communication unit that transmits the transmission data to the input e-mail address,
File format to convert for each e-mail address, resolution, and data format that can set the upper limit of data capacity, and data format that can set the file format, resolution, and upper limit of data capacity to convert for each domain name And a domain table stored as
The file format conversion unit is configured to refer to the address table based on the email address when the email address input by the email address input unit is included in the address table. And when the e-mail address input by the e-mail address input unit is not included in the address table, the domain table is set based on the domain name extracted from the e-mail address. To set the data format when converting the file format of the image data ,
The file format conversion unit overwrites the file format of the address table with the file format of the updated domain table when the domain table is updated,
The domain table or file format set in the address table, the image transmission apparatus, wherein the file format der Rukoto of applications used by the destination terminal. An image input unit that inputs image data, a file format conversion unit that converts the input image data into transmission data of a predetermined file format, and an electronic device that accepts input of an e-mail address of a destination of the converted transmission data An image transmission apparatus comprising a mail address input unit and a communication unit that transmits the transmission data to the input e-mail address,
File format to convert for each e-mail address, resolution, and data format that can set the upper limit of data capacity, and data format that can set the file format, resolution, and upper limit of data capacity to convert for each domain name And a domain table stored as
The file format conversion unit is configured to refer to the address table based on the email address when the email address input by the email address input unit is included in the address table. And when the e-mail address input by the e-mail address input unit is not included in the address table, the domain table is set based on the domain name extracted from the e-mail address. To set the data format when converting the file format of the image data,
The file format conversion unit selects a file format to be converted based on the priority assigned to the file format set in the domain table and the file format set in the address table,
The domain table or file format set in the address table, the image transmission apparatus, wherein the file format der Rukoto of applications used by the destination terminal.

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