JPS6340512B2 - - Google Patents

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DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION Technical Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a facsimile system which is applied when concentrating calls from a plurality of facsimile devices having a called sending function using a facsimile concentrating device having a calling receiving function. This is related to the collection method.

Technical Background of the Invention and Its Problems When a facsimile concentrator collects messages from multiple facsimile devices, the facsimile concentrator collects data such as whether or not the concentrator was able to reliably perform the data transmission. It is extremely convenient for processing and managing written manuscripts. Therefore, the conventional method is to connect a printer to the facsimile concentrator (or from the parent facsimile device connected to the facsimile concentrator) and print out the success or failure of the convergence in a journal for each destination. was taken. In another conventional example, a facsimile concentrator is provided with an operation panel, and the success or failure of the concentrator is displayed for each destination.

However, in the former case of the conventional example, in the facsimile concentrator, the documents to be collected are stacked in the order in which they were received, so the documents collected from one destination and the documents received from another destination are stacked in the facsimile concentrator. It is extremely difficult to distinguish between originals that have been published. especially,
When multiple manuscripts are received from a single recipient, they can be distinguished if there are characteristics that can be seen at a glance in the content of the originals received from a single recipient.
In other cases, there is a possibility that it will not be possible to separate the manuscripts for each receiving destination.

Further, a plurality of receivers are set as a first group, and the receivers are collected at a certain time, and a plurality of receivers are set as a second group, and the receivers are collected at a certain time next, and, When the first group is collected again at a certain time, it becomes increasingly difficult to distinguish between the originals of the first group as a result of the previous collection and the originals as the result of the latter collection.
In particular, in the above example, if the second group is not collected, but the first group is collected twice after a certain period of time, it is almost impossible to distinguish the manuscripts by time. There were times when it became impossible.

On the other hand, in the latter conventional method, the facsimile concentrator is often used in combination with other equipment, such as broadcast communication equipment or distribution equipment, and in such cases, the equipment While operating as a device with other functions, no display can be performed using the operation panel. Therefore, it may be possible to install an operation panel dedicated to the concentrator, but this is often impossible due to implementation and has the drawback of increasing the cost of the device.

OBJECT OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the drawbacks of the conventional examples described above. Therefore, it is an object of the present invention to output the receiving manuscript or the receiving destination information and various information during the receiving operation separately from the receiving manuscript, thereby making it convenient for processing and managing the received manuscript. An object of the present invention is to provide a facsimile collection system that allows

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Therefore, in the present invention, a facsimile concentrator is provided with an image information creation section that creates necessary image information based on instructions from the CPU in the facsimile concentrator, and the input section Based on the destination information given from the source, the image information creation section creates the image information of the collection reception table before starting the collection to the destination corresponding to the destination information, and sends it from the parent facsimile device. While outputting the corresponding reception reception table,
When a series of collection outputs based on the collection destination information are completed, the image information creation section generates image information of the collection result table based on the collection destination information and various information during the collection operation managed by itself. , and the parent facsimile device outputs the corresponding collection result table.

Embodiments of the Invention Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 shows a block diagram of a facsimile concentrating system to which the present invention is applied. In the same figure,
1 indicates a facsimile concentrator. This facsimile concentrator 1 is connected to an exchange 3 via subscriber telephone lines 2, and exchange 3 connects subscriber telephone lines 4 ₁ , 4
It is connected to child facsimile devices 5 ₁ , 5 2 , . . . , 5 _o via terminals _{2 ,} . . . , 4 _o (n is a natural number). A parent facsimile device 6 is connected to the facsimile concentrator 1 for receiving and outputting documents transmitted from the child facsimile devices 5 ₁ , 5 ₂ , . . . 5 _o .

In such a system, from the facsimile concentrator 1 to each child facsimile device 5 ₁ , 5 ₂ , . . .
..., _5o , the child facsimile devices 5 ₁ , 5 ₂ , ..., _5o are called and transmit the preset original, and the facsimile concentrator 1 The transmitted original is received and output from the parent facsimile device 6.

FIG. 2 shows a block diagram of the facsimile concentrator 1. As shown in FIG. In the figure, 11 indicates a system bus. This system bus 11 includes an address bus, a data bus, and a control bus. This system bus 11 includes a CPU 12,
Panel 13, image memory 14, image information creation section 1
5. A pseudo facsimile main control section 16, a modem control section 17, a modem 18, and a line control section 19 are connected. The CPU 12 controls each section in the figure based on a program stored in its own storage section (not shown). The panel 13 is a part where various commands from the operator and data such as destinations are input. The image memory 14 is for storing image information of a document and image information to be output according to the present invention. Image information creation section 15
has a function of creating necessary image information based on instructions from the CPU 12. Specifically, the image information creation unit 15 has a processor and a pattern generator, and based on instructions given from the CPU 12,
Predetermined image information is created at a predetermined timing.

In other words, the CPU 12 stores in a storage unit (not shown) the collection destination information given from the panel 13 and various information during the collection operation performed under the control of the CPU 12. It has a program that outputs a separate output from the manuscript or the collected manuscript.

In this embodiment, the CPU 12 has the following three instructions.

Based on the recipient information input from the panel 13, a reception reception table is created, stored once in the image memory 14, and then output as needed (e.g.
(Output from the parent fax machine 6 in FIG. 1) What to do.

When performing a collection operation at a predetermined time, the collection operation is performed based on the input destination information and various other information (for example, the number of manuscripts, collection time, reception number, etc.). Image information should be created by adding these pieces of information to the image information of the original document, and once stored in the image memory 14, it should be output from the parent facsimile device 6.

When a series of collection operations is completed, based on the input recipient information and other information (for example, collection reception date and time, collection start time, collection end time, success/failure of collection, etc.), A collection result table should be created separately from the collection manuscript, stored once in the image memory 14, and then output (for example, from the parent facsimile device 6).

When executing such a command, the image information creation unit 1
Step 5 will create the necessary image information.

The pseudo facsimile main control unit 16 controls the reception of facsimile signals from the child facsimile devices 5 ₁ , 5 ₂ , ..., 5 _o and the transmission of facsimile signals to the parent facsimile device 6 (for example, by controlling transmission/reception control).

The modem control unit 17 controls, for example, timing when the modem 18 performs modulation and demodulation.

The line control unit 19 monitors signals present at the telephone line connection terminal 20 and the main facsimile connection terminal 21 connected to itself and controls input/output switching. Further, the pseudo facsimile main control section 16, modem control section 17, modem 18, and line control section 19 are connected by a facsimile signal line 22,
It is configured to allow facsimile signals to pass through.

Next, the operation of the facsimile concentrator 1 shown in FIG. 2 will be explained with reference to FIGS. 1 to 4. Third
In the figures and FIG. 4, x indicates a one-digit number.

First, in order to set destination information, the operator operates the panel 13 and inputs, for example, numbers corresponding to a plurality of child facsimile devices. Then, the CPU 12 receives this data via the system bus 11 and stores it in a storage section (not shown). Next, the CPU 12 operates to create a collection reception table. That is, the CPU 12 transmits the necessary data to the image information via the system bus 11, for example, when all destination information has been set or a predetermined time before the time when the document is to be received from the first destination. The image information generator 15 generates the image information of the collection reception table in a predetermined format, and sequentially receives the image information and sends the image information to the system bus 11.
This is stored in the image memory 14 via. Next, the CPU 12 sends the line control unit 19 to output the collection reception table from the parent facsimile device 6.
and send a command to the parent facsimile connection terminal 21.
and the facsimile signal line 22 are connected. Subsequently, the CPU 12 controls the line control unit 19 to send an activation signal to the parent facsimile device 6, activates the pseudo facsimile main control unit 16, and controls subsequent facsimile communications. In addition, initialization control is performed on the modem 18 and the modem control unit 17, and the image memory 14 → system bus 11 (CPU 12) → pseudo facsimile main control unit 16 → modem control unit 17 →
A route from modem 18 to line control unit 19 to parent facsimile device 6 is established. And CPU1
2 transfers the image information of the collection reception table in the image memory 14 to the pseudo facsimile main control section 16 via the system bus 11. The image information is reproduced and outputted by the parent facsimile device 6 through the route described above.

It is assumed that the output collection reception table includes, for example, the collection reception date, the number of each collection destination, and the number of sheets to be collected for each collection destination. Then, when the operator refers to this collection reception table, he can clearly see at a glance the recipient of the manuscripts to be collected and the number of manuscripts to be collected from the recipient.

Next, when the time to collect data arrives, the CPU 12
The line control section 19 is controlled via the system bus 11, and a command for automatic dialing is sent to the appropriate child facsimile device. Thereby, the line control section 19, the telephone line connection terminal 20, and the predetermined child facsimile device are connected. Also, CPU12
also controls the activation of the modem 19, modem control unit 17, and pseudo facsimile main control unit 16, and uses the facsimile signal sent from the child facsimile device to be condensed as image information to the pseudo facsimile main control unit 16. Make it possible to import from.

Then, the CPU 12 sequentially stores image information corresponding to the received manuscripts in the image memory 14, while
A command is issued to the image information creation unit 15 to create the necessary image information to be added to the collected manuscript, and at the same time, necessary information (recipient number, number of manuscript, reception number, collection (time of transmission, etc.) to obtain image information. The obtained image information is stored in the image memory 14 so that it is configured into a predetermined format by the CPU 12.
is stored in The stored image information is the original and information added thereto, and this image information is output from the parent facsimile device 6. Control during this time is the same as when outputting the collection reception table. Image information corresponding to a document and information added thereto do not need to be stored in the image memory 14 in a particular format, but the order in which they are read out from the image memory 14 by the CPU 12 is determined. For example, if necessary information is added to the first part 100 of the image information of the original as shown in FIG. 16. Then, the collected manuscript is written in the area indicated by number 101 in FIG.

By doing this, the operator will be able to know from which destination the manuscript was sent, what number of manuscript it is, and what hour and minute the manuscript was received. , which is extremely convenient for later processing and management (classification and organization).

Next, when a series of collections is completed in this way (for example, when collections for a group that should be collected at a certain fixed time are completed), the CPU 12
performs processing to output the collection result table.

First, the CPU 12 determines, for example, the destination information and the destination to receive from the destination, based on the destination information stored in its own storage unit and various information obtained when the CPU 12 performs the concentration control. Number of manuscripts to be submitted (4th
number in the result column of the figure), success/failure of collection (fourth
(F in the result column of the figure is a failure mark), the month of reception,
The collection start time, the end time, etc. are read out and given to the image information creation section 15 to create image information.

The CPU 12 receives the created image information from the image information creation section 15 and stores it in the image memory 14 via the system bus 11. And CPU1
2 stores image information in the image memory 14, for example.
Store it in the format shown in the figure. In this way, the stored image information is read out from the image memory 14 by the CPU 12 in order to be outputted from the parent facsimile device 6, and is transmitted from the pseudo facsimile main control section 16 to the modem control section 17 to the modem 18 to line control. The data is outputted from the parent facsimile device 6 via the section 19. The control such as activating the communication line during this time has already been described in detail in the output operation of the collection reception table, so it will be omitted here.

The outputted reception result table shows the destination number, the number of manuscripts to be received for that destination, and whether the reception was successful or unsuccessful, so you can check the processing and processing of the outputted manuscripts. Extremely effective for management.

The collection reception table and collection result table in the above explanation ultimately function to separate one group of collection manuscripts. In other words, when the recipient information is set, the recipient reception table is output, then the recipient manuscript is output with the added information, and then, when the series of recipient operations is completed, the recipient information is output. A reception list will be output. Therefore, one group's collection manuscript is sandwiched between the collection reception table and the collection result table, making it possible to efficiently perform the sorting work that was difficult to do in the past. Further, the collection reception table may also be divided and outputted before the collection is performed. For example, even if the destination is set during the day in order to collect messages at night, the CPU 12 stores the destination separately for each series of message collection times, and then It is also possible to output the reception reception table for each group after the time has passed.

Effects of the Invention As explained above, according to the present invention, it is possible to sandwich manuscripts related to a series of receipts between the receipt reception table and the receipt result table, thereby efficiently processing and managing the receipt manuscripts. I can do it well.

Further, since the hardware can be implemented by adding only the image information creation section 15, it is more cost-effective than providing a dedicated panel for the facsimile concentrator and adding a control section for displaying the panel. Moreover, the present invention is also applicable to devices for which it is impossible to provide a panel for mounting purposes.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a system to which the present invention is applied, FIG. 2 is a block diagram for explaining the present invention, and FIGS. 3 and 4 are image information output by an embodiment of the present invention. It is a conceptual diagram. 1... Facsimile concentrator, 6... Parent facsimile device, 12... CPU, 13... Panel (input section),
14... Image memory, 15... Image information creation section.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] 1. A facsimile concentrator having a CPU, a storage section, an input section, and an image information creation section that creates necessary image information based on instructions from the CPU; This facsimile concentrator In the facsimile collection system, the CPU outputs the document collected by the facsimile collection device, and the CPU outputs the document collected by the facsimile collection device. Before starting the collection to the collection destination corresponding to the destination information, the image information creation unit creates image information of a collection reception table and outputs the corresponding collection reception table from the parent facsimile device, while the When a series of collection outputs based on the collection destination information is completed, the image information of the collection result table is sent to the image information creation section based on the collection destination information and various information during the collection operation that it manages. A facsimile collection method characterized in that the parent facsimile device generates a corresponding collection result table.