JP2000261596A - Facsimile terminal - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To attain distribution without the need for a distribution destination designation procedure on a network by collating sender identification information informed at the arrival of incoming call with a conversion table so as to locate a corresponding to distribution destination, generating an electronic mail with contents of a facsimile message received via a public network and transmitting the electronic mail to a mail address of the distribution destination via the network. SOLUTION: A system control section 2 monitors whether or not a network control section 13 detects polarity inversion of a line, and when the network control section 13 detects the polarity inversion of the line, the system control section 2 conducts reply processing corresponding to the caller telephone number notice service and temporarily stores a received caller ID to a RAM 4 as caller identification information. Then the system receives a facsimile message according to a communication sequence and stores the message to a picture memory 8. The system discriminates the fact of a notice of the caller telephone number, discriminates whether or not a transmission terminal identification signal is received when not receiving the notice of the caller telephone number, generates an electronic mail whose contents are received and stored facsimile messages and transmits the electronic mail via a LAN communication control 11.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a facsimile apparatus, and more particularly, to a facsimile apparatus, which is connected to a network capable of transmitting and receiving data between network terminals as one of the network terminals and connected to a public network, and connected to the public network through the public network. The present invention relates to a facsimile apparatus having a communication function of a facsimile message and a communication function of electronic mail via the network.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, it has not been possible to transmit a facsimile message from a facsimile apparatus connected to a public network and used to a network terminal connected to a network such as a LAN (local area network).

However, a facsimile machine connected to both a public network and a network converts a facsimile message received from a transmission source facsimile machine on the public network into an electronic mail and delivers it to a network terminal on the network. Various techniques have been proposed.

However, the transmission destination of the facsimile message for the transmission source facsimile apparatus on the public network is a facsimile apparatus connected to both the public network and the network. Must be specified separately.

In the technique disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 10-13592, the destination of the message information received by facsimile reception is determined by character recognition, and the message information is distributed to the obtained destination.

According to the technique disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. Hei 10-98576, an address conversion table for converting an operation unit input or numerical information (SUB) into a mail address is provided, and the address conversion table can be controlled from a connected terminal device. Like that.

In the technique disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 10-145422, a mail address is extracted from a received signal, converted into a corresponding terminal number, and distributed to a terminal device in the LAN.

[0008]

However, Japanese Patent Laid-Open No.
According to the technique disclosed in Japanese Patent No. 13592, the transmitting side must prepare a predetermined format in order to perform character recognition on the received message information and extract a destination, and satisfy the restriction on the character recognition ability of the receiving side. There is a problem that the operability on the transmission side is not good, such as the need to describe.

In the technique disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 10-98576, since an e-mail address is extracted from an operation unit input or numerical information (SUB), it is necessary for an operator or a sender to input an e-mail address. in the case of,
It can be used only from a transmission device that can send numerical information.
In both cases, there is a problem that an operation for designating a distribution destination on the network is required and operability is not good.

In the technique disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. H10-145422, a mail address is extracted from a received signal, so that the transmitting side needs to input a mail address, and only a transmitting device that can transmit a signal corresponding to the mail address is required. Not available. In addition, there is a problem that an operation for designating a distribution destination on the network is required and operability is not good.

As described above, conventionally, an operation for designating a distribution destination on a network is required, and a method for notifying information for designating a distribution destination on a network from a transmission side is special and versatile. And there is a problem that a facsimile apparatus capable of transmitting a facsimile message from a public network to a distribution destination on a network is limited.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and has been achieved on a public network without any operation of designating a distribution destination on a network and without a special communication procedure for designating a distribution destination on the network. It is an object of the present invention to provide a facsimile apparatus capable of delivering a facsimile message from a facsimile apparatus to a terminal on a network.

[0013]

According to one aspect of the present invention, there is provided a facsimile apparatus connected to a network capable of transmitting and receiving data between network terminals as one of the network terminals and a public network. In a network facsimile apparatus having a communication function of a facsimile message via the public network and a communication function of electronic mail via the network, a delivery destination is associated with each of the source identification information. A stored conversion table, destination identification means for identifying the corresponding destination by comparing the source identification information notified at the time of receiving a call from the public network with the conversion table, and a source via the public network. Create an e-mail containing the facsimile message received from the device,
Message distribution means for transmitting to the mail address of the distribution destination specified by the distribution destination specifying means via the network.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, a facsimile apparatus is connected to a network capable of transmitting and receiving data between network terminals as one of the network terminals and is connected to a public network, and transmits a facsimile message via the public network. In a network facsimile apparatus having a communication function and a communication function by electronic mail via the network, a conversion table storing a correspondence of a delivery destination with each of the source identification information, and an incoming call from the public network. A first detecting means for detecting, as source identification information, a calling telephone number notified by a calling telephone number notifying service provided by the public network, and an ITU-T Recommendation T.3 upon receiving an incoming call from the public network. Second detection means for detecting transmission source identification information from the transmission terminal identification signal TSI transmitted from the transmission source device in a pre-transmission procedure based on the first and second transmission means, and transmitting the source identification information detected by the first or second detection means A delivery destination identification unit that identifies the corresponding delivery destination by comparing with the conversion table, and creates an e-mail containing a facsimile message received from the source device via the public network, and the delivery destination identification unit And a message delivery means for sending the specified delivery destination mail address via the network.

A facsimile apparatus according to a third aspect of the present invention is the facsimile apparatus according to any one of the first and second aspects, wherein the conversion table includes a recording unit of the own apparatus as a distribution destination, and the message distribution unit includes: When the distribution destination specified by the distribution destination specifying unit is the recording unit of the own device, the facsimile message received from the transmission source device through the public network is recorded by the recording unit of the own device. There is a feature.

A facsimile apparatus according to a fourth aspect is the facsimile apparatus according to any one of the first, second and third aspects, wherein a delivery destination corresponding to the notified source identification information is not registered in the conversion table. In the case of, an unregistered sender notifying means for creating an e-mail including at least the unregistered sender identification information as the content and transmitting the email to a predetermined mail address via the network is further provided. It is characterized by.

[0017]

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG.
An embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail.

First, FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a connection form of a facsimile apparatus 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention to a network and a public network.

In FIG. 1, on the local area network LAN side, workstation devices WS1 (e-mail address: ws1@abc.co.jp) to WSn (e-mail address: wsn@abc.co.jp) and The facsimile device 1 (e-mail address: fax@abc.co.jp) is connected to the LAN together with the mail server device MS, and the LAN is connected to the Internet via the router device R and includes the facsimile device 1. A network terminal on the LAN can transmit an e-mail using the SMTP or the MIME protocol over TCP / IP. Also, LA
The reception of the e-mail at the terminal N is performed by POP (Post O
ffice Protocol) to access the mail server device MS.

The facsimile machine 1 is also connected to a public network, and the other facsimile machines 20a, 20a,
0b and the like can be transmitted and received via a public network.

FIG. 2 shows a block configuration of the facsimile machine 1.

In FIG. 1, a facsimile apparatus 1 includes a system control unit 2, a ROM 3, a RAM 4, a scanner 5, a plotter 6, a clock circuit 7, an image memory 8, an operation display unit 9,
Encoding / decoding unit 10, LAN communication control unit 11, modem 1
2, the network control unit 13 and the system bus 14.

The system control unit 2 is a microcomputer that controls each unit of the apparatus according to a control program written in the ROM 3 while using the RAM 4 as a work area.

As described above, the ROM 3 is a read-only memory in which a control program for the system control unit 2 to control each unit of the apparatus is stored. RAM4
Is a random access memory used as a work area of the system control unit 2 as described above. Note that RA
M4 is backed up by a backup circuit (not shown), and the stored contents are retained even when the power of the apparatus is cut off.

The scanner 5 has 3.85 lines / mm, 7.7
This is for obtaining image information by reading a document image at a predetermined reading line density such as book / mm and 15.4 book / mm. The plotter 6 is for recording and outputting the received image information according to its line density, and for recording and outputting (copying operation) the image information read by the scanner 5 according to its line density.

The clock circuit 7 counts the current time while counting down a time constant set by the system control unit 2 and performs a timer operation to notify the system control unit 2 of the time-out when a time-out occurs. is there. The image memory 8 temporarily stores image information read by the scanner 5 as a file for memory transmission, and temporarily stores received image information as a file until it is recorded by the plotter 6. Is used as a temporary storage area.

The operation display unit 9 is provided with a numeric keypad, a start key, a one-touch dial key, and various other keys for designating a destination telephone number. It displays the operating state of the device to be notified and various messages.

The encoding / decoding unit 10 converts the transmission image data into an MH encoding system conforming to G3 facsimile,
A predetermined decoding method corresponding to the MH coding method, the MR coding method, the MMR coding method, and the like, while receiving and compressing the image data by a predetermined coding method such as the R coding method and the MMR coding method. Is used for decoding and decompression.

The LAN communication control unit 11 controls the TCP / IP protocol in the LAN so that the system control unit 2 can transmit and receive e-mail according to each of the SMTP, MIME, and POP protocols over TCP / IP. It is for. The modem 12 is a G3 facsimile modem that modulates data transmitted to the public network via the network control unit 13 and demodulates a signal received from the public network via the network control unit 13. Also, the modem 12
Also transmits a DTMF signal corresponding to the destination number.

The network control unit 13 is connected to the line, detects the polarity reversal of the line, closes / releases the DC loop of the line,
Connection control to the line such as detection of line release, detection of dial tone, detection of tone signal such as busy tone, detection of call signal, etc., and selection signal corresponding to the destination number, corresponding to 20PPS or 10PPS dial line Transmission is performed by a dial pulse signal. System bus 14
Is a signal line through which the above components exchange data.

Further, the facsimile machine 1 corresponds to a calling telephone number notifying service provided by the public network, and the modem 12 detects the calling telephone number notified from the exchange on the public network by a modem signal.

Here, a connection procedure of the calling telephone number notification service, which is closely related to a reception processing procedure in the facsimile apparatus 1, which will be described later, will be described.

The connection operation sequence in the calling telephone number notification service shown in FIG. 3 will be described. In the figure, the transmitting terminal is another facsimile device 20a, 20b that transmits the facsimile device 1 as a receiving terminal.
The ID receiving terminal and the receiving terminal are the same terminal and correspond to the facsimile device 1. Further, the subscriber line exchange accommodating the calling terminal and the subscriber exchange accommodating the receiving terminal are shown as one exchange for convenience, but these exchanges may actually be different.

In the connection operation sequence shown in FIG.
The calling terminal goes off-hook (phase F1), closes the DC circuit with the exchange, and dials the telephone number of the called terminal (phase F2).

In response, the exchange inverts the polarity of the subscriber line accommodating the ID receiving terminal corresponding to the telephone number dialed from the calling terminal (phase F3),
An ID receiving terminal activation signal is transmitted (phase F4). It should be noted that the ID receiving terminal activation signal differs from the general calling signal only in cadence, and the other signal characteristics are the same.

When the ID receiving terminal receives the ID receiving terminal activation signal from the exchange, the ID response terminal returns a primary response signal to the exchange by closing the DC loop of the line (phase F5).

Upon receiving the temporary response signal, the exchange sends the originating ID of the calling terminal to the ID receiving terminal as a modem signal, and the ID receiving terminal receives the signal (phase F6).

Upon receiving the calling ID in phase F6, the ID receiving terminal returns a reception completion signal to the exchange by releasing and cutting off the DC loop of the line (phase F7).

Upon receiving the reception completion signal in phase F7, the exchange sends a normal calling signal to the receiving terminal,
The receiving terminal receives (phase F8). Note that the exchange sends a ringback tone to the calling terminal at the same time as sending a calling signal to the called terminal (phase F).
9).

The receiving terminal that has received the calling signal from the exchange in phase F8 is automatically a terminal that performs data communication such as a facsimile apparatus, or is a terminal that performs conversational communication such as a telephone set. By closing the line DC by off-hook, a secondary response signal is returned to the exchange (phase F10). Then, a line is established between the calling terminal and the called terminal by the exchange receiving the secondary response signal, and thereafter, communication (call) by conversation or G
Communication such as facsimile communication is performed according to a predetermined protocol such as the three facsimile protocol (phase F11). After a call or communication is completed, the line is disconnected in the same manner as a general communication terminal device accommodated in a telephone line by releasing the DC loop of the line by on-hook of the handset or automatically.

As described above, the telephone number of the calling side is notified to the called side by the calling telephone number notification service provided by the public network. However, if the calling party has a line contract to hide the calling phone number or dials the called party's phone number following the number "184" to hide the calling phone number, The calling party's telephone number may not be notified to the called party.

Next, the facsimile machine 1 to be described later
, Which is closely related to the reception processing procedure in ITU-T Recommendation T. A G3 facsimile communication sequence based on the G.30 will be described with reference to FIG.

In the figure, the calling side corresponds to the other facsimile apparatuses 20a and 20b, and the called side corresponds to the facsimile apparatus 1.

In the same figure, another facsimile machine 20
When the line is established by calling the facsimile machine 1 on the calling side such as a, 20b, etc., the line is established and instructs a call with a calling tone CNG (phase F20), and the called side is called. Answer the call with the call station identification signal CED (phase F
21).

In response to the digital identification signal DIS, the non-standard function identification signal NSF, and the called terminal identification signal CSI transmitted from the called side (phase F22), the calling side sets the digital transmission command signal DCS, The standard function setting signal NSS and the transmitting terminal identification signal TSI are transmitted (phase F23).

Further, the facsimile apparatus on the calling side sets the communication parameters in phase F23, performs modem training at the set modem speed by the training check signal TCF (phase F24), and prepares for reception from the called side. After receiving the confirmation signal CFR (phase F25), the image information is transmitted as a facsimile message (phase F26). The data transmitted as the facsimile message in the phase F26 is not limited to the image information, but is a BFT (Bi) which is an extended function of the G3 facsimile.
The data may be binary data based on a “nary file transfer”.

The calling facsimile apparatus performs the phase F
When the facsimile message is transmitted in step 26, a procedure end signal EOP is transmitted (phase F27), and when the called side responds with the message confirmation signal MCF (phase F2).
8) Send a disconnection command signal DCN (phase F2
9), facsimile transmission is completed.

As described above, the calling side notifies the called side of the transmission terminal identification signal TSI as necessary at the time of facsimile transmission, whereby the calling party's telephone number can be notified to the called side. What is transmitted as the transmitting terminal identification signal TSI on the calling side is the telephone number of the own station registered in the calling side apparatus in advance. Since the own station telephone number is important information that is notified to the other party when communicating with the other party's device and is managed as communication management information on the other party's device side, it is registered in most cases in advance, There is also a device that displays a screen prompting the registration of the own station number at the time of the first power-on at the time of purchase and forcibly inputs the self-station number. In most cases, the transmission terminal identification signal TSI receives the call from the calling side. Side is notified.

The facsimile machine 1 stores a conversion table 4a as shown in FIG.

The conversion table 4a is registered in advance by interactive input from the operation display unit 9 or remote registration via a LAN from a workstation device for a manager on the LAN. service,
Alternatively, each transmission source identification information that can be notified by the transmission terminal identification signal TSI is associated with a distribution destination.

Although the telephone number of the caller is basically registered as the caller identification information, "no notification / unregistered" is registered as special caller identification information. This represents a caller whose caller ID information is not notified by the caller ID service or the caller ID signal TSI, or a caller that is notified but is not registered in the conversion table 4a. In this embodiment, the mail address (ws2@abc.co.jp) of the workstation WS2 is registered as the distribution destination.

The distribution destination is basically a LAN.
The mail address of the above workstation device is registered, but “plotter” is registered as a special distribution destination.

Further, as shown in FIG. 6, the facsimile apparatus 1 stores the unregistered sender notification destination 4b in the RAM 4 in advance. In the present embodiment, the unregistered sender notification destination 4b
Is registered as the mail address (ws2@abc.co.jp) of the workstation device WS2.

Next, a reception processing procedure in the facsimile machine 1 will be described with reference to FIGS.

First, in FIG. 7, the system control unit 2
Monitors whether the network controller 13 detects the line reversal corresponding to the phase F3 in the connection operation sequence of the calling telephone number notification service shown in FIG. 3 (No loop of the judgment 101), and When the reversal is detected (Yes in decision 101), a response processing corresponding to the outgoing telephone number notification service of the operation sequence shown in FIG. 3 is performed, and the outgoing call ID notified in phase F6 is notified by the outgoing telephone number notification service. RA as the source identification information
It is temporarily stored in M4 (process 102). However, departure ID
Is not stored, the transmission source identification information is not stored.

By processing 102, another facsimile machine 2
0a, 20b, etc., when the line is established, the communication sequence shown in FIG. A pre-transmission procedure of the G3 facsimile protocol based on No. 30 is performed (process 103). The source identification information notified as the transmission terminal identification signal TSI in the pre-transmission procedure in the process 103 is temporarily stored in the RAM 4 as the source identification information notified by the TSI.

When the pre-transmission procedure of step 103 is completed, a facsimile message is received by the communication sequence shown in FIG. 4 and stored in the image memory 8 (step 104).

Then, it is determined whether or not the calling telephone number has been notified by the calling telephone number notification service corresponding response processing of processing 102 (decision 105). If the calling telephone number has not been notified (No in judgment 105). ) And TSI
It is determined whether or not there has been a notification (determination 106).
If there is no notification (No in decision 105), an e-mail containing the facsimile message received and stored in step 104 is created by encoding it in MIME format (step 107), and is shown in FIG. In the conversion table 4a, the data is transmitted via the LAN communication control 11 to the distribution destination (ws2@abc.co.jp) corresponding to the source identification information of "no notification / unregistered" (process 108).

As a result, the received message without the notification of the source identification information can be distributed to a predetermined distribution destination, and the display of the display and printout as necessary can be performed on the workstation device of the distribution destination. In addition,
As a distribution destination corresponding to the source identification information of “not notified / unregistered”, a “plotter” is assigned instead of the mail address of the workstation device on the LAN, and the source identification information is set to “not notified / unregistered”. A message received from the source of “registration” may be recorded and output on recording paper by the plotter 6.

If it is determined in decision 105 that the calling telephone number has been notified (Yes in decision 105), or
If the notification of the SI has been received (Yes in the determination 106), the source telephone number and the sender identification information notified as the TSI are collated with the change table 4a (process 109). As a result of the collation, if the distribution destination is registered as the sender identification information (Yes in determination 110), it is determined whether the corresponding registered destination is a “plotter” (determination 111). If it is a “plotter” (Yes in decision 111), the process 104
Facsimile message received and stored in the plotter 6
(Step 112). Thus, a source that has registered a “plotter” as a distribution destination can be recorded and output by its own plotter instead of being distributed as an e-mail to a distribution destination on the LAN.

In the determination 111, if the distribution destination is not a plotter but a mail address (N of the determination 111)
o), the process proceeds to a process 113 in FIG.
An e-mail having the content of the stored facsimile message is created by encoding it in MIME format (process 113), and the corresponding mail address of the registered destination is registered via the LAN communication control 11 in the conversion table 4a. It is transmitted (process 114).

Thus, it is possible to distribute the received message to which the source identification information has been notified to the corresponding distribution destination, and to cause the workstation device of the distribution destination to perform display display and printout as necessary.

If it is determined in step 110 that the source identification information notified in step 102 or 103 is not registered as the source identification information in the conversion table 4a (No in step 110), the process proceeds to step 115 in FIG. Then, an e-mail containing the facsimile message received and stored in the process 104 is created by encoding it in the MIME format (process 115). In the conversion table 4a shown in FIG. The data is transmitted to the distribution destination (ws2@abc.co.jp) corresponding to the source identification information via the LAN communication control 11 (process 116).

As a result, the received message, for which the transmitted source identification information is not registered, is distributed to a predetermined distribution destination so that the workstation device at the distribution destination performs display display and printout as necessary. it can.

Further, an unregistered sender notification mail including at least the sender identification information notified in step 102 or 103 is created (step 117), and FIG.
The LAN communication control 1 is sent to the mail address (ws2@abc.co.jp) of the unregistered sender notification destination registered in advance
1 (step 118).

FIG. 9 shows the processing 11 created by the processing 117.
8 shows an example of the content of an e-mail transmitted by the e-mail. In the figure, “78-901” shown in the item of “source:”
"2-3456" indicates the sender identification information not registered in the conversion table 4a. As additional information, an item of “notification method:” (TSI in the figure) indicating whether the caller identification information is notified by the calling telephone number notification service or the TSI is added.

As a result, the fact that a facsimile message has been received from an unregistered transmission source in the conversion table 4a and the unregistered transmission source identification information can be notified to the administrator of the facsimile machine 1, and the administrator The registration of the unregistered source identification information in the conversion table 4a can be prompted. In this case, the registration of the unregistered source identification information in the conversion table 4a may be performed by an input from the operation display unit 9 of the facsimile machine 1, or may be performed in a predetermined format for updating the conversion table 4a. The facsimile machine 1 (fax@abc.co.jp) notifies the facsimile device 1 (fax@abc.co.jp) of the delivery destination corresponding to the newly registered caller ID information, and the system control unit 2 of the facsimile device 1 notifies the notified caller ID information Alternatively, the distribution destination may be registered in the conversion table 4a.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, there is no need to perform an operation for specifying a distribution destination on the LAN at the transmission source device, and a special operation for specifying a distribution destination on the LAN is not required. A simple communication procedure is not required, and a facsimile message from a general facsimile device on a public network such as another facsimile device 20a, 20b can be delivered to a terminal on a LAN or recorded and output by its own plotter. become.

[0069]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, the source identification information which is usually notified when receiving a call from the public network is used as information for specifying a distribution destination on the network. A facsimile message from a general facsimile machine on a public network can be transmitted to a network without an operation for specifying a distribution destination on the network and without a special communication procedure for specifying a distribution destination on the network. This makes it possible to distribute the information to the terminal.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, the calling telephone number notified by the calling telephone number notification subaddress provided by the public network, and the ITU-T Recommendation T.30. The information notified by the transmission terminal identification signal TSI transmitted from the transmission source device in the pre-transmission procedure based on No. 30 is used as transmission source identification information as information for specifying a distribution destination on the network. Facsimile from a general facsimile machine on a public network without an operation such as inputting a sub-address to specify the above-mentioned distribution destination, and without a special communication procedure for specifying a distribution destination on the network. The effect that the message can be delivered to the terminal on the network is obtained.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, the recording means of the own device is registered in advance as the distribution destination, so that the source identification information corresponding to the recording device of the own device as the distribution destination receives the call. At the time, the facsimile message received from the source device is recorded and output by the recording means of the own device. Therefore, for the source desired to be distributed to the network terminal on the network, the correspondence in the conversion table Register the e-mail address of the network terminal as a distribution destination to perform, instead of distributing to the network terminal on the network, for a source that the user wants to record and output in his own device,
By registering the recording means of the own device as the corresponding distribution destination in the conversion table, the facsimile message received from the source transmitting the information with high immediacy is recorded and output by the own device, thereby improving the immediacy of the information. To secure,
A facsimile message received from a less important source is delivered to a network terminal on the network without being printed out, and the contents are displayed on the network terminal for confirmation, and then printed out as necessary. An effect that enables a flexible response can be obtained.

According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, when the transmission source identification information that is not registered in the conversion table is notified at the time of incoming call, the transmission source identification information is transmitted to a predetermined network terminal on the network. Since the notification is made, the administrator or the like of the facsimile apparatus according to the present invention can be made aware that there is an incoming call from an unregistered source in the conversion table. An effect is obtained that it is possible to prompt appropriate measures such as new registration in the conversion table.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a form of connection of a facsimile apparatus to a network and a public network according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a block configuration of a facsimile apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a connection operation sequence in a calling telephone number notification service.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a facsimile transmission sequence.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a conversion table between source identification information and a destination;

FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an unregistered caller notification destination;

FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing a reception processing procedure in the facsimile apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing a reception processing procedure in the facsimile apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention, together with FIG.

FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating an unregistered source notification report.

[Explanation of symbols]

 , WSn workstation device R router device LAN local area network 1 facsimile device 2 system control unit 3 ROM 4 RAM 4a conversion table 4b unregistered sender notification destination 5 scanner 6 plotter 7 clock circuit 8 image memory 9 operation display unit 10 encoding / decoding unit 11 LAN communication control unit 12 modem 13 network control unit 14 system bus 20a, 20b other facsimile devices

Continued on the front page (51) Int.Cl. ⁷ Identification code FI Theme coat II (reference) H04N 1/32 F term (reference) 5C062 AA02 AA13 AA30 AA35 AC28 AC40 AC43 AE02 AE08 AE14 AF01 AF02 5C075 AB08 AB90 BA05 CA14 CF04 5K030 GA18 HA06 HB04 HC01 HC14 HD06 HD09 JT03 JT05 LD13 LD14 5K101 KK01 KK02 PP03 UU19

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A communication function of a facsimile message connected to a network capable of transmitting and receiving data between network terminals as one of the network terminals and connected to a public network, via the public network, and In a facsimile apparatus having a communication function by electronic mail, a conversion table storing transmission source information in association with each of the transmission source identification information, and transmission source identification information notified when an incoming call is received from the public network. A delivery destination identification unit that identifies the corresponding delivery destination by comparing with the conversion table, and creates an e-mail containing a facsimile message received from the source device via the public network, and the delivery destination identification unit Message delivery means for sending via the network to the delivery destination mail address specified by Facsimile apparatus characterized by was e. 2. A communication function of a facsimile message connected to a network capable of transmitting and receiving data between network terminals as one of the network terminals and connected to a public network, and via the public network, A facsimile apparatus having a communication function by electronic mail, a conversion table storing transmission source information in association with each of the transmission source identification information, and a transmission table provided by the public network when a call is received from the public network. First detecting means for detecting, as caller identification information, a calling telephone number notified by a telephone number notifying service; and an ITU for receiving a call from the public network.
-T Recommendation T. Second detection means for detecting transmission source identification information from a transmission terminal identification signal TSI transmitted from a transmission source device in a pre-transmission procedure based on the first or second transmission line;
Distribution destination specifying means for comparing the transmission source identification information detected by the detection means with the conversion table to specify a corresponding distribution destination, and an electronic device having a facsimile message received from the transmission source device via the public network as a content. A facsimile apparatus comprising: a message delivery unit that creates a mail and transmits the mail to the mail address of the delivery destination specified by the delivery destination specifying unit via the network. 3. The conversion table includes a recording unit of its own device as a distribution destination. On the other hand, the message distribution unit determines that the distribution destination specified by the distribution destination specifying unit is the recording unit of the own device. 3. The facsimile apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a facsimile message received from a transmission source apparatus via the public network is recorded by a recording unit of the own apparatus. 4. When a delivery destination corresponding to the notified transmission source identification information is not registered in the conversion table,
An unregistered sender notifying means for creating an e-mail including at least the unregistered sender identification information as a content and transmitting the created email to a predetermined mail address via the network. The facsimile apparatus according to any one of 1, 2, and 3.