JP2006080965A - Facsimile device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a facsimile device capable of updating telephone directory data so as to have the latest telephone directory data. <P>SOLUTION: A facsimile system is composed by connecting a server device 20-0 which stores a telephone directory data table 7a including original telephone directory data, and a plurality of N units of client facsimile devices 20-1-20-N storing the telephone directory data table 7a including telephone directory data of copy data via a LAN 30. When the telephone directory data in the telephone directory data table 7a are the copy data, each of the client facsimile devices 20-1-20-N accesses the server device 20-0 via the LAN 30, receives telephone directory data of one identifier, and compares the received telephone directory data of the identifier with the telephone directory data in its own device having the same identifier as the received telephone directory data. When the telephone directory data in its own device are old, the telephone directory data in its own device are updated by using the received telephone directory data (steps S2-S5 in Figure). <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a facsimile apparatus having telephone directory data.

  Recent telephones and facsimile machines have telephone book data of destination information to be dialed, and are configured to select a destination from the telephone book data when making a call.

  For example, in Patent Document 1, in order to provide a directory information sharing management system that improves the operability of directory information such as telephone directory information, a directory information sharing management apparatus and a plurality of telephone terminals are wired or wirelessly connected. A system connected by a line (hereinafter referred to as a conventional example) is disclosed. This system is a directory information sharing management system for sharing and managing directory information for specifying a communication partner. In the directory information sharing management device, the common information registration management means registers and manages common information that is shared and used by the telephone terminal as directory information. Perform transmission / reception control. On the other hand, the directory information registration management means in each telephone terminal registers and manages directory information, and the directory information transmission / reception control means performs directory information transmission / reception control with the directory information sharing management device.

Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 11-088509.

  However, in the conventional system, only directory information such as telephone directory information is transmitted and received between the directory information sharing management device and each telephone terminal, and the directory information of which device is the latest. There was a problem that I did not know if there was.

  An object of the present invention is to solve the above problems and provide a facsimile apparatus that can be updated so that the latest telephone directory data can be provided.

A facsimile apparatus according to the present invention connects a server apparatus storing a telephone directory data table including original telephone directory data and a facsimile apparatus storing a telephone directory data table including copy telephone directory data via a network. A facsimile apparatus for a facsimile system, comprising:
The phone book data table includes phone book data distinguished by an identifier,
When the phone book data in the phone book data table is copy data, the server device is accessed to receive phone book data with one identifier, and the same identifier as the phone book data with the received identifier. Comparing with the phone book data in the own device having an update means for updating the phone book data in the own device with the received phone book data when the phone book data in the own device is old And

  In the facsimile apparatus, when the user gives an instruction to print the telephone directory data, the updating means executes the process of comparing and updating.

  In the facsimile apparatus, when the user selects and designates the destination of the telephone directory data, the updating means executes the process of comparing and updating.

  Further, in the facsimile apparatus, the updating means periodically executes the comparison and updating process at a predetermined time interval.

  Further, in the facsimile apparatus, the updating means is executed based on a user instruction.

  In the facsimile apparatus, the telephone book data includes information indicating that the data is copy data, and further includes output means for outputting the telephone book data including the information.

  Further, in the facsimile apparatus, the output means displays, prints, or outputs the telephone directory data to an external apparatus.

  Therefore, according to the facsimile apparatus of the present invention, when the telephone directory data in the telephone directory data table is copy data, the server apparatus is accessed to receive the telephone directory data with one identifier and receive it. When the phone book data of the own device is compared with the phone book data in the own device having the same identifier, and the phone book data in the own device is old, Since it is updated with data, the phone book data in the own device can be automatically updated with the latest data. In particular, since an update check can be performed when selecting a destination, the telephone book data of a frequently used destination can be automatically updated to the latest data without the user's attention.

  Hereinafter, embodiments according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In addition, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected about the same component.

  FIG. 1 shows a server apparatus 20-0 having a facsimile function according to an embodiment of the present invention (the server apparatus 20-0 has a facsimile function in this embodiment, but the present invention has a facsimile function in particular. 2 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a telephone directory data sharing facsimile system including a plurality of client facsimile apparatuses 20-1 to 20-N. In FIG. 1, the facsimile system according to the present embodiment stores a server device 20-0 storing a telephone directory data table 7a including original telephone directory data and a telephone directory data table 7a including telephone directory data of copy data. A plurality of N client facsimile machines 20-1 to 20 -N are connected via a LAN 30. N may be 1 or an integer of 1 or more. In this facsimile system, each of the client facsimile machines 20-1 to 20-N accesses the server apparatus 20-0 via the LAN 30 when the telephone book data in the telephone book data table 7a is copy data. When the phone book data with one identifier is received and the phone book data with the same identifier is compared with the phone book data in the own device having the same identifier. The phone book data in the apparatus is updated with the received phone book data (steps S2-S5 in FIG. 4; steps S13-S16 in FIG. 5). Hereinafter, this update function is referred to as an automatic update function for telephone directory data.

  FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the server apparatus 20-0 and client facsimile apparatuses 20-1 to 20-N (hereinafter collectively referred to as facsimile apparatus 20) in FIG.

  In FIG. 2, the facsimile apparatus 20 has a conventional facsimile communication function such as the G3 method and an automatic update function of telephone directory data. The main control unit 1 is specifically composed of a CPU, and is connected to the following hardware units via the bus 13 to control them, and executes various software functions to be described later. The image reading unit 2 reads a document with a scanner using a CCD or the like, and outputs dot image data converted into black and white binary. The image recording unit 3 is an electrophotographic printer or the like, and prints out image data received from another facsimile apparatus by facsimile communication as a hard copy and records it. The display unit 4 is a display device such as a liquid crystal display (LCD) or a CRT display, and displays the operation state of the facsimile device 20 and displays image data of a document to be transmitted and received image data.

  The operation unit 5 includes character keys necessary for operating the facsimile apparatus 20, a dial keypad, a speed dial key, a one-touch dial key, various function keys, and the like. In addition, you may comprise so that a part or all of the various keys of this operation part 5 may be substituted by making the above-mentioned display part 4 into a touch panel system.

  The ROM 6 stores in advance various software programs that are necessary for the operation of the facsimile apparatus 20 and executed by the main control unit 1. Here, the programs include at least the telephone directory print process of FIG. 5 facsimile transmission processing programs. The RAM 7 is configured by SRAM, flash memory, or the like, and is used as a working area for the main control unit 1 to store temporary data generated when the program is executed. Here, the RAM 7 stores a telephone directory data table 7a. When a flash memory is used as the RAM 7, the contents of the data are not lost even when the power is cut off due to a power failure, movement of the device, or the like. The image memory 8 is composed of a DRAM or the like, and stores image data to be transmitted or received image data. Note that the RAM 7 and the image memory 8 may be constituted by a hard disk memory.

  The fax modem 10 is a modem connected to the public telephone line L and having a function of a fax modem for normal facsimile communication. The fax modem 10 demodulates data of outgoing telephone number information received as an FSK signal and sends it to the main control unit 1. Output. An NCU (Network Control Unit) 11 is a hardware circuit that performs an operation of closing and opening a DC loop of an analog public telephone line L and having an automatic dial function. Is connected to the public telephone line L. Here, the NCU 11 detects the ID receiving terminal activation signal and the normal telephone call signal in the outgoing telephone number notification service, and transmits the primary response signal and the secondary response signal in the outgoing telephone number notification service as necessary. can do. The NCU 11 may be connected to a baseband transmission type digital line (for example, an ISDN line) via a predetermined terminal adapter and a DSU (Subscriber Line Termination Unit: Digital Service Unit).

  The facsimile apparatus 20 of the present embodiment configured as described above has a telephone directory automatic update function in addition to a normal facsimile communication function such as the G3 system. In the facsimile communication function, the dot image data read by the image reading unit 2 is encoded by software in accordance with an encoding method such as MH, MR, or MMR defined by the standard for facsimile communication, and then the counterpart facsimile machine On the other hand, the encoded data received from the facsimile machine of the other party is also decoded into image data by software and output from the image recording unit 3 as a hard copy. The image memory 8 stores the image data as necessary, and conversely outputs the stored image data as necessary.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of the telephone directory data table 7a of FIG. In FIG. 3, each phone book data in the phone book data table 7a is distinguished by an identifier and includes the following data.
(1) For example, an identifier indicated by a serial number;
(2) Name of the address;
(3) Telephone number;
(4) Facsimile number:
(5) Email address;
(6) Last update time:
(7) Data type (original data or copy data).

  The original data is copy source data stored in the server apparatus 20-0, and the copy data is copy data copied from the original data stored in the client facsimile apparatuses 20-1 to 20-N.

  FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing a telephone directory print process executed by the client facsimile machine 20-n of FIG.

  In FIG. 4, first, data of one identifier is selected from the phone book data of the own device 20-n in step S1, and it is determined whether or not the phone book data selected in step S2 is copy data. If YES, the process proceeds to step S3. If NO, the process proceeds to step S7. In step S3, the server device 20-0 is accessed to download the original phone book data and compared with the phone book data of the own device 20-n. In step S4, it is determined whether or not the phone book data of the own device 20-n has been updated based on the last update time (whether the data is new or old), and if YES, the process proceeds to step S5. On the other hand, if NO, the process proceeds to step S7. In step S5, the phone book data in the own device 20-n is updated based on the original phone book data. In step S6, information indicating that the updated phone book data is copy data is added, and in step S7. Proceed to

  In step S7, the phone book data in the own device 20-n is printed, and in step S8, it is determined whether or not there is a phone book data of the next identifier. If YES, the process returns to step S9 while NO. Ends the processing. In step S9, data of one unselected identifier is selected from the phone book data of the own device 20-n, and the process returns to step S2.

  FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing a facsimile transmission process executed by the client facsimile machine 20-n of FIG.

  In FIG. 5, it is determined whether or not a destination has been set in step S11. If YES, the process proceeds to step S19. If NO, the process proceeds to step S12. In step S12, the operation unit 5 is used to select and specify one destination from the destinations in the phone book data table 7a. In step S13, it is determined whether or not the phone book data of the destination identifier selected is copy data. If NO, the process proceeds to step S14. If NO, the process proceeds to step S18. In step S14, the server device 20-0 is accessed to download the original phone book data and compared with the phone book data of the own device 20-n. In step S15, it is determined whether or not the phone book data of the own device 20-n has been updated based on the last update time by the comparison process. If YES, the process proceeds to step S16. If NO, step S18 is performed. Proceed to In step S16, the phone book data in own device 20-n is updated based on the original phone book data, and the process proceeds to step S17. In step S17, information indicating that the updated telephone book data is copy data is added, the destination of the telephone book with the identifier selected in step S18 is set, and the process returns to step S11. In step S19, it is determined whether the start key is turned on. If YES, the process proceeds to step S20. If NO, the process returns to step S11. In step S20, a facsimile transmission process is executed, and the process ends.

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, each of the client facsimile machines 20-1 to 20-N performs the telephone directory data in the telephone directory data table 7a at the time of telephone directory print processing or facsimile transmission processing. Is the copy data, the server device 20-0 is accessed via the LAN 30 to receive one identifier of the phone book data, and within the own device having the same identifier as the received phone book data of the identifier When the phone book data in the own device is old, the phone book data in the own device is updated with the received phone book data (steps S2-S5 in FIG. 4; steps in FIG. 5). S13-S16). Therefore, the telephone directory data in the own device can be automatically updated with the latest data. In particular, since an update check can be performed when selecting a destination, the telephone book data of a frequently used destination can be automatically updated to the latest data without the user's attention.

In the above embodiment, the telephone book data automatic update process is executed at the time of the telephone book print process or the facsimile transmission process. However, the present invention is not limited to this and is executed in the following cases. Also good.
(1) The automatic update process is periodically executed at predetermined time intervals.
(2) The automatic update process is executed based on a user instruction input using the operation unit 5.

It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the telephone directory data sharing facsimile system provided with server apparatus 20-0 and several client facsimile apparatus 20-1 thru | or 20-N based on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the server apparatus 20-0 of FIG. 1, and the client facsimile apparatuses 20-1 thru | or 20-N (collectively the facsimile apparatus 20). It is a figure which shows an example of the telephone directory data table 7a of FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the telephone directory print process performed by the client facsimile apparatus 20-n of FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the facsimile transmission process performed by the client facsimile apparatus 20-n of FIG.

Explanation of symbols

1 ... main control part,
2. Image reading unit,
3 ... image recording unit,
4 ... display part,
5 ... operation part,
6 ... ROM,
7 ... RAM,
7a ... Phonebook data table,
8 ... Image memory,
10. Fax modem,
11 ... NCU,
12 ... LAN interface,
13 ... Bus
20-0 ... Server device,
20-1 to 20-N: Client facsimile machine,
30 ... LAN,
L: Public telephone line.

Claims (7)

For a facsimile system in which a server apparatus storing a telephone directory data table including original telephone directory data and a facsimile apparatus storing a telephone directory data table including copied telephone directory data are connected via a network. A facsimile machine,
The phone book data table includes phone book data distinguished by an identifier,
When the phone book data in the phone book data table is copy data, the server device is accessed to receive phone book data with one identifier, and the same identifier as the phone book data with the received identifier. Comparing with the phone book data in the own device having an update means for updating the phone book data in the own device with the received phone book data when the phone book data in the own device is old A facsimile machine.   2. The facsimile apparatus according to claim 1, wherein when the user instructs a printing process of the telephone directory data, the updating means executes the comparison and updating process.   2. The facsimile apparatus according to claim 1, wherein when the user selects and designates a destination of the telephone directory data, the updating means executes the comparison and updating process.   2. The facsimile apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the updating unit periodically executes the comparison and updating process at predetermined time intervals.   2. The facsimile apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the updating means is executed based on a user instruction.   6. The telephone book data includes information indicating that it is copy data, and further comprises output means for outputting telephone book data including the information. The described facsimile machine. The facsimile apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the output unit displays, prints, or outputs the telephone directory data to an external apparatus.

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