JP4999765B2 - Image transmitting apparatus, control method for image transmitting apparatus, control program, and recording medium - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an image transmission device, a control method for the image transmission device, a control program, and a recording medium, and more particularly to efficiency in confirmation by previewing an image to be transmitted.

  In recent years, there has been a tendency to digitize information, and image forming apparatuses such as printers and facsimiles and image processing apparatuses used for outputting digitized information have become indispensable devices. Such an image processing apparatus is often configured as a multifunction machine that can be used as a printer, a facsimile, a scanner, a copier, and the like by providing an imaging function, an image forming function, a communication function, and the like.

Among such image processing functions, a method for avoiding erroneous transmission of confidential information in a facsimile function has been proposed (for example, Patent Document 1). In the method disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2004-151867, after the user instructs transmission of a document, the image of the document to be transmitted is displayed on the display unit of the apparatus and confirmed by the user before the document is actually transmitted. Since the apparatus executes transmission on the condition that all the images of the document to be transmitted have been displayed, it is possible to check whether confidential information is included in the document to be transmitted to the user.
JP 2007-166201 A

  However, when the method disclosed in Patent Document 1 is used, the user selects whether or not to apply a function for displaying an image of a document before transmission. Therefore, when the user disables the function, the object is achieved. Is impossible. Also, if it is impossible for the user to apply the function and the original image display before transmission is always executed, the image can be confirmed even when sending to a destination that does not cause leakage of confidential information, for example, within the company. There is a need to. Displaying an image may take a considerable amount of time, resulting in inefficient processing.

  Such a problem is typically a facsimile as an image processing apparatus that transmits image information. However, if the apparatus transmits image information via a network, it can be a problem as well.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to achieve both security against leakage of confidential information and user convenience in an image processing apparatus that transmits image information.

In order to solve the above-described problem, the present invention provides an image transmission apparatus that transmits image information via a communication line, the image information acquisition unit acquiring the image information to be transmitted, and the image information. A transmission destination information acquisition unit that acquires a character string indicating the transmission destination as transmission destination information regarding the transmission destination, and for causing an operator to confirm the content of the acquired image information before executing transmission of the image information An image information display unit to display, a display necessity information storage unit that stores predetermined characters or character strings as display necessity information regarding whether or not image information is displayed by the image information display unit, and the display necessity information A display determination unit that determines execution of display of image information by the image information display unit based on whether the character or character string stored as is included in the character string acquired as the destination information Characterized in that it.

The present invention, in the image transmission apparatus, the transmission destination information acquisition unit acquires a telephone number as the destination information, the display determination unit, the character or string being the storage is the acquisition The display of the image information by the image information display unit is determined based on whether it is included as the first character or character string of the telephone number.

The present invention, in the image transmission apparatus, the transmission destination information acquisition section acquires the mail address as the information on the destination, the display determination unit, the character or string being the storage is the acquisition The execution of the display of the image information by the image information display unit is determined based on whether or not the received mail address is included as domain information.

The present invention, in the image transmission apparatus, wherein the display necessity information storage unit stores the information corresponding to the destination information, the display determination unit, the acquired destination information and the The display of the image information by the image information display unit is determined based on information stored in the display necessity information storage unit and corresponding to the acquired transmission destination information.

Further, the present invention is, in the above image transmission device, wherein the display necessity information storage unit, in association with information indicating the display necessity of the image information by the information and the image information display section corresponding to the destination information And the display determination unit executes the display of the image information by the image information display unit based on the information indicating the necessity of the display associated with the information corresponding to the acquired transmission destination information. It is characterized by determining.

The present invention, in the image transmission apparatus, wherein the display necessity information storage unit stores the information corresponding to the destination information about the destination without executing the display of the image information by the image information display section, The display determining unit determines omission of display of image information by the image information display unit when the display necessity information storage unit stores information corresponding to the acquired transmission destination information. And

The present invention, in the image transmission apparatus, the transmission destination information acquisition section acquires a plurality of the transmission destination information, wherein the display determination unit, at least one of the plurality of destination information the acquired In the case of the transmission destination information for executing the display of the image information by the image information display unit, the execution of the display of the image information by the image information display unit is determined.

The present invention, in the image transmission apparatus, prior to the image information display unit displays the contents of the image information has a notifying unit for notifying the operator that should confirm the contents of the image information It is characterized by that.

The present invention, in the image transmission apparatus, the notification unit may notify the destination information the acquired the operator.

The present invention is also a method for controlling an image transmission apparatus that transmits image information via a communication line, wherein the image information to be transmitted is acquired, and the transmission destination information relating to the transmission destination to which the image information is transmitted is A character string indicating a transmission destination is acquired, and a predetermined character or character string is acquired as display necessity information regarding the necessity of display of the image information, which is information stored in advance, and is stored as the display necessity information. Based on whether or not a character or a character string included is included in the character string acquired as the transmission destination information, the operator confirms the content of the acquired image information before executing the transmission of the image information Therefore, it is determined to display the image information, and the image information is displayed based on the determination.

Further, the present invention is a control program, characterized in that to execute the control method in the information processing apparatus.

The present invention is a recording medium, wherein the control program is recorded in a format readable by an information processing apparatus.

  According to the present invention, the above situation is taken into consideration, and in an image processing apparatus that transmits image information, it is possible to achieve both security against leakage of confidential information and user convenience.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
In this embodiment, a facsimile apparatus will be described as an example of an image transmission apparatus that transmits image information, and an image processing apparatus having a facsimile function will be described as an example.

  FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a hardware configuration of the image processing apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment. As shown in FIG. 1, the image processing apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment includes the same configuration as an information processing terminal such as a general server or a PC (Personal Computer). In other words, the image processing apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 10, a RAM (Random Access Memory) 20, an engine 30, a ROM (Read Only Memory) 40, and an NVRAM (Non-Volatile Random Access Memory) 50. And the I / F 60 are connected via a bus 90. Further, an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) 70 and an operation unit 80 are connected to the I / F 60.

  The CPU 10 is a calculation unit and controls the operation of the entire image processing apparatus 1. The RAM 20 is a volatile storage medium capable of reading and writing information at high speed, and is used as a work area when the CPU 10 processes information. The engine 30 is an image processing engine that executes an image processing function such as a scanner or a printer. The ROM 40 is a read-only nonvolatile storage medium and stores a program such as firmware.

  The NVRAM 50 is a non-volatile storage medium capable of reading and writing information, and stores information such as an OS (Operating System), various control programs, application programs, and operation parameters of the application programs. The I / F 60 connects and controls the bus 90 and various hardware and networks. The LCD 70 is a visual user interface for the user to check the state of the image processing apparatus 1. The operation unit 80 is a user interface for a user to input information to the image processing apparatus 1 such as a keyboard and a mouse.

  In such a hardware configuration, a program stored in a storage medium such as ROM 40, NVRAM 50, HDD (Hard Disk Drive) or optical disk (not shown) is read out to RAM 20, and operates according to the control of CPU 10 for software control. The part is composed. A functional block that realizes the functions of the image processing apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment is configured by a combination of the software control unit configured as described above and hardware.

  FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating a functional configuration of the image processing apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment. As shown in FIG. 2, the image processing apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment includes a controller 100, an ADF (Auto Document Feeder) 101, a scanner unit 102, a paper discharge tray 103, a network I / F 104, a facsimile I. / F105, paper feed table 106, print engine 107, paper discharge tray 108, and sub NVRAM 109.

  The controller 100 includes a main control unit 111, an engine control unit 112, an input / output control unit 113, an image processing unit 114, an operation display control unit 115, and a destination storage unit 116. In FIG. 2, the electrical connection is indicated by solid arrows, and the flow of paper is indicated by broken arrows. With the configuration as shown in FIG. 2, the image processing apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment has a function of performing G3 facsimile communication, a function of performing mail transmission / reception via a LAN (Local Area Network), and a copying function of printing out a copy. It has.

  The network I / F 104 is an interface used when the image processing apparatus 1 communicates with another device such as a client terminal, and is realized by the I / F 60 illustrated in FIG. The print job transmitted from the client terminal is input to the controller 100 via the network I / F 104, and image forming processing based on the print job is executed under the control of the controller 100. The facsimile I / F 105 is an interface for transmitting image information to the public line network when the image processing apparatus 1 functions as a facsimile, and is realized by the I / F 60 shown in FIG.

  The display panel 109 is an output interface that visually displays the state of the image processing apparatus 1 and is also an input interface when the user directly operates the image processing apparatus 1 as a touch panel. 80. FIG. 3 is a front view of the display panel 109 according to the present embodiment.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the display panel 109 according to the present embodiment includes an initial setting key 191, a copy key 192, a fax key 193, a touch panel 194, a clear key 195, a numeric key 196, a stop key 197, and a start key 198. The initial setting key 191 is a key that is pressed to display an initial setting screen on the touch panel 194 and set the operation mode of the image processing apparatus 1 to the initial setting mode.

  The copy key 192 is pressed to display a GUI (Graphical User Interface) for controlling the copying operation by operating the image processing apparatus 1 on the touch panel 194 and to set the operation mode of the image processing apparatus 1 to the copy mode. It is a key to do. A fax key 193 is a key to be pressed to display a GUI for controlling the facsimile operation by operating the image processing apparatus 1 on the touch panel 194 and to set the operation mode of the image processing apparatus 1 to the facsimile mode.

  The touch panel 194 is configured as a display unit such as a liquid crystal display device and a sensor that detects contact or pressing of the display unit. The touch panel 194 displays a message relating to an operation state of the image processing apparatus 1 such as display of operation guidance of the image processing apparatus 1 and feedback display of input information, and an image of a document to be transmitted by a facsimile function. The touch panel 194 functions as an input interface through which a user inputs information to the image processing apparatus 1. Information input via the touch panel 194 is performed by touching an operation item displayed on the touch panel 194. The occurrence of the touch operation of the user, touch coordinates, and the like are detected by a sensor that configures the touch panel 194. Input to the controller 100.

  A start key 198 is a key that is pressed to instruct the start of document reading when the image processing apparatus 1 operates as a scanner, a facsimile, or a copying machine. The stop key 197 is a key to be pressed to input a command to stop the operation performed by the image processing apparatus 1 based on an instruction to the user. The numeric keypad 196 is a key that is pressed to input numeric (numeric) information such as a telephone number. A clear key 195 is a key that is pressed to delete a telephone number or the like input via the numeric keypad 196.

  The main control unit 111 plays a role of controlling each unit included in the controller 100, and gives a command to each unit of the controller 100. The engine control unit 112 serves as a driving unit that controls or drives the print engine 107, the scanner unit 102, and the like. The input / output control unit 113 inputs information such as a print job input via the network I / F 104 to the main control unit 111 and is connected to the network via the network I / F 104 according to a command from the main control unit 111. Send information to other devices. The input / output control unit 113 receives image information transmitted as a facsimile via the facsimile I / F 105 and executes facsimile transmission via the facsimile I / F 105 in accordance with a command from the main control unit 111.

  The image processing unit 114 generates drawing information based on information included in the print job according to the control of the main control unit 111. This drawing information is information for drawing an image to be formed by the print engine 107 in the image forming operation. The image processing unit 114 processes image data input from the scanner unit 102 and generates image data. This image data is information stored in a HDD (not shown) as a result of the scanner operation or transmitted to a client terminal or the like via the network I / F 104.

  The operation display control unit 115 inputs operation information input by the user from the touch panel 194 of the display panel 109 or various keys to the main control unit 111, and information to the touch panel 194 of the display panel 109 according to a command of the main control unit 111. Display. The destination storage unit 116 stores information related to a destination when the image processing apparatus 1 functions as a facsimile and executes image transmission.

  FIG. 4 shows an example of information stored in the destination storage unit 116 according to the present embodiment. As shown in FIG. 4, in the destination storage unit 116 according to the present embodiment, the name indicating each destination is an ID for identifying each destination, and a key display used when displaying each destination on the display panel 109. When the image information is transmitted to the name, destination information, and the destination, the information is stored in association with information indicating whether or not a confirmation screen (preview) of the image information to be transmitted is necessary. The destination information according to the present embodiment is transmission destination information indicating a transmission destination to which image information is transmitted. That is, the destination storage unit 116 functions as a transmission destination information storage unit.

  When the image processing apparatus 1 operates as a printer, first, the input / output control unit 113 receives a print job via a USB (Universal Serial Bus) or a LAN (Local Area Network) connected to the host I / F 104. As a result, a print job is generated. When a print job occurs, the image processing unit 114 generates drawing information based on information such as a print job or an accumulated document included in a storage medium (not shown) such as an HDD in accordance with an instruction from the main control unit 111. The drawing information generated by the image processing unit 114 is sequentially spooled to an HDD (not shown).

  The engine control unit 112 drives the paper feed table 106 under the control of the main control unit 111 and conveys printing paper to the print engine 107. In addition, the engine control unit 112 acquires drawing information spooled in an HDD (not shown) and inputs the drawing information to the print engine 107. The print engine 107 executes image formation on the paper conveyed from the paper feed table 106 based on the drawing information received from the engine control unit 112. That is, the print engine 107 operates as an image forming unit. As a specific aspect of the print engine 107, an image forming mechanism using an ink jet method, an image forming mechanism using an electrophotographic method, or the like can be used. A document on which image formation has been performed by the print engine 107 is discharged to a discharge tray 108.

  When the image processing apparatus 1 operates as a scanner, input / output is performed according to a user's operation of a start key 198 provided on the display panel 109 or a scan execution instruction input from an external host device via the network I / F 104. The control unit 113 transmits a scan execution signal to the main control unit 111. The main control unit 111 controls the engine control unit 112 based on the scan execution signal received from the input / output control unit 113. The engine control unit 112 drives the ADF 101 and conveys the document to be imaged set on the ADF 101 to the scanner unit 102. In addition, the engine control unit 112 drives the scanner unit 102 and images a document conveyed from the ADF 101. If no original is set on the ADF 101 and the original is directly set on the scanner unit 102, the scanner unit 102 images the set original under the control of the engine control unit 112. That is, the scanner unit 102 operates as an imaging unit.

  In the imaging operation, an imaging element such as a CCD included in the scanner unit 102 optically scans the document, and imaging information generated based on the optical information is generated. The engine control unit 112 transfers the imaging information generated by the scanner unit 102 to the image processing unit 114. The image processing unit 114 generates image information based on the imaging information received from the engine control unit 112 according to the control of the main control unit 111. Image information generated by the image processing unit 114 is sequentially spooled to an HDD (not shown). That is, the engine control unit 112 and the image processing unit 114 function as an image information acquisition unit in conjunction with each other. The image information generated by the image processing unit 114 and spooled in the HDD is stored in the HDD or transmitted to an external host device via the input / output control unit 113 and the network I / F 104 according to a user instruction.

  Further, when the image processing apparatus 1 operates as a copying machine, the image processing unit 114 is based on the imaging information received from the scanner unit 102 by the engine control unit 112 or the image information generated by the image processing unit 114 and stored in the HDD. Generates drawing information. Based on the drawing information, the engine control unit 112 drives the print engine 107 as in the case of the printer operation. When the image processing apparatus 1 operates as a facsimile, the image processing unit 114 generates image information to be transmitted by facsimile as a result of the scanning operation described above, and the main control unit 111 controls the input / output control unit 113 to perform facsimile. The generated image information is transmitted via the I / F 105.

  In such an image processing apparatus 1, the gist of the present embodiment is based on whether or not a confirmation screen (preview) of the image information to be transmitted is displayed when the image information is transmitted by executing the facsimile function. It is to judge. Hereinafter, the operation of the facsimile function of the image processing apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment will be described. FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing the operation of the image processing apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment as a facsimile.

  When the user presses the fax key 193 of the display panel 109, the display panel 109 inputs a signal instructing the operation display control unit 115 of the controller 100 to shift to the facsimile mode. The main control unit 111 receives the transfer of the signal received from the display panel 109 by the operation display control unit 115, changes the GUI displayed on the touch panel 194 of the display panel 109 by controlling the operation display control unit 115, and the information processing apparatus The operation mode 1 is changed to the facsimile mode (S501).

  When the image processing apparatus 1 transitions to the facsimile mode, the user operates the display panel 109 to input destination information (destination information) to which the document is transmitted. The main control unit 111 acquires destination information input from the display panel 109 via the operation display control unit 115 (S502). That is, the main control unit 111 and the operation display control unit 115 work together to function as a transmission destination information acquisition unit that acquires transmission destination information regarding a transmission destination that transmits image information. Thereafter, when the user presses the start key 198 of the display panel 109, a start signal is input to the main control unit 111 via the operation display control unit 115, and the main control unit 111 controls the engine control unit 112. A scan is executed (S503).

  When the scan of the document to be image-transmitted is completed, the main control unit 111 refers to the destination information acquired in S502, and determines whether the document requires a document preview based on the information stored in the destination information storage unit 116. It is determined whether or not (S504). That is, the main control unit 111 functions as a display determination unit that determines display of image information as a preview. The process in S504 will be described in detail later. When the destination for image transmission is a destination that does not require a preview (S504 / NO), the main control unit 111 controls the input / output control unit 113 to input image information generated by scanning via the facsimile I / F 105. Is transmitted to the destination indicated by the destination information (S508), and the process is terminated.

  On the other hand, when the destination for image transmission is a destination requiring a preview (S504 / YES), the main control unit 111 controls the operation display control unit 115 to display a preview screen on the touch panel 194 of the display panel 109 (S505). . That is, the main control unit 111 and the operation display control unit 115 function as an image information display unit. FIG. 6 shows an example of a preview screen according to the present embodiment. The preview screen according to the present embodiment is displayed as a GUI on the touch panel 194. As shown in FIG. 6, the preview screen according to the present embodiment includes a preview unit 941, a previous page display instruction unit 942, a next page display instruction unit 943, a transmission execution instruction unit 944, and a transmission stop instruction unit 945.

  The preview unit 941 displays image information generated in the scan operation of S403, that is, an image of a document to be transmitted. The previous page display instruction unit 942 is a part to be touched to display a page preceding the page displayed in the preview unit 941 when an image to be transmitted covers a plurality of pages. The next page display instruction unit 943 is a part that is touched to display the next page of the page displayed in the preview unit 941 when an image to be transmitted covers a plurality of pages. The transmission execution instruction unit 944 is a part that is touched to instruct execution of transmission of a scanned image after previewing all pages. The transmission stop instruction unit 945 is a part to be touched to instruct to stop the image transmission when it is confirmed that confidential information is included as a result of the preview.

  After confirming the image to be transmitted on the preview screen as shown in FIG. 6, when the user touches the transmission execution instruction unit 944 (NO in S506), the transmission execution instruction is given from the display panel 109 to the operation display control unit 115. A signal is input. When the main control unit 111 acquires the transmission execution instruction signal via the operation display control unit 115, the main control unit 111 controls the input / output control unit 113 to input the image information generated by the scan via the facsimile I / F 105. The data is transmitted to the destination indicated by the information (S508), and the process is terminated.

  After confirming the image to be transmitted on the preview screen as shown in FIG. 6, when the user touches the transmission stop instruction unit 945 (S506 / YES), the display stop instruction is given from the display panel 109 to the operation display control unit 115. A signal is input. When the main control unit 111 acquires the transmission stop instruction signal via the operation display control unit 115, the main control unit 111 discards the image information generated and stored by scanning (S507), and ends the processing.

  As described above, in the image transmission operation of the image processing apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment, when it is determined whether the preview is necessary after determining whether the preview is necessary based on the destination to which the image information is transmitted. Only preview. This makes it possible to achieve both security against leakage of confidential information and user convenience. Here, in order to effectively obtain such an effect, it is necessary to appropriately determine whether or not the preview is necessary based on the destination information. Hereinafter, determination of necessity of the preview according to the present embodiment will be described.

  FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing a preview necessity determination operation according to the present embodiment, that is, a specific operation in S504 shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 7, when the scan of the document to be transmitted is completed (S701), the main control unit 111 extracts from the destination storage unit 116 destination information that matches the destination information acquired in S502 of FIG. S702). When the corresponding destination information is stored in the destination storage unit 116 (S703 / YES), the main control unit 111 refers to the preview necessity information associated with the destination (S704).

  For example, when the preview item is “OFF” as in the destination information with the ID “03” shown in FIG. 4 (S704 / YES), the main control unit 111 determines that the preview is unnecessary (S705), and performs the processing. finish. When the preview item is “ON” as in the destination information with the ID “01” shown in FIG. 4 (S704 / NO), the main control unit 111 determines that the preview is necessary (S706), and ends the process. To do.

  On the other hand, when the destination information that matches the destination information acquired in S502 of FIG. 5 is not stored in the destination storage unit 116 (S703 / NO), the main control unit 111 changes the first character of the input destination information. Reference is made (S707). Generally, when a facsimile or telephone is transmitted from an office or the like to the outside, that is, when an outside line is transmitted, the destination number as a transmission destination is often added with “0” added at the head. A general telephone number starts with “0” in the area code. In the present embodiment, the main control unit 111 refers to the first character of the input destination information, and when the first character string is “00”, that is, when it can be estimated that the outgoing line is transmitted (S708 / YES). ), It is determined that the preview is necessary (S706), and the process is terminated. On the other hand, when the first character is not “00”, that is, when it can be estimated that it is not an outside line transmission (S708 / NO), the main control unit 111 determines that the preview is unnecessary (S709), and ends the processing.

  As described above, in the image processing apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment, based on the information stored in the destination storage unit 116, it is determined whether the destination to which the image is to be transmitted is a destination that needs to be previewed. In addition, when the destination to which the image is to be transmitted is not registered in the destination storage unit 116, the image processing apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment refers to a character string as destination information such as a telephone number, If the character string is “00”, it is determined that it is necessary to confirm the confidential information by previewing that the outgoing line is transmitted. With such an aspect, in an image processing apparatus that transmits image information, it is possible to achieve both security against leakage of confidential information and user convenience.

  Next, registration processing of destination information in the destination storage unit 116 in the image processing apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment will be described. 8A to 8D are diagrams showing screen transitions of the display panel 109 in the destination information registration process in the destination storage unit 116 according to the present embodiment. When the user presses the initial setting key 191 on the display panel 109, the operation display control unit 115 displays an initial setting selection screen shown in FIG. 8A on the touch panel 194 according to the control of the main control unit 111. When the user touches a part displayed as “address book management” on the initial setting selection screen shown in FIG. 8A, the operation display control unit 115 follows the control of the main control unit 111, and FIG. The address book management screen shown in FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 8B, the address book management screen displays the key display name of the destination information already registered in the destination storage unit 116. When the user touches any of the registered destination information shown in FIG. 8B or a part that is displayed as “new registration”, the operation display control unit 115 follows the control of the main control unit 111 in FIG. The address book registration / change screen shown in c) is displayed on the touch panel 194. As shown in FIG. 8C, on the address book registration / change screen, an input unit for inputting a destination name, a key display name, and a transmission destination, and whether or not a preview is required when transmitting an image to the destination are selected. A selection unit is included.

  When the user touches a part displayed as “change destination name” or “change key display name” on the address book registration / change screen as shown in FIG. 8C, the operation display control unit 115 performs main control. Under the control of the unit 111, the input screen shown in FIG. When the user inputs a destination name or a key display name on the input screen shown in FIG. 8D and touches a part where “setting” shown in FIG. 8D is displayed, the display on the touch panel 194 is shown in FIG. Returning to the address book registration / change screen shown in (c), the input destination name or key display name is displayed on each input section.

  The user operates the operation unit displayed on the touch panel 194 or the numeric keypad 196 to input the destination name, key display name, transmission destination, and preview target information on the address book registration / change screen shown in FIG. Then touch the part where “Setting” is displayed. Thereby, registration or change of the destination information is completed, and the display on the touch panel 194 returns to the address book management screen shown in FIG. At this time, when the destination information is newly registered, the key display name is newly displayed on the address length management screen. By touching the part displayed as “End” on the address book management screen, the display on the touch panel 194 returns to the initial setting screen shown in FIG. In addition, by touching the part displayed as “END” on the initial setting screen shown in FIG. 8A, the display on the touch panel 194 returns to the state shown in FIG. With such processing, registration of the destination information in the destination storage unit 116 is completed.

  As described above, in the image processing apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment, when image transmission is performed by the facsimile function, it is possible to determine whether or not it is necessary to check an image before transmission for the purpose of preventing leakage of confidential information. Therefore, the necessity of image confirmation is determined based on the information of the transmission destination. As a result, in an image processing apparatus that transmits image information, it is possible to achieve both security against leakage of confidential information and user convenience.

  In the above embodiment, the example in which the destination information is input by the user operating the numeric keypad in S502 of FIG. 5 has been described. In addition, the destination information registered in the destination storage unit 116 can be read and input. These aspects will be described with reference to FIGS. FIGS. 9A to 9C are diagrams illustrating display examples of the touch panel 194 when inputting destination information when the image processing apparatus 1 performs image transmission using the facsimile function.

  When the user presses the fax key 193 on the display panel 109, the display on the touch panel 194 transitions to a transmission destination input screen shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 9A, the destination key display name registered in the destination storage unit 116 is displayed on the transmission destination input screen. In such a transmission destination input screen, when the user operates the numeric keypad 196 of the display panel 109 to input the transmission destination number, the input number is displayed on the transmission destination input section as shown in FIG. 9B. The On the other hand, when the user touches the key display name displayed on the touch panel 194 on the screen shown in FIG. 9A, as shown in FIG. 9C, destination information and destination name corresponding to the touched key display name. Is displayed in the transmission destination input section.

  In such a case, as shown in FIG. 9C, when the destination information registered in the destination storage unit 116 is read out and input, information related to the necessity of preview is also read in addition to the destination information. Is possible. Therefore, when the destination information registered in the destination storage unit 116 is designated as a facsimile transmission destination, the designated destination is not subjected to the operation shown in FIG. 7 in the determination of S504 shown in FIG. It is possible to easily determine based on whether or not information preview is necessary.

  In the above embodiment, as described with reference to FIG. 7, after determining whether or not it is registered in the destination storage unit 116 (S703), the determination of the first character string of the character string input as the destination ( The example of executing S708) has been described. However, if it is determined that a preview is necessary for an outside line transmission and a preview is not necessary otherwise, it can be processed only by the determination of the first character string, so is it registered in the destination storage unit 116? It is possible to omit the determination of whether or not (S703). On the other hand, when the destination storage unit 116 described above is referred to, it is possible to make a more precise determination in addition to the determination of whether the call is an outside line transmission or not.

  In the above embodiment, the image processing apparatus 1 that operates as a facsimile has been described as an example of the image processing apparatus that transmits image information. When image information is transmitted as a facsimile, information input as a transmission destination is a telephone number. In addition, the present embodiment can be applied to a function of inputting a mail address as a transmission destination and transmitting image information to a predetermined mail address. In such a case, for example, the domain name of a mail address can be used to determine whether the call is to the inside or to the outside.

  In the above embodiment, as described with reference to FIG. 4, information indicating whether preview is necessary is stored in the destination storage unit 116, and when image transmission is performed, preview information is referred to by referring to the information. An example of determining whether or not (S704 in FIG. 7) has been described. In addition, for example, only destinations not to be previewed are stored in the controller 100, and in determining whether preview is necessary, it is determined only whether the input destination information is stored in the controller 100 or not. Also good. For example, as described above, when image information is transmitted to a mail address as described above, if one domain name corresponding to internal transmission is registered, the address of the domain name is When image transmission is performed, since it is determined that all of the images are not to be previewed, it is particularly effective. Such an example will be described below.

  FIG. 10 is a block diagram showing a configuration of the image processing apparatus 1 in a mode in which only the destinations not to be previewed are stored in the controller 100. The mode shown in FIG. 10 is substantially the same as the mode shown in FIG. Here, in the aspect illustrated in FIG. 10, the image processing apparatus 1 includes a non-target destination storage unit 117 instead of the destination storage unit 116. The non-target destination storage unit 117 is a storage unit that stores information about a destination that does not require a preview at the time of image transmission. In this embodiment, the case where either a mail address or a telephone number is designated as an image information transmission destination is used as an example.

  FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating an example of information stored in the non-target destination storage unit 117. As illustrated in FIG. 11, the non-target destination storage unit 117 according to the present embodiment stores a non-target reason, domain information, and an ID for identifying each non-target destination information in association with each other. In the example of FIG. 11, for example, the non-target destination information indicated by ID “01” is a head office domain for the domain indicated by “***. Jp”, and is a destination of internal transmission, and is displayed in preview. Indicates that it is not necessary. Further, the non-target destination information indicated by the ID “03” is the head office number for the number indicated by “******”, and is therefore a destination of internal transmission, and no preview display is required. It is shown that.

  FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing the preview necessity determination process (S504 in FIG. 5) in the aspect of FIG. As shown in FIG. 12, when the scan of the document to be transmitted is completed (S1201), the main control unit 111 stores the destination information acquired in S502 of FIG. 5 as a key in the non-target destination storage unit 117. Information is searched (S1202). At this time, if the input destination information is a mail address, the domain name portion is used as a key, and if the input destination information is a telephone number, the entire number is used as a key.

  If there is information that matches the key as a result of the search in S1202, that is, if the input destination is registered as not subject to preview (S1203 / YES), the main control unit 111 determines that the preview is unnecessary ( S1204), the process is terminated. On the other hand, when the information matching the key is not stored, that is, when the input destination is not registered as not subject to preview (S1203 / NO), the main control unit 111 reads the head of the input destination information. A character is referred to (S1205). The subsequent processing is performed in the same manner as S707 and subsequent steps in FIG. With such a process, the same effect as described above can be obtained simply by registering a non-preview destination. In addition, even for an outside line transmission, it can be excluded from the preview.

  In the above embodiment, the case where one destination is designated as the destination of image transmission has been described as an example. However, when performing actual image transmission, a plurality of destinations may be designated, and image transmission may be executed collectively to a plurality of destinations in one scan. In such a case, it is preferable to determine whether or not a preview is necessary for each of a plurality of designated destinations. Such an example will be described below. FIGS. 13A to 13D are diagrams showing display modes of the touch panel 194 when a plurality of destinations are designated as destinations of image information.

  As shown in FIG. 13 (a), when a plurality of destinations can be designated, in addition to the display described in FIGS. 9 (a) to (c), the input destinations such as “number of cases: 0” are displayed. A display indicating the number of cases is added. In such an input screen, when the user operates the numeric keypad 196 to input destination information, as shown in FIG. 13B, the display indicating the number of input destinations is displayed on the touch panel 194 as “number of cases: 1 "changes. When the input of one destination is completed, an item “add destination” is added to the display on the touch panel 194 as shown in FIG. When the user touches the part displayed as “add destination” on the touch panel 194, as shown in FIG. 13C, the screen transitions to a screen for inputting destination information again while “number of cases: 1” is displayed. To do. When further destination information is input on the screen shown in FIG. 13C, the display indicating the number of input destinations is changed to “number of cases: 2” on the touch panel 194 as shown in FIG. 13D. .

  Next, an image transmission operation in the case where a plurality of destinations are designated as shown in FIGS. FIG. 14 is a flowchart illustrating an image transmission operation when a plurality of destinations are designated in the image processing apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment. When the operation mode of the information processing apparatus 1 transitions to the facsimile mode (S1401), the user operates the display panel 109 to input destination information (destination information) for sending the document, and the main control unit 111 acquires the destination information. (S1402). In S1402, a plurality of pieces of destination information are input as described with reference to FIG.

  Thereafter, when the user presses the start key 198 of the display panel 109, a start signal is input to the main control unit 111 via the operation display control unit 115, and the main control unit 111 controls the engine control unit 112. A scan is executed (S1403). When the scanning of the document is completed, the main control unit 111 determines whether or not the preview is necessary for each of the plurality of pieces of destination information acquired in S1402, and determines whether or not the plurality of pieces of destination information include a destination that needs to be previewed. (S1404).

  As a result of completing the determination of whether or not preview is necessary for all the input destination information, if the destination that requires preview is not included (S1404 / NO), the main control unit 111 controls the input / output control unit 113, and the facsimile I The image information generated by the scan is transmitted to the destination indicated by the input destination information via / F105 (S1408), and the process ends. On the other hand, when a destination requiring a preview is included (S1404 / YES), the main control unit 111 controls the operation display control unit 115 to display a preview screen on the touch panel 194 of the display panel 109 (S1405). The display of the preview is executed in the same manner as described in FIG.

  After confirming the image to be transmitted on the preview screen as shown in FIG. 6, when the user touches the transmission cancel instruction unit 945 (S1406 / YES), the display stop instruction is given from the display panel 109 to the operation display control unit 115. A signal is input. When the main control unit 111 acquires the transmission stop instruction signal via the operation display control unit 115, the main control unit 111 discards the image information generated and stored by scanning (S1407), and ends the processing.

  On the other hand, when the user touches the transmission execution instruction unit 944 (S1406 / NO), a transmission execution instruction signal is input from the display panel 109 to the operation display control unit 115. When the main control unit 111 acquires the transmission execution instruction signal via the operation display control unit 115, the main control unit 111 controls the input / output control unit 113 to input the image information generated by the scan via the facsimile I / F 105. The information is transmitted to the destination indicated by the information (S1408), and the process ends. With such processing, even when a plurality of destinations are designated, it is possible to achieve both security against leakage of confidential information and user convenience in an image processing apparatus that transmits image information.

  Next, the necessity determination of the preview in S1404 in FIG. 14 will be described. FIG. 15 is a flowchart showing an operation for determining whether or not the preview is necessary in S1404 of FIG. As shown in FIG. 15, when scanning of the document to be transmitted is completed (S1501), the main control unit 111 selects one of a plurality of input destination information (S1502). Then, for the selected destination, in the same manner as described with reference to FIG. 7, the necessity of preview is determined (S1503 to S1510).

  If it is determined that the preview is necessary (S1507), the main control unit 111 determines that the plurality of input destinations include a destination that requires the preview (S1404 / YES). On the other hand, when it is determined that the preview is not required (S1506 or S1510), the main control unit 111 determines whether the processing after S1503 is completed for all input destination information (S1511).

  If processing has not been completed for all destination information (S1511 / NO), other destination information is selected (S1502), and the processing is repeated. If processing has been completed for all destination information (S1511 / YES) ), It is determined that the plurality of input destinations do not include a destination that requires preview (S1404 / NO). By such processing, even when a plurality of destinations are designated, it is possible to suitably execute the determination as to whether or not the preview is necessary.

  In the example of FIG. 14, an example has been described in which image information is discarded and processing is performed when transmission stop is instructed. In addition, transmission may be canceled only for a destination that requires a preview, and transmission may be executed for a destination that does not require a preview. In this case, in the preview necessity determination process, as described with reference to FIG. 15, when there is a destination that requires a preview, the processing is not ended as including a destination that requires a preview, but the preview necessity is determined for all destinations. And information indicating whether or not the preview is necessary is held for each destination. Thereby, when transmission stop is instructed, it is possible to cancel transmission only for a destination that requires a preview and execute transmission to a destination that does not require a preview, thereby further improving the convenience for the user.

  In the above description, when the designated destination requires a preview or when a plurality of designated destinations include a destination that requires a preview, the aspect of executing the preview as it is has been described. However, when a user who does not know the preview function according to the present embodiment performs image transmission by operating the image processing apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment, transmission is performed without confirming confidential information even if the preview screen is displayed. May be executed. In this case, the security purpose of allowing the user to confirm whether confidential information is included in the image information to be transmitted is not achieved. Such a problem can be solved by displaying a screen for notifying the user that confidential information is included in the image information to be transmitted before displaying the preview screen.

  FIG. 16 is a diagram showing a display example of a screen (notification screen) for notifying the user that confidential information is included in the image information to be transmitted. The screen shown in FIG. 16 is displayed on the touch panel 194 of the display panel 109 by the main control unit 111 controlling the operation display control unit 115 before displaying the preview screen. That is, the main control unit 111 and the operation display control unit 115 function as a notification unit in conjunction with each other. As shown in FIG. 16, the notification screen displayed on the touch panel 194 displays that the destination to which image information is to be transmitted includes the destination to be externally transmitted and that the confidential information needs to be confirmed. .

  In addition, the destination information (phone number in FIG. 16) designated as the destination of the image information is displayed on the notification screen. Further, the notification screen includes a part displayed as “preview confirmation”. When the user touches this part, the display on the touch panel 194 is switched to the display described in FIG. 6. By doing so, it is possible to accurately tell the user why the preview needs to be confirmed (the destination to be transmitted is a destination that requires attention for leakage of confidential information).

It is a figure which shows the hardware constitutions of the image processing apparatus which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the function structure of the image processing apparatus which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the display panel of the image processing apparatus which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the example of the information memorize | stored in the destination memory | storage part which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the image transmission operation | movement by the image processing apparatus which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the example of a display of the preview display which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the necessity determination operation | movement of the preview which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the example of a display of a touch panel in the registration or the update process of the destination information to the destination memory | storage part which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the example of a display of a touchscreen at the time of inputting the destination at the time of transmitting image information in the image processing apparatus which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the hardware constitutions of the image processing apparatus which concerns on other embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the example of the information memorize | stored in the non-target destination memory | storage part which concerns on other embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the necessity determination operation | movement of the preview which concerns on other embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the example of a display of a touchscreen at the time of inputting the destination at the time of transmitting image information in the image processing apparatus which concerns on other embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the image transmission operation | movement by the image processing apparatus which concerns on other embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the necessity determination operation | movement of the preview which concerns on other embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the example of a display of the notification screen which concerns on other embodiment of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

1 Image processing apparatus 10 CPU
20 RAM
30 Engine 40 ROM
50 NVRAM
60 I / F
70 LCD
80 Operation unit 100 Controller 101 ADF
102 Scanner unit 103 Output tray 104 Network I / F
105 Facsimile I / F
106 Paper feed table 107 Print engine 108 Paper discharge tray 109 Display panel 111 Main control unit 112 Engine control unit 113 Input / output control unit 114 Image processing unit 115 Operation display control unit 116 Destination storage unit 117 Untargeted destination storage unit 191 Initial setting key 192 Copy key 193 Fax key 194 Touch panel 195 Clear key 196 Ten key 197 Stop key 198 Start key 941 Preview part 942 Previous page display instruction part 943 Next page display instruction part 944 Transmission execution instruction part 945 Transmission stop instruction part

Claims (11)

An image transmission apparatus that collectively transmits one piece of image information to a plurality of transmission destinations via a communication line,
An image information acquisition unit for acquiring the image information to be transmitted;
A transmission destination information acquisition unit that acquires character strings indicating the plurality of transmission destinations as transmission destination information relating to the plurality of transmission destinations that transmit the image information;
An image information display unit that displays in order to verify the acquired image information before performing the transmission of the image information to the operator,
A display necessity information storage unit that stores predetermined characters or character strings as display necessity information regarding the necessity of display of image information by the image information display unit;
Based on whether the character or character string stored as the display necessity information is included in the character string indicating the transmission destination acquired as the transmission destination information, the image information of the image information is transmitted to the transmission destination. It determines that it should display the image information before performing transmission, have a display determination unit that determines an execution of display of the image information by the image information display section,
When the display determination unit determines that the image information should be displayed before executing transmission of the image information to at least one of the plurality of transmission destinations, the image information display unit To execute the display of image information by
When the transmission of the image information is canceled by the user after the image information is displayed by the image information display unit, the image information is selected before the transmission of the image information among the plurality of transmission destinations. Canceling the transmission of the image information only to the destination determined to be displayed;
An image transmitting apparatus characterized by the above. The transmission destination information acquisition unit acquires a telephone number as the transmission destination information,
The display determination unit is configured to display the image information by the image information display unit based on whether the stored character or character string is included as the first character or character string of the acquired telephone number. The image transmission apparatus according to claim 1, wherein execution is determined. The transmission destination information acquisition unit acquires an email address as information about the transmission destination,
The display determination unit determines execution of display of the image information by the image information display unit based on whether the stored character or character string is included as domain information of the acquired mail address. The image transmission device according to claim 1, wherein the image transmission device is a device. The display necessity information storage unit stores information corresponding to the transmission destination information,
The display determination unit is an image by the image information display unit based on information acquired in the acquired transmission destination information and the display necessity information storage unit and corresponding to the acquired transmission destination information. The image transmission apparatus according to claim 1, wherein execution of information display is determined. The display necessity information storage unit stores information corresponding to the transmission destination information and information indicating necessity of display of the image information by the image information display unit in association with each other,
The display determination unit determines execution of display of image information by the image information display unit based on information indicating the necessity of display associated with information corresponding to the acquired transmission destination information. The image transmission apparatus according to claim 4. The display necessity information storage unit stores information corresponding to transmission destination information related to a transmission destination that does not execute display of image information by the image information display unit,
The display determining unit determines omission of display of image information by the image information display unit when the display necessity information storage unit stores information corresponding to the acquired transmission destination information. The image transmission apparatus according to claim 4. Before the image information display unit displays the image information, characterized in that it has a notifying unit for notifying the operator that should ensure the image information, any one of claims 1 to 6 1 The image transmission device according to item. The image transmission device according to claim 7 , wherein the notification unit notifies the operator of the acquired transmission destination information. A method for controlling an image transmission apparatus that collectively transmits one image information to a plurality of transmission destinations via a communication line,
The image transmission device includes:
Obtaining the image information to be transmitted,
Obtaining character strings indicating the plurality of destinations as destination information relating to a plurality of destinations that transmit the image information;
A predetermined character or character string is acquired as display necessity information regarding the necessity of display of the image information, which is information stored in advance,
Based on whether the character or character string stored as the display necessity information is included in the character string indicating the transmission destination acquired as the transmission destination information, the image information of the image information is transmitted to the transmission destination. transmit determines that it should display the image information before performing, it decided to display in order to confirm the acquired image information before performing the transmission of the image information to the operator,
Displaying the image information based on the determination ;
The determination is determined when it is determined that the image information should be displayed before executing transmission of the image information to at least one of the plurality of transmission destinations.
When the transmission of the image information is canceled by the user after the image information is displayed, it is determined that the image information should be displayed before executing the transmission of the image information among the plurality of transmission destinations. Canceling the transmission of the image information only to the destination
A method for controlling an image transmission apparatus. A control program for causing an information processing apparatus to execute the control method according to claim 9 . 11. A recording medium in which the control program according to claim 10 is recorded in a format readable by an information processing apparatus.

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