JPH04291877A - Facsimile mail service operation information management method and facsimile mail service device - Google Patents

Abstract

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Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

0001

[Industrial Field of Application] The present invention is directed to a facsimile communication network that temporarily stores facsimile information to provide a facsimile mail service, in which a user sends facsimile information (communication The present invention relates to a facsimile mail service operation information management method and a facsimile mail service device that improve the procedure for notifying delivery destinations, delivery times, and other operational information of texts (texts, etc.).

0002

2. Description of the Related Art In conventional facsimile mail services, a user writes necessary information on an OMR sheet in a predetermined format and notifies a center of operational information. That is, each time a user requests facsimile delivery from the center, it is necessary to attach an OMR sheet and send it.

0003

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] By the way, although the OMR sheet is usually written in a mark sheet format, it takes a lot of time for the user to create it every time he/she requests facsimile delivery from the center, and the OMR sheet differs depending on the user's personality.
There were variations in the quality of the markings on the sheets, which sometimes caused reading errors on the center side.

[0004] On the other hand, even when reusing an OMR sheet that has been used once, it is necessary to prevent the OMR sheet from becoming contaminated or lost, and if the OMR sheet contains confidential operational information, it is equivalent to storage management in case of theft. It was necessary to pay attention to SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a facsimile mail service operation information management method that can easily and reliably notify a center of facsimile mail service operation information, and a facsimile mail service device that can accumulate and manage operation information. do.

[0005]

[Means for Solving the Problems] The invention as set forth in claim 1 is such that when starting the operation of a facsimile mail service, predetermined operational information is assigned a corresponding serial number and registered in advance in a facsimile mail service center. The present invention is characterized in that, when transmitting facsimile information to the facsimile mail service center during use, the operational information is specified by a serial number of operational information registered in advance in the facsimile mail service center.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the basic structure of a facsimile mail service device according to the invention. In the figure, facsimile information is temporarily stored together with delivery destination, delivery time, and other operational information, and the facsimile mail service center, which processes the distribution of the stored facsimile information according to the operational information, uses the facsimile mail service center to An operation information storage means 11 receives set operation information, assigns a predetermined serial number to each piece of operation information, and stores the same; and receives the serial number and facsimile information set when using the facsimile mail service, and stores the operation information. The present invention is characterized by comprising facsimile mail service processing means 13 for reading operational information corresponding to the serial number from storage means 11 and associating facsimile information and operational information.

[0007] The invention according to claim 3 is the facsimile mail service device according to claim 2, in which the operation information storage means 11 stores mode designation information that specifies changes, additions, and deletions of already registered operation information. , an operation information control means that receives the serial number of the target operation information and the operation information that is the target of change, addition, and deletion, and processes the change, addition, and deletion of the corresponding operation information according to the mode specification. It is characterized by containing.

According to a fourth aspect of the invention, in the facsimile mail service device according to the second aspect, the operational information storage means 11 outputs a list of already registered operational information and sends the operational information notification as facsimile information. It is characterized by including means.

[0009]

[Operation] The invention described in claims 1 and 2 is such that operation information is registered in advance when starting operation of a facsimile mail service, and when using the service, the registered operation information is designated by a number, and the serial number and operation information are combined. By associating these, it becomes unnecessary to notify the facsimile mail service center of operational information each time the facsimile mail service is used.

[0010] According to the third aspect of the invention, the operation information control means can change, add, and delete operation information registered in advance. According to the fourth aspect of the invention, operational information already registered can be obtained as facsimile information by the operational information notification means.

[0011]

Embodiment FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of an embodiment of a center (facsimile mail service center) that implements the present invention. In the figure, the line control unit 21 that connects and disconnects the line includes an FA that realizes the facsimile function.
An X function section 22, a PB receiving section 23 that recognizes a PB (push button) signal, and a voice generating section 24 that generates guidance to be played on the line are connected. The control device 30 includes a PB recognition unit 31 that recognizes the PB signal received by the PB reception unit 23 and performs corresponding processing, and a PB recognition unit 31 that recognizes the OMR sheet received by the FAX function unit 22 and transfers the operation information to an operation information storage file. 32, a FAX data storage file 34, and an operation information storage file 32.
A FAX control unit 35 performs input/output processing of facsimile information and corresponding operational information transmitted and received between the PB and the FAX function unit 22, and a voice processing unit 36 controls the voice generation unit 24. Under the control of the recognition unit 31, the FAX function unit 22 and the OMR sheet recognition unit 33 or F
It includes a switch section 37 that switches the connection with the AX control section 35.

[0012] At the time of starting operation of the facsimile mail service, operational information required for each user is sent to the center using an OMR sheet, and each piece of operational information is stored in the operational information storage file 32 in correspondence with the serial number. . Further, when a user requests an operation status list, the FAX control unit 35 reads predetermined operation information from the operation information storage file 32 and transmits it as facsimile information. Note that the items in the operation status list include the serial number of operation information, function type, subscriber number, broadcast list, individual destination, and others.

The control procedure for each part of the center will now be explained with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG. The line control unit 21 transmits guidance generated by the voice generation unit 24 after the line is connected. Users can use regular facsimile mail service (#1#) according to this guidance.
, a service selection signal for addition (#2#), deletion (#3#), or change (#4#) of operation information and a serial number indicating the corresponding operation information are transmitted by the PB signal. Next, if it is a facsimile mail service, facsimile information is transmitted, and if operational information is added, deleted, or changed, the corresponding operational information is transmitted using an OMR sheet. The PB receiving section 23 receives the PB signal sent from the user, and the PB recognizing section 31 recognizes the content of the PB signal.

[0014] When the PB signal indicates addition, deletion, or change of operational information, the PB recognition unit 31 recognizes the switching unit 3.
7 to the OMR sheet recognition unit 33 side, and the serial number that is subsequently notified along with the contents is transferred to the OMR sheet recognition unit 33.
to notify. In the case of adding operational information, the OMR sheet recognition unit 33 performs a process of adding operational information corresponding to the serial number to the operational information storage file 32. If the operation information is to be deleted, the operation information storage file 32 is subjected to deletion processing of the operation information corresponding to the serial number. Further, in the case of changing the operational information, a process of changing the operational information corresponding to the serial number is performed on the operational information storage file 32. Further, the OMR sheet recognition unit 33 notifies the user of each processing result, and the line control unit 21 disconnects the line and ends the process.

When the PB signal is a request for facsimile mail service, the PB recognition unit 31 recognizes the switch unit 3.
7 to the FAX control unit 35 side, and notifies the FAX control unit 35 of the contents and the serial number to be subsequently notified. The FAX control unit 35 stores the facsimile information received following the serial number in the FAX data storage file 34, refers to the operational information storage file 32, and implements a facsimile mail service according to the operational information corresponding to the serial number. The line control unit 21 then disconnects the line and ends the series of processing.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating the processing procedure when a user uses the facsimile mail service. In the figure, the center is called, a line is connected, and if the registration status of the operational information is not known, a PB signal is sent according to the guidance, and a request is made to the center to send a list of the registration status of the operational information. After understanding the registration status of the operational information or obtaining a registration status list, the serial number corresponding to the operational information to be used is transmitted by a PB signal. The above procedure corresponds to the conventional operation information setting process using the OMR sheet.

[0017] The user confirms through guidance from the center that the operational information has been set correctly, and then transmits the facsimile information to the center. Next, it is confirmed by guidance from the center that the facsimile information has been stored normally, and the line is disconnected. Note that if the setting of the operational information and the storage of the facsimile information are not performed normally, the process is repeated from specifying the serial number corresponding to the operational information.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating the processing procedure when a user adds, deletes, or changes operational information. In the figure, the center is called, a line is connected, and if the registration status of the operational information is not known, a PB signal is sent according to the guidance, and a request is made to the center to send a list of the registration status of the operational information. After knowing the registration status of the operation information or obtaining the registration status list, the number for specifying the addition, deletion, or change of the operation information and the serial number of the operation information to carry out these operations are transmitted by a PB signal. When adding or changing operational information, users must
Send the contents of the OMR sheet containing the corresponding operational information to the center. Furthermore, when deleting operational information, only the corresponding serial number is sent. The user obtains the registration status list after adding, deleting, or changing operational information from the center, and if the predetermined processing is completed, disconnects the line and ends the process.

[0019]

[Effects of the Invention] As explained above, the present invention enables users to easily and reliably obtain operational information by simply registering operational information at the center and specifying the serial number of the registered operational information when using the facsimile mail service. settings can be made. That is, since there is no need to use a conventional OMR sheet during normal use, it is possible to save time and effort in managing and creating OMR sheets, and to avoid erroneous settings of operational information related to defective OMR sheets. Furthermore, since notification of operation information can be made by specifying a serial number, it is possible to reduce the communication time required for transmitting the conventional OMR sheet.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the basic configuration of a facsimile mail service device of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of an embodiment of a facsimile mail service center that implements the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart illustrating the control procedure of each part of the facsimile mail service center.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating a processing procedure when a user uses a facsimile mail service.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating a processing procedure when a user adds, deletes, or changes operational information.

[Explanation of symbols]

11 Operation information storage means 13 Facsimile mail service processing means 21
Line control section 22 FAX function section 23 PB reception section 24 Voice generation section 30 Control device 31 PB recognition section 32 Operation information storage file 33 OMR sheet recognition section 34 FAX data storage file 35 FAX control section 36 Voice processing section 37 Switch section

Claims (4)

[Claims] Claim 1: When starting operation of a facsimile mail service, predetermined operational information is assigned a corresponding serial number and registered in advance at a facsimile mail service center;
A facsimile mail service characterized in that when transmitting facsimile information to the facsimile mail service center when using the facsimile mail service, the operation information is specified by a serial number of the operation information registered in advance in the facsimile mail service center. Operational information management method. [Claim 2] Prior to operation of the facsimile mail service, at a facsimile mail service center that temporarily stores facsimile information together with delivery destination, delivery time, and other operational information, and processes the distribution of the stored facsimile information according to the operational information. an operational information storage means (11) that receives operational information set in advance by using the facsimile mail service, assigns a predetermined serial number to each piece of operational information, and stores the operational information; , facsimile mail service processing means (13) for reading out the operation information corresponding to the serial number from the operation information storage means (11) and associating the facsimile information with the operation information. 3. In the facsimile mail service device according to claim 2, the operation information storage means (11) comprises:
Receives mode specification information that specifies changes, additions, and deletions to already registered operation information, serial numbers of the target operation information, and operation information to be changed, added, and deleted, and performs the operations according to the mode specification. A facsimile mail service device characterized by comprising an operation information control means for changing, adding, and deleting the corresponding operation information. 4. In the facsimile mail service device according to claim 2, the operational information storage means (11) comprises:
A facsimile mail service device comprising operation information notification means for outputting a list of already registered operation information and transmitting it as facsimile information.