JPH0563884A - Facsimile check device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To reduce check man-hours remarkably and to keep the quality of check constant. CONSTITUTION:A display processing means 13 selects information of button depression on a simulating operating panel displayed on a display device 19 and outputs the result as transmission data. A registration processing means 11 registers the transmission data and reply data expected with respect to the transmission data as registered transmission data and registered reply data to an operation file 12. A transmitter 14 sends the transmission data and receives the reception reply data with respect to the transmission data. A comparison processing means 16 compares the registered reply data with the received reply data.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention is used in a facsimile inspection device for a facsimile machine. In particular, the present invention relates to a facsimile inspection apparatus in which a host computer can act on behalf of button operation on an operation panel and confirmation of its reaction display.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, the inspection method of a facsimile machine is
The inspector directly operated the buttons and the like on the operation panel based on the inspection specifications describing the operation procedure to judge the quality of the inspection by his / her eyes or ears.

[0003]

However, in such a conventional inspection method, since the inspector repeatedly inspects all the items every time the facsimile apparatus main body is modified, a lot of man-hours are spent on the inspection. There was a drawback that had to be made. In addition, there is a drawback that the quality of the inspection varies depending on the person in charge of the inspection, and that a complicated inspection is carried out by a skilled person, so that a great burden is imposed on the skilled person.

The present invention solves the above-mentioned drawbacks, and an object of the present invention is to provide a facsimile inspection apparatus capable of significantly reducing the inspection man-hours and keeping the inspection quality constant.

[0005]

According to the present invention, there is provided a facsimile inspection device for inspecting a facsimile device, which comprises a host computer and a communication interface device inserted between the host computer and the facsimile device for data communication. , The host computer is
A display device, a display processing means for displaying a pseudo operation panel of the facsimile device, which is pseudo-created on the display device, and selecting information of button press on the pseudo operation panel to output as transmission data, and the display processing. Registering means for registering beforehand the sending data output by the means and the expected response data as the registered sending data and the registered reply data, and the output of the display processing means to the facsimile device via the communication interface device. Communication means for transmitting and receiving reception response data as a response to the transmission data from the facsimile device, and comparison processing means for comparing the output reception response data of the communication means with the corresponding registration response data registered in the registration means. It is characterized by including and.

Further, in the present invention, the display processing means may include means for displaying the reception response data from the comparison processing means and the comparison result thereof on the display device.

Further, according to the present invention, the host computer includes recording means for recording the registration sending data and the registration response data registered in the registration means, the reception response data from the comparison processing means and the comparison result thereof. it can.

[0008]

The host computer displays the pseudo operation panel of the facsimile device which is pseudo-created on the display device by the display processing means, selects the information of the button depression on the pseudo operation panel, and outputs it as the transmission data. The registration means registers in advance the transmission data output by the display processing means and the response data expected for the transmission data as registration transmission data and registration response data. The communication means transmits the output of the display processing means to the facsimile machine via the communication interface device and receives the reception response data from the facsimile machine as a response to the transmitted data. The comparison processing means compares the output reception response data of the communication means with the corresponding registration response data registered in the registration means.

As described above, the number of inspection steps can be greatly reduced, and the quality of inspection can be kept constant.

[0010]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a facsimile inspection apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a block diagram of the personal computer of the facsimile inspection apparatus of the present invention.

1 and 2, the facsimile inspection apparatus comprises a personal computer 10 as a host computer, and a communication interface apparatus 20 inserted between the personal computer 10 and the facsimile apparatus 30 for data communication. A display processing unit 10 displays a display 19 as a display device and a pseudo operation panel of the facsimile device 30 pseudo-created on the display 19 and selects button press information on the pseudo operation panel to output as transmission data. 13, a transmission processing data output from the display processing means 13 and a response data expected for the registration processing means 11, a registration processing means 11 and an operation file 12 as registration means for previously registering as transmission data and registration response data. The transmitter 14, the receiver 15, and the receiver 15 serve as communication means for transmitting the output of the processing means 13 to the facsimile device 30 via the communication interface device 20 and receiving the reception response data from the facsimile device 30 as a response to the transmitted data. Comparing processing means 16 for comparing the output reception response data of the above with the corresponding registration response data registered in the operation file 12.
It is characterized by including and.

The display processing means 13 is the comparison processing means 1.
6 includes means for displaying the reception response data from 6 and the comparison result thereof on the display 19.

Further, the personal computer 10 has a recording processing means 17 and an inspection result as recording means for recording the registration transmission data and the registration response data registered in the operation file 12, the reception response data from the comparison processing means 16 and the comparison result thereof. Includes file 18.

Further, the facsimile apparatus 30 includes an operation panel 31 including operation buttons and a visible display section, an operation panel control section 32 for controlling the operation panel 31, a machine control section 33 for recording and reading a facsimile, and a facsimile. A network control unit 34 for controlling the transmission / reception network, a memory unit 36, and a main control unit 35 for controlling these units.

Further, the communication interface device 20 is
It is connected between the RS-232C port of the personal computer 10 and the operation panel control unit 32, and is controlled by the main control unit 35 in the facsimile device 30.

The operation of the facsimile inspection apparatus having such a configuration will be described. FIG. 3 is a view showing a screen of the pseudo operation panel on the display of the personal computer of the facsimile inspection apparatus of the present invention. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an operation procedure of the facsimile apparatus of the facsimile inspection apparatus of the present invention. FIG. 5 is a diagram showing the contents of the operation file of the personal computer of the facsimile inspection apparatus of the present invention. In FIG. 5,> is transmission data from a personal computer, <; is reception response data from a facsimile apparatus, transmission data (encoded) when a> symbol and response data (encoded when a <symbol). Indicating). FIG. 6 is a diagram showing the contents of the inspection file of the personal computer of the facsimile inspection apparatus of the present invention. FIG. 7 is a flow chart showing the operation of the facsimile inspection apparatus of the present invention.

2 to 4 and 7, the operation file name used for inspection and the response waiting time from the facsimile device 30 which is the device to be inspected are input from the personal computer 10 and the personal computer 10 is entered.
Control the device under inspection and start the inspection (step S
1).

The input operation file 12 is read and it is checked whether or not there is registered transmission data (step S2). If there is registration transmission data, the registration transmission data (off-hook signal) is sent to the communication interface device 20.
(Step S3). At the same time, the registered transmission data transmitted to the inspection result file shown in FIG. 6 is written in a predetermined format (step S4). Thereafter, the personal computer 10 waits for the received response data from the facsimile device 30 during the input response waiting time (step S
5).

On the other hand, the communication interface device 20, which has received the registration transmission data (off-hook), converts it into a signal of the facsimile device on the facsimile device 30 side of the device to be inspected and transmits it to the main control unit 35 via the operation panel control unit 32. .. Upon receiving the off-hook signal, the main control unit 35 sets the state of the facsimile device 30 to the communication capturing state, and sends the reception response data of the communication capturing state display command to the visible display unit of the pseudo operation panel. It transmits to the communication interface apparatus 20 via 32. The communication interface device 20 receiving these response signals converts them into signals on the personal computer side and transmits them to the personal computer.

After the response waiting time, the reception response data is received from the facsimile device 30 via the communication interface device 20 (step S6). The received reception response data is written in the prescribed format in the inspection result file 18 (step S7), and the received reception response data is displayed on the visible display section of the pseudo operation panel on the screen of the personal computer 10 (FIG. 3, step). S8). It is compared whether or not the registered transmission data and the reception response data received corresponding thereto are the same in the operation file 12 and the contents of the inspection result file 18 created this time (step S
9) If there is no difference, go from step S2 to step S2.
Repeat 9 times. When there is no data to send,
The test ends normally. If there is a difference, an error is displayed on the screen of the display 19 at that time (step S11), and the data difference from the contents of the operation file 12 is entered in the inspection result file 18 (step S12). End (step S
13).

[0021]

As described above, the present invention has an excellent effect that the number of inspection steps can be greatly reduced and the inspection quality can be kept constant.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block configuration diagram of a facsimile inspection apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block configuration diagram of a personal computer of the facsimile inspection apparatus of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a screen of a pseudo operation panel on a display of a personal computer of the facsimile inspection apparatus of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an operation procedure of the facsimile apparatus of the facsimile inspection apparatus of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing the contents of an operation file of a personal computer of the facsimile inspection apparatus of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing the contents of an inspection file of a personal computer of the facsimile inspection apparatus of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing the operation of the facsimile inspection apparatus of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 10 personal computer 11 registration processing means 12 operation file 13 display processing means 14 transmitting device 15 receiving device 16 comparison processing means 17 recording processing means 18 inspection result file 19 display 20 communication interface device 30 facsimile device 31 operation panel 32 operation panel control unit 33 Machine control unit 34 Network control unit 35 Main control unit 36 Memory unit

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A facsimile inspection device for inspecting a facsimile device, comprising: a host computer; and a communication interface device inserted between the host computer and the facsimile device for data communication, wherein the host computer is a display device. And a display processing means for displaying a pseudo operation panel of the facsimile machine created in a pseudo manner on this display device and selecting information of button press on the pseudo operation panel and outputting as transmission data.
Registration data for registering beforehand the transmission data output from the display processing means and the expected response data as registration transmission data and registration response data, and the output of the display processing means via the communication interface device. The communication means for transmitting to the facsimile device and receiving the reception response data from the facsimile device as a response to the transmitted data is compared with the output reception response data of the communication means and the corresponding registration response data registered in the registration means. A facsimile inspection apparatus including: a comparison processing unit. 2. The facsimile inspection apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said display processing means includes means for displaying the reception response data from said comparison processing means and the comparison result thereof on said display device. 3. The facsimile machine according to claim 1, wherein said host computer includes a recording means for recording registration transmission data and registration response data registered in said registration means, reception response data from said comparison processing means and a comparison result thereof. Inspection equipment.