JPH06334881A - Facsimile equipment having seal function - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To obtain a facsimile equipment having a seal function able to seal the received document when polling communication or transmission reception replacement communication is made. CONSTITUTION:When a polling command means 21 of a caller station command a polling to make communication, original information set to a called station is read and sent to the caller station. Picture information received is stored in a storage means 24 in the caller station. Then a print means 25 prints out the received picture information. A seal means 26 seals the printed-out document. Thus, the secrecy of the received document is secured. Even when transmission reception replacement communication is made by a transmission reception replacement means 22, the received document is outputted with sealing similarly to above. Or a seal command means commanding whether or not sealing is made is provided to allow the operator to select the sealing.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a facsimile machine having a sealing function, and more particularly to a facsimile machine having a sealing function for sealing a received document when polling or transmission / reception exchange communication is performed.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A facsimile machine having a sealing function is
Various proposals have been made in the past. For example, JP-A-63-2
In 94075, the sending side sends an envelope packing command before sending the document information, while the receiving side responds to the command by putting the printed image information in an envelope and addressing the envelope. There is disclosed a technique of a facsimile with a confidential function, which is capable of transmitting even if the addressee is absent by pasting and outputting. In addition, JP-A-3
In Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 143870, after the recording paper printed by a facsimile machine and discharged is taken in, the recording paper and the envelope paper are bent, and the end portions of the envelope paper are adhered to each other to put the recording paper in the envelope. A device for enclosing a facsimile recording paper, which is enclosed and outputted, is shown. Furthermore, Japanese Examined Japanese Patent Publication Sho 63-2
No. 4588 discloses that a recording paper printed out by a facsimile machine is stored in a retractable container.
There is disclosed a facsimile receiving apparatus that keeps the secret of received information.

According to these prior arts, the received information transmitted from the facsimile machine on the calling side is sealed in an envelope and output, or stored in a storage type container, so that it is secret on the called side. Can be held.

[0004]

However, in the above-mentioned prior art, regarding the sealing of the received document when the polling communication or the transmission / reception exchange communication is performed, that is, the document sent from the called side to the calling side. Had the problem that no consideration was given. Therefore, in a conventional facsimile device having a sealing function, when polling or transmission / reception exchange communication is performed, a document desired to be sealed as a confidential document is output without being sealed, which is inconvenient in terms of confidentiality. Or there was a problem.

An object of the present invention is to eliminate the above-mentioned problems of the prior art and provide a facsimile apparatus having a sealing function capable of sealing a received document when polling communication or transmission / reception exchange communication is performed. Especially.

[0006]

To achieve the above object, the present invention comprises, in a facsimile apparatus having a sealing function, means for sealing a document when a document is received after making a call. The point is that it was done. Another feature is that a means for instructing whether to seal or not is provided.

[0007]

According to the present invention, in the case of receiving image information from a partner station in polling, transmission / reception exchange communication, etc., the printed document can be sealed and obtained.
It is possible to prevent the leakage of secrets. Further, it is possible to entrust the operator with an instruction not to seal the document.

[0008]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 10 is a block diagram showing a hardware configuration of a facsimile machine to which the present invention is applied. In the figure,
Reference numeral 1 denotes a CPU for performing control processing of the entire facsimile apparatus and facsimile transmission control procedure processing, 2 denotes a work area used by a control program, and RAM for holding data registered by a user, and 3 denotes a facsimile apparatus. An operation display device including operation keys and a display, 4 is a reading device for reading a transmission document and converting it into an electric signal, and 5 is the reading device 4 at the time of receiving an image or copying.
It is a printing device for recording the image information read by. Also, 6
Is an image processing device for encoding and decoding image information, 7
Is an image storage device that stores image information, 8 is a system control unit that is a program that controls the entire facsimile device that is stored in the ROM, and 9 controls communication (for example, G4) that is stored in the ROM and that is suitable for a digital network. A first communication control unit, which is a program for controlling the communication, 10 is a second communication control unit, which is a program for controlling communication (for example, G3) suitable for an analog network stored in the ROM, and 11 is a digital network. (For example, ISDN), a digital network controller, 12 a modem (modem) having a low speed mode and a high speed mode, 13 an analog network controller for connecting to an analog public network, and 14 a A sealing device that seals the document output by the printing device 5, and a system bar 15 that transmits data and control signals exchanged between the blocks. It is. If the facsimile machine is connected only to the analog network, the first communication control section 9 and the digital network control apparatus 11 can be omitted. Further, when the facsimile machine is connected only to the digital network, the second communication control unit 10, the modulation / demodulation device (modem) 12 and the analog network control device 13 can be omitted.

Next, a functional block diagram of the first embodiment of the present invention is shown in FIG. In the figure, reference numerals 21 and 22 are a polling instruction means and a transmission / reception exchange instruction means provided on the operation display device 3 of the facsimile machine. Further, 23 is a communication control means, 24 is a received image information storage means, 25 is a printing means, and 26 is a sealing means.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. 6A shows the operation when the polling instruction means 21 gives a polling instruction, and FIG. 7B shows the operation when the transmission / reception exchange means 22 gives an instruction for transmission / reception exchange.

In step S1 of FIG. 1A, communication parameters are input. For example, a dial number, a polling instruction, a communication mode (G3 or G4), etc. are input. The dial number may be input using the ten-key pad on the operation display device 3, or may be input using the speed dial number. For the polling instruction, the polling key on the operation display device 3 may be pressed, or the reception key may be pressed. Further, the instruction of the communication mode is designated by the communication mode key on the operation display device 3. In step S2, it is determined whether or not there is an instruction to start communication. This judgment may be a judgment as to whether the communication start key has been pressed or a judgment as to whether the polling key or the reception key has been pressed. When the determination in step S2 becomes affirmative, the process proceeds to step S3, and a call is made to the partner station having the dial number.

When the other station is called by the above-mentioned calling,
Polling communication is executed by a well-known operation, and in step S4, image information from the partner station is received. The received image information is stored in the received image information storage means 24,
Then, in step S5, printout is performed. In step S6, a sealing process is performed on the printed out document. As described above, according to the present embodiment, all the documents received by the polling communication are sealed, so that it is possible to ensure complete confidentiality.

Next, the operation of FIG. 2B will be described. In step S10, the communication parameters including the transmission / reception exchange instruction are input, and in step S11, the communication start instruction is issued.
A call is made in step S12. Next, in step S13, the image information is transmitted, and in step S14, it is determined whether or not the image information has been transmitted. When the determination is affirmative and the transmission of the image information is completed, the process proceeds to step S15, and the transmission / reception change notification is sent to the partner station by the protocol. In step S16, the image information is received from the partner station, and in step S17, the image information is printed out. In step S18, a sealing process is performed on the printed out document. As a result, according to the present embodiment, the document received from the partner station by the transmission / reception exchange communication is sealed and output, so that the received document can be kept secret.

FIGS. 3 (a) and 3 (b) show the protocols for the G3 and G4 communication of the transmission / reception exchange communication. The process from calling to MCF in FIG. 9 (a) shows a normal procedure for transmitting image information. Next NSF of the MCF /
In the DIS, when the partner station makes a communication with the capability of exchange communication, the calling side sends CIG (calling terminal identification number) and DTC (digital transmission command signal) to the called side. . This DTC transfers the transmission right to the called side. The subsequent operation is the same as the conventional operation in which the called side is the transmitting station, and therefore its explanation is omitted. Figure (b) shows
The protocol for G4 communication is shown, and the operations from CSS to RDEP represent the procedure for transmitting normal image information. Transfer of the transmission right to the called party is performed by the CSC next to the RDEP.
It is performed by C (session change control command). Since the subsequent operation is the same as the conventional operation, the description is omitted.

Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the functional block diagram of FIG. 4 is different from FIG. 1 in that a sealing instruction means 27 is provided so that the operator can select not to seal the received document during polling communication or transmission / reception exchange communication.
Note that the other reference numerals in FIG. 4 indicate the same as or equivalent to those in FIG. FIG. 5 shows a concrete example of the sealing instruction means 27. In the figure (a), when the communication parameters are input, a method of inputting from the sealing instruction key provided on the operation display device 3, and in the figure (b), the sealing instruction information is added to the speed dial information area. When the dial number is input, the sealing instruction information is also read. In addition, Figure (c) shows the system data area of the memory of the facsimile machine.
This is a method of registering the sealing instruction information in advance.

Next, the operation of the main part of this embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. Since steps S1 to S3 are the same as those in FIG. 2A and steps S10 to S15 are the same as those in FIG. 2B, the description thereof will be omitted. Step S4 or Step S1
When the image information is received in step 6, in step S21,
It is judged by any one of (a) to (c) whether or not the sealing instruction is given. If the determination is affirmative, the process proceeds to step S22, the received document is printed, and the sealing process is performed in step S24. on the other hand,
When the result in step S21 is negative, the process proceeds to step S23 to print the received document and output it without sealing. As described above, according to the present embodiment, when the polling communication or the transmission / reception exchange communication is performed, the operator can instruct to seal the received document that needs to be kept secret, and the operator can The effect is that the document can be received with peace of mind.

A functional block diagram of the third embodiment of the present invention is shown in FIG. FIG. 7 shows the configuration of FIG. 4 in which an abnormality detection means 28, an alarm means 29 and a sealing control means 30 of the sealing device are added, and other reference numerals are the same as or equivalent to those in FIG. Specifically, the abnormality detecting means 28 cannot be sealed because, for example, whether the sealing device is set in the facsimile device, paper jam has occurred in the sealing device, or there is no consumable item for sealing. It detects whether or not. Whether or not the sealing device is set can be detected by the presence or absence of an electric signal from hardware. Further, the detection of paper jam or the like of the sealing device can be known by the status signal from the sealing device.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. This operation is an example when the output signal of the sealing control means 30 in FIG. 7 is applied to the communication control means 23 as shown by the dotted line, and polling is performed in step S2 (or step S11). Alternatively, if there is an instruction to start communication for switching transmission / reception, the process proceeds to step S31
It is judged whether or not a sealing instruction is given. If this determination is affirmative, the process proceeds to step S32, and it is determined whether the sealing device is normal. When this determination is affirmative, the process proceeds to step S3 (S12), and the operation of calling is performed. On the other hand, if the determination in step S32 is negative, the process proceeds to step S34 to warn the operator and the process ends. In addition, the step S
Since the operation after 4 (S13) is the same as that in FIG. 2 (a) or (b), the description is omitted.

Next, another operation of this embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 9 shows the operation after step S4 (S16) in FIG. 2 (a) or (b), and in step S21 it is judged whether or not there is a sealing instruction, and there is a sealing instruction. In this case, the process proceeds to step S25, and it is determined whether the sealing device is normal. When the sealing device is normal, the process proceeds to step S22, the received document is processed, and the sealing process is executed in step S24. On the other hand, when step S25 is negative, that is, when the sealing device is abnormal, the process proceeds to step S26 and a warning is output to the operator. Then, in step S27, it is determined by the operator or the like whether or not the sealing device has been normally operated, and if normal, the process proceeds to step S22 to start the print processing of the received document. When the determination in step S21 is negative, the process proceeds to step S23 and print processing of the received document is executed. Then, the data is output without being sealed.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, when the sealing device is abnormal, communication is not performed or the received document is stored in the memory and recovered until it is recovered normally. Then you can print out.

[0021]

According to the invention of claim 1, polling,
Since the document received by communication such as transmission / reception exchange can be sealed and output, there is an effect that the received document can be kept secret.

According to the second aspect of the invention, there is an effect that it is possible to choose not to seal the received document depending on the intention of the operator.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, when the sealing device has an abnormality, the reception of image information or the printout of the received image information is prohibited, so that the document for which confidentiality is desired is not sealed. It can be prevented from being output.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a functional block diagram of a main part of a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart illustrating the operation of this embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a protocol of this embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a functional block diagram of a main part of a second embodiment of the present invention.

5 is a diagram showing a specific example of the sealing instruction means of FIG.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the main part of the second embodiment.

FIG. 7 is a functional block diagram of an essential part of a third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the main part of the third embodiment.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the main part of the third embodiment.

FIG. 10 is a block diagram for explaining a hardware configuration of a facsimile apparatus to which the present invention is applied.

[Explanation of symbols]

5 ... Printing device, 14 ... Sealing device, 21 ... Polling instruction means, 22 ... Transmission / reception change instruction means, 23 ... Communication control means, 24 ... Received image information storage means, 25 ... Printing means,
26 ... Sealing means, 27 ... Sealing instructing means, 28 ... Abnormality detecting means, 29 ... Warning means, 30 ... Sealing control means.

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. In a facsimile apparatus having a sealing function, a means for receiving image information from the partner station after making a call to the partner station, a means for printing the received image information, and a sealed document. A facsimile machine having a sealing function, characterized in that it seals the received document after calling the other station. 2. A facsimile apparatus having a sealing function according to claim 1, further comprising means for instructing sealing, and the received document is sealed only when there is a sealing instruction from the means. A facsimile machine having a characteristic sealing function. 3. A facsimile apparatus having a sealing function according to claim 1, further comprising means for detecting an abnormality of the sealing apparatus, and when the abnormality is detected by the means, the other station is not called or A facsimile apparatus having a sealing function, characterized in that received image information is not printed.