JPH08172440A - Data communication system and its data transfer method - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To directly acquire data addressed to itself by detecting and storing the physical positions pf respective information processors connected to a system and transmitting the stored information to the optional information processor connected to the system. CONSTITUTION: A facsimile receiver 105 is connected to a data communication network and performs facsimile transmission/reception through a telephone line 106 and the data communication network 101. Also, the receiver 105 is provided with a function for reading the physical positions of the other equipments connected to the communication network 101 and the function for inquiring of the other equipment connected to the communication network 101 about the user information of the owner. The receiver 105 uses the function of the communication network 101 and investigates an installation place where a terminal which returns signals is connected to the communication network 101. Thereafter, the facsimile receiver closest to the position where the terminal is connected is searched. When the searched receiver is present within an appropriate distance compared with the connection position of the terminal, the receiver is judged as an appropriate receiver.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a data communication system and a data transfer method in the system.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a user of a terminal connected to a data communication network can confirm whether or not there is received data such as a facsimile addressed to himself or an electronic mail.
If there is a method of making a confirmation by the receiving device itself or making an inquiry through a data communication network, the inquiry is made by itself.

Further, there has been a device which detects data reception by a facsimile or the like and sends a message to a pager (portable radio calling device) having a set number, but this also causes the user to receive data. Although I was able to receive notification of this, I could not receive the received data on the spot.

[0004]

As described above, in the conventional system, the user actually receives a signal at another position even though there is a receiving device connected to the same communication network nearby. There has been a problem that it is necessary to go to the receiving device which has gone to check whether there is received data addressed to itself, and if it does not do so, the received data addressed to itself cannot be received.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a data communication system and a data transfer method for the same, which allows a user to perform reception at a receiving device nearest to the user.

[0006]

The present invention should be transmitted to a user by providing means for detecting user information and a physical position using an information processing device carried by the user. When data is present, the user can immediately identify itself by identifying the receiving device connected to the same data communication network installed near the user and transferring the data to that device. It was made possible to get the data of.

[0007]

1 is a block diagram showing the system configuration of a first embodiment of the present invention.

The data communication network 101 has a function of detecting the physical position of each connected device. Facsimile receiver (referred to as facsimile receiver A) 102
Has a function of connecting to a data communication network and performing facsimile transmission / reception through the telephone line 103 and the data communication network 101. The portable information terminal 104 has a function of connecting to a data communication network and reporting the user information of the owner in response to an inquiry from another device.

A facsimile receiving device (referred to as a facsimile receiving device B) 105 has the same function as connecting to a data communication network and transmitting and receiving a facsimile through the telephone line 106 and the data communication network 101.
It has a function of reading the physical position of another device connected to the device and a function of inquiring the other device connected to the same data communication network 101 about the user information of its owner.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the internal arrangement of the facsimile receivers A102 and B105 in this embodiment.

Data communication network interface (hereinafter referred to as I
Reference numeral 201 designates / F) for exchanging data through a data communication network. Telephone line I / F202,
Data is exchanged through a telephone line.
The processing unit 203 performs various processes of data handled by the I / Fs 201 and 202, and the print output unit 204 actually prints out the data.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing the internal structure of the portable information terminal 104 in this embodiment.

The display unit 301 displays L for displaying various data.
It's a CD. The input unit 302 is an input unit such as a key or a pointing device that receives an input from a user. The data communication network I / F 303 is the data communication network 101.
Data is exchanged through. The central processing unit 304 performs various processes in this terminal. The storage unit 305 is a memory that stores display data. The main storage unit 306 is a memory that stores various data in the terminal, and the secondary storage unit 307 is a memory that stores data other than the data stored in the main storage unit 306.

FIG. 4 is a flow chart showing the internal operation of the facsimile receiver A 102 in this embodiment.

Facsimile receiver A first sets S40.
In 1, the received data is checked. If there is no received data, the process branches to the next S402 and S4.
Return to 01. If there is data, next, S4
In 03, it is determined what the source of the received data is.

When the received data is sent to the telephone line I / F 202 through the telephone line 103, the process proceeds to S404, the data is received from the telephone line 103, and the received data is received in S406. Print output unit 2
Send to 04.

If the received data is sent to the data communication network I / F 201 through the data communication network 101 in S403, the process proceeds to S405, and the facsimile receiver A receives the data communication network 101 from the data communication network 101. Receive data. Then, the received data is output to the print output unit 204 in S406.

Next, the facsimile receiver A, which has finished outputting the data in S406, proceeds to S407 and determines whether or not the processing is completed. Then, when it is determined that the processing is finished, the processing is finished. If it is determined that the processing has not ended, the processing is continued again from S401.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing the internal operation of the facsimile receiver B105 in this embodiment.

Upon starting the process, the facsimile receiver B first checks in step S501 whether there is received data. If there is no received data, the process branches to the next step S502 and returns to step S501.

If there is received data, S
In step 503, it is determined whether the data has arrived via the telephone line 106 or has arrived via the data communication network 101. If the data arrives via the telephone line 106, the flow advances to S504 to receive the data from the telephone line I / F 202.

If the data has arrived via the data communication network 101, the flow advances to S505 to receive the data from the data communication network I / F 201. In any case, when the data has been received, the process proceeds to S506.

At S506, an attempt is made to interpret the destination to which the received data is addressed. Then, in S507, when the destination is successfully interpreted, the process proceeds to S508, and when the destination cannot be interpreted, the process proceeds to S514.

In S508, next, information of the registered user corresponding to the destination is transmitted to the data communication network 101 through the data communication network I / F 201, and is transmitted to each device connected to the same communication network. Inquire about it. Here, if the portable information terminal device 104 holding the owner information that matches the user information is connected in the communication network, the terminal device sends the user information to the facsimile receiving device B. A signal indicating a match is returned. Therefore, the facsimile receiver B can receive the signal from the communication network through the I / F.

If such a signal is returned, the process proceeds to S510 in S509, and if no such signal is returned, the process proceeds to S514.

The device that has proceeded to S510 next uses the function of the data communication network 101 to investigate the installation location where the terminal that returned the signal is connected to the data communication network 101.

Then, in step S511, the facsimile receiving apparatus closest to the position to which the terminal is connected is searched for. Here, if the found receiving device is within an appropriate distance compared with the connection position of the terminal, it is determined that the receiving device is an appropriate receiving device, and in S512, S5
Branch to 13. If an appropriate receiving device cannot be found, the process proceeds to S514.

In step S513, the data is transmitted through the data communication network 101 to the appropriate facsimile receiver (facsimile receiver A) determined in step S511,
After that, proceed to S515.

Further, the facsimile receiving apparatus B is S514.
When it arrives at, the device could not find an appropriate data transfer destination, so the received data is output to the print output unit 20 of the own device.
4 and the process proceeds to S515. In S515, first, it is determined whether the processing has ended. If the processing has ended, the processing ends. If the process is not completed, the process returns to S501 and the process is continued.

As described above, according to the first embodiment,
While the user is in the area connected by the same data communication network, by connecting his / her own portable information terminal to the data communication network wherever he is, which device in the same data communication network is connected. If the facsimile document sent to the device is addressed to itself, it will always be output from the receiving device closest to the site, so that it can be immediately obtained.

Further, when the data cannot be transferred to an appropriate receiving device, the first receiving device itself prints the received data so that the user is not in the area. , It is safe because the received data will not be lost even if the information terminal is not connected to the data communication network even in the area.

Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described. The system configuration of the second embodiment is the same as the first embodiment.
Since this is the same as the embodiment (FIG. 1) and the internal configuration of the facsimile receivers A and B in this embodiment is also the same as that of the first embodiment (FIG. 2), description thereof will be omitted. The internal operation of the facsimile receiver A in this embodiment is similar to that in the first embodiment (FIG. 4).

FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing the internal structure of the portable information terminal 104 in this embodiment.

The portable information terminal 104 has a display unit 60.
1, an input unit 602, a data communication network I / F 603, a central processing unit 604, a display storage unit 605, a main storage unit 606,
In addition to the secondary storage unit 607, the audio signal generation unit 608 is included.

FIG. 7 is a flow chart showing the internal operation of the facsimile receiver B105 in this embodiment.

Upon starting the process, the facsimile receiver B first checks the presence or absence of received data in step S701. If there is no received data (S
702), and a conditional branch is performed to return to S701 again.

If there is received data, the following step S703 is executed. In S703, first, it is confirmed whether the received data is from the telephone line 107 or the data communication network 101. If the received data is from the telephone line, the process branches to S704, and the data is transmitted from the data communication network. If there is, it branches to S705.

In step S704, the data received through the telephone line I / F 202 is received, and the process proceeds to step S706. If the data is from the data communication network, step S7 is performed.
At 05, the data received through the data communication network I / F 201 is received, and the process proceeds to S706 to try to interpret the destination to which the received data is addressed. Then, in subsequent S707, S
If the destination is successfully interpreted in 706, S70.
Proceed to 8. If unsuccessful, the process proceeds to S715.

If the destination is successfully interpreted, first S7
At 08, information of the user corresponding to the destination is transmitted to the data communication network, and an inquiry is made to each device connected to the same communication network. Here, in the communication network,
If there is a portable information terminal device 104 in which owner information matching the user information is registered, the terminal device returns a signal indicating the matching of the user information to the facsimile receiver B.

Therefore, if a coincidence signal is returned in S709, the process branches to S710, and if it is not returned, the process proceeds to S715.

The device which has detected the returned user information coincidence signal acquires the physical position, which is connected to the data communication network of the terminal device which has returned the signal, from the data communication network in S710.

In the next step S711, the closest facsimile receiving device within an appropriate distance from the connection position of the terminal device is searched for. Then, in S712, when an appropriate receiving device can be determined in S711, the process proceeds to S713,
If not, the process proceeds to S715.

In step S713, the appropriate facsimile receiver (facsimile receiver A10) determined in step S711 is determined.
The data received in S704 or S705 is transmitted to 2). Then, the processing proceeds to step S714, and a signal indicating that the received data has been transferred to an appropriate facsimile receiving apparatus is sent to the terminal apparatus that has returned the user information matching signal in step S708.

Then, the process proceeds to S716. Also, S70
7, S709, and S712, the process is S715.
In the case of branching to, since the apparatus could not determine an appropriate facsimile receiving apparatus for transmitting the received data, it outputs the received data to its own print output unit 204,
Proceed to S716.

In S716, it is determined whether or not the process is completed. If the process is not completed, the process returns to S701 to continue the process. If the processing is finished, the processing is finished.

Here, when the device sends a signal indicating that the data has been transferred in S714, when the corresponding portable information terminal device 104 receives it, it drives the audio signal generator 608 to output the audio signal. appear. This voice signal plays a role of informing the user who owns the corresponding terminal device that the data sent to him is sent to the nearby facsimile receiving device.

As a result, for example, a user who is temporarily working in another place does not notice that the received data addressed to himself / herself has been transferred to the nearby facsimile receiving device,
You can prevent moving to the next place.

Next, a third embodiment of the present invention will be described.

FIG. 8 is a block diagram showing the system configuration of the third embodiment.

In this embodiment, the data communication network 801
Includes a printer device 802, a portable information terminal A 803,
Facsimile receiver A804, portable information terminal B80
6. Facsimile receiver B807 is connected.
The facsimile receiver A 804 has a telephone line 8
05 is connected to the facsimile receiver B807,
The telephone line 805 is connected.

Next, FIG. 9 is a block diagram showing the internal structure of the printer device 802.

The data communication network I / F 901 connects the printer device 802 to the data communication network 801, and transmits / receives data. The data storage unit 902 is used by the printer device to process data. To do. The processing unit 903 performs the processing of this printer device, and the print output unit 904 performs the print output.

Portable information terminal A80 in this embodiment
3, and the internal configuration of the portable information terminal B806 is the same as that shown in FIG. 6 and the internal configuration of the facsimile receiver A804 is the same as that shown in FIG. .

FIG. 10 is a flow chart showing the operation of the printer device 802 in this embodiment.

When the printer device 802 starts the processing, first in S1001, the presence or absence of received data is checked. If there is received data here, S
The process branches at 1002 and proceeds to S1003.

Here, if the data does not exist, S
The process returns from step 1002 to step S1001 again to continue the process.
If received data exists and the process proceeds to S1003, the data is received from the data communication network I / F 901 in S1003.

Then, in the following S1004, S10
The data received in 03 is sent to the print output unit 904, and the print output unit 904 actually prints on paper. After that, S1
The process proceeds to 005 to determine whether the processing is completed. If the process is not completed, the process returns to S1001 and continues the process. If the processing is completed, the processing is ended.

The internal operation of the facsimile receiver A 804 in this embodiment is the same as that shown in FIG. 4, and therefore its explanation is omitted. FIG. 11 is a flow chart showing the internal operation of the facsimile receiver B807 in this embodiment.

The facsimile receiver B 807 first sets S
At 1101, the presence or absence of received data is checked. At this time, in subsequent S1102, if there is no received data, S
Return to 1101 and if there is received data, proceed to S1103. In S1103, it is checked whether the received data has arrived via the telephone line 808 or has arrived via the data communication network 801, and if it is a telephone line, proceed to S1104, and if it is a data communication network, proceed to S1105. .

If the process proceeds to S1104, the telephone line I
Received data is extracted from / F202. In addition, S110
When the process proceeds to 5, the received data is similarly taken out from the data communication network I / F 201. Then, in either case, when the reception data has been extracted, the process proceeds to S1106, and an attempt is made to interpret the destination from the reception data. If the destination is successfully interpreted here, the process proceeds to S1108 in the next S1107, and if not, the process proceeds to S1117.

The device that has succeeded in interpreting the destination is S1108.
In, the information of the user corresponding to the destination is transmitted to the data communication network, and an inquiry is made to each device connected to the same communication network. At this time, if there is a portable information terminal device connected to the same communication network that has the owner information that matches the inquired user information, it means that the user information matches it. Returns a signal indicating.

Then, in S1109, it is confirmed whether or not a signal indicating the coincidence of the user information is returned in response to the inquiry made in S1108, and if it is returned, S11
Go to 10. If it does not return, S11
Proceed to 17.

In S1110, the physical position of the terminal device that has returned the user information coincidence signal connected to the data communication network is detected. Then, in the next step S1111, processing is performed to select an information processing apparatus that can perform the closest print output within an appropriate distance from the connection position, for example, a printer apparatus or a facsimile receiving apparatus here.

For example, in the case shown in FIG. 8, if the portable information terminal A 803 is the corresponding terminal, the printer device 802 is selected and the portable information terminal B 8 is selected.
If 06 is the corresponding terminal, the facsimile receiver A 804 is selected.

Then, if an appropriate printing device can be selected in this S1111, in step S1112, the process proceeds to step S1113, and if there is no appropriate printing device, the process proceeds to step S1117.

First, when an appropriate printing device can be selected, in step S1113, the data is converted into a data format that can be interpreted by the selected printing device. For example, when the selected device is the printer device 802, it is converted into a data format printable by the printer device.

If the selected device is the facsimile receiving device A804, this is detected and data conversion is not performed. After preparing the data to be transferred in this way, in S1115, the prepared data is transmitted to the selected printing device.

After the transmission is completed, in S1116, a signal notifying that the data has been transferred is transmitted to the portable terminal device that returned the coincidence signal in S1108. At this time, when the mobile terminal device receives the data transfer notification signal, it drives the audio signal generation unit 608 to notify the owner that the data has been transferred. On the device side, the process proceeds to S1118.

If the destination interpretation fails in S1107, the signal from the corresponding terminal is not returned in S1109, or an appropriate printing device cannot be determined in S1112, the process proceeds to S1117. However, here, the apparatus sends the received data to the print output unit 204 of itself and prints out. Then, the process proceeds to S1118.

Next, when the process proceeds from S1116 or S1117 to S1118, the device confirms whether the process is completed. If not completed, the process returns to S1101 to continue the process. If the processing is completed, the processing is ended.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, the user has an information processing apparatus having a printing function, which is connected to the same data communication network, even if there is no facsimile receiving apparatus at hand. , It has the advantage that you can receive the data sent to you through it.

Next, a fourth embodiment of the present invention will be described.

FIG. 12 is a block diagram showing the system configuration of the fourth embodiment.

This system comprises data communication network connection devices A1202, B1205, C1 for connecting various information processing devices and portable information terminals to the data communication network 1201.
209 and the data communication network 1 through the connection device A 1202.
A printer device 1203 connected to 201, a portable information terminal A1204 also connected to the data communication network 1201 through the connection device A1202, and a connection device B120.
5, a facsimile receiving apparatus A1206 connected to the data communication network 1201; a portable information terminal apparatus B1208 connected to the data communication network 1201 via a connecting apparatus B1205; and a facsimile receiving apparatus connected to the data communication network 1201 via a connecting apparatus C1209. Device B12
10 and. Further, the facsimile receiver A120
6, a telephone line 1207 is connected, and a facsimile receiver B1210 is connected to a telephone line 1211.

The internal configuration of the printer device 1202 in this embodiment is the same as that shown in FIG. 9, and the internal configuration of the facsimile receivers A1206 and B1210 is the same as that shown in FIG. Furthermore, since the internal configurations of the portable information terminal devices A1204 and B1208 in this embodiment are the same as those shown in FIG. 6, their description will be omitted.

FIG. 13 is a block diagram showing the internal structure of the data communication network connection devices 1202, 1205, 1209 in this embodiment.

The branch connection unit 1301 connects to the data communication network.
The two information processing devices connected to the respective connection devices are placed in the same state as when they are independently connected to the data communication network 1201.

Next, FIG. 14 is a flow chart showing the operation of the facsimile receiver B1210 in this embodiment.

First, in S1401, the received data is checked. If there is received data, the process branches to the subsequent S1403 in the next S1402. If there is no received data, the process returns to S1401 and continues.

The apparatus which has proceeded to S1403
It is determined whether the received data arrives via the telephone line 1211 or the data communication network 1201. If the received data is a telephone line, the process proceeds to S1404 and the telephone line I
/ F202 receives data. If it is a data communication network, the process proceeds to S1405 and the data communication network I / F
Data is received through 201.

In either case, when the data reception is completed, the process proceeds to S1406. In S1406, the device performs a process of reading the destination from the received data. If the destination is successfully interpreted, the process branches to S1408 in S1407. If the destination interpretation fails, the process advances to step S1417.

In S1408, the device retrieves the user information of the user who matches the interpreted destination data and sends it to the data communication network, and at the same time, holds the owner information which matches this user information. Inquires about whether the mobile terminal device in question is connected to the data communication network. here,
For example, when the portable information device A1204 is applicable,
Receiving the inquiry through the data communication network, the mobile terminal A sends a signal indicating that the user information matches.

If none of the mobile terminals matches the user information, no signal is sent out. In S1409, the apparatus proceeds to S1410 if the user information matching signal is returned, and proceeds to S1417 if it is not returned.

The device which has proceeded to S1410 detects the connection position in the data communication network of the terminal device which has returned the user information coincidence signal, and is connected to the other of the connection devices to which the portable terminal is connected. Check what the information processing device is.

For example, when the terminal device A is the corresponding terminal, the information processing device connected to the same connection device (data communication network connection device A 1202) as this terminal is the printer device 1203.

In subsequent S1411, the device determines whether or not the information processing device has a function of outputting received data, and if not, determines that the device is not suitable for transferring data. If it is determined that the device is inappropriate, the process proceeds to step S1415. If it is determined that the device is appropriate, the process proceeds to step S1412.

In S1412, first, data conversion is performed according to the type of the selected information processing device. And
In S1413, the data is transmitted to the selected information processing device. Then, in S1414, a signal notifying that the received data has been transmitted to the information processing apparatus is transmitted.
Upon receiving the data transfer notification signal, the portable information terminal device drives the internal audio signal generation unit 608 to notify the user of the fact. After transmitting the communication signal in S1414, the apparatus advances to S1418.

Further, the device which has been determined to be an inappropriate device in S1411 and has proceeded to S1415 sends the data received there to the print output unit 204 of its own to perform print output. Then, in step S1416, a signal is sent to the mobile terminal to notify the print output unit 204 that the attempt to transfer the received data was unsuccessful and that the output was performed. When the portable terminal device receives the data transfer failure notification signal,
The internal audio signal generator is driven to inform the user of this fact. After transmitting the notification signal in S1416, the apparatus advances to S1418.

If the interpretation of the destination fails in S1407, or if the corresponding portable terminal is not connected in S1409, the apparatus advances to S1417, sends the received data to its own print output unit, and prints out. . After that, S1
In step 418, the apparatus determines whether the processing has ended. If the processing has not ended, the apparatus proceeds to step S1401 again to continue the processing. If the processing is completed, the processing is ended.

According to the present embodiment, the user can securely receive and transfer the received data to the information processing apparatus in front of him as long as he / she connects the portable terminal to the connection apparatus connected to the appropriate apparatus. You can

Next, a fifth embodiment of the present invention will be described.

FIG. 15 is a block diagram showing the system configuration of the fifth embodiment.

In the figure, the data communication network 1501 includes
Printer device 1502, wireless connection devices A1503, B1
506, C1509, facsimile receiver A150
4, B1507 are connected.

The wireless connection device A 1503 is an information device having a wireless connection control unit corresponding to the wireless connection device A 1503.
01 for wireless connection. Specifically, a portable information terminal device 1510 having a function of connecting to the data communication network 1501 through a wireless connection device such as the wireless connection device A1503 is connected. ing. The wireless connection devices B1506 and C1509 also have the same function, and are wirelessly connected according to the movement of the portable information terminal 1510.

A telephone line 1506 is connected to the facsimile receiving apparatus A 1504, and a telephone line 1508 is connected to the facsimile receiving apparatus B 1507.

FIG. 16 is a block diagram showing the internal structure of the portable information terminal device 1510 in this embodiment.

This portable information terminal device 1510 is provided with a display unit 1601 for performing various displays, an input unit 1602 for receiving an input from a user and transmitting it to a processing unit, and wireless connection devices 1503, 1506, 1509. Wireless connection control unit 16 for connecting to the data communication network 1501
03 and a data communication network I for exchanging data with the data communication network 1501 through the wireless connection control unit 1603.
/ F1604 and central processing unit 160 that actually performs processing
5, a display storage unit 1606 for storing the contents displayed by the display unit 1601, and a main storage unit 1607 for storing data when the central processing unit 1605 performs processing.
A secondary storage unit 1608 for recording various data processed by the central processing unit 1605, and a voice signal generation unit 160 for generating a signal to be transmitted to the user by voice.
9 and.

Further, the printer device 15 in the present embodiment.
The internal structure of 02 is the same as that shown in FIG. 9, and the internal operation of this printer is the same as that of the flowchart shown in FIG. Further, the internal configurations of the facsimile receiving apparatus A 1504 and the facsimile receiving apparatus B 1507 are the same as those shown in FIG. 2, and further, the facsimile receiving apparatus A 15
The internal operations of 04 and B1507 are the same as those of the flowcharts shown in FIGS.

In the present embodiment, the portable information terminal 15
10 is a wireless connection device A150 even if the user does not explicitly connect to the data communication network through the connection terminal.
As long as it is located within the effective connection area of B3, B1506, and C1509, it is always connected to the data communication network 1501 via any of these connection devices. Therefore, as long as the user carries the mobile terminal,
It becomes possible to reliably and swiftly obtain the reception data addressed to oneself without any extra effort.

[0100]

As described above, according to the present invention,
By providing a means for detecting user information and physical position using the information processing device carried by the user, when there is data to be transmitted to the user, it is installed near the user. By specifying the receiving device connected to the same data communication network and transferring the data to that device, the user can immediately obtain the data addressed to himself / herself. .

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a system configuration of first and second embodiments of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a facsimile receiving apparatus according to first to fifth embodiments of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a portable information terminal device according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing the operation of the facsimile receiving apparatus A in the first to fifth embodiments of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing an operation of the facsimile receiver B according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a portable information terminal device according to second and third embodiments of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing an operation of the facsimile receiver B according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a block diagram showing a system configuration of a third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a printer device according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing the operation of the printer device according to the third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing the operation of the facsimile receiver B according to the third and fifth embodiments of the present invention.

FIG. 12 is a block diagram showing a system configuration of a fourth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 13 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a data communication network connection device A according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 14 is a flowchart showing an operation of the facsimile receiver B according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 15 is a block diagram showing a system configuration of a fifth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 16 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a portable information terminal device according to a fifth embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 101 ... Data communication network, 102, 105 ... Facsimile receiving device, 103, 106 ... Telephone line, 104 ... Portable information terminal.

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Claims (8)

[Claims] 1. A plurality of information processing devices are simultaneously connected,
A data communication system in which they communicate with each other, means for detecting and storing the physical position of each information processing device connected to the system, and the stored information connected to the system. And a means for transmitting the information to an arbitrary information processing device. 2. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein at least one information processing apparatus connected to the system has means for receiving information on a physical position of any information processing apparatus connected to the system. A data communication system characterized by. 3. The at least one information processing device connected to the system according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the at least one information processing device is connected to the system by means for storing user information about its own owner. And a means for transmitting the information to an arbitrary information processing device. 4. The information processing apparatus according to claim 3, wherein at least one information processing apparatus connected to the system has means for receiving user information regarding an owner of a specific information processing apparatus connected to the system. A data communication system characterized by. 5. A data transfer method for transferring data addressed to a specific user on a data communication system, which is an optimum transfer for transferring data addressed to the user when the data is transferred. To determine the destination, the physical position of the information processing device owned by the user is detected, and the closest information processing device that can receive the data of that data format is selected as the transfer destination. A data transfer method characterized by the above. 6. The information processing apparatus according to claim 5, wherein only an information processing apparatus that can receive data in different data formats but is more suitable as a transfer destination than an information processing apparatus that can receive data in the same data format exists. Is a data transfer method characterized in that if the data format can be converted, it is converted and transferred to the device. 7. The information processing device according to claim 5, wherein the information indicating that the transfer has been performed and the information indicating to which receiving device the data has been transferred are provided to the information processing device that has notified the user information. A data transfer method characterized in that the data is transmitted by transmitting. 8. The receiving device according to claim 7, wherein the information processing device for notifying the user information is connected in combination with the receiving device to determine the receiving device to which the data is transferred. Data transfer method.