JPH09214778A - Facsimile mail system - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) Abstract: A facsimile mail system in which a mail device 1 and a facsimile terminal 3 are connected via a telephone network 2 and subscriber information is registered in the mail device 1, and an operation manager of the mail device 1 To reduce the burden on users and keep the confidentiality of subscriber information. A mail device (1) obtains a terminal number unique to a terminal (3) through facsimile transmission / reception with a facsimile terminal (3) and fetches subscriber information (subscriber ID, personal identification number) of the terminal notified by an OMR sheet (4). , A table in which the telephone number of the terminal 3 and the subscriber information are associated with each other with the terminal number as an intermediary is automatically created.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a facsimile mail system, and more particularly to a facsimile mail system for registering subscriber information in a mail device from a facsimile terminal via a telephone network.

Recently, information (original) from a facsimile terminal (which may include a personal computer), which is easy to operate and widely spread, is stored in a mail device, and a subscriber requests transmission of the stored information. At this time, a facsimile mail communication service for outputting accumulated information from a mail device has already been provided to a facsimile terminal designated by the subscriber, and the number of service users is rapidly increasing.

In this case, since it is necessary to secure the confidentiality of the stored information for other unspecified subscribers, the identification number and personal identification number of the subscriber who intends to receive the mail service can be secured. It is necessary to register the subscriber information in the mail device in advance.

[0003]

2. Description of the Related Art FIG. 4 is a conceptual block diagram of a conventional facsimile mail system. A mail device 1 is connected to a facsimile terminal 3 via a telephone network 2, and a maintenance console 13 is attached to the mail device 1. It is connected.

When the manuscript is stored in the mail device 1 from the facsimile terminal 3 or the stored manuscript is transmitted from the mail device 1 to the facsimile terminal 3, the subscriber information is registered for the purpose of maintaining confidentiality as described above. Must have been

In this case, the subscriber information includes a subscriber identification number and a personal identification number on the transmitting side, a telephone number of an output destination facsimile terminal on the receiving side, and the like. Entered into the mail device 3 and registered.

[0006]

In such a conventional facsimile mail system, the operation manager can centrally manage the subscriber information registered in the mail device, but the number system of the network is changed. Or, it is necessary to change and input the subscriber information from the maintenance console every time the number of subscribers is added, which not only increases the burden on the operation manager when the number of subscribers increases, but it is also confidential as a user. There was a problem that the PIN number that should be kept is known to the operation manager.

Further, the service user pushes the push button (P
B) There is also a method of inputting the subscriber information to the mail device by a signal or the like, but in this case, there is a problem that the subscriber information cannot be accurately managed due to a push button operation error or the like.

Therefore, according to the present invention, in a facsimile mail system in which a mail device and a facsimile terminal are connected via a telephone network, and subscriber information is registered in the mail device, the burden on the operation manager of the mail device is reduced. The purpose is to keep the subscriber information confidential.

[0009]

In order to achieve the above object, a facsimile mail system according to the present invention is shown in FIG.
Conceptually, the facsimile terminal 3 prestores unique terminal number information, and when the mail device 1 dials the terminal 3 based on the telephone number information stored in advance, the terminal 3 The first subscriber information table in which the terminal number information sent from the terminal number information and the telephone number information are associated with each other is created, and an optical mark reading device sheet (hereinafter abbreviated as OMR sheet) is created. Yes) 4
A second subscriber information table in which the terminal number information and the subscriber information are associated with each other based on the subscriber information entered in A third subscriber information table in which the subscriber information and the telephone number information are associated with each other is created based on the subscriber information table.

That is, in the present invention, the mail terminal 1 dials the facsimile terminal based on the telephone number information registered in advance via the telephone network 2 (), and the unique terminal number returned from the facsimile terminal 3 is returned. The information is taken in (), and the first subscriber information table in which the terminal number information and the telephone number information are associated with each other is created.

On the other hand, in the facsimile terminal 3, O
The subscriber information written on the MR sheet 4 can be read, and the subscriber information read by the OMR sheet 4 is sent to the mail device 1 separately from the above terminal number information ().

The mail device 1 creates a second subscriber information table in which the terminal number information and the subscriber information are associated with each other.

Then, the mail apparatus 1 creates a third subscriber information table in which the subscriber information and the telephone number information are associated with each other using the terminal number information of the first and second subscriber information tables as an intermediary.

In this way, the operation manager does not register the subscriber information from the maintenance console attached to the mail apparatus 1, but operates the subscriber information through facsimile transmission / reception between the mail apparatus 1 and the user terminal 3. It is possible to automatically register in the mail device 1 without the administrator's eyes.

[0015]

FIG. 2 shows an embodiment of a mail device 1 used in a facsimile mail system according to the present invention, which is connected to an external facsimile terminal 3 shown in FIG. 1 via a telephone network 2. The line IF (interface) unit 5 is connected to the terminal information receiving unit 6 and the dial number transmission process unit 8b in the delivery process 8. The receiving unit 6 is connected to the terminal number acquisition process unit 8a in the delivery process 8 and the terminal number acquisition process unit 9a in the incoming process 9. Acquisition process unit 8a and transmission process unit 8b
Are commonly connected to the subscriber information table creation process 10.

Further, the line IF section 5 is connected to the OMR recognition section 7, and the OMR recognition section 7 is connected to the subscriber information recognition process section 9b in the incoming call process section 9. The recognition process unit 9b and the acquisition process unit 9a are commonly connected to the subscriber table creation process 11.

Also, table creation processes 10 and 11
Are processes (programs) for creating the subscriber information tables T1 and T2, respectively, and are both connected to the creating process 12 of the subscriber information table T3.

FIGS. 3 (1) to 3 (3) respectively show data examples of the subscriber information tables T1 to T3 created by the above-described creation processes 10 to 12, respectively, with reference to FIG. The operation of the embodiment of the mail apparatus 1 shown in FIG. 2 will be described below with reference to the reference numerals in the figure.

First, the transmission process section 8b in the mail apparatus 1 instructs the line IF section 5 to make a transmission connection to the facsimile terminal 3 with a FAX telephone number (for example, "03-1111-1111") and the FAX. Remember your phone number.

According to the instruction, the circuit IF section 5 makes a call connection to the facsimile terminal 3 via the telephone network 2.

The terminal 3 holds a facsimile terminal number in advance, and the line IF section 5 receives this facsimile terminal number according to a predetermined protocol and receives the terminal information receiving section 6
Send to

The terminal number acquisition process section 8a acquires the terminal number (for example, "1111") held by the terminal information receiving section 6 as the partner terminal number.

The subscriber information table creation process 10 is performed by the acquisition process unit 8a and the transmission process unit 8b, respectively, with the partner terminal number "1111" and the FAX telephone number "03-1111-111".
1 "is acquired, and the data D1 of the subscriber information table T1 in which the other party's terminal number and the FAX telephone number are associated (see FIG. 3).
(Refer to (1)).

Similarly, when the mail apparatus 1 makes a call connection with another facsimile terminal (not shown), the data of the connected terminals can be sequentially registered in the subscriber information table T1. .

Next, when the line interface section 5 is connected to the facsimile terminal 3 by an incoming call, similarly to the above, the facsimile terminal number previously held in the terminal 3 is received in accordance with a predetermined protocol and the terminal information is received. Then, the terminal information receiving unit 6 holds this terminal number, and the terminal number acquisition process unit 9b stores the terminal number "1111" as the partner terminal number.
To win.

Further, the line interface section 5 is read by the facsimile terminal 3 and transmitted by the OMR sheet 4.
The pattern (see FIG. 1) is received and sent to the OMR recognizing unit 7, and the OMR recognizing unit 7 uses the subscriber identification number (for example, "1000") from the information written in a predetermined place on the OMR sheet.
And a PIN (corresponding to a password, such as "○
○○○ ") is recognized and sent to the subscriber information recognition process unit 9b.

The subscriber information table creation process 11 acquires the partner terminal number "1111" from the acquisition process unit 9a and the subscriber identification number "1000" and the personal identification number ○○○○ from the recognition process unit 9b. Data D2 (see FIG. 3B) of the subscriber information table T2 in which the subscriber identification number and the personal identification number are associated with the partner terminal number is created.

Similarly, when the mail apparatus 1 makes an incoming call connection with another facsimile terminal (not shown), the data of the connected terminals can be sequentially registered in the subscriber information table T2. .

As a result, the subscriber information table T1 and the subscriber information table T2 having the "other party terminal number" as a common item are created.

Further, the subscriber information table creation process 12 inputs the data of the tables T1 and T2, and the subscriber identification number "100" with the partner terminal number "1111" as an intermediary.
0 ”, PIN“ ○○○○ ”and FAX phone number“ 03-11 ”
Data D3 (see FIG. 3C) of the subscriber information table T3 associated with 11-1111 "is created.

Similarly, the data of the tables T1 and T2 are input, and the data of the subscriber information table T3 in which the subscriber identification number, the personal identification number and the FAX telephone number are associated with each other with the partner terminal number as an intermediary is created.

As a result, in the mail device 1, FA
The subscriber information corresponding to the X telephone number is automatically registered.

[0033]

As described above, according to the facsimile mail system of the present invention, the mail device obtains the terminal number unique to the terminal through the facsimile transmission / reception with the facsimile terminal and the terminal notified by the OMR sheet. Since the subscriber information (subscriber ID, personal identification number) of the above is fetched and a table in which the telephone number of the terminal and the subscriber information are associated with each other by using the terminal number as an intermediary is automatically created, the operation manager has the OMR. Only by instructing the user to send the sheet, the work load can be greatly reduced. In addition, the service user can register even if he / she does not know the telephone number of his / her own facsimile terminal, by simply notifying the mail device of the subscriber information on the OMR sheet, and since it is automatically registered, the confidentiality of the personal identification number is maintained. It

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a conceptual configuration example of a facsimile mail system according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a configuration example of a mail device used in the facsimile mail system according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of a subscriber information table (T1 to T3) created by the facsimile mail system according to the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a configuration example of a conventional facsimile mail system.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 mail device 2 telephone network 3 facsimile terminal 5 line IF unit 6 terminal information receiving unit 7 OMR recognition unit 8a, 9a terminal number acquisition process unit 8b dial number transmission process unit 9b subscriber information recognition process unit (subscriber ID / password) 10-12 Subscriber information table creation process In the figure, the same reference numerals indicate the same or corresponding parts.

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Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. In a facsimile mail system in which a mail device and a facsimile terminal are connected via a telephone network and subscriber information is registered in the mail device, the terminal stores in advance unique terminal number information. , When the mail device dials the terminal based on the telephone number information stored in advance, the terminal number information sent from the terminal is taken in and the terminal number information and the telephone number information are associated with each other. Create the first subscriber information table,
Further, a second subscriber information table in which the terminal number information and the subscriber information are associated with each other is created based on the subscriber information written on the optical mark reading device sheet and taken in by the terminal, and the first subscriber information table is created. And a third subscriber information table in which the subscriber information and the telephone number information are associated with each other based on the second subscriber information table. 2. The facsimile mail system according to claim 1, wherein the subscriber information includes a subscriber identifier and a personal identification number.