JPS58154963A - Multiple address transmission system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To transmit the same original to plurality of different stations efficiently, by discriminating transmission information at an information storage section and providing an automatic transmission means calling the transmitted address based on the transmitted information when the transmission is not finished. CONSTITUTION:An interpreter 14 interpretes transmission information read out, and transmited information TEL-1 corresponding to transmission information B1 is read out and transferred to an automatic transmission section 13. When a line is reserved with the remote station, a control section 12b reads out information of the original in order from data storage sections D1-Dn of an information storage section 15 for the transmission of the original. When the transmission is finished, the change of the transmitted information B1 corresponding to the remote station is done. When the line with the remote station is not reserved, busy information B1 is interpreted. In calling the information afterward, it is set in a working area WA1 and the transmitted information corresponding to the next remote station is discriminated. The above operations are repeated until the transmission information corresponding to all the transmitted address to be set is ''1''.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION (a) Technical Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a transmission method for a factor t') apparatus, particularly to a broadcast transmission method for transmitting the same document information to a plurality of destinations.

伽) Prior art and issues When sending a document using a facsimile machine, a line must first be secured between the sender and receiver, ii
Once the line is secured, a start command is issued and (
The printed original is transferred to the reading section. IMPS optically scans a document, converts the reflected light into an electrical code through photoelectric conversion, and transmits this via the - line. The original in the reading section is transferred to a stacker.

Now, if we consider the case of sending a manuscript to multiple different recipients, we will explain how to send it to one recipient in multiple ways.
Must be repeated. That is, setting the manuscript,
Dialing operations, etc., must be performed for each of multiple parties to secure a line, and this is a problem that arises in similar situations such as meeting notifications and distributing minutes.
Repeating the above operations each time is not only troublesome, but also efficient.

(0) SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of these points, and provides a broadcast transmission system that can efficiently transmit the same manuscript to a plurality of different destinations.

(d) Structure of the Invention For this purpose, the broadcast transmission method of the present invention transmits manuscript information corresponding to the manuscript to be transmitted, destination information indicating the destination of this manuscript information, and transmission information indicating that transmission is incomplete regarding this destination information. and an information storage unit for storing information.

automatic calling means for determining transmission information in the information storage unit and calling a destination based on corresponding destination information when transmission is not completed;

and a transmitting unit that transmits the document information via the line when a line with the destination is secured.

The present invention is characterized by comprising a changing means for changing transmission information corresponding to a destination to which transmission has been completed.

(6) Embodiments of the Invention Hereinafter, embodiments of the broadcast transmission system according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

Figure 1 is a block diagram showing an overview of a facsimile machine.
Figure 142 is a plan view of the operation panel, Figure @a is an example of the information storage section, and Figure 114 is a flowchart showing an outline of the operation.

In FIG. 1, 11 is a reading unit, ll& is a document hopper,
11b is a document stacker, 12& is a transmitting unit, 12b is a control unit, 120 is a changing unit, 18 is an automatic transmitting unit, 14 is a gun release unit,
16 is an information storage unit, 16 is an operation panel, and 17 is a telephone set. The original 18 set in hopper 11B is placed in the reading unit 1.
One by one, they were transferred to each other and made to kneel down. In this reading, light sequentially scans the surface of the document, and the reflected light is converted into a binary (or multivalued) digital electrical signal by a photoelectric conversion element. The original 18 that has been read is stored in the stacker llb. The manuscript information is stored in the control section 12b and the information storage section 1.
Transferred to 6. The manuscript information transferred to the control section 12b is transferred to the transmission section 12a for transmission via a line secured by the telephone 17. The document information transferred to the storage ILLS is stored. The storage unit 15 further stores the following information from the operation panel 16.

It is document name information FLN, page and size information PI
NPn, destination information Tf; L-I N setting-n, busy information B81-B8, repeat count information n1 interval n interval information @RPl-RPn. For this purpose, the operation panel 16 is provided with a display section 21, function keys 22&-22C1, a numeric keypad 28, and a start/stop key 24, as shown in FIG.

The display section 21 is divided into upper and lower sections, with the upper section used as a guidance display section and the lower section used as a data display section. When the function key 22 & (t) is pressed, the document name information to rebeat interval are displayed on the guidance display section, and the operator inputs various information using the numeric keypad 28 according to this guidance. The key 22b (light) is a function key 22C, which is a key for displaying and checking each piece of information stored in the information storage section 16 on the data display section.

(Delete) is for deleting each piece of information.

As shown in FIG. 2, a storage example of the storage unit 15, there are a plurality of data storage units DI to Da for document name information FLN.
The document information from the reading section 11 is divided into pages and stored in each data storage section DI-Do. Multiple destinations are set for one document name. Each destination has destination information TEX4. Transmission information B1 busy information B8, repeat interval information FIL, repeat number information n and work area Wm are set. Destination information device is document name FLN
This is used to identify the destination to which the manuscript information with the information is to be sent, and for example, a telephone number is used. Transmission information B stores information as to whether or not the manuscript information has been transmitted to a designated destination, and is, for example, 10' if it has not been transmitted, and 11' if it is a transmitter.

The content of this transmission information is changed by the changing unit t2c. In other words, when the transmission is completed, the change unit 12 (l
is the transmission information of the corresponding destination information device B & 0 # or 6
Change to 11'. Busy information B8 stores information on what to do when transmission to the other party is not possible.
(1) Calling after sending a service to another destination, or (1) canceling the service may be considered. The repeat interval information RP relates to busy information B8 (1) and specifies the interval for subsequent calls. The repeat same number information n relates to the above-mentioned middle and (1), and specifies the same number to be called when transmission is impossible. The work area W is used for counting the number of failed transmissions, reheat intervals, and the like.

The decoding unit 14 sequentially reads out the transmission information B from the information storage unit 16, and the transmission to the destination is completed. The automatic transmission section 18 sends a dial pulse to the transmission section 1 based on the information device.
2a.

The operation will be briefly explained according to the flowchart shown in Figure jI4. First, the operator places the document 18 to be sent into the hopper t.
Set to ta. Then, various information is entered manually using the operation panel 16. That is, when you press the function key 22& on the operation panel 16, "Document name" is displayed on the guidance on the 1 display section 21, so press the numeric keypad 28.
Enter the document name information FLN using . Numeric keypad 28
When you press the button, the contents are displayed on the data display section, so you can confirm them. When the input of the document name information FLN is completed, guidance for inputting destination information, busy information, rebeat interval information, and repeat count information is displayed one after another, so the user can input the information in accordance with the guidance.

When the input is completed, the operator calls the destination using the telephone 17. At this time, the destination of the message is to secure a line with the other party, and the operator presses the start button on the facsimile machine to send the message to the other party.
The document in hopper 11& is transferred to the reading section 11, and the document information read by charging conversion is transmitted via the control section 12b1 and the transmitting section 12a. The manuscript information is also sent to the information storage section 46 and stored in the data storage section -J)n page by page. At this time, the size of each page of the document and the number of pages are also stored as page size information PINPn.

When the transmission to the first destination is completed, the operator presses the start/stop key 24 on the operation panel 16. This starts the transmission service for the registered destination. In this procedure, as shown in FIG. 4, the decoder 14 first decodes the read transmission information. Naturally, in the initial state, all transmission information is incomplete (i.e. 10')
Therefore, the destination information device-1 corresponding to this transmission information Bl is read out by the automatic transmission section 18 and transferred. The automatic transmission section 18 transmits a dial pulse determined by the information via the transmission section 12&, and the destination is called.

When the line is secured with the other party, the control unit 12
In b, document information is sequentially read out from the data storage sections 1) 1 to Dn of the information storage section 16, and the document transmission is performed. When the transmission is completed, the transmission information B1 corresponding to the other party is changed. This is transmitted information B by the changing unit 12 (l).
This is done by pushing 1 from +01 to 11'. When this is completed, the next transmission information B2 is decoded and the transmission service is performed in the same manner as described above.

However, if the line with the other party is not secured despite the calling of the destination, the busy information B8I is decoded. If service discontinuation is specified by the busy information BMI, the transmitter is set from 10' to 1.
Set it to 1' and then click. In addition, when performing a service all at once or when performing a service later, set the rebeat counter in the work area WAI to "+1".
Then, the reheat number information n1 and the count value of the counter are compared, and if the two match, the corresponding transmission information B1 is set from 10' to 11'. If the count value of the counter does not reach the specified number of repeats,
When calling again, the reheat interval counter in work area wm1 is counted up at a predetermined clock, the specified repeat interval is compared with this interval counter, and when the time limit is exceeded, the transmitting device is activated again. Make a call to -1. If the call is to be made later, that fact is set in the work area Wm1, and the transmission information corresponding to the next destination is determined.

The above operations are performed until the transmission information corresponding to all the set destinations reaches 11'.

(However, even if the transmission information is set to 11', it does not mean that all manuscript information is sent to the transmission section.

This is because it is set to 11' even if the service is terminated midway or the number of repeats is exceeded. ) As mentioned above, all destinations are stored in the information storage unit 16 in advance.
Alternatively, the information storage section may be a magnetic memory. In this case, the document information is not limited to data obtained by scanning the document by optical l1w conversion.

(f) As described in detail, according to the present invention, even when the same document information is to be sent to multiple different destinations, it is not necessary to set the document and call the destination each time. No d

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

The drawings relate to the present invention, and FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the outline of a facsimile machine, and FIG. 2 is an operation panel 1.
6 is a plan view, FIG. 8 is a detailed view of the information storage section, and FIG. 4g is a flowchart showing the operation. In the figure, 11 is a reading section, 12& is a transmitting section, 120 is a changing section, 18 is an automatic transmission section, 15 is an information storage section 16 is an operation panel, 17 is a telephone, 18 is a manuscript, FLN is document name information,
DI-Dn indicates a document information storage unit, locations-1 to location-n indicate destination information, and B1 to Bn indicate transmission information. Figure 1 Figure 3

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] An information storage unit that stores manuscript information corresponding to a manuscript to be transmitted, destination information indicating a destination of this manuscript information, and transmission information indicating that transmission of the manuscript information with respect to this destination information is incomplete; . automatic calling means for calling a destination based on corresponding destination information when the transmission information in the information storage unit is incomplete; and a transmitter that transmits the manuscript information via the a+jin line when the line with the destination is secured. A broadcast transmission system characterized by comprising: a changing means for changing transmission information corresponding to a destination to which transmission has been completed.