KR100260909B1 - Method of job information management function in facsimile - Google Patents

Abstract

If the fax machine generates a job status, the job information corresponding to the job status is stored in the memory, and if the transfer condition for transmitting the job information to the computer is satisfied, it is determined whether or not it is possible to transmit. The content is transferred to a computer, which stores the work transferred from the fax to a storage medium.

Description

How to manage fax job information

The present invention relates to a method for managing facsimile work information. More particularly, the present invention relates to a method for managing facsimile work information, which transmits facsimile work information to a computer and enables the computer to efficiently manage facsimile work information. .

In general, in the field of data transmission technology, fax communication technology has been limited to a simple concept of communication method that unilaterally transmits image data through a public switching telephone network (PSTN). However, due to the recent development of office automation (OA) devices and the increase in the penetration rate, multi-function peripherals (MFPs) have been proposed to perform multiple functions simultaneously as a single device. Here, the definition of the complex function can be largely divided into two types.

First, it refers to the function of the office automation equipment (facsimile, copier, printer, scanner, etc.) that is required in the office environment as an integrated structure. Second, the computer that occupies a key position in the office environment (usually, 'personal computer (PC)'). Is used to create new, more complex functions.

On the other hand, the facsimile stores the job information (time / date of transmission / reception, protocol, result of transmission / reception, delay, memory transmission operation, etc.) indicating the result of this work situation in memory when various work situations occur. When the amount of work information stored in the memory is greater than or equal to the set amount, a function for outputting this as a confirmation report is provided.

By the way, according to the conventional multifunction apparatus or facsimile, the following problem arises.

(1) All the job information generated by the facsimile is stored in the facsimile's built-in memory. Therefore, in order to check the facsimile's job information, the user must print and confirm the job information stored in the memory or confirm it through the display window. In this case, when an error occurs in the display window or the printer and the display function and the printing function cannot be normally performed, the user cannot check the job information of the fax.

(2) Putting a large amount of memory on the facsimile adds to the burden on the user. Therefore, the facsimile is equipped with a small amount of memory, which cannot store a large amount of job information. A typical facsimile deletes some of the work information after printing the check table, so if the user loses the check table, there is no way to check the work information.

(3) Since the user cannot edit the job information stored in the memory, the confirmation table includes unnecessary information that the user does not want to print.

Accordingly, the present invention is to solve such problems, the object of the present invention is to transmit the job information of the facsimile to the computer in a predetermined time unit, so that the user can edit and manage the job information transmitted from the facsimile in the computer It provides a method of managing a facsimile work information.

1 is a schematic block diagram of a facsimile applied to the present invention;

2 is a flowchart showing the operation of the facsimile when a work situation occurs;

3 is a flowchart illustrating an operation process of a computer when a transmission condition is satisfied.

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1: CPU 2: Memory

3: Operator panel (OPE) 4: Scanner

5: Modem 6: Network Control Unit (NCU)

7: Printer 8: Sensor

9: input / output port

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention stores a work information corresponding to a work condition in a memory when a work condition occurs in a facsimile, and determines whether the data can be transmitted if the transfer condition for transmitting the work information to a computer is satisfied. If the transfer is possible, the work contents stored in the memory are transferred to the computer, and the computer stores the work contents transmitted from the facsimile on the storage medium.

In the present invention, the work items include any one of a work of sending / receiving fax data and registering work for arbitrary data.

The transfer condition may include at least one of a time point at which a work condition occurs, a time point at which a user's transfer request is received, a predetermined time interval set by the user, and a time point at which the memory is full.

In addition, after performing the transmission step, it is possible to delete the job information stored in the memory.

In addition, when a user's editing request is received from the computer after the transmission step, the user may switch to the edit mode and display the job information stored in the storage medium on the screen.

Hereinafter, a preferred embodiment of the method for managing facsimile work information according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 shows a schematic block diagram of a facsimile applied to the present invention.

1, the central processing unit 1 controls the overall operation of the facsimile according to the set program and at the same time controls the communication state with the computer.

The memory 2 stores program data, protocol data, text data, and work contents related to transmission and reception, and accesses or stores data under the control of the central processing unit 1.

OPE (Operational Panel) (3) includes a plurality of keys to generate the key data of the facsimile, and transmits the key data to the central processing unit (1) when the key data is generated, from the central processing unit (1) And a display device to display the displayed display data.

The scanner 4 scans the data recorded on the document, converts the data into digital image data, and transmits the data to the central processing unit 1.

Under the control of the central processing unit 1, the modem 5 modulates and outputs the output data of the central processing unit 1 in analog form, and demodulates and outputs the analog input signal in digital form.

The NCU (Network Control Unit) 6 operates under the control of the central processing unit 1 to form a call loop of a general telephone network (consisting of rings and tips), and signals of the modem 5 and the telephone network. Interfacing of

The printer 7 prints the fax data received by the control signal from the central processing unit 1.

The sensor unit 8 detects the remaining amount of recording paper or detects a document and provides it to the central processing unit 1.

The input / output port 9 transmits scanned image data and various facsimile job information to a computer under the control of the central processing unit 1, and transmits various control signals, fax data and printing data from the computer to the facsimile. . Here, serial and parallel cables are used between the facsimile and the computer.

Each of these components is the same as the configuration of a general facsimile, so a detailed description thereof will be omitted, and only essential components applied to the present invention will be described.

An operation of the present invention having such a configuration will be described below with reference to FIGS. 2 and 3.

2 is a flowchart illustrating an operation process of a facsimile when a work situation occurs.

The central processing unit 1 checks whether a working situation has occurred in the facsimile (S1). Here, the work situation refers to all operations of the facsimile, and information when the transmission / reception operation is performed (transmission / reception result, established communication protocol procedure and contents, time, error details when an error occurs and the number of retransmissions, etc.) And information at the time of registering arbitrary data (shortcut dial, local station identification, information on setting memory transmission and delay transmission, and group transmission). If it is determined in the step 1 (S1) that a work situation has occurred in the facsimile, the central processing unit 1 stores the corresponding work information in the memory 2 (S2).

Thereafter, the CPU 1 determines whether the transfer condition for transmitting the job information stored in the memory 2 to the computer is satisfied (S3). Here, the transmission condition is settable by the user, and the following conditions may be given.

(1) The time at which any work situation occurred

(2) When the user selects a job information transmission key from various function keys arranged on the operation panel 3

(3) predetermined time interval set by user

(4) When the memory 2 is full

That is, the central processing unit 1 determines whether a predetermined transmission condition among these transmission conditions is satisfied, and transmits a wake-up signal to the computer when the transmission condition is satisfied (S4). Thereafter, the central processing unit 1 checks whether a wake-up response signal is received from the computer (S5), and when the wake-up response signal is received from the computer, transmits the job information stored in the memory 2 to the computer ( S6). Thereafter, when the job information is transmitted to the computer, the central processing unit 7 deletes the corresponding job information stored in the memory 2 (S7).

3 is a flowchart illustrating an operation process of a computer when a transmission condition is satisfied.

The computer checks whether a wake-up signal is received from the facsimile (S8). When the wake-up signal is received, the computer transmits a wake-up response signal indicating that the wake-up signal has been received to the facsimile (S9). Thereafter, when the job information is transmitted from the facsimile, the transmitted job information is stored in a storage medium such as a hard disk or a floppy disk (S10).

Then, when the receiving operation of the job information is completed (S11), it is checked whether the user's editing request is received (S12), and when the user's editing request is received, the job information stored in the storage medium after switching to the job information editing mode Is displayed on the screen (S13).

Therefore, the user can perform an editing operation such as modifying or deleting any task information among the task information displayed on the screen, and can check the work contents of the current facsimile.

As a result, according to the method for managing facsimile work information according to the present invention, there are advantages as follows.

(1) Since the job information generated in the facsimile is transferred to the storage medium of the computer according to an arbitrary transmission condition and stored, the user can easily check the facsimile job information.

(2) Since the memory for managing the work information of the facsimile can be replaced by a small capacity, the production cost of the facsimile can be reduced, thereby reducing the economic burden on the consumer.

(3) It is convenient because the user can edit the work information stored in the memory on the computer.

Claims (8)

A method of managing facsimile work information by a system connected to enable information transfer between a facsimile comprising a memory and a computer comprising a storage medium: Storing work information corresponding to the work situation in the memory when a work situation occurs in the facsimile; Determining whether a transmission condition for transmitting the job information to the computer is satisfied; Determining whether transmission is possible when the transmission condition is satisfied in the determining whether the transmission condition is satisfied; If it is determined that transmission is possible in the transmission possibility determination step, transmitting the work contents stored in the memory to the computer; And And storing the job information transmitted from the facsimile on the storage medium. The method of claim 1, wherein the working situation, A method of managing facsimile job information, which includes any one of a job of sending / receiving fax data and registering of arbitrary data. According to claim 2, wherein the transmission / reception of the fax data, A method of managing facsimile job information, including at least one of a result of sending / receiving fax data, established communication protocol procedures and contents, communication time, and error contents when an error occurs. The method of claim 2, wherein the registration of the arbitrary data is performed by: A method for managing facsimile job information, including at least one of retransmission number, speed dial information, local station identification information, and transmission type. The method of claim 1, wherein the transmission condition, Management of facsimile job information including at least one of a time point at which the work condition occurs, a time point at which a user's transmission request is received, a predetermined time interval set by the user, and a time point at which the memory is full Way. The method of claim 1, wherein the determining whether the transmission is possible, Sending a wake-up signal from the facsimile to the computer, and sending a wake-up response signal from the computer to the facsimile, wherein the wake-up response signal from the computer Management method of the facsimile job information to determine whether it is received. The method of claim 1, wherein after performing the transmitting step, And deleting the job information stored in the memory. The method of claim 1, wherein after performing the transmitting step, Determining whether the editing request of the user has been received by the computer; And And if the editing request is received in the step of determining whether to accept the editing request, switching to the editing mode and displaying the job information stored in the storage medium on the screen.

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