JP6589467B2 - Information processing system, data transmission server, information processing system control method, and program - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a facsimile system, a method for controlling a facsimile system, and a program.

  Conventionally, when performing facsimile transmission / reception or e-mail communication (transmission / reception) using an information processing apparatus, a destination is input (designated) and transmitted to the destination.

  In addition, a destination list called a phone book or an address book is used for inputting a destination.

  The destination list is managed by associating a destination (for example, a FAX number or an e-mail address) with a nickname of the destination, and selecting the nickname can eliminate the input of the destination. .

  In the transmission history and the reception history, the destination FAX number, e-mail address, and nickname can be displayed.

  In such communication, prevention of erroneous transmission is required from the viewpoint of security protection. Patent Document 1 and Patent Document 2 store a transmission history and a transmission destination registered in an address book. In addition, when a transmission destination input by a user is displayed as a destination confirmation screen, a countermeasure has been proposed for a case where a transmission destination that does not match the transmission destination registered in the transmission history or the address book is included.

JP 2010-130515 A JP 2010-178037 A

  In Patent Document 1, when a transmission destination that does not match a transmission history or a transmission destination registered in the address book is included, it is displayed that the transmission destination is not a transmission destination registered in the transmission history or the address book. Has been proposed.

  In Patent Document 2, when a transmission destination that does not match the transmission history or the transmission destination registered in the address book is included, it is proposed to display the transmission destination so that it can be determined that the transmission destination is not in the history.

  However, in these patent documents, since the transmission destination is confirmed after the transmission destination is determined, there is a problem that the transmission history cannot be confirmed when selecting the destination from the address book.

Therefore, in the present invention, when selecting a destination for transmitting data, and an object thereof is to provide a communication system in which selection of the destination in consideration of a communication history according to past transmission and reception is possible.

An information processing system including a data transmission server that transmits data to a destination instructed to transmit, and a communication history management unit that manages a communication history including a date and time when data is transmitted to the destination and a date and time when data is received from the destination And a communication history of transmitting data to the destination, a first determination unit for determining whether or not a predetermined period has elapsed from the date and time of transmission of the data, and a communication history of transmitting data to the destination without a second determination means for determining whether there is a communication history data is received from the destination, to the destination, the first determination means determine Teiyui fruit or the second judging means Display control means for controlling display of result information based on the determination result .

ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, when selecting the transmission destination which transmits data, it becomes possible to provide the communication system which can select a transmission destination in consideration of the communication history concerning the past transmission and reception .

It is an example of a structure of the facsimile system in embodiment of this invention. It is a hardware block diagram of the facsimile server in the embodiment of the present invention. It is a functional block diagram of the facsimile system in the embodiment of the present invention. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the whole process of the facsimile system in embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the log | history confirmation process of the facsimile system in embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the communication history display process of the facsimile system in embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows an example of a communication history confirmation process with the destination of the facsimile system in embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the transmission history update process of the facsimile server in embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the reception history update process of the facsimile server in embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the transmission screen of the facsimile system in embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the telephone directory screen of the facsimile system in embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the transmission confirmation screen of the facsimile system in embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the data table of the facsimile system in embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the printer driver screen for facsimiles of the facsimile system in embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the logon screen of the facsimile system in embodiment of this invention.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 is a system configuration diagram showing an example of a data transmission system (information processing system) including an information processing apparatus according to the present invention. The client apparatus 101 and the client apparatus 102 suitable for the information processing apparatus of the present invention are, for example, personal computers, have a network communication function, and can perform data communication with the transmission server 103 via the LAN 105 (local area network). .

  The transmission server 103 (data transmission server) includes a FAX communication card 104 having a facsimile transmission function via the public line 106. In this system, it functions as a facsimile server that transmits and receives facsimiles.

  This system is a facsimile system compatible with a TCP / IP network by integrating a facsimile (hereinafter also referred to as FAX), which is one of the most basic communication infrastructures, into a network system including the Internet / intranet.

  Specifically, the transmission server 103 is operated by Windows (registered trademark) Server of Microsoft Corporation in the United States, the FAX communication card 104 is mounted, and a facsimile system server module (303 in FIG. 3) to be described later is installed. PC-based FAX transmission / reception is possible. The transmitted / received FAX image and transmission / reception information are digitized and stored in the storage unit of the transmission server 103 and managed centrally.

  Then, the client terminal 101 (102) activates a client module for facsimile system (302 in FIG. 3) to be described later, thereby confirming transmission / reception data stored in the storage unit of the transmission server 103, and administrator authority. Various settings on the transmission server 103 side can be made by logging in at.

  In addition, by installing a printer driver for facsimile, which will be described later, on the client terminal 101 (102), FAX transmission can be performed by the same operation as printing execution from Windows (registered trademark) of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and other various document applications on the OS. It is possible.

  The FAX communication card 104 is capable of transmitting and receiving FAX data by connecting to either the INS64 line or the INS1500 line as well as the analog public line 106.

  The transmission data is stored in the transmission server 103 from each client terminal via the LAN 105 which is a TCP / IP network, and is sequentially transmitted by operating the FAX communication card 104.

  In the present embodiment, the transmission server is described as a facsimile system in which the transmission server is a facsimile server. However, the present invention can also be applied to an electronic mail system that performs transmission and reception using an address book. It becomes an e-mail server, and sends and receives e-mails via public network lines and private lines.

  Also, it is assumed that a technique that can be realized by using a known technique is used, not an e-mail mechanism or a new one.

  FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a hardware configuration of the client terminals 101 and 102 and the transmission server 103.

  As shown in FIG. 2, in the client terminals 101 and 102 and the transmission server 103, a central processing unit (CPU) 201, a random access memory (RAM) 202, a read only memory (ROM) 203, and an input controller via a system bus 204. 205, a video controller 206, a memory controller 207, and a communication I / F controller 208 are connected.

  The CPU 201 comprehensively controls each device and controller connected to the system bus 204.

  The ROM 203 or the external memory 211 that is a storage device can be read by a computer (BIOS) or OS (Operating System) that is a control program executed by the CPU 201, or can be read by a computer to realize this data destination designation method. It holds programs and various necessary data (including data tables).

  The RAM 202 functions as a main memory, work area, and the like for the CPU 201. The CPU 201 implements various operations by loading a program or the like necessary for execution of processing from the ROM 203 or the external memory 211 as a storage device to the RAM 203 and executing the loaded program.

  The input controller 205 controls input from the keyboard 209. The video controller 206 controls display output to a CRT 210 that is an example of a display unit. The memory controller 207 controls reading of information stored in the external memory 211 and writing of information to the external memory 211.

  The communication I / F controller 208 is connected to a communication line to control data transmission / reception. In the case of a client terminal, the communication I / F controller 208 controls transmission / reception of data via the LAN 105, while in the case of the transmission server 103, the communication I / F controller 208 similarly controls transmission / reception of data via the LAN 105. The FAX communication card 104 also controls transmission / reception of data via the public line 106.

  It is assumed that various tables to be described later are stored in the external memory 211 of the transmission server 103. A telephone directory (318 in FIG. 3) is also stored in this external memory.

  The external memory 211 is a medium for permanently storing information, and the form is not limited to a storage device such as a hard disk. For example, a medium such as SSD (Solid State Drive) may be used.

  FIG. 3 is a functional configuration diagram illustrating an example of a functional configuration included in a transmission system including the information processing apparatuses (client terminals 101 and 102) and the server apparatus (transmission server 303) according to the present invention.

  Each of the client terminals 101 and 102 includes a facsimile printer driver 301 and a facsimile client module 302. The facsimile printer driver 301 includes a transmission data generation unit 305, a login request unit 306, a transmission screen display unit 307, a transmission destination selection unit 308, an information reception unit 309, and a data transmission unit 310 as functional configurations.

  The facsimile client module 302 includes an authority specifying unit 311 and a history operation unit 312 as functional configurations.

  The transmission data generation unit 305 receives a print instruction for document data created by, for example, a document creation application program, receives document data drawing information (DDI function: Device Driver Interface) via the OS (Operating System), and receives TIFF. Generate image data.

  Since the TIF image data generation process is a known technique, a detailed description thereof will be omitted. In this embodiment, TIFF image data is used as a data format of transmission data to be generated. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and may be a PDF format or a bitmap format.

  The transmission data generation process by the transmission data generation unit 305 is performed before the login request by the login request unit 306, and the transmission data is spooled to the external memory in the client terminals 101 and 102. In this way, by performing data generation and spool processing in advance, the print processing process by the document application can be released early, and the user can restart the document editing process using the document application, You can close the file. Note that the output destination of the facsimile printer driver 301 is a work folder in the client terminal, and an external output port is not designated, and the data is output as a transmission data file in the work folder.

  The log-in request unit 306 is a functional unit that is called by the facsimile printer driver 301 when a print instruction is received, and displays an authentication request screen 1501 for log-on shown in FIG. 15, via the authentication request screen. A login request is made by transmitting authentication information including a user ID (user identification information) and a password input by the user to a specified authentication destination server (corresponding to the transmission server 103 in this embodiment). The logon request is executed by pressing a logon button 1502.

  The transmission screen display unit 307 is a functional unit called by the facsimile printer driver 301 when login authentication is performed, and has a function of displaying a selection screen for selecting a data transmission destination shown in FIG.

  The transmission destination selection unit 308 has a function of determining a transmission destination input / designated by the user via the selection screen displayed by the transmission screen display unit 307. Specifically, as will be described later with reference to FIG. 10 and later, according to the authority of the user, a first designation method (facsimile number number input) for designating at least an arbitrary transmission destination as a data transmission destination and a transmission destination list are selected. A function of accepting and determining selection of a transmission destination designated by the second designation method (designation from a list by opening a telephone directory) is provided.

  The information receiving unit 309 communicates with the transmission server 103 to receive an authentication result of login authentication and user authority, and also receives a destination list that is a phone book that can be selected by the authenticated user. I have.

  The data transmission unit 310 transmits data to the transmission server 103 in order to transmit the transmission data generated by the transmission data generation unit 305 to the transmission destination determined by the transmission destination selection unit 308. Specifically, the transmission data spooled in the working folder is uploaded to the facsimile system server module of the transmission server 103 together with the information on the transmission destination selected and determined by the transmission destination selection unit 308, and data transmission registration is performed. Is done.

  The data generation processing by the transmission data generation unit 305 is changed to a process by the facsimile printer driver 301, and each process by the login request unit 306, the transmission screen display unit 307, the transmission destination selection unit 308, the information reception unit 309, and the data transmission unit 310. May be realized as a separate process (separate service) that is called from the facsimile printer driver 301.

  The authority specifying unit 311 displays a setting screen for setting user authority (not shown), and the user can specify the user authority for each user ID (user identification information) via this setting screen. User authority includes general user authority, power user authority, and administrator authority. The authority specifying unit 311 activates the client module for the facsimile system and executes the same function as the login request unit 306 to perform login authentication. When the logged-in user has administrator authority, the user of each user When the setting screen for setting the authority is displayed and the user authority is not the administrator authority, this setting screen is displayed, and the authority specifying unit 311 is not activated.

  Next, the history operation unit 312 confirms the status of whether the transmission data uploaded to the transmission server 103 by the data transmission unit 310 and registered for data transmission has been subjected to facsimile transmission processing, an error, or not yet transmitted. It is an operation part for doing.

  Next, a functional configuration of the facsimile system server module 303 will be described.

  The authentication processing unit 313 is activated when a login request is received by the login request unit 306 of the client terminal. Whether the user identification information of the authentication information included in the login request exists in the user table 317 and the passwords match. Authentication processing is performed by determining.

  Then, when the authentication processing unit 313 determines that the authentication is OK, the authority transmission unit 314 acquires the user authority of the corresponding user existing in the user table 317 and transmits it to the client terminal that is the login request. .

  When receiving a request for a destination list from the client terminals 101 and 102, the phone book transmission unit 315 reads information in the phone book DB 318, generates a destination list, and transmits the destination list to the requesting client terminal. Note that the telephone directory DB may be provided in the client terminal. The telephone book can be configured as an address book for managing e-mail addresses, IP-FAX numbers, etc. in addition to FAX numbers.

  Further, the facsimile server module 303 can change the user setting of the user table 317 in response to a request from the authority specifying unit 311 of the client terminals 101 and 102, and the user authority stored in the authority table 316 is changed to the corresponding user table 317. Can be registered in the user's record.

  The facsimile system server module 303 performs transmission processing of transmission data that has received data transmission registration from the data transmission unit 310 of the client terminal. Specifically, the facsimile system server module 303 designates a transmission destination (facsimile number) to the FAX communication unit 319 of the facsimile communication card 104 and makes a transmission request for transmission data. Then, the FAX communication unit 319 performs facsimile transmission of transmission data via a public line to a designated transmission destination.

  Each function in the facsimile system of the present invention is not limited to the configuration described above, and may be provided in either the client terminal or the facsimile server. It is also possible to provide all functions in a client device or a facsimile server.

  FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing an example of overall processing of the facsimile system according to the embodiment of the present invention.

  For example, the processing is started when a facsimile printer driver is activated at the client terminal.

  In step S401, the client terminal accepts a print instruction for facsimile transmission from the facsimile printer driver.

  FIG. 14 is a diagram showing an example of a facsimile printer driver screen of the facsimile system according to the embodiment of the present invention.

  A user who transmits a facsimile can perform facsimile transmission by issuing a print command using an application that opens a file to be transmitted and selecting a printer driver 1401 for facsimile as a printer driver.

  If the facsimile printer driver is not logged on when the facsimile printer driver is selected, the logon screen of the facsimile system shown in FIG. 15 is displayed and logon is requested.

  After setting the print range and page processing, if an OK button 1402 is pressed, the process proceeds to step S402, the facsimile transmission screen shown in FIG. 10 is displayed, and the transmission destination is set.

  FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of a transmission screen of the facsimile system according to the embodiment of the present invention.

  Set the destination (destination) of the facsimile on this screen. The recipient information (transmission destination) 1002 can be set by the user using the edit boxes of FAX number 1004, surname 1005, first name 1006, and company name 1007. In addition, a transmission destination can be selected and input from a telephone directory displayed by pressing a telephone directory button 1003.

  When the phone book button 1003 is pressed, a selection screen (FIG. 11) for selecting a data transmission destination from the phone book is displayed. In the selection screen of FIG. 11, a destination list is displayed in the destination list column. By selecting a desired destination from the destination list with a mouse or the like, the selected state is established. By double-clicking, the selection is confirmed and the screen returns to the destination selection screen of FIG. The telephone directory screen will be described with reference to FIG.

  A FAX number edit box 1004 is used to input a destination FAX number. A surname edit box 1005 is used to input a surname of a transmission destination. In the name edit box 1006, the name of the destination is entered. In the company name edit box 1007, the company name of the transmission destination is entered.

  It is possible to perform facsimile transmission by adding a surname 1005, a first name 1006, and a company name 1007 as header information to the FAX number 1004 input here, for example.

  In addition, when a transmission destination is set using the telephone book 1003, the contents input by the user may be overwritten.

  When the transmission button 1008 (transmission control means) is pressed, facsimile transmission is performed to the selected transmission destination (FAX number 1004), and when the cancel button 1009 is pressed, the original screen is returned without performing facsimile transmission. .

  Returning to the description of FIG. In step S403, input of a FAX number is waited while the transmission screen is displayed. Meanwhile, the processing of step S404 and step S405 is looped. When the transmission screen is terminated due to cancellation or the like, the screen returns to the facsimile printer driver screen in step S401.

  In step S404, it is determined whether or not the telephone book has been activated. If activated, the process proceeds to step S406. If not activated, it is determined in step S405 whether or not it has been directly input by the operator. If it is directly input, the process proceeds to step S411. If there is no input, the process returns to step S403.

  Note that steps S403 to S405 are a loop process for detecting an input to the transmission screen, so the processing order of steps S404 and S405 is not limited.

  In step S406, the telephone directory DB is inquired for all FAX numbers registered in the telephone directory to display the telephone directory.

  In step S407, the transmission server confirms the communication history (transmission / reception history) of the FAX number registered in the telephone directory. The communication history is stored in the transmission server. The status of the confirmed communication history is determined for each communication destination. Details will be described with reference to FIG. In step S408, the status of the accepted FAX number is notified to the telephone directory.

  In step S409, the status of the communication history for the destination displayed in the address book is displayed so as to be identifiable using the notified status (communication history acquisition means). Details will be described with reference to FIGS. 6 and 11.

  In step S410, it is determined whether or not a FAX transmission destination is selected on the telephone directory (loop processing). If there is a selection, the process proceeds to step S411.

  In step S411, the address directly input by the operator or the address selected by the telephone book is set as the FAX number (1004 in FIG. 10) that is the FAX transmission destination.

  In step S412, it is determined whether or not the send button (1008 in FIG. 10) has been pressed. If so, the process proceeds to step S413. If not pressed, that is, if cancel is pressed, the process is terminated.

  In step S413, the transmission server is inquired about the communication history of the FAX number input at the destination. In step S414, the transmission server confirms the history of the FAX number, and notifies the status of the FAX number in step S415.

  In step S416, the communication history of the notified FAX number is confirmed. Details will be described with reference to FIGS. 7 and 12. In this step, a warning (caution) is given to the user by using a message box or the like for the communication history for the destination before transmission.

  In step S417, it is determined whether a message box is displayed for the destination FAX number. If there is no message box, the process proceeds to step S419.

  If there is a message, the process proceeds to step S418, and if there is a wait for the user's confirmation to press the “Yes button”, the process proceeds to step S419 to send a facsimile transmission request to the transmission server. If the “No button” is pressed, the process returns to step S403.

  In step S420, when the transmission server accepts a facsimile transmission request, the transmission server performs facsimile transmission to the public line network in step S421, performs a communication history update process in step S422, and ends the process. The communication history updated here is used in step S407 and step S414.

  FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing an example of history confirmation processing of the facsimile system according to the embodiment of the present invention.

  This corresponds to the processing of confirming the FAX number history in steps S407 and S414 in FIG. In the case of step S407, processing is performed for all the numbers registered in the phone book or processing is performed for the numbers in the destination list displayed in the phone book. For step S414, the history related to the destination entered in the destination column is displayed. Check.

  In step S501, it is confirmed whether or not the FAX number accepted to confirm the history exists in the transmission history. As the transmission history, the transmission history of the communication history table shown in FIG. 13 is used. Details will be described later. When it exists, it progresses to step S505, and when it does not exist, it progresses to step S502.

  In step S502, the status of the corresponding FAX number is “no transmission history”, and the FAX transmission time is “none”. Since the FAX transmission time is the time remaining in the transmission history (success time or failure time), the FAX number without the transmission history is “none”.

  In step S503, it is confirmed whether the target FAX number exists in the reception history. As the reception history, the reception history of the communication history table shown in FIG. 13 is used.

  If it exists in the reception history, the process proceeds to step S504, where the “successful reception date / time” is acquired from the reception history and set as a FAX reception time. If it does not exist, the process ends. With this processing, even if the FAX number has no transmission history (even if it is the first transmission destination), the presence or absence of the reception history can be known, so the possibility of erroneous transmission can be reduced.

  Note that the processes in steps S503 and S504 are not essential processes, and can be set to be executed or not executed depending on the settings of the system and the administrator.

  In step S505, it is determined whether there is a successful transmission date and time of the FAX number that existed in the transmission history in step S501. If the transmission success date / time is stored, it means that the transmission has succeeded in the past, and if there is no transmission success date / time, the failure date / time is stored and the transmission has failed.

  If there is no success date / time, that is, if it has failed, the process proceeds to step S506, the status of the corresponding FAX number is set to “transmission failure history exists”, the process proceeds to step S507, the transmission failure date / time is acquired from the transmission history, The process ends with time.

  On the other hand, if there is a successful transmission date / time in step S505, the process proceeds to step S508 to determine whether the difference between the current time at which this step is processed and the successful transmission date / time is within a predetermined period. If the predetermined period has been exceeded, the process proceeds to step S509. If the predetermined period has not been exceeded (there is a transmission history within the predetermined period), the process proceeds to step S511.

  The predetermined period (predetermined period) is a period that can be set in advance by an administrator or the like, and can notify whether or not the transmission is performed within the predetermined period.

  In step S509, the status of the corresponding FAX number is set to “definite period has elapsed (predetermined period has elapsed)”, the process proceeds to step S510, the transmission success date and time is acquired from the transmission history, set as the FAX transmission time, and the process ends.

  In step S511, the status of the corresponding FAX number is set to “success in transmission history”, the process proceeds to step S512, the transmission success time is acquired from the transmission history, set as the FAX transmission time, and the process ends.

  FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing an example of communication history display processing of the facsimile system according to the embodiment of the present invention.

  FIG. 11 is a diagram showing an example of a telephone directory screen of the facsimile system according to the embodiment of the present invention.

  This corresponds to the communication history display process in step S409 of FIG. The communication history is displayed on the phone book screen (address book display control means). An example of the phone book screen will be described with reference to FIG.

  In step S601, it is checked whether there is a number that is not displayed in the opened phone book, that is, whether there is a case where the status confirmation of the communication history has not been completed with the FAX number to be displayed in the phone book. (Loops until processing is completed for all FAX numbers to be displayed. Display targets include all cases registered in the telephone directory, the top 10 cases, destinations that match the search conditions, and the like. )

  A phone book screen (at startup) 1101 is the phone book screen activated in the process of step S409.

  A destination selection screen 1102 and a recipient list 1103 are displayed. The destination 1102 displays a destination that can be selected as the destination.

  In the transmission destination, a name 1104, a company 1105, a transmission success history 1106, and a transmission failure history 1107 are displayed.

  A name 1104 and a company 1105 are nicknames of transmission destinations, and a FAX number and an e-mail address are stored in association with each other. The stored FAX number and e-mail address may be displayed simultaneously on this screen.

  In the transmission success history 1106, a communication history for the corresponding transmission destination is displayed. Specifically, the transmission success history for the transmission destination, the number of days elapsed after the success when the transmission was successful, and the reception history from the corresponding transmission destination are displayed.

  The transmission failure history 1107 displays a transmission failure history for the corresponding transmission destination.

  It is also possible to display the status of the communication history with a predetermined color so as to facilitate identification.

  For example, transmission of company B addressed to Mr. B is “2015/06/01 9:30”, and 30 days (predetermined period) have passed since the transmission was successful. It can be seen that there is no failure history. The background color is displayed in [yellow]. In addition, the user can arbitrarily set the background color such as red or blue.

  For example, when A and B are selected as destinations at the destination 1102, A and B are displayed as destinations in the recipient list on the phone book screen (after selecting the destination) 1109. Returning to the description of FIG.

  If there is an unprocessed (unconfirmed) FAX number in step S601, the process proceeds to step S602, where the FAX number to be processed is determined, and the name 1104 and company 1105 of the FAX number to be processed are displayed in step S603.

  In step S604, it is determined whether or not the communication status of the corresponding FAX number is “with transmission success history”. Note that the communication status used in this flowchart is the one received from the communication server in step S408 of FIG.

  If the status is “Successful transmission history exists” (corresponding to S511 in FIG. 5), the process proceeds to step S605; otherwise (corresponding to S502, S506, and S509 in FIG. 5), the process proceeds to step S610.

  In step S605, the FAX transmission success time is displayed in the transmission success history 1106 of FIG. 11, “None” is displayed in the transmission failure history 1107 (Mr. A in the example of FIG. 11), and the step to process the next destination is performed. Return to S601.

  In step S610, the communication status of the corresponding FAX number is confirmed. According to the present embodiment, the statuses here are “exceeding a certain period (S509)”, “no transmission history (S502)” and “with transmission failure history (S506)”.

  If “exceeding a certain period”, the process proceeds to step S607. If “no transmission history”, the process proceeds to step S611. If “transmission failure history exists”, the process proceeds to step S617.

  In step S607, the FAX transmission success time and the number of days exceeded are displayed in the transmission success history 1107. In step S608, "None" is displayed in the transmission failure history 1107. In step S609, the background color is set to a predetermined color (yellow). The setting is made (in the example of FIG. 11, Mr. B and Mr. X), and the process returns to step S601 to process the next destination.

  In step S611, it is determined whether or not there is a reception history from the corresponding FAX number. If there is a reception history, the process proceeds to step S612. If there is no reception history, the process proceeds to step S615.

  In steps S612 and S615, “None (reception was successful)” (Mr. Z in the example of FIG. 11) and “None” (Ms. Y in the example of FIG. 11) are displayed in the transmission success history 1106, respectively. Then, “None” is displayed in the transmission failure history 1107. In steps S614 and S616, the background color is set to a predetermined color, and the process returns to step S601 to process the next destination.

  In step S617, “None” is displayed in the transmission success history 1106. In step S618, the transmission failure time is displayed in the transmission failure history 1107, and the background color is set to a predetermined color (Mr. C in the example of FIG. 11). The process returns to step S601 to process the next destination.

  FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing an example of a communication history confirmation process with the destination of the facsimile system according to the embodiment of the present invention.

  This corresponds to the process of confirming the communication history with the destination FAX number set as the transmission destination in step S416 in FIG.

  If it is determined in step S701 that the communication history with the notified FAX number indicates successful transmission, the process ends without doing anything.

  On the other hand, if the status is not “with transmission success history”, the process proceeds to step S702 to check the status of the notified transmission history.

  If “a certain period of time has elapsed”, the process advances to step S703 to display a message box 1201 and end the process. A display example of a message box (warning screen) will be described with reference to FIG.

  FIG. 12 is a diagram showing an example of a transmission confirmation screen of the facsimile system in the embodiment of the present invention.

  10 is a pop-up screen that is displayed after the transmission 1008 is pressed in a state where the FAX number 1004 of the transmission screen in FIG. 10 is input, and a selection item of whether or not to transmit is displayed. When the “Yes” item is selected and pressed, it is transmitted to the set destination. When the “No” item is selected and pressed, the transmission process is cancelled.

  If the status is “with transmission failure history” in step S702, the process proceeds to step S707, where a message box 1203 is displayed and the process ends.

  If the status is “no transmission history” in step S702, it is determined whether the reception time of the corresponding FAX number includes time, that is, whether there is a reception history. In step S705, the message 1204 is displayed. If there is no reception history, the process proceeds to step S706, where the message 1202 is displayed, and the process is terminated.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing an example of transmission history update processing of the facsimile server in the embodiment of the present invention.
This corresponds to the communication history update processing in step S422 in FIG.

  In step S801, FAX transmission is executed, and when transmission is completed in step S802, the transmission status is confirmed.

  If it is determined in step S803 that the FAX transmission has been successful, the process proceeds to step S804, and “transmission successful FAX number”, “transmission success date”, and “transmission failure date” are registered in the transmission history. As the transmission success date and time, the time (current time) of successful transmission is registered, and the transmission failure time is updated to empty.

  On the other hand, if it is determined that the FAX transmission has failed, the process advances to step S805 to register “transmission failed FAX number”, “transmission success date” and “transmission failure date” in the transmission history. The transmission success date / time is emptied, and the transmission failure time / date is updated to the transmission failure time (current time).

  FIG. 13 is a diagram showing an example of a data table of the facsimile system in the embodiment of the present invention.

  The communication history table 1300 records the communication history of the transmission server. A transmission history 1301 and a reception history 1302 are recorded as the communication history.

  The transmission history 1301 is registered and updated by the transmission history update processing (communication history management means) described in FIG. 8, and the reception history 1302 is registered and updated by the reception history update processing shown in FIG.

  FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing an example of reception history update processing of the facsimile server in the embodiment of the present invention.

  Processing is started when the facsimile server receives a facsimile.

  When FAX reception is started in step S901, it is determined whether or not FAX reception is successful. If successful, the process proceeds to step S903, and if unsuccessful, the process ends.

In step S903, the received FAX number and the date and time of successful reception are registered as the current time in the reception history. The received FAX number is acquired from the number display information.

  It should be noted that the configuration and contents of the various data described above are not limited to this, and it goes without saying that the various data and configurations are configured according to the application and purpose.

  Further, the program according to the present invention is a program that allows a computer to execute the processing method of the flowchart shown in the embodiment, and the storage medium of the present invention stores a program that allows the computer to execute the processing method of the flowchart. The program in the present invention may be a program for each processing method of each device.

  As described above, a recording medium that records a program that implements the functions of the above-described embodiments is supplied to a system or apparatus, and a computer (or CPU or MPU) of the system or apparatus stores the program stored in the recording medium. It goes without saying that the object of the present invention can also be achieved by executing the reading.

  In this case, the program itself read from the recording medium realizes the novel function of the present invention, and the recording medium storing the program constitutes the present invention.

  As a recording medium for supplying the program, for example, flexible disk, hard disk, optical disk, magneto-optical disk, CD-ROM, CD-R, DVD-ROM, magnetic tape, nonvolatile memory card, ROM, EEPROM, silicon A disk, solid state drive, or the like can be used.

  Further, by executing the program read by the computer, not only the functions of the above-described embodiments are realized, but also an OS (operating system) operating on the computer based on an instruction of the program is actually It goes without saying that a case where the function of the above-described embodiment is realized by performing part or all of the processing and the processing is included.

  Furthermore, after the program read from the recording medium is written to the memory provided in the function expansion board inserted into the computer or the function expansion unit connected to the computer, the function expansion board is based on the instructions of the program code. It goes without saying that the case where the CPU or the like provided in the function expansion unit performs part or all of the actual processing and the functions of the above-described embodiments are realized by the processing.

  Furthermore, by downloading and reading a program for achieving the present invention from a server, database, etc. on a network using a communication program, the system or apparatus can enjoy the effects of the present invention.

  The present invention may be applied to a system constituted by a plurality of devices or an apparatus constituted by a single device. Needless to say, the present invention can be applied to a case where the present invention is achieved by supplying a program to a system or apparatus. In this case, by reading a recording medium storing a program for achieving the present invention into the system or apparatus, the system or apparatus can enjoy the effects of the present invention.

  In addition, all the structures which combined each embodiment mentioned above and its modification are also included in this invention.

101 Client terminal 102 Client terminal 103 Transmission server 104 FAX communication card 105 LAN
106 public line 301 printer driver for facsimile 302 client module for facsimile system 303 server module for facsimile system 306 login request unit 307 transmission screen display unit 310 data transmission unit

Claims (9)

An information processing system including a data transmission server that transmits data to a destination instructed to transmit,
A communication history management means for managing a communication history including a date and time when data is transmitted to the destination and a date and time when data is received from the destination ;
A first determination means for determining whether or not there is a communication history of transmitting data to the destination and a predetermined period has elapsed from a date and time of transmitting the data;
Second determination means for determining whether there is no communication history for transmitting data to the destination and there is a communication history for receiving data from the destination;
The information processing system characterized by to the destination, and display control means for display control result information based on the determination result of determine Teiyui fruit or the second judging means of said first determination means. If there is no communication history that has transmitted the data before Symbol destination information processing according to claim 1, characterized in that the display control result information based on the determination result of the second determination means to the destination system. When there is a communication history in which data is transmitted to the destination, and it is determined that a predetermined period has elapsed from the date and time when the data is transmitted, further display control is performed on a selection item of whether or not to transmit to the destination The information processing system according to claim 1 or 2. If there is no communication history that has transmitted the data before Symbol destination, according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that further controls the display of the selection item / not transmitted to the destination Information processing system. The destination is registered in the address book,
The display control unit controls display of result information based on a determination result of the first determination unit or a determination result of the second determination unit for a destination registered in the address book. The information processing system according to any one of claims 1 to 4. The destination is registered in the address book,
Wherein the display control unit, to the destination registered in the address book, if there is no communication history that has transmitted the data before Symbol destination and display control result information based on the determination result of the second determination means The information processing system according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein: A data transmission server that transmits data to a destination instructed to transmit,
A communication history management means for managing a communication history including a date and time when data is transmitted to the destination and a date and time when data is received from the destination ;
A first determination means for determining whether or not there is a communication history of transmitting data to the destination and a predetermined period has elapsed from a date and time of transmitting the data;
Second determination means for determining whether there is no communication history for transmitting data to the destination and there is a communication history for receiving data from the destination;
Data transmission server, characterized in that to the destination, and display control means for display control result information based on the determination result of determine Teiyui fruit or the second judging means of said first determination means. A control method of an information processing system including a transmission server that transmits data to a destination instructed to transmit,
A communication history management step for managing a communication history including a date and time when data is transmitted to the destination and a date and time when data is received from the destination ;
A first determination step of determining whether or not there is a communication history of transmitting data to the destination, and whether a predetermined period has elapsed from the date and time of transmitting the data;
A second determination step of determining whether or not there is a communication history of transmitting data to the destination and there is a communication history of receiving data from the destination;
To the destination, the information processing system characterized by comprising a display control step of displaying control result information based on the determination result of the first determination step of determine Teiyui fruit or the second determination step Control method. A program readable by an information processing system including a transmission server that transmits data to a destination instructed to transmit,
The information processing system;
A communication history management means for managing a communication history including a date and time when data is transmitted to the destination and a date and time when data is received from the destination ;
A first determination means for determining whether or not there is a communication history of transmitting data to the destination and a predetermined period has elapsed from a date and time of transmitting the data;
Second determination means for determining whether there is no communication history for transmitting data to the destination and there is a communication history for receiving data from the destination;
Program for causing relative to the destination, to function as a display control means for displaying control determination result based on the result information of the first determination means determine Teiyui fruit or the second judging means.

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