CN104580815A - Facsimile system and its data transmission device and transmission method - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention relates to a fax system, which comprises a data transmission device and a portable communication device. The data transmission device comprises a control unit, a wireless communication unit and a wired communication unit, and the wireless communication unit and the wired communication unit are connected with the control unit. The portable communication device comprises a control module and a wireless communication module, wherein the control module is configured to control the operation of the portable communication device. The wireless communication module is connected with the control module and the wireless communication unit of the data transmission device and used for transmitting the dialing data to the data transmission device. The control unit of the data transmission device receives the dialing data so as to transmit the fax data to the telephone network through the wired communication unit according to the dialing data. Therefore, the fax machine can be used intuitively, time is saved, and the effect of directly performing fax is achieved.

Description

Facsimile system and its data transmission device and transmission method

technical field

The present invention relates to a facsimile system, in particular to a facsimile system and its data transmission device and transmission method.

Background technique

Over the years, since human civilization has moved towards technology and modernization, the development of fax technology has been approaching perfection and maturity. Although modern times have developed a variety of data transmission equipment and media, but because the fax technology has a simple and intuitive way of use, and can directly transmit, send and receive in real time through the telephone network, it still occupies an important place in enterprises, schools and the military. indispensable position.

Generally speaking, in traditional fax systems, the user puts the data medium to be transmitted on the input module of the data transmission device, and inputs and converts the data to be faxed into an electronic signal by means of scanning, and then performs a dialing action to Another data transmission device connected to the receiving end. When the data transmission device at the transmitting end where the user is located is connected to the data transmission device at the receiving end, the data transmission device at the transmitting end will immediately transmit the electronic signal to the data transmission device at the receiving end, and finally the electronic signal will be processed by the data transmission device at the receiving end. After conversion, it is printed on the carrying data medium.

Among them, the method for the user to perform a dialing action to connect to another data transmission device at the receiving end can be roughly divided into three types according to the current technology, namely direct dialing, one-key dialing or speed dialing. For example, when the user wants to dial a number directly, he/she can recite or look through the phone book to find the phone number of the receiving end, and dial it out after inputting it on the keyboard of the data transmission device; and when the user wants to use one-key dialing or speed dialing, etc., directly select the key corresponding to the specified phone number on the data transmission device to perform the dialing action. In other words, although these methods can have the aforementioned simple and intuitive operation methods, their advantages are actually based on the premise that the phone number of the receiving end has been pre-stored in the data transmission device, or the user has memorized the phone number of the receiving end Only then can its convenience be achieved. In addition, even if the user has memorized the phone number, he still needs to perform input or setting work to register the phone number in the data transmission device, which is very inconvenient.

In view of the fact that various portable communication devices, such as smart phones or tablet computers, have become indispensable electronic products in people's lives, how to develop a facsimile system and its data transmission device and transmission method to make technology and various The ingenious combination of various devices and products can improve the lack of conventional technology and achieve the effect of being easy to use, which has become an important topic in the current scientific and technological development.

Contents of the invention

The main purpose of the present invention is to provide a facsimile system and its data transmission device and transmission method to solve the problem that the conventional facsimile system needs to pre-store the dial data in the data transmission device or need to be recited by the user, and needs to be input multiple times or Various inconveniences caused by setting work, etc.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a facsimile system and its data transmission device and transmission method. By transferring the dial data on the portable communication device to the data transmission device, it can be used intuitively and saves time, and directly Fax data transmission to the telephone network and other functions.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a facsimile system and its data transmission device and transmission method. By registering the dial data on the portable communication device in the data transmission device, and using the portable communication device to directly receive the fax result, It can effectively simplify the user's operation complexity and achieve the effect of effective system management.

To achieve the above purpose, a wider implementation aspect of the present invention is to provide a facsimile system, including: a data transmission device, including a control unit, a wireless communication unit and a wired communication unit, and the wireless communication unit and the A wired communication unit is connected to the control unit; and a portable communication device, including: a control module, configured to control the operation of the portable communication device; and a wireless communication module, connected to the control module and the data transmission The wireless communication unit of the device is connected to transmit a dial-up data to the data transmission device; wherein, the control unit of the data transmission device receives the dial-up data, so as to transmit a dial-up data through the wired communication unit according to the dial-up data The facsimile data is transmitted to a telephone network.

In order to achieve the above object, another broad implementation aspect of the present invention is to provide a data transmission device suitable for a facsimile system including a portable communication device, and the portable communication device includes a connected control Module and a wireless communication module, the data transmission device includes: a control unit; a wireless communication unit, connected with the control unit and the wireless communication module of the portable communication device, for receiving the data transmitted by the wireless communication module a dial data; and a wired communication unit connected with the control unit for transmitting a facsimile data to a telephone network according to the dial data.

In order to achieve the above object, another wider implementation aspect of the present invention is to provide a transmission method, comprising the steps of: providing a data transmission device and a portable communication device; connecting a wireless communication unit of the data transmission device and the A wireless communication module of the portable communication device; transmits a dial data to the data transmission device; and a wired communication unit of the data transmission device transmits a fax data to a telephone network according to the dial data.

According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the wireless communication module of the portable communication device is connected to the control module by wire, and the wireless communication module of the portable communication device is connected to the wireless communication module of the data transmission device The communication units are connected wirelessly. In addition, the wireless communication module of the portable communication device and the wireless communication unit of the data transmission device use a near field communication technology, a bluetooth communication technology, a wireless fidelity communication technology, a Zigbee communication technology or a wireless radio frequency communication technology.

According to another preferred embodiment of the present invention, the portable communication device further includes: a storage module connected to the control module for storing the dialing data; and an input and output module connected to the control module The connection is used for a user to input the dialing data and display the dialing data. In addition, the input and output module includes a touch panel connected with the control module to implement the input and output of the dial data.

According to another preferred embodiment of the present invention, the data transmission device further includes: a memory unit connected to the control unit for registering and memorizing the dial data; and an input unit connected to the control unit, Used for a user to input a phone number.

According to a preferred embodiment of the transmission method of the present invention, wherein the step of transmitting the dial-up data to the data transmission device further includes a sub-step: the wireless communication module of the portable communication device transmits the dial-up data to the data transmission device device; and judging whether to register and store the dialing data in the data transmission device; wherein, when the judgment result is yes, registering and storing the dialing data in a memory unit of the data transmission device.

According to another preferred embodiment of the transmission method of the present invention, after the step of transmitting the facsimile data to the telephone network according to the dial data, the wired communication unit of the data transmission device further includes the steps of: obtaining a facsimile result; Transmitting the fax result by email, and recording the fax result in a fax record table of a memory unit; and transmitting the fax result or the fax record table to the portable communication device.

Description of drawings

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a facsimile system in a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of a facsimile system in a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 3 is a flowchart of a transmission method in a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of an NFC data exchange format.

FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram of payload data of record data in the NFC data exchange format.

FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram of detailed data of the payload shown in FIG. 5 .

Wherein, the reference signs are explained as follows:

1: Fax system

2: Data transmission device

21: Control unit

22: Wireless communication unit

23: Wired communication unit

24: memory unit

25: input unit

3: Portable communication device

31: Control module

32: Wireless communication module

33: storage module

34: Input and output modules

341: Touch Panel

S100～S400: steps

Detailed ways

Some typical embodiments embodying the features and advantages of the present invention will be described in detail in the description in the following paragraphs. It should be understood that the present invention can have various changes in different aspects, all of which do not depart from the scope of the present invention, and the description and drawings therein are used as illustrations in nature rather than limiting the present invention .

Please refer to FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 , wherein FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a facsimile system in a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of a facsimile system in a preferred embodiment of the present invention. As shown in Fig. 1 and Fig. 2, the facsimile system 1 of preferred embodiment of the present invention comprises data transmission device 2 and portable communication device 3, and wherein data transmission device 2 can be such as facsimile machine, the multi-functional transaction with facsimile function A machine or a scanning device with a fax function, etc., but not limited thereto, and the portable communication device 3 may be, for example but not limited to, a smart phone, a tablet computer or a notebook computer. Wherein, the data transmission device 2 includes a control unit 21 , a wireless communication unit 22 and a wired communication unit 23 , and the wireless communication unit 22 and the wired communication unit 23 are connected to the control unit 21 . The portable communication device 3 includes a control module 31 and a wireless communication module 32. The control module 31 is structured to control the overall operation of the portable communication device 3, and the wireless communication module 32 is connected to the control module 31 and the wireless communication unit of the data transmission device 2. 22 for transmitting a dial-up data to the data transmission device 2. In this embodiment, the control unit 21 of the data transmission device 2 receives the dial data, so as to transmit a facsimile data to a telephone network through the wired communication unit 23 according to the dial data, and then transmit the facsimile data to the corresponding target phone number Another data transmission data, but not limited to. In this way, the dialing data on the portable communication device 3 is transmitted to the data transmission device 2, which can achieve intuitive use and save time, and directly transmit fax data to the telephone network. Therefore, the facsimile system 1 of the present invention can effectively improve user experience and convenience of user operations.

In some embodiments, the wireless communication module 32 and the control module 31 of the portable communication device 3 of the facsimile system 1 of the present invention are connected by wires, such as copper wires, flexible flat cables or circuit board wires, but not This is the limit. Meanwhile, the wireless communication module 32 of the portable communication device 3 is wirelessly connected to the wireless communication unit 22 of the data transmission device 2 . And in some other embodiments, the wireless communication module 32 of the portable communication device 3 and the wireless communication unit 22 of the data transmission device 2 use near field (NFC) communication technology, bluetooth (Bluetooth) communication technology, wireless fidelity (Wi- Fi) communication technology, Zigbee communication technology or radio frequency (RFID) communication technology. It should be noted that the connection mode between the wireless communication module 32 of the portable communication device 3 and the wireless communication unit 22 of the data transmission device 2 is not limited to the communication technologies listed here, but due to current technology only It can be disclosed so far, but it should be understood that other wireless communication technologies developed in the future also fall within the teaching scope of the present invention.

Please refer to FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 again. According to the inventive thinking of the present invention, the portable communication device 3 of the facsimile system 1 of the present invention further includes a storage module 33 and an input and output module 34 . Wherein, the storage module 33 is connected with the control module 31 for storing the dialing data, and the input and output module 34 is connected with the control module 31 for a user to input the dialing data and display the dialing data. In other words, the dialing data transmitted by the facsimile system 1 of the present invention can be directly input by the user on the portable communication device 3 through the input and output module 34 and transmitted to the data transmission device 2 through the wireless communication module 32, or can be transmitted by the user on the portable communication device 3 The input and output module 34 on the portable communication device 3 is input and stored in the storage module 33, and then transmitted to the data transmission device 2 through the wireless communication module 32, but it is not limited thereto. In some embodiments, the input and output module includes a touch panel 341, and the touch panel 341 is connected to the control module 31 to realize the input and output of the dial data, for example, input the dial data through the touch panel 341, and The dial data is displayed on the touch panel 341 .

Please refer to FIG. 1 again. According to another technical idea of the present invention, the data transmission device 2 of the present invention is suitable for a facsimile system 1 including a portable communication device 3, and the portable communication device 3 includes a connected control module 31 And the wireless communication module 32. The data transmission device 2 includes a control unit 21 , a wireless communication unit 22 and a wired communication unit 23 . Wherein, the wireless communication unit 22 is connected with the control unit 21 and the wireless communication module 32 of the portable communication device 3, in order to receive the dial data transmitted by the wireless communication module 32, and the wired communication unit 23 is connected with the control unit 21, Used to transmit fax data to a telephone network, such as but not limited to telephone lines, based on dial-up data.

Please refer to FIG. 3 together with FIG. 1 , wherein FIG. 3 is a flowchart of a transmission method in a preferred embodiment of the present invention. As shown in Figure 1 and Figure 3, the flow process of the transmission method of the preferred embodiment of the present invention starts at step S100, that is, data transmission device 2 and portable communication device 3 are provided; secondly, as shown in step S200, connect The wireless communication unit 22 of the data transmission device 2 and the wireless communication module 32 of the portable communication device 3; then, as shown in step S300, transmit a dial data to the data transmission device 2; afterward, as shown in step S400, data transmission The wired communication unit 23 of the device 2 transmits a facsimile data to a telephone network according to the dial data, and then transmits the facsimile data to another data transmission data corresponding to the target phone number, but not limited thereto.

According to another technical consideration of the present invention, the data transmission device 2 further includes a memory unit 24 and an input unit 25 . Wherein, the memory unit 24 is connected with the control unit 21 for registering and memorizing the dialing data, and the input unit 25 is connected with the control unit 21 for a user to input a telephone number. In other words, the data transmission device 2 of the present invention can also input a telephone number in a traditional way and perform faxing, but it is not limited thereto.

In some embodiments, in the transmission method of the present invention, the step of transmitting the dial data to the data transmission device 2 further includes sub-steps: first, the wireless communication module 32 of the portable communication device 3 transmits the dial data to the data transmission device 2; Then, judge whether to register and store the dialing data in the data transmission device 2; wherein, when the judgment result is yes, register and store the dialing data in the memory unit 24 of the data transmission device 2. For example, when the user uses the portable communication device 3 to transmit dial data to the data transmission device 2, the input and output module 34 of the portable communication device 3 is a display window for the user to choose whether to register and log in the dial Data to the data transmission device 2. Of course, a window can also be displayed on the display screen of the data transmission device 2 for the user to choose whether to register and register the dial data in the memory unit 24, but it is not limited thereto.

In some other embodiments, in the transmission method of the present invention, after the wired communication unit 23 of the data transmission device 2 transmits the facsimile data to the telephone network according to the dial data, the steps further include: firstly, obtaining a facsimile result; secondly, The fax result is transmitted by email, and the fax result is recorded in a fax record table of the memory unit 24; finally, the fax result or the fax record table is transmitted to the portable communication device 3 for the user to view. To sum up, by registering the dialing data on the portable communication device 3 in the data transmission device 2, and using the portable communication device 3 to directly receive the fax result, the operation complexity of the user can be effectively simplified and effective system management can be achieved effect.

To further illustrate the practical mode of the present invention, the Near Field (NFC) communication technology between the data transmission device 2 and the portable communication device 3 is taken as an example. Please refer to Figure 4, Figure 5 and Figure 6 together with Figure 1, wherein Figure 4 is a schematic diagram of the near field communication data exchange format, Figure 5 is a schematic diagram of the payload data of the recorded data in the near field communication data exchange format, and Figure 6 is The detailed data schematic diagram of the payload shown in Fig. 5 . As shown in Fig. 1, Fig. 4, Fig. 5 and Fig. 6, the dialing data transmitted by the portable communication device 3 of the facsimile system 1 of the present invention, as shown in Fig. 4 in this embodiment, is realized in the near field communication data exchange format and presentation, wherein the near field communication data exchange format includes the first recorded data, the second recorded data, the third recorded data, the fourth recorded data or other recorded data, etc., but not limited thereto. Each record data includes a header and a payload, and the header mainly records the format and form of the record data. As for the data of the payload, as shown in Figure 5, the dialing type, the name of the dialing target, the phone number of the dialing target, the email address to be notified, and the password are recorded. Since the communication range of NFC is short-distance, it has a certain degree of confirmation and security, so the setting of the password can be determined by the user, and it is not mandatory.

In some practical application scenarios, after the data transmission device 2 has transmitted the facsimile data to the telephone network according to the dial data, if the user approaches the data transmission device 2 again with the portable communication device 3, it can automatically connect Record or connect manually by the user, so that the fax result is transmitted to the portable communication device 3 through near-field communication, and is read by the user, and the fax result contains detailed data, that is, as shown in Figure 6, the data transmission device of the present invention 2. Transmit the facsimile results corresponding to all the dialing data transmitted by the same portable communication device 3 to the portable communication device 3, including the serial number of the transmission, the activated transmission function, serial number, the destination phone number of the dialing object, and the date of transmission , transmission time, total number of pages transmitted, time-consuming transmission, transmission mode and success or failure results, etc., but not limited thereto.

To sum up, the present invention provides a facsimile system and its data transmission device and transmission method. By transferring the dial data on the portable communication device to the data transmission device, it can be used intuitively and saves time. Fax data transmission to the telephone network and other functions. In addition, by registering the dialing data on the portable communication device in the data transmission device, and using the portable communication device to directly receive fax results, the user's operation complexity can be effectively simplified and effective system management can be achieved. Therefore, the facsimile system 1 of the present invention can effectively improve user experience and convenience of user operations.

Even though the present invention has been described in detail by the above-mentioned embodiments, various modifications can be devised by those skilled in the art without departing from what is intended to be protected by the appended claims.

Claims (10)

1. A facsimile system, characterized in that, comprising: A data transmission device, including a control unit, a wireless communication unit and a wired communication unit, and the wireless communication unit and the wired communication unit are connected to the control unit; and A portable communication device, comprising: a control module, configured to control the operation of the portable communication device; and A wireless communication module, connected with the control module and the wireless communication unit of the data transmission device, for transmitting a dial-up data to the data transmission device; Wherein, the control unit of the data transmission device receives the dial data, so as to transmit a facsimile data to a telephone network through the wired communication unit according to the dial data. 2. The facsimile system according to claim 1, wherein the wireless communication module of the portable communication device is connected to the control module by wire, and the wireless communication module of the portable communication device is connected to the data transmission device The wireless communication units are connected wirelessly. 3. The facsimile system according to claim 2, wherein the wireless communication module of the portable communication device and the wireless communication unit of the data transmission device use a near field communication technology, a bluetooth communication technology, a wireless fidelity communication technology , a Zigbee communication technology or a wireless radio frequency communication technology. 4. The facsimile system according to claim 1, wherein the portable communication device further comprises: a storage module, connected to the control module, for storing the dialing data; and An input and output module, connected with the control module, is used for a user to input the dial data and display the dial data. 5. The facsimile system according to claim 4, wherein the input and output module comprises a touch panel connected to the control module to implement the input and output of the dial data. 6. The facsimile system according to claim 1, wherein the data transmission device further comprises: a memory unit connected to the control unit for registering and memorizing the dial data; and An input unit, connected with the control unit, is used for a user to input a telephone number. 7. A data transmission device, characterized in that it is suitable for a facsimile system comprising a portable communication device, and the portable communication device includes a control module and a wireless communication module connected, the data transmission device include: a control unit; a wireless communication unit, connected with the control unit and the wireless communication module of the portable communication device, for receiving a dial data transmitted by the wireless communication module; and A wired communication unit is connected with the control unit for transmitting a fax data to a telephone network according to the dial data. 8. A transmission method, characterized in that, comprising the steps of: providing a data transmission device and a portable communication device; connecting a wireless communication unit of the data transmission device and a wireless communication module of the portable communication device; transmit a dial-up data to the data transmission device; and A wired communication unit of the data transmission device transmits a fax data to a telephone network according to the dial data. 9. The transmission method according to claim 8, wherein the step of transferring the dial data to the data transmission device further comprises sub-steps: the wireless communication module of the portable communication device transmits the dialing data to the data transmission device; and judging whether to register and memorize the dialing data in the data transmission device; Wherein, when the judging result is yes, the dialing data is registered and stored in a memory unit of the data transmission device. 10. The transmission method according to claim 8, wherein after the step of transmitting the facsimile data to the telephone network according to the dial data, the wired communication unit of the data transmission device further comprises the steps of: Obtain a fax result; transmit the facsimile result by email, and record the facsimile result in a facsimile record table in a memory unit; and transmitting the fax result or the fax log to the portable communication device.