JP2011234232A - Communication apparatus, control method and program for the same - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a communication apparatus and control method thereof that restricts any transmission method among a plurality of transmission methods into being invalid, and at the same time, makes the transmission method made to be invalid valid in accordance with a transmission type or administrator authority.SOLUTION: The present communication apparatus, even in a case where the transmission method of which utilization is prohibited is set up among a plurality of the transmission methods, displays the transmission method restricted in a destination designation screen as is selectable, for example, if the transmission type of a transmission processing to be carried out is a transfer processing. On the other hand, the present communication apparatus displays the restricted transmission method as is impossible to be selected in the above-mentioned destination designation screen if the transmission processing to be carried out is not the transfer processing.

Description

  The present invention relates to a communication device, a control method thereof, and a program.

  In a communication apparatus, for example, data is transmitted using a plurality of transmission methods such as facsimile (FAX), electronic mail (E-Mail), Internet facsimile (I-FAX), server message block (SMB) / file transfer protocol (FTP). You can send. However, in order to transmit using these transmission methods, it is necessary to specify a transmission destination (destination) in a format corresponding to each transmission method. When the user designates a destination, the destination corresponding to the transmission method can be easily designated by designating the transmission method and inputting the destination based on the format of the designated transmission method. Further, the present invention is not limited to this, and by using an address book in which a destination for each transmission method is registered, a one-touch button, or the like, the user can easily specify a destination according to the transmission method.

  However, in the communication apparatus as described above, since the user can freely specify the destination of each transmission method, it may be used in a transmission method that is undesirable for the administrator who installed the communication apparatus. Therefore, Patent Document 1 proposes a configuration for limiting the transmission method by an administrator who installs a communication device. Specifically, in Patent Document 1, when an administrator selects a setting that restricts the I-FAX function of a communication device, all designation of an I-FAX destination, display of an I-FAX setting menu, and the like are prohibited. Control as follows.

JP 2002-190885 A

  However, the above prior art has the following problems. For example, even when the administrator restricts the transmission method of the communication device, the transmission function such as transfer or archive transmission (a function of transmitting all scanned / printed images to a specified destination) is limited in the transmission method. You may want to be able to specify the destination.

  Specifically, even if functions other than FAX are restricted for the purpose of installation as a FAX dedicated machine, the administrator desires that destinations other than FAX are not restricted with respect to destinations to be transmitted by transfer or archive transmission. There is a case. The reverse is also true, and even when only the E-Mail function is enabled, it may be desired to permit FAX transmission of a received document only for transfer or archive transmission. That is, in the above prior art, although the transmission method can be limited, the transmission method cannot be limited according to the transmission type such as transfer or archive transmission.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-described problems, and restricts any one of the transmission methods from a plurality of transmission methods to invalidity, and determines the invalidated transmission method according to a transmission type or administrator authority. An object of the present invention is to provide a communication device and a control method thereof that are enabled.

  The present invention can be realized, for example, as a communication device that can execute a plurality of transmission methods. The communication apparatus transmits a transmission process to be executed when executing a transmission process using any one of the plurality of transmission methods and a setting unit that sets a transmission method that prohibits the use among the plurality of transmission methods. Judgment is made when a determination unit for determining whether or not the type is a predetermined transmission type and a destination designation screen for designating a transmission method to be used and a destination corresponding to the transmission method are displayed on the display unit. If it is determined that the transmission type of the transmission process executed by the means is not a predetermined transmission type, the transmission method set by the setting means cannot be selected on the destination designation screen, and the transmission process executed by the determination means And display control means for selecting a transmission method set by the setting means on the destination designation screen when it is determined that the transmission type is a predetermined transmission type.

  The present invention can provide a communication device that restricts any one of a plurality of transmission methods to invalidity and enables the invalidated transmission method according to a transmission type or administrator authority, and a control method therefor.

It is a figure which shows an example of the hardware constitutions of the communication apparatus 100 which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the software structure of the communication apparatus 100 which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the destination designation | designated screen 300 displayed on the display 108 which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the transition screen at the time of pressing down the new destination button 301 which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the transition screen at the time of 1-touch button 302 pressing-down concerning 1st Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the transition screen at the time of pressing down the routine work button 303 which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the transition screen at the time of pressing down the destination table button 305 which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the transition screen at the time of destination search (server) 304 press concerning 1st Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the setting screen 900 for restrict | limiting the transmission method in the communication apparatus 100 which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the example of a screen at the time of the FAX transmission limitation which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the example of a screen at the time of the FAX transmission limitation which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the example of a screen which sets the forwarding destination of the communication apparatus 100 which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the input screen of system management department ID / password based on 1st Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the example of a screen of the destination designation | designated with respect to the transfer error job in the communication apparatus 100 which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is a list which shows the display of the transmission restrictions and destination designation | designated which concern on 1st Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the data structure of the destination data which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is a flowchart regarding the display process of the destination table of the communication apparatus 100 according to the first embodiment. It is a flowchart at the time of displaying 1 page of the destination table of the communication apparatus 100 which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is a flowchart at the time of displaying 1 page of the destination table of the communication apparatus 100 which concerns on 2nd Embodiment.

  Hereinafter, embodiments for carrying out the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. The following embodiments do not limit the invention according to the claims, and all combinations of features described in the embodiments are not necessarily essential to the solution means of the invention.

<First Embodiment>
<Hardware configuration of communication device>
The first embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. First, the hardware configuration and external I / F of the communication apparatus 100 according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. As shown in FIG. 1, the communication apparatus 100 includes a CPU 101, ROM 102, RAM 103, NIC 104, external input controller 105, panel 106, display controller 107, display 108, printer 109, scanner 110, modem 111, and NCU 112. These components are connected by a system bus 113 so that they can communicate with each other.

  The CPU 101 comprehensively controls the above components by executing a program stored in the ROM 102. The CPU 101 comprehensively controls each device connected to the system bus 113. The ROM 102 is a non-volatile memory, and stores device data (various setting values, logs, counters, address book data, etc.) of the communication apparatus 100 together with the program. The RAM 103 functions as a main memory, work area, and destination setting storage area of the CPU 101.

  The external input controller 105 is connected to a panel 106 that includes various keys, buttons, a touch panel, and the like, and controls instruction inputs from the panel 106. The display controller 107 is connected to a display 108 constituted by a liquid crystal display or the like, and controls display on the display 108. The printer 109 is a printing unit on a storage material such as a sheet realized by, for example, an electrophotographic method or an inkjet method. The scanner 110 is an image reading unit for reading an image printed on paper.

  A network interface card (NIC) 104 is connected to another network terminal, a file server, or the like via the LAN 121, and bidirectionally communicates data with these. The NIC 104 is connected to the Internet 120 via the LAN 121. The modem 111 is connected to the public switched network (PSTN) 122 via the NCU 112 and performs digital / analog conversion of communication signals between the communication apparatus 100 and the PSTN 122 in order to perform FAX communication. The NCU 112 is a line control circuit provided with a relay for connecting to the PSTN 122.

<Software configuration of communication device>
Next, a software configuration example of the communication apparatus 100 according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. The software is realized by the CPU 101 reading and executing a program stored in the ROM 102.

  A user interface (UI) 200 controls an external input controller 105 and a display controller 107 to process input from the panel 106 and output to the display 108.

  The job control unit (transmission) 201 controls transmission processing for each job (one transmission processing unit to be executed). FTP (file transfer protocol) 202, SMB (server message block) 203, E-Mail (electronic mail transmission) 204, and I-FAX (Internet facsimile transmission) 205 process network protocols for transmission via the NIC 104. To do. Specifically, the FTP 202 and the SMB 203 respectively process a protocol FTP / SMB transmission for transmitting a file to a transmission destination PC. Further, the E-Mail 204 processes the transmission of the electronic mail by processing the SMTP transmission protocol with respect to the electronic mail server. The E-Mail 204 also processes a reception protocol such as POP reception or SMTP reception for acquiring reception data stored in the electronic mail server. The I-FAX 205 basically executes transmission / reception processing for the electronic mail server in the same manner as the E-Mail 204, but processes transmission / reception data in accordance with the I-FAX standard.

  TCP / IP 206 is included in the protocol stack of the OS, and converts data to be sent to the network into TCP / IP packets. The network 207 performs HW processing for controlling the NIC 104. The FAX 208 performs FAX communication and performs FAX transmission (facsimile transmission) by controlling the modem 111 and the NCU 112. T.A. 30 209 is a fax communication protocol T.30. 30 controls are executed. The MODEM 210 performs HW processing for controlling the modem 111. The address book 211 processes the destination list stored in the ROM 102 of the communication apparatus 100. The destination list is displayed on the display 108 as a one-touch button, for example. As described above, the communication device 100 according to the present embodiment can execute a plurality of transmission methods.

<Screen example>
Next, with reference to FIG. 3, the destination designation screen 300 for the user to instruct transmission in the present embodiment will be described. Note that the display 108 in this embodiment is also a touch panel, and when a displayed button or the like is pressed, a transition to a new screen or a pop-up menu is displayed corresponding to the display content. The display control of the screen example described below is realized by the CPU 101 controlling the display controller 107. Furthermore, an example screen described below may be displayed on the panel 106. In this case, the display control is realized by the CPU 101 controlling the external input controller 105.

  A new destination button 301 is a button for inputting a new destination, and displays a menu for the user to input a FAX number, an Email address, an address for file transmission, a user name, a password, and the like when transmitting data. It is a button for. The one-touch button 302 is a button for displaying a destination button registered as a one-touch button. A routine job button 303 is a button for displaying a list of routine job buttons for collectively calling settings such as a transmission destination or a reading setting.

  A destination search button 304 is a button for searching for a destination from an LDAP (Lightweight Directory Access Protocol) server and setting the destination matched in the search as a transmission destination. A destination table button 305 is a button for displaying a registered destination table. A call button 306 is a button for displaying a destination designated as a transmission destination in the past. The call buttons 306 are displayed, for example, from the previous button to the previous three buttons. When each button is pressed, the destination and transmission settings transmitted in the past are called and displayed.

  The system status / cancel button 307 is a button for displaying a job being operated in the system. For example, the status, history, and device status of each job are displayed in the states of copy, transmission / reception, FAX, print, and device. As will be described later, it is also possible to retransmit a transfer error job that caused a transmission error during transfer from a menu displayed by pressing the system status / cancel button 307.

  The destination display unit 308 is an area for displaying information instructed for transmission, and the left area displays the transmission status, the number of destinations, and three destinations. In the right area, the current time and reading parameters (in FIG. 3, black and white / color: monochrome binary, resolution 200 × 100 dpi, reading density: automatic) are displayed from the top. Each setting button 310 is a button for setting a reading setting, a file format, and a transmission setting. In the scan setting button, resolution, color / monochrome, scan size, density, and the like are set. In the file format button, a file format such as TIFF, JPEG, PDF, PDF + OCR is set. In the transmission setting button, timer transmission, completed stamp, transmission document name, subject, body text, reply destination, sender name, and the like are set.

  Next, a transition screen when the new destination button 301 is pressed will be described with reference to FIG. Note that each screen shown in FIG. 4 is a display example when no transmission restriction is set. Reference numeral 400 shown in FIG. 4 is a new destination screen that is transitioned to when the new destination button 301 is pressed on the destination designation screen 300 of FIG. After specifying a transmission method on the new destination screen 400, an address, a telephone number, a server name, and the like are input, so that transmission destination information can be input in accordance with each transmission method. A FAX button 401 is a button for FAX transmission. When the FAX button 401 is pressed, the screen transitions to a screen 410, and a pause, a tone, and the like can be input in addition to the FAX number. An e-mail button 402 is a button for sending an e-mail. When the e-mail button 402 is pressed, the screen changes to a screen 420, and an e-mail address can be input using the displayed keyboard.

  An I-FAX button 403 is a button for Internet facsimile (I-FAX) transmission, and when pressed, the screen transitions to a screen 430 where an I-FAX address can be input. The file button 404 is a button for FTP transmission or SMB transmission. When the button is pressed, the screen transitions to a screen 440. By inputting a host name, a path to a folder, a user name, and a password, FTP transmission or SMB transmission is performed. The destination can be entered. A memory media button 405 is a button for transmitting data to a USB memory or the like, and can store image data read from a document image in a USB memory connected to the USB host of the communication apparatus 100.

  The send to me mail button 406 is the mail address acquired from the authentication server when executing login authentication by communicating with a server connected to the communication apparatus 100 via the network when executing the transmission function of the communication apparatus 100. Can be set as a transmission destination. The send to me button 407 can acquire folder information by login authentication and set the folder as a destination. A screen 450 is a display of a destination designation screen after input on the screens 410 to 430. As described above, the destination designation screen can designate a plurality of destinations, and can be broadcast.

  Next, a transition screen when the one-touch button 302 is pressed on the destination designation screen 300 will be described with reference to FIG. Note that the screen shown in FIG. 5 is a display example when no transmission restriction is set. Reference numeral 500 denotes a one-touch destination designation screen 500 that transitions when the one-touch button 302 is pressed. Each one-touch button displayed on the one-touch destination designation screen 500 can be set from destination registration in the user menu. In the area 502, address information of a pressed destination, a telephone number, and the like are displayed. The set destination is displayed with black and white reversed as shown in the display example of FAX 1 (FAX 1), FAX 2 (FAX 2), and mail 3. As described above, on the one-touch destination designation screen 500, the user can select a transmission method desired by the one-touch button, and a destination corresponding to each transmission method is associated with the selected one-touch button.

  Next, with reference to FIG. 6, a transition screen when the routine work button 303 is pressed on the destination designation screen 300 will be described. Note that the screen shown in FIG. 6 is a display example when no transmission restriction is set. Reference numeral 600 denotes a routine work button screen that transitions when the routine work button 303 is pressed. As shown in FIG. 6, buttons for selecting various routine tasks such as “fax / email” are displayed on the routine task button screen 600.

  Next, a transition screen when the destination table button 305 is pressed on the destination designation screen 300 will be described with reference to FIG. Each screen shown in FIG. 7 is a display example when no transmission restriction is set. The screen 700 is the first page of the destination table that is transitioned when the destination table button 305 is pressed. The destination table displays the selected destination in black and white as in 701, and a check (re) is displayed as the destination is set. If a destination that has already been checked is selected, the display changes to a check-free display as indicated by an item 702. When the destination is set, the set number of destinations is displayed in the number of destinations 704. Further, “all”, “group”, “FAX”, “e-mail”, “I-FAX”, “file”, and “one-touch button” can be selected by the button 703 as the types of destinations displayed in the destination table.

  When the next page button 705 is pressed, the screen transitions to a screen 710 that is the second page. A screen 710 is a destination table for the second page, and the display content is the same as that for the first page. Here, when the previous page button 706 is pressed, it is possible to return to the previous page (screen 700).

  A screen 720 is a destination table for the third page, and the display content is the same as that for the first page. It is also possible to display group destinations in which transmission methods are mixed, such as FAX broadcasting of two or more destinations, FAX and e-mail broadcasting, and e-mail and file transmission. Thus, the communication apparatus 100 according to the present embodiment can execute group transmission in which a plurality of destinations can be specified simultaneously.

  A screen 730 is a destination table for the fourth page, and the display content is the same as that for the first page. Since there is no next page on the screen 730, the next page button 707 is grayed out and displayed so that it cannot be selected.

  Next, a transition screen when the destination search (server) button 304 is pressed on the destination designation screen 300 will be described with reference to FIG. Each screen shown in FIG. 8 is a display example when no transmission restriction is set. When the destination search (server) button 304 is pressed, a screen 800 for setting search conditions for destination search (server) is first displayed.

  A registered LDAP server name can be selected from the user menu with a button 802. When the name button 803 is pressed, the screen changes to a name input screen for searching for a destination matching by name from the LDAP server. When the e-mail button 804 is pressed, the screen transits from the LDAP server to an e-mail address input screen for searching for a destination that matches the e-mail address. When the FAX button 805 is pressed, a transition is made from the LDAP server to a facsimile number input screen for searching for a destination that matches the facsimile number. When the detailed search button 807 is pressed, the screen changes to a detailed search screen 801.

  The detailed search screen 801 can be searched by name, e-mail, FAX, organization, organizational unit as a search target. Further, as the search condition, for example, for an email set as a search target, “includes the next”, “does not include the next”, “is equal to the next”, “is not equal to the next”, You can specify “beginning with”, “ending with”. It is also possible to specify AND / OR of a plurality of conditions. When the search start button 806 is pressed on the screen 800, the destination data that matches the set search condition is searched from the LDAP server designated by the button 802.

  After the search start is pressed, a screen 810 during the search process is displayed during an inquiry to the LDAP server. When the search is completed, a screen 820 is displayed as a search result display, and the number of destinations that match the search condition is displayed in 821. Further, when the destination of the search result is displayed in the format shown in area 823 and the destination is pressed, it is set as a transmission destination as in item 822, and a check mark (re) is displayed. The set destination number is displayed in the destination number column.

  Next, a setting screen 900 for limiting the transmission method in the communication apparatus 100 will be described with reference to FIG. The setting screen 900 is a remote UI screen for changing the setting of the communication device 100 displayed on the display unit of the PC when the communication device 100 is accessed from the browser of the PC. In the setting screen 900, a menu for setting authentication of the transmission function is displayed. In the authentication setting menu for the transmission function, a transmission restriction setting and a sender mail address setting are displayed. The transmission restriction setting includes setting items of mail transmission 901, FAX transmission 902, and file transmission 903.

  In the mail transmission 901, only one of the three items “not permitted”, “permitted”, and “permitted only for own destination” can be set. If “not permitted” is selected, the communication apparatus 100 is prohibited to specify an e-mail address by E-Mail or I-FAX. In the FAX transmission 902, “not permitted” and “permitted” can be set. When “not permitted” is selected, destination designation by FAX transmission is prohibited in the communication apparatus 100. In the file transmission 903, “not permitted”, “permitted”, and “permitted only to its own destination or specified folder” can be set. When “not permitted” is selected, the communication apparatus 100 prohibits destination designation by file transmission (SMB / FTP).

  Next, with reference to FIGS. 10 and 11, an example of a screen when the FAX transmission 902 is set to “not permitted” in the FAX transmission 902 will be described with respect to the communication apparatus 100. A reference numeral 1000 shown in FIG. 10 is a new destination screen displayed when the new destination button 301 is pressed when FAX transmission is restricted. While the FAX transmission is restricted, the FAX button is controlled not to be displayed among the destination designation buttons displayed in the area 1001 as compared with the new destination screen 400.

  1010 shown in FIG. 10 is a one-touch destination designation screen that transitions when the one-touch button 302 is pressed while fax transmission is restricted. On the one-touch destination designation screen 1010, one-touch buttons related to FAX transmission are displayed in gray out for each one-touch button arranged in the area 1011 and the destination designation is impossible. Also, for a one-touch button set as a group destination, when FAX transmission is included in the destination, it is displayed in gray out and the destination cannot be specified.

  Reference numeral 1021 shown in FIG. 10 is a routine job button screen when the routine job button 303 is pressed while FAX transmission is restricted. As shown in the standard job button screen 1021, as compared to the standard job button screen 600, the standard job button that includes FAX transmission as a transmission destination is hidden.

  11 is a screen of the destination table Page1 when the destination table button 305 is pressed while fax transmission is restricted. On the screen 1100, compared to the screen 700, a destination whose destination is a facsimile is not displayed. 1110 shown in FIG. 11 is a page 2 destination table display screen during FAX transmission restriction, and the FAX transmission destination is not displayed. Further, on the screen 1110, destinations that are designated as group destinations and include FAX transmission are displayed in gray out, and the destination designation is impossible. Similarly, reference numeral 1120 shown in FIG. 11 is a page 3 destination table display screen while fax transmission is being restricted. Similarly to page 2, the destination of fax transmission is not displayed, and group destinations that include fax transmission are also displayed in gray out. As a result, the destination cannot be specified.

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, when FAX transmission is restricted, setting buttons related to FAX transmission are hidden or grayed out on each screen to prohibit designation of destinations related to FAX transmission. To do. In addition, although the case where FAX transmission is restricted among a plurality of transmission methods has been described here, the same control is performed even when other transmission methods are restricted, and the restricted transmission method. The setting button related to is hidden or grayed out and is controlled so that it cannot be selected by the user.

  For example, screen control when mail transmission is set to “not permitted” in mail transmission 901 will be described. In the new destination screen that is transitioned by pressing the new destination button 301, the e-mail button 402 and the I-FAX button 403 are controlled to be hidden from the destination designation buttons on the new destination screen 400. If file transmission is restricted, the file button 404 is controlled to be hidden. On the one-touch destination designation screen that is transitioned by pressing the one-touch button 302, one-touch buttons for mail transmission and I-FAX transmission are displayed in gray out, and the destination designation is impossible. In addition, even if the one-touch button set as the group destination includes mail transmission and I-FAX transmission, the one-touch button is also grayed out and the destination cannot be specified. When file transmission is restricted, one-touch buttons related to file transmission are displayed in gray and the destination cannot be specified.

  Further, in the routine job button screen that is transitioned by pressing the routine job button 303, the routine job button including mail transmission and I-FAX transmission as a transmission destination is not displayed. When file transmission is restricted, routine job buttons related to file transmission are not displayed. In addition, in each screen of the destination table Pages 1, 2, and 3 that is transitioned by pressing the destination table button 305, a destination whose transmission destination is mail transmission and I-FAX transmission is hidden. In addition, in each of the above screens, a destination that includes a mail transmission destination or an I-FAX transmission destination as a group destination is grayed out, and the destination cannot be designated. When file transmission is restricted, destinations related to file transmission are not displayed, and group destinations including file transmission destinations are grayed out.

  In addition, in the destination search result of the LDAP server when the destination search (server) button 304 is pressed, it can be assumed that all the destinations are e-mails as in the result of the screen 820. In such a case, it is desirable to display a message indicating that the destination has not been searched while the mail transmission is restricted as the screen for the destination search result.

  Next, a screen for specifying a transfer destination will be described with reference to FIG. A registration menu top screen 1201 is displayed when a registration menu key arranged on the panel 106 or the like is pressed. When the system management setting button is pressed on the registration menu top screen 1201, a transition is made to a system management login screen 1300 shown in FIG. On the system management login screen 1300, the system management department ID 1301 and the system management password 1302 are entered, and the setting as the system administrator becomes effective by pressing the ID key arranged on the panel 106 or the like.

  When logged in as a system administrator, on the screen 1202 displaying the system management menu, “System management mode.” 1207 is displayed in the status display section next to the ID at the lower left of the screen. When the transfer setting button is pressed on the screen 1202, the screen changes to a transfer setting menu screen 1203. When a registration button 1208 is pressed on the screen 1203, the screen changes to a transfer setting registration menu screen 1204, and a transfer condition name and a transfer condition are input. When a transfer condition name and a transfer condition are input on the screen 1204, a next button 1209 is enabled (selectable). When Next 2309 is pressed, the screen changes to a transfer setting details / editing menu screen 1205, and a transfer destination 1210 and a file format 1211 are designated. When the transfer destination 1210 is pressed, a transfer destination address table menu screen 1206 is displayed. According to the present embodiment, even when transmission method restrictions are set, as shown on the screen 1206, destinations related to all transmission methods are displayed in the destination table of the transfer destination. In other words, in the present embodiment, even when any one of a plurality of transmission methods is restricted, it is restricted at the time of setting related to data transfer of the communication apparatus 100 by the system administrator. The transmission method is also controlled to be settable.

  Next, with reference to FIG. 14, an example of a screen when the system status / cancel button 307 is pressed while fax transmission is restricted and a retransmission setting is made for a transfer transmission error job will be described. When the system status / cancel button 307 is pressed, a screen 1401 for displaying device information on the system status / cancel is displayed.

  When transmission / reception of a tab at the top is selected on the screen 1401, a transition is made to a transmission / reception job status screen 1402 for displaying the status and history of the transmission / reception job. Here, since the error job for transfer transmission remains in the received job, the user presses the received job history button. Then, a received job history screen 1403 is displayed. When an I-FAX received document button 1408 displayed on the screen 1403 is pressed, an I-FAX memory received document screen 1404 is displayed. Further, when the transfer error job status 1409 on the screen 1404 is pressed, the error ends when transfer transmission is executed, and an I-FAX transfer error job status screen 1405 indicating the job remaining in the memory is displayed. .

  As shown in a screen 1405, when the transfer button 1410 is pressed in a state where a job is selected, it is possible to specify and send a destination to a transfer error job remaining in the memory. When the transfer button 1410 is pressed, the screen changes to a transfer destination setting screen 1406. Here, the destination table including the FAX transmission is hidden, and the destination table in which the group destination including the FAX transmission is displayed in gray is displayed as in FIG.

  Next, with reference to FIG. 15, a description will be given of the limit setting of each transmission method and the display method of the destination setting button and the like on each screen. On the destination table screen, the one-touch screen, the destination search (server) screen, and the new destination screen, a destination designation button related to the limited transmission method is not displayed or grayed out.

  Further, on the transition screen when the call button 306 is pressed, for example, when e-mail / I-FAX is restricted, calls including E-Mail / I-FAX are not displayed. Similarly, if file transmission is restricted, calls that include file transmission are hidden. Further, when FAX transmission is being restricted, calls including FAX are not displayed. In the transition screen when the routine job button 303 is pressed, the routine job of the limited transmission method is not displayed as in the case of the call.

  On the transfer destination designation screen in the transfer error job, the error job related to the limited transmission method is hidden and the one-touch button of the transmission method is hidden. On the transfer destination setting screen, e-mail and FAX destination settings are displayed regardless of which transmission method is restricted.

<Destination data structure>
Next, the data structure of the destination data will be described with reference to FIG. Reference numeral 1600 denotes each item of the destination table and the destination data structure 1 set for each one-touch button. The destination data structure 1 includes an ID 1601, a name 1602, destination data 1603, a transmission method 1604, and various settings 1605. ID 1601 indicates an index of destination data, and is an index for destination data from the destination table to the one-touch button. The name 1602 is name data set for each item of the destination table and each one-touch button. The destination data 1603 is defined as different data depending on the transmission method. That is, telephone number data is used for FAX transmission, electronic mail data is used for E-Mail transmission, and host name, folder path, user name, and password are used for FTP / SMB transmission. The transmission method 1604 sets FAX, E-Mail, I-FAX, and file (SMB / FTP). Various settings 1605 define other settings.

  Reference numeral 1610 denotes each item of the destination table and the destination data structure 2 set to each one-touch button. The destination data structure 2 is data for a group destination. ID 1611 and name 1612 are the same as in destination data structure 1. In the data of the group destinations 1 to n shown in 1613, an ID designated as the group destination is defined.

  Reference numeral 1620 denotes each item of the destination table and the contents of the destination data 1603 of each one-touch button. It is stored in the ROM 102 of the communication device 100. For each ID that is an index of the destination data 1603, 1 to X is destination data corresponding to each item of the destination table, and X + 1 to X + Y is destination data corresponding to the one-touch button. Here, X indicates the upper limit value of the number of items in the destination table data, and Y indicates the upper limit value of the number of one-touch buttons.

  As shown in FIG. 16, since the destination table data 1621 is stored in the destination data structure 1, a transmission method is set. Since the destination table data 1622 is stored in the destination data structure 2, a group destination is set. Similarly, the destination table data 1623 has a transmission method set. The destination table data has the maximum destination table data (X) 1624, and there is no data here. Next, the one-touch data 1625 is stored in the destination data structure 1 in the area X + 1. One-touch data (Y) 1626 is the upper limit of the one-touch data, and there is no data here.

<Control flow>
Next, with reference to FIG. 17 and FIG. 18, a processing procedure related to the destination table display processing will be described. Note that the processing described below is realized by the CPU 101 of the communication apparatus 100 executing a program stored in the ROM 102 or the like. Here, the destination table display process will be described, but the one-touch button display process is the same as the process described below, and the description thereof will be omitted. The control different from the destination table is that it is displayed on the panel 106 in the form of a one-touch button instead of a list structure. First, the flowchart of FIG. 17 will be described.

  In S1701, the CPU 101 sets the display page of the destination table as the first page, and executes destination table Page display processing for the display page in S1702. Here, for example, a screen 700 is displayed. Details of the destination table page display process will be described later with reference to FIG.

  Next, in S1703, the CPU 101 determines whether or not there is a next page display instruction via the screen 700. If there is a next page display instruction, the CPU 101 proceeds to S1704 and there is no next page display instruction. For example, the process proceeds to S1705. An instruction to display the next page can be specified by pressing a next page button 705 shown on the screen 700 in FIG.

  In S1704, the CPU 101 increments the display page and returns to S1702. On the other hand, in S1705, the CPU 101 determines whether or not there is an instruction to display the previous page. If there is an instruction to display the previous page, the process proceeds to S1706, and if there is no instruction to display the previous page, the process proceeds to S1707. The instruction to display the previous page can be specified by pressing the previous page button 706 shown on the screen 710.

  In S1706, the CPU 101 decrements the display page and returns to S1702. If there is no next page or previous page, the next page button 705 and the previous page button 706 are invalidated (displayed in gray out) on the destination table display screen, respectively.

  In S1707, the CPU 101 determines whether or not there is a destination designation. If there is a destination designation, the process proceeds to S1708, and if there is no destination designation, the process proceeds to S1709. In step S1708, if the CPU 101 is not designated as a transmission destination, the CPU 101 sets the designated destination as the transmission destination, and the process proceeds to step S1709. On the other hand, in the state designated as the transmission destination, the CPU 101 removes the designated destination from the transmission destination setting.

  Here, the state designated as the transmission destination is, for example, an item that is already set as the transmission destination as shown in the screen 700, and is an item that is displayed with a check (re) at the top. On the other hand, the state that is not designated as a transmission destination is an item that is not currently set as a transmission destination, and is an item for which no check (re) is displayed at the top. Therefore, when adding to the transmission destination setting, the CPU 101 controls to increment the number of destinations in the destination table display and display a check (L) at the top of the destination display of the designated item. On the other hand, when it is excluded from the transmission destination setting, the CPU 101 controls to decrement the number of destinations in the destination table display and delete the check (re) at the top of the destination display of the designated item. In the case of a one-touch button, the button display becomes a designated destination by reversing the black and white, and is removed from the designated destination by returning from the reversed display to the normal display.

  In step S <b> 1709, the CPU 101 determines whether to end the display by determining whether the OK button has been pressed. In the case of display end (OK button is pressed), the CPU 101 ends display of the destination table and shifts to a screen for instructing transmission destination. On the other hand, if the display is not finished (the OK button has not been pressed), the CPU 101 returns the process to step S1703.

  Next, the flowchart of FIG. 18 will be described. The flowchart of FIG. 18 shows the detailed processing of S1702 of FIG.

  In step S1801, the CPU 101 sets the first ID of the display page (ID 1620 in FIG. 16) in the index. The first page is set to 1, and the second and subsequent pages are set by incrementing the last ID of the previously displayed page. In step S <b> 1802, the CPU 101 acquires index destination table data from the store data 1620.

  In step S1803, the CPU 101 determines whether the display of the destination table is a display based on a transmission instruction. Specifically, the CPU 101 determines whether it is a transition screen based on a transmission instruction from the destination designation screen 300 or a transition screen from the screen 1206 for setting transfer processing. If the display is a transmission instruction (YES), the process proceeds to S1804. If the display is not a transmission instruction (NO), the process proceeds to S1810. That is, in S1803, the CPU 101 determines whether or not the transmission type related to the transmission process is a predetermined transmission type. According to the present embodiment, the predetermined transmission type indicates a transfer process in which data received from an external device connected to the communication device 100 via a network is transferred to another device.

  However, the present invention is not limited to this, and an arbitrary transmission type may be set by the system administrator or the like as the predetermined transmission type. For example, an archive transmission process for transmitting to a predetermined destination for storing data processed by the communication apparatus 100 may be set as the transmission type. That is, in the present invention, the predetermined transmission type indicates a transmission type in which the limited transmission method is to be effectively changed exceptionally.

  In S1804, the CPU 101 determines whether or not there is a transmission restriction. If there is a transmission restriction (YES), the process proceeds to S1805, and if there is no transmission restriction (NO), the process proceeds to S1810. In step S1805, the CPU 101 determines whether the destination is a group destination. If the destination is a group destination (YES), the process advances to step S1806. If the destination is not a group destination (NO), the process advances to step S1809.

  In step S1806, the CPU 101 searches the group destination for a restricted transmission method destination. In step S1807, the CPU 101 determines whether the group destination has a restricted transmission method. Here, if there is a limited transmission method in the group destination (YES), the process proceeds to S1808, and if not (NO), the process proceeds to S1810. In step S1808, the CPU 101 performs control so that the index destination data is displayed in a clayout manner, sets the destination data so that destination designation is not possible, and proceeds to step S1811.

  On the other hand, if it is not a group destination, in S1809, the CPU 101 determines whether or not the transmission method of the acquired destination table data is a limited transmission method. If the transmission method is limited (YES), the process proceeds to S1811. If it is not restricted (NO), the process proceeds to S1810.

  In step S1810, the CPU 101 controls to display the index destination data. In step S1811, the CPU 101 increments the index and proceeds to step S1812, and determines whether the data is the last data on the display page. Here, if it is not the last data (NO), the process returns to S1802, and if it is the last data (YES), the process proceeds to S1813.

  In step S1813, the CPU 101 determines whether there is data for the next page. If there is (YES), the process proceeds to step S1814, and if not (NO), the process proceeds to step S1815. In step S1814, the CPU 101 controls to display the next page button, and the process advances to step S1815. In S1815, the CPU 101 determines whether or not there is data of the previous page. If there is (YES), the process proceeds to S1816, and if not (NO), the destination table Page display process is terminated. In step S1816, the CPU 101 performs control to display the previous page button, and ends the destination table page display process.

  As described above, the communication apparatus 100 according to the present embodiment is configured such that the transmission type of the transmission process to be executed is the transfer process even when a transmission method that prohibits use is set among the plurality of transmission methods. If so, a limited transmission method is displayed on the address designation screen. On the other hand, if the transmission process to be executed is not a transfer process, the communication apparatus 100 displays the restricted transmission method in an unselectable manner on the destination designation screen. That is, the communication apparatus 100 can restrict any transmission method from a plurality of transmission methods to be invalid, and can validate the invalidated transmission method according to the transmission type. In the above-described embodiment, an example in which a transmission method limited to transfer processing as an example is effectively controlled has been described. However, the present invention is not intended to limit the transmission type to the transfer process. For example, instead of the transfer process, the transmission type is assigned to a predetermined destination for storing data processed by the communication device 100. You may control similarly the archive transmission process etc. which transmit data.

<Second Embodiment>
Next, a second embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. In the present embodiment, the hardware configuration and software configuration of the information processing apparatus are the same as those in the above embodiment. Accordingly, only the destination table page display process different from the above embodiment will be described below. Further, since the flowchart of FIG. 19 is a modification of the flowchart of FIG. 18, the same processing is denoted by the same step number and description thereof is omitted. That is, here, the processing of S1903 will be described.

  In step S1903, the CPU 101 determines whether the system management login is in progress. If the login is in progress (YES), the process advances to step S1810. If the login is not in progress (NO), the process advances to step S1804. That is, in this embodiment, even when the transmission method is restricted, the restricted transmission method is validated when logged in with the system administrator authority. That is, the communication apparatus according to the present embodiment can restrict any one of the plurality of transmission methods to invalidity and can validate the invalidated transmission method according to the administrator authority. Thereby, the usability of the system administrator can be improved. The authentication process for granting the system administrator authority is executed using a system management login screen 1300 shown in FIG. In other words, the authentication process in the present embodiment is executed based on the system management department ID and the system management password entered via the system management login screen 1300. Is granted.

<Other embodiments>
The present invention can also be realized by executing the following processing. That is, software (program) that realizes the functions of the above-described embodiments is supplied to a system or apparatus via a network or various storage media, and a computer (or CPU, MPU, etc.) of the system or apparatus reads the program. It is a process to be executed.

Claims (10)

A communication device capable of executing a plurality of transmission methods,
A setting means for setting a transmission method that prohibits use of the plurality of transmission methods;
A determination unit that determines whether or not a transmission type of a transmission process to be executed is a predetermined transmission type when executing the transmission process using any of the plurality of transmission methods;
When the destination designation screen for designating the transmission method to be used and the destination corresponding to the transmission method is displayed on the display unit, the transmission type of the transmission process to be executed by the determination unit is not a predetermined transmission type If it is determined that the transmission method set by the setting unit is not selectable on the destination designation screen, the determination unit determines that the transmission type of the transmission process to be executed is a predetermined transmission type. And a display control unit that enables the transmission method set by the setting unit to be selected on the destination designation screen. A communication device capable of executing a plurality of transmission methods,
A setting means for setting a transmission method that prohibits use of the plurality of transmission methods;
Authentication means for performing authentication for validating administrator authority of the communication device;
A determination unit that determines whether or not an administrator authority of the communication device is valid when performing transmission processing using any of the plurality of transmission methods;
When displaying on the display unit a destination designation screen for designating a transmission method to be used and a destination corresponding to the transmission method, when the determination unit determines that the administrator authority of the communication device is not valid The transmission method set by the setting unit is not selectable on the destination designation screen, and is set by the setting unit when the determination unit determines that the administrator authority of the communication device is valid. And a display control means for selecting the transmission method on the destination designation screen.   The display control means grays out setting items related to the transmission method set by the setting means when the transmission method set by the setting means cannot be selected on the destination designation screen. The communication device according to claim 1 or 2.   The display control unit prohibits display of setting items related to the transmission method set by the setting unit when the transmission method set by the setting unit is not selectable on the destination designation screen. The communication apparatus according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that The destination designation screen includes a group transmission setting item capable of simultaneously designating a plurality of destinations.
The display control unit, when the transmission method set by the setting unit is not selectable on the destination designation screen, the group transmission setting item including a destination related to the transmission method set by the setting unit The communication device according to claim 1, wherein the communication device is displayed in gray out.   The predetermined transmission type is predetermined for storing data received from an external device connected to the communication device via a network, or for storing data processed by the communication device. The communication apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the communication apparatus is an archive transmission process that transmits the data to a destination.   3. The transmission method includes at least an electronic mail transmission, a facsimile transmission, an Internet facsimile transmission, a server message block (SMB), and a transmission method using a file transfer protocol (FTP). The communication apparatus as described in. A communication device control method capable of performing a plurality of transmission methods,
A setting step for setting a transmission method that prohibits the use among the plurality of transmission methods;
A determination step of determining whether or not the transmission type of the transmission process to be executed is a predetermined transmission type when the determination unit executes the transmission process using any of the plurality of transmission methods;
When the display control unit displays a destination designation screen for designating a transmission method to be used and a destination corresponding to the transmission method on the display unit, a transmission type of the transmission process to be executed in the determination step is determined in advance. If it is determined that the transmission type is not determined, the transmission method set in the setting step cannot be selected on the destination designation screen, and the transmission type of the transmission process to be executed in the determination step is determined in advance. A control method for a communication apparatus, comprising: a display control step for enabling selection of the transmission method set in the setting step on the destination designation screen when it is determined that the type is a type. A communication device control method capable of performing a plurality of transmission methods,
A setting step for setting a transmission method that prohibits the use among the plurality of transmission methods;
An authenticating step for performing authentication for validating administrator authority of the communication device;
A determination step of determining whether or not an administrator authority of the communication device is valid when the determination unit executes transmission processing using any of the plurality of transmission methods;
When the display control unit displays a destination designation screen for designating a transmission method to be used and a destination corresponding to the transmission method on the display unit, the administrator authority of the communication device is not valid in the determination step. If it is determined that the transmission method set in the setting step cannot be selected on the destination designation screen, and if it is determined in the determination step that the administrator authority of the communication device is valid, A control method for a communication apparatus, comprising: performing a display control step that enables selection of the transmission method set in the setting step on the destination designation screen.   A program for causing a computer to execute the communication apparatus control method according to claim 8.

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