JPH05183707A - Facsimile equipment provided with memory transmission function - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To give a transmitted original picture the page number of an adequate serial number free from overlapping even if memory transmission is interrupted halfway by storing the picture data of the page number together with the picture data of an original. CONSTITUTION:At the time of executing the memory transmission, the picture data of the original is stored and accumulated beforehand in a picture memory 11b by reading and scanning the original by a picture reading part 5. But at the time of this reading and scanning, the picture data of the page number conforming with reading scanning order is read out of a font data storage memory 11c every time the original is read and scanned by every one sheet, and is added to the picture data of the original, and comes to be stored successively in the picture memory 11b. Subsequently, a dial call is started, and when call incoming terminates at the facsimile equipment of an opposite party side, after executing the mutual transmission of a prescribed protocol signal, the picture data is read successively out of the picture memory 11b and is transmitted and outputted to the opposite party side by a signal processing part 3.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a facsimile apparatus having a memory transmission function, and more particularly to a facsimile apparatus capable of appropriately page numbering an original image to be transmitted by memory.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A facsimile apparatus having a memory transmission function is designed to store image data of a document read and scanned by an image reading unit in an image memory and then transmit the image data. There is an advantage that it can be executed at a convenient time after image reading. On the other hand, a recent facsimile apparatus is configured to add a page number of a document to the document image every time one page of the image data of the document is transmitted, for the convenience of the facsimile receiver. Is common. And conventionally,
When performing memory transmission, the method of adding page numbers to the original image is to read the image data of the original from the image memory at the time of facsimile transmission, and to send the image data from the separately provided font data storage memory. According to the above, the data of the original page number is read out, both these data are combined, and then transmitted and output. That is, conventionally, the page number is added to the document image according to the transmission output order of the document image data at the stage of the transmission.

[0003]

However, in the prior art in which page numbers are added according to the transmission output order of image data, the memory transmission is interrupted due to, for example, a communication error, and then a re-call is made. As a result, when the image data is retransmitted from the middle, the original image of the first page that is retransmitted becomes the first page. That is, for example, as shown in FIG. 5, a communication error or the like occurs when K1 and K2 of the original image data of K1 to K6 stored in the image memory are transmitted, and then the remaining K
When the memory transmission of Nos. 3 to K6 is restarted, the page number of the first page is given to the original document of K3, and K1 transmitted previously is transmitted.
It was duplicated with the page number of the manuscript. Therefore, in the past, continuous page numbers could not be added appropriately when transmitting document image data, and the page numbers would overlap, so that the recipient side who received the facsimile sends the document. There was a risk that it would be processed by mistake.

The present invention has been proposed in view of the above points, and even in the case where the memory transmission is interrupted midway and retransmitted, the original image to be transmitted is not duplicated and appropriate. It is an object of the present invention to provide a facsimile apparatus having a memory transmission function capable of adding page numbers of different serial numbers.

[0005]

A facsimile apparatus having a memory transmission function according to the present invention, which has been proposed to achieve the above object, has a font data storage in which a page number to be added to a document is stored as image data. A memory and a control means for sequentially reading the page numbers stored in the font data storage memory when the image reading unit scans and scans the image data written on the document and stores the page numbers in the image memory together with the image data of the document. It is a configuration provided.

[0006]

In the facsimile apparatus having the memory transmission function according to the present invention having the above-mentioned structure, when the image of the original is read and scanned by the image reading unit, the image of the original page number corresponding to the reading and scanning order is read. By reading the data from the font data storage memory, the image data of the page number can be stored in the image memory together with the corresponding image data of the original. In such a storage state of the image data, when the memory transmission is executed, the image data of the page number as well as the image data of the document is output from the image memory as they are, whereby the page number can be assigned to the document image to be transmitted. It is not necessary to generate and add the page number when executing the memory transmission. The page number of the original image does not change depending on the transmission output order of the memory transmission. Therefore, even if the memory transmission is interrupted and the memory transmission is restarted from an intermediate page, the page number is always the first page. Therefore, a predetermined proper page number is added according to the reading scan order and the like.

[0007]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an example of the hardware configuration of a facsimile apparatus F having a memory transmission function according to the present invention. The facsimile device F has a telephone line L.
The signal processing unit 3 (corresponding to the control means according to the present invention) for controlling each unit according to the operation of the key operation unit 7 is connected to the facsimile communication control unit 1 to which is connected. Here, the facsimile communication control unit 1 has a line control unit 1a for switching and connecting a telephone (not shown) and a modem 1d for image data transmission / reception to the telephone line L.
It is provided with a protocol signal generation circuit 1b and a protocol signal detection circuit 1c for performing mutual transmission of protocol signals.

The signal processing unit 3 as a control means is a CPU
The signal processing unit 3 includes a key operation unit 7, an image reading unit 5, a print output unit 4, a display unit 8 including a liquid crystal display, an automatic dialer 6, and a storage unit. 11 and the like are connected. Of these, the storage unit 11 stores R
In addition to the system memory 11a composed of OM and RAM, an image memory 11b for storing image data, and data of various characters and symbols such as numbers, alphabets, kanji, katakana, etc. are previously stored as image data (image data). It is provided with a stored font data storage memory 11c and the like. The key operation unit 7 includes a memory transmission switch 7a.
"a" is constituted by a dedicated one-touch key for selecting the memory transmission mode, or a combination operation of a function key and a ten key.

When the image reading unit 5 scans and scans the image of the document in the state where the memory transmission mode is designated by the memory transmission switch 7a, the signal processing unit 3 sequentially reads the document one page at a time. Each time it is scanned
Image data such as numbers corresponding to the document page number is read from the font data storage memory 11c, and then the image data of the page number and the image data of the document are combined as a set of image data It is controlled to be stored in the memory 11b. To read the image data such as numbers indicating page numbers from the font data storage memory 11c, the code numbers set for each character or symbol may be used, and the page numbers may be sequentially read according to, for example, the reading scanning order of the document. It is set to have consecutive numbers.

Further, when the image data of the page number is read from the font data storage memory 11c, the signal processing unit 3 uses not only the page number but also the other image data as the source display data. Name (or name), the facsimile number of the sender, and the image data for displaying the date, time, etc. at the time of the original reading scan output from the calendar clock circuit (not shown) are read at the same time. It is configured to be stored in the image memory 11b together with the image data of the original document and page numbers. The name of the sender and the facsimile number are designated in advance by key operation or the like.

Further, the signal processing unit 3 performs a specific key operation after the various image data is stored in the image memory 11b in the state where the memory transmission mode is set, or a predetermined transmission is performed. When the time is reached, the automatic dialer 6 is activated to make a predetermined dial call to shift to the memory transmission execution mode. At that time, the image data stored in the image memory 11b remains unchanged. The image data, which is read out and in which the page number and the sender display are added for each original image corresponding to one page, is transmitted and output to the other party as it is.

Next, an example of use and operation of the facsimile apparatus F having the above configuration will be described. First, when executing the memory transmission, the image reading unit 5 scans and scans a document in advance, and the image data is stored in the image memory 11b and accumulated. However, at the time of reading and scanning such an original, each time the original is read and scanned, the font data storage memory 11c stores the image data of the page number of the original in accordance with the reading and scanning order, together with the image data of the previously designated transmission source. Image data relating to the name, facsimile number, reading scan time, etc. is also read. Then, these image data are added to the image data of the original document, and are sequentially added to the image memory 11b.
Will be stored in. Steps 100 to 104 of the flowchart of FIG. 2 show a series of operation procedures when the image data is stored in the image memory.

Next, when a dial call is made by operating the ten-key pad, or when a preset call time is reached, the auto dialer 6 is activated to make a dial call, and when the facsimile machine on the other side receives an incoming call, Thereafter, after mutual transmission of a predetermined protocol signal is performed, the image data is sequentially read from the image memory 11b by the signal processing unit 3 and is transmitted and output to the other party.

Since the image data read from the image memory 11b already includes the page number and the image data for displaying the transmission source, it is not necessary to purposely generate the additional data when executing the memory transmission. By simply transmitting and outputting the image data stored in the image memory 11b to the other party, the image data of the page number other than the image data of the document can be transmitted. Figure 3
As shown in FIG. 3, in the facsimile device on the other side (reception side), a page number A, a sender name B, a sender facsimile number C, and a manuscript are provided on the upper end portion of the recording paper N on which a predetermined manuscript image is printed out. It is possible to perform facsimile communication in which the reading scan time D and the like are printed out.

As a result, as shown in FIG. 4, for example, among the image data of the originals N1 to N6, a communication error or the like occurs at the time when the transmission of the originals N1 and N2 is completed, and then a re-call is made, When the memory transmission of the originals N3 to N6 is restarted, the original N3 is given a page number as the third page, and the originals N4 to N6 are continuously given page numbers. Therefore, those page numbers can be prevented from being confused by the facsimile receiver in the handling of the document because the page numbers are matched and become consecutive numbers for the originals N1 and N2.

In the above embodiment, the image data for displaying the source such as the name of the source is stored in the image memory 11b in the same manner as the image data of the page number. Source display data of the image memory 1
Storage in 1b is not a requirement. In the present invention, the display of the sender name other than the page number may be omitted, or may be generated and output at the time of execution of the memory transmission as in the conventional case. Therefore, the transmission time of the image data may be displayed in the source display field, instead of displaying the time D when the document is read and scanned as shown in FIG.

[0017]

As can be understood from the above description, according to the facsimile apparatus having the memory transmission function of the present invention, the memory transmission is interrupted halfway due to a communication error or the like, and the original document on the way is interrupted. Even when re-sending from the page, the page in the middle is no longer set as the new first page, and continuous proper page numbers can be added. As a result, duplicate page numbers There is a special effect that the existing difficulty which causes the confusion of the recipient of the facsimile due to the existence can be appropriately solved.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an example of a hardware configuration of a facsimile apparatus having a memory transmission function according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing an example of an operation procedure for storing image data in an image memory when executing memory transmission.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing a facsimile reception state in which page numbers and other transmission source displays are displayed.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a page number assigned state when memory transmission is executed in the present invention.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a page number assigned state when memory transmission is executed in the related art.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Facsimile communication control unit 3 Signal processing unit (control means) 5 Image reading unit 7 Key operation unit 7a Memory transmission switch 11 Storage unit 11b Image memory 11c Font data storage memory

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A font data storage memory in which a page number to be added to an original is stored as image data, and the image data written in the original is stored in the font data storage memory when scanned by an image reading unit. And a control unit for sequentially reading the page numbers and storing them in the image memory together with the image data of the original document.