JP2004135145A - Color image communication equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To confirm a transmitted photographic image of a digital camera, etc. from an external PC and to learn transmitting origin information and receiving time as well. <P>SOLUTION: When image data arrived by facsimile are sYCC-JPEG (Joint Photographic Experts Group)image data (ST4), the transmitting origin information such as a telephone number and a name in a TSI signal is once stored (ST6), the image data are received (ST7), after that, reception completion time is once stored as well (ST8) and the transmitting origin information and reception completion time stored once are additionally held in a reception file of the image data (ST9). When a transfer request of the sYCC-JPEG image data is issued from the external PC, the transmitting origin information and the reception completion time can integrally be transferred together. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO

Description

[0001]
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a color image communication apparatus such as a facsimile apparatus and a multifunction peripheral capable of supporting s (standard) YCC-JPEG.
[0002]
[Prior art]
2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, a color facsimile apparatus equipped with a color reading device and transmitting a read color image via a telephone line has been developed. Image transmission of this type of color facsimile apparatus is described in ITU Recommendation T. 81, and only a document of a predetermined size can be transmitted. Therefore, image data captured by a digital camera cannot be transmitted by fax. Therefore, the image data of a digital camera or the like to allow fax transmission, the slot of the storage medium of the digital camera, equipped with a facsimile apparatus, a YC _b C _r -JPEG image data obtained by a digital camera or the like, a recording medium once read into the memory, after deploying it in the memory of the facsimile apparatus as RGB image data, compressing the lateral width of the image data from the addition of white pixels as a predetermined number of pixels, again L _ab-JPEG image data from the And T. For example, a technique for transmitting data in accordance with No. 81 has been proposed (for example, see Patent Document 1).
[0003]
[Patent Document 1]
JP 2001-285647 A
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
With the technology described in Patent Literature 1 and the advent of facsimile machines that can also handle sYCC-JPEG image data, image data from a digital camera or the like can be easily transmitted. There is a case where image data is stored without being printed. Then, a JPEG file is called from an external terminal, for example, an external PC (personal computer), and a JPEG image may be displayed on a display device of the external PC. At this time, there is a problem that it is not possible to know who captured the image and when the image was displayed simply by displaying only the captured image.
[0005]
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems, and in a case where a transmitted photographed image is stored without being printed, the photographed image can be confirmed from an external terminal device, and the original photographed image can be confirmed. It is an object of the present invention to provide a color image communication device capable of knowing image data holder information and shooting time.
[0006]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
A color image communication device according to the present invention is a color image communication device capable of supporting sYCC-JPEG and storing received sYCC-JPEG image data in an image storage means, wherein information of a transmission source is stored in the storage means. The sYCC-JPEG image data is stored together with the sYCC-JPEG image data so that the sYCC-JPEG image data and the information of the transmission source can be transferred to an external information terminal device.
[0007]
The transmission source information is, for example, the owner of the facsimile machine of the transmission source, but may be the owner of a digital camera or the like. Further, the reception time may be transferred in addition to the information of the transmission source.
[0008]
In this color image communication device, the transmitted sYCC-JPEG image data is stored without being printed, and when transferring the data to an external device, the information of the transmission source and the reception time are also transferred in addition to the image. By displaying the image to the terminal, it is possible to know where the image has been sent from and has just received the image.
[0009]
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in more detail with reference to embodiments. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of an entire color image communication apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
[0010]
The color image communication apparatus according to this embodiment is configured as a so-called color multifunction peripheral having a facsimile function and a copy function, and includes a main control unit 1, an NCU (network control circuit: Network Control Unit) 2, a MODEM 3, ROM 4, RAM 5, image memory 6, display unit 7, operation unit 8, image reading unit 9, image recording unit 10, CODEC (coder / decoder: Coder and Decoder) 11, LANI / An F12 and a bus 13 are provided.
[0011]
The main control unit (CPU) 1 has a function of controlling each unit constituting the apparatus. The NCU 2 controls connection with a telephone line network (PSTN) 14, which is a communication line, and transmits a dial signal corresponding to a telephone number (including a FAX number) of a destination and a function for detecting an incoming call. It has. MODEM3 is based on ITU (International Telecommunication Union) -T Recommendation T.30. 30, T.I. 4 based on the facsimile transmission control procedure according to V.4. 17, V.I. 27ter, V.I. Modulation of transmission data and demodulation of reception data in accordance with 29 or the like. Alternatively, in addition to these, The modulation of the transmission data and the demodulation of the reception data according to S.
[0012]
The ROM 4 stores a program for controlling this device. The RAM 5 temporarily stores data and the like. The RAM 5 includes a storage unit 5a allocated for storing sYCC-JPEG files.
[0013]
The image memory 6 temporarily stores received image data and image data read by the image reading unit 9. The display unit (LCD) 7 displays icons, key buttons, and message contents necessary for transmission and reception. The operation unit 8 has a plurality of one-touch keys, an operation mode switching key for performing mode switching between a plurality of operation modes such as a FAX mode, a copy mode, and a scanner mode, a numeric keypad, a start key, and other keys. The image reading unit 9 optically scans and reads image data of a document when transmitting a fax or copying. The image reading section 9 is also capable of reading a color image. The image recording unit 10 is composed of an electrophotographic printer, and records received image data and image data of a document read by the image reading unit 9 in a copy operation on recording paper. The image storage unit 10 can also perform color printing. The CODEC 11 encodes (reads) the read image data by MH, MR, MMR or the like for transmission or storage, and decodes (decodes) the received image data for recording. The LAN I / F 12 is connected to a PC (personal computer) or another external device constituting the LAN 15 (local area network), and exchanges data with the external device via this. When a request for data transfer of a JPEG file or the like is received from an external PC, the JPEG data is read from the storage unit 5 and transferred to the external PC via the LAN I / F 12 and the LAN 15.
[0014]
Next, the reception processing operation of the color MFP according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG. First, in step ST1, when there is an incoming call, the process proceeds to step ST2. In step ST2, a DIS signal (a digital identification signal indicating that it has a standard reception function) is transmitted. Next, the process proceeds to step ST3. In step ST3, it is determined whether or not a DCS signal (digital command signal) has been received. If the DCS signal has not been transmitted, the process returns to step ST2. On the other hand, when the DCS signal has been transmitted, the process proceeds to step ST4.
[0015]
In step ST4, it is determined whether or not sYCC-JPEG image data has been transmitted. If sYCC-JPEG image data has been transmitted, the process proceeds to step ST5. On the other hand, if another image data has been transmitted, the process proceeds to step ST13. In step ST13, the process proceeds to a normal fax reception process.
[0016]
In step ST5, it is determined whether or not information on the transmission side has been received. If the information has been received on the transmitting side, the process proceeds to step ST6. On the other hand, when the information is not received on the transmitting side, the process skips to step ST6 and shifts to step ST7. In step ST6, a TSI (Kana ID) from the transmission side, for example, a telephone number is temporarily stored in the transmission source storage unit. Next, the process proceeds to step ST7.
[0017]
In step ST7, the received sYCC-JPEG file is stored. As shown in FIG. 3, the file FJ includes a file J1 of sYCC-JPEG image data, a thumbnail FJ2, and a source information file J3. Next, the process proceeds to step ST8. In step ST8, the reception completion time is temporarily stored. Subsequently, the process proceeds to step ST9. In step ST9, the transmission source information and the reception completion time information stored in step ST6 and step ST8 are additionally stored in the reception file (FJ in FIG. 3). Next, the process proceeds to step ST10.
[0018]
In step ST10, post-procedures such as reception of an EOP signal (procedure end signal) and transmission of an MCF signal (message confirmation signal) are executed. Subsequently, the process proceeds to step ST11. In step ST11, it is determined whether or not there is a next page. If the next page of the received data exists, the process returns to step ST7. On the other hand, if there is no next page, the process proceeds to step ST12. In step ST12, the line is disconnected, and the process ends.
[0019]
When a processing request is input from the external terminal device to the color multifunction peripheral of the embodiment via the LAN 15 and the LAN I / F 12, the processing routine shown in FIG. 4 is started, and in step ST21, it is determined whether or not there is an external transfer request. If it is another request, this processing routine is not entered. On the other hand, if there is a transfer request, the process proceeds to step ST22. In step ST22, it is determined whether or not sYCC-JPEG image data is to be transferred. If the transfer is sYCC-JPEG image data, the process proceeds to step ST23. On the other hand, when transferring other image data, the process proceeds to step ST24. In step ST23, the sYCC-JPEG file FJ shown in FIG. 3 is read from the storage unit 5a. Then, the process proceeds to step ST25. In step ST25, the read sYCC-JPEG file FJ is transferred to the requested external terminal device via the LAN I / F 12 and the LAN 15. In the external terminal device, by displaying the transferred sYCC-JPEG image data, for example, the transmission source and the reception time can be confirmed in addition to the image captured by the digital camera or the like.
[0020]
In step ST24, other requested image data is read, and the process proceeds to step ST25, where the read image data is transferred to the requested external terminal device.
[0021]
【The invention's effect】
According to the present invention, there is provided a color image communication apparatus capable of supporting sYCC-JPEG and storing received sYCC-JPEG image data in an image storage unit, wherein the storage unit stores information of a transmission source in the sYCC-JPEG image. The sYCC-JPEG image data and the information of the transmission source are stored together with the image data so that the information can be transferred to the external information terminal device. Along with the image, the sender and reception time can be confirmed.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a color multifunction peripheral according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a flowchart illustrating a processing operation of the color MFP according to the embodiment when receiving an image.
FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a schematic configuration of an sYCC-JPEG file in the color MFP according to the embodiment.
FIG. 4 is a flowchart for explaining image data transfer processing in the color MFP according to the embodiment;
[Explanation of symbols]
1 Main control unit (CPU)
2 NCU
3 MODEM
4 ROM
5 RAM
5a sYCC-JPEG file storage unit 6 image memory 7 display unit 8 operation unit 9 image reading unit 10 image recording unit 11 CODEC
12 LAN I / F
13 Bus 14 Telephone line 15 LAN

Claims (3)

A color image communication apparatus capable of supporting sYCC-JPEG and storing received sYCC-JPEG image data in an image storage means, wherein information of a transmission source is stored in said storage means together with said sYCC-JPEG image data. A color image communication device wherein the sYCC-JPEG image data and the information of the transmission source can be transferred to an external information terminal device. 2. The color image communication device according to claim 1, wherein the transmission source information is holder information. 3. The color image communication device according to claim 1, wherein a reception time is stored and transferred in addition to the transmission source information.

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