JP2006261715A - Communication terminal - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To lower the running cost by transforming a color image into a monochromatic image after it is transmitted and printing the monochromatic image on a report. <P>SOLUTION: When a destination is registered, setting of color or monochrome at the time of outputting a report is registered and then a decision is made whether output of report has been set or not at the time of color image transmission (S31). If it has not been set, setting of the system is followed (S32) otherwise a decision is made whether output of report is set with color or not (S33). If it is set with color, color report output is set (S34) otherwise monochrome report output is set (S35). <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a communication terminal device, and more specifically, a communication terminal device that generates a monochrome image from the color image after transmission and adds the monochrome image to a report, thereby reducing the printing cost. About.

  In recent years, the demand for transmission / reception of color images has increased, and the number of communication terminals that support this has increased. However, conventionally, when a color image is transmitted, the image is not attached to the report, and the transmitted image information cannot be confirmed, or the attached image is also a color image, which increases the printing cost. .

  Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 7-74963 (Patent Document 1) describes an image information storage method for outputting a report. However, the present invention defines an application for attaching a color image to a report. This is different from the invention described in JP-A-7-74963.

Japanese Laid-Open Patent Publication No. 2003-110787 (Patent Document 2) describes a method of holding image information by cooperation with a server, but does not mention handling of color images, and is different from the present invention.
JP 7-74963 A JP 2003-110787 A

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-described circumstances, and after running a color image, the color image is converted into a monochrome image and applied to a report, thereby reducing the running cost. .

  It is an object of the present invention to reduce the printing cost by converting a transmitted color image into monochrome and outputting a report.

  A second object of the present invention is to reduce the printing cost by enabling monochrome multi-value conversion of a transmitted color image and outputting a report.

  It is an object of the present invention to reduce the printing cost by enabling monochrome output conversion of a transmitted color image to enable report output.

  It is an object of the present invention to effectively use a memory by deleting a color image after generating a monochrome image.

  The invention of claim 5 aims to improve performance and effectively use memory by generating a monochrome image only on the first page.

  The invention of claim 6 aims to improve the convenience of the user by making it possible to select the color / monochrome type of the image information attached to the report during the transmission operation.

  The invention of claim 7 aims to improve the convenience of the user by making it possible to register the color / monochrome type of the image information attached to the report for each destination.

  The invention of claim 1 is characterized in that after a color image is transmitted, a monochrome image is generated from the color image, and the monochrome image is added to a report.

  The invention of claim 2 is the invention of claim 1, wherein the monochrome image is a monochrome multi-valued image.

  The invention of claim 3 is the invention of claim 1, characterized in that the monochrome image is a monochrome binary image.

  According to a fourth aspect of the invention, in the first aspect of the invention, the color image is deleted after the monochrome image is generated.

  The invention of claim 5 is characterized in that, in the invention of claim 1, the monochrome image is generated only for the first page.

  The invention of claim 6 is characterized in that, in the invention of claim 1, the color / monochrome type of the image attached to the report with image can be designated at the time of the transmission operation of the color image.

  The invention of claim 7 is characterized in that, in the invention of claim 1, the color / monochrome type of the image attached to the report with image can be registered for each destination.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, since the transmitted color image is converted into a monochrome image and a report can be output, the printing cost can be reduced.

  According to the second aspect of the present invention, since the transmitted color image is subjected to monochrome multi-value conversion to enable report output, it is possible to reduce the printing cost.

  According to the third aspect of the present invention, since the transmitted color image can be subjected to monochrome binary conversion so that a report can be output, the printing cost can be reduced.

  According to the invention of claim 4, since the color image is deleted after the monochrome image is generated, the memory can be effectively used.

  According to the invention of claim 5, since the monochrome image is generated only for the first page, the performance can be improved and the memory can be effectively used.

  According to the invention of claim 6, since the color / monochrome type of the image information attached to the report can be selected at the time of transmission operation, the convenience for the user can be improved.

  According to the invention of claim 7, since the color / monochrome type of the image information attached to the report can be registered for each destination, the convenience of the user can be improved.

  An embodiment of a communication terminal apparatus according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. In the following description, a case where information transmitted from a transmission source communication processing apparatus to a reception destination communication device (communication processing apparatus) via a network is image information typified by FAX will be described as an example. However, the present invention is not limited to such a case, and may be image information of Internet FAX (I-FAX), image information of IP FAX (IP-FAX), Alternatively, general data such as text, image information, and photographs may be used. The communication processing apparatus according to the present invention can be configured to handle one or more (including all cases) of these image information and data.

  FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating an example of a basic configuration of a communication terminal device according to the present invention. The communication terminal device 100 according to the present invention includes a basic terminal as indicated by reference numerals 11 to 17 and reference numerals 21 to 29, respectively. Specifically, the configuration is the same as that of a normal communication device such as a FAX device, and image information read by the scanner 22 is controlled by the CPU 15 via the communication control unit 16 and the network control device 17. The image information is transmitted to a network such as LAN / PSTN / ISDN, and the image information received from the network such as the Internet / LAN / PSTN / ISDN via the network control device 17 and the communication control unit 16 is output from the plotter 24.

  In addition to the image information transmission / reception function, the communication terminal device 100 according to the present invention is configured by further adding an electronic mail control unit 30 for electronic mail transmission / reception. The electronic mail control unit 30 performs physical and electrical connection with a network such as the Internet / LAN / PSTN / ISDN, and supports a protocol for electronic mail transmission / reception such as TCP / IP.

  The configuration shown in FIG. 1 is basically the same as the configuration of a communication terminal device such as a normal facsimile, and is a configuration for realizing a facsimile and electronic mail transmission / reception function. In addition, the image information stored in the image memory 26 can be converted from color to monochrome by the encoding / decoding unit 14.

Figure 2 is a diagram showing a connection configuration of a communication terminal _apparatus, 100 1, 100 ₂ are communication terminal apparatus according to the present invention, 200 a public network with (PSTN / ISDN) and Internet, a transmitting-side communication terminal apparatus 100 ₁ image information such as the transmitted FAX / e-mail is sent to the communication terminal device / PC 100 ₂ on the reception side via the public network / Internet 200 or the like.

  FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a registration flow of color / monochrome type. When registering a destination, color / monochrome type setting registration at the time of report output is performed. Whether the setting includes a setting of report output at the time of color image transmission. It is determined whether or not (S31). If there is no setting, the system setting is followed (S32). If there is a setting, it is determined whether the report output setting is color (S33). If it is color, it is set to color report output (S34). If it is not color, it is set to monochrome report output (S35).

  FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a flow for setting a color / monochrome type at the time of report output at the time of transmission operation. It is determined whether or not the transmission image is color (S41). In the case of color, the output setting of the report at the time of color image transmission is set (S43). If there is no setting at the time of report output, the color / monochrome setting at the time of report output follows the system setting (S44), and if there is a setting at the time of report output, it is determined whether or not the report output setting is color ( S45) If the color is set, the color report output is set (S46). If the color is not set, the monochrome report output is set (S47). In this setting flow, the color / monochrome type registered as the destination in FIG. 3 may be prioritized. In addition, it may be determined by an internal setting which is prioritized.

  FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a processing flow for converting from color to monochrome. In accordance with the color / monochrome type registered / designated in FIGS. 3 and 4, it is determined whether or not the transmission image is a color image (S51). Whether or not report output is set is determined (S52), and a monochrome image is generated from the color image as necessary. The generated monochrome image may be multi-value / binary, and only the first page may be a monochrome image or all-page monochrome image (S53). In (S54), monochrome images are generated for all pages, and in (S55), only the first page is generated as monochrome images. After the monochrome image is generated, the color image is deleted (S57) according to the internal settings (S56).

  FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an output flow of a report with an image. It is determined whether or not the output image is a color report (S61). In this case, the generated monochrome image is attached (S63).

It is a figure which shows an example of the fundamental structure of the communication terminal device which concerns on this invention. It is a figure which shows the example of a connection structure of a communication terminal device. It is a figure which shows the registration flow of a color / monochrome type. It is a figure which shows the flow which sets the color / monochrome classification at the time of report output at the time of transmission operation. It is a figure which shows the processing flow which converts from color to monochrome. It is a figure which shows the output flow of a report with an image.

Explanation of symbols

14 ... encoding / Fukugoka unit, 15 ... CPU, 16 ... communication control unit, 17 ... network control unit, 22 ... scanner, 24 ... plotter, 26 ... image memory, 30 ... electronic mail control _unit, 100 1, 100 ₂ ... Communication terminal device, 200 ... Public network (PSTN / ISDN) and the Internet.

Claims (7)

  A communication terminal device that generates a monochrome image from a color image after transmitting the color image and adds the monochrome image to a report.   The communication terminal apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the monochrome image is a monochrome multivalued image.   The communication terminal apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the monochrome image is a monochrome binary image.   The communication terminal device according to claim 1, wherein a color image is deleted after the monochrome image is generated.   The communication terminal apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the monochrome image is generated only on a first page.   2. The communication terminal device according to claim 1, wherein a color / monochrome type of an image attached to a report with an image can be designated at the time of the color image transmission operation.   The communication terminal apparatus according to claim 1, wherein color / monochrome type of an image attached to the report with image can be registered for each destination.