JP3230598B2 - Image communication device - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an image communication apparatus such as a facsimile apparatus having an alternate reception function using storage and recording means, and more particularly to an image communication apparatus capable of recording a recording time together with alternate reception information.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a conventional facsimile apparatus, TTI data is added to transmission image information on the transmission side, thereby confirming communication date / time / communication partner / communication page. In this regard, for example, reference can be made to the description in the second section of the 36th edition of “Electronic Information and Communication Handbook” edited by the Institute of Electronics, Information and Communication Engineers (Ohmsha, 1988).

[0003]

However, in recent years,
Due to the spread of international communication, the number of cases where the time on the transmitting side and the time on the receiving side do not match is increasing. Also, with the spread of alternate reception using a memory, the number of cases in which the received time and the recorded (output) time do not match is increasing. The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to solve the above-described problems in the conventional technology and to enable character data to be printed on recording paper by a substitute receiving side so that a substitute receiving It is an object of the present invention to provide an image communication apparatus in which a recording time is printed on recording paper together with reception information on a side so that a recording output time of the reception information can be confirmed.

[0004]

In order to achieve the above object, an image communication apparatus according to the present invention comprises: a storage unit for storing received image information; a character data generating unit for generating predetermined character data; And a synthesizing means for synthesizing the character data. When recording and outputting the stored image information, the image communication device for generating the character data relating to the recording output time and synthesizing with the image information performs the alternate reception. Record
It is characterized in that character data relating to recording / output time is combined with image information .

[0005]

The image communication apparatus according to the present invention has a storage means for storing received image information, a character data generating means for generating predetermined character data, and a synthesizing means for synthesizing image information and character data. When recording and outputting the stored image information, the image communication apparatus which generates character data relating to the recording output time and synthesizes the image information with the image information,
The character data related to the recording output time
Since it is combined with the information, when receiving on the alternate receiving side
By printing the time and the print output time on the recording paper, the record output time can be easily confirmed.

[0006]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 2 shows a block diagram of a facsimile apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in the figure, a facsimile apparatus according to the present embodiment includes a scanner 11 for reading a transmission original, a plotter 12 for recording and outputting a reception original, and an encoding / decoding unit (DCR) for encoding / decoding image data. 13, SAF memory 14 for storing (accumulating) compressed image data, communication control units 15 and 16 for performing G3 mode / G4 mode protocol processing, operation unit / display unit 17 for the operator, data for recording output Has a character font, generates a pixel to be printed from character data,
It comprises a character data converter 19 for synthesizing a received document, and a system controller 20 for controlling the whole of them. FIG.
FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing an overall operation outline of the facsimile apparatus according to the embodiment. The details are shown in the operation flow chart of the immediate reception (FIG. 4) and the operation flow chart of the alternate reception (FIG. 5). FIG. 3 is a diagram for explaining the flow of received data and character data. Hereinafter, the operation of the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS.

In the facsimile apparatus according to the present embodiment, the operating conditions include, for example, (1) domestic communication or international communication, (2) whether or not immediate reception is possible, and (3) whether to output the number of received pages. (4) whether or not reception confirmation information needs to be output, (5) whether or not G3 reception or G4 reception, (6) whether or not communication within the same net with matching IDs, (7) terminal information registered in advance Can be taken into consideration, for example, whether or not the received message is received from a specific destination. The determination of (1) whether domestic communication or international communication is made based on, for example, a telephone number or the like in transmission information. The reception time is output in accordance with the correspondence. The determination of (2) whether or not immediate reception is possible is to determine whether or not there is a problem for performing immediate reception. In principle, immediate reception is performed. Is
Switching to alternate reception for storing received information. The necessity of the output of the number of received pages in (3) and the necessity of the output of the reception confirmation information in (4) are determined by the operator. (5) Regarding the G3 reception or the G4 reception, since the TTI is basically combined with the image information on the transmission side in the G3, the reception confirmation information is printed at the rear end of the received document so that the data is not crushed, In G4, since the TTI (CIL) is basically combined with the image information on the receiving side, the reception confirmation information is printed on the leading end of the received document together with the data.

[0008] Regarding (6), since the communication terminals having the same ID are the same partner of the net, the reception confirmation information is not printed.
It is conceivable to print the reception confirmation information only for reception from an unspecified partner whose ID does not match. Conversely, it is also conceivable to print the reception confirmation information only for reception from a partner in the network having the same ID. (7) Whether or not the data is received from a specific destination can be easily determined by checking whether or not the received ID matches a previously registered ID. Also in this case, as in the case of (6), by selecting a partner and switching the printing operation, it becomes possible to select a printing operation by receiving from a necessary partner and an unnecessary partner. . Hereinafter, detailed operations will be described separately for a case where immediate reception is finally performed and a case where alternate reception is performed. In the following description, for simplicity,
Of the above-mentioned operating conditions, only (1) to (4) are targeted, but it goes without saying that the following operating conditions (5) can be similarly handled. First, a case where instant reception is finally performed will be described mainly with reference to FIG.

[0009] When reception is possible and immediate reception is possible, the operation flow of FIG. 4 is started. The facsimile apparatus starts decoding the received information, waits for the print start position, checks whether the printout of the reception confirmation information is necessary,
If the printout of the reception confirmation information is not permitted, the process proceeds to the decoding of the next page after the completion of the decoding. In the above determination, if the printout of the reception confirmation information is necessary, the character code at the current time is transferred from the system control unit 20 to the character data conversion unit 19. Next, the necessity of printing the terminal identification information on the transmission side is checked, and if necessary, the character code of the transmission terminal identification information is transmitted to the communication control unit 15 or 1.
6 to the character data conversion unit 19. Further, it is checked whether or not the printout of the number of received pages is necessary. If necessary, the character code of the received page is transferred from the system control unit 20 to the character data conversion unit 19. The character data conversion unit 19 converts the transferred character code into character data using a character font and sends it to the line memory 18, where it is combined with the data decoded by the DCR 13 and output to the plotter 12. I do. The plotter 12 prints out the composite received original. 6 and 7 show examples of print output. FIG.
Is an example in which time information and the like are output at the top of the document, and FIG.
An example in which time information and the like are output to the back of the original is shown.

In the above processing, if the result of the check on the necessity of the printing output of the terminal identification information on the transmitting side and the necessity of the printing output of the number of received pages is no, it goes without saying that the corresponding processing is passed. No. These combinations are shown in FIG.
The instantaneous receptions A to D in FIG. In addition, the operation in the case of performing intercept reception eventually,
As shown in FIG. 5, for the sake of simplicity, in the following description, only points different from the processing shown in FIG. 4 will be described. Needless to say, the substitute reception is performed when the cause is eliminated when immediate reception is impossible.
Therefore, the time is considerably delayed from the reception time. When the alternate reception output starts, the facsimile apparatus starts decoding the reception information, waits until the printing start position is reached, checks whether or not the printout of the reception confirmation information is necessary, and prints the reception confirmation information. If so, the character code at the current time is transferred from the system control unit 20 to the character data conversion unit 19. Following this,
The character code of the reception time of the reception data to be subjected to the proxy reception is transferred to the character data conversion unit 19.

The subsequent operation is the same as that of the case of the immediate reception shown in FIG. 4, except that finally two kinds of time information are output, that is, the reception time and the printout time are output. Come. According to the above-described embodiment, various types of reception contents (the above item (1)), the status of the facsimile apparatus (the above item (2)), the contents specified by the operator (the above (3), (4)), etc. An information output mode can be obtained, and an effect that the communication operation of the received document can be easily confirmed as compared with the TTI data on the transmission side and the communication management data on the reception side can be obtained. It should be noted that the above embodiment is an example of the present invention, and it is needless to say that the present invention is not limited to this.

[0012]

As described in detail above, according to the present invention , character data is printed on recording paper on the substitute receiving side.
Character data on the recording output time
By synthesizing and printing the reception time and the printing output time on the proxy receiving side on the recording paper, a remarkable effect that the recording output time can be easily confirmed is obtained.

[0013]

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a flowchart showing an overall operation outline of a facsimile apparatus according to one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block configuration diagram of the facsimile apparatus of the embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating the flow of received data and character data according to the embodiment.

FIG. 4 is an operation flowchart of immediate reception according to the embodiment;

FIG. 5 is an operation flowchart of proxy reception according to the embodiment;

FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an output example of time information and the like according to the embodiment (part 1);
It is.

FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating an output example of time information and the like according to the embodiment (part 2);
It is.

[Explanation of symbols]

11: scanner, 12: plotter, 13: encoding / decoding unit (DCR), 14: SAF memory, 15, 16: communication control unit, 17: operation unit / display unit, 18: line memory, 1
9: character data conversion unit, 20: system control unit.

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Claims (2)

(57) [Claims] 1. A means for storing the received image data,
Character data generator that generates predetermined character data
And a synthesizing means for synthesizing the image information and character data.
When recording and outputting the stored image information,
Generates character data related to the
That the image A communications device, images communication device you characterized in that the synthesis in the image information character data relating to the recording output time when performing interception. 2. An image communication apparatus according to claim 1, wherein :
Te, the time of the stored image information to record output, character data is generated on the number of the received page, images communication device characterized in that the synthesis to the image information.