JPH09294194A - Facsimile equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To transmit only normal data and to copy the data by using an operation control section so as to point out/delete an optional page in a page storage memory storing data in the unit of pages. SOLUTION: In an example of 3-page storage, a processing content P1 of a 1st page is stored at first in a page storage memory 42, and after the operator designates 'end of 1st page reading' and 'no print nor delete', the content is copied to a transmission copy memory section 41, and the copy is finished and the content is deleted from the page storage memory section 42. Then a processing content P2 of a 2nd page is stored similarly to the case with the 1st page, a test print instruction is received, and image data of the page storage memory section 42 are printed out. In the case of receiving delete designation, the data are not copied to a copy memory section 41 but deleted from the page storage memory section 42. A processing content P3 of a 3rd page is similarly stored and test print is made, the operator does not designate detection and image data P3 are added to image data P1 in the memory section 41. Thus, only valid image data are sent and copied.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a facsimile machine, and more particularly to an improvement of a facsimile machine capable of reading a book-type or sheet-type document and also inputting data from an information processing apparatus such as a personal computer.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Generally, in a facsimile machine,
The original is read, converted into data, and transmitted, but a function of copying the original is added to confirm the read state of the transmitted original. If a read failure occurs and an error is confirmed when checking the copy of this document,
A procedure is adopted in which the original is read again and then transmitted.

For example, in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 5-292238, for example, a book-type document is read, and an operator (operator) confirms the image data before the start of transmission after the end of the reading and the start page. Alternatively, a technique is disclosed in which a copy output instruction for all pages is issued, the operator confirms the copy output state executed in response to this instruction, and an instruction to send the image data stored in the memory or a transmission stop instruction is issued. Has been done.

By doing so, copying and facsimile transmission can be performed by reading the original once, and the reading state of the original can be easily grasped before the transmission so that abnormal image data can be transmitted in advance. Can be prevented.

[0005]

DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTION Problems to be Solved by the Invention
In the technique of Japanese Patent No. 92238, since the method of designating the copy output of the accumulated image data is designation of the first page or all pages, in the case of a book-type document in which various reading settings can be made in page units, the page However, there is a problem that the image data of an arbitrary page in the middle cannot be confirmed although only the confirmation is required.

In addition, when all pages are output and an abnormality is confirmed in several pages, there is also a problem that it is necessary to discard all the accumulated data including the normally accumulated image data and perform the accumulation operation again.

Further, when the original is copied and the original is desired to be transmitted, there is a problem that the copy function such as the copy designation and the sort function of a plurality of copies cannot be sufficiently exhibited.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a facsimile apparatus which can copy a read original of an arbitrary page and can selectively discard data which has become abnormal after confirmation.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a facsimile apparatus capable of transmitting and copying only normal data.

[0010]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION A facsimile apparatus according to the present invention comprises a reading unit for sequentially reading a document in page units, a first memory unit for sequentially storing the read image data in page units, and an operator. Print control means for controlling print output of the stored image data in the first memory means in page units in accordance with a test print output instruction in page units, and stored images in the first memory means in accordance with a page unit delete instruction by an operator. Deletion control means for controlling deletion of data in page units, second memory means for taking in image data stored in the first memory means, and transmission control for image data stored in the second memory means. And a transmission control means for controlling the transmission.

Further, it is characterized in that it further comprises copy control means for performing copy control of the image data stored in the second memory means in accordance with the copy designation by the operator.

The copy control means is configured to control the number of copies according to the operator's instruction of the number of copies.

Further, the deletion control means controls the first
Image data in units of pages other than those deleted from the memory means are sequentially taken into the second memory means, and the reading means is a book-type document, a sheet-type document and information. It is characterized in that the input data from the processing device can be read.

[0014]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The operation of the present invention will be described. The first page storage for the scanned image data in page units
It is sequentially stored in the memory of, and the test printout can be performed page by page according to the test print instruction of an arbitrary page by the operator. Then, if there is defective data as a result of the confirmation after the test printing, the data of the page can be deleted from the first memory.

Further, the data remaining in the first memory is transmitted and fetched in the second memory for copying, the data in the second memory is transmitted, and the data is copied as necessary. There is.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a system block diagram showing the overall construction of an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 1, the controller 1
Has a function of controlling the entire system. Operation control unit 2
Has a man-machine interface function and has a keyboard configuration.

The reading control unit 3 controls reading of originals, and in addition to reading of book-type originals and sheet-type originals,
It is also possible to input data from an information processing device such as a personal computer, and a well-known configuration can be used.

The memory section 4 stores the data of the read document, and comprises a transmission / copy memory section 41 and a page storage memory section 42. Both the memory units 41 and 42 store image data in page units.

The communication control section 5 is a transmission / copy memory section 4
The storage controller 1 controls the transmission of the stored data, and the recording controller 6 controls the printout of the stored data in the page storage memory 42. The display unit 7 visually displays various control information to the operator.

The first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. The example of FIG. 2 shows an operation example when a book-type original is read, and the reading operation (B1)
And the transmission / copy operation (B2).

First, the operator makes a "copy / transmission simultaneous designation" (step A1). Next, various parameters relating to accumulation, such as magnification, read linear density, and density, are designated (step A2). Upon receiving the setting completion, the control unit 1 notifies the reading control unit 3 of the start of reading and starts the reading operation. The read image data for one page is stored in the page storage memory unit 42 (step A3).

After the accumulation of the nth page, if there is a test print designation (step A4), the recording control section 6 prints the nth page (step A5). When it is confirmed from the print result that the storage state of the document is abnormal, the operator instructs to delete n pages, and the image data in the page storage memory unit 42 is discarded as it is.

When it is confirmed that the accumulation state is normal, the operator does not specify the deletion of n pages, and
The image data of the page is moved from the page storage memory unit 42 to the transmission / copy memory unit 41, and if there is already data in the transmission / copy memory unit 41, it is added (step A7). The image data is discarded from 42 (step A8). The above accumulation operation (B
Repeat 1) for the number of pages.

After completing the reading operation for all the pages,
When image data is stored in the copy memory unit 41 (step A10), transmission parameters such as destination and output specification of transmission result, and copy print parameters such as copy output number and sort designation are specified (step A11).

After the setting is completed, the transmission / copy memory section 41
If the designated number of destinations is not 0, the communication control unit 5 performs a transmission operation using the image data of (steps A12, A1).
3) Also, if the number of copy prints is not 0, the recording control unit 6 performs the printing operation (steps A14, A1).
5) At the same time as the notification of the start of the control unit 1 is made (B2).
In a facsimile machine capable of multiple simultaneous operations,
Start sending and copy printing at the same time.

The details of the operation of the first embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIG. FIG. 3 shows the state of the memory unit 4 when the book-type document accumulation operation (B1) is repeated.

As an example, a case of accumulating 3 pages is described. "The first page is read and test-printed and not erased, the second page is test-erased, and the third page is test-printed and not erased." Is the case. Pn indicates the processing content of the nth page, and pn indicates the image data of the nth page. In the figure, the states of the memory unit 4 during the process An of the Pn-th page are shown in the order of processing from the top.

The first page (P1) is first accumulated in the page accumulating memory section 42 (step A3), the reading of the first page is completed, and the operator designates "no printing or erasing". The data is copied to the section 41 (step A7) and erased from the page storage memory section 42 after completion (step A8).

After the second page (P2) is stored in the same manner as the first page, a test print instruction is received and the image data in the page storage memory section 42 is printed (step A).
5). When the deletion designation is received, the page storage memory unit 42 is directly copied without being copied to the transmission / copy memory unit 41.
To erase (step A8).

The third page (P3) is stored and test printed in the same manner as described above (steps A3 and A5), and the operator does not designate deletion, so that the image data of P1 in the transmission / copy memory section 41 has P3. Image data is added (step A7). In the example, the third page is read after the abnormal reading of the second page, but the second page can be read again while the first page remains valid.

FIG. 4 shows an example of screen transition of the display unit 7 at the end of accumulation of the second page in the accumulation operation example of FIG. Step An indicates that the screen is requesting the operator to make a selection in Step An, or that Step An is in process. As shown in steps A4 and A6, the test print and the page erasure designation are provided as one of the options. For example, if "1.P3 reading start" or "2. reading end" is selected in step A4, Normal storage procedure can be easily performed without considering test print or erase.

Next, the effect of the first embodiment of the present invention will be described. First, since it is possible to receive a test print designation for each page, it is possible to print only designated pages. Therefore, it is possible to check only intermediate pages of a plurality of originals, There is no waste. Secondly, since it is possible to receive the page deletion designation of the operator for each page, the data accumulated before the relevant page can be validated, and even if the reading fails in the middle page, the relevant page Only can be read again.

Thirdly, after the reading of all pages is completed, the transmission setting,
By setting the copy print setting, it is possible to continuously execute only one of the operations based on the confirmation result of the test print. Fourthly, after reading all pages, by confirming the presence or absence of image data to be finally transmitted or copied,
When there is no image data, it is possible to avoid starting transmission and copy printing.

Next, the operation of the second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the flow chart for the sheet type original of FIG. FIG. 5 shows an operation example when a sheet type original is read.

The reading operation, the test printing operation, and the operator designation are performed in synchronization with the book-type document, whereas the sheet-type document is performed asynchronously, so that the following two points are different.

First, in the case of a sheet type document, the operator specifies the print page including the presence or absence of the test print and the designation of all pages so that the test print operation can be performed even during the read operation. There is a need. Second,
To facilitate page deletion, a file is created in the page storage memory unit 42 for each page read, and after the deletion page is designated, the finally existing page is sent.
It is necessary to manage the copy memory unit 41 as one document.

At the time of setting the reading parameters before the start of reading, it is designated in advance that test printing of the designated page or all pages should be performed (step A2 '). If the (n + 1) th page exists after the reading of the nth page, the reading operation is continued, but if the test print is designated for the page for which the reading is completed, the test printing of the nth page is simultaneously performed (step A5).

When the deletion of the image data of the nth page is designated after the test print is finished, the image data of the page accumulating memory section 41 of the corresponding page is deleted (step A).
8). When reading of all pages is completed (step A9 ') and printing of all pages designated for test printing is completed (step A4'), if there is an original page of the same document in the page accumulation memory unit 42, pages are stored in page order. The memory unit 42 is moved to the transmission / copy memory unit 41 (step A7 ′), and after completion, the page storage memory unit 42
The image data of the relevant document is deleted from (step A8).

Thereafter, similarly to the operation of the first embodiment,
Parameters for transmission and copy printing are specified, and each operation is started.

Next, details of the operation of the second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 6 shows a state of the memory unit 4 when the accumulation operation (B1) of the sheet type original is repeated. In this example, it is substantially the same as the book type storage in FIG.
The following points differ from the book type document storage.

First, a plurality of files are created page by page in the page storage memory section 42 (P1 (step A
3), P2 (step A3)). Secondly, the accumulation operation and the test print operation are performed simultaneously (P3 (step A
3), P2 (step A5)). Thirdly, when all the pages are read and the test print operation is completed, a file is created in the transmission / copy memory section 41 (step A7 ′), and at the time of creating the file, all the pages except the page which has already been designated to erase the page are collected. The page storage memory section 42 is then erased (step A8 ').

Next, the effect of the second embodiment of the present invention will be described. Firstly, if you want to check the image status of only halfway pages of a sheet-type document, for example, if you have a 5-page original and there is a photo original on the second page, and you want to check the density setting status, you can only check the specified page. It is possible. Second, in a facsimile machine capable of multiple operations,
The test print with a large number of read pages and a small number of pages was performed. As a result, the reading operation is in progress, but if there is an operator's instruction to start copy printing and transmission, reading operation, printing operation, transmission The operations can be performed at the same time, and the processing time can be shortened especially when the number of read pages is large.

As an example of this effect in FIG. 7, "sheet-type original, 5 pages to be read, transmission 2 address designation, copy print 2 copy designation, 1st page as test print, then transmission, copy print operation start The operation example of ".

In the first and second embodiments, the test-printed page is not included in the pages to be printed as the copy print, but if the test print of, for example, n pages is performed and the recording state is good, Next, when m copies are designated by copy printing, wasteful printing may be omitted by performing processing such as outputting m copies including test prints of n pages.

Although the image data input means is presented as book type document reading or sheet type document reading, all image data can be recognized according to the operator's instruction by using the present invention such as data input from a personal computer. Is possible. When inputting in page units, the first embodiment is used as in the case of reading a book type original, and when several pages are continuously input as one document, the second execution is performed as in the case of reading a sheet type original. You can apply the example.

Furthermore, in the second embodiment, if an abnormality is found in the image data after the test print, the original may be reread and added between designated pages, and then transmission and copy printing may be started. .

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As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible for an operator to confirm the image data of an arbitrary designated page, and only the effective image data can be left and the others can be deleted. There is an effect that it becomes possible to send and copy.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a system block diagram showing an overall configuration of an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing the operation of the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a change in contents of a memory unit showing details of the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a display example of a display unit during the operation of the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing the operation of the second exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a change in contents of a memory unit showing details of the second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is an example of a time chart showing an operation at the time of a sheet type original according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 control unit 2 operation control unit 3 reading control unit 4 memory unit 5 communication control unit 6 storage control unit 7 display unit 41 transmission / copy memory unit 42 page storage memory unit

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A reading unit for sequentially reading an original in page units, a first memory unit for sequentially accumulating the read image data in page units, and the first unit in accordance with a test print output instruction in page units by an operator. Print control means for controlling print output of stored image data in the memory means in page units, and deletion control for controlling deletion of stored image data in the first memory means in page units in accordance with an operator's delete instruction in page units. Means, a second memory means for taking in the image data accumulated in the first memory means, and a transmission control means for controlling transmission of the accumulated image data in the second memory means. Facsimile machine. 2. The facsimile apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising copy control means for performing copy control of the image data stored in said second memory means in accordance with an operator's copy instruction. 3. The facsimile apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the copy control unit is configured to control the number of copies according to an instruction of the number of copies by an operator. 4. The image data in units of pages other than those deleted from the first memory means by the deletion control means are sequentially fetched into the second memory means. The facsimile apparatus according to any one of 1 to 3. 5. The facsimile apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the reading unit is capable of reading input data from a book-type document, a sheet-type document, and an information processing device, respectively.