KR19980066007A - Facsimile Using Network Printers and Network Output Devices - Google Patents

Abstract

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a data processing device, and more particularly, to a network printer using a facsimile and a facsimile using a network output device for outputting data to a common output device by transmitting data between the facsimile and the network. will be.

A network printer using a fax according to the present invention includes a data buffer unit for storing data received from a communication network, a network data-fax image data conversion unit for converting data stored in the data buffer unit into facsimile image data. And a fax module for converting the facsimile image data converted by the network data-fax image data converter into a recording signal suitable for a recording method, and a printer module for printing the recording signal converted by the fax module on paper. It is done.

According to the present invention, by converting the facsimile data and the computer network data into a data standard applicable to the mutual system, the mutual output devices can be shared and used, thereby reducing the material cost and storing the fax data in the network storage means. It works.

Description

Facsimile Using Network Printers and Network Output Devices

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a data processing device, and more particularly, to a network printer using a facsimile and a facsimile using a network output device for outputting data to a common output device by transmitting data between the facsimile and the network. will be.

In general, there is no data compatibility between the conventional facsimile and the computer network, so the data received by the facsimile cannot be output to the personal computer through the communication network or the data received by the communication network as a facsimile. There was a problem that should be.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in an effort to provide a facsimile using a network printer and a network output device using a facsimile, which enables the facsimile and the computer network output device to output the received data. .

1 is a configuration diagram of a facsimile using a network printer and a network output device using a facsimile according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a detailed configuration diagram of the network / fax interface unit and the fax / network interface unit shown in FIG. 1.

In order to achieve the above technical problem, a network printer using a facsimile according to the present invention includes a data buffer unit for storing data received from a communication network, and network data for converting data stored in the data buffer unit into facsimile image data. A fax image data conversion unit, a fax module unit for converting the fax image data converted by the network data-fax image data conversion unit into a recording signal suitable for a recording method, and for printing the recording signal converted by the fax module unit on paper. And a printer module unit.

In order to achieve the above technical problem, a facsimile using a network output device according to the present invention is a data buffer unit for storing fax image data received by a facsimile, and a data buffer unit for converting data stored in the data into a network standard. A fax image data-network data conversion unit, a data interface unit for transmitting the network data converted by the fax image data-network data conversion unit, to a predetermined output device, and for outputting the output data of the data interface unit in a predetermined manner. And a data output unit.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a configuration diagram of a network printer using a facsimile and a facsimile using a network output device according to the present invention, including a telephone, a connection unit 110 for connecting a public telephone network and a fax module, and demodulating and recording an input signal. Fax module unit 120 for converting the signal, printer module unit 130 for printing the recording signal on the paper, connecting unit 140 for connecting the input terminal to the computer network, filter unit 150 for removing noise of the transmission and reception data ), An error unit and an access unit interface unit 160 for detecting a data collision, an encoder unit 170 for encoding data, a decoder unit 180 for decoding data, and a data controller 190 for controlling data transmitted and received. ), The fax / network interface unit 200 for converting the fax image data into computer network data, and converting the network data into the fax image data. And a network / fax interface 210 to convert.

The connection unit 110 transmits a signal input through the telephone line to the telephone or the facsimile by a switching control signal, and connects the transmission / reception line to the telephone or the facsimile so as to transmit the signal transmitted from the telephone or the fax to the telephone line.

The fax module unit 120 demodulates the inputted modulated fax signal, converts it into a recording signal, and outputs the converted signal. That is, the demodulated signal is demodulated, and the encoded signal is decoded and amplified into the original image signal, and then amplified and sent to the printer module 130 for scanning in synchronization with the scanning of the transmission.

The printer module unit 130 serves to record the received recording signal on the recording sheet. In one embodiment, there is a method in which light is emitted in response to a recording signal, the optical image is exposed to an electrophotographic recording material charged evenly beforehand to form an electrostatic image, and then developed and recorded with toner.

The connecting unit 140 connects a transmission / reception input terminal with a computer network.

The filter unit 150 removes noise mixed in the transmission / reception signal and outputs only the transmitted signal.

The attach unit interface unit 160 connects a plurality of computers that are multiplexed to process data files. It also performs data error testing and data collision detection.

The encoder unit 170 encodes and outputs data to be transmitted, and the decoder unit 180 decodes and outputs the received data.

The connecting unit 140 to the encoder unit 170 described above are configurations of a basic Ethernet network.

The decoded signal input through the Ethernet network is processed by the data controller 190 and the network / fax interface unit 210 as follows.

Detailed operations of the network / fax interface unit 210 will be described with reference to FIG.

The input network data is temporarily stored in the data buffer 21 by a control command of the data controller 190.

The data stored in the data buffer 21 is then converted into facsimile image data by the network-fax image data conversion section 22.

The facsimile image data converted above is transmitted to the fax module unit 120 through the data terminal unit 23.

Therefore, the transmitted facsimile image data is converted into a recording signal by the fax module unit 120 described above and then printed on the recording sheet by the printer module unit 130.

By this operation, data received through a computer network can be output using a facsimile printer.

In addition, the fax signal received through the fax is processed by the fax / network interface 200 as follows.

The detailed operation of the fax / network interface unit 200 will be described with reference to FIG.

Fax image data input through the fax module unit 120 is temporarily stored in the data buffer 26 by a control command of the data controller 190.

The data stored in the data buffer 26 is then converted into data that can be processed in the network by the fax image data-network data conversion section 25.

The network data converted above is sent to the decoder unit 180 of the network via the data interface unit 24 and displayed by an output means such as a monitor (not shown).

By the operation of the above configuration, it is possible to output the received data by sharing one output device between the facsimile and the computer network.

As described above, according to the present invention, by converting the facsimile data and the computer network data into a data standard applicable to the mutual system, the output devices can be shared and used, so that the material cost can be reduced and the fax data can be stored in the network. There is an effect that can be stored in.

Claims (2)

A data buffer unit for storing data received from a communication network, a network data-fax image data converter for converting data stored in the data buffer unit into facsimile image data, and a network data-fax image data converter And a fax module for converting facsimile image data into a recording signal suitable for a recording method, and a printer module for printing the recording signal converted by the fax module on a sheet of paper. A data buffer unit for storing fax image data received by a facsimile, a fax image data-network data converter for converting data stored in the data buffer unit into data compliant with a network standard, and the fax image data-network data converter And a data output unit for transmitting the network data converted from the data output unit to a predetermined output device, and a data output unit for outputting the output data of the data interface unit in a predetermined manner.