CN100461811C

CN100461811C - Colour image communication device

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Publication number: CN100461811C
Application number: CNB2003101010407A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 木元修
Original assignee: Murata Machinery Ltd
Current assignee: Murata Machinery Ltd
Priority date: 2002-10-11
Filing date: 2003-10-13
Publication date: 2009-02-11
Anticipated expiration: 2023-10-13
Also published as: CN1497936A

Abstract

A colour image communication device includes a transmission unit which can transmit colour image data to a recipient under a first method and a second method, and a control unit which determines whether to transmit the colour image data under the first method or whether to transmit under the second method in accordance with a determination of whether or not to print out the colour image data at the recipient.

Description

Colour image communication device

Technical field

The present invention relates to adapt to the colour image communication device such as picture unit, compounding machine of CIELAB color mode and s (standard standard) YCC color mode.

Background technology

Recently, on international level, reviewed new colored FAX protocol proposals.In this review, color mode with CIELAB color space and the color mode with sYCC color space have been discussed.As the colour facsimile device of handling sYCC color mode and CIELAB color mode, proposing has with lower device (for example with reference to patent documentation 1).

Patent documentation 1: the spy opens the 2002-218148 communique

Suppose to send the color image data of the sYCC color space at the calling side of facsimile, and collection of letters side is can adapt to sYCC and two kinds of color spaces of CIELAB the time, in collection of letters side, wish according to whether to print the color mode (color space) that switches reception with self machine.That is, under the situation that collection of letters side prints, calling side sends the color image data of the color space that is fit to printing; Under situation about not printing,, then very convenient on handling if send the color image data of the color space beyond the color space that is fit to print.

Summary of the invention

The present invention is conceived to the problems referred to above just, its purpose is to provide a kind of colour image communication device and color image communication method, can handle at collection of letters side picture unit under the situation of CIELAB color mode (the CIELAB color space) and the 2nd mode (the sYCC color space) dual mode, according to whether printing, can select suitable color mode to post a letter in collection of letters side.

Colour image communication device of the present invention is characterised in that, can be with color image data with the 1st mode (CIELAB) and the 2nd mode (sYCC) the fax collection of letters side of posting a letter, and post a letter or post a letter with sYCC color mode fax according to whether wishing to print to decide with CIELAB color mode fax in collection of letters side.For example, the color image data of posting a letter of faxing is the sYCC color space, and collection of letters lateral adaptation is wished when collection of letters side is printed under the situation of CIELAB and two kinds of color spaces of sYCC, selected CIELAB as the color mode that sends; Do not wish when collection of letters side is printed, then select sYCC as the color mode that sends.

According to the present invention, the color image data that calling side will send is the sYCC color space, and collection of letters side can adapt under the situation of sYCC and two kinds of color spaces of CIELAB, when hope is printed in collection of letters side, select to be fit to the CIELAB color mode of printing, do not wish when collection of letters side is printed, then to select the sYCC color mode just passable.

In addition, colour image communication device of the present invention has color image data as the post a letter device of collection of letters side of CIELAB color space data fax, with color image data as the post a letter device of collection of letters side of sYCC color space data fax, the color image data of the 2nd color space is carried out the device that color space transformation is the color image data of the 1st color space, confirm the device of the color space that collection of letters side can adapt to, judge whether to print the device of the color image data that is sent in collection of letters side, and the affirmation result of the color space that can adapt to according to collection of letters side and the judged result whether printed in collection of letters side, carry out device for switching between still the sYCC color space data being carried out sending after color space transformation is the CIELAB color space data sending the sYCC color space data.

In addition, colour image communication device of the present invention has image read-out, image memory device, transmitting device, image recording structure, color space transformation device and control device.Image read-out carries out optical scanner to original copy, and generates the color image data of the RGB color space.Image memory device storage color view data.Transmitting device is with the color image data of storing in the image memory device, by the image processing apparatus of Network Transmission to the outside.Image recording structure is recorded in the color image data of storing in the image memory device on the record-paper.The color space transformation device is converted to the color image data of the RGB color space adaptation image and reads the color space of reprocessing.Control device carries out following control, processing after reading as image, under the situation of the transmission of having selected to utilize transmitting device, the color image data of the RGB color space that will be generated by image read-out carries out color space transformation, is converted to the color image data of the sYCC color space and stores in the image memory device; In addition, processing after reading as image, under the situation of the record of having selected to utilize image recording structure, the color image data of the RGB color space that will be generated by image read-out carries out color space transformation, is converted to the color image data of the CIELAB color space and stores in the image memory device.

According to the present invention, after reading, image carries out under the situation of PC transmission, and the color image data of the RGB color space that reads can be converted to sYCC color space data, and the color image data of the sYCC color space is transferred to PC on the network.On the other hand, reading the back at image is write down under the situation of (printing) by the image recording portion, after can being converted to CIELAB color space data at the color image data of the RGB color space that will read, CIELAB color space data are converted to CMYK color space data, and according to these CMYK color space data, with coloured image at the enterprising line item of record-paper.

Description of drawings

Figure 1 shows that the block diagram of the colored composite aircraft structure of one embodiment of the invention.

Figure 2 shows that the transmission process chart when posting a letter the sYCC view data by colored compounding machine fax.

Figure 3 shows that the structured flowchart of the communication system of using colored compounding machine.

Figure 4 shows that the transmission handling process when posting a letter color image data by colored compounding machine fax, is the transmission process chart when posting a letter processing capacity after specifying collection of letters side joint to collect mail number of the F-CODE signal of control protocol according to fax.

Figure 5 shows that the transmission handling process when posting a letter color image data by colored compounding machine fax, is the transmission process chart when specifying collection of letters side collection of letters post-processing function according to call number.

Figure 6 shows that by the employed form of the explanation of Fig. 5 flow chart.

Figure 7 shows that the transmission handling process when posting a letter color image data by colored compounding machine fax, is according to being attached to extended code on the call number transmission process chart when specifying collection of letters side joint collection of letters post-processing function.

Figure 8 shows that at the employed form of the explanation of Fig. 7 flow chart.

Figure 9 shows that the transmission handling process when posting a letter color image data by colored compounding machine fax, is to dial in number, the transmission process chart when specifying collection of letters side joint collection of letters post-processing function simultaneously with callee's communication terminal when calling out.

Figure 10 shows that employed form in the explanation of Fig. 9 flow chart.

Figure 11 shows that the process chart when having carried out original copy chromoscan function by colored compounding machine.

Figure 12 shows that the form that is used to illustrate the color image data that receives is the process chart when not meeting the form of collection of letters post-processing function.

Embodiment

By the following examples the present invention is described in more detail.Figure 1 shows that the summary structured flowchart of embodiment of the invention colour image communication device integral body.This colour image communication device is the so-called colored compounding machine with facsimile function (colour facsimile function) and copy function.NetworkControl Unit) 2, MODEM 3, ROM 4, RAM 5, video memory 6, display part 7, operating portion 8, image reading unit 9, image recording portion 10, CODEC (coder-decoder: Coder and Decoder) 11, LAN I/F 12 and bus 13 colour image communication device comprises master control part 1, NCU (network control unit:.

Master control part (CPU) 1 has the function that control constitutes the various piece of this device.NCU2 control with as being connected between the telephone wire road network (PSTN) 14 of communication line.In addition, NCU 2 also has transmission and the function of the corresponding dialing signal of the other side's telephone number (comprising fax number) and the function that is used for detection signal arrival.MODEM 3 is based on (the International Telecommunications Union according to ITU, promptly, International Telecommunications Union)-T suggestion T.30 and facsimile transmission control protocol (facsimile communication protocol) T.4, V.27ter and the demodulation of the modulation of the transmission data that V.29 wait and reception data observe V.17.In addition, MODEM 3 also observes the modulation of transmission data V.34 and the demodulation of reception data on the basis of the above.

The program of ROM 4 these devices of storage control.RAM 5 temporarily is stored in the data that produce when carrying out institute's program stored among the ROM 4 etc.In addition, RAM 5 has the storage part that is allocated for storage CIELAB view data and sYCC view data.CIELAB view data and sYCC view data for example store among the RAM 5 under the state that is compressed coding in the IPEG mode.

The view data that view data that video memory 6 temporary transient storages receive or image reading unit 9 read etc.Necessary information (message) content etc. in display part (LCD) 7 display icons, key button and the data transmit-receive.Operating portion 8 has single key stroke, login button, pattern switch key, numeric keypad, start key and other key.The pattern switch key is used to carry out the mode switch between a plurality of patterns such as FAX pattern, copy mode and scan pattern.

Image reading unit 9 is used for when fax is posted a letter or duplicate original image being carried out optical scanner and reads.This image reading unit 9 both can carry out colour and read and also can carry out black and white and read.Under the situation that colour reads, by original image is carried out optical scanner, the image that can obtain after the RGB color separation reads signal.Colour reads the data based needs of the RGB color space that obtain and is converted to CIELAB color space data or sYCC color space data.Therefore, this device has RGB color space data transaction is become the color space transformation device of CIELAB color space data and the color space transformation device that RGB color space data transaction is become sYCC color space data.Also has the color space transformation device that sYCC color space data transaction is become CIELAB color space data in addition.

Image recording portion 10 is made of electrofax mode printer, it with the view data that receives or image reading unit 9 reads in copying operation original image data at the enterprising line item of record-paper.What this image recording portion 10 was used is CMYK 4 look recording agents (toner, toner), on the basis that the black and white of only using K (black content) recording agent is printed, also can carry out the colour print of the whole 4 kinds of colors of CMYK.In order to send or store the view data that is read, CODEC 11 encodes to it in modes such as MH, MR, MMR.In addition, for will carrying out record in image recording portion 10 with the view data that the compressed encoding state receives, CODEC 11 decodes to it.LAN I/F 12 is by carrying out data transmit-receive between LAN 15 (local area network (LAN)) and the external equipment, and is connected with PC external equipments such as (personal computers) by LAN I/F 12.For example, can receive the sYCC view data from external equipment with the compressed encoding state by network, and with the sYCC image data storage that receives in the storage part of RAM5.In addition, receiving when request transmission from external equipment, can read the sYCC view data that is stored in advance in RAM 5 storage parts, and send to the external equipment of the request of sending by network by network.

Following reference flow chart shown in Figure 2, action is handled in the transmission when posting a letter color image data (sYCC view data) according to the colored compounding machine explanation fax of present embodiment.At first, in step ST1, judge whether to print the color image data that is sent in collection of letters side.For example, can pass through input operation, this colored compounding machine be set whether printed in collection of letters side from the user of operating portion 8.The setting of whether printing in collection of letters side can send the task individual settings to the common setting of whole transmission tasks or to each in advance.In addition, whether the facsimile transmission control flow that can also send here according to collection of letters side is set this colored compounding machine and to be printed in collection of letters side.Under the situation that collection of letters side is printed, transfer to step ST2.On the other hand, be not predefined under the situation of collection of letters side printing, skips steps ST2 transfers to step ST3.In step ST2, set and transfer to step ST3 after RX (collection of letters) prints sign.

In step ST3, send calling to collection of letters side.Transfer to step ST4 then.In step ST4, send CNG (calling tone) signal.Transfer to step ST5 then.In step ST5, judge whether to receive DIS signal (digital identification signal) from collection of letters side.The DIS signal is a kind of of control protocol that post a letter that fax, and comprises the function or the relevant information of ability that are possessed with collection of letters side device.Under the situation that does not receive the DIS signal, transfer to step ST6.On the other hand, under the situation that receives the DIS signal, transfer to step ST7.In step ST6, whether timing finishes to judge timer T1 (send when calling out and set).Under the situation that does not have timing to finish, return step ST4, finish or receive the DIS signal, the processing that repeats to send CNG He carry out step ST5, ST6 up to timing then.Timer T1 one timing finishes and just dials once more.

In step ST7,, judge whether chromatic colour receiving ability (whether can fax and receive color image data) of collection of letters side device according to the DIS signal that receives among the step ST5.Do not have in collection of letters side to transfer to step ST12 under the situation of colored receiving ability.On the other hand, have under the situation of colored receiving ability, transferring to step ST8.Line disconnection also stops posting a letter processing in step ST12.In step ST8,, judge whether collection of letters side can receive with the sYCC color space and two kinds of color modes of the CIELAB color space according to the DIS signal that in step ST5, receives.Can receive in collection of letters side under the situation of two kinds of color spaces, transfer to step ST10.On the other hand, under the situation of any one color space of collection of letters side incompatibility, transfer to step ST9.

Judge in step ST9 whether collection of letters side can adapt to two kinds of CIELAB color spaces (whether can fax and receive the CIELAB view data) in the middle of the color space.The judgement of step ST9 is to carry out according to the DIS signal that receives in step ST5.In step ST9, be judged as under the situation that can adapt to the CIELAB mode, transfer to step ST10.On the other hand, be judged as collection of letters side and can not handle under the situation of CIELAB mode, transfer to step ST13.In step ST10, judge that RX prints whether sign is " 1 ", promptly judge whether to have set the printing sign.The situation of having set RX printing sign is the situation of wishing in the printing of collection of letters side, thereby transfers to step ST11.On the other hand, the situation of not setting RX printing sign is the situation of not wishing in the printing of collection of letters side, thereby transfers to step ST13.

In step ST11, print sign and confirmed and print because in step ST10, set RX, thereby carry out color space transformation in collection of letters side, data are sent after being converted to the CIELAB color space that is fit to print from sYCC.Post a letter by faxing with the CIELAB color space, in the collection of letters side of receiving faxes, print processing just can simply be carried out.When fax is posted a letter, the state (CIELAB-JEPG data) of CIELAB view data with compressed encoding sent.In addition, in step ST13, printing sign among incompatibility CIELAB mode or the step ST10 among the step ST9 is not under the situation of " 1 ", promptly not under any situation that collection of letters side is printed, posts a letter with regard to still faxing with the sYCC color space.Carrying out this fax when posting a letter, the sYCC view data also is to send with the state that has carried out compressed encoding (sYCC-JEPG data).

Other embodiments of the invention below are described.Figure 3 shows that the structured flowchart of implementing communication system of the present invention.At this, via common line 25, switch 21 chromatic image when compounding machine 22 faxes are posted a letter, is supposed following the 1st kind of situation and the 2nd kind of situation from compounding machine 20.Under the 1st kind of situation, the coloured image that compounding machine 22 receives by the color printer printing facsimile that loads on self machine.Under the 2nd kind of situation, compounding machine 22 is the coloured image that receives of printing facsimile not, but transmits to external equipment (PC 24) by network (LAN 26).

The simplest processing method of switching between the 1st kind of situation and the 2nd kind of situation (the 1st method) is the operation by the user, can select to set situation that hope prints at compounding machine 22 and the situation of wishing to be transferred to PC 24 at compounding machine 20.In the 1st method, under fax is posted a letter the situation of color image data, during Mode A that operation has been selected to print at compounding machine 22, the view data of the CIELAB color space is sent to compounding machine 22 from compounding machine 20.Operation has been selected not to print at compounding machine 22 places but when being transferred to the Mode B of PC 24, then the view data with the sYCC-JEPG color space sends to compounding machine 22 from compounding machine 20.At the compounding machine 20 of calling side, it can be in advance all transmission tasks to be set jointly that the switching between Mode A and the Mode B is set.In addition, the switching between Mode A and the Mode B is set and also can be carried out individual settings to each transmission task.

Other processing method (the 2nd method) of switching between the 1st kind of situation and the 2nd kind of situation is: a plurality of storage BOX that compounding machine 22 is had, the numbering of corresponding stored BOX, the processing capacity (printing function, PC transfer function) after the storage portion stores of sender (compounding machine 20) is collected mail.Each is stored the BOX side device storage that is equivalent to respectively to collect mail and receives the storage area of view data.The appointment of storage BOX numbering is a kind of of control protocol that post a letter that fax, and can carry out according to the signal that is commonly referred to as F-CODE.The F-CODE signal be with a kind of DCS signal of the control protocol of posting a letter as fax from the signal that sender (compounding machine 20) sends, content 20 bit digital) and PWD (password: content 20 bit digital) comprise SUB (subaddressing:.

In the 1st method and/or the 2nd method, carry out the processing of posting a letter as shown in Figure 4 at compounding machine 20 places as sender.Figure 4 shows that the handling process of posting a letter when fax is posted a letter color image data.At first, judgement is still transmitted to PC in the printing of collection of letters side in step ST21.The judgement of step ST21 can be carried out according to selection operation of user etc.Under the situation that collection of letters side is printed, transfer to step ST31.On the other hand, under the situation of collection of letters side direction PC transmission, transfer to step ST22.In step ST22, send calling and transfer to step ST23 to collection of letters side.In step ST23, receive the digital identification signal DIS that is got signal as expression by calling device (collection of letters side) standard capability.Transfer to step ST24 then.

In step ST24, carry out subaddressing signal SUB (0 ..., 0,1), password PWD (...), the posting a letter and train and post a letter of DCS signal.At this, subaddressing signal SUB 0 ..., 0,1 and the BOX of compounding machine 22 (0 ..., 0,1) corresponding, and specify the PC transfer function as the processing capacity after collecting mail.Transfer to step ST25 then.In step ST25, receiving collects mail prepares confirmation signal CFR.Transfer to step ST26 then.In step ST26, send sYCC-JEPG data as the color image data of the color space that is fit to the PC transmission.Transfer to step ST27 then, and transmission flow termination signal EOP.Transfer to step ST28 then, and receive validation of information signal MCF.Transfer to step ST29 then, send and cut off order DCN, and in step ST30 line disconnection.

On the other hand, in the step ST31 as the processing under collection of letters side printing situation, ST22 is identical with step, sends calling to collection of letters side.Then, in step ST32, behind the reception digital identification signal DIS, transfer to step ST33.In step ST33, carry out subaddressing SUB (0 ..., 0,2), password PWD (...), the posting a letter and train and post a letter of DCS signal.At this, subaddressing signal SUB 0 ..., 0,2 and the BOX of compounding machine 22 (0 ..., 0,2) corresponding, and specify printing function as the processing capacity after collecting mail.Transfer to step ST34 then.Receiving in step ST34 collects mail prepares confirmation signal CFR.Transfer to step ST35 then.In step ST35, send the color image data of CIELAB data as the color space that is fit to print.Transfer to step ST27 then.Processing after the step ST27 is same as described above.

As other processing method (the 3rd method) of specifying collection of letters side collection of letters post-processing function, processing method shown in Figure 5 is described below.Figure 5 shows that to giving under the situation of two fax numbers the processing when utilizing the fax number of being called out to specify collection of letters post-processing function as the compounding machine 22 of collection of letters side device.In the 3rd method shown in Figure 5, wish when collection of letters side direction PC transmits, to call out a number 123, wish when collection of letters side is printed, then to call out another number 124.

When implementing the 3rd method as the compounding machine 20 of sender, will with by selected number of callee's selection operation and the corresponding form of collection of letters post-processing function (PC transmission/printing), be stored among the RAM5.As shown in Figure 5, at first in step ST41,, just transfer to step ST42 in case carry out the operation input that the callee selects by the user.In step ST42, with reference to this form, and according to the processing capacity after the number selection collection of letters of operation input.Figure 6 shows that an example of form.As shown in Figure 6, the processing capacity (PC transmission/printings) of form with the destination, after collecting mail distinguished association store with the kind category code.For example, the fax number of operation input is 123 o'clock, can read the transmission to PC as the processing capacity after collecting mail, and can read PC as kind.And the fax number of operation input is 124 o'clock, then can read printing as collection of letters post-processing function, can read PR as kind.Transfer to step ST43 then.

In step ST43, judge that the kind of reading is PC or PR in step ST42.In kind is under the situation of PC, transfers to step ST44; Kind is under the situation of PR, transfers to step ST45.In step ST44, call out fax number 123.In step ST45, call out fax number 124.Kind is under the situation of PC, after step ST44, transfers to the step ST23 of Fig. 4, carries out the transmission processing of sYCC-JEPG data afterwards according to the illustrated processing of Fig. 4.On the other hand, be under the situation of PR in kind, after step ST45, transfer to the step ST32 of Fig. 4, carry out the transmission processing of CIELAB data afterwards according to the illustrated processing of Fig. 4.

The compounding machine 22 of collection of letters side is when receiving the transmission data of calling out fax number 123, transmit to PC as the processing after collecting mail, and when receiving the transmission data of calling out fax number 124,, print processing by the device color printer that self was equipped with as the processing after collecting mail.

In addition, as other processing method (the 4th method) of specifying collection of letters side collection of letters post-processing function, the method that sends color image data after the extended code of additional corresponding collection of letters post-processing function on the fax number is arranged.In the 4th method, wish when collection of letters side direction PC transmits, additional corresponding to extended code to the PC transmission; And wish when collection of letters side is printed, then additional corresponding to the extended code of printing, and send color image data.

In the 4th method, the compounding machine 20 of calling side will be imported the corresponding form stores of content and collection of letters post-processing function in RAM5 fast with the destination.Under this situation, as shown in Figure 7,, still wish printing to the PC transmission, carry out the destination by the user and import (one-touch key operation) fast according to hope collection of letters back at first at step ST51.Content choice extended code according to the quick input of destination.Transfer to step ST52 then.In step ST52, import fast with reference to form and according to destination in step ST51 operation, select the post-processing function of collecting mail.Figure 8 shows that an example of the form that uses herein.In form shown in Figure 8, respectively association store have that the destination Enters Number fast, destination's (fax number), extended code and kind category code.For example, Entering Number fast in 1, corresponding stored destination 2000, extended code #123 and kind PC, Enter Number fast once input and 1 can read destination 2000, extended code #123 and kind PC.Transfer to step ST53 then.In step ST53, extended code number is attached on destination's number (fax number) sends to collection of letters side.Transfer to step ST54 then.

In step ST54, judge that the kind of reading is PC or PR from form.Kind is under the situation of PC, transfers to the step ST23 of Fig. 4, carries out the transmission processing of sYCC-JEPG data afterwards according to the illustrated processing of Fig. 4.On the other hand, be under the situation of PR in kind, then transfer to the step ST32 of Fig. 4, carry out the transmission processing of CIELAB data afterwards according to the illustrated processing of Fig. 4.

The compounding machine 22 of collection of letters side is according to the content of the extended code that receives with the form that is attached on destination's number, the processing (collection of letters post-processing function) that decision is carried out the color image data that receives.For example, carry out the PC transmission process for the color image data that receives with extended code #123; For the color image data that receives with extended code #124, then self print processing at device.

As other processing method (the 5th method) of specifying collection of letters side collection of letters post-processing function, on same circuit, be connected with in the system of a plurality of communication terminals, each communication terminal is being given respectively under the situation of dialling in number, dialled in the communication terminal that number is specified the callee when calling out.Under the situation of the collection of letters post-processing function that has preestablished each communication terminal respectively,, just can specify collection of letters post-processing function by specifying callee's communication terminal.For example, in system shown in Figure 3, compounding machine 22 and picture unit 23 are connected on the same circuit 25, and switch 21 switches device as the callee according to the number of sending here of dialling in.In system shown in Figure 3, when sending calling from compounding machine 20,, then dial in compounding machine 22, if wish to print, as long as then dial in picture unit 23 in collection of letters side if wish transmission at collection of letters side direction PC.

By Fig. 9 the 5th method is described.In the 5th method, the compounding machine 20 of calling side is at first selected the destination in step ST61.That is, the user of compounding machine 20 selects to import the dial in number corresponding with the side callee that collects mail.For example, wish under the situation of collection of letters side direction PC transmission, select compounding machine 22 as the destination.On the other hand, wish under the situation that collection of letters side is printed, select picture unit 23 as the destination.Destination's selection input can be undertaken by the one-touch key operation.Transfer to step ST62 then.In step ST62, send out dialing signal corresponding to selected destination.Compounding machine 20 with form stores shown in Figure 10 in RAM5.In form shown in Figure 10, corresponding one-touch key number storage has destination's number (call number) and plants category code.For example, under the situation according to destination's selection operation one-touch key 1, destination's number 20001 is sent out as dialing signal.Transfer to step ST63 then.

In step ST63, with reference to form and according to selected one-touch key, the functional type of judging selected destination is PC or PR.In kind is under the situation of PC, transfers to the step ST23 of Fig. 4, carries out the transmission processing of sYCC-JEPG data afterwards according to the illustrated processing of Fig. 4.On the other hand, be under the situation of PR in kind, transfer to the step ST32 of Fig. 4, carry out the transmission processing of CIELAB data afterwards according to the illustrated processing of Fig. 4.

After compounding machine 22 1 receives and is destination's the data of posting a letter (color image data) with self machine, just undertaken of the PC transmission of collection of letters image data transmission to PC by network.And picture unit 23 1 receive be destination's the data of posting a letter (color image data) with self machine after, print processing with regard to using the color printer that self is equipped with.

Above-mentioned compounding machine 20 can carry out colour to colored original by the chromoscan function in the image reading unit 9 and read.The color image data that reads at image reading unit 9 is converted into CIELAB color space data, and stores in the video memory 6 with the form of the CIELAB-JPEG color space.In addition, compounding machine 20 can be imported the color image data that takes with digital camera by transfer of data I/F (USB etc.).By the color image data of USB input, store in other zone of video memory 6 with the form of the sYCC-JEPG color space.

Processing shown in Figure 11 is when carrying out original copy chromoscan function in compounding machine, with color image data with the storage of CIELAB form, and with it when PC transmits, convert the sYCC form to and send.As shown in figure 11, in step ST71, at first judge whether scanning.If be YES, then transfer to step ST72.In step ST72, the color image data that scanning is obtained is stored in the video memory 6 with the CIELAB form.Then, transfer to step ST73.

In step ST73, judged whether PC transmission request.If do not have PC request then return.On the other hand, if PC transmission request is arranged, then transfer to step ST74.In step ST74, convert the color image data of CIELAB-JEPG form of storage in the video memory 6 to the sYCC-JEPG form.In addition, though Figure 11 represents is after scan-data with the RGB form temporarily converts the CIELAB form to, under the situation that PC transmission request is arranged, convert the example of sYCC form to, but under the situation that PC transmission request is arranged, also can not pass through the CIELAB form, and directly convert the scan-data of RGB form to the sYCC form.

Below processing when illustrating that by Figure 12 the form (color space) of received color image data is not suitable for collecting mail the form of post-processing function.Figure 12 shows that the processing of collection of letters side, when having received the color image data of the form (color space) that is not suitable for specified collection of letters post-processing function from calling side, inform this situation to the user.Compounding machine 22 have storage as PC transmission with and the 1st memory (storage area) of the sYCC-JEPG coloured image that receives and storage as print with and the 2nd memory (storage area) of the CIELAB coloured image that receives.

As shown in figure 12, at first in step ST81, judge whether to receive color image data.Receive under the situation of color image data, transfer to step ST82.At step ST82, the color image data that receives is stored in the video memory 6.Transfer to step ST83 then.In step ST83, judge whether be as print with and reception sYCC-JEPG data and being stored in the 2nd memory.The sYCC-JEPG data normally as PC transmission with and reception and being stored in the 1st memory.But use under the situation about receiving being used as to print, to transfer to step ST84.On the other hand, the sYCC-JEPG data as under PC transmission usefulness and storage or the reception CIELAB data conditions, are transferred to step ST88.

In step ST84, display part shows " as printing with receiving the sYCC-JEPG data.Print? " such information.Transfer to step ST85 then.In step ST85, judge whether user's print command input.The user transfers to step ST86 after importing print command in the information of seeing display part and by operating portion.On the other hand, after demonstration, do not have in the certain hour to transfer to step ST87 under the situation of print command input.In step ST86, print the sYCC-JEPG data that receive.In addition, in step ST87, show " please import the PC transmission destination " such information at display part.In case import the PC transmission destination by the user, transfer to step ST92 for a long time.In step ST92, the sYCC-JEPG data that are stored in the memory are transmitted to PC.

In step ST88, judge whether be with the CIELAB data as PC transmission with and reception and it is stored in the 1st memory.Usually the CIELAB data be as print with and reception and storing in the 2nd memory.But be used as PC transmission with and under the situation that misconnection has been received, transfer to step ST89.On the other hand, under the situation about receiving, then return in that the CIELAB data are used as printing.In step ST89, display part shows that " the CIELAB data are transmitted with being received as PC.Carry out the PC transmission? " such information.Transfer to step ST90 then.

In step ST90, judge whether the input of PC transfer instruction.In case the user just transfers to step ST91 in the information of seeing display part and by operating portion input PC transfer instruction.On the other hand, after demonstration, do not have in the certain hour to transfer to step ST86 under the situation of PC transfer instruction input.The CIELAB data are carried out necessary processing and print at step ST86.At step ST91, the CIELAB data transaction that receives is become the sYCC-JEPG data.Transfer to step ST92 then, and the sYCC-JEPG transfer of data after will changing is to PC.

Claims

1. a colour image communication device can send with CIELAB color mode and sYCC color mode color image data to collection of letters side, it is characterized in that,

Have control device, send or send with the sYCC color mode according to whether wishing to print to decide with the CIELAB color mode in collection of letters side,

Described control device has been endowed under the situation of a plurality of destination's numbers on collection of letters side device, and according to the destination's number when collection of letters side device sends color image data, whether indication collection of letters side device prints the color image data that receives.

2. a colour image communication device can send with CIELAB color mode and sYCC color mode color image data to collection of letters side, it is characterized in that,

Described control device has been endowed under the situation of a plurality of destination's numbers on self machine, the destination's number when arriving according to signal, and whether decision prints the color image data that receives.

3. a colour image communication device can send with CIELAB color mode and sYCC color mode color image data to collection of letters side, it is characterized in that,

Described control device, according to the extended code that is attached to when collection of letters side device sends color image data on destination's number, whether indication collection of letters side device prints the color image data that receives.

4. a colour image communication device can send with CIELAB color mode and sYCC color mode color image data to collection of letters side, it is characterized in that,

When receiving color image data, described control device is according to the extended code on the destination's number that is attached to signal arrival, and whether decision prints the color image data that receives.

5. a colour image communication device can send with CIELAB color mode and sYCC color mode color image data to collection of letters side, it is characterized in that,

On the same circuit of collection of letters side, be connected with a plurality of image communicating devices, and each image communicating device has been given under the situation of different destination's numbers, described control device is according to the destination's number when collection of letters side device sends color image data, and whether indication collection of letters side device prints the color image data that receives.

6. as each described colour image communication device of claim 1-5, it is characterized in that,

Described control device is except according to whether wishing also whether be adapted to CIELAB color mode and sYCC color mode according to collection of letters side collection of letters side is printed, deciding with the CIELAB color mode sending or send with the sYCC color mode.

7. colour image communication device as claimed in claim 6 is characterized in that,

Described control device judges according to the facsimile communication protocol signal of sending here from collection of letters side whether collection of letters side is adapted to CIELAB color mode and sYCC color mode.

8. colour image communication device as claimed in claim 6 is characterized in that,

At the color image data that will send is the sYCC color mode, under the situation of the dual mode of collection of letters lateral adaptation CIELAB color mode and sYCC color mode, when hope when collection of letters side is printed, described control device selects the CIELAB color mode as the color mode of posting a letter, do not wishing when collection of letters side is printed, then selecting the sYCC color mode as the color mode of posting a letter.

9. as each described colour image communication device of claim 1-5, it is characterized in that,

Have setting device, set the information of whether wishing in the printing of collection of letters side;

Described control device according to the information that sets in the setting device, judges whether to wish to print in collection of letters side.

10. as each described colour image communication device of claim 1-5, it is characterized in that,

Described control device, according to the communication protocol signal when collection of letters side device sends color image data, whether indication collection of letters side device prints the color image data that receives.

11. colour image communication device as claimed in claim 9 is characterized in that,

Described control device, the communication protocol signal when receiving color image data, whether decision prints the color image data that receives.

12. each the described colour image communication device as claim 1-5 is characterized in that,

Described control device during for the incompatible color space by the specified collection of letters post-processing function of calling side, is informed this situation to the user in the color space of the color image data that receives.

13. a colour image communication device can be posted a letter as CIELAB color space data and sYCC color space data color image data to collection of letters side fax, it is characterized in that,

Have:

The color image data of sYCC color space is carried out the color space transformation device that color space transformation is the color image data of CIELAB color space;

Confirm the affirmation device of the color space that collection of letters side can adapt to;

Judge whether to print the judgment means of the color image data that is sent in collection of letters side; And

The affirmation result of the color space that can adapt to according to collection of letters side and the judged result of whether printing in collection of letters side, the switching device shifter that between transmission sYCC color space data still carries out the sYCC color space data sending after color space transformation is the CIELAB color space data, switches

Be endowed under the situation of a plurality of destination's numbers on collection of letters side device, according to the destination's number when collection of letters side device sends color image data, whether indication collection of letters side device prints the color image data that receives.

14. a colour image communication device has:

Image read-out carries out optical scanner and generates the color image data of the RGB color space original copy;

Image memory device, the storage color view data;

Transmitting device is with the color image data of storing in the image memory device, by the image processing apparatus of Network Transmission to the outside;

Image recording structure is recorded in the color image data of storing in the image memory device on the record-paper;

The color space transformation device is converted to the color space that reads reprocessing corresponding to image with the color image data of the RGB color space; And control device,

It is characterized in that control device carries out following control:

Processing after reading as image, under the situation of the transmission of having selected to utilize transmitting device, the color image data of the RGB color space that will be generated by image read-out carries out color space transformation, is converted to the color image data of the sYCC color space and stores in the image memory device

Processing after reading as image, under the situation of the record of having selected to utilize image recording structure, the color image data of the RGB color space that will be generated by image read-out carries out color space transformation, is converted to the color image data of the CIELAB color space and stores in the image memory device