JP2000184156A - Facsimile reception equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide facsimile reception equipment which can receive a picture free from degradation of the picture quality and resolves the problem that the received picture cannot be seen without setting an attachable/detachable storage means to another output device in the case that a low resolution is allowed but reception picture information has a high resolution. SOLUTION: The facsimile reception equipment which can output reception picture information onto a form is provided with a PC card 13, which can be moved and used to a personal computer, and a picture information discrimination part 3 which discriminates the resolution of reception picture information; and if a system control part 1 discriminates that the resolution of reception picture information discriminated by the picture information discrimination part 3 exceeds the resolution with which information can be outputted by a plotter 6, it uses an operation display part 12 to indicate whether reception picture information should be outputted with a low resolution by the plotter 6 or be outputted through the PC card 13 by the personal computer without the change to a low resolution, and reception picture information is outputted in accordance with this indication.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a facsimile apparatus, a facsimile receiving apparatus such as a copier or a multifunction apparatus having a facsimile receiving function, and more particularly to a facsimile receiving image having a resolution exceeding the capability of its own image output means. The present invention relates to a facsimile receiving apparatus capable of outputting information.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a facsimile apparatus, the resolution of received image information is limited by the ability of a plotter to output received image information on paper. Therefore, for example, G
In the three transmission control procedure, the image information receiving facsimile apparatus notifies the receivable resolution and the like using a DIS signal or a non-standard NSF signal. By this notification, the transmission-side facsimile apparatus transmits the image information at a reduced resolution. Therefore, such a conventional technique has a problem that the image quality of a received image is deteriorated. On the other hand, for example, a facsimile apparatus disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. H5-14578 is provided with an IC card so that it can handle image information having a resolution exceeding the capacity of a plotter. In the facsimile apparatus disclosed in JP-A-5-14578, image information having a resolution exceeding the capacity of a plotter is also received and stored in an IC card, and the IC card storing the received image information is stored in another information storage device. The image information is transferred to a processing device and output by the output device of the information processing device, so that image information having a resolution exceeding the capacity of the plotter can be output on paper. In recent years, an information processing apparatus such as a personal computer is connected to a facsimile apparatus via a network or directly, and a document created by the information processing apparatus is converted into image information in the information processing apparatus or the facsimile apparatus. A technology for transmitting facsimile data to a facsimile device or passing facsimile image information received by a facsimile device to an information processing device is provided. Does not solve the problem that the resolution of the received image information is limited.

[0003]

As described above, the prior art generally has a problem that the resolution of received image information and the like are limited, thereby deteriorating the image quality of the received image. In the facsimile apparatus disclosed in JP-A-5-14578, the above problem can be solved.
Even if the resolution may be low, if the received image information has a high resolution, the received image cannot be viewed unless the IC card is set in another output device. The object of the present invention is to solve the problems of the prior art as described above,
Even if an image without image quality deterioration can be received and the resolution may be low, if the received image information has a high resolution, the received image is viewed unless the removable storage means such as an IC card is set in another output device. It is an object of the present invention to provide a facsimile receiving apparatus which can solve the problem that the facsimile cannot be performed.

[0004]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a facsimile receiving apparatus including an image output unit and capable of outputting facsimile received image information on paper. Removable storage means that can be relocated and used in the information processing apparatus of the present invention, reception resolution determination means for determining the resolution of the received image information, and the resolution of the received image information determined by the reception resolution determination means Output enable / disable judging means for judging whether or not the resolution is outputtable by the image output means; and when the resolution of the received image information is judged not to be the output enable resolution by the output enable / disable judging means, Output destination instructing means for instructing whether to output at a resolution or to store received image information in the detachable storage means and to output the information by another information processing device; And a received image information output means for outputting the received image information to the output destination in accordance with the instructions of the output destination instruction means when it is determined not to be possible resolutions. According to a second aspect of the present invention, in a facsimile receiving apparatus having an image output unit capable of outputting facsimile received image information on paper, a detachable storage which can be relocated to another information processing apparatus and used. Means, a receiving resolution determining means for determining the resolution of the received image information, and an output for determining whether or not the resolution of the received image information determined by the receiving resolution determining means is a resolution which can be output by the image output means of the own device. Determining whether the resolution of the received image information is not a resolution that can be output by the output determination unit, and stores the received image information in the removable storage unit. It is possible to output the received image information at a low resolution which can be output by the image output means. And notifying means for notifying an output,
With. According to the third aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect,
Alternatively, in the second aspect, the removable storage means is a memory card or a floppy disk. Also,
According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a facsimile receiving apparatus including an image output unit capable of outputting facsimile received image information on paper, wherein a network capable of outputting the received image information to an image output unit connected to the network. Communication means, reception resolution determining means for determining the resolution of the received image information, and determining whether or not the resolution of the received image information determined by the reception resolution determining means is a resolution that can be output by the image output means of the own device. Output permission / non-permission determining means, and when the resolution of the received image information is determined not to be an outputable resolution by the output permission / non-permission determining means, output image information reduced in resolution by the image output means of the own device; Output destination instruction means for instructing whether to output to the image output means connected to the network while maintaining the resolution of the above, and the resolution of the received image information can be output And a received image information output means for outputting the received image information to an output destination in accordance with instructions to the output destination instruction means when it is determined not to be a resolution. According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, in a facsimile receiving apparatus including an image output unit capable of outputting facsimile received image information on paper, it is possible to output the received image information to an image output unit connected to a network. Network communication means, reception resolution determining means for determining the resolution of the received image information, and whether or not the resolution of the received image information determined by the reception resolution determining means is a resolution that can be output by the image output means of the own device. Determining whether or not the resolution of the received image information is not a resolution that can be output by the output possible / impossible determination means, and stores the received image information in the image storage means. It is also possible to output received image information at a low resolution that can be output by the image output means, and further by the image output means. Notifying means for notifying that the output is low resolution when output is performed at a resolution, and network output instructing means capable of instructing output to an image output means on a network at the time of notification by the notifying means, With
When the network output instructing unit instructs the image output unit on the network to output, the network communication unit outputs the received image information stored in the image storage unit to the image output unit connected to the network. did.

[0005] With the above-described means, according to the first aspect of the present invention, when it is determined that the resolution of the received image information is not a resolution that can be output by the image output means of its own device, according to the user's instruction, The received image information is reduced in resolution and output by the image output unit, or the detachable storage unit is moved to another information processing device, and is output at the resolution of the received image information by the information processing device. In the invention according to claim 2,
When it is determined that the resolution of the received image information is not a resolution that can be output by the image output unit of the own device, the received image information is stored in the detachable storage unit, the resolution is held as it is, and the received image information is stored. The image is reduced in resolution and output by the image output means, and the fact that the output is a low-resolution output is notified. According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the first or second aspect, a memory card or a floppy disk can be used as the removable storage means. According to the fourth aspect of the invention, when it is determined that the resolution of the received image information is not a resolution that can be output by the image output means of the own device, the received image information is reduced to a low resolution in accordance with a user's instruction and the image output is performed. Output by means,
It is output to the image output means on the network with the resolution of the received image information unchanged. In the invention according to claim 5, when it is determined that the resolution of the received image information is not a resolution that can be output by the image output unit of the own apparatus, the received image information is reduced in resolution and output by the image output unit, In addition, when it is notified that the output is a low-resolution output, and instructs an output to the image output means on the network at the time of the notification, the received image information at the stored resolution at the time of reception is output to the image output on the network. Output to the means.

[0006]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings in the case of a facsimile machine. The facsimile receiving apparatus in which the present invention can be implemented is not limited to the facsimile apparatus. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a facsimile apparatus according to a first embodiment of the present invention. As shown in the figure, the facsimile apparatus of this embodiment has a system controller 1 for controlling and managing the entire apparatus including a ROM having a built-in program and a CPU operating according to the program, for example, a G3 transmission control procedure. Facsimile communication control unit 2 for controlling facsimile transmission / reception, image information determination unit 3 serving as a reception resolution determination unit for determining the resolution of received image information, and image storage device (image storage unit) 4 for storing received image information and the like. A storage device controller 5 for controlling the image storage device 4; a plotter 6 serving as image output means for outputting received image information on paper; a scanner 7 for reading an image on a document; and image information read by the scanner 7 Encoding / decoding unit (DCR) 8 for encoding data and decoding received image information; A network control unit (NCU) 9 that performs signal reception from sending or line, the modem 1 for modulation and demodulation of facsimile signals consist low-speed modems and high speed modems
0, RAM 11 for temporarily storing image information and various data,
An operation display unit that has keys and display means for making outgoing calls, etc.
12, a PC card 13 as removable storage means which can be transferred to a personal computer for use, and a PC card slot 14 into which the PC card 13 is inserted. The PC card 13 is, for example, PCMCIA / J
The memory card is an EIDA-compliant memory card, but is not limited to the PC card as long as it is a memory card as removable storage means that can be transferred to another information processing apparatus and used.

In the above description, the image information determination unit 3 is realized by, for example, a ROM incorporating a program or a CPU operating according to the program.
M and CPU are ROM and CPU in the system control unit 1.
To share. Further, the system control unit 1 also functions as output availability determination means for determining whether the resolution of the received image information determined by the image information determination unit 3 is a resolution that can be output by the plotter 6 of the own device. When it is determined that the resolution is not output by the plotter 6, the system control unit 1 and the operation display unit 12 output the received image information at a low resolution by the plotter 6 or store the received image information in the PC card 13 via a personal computer. Output destination instructing means for instructing whether or not to output the data, the system control unit 1, the plotter 6, the PC
The card 13 and the like constitute a received image information output unit for outputting the received image information in accordance with the instruction of the output destination instruction unit. The image storage device 4 is a hard disk device or a RAM.
Etc. When a facsimile is transmitted by such a facsimile apparatus, first, the system control unit 1 reads image information into the RAM 11 or the like by the scanner 7, encodes the image information by the DCR 8,
Store it in AM11. In addition, the system control unit 1 obtains outgoing call designation information such as a destination specified by the operation display unit 12, and the NCU 9 to which the destination information has been passed sets a call with the specified destination. Subsequently, the facsimile communication control unit 2
(3) The phase B of the transmission control procedure is executed, and the process proceeds to the phase C, and the encoded image information in the RAM 11 is modulated by the high-speed modem in the communication control unit 2 and transmitted through the NCU 9. At the time of reception, the NCU 9 sets up a call, then enters phase B, performs predetermined communication via a low-speed modem, enters phase C, and receives encoded image information. Then, the image information is stored in the RAM 11 via the NCU 9 and the facsimile communication control unit 2, further decoded by the DCR 8, and output to the plotter 6 via the RAM 11.

FIG. 2 shows an operation flow of the facsimile apparatus of the first embodiment. The operation of this embodiment will be described below with reference to FIG. For example, in the case of the G3 facsimile transmission control procedure, first, the facsimile communication control unit 2 receives a phase B facsimile signal via the NCU 9 (S1). Then, a predetermined signal in the facsimile signal is provided to the image information determination unit 3 via the system control unit 1, and the image information determination unit 3 determines the resolution of the received image information based on the information set in the predetermined signal. I do. Then, the system control unit 1 acquires the determined resolution, compares the resolution with the preset resolution of the plotter 6, and prints the received image information by the facsimile apparatus of the present embodiment without reducing the resolution. It is determined whether (output to paper) is possible (S2). As a result, if it is determined that printing can be performed by the facsimile apparatus of the present embodiment without reducing the resolution (Yes in S2), the system control unit 1 sets the phase C
Is passed to the plotter 6 and output on the set paper (S9). On the other hand, if it is determined that printing cannot be performed by the facsimile apparatus of this embodiment unless the resolution is set to be low (No in S2), the system control unit 1 stores the image information in the image storage device 4 (S2).
3) The fact that printing is not possible unless the resolution is set to low is displayed on the display means in the operation display unit 12 (S4). Further, the system control unit 1 prompts the user whether or not low-resolution printing is acceptable (S5). When the user instructs that low-resolution printing is acceptable via the operation display unit 12 (Yes in S5), image storage is performed. The received image information stored in the device 4 is read out, the image information is reduced in resolution by performing a thinning process or the like on the read image information, the image information is passed to the plotter 6, and the set paper is It is output above (S10).

On the other hand, when it is instructed that low-resolution printing is not allowed (No in S5), the system control unit 1 receives the received image information stored in the image storage device 4 with the resolution at the time of reception. Is stored in the PC card 13 (S6), and a message indicating that the data is stored in the PC card is displayed on the display means in the operation display unit 12 to notify the user (S7). Thus, after that, the user removes the PC card 13 from the PC card slot 14 (S8), inserts the PC card into the personal computer, causes the received image information in the PC card to be read by the personal computer, and causes the personal computer to read the received image information. Output on paper by output device. As described above, according to the first embodiment, when the resolution capability of the image output unit (plotter) of the own device is lower than the resolution of the received image information, the image output unit performs low resolution according to the instruction of the user. It can be output on paper, PC
It can also be output at the resolution of the received image information by the output device of the information processing device such as a personal computer via a memory card such as a card, so that the image information is unintentionally reduced in resolution and an image with poor image quality is output. In addition, it is possible to solve the problem that the resolution is low, and it is not necessary to set the memory card in another output device and view the received image even though the resolution is low.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a main part of a facsimile apparatus according to a second embodiment of the present invention. The facsimile apparatus of this embodiment is the same as the facsimile apparatus of the first embodiment shown in FIG.
In place of the C card 13 and the PC card slot 14, a floppy disk 15 and a floppy disk device (FD drive) 16 for writing image information to the floppy disk 15 as detachable storage means that can be relocated to an information processing apparatus and used. Is provided. Also, the system control unit 1
When it is determined that the resolution is not output by the plotter 6, the operation display unit 12 outputs the image at a lower resolution by the plotter 6 or stores the received image information in the floppy disk 15 and outputs the information via an information processing device or the like. The system controller 1, the plotter 6, the floppy disk 15 and the like constitute the received image information output means for outputting the received image information in accordance with the instruction of the output destination instruction means. Hereinafter, the operation of this embodiment will be described with reference to the operation flow of the facsimile apparatus of this embodiment shown in FIG. First, the facsimile communication control unit 2 receives a phase B facsimile signal via the NCU 9 (S11). Then, a predetermined signal in the facsimile signal is provided to the image information determination unit 3 via the system control unit 1, and the image information determination unit 3 determines the resolution of the received image information based on the information set in the predetermined signal. I do. Then, the system control unit 1 acquires the determined resolution, compares the resolution with the preset resolution of the plotter 6, and prints the received image information by the facsimile apparatus of the present embodiment without reducing the resolution. It is determined whether (output to paper) is possible (S12).

As a result, if it is determined that printing is possible by the facsimile apparatus of this embodiment without reducing the resolution (S
(Yes in 12), the system control unit 1 passes the image information received in the phase C to the plotter 6, and outputs the image information on the set paper (S19). On the other hand, if it is determined that printing cannot be performed by the facsimile apparatus of this embodiment unless the resolution is set to a low resolution (No in S12), the system control unit 1 stores the image information in the image storage device 4 (S13). The fact that printing is not possible unless the resolution is reduced is displayed on the display means in the operation display unit 12 (S14). Further, the system control unit 1 instructs the user whether low-resolution printing is sufficient (S1).
5) When the user instructs that low-resolution printing is acceptable through the operation display unit 12 (Yes in S15), the received image information stored in the image storage device 4 is read, and the read image information is thinned out. The image information is reduced to a low resolution by performing processing or the like, and the image information is transferred to the plotter 6 and output on the set paper (S20). On the other hand, if the user instructs that low-resolution printing is not possible (No in S15), the system control unit 1 receives the received image information at the resolution at the time of reception stored in the image storage device 4. Is stored on the floppy disk 15 (S16), and a message indicating that the data is stored on the floppy disk is displayed on the operation display unit 12.
The information is displayed on the display means in the box to inform the user (S17). Thus, after that, the user removes the floppy disk 15 from the floppy disk device 16 (S18), inserts the floppy disk 15 into an information processing device or the like, and outputs the received image information in the floppy disk on paper.

As described above, according to the second embodiment, when the resolution capability of the image output means (plotter) of the own apparatus is lower than the resolution of the received image information, the image output means (Plotter) according to the instruction of the user. It can be output on paper at a low resolution, or it can be output at the resolution of the received image information by an information processing device or the like via a floppy disk. It is possible to solve the problem that an unsatisfactory image is output, and it is not necessary to set the detachable storage means in another device to view the received image even though the resolution may be low. Note that the removable storage means is not limited to a memory card or a floppy disk.

In the facsimile apparatus according to the third embodiment of the present invention, when image information having a resolution exceeding the capacity of the plotter 6 is received with the hardware configuration shown in FIG. 1 or FIG. After printing, if there is a user's instruction, an image with high resolution can be output via the detachable storage means. The display means in the system control unit 1 and the operation display unit 12 constitutes a notifying means for notifying that the output is the low resolution when the plotter 6 outputs the low resolution. Hereinafter, the operation of this embodiment will be described with reference to the operation flow of the facsimile apparatus of this embodiment shown in FIG. First, a facsimile signal of phase B is received by the facsimile communication control unit 2 via the NCU 9 (S21). Then, a predetermined signal in the facsimile signal is provided to the image information determination unit 3 via the system control unit 1, and the image information determination unit 3 determines the resolution of the received image information based on the information set in the predetermined signal. I do. Then, the system control unit 1 acquires the determined resolution, compares the resolution with the preset resolution of the plotter 6, and prints the received image information by the facsimile apparatus of the present embodiment without reducing the resolution. It is determined whether (output to paper) is possible (S22).

As a result, if it is determined that printing is possible by the facsimile apparatus of this embodiment without lowering the resolution (S
(Yes in 22), the system control unit 1 passes the image information received in the phase C to the plotter 6, and outputs the image information on the set paper (S29). On the other hand, if it is determined that printing cannot be performed by the facsimile apparatus of this embodiment unless the resolution is set to a low resolution (No in S22), the system control unit 1 stores the image information in the image storage device 4 (S23). Further, the system control unit 1 reads out the image information stored in the image storage device 4, reduces the read-out image information to a low resolution by thinning or the like, causes the plotter 6 to output the low-resolution image information, and prints the image information at a low resolution. Is displayed on the display means in the operation display section 12 (S24). Subsequently, the system control unit 1 requests the user to display a message on the display means and instruct whether or not to print with the high resolution (S25). (Yes in S25), the received image information stored in the image storage device 4 with the resolution at the time of reception is stored in the removable storage means such as the PC card 13 or the floppy disk 15 (S26). A message indicating that the data is stored in the pattern storage means is displayed on the display means in the operation display unit 12 to notify the user (S27).

Thereafter, the user removes the removable storage means (S28), inserts the removable storage means into an information processing device or the like, and outputs the received image information in the removable storage means on a sheet. . On the other hand, the user
When high-resolution printing is instructed by 12 (No in S25), the removable storage means is inserted into an information processing device or the like, and the received image information in the removable storage means is output on paper. In step S23, the received image information may be immediately stored in the removable storage unit. In this case, in the next step S24, the image information read out from the removable storage means is output to the plotter 6 with a low resolution, and the fact that the image information has been output at the low resolution and the image information having the high resolution are stored in the removable storage means. Display a message indicating that the Thus, according to the third embodiment, when the resolution capability of the image output unit (plotter) of the own device is lower than the resolution of the received image information, the image information reduced in resolution is output by the image output unit, If the user views the image and desires to output an image with high resolution, the image can be output at the resolution of the received image information by an information processing device or the like via the removable storage unit.

FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing the construction of a main part of a facsimile apparatus according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention. The facsimile apparatus of this embodiment is the same as the PC of the first embodiment shown in FIG.
Instead of the card 13 and the PC card slot 14, a network control unit 17 and a network interface unit 18 are network communication means for outputting received image information to a sheet in an image output device (image output means) P on a network. Is provided. Also, the system control unit 1 and the operation display unit 12 may output the image information of reduced resolution by the own plotter 6 when it is determined that the resolution of the received image information exceeds the capability of the plotter 6. An output destination instructing means for instructing whether to output the image with the high resolution to the image output device P on the network is configured. Further, the system control unit 1, the plotter 6, the network control unit 17, and the network interface unit 18 constitute a reception image information output unit that outputs the reception image information according to the instruction of the output destination instruction unit. Hereinafter, the operation of this embodiment will be described in accordance with the operation flow shown in FIG. First, the facsimile communication controller 2 receives a phase B facsimile signal via the NCU 9 (S31). Then, a predetermined signal in the facsimile signal is provided to the image information determination unit 3 via the system control unit 1, and the image information determination unit 3 determines the resolution of the received image information based on the information set in the predetermined signal. I do. Then, the system control unit 1 acquires the determined resolution, compares the resolution with the preset resolution of the plotter 6, and prints the received image information by the facsimile apparatus of the present embodiment without reducing the resolution. It is determined whether (output to paper) is possible (S32).

As a result, if it is determined that the facsimile apparatus of this embodiment can print without reducing the resolution (S
32, Yes), the system control unit 1 passes the image information received in the phase C to the plotter 6, and outputs the image information on the set paper (S36). On the other hand, if it is determined that printing cannot be performed by the facsimile apparatus of this embodiment unless the resolution is set to a low resolution (No in S32), the system control unit 1 stores the image information in the image storage device 4 (S33). The fact that printing cannot be performed unless the resolution is low is displayed on the display means in the operation display unit 12. Further, the system control unit 1 prompts the user whether or not low-resolution printing is acceptable (S34). When the user instructs that low-resolution printing is acceptable via the operation display unit 12 (Yes in S34), image storage is performed. The received image information stored in the device 4 is read out, the image information is reduced in resolution by performing a thinning process or the like on the read image information, the image information is passed to the plotter 6, and the set paper is It is output upward (S37). On the other hand, when it is instructed that low-resolution printing is not allowed (No in S34), the system control unit 1 reads out the received image information stored in the image storage device 4 with the same resolution as at the time of reception. The image data is transferred to the network control unit 17, transmitted to the image output device P on the network via the network interface unit 18, and output to the paper set in the image output device P (S
35). Thus, according to the fourth embodiment, when the resolution capability of the image output unit (plotter) of the own device is lower than the resolution of the received image information, the image output unit performs low-resolution printing on the paper in accordance with the instruction of the user. The image information can be output at the resolution of the received image information by the image output means on the network, so that the image information is unintentionally reduced in resolution, and an image with poor image quality is output. I can solve the problem and I need low resolution, but IC
The trouble of having to set a card or the like in another device and view the received image is also eliminated.

In the same configuration as the hardware configuration shown in FIG. 6, a low-resolution image is output as in the third embodiment, and then the high-resolution image is output to the image output means on the network. The user can also instruct whether or not to output. That is, if it is determined that the resolution of the received image information exceeds the capacity of the plotter 6,
The system control unit 1 stores the received image information in the image storage device 4, and further causes the plotter 6 to output the image information read from the image storage device 4 at a low resolution. When the user views the output image and instructs output at the high resolution, the system control unit 1 reads out the received image information at the resolution at the time of reception stored in the image storage device 4, and The image data is transferred to the control unit 17, transmitted to the image output device P on the network via the network interface unit 18, and output to the paper set in the image output device P.

[0019]

As described above, according to the present invention,
According to the first aspect of the present invention, when it is determined that the resolution of the received image information is not a resolution that can be output by the image output means of the own device, the received image information is reduced to a low resolution in accordance with a user's instruction and the image output is performed. Or the removable storage means is relocated to another information processing apparatus, and the information is output by the information processing apparatus at the resolution of the received image information. Even in the case where the resolution is low, the problem that the received image cannot be viewed unless the detachable storage means is set in another output device if the received image information has a high resolution can be solved. According to the second aspect of the invention, when it is determined that the resolution of the received image information is not a resolution that can be output by the image output unit of the own device, the received image information is stored in the detachable storage unit, and the resolution remains unchanged. While being held, the received image information is reduced in resolution and output by the image output means, and the fact that the output is a low resolution output is notified, so that in addition to the effect of the invention according to claim 1, By viewing the image output at the low resolution, it can be determined whether or not to output the image at the high resolution. According to the third aspect of the present invention, a memory card such as a PC card or a floppy disk can be used as the removable storage means in the first or second aspect of the invention, so that the output with high resolution can be output. This can be performed using a general-purpose information processing device such as a personal computer. In the invention according to claim 4, when it is determined that the resolution of the received image information is not a resolution that can be output by the image output means of the own device, the received image information is reduced to a low resolution according to a user's instruction. The image data is output by the image output means or is output to the image output means on the network with the resolution of the received image information. There is no need to transfer the means to another device. In the invention according to claim 5, when it is determined that the resolution of the received image information is not a resolution that can be output by the image output means of the own device, the received image information is reduced in resolution and output by the image output means. Is notified that the output is a low-resolution output. When the output is instructed to the image output means on the network at the time of the notification, the received image information with the stored resolution at the time of reception is displayed on the network. Since the image is output to the image output means, in addition to the effect of the invention described in claim 4, it is possible to determine whether or not to output the image with high resolution by looking at the image output with low resolution.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a facsimile apparatus according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an operation flowchart of the facsimile apparatus showing the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a main part of a facsimile apparatus according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is an operation flowchart of a facsimile apparatus showing a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is an operation flowchart of a facsimile apparatus showing a third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a main part of a facsimile apparatus according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is an operation flowchart of a facsimile apparatus showing a fourth embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 System control part 2 Facsimile communication control part 3 Image information judgment part 4 Image storage device 6 Plotter 12 Operation display part 13 PC card 15 Floppy disk 16 Floppy disk device 17 Network control part 18 Network interface part

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[Claims] 1. A facsimile receiving apparatus comprising image output means capable of outputting facsimile received image information on paper, comprising: a detachable storage means which can be relocated to another information processing apparatus for use; Receiving resolution determining means for determining the resolution of the received image information, the output permission determining means for determining whether the resolution of the received image information determined by the receiving resolution determining means is a resolution that can be output by the image output means of the own device, When the resolution of the received image information is determined not to be a resolution that can be output by the output permission / non-permission determining means, the image output means outputs the image at a low resolution or the received image information is stored in the detachable storage means, and another information processing apparatus is used. Output destination instructing means for instructing whether or not to output the received image information. Facsimile receiving apparatus characterized by comprising a, a received image information output means for outputting the received image information to the output destination. 2. A facsimile receiving apparatus comprising image output means and capable of outputting facsimile received image information on paper, comprising: a detachable storage means which can be relocated to another information processing apparatus for use; A receiving resolution determining unit that determines the resolution of the received image information, and an output availability determining unit that determines whether the resolution of the received image information determined by the receiving resolution determining unit is a resolution that can be output by the image output unit of the own device. The image output means stores the received image information in the detachable storage means and stores the received image information in the image when the output availability determination means determines that the resolution of the received image information is not the outputable resolution. It is possible to output a low-resolution image that can be output by the output unit. A facsimile receiving apparatus comprising: a notifying unit for notifying. 3. The facsimile receiving apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said removable storage means is a memory card or a floppy disk. 4. A facsimile receiving apparatus comprising image output means and capable of outputting facsimile received image information on paper, a network communication means capable of outputting received image information to an image output means connected to a network, Reception resolution determining means for determining the resolution of the received image information, and output permission / non-permission determining means for determining whether the resolution of the received image information determined by the receiving resolution determining means is a resolution that can be output by the image output means of the own device When the output availability determination unit determines that the resolution of the received image information is not a resolution that can be output, the image output unit of the own device outputs the reduced image information, or the resolution of the received image information remains unchanged. Output destination instructing means for instructing whether to output to the image output means connected to the network; Facsimile receiving apparatus, characterized in that a received image information output means for outputting the received image information to an output destination in accordance with instructions to the output destination instruction means when the yarn is determined. 5. A facsimile receiving apparatus comprising image output means and capable of outputting facsimile received image information on paper, a network communication means capable of outputting received image information to an image output means connected to a network, Reception resolution determining means for determining the resolution of the received image information, and output permission / non-permission determining means for determining whether the resolution of the received image information determined by the receiving resolution determining means is a resolution that can be output by the image output means of the own device Wherein the image output means stores the received image information in the image storage means and receives the received image information when the output permission / non-permission determining means determines that the resolution of the received image information is not a resolution that can be output. Can be output at a low resolution that can be output by the image output means. Further, output at a low resolution can be performed by the image output means. A notification unit for notifying a low resolution output when cracks,
Network output instructing means capable of instructing output to an image output means on a network at the time of notification by the notifying means, and when an output is instructed to the image output means on the network by the network output instructing means A facsimile receiving apparatus wherein the received image information stored in the image storage means is output to the image output means connected to the network by the network communication means.