JP2000184160A - Facsimile transmission/reception system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a facsimile transmission/reception system which eliminates waste due to the difference between the size of transmitted picture data and the size of a form in which data can be outputted on the reception side. SOLUTION: When a document is transmitted, a system control part 8 of a facsimile equipment 100 on the transmission side can obtain the form size, in which data can be outputted by a facsimile equipment on the reception side as the transmission destination, and information of the presence or the absence of the output form. Consequently, an operator on the transmission side can output transmitted picture data as a document of a desired size by the facsimile equipment on the reception side because it can previously recognize the conditions of the form size in which data can be outputted by the facsimile equipment on the reception side, the presence or the absence of the form, etc.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a facsimile transmission / reception system, and more particularly to a facsimile transmission / reception system having a memory for storing image data to be transmitted / received and capable of controlling information on a transmission side or a reception side.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a facsimile transmission / reception system has
When a sender transmits a document, information on a paper size that can be output by the receiving facsimile machine cannot be obtained. Therefore, for example, when the sender wants to transmit an A3 original document with a detailed original content, there is no problem if the receiving facsimile apparatus has an A3 size paper tray (hereinafter, A3 tray) and there is an A3 size sheet. However, if the A3 tray is not prepared, or if the A3 tray is available but the paper is out of paper, transmission cannot be performed, or the A3 document is reduced to an A4 document by the automatic reduction function and output. Had been discharged.

[0003]

However, as shown in the above-mentioned prior art, when an original having a small content is transmitted, if there is no paper of the same size as the image data to be transmitted in the receiving facsimile apparatus, the automatic transmission is performed. Output is performed by reduction, and as a result, there has been a problem that it is difficult for the receiver to recognize the contents of the document.

When the sender receives a notification from the receiver that the contents of the original cannot be recognized, it takes time and effort to check the size of the paper that can be transmitted to the receiver and to send the original again. There was waste both in terms of cost and cost.

The present invention eliminates the drawbacks of the prior art, and prevents facsimile transmission and reception by reducing reduced printing due to the difference between the size of a document to be transmitted and the size of paper that can be output on the receiving side, thereby preventing retransmission. The purpose is to provide a system.

[0006]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a facsimile transmission / reception system including a transmission-side facsimile apparatus and a reception-side facsimile apparatus. Storage means for storing image data read by the reading means, transmission condition input means for inputting transmission conditions when transmitting the image data stored by the storage means, and transmission input by the transmission condition input means. A transmitting unit that transmits image data based on a condition; and a control unit that controls each unit. When the transmitting unit transmits the image data, the receiving facsimile apparatus outputs a sheet size and the number of sheets that can be output. And a notifying unit for notifying the transmitting facsimile apparatus of the above information.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect of the present invention, when transmitting the image data by the transmitting means, the transmitting facsimile apparatus simultaneously transmits and receives the information of the paper size of the image data. The side facsimile machine
Determining means for determining the presence or absence of a sheet having the paper size of the image data transmitted by the transmitting means; and storing means for storing the image data when the determining means determines that the paper having the paper size of the image data is not provided. And outputting the image data stored in the storage means when a sheet of the sheet size of the image data is replenished.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the second aspect of the present invention, the receiving facsimile apparatus determines that the receiving facsimile apparatus does not have a sheet of the image data sheet size, and When the paper is not replenished, the transmitting facsimile apparatus has a notifying unit for notifying that the paper is not replenished.

[0009]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Next, a facsimile transmission / reception system according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. 1 and 2, there is shown an embodiment of a facsimile transmission / reception system according to the present invention.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a facsimile apparatus in a facsimile transmission / reception system according to an embodiment of the present invention. 1, the facsimile apparatus 100 mainly includes an image input unit 1, an image memory storage unit 2, an operation unit 3, a modem 4, an NCU 5, an image output unit 6, a data compression / decompression unit 7, A system control unit 8,
Display 9 and ADF (Automatic Document Placement Mechanism) 10
And

The image input unit 1 reads the density of a transmitted original in black and white, and converts the read density data into a binary signal. The image memory storage unit 2 includes an image input unit 1
Is a memory for storing image data read by an image reading mechanism such as a scanner (not shown) or received image data.

The operation unit 3 is provided with, for example, a numeric keypad and a start key.
An instruction to specify the output size of the transmission document or start transmission is input.

The modem 4 performs modulation and demodulation for placing digital facsimile data on a public analog line. The NCU 5 is an I / F between the analog line and the system. At the time of transmission, the image data to be transmitted is modulated by the modem 4 and converted into an analog signal.
5 to the analog line. Conversely, at the time of reception, the received image data is converted into a digital signal,
After being demodulated by the modem 4, it is stored in the image memory storage unit 2.

The image output unit 6 prints out the received image data on a printing paper and outputs it. The data compression / expansion unit 7 compresses the image data binarized by the image input unit 1 and stores the image data in the image memory storage unit 2, and expands the compressed data stored in the image memory storage unit 2 to 2 Convert to valued image data.

The system control unit 8 includes a CPU (not shown),
It is composed of a device such as a ROM or a RAM and controls each part of the facsimile machine 100.

The display unit 9 is constituted by display means such as a liquid crystal panel, for example, and the state of the facsimile apparatus 100 according to an instruction input from the operation unit 3 or the output paper size of the facsimile apparatus of the transmission destination. Information is displayed. In addition, the display unit 9 and the operation unit 3 can be configured by a liquid crystal touch panel or the like.

When an original to be transmitted is set at a predetermined position and a start instruction is input from the operation unit 3, an ADF (automatic original placing mechanism) 10 sends the transmitted originals one by one to the main body of the facsimile apparatus 100. Is placed on a document table (contact glass) (not shown), and is discharged to a predetermined position after scanning.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing an operation example when transmitting an A3-size original using the facsimile apparatus 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention.

In FIG. 2, first, when a fax number of a destination to be facsimile-transmitted is input using an operation key such as a numeric keypad or an abbreviated dial constituting the operation unit 3,
The system control unit 8 obtains information on the outputable paper size and the presence / absence of paper for the destination facsimile machine (step S201).

In step S201, when information on the outputable paper size and the presence / absence of paper is obtained from the facsimile machine of the other party, the system control unit 8 sets the output function of A3 paper, which is the size of image data to be transmitted to the other party, It is determined whether or not there is (step S202).

If it is determined in step S202 that the facsimile machine of the transmission destination has an A3 paper output function, the system control unit 8 outputs the output function to a display means such as a liquid crystal panel of the display unit 9 by a predetermined display method. Causes the display to be output. Accordingly, the operator sets the size “A3” of the image data transmitted from the operation unit 3 and starts transmission (step S203).

If it is determined in step S202 that the facsimile machine of the transmission destination does not have the function of outputting A3 paper, the system control unit 8 sends a predetermined display method to a display unit such as a liquid crystal panel of the display unit 9. To output the display without output function. As a result, the operator causes the transmission original to be transmitted to the destination by another procedure, such as dividing the image data to be transmitted into two and transmitting it as two A4 size originals (step S207).

In step S203, when the transmission of the A3 image data is started, the system control unit 8
Is A3 in the A3 paper tray of the destination facsimile machine.
It is determined whether there is a sheet (step S204), and A3
If it is determined that there is a sheet, one of the image data to be transmitted is
The data for the page is transmitted (step S205).

Next, it is determined whether the transmission of the image data has been completed (step S206). If it is determined that the transmission of the image data has been completed, the transmission operation is completed. If it is determined in step S206 that the transmission of the image data has not been completed, the process returns to step S204, and the transmission process is performed by repeating the operation from step S204 to step S206.

If it is determined in step S204 that there is no A3 paper in the A3 tray of the destination facsimile machine, the system control unit 8 stores the image data received after the A3 paper runs out in the image memory in the facsimile machine. The data is stored in the storage unit 2, that is, memory reception is performed.
At this time, the system control unit 8 of the facsimile machine of the transmission destination
Is sent to the display unit 9 of the facsimile machine of the transmission destination to display, for example, "Please supply A3 paper for FAX output currently being received and stored" (step S208).

With the display in step S208, the operator can output the image data received in the memory by replenishing the A3-size paper tray with the A3-size paper (step S208).

In the embodiment of the present invention, the size of the image data to be transmitted is set to A3 size. However, the present invention can be similarly applied to a document of another size.

[0028]

As is apparent from the above description, according to the facsimile transmission / reception system of the present invention, when a document is transmitted, the transmitting facsimile apparatus sets the output facsimile size and output paper size of the receiving facsimile apparatus. Since the presence / absence data can be obtained, the operator can grasp the status of the receiving facsimile machine in advance,
Document data to be transmitted can be output as a document of a desired size.

Therefore, when the output document is reduced and the receiver is notified that the contents of the document cannot be recognized, it is necessary to check the paper size that can be transmitted to the receiver and retransmit the document. And time and costly waste can be eliminated.

If there is no paper of the size of the document transmitted from the transmitting side at the receiving side facsimile apparatus, a memory reception for storing the image data transmitted to the memory of the receiving side facsimile apparatus is performed. The image data received in the memory after the paper size is supplied is output.
Therefore, since there is no output in a size other than the size of the transmitted original, the operator can output the image data to be transmitted as an original of a desired size.

Further, when there is no designated output sheet from the transmitting side on the receiving facsimile apparatus, the receiving side facsimile apparatus displays on the display section of the receiving side facsimile apparatus that there is no sheet of the original size to be transmitted. The operator can be notified that there is no desired paper size. Therefore, output paper can be quickly replenished, and work efficiency can be improved.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a facsimile apparatus in a facsimile transmission / reception system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart illustrating an operation example of the facsimile transmission / reception system according to the embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Image input part 2 Image memory storage part 3 Operation part 4 Modem 5 NCU 6 Image output part 7 Data compression / decompression part 8 System control part 9 Display part 10 ADF (automatic document feeder mechanism)

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A facsimile transmission / reception system including a transmission-side facsimile apparatus and a reception-side facsimile apparatus, a reading unit that reads a document as image data, a storage unit that stores the image data read by the reading unit, Transmission condition input means for inputting a transmission condition when transmitting the image data stored by the storage means, transmission means for transmitting the image data based on the transmission condition input by the transmission condition input means, A control unit for controlling each of the units, wherein the reception-side facsimile apparatus transmits information on a printable sheet size and the number of sheets to the transmission-side facsimile apparatus when transmitting the image data by the transmission unit. A facsimile transmission / reception system having a notifying means for notifying. 2. The transmission-side facsimile apparatus, when transmitting the image data by the transmission unit, also transmits information on a sheet size of the image data, and the reception-side facsimile apparatus transmits by the transmission unit. Determining means for determining the presence or absence of a sheet having the same size as the image data, and storing means for storing the image data when the determining means determines that the sheet does not include the sheet having the same size as the image data. 2. The facsimile transmission / reception system according to claim 1, further comprising: outputting the image data stored by the storage unit when a sheet having a sheet size of the image data is replenished. 3. The transmission-side facsimile apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the determination unit determines that the image data is not provided with a sheet having the same size as the image data. 3. The facsimile transmission / reception system according to claim 2, further comprising a notification unit that notifies the apparatus that the paper is not replenished.