JP2000270209A - Image recorder - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent useless space from being caused even when a received image is recorded on recording paper larger than a detected original size in the case that recording paper with a size coincident with the original size of a detected received image is not set. SOLUTION: A facsimile terminal F as the subject recorder is provided with a control means 1. The control means 1 detects an original size of a received image in the case of receiving an image, selects recording paper with a size larger than the detected original size when the recording paper whose size is coincident with the detected original size is not set, and the received image is magnified and recorded on the selected recording paper in matching with the selected recording paper.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention detects a document size of a received image and, when a recording sheet matching the detected document size is not set, converts the received image to a recording sheet larger than the detected document size. The present invention relates to an improvement in an image recording apparatus for recording.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Recently, facsimile apparatuses, which are one of image recording apparatuses, are widely used in offices and the like, and such facsimile apparatuses receive images transmitted from a facsimile apparatus of a destination. Sometimes, the following operation is performed.

[0003] That is, when an image is received, DCS which is one of the communication procedure signals transmitted before the image is received.
After detecting the image width of the image from the (digital command signal), the image length of the image is detected from the number of lines of the image transmitted following the communication procedure signal.

Then, the size of the received image is detected from the detected width and length of the original, and if a recording paper matching the detected original size is set, the received image is recorded on the recording paper. I do.

On the other hand, if no recording paper matching the detected original size is set, the received image is rotated by 90 degrees as necessary, and then recorded on a recording paper having a size larger than the detected original size. .

[0006]

By the way, in the above-mentioned conventional image recording apparatus, when recording on a recording paper larger than the detected original size, the received image is recorded at 1: 1 without being enlarged. There was a useless margin.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in consideration of the above circumstances, and an image recording apparatus which does not produce a useless blank portion even when a received image is recorded on a recording sheet larger than a detected document size. It is intended to provide.

[0008]

In order to achieve the above object, an image recording apparatus according to a first aspect of the present invention detects a document size of a received image at the time of receiving an image, and reduces the size of the document to the detected document size. When the matching recording paper is not set, a recording paper having a size larger than the detected document size is selected, and the received image is enlarged and recorded on the selected recording paper according to the selected recording paper. An image recording apparatus comprising a control unit.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the image recording apparatus, the control means rotates the received image by 90 degrees and records the image on the selected recording paper.

The image recording apparatus according to a third aspect of the present invention further comprises a selection unit for selecting a recording sheet on which the reception image is to be recorded, and the control unit records the reception image on the recording sheet selected by the selection unit. It is characterized by the following.

[0011]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An image recording apparatus according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an example of the configuration of an image recording apparatus.

Although the configuration of the facsimile apparatus F is shown here as an image recording apparatus, the present invention is not limited to this, and a facsimile apparatus having a copying function and a personal apparatus having a communication function are described. It is also composed of a computer and a printer.

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes a control unit of the present invention, which is a main control unit which controls the following units, and 2 denotes an NCU which sends a dial signal to the telephone line L and controls connection to the telephone line L; Reference numeral 3 denotes a modem that modulates and demodulates a signal for performing facsimile communication, 4 denotes an image memory that temporarily stores a received image, 5 denotes a RAM that stores various data,
A ROM 6 stores various programs and the like necessary for the operation of the facsimile apparatus F.
A display unit comprising display means such as an ED lamp; 8 an operation unit comprising various operation keys; 9 a reading unit for reading an image from a set document; 10 a recording paper cassette 1
A recording section for recording a received image and an image read by the reading section 9 is provided with a cassette paper size sensor 10S for detecting the size of the recording paper accommodated in each of the recording papers 0A.

Before receiving the image, the main control unit 1 receives a document width (length in the main scanning direction) of the image from a DCS (Digital Command Signal) which is one of the communication procedure signals transmitted from the destination apparatus. Is detected, the document length (length in the sub-scanning direction) of the image is detected from the number of lines of the image transmitted following the communication procedure signal, and the received image is determined from the detected document width and document length. Of the original, and a recording sheet that matches the detected original size is selected and recorded by the recording unit 10. The selection of the recording paper is performed by the cassette paper size sensor 1
By detecting the size of 0S, the recording paper cassette 10A containing the recording paper of the detected original size is automatically selected.

When no recording paper matching the detected original size is set, the main control unit 1 records the received image on the recording paper larger than the detected original size in accordance with the recording paper. It has become.

For example, although the detected original size of the received image is the B5 size, if no B5 size recording paper is set in any of the recording paper cassettes 10A, the main control unit 1 sets the B5 size to the larger size. When a large recording sheet is selected, and the selected recording sheet is, for example, A4 size, the received image is enlarged and recorded at a magnification of 115%.

Thus, even if no recording paper matching the detected original size is set, the received image can be recorded on a recording paper larger than the detected original size without generating a useless blank portion. Can be.

Further, when selecting the recording paper on which the received image is to be recorded, the main controller 1 determines the setting direction of the recording paper by the cassette paper size sensor 10S, and determines the direction of the received image and the recording paper. If the set direction is different from the set direction by 90 degrees, the received image is rotated by 90 degrees so as to be the same as the set direction of the recording paper.

That is, although the detected original size of the received image is the B5R size, the selected recording paper is, for example,
In the case of A4 size, since the direction of the received image is different from the setting direction of the selected recording paper by 90 degrees, the main control unit 1 rotates the received image by 90 degrees and records on the A4 size recording paper. I do.

Thus, even when the direction of the received image is different from the setting direction of the recording paper by 90 degrees, the received image enlarged at the fixed magnification is recorded without protruding from the recording paper and without generating a blank portion. Can be.

Next, the basic operation of the facsimile machine F will be described with reference to the flowchart (100 to 108) of FIG.

When receiving an image from the destination device, the main control unit 1 receives a digital command signal (DCS), which is one of the communication procedure signals transmitted from the destination device, before receiving the image. After detecting the document width (length in the main scanning direction) of the image, the document length (length in the sub-scanning direction) of the image is detected from the number of lines of the image transmitted following the communication procedure signal. The document size of the received image is detected from the detected document width and document length (100).

The main controller 1 stores the received image in the image memory 4 (101), and determines whether or not the recording paper of the detected original size is set by detecting the size of the cassette paper size sensor 10S. (102),
If a recording sheet of the detected document size is not set, a recording sheet larger than the detected document size is selected (103).

Here, when the detected original size is, for example, the B5 size, the selection of the recording paper is made larger than the recording paper, that is, the recording paper of the A4, B4, and A3 size. A recording sheet having a size closest to the detected document size, that is, an A4 size recording sheet is selected.

The selection of the recording paper may be arbitrarily made by the user himself. For example, as shown in FIG.
And a confirmation key 8B, a message M prompting the user to select a recording paper, and a selectable recording paper size (A
4, B4, or A3), and the size to be selected is highlighted by operating the cursor key 8A, and then the confirmed key 8B is operated to select the highlighted size. You may.

Thereafter, the main controller 1 determines whether or not the direction of the received image and the set direction of the selected recording paper are different by 90 degrees (104). While rotating by 90 degrees to make it the same as the setting direction of the recording paper (105), if it does not differ by 90 degrees, the received image is not rotated.

Then, the main controller 1 enlarges the received image stored in the image memory 4 to fit the selected recording paper (the received image is B5 size, and the selected recording paper is A4 size). If it is the size, it is enlarged at a magnification of 115%.) (106).

Thereafter, the main controller 1 records the received image enlarged according to the selected recording paper on the selected recording paper (107).

On the other hand, in FIG. 2, if the recording paper of the detected original size is set (102), the main control unit 1
Selects the recording paper and records the received image stored in the image memory 4 at the same magnification (108).

[0031]

As can be understood from the above description, in the image recording apparatus according to the first aspect, when a recording sheet that matches the original size of the received image is not set, the size of the original is larger than the detected original size. Selects the size of the recording paper, and enlarges the received image to fit the recording paper on the selected recording paper, so that even if the detected paper size is not set, the received image is In addition, recording can be performed on a recording sheet larger than the detected document size without generating a useless blank portion.

In the image recording apparatus according to the second aspect, the received image is recorded on the selected recording paper by rotating the received image by 90 degrees, so that the direction of the received image and the setting of the selected recording paper are set. Even when the direction is different from the direction by 90 degrees, the received image enlarged according to the selected recording paper can be recorded without protruding from the recording paper and without generating a blank portion.

In the image recording apparatus according to the third aspect, since there is provided a selecting means for selecting a recording paper on which the received image is to be recorded, the user can himself select the recording paper on which the received image is to be recorded. Yes, it is easy to use.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating an example of a configuration of an image recording apparatus according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a basic operation of the image recording apparatus.

FIG. 3 is a diagram for explaining recording paper selection by a user himself.

[Explanation of symbols]

 F: Image recording device (facsimile device) 1: Main control unit 8A: Cursor key 8B: Enter key 10: Recording unit 10A: Recording paper cassette 10S: Cassette paper size Sensor

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Claims (3)

[Claims] When receiving an image, a document size of a received image is detected, and if a recording sheet matching the detected document size is not set, a recording sheet having a size larger than the detected document size is selected. , On the selected recording paper,
An image recording apparatus, comprising: a control unit for enlarging and recording the received image in accordance with the selected recording paper. 2. The image recording apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the control unit rotates the received image by 90 degrees and records the image on the selected recording paper. 3. The apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a selection unit for selecting a recording sheet on which the reception image is to be recorded, wherein the control unit selects the reception image by the selection unit. An image recording apparatus for recording on a recorded recording sheet.