JP2001119543A - Facsimile function device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a facsimile function device that can print out all pages without causing a communication error even after a memory storing received data is fully occupied. SOLUTION: Memory reception continues until memory-full takes place in a memory 9. On the occurrence of memory-full, memory full processing in a control section 1 terminates the memory reception and a print section 8 starts reception on recording paper as to received original data from a next page and the printed received originals are stacked on a paper discharge tray. When the recording paper reception is finished, the received original data stored in the memory 9 are printed out sequentially from the last page. Then information identifying a page (NG page) of the received original data whose reception is failed is sent to a transmitter side.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a facsimile function device capable of receiving data in a memory.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A facsimile apparatus dials a telephone number of a destination at the time of transmission, executes a predetermined handshake procedure with the destination after line connection, and encodes image data read by an image reading unit. The encoded data is modulated by a modem and transmitted to a destination through a telephone line. On the other hand, when an incoming call is detected, a predetermined handshake procedure is performed with the other party, a modulated signal sent from the other party is demodulated to obtain encoded data, and this is decoded to obtain image data. Is generated, and an image is formed in the printing unit.

There is a memory reception as the above-mentioned reception method.
In this memory reception, the received encoded data is temporarily stored in a memory, and the encoded data is read from the memory,
This is decoded to generate image data, which is printed by the printing unit. Further, as a printing unit, there is a printing unit in which a recording surface on which a received image is printed is arranged such that a printing surface thereof faces upward when the recording paper is discharged onto a discharge tray (face-up printing). When the face-up printing is performed, the printing result is output in the reverse order of the transmission, so that the order of the document received in the memory is changed and the printing is performed.

[0004]

In the related art, when the memory becomes full on the receiving side due to a large number of originals to be transmitted, the image data received in the memory is printed while the communication error occurs. The process of terminating the reception has been performed. When the reception is terminated due to a communication error, the transmitting side sends the transmitted original again from the beginning by redialing, so that the receiving side receives only the same original every time, and the receiving cannot be completed normally forever. Also, if the transmitting side decides to transmit from the error page by redialing, if there is reception from another facsimile device before redialing, the received document from the other facsimile device will be the received document before redialing and the received document after redialing. A problem occurs in that the document is slipped into the received original.

[0005] JP-A-9-153993 (IPC:
H04N 1/21) discloses a method for eliminating an alternate reception error due to memory over. In this method, when an incoming call is received during copying, the image data for copying is temporarily saved in a memory, and the data amount of the received image data recorded in the memory is monitored. When this happens, the copying operation is interrupted and the received image data is printed. In other words, this is a technique for avoiding a memory full in advance, and does not disclose a process when a memory full occurs.

In view of the above circumstances, the present invention provides a facsimile function device capable of printing all pages without causing a communication error even after a memory for storing received data becomes full. The purpose is to:

[0007]

According to the present invention, there is provided a facsimile function apparatus for storing received original data, and outputting received original data in order from the last page when the received original data written in the memory covers a plurality of pages. A facsimile apparatus including a reordering unit for performing printing based on received original data output from the reordering unit, and a printing unit that discharges paper with the printing surface facing up until the memory becomes full. Performs memory reception, starts recording paper reception from the next page of received document data when the memory becomes full, and outputs the received document data stored in memory in order from the last page after the completion of recording paper reception In addition to performing printing, information for specifying the page of the received document data in which reception has been incomplete is transmitted to the transmission side.

With the above configuration, if no memory full occurs in the memory reception, all the received originals are rearranged, and the received originals are stacked on the output tray in the same order as the transmission. Will go on. On the other hand, when the memory becomes full, it is necessary to rearrange the received originals that have been ejected. It is only necessary to insert the received original.

Further, the present invention provides a memory for storing received original data, a rearranging means for outputting received original data in order from the last page when the received original data written in the memory covers a plurality of pages, Printing based on the received original data output from the replacement means,
In a facsimile machine equipped with a printing unit that discharges paper with the print side up, memory reception is performed until the memory becomes full, and when the memory becomes full, the page of the received document data that has been incompletely received. To the sender, start receiving the recording paper from the next page of received original data, and after receiving the recording paper, output the received original data stored in memory in order from the last page and print it out Characterized by performing

With the above arrangement, if no memory full occurs in the memory reception, all the received originals are rearranged and the received originals are stacked on the output tray in the same order as the transmission. Will go on. On the other hand, when the memory becomes full, it is necessary to rearrange the received documents that have been discharged, but the rearrangement can be performed only by changing the order of the received documents by receiving the recording paper. Furthermore,
Since the transmitting side does not resend the transmitted document again from the beginning by redialing, there is no problem that the received document from the other facsimile apparatus is inserted between the received document before redialing and the received document after redialing.

[0011] It is preferable that information for specifying a page of the received document data in which reception is inadequate is printed.

[0012] According to this, the user can see the print report on which the information is printed, and it is easy to know on which page the defect has occurred, so that the received documents can be rearranged smoothly. become.

[0013]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.
A description will be given based on FIG.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of a facsimile function device according to this embodiment. The facsimile function device is meant to include not only a facsimile device but also a multifunction device having a facsimile function.
The control unit 1 performs facsimile transmission and reception based on a control program stored in a ROM (not shown), and appropriately executes switching between memory reception and recording paper reception when the memory is full (memory full processing) according to the present invention. . The details of the switching process will be described later with reference to the flowchart of FIG. 2 or FIG.

Briefly describing facsimile transmission and reception,
At the time of transmission, an NCU (network control unit) 3 dials the telephone number of the other party, executes a predetermined handshake procedure with the other party after connecting the line, and reads the image data read by the image reading unit 5. Is encoded by the modem 2 and transmitted to the other party through the telephone line 4.

In this embodiment, the handshake procedure confirms the error processing procedure performed by the destination facsimile machine when a memory full occurs. That is, when a memory full occurs, the other party performs a process of terminating the reception as a communication error and has a function of retransmitting the transmitted original again by redialing, or when a memory full occurs, an NG page is deleted. Upon notifying the other party, it is checked whether or not it has a function of retransmitting the NG page without terminating the reception. In this embodiment, when the other party is an apparatus having the former function, the processing shown in FIG. 2 is performed, and when the other party is an apparatus having the latter function, the processing shown in FIG. 3 is performed. Controlling.

On the other hand, when the NCU 3 detects an incoming call, it executes a predetermined handshake procedure with the destination, demodulates the modulated signal sent from the destination by the modem 2 and decodes the encoded data. The printing unit 8 obtains the image data, decodes the obtained image data to generate image data, and forms an image in the printing unit 8. The printing unit 8 is configured such that when a recording sheet (reception original) on which a received image is printed is discharged onto a discharge tray (not shown), the print surface thereof faces upward.

The facsimile reception method includes recording paper reception and memory reception. Recording paper reception means that the received encoded data is sequentially decoded to generate image data, and the printing unit 8 is driven to perform printing based on the image data to generate a received document, which is sequentially discharged. This is a method of disconnecting the line after all reception (image formation) is completed.
On the other hand, the memory reception means that the received encoded data is temporarily stored in the memory 9, the encoded data is read out from the memory 9, and is sequentially decoded to generate image data, and the printing unit 8 is driven based on the image data. Then, printing is performed to generate a received document, and this is sequentially discharged.

The operation unit 6 includes various function keys such as ten keys and one-touch keys, and a display unit including a liquid crystal panel. Various information is displayed on the display unit in accordance with a command from the control unit 1. In addition, various designations can be made using the ten keys, one-touch keys, and the like.

The memory 9 has a page exchange function, and can read out the received data of each image over a plurality of pages stored in the memory 9 in order from the last page.

Next, the facsimile receiving process according to the present invention, which is executed by the control unit 1, will be described with reference to the flowcharts of FIGS.

First, when a memory full occurs, the receiving end processes to terminate the reception as a communication error, and the receiving operation with the apparatus having the function of retransmitting the transmitted original by redial will be described with reference to FIG. I do.

A memory reception process for accumulating the received encoded data in the memory 9 is started (step S1), and it is determined whether or not the memory 9 is full (step S2). If it is determined that the memory is not full, the memory reception is continued (step S3), and it is determined whether the data reception is completed (step S4). If the data reception has not been completed, the process returns to step S2. On the other hand, when the data reception is completed, the communication termination procedure is executed to disconnect the line (step S5), and the received data of each image over a plurality of pages stored in the memory 9 is sequentially read from the last page and printed. (Step S6). The execution of printing may be started before the line is disconnected.

If it is determined in step S2 that the memory is full, the memory reception is terminated and recording paper reception is started (step S7). That is, the coded data that has received the next page in which the memory full has occurred is immediately decoded to generate image data, and the printing unit 8 is generated based on the image data.
Is driven to generate a received document, which is sequentially discharged. Next, it is determined whether the data reception is completed (step S8). If the data reception has not been completed, the process proceeds to step S7, and the recording paper reception is continued. On the other hand, when the data reception is completed, when the data reception is completed, the communication termination procedure is executed to disconnect the line (step S9), and the received data of each image over a plurality of pages stored in the memory 9 is converted to the last data. The pages are sequentially read out and printed (step S10). The execution of printing may be started before the line is disconnected.

Then, a reception result report that indicates the page (NG page) of the received document data in which the reception was incomplete is printed (step S11). In this embodiment, since the other party (transmitting side) has been notified that the communication has been normally completed, it is necessary to request the transmitting side to retransmit the NG page. For this reason, in this device, C
The transmission to the partner device obtained by the SI signal is performed, and N
Notification of requesting retransmission of G page (step S1)
2).

By confirming the NG page retransmission request, the partner operator can recognize which page has not been reached. Then, only the relevant page needs to be transmitted again.

As described above, if memory full does not occur during memory reception, all pages are rearranged and received documents are stacked on the paper output tray in the same order as transmission. Become. On the other hand, when the memory full occurs, for example, when the total number of originals is 22 pages and the memory full occurs on the 20th page, the 21st page is first printed on the recording paper and discharged onto the tray, and the 22nd page is printed thereon. The received original of the page is stacked. Next, the received originals are stacked on the 22nd page in the order of the 19th, 18th,..., 2nd, 1st pages received by the memory. Finally, the received document of the 20th page, which was the NG page transmitted again by the retransmission request, is stacked on the first page. Therefore, although it is necessary to rearrange the received originals,
It is only necessary to replace the first page and the 22nd page and insert the top 20th page between the 19th and 21st pages.

Further, since the receiving result report indicating the NG page is printed, the user can see that the receiving result report is defective on the twentieth page by looking at the receiving result report. The rearranged received documents can be smoothly rearranged.

Next, when memory full occurs, NG
With reference to FIG. 3, a description will be given of a reception operation with an apparatus having a function of retransmitting an NG page without terminating reception when the page is notified to the other party.

First, a memory reception process for accumulating the received encoded data in the memory 9 is started (step S2).
1) It is determined whether the memory 9 has become full (step S22). If it is determined that the memory is not full, the memory reception is continued (step S23), and it is determined whether the data reception is completed (step S24). If the data reception has not been completed, the process proceeds to step S2.
On the other hand, when the data reception is completed, the communication termination procedure is executed to disconnect the line (step S25), and the received data of each image over a plurality of pages stored in the memory 9 is read out sequentially from the last page and printed. (Step S2
6). The execution of printing may be started before the line is disconnected.

If it is determined in step S22 that the memory is full, an NG reception page is notified to the other party (step S27). When the other party receives this notification, it resends the NG page. The retransmission of the NG page includes retransmission of the NG page at the end of the transmission data, and transmission of the NG page again when the notification is received.
Although the order of reception changes depending on the method of the other party, this device notifies the NG reception page after the notification (step S27).
The memory reception ends and recording paper reception starts (step S28). That is, the received encoded data is immediately decoded to generate image data, and the printing unit 8 is driven based on the image data to generate a received document, which is sequentially discharged.

Next, it is determined whether the data reception is completed (step S29). If the data reception has not been completed, the process proceeds to step S28, and the recording paper reception is continued. On the other hand, when the data reception is completed, the communication end procedure is executed to disconnect the line (step S30), and the received data of each image over a plurality of pages stored in the memory 9 is sequentially read from the last page and printed. (Step S3
1). The execution of printing may be started before the line is disconnected. Then, it prints a reception result report that indicates the page (NG page) of the received document data in which the reception was inadequate (step S32).

As described above, when memory full does not occur in the memory reception, all pages are rearranged and the received originals are stacked on the output tray in the same order as the transmission. Become. On the other hand, when a memory full occurs, for example, when the total document count is 22 pages and a memory full occurs on the 20th page, the page 20 is notified that the page is an NG page. In the case of re-feeding from the NG page, the twentieth page is printed on the recording paper first, discharged onto a tray, and the received originals of the twenty-first and twenty-second pages are stacked thereon. In the case of the method of re-sending the NG page at the end, the 21st page is first printed on the recording paper and discharged onto the tray, and the received document of the 22nd page and finally the 20th page are stacked thereon. Will be. Next, the received originals are stacked on the 22nd or 20th page, such as the 19th, 18th,..., 2nd, 1st pages received in memory. Therefore, although it is necessary to rearrange the received original, the rearrangement is performed on the 20th page, the 21st page, and the 2nd page.
All you have to do is swap the second page. Furthermore,
Since the transmitting side does not resend the transmission original again from the beginning by redialing, there is no problem that another received original enters between the received original before redialing and the received original after redialing.

Also, since the reception result report indicating the NG page is printed, in the above example,
The reception result report is stacked on the first page of the received document. When the user views the reception result report, it is known that the deficiency has occurred on the twentieth page, and the received received documents can be rearranged smoothly.

[0035]

As described above, according to the present invention, all originals can be received even when the memory becomes full. In this case, although it is necessary to rearrange the received originals, the rearrangement can be performed only by rearranging the order of the received originals by receiving the recording paper and inserting the received originals obtained by retransmission due to the reception failure. .

With a configuration in which information for specifying the page of the received original data in which the reception has been defective is printed, the user can easily see which page has the defect by seeing a print report on which the information is printed. Thus, the received documents can be rearranged smoothly.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a facsimile function device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart illustrating an example of facsimile reception processing according to the embodiment;

FIG. 3 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a facsimile reception process according to the embodiment;

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Control part 2 Modem 3 NCU 4 Telephone line 5 Image reading part 6 Operation part 8 Printing part 9 Memory

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A memory for storing received original data, a rearranging unit for outputting received original data in order from the last page when the received original data written in the memory covers a plurality of pages, and an output from the rearranging unit. When a facsimile machine with a printing unit that prints based on the received received document data and discharges paper with the print surface facing up, performs memory reception until the memory becomes full, and when the memory becomes full Start receiving the recording paper from the received original data of the next page, and after receiving the recording paper, output the received original data stored in the memory in order from the last page and print it. A facsimile function apparatus for transmitting information for specifying a page of document data to a transmission side. 2. A memory for storing received original data, a rearranging unit for outputting received original data in order from the last page when the received original data written in the memory covers a plurality of pages, and an output from the rearranging unit. When a facsimile machine with a printing unit that prints based on the received received document data and discharges paper with the print surface facing up, performs memory reception until the memory becomes full, and when the memory becomes full At the same time, information for identifying the page of the received original data that has been incompletely received is transmitted to the transmitting side, and recording paper reception is started from the received original data of the next page. A facsimile function device for outputting document data in order from the last page and performing printing. 3. The facsimile function apparatus according to claim 1, wherein information for specifying a page of the received document data in which reception is inadequate is printed.