JP2001197229A - Facsimile equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide facsimile equipment which does not attach a blank part to information to be transmitted as picture information in the case of sending a long original having a blank. SOLUTION: When the original is read (S100), a blank control 13 detects whether white lines that are equal to or more than a specific number exist in the final original (S101). When the white lines are detected (S101; Y), the part 13 eliminates white lines corresponding to a white line that is equal to or more than the specific number, calculates a blank length (S102) and transmits information just before reading white line as picture information (S104). When the facsimile equipment starts receiving (S105), an FIF bit is decided from the picture information (S106) and communication is finished (S107 and 108). In the case of setting with a blank taken into consideration (S109; Y), rolled paper is carried s long as the blank (S110) after printing the picture information on the last page of the original and the processing is finished. In the case of setting while the blank is not taken into consideration (S109; N), the original is printed out as it is.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a facsimile apparatus, and more particularly, to a facsimile apparatus which has roll paper as recording paper, transmits and receives original data having a blank portion, and outputs an image.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a facsimile apparatus for printing received image information or the like on roll paper has been used. This facsimile apparatus can print out information regardless of the paper size on the transmission side. JP-A-6-29623
No. 0 discloses an invention in which, when transmitting a facsimile manuscript accompanied by output to roll paper, in order to make the size of the output image on the receiving side uniform, a communication is performed by adding a white line on the transmitting side.

[0003]

However, Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 6-2 / 1994
The invention described in Japanese Patent No. 96230 has a problem that, when there are many blank portions in a transmission original, image data corresponding to the blank portions is generated and communicated, so that the communication amount increases.

Accordingly, a first object of the present invention is to add a blank portion to information to be transmitted as image information when a blank exists in an image to be transmitted when a long original is to be communicated using roll paper. Not to provide a facsimile machine.

A second object of the present invention is to enable blank output even when a blank portion is not added as image information to received information, and cut the paper after outputting only the roll portion of the roll paper. Is to provide a facsimile machine capable of performing such operations.

A third object of the present invention is to provide a facsimile apparatus capable of storing image information divided by a blank portion as image information of one page, when a plurality of large blanks exist in the middle of image information to be transmitted and received. It is to provide.

[0007] A fourth object of the present invention is to provide a method for controlling a roll even if a multi-page signal is notified from a transmission-side facsimile apparatus when the multi-page signal is ignored. It is an object of the present invention to provide a facsimile apparatus which can receive a sheet without cutting the sheet.

A fifth object of the present invention is to provide a facsimile apparatus which is notified of information that a multi-page signal is ignored and recognizes blank information between pages.
An object of the present invention is to provide a facsimile apparatus capable of advancing roll paper by a blank space between pages for each page.

A sixth object of the present invention is to provide a facsimile apparatus capable of storing image information and blank information in a memory until output on roll paper is completed.

A seventh object of the present invention is to cut the roll paper at the timing of ending the image information by ignoring the information of "margin length" and "margin creation" according to the selection of the user, To provide a facsimile apparatus capable of receiving a roll paper while cutting it.

[0011]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a reading means for reading a document, a detecting means for detecting whether or not the document read by the reading means has a blank portion of a predetermined value or more; When the detecting unit detects that the read document has a blank portion of a predetermined value or more, a blank calculating unit that calculates the blank portion as blank information,
Transmitting means for transmitting the blank information calculated by the blank calculating means and image information other than the blank portion, and after notifying the blank information calculated by the blank calculating means, By transmitting, the first object is achieved.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a receiving means for receiving blank information and image information other than a blank portion transmitted from the transmitting means of the facsimile apparatus of the first aspect, and an image information received by the receiving means. Output means for printing on roll paper, and when the receiving means receives the image information after receiving the blank information, the output means conveys the roll paper by the blank information and cuts when outputting By doing so, the second object is achieved.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a storage unit for storing and storing the image information read by the reading unit, wherein the storage unit stores the image information read by the reading unit. When there are a plurality of blank portions, the third object is achieved by accumulating image information divided by the blank information calculated by the blank calculating means as image information of one page. According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the third aspect of the present invention, when the transmitting unit transmits the image information of each page stored by the storing unit, the signal is a signal indicating that the next image information is received. The first, second, and third objects are achieved by notifying a multi-page signal and blank information between pages.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a receiving means for receiving blank information and image information other than a blank portion transmitted from the transmitting means of the facsimile apparatus according to the first aspect, and transmitting the image information received by the receiving means. Output means for printing on roll paper, and means for setting whether to ignore a multi-page signal, which is a signal for receiving the next image information, to the output means, wherein the setting means outputs the multi-page signal. If the setting is made to ignore, even if the multi-page signal is notified, the output means achieves the fourth object by continuing reception without cutting the roll paper.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in the fourth aspect of the present invention, the receiving means for receiving the blank information and the image information other than the blank portion transmitted from the transmitting means of the facsimile apparatus according to the first aspect, Output means for printing the image information received by the receiving means on roll paper, and means for setting whether to ignore a multi-page signal which is a signal to receive the next image information in the output means, The fifth object is achieved by advancing the roll paper by a blank portion between pages when the setting unit sets to ignore the multi-page signal and receives blank information between pages. In the invention according to claim 7, in the invention according to claim 6, when the document read by the reading unit is long,
The sixth object is achieved by storing the image information and the blank information until the output by the output unit is completed.

According to an eighth aspect of the present invention, in the second aspect of the present invention, when the output means finishes receiving the image information regardless of the blank information from the transmitting means, it is determined whether or not to cut and output the roll paper. The seventh object is attained by further providing a selection means for selecting the above. According to a ninth aspect of the present invention, in accordance with the sixth aspect of the present invention, the output unit outputs the roll paper for each page regardless of the setting of the setting unit for ignoring the multi-page signal and the blank information between pages. Is further provided with selection means for selecting whether or not to cut and output the seventh.
Achieve the objectives.

[0017]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, a preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. FIG.
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a facsimile apparatus showing an example of the present embodiment. This facsimile machine
CPU (central processing unit) 1, ROM (read only
Memory) 2, RAM (random access memory)
3, a scanner 4 for reading a document, a plotter 5 for printing a copy or a received document, an operation display control unit 6, a CCU (communication control unit) 7, a SAF (storage and exchange) memory 9 for storing images, encoding / compositing The control unit 10 includes a conversion unit (DCR) 10, a blank unit control unit 13, and a roll paper control unit 14. These units are connected to each other by a bus 12.

The ROM 2 stores a basic program as a facsimile machine, a processing program, and the like. The CPU 1 controls each unit of the facsimile machine according to the program in the ROM 2 to execute processing. R
A work area is formed in the AM 3 and various data necessary for controlling the facsimile machine are stored. The operation display control unit 6 is for the user to input an operation and to inform the user of the information of the facsimile machine. CC
The U7 is connected to the modem 8 and an NCU (network control unit) 11, exchanges a facsimile control signal with a facsimile apparatus, and executes a facsimile communication procedure. The modem 8 modulates a transmission signal and demodulates a reception signal. NC
U11 controls a communication line. Encoding / decoding unit 1
0 encodes the image information according to a predetermined encoding method, and decodes the encoded image information. Blank part control unit 13
Is set to detect a white line of a document to be read and to notify the detected white line as a blank portion.

Next, the operation of the facsimile apparatus shown in FIG. 1 will be described. FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure when transmitting a normal-size original having a blank portion in the final original. First, when the transmission-side facsimile apparatus reads a document (Step 100), the blank portion control unit 13 detects whether or not the final document has a white line of a specified number or more (Step 101). The number of white lines equal to or greater than the specified number can be set in advance by the user using the facsimile apparatus on the transmission side. When a white line equal to or more than the specified number is detected (step 101; Y), the blank portion control unit 13 deletes a portion corresponding to the specified number or more of white lines from the image information to be transmitted, and deletes the detected white line number. Then, a blank length is calculated (step 102). That is, the blank part control unit 13
Does not encode the detected white line, and uses the information immediately before the read white line as image information. Then, the "blank creation" for transmitting the image information to the receiving facsimile machine.
And a flag of "blank length", and starts transmission to the receiving facsimile apparatus (step 104), and the receiving facsimile apparatus starts receiving (step 10).
5).

The receiving-side facsimile apparatus determines the FIF bit from the received image information (step 106), and terminates communication with the transmitting-side facsimile apparatus (step 10).
7, 108). Then, the receiving-side facsimile machine determines whether or not the setting by the user by the operation display control unit 6 is set so as to consider the blank of the received image information (step 109). If blank is taken into account (Step 109; Y), after the image information is printed at the time of outputting the last page of the document, the roll paper is conveyed by the roll paper control unit 14 by the length of the blank portion, and then the paper is printed. Is performed (step 110), and the process ends. If the setting is not made so as to consider the blank (step 109; N),
The printout is performed as it is, and the process ends.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure when a long document is transmitted. This flowchart shows a processing procedure for transmitting a long document having a plurality of copies, that is, a document that is a sheet having a size equal to or larger than a specified size.
First, when the transmission-side facsimile apparatus reads a document (step 200), the blank portion control unit 13 detects whether or not the read document has a white line of a specified number or more (step 201). When a white line of a specified number or more is detected (Step 201; Y), the blank portion control section 13 discards information on the white line portion and calculates a blank length (Step 20).
2). Information other than the white line read thereafter is stored as image information of the next page. The blank part control unit 13
The calculation of the blank length is repeated until the document is completed (step 203), and the document is read in page units. At the time of transmitting the read image information, N
The "multi-page signal", which is a signal for receiving the next image information, is assigned to the FIF bit of the SS and the blank length of each page is assigned (step 204), and transmission to the receiving facsimile apparatus is started (step 205). ). The receiving-side facsimile apparatus starts receiving (step 20).
6), determine the FIF bit (step 207).

If the user's setting from the operation display control unit 6 is set to consider ignoring a multi-page signal (MPS) which is a signal for receiving the next image information (step 208; Y), the multi-page Receiving the signal, the page is not switched (step 209), and the communication with the transmitting facsimile apparatus is terminated (steps 211, 21).
2). If it is set not to consider the neglect of the multi-page signal (step 208; N), the multi-page signal is received and the page is switched (step 210).
Terminates communication with the transmitting facsimile machine (step 2)
11, 212). Then, it is determined whether or not a blank is to be considered according to the setting of the user (step 213). If the setting is made in consideration of blank space (step 214; Y), the roll paper is transported by the blank length by the roll paper control unit 14 (step 214), and the process of printing the next page is repeated. After it is possible to confirm the output state of the roll paper to the end, the received image information is deleted from the RAM 3 (step 216), and the process is terminated. If the setting is such that blank is not considered (step 213; N), only the image information portion is printed, cut and output for each page (step 215), and it is possible to confirm the state in which the roll paper has been output to the end. After that, the received image information is deleted from the RAM 3 (step 216), and the process ends.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a protocol at the time of communication between the facsimile apparatuses according to the present embodiment. First, an NSF signal indicating that the receiving posture is ready is sent from the receiving facsimile machine. The transmitting facsimile machine is NSS + F with image information and blank length added.
The receiving facsimile apparatus which has transmitted the IF bit information transmits a CFR signal indicating that the information has been received, and the PIX signal and the MPS which are image information are transmitted to the receiving facsimile apparatus. An MCF signal is sent to signal that the received information was also received, and this is sent to PIX.
Repeat until an EOP signal is received along with the signal. EO
The receiving facsimile apparatus that has received the P signal sends an MCF signal indicating that it has been received last, and the communication between the facsimile apparatuses ends.

[0024]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, the transmitting means comprises:
The image information is transmitted after notifying the blank information calculated by the blank calculating means, and the last blank portion in the transmission information can be omitted, so that the more blank portions, the more the communication volume can be reduced. Communication charges can be reduced.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, when the receiving means receives the blank information sent from the transmitting means of the first aspect and then receives the image information, the output means sets the roll paper to the amount corresponding to the blank information. Since the paper is cut after being conveyed, the communication time can be shortened, and the size of the output image from the roll paper can be made uniform.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, when there are a plurality of blank portions in the document read by the reading unit, the storage unit converts the image information divided by the blank information calculated by the blank calculating unit into the image of one page. Since the information is stored as information, only a portion including necessary image information can be code-stored, and a memory for storing can be saved.

According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, when the transmitting means transmits the stored image information of each page, it notifies the multi-page signal and the blank information for each page, so that the communication amount is reduced. And communication fees can be reduced.

According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, if the setting means sets to ignore the multi-page signal, the multi-page signal is received from the transmitting means without cutting the roll paper even when notified of the multi-page signal. Can be recorded on long recording paper.

According to the sixth aspect of the present invention, when the setting unit sets to ignore the multi-page signal and receives blank information for each page, the roll paper is advanced by a blank portion between the pages. Image information can be output.

According to the seventh aspect of the present invention, when the document read by the reading means is long, the storage means stores the image information and blank information until the output is completed. An image can be output without loss and image information in a blank portion is not stored. Therefore, the capacity of a memory for storing can be reduced.

According to the eighth aspect of the present invention, when the reception of the image information is completed irrespective of the blank information from the transmission means, the selection means for selecting whether or not to cut and output the roll paper is provided.
It is possible to select whether or not to reproduce the margin portion by a user operation, and the user can save the roll paper without outputting it.

According to the ninth aspect of the present invention, it is determined whether or not to ignore the multi-page signal from the transmitting means or to cut and output each page by a user operation regardless of blank information between pages. Since the selection means is provided for selection, the user who has determined that the blank portion intended by the transmission side is a waste of paper can save the roll paper without outputting it.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a facsimile apparatus showing an example of the present embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart illustrating a processing procedure when transmitting a document having a blank portion in a final document.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart illustrating a processing procedure when transmitting a long document.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a protocol at the time of communication between the facsimile apparatuses of the present embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 Reference Signs List 1 CPU (central processing unit) 2 ROM (read only memory) 3 RAM (random access memory) 4 scanner 5 plotter 6 operation display control unit 7 CCU (communication control unit) 8 modem 9 SAF (storage and exchange) memory DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Encoding / decoding part (DCR) 11 NCU (network control part) 12 Bus 13 Blank part control part 14 Roll paper control part

Claims (9)

[Claims] 1. A reading means for reading a document, a detecting means for detecting whether or not the document read by the reading means has a blank portion of a predetermined value or more, and a blank of a predetermined value or more on the document read by the detecting means. When detecting that there is a portion, a blank calculating unit that calculates the blank portion as blank information, and a transmitting unit that transmits the blank information calculated by the blank calculating unit and image information other than the blank portion, A facsimile apparatus, wherein the transmitting means notifies the image information after notifying the blank information calculated by the blank calculating means. 2. A receiving means for receiving blank information and image information other than a blank portion transmitted from a transmitting means of the facsimile apparatus according to claim 1, and an output for printing the image information received by said receiving means on roll paper. Means, when the receiving means receives the image information after receiving the blank information, when outputting, the output means conveys the roll paper by the blank information and then cuts. Facsimile machine. 3. A storage means for accumulating and storing image information read by said reading means, wherein said storage means calculates said blank calculation means when there are a plurality of blank portions in a document read by said reading means. 2. The facsimile apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the image information divided by the blank information is stored as image information of one page. 4. When the transmitting means transmits the image information of each page accumulated by the storing means, a multi-page signal which is a signal for receiving the next image information and blank information for each page are transmitted. 4. The facsimile apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the notification is made. 5. A receiving means for receiving the blank information and image information other than the blank portion transmitted from the transmitting means of the facsimile apparatus according to claim 1, and an output for printing the image information received by said receiving means on roll paper. Means for setting whether to ignore a multi-page signal which is a signal for receiving the next image information in the output means,
A facsimile apparatus, wherein when the setting unit sets to ignore the multi-page signal, the output unit continues receiving without cutting the roll paper even if the multi-page signal is notified. 6. A receiving means for receiving blank information and image information other than a blank portion transmitted from a transmitting means of the facsimile apparatus according to claim 1, and an output for printing the image information received by said receiving means on roll paper. Means for setting whether to ignore a multi-page signal which is a signal for receiving the next image information in the output means,
Setting that the setting means ignores the multi-page signal,
A facsimile apparatus characterized in that when blank information for each page is received, the roll paper is advanced by a blank portion between the pages. 7. The facsimile apparatus according to claim 6, wherein when the document read by said reading means is long, image information and blank information are stored until output by said output means is completed. 8. The image processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a selection unit configured to select whether or not to cut and output the roll paper when the output unit finishes receiving the image information regardless of the blank information from the transmission unit. The facsimile apparatus according to claim 2, wherein 9. The output unit selects whether or not to cut and output roll paper for each page, regardless of the setting of the setting unit for ignoring the multi-page signal and the blank information for each page. 7. The facsimile apparatus according to claim 6, further comprising a selection unit that can perform the selection.