JP2001217979A - Image communication unit - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an image communication unit that records black/white information altogether in the order of pages, then records color information altogether in the order of pages in the case of receiving information intermingled with the color and black/white information so as to effectively utilize recording resources without frequently switching recording means. SOLUTION: This invention provides the image communication unit that is realized as a facsimile terminal capable of color transmission that is provided with a means that informs a transmitter about the presence of a color reception function from a receiver, a means that designates color transmission to the receiver from the transmitter and a recording control means that records black/ white information altogether in the order of pages, then records color information altogether in the order of pages in the case of receiving information intermingled with the color information and black/white information.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an image communication apparatus such as a facsimile apparatus capable of transmitting color information.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a conventional facsimile apparatus, recording is performed in the order of received pages in the case of face-down recording so that the received pages are arranged in the order of received pages.
Record from the last page of the received page.

[0003]

However, in facsimile reception in which black-and-white information and color information are mixed, if recording is performed in the order of received pages, it is necessary to switch between color recording and black-and-white binary recording many times. This causes a problem that recording resources cannot be used effectively.

According to the present invention, when information in which color information and black-and-white information are mixed is received, for example, black-and-white information can be collectively recorded in page order, and then color information can be collectively recorded in page order. It is an object of the present invention to provide an image communication apparatus that does not require frequent switching and that can effectively use recording resources.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION According to the present invention, there is provided a facsimile apparatus capable of color transmission, comprising: means for notifying from a receiver to a transmitter whether or not a color receiving function is provided; An image having a means for designating transmission and a recording control means for facsimile receiving information in which color information and black-and-white information are mixed, collectively recording black-and-white information in page order, and recording color information in page order Communication device.

[0006]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS [First Embodiment] FIG. 1 shows a facsimile apparatus F according to a first embodiment of the present invention.
It is a block diagram which shows S1.

An NCU (network control unit) 2 connects to a terminal of the line in order to use the telephone network for data communication and the like.
It controls connection of the telephone exchange network, switches to a data communication path, and holds a loop. The NCU 2 connects the telephone line 2a to the telephone (CML off) or connects the telephone line 2a to the facsimile machine (CML on) under the control of the bus 26. In a normal state, the telephone line 2a is connected to the telephone 4 side.

The hybrid circuit 6 separates a transmission system signal and a reception system signal, sends a transmission signal from the addition circuit 12 to the telephone line 2a via the NCU 2, and receives a signal from the other party via the NCU 2. , To the modem 8 via the signal line 6a.

The modem 8 is based on ITU-T Recommendation V. 8,
V. 21, V.I. 27ter, V.I. 29, V.I. 17, V.I.
34, a modulator and a demodulator that performs modulation and demodulation based on C.34.
Each transmission mode is designated by the control of the bus 26.
The modulator / demodulator 8 receives a transmission signal from the bus 26, outputs modulated data to the signal line 8a, receives a received signal output to the signal line 6a, and outputs demodulated data to the bus 26.

The calling circuit 10 inputs telephone number information in response to a signal from the bus 26, and sends DTMF to the signal line 10a.
Is output.

The adder circuit 12 receives the information on the signal line 8a and the information on the signal line 10a and adds the result of the addition to the signal line 12a.
Output to

The color readable reading circuit 14 outputs read data to a bus 26.

The recording circuit 16 capable of performing color recording includes a bus 2
6 are sequentially recorded line by line.

The memory circuit 18 includes a work memory (R
AM), and further used to store raw information or encoded information of read data, and to store received information or decoded information via the bus 26.

The operation unit 20 has a one-touch dial, a speed dial, a numeric keypad, a * / # key, a start key, a set key, a stop key, and other function keys. The pressed key information is output to the bus 26.

The operation unit has a display unit for inputting and displaying display information output to the bus 26.

A CPU (Central Processing Unit) 22 executes overall control of the facsimile apparatus and a facsimile transmission control procedure, and this control program is stored in a ROM 24.

The ROM 24 stores, in a facsimile apparatus capable of color transmission, a control program for executing a procedure for notifying the transmitter of the presence or absence of a color reception function to the transmitter and a procedure for designating color transmission from the transmitter to the receiver. And
When facsimile reception of information in which color information and black-and-white information are mixed is stored, a control program for recording black-and-white information collectively in page order and recording color information collectively in page order is stored.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of the recording order with respect to the receiving order when the received information includes color information and black and white information in the above embodiment.

The point here is that if the color information cluster and the black and white information cluster are switched once or less, they are recorded in the order of reception as shown in FIGS. 2A and 2B. On the other hand, if the color information cluster and the black and white information cluster are switched twice or more, FIG.
As shown in (4), first, all the black and white information is recorded in the order of reception, and then all the color information is recorded in the order of reception.

Next, the operation of the above embodiment will be described.

FIGS. 3, 4, 5 and 6 are flowcharts showing the operation in the above embodiment.

In S2, the display section of the operation section is cleared via the bus 26, and in S4, the NCU is cleared via the bus 26.
The second CML is turned off.

In S6, it is determined whether or not facsimile reception has been selected. If facsimile reception has been selected, the process proceeds to step S10. If facsimile reception has not been selected, the process proceeds to step S8 to perform other processing. .

In S10, the NCU 2
Is turned on, and the pre-procedure is executed in S12. Here, the presence of the JPEG reception function and the presence of the full color mode reception function are notified.

In step S14, 1 is set in the reception page counter. In step S16, it is determined whether or not there is a designation for transmitting color information from the transmitter. Proceeding to S18, if the transmission of the color information is not received from the transmitter, the flow proceeds to step S28.

In S18, the image signal is received in the memory. Here, color information is stored in correspondence with the received page counter.

In S20, an intermediate procedure is executed.

In S22, it is determined whether or not there is a next page. If there is a next page, the process proceeds to step S24, and the value of the reception page counter is incremented by 1. If there is no next page, the process proceeds to step S38.

In S26, it is determined whether or not there is a mode change. If there is a mode change, the process proceeds to step S16. If not, the process proceeds to step S18.

In S28, the image signal is received in the memory, and the fact that the image signal is monochrome binary information is stored in correspondence with the received page counter. In S30, an intermediate procedure is executed.

In S32, it is determined whether or not there is a next page. If there is a next page, the process proceeds to step S34, and the value of the received page counter is incremented by 1. If there is no next page, the process proceeds to step S38.

In S36, it is determined whether or not there is a mode change. If there is a mode change, the process proceeds to step S16. If there is no mode change, the process proceeds to step S28. In S38, a post-procedure is executed.

In S40, the NCU 2
Of CML is turned off.

In S42, it is determined whether there are two or more clusters of pages of color information and two or more clusters of pages of black and white information. If there are, the process proceeds to step S46; otherwise, the process proceeds to step S44. .

In S44, the pages are recorded in the order of the pages received in the memory. Here, when the received information is all black and white binary, all color, or mixed color and black and white, FIG.
Record as shown in (2).

In S46, the monochrome information received in the memory is
First, the color information is recorded in the page order, and then the color information received in the memory is recorded in the page order. Here, FIG. 2 (3), FIG.
Record as shown in (4).

In S48, a message "color and black and white mixed reception is performed and the page order is partially different" is displayed on the display unit of the operation unit via the bus 26. The above display is turned off by any key operation.

[Second Embodiment] The second embodiment is different from the first embodiment in that a plurality of output trays are provided in the recording circuit 16 and the output information is output to the output tray 0 when the received information is recorded in page order. If you do not record received information in page order,
Output to the output tray 1.

Next, the operation of the second embodiment will be described.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing the operation of the second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 shows only parts different from the flowcharts shown in FIGS.

Step S50 indicates that the determination in step S42 is NO. In S52, the setting for outputting the received information to the tray 0 via the bus 26 is made by the recording circuit 1
Perform 6

In S54, the same operation as in step S44 is performed, and in S56, YES in step S42 is indicated.

In S58, the recording circuit 16 is set to output the received information to the tray 1 via the bus 26. S6
At 0, the same operation as in step S46 is performed.

[Third Embodiment] In the third embodiment, a plurality of output trays are provided in the recording circuit 16 in the first embodiment, and if all the received information is color information, the output tray 0
If the received information is all black and white information, it is output to the output tray 1, and the received information is a mixture of color information and black and white information. If the received information is a mixture of color information and black and white information, and you do not print in the order of the received pages,
Output to the output tray 3.

Next, the operation of the third embodiment will be described.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing the operation of the third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 shows only the different parts of the operations shown in FIGS.

Step S70 indicates NO in step S42.

In S72 and S74, the received information is determined.
If the information is all color information, the process proceeds to step S76, and the recording circuit 16 is set to output the received information to the tray 0. If the information is all monochrome information, the process proceeds to step S78 to set the output of the received information to the tray 1. Is performed on the recording circuit 16, and if color information and black and white information are mixed, step S
Proceeding to 80, the recording circuit 16 is set to output the received information to the tray 2.

In S82, the same operation as in step S44 is performed, and S84 indicates YES in S42.

In step S86, the recording circuit 16 is set to output the received information to the tray 3, and in step S88, the process proceeds to step S86.
The same operation as in step 46 is performed.

According to the above embodiment, when information in which color information and black and white information are mixed is received, for example, black and white information can be collectively recorded in page order, and then color information can be collectively recorded in page order. Since there is no frequent switching of the recording means, the recording resources can be effectively used.

According to the above embodiment, information in which received information is recorded in the order of pages can be distributed as it is, and information that is not recorded in the order of received pages can be distributed. Easy to use for users.

Further, according to the above-described embodiment, the reception information of only the color information, the reception information of the black and white binary information only, the reception information which is a mixture of the black and white information and the color information, is the reception information recorded in the page order, Although the received information is a mixture of information and color information, the received information recorded on a different page can be distributed after recognition of the received information, so that it is easy for the user to use.

The above embodiment is a facsimile machine,
The above embodiment may be applied to an image communication device other than a facsimile device such as a personal computer having an image communication function.

[0058]

According to the present invention, when information in which color information and black and white information are mixed is received, for example, black and white information is collectively recorded in page order, and then color information is collectively recorded in page order. Since the recording means is not frequently switched, the recording resources can be effectively used.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a facsimile apparatus FS1 according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of a recording order with respect to a reception order when color information and black-and-white information are included in reception information in the embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing an operation in the embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing an operation in the embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing an operation in the embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing an operation in the embodiment.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing the operation of the second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing the operation of the third embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 18: memory circuit, 20: operation unit, 22: CPU, 24: ROM.

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A facsimile apparatus capable of color transmission, a means for notifying a transmitter of presence or absence of a color reception function from a receiver; a means for specifying color transmission from the transmitter to the receiver; Recording control means for, when facsimile receiving information in which information and black-and-white information are mixed, recording the black-and-white information collectively in page order and recording color information collectively in page order; . 2. The output tray according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of output trays are output to output tray 0 when receiving information is recorded in page order, and output to output tray 1 when receiving information is not recorded in page order. An image communication device, comprising: 3. The output tray 0 according to claim 2, wherein all of the received information is color information.
If the received information is all black and white information, it is output to the output tray 1 and color information and black and white information are mixed as received information.
An image communication apparatus for outputting to an output tray 2, wherein color information and black and white information are mixed as received information and output to an output tray 3 when printing is not performed in the order of received pages. 4. The image communication device according to claim 1, wherein the image communication device is a facsimile device.