JP2001326760A - Facsimile machine, its controlling method and storage medium - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a facsimile machine capable of selecting and transmitting only one of the information of routine characters included in document information or the information of a character added by handwriting. SOLUTION: A user selects whether to transmit only form characters included in document information or to transmit only handwritten characters by using the selecting means of an operation part 20. Then, CPU 22 decides whether to transmits only the form characters included in document information or to transmit only the handwritten characters based on a selecting situation by the selecting means in selecting a facsimile transmission mode. Furthermore, when a black ratio in reading the selected character information is low, the user's selection can be wrong the effect is reported to the user.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a facsimile apparatus capable of reading / transmitting document information.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in a facsimile apparatus capable of reading / transmitting document information, a resolution and a density can be selected by selecting a mode for reading the document.

[0003]

However, the mode selection at the time of reading an original in the above-mentioned conventional facsimile apparatus is equally applied to all information existing in the original information. For manuscripts in which characters are added by hand to information printed in characters,
There was a problem that it was not possible to transmit only information printed in fixed characters.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In view of the above-mentioned conventional problems, the present invention provides a facsimile apparatus and the like which can select and transmit only one of information on fixed characters included in document information and information on characters edited by handwriting. The purpose is to provide.

[0005]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a facsimile apparatus.
In a facsimile apparatus capable of detecting standard characters and handwritten characters in document information, the facsimile apparatus has a selection unit for selecting either transmission of standard characters only or transmission of only handwritten characters,
When the facsimile transmission mode is selected, it is characterized in that it is determined whether to transmit only standard characters or only handwritten characters in the document information based on the selection status by the selection means.

In a facsimile apparatus according to a second aspect of the present invention, in the facsimile apparatus according to the first aspect, if the black ratio of reading by the character designated by the selection means is equal to or less than a predetermined ratio, the fact is described. It is characterized in that a confirmation message for designating read characters is displayed.

In the facsimile apparatus according to the third aspect of the present invention, when the facsimile apparatus copy mode according to the first aspect is selected, the facsimile apparatus may select a copy mode based on a selection state by the selection means.
It is characterized in that it is configured to determine whether to copy only standard characters or only handwritten characters in document information.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the facsimile apparatus according to the third aspect, even if the black ratio of reading by the character designated by the selection means is equal to or less than a predetermined ratio, It is characterized in that a message is not displayed.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of controlling a facsimile apparatus capable of detecting fixed characters and handwritten characters in document information.
Selective means for selecting either transmission of only standard characters or transmission of only handwritten characters is provided, and when facsimile transmission mode is selected, only standard characters in the document information are transmitted based on the selection status by the selection means. Or transmit only handwritten characters.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in the method of controlling a facsimile apparatus according to the fifth aspect, the black ratio of reading by the character designated by the selection means is equal to or less than a predetermined ratio. In this case, a message to that effect and a confirmation message for designating the read character are displayed.

According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, in the control method of the facsimile apparatus according to the fifth aspect, when the copy mode is selected, the copy information in the document information is selected based on the selection status by the selection means. It is characterized in that whether to copy only fixed characters or only handwritten characters is determined.

According to a control method of a facsimile apparatus according to the present invention, in the control method of the facsimile apparatus according to the present invention, the black ratio of reading by the character designated by the selecting means is not more than a predetermined ratio. Even if
The message is not displayed.

In the storage medium according to the ninth aspect,
A storage medium storing a computer-readable program, which executes a control method of a facsimile apparatus capable of detecting fixed characters and handwritten characters in document information,
The control method, when selecting the facsimile transmission mode,
A step of deciding whether to transmit only fixed characters or only handwritten characters in the document information based on a selection state by a selection unit that selects either transmission of only fixed characters or transmission of only handwritten characters. It is characterized by having.

According to a tenth aspect of the present invention, in the storage medium according to the ninth aspect, when the black ratio of reading by the character designated by the selection means is equal to or less than a predetermined ratio, it is so. A step of displaying a confirmation message for designating a read character.

In the storage medium according to the present invention, when the storage medium copy mode is selected,
A step of deciding whether to copy only standard characters or only handwritten characters in the document information based on a selection state by the selection means.

According to a twelfth aspect of the present invention, in the storage medium according to the eleventh aspect, even when the black ratio of reading by the character designated by the selection means is equal to or less than a predetermined ratio, The method includes a step of not displaying a message.

[0017]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a basic configuration of a facsimile apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

This facsimile apparatus includes an NCU (network control unit) 2, a telephone 4, a hybrid circuit 6, a modem 8, a calling circuit 10, and an addition circuit 12.

In order to use the telephone network for data communication and the like, the NCU 2 controls the connection of the telephone exchange network, switches to a data communication path, and maintains a loop, in order to use the telephone network for data communication and the like. Is what you do. Also, NCU2
Is for connecting the telephone line 2a to the telephone 4 side (CML off) or connecting the telephone line 2a to the facsimile apparatus side (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 the transmission system signal and the reception system signal, sends the transmission signal from the addition circuit 12 to the telephone line 2a via the NCU 2, and receives the signal from the other party via the NCU 2. , To the modem 8 via the signal line 6a.

The modulator / demodulator 8 is based on ITU-T Recommendation V. 8,
V. 21, V.I. 27ter, V.A. 29, V.S. 17, V.
The modulation and demodulation are performed based on 34, and each transmission mode is designated by the control of the bus 26. The modem 8 receives a transmission signal from the bus 26 and converts the modulated data into a signal line 8a.
, And the received signal output to the signal line 6a is input, and the demodulated data is output to the bus 26.

The calling circuit 10 inputs telephone number information by a signal from the bus 26, and outputs a DTMF selection signal to the signal line 10a. The addition circuit 12 receives the information on the signal line 8a, the information on the signal line 10a, and the information on the signal line 2a, and outputs the result of the addition to the signal line 12a.

Further, the facsimile apparatus of the present embodiment includes a reading circuit 14, a recording circuit 16, and a memory circuit 18.

The reading circuit 14 outputs the read data to the bus 26, and the recording circuit 16 records the information output to the bus 26 sequentially line by line. Memory circuit 1
Numeral 8 is used not only as a work memory (RAM) but also for storing raw information or encoded information of read data, and for storing received information or decoded information via a bus 26. I do.

The operation unit 20 includes a one-touch dial, a speed dial, numeric keys, * and # keys, a start key, a set key, a stop key, and a read character selection key (selection key for reading all characters / standard characters / handwritten characters). In addition, there is a function key, and the pressed key information is output to the bus 26.

The operation unit 20 has display means.
The information output to the bus 26 is input and displayed. The CPU (central processing unit) 2 controls the entire facsimile apparatus, executes a facsimile transmission control procedure, and the control program is stored in the ROM 24.

The ROM 24 stores a control program mainly for performing the following control. That is, it has a selection means for selecting either transmission of only standard characters or transmission of only handwritten characters, and when facsimile transmission mode is selected, only the standard characters in the document information are selected based on the selection status by the selection means. Determine whether to send or only handwritten characters. Here, if the black ratio of reading with the character specified by the selection means is equal to or less than a predetermined ratio, a message to that effect and a confirmation message for specifying the read character are displayed. On the other hand, when the copy mode is selected, it is determined whether to copy only standard characters or only handwritten characters in the document information based on the selection status of the selecting means. At this time, no message is displayed even if the black ratio of reading by the character specified by the selection means is equal to or less than a predetermined ratio.

Next, a specific control operation according to the present embodiment realized by executing the control program will be described with reference to FIG.
This will be described with reference to flowcharts of FIGS.

First, at step S2 in FIG. 2, the display means of the operation unit 20 is cleared via the bus 26, and at step S4, the CML of the NCU 2 is turned off via the bus 26. Then, in step S6, it is determined whether or not the facsimile transmission mode has been selected. If the mode has been selected, the process proceeds to step S12, and if not, the process proceeds to step S8. In step S8, it is determined whether or not the copy mode has been selected. If the copy mode has been selected, the process proceeds to step S66. If not, the process proceeds to step S10 to perform other processing.

In step S12, information of the operation unit 20 is input via the bus 26, and it is determined whether or not reading of only fixed characters is selected. If reading of only fixed characters is selected, step S14 is performed. If not, the process proceeds to step S40. In step S14,
The alarm flag is cleared, and in the subsequent step S16,
"1" is set to the page counter, and step S
At 18, reading, encoding, and storing in the memory circuit 18 of only the fixed information in the document information corresponding to the page counter are performed. At this time, information as shown in FIG. 10 is stored in the memory circuit 18. Here, the information shown in FIG.
Document information to be actually read, and this is information when normal reading is performed. The information shown in FIG. 9 is information obtained by reading only handwritten characters from the document information shown in FIG. 8, and the information shown in FIG. 10 is information obtained by reading only fixed characters from the document information shown in FIG. is there.

In the subsequent step S20, step S20
The black ratio of one page of document information read at 18 is determined,
If it is less than 0.1%, the process proceeds to step S22, where "1" is set in the alarm flag. If it exceeds 0.1%, the process proceeds to step S24.

In step S24 of FIG. 3, it is determined whether or not there is a next page. If there is a next page, the process proceeds to step S26, and the value of the page counter is incremented by 1. If there is no next page, the process proceeds to step S28. .

In step S28, it is determined whether or not the alarm flag is "0". If it is "0", the flow proceeds to step S32, and if it is not "0", the flow proceeds to step S30.
In step S30, a message "valid information is small, but check that the read character type is correct" is displayed on the display means of the operation unit via the bus 26. This display is turned off by any key operation. Next step S32
Then, the CML of the NCU 2 is turned on via the bus 26, the pre-procedure is performed in step S34, the information stored in the memory circuit 18 is transmitted in step S36, and the post-procedure is performed in step S38.

In step S40 of FIG. 4, information of the operation unit 20 is input via the bus 26, and it is determined whether or not reading of only handwritten characters has been selected. The process proceeds to step S56 if not selected.

In step S42, "0" is set in the alarm flag. In step S44, "1" is set in the page counter. Further, in step S46, the handwritten information in the document information corresponding to the page counter is set. The reading and encoding of only the character information are stored in the memory circuit 18. At this time, the information of FIG.
Is stored in

Then, in step S48, step S
The black ratio of the one-page document read at 46 is determined, and
If it is less than 0.1%, the process proceeds to step S50, where "1" is set in the alarm flag. If it exceeds 0.1%, the process proceeds to step S52. In step S52, it is determined whether or not there is a next page. If there is a next page, the process proceeds to step S54, and the value of the page counter is incremented by 1. If there is no next page, the process proceeds to step S66.

In the subsequent step S56 in FIG. 5, the CML of the NCU 2 is turned on via the bus 26, and in step S58, a call is made to the designated destination via the bus 26 using the calling circuit 10. I do. In a succeeding step S60, a pre-procedure is performed, and in a step S62, image signal reading / reading is performed.
Send. At this time, the information of FIG. 8 is transmitted. Subsequently, a post-procedure is performed in step S64.

Further, in step S56, information of the operation unit 20 is input via the bus 26, and it is determined whether or not reading of only standard characters is selected. If it is selected, the process proceeds to step S68, where it is selected. If not, the process proceeds to step S70. In step S68, only the fixed character information in the document information is sequentially read and printed. At this time, FIG.
Copy the information of

In step S70 of FIG. 7, it is determined whether or not reading of only handwritten characters is selected via the bus 26. If selected, the process proceeds to step S72, and if not, the process proceeds to step S74. In step S72,
Only handwritten character information in the document information is sequentially read and printed. At this time, the information of FIG. 9 is copied. In step S74, the document information is read and printed. At this time, the information of FIG. 8 is copied.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, when a character is handwritten to the fixed character information, only one of the fixed character information and the handwritten character information is selected by the user. Can be selected and sent, which is very convenient. here,
When the black ratio at the time of reading the selected character information is low, there is a possibility that the user has mistakenly selected the character information, and the user can be notified of that fact.

Further, when a character is handwritten to the information of a fixed character, only one of the fixed character information and the information of the handwritten character can be selected and copied by the user's selection. , Very easy to use. However, in the copy mode, since the print image can be confirmed by the user himself / herself, the fact that the black ratio at the time of reading with the selected character information is low is not displayed.

The present invention is not limited to the apparatus of the above-described embodiment, and may be applied to a system including a plurality of devices or an apparatus including a single device. A storage medium storing program codes of software for realizing the functions of the above-described embodiments is supplied to a system or an apparatus, and a computer (or CPU or MPU) of the system or apparatus reads out and executes the program code stored in the storage medium. It goes without saying that it will be completed by doing so.

In this case, the program code itself read from the storage medium realizes the functions of the above-described embodiment, and the storage medium storing the program code constitutes the present invention. As a storage medium for supplying the program code, for example, a floppy (registered trademark) disk, a hard disk, an optical disk,
A magneto-optical disk, a CD-ROM, a CD-R, a magnetic tape, a nonvolatile memory card, and a ROM can be used. When the computer executes the readout program code, not only the functions of the above-described embodiments are realized, but also the OS or the like running on the computer performs the actual processing based on the instruction of the program code. It goes without saying that a case where some or all of the operations are performed and the functions of the above-described embodiments are realized by the processing is also included.

Further, after the program code read from the storage medium is written into a memory provided in a function expansion board inserted into the computer or a function expansion unit connected to the computer, the program code is read based on the next program code. Needless to say, the extended function may be performed by a CPU or the like provided in an expansion board or an expansion unit to perform a part or all of the actual processing, and the processing may realize the functions of the above-described embodiments. No.

[0046]

As described in detail above, according to the first, second, fifth, sixth, ninth, and tenth aspects of the present invention, the information of fixed characters can be written by hand. When a character is retouched, it is possible to select and transmit only one of information on a fixed character and information on a character retouched by handwriting. Furthermore, when the black ratio at the time of reading the selected character information is low, there is a possibility that the user has made a wrong selection, and the user can be notified of that fact.

According to the third, fourth, seventh, eighth, eleventh, and twelfth aspects of the present invention, when a character is manually added to the fixed character information, the fixed character It is possible to select and copy only either the information or the information of the character added by handwriting. Further, in the copy mode, the print image can be confirmed by the user himself / herself, so that even if the black ratio at the time of reading the selected character information is low, unnecessary messages need not be displayed.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a basic configuration of a facsimile apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart illustrating a process according to the embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart illustrating a process according to the embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating a process according to the embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating a process according to the embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart illustrating a process according to the embodiment.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart illustrating a process according to the embodiment.

FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating a specific example of document information including handwritten characters.

9 is a diagram illustrating an example in which only handwritten characters are read from the document information illustrated in FIG. 8;

FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating an example in which only standard characters are read from the document information illustrated in FIG. 8;

[Explanation of symbols]

 2 NCU 4 Telephone 6 Hybrid circuit 8 Modulator / demodulator 10 Caller circuit 12 Adder circuit 14 Reading circuit 16 Recording circuit 18 Memory circuit 20 Operation unit 22 CPU 24 ROM

Claims (12)

[Claims] 1. A facsimile apparatus capable of detecting fixed characters and handwritten characters in document information, comprising a selecting means for selecting either transmission of fixed characters only or transmission of only handwritten characters, and selecting a facsimile transmission mode. A facsimile apparatus characterized in that it is configured to determine whether to transmit only standard characters or only handwritten characters in the document information based on a selection state by the selection unit. 2. The method according to claim 1, wherein when the black ratio of the character read by the selection means is equal to or less than a predetermined ratio, a message to that effect and a confirmation message for specifying the read character are displayed. Item 1. A facsimile apparatus according to Item 1. 3. The method according to claim 1, wherein, when a copy mode is selected, whether to copy only fixed characters or only handwritten characters in the document information is determined based on a selection state of said selection means. The facsimile apparatus according to claim 1, wherein 4. A facsimile apparatus according to claim 3, wherein a message is not displayed even when the black ratio of the character specified by said selecting means is equal to or less than a predetermined ratio. . 5. A method for controlling a facsimile apparatus capable of detecting fixed characters and handwritten characters in document information, wherein a facsimile apparatus is provided, wherein a selecting means for selecting either transmission of only fixed characters or transmission of only handwritten characters is provided. A method of controlling a facsimile apparatus, wherein when a transmission mode is selected, whether to transmit only standard characters or only handwritten characters in document information is determined based on a selection state of the selection unit. 6. The method according to claim 5, wherein when the black ratio of the reading of the character specified by the selection means is equal to or less than a predetermined ratio, a message to that effect and a confirmation message for specifying the read character are displayed. Facsimile machine control method. 7. When copying mode is selected, it is determined whether to copy only standard characters or only handwritten characters in the document information based on the selection status of the selecting means. 6. A method for controlling a facsimile apparatus according to claim 5. 8. The control method for a facsimile apparatus according to claim 7, wherein a message is not displayed even when the black ratio of the reading of the character designated by the selection unit is equal to or less than a predetermined ratio. . 9. A storage medium storing a computer-readable program for executing a control method of a facsimile apparatus capable of detecting fixed characters and handwritten characters in document information, wherein the control method includes a facsimile transmission mode. At the time of selection, based on the selection state by the selection means for selecting either the transmission of only standard characters or the transmission of only handwritten characters, whether to transmit only standard characters or only handwritten characters in the document information is determined. A storage medium comprising a step of determining. 10. The method according to claim 1, further comprising the step of displaying, when the black ratio of the character designated by the selecting means is equal to or less than a predetermined ratio, a message to that effect and a confirmation message for designating the read character. The storage medium according to claim 9. 11. A step of determining whether to copy only standard characters or only handwritten characters in document information based on a selection state of the selection means when a copy mode is selected. The storage medium according to claim 9, wherein 12. The storage according to claim 11, further comprising a step of not displaying a message even when a black ratio of reading by a character designated by the selection unit is equal to or less than a predetermined ratio. Medium.