JP2002016778A - Communication terminal equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a communication terminal equipment by which a transfer destination can accurately reproduce original image data as they are. SOLUTION: A transfer destination table 7a stores information denoting transfer destination objects and a processing capability (recordable size and recordable resolution), an image memory 8 stores received image data, the storage contents of the transfer destination table 7a are compared with the size and/or resolution of the actual image data, a transfer destination that can realize the size and/or the resolution of the received image data is selected from transfer destination object and the stored image data are transferred to the selected transfer destination.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a communication terminal device having a function of transferring received image data to a transfer destination.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art There is known a communication terminal device having an image transfer function of automatically transferring received image data to a transfer destination and printing out the image data at the transfer destination. in this case,
After temporarily storing the received image data in its own image memory, the communication terminal device transmits the image data to the transfer destination.

When such an image transfer function is used,
For example, by designating the communication terminal device where the user is located as the transfer destination, the image data received by the communication terminal device where the user does not exist is always transferred to the communication terminal device where the user is located. The user can quickly obtain the image data, which is convenient.

[0004]

However, the processing capability (such as the size of printable paper, the printable resolution, and the possibility of printing on both sides) of the transfer destination communication terminal device with respect to the image data depends on the transfer source communication device. Since it does not always match the processing capability of the terminal device for image data,
At the transfer destination communication terminal device, reduced image data is printed, image data with reduced resolution is printed, or image data on both sides is printed on each side, and the user is There is a problem that the original image data cannot be obtained accurately.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and has as its object to provide a communication terminal device having an image transfer function that enables accurate acquisition of original image data at a transfer destination. .

[0006]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a communication terminal device for transferring received image data to a transfer destination, comprising: means for storing the received image data; Means for storing information on the processing capacity for the image data in the apparatus, and selecting means for selecting, from the transfer destination candidates, a transfer destination having a processing capacity capable of realizing the size and / or resolution of the received image data based on the information. And characterized in that:

In the communication terminal device according to the present invention, information on a plurality of transfer destination candidates and the processing capability for image data in the transfer destination candidates is stored, and the received image data is stored therein. Then, by comparing the stored processing capacity information with the size and / or resolution of the received actual image data, a plurality of transfer destinations capable of realizing the size and / or resolution of the received image data are determined. The image data is selected from the candidates and the stored image data is transferred to the selected transfer destination. Therefore, the received image data is reduced and / or
Alternatively, the image data is directly transferred to the transfer destination without resolution conversion, and the original image data is accurately printed out at the transfer destination.

[0008] The communication terminal device according to claim 2 is based on claim 1.
In the above, when there is no transfer destination candidate having a processing capability capable of realizing the size and / or resolution of the received image data, the selecting unit selects the optimum transfer destination according to the size and resolution of the received image data. It is characterized by doing.

In the communication terminal device according to the second aspect, when there is no transfer destination candidate that can realize the size and / or resolution of the received image data, the size and / or resolution of the received image data is reduced. A transfer destination having the closest processing capability is selected from a plurality of transfer destination candidates, and the stored image data is transferred to the selected transfer destination. Therefore, the image data is printed out at the transfer destination in a state closest to the received original image data.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided a communication terminal device for transferring received image data of a double-sided image to a transfer destination, comprising: means for storing the received image data; a plurality of transfer destination candidates; A storage unit for storing information of a processing capability for image data including whether or not a double-sided image can be recorded; and a selection unit for selecting a transfer destination capable of recording a double-sided image from the transfer destination candidates based on the information. It is characterized by the following.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, information on a plurality of transfer destination candidates and whether or not a double-sided image can be recorded at the transfer destination candidates is stored, and the received image data of the double-sided image is stored. After the image data is stored internally, a transfer destination capable of realizing the recording of the image data of the double-sided image is selected from a plurality of transfer destination candidates based on the stored information as to whether or not the double-sided image can be recorded. Transfer the stored image data. Therefore, the received image data of the double-sided image is accurately printed out on both sides without being recorded on one side at the transfer destination.

[0012]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention will be specifically described below with reference to the drawings showing the embodiments. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a facsimile machine 20 as a communication terminal device of the present invention. The facsimile machine 20 includes a main control unit 1, a reading unit 2, a recording unit 3, a display unit 4, an operation unit 5, and an R unit.
OM6, RAM7, image memory 8, modem 9, NCU
(Network Control Unit) 10, a LAN interface (LAN I / F) 11, and the like.

The main control unit 1 is specifically composed of a CPU, and is connected to the above-mentioned hardware units of the facsimile machine 20 via a bus 12 to control them and to store them in the ROM 6. Various software functions are executed according to the stored computer program.

The reading section 2 reads a document by a scanner using a CCD, for example, and outputs dot image data. The recording unit 3 is an electrophotographic printer device, and prints out image data received by facsimile communication or image data of a document read by the reading unit 2 as a hard copy.

The display unit 4 is a display device such as a liquid crystal display device or a CRT display.
The operation status of the document is displayed, and the image data of the document read for transmission or the received image data is displayed. The operation unit 5 includes character keys, numeric keys, speed dial keys, one-touch dial keys, various function keys, and the like necessary for operating the facsimile machine 20.
The function keys include a double-sided priority key 5a for setting that the processing capability of double-sided recording is given priority over other processing capabilities (size, resolution) as a selection criterion when selecting a transfer destination. By using the touch panel type as the display unit 4, some or all of the various keys of the operation unit 5 can be substituted.

The ROM 6 stores various software programs necessary for the operation of the facsimile machine 20 in advance. The RAM 7 is configured by an SRAM, a flash memory, or the like, and stores temporary data generated when executing software. Further, the RAM 7 is a transfer destination indicating information of a plurality of transfer destination candidates and the processing capability (image size of printable paper, printable resolution, printability of both sides) for image data in each of the transfer destination candidates. It has a table 7a. The image memory 8 has a DRA
M or the like, and stores image data to be transmitted or received image data.

The modem 9 is a modem having a function for performing facsimile communication of image data of a document read by the reading unit 2 and received image data. The NCU 10 is hardware that performs an operation of closing and opening an analog line L with an exchange 30 described later in a public telephone line network.
The modem 9 is connected to a public telephone network as needed. L
The AN I / F 11 controls an interface function with a LAN 40 described later, and controls, for example, a data communication function of communicating the image data converted into e-mail via the LAN 40 described later.

The facsimile apparatus 20 has the above-described hardware configuration, and has a facsimile communication function such as a normal G3 system and a function of transmitting and receiving filed image data as electronic mail. .

FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram showing the configuration of an image data transmission / reception / transfer system including the facsimile machine 20. The exchange 30 in the public telephone line network includes a source facsimile device 50 which is a source of image data, and three transfer destination facsimile devices 5 which are transfer destination candidates of the image data.
1, 52 and 53 are connected. Also, the LAN 40 has a printer 2 which is a candidate for the transfer destination of the image data.
Computers 61 and 62 are connected.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing the contents of the transfer destination table 7a in the RAM 7 regarding such five types of transfer destination candidates. For each transfer destination candidate, the time zone in which the transfer should be performed, the type of transfer destination (facsimile telephone number or mail address), the size of printable paper, the printable resolution, and whether or not printing on both sides is possible. Information is included.

In the facsimile apparatus 20, when image data is received from the transmission source facsimile apparatus 50, the image data is temporarily stored in the image memory 8, and when the image data is in the transfer time zone, the transfer corresponding to the image data is performed. Select the destination,
The stored image data is transferred to the selected transfer destination.

Next, the operation will be described. 4 to 6
5 is a flowchart illustrating a procedure of a processing operation of the facsimile machine 20.

The main control unit 1 includes a transmission source facsimile device 5
When an incoming call is detected from 0 (step S1: YE
S), receiving the image data and storing the received image data in the image memory 8 (step S2). The main control unit 1 determines whether or not the time is in the transfer time zone with reference to the transfer destination table 7a (step S3). If it is not the transfer time zone (S3: NO), the received image data is printed out in its own recording unit 3 (step S20).

If it is the transfer time zone (S3: YE
S), the main control unit 1 refers to the transfer destination table 7a,
It is determined whether or not there is a transfer destination candidate having a processing capability that matches the size and resolution of the received image data (step S4). If there is a transfer destination candidate that matches both (S4: YES), the transfer destination candidate is set as a temporary transfer destination, and the process proceeds to step S8. On the other hand, when there is no such transfer destination candidate (S4: NO), the main control unit 1
It is determined whether or not there is a transfer destination candidate having a processing capability that matches the size of the image data (step S5). If there is no transfer destination candidate having the same size (S5: NO),
The main controller 1 determines whether or not there is a transfer destination candidate having a processing capability matching the resolution of the image data (step S6). If there is a transfer destination candidate having the same size or resolution (S5 or S6: YES), the transfer destination candidate is set as a temporary transfer destination, and the process proceeds to S8.

If there is no transfer destination candidate that matches at least one of the size and resolution of the received image data (S
6: NO), a destination candidate closest to the size and close to the resolution is set as a temporary destination (step S7), and the process proceeds to S8.

The main controller 1 determines whether the received image data is a double-sided image (S8). If it is not a double-sided image, that is, if it is a single-sided image (S8: N
O), the main controller 1 determines the set temporary transfer destination as a true transfer destination (step S12). On the other hand, if the image is a double-sided image (S8: YES), the main control unit 1 refers to the transfer destination table 7a to determine whether or not the set temporary transfer destination has the processing capability of double-sided recording ( Step S
9). If double-sided recording is possible (S9: YES),
The main controller 1 determines the set temporary transfer destination as a true transfer destination (S12).

If double-sided recording is not possible (S9: N
O), the main controller 1 refers to the transfer destination table 7a to determine whether or not there is another transfer destination candidate capable of double-sided recording (step S10). If not (S10: NO), the main control unit 1 determines the temporary destination as a true destination (S12). On the other hand, when there is another transfer destination candidate that can perform double-sided printing (S10: YES), the main control unit 1 detects whether the double-sided priority key 5a is pressed and gives priority to the transfer destination that can perform double-sided printing. Is determined (step S11).

If not set (S11: N
O), the main control unit 1 determines the temporary transfer destination as a true transfer destination as it is (S12). On the other hand, when the priority of the double-sided recording is set (S11: YES), the main control unit 1
Determines another transfer destination candidate capable of double-sided recording as a transfer destination (step S17).

Next, the main controller 1 refers to the transfer destination table 7a to determine whether or not the determined transfer destination is a telephone number (step S13). If it is a phone number (S
13: YES), the main control unit 1 calls the transfer destination telephone number (step S14). When the call arrives at the transfer destination (step S15: YES), the main control unit 1 reads out the image data stored in the image memory 8 and transmits the read image data to the transfer destination (step S16). ). If the call does not arrive at the transfer destination (S1
5: NO), the main control unit 1 excludes the transfer destination from the selection target (step S19), and the process returns to S4 to repeat the process of selecting and determining another transfer destination. On the other hand, if the transfer destination is not a telephone number, that is, if it is a mail address (S13: NO), the main control unit 1 creates an e-mail specifying the destination address, and stores the image data read from the image memory 8 The e-mail is sent to the transfer destination attached to the e-mail (step S18).

In the above-described example, the image data is transferred to the transfer destination in the transfer time zone. However, without such a transfer time zone, the received image data is always optimized. You may make it transfer to a transfer destination.

Also, it is determined whether or not the received image data can be processed by its own processing capability. If it can be processed, it is printed out by itself. A configuration is also possible in which image data is transferred to the printer. Conversely, when receiving image data that has a high processing capability and can be handled with a low processing capability, it transfers the received image data to a transfer destination with a low processing capability that can process it. In this case, the present invention is applicable. In such a case, the concentration of processing on one facsimile machine can be reduced.

[0032]

As described above, according to the present invention, information on a plurality of transfer destination candidates stored therein and the processing capability (size, resolution) of the image data in them and the size and / or size of the actual received image data In contrast to the resolution,
Since a destination that can realize the size and / or resolution of the received image data is selected from a plurality of destination candidates and the received image data is transferred to the selected destination, the received image data is reduced. The image data is directly transferred to the destination without resolution conversion, and the original image data can be accurately reproduced at the destination.

Further, according to the present invention, when there is no transfer destination candidate capable of realizing the size and / or resolution of the received image data, the transfer having the processing capability closest to the size and / or resolution of the received image data. Since the image data is transferred by selecting the first candidate from a plurality of transfer destination candidates, the image data can be reproduced at the transfer destination in a state closest to the received original image data.

Further, according to the present invention, a plurality of transfer destination candidates capable of realizing double-sided printing are selected from the plurality of transfer destination candidates with reference to the stored plurality of transfer destination candidates and information on whether or not double-sided images can be recorded therein. Since the image data of the received duplex image is transferred to the selected destination, the received image data of both sides is accurately printed out on both sides without being recorded on one side at the destination. can do.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a facsimile apparatus of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram illustrating a configuration of an image data transmission / reception / transfer system.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing the contents of a transfer destination table.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing a procedure of a processing operation of the facsimile apparatus of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing a procedure of a processing operation of the facsimile apparatus of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart illustrating a procedure of a processing operation of the facsimile apparatus of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 Reference Signs List 1 Main control unit 5 Operation unit 5a Double-sided priority key 6 ROM 7 RAM 7a Transfer destination table 8 Image memory 9 Modem 10 NCU 11 LAN I / F

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Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A communication terminal device for transferring received image data to a transfer destination, comprising: means for storing the received image data; and means for storing information on a plurality of transfer destination candidates and processing capabilities for the image data in the transfer destination candidates. A communication terminal device that selects, from the transfer destination candidates, a transfer destination having a processing capability capable of realizing the size and / or resolution of the received image data based on the information. 2. When there is no transfer destination candidate having a processing capability capable of realizing the size and / or resolution of the received image data, the selection unit selects the optimum transfer according to the size and resolution of the received image data. 2. The communication terminal device according to claim 1, wherein a destination is selected. 3. A communication terminal device for transferring received image data of a two-sided image to a transfer destination, wherein the communication terminal device includes means for storing the received image data, a plurality of transfer destination candidates, and whether or not double-sided images can be recorded therein. A communication terminal device comprising: means for storing information on a processing capability for image data; and selecting means for selecting a transfer destination capable of recording a double-sided image from the transfer destination candidates based on the information. .