JP2002218209A - Image communication equipment and image communication method - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an image communication equipment and an image communication method with which a person to handle printing paper sheets on which received images are printed can bind them at a correct binding position even at the time of not knowing the correct binding position on the printing paper sheet. SOLUTION: This image communication equipment is provided with an image read means for reading the images of a transmission original, a binding mark addition means for adding binding marks indicating binding positions to the images read by the image read means and an image transmission means for transmitting the images to which the binding marks are added.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an image communication device and an image communication method.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Some conventional facsimile apparatuses have a double-sided communication function of automatically reading an image on the front (front) side of a transmission original and an image on the back side thereof and transmitting the read double-sided image. Facsimile machines exist.

In this facsimile apparatus, when a double-sided image of a transmission original is received, the received image of both sides of the transmission original is automatically printed on both sides of a print sheet. Also, a function to automatically read the image of the front (front) side of the transmission original and the image of the back side, and automatically copy the read double-sided image to both sides of the copy paper, is a double-sided copy function. Function. Conventionally, there is a multifunction peripheral having the two-sided copying function and the two-sided communication function.

[0004]

For example, when there are a plurality of double-sided originals in which images are recorded on both the front (front) side and the back side, one of the plurality of double-sided originals is used. It is assumed that the character “1 + 1” is recorded on the back side of the double-sided original and the character “= 2” is recorded on the front side of the second double-sided original.

[0005] In this case, the left side of the plurality of double-sided originals is bound by a paper binding device, and an image "1" on the back side of the first double-sided original is set.
+1 "and the image" = 2 "on the front (front) side of the second double-sided original in a spread," 1 + 1 =
An image having one meaning, such as “2”, is formed.

Conversely, the right side of the plurality of double-sided originals is bound by a paper binding device, and an image "1 + 1" on the back side of the first double-sided original and a table of the second double-sided original (e.g. When the image of the surface "= 2" is combined with a spread, "= 2
1 + 1 ", unlike the transmitted original before transmission,
The spread image becomes meaningless.

In general, when a facsimile apparatus transmits a plurality of double-sided originals to a predetermined destination,
The person who attempts to transmit the plurality of double-sided originals by the facsimile apparatus is different from the person who handles print paper on which the images of the plurality of double-sided originals received on the receiving side are printed.

In this case, the person who handles the print paper is
Since the correct binding position of the print paper is not known, the binding may be performed at an inappropriate binding position different from the binding position on the transmission side. In this case, there is a problem that the spread image of the print paper cannot be normally reproduced.

Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 8-223400 describes that a blank space is designated and a mark of a punched hole is provided at a place where the blank space is secured.

Further, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 8-223400 describes that a process for securing a margin is performed and a punch hole mark is added to all pages. In this case, there is a problem that the amount of image processing from the transmission original becomes large.

In the case of a punched hole, the shape of the mark is the same no matter where the binding position is, but in the case of a staple (registered trademark) or the like, the shape of the mark is the same if the binding position is changed. If it does, it looks unnatural.

The above problem is a problem that occurs in an image communication apparatus other than a facsimile apparatus such as a personal computer having an image communication function.

An object of the present invention is to provide an image communication apparatus and an image communication method which enable a person who handles print paper on which a received image is printed to bind at a correct binding position without knowing the correct binding position on the print paper. It is intended for.

[0014]

According to the present invention, there is provided an image reading means for reading an image of a transmission original, a binding mark adding means for adding a binding mark indicating a binding position to the image read by the image reading means, An image communication device having an image transmitting unit that transmits an image to which a binding mark is added.

[0015]

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

The facsimile apparatus FS1 includes a control unit 2
It has a ROM 3, a RAM 4, a communication unit 5, an operation unit 6, a document reading unit 7, and a printing unit 8.

The control section 2 controls the entire facsimile apparatus FS1 based on a control program stored in the ROM 3.

FIG. 2 is a view showing a font image of a binding mark stored in the ROM 3 in the above embodiment.

As shown in FIG. 2, the binding mark is a mark indicating a binding position with a paper binding device.

The ROM 3 is a non-volatile read-only storage unit, and includes a control program executed by the control unit 2,
This is a memory for storing font images such as characters and symbols. As shown in FIG. 2, font images of four types of binding marks are stored in the ROM 3.

The RAM 4 is a working memory used when the control unit 2 executes control, and is a readable and writable storage unit for storing image data. Note that the image data of the image obtained by reading the transmission document by the document reading
The image data of the font image stored in M3 and the image data received by the communication unit 5 are stored in RAM.
4 is stored. The image data obtained by combining the plurality of image data is also stored in the RAM 4.

The communication section 5 is connected to the telephone network PN1 and transmits and receives images to and from other facsimile apparatuses via the telephone network PN1. Further, it transmits and receives images on both sides of a transmission document to and from another facsimile machine having a duplex communication function.

FIG. 3 shows a display example in which a binding position list, which is a list for specifying a position where a binding mark is added to an image of a transmission original, is displayed on the liquid crystal display unit 6a of the operation unit 6 in the above embodiment. FIG.

The operation section 6 has a liquid crystal display section 6a and a key input section 6b. An operator gives various instructions to the facsimile machine FS1 on the operation unit 6. The key input unit 6b has a double-sided key, a binding position designation key, and a transmission key.

The two-sided key is a key used to automatically read both sides of a transmission original set in the original reading section 7. The binding position designation key is a key used to designate a position where a binding mark is added to an image of a transmission document. When the binding position designation key is pressed, a binding position list is displayed on the liquid crystal display unit 6a as shown in FIG.

The document reading section 7 is provided with an automatic document feeder and a CC.
D for reading the image of the transmission original. Since the automatic document feeder has a mechanism for automatically turning over a transmission original that has read a single-sided image, the original reading unit 7 can automatically read images on both sides of the transmission original.
Further, the image data corresponding to the image read by the document reading unit 7 is stored in the RAM 4.

The printing section 8 prints an image corresponding to the image data stored in the RAM 4 on a print sheet. The printing unit 8 has a mechanism for automatically turning over a print sheet on which an image is printed, and can automatically print an image on both sides of the print sheet.

Next, the operation of the facsimile machine FS1 transmitting a transmission original to the facsimile machine FS2 will be described.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing the operation of the facsimile machine FS1.

The facsimile apparatus FS2 is connected to the telephone network PN1 and has an internal configuration of the facsimile apparatus F2.
This is a facsimile machine having substantially the same internal configuration as S1.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a document transmitted from the facsimile machine FS1 to the facsimile machine FS2.

As shown in FIG. 5, the transmission originals D1 and D2 are originals in which characters are described on both the front and back sides, and the transmission original D1 is the first original. Yes, the transmission original D2 is the second original. When the transmission originals D1 and D2 are bound at the binding position E5 shown in FIG.
Like "+ 1 = 2", the spread between the back surface of the first document D1 and the front (front) surface of the second document D2 becomes an image having one meaning. C1 to C4 shown in FIG. 5 are codes for specifying any one of the four corners of the transmission originals D1 and D2.

When the operator sets the two-sided originals D1 and D2 shown in FIG. 5 on the original reading section 7 (S42), depresses the two-sided key of the operation section 6 (S43), and depresses the binding position designation key (S44). As shown in FIG. 3, the liquid crystal display unit 6a
A list of binding positions is displayed (S45). Subsequently, from the binding position list displayed on the liquid crystal display unit 6a,
The operator specifies an optimal binding position with the operation unit 6 (S
46).

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing print sheets D1a and D2a on which the image received by the facsimile machine FS2 from the facsimile machine FS1 is printed by the facsimile machine FS2 in the above embodiment.

The images printed on the print papers D1a and D2a are, as shown in FIG.
This is an image in which binding marks M31 and M32 are added to the second image. The symbols C1a to C4a shown in FIG.
This code specifies the four corners of the print paper D1a, D2a.

In the above embodiment, the print paper D1
The operator designates the binding position E5 among the binding positions E1 to E8 displayed on the liquid crystal display unit 6a such that the binding marks M31 and M32 are added to the front (front) surface of a (a) ( S46). Then, the facsimile machine FS
Enter the phone number of No. 2 and specify the image quality (S47),
The transmission key is pressed (S48).

When the transmission key is depressed, the first transmitted document D1-front, the first transmitted document D1-back, and the second
The document reading unit 7 sequentially reads the front (front) surface and the back surface of the transmission documents D1 and D2 in the order of the first transmission document D2-front, the second transmission document D2-back, and The data is stored in the RAM 4 as a bit map (S49).

Next, among the image data stored in the RAM 4, the binding marks M31 and M32 are added to the image data corresponding to the first transmission document D1-table which is the first page of the transmission documents D1 and D2. The binding stitch mark image data shown is added (S50). Subsequently, the first print paper D1a shown in FIG.
The image data to which the image data for the binding mark is added is sequentially facsimile-transmitted to the facsimile apparatus FS2 in the order of 1a-back, second print paper D2a-front, second print paper D2a-back. (S51).

In the above-described embodiment, the binding mark is added only to the image of the front (front) surface of the document D1, which is the first page of the transmission document, but the binding marks are added to the images of all pages of the transmission document. A binding mark may be added. Also,
A binding mark may be added to an image of one or more pages specified by the user among the images of the transmission original.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing the operation of adding the binding marks M1 to M4 to the image of the transmission original in step S50 shown in FIG.

In step S46, if the binding position E1 or the binding position E4 is designated (S71), one binding mark M1 is added to the designated position (S75), and the binding position E2 or the binding position E3 is designated. If (S7
2) One binding mark M2 is added to the designated position (S76). If the binding position E5 or the binding position E6 is designated (S73), two binding marks M3 are added to the designated position (S76). S77), binding position E7 or binding position E
If 8 is specified (S74), two binding marks M4 are added to the specified position (S78).

FIG. 8 shows the binding marks M31 and M3 printed on the print paper D1a in the above embodiment.
2 is a diagram illustrating an example of a spread of the print sheets D1a and D2a when the print sheets D1a and D2a are bound by a paper binding device according to FIG.

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing an example of the spread of the print papers D1a and D2a when a place other than the binding marks M31 and M32 is bound by a paper binding device in the above embodiment.

The facsimile apparatus FS2 receives an image in which the binding marks M31 and M32 are added to the images of the transmission originals D1 and D2, and receives the received image.
When S2 prints on the print paper, the first print paper D1a shown in FIG.
1a—back, second print paper D2a—front, second print paper D2a—back image is print paper D1
a and D2a.

In a state where the facsimile machine FS2 has been printed out, the printing papers D1a and D2a are overlapped, and the binding marks M31 and M32 are bound with a paper binding device, so that the spread image of the printing papers D1a and D2a is obtained. FIG.
As shown in (1), it is normally reproduced as "1 + 1 = 2".

For example, print papers D1a, D2a
If the binding marks M31 and M32 are not printed, the user of the facsimile machine FS2 cannot easily know the binding position of the print sheets D1a and D2a. In this case, for example, as shown in FIG. 3, if the print sheets D1a and D2a are bound at the binding position E6,
As shown in (2), "= 2 1 + 1" is obtained, and the facing images on the print papers D1a and D2a cannot be normally reproduced.

FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing an operation of converting image data in the facsimile machine FS1.

First, the original reading section 7 exposes the front side of the paper original 101 on which the image is recorded on the front side, and prints out the image recorded on the paper original 101. information,
It is converted into optical information 102. Subsequently, the CC of the document reading unit 7
D converts the optical information 102 into multi-valued data 103 for each pixel, an A / D converter converts the multi-valued data 103 into binary data 104, and the converted binary data 104
Is stored in the RAM 4. When the document reading unit 7 converts the multi-value data 103 into the binary data 104, the conversion method differs depending on the type of the image recorded on the paper document 101. That is, the conversion method differs depending on the type of characters, photos, and the like.

Subsequently, the control unit 2 accesses the RAM 4, rewrites a part of the binary data 104 stored in the RAM 4, and adds the binding mark image data indicating the binding mark to the binary data 104. . Binary data 1
When the binding mark image data is added to 04, the binding mark-added binary data 105 is obtained.

Then, in order to compress the data, the communication unit 5 encodes the binary data 105 with the binding mark into encoded data 106, and further modulates the data so that the binary data 105 is output to the telephone network PN1. For this purpose, the communication unit 5 converts the encoded data 106 into a modulated signal 107.

Next, the two-sided communication performed between the facsimile machine FS1 and the facsimile machine FS2 will be described.

FIG. 11 is a diagram showing the exchange of signals in duplex communication performed between the facsimile machine FS1 and the facsimile machine FS2 in the above embodiment.

The description of the two-sided communication is for facilitating understanding of the two-sided communication in the above embodiment. In the description of the two-sided communication, the exchange other than the exchange of signals unique to the two-sided communication will not be described.

The signal Sig. 3 is a DIS signal. A predetermined bit of facsimile information in the DIS signal is defined as a bit indicating the presence or absence of a double-sided function. If the called facsimile machine has a two-sided communication function, it transmits “1” as a bit indicating the presence or absence of the two-sided function to the calling facsimile machine,
On the other hand, if the called facsimile machine does not have the duplex communication function, "0" is transmitted to the calling facsimile machine as a bit indicating the presence or absence of the duplex function.

The signal sig. 4 is a DCS signal. A predetermined bit of the facsimile information data in this DCS signal is defined as a bit indicating the presence or absence of the two-sided communication function. If the calling facsimile machine has a two-sided communication function, "1" is transmitted to the called facsimile machine as a bit indicating the presence or absence of the two-sided communication function, while the calling facsimile machine has a two-sided communication function. If it does not have a communication function, "0" is transmitted to the called facsimile machine as a bit indicating the presence or absence of the duplex function.

In the above embodiment, the facsimile machine FS1
Since the facsimile machine FS2 and the facsimile machine FS2 have a two-sided communication function with each other, the facsimile machine FS2 transmits “1” as a bit indicating the presence or absence of the two-sided function in the DIS signal to the facsimile machine FS1, and determines whether the DCS signal has the two-sided function. The facsimile machine FS1 transmits "1" as the indicated bit to the facsimile machine FS2. By communicating the DIS signal and the DCS signal between the facsimile machine FS1 and the facsimile machine FS2, it is recognized that each has a two-sided communication function.

The signal Sig. 7 is an image signal with a training signal. The image corresponding to this image signal is an image printed on the single-sheet print paper D1a-table shown in FIG. The signal sig. 10, si
g. 13, sig. Reference numeral 16 denotes an image signal with a training signal, and an image corresponding to each image signal is the first print paper D1a-back shown in FIG.
Second print paper D2a-front and second print paper D2a-images printed on the back.

The signal sig. 8 is a PPS-MPS signal. The facsimile and the PPS-MPS signal
The information data includes data indicating the page number and the front and back of the transmission original. Regarding the data indicating the page number, the data indicating the table of the first sheet of the transmission document is “1”, the data indicating the back of the first sheet of the transmission document is “2”, and The data indicating the table is “2N−1”, and the data indicating the back of the Nth sheet of the transmission original is “2N”. Regarding the data indicating the front and back of the transmission document, the data indicating the front of the transmission document is “0” and the data indicating the back of the transmission document is “1”. This P
Since the receiving-side facsimile apparatus receives the PS-MPS signal, the receiving-side facsimile apparatus can print the two-sided image received by the receiving-side facsimile apparatus without mistakenly sorting the two-sided image received.

In the above embodiment, the signal sig. 8 is
The signal Sig. 7 is a signal indicating that the image corresponding to the image signal of No. 7 is an image of the first surface of the transmission original. Therefore, the signal sig. At 8,
“1” is transmitted as data indicating the page number, and “0” is transmitted as data indicating the front and back of the transmission original. Also,
The signal sig. 11, sig. 14 and sig17 are signals indicating the image of the back surface of the first sheet, the image of the front (front) side of the second sheet, and the image of the back side of the second sheet, respectively.

According to the above-described embodiment, when the transmission originals D1 and D2 that need to be bound at the binding position E5 shown in FIG. 3 are transmitted to the facsimile apparatus FS2, the printing paper D1 is used.
Since the binding marks M31 and M32 are printed on the front (a) surface of “a”, the user of the facsimile machine FS2 can easily know the binding position of the print papers D1a and D2a.

In this case, if the print papers D1a and D2a are overlapped and the binding marks M31 and M32 are bound with a paper binding device, the spread image of the print papers D1a and D2a can be used by the user of the facsimile machine FS2. Can be reproduced normally.

Further, since the binding marks M31 and M32 are added only to the image on the front (front) surface of the transmission original D1, the binding marks M31 and M32 are added to the images of all pages of the transmission originals D1 and D2. The amount of image data of the image to be transmitted to the facsimile machine FS2 can be reduced as compared with the case of performing the operation.

According to the above embodiment, the binding position specified by the operator of the facsimile machine FS1 is
Since the type of binding mark is changed, the facsimile machine FS
The user can know the binding position in detail.

The document reading section 7 is an example of image reading means for reading an image of a transmission document, and the control section 2 and the ROM 3
Is an example of a binding mark adding unit that adds a binding mark indicating a binding position to an image read by the image reading unit. The communication unit 5 transmits an image to which the binding mark is added. It is an example of the means.

According to the above embodiment, a person who handles print paper on which a received image is printed can bind at a correct binding position without knowing the correct binding position on the print paper.

According to the above embodiment, when a plurality of double-sided originals whose predetermined positions need to be bound by a paper binding device are transmitted to a predetermined destination, the images of the plurality of double-sided originals are printed. It is easy for the partner user to normally reproduce the facing image of the print sheet being read.

Although the above embodiment is a facsimile apparatus having a two-sided communication function, the above-described embodiment may be applied to an image communication apparatus such as a facsimile apparatus having only a one-sided communication function. Further, the above embodiment may be applied to an image communication system including an apparatus having an image transmission unit and an apparatus having an image reading unit, such as an image communication system including a personal computer and a scanner. Good.

[0068]

According to the present invention, there is an effect that a person who handles print paper on which a received image is printed can perform binding at a correct binding position without knowing a correct binding position on the print paper.

[Brief description of the drawings]

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

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a font image of a binding mark stored in a ROM 3;

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a display example in which a binding position list, which is a list for specifying a position where a binding mark is added to an image of a transmission original, is displayed on a liquid crystal display unit 6a of an operation unit 6 in the embodiment. It is.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing an operation of the facsimile machine FS1.

FIG. 5 shows a case where the facsimile machine FS1 is a facsimile machine F
FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating a transmission original to be transmitted to S2.

FIG. 6 shows a facsimile machine FS1 in the above embodiment.
The image received by the facsimile machine FS2 from the printer paper D1a printed by the facsimile machine FS2,
It is a figure which shows D2a.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing an operation of adding binding marks M1 to M4 to an image of a transmission original in step S50 shown in FIG.

FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating the binding marks M31 and M32 printed on the print paper D1a according to the embodiment.
FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of a spread of the print sheets D1a and D2a when the print sheets D1a and D2a are bound by a paper binding device.

FIG. 9 shows the binding marks M31 and M3 in the embodiment.
FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of a spread of print papers D1a and D2a when a place other than 2 is bound by a paper binding device.

FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing an operation of converting image data in the facsimile apparatus FS1.

FIG. 11 shows a facsimile machine FS in the above embodiment.
FIG. 4 is a diagram showing exchange of signals in duplex communication performed between the facsimile apparatus 1 and a facsimile apparatus FS2.

[Explanation of symbols]

 FS1 facsimile machine, PN1 telephone line network, D1, D2 transmission original, D1a, D2a print paper, 2 control unit, 3 ROM, 4 RAM, 5 communication unit, 6 operation unit, 7 operation unit Document reading unit, 8 ... Printing unit.

 ──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continuing on the front page (72) Inventor Yuji Kurosawa 3-30-2 Shimomaruko, Ota-ku, Tokyo Canon Inc. (72) Inventor Teruyuki Nishii 3- 30-2 Shimomaruko, Ota-ku, Tokyo Canon (72) Inventor Daisuke Suga 3-30-2 Shimomaruko, Ota-ku, Tokyo Canon Inc. (72) Inventor Takehiro Yoshida 3-30-2, Shimomaruko 3-chome, Ota-ku, Tokyo Canon Inc. ( 72) Inventor Masao Kiguchi 3-30-2 Shimomaruko, Ota-ku, Tokyo F-term in Canon Inc. (reference) 5C062 AA02 AB17 AB20 AC09 AC24 AC41 AF00 BA00 BA04 5C076 AA14 BA01 BA04 BA06 CA08 CA10

Claims (9)

[Claims] An image reading unit for reading an image of a transmission original; a binding mark adding unit for adding a binding mark indicating a binding position to the image read by the image reading unit; an image to which the binding mark is added Image transmitting means for transmitting the image data. 2. An image communication apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said image reading means is means for automatically reading an image on a front side and an image on a back side of said transmission document. . 3. The image communication apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the binding mark adding unit has a binding position designating unit that designates a binding position to which the binding mark is added. 4. The binding mark adding unit according to claim 1, wherein the binding mark adding unit adds a binding mark to a specific image among the images read by the image reading unit. An image communication device, comprising: 5. The image communication apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the specific image is an image of a first surface of the transmission original. 6. A binding mark storage means for storing a plurality of types of binding marks, wherein the binding position designating means is designated among the plurality of binding marks stored in the binding mark storage means. And a binding mark determining means for determining a binding mark to be added by the binding mark adding means according to the binding position. 7. The image communication apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the transmission original is a single-sided original or a double-sided original. 8. The image communication device according to claim 1, wherein the image communication device is a facsimile device. 9. An image reading step of reading an image of a transmission original; a binding mark adding step of adding a binding mark indicating a binding position to the image read in the image reading step; an image to which the binding mark is added Transmitting an image.