JP2002232669A - Facsimile machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a facsimile machine capable of obtaining reception results including a line type, line density, etc., in a report format. SOLUTION: This facsimile machine provided with a function for printing various pieces of information including picture information on both sides of paper and capable of printing the reception results in a report format, is provided with a controlling means (CPU 1) for controlling an image outputting part 8 so as to print an image on the surface of recording paper and to simultaneously print the reception results report on the backside of the recoding paper when receiving the picture information.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a facsimile apparatus having a function of printing various information including image information on both sides, and capable of printing a reception result in a report format.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a facsimile apparatus capable of printing various types of information including image information on both sides and capable of printing a reception result in a report format, the TTI information (transmitter / terminal identification; transmission) Source information), the received TTI
There is known a device having a function of printing information on the back side of a recording sheet on which document image information is printed (for example, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No.
No. 40).

[0003]

As described above, conventionally, a duplex printing function is provided, and when receiving TTI information, the received TTI information is printed on the back side of the recording paper on which the original image information is printed. Some facsimile machines have functions. However, in this case, only the TTI information such as date and time of transmission, telephone number, name, etc., is obtained at the same time as the original image information. could not.

An object of the present invention is to provide a facsimile apparatus capable of obtaining a reception result including a line type, a line density, and the like as a report.

[0005]

In order to achieve the above object, the invention according to claim 1 has a function of double-sided printing various information including image information, and can print a reception result in a report format. A facsimile machine capable of printing an image on the front side of a recording sheet when image information is received, and at the same time, including a control unit for controlling an image output unit to print a reception result report on the back side of the recording sheet. Facsimile machine.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, when a plurality of pieces of image information are received, the control means prints the reception result report on the back side for each page or collects the report on the last page, and 2. A facsimile apparatus according to claim 1, wherein control is performed to select whether to print the received result report on the back side.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, when a two-sided printing of image information is instructed from the transmission side, the control means cancels the back side printing of the reception result report and gives priority to the two-sided printing of the image information. The facsimile apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the facsimile apparatus controls the facsimile apparatus.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, when image information is received, an image is printed on the front side, and at the same time, a reception result report is printed on the back side, so that a reception result including TTI information can be obtained at the same time. The trouble of printing the report on a separate recording sheet later is eliminated.

According to the second aspect of the invention, when a plurality of pieces of image information are received, the reception result report is printed on the reverse side for each page, or the entire reception result report is collected on the last page. Since whether to print on the back side is selected, it is possible to cope with a user who thinks that the result for each page is redundant when a plurality of originals are received.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, when the transmission side instructs double-sided printing of image information, the back side printing of the reception result report is canceled and the double-sided printing of image information is prioritized. , The transmission-side double-side printing request is satisfied.

[0011]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a functional block diagram of a facsimile apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, the facsimile apparatus includes a CPU 1, a ROM 2, an R
AM3, image memory 4, operation unit 5, display unit 6, image reading unit 7, image output unit 8, encoding / decoding unit 9, modem 10,
The network control unit 11 includes a data bus 12. Here, the CPU 1 uses the RAM 3 according to the program written in the ROM 2 while using the image memory 4,
It controls the operation unit 5, the display unit 6, the image reading unit 7, the image output unit 8, the encoding / decoding unit 9, the modem 10, the network control unit 11, and the data bus 12, and is described in the claims. It corresponds to control means.

Next, the operation of the facsimile apparatus according to the present invention will be described. The double-sided printing in the present invention refers to a function that allows the image output unit 8 of the facsimile apparatus to print on recording paper one by one or simultaneously on both sides.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart outlining the basic operation of the facsimile apparatus according to the present invention. After the operation starts, C
When judging that there is an external reception (Y in S1), PU1 stores the received image information (image) in the image memory 4 (S2). The stored image is sent to the image output unit 8 through the data bus 12 and printed on the surface of the recording paper (S
3). Subsequently, the reception result (S4) of the first sheet is printed on the back surface of the same recording paper (S5), and the paper is discharged (S6).

The reception result mentioned here includes the name of the transmission source, telephone number, communication date, communication time, page number, line type, communication line density, communication result (OK, NG, error type if error), and the like. All information is included. Here, an example is described in which printing is performed on each side, but printing may be performed on both sides simultaneously regardless of the printing timing of the front side and the back side. The processing from the start of reception to this point is repeated until all pages are completed (Y in S7).

FIG. 3 is a schematic flow chart of the operation of the facsimile apparatus in which it is possible to select whether to print the reception result for each received page. After the start of the operation, when the CPU 1 determines that there is an external reception (Y in S1), it determines whether or not to print the reception result for each page (S2). The user can select beforehand whether or not to print the reception result for each page (print on the last page), and the selection method is based on an internal switch setting, switching of a setting screen of the operation unit 5, and various other methods. A method is conceivable.

When the reception result is printed for each page (S2
, Y), the process is the same as in FIG. 2 (the process shifts to Point A in FIG. 2), and a description thereof will be omitted. If the reception result is not printed for each page (N in S2), the received image information is accumulated in the image memory 4 (S3), printed on the surface of the recording paper in the image output unit 8 (S4), and discharged as it is. Is repeated until the last page (S5, S6).
If it is determined that the last page has been reached (Y in S5), the communication results of all pages up to that point are obtained (S7), printed on the back side of the last page recording paper (S8), and discharged (S5).
9).

FIG. 4 shows a facsimile machine in which, when the transmission side instructs double-sided printing, the reception result backside printing as described in FIGS. 2 and 3 is canceled and the transmission-side double-sided printing instruction is given priority. It is an operation | movement outline flowchart of an apparatus. First, when the CPU 1 determines that an external reception has been made (Y in S1), it checks whether or not a negotiation with the transmission-side facsimile machine includes a double-sided printing instruction (S2). When there is no double-sided printing instruction (N in S2), the processing is almost the same as that in FIG. 3 (Point B in FIG. 3).
The processing shifts to ().

If there is a double-sided printing instruction (Y in S2),
The process of accumulating the received image information in the image memory 4 (S3), and printing and discharging the front and back surfaces in order in the image output unit 8 is repeated until the last page (normal so-called double-sided printing process) (S4, S5). ). If all pages have been received and printed (Y in S5), the process ends and the process returns to the standby state.

[0019]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, when image information is received, an image is printed on the front side and a reception result report is printed on the back side at the same time, so that the reception result including the TTI information can be obtained. They can be acquired at the same time, and the trouble of printing the report on another recording paper later can be omitted.

According to the second aspect of the invention, when a plurality of pieces of image information are received, the reception result report is printed on the back side for each page, or the entire reception result is collected on the last page. Since whether to print the back side of the report is selected, it is possible to cope with a user who thinks that the result of each page is redundant when a plurality of originals are received. Therefore, user convenience can be improved.

According to the third aspect of the invention, when the transmitting side instructs double-sided printing of image information, the reverse side printing of the reception result report is canceled and the double-sided printing of image information is prioritized. Therefore, it is possible to respond to the double-sided printing request of the transmission side.

[Brief description of the drawings]

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

FIG. 2 is a flowchart of a first control example.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart of a second control example.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart of a third control example.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 CPU 2 ROM 3 RAM 4 Image memory 5 Operation part 6 Display part 7 Image reading part 8 Image output part 9 Encoding / decoding part 10 Modem 11 Network control part 12 Data bus

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A facsimile apparatus having a function of printing various types of information including image information on both sides and capable of printing a reception result in a report format. A facsimile apparatus comprising: a control unit that controls an image output unit to print an image on a recording paper and simultaneously print a reception result report on the back surface of the recording paper. 2. When a plurality of pieces of image information are received, the control means prints the reception result report on the back side for each page or collectively prints the entire reception result report on the last page on the back side. 2. The facsimile apparatus according to claim 1, wherein control is performed to select whether to perform the facsimile. 3. When the transmission side instructs double-sided printing of image information, the control means cancels the back side printing of the reception result report and performs control for giving priority to double-sided printing of image information. The facsimile apparatus according to claim 2, wherein