JP2003046692A - Facsimile equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide facsimile equipment which can easily output a communication result report corresponding to the taste and desire of a user by setting the presence or absence of the output of the communication result report at starting facsimile communication and which is superior in operability. SOLUTION: Facsimile equipment has a display means 1 displaying a picture, a first setting means 2 setting whether the communication result report is to be outputted or not, a second setting means 3 setting whether a selection picture for making the user select whether the communication result report is to be outputted or not is to be displayed at starting facsimile communication and a control means 4 controlling the presence or absence of the output of the communication result report.

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 selecting whether to output a communication result report.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Generally, a facsimile apparatus has a function of outputting a communication result report showing the result of facsimile communication.

Conventionally, the presence / absence of output of this communication result report is displayed on a display device such as an LCD, for example, by selecting one of "always output", "output only in error", and "no output". Then, the user presets any of the above by a setting switch such as a touch panel switch, and outputs the communication result report by referring to the setting result when the facsimile communication is started.

[0004]

However, if the communication result report is set to "always output" by the above setting switch, even if the communication result report is not required to be output, the facsimile communication is performed every time the facsimile communication is performed. The communication result report was always output, which was a waste.

Even when the output of the communication result report is required, if the setting switch is set to "not output" in advance, the communication result report will not be output.

In particular, in the case of operating various settings of the facsimile apparatus by using the touch panel switch provided on the display screen for setting items displayed on the display device, the work of calling the desired setting screen is troublesome and the communication result It is extremely inconvenient to switch the setting of whether to output the report by calling the setting screen each time.

Therefore, according to the present invention, whether or not to output the communication result report can be set even at the time of starting the facsimile communication, so that the output process of the communication result report according to the user's preference or desire can be easily performed, which is excellent in usability. It is an object of the present invention to provide a facsimile machine having such a function.

[0008]

The invention according to claim 1 for solving the above-mentioned problems comprises a display means for displaying a screen,
First setting means for setting whether to output a communication result report, and second setting for setting whether to display a selection screen for selecting whether to output a communication result report when facsimile communication starts And a control unit for controlling whether or not a communication result report is output.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, display means for displaying a screen, first setting means for setting whether or not to output a communication result report, and selection of whether or not to output a communication result report. When the second setting means for setting whether or not to display the selection screen at the start of facsimile communication and the setting for displaying at the second setting means are made, a communication result report is displayed at the start of facsimile communication. A selection screen for selecting whether or not to output is displayed, and when a selection to output is made on the selection screen, a communication result report is output regardless of the setting of the first setting unit, and the selection is performed. When it is selected not to output on the screen, the communication result report is not output regardless of the setting of the first setting unit, and the second setting unit does not output. When the facsimile communication is started, the selection screen for selecting whether to output the communication result report is not displayed and the communication result is set based on the setting of the first setting means. And a control unit for controlling whether or not to output a report.

According to a third aspect of the invention, the control means comprises:
After displaying the selection screen for selecting whether or not to output the communication result report, if the selection operation on the selection screen is not performed, the facsimile transmission is automatically started after a certain period of time, and the first setting is performed. 3. The facsimile apparatus according to claim 2, wherein whether or not to output the communication result report is controlled according to the setting of the means.

According to a fourth aspect of the invention, there is provided the facsimile apparatus according to the first, second or third aspect, wherein the first setting means and the second setting means are touch panel switches.

The invention according to claim 5 is characterized in that the selection screen displays an operation switch for outputting the communication result report and an operation switch for not outputting the communication result report, respectively. It is a facsimile machine.

[0013]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the outline of a facsimile apparatus according to the present invention. In the figure, 1 is a display means, 2 is a first
Setting means, 3 is second setting means, 4 is control means, and 5 is a facsimile function unit.

The display means 1 comprises a display device such as an LCD (liquid crystal display) for displaying the status of the facsimile device, various selection screens and the like.

The first setting means 2 comprises a setting switch for setting whether or not to output a communication result report, and is configured here as a touch panel switch provided on the screen of the display means 1. The items set by the first setting means 2 are divided into, for example, "always output", "output only in error", and "not output" of the communication result report, and these are set as initial setting items of the facsimile apparatus. It is set in advance by the user by displaying the screen on the display means 1.

2 to 5 show examples of screen display when setting the presence or absence of output of the communication result report by the first setting means 2.

FIG. 2 shows a setting item display screen of the initial setting menu. On this setting item display screen, the setting related to the communication result report is set by touching the setting item switch 11 of "report output setting". As a result, the screen display transitions to the report output mode shown in FIGS.

On the report output mode display screen, various parameters relating to report output such as a communication result report and their set values are displayed. Here,
Touch the “▲” or “▼” switch 12a or 12b to move the cursor to the item 13 of “Communication result report”, and then touch the “Change” switch 14 to touch the status of “Communication result report”. Is shown in FIG. 3 as “OFF” (no output), in FIG. 4 as “only in error” (only in error), and in FIG.
It can be sequentially changed to (always output). By this changing operation, the output process of the communication result report in the facsimile apparatus is initialized to any one of the above modes.

The second setting means 3 comprises a setting switch for setting whether or not to display on the display means 1 a selection screen for selecting whether or not to output a communication result report at the start of facsimile communication. It is configured as a touch panel switch provided on the screen of the display means 1.

The selection screen for selecting whether or not to output the communication result report when the facsimile communication is started is displayed on the screen of the display means 1 when the facsimile communication is started and the user is asked whether to output the communication result report. In order to display the communication result report on the display screen, a “YES” operation switch 15a for outputting the communication result report and a “NO” operation switch for not outputting the communication result report are displayed on the display screen, as shown in FIG. 15b is displayed in a large size.

In the selection screen shown in FIG. 6, "Y
By the touch operation of the operation switch 15a of "ES", the setting for outputting the communication result report is set, and then the facsimile communication operation is started. Further, by touching the operation switch 15b of "NO", the setting that the communication result report is not output is made, and after that, the facsimile communication operation is started.

As described above, since the operation switch 15a for outputting the communication result report and the operation switch 15b for not outputting the communication result report are respectively displayed on the selection screen, the user outputs at the start of the facsimile communication (YES). Since it is possible to easily make a selection by simply touching one of the operation switches 15a or 15b that does not output (NO), it becomes extremely easy to select whether or not to output the communication result report.

Next, in FIG. 7 and FIG. 8, it is set by the second setting means 2 whether or not to display the above selection screen for selecting whether or not to output the communication result report when the facsimile communication is started. An example of screen display for is shown. This screen display example is displayed here by scrolling the screen display in the report output mode shown in FIGS. 3 to 5 downward.

As shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, the "▲" or "▼" switch 12a or 12b is touch-operated to move the cursor to the item 16 of the "transmission result report selection screen", and then the "change" switch. By touching 14 the status of the “send result report selection screen” is shown in FIG.
It is possible to sequentially change to "not display" shown in Fig. 8 and "display" shown in Fig. 8. This change operation sets whether or not to display the selection screen for selecting whether or not to output the communication result report during facsimile communication.

The control means 4 controls the facsimile function section 5 having a well-known structure to control the facsimile transmission / reception and also controls the screen display of the display means 1, and controls the first setting means 2 and the second setting means. Based on each setting in the setting means 3, the output processing of the communication result report by the facsimile function unit 5 is controlled.

FIG. 9 shows a flowchart of the facsimile communication start processing in the control means 4.

When the manuscript is set in a reading device (not shown) and the start button is operated to start the facsimile communication (S1), a transmission check (S2) and a destination check (S3) are sequentially performed, and the check result is NG. In case of, return at the start.

If the destination check is OK, it is then determined whether or not to display a selection screen for selecting whether or not to output the communication result report (S4). Where the second
When the selection screen is set to "display" by the selection means 3 of 1., it is determined whether or not "output" of the communication result report is selected by the user (S5).
When the selection screen is set to "not display" in S4, the document size is checked as it is (S6). If the original size is undefined in this original size check, the optimum original size is set (S
7). If the check result is OK in S6 and S7
When the document size is confirmed in, a facsimile communication job is submitted (S8). After that, the facsimile communication process is performed according to a predetermined sequence.

Next, the control of the output processing of the communication result report will be described.

First, when the second setting means 3 is set to "display" a selection screen for selecting whether to output a communication result report at the time of starting facsimile communication, the first setting means 2 Priority is given to the setting of the second setting means 3 regardless of the setting in. That is, when the facsimile communication is started, a selection screen for selecting whether or not to output the communication result report shown in FIG. 6 is displayed, and when the selection to output is made on the selection screen, the first setting is performed. The communication result report is output after the end of the facsimile communication regardless of the setting of the means 2.

Further, when the selection screen is not output as a result of displaying the selection screen,
Even if "output" is set in the first setting means 2, the communication result report is not output even when the facsimile communication is completed. However, in this case, when the communication result report is initially set to "output only in error" in the first setting means 2, the communication result report is output when an error occurs during facsimile communication. Be seen.

On the other hand, when the second setting means 3 is set to "not display" the selection screen for selecting whether or not to output the communication result report at the time of starting the facsimile communication, FIG. The selection screen for selecting whether to output the communication result report shown in is not displayed. In this case, the output processing of the communication result report is controlled based on the settings initially set by the first setting means 2. That is, the first setting means 2
In, if the communication result report is set to "output", the communication result report is output every time the facsimile communication ends. When the communication result report is set to “output only when error occurs”, the communication result report is output only when an error occurs during facsimile communication. Further, when the communication result report is set to "not output", the communication result report is not output even if the facsimile communication is completed.

As described above, according to the facsimile apparatus of the present invention, whether the second setting means 3 outputs the communication result report every time the facsimile communication starts regardless of the setting in the first setting means 2. It is possible to make a setting to display a selection screen for selecting whether or not to display, and by making the setting so that it can be displayed, it is possible to judge whether a communication result report is necessary or not when performing facsimile communication. And the usability is improved.

When the selection screen is set to "not display" by the second setting means 3, the first setting means 2
The output control of the communication result report initialized by the conventional method is performed. Therefore, it is possible to easily perform the output process of the communication result report according to the user's preference and desire.

In the control means 4, the second setting means 3
After the selection screen for selecting whether to output the communication result report is displayed by, although not shown, for example, a timer is activated, and "YES (output)" or "NO (do not output)" is displayed on the selection screen. It is preferable to automatically start the facsimile transmission after a predetermined time has elapsed for the timer value when any of the selection operations of "." Thereby, even if the selection operation is not performed on the selection screen, the facsimile transmission is automatically started, so that the usability can be further improved. In this case, the output of the communication result report is controlled according to the setting of the first setting unit 2.

[0037]

According to the present invention, the presence or absence of the output of the communication result report can be set even at the time of the facsimile communication start, so that the output process of the communication result report according to the user's request can be easily performed, which is excellent in usability. It is possible to provide a facsimile machine.

[Brief description of drawings]

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

FIG. 2 is a screen display example when setting whether to output a communication result report by the first setting means.

FIG. 3 is a screen display example when setting whether or not to output a communication result report by the first setting means.

FIG. 4 is a screen display example when setting whether to output a communication result report by the first setting unit.

FIG. 5 is a screen display example when setting whether to output a communication result report by the first setting means.

FIG. 6 is a screen display example of a selection screen for selecting whether to output a communication result report when facsimile communication is started.

FIG. 7 is a screen display example for setting whether or not to display a selection screen for selecting whether to output a communication result report at the time of starting facsimile communication by the second setting means.

FIG. 8 is a screen display example for setting whether to display a selection screen for selecting whether to output a communication result report at the time of starting facsimile communication by the second setting unit.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart of a facsimile communication start process in the control means.

[Explanation of symbols]

1: Display means 2: First setting means 3: Second setting means 4: Control means 5: Facsimile function unit 15a, 15b: operation switch

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Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. Facsimile communication start with display means for displaying a screen, first setting means for setting whether to output a communication result report, and a selection screen for selecting whether to output a communication result report. A facsimile apparatus comprising: a second setting unit for setting whether to display at a time and a control unit for controlling whether or not to output a communication result report. 2. Facsimile communication start with a display means for displaying a screen, a first setting means for setting whether to output a communication result report, and a selection screen for selecting whether to output a communication result report. When the second setting means for setting whether or not to display at the time and the setting for displaying at the second setting means are set, whether to output the communication result report at the time of starting the facsimile communication is determined. A selection screen for selection is displayed, and when a selection to output is made on the selection screen, a communication result report is output regardless of the setting of the first setting unit,
When the selection not to output is made on the selection screen, the communication result report is not output regardless of the setting of the first setting unit, and the setting not to display at the second setting unit is made. When the facsimile communication is started, the selection screen for selecting whether to output the communication result report is not displayed, and the control for controlling the output of the communication result report is performed based on the setting of the first setting unit. And a facsimile device. 3. The control means, after displaying a selection screen for selecting whether or not to output a communication result report, and if no selection operation is performed on the selection screen, automatically after a lapse of a certain period of time. Facsimile transmission starts, and first
3. The facsimile apparatus according to claim 2, wherein whether or not to output a communication result report is controlled according to the setting of the setting means. 4. The facsimile apparatus according to claim 1, 2 or 3, wherein the first setting means and the second setting means are touch panel switches. 5. The selection screen displays an operation switch for outputting a communication result report and an operation switch for not outputting the communication result report, respectively.
The described facsimile machine.