JP2003298785A - Facsimile apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a facsimile apparatus having a high utilizability which easily transmits a plurality of copies to a plurality of receiving parties at their addresses. <P>SOLUTION: The facsimile apparatus 1 comprises: a mark detector 4 for detecting a head page mark attached to the head of copies every receiving party from image data of a group of collected copies read by a copy reader 3 for a plurality of receiving parties; a data divider 8 for dividing the image data of copies each time the head page mark is detected; a receiving party information detector 5 for detecting receiving party information from the image data of copies by the receiving parties; a transmission data memory 9 for storing the divided image data related to the receiving party information; and a keyword retriever 7 for acquiring facsimile numbers of the receiving parties from the party information detected by the detector 5 from the receiving parties memories 6, thereby sequentially facsimile-transmitting the image data of the related receiving parties in the data memory 9 to corresponding parties to the facsimile numbers. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a facsimile machine, and more particularly to a facsimile machine in which a plurality of originals of a plurality of destinations can be easily transmitted to each destination to improve the usability.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a conventional facsimile apparatus, as a method of designating a transmission destination, a telephone number of the transmission destination is input by a dial or a ten-key pad of an operation unit, or one-touch information such as a telephone number of the transmission destination is input with a one-touch key. Is registered in the memory of the facsimile device, and the transmission destination is designated using the one-touch key.

However, even in the case where the telephone number of the transmission destination is registered in advance in the memory and is transmitted, when the transmission destination is not registered in the memory, the sender is the transmission destination. Since it is necessary to confirm the above-mentioned telephone number and operate the dial or ten-key, there is a drawback that an error or an operation mistake of the telephone number is likely to occur and an operation mistake is hard to find.

Therefore, conventionally, a character recognition unit for reading a telephone number written in a designated position of a transmission document is provided in the middle of a conveyance route of the transmission document, and the telephone number read by the character recognition unit is automatically set. A facsimile apparatus has been proposed which transmits the transmission document by transmitting it to a telephone station and connecting it to the destination of the transmission document (Actual Kaihei 5-20).
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That is, this conventional facsimile apparatus is provided with a character recognition unit for reading the telephone number entered in the telephone number entry field of the transmission document, in the middle of the conveyance path of the transmission document, and the telephone number read by the character recognition unit. The call is sent to the other party and the original document is sent.

[0006]

However, in such a facsimile apparatus described in the conventional publication, a character for reading the telephone number entered in the telephone number entry field of the transmission original is provided on the way of the conveyance path of the transmission original. Since a recognition unit is provided to call the other party whose telephone number is read by the character recognition unit and send the originals to be sent, if different originals are to be sent to multiple different recipients, each recipient should be sent one by one. There is a problem in that the usability is poor because it is necessary to set the manuscript on the manuscript table and perform the transmission operation.

Therefore, according to the first aspect of the present invention, when a plurality of originals are sequentially read by the original reading means and transmitted by facsimile to a designated destination, the destination information for identifying the destination and the destination of the destination. The facsimile number is stored in advance in the destination storage means, and the mark detection means collects a plurality of originals of the transmission destination into one document group, and the document reading means reads the image data of the document for each transmission destination. The image data of the original read by the original reading unit is detected every time the mark detecting unit detects the first page mark attached to the first original document of the transmission destination by the data dividing unit. Divide and use the other party information detection means,
The destination information is detected from the image data of the original for each transmission destination read by the original reading means, and the divided image data of the data dividing means is associated with the destination information detected by the destination information detecting means and stored in the data storage means. By storing, based on the destination information detected by the destination information detecting means, the searching means obtains the facsimile number of the transmission destination from the destination storing means, and with respect to the obtained facsimile number destination, By sequentially transmitting the image data of the transmission destination stored in the data storage means by facsimile,
The user of the fax machine sets the fax numbers of the recipients and does not set the originals on the fax machine for each recipient. It is an object of the present invention to provide a facsimile apparatus capable of improving the usability by simply dividing the image data of the document for each transmission destination and transmitting by facsimile.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, the destination information such as the facsimile number of the destination searched by the search means is displayed and output on the display means, so that the user of the facsimile apparatus can send the information to the destination of the facsimile transmission. It is an object of the present invention to provide a facsimile device which can be accurately identified by the contents displayed on the display means and whose usability can be further improved.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, the destination information such as the facsimile number of the destination searched by the search means is output by voice by the voice output means, so that the user of the facsimile device can send the information to the other destination by facsimile. It is an object of the present invention to provide a facsimile apparatus which can accurately recognize whether or not a voice output has been performed and further improve the usability.

[0010]

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a facsimile apparatus which specifies a transmission destination in a facsimile apparatus which sequentially reads a plurality of originals by a document reading means and sends them by facsimile to a designated destination. From the image data of the original document read by the original document reading unit, a destination storage unit that stores in advance destination information and a facsimile number of the transmission destination, and a document group in which a plurality of transmission source documents are combined into one A mark detecting means for detecting a predetermined leading page mark attached to the leading original document of the sending destination for each sending destination, and a document reading means of the original reading means each time the mark detecting means detects the leading page mark. Data division means for dividing the image data of the read original, and the destination information from the image data of the original for each transmission destination read by the original reading means. The destination information detecting means for outputting, the data storing means for storing the image data divided by the data dividing means in association with the destination information detected by the destination information detecting means, and the data detecting means for detecting the destination information detecting means. Search means for acquiring the facsimile number of the transmission destination from the destination storage means based on the destination information;
The above object is achieved by sequentially transmitting the image data of the transmission destination stored in the data storage unit by facsimile to the facsimile number destination acquired by the search unit.

According to the above configuration, when a plurality of originals are sequentially read by the original reading means and are sent to the designated destination by facsimile, the destination information specifying the destination and the facsimile number of the destination are transmitted. A document group, which is stored in advance in the destination storage unit and is combined by the mark detection unit into a plurality of documents of the other party, is read from the image data of the document read by the document reading unit. A predetermined leading page mark given to the leading original of the document is detected, and the data dividing means divides the image data of the original read by the original reading means every time the mark detecting means detects the leading page mark, The destination information detection unit detects the destination information from the image data of the original for each transmission destination read by the original reading unit, and the divided image data of the data dividing unit is detected as the destination information. The facsimile number of the transmission destination is stored in the data storage means in association with the destination information detected by the step, and based on the destination information detected by the destination information detection means, the retrieval means retrieves the facsimile number of the transmission destination from the destination storage means. Since the image data of the transmission destination stored in the data storage means is sequentially facsimile-transmitted to the destination of the acquired facsimile number, the user of the facsimile device can set the facsimile number of the destination and Without setting the original on the fax machine for each recipient
By simply setting the originals of multiple recipients in a fax machine and starting the transmission, the image data of the originals can be divided for each recipient and sent by facsimile. Can be improved.

In this case, for example, as described in claim 2, the facsimile device is provided with a predetermined display means, and the destination information such as the facsimile number of the destination searched by the search means is displayed on the display means. It may be displayed and output.

According to the above construction, since the destination information such as the facsimile number of the destination searched by the searching means is displayed and output on the display means, the display means for indicating the destination of the facsimile transmission to the user of the facsimile apparatus. It is possible to accurately understand the contents displayed on the screen, and the usability of the facsimile device can be further improved.

Further, for example, as described in claim 3, the facsimile apparatus includes a predetermined voice output means, and the transmission destination information such as the facsimile number of the transmission destination searched by the search means is output to the voice output means. It is also possible to output by voice.

According to the above construction, the destination information such as the facsimile number of the destination retrieved by the retrieval means is output by voice from the voice output means. The output can be accurately recognized, and the usability of the facsimile apparatus can be further improved.

[0016]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. The embodiments described below are preferred embodiments of the present invention, and therefore have various technically preferable limitations. However, the scope of the present invention refers to the present invention particularly in the following description. Unless otherwise stated, the present invention is not limited to these embodiments.

1 and 2 are views showing a facsimile machine to which an embodiment of the facsimile machine of the present invention is applied. FIG. 1 is a facsimile machine to which the embodiment of the facsimile machine of the present invention is applied. 2 is a circuit block diagram of FIG.

In FIG. 1, the facsimile apparatus 1 includes a main control unit 2, an image reading unit 3, a mark detecting unit 4, a partner information detecting unit 5, a partner storage unit 6, a keyword searching unit 7, a data dividing unit 8, A transmission data storage unit 9, a communication unit 10, a display output unit 11, a display output content storage unit 12, a voice output unit 13, a voice output content storage unit 14, and the like are provided.

The main control section 2 is, for example, a CPU (Central
Processing Unit), ROM (Read Only Memory), RAM (Random Access Memory), etc.
While using the RAM as a work memory on the basis of various programs in the ROM, each unit of the facsimile apparatus 1 is controlled to perform the basic processing as the facsimile apparatus 1 and also to perform the transmission control processing described later.

The image reading section (original reading means) 3 uses, for example, a line image sensor using a CCD (Charge Coupled Device), and usually has an ADF (automatic document feeder). A plurality of documents are set in the ADF, and the ADF conveys the set documents one by one to the document reading position of the image reading unit 6. The image reading unit 6 scans the document conveyed from the ADF, reads the image of the document at a predetermined resolution, binarizes the image information of the read document, and outputs the binarized image information.

The mark detecting section (mark detecting means) 4 detects the first page mark which is set in advance as the mark of the first page from the image data of the document read by the image reading section 3, and the main control section 2 Output to.

Other party information detecting section (other party information detecting means)
Reference numeral 5 detects transmission destination information such as a telephone number and name for identifying the transmission destination from the image data of the document read by the image reading unit 3 and outputs the information to the main control unit 2.

Under the control of the main control unit 2, the destination storage unit (destination storage means) 6 stores destination facsimile information such as a preset destination and a destination information such as a keyword paired with the facsimile number. To do.

The keyword search unit (search means) 7 searches the destination facsimile number from the keyword stored in the destination storage unit 6 based on the destination information detected by the destination information detection unit 5.

The data dividing section (data dividing means) 8 divides the image data for transmission each time the mark detecting section 7 detects the first page mark from the image data for transmission.

Transmission data storage section (data storage means) 9
Associates the image data for transmission read by the image reading unit 3 and the image data with the destination information detected by the destination information detecting unit 5 for each division of the image data by the data dividing unit 8. To remember.

A predetermined line network is connected to the communication unit 10, and the communication unit 10 has an automatic call-in / out function, a line control function, a facsimile communication function and the like. The communication unit 10 is
The transmission image data stored in the transmission data storage unit 9 is divided by the data division unit 8 by sequentially calling a plurality of destination facsimile numbers that are paired with the keyword retrieved by the keyword retrieval unit 7. Then, each image data for transmission is transmitted.

The display output unit (display means) 11 is, for example,
A liquid crystal display is used, and various information notified from the facsimile apparatus 1 to the operator, in particular, the destination facsimile number paired with the keyword retrieved by the keyword retrieval unit 7, is the destination facsimile number transmitted by facsimile. Is displayed and output.

The display output content storage unit 12 includes the display output unit 1
The destination facsimile number, which is the destination facsimile number paired with the keyword retrieved by the keyword retrieval unit 7, which is the display output content displayed and output at 1, is stored.

The voice output section (voice output means) 13 is provided with, for example, an amplifier and a speaker, and is paired with various kinds of information notified from the facsimile apparatus 1 to the operator, in particular, the keyword retrieved by the keyword retrieval section 7. The destination facsimile number, which is the destination facsimile number transmitted by facsimile, is output as voice.

The voice output content storage unit 14 is the voice output unit 1.
The destination facsimile number, which is the destination facsimile number paired with the keyword retrieved by the keyword retrieval unit 7, which is the voice output content of the voice output to 3, is stored.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described. Facsimile apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment continuously reads a plurality of originals of different destinations, detects the top page of the originals of the different destinations of the originals, and outputs the image data of the originals of each original. It is characterized in that it is divided, the facsimile number of the original is acquired from the destination information of the first page, and the divided transmission image data is transmitted to the destination by facsimile.

That is, in the facsimile apparatus 1, as shown in FIG. 2, originals of a plurality of destinations, for example, transmission originals A and B of the transmission destination A and the transmission destination B are set in the ADF of the image reading unit 3 (step S101), when the start button is operated, the main control unit 2 controls the image reading unit 3 to sequentially start reading the images of the transmission originals A and B (Step S102).

The main control unit 2 causes the mark detection unit 4 to detect the first page mark from the image data of the transmission originals A and B read by the image reading unit 3, and the mark detection unit 4 detects the first page mark of the transmission image data A. Is detected (step S103),
The destination information detecting unit 5 is caused to detect the destination information from the image data of the top page (step S104), and the keyword searching unit 7 is caused to perform the keyword detection based on the destination information detected by the destination information detecting unit 5. Then, the facsimile number of the transmission destination corresponding to the destination information is acquired (step S105).

Next, when the mark detection unit 4 detects the first page mark of the transmission image data B (step S106), the main control unit 2 causes the destination information detection unit 5 to detect the destination information from the image data of the first page. Is detected (step S107),
Based on the destination information detected by the destination information detection unit 5, the keyword search unit 7 is caused to perform keyword detection, and the facsimile number of the transmission destination corresponding to the destination information is acquired (step S108).

The main control section 2 is an image reading section 3 for all originals.
When the reading is completed and the facsimile numbers of all the transmission destinations are acquired, the transmission image data is divided for each transmission destination (step S109), and the divided transmission image data is transmitted in association with the transmission destination. The data is stored in the data storage unit 9 (step S110).

When the transmission image data is stored in the transmission data storage unit 9, the main control unit 2 changes the transmission image data A, which is the image data of the first document, from the facsimile number destination of the transmission destination A of the transmission image data A. When the facsimile transmission is performed (step S111) and the facsimile transmission to the transmission destination A is completed, the transmission image data B which is the image data of the next original is transmitted from the transmission image data B to the facsimile number destination of the transmission destination B of the transmission image data B. It is transmitted (step S111).

The main control unit 2 stores the destination information of the transmission destinations A and B, at least the facsimile number of the transmission destination in the display output content storage unit 12 and the voice output content storage unit 14, and all the transmission destinations. Upon completion of the facsimile transmission to the destination, the display output unit 11 displays and outputs the destination information such as the facsimile number of the transmission destination stored in the display output content storage unit 12 and the voice output content storage unit 14, and / or The audio output unit 13 outputs audio, and the process ends (step S113).

As described above, in the facsimile apparatus 1 of the present embodiment, when the original reading unit 3 sequentially reads a plurality of originals and sends them by facsimile to the designated destination, the destination information for identifying the destination is transmitted. The facsimile number of the transmission destination is stored in advance in the storage unit 6 of the transmission destination, and the mark detection unit 4 collects a plurality of originals of the transmission destination into a single document group, From the image data, a predetermined leading page mark attached to the leading original of the transmission destination is detected for each transmission destination, and the data dividing unit 8 is detected.
Each time the mark detecting unit 4 detects the first page mark, the image data of the original read by the original reading unit 3 is divided, and the destination information detecting unit 5 divides the image data of each transmission destination read by the original reading unit 3. The destination information is detected from the image data of the original, and the divided image data of the data dividing unit 8 is detected by the destination information detecting unit 5.
The transmission data storage unit 9 in association with the other party information detected by
The facsimile number of the transmission destination is acquired from the destination storage unit 6 by the keyword search unit 7 based on the destination information detected by the destination information detection unit 5, and the acquired facsimile number is stored. The image data of the transmission destination stored in the transmission data storage unit 9 is sequentially facsimile-transmitted to the destination.

Therefore, the user of the facsimile device 1 does not set the facsimile number of the other party or set the original document on the facsimile device 1 for each transmission destination, and the originals of the plurality of transmission destinations are collected together. , The image data of the original can be divided for each transmission destination and can be transmitted by facsimile, so that the usability of the facsimile apparatus 1 can be improved.

Further, the facsimile apparatus 1 of the present embodiment
Displays the destination information such as the facsimile number of the destination searched by the keyword search unit 7 on the display output unit 11.

Therefore, the user of the facsimile machine 1 can be made to know exactly to which transmission destination the facsimile is transmitted by the contents displayed on the display output section 11, and the usability of the facsimile machine 1 is further improved. Can be made.

Further, in the facsimile apparatus 1 of the present embodiment, the voice output unit 13 outputs voice output of the transmission destination information such as the facsimile number of the transmission destination searched by the keyword search unit 7.

Therefore, the user of the facsimile apparatus 1 can be made to accurately know to which transmission destination the facsimile transmission is made by voice output, and the usability of the facsimile apparatus 1 can be further improved.

Although the invention made by the present inventor has been specifically described based on the preferred embodiments, the present invention is not limited to the above, and various modifications can be made without departing from the scope of the invention. It goes without saying that it is possible.

[0046]

According to the facsimile apparatus of the present invention, when reading a plurality of originals sequentially by the original reading means and transmitting them by facsimile to the designated destination, the destination information for identifying the transmission destination is provided. The facsimile number of the transmission destination is stored in advance in the storage device of the transmission destination, and the mark detecting unit collects the originals of the plurality of transmission destinations into one from the image data of the original read by the original reading unit. A predetermined leading page mark attached to the leading original document of the sending destination is detected for each sending destination, and read by the document reading means each time the mark detecting means detects the leading page mark by the data dividing means. The image data of the original is divided, and the destination information detecting unit detects the destination information from the image data of the original for each transmission destination read by the original reading unit and divides the data dividing unit. The image data stored in the data storage means in association with the destination information detected by the destination information detecting means, and based on the destination information detected by the destination information detecting means, the searching means causes Since the facsimile number of the transmission destination is acquired and the image data of the transmission destination stored in the data storage means is sequentially transmitted to the acquired facsimile number destination, the user of the facsimile device Instead of setting the fax number of the other party or setting the original on the fax machine for each recipient, you can simply set the originals of multiple recipients on the fax machine and start sending. The image data of the original can be divided for each destination and sent by facsimile, thus improving the usability of the facsimile device. That.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, since the destination information such as the facsimile number of the destination searched by the search means is displayed and output on the display means, the destination of the transmission to the user of the facsimile machine can be determined. Whether or not a facsimile transmission has been made can be accurately identified by the contents displayed on the display means, and the usability of the facsimile device can be further improved.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, the destination information such as the destination facsimile number retrieved by the retrieval means is output by the voice output means. It is possible to accurately confirm by voice output whether or not the facsimile transmission is performed first, so that the usability of the facsimile device can be further improved.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a circuit block diagram of a main part of a facsimile apparatus to which an embodiment of a facsimile apparatus of the present invention is applied.

2 is a flowchart showing a transmission control process by the facsimile apparatus of FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 Facsimile machine 2 Main control unit 3 Image reading section 4 mark inspection department 5 Destination information detector 6 Destination storage 7 Keyword search section 8 data division 9 Transmission data storage 10 Communication unit 11 Display output section 12 Display output content storage 13 Audio output section 14 Voice output content storage

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A facsimile apparatus for sequentially reading a plurality of originals by a document reading means and transmitting them by facsimile to a designated destination, destination information specifying a transmission destination and a facsimile number of the transmission destination are stored in advance. A destination storage means and a group of originals of a plurality of transmission destinations are added to the first original of the transmission destinations for each transmission destination from the image data of the originals read by the document reading means. Mark detecting means for detecting a predetermined first page mark, data dividing means for dividing the image data of the original read by the original reading means each time the mark detecting means detects the first page mark, and The destination information detecting means for detecting the destination information from the image data of the original for each transmission destination read by the original reading means, and the division of the data dividing means. The data storage means for storing the image data in association with the destination information detected by the destination information detecting means, and the transmission from the destination storage means based on the destination information detected by the destination information detecting means. Search means for acquiring the facsimile number of the destination, and sequentially transmitting the image data of the transmission destination stored in the data storage means by facsimile to the destination of the facsimile number acquired by the search means. A facsimile machine characterized by. 2. The facsimile device is provided with a predetermined display means, and outputs destination information such as a facsimile number of the destination searched by the searching means to the display means for output. Fax machine. 3. The facsimile device is provided with a predetermined voice output means, and the transmission destination information such as the facsimile number of the transmission destination searched by the search means is voice-output by the voice output means. 1. The facsimile machine according to 1.