JP2004040442A - Facsimile equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide facsimile equipment generating no missed line or the like by storing information on mating resolution in communication in a mating parameter and by executing no thinning processing by preparing an original meeting the mating resolution in the following transmission. <P>SOLUTION: The facsimile equipment has a parameter control means executing control for obtaining the information on the mating resolution in the communication and storing the information on the mating resolution; and a FAX original preparation means preparing the FAX original meeting the obtained mating resolution. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO

Description

[0001]
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a facsimile apparatus, and more particularly, to a facsimile apparatus that performs facsimile transmission in consideration of the resolution of a destination.
[0002]
[Prior art]
2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a facsimile apparatus has been notified of the resolution capability of a partner after a line is connected to a transmission destination, and transmits an image according to the resolution. Therefore, if the other party has only the capability of 200 dpi, the image information created at 400 dpi is thinned out to 200 dpi and transmitted.
[0003]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, according to the above-described conventional example, there is a problem such as missing of a line due to thinning. In addition, since a printer driver for creating an image for facsimile usually creates an image at a resolution designated by an application, the printer driver creates and transmits a designated high-resolution image to a destination that can receive only a low resolution. Would. Further, in the PCFAX in which the image information sent from the host device is temporarily stored in the SAF and then transmitted to the memory, since the image information is already created at the time of starting the communication, there is a possibility that the thinning may occur. Also, the image created on the host device side has horizontal lines, and a line of one dot or the like is easily created.
[0004]
The present invention has been made to solve these problems, and by storing information on the resolution of the other party in the other party parameter at the time of communication, an original corresponding to the resolution of the other party can be transmitted at the next transmission. An object of the present invention is to provide a facsimile apparatus which does not perform line thinning or the like because it is created and does not perform thinning processing.
[0005]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to solve the above problem, a facsimile apparatus of the present invention includes a parameter control unit for performing control for acquiring and storing resolution information of a partner when communicating, and a facsimile machine adapted to the acquired resolution of the partner. FAX document creation means for creating a document. Therefore, it is possible to provide a facsimile apparatus which can prevent a problem such as line drawing since the thinning process is not performed.
[0006]
Also, the resolution information of the other party obtained when notifying the communication result to the host apparatus side is added, and the host apparatus fetches the resolution information of the other party from the content of the communication result notification, and outputs the other party's resolution information in the address book of the host apparatus side. By adding the information to the information, the host device can acquire and recognize the resolution information of the other party, and can update the resolution information for each communication, and can always create a document that matches the resolution of the other party.
[0007]
Furthermore, the resolution capability of the destination is added to the destination data of the address book, and the FAX document creation means refers to the resolution of the destination at the time of destination specification, not the resolution specified by the application. Generate images with priority given to resolution. Therefore, since an image is generated in accordance with the resolution of the other party, line drawing or the like due to thinning does not occur.
[0008]
Also, resolution information for the temporarily input fax number is stored, and an image is generated based on the resolution information when transmitting to the same number next time. Therefore, even at a destination not registered in the address book, transmission can be performed at an optimum resolution based on the previous history.
[0009]
Further, when a plurality of destinations are designated and the registered effective resolutions are different from each other, an image is generated according to the lowest resolution, or the registered effective resolution is ignored and the image is designated at the designated resolution from the application. Create one or the other. Therefore, for an image in which line marking is likely to occur, it is possible to select to create an image in accordance with the lowest resolution, so that line marking can be reliably prevented.
[0010]
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
A facsimile apparatus according to the present invention includes a parameter control unit for performing control for acquiring and storing resolution information of a destination when communicating, and a facsimile original creation unit for generating a FAX original according to the resolution of the obtained destination. Having.
[0011]
【Example】
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a facsimile apparatus of the present invention. In FIG. 1, a facsimile apparatus 10 of the present invention includes a reading unit 11, a recording unit 12, an operation display unit 13, an image memory 14, an operation unit 15, a communication control unit 16, an encoding / decoding unit 17, an SAF 18, a parameter control unit. 19, including a network I / F 20. Each component is connected via an internal bus 21. A modem 22 is connected to the communication control unit 16 and the encoding / decoding unit 17. Further, the network I / F 20 is connected to the host device 30 via the LAN 40.
[0012]
Then, the reading unit 11 reads the document. The recording unit 12 records the received image information, report, mark sheet, and the like. The operation display unit 13 displays operation contents. The image memory 14 accumulates and stores image information as needed. The operation unit 15 includes a key, an LED, an LCD, and the like, and allows a user to perform an input operation. The communication control unit 16 controls transmission. The encoding / decoding unit 17 encodes / decodes image information. The SAF 18 temporarily stores the image information. The parameter control unit 19 controls the storage of the receivable resolution of the destination in the destination parameter. The network I / F 20 is an interface for connecting to a network, and is, for example, an NIC (Network Interface Card). The device transmits the original via the modem 22 and the public line network. The communication control unit 16 obtains the receiving resolution capability of the destination by exchanging the protocol with the sender, and the parameter control unit 19 stores the receivable resolution of the destination in the destination parameter.
[0013]
FIG. 2 is a diagram showing the configuration of the host device-side module of FIG. The host device-side module shown in FIG. 1 includes an application 31, a PC FAX driver 32, a spooler 33, a boat monitor 34, an address book data memory 35, and a temporary destination data memory 36. The port monitor 34 acquires a transmission result from the device body according to a transmission result acquisition flow of FIG. 3 described later. The effective resolution of the destination added to the transmission result information from the device body is added to the destination information in the address book data memory 35 and stored. If the acquired destination information is a temporary FAX number, the destination information is stored in the temporary destination data memory 36.
[0014]
FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing the transmission result obtaining operation of the facsimile apparatus in the present embodiment. In the figure, first, transmission result information from the device main body is waited, and the transmitted transmission result information and the resolution information of the other party are acquired (steps S101 and S102). Then, the destination information in the address book data memory 35 of FIG. 2 is updated, and the transmission result is displayed (steps S103 and S104).
[0015]
FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing the operation of the PCFAX driver of the facsimile apparatus in the present embodiment. In the figure, first, when printing is executed from an application, a destination input screen is displayed and a transmission destination is designated (step S201). At this time, the effective resolution of the designated destination is acquired, and the designated destination is temporary. If the number is found, the temporary destination data memory 36 in FIG. 2 is searched, and if there is a matching number, the effective resolution assigned to that number is obtained (step S202). If there are a plurality of destinations and the destination effective resolution priority is not specified, the driver creates image information at the resolution specified by the application (step S203; NO, step S204). If one destination is specified or the destination resolution priority is specified, the PCFAX driver 32 of FIG. 2 generates an image at the destination effective resolution (the lowest resolution in the case of a plurality of destinations) (step S203; YES). , Step S205). The created image information is compressed, converted into a data format recognizable by the device main body, and output to the device main body via the spooler 33 and the port monitor 34 in FIG. 2 (step S206).
[0016]
It should be noted that the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, and it goes without saying that various modifications and substitutions can be made within the scope of the claims.
[0017]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, the facsimile apparatus of the present invention has a parameter control unit for performing control for acquiring and storing resolution information of a destination when communicating, and generating a facsimile document corresponding to the resolution of the obtained destination. It is characterized by having a facsimile document creating means. Therefore, it is possible to provide a facsimile apparatus which can prevent a problem such as line drawing since the thinning process is not performed.
[0018]
Also, the resolution information of the other party obtained when notifying the communication result to the host apparatus side is added, and the host apparatus fetches the resolution information of the other party from the content of the communication result notification, and outputs the other party's resolution information in the address book of the host apparatus side. By adding the information to the information, the host device can acquire and recognize the resolution information of the other party, and can update the resolution information for each communication, and can always create a document that matches the resolution of the other party.
[0019]
Furthermore, the resolution capability of the destination is added to the destination data of the address book, and the FAX document creation means refers to the resolution of the destination at the time of destination specification, not the resolution specified by the application. Generate images with priority given to resolution. Therefore, since an image is generated in accordance with the resolution of the other party, line drawing or the like due to thinning does not occur.
[0020]
Also, resolution information for the temporarily input fax number is stored, and an image is generated based on the resolution information when transmitting to the same number next time. Therefore, even at a destination not registered in the address book, transmission can be performed at an optimum resolution based on the previous history.
[0021]
Further, when a plurality of destinations are designated and the registered effective resolutions are different from each other, an image is generated according to the lowest resolution, or the registered effective resolution is ignored and the image is designated at the designated resolution from the application. Create one or the other. Therefore, for an image in which line marking is likely to occur, it is possible to select to create an image in accordance with the lowest resolution, so that line marking can be reliably prevented.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a facsimile apparatus of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a configuration of a host device side module.
FIG. 3 is a flowchart illustrating a transmission result acquisition operation of the facsimile apparatus according to the embodiment.
FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating an operation of a PCFAX driver of the facsimile machine in the embodiment.
[Explanation of symbols]
Reference numeral 10: facsimile apparatus, 11: reading unit, 12; recording unit, 13; operation display unit, 14; image memory, 15; operation unit, 16; communication control unit, 17;
18; SAF, 19; parameter control unit, 20; network I / F,
21; internal bus, 22; modem, 30; host device, 40; LAN.

Claims (5)

A parameter control unit for performing control for acquiring and storing resolution information of the other party when communicating, and a facsimile document creating unit for creating a facsimile document according to the acquired resolution of the other party. Facsimile machine. The resolution information of the other party obtained when notifying the communication result to the host apparatus is added.The host apparatus extracts the resolution information of the other party from the content of the communication result notification, and adds the resolution information of the other party to the other party information of the address book of the host apparatus. The facsimile apparatus according to claim 1, which is added. The resolution capability of the destination is added to the destination data in the address book, and the FAX document creation means refers to the resolution of the destination when specifying the destination, and sets the effective resolution of the destination instead of the resolution specified by the application. 3. The facsimile apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the image is preferentially generated. 4. The facsimile apparatus according to claim 1, wherein resolution information for a facsimile number input temporarily is also stored, and an image is generated based on the resolution information when transmitting to the same number next time. When multiple destinations are specified and the registered effective resolutions are different, an image is generated according to the lowest resolution or an image is created at the specified resolution from the application ignoring the registered effective resolution The facsimile apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the facsimile apparatus selects one of the following.

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