JP2004056166A - Control method for image communication apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method of controlling an image communication apparatus which meets the needs of users and improves the handling convenience for the users. <P>SOLUTION: According to the method of controlling an image communication apparatus, an output unit turns and outputs a communication control report in accordance with an output format of the communication control report a user desires. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO

Description

[0001]
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a control method of an image communication apparatus, and more particularly, to an image communication apparatus that manages communication history and prints communication history information as a list on a communication management report.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Conventionally, in a communication apparatus, regarding the automatic output of a communication management report, when the selection result of the communication management report is A4 size landscape paper and does not rotate by 90 degrees, for example, if the communication result for 50 communication is accumulated, the communication management report Is output. When the A4 size landscape paper is rotated by 90 degrees, a communication management report is output when a communication result of, for example, 35 communication less than the above is accumulated. When the A4 size portrait paper is not rotated by 90 degrees, a communication management report is output when communication results for 35 communications are accumulated.
[0003]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, in this case, when the communication management information is output to a sheet that is long in the horizontal direction, the area is not fully utilized, and a state in which there is a useless blank area in the horizontal direction. Further, it has not been possible to meet the needs of users who want to arbitrarily select the information amount. Furthermore, when printing is performed on paper that is long in the horizontal direction other than the communication management information, it is not possible to respond to the user's need to make more use of the blank area.
[0004]
An object of the present invention is to solve these problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a control method of an image communication apparatus that can respond to a user's needs and improves user's convenience.
[0005]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to solve the above problem, the control method of the image communication apparatus according to the present invention includes a communication management unit that manages a communication history of communication, and a communication management report listing communication history information as needed. An image communication device having an output unit for performing image rotation and outputting the rotated communication management report, wherein the output unit rotates and outputs the communication management report according to a user's desired output format. Therefore, convenience for the user is improved.
[0006]
Further, by changing the orientation of the printing paper according to the communication management report that is output by rotation, a blank area of the paper can be used efficiently. Further, by setting the output format according to the amount of information per communication management report, the blank area of the paper can be used more efficiently. Further, the user can arbitrarily select the amount of information so as to meet the needs of the user.
[0007]
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
According to the control method of the image communication apparatus of the present invention, the communication management report is rotated and output by the output unit according to the output format desired by the user.
[0008]
【Example】
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an image communication device according to one embodiment of the present invention. A facsimile apparatus will be described as an example of an image communication apparatus according to the present embodiment. 1, a facsimile apparatus 10 includes a CPU 11, a ROM 12, a RAM 13, an image memory 14, an operation unit 15, a display unit 16, an image reading unit 17, an image output unit 18, an encoding / decoding unit 19, a modem 20, and a network control unit. And each component is connected by a data bus 22. Here, the CPU 11 uses the RAM 13 according to the program written in the ROM 12 while using the RAM 13, the operation unit 15, the display unit 16, the image reading unit 17, the image output unit 18, the encoding / decoding unit 19, the modem 20, It controls the network control unit 21. The ROM 12 stores various programs. The RAM 13 temporarily stores information such as image information. The image memory 14 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 display unit 16 displays the operation content. The image reading unit 17 interfaces with a scanner (not shown). The image output unit 18 interfaces with the printer engine and outputs an image and a communication management report. The encoding / decoding unit 19 compresses and decompresses (including JPEG compression / decompression) image information necessary for FAX communication. The modem 20 transmits a document. The network control unit 21 has an electrical interface with the public line network.
[0009]
Next, the operation of the image communication device according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. 2 which is a flowchart of the basic operation outline of the image communication device according to the present invention.
First, in order to print a list of communication history information stored in the RAM 13 of FIG. 1 as a communication management report, the user issues a report print instruction using the operation unit 15 and the display unit 16 of FIG. 1 (Step S101; YES), a display for selecting the format of the communication management report appears on the display unit 16. Here, it is also possible for the user to use a standard setting format without making a selection. For the standard setting, a format frequently used by the user is stored in the RAM 13 in advance. If the format is not selected (step S102; NO), the image output unit 18 reads the standard format setting and prints the communication management report in a format according to the setting (steps S103 and S104). Here, there are two types of formats, which are determined depending on whether the recording paper is used in the vertical direction or the horizontal direction. Normally, the communication history in the communication management report expands information per communication in the row (horizontal) direction. When recording paper is used in the vertical direction, it can be used per communication because it is narrow in the line direction. Although the number of characters is small, printing can be performed on one recording sheet for many communications. Conversely, when the recording paper is used in the horizontal direction, the number of characters that can be used per communication increases, and the number of communication histories that can be printed on one sheet decreases accordingly. If the user desires a report with a large number of communication histories even though the amount of information per communication is small, the user selects printing in a vertical format (step S106; NO, step S107). Conversely, if a report that has a small number of communication histories and a large amount of information per communication is desired, an easy-to-understand report is selected (step S106; YES, step S108). Examples of the formats in these communication management reports are shown in FIG. 3 for the vertical type and FIG. 4 for the horizontal type. If the user selects a format in step S102 (step S102; YES), the standard setting is ignored and the CPU 11 in FIG. 1 instructs the image output unit 18 of the selected type of format, and the image output unit 18 is required. If so, print the communication management report while rotating the image. In the present embodiment, an example of manual printing is described. However, even when the image communication apparatus has a function of automatically printing a communication management report when a certain number of communication history information is stored in the RAM 13, the standard setting may be used. Thus, the communication management report can be printed in a format required by the user. In this case, the number of communication histories that can be printed on one recording sheet changes depending on the format type, and therefore the CPU 11 appropriately adjusts the timing of automatic printing.
[0010]
This embodiment is applicable to various reports and lists other than the communication management report. For example, when a horizontal type format is applied to a communication result report printed at the end of one communication, a large amount of information can be printed in the line direction, so that it is not necessary to use symbols that are difficult to understand, as in the case of the communication management report. The report is easier for users to understand. Also, when applied to a phonebook list such as one-touch dialing, a lot of information such as address insertion function settings and sender name printing function settings can be registered in the current one-touch dialing in addition to telephone numbers and destination names. The information can be printed, and the report becomes easier for the user to understand. Of course, a user who wants to check many one-touch dials at once may print in a vertical format.
[0011]
Further, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, and needless to say, various modifications and substitutions can be made within the scope of the claims.
[0012]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, the control method of the image communication device of the present invention includes a communication management unit that manages a communication history of communication and a communication management report that lists communication history information. An output unit for performing and outputting the communication management report, wherein the communication management report is rotated and output by the output unit in accordance with an output format desired by the user. Therefore, when printing a communication management report on a long sheet in the horizontal direction, a large amount of information per line per communication can be described, and information that cannot be described conventionally due to space limitations or has to be omitted. Character strings and the like can be described, and user convenience is improved.
[0013]
Further, by changing the orientation of the printing paper according to the communication management report that is output by rotation, a blank area of the paper can be used efficiently. Further, by setting the output format according to the amount of information per communication management report, the blank area of the paper can be used more efficiently. Further, the user can arbitrarily select the amount of information, thereby responding to the needs of the user, such as giving priority to the large number of communications that can be printed on one sheet, that is, using the paper in the vertical direction. .
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of an image communication device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a flowchart illustrating an operation of the image communication apparatus according to the embodiment.
FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of a vertical type communication management report.
FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of a horizontal type communication management report.
[Explanation of symbols]
10; image communication device; 11; CPU; 12; ROM, 13;
14; image memory, 15; operation unit, 16; display unit, 17; image reading unit,
18; image output unit; 19; encoding / decoding unit; 20; modem; 21; network control unit;
22; internal bus.

Claims (4)

A communication management unit that manages a communication history of communication, and an output unit that outputs a communication management report listing information of the communication history by performing image rotation as necessary and outputting the communication management report. ,
A method of controlling an image communication apparatus, wherein the communication management report is rotated and output by the output unit according to a user's desired output format. The method according to claim 1, wherein the direction of the printing paper is changed according to the communication management report that is rotated and output. 2. The control method according to claim 1, wherein an output format is set according to an amount of information per communication management report. 4. The method according to claim 3, wherein the switching of the information amount is arbitrarily selected by a user.

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