JP2006245724A - Communications apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a communications apparatus in which incidental information can be read out appropriately, even after a received document is filed. <P>SOLUTION: The communication apparatus, having a facsimile receiving function, is provided with a means for printing incidental information, such as the date or the number of pages, being recorded when received data is printed, while shifting from a standard set position to the right or left in the margin of a page. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a communication apparatus having a facsimile reception function.

Conventionally, in a facsimile apparatus, the position of incidental information such as the reception time and the number of pages printed on a received document when data is received is a fixed position, and the font size is also a fixed size.
JP 2003-162396 A JP 2002-019202 A

  However, since the location where the supplementary information is printed is the fixed position of the margin of the received document, the supplementary information may be lost when the received document is stapled or punched. In some cases, incidental information may be hidden when files are compiled into a file. The small font size of the supplementary information may cause the supplementary information to be lost depending on the resolution when the received document is read by a scanner or copied.

  The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a communication device that can appropriately read supplementary information even after a received document is bound into a file.

  The present invention is a communication apparatus having a facsimile receiving function, which prints by moving auxiliary information such as date and page number recorded when printing received data from the standard setting position to the left or right in the page margin. It has a means to do.

  Further, in a communication apparatus having a facsimile receiving function, means for printing additional information such as the date and time and the number of pages recorded when printing received data from the standard setting position up or down in the page margin. It is equipped with.

  In addition, the communication apparatus having a facsimile receiving function includes means for printing auxiliary information such as the date and time and the number of pages recorded when printing the received data with a font size larger than the standard font size. Is.

  Therefore, according to the present invention, additional information such as the date and time and the number of pages recorded when printing received data is moved from the standard setting position to the left or right within the page margin, or up or down for printing. Therefore, it is possible to change the printing position of the incidental information according to the user's convenience.

  Also, since the incidental information such as the date / time and the number of pages recorded when printing the received data is changed to a size other than the standard size and printed, the font size of the incidental information can be changed according to the user's convenience. The effect that can be.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

  FIG. 1 shows a group 3 facsimile apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. In this case, incidental information other than the received document information is generated as print information on the own terminal side, combined with the received document, and recorded and output.

  In the figure, a system control unit 1 performs control processing for each part of the group 3 facsimile apparatus and predetermined group 3 facsimile transmission control procedure processing. The system control unit 1 executes the system memory 2. The control processing program and various data necessary for executing the processing program are stored, and the work area of the system control unit 1 is configured. The parameter memory 3 is unique to the group 3 facsimile machine. The clock circuit 4 is for storing various types of information, and the clock circuit 4 is for outputting current time information.

  The scanner 5 reads an original image with a predetermined resolution, the plotter 6 records and outputs an image with a predetermined resolution, and the operation display unit 7 operates the group 3 facsimile apparatus. It consists of various operation keys and various displays.

  The encoding / decoding unit 8 encodes and compresses the image signal, and also decodes the encoded and compressed image information into the original image signal. The image storage device 9 performs encoding and compression. This is for storing a large number of image information in the selected state.

  The group 3 facsimile modem 10 is for realizing the modem function of the group 3 facsimile, and is a low-speed modem function (V.21 modem) for exchanging transmission procedure signals, and mainly for exchanging image information. A high-speed modem function (V.17 modem, V.34 modem, V.29 modem, V.27ter modem, etc.) is provided.

  The network control apparatus 11 is for connecting the group 3 facsimile apparatus to the analog public network PSTN, and has an automatic outgoing / incoming function.

  The system control unit 1, the system memory 2, the parameter memory 3, the clock circuit 4, the scanner 5, the plotter 6, the operation display unit 7, the encoding / decoding unit 8, the image storage device 9, the group 3 facsimile modem 10, and The network control device 11 is connected to an internal bus 12, and data exchange between these elements is mainly performed via the internal bus 12.

  Data exchange between the network control device 11 and the group 3 facsimile modem 10 is performed directly.

  In the present embodiment, incidental information including a reception date and time, transmission source information, or a page number is printed on a received document. Then, for example, as shown in FIG. 2, the position for printing the supplementary information is a position P1 starting from the upper left of the upper part of the margin of the paper, a position P2 starting from the center of the upper part of the margin, and a lower part of the margin. Is set to a position P3 starting from the lower left of the position and a position P4 starting from the center of the lower part of the margin, and the user can specify any of these positions.

  Here, if the position P1 is the standard position, the other positions P2, P3, and P4 can be designated as optional positions.

  Further, the position information of the incidental information is stored in the parameter memory 3, for example.

  Then, as shown in FIG. 3, when the image information is received and stored (process 101), the set position information of the auxiliary information is acquired from the parameter memory 3 (process 102).

  Next, incidental information (reception date / time, transmission source information, page number, etc.) is generated (process 103), combined with the received image information in accordance with the set position information acquired in process 102, and recorded and output (process 104).

  In this way, in the present embodiment, the user can select the position of the incidental information, so that it is possible to avoid a situation in which the incidental information is hidden by the binding device even when bound to a file, for example. It becomes.

  In the embodiment described above, the user can set the position for recording the accompanying information, but the user can also set the font size for recording the accompanying information.

  For example, as shown in FIG. 4, if the standard font size of characters for recording incidental information is 10 px (points), a smaller 8 px, a slightly larger 12 px, or a larger 14 px can be selected. To. Information on the font size set by the user is stored in the parameter memory 3, for example.

  Then, as shown in FIG. 5, when the image information is received and stored (process 201), the font size information of the auxiliary information is acquired from the parameter memory 3 (process 202).

  Next, the incidental information (reception date / time, transmission source information, page number, etc.) is generated (process 203), and the incidental information is recorded with the character size according to the font size information acquired in process 202. Information is created, and the image information is combined with the received image information and recorded and output (process 204).

  In this way, in the present embodiment, the user can select the font size of the character for recording the supplementary information. For example, even when the supplementary information is bound in a file, the supplementary information is hidden by the binding device. It can be avoided.

  The present invention can be similarly applied to a communication apparatus such as an image forming apparatus having a facsimile communication function in addition to the group 3 facsimile apparatus. For example, a printing apparatus provided with a facsimile communication function. In this case, the present invention can be applied if it has a function of generating incidental information other than the received document information as print information on its own terminal side.

  In addition, as the incidental information, if it is generated by the own terminal, for example, appropriate information such as the identification information of the partner terminal acquired by some means, the reception date and time, the communication mode information, and the page number is appropriately formatted. It is possible to adopt the one arranged in.

1 is a block diagram showing a group 3 facsimile apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. Schematic which showed an example of the incidental information printing position. The flowchart which showed an example of the process at the time of printing. Schematic which showed an example of the font size of incidental information. The flowchart which showed the other example of the process at the time of printing.

Explanation of symbols

1 System control unit 2 System memory 3 Parameter memory

Claims (3)

In a communication device having a facsimile reception function,
A communication apparatus comprising means for printing additional information such as date and time and the number of pages recorded when printing received data from a standard setting position to the left or right within a page margin. In a communication device having a facsimile reception function,
A communication apparatus comprising means for printing additional information such as date and time and the number of pages recorded when printing received data from a standard setting position up or down in a page margin. In a communication device having a facsimile reception function,
A communication apparatus comprising means for printing incidental information such as the date and time and the number of pages recorded when printing received data in a font size larger than a standard font size.

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