JP2008166857A - Information transmission apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To enable a user to perform various kinds of compositing processing between information (image information or character information) transmitted from an external device such as a camera-equipped exclusive slave set (or camera-equipped cellar phone) with original image information read with a device body without requiring any instruction operation. <P>SOLUTION: When composite processing mode starts, a main control section 16 determines an order of compositing original image information and reception information (image information or character information) on the basis of an original reading timing using a scanner 11 and reception timing of the information (image information or character information) from a slave set 2. That means, when the information is received from the slave set 2 before start of original reading with the scanner 11, the original image information read as continuing part of the reception information is composited. Further, when the information is received from the slave set 2 during reading the original by the scanner 11, the reception information is composited as the continuing part of the original image information. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention provides a receiving unit that receives information transmitted from an external device, a reading unit that reads information, and an image that combines the received information received by the receiving unit and the read information read by the reading unit. The present invention relates to an information transmission apparatus including a processing unit and a transmission unit that transmits information synthesized by the image processing unit to the outside, and more particularly, to an information transmission device characterized by a synthesis process in the image processing unit. .

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a technique for transmitting a photographic image taken by a camera of a slave unit as a facsimile transmission or an attached file of an e-mail from the master unit has been disclosed (for example, see Patent Document 1).

  Also disclosed is a technique for editing image data obtained by reading a document and data input by another device (for example, see Patent Document 2).

  The fixed telephone device of Patent Document 1 includes a facsimile function unit that performs image communication through a telephone line or a function unit that transmits an image as an attached file of an e-mail. A slave unit having a camera with an image transmission function for transmitting a photographed image to a facsimile function unit is provided. Then, the images of documents, books, people, etc. captured using the camera function of the slave unit with a camera are transmitted cordlessly to the telephone device main body, and the facsimile function part or the attached file of the e-mail is sent through the telephone line. To send to the other party.

In addition, the image processing system of Patent Document 2 includes a high-function editing processing unit that can receive and process data from another image processing unit via a communication line and then transmit the data to another image processing device. Each of the other image processing devices presents the contents of items that can be processed by the high-function image processing device, and determines the processing content based on an operation instruction input. When the processing of the image processing apparatus is necessary, the data is transmitted to the high-function image processing apparatus, and the processed image data is received and recorded. In other words, an image processing job that requires a large amount of processing captured from a slave device that is an arbitrary image processing device is transmitted to the master device that is a high-function image processing device for processing, and the processed data is received from the master device By doing so, the captured data can be processed.
JP 2004-266712 A JP-A-5-328098

  The fixed telephone apparatus of Patent Document 1 simply transmits an image of a document, a book, or a person captured using the camera function of the camera-equipped handset as a facsimile image or an attached file of an e-mail. No consideration is given to editing images. In addition, there is a problem in that it is impossible to associate a plurality of pieces of information (a scanned image such as a photo description and a photographic image from the slave unit).

  Further, according to the image processing system of Patent Document 2, the image data and the like captured by the slave unit are transmitted to the master unit side, and an editing instruction is input from the slave unit, so that the master unit follows the instruction. Editing can be performed. However, there is a problem that the editing operation is complicated because the user needs to input an editing instruction from the slave unit for editing. Further, there has been a problem in that it is not possible to edit the transmitted photograph image in association with the photograph description scanned on the parent machine side from the child machine side.

  The present invention was devised to solve such problems, and its purpose is to provide information (received information) transmitted from an external device such as a dedicated handset with camera (or a mobile phone with camera) and an apparatus. An object of the present invention is to provide an information transmission device that can easily combine various combining processes with read information read on the main body side without any instruction operation by the user.

  In order to solve the above problems, an information transmission apparatus according to the present invention includes a receiving unit that receives information transmitted from an external device, a reading unit that reads image information such as a document, and received information received by the receiving unit. An image processing unit configured to synthesize the read information read by the reading unit; and a transmission unit configured to transmit the image information combined by the image processing unit to the outside. The combination order of the read information and the reception information is determined by the image information read timing by the means and the information reception timing by the reception means.

  More specifically, the image processing unit synthesizes the read information as a continuation of the received information when the information is received by the receiving unit before the reading of the information by the reading unit is started. Is generated. For example, when combining information (composite image information) is output as one page, received information (for example, image information such as a photograph) is arranged at the top of the page, and read information (for example, a photo description, etc.) is disposed at the bottom. The original image information) is arranged.

  The image processing unit generates a single file by synthesizing the received information as a continuation of the read information when the receiving unit receives information during the reading of the image information by the reading unit. For example, when outputting the composite image information as one page, reading information (for example, manuscript image information such as a photo description) is arranged at the top of the page, and received information (for example, image information such as a photo) at the bottom. Are combined so that

  In addition, when the receiving unit receives the information after the reading of the image information by the reading unit, the image processing unit synthesizes the received information as information on the next page of the read information and combines one file. Generate. Therefore, at the time of output (for example, at the time of print output, etc.), the read information is arranged on the first page, and the received information is arranged on the second page, so that all the two pages are combined. In other words, the received information is output as the last page separately from other pages.

  As described above, according to the present invention, the composition of received information is automatically determined in accordance with the reception timing of information by the receiving means, that is, the transmission timing from the external device. Therefore, the user can use the external device while watching the reading state of the image information by the reading unit, for example, only to set the timing for transmitting the photographed information (in this case, the image information) to the apparatus side. Thus, it is possible to perform a combination process (editing process) of two pieces of information without troublesome editing operations and key operations. In this case, if the information is transmitted from the external device before the image information is read by the reading means, the transmission information (received information on the apparatus side) is combined before the read information, and the image information is being read by the reading means. When information is transmitted from the external device, the transmission information (received information on the device side) is combined after the read information. When the information is transmitted from the external device after the reading of the image information by the reading unit, the transmission information (device side) In this case, the received information is combined as the next page of the read information, so even a user who is not familiar with the editing process can insert the received information such as a photographic image at a desired position with respect to the read information with an intuitive operation. It becomes possible to do.

  By the way, when the reception information and the read information are simply combined as described above, for example, when the read information is A4 size information, the combined image information may protrude from the A4 size.

  Therefore, in the present invention, processing that considers such a situation is also performed. In other words, the image processing means adjusts the size of the received information and / or the read information so as to fit a designated page size during the synthesis process.

  Specifically, when the information for adjusting the size is image information such as a photograph, the image processing unit adjusts the image to fit on the page by enlarging or reducing the image size. In addition, when the information for size adjustment is character information, the image processing means changes at least one of the character interval or the line interval among the character size, the character interval, or the line interval, thereby changing the page. Make adjustments so that

  Further, the size adjustment is not necessarily limited to the adjustment to fit on one page. For example, even when the received photo image or the like is small in size and the placement balance with the read information such as the photo description is bad, the photo image is enlarged to a predetermined size (for example, the L version of the photo). Thus, the balance with the photographic explanation may be adjusted.

  Further, in the present invention, such a size adjustment may be performed according to a user instruction. That is, the information processing apparatus further includes priority setting means for setting which of received information or read information is to be prioritized, and the image processing means sets the information prioritized by the priority setting means to a full size information that has not been prioritized. You may comprise so that size may be adjusted. Thereby, the editing process of the arrangement configuration intended by the user becomes possible.

  The information transmission apparatus according to the present invention further includes a number setting means for presetting the number of the received information, and the image processing means is provided when the number of received information is set by the number setting means. Is characterized by combining the received set number of received information as a series at a combining position determined based on the reception timing of the information transmitted first from the external device. With such a configuration, a plurality of pieces of received information can be inserted together at a desired location with respect to the read information, which is more convenient for the user.

  In the present invention, a dedicated slave unit with a camera function or a mobile phone with a camera attached to the information transmission apparatus can be used as the external device. The transmission means can be a FAX modem for facsimile transmission, and can be a mail controller for transmission as electronic mail via a LAN (Local Area Network).

  According to the information transmission apparatus of the present invention, since the reception information combining timing is determined automatically according to the reception timing of information by the receiving means, that is, the transmission timing from the external device, the user can While watching the reading status of the image information with the reading means, using an external device, for example, only by measuring the timing of transmitting the photographed image information to the apparatus side, without troublesome editing operations and key operations, Two pieces of information can be combined (edited). Thus, even a user who is not familiar with the editing process can easily perform the editing process of inserting received information such as a photographic image at a desired position with respect to the read information by an intuitive operation.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 is an external view of a facsimile apparatus which is an embodiment of the information transmission apparatus of the present invention.

  The facsimile apparatus includes a facsimile apparatus main body 1 and a child device with a camera function (hereinafter simply referred to as a child device) 2, and the child device 2 and the facsimile apparatus main body 1 are interconnected by wireless communication. . Therefore, the facsimile apparatus main body 1 is provided with an antenna 3 for wireless communication with the slave unit 2. Further, the facsimile apparatus main body 1 includes a LAN cable 4 for transmitting the read information and information transmitted from the handset 2 as an e-mail, and a telephone line cable for connecting to a public switched telephone network (PSTN). 5 is connected. Here, as a form of wireless communication, forms such as Bluetooth and infrared communication (IrSC (Infrared Simple Connect), etc.) can be exemplified.

  FIG. 2 is a functional block diagram showing an electrical configuration of the facsimile apparatus having the above configuration.

  The subunit | mobile_unit 2 stores the image information image | photographed with the camera part 21 equipped with image pick-up elements, such as CCD, the communication part 22 provided with the microphone and earpiece which are not shown in the case of using as a normal telephone, A memory unit 23 such as a RAM that also serves as a work area for temporarily storing control information of each block during operation of the slave unit 2, a ROM 24 that stores control information for the entire slave unit, and various keys operated by the user Wireless interface for transmitting and receiving various information to and from the user interface (U / I) unit 25, the main control unit 26 including a CPU that controls the operation of each block in accordance with control information stored in the ROM 24, and the facsimile apparatus body 1. The communication unit 27 and the data bus 28 are included. The data bus 28 is a signal line for transmitting information (data signal) transmitted / received between each block of the slave unit 2.

  The facsimile apparatus body 1 processes a scanner unit 11 having an ADF (Automatic Document Feeder), information (image information) read by the scanner unit 11 and information (image information or character information) transmitted from the slave unit 2. The image processing unit 12 to be performed, the information processed by the image processing unit 12, and the memory unit 13 such as a RAM which also serves as a work area for temporarily storing control information of each block when the facsimile apparatus main body 1 is operated, the facsimile apparatus From the ROM 14 storing the control information of the main body 1, the user interface (U / I) unit 15 having various keys operated by the user, the CPU controlling the operation of each block according to the control information stored in the ROM 14, etc. The main control unit 16, the wireless communication unit 17 for transmitting and receiving various information to and from the handset 2, and the memory unit 13 It is constituted by an external interface (I / F) 18 and data bus 19, for transmitting information to the outside. The data bus 19 is a signal line for transmitting information (data signal) transmitted / received between each block of the facsimile apparatus main body 1.

  In the configuration described above, the facsimile apparatus of the present embodiment has the read information (image information) read by the scanner unit 11 and the received information (image information or text) transmitted from the slave unit 2 and received via the wireless communication unit 17. Information) is synthesized by the image processing unit 12. In this synthesis processing mode, the main control unit 16 recognizes this in accordance with the execution instruction of the synthesis processing mode input by the user via the U / I unit 15 and performs the synthesis processing by the image processing unit 12. It has become.

  FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram conceptually showing the flow of processing of each information when the synthesis processing mode is executed. Hereinafter, the flow of processing of each information shown in FIG. 3 will be described.

  Information (in this case, image information) n such as a photograph taken by the camera unit 21 of the slave unit 2 is stored in the memory unit 23 ((path 1) in the figure). Then, the main control unit 26 recognizes this in response to a transmission instruction for the information n input by the user via the U / I unit 25, reads the information n from the memory unit 23, and transmits a facsimile through the wireless communication unit 27. The data is transmitted to the apparatus body 1 side ((path 2) in the figure).

  On the facsimile machine body 1 side, the transmitted information (image information etc.) n is received via the wireless communication unit 17, and this received information (image information etc.) n is stored in the memory unit 13 (( Path 3)).

  Further, when the information on the placed original is read by the scanner unit 11 in parallel or before and after this, the facsimile apparatus main body 1 stores the read information (original image information) p in the memory unit 13 (in the drawing). (Path 4)). At this time, the main control unit 16 stores the received information (image information or the like) n transmitted from the slave unit 2 and the read information (original image information) p by the scanner unit 11 in association with each other. The main control unit 16 also monitors the reading timing of the read information (original image information) p by the scanner unit 11 and the reception timing of the information (image information etc.) n transmitted from the slave unit 2, and the timing Various synthesis processes are carried out by this, which will be described later.

  Thereafter, when reading of one page of document image information by the scanner unit 11 is completed, read information (document image information) p and received information (image information etc.) n stored in association with the memory unit 13 are read. And delivered to the image processing unit 12 ((path 5) in the figure). The image processing unit 12 synthesizes the related read information (original image information) p and received information (image information etc.) n in association with each other, and again combines the combined information (synthesized image information) A with the memory unit. 13 (in the figure (path 6)).

  Thereafter, all the reading processing in the scanner unit 11 is finished, and when the user instructs the transmission of the composite image information A via the U / I unit 15, the main control unit 16 performs the memory unit based on the transmission instruction. 13, the composite image information A is read out and faxed to the outside via, for example, a fax modem of the external I / F unit 18 ((path 7) in the figure).

  The above is the processing flow of each information until the information transmitted from the slave unit 2 and the image information read by the scanner unit 11 are combined and transmitted to the outside.

  Next, an example of the composition process based on the image information reading timing by the scanner unit 11 and the reception timing of the information (image information or character information) transmitted from the slave unit 2 will be specifically described below.

  The first embodiment is an embodiment showing a basic flow of the synthesis process. Hereinafter, the synthesizing process of the first embodiment will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG. 4 and the explanatory diagrams shown in FIGS.

  When a transmission document is set on the scanner unit 11 and a user inputs an execution instruction of the synthesis process via the U / I unit 15, the synthesis process mode is started.

  When the composition processing mode is started, the main control unit 16 determines whether or not information is transmitted from the slave unit 2 (step S1), and whether or not a document reading start instruction is input via the U / I unit 15. Whether or not (step S2) is monitored. As a result, when information is transmitted from the slave unit 2 before the reading of the document is started (when it is determined Yes in step S1), the main control unit 16 receives the received information (in the first embodiment, a photograph). N1 is temporarily stored in the memory unit 13 and the fact that the image information n1 has been received from the slave unit 2 before the document reading is started (reception flag is turned on) (step S3).

  On the other hand, when an instruction to start reading a document is input, reading of the document by the scanner unit 11 is started (step S4).

  When reading of the document is started, the main control unit 16 confirms the state of the reception flag (step S6), and if the reception flag is turned on (if determined Yes in step S6), the memory unit 13 Is stored in association with the image information n1 once stored and the read document information (original image information) p (step S7). The association here is an association instructing to synthesize the original image information p as a continuation of the image information n1. At this time, the reception flag is turned off.

  On the other hand, the main control unit 16 monitors whether or not the image information n2 is transmitted from the slave unit 2 in parallel with the document reading (step S8). As a result, when the image information n2 from the slave unit 2 is received during document reading and is temporarily stored in the memory unit 13 (when determined Yes in step S8), the image information n2 stored in the memory unit 13 is stored. And the document image information p being read are stored in association with each other (step S9). The association here is an association instructing to combine the image information n2 as a continuation of the original image information p.

  The main control unit 16 monitors whether or not reading of the page has been completed while performing such association (step S10). When the reading of the page is completed, the image processing unit 12 combines the image information n (n1 and / or n2) and the original image information p in accordance with the association performed in step S7 or step S9, and again stores the memory. Store in the unit 13 (step S11).

  Thereafter, when there is a next document (next page) in the scanner unit 11 (when it is determined Yes in step S12), the process returns to step S4 to start reading the document of the next page. On the other hand, when there is no next page (when it is determined No in step S12), the document reading is terminated, and then whether or not the image information n3 is transmitted from the slave unit 2 after the document reading is completed (step S12). S13) and whether or not an instruction to transmit the read document is input via the U / I unit 15 (step S15). If the image information n3 from the slave unit 2 is received before the transmission is started (when it is determined Yes in step S13), the original image information p stored in the memory unit 13 and the received image information n3 are received. Are combined and stored in the memory unit 13 (step S14). The composition at this time is a process of compositing the image information n3 as the last page of the document image information p.

  Thereafter, when there is a transmission instruction (when it is determined Yes in step S15), the main control unit 16 reads out the combined information (composite image information) stored in the memory unit 13 and transmits it to the outside. (Step S16).

  FIG. 5 is an image diagram of the composite image information when the association is performed in step S7. That is, according to the association in step S7, when the composite image information is, for example, a one-page image of A4 vertical size, the photographic image that is the image information n1 is arranged in the upper part of the page, and the original image information p is in the lower part. It becomes the form where the sentence which is is arranged.

  FIG. 6 is an image diagram of the composite image information when the association is performed in step S9. However, this example is an example in the case where the image information n1 is not received from the slave unit 2 before the document reading is started. That is, according to the association in step S9, when the composite image information is, for example, a one-page image of A4 vertical size, the text that is the original image information p is arranged at the top of the page, and the image information n2 at the bottom. A certain photographic image is arranged.

  FIG. 7 is an image diagram of the composite image information when the association is performed in step S7 and step S9. That is, in this case, both the association in step S7 and the association in step S9 are followed. Therefore, when the composite image information is, for example, a one-page image of A4 vertical size, the image information n1 is displayed in the upper part of the page. The photographic image is arranged, the text as the original image information p is arranged in the middle, and the photographic image as the image information n2 is arranged in the lower.

  FIG. 8 is an image diagram of the composite image information when the association is performed in step S14. However, this example is an image diagram of the composite image information in the case where the association in both step S7 and step S9 is not performed. That is, in this case, the image pages are linked with the original image information p as the first page and the image information n3 as the next page (second page).

  By the way, when the received image information and the read document image information are simply combined as in the first embodiment, for example, when A4 portrait size is selected as the output form, the combined image information fits on one page (FIG. 5). (In the case of FIG. 7), when the B5 vertical size is selected, it does not fit on one page. For example, in the example of FIG. 6, the image information n2 may be divided into the second page from the middle. There is. The second embodiment takes this situation into consideration. That is, in the synthesis process, the size of either or both of the image information n and the original image information p is adjusted so as to fit the designated page size.

  FIG. 9A shows an example in which the size of the image information n is reduced so that the original image information p and the image information n are adjusted to fit on one page. FIG. 9B shows the original image information. In this example, the original image information p and the image information n are adjusted to fit on one page by reducing the size of p.

  Further, such size adjustment is not necessarily limited to adjustment for fitting on one page. For example, since the size of the image information n is small and the placement balance with the original image information p such as a photo description is bad, the image information n is enlarged to a predetermined size (for example, the L version of the photo). Thus, the balance with the document image information p may be adjusted.

  FIG. 10 shows an example of adjustment at this time. Since the size of the lower image information n is too small (for example, the size of an ID photo) with respect to the upper document image information p, the image information n is enlarged to the L version. As a result, the image information n is balanced with the original image information p. In addition to this adjustment, for example, the size of the image information n received from the slave unit 2 is 320 × 240 pixels, and the main scan of the FAX image (A4 size) is 1664 dots. The image information n may be adjusted to fit the paper size by enlarging it to 1664/320 times.

  Such enlargement / reduction processing may be automatically adjusted by the main control unit 16 so as to fit the page size specified in advance by the user via the U / I unit 15.

  However, such size adjustment may be performed according to a user instruction. That is, the U / I unit 15 is provided with priority setting means for setting in advance which of the information received from the slave unit 2 or the information read by the scanner unit 11 should be preferentially adjusted. When the received information and the read information do not fit within the specified page size, the information set with priority by the priority setting means is set to the original size, and the information not set with priority is matched with the information set with priority. It is good also as a structure which adjusts to size. For example, when priority is given to the document image information p, which is information read by the scanner unit 11 (document priority mode), the size adjustment shown in FIG. On the other hand, when priority is given to the image information n transmitted from the slave unit 2 (reception data priority mode), the size adjustment as shown in FIG. 9B is performed. When such priority setting is not performed, both pieces of information (image information n and document image information p) are reduced or enlarged equally (at the same scale) so as to fit the designated page size. Just do it. As a result, it is possible to perform editing processing into a layout arrangement that is intended and balanced by the user.

  In the third embodiment, the number of pieces of information transmitted from the slave unit 2, that is, the number (number) of pieces of information received via the wireless communication unit 17 is set in advance before executing the synthesis processing mode. This is an example. That is, a number setting means for setting the number of received information in advance is provided in the U / I unit 15, and the main control unit 16 performs this operation when the number of received information is set via the U / I unit 15. Example 3 is executed.

  Specifically, the set number received after that is received at the combination position determined based on the reception timing of information (image information such as a photograph in the third embodiment) n transmitted first from the slave unit 2. The information is synthesized as a series (collection). Note that the composition position determination processing based on the reception timing of the image information n transmitted first is the same as the processing procedure of the flowchart shown in FIG. 4 described in the first embodiment. Therefore, in the third embodiment, only the processing unique to the third embodiment will be specifically described below, based on the flowchart shown in FIG. In the following description, a case will be described in which the number of pieces of image information to be received is set to three.

  For example, when the first (first) image information n1 is received from the slave unit 2 before the document reading is started, the processing from step S1 to step S7 in FIG. 4 is executed. In step S8, when the next (second) image information n2 is received from the slave unit 2 while reading the document, the process goes to step S9. In the third embodiment, this step is performed. The process of S9 is different from that of the first embodiment. That is, in this step, the image information n2 is further associated with the association between the image information n1 stored in the memory unit 13 and the document image information p. In this association, the image information n2 is associated with the image information n1, and the document image information p is associated with the image information n2.

  Thereafter, the processing of step S10 to step S12 in FIG. 4 is executed to complete reading of the document, and then, when the third image information n3 is transmitted from the slave unit 2 after the reading of the document is completed (step) If YES in S13, the process goes to step S14. In the third embodiment, the process in step S14 is different from that in the first embodiment. That is, in this step, the image information n3 is further associated with the association between the image information n1 and n2 stored in the memory unit 13 and the document image information p. In this association, the image information n3 is associated with the image information n2, and the document image information p is associated with the image information n3. That is, the original image information p is associated with the image information n1, n2, and n3.

  As a result of such association, the composite image information image of the third embodiment is an image as shown in FIG. Incidentally, the image of the composite image information when the first (first) image information n1 from the handset 2 is received while reading the document is an image as shown in FIG.

  According to the third embodiment, since a plurality of pieces of image information can be collectively inserted at a desired location with respect to the document image information, it is more convenient for the user.

  In the case of the first embodiment, FIG. 6 shows an image of the composite image information when the association is performed in step S9. The document read by the scanner unit 11 is, for example, A4 portrait size, and the document When most of the latter half is a blank (blank), the original image information p11 and the image information n11 such as a photo are combined as they are, and as shown in FIG. 12, an image is displayed below the margin of the original image information p11. The information n11 is combined, and the combined image A11 has a length that is longer than the A4 vertical size. Therefore, in the fourth embodiment, in such a case, the blank portion of the document image information p11 is cut off, and the cut-out document image information P12 and the image information n11 are combined. Thereby, it can be set as the synthetic | combination image A12 settled in A4 vertical size.

  In the first to fourth embodiments described above, image information n such as a photograph is transmitted from the handset 2 side, and the document image information p such as a photograph description is read by the scanner unit 11 on the facsimile apparatus main body 1 side. However, in the fifth embodiment, as shown in FIG. 13, character information (text data) is transmitted from the handset 2 side, and the facsimile apparatus body 1 side, for example, manuscript image information such as an illustration drawn by the user. May be read by the scanner unit 11, and the read original image information n21 such as an illustration and the character information p21 transmitted from the slave unit 2 may be combined according to the reception timing. This example corresponds to FIG. 5 in the case where the character information is transmitted from the slave unit 2 before the document reading is started, that is, in the case of association in step S7 in FIG.

  In this case, when the handset 2 is a mobile phone or the like, it is possible to input character information using 50 sounds or English characters assigned to the numeric keypad. That is, it is possible to substitute the function of the keyboard using the handset 2.

  In the fifth embodiment, the information transmitted from the slave unit 2 is character information (text data). Therefore, when the size adjustment of the second embodiment is applied to the character information, the character size or character What is necessary is just to adjust by changing a space | interval, line spacing, etc. For example, if the character size is 12 points, the character spacing is 5 mm, and the line spacing is 5 mm, the character size is changed to 10.5 points, the character spacing is 4 mm, and the line spacing is 4 mm. Can be reduced. However, the character size does not necessarily need to be changed. Further, when it is desired to reduce or enlarge only the horizontal width, it is only necessary to change the character spacing. When it is desired to reduce or enlarge only the length direction, only the line spacing needs to be changed. In any case, such size adjustment may be performed automatically in the image processing unit 12 so as to fit the designated page size.

  The sixth embodiment is another embodiment than the first to fifth embodiments.

  In recent mobile phones, those equipped with a function of analyzing a QR code have become widespread. Therefore, when the user is looking at a magazine or the like and wants to send his / her favorite information to a friend, if the QR code is added to the information, the handset 2 captures the QR code. Then, the content of the QR code may be automatically analyzed, and the result may be converted into an image (converted to a URL (Uniform Resource Locator)) and transmitted to the facsimile apparatus main body 1 side. In this case, if the facsimile apparatus main body 1 can recognize that the transmitted data is a URL, the URL is synthesized in the form of being embedded at the beginning or end of the document image information according to the reception timing. May be.

1 is an external view of a facsimile machine that is an embodiment of an information transmission apparatus of the present invention. 2 is a functional block diagram showing an electrical configuration of the facsimile apparatus according to the present embodiment. FIG. It is explanatory drawing which showed the flow of a process of each information (data) when a synthetic | combination process mode is performed image-wise. 3 is a flowchart for explaining a synthesis process according to the first embodiment. FIG. 5 is an image diagram of composite image information when association is performed in step S <b> 7 of FIG. 4. FIG. 5 is an image diagram of composite image information when association is performed in step S <b> 9 of FIG. 4. FIG. 5 is an image diagram of composite image information when association is performed in step S <b> 14 of FIG. 4. FIG. 5 is an image diagram of composite image information when association is performed in step S7 and step S9 in FIG. 4. (A) is explanatory drawing which shows the example adjusted so that original image information and received information may be fit on one page by reducing the size of received information, and (b) reduces the size of original image information. Thus, it is an explanatory diagram illustrating an example in which the original image information and the reception information are adjusted to fit on one page. It is explanatory drawing which shows the example which adjusted the arrangement | positioning balance of receiving information and original image information. (A), (b) is an image figure of the synthetic | combination image information when the synthetic | combination process of Example 3 is implemented. FIG. 6 is an image diagram of composite image information when a blank portion of original image information is deleted and combined. It is an image figure of synthetic | combination image information in case receiving information is character information.

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DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Facsimile machine body 2 Slave unit with camera 3 Antenna 4 LAN cable 5 Telephone line cable 11 Scanner unit 12 Image processing unit 13 Memory unit 14 ROM
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 15 User interface (U / I) part 16 Main control part 17 Wireless communication part 18 External interface (I / F) part 19 Data bus 21 Camera part 22 Calling part 23 Memory part 24 ROM
25 User Interface (U / I) Unit 26 Main Control Unit 27 Wireless Communication Unit 28 Data Bus

Claims (11)

Receiving means for receiving information transmitted from an external device;
Reading means for reading image information such as a document;
Image processing means for synthesizing received information received by the receiving means and read information read by the reading means;
In an information transmission apparatus comprising: transmission means for transmitting image information synthesized by the image processing means to the outside;
The image processing means determines the synthesis order of the read information and the received information based on the image information read timing by the reading means and the information reception timing by the receiving means. .   The image processing means combines the read information as a continuation of the received information when information is received by the receiving means before the reading means starts reading image information. The information transmission device described in 1.   The image processing means combines the received information as a continuation of the read information when the information is received by the receiving means while the image information is being read by the reading means. The information transmission apparatus according to claim 2.   The image processing means synthesizes the received information as information on the next page of the read information when the information is received by the receiving means after the reading of the image information by the reading means is completed. The information transmission device according to any one of claims 1 to 3.   4. The image processing unit according to claim 1, wherein the size of the received information and / or the read information is adjusted so as to fit a designated page size during the composition processing. The information transmission apparatus described.   The information transmission apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the image processing unit performs the adjustment by enlarging or reducing the image size when the information on which the size adjustment is performed is image information.   The image processing means performs adjustment by changing at least one of the character interval or the line interval among the character size, the character interval, or the line interval when the information to be adjusted is character information. 6. The information transmission apparatus according to claim 5, wherein Priority setting means for setting which of the received information or the read information is prioritized,
The information according to any one of claims 5 to 7, wherein the image processing means sets the information set with priority by the priority setting means to a full size and adjusts the size of information not set with priority. Transmission equipment. Further comprising number setting means for presetting the number of the received information,
When the number of pieces of received information is set by the number setting unit, the image processing unit has a combination order determined based on the reception timing of information transmitted first from the external device. 5. The information transmission apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the received information of the set number received thereafter is combined as a series.   The information transmission apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the external device is a dedicated slave unit with a camera function or a mobile phone with a camera.   2. The information transmission apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the transmission means is a facsimile modem or a mail controller.

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