JP2009153209A - Facsimile apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a facsimile apparatus which enables a user to easily grasp from whom a call is originated. <P>SOLUTION: When a telephone number of a calling source can not be acquired by a number display function (S13: NO), a control unit 10A performs processing for extracting calling source information from page data of a first page of image data being received (S14). When picture data of the calling source information is extracted in S14 (S16: YES), the control unit 10A displays the picture data of the calling source information (S24) while suiting the picture data to the size of a display area on a display screen of an LCD (S17). <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a facsimile apparatus that receives facsimile data via a telephone line.

2. Description of the Related Art Recently, a facsimile (FAX) apparatus, when receiving a call from an arbitrary source, obtains a telephone number related to the source through a public telephone line and displays the telephone number. There is something with.
JP 2001-326771 A

  However, even in the case of a facsimile machine having a number display function, when the sender selects non-notification, the telephone number cannot be displayed, and the user is calling from. I can't figure it out.

  Some of such facsimile machines have a function of reading out and displaying correspondence information corresponding to the acquired telephone number from a memory (phone book) in which correspondence information such as a name is registered. If the selected phone number is not registered in the phone book, the corresponding information such as name cannot be displayed, but only the phone number is displayed. It is difficult to grasp.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a facsimile apparatus in which a user can easily grasp who is calling.

  To achieve this object, the facsimile apparatus according to claim 1 comprises facsimile data receiving means, position information storage means, control means, and image output means, and the facsimile data receiving means has a telephone line. When the facsimile data transmitted from the transmission source device is received, the image data for forming the transmission source information, which is an image showing the transmission source transmitting the facsimile data, is present at any position in the facsimile data. In order to specify the position information indicating the position information, the position information storage means receives the position specification information including information indicating the manufacturer or model of the transmission source device that transmits the facsimile data. , The facsimile data transmitted by the transmission source device manufactured by the manufacturer indicated by the position specifying information or the model indicated by the position specifying information. The position information related to the facsimile data transmitted from the originator device is stored in association with each other, and the control means refers to the position information storage means when the facsimile data receiving means receives the facsimile data, and receives the facsimile data. The image data is extracted from the image data cut out by the image data cut-out process by specifying the position information corresponding to the position specifying information received by the section, executing the image data cut-out process for cutting out the image data from the facsimile data according to the specified position information. The transmission source information is output to the image output means.

  Here, the position specifying information can be information such as where the sender information is embedded depending on the manufacturer or model of the apparatus, and the facsimile apparatus can receive from the signal received together with the facsimile data from the sender. When the manufacturer and model of the device are acquired, the position where the sender information is embedded is specified from such information.

  As is apparent from the above description, according to the first aspect of the present invention, it is possible to form sender information that identifies a sender, which is specified by the manufacturer or model of the sender of facsimile data. Since it is possible to specify the position in the facsimile data where the image data exists and to extract the image data, the user can determine from whom based on the accurate transmission source information formed from the extracted image data. It is possible to easily grasp whether it is an outgoing message.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, in a facsimile apparatus configured to display and output a telephone number of a sender on a screen or print it on a medium so as to indicate a sender of facsimile data. Even when the original telephone number cannot be acquired, the caller information can be displayed and printed out instead of the telephone number. In addition, since the sender information is image data of a limited area specified corresponding to the manufacturer or model of the sender device, a screen for displaying and outputting a telephone number or a printout An image that allows the user to recognize the transmission source sufficiently and easily is output to the medium.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the facsimile apparatus configured to display and output the telephone number of the transmission source on the screen when receiving the facsimile data in order to indicate the transmission source of the facsimile data, Even if the telephone number cannot be obtained, the user can display and output the source information in place of the telephone number in a sufficiently and easily recognizable manner. Moreover, since the sender information is also displayed and output before completion of reception of the first page of the facsimile data, as with the telephone number, the user can easily recognize the sender with the same usability as the telephone number.

  According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, for each received facsimile data, a list image capable of recognizing the caller telephone number is displayed on a screen or printed on a medium. Even if the telephone number of the caller cannot be obtained in the facsimile apparatus, a list image that can recognize the caller information can be displayed and printed out instead of the telephone number. In addition, since the sender information is image data of a limited area specified corresponding to the manufacturer or model of the sender device, a screen for displaying and outputting a telephone number or a printout An image that allows the user to recognize the transmission source sufficiently and easily is output to the medium.

  According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, the correspondence information stored in association with the telephone number of the sender is displayed on the screen or printed out on the medium to indicate the sender of the facsimile data. In the facsimile apparatus configured as described above, even when correspondence information corresponding to the telephone number of the transmission source is not stored, the transmission source information can be displayed and printed instead of the correspondence information. Moreover, since the sender information is image data in a limited area that is specified corresponding to the manufacturer or model of the sender device, a screen for printing the correspondence information or a printout An image that allows the user to recognize the transmission source sufficiently and easily is output to the medium.

  According to the sixth aspect of the present invention, when the facsimile data is received, the telephone number of the transmission source and the correspondence information stored corresponding to the telephone number are displayed on the screen to indicate the transmission source of the facsimile data. In the facsimile apparatus configured to display and output, even if correspondence information corresponding to the telephone number of the transmission source is not stored, the transmission source information can be displayed and output in a sufficiently recognizable manner instead of the correspondence information. Moreover, as with the correspondence information, the sender information is also displayed and output before the completion of reception of the first page of the facsimile data, so that the user can easily recognize the sender with the same usability as the correspondence information.

  According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, a facsimile apparatus configured to display and output a list image on a screen or print it out on a medium so that the source of each received facsimile data can be recognized. Even if the corresponding information corresponding to the telephone number of the caller cannot be obtained, a list image that can recognize the caller information can be displayed or printed out instead of the corresponding information. Moreover, since the sender information is image data in a limited area that is specified corresponding to the manufacturer or model of the sender device, a screen for printing the correspondence information or a printout An image that allows the user to recognize the transmission source sufficiently and easily is output to the medium.

[First Embodiment]
A first embodiment of the present invention will be described. FIG. 1 is an external perspective view of a multi function device 1A according to the first embodiment. The multifunction machine 1A has a structure in which an upper main body is attached to a lower main body so that the upper main body can be opened and closed. The lower main body is a printer unit 21, and the upper main body is a scanner unit 22. Note that the printer unit 21 and the scanner unit 22 are not directly related to the present invention, and a description thereof will be omitted.

  In addition, an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) 3 and operation keys 4 are provided on the operation panel located on the front side of the upper main body of the multifunction machine 1A.

  FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating an electrical configuration of the multifunction peripheral 1A. In the multifunction machine 1A, the printer unit 21, the scanner unit 22, the LCD 3, the operation keys 4, the NCU (Network Control Unit) 51, the MODEM (MOdulator DEModulator) 52, various interfaces 61 to 63, and the control unit 10A. Are connected to an ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuit) 106.

  The control unit 10A includes a microprocessor including a CPU 101, a ROM 102, a RAM 103, and a flash memory 104. These are connected to the ASIC 106 via the bus 105. The ROM 102 stores a program executed by the CPU 101 and data necessary for the program. The RAM 103 is used as a work area when the CPU 101 executes a program.

  An LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) 3 performs various displays, and an operation key 4 performs various operations.

  The NCU 51 and MODEM 53 are connected to a public telephone line to realize a facsimile (FAX) function. It is also used to acquire the telephone number of the caller by the number display function.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the flash memory 104 has a data area 71 for a telephone directory, a data area 72 for a reception list, and a data area for storing received facsimile data (image data). 73 and a data area 74 for storing the extracted sender identification information.

  In the data area 71 for the telephone directory, as shown in FIG. 4, a telephone number that is the identification number of the transmission source and the name of the transmission source that is correspondence information are stored in association with each other for some of the transmission sources. Yes. This data area 71 is referred to when the caller telephone number is acquired by the number display function.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the data area 72 for the reception list stores the telephone number of the transmission source, the reception time, the address of the transmission source information, and the address of the facsimile data in association with the received FAX. Yes. The address of the sender information is the location address of the sender name stored in the data area 71 or the location address of the sender information stored in the data area 74. The facsimile data address is a position address of the received facsimile data (image data) stored in the data area 73.

  A FAX communication procedure will be described. The FAX communication is performed between the transmission side terminal and the reception side terminal based on the ITU-T FAX communication standard. This FAX communication proceeds in the order of phase A → B → C.

  Phase A is a procedure in call setup and line establishment. In phase A, the transmitting side terminal transmits CNG (Calling Tone) to the receiving side terminal. On the other hand, the receiving side terminal transmits CED (Called Station Identification) to the transmitting side terminal. Establish a connection between the sending terminal and the receiving terminal.

  Phase B is a procedure for confirming the status of the other party's terminal or public telephone line, whereby preparation for transmission of facsimile data (image data) is performed. In phase B, the receiving side terminal transmits DIS (Digital Identification Signal), NSF (Non-standard Facilities), CSI (Called Subscriber Identifications) to the transmitting side terminal.

  This DIS includes function information of the receiving terminal. This function information includes, for example, information on communication capability (data signal speed, etc.), information on printing capability (resolution, presence / absence of color printing function, etc.), It consists of information on the paper size that can be output (maximum paper width, maximum paper length).

  On the other hand, the transmission side terminal transmits DCS (Digital Command Signal), TSI (Transmitting Subscriber Identifications), and NSS (Non-Standard facilities Set-up) to the reception side terminal. This DCS determines transmission conditions from information relating to a document read by a transmission side terminal and a DIS received from a reception side terminal, and transmits it as a response signal to the DIS.

  Subsequently, the transmitting terminal transmits a TCF (Training Check) to the receiving terminal. This TCF is for confirming the state of the other party's modem.

  On the other hand, the receiving side terminal transmits CFR (Confirmation To Receive) to the transmitting side terminal. The CFR is transmitted when the modem is adjusted by the TCF and the adjustment is completed and preparation for reception is completed.

  Phase C is a procedure for transmitting facsimile data. In phase C, the transmission side terminal transmits facsimile data to the reception side terminal.

  In the subsequent phases, EOP (End Of Procedures) is transmitted from the transmitting terminal to the receiving terminal, thereby completing the FAX communication. This EOP is a signal indicating that transmission of facsimile data has been completed.

  FIG. 6 is an example of facsimile data (image data) received from the transmission side terminal and formed on a medium such as paper. According to this, the text portion 81 is formed over almost the entire page. In addition, a header portion 82 is formed in the top area of the page. The header portion 82 includes a portion 83 that represents the date and time at the time of reception, a portion 84 that represents the telephone number of the caller, and a station that is the caller. A portion 85 representing ID information and a portion 86 representing the number of pages are included.

  Here, the station ID information is information on a character string registered in the transmission side terminal, and normally a character string representing the name of the terminal user is registered. This station ID information corresponds to the transmission source information referred to in the present invention. The station ID is included in a TSI (Transmitting Subscriber Identifications) command transmitted in phase B of FAX communication.

  The operation of the multifunction machine 1A will be described.

The control unit 10A of the multi-function peripheral 1A displays “(1) display during reception” for displaying information related to the transmission source during FAX reception, and calls image data stored after reception of the FAX by user operation. (2) Display after reception (reception just received) "is mainly performed. Each will be described below.
(1) Display during reception FIG. 7 shows a flowchart of processing performed by the control unit 10A of the multifunction machine 1A.

  When the control unit 10A starts receiving a fax (S11), the control unit 10A determines whether or not the state of the apparatus is set to the security mode (S12). The security mode is, for example, a mode for preventing a third party from using the multifunction device 1A.

  If the security mode is set (S12: YES), the control unit 10A prevents the third party from seeing information related to the transmission source, such as the name and number of the transmission source as described later, and the transmission source information. Is restricted (S26).

  On the other hand, if the security mode is not set (S12: NO), the control unit 10A determines whether or not the caller's telephone number has been acquired by the number display function (caller number notification function) (S13). Acquisition of the telephone number of the caller by such a number display function is performed between the central office switch and the multifunction peripheral 1A before starting the FAX communication.

  When the telephone number of the caller can be acquired by the number display function (S13: YES), the control unit 10A searches whether the acquired telephone number is registered in the telephone book (data area 71; see FIG. 4) ( S15).

  When the acquired telephone number is not registered in the telephone directory (data area 71) (S15: NO), the control unit 10A performs a process of extracting the transmission source information from the page data of the first page of the received image data. Perform (S14).

  FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing the processing contents of the processing for extracting the sender information (S14). First, the control unit 10A determines whether or not a station ID is included in a TSI (Transmitting Subscriber Identifications) command received in phase B of FAX communication (S141).

  If the station ID is not included (S141: NO), the station ID information is not displayed in the facsimile data (image data), and the process is terminated without performing S142 to S143 for extracting the transmission source information.

  On the other hand, when the station ID is included (S141: YES), the control unit 10A determines an area for extracting the transmission source information according to the resolution of the received image data (S142).

  Specifically, the area from which the sender information is taken out is that when there is a non-blank part in the predetermined width (investigation width) in the reading direction from the top of the page data of the first page, the reading direction is changed from that position. This is an area of a predetermined width (source information width), and these widths are determined according to the resolution. Here, the reading direction indicates a line stacking direction when image data is formed in units of lines.

  That is, as shown in the flowchart of FIG. 11, if the compression method of the image data is any one of the MH (Modified Huffman) method, the MR (Modified READ (Relative Element Address Designate)) method, and the MMR (Modified Modified READ) method. (S51: YES) Since the image data is described in units of lines, according to the resolution (Standard / Fine / Super Fine) (S53, S54), the number M of survey lines and transmission for defining the survey width The number N of sender information lines for defining the source information width is determined (S56 to S58).

  If the image data compression method is the JPEG (Joint Photographic Experts Group) method or JBIG (Joint Bi-lebel Image Experts Group) (S52: NO), the image data is described in units of blocks. Similarly, the number of block columns for defining the search width and the number of block columns for defining the sender information width are determined.

  After determining the area for extracting the sender information in S142, the control unit 10A starts the phase C of FAX communication (S143), sequentially receives the image data from the head, and transmits the sender information from the determined area. The image data is taken out (cut out) (S144).

  S144 will be described in a case where the image data is described in units of lines. As shown in the flowchart of FIG. 10, the control unit 10A sequentially decompresses the lines and determines whether all the dots constituting the lines are white. Whether or not there is a black dot representing a character or the like is investigated until the number M of survey lines is reached (S31 to S34; function as a determination unit).

  If there is a line that is not all white dots before the number M of survey lines (that is, if there is a line including a black dot representing a character or the like) (S32: NO), that line is the head. By storing the number N of transmission source information lines in the buffer, the image data of the transmission source information is cut out from the image data (S36 to S41). The buffer is formed in the RAM 103.

  As described above, the image data of the transmission source information is extracted from the head area during the reception of the page data of the first page. That is, when phase C in FAX communication is started, image data is sequentially received from the top, and image data of transmission source information is taken out in parallel therewith.

  Returning to the flowchart of FIG. When the image data of the transmission source information can be extracted in S14 (S16: YES), the control unit 10A adjusts the image data of the transmission source information to the size of the area permitted to be displayed on the display screen of the LCD 3 (S17). ) And the telephone number of the caller obtained by the number display function are displayed (S21). A display example of the LCD 3 in S21 is shown in FIG. The display screen of the LCD 3 displays a display 31 indicating that the FAX is being received, a display 31 of the telephone number of the transmission source, and a display 34A of image data of the extracted transmission source information.

  In S14, the image data of the sender information is extracted from the head area during the reception of the page data of the first page. Therefore, in S21, the display 34A can be displayed immediately after the sender information is extracted. . That is, the display 34A is displayed before the reception of the page data of the first page is completed, so that the user can be notified of the origination from a relatively early stage during FAX reception. it can. The same applies to the display such as S24 described later.

  On the other hand, when the image data of the caller information cannot be taken out in S14 (S16: NO), the control unit 10A displays the caller telephone number acquired by the number display function (S22). A display example of the LCD 3 in S22 is shown in FIG. On the display screen of the LCD 3, a display 31 of the caller's telephone number is displayed together with a display 39 indicating that FAX reception is in progress.

  If the acquired telephone number is registered in the telephone directory (data area 71) in S15 (S15: YES), the control unit 10A reads the name corresponding to the telephone number from the data area 71 and displays it (S23). ). A display example of the LCD 3 in S23 is shown in FIG. On the display screen of the LCD 3, a display 39 indicating that the FAX is being received and a name display 33 corresponding to the telephone number of the caller are displayed.

  In S13, when the telephone number of the transmission source cannot be acquired by the number display function (S13: NO), the control unit 10A determines the transmission source from the page data of the first page of the received image data as described above. Processing to extract information is performed (S14).

  When the image data of the transmission source information can be extracted in S14 (S16: YES), the control unit 10A adjusts the image data of the transmission source information to the size of the area permitted to be displayed on the display screen of the LCD 3 (S17). ) And display (S24). A display example of the LCD 3 in S24 is shown in FIG. On the display screen of the LCD 3, an image data display 34 </ b> A of the extracted sender information is displayed together with a display 39 indicating that FAX reception is in progress.

  On the other hand, if the image data of the sender information cannot be extracted in S14 (S16: NO), the control unit 10A displays the page data of the first page among the received image data (S25). A display example of the LCD 3 in S25 is shown in FIG. A page data display 35 for the first page is displayed on the display screen of the LCD 3. This display 35 is displayed after receiving the page data of the first page. In general, the first page of FAX data is likely to be a cover page on which information about the sender is described, so even when image data of the sender information cannot be extracted, the display 35 is displayed in this way. By doing so, the user can be notified of who the call originates from.

FIG. 8 shows a modification of the flowchart of FIG. In addition, the same number is attached | subjected about the same process. As described above, it is possible to determine whether or not the caller's telephone number has been acquired (S13) and to search whether or not the acquired telephone number is registered in the telephone directory (data area 71) (S15). You may make it perform the process (S14) which takes out transmission origin information beforehand.
(2) Display after reception After receiving the FAX, the control unit 10A performs “display after reception (reception only)” to display and display the stored image data by the user's operation.

  When receiving the above-described FAX, the control unit 10A stores the received image data in the data area 73 of the flash memory 104 and stores only the position address in the reception list (data area 72). Corresponding to this, when the telephone number of the caller can be acquired by the number display function, the telephone number is stored in the telephone directory (data area 71). When the position information of the corresponding name is extracted from the image data and stored in the data area 74, the position address is stored in the reception list (data area 72) only when viewed together with the FAX reception time (see FIG. 5).

  In “display after reception (reception only seen)”, the control unit 10A first performs a process of displaying the reception list as much as possible based on the stored contents of the data area 72 (see FIG. 5). FIG. 13 shows a flowchart of this process. This process starts when the user performs an operation on the operation key 4 to display the reception list.

  According to the flowchart of FIG. 13, the control unit 10A first acquires the number of stored image data from the data area 72 (S61). Then, for each item stored in the data area 72, information on the sender and the reception time are read out, and a reception list is created and displayed as much as possible (S62 to S71).

  Specifically, for each case stored in the data area 72, the control unit 10A extracts the transmission source information from the image data and stores it in the data area 74 (S65: YES), the transmission The original information is read and displayed together with the reception time (S66). In addition, when the telephone number of the caller can be acquired by the number display function or when the acquired telephone number is registered in the telephone directory (data area 71) (S67: YES), the telephone number or name is received. Display with time (S68). If the caller information is not extracted and the caller telephone number is not acquired (S65, S67: NO), only the reception time information is displayed (S69).

  A display example of the reception list is shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 14A, in S68, the list 35 displayed on the display screen of the LCD 3 includes a display 41 indicating the reception time and a telephone book (based on the telephone number acquired by the number display function). An item including the name display 42 read from the data area 71) is displayed as one item constituting the list 35. Further, as shown in FIG. 14B, in S66, the list 35 displayed on the display screen of the LCD 3 includes a display 41 indicating the reception time and the sender information read from the data area 74. An item including the display 34A is displayed as one item constituting the list 35.

  The list 35 displayed on the display screen of the LCD 3 is used for reading out corresponding image data from the data area 73 and outputting it. Specifically, when the user operates the operation key 4 to move the cursor 48 for designating an item in the list 35 and the corresponding item is selected, the corresponding image data is read from the data area 73. Then, it is displayed on the display screen of the LCD 3 in accordance with the size of the display allowable area, or is printed on paper by the printer unit 21. In other words, the transmission source information display 34 </ b> A is a display for calling the corresponding image data from the data area 73. Further, a guidance display 49 for display and printing is also displayed on the display screen of the LCD 3.

In the above embodiment, the reception list is output to the display screen of the LCD 3 as much as possible. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the reception list may be output to a medium such as paper by the printer unit 21. .
[Second Embodiment]
A second embodiment of the present invention will be described. Hereinafter, differences from the first embodiment will be mainly described, and overlapping portions will be denoted by the same reference numerals and description thereof will be omitted. A multifunction machine 1B according to the second embodiment has the same configuration as that of the first embodiment.

  As in the first embodiment, the control unit 10B of the multi-function peripheral 1B mainly performs “(1) display during reception” and “(2) display after reception (reception just received)”.

  In “(1) Display during reception”, the control unit 10B of the multifunction peripheral 1B performs step S14 (see FIGS. 7 and 8) for extracting the sender information from the image data from the image data as shown in the flowchart of FIG. This is performed as a process of identifying the character and extracting the sender information as character data.

  Specifically, when a station ID is included in the TSI command (S141: YES), an area having a predetermined width (inspection line number P) in the reading direction from the top of the page data of the first page is used as a character identification area. It is set (S81, S82), a character is identified from the area and converted into character data (S83; function as a character reading unit). As a technique for identifying characters from image data and converting them into character data, a known technique using OCR (Optical Character Recognition) can be used.

  If it can be converted into character data (S84: YES), the control unit 10A performs processing to extract and store a character string including characters that are not numbers or symbols from the character data as source information (S86; extraction unit) As a function).

  An example of the processing content of S86 is shown in the flowchart of FIG. In S <b> 86, the control unit 10 </ b> A determines whether or not characters other than numerals and symbols (for example, “−” symbol) are included in the words included in the converted character data (S <b> 861). Here, the word means a lump of characters divided into blank portions (for example, continuous blank characters) in the converted character data. When characters other than numbers and symbols are included (S861: YES), the control unit 10A determines that the word is sender information (S863).

  The control unit 10A displays the sender information extracted as character data in this way during reception of a FAX in S24 (see FIGS. 7 and 8). FIG. 17 shows a display example. On the display screen of the LCD 3, a display 34B of character data of the extracted sender information is displayed together with a display 39 indicating that the FAX is being received.

  Further, the control unit 10A stores the transmission source information extracted as character data in the data area 74 of the flash memory 104, and displays the reception list as long as “(2) display after reception (reception only)”. In the process (see FIG. 13), the sender information extracted as character data is read out and displayed in the reception list.

A display example of the reception list is shown in FIG. In S66 (see FIG. 13), in the list 35 displayed on the display screen of the LCD 3, a display 41 indicating the reception time, a display 34B of character data of the sender information read from the data area 74, Items that contain are displayed.
[Third Embodiment]
A third embodiment of the present invention will be described. Hereinafter, differences from the first embodiment and the second embodiment will be mainly described, and overlapping portions will be denoted by the same reference numerals and description thereof will be omitted. A multifunction peripheral 1C according to the third embodiment has the same configuration as that of the first and second embodiments.

  As in the first and second embodiments, the control unit 10C of the multifunction peripheral 1C mainly performs “(1) display during reception” and “(2) display after reception (reception just received)”.

  In “(1) Display during reception”, the control unit 10C of the multifunction peripheral 1C performs step S14 (see FIGS. 7 and 8) for extracting the sender information from the image data as shown in the flowchart of FIG. Position specifying information that can specify the position where the sender information is embedded (in this embodiment, the manufacturer name is exemplified, but here the position specifying information is received together with the image data from the sender When the signal received from the transmission source is included in the signal received from the transmission source, the processing is performed as processing for extracting the transmission source information from the position specified by the signal.

  Specifically, when the station ID is included in the TSI command (S141: YES), the control unit 10A uses the domestic method setter mode included in the NSS (Non-Standard facilities Set-up) command. The manufacturer name of the transmission source device is acquired, and it is determined whether or not the position where the transmission source information is embedded in the image data can be specified from the acquired manufacturer name (S91, S92).

  As shown in FIG. 6, in the facsimile data (image data), the header portion 82 of the page includes a portion 85 representing the station ID information of the transmission source. The portion 85 representing the station ID information is included. Since the position to be formed is not particularly defined, the position is often different depending on the manufacturer of the apparatus. However, if it is turned back, if the manufacturer name of the transmission source device is known, the position where the portion 85 representing the station ID information is formed in the image data can be specified. The manufacturer name is acquired (S91), and it is determined whether or not the position where the sender information (that is, the portion 85 representing the station ID information) is embedded can be specified by the manufacturer name (S92). Therefore, the control unit 10A stores information on the position where the portion 85 representing the station ID information in the image data is formed in the ROM 102 or the like in association with each manufacturer.

  When the position where the sender information is embedded in the image data can be specified from the acquired manufacturer name (S92: YES), the control unit 10A cuts out the area specified by the image data, The extracted image data is stored as source information (S93, S94).

  The control unit 10A displays the transmission source information extracted as image data in this way while receiving a FAX in S24 (see FIGS. 7 and 8). FIG. 20 shows a display example. On the display screen of the LCD 3, a display 39 indicating that the FAX is being received and a display 34 </ b> C of the image data of the extracted sender information are displayed.

  Further, the control unit 10A stores the transmission source information extracted as image data in the data area 74 of the flash memory 104, and displays the reception list as long as “(2) display after reception (reception only)”. In the process (see FIG. 13), the sender information extracted as image data is read out and displayed as it is included in the reception list.

  A display example of the list displayed in this way is shown in FIG. In S66 (see FIG. 13), the list 35 displayed on the display screen of the LCD 3 includes a display 41 indicating the reception time, a display 34C of image data of the sender information read from the data area 74, Items that contain are displayed.

  As mentioned above, although embodiment of this invention was described, this invention is not limited to these forms, In the range of the same identity as the invention embodied in these, it can change suitably and can implement. For example, although a multifunction machine having a scanner function, a printer function, a facsimile function, and the like has been illustrated as a communication measure, a facsimile machine having only a facsimile function may be used.

External perspective view of multifunction device Electrical block diagram of multifunction machine Diagram explaining the contents of flash memory Phonebook list memory map A memory map of the reception list Example of facsimile data (image data) Flowchart showing processing contents of display during reception (part 1) Flowchart showing processing contents of display during reception (part 2) Flow chart showing processing contents of acquisition of sender information (first embodiment) A flowchart showing details of the flowchart of FIG. 9 (first embodiment). A flowchart showing processing contents for determining an area for acquiring sender information (first embodiment) FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of a screen display during reception (first embodiment). Flow chart showing the processing contents of list display at the reception FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating a screen display example of a list display (first embodiment). Flowchart showing contents of processing for acquiring sender information (second embodiment) Flowchart showing processing contents for extracting sender information (second embodiment) A figure showing a screen display example of a receiving display (second embodiment) FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating a screen display example of a list display (second embodiment). Flowchart showing processing contents of acquisition of sender information (third embodiment) A figure showing a screen display example of a receiving display (third embodiment) FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating a screen display example of a list display (third embodiment).

1A to 1C MFP 3 LCD
4 Operation keys 51 NCU
52 MODEM
10A to 10C Control unit 104 Flash memory 71 Data area 72 for telephone book Data area 73 for receiving list as much as possible Data area 74 for storing facsimile data (image data) For storing extracted sender information Data area

Claims (7)

Facsimile data receiving means;
Position information storage means;
Control means;
Image output means;
With
The facsimile data receiving means, when receiving facsimile data transmitted by a transmission source device via a telephone line, forms image data for forming transmission source information which is an image showing the transmission source of the facsimile data. In order to identify position information indicating where in the facsimile data exists, position specifying information including information indicating the manufacturer or model of the transmission source apparatus that transmits the facsimile data is transmitted from the transmission source apparatus. Receive
The location information storage means includes the location specification information and facsimile data sent by a sender device manufactured by a manufacturer indicated by the location specification information, or facsimile data sent by a sender device of a model indicated by the location specification information. And storing the position information in association with each other,
The control means specifies the position information corresponding to the position specifying information received by the facsimile data receiving unit with reference to the position information storage means when the facsimile data receiving means receives the facsimile data. And executing image data cutout processing for cutting out the image data from the facsimile data according to the specified position information, and sending source information formed from the image data cut out in the image data cutout processing as the image output means To output
A facsimile machine characterized by the above. The facsimile apparatus according to claim 1,
The facsimile data receiving means receives the telephone number to be notified when receiving the facsimile data, if the telephone number of the caller is notified by the caller number notification function;
When the facsimile data receiving means receives the facsimile data when the facsimile data receiving means receives the facsimile data, the control means causes the image output means to output the telephone number while receiving the facsimile data If the means does not receive the caller telephone number when receiving the facsimile data, the image data is cut out by the image data cut-out process, and the caller information formed from the image data is Let the image output means output,
A facsimile machine characterized by the above. The facsimile apparatus according to claim 2,
When the facsimile data receiving means receives the source telephone number when the facsimile data receiving means receives a plurality of pages of facsimile data, the control means receives the facsimile data of the first page. When the telephone number is output to the image output means before completion, while the facsimile data receiving means does not receive the calling telephone number when receiving the facsimile data of a plurality of pages, Before the facsimile data receiving means completes the reception of the facsimile data of the first page, the image data is cut out by the image data cut-out process, and the transmission source information formed from the image data is output to the image output means. Let
A facsimile machine characterized by the above. The facsimile apparatus according to claim 2,
Operation means for accepting an operation for displaying a list;
With
For the facsimile data received by the facsimile data receiving means, when the facsimile data receiving means receives the telephone number of the transmission source when the facsimile data receiving means receives the facsimile data for each facsimile data, If the telephone number is not received when the facsimile data receiving means receives the facsimile data while the telephone number is associated and stored in the storage means, The image data is cut out by processing, the image data is associated and stored in the storage means, and among the plurality of facsimile data stored by the storage means, the storage means stores the image data in association with the telephone number. For facsimile data, information about the facsimile data and its On the other hand, for the facsimile data stored in the storage means in association with the image data, the information about the facsimile data and the sender information formed from the image data And when the operation means accepts an operation, the image output means outputs a list image listing the items,
A facsimile machine characterized by the above. The facsimile apparatus according to claim 1,
Image output means for outputting an image of the caller's telephone number;
Correspondence information storage means;
With
The correspondence information storage means stores the telephone number of the sender and the correspondence information related to the sender in association with each other,
The facsimile data receiving means receives the telephone number of the calling party notified by the calling number notification function when receiving the facsimile data;
When the correspondence information storage means stores the telephone number received when the facsimile data receiving means receives the facsimile data, the control means corresponds to the telephone number. When the correspondence information stored in the correspondence information storage means is output to the image output means while the correspondence information storage means does not store the telephone number, the image data cut-out process performs the image data extraction process. Cutting out the data and causing the image output means to output source information formed from the image data;
A facsimile machine characterized by the above. The facsimile apparatus according to claim 5,
When the correspondence information storage means stores the telephone number received by the facsimile data receiving means when the facsimile data receiving means receives the facsimile data of a plurality of pages, the control means Corresponding information stored in the correspondence information storing means corresponding to the number and the telephone number are output to the image output means before the facsimile data receiving means completes reception of the facsimile data of the first page. On the other hand, when the correspondence data storage means does not store the telephone number received by the facsimile data receiving means when the facsimile data receiving means receives the facsimile data of a plurality of pages, the facsimile data Before the receiving means completes the reception of the facsimile data of the first page, the image Cutting out the image data in over data cutout process, the sender information to be formed from the image data, and outputs its telephone number, to the image output unit,
A facsimile machine characterized by the above. The facsimile apparatus according to claim 5,
Operation means for accepting an operation for displaying a list;
With
The control means, for the facsimile data received by the facsimile data receiving means, for each facsimile data, the telephone number of the caller received when the facsimile data receiving means receives the facsimile data, the correspondence information If the storage means stores, the facsimile data is stored in the storage means in association with the correspondence information, while the facsimile data receiving means receives the facsimile data when receiving the facsimile data. For the telephone number, if the correspondence information storage means does not store the telephone number, the image data is extracted by the image data extraction process, and the facsimile data is associated with the image data in the storage means. A plurality of facsimile data stored and stored by the storage means Of the facsimile data stored in the storage means in association with the correspondence information, the information about the facsimile data and the correspondence information are paired as items, while the storage means is the image. For facsimile data stored in association with data, information about the facsimile data and sender information formed from the image data are paired as items, and the operation means accepts the operation. , Causing the image output means to output a list image listing the items,
A facsimile machine characterized by the above.