JP2605574B2 - Communication terminal device - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a communication terminal such as a facsimile machine, and more particularly, to a communication terminal which prints out data relating to communication such as a communication result and a communication status on a sheet as a communication management record. It concerns the device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a communication terminal device of this type, for example, a facsimile device, in order to confirm and manage a communication result, a communication state, and the like, data related to such communication is printed out on a sheet as a communication management record. It has become.
The data of the communication management record is created each time the communication is completed, and is sequentially stored in a predetermined memory in the form of code data. When the amount of data in the memory reaches a predetermined number of communications corresponding to the maximum storage capacity of the memory, the data in the memory is automatically printed out as a communication management record, and then the data in the memory is deleted. Is done.

A facsimile apparatus of this type is provided with a paper feed cassette for accommodating print output paper. However, when the paper in the paper feed cassette runs out, the data in the memory is lost. Even if the amount reaches the maximum storage capacity of the memory, the data cannot be printed out. Then, when the next communication is performed in such a state, in the conventional device, even though the data of the communication management record stored in the memory is not printed out, the communication in the memory is completed after the communication is completed. New communication management record data is written on the data, and the previous data is erased.

[0004]

Therefore, in the conventional apparatus, even when the communication management record is required, the data of the communication management record before printing is erased, so that the communication result and the communication status and the like can be confirmed and managed. There has been a problem that a problem may occur.

[0005] In order to solve this problem, it is conceivable to newly provide another memory for storing data of the communication management record. That is, if the data cannot be printed out even if the amount of data in the memory reaches the maximum storage capacity of the memory, the data of the communication management record created thereafter is stored in another memory. Is what you do. However, it is very uneconomical to newly provide a memory that is used only when the data of the communication management record cannot be printed out, because of the manufacturing cost of the apparatus. In addition, since the memory is not used at normal time, the memory lacks versatility, and there is a high possibility that the production cost is wasted.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and has as its object to provide a communication terminal apparatus capable of increasing the number of data of communication management records without newly providing a memory. Is to provide.

[0007]

In order to achieve the above object, according to the present invention, a storage means for storing data of a communication management record is provided, and when the data amount reaches the maximum storage capacity of the storage means. In a communication terminal device that prints out the data on paper, if the data cannot be printed out even if the data amount of the communication management record reaches the maximum storage capacity of the storage means, the data of the communication management record in the storage means At least the number of items in the communication result with the destination or source
Is provided with a control means for performing control so as to reduce it.

[0008]

Therefore, according to the present invention, every time communication is performed, data of the communication management record is sequentially accumulated in the storage means. When the data amount of the communication management record in the storage means reaches the maximum storage capacity of the storage means, the data of the communication management record is printed out on paper. At this time, for example, if the amount of data in the storage unit reaches the maximum storage capacity of the storage unit in a state in which the paper has run out, the data in the storage unit cannot be printed out. However, in such a case, control is performed by the control means so that the number of items of data of the communication management record in the storage means is reduced. That is, the amount of data in the storage means is reduced, and an area for storing new communication management record data is secured in the storage means.

Therefore, even if the next communication is performed in such a state and new data of the communication management record is created, the data of the communication management record before printing output stored in the storage means is deleted. New data can be stored in the storage unit without performing the operation. For this reason, if the data of the communication management record in the storage means is printed out when paper is set in the apparatus, there is no possibility that the confirmation and management of the communication result, the communication state, and the like will be hindered.

In addition, since the number of data items in the communication management record is reduced to reduce the data amount, a storage area is secured in the storage means. It is not necessary to newly provide another memory, and the configuration can be made inexpensive.

When the number of items of data of the communication management record in the storage means is reduced, only the minimum necessary data such as the transmission destination, the transmission source, the communication time, and the quality of the communication result may be left. There is no particular problem.

[0012]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment in which a communication terminal according to the present invention is embodied in a facsimile machine will be described below with reference to the drawings.

As shown in FIG. 1, a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 1 temporarily stores a ROM (Read Only Memory) 2 for storing programs for controlling the operation of the entire apparatus, and various information. A RAM (random access memory) 3 is connected. The NCU (network control unit) 4 has a function of controlling connection with a telephone line, transmitting dial pulses corresponding to the fax number of the other party, and detecting an incoming call. The modem 5 modulates and demodulates transmission and reception data.

The reading section 6 is for reading an image on a document. A DRAM (dynamic RAM) 7 serving as an image memory stores received image data and the reading unit 6.
Temporarily store the image data read by. Recorder 8
Records an image on the recording paper P based on the image data stored in the DRAM 7.

The facsimile apparatus has a recording paper P
A sheet cassette 9 for stacking and storing is stacked, and the recording sheet P is picked up from the inside of the sheet cassette 9 with the operation of the recording section 8, and recording is performed on the recording sheet P. The paper detection sensor 10 is disposed near the paper cassette 9, detects the presence or absence of the recording paper P in the paper cassette 9, and outputs a detection signal to the CPU 1. Then, the CPU 1 recognizes the presence or absence of the recording sheet P stored in the sheet cassette 9 based on the detection signal from the sheet detection sensor 10.

The CPU 1 operates the reading section 6 to read an image on a document, temporarily stores the read image data in the DRAM 7, and thereafter stores the image data in the DRAM 7 via the modem 5 and the NCU 4. Send.
When the image data transmitted from the transmitting device is received, the CPU 1 temporarily stores the received image data in the DRAM 7, and then operates the recording unit 8 to cause the recording unit 8 to operate. Let me pick up P, DRAM
7 is recorded on the recording paper P.

An SRAM (static RAM) 11 as a storage means temporarily stores data related to communication such as a communication result and a communication state at the time of transmission and reception as described above as data of a communication management record. The data of the communication management record include the communication sequence number, transmission destination, transmission source,
There are a large number of data of the reading mode, communication start time, communication time, number of documents, quality of communication result, and remarks, and all the data are sequentially stored in the SRAM 11 every time one communication is completed. In the SRAM 11, an area for storing the data of the communication management record for transmission and an area for storing the data of the communication management record for reception are provided in a divided state. In the present embodiment, the data of the communication management record for a maximum of 25 communications can be stored in the SRAM 11 in correspondence with transmission and reception.

C. G. FIG. The ROM (character generator ROM) 12 stores various character font data such as kanji, hiragana, katakana, alphabets, and numbers in advance. These character font data are composed of a set of a plurality of dot data arranged in a matrix of, for example, 16 × 8 dots.
In the ROM 2, C.I. G. FIG. Character code data corresponding to each character font data stored in the ROM 12 is stored in advance.

The data of the communication management record is stored in the SRAM 11 in the form of character code data.
That is, when the transmission operation and the reception operation as described above are completed, the CPU 1 creates the data of the communication management record.
Reads data of a predetermined character code from OM2,
The character code data is stored in the SRAM 11 as communication management record data.

As shown in FIGS. 2A and 2B, the R
In the OM2, two format data Da1 and Db1 for transmission and reception, which are used when printing the data of each communication management record for transmission and reception in the SRAM 11 on the recording paper P, respectively, are previously stored. It is remembered.

When the recording paper P is stored in the paper feed cassette 9, the CPU 1
When either of the data of the communication management record for transmission or reception sequentially stored in the RAM reaches 25 communication, the SRAM 1
The data corresponding to the 25 communications is read from within 1. And
The CPU 1 sends character font data corresponding to each character code data constituting the data for the 25 communications to C.P. G. FIG.
In addition to reading out sequentially from the ROM 12, one of the format data Da1 and Db1 for transmission or reception is read from the ROM 2. Then, the CPU 1 activates the recording unit 8 to pick up the recording paper P from the paper feeding cassette 9 and, for example, as shown in FIG. Any format data D
Print out based on a1 and Db1.

FIG. 4 shows an example of a state in which the data of the communication management record for transmission is printed out based on the format data Da1 for transmission corresponding to the data. Then, when the data of the communication management record for reception is printed out based on the format data Db1 for reception corresponding to the data, the item column of “transmission destination” in FIG. 4 is changed to “source”. Not shown. In FIG. 4, the description in each description column of the communication management record is omitted except for a part.

In this embodiment, the control means is constituted by the CPU 1, the ROM 2 and the RAM 3. That is, when the recording paper in the paper feed cassette 9 is exhausted, the SRAM
If any of the data of the communication management record for transmission or reception in 11 reaches 25 communication, the CPU 1
The number of items of data of each communication management record for 25 communications in the RAM 11 is reduced. Specifically, the CPU 1
Among the data of the communication sequence number, the transmission destination or the transmission source, the reading mode, the communication start time, the communication time, the number of originals, the quality of the communication result, and the communication result stored in M11 as the data of the communication management record, Alternatively, all data other than the data of the transmission source, the communication time, and the quality of the communication result is deleted.

As a result, the data amount of the communication management record for transmission or reception in the SRAM 11 is almost halved,
In the RAM 11, an area for storing data of a new communication management record is secured. Then, when communication is performed thereafter, the CPU 1 determines only the data of the transmission destination or source, the communication time, and the quality of the communication result as the data of the communication management record until the recording paper P is set in the paper feed cassette 9. Is stored in the SRAM 11. At this time, in the present embodiment, in the SRAM 11, transmission and reception
Data of communication management records for a maximum of 50 communications can be stored.

As shown in FIGS. 3A and 3B, the ROM 2 stores the two format data Da1 and D2 described above.
In addition to b1, two format data Da2 for transmission and reception, which are used when printing data of the communication management record stored in the SRAM 11 with the number of items reduced on the recording paper P, Db2 is stored in advance. Then, with the recording paper P set in the paper feed cassette 9, the CPU
1 operates the recording unit 8 and prints out the data of the communication management record with the reduced number of items on the recording paper P based on one of the format data Da2 and Db2, for example, as shown in FIG. Let it.

FIG. 5 shows an example of a state where the data of the communication management record for transmission is printed out based on the format data Da2 for transmission corresponding to the data. When the data of the communication management record for reception is printed out based on the reception format data Db2 corresponding to the data, the item column of "destination" in FIG. 5 is changed to "source". Not shown. Also, in FIG. 5, the description in each description column of the communication management record is omitted except for a part.

Next, the operation of the facsimile apparatus configured as described above will be described. Now, in this facsimile apparatus, an operation as shown in the flowchart of FIG. 6 is performed under the control of the CPU 1. That is, when a call is made and received by the transmitting device, a predetermined facsimile signal such as a DIS signal is exchanged, and then the image data is transmitted from the transmitting device, and a facsimile receiving operation is performed. (Steps S1 and S2). In the facsimile receiving operation, when image data is received, the received image data is temporarily stored in the DRAM 7. Thereafter, the recording unit 8 is operated, the recording paper P is picked up from the paper feeding cassette 9, and the received image data in the DRAM 7 is printed out on the recording paper P. When the facsimile reception operation is completed, data of a predetermined character code is read from the ROM 2 in order to create communication management record data for reception (step S3).

On the other hand, when a predetermined key (not shown) is operated and transmission is performed, a predetermined facsimile signal is exchanged, and then image data transmission is started to perform a facsimile transmission operation (step S4). ~ S5). At the time of this facsimile transmission operation, after the image data on the document read by the reading unit 6 is temporarily stored in the DRAM 7, the transmission of the stored image data is started.
When the facsimile transmission operation is completed, data of a predetermined character code is read from the ROM 2 in order to create communication management record data for transmission (step S6).

Subsequently, it is determined whether or not the data of the communication management record for reception or transmission created in step S3 or S6 is data of 25th or more (step S7). If the data is not the 25th or more data, that is, if the data amount in the SRAM 11 is equal to the SRA
If the maximum storage capacity of M11 has not been reached, the data of the created communication management record is stored in the SRAM 11 (step S8), and the process proceeds to step S1. In this case, as data of the communication management record, a communication sequence number, a transmission destination or a transmission source, a reading mode, a communication start time,
The data of the communication time, the number of documents, the quality of the communication result, and the remarks are stored in the SRAM 11 in the form of character code data.

The data of the created communication management record is 2
If the data is the fifth data or more, it is determined whether the data is the 26th data or more (step S).
9). If the data is not the 26th data or more, that is, if it is the 25th data, the data of the created communication management record is stored in the SRAM 11 in a state where the number of items is not reduced, that is, in a state similar to the step S8. It is stored (step S10). As a result, the data amount of the communication management record for reception or transmission in the SRAM 11 becomes
The maximum storage capacity of the RAM 11 is reached.

Next, it is determined whether there is a recording sheet P in the sheet cassette 9 (step S11). Then, when there is a recording sheet P, the recording section 8 is operated, and the recording sheet P is picked up from the sheet feeding cassette 9 and is stored in the SRAM 1.
The data of the communication management record for reception or transmission for 25 communications in 1 is printed out on the recording paper P (step S12).

At the time of this print output, first, the SRAM 1
Data for 25 communications is read from within 1,
Character font data corresponding to each character code data constituting the data is C.I. G. FIG. These are sequentially read from the ROM 12. At the same time, either the transmission or reception format data Da1 or Db1 is read from the ROM 2, and based on the read format data Da1 and Db1, for example, as shown in FIG. The data of the communication management record for 25 communications is printed out on P. When the printout of the communication management record is completed, the printout 25
The data of the communication management record for the communication is deleted from the SRAM 11 (step S13), and the process proceeds to the step S1.

If there is no recording paper P in the paper feed cassette 9 at the step S11, the number of items of data of the communication management record for reception or transmission for 25 communications in the SRAM 11 is reduced ( Step S14), the process proceeds to step S1. That is, among the data of the communication sequence number, the transmission destination or the transmission source, the reading mode, the communication start time, the communication time, the number of documents, the quality of the communication result, and the remarks stored in the SRAM 11 as the data of the communication management record, Only the data of the transmission destination or source, the communication time, and the quality of the communication result are left, and all other data are deleted. As a result, the data amount of the communication management record for transmission or reception in the SRAM 11 is almost halved, and
An area for storing data of a new communication management record is secured in 1.

On the other hand, if the data of the created communication management record is 26 or more in step S9, the data of the communication management record is stored in the SRAM 11 with the number of items reduced. (Step S15).
That is, as the data of the communication management record, only the data of the transmission destination or source, the communication time, and the quality of the communication result are SR
Stored in AM11. Next, it is determined whether or not the recording paper P is present in the paper feed cassette 9 (step S16).
If there is no recording paper P, the process proceeds to step S1. If there is a recording sheet P, the recording unit 8 is operated, the recording sheet P is picked up from the sheet cassette 9, and the reception or transmission communication in a state where the number of items in the SRAM 11 is reduced. The management record data is printed out on the recording paper P (step S17).

At the time of this print output, first, the SRAM 1
1 is read from the communication management record, and character font data corresponding to each character code data constituting the data is stored in C.I. G. FIG. These are sequentially read from the ROM 12. At the same time, either the transmission or reception format data Da2, Db2 is read from the ROM 2, and based on the read format data Da2, Db2, for example, as shown in FIG. The data of the communication management record for 26 communications or more is printed out on P.

As can be seen from the figure, in this case, the number of the item columns is reduced as compared with the communication management record of FIG. Is doubled to 50. When the printout of the communication management record is completed, the printout 2
The data of the communication management record for six or more communications is stored in the SRAM 11
Is erased from the inside (Step S18), and Step S1 is performed.
Will be migrated to.

As described above, in the facsimile apparatus of this embodiment, the data amount of the communication management record in the SRAM 11 reaches the maximum storage capacity of the SRAM 11 in a state where the recording paper P is exhausted in the paper feed cassette 9. If you do
The data of the communication management record in the RAM 11 is deleted leaving only the minimum necessary items, and the number of items is reduced. As a result, the data amount of the communication management record in the SRAM 11 is reduced, and an area for storing new communication management record data is secured in the SRAM 11.

Therefore, even if the next communication is performed in such a state and new communication management record data is created,
New data can be stored in the SRAM 11 without erasing the data of the communication management record before printing output stored in the RAM 11. And then
When the recording paper P is set in the paper feed cassette 9, S
The communication management record data stored in the RAM 11 with the number of items reduced can be printed out on the recording paper P based on the format data Da2 and Db2.

Therefore, unlike the related art, even if the next communication is performed in a state in which the data of the communication management record in the SRAM 11 cannot be printed out due to the out of paper,
The data of the communication management record before the printout is not erased by the newly created data of the communication management record. Therefore, there is no possibility that the confirmation and management of the communication result, the communication status, and the like will be hindered.

Further, by reducing the number of data items of the communication management record to reduce the amount of data,
An area for storing new communication management record data is secured in the AM 11. Therefore, it is not necessary to newly provide another memory for storing the data of the communication management record, and the configuration can be made inexpensive.

Even if the number of data items of the communication management record in the SRAM 11 is reduced, only the minimum necessary data such as the transmission destination, the transmission source, the communication time, and the quality of the communication result are left. Will not occur.

Incidentally, if the data of the communication management record with the number of items reduced in the SRAM 11 is stored for 50 communications corresponding to the maximum storage capacity of the SRAM 11,
Thereafter, it seems that the data of the communication management record cannot be stored in the SRAM 11. However, since it is impossible to print out the communication management record data for 25 communications in the SRAM 11 due to the recording paper P running out, there is a low possibility that another 25 communications will be performed without the recording paper P. Before that, the recording paper P is replenished. Therefore, it can be said that there is almost no possibility that the storage capacity of the SRAM 11 is insufficient, and there is no possibility that the configuration of the present embodiment causes any trouble.

It should be noted that the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, but may be embodied by changing the configuration of each unit as follows without departing from the spirit of the present invention. (1) The description items of the format data Da1 and Db1 are appropriately changed. (2) The data item of the communication management record to be deleted is appropriately changed. Incidentally, the description items of the format data Da2 and Db2 are appropriately changed accordingly. (3) Changing the number of data that can be stored in the SRAM 11. (4) A configuration in which read image data is directly transmitted or received image data is directly recorded on the recording paper P without providing the DRAM 7 as an image memory.

[0044]

As described above in detail, according to the present invention, if the data of the communication management record cannot be printed out even if the data amount reaches the maximum storage capacity of the storage means, the communication management record in the storage means is not stored. Since the number of data items is reduced, an excellent effect that the number of data items of the communication management record can be increased without newly providing a memory is exhibited.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block circuit diagram showing one embodiment in which a communication terminal device of the present invention is embodied in a facsimile machine.

FIG. 2 shows format data used for printing out data of a communication management record before the number of items is reduced,
(A) is an explanatory view showing format data for transmission, and (b) is an explanatory view showing format data for reception.

FIGS. 3A and 3B show format data used when printing out communication management record data in a state in which the number of items is reduced, wherein FIG. 3A is an explanatory diagram showing format data for transmission, and FIG.
FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing format data for reception.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing a state in which a communication management record for transmission before the number of items is reduced is printed on recording paper.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing a state in which a communication management record for transmission in a state where the number of items is reduced is printed on recording paper.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing an operation of the facsimile machine.

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... CPU which comprises a control means, 2 ... ROM which comprises a control means, 3 ... RAM which comprises a control means, 8 ... recording part, 9 ... paper feed cassette, 10 ... paper detection sensor, 11 ...
SRAM as storage means, P ... recording paper.

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. A communication terminal device, comprising: a storage unit for storing data of a communication management record; and when the amount of data reaches a maximum storage capacity of the storage unit, the communication terminal device prints out the data on paper. If the data cannot be printed out even if the data amount of the record reaches the maximum storage capacity of the storage means, the number of items of the communication management record data in the storage means should be at least the destination or source and the communication result item.
A communication terminal device provided with control means for performing control so as to reduce the remaining .