JP2828217B2 - Facsimile machine - Google Patents

Description

Description: BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a facsimile apparatus, and more particularly, to a facsimile apparatus that modifies and transmits mode information such as resolution, contrast, and paper size required on the receiving side according to a document. Things.

[Prior Art] Conventionally, in a case where mode information such as resolution, contrast, paper size, etc. is to be changed depending on the type of original to be transmitted in transmission of a plurality of originals by facsimile,
As disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 58-3429, the mode change of the n-th page can be changed by performing a necessary key operation by the operator while transmitting the image data of the (n-1) -th page.

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] However, in the case where it is desired to frequently change the mode setting for each document, in the related art, the mode change of the n-th page is n-
Since only the image data of the first page of the document can be accepted during transmission, the operator must perform the key operation necessary for the mode change for each document whose mode is to be changed while the previous page of the document is being transmitted. . Therefore, for example, if the page whose mode is to be changed is the last page among a large number of transmission originals, the operator cannot leave the front of the apparatus until transmission of the page before the last page is started.

Further, in a facsimile apparatus in which a document is set with its character surface facing down, the mode change is even more troublesome because the document being transmitted cannot be known as the original unless the document is turned upside down.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problem, and has as its object to simplify the mode setting for each document in a facsimile apparatus.

[Means for Solving the Problems] To achieve this object, a facsimile apparatus according to the present invention uses at least one mode information of mode information such as resolution, contrast, and document size for each page of a plurality of documents. A page mode information storage unit for separately storing, an input unit for selecting each mode and continuously inputting mode information for each page, and a document feed unit for feeding a document to the reading unit one by one; A page counter for counting the number of pages of the original, and a mode in which mode information of the original is stored in the page-specific mode information storage from the input unit before transmission, and the mode stored in the page-specific mode information storage during transmission. A control unit for transmitting the original in a mode according to the information, wherein the control unit transmits the mode information for a plurality of pages input from the input unit. Each mode is stored in the page-by-page mode information storage section, and when the count number of the page counter section exceeds the page number of the plurality of pages in which the mode information is stored in the page-by-page mode information storage section, For each piece of information, the subsequent document pages are transmitted in a mode according to the last mode information stored in the page-specific mode information storage unit.

[Operation] According to the present invention having the above-described configuration, when transmitting a plurality of documents having different transmission modes, the operator inputs each mode for each page by the input unit before transmission. The mode data for each page is stored in the page-specific mode information storage unit under the control of the control unit. When the mode setting for each page is completed, the operator performs other necessary settings for transmission and starts transmission. Documents are read one by one by a document feeder, counted by the page counter, and then transmitted in a mode according to the mode information of the page stored in the page-specific mode information storage unit under the control of the control unit. Is done.

The control unit stores the mode information for a plurality of pages input from the input unit in the page-specific mode information storage unit, and stores the count number of the page counter unit in the page-specific mode information storage unit. If the number of pages exceeds the number of pages specified for each mode information,
The subsequent document pages are transmitted in a mode according to the last mode information stored in the page-specific mode information storage unit.

[Embodiment] An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 shows the overall configuration of this embodiment. However, other facsimile parts not directly related to the present invention are omitted.

The facsimile apparatus according to the present embodiment includes a storage unit 1 including a mode information storage unit 5 for storing mode information in each page, a key input unit 6 for inputting each mode information,
A display unit 19 for indicating the progress of the mode setting, a recording unit 18 for printing the received data, a reading unit 15 for reading the transmitted original,
Automatic document feeder that feeds documents one by one to the reading unit 15
16 and the original detector that detects whether there is a next page
17, a page counter unit 14 for counting the number of originals to be read, and a control unit 20 for controlling the above units.

The mode information storage unit 5 includes a resolution storage unit 2 for storing the resolution of each page, a contrast storage unit 3 for storing the contrast, and a document size storage unit 4 for storing the document size. Is done.

Depending on the capacity of the storage unit 1, the page-specific mode information storage unit 5
, That is, the number of documents that can be set in the mode has an upper limit. Now, let the maximum value of this mode-settable page number be nmax.

In the present embodiment, data 000H is stored in advance at the address next to the address corresponding to nmax in each mode storage unit. This means that there is no more mode data as will be described later, and this is to perform software processing such that nmax mode data is adopted for a document page exceeding nmax. Therefore, the storage capacity of each mode is nmax +
One memory area is used.

The key input unit 6 includes a resolution key 8 (RES key in FIG. 1) for selecting the resolution of the document, a contrast key 9 (CONT key in FIG. 1) for selecting the contrast, and a document size for selecting the document size. A key 10 (SIZE key in FIG. 1), a set key 12 (SET key in FIG. 1) for confirming each selection, and a clear key 11 (CLEAR key in FIG. 1) for canceling the previous selection input And a multi-mode selection key 13 (MULTI key in FIG. 1) depressed when setting a mode for each page of a plurality of originals, and a numeric keypad for inputting a selection in each mode, a page number, and the like. 7 is included.

Hereinafter, the method of setting each mode for each page and the operation of automatically determining the mode in the actual reading according to the set value in the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS.

First, FIG. 2 will be described. This shows the processing when there is a key input for mode setting in the key input waiting state.

When a mode key such as the resolution key 8, the contrast key 9, or the document size key 10 is directly input from the key input waiting state S1 (S101 to S103), a fixed mode setting routine S104 to S1 is performed.
Shift to 06 respectively.

When the multi-page selection key 13 is pressed from S1 (S10
7) The multi-page mode can be set, and if the resolution key 8 is pressed next (S108), the multi-resolution routine (S113), and if the contrast key 9 is pressed (S10)
9) In the multi-contrast routine (S114), if the document size key 10 is depressed (S110), the process proceeds to the multi-document size routine (S115).

If there is a ten-key input from the ten-key input unit 7 after S107 (S111), the process may shift to the direct mode input routine S116. This routine is a method in which the number of pages of a document is not sequentially set from the first page, but a page number for which a mode is to be directly set is input from the numeric keypad 7 and the mode of the page is selected. Although the detailed description is omitted here, the register of each mode storage unit in the page-by-page mode information storage unit 5 corresponds to the page number of the document 1: 1. Can be called, and the mode of the page can be set.

After S107, if there is a key input other than the mode setting (S1
12), the input is rejected (S117), and the process returns to the mode key waiting state.

If a key other than the mode setting is pressed in S118, a process for the key is performed (S119).

As described above, when the mode key is pressed during the key scan, each mode setting process is performed.

FIG. 3 shows a fixed mode setting routine, that is, a mode setting for transmitting all pages in the initially set mode, instead of setting the mode for each page. Although only the resolution is shown here, other modes such as contrast and document size can be set in the same flowchart.

When entering the fixed resolution routine S104, first, the display unit 9 displays resolution options. For example, "1. Normal, 2. Fine, 3. Photo, 4. Super" is displayed.

The operator inputs a desired resolution using the numeric keypad 7. As software resolution data, for example, "Normal = 001H, Fine = 010H, Photo = 011H, Super = 1
10H, no resolution data = 000H ".

When the input of a resolution is performed by pressing the numeric keypad 7 in accordance with S2 (S3 to S6), the selected resolution data is stored in RES.1, which is the first page register in the resolution storage unit 2 (S3). S7-S10).

Next, when the set key 12 is pressed (S11), the fixed resolution setting routine ends. When the clear key 11 is pressed (S12), the display returns to the resolution selection display of S2, and the previously input resolution data is canceled.

Next, a case where a mode is set for each page of a plurality of originals will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 4 particularly shows only the setting of the resolution, but the contrast, the document size, and the like can be set in the same flowchart.

In FIG. 2, the multi-page mode selection key 13,
Further, when the resolution key 8 is pressed in S108, the process proceeds to a multi-resolution routine S113.

In the multi-resolution routine S113, first, the resolution storage unit 2
The initial value 1 is stored in the page number pointer n of the resolution data storage register RESn (S20). Next, in step S21, the selection options of the resolution for the first page of the document are displayed on the display unit 19. When the resolution is selected in S22 to S25, data (normal 001H, fine 010H, photo 011H, super 110H) for each resolution is stored in the resolution register RES.1 of the first page according to the pressed key (S2).
6 to S29).

Assuming that the maximum number of pages for which the resolution can be set is nmax = 10, since n = 1 now, the process proceeds from S30 to S31. To end the setting in S31, the set key 12 may be pressed. S3
When the clear key 11 is pressed in step 2, the process returns to step S21 and the selection data of each resolution input immediately before is canceled.

If the set key 12 and the clear key 11 are not pressed,
n is incremented (S33), and the second page is set.

In the same manner, the setting for the nth page is completed, and when the resolution setting for each page is completed, the set key 13 may be pressed. When n reaches 10 which is the maximum number of pages, 11
The setting of the sheet cannot be performed, and the setting is completed (S30).

As described above, the resolution storage unit 2 stores the resolution data for the first to nth pages of the document.

Next, a method for reading out the resolution data for each page from the resolution storage unit 2 at the stage of actually reading the original according to FIG. 5 will be described. Here, k is a pointer indicating the page number of the document to be actually transmitted, and res is a register for specifying the resolution of the document in the actual reading stage.

In S40, each pointer of k and n is initialized. RES1 stores fixed resolution data or resolution data of the first page in multi-page resolution. In S41, the data stored in RES1 is loaded into res as the resolution for the original of the first page. Then 1 at S42
The transmission of the page is performed. At the time of transmission, the originals are sent one by one to the reading unit 15 by the automatic original sending unit 16,
At the same time, the document detecting unit 17 detects whether the page has changed. When the document detecting section 17 determines that there is a next page (S43), it is determined whether or not the content of RES2 has no data (S44). In S44, for example, when the resolution setting is fixed, RES2 = 000H, so n is not incremented and remains at 1. If there is resolution data in RES2, n is incremented to 2 (S4
Five). Since there is a next page, the transmission page pointer k is incremented to 2 (S46), and the process returns to S41. In step S41, if there is no resolution data in RES2, n = 1 is maintained.
, Ie, the resolution data of the first page. In this way, from a page without resolution data,
The resolution data set last is adopted for the following pages. In step S41, if there is resolution data in RES2, the resolution for the second document follows the contents of RES2. Similarly, the number of originals ≧ nmax
Then the resolution data for each page is up to nmax
Incorporated in res. For a document with a page number equal to or greater than nmax, the resolution according to the content of RESnmax is loaded into res.

Therefore, if the document with the number of pages equal to or greater than nmax has the same mode information as nmax, setting the mode information up to nmax will transmit all the pages equal to or greater than nmax in the mode of nmax, thus simplifying the time for mode setting Is done.

If it is determined in S43 that there is no more original to be transmitted, the communication is terminated, and the contents of RES2 and below are cleared (S47). By doing so, at the same time as preparing for the next resolution setting, as for the resolution for the next transmission, the resolution of the first sheet of the communication that has just been completed becomes effective as the initial value of the fixed resolution.

If the number of documents <nmax, the next page is lost when the final document is transmitted, so the process proceeds from S43 to S47, and the extra set resolution data becomes invalid.

It should be noted that the page counter section 14 shown in FIG. 1 expresses k in FIG. 5 as a block diagram for convenience.

In this embodiment, the resolution, contrast, and document size are shown as the contents of the mode setting for the document.
In the present invention, it is possible to similarly set other modes.

[Effects of the Invention] As is clear from the above description, according to the present invention, it is possible to set mode information such as resolution, contrast, or document size of a plurality of documents before transmission. It is not necessary to wait in front of the apparatus until the mode changeable period of the original document comes to change the document, and the restraining time of the operator can be reduced.

Also, the mode information for a plurality of pages input from the input unit is stored in the page-specific mode information storage unit, and the count number of the page counter unit is stored in the page-specific mode information storage unit. When the number of pages exceeds the number of pages, the subsequent original pages are transmitted in a mode according to the last mode information stored in the page-specific mode information storage unit for each mode information. If the mode of all pages is the same as the mode information of the predetermined page, it is sufficient to input the mode information up to the predetermined page for each mode information, and there is no need to set the mode of all pages of the transmission original. Therefore, the trouble of mode setting is simplified.

[Brief description of the drawings]

1 to 5 show an embodiment embodying the present invention. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the entire configuration of this embodiment, and FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a mode setting in a key input waiting state. FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing a process when a key input is made, FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing a resolution setting method when transmitting all pages in the same mode, and FIG. 4 is changing the resolution by one page for each page. FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing a resolution setting when transmitting a page, and FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing a method of determining the resolution of the page in actual reading based on information in the page-specific mode information storage section. In the figure, 5 is a page-specific mode information storage section, 6 is a key input section, 16 is an automatic document feed section, 14 is a page counter section, 20
Is a control unit.

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] A resolution for each page of a plurality of originals;
A page-specific mode information storage unit for storing at least one mode information among the mode information such as contrast and document size for each page, and an input capable of selecting each mode and continuously inputting mode information for each page Unit, a document feeder that feeds the document one by one to the reading unit, a page counter that counts the number of pages of the document, and mode information of the document from the input unit before transmission to the page-specific mode information storage unit. And a control unit for transmitting the original in a mode according to the mode information stored in the page-specific mode information storage unit at the time of transmission, wherein the control unit is provided for a plurality of pages input from the input unit. Mode information is stored in the page-specific mode information storage unit, and the count number of the page counter unit stores the mode information in the page-specific mode information storage unit. When the number of pages exceeds the stored number of pages, the subsequent document pages are transmitted in the mode according to the last mode information stored in the page-specific mode information storage unit for each mode information. A facsimile machine characterized by the above.