JP2920395B2 - Facsimile machine - Google Patents

Description

Description: BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a facsimile apparatus and a facsimile transmission method for transmitting and receiving a procedure signal each time one page of image data is transmitted.

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in a facsimile apparatus of this type, when transmitting a plurality of pages of a document, the document is read one page at a time, stored in a memory, and all pages are stored in a memory. Dial) operation, and after the destination is connected,
One page of the original at the time of reading was transmitted as it is as one page of the transmission unit.

Further, in a facsimile apparatus having no memory, transmission is performed while reading a document, and one page of the document is transmitted as one page of a transmission unit.

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] However, in the above-described conventional technology, after all the transmitted originals are stored in the memory, the original is connected to the destination even though the original is connected.
Since a document is sent one page at a time, a communication procedure signal is input each time between pages, and the longer the number of pages, the longer the time required for one communication and the higher the communication fee.

In particular, when sending many pages of short manuscripts such as slips,
Extremely inefficient. Further, when the amount of originals to be transmitted is large, there is a disadvantage that the number of communication procedures is increased and a communication error is likely to occur.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide a facsimile apparatus and a facsimile transmission method capable of efficiently transmitting a document of a plurality of pages.

[MEANS FOR SOLVING THE PROBLEMS] The present invention provides a facsimile apparatus that transmits and receives a procedure signal every time one page of image data is transmitted, a setting unit that sets the number of pages of a document image transmitted as one page of image data, Reading means for reading a manuscript, counting the read manuscript images of the number of pages set by the setting means, creating one-page transmission image data based on the count, and creating the one-page transmission image data And a data insertion unit for inserting page break information of a blank line or a page number between pages of the original image data when creating the one-page transmission image data, When the document image data of the number of pages set by the means is transmitted as transmission image data of one page, and the procedure signal is transmitted and received for each transmission, In addition, when creating the one-page transmission image data, page separation information of a blank line or a page number is inserted between pages of the document image data.

[Operation] In the present invention, the number of pages of a document image to be transmitted as one page of image data is set by a facsimile apparatus which transmits and receives a procedure signal every time one page of image data is transmitted.

Then, by counting the read document images of the set number of pages, creating one page of transmission image data based on the count, and transmitting the created one page of transmission image data, Then, the document image data of the number of pages is transmitted as one page of transmission image data, and the procedure signal is transmitted and received for each transmission.

Therefore, an operator can arbitrarily select the number of document pages to be transmitted as one page of transmission image data, improve the operability of the apparatus, and transmit a plurality of pages of document images collectively. Can be realized without complication.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a facsimile apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The facsimile apparatus includes an image memory 1 for storing a transmission image and the like, a reading unit 2 for reading a document, a control circuit 3 for controlling the entire apparatus, a transmission control unit 4 for controlling transmission and reception of image information, and various types of data. The control unit 3 includes an operation unit 5 for performing input and operation instructions, and a RAM (memory) 6 for storing data and the like for the control circuit 3 to execute various processes.

In this facsimile apparatus, a transmission unit of a transmission original is set in advance, and transmission is performed based on the unit.
Hereinafter, an outline of the operation will be described.

First, when mode registration is designated by the operation unit 5 and setting is made to treat n pages of a document or one communication as one page of a transmission unit, the registration state is stored in the memory 6 through the control circuit 3.

Next, when memory transmission (immediate memory transmission, timer transmission, etc.) is designated by the operation unit 5, the control unit 3 sends the reading unit 2
, And the reading of the document is started. The read image information is stored in the document n according to the registered state.
The page / communication is stored in the image memory 1 so that one page is set as one transmission unit. Thereafter, at the designated calling time, the control circuit 3 performs a dialing operation, and transmits the stored information in the image memory 1 from the transmission control unit 4 in units of one page.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing a method for setting one page as a transmission unit in the registration mode.

First, when the setting of the transmission unit is selected (S11), the transmission unit setting flag is set to 1 (S12). Also, S11
If not selected, the transmission unit setting flag is reset to 0 and the registration mode is terminated (S17).

Subsequent to S12, when the unit of the document is selected as n pages (S13), the 1 communication mode flag is reset to 0 (S1).
4), then accepting numeric input Page Setup, if the numerical value setting is (S16), stores the number of pages to C _n counter registration is completed. If a numerical value is not input, the transmission unit flag is reset and the process ends (S19).

If the unit of the document is selected to be one communication in S13, the communication mode flag is set to 1 and registration is completed (S18).

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing a method of storing a transmission original in a memory when transmitting a memory.

According to the state set in the registration mode, it is checked whether the transmission unit flag is 1 (S21). If it is 1, it is further checked whether the communication mode flag is 1 (S22). If it is 0, it is checked. set the contents of C _n counter in the X register (S23), an original reading one page (S24).

Next, the value of the X register is decremented by one (S25). If x = 0 is not satisfied (S26), the presence or absence of the next original is checked (S30). The document page information is written (S32), the process returns to S24, and the reading of the document is repeated.

When X = 0 after reading the original page (S26),
Writing a page end code into the memory 6 (S27), re-sets the value of C _n counter in the X register (S28). next,
If there is a next original (S29), the flow returns to S24, and the processing of S24 → S25 → S26 → S30 → S32 → S24 is repeated until X = 0 again.

If there is no document on the way before X = 0 (S31), the page end code is written into the memory 6 and the process is terminated.

Also, if X = 0 and there is no document in S29, the process is also terminated.

On the other hand, if the one communication mode flag is 1 in S22 (S36), one page of the document is read, and if there is another document (S37), the document page information is written into the memory 6 (S3).
9) Return to S36 and repeat reading of the original. If there are no more originals, write a page end code to the memory 6 (S3
8), end the process.

Further, when the transmission unit flag is 0 in S21,
That is, when not registered, normal (same as before)
Is stored in memory. That is, one page of the document is read (S33), a page end code is written into the memory 6 (S35) for each page (S35).
Returning to S33, the process is repeated. When there are no more originals, the process ends.

FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram showing a relationship between a document and a storage state of a memory.

When seven originals are set and C _n = 3, the memory 6 stores the first page image information 41, the delimiter information 42, the second page image information 43, the delimiter information 44, and the third page image. information
45 and the page end code 46 are stored in this order.

Documents from page 4 to page 6 are similarly stored.

Since the seventh page is the last page, a page end code 54 is inserted after the image information 53.

At the time of transmission, up to the page end code is treated as the first page of the transmission unit, the image information 41, 43, 45 is transmitted as the first page, the image information 47, 49, 51 is transmitted as the second page, and the image information 54 is transmitted as the third page. .

As the page separation information 42, 44, and 50, blank information of page numbers 001, 002,... Or several mm is encoded and written in the memory 6.

As in the above embodiment, the transmission unit may be a predetermined number of lines instead of the predetermined number of pages of the transmission document, and the transmission may be performed as one page in the communication procedure based on this.

[Effects of the Invention] As described above, according to the present invention, the operator can arbitrarily select the number of document pages to be transmitted as one page of transmission image data, and only by improving the operability of the apparatus. In addition, there is an effect that the configuration for transmitting the document images of a plurality of pages collectively can be realized without complicating the configuration.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a facsimile apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing a method for setting one page of a transmission unit in the registration mode in the embodiment. FIG. 3 is a flow chart showing a method of storing a transmission original in a memory when transmitting a memory in the embodiment. FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram showing a relationship between a document and a storage state of a memory in the embodiment. 1 image memory, 2 reading unit, 3 control circuit, 4 transmission control unit, 5 operation unit, 6 RAM (memory).

Claims (4)

(57) [Claims] 1. A facsimile apparatus for transmitting and receiving a procedure signal every time one page of image data is transmitted, a setting means for setting the number of pages of a document image to be transmitted as one page of image data, and a reading means for reading the document. Transmitting means for counting the read document images of the number of pages set by the setting means, generating one-page transmission image data based on the count, and transmitting the generated one-page transmission image data; And a data insertion unit for inserting page break information of a blank line or a page number between pages of the original image data when creating the one-page transmission image data, wherein the page set by the setting unit is provided. Number of original image data is transmitted as one page of transmission image data, a procedure signal is transmitted and received for each transmission, and Facsimile machine to create a transmission image data, characterized by inserting a page break information blank line or page number in between pages of the document image data. 2. The apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising: an image memory for storing document image data read by said reading means, counting the document image data stored in said image memory for the set number of pages. And a facsimile apparatus for generating the one-page transmission image data. 3. A facsimile transmission method for transmitting and receiving a procedure signal each time one page of image data is transmitted, comprising: a setting step of setting the number of pages of a document image to be transmitted as one page of image data; and a reading step of reading the document. A transmission step of counting the read document images of the number of pages set in the setting step, creating transmission image data of one page based on the count, and transmitting the created transmission image data of one page And a data insertion step of inserting page break information of a blank line or a page number between pages of the original image data when creating the transmission image data of one page, wherein the setting is performed by the setting step. The document image data of the number of pages is transmitted as the transmission image data of one page, and the procedure signal is transmitted and received for each transmission. Facsimile transmission method characterized by when creating the transmission image data over di-, inserts the page break information blank line or page number in between pages of the document image data. 4. The apparatus according to claim 3, further comprising a storage step of storing the document image data read in the reading step in an image memory, and storing the document image data stored in the image memory in the number of the set pages. A facsimile transmission method comprising counting and creating the transmission image data of one page.