JP2962511B2 - Control method for facsimile machine - Google Patents

Description

Description: BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a control method for a facsimile apparatus having an image recording apparatus for recording an image on a sheet of paper.

[Prior Art] In general, an A4 size document is treated as a standard document in a facsimile machine. For example, when a drawing or output paper from a computer is used as a document, a long document is transmitted. May be done.

Alternatively, when a double feed phenomenon occurs in the scanner of the transmitting device and the two originals are conveyed and read with their ends overlapped, an image having a length almost twice as long as the original is transmitted. You.

On the other hand, as an image recording apparatus used in a facsimile apparatus, an image is recorded on a thermal recording paper in a roll form with a thermal head, and after recording is completed, one page is cut off.
For example, a device that records an image on a sheet of recording paper, such as a laser beam printer, is used.

In the facsimile apparatus using the former image recording apparatus, the long document image as described above can be recorded and output as it is, but in the facsimile apparatus using the latter image recording apparatus, the above-described long image is used. Since the original image cannot be recorded and output as it is, the original image is divided into length units of the recording paper used, and divided into a plurality of recording papers for recording.

Further, in this case, for example, an image of a mark “*” may be added to the leading end of the recording paper in order to indicate that the image is a recording paper which is divided and recorded.

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] However, when an image recording apparatus that records and outputs an image on a sheet-like recording paper is used, when a long document is continuously received, each divided recording is performed. In some cases, it is difficult to determine which original the paper is from, and there has been a problem that the work of aligning them is troublesome.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide a control method for a facsimile apparatus which can solve such a disadvantage of the conventional apparatus and can easily align divided recording papers.

Means for Solving the Problems The present invention relates to a control method of a facsimile apparatus provided with an image recording apparatus for recording an image on a sheet-like recording sheet,
At the time of receiving, the recordable length is notified to the transmitting side as a size longer than the set recording paper, while when an image longer than the length of the recording paper is received, the image is set at the receiving side. The recording paper is divided into recording paper length units and recorded on a plurality of recording papers, and display images of page numbers and division order numbers are added to the divided recording papers so that the continuity can be recognized. It was made.

[Operation] Therefore, by referring to the display image of the page number and the division order number recorded on the recording paper, the continuity of the recording paper divided and recorded can be easily recognized. It's easy.

Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 1 shows a facsimile apparatus according to one embodiment of the present invention.

In FIG. 1, a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 1 is for performing control processing of the entire facsimile apparatus and predetermined facsimile transmission procedure processing. A system memory 2 stores a control program executed by the CPU 1 and the like. At the same time, a work area for the CPU 1 is formed.

The scanner 3 is for reading a document image at a predetermined resolution, and the plotter 4 is an image recording device such as a laser beam printer for recording and outputting an image on a sheet of recording paper.

The operation display unit 5 is for operating the facsimile machine, and the encoding / decoding unit 6 encodes and compresses the transmission image signal and decodes the reception image information to the original image signal. is there.

The image memory 7 is for storing image information to be recorded and output to the plotter 4, and the image processing unit 8 is for realizing a processing function for scaling an image.

The modem 9 modulates and demodulates digital data so that a public telephone line network or the like, which is an analog line network, can be used as a transmission line. The network control device 11 connects the facsimile device to the public telephone line network. belongs to. The network control device 11 has an automatic transmission / reception function.

Also, a system control unit 1, a system memory 2, a scanner 3, a plotter 4, an operation display unit 5, an encoding / decoding unit 6,
The image memory 7, the image processing unit 8, the modem 9, and the network control device 10 are connected to a system bus 11, and necessary information is exchanged between these elements via the system bus 11. ing.

In this facsimile apparatus, when a long received image is received, the received image is divided into recording paper length units set on the plotter 4 at that time, and the received image is recorded and output on a plurality of recording papers. .

Further, when performing this divisional recording, an image of a code that allows a continuous state to be recognized is added to each recording paper.

For example, when A4 size recording paper is set on the plotter 4, as shown in FIG.
In _A4, when receiving the length L _A4 length L ₁ longer by image GA than the recording paper of A4 size, as shown in FIG. (B), of initial length L _A4 moiety first sheet Length L ₁ on recording paper PA1
Is recorded on the second recording paper PA2.

The first sheet of recording paper PA1 has an image MK1 of "P1" representing the page number recorded at the beginning, and the second sheet of recording paper PA2 has the image of the first page of recording paper PA2. so,
An image MK2 having a code “P1-1” representing the first divided recording sheet is recorded at the head thereof.

If the image MK2 of the code "P1-1" is recorded at the top of the recording paper PA2, the received image in that portion is lost. Therefore, the image of the code "P1-1" is the recording of the received image on the recording paper PA2. Copy paper (MK2a) or the trailing edge of recording paper PA2 (MK2a).
It is preferred to add to b).

Further, when the same long received image GA is received and the A5 size recording paper is set in the landscape state on the plotter 4, as shown in FIGS. 3 (a) and 3 (b), Received image
The GA is recorded and output in a state where it is divided into three recording sheets PB1, PB2, and PB3.

The recording papers PB1, PB2, and PB3 respectively have the symbol "P
1 ”, the image“ P1-1 ”, and the image“ P1-2 ”
K1, MK2, and MK3 are added.

In this case, since the image (part) of the received image GA is recorded in all the portions of the second recording paper PB2, the image MK2 of the code “P1-1” is the leading part of the recording paper PB2. Has been added.

Further, similarly to the above, the image MK3 of the code “P1-2” is
It is preferable to record at a position that avoids the image recording part (MK3a).

With the above configuration, when the facsimile apparatus receives an image, as shown in FIG. 4, when a call is transmitted from the transmission apparatus TX, the facsimile apparatus (hereinafter, called the reception apparatus RX) is used.
Responds to the called station identification signal CED, and also notifies the digital identification signal DIS for notifying the standard transmission function of the terminal itself and the non-standard transmission function of the terminal. Response to the transmitting device TX.

At this time, for example, when A4 size recording paper is set on the plotter 4, the digital identification signal DIS and the non-standard device are set with the recordable width set to A4 size and the recordable length set to infinity. Transmits the signal NSF.

The transmission device TX determines the transmission function to be used at that time based on the content of the digital identification signal DIS, and notifies the reception device RX of the transmission function by the digital command signal DCS,
The training check signal TCF is transmitted at the modem speed set at that time.

When the reception result of the training check signal TCF is good, the receiving device RX responds with the reception preparation confirmation signal CFR.

As a result, the transmitting device TX transmits the image information PIX1 of the first transmitted document, and upon completion of the transmission, transmits a multi-page signal MPS indicating that there is a second transmitted document.

When the reception result of the image information PIX1 is good, the reception device RX responds with the message confirmation signal MCF.
Since the multi-page signal MPS is received, preparations for receiving the second image information are started.

Upon receiving the message confirmation signal MCF, the transmitting device TX transmits the image information PIX2 of the second transmission original, and upon ending the transmission, sends a procedure end signal EOP indicating that the image information transmission has ended at that time. Send out.

When the reception result of the image information PIX2 is good, the receiving device RX responds with the message confirmation signal MCF, whereby the transmitting device TX sends out the line disconnection signal DCN to restore the line.

Further, receiving the line disconnection signal DCN, the receiving device RX restores the line.

In this way, the image information PIX1 and PIX2 received by the receiving device RX from the transmitting device TX are, as shown in FIGS. 5 (a) and 6 (a), respectively, a width of A4 size and a length of A4 size. When the length is longer than the length L _A4 by the lengths L ₂ and L ₃ , the receiving device RX puts the first length L _A4 portion of the image information PIX1 on the first page on the first recording paper PC1, and thereafter to record a portion of the length L ₂ in the second sheet PC2.

Then, an image MM1 of “P1” representing the page number is recorded at the head on the first recording paper PC1, and the recording paper PC2 is an image of the first page on the second recording paper PC2. so,
An image MM2 having a code “P1-1” indicating that it is the first divided recording sheet is recorded at a position immediately after the received image portion.

In addition, the receiving device RX similarly divides and records the image information PIX2 of the second page on the two recording papers PD1 and PD2, and also prints the image MM3 indicating the number of pages on the first recording paper PD1.
At the beginning of the recording paper PD2, and a code "P2-1" indicating that the recording paper PD2 is the image of the second page and the first recording paper divided. Picture of MM4
Is recorded immediately after the portion of the received image.

Thus, the images MM1 and MM3 representing the number of pages are added to the recording paper PC1 and PD1, and the images MM2 and MM4 representing the order of the number of pages and the division recording are added to the recording paper PC2 and PD2. Therefore, by referring to the contents of these images MM1, MM2, MM3, and MM4, the contents of the separately recorded image information PIX1 and PIX2 can be easily determined, and the work of aligning the recording paper PC1 and the recording paper PC2 Also, the work of aligning the recording paper PD1 and the recording paper PD2 can be easily performed.

As described above, according to this embodiment, it is possible to easily perform the work of aligning the recording sheets that have been divided and recorded.

In the above-described embodiment, in order to represent the continuous state of the recording paper divided and recorded, the symbol "-" and the number indicating the continuation order are displayed side by side after the number of pages. Can be used as kana characters (in alphabetical order or in alphabetical order) or alphabetic characters.

In the above-described embodiment, the plotter that records an image on a sheet-like recording paper is used. However, the present invention can be applied to a plotter that cuts a roll-like recording paper into a fixed size.

Further, in the above-described embodiment, a laser beam printer is used as a plotter, but any other device can be used as long as it is a page printer using an electrophotographic process for an image forming process.

[Effects of the Invention] As described above, according to the present invention, in a control method of a facsimile apparatus including an image recording apparatus for recording an image on a sheet-like recording paper, a recordable length is set during reception. While notifying the transmitting side that the size is longer than the size of the recording paper that has been set, when receiving an image longer than the length of the recording paper, the receiving side divides the image into units of the length of the recording paper set above. In addition to recording on a plurality of recording papers, a display image of a page number and a division order number is added to the divided recording papers so that the continuity can be recognized. An image of any length can be recorded and output by dividing it into multiple sheets at a specific recording paper size set on the receiving side, and the continuity division order number is recorded and displayed. Therefore, even if the transmitting side transmits a plurality of long documents, it is possible to identify the next page.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a facsimile apparatus according to one embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram showing an example of divided recording, FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram showing another example of divided recording, FIG. FIG. 5 is a time chart showing an example of a procedure at the time of image information transmission, FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram showing a divided recording state of image information of the first page, and FIG.
The figure is a schematic diagram showing a divided recording state of the image information of the second page. 1 ... CPU (Central Processing Unit), 4 ... Plotter.

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] In a method for controlling a facsimile apparatus having an image recording apparatus for recording an image on a sheet-like recording paper, a recording length is set to a size longer than the set recording paper to a transmission side during reception. On the other hand, when receiving an image longer than the length of the recording paper, the receiving side divides the image into units of the length of the set recording paper and records the image on a plurality of recording papers. A method of controlling a facsimile apparatus, characterized in that a display image of a page number and a division order number is added to divided recording papers so that the continuity can be recognized.