JP2983988B2 - Image communication method - Google Patents

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Description: TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to an image communication method. [Prior art] In a conventional image communication method, when communicating image information,
Communication of communication-related information such as various rules regarding the image communication and the name of the sender was performed. Recently, a program for processing image information has come to be communicated. [Problems to be Solved by the Invention] However, in the conventional image communication method, when a program for processing image information is transmitted and the receiving side performs the processing, the image information is transmitted after the program is transmitted. Or a program after transmitting the image information. Further, on the receiving side, the processing of the image information is always executed by the transmitted program, so that when the image information which cannot be processed by the program is received, the image information cannot be processed. In addition, even when a plurality of programs are transmitted to the receiving side and a plurality of programs can be executed on the receiving side, when processing the image information, the operator selects a program corresponding to the image information one by one. There was a problem that had to be done. In addition, the conventional image communication method cannot transmit sound information such as voice and music data even though it originally uses a public telephone line for communicating human voice information. It was prone to things. [Means for Solving the Problems] In order to solve such problems, the present invention provides an image information, audio information, and at least one of the image information and the audio information from a source device to a destination device. Transmitting communication data including a program for performing a process regarding
When the transmitted communication data is received at the transmission destination device, at the time of the reception, by executing a program in the received communication data, the image information and the acoustic information in the received communication data are transmitted. At least one of the processes is performed, the received communication data is stored in a storage device in the destination device, and when desired communication data in the storage device is specified, the specified communication is performed at the time of the specification. By retrieving data from the storage device and executing a program in the called communication data, processing relating to at least one of image information and sound information in the called communication data is performed. [Example] Hereinafter, an example of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 shows a basic configuration of an embodiment of the present invention. In the figure, reference numeral a denotes a transmission unit which simultaneously transmits sound information, an information processing program and data used in the program as facsimile communication data together with image information.
A receiving unit b receives the transmitted facsimile communication data and executes processing of the received image information or audio information using the received information processing program and data. Further, the above-described transmission and reception are performed, for example, only between the same models. FIG. 2 shows an example of a circuit configuration of the facsimile apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes a central processing unit (CPU) such as a microprocessor for controlling the entire apparatus, which has a memory RAM for storing control procedures and processing data, and is stored in a file device (storage device) 2 in advance. The control procedure as shown in FIGS. 4 to 6 is loaded into the memory RAM in the CPU 1, and the control operation according to the present invention is executed according to the procedure. The file device 2 stores image information and audio information in addition to the control procedure (program) described above. Reference numeral 3 denotes an input device such as a keyboard device for inputting a telephone number or inputting a user instruction to the device. Reference numeral 4 denotes an image reading device that reads image information of a document and converts the image information into an electric image signal. Reference numeral 5 denotes a printer that prints out a received image or the like. Reference numeral 6 denotes an output device such as a CRT display for displaying communication information and images, and 7 denotes a modem connected to a public telephone line 8. Reference numeral 10 denotes a microphone for inputting acoustic information, and reference numeral 11 denotes a speaker for outputting acoustic information. FIG. 3 shows a configuration of a communication format used in the embodiment of the present invention. In this figure, 21 is a communication protocol, 22 is image information, 26 is acoustic information, 27 is a program, and 28 is a program data section. The program 27 is composed of an incoming call part 27-1 and an information extracting part 27-2. FIG. 4 shows a control procedure at the time of transmission of the embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 5 shows a control procedure at the time of reception of the embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 6 shows a control procedure at the time of extracting information of the embodiment of the present invention. Is shown.
Next, the operation of the embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 4, 5 and 6. As will be described later, the operation of the acoustic information transmission function according to the present invention is limited to the case where the receiving apparatus recognizes the same apparatus as the transmitting apparatus in a normal facsimile start operation. The communication compatibility with the conventional facsimile machine is sufficiently maintained. Further, the image information 22 and the microphone 10 read from the image reading device 4 described above.
Is input to the file device 2 on the transmission side before transmission starts. As shown in FIG. 4, at the time of transmission, image information from the image reading device 4 is input and temporarily stored in the file device 2 (step S1), and the file name of a program to be transmitted simultaneously with the image information is input from the input device 3. If specified (step
S2), prior to transmission, determine whether or not to transmit to the same type of machine based on, for example, the destination telephone number (step S3);
If the transmission is not to the same type machine, only the image information read from the image reading device 4 and the communication protocol are transmitted to the other party through the public telephone line 8 in the same manner as in the conventional normal facsimile communication. If the sending and receiving devices are the same type,
Proceeding from S3 to step S4, the input device 3 uses the audio information previously stored in the file device 2 using the microphone 10, the above-described image information, and the program stored in the file device 2 using the input device 3. The program having the designated file name and its program data portion are read out and sequentially transmitted to the other party through the public telephone line 8 in a communication format as shown in FIG. 3 added to the image information (step S4). Next, as shown in FIG. 5, at the time of reception, whether or not transmission is from the same type machine is determined by a table reference method based on, for example, the source telephone number (step S11). 2 temporarily stores the received information (step S12). Subsequently, the program of the incoming call part 27-1 in the program 27 of the received information is executed (step
S13). On the other hand, if the transmitting side is not the same type machine, the received image information is immediately output by the printer 5 (step S14). Also, the program stored in the file device 2 described above
As shown in FIG. 6, an information extraction portion 27-2 and a program data portion 28 in 27 are executed when the user of the receiving apparatus extracts and uses the audio information 26 and the image information 22. (Steps S21, S22). As described above, since the sound information and the processing program are transmitted and received simultaneously with the image information portion, various and versatile applications are possible. For example, if a facsimile communication is performed by adding a program to be uttered at the time of extracting information to the image information together with the acoustic information, the function of the man-machine interface can be further improved. [Effects of the Invention] As described above, according to the present invention, when a program is transmitted from a transmission source device to a transmission destination device as additional information of image information and audio information, both of the programs are transmitted by the transmission source device. Transmitted as a set, at the destination device, upon receiving, immediately perform processing related to at least one of image information and acoustic information by a program,
After both of them are once stored in the storage device as a set, at the time of the call, a process regarding at least one of the image information and the acoustic information is performed again by the program. Without the operator specifying the corresponding program,
At least one of the image information and the sound information can be immediately processed by the corresponding program, and after storing in the storage device, the image information and the sound information and the corresponding There is an effect that at least one of image information and sound information can be processed at any time by calling a program. Further, since the sound information can be transmitted and received, there is an effect that the application range of the device can be widened.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a basic configuration of an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a circuit configuration of a device according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing a control procedure at the time of transmission according to the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing a control procedure at the time of reception according to the embodiment of the present invention. 9 is a flowchart illustrating a control procedure at the time of extracting information according to the embodiment. DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... CPU, 2 ... File device, 3 ... Input device, 4 ... Image reading device, 5 ... Printer, 6 ... Output device, 7 ... Modulator / demodulator, 10 ... Microphone, 11 ... Speaker , 21 ... Communication rules, 22 ... Image information, 26 ... Sound information, 27 ... Program, 27-1 ... Partial program when receiving a call, 27-2 ... Partial information extraction program, 28 ... Program data part .

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] Transmitting communication data including image information, acoustic information, and a program for performing processing relating to at least one of the image information and the acoustic information from the transmission source apparatus to the transmission destination apparatus; When the received communication data is received, at the time of the reception, by executing a program in the received communication data, perform processing related to at least one of image information and acoustic information in the received communication data, The received communication data is stored in a storage device in the transmission destination device, and when desired communication data in the storage device is designated, the designated communication data is called from the storage device at the time of the designation. By executing a program in the called communication data, image information and sound in the called communication data are executed. Image communication method which is characterized in that at least one on the processing of information. 2. In the transmission source device, it is determined whether or not the transmission destination device is the same type as the transmission source device before transmission, and when it is determined that the transmission type is the same type, the communication data is transmitted, and 2. The image communication method according to claim 1, wherein the image information is transmitted without accompanying the sound information and the program when it is determined that the device is not a device. 3. 3. The image communication according to claim 2, wherein the transmission source device determines whether or not the transmission destination device is the same type as the transmission source device based on the transmission destination telephone number. Method. 4. In the destination device, it is determined whether or not the source device is the same type as the destination device prior to reception, and if it is determined that the source device is the same type, the received communication data is 2. The image communication method according to claim 1, wherein the image information is stored in a storage device, and the received image information is output immediately when it is determined that the device is not the same type. 5. 5. The image communication according to claim 4, wherein the destination device determines whether or not the source device is the same type as the destination device based on the source telephone number. Method. 6. The program includes a first program executed when the transmitted communication data is received, and a second program called and executed when desired image information in the storage device is designated. The image communication method according to claim 1, wherein: 7. The program is a program for controlling the destination device to process sound information in the communication data when processing the image information in the designated communication data. The image communication method according to claim 1.