JP2994061B2 - Facsimile machine - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a facsimile apparatus using roll paper as recording paper.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, in facsimile machines, machines using roll paper as recording paper have become the mainstream because of the simplicity of the machine configuration. However, in practice, it is desirable to record on cut paper for ease of filing or the like, so a method of cutting and recording roll paper to a fixed length (fixed length recording) has been devised.

[0003]

However, in the above-described conventional example, when performing fixed length recording, a plurality of recording papers having different recording lengths such as Letter / Legal / A4, which are almost equal, such as USA, are distributed. Therefore, cutting to a single length is not practically sufficient. That is, when letter size is specified as the fixed length, there is a problem that an image received in legal size is divided into two images.

In the case of performing fixed-length recording, if a received image slightly exceeds the fixed length, the image is divided. For example, a letter size is designated as the fixed length and a letter-size original is actually received. However, in facsimile communication, the sender adds sender information at the top of the document,
The received image may be longer than the original, such as when the original is slipped by the reading device on the sending side. There was also a problem that the output was not practical.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problem, and provides a facsimile apparatus which can record a recording sheet by cutting the recording sheet into a designated fixed length according to the length of a received image. With the goal.

[0006]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention relates to a facsimile apparatus using roll paper as recording paper, comprising: calculating means for calculating the length of a received image; Identifying means for specifying the length of the recording paper to be recorded based on the calculated length and the designated fixed length, and cutting the recording paper according to the length of the recording paper specified by the identifying means to perform recording. have a recording means for performing the recording means, recording specified by said specifying means
When recording an image that exceeds the length of the paper,
It is characterized by that.

Further , in order to achieve the above object, the present invention
Is a facsimile machine that uses roll paper as recording paper
Calculating means for calculating the length of the received image,
The length calculated by the calculation means and the specified fixed form
Identifying means for identifying the length of recording paper to be recorded by length
According to the length of the recording paper specified by the specifying means.
Recording means for cutting the recording paper to perform recording.
The recording means shall have special features up to the arbitrarily specified maximum missing length.
Even if the recording paper length exceeds the specified
The image is not recorded .

[0008]

[0009]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A preferred embodiment according to the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a facsimile apparatus according to the present embodiment. In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes a CPU, which controls the entire facsimile apparatus in accordance with a program stored in a ROM described later. Reference numeral 2 denotes a reading unit which reads a document by a scanner or the like. A communication control unit 3 includes a modulation / demodulation circuit and a network control circuit, and performs communication of image data with a partner device via a network. A recording unit 4 records image data read by the reading unit 2 and received image data. 5 is CP
This is a CPU bus that connects U to various parts. Reference numeral 6 denotes an image memory for storing images. Reference numeral 7 denotes a RAM in which a work area and various table areas used by the CPU 1 when executing processing are defined. And 8 is ROM
This is a memory that stores the control procedure and various programs shown in FIG.

FIG. 2 shows a case where two types of fixed lengths are designated and a received image is recorded in the apparatus having the above-mentioned configuration.
This will be described below with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG.

In this embodiment, it is assumed that the recording length of the standard recording and the recording length designation when the recording length exceeds all recording lengths and the maximum missing range are registered in advance by an operation unit (not shown). The letter size (2
79mm) and legal size (356mm)
When an image of legal size or more is received, divisional recording is performed with a letter length, and the maximum missing range is set to 12 mm. These values are assumed to be registered in a table in the RAM 7.

Also, since it is necessary to know the length of the image before performing the recording operation, all the received images are temporarily stored in the image memory 6 at the time of reception, and the number of lines and the resolution received at that time are stored in the RAM 7. Remember.

After the above setting and registration are completed, when an incoming call from the partner communication device is detected via the communication control unit 3, the received image is stored in the image memory 6 by a normal incoming call process, and the recording process shown in FIG. To start.

First, in step S1, the receiving length is calculated from the number of receiving lines and the receiving resolution of the received image stored in the image memory 6. For example, when 1143 lines are received at the standard resolution, the standard resolution is 3.85 lines / mm, so the reception length is 297 mm. Then, in step S2, the calculated reception length is compared with the shortest of the designated fixed lengths (letter length in this embodiment). However, a comparison is made not with the specified value (280 mm) but with a value obtained by adding the maximum missing range (12 mm) to the specified value.
Here, if the reception length is shorter than the sum of the designated value and the maximum missing range (292 mm in this case), the process proceeds to step S4, and the letter length (280 mm) is used as the standard cut length.
Select

However, if the reception length is longer, the process proceeds to step S3, where the received value is compared with the longer designated value.
That is, similarly to the case of the above-described letter length, the value is compared with a value (368 mm) obtained by adding the maximum missing range (12 mm) to the designated value (legal = 356 mm). As a result, if the reception length is shorter, The process proceeds to step S5, and the legal length (356 mm) is selected as the standard cut length. If the reception length is longer than both of the specified values, step S
The process proceeds to step 6, and divisional recording is performed according to a fixed length specified in advance by the user. In the present embodiment, the letter length (280
mm).

Next, when the selection of the fixed length is completed, the process proceeds to step S7, the number of received lines is set in the recording counter, and in the next step S8, the fixed length counter is set. The set value is calculated from the determined fixed length and the recording resolution. For example, in the case of a letter length (280 mm), the standard resolution (3.85 line / mm) has 1078 lines, and the fine (7.7 line / mm) has 2156 lines.

When the setting of the counter is completed, the process proceeds to step S9 to record one line. Here, recording is performed by reading data from the image memory 6 for each line and transferring the data to the recording unit 4. At that time,
If the resolution is standard, the same data is recorded twice.
This is because the recording unit 4 has a fixed recording linear density according to the fine resolution. Next, when the recording of one line is completed, the process proceeds to step S10, and the recording counter and the fixed length counter are respectively decremented. And
In step S11, the recording counter is checked, and if the value of the recording counter is "0", it is determined that the recording is completed, and the process proceeds to step S15.

On the other hand, in step S11, if the value of the recording counter is not "0" and there is still data to be recorded, the process proceeds to step S12 to check the fixed length counter. As a result, if the value of the fixed length counter is not "0", the process returns to step S9, and the recording of one line is continued. However, if the value of the fixed length counter is "0", it means that recording of the designated length has been completed, so the process proceeds to step S13, and the recording paper is cut. Then, in step S14, the recording counter is checked, and if the image length calculated from the number of remaining lines is equal to or less than the maximum missing range, the remaining portion is not recorded and the recording ends. However, if the remaining image is equal to or larger than the maximum missing range, the process returns to step S8, where the fixed length counter is set and recorded, and the remaining portion is recorded on the next page. afterwards,
When the recording counter becomes "0" in step S11, the process proceeds to step S15, and the trailing edge white is added.

In step S15, first, the recording paper is fed. The feed is two lines when the resolution is standard, and one line when fine. And step S
In step 16, the fixed length counter is decremented, and the next step S1 is executed.
At 7, the fixed length counter is checked. as a result,
If the value of the counter is not "0", the process returns to step S15, and the above process is repeated. Then, when the value of the counter becomes "0", the process proceeds to step S18, the recording paper is cut, and the recording operation ends.

[0021]

[Other Embodiments] In this embodiment, two types of fixed lengths, letter and legal, have been described as examples. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, three or more fixed lengths are used. It is also possible to apply in cases.

If the width of the received image exceeds the width of the recording paper, it is also possible to first perform a fixed reduction such as B4 → A4 and then select the recording paper according to the present invention.

According to the embodiment described above, the same effect as using a page printer that can use a plurality of sizes as recording paper using a single roll paper can be easily obtained at lower cost / space saving. realizable.

The present invention may be applied to a system constituted by a plurality of devices, or may be applied to an apparatus constituted by one device. Needless to say, the present invention can be applied to a case where the above is achieved by supplying a program to a system or an apparatus.

[0025]

As described above, according to the present invention,
Since the recording paper can be cut to the designated fixed length according to the length of the received image and recorded, it is possible to provide a facsimile apparatus with improved convenience of the apparatus.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a facsimile apparatus according to an embodiment.

FIG.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart illustrating a processing procedure in the embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 CPU 2 Reading part 3 Communication control part 4 Recording part 5 CPU bus 6 Image memory 7 RAM 8 ROM

Claims (2)

(57) [Claims] 1. A facsimile apparatus using roll paper as recording paper, a calculating means for calculating the length of a received image, a record recorded by the length calculated by the calculating means, and a designated fixed length. possess a specifying means for specifying the length of the paper, and a recording means for performing recording by cutting the recording paper in accordance with the length of the recording sheet specified by the specifying means, said recording means, said specifying means Length of recording paper specified in
A facsimile apparatus characterized in that when an image exceeding the length is recorded, the image is divided and recorded . 2. A facsimile machine using roll paper as recording paper.
A calculating means for calculating a length of a received image, a length calculated by the calculating means, and a designated fixed form.
Identifying means for identifying the length of recording paper to be recorded by length
If, serial according to the length of recording sheet specified by the specifying means
Recording means for cutting and recording the recording paper, the recording means, up to an arbitrarily designated maximum missing length,
Does not divide even if it exceeds the specified length of recording paper.
A facsimile apparatus characterized in that a length image is not recorded .