JP3042952B2 - 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, and more particularly, to a facsimile apparatus which performs transmission and reception operations (facsimile operation) using energy supplied from a telephone line.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A conventional facsimile apparatus always performs transmission and reception operations by using an AC input power supply and battery energy even when performing transmission and reception operations that are sufficient with low power.

[0003]

However, recently, the power consumption of each component has been reduced. For this reason, performing the transmission and reception operations always using the AC input power supply or the battery as in the related art has a great disadvantage that the cost increases for the user.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a facsimile apparatus with low power consumption.

[0005]

In order to achieve the above object, a facsimile apparatus according to claim 1 is a facsimile apparatus having storage means for storing image information, wherein the facsimile apparatus uses energy supplied from a telephone line. Transmitting the image information stored in the storage means to the receiver, and storing the image information transmitted from the receiver in the storage means.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a facsimile apparatus, comprising: reading means for reading image information from a document; recording means for recording transmitted image information on recording paper; and conveying means for transporting the document and recording paper. Wherein the reading means performs reading and the recording means performs recording by using an AC input power supply.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the facsimile apparatus, the reading means stores the read image information in the storage means, and the recording means records the image information stored in the storage means. It is a feature.

A facsimile apparatus according to claim 4, further comprising a register for registering a recording time of the image information, wherein the recording means is configured to store the recording time when the recording time registered by the register is reached. The recording of the image information stored in the storage device is performed.

Further, the facsimile apparatus according to the present invention has a detecting means for detecting an approach of a user to the apparatus, and the recording means, when the detecting means detects the approach of the user, The image information recorded in the storage means is recorded.

The facsimile apparatus according to claim 6, further comprising output selection means for selecting output of image information stored in the storage means, wherein the recording means selects an output by the output selection means. The image information stored in the storage means is recorded.

[0011]

According to the facsimile apparatus of the first aspect, the transmission and storage of the image information can be performed with low power. Therefore, low power consumption can be achieved by using low power energy supplied from the telephone line.

According to the facsimile apparatus of the second aspect, reading and recording of image information requires conveyance of an original and a recording sheet, and therefore requires higher power than transmission and storage of image information. Therefore, image information can be read and recorded by using a high-power AC input power supply.

According to the facsimile apparatus of the third aspect, the reading means reads the image information using the AC input power, and stores the read image information using the energy from the telephone line in the storage means. The recording means records the image information stored in the storage means on recording paper using an AC input power supply.

According to the facsimile apparatus of the fourth aspect, the recording time is registered by the registration means, and when the registered recording time is reached, the recording of the image information stored in the storage means up to that time is performed. Can be done at once using AC input power.

According to the facsimile apparatus of the present invention, when the detecting means detects the approach of the user, the image information stored in the storage means is recorded all at once by using the AC input power supply. be able to.

According to the facsimile apparatus of the present invention, when the output is selected by the output selection means, the image information stored in the storage means is recorded all at once by using the AC input power supply. Can be.

[0017]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings.

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

As shown in FIG. 1, the facsimile apparatus 1 includes a network controller (hereinafter referred to as "NCU ((Ne
The NCU 2 is connected to another telephone 3.

Since the NCU 2 uses the telephone network for data communication and the like, it is connected to a terminal of the line to control connection of the telephone switching network, switch to a data communication path, and maintain loops. The telephone line 2a is connected to the telephone 3 or the facsimile machine 1 under the control of the control circuit 7 of the facsimile machine 1 described later. That is, the NCU 2 receives a signal on the signal line 7a from the facsimile machine 1, and if the signal level is "0", connects the telephone line 2a to the telephone 3 side, that is, connects the telephone line 2a to the signal line 2b. Also, the signal line 7a
If the signal level is "1", the telephone line 2a is connected to the facsimile apparatus 1, that is, the telephone line 2a is connected to the signal line 2c. In the normal state,
The telephone line 2a is connected to the telephone 3 side.

As shown in FIG. 1, the facsimile apparatus 1 includes a hybrid circuit 4 connected to the NCU 2, a transmission system 5 and a reception system 6 respectively connected to the hybrid circuit 4, an NCU 2, and each part of the apparatus 1. A control circuit 7 for controlling, a storage button (registering means) 8, a numeric keypad 9, a set key 10, a display unit 11, a storage circuit (registering means) 12, a detecting circuit (detecting means) 13 and An output button (output selection means) 14 and a voltage a generation circuit 15 and a voltage b generation circuit 16 for supplying power to each section of the device 1 are configured.

The hybrid circuit 4 separates the signal of the transmission system 5 from the signal of the reception system 6. That is,
The hybrid circuit 4 sends a transmission signal on the signal line 56a from the transmission system 5 to the telephone line 2a via the signal line 2c and the NCU 2, and also transmits a signal transmitted from the other party via the telephone line 2a. After passing through the NCU 2, the signal is output to the signal line 4a of the receiving system 6 through the signal line 2c.

The transmission system 5 includes a signal line 7 from the control circuit 7.
b is transmitted to the publicly known CCITT Recommendation V.
A first modulator 50 that modulates the signal based on the signal 21 and outputs the signal to a signal line 50a, an image pickup device such as a CCD (Charge Coupled Device), and an optical system. And a reading circuit (reading means) 51 for sequentially generating black and white binary signal sequences and outputting the black and white binary signal sequences to a signal line 51a, and a reading circuit output to the signal lines 51a. A transmission side encoding circuit 52 that inputs data and outputs encoded (MH (Modified Huffman) encoding) or MR (Modified Read encoding) data to a signal line 52a, and transmits the data under control of a signal line 7c. In addition to storing the encoded data from the side encoding circuit 52, the encoded data stored in the transmission side memory circuit 53, which is a nonvolatile memory such as a flash memory, is transmitted in accordance with the control of the signal line 7c. The transmission side memory circuit (memory means) 53 for outputting to line 53a, in accordance with an instruction of the signal lines 7d,
The data output to the signal line 53a is input, decoded once, scaled, and encoded data is transferred to the signal line 54a.
a, a decoding / magnification / encoding circuit 54 and a signal on a signal line 54a.
ITT Recommendation V27ter (differential phase modulation) or V29
A second modulator 55 that performs modulation based on (quadrature modulation) and outputs the modulated data to a signal line 55a;
0a and a signal on a signal line 55a, and an addition circuit 56 for outputting the added result to a signal line 56a.

The receiving system 6 receives a signal on the signal line 4a, performs demodulation based on the known CCITT recommendation V21, and outputs a demodulated data to a signal line 60a. 4a is input and a known CCI is input.
A second demodulator 61 that performs demodulation based on TT recommendation V27ter (differential phase modulation) or V29 (quadrature modulation) and outputs the demodulated data to a signal line 61a;
A first decoding circuit 62 that inputs the signal output to the first line and outputs decoded (MH (Modified Huffman) decoded) or MR (Modified Read) decoded data to a signal line 62a; A receiving side encoding circuit 63 which receives the data outputted on the line 62a, and outputs MR encoded data of K = 8 to a signal line 63a;
In accordance with the control of the signal line 7e, the encoded data output to the signal line 63a is stored, and in accordance with the control of the signal line 7e, the data stored in the receiving side memory circuit 64 which is a nonvolatile memory such as a flash memory is transmitted. A receiving-side memory circuit (storage means) 64 for outputting to a line 64a;
4a, and outputs the decoded (MH (Modified Huffman) decoding) or MR (Modified Read) decoded data to a signal line 65a.
And a recording circuit (recording means) 66 for inputting the data outputted to the signal line 65a and recording sequentially one line at a time.

The storage button 8 is used to store the time at which the reception information stored in the reception side memory circuit 64 is recorded together in the storage circuit 12, and when the button 8 is pressed, a signal is issued. A press pulse is generated on the line 8a.

The numeric keypad 9 outputs the pressed numeric keypad information to a signal line 9a.

When the set key 10 is pressed, the signal line 1
A pressing pulse is generated at 0a.

The display section 11 receives and outputs data output to the signal line 7f.

The storage circuit 12 registers the time at which the reception information stored in the reception-side memory circuit 64 is collectively recorded. For example, ten registration times 0 to 9 are considered. When registering the time to be recorded in the storage circuit 12, the recording time number (one from 0 to 9, for example, 1) to be registered in the signal line 12a, a space,
After outputting the output time (for example, 20:00),
A write pulse is generated on the signal line 7g. When reading information registered in the storage circuit 12, the signal line 1
When a read pulse is generated on the signal line 7h after outputting the recording time number (for example, 1) registered in 2a, the time stored in correspondence with this time number, for example, 20: 0
0 is output to the signal line 12a.

The detection circuit 13 is a circuit for detecting that the user is near the facsimile machine 1, and when the user is near the facsimile machine 1, the signal line 1
A signal of signal level "1" is output to 3a, and a signal of signal level "0" is output to signal line 13a when the user is not near facsimile machine 1.

The output button 14 is connected to the receiving memory circuit 64
When the button 14 is pressed, a pressing pulse is generated on the signal line 14a.

The voltage a generating circuit 15 is connected to the signal lines 2b and 2c.
Is input from the telephone line 2a to generate a predetermined voltage a. The predetermined voltage a is used as the NCU 2, the hybrid circuit 4, the control circuit 7, the first modulator 50, the transmission side memory circuit 53, and the decoding. A scaling / encoding circuit 54, a second modulator 55, an adding circuit 56, a first demodulator 60, a second demodulator 61, a first decoding circuit 62, a receiving side encoding circuit 63, It is supplied to the side memory circuit 64 and the like.

The voltage b generating circuit 16 generates a predetermined voltage b from an AC input power supply from an AC 100 V outlet 16a, and outputs the predetermined voltage b to the NCU 2, control circuit 7, storage button 8, numeric keypad 9, set key 10, Display unit 11,
Storage circuit 12, detection circuit 13 and output button 14, reading circuit 51, transmission-side encoding circuit 52, transmission-side memory circuit 5
3. The data is supplied to the receiving memory circuit 64, the second decoding circuit 65, the recording circuit 66, and the like.

The control circuit 7 reads and records image information using an AC input power supply. Here, the image information read by the reading circuit 51 is encoded by the transmission-side encoding circuit 52 and stored in the transmission-side memory circuit 53. When transmitting the image information stored in the transmission side memory circuit 53, the CML is turned on and the voltage b generation circuit 1 is turned on.
The DC circuit of the voltage-a generation circuit 15 is supplemented for the voltage from 6. Then, the image information stored in the transmission side memory circuit 53 is transmitted by the energy supplied from the telephone line 2a. Also, in the case of reception, the CML is similarly turned on to supplement the DC circuit. Then, the reception information is stored in the reception side memory circuit 64 by the energy supplied from the telephone line 2a. Received information is transferred to the receiving side memory circuit 64.
Is stored in the recording circuit 66 using the AC input power.
On the recording paper.

Next, the operation of the first embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS.
A description will be given with reference to the control flowchart of FIG.

In FIG. 2, step S60 is
It represents the beginning.

First, the control circuit 7 outputs a signal of the signal level "0" to the signal line 7a to turn off the CML (S6).
2). The NCU 2 receives the signal line 7a from the facsimile machine 1
Is input, and the telephone line 2a is connected to the telephone 3, that is, the telephone line 2a is connected to the signal line 2b. Since the CML is turned off, the setting is made such that the predetermined voltage b from the voltage b generation circuit 16, that is, the AC input power supply is not input (S64), and the predetermined voltage from the energy supplied from the voltage a generation circuit 15, ie, the telephone line 2a. It is set not to input a (S66).

The control circuit 7 determines whether the copy button has been pressed (S68). When the copy button is pressed, the process proceeds to step S70, and when the copy button is not pressed, the process proceeds to step S74.

In step S70, the predetermined voltage b from the voltage b generating circuit 16, that is, the AC input power supply is mechanically input. Then, the recording circuit 66 performs recording (copy operation) on the recording paper (S72).

In step S74, the control circuit 7
It is determined whether a transmission operation has been selected (S74). When the transmission operation is selected, the process proceeds to step S76, and when the transmission operation is not selected, the process proceeds to step S94.

In step S76, a predetermined voltage b from the voltage b generating circuit 16, that is, the AC input power supply, is input mechanically. Subsequently, the transmission side memory circuit 5
3 stores read information in accordance with the control of the signal line 7c (S78).

The control circuit 7 determines whether or not reading of all pages has been completed (S80). If reading of all pages has been completed, the process proceeds to step S82. If reading of all pages has not been completed, the process proceeds to step S78. move on.

In step S82, the control circuit 7
Outputs a signal of signal level "1" to the signal line 7a,
The ML is turned on (S82). The NCU 2 receives a signal of signal level "1" on the signal line 7a from the facsimile machine 1, and connects the telephone line 2a to the facsimile machine 1, ie, connects the telephone line 2a to the signal line 2c. Since the CML is turned on, the predetermined voltage a from the voltage a generation circuit 15, that is, the energy supplied from the telephone line 2a is input (S
84) The setting is made such that the predetermined voltage b is not input from the voltage b generation circuit 16, that is, the AC input power supply (S86).

Next, prior to the image transmission, a pre-procedure for securing negotiation between the transmitter and the receiver is performed (S88), and the information stored in the transmission side memory circuit 53 is transmitted (S90). Then, a post procedure for confirming the negotiation of the line release is performed (S92).

The control circuit 7 determines whether reception has been selected or whether a call signal has been detected (S94). When the response is affirmative, the process proceeds to step S96, and when the response is negative, the process proceeds to step S116.

In step S96, the control circuit 7
Outputs a signal of signal level "1" to the signal line 7a,
The ML is turned on (S96). Since the CML is turned on, the predetermined voltage a from the energy supplied from the voltage a generation circuit 15, ie, the telephone line 2a, is input (S98), the pre-procedure is performed (S100), and the reception information is stored in the reception side memory circuit 64. It is stored (S102), and a post-procedure is performed (S10).
4).

The predetermined voltage b from the voltage b generating circuit 16, that is, the AC input power supply is input (S106). The control circuit 7 outputs a signal of signal level “0” to the signal line 7a,
The CML is turned off (S108). Since the CML is turned off, the setting is made such that the predetermined voltage a from the energy supplied from the voltage a generation circuit 15, ie, the telephone line 2a, is not input (S110). The information stored in the receiving side memory circuit 64 is recorded (S112).

The control circuit 7 determines whether or not recording of all pages has been completed (S114). If recording of all pages has been completed, the process proceeds to step S62. If recording of all pages has not been completed, the process proceeds to step S112. The process proceeds to perform other processing (S116).

FIGS. 4 and 5 are control flow charts showing the second embodiment. 4 and 5 show only portions different from the control flowcharts of FIGS. 2 and 3.

In the second embodiment, the same information can be transmitted to a plurality of destinations. In this case, the information stored in the transmission side memory circuit 53 is transmitted to the plurality of destinations. , Using energy supplied from the telephone line 2a. In the second embodiment, a plurality of pieces of received information can be output, and when the plurality of pieces of output are selected, the plurality of pieces of output are performed by an AC input power supply. Further, in the second embodiment, when the recording time is registered in the storage circuit 12, when the recording time comes, the image information received up to that time and the image information stored in the receiving side memory circuit 64 is recorded. Is what you do.

Step S120 in FIG. 4 represents step S116 in FIG.

The control circuit 7 determines whether registration of the output time of the reception information stored in the transmission side memory circuit 53 has been selected (S122), and if it has been selected, proceeds to step S124. If not selected, step S1
Proceed to 28.

In step S124, the predetermined voltage b from the voltage b generating circuit 16, that is, the AC input power supply is mechanically input. The output time of the reception information stored in the transmission side memory circuit 53 is registered in the storage circuit 12 (S126).

In step S128, the control circuit 7
Determines whether or not it is time to output the reception information stored in the transmission-side memory circuit 53, and if it is time to output, the process proceeds to step S130, and if not, to step S136. .

In S130, mechanically,
A predetermined voltage b is input from the voltage b generation circuit 16, that is, an AC input power supply. Subsequently, the information stored in the receiving side memory circuit 64 is recorded (S132).

The control circuit 7 determines whether all the information stored in the receiving side memory circuit 64 has been recorded (S1).
34) If all are recorded, the process proceeds to step S136,
If not, the process proceeds to step S132.

Step S136 in FIG. 4 corresponds to step S62 in FIG. 2 and step S13 in FIG.
8 and S140 correspond to steps S108 and S6 in FIG.
2 respectively.

FIG. 6 shows a control flow chart of the third embodiment. It should be noted that FIG. 7 shows only those parts that are different from the flowcharts of FIGS.

The third embodiment has a means for detecting that the user has come near the facsimile apparatus 1, and when the user has detected that he / she has come near the facsimile apparatus 1, the user receives the information by that time. It records the image information stored in the memory.

Step S150 in FIG. 6 represents step S120 in FIG. The control circuit 7
It is determined whether the user is near the facsimile machine 1 (S152). If the user is near the facsimile machine 1, the process proceeds to step S154. If the user is not near the facsimile machine 1, step S156 is performed. Proceed to. Step S154 corresponds to step S13 in FIG.
0, step S156 is the same as step S13 in FIG.
6 is represented.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing the control of the fourth embodiment. It should be noted that FIG. 7 shows only those parts that are different from the flowcharts of FIGS.

In the fourth embodiment, when the output is selected by the output button 14, the reception information received up to that time and the reception information stored in the reception side memory circuit 64 are recorded.

Step S160 in FIG. 7 represents step S120 in FIG.

The control circuit 7 determines whether or not the output button 14 has been pressed (S162). If the output button 14 has been pressed, the process proceeds to step S164. If the output button 14 has not been pressed, the process proceeds to step S166. Proceed to. Steps S164 and S166 in the figure represent steps S130 and S136 in FIG. 4, respectively.

The present invention can be modified in various ways within the scope of the invention, in addition to the embodiments described above.

[0066]

According to the present invention described in detail above, the following effects can be obtained.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, since low-power energy is used for transmitting and storing image information requiring low power, low power consumption can be achieved.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, low-power energy is used for transmitting and storing image information that requires low power, and high-power energy is used for reading and recording image information that requires high power. Power consumption can be reduced as a whole.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, a proper energy is used for a series of operations for reading, storing, and recording image information, so that power consumption can be reduced.

According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, when the registered recording time is reached, the image information stored up to that time can be recorded at once using the AC input power supply.

According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, when the user approaches the apparatus, the image information stored so far can be recorded at one time using the AC input power supply. According to the invention of claim 6, when the output is selected,
The recording of the image information stored up to that time can be performed at once using the AC input power supply.

[Brief description of the drawings]

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

FIG. 2 is a control flowchart of the first embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a control flowchart of the first embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a control flowchart of a second embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a control flowchart of a second embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart of control according to a third embodiment.

FIG. 7 is a control flowchart of a fourth embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Facsimile apparatus 2 NCU 7 Control circuit 12 Storage circuit (registration means) 13 Detection circuit (detection means) 14 Output button (output selection means) 15 Voltage a generation circuit 16 Voltage b generation circuit 51 Reading circuit (reading means) 53 Transmission side Memory circuit (storage means) 64 Receiving side memory circuit (storage means) 66 Recording circuit (recording means)

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Claims (6)

(57) [Claims] 1. A facsimile apparatus having storage means for storing image information, wherein the image information stored in said storage means is transmitted to a destination receiver using energy supplied from a telephone line. A facsimile apparatus wherein image information transmitted from a transmitter is stored in the storage means. 2. A reading means for reading image information from a document,
Recording means for recording the transmitted image information on recording paper, and transport means for transporting the original and the recording paper, wherein the reading means performs reading by using an AC input power supply; 2. The facsimile apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the facsimile apparatus performs recording. 3. The facsimile apparatus according to claim 2, wherein said reading means stores the read image information in said storage means, and said recording means records the image information stored in said storage means. apparatus. 4. Registering means for registering a recording time of image information, wherein the recording means records image information stored in the storage means when the recording time registered by the registering means is reached. The facsimile apparatus according to claim 2, wherein 5. A detecting means for detecting a user's approach to the device, wherein the recording means stores image information stored in the storage means when the detecting means detects the user's approach. 4. The facsimile apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the recording is performed. 6. An image processing apparatus comprising: output selection means for selecting an output of image information stored in the storage means;
4. The facsimile apparatus according to claim 2, wherein, when an output is selected by said output selection means, image information stored in said storage means is recorded.