JP3092029B2 - Facsimile transmission paper and facsimile machine with OCR sensor - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

The present invention relates, in a facsimile apparatus for transmitting such documents and drawings by using a telephone line, file
A facsimile transmission form in which a column for entering a facsimile number and an ID number is arranged, and a facsimile number and an ID number.
OCR for reading and to a (optical character recognition) sensor-equipped facsimile machine.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a conventional facsimile machine, a sender sets a transmission paper and a transmission content paper in which information such as an address, a company name, an affiliation, a post, and a name of a person is entered in a transmission content paper insertion section of the facsimile device. Then, the facsimile number of the transmission destination is directly input to the facsimile apparatus main body and the transmission start button is pressed.

[0003]

However, in the above-described conventional facsimile apparatus, the sender sends a message to the receiver each time a call is sent in order to inform the recipient of his / her company name, affiliation, post, name, and the like. There was a problem that the above contents had to be entered. Further, there is a problem in that the sender must set transmission paper and transmission contents paper on the facsimile apparatus and directly input the facsimile number of the transmission destination to the facsimile apparatus. An object of the present invention is to provide a facsimile apparatus capable of automatically transmitting caller information by an OCR function, reading a handwritten facsimile number and automatically transmitting the information by using an OCR function. It is assumed that.

[0004]

In order to achieve the above object, a facsimile transmission sheet of the present invention has a facsimile number entry field in which a facsimile number of a destination can be entered by hand.
And a user identifier (ID) in which information such as the company name, affiliation, title, and name of the sender is registered by hand.
A D number entry column arranged in a line, and a symbol indicating the insertion direction of the paper, as well as automatic dialing reads the facsimile number Ri by the OCR function, read by Ri ID number OCR function it is obtained by the so that to send after retrieving caller information registered in the facsimile apparatus main body Te. Further, the present invention is to be able to use the facsimile transmission sheet according to the invention, OCR and automatic dialing function to the facsimile apparatus, the ID number registration function is obtained by adding the ID number search function.

[0005]

According to the facsimile transmission paper of the present invention, file
The facsimile is in the box for entering the number of the facsimile and the column for entering the ID number.
It is arranged in a straight line in the insertion direction on a part of the transmission paper
Therefore, the facsimile number and the caller ID number are
Can be read by OCR function
The hardware and OCR function added to the facsimile machine
And the configuration of software can be simplified . According to the present invention,
For example, a symbol indicating the paper insertion direction on facsimile transmission paper
The user can use the facsimile machine
The OCR sensor can recognize the paper insertion direction.
Facsimile number and ID number
Because it is actually performed, the facsimile number by the OCR function
Automatic dialing based on ID and registration based on ID number
Search and transmission of sender information . Further
According to the facsimile apparatus with an OCR sensor of the present invention,
If the facsimile number entry field and ID number entry field are
Arranged in a straight line in the insertion direction on a part of facsimile transmission paper
Read the facsimile number and the caller ID number.
Only one OCR function is required and the contents of the transmission are read
The function with the image scanner is differentiated, and the facsimile
Hardware and software configuration of OCR function added to equipment
Can be simplified.

[0006]

FIG. 1 shows the configuration of a facsimile transmission sheet according to an embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 1, 11
Is a facsimile transmission form, 12 is an address entry field where you can manually write the destination address, 13 is a facsimile number entry field where you can enter the destination facsimile number by hand, 14 is the sender's company name, affiliation, post, name, etc. ID number entry field where user ID number for which information is registered can be written by hand, 15
Is a symbol indicating the paper insertion direction. The facsimile number entry field 13 and the ID number entry field 14 are arranged on the facsimile transmission sheet 11 in a straight line.

Next, the operation of the above embodiment will be described. In the above embodiment, the facsimile transmission paper 11
When using, the user (sender) inputs the address of the destination by handwriting in the address entry field 12, checks the facsimile number of the destination, further inputs it by hand in the facsimile number entry field 13, and writes it in the facsimile machine body. The user's registered user ID number is input by handwriting in the ID number entry field 14, and is inserted into the transmission paper insertion slot of the facsimile apparatus body in accordance with the symbol 15 indicating the paper insertion direction.

FIG. 2 shows a schematic block diagram of a facsimile apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 1 shows an external view of a facsimile apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 4 shows a cross section of a configuration of a main part.
FIG. 5 shows the configuration of the main part viewed from another angle.

In FIG. 2, a control unit 40 controls each unit of the facsimile machine. 41 is a transport unit, 42 is an operation unit, 43 is a display unit, 44 is a memory for registering user ID numbers and corresponding user information and temporarily storing transmission contents, 45 is an image scanner, 46 is a recognition unit, 47 Is OCR
A sensor, 48 is a communication unit, and 49 is a communication line. FIG.
In the figure, 21 is a transmission content paper insertion slot, 22 is an OCR sensor unit for recognizing and inputting handwritten characters, 23 is an image scanner unit for inputting transmission content as an image, 24 is a transmission content paper outlet, 25
Is an operation unit used for selecting an operation mode or performing dialing manually, and 26 is a display unit for displaying an operation state, a message, and the like. Further, in FIG. 4, reference numeral 11 denotes a facsimile transmission sheet, and 27 denotes an OC for recognizing and inputting handwritten characters.
An R sensor 28, an image scanner for inputting transmission contents as an image, and 29, a transmission sheet and a conveyance roller for conveying the transmission contents sheet. In FIG. 5, reference numeral 11 denotes a facsimile transmission sheet, 16 denotes transmission content paper, 27 denotes an OCR sensor for recognizing and inputting handwritten characters, and 28 denotes an image scanner for inputting transmission content as an image.

Next, the operation of the above embodiment will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG. In the above embodiment, when the facsimile transmission paper 11 is inserted into the facsimile apparatus main body (S50) and the start button provided on the operation unit 25 is pressed (S51), the facsimile transmission paper 11 is transported by the transport roller 29. (S52). At this time, the facsimile number entry field 13 passes through the OCR sensor 27 and
The R sensor 27 recognizes the handwritten numeral in the facsimile number entry column 13 entered on the facsimile transmission form 11 (S5).
3). Further, when the facsimile transmission paper 11 is further conveyed, the facsimile number entry column 13 and the ID number entry column 14 arranged in a straight line pass through the OCR sensor 27 and
Is the ID number entry field on the facsimile transmission form 11
The handwritten numerals in 14 are recognized (S54). Next, address box 12
The image scanner 28 inputs the image of the handwritten character written in the field and stores it in the memory (S55), and discharges the transmission sheet.
(S56). Subsequently, the transmission content sheet is conveyed (S57), and the description content is input as an image and stored in the memory (S58) in the same manner as the transmission sheet. After the operation of S58 is repeated until the transmission content paper becomes the last page (S59), the facsimile number recognized in S53 is dialed (S60). Next, information such as the address, company name, affiliation, post, and name of the user registered in the memory is searched from the ID number recognized in S54.
(S61), and transmits to the destination (S62). Next, the transmission content stored in the memory is transmitted to the transmission destination in S55.

FIG. 7 shows a configuration of a receiving sheet on the receiving side when facsimile transmission is performed using the embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 7, registration information (information such as the sender's address, company name, affiliation, post, and name, etc.) is generated on the receiver's receiving paper by the sender's ID number.

[0012]

As described above, the facsimile apparatus of the present invention
According to the millimeter transmission form, facsimile number entry field and ID
Number entry field is inserted in a part of facsimile transmission paper
Are located on a straight line, so the facsimile number and
Read with the same OCR function as the caller's ID number
Can be added to a facsimile machine
Hardware and software configuration of OCR function
It has the effect of cutting . Also, according to the present invention,
Providing a symbol to indicate the insertion direction of the paper on the transmission paper
This allows the user to insert paper into the facsimile
The direction can be recognized, and the OCR sensor
Reads facsimile numbers and ID numbers reliably
Automatically, based on the facsimile number by the OCR function.
Registered caller based on dynamic dialing and ID number
Has the effect of being able to reliably search and transmit
I do . Furthermore, the facsimile with the OCR sensor of the present invention
The facsimile number entry field and ID number entry
Fill in the facsimile transmission paper partly in the insertion direction.
When placed on line, facsimile number and caller ID
You only need one OCR function to read the number and the contents of the transmission
Function with the image scanner that reads
Hardware and software of OCR function added to facsimile machine
This has the effect that the configuration of the shaft can be simplified.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of a facsimile transmission sheet according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of a facsimile apparatus according to one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is an external view of a facsimile apparatus according to one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a structural view showing a cross section of a facsimile apparatus according to one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a structural diagram of a facsimile apparatus according to one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing an operation of the facsimile apparatus according to one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a configuration diagram of a facsimile receiving sheet according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

11… Facsimile transmission form, 12… Address box, 13…
Facsimile number entry field, 14 ... ID number entry field, 15
… Symbol indicating paper insertion direction, 16… Sending contents paper, 21
... Sending contents paper insertion slot, 22 ... OCR sensor part, 23 ... Image scanner part, 24 ... Sending contents paper outlet, 25,42
... Operation unit, 26,43 ... Display unit, 27,47 ... OCR sensor, 28,45 ... Image scanner, 29 ... Convey roller, 40 ... Control unit, 41 ... Convey unit, 44 ... Memory, 46
... Recognition unit, 48 ... Communication unit, 49 ... Communication line.

Claims (2)

(57) [Claims] 1. A user ID for searching the facsimile number entry column you facsimile number of the destination Fill out the information of the caller registered
To Fill out the number, along said insertion direction of the paper Fakushi
ID number entry field arranged in line with millimeter entry field
If, facsimile transmission paper, characterized by chromatic and symbols indicating the insertion direction of the paper. 2. A facsimile number entry column arranged on a straight line in a part of the full Akushimiri transmission media and ID number entry column
Memory for registration and O CR cell <br/> down support that reading the filled-in characters are to both, the information of the caller for each user ID number with
And the facsimile number entry field by the OCR sensor
Automatic dialing for facsimile numbers read from
Then, from the ID number entry field by the OCR sensor
Search the information of the caller registered in the read ID number
OCR having a communication unit for transmitting data
Facsimile machine with sensor .