JP3133463B2 - Communication recording device - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a method for recording (printing) a part of received image information or for receiving the received image information when the received image information is larger than a fixed recording paper. The present invention relates to a communication recording device that performs division recording. This type of technology is used in a communication recording apparatus such as a facsimile apparatus, an information file apparatus, a personal computer communication apparatus, a work station, and a digital copying machine, which obtains a hard copy by transmitting and receiving image information.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art When a received image information is larger than a fixed size of a recording sheet, a conventional communication recording apparatus for recording a part of the received image information or dividing and recording the received image information. As an example, the following device has been commercialized.

(1) A facsimile apparatus that, when receiving long document image information, prints the transmitted received document image information length directly on thermal paper such as roll paper.

(2) The image data of the long document is 1.1 times the recording paper length.
A facsimile apparatus that does not print the trailing edge when the size is within double, cuts the length of the received original image information to a length equivalent to a standard recording paper such as A4, and removes the remaining received original image information for printing. .

(3) When the long original image information is received, the transmitted original image information length is cut into a length of the received original image information corresponding to a standard recording paper such as A4. A facsimile machine that prints the remaining received document image information on other standard copy paper.

(4) When the long original image information is received, the transmitted received original image information length is divided into image information of the previous page and the next page and printed, and the joint portion is overlapped and printed. Facsimile machine.

In particular, as described in (4) above, there is a technique disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 63-59171 as a technique for overlapping a joint portion.

[0008] In particular, the technique disclosed in this gazette has a problem in that when the image information is divided into the image information of the previous page and the next page and recorded,
This is intended to effectively use a sheet of plain paper for recording, and record the seam portion in front and back of both sheets so that long received original image information is reliably and easily displayed.

[0009]

However, at present, as described in (1) above, roll paper made of heat-sensitive paper has poor storage stability, so that plain paper for recording cut to a standard size is used. It has become. In addition, as described in (2) above, in the case of removing received document image information in which the length of the transmitted received document image information exceeds the length corresponding to the size of the standard recording paper, information loss occurs. From doing
At present, it is becoming less adopted.

In the conventional facsimile apparatuses (3) and (4), which use plain paper for recording having a fixed size, the received long original image information is divided, and when the divided information is recorded, the first very ineffective image information is obtained. Other parts, for example, a header part automatically attached by the facsimile machine, a letter of dispatch given by the sender, and the like are recorded, and waste of recording plain paper occurs. Even if valid image information is described at the rear end of long original image information slightly exceeding one page, if printing is performed by dividing the image into two, the image information and the like are unnaturally divided and are hard to see. It can be information. For example, if you connect a map to an invoice and send it,
When recording is performed by dividing into two, a map is difficult to see unless both pages are glued to form one page. Further, depending on the content of the long document image information, a position where the two division positions where the recording is performed by dividing into two is not related to the unit of the page, for example, a margin is increased on the previous page and a margin on the next page is reduced. In some cases it may be desirable to split the

Accordingly, the present invention provides a communication recording apparatus capable of recording received image information on a single fixed-size recording sheet when receiving long original image information exceeding the length of the fixed-size recording sheet. As a first problem.
Also, when receiving long document image information exceeding the length of a fixed size recording sheet, a communication recording apparatus capable of designating the division point as a desired position and recording on two fixed size recording sheets at the division point Is the second task.

[0012]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a communication recording apparatus comprising: a communication control unit for communicating with an external device;
To temporarily store the image information received by the communication control means.
Image memory means, and an image stored in the image memory means
Line counting means for counting the number of lines of information in the sub-scanning direction
Sub-scanning of image information stored in the image memory means
The number of lines in the direction is
If it exceeds 110-120%,
From the rear end of the long image information stored in the image memory means
Take out only the fixed size and record it,
The number of lines in the sub-scanning direction of the image information stored in the column is fixed
The number of size lines should be within the range of 110 to 120% of the standard size.
If the image exceeds the range
Of the long image information stored in the storage means
Minutes and parts that exceed the standard size are recorded separately.
It is.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a communication recording apparatus for communicating with an external device.
Communication control means for performing communication, and said communication control means
Image memory means for temporarily storing received image information;
Sub-scanning direction of image information stored in the image memory means
Line counting means for counting the number of lines of the
Display means for displaying image information stored in the storage means
And long image information stored in the image memory means.
Is compressed to a standard size and displayed on the display means.
In addition, a frame of the designated size
Display control means for superimposing and displaying division positions by
Standard designated size on long image information displayed on display means
Change the split position to instruct to change the split position that is the frame of
Means, and a dividing position designated by the dividing instruction means.
Recording means for recording image information in a frame of a designated size;
It is provided with.

[0014]

According to the present invention, the received image information is temporarily stored in the image memory means, and the number of lines in the sub-scanning direction of the image information stored in the image memory means is counted by the line counting means. When the number of lines in the sub-scanning direction of the image information stored in the image memory means exceeds the number of lines of a fixed size, the rear end of the long image information stored in the image memory means is used as a reference, and Image information of a fixed size above the reference is output, and the leading part of the received long image information, which often becomes unnecessary, is cut and recorded by the recording means as image information of the fixed size.

In the present invention, the received image information is stored in a temporary image memory means, and the number of lines in the sub-scanning direction of the image information stored in the image memory means is counted by a line counting means . Stored in the image memory means.
Image information is displayed on the display means. The image memory means
The number of lines in the sub-scanning direction of the image information stored in the
When the number of lines exceeds the
The divided image information is divided by the dividing means. This split
Is performed at a place where the user can easily understand the contents. Also,
The image information divided according to the instruction of the division designating means is
Record by recording means. In claim 3, the received
The image information is stored in the temporary image memory means, and the image memo is stored.
The number of lines in the sub-scanning direction of the image information stored in the
It is counted by the line counting means. Stored in the image memory means
The number of lines in the sub-scanning direction of the
When the number of lines exceeds the
The long image information stored in the image memory
And compressed by the display means. The display means
The image information displayed in the
Specifies the division at a place where the contents can be easily grasped. In addition,
The divided image information is recorded according to the instruction of the split designating means.
Record in columns.

[0016]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A communication recording apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings.

<First Embodiment> FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an overall configuration of a first embodiment in which the communication recording apparatus of the present invention is used for an information file device for storing image information.

In FIG. 1, the main control unit 1 enclosed by a broken line
Is an information file of the present embodiment for selectively calling various kinds of information mounted on an optical disk such as a CDROM, a magnetic disk or the like as necessary through a communication line 6 connected to an external device (not shown) by wire or wirelessly. This is the overall control unit as a device. A system control unit 11 composed of a microcomputer performs various controls as an information file device, and commands to the system control unit 11 are performed by a keyboard 7 as an operation unit or a mouse 8 as a pointing device. The operation is carried out. The scanner I / F circuit 12 optically scans and reads image information to be registered in the information file device according to a signal from the system control unit 11, converts the image information into dot data in the main scanning direction, and converts the dot data into sub data at a predetermined pitch. The scanner 2 that reads an original by scanning is controlled. Printer I / F circuit 13
Controls the printer 3 in accordance with a signal from the system control unit 11 and records the data on a predetermined recording sheet such as plain recording paper. The display memory 14 stores, for each display screen, image information displayed on the CRT 4 as a display means. The display memory 14 stores the image information stored in the display memory 14 by a signal from the system control unit 11. The display data is displayed on the display screen according to the instruction. The compression / decompression circuit 16 performs encoding / decoding and decompression processing of image information received on the communication line 6 and compression processing of a signal transmitted to the communication line 6. Further, the communication control unit 19 controls a transmission / reception operation of image information or the like transmitted or received from the communication line 6. The image information recording / reproducing unit 17 performs a recording / reproducing operation on the information received from the communication line 6 to the storage medium 5 such as an optical disk or a magnetic disk via the compression / expansion circuit 16 and the image information recording / reproducing unit 17. The information stored in the storage medium 5 is stored in the image memory 18 via the image information recording / reproducing unit 17 and the compression / decompression circuit 16, and further, the communication control unit 19
Is transmitted to the communication line 6 via Image memory 1
Reference numeral 8 stores image information read from the scanner 2 or the storage medium 5. The line number counting unit 20 includes the image memory 18
The number of lines in the sub-scanning direction of the image information stored in is stored. The search information file 21 is a file for storing search information for searching for image information stored in the storage medium 5. The search information recording / playback unit 22 records the search information in the search information file 21. Perform reading.

Next, the operation of the information filing apparatus of the present embodiment thus configured will be described.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing a storage processing procedure at the time of receiving image information in the information file device of this embodiment. FIG. 3 is a flowchart illustrating a recording processing procedure when recording image information in the information file device of the present embodiment. FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram of a recording example when recording image information in the information file device of the present embodiment.

When a signal from an external device arrives during execution of the main program as the information file device of the present embodiment, the system control section 11 executes the program of FIG. Communication with the external device enables communication line 6 from the external device.
When the image data arrives via the interface (step S1), the communication control unit 19 determines the image data, receives the image information (step S2), and temporarily stores the image information in the image memory 18 via the compression / decompression circuit 16. After the reception is completed, the total number of lines of the received image data is counted in the line number counting section 20 (step S3). Then, the image information of the image memory 18 is temporarily stored in the storage medium 5 such as a hard disk (step S4). At this time, the total number of lines of the image data counted by the line number counting unit 20 is stored in the image memory 18.
It is stored in the index area inside. Note that the counting of the total number of lines of the received image data performed by the line number counting unit 20 may be performed every time line data is received. When the image information of the image memory 18 is temporarily stored in the storage medium 5 such as a hard disk, the received image data may be stored without being decompressed, or may be decompressed. It may be stored later. However, usually, the received image data is subjected to compression processing. Therefore, when the compressed image data is stored in the storage medium 5, the used memory capacity can be reduced.

During execution of the main program as the information file device of this embodiment, the keyboard 7 or the mouse 8
When the system control unit 11 instructs recording by the operation described above, the program in FIG. 3 is executed.

The image information stored in the storage medium 5 is read out by the image information storage / reproduction unit 17 (step S11), and is compressed and
The image information read by the expansion circuit 16 is expanded and transferred to the image memory 18 (step S12). Image memory 1
Based on the total number of lines calculated by the line number counting section 20 at the time of receiving the image information, it is determined whether the image information is the long original image information or the image information within the fixed size (step S1).
3). If the image information is long document image information, the image information to be recorded is extracted from the rear end as image information of a fixed size (step S14), and is output to a fixed size recording sheet via the printer I / F circuit 13 through the printer 3. (Step S15). If the image information is within the standard size, it is determined in step S13, and normal recording is performed on the standard size recording paper.

Although the present embodiment has been described in connection with the case where recording is performed by the printer 3 on a fixed-size recording paper via the printer I / F circuit 13, if the image information is long original image information in step S14, Image information extracted as image information of a more fixed size may be temporarily stored in the recording medium 5 and may be recorded by the printer 3 via the printer I / F circuit 13 as necessary. .

In this embodiment, it is determined whether the image information in the image memory 18 is long document image information or image information within a fixed size based on the total number of lines calculated by the line number counting section 20 when the image information is received. However, in this embodiment,
A header portion facsimile apparatus automatically put, since the effect in the case of invoices, etc. sender side put is added is significant, the total number of lines calculated and recorded constant
Recording beyond the number of lines that can be recorded on a mold size recording paper
About 110-120% of the line number that can be recorded on paper (above
To allow only selected this mode if it is within limit values), 110 to 120% of the line number that can be recorded on the recording sheet
When the degree is exceeded, this mode may not be selected and recording may be performed on another page.

FIG. 4 illustrates the recording process when recording image information in this manner.

FIG. 4A has a header portion 31 automatically added by the facsimile machine, and the number of lines of the header portion 31 corresponds to the length L0 of the header portion 31. It is in a position to be transmitted and received. The number of lines of the standard size corresponds to the length L. The image information of FIG. 4A is obtained by storing the image information of the image memory 18 in the storage medium 5 in step S4, and is generally band-compressed. L1. This type of total image information of the entire length L1 is obtained as the image information of FIG. 4C by the processing of steps S13 to S15.
The number of lines of the standard size of the image information corresponds to the length L, and the leading portion is cut and recorded with reference to the lower end of the printing surface 32.

Similarly, FIG. 4B shows an invoice 33 attached by the sender for facsimile transmission.
It is in a position to be transmitted and received earlier than 4. FIG. 4 (b)
The image information is for storing the image information in the image memory 18 in the storage medium 5 in step S4, and has been band-compressed with the received information. This kind of all image information is obtained by the processing of steps S13 to S15 in FIG.
As the image information of (c), the number of lines of the standard size of the image information is recorded by cutting the invoice 33 at the head portion with reference to the lower end of the publishing surface 34 corresponding to the length L thereof.

As described above, the information file device using the communication recording device of the present embodiment, when receiving image information composed of a long document, registers only valid image information as fixed size image information. Therefore, it is possible to obtain easy-to-view information, to avoid output of useless information at the time of recording, to improve operability, and to reduce waste of recording paper.

<Second Embodiment> In this embodiment, the same reference numerals and symbols as those in the first embodiment denote the same or corresponding components as those in the first embodiment. In this embodiment, only differences from the first embodiment will be described.

FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing the overall configuration of a second embodiment in which the communication recording device of the present invention is used for an information file device for storing image information.

In FIG. 5, the image information in the image memory 18 is input to the display memory 14 for temporarily storing image information, control screen data, and the like so that the image information can be displayed on the CRT 4 as a display means. The image information that can be displayed on the CRT 4 is stored in the display memory 14 as information that has been thinned out by a predetermined number of lines if the image information exceeds a fixed size page unit at the time of storage in the display memory 14.

Next, the operation of the information filing apparatus of the present embodiment thus configured will be described.

The flowchart showing the storage processing procedure at the time of receiving image information in the information file device of this embodiment is the same as that of FIG.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing a recording processing procedure at the time of recording image information in the information file device of the present embodiment. FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram of a recording example when recording image information in the information file device of the present embodiment.

During the execution of the main program as the information file device of this embodiment, the keyboard 7 or the mouse 8
When the system control unit 11 instructs recording by the operation described above, the program in FIG. 6 is executed.

First, the long document image information stored in the storage medium 5 is read by the image information recording / reproducing unit 17 (step S21), and the read image information is expanded by the compression / expansion circuit 16 (step S22). Transfer to the memory 18. In the image memory 18, the total line number is counted by the line number counting unit 20 at the time of receiving image information.
Thereby, it is determined whether the image information is that of a long document or a document within a fixed size (step S23). If the image information is a long document, the image information is transferred to the display memory 14 and thinned out so that the image information can be reduced to a standard size.
5 is displayed on the CRT 4. At this time, a frame of a fixed size designated at the dividing position when the fixed size is divided together with the image information is displayed in superimposition (step S2).
4). Using the frame of the fixed designated size displayed on the CRT 4, it is determined whether or not to register the page unit of the image information at the current division position based on an instruction from the mouse 8 or the keyboard 7 from the user (step S2).
5). When the division position is input by a mouse cursor or the number of division lines by using a numeric keypad or the like, an instruction to change the division position of the image information is issued, and the division position designated by the mouse 8 or the keyboard 7 is detected (step S1). S26) The image information in the image memory 18 is divided into pages at a designated position by using standard paper. If there is an instruction from the user such as the mouse 8 or the keyboard 7 for registering or discarding the image information displayed on the CRT 4 at the division designated position (step S27), if there is an instruction for image information registration, division designation is performed. The image information of the position is recorded by the printer 3 as image information of a fixed size (step 2).
8). If the image information is within the standard size, the image information is transferred to the display memory 14 and displayed on the CRT 4 by the display control unit 15 (step S29). Thereafter, as in the former case, registration is performed in accordance with the procedure of steps S27 and S28. Also, in step S25, when it is instructed that the change of the division position is unnecessary, the registration is performed in the same manner as in steps S27 and S28.

The recording process when recording image information is illustrated as follows.
As shown in FIG.

FIG. 7A shows a case where the image information is a long document. The number of lines of a standard size of the image information is the length L.
And it is long by the number of lines corresponding to the length Lx. This state illustrates the long document image information stored in the storage medium 5. Here, it is assumed that there is no image information except for the image information “B”. FIG. 7B shows an example of display on the CRT 4 performed in step S24. A broken line shows a frame of a division position of a fixed size designated by superimposition, and "B" of image information is compressed in the vertical direction. I have. FIG. 7C shows an instruction to discard the image information other than "B" in step S26 and record it as one page information. The shaded portion in the figure indicates that, by specifying an area, the image area between them is discarded.

FIG. 7 (d) shows an image recorded by dividing into two pages according to the division position in step S25. FIG.
FIG. 7E shows an example in which the upper area of the image information "B" in the head area is discarded and recorded as one page information as shown in FIG. 7C in step S26.

The information file device using the communication recording device of this embodiment, when receiving long image information, displays the image information on one screen, divides the page at an arbitrary position designated by the user, By recording only valid image information as fixed-size image information, it is possible to obtain recording information that is easy for the user to see, and it is not necessary to output unnecessary information at the time of recording, thereby improving operability. This has the effect of wasting recording paper and time.

As described above, the communication recording apparatus according to the first embodiment includes the communication control means including the compression / decompression circuit 16 for performing communication with an external device, the communication line 6 and the communication control unit 19, and the communication control means. An image memory 18 for temporarily storing the received image information, an image memory means comprising a storage medium 5 and an image information recording / reproducing unit 17, and counting the number of lines in the sub-scanning direction of the image information stored in the image memory means Line counting means including a line number counting unit 20;
When the number of lines in the sub-scanning direction of the image information stored in the image memory unit exceeds the number of lines of the standard size, the system control unit 11 starts the routine from the rear end of the long image information stored in the image memory unit. The printer includes a printer I / F circuit 13 for taking out and printing the size, and recording means including the printer 3.

Therefore, in the present embodiment, even when the long original image information exceeding the length of the recording paper of the standard size is received, the leading end of the received image information is truncated and the trailing end of the received image information is cut off. Since the data is recorded on a single fixed-size recording sheet, the header portion automatically attached by the facsimile apparatus, the invoice given by the sender, and the like can be removed, and only the intended message can be transmitted. . In particular, when a figure, a table, a photograph, or the like is provided below a header portion, an invoice or the like provided by the sender side, the divided image information does not make the recorded image information difficult to see.

On the other hand, the communication recording apparatus of the second embodiment has communication control means comprising a compression / decompression circuit 16 for performing communication with an external device, a communication line 6 and a communication control section 19, and is received by the communication control means. Memory 18, storage medium 5 and image information recording / reproducing unit 17 for temporarily storing the image information
An image memory means, a line counting means for counting the number of lines in the sub-scanning direction of the image information stored in the image memory means, and image information stored in the image memory means. A display means comprising a liquid crystal, a plasma display, a CRT 4 or the like for displaying
Display control means comprising a display memory 14 and a display control unit 15 for compressing long image information stored in the image memory means into a standard size and displaying the compressed image information on the display means, and image information displayed on the display means A mouse 8 or keyboard 7 for designating division at an arbitrary division position, a system control unit 11 and a display control unit 15,
A printer I / F circuit 1 for directly recording image information displayed by the display control means by the system control unit 11 as divided image information in accordance with an instruction of division designation means
3 and a printer 3 or a recording medium 5 for temporarily storing;
The printer includes a printer I / F circuit 13 for outputting data as required and a recording unit including the printer 3. Here, the recording medium including the recording medium 5 for temporarily storing the image data and the printer I / F circuit 13 and the printer 3 for outputting the image data when necessary is used for recording when the image information is long document image information. The image information is extracted from the rear end as image information of a fixed size, is temporarily stored in the recording medium 5, and is recorded by the printer 3 via the printer I / F circuit 13 as necessary. is there.

Therefore, when long image information is received, the image information is displayed on one screen on the display means, the page is divided at an arbitrary position designated by the user, and the image information is continuously arranged in easy-to-view units. By recording as size image information, it is possible to obtain print information that is easy for the user to see, and it is not necessary to output wasteful information at the time of recording, thereby improving operability, wasting recording paper and wasting time. This has the effect of eliminating the need.

The communication control means of the first and second embodiments comprises the compression / decompression circuit 16, the communication line 6, and the communication control unit 19. When the present invention is carried out, a facsimile apparatus, Any device that communicates with an external device such as an information file device, a personal computer communication device, a workstation, and a digital copying machine may be used, and the communication distance is not determined.

The image memory means of the first and second embodiments has an image memory 18 for temporarily storing image information received by the communication control means, a storage medium 5 and an image information recording / reproducing unit 17. However, in practicing the present invention, any device having a storage capacity for temporarily storing image information received by the communication control means may be used.

The line counting means of the first and second embodiments comprises the line number counting section 20 for counting the number of lines in the sub-scanning direction. What is necessary is just to count the number of lines in the sub-scanning direction of the image information stored in the image memory means.

Further, when the number of lines in the sub-scanning direction of the image information stored in the image memory exceeds the number of lines of the standard size, the recording means of the first and second embodiments is controlled by the system controller 11. It comprises a printer I / F circuit 13 and a printer 3 for extracting and recording a fixed size from the rear end of the long image information stored in the image memory means. When the number of lines in the sub-scanning direction of the image information stored in the image memory means exceeds the number of lines of the standard size, or exceeds a predetermined range, after the long image information stored in the image memory means, What is necessary is just to be able to take out and record a fixed size from the end.

Further, the display control means of the second embodiment comprises:
A display memory for compressing the long image information stored in the image memory means into a fixed size and displaying the compressed image information on the display means;
And display control unit 15, when the display is performed by the display means, the number of lines may be simply reduced to one half and displayed, or the space between the lines, that is, the space in the sub-scanning direction may be used. May be narrowed.

The division designating means of the second embodiment comprises a mouse 8 or keyboard 7 for designating division of image information displayed on the display means at an arbitrary division position, a system control unit 11 and a display control unit 15. However, in the case of implementing the present invention, the division specified by the mouse 8 or the keyboard 7 is not limited to the specification of the division point, and the division point can be specified by specifying the erasure range. . That is, as a result, it is only necessary to have the editing function.

Although the communication recording apparatuses of the first embodiment and the second embodiment have been described for each embodiment, the functions of the first embodiment and the second embodiment will be described in practicing the present invention. Can be used simultaneously as a mode selection.
For example, the length of the long document image information is 110 of the standard size.
% Or less, the mode of the first embodiment is selected, and if it exceeds 110% of the standard size, the mode of the second embodiment can be selected.

[0053]

As described above, according to the communication recording apparatus of the first aspect, the image information received by the communication control means is stored in the temporary image memory means, and the sub-scanning of the image information stored in the image memory means is performed. The number of lines in the direction is counted by line counting means, and when the number of lines in the sub-scanning direction of the image information stored in the image memory means exceeds the number of lines of a fixed size, the long line stored in the image memory means is used. The fixed size image is taken out from the rear end of the image information and recorded by the recording means.

Therefore, when receiving long original image information exceeding the length of the recording paper of the standard size, the received image information can be truncated at the top and recorded on a single recording paper of the standard size. Can be eliminated. In addition, from a statistical point of view of normal image information, a part of the effective image is not cut off and does not hinder information transmission.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the communication recording apparatus, the image information received by the communication control means is stored in a temporary image memory means, and the number of lines in the sub-scanning direction of the image information stored in the image memory means is determined. It is counted by the line counting means .
A display means for displaying image information stored in the image memory means;
Display in columns. When the number of lines in the sub-scanning direction of said image memory means image information stored in exceeds the number of lines standard size, the partial image information displayed by the display means
Divide by the division designating means. This division is done by the user
It is performed at a place where it is easy to grasp. Further, the division designating means
The divided image information is recorded by the recording means in accordance with the instructions of
You. Further, the communication recording device according to the third aspect is characterized in that
Therefore, the received image information is stored in the temporary image memory means.
And sub-scanning of image information stored in the image memory means.
The number of lines in the direction is counted by line counting means. The image
The raster in the sub-scanning direction of the image information stored in the memory means.
Displayed when the number of ins exceeds the number of standard size lines
The long image stored in the image memory by the control means
Image information is compressed to a standard size and displayed on the display means.
You. The image information displayed by the display means is
Depending on the column, specify the division at a place where the user can easily understand the contents.
You. Further, the division is performed according to the instruction of the division designating means.
The image information is recorded by the recording means.

Therefore, when long document image information exceeding the length of the recording paper of the standard size is received, the long document image information is displayed on the display means, and a preferable position for performing the division artificially is displayed. Since selection is possible, recording can be performed on two fixed-size recording papers at the division points, and the recorded image information can be prevented from being difficult to see.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an overall configuration of a first embodiment in which a communication recording device of the present invention is used for an information file device for storing image information.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart illustrating a storage processing procedure at the time of receiving image information in the information file device of the embodiment in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing a recording processing procedure at the time of recording image information in the information file device of the embodiment of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram of a recording example at the time of recording image information in the information file device of the embodiment of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing an overall configuration of a second embodiment in which the communication recording device of the present invention is used for an information file device for storing image information.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing a recording processing procedure at the time of recording image information in the information file device of the embodiment of FIG. 5;

FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram of a recording example at the time of recording image information in the information file device of the embodiment of FIG. 5;

[Explanation of symbols]

 2 scanner 3 printer 4 CRT 5 storage medium 6 communication line 7 keyboard 8 mouse 11 system control unit 14 display memory 15 display control unit 16 compression / expansion circuit 17 image information recording / reproducing unit 19 communication control unit 18 image memory 20 line number counting unit

 ──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continued on the front page (72) Inventor Yumi Okamura 2-18-18 Keihanhondori, Moriguchi-shi, Osaka Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Masaya Okumura 2--18 Keihanhondori, Moriguchi-shi, Osaka Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Kiyotaka Araki 2-18-18 Keihanhondori, Moriguchi-shi, Osaka Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd. (56) References JP-A-4-3657 (JP, A) JP-A-61 -269569 (JP, A) JP-A-64-36172 (JP, A)

Claims (2)

(57) [Claims] A communication control unit for communicating with an external device; an image memory unit for temporarily storing image information received by the communication control unit; and a sub-scanning direction of the image information stored in the image memory unit. Line counting means for counting the number of lines, and a sub-scanning direction of image information stored in the image memory means.
The line number of the standard size is 11
When the value exceeds the upper limit of 0 to 120%
After the long image information stored in the image memory means
Only the fixed size is taken out from the end and recorded, and the sub-scanning direction of the image information stored in the image memory means is taken out.
The line number of the standard size is 11
Exceeds in a range larger than the upper limit of 0 to 120%
The length stored in the image memory means
Of the standard image information, exceeds the standard size for the standard size
A communication recording device for separately recording a part to be recorded. 2. A communication control unit for communicating with an external device, an image memory unit for temporarily storing image information received by the communication control unit, and a sub-scanning direction of the image information stored in the image memory unit. Line counting means for counting the number of lines, and image information stored in the image memory means.
Display means, and long image information stored in the image memory means.
Compressed to the mold size and displayed on the display means,
On the long image information after the compression, a frame of a specified size is used.
Display control means for displaying the divided positions in an overlapping manner ; and a fixed-form designation service on the long image information displayed on the display means.
Division position for giving an instruction to change the division position that is the frame of the size
Changing means and a fixed designation of the dividing position instructed by the dividing instructing means
Recording means for recording image information in a size frame .