JP3187217B2 - 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 for transmitting and receiving image data described on a document or a printed matter.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a facsimile apparatus has been used as means for transmitting image data using a telephone line.
The facsimile apparatus reads image information such as a document or a printed material that the user intends to transmit by using a photoelectric converter and decomposes the image into pixels, converts this into an electric signal, and transmits the signal through a telephone line or the like.
On the receiving side, this is inversely converted to obtain a received image similar to the image information transmitted and output by an image output device such as a printer.

[0003]

However, in the prior art, a user who wants to transmit image information has a problem.
In order to accurately convey the contents of the manuscript and the like, it is necessary to create the original image darkly and to make the handwritten characters easy to read. In addition, fine characters and the like are deformed or crushed as a result of transmission, so that a received image becomes unclear, and there is a problem that a receiver may be difficult to read.

An object of the present invention is to provide a facsimile apparatus capable of obtaining a clear received image regardless of the operation of an operator in view of the drawbacks of the related art.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to solve the above-mentioned technical problems, the present invention provides a facsimile apparatus for transmitting and receiving image data of an original or the like. A facsimile apparatus comprising: a character recognizing means for recognizing; and a character converting means for converting the recognized character pattern into a character code and converting the recognized character code into a clear character using the character pattern. Character recognition of the image data read by the character, for the area that can be read as a character, the recognized character pattern is converted to a character code, using a character pattern stored in the storage means is converted to a clear character image and replaced, It is configured so as to be converted into an electric signal together with other image information and transmitted.

[0006]

According to this configuration, the read image data is recognized as a character, and the recognized character area is converted into a character code and then converted into a character image using a previously stored character pattern, thereby obtaining a photoelectric converter. Thus, it is possible to prevent the image of the character data from deteriorating due to the deformation or collapse of the character due to the conversion into the pixel due to the above, and to obtain clear received image data.

[0007]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Preferred embodiments of the present invention will be illustratively described in detail below with reference to the drawings. However, unless otherwise specified, dimensions, materials, shapes, and other relative arrangements of the components described in this embodiment are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention thereto, but are merely illustrative examples. It is nothing more than a thing.

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

In the facsimile apparatus of the present invention, a reading unit 1 such as a photoelectric converter reads image data of a document and converts the read image data into pixels. A character recognition unit 2 converts the character data portion of the image data converted into pixels. The other image data that has been recognized and failed in character recognition is directly input to the modulator 5. The character data recognized by the character recognition unit 2 is converted to a character code by a character conversion unit 3. The converted character code is read by the character conversion unit 3 from the character pattern storage unit 4 to read a character pattern corresponding to the character code. The character image is converted into a character image and the converted character image is
Is replaced with a character portion of the image data whose character has been recognized, and is converted into an electric signal by the modulation unit 5 together with other image data whose character recognition has failed, and is sent out to the line.

[0010] The character code is, for example, JIS C62.
26 is a kanji code system for information exchange, and the character pattern is, for example, JIS C6322
6 dot character, 2 for JIS C6234 dot printer
A 4-dot character shape or the like can be used. The character pattern storage unit 4 has a fixed character pattern in a read-only storage device (ROM) or the like, and can use an arbitrary character pattern with a memory card, a magnetic storage device, or the like, or use a plurality of character patterns. The character pattern can be selected and used by the operation of the operator from the set or automatically.

[0011]

As described above, according to the configuration of the present invention, the read image data is recognized, the character image is directly generated using the character pattern, and the character image is replaced with the recognized character. Deterioration of a character image due to conversion into pixels due to the above is prevented, a character image on the receiving side is made clear, and reading becomes easy. Efforts such as making the characters large and easy to read are reduced so that the contents of the manuscript and the like can be accurately transmitted on the transmitting side.

[Brief description of the drawings]

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

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Reading part 2 Character recognition part 3 Character conversion part 4 Character pattern storage part 5 Modulation part

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Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] A modulation means, a transmission means, a reading means for reading image data, a character recognition means for recognizing the read image data as characters, and a character conversion means for converting the recognized characters into character codes. Storage means for storing a character pattern corresponding to a character code in a facsimile apparatus
Wherein the character conversion unit, corresponding to the character code of the recognized character
The character pattern to be read from the storage means.
The character recognized using the character pattern
Image, and the modulating means associates the character image with the other image data.
The transmission means transmits the electric signal using a telephone line.
A facsimile apparatus characterized by being configured as described above .