JP3336149B2 - Color 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 color facsimile apparatus which records and outputs received color or binary image information and management information, and more particularly to a color facsimile apparatus which is less interrupted due to running out of a recording medium.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there has been known a facsimile apparatus for recording and outputting a binary image received from a destination through a public line on a sheet. Even in a recent facsimile apparatus, color recording of image recording has been known. Is underway. As a color facsimile apparatus of this type, for example, black, magenta, cyan, and yellow recording media are stored, binary image information is recorded on paper by a black recording medium, and color image information is stored for each color component. The image is formed by superimposing and recording the recording media of magenta, cyan, and yellow according to. Further, recent facsimile apparatuses are capable of recording and outputting management information such as an error report and a communication report.

[0003] Such a color facsimile apparatus is described in, for example, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 3-174877.

[0004]

However, such a conventional color facsimile apparatus is provided with means for detecting that the recording medium has run out, and when any of the recording media has run out, the recording medium is used. The recording and output of information is interrupted until replenishment is performed. However, since a plurality of types of recording media are stored, there is a problem that interruption due to running out of the media is frequent. In addition, since the management information is recorded on a specific recording medium, the deviation in the amount of use of the recording medium increases, which has been a cause of interruption.

[0005] Therefore, the present invention reduces the number of interruptions of recording output due to running out of a medium by devising so that information can be recorded and output even if one of the recording media runs out of a medium. An object of the present invention is to improve the convenience by increasing the amount of image information that can be stored by effectively using the memory when the recording output is continued. It is another object of the present invention to preferentially use a recording medium with a small amount of use, thereby reducing the deviation in the amount of use of the recording medium, and extending a recording output interruption interval due to running out of the recording medium.

[0006]

According to one aspect of the present invention, there is provided a communication means connected to a predetermined communication line for transmitting and receiving color or binary image information, and a plurality of types of recording media. Recording means for storing, on a sheet, image information received by at least one of the recording media, wherein the image information is stored for each color component. Means,
Medium exhaustion detecting means for detecting the presence or absence of a recording medium for each type, and an image of a color component recordable by another recording medium when any one of the mediums is detected by controlling the recording means based on the detection information by the detecting means The image information in the information storage means is recorded on a sheet, and the image information in the image information storage means of the color component which could not be recorded due to lack of the medium when the image completion mode was selected after replenishing the recording medium is recorded on the sheet. And image recording control means for causing the image to be recorded.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a communication means connected to a predetermined communication line for transmitting and receiving color or binary image information, and storing at least one of a plurality of types of recording media. A color facsimile apparatus comprising: a recording unit that records received image information on a sheet; an image information storage unit that stores received image information for each color component; and detects presence or absence of a recording medium for each type. Medium out detecting means for controlling the recording means based on the detection information detected by the detecting means, and when any one of the mediums is detected, the image information in the image information accumulating means of the color component recordable by another recording medium is printed out. And image recording control means for recording each color component of the color image information in the image information storage means on a sheet after the replenishment of the recording medium is detected. That.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, the image recording control means includes a storage information control means for erasing, from the image information storage means, image information of a color component recorded on a recording medium in which the medium has not run out. It is characterized by the following. According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided an information recording control unit for driving the recording unit to record management information on a sheet by a recording medium, and the medium out detecting unit detects a remaining amount for each type of recording medium. The information recording control means is configured to record the management information on the recording medium of the type having the largest remaining amount based on the detection information by the detection means.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, the medium shortage detecting means is configured to detect a remaining amount for each type of recording medium, and the image recording control means is configured to detect the remaining amount of binary image information when receiving the binary image information. The image information is recorded on a recording medium of the type having the largest remaining amount based on the detection information.

[0010]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, the image information received via the communication means is stored in the image information storage means for each color component, and the image information is stored in the recording medium corresponding to the color component by the recording means. Is recorded on paper and output. At this time, if any type of medium break is detected by the medium break detection unit, the driving of the recording unit is controlled by the image recording control unit based on the detection information, and the other recordings in which the medium has not run out are recorded. Image information of a color component recordable by the medium is read out from the image information storage means and recorded on a sheet. Thereafter, the replenishment of the recording medium in which the medium has run out is detected by the medium running out detecting means, and when the image completion mode is selected, the image information of the color component which could not be recorded due to the medium running out is read from the image information storing means. It is issued and recorded on paper. Therefore, in the image completion mode, the recorded paper is again supplied to the recording means, so that the image information of the color component which could not be recorded due to the lack of the medium is superimposed on the image information of the recorded color component. Is completed.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, the operation is substantially the same as that of the first aspect of the present invention up to a point in the middle. The image information including the already-completed color components is read out from the image information storage means and recorded on a sheet. Therefore, the received image information is newly recorded on the sheet. According to the third aspect of the present invention, in addition to the operation according to the first aspect, the image information of the color component recorded on the recording medium in which the medium has not run out, that is, the image information of the recorded color component is the image information It is deleted from the information storage means. Therefore, the free space of the image information storage unit is increased without waiting for replenishment of the recording medium in which the medium has run out, that is, waiting for the recording output of all the image information, and the image information storage unit is effectively used.

In the invention according to claim 4, when recording the management information by the information recording control means, the medium remaining detecting means detects the remaining amount for each type of the recording medium, and the management information indicates the type of the recording medium having the largest remaining amount. It is recorded by a recording medium. Therefore, a recording medium with a small usage is preferentially used for recording the management information. According to the fifth aspect of the invention, when the binary image information is recorded, the remaining amount for each type of the recording medium is detected by the medium out detecting means, and the binary image information is recorded on the recording medium of the type having the largest remaining amount. Is done. Therefore, a recording medium with a small amount of use is preferentially used for recording binary image information.

[0013]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. 1 to 5 show a first embodiment of a color facsimile apparatus according to the present invention.
FIG. 4 is a view showing an embodiment, and this embodiment corresponds to the first or third aspect of the present invention. First, the configuration will be described.

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 10 denotes a color facsimile apparatus. The color facsimile apparatus 10 controls each part according to a basic program and executes various processing programs of the present invention.
1, a ROM (Read Only Memory) 12 storing the basic program and various processing programs, and various information such as drive conditions of each unit of the apparatus and management data (management information) such as an error report or a communication list. RAM (Random Acc.) That stores data necessary to operate with
ess memory) 13, an operation display unit 14 for displaying various information, device status or device guidance, and performing input operations such as settings and instructions by an operator, and facsimile transmission of image data (image information) according to a predetermined transmission control procedure. A communication control unit (communication means) 15 for communicating (transmitting and receiving),
An encoding / decoding unit 16 that compresses and encodes image data to be transmitted, and decodes and restores received image data.
A scanner 17 for reading color image data or binary image data from a document, and a plotter (recording means) 18 for recording toner (recording medium) on paper based on the image data to form a color image or binary image. An image memory 19 for storing read image data and received image data, and a parameter memory 25 for storing parameter information such as a telephone number of a destination of facsimile communication and backed up by a battery 26, via a bus. It is connected. Note that ink may be used as a recording medium.

The communication control unit 15 causes the network control unit 21 to perform predetermined calling and receiving operations such as supplementing a line, transmitting a selection signal as a telephone number, and detecting an incoming call.
, Modulates and demodulates the image data and transmits (transmits and receives) the image data, and transmits various procedure signals in the transmission control procedure. The plotter 18 includes a paper sensor group 18a that detects paper setting, paper feeding, and occurrence of a jam, and detects the presence / absence of a plurality of types of stored toner, for example, yellow, magenta, cyan, and black, for each type. The medium shortage detecting means (not shown) detects the medium shortage by a known method such as an optical method based on the presence or absence of light shielding or a weight measurement method based on the weight of ink, and sends the toner to the CPU 11. Out of the medium or supply signal (detection information). Further, the image memory 19 is configured to accumulate identifiably for each color component of the image data. For example, as shown in FIG.
Each area 19a for each of R (red), G (green), and B (blue)
~ 19c.

The CPU 11 displays (reports) the occurrence of a medium shortage on the operation display unit 14 in accordance with the program based on the detection signal of the medium shortage from the plotter 18, and when the image data is received, the medium shortage occurs. After reading image data of a color component recordable by the unprinted toner from the image memory 19 and recording the image data on a sheet by the plotter 18, the operation display unit 14 records a part of the color component of the image data in the image incomplete mode. The execution is displayed, and the image data of the recorded color component is deleted from the image memory 19. After that, the CPU 11 detects the replenishment of the toner that has run out of the medium by the operator, and then selects and inputs the image completion mode for recording the image data of the unrecorded color components on the paper using the operation display unit 14. The image data of the color component that has not been read is read from the image memory 19 and recorded on a sheet by the plotter 18. That is, the image memory 19 constitutes image information storage means,
U11 constitutes the image recording control means and the stored information control means.

Further, the CPU 11 sends the management data in the RAM 13 to the plotter 18 periodically or at the time of an instruction so as to record and output the management data. Similarly to the recording output of the image data, the management data is recorded by recordable toner. In addition, 17a is
This is a document sensor group 17a similar to the paper sensor group 18a provided in the scanner 17. Reference numeral 27 denotes a character generator that stores character font data such as alphanumeric kana symbols and kanji characters, and reference numeral 28 denotes a clock circuit used at the time of transmission.

Next, the processing at the time of recording and outputting the received image data will be described together with the operation with reference to FIGS. Here, the case of recording and outputting color image data will be described. When the image data is received (step S1), FIG.
As shown in (1), first, it is confirmed from the detection signal of the plotter 18 whether the medium has run out for all types of toner (step S2). If all the media have run out, this processing is ended. As a result, the recording output of the image data is interrupted, and the interruption of the recording output and the occurrence of running out of the medium of all the toner are displayed on the operation display unit 14.

On the other hand, if it is not confirmed in step S1 that all the toner has run out of the medium, it is checked whether the medium has run out of the magenta toner for recording the red image data (step S1). S3) If the medium has run out, the process proceeds to step S5. If the medium has not run out, the red component image data is read from the image memory 19 and recorded and output by magenta toner. (Step S4).

Next, it is confirmed whether or not the medium has run out of the yellow and cyan toners for recording the green image data (step S5). If any of them has run out of the medium, the process proceeds to step S7. If neither medium has run out, the green component image data is read from the image memory 19 and recorded and output with yellow and cyan toners (step S6).

Next, it is confirmed whether or not the medium has run out of the cyan toner for recording the blue image data (step S7). If the medium has run out, the process proceeds to step S9, where the medium has run out. If the image has not occurred, the image data of the blue component is read out from the image memory 19 and recorded and output by the cyan toner (Step S).
8). By the processes in steps S3 to S8, when no medium has run out in any of the toners, each color component of the image data is recorded and output on paper to form a color image, and the medium has run out in any of the toners. The image data of the color component recordable by another toner that has not run out of the medium even though the medium has run out is recorded and output on paper.

Next, if the occurrence of a medium shortage is detected in steps S3, S5 and S7, a flag indicating the medium shortage is set (stored) in the RAM 13 in a one-to-one correspondence with the type, and ( Step S9) The execution of the image incomplete mode is displayed on the operation display unit 14. As shown in FIG. 3, for example, when the image data of the red and green components is recorded, the image data of the color components is stored in the image memory.
Erase is performed from the 19 areas 19a and 19b. Therefore, the image memory 19 has the image data of the red and green components erased and its free space is increased, and the areas 19a and 19b are used when new image data is received, and the image data is used. Stored. Note that the occurrence of the cyan medium shortage has occurred after the recording and output of the green color component.

After that, the operator confirms that the medium has run out and replenishes, for example, cyan toner, and then selects the image completion mode from the operation display section 14 to display the plotter 18.
When the paper on which the image data of the red and green components is recorded and output is set, the setting of the paper is detected by the paper sensor group 18a as shown in FIG. 4 (step S10).
The process is performed in the same manner as in steps S3 to S8 while checking whether the flag is set in AM19. At this time,
The operator checks the unfinished image on the sheet before selecting the image completion mode, and if necessary, deletes the blue component image data stored in the area 19c of the image memory 19 without recording and outputting it. Is also good.

In step S10, when the sheet sensor group 18a detects that a sheet on which an unfinished image has been formed by manual operation of the operator is detected by the sheet sensor group 18a and the image completion mode is selected from the operation display unit 14. It is checked whether a flag has been set for the toner for recording the red image data (step S11). If the flag has not been set, the process proceeds to step S13. If the flag has been set, the red component image data is The data is read from the memory 19 and recorded and output with magenta toner (step S12).

Next, it is confirmed whether or not flags are set for the two types of toner for recording green image data (step S13). If both are not set, the process proceeds to step S15, and one of the two is set. If so, the green component image data is read from the image memory 19 and recorded and output with yellow and cyan toners (step S14).

Next, it is confirmed whether a flag is set for the toner for recording the blue image data (step S1).
5) If this is not set, this image completion mode is ended. If it is set, the blue component image data is read from the image memory 19 and recorded and output with cyan toner. The completion mode is ended (step S16). By the processing in steps S11 to S16, even if the image recorded and output in the image incomplete mode is incomplete, the image data is recorded and output in a manner superimposed on each of the recorded color components in the image incomplete mode, and the color image is output. Formed on paper.

Next, the processing at the time of recording and outputting the management data will be described with reference to FIG. Even if there is a management data output request (periodic or command), if it is confirmed in step S2 that all types of toner have run out of medium, this processing is performed without recording and outputting the management data. When the output of the management data is confirmed (step S17) when it is not confirmed in step S2 that all the toner has not run out of the medium in step S2, the same processing as in step S3 and thereafter is performed. The processing is performed, and the management data is recorded and output on the paper by the toner that has not run out of the medium (step S18).
In this embodiment, the case where the management data is recorded and output after the image data is described. However, even when the management data is recorded and output alone, steps S2 and S18 are performed after step S17. Thus, the management data can be recorded and output even if one of the toners is out of the medium.

As described above, in this embodiment, even if one of the toners runs out of the medium, the image data of the color component recordable by the other toner is recorded on the paper, so that the medium Even if the disconnection occurs, the recording output is not interrupted, the number of interruptions can be reduced, and the content of the received image data can be quickly confirmed by the image. If the image data is unnecessary, the image data in the image memory 19 can be deleted without being recorded and output, and waste of paper and toner can be eliminated. In the case of necessary image data, the received image can be formed on paper by recording and outputting the image data in the image memory 19 in a superimposed manner after replenishing the toner which has run out of medium. Further, since the image data of the color components recorded in the image incomplete mode is deleted from the image memory 19, when new image data is received, the image data can be stored in the area and the capacity of the image memory 19 can be effectively used. , It is possible to prevent reception failure due to overflow or the like. As a result, convenience is improved.

As another aspect of the present embodiment, although not shown, the CPU 11 is configured not to erase the image data in the image memory 19 after executing steps S1 to S8. When the medium-out detecting means of the plotter 18 detects the replenishment of the toner in which the medium has run out and the image completion mode is selected, the image data of each color component (all color components) is read out from the image memory 19, and The plotter 18 may be configured to record and output on paper. With this configuration,
The image data of all the color components can be newly recorded and output on the sheet without resetting the sheet on which the unfinished image has been formed after the toner supply on the plotter 18. Further, after the selection of the image completion mode is omitted, the replenishment of the toner that has run out of the medium is detected, and after that, the image data of each color component is read from the image memory 19, and the plotter 18 records and outputs the image data on paper. Is also good. The other aspects correspond to the invention described in claim 2.

FIGS. 6 to 8 are views showing a second embodiment of the color facsimile apparatus according to the present invention. This embodiment corresponds to any one of the first to fifth aspects of the present invention. I have. The configuration of this embodiment is substantially the same as that of the above-described embodiment, so that the configuration diagram is omitted. The plotter 18 of this embodiment is configured so that the medium-out detecting means detects the remaining amount of toner for each type. In addition to the operations of the above-described embodiment, the CPU 11 When recording and outputting the data, the recording and outputting is performed with the toner of the type having the largest remaining amount based on the detection signal (detection information) by the medium-out detecting means. That is, the CPU 11 constitutes information recording control means.

When outputting the image data corresponding to the first page of the received image data, the CPU 11 is configured to record a color different from that of the paper on a part or the whole of the paper. Next, the processing according to the present embodiment will be described together with the operation for each operation. <Recording Output of Image Data> First, when there is a data output request, it is confirmed whether the data to be output is the first page as shown in FIG. 6 (step S21). If not, the process proceeds to step S24. The data is recorded and output on the sheet, and the process ends.

On the other hand, if the data to be output is the first page in step S21, it is checked whether the data is the received image data (step S22). If the data is not image data, the process proceeds to step S24. Is recorded and output, and this process is terminated. In the case of image data, toner that can be distinguished from the image and has a different color from the paper is recorded, and the ground color of a part (or the whole) of the paper is corrected (step S23), Steps P2 to S16
Is executed to record and output the image data (step S
twenty four). Therefore, it is possible to easily identify and sort sheets recorded and output in the first reception and the second reception.

<Recording and Output of Management Data> First, when there is an output request, as shown in FIG. 7, it is confirmed whether or not the request is an output request of management data (communication list or error report) (step S31). If the request is a data output request, the process directly proceeds to step S34, where steps S2 to S16 are executed, recorded and output on a sheet, and this process ends.

On the other hand, if it is a management data output request in step S31, the remaining amount of each toner is checked from the detection signal by the medium out detecting means of the plotter 18 (step S32), and the remaining Most common types (colors)
Is selected and determined (step S33), and the requested management data is recorded and output (step S34). Therefore, the toner with a small usage amount is preferentially used for recording and outputting the management data, and the bias in the usage amount is reduced.

<Recording Output of Binary Image Data> First, when there is an output request, as shown in FIG. 8, it is confirmed whether the request is a binary image data output request (step S41). If it is not the output request, the process directly proceeds to step S42, and steps S2 to S16 or step S31 and subsequent steps are executed, and the data is recorded and output on a sheet, and this processing is ended.

On the other hand, if it is a request to output binary image data in step S41, steps S32 to S33 are executed, and the binary image data is recorded and output by the selected and determined toner (step S42). . Therefore,
For recording and outputting the binary image data, the toner with a small usage amount is preferentially used, and the bias in the usage amount is reduced. At this time, steps S21 to S23 are executed to correct the color of the background of a part of the paper by recording the toner which is identifiable from the image and has a different color from the paper, and the paper recorded and output in the later reception is used. You may make it easy to sort.

As described above, in the present embodiment, since the management data and the binary image data are recorded and output by the toner of the type having the largest remaining amount, the bias of the toner usage can be reduced, and the toner consumption can be reduced. The replenishment cycle can be extended, and the interruption interval of the recording output due to running out of the medium can be extended. Further, in the present embodiment, the color of the background of the paper is corrected so that the first page of the image data can be distinguished from the image on a part or the whole of the paper on which the printout is performed. Can be.

In another embodiment of the present invention, the CP
U11 is compared with identification information (eg, TSI, TTI, RTI, or CLI) such as the name of the other party sent together with the image data and the parameter information stored in the parameter memory 25, and When recording and outputting the image data from the beginning, a configuration may be adopted in which a color different from the ground is recorded on the entire paper (or a part thereof).
With this configuration, as shown in FIG.
After the image data is received in step S1, the identification information is compared with the parameter information to confirm the destination (step P51). If the destination is not registered, the process proceeds to step S24 to record the image data. This processing is output and the processing is terminated.
Steps S24 and S24 are executed to correct the ground color of the entire sheet, and the image data is recorded and output. Therefore, it is possible to easily recognize that the image data has been transmitted from the specific destination, and it is possible to easily identify and sort out other paper. This has been proposed in a facsimile apparatus (not equipped with a color function) in which colored paper is set in a cassette which is not normally used and the paper is used only for recording and outputting image data of a specific destination. In other embodiments, the same effect can be obtained without preparing a special cassette.

[0039]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, when a medium break occurs in any one of the recording media, image information of a color component recordable by another recording medium in which the medium break has not occurred is recorded on a paper. After replenishing the recording medium, the image information of the color component that could not be recorded can be recorded on the sheet, so that the image information of the recorded color component and the image information of the color component that could not be recorded are superimposed and recorded. be able to. Therefore, it is possible to reduce the number of times the recording output is interrupted due to running out of the medium, and it is possible to quickly check the content of the received image information. Then, the received image can be formed on a sheet. As a result, convenience is improved.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, the operation is substantially the same as that of the first aspect of the invention, but all the received image information including the recorded color components after the recording medium is supplied. Is recorded on the sheet, the received image information can be newly recorded on the sheet without supplying the recorded sheet again. Therefore, it is possible to reduce the number of times the recording output is interrupted due to running out of the medium, and it is possible to quickly check the content of the received image information. Then, the received image can be formed on the paper without having to supply the paper again. As a result, convenience is further improved.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, in addition to the operation of the first aspect of the present invention, the image information of the recorded color component is erased, so that it is not necessary to wait for the recording output of all the image information. The received image information can be stored in the empty area, and the image information storage means (memory) can be used effectively. Therefore, much image information can be accumulated without waste, and convenience is further improved.

According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, since the management information is recorded on the recording medium of the type having the largest remaining amount, the recording medium with a small amount of use can be preferentially used.
It is possible to reduce the deviation in the usage amount of the recording medium. Therefore, the supply cycle of the recording medium can be extended, and the interruption interval of the recording output due to running out of the recording medium can be extended.

According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, since the binary image is recorded on the recording medium of the type having the largest remaining amount, the recording medium with a small amount of use can be preferentially used.
It is possible to reduce the deviation in the usage amount of the recording medium. Therefore, the supply cycle of the recording medium can be extended, and the interruption interval of the recording output due to running out of the recording medium can be extended.

[Brief description of the drawings]

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

FIG. 2 is a flowchart illustrating recording and output of the image data.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram illustrating an internal configuration of the image information storage means.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating the image completion mode.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating recording and output of the management information.

FIG. 6 is a view showing a second embodiment of the color facsimile apparatus according to the present invention, and is a flowchart for explaining the recording and outputting of the image information.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart illustrating recording and output of the management information.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart illustrating recording and output of binary image information.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart illustrating recording and output of image information showing another aspect.

[Explanation of symbols]

11 CPU (image recording control means, accumulation information control means,
Information recording control means) 12 ROM 13 RAM 14 Operation display unit 15 Communication control unit (communication means) 17 Scanner 18 Plotter (recording means) 19 Image memory (image information storage means) 21 Network control device (communication means) 22 Modem (communication) Means) 25 parameter memory

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Claims (5)

(57) [Claims] 1. A communication means connected to a predetermined communication line for transmitting and receiving color or binary image information, storing a plurality of types of recording media and transmitting image information received by at least one of the recording media. A color facsimile apparatus comprising: a recording unit that records on a sheet; an image information storage unit that stores received image information for each color component; and a medium out detection unit that detects presence or absence of a recording medium for each type. Controlling the recording means based on the detection information by the detection means, and when any one of the mediums is detected, causes the image information in the image information storage means of the color component recordable by another recording medium to be recorded on a sheet; When the image completion mode is selected after the replenishment of the medium, the image recording control means for recording the image information in the image information accumulating means of the color component which could not be recorded due to the lack of the medium on the sheet. A color facsimile machine characterized by the fact that 2. A communication means connected to a predetermined communication line for transmitting and receiving color or binary image information, storing a plurality of types of recording media and transmitting image information received by at least one of the recording media. A color facsimile apparatus comprising: a recording unit that records on a sheet; an image information storage unit that stores received image information for each color component; and a medium out detection unit that detects presence or absence of a recording medium for each type. Controlling the recording means based on the detection information by the detection means, and when any one of the mediums is detected, causes the image information in the image information storage means of the color component recordable by another recording medium to be recorded on a sheet; A color facsimile apparatus comprising: image recording control means for recording each color component of the color image information in the image information storage means on a sheet after detecting the supply of a medium. 3. The image recording control means according to claim 1, wherein said image recording control means includes storage information control means for erasing, from the image information storage means, image information of a color component recorded on a recording medium in which the medium has not run out. Item 7. A color facsimile apparatus according to item 1. 4. An information recording control means for driving said recording means to record management information on a sheet by a recording medium, wherein said medium out detecting means is configured to detect a remaining amount for each type of recording medium. 3. The color facsimile apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the information recording control means is configured to record the management information on a recording medium of the type having the largest remaining amount based on the information detected by the detection means. 5. The apparatus according to claim 5, wherein said medium out detecting means is configured to detect a remaining amount for each type of recording medium, and said image recording control means is configured to detect the remaining amount based on the detection information by said detecting means when receiving binary image information. 3. The color facsimile apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the image information is recorded on a recording medium of the type having the largest amount.