JP3501584B2 - Data communication 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 data communication device such as a facsimile device capable of subaddress communication.

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2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in communication using a sub-address signal, for example, output designation to one terminal connected to a LAN or one memory box is designated by the sub-address signal.

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Therefore, for example, even when a plurality of documents are transmitted in one communication, only storage designation of one memory box or output designation to one terminal connected to LAN is required. However, there is a drawback that the sub address signal cannot be used.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide a data communication device capable of effectively transmitting a plurality of documents in one communication by effectively utilizing a sub address signal.

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SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention provides multiple communication during one communication.
Data communication device with a function to send several documents in a batch
, A terminal for outputting a plurality of documents in one communication
Is specified by sub-address signal for each document
A sub-address signal designated by each document having means
If there are multiple terminals for
Based on the designation of multiple sub-address signals,
The address signal is associated with each document and sent in one communication.
And output each of the above documents to multiple designated terminals.
Is a data communication device that is designated as follows.

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DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the structure of a facsimile apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The NCU (network control unit) 2 is connected to the terminal of the line in order to use the telephone network for data communication,
It controls the connection of the telephone switching network, switches to the data communication path, and holds the loop. Further, the NCU 2 connects the telephone line 2a to the telephone 4 side if the signal level (signal line 20a) from the control circuit 20 is "0", and connects the telephone line 2a if the signal level is "1". It is connected to the facsimile machine side.
In the normal state, the telephone line 2a is connected to the telephone 4 side.

The hybrid circuit 6 separates the transmission system signal and the reception system signal, sends the transmission signal from the addition circuit 12 to the telephone line 2a via the NCU 2, and sends the signal from the other side via the NCU 2. The signal is received and sent to the modulator / demodulator 8 via the signal line 6a.

The modulator / demodulator 8 complies with ITU-T Recommendation V.6. 8,
V. 21, V.I. 27 ter, V.I. 29, V.I. 17, V.I.
Which performs modulation and demodulation based on 34,
Each transmission mode is designated by the signal line 20c. The modulator / demodulator 8 inputs the signal output to the signal line 20b, outputs the modulated data to the signal line 8a, inputs the received signal output to the signal line 6a, and inputs the demodulated data to the signal line 8b. Output.

The ANSam transmission circuit 10 is a circuit for transmitting an ANSam signal. When an ANSam signal is output to the signal line 20d, the ANSam signal is transmitted to the signal line 10a and then to the signal line 20d. When the signal of the signal level "0" is being output, no signal is output to the signal line 10a.

The adder circuit 12 inputs the information of the signal line 8a and the information of the signal line 10a, and adds the result of addition.
It is output to a. The reading circuit 14 reads an image of a document and outputs the read image data to the signal line 14a. The recording circuit 16 sequentially records the information output to the signal line 20e line by line.

The memory circuit 18 is used to store raw information of read data or encoded information, or to store received information, decoded information, or the like.

The operation section 22 includes one-touch keys, speed dial keys, set keys, start keys, ten keys, *,
There are # keys and other function keys, and the pressed key information is output to the signal line 22a.

The designation circuit 23 is a circuit for designating the number of copies to be output on the receiver side, and outputs information on the designated number of copies to the signal line 23a. Here, even if one communication is one document, one
Even if there are multiple documents to be communicated, the number of output copies of each document can be specified.

The designating circuit 24 is used by the partner device in the LAN.
This is a circuit for designating to which one or a plurality of connected terminals the document is to be outputted, and one or a plurality of output terminals designated on the signal line 24a are outputted. Where 1
The communication may be one document or one communication may be a plurality of documents, and each document can be designated to be output to a plurality of terminals.

The designation circuit 26 is a circuit for designating the number of stages of one or a plurality of bins to be output on the receiver side, and outputs the number of stages of one or a plurality of bins designated to the signal line 26a. Here, one communication may be one document or one communication may be a plurality of documents, and each document can be designated to be output to a plurality of bins.

The signal line 20f is a LAN interface, and through this LAN interface, the first terminal 28, the second terminal 30, the third terminal 32, the fourth terminal 34, the fifth terminal 36, The sixth terminal 38, the seventh terminal 40, and the eighth terminal 42 are connected.

In the bins 44 to 58, when the signal "1" is output to the signal line 20g, the recording circuit 16 (the signal line 16).
The recording paper output from a) is discharged to the first bin 44,
The signals "2", "3", "4", and
If "5", "6", "7", "8" are output,
The recording paper output from the recording circuit 16 (signal line 16a) is supplied to the second bin 46, the third bin 48, the fourth bin 50, the fifth bin 52, the sixth bin 54, and the seventh bin 56. , 8th
It is discharged to the bin 58 of.

The control circuit 20 controls the entire facsimile apparatus. In particular, in the first embodiment of the present invention, the control circuit 20 performs the following control. First, in a facsimile apparatus having a function of collectively transmitting a plurality of documents in one communication, a bin to be output is designated by a sub-address signal according to designation by a designation circuit 26 at the transmitter side, and at the receiver side. , Based on the designation of the sub address signal,
The process of determining the output bin of each document is performed. Eg 1
It is assumed that there are three documents A, B, and C in communication, document A is output to the kth bin, document B is output to the mth bin, and document C is output to the nth bin.

Further, in a facsimile apparatus having a function of transmitting a plurality of documents in one communication at a time, the number of output copies of each document is designated by a sub-address signal according to the designation by the designation circuit 23 on the transmitter side. On the receiver side, the number of copies to be output for each document is determined based on the designation of the sub-address signal.

Further, the designation circuits 23 and 26 on the transmitter side are provided.
The subaddress signal specifies that each document should be output to a plurality of designated bins, and the receiver outputs each document to a plurality of bins based on the designation of the subaddress signal. For example, three documents A, B, in one communication
C, document A has k, m-th bin, document B has m,
The nth and oth bins and the document C are output to the kth, mth, and nth bins.

Also, in these, the page number of the sender information is set to 1 for each document in a plurality of documents in one communication.
Start with

2 to 5 are flow charts showing the control of the control circuit 20 in such a first embodiment.

First, in S2, a signal of signal level "0" is output to the signal line 20a to turn off the CML, and in S4,
Output a signal of signal level "0" to the signal line 20d
The Sam signal is not sent.

In S6 and S8, it is determined whether memory transmission or reception is selected. If memory transmission is selected, the process proceeds to S12. If reception is selected, the process proceeds to S64, and neither is selected. Then, in S10, other processing is performed.

In step S12, the document counter is set to 1, and in step S14, the number of pages of the transmission source information is set to 1. In S16, the information of the signal line 26a is input, and it is determined whether or not the bin to be output by the partner machine is designated.

When the bin is designated, the process proceeds to S18, the bin number (which may be one stage or plural stages) is stored in correspondence with the document counter, and in S20, the document reading, encoding, and memory circuit are performed. 18 is stored. After this, S26
Proceed to.

In S22, the information of the signal line 23a is input, and it is determined whether or not the number of copies to be output by the partner machine is designated. If not, the process proceeds to S20. Also, if specified, S
In step 24, the number of output copies corresponding to the value of the document counter is stored, and the process proceeds to step S22.

In S26, it is judged whether or not the reading is completed. If the reading is not completed, the process proceeds to S20, and if the reading is completed, S2 is executed.
Go to 8.

In S28, the information of the signal line 22a is input, and it is judged whether or not the next document is transmitted.
Go to 0, increment the value of the document counter by 1,
In S32, the number of pages of sender information is set to 1 and S1
Go to 6.

If there is no next document, the flow advances to S34 to set the value of the document counter to 1. In S36, the signal line 2
A signal of signal level "1" is output to 0a to turn on CML, and in S38, a pre-procedure is performed. Then, in S40,
Whether the 49th bit of the FIF of the DIS signal is 1 or not is judged. If it is 1, the process proceeds to S42, and if it is 0, S58.
Proceed to.

In step S42, based on the information about the number of output copies or the number of stages of bins stored in correspondence with the document counter, the 20 digits of the SUB signal cause the first two digits to be the number of output copies, and then the digit is divided into two digits. Specify the number of bins to output.

Next, in S44, another procedure is performed,
In S46, the image signal stored in the memory is transmitted.
Then, in S48, it is determined whether or not the transmission of the document having the value of the document counter is completed, and if not, the process proceeds to S46.

When the processing is completed, the process proceeds to S50, in which it is determined whether or not there is a next document, and when there is no next document, the process proceeds to S52, the post-procedure is performed, and the process proceeds to S2.

If there is a next document, the process proceeds to S54, the value of the document counter is incremented by 1, and in S56,
It is determined whether or not the output bin numbers of the document having the value obtained by subtracting one from the value of the document counter and the document having the value of the document counter are all the same. If they are the same, the process proceeds to S44, the documents are different, The page number starts from 1, but the SUB signal is not transmitted. In addition, if not the same in the S56, the program proceeds to S42,
Documents are different, page numbers start from 1 and SUB
Send a signal.

Further, in S58, other pre-procedures are performed, and in S60, the image signal is transmitted from the memory. Then, in S62, the post-procedure is performed, and the process proceeds to S2.

In S64, a signal of signal level "1" is output to the signal line 20a to turn on the CML, and in S66,
Perform the pre-procedure. Here, the 49th bit of the FIF of the DIS signal is set to 1 to notify that the SUB signal reception capability is available.

Next, in S68, it is determined whether or not the SUB signal is received. If the SUB signal is received, the process proceeds to S76, and if not received, the process proceeds to S70.

In S70, other pre-procedures are performed, and S72 is executed.
Then, the image signal is received. Here, only one copy is output to the first-stage bin. Next, in S74, a post-procedure is performed,
Proceed to S2.

In S76, the first two digits of the SUB signal are determined to determine whether the number of copies to be output is one copy. If one copy, the process proceeds to S78. If not one copy, the process proceeds to S98.

At S78, other procedures are performed and S80 is performed.
Then, the image signal is received. Here, it outputs to the bin designated by the SUB signal. If the bin is not specified, it is output in the first stage.

Next, in S82, it is determined whether or not the reception of one page is completed. If completed, the process proceeds to S84, and if not completed, the process proceeds to S80.

In S84, it is determined whether or not there is a next page. If there is a next page, the process proceeds to S86, and if there is no next page, the process proceeds to S90.

At S86, it is determined whether or not there is a mode change. If yes, the process proceeds to S88, and if not, the process proceeds to S78.

In S88, it is determined whether or not the SUB signal is received. If it is received, the process proceeds to S76, and if it is not received, the process proceeds to S78.

In S90, a post-procedure is performed, and in S92,
The signal of the signal level "0" is output to the signal line 20a and the CM
L is turned off, and in S94, it is determined whether or not the memory is received in this communication. If so, the process proceeds to S96, and if not, the process proceeds to S2.

In S96, the information received by the memory is output to the plurality of bins designated by the SUB signal, corresponding to the designation by each SUB signal. If no bin is designated, the designated number of copies is output to the first bin.

In S98, other procedures are performed,
In S100, memory reception is performed. Here, the number of copies designated by the SUB signal and its output bin are stored.

Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described.

In the second embodiment, the output terminal may be designated instead of the output bin in the first embodiment. More specifically, in detail, in a facsimile apparatus having a function of transmitting a plurality of documents in one communication at a time, on the transmitter side, a designation circuit 24 designates a terminal for outputting each document by a sub-address signal, and a reception is performed. On the machine side, the terminal that outputs each document is determined based on the designation of the sub-address signal. Specifically, 1
There are three documents A, B, and C in communication, and document A is a terminal o.
Then, the document B is output to the terminal p and the document C is output to the terminal q.

On the transmitter side, output of a specified number of copies of each document is specified by the sub-address signal, and on the receiver side, the number of copies of each document is determined based on the specification of the sub-address signal. Further, the transmitter side specifies that each document is to be output to a plurality of designated terminals by a subaddress signal, and the receiver side outputs each document to a plurality of terminals based on the designation of the subaddress signal. For example, there are three documents A, B, and C in one communication, and the document A is stored in the terminals k, m, and n, and the document B.
To the terminals o and p, and the document C to the terminals n and o.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram showing a modified portion of the first embodiment (FIGS. 2 to 5) of the operation of the control circuit 20 in the second embodiment.

First, the above S16 is "whether a terminal is designated."
Change to. Further, the above S18 is changed to "store the terminal number corresponding to the value of the document counter (the terminal number may be one or plural).

In addition, the above-mentioned step S42 is "corresponding to the document counter, based on the number of output copies stored or the terminal number information, the number of output copies in the first two digits by the 20 digits of the SUB signal, then 2 Specify the terminal number to output in digit increments ".

Further, S72 is changed to "reception of image signal, output only one copy to facsimile apparatus". Further, S80 is changed to "reception of image signal, output to terminal designated by SUB signal (output to facsimile device if terminal is not designated)".

Further, in S96, "corresponding to the designation by each SUB signal, the information received in the memory is output to the plurality of terminals designated by the SUB signal. If there is no terminal designation, the designated number of copies is output to the facsimile machine. Change to "Yes".

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According to the invention of claim 1, one communication is in progress.
Output each of multiple documents to different terminals
Can be used, thus effectively utilizing the sub-address signal
There is an effect that can be done.

According to the invention of claim 2, one copy is sent.
Each of the plurality of trusted documents is regarded as an independent document.
There is an effect that it can be processed.

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[Brief description of drawings]

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

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing the operation of the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing the operation of the first embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing the operation of the first embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing the operation of the first embodiment.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram showing the operation of the second embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

2 ... NCU, 4 ... phone, 6 ... hybrid circuit, 8 ... Modem, 10 ... ANSam sending circuit, 12 ... Adder circuit, 14 ... reading circuit, 16 ... Recording circuit, 18 ... Memory circuit, 20 ... Control circuit, 22 ... operation part, 23, 24, 26 ... Designating circuit.

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Claims (2)

(57) [Claims] 1. A data communication apparatus having a function of collectively transmitting a plurality of documents during one communication, wherein a terminal for outputting the plurality of documents during one communication is set for each document.
To have a specifying means for specifying the sub-address signal, a terminal equivalent to the individual sub-address signals designated for each of the document
There are a plurality, if different from each other, based on the specification of the plurality of sub <br/> address signals, a plurality of sub-address signals
No. is associated with each document and transmitted in one communication.
Specify to output the document to the specified multiple terminals.
Data communication apparatus, characterized in that that. 2. The method of claim 1, a data communication apparatus for a plurality of documents in one copy signal, characterized in that to start the page number of the sender information from 1 for each document.