JP3536584B2 - Communication terminal with copy function - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

The present invention relates to facsimile information whose recording paper size is specified to be A4 or more according to the ITU (International Telecommunication Union) -T recommendation, and recording on any size recording paper. The present invention relates to a communication terminal apparatus such as a facsimile apparatus having a copying function capable of manually feeding paper to a recording unit for recording various copied images.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Some facsimile machines include A4 and B4 size recording papers that match the size of a transmission original detected in a handshake procedure with a transmission source during reception.
In addition to a paper feed tray automatically supplied from a cassette of each size, some paper feed trays have a manual feed tray for manually feeding recording paper of a special size such as a postcard used for copying. Further, in the facsimile apparatus, when the paper is out, the received information is stored in the memory until the recording paper is replenished, and the received information is recorded on the recording paper when the recording paper is replenished. Some have a so-called memory proxy reception function.

[0005] However, if the capacity of the memory is exceeded in the alternate memory reception, the reception becomes impossible. Therefore, in order to prevent the amount of the memory substitute reception from exceeding the memory capacity, it is necessary to replenish the recording paper frequently so as to prevent the paper from running out as much as possible. For example, if you have a manual feed tray as described above, you can also set recording paper on the manual feed tray,
It is less likely that the paper will run out than in the case where the sheet is set only in the paper feed tray, and the probability that the reception becomes impossible due to an excess memory capacity can be greatly reduced.

[0004]

However, the user,
When copying on manual-feed paper, for example, postcard-size recording paper, the remaining recording paper must be removed from the manual feed tray after copying is completed, and replaced with facsimile-capable, for example, A4-size recording paper. However, there is a risk of forgetting the replacement.

If the user forgets to replace the recording paper, the received facsimile information is preferentially recorded on the recording paper in the manual feed tray because the recording paper is set in the manual feed tray. Therefore, the recording paper in the bypass tray is A4
If the postcard size is smaller than the size, the received information will be lost.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve such a problem, and a facsimile reception has been performed in consideration of the possibility that the manual recording paper used for copying may be forgotten to be replaced. Prohibiting the recording of information on manual feed paper, and if manual feed paper size is not entered after manual feed copying, it is determined that the manual feed paper has not been replaced with a record paper of a size that can record received information, and manual feed is performed. Prohibiting the recording of received information on recording paper, and if manual feed is not newly performed after manual copying, it is determined that the manual paper has not been replaced with a recording paper of a size that can record received information. It is an object of the present invention to provide a communication terminal device with a copying function that reliably prevents loss of received information in recording on manual recording paper by, for example, prohibiting recording.

[0007]

A communication terminal device with a copying function according to the first invention has a communication function and a copying function, and has a copying function capable of manually feeding a received information or a copied image to a recording section. In the communication terminal, input the size of the manual recording paper.
Receiving means, and copying of the received information
The input of the size of the manually-feedable recording paper is not accepted.
If There characterized by comprising a means for inhibiting the recording of the received information to the manually fed recording sheet.

[0008]

[0009]

The communication terminal apparatus with a copying function according to the first invention records the received information on the manual recording paper if the size of the manual recording paper sufficient for recording the received information is not input after the copying on the manual recording paper. Ban.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a communication terminal with a copying function which has a communication function and a copying function, and is capable of manually feeding received information or a copied image to a recording section. And a sensor for detecting that manual paper feeding has been performed on the sheet, and, if the sensor does not detect that manual paper feeding has been newly performed after copying to the manual recording paper, the reception information to the manual recording paper is Means for prohibiting recording.

The communication terminal device with a copying function according to the second aspect of the present invention prohibits the recording of the received information on the manual recording paper if the paper is not newly fed after the copying on the manual recording paper.

As described above, the communication terminal device with a copying function according to the present invention prevents the reception information from being recorded on manual recording paper of an insufficient size to record the reception information and the reception information from being lost. .

[0014]

FIG. 1 is a functional block diagram of a facsimile apparatus with a copying function according to the present invention. Central processing unit 1
Controls the operation of the entire device. The ROM 2 stores various processing programs required for the central processing unit 1 to perform control, such as a recording process described later. RAM 3
Temporarily stores various information such as data necessary for the arithmetic processing of the central processing unit 1, such as a manual paper size input from the operation unit 9 described later.

NCU (Network Control Unit)
Reference numeral 4 controls connection to a public line network, and a modem 5 modulates and demodulates data transmitted and received via the public line. The modem 5 also has a function of generating and detecting various facsimile control procedure signals transmitted / received to / from a communication partner during facsimile communication. The reading unit 6 reads an image of a transmission document set on the document table.

The recording section 7 prints on recording paper based on the image data received by the facsimile machine. The recording unit 7 includes a manual feed tray 71 for manually feeding recording paper of a special size such as a postcard size, and a cassette of each size for storing recording paper such as A4 or B4 size. And a paper feed tray 72 for automatically supplying recording paper matching the size of the transmission document detected in the handshake procedure.

The recording unit 7 includes a manual paper sensor that is turned on when recording paper is inserted into the manual tray 71.
S1 and a cassette size sensor S2 for detecting the cassette size of the paper feed tray 72 are provided.

The image memory 8 temporarily stores image data read by the reading section 6, received image data, and the like.
If the recording paper in the manual feed tray 71 is not replaced after the paper in the recording unit 7 has run out or has been copied to the manual feed paper, the image memory 8 stores the paper until the recording paper is replenished or the manual feed tray 71 Until the recording paper is replaced, an alternate reception memory area for storing the stored image data is provided.

The operation unit 9 is provided with various keys for communication, such as a ten-key for inputting a fax number and the like, a one-touch key, and operation keys such as a key for inputting a recording paper size set in the manual feed tray 71. Has been. The display unit 10 composed of a liquid crystal display displays various parameters related to communication, and displays a message requesting replacement of manual paper after copying on recording paper in the manual feed tray 71.

Next, the operation of the facsimile apparatus with a copying function according to the present invention will be described with reference to the flowcharts of FIGS. When the recording paper is manually fed into the manual feed tray 71 of the recording unit 7 and the input operation of the manual paper size is performed by the key operation of the operation unit 9 (step S1), the input manual paper size is stored in a predetermined register of the RAM 3. Store and copy to manual paper (step S2).

Input by key operation of the operation unit 9 and RAM
It is checked whether or not the size of the manual feed paper stored in the predetermined register 3 is equal to or larger than A4 (step S3).
If the manual paper size is equal to or larger than A4, the flow shifts to step S7 to wait for facsimile information to arrive.

On the other hand, if the result of the check in step S3 indicates that the manual feed paper size is smaller than A4, a message "Please set manual feed paper of A4 size or more" is displayed on the display unit 10 (step S4). The user is notified of a manual paper replacement request.

After notifying the replacement request, the system waits until there is a key input from the operation unit 9 while checking whether there is an incoming call (step S5). When a manual paper size key is input from the operation unit 9, the manual paper size data stored in the register of the RAM 3 is changed to the input data (step S6).

As a result, when the size of the manual paper stored in the predetermined register of the RAM 3 is equal to or larger than A4, the flow shifts to step S7 to wait for the reception of facsimile information. When there is an incoming call, the size of the transmission original is detected in a handshake procedure with the transmission source (step S8).

Next, it is checked whether or not the detected transmission document size is the same size as the cassette size of the paper feed tray 72 (step S9). If the detected original size does not match the cassette size,
It is checked whether S1 has changed from the OFF state to the ON state, that is, whether or not manual paper has been newly set on the manual feed tray 71 (step S10).

It is checked whether or not the size of the transmission original is the size of a manual paper stored in a predetermined register of the RAM 3 (step S11), and the size of the transmission original matches the size of the manual paper input by key input. In this case, manual paper is fed from the manual feed tray 71 (step S12), and the received image data is recorded on the recording paper (step S13).
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On the other hand, if the size of the transmitted document does not match the size of the manual feed paper input by key, the received image data is stored in the substitute receiving area of the image memory 8 (step S14). If the transmission document size matches the cassette size as a result of the check in step S9, the recording paper of the cassette of the corresponding size is fed out (step S15), and the received image data is recorded on this recording paper. (Step S13).

[0028]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a communication terminal device having a copying function.
After copying on manual recording paper, make sure that
If the size of manual feed paper is not entered,
Since the recording on the manual recording paper is prohibited, there is an excellent effect that the received information is prevented from being recorded on the manual recording paper having an insufficient size for recording the received information and the received information is lost. .

[0029]

In the communication terminal device with a copying function according to the second aspect of the present invention, the recording of the received information is prohibited since the recording of the received information on the manual recording paper is prohibited if the paper is not newly fed manually after the copying on the manual recording paper. This has an excellent effect of preventing the reception information from being lost due to the recording of the reception information on a manual recording paper having an insufficient size.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a functional block diagram of a facsimile apparatus with a copying function according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart of an operation of the facsimile apparatus with a copying function according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart of the operation of the facsimile machine with a copying function according to the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 Central processing unit 2 ROM 3 RAM 4 NCU 5 Modem 7 Recorder 71 Bypass Tray 72 Input tray 8 Image memory 9 Operation section 10 Display S1 Manual paper sensor S2 cassette size sensor

Claims (2)

(57) [Claims] 1. A has a communication function and a copying function, in the copying function with a communication terminal apparatus capable manual feeding of the recording portion of the received information or copy image, the size input of the manually fed recording sheet
Receiving means, and copying of the received information
The input of the size of the manually-feedable recording paper is not accepted.
And a means for prohibiting recording of the received information on the manual recording paper when the communication terminal device has a copy function. 2. A communication terminal device having a copying function, which has a communication function and a copying function and is capable of manually feeding received information or a copied image to a recording unit, wherein manual feeding is performed to the recording unit.
And a sensor that detects that
The sensor detects that a manual feed has been newly performed.
Means for prohibiting recording of received information on manual feed recording paper if not present .