JPH01101771A - Facsimile receiver - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To reduce the space of routine recording paper having a recording by measur ing a line number of an incoming picture signal for one page so as to select the proper routine recording paper. CONSTITUTION:When the line count signal 18 represents the end of communication of one page with the length of an A4 size original or below, a control section 9 uses a recording control signal 22 to supply an A4 size recording command to a recording control section 6 and uses a memory control signal 20 to read a picture signal 21 from a picture signal storage circuit 5 at the same time and to send it to the recording control section 6. The recording control section 6 sends the A4 recording signal 23 including a picture signal to an A4 size recording section 7 to apply the A4 recording. On the other hand, when the line count signal 18 represents it that the communication of one page is not finished even when the length of the A4 size original or over reached, the control section 9 issues a B4 size recording command to the recording control section 6 by the recording control signal 22, uses the memory control signal 20 to read the picture signal 21 from the picture signal storage circuit 5 at the same time and sends the result to the recording control section 6. The recording control section 6 sends the B4 recording signal 24 including the picture signal to the B4 record ing section 8 to apply B4 recording.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] [Industrial application field] INDUSTRIAL APPLICATION This invention is utilized for a facsimile receiving apparatus.

In particular, the present invention relates to a selection control means when using two types of regular recording paper of different sizes.

〔overview〕

The present invention provides a facsimile receiving device having a means for selecting and recording on one of two types of standard recording paper, which measures the number of lines of an incoming image signal for one page and selects a suitable standard recording paper. This makes it possible to reduce the margins on the regular recording paper.

[Conventional technology]

Conventionally, in facsimile machines using this type of standard recording paper, CCITTT is used for G3 communication.

The receiving side notifies the transmitting side of the maximum recording paper width and maximum recording paper length of the receiving device using the DIS signal in step 30, and the transmitting side, which receives this, uses the DC3 signal to notify the maximum document width and maximum document length at the time of transmission. The recording paper was selected by notifying the receiver of the length of the recording paper.

[Problem that the invention seeks to solve]

For example, if a facsimile receiving device that uses such conventional standard recording paper can use two types of recording paper, A4 and B4, it will be able to handle 84 width and 34 width, which is the maximum capacity for DIS signals.
Notify the length. The DC3 signal on the transmitting side for this is A
4 communication, the paper width is specified as A4, but since the length of the paper is not known before reading the original, the maximum recording length of the receiving device is B4, assuming that A4 recording paper cannot be recorded on one page. may be specified. Furthermore, if 84 recording paper is always specified, there is a drawback that unnecessary margins are created for originals of A4 length or less.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention aims to eliminate such drawbacks, and aims to provide a facsimile receiving apparatus having a means for selecting a standard recording paper suitable for recording one page of image signals.

[Means for solving problems]

The present invention provides a method for selecting one of a first regular recording paper and a second regular recording paper having a paper length longer than this recording paper.
A facsimile receiving device equipped with a recording means for recording image signals for a page includes an image signal storage circuit that temporarily stores an incoming image signal for one page, and an image signal storage circuit for temporarily storing an image signal for one page that is temporarily stored in the image signal storage circuit. A line counter that counts the number of lines of the image signal compares the paper length corresponding to the number of lines counted by this line counter with the paper length of the first regular recording paper, and based on the comparison result, The present invention is characterized by comprising a control section that provides recording paper selection criteria and then issues to the image signal storage circuit a command for providing an image signal from the image signal storage circuit to the recording means.

[Effect]

For example, if two types of recording paper, A4 or B4, can be selected, if the main scanning length is 1, the number of received lines is counted at the same time as the received image signal is stored in the storage circuit when A4 is received. If the number of lines does not reach A4 length at the end of the page, select A4 recording paper, and if the number of lines reaches A4 length before the end of one page, select B44 recording, and the above is completed. Later, the image signal is read out from the storage circuit and recorded.

〔Example〕

Hereinafter, one embodiment of the present invention will be described based on the drawings. The figure is a block configuration diagram showing the configuration of this embodiment.

In this embodiment, as shown in the figure, image signals for one page are recorded by selecting either a first regular recording paper or a second regular recording paper whose paper length is longer than this recording paper. A recording control section 6, an A4 recording section 7, and a B44 recording section 8, which are recording means for recording, an image signal accumulation circuit 5 for temporarily accumulating one page's worth of incoming image signals, and an image signal accumulation circuit 5 for temporarily accumulating one page's worth of incoming image signals. A line counter 4 that counts the number of lines of image signals for a page compares the paper length corresponding to the number of lines counted by the line counter 4 with the paper length of the first regular recording paper,
The control section 9 provides a recording paper selection criterion to the recording means based on the comparison result, and then issues a command to the image signal accumulation circuit to supply an image signal from the image signal accumulation circuit to the recording means.

Now, the line 10 is connected to the modem 2 in response to a ringer signal from the line 10 or an activation instruction from the operator, and communication data is provided to the modem 2. A DIS signal is sent from modem 2 to line 10 in response to modem control signal 13 . When a facsimile device in a transmitting state is connected to the line 10, a communication procedure between the control unit 9 and the other party's device is performed via the modem 2, the device enters a receiving state, and the received data 14 is sent from the modem 2. is sent to the decoder 3. The decoder 3 decodes the received data 14 into an image signal 16 according to a decoder control signal 15 from the control unit 9, and generates an image signal 16.
is sent to the image signal storage circuit 5. At the same time, the decoder 3 sends a line signal 17 representing sending of the image signal line by line to the line counter 4, and further sends a line count signal 18 from the line counter 4 to the control section 9.

If the line count signal 18 indicates that communication for one page is to be completed when the document length is less than or equal to A4, the control section 9 gives an A4 recording instruction to the recording control section 6 using the recording control signal 22, and at the same time sends the memory control signal 20 reads the image signal 21 from the image signal storage circuit 5 and sends it to the recording control section 6. The recording control unit 6 converts the A4 recording signal 23 including the image signal into an A4
It is sent to the recording section 7 and recorded on A4 paper. On the other hand, if the line count signal 18 indicates that the communication for one page is not completed even if the length of the A4 document is exceeded, the control section 9 gives an 84 recording instruction to the recording control section 6 using the recording control signal 22,
At the same time, the image signal 21 is read out from the image signal storage circuit 5 using the memory control signal 20 and sent to the recording control section 6. The recording control section 6 sends a B4 recording signal 24 including an image signal to the B4 recording section 8 to perform 84 recording.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As explained above, in the case where a facsimile machine that uses standard recording paper sends a means that can select from A4 and 342 types of recording paper, if the received data is less than the A4 recording length during A4 communication, the A4 Select the recording paper and
Furthermore, since B4 recording paper is selected and used when the recording length is A4 or more, it is possible to record in accordance with the received data even if the sending side's one page division point is 84 length.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

The figure is a block configuration diagram showing the configuration of an embodiment of the present invention. DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1... Network control circuit, 2... Modem, 3... Decoder, 4... Line counter, 5... Image signal accumulation circuit, 6... Recording control section, 7... A4 recording Part 8...
B4 recording unit, 9...control unit, 10...line, 11.
...Network control circuit control signal, 12...Communication data, 13
...modem control signal, 14...received data, 15.
... Decoder control signal, 16.21 ... Image signal, 17
... Line signal, 18 ... Line count signal, 1
9... Counter reset signal, 20... Memory control signal, 22... Recording control signal, 23... A4 recording signal, 24... B4 recording signal. Patent applicant: NEC Corporation 1. -1.1,,, ,
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Claims (1)

[Claims] (1) Facsimile reception equipped with a recording means for recording image signals for one page by selecting either a first regular recording paper or a second regular recording paper whose paper length is longer than this recording paper. The apparatus includes: an image signal storage circuit that temporarily stores incoming image signals for one page; a line counter that counts the number of lines of image signals for one page that are temporarily stored in this image signal storage circuit; and this line counter. The paper length corresponding to the number of lines counted is compared with the paper length of the first standard recording paper, and based on the comparison result, a recording paper selection criterion is given to the recording means, and then the image signal storage circuit and a control section that issues a command to the image signal storage circuit to give an image signal to the recording means.