JPH01130664A - Facsimile equipment with automatically selecting mechanism for recording paper - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To always output the data of one page of the original of a transmitting side to one recording paper by selecting the recording paper of a cut size based on the width of the paper and the number of the lines of the original of the transmitting side. CONSTITUTION:A means 1 for storing the type of the recording paper which can be mounted, a means 2 for deciding the value of the paper width of the recording paper based on the with width of the original of the transmitting side and a discrimination control means 5 for selecting recording paper of an optimum size from the type of the recording paper stored based on the counted value of the lines and the value of the paper width at the time of completing the receiving of the one page of the transmitted original are provided. Thereby, since the recording paper for receiving is selected by considering not only the paper width of the transmitted original but also the number of the lines of the received data, all the data of the one page of the transmitted original is outputted to the one recording paper.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] (Summary) Regarding a facsimile machine equipped with an automatic recording paper selection mechanism, when receiving on cut paper, the data written on one page of the original to be sent to the destination can be written on one page on the receiving side as well. The purpose of the present invention is to record data, and includes a means for storing the type of recording paper that can be attached, a means for determining the paper width value of the recording paper based on the document width on the sending side, a means for restoring the received data, and a means for restoring the received data. and means for counting the number of lines of the transmitted original, and when the reception of one page of the transmitted original is completed, selects the optimum size recording paper from among the types of recording paper stored based on the line count value and paper width value. and a discrimination control means.

(Industrial Application Field) The present invention relates to a facsimile machine equipped with an automatic recording paper selection mechanism.

(Prior Art) A general facsimile machine employs a method of recording data from a sender's original on roll paper or cut paper of a predetermined size using a thermal transfer method or the like when data is received from a sender's original.

Some devices specifically use cut paper as recording paper, such as A4
Some cassettes can be loaded with multiple cassettes containing recording paper of different sizes, such as paper or B4 paper, and depending on the width of the original on the sending side, either recording paper with an approximately concave width or recording paper with a width that most closely approximates the width of the original is available. automatically selects the cassette containing the cassette and allows recording and output to this cassette.

(Problem to be Solved by the Invention) However, in the conventional automatic recording paper selection method described above, the receiving side selects the recording paper size based only on the width of the original on the sending side. paper and B
When selecting from a cassette containing 4 sheets of paper, even if data is received from an original that is the same width as A4 paper, such as legal size, but the length of the paper is longer than A4 paper, A4 As a result, data written on one page is recorded across two pages in the sender's manuscript, and sometimes the recipient is unable to read the received information on the second page. There was a risk of losing sight.

Therefore, a technical problem of the present invention is to make it possible to record data written on one page of a transmission document from the other party on one page on the receiving side when receiving on cut paper.

[Means for solving problems]

Means for solving the above-mentioned technical problems in the present invention, as shown in FIG. A means 2 for determining the value, a means 3 for restoring the received data, a means 4 for counting the number of restored lines, and a means 2 for calculating the line count value and paper width value when the reception of one page of the transmitted original is completed. The present invention also includes a discrimination control means 5 for selecting an optimum size of recording paper from among the stored types of recording paper based on the following.

[Effect]

According to the above-mentioned means, since the recording paper for reception is selected taking into account not only the paper width of the transmission document but also the number of lines of the received data, all of the data for one page of the transmission document is stored in one page. It will be output on a sheet of recording paper.

(Example) Examples of the present invention will be described in detail below based on the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of a facsimile apparatus according to the present invention. In the figure, reference numeral 1 denotes a storage means for storing a plurality of recording papers with different cut dimensions that can be mounted in the apparatus, and these recording papers are actually installed in the facsimile machine in the state of being in each cassette. Ru.

Reference numeral 2 denotes a communication control unit for receiving and receiving original data from the transmitting side, and the control unit determines the width of the original on the transmitting side and the paper width value between paths. 3 is a restoration processing means for restoring the received data as an image signal; 6 is an image memory for storing the restored image signal; 4 is a counting means for counting the number of lines of the restored data; Discrimination control means for selecting a recording paper of the optimum size from among a plurality of recording papers stored in the storage means 1, and the selection of the recording paper is performed by the communication control unit when reception of one page of the transmitted original is completed. 2
This is performed based on the paper width value input together with the page end signal from , and the line count value input from the counting means 4 .

7 is a recording unit that prints data on the selected cassette.

Next, the operation of the facsimile machine having the above structure will be explained based on FIGS. 2 and 3.

First, the type of recording paper to be loaded into the facsimile machine is stored in the storage means 1. Next, when the line a is connected, data from the transmitting side is received by the communication control section 2, and at this time, the width of the original document on the transmitting side and the paper width value of approximately concave width are determined.

Next, the received data is sent from the communication control section 2 to the restoration processing means 3, where it is restored into an image signal and then stored in the image memory 6 as it is. Further, when the received data is restored, the number of lines is counted by the counting means 4 and the value is stored. When all the data for one page of the sender's original has been received, the paper width value is outputted from the communication control unit 2 to the discrimination control means 5 along with an end signal, and at the same time, the counting means 4 also outputs the paper width value to the discrimination control means 5. The count value is output. The discrimination control means 5 discriminates the recording paper size based on the above-mentioned paper width value and line total i value, and selects a cassette of the optimum size that is most similar to the discrimination value from among the plurality of cassettes set in the storage means 1. do. Then, the image signals stored in the image memory 6 for the selected cassette are printed on recording paper in the recording section 7.

For example, if two cassettes with A4 paper and B4 paper are installed, and the original on the sending side is approximately the same size as A4 or B4 paper, the receiving side will also support this. However, if the sender's original document is the same size as A4 paper, such as one gal size, but the length is longer than A4 paper and shorter than B4 paper, Line count value is A4
Since the number of lines on the paper is insufficient and B4 paper is sufficient, the discrimination control means 5 selects B4 paper based on the paper width value and line count value.
Paper will be selected.

Therefore, in this case as well, the data written on one page of the original document can be reproduced on one page of recording paper on the receiving side.

Note that the storage means 1 stores many types of recording paper;
In fact, when all the cassettes are not installed due to the number of cassettes that can be installed, and the discrimination control means 5 selects the non-installed cassette, it outputs a message to the display section 8 and selects the corresponding cassette. The operator can be prompted to wear the

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing an example of a facsimile apparatus of a type that records and outputs data for all verges of a sending original document once stored. This device has a data memory 9 between the communication control section 2 and the restoration processing means 3 for storing part of all the received data, and also has a data memory 9 that stores part of all the received data. It has a memory control section 10 that outputs a signal from the data memory 9 and holds the corresponding paper width value.

Therefore, in this embodiment, when data from line a is received by the communication control unit 2, the received data of all pages of the sending side document is temporarily stored in the data memory 9, and the paper width value is stored from the data memory 9 every time one page is completed. The data is sent and held in the memory control unit 10.

When all the reception is completed and the data is to be recorded and output, the data in the data memory 9 is sent one page at a time to the restoration processing means 3, where it is restored to an image signal and then stored in the image memory 6.
At the same time, the number of lines of data for one page is counted by the counting means 4. Further, at the same time that data is sent from the data memory 9 to the restoration processing means 3, a page end signal and paper width value are sent from the memory control section 10 to the discrimination control means 5, and a line count value is also sent from the counting means 4. As in the above-described embodiment, recording paper is selected based on the paper width value and the line count value.

In this way, it is possible to read out data for each page and select the optimal size of recording paper each time based on the liner width value and the line count value.

(Effects) As explained above, according to the facsimile machine equipped with the automatic recording paper selection mechanism according to the present invention, it is possible to select the cut size recording paper based on the paper width and the number of lines of the sender's original. Data for one page of the transmitted original can be output on a single sheet of recording paper, and the data is not recorded across two sheets as in the past, making it easier for the recipient to view the data. There is no longer any risk of damage.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is a block diagram of the principle of the present invention, Fig. 2 is a block diagram showing a first embodiment of the invention, Fig. 3 is a flow chart of the first embodiment, and Fig. 4 is a second embodiment of the invention. FIG. 1...Storage means 2...Communication control unit (judgment means) 3...Restoration processing means 4...Counting means 5...Discrimination control means

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] Means (1) for storing the type of record paper that can be mounted; Means (2) for determining the paper width value of the record paper based on the width of the document on the sending side; and restoration processing of received data. Means (3); and Means (4) for counting the number of lines of restored data.
and a discrimination control means for selecting the optimum size recording paper from among the stored recording paper types based on the line count value and paper width value when the reception of one page of the transmitted original is completed.
5) A facsimile machine equipped with an automatic recording paper selection mechanism.