JPH01161959A - Facsimile equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To attain effective management of a transmission original by using a recording means having a large recording degree of freedom arranged in downstream direction in the original carrying direction than the read position of an original read means and recording original management information on a picture recording face of the original in the unit of lines. CONSTITUTION:A platen roller 20 in press contact onto an opposite face to a picture read face of an original DP and four carrier rollers 21-24 in press contact with the recording face of the original DP and carrying the original DP in cooperation with the platen roller 20 except the middle point of the platen roller 20 are arranged to the downstream in the carrying direction of a carrier roller 3 carrying the original DP. Moreover, a recording head 25 to record the original management information is arranged to the picture read face of the original DP at a position in press contact with the platen roller 20 in the middle part of the platen roller 20. Thus, the transmission original is managed effectively.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] [Technical field] The present invention relates to a facsimile device.

[Prior Art] Some facsimile machines print a "done" mark at the rear edge of the scanned document to indicate that the reading has been completed. The configuration is shown in FIG.

In the same figure, a document sensor 1 is connected to a document D in this scanner.
It detects that P is set, and the reading line R
The two pairs of transport rollers 2 and 3 arranged across L are for transporting the original DP in the sub-scanning direction of the image, and the original sensor 4 detects the original DP just before the reading line RL. The contact glass 5 and the back plate 6 disposed opposite to the contact glass 5 are used to flatten the image reading surface of the document DP. 7 is "completed" at the rear edge of the manuscript leaf.
It is for printing marks. The completed stamp 7 is disposed facing the rear end of the back plate 6 at a position where it can come into contact with it.

The light source 8 illuminates the image reading surface of the original DP in the reading line RL, and the reflected light from the original OP is reflected by the mirror 9 and imaged by the lens 10 on the line image sensor 11 .

With the above configuration, when the document sensor 1 detects the document DP,
The operation of the transport rollers 2 and 3 is started, and when the transport of the original DP is started and the leading edge of the original is detected by the original sensor 4, the distance between the original sensor 4 and the reading line RL is determined from the detection timing. From the time that has passed,
The reading operation of the line image sensor 11 is started.

As a result, the image recorded on the image reading surface of the document DP is read line by line by the line image sensor 11 and sent to the system control section of the facsimile machine (not shown).

Then, after a certain period of time has elapsed since the reading of the document DP was completed and the trailing edge of the document DP was detected by the document sensor 4, the finished stamp is stamped at the timing when the trailing edge of the document DP reaches the done stamp 7. Solenoid 7 is actuated, thereby as shown in FIG.

J! A "completed" mark EM is printed at the rear end of the document DP. Note that the color of the "completed" mark EM is usually set to a dropout color.

In this way, the original DP that has been scanned during stored transmission, and the original DP that has completed transmission during immediate transmission.
You can know this because a "completed" mark EM is printed on P to indicate this.

However, with such a "done" mark MK, for example,
Conventionally, the following inconveniences have occurred because only the completion of reading the image of the stored and transmitted document DP is known.

In other words, when confirming that the transmission of stored image information has been completed, check the contents of the communication management report that is recorded and output from the facsimile machine when storage and transmission is completed, and check the transmission time and destination, or the number of originals. You need to know whether the stored transmission is the one you set or not by comparing it with the settings for stored transmission (timed transmission) that you have set.
Such determinations are highly uncertain.

Additionally, in order to resolve this inconvenience, the facsimile device may record and output an accumulation management report consisting of file numbers, etc. at the point when image information has been accumulated.
This accumulation management report.

Since the image information is recorded and output with a slight delay after the image information has been stored, the operator may forget to take it, so it does not function very effectively.

In particular, in the case of a facsimile machine equipped with a plotter that uses cut paper, one sheet of recording paper is used for the storage management report, which wastes the recording paper. This is often prohibited, and the storage management report function is not utilized.

The present invention has been made in order to eliminate the disadvantages of the prior art, and an object of the present invention is to provide a facsimile apparatus that can effectively manage transmitted documents.

[Configuration] In order to achieve this object, the present invention records document management information on the image recording surface of the document by a recording device that has a large degree of recording freedom and is disposed downstream of the reading position of the document reading device in the document conveyance direction. is recorded line by line.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIGS. 1(a) and 1(b) show a document reading mechanism of a facsimile machine according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In FIG. 1, the same or corresponding parts as in FIG. 11 are given the same reference numerals.

In the figure, on the downstream side in the conveyance direction of the conveyance roller 3 that conveys the document DP, there is a platen roller 20 that comes into contact with the surface opposite to the image reading surface of the document DP, and a platen roller 20 that records the document DP while avoiding the center part of the platen roller 20. Four transport rollers 21, 22, 23, and 24 are provided that contact the surface and transport the document DP together with the platen roller 20.

Further, in the center of the platen roller 20, a recording head 25 for recording document management information (described later) on the image reading surface of the document DP is provided at a position where it can come into contact with the platen roller 20.
is installed.

The recording head 25 includes a thermal head 26 having a recording width for recording IfX document management information line by line, a spring 27 for urging the thermal head 26 against the platen roller 20, and a spring 27 for releasing the urging force of the spring 27. A solenoid 28 , a thermal transfer ribbon supply mechanism 30 for supplying the thermal transfer ribbon 29 having a width slightly wider than the recording width of the thermal head 26 to the thermal head 26 , and a guide roller for guiding the thermal transfer ribbon 29 to the thermal head 26 It consists of 31°32.

As shown in FIG. 2, the thermal transfer ribbon supply mechanism 30 includes a thermal transfer ribbon storage section 33 that stores an unused thermal transfer ribbon 29 wound into a roll, and a thermal transfer ribbon storage section 33 that stores an unused thermal transfer ribbon 29 wound up into a roll, and a thermal transfer ribbon storage section 33 that stores the thermal transfer ribbon 29 after use. It consists of a collection section 34.

Note that it is desirable to use the thermal transfer ribbon 29 in a dropout color.

FIG. 3 shows a control system of a facsimile machine according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In the figure, a system control section 41 is for controlling the entire facsimile apparatus, and also has a clock function for controlling communication time. Further, various control information required by the system control unit 41 (for example, information necessary to implement the storage and transmission function) is stored in the system memory 42.

The scanner 43 is for reading the transmitted original at a predetermined resolution, and is equipped with the above-mentioned original transport/reading mechanism.

The plotter 44 is for recording and outputting received images at a predetermined resolution, and the operation display section 45 is for operating the facsimile machine.

Further, the image memory 46 stores a large number of transmission files consisting of encoded and compressed transmission images, etc.
The encoding/decoding unit 47 encodes and compresses the transmitted image signal and decodes the received image information into the original image signal.

The communication control unit 48 is for executing a predetermined facsimile transmission control procedure, and the modem 49 is for executing a predetermined facsimile transmission control procedure.

It modulates and demodulates digital data so that an analog line network such as a public telephone line can be used as a transmission line, and the network control bag M50 is for connecting a facsimile device to the public telephone line network. . Note that this network control device 5o has an automatic call originating and receiving function.

Also, a system control section 41, a system memory 42, a scanner 43, a plotter 44, an operation display section 45, an image memory 46. Encoding/decoding section 47, communication control section 48, modem 4
9 and the network control device 50 exchange data with each other via the system bus 51.

FIG. 4 shows the control system of the scanner 43.

In the figure, the scanner control section 55 controls the scanner 4.
3, and the detection signals from the 1M document sensor 1.4 are input thereto.

The image reading unit 56 includes a light source 8 and a line image sensor 11.
．． The interface circuit 57 is configured to exchange various data with the system control section 41 and the like via the system bus 51.

The data memory 58 stores record data of document management information recorded by the thermal head 26 line by line.
It is input via the system bus 51.

The thermal head control circuit 59 writes and drives the thermal head 26 line by line to write document management information on the document D.
P, and heat storage processing for the thermal head 26 is also performed.

The motor 60 serves as a driving source for the transport rollers 2, 3, 20, the electromagnetic clutch 61 transmits the driving force of the motor 60 to the transport rollers 2, 3, and the electromagnetic clutch 62 serves as a drive source for the transport rollers 2, 3, 20. The drive force is transmitted to the platen roller 20.

With the above configuration, the scanner control unit 55 normally turns on the solenoid 28, which releases the biasing force of the spring 27 and moves the thermal head 26 away from the platen roller 20, as shown in FIG. It is in a remote state.

From this state, when the operator sets the stored transmission, sets the transmission document in the scanner 43, and turns on the start key on the operation display section 45, the system control section 41 notifies the scanner control section 55 to start reading the document.

As a result, the scanner control unit 55 drives the motor 60 and turns on the electromagnetic clutch 61 to start the operation of the conveyance rollers 2 and 3.

As a result, when the conveyance of the document DP is started and the leading edge of the document DP is detected by the document sensor 4, the scanner control unit 55
From the time point corresponding to the distance between the document sensor 4 and the reading line R from the detection timing, the image reading unit 56
starts the reading operation, sequentially reads the images on the image reading surface of the document DP, and transfers the read image signals to the system control unit 41 via the interface circuit 57.

In the system control unit 41, the encoder/decoder 47 encodes and compresses both of the transferred signals.

It is stored in the image memory 46. Further, during this accumulation, file management information consisting of a date and a reading order number is set in the image file obtained by reading.

In this way, the images recorded on the image reading surface of the document DP are read by the scanner 43 and sequentially stored in the single image memory 46.

Then, a certain period of time has elapsed since the reading of the original DP was completed and the trailing edge of the original DP was detected by the original sensor 4.
When the trailing edge of the document DP has reached the recording position of the recording head 25, the scanner control section 55 notifies the system control section 41 that image reading has been completed, turns off the electromagnetic clutch 61, and removes the document DP. Stop transporting.

As a result, the system control unit 41 displays the management information display DS for displaying the file management information corresponding to the image file read at that time, and the "person" mark revision to indicate that the image storage has been completed. As shown in FIG. 6, display data to be recorded on the trailing edge of the document DP is formed and the display data is transferred to the scanner control section 55.

The scanner control unit 55 temporarily stores the transferred display data in the data memory 58, and when the storage is completed, turns on the electromagnetic clutch 62 to start conveying the document leaf by the platen roller 20, and at the same time turns on the solenoid 28. The thermal head 26 is turned off to bring the thermal head 26 into close contact with the document leaf, and the display data stored in the data memory 58 is read out line by line and sequentially transferred to the thermal head control circuit 59, thereby displaying the management information display DS and the "1 person" mark. Record MI in the original DP.

The scanner 4 performs such reading of the document DP and recording of the management information display DS and the "one person" mark MI.
This is executed for all transmission originals set in 3.

Then, when the time specified by the operator is reached, the system control section 41 calls the specified destination and starts the facsimile transmission procedure processing by the communication control section 48.
The image information stored in the image memory 46 is transmitted.

When the image information transmission is finished, the system control unit 41
As shown in Figure (a), a communication result report is created by adding the set file management information to the image file, and is recorded and outputted from the scanner 43. As shown in FIG. 3, a communication management report containing all the communication results executed on the day is created with file management information set in each communication image file added, and is recorded and outputted by the scanner 43.

In this way, the management information display DS of the file management information assigned to the transmission image file and the "Enter" mark that indicates the completion of storage are directly recorded in the stored transmission document. By referring to the display contents and viewing the communication result report and communication management report, it is possible to easily recognize the result of image transmission set by the operator.

By the way, in the above-mentioned embodiment, since the image of the sent document is stored, an "on" mark IM is added to each sent document to indicate that image storage is possible. It is preferable to record a "send" mark to indicate the end so that it can be distinguished from the case of accumulation.

In addition, in the embodiment described above, the management information display DS and 1
The "person" mark IM is both recorded at the rear end of the document DP, but as shown in FIG. can also be recorded at the rear end of the M document DP.

In this case, for example, when a double feed occurs in which two documents DPI and DP2 are conveyed at the same time as shown in FIG. Since only one person, Mark A, is recorded in the original document DP2, it can be confirmed that this double feed has occurred.

In other words, since both the management information display DS and the "one person" mark IM are recorded on the document DP whose image has been successfully read, the document DPI and DP2, in which only one of them is recorded, cannot be read as an image. It can be determined that the process did not end normally.

By the way, although the above-mentioned embodiment is equipped with an image reading mechanism using a reduction optical system, the present invention can also be applied to a case where a contact sensor is used as an image reading mechanism, and an example thereof is shown in FIG. show.

In the same figure, the contact sensor 70 is for reading an image at the same size, and the platen roller 71 is for reading the image at the same size.
This is for bringing the document DP into close contact with the contact sensor 70 on the back side of the reading position.

Further, FIG. 10 shows an embodiment in which one platen roller 72 is shared by the contact sensor 70 and the recording head 25.

In the above-described embodiment, the document management information is recorded on the document using a thermal head and a thermal transfer ribbon, but the present invention can be applied even when other equivalent recording means are used.

Further, in the embodiment described above, the document management information is recorded on all transmitted documents, but the document management information may be recorded only on the last transmitted document.

Further, the system can be configured to use the manuscript management information recorded in the 1M draft to search for the B history such as the charge for transmitting the manuscript.

[Effects] As described above, according to the present invention, a recording device having a large degree of recording freedom is provided downstream of the reading position of the document reading device in the document conveyance direction.

Since the document management information is recorded line by line on the image recording surface of the document, it is possible to effectively manage the transmitted document.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

1(a) and 1(b) are schematic configuration diagrams showing a document reading mechanism of a scanner according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a perspective view illustrating a thermal transfer ribbon supply mechanism, and FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating a scanner according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 4 is a block diagram illustrating a control system of a facsimile machine according to an embodiment; FIG. 4 is a block diagram illustrating a scanner control system; FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram illustrating a state in which the thermal head is separated; and FIG. FIG. 7(a) is a schematic diagram showing an example of the communication result report; FIG. 7(b) is a schematic diagram showing an example of the communication management report; FIG. a) is a schematic diagram showing another example of document management information, FIG. 9(b) is a schematic diagram illustrating an example of recording document management information when double feed occurs, and FIG. A schematic diagram showing an embodiment in which a contact sensor is used, FIG. 10 is a schematic diagram showing another embodiment in which a contact sensor is used in the document reading mechanism, and FIG. 11 is a schematic diagram showing an example of a conventional device. 12 are schematic diagrams showing an example of a "done" mark. 20... platen roller, 25... recording head, 2
6... Thermal head, 27... Spring, 28
...Solenoid, 29...Thermal transfer ribbon, 30...
- Thermal transfer ribbon supply mechanism, 31.32... Guide roller. Figure 1 Figure 2 Figure 3 Figure 4 Figure 5 Figure 6 Figure 7 (a) (b) Figure 8 1M Figure 9

Claims (1)

[Claims] A facsimile machine that records document management information on the image reading surface of the document after reading has finished, includes a recording means for recording the document management information line by line, and a recording signal sent to the recording means line by line in synchronization with the movement of the document. A facsimile device comprising a recording control means for outputting and recording document management information with a large degree of freedom on a document.