JPH01190074A - Facsimile equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To transmit without a troublesome operation to once record a message on a sheet or the like and the deterioration of a picture quality by providing in a facsimile equipment a memory installation part which a portable type memory can be attached to and detached from and can read out the message in a memory. CONSTITUTION:When an IC card 7 is installed in the memory installation part 6 of facsimile equipment 1, a system control part 11 reads out a transmission command from the IC card 7. When it is an immediate transmission, the number of the pages of a transmission message, the original size, the encoding system or the like are immediately read out from the IC card 7. When the message accumulated in the IC card 7 is character data for example, it is converted into image data. Further, the message is encoded in an encoding and decoding part 17 by an encoding system suitable for a transmission, the telephone number of a transmission opponent is read out form the IC card 7 and called. Consequently, the message accumulated in the IC card 7 can be directly transmitted from the facsimile equipment 1 and the picture quality of the transmission picture can be improved.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION (Industrial Field of Application) The present invention relates to a facsimile device, and more specifically, provides a facsimile device that can directly transmit messages stored in a portable memory.

(Prior Art) Recently, in order to increase the number of functions such as a relay function and to reduce communication costs, facsimile machines equipped with a mechanism for storing messages have appeared.

In such a facsimile machine, when transmitting, the message of the document read by the scanner is stored in the memory, and once one page or a predetermined page has been accumulated, it is sent to the other party's facsimile machine, and when receiving, the received message is first stored in the memory. After being stored in memory, it is recorded on recording paper in blocks.

(Problem to be Solved by the Invention) However, even if a facsimile device has a memory, it is a fixed memory, and even when transmitting a message in the memory, the message of the original is transferred to the facsimile device. Messages had to be read with a scanner and stored in memory before being sent, and it was not possible to send messages that had been processed on a terminal such as a personal computer. Therefore, in order to send a message processed by a personal computer or the like, it is necessary to first print it out on recording paper and then read it again with the scanner of the facsimile machine. As a result, it is not only cumbersome to operate;
There was a problem that the image quality deteriorated.

(Purpose of the Invention) Therefore, the present invention provides a facsimile machine with a memory attachment part to which a portable memory is removably attached and which can read messages in the portable memory. Reads and transmits the message in the installed portable memory, without having to perform complicated operations such as recording the message in the portable memory that has been processed on another terminal, etc., on paper, and without reducing the image quality. It is an object of the present invention to provide a facsimile device that can send data without causing trouble.

(Structure of the Invention) In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a facsimile machine that sends and receives messages, which is provided with a memory mounting section that allows a removable portable memory and reads data from the mounted portable memory. , storing a message and transmission information in the portable memory, and at the time of transmission, transmitting the message in the portable memory to the other party's facsimile device based on the transmission information in the portable memory attached to the memory attachment part. That is.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be specifically explained based on examples.

1 to 9 are diagrams showing one embodiment of the present invention.

In Fig. 1, 1 is a facsimile device, and the Faximile WT1 is provided on the main body 2 and the main body 2 and the II of the manuscript! It includes a document table 3 on which a document is placed, an operation section 4, and a handset 5. The operation unit 4 includes a numeric keypad 4a, operation keys 4b for manually inputting other commands, and a display unit 40 for displaying input commands and information transmitted from the facsimile machine 1 to the operator.The handset 5 is provided in the main body 2. It is placed on the installation stand 5a.

Further, a memory mounting section 6 is provided at the lower front of the main body 2, and the memory mounting section 6 has a plurality of memory insertion slots 6a. This memory insertion slot 6a has an I/O port as shown in FIG.
A C card (portable memory) 7 is inserted, and each memory insertion slot 6a of the memory mounting portion 6 is provided with a connector portion (not shown) that fits into a connector portion 7a of the IC card 7. The IC card 7 is back-amplified by a built-in battery, and the IC card 7 stores a message that can be read and written by the memory attachment section 6 of the facsimile device 1, and also stores transmission information.

That is, the data format of the IC card 7 is
As shown in the figure, it is composed of memory attributes, user ID, program storage area, file management area, memory management area, dial management area, and memory area.

The memory attribute stores the start address and memory capacity of each area.
It is used when formatting the card 7 and when calculating the remaining memory capacity. Furthermore, since the start address of each area is stored as a memory attribute, the size of each management area may differ for each IC card 7.

The user ID is the ID for each IC card 7.
fication: identification label), and for example, personal 10, departmental ID, etc. are written therein, as well as the own station number.

The program storage area contains program transmission instructions such as broadcast instructions, confidential transmission instructions, time-specified transmission (or polling) instructions, and relay request transmission instructions, as well as information for executing the program transmission (for example, dial, transmission time, file number) etc. are stored as transmission information, as shown in FIG. This program storage area can store information about up to n program transmissions. The dial here means the management number of the dial management area (see FIG. 3), and the actual dial (telephone number) is stored in the dial management area.

As shown in FIG. 5, the file management area stores page attributes, number of pages, confidentiality, communication ID, partner station identification characters, etc., using the file management number as a search number. Page attributes include cotton density, page size,
The type of the file, such as character data or image data, is recorded, and whether the file is confidential or not is recorded as an identification of whether the file is a confidential reception document. The communication ID is the individual ID used for confidential transmission.
A D code is written, and character information sent from the partner station at the time of reception is written in the partner station identification character.

The memory management area manages empty memory areas and stores valid information (
This area manages the memory area for storing messages (telegrams), and stores the number of empty memory blocks, the address of the first block in the list of blocks, etc.

The dial management area is an area for storing destination telephone numbers, and as shown in FIG. 6, a plurality of telephone numbers can be collectively managed as a list structure. In other words, multiple telephone numbers are required for broadcast transmission, multi-polling, relay request transmission, etc., but managing them by assigning different management numbers to each one is not an effective use of memory. These plural telephone numbers are regarded as one group, and first, the leading address of the dial list corresponding to the area in the dial index table for the dial management number is stored. The dial storage block that makes up the dial list is an area (sixth block) that stores the address of the next block.
If the telephone number does not fit within one dial storage block, the extension flag is set to "13" and the address of the next block is stored in the next block area. Sometimes, the extension flag is set to "03". therefore,
A series of related telephone numbers can be managed with one dial control number.

In addition, all empty blocks in the dial storage block are concatenated into one list, and when a new dial registration occurs,
LIFO (Least in First)
(out) method to secure an empty dial storage block.

The memory area is, for example, 4Kb as shown in FIG.
Each block is divided into small units such as yte or 8Kbyte and has a list structure, and each block is connected with the next block address so that it can be stored regardless of the length of the message. . At the end of the message, a delimiter (full stop) is inserted at the next block address of the block that stores the end of the message.

In this way, the IC card 7 stores a message and communication information regarding the message.

As shown in FIG. 8, the facsimile device 1 includes a system control section 11, a system memory 12, a communication control section 13, a modem 14, a network control section 15, an image memory 16, an encoding/decoding section 17, a character generator, a 18, a block 19, a scanner 20, an operating section 4, and an IC card 7 as a portable memory via a memory mounting section 6, and each section is connected by a system bus 20.

The system control unit 11 controls each unit to execute the sequence of the facsimile machine 1, and also performs data exchange processing with the IC card 7, which is a portable memory of the present invention.The system memory 12 has a work area. It performs file management for each operation of the facsimile machine 1, and also performs file management of image information stored in the image memory 16.

The communication control unit 13 controls the communication procedure with the other party's facsimile machine, and also controls the operation of the network control unit 15.

The modem 14 modulates the transmitted message and also demodulates the received message.

The image memory 16 stores image information (telegram) encoded by the encoding/decoding unit 17 (for example, encoded by the MH method).
The electronic messages stored in the image memo January 6 are managed by the system control unit 11 according to the file management table in the system memory 12.

The encoding/decoding unit 17 compresses (encodes) the telegram (image information) using the MH method or the MR method, and also decodes the encoded information into original information.

The character generator 18 converts the telegram stored as character data in the IC card 7 into image data, and also converts the image data into character data based on a predetermined character code.

The plotter 19 records the message on recording paper, and the scanner 20 scans the document and reads the message on the document.

Next, the effect will be explained.

The present invention is characterized in that the message stored in the IC card 7, which is a portable memory, is directly transmitted from the IC card 7. This transmission process will be explained below based on the flowchart shown in FIG.

When the IC card 7 is installed in the memory installation unit 6 of the facsimile machine 1, the system control unit 11 first checks whether or not it is a transmission request (step Pl), and if it is not a transmission request, processes such as modifying or editing the message. When this happens, the process shifts to other processing (step Pt).

When requesting transmission, a transmission command is read from the IC card 7 (step P3), and a check is made to see if the transmission is immediate (step P4). For immediate transmission, immediately send the IC
Read out the attributes of the transmission message from the card 7, such as the number of pages, original size, linear density, code method, etc. (step PS); if the transmission is not immediate, wait until the transmission time (step P); (Step PS) to read the attributes of the transmitted message. Next, in step P, it is checked whether the message stored in the IC card 7 is character data or not. If it is character data, the message in the IC card 7 is developed into a bitmap by the character generator 18 and converted into image data ( step). Furthermore, the encoder/decoder 1 encodes the message converted into image data.
7, it is encoded (compressed) using an encoding method suitable for transmission (step P9), the destination telephone number is read from the IC card 7 (step P10), and a call is made (step P++).
) - On the other hand, when the message stored in the IC card 7 is image data, the message is stored in an encoded state, so the process moves to step Pl and reads the destination telephone number (step P+o). ).

When the protocol exchange with the other party's facsimile machine is completed, the transmission of the message is started (step P+z), and when the transmission of the message for one page is completed, a check is made to see if there is a next page ( Tep P.

), if there is a next page, return to step p+z,
If there is no next page, check whether you are sending a circular (
Step P14). For broadcast transmission, step Pl
Returning to step e, the phone number of the next destination is read from the IC card 7, and the message is sent to the next destination. Step P 1
In step 4, if there is not one word to broadcast, or if the transmission to all destinations is completed in circular transmission, the transmission result is written to the IC card 7 (step PIS), and a message indicating that the transmission has been completed is displayed on the display section of the operation unit 4. 4C or record it on recording paper using the plotter 19 and end this flow (steps Pl&
).

Therefore, the message stored in the IC card 7, which is a portable memory, can be sent directly from the facsimile device l without having to record it on recording paper and then read it again with the scanner 20 as in the conventional case. The image quality of the transmitted image can be improved. Also, the message can be stored in the IC card 7, saving recording paper for storage. Furthermore, the transmission information can be recorded on the IC card 7. Since the IC card 7 can be used as a memory for work, there is no need for troublesome operation settings at the time of transmission, and the transmission operation can be made simple and easy. Even if the facsimile machine itself does not have a large capacity memory, it can have the same functions as a facsimile machine with a large capacity memory.

Although the above embodiment employs an automatic dialing method when transmitting, the call is not limited to this, and it is also possible to make a call manually. In addition, when transmitting multiple pages of messages, it is possible to have different attributes (for example, page size, etc.) for each page, and it is sufficient to include this in the protocol. , setting of transmission information (destination's telephone number, attributes, etc.) may be done on the facsimile machine 1, or may be done on another terminal, such as a personal computer, etc.). Also,
In the above embodiment, the IC card 7 is used as a portable memory, but it is not limited to this. For example, a device that has been made up of a volatile memory such as a Gf, a RAM pack, a floppy disk, an obtacle disk, etc. You may also use non-volatile memory such as

(Effects) According to the present invention, when transmitting, it is possible to read and transmit the message in the portable memory attached to the memory attachment part,
It is possible to transmit a message in a portable memory that has been processed by another terminal, etc., without performing complicated operations such as recording it once on paper, and without degrading the image quality.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

1 to 9 are diagrams showing one embodiment of a facsimile device of the present invention, FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the facsimile device, and FIG. 2 is a perspective view of an IC card installed in the facsimile device. , Fig. 3 is a diagram showing the data format in the IC card, Fig. 4 is a diagram showing the structure of the program storage area of the memory in the IC card, and Fig. 5 is a diagram showing the data format in the IC card.
Figure 6 shows the structure of the file management area of the memory in the card. Figure 6 shows the structure of the dial management area in the memory of the IC card. Figure 7 shows the structure of the memory area of the memory in the IC card. FIG. 8 is a block diagram of the facsimile machine, and FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing the transmission process of the facsimile machine. 1...Facsimile machine, 2...Main body, 3...Original table, 4...Operation unit, 4a...Numeric keypad, 4b. ...Operation keys, 4C...Display section, 5...Handset, 5a...Installation stand, 7...IC card, 7a... ...Connector part, 11...System control part, 12...System memory, 13...Communication control part, 14°----°-E"・ 1.=. 15...Network control unit, 16...Image memory, 17...Encoding/decoding unit, 18...Character generator , 19...
...Plotter, 20...Scanner.

Claims (1)

[Claims] A facsimile machine that sends and receives messages is equipped with a removable portable memory, and is equipped with a memory attachment section that reads data from the attached portable memory, stores the message and transmission information in the portable memory, and stores the message and transmission information when sending. A facsimile device, characterized in that it transmits a message in a portable memory to a destination facsimile device based on transmission information in a portable memory mounted in a memory mounting section.