JPH01190075A - Picture receiving device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To easily find out a receiving picture addressed to myself, even when the many quantity of pictures are received by accumulating the receiving picture as making a discrimination code received together with the receiving picture into a file name, indicating this discrimination code on a display device, instructing one out of them and printing a corresponding picture. CONSTITUTION:The discrimination code of the receiving picture is fetched by a first protocol and a file is prepared on a desk as making the discrimination code into a file name. When the picture information on a picture storage device 3 is referred or printed, the file discrimination code of a receiving picture information file is tabulated, displayed on a display device 6 and an operator inputs the file discrimination code of the picture which is desired to print. A data processor 4 reads out the file corresponding to the inputted discrimination code from a picture storage device 3, sends the picture information to a printer 7 and prints by the printer 7. Consequently, it is easy to find out the receiving picture addressed to myself and it is reduced to lose the recording paper.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] [Industrial application field] The present invention relates to an image receiving device.

[Prior Art] In a conventional device that combines a facsimile device and a mass storage device, the mass storage device only serves as a buffer for the print spooler.
The speed of printing image information is slower than the speed of transmitting image information. Therefore, the received image information is temporarily stored in a high-speed storage device, and then the image information stored in this storage device is sequentially printed by a printer. .

By doing this, even if the speed of the printer is slow, the transmission speed is not reduced.

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] In the conventional device described above, when a large number of images are received,
It is difficult to find the received image addressed to oneself among the printed recording sheets of received images, and in some cases, the recording sheet may be lost.

[Means for Solving the Problems] The present invention stores received images with the identification code received together with the received image as a file name, displays this stored identification code on a display device, and displays the displayed identification code. It specifies one of the codes and prints the corresponding image.

[Operation] The present invention stores received images with the identification code received together with the received image as a file name, displays this stored identification code on a display device, and selects one of the displayed identification codes. Since the corresponding image is printed out, even if a large number of images are received, it is easy to find the received image addressed to you among the printed recording sheets of received images, and the corresponding image can be printed out. Less likely to be lost.

[Example] FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention.

In this embodiment, the other party's station 8 is connected via the public telephone line 2.
A line control device 1 that controls data communication with the system, an image storage device 3 that stores received image information, a data processing device 4 that controls received data, operations of this system, etc., and operations that give instructions to this system. It has a panel 5, a display device 6 for displaying various operating instruction information, received images, etc., and a printing device M7 for printing image information.

The image storage device 3 is composed of a disk or the like, and manages a plurality of pieces of received image information as files on the disk using a normal computer file management method. That is, the received image is stored on the disk using the identification code received together with the received image as a file name.

Next, the operation of the above embodiment will be explained.

FIG. 2 shows the line control device 1, image storage device 3, and data processing bag M when receiving image information in the above embodiment.
4 is a flowchart showing the operation of step 4.

First, wait for image information to start receiving, and once it starts receiving (
31) According to the first protocol, the identification code of the received image is extracted (S2), and a file is created on the disk with the identification code as the file name (S3).

It is convenient to use the recipient's name or code as the identification code. Also, since images may be sent repeatedly using the same identification code, it is desirable to add a serial number, reception time, etc. to the identification code to create a unique file name. Write all received images to the file (34) and close the file (35).

This completes one reception process and returns to Sl to wait for the next reception.

Next, in the above embodiment, the operation when referring to or printing image information on the image storage device 3 will be explained.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing operations for referring to and printing image information on the image storage bag N3.

First, the file identification code of the received image information file (file in which the received image information is written) stored in the image storage device 3 is made into a table and displayed on the display device 6 (S
11).

Next, the operator inputs the file identification code of the image to be printed via the operation panel 5 while looking at the identification code displayed on the display g16 (S l 2
), for simplicity, if the identification code is a string of numbers, the button for dialing a call can be used as is.

The data processing bag W4 reads the file corresponding to the input identification code from the image storage bag WI3, sends the image information to the printer 7 (S13), and the printer 7 prints it out (S14).

When this printing is completed, files that are no longer needed after printing are removed from the image storage device 3 (315), so that the storage area can be used for the next received image information.

This completes one print process, and returns to step 311 to receive the next print instruction.

Therefore, it is possible to print a desired image from among the images stored in the image storage device 3, and it is easy to find a received image addressed to oneself from among the recording sheets of printed received images. Recording paper is less likely to be lost.

Note that the operation (S
15) may be omitted and the process returns to Sll.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a specific example of the operation panel 5 in the above embodiment.

The operation panel 5 is provided with numeric keys 41 for inputting a refile identification code used as a dial, a dial key 42, and a print key 43.

After dialing, when this key 42 is pressed, the dial key 42 calls the destination station 8 like a normal facsimile machine.
This is to send the original to be sent. Further, when the print key 43 is pressed after inputting the file identification code using the key 41 at 312, the print key 43 issues an instruction to print an image corresponding to the input file identification code.

[Effects of the Invention] According to the present invention, even when a large number of images are received, it is easy to find the received image addressed to oneself from among the printed recording paper of the received images, and the recording paper is easily lost. This has the effect that there are fewer things to do.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing one embodiment of the present invention. FIGS. 2 and 3 are flowcharts showing the operation of the above embodiment. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of the operation panel in the above embodiment. 1... Line control device, 3... Image storage device, 4... Data processing device, 5... Operation panel, 6... Display device, 7... Printer. Patent applicant Canon Co., Ltd. Agent Arata Yokubo - ni675 Figure 1

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] A line control device connected to a public line; An image storage device that stores the received image with an identification code received together with the received image as a file name; A display device that displays the stored identification code. An image instructing means for instructing to print an image corresponding to the identification code displayed on the display device; An image printing device for printing an image instructed by the image instructing means; image receiving device.