JPH01223877A - Facsimile equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To send a picture with a desired size from a sender side facsimile equipment by informing magnification information of a transmission picture data with respect to an original width of the transmission original to the sender side facsimile equipment in response to a facsimile incoming request. CONSTITUTION:A magnification information notice means 12 informing the magnification information of the transmission picture data with respect to the original width of a transmission original to the sender side facsimile equipment 11 in relation to a facsimile incoming request is provided. Since the magnification information of the transmission picture data with respect to the original width of the transmission original is informed to the sender side facsimile equipment 11, the picture data with the size in response to the magnification information of the transmission picture data is sent from the sender side facsimile equipment 11. Thus, the picture with a desired size is sent.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Object of the Invention] (Industrial Application Field) The present invention relates to a facsimile apparatus having means for specifying the size of a received image.

(Prior Art) Conventionally, in a facsimile machine, if the size of the original to be sent is larger than the size of the original that can be recorded and output by the receiving device, if the original is sent as is, the image recorded and output by the receiving device will be partially missing. It becomes. Therefore, in order to ensure that the entire image can be recorded and output on the receiving side, the transmitting side device reduces the transmitted image to a size that can be recorded and output by the receiving side device and sends it.

Therefore, for example, is it possible to use recording paper of multiple sizes (for example, recording paper of both number 4 in column A and number 4 in column B)?
If the main purpose is to receive the image in column A, number 4, and normally the paper in column A, number 4 is set, the sending device will receive the image in column B.
When transmitting the document in column No. 4, it is reduced and sent to column A, column No. 4. However, the receiving device also has the ability to record and output data in column B, number 4, and even though the receiving device can receive data in column B, number 4, it ends up sending an image that has been reduced and is difficult to see. It turns out.

Also, even if you do not have the ability to use multiple forms,
Even if there is no problem even if part of the image is missing, and the receiving side wants to prioritize obtaining an unreduced, easy-to-see image rather than obtaining the entire image, The image you created will be sent.

(Problem to be solved by the invention) As mentioned above, in conventional facsimile machines, even if the receiving side requests to send an unreduced image, the sending side uses the recording paper the receiving side has. When sending an original larger than the original size, the image is reduced and sent. For this reason, there was a problem in that the requests of the receiving side were ignored.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a facsimile device that can send an image of a desired size from a sending facsimile device.

[Structure of the Invention] (Means for Solving the Problems) In order to solve the above problems and achieve the objects, the present invention takes the following measures. That is, as shown in FIG. 1, the first invention includes a magnification information notifying means 12 for notifying the transmitting side facsimile device 11 of the magnification information of the transmitted image data with respect to the document width of the transmitted original in response to an incoming facsimile request. did.

Further, as shown in FIG. 1, the second invention includes a magnification information notifying means 12 for notifying the transmitting side facsimile device 11 of magnification information of the transmitted image data with respect to the document width of the transmitted original in response to an incoming facsimile request, and an output image size specifying means 13 for specifying an output image size when recording and outputting received image data formed and sent based on transmitted image data magnification information; The image converting means 14 converts the received image data into an image size specified by the output image size specifying means 13, and records and outputs the data.

(Function) By taking such measures, the facsimile device that implements the first invention notifies the sending facsimile device of the magnification information of the transmitted image data with respect to the document width of the transmitted document. The sending facsimile device sends image data of a size corresponding to the magnification information of the transmitted image data. Therefore, an image of the desired size is sent.

Moreover, if it is a facsimile device that takes the second invention,
Since the received image is converted into an image of a desired size and recorded and output, an image of the desired size can be obtained.

(Embodiment) FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a facsimile machine in an embodiment of the present invention. This device has a reading scanning section 20 that reads a transmission document, and this reading scanning section 2
The image signal obtained at 0 is input to the encoding section 21. The encoding unit 21 encodes this image signal and then provides it to the transmitting/receiving unit 2B via the control unit 22. This transmitting/receiving section 23 consists of a modulation/demodulation circuit 23a and a network control circuit 23b, and after modulating the encoded image signal with the modulation/demodulation circuit 23a, the network control circuit 23b outputs it as image data to a line 24 such as a subscriber line. . Incidentally, reference numeral 25 denotes a telephone set which is connected to the line 24 alternatively to the facsimile main body side by the network control circuit 23b.

On the other hand, when image data arrives from the communication partner terminal via the line 24, this image data is received and demodulated by the modulation/demodulation circuit 23a via the network control circuit 23b, and then introduced into the decoding section 26 via the control section 22. Ru. The decoding section 26 decodes this encoded image signal to reproduce the image signal and supplies it to the recording scanning section 27 . The recording scanning unit 27 records this image signal on recording paper.

Further, this device is equipped with dial keys, function keys, etc., and allows the operator to give operational instructions to the control section 22, and is also provided with an input section 28a as an output image size specifying means, and a display section 28b such as a liquid crystal display. Operation panel 2
8, an image memory 29 for storing and accumulating received image information, and an input section 28a by the operator when recording and outputting the image information stored in the image memory 29
The image converting section 30 serves as an image converting means for converting the image information from the image information to the specified output image size.

By the way, the control unit 22 has, for example, a microcomputer as a main control circuit, and in addition to control means for transmission/reception and reading/recording, it also sends a magnification information notification to notify when an image is to be sent in its original size. It has an actual size transmission request notification means 22a as a means.

Next, the control unit 22 controls the operation of the device configured as described above.
This will be explained according to the control procedure. As shown in FIG. 3, the control unit 22 is first in the standby state, monitors the occurrence of incoming and outgoing calls in steps 3a and 3b, and determines whether or not the reception mode has been changed in step 3c. Also, in step 3d, it is determined whether the operation mode is set to the output mode. When a call is made in step 3a, the control section 22 performs normal call processing in step 3e. Further, when an incoming call occurs in step 3b, it is determined in step 3J2 whether or not the receiving mode is the full-size receiving mode. In this embodiment, the receiving mode includes a normal mode in which an image of a size that can be recorded and output is sent according to the conventional procedure, and a full-size receiving mode in which an image is sent in the same size as the original to be transmitted.

Here, if the mode is not the receiving mode or the full size receiving mode, the process moves to step 3m. On the other hand, if it is determined that the reception mode is the original size reception mode in step 3n, the control unit 22 controls the original size transmission request notification means 22 in step 3n.
A is used to notify the communication partner terminal to send the image in the original size, and the process moves to step 3m. The control unit 22 receives the sent image information in step 3m, and stores the received image information in the image memory 29 in step 3o. Then, in step 3p, the control unit 22 waits for the reception of the image information and the storage in the image memory to be completed, and once the reception and storage of the image information is completed, the standby state is returned.

On the other hand, in the standby state, the input section 28a is in step 3c.
When the receiving mode change operation is performed from the control unit 22
switches the receiving mode to the designated mode in step 3f. Further, if the operation mode is set to the output mode in step 3d, the control unit 22 receives inputs such as the file number and output size of the image to be output in step 3g.

Subsequently, in step 3h, the control unit 22 performs step 3.
The image information corresponding to the image file number inputted in step g is read from the image memory 29, the image information is converted to the output image size inputted in step 3g in step 31, and the recording output is performed by the recording scanning section 27 in step 3j. do. Then, the control unit 22 waits for the recording output to be completed in step 3, and when the recording output is completed, the standby state is returned.

In this way, according to this embodiment, the image is sent without being reduced if necessary, and is recorded and output at the desired size.
An image of the size desired by the receiving side can be obtained.

Note that the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments. For example, in the above embodiment, the sending side sends a full-sized image, and when recording and outputting it, it is recorded and output at the desired size. You may also do so. In addition, various modifications can be made without departing from the gist of the present invention.

[Effects of the Invention] According to the present invention, in response to an incoming facsimile call request, a magnification information notification means is provided for notifying the sending side facsimile machine of the magnification information of the transmitted image data with respect to the document width of the transmitted original. Therefore, it is possible to provide a facsimile device that can send out a size image from a sending facsimile device.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of the present invention, FIGS. 2 and 3 are diagrams explaining a facsimile machine according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the overall configuration of the same device. 3 are flowcharts showing the processing procedure of the control section. 11. Sending side facsimile device, 12.. Magnification information notification means, 13.. Output image size specifying means, 14. Image conversion means, 20. Reading scanning section, 21.. Encoding section, 22.
...Control unit, 22a...Full size request notification means, 23.
...Transmission/reception unit, 23a...Modulation/demodulation circuit, 23b...
Network control circuit, 24... Line, 25... Telephone, 26
...Decoding section, 27.. Recording and scanning section, 28.. Operation panel, 28a.. Input section, 28b.. Display section, 29.
Image memory, 30... image conversion section. Applicant's agent Patent attorney Takehiko Suzue

Claims (2)

[Claims] (1) A facsimile device characterized in that, in response to an incoming facsimile request, a facsimile device is provided with means for notifying a transmitting side facsimile device of magnification information of the transmitted image data relative to the document width of the transmitted document. (2) In response to an incoming facsimile request, means for notifying the transmitting side facsimile machine of the magnification information of the transmitted image data relative to the document width of the transmitted original, and the transmitted image data formed and sent based on the notified transmitted image data magnification information. A facsimile apparatus comprising means for specifying an output document size for recording and outputting received image data, and means for converting the received image data into the specified output image size.