JPH01233876A - Facsimile equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To dispense with restorage of a picture signal into a memory if a page is not required among plural pages of picture signals stored in the memory by managing the stored picture signal into the memory for each page and sending the stored picture signals while excluding a prescribed page. CONSTITUTION:After the picture signal is stored in a memory 12, an undesired page is excluded and sent by facsimile transmission, then n. page of originals set to a picture signal input section 11 are scanned and converted electrically into the picture signal and stored in the memory 12. In this case, the start address and the end address of the picture signal stored in the memory 12 are set automatically in an internal register 1 of a memory management section 13. When a page key is depressed, the page to be sent is selected and deleted in the picture signals stored in the memory 12. Thus, when a page in the plural pages of picture signals stored in the memory is not required, the operation of restoring the signals into the memory is not required.

Description

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

[Prior Art] When a conventional facsimile device stores image signals of a plurality of pages to be transmitted in a memory, it performs Mtli on the image signals of the plurality of pages at once, and stores them at the first address in the memory. Only the last address is managed.

[Problem to be Solved by the Invention] In the conventional device described above, when a certain page is no longer needed among the image signals of a plurality of pages stored in the memory, all the image signals stored in the memory are cleared. Then, the pages excluding the unnecessary pages are stored again, or the unnecessary pages are also transmitted.

Therefore, the above-mentioned conventional device has the problem that the operation of re-storing the data in the memory is complicated, and that communication line usage fees are wasted if unnecessary pages are also transmitted.

[Means for solving the problem] The present invention manages accumulated image signals in memory for each page,
Of the image signals accumulated above, a predetermined page is excluded and transmitted.

[Function] The present invention manages accumulated image signals in memory for each page,
Of the image signals stored above, a predetermined page is excluded from the transmission, so when a page is no longer needed among the image signals of multiple pages stored in the memory, there is no need to perform an operation to store it again in the memory. There is no need to pay unnecessary communication line usage fees due to sending unnecessary pages.

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

The image signal input unit 11 scans a document such as a tree or a magazine and converts it into an electrical signal to obtain an image signal. memory 1
2 is a part that stores image signals from the image signal input section 11, and a memory management section 13 is a part that memory-manages the image signals stored in the memory 12 for each page. The control section 14 is a section that controls the entire apparatus, the operation section 15 is a section that is operated by an operator, and the transmitting section 16 is a section that performs facsimile transmission.

The control unit 14 and the transmission unit 16 are examples of transmission control means that transmits the image signals stored in the memory 12 except for a predetermined page.

FIG. 2 is a diagram specifically showing the operation section 15 in the above embodiment.

In this figure, there is a display 21 that displays various statuses, keys, and keys that can be operated manually, a start key 22 that issues an operation start command, and a start key 2 that issues an operation stop command.
3, a clear key 24 for clearing set values, a numeric keypad 25 including the # key and main key, a page key 26 for specifying the page of the image signal stored in the memory 12, and a page key 26 for increasing or decreasing the read page number. A scroll key 27, a set key 28 for registration, a reading key 29 for reading the R document and storing the read image signal in the memory 12, and a dial key 30 for setting the destination number when executing facsimile transmission. and has.

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

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of the display on the display unit 21 when the n part of the image signal is stored in the memory 12.

During normal transmission, multiple pages of originals are sent to the image signal input section 11.
, and press the read rekey 2 on the operation unit 15 for each page of the original.
9 is pressed, and the image signal input section 11 reads the document, converts it into one image signal, and stores it in the memory 12. Then, the display unit 21 displays as shown in FIG. After that, after pressing the dial key 30 of the operation unit 15, input the destination number using the numeric keys 25, and press the start key 2.
When 2 is pressed, multiple portions of image signals stored in the memory 12 are transmitted via the transmitter 16.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of the display on the display section 21 when a necessary page is set among the plural pages of image signals stored in the memory 12.

FIG. 4 shows the state immediately before pages 1.3 and 4.6 are set for facsimile transmission, and then page 7 is set for facsimile transmission.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing the state when n portions of image signals are stored in the memory 12 in the above embodiment.

In this figure, the first address of page l (first page) stored in memory 12 is called start address 1, and the last address of page 1 is called end address 1.

6 and 7 show the memory management unit 1 in the above embodiment.
3 is a diagram showing the storage state of internal registers of No. 3; FIG.

In the register l shown in FIG. 6, the start address and end address of the image signal stored in the memory 12 are automatically set for each page. In the register 2 shown in FIG. 7, data for a page selected for facsimile transmission by the operation unit 15 is set.

In FIG. 7, 1.3.4, 6. . . . shows a state in which the image signal of three pages is set to be transmitted by facsimile.

After storing image signals in the memory 12, if unnecessary pages are removed and sent by facsimile, n portions of the document stored in the image signal input section 11 are scanned and electrically converted into image signals. and is stored in the memory 12. At this time, the start address and end address of the image signal stored in the memory 12 are automatically set in the internal register l of the memory management section 13 for each page.

Then, by pressing the page key 26, a page to be transmitted can be selected or deleted from among the image signals stored in the memory 12. When the set key 28 is pressed as it is, the page to be displayed on the display section 21 is set in the internal register 2 of the memory management section 13. When the scroll key 27 is pressed, the number of pages displayed on the 1 display section 21 increases or decreases by the amount of the press. After selecting the image signal stored in the memory 12 in this way, the dial key 30, the numeric keypad 25 . When the start key 22 is pressed, the start address and end address of the page set in the internal register 2 of the memory management unit 13 are retrieved from the internal register 1 of the memory management unit 13, and the image signal is stored in the memory 12 according to the retrieved addresses. and transmits those image signals via the transmitter 13.

FIGS. 8(1) to 8(3) are flowcharts showing the control operation of the above embodiment.

First, when the read rekey 29 is pressed after setting the original (Sl), the image signal input section 11 scans the original and stores the obtained image signal in the memory 12 (S2).
As shown in FIG. 3, the number of accumulated pages is displayed on the display section 21 (S3).

On the other hand, the start address and end address of the page stored in the memory 12 shown in FIG. 5 are written in the register 1 of the memory management unit 13 as shown in FIG. 6 (S4). When the user presses the destination number 25 and the start key 22 in that order (55), all the image signals that have been stored in the memory 12 up to that point are transmitted via the transmission fi 16 (S6).

If the dial key 30 or the like is not pressed and the page 1 key 26 is not pressed in S5 (S7), the process returns to St and waits for input of the image signal of the next document.

If the page key 26 is pressed in S7, the page to be transmitted can be selected or deleted from among the image signals stored in the memory 12. Therefore, the display section 21 displays whether or not to select the first page.
If you press the set key 28 (S9),
As shown in FIG. 7, the first page is set in register 2 of the memory management unit 13 (S10).
Assuming that the column of the negative group set in is M, and () is its content, set (1) to M, set 2 to the fim of the next page to be displayed (S11), and display section 21. It is displayed that the first page has been set and whether or not the second page is to be selected (512).

On the other hand, if the set key 28 is not pressed in S9 and the scroll key 27 "M" is pressed (S13), it means that the first page has not been set to be sent, and there is nothing in M. It is not set (S14), and m is set to 2. Then, whether or not to select the second page is displayed on the display section 21 (S12).

Then, press the set key 28 (S15) to set page m in register 2 of the memory management section 13.S16)
, sets the negative group column that is M plus m to M, and m is incremented by 1 (S17), the set key is not pressed in S15, and the "M" of the scroll key 27 is pressed.
If is pressed (518), M remains unchanged and m is incremented by 1 (S19).

Also, at 518, do not press "M" on the scroll key 27 (S
19) If you press "Ma" on the scroll key 27, (5
20), the variable m is decremented by 1 (321), and if the dial key 30 is not pressed (S22), 5
12, the current set page group M and the next selected page m are displayed as shown in FIG. In S22, after pressing the dial key 30, the destination number is pressed using the numeric keypad 25, and the start key 22 is pressed.The start address and end address of the page set in register 2 of the memory management unit 13 are read from register 1 ( S23), the image signal of the page selected according to the address is transmitted to the transmitter 16.
(S23).

[Effects of the Invention] According to the present invention, when a certain page is no longer needed among the image signals of i number of pages stored in the memory, there is no need to store it again in the memory, and unnecessary pages can also be transmitted. This has the effect that there is no need to pay wasteful communication line usage fees due to this.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a diagram specifically showing the operation section in the above embodiment. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of a display when memory storage is executed in the above embodiment. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of a display when setting a transmission page in the above embodiment. FIG. 5 is a diagram showing the state of the memory when image signals are stored. FIG. 6 is a diagram showing register l in the memory management section in the above embodiment. FIG. 7 is a diagram showing the register 2 in the memory management section in the above embodiment. FIGS. 8(1), (2), and (3) are flowcharts showing control operations in the above embodiment. 11... Image signal input section. 12...Memory. 13...Memory management unit, 14...Control unit, 15...Operation unit. Patent Applicant: Canon Co., Ltd. Agent: Arata Yokubo - Figure 2 15:) Figure 3: Display when executing memory 1. Figure 4: Display when setting the message page Figure 5: Figure 6 Figure 7 Figure 8 (1)

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] An image signal input unit that inputs an image signal; a memory that stores the image signal; a memory management unit that manages the stored image signal page by page; A facsimile apparatus comprising: a transmission control means for transmitting except for a predetermined page; and a facsimile apparatus.