JPH01248875A - Facsimile equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To secure the confidentiality of a picture designated with a master layer at low cost by providing a means which records picture data on a recording paper, covers and seals a recording paper area recorded with the picture data with a prescribed sealing member to prevent the recorded picture from being read, and extracts and outputs the paper. CONSTITUTION:A control part 20 drives a prescribed driving motor out of a driving motor group 25, and rotates convey rollers 31a, 31b and 31c in respective arrow directions in a figure. When picture recording on a recording paper 28 by a thermal head 27 is completed, the recording paper 28 is cut by a cutter 32a, and the rotation of the convey roller 31a is stopped. Further, when the termination of the recording paper 28 arrives at a point D, a sealing paper 29 is cut by a cutter 32b at a timing when the termination of a sealing paper 29 arrives at the point D, and a convey roller 31e is stopped. Further, the recording paper 28 and the sealing paper 29 are extracted and outputted to the outside of the said facsimile equipment while being stuck with pressure by conveying rollers 31b, 31c and 31d.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Object of the Invention] (Industrial Application Field) The present invention relates to a facsimile device capable of receiving a facsimile image signal designated by a recipient.

(Prior Art) Generally, when a facsimile machine receives data, it records the received image data on recording paper, and outputs the recording paper on which this image is recorded as a received document outside the apparatus.

Incidentally, a single facsimile machine is often used by a plurality of people. Therefore, the received document that has been recorded and outputted as described above is delivered to the destination person, for example, by an operator or the person who first noticed the received document, based on the address written on the received document. . In this way, even if one facsimile machine is used by a plurality of people, each user does not have to worry about whether or not there is a message addressed to him/her.

However, in the above-mentioned case, the image recorded on the received document will be visible to unspecified people, so it is impossible to send or receive confidential documents to or from a particular person, for example.

Therefore, facsimile machines have been proposed that have a so-called confidential function that allows only a specific person to retrieve images.

This confidential function, when received image data is designated as confidential, first stores this confidential designated image data in the image memory together with a preset password. and,
In response to input of the password, recording and outputting of the image data stored in the image memory for which recording and outputting of the received image data was instructed is performed. As a result, output of the received image data to a third party who does not know the password is prevented.

However, with this configuration, as mentioned above, it is not possible for the operator etc. to deliver the received document to the recipient, and the designated recipient must go to the facsimile machine and operate it directly. This is very troublesome because it cannot be used. Furthermore, if the designated recipient does not notice that image data designated as confidential is being received, the received document will not reach the designated recipient. In addition, as mentioned above, image data designated as confidential is stored and stored and is not erased until it is recorded and output. .

For this purpose, the facsimile machine must be equipped with a large capacity memory, which increases the cost.

(Problems to be Solved by the Invention) As described above, in conventional facsimile machines, when image data designated as confidential is received, the received image data cannot be obtained unless a person who knows the password directly operates the facsimile machine. It is very troublesome. Moreover, if the recipient is not aware of receiving a facsimile designated as confidential, there is a risk that the information will not reach the designated recipient. Furthermore, it is necessary to provide a large-capacity memory for storing image data designated as confidential, which increases costs.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a facsimile apparatus that can ensure the confidentiality of image data designated as confidential, and also allow an operator or the like to reliably deliver the received manuscript to the designated recipient.

(Means for Solving the Problems) The present invention provides a facsimile device capable of receiving image data designated by a recipient, in which image data designated by a recipient is received by a receiving unit 10, as shown in an overview in FIG. When the destination information is received, the determination section 11 determines the destination information from the information specified by the recipient, and the recording section 12 records this destination information in the destination information storage area 14 on the recording paper 13. The image data is recorded as an image on the image data 13, and the image recording area 15 in which the image data is recorded as an image is covered and sealed with a predetermined sealing member 16 that prevents the recorded image from being read, and the paper is ejected. .

(Function) By taking such measures, the destination is determined from the information specified by the recipient and the destination information is recorded on the recording paper, the image data is recorded as an image on the recording paper, and the image recording area is Since the paper is ejected and sealed with the sealing member, the image recorded on the ejected recording paper is not seen by unspecified persons. Further, since the destination information is not covered and sealed by the sealing member and can be visually checked, an operator or the like can deliver the received document to the designated recipient based on this destination information.

(Example) Hereinafter, an example of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing the main part configuration of the facsimile machine in this embodiment. In the figure, 20 is a control unit, 21 is a transmitting/receiving unit, 22 is a line, 23 is an operation panel, 24 is an image memory,
25 is a drive motor group, and 26 is a head drive section. Further, 27 is a thermal head, 28 is a recording paper, 28a is a recording paper roll, 29 is a sealing paper as a sealing member, 29g is a sealing paper roll, 30 is a platen roller, 31a to 31e
3 is a conveyance roller, 32a and 32b are cutters, 33 is a recording paper conveyance path, and 34 is a sealing paper conveyance path.

Next, the operation of the present facsimile apparatus configured as described above will be explained. First, the control unit 20 determines whether or not the image data in the current communication is designated as confidential from the information regarding the current communication sent from the communication partner terminal during the communication procedure, and if the image data is designated as confidential. determines the destination of the received document from the information of the designated recipient included in the above information. Then, the image data sent after the above information is received, and the received image data is temporarily stored in the image memory 24.

Next, the control unit 20 drives a predetermined drive motor of the drive motor group 25 to move the transport roller 31a.

31b and 31c are each rotated in the direction of the arrow in the figure. Incidentally, in the standby state, the leading ends of the recording paper 28 and the sealing paper 29 are located at the positions of the cutters 32a and 32b (points A and B in the figure), respectively. Therefore, when the conveyance rollers 31a to 31c are rotated, the recording paper 28 is sent to the conveyance roller 31a and the thermal head 28 is sent to the conveyance roller 31a.
7 and the platen roller 30. In the figure,
The zero point is the recording point of the thermal head 27. Then, while the recording paper 28 is further conveyed, the destination information is recorded by the thermal head 27 and the image data stored in the image memory 24 is recorded as an image.

The recording paper 28 is conveyed while image recording of both data is performed in this way, and the end of the area of the recording paper 28 where the destination information is recorded is at point D in the figure (the recording paper conveyance path 33 and the sealing paper conveyance path 34) and passes the position on the recording paper roll 28 side on the recording paper transport path 33 by the length between point B and dot (1 point C, the length between point B and dot 34). - length between dots,
(determined from the amount of conveyance of the recording paper 28 after the recording of the destination information is completed), the conveyance rollers 31d and 31e are rotated to convey the sealing paper 29. Here, each conveyance roller 31a
-31e are all rotating at the same speed. Therefore, when the end of the area of the recording paper 28 where the destination information is recorded passes the dot, the leading end of the sealing paper 19 reaches the dot. Sealing paper 29
As shown in FIG. 3, there are adhesive parts 40a on both ends of the upper surface.
40b is provided, and the conveying roller 31 is
c is pressed onto the recording surface of the recording paper 28.

When the image recording on the recording paper 28 by the thermal head 27 is completed, the recording paper 28 is cut by the cutter 32a, and the rotation of the conveying roller 31a is stopped. Then, the timing at which the end of the sealing paper 29 reaches a dot when the end of the recording paper 28 reaches a dot (point A - length between dots, 1 point B - length between dots).

The cutter 32b
At the same time, the sealing paper 29 is cut and the conveyance roller 31e is stopped. Then, the recording paper 28 and the sealing paper 29 are pressed together by the conveyance rollers 31b, 31c, and 31d, and are ejected to the outside of the facsimile apparatus.

In this way, a received original as shown in FIG. 1 is obtained. The designated recipient who has received this received document peels off the pasted sealing paper 29 from the recording paper 28 and views the received image.

As described above, according to this embodiment, when image data designated as confidential is received, the part of the received original other than the destination information recording area is sealed and output, so that the received original is treated as confidential. can be handled in the same way as postal items.

Note that the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments. For example, although we used sealing paper with an adhesive section in advance, it is also possible to apply adhesive or the like to the edges and side edges of the sealing paper while it is being transported along the conveyance path. good. Further, although sealing paper was used as the sealing member, other members other than paper may be used. Furthermore, the alignment of the recording paper and the sealing paper is not limited to timing based on the conveyance amount of the recording paper. 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 a facsimile device capable of receiving image data specified by a recipient, when receiving image data specified by a recipient, the information specified by the recipient is used as destination information in a predetermined area on the recording paper. At the same time, the image data is recorded as an image on this recording paper, and the area of the recording paper where the image data is recorded is covered and sealed with a predetermined sealing member that prevents the recorded image from being read, and then ejected. Since it is output on paper, the confidentiality of image data designated as confidential is ensured, and the received manuscript can be reliably delivered to the designated recipient by an operator or the like. Furthermore, since it is not necessary to accumulate and store image data designated as confidential, only a small amount of memory is required.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an overview of the present invention, FIGS. 2 and 3 are diagrams explaining an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a diagram showing the main part configuration, and FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a sealing It is a perspective view showing an example of paper. DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10... Receiving section, 11... Judgment section, 12... Recording section, 13.28... Recording paper, 14... Destination information recording area, 15... Image recording area, 16...・Sealing member,
29...Sealing paper.・Applicant's agent Patent attorney Takehiko Suzue Figure 1

Claims (1)

[Claims] In a facsimile device capable of receiving image data specified by a recipient, when receiving image data specified by a recipient, the information specified by the recipient is recorded at a predetermined position on the recording paper as destination information, and at the same time, The apparatus is characterized by being provided with means for recording the image data as an image, covering and sealing the area of the recording paper where the image data has been recorded as an image with a predetermined sealing member that prevents reading of the recorded image, and outputting the paper. facsimile machine.