JPH01264068A - Facsimile equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To obtain picture information without omission from a regular size paper sheet by eliminating a prescribed number of white lines in read picture information and sending the result. CONSTITUTION:A white line elimination means 111 deletes white lines of a prescribed number in the read picture information by one page. Then an edit means 121 generates transmission picture information based on the sender information and the read picture information after elimination of white lines by the white line elimination means 111 and a transmission means 131 transmits the transmission picture information. Thus, white lines in the read picture information are eliminated and the result is sent in this case, then the picture information without omission is obtained on the regular size paper.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Summary] Regarding a facsimile machine that transmits communication management information together with the read image information, the purpose is to obtain image information without any omissions on standard paper. In a facsimile machine that transmits sender information, one page of read image information is introduced, a white line deletion means deletes a predetermined number of white lines, and a white line deletion means after the sender information and the white line is deleted by the white line deletion means. The reading image information is introduced, and the apparatus is configured to include editing means for creating transmission image information, and transmission means for transmitting the transmission image information created by the editing means.

[Industrial Field of Application] The present invention relates to a facsimile device, and particularly to a facsimile device that also transmits communication management information.

[Conventional technology]

For example, a known facsimile machine can transmit image information of a document such as text and photographs to a long distance using a communication line. At present, such facsimile devices have become widely used in the OA trend, as image communication can be carried out via public telephone lines.

Generally, when transmitting image information using a facsimile machine, sender information (
sender's name, phone number, etc.). The receiving facsimile machine prints sender information, pages, etc. at the top of each page of the received document, and then outputs the received image information.

[Problem to be solved by the invention]

By the way, in the conventional method described above, it is necessary to print sender information etc. on the top of the received document, so when the received document is output on standard paper in the receiving side facsimile machine, the image information of the received document is There was a problem that it was missing.

For example, when a sending facsimile machine sends an A4-sized original, and the receiving facsimile machine outputs the received original onto A4-sized paper, image information such as characters and figures existing in the area where sender information is printed is It will be missing.

The present invention has been created in view of the above points, and an object of the present invention is to provide a sending-side facsimile device that can obtain image information without any omissions on standard paper.

[Means for Solving the Problems] FIG. 1 is a block diagram of the principle of a facsimile apparatus of the present invention.

In the figure, white line deletion means 111 in a facsimile machine that transmits sender information along with scanned image information within one page is configured to include one page of scanned image information.
A predetermined number of own lines are deleted.

Editing means 121 includes sender information and white line deletion means 11
The read image information after white line deletion according to 1 is introduced,
Create transmission image information.

The transmitting means 131 transmits the transmission image information created by the editing means 121.

Therefore, the system as a whole is configured to delete a predetermined number of white lines from the read image information, and create and transmit image information to be transmitted based on the image information after the deletion and the image information related to the sender information. .

[For production]

The white line deletion means 111 deletes a predetermined number of white lines from one page of read image information.The zero editing means 121 deletes the source information and the read image information after white line deletion by the white line deletion means 111. Transmission image information is created based on the transmission image information, and the transmission means 131 transmits the transmission image information.

In the present invention, by deleting the white line in the read image information and transmitting it, it is possible to obtain image information without any omissions on standard paper.

[Example] Hereinafter, an example of the present invention will be described in detail based on the drawings.

FIG. 2 shows the configuration of a facsimile machine in one embodiment of the present invention.

(2) Correspondence between the embodiment and FIG. 1 Here, the correspondence between the embodiment of the present invention and FIG. 1 will be shown.

The white line deletion means 111 corresponds to the main control unit 210° line memory 211.

Editing means 121 includes main control section 210. Compression/decompression section 26
Corresponds to 1.

The transmitting means 131 includes a line control section 231. Network control unit 233
．． Corresponds to modem 235.

Examples of the present invention will be described below assuming that the correspondence relationship as described above exists.

In FIG. 2, the facsimile machine 200 includes a main control section 210 that controls the entire facsimile machine 200, a reading section 241 that reads image information of a transmitted document, and a reading section 241 that reads image information of a received document. A recording unit 251 that prints information, a compression/decompression unit 261 that compresses transmitted data and restores received data, a line memory 211 that temporarily stores image information read by the reading unit 241, and stores transmitted and received data. A memory 221, a modem 235 that modulates and demodulates data, and a network control unit 2 that controls external lines.
33, a line control section 231 that controls a network control section 233 and a modem 235 for transmitting and receiving REVO signals and data, and an operation panel 271 through which an operator inputs instructions and data.

Main control unit 210. The memory 2211, line control section 231, and compression/decompression section 261 are connected by a bus.

Instructions and data from the operation panel 271 are sent to the main control unit 210.
supplied to Further, the image information read by the reading unit 241 is sent to the compression/decompression unit 261 via the line memory 211.
supplied to The input/output operation of image information via the line memory 211 is controlled by the main control section 210. The received image information output from the recording section 251 is supplied from the compression/decompression section 261.

The transmission data is sent to the line controller 231. It is output from the network control unit 233 via the modem 235. The received data is received by the network control section 233 and supplied to the line control section 231 via the modem 235. Line control unit 231 and network control unit 3
3 are connected and mutually input and output control signals.

Facsimile machine 200 and facsimile machine 290 are connected via an external public line.

The configuration of the facsimile device 290 is as follows:
The configuration is the same as that of 0, and detailed explanation of the configuration will be omitted.

(2) Operation of the Embodiment Next, the operation of the facsimile machine according to the embodiment of the present invention described above will be explained.

FIG. 3 shows the operating procedure of the embodiment. Further, FIG. 4 shows a transmitted/received original according to the embodiment.

Now, let us consider the case where an area for 16 lines is secured in order to print sender information. Furthermore, if all continuous white lines are deleted, the upper and lower lines may become connected and difficult to see, so only even-numbered lines among the continuous white lines are selectively deleted.

Already, facsimile machine 200 and facsimile machine 29
A line connection has been made with facsimile machine 20.
It is assumed that a transmission document (not shown) is set in the reading section 241 of No. 0.

Hereinafter, reference will be made to FIGS. 2 to 4.

First, before transmitting the read image information, the main control unit 210 transmits 16 lines of source information (sender's name, telephone number, etc.) (step 311). Main control unit 21
0 supplies compressed data of image information corresponding to the source information to the line control unit 231. The modem 235 modulates the compressed data and transmits it from the network control unit 233 to the facsimile machine 29.
Send source information to 0.

Furthermore, the main control unit 210 assigns predetermined numbers to variables N and J for counting the number of white lines to be deleted (step 312). Assign the number of lines to be deleted, "16", to the variable N, and assign the initial count value "O" to the variable J.

Next, the reading unit 241 reads image information for one line (image information of the first line) of the transmission document (step 313). The read image information is stored in the line memory 211.

The reading unit 241 also determines whether the variable N=0. If the determination is negative (if there is a white line to be deleted), then the main control unit 210 controls the reading unit 24
It is determined whether one line of the image information read in step 1 is a white line (step 315).

If the read image information for one line includes black pixels, the main control unit 210 makes a negative determination in step 315 and assigns "0" to variable J (step 319).

Next, the main control unit 210 transmits the image information read in step 313 (step 320). The image information for one line stored in the line memory 211 is supplied to the compression/restoration section 261, and the image information is compressed by the compression/restoration section 261. The compressed data is sent to the line controller 231. It is transmitted to the facsimile machine 290 via the modem 235 and network control unit 233. Note that when reading image information is stored and transmitted, the image information compressed by the compression/decompression section 261 is temporarily stored in the memory 221 and then supplied to the line control section 231.

Next, the main control unit 210 transmits the 1 transmitted in step 320.
It is determined whether the line is the final line (step 321). If the determination is affirmative, the transmission process is terminated, and if the determination is negative, the process returns to step 313 (reading one line image information) and repeats the process.

Also, the process of step 315 (determining whether it is a white line)
If an affirmative determination is made, the main control unit 210 adds 1 to the value of variable J (step 316), and determines whether the value of variable J is an even number (step 317). If a negative determination is made (in the case of an odd numbered line), step 320 (l
If the judgment is affirmative (in the case of an even numbered line), 1 is subtracted from the variable N (step 318), and then the process returns to step 313 (reading 1 line image information). repeat.

Therefore, when the read white line is an odd number, it is transmitted in the same way as normal image information (lines other than the white line), and when it is an even number, it is not transmitted and only the variable N is updated (subtracting 1). Let's do it.

Furthermore, when an affirmative determination is made in step 314 (determination as to whether variable N=0), this indicates that the deletion of 16 white lines has been completed, so the white line determination in step 315 is not performed and the step Processing after 320 (image information transmission) is performed.

Note that if there are multiple originals to be transmitted, the above-described operation is repeated for the number of originals to be transmitted.

■Summary of the flow side After transmitting the sender information in this way, the image information of the transmitted original is sequentially read. Here, when the read image information is a white line and is an even numbered line (an even numbered number among consecutive white lines), the white line is invalidated without performing transmission processing.

At other times (when the read image information is for a line other than the own line or for an odd-numbered white line), the read image information is transmitted.

FIG. 4 shows the procedure for transmitting and receiving documents. (A) shows a transmission manuscript drawn on A4 size paper, for example.
The image information is read by the reading unit 241 of the facsimile device 200. In (b), image information sent from the facsimile device 200 is sent to the facsimile device 200.
0 shows a document output on A4 size paper.

As shown in the figure, since the number of white lines corresponding to the sender information is thinned out and deleted, a document with the deleted white lines reduced is output.

Therefore, by deleting the white lines in the document read by the sending facsimile device 200 and transmitting image information, the facsimile device 290, which is the receiving side, can obtain image information without any omissions on standard paper. .

■. Change in brightness In the embodiment of the present invention described above, 16 white lines corresponding to the sender information were deleted, but 1
It is also possible to delete six or more white lines, and there are other ways to selectively delete them (for example, by deleting odd-numbered white lines, or by deleting one of the consecutive white lines). (how to leave and delete, etc.) is also acceptable.

Further, in the embodiment, the white line deletion was controlled when the image information read by the reading unit 241 was stored in the line memory 211, but the white line deletion was performed after the image information was stored in the memory 221. Good too.

Furthermore, although the correspondence between the present invention and the examples has been explained in "■ Correspondence between the embodiments and FIG. Those skilled in the art will easily guess that there are variations.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As described above, according to the present invention, by deleting a predetermined number of white lines in the read image information and transmitting it, it is possible to obtain image information without any omissions on standard paper. Extremely useful.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is a principle block diagram of a facsimile machine of the present invention, Fig. 2 is a configuration diagram of a facsimile machine according to an embodiment of the present invention, Fig. 3 is an explanatory diagram of the operation of the embodiment, and Fig. 4 is a transmission/reception diagram of the embodiment. FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram of a manuscript. In the figure, 111 is a white line deletion means, 121 is an editing means, 131 is a transmission means, 200, 290 is a facsimile machine, 210 is a main control unit, 211 is a line memory, 221 is a memory, 231 is a line control unit, 233 is a 235 is a modem, 241 is a reading section, 251 is a recording section, 261 is a compression/decompression section, and 271 is an operation panel. Tora Man Shiba, IjiU Gu・Dou I 乍8 居日月 5 r I series official history (Dengen, Tsumero Asen 4th picture

Claims (1)

[Claims] (1) In a facsimile machine that transmits sender information along with scanned image information within one page, a white line deletion means (111) that deletes a predetermined number of white lines after one page of scanned image information is introduced. and an editing means (121) for creating transmission image information by introducing the source information and the read image information after white line deletion by the white line deletion means (111), and creating the transmission image information by the editing means (121). A facsimile device comprising: a transmitting means (131) for transmitting transmitted image information.