JPH0127624B2 - - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention provides a communication network and a facsimile communication method for converting a document into an electrical signal and transmitting it to a communication destination. In addition, the operator's operations are omitted, and the facsimile operation method is simple and economical.

Conventional facsimile transmitters are equipped with various selection buttons to select the functions of the facsimile device, and calls to the other party are made using a telephone, and the functions of the facsimile device such as the density, communication speed, document size, etc. The selection was made using a selection button. However, with the recent improvements in facsimile technology, device functions have expanded and various services on communication networks have increased. I had to select the appropriate button from among them. As a result, the burden on the operator increases during communication, and the increase in the number of function buttons on the device requires a display function, etc., which is disadvantageous in terms of device cost.

As a technique to improve this drawback, a technique has been proposed in which a part of the transmitted document is used as destination and control information. However, with this technology, it is necessary to use paper with the necessary information printed in advance so that it can be filled out on the form of the transmitted manuscript, and since the telegram is written on the paper once used, it cannot be used next time. However, there are drawbacks such as the inability to send out control information such as facsimile density and speed mode, which represent facsimile control functions, when necessary for transmission control.

Therefore, the present invention is intended to improve the above-mentioned drawbacks of the prior art, and its purpose is to enable easy access even when the other device is in automatic mode or on a communication network, and to simplify operation by the operator. To provide a facsimile transmitter which is less likely to be erroneously operated and has a low device cost. A feature of the present invention for achieving this purpose is that a document dedicated to "destination and control information" is provided on a separate sheet of paper, and the sheet includes terminal device functions such as the destination number, number of communication sheets, resolution, and communication speed, and communication information. The facsimile transmitter uses symbols to indicate the selection of various services using the network's memory, and eliminates the need for dialing on a conventional telephone or pressing function buttons on a facsimile machine. The dedicated original is, for example, the first original to be sent, and if the dial number of the other party is the same or the communication setting conditions with the other party's device are the same, the same original can be used any number of times. Examples will be described below with reference to the drawings.

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 indicates a "destination and control-only document" 1 according to the present invention, and main scanning is performed in the direction of arrow A.

The dotted line part 2 is the part that is not detected in the facsimile takeover section. On the other hand, the solid line portion 3 is the portion detected in the succession section.

The symbol written in the area surrounded by the dotted line frame 4 is a part that the operator fills in according to the situation of the communication destination before communication. Part 4 can be rewritten if the operator's mistake is known to the communication side. Furthermore, if the communication destination is always determined, an already filled out form may be used instead of the operator filling it out at the time of communication. In this case, the symbol may be pre-printed. Reference numeral 5 is a pre-printed portion located on the upper or lower side of the destination and control-only document, and is a symbol that indicates that the document is a destination and control-only document by scanning 5. As a result, the destination and control documents can be inserted at any position on the transmission document.

FIG. 2 is an example of symbols indicating destinations and control-only originals, and the upper or lower sides of the paper may be encoded with special symbols.

FIG. 3 shows an example of dialing information when dialing the other party using a destination and control-only document, and FIG. 3 shows "035...8".

FIG. 4 indicates the end of the destination and control-only document, and is an example showing that when this symbol is detected, the next sheet is a document. Note that arrows A and B indicate the scanning direction. Using the techniques shown in FIGS. 2 and 4, it is also possible to insert destination and control documents in the middle of a plurality of documents.

FIG. 5 is a block diagram of an embodiment of the facsimile transmitter according to the present invention, and 6 is a part of the mechanism of the facsimile transmitter. Reference numeral 7 denotes a transmission document, and 8, 9, and 10 paper feed rollers, which repeatedly move and stop depending on their respective communication states, thereby forming an automatic paper feeding mechanism. Reference numeral 11 denotes a document setting table, and 12 a sensor for detecting the presence or absence of a document set on the document setting table 11. 13 is a light source that illuminates the original;
14 is reflected light; 15 is a reading unit that converts the reflected light into an electrical signal 16 according to the amount of light; 17 and 17'
is a switch that switches the electric signal 16 between before and after sending a message and when sending a message, and operates in conjunction with the case of reading an original for destination and control and when reading the original (when a-c is connected, a'-c' is connected Become). Reference numeral 18 denotes a part that decodes signals read from the destination and control originals; 19 a part that encodes the signals of the transmission original read by the reading unit 15; 20 a memory part that stores the signals decoded by the decoder 18; 21; is a part that assembles the signal decoded by the decoder 18 into a control signal corresponding to the communication destination device. 22 is a control section, 23 is a section that drives the automatic paper feeder, 24 is an operation section operated by an operator, 2
5 is a modulator section, and 26 is a network control device.

The operating procedure is shown below. The transmission document 7 and the destination and control-only document 1 are set on the setting table 11. In this case, the destination and control documents are set to be read first. The sensor 12 confirms that the document has been set, the rollers 8, 9, and 10 rotate, the dedicated document 1 moves, and the reading unit 15 confirms that it is the destination and control document. The dedicated document 1 is moved until its contents are all read. In this case, the dedicated original document 1 may be one or more sheets, but when the final destination and the control-dedicated original document are detected, the roller groups 8, 9, and 10 stop. By this detection, the changeover switches 17, 17', which are normally on the b, b' sides, are switched to the a, a' sides. This switching control may be performed directly by the reading section 15, or may be performed by the control section 22 based on a detection signal from the reading section 15.
may go. The contents of the destination and control document portions are read by the reading section 15, decoded by the decoding section 18 using the changeover switch 17, and stored in the memory 20. The contents of the memory 20 are converted into a control code by the finger of the control unit 22 according to a predetermined protocol at 21, modulated at 25, and converted into a control code at 25.
6 to the transmission path. The information of this control code matches the content written on mark sheet 1 (dedicated manuscript). After the exchange of control information is completed,
When the state shifts to message transfer, the changeover switches 17 and 17' are switched to the b and b' sides, and the signal 16 read at 15 is encoded and modulated at 19 and sent out to the transmission line. Regarding the memory 20,
If the dedicated original document 1 is moved by the paper feeding section while being read by the reading section 15, it is not stored in the memory and is not necessary. After the dial is connected, the portion of the dedicated document 1 is operated by the control unit 23 based on commands according to the communication status of the control unit 22, and is moved and stopped. At this time,
Once the dedicated original document 1 has stopped, a command can be issued by an operator's operation using the operating section 24 when the dedicated original document 1 is to be moved next time.

As explained above, as device functions increase and each function has to be selected, the burden on the operator increases during communication.However, according to the present invention, control information can be written on a separate sheet. This eliminates the need to place any restrictions on the transmitted document, and also eliminates the need for the operator to press buttons when setting various facsimile constants or selecting various network facilities during communication, reducing the burden on the operator. Moreover, since the facsimile device itself does not need many function buttons, the cost of the device can also be reduced.

In addition, according to the present invention, since the control-only original is independent, multiple control-only originals can be inserted in the middle of the transmitted original, so that the linear density can be adjusted according to the content of the transmitted original during transmission. Another advantage is that control information such as communication speed can be easily changed.

Furthermore, in the present invention, if an error occurs when an operator writes a mark on a sheet of paper, it can be easily corrected, and if the content to be sent to the other party is always fixed, the same symbol will be used. It has the advantage that the completed form can be used any number of times.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an example of how to write a destination and control-only document according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is an example of a start mark for a destination and control-only document, FIG.
The figure shows an example of the destination and end mark for a control-only document.
FIG. 5 is a block diagram of an embodiment of a facsimile transmitter according to the present invention. 1...Document for destination and control only, 2...Parts that cannot be read by facsimile equipment, 3...Parts that can be read, 4...Example of symbols filled in, 5...Start mark of document for destination and control only, 6...Mechanical part of transmitter Part, 7... Transmission document, 8, 9, 10... Paper feed roller group, 11... Paper setting section, 12... Paper sensor section,
13...Light source, 14...Reflected light, 15...Reading section, 1
6... Electric signal, 17, 17'... Switcher, 18... Decoder, 19... Encoder, 20... Memory device, 21... Code assembly section, 22... Control section, 23... Roller drive section,
24...Operator operation section, 25...Modulator section, 26
...Network control device.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] 1 Document reading means having a function of reading the installed paper and determining whether it is a destination and control-only document or a transmission document, and converting the reading signal of the destination and control-only document into dial information and image quality , a signal conversion means for converting into control information specifying the functions of the own device and the other device, including the number of communication sheets, resolution, and communication speed; and an encoding means for converting the read signal of the transmission document into encoded image information; Based on the determination result of the original reading means, means for supplying a reading signal of the destination and control-only original to the signal converting means and a reading signal of the transmission original to the encoding means, and transmitting the control information and the image information. A facsimile transmitting device characterized in that the facsimile transmitting device has a means for transmitting a facsimile to a transmission route, and performs transmission control based on information written in a destination and a control-only document inserted before, or before and in the middle of a transmitted document. .