JPH01292962A - Transmitting system for facsimile equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To improve the transmittal rate of a document in case of transmitting the document by turning ON a stamp function by storing two kinds of the number of times of a restriction for repeating a calling operation when picture information cannot be transmitted correctly, and repeating the calling operation up to the number of times of restriction of a larger one when the stamp function is ON. CONSTITUTION:The title system is constituted so that a stamp function which a scanner 1 has can be turned on and off arbitrarily as a stamp mode, and also, when a call is executed to a transmitting destination and picture information cannot be transmitted correctly, two kinds of the number of times N1 of a call restriction for setting to a regular value, and the number of times N2 of a call restriction for setting to a large value are stored in advance in a system memory 10 as the number of times for repeating the calling operation, In such a state, when the stamp function is turned off, the calling operation is repeated up to the number of times N1 of the call restriction of the regular value, and on the other hand, when the stamp function in ON, the calling operation is repeated up to the number of times N2 of a larger value. In this way, the transmittal rate in the case of transmitting a document by turning on the stamp function can be improved.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] [Technical field] The present invention relates to a transmission method for a facsimile machine.

[Prior art] When sending a document, after calling the destination and connecting to the line,
A facsimile machine is known that has a stamp function that stamps the word "Done" or the like on the page each time the page of a YK draft is read and the image information is sent.

Normally, such facsimile machines have the ability to turn on and off the stamp function, and when the operator wants to send an important document, the operator turns on the stamp function mentioned above and performs the transmission process, and then checks the sent document. This makes it easy to check the information and ensure that all transmissions are processed without fail.

On the other hand, memory storage transmission is often performed in which image information read from a transmission document is temporarily stored in an image memory and then automatically transmitted to the destination.

Generally, when making an automatic call, if the line is busy after calling the recipient, or if a communication error occurs while sending image information and the process is interrupted, the call is repeated at regular intervals. ing.

The number of times this re-calling is repeated is usually set to a certain limit, and when the calling operation has been made the limited number of times, the process is stopped even if the image information has not been sent.

By the way, when performing memory storage transmission with the stamp function turned on, a "Done" stamp will be stamped when the original image is read, but when the image information is transmitted, the line may be busy or a communication error may occur, causing a reoccurrence. After the call is repeated a certain number of times, the process is stopped without sending the image information. Further, the number of repeated re-calls in this case was constant regardless of whether the stamp function was on or off.

Normally, the stamp function is turned on when you want to reliably send an important document, but conventionally, in this case, regardless of whether the stamp function is on or off, as described above,
Since the transmission process was canceled under the same conditions, there was an inconvenience that it was not possible to improve the document delivery rate when the stamp function was on.

[Objective] It is an object of the present invention to provide a transmission method for a facsimile machine that can eliminate the above-mentioned disadvantages and improve the delivery rate of a document when transmitting a document with the stamp function turned on.

[Structure] For this purpose, the present invention is provided with a means for arbitrarily turning on and off the stamp function for stamping the transmitted document, and also stores two types of limit number of times the calling operation is repeated when the image information cannot be transmitted correctly. When the function is off, the calling operation is repeated up to the limit number of times that is the smaller of the above two types, while when the above stamp function is on, the calling operation is repeated up to the limit number of times that is the larger of the above two types. It is characterized by the following.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 1 shows a block diagram of a facsimile machine according to an embodiment of the present invention. In the figure, a scanner 1 reads an image of a transmitted document to extract image information, and is equipped with a stamp mechanism that stamps the word "done" on the document every time one page of the document is read. The plotter 2 records the received image on recording paper.

The encoding and decoding unit 3 encodes image information to be transmitted and decodes received image information. The image memory 4 temporarily stores image information to be transmitted in the case of storage and transmission.

The network control device 5 performs predetermined calling operations, receiving calls, and other operations by acquiring a line, sending out a selection signal that is an originating optical telephone number, detecting an incoming call, and the like.

The modem 6 modulates and demodulates image information and various information for transmission control, and transmits the image information.The communication control unit 7 controls the network control device 5 and the modem 6 to transmit and receive image information according to a predetermined transmission control procedure. This is what we do.

The operation display section 8 displays operation guidance and the like, and allows the operator to perform various operations such as document image storage operation 9, destination designation, startup instruction, and the like. The system control section 9 is composed of a microcomputer system, and controls each section to execute predetermined operations of the facsimile machine.

The system memory 10 stores various information necessary for the operation of this facsimile machine. The information to be stored includes communication information, stamp mode, file management information, and limit number of calls Nl, N2. The above-mentioned transmission information includes the time when the destination 2 is called, etc., which is input by the transmission operation. The stamp mode indicates the on/off state of a stamp function that stamps a "done" stamp on a document. The file management information is information for managing image information stored in the image memory 4. The limited number of calling times Nl and N2 are respectively the limited number of times that the calling operation is repeated when image information cannot be transmitted correctly to the destination.

The facsimile machine of this embodiment has the above configuration.

Before use, the limit number of calls N1 and N2 are set by operating the operation display section 8. This limited number of calls N1 is
The normal number of calls is limited to, for example, 3 times. In addition, the call limit number N2 is set to a large value, for example, 10 times, in order to minimize transmission process failures due to line busy, communication errors, etc.
The set call limit numbers N1 and N2 are stored in the system memory 10.

FIG. 2 shows the transmission process using memory storage transmission. In this case, the operator first sets the transmission document on the scanner 1 (101), operates the operation display section 8, and makes a call to the destination 9. The time and the like are input (process 102).

Next, set the stamp mode to the stamp mode setting state, and set the stamp function to ON when pressing the "Done" stamp when reading the document, and turn it off when not pressing the "Done" stamp (Process 10).
3) Perform a start operation (process 104).

Each of the above-mentioned input information is stored and stored in the system memory 10. Further, by the start operation, the scanner 1 starts reading the original, and first the first page of the original is read (process 105). Then, the read image information is accumulated in the image memory 4 (processing 1
06).

When one page of image reading and storage is completed, the stamp mode is identified (process 107), and if the stamp function is turned on (Y in process 107), a "done" stamp is stamped at a predetermined position on the scanned document. (Process 108). On the other hand, if the stamp function is turned off (processing 10
7N), the above stamping is not performed.

Next, if there is a next page in the transmitted manuscript (N of process 109)
), proceed to process 105 in the same manner as above), and when all pages are completed (Y in process 109), the plotter 2 records and outputs the set destination 1 call time, number of originals, etc. as an accumulation result report ( Process 110).

After this, the system enters a call standby state (process 111 from N in process 111), and when the above call origination time comes (Y in process 111)
, by a predetermined transmission operation, a call is made to the specified destination, and when the destination responds, image information transmission processing is executed (process 112).

If this transmission is executed correctly (Y in process 113),
The transmission results, the time when the destination 2 was called, the number of documents sent, etc. are output as an accumulation result report (processing 114).
Then, the image information in the image memory 4 that was just transmitted, the calling time of the destination 9, the stamp mode, etc. stored in the system memory 10 are erased (process 115), and the transmission process ends.

On the other hand, when a call is made to the destination and the line is busy,
Alternatively, if an error occurs after communication starts and transmission of the image information fails (N in process 113), the stamp mode is identified (process 116).

Here, if the stamp function is turned off (processing 11
6-N), the executed number of calls is compared with the stored call limit number N1 (process 117). If the number of calls made is less than the limit number of calls N1 (processing 117
N), after waiting for a certain period of time, for example 5 minutes (processing 1
18), the call is made again (proceed to process 111).

In addition, if the transmission is not successful even if such re-calling is repeated and the number of calls reaches the limit number of calls N1 (processing 11
7, Y), an accumulation result report indicating that the transmission result is an error is output (process 114).

On the other hand, if the stamp function is turned on (processing 116
(Y), the number of executed calls is compared with the stored limit number of calls N2 (process 119). Then, if the number of calls made is less than the number of calls limit N2 (N in process 119), the call is made again after waiting for a certain period of time, for example, 5 minutes (process 118), in the same way as described above (proceeding to process 111). )
.

Also, if the transmission is not successful even after repeating this re-call, and the number of calls per call reaches the limit number of calls N2 (Y in process 119).
), an accumulation result report indicating the error is output (process 114).

After this, each piece of information is erased (processing 115) in the same way as above.
), the transmission process ends.

As described above, according to this embodiment, the stamp function can be turned on and off as desired in the stamp mode, and when the image information cannot be transmitted correctly after calling the destination, the number of times the calling operation is repeated is set as the number of times the calling operation is repeated. Two types of calls are memorized: the limit number of calls Nl, which is set to a normal value, and the limit number of calls N2, which is set to a large value, and when the stamp function is off, calls can be made up to the normal number of calls limit N1. While the operation is repeated, if the stamp function is on, the calling operation is repeated up to the larger calling limit number N2.

Normally, operators turn on the stamp function when they want to reliably send an important document, but if they cannot send the image information correctly after calling the recipient, they turn on the stamp function as described above. If there is, the call operation will be repeated many times.

This makes it possible to improve the delivery rate of documents when transmitting documents with the stamp function turned on.

In addition, in this embodiment, the case where one transmission document is sent to one destination has been explained, but even when broadcasting to multiple destinations, when the stamp function is on, it is possible to send a single document to each destination. It goes without saying that the same effects can be obtained by increasing the number of call limits.

In addition, although we have explained the case of memory storage transmission, even in normal transmission in which the document is read after making a call and connecting to the line, if you increase the call limit when the stamp function is on, you can increase the document delivery rate. Of course, it is possible to improve

In addition, although we set two types of call limits depending on whether the stamp function is on or off, it is possible to set a number of call limits based on other conditions, such as by destination or call time period, so that the actual number of calls cannot be changed. It is also conceivable that the calling operation is performed at the number of times the call is made depending on various conditions when making a call.

[Effects] As described above, according to the present invention, the stamp function that stamps the transmitted document can be turned on and off as desired, and two types of limit number of times the calling operation is repeated when image information cannot be transmitted correctly are stored. , when the stamp function is off, the calling operation is repeated up to the smaller limit, while when the stamp function is on, the calling operation is repeated up to the larger limit. It becomes possible to improve the document delivery rate when transmitting the document.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a facsimile apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is an operational flowchart showing transmission processing of the facsimile apparatus. DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1... Scanner, 2... Plotter, 3... Encoding and decoding unit, 4... Image memory, 5... Network control device,
6...Modem, 7...Communication control unit, 8...Operation display unit, 9...System control unit, 10...System memory. Figure 1

Claims (1)

[Claims] Each time a transmission document is scanned and image information is stored, it is equipped with a stamp function that stamps the transmission document to indicate that it has been scanned. In a transmission system of a facsimile machine that repeats a calling operation up to a limited number of times, it is provided with a means for arbitrarily turning on and off the stamp function that stamps a transmitted document, and the above-mentioned limit number of calling operations is increased to 2.
The type is memorized, and if the stamp function is off, the calling operation is repeated up to the limit number of times that is the smaller of the two types above, while if the stamp function is on, the call operation is repeated up to the limit number of times that is the larger of the two types above. A calling method for a facsimile machine that is characterized by repeating the calling operation until the end of the call.