JPH01309559A - Facsimile equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To easily confirm information recorded on an identification sheet by displaying either one part or the whole of the information recorded on the identification sheet on a display part provided for a facsimile equipment main frame when the identification sheet is read. CONSTITUTION:Picture information read by a picture reading part 54 is supplied through an interface 55 to a modem and a network control circuit(NCU) 56. Further, the picture information inputted from a line is passed through the modem and the NCU56, further passed through an interface 57, supplied to a recording part 58, and recorded in the recording part 58. Further, the information read from the identification sheet, etc., is made into a prescribed displayed state by supplying the information through an interface 59 to a display part 12. Thus, the information recorded on the identification sheet can be confirmed easily.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial Application Field] The present invention relates to a facsimile machine having an automatic destination identification function, particularly a facsimile machine capable of displaying part or all of information recorded on an identification sheet. Regarding.

[Background of the Invention] Before sending a manuscript, the recorded information on the identification sheet is read, the recipient is automatically determined, a line is connected to the recipient, and the original is automatically sent. Facsimile machines having such a function of automatic destination discrimination are already known.

FIG. 5 shows an example of an identification sheet used in such a facsimile machine. The information on the identification sheet 30 is read optically.

As shown in the figure, the identification sheet (OMR sheet) 30 is a sheet of approximately A4 size and is used in a vertical format.

An information recording section 31 is provided in the center of the unit, and information indicating the recipient (telephone number, name of recipient, department, etc.) is provided here.
The other party's name, etc.) are recorded.

An identification sheet 3 is provided on the leading edge 32 side in the conveyance direction of the paper.
A sheet identification means 33 for distinguishing zero is formed.

As the sheet identifying means 33, a pattern identifying section with a special pattern is normally used, but in the illustrated example, in addition to the special pattern 34, a shape identifying section 35 such as a concave cutout is provided.

The recorded information of the information recording section 31 and the sheet identification means 33 are both optically read on the transmitter side, and line connection etc. are executed based on these information.

The sheet identifying means 33 is detected by a detection sensor provided in the facsimile machine 1, and the type of conveyed paper (identification sheet and original document) is discriminated.

FIG. 6 shows an example of this, and shows the main part of the document conveying means 40 provided in the facsimile machine 1.

As described above, there is an image reading position for optically reading the image information between the feeding roller 4 and the pair of paper ejection rollers 5 and 6, and above the image reading position there is a paper conveyance position between the pair of rollers 4 and 5. A pair of detection sensors TSI and TS2 are arranged on the road at a predetermined distance apart.

These pair of detection sensors TSI and TS2 are arranged at a distance corresponding to the radius and depth of the shape identification section 35, as shown in FIG.

In other words, the distance in the sheet insertion direction corresponds to the depth of the shape recognition part 35, and the distance in the direction orthogonal to the insertion direction corresponds to the radius of the shape recognition part 35, respectively.

In this way, the pair of detection sensors TS1. When the TS2 is arranged, when the identification sheet 30 is being conveyed,
The tip end 32 of the identification sheet 30 is connected to a pair of detection sensors TSI.
, pass through TS2 at the same time.

On the other hand, in the case of a normal document, one detection sensor TS2 is turned on earlier. Therefore, the presence or absence of the identification sheet 30 can be reliably determined based on the difference in on and off timings.

Further, the pattern information of the pattern identification section 34 is optically read, and based on the information, it is determined that the conveyed sheet is an identification sheet. In this way, the two types of sheet identification means reliably discriminate the transported identification sheets.

[Problem to be Solved by the Invention] Incidentally, in a facsimile machine having such a function of automatically identifying a transmission destination, identification sheets are usually prepared depending on the transmission destination, and there is no method for selecting one of them according to the purpose. taken.

Moreover, when the number of times of use increases, the operator may leave it to his memory and use it to send to the other party without correctly confirming the communication destination recorded on the identification sheet. In such a case, it is not easy to determine whether the information has been correctly transmitted to the intended recipient.

In such a case, it is convenient to be able to confirm the information recorded on the identification sheet by some means before transmitting the document, and it is also preferable to avoid erroneous transmission.

In addition, when sending to multiple departments with different destinations in succession, the identification sheets are stacked on top of each other, so you can check the destination after placing the identification sheet on the document table. It's very troublesome.

Therefore, the present invention solves these problems and proposes a facsimile machine that allows the information recorded on the identification sheet to be easily confirmed.

[Means for Solving the Problems] In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention provides a facsimile machine having a function of identifying information such as the destination of transmission recorded on an identification sheet for image communication. The present invention is characterized in that when the identification sheet is read, part or all of the information recorded on the identification sheet can be displayed on a display section provided on the main body of the facsimile machine.

[Function] When the identification sheet 30 is determined, the information recorded in the information recording section 31 of the identification sheet 30 is read.

Among the read information, at least information indicating the transmission destination is displayed on a display section 12 provided in the main body of the apparatus.

The information indicating the destination of the transmission includes the name of the destination, the telephone number of the destination, and the like.

The operator checks the content displayed on the display unit 12 and instructs to continue or stop the transmission.

In the case of a stop, the correct identification sheet 30 will be selected and resent.

[Embodiment] Next, an example of a facsimile machine having an automatic destination discrimination function according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIG. 1 and subsequent figures.

First, an overview of a facsimile machine that can be used as a transmitter/receiver will be explained with reference to FIG.

FIG. 4 is a schematic configuration diagram showing the overall configuration of the facsimile apparatus according to the present invention.

As is well known, the facsimile machine 1 has a rectangular parallelepiped-shaped housing (main body) 2 which includes an optical reading means for a document and a recording means (which records the received image data etc. on recording paper (such as roll paper)). (not shown) are stored.

The image signal read by the optical reading means is transmitted to the other party using a communication line such as a telephone line. The original can be ejected from the lower front side of the housing 2.

A document placement table 3 is provided at the top of the housing 2, and a display device 10 functioning as an operation display section is provided at the front side of the top.
will be provided.

The display device 10 includes an operation section 11 consisting of a numeric keypad, etc.
A display section 12 for displaying a telephone number, etc. is provided adjacent to the display section 12. As the display section 12, a liquid crystal or the like is normally used.

The display device 10 is provided with a plurality of dial keys (direct dial keys) 13 that are used when using abbreviated numbers or the like.

At a position adjacent to the dial keys 13, an index sheet 14 displaying destinations of transmission, etc., is pasted in correspondence to each of the dial keys 13.

This is because the presence of the index sheet 14 makes it extremely easy to confirm the destination of the transmission.

15 is a cancel key. This is a switch that determines whether to send, or cancel and send to a new destination. The determination is made based on the display content of the information recorded on the identification sheet 30, as will be described later.

FIG. 1 shows an example of the communication control means 50 in the facsimile machine 1, and 51 is a CPU that manages communication control. 52 is a ROM in which various control programs are stored, and 53 is a RAM in which various information is stored.

The image information read by the image reading unit 54 is sent to a modem and a network control circuit (NCU) via an interface 55.
56. In addition, image information input through the line is supplied to the recording unit 58 via the modem and NCU 56, and more specifically via the interface 57, where it is recorded.

Furthermore, information read from the identification sheet 30 and the like is supplied to the display unit 12 via the interface 59, so that a predetermined display is performed.

In the present invention, all or part of the information recorded in the information recording section 31 of the identification sheet 30 is displayed on the display section 12 to facilitate confirmation of the destination of the transmission. This display can be executed every time the identification sheet 3o is conveyed.

The content that should be displayed is information for confirming the recipient, usually the recipient's phone number (A in Figure 2), or the name of the recipient (B in Figure 2) instead. You may.

The displayed content is just an example, and various other information may be displayed.

Even when all of the information recorded in the information recording section 31 is displayed, the first thing to display is the recipient's name and telephone number as described above, and after a predetermined period of time has elapsed since these are displayed. , or other recorded information is displayed after a confirmation operation for the displayed content is performed.

For example, a specific person in a specific department, various messages (need for confirmation phone call, etc.), etc.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing an example of a communication control procedure 60 for explaining the present invention in detail.

In this communication procedure, first, by conveying the identification sheet 30, various information recorded in the information recording section 31 is optically read in the image reading section 54 (step 61).

Next, necessary information is selected from the read information and displayed (step 62). Necessary information includes at least information that allows confirmation of the destination. Therefore, it refers to information as shown in FIG. 2, including the telephone number and name of the recipient.

The telephone number of the destination party is recorded near the sheet identification means 33 because it requires preparation for line connection.

Even after reading this information, the identification sheet 30
is completely conveyed, and all the information recorded on the identification sheet 30 is read (step 63).

The information read in step 63 is displayed on the display unit 1.
2 is optional.

When all the information has been read, the transmission process is confirmed. This is done depending on whether the cancel key 15 is operated or not, and if the cancel key 15 is not pressed even after a predetermined period of time has elapsed, it is assumed that there is an intention to send, and the sending process is executed (steps 64 and 65).

However, if the cancel key 15 is pressed within the predetermined time, the transmission process is stopped and the next identification sheet 30 is awaited for transportation. The predetermined time may be about 2 to 5 seconds.

Note that a cancel key may be specially provided, or a stop key may be used instead.

[Effects of the Invention] As described above, according to the configuration of the present invention, at least information indicating the destination of the transmission is displayed among the information recorded on the identification sheet.

Therefore, since it is necessary to check the destination of the transmission before transmitting the document, it is possible to easily and reliably avoid a situation where the destination of the transmission is mistaken.

Therefore, the facsimile apparatus according to the present invention is extremely suitable for application to a facsimile apparatus that uses an identification sheet to automatically identify the recipient as described above.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a system diagram showing an example of communication control means of a facsimile machine according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of display contents, FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing an example of communication control procedure, and FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing an outline of a facsimile machine;
The figure is a plan view showing an example of an identification sheet applicable to the present invention, and FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram of a document conveying means. 1...Facsimile device 12...Display section 15...Cancel key 30...Identification sheet 31...Information recording section 50...Communication control means 54...Image reading section 58...Recording Part] 2 Osamu Tokuma IK Ya Meguru Heku =

Claims (1)

[Claims] (1) In a facsimile machine that has a function that can identify the information such as the transmission destination recorded on the identification sheet for image communication, when reading the above identification sheet, some or all of the information recorded on this identification sheet What is claimed is: 1. A facsimile machine having an identification sheet discriminating function, characterized in that an identification sheet can be displayed on a display section provided on a main body of the facsimile machine.