JPH02186769A - Picture communication equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To output identification information as control information in the case to read out plural picture data from a memory and transmit them to a remote party station through one round of communication by storing the identification information to identify plural transmitting instructions or the pictures of an original corresponding to those. CONSTITUTION:At first, the header part of a report is printed. The header is composed of the output time of the report, the telephone number of its own station and the number of pages, etc. Next, the receipt number of a transmitted picture is recorded end outputted. Next, it is decided whether plural originals were mail-post-transmitted or not, and in the case where plural originals were mail-post-transmitted, the receipt numbers assigned to the transmitted pictures at the time of the transmitting instruction are recorded by turns. Afterwards, the information related to the telephone number and the abbreviated name of the remote party station, the time of the start of the communication, communication time, the number of transmitted sheets and communicated result is reed out from the control record area of a RAM 3, and is recorded and outputted. Thus, the communication control information of its own original picture or the communicated result, etc., can be confirmed.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to an image communication device, and particularly to an image communication device that transmits multiple units of image data to a partner station at once.

[Prior Art] Conventionally, each time a transmission command is issued, a document image to be transmitted to the same partner station is stored in a memory, and when a predetermined condition is met, for example, at a predetermined time, the original image is sent to the other party. 2. Description of the Related Art A facsimile machine is known that calls a station and transmits stored image information in one communication. This kind of transmission processing is called mail post transmission.

According to such transmission processing, images that were conventionally transmitted through multiple communications are transmitted in one communication, thereby shortening the time required for communication procedures, making it possible to speed up communication and reduce cost.

[Problem to be Solved by the Invention] On the other hand, in a facsimile machine, the communication receiver outputs information related to communication such as the number, communication time, number of sent/received pages, or name of the sending/receiving station as so-called communication management information, or 2. Description of the Related Art There is known a device that outputs the above-mentioned management information regarding the communication as a communication result report when the communication ends.

However, when outputting such a management report,
As mentioned above, in the case of mailbox transmission, even if an image was sent manually by multiple transmission commands, the transmission was performed once, so only one piece of each management information was output. .

Therefore, for example, if different operators accumulate and send originals to the same destination, they will not be able to know whether their own originals were successfully sent or when they were sent. Ta.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to solve the above problems and provide an image communication device that can output identification information as management information in accordance with individual transmission commands even when transmitting multiple manuscripts at once.

[Means for Solving the Problems] In order to solve the above problems, the present invention stores a plurality of original images to be transmitted to the same partner station in an image memory in response to a plurality of transmission commands, In the image communication apparatus, the image communication apparatus includes means for reading the plurality of image data from the image memory and transmitting the plurality of image data to the partner station in one communication when the above is established, and means for outputting management information related to the communication. A configuration is adopted in which identification information for identifying a corresponding document image is stored, and the identification information is output as management information when outputting management information related to the communication.

[Operation] According to the above configuration, a plurality of original images to be transmitted to the same partner station are stored in the image memory in response to a plurality of transmission commands, and when a predetermined condition is met, the plurality of image data are transferred to the image memory. When reading data from the memory and transmitting it to the partner station in one communication, it is possible to store identification information for identifying a plurality of transmission commands or document images corresponding thereto, and output this identification information as management information.

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

FIG. 1 shows the structure of a facsimile machine as an example of a communication device employing the present invention.

In the figure, reference numeral 1 denotes a CPU composed of a microprocessor, etc., and this CPU controls the operation of the entire apparatus according to a program to be described later stored in a ROM 2. C
The following components are connected to the system path B, which is composed of a PUI address bus, a data bus, and the like.

First, reference numeral 2 is a ROM that permanently stores data such as programs to be described later and various control parameters that do not need to be changed during operation. Code 3 is RAM, dynamic R
It is composed of an AM element and the like, and is used as a work area for control of the CPU 1.

RAM3 stores the communication time to be output to the communication management report,
A storage area is reserved for storing communication management information such as reception number, partner station telephone number, partner station name, communication start and end times, number of sheets sent, and communication results for a predetermined number of communications.

Reference numeral 4 denotes a readable/writable image memory composed of a RAM or a magnetic disk drive, and is used as a buffer area for image data to be transmitted and received.

Reference numeral 5 denotes an operation panel control unit composed of a known keyboard control IC, keys 6 consisting of a numeric keypad, function keys, etc. of the operation panel, an LCD panel 7 used as a display, and used as various indicators. The input/output of data to and from the lamp 8 is controlled.

Further, the operation panel is provided with a key 27 for outputting a communication management report and a known dial key 28 for sending a mailbox.

Reference numeral 10 denotes an image scanner composed of a CCD line sensor or the like, which is used to read image data to be transmitted or recorded in a recording section, which will be described later, during a copying operation. The image scanner 10 has two images corresponding to a predetermined resolution.
Output digitized image data. This binarized data is buffered in the image memory 4, but in this case it is encoded by the primary row encoding circuit 11 in order to save the capacity of the image memory 4. As this encoding method, various known encoding methods can be used.

Reference numeral 13 denotes a recording head composed of a thermal head or the like, which performs recording on the recording paper 12 made of thermal paper or the like.The image data to be recorded by the recording head 13 corresponds to the encoding method of the primary encoding circuit 11. Since the data is encoded by the encoding method and stored in the image memory 4, when recording the data stored in the image memory 4, the data is first decoded by the primary encoding circuit 14. It is designed to be input to the recording head 13.

The decoding method of the primary encoding circuit 14 is the primary encoding circuit 11.
It is assumed that the encoding method is supported.

Reference numeral 15 denotes a motor controller that controls a driving motor including a pulse motor that controls the conveyance of the original 9 and the recording paper 12 during reading or recording, and is constructed using a known driver IC or the like.

Reference numeral 16 is a primary code decoding circuit, and reference numeral 17 is a secondary code decoding circuit. The encoding method used for the primary code or decoding is M used in facsimile communication.
If the H or MR system is not used, such a conversion circuit is required to ensure data compatibility.

Here, the secondary code or decoding corresponds to the above-mentioned encoding method used in facsimile communication. For example, the primary code decoding circuit 16 stores MH or MR encoded image data obtained from the line into an image memory. 1 if stored in 4
Next used to form encoded data.

In addition, when transmitting image data in image memory 4, 1
The next code decoding circuit 16 performs encoding corresponding to the primary encoding method, and the secondary code decoding circuit 17 performs encoding corresponding to the primary encoding method.
The data is converted into encoded data compatible with the H or MR format.

In the case of the above encoding conversion, the encoding method is converted in units of a predetermined amount, for example, the amount of data corresponding to one line or one page, and at this time, the RAM 18 is used as a buffer for the data to be converted.

A known modem 19 converts image data or procedure signals expressed by digital data into analog data that can be output to the telephone line 21, or vice versa. The code 20 is an NCU (network control unit),
It is used to control line connections, maintain loops, detect ringing signals from lines, send dialing signals, etc.

Although the configuration of the modem 19 and NCU 20 shown here is one that can be used for a telephone line, if the device is used by connecting to a digital line, the line interface portion may be changed to a configuration suitable for the digital line. A facsimile machine 22 of the other party is connected to the telephone line 21 . Here, illustrations of exchanges and the like are omitted.

Reference numeral 29 denotes a clock IC. This clock IC 29 is constructed using a known timekeeping IC, and its timekeeping data is used for time display on the LCD panel 7 during standby.0The timekeeping data of the clock IC 29 is It is used for various automatic communication processes such as well-known time specified transmission.

Furthermore, in this embodiment, the clock IC 29 is also used in mail post communication to determine the time at which a plurality of original images that have been accepted for transmission are to be collectively transmitted.

Next, the operation of the above configuration will be explained.

First, normal image transmission/reception operations will be explained.

When transmitting an image, place the original 9 in the reading section, and press one of the keys 6 on the operation panel, such as the start key that indicates a transmission instruction, and a number will be given to the transmission process, and a numeric keypad or one-touch key will be assigned. The telephone number entered manually is registered in the destination management record area in the RAM 3. Subsequently, the original 9 is read by the image scanner 10, primary encoded by the primary encoding circuit 11, and stored in the image memory 4.

Next, CPU 1 sends R to the dialing circuit in NCU 20.
The telephone number data in the destination management record in the AMB is entered manually and the other party is made to make a call. As a result, the other party's facsimile and this device are connected via the telephone line 21.

After the line is connected, a known pre-facsimile communication procedure corresponding to the G3 facsimile procedure is performed, and various image transmission conditions are set.

Next, in the image transmission phase, the primary encoded image data in the image memory 4 is read out and input to the primary code decoding circuit 16, and a predetermined amount of data, such as in line units or page units, is read out. is converted into the encoding method set in the pre-communication procedure, that is, M)I or MR code, and input to the modem 19 via bus B. The modem 19 modulates the input data into a format that can be transmitted over the telephone line and sends it to the NCU.
Telephone line via 20. Output to 21. After that, a post-communication procedure is performed, and the line is disconnected according to a predetermined procedure using the NCU 20. If an error occurs during transmission, a flag indicating that an error has occurred is placed in the destination management record area in RAMB. Set.

At the time of reception, reception is acknowledged in accordance with a call signal detected via the NCL 120, or in accordance with a predetermined symbol on the operation panel in manual procedures, and a number is set for the acceptance of this communication. The communication procedure is carried out in the same way as in the case of transmission, and the received MH or MR encoded data is decoded by the secondary code decoding circuit 17, and further decoded by the primary code decoding circuit 16 via the RAM 18. After the line is disconnected, the primary encoded image data in the image memory 4 is input to the recording head 13 via the primary encoding circuit 14, and is then buffered in the image memory 4. recorded in

Regarding the above-mentioned normal sending and receiving operations, a specific reception number is assigned to each communication, that is, the period from one line connection to disconnection, and this reception number is stored in the management information area of RAM 3 for each number. Each piece of communication management information described above is stored.

Next, communication control related to mail post transmission will be explained with reference to FIG. The procedure in FIG. 2 shows the control procedure of the CPUI stored in the ROM2.

In steps S1 and S2 of FIG. 2, mail post transmission processing is performed.

For this mail post transmission, when the mail post dial key 28 is pressed after loading the document 9 into the reading section, a unique reception number is assigned to this transmission command. At that time, the reception number is output to the LCD panel 7. By writing down this reception number, the operator can check it when outputting the communication results, which will be described later. Alternatively, the reception number may be recorded and output by the thermal head 13.

Thereafter, read -(.

The image of the original document 9 thus obtained is primary encoded and stored in the reference image memory 4.

The mail post transmission time is determined in advance when setting the mail post dial, but this time and the clock IC
By comparing the time measurement data of No. 29, it is determined whether or not to perform mail post transmission.

Until the mail post transmission time is reached, the above-mentioned mail post transmission/reception is repeated, and each reception number at that time is added to the communication management record of the mail post transmission destination station.

When the time to send the mail post arrives, the station to which the mail post is sent is called, and all the image data stored in the image memory 4 is encoded and transmitted according to the above-described procedure. As a result, image data manually generated by multiple transmission commands is transmitted to the partner station through one communication.

When the transmission is completed, in step S3 of FIG. 2, the state of a predetermined flag is determined to determine whether or not the communication result is set to be output for each communication.

If step S3 is affirmative, the process moves to step S5, and if step S3 is negative, in step S4, it is determined whether or not the image data input in connection with multiple transmission commands has been transmitted. At the reception, it is determined whether the image data corresponding to the number has been transmitted.

Even if step S3 is denied, if manually generated image data is transmitted in connection with multiple transmission commands,
The process goes to step S5 for eight lines and outputs a communication result report.

The processing after step S5 will be explained with reference to the output results of the communication result report shown in FIG.

FIG. 3 shows an example of the output format of the communication result report output by the thermal head 13.

Here, first, in step S6, the header portion of the report is printed. The header is marked 31.3 in Figure 3.
As shown in 2.34, it consists of the report output time, the telephone number of the authority, the number of pages, etc. Also, at this time, the title portion 33 of the report is output.

Next, in step S7, the receipt number of the transmitted image is recorded and output. In step S8, it is determined whether or not multiple originals have been sent by mail post, and if multiple originals have been sent by mail post, step S7 is repeated, and as shown by reference numeral 35 in FIG. The number assigned to the reception desk is the number (0304 here)
~030B) are recorded sequentially.

Thereafter, in steps 59 to S12, the reference numeral 36
As shown by 41, information regarding the telephone number, abbreviation, communication start time, communication time, number of sheets transmitted, and communication results of the other station is read from the management record area of the RAM 3 and recorded and output.

According to the above control, when the mailbox transmission is completed, it is possible to output a communication result report including the reception number at the time of the transmission command, so that the operator can display and output this number on the LCD panel 7 at the time of reception of the transmission. Alternatively, by comparing the reception number of the original document recorded and output by the thermal head 13 or the like, it is possible to check the communication management information of the original document image, such as the partner station, communication time, or communication result.

Furthermore, according to the above control, especially the control in step S4,
If multiple manuscripts are sent, regardless of the setting for outputting a communication result report for each communication, the communication result report will be output unconditionally, and the reception numbers of the multiple manuscripts will be recorded and output at that time. Therefore, it is possible to easily manually create management information related to the transmission process of one's original document without changing the device settings one by one.

In the above, multiple mailbox sent manuscripts are identified by the reception number, but this identification information is not limited to the reception number. For example, it is possible to record and output the beginning of each sent manuscript, or to Each document may be identified by recording and outputting the name.

Furthermore, although the above example has shown an example regarding a communication result report that is output at the end of a communication, even when a communication management report for multiple communications is output using the key 27, multiple reception numbers can be input for mail post communications in the same manner as above. It may be recorded and output.

[Effects of the Invention] As is clear from the above, according to the present invention, a plurality of original images to be transmitted to the same partner station are stored in an image memory in response to a plurality of transmission commands, and when a predetermined condition is satisfied, In the image communication apparatus, the image communication apparatus includes means for reading out the plurality of image data from the image memory and transmitting it to the partner station in one communication, and means for outputting management information related to the communication, and the plurality of transmission commands or original images corresponding thereto. Since the system uses a configuration in which identification information for identifying a communication is stored, and the identification information is output as management information when outputting management information related to the communication, multiple documents to be transmitted to and from the same partner station can be When images are stored in an image memory in response to multiple transmission commands, and when a predetermined condition is met, the plurality of image data are read out from the image memory and transmitted to the partner station in one communication, multiple transmission commands or corresponding It is possible to store identification information that identifies the original image to be sent, and output this identification information as management information. Even when sending multiple originals at once, the identification information corresponding to each individual send command can be output as management information. Since it can be output, communication management information regarding images input by different operators can be obtained, which has the excellent effect of being useful for communication management.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a facsimile machine adopting the present invention, FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing the control procedure of the device in FIG. 1 during standby, and FIG. FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing an example format of a communication result report to be recorded and output. 1...CPU 2...ROM3.18
...RAM 4...Image memory 5...Operation panel control section 6.27.28...Key 7...LC
D panel 8...Lamp 10...Image scanner 11...Primary line encoding circuit 12...Recording paper 13...
・Recording head 14...Primary set encoding circuit 15...
・Motor control unit 16...Primary row code decoding circuit 17...Secondary row code decoding circuit 19...Modem 20...NCU21...
・Telephone line 29...H-:”:r to the clock IC
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Claims (1)

[Claims] 1) Storing a plurality of original images to be transmitted to the same partner station in an image memory in response to a plurality of transmission commands, and reading out the plurality of image data from the image memory when a predetermined condition is satisfied. In the image communication apparatus, the image communication apparatus has a means for transmitting to the partner station in one communication, and a means for outputting management information related to the communication, wherein identification information for identifying the plurality of transmission commands or document images corresponding thereto is stored; An image communication device characterized in that the identification information is output as management information when outputting management information related to communication.