JPH02238771A - Facsimile equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To reduce the running cost by selecting the edit transmission mode sending a transmission original of 2 pages while editing the original into one page. CONSTITUTION:A system control section 1, a scanner 2, a plotter 3, a scanning direction conversion section 4, a magnification processing section 5, an operation display section 8, a coding decoding section 7, a picture memory 8, a communication control section 9, a MODEM 10 and a network controller 11 are connected to a system bus 12 and the transmission and reception of various kinds of information among the components are implemented mainly via the said system bus 12. Then the edit transmission mode is selected to send the transmission original of 2 pages while editing the original into one page. Thus, the quantity of consumption of the recording paper at the receiver side is nearly halved.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to a facsimile machine equipped with a memory transmission function. [Prior Art] Generally, the functions of a facsimile machine are set so that a transmitted document read by a transmitting device is recorded and outputted as is by a receiving device. Therefore, the receiving side records and outputs a received original that is almost the same as the original prepared by the sending side, so any type of image, text, symbol, etc. that can be recorded on the original can be transmitted using a facsimile machine. Therefore, it is extremely useful. [Problems to be Solved by the Invention] However, even if the paper size of the transmitted original is small, the image of one original is recorded and output on one received original, so it is particularly difficult to use cut state-p recording paper. The receiving device consumed a large amount of recording paper, which resulted in the inconvenience of high running costs. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide a facsimile apparatus that can eliminate the disadvantages of the conventional apparatus and suppress waste of recording paper.

[Means for Solving the Problems] The present invention provides a scanning direction converting means for converting the main scanning direction and sub-scanning direction of an image signal obtained by reading, a scaling means for converting the magnification of the image signal, and an editing and transmitting method. When the edit send mode key is used to command the mode and the edit send mode key is operated and the edit send mode is commanded at the time of transmission,
With the image signal obtained by reading the image of the transmission original being stored in memory, the scanning direction conversion means converts the main scanning direction and the sub-scanning direction, and the image signals for two pages are sent together as one page. If the size of the recording paper of the receiving device is smaller than the size of two pages of the transmission document, the scaling means changes the size of the two pages of both signals after scanning direction conversion according to the size of the recording paper. It is equipped with a control means for transmitting. [Effect] Therefore, by selecting the edit transmission mode, 2
Since pages of the transmitted original can be sent together as one page, the consumption fee for recording paper on the receiving side can be reduced to about 1/2.

[Embodiments] Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 1 shows a facsimile machine according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In the figure, a system control unit 1 is for controlling the operation of this facsimile machine, a scanner 2 is for reading a document image at a predetermined resolution, and a plotter 3 is for reading an image at a predetermined resolution. This is for recording and outputting at high resolution.

The scanning direction conversion unit 4 is for converting the image signal obtained by reading with the scanner 2 into a state in which the main scanning direction and the sub-scanning direction are exchanged, and the scaling processing unit 5 is for changing the image size. The operation display section 6 is for operating this facsimile machine,
It consists of various operation keys and various display devices.

The encoding/decoding unit 7 encodes and compresses the image signal obtained by reading with the scanner 2, and also decodes the encoded and compressed image information into the original two signals. 8 is for storing image signals or image information.

The communication control section 9 is for carrying out predetermined facsimile transmission control procedure processing, and the modem IO is for carrying out modulation and demodulation processing for transmitting and receiving digital data via the public telephone network, which is an analog line. And the network controller i! 11 is for connecting this facsimile device to the public telephone line network. In addition, the network control device 1
1 has an automatic call/receive function.

These system control unit 1, scanner 2, plotter 3
, a scanning direction converting section 4, a scaling processing section 5, an operation display section 6, an encoding/decoding section 7, an image memory 8, a communication control section 9, a modem 10, and a network control device 11 are connected to a system bus 12. The exchange of various information between these elements is mainly performed via this system bus 12.

FIG. 2 shows some of the operation keys provided on the operation display section 6. As shown in FIG.

In the figure, a start key 68 is used to input a command to start the transmission/reception operation of this facsimile machine, a stop key 6b is used to input a command to stop the operation of the facsimile machine, and a numeric keypad 6c is used to input a command to stop the operation of the facsimile machine. It is used to operate and input numerical information such as the destination telephone number, and the edit and send mode key 6d is used to command and input the edit and send mode in which two pages of the original to be sent are sent together into one page. .

Here, in the edit transmission mode, for example, as shown in FIG.
As shown in a), if the size of the sending original DC is smaller than 1/2 of the recording paper RD size on the receiving side, the two sending originals DC with the aspect converted are sent as one sending original. .

In addition, as shown in FIG. 6(b), if the size of the sending original DC is larger than the recording paper size of 172 on the receiving side RD, the two sending originals DC whose aspect has been converted are completely covered by the recording paper. In order to be able to record the image, the image information of the image of the transmission document DC is reduced and transmitted.

FIG. 4 shows an example of the processing that the system control unit 1 executes at the time of transmission. When the command to start transmission is input, the second flag FS is first set.
After clearing T (process 101), check whether the edit transmission mode is selected at that time (determination l
02).

When the result of judgment 102 is YES, all the documents to be sent that are set on the scanner 2 at that time are read, and the image signals obtained thereby are stored in the image memory 8 page by page (process 103). The image signals of each page are transferred to the scanning direction converter 4 to perform vertical and horizontal conversion, and the resulting converted image signals are again stored in the image memory 8 (processing 104).

Next, the line is connected, a call is made to the transmission destination inputted at that time, and a predetermined facsimile transmission control procedure is started (process 105). Here, it is checked whether the second flag FST is set (decision 106), and if the second flag FST is not set during the first transmission, the result of determination 106 is N.
When it becomes O, the recording paper size notified from the receiving side in the pre-transmission procedure of the facsimile transmission control procedure is confirmed (process 107), and it is checked whether the transmission document size is larger than the recording paper size (judgment 108).

If the original size is smaller than the recording paper size, Judgment 1
When the result of step 08 is YES, it is checked whether the original size is larger than the size of recording paper 172 (decision 109). For example, if the original size is 85 and the recording paper size is A4, the result of judgment 109 will be YES, and the system control unit 1 will cause the two horizontally placed originals to fit on the recording paper. With the magnification of the scaling processing unit 5 set to a magnification of Store the magnification conversion image signal in the image memory 8 (
Processing 110). Further, when the result of determination 109 is NO, processing 110 is not executed. In this state, the image memory 8 stores only the scaled and converted image signal when the process 110 is executed, and only the converted image signal when the process 110 is not executed. In this way, while the image signal to be transmitted is stored in the image memory 8, the image signal of the first page that has not been transmitted at that time is encoded using the encoding method set with the receiving side at that time. The image information is encoded and compressed by the decoding unit 7, and the image information obtained thereby is stored in the image memory 8 (processing 111). It is checked whether the page encoded at that time is the final page (decision 112), and when the result of determination 112 is NO, the image signal of the next page is encoded and compressed by the encoding/decoding section 7, The image information obtained thereby is stored in the image memory 8.
(process 113).

Then, the image information for two pages formed in processes 111 and 113 is transmitted to the receiving side as image information for one page (process 114).

When the transmission of the image information is finished, it is checked whether the transmission of the image information for all pages is finished (judgment l15).
, when the result of judgment 115 is NO, the receiving side is notified that there is image information for the next page, and then processing 109 is performed.
The process returns to and performs similar transmission processing for subsequent transmission images.

Further, if the image information formed in process 111 is for the final page and the result of determination 112 is YES, only the image information formed in process 111 is transmitted to the receiving side (process 116).

When the result of process 115 is YES, and process 1
When step 16 is completed, the transmission of all original images has been completed, so the receiving side is notified of this, and the line is then disconnected to end this transmission process.

Also, if the recording paper size on the receiving side is smaller than the document size and the result of judgment 108 is YES, the line is temporarily disconnected at that point (process 1l8), the magnification ratio becomes 50% or less, and the receiving side gains A warning message is displayed on the liquid crystal display device (not shown) of the operation display unit 6 that the original image to be sent is less than 172 of the transmitted image, and an inquiry is made as to whether to continue sending in the edit sending mode (process 119). ). Based on this inquiry, when the operator inputs a command to continue sending in the edit send mode (result of judgment 120 is YES), the second flag FST is set (
Processing 12l) returns to processing 105, calls the same destination again, and performs the subsequent processing with a green return. In this case,
Since the result of judgment 106 is YES, processing 107 and judgment 108 are not executed, and when the pre-transmission procedure is finished,
Proceed to judgment 109. Further, when the operator inputs a command not to perform the m continuation of the transmission in the edit transmission mode and the result of the judgment 120 becomes NO, this process is terminated at that point and the transmission in the edit transmission mode is not performed. Also, if the edit send mode is not set, judgment 10
If the result of 2 is No, then scanner 2
reads the original image set in the computer, and encodes and compresses the resulting image signal in the encoding/decoding section 7 (processing l).
22) With the resulting image information stored in the image memory 8 (process 123), the normal mode image information transmission operation (memory transmission) is started (process 124).

Therefore, the operator places the original to be sent on the scanner 2, inputs the destination T-talk number using the numeric keypad 6c of the operation display section 6, turns on the edit and send mode key 6d, and inputs the edit and send mode. is the start key 6a
When you turn on and start the transmission operation, the scanner 2 starts the reading operation, and the images of all the transmission originals set at that time are read. This read image is further converted in direction by a scanning direction converting section 4 into a state where the vertical and horizontal directions are exchanged, and the resulting converted image signal is stored in the image memory 8. Then, a call is made to the destination and pre-transmission procedures are performed with the receiving side. At this time, if the recording paper on the receiving side is smaller than the original to be sent and the magnification ratio is less than 50%, the line is disconnected and the image information is When the transmission operation is temporarily interrupted, a warning to that effect is displayed on the liquid crystal display device of the operation display section 6, and
A guidance message asking whether to continue sending image information in edit sending mode is displayed.

At this time, if the operator determines that when the magnification ratio reaches 50% and the transmitted image becomes less than half, the receiving side determines that it cannot be properly read and instructs not to continue. At that point, the transmitting operation in the edit transmitting mode is stopped. finish. In this case, the operator performs the transmission operation again in normal mode. On the other hand, when the operator determines that the magnification ratio reaches 50% and the receiving side can properly read the transmitted image even if it is less than half of the size, and instructs the operator to continue, the same destination is called again and the send mode is edited. The process continues. If the edit send mode continues in this way,
If the recording paper size on the receiving side is larger than the transmitted document, as described above, the image size of the two pages of the horizontally oriented transmitted document is scaled appropriately so that it fits on one page of the recording paper. Then, it is encoded and compressed and sent to the receiving side.

As a result, two pages of images of the transmitted manuscript are recorded on the received manuscript obtained on the receiving side. However, if the number of transmitted manuscripts is an odd number, the image of the last page of the transmitted manuscript is recorded independently on the received manuscript. Further, if the operator does not turn on the edit transmission mode key 6d, normal image information transmission is performed. As described above, in this embodiment, since the transmitted image is edited so that two pages of the transmitted original are recorded on one page of recording paper on the receiving side, the consumption fee for recording paper during reception is reduced. The operating cost of the facsimile machine can be reduced significantly by approximately 1/2. This is particularly effective when a page printer such as a laser beam printer is used as a plotter.

Note that the operations of the scanning direction converting section and the scaling processing section are well known, so detailed explanation thereof will be omitted. Furthermore, since the facsimile transmission control procedure is well known, detailed explanation thereof will be omitted.

[Effects of the Invention] As explained above, according to the present invention, by selecting the edit transmission mode, it is possible to send two pages of the original to be sent together into one page, so that the recording on the receiving side is easy. The paper consumption fee can be reduced to about 172 yen, resulting in a significant reduction in running costs.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a facsimile machine according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram showing an example of operation keys on an operation display section, and FIG. 3(a). (b) is a schematic diagram for explaining the state of image information conversion in the edit transmission mode, and FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing an example of processing performed at the time of transmission. 1... System control unit, 4... Scanning direction conversion unit, 5
... Magnification processing section, 6... Operation display section, 6d... Edit transmission mode key, 8... Image memory.

Claims (1)

[Claims] In a facsimile machine equipped with a memory transmission function, a scanning direction converting means for converting the main scanning direction and sub-scanning direction of an image signal obtained by reading, a scaling means for converting the magnification of the image signal, and an editing transmission mode are commanded. When the edit send mode key is operated and the edit send mode is commanded at the time of sending, the image signal obtained by reading the image of the original to be sent is stored in memory and the above scanning is performed. The direction conversion means converts the main scanning direction and the sub-scanning direction, and transmits the image signals of two pages as one page at a time.
The present invention is characterized by comprising a control means for transmitting the image signal after the scanning direction is converted by the magnification changing means for two pages after being magnified in accordance with the size of the recording paper when the size is smaller than the size of a page. facsimile machine.