JPH0276462A - Facsimile equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To prevent reception recording paper from being uselessly used by selecting optimum cut paper in accordance with the number of subscanning lines measured by a received image signal and printing out the signal. CONSTITUTION:A frame memory 1 stores binary images 2a decoded by a decoding part 2 in each page corresponding to a transmitted original. A counting circuit 3 measures the number of subscanning lines in each page of the transmitted original by the image signals 2a obtained from the decoding part 2 and outputs the number 3a of lines and a control part 4 compares the number 3a with a set value and outputs a size signal 4a indicating the specification of the size of cut recording paper and the specification of main scanning in the short side or long side of the recording paper. A printer 5 reads out the image signal stored in the frame memory 1 on recording paper specified by the size signal 4a and prints out the image.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to a facsimile machine, and more particularly to a facsimile machine that selectively uses recording paper cut into a plurality of sizes.

[Conventional technology]

Conventionally, in this type of facsimile apparatus, the receiving side apparatus selects a recording paper size (A4, B4 size, etc.) according to the document size notified from the sending side apparatus during a transmission control procedure and records the document.

[Problem to be solved by the invention]

The above-mentioned conventional facsimile machine notifies the recording paper size based on the main scanning width of the original, so if the original is short in the sub-scanning direction, the A4 size output from the receiving device
Alternatively, there is a problem that more than half of the B4 recording becomes blank, resulting in a waste of recording paper.

[Means to solve the problem]

The facsimile apparatus of the present invention includes a frame memory that stores an image signal from a decoding section for each page, a counter circuit that measures and outputs the number of sub-scanning lines based on the image signal, and a counter circuit that measures and outputs the number of sub-scanning lines in advance according to the number of sub-scanning lines. a control unit that outputs a size signal instructing the set recording paper size;
and a printer that prints the image signal stored in the frame memory on recording paper specified by the size signal.

〔Example〕

Next, the present invention will be explained with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of one embodiment of the present invention.

This will be explained with reference to FIG.

The frame memory 1 stores the binary image signal 2a decoded by the decoding unit 2 for each page of the transmitted original.

The counting circuit 3 measures the sub-scanning lines of one page of the transmission document based on the image signal 2a from the decoding unit 2, and obtains a line numerical value 3a.
Output.

The control unit 4 compares the line numerical value 3a from the counting circuit 3 with a preset value and determines the size of the cut recording paper size and designation of whether main scanning is to be performed on the short or long side of the recording paper. Outputs signal 4a.

The printer 5 reads, prints, and outputs the image signal stored in the frame memory 1 in the recording designated by the size signal 4a from the control unit 4.

In this way, when the sending device sets the long side of an A5 or 85-size original to main scan, the receiving device can also print and output using cut A5 or 85-size recording paper. .

〔Effect of the invention〕

As described above, the present invention has the effect of reducing the waste of received recording paper by selecting and printing the optimum cut paper according to the number of sub-scanning lines measured by the received image signal.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of one embodiment of the present invention. DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1...Frame memory, 2...Decoding part, 3...Counting circuit, 4...Control part, 5...Printer.

Claims (1)

[Claims] A frame memory that stores the image signal from the decoding section for each page, a counter circuit that measures and outputs the number of sub-scanning lines based on the image signal, and a preset recording paper size corresponding to the number of sub-scanning lines. A facsimile apparatus comprising: a control unit that outputs an instructing size signal; and a printer that prints an image signal stored in the frame memory on recording paper specified by the size signal.