JPH0287771A - Recording control method for facsimile equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To keep high recording accuracy by adjusting a picture signal transferred to a recording section while taking a space caused in a reception recording time into account at copying, differentiating the recording position of the picture signal and a received picture signal so as to eliminate missing of the recorded picture. CONSTITUTION:A control section 2 detecting the setting of the copy mode from a key input section of an operation panel 7 starts a read scanning section 1 to read and scan the original. The control section 2 counts a line number of a picture signal inputted from the scanning section 1 by a counter circuit 21 and the circuit 21 counts till the line number from the count reaches the line number of the upper space of the recording paper. When it is detected that the line number of the picture signal reaches the line number of the upper end space, the control section 2 gives a command to a counter circuit 22 to make it count the picture element number of the succeeding line of the picture signal and discriminates it that the picture element position is escaped from the left space based on the count and when one line is not finished, a picture signal is fed to a recording scanning section 6, where recording scanning is implemented to obtain the recording picture. The operation above is repeated and one page is finished, and when no succeeding page exists, the mode is restored to the standby state.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention (Objective of the Invention) (Industrial Application Field) The present invention uses standard recording paper to record image signals received from other terminals as well as image signals read by the own terminal. The present invention relates to a recording control method for a facsimile machine that also has the ability to record.

(Prior Art) In this type of conventional facsimile apparatus, when recording an image signal q received from another terminal, the beginning of the received image signal is aligned with the recordable position of the recording paper.

This is to prevent important information such as transmission source information from being lost at the beginning of the received image signal.

As a result, for example, when a received image signal corresponding to document A as shown in FIG. 4(a) is recorded, a corresponding margin is generated at the upper end of the recording paper, and a corresponding margin is generated as shown in FIG. 4(b). Recorded image A is obtained.

Incidentally, during actual recording, it is common for a corresponding margin portion to be provided at the bottom edge or both left and right edges of the recording paper.

By the way, in addition to recording the received image signal as described above, this type of facsimile apparatus also has a so-called copy function of reading and scanning a document with its own terminal and recording the image signal obtained thereby.

However, with this type of conventional facsimile HIM,
The image signals obtained in this copy mode are also subjected to the same recording control as the received image signals, resulting in the above-mentioned blank space at the top of the recording paper.

As a result, for example, when recording an image signal corresponding to a document as shown in FIG. 5(a) in the copy mode, the top edge of the recording paper will be shifted downward by the specified margin, and the bottom edge will also be shifted downward by the specified margin. As a result, a photographic record as shown in FIG. 3(b) with only the margins removed was obtained.

At this time, the lower edge O of the original document will be missing by an amount corresponding to the entire white portion of the upper and lower edges, or depending on the recording control method, it will be recorded on the next recording paper.

This misalignment of recorded images is amplified each time copying is repeated in the copy mode, so that most of the recorded images may be damaged during repeated copying.

(Problem to be Solved by the Invention) As described above, in the conventional recording control method of the facsimile machine described above, even in the copy mode, as in the normal reception recording mode, recording in which a blank area occurs at the top edge of the recording paper is not possible. Therefore, there is a problem in that the recording accuracy inevitably deteriorates significantly, such as a large amount of recorded images being missing during repeated copying in the copy mode.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a recording control method for a facsimile machine that can maintain high recording accuracy without causing any loss of recorded images during recording in copy mode.

[Structure of the Invention] (Means for Solving the Problems) A recording control method for a facsimile apparatus according to the present invention uses a regular recording paper, leaves the edges of the recording paper as a margin part with a predetermined width, and makes it possible to borrow received images. a recording unit that records the image signal; a reading unit that is activated at the time of transmission or copy mode and reads the document in its own device; image signal adjusting means for determining the timing of transfer to the original copy in consideration of the blank area, and only when recording the image signal of the original read in the copy mode, the position of the image to be recorded is It is characterized in that the position of the original image is made to match the position of the original image of the document to be read in the copy mode.

(Function) In the recording section clearing method of a facsimile apparatus of the present invention, an image signal adjusting means is provided, and in the copy mode, the image signal to be transferred to the recording section is adjusted while taking into account the margin area (occurred during reception recording). The recording position of the image signal is different from the recording position of the received image signal.

As a result, in the copy mode, the recorded image is reproduced in the same position as the original image, so that if the original is of an appropriate size, the missing image will not occur during repeated copying.

Note that during reception recording, the above adjustment process by the image signal adjustment means is not performed on the received image signal, and since the received image signal is recorded from the beginning, the source information, etc., which is often added to that part, may be missing. The other aspect of prevention will remain as before.

(Example) Hereinafter, an example of the present invention will be described in detail based on the attached four drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of a facsimile apparatus according to the present invention, in which 1 is a reading scanning section, 2 is a control section, and 3
4 is an encoding/decoding section, 4 is a transmitting/receiving section, 5 is a communication line, 6 is a recording/scanning section, and 7 is an operation panel.

Of these, the control section 2 includes a line number counting circuit 21, a pixel number counting circuit 22, and a recording control circuit 23.

Similarly, the transmitting/receiving section 4 has a modulation/demodulation section 41 and a network control section 42, and the operation panel 7 is composed of a key input section 71 and a display 72.

In the facsimile machine shown in FIG.
reads and scans the transmission document using a line sensor, and inputs the image signal obtained thereby to the control section 2.

The control section 2 transfers the image signal inputted from the reading/scanning section 1 to the encoding/decoding section 3.

The encoder/decoder 3 encodes both signals and inputs them to the transmitter/receiver 4.

The transmitting/receiving section 4 modulates the encoded image signal using a modulation/demodulation section 41 and sends it to the communication line 5 via a network control section 42 .

Further, when there is an incoming call from the communication line 5, the transmitting/receiving section 4 detects this by the network control section 42, demodulates the received data that subsequently arrives at the modulation/demodulation section 41, and inputs the demodulated data to the encoding/decoding section 3.

The encoding/decoding section 3 decodes the above data, and the control section 2
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The control U++ section 2 transfers the decoded image signal inputted from the encoding/decoding section 3 to the recording/scanning section 6.

The recording scanning section 6 performs a recording run based on the above-mentioned image signal under the control of the control section 2, and obtains a recorded image corresponding to the transmission document on a regular recording paper.

On the other hand, in the operation of the facsimile apparatus shown in FIG. 1 in the copy mode, first, the reading scanning section 1 reads and scans an original to be copied.

The image signal obtained by this reading scan is transferred to the recording scanning section 6 via the control section 2.

The recording scanning unit 6 performs recording scanning based on the image signal under the control of the control unit 2 to obtain a recorded image corresponding to the read original.

In the facsimile machine shown in FIG. 1, commands for starting various operations related to transmission/reception, document reading, recording, etc., as described above, can be issued by key operations on the key input section 71 of the operation panel 7.

Each operating state of the facsimile machine activated based on the above commands is displayed on the display 72 of the operation panel 7.

Further, the control section 2 is composed of, for example, a microcomputer as a main control section, and includes the above-mentioned line number counting circuit 2.
1. In addition to the pixel number counting circuit 22 and the recording control circuit 23, it has means for executing control procedures related to so-called facsimile communication, such as communication procedures and reading and scanning procedures.

In this configuration, the line number counting circuit 21 is for counting the number of lines in the sub-scanning direction, that is, the number of main scanning lines, of the image signal input from the reading scanning section 1 during the copy mode.

Further, the pixel number counting circuit 22 is for counting the number of pixels in the main scanning direction of the image signal inputted from the reading scanning section 1.

Furthermore, the recording control circuit 23 includes the line number scale circuit 21.
In accordance with the count result of the pixel number counting circuit 22, it controls the output of the image signal to the recording scanning section 6 and monitors the recording scanning procedure.

Below, these line number counting circuit 21 and pixel number counting circuit 2
2. The actual state of the recording operation in the facsimile apparatus of the present invention, focusing on the function of the recording control circuit 23, will be explained in detail with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

While the facsimile machine is in the standby state, the control unit 2 monitors the occurrence of an outgoing call, the arrival of an incoming call, and whether or not there is a copy mode setting command (steps 2a12b, 2c).
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In this state, when the occurrence of a call is detected in step 2a, the control section 2 performs optical call control based on the key power from the key power section 71 of the operation panel 7.

Further, when it is detected in step 2C that a copy mode setting command has been issued, the control section 2 immediately activates the reading and scanning section 1 to start reading and scanning the original that is desired to be copied.

The image signal obtained by this reading scanning is transmitted to the reading scanning unit 1.
is input to the control unit 2 from.

In the control section 2, the line number counting circuit 21 counts the number of lines of the image signal inputted from the reading scanning section 1 (step 2d).

Next, the control unit 2t determines whether the number of lines of the image signal input from the reading scanning unit 1 has reached the number of lines in the top margin based on the count value of the line number counting circuit 21 (
Step 2e).

Then, the processes of steps 2d and 2e are repeated until the number of lines in the above picture 8P reaches the number of lines in the upper margin.

While repeating this process, when it is detected that the number of lines of the image signal input from the reading scanning section 1 has reached the number of lines in the top margin, the control section 2 instructs the pixel number counting circuit 22 to start reading. Counting of the number of pixels is started for the image signals from the next line inputted from the scanning unit 1 (step 2f).
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Subsequently, the control unit 2 determines whether the pixel position of the image signal input from the reading scanning unit 1 is within the left margin on the recording paper based on the counted value of the pixel number ii′1 circuit 22. (Step 2g).

Then, as long as the pixel position of the image signal is within the left margin on the paper, the processes of steps 2f and 2q are repeated.

While repeating this process, when it is detected that the pixel position of the image signal input from the reading scanning section 1 has left the left margin on the recording paper, the control section 2 then determines whether one line has ended or not. Judgment is made (step 2h).

In this judgment, if it is determined that one line is not completed, then the control unit 2 determines that the input image signal at the pixel position is within the recordable range based on the count value of the pixel number counting circuit 22 in step 2f. (Step 2).

In this judgment, as long as it is determined that the image signal is within the recordable range, the image signal inputted from the reading scanning section 1 is sent as is to the recording scanning section 6 (step 2k).
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Then, the recording scanning section 6 performs recording scanning based on the image signal inputted from the reading scanning section 1, and obtains a recorded image corresponding to the image signal.

On the other hand, when it is determined in step 2 that the input image signal is outside the recordable range, the control section 2 moves to step 2, and the next pixel's !il!L3!
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The above processing is repeated until one line is completed.

When it is detected in step 2h that the processing of one line has been completed, the control section 2 then determines whether or not one page has been completed (step 2+).

If it is determined in this judgment that one page has not ended, the fbll 'dfJ unit 2 moves to step 2t,
The same pixel processing as described above is continued for the next line and subsequent lines.

While continuing such processing, if it is determined in step 21 that one page has been completed, then the control unit 2 performs processing for the next page if there is one, etc.
If there is no next page, the process returns to the wait state.

In addition, in this standby state, in step 2b, the incoming call n1
When detected, the control section 2 moves to the processing from step 2f onward.

In other words, the facsimile machine manufactured by Mitsuaki Ki does not perform steps 2d and 2e during normal reception and recording, but always starts recording scanning from the beginning of the received image signal.

As a result, during normal reception recording, it is possible to obtain a recorded image on the recording paper with a specified margin at the beginning of the recording paper as before, and the sending source and
It is possible to avoid missing important information such as information.

On the other hand, when recording in the copy mode, since the processes of steps 2d and 2e are performed, both signals input from the reading/scanning section 1 are held for several lines at the beginning corresponding to the above-mentioned margin. After that, it is input to the recording scanning section 6,
It will be subjected to recording scanning.

Such processing on the image signal during recording in copy mode has the effect of suppressing the downward shift of the recorded image corresponding to the margin area and reproducing the recorded image in exactly the same position as the original image. .

For example, as shown in Figure Tf53 (a), a document with an original image surrounded by a top margin, a left margin, a bottom margin, and a right margin is read in copy mode, and the resulting image is obtained. When recording an image signal, step 2d above
, 51 of 2e! The upper end of the image signal is deleted by the amount corresponding to the upper margin portion of the image signal and is output to the recording/scanning section 6 (Similarly, the left end is also deleted by the amount equivalent to the left margin portion).
Therefore, a corresponding recorded image as shown in FIG. 3(b) can be obtained on the recording paper at the same position as the original image area.

(Effects of the Invention) As explained above, according to the recording control method of the facsimile apparatus of the present invention, in the copy mode, the image signal to be transferred to the recording section is adjusted while taking into account the blank area that occurs during reception recording, and the image signal is Since the recording position of the received image signal is different from the recording position of the received image signal, the recorded image can be reproduced in the same position as the original even when copying repeatedly in copy mode, and high-precision recording without image deletion is possible. It becomes possible.

Further, when recording the received image signal, recording control is performed to create a specified blank space at least at the upper end as in the past, so the function of preventing essential information such as sender information from being omitted is not impaired.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of a facsimile device according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing an example of the operation related to the recording control method of the facsimile device of the present invention, and FIG. FIG. 4 and FIG. 5 are schematic diagrams showing examples of recorded images obtained by operations according to this type of conventional recording control method. DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1...Reading scanning unit, 2...Control unit, 21...Line number counting circuit, 22...Pixel number counting circuit, 23...
Recording control circuit, 3... Encoding/decoding section, 4... Transmitting/receiving section, 41... Modulation/demodulation section, 42... Network control section, 5.
...Communication line, 6...Record scanning unit, 7...Operation panel, 71...Key power section, 72...Display unit, A, T...Manuscript, B, Engineering, S...・Recorded image, O...missing area, force...top margin, key...left edge margin, ri...
・Bottom margin, ke...Right margin, ko...Original Art Department Representative Patent Attorney Yudo Noriyoshi Chika Yamashita Figure 2

Claims (2)

[Claims] (1) A recording section that uses standard-sized recording paper and records the received image signal by leaving the edges of this recording paper as a margin with a predetermined width; The apparatus includes a reading means for reading, and an image signal adjusting means for determining the timing of transferring the image signal to the recording section in consideration of the blank area when recording the image signal of the original read in the copy mode. However, only when recording an image signal of a document read in the copy mode, the position of the image to be recorded is made to match the position of the original image of the document to be read in the copy mode. Recording control method for facsimile equipment. (2) The image signal adjustment means includes a line number counting means for counting the number of lines in the sub-scanning direction of the image signal input from the reading means during the copy mode, and a pixel number counting means for counting the number of pixels in the main scanning direction of the image signal. 2. A recording control method for a facsimile apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising: a counting means, and a blank area is recognized based on the counts of the line number counting means and the pixel number counting means.