JPH03106259A - Facsimile equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To send a required message as a front cover with a simple operation by registering caller name information and destination name information into a memory means in advance and preparing a front cover having information such as the number of transmission originals or the like automatically and sending it only through the input of front cover transmission command information and telephone number information at the transmission of the original. CONSTITUTION:Upon the input of caller identification information, caller name information relating thereto, destination telephone number information and destination name information relating thereto from an input means 203 such as a keyboard input device in the registration mode, a registration control means 202 detects them and registers them in a memory means 201. Moreover, the memory means 201 stores front cover format information and message information in advance. Upon the input of front cover transmission command information and destination telephone number information from the input means 203 at the transmission of an original, a front cover original generating means 206 reference the information in the memory means 201 based on the information and fetches an output of a counter 205 to prepare a front cover original. Thus, the front cover original is sent with a simple operation.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Object of the Invention] (Industrial Application Field) The present invention relates to a facsimile machine that can automatically create a cover page for a transmission document and transmit it.

(Prior Art) Conventionally, in facsimile machines, messages such as the number of documents to be sent, who is the sender, and the name of the recipient are written on a cover page by the sender on memo paper, etc. The method used was to place this on top of the original to be sent and input it into the facsimile machine. Even if this could be done efficiently, it would be as simple as making a copy of the cover page with blank sections that would change, such as the recipient's name, and then filling in the necessary places.

Therefore, according to the conventional facsimile machine, a cover must be created every time a document is sent, which is a problem.

(Problems to be Solved by the Invention) As mentioned above, with conventional facsimile machines, there was a problem in that the sender had to create a cover page containing the sender's and recipient's names each time they sent a message, which was cumbersome. .

The present invention has been made to solve these problems with conventional facsimile machines, and its purpose is to provide a facsimile machine that can transmit a cover document with simple operations.

[Structure of the Invention] (Means for Solving the Problems) In the present invention, the sender identification information and the corresponding sender name information, the other party's telephone number information and the corresponding other party name information, and message text information are provided. a memory means that can be registered in advance; a pattern generator that generates pattern data corresponding to the code information; a counter that counts the number of input originals to obtain information on the number of transmitted sheets; an input means used for data input; When the sending instruction information and the recipient's telephone number information are input, based on these information, the sender's name information, recipient's name information, and message text information in the registration means are read out and sent to the pattern generator along with the number of sheets to be sent obtained by the counter. a cover manuscript generating means for generating a pattern in accordance with the format information and generating a cover manuscript in a corresponding format according to the format information; and transmitting the generated cover manuscript to a facsimile machine of the other party corresponding to the telephone number of the other party inputted from the input means. The facsimile machine is equipped with a transmitting means for transmitting data.

(Function) According to the above structure, if various information is registered in the memory means in advance, a corresponding cover is automatically created by simply inputting the cover sending instruction information and the recipient's telephone number information when transmitting a manuscript. will be sent.

(Embodiment) Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In the figure, 201 indicates a memory means, which is composed of a readable and writable memory such as a RAM. 202 indicates a registration control means. , and when the caller identification information, the corresponding caller name information, the other party's telephone number information, and the corresponding party name information are input in the registration mode from the input means 203 consisting of a keyboard input device, etc. and registers this information in the memory means 201.Furthermore, the memory means 201 stores cover format information and message text information in advance.204 indicates an image signal reading means, An image signal is obtained from the image of the original document. 205 indicates a counter, and both signal reading means 2
Cover manuscript creation means 206 is attached to 04 and counts the number of transmission manuscripts read by the image signal reading means 204.
Notify. It is assumed that the image signal reading means 204 stores the image signal of the read original to be transmitted. When the cover document creation means 206 receives the cover page sending instruction information and the other party's telephone number information from the input means 203 at the time of transmitting the document, it refers to the information in the memory means 201 based on these information and also inputs the information on the counter 205. Import the output and start creating the cover manuscript. That is, the cover sending instruction information includes sender identification information, and from this information the memory means 201
Find the sender's name information by referring to , find the caller's name information from the caller's phone number information, extract the requested information and message text information, arrange the message text information based on the format information, and place the sender's name in the required position. The message is completed by inserting name information, recipient name information, and information on the number of sheets to be sent obtained from the counter 205, and the pattern generator 208 converts the message into pattern data (image signal).
Wait for data request from. The other party's telephone number information input from the input means 203 at the time of transmission is sent to the cover manuscript creation means 20 &
It is sent to the sending means 207 from there. The transmitting means 207 includes an NCU, a modem, a communication control unit,
It has a structure that includes a coder-decoder, and calls the other party's facsimile machine by making a call using the given telephone number information. When there is a response, control signals are sent and received according to a predetermined transmission control procedure, and the image signal transmission procedure is started. Once entered, a data request is made to the cover manuscript creation means 206. In response to this, the image signal of the cover document created above is sent to the transmitting means 207, which is encoded, compressed, modulated, and transmitted. Furthermore,
The image signals of the transmission originals stored in the image signal reading means 204 are transmitted as the second and subsequent originals.

When a facsimile machine constructed using the above-mentioned means is implemented, it becomes as shown in FIG.

In the figure, reference numeral 1 denotes a source identification unit consisting of a card league, etc., which obtains information on the IC card when an IC card is set. Reference numeral 2 denotes a sender information converter, which stores sender identification information read from the IC card and sender name information corresponding thereto, and includes a pattern generator. 3 indicates a display section consisting of an LCD, LED, etc. Reference numeral 4 indicates a key input unit including dial keys and various function keys. Reference numeral 5 denotes a scanner section constituted by a COD or the like, which photoelectrically converts a document image to obtain an image signal. The scanner section 5 is provided with a transmission sheet counter section for counting the number of input originals to be transmitted. Reference numeral 7 designates a transmission section, which has the same structure as the transmission means 207 in FIG. Reference numeral 9 indicates an image memory section for storing image signals read by the scanner section 5, and reference numeral 10 indicates a telephone directory registration memory section in which pre-registered party telephone information and corresponding party name information are stored. . Reference numeral 11 denotes a cover format creation section, which stores predetermined message text information and format information, and is used to create a cover manuscript. Reference numeral 12 denotes a printer section that performs recording output based on the received image signal. Each of the above parts is controlled by a main control section 6 from a microcomputer, etc.
The main controller 6 operates under the control of the main controller 6.

Specifically, the registration mode for sender identification information, etc. is executed as follows. The IC card is set in the sender identification information part 1, and the registration mode is designated by key power from the key power part 4. Upon receiving this, the main control unit 6 reads the sender identification information and the corresponding sender name information from the IC card, and registers it in the sender information converter 2. At this time, when the other party's telephone number information and corresponding party name information are inputted from the key input section 4, the main control section 6 registers them in the telephone directory registration memory section 10. Information related to these inputs is displayed on the display unit 3 at the time of input and can be confirmed.

After the registration is completed as described above, the main control section 6 performs control in accordance with the program shown in the flowchart shown in FIG. 3 when transmitting the original.

That is, the IC code is set in the sender identification section 1, and the ID
Detect whether (sender identification information) is input (101)
. Here, if no ID is entered, a call operation (transmission without cover page) similar to that of a normal facsimile machine is performed (111).
. On the other hand, if an ID has been input, a document is set, and it is detected whether a telephone number for calling the other party's facsimile machine has been input (102). When an original is set and a telephone number is input, the transmission number counter section 8 is reset (103), the set original is read, and the obtained image signal is filed in the image memory section 9. Do (104). Then, the number of sheets to be sent obtained when reading the original is obtained from the number of sent sheets counter section 8 and set in the cover format creation section 11 (105), and whether the telephone number input from the key personnel section 4 is that of the customer.
Is it registered? Search the telephone directory registration memory section 1G (10B), and if it is not a customer, enter `` instead of the name of the customer.''
A code with the characters "person in charge" is given to the cover format creation section 11 (10B), while if it is a customer, the name of the other party corresponding to the telephone number is retrieved from the telephone directory registration memory section 10 and given to the cover format creation section 11. Te (107)
, instructs the cover format creation unit 11 to create a message in a predetermined format (109), and performs a calling operation (
110). In the calling operation (110), the input telephone number is given to the transmission unit 7 to send a dial signal to call the other party's facsimile machine, and when there is a response, control signals are sent and received according to a predetermined transmission control procedure. At the same time, when the image signal is transmitted, the cover format creation section 11
The message created in step 2 is converted into an image signal by the pattern generator of the sender information converter 2, and is sent to the transmitter 7 for encoding, compression, modulation, and transmission. Figure 4(a) shows an example of the cover manuscript transmitted when the recipient's name is registered in the above, and Figure 4(b) shows an example of the cover manuscript transmitted when the recipient's name is not registered in the above. An example of a cover manuscript is shown below.

After the cover document is transmitted in this manner, the image signal of the transmission document stored in the image memory section 9 is transmitted.

[Effects of the Invention] As explained above, according to the present invention, if the sender's name information and the recipient's name information are registered in advance in the memory means, all that is required is to input the cover sending instruction information and the recipient's telephone number information when transmitting the manuscript. A cover page containing information such as the number of copies to be sent is automatically created and sent, and the necessary message can be sent as a cover page with a simple operation.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a block diagram of a facsimile machine of an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 3 is a flowchart for explaining an example of a solid color of the present invention. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of a cover page to be sent. 1... Sender identification section 2... Sender information conversion section 3
...Display section 4...Key power section 5...Scanner section 6...Main control section 7...Transmission section
8... Transmission number counter unit 9... Image memory unit 10... Phonebook registration memory unit 11... Cover format creation unit 12... Printer unit 201... Memory means 202... Registration control Means 203... Input means 204... Image signal reading means 205...
Counter 206...Cover manuscript creation means 207...
- Transmission means 208...pattern generator

Claims (1)

[Claims] Memory means capable of pre-registering sender identification information and corresponding sender name information, caller telephone number information and corresponding caller name information, and message text information; and a pattern corresponding to code information. A pattern generator that generates data, a counter that counts the number of input originals and obtains information on the number of sheets to be sent, an input means used for data input, and when cover sending instruction information and recipient telephone number information are input from this input means. Based on these information, the sender's name information, recipient's name information, and message text information in the registration means are read out and given to the pattern generator along with the number of transmitted sheets obtained by the counter to generate a pattern, which is then handled according to the format information. The present invention is characterized by comprising: a cover manuscript creating means for creating a cover manuscript in the format; and a transmitting means for transmitting the created cover manuscript to the other party's facsimile device corresponding to the other party's telephone number inputted from the input means. facsimile machine.