JPH03195175A - Facsimile equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To arbitrarily select a convenient received picture by an operator by permitting or inhibiting it on the reception side that an original picture for one page is divided into plural pages, and deciding whether one recording sheet to be used on the reception side has a size for recording the original picture for one page or not. CONSTITUTION:Based on a setting operation on the transmission side or information notified from the reception side, it is permitted or inhibited that the original picture for one page is divided into the plural pages on the reception side. When an original is transmitted, the correspondent recording sheet on the reception side can record the original picture for one page and the division of the original picture is permitted, the original picture is transmitted in the original size. On the other hand, when the recording sheet can not record the picture for one page and the division of the original picture is inhibited, the original picture is variably magnified and the picture is recorded for one page of the other recording sheet. Thus, on the transmission side or the reception side, the operator can arbitrarily select whether the original picture is obtained in the original size or without dividing it into the pages.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] [Industrial application field] The present invention relates to a facsimile device.

[Prior Art] According to the CCITT recommendation, the image width in the main scanning direction during facsimile communication is A4. It is defined by the width of each short side in B4 or A3 size.

For normal facsimile machines, A4 width and 84mm
Width is often used. In addition, in recent years, as recording paper, a plurality of standard-sized cut papers, such as A4 size and B4 size, rather than roll paper, have been put into practical use.

In the case of such a facsimile machine, whether the received original image is A4 width or 84 width, the received image is recorded in the original original width. As a result, even if the sending side sends a document with multiple pages in both A4 size and B4 size,
On the receiving side, each page of the received document can be recorded and output in its original size.

If the received document is the same size as the original document, e.g.
This is convenient for drawings where the reduction ratio is fixed. On the other hand, the size of each page varies, so for example,
This makes it difficult to organize received manuscripts, such as when storing them in a file.

However, in the past, when a plurality of types of recording paper were provided, there was a problem in that the paper always corresponded to the size of the original to be sent.

On the other hand, for example, as shown in FIG. 14, A4 width and B4@
In a facsimile machine that can hold recording paper of
Set A4 size recording paper on the 4 width side, and set B on the B4@ side.
There are cases where five sizes of recording paper are set.

Conventionally, in this case, when a B4 size original image is received, a recording sheet of the same width, that is, a B5 size recording sheet is selected to record the received image. Therefore, on the receiving side, 1
The original image of the page was divided into two pages and recorded.

In this case, as described above, there are times when it is convenient to record in the original size, and times when it is inconvenient because it is divided into two pages.

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] As described above, in the past, the size of the recorded image was fixedly determined based on the relationship between the transmitted original size and the recording paper size, so the operator could freely select the received image that was convenient for him. There was a problem that it was not possible to select.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned problems and to provide a facsimile machine that allows an operator to arbitrarily select a convenient received image.

[Means for Solving the Problem] To this end, in one of the inventions of the present application, a one-page document image is divided into multiple pages on the receiving side based on a setting operation on the sending side or notification information from the receiving side. When sending an image, check whether one recording paper used on the receiving side has the size to record the original image on one page if the original image is sent in its original size. If the recording paper has a size that can be recorded on one page, and if dividing the original image is permitted, the original image is sent in its original size, while the recording paper has a size that can be recorded on one page. If you do not have the original image and dividing the original image is prohibited, by changing the size of the original image and transmitting it, the receiving side can print the original image on recording paper that corresponds to its width and length. The feature is that an image is recorded on one page.

Further, in another invention, based on setting operations on the sending side or notification information from the receiving side, the receiving side identifies whether or not each page of the document image needs to be recorded in the same size,
If it is determined that recording at the same size is not necessary, the original image of each page is sent in its original size. If it is determined that recording at the same size is necessary, the original image of each page is changed as necessary. It is characterized in that it is multiplied and transmitted with a constant width in the main scanning direction.

[Operation] According to the above-mentioned one invention, an operator on the sending side or the receiving side can arbitrarily select whether to obtain a document image in its original size or without page division, depending on the convenience.

According to another aspect of the invention, the transmitter/receiver operator can also arbitrarily select whether to obtain the original image of each page at its original size or at a fixed size, depending on the convenience.

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

FIG. 1 shows a block diagram of a facsimile apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. In the figure, a scanner 1 reads a document image and extracts image information.
The plotter 2 records image information on recording paper. The encoding/decoding unit 3 encodes image information to be transmitted and decodes received image information. Image memory 4
is for temporarily storing the image information to be transmitted in the case of storing and transmitting.

The network control device 5 is connected to a telephone line and performs predetermined line control when making and receiving calls. The modem 6 modulates and demodulates image information and transmits the same, and also transmits various procedure signals in transmission control procedures. The communication control unit 7 controls the network control bag M5 and the modem 6 to execute facsimile transmission according to a predetermined transmission control procedure.

The operation display section 8 displays the operating status of the device and is used by the operator to perform various operations.

The system memory 9 stores various information necessary for transmission and reception processing. The system control section 11 is composed of a microcomputer system and controls each of the above sections.

With the above configuration, communication operations between the facsimile machines of this embodiment will now be described.

FIG. 2 shows the operation on the transmitting side when storing and transmitting original images. In this case, the operator first sets a transmission document on the scanner 1 and starts an image storage operation.

As a result, the facsimile machine reads the original image and stores it in an image memo (process 101), and also determines the width and length of the original image in the main scanning direction (process 10).
2).

Next, the operator sets the transmission destination by performing a predetermined dial operation (process 103).

By the way, if the original size on the sending side and the recording paper size on the receiving side become as described in FIG. 14, there is a possibility that one page of the original image will be divided into two pages on the receiving side.

In this embodiment, here, the operator arbitrarily sets whether to permit or prohibit the document image from being divided as described above (processing 104).

The facsimile machine then makes a call to the set destination (process 105). When the other party responds, the known transmission control procedure for 63 facsimile is executed. In this transmission control procedure, the receiving side sends an NSF signal to the transmitting side. As shown in Figure 3, this NSF signal includes the number of recording paper stages, which indicates how many types of recording paper the receiving side has, and
Information on each recording paper size is set.

This facsimile machine on the sending side determines the type of recording paper on the receiving side based on the NSF signal (processing 106).
), the operator's settings for dividing the document image are determined (process 107).

Assuming that the division is now permitted (process 107
Then, it is determined whether or not there is one that corresponds to the width of the transmitted document among the various types of recording paper on the receiving side (processing 108). Here, if there is a recording sheet of the corresponding width, the receiving side is notified of the image width by an NSS signal, and the image information stored in the document width is transmitted (process 109).

For example, as shown in FIG. 4, it is assumed that the transmitted document is B4 size, the receiving side is equipped with A4111i and B4@ recording functions, and A4 size and B4 size recording sheets are set. Then, in this case, the received document will be recorded and output in the original B4 size.

On the other hand, on the receiving side, as explained in FIG.
If B5 size paper is set as the 4-width recording paper, the received document divided into two pages will be recorded and output.

Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 5, there are cases where the recording paper size is smaller than the document size, such as when the receiving side is equipped with only A4-sized recording paper. In this case (process 10
8-N), the receiving side is notified of the image width as A4 width using the NSS signal, and the document image is reduced to the notified image width and transmitted (process 110).

On the other hand, if the operator prohibits division of the document image (Y in process 107), the receiving side determines whether the document image can be recorded in its original size on one page of recording paper (process 111).

For example, if the recording paper size on the receiving side is A4 and B5, the recording width is A4 width and B4 width according to the CCITT recommendation.
Since it is either 11g or A3@, the 6th
As shown in the figure, it can be seen that the long side of the B5 recording paper is set to the recording width. Therefore, in this case, if a B4 size original image is sent.

It can be determined that the image will be recorded on B5 recording paper divided into two pages.

If it is determined that the original image cannot be recorded at its original size on one page of recording paper (N in process 111), the receiving side is notified that the image width is changed to the smaller recording paper, in this example, A4 width. , the original image is reduced to that image width and transmitted (process 110).

As a result, as shown in FIG. 6, the B4 size original image is reduced and transmitted to A4 size, and the receiving side prints and outputs it on one page of A4 size recording paper.

As described above, in this embodiment, when transmitting an image, the operator arbitrarily sets permission or prohibition for dividing the original image. If the facsimile device is set to allow document image division, it will transmit the document image in its original size if there is recording paper that accommodates the width of the document on the receiving side, and disable division. If set, the original image is reduced and transmitted as necessary, so that one page of the original image is always recorded and output as one page on the receiving side.

This allows the operator to arbitrarily select a convenient received image.

Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described.

FIG. 7 shows the storage and transmission operation of this embodiment.

In the figure, the same symbols as in Figure 2 indicate the same processes, and in this case, when the operator sets the destination (process 1
03), the facsimile machine immediately makes a call (process 10).
5).

Incidentally, in this embodiment, the receiving-side operator arbitrarily sets in advance to the facsimile machine whether to permit or prohibit the division of one-page document image into two pages.

In this case, the NSF signal sent from the receiving facsimile machine to the transmitting side is set with information on whether or not the original image can be divided and the type of recording paper, as shown in FIG.

After making a call, the sending facsimile machine executes a predetermined transmission control procedure. Then, based on the NSF signal received here, the type of recording paper on the receiving side is determined (process 106), and whether or not the original image can be divided is determined (process 113).

Thereafter, the image information transmission operation is executed in the same way as in the case of FIG. 2, depending on the designation state of whether or not the document image can be divided on the receiving side (proceeding to step 107 in FIG. 2).

In this embodiment, the receiving facsimile machine is configured to allow or prohibit the division of original images, so that the receiving operator can arbitrarily select a convenient received image. become.

In each of the above-mentioned embodiments, if a document image is sent in its original size and is divided into pages, the document image is reduced according to other small recording paper, but if the other recording paper is large, The document image may be enlarged.

Also, A4 paper size information is sent from the receiving side to the sending side.
Although the type of standard size such as or B4 is notified, information on the recording B width and recording length may also be notified. Thereby, the present invention can be applied to various recording paper sizes.

Furthermore, although the original image is transmitted after being stored once, it is of course possible to transmit the image immediately without storing the image if there is a means for detecting the original size. Furthermore, when detecting the document size, it is also possible to detect and process only the document width.

For example, when the document width is 84 width, the image is always reduced to A4 width and transmitted. At this time, even if the actual document is B5 size, the image can be recorded on one page of A4 size recording paper on the receiving side.

Next, a third embodiment of the present invention will be described.

FIG. 9 shows the storage and transmission operation of this embodiment. In this embodiment, it is assumed that each page of the transmission document has a mixture of sizes.

In this case, the operator sets the transmission document on the scanner 1 and starts the image storage operation.

As a result, the facsimile machine first reads one page of the original image and stores the image information in the image memory 4 (
Process 201), and the document size of one page read at this time, that is, the width and length of the document, are determined and stored (Process 202). Then check if there is a next page (
Process 2-03) If there is a next page (Y in process 203), the above process is repeated (go to process 201).

When the above process is completed (N in process 203), the operator sets the destination (process 204) and also sets whether or not to unify the recording size on the receiving side (process 205).

This setting is for arbitrarily specifying whether or not the original image of each page to be transmitted is to be recorded on recording paper of the same size on the receiving side.

Thereafter, as a result of the operator's activation operation, the facsimile machine makes a call to the set destination (process 206), and when the other party responds, it is determined whether there is a specification for unifying the recording size (process 207).

Assuming that there is no such designation (N in process 207)
, executes a predetermined pre-message transmission control procedure (process 208). Here, the document width of the first page is notified to the other party.

Next, the stored image information is transmitted for one page (process 209), and the presence or absence of the next page is determined (process 21O).

If there is a next page (Y in process 210), determine whether the page image is the same size as the page image just sent (process 211), if the page image is the same size (process 2
11 Y), the image information of the next page is sent according to a predetermined procedure (proceed to process 209). In addition, if the image size of the next page is different (N in process 211), the pre-message procedure is re-executed to notify the image size (process 2
08), and transmits the image information (process 209).

In this way, when the transmission of image information for all pages is completed (N in process 210), a predetermined post-message procedure is executed (process 212), and the above-described transmission process is ended.

Now, for example, as shown in FIG.
Assume that a document is sent in which the page P1 and the third page P3 are A4 size, and the second page P2 is B4 size. Furthermore, if the receiving side is provided with A4 size and B4 size recording paper, each page of the received image will be recorded in the original document size.

On the other hand, in the above case, if there is a specification to unify the recording size (Y in process 207), the minimum size of the original image of each page is identified, and that minimum size is determined to be the uniform size (process 213). . For example, if the document images are A4 size and B4 size as described above, the unified size is set to A4 size. Then, a pre-message procedure is executed to notify the receiving side of the unified size (process 214).

Next, it is determined whether or not the first page of the original image has the above-mentioned uniform size (process 215), and if it is the uniform size (Y of process 215), the original image of that page is transmitted as it is in its original size (process 215). 216).

In addition, if it is larger than the unified size (N of process 215)
), the original image is reduced to a uniform size and transmitted (processing 217).

When the transmission of one page is completed in this way, it is determined whether there is a document image for the next page (process 218), and if there is a next page (Y in process 218), the same process is performed for that page (process 215). fart). When all pages have been processed (N in process 218), a predetermined post-message procedure is executed (process 212), and the sending process ends.

Now, for example, as shown in FIG. 11, the size of the transmitted original and the recording paper on the receiving side are A4 and B4, as in the previous example.
If this is the case, the received images will be uniformly recorded in A4 size for each page.

As described above, in this embodiment, the transmitting side selects whether or not to unify the recorded size when recording images on the receiving side, so the operator can arbitrarily select a convenient received image. You will be able to do this.

FIG. 12 shows the storage and transmission operation in the fourth embodiment of the present invention, and the same reference numerals as in FIG. 9 indicate the same processing. In this case, as in the embodiment shown in FIG. 9, original images are first accumulated (processes 201 to 203). and,
When the operator sets the destination (process 204), the facsimile machine immediately makes a call (process 206).

Incidentally, in this embodiment, the receiving-side operator arbitrarily sets in advance to the receiving-side facsimile machine whether or not to unify the recording paper size when receiving images from one destination.

In this case, the NSF signal sent from the receiving facsimile machine to the transmitting side includes the following as shown in FIG.
Information such as whether there is a request for standardization of recording paper size and the type of recording paper is set.

After making a call, the sending facsimile machine executes a predetermined transmission control procedure. Then, based on the NSF signal received here, the request for unifying the recording paper size is determined (processing 219).

Thereafter, according to the setting state on the receiving side, the image information transmission operation is executed in the same way as in the case of FIG. 9 (FIG. 9,
to process 207).

In this way, according to this embodiment, since the receiving side facsimile machine can arbitrarily set whether or not to unify the recording size when recording images, the receiving side operator can freely select the received image that is convenient for him or her. You will be able to select.

In addition, in the third and fourth embodiments described above, when determining the uniform size from among the image sizes of each page after the original images have been stored, the image size is unified to the minimum size. , and images smaller than that size may be enlarged.

Further, although the original image is stored and transmitted, when the read original image is immediately transmitted, the present invention can be similarly applied by unifying the images of all pages to the size of the first page.

[Effects of the Invention] As described above, in one of the inventions of the present application, it is possible to divide one page of a document image into multiple pages on the receiving side based on a setting operation on the sending side or notification information from the receiving side. Allow or prohibit, and when sending a document, if the corresponding recording paper on the receiving side can record the document image on one page, and if dividing the document image is permitted, the document image will be sent in its original size. On the other hand, if the above recording paper cannot record an image on one page and dividing the original image is prohibited, the image can be recorded on another recording paper on one page by changing the size of the original image. The operator on the transmitting side or the receiving side can arbitrarily select whether to obtain the original image in its original size or without page division, depending on the convenience.

Furthermore, in another invention, based on setting operations on the sending side or notification information from the receiving side, it is possible to identify whether or not it is necessary to record manuscript pages of the same size on the receiving side, so that recording in the same size is unnecessary. If it is determined that the document image of each page needs to be recorded at the same size, the original image of each page is sent in its original size. By changing the size of the original image as necessary, the operator on the sending or receiving side can freely select whether to obtain the original image of each page at its original size or at a fixed size, depending on their convenience. become.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a facsimile machine according to a first embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is an operational flowchart of storage and transmission processing in that embodiment, and FIG. 3 is information set in an NSF signal in that embodiment. FIG. 4 to FIG. 6 are explanatory diagrams showing the image recording state in each case of the embodiment. FIG. 7 is an operation flowchart of the storage and transmission process in the second embodiment of the present invention. FIG. is an explanatory diagram of the information set in the NSF signal in the embodiment, FIG. 9 is an operation flowchart of the storage and transmission processing in the third embodiment of the present invention, and FIGS. 10 and 11 are diagrams for each case of the embodiment. An explanatory diagram showing the image recording state, FIG. 12 is an operation flowchart of the storage and transmission process in the fourth embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 13 is an explanatory diagram of information set in the NSF signal in this embodiment, and FIG. FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a conventional image recording state. l...Scanner, 2...Plotter, 3...Encoding/decoding unit, 4...Image memory, 5...Network control device, 6
...Modem, 7.Communication control section, 8.Operation display section, 9.System memory, 11.System control section. Figure 6 Atsushi 2, extension 1107 Figure 10 Figure 3 Figure 2 Figure 9 [! l, go to process 207 FIG.

Claims (4)

[Claims] (1) A facsimile device that sends a document image to a facsimile device that records the document image on a sheet of recording paper with a width in the main scanning direction that matches the received document image from among multiple types of standard-sized recording paper. , page division permission determining means for permitting or prohibiting one page of a document image to be divided into multiple pages on a receiving side according to an arbitrarily performed setting operation, and a case where the document image is transmitted in its original size when transmitting the image. recording state determining means for determining whether one recording paper used on a receiving side has a size to record the original image in one page; and if the one recording paper has the size described above; and original size transmitting means for transmitting the original image in its original size when division of the original image is permitted in the page division permission determining means, and if the one recording paper does not have the above size and the If division of the original image is prohibited by the division permission determining means, by changing the size of the original image and transmitting it, the receiving side prints one page on recording paper whose width and length correspond to the original image. 1. A facsimile device comprising: variable magnification transmitting means for recording an image. (2) The facsimile according to claim 1, wherein the page division permission/prohibition determining means allows or prohibits division of one page of the original image into a plurality of pages based on information notified from the receiving side. Device. (3) A facsimile device that sends a document image to a facsimile device that records the document image on a recording paper whose width in the main scanning direction matches the received document image from among multiple types of standard-sized recording paper. , an identification means for identifying whether or not it is necessary to record each page of the original image at the same size on the receiving side according to an arbitrarily performed setting operation, and an identification means for identifying whether or not each page of the original image needs to be recorded at the same size, and when it is determined that recording at the same size is unnecessary, the original for each page The original size transmission means transmits each image in its original size, and when it is determined that recording at the same size is necessary, the original image of each page is resized as necessary to transmit the original image while keeping the width in the main scanning direction constant. A facsimile device comprising: double transmission means. (4) The facsimile apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the identifying means identifies whether each page of the document image needs to be recorded in the same size on the receiving side based on information notified from the receiving side. .