JPH03216067A - Facsimile equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To utilize a memory effectively by starting memory reception automatically when a memory reception start time is reached and outputting a picture signal in the memory onto recording paper automatically when the time reaches the end time. CONSTITUTION:A memory reception start time and an end time inputted from an operation section 6 are stored in a time storage section 7, a control section 9 compares a time counted by a clock 8 with a time stored in the time storage section 7 and when the memory reception start time is reached, the picture signal is demodulated by a MODEM 3 and restored into original picture information by a decoding section 4 and compressed by a coding section 2 and stored in a memory 5. When the end time is reached, the picture information stored in the memory 5 is restored into the original picture information by the decoding section 4 and a recording section 10 prints it out onto recording paper. Thus, a fact of received picture left in a received picture stacker for a long time and missing is avoided and even when an output operation is undone for a long time, the increase in the memory capacity is not caused, then the memory is used effectively.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to a facsimile device, and more particularly to an improvement in a facsimile device that can store image signals during reception.

[Conventional technology]

Conventionally, in facsimile machines that transmit and receive image signals,
If you do not have memory to store image signals, or if you do have it but do not use it, use memory reception in which the received image is output to recording paper when the image signal is received, and the received image signal is stored in memory. In the past, the received image signal in the memory was output to recording paper by the operator performing some operation.

[Problem to be solved by the invention]

However, in conventional facsimile machines, received images are output on recording paper at the time of reception, so when the recipient of the recording paper is absent, the received images for multiple recipients remain on the received image stacker of the facsimile machine for a long time. There is also a possibility that the item may be lost or taken by another recipient by mistake. In addition, in the case of memory reception in which the received image signal is stored in the memory and then output to recording paper by some operation by the operator, if the operator neglects the output operation for a long time, the amount of memory used will increase. ,
The drawback is that memory cannot be used effectively.

[Means to solve the problem]

The facsimile apparatus of the present invention includes a memory for storing image information, and a means for inputting the start time and end time of so-called memory reception, which outputs the received image signal to recording paper after it is stored in the memory once. control means for controlling to automatically record the received image information stored in the memory and for subsequent receptions to record the received image without storing it in the memory. .

〔Example〕

Next, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a facsimile transmitting and receiving apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In the figure, a reading section 1 scans a document and outputs image information generated. The encoding unit 2 generates encoded image information by band-compressing the image information and reducing the amount of data.
It consists of MH, MR encoding circuits, etc. The encoded image information from the encoder 2 is modulated by the modem 3 and sent to the telephone line. The modem 4 demodulates the modulated encoded picture information and communication procedure signal sent from the other party's terminal into the original picture information and procedure signal t1. The encoding section 4 decodes the encoded image information from the modem 3 and outputs it to the recording section 10 or the encoding section 2. That is, when in the memory reception state, the decoded image information is output to the encoding unit 2, and when it is not in the memory reception state, it is output to the recording unit 10.

The memory 5 stores received image information encoded by the encoder 2 in the memory reception state.

The operation unit 6 allows the operator to input the memory reception start and end times, and the time storage unit 7 stores the memory reception start and end times input by the operator.
Clock 8 measures time.

The control section 9 controls the entire facsimile machine, and the broken arrows in the figure represent control signals for controlling each section.

The memory reception start time and end time input by the operator through the operation unit 6 are stored in the time storage unit 7 via the control unit 9. The control unit 9 compares the time measured by the clock 8 and the time stored in the time storage unit 7, and when the memory reception start time has arrived, the image signal received after that time is demodulated by the modem 3. After returning the stored image information to the original image information in the decoding unit 4, the stored image information is returned to the original image information in the decoding unit 4, and the image information is outputted to recording paper by the recording unit 10, and subsequently received images are While receiving the information, it is demodulated by the modem 3, restored to the original image information by the decoding section 3, and outputted to recording paper by the recording section 10.

In the above embodiment, the image information decoded in the memory reception state is encoded again in the encoding section 2 and then stored in the memory 5. However, in the memory reception state, the memory 5 is decoded with the modem 3. The image information from the motem 3 may be directly stored in the memory by being connected to the motem 4. In this case, at the end time of memory reception, the image information stored in the memory 5 is decoded by the decoding section 4 and output to the recording section 10. From then on, the memory 5 is not connected between the modem 3 and the decoder 4.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As explained above, in the present invention, the start time and end time of memory reception can be specified, and when the memory reception start time is reached, memory reception is automatically started, and when the end time is reached, the memory reception is automatically started. Since the image signals in the image can be output to recording paper, if the time when the operator is absent is set as the memory reception start time, and the time when the operator is present is set as the end time, the received image will be stored in the received image stacker of the facsimile machine. This has the effect of making more effective use of memory, since it prevents the operator from leaving it for a long time and losing it, and because it prevents the operator from neglecting output operations for a long time and increasing the amount of memory used. be.

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[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention. 4 7 ■ 1...reading section, 2...encoding section, 3...
... Motem, ... Compounding section, 5 ... Memory, 6 ... Operation section, ... Time storage section, Death.
... Clock, 9... Control section, O... Recording section.

Claims (2)

[Claims] (1) A memory for storing received image information, a means for inputting the start time and end time of memory reception for temporarily storing the received image signal in the memory, and when the memory reception start time is reached. control means for instructing the memory reception for subsequent reception and automatically recording received image information stored in the memory when an end time is reached thereafter; . (2) before the start time of the memory reception;
After recording the received image information in the memory after the end time,
The facsimile apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the facsimile apparatus is controlled to record received image information without executing the memory reception.