JPH03289828A - Picture communication equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To prevent a problem of much man-hour and deterioration in sharpness caused when a hard copy obtained from a recording section is sent to an opposite facsimile equipment by providing a transmitter in a facsimile broadcast receiver and sending a desired broadcast program to an opposite facsimile equipment. CONSTITUTION:A tuner 12 selects a broadcast of a channel designated by a system control section 18 in facsimile broadcast programs inputted from an input terminal 11 and sends the selected broadcast to a decoder 13. The decoder 13 detects a program selection number from a facsimile signal to extract a facsimile broadcast program, compares the broadcast program with a reserved program stored in a reservation memory 15, and analyzes the code of the facsimile signal when they are coincident, sends the result of analysis to a FAX broadcast/FAX signal conversion section 19 and decoded the data subject to code analysis and sends the result to a recording section 14. The conversion section 19 converts the received data into a facsimile transmission signal and sends it to a transmission section 20. The transmission section 20 sends the facsimile signal to a transmission destination facsimile equipment resulting from the transmission destination stored in the reservation memory 15 by using the telephone line.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION Field of Industrial Application The present invention relates to an image communication device that transmits an image signal of a facsimile broadcast program received by a facsimile broadcast receiver with a telephone line to a pre-specified destination facsimile device using a telephone line. Regarding.

Conventional technology Facsimile broadcasting uses the audio channel of television broadcasting waves to transmit hard copies of documents, photographs, etc., and has the characteristics of broadcasting, such as broadcasting and instant reporting, as well as the recordability of print media. With the addition of storage stability, it is expected to become a powerful means of information transmission in the future.

Several facsimile broadcast receiving devices have been announced in the past, and one of them will be explained with reference to FIG. FIG. 7 is a basic block diagram of a facsimile broadcast receiving apparatus. The facsimile broadcast receiver includes an input terminal 1 for inputting a television signal RF, a tuner section 2 for selecting a channel from the television signal RF input from the input terminal 1 and extracting a facsimile signal, and a tuner section 2 for selecting a channel from the television signal RF input from the input terminal 1 and extracting a facsimile signal. a decoding section 3 that detects a program selection signal, an image signal, etc. from the signal; a recording section 4 that records the image signal detected by the decoding section 3;
A reservation memory 5 for storing program information selected by the decoding section 3, a key manual section 6 for inputting program information to be selected into the reservation memory, and a key manual section 6 for inputting the program information to be selected by the decoding section 3; Display section 7 for displaying contents etc., and 2 to 7 mentioned above.
and a system control section 8 that controls the system control section.

Next, the reception operation will be explained.

The tuner section 2 inputs the facsimile signal of the channel instructed by the system control section 8 to the decoding section 3, and the decoding section 3 detects the program control signal included in this facsimile signal and decodes the facsimile broadcast program being broadcast. The broadcast program is checked against the reserved program stored in the reserved memory 5. As a result of the verification, if the reserved program and the broadcast program are different, the system control section 8
The next channel selection signal is sent to the

According to this signal, the tuner section 2 sends the facsimile signal of the designated channel to the decoding section 3, and the decoding section 3 detects the program control signal of the facsimile signal in the same manner as described above, and uses the signal to determine the facsimile signal being broadcast. A broadcast program is retrieved and compared with the reserved program stored in the reservation memory 5. If the reserved program and the broadcast program match, the image information of the program is decoded and sent to the recording unit 4. Print out the image information that is the content of the facsimile broadcast.

Problems to be Solved by the Invention Naturally, facsimile broadcasts cannot be received without a facsimile broadcast receiver. but,
Contents recorded by a facsimile broadcast receiving device can be transmitted to other facsimile devices using a facsimile device. However, transmitting the hard copy obtained by the recording unit 4 to the other party's facsimile +7 using a telephone line is time consuming and causes problems such as a decrease in clarity and an increase in the cost of recording paper.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide an image communication device that includes a transmitting device in a facsimile broadcast receiving device and transmits a desired broadcast program to the other party's facsimile device.

Means for Solving the Problems In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a facsimile broadcast receiving device with a transmitting device, transmits a reserved program to a preset destination, and further transmits the reserved program and destination from the destination. In addition, by storing facsimile broadcasts, programs broadcast in the past can also be transmitted to destinations.The image communication device of the present invention includes a channel selection means for tuning facsimile broadcasts. an input means for inputting a desired broadcast program and the destination of the program; a storage means for storing data input from the input means; and a facsimile broadcast input from the channel selection means is stored in the storage means. a broadcast program determining means for determining whether the program matches a desired broadcast program; a decoder for analyzing and decoding the input of the channel selection means; a recording means for recording the decoded output of the decoder; If the judgments of the signal conversion means for converting the code-analyzed output into a signal for facsimile transmission, the transmission means for transmitting the output of this signal conversion means to another facsimile, and the broadcast program judgment means do not match, Instruct the selection means to select the next channel, and if the selection is successful, input the code-analyzed output of the decoder to the signal conversion means and send it to the destination stored in the storage means from the transmission means. The apparatus is characterized in that it includes a control means for instructing the recording means to input the code-analyzed and decoded output of the decoder to the recording means. Further, a desired broadcast program and a transmission destination for each broadcast program are inputted from the input means and stored in the storage means, and when the judgment of the broadcast program judgment means agrees, the control means controls the storage of the storage means in the storage means. It is preferable that the transmitter transmits the information to a destination corresponding to the desired broadcast program. Furthermore, it is preferable to provide means for inputting reserved broadcast program information from an external facsimile device, and to store the input information in the storage means. Further, a broadcast storage means for storing the output of the channel selection means, and a search is made to see if any of the broadcast programs stored in the broadcast storage means matches the desired program stored in the storage means; It is preferable to include a search means for outputting the matching desired program to the decoder when there is a match.

The operating channel selection means selects a channel according to instructions from the control means, extracts a facsimile signal from the television signal, and sends it to the broadcast program determination means.

The input means inputs the desired broadcast program and the destination of this program, and stores them in the storage means. The broadcast program determining means detects a program selection signal from the input facsimile signal, and determines whether it matches the desired broadcast program stored in the storage means. If they do not match, the control means selects the next channel. instructs the channel selection means to select the channel. If they match,
The facsimile IJ (g code) is input to the decoder, and the decoder analyzes the code and decodes it.The control means inputs the data whose code has been analyzed by the decoder to the signal conversion means, converts it into a signal for facsimile transmission, and sends the data via the transmission means. Instructs the destination to transmit using a telephone line, and also instructs the decoder to analyze the code and send the decoded data to the recording means for recording.

In the above case, all the desired programs are sent to the destinations set in advance and input, but by inputting the desired program and the destination for each broadcast program from the input means and storing it in the storage means, the desired program can be sent to the destination specified in advance. It is also possible to change the destination and select whether to send it or to store it.

Furthermore, by providing a reserved broadcast program information input means and inputting the desired program and transmission destination from an external facsimile device and storing it in the storage means, the external facsimile device can have the desired broadcast program transmitted. . Further, a broadcast storage means is provided to store the output of the channel selection means, and a search means is provided to find a broadcast program stored in the broadcast storage means that matches the desired broadcast program stored in the storage means. If there is a match, the content of the broadcast program that was broadcast in the past can be sent to the destination or printed out by recording means by inputting the matched broadcast program into the decoder. can do.

EXAMPLE Hereinafter, an example of the present invention will be explained using FIGS. 1 to 6.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of a first embodiment.

The image communication device of this embodiment includes an input terminal 11 for inputting a television signal RF, a tuner 12 for selecting a channel from the television signal RF input from the input terminal 11, and extracting a facsimile signal. A decoder 13 detects a program selection signal, an image signal, etc. from a facsimile signal, determines whether it matches a pre-stored broadcast program, and, if it matches, analyzes the code of the broadcast program and reconstructs it. a recording unit 14 for recording decoded data; a reservation memory 15 for storing a broadcast program desired to be received and a destination to which the content of the broadcast program is to be transmitted; A key human power section 16 for inputting destinations, etc. to be sent, and a key human power section 1
A display section 17 that displays the contents inputted from 6 and the contents recorded by the recording section 14, and a FAX broadcast/FA'X signal converter that converts the code-analyzed data output from the decoder 13 into a signal for facsimile transmission. 19, a transmitter 20 that transmits the data converted into a signal for facsimile transmission to another facsimile machine using a telephone line, and a system controller 18 that controls everything from the tuner 12 to the transmitter 20. be done.

Next, the operation will be explained.

The tuner 12 selects the broadcast of the channel designated by the system control unit 18 from among the facsimile broadcasts inputted through the input terminal 11 and sends it to the decoder 13 . The decoder 13 detects the program selection number from the facsimile signal,
A facsimile broadcast program is extracted from the signal, and the broadcast program and the key input unit 16 are input into the reservation memory 15.
The program is compared with the reserved program stored in the program. As a result of this comparison, if the broadcast program and the reserved program are different, the system control unit 18 instructs the tuner 12 to select the next channel, and the tuner 12 instructs the tuner 12 to transmit the facsimile signal of the selected channel to the decoder 13. Send to. Similarly to the above, the decoder 13 detects the program selection signal of the facsimile signal, extracts the facsimile broadcast program being broadcast from the signal, and compares the broadcast program with the reserved program stored in the reservation memory 15. If the reserved program and the broadcast number m match, the facsimile+) signal is code-analyzed and sent to the FAX broadcast/FAX signal converter 19, and the code-analyzed data is decoded and sent to the recording unit 1.
Send to 4. The FAX broadcast/FAX signal converter 19 converts the input data into a facsimile transmission signal and sends it to the transmitter 20. The sending section 20 sends out a facsimile signal to the destination facsimile device inputted from the key input section 16 and stored in the reservation memory 15 using the telephone line. The recording unit 14 also prints out the input data. Note that when the destination is not specified by the key human power unit 16, the transmission unit 20 does not transmit to the outside, and only the printout of the recording unit 14 is output.

Next, a second embodiment will be explained using FIGS. 2 and 3.

FIG. 2 shows a block diagram of the second embodiment,
A destination information storage section 21 is added to FIG. 1. In the case of the first embodiment, the contents of the received facsimile broadcast program are automatically sent to the destination set in advance by the key human power section 16. This embodiment takes into consideration the fact that not all destinations necessarily need the program to be received, and allows destinations to be determined depending on the program. The desired facsimile broadcast program and the destination to which the program is to be sent are input from the key human power section 16 and stored in the destination information storage section 21, and the decoder 13 determines that the received program matches the reserved program stored in the reservation memory 15. In this case, the system control unit 18 searches the destination information storage unit 21 for the destination to which the program is desired to be transmitted, and instructs the transmission unit 20 to transmit the broadcast content of the reserved program that matches the destination. This is what I did.

FIG. 3 shows an example of the format stored in the destination information storage section 21, in which the channel name.

Program number, broadcast day, broadcast start and end time.

It consists of the destination facsimile number.

Next, a third embodiment will be explained using FIGS. 4 and 5.

FIG. 4 shows a block diagram of the third embodiment,
In contrast to FIG. 2, a destination request receiving section 22 and a checking section 23 for the data accepted here are provided. Second
In the second embodiment shown in the figure, the destination is specified by the key manual unit 16.
However, in this embodiment, the desired program and destination can also be specified from the destination facsimile device. When the external facsimile device uses a telephone line to specify the facsimile broadcast program and destination to be transmitted using the setting method determined for the facsimile broadcast transfer device with telephone line, the destination request receiving unit 22 receives this data. At reception, a predetermined password, format, etc. are checked in a data check section 23, and if the check passes, the desired program sent and the destination are recorded in the reservation memory 15 and the destination information storage section 21. In this way, the desired program and destination can be specified from an external facsimile device. Figure 5 shows an example of a formalized request for a desired program and destination from an external facsimile machine, including a password to confirm the destination, desired channel, broadcast program, broadcast day, broadcast start and end time, Consists of the facsimile machine number of the destination.

Next, a fourth embodiment will be explained using FIG. 6.

FIG. 6 is a block diagram of the fourth embodiment, and in contrast to FIG. 4 which shows the third embodiment, the registration unit 24. A storage section 25 and a search section 26 are added to make it possible to store the output of the tuner 12. The devices shown up to the third embodiment can record the contents of facsimile broadcast programs that will be broadcast in the future and transmit them to other facsimile devices, but they cannot record the contents of facsimile broadcast programs that will be broadcast in the future or transmit them to other facsimile devices. It was impossible to treat. Therefore, in this embodiment, all facsimile broadcasts received by the tuner 12 are stored for a certain period of time, and within this period, even if the desired program has already been broadcast, it can be retrieved from the storage section 25 and recorded, or It is designed so that it can be sent to facsimile machines.

The registration unit 24 registers the channel of the facsimile broadcast received by the tuner 12, the program number, the date and time of broadcast, and the update number of the program number, etc., and stores the contents of the facsimile broadcast in the storage unit 25. The storage unit 25 stores all programs broadcast for a certain period of time. When the storage capacity is full, various methods can be considered, such as a method of discarding the oldest programs first, a method of prioritizing programs and discarding the programs starting from the lowest priority. The search unit 26 searches the facsimile broadcasts stored in the storage unit 25 using the channel, program number, broadcast date and time, etc. registered in the registration unit 24 as keywords, and if the desired program is detected, the program is sent to the decoder 13. input. As a result, the key human power section 16
It is still possible to respond to requests from the destination request reception unit 22 for recording and transmission of programs broadcast in the past.

In the embodiments described above, the key manual section 16 was used to specify reserved programs and destinations, but if a scanner section is added as an option, the image communication apparatus can also be used as a facsimile machine. Furthermore, in addition to displaying the key manual input and the contents of the recording unit 14, the display unit 17 can also display input error information from the key manual input unit 16, the destination request receiving unit 22, and the like.

Effects of the Invention As is clear from the above description, the present invention not only records a desired program among facsimile broadcasts, but also transmits it to a specified destination facsimile device using a telephone line. Furthermore, it is possible to receive a request for a desired program and a destination from an external facsimile device and, in accordance with the request, transmit the desired program to the destination that requests it. Furthermore, it is possible to store broadcast programs that were broadcast during a certain period of time in the past, and if there is a desired program among them, to transmit that program to the destination that requests it.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a first embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a second embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 3 shows an example of the format stored in the destination information storage unit 21. 4 is a block diagram showing a third embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of the format of a request for a desired program and destination from an external facsimile device, and FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing a third embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 7 is a block diagram showing a conventional example. 11...Input terminal, 12...Tuner, 13...Decoder, 14...Recording section, 15...Reservation memory, 1
6... Key human power section, 17... Display section, 18... System control section, 19... FAX broadcast/FAX signal conversion section, 20... Transmission section, 21... Destination information storage Department,
22... Destination request reception unit, 23... Data check unit, 24... Registration unit, 25... Storage unit, 26...
Search department.

Claims (4)

[Claims] (1) A channel selection means for selecting a facsimile broadcast, an input means for inputting a desired broadcast program and the destination of the program;
storage means for storing data inputted from the input means; broadcast program determination means for determining whether or not the facsimile broadcast inputted from the channel selection means matches the desired broadcast program stored in the storage means; a decoder for code-analyzing and decoding the input of the station means; a recording means for recording the decoded output of the decoder; a signal conversion means for converting the code-analyzed output of the decoder into a signal for facsimile transmission; If the transmission means for transmitting the output of the conversion means to another facsimile device and the judgment of the broadcast program judgment means do not match, instruct the selection means to select the next channel; , inputting the code-analyzed output of the decoder to the signal converting means and transmitting it from the sending means to a destination stored in the storage means, and inputting the code-analyzed and decoded output of the decoder to the recording means. An image communication device characterized by comprising: a control means for instructing the user to perform the following operations. (2) A desired broadcast program and a transmission destination for each broadcast program are inputted from the input means and stored in the storage means, and if the judgment of the broadcast program judgment means agrees, the control means controls the storage means. 2. The image communication apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said transmitter transmits to a destination corresponding to a stored desired broadcast program. (3) The image communication apparatus according to claim 1 or 2, further comprising: means for inputting reserved broadcast program information from an external facsimile device, and the input information is stored in the storage means. (4) broadcast storage means for storing the output of the channel selection means;
A search is made to see if any of the broadcast programs stored in the broadcast storage means matches the desired program stored in the storage means, and if there is a match, the decoder selects the desired program that matches the desired program. 4. The image communication apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a search means for outputting.