JPH0349356A - Transmission source printing system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To print the transmission source including the time in the transmission destination by generating pattern data including transmission destination time information calculated based on time difference information and time information. CONSTITUTION:Time information related to the time in the transmission source is outputted by a time information generating means 113 and is supplied to an arithmetic means 114, and time difference information related to the time difference between the transmission source and the transmission destination is supplied to the arithmetic means 114 to calculate the time in the transmission destination. Transmission destination time information related to the time in the transmission destination is outputted by this means 114 and is supplied to a pattern data generating means 115 to generate pattern data. Consequently, normal receiving operation and recording operation are performed in a facsimile equipment on the reception side as the destination to print the transmission source including the time on the reception side based on transmission source display data entered in the upper blank space of a document.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] (Summary) A sender information storage device that stores sender print information for the purpose of displaying time in consideration of the time difference between the sender and the destination regarding a sender printing method in a facsimile machine. time information generation means for outputting time information regarding the time at the transmission source, and time difference information regarding the time difference between the transmission destination and the time information generation means, and based on the time difference information and the time information supplied from the time information generation means. calculation means for calculating the time at the destination and outputting destination time information regarding the time at the destination; and destination time information supplied from the source printed information stored in the source information storage section and the calculation means. and pattern data generation means for generating pattern data based on the above, and is configured to perform source printing based on the pattern data generated by the pattern data generation means.

[Industrial application field]

The present invention relates to a sender printing method in a facsimile machine.

In recent years, with the spread of facsimile machines, they have become more multi-functional, and as an additional function during transmission, predetermined characters and symbols to identify the sender are transmitted along with the transmitted data, and the receiver side can recognize these characters, symbols, etc. Increasingly, sender printing is performed based on .

As data for printing the sender, in addition to the company name and telephone number of the sender, the time of call is added.

[Conventional technology]

In a conventional facsimile machine, a character code indicating, for example, a - series character or symbol is stored in advance in a memory as a sender display code. Further, the facsimile machine is equipped with a clock, and the clock outputs time data representing the current time.

When transmitting a document, the processing unit (for example, a microprocessor) of the facsimile machine uses the above-mentioned sender display code and time data to generate pattern data representing the above-mentioned characters, symbols, and transmission time (hereinafter referred to as sender). (referred to as display data) is generated and transmitted together with the read data regarding the original to be transmitted.

Based on the data including such sender print data, the recording unit of the facsimile machine on the receiving side prints the sender in the upper margin of the document as well as prints the original.

[Problem to be solved by the invention]

By the way, in the conventional method described above, regardless of whether there is a time difference between the sending side and the receiving side, the sender print data including the time on the sending side is transmitted. Therefore, there is a problem in that there is a discrepancy between the sending time included in the sender's print and the receiving time on the receiving side, which may confuse the operator on the receiving side.

The present invention was created in view of these points, and an object of the present invention is to provide a sender printing method that displays the time in consideration of the time difference between the sender and the destination.

[Means to solve the problem]

FIG. 1 is a principle block diagram of the source printing method of the present invention.

In the figure, sender information storage means 111 stores sender print information.

The time information generation means 113 outputs time information regarding the time at the source.

The calculation means 114 is supplied with time difference information regarding the time difference with the destination, and uses this time difference information and the time information generation means 113.
The time at the destination is calculated based on the time information supplied from the destination, and destination time information regarding the time at the destination is output.

The pattern data generation means 115 includes the source information storage section 1
Pattern data is generated based on the sender print information stored in the computer 11 and the destination time information supplied from the calculation means 114.

As a whole, the printer is configured to perform source printing based on the pattern data generated by the pattern data generating means 115.

(Function) Time information regarding the time at the transmission source is output by the time information generation means 113 and supplied to the calculation means 114, and time difference information regarding the time difference between the transmission destination and the transmission destination is supplied to the calculation means 114. Based on the time information and time difference information, the calculation means 114 calculates the time at the destination.

The calculation means 114 outputs destination time information regarding the time at the destination and supplies it to the pattern data generation means 115. In addition, the source information storage means 11
The sender print information stored in 1 is supplied to pattern data generation means 115. Pattern data is generated by pattern data generation means 115 based on this sender print information and the above-mentioned destination time information.

In the present invention, based on the supplied time difference information, the calculation means 114 calculates the time at the destination, taking into account the time difference between the destination and the destination, and converts it into pattern data including the time at the destination. Based on this, sender printing is performed.

〔Example〕

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail based on the drawings.

FIG. 2 shows the configuration of a facsimile machine to which the sender printing method is applied in one embodiment of the present invention.

Here, the correspondence between the embodiment of the present invention and FIG. 1 will be shown.

The source information storage means 111 corresponds to the memory 211.

The time information generation means 113 corresponds to the clock 214.

The calculation means 114 includes a microprocessor (MP[1) 2
It corresponds to 15.

The pattern data generation means 115 corresponds to the MPU 215 and the character generator (CG) ROM 216.

Examples of the present invention will be described below assuming that the correspondence relationship as described above exists.

■ In the facsimile machine shown in FIG. 2, 211 is a memory, 212 is a one-touch dial data storage unit,
3 is an operation panel, 214 is a clock, 215 is a microprocessor (MPU), and 216 is a character generator (
CG) ROM, 221 is a compression/decompression section, 222 is a modem, 223 is a network control section, 224 is a reading section, and 225 is a recording section, and these sections are interconnected via a bus.

The operation panel 213 is provided with at least one one-touch dial key (not shown), and the one-touch dial data storage section 212 is provided with areas corresponding to each of these one-touch dial keys.

Further, character codes indicating predetermined characters and symbols are specified and stored in the memory 211 in advance as information for identifying the sender. Hereinafter, these character codes will be referred to as source codes.

Further, the clock 214 is configured to perform a counting operation in synchronization with the supplied clock signal, and output numerical data representing the date and time set as a reference and the elapsed time from the time in units of 1 second as time data T. has been done.

Communication data supplied via the line connected to the facsimile machine shown in FIG. Supplied. Based on the supplied communication data, the compression/decompression section 221 restores the image data, and the recording section 225 performs recording based on this image data.

In this way, a normal receiving operation is performed.

By the way, when performing transmission using the one-touch dial key described above, prior to transmission, the one-touch dial data storage section 21 corresponding to the one-touch dial key is
It is necessary to enter information regarding the destination in area 2.

The information regarding this destination is input by, for example, an operator operating a keyboard (not shown) provided on the operation panel 213. Further, the information regarding the destination includes the destination's telephone number, destination name, and time difference data representing the time difference between the destination and the destination. Here, as the time difference data, for example, numerical data in units of one hour may be input.

For example, by specifying the one-touch dial key ■, the phone number r123456789j, the destination name r○○Corp,
When you input "NEW YORKJ, time difference data r-14", the corresponding one-touch dial data storage section 2
These data are registered in 12 areas. Here, a negative value input as time difference data indicates that the destination time is delayed. Further, it is assumed that the destination name is stored as a character code corresponding to the input character string.

Thereafter, when the operator presses the one-touch dial key ■, the MPU 215 reads the telephone number from the corresponding area of the one-touch dial data storage section 212, and sends this telephone number to the network control section 222 via the bus.
supply to. The network control unit 223 sends the supplied telephone number to the line.

In addition, the MPU 215 reads the time difference data from the corresponding area of the one-touch dial data storage unit 212, and multiplies the time difference data by 3600, thereby obtaining a numerical value ( (hereinafter referred to as time difference data τ). By adding this time difference data τ and time data T supplied from the clock 214, time data T2 representing the time at the destination is obtained.

For example, the time difference data r-14,g stored corresponding to the one-touch dial key ■ indicates that there is a 14-hour time difference with the destination, and that the destination is behind the destination. In this case, the time difference data τ is r-50400
It becomes J. This time difference data r and transmission start time r1989
-3-15 10:20:00'', time data T2 is obtained as a numerical value indicating the elapsed time in seconds from the above-mentioned reference date and time. This time data T2 is the destination time r1989-3-14 in New York.
20:20: Compatible with OOJ.

Next, the MPU 215 determines the time at the destination based on the above-mentioned time data T2 and the above-mentioned reference date and time, and calculates the time at the destination, and calculates the time at the destination (for example, r1989
-3-14 20=207001) (hereinafter referred to as destination time code) is generated.

The MPU 215 also reads out the sender code from the memory 211 and the character code representing the destination name from the one-touch dial data storage section 212.

Here, the CGROM 216 stores pattern data representing each character in correspondence with the character code. The MPtJ 215 reads the corresponding pattern data from the CGROM 216 based on the above-mentioned sender code, the character code representing the destination name, and the above-mentioned destination time code, and uses this pattern data as the sender display data. In this way, source display data corresponding to a character string including the time at the destination is generated.

On the other hand, the reading unit 224 is configured to perform a document reading operation in response to a reading instruction supplied from the operator via the operation panel 213, and to supply the read data to the compression/decompression unit 221 via the bus. ing.

The MPU 215 supplies the above-mentioned source display data to the compression/decompression section 221 instead of a part of the read data supplied from the above-mentioned reading section 224 (for example, the read data corresponding to the upper margin of the document). In this way, the source display data is inserted into the read data of the original, this read data is encoded by the compression/decompression unit 221, and sent to the specified destination via the line by the modem 222 and network control unit 223. will be sent to.

Therefore, by performing normal receiving and recording operations on the destination facsimile machine,
For example, it is possible to print the sender including the time on the receiving side in the upper margin of the document based on the above-described sender display data.

This can prevent a discrepancy between the time display included in the sender's print and the time on the receiving side, so that the operator on the receiving side will not be confused.

FIG. 3 shows an example of the sender print that is printed at the destination when the one-touch dial key (■) mentioned above is pressed to perform transmission. In the figure, a character string representing the current time on the sending side is added following the character string ('0OCorp, TOKYOJ) representing the sender.

In the above-described embodiment of the present invention, a case has been described in which the time difference data is registered in the one-touch dial data storage section 212 in advance, but when transmitting, the operator inputs the time difference data from the operation panel 213. However, the sender display data may be generated based on this input time difference data.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As described above, according to the present invention, pattern data including destination time information calculated based on time difference information and time information is generated, and based on this pattern data, outgoing calls including the time at the destination are generated. This is extremely useful in practice, since it is possible to print the original and prevent confusion at the destination.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

Fig. 1 is a basic block diagram of the sender printing method of the present invention, Fig. 2 is a block diagram of a facsimile to which the sender printing method according to an embodiment of the present invention is applied, and Fig. 3 is a sender printing method according to the embodiment. FIG. In the figure, 111 is a source information storage means, 113 is a time information generation means, 114 is a calculation means, 115 is a pattern data generation means, 211 is a memory, 212 is a one-touch dial data storage unit, 213 is an operation panel, and 214 is a clock. , 215 is a microprocessor (MPU), 216 is a character generator (CG) ROM, 221 is a compression/decompression section, 222 is a modem, 223 is a network control section, 224 is a reading section, and 225 is a recording section. August/) Pingyu-ri Fu0zuku Map Figure 1 @jB (?・J + = departure; Chi) if-Fl-n' in the evening Jt+q (fl Figure 3)

Claims (1)

[Claims] (1) Sender information storage means for storing sender printed information (
111), a time information generation means (113) that outputs time information regarding the time at the transmission source, and time difference information regarding the time difference between the transmission destination and the time difference information and the time information generation means (113). calculation means (114) for calculating the time at the destination based on the supplied time information and outputting destination time information regarding the time at the destination; a pattern data generation means (115) for generating pattern data based on the sender print information and the destination time information supplied from the calculation means (114); A source printing method characterized by being configured to perform source printing based on generated pattern data.