JPH0372771A - Information file device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide retrieval information suitably and surely to a file by storing attribute information relating to the reception of received picture information as the retrieval information. CONSTITUTION:The device is provided with a 1st memory 12 storing tentatively received picture information under the control of a communication control section 14 and a 2nd memory 13 storing tentatively attribute information relating to the reception of the received picture information. When the input of the retrieval information is not especially implemented to the received picture information recorded on an optical disk 6, the attribute information such as size of picture information, resolution or received date obtained relating to the reception is stored as it is as retrieval information when the received picture information is received. Thus, the retrieval information to specify the received picture information is surely and suitably provided to make the registration efficient.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION (A) Field of Industrial Application The present invention relates to an information file device having an information transmission function.

(b) Conventional technology FIG. 1 shows a typical example of an information file device.

(1) is a part of a scanner that optically scans a document in line to form image information. (2) is an image memory that temporarily stores image information for one page. (3) is a CRT display, which displays image information in the image memory (2). (4) is a printer that hard copies the image information in the image memory (2). (5) is a codec unit which compresses and expands image information, as well as records and reproduces information. (6) is an optical disc, on which a plurality of tracks on which address information is recorded in advance are formed concentrically, and the above-mentioned image information is recorded on each track. (7) is a system control section, which controls each of the above sections. Further, the system control unit (7) has a search file therein, and the recording address of the image information in the optical disc (6) and search information for the recorded image information are recorded in the search file. A keyboard (8) is used to input the search information and various control command signals.

Image information input from the scanner part (1) at the bottom of the tank is temporarily stored in an image memory (2) and displayed on a CRT (3). Here, when search information and a registration command signal are input from the keyboard (8), the codec section (5) encodes the image information in the image memory (2) and records it on the optical disc (6). At this time, the recording address of the image information in the optical disc (6) and the search information are recorded in the search file of the system control unit (7).

Further, when search information and a search command signal are input from the keyboard (8), the system control unit (7) searches for the corresponding search information from within the search file. Based on the recording address of the image information in the optical disc (6) obtained from this search result, the image information is reproduced from the optical disc (6), decoded in the copier (5), and stored in the image memory (2). is memorized. Image memory (
The image information stored in 2) is displayed on a CRT (3), and further hard-copied by a printer (4) if necessary.

Incidentally, in recent years, networking has become popular, and this type of information file device is also required to have a communication function. Japanese Patent Application No. 58-127401 discloses information that includes a communication memory for storing transmitted and received information and a header memory for storing control information for the received information, and that the received information is stored on an optical disk by referring to the contents of the header memory. The file device is listed.

(C) Purpose of the Invention Image information recorded on an optical disc is given search information for specifying the image information at the time of registration. However, since the search information must be information that allows image information to be specified, it takes a great deal of effort to do so.Therefore, it is not easy to register image information.

The present invention has been made in view of these points, and provides an information file device that can accurately and reliably provide search information.

(d) Tank Bottom of the Invention The information file device of the present invention includes at least a communication control unit that controls communication of image information, a first memory that temporarily stores received image information received under the control of the communication control unit; a second memory that temporarily stores attribute information regarding reception of the received image information, and when registering the image information by storing the received image information on an optical disk, the attribute information corresponds to the received image information stored on the optical disk. It is characterized in that the attribute information stored in the second memory is stored as search information.

(E) Embodiment FIG. 2 shows an embodiment of the present invention. (10) is an NCU (line control unit) that controls the telephone line (9), (1
1) is a modem that modulates and demodulates transmitted and received information.

(12) is a first memory that temporarily stores received information. (13) is a second memory that stores management information for received information. Such management information refers to the information amount and resolution of received information, communication destination information of transmitted and received information, storage address of received information in the first memory (12), etc. (14) is a communication control unit that controls each of these units and performs information communication. Note that other parts are the same as those in FIG. 1, are given the same numbers, and explanations are omitted.

First, the operation of transmitting information to a facsimile machine will be explained with reference to the control sequence diagram of FIG.

By inputting a transmission mode signal from the keyboard (8), the system control unit (7) and communication control unit (14)
is set to transmit mode.

When a keyword is input from the keyboard (8), the system control unit (7) operates the codec unit (5) based on the keyword, and reproduces one page of transmission information from the optical disc (6). The image is stored in the image memory (2). Furthermore, the system control section (7) sends management information (size, resolution, etc.) of the transmission information to the communication control section (14) using a FAX signal.

Then, a telephone (not shown) makes a call (ring tone) to the facsimile machine on the receiving side. In response to this, the receiving side sends DI S (DigitalInde
ntification Signal: Digital initial identification) signal and NFS (Non 5tand
ard Facility: Non-standard operation) signal is sent. This D'lS signal includes information indicating the reception side mode (receivable information size, resolution, and reception speed).

When the DIS signal is taken into the communication control unit (14) via the NCU (10) and the modem (11), the communication control unit (14) receives the NSS (Non 5 standard
5tep: A non-standard state) signal and a training signal are sent out via the modem (11) and NCU (10). The NSS signal includes destination information.

When the so-called training of the telephone line (9) and the transmitting/receiving device is completed by the training signal, the communication control unit (1
4) is T CF (Training Check C
onfirmation: Sends a training completion confirmation) signal.

When this TCP signal is correctly received on the receiving side, the receiving side sends CFR (Confirmation to Rec).
eive: send out a reception confirmation) signal.

At this point, the communication control unit (14) has determined the transmission mode from the reception mode included in the DIS signal, and sets the transmission mode to P HCI N (Phase CIn).
The signal is sent to the system control unit (7).

The communication period from the DIS signal to the CFR signal is as follows:
This is a period during which control signals are exchanged between transmitting and receiving devices prior to transmitting information, and is called phase B.

The system control unit (7) operates the codec unit (5) by taking in the PHCIN signal, and after encoding the transmission information stored in the image memory (2), the ST
A (transmission start) signal is sent to the communication control section (14). The communication control unit (14) receives the ST multiplied signal and sends out transmission information via the modem (11) and N CU (10). This period is called Phase C. When such transmission is completed, the communication control unit (14) transmits RT C (Re
A turn to contral (control return) signal is sent to the receiving side via the modem (11) and the NCU (10), and an END (end) signal is sent to the system control unit (7). If there is further information to be transmitted, the system control unit (7) sends the FAX signal to the communication control unit (14) again. By comparing the management information with the management information taken by the receiver, it is determined whether the transmission mode has been changed.

When there is a mode change, the communication control unit (14)
(End of Message: End of image signal) signal is sent to the receiving side. When the receiving side receives the ROM signal, it sends an MCF (Message Confirmation).
n: Image signal reception confirmation) Sends a signal. Thereafter, the phase B operation described above is entered, and control signal communication is performed.

By receiving and receiving the PHCIN signal, the system control unit (7) operates the codec unit (5) to read out the transmitted information from the optical disc (6) and store it in the image memory (
2) Store - degree. After this storage is completed, the system control section (7) sends out an ST times signal, and the communication control section (14) receives this and sends out transmission information.

By the way, according to the G II+ standard, if no information is received for 6 seconds after the receiving side leaves the CFR signal, the line is automatically disconnected. Therefore, after receiving the CFR signal, the communication control unit (14) immediately sends out a dummy signal consisting of the O signal to maintain the connection state of the line until reading of information from the optical disk (6) is completed as described above. There is.

On the other hand, if there is no change in the transmission mode, the communication control unit (14
) sends out an MPS signal in place of the ROM signal described above.

The receiving side receives and receives the MPS signal and sends out the MCF signal. Thereafter, the transmission information is read from the optical disk (6),
Sent out.

When all transmissions are completed, the system control unit (7)
An END (transmission complete) signal is sent to the communication control unit (14). The communication control unit (14) has an E OP (End of
After confirming the MCF signal from the receiving side, the DCN
(Disconnect) Sends a signal and disconnects the telephone line. Then, the communication control unit (14) transmits a PR, 0END (completion) signal to the system control unit (7),
Send mode ends.

Next, regarding the information receiving operation from the facsimile machine,
This will be explained with reference to FIG.

When the communication control unit (14) confirms the incoming call via the NCU (10) and the modem (11), the communication control unit (14)
7) is set to reception mode, and CE D (Coiled 5
After transmitting the tationIdentification (calling station identification) signal, the process enters phase B as described above. Here, the NSF signal includes a signal indicating that it is received by the information file device. Communication control unit (
14) causes the second memory (13) to store destination information and management information included in the NSS signal from the transmitting side. Then, the communication control unit (14) stores the received information sent from the sending side at the address in the first memory (12) instructed by the receiving information system control unit (7). Here, the system control unit (7) associates the address with the management information and stores it in the second memory (13). Furthermore, by providing a clock circuit (not shown), it is also possible to have the system control unit (7) store the reception date and time information in the second memory (13).

Thereafter, if the communication mode is changed or if multiple pages are to be communicated, the control procedure between the transmitting and receiving devices is exactly the same as the above-described transmission operation. The received information is sequentially stored in the first memory (12), and management information, addresses, etc. are stored in the second memory (13).

Furthermore, regarding transmission/reception operations between information file devices, the fifth section
This will be explained with reference to the figures. Note that the information file device shown in FIG. 2 is assumed to be the receiving side. In response to the calling (ring tone) from the transmitting side, the communication control unit (14) transmits the CED signal, N
Sends SF signal and DIS signal. At this time, upon detection of a call, the system control unit (7) is set to reception mode.

When the transmitting side detects the DIS signal and sends out an SDFM signal to notify that the transmission is by an information file device, the communication control unit (14) notifies the reception mode in which reception is possible using the ADFM signal. This allows the transmitting side to send a 5M0D (mode exit) signal containing the transmission mode (size, resolution, etc. of information to be transmitted) and destination information to the NS.
Send in place of S signal.

1. The communication control unit (14) records the transmission mode management information in the second memory (13). The communication control section (14) then stores the received information at the address of the first memory (12) specified by the system control section (7). Thereafter, information is received in the same manner.

Note that in FIGS. 3 to 5, all the same signals are indicated by the same symbols, and their operating procedures are completely the same.

As described above, the received image information is sequentially stored in one memory (
12), and attribute information such as communication destination information, management information of the received information, and address of the received information in the first memory (12) are respectively stored in the second memory (13).

Next, the processing operation of the received information will be explained with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

When an instruction is given to display attribute information from the keyboard (8), the system control section (7) reads out all attribute information from the second memory (13) and displays it on the CRT (3).

Then, the processing mode is input using the keyboard (8). Examples of processing modes include display on a CRT (3) 2 or printer (4), and optical disc (6).
There are registration and deletion, etc.

Upon instructing the display mode and selecting the attribute information of the received information to be displayed, the system control unit (7) reads out the received information from the first memory (12) based on the attribute information and also reads out the received information from the codec unit (5). ) to decode the received information and store it in the image memory (2). The received information can then be displayed by operating the CRT (3) or printer (4).

When the registration mode is specified and the attribute information of the received information to be registered is selected, the system control unit (7) stores the received information in the image memory (
2).

Here, when a registration signal is input from the keyboard (8), the system control unit (7) reads the above attribute information from the second memory (13) and uses the attribute information as search information. ), and the received information in the image memory (2) is encoded by the codec unit (5) and then written to the optical disc (6).

At this time, the writing address of the received information on the optical disk (6) is stored as search information in the search file in the system control unit (7), similar to the attribute information.

On the other hand, when a registration signal is input after an arbitrary keyword (such as a title for received information) is input from the keyboard (8), the system control unit (7) stores information in the second memory (13).
The keyword is stored in the search file as search information without reading out the attribute information.

In this way, arbitrary received information can be registered as arbitrary search information.

When the erasure mode is instructed and the attribute information of the received information to be erased is selected, the system control unit (7) clears the storage areas of the received information and attribute information in the first memory (12) and the second memory (13). and delete each information. Such an erasing operation may be performed automatically after registration is completed in the above-mentioned registration mode.

(f) Effects of the Invention In the present invention, when no particular search information is input for the received image information to be recorded on an optical disc, when the received image information is received, the image information obtained regarding the reception is Attribute information such as size, resolution, or date and time of reception is stored as is as search information. Therefore, the search information for specifying is accurately and reliably added to the received image information, and the efficiency of the registration work can be improved.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a typical example, FIGS. 2 to 6 show an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a block diagram, and FIGS. 3 to 5 show control sequences for each state, Figure 6 is a full chart. (6)...Optical disk, (7)...System control unit, (12)...First memory, (13)...Second memory, (14)...Communication control unit.

Claims (1)

[Claims] (1) Communication control for controlling communication of image information in an information file device that can register, search, and display image information by storing image information on an optical disk and storing search information for the image information. a first section for temporarily storing received image information received under the control of the communication control section;
and a second memory that temporarily stores at least attribute information regarding the reception of the received image information, and when registering the image information by storing the received image information on an optical disk, the received image information stored on the optical disk is An information file device characterized in that attribute information stored in a second memory corresponding to information is stored as search information.