JPH04189259A - Facsimile device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To properly discharge a received document onto a received document discharge tray having no received document thereon by discharging the received document to the received document discharge tray having no received document thereon on the basis of the identification result from an identifying means for received document discharge tray. CONSTITUTION:The transmitted data is received to connect a circuit, and an instruction signal as classifying documents together with the information of resolution and document size and discharging them onto different discharge trays 13 is received from a transmitter side to receive how to classify and partition is received. Then, the presence of a received document on a received document discharge tray is detected by a received document sensor 12, and when there is an empty tray, the empty tray is moved to a position in which the received document is discharged by a received document discharge tray moving part 11. When there is no empty tray, the discharge tray 13 is moved so that the received document is discharged onto the received document discharge tray on the top stage, a document is received, and the received document is discharged thereon.

Description

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

[Prior Art] Conventionally, when sending documents to multiple recipients by facsimile transmission, the facsimile machine on the receiving side stacks all the received documents in one place and outputs them.

Further, the transmitted document is received as is and is ejected to the paper ejection tray.

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] In the above-mentioned conventional example, received documents from multiple recipients are stacked in one place, so it is troublesome to distinguish between documents, and it is easy to make mistakes, which saves time and effort. It was necessary.

Furthermore, facsimile machines are often used jointly by multiple people, and in the conventional example described above, when sending the same document to multiple recipients using one facsimile machine, the sender must send the document multiple times, or On the receiving side, a received document for multiple recipients must be copied and then distributed to the recipients, which is a time-consuming process.

Furthermore, if you want to send a common document to multiple recipients listed above with individual documents such as addresses attached, either send it to each recipient on the sender's side, or copy the common document to multiple recipients on the receiver's side. , and had to be distributed with individual documents attached, which was extremely time-consuming.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a facsimile machine that solves the above-mentioned problems.

[Means for Solving the Problems] In order to achieve the above object, the present invention includes a plurality of received document output trays and a detection device provided in the plurality of received document output trays to detect the presence or absence of received documents. means, an identification means for identifying a received document output tray in which a received document does not exist based on a detection result from the detection means, and a received document output tray in which a received document does not exist based on the identification result from the identification means. and ejection control means for ejecting the received document.

[Function] According to the present invention, with the above configuration, a received document can be appropriately ejected to a received document ejection tray where no received document exists.

〔Example〕

FIG. 1 is an external perspective view of a facsimile apparatus according to the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a sectional view thereof.

In these figures, reference numeral 2 denotes a document table on which a transmission document is placed, and the document is placed with the side to be read facing down. Reference numeral 14 denotes a document guide for preventing the document from being skewed when conveying the document, which slides according to the document size.
The size of the original is thereby detected. 3 is for document separation/
The conveyance section separates the document before reading into one sheet, conveys the document to the contact sensor 1 (reading section), and then separates and conveys the document to the document discharge tray 4.

Reference numeral 5 denotes a paper feed cassette for supplying paper for recording received information, etc. The papers in the cassette 5 are separated one by one by a paper feed roller 6 and transported by a transport roller.

8 is a thermal head, which is pressed against the platen roller 9 by a spring, and the ink sheet 1 is
0 ink is transferred to recording paper. Reference numeral 13 denotes a received document discharge tray, which is supported by the received document discharge tray moving section 11 and moves and remains stationary so as to discharge received documents to each paper discharge tray 13. A received document sensor 12 is attached to each paper discharge tray 13.

FIG. 3 shows a block diagram of an electric circuit of a facsimile machine according to the present invention.

In FIG. 3, reference numeral 17 denotes a control circuit that controls the entire apparatus by controlling various parts described later, as well as processing received image signals and transmitted image signals, and controls a CPU 17a such as a microprocessor, ROM17b and CPU that store programs and various data
The RAM 17a is used as a workpiece and is composed of a RAM 17c for temporarily storing various data. Reference numeral 15 denotes a circuit control circuit that connects the communication line and the control circuit 17 and performs communication control.

The reading unit 1 photoelectrically converts the original image, then A/D converts it, and outputs the digital image signal to the control circuit 17 . Reference numeral 8 denotes a recording unit which inputs the image signal processed by the control circuit 17 and records it on recording paper. Reference numeral 15 denotes an operation unit operated by an operator etc., which includes a start key,
A stop key, a dial key, a key 15a for sorting received documents into multiple parts, a multi-copy ejection key 15b2 for ejecting the same received document to multiple received document ejection trays; Individually delivered document multiple copy ejection key 15c for ejecting to a paper tray.

Display various other function keys and operating status, and press C
, D, etc., and the key signal is connected to the control circuit 1.
7 and various operations are started. Reference numeral 18 denotes an automatic dialing circuit which transmits the dialed number stored in the RAM 17c and sends it out to the communication line via the circuit control circuit 15.

The received document discharge tray moving unit 11 moves the received document discharge tray 13 up and down in response to a signal from the control circuit I7. Sensor 12 detects the presence or absence of a received document on tray 13 and sends a signal to control circuit 17 . A received document memory 19 temporarily stores the contents of the received document.

FIG. 4S and FIG. 5 are flowcharts showing an example of transmission and reception processing in the facsimile machine according to the present invention, and a control program for executing this processing is RO.
It is stored in M17b.

First, referring to FIG. 4, a transmission process will be described when instructing a facsimile machine on the receiving side to sort received documents into several parts and output them in one transmission.

Place the original on the original platen 2 using Sl. Operation unit 15 in S2
For document sorting in , press the key 15a to instruct the control circuit 17 that the document sorting is to send, and in s3 input the sorting data from the numeric keypad of the operation section 15, and the control circuit 17
inputs the data to the RAM 17c. The input method is, for example, if the total number of documents is 15 and the receiving side wants to eject the documents in groups of 5 to separate paper ejection trays, the user inputs keys in the order of "+"+s+js using the numeric keypad and the asterisk key. At this time, the asterisk key means a break in the classification.

Next, in step S4, the user presses a dial key on the operation unit 15, and then dials the destination number using the numeric keys, or dials the speed dial, and presses the start key in step s5. If the destination number is registered in one-touch dialing, this S
4. The operation of S5 may be limited to pressing the one-touch dial key of the destination.

Next, in S6, the automatic dialing circuit 18 dials the destination. Then, wait for a response from the other party in s7,
If there is a response, proceed to step 38.

In S8, a signal instructing the receiving side to sort documents is sent together with information such as resolution and document size, and in S9, sorting data is sent out. Next, the original placed on the original platen 2 is read by the SIO, and the image information obtained by the reading is sent out by the SLI. If it is determined in S12 that the transmission document has been completed, the line is disconnected in S13, and the process ends.

Next, as shown in FIG. 5, there is a reception process in which the received documents are sorted into several parts and ejected to separate received document output trays in one reception of the data sent in the above-mentioned transmission process. explain.

The call is received at 521, and the line is connected at S22. In S23, an instruction signal for sorting documents and ejecting them to separate paper ejection trays 13 along with information such as resolution and document size is received from the sending side, and in S24, information on how the documents are sorted is received. This is, for example, an instruction to eject a total of 15 documents into three paper ejection trays 13, five sheets at a time.

Next, in S25, the received document sensor 12 detects whether there are any received documents on the received document output tray. If there is an empty tray in S26, the process advances to S27, where the received document discharge tray moving section 11 moves the empty tray to the position where the received document is discharged, and the process advances to S29. Further, if there is no empty tray in S26, the paper ejection tray 13 is moved so that the received document is ejected to the uppermost received document ejection tray in 328, and the process proceeds to S29.

In S29, the document is received, and in S30, the received document is ejected. At step 33, it is determined whether or not the number of sheets has been received for the first sorting. If the sorting has not been completed, document reception (S29) and received document ejection (S30) are performed. When reception is complete, proceed to S32 in 6S
At step 32, if a document continues to be sent from the sending side, the process returns to step S25 to search for an empty tray, and if there is an empty tray, it is ejected there, otherwise it is ejected to the top tray, and the steps up to S32 are repeated. If there is still no received document in S32, the line is disconnected in S33 and the reception process ends.

As described above, when sending different documents to multiple recipients using one facsimile machine in one transmission, the received documents can be ejected to different output trays for each recipient or for each document that the sender wants to sort. can. Therefore, the boundaries of the document become clearer on the receiving side, and it is less likely that a document will be taken by mistake or that it will take time to find the boundaries of the document.

FIGS. 6 and 7 are flowcharts showing other examples of transmission and reception processing, and a control program for executing this processing is stored in the RAM 17b. First, the 6th
With reference to the figure, a transmission process will be described in which a facsimile machine on the receiving side discharges the same document to a plurality of received document output trays in one transmission, and the number of sheets is changed depending on each tray.

In S41, the original is placed on the original platen 2. Operation section 1 in S42
Press the multiple copy ejection key 15b in step 5 to indicate to the control circuit 17 that multiple copies will be ejected.In step S43, enter the total number of copies on the receiving side and the number of sheets to be ejected to each paper ejection tray using the numeric keypad. The control circuit 17 inputs the data to the RAM 17c. For example, if you want to send a document with a total of 5 pages to 5 destinations on the receiving side, and only the first page is sent to 2 of them, the input method is to use the numeric keypad and the asterisk key. *, 1. *, L, *, O, book, 0. Enter *, 0, etc. The first 5 indicates the total number of copies, the asterisk key indicates the break between the number of copies and the number of sheets, the next 1 outputs only the first page of the document to the first tray, the same goes for the second tray, and the 0 indicates all copies. This indicates that the following documents are to be ejected, and all five documents are to be ejected to the third and subsequent trays.

If you want to output the total number of copies, enter only the total number of copies.

Next, in S44, after pressing the dial key on the operation unit 15, the number of the called (receiving) side is dialed using the numeric keypad or dialed using speed dialing, and the start key is pressed in S45. If the number of the called party is registered in one-touch dialing, the operations in S44 and S45 only require pressing the corresponding one-touch dialing key.

Next, in step 346, the automatic dialing circuit 18 dials the destination. Then, in S47, a response from the other party is waited for, and when there is a response, the process advances to S48.

At 348, a signal is sent along with information such as resolution and document size, instructing the receiving side to eject multiple copies of the same document, and at 349, a signal indicating the number of copies and the number of sheets for each copy is sent.

Next, in S50, the original placed on the original platen 2 is read,
The image information read in S51 is sent. And S52
When it is determined that the transmission document has been completed, the line is disconnected in S53 and the transmission process is terminated.

Next, referring to FIG. 7, a process will be described in which the same document is ejected to a plurality of received document ejection trays in one reception, and the number of sheets is received differently depending on each tray.

First, a check is made in S61, and a line is connected in S62.

In S63, a signal representing an instruction to eject a plurality of copies of the received document with a different number of sheets for each tray is received from the sending side along with information such as resolution and original size, and in S64 information on the number of edges and the number of sheets in each copy is received. Receive. These data are stored in RAM 17c.

Next, in S65, image information is received from the sending side, and in S66
Then, they are stored in the arranged received document memory 19, and the process is repeated until the received document transmission is completed (S67). When the received document is completed, the line is disconnected at 367 and 368.

Next, in S69, the received document sensor 12 detects the presence or absence of a received document on the received document discharge tray 13, and detects an empty tray. If there is an empty tray, S70. In S71, the received document ejection tray moving section 11 moves the empty tray to a position where the received document is ejected. If there are no empty trays, this means that there are received documents on all the received document output trays 13. In this case, the operation will stop until any tray is empty, and if even one tray becomes empty, the operation will be stopped. The empty tray is moved to the paper discharge port (S71).

Next, the number of sheets to be ejected is read from the RAM 17c, and image information for that number of sheets is read from the received document memory 19 (
S72), records the document on recording paper and discharges the document to the received document output tray (S73), and when the specified number of documents are completed (S84).
), and outputs the specified number of documents to the next empty tray. When the specified number of copies of the document have been ejected (385), the receiving process is ended.

As described above, when sending the same document to multiple recipients using one facsimile machine in one transmission, the document can be ejected to a different output tray for each recipient, and the sending side can send the document multiple times. This has the effect of saving the effort of copying the received document on the receiving side. Furthermore, by being able to send and receive documents with different numbers of documents for each destination, for example, even if there are destinations to which only the cover page is to be sent and destinations to which all documents are to be sent, the document can be sent at once.

FIGS. 8 and 9 are flowcharts showing still another example of the transmission and reception processing, and a control program for executing this processing is stored in the RAM 17b.

First, with reference to FIG. 8, we will explain the transmission process when multiple copies of a common document with individual documents are sent to the receiving facsimile machine in one transmission so as to be ejected to different received document output trays. .

In S81, the original is placed on the original platen 2. Operation section 1 in S82
5 is pressed to indicate to the control circuit 17 that multiple copies of documents with individual documents are to be ejected and sent. S8
In step 3, the total number of copies to be output on the receiving side is input, and if the number of individual documents is not one each, then the number of individual documents for each destination is input, but in this embodiment, each individual document is one. Data on the total number of copies to be released is input to RAMI 7c. After pressing the dial key on the operation unit 15 in S84, the user dials the destination number using the numeric keys or speed dialing, and presses the start key in S85. If the destination number is registered in one-touch dialing, this S8.4. S
85 can be operated by simply pressing the destination's one-touch dial key.

Next, at 586, the automatic dialing circuit 18 dials the destination. Then, in S87, a response from the other party is waited for, and when there is a response, the process advances to S88.

In step 38g, a signal is sent along with information such as resolution and original size to the receiving side, indicating that the transmission is a plurality of common documents with individual documents attached to each, and in step S89, a signal indicating the total number of copies to be output is sent. .

Next, in S90, the original placed on the original platen 2 is read from the individual document first, and then the common document is read. The image information read in S91 is sent. If it is determined in S92 that the transmission document has been completed, the line is disconnected in S93 and the transmission process is terminated.

Next, with reference to FIG. 9, a process will be described in which a plurality of copies of a common document with individual documents are received so as to be ejected to a plurality of different paper ejection trays in one reception.

First, a call is received with 5LOL, and the line is connected with 5102.

At 5103, a signal representing an instruction to output multiple copies of a common document with individual documents to different paper output trays is received from the sending side along with information such as resolution and document size.
4. Receive the number of copies to be ejected. These data are in RAM
17c.

At 5105, an individual document and then a common document are received, and their image information is all stored in the received document memory 19 at 5106.
is stored in When all the data have been received (S107),
Disconnect the line (SIO illusion.

Next, in step 5109, the received document sensor 12 detects the presence or absence of a received document on the received document discharge tray 13, and detects an empty tray. If there is an empty tray, the received document ejection tray moving section moves the empty tray to the position where the received document is ejected at 5ilo and 5ill. If there is no empty tray, there are received documents on all the received document output trays 13, so in this case, the operation will stop until any tray is empty, and if even one tray becomes empty, it will be empty. Move the tray to the paper ejection port (Sill). In this embodiment, each individual document is one sheet, so in step 5112, the first individual document is read from the received document memory 19, recorded on recording paper, and then discharged to the paper discharge tray I3 (S113). Next, the common document is read from the memory (5114), recorded, and ejected (3
115), all common documents have been ejected (S116)
, and if there are individual documents, empty tray detection 5109
Repeat the same process from When all individual documents have been read out (5117), the reception process ends.

As described above, it is possible to send documents that are common to multiple destinations and documents that are different for each destination to one facsimile device in one transmission, and received documents can be sent to different destinations in different output trays. documents are ejected in duplicate,
This has the effect of allowing you to read and write documents without making mistakes at the end of the document.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As described above, according to the present invention, a received document can be extremely appropriately ejected to a received document ejection tray where no received document exists.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

Fig. 1 is an external perspective view of a facsimile machine embodying the present invention, Fig. 2 is a sectional view of the facsimile machine, Fig. 3 is a block diagram of the electrical circuit configuration of the facsimile machine, and Fig. 4 is
6 and 8 are transmission processing flowcharts, and FIG. 5, FIG. 7, and FIG. 9 are reception processing flowcharts. DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1...Reading part, 8...Recording part, 11...Received document output tray moving part, 12...Received document sensor, 13...Received document output tray, 15...Operation unit , 15a...key for document sorting, 15b...key for ejecting multiple copies, 15c...key for ejecting multiple copies of individual attached documents, 17...control circuit, 19...received document memory.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1) A plurality of received document output trays, a detection means provided in the plurality of received document output trays for detecting the presence or absence of received documents, and a detection result from the detection means. an identification means for identifying a received document output tray in which a received document does not exist, based on the identification result from the identification means; and an ejection control means for discharging the received document to a received document output tray in which the received document does not exist, based on the identification result from the identification means. A facsimile machine characterized by: 2) The facsimile apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the ejection control means distributes the received document to a plurality of received document ejection trays in which no received document exists in one reception based on an instruction signal from the sending side. . 3) In claim 1, the ejection control means includes a signal that instructs the receiving side to sort and eject received documents to a plurality of received document ejection trays in which no received documents are present, in one transmission signal. A facsimile device characterized by adding: 4) In claim 1, the ejection control means ejects the same received document to a plurality of received document ejection trays in which no received document exists in one reception based on an instruction signal from the sending side, and A facsimile machine characterized by changing the number of documents for each paper tray. 5) In claim 1, the ejection control means ejects the same document to a plurality of received document ejection trays in which no received document exists on the receiving side by one transmission in response to a transmission signal, and A facsimile machine characterized by adding a signal instructing to change the number of sheets. 6) In claim 1, the ejection control means, based on an instruction signal from the sending side, outputs different documents for each tray to a plurality of received document ejection trays in which there is no received document in one reception. A facsimile machine characterized by ejecting common documents into a tray. 7) In claim 1, the ejection control means transmits a transmission signal once to a plurality of received document ejection trays in which there is no received document on the receiving side, and outputs a different document for each tray to all the trays. A facsimile device characterized in that a signal is added to control the transmission of a common document.