JPH04216258A - Picture transmitter - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To clearly observe the additive information of a character image to be transmitted by adding the information to designate the size or type of the character when transmitting data from a card to a facsimile. CONSTITUTION:Data such as the phone number of a call originating destination, the name, various messages and the name of a card user and the code to designate the size or type of the character when printing these data are registered in advance by an input key 22 on a card 21. When transmitting an original, first of all, the card is set at a recessed part 12 of a facsimile 11. Next, the original is set at the prescribed position of the facsimile 11. Then, the data of a called party and the data of the message to be added are selected by a retrieval key 22-2 on the card 21, and a call originating instruction key 22-1 is pushed down. The facsimile 11 transmits the original after adding the data such as the size or type of the character selected by the card 21, the name of a caller, the name of the called party and the transmitting message or the like to the original.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

0001

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an image transmitting apparatus for transmitting character images.

0002

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, characters used for destination names, sender names, etc., which are automatically added to the beginning of a document by a facsimile machine, have a predetermined size.

0003

[Problem to be Solved by the Invention] However, in the above conventional example, since the characters such as the recipient's name and sender's name are of a fixed size, it may be necessary to make the characters of the recipient larger than the date. It was not easy to read and could not respond to various requests.

0004

[Means for Solving the Problems] According to the present invention, when data such as a telephone number or name is sent from a card-like device to a facsimile machine, information for controlling the size and font of characters is added and sent. The font size and font of the addressee name, sender name, etc. that is added at the beginning of the manuscript can be used depending on the situation. This allows for easy-to-read and easy-to-understand editing.

[0005]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS FIG. 1 is an external view of a facsimile according to an embodiment of the present invention. Reference numeral 11 indicates a facsimile main body, 21 a card that can be attached to and detached from the facsimile main body 11, 12 a recess provided for setting the card 21, and 13 14 is a switch for detecting that the card 21 is set; 14 is a receiving unit (in this example, a phototransistor) that receives a signal sent from the card 21; 22 is an input for inputting characters, symbols, etc. to the card 21; keys, 22-1 is a send key for instructing the sending of data stored in the card 21, 22-2 is a search key for searching for stored data, and 23 is a key for instructing the sending of data stored in the card 21; This is a display section that displays the data that is being displayed.

FIG. 2 shows a block diagram showing the structure of the facsimile machine whose appearance is shown in FIG. Components common to those in FIG. 1 are given the same numbers. 3 is a reader that reads the original, 4
is a modem for modulating the image etc. read by the reader 3 and transmitting it to the line 5. Reference numeral 2 denotes a memory that stores data received from the examination unit 14 and pre-registered character fonts of a plurality of sizes, and 1 a control unit that controls each unit.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing the back side of the card 21.
4 is a switch for detecting that the card is set in the facsimile body 11, and 25 is a transmitter (e.g., a light emitting diode) for transmitting data in the card 21 to the facsimile.

[0008] In the above configuration, the card 2
By operating the input key 22 above 1, the telephone number of the calling party,
Data such as a name, various messages (multiple registrations possible), name of the user of the card, and a code specifying the size of characters when these data are printed are registered. After that, when the user wants to send a document from the facsimile 11, the card 21 is first set in the recess 12 of the facsimile 11.

FIG. 4 shows a cross section taken along line AA in FIG. 1 at this time. The structure is such that both the switch 13 on the facsimile side and the switch 24 on the card side are turned on when setting. When the facsimile side detects that the switch 13 is turned on, it enters a waiting state for receiving data from the card 21. Next, the operator sets the document in a predetermined position on the facsimile 11, selects the data of the destination to be sent and the data of the message to be added using the search key 22-2 of the card 21, and presses the call instruction key 22-1. Press .

[0010] Through this operation, the transmitter 25
The format of the selection data and message to be sent from is command 1=content 1/.../command n=content n//, and the character size is specified by ¥0 to ¥9 in the character string of the content. The data actually sent is, for example, TN=03-
123-4567/CN=￥5 Butsuryu Tanaka/
UN = ¥3 Kandaeigyo Sato / MD = ¥5 Kakino Shinamonono New Kano Yoteiwo / MD = ¥7 Daishikyu ¥5 Oshirasekudasai // It is. In addition, the command TN (Telephone N
The contents of ``umber'' are the destination phone number and the command CN (
Called Name) contains the destination name, UN
The contents of (User Name) are the name of the sender (card user), and the contents of MD (Message Date) are the sent message.

[0011] In other words, in the above example, the telephone number of the other party is '03-123-4567', the name of the other party is specified in font size of ¥5, and the content is 'Butsuryu Tanaka'.
The sender's name is 'Kandaeigyo Sato' in the size of ¥3, and the message to be sent is 'Kakino Shinamonono Nyuuka no Yoteiwo' in the size of ¥5, separated by '/' to indicate a line break, and then A size of 7 yen indicates 'Daishikyuu', followed by a size of 5 yen which indicates 'Oshirasekudasai', ending with '//'.

[0012] On the facsimile side, the data is sent to the receiving unit 1.
4, the controller 1 dials the telephone number of the other party in the data, and once the line is connected to the other party, the control unit 1 reads the image data in the format shown in FIG. 5 by referring to the font in the memory 2. Create it on memory 2 and send it.

In FIG. 5, 31 is the destination name 32 is the sender's name, and 33 is the message to be sent, each of which has a font size specified by data from the card side.

After sending up to the transmission message 33, the original set at a predetermined position is read and sent at position 34.

[0015] Also, the data sent from the card 11 is as follows: TN=03-123-4567/CN=¥5 Tanaka/UN=¥3 Kandaeigyo Sato/MD=¥5 5\Rdaishikyu\NOshiraSeKudasai// If so, the facsimile 11 transmits an image as shown in FIG. 6 under the control of the control unit 1.

Note that \R designates an inverted character, and \N cancels the designation of an inverted character. As shown in the transmission message 35, an inverted output is provided. By being able to instruct inverted character output in this way, the output becomes easier to read.

[0017] Furthermore, the thickness of the lines of the characters may be changed.

[0018]

[Effects of the Invention] As explained above, a card and a main body are provided with means for transmitting the name of the sender, the name of the recipient, the message to be sent, etc., including instructions for font size and font, etc. By preparing it, you can add characters and the like to the manuscript in a good-looking manner.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is an external view of a facsimile machine implementing the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram of a facsimile according to an embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a back view of the card of the example.

FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken along the line AA in FIG. 1, showing where a card is set in the main body.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of facsimile output according to the embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing another example of facsimile output according to the embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

11 Facsimile body 14 Receiving section 21 Card

Claims (1)

[Claims] Claim 1: receiving means for receiving data from a card-like device; identification means for identifying character data including character size or font from the data received by the receiving means; or a transmitting means for transmitting a character image of a font.