JPH04220864A - Facsimile equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To realize the facsimile equipment easily sorting each arrived data and attaining efficient sort processing without mistake by printing an index to a prescribed range of an edge of paper with respect to an arrived call. CONSTITUTION:When a system control section 27 discriminates the arrival of a reception data, an index pattern output circuit 35 stores an index pattern to a prescribed location of a picture memory 31 and the stored data is printed out under the control of a printer control circuit 36. Then the print position of the index pattern to be stored in the picture memory 31 is deviated by the control of a system control section 27 for each arrival of a succeeding data and stored in the picture memory 31 and printed out.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

0001

TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a facsimile machine,
In particular, the present invention relates to a facsimile machine that can efficiently organize ejected sheets.

0002

2. Description of the Related Art With the recent development of communication technology, the frequency of use of facsimile machines has increased, and they are now being used to transmit all kinds of information. For this reason, some users frequently repeat sending/receiving processes, and a large amount of paper on which information is printed is often stacked on the paper ejection unit of the facsimile machine. Some facsimile machines are equipped with a device that sounds an alarm each time a call is received, but even in this case, the user does not remove the ejected paper every time a call is received, but usually removes the ejected paper after it has been loaded to a certain extent. .

[0003] For this reason, the paper stacked in the paper output section is stacked with paper sheets printed with information from different parties that have arrived over a long period of time, and conventionally this sorting work has been carried out in the corners of the paper sheets (for example, This was done using identification information such as the date, time, and destination code recorded on the top of the paper.

0004

[Problems with the prior art] However, when sorting for each recipient based on the above identification information, the identification information is printed in small print and the work requires a long time because it must be checked one by one. ing. Additionally, mistakes are likely to occur during the sorting process, and sheets containing information from other parties may be mixed in.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In view of the above-mentioned conventional problems, it is an object of the present invention to provide a facsimile machine that can efficiently sort sheets and prevent sorting errors.

[0006]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a facsimile machine that prints information received via a communication line on paper and outputs the paper onto a tray. The present invention is characterized by comprising an index printing means for printing an index, and a change specifying means for specifying a change in the index printing position by the index printing means each time the index is received.

[0007]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 2 is an overall configuration diagram of the facsimile machine of this embodiment. In the figure, facsimile machine 1
The received data printing section 2, the sending data reading section 3, and converting the data received via the communication line (telephone line) into print data, outputting it to the receiving data printing section 2, and reading it with the sending data reading section 3. It is composed of a transmission/reception control section, which will be described later, which converts the received data into transmission data and outputs it to the communication line. Note that the circuit configuration of the transmission/reception control section is shown in FIG. 1, which will be described later.

The received data printing section 2 is composed of an image forming section 4 and a paper transport mechanism 5. The image forming section 4 is a device that prints on paper P based on print data output from the transmission/reception control section, and includes a photoreceptor drum 8, a charger 9 disposed in sequence near the photoreceptor drum 8, and a printing device. head 10,
It is composed of a developing device 11, a transfer device 12, and a cleaner 13. The print head 10 is supplied with print data (dot-patterned data) output from the transmission/reception control section, and performs optical writing based on the print data on the photoreceptor drum 8, which is uniformly charged by the charger 9. to form an electrostatic latent image. This electrostatic latent image is visualized by toner in a developing device 11, and is transferred to a sheet P fed via a sheet transport mechanism 5 by a transfer device 12.

The paper conveyance mechanism 5 includes a feed roller 17 that feeds the paper P carried out from the paper feed cassette 16 by the rotation of the paper feed roller 15 to the transfer section, and a fixing roller 19 from the transfer section.
Conveyance roller 1 that conveys the paper on which the toner image has been transferred up to
8, and a paper discharge roller 20 that discharges the paper P that has been thermally fixed by the fixing roll 19 to the outside of the machine. Note that the paper P discharged outside the machine is stacked on the tray 21.

On the other hand, the transmission data reading section 3 is composed of a transmission paper transport mechanism 6 and a transmission data reading head 7, and the transmission paper transport mechanism 6 includes a document mounting table 22 on which transmission information is written,
Composed of transport rollers 23a, 23b, and a paper ejection roller 24, the transport rollers 23a, 23b are rotationally controlled in accordance with a control signal output from a document scanning control circuit to be described later to transport the original, and the transmission data reading head 7 reads the original. The information is read and the paper is ejected onto the tray 25 by the ejection roller 24. The transmission data reading head 7 has a line-shaped CCD sensor inside, and the data read from the original is transmitted to the other party via a telephone line under the control of a transmission/reception control section to be described later.

FIG. 1 is a circuit block diagram showing the above-mentioned transmission/reception control section. In the figure, the transmission/reception control unit 26 includes a system control unit 27 that performs overall control of the facsimile machine 1;
and a communication control circuit 28 that controls various drives, a network control circuit 29, an image processing circuit 30, an image memory 31, an operation/display section 32, a sensor control circuit 33, and a document scanning control circuit 34.
, an index pattern output circuit 35, and a printer control circuit 36.

The system control unit 27 is a system R (not shown).
Each part and each circuit of the facsimile machine 1 is controlled based on the program stored in the OM. Furthermore, the system control unit 2
A counter 14 having the configuration shown in FIG. 3 is provided within the counter 7. This counter 14 is a so-called ring counter having a 4-bit configuration, and is a counter that is reset every 16 counts and repeats the count-up process.

The sensor control circuit 33 is a circuit that drives the CCD sensor in the transmission data reading head 7 described above in synchronization with the document scanning speed, and performs shading correction, etc. on the transmission data read by the transmission data reading head 7. . Also,
The document scanning control circuit 34 uses the above-mentioned transport rollers 23a, 23.
The scanning speed of the document is controlled to the speed at which data is read by the transmission data reading head 7 described above.

The transmitted data subjected to shading correction etc. by the sensor control circuit 33 is stored in the image memory 31. The image memory 31 stores multiple transmitted originals and received original 1.
This is a data storage memory that has a data storage capacity for a page, and transmission data is temporarily stored in this image memory 31.
Thereafter, it is transmitted to the other party via the telephone line under the output control of the communication control circuit 28.

The image processing circuit 30 is a circuit that performs the above-mentioned encoding process of the transmitted data and decoding process of the data received from the other party. In addition, the communication control circuit 28 is used for input/output control when outputting transmission data to the other party and when receiving data from the other party, and when outputting transmission data from the transmission/reception control unit 26 to the telephone line, Acts as a modem when inputting received data from the telephone line. The communication control circuit 28 also includes a network control circuit 29 having an automatic incoming and outgoing function.
connected to the telephone line via.

On the other hand, the received data output from the other party is decoded by the communication control circuit 28 and then stored in the image memory 31 under the control of the system control section 27. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing the memory configuration of the image memory 31, and the area indicated by a solid line in the diagram is the storage area of the image memory 31. Furthermore, 16 areas for storing index patterns, which will be described later, are secured at positions a to p in the figure. Note that the dotted line shown in the figure indicates the size of the paper P corresponding to the storage area of the image memory 31. Therefore, when the data stored in the image memory 31 is printed on the paper P, the index pattern is printed on the side edge of the paper P.

The index pattern output circuit 35 outputs index pattern data (the above-mentioned index pattern) necessary for sorting the paper to the edge of the paper P.
It is composed of OM. Reading of this index pattern and writing control to the image memory are performed by the system control unit 27, and when reception data is received via the communication control circuit 28, data for one page of the received manuscript is written to the image memory 31. Each time the data is read, it is written to a specific storage area a to p. The write address designation for selecting the storage areas a to p is performed according to the value of a counter 14 provided in the system control unit 27 and counted up each time received data arrives. In addition, the above-mentioned transmission data reading head 7
When storing the transmission data read in, the storage areas a to p of the index pattern described above are not used.

The printer control circuit 36 is a circuit that performs drive control of the image forming section 4 and the transport mechanism 5, such as drive control of the charger 9 and print head 10, toner density control of the developer 11, etc. Further, the operation/display unit 32 displays various keys for instructing data transmission, specifying the destination's fax number, etc., displaying the transmission/receiving status, and displaying the code number of the destination during transmission.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be explained according to the flowchart shown in FIG. First, the power of the facsimile machine 1 is turned on, the value C of the counter in the system control unit 27 is cleared (C=0), and the reception of data from the other party is waited for (step (hereinafter referred to as ST) 1). ST2
is N (no)). If you wish to send the document during this period, place the document on the mounting table 22, input the destination fax number, and issue a transmission instruction.
b is driven under the control of the original scanning control circuit 34, and the information on the original is read by the transmission data reading head 7, and once stored in the image memory 31 as described above, is sent to the destination according to the output control of the communication control circuit 28. Sent.

On the other hand, when a call is received from the other party (ST2 is Y), the received data is input to the image processing circuit 30 under input control of the communication control circuit 28. The image processing circuit 30 decodes the input received data and sequentially stores it in the image memory 31 (ST3). Thereafter, when the received data for one page of paper is stored in the image memory 31, the system control unit 27 determines that the received data for one page is stored in the image memory 31, and the index pattern output circuit 3
5 reads out the index pattern from the image memory 31
(ST4). At this time, the position where the index pattern is stored in the image memory 31 is determined by the system control unit 27.
A storage area selected corresponding to the value of the counter in
In the case of the first incoming call, this is the storage area a shown in FIG. 4 described above.

Thereafter, under the control of the system control unit 27, the received data and index pattern stored in the image memory 31 are output to the printer control circuit 36, and printing processing is executed. The printer control circuit 36 controls the photosensitive drum 8, the charger 9, the print head 10, etc., and performs printing processing on the paper P carried out from the paper feed cassette 16 (S
T5). That is, as described above, the received data and index pattern are output from the printer control circuit 36 to the print head 10, and printing is performed on the paper P according to the electrostatic latent image formed on the photoreceptor drum 8 by the print head 10.

The above process repeats the same process as described above if data for a plurality of sheets of paper P is received when a call is received (ST6 is N, ST3 to ST5). Therefore, if it is necessary to print a second or more sheet in one incoming call process, the above process is repeated, and the paper P with the index pattern printed at the same position on the paper P is ejected onto the tray 21, and the first incoming call is printed. The printing position of the index pattern on the outer paper P is position a' in FIG. That is, on the tray 21 there is a
Paper P is stacked in the state of incoming call 1 shown in FIG.

Next, when the above processing is completed (ST6 is Y
), the counter value C is incremented by 1 (ST7), and the facsimile machine 1 enters a standby state until a new call arrives (ST2).
is N).

[0024] If there is a new call after that, the same as above,
The received data is stored in the image memory 31, and an index pattern corresponding to the counter value C is stored in the storage area b in FIG. Therefore, when the printing process is performed thereafter (ST5), an index pattern is printed at position b' in FIG. 6, and the sheet P on which index printing has been performed is
is discharged onto the tray 21 in the state of incoming call 2.

Thereafter, each time an incoming call is received, the index pattern is sequentially stored in the storage area c→d→ of the image memory 31, and by printing, the index pattern is placed on the paper P at the position c'→d'→ shown in FIG. The index pattern is printed, and the paper P is stacked on the tray 21 in a state such as incoming call 3 in FIG. Therefore, as can be seen from FIG. 7, the sheets P are stacked with the index patterns printed on the side edges sequentially shifted from each other (see the print result in FIG. 7).
. Therefore, the sorting process of the sheets P stacked on the tray 21 can be easily performed according to the printing positions of the index patterns.

Since the counter 14 is composed of a ring counter shown in FIG. 3, for example, after 16 incoming calls have been processed, the index is printed again at position a', and the so-called endless classification of incoming calls is performed. It can be carried out.

Further, in this embodiment, the index pattern is printed on the side edge of the paper P, but it may be printed on the upper edge, lower edge, etc. of the edge of the paper P. In addition, in this embodiment, index printing is always performed on the paper P on which received data is output, but a flag area is set in the system control unit 27, and the index is printed by turning on and off the flag according to the user's instructions. / Non-printing may be controlled.

Furthermore, a sensor may be provided to detect the paper P discharged onto the tray 21, and the counter 14 may be reset when the paper P loaded on the tray 21 is removed.

[0029]

As explained in detail above, according to the present invention, it is possible to easily determine the destination of the incoming call based on the position of the index print printed on the edge of the stacked sheets P, thereby simplifying the sorting work. can be done efficiently.

[0030] Furthermore, there are no mistakes in the sorting work, and sheets on which information from other parties is written are not mixed in.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a circuit block diagram of a facsimile apparatus according to an embodiment.

FIG. 2 is an overall configuration diagram of a facsimile machine according to an embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating the configuration of a counter.

FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating a memory configuration of an image memory.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating the operation of the facsimile machine of one embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating the printing position of paper P.

FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating a paper ejection state when there are incoming calls from multiple parties.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 Facsimile device 2 Received data printing section 3 Transmission data reading section 4 Image forming section 5 Conveyance mechanism 6 Transmission paper conveyance mechanism 7 Transmission data reading head 8 Photosensitive drum 9 Charger 10 Print head 11 Developing device 12 Transfer device 16 Paper feed cassette 19 Fixing rolls 21, 25 Tray 27 System control section 28 Communication control circuit 29 Network control circuit 30 Image processing circuit 31 Image memory 32 Operation/display section 33 Sensor control circuit 34 Original scanning control circuit 35 Index pattern output circuit 36 Printer control circuit

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A facsimile machine that prints information received via a communication line on a sheet of paper and discharges the sheet onto a tray, comprising: index printing means for printing an index at a predetermined position on the edge of the paper; A facsimile apparatus comprising: a change specifying means for specifying a change in the index printing position by the index printing means each time a facsimile apparatus receives a facsimile apparatus.