JPH0426264A - Facsimile equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To effectively function header information without troubling a user when transmitting the information abroad by facsimile by transmitting and receiving attached information on transmission as well as image information and changing this attached information or one part of it to prescribed language expressions according to the destination of the transmission. CONSTITUTION:Header information, inputted in advance from an input part 11, is stored in a memory 12 through a CPU 14. The presence or absence of the character transformation of this header information is decided by a communication party destination code inputted from the input part 11 at the time of transmission, and the header information is developed in an NSC in a CSS of a transmission control part 13 by transformed when the character transformation is necessary to transmitted with a transmission document. Here, the communication party destination codes are corresponded to domestic telephone numbers, discrimination numbers of an international telephone call, and domestic numbers of the party side. Thus, even when a receiver is a foreigner, the abbreviated designation, etc., of the received document can be grasped, and specific registration, entry, or notification by telephone, etc., is unnecessitated so that the burden of the user can be reduced.

Description

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

[Prior Art] Conventionally, facsimile machines have been provided that are capable of transmitting information such as an abbreviation and time registered by a user as header information of a transmitted image. Header information can be converted into image information on the sending side and attached to the blank space at the beginning of the sent document, or sent as code information from the sending side to the other party, which is then converted to image information on the receiving side. , there are cases where an image is output attached to the blank space at the beginning of a received document.

[Problem to be Solved by the Invention J] By the way, even when communicating with another country, the abbreviations etc. set by the transmitting side are used in the header information as described above, just as when communicating within the country. The content is sent to the other party as is, in the form of image information or code information.

Therefore, when sending to a country with a different language, the recipient may not be able to understand the abbreviations of the header information, and the header information may not function effectively.

Therefore, when sending a facsimile to a foreign country, for example, as disclosed in Japanese Unexamined Patent Application Publication No. 1-212059, the header information must be re-registered to suit the receiving side, or registered in advance according to the receiving side. , it is necessary to perform special registration processing, which has the disadvantage of placing a burden on the user.

Also, instead of registering special header information like this, it is better to write an abbreviation by hand in the margin of the manuscript in addition to the header information, or to notify the recipient over the phone that the manuscript will be sent in advance. This increases the burden on the user and defeats the purpose of providing the header information.

Therefore, when sending a facsimile to a foreign country, the present invention provides
It is an object of the present invention to provide a facsimile device that can make header information function effectively without imposing a burden on a user.

[Means for Solving the Problems] The present invention provides a facsimile device capable of transmitting and receiving attached information related to transmission together with image information, and a character conversion method that converts the attached information or a part thereof into a predetermined language expression depending on the destination. It is characterized by having a means.

Further, the present invention is characterized in that the character conversion means converts the katakana character representation of the attached information into the Roman character representation. By converting information abbreviations etc. into predetermined language expressions depending on the destination,
Even if the recipient is a foreigner, they will be able to understand the abbreviations, etc. of the received manuscript. Therefore, there is no need to perform the above-mentioned special registration work, entry work, notification by telephone, etc., and the burden on the user can be reduced.

[Embodiment] FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a first embodiment of the present invention.

In the figure, input section 11, memory 12, and transmission control section 13 are each connected to CPU 14.

The input unit 11 is used to input telephone numbers, abbreviations of header information, and the like. The header information inputted in advance from this input section 11 is stored in the memory 12 via the CPU 14. Then, at the time of transmission, it is determined whether or not character conversion is required for this header information based on the communication partner code input from the input unit 11. If conversion is necessary, character conversion is performed and the header information is sent to the NSC in the C5S of the transmission control unit 13. The file will be expanded and sent along with the submitted manuscript. Here, the communication partner code corresponds to a domestic telephone number, an international call identification number, and a country code of the other party.

The CPU 14 controls the entire device, and in particular controls language conversion processing of header information as described above.

In addition to the configuration shown in 1rA, the facsimile machine has an image reading section, a recording section, etc., but these are not directly related to the present invention and will therefore be omitted in the description of this embodiment. .

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing a transmission operation involving language conversion processing of header information according to this embodiment.

When the communication partner coat is input from the input unit 11 (Sl)
For example, by referring to a predetermined country code table as shown in Figure 3, and searching for countries whose abbreviations are registered, that is, between transmissions, the country code as shown in Figure 4 (a) is obtained. Set the country code that corresponds to the top of the status. In addition, the reception diagram is searched based on the code of the communication partner, and the corresponding country code is set below the above country code status (S2).The country code status that has been set in this way is , which specifies from which country the transmitted manuscript will be sent to which country.

Next, based on the country code status set as described above, a selection process is performed to determine what language expression to convert the header information such as the sender's road name into (S3), as shown in Figure 5. This is done based on the table showing the correspondence between the transmission/reception diagram and the language conversion method shown in . In other words, the table shown in Figure 5 shows the characters that indicate what language expression to convert the header information into based on the combination of the country code of the sending side and the country code of the receiving side indicated in the country code status above. For example, if the sending and receiving sides are the same -
In the case of a country or countries having a common language expression, the one-character conversion number is O, indicating that character conversion is not necessary.

Additionally, if the sending side is Japan and the receiving side is from a country that uses Roman characters, such as the United States, the character conversion number is 1, indicating that kana character to Roman character conversion will be performed. If the side is the Soviet Union, the character conversion number is 2, indicating that Kana character to Russian character conversion is to be performed.

Then, after setting the character conversion number obtained from such a table as the conversion status shown in FIG. 4(b) (S4), character conversion is performed based on this conversion status (S6 to 5ii), or Perform the conversion (
35), header information is added to the image information and transmitted (S12).

Figure 6 is a schematic diagram showing the case where the sender's street name is ``Hiroshi'', the character conversion process described above is performed, and the transmission is sent from Japan to various places in Japan and overseas. "Hiroshi" is output as is, but in New York and Madrid, "Hiroshi" is converted to romaji and rH
IRO5HIJ is output, and in Moscow, "Hiroshi" is converted into Russian characters and output as rXi poc iiJ.

It goes without saying that in the embodiment described in 2.2, specific details such as the character conversion method and the number of registered destination countries may be added or changed as appropriate.
As long as the communication destination code can be identified, the same control program can be installed and used in the same way in any area, so there is no need to change the control depending on the area where it is installed, and the cost is extremely high. You can gain development efficiency.

Moreover, FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing the transmission operation according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

In this second embodiment, when you do not want to convert characters,
This information is input from the input section 11 prior to the start of transmission. That is, the input unit 11 is provided with a key (hereinafter referred to as a conversion key) for instructing that character conversion is not required, and by pressing this key, the header information is transmitted as is.

In FIG. 7, the country number status and conversion status are set in the same manner as in the first embodiment (FIG. 2) (Sl-S4), but after this, the status of the conversion key is checked (521), If this is on, the conversion status is set to O (S22).

After this, character conversion is performed based on the conversion status in the same manner as in the first embodiment (FIG. 2) (56 to 5ll),
Alternatively, without character conversion (S5), header information is added to the image information and transmitted (S12).

In this way, if the conversion key is turned on,
Header information is sent without character conversion.

Further, FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing the transmission operation according to the third embodiment of the present invention.

In this example, in contrast to the second embodiment (FIG. 7), when one character is desired to be converted, the user inputs that effect through the input unit 11. In addition, the input key in this case is also
This is called a conversion key.

In FIG. 8, after setting the country number status in the same way as in the first embodiment ($2), (si, S2),
Check the status of the conversion key (S31), and if this is on, set the conversion status based on the country code status (53, S4), if the conversion key is off, set the conversion status. is set to O (332).

Then, in the same manner as in the first embodiment (FIG. 2), character conversion is performed based on the conversion status (36 to 5ll),
Alternatively, character conversion is performed (S5), header information is added to the image information, and transmission is performed (S12).

In this way, only when the conversion key is turned on, it is selected whether or not to convert the header information into characters depending on the destination.

In addition, in each of the above embodiments, the header information is selectively made to correspond to multiple language expressions, but when sending to a foreign country, some of the katakana characters in the header information may be converted to Roman characters. good.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing the transmission operation in the fourth embodiment.

First, when the communication partner code is input from the input section 11 (
541) and check whether the destination is within Japan or outside (S4
2) If the header information contains katakana characters (S43), the kana characters are sequentially converted to Roman characters based on the conversion table shown in Figure 1θ (S43).
S44), and sends the image information with the header information in Roman letters added (545).In addition, in the case of sending within Japan (S42), the header information is sent as is (545). .

Note that this fourth embodiment may also be provided with means for instructing whether or not to perform conversion.

In addition, as in each of the above embodiments, in addition to converting only katakana characters, devices that can input hiragana characters and some kanji characters in header information can also be configured to convert them in the same way. be.

In addition, instead of identifying the destination and converting characters based on the communication partner code such as an international telephone number, as in each of the above-mentioned embodiments, for example, the sending country may be entered directly using the country code, or It is also possible to have a configuration in which the user directly inputs whether to convert to characters.

[Effects of the Invention] According to the present invention, even if the recipient is a foreigner, by converting the abbreviation of the header information attached to the transmitted document into a predetermined language expression depending on the destination.

Since S can be sent by understanding the abbreviations of the received manuscript, there is no need for special registration work, filling out work, or notification by phone, etc., which reduces the burden on the sending side, and also allows the receiving side to There is no need to memorize the language expressions of the receiver, reducing the burden on the receiver.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

Figure 1 shows the features of the present invention! i! FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing one embodiment. FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing the transmission operation according to the first embodiment. FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram showing a country code table used in the first embodiment. FIGS. 4(a) and 4(b) are schematic diagrams showing registers for storing country number status and conversion status used in the first embodiment. FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram showing a correspondence table between sending and receiving countries and language conversion methods used in the first embodiment. FIG. 86 is a schematic diagram showing a case where character conversion processing is performed and transmission is performed from Japan to various places in Japan and abroad in the first embodiment. FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing the transmission operation according to the second embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing the transmission operation according to the third embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing the transmission operation according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1O is a schematic diagram showing a conversion table between Katakana and Roman characters used in the fourth embodiment. 1...Input section. 2...Memory, 3...Transmission control unit, 4...CPU.

Claims (5)

[Claims] (1) A facsimile device capable of transmitting and receiving attached information related to transmission together with image information, characterized by being provided with a character conversion means for converting the attached information or a part thereof into a predetermined language expression depending on the destination. facsimile machine. (2) In claim (1), the character conversion means selects from a plurality of types of linguistic expressions,
A facsimile device that selects and converts a language expression suitable for a destination. (3) A facsimile apparatus according to claim (1) or (2), wherein the character conversion means selects a language expression based on a dial number. (4) The facsimile apparatus according to claim (3), further comprising a designation means for designating whether or not character conversion is to be performed by the character conversion means based on the dial number. (5) The facsimile apparatus according to claim (1), wherein the character conversion means converts a Katakana character representation of the attached information into a Roman character representation.