JPH0427271A - Facsimile equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To eliminate the need of an image memory and to reduce the cost of the equipment by calculating a correct page number for showing a read page of a transmitting document, and adding its page number to a transmitting image. CONSTITUTION:An operator sets a transmitting document to a scanner 1, and sets the destination, the number of pieces of the document and the classification of the document by operating an operation display part 6. Irrespective of whether the document is a single face or a double face, its number of pieces is set, and as for the classification of the document, only in the case of a double face, its fact is designated, and a transmission processing is actuated. When the other party answers, a variable P for showing the given page number, and a variable I for showing the number of pieces of read of the document are initialized to P = 1 and I = 0, respectively. Subsequently, a document image is read by one page by the scanner 1 and a value of the variable P is added to its image as the page number, and it is transmitted to the other party. Next, one piece of discharged document is turned over next to the document of a different page placed on the scanner 1 now and reset. In the case of a single face document, the variable P is set to P + 1, and above mentioned image read is repeated. In the case of a double face document, the number of pieces N of the document and the variable I are compared, and in the case of I<N, the variable P is set to P + 2. In such a state, the next image read is repeated.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to a facsimile machine that reads original images recorded on both sides of each leaf of an original.

[Prior Art] As a function of a facsimile machine, when transmitting an image,
As shown in FIG. 11(a), a function is well known in which a page number 1 is added to the upper edge of a document image of each page along with the date and time and pre-registered character information a, and then transmitted.

Normally, a facsimile machine sequentially reads an image on one side of a transmission document set in the machine one page at a time, and transmits the image.

Now, for example, as shown in FIG. 6(b), there are three transmission documents #1 to #3 with images recorded on both sides and images A-F sequentially recorded from the first page to the last page. do.

When sending such originals, normally send originals #1 to
#3 is set in the device to start the transmission process, and each time the image transmission of one side of the document is completed, the original is turned over and set in the device again, and the images of the other side are sequentially transmitted.

In this case, images A, C, and E, as shown in FIG.

B, D, and F are transmitted in the order, but since the page numbers added as described above are assigned in the order of transmission, there is an inconvenience that the actual page of the transmitted manuscript and the recorded page number do not match. there were.

In order to solve this inconvenience, for example, JP-A-62-2
As seen in Japanese Patent No. 54571, a method has been proposed in which images of each page read from a transmission document are temporarily stored in an image memory, and the images are transmitted to the pages of the actual transmission document.

However, with this method, even when there are many originals to be transmitted, images of all pages must be stored at once, and a large capacity image memory is required, resulting in high device costs.

In addition, in the above proposal, for example, when transmitting the three original images shown in Figure 11(b), after reading all three images on one side, the order of the three images is not changed. I try to turn it over and reinsert it into the device.

However, normally, a facsimile machine reads an image and discharges the original documents one by one onto a tray, but at this time, the order of each leaf of the original document may change.

Therefore, when resetting the original, the operator had to check the order of each sheet one by one.

Also, if you turn over multiple pages at once, the last page will be sent first. By the way, if the original image ends on the page before the final page, the final page will be blank. However, in the above-mentioned proposal, since the image of the last page is always read, the reading process may be wasted.

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] As described above, conventionally, when correctly assigning page numbers to recorded images on the receiving side, the cost of the equipment increases and the transmission process is required to check each leaf of the document. There have been various problems such as time-consuming and wasteful image reading operations.

Furthermore, conventionally, processes such as adding page numbers and determining the page order of images were executed on the sending side, which caused the problem that various processing functions were concentrated on the sending side.

The present invention solves the above problems, reduces equipment cost, and
It is an object of the present invention to provide a facsimile device that can reduce the effort required for transmission processing and prevent unnecessary image reading operations.

[Means for Solving the Problems] To this end, in the first means of the present invention, the number of originals is input and images on one side of a plurality of set originals are sequentially read page by page. The page number is initially set to 1, and the value is increased by 2 each time the image of one page is read. After the image of the number of pages equal to the number of originals is read, the page number is set to 1. is set back to 2, and each time one page of images is scanned, the page number is counted by increasing the value by 2 until there are no more originals left to scan, and the page number is added to each scanned page image and sent. .

In addition, in the second means, the page numbers are counted in the same manner as above, and the images of each read page and the page numbers are stored in the storage means in correspondence, and then the images of each page are stored in the order of the page numbers. The image is read out, a page number corresponding to the image is added, and then sent.

Furthermore, in the third means, the sending side notifies the receiving side of the number of original pages and sequentially transmits the original images one page at a time, and the receiving side inputs the page number in the same way as above for each page received. The image of each received page is stored in a storage means in correspondence with the page number, and then the image of each page is read out in the order of the page number, the corresponding page number is added to the image, and the image is recorded. I try to do that.

[Function] According to the first means, the correct page number indicating the read page of the transmitted document is calculated and the page number is added to the transmitted image, which eliminates the need for image memory and reduces device costs. can be reduced.

Further, in the first and second means, the operator:
Every time one page of the original to be sent is finished reading, it is turned over and re-loaded into the device, so there is no need to check the order of each page of the original, which is required in the past. This reduces the time required for processing. In addition, since the reading operation ends when the set original to be scanned runs out, the operator can prevent unnecessary image reading by not resetting the original if there is no image on the last page. can.

Furthermore, in the third means, various processes such as image accumulation, page number counting, and reading in page order are executed on the receiving side, so that over-emphasis of processing functions on the transmitting side is prevented.

[Embodiments] Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 1 shows a block diagram of a facsimile machine according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

In the figure, scanner 1 scans the image of the set document.
It obtains image information by reading each page, and includes a document detecting means 1a that detects the presence or absence of a document to be read next after reading each page. Plotter 2 prints the image onto recording paper 1
It is recorded line by line.

The encoding/decoding unit 3 encodes and compresses image information to be transmitted using a known encoding method, while decoding received image information to reproduce the original image information.

The modem 4 modulates and demodulates image information and transmits the same, and also transmits various procedure signals for transmission control. The network control device 5 is connected to a telephone line and performs predetermined line control for making and receiving calls.

The operation display section 6 is used to display the operation status of the device and also allows the operator to perform various operations. This operation display section 6
includes a destination dialing means 6a for setting the transmission destination, a starting/stopping means 6b for starting and stopping the communication operation, an original number setting means 6c for setting the number of originals to be set on the scanner 1, and a double-sided original in the case of double-sided originals. The document type specifying means 6d is provided for specifying the document type.

The system control section 7 is a microcomputer that controls each section mentioned above. Each of the above units is connected to the system bus 8, and exchanges control signals and data between them.

With the above configuration, next, the transmission processing of the facsimile apparatus of this embodiment will be explained.

In this case, as shown in FIG. 2, the operator sets the original to be transmitted on the scanner 1 (process 101), and sets the destination, number of originals, and type of original by predetermined operations on the operation display section 6. The number of original sheets is set regardless of whether the original is one-sided or double-sided, and the original type is specified only when the original is double-sided (processing 102). after that.

A transmission process is started (process 103).

This causes the facsimile machine to process the call (104).
, when the other party responds, a variable P indicating the page number to be assigned is initialized to P=1, and a variable 1 indicating the number of sheets of the original to be read is initialized to I=O (process 105).

Next, scan one page of the original image with scanner 1,
The above variable P is added to the image as a page number using known technology.
The value of is added as shown in FIG. 11(a) and transmitted to the destination (process 106). One sheet of the original that has been read is discharged onto a tray (not shown) (process 107).

Here, if you are sending a double-sided document, the operator should:
The ejected document is turned over and reset next to the document of another page currently placed on the scanner 1 (process 108).

After sending one page, the facsimile machine sets the variable I to
÷1 (process 109). Then, it is determined whether there is another document on the scanner 1 (process 110), and if there is a document (Y in process 110), it is determined whether it is a double-sided document (
Processing 111).

For example, if it is a single-sided original, in this case (N in process 111), the variables Pti and P+I are set (process 112
), the above image reading is repeated (proceed to process 106).

As a result, the document images are sequentially assigned page numbers one page at a time and sent to the other party. When the transmission of the final page is completed, it is determined that there is no next document (N in process 110), and the transmission process is ended.

On the other hand, if it is a double-sided original (Y in process 111), it is determined whether the number of originals has been input (process 113).
). If the number of originals has been input (processing 11
3 Y), compare the number of manuscripts N with the variable work mentioned above (
Process 114). Here, if I<N, that is, the number of scanned sheets is less than the number of original sheets (N in process 114), the variable P is set to P+2.
(process 115). Then, the next image reading is repeated (proceed to process 106).

When the reading for the number of original sheets is completed and the above variable 1 and the number of original sheets N become I=N (Y in process 114), the variable P is changed to P.
=2 (process 116), and repeat the above process (proceed to process 106).

Now, for example, if there are three originals #1 to #3 as shown in FIG. 11(b), the above operations will produce images A, C, E, B, Images are read in the order of D and F. Then, using the variable P, correct page numbers such as pages 1, 3, 5, 2, 4.6 are added and transmitted.

After the operator completes resetting the complete set of manuscripts in step 108, the operator does not perform this operation.

When the facsimile machine runs out of originals (
Step 110 (N), the transmission process ends.

Note that in the case of double-sided originals, the operator may forget to set the number of originals. In this case (processing 113
(N), the same processing as the one-sided original is performed; in this case, the original is transmitted in the conventional format as shown in FIG. 11(C).

As described above, in this embodiment, since the correct page number is calculated and added to the transmitted image, an image memory is not required, and the device cost can be reduced.

In addition, since the operator reloads each document into the device one by one after it has been scanned, there is no need to check the order of each page of the document as in the past, which reduces the time and effort required for transmission processing. .

Further, if the operator does not reset the document when there is no image on the final page, the transmission operation ends without performing image reading for that page. This makes it possible to prevent unnecessary reading operations.

Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described.

In this embodiment, it is assumed that the facsimile apparatus shown in FIG. 1 is further provided with an image memory 9 as shown in FIG.

FIG. 5 shows the storage and transmission processing using the image memory 9, and the same reference numerals as in FIG. 2 indicate the same processing.

In this case, the operator sets the original (process 101) and makes various settings (process 101), as in the previous embodiment.
02). Then, the storage and transmission process is started (process 201
).

When the facsimile machine starts up, the variable P=1. Initial setting is made to I=O (process 105).

Next, the image is read page by page, and the read image and the value of the variable P, which is the page number, are associated and stored (processing 202).

In the case of double-sided originals, the operator turns over the ejected originals one by one and resets them as necessary (process 107).
.

As in the previous embodiment, the facsimile machine uses the variables I,
Image reading is repeated while performing the calculation of P (processing 1
09~Processing 116. Process 202).

As a result, if originals #1 to #3 shown in FIG. 11(b) are read, each image A-
The value of a variable P, which is a page number, is accumulated corresponding to F.

When the image reading of all pages is completed (N in process 110), a call is made to the other party (process 203), and the images are read one page at a time in ascending order of page number (process 204). and,
Add a page number corresponding to the image and send it to the other party (process 205), and if there is a next page (Y in process 206), repeat the above process (proceed to process 204)
.

As a result, as shown in FIG. 7, the original images A to F are
The correct page numbers are added and sent in page order.

Then, when the transmission of the final page is completed (N of process 206)
), the above transmission process ends.

As described above, in this embodiment, original images are once stored and transmitted in the order of page numbers, so that the receiving side can easily organize the received images.

Also in this case, as in the above-described embodiment, the operator does not need to check the order of each sheet when resetting the original, which reduces the effort required for transmission processing. Further, by not resetting the last page, unnecessary image reading can be prevented.Next, a third embodiment of the present invention will be described.

In this embodiment, it is assumed that the transmitting side has the same configuration as in FIG. 1, and the receiving side further includes the image memory 9 shown in FIG. 4.

In this case, on the sending side, as shown in FIG. 8(a), the operator performs the predetermined calling operations of setting the document, the destination, the number of documents, and the type of document, as in the previous embodiment. (Process 301).

As a result, the facsimile machine makes a call (process 302
).

As shown in FIG. 3B, when the receiving side receives a call (process 303), it responds and executes a known transmission control procedure. The sender is notified of the fact that the sender has received a message (processing 304).

The sending side determines the processing on the receiving side (process 305).

Then, if the above processing function is present (Y in process 305),
The NSS signal notifies the receiving side of the number of originals and the type of original, such as whether the original is single-sided or double-sided (process 306).

Next, the set document images are read page by page and sent sequentially without adding page numbers (
Process 307).

Each time the receiving side receives images one page at a time, it calculates the page number of each image using the procedure described in the first or second embodiment. Then, as shown in FIG. 6, the image of each page and the page number are sequentially stored in the image memory 9 in association with each other (process 308).

When all pages of original images are received, the stored images are read out in order of page numbers (process 309), the page numbers are added and the images are recorded on recording paper (process 310), and this process is repeated for each page. When all pages are recorded (from Y in process 311 to process 309), (process 311),
Ends reception processing.

As a result, on the receiving side, the received images with correct page numbers are recorded as pages, as shown in FIG.

In this way, in this embodiment, the sending side sends the scanned image as is, and the receiving side calculates and records the repage number once the image is stored, so that various functions can be performed on the sending side as in the past. This prevents over-emphasis on

FIG. 9 shows a fourth embodiment. In the process explained in FIG. 2, if the number N of originals is input (Y in process 113), it is twice the number of originals 2・N.
and variable 1 are compared (process 401). And ■≦2
- When N (N in process 401), the next process is executed as is (proceed to process 114), while if I>2·N (Y in process 401), the transmission is ended.

This prevents image reading from being performed redundantly even if the operator mistakenly sets a document that has already been read over again when turning over and resetting the documents one by one.

Moreover, this process 401 is arranged at the same position in FIG.
>2・N (Y in process 401), call process (
A similar effect can be obtained by shifting to process 203).

Next, a fifth example will be described.

In the facsimile apparatus of this embodiment, it is assumed that the scanner 1 has a known function of stamping a document whose image has been read to indicate that it has been read.

In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 10, the document type is determined when reading an image (process 501). In the case of a single-sided original (N in process 501), only if the operator has set an operation request (Y in process 502).
), the stamp operation is executed (process 503). On the other hand, if the stamp operation settings have not been made (processing 5
02, N), or in the case of a double-sided original (processing 501, N)
), the stamp operation is stopped (processing 504).

Usually, such a read stamp is recorded on the back side of the scanned document surface. However, in the case of a double-sided document, a stamp is recorded on the image surface, which is an inconvenience, but in this embodiment, this inconvenience can be prevented by the above processing.

[Effects of the Invention] As described above, in the first invention, the correct page number is calculated and added to the image, eliminating the need for image memory. Second
In the invention, the operator turns over the originals to be sent one by one and sets them again. This eliminates the need to check the order of each leaf of the original, which reduces the trouble of the sending process, and at the same time reduces the number of originals to be read. Since the reading operation ends when the image runs out, unnecessary reading operations can be prevented by not resetting the final page with no images.Furthermore, in the third invention, image storage, page number calculation, etc. Since various processes such as page reading are executed on the receiving side, over-emphasis of processing functions on the sending side is prevented.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a block configuration diagram of a facsimile apparatus according to a first embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a flowchart of transmission processing in the embodiment, FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram of a transmission image in the embodiment, and FIG. 4 5 is a block diagram of the part added in the second embodiment, FIG. 5 is a flowchart of the storage and transmission process in this embodiment, FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram showing the correspondence between images to be stored and page numbers, and FIG. 7 8(a) is a flowchart of the transmission process in the third embodiment, FIG. 8(b) is a flowchart of the reception process, and FIG. 9 is the fourth embodiment. 10 is a flowchart showing the fifth embodiment, FIG. 11(a) is an explanatory diagram of known information added to each page of a transmitted image, and FIG. 11(b) is an example of a transmitted original. FIG. 2C is an explanatory diagram showing a conventional transmission image. 1...Scanner, 1a...Document detection means, 2...
Plotter, 3... Encoding/decoding unit, 4... Modem, network control device, 6... Operation display unit, number of original sheets input means 6c, original type specification means 6d, 7... System control unit , 9... Image memory. Agent Patent Attorney Crest 1) Makoto Figure Figure Figure Figure Figure Figure Figure (a) (b) Figure

Claims (5)

[Claims] (1) In a facsimile machine that is equipped with a function to add page numbers to transmitted images and that transmits original images recorded on both sides of each leaf of the original, there is a number of original sheets input means for inputting the number of original sheets, and a plurality of set An image reading means that sequentially reads images on one side of a sheet of original one page at a time, an original presence/absence determination means that determines the presence or absence of the next original after reading one page, and an image reading unit that reads an image of one page with an initial value of 1 as a page number. The value is increased by 2 each time the image is read, and when the image reading for the number of pages equal to the number of originals is completed, the page number is returned to 2, and then the value is increased by 2 each time the image of one page is read until there is no more original to be read. A facsimile apparatus comprising: a page number counting means; and an image transmitting means for adding the page number to an image of each read page and transmitting the image. (2) In a facsimile machine that is equipped with a function of adding page numbers to transmitted images and that transmits original images recorded on both sides of each leaf of the original, a number of original sheets input means for inputting the number of original sheets, and a plurality of set An image reading means that sequentially reads images on one side of a sheet of original one page at a time, an original presence/absence determination means that determines the presence or absence of the next original after reading one page, and an image reading of one page with an initial value of 1 as the page number. The value is increased by 2 each time the image is read, and when the image reading for the number of pages equal to the number of originals is completed, the page number is returned to 2, and then the value is increased by 2 each time the image of one page is read until there is no more original to be read. a page number counting means; an image storage means for storing the image of each read page in correspondence with the page number; and an image reading means for reading out the stored image of each page in the order of the corresponding page number; 1. A facsimile apparatus comprising: image transmitting means for adding a page number corresponding to an image of each read page and transmitting the image. (3) In a facsimile machine that receives a document image recorded on both sides of each leaf of a document, adds a page number, and records the image, a number identification means for identifying the number of document sheets notified from the sending side; an image receiving means for sequentially receiving original images to be sent one page at a time; a reception end determining means for determining the last page of the transmitted original images; The value is increased by 2, while the page number is returned to 2 when images for the number of pages equal to the number of originals have been received, and the value is increased by 2 each time the image of one page is read until the final page is received. an image storage means for storing the received images of each page and the page number in correspondence with the storage means; an image reading means for reading out the stored images of each page in the order of the corresponding page numbers; 1. A facsimile apparatus comprising: image recording means for adding a page number corresponding to an image of a page and recording the image. (4) In a facsimile machine that reads the original images recorded on both sides of each leaf of the original, there is a number of originals input means for inputting the number of originals, and the image of one side of the set multiple sheets of originals is sequentially read page by page. The image reading means to be read and the reading operation of the image reading means are divided into two of the number of originals mentioned above.
1. A facsimile apparatus comprising: rereading prevention means for terminating a reading operation when the reading operation has been executed twice. (5) A facsimile machine equipped with a completed stamp function that records a mark on a scanned document is provided with a stamp operation stop means that does not activate the completed stamp function when images are recorded on both sides of the document. A facsimile device characterized by: