JPH04302565A - Information transmitting equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To directly convert printed contents to a transmission signal for a facsimile (FAX) equipment and to improve operation efficiency by converting a specified document to transmission image data and transmitting the image data through a transmitting equipment. CONSTITUTION:An electronic computer 1 is provided with a data word storing part 1A for storing data words to be the source of printing contents of a document to be outputted from a printer device, a format word storing part 1B and a transmission requesting means 5. A line calling equipment 6 connects a FAX equipment to a telephone line 7 based on a terminating subscriber specified from the means 5. Then a document specified from the means 5 is converted into transmission image data to be data for the FAX equipment 4 based on data words and format words stored in respective storing parts 1A, 1B and the converted data are ent to the transmitting equipment 3. The equipment 3 sends the transmitting image data to the line 7 and the equipment 6 automatically connect the line 7 to the FAX equipment 4 based upon the line number of the FAX equipment to be transmitted.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

0001

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an information transmission device that automatically transmits a printed image of a form outputted from a print output device to a designated reproduction transmission device.

0002

2. Description of the Related Art In general, with the spread of copying electronic transmission (hereinafter referred to as facsimile) devices, the content of information transmission has diversified.To explain a conventional device with reference to FIG. 6, a computer (hereinafter referred to as CPU) is used. ) When transmitting the content printed on the print output device 2 connected to 1 using a facsimile device, each time the printed page is set in the facsimile device 3, and the telephone line etc. is connected from the facsimile device 3 on the sending side. The data was transmitted to the destination facsimile machine 4 via the fax machine.

0003

[Problem to be Solved by the Invention] As mentioned above, in order to send the printed content from the print output device, the print output device must first print, then call the transmission destination and set the printed paper in the facsimile device. A series of operations such as doing this were all performed by humans. As a result, it is cumbersome, and furthermore, the complexity causes operational errors. The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and it is possible to convert the printed content as it is into a transmission signal of a facsimile machine without printing the printed content of a form output to a print output device, and to efficiently directly print the printed content. The purpose is to provide an information transmission device that automatically transmits information.

0004

[Means and operations for solving the problems] In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a form that outputs a form to a print output device.
a transmission request means for making a transmission request to a specified transmission destination;
Printed content editing means for editing the printed content of the form into character code data in response to a transmission request from the transmission requesting means, and transmission for making the character code data from the printed content editing means correspond to the transmission information of the copying electronic transmission device. a transmission data conversion means for converting into image data; a telephone line calling device for connecting to a transmission destination telephone line specified by the transmission request means; It consists of a transmission device that sends data to The present invention will be explained based on FIG. The electronic computer 1 is equipped with a data word storage section 1A, a format word storage section 1B, and a transmission request means 5, which are the basis of the printed contents of the form outputted to the print output device. After connecting the facsimile device 4 and the telephone line 7 using the line calling device 6 based on the other party, the data words in the data word storage section 1A and format word storage section 1B of the form specified by the transmission requesting means 5 are sent.
Based on the format word, it is converted into transmission image data, which is facsimile device data, and sent to the transmission device 3. The transmission device 3 sends the transmission image data to the telephone line 7.

[0005]

[Embodiment] An embodiment will be described below with reference to the drawings. Figure 2
1 is a configuration diagram of an embodiment of an information transmission device of the present invention. The electronic computer 1 in FIG. 2 consists of a printed content editing means 8 and a transmission data converting means 9. The printed content editing unit 8 includes a printed content editing unit 80 that edits the content of the specified form into a predetermined character code, and an editing storage unit 81 that temporarily stores the edited character code. A transmission data conversion section 90 converts the character code data in the storage section 81 into transfer image data, and a pattern data storage section 91 stores pattern data patterned into a print image corresponding to the character code necessary for conversion. and a transmission image data storage unit 92 that temporarily stores transmission image data and sends it to the transmission device 3. Reference numeral 6 denotes a line calling device which automatically connects the telephone line 7 and the facsimile machine based on the line number of the transmission destination from the transmission request means 5. Note that the transmission device 3 has the same function as a facsimile device and is widely known, so a description thereof will be omitted.

Next, the operation will be explained. The form name (or form number) to be transferred using a CRT display device, etc.
), the print content editing unit 80 of the print content editing unit 8 is activated in response to the transmission request from the transmission requesting unit 5. The activated print content editing unit 80 reads data words and format words that will become the print content of the form to be output to the print output device from the data word storage unit 1A and the format word storage unit 1B. Based on the read data words and format words, character code data is edited in the column and row directions, and the results are temporarily stored in the editing result storage section 81. Figure 3
1 shows an example of the configuration of an editing result storage section, and shows the mutual relationship between a printed image 10 of a form and a character code image 11 that is the editing result.

Next, the transmission data conversion means 9 starts processing in response to a conversion request from the print content editing means 8. First, the transmission data conversion section 90 converts the column direction and row of the editing result storage section 81 of the print content editing means 8. In this direction, pattern data corresponding to the character code is taken out from the pattern data storage section 91 based on the character code and converted into the transmission image data storage section 92 one after another. Here, the processing of the transmission data converter 90 will be explained using the state image diagram of FIG.

The print image shown in FIG. 4(1) is edited by the print content editing means 8 into the character code image shown in FIG. 4(2) and stored in the editing result storage section 81. As shown in the pattern data image in FIG. 4(3), the pattern data storage section 91 stores pattern data in which bit patterns (0/1) are converted into print images corresponding to codes in code order, and the editing result storage section 81 The pattern data corresponding to each character code is sent to the transmission image data storage unit 92 in the column and row directions as shown in FIG. 4 (4).
Column direction (X direction) as in the transmission image data of
Then, conversion to a transmission data image is performed sequentially in the row direction (Y direction).

A facsimile machine divides a printed image to be transmitted at regular intervals in the column direction (X direction) and row direction (Y direction), and uses the presence or absence of printing for each block as transmission information. 4 in the pattern data storage section 91
The pattern data in the pattern data image in (3) is patterned into six blocks in the column direction (X direction) and eight blocks in the row direction (Y direction). It is possible to freely increase or decrease the resolution of the print image output to the actual print output device. Each block has the corresponding characters, symbols, and figures printed “1”
, which is patterned using a bit representation of "0" without printing. All character codes in the editing result storage section 81 are transferred to the transmission image data storage section 92 in the column and row directions as shown in the transmission image data shown in FIG. .

[0010] The transmission destination is called by specifying the form name (or form number) to be transmitted using a CRT display device or the like, and simultaneously with the transmission request from the transmission request means 5 to the print content editing means 8. The line number of the transmission destination is set in the line calling device 6. The line calling device 6 is similar to that described in, for example, Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 53-68902, and is capable of automatically calling a transmission destination. As shown in FIG. 5, the transmission request means 5 is previously provided with a transmission destination line number file 12, and this line number file 12 stores a transmission destination line number 13 for each form to be transmitted. By setting this line number 13 in the line calling device 6, the transmission destination can be automatically called.

As explained above, in order to convert the printed content outputted to the print output device into transmission image data of the facsimile machine and use it as a transmission signal, errors and noise of equipment during conventional intermediate processing are avoided. The influence of this can be reduced, and operational efficiency can be improved. Furthermore, since the transmission destination is set in advance for each form to be transmitted, automatic transmission can be performed without being aware of the transmission destination, and operational efficiency can be further improved.

[Effects of the Invention] As explained above, according to the present invention, a transmission signal is generated based on the printed content outputted to a print output device, thereby providing an information transmission device that automatically transmits highly accurate information efficiently. be able to.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a configuration diagram of an embodiment of an information transmission device according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a configuration diagram showing an image of editing printed content by a printed content editing means.

FIG. 4 is a configuration diagram showing an image of conversion of transmission data by a transmission data conversion means.

FIG. 5 is a configuration diagram of a line number file.

FIG. 6 is a configuration diagram showing a conventional information transmission means.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 Electronic computer 2 Print output device 3 Transmission equipment (facsimile) 5 Transmission request means 6 Line calling device 7　Telephone line 8 Printed content editing means 80 Printed Content Editorial Department 81 Editing result storage section 9 Transmission data conversion means 90 Transmission data conversion section 91 Pattern data storage unit 92 Transmission image data storage unit

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. Transmission request means for requesting transmission of a form output to a print output device to a designated transmission destination, and editing the printed content of the form into character code data based on the transmission request from the transmission request means. a transmission data converting means for converting the character code data from the printing content editing means into transmission image data corresponding to the transmission information of the reproduction transmission device; An information transmission device comprising: a telephone line calling device that connects to a previous telephone line; and a transmission device that sends the transmission image data converted by the transmission data conversion means to the telephone line.