JPH04324748A - Picture communication equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To select a picture data stored in a memory with a simple operation and to send it. CONSTITUTION:An original management section 16 manages an original picture stored in an original memory 17 and a CPU 11 retrieves the management information by sequentially displaying the management information onto an external display section 110 according to the entry of a monitor key of a key entry section 14. With a set key provided to the key entry section 14 depressed, the CPU 11 selects a picture data of the management information displayed on the external display section 110 and the selected picture data of the original memory 17 is sent to a destination entered newly by the key entry section 14 or a destination of the error of the picture in the case of the presence of a transmission error in the selected picture data.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

0001

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an image communication device having an image memory for storing image data.

0002

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as this type of device, for example, a facsimile device having an image memory is known. In conventional facsimile devices, when storing a document image in an image memory, a communication reception number (hereinafter referred to as a serial number) is assigned. Thereafter, when transmitting an image already stored in the image memory, the operator specifies the serial number of the corresponding image by key input, manually inputs the transmission destination of the image, and transmits the image.

0003

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] However, in the above-mentioned conventional example, since the device specifies the serial number without permission, there are the following drawbacks.

(1) When transmitting a stored document, the serial number specified at the time of document registration must be remembered.

(2) If you forget your serial number, you will be informed of it in a report or the like when you output it to the device, which increases paper costs. Furthermore, the operation is complicated when displaying on an LCD or the like.

[0006]

[Means for Solving the Problems] According to the present invention, there is provided a search means for sequentially displaying information regarding image data existing in a memory on a display means such as an LCD, and a specifying means for specifying the image data being displayed. , the image data to be transmitted in the image memory is retrieved by display, and the image data being displayed is specified by the above-mentioned specifying means, thereby making it possible to perform memory transmission with a simple operation.

[0007]

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

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a facsimile apparatus according to this embodiment. In the figure, 11 is ROM1
A CPU (microcomputer) 12 controls the entire facsimile according to the program stored in the ROM, a ROM stores the program, a RAM 13 temporarily stores data used by the CPU 11, and a key input unit 14. , 15 is a data input unit that reads image data on the manuscript surface and converts it into a digital signal, 16 is a manuscript management unit that manages the manuscript for transmission read from 15, and 17 is the actual manuscript managed by 16. a document memory section such as a hard disk; 18 a data output section for permanently displaying received manuscripts and reports; 19 a data communication section for data communication with other communication devices via a line 111;
0 is an external display unit such as an LCD for displaying and giving instructions to the user using characters, pictures, etc., 111 is a line, and 112 is a system bus.

FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of the operating controls and display portions 14 and 110. This will be explained below according to FIG.

In FIG. 2, 2-1 is equivalent to the external display section 110, 2-2 is a monitor key for sequentially displaying information on stored manuscripts used in carrying out this embodiment on 2-1; 2-3 is the start key which is the startup key, 2-4
is the stop key when interrupting communication or registration operations, 2-5
is a group of dial keys for dial input, 2-6
2 is a timer transmission key that is pressed when registering timer transmission, and 2-7 is a polling standby key that is pressed when storing polling documents. 2-8 is a set key to change to the dial input screen. When the user presses 2-6 and registers timer transmission from 14, image data is stored in the original memory 17 from the data input section 15. At the same time, management data corresponding to the document, such as the destination, is written to 16. Regarding normal document transmission, unless it is directly transmitted from the data input section to the data communication section, the normal transmission method is to temporarily store the document in the document memory and then transmit it. Regarding polling document storage, when 2-7 is pressed, image data is sent from 15 to 17 and managed as a polling document to 16. After that, the timer transmission times up and when the transmission time comes, image data transmission starts from 17 to 19, but only if it ends normally, the management information and image data are deleted from 16 and 17, and if it ends with an error. There are 16
Writes the reason for the error in the management information and ends the process. In this embodiment, the information of the transmitted manuscript managed in 16 is
-2 is displayed sequentially by pressing the monitor key 2-2, and while the document the user wants to send is displayed, pressing the set key enters the dial input screen, and after inputting the dial, pressing the start key 2-3 starts transmission. . In addition, when retransmitting an error original, if the start key 2-3 is pressed while the error original is displayed, dialing (calling) is automatically performed and the error original is retransmitted.

FIG. 3 is a transition diagram of the display 2-1 caused by pressing the monitor key. This will be explained below according to FIG.

Reference numeral 31 indicates the status of the LCD during idle display. The date, time, and "Please set the original" are displayed. By pressing the monitor key 2-2 when screen 31 is displayed, it becomes possible to view the contents of document management section 16. When the monitor key is pressed once at 31, the process moves to 32. 32 indicates that the other party's terminal is busy or the like and there is a document waiting for redialing, the number of pages is 4, and the other party's dial is 54827201. Further, by pressing the monitor key, the process moves to 33. 33 is a timer transmission at 15:40
This shows that there is a document to be called at the minute, the number of pages is 3, and the destination is 54827200. Similarly, 34 indicates that there are 4 pages of timer transmission for calling at 15:50, the destination is 54827201, and 35 indicates that there are 5 pages of manuscript for polling transmission. Further, by pressing the set key, the display moves to 36. 36 indicates that the transmission has ended abnormally, and the error code indicating the error content is number 180, page 4, and the destination is 7582111. 37 similarly indicates that there is a document with an error code of 220 and a third page destination of 7576241. For example, by pressing the set key while 34 is displayed and inputting an arbitrary dial, it is possible to transmit the document displayed at 34 to an arbitrary dial. If the start key 2-3 is pressed while 37 is displayed, the destination 7576241 will be automatically called, making it easy to resend the error original.

FIG. 4 is a detailed example of 16 in FIG. In FIG. 4, numeral 4-1 is a transmission document management section, which manages the document block section 4-2. 4-2 is the manuscript block section that manages each stored manuscript to be sent, A, B, etc.
Consists of each partition indicated by . 4-3 indicates the transmission type in each partition. 4-4 is an area showing the transmission destination of each document, and 4-5 is an area showing the number of sheets to be sent. Part A is a document corresponding to 32. The transmission type is normal transmission, the destination is 54827201, and the number of pages is 4. B part is 33, D part is 35, E part is 34, F part is 36, G part is 3
7 displays respectively. Portion C is an empty partition, and is a portion in which documents to be stored from the next time are registered. 4-1 consists of an empty area management section, a transmission manuscript management section, an error manuscript management section, a timer transmission manuscript management section, and a polling manuscript management section. The empty area management section indicates the first block of the empty area at 4-2, and in the example diagram, the address of C is registered. The transmission document management section indicates the beginning of the block when an immediate transmission request or timer transmission times out, and in the example diagram, the address of section A is registered. The error document management section points to the first block even though the document remains in the memory due to abnormal transmission, and in the example diagram, the address of section F is registered. The timer document management section indicates the first block of timer transmissions whose time has not yet expired, and in the example diagram, the address of section B is registered. The polling document management section indicates blocks related to documents stored as documents for polling transmission, and in the example diagram, it indicates a section D. Each block section 4-2 contains the address of the next block. The next part of B indicates the address of part E, and the next part of F has the address of part G registered. When the 2-2 monitor key is pressed, first A is displayed from the address of the transmission document management in 4-1, and since there is no next address for A, information on part B is displayed from the timer document management section, Part E is displayed next from the next address of B. Next, when the monitor key is pressed, section D is displayed from the polling document management section, and then section F and G are displayed from the error document management section. In addition, when the error retransmission is performed by pressing the start key while displaying the F part, and it ends normally,
Section F of the error document becomes an empty area, and the address pointed to by the error document management section becomes the address of section G.

In the facsimile apparatus having the above configuration, the control procedure (sequence) of memory transmission by pressing the monitor key is shown in the flowchart of FIG.

[0015] Step S1 is a step of pressing the monitor key to search for the relevant document, and the display state of 32 is changed from the display state of 31 to 32.
This will change the display to . In step S2, first 32
is displayed. Step S3 is a step in which it is determined whether or not the document is one that the user desires to send to the memory. If the document is not for memory transmission, the process returns to S1 and the monitor key is pressed. If the document is desired to be sent to memory, the user presses the set key (step S4). When the set key is pressed, the screen changes to destination input mode. Step S
5 is a step for inputting the destination to which the memory transmission is desired. After entering the destination, press the start key (step S6)
A call is made to the destination dialed in (step S7). Step S8 is a step where communication ends. S9 returns the display to screen 31.

FIG. 6 is a transition diagram of the display in step 2-1 when memory transmission is performed by pressing the monitor key according to this embodiment.

For example, when transmitting the stored document 34 to the memory while displaying 34 by pressing the monitor key, first the display moves to 61 by pressing the set key. For 62, turn the dial to 5
4827205 and then press the start key. The screen changes to 63 and displays "Sending". Reference numeral 64 is a screen on which the memory transmission has been completed, and a message "Transmission completed" and a charge of 30 yen are displayed.

The control procedure (sequence) at the time of error retransmission by pressing the monitor key is shown in the flowchart of FIG.

Step S11 is a step for pressing the monitor key to search for the relevant document, and the display state 31 is changed from the display state 31 to
This changes the display to 2. In step S12, 32 is first displayed. Step S13 is a step for determining whether or not the document is one that the user desires to resend in error. If the document is not for error retransmission, the process returns to S11 and the monitor key is pressed. If the document is one for which error retransmission is desired, the start key is pressed (step S14). When the start key is pressed, in step 4-2, a call is made to the destination managed for each block (step S15). S1
6 is a step where communication ends. S17 is a step to determine whether the result of S16 is normal or not. If the communication is not successful because the other party is busy etc., step S1 is executed.
Proceed to 9. If it is determined in S17 that the cutting is normal, the process proceeds to step S.
Proceeding to 18, the management data is deleted from the original block section 4-2, and at the same time, the image data of the original is also deleted from the original memory 17. In step S19, the display is returned to idle display. In other words, the screen returns to No. 31.

As described above, by entering the dial input mode from the stored document display screen and performing memory transmission, it is possible to provide the user with an easy-to-use operation without having to memorize serial numbers.

Furthermore, by retransmitting an error by pressing the start key while displaying the stored original, it is possible to provide the user with an easy-to-use operation without having to memorize the serial number.

Furthermore, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and can be modified in various ways.

[0023]

As described above, according to the present invention, image data stored in an image memory can be transmitted with a simple operation.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a facsimile apparatus according to the present embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of an external display section 110 and a key input section 14.

FIG. 3 is a display transition diagram of the external display section 110.

FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of the manuscript management section 16.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing a control procedure during original memory transmission.

FIG. 6 is a transition diagram of a display during memory transmission according to the present example.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing a control procedure at the time of error retransmission according to the present example.

[Explanation of symbols]

11 CPU 12 ROM 13 RAM 14 Key input section 15 Data input section 16 Manuscript management department 17 Original memory 18 Data output section 19 Data communication department 110 External display section 111 line

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. An image storage means for storing a plurality of image data, a display means for displaying information regarding the image data in the image storage means, and an apparatus for searching and displaying information regarding the image data stored in the image storage means. a search means for sequentially displaying image data on the means; a designation means for specifying to transmit the image data being displayed; an input means for inputting a transmission destination;
An image communication device comprising: means for transmitting the image data being displayed specified by the specifying means to an arbitrary destination input by the input means. 2. Image storage means for storing a plurality of image data including image data whose transmission has ended abnormally, display means for displaying information regarding the image data of the image storage means, and information about the image data stored in the image storage means. a search means for searching for information regarding image data and sequentially displaying it on the display means; a specifying means for specifying that the image data being displayed should be transmitted; and image data for which transmission of the image data specified by the specifying means has ended abnormally. An image communication device comprising means for retransmitting designated image data to a failed destination in the case of the failure.