JPH0432850Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] (Industrial Field of Application) The present invention relates to a facsimile device, and particularly to a facsimile device that can read barcodes written on documents and automatically transmit them.

(Prior Art) In a conventional facsimile device, when one-touch auto dialing is performed, an operation is first performed to register the destination telephone number as a speed dial number. When the registration operation is completed, the registered data is stored in the facsimile device and retained until an operation to cancel it is performed.

Next, when performing one-touch auto-dial transmission using the speed dial number, the operator sets the document to be sent on the document table, presses the speed dial, and then turns on the communication button. Then, the telephone number of the other party corresponding to the speed dial is automatically dialed, and communication with the other party is performed.

As described above, when using conventional one-touch auto dialing, the operator dials the destination phone number
Since there is no need to dial multiple digits, the operation is simple and there is no risk of dialing the other party's telephone number by mistake.

(Problems to be solved by the invention) The above-mentioned conventional techniques had the following problems.

(1) It is necessary to register each destination phone number as a speed dial number. To perform this registration, it is usually necessary to press an operation button one step at a time while looking at a manual, and the registration operation is troublesome.

(2) Due to the facsimile device's memory capacity, number of one-touch keys, panel space, etc.
There is a limit to the number of destination numbers that can be registered in a facsimile device.

(3) Furthermore, a memory is required to store the telephone number of the other party, which increases the cost of the facsimile device.

The purpose of the present invention is to eliminate the above-mentioned problems with the conventional technology, and to make it possible to automatically dial the recipient's phone number and send document information without having to register the recipient's phone number in the facsimile machine. To provide facsimile equipment.

(Means and effects for solving the problem) In order to solve the above problem, the present invention provides a method in which the start key is turned on after the document is placed on the document table and before dialing. barcode determining means that determines whether a barcode has been written based on the read manuscript information; and a barcode determining means that directly decodes the barcode information read by the manuscript information reading means and reads the barcode. The device is equipped with a barcode decoding means for converting the number into a destination telephone number, and a means for dialing based on the destination telephone number, and is configured to read the barcode of the document, automatically dial, and send the document. It is distinctive in that it did so.

(Example) The configuration of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 shows a functional block diagram of the present invention. In the figure, 21 is a document presence/absence detector for detecting whether or not a document is placed on the document table of the facsimile device, 22 is a start key provided on the panel of the facsimile device, and 23 is a dialing means. Also, 24, 25, 26 are respectively,
These are means for determining the presence or absence of a document, means for determining whether a start key has been turned on, and means for determining whether a dialing operation has been performed.
27 indicates from the means 24, 25, and 26 that the document is on the document table and the dialing is not performed;
and means for determining whether the start key is turned on; 28 is means for determining whether barcode information is included in the information read from the document information reading means 29; and 30 is means for decoding the barcode. and converts the barcode into a telephone number of the other party.

Next, the present invention will be explained in detail with reference to examples.

First, a manuscript used in an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.

The original 1 is composed of a barcode entry section 1a in which a barcode 2 is written, and an image information entry section 1b in which image information is written. This barcode 2 represents the facsimile telephone number of the recipient.
When placing the document 1 on the document table of the facsimile machine, it is set in the direction of arrow A, that is, so that the barcode 2 is read before the image information entry section 1b.

Next, an example of the configuration of this embodiment will be explained with reference to FIG. In the figure, 5 is a document detection device, 6 is a start key on the panel, 7 is a dialing means, 8 is a document information reading means, 9 is a barcode decoding unit, 10 is a microcomputer (MPU), 11
is a ROM, 12 is a RAM, 13 is a modem (MODEM), and 14 is a communication circuit network (NCU). Here, it is preferable that the barcode decoding section 9 be configured by software.

The operation shown in FIG. 3 will be explained using FIG. 4. FIG. 4 shows a flowchart for explaining the operation of the MPU 10 shown in FIG. 3.

First, the MPU 10 determines whether or not an original is set on the original table based on a signal from the original detection device 5 (step S1). Next, it is judged based on the signal from the dialing means 7 whether dialing has been performed (step S2), and if dialing has been performed, normal transmission operation begins (step S3). On the other hand, if it is detected that the start key 6 is turned on without being dialed (step S4), the MPU 10 determines that the copy function or barcode reading function is activated. Next, it is determined whether or not a barcode is written on the manuscript (step S5).

The determination as to whether or not the barcode has been entered is made as follows. If the document information read by the document information reading means 8 is y-dot white information from the edge of the document and the same information continues in the x-line as shown in FIG. 2, the barcode and MPU is to judge.

If it is determined in step S5 that the process is YES, the copying operation begins (step S6). On the other hand, if the answer is yes, barcode decoding operation is performed (step S7). Barcode decoding is a ROM
This is done using a table that compares information such as barcodes and telephone numbers stored in advance. That is, when barcode 2 is read from document 1, the read barcode is used as an address,
The ROM 11 is accessed and information such as a telephone number stored at the address is read out. In this way, the barcode is converted into necessary information such as the called party's telephone number. The MPU 10 outputs a dialing signal based on necessary information such as the called party's telephone number (step S8). As a result, communication with the other party's facsimile device is established, and the operation of transmitting the document set on the document table begins. (step
S9).

As described above, according to this embodiment, facsimile transmission is automatically performed based on the barcode written on the document, so there is no need for the conventional troublesome speed dial registration operation or the need for memory for this purpose. ,
Auto-dial transmission can be performed without the need for one-touch keys or the like.

An example of the use of this embodiment is, for example, when correcting correspondence between a cram school and home using a facsimile, enter the facsimile phone number of each home as a bar code on the answer sheet for correspondence correction in advance, and send the facsimile phone number to the cram school. This is extremely convenient, as the cram school can send the facsimile phone number of each family without having to dial it after making corrections.

(Effects of the invention) According to the invention, simply by placing a document with a barcode written on it on the document table and pressing the start key, the recipient's facsimile telephone number is automatically dialed and the document information is automatically transferred. This has the effect of being sent to

Further, unlike conventional devices, memory for speed dial registration is not required, and the memory capacity can be reduced, so the cost of the facsimile device can be reduced.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Figure 1 is a block diagram showing the functions of this invention, Figure 2
The figure shows an example of a manuscript used in the present invention, Figure 3 is a configuration diagram of an embodiment of the present invention, and Figure 4 shows the third embodiment of the invention.
3 is a flowchart showing an example of the operation of the MPU shown in the figure. 27...determination means, 28...barcode entry determination means, 30...barcode decoding means.

Claims (1)

[Scope of claim for utility model registration] Determination means for determining that the start key is turned on after the manuscript is placed on the manuscript table and before dialing, and the manuscript read by the manuscript information reading means a barcode determination means that automatically determines whether a barcode has been written based on the information; and a barcode determination means that directly decodes the barcode information read by the document information reading means and converts the barcode into a telephone number of the other party. A facsimile machine characterized by comprising barcode decoding means for reading a document and means for dialing based on the called party's telephone number, so that the facsimile machine reads the barcode of a document, automatically dials, and sends a message. Device.