JPH05114969A - Facsimile equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To perform the back-up or the registration information of facsimile equipment without an exclusive-use device. CONSTITUTION:When a device user inputs the back-up request of registration information to an operation processing part 1, a registration information control part 4 fetches the registration information stored in a memory part 5 and sends it to an image data converting part 6. The image data converting part 6 converts the registration information sent from the registration information control part 4 to the image of a bar code and sends it to a printer control part 7. Here, the printer control part 7 requires to output the bar code, converted to the image, to a printer 8. The outputted bar code is read from a scanner 2 later, converted to the code of the internal part of the device and stored through the registration information control part 4 in the memory part 5.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a facsimile machine, and more particularly to a maintenance function in the facsimile machine.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in facsimile machines, registration information is backed up using an electronic device such as a memory card as a medium.

[0003]

In the above-mentioned facsimile machine, a dedicated backup memory card must be used when backing up the registration information, and the registration information can be easily backed up by a method other than that. There is a drawback that you can not do.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned conventional circumstances, and therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a novel facsimile apparatus capable of solving the above-mentioned drawbacks inherent in the prior art. It is in.

[0005]

In order to achieve the above object, a facsimile apparatus according to the present invention is a facsimile apparatus that allows a user of the apparatus to perform various registration operations. And a means for reading out the printed bar code and a means for backing up the registration information.

[0006]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION The present invention will now be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, when a device user inputs a backup request for registration information to the operation processing unit 1, the registration information management unit 4 extracts the registration information stored in the memory unit 5, It is sent to the image data conversion unit 6. The image data conversion unit 6 converts the registration information sent from the registration information management unit 4 into a barcode image and sends it to the printer control unit 7. The printer control unit 7 sends a printout request to the printer 8 together with the image data sent from the image data conversion unit 6, and prints out the barcode. The bar code printed out on the recording paper is stored, read by the scanner 2 when the necessity of re-registration occurs later, converted into the code inside the apparatus, and stored in the memory unit 5 through the registration information management unit 4. To do. A series of backup processes can be performed by the above procedure.

[0009]

As described above, according to the present invention,
Since a special mechanism for backup is not required to perform the backup operation using the recording paper as a medium, the cost can be reduced.

According to the present invention, if the bar code standards are unified, data can be exchanged between other models.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 ... Operation processing unit 2 ... Scanner 3 ... Scanner control unit 4 ... Registration information management unit 5 ... Memory unit 6 ... Image data conversion unit 7 ... Printer control unit 8 ... Printer

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A facsimile machine which allows a user of the apparatus to perform various registration operations, converts the contents of all the registered information (hereinafter referred to as registration information) into a bar code, and prints it out on a recording paper. A facsimile apparatus characterized in that it is possible to back up registration information by having a means for reading and a means for reading a printed bar code.