JPH05145725A - Facsimile equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To facilitate the retransmission of an unarrived page by displaying a page number when a reception abnormality occurs, reading out the telephone number of an opposite party to make direct inward dialing automatically and reading the set unarrived page to transmit it to the opposite party. CONSTITUTION:The dialed telephone number of the opposite party is stored in a dial memory 15 and the picture information read out of an original is transmitted. When the signals received at every transmission of a single page informs the abnormality of a received page, an answer monitoring part 14 informs a read control part 11 of the abnormality and instructs the part 11 to store the page number during counting in a number memory 12. When unarrived page is detected in the case the transmission of a single document is completed, the page is reported to a display control part 17 to display the page number of the corresponding original. Then a fact that the original of the unarrived page is set at the part 11 is detected and reported to a dial originating part 16. Then the part 11 is started with the second dialing. Therefore the equipment that had the communication is connected again and the part 11 can read the unarrived page to retransmit it when the page abnormality occurs. Thus, the unarrived page is easily retransmitted.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a facsimile machine.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art FIG. 8 is a block diagram of a conventional facsimile apparatus. In the figure, 41 is a reading unit that converts a document into read image information, 42 is a compression unit that compresses read image information, 43 is a transmission control unit that controls transmission, 44 is a line unit that communicates with other devices, Reference numeral 45 is a recording unit for recording information on paper, 46 is an expansion unit for returning the received compressed image information to the original length, 47 is a reception control unit for controlling reception, 48
Is a display unit for displaying information from the device to the operator, 49
Is an operation unit for giving an instruction to the device by an operator, and 50 is a control unit for controlling the device.

When a document is set on the reading unit 41 and the operator gives a transmission start instruction from the operation unit 49, the reading unit 41 reads the document and converts it into image information, and the compression unit 42 compresses the image information to compress the line information. From 44, send to the other device. Further, at the time of reception, the reception control unit 47 passes the image information received from the partner device on the line unit 44 to the decompression unit 46, restores the original image information, and outputs it from the recording unit 45.

FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram of facsimile communication.
The page abnormality signal of facsimile communication will be described with reference to the drawing.
The figure shows one communication sequence in which the communication start protocol is first exchanged between the transmitting side and the receiving side to start communication.
For each page, an image signal obtained by compressing image data for each page consisting of a plurality of lines is sent from the transmission side to the reception side, and at the end of the page, a page end signal is sent from the transmission side to the reception side.

In response to this, a reception response is returned from the receiving side to the transmitting side. The receiving side restores the image signal of each line that constitutes the image data of each page by the decompression unit until the number of pixels of one line reaches a predetermined number and performs error detection. The line data is replaced and output to the recording unit, and the number of errors is counted. When the number of errors is equal to or more than a predetermined number set on the receiving side, a page abnormal signal is returned at the time of a reception response.

When the communication of the image data for each page is completed, the termination protocol is exchanged between the transmitting side and the receiving side, and the communication of one document is completed. Therefore, in the facsimile machine, if there is a page with an abnormal page at the time of transmission, the recording unit 45
A non-delivery notification containing the abnormal page number was output and an alarm sound was emitted.

[0007]

In the conventional facsimile machine, when a page abnormality occurs, the operator looks at the non-delivery notice to find the abnormal page, sets the page, and then again tries the telephone number of the other party. There is a problem that it takes time and effort to call and send to.

In the case of a facsimile machine having a large amount of memory, it is possible to store all the image information in the memory and retransmit it, but a simple means is required in a machine with a small memory that can be used freely. ..

In view of the above points, the present invention has an object to provide a means for easily and easily retransmitting an abnormal page.

[0010]

The above-mentioned problems can be solved by a facsimile machine configured as follows. FIG. 1 is a principle diagram of the first invention. (1) A reading control unit 11 for reading and sending out image information from a document and counting the page number of the document, a number memory 12 for storing the page number of the document, a line control unit 13, and the number memory
Display control section 17 for displaying page numbers of 12, dial memory 15 for storing the dialed telephone number, dial transmission section 16 for reading and dialing the telephone number stored in dial memory 15, and line control section A response monitoring unit 14 for monitoring a response signal via 13 is provided, and the response monitoring unit 14 is
When a signal for notifying a reception page abnormality is received, the reading control unit 11
To notify the page number being counted to the number memory 12, and when there is the undelivered page when the transmission of one document is completed, the display control unit 17 is notified to notify the number memory 12 The page number of the page is displayed, and the original of the undelivered page is read by the reading control unit.
When it is set to 11, the dial sending unit 16 is notified, redialing is performed, and the reading control unit 11 is activated.

FIG. 2 is a principle diagram of the second invention. (2) Read control unit 11a that reads and sends image information from a document
A line control unit 13, a mark adding unit 18 for adding a mark to the read abnormal document, a mark reading control unit 19 for reading the mark added to the document, a dial memory 15 for storing the dialed telephone number, A dial transmission unit 16 for reading and dialing a telephone number stored in the dial memory 15, and a response monitoring unit 14 for monitoring a response signal via the line control unit 13,
The response monitoring unit 14 notifies the mark adding unit 18 to add a mark to the page of the read document when the signal notifying the received page abnormality is received, and when the transmission of one document is completed, When there is a non-delivered page, the display control unit 17 is notified, and transmission of one document is completed again. When there is a non-delivered page in the manuscript in the document, the fact that the non-delivered page exists Display on the display control unit 17, detect that the document is set on the reading control unit 11, notify the dial transmission unit 16 to make the dial again,
The reading control unit 11 and the mark reading control unit 19 are activated to read and send the image information from the page of the document to which the mark is added.

[0012]

(1) The response monitoring unit 14 monitors the response signal from the receiving side from the line control unit 13, and when the response signal received at every page transmission notifies the reception abnormality, the reading control unit Instruct 11 to that effect. When instructed, the reading control unit 11 writes the page number of the read and transmitted document in the number memory 12.

Then, when the transmission of one document is completed and there is a non-reachable page in the document in the document, the response monitoring unit 14 gives an instruction to the display control unit 17 to store the document stored in the number memory 12. Display the page of the delivered original, detect that the undelivered page of the original has been set, and instruct the dial transmission unit 16 to dial memory 15
The reading control unit 11 is activated by dialing the telephone number of the partner device stored in the table.

Reconnect to the telephone number of the device with which you communicated,
The non-reachable page of the set original can be read by the reading control unit 11 and retransmitted. (2) The response monitoring unit 14 monitors the response signal from the receiving side from the line control unit 13, and when the signal received for each page transmission notifies the reception abnormality, it notifies the marking addition unit 18 to that effect. Give instructions.
When there is an instruction, the mark adding unit 18 adds a mark as an undelivered document to the document. Then, when the transmission of one document is completed and the original in the document has a non-reachable page, the response monitoring unit 14 detects that the original is set and instructs the dial transmission unit 16 to instruct the dial memory. The telephone number of the partner device stored in 15 is dialed to activate the mark reading control unit 19.

The mark reading control unit 19 activates the reading control unit 11 so as to read the original of the page in which the mark is detected. With the above configuration, when all the originals of the document for which the failure has occurred are set, only the page for which the failure has occurred can be selected and retransmitted.

[0016]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS FIG. 3 is a block diagram of a facsimile apparatus according to an embodiment of the first invention. In the figure, reference numeral 21 denotes a sensor, which detects that a document is set.
A reading unit 2 reads a document, and
Is a compression unit for compressing the read image signal, and 31 is a reading control circuit, which outputs the page information of the image read from the document and sends the page number of the document read and transmitted when a command is issued. Write to 32.

Reference numeral 24 is a transmission controller, which is a line controller 33.
To the device, 25 is an operation unit, the operator gives an instruction to the device, and 35 is a dial memory, which indicates the telephone number of the facsimile device of the communicating party. To remember,
Reference numeral 36 is a dial transmission circuit, and the dial memory 35
And a line control unit 33 for communicating the image information with other devices.

Reference numeral 34 is a response monitoring circuit, which monitors the response signal from the receiving side and, when the signal received at each page transmission notifies the reception abnormality, instructs the reading control circuit 31 to that effect. In addition, when the transmission of one document is completed and there is an undelivered page in the document in the document, the reading circuit / display control circuit 37 is activated to display the page of the undelivered document, and then the dial transmission circuit.
The reading control circuit 31 is activated by instructing 36 to dial.

Reference numeral 26 is a counter / writing circuit which counts the number of originals and writes the count value to the number memory 32 when instructed. Numeral 37 is for storing a page, and 37 is a read circuit / display control circuit, which is the number memory when instructed.
The page number is read from 32 and displayed on the display device 27. The display device 27 displays information from the facsimile device to the operator.

FIG. 4 is a control flowchart of the facsimile of the first invention, and the operation of the facsimile apparatus having the above-mentioned structure will be described with reference to the drawing. It is assumed that the operator has dialed the facsimile machine of the other party and connected the line in advance.

In step 80, when the operator dials the telephone number of the facsimile device of the communication partner from the operation unit 25, it is stored in the dial memory 35 from the dial transmission circuit 36. In step 81, the sensor 21
If it is set, it is judged in step 82.
If not, the process returns to step 81 to wait for the document to be set.

In step 82, the reading control unit 31 reads the set original document by the reading unit 22, converts it into an image signal, compresses it in the compression unit 23, and passes it to the transmission control unit 24. The transmission control unit 24 is the line control unit.
Send from 33 to the partner device. The counter / writing circuit 26, which counts the page each time the image signal for each page is transmitted after starting the document transmission, operates so as to step up.

In step 83, the response monitoring circuit 34 determines whether or not there is a page abnormality notification (RTN signal) from the partner device, and if there is, it proceeds to step 84, otherwise proceeds to step 85. In step 84, the response monitoring circuit 34 instructs the reading control circuit 31 that the currently transmitted page is undelivered, writes the value of the counter / writing circuit 26 in the number memory 32 and stores it as the undelivered page number. To do.

In step 85, the sensor 21 determines whether the document is still set. If there is a document, the process returns to step 82 to read and transmit the next page, and if there is no document, step 86.
Proceed to.

At step 86, the communication line is disconnected because the communication is completed. In step 87, the response monitoring section 34 searches the number memory 32 for an undelivered page, and if there is, it goes to step 88, and if it does, it ends.

In step 88, the display controller 37 causes the display device 27 to
Then, the page number of the undelivered page read from the number memory 32 is output as an indication "Set XX page because it will be resent."

In step 89, the response monitor 34 instructs the dial transmission circuit 36 to connect to the facsimile machine of the communication partner, and the dial transmission circuit 36 reads the telephone number of the partner from the dial memory 35 and dials to connect. Then return to step 81.

When there are a plurality of abnormal pages, a scrolling method is used in which the page numbers of a plurality of pages are sequentially shifted by one character, or a method of displaying a plurality of page numbers of a plurality of pages that can be displayed and switching them. Response monitoring circuit that sends the result
Monitoring is performed at 34, and if no page abnormality occurs, the transmission ends.

When a non-reachable page is generated by re-sending, the same processing is performed, but the page number of the original is re-assigned when re-sending. If the line is busy and cannot be connected, a conventional non-delivery notification is output from a recording unit (not shown).

Next, an embodiment of the second invention of the present application will be described. FIG. 5 is a block diagram of a facsimile apparatus according to an embodiment of the second invention. In the figure, numeral 38 is a mark adding section for adding a mark to a page to which a receiving side has sent an abnormal page signal, and 28 is a mark detecting section for detecting a mark added to an abnormal page. Yes, 34 is a response monitoring circuit, which monitors the response signal from the receiving side, and when the signal received for each page transmission notifies the reception abnormality, instructs the mark adding section 38 to that effect, When the occurrence of non-delivery is stored in the storage unit 40, and when the transmission of one document is completed and there is an undelivered page in the document in the document, the dial transmission circuit 36 is instructed to redial and the mark reading control unit 39 Is to start.

Reference numeral 31a is a reading control circuit for sending out image information read from the original, and 39 is a mark reading control section for reading the original of the page in which the mark is detected. Is to start. In addition, the same reference numerals as those in FIG. 3 are the same.

FIG. 7 is a conceptual diagram for explaining the positional relationship between the mark adding section and the mark detecting section in the facsimile apparatus according to the second embodiment of the invention. In the figure, 1 is a hopper for setting an original, 2 is an original to be transmitted, 3 is a feed roller for conveying the original from the hopper 1 to the reading unit 22 and further to the stacker 4, 4
Is a stacker for storing the read originals, and other items having the same reference numerals as those in FIG. 5 are the same items.

FIG. 6 is a control flowchart of the facsimile of the second invention. The operation of the second embodiment of the invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. It is assumed that the operator has dialed the facsimile machine of the other party and connected the line in advance.

In step 80, when the operator dials the telephone number of the facsimile apparatus of the communication partner from the operation unit 25, the telephone number is stored in the dial memory 35 from the dial transmission circuit 36. In step 81, the sensor 21
If it is set, it is judged in step 82.
If not, the process returns to step 81 to wait for the document to be set.

In step 82, the reading control section 31 reads the set original document by the reading section 22, converts it into an image signal, compresses it in the compression section 23, and passes it to the transmission control section 24. The transmission control section 24 makes the line control section.
Send from 33 to the partner device.

In step 83, the response monitor 34 determines whether or not there is a page abnormality notification (RTN signal) from the partner device. If there is a notification, the process proceeds to step 64, otherwise proceeds to step 85.
In step 64, the response monitoring unit 34 adds a mark to the document on the front edge of the back side of the document so that the document can be recognized as an abnormal page by the mark adding unit 38. Further, the fact that the non-delivery has occurred is stored in the storage unit 40, and the routine proceeds to step 85.

Therefore, the mark adding section 38 is provided in front of the reading section 22 by the length of the original sheet. It can also be added to the trailing edge of the document. In this case, the mark adding unit 38 needs to be provided in front of the mark detecting unit 28 by the length of the sheet.

FIG. 7B is a diagram showing an arrangement plan when a mark is added to the trailing edge of the document. The layout is limited because it is not possible to determine whether a mark needs to be added before one page of the manuscript has been sent in order to add the mark and it is necessary to read one page of the manuscript after detecting the mark. To be done. Therefore, when a mark is added to the trailing edge of the document, the mark adding portion position 51 needs to be provided before the mark detecting portion position 52, and the image information reading sensor position 53 is further provided in front of it. It is provided in front of the length of the size (A4). FIG. 3C is a diagram showing a layout plan when a mark is added to the front edge of the document. In this case, the mark adding portion position 51 is provided in front of the mark detecting portion position 52 by a length corresponding to the size (A4) of the normally used sheet, and the image information reading sensor position 53 is further provided for the normally used sheet ( A4) is provided in front of it. The size of the housing 54 is determined to accommodate all of them.

In step 85, the sensor 21 determines whether the document is still set. If there is a document, the process returns to step 82 to read and transmit the next page, and if there is no document, step 86.
Proceed to.

At step 86, the communication line is cut off because the communication is completed. In step 87, the response monitoring unit 34 searches the storage unit 40 for an undelivered page, and if there is, returns to Step 88.
If not, it ends.

In step 88, the response monitoring unit 34 instructs the dial transmission circuit 36 to connect to the facsimile machine of the communication partner, and the dial transmission circuit 36 reads the telephone number of the partner from the dial memory 35 and dials to connect.

In step 89, the display controller 37 causes the display device 27 to
Is output as a message saying "Please resend all pages." In step 90, the sensor 21 detects that the document is set by the operator, and if it is set, the process proceeds to step 70, and if it is not set, the process returns to step 90.

In step 70, the mark detection unit 28 reads the mark, and in step 71 it is judged whether or not there is a mark. If there is a mark, the process returns to step 91, and if not, the process returns to step 70 to read the next original page. In step 91, the page of the marked original is read by the reading unit 22, the image signal is compressed by the compression unit 23, and the line control unit
Send from 33 to the partner device.

If it is determined in step 92 whether or not the document is set by the sensor 21, the process returns to step 70 to read the next page by the mark detecting unit, and if not, the process ends. Here, the mark added by the mark adding unit 38 may be formed by printing, stamping, or punching, and any means can be used depending on the capability of the mark detecting unit 28.

[0045]

As is apparent from the above description, according to the present invention, conventionally, when a page abnormality occurs, an abnormal page is found by looking at the non-delivery notification, and the other party's telephone number is again called and transmitted. This has a remarkable industrial effect of easily and easily retransmitting the abnormal page, which takes time and effort.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a principle diagram of the first invention.

FIG. 2 is a principle diagram of the second invention.

FIG. 3 is a configuration diagram of a facsimile apparatus according to an embodiment of the first invention.

FIG. 4 is a control flowchart of the facsimile of the first invention.

FIG. 5 is a configuration diagram of a facsimile apparatus according to an embodiment of the second invention.

FIG. 6 is a control flowchart of the facsimile of the second invention.

FIG. 7 is a conceptual diagram illustrating a positional relationship between a mark adding unit and a mark detecting unit in the facsimile apparatus according to the second embodiment of the invention.

FIG. 8 is a block diagram of a conventional facsimile device.

FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram of a protocol for facsimile communication.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 Hopper 2 Original 3 Feed roller 4 Stacker 11, 11a Reading control unit 12 Number memory 13 Line control unit 14 Response monitoring unit 15 Dial memory 16 Dial transmission circuit 17 Display control unit 18 Mark addition unit 19 Mark reading control unit 21 Sensor 22 Reading Part 23 Compressing part 24 Transmission control part 25 Operation part 26 Counter / writing circuit 27 Display device 31, 31a Reading control circuit 32 Number memory 33 Line control part 34 Response monitoring circuit 35 Dial memory 36 Dial sending circuit 37 Reading circuit / display control Circuit 38 Mark adding unit 39 Mark reading control unit 40 Storage unit 41 Reading unit 42 Compression unit 43 Transmission control unit 44 Line unit 45 Recording unit 46 Expansion unit 47 Reception control unit 48 Display unit 49 Operation unit 50 Control unit 64, 69, 70 , 71, 80-92 operation steps

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A reading control unit (11) for reading and transmitting image information from a document and counting the page number of the document, a number memory (12) for storing the page number of the document, and a line control unit (13). And a display control unit (17) for displaying the page number of the number memory (12)
And dial memory (15) that stores the dialed telephone number
A dial transmission unit (16) for reading and dialing a telephone number stored in the dial memory (15); a response monitoring unit (14) for monitoring a response signal via the line control unit (13); The response monitoring unit (14) notifies the reading control unit (11) when it receives a signal for notifying a received page abnormality and writes the counting page number in the number memory (12). (1) When the undelivered page is present when the transmission of one document is completed, the display control unit (17) is notified to display the page number of the number memory (12) and the original of the undelivered page is read. Facsimile apparatus characterized by detecting that it has been set in the control unit (11), notifying the dial transmission unit (16) to redial, and controlling the reading control unit (11) to start .. 2. A reading control unit (11a) for reading and sending image information from a document, a line control unit (13), a marking unit (18) for marking a read abnormal document, and a marking unit (18) for marking the document. Mark reading control unit (19) that reads the mark and dial memory (15) that stores the dialed telephone number
A dial transmission unit (16) for reading and dialing a telephone number stored in the dial memory (15); a response monitoring unit (14) for monitoring a response signal via the line control unit (13); The response monitoring unit (14) notifies the mark adding unit (18) to add a mark to the page of the read manuscript when receiving a signal notifying that the received page is abnormal, and also to send one document. When there is the undelivered page at the time of completion, the display control unit (17) is notified and the transmission of one document is completed again. When the manuscript in the document has the undelivered page, the undelivered page is delivered. Is displayed on the display control unit (17) to detect that the document is set on the reading control unit (11), notify the dial transmission unit (16) to redial, The reading control unit (11) and the mark reading control unit (19) are activated to control so as to read and send image information from the page of the document to which the mark is added. A facsimile machine characterized by.