JPH0514645A - Facsimile equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To realize the facsimile equipment in which the kinds of documents subject to memory reception by the facsimile equipment is displayed on a display device and output priority to a printer is revised. CONSTITUTION:A memory reception document management means 11 outputs a list of a memory reception document to a man-machine control section 15 and a printer output control means 13 revises the output priority by designating a document through key entry. The storage and read of a memory reception document from to the memory are implemented by a memory management section 12 and the document output to the printer is implemented by a recording control section 14. The print wait control of the memory reception document and the revision of the output priority are entirely implemented by a program of a microcomputer.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

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

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as a facsimile apparatus of this type, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open Nos. 2-23769 and 2-153669.
There is one shown in Japanese Patent Publication. FIG. 3 shows, for example, "Facsimile New Communication Media, supervised by NTT Osamu Murakami (S59.
[04.01)] is a diagram showing a configuration of a facsimile apparatus similar to the above-described conventional example. In the figure, reference numeral 41 denotes a portion controlled by a microprogram in the facsimile apparatus. Among them, there is an output system configuration shown in FIG. In FIG. 3, 31 is a communication control unit, 32 is a memory management unit, 33 is a storage memory, 34 is a recording control unit, 35 is a printer, and 36.
Is a man-machine control unit, and 37 is a display.

Next, the operation will be described. The document received from the other party is normally sent from the communication control unit 31 to the memory management unit 3
2 and is temporarily stored in the storage memory 33. When the recording control unit 34 notifies the communication control unit 31 of the output enable signal of the printer 35, the memory management unit 32 sequentially reads the documents and outputs the memory received document to the printer 35. If the printer 35 can already output when the document is received, the document is directly output without using the storage memory 33.

The storage memory 33 is required for a received document because the printer 35 may not be able to immediately output the document due to a paper shortage or a paper jam, and therefore, a recent facsimile apparatus is required to perform the proxy reception. Most have memory.

Further, the display 3 is also provided in this facsimile device.
7 and the man-machine control unit 36 are included in the configuration, but there is almost no operation regarding the received document,
In general, controlling the operation for transmission is the main role.

[0006]

Since the conventional facsimile apparatus is constructed as described above, the storage memory 3 is used.
When there are a large number of documents received on behalf of No. 3, there is a problem that it is unknown when the document addressed to itself is output and it is necessary to wait for the output to the printer 35. ..

The present invention has been made in order to solve the above-mentioned problems, and it is possible to confirm what kind of document is being received by the storage memory on behalf of and to output to a printer. It is an object of the present invention to obtain a facsimile device capable of operating the priority.

[0008]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION A facsimile apparatus according to the present invention includes a memory reception document management means capable of displaying a list of documents which are being received by the storage memory on a display, and a memory reception document print. A print output control means capable of changing the output priority is added to the configuration, and a document whose print output priority is to be changed can be designated by key input.

[0009]

In the facsimile apparatus according to the present invention, the output order of the document designated by the key input is changed to the highest priority by the print output control means, and when the output possible signal is received from the printer, the memory reception document management means takes the highest priority. The document is read from the storage memory and output to the printer.

[0010]

EXAMPLES Example 1. An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an output system configuration of a portion controlled by a micro program in a facsimile apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. In the figure, 11 is a memory reception document management means, 12 is a memory management unit, and 13 is a memory management unit. A print output control unit, 14 is a recording control unit, and 15 is a man-machine control unit. The memory management unit 12 and the recording control unit 1
4. The man-machine control unit 15 is almost the same as that of the conventional example shown in FIG.
A function is added by adding the print management means 13 to the configuration.

2A and 2B are a flow chart of a microprogram of the print output control means 11 of the present invention and an example of an internal data structure used in the program. Reference numerals 24 to 27 are a flow of the program and 21 is a printer. An output wait table, 22 is a write pointer to the table 21, and 23 is a read pointer to the table 21.

Next, the operation will be described. First, the document received by the memory is registered in the printer output waiting table 21 according to the write pointer 22. Generally, the size of the printer output waiting table 21 is equal to the storage memory 33.
It is desirable that the size be sufficiently large for the capacity.

In order to confirm what kind of document the proxy has received in the memory, a confirmation screen of the memory received document is selected by key input. The man-machine control unit 15 instructs the memory reception document management unit 11 to output a list of memory reception documents.

The memory reception document management unit 11 creates list data of the memory reception documents using the chain information of the read pointer 23 of the printer output waiting table 21 and outputs it to the man-machine control unit 15.

The man-machine control unit 15 can display a list of memory received documents on the display 37, and can receive a service regarding the output priority of the memory received documents by key input.

Next, the service operation relating to the output priority of the memory received document will be described with reference to the flow chart shown in FIG. The man-machine control unit 15 obtains the selected document and service item by key input, and instructs the print output control unit 13.

The print output control means first checks the service as to whether or not the highest priority output is designated (S2).
4).

If the highest priority output is designated, the corresponding document is searched from the printer output waiting table 21,
The read pointer 23 is operated to change the output order (S25).

If the designated service is not the highest priority designation, a service check is made to see if it is an instruction to erase the memory received document (S26).

If the instruction is to delete the received document in the memory, the corresponding document is searched from the printer output waiting table 21, the read pointer 23 is operated to delete the registration from the table, and the document is deleted from the storage memory. The memory reception document management means 11 is instructed (S27).

In the above embodiment, the document received by the memory is described, but the same effect as that in the above embodiment can be applied to a document other than the received document which is stored and input in the storage memory by the own station.

[0022]

As described above, according to the present invention, the memory reception document management means and the print output control means are arranged to be added to the output system configuration of the part controlled by the microprogram. There is an effect that it is possible to check what kind of document has been created, and change the output priority to the printer to efficiently output the document.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing the configuration within a microprogram of an embodiment of a facsimile apparatus according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing the operation of the facsimile apparatus according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is an overall configuration diagram of a conventional facsimile.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram of a conventional facsimile microprogram.

[Explanation of symbols]

 11 Memory Received Document Management Unit 12 Memory Management Unit 13 Print Output Control Unit 14 Recording Control Unit 15 Man-Machine Control Unit

Claims (1)

Claim: What is claimed is: 1. In a facsimile apparatus having a memory for accumulating received documents and a display used in a man-machine interface, a list of documents that the facsimile has received in the memory and has not output to a printer is displayed. A facsimile apparatus comprising: a memory received document management unit for displaying on a display unit; and a print output control unit for changing a print output priority of a document designated from a list of displayed memory received documents.