JPH05292230A - Facsimile equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To attain the direct control of the transmission paper and also to instantaneously detect a transmission error by printing the inputted number of the opposite party on the transmission paper. CONSTITUTION:The input information is sent to an opposite party number storage part 11 with push of a key 2 corresponding to the opposite party of transmission. Then, the input information is sent to a control part 12 from the part 11 as the converted number information. Thus, a due opposite party is decided. When the reading of the transmission paper is complete, an image reading end detector 17 sends the end information to a printer control part 14. The part 14 outputs the number originating information to the part 11 and also takes the transmitted opposite party number information out of the part 11. This number information is converted into the print information at the part 14 and at the same time the print control information is outputted to an opposite party number printer 4. The printer 4 prints the print control information on the transmission paper.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a facsimile machine capable of printing a destination number on a transmission sheet.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Some conventional facsimile machines have a function of outputting a communication management report indicating the date, time, communication time, etc. for each transmitted document.

[0003]

However, the communication management report is output after the transmission is completely completed, and it is not intended to directly manage the transmission sheets individually.

Therefore, when the transmission is made to the wrong party, the error cannot be found immediately and the improvement thereof has been desired.

An object of the present invention is to provide a facsimile apparatus which is capable of directly managing a transmission sheet and immediately finding an erroneous transmission, on the basis of having a destination number printer which prints a transmission number on a transmission sheet. I am trying.

[0006]

In order to achieve the above object, the facsimile apparatus of the present invention has a destination number for printing the destination number, which is input from the key for inputting the destination and which displays the destination, on the transmission paper. It has a printer.

The destination number printer can be attached later to the main body of the facsimile machine.

[0008]

Function: The destination number can be printed on the transmission paper by the destination number printer. Here, the destination number includes a normal facsimile number, its abbreviated number, the name of the destination, date, time, and the like. It should be noted that at least one of the information that can identify the other party such as the facsimile number and the name of the other party can be printed. Therefore, when the transmission is made to an erroneous partner, the error can be immediately recognized and erroneous transmission can be prevented.

Further, since the destination number is printed on each transmission sheet, the transmission sheet can be easily managed and the handling of the office can be facilitated, and the usability of the facsimile apparatus can be improved.

[0010]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. In the figure, a facsimile apparatus 1 of the present invention includes a destination number printer 4 for printing on a transmission paper 3 a destination number input from a key 2 for inputting a destination and displaying the destination.

Further, the facsimile apparatus 1 has a placing portion 6 on which the transmitting paper 3 is placed, and an image reader 7 which is provided at the front edge of the placing portion 6 and which reads an image such as a character or a figure on the transmitting paper 3.
And a pedestal 9 on which the transmission paper 3 discharged from the image reader 7 through the discharge port 10 is placed after transmission.

As shown in the schematic block diagram of FIG. 2, the main body 5 of the facsimile apparatus 1 is connected to a key 2 such as a ten-key pad for inputting a destination and the key 2 ... through an input line a. The destination number storage unit 11 for storing the destination number, the control unit 12 connected to the destination number storage unit 11 via the output line b, and the control unit 12 via the output line c. A main body control unit having an image signal conversion unit 13 which is connected and converts image information into signal information, and a printer control unit 14 which is connected to the destination number storage unit 11 via an input line d and an output line e. 15 are provided.

Further, the image reader 7 outputs the image information to the image signal conversion section 13 of the main body control section 15 by an output line f.
The image reader 7 and the control unit 12 are connected via an output line g for sending control information from the control unit 12. Also, the destination number printer 4 is
It is installed in front of the image reader 7 and is connected to the printer controller 14 via an output line h. As the destination number printer 4, a castle printer, an ink jet or the like that operates according to the print control information output from the printer controller 14 to the output line h can be used. Further, the destination number printer 4 can be formed separately from the main body 5, and can be inserted into the main body 5 from the discharge port 10 and can be retrofitted with a screw or the like, so that the printer controller 1
4 can be connected.

Further, the image reading device 7 includes a transmission paper 3
When the reading of the image is completed, the printer controller 1
An image reading end detector 17 that outputs end information via the output line i is attached to the terminal 4.

The control unit 12 is connected to a FAX terminal 19 which communicates with the main body control unit 15 via a dedicated line j.

The operation of the system configured as described above will be described below. By pressing the key 2 corresponding to the destination to be transmitted, the input information is sent to the destination number storage unit 11 via the input line a, and the destination number storage unit 11 stores the stored destination information. The destination number is converted into number information, and this number information is sent to the control unit 12 via the output line b. The destination number storage unit 11
In addition to a normal facsimile number, the abbreviated number and the name of the other party are stored, and a clock unit (not shown) is connected and the date and time can be output. Further, the number information is signalized only from the facsimile number.

The number information sent to the control unit 12 is such that the image reader 7 is operated by the control information sent to the output line g to send the transmission paper 3 to the image reader 7 and the number information is sent. Determines the other party to be transmitted by the control unit 12.

The image information sent by the image reader 7 that has read the image of characters, figures, etc. on the transmission paper 3 is output to the image signal conversion section 13 via the output line f and converted into signal information. The signal information is sent to the control unit 12 via the output line c and is sent to the confirmed destination via the dedicated line i and the FAX terminal 19.

When the reading of the transmission paper 3 is completed, the image reading completion detector 17 detects it and sends the completion information to the printer controller 14 through the output line i. As a result, the printer control unit 14 outputs the number transmission information to the destination number storage unit 11 via the output line e, and the transmitted destination number information, here, the facsimile number and the destination number information. The name, date, time, etc. are retrieved from the destination number storage unit 11 via the input line d. This number information is
The printer control unit 14 converts the print control information into print control information, and the print control information is output to the destination number printer 4 via the output line h to operate the destination number printer 4. By the operation, the destination number printer 4 prints the print control information on the transmission paper 3, whereby the transmission paper 3 has the destination number such as the facsimile number, the name of the destination, the date, and the time. Is displayed. One of the information that can identify the other party such as the facsimile number and the name of the other party
May be printed.

After the destination number printer 4 prints the destination number on the transmission paper 3, the printer controller 14 recognizes this by the end information sent from the destination number printer 4, and the discharge port 10 The rollers provided on the sheet are operated to discharge the transmission paper 3 from the discharge port 10 to the receiving table 9.

As described above, the destination number is printed on each piece of the transmission paper 3 so that an erroneous transmission can be found immediately and the management of the transmission paper 3 can be simplified.

[0022]

As described above, since the facsimile apparatus of the present invention has the destination number printer for printing the destination number on the transmission paper, the destination can be identified immediately and the operation error can be minimized. In addition to being suppressed, the usability can be improved by facilitating the management of the transmission paper.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an example of the system.

[Explanation of symbols]

 2 Key 3 Sending paper 4 Destination number printer 5 Main unit

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A facsimile apparatus comprising a destination number printer for printing a destination number, which is input by a key for inputting the destination and which displays the destination, on a transmission sheet. 2. A facsimile apparatus, wherein the destination number printer is attached to the main body of the facsimile apparatus later.