JPH0530317A - Facsimile equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To attain the reception and to recognize its content and to save recording paper by printing out all received picture from the facsimile equipment having a registered identification mark onto recording paper, receiving the signal from other devices in a way of memory reception and printing out the part onto the recording paper. CONSTITUTION:A network control section 1 is connected to a line in response to a call and an identification mark received by a communication control section 3 is collated with an identification mark stored in a memory 4 by a collation section 5. When the both are coincident, a control section 6 is used to apply the received picture to the recording section 8, in which the picture is printed out on the recording paper. When dissident, the picture is stored in a memory 7 and part of the picture is fed to the recording section 8, in which the signal is printed out. Then the operator commands print or erasure of the picture in the memory 7 in response to the necessity depending on the print content. Thus, the recording paper is saved without lookover of the reception and print of unnecessary picture.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention stores, in a memory, an image received from a facsimile apparatus that does not have an identification mark that matches a pre-registered identification mark, and a part of the received image is recorded on recording paper. The present invention relates to a facsimile apparatus which can recognize the reception and the received contents by printing and can reduce the extra recording paper.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A conventional facsimile apparatus is disclosed in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 63-63.
As described in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 260260/1988 and Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 63-262963, in order to avoid unnecessary reception of direct mail and the like, reception from a facsimile device which does not have a pre-registered identification mark. It was a closed communication that was not performed.

[0003]

The above-mentioned prior art does not consider transmission from a facsimile machine in which an identification mark is not registered in advance or a facsimile machine with a small number of communications, and has a specific identification mark. However, there is a problem in that communication can be performed only with existing facsimile machines.

Therefore, as described in JP-A-1-77277 and JP-A-1-185070,
An image received from a facsimile machine having a pre-registered identification mark is immediately printed on a recording paper, and images received from other facsimile machines are stored in a memory so that the recording paper can be recorded. Saving fax machines have been devised.

In these facsimile machines, the received image from the facsimile machine which does not have the identification mark registered in advance is stored in the memory together with the identification mark and the received image of the sender facsimile machine, and is transmitted. The identification mark of the original facsimile machine and the content of the received image are displayed on the operation panel, and the operator prints the received image stored in the memory on the recording paper or deletes the received image stored in the memory. You can instruct whether to do it from the operation panel.

Generally, when the operator glances at the facsimile machine, if the recording paper is ejected, it is possible to immediately recognize the presence or absence of the received image. However, in the above-mentioned conventional technique, the operator goes to the facsimile machine and operates the operation panel. It is impossible to recognize whether or not the received image is stored in the memory without looking at the displayed contents.

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to print all received images from a facsimile machine having a pre-registered identification mark on a recording sheet, and to store received images from other facsimile machines in a memory. To provide a facsimile device capable of recognizing reception and contents of reception by printing a part of a received image on a recording paper, and reducing an unnecessary recording paper. It is in.

[0008]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a facsimile apparatus having a received image storage means for storing a received image, a recording means for printing the received image on a recording paper, and one recording means. The identification mark storage means for storing the above-mentioned identification mark, the collation means for collating the identification mark of the sender's facsimile apparatus with the identification mark stored in the identification mark storage means, and the result of the collation by the collation means. When the two match, the first control means for supplying the received image to the recording means and the result of the matching by the matching means,
When the two do not match, a second control means for storing the received image in the received image storage means and supplying a part of the received image to the recording means is provided.

Further, an operation means for performing various inputs and an instruction input and a received image stored in the image storage means are supplied to the recording means in response to a predetermined instruction input from the operation means. And a fourth control means for erasing the received image stored in the image storage means in response to a predetermined instruction input from the operation means.
There is provided fifth control means for storing the identification mark input from the operating means in the identification mark storage means.

The fifth control means may store the identification mark of the destination facsimile machine input from the operation means in the identification mark storage means at the time of transmission.

When storing the received image in the received image storage means, the second control means adds a code for identifying the received image, and a part of the received image is added to the received image. Information about the received image including the corresponding code may be supplied to the recording means.

When a cut sheet is used as the recording sheet, a part of the received image supplied to the recording section by the second control means is a received image for one cut sheet. be able to. In this case, the third
The received image supplied by the control means to the recording means may be a part excluding a part of the received image supplied by the second control means to the recording means.

Further, the recording paper measuring means for measuring the remaining amount of recording paper, the received image measuring means for measuring the amount of received image, the result of the measurement by the recording paper measuring means, and the remaining amount of recording paper If the identification value of the transmission source facsimile machine matches the identification mark stored in the identification mark storage means as a result of the matching by the matching means, the received image is stored in the received image Sixth Supply to Means
Of the control means and the measurement result by the recording paper measuring means,
If the remaining amount of recording paper reaches a predetermined value and the result of the collation by the collating means does not match the identification mark of the sender facsimile machine and the identification mark stored in the identification mark storage means, reception An image is stored in the received image storage means, and a seventh control means for forcibly ending when the amount of the received image reaches a predetermined value as a result of measurement by the received image measuring means is provided.

In this case, in response to an instruction input from the operating means, the fifth control means gives priority to the identification mark, and the collating means sets the facsimile machine of the transmission source. You may make it match an identification mark and an identification mark with a high priority.

[0015]

When the operator inputs the identification mark by the operation means, the fifth control means stores the inputted identification mark in the identification mark storage means.

The fifth control means, when transmitting,
The identification mark of the destination facsimile machine input from the operation means may be stored in the identification mark storage means.

Then, when the image is received, the collating means collates the identification mark of the facsimile apparatus of the transmission source with the identification mark stored in the identification mark storing means, and the first mark is obtained.
The control means supplies the received image to the recording means when the both match as a result of the matching by the matching means.

As a result, all the received images from the facsimile machine having the identification mark registered in advance can be printed on the recording paper.

Further, the second control means stores the received image in the received image storage means when the two do not match as a result of the matching by the matching means, and a part of the received image is recorded in the recording means. Supply to.

When the received image is stored in the received image storage means, the second control means adds a code for identifying the received image, and together with a part of the received image,
Information about the received image including a code corresponding to the received image may be supplied to the recording means.

As a result, since only a part of the image received from the facsimile machine which does not have the identification mark registered in advance is printed on the recording paper, it is possible to recognize that the image has been received and its contents. And, it is possible to save the recording paper.

Then, the operator looks at the contents of the received image printed on the recording paper and, if necessary, inputs a predetermined instruction by the operating means, and if necessary, the third The control means supplies the received image stored in the image storage means to the recording means, and if not necessary, the fourth control means deletes the received image stored in the image storage means.

When cut paper is used as the recording paper, a part of the received image supplied to the recording means by the second control means is a received image for one cut paper. Therefore, the received image supplied to the recording means by the third control means may be a portion excluding a part of the received image supplied to the recording means by the second control means. it can. That is, for example, when receiving, the received image is printed only on the first recording sheet, and if necessary, it is printed on the second and subsequent recording sheets, thereby saving extra recording sheets. .

Here, when the remaining amount of the recording paper reaches a predetermined value as a result of the measurement by the recording paper measuring means, the sixth control means causes the sixth control means to perform the matching even if both of them match. The received image is supplied to the received image storage means, and the seventh control means stores the received image in the received image storage means when the two do not match as a result of the matching by the matching means, As a result of the measurement by the received image measuring means, when the amount of the received image reaches a predetermined value, the process is forcibly terminated.

As a result, when the remaining amount of the recording paper becomes small, all the received images from the facsimile apparatus having the pre-registered identification mark are stored in the received image storage means, Since only a part of the received image from the facsimile apparatus that does not have the registered identification mark is stored in the received image storage means, the received image storage means can be saved.

When priority is given to the identification mark, even an image received from a facsimile machine having a pre-registered identification mark has a high priority identification mark. It is possible to store only the received image from the existing facsimile apparatus in the received image storage means.

[0027]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the facsimile apparatus of this embodiment.

As shown in FIG. 1, the facsimile apparatus of this embodiment has a network control unit (NCU) 1 for controlling a communication line.
An operation panel 2 that enables various inputs and instructions from an operator, a communication control unit 3 that sends and receives a procedure signal conforming to CCITT Recommendation T30, an identification mark memory 4 that stores an identification mark, and a received signal. An identification mark collation unit 5 that collates the identification mark with the identification mark stored in the identification mark memory 4, and a control unit 6 that controls the entire facsimile apparatus.
And a received image memory 7 for storing a received image and a recording unit 8 for printing.

The identification mark memory 4 and the received image memory 7 are configured so as to share one memory, and the boundary line thereof changes flexibly. That is, the capacity of the identification marker memory 4 is determined by the number of identification markers stored in the identification marker memory 4, and the remaining capacity is the capacity of the received image memory 7.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described.

FIG. 4 is a flow chart showing the image receiving operation of this embodiment.

First, when there is a call from another facsimile machine, the NCU 1 connects the line (step 10).
Subsequently, the communication control unit 3 receives the identification mark of the transmission source facsimile device in the process of transmitting and receiving the procedure signal based on CCITT recommendation T30 (step 11).

Next, the identification mark collation unit 5 collates the received identification mark with the identification mark stored in the identification mark memory 4 (step 12), and as a result of the collation by the identification mark collation unit 5, it is received. When the same identification mark as the identification mark is stored in the identification mark memory 4, the control unit 6 supplies all the received images to the recording unit 8 (step 13), and the recording unit 8
Prints this on recording paper (step 14).

Further, as a result of the collation by the discrimination mark collation unit 5, when the same discrimination mark as the received discrimination mark is not stored in the discrimination mark memory 4, the control unit 6 supplies the received image to the recording unit 8. Instead, it is stored in the received image memory 7 (step 15). At this time, a reception number is given to the received image. Then, after the reception is completed, the control unit 6 supplies the memory accumulation information such as the reception number given to the received image and a part of the received image to the recording unit 8 (step 16),
The recording unit 8 prints these on recording paper (step 1
7).

The print contents at this time are shown in FIG. In addition,
As shown in FIG. 2, generally, the received image is added with a sender record such as a reception time and a sender.

As described above, the facsimile apparatus according to the present embodiment prints all received images from a specific facsimile apparatus on recording paper, and some received images from other facsimile apparatuses on recording paper. Since it is printed, even if you receive a necessary received image that is not a received image from a specific fax machine, you can see the part of the printed contents and do not overlook the reception, In addition, since only a part of the mischievous document or the direct mail whose sender is unknown is printed on the recording paper, the recording paper can be saved.

The operator confirms the printed contents,
If the contents are necessary, the reception number and the printing instruction are input from the operation panel 2, and if the contents are unnecessary, the reception number and the deletion instruction from the received image memory 7 are input from the operation panel 2.

Note that the example shown in FIG. 2 is an example in which roll paper is used as the recording paper, but when cut paper is used as the recording paper, as shown in FIG. A part of the image may be a part to be printed on the first sheet and only the remaining part may be stored in the reception image memory 7. At this time, if the operator inputs a printing instruction,
The second and subsequent sheets can be printed. In this way, the reception image memory 7 can be saved, and the extra recording paper can be saved.

Further, in this embodiment, when the remaining number of recording sheets becomes small, the operation as shown in FIG. 5 can be performed.

FIG. 5 is a flow chart showing the image receiving operation of the present embodiment when the remaining number of recording sheets becomes small.

The control unit 6 checks whether or not the remaining number of recording papers has reached a predetermined number (step 20). If the remaining number of recording papers has reached a predetermined number, the identification mark collating unit 5 As a result of the collation, the received image is not supplied to the recording unit 8 but is stored in the received image memory 7 even if the same identification mark as the identification mark of the facsimile machine of the transmission source is stored in the identification mark memory 4 (step 21). Store (Step 2
2). At this time, an alarm is issued to prompt replenishment of recording paper.

Further, when the remaining number of recording papers reaches a predetermined number, if the same identification mark as the received identification mark is not stored in the identification mark memory 4 as a result of the collation by the discrimination mark collating unit 5. (Step 21), the control unit 6
It is monitored whether or not the number of received images has reached the specified number (step 23), and when the specified number has been reached, the process is forcibly ended (step 24).

At this time, in order to make the received image stored in the received image memory 7 easy to recognize, a part of the received image is printed within the range permitted by the recording paper as shown in FIG. 2 or 3. You may do it.

Further, priority may be added to the identification mark, and the identification mark stored in advance in the identification mark memory 4 is received from a facsimile machine having an identification mark having a high priority. Only the image is stored in the received image memory 7, and the identification mark memory 4 is stored in advance.
Even if the facsimile machine has the identification mark stored in, the received image from the facsimile machine having the identification mark having a low priority should be forcibly terminated when the specified number of sheets is reached. May be.

The method of adding priority to the identification mark will be described later.

As described above, in the facsimile apparatus of the present embodiment, when the number of remaining recording sheets becomes small, the amount of images received from the facsimile apparatuses other than the specific facsimile apparatus reaches the specified number. Since it is forcibly terminated, it is possible to avoid unnecessary use of the received image memory 7 due to a mischievous document whose source is unknown or direct mail.

Next, a method of storing the identification mark in the identification mark memory 4 will be described.

When storing the identification mark in the identification mark memory 4, the identification mark to be stored may be input from the operation panel 2 one by one. However, the facsimile apparatus of this embodiment transmits once. The identification mark of the facsimile machine is automatically stored in the identification mark memory 4.

That is, at the time of transmission, the identification mark matching unit 5
Compares the identification mark of the destination facsimile machine with the identification mark stored in the identification mark memory 4, and as a result of the collation by the identification mark collating unit 5, the same identification mark as the identification mark of the destination facsimile machine is obtained. If it is not stored in the identification mark memory 4, it is stored in the identification mark memory 4.

As described above, since the facsimile apparatus of this embodiment automatically stores the identification mark of the facsimile apparatus which has been transmitted once in the identification mark memory 4, the troublesome registration work can be reduced. Further, as the transmission is performed, the number of identification markers stored in the identification marker memory 4 increases, and the probability that the memory reception is not performed can be increased. In this embodiment, since the identification mark memory 4 and the received image memory 7 share one memory, if the number of identification marks stored in the identification mark memory 4 increases, the received image Although the capacity of the memory 7 is reduced, the probability of receiving the memory is reduced accordingly, so that the memory can be used efficiently.

When the priority is added to the identification mark,
The identification mark having a high priority can be an identification mark of the facsimile device registered in the speed dial or the one-touch dial. In addition, at the time of transmission, after inputting the identification mark of the facsimile apparatus of the transmission destination, the operation panel 2 may instruct that the priority should be high.

The identification mark thus stored in the identification mark memory 4 is displayed on the operation panel 2 and can be freely deleted from the displayed identification marks.

If a destination facsimile machine is selected from the displayed identification marks, the identification mark automatically selected may be transmitted.

Next, a method of copying the identification mark stored in the identification mark memory 4 to the identification mark memory 4 of another facsimile apparatus will be described.

First, according to an instruction from the operation panel 2, the recording section 8 prints the identification mark stored in the identification mark memory 4 on the recording paper. Then, the recording paper on which the identification mark is printed is set in the reading system of another facsimile apparatus, and is automatically read according to an instruction from the operation panel 2 and stored in the identification mark memory 4.

As a result, since the identification mark stored in the identification mark memory 4 of a certain facsimile machine can be used in another facsimile machine, the identification mark is registered when the facsimile machine is replaced or purchased. It takes time and effort.

[0058]

As described above, according to the present invention,
All the received images from the facsimile device having the identification mark registered in advance are printed on the recording paper, and the received images from other facsimile devices are received by the memory.
By printing a part of the received image on the recording paper, it is possible to recognize the reception and the received contents, and it is possible to reduce the extra recording paper.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a facsimile apparatus according to this embodiment.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a received image output format at the time of memory reception in the present embodiment.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a received image output format at the time of memory reception in the present embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing an image receiving operation of this embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing an image receiving operation of the present embodiment when the remaining number of recording papers has decreased.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 ... Network control unit (NCU), 2 ... Operation panel, 3 ... Communication control unit, 4 ... Identification mark memory, 5 ... Identification mark collating unit, 6 ...
Control unit, 7 ... Received image memory, 8 ... Recording unit.

Claims (7)

[Claims] 1. A facsimile apparatus having a received image storage means for storing a received image, a recording means for printing the received image on a recording paper, an identification mark storage means for storing one or more identification marks, and a sender. Collating means for collating the identification mark of the facsimile device with the identification mark stored in the identification mark storage means; and when the result of the collation by the collating means is that both match, the received image is supplied to the recording means. If the control means of No. 1 and the collating means do not match each other, the received image is stored in the received image storage means, and a part of the received image is supplied to the recording means. And a means for providing a facsimile machine. 2. The facsimile apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said second control means, when storing the received image in said received image storage means, adds a code for identifying said received image, A facsimile apparatus, characterized in that, together with a part of a received image, information about the received image including a code corresponding to the received image is supplied to the recording means. 3. A facsimile apparatus according to claim 1, wherein cut paper is used as the recording paper, and a part of the received image supplied to the recording means by the second control means is cut paper 1. A facsimile machine, which is characterized by the number of received images. 4. A facsimile apparatus according to claim 1, 2 or 3, wherein operation means for performing various inputs and instruction inputs, and said image storage means are stored in response to a predetermined instruction input from this operation means. Third control means for supplying the received image to the recording means, and fourth control for erasing the received image stored in the image storing means in response to a predetermined instruction input from the operating means. And a fifth control means for storing the identification mark input from the operating means in the identification mark storage means. 5. The facsimile apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the fifth control means stores the identification mark of the destination facsimile machine input from the operation means in the identification mark storage means at the time of transmission. A facsimile device characterized by the above. 6. A facsimile apparatus according to claim 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5, wherein a recording paper measuring means for measuring a remaining amount of recording paper, a received image measuring means for measuring an amount of a received image, and As a result of the measurement by the recording paper measuring means, the remaining amount of the recording paper becomes a predetermined value, and as a result of the collation by the collating means, the identification mark of the sender facsimile machine and the identification stored in the identification mark storage means. Sixth control means for supplying the received image to the received image storage means when the signs match, and the result of the measurement by the recording paper measuring means, the remaining amount of the recording paper becomes a predetermined value, and As a result of the collation by the collating means, if the identification mark of the transmission source facsimile device and the identification mark stored in the identification mark storage means do not match, the received image is stored in the received image storage means, and the received image is stored. Total Result of measurement by means, in the case where the amount of the received image is a predetermined value, the facsimile apparatus is characterized by providing a seventh control means for forcibly terminated. 7. The facsimile apparatus according to claim 4 or 5, wherein said fifth control means gives priority to said identification mark in response to an instruction input from said operating means, and said collating means comprises: Recording paper measuring means for measuring the remaining amount of recording paper by comparing the identification mark of the facsimile machine of the transmission source with the identification mark of high priority, the reception image measuring means for measuring the amount of received image, and the above-mentioned recording paper. The sixth embodiment supplies the received image to the received image storing means when the remaining amount of the recording paper reaches a predetermined value as a result of the measurement by the measuring means, and when the both match as a result of the matching by the matching means. As a result of the measurement by the control means and the recording paper measuring means, the remaining amount of the recording paper becomes a predetermined value, and when the result of the collation by the collating means does not match, the received image is stored in the received image storage. Stored in the means, Serial receiving image measuring unit according to a result of measurement, when the amount of the received image is a predetermined value, the facsimile apparatus is characterized by providing a seventh control means for forcibly terminated.