JPH05327977A - Controlling method for printing output and printing output of facsimile broadcasting adapter receiver - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To prevent wasteful paper consumption by providing a storage means for storing a facsimile signal and interrupting the transmission of the facsimile signal to a facsimile by means of a prescribed interrupting operatin at every page unit. CONSTITUTION:The digital signal group of a facsimile broadcasting which is picked-up by a demodulating circuit 3 is inputted to a reception signal processing circuit 4 and an error is corrected. When a program selecting signal is detected, a control circuit 8 starts a facsimile equipment by a network controller 7 and transmits the facsimile signal stored in a buffer memory 5 to the device 10 through a MODEM 6 so that printing is started. When the interruption key of an operating part 9 is depressed while printing is being conducted, a printing operation is not completed till the printing of a page which is being printed at present ends. But, when a stop key is depressed, the printing operation is immediately completed. Thus, two kinds of printing stop methods are adopted so that the printing interrupting method corresponding to an interrupting processing can be selected.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a print output control method for a facsimile broadcast adapter receiver or the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Since the 1940s, the telecommunications technology council and others have proposed a facsimile multiplex broadcasting system in which fixed images such as characters, figures, and photographs are transmitted using television broadcasting waves and reproduced and recorded at the receiving side. (The Journal of the Television Society of Japan 1
(February 987 reference), and in February 1989, two methods, analog and digital, were reported to the Minister of Posts and Telecommunications (Telecommunications Technology Council Advisory Advisory No. 15).

FIG. 4 and FIG. 5 show the frame matrix and time sequence of the digital facsimile broadcasting system. The digital facsimile signal is transmitted at a rate of 16 Kbps with the frame having the configuration shown in FIG. 4 as one unit.
In FIG. 4, PFX (prefix) is used for identifying a DAT (data) portion, and the DAT portion is roughly classified into an image signal and a control signal.

The receiver extracts the program selection signal by the PFX section of the facsimile signal sent in the time series structure as shown in FIG. 5, and refers to the program number, page number, etc. included therein. You can select and receive desired programs
(Magazine. See Communication Technology May 1989 issue). The image signal of this facsimile broadcast is compressed and encoded by the same method (CCITT recommendation T.4) as that of a telephone (wired) facsimile. Therefore, conventional G3
There is one that uses a standard-compliant facsimile device as a printing device for this facsimile broadcast. A facsimile broadcast adapter receiver for this purpose is disclosed in JP-A-3-48564 (H04N1 / 0
0) etc.

By the way, conventionally, if a command to stop the recording operation is issued for some reason when a facsimile broadcast is received and recording is performed on paper, recording is being performed even during the recording operation. Stop the program. And
Next, when re-recording the program that was being recorded,
Output again from the beginning of the interrupted page and record.

[0006]

As described above, it is conceivable that another process may be desired to be executed even while the facsimile broadcast is being received and the printing is being performed. But in this case
Not all the processing is urgent, and it is possible that the processing is not delayed even after the printing operation is completed.

However, in the present process, if another process is performed during printing, a print cancel command is issued to all the processes and the printing is terminated even during printing. Therefore, if a stop command is issued during printing in this way,
Since the paper is output again from the beginning of the page, the part of the paper that was previously printed is wasted. For this reason, in the case of interruption, it is sufficient to confirm that the recipient self-confidentially finishes printing until the page currently being printed is finished, and then interrupt and execute other processing. However, this is troublesome because the receiver himself / herself has to determine the end of printing.

[0008]

According to the present invention, the printing operation is interrupted in page units. Further, in the facsimile broadcasting adapter receiver, in order to suspend the printing operation in the G3 facsimile apparatus (10) in page units, the transmission to the facsimile signal is suspended in page units.

[0009]

According to the present invention, even if a print cancel command is issued while a facsimile broadcast is being received and being recorded on paper,
The recording operation does not stop during the printing of one page.

[0010]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A facsimile broadcast adapter receiver according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. 1, 2 and 3. FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a facsimile broadcast adapter receiver. FIG. 2 shows an operation unit used for key input in this embodiment.
It is a figure which shows the mode of a key arrangement of (9). FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a flowchart of the printing operation.

In FIG. 1, (1) is a television antenna. This TV antenna (1) is a normal TV antenna that receives TV broadcast waves. (2) is a tuner that selectively receives TV radio waves of a predetermined channel and detects an audio signal. The tuner (2) selects a channel of a specific broadcasting station. Specifically, the tuner (2) receives a broadcast radio wave of the set channel and demodulates a decoded signal with a voice in which a facsimile signal is multiplexed.

(3) is a demodulation circuit. This demodulation circuit (3)
Extracts the facsimile broadcast signal received by the television antenna (1) and multiplexed with the audio signal of the television broadcast selected by the tuner (2), and converts it into a digital signal sequence.
(4) is a received signal processing circuit. The reception signal processing circuit (4) performs frame synchronization processing and error correction processing of the digital signal series in the facsimile signal.

(5) is a buffer memory. The buffer memory (5) functions as a storage unit for storing the broadcast programs for a plurality of pages according to the present embodiment, and the received signal processing circuit
The facsimile signal extracted in (4) is stored, the communication speed is matched, and the stored facsimile signal is
G3 facsimile machine (1) via (6) and network control circuit (7)
0), and the facsimile signal is a G3 facsimile machine.
It is printed on the calligraphy at (10).

(8) is a control circuit. This control circuit (8)
Detects the program selection signal by the PFX part of the facsimile signal in the reception signal processing (4), and when the network selection device (7) detects the program selection signal, the G3 facsimile device (10) is not in use. Start up the facsimile machine (10). The G3 facsimile machine (1
The activation of 0) is the same as the one by the wired line, and whether the G3 facsimile device (10) is connected to the wired line by the communication between the network control device (7) and the G3 facsimile device (10). If it is determined that the G3 facsimile machine 10 is connected to the wired line, the activation control of the G3 facsimile machine 10 is not performed. However, the network control device is set at predetermined time intervals by the timer built in the control circuit (8).
(7) communicates with the G3 facsimile machine (10).

(9) is an operation unit. This operating section (9) is shown in FIG. (K1) is an interrupt key. This interrupt key (K1)
When is pressed, the transmission of the page of the facsimile signal currently being transmitted for printing is terminated, and then the communication with the G3 facsimile apparatus (10) is terminated. (K2) is a stop key (K2). When the stop key (K2) is pressed, the communication with the G3 facsimile machine (10) is immediately terminated.

The operation of the facsimile broadcasting adapter receiver thus configured will be described with reference to the flowcharts of FIGS. 1, 2 and 3. First, the television radio waves received from the antenna (1) are selected by the tuner (2),
The digital signal sequence of the facsimile broadcast extracted by the demodulation circuit (3) is input to the reception signal processing circuit (4), where error correction and the like are performed.

When the control circuit (8) detects the program selection signal, the network control device (7) activates the G3 facsimile device (10), and the facsimile signal stored in the buffer memory (5) is sent to the G3 facsimile device through the modem. Send to (10) to start printing. Abort key while printing is in progress
When (K1) is pressed, the printing operation does not end until the printing of the currently printed page ends.

However, when the stop key (K2) is pressed, the printing operation is immediately terminated. By adopting such two types of print canceling methods, a person who receives a facsimile program can select a print interrupting method corresponding to interrupt processing.

[0019]

As described above, according to the present invention, even if a print cancel command is issued while a facsimile broadcast is being received and recording is being performed on paper, the recording operation is performed while one page is printed. Since the printing is not stopped, the number of cases where the printing is terminated halfway is reduced as compared with the conventional case, and it is possible to prevent waste of paper.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a facsimile broadcast adapter receiver according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a configuration of an operation unit (9) of this embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a flowchart of a printing operation of this embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a configuration of a frame matrix of a facsimile signal.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a time-series structure (time sequence) of a facsimile signal.

[Explanation of symbols]

 (5) buffer memory (storage means), (10) G3 facsimile machine (G3 facsimile), (K2) stop key (stop command means). (K1) Break key (page break command means).

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A facsimile broadcast receiving function for extracting a facsimile signal multiplexed on a television radio wave and converting it into a digital signal to obtain a facsimile signal from the digital signal, and a facsimile signal for G3 facsimile (1
In the method of controlling the print output of a facsimile broadcast receiver having a transmission function of transmitting to (0), a storage unit (5) for accumulating a facsimile signal obtained from a facsimile broadcast is provided, and the facsimile signal is transmitted by a predetermined interruption operation. A method for controlling print output of a facsimile broadcasting adapter receiver, characterized in that the transmission to the G3 facsimile (10) is suspended for each page. 2. A facsimile broadcast receiving function for extracting a facsimile signal multiplexed on a television radio wave and converting it into a digital signal to obtain a facsimile signal from the digital signal, and a G3 facsimile (1
In a print output control method of a facsimile broadcast receiver having a transmission function of transmitting to (0), a storage unit (5) for accumulating a facsimile code obtained from a facsimile broadcast is provided, and a page unit interruption instruction unit (K1) is used. , The G3 facsimile of the facsimile signal (10)
With the function to interrupt the transmission to the page unit,
A print output control method for a facsimile broadcasting adapter receiver, which has a function of immediately stopping transmission of the facsimile signal to the G3 facsimile (10) by a stop command means (K2). 3. Storage means for accumulating image signals for printing
A print output control method comprising: (5), wherein printing of the image signal by the printing means (10) is interrupted page by page by a predetermined interruption operation. 4. A storage means (5) for accumulating an image signal is provided, which has a function of interrupting printing of the image signal by the printing means (10) in page units by a page unit interruption commanding means (K1). By the stop command means (K2), the printing means of the image signal
A print output control method having a function of immediately stopping printing in (10)