JPH0560026U - Fax machine - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Purpose] If the entire surface of the transmitted document is blank, the blank page number is displayed on the facsimile machine on the transmitting side. [Structure] An original reading unit 1 reads a transmission original, inputs it to a sending unit 4 via a control unit 5, generates a required facsimile signal, and sends it out. The signal from the document reading unit is input to the data determination unit 2 to determine the presence / absence of black data. When the page ends without black data, the page number counted by the page counting unit 11 is recorded in the recording unit 12. Then, the data recorded in the recording unit is read out via the control unit, input to the display unit 13, and the page number is displayed.

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

[Industrial applications]

 The present invention relates to a facsimile machine, and relates to a facsimile machine that displays a warning or displays when a transmission original has a blank page.

[0002]

[Prior Art]

 For example, in a facsimile machine that scans and sends a loaded original, if the original was mistakenly placed on the inside out, or if the original contains blank pages, the receiving fax machine outputs a blank page. Alternatively, the information on the flipped page is not communicated. In addition, even if the original contains only extra white paper, the receiving side may have just added extra white paper, or it may be due to the original being turned over, or there may be an error in the transmission path of the facsimile signal. There is a problem that it is not possible to judge whether or not there is a problem, and in some cases it is necessary to contact the sender.

[0003]

[Problems to be solved by the device]

 The present invention has been made in view of such a point, and determines the presence or absence of black data for each page from the read data of an original, and if there is a blank page on the entire page, alerts the sender or It provides a facsimile device that displays the number on the white page.

[0004]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

 In order to solve the above problems, the present invention solves the above-mentioned problems by reading a document, a page counting unit that counts the number of read pages of a document and outputs a page number, and data from the document reading unit for each page. Data determination section for determining the black data of the above, a recording section for recording the page number from the page counting section based on a signal from the data determination section, a display section for displaying based on the data read from the recording section, and the document reading Unit, a page counting unit, a data judging unit, a recording unit, and a control unit for controlling the display unit, or an alarm unit for outputting an alarm sound for each page based on a signal from the data judging unit. And a facsimile machine.

[0005]

[Action]

 With the above-described structure, in the facsimile apparatus according to the present invention, the mounted document is read by the document reading unit, and the presence or absence of black data is determined from the read data on a page-by-page basis. If there is a page, a warning will be given by the fax machine on the sending side or an all-white page number will be displayed.

[0006]

【Example】

 An embodiment of a facsimile apparatus according to the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings. 1 is a block diagram of essential parts of an embodiment of a facsimile device according to the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a block diagram of essential parts of another embodiment of a facsimile device according to the present invention. In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes a document reading unit which reads a mounted document. A data determination unit 2 determines the presence or absence of black data from the read data of the original reading unit 1. An alarm unit 3 outputs a required alarm sound based on a signal from the data judging unit 2 which has no black data. A sending unit 4 generates data from the document reading unit 1 into a required facsimile signal and sends it via a communication line or the like. A control unit 5 controls each unit of the apparatus.

In FIG. 2, reference numeral 11 denotes a page counting unit which counts the number of pages of a transmission original for each transmission and outputs a number. A recording unit 12 inputs and records the page number from the page counting unit 11 based on the signal from the data judging unit 2. A display unit 13 reads out the data recorded in the recording unit 12 and displays the page number and the like. The other reference numerals are the same as those in FIG.

Next, the operation of the facsimile apparatus according to the present invention will be described. First, in FIG. 1, a transmission original is mounted at a predetermined position of a facsimile apparatus and a required transmission operation is performed. As a result, the document reading unit 1 starts reading the document, and the read data is input to the data determination unit 2 via the control unit 5 to determine the presence or absence of black data. In this determination, for example, it is determined that there is black data when the black data is continuous for 3 pixels or more. When the page is finished without black data, it judges that there is no black data on the page and outputs a signal in response to a page end signal from a detection device (not shown). This signal is input to the alarm unit 3 to notify the sender or the like of a blank original page by a required alarm sound for each page.

The operation of the facsimile apparatus of FIG. 2 will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. By the required transmission operation, the document reading unit 1 starts reading the mounted document (step 1, hereinafter abbreviated as ST1). Data from the document reading unit 1 is input to the data determination unit 2 via the control unit 5 to determine the presence / absence of black data. Then, when the page ends without any black data (ST2: No) (ST3: Yes), it is determined that the page does not have black data in response to a page end signal from a detection device (not shown) (ST4: No). ), The page number counted by the page counting unit 11 is recorded in the recording unit 12 via the control unit 5, is read out, is input to the display unit 13 via the control unit 5, and is displayed (ST5). Despite this display, if the transmission stop operation of the facsimile is not performed (ST6: No), and the original of the next page is loaded (ST7: Yes), the original reading is continued (ST1 above). ), And after that, the same operation is performed until all pages of the original are scanned. The data recorded in the recording unit 12 is cleared by a transmission stop operation of the facsimile device.

[0010]

[Effect of the device]

 As described above, according to the facsimile apparatus of the present invention, when the original is mounted inside out or the transmission operation is performed with the blank page mixed in the original, it is transmitted that there is a blank original. Since it is notified to the side, for example, it becomes possible to contact the receiving side before making a doubt and avoid unnecessary confusion in advance. If the fax machine is a pre-reading type (the original read data is memorized once, and after reading the required page, the data is read out and sent), stop operation is performed before a blank page is sent. It is also possible.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of essential parts of an embodiment of a facsimile apparatus according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram of a main part of another embodiment of the facsimile apparatus according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart illustrating an operation of a facsimile device according to the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 original reading unit 2 data determination unit 3 alarm unit 4 sending unit 5 control unit 11 page counting unit 12 recording unit 13 display unit

Claims (2)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. In a facsimile apparatus, a document reading unit for reading a document, a data determination unit for determining black data of each page based on data from the document reading unit, and an alarm for each page based on a signal from the data determination unit A facsimile apparatus comprising an alarm unit that outputs a sound, and a control unit that controls the document reading unit, the data determination unit, and the alarm unit. 2. In a facsimile apparatus, an original reading unit for reading an original, a page counting unit for counting the number of read pages of the original and outputting a page number, and black data of each page by data from the original reading unit. A data determining unit for determining, a recording unit for recording the page number from the page counting unit based on a signal from the data determining unit, a display unit for displaying based on the data read from the recording unit, the document reading unit, and page counting And a data determination unit, a recording unit, and a control unit that controls the display unit.