JPH06225068A - Facsimile equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide the facsimile equipment which can restore transmission without hands in the case of the occurrence of error in a line in the middle of transmission. CONSTITUTION:In the facsimile equipment where a read optical system is moved along a contact glass, to which a document is set, to read the picture of the document and this picture is transmitted, the mode is automatically switched to the memory transmission mode if error occurs in the line in the middle of transmission of the direct transmission mode. In another method, the main destination as the transmission destination is automatically switched to a substitutive destination or the destination as the transmission destination is automatically called if error occurs in the line in the middle of transmission.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

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

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as described in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2-65364, by preparing a plurality of transmission original stackers and reserving a plurality of destinations (transmission destinations), human intervention is required during transmission work. There is a facsimile machine which is designed to reduce the number of jobs.

[0003]

[Patent Document 1] Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2-65364
The proposal described in the publication is that if an error occurs on the line, it is necessary to reset the original and manually perform the transmission operation again.
They bother each other and are inconvenient.

[0004]

The invention according to claim 1 is
In a facsimile apparatus that conveys and fixes a document on a contact glass by an automatic document feeder and reads and transmits an image of the document by moving a reading optical system along the contact glass, a direct transmission mode and a memory transmission mode are provided. There is provided an operation section for selecting, a data memory for storing the read data of the original when the memory transmission mode is selected, and a mode switching means for switching to the memory transmission mode when an error occurs on the line in the direct transmission mode.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, the original document is conveyed and fixed on the contact glass by the automatic document feeder, and the reading optical system is moved along the contact glass to read and transmit the image of the original document. In the device, an operation unit that specifies a main destination and a substitute destination that replaces it, a destination memory that stores the destination data corresponding to the main destination and the substitute destination, and data in the destination memory when an error occurs on the line And a destination switching means for switching the transmission destination from the main destination to the alternate destination.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, an automatic document feeder conveys and fixes a document on contact glass, and a reading optical system is moved along the contact glass to read and transmit an image of the document. The apparatus is provided with an operation unit for designating a destination, a destination memory for storing destination data corresponding to the destination, and redial means for re-designating the destination based on the data in the destination memory when an error occurs on the line. It was

[0007]

According to the invention described in claim 1, when an error occurs in the line during transmission in the direct transmission mode, the mode is automatically switched to the memory transmission mode, so that the transmission can be performed without human re-operation. You can continue.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, when an error occurs in the line during transmission, the main destination, which is the destination of the transmission, is automatically switched to the alternate destination, so that the transmission is performed without human reoperation. It is possible to continue the process and prevent the document from stagnating on the automatic document feeder.

According to the third aspect of the invention, when an error occurs in the line during transmission, the destination, which is the destination of the transmission, can be automatically called, so that the transmission can be continued without the need for a person to re-operate. can do.

[0010]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. First, FIG. 2 shows an outline of a facsimile apparatus. That is, the reading unit 1, the main control unit 2, the operation unit 3, the network control unit 4 connected to an external line, the memory 5, and the recording unit 6.
And are connected to each other. The operation unit 3 has at least a function of designating a destination as a destination, a function of selecting a direct transmission mode and a memory transmission mode, a function of selecting a printing state, and the like. The memory 5 has the functions of a data memory that stores the data of the document read by the reading unit 1 for each page and a destination memory that stores the telephone number of the destination specified by the operation unit 3.

As shown in FIG. 3, the reading section 1 is provided with an automatic document feeder 8 for separating and feeding a plurality of documents 7 one by one.
And the original document 7 sent by the automatic document feeder 8
A conveyor belt 10 that conveys the image to the contact glass 9, and a reading optical system 1 that is reciprocally driven along the contact glass 9.
1, a mirror 12, and a CCD image sensor 13. The reading optical system 11 converges the image of the document 7 line by line in the process of moving from the vicinity of the left end of the contact glass 9 to the right, and the CCD image sensor 13 via the mirror 12.
Image on.

In FIG. 2, the data of the original 7 read by the reading unit 1 is input to a line buffer (not shown). At the time of transmission, the line information in the line buffer is coded by the compression unit (not shown) of the main control unit 2 and sent to the line by the network control unit 4. In this case, since the original 7 is fixed on the contact glass 9 by stopping the conveying belt 10 and the reading optical system 11 moves, one original 7 can be repeatedly read and transmitted.

The direct transmission means that the read data of the original 7 is directly transmitted, and the memory transmission means that the read data of the original 7 is once stored in the memory 5 and then transmitted.

Next, the transmission operation will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG. The presence or absence of the document 7 set in the automatic document feeder 8 is detected by a document sensor (not shown). Then, the destination (main destination) to be the destination is input from the operation unit 3. In addition, an alternate destination can be entered in consideration of the case where this destination is unreachable. The telephone numbers of these destinations are stored in the destination memory of the memory 5. Then, the destination is called based on the data in the destination memory. After that, the reading unit 1 feeds and reads the document 7 as described above, the transmission is started, and the post message is also sent out. If the result of receiving the response from the destination is not a negative response, it is determined whether or not there is the next original 7 (output of the original sensor). If the original 7 does not exist, the transmission is terminated and the original 7 is removed. For example, the reading and transmission of the next original 7 is repeated. If the result of receiving the response from the destination is a negative response due to an error on the line, the line is opened. In this case, the reading optical system 11 is returned to the original start position in order to read the data of the same original 7 again.

The operation thereafter is different for each claim.
In the invention of claim 1, the routine shifts to. That is, according to the first aspect of the invention, when an error occurs in the line during transmission in the direct transmission mode, the mode switching means (not shown) for detecting the state automatically switches to the memory transmission mode. As a result, the read image of the original 7 is accumulated in the data memory of the memory 5, and the data in the data memory is sequentially called and transmitted.

According to the second aspect of the invention, the routine proceeds to. That is, when an error occurs in the line during transmission, the destination switching means (not shown) automatically switches the destination to the called alternate destination from the destination memory of the memory 5, so that a person can be re-established. The transmission can be continued without any operation. In this case, it is possible to prevent the document 7 from stagnating on the automatic document feeder 8, so that it is convenient without waiting the next user.

In the third aspect of the invention, the routine shifts to. In other words, if an error occurs on the line during transmission, the destination that is the destination can be automatically called by the redialing means (not shown), so that the transmission can be continued without human reoperation. can do.

[0018]

The invention according to claim 1 is as described above.
An operation unit for selecting the direct transmission mode and the memory transmission mode, a data memory for storing the read data of the original when the memory transmission mode is selected, and a switching to the memory transmission mode when an error occurs on the line in the direct transmission mode Since the mode switching means is provided, if an error occurs on the line during transmission in the direct transmission mode, the mode can be automatically switched to the memory transmission mode, so that the transmission can be continued without human re-operation. be able to.

According to the second aspect of the invention, as described above, an operation unit for designating a main destination and a substitute destination in place of it, and a destination memory for storing destination data corresponding to the main destination and the substitute destination, When an error occurs on the line, the destination switching means is provided to switch the destination from the main destination to the alternate destination based on the data in the destination memory. Since it is automatically switched from the main destination to the alternate destination,
People can continue sending without re-operation,
Further, it is possible to prevent the document from stagnating on the automatic document feeder.

According to the third aspect of the invention, as described above, the operation unit for designating the destination, the destination memory for storing the destination data corresponding to the destination, and the data in the destination memory when an error occurs on the line. Since the redial means for re-designating the destination based on the above is provided, if an error occurs in the line during transmission, the destination that is the destination can be automatically called, so that the person must perform the operation again. The transmission can be continued without any.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a flowchart showing a transmission operation according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an outline of a facsimile device.

FIG. 3 is a front view showing an outline of a reading unit.

[Explanation of symbols]

 3 Operation Unit 5 Data Memory, Destination Memory 7 Original 8 Automatic Document Feeder 9 Contact Glass 11 Reading Optical System

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A facsimile apparatus that conveys and fixes a document on a contact glass by an automatic document feeder, and reads and transmits an image of the document by moving a reading optical system along the contact glass. An operation unit for selecting a transmission mode and a memory transmission mode, a data memory for storing the read data of the original when the memory transmission mode is selected, and the memory transmission when a line error occurs in the direct transmission mode. A facsimile apparatus comprising a mode switching means for switching to a mode. 2. A facsimile apparatus for reading and transmitting an image of an original by moving and fixing an original on a contact glass by an automatic original feeding device and moving a reading optical system along the contact glass. An operation unit that specifies a destination and a substitute destination instead of the destination, a destination memory that stores destination data corresponding to the main destination and the substitute destination, and data in the destination memory when an error occurs on the line. And a destination switching means for switching a transmission destination from a main destination to an alternate destination on the basis of the destination. 3. A facsimile apparatus which conveys and fixes a document on a contact glass by an automatic document feeder and reads and transmits an image of the document by moving a reading optical system along the contact glass. A destination memory for storing destination data corresponding to the destination, and redial means for re-designating the destination based on the data in the destination memory when an error occurs on the line. A facsimile machine characterized by.