JPH0626429B2 - Facsimile transmitter - Google Patents

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a facsimile transmitter, and more particularly to a facsimile transmitter having an image information storage device.

2. Description of the Related Art Some facsimile apparatuses include an image information storage apparatus, and the transmission apparatus starts transmission when an operator preliminarily specifies a destination and time of facsimile transmission. In such a conventional type of image information storage type facsimile, when a plurality of image information is registered in the image information storage unit, a part of the plurality of image information is sent to the same destination at the same time. Even when the image information to be transmitted is included in the image information, each image information needs to be communicated once.

As a solution to eliminate such unreasonableness of the transmission processing procedure, a procedure of re-registering a plurality of image information of the same time and the same destination as a new image information and then performing the transmission processing is considered. However, as a conventional method for executing this processing, for example, the procedure shown in FIG. 3 has been used. That is, when the transmission reservation operation is started, in the processing step (hereinafter referred to as ST) 1, the same time and the same destination (hereinafter referred to as “the same destination”) are displayed on the display unit of the operation panel.
Is displayed in abbreviated form only) is displayed. In response to this, the operator responds by operating the ten-key pad, etc., and upon receiving this response, in ST2 it is judged in ST2 whether or not the image information of the same destination exists, and if it does not exist, registration processing is performed immediately, while existence If you do ST
In 3, an inquiry message asking whether or not to combine with other image information is displayed. The operator also responds to this inquiry message by operating the numeric keypad,
Based on this answer, in ST4, in ST4, it is judged whether or not the image information of the same destination is put together. If it is judged that the image information is not put together, the process shifts to the registration process. Go to step. In ST5, an inquiry message as to which image information should be combined with the image information is displayed on the display unit. When the operator designates the image information in response to this inquiry, it is judged whether or not the image information designated in ST6 exists in the facsimile, and if the designated image information does not exist, the process returns to the processing step of ST3. While displaying an inquiry message asking whether to combine with other image information,
If it is determined in ST6 that the designated image information exists, the process proceeds to ST7, in which the image information is edited to update the registration number for the new image information.

DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTION Problems to be Solved by the Invention However, in such a conventional facsimile transmitting apparatus, when attempting to edit image information to be newly registered and image information of the same destination that is generally registered. It is necessary for the operator to remember the registration of image information that has already been registered, the destination, etc., and it is necessary to instruct the facsimile of the registration number of the image information to be edited each time new image information is added. there were. For this reason, an error is likely to occur in the image information editing process, and if the registration number is wrong even though the image information is instructed, the image information is sent to a different destination or at a different time. There was a problem of being lost.

Further, in the above-mentioned conventional image information editing method, when the new image information is registered, the facsimile and the operator are interactively performed, so that the operation is troublesome and the registration number and the destination of the already registered image information are required. If you did not check, there was a possibility that an operation error would occur.

Furthermore, when the registration number of the already registered image information is unknown, it is necessary to give a new image information registration number each time, and in that case, the same destination has to be communicated many times. There was also.

The present invention has been made in view of such a conventional problem, and an object thereof is to automatically generate a plurality of image information of the same destination without automatically instructing the image information to be edited by an operator. The purpose is to provide a facsimile transmission device that can be edited. Further, in order to achieve the above object, the present invention causes inconvenience even if the destination or the transmission time is changed after the image information of the same transmission destination and the same transmission time is edited as one image information. A facsimile transmission device capable of managing image information without any need.

Means for Solving the Problems In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a storage unit for storing image information, a communication information storage unit for storing a transmission destination and a transmission time of the image information, and a new image information storage unit. Editing means for editing one image information together with the registered image information of the same transmission destination and the same transmission time at the time of registration, and changed when the transmission destination or transmission time of a part of the edited image information is changed. And a control means for returning the image information to the state before editing.

With this configuration, when new image information is input from the reading unit and a transmission reservation is made, the destination search means searches the image information data file and, regarding the already registered image information, data relating to the destination and the transmission time. To search. Then, when the destination and time reserved for transmission of the new image information exist in the already registered image information, both image information are edited to create the latest image information, and the latest image information is newly updated. A registration number is given and the latest image information is stored in the image information storage unit. As a result, image information at the same destination and at the same time can be transmitted by one-time communication without operator intervention.

Embodiment FIG. 1 to FIG. 4 are views showing an embodiment and operation of a facsimile transmission apparatus according to the present invention.

The facsimile transmission apparatus according to this embodiment stores a reading unit 1 that reads a document, an image information storage unit 2 that stores the image information input from the reading unit 1, and an image information read from the image information storage unit 2. A transmission unit 3 for transmitting on the line 9, an image information control unit 4 for editing and managing image information, a communication control unit 5 for managing various data necessary for facsimile communication, an image information control unit 4, and a communication control unit. 5 and a signal line 8 are connected to each other, and a panel section 6 which issues an operation command to each of these sections.
The reading unit 1, the image information storage unit, the transmission unit 3, and the image information control unit 4 are connected to each other by a data bus 7.

The image information control unit 4 stores an image information data file 10 in which various management data such as an image information management number 11 and an image information storage address 12 for each image information stored in the image information storage unit 2 are stored.
An image information editing section 13 for editing already registered image information and newly input image information, and these image information data files
A first CPU 15 which is connected to the image information editing unit 13 and the image information editing unit 13 by a data bus 14 and controls writing and reading of data to and from the image information data file 10 and operation of the image information editing unit 13.
It consists of and.

In addition, the communication control unit 5 is a second CPU that performs communication control operation.
16 and a communication data file 19 in which data necessary for communication operation such as image information management number 11, destination data 17, transmission time data 18 processed by the second CPU 16 is stored.
And the destination data 17 stored in the communication data file 19
And a data file search unit that searches the transmission time data 18
The operating units 16, 19, and 20 are connected by a data bus 21. The second CPU 16 is the first CPU 15
Is connected by a signal line 8 and a communication operation is performed between the CPUs 15 and 16.

The operation of the facsimile transmission apparatus having such a configuration will be described below.

When making a transmission reservation, the operator uses the ten-key pad, for example, to operate the ten keys to send the destination data 17 and the transmission time data 18
Is input and the original is sent to the reading unit 1, where image information is input. The image information input from the reading unit 1 is temporarily stored in the image information storage unit 2, the image information management number 11 and the image information storage address 12 for this image information are determined by the image information control unit 4, and the image information data file Registered in 10. Then, the image information management number 11 is notified from the first CPU 15 to the second CPU 16 through the signal line 8, and by the operation of the second CPU 16, the image information management number 11 is registered in the communication data file 19 and further the communication is performed. Destination data 17 and transmission time data 18 are registered in the data file 19.

On the other hand, in response to the input of the destination data 17 and the transmission time data 18 in the panel section 6, the second CPU 16 issues an operation command to the data file search section 20 in steps (hereinafter referred to as ST) 21 and 22 in the communication control section 5. , It is determined whether or not image information of the same destination and the same transmission time already exists in the communication data file 19. This determination processing step S
In T21 and ST22, when the image information of the same destination and the same transmission time does not exist, the registration of various data is completed, and the transmission reservation operation ends.

On the other hand, in the processing steps ST21 and ST22, when the image information of the same destination and the same transmission time exists, the processing shifts to ST23. In this processing step,
The second CPU 16 in the communication control unit 5 loads the image information management number 11 of the same destination and the same transmission time to be edited from the communication data file 19 and notifies the first CPU 15 of the image information control unit 4 of this. To do. In the image information control unit 4, the first CPU 15 loads the corresponding image information from the image information storage unit 2 on the basis of the notified data, and the image information editing unit 13
Then, while the image information is edited here, the image information management number 11 is newly determined and assigned to the edited image information and registered in the image information data file 10. And the first
The CPU 15 outputs the edited image information to the image information accumulating unit 2, while at the same time notifying the second CPU 16 of the newly assigned image information management number 11, and the second CPU 16 notifies the image information management number 11 of this image information management number 11. Is registered in the communication data file 19.

As described above, a plurality of pieces of image information registered at the same destination and the same transmission time are edited as one piece of image information, and when the reserved time comes, the edited new image information is transferred from the image information storage unit 2. By being read and sent out on the line 9 through the transmitting unit 3, the image information of the same destination is transmitted in one communication.

When the operator changes the destination data 17 or the transmission time data 18 by operating the panel unit 6 with respect to the image information already stored in the image information storage unit 2, the communication control unit 5 displays the data file search unit 20 By the operation, it searches whether or not the image information of the same destination and the same transmission time exists, and if it does not exist, it returns to the state before the data editing. On the other hand, if it exists, the same image information editing operation as described above is performed. To do. If the individual image information management number 11 does not exist for the image information to be changed when returning to the state before data editing, a new image information management number 11 is determined for the image information to be changed. The registration operation is performed.

When the editing process of the image information is completed, the process proceeds to ST24. In this processing step, the communication control unit 4 displays an inquiry message as to whether or not to delete old image information on the display unit provided in the panel unit 6. And ST25
In response to the operator's response operation signal, it is determined whether the old image information is to be deleted. If not, the registration process is completed, and the old image information is left and the image information is registered to multiple destinations. Be able to deal with individual needs in cases such as On the other hand, if it is determined in ST25 that the old image information is deleted, the old image information is deleted in ST26, and the image information data and communication data corresponding to the old image information are also deleted.

EFFECTS OF THE INVENTION As described above, according to the present invention, a plurality of pieces of image information registered at the same destination and the same transmission time at the time of transmission reservation are automatically edited into one piece of image information, which saves the operator's labor. Accurate editing can be done without applying.
Since the image information of the same destination can be transmitted in one communication, the working efficiency of the facsimile can be improved, and various effects such as a lower communication charge can be obtained. Furthermore, when it is necessary to change the destination or the transmission time for a part of the edited image information, control is performed to restore the edited image information to the state before editing after the processing for changing the destination or the transmission time.
There is no inconvenience in the management of image information, and therefore it is possible to obtain the effect that there is no need to perform an operation such as registering the same image information again.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of a facsimile transmission apparatus according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a configuration example of an image information control unit of the embodiment, and FIG. 3 is a communication control unit of the embodiment. FIG. 4 is a flow chart showing an operation state of the above embodiment, and FIG. 5 is a flow chart showing an operation of a conventional facsimile transmission apparatus. 1 ... reading unit, 2 ... image information storage unit, 3 ... transmission unit,
4 ... Image information control unit, 5 ... Communication control unit, 6 ... Panel unit, 10 ... Image information data file, 13 ... Image information editing unit, 15, 16 ... CPU, 19 ... Communication data file , 20
...... Data file search section.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. Storage means for accumulating image information, communication information storage means for storing a transmission destination and transmission time of the image information, and registration of the same transmission destination and same transmission time when registering new image information. Editing means for editing one piece of image information together with the image information, and control means for returning the changed image information to the state before editing when the transmission destination or transmission time of a part of the edited image information is changed A facsimile transmission apparatus comprising: