JPH0654096A - Facsimile equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To easily discriminate whether a received sentence is a reduced picture or unmagnified picture by reduction outputting the picture to output paper smaller than the size of the picture received by memory and displaying it on a display section. CONSTITUTION:For example, in a color/monochrome facsimile equipment connected with an ISDN network, a character generator(CG) circuit 1 generates characters to be printed on such as communication reports or page headers. A color/monochrome conversion circuit 4 converts the color picture to the white/black picture. A frame memory 5 develops the received picture data for each block. When there is only the output paper smaller than the size of the picture received by memory, the size reduction parameter in a received document processing specification parameter is judged, and when it is reduciable, the size reduction is displayed by message. The header indicating the reduced document is prepared by the CG circuit 1 and the picture is reduced-outputted according to the paper size by the circuit 4.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

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

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a conventional facsimile machine, when there is only output paper smaller than the size of the image received in memory, output is waited until the output paper of the image size is set in the apparatus or the received image is reduced. Then, it was supposed to output on a small size output paper or select the mode on the receiving side.

[0003]

However, in the above-mentioned conventional example, when the received image is reduced and output on a small-sized output sheet, the operator is asked whether the output sentence is reduced and output. There was an inconvenience that it was not possible to know if it was output.

Further, in the above-mentioned conventional example, since the receiving side can select whether to wait for the replenishment of the output paper suitable for the image size or to perform the reduced output, the transmitting side has no intention. There was an inconvenience that it was not reflected.

According to the present invention, the receiving side operator can easily know whether the received sentence is a reduced image or a normal size image, and the receiving side output form can be selected based on the intention of the transmitting side. The purpose is to provide a device.

[0006]

According to the present invention, when a color image received by a memory is reduced and output, the fact is displayed on the display unit or printed on the header of the output document to notify the receiving operator. be able to.

Further, according to the present invention, when there is no output paper of an appropriate size, it is selected whether to perform reduced output or to wait for paper replenishment and output at equal size based on an instruction from the transmission side. The intention of the receiver can be reflected in the output form of the receiver.

[0008]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention.

In this embodiment, a color / black and white facsimile apparatus connected to the ISDN network will be described as an example.

In FIG. 1, a CG (character generator) circuit 1 is a circuit for generating characters to be printed on a communication report, a page header or the like.

The CPU control circuit 2 is a circuit that has a ROM section and a RAM section and controls the entire system.

A DAM (Direct Memory Access) control circuit 3 is a circuit for transferring image data between memories without passing through a CPU.

The color / monochrome conversion circuit 4 has a γ conversion circuit for converting a CMYK image into an RGB image and an RGB image into a CMYK image, and converts a color image into a monochrome image.
This is a circuit for converting a multi-valued image into a binary image.

The frame memory 5 is a memory for expanding image data for each block.

The communication control unit 6 controls a call to and from a partner terminal and transmission / reception of image data using a communication protocol.

The I / O controller 7 controls the key input device 8, the display device 9, the scanner device 10 and the printer device 11.

The key input device 8 is a device that has, for example, a one-touch key, a ten-key pad, a start button, and a stop button, and receives instructions from the user through various key inputs.

The display device 9 is a device for displaying various messages to the user by displaying a message on the LCD and turning on / off the LED so as to notify the user of various information such as memory full, no paper, out of ink, and communication status. Is.

The scanner device 10 is a device for reading a document in a designated mode such as paper size, characters / photographs, density, color / monochrome, etc.

The printer device 11 is a device for outputting image data and character data on recording paper.

The image coding / decoding circuit 12 is a circuit for compressing and expanding color and monochrome image data.

Scsi (Small Compuetr System Interf
ace) 13 controls the interface with the hard disk.

Further, this system has a non-volatile memory 14 represented by a hard disk, an image data bus 15 as an image path, a system bus 16 for controlling the entire system, and the like.

FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram in which only the session layer is described in the communication sequence in this embodiment. C in the figure
Reference numeral 1 is a CSS (command session start) command, which is a session start request, and C2 is an RSSP.
(Response session start positive) command is an affirmative response of the CSS.

Further, C3 is a CDCL (command document capability list) which is a command for declaring attributes of a document to be transmitted, and C4 is RDCLP (response document capability list positive).
The command is an acknowledgment of the CDCL.

Further, C5 is a CDS (command document start) command, which is a request to start document transfer, and C6 is a CDUI (command document user information) command, which is a command for transmitting image data.

C7 is a CDBP (command document page boundary) command, which is a command indicating a page boundary. C8 is an RDPBP (Response Document Page Boundary Positive) command, which is an affirmative response of the CDBP.

Further, C9 is a CDE (command document end) command, which is a document transfer end request, and C10.
Is an RDEP (Response Document End Positive) command, which is an affirmative response of the CDE.

C11 is a CSE (command session end) command, which is a session end request,
C12 is a RSEP (Response Session End Positive) command, which is a positive response to the CSE.

FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram for explaining the parameter format of the RSSP command.

In the figure, the first field F1 is an RSSP command, the second field F2 is an RSSP parameter, the third field F3 is a non-standard function parameter in the RSSP parameter, and the fourth field F4 is a non-standard. The fifth field F5 is a parameter for instructing whether to reduce the size of the received document, and the sixth field F6 is a parameter for instructing whether to delete the document after the reduced output. is there.

FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram showing a display example of the operation panel display in this embodiment.

This display has a 5-line structure, and the first line F11 displays the date and time. Also,
The second line F12 displays a message for notifying the abnormality of the local system (no paper, running out of ink, etc.) in the terminal itself. Further, the third line displays the local operation (accumulating, outputting, etc.) of the terminal itself. Further, the fourth line and the fifth line display the communication status currently being executed.

FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram showing an output example of the header portion of the received document in this embodiment. In this figure, it is shown that the received document is reduced and output from B4 to A4 based on the information “reduced B4 → A4” added to the end of the header portion.

FIG. 6 is a flow chart showing the reception sequence in this embodiment.

First, when an incoming call is received in S11, layers 2 to 4 are connected using the communication control unit 6 (S12), and CS
When S is received (S13), NS in this CSS
The presence or absence of C (non-standard function) is determined (S14).

If there is an NSC, proceed to S15,
The presence / absence of the non-standard function document processing designation parameter which is the RSSP parameter shown in FIG. 3 is determined. If there is this parameter, the document designation parameter is stored in the RAM in S16, the process proceeds to S17, and C shown in FIG.
The subsequent reception processing is performed by transmitting and receiving the commands of 2 and subsequent commands, and when the processing is completed, the process proceeds to S18, the layers 2 to 4 are disconnected, and the process ends at S19.

If there is no NSC in S14, and if there is no document processing designation parameter in S15, the process directly proceeds to the receiving process in S17 and thereafter.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing the received document output sequence in this embodiment.

First, when the output is started in S21,
In S22, it is determined whether or not there is paper equal to or larger than the image size. If not, the process proceeds to S23, it is determined whether or not the received document processing designation parameter has been received from the transmitting side at the time of reception, and if so, the process proceeds to S24. , The size reduction parameter in the received document processing designation parameter is determined.

If the size can be reduced, a message indicating that the size is reduced is displayed in S25 as shown in the third line of the display shown in FIG. 4, and the message shown in FIG. 5 is displayed in S26. The CG circuit 1 creates a header indicating that the document is a reduced document.
Next, in S27, the density conversion circuit in the color / monochrome conversion circuit 4 is used to reduce and output the image according to the set paper size, and in S28, whether the output document is the final page of the received document or not. If it is not the final page, the process returns to S22 and repeats the process. If it is the final page, the process proceeds to S29 and the output process ends.

If there is a paper of equal size or more in S22, the process proceeds to S210, the normal output process is performed, and the process proceeds to S28.

If the received document process designation parameter is not received in S23, the process proceeds to S211.
If the value of the received document processing designation parameter, which is a soft switch, is determined and converted and output, the process proceeds to S25. Also,
If conversion and output are not to be performed, the process proceeds to S212, waits for paper of equal size or more to be set, and proceeds to S210 when set.

If it is impossible to reduce the size in S24, the process proceeds to S212, waits for a paper equal to or larger than the image size to be set, and when the size is set, S210 is set.
Proceed to.

FIG. 8 is a flow chart showing the received document deletion sequence in this embodiment.

First, when the output is completed in S31, the process proceeds to S32, and it is determined whether or not there is an image conversion page in the received output document. Then, if there is an image conversion page, it is determined in S33 whether or not the received document processing designation parameter has been received from the transmission side at the time of reception. When the received document processing designation parameter is received, the post-output deletion parameter in the received document processing designation parameter is determined in S34, and if it is deleted, the process proceeds to S35 and the document is deleted from the memory. After that, the document deletion process ends in S36.

If there is no conversion page in S32, the process directly proceeds to S35, the document is deleted from the memory, and the document deletion process ends in S36.

If the received document processing designation parameter is not received from the transmitting side in S33, S37
In, the value of the conversion output document deletion parameter, which is a soft switch, is determined, and if it is to be deleted, the process proceeds to S35, the document is deleted from the memory, and the document deletion process ends in S36.

If it is not possible to delete the document after output in S34, the process proceeds to S38, waits for a paper equal to or larger than the image size to be set, and if it is set, re-outputs and then S31. Proceed to.

If it is not possible to delete the converted output document in S37, the process proceeds to S38, waits for paper of equal or larger size than the image size to be set, and if set, re-outputs, and then S31. Proceed to.

In the above embodiment, NSC (non-standard function) which is a parameter of the session layer RSSP is used.
However, NSC (non-standard function) which is a parameter of RDCLP may be used. Further, in the above-described embodiment, the color / monochrome facsimile is used, but the same applies to the monochrome facsimile.

[0052]

As described above, according to the present invention,
When the received image size is reduced and output on the receiving side, the received document is saved in the memory and displayed to that effect on the display or printed on the header of the output document to enlarge it on the receiving side. There is an effect that the original document can be easily restored by copying or the like.

Further, according to the present invention, when there is no paper of an appropriate size, it is possible to perform reduction output on the receiving side or output after waiting for paper replenishment according to an instruction on the transmitting side. Even if the output is performed, it is possible to respect the sender's intention that the output is desired to be quickly transmitted to the receiver, or the sender's intention to secure equal-magnification output by emphasizing the accuracy of the information contained in the document.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram in which only the session layer describes the communication sequence in the above embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram showing a format example of RSSP in the above embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram showing a display example of an operation panel display in the above embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram showing an output example of a header portion of a received document in the above embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing a receiving operation of the above embodiment.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing a received document output sequence in the above embodiment.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing a received document deletion sequence in the above embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 ... CG circuit, 2 ... CPU control circuit, 3 ... DMA control circuit, 4 ... Color / monochrome conversion circuit, 5 ... Frame memory, 6 ... Communication control unit, 7 ... I / O control unit, 8 ... Key input device, 9 ... Display device, 10 ... Scanner device, 11 ... Printer device, 12 ... Image encoding / decoding circuit, 13 ... Scsi interface, 14 ... Hard disk, 15 ... Image bus, 16 ... System bus.

Claims (7)

[Claims] 1. A memory receiving means for accumulating a received document in a memory, and an output control means for reducing and outputting the received image according to the size of the paper when there is only output paper smaller than the size of the image received by the memory. A facsimile machine having the above-mentioned, when the reduced output is made, the fact is displayed on a display unit. 2. A memory receiving means for accumulating a received document in a memory, and an output control means for reducing and outputting the received image according to the size of the paper when there is only output paper smaller than the size of the image received by the memory. A facsimile machine having the above-mentioned, when the reduced output is made, the fact is printed on the header of the output document. 3. The image forming apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the image output to the small output paper is held in a memory so that the output can be performed again when a paper suitable for the image size is set. And a facsimile machine. 4. A memory receiving means for accumulating a received document in a memory, and an output control means for reducing and outputting the received image according to the size of the paper when there is only output paper smaller than the size of the image received by the memory. If there is only output paper smaller than the size of the above image in a facsimile machine having the above, it is possible to select whether to reduce the size of the output paper or output the same size after waiting for paper replenishment based on an instruction from the transmission side. Characteristic facsimile machine. 5. The soft switch according to claim 4, wherein when there is no instruction from the transmitting side, whether to reduce the output of the received image or output the same size after waiting for paper replenishment is selected by a soft switch. Facsimile machine. 6. The facsimile apparatus according to claim 3, wherein it is output again or deleted from the memory according to an instruction from the transmitting side. 7. The facsimile apparatus according to claim 6, wherein when there is no instruction from the transmitting side, whether to output again or delete from the memory is selected by a soft switch.