JPH066498A - Facsimile equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To easily recognize a picture received by a memory and to easily send the picture by displaying simultaneously a picture of plural pages received from plural destinations onto a display device and allowing the user to select the displayed picture of plural pages through visual observation. CONSTITUTION:Plural pictures are reduced to 1/N (N is a prescribed picture number) and displayed oh an LCD 30 to await a command for copy, manual transmission, reception picture print, reception picture erasure and transfer. When the copy mode is selected, the reception picture during display is copied, When the manual transmission is selected and the reception picture is displayed, the reception picture is sent manually. When the print mode is selected, the reception picture during display is printed out. Furthermore, when the erasure of the reception picture is selected, only the designated picture is erased. Moreover, when the transfer mode is designated, the reception picture during display is transferred. When the reception picture is not displayed, each operation such as usual copying or manual transmission is implemented.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a facsimile machine having a function of displaying a received image.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a conventional facsimile apparatus, received image information is stored in an image memory and is displayed on a display device on the main body by a user's operation to print out only necessary images and unnecessary images. Is provided as is. In such a facsimile device, when displaying the received image on the display device, one image is displayed at a time. In addition, the displayed image is selected to be printed out or erased.

[0003]

However, in the above conventional example, since the received images are displayed one by one, there is a drawback that it is difficult to grasp the status of the entire received information. For example, in order to determine how many images are currently stored in the memory, which image should be preferentially erased or printed, etc. I have to think of the total number of sheets.

Further, in the above-mentioned conventional example, when it is desired to transmit the image displayed on the display device to another person, the received image is once printed out, and this output paper is set as a document in the facsimile device this time. It has to be sent and sent, which is very complicated.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a facsimile apparatus which can easily grasp an image received by a memory and can easily transmit it to another.

[0006]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION According to the present invention, in a facsimile device having a display device capable of displaying received image information on a facsimile body, images of a plurality of pages received from a plurality of destinations are simultaneously displayed on the display device. Then, the user visually judges the displayed images of multiple pages,
The feature is that an image desired to be printed, erased, or transmitted is selected from among them.

[0007]

1 is a block diagram showing the structure of a facsimile apparatus according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

The CPU 2 controls the operation of the entire apparatus according to the control program stored in the ROM 3 based on the clock of the crystal oscillator 1. Also, CPU
2 is a process for comparing the signal level obtained from each pixel of the CCD 20 with a constant read slice level, and binarizing according to the comparison result. ROM3 is
In addition to the control program, fixed data is stored.
The RAM 4 is used as a work area for the CPU 2 and stores various data.

The network control unit (NCU) 15 controls the closing or the like of the line 33 to the facsimile device or the telephone set 34, and the modem 14 performs modulation / demodulation of transmission / reception data.

The operation key group 29 has ten keys and function keys, and is used by the operator to make various inputs. Further, the LCD 30 displays various kinds of information such as the state of the device and the time. In addition, LED2
Reference numeral 8 denotes a plurality of read mode keys, which will be described later, and indicates a selected state of each mode. The operation key group 29, LCD 30 and LED 28 are
Both are provided on the operation panel described later.

The clock IC 9 is for obtaining the present time. Further, the sensor 16 detects various states of the facsimile machine, and various sounds are output to the operator by the speaker 19 and its drive circuit 18.

The CCD 20 is for inputting an image from a document, and the thermal head 21 is for outputting an image on a recording sheet. The LED array light source 37 is C
It is a light source for reading an original by the CD 20. The light source control circuit 36 controls the light amount of the LED array light source 37 in association with the pixel.

Further, the R motor 23 is a drive source for reading an original, and the W motor 24 is a drive source for outputting an image. These motors 23 and 24 are the motor drive circuit 2
Controlled by 2. Also, gate arrays 5-7, 10
Constitutes a control circuit for controlling each of the above elements.

FIG. 2 is a plan view showing the structure of the operation panel of this embodiment.

As shown in the figure, the operation panel is provided with the LCD 30 and the operation key group 29.
As fine, dark, halftone, function, automatic, send, receive, copy, print, delete, and transfer function keys, a numeric keypad for dialing is provided. Further, the LEDs 28 are arranged corresponding to the fine, dark, halftone, function, and automatic keys.

Next, FIG. 3 is a flow chart showing the operation in this embodiment.

First, when the power is turned on, parameters and I / O are initialized (S1), and a standby state is set. Here, the received image information is displayed on the LCD 30 (S2), and an instruction for copy, manual transmission, received image print, received image deletion, or transfer is waited (S3, S5, S7, S9, S11).

FIG. 4 is a flow chart for explaining the display operation in S2.

First, after inputting the current time from the clock IC 9 and displaying the time (S41), it is judged whether or not there is image information received in the memory (S42). If there is a received image, a plurality of images are displayed. It is reduced to 1 / N (N = predetermined number of images) and displayed on the LCD 30 (S44). If there is no received image, "no current memory received image information" is displayed (S43).

When a printout or transfer operation described later is performed on the received image being displayed, a desired received image can be designated by inputting a communication number, for example. In this case, when the received image is displayed in S44, the image and the communication number are associated and grasped by displaying the image by adding the communication number to the image, and designation is made by ten-key input. Further, when such a designation is made, the screen which has been displaying a plurality of images until then is switched to the display of only the designated image, and thereafter, the printout, the transfer operation or the like for this display image is executed. That is, various processes can be executed only for the designated reception information.

Next, in FIG. 3, when the copy image is selected while the received image is displayed on the LCD 30, if the received image is being displayed, the image is copied (S).
4).

If manual transmission is selected (S
5) If the received image is being displayed, the received image is manually transmitted (S6). When print is selected (S7), if the received image is being displayed, the received image is printed out (S8).

If erasing of the received image is selected (S9), only the image instructed to be erased is erased (S10). The erase operation is performed by a conventionally known method.

When the transfer of the received image is instructed (S11), if the received image is being displayed, the received image is transferred (S12).

After each processing, the process returns to S2 again, and if there is a received image, the display state is restored.

In the operations of S3, S5, S7, and S11 described above, when the received image is not being displayed, normal copy, manual transmission, printout, and transfer operations are performed.

FIG. 5 is a flow chart showing the printout operation of S8.

First, after initialization of various parameters (S20), it is confirmed that printing is not completed (S21), one line of printing is performed (S23), and one line of recording paper is printed. After carrying (S24), the display image is fed by one line (S25). When the printing of the designated data is completed (S21), the off process is performed (S22), and the process is returned.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing the transfer operation of S12.

First, various parameters such as the amount of transferred image information are initialized for the determination of S33 (S30), the transfer destination is dialed (S31), and the pre-procedure for the G3 facsimile is executed (S32). Then, until the transmission of the image to be transferred ends (S33), the image transfer for one line (S
34) and the display feed for one line (S35) are repeated, and when the transmission is completed (S33), the post-procedure is executed (S36), the off process is performed (S37), and the process returns.

As described above, the image data received by the memory can be used for transfer and the like, and a convenient device can be obtained. In particular, the ease of use can be further improved by the function of reducing and displaying a plurality of received images at once.

In the above embodiments, the configuration in which only the image received by the memory is handled has been described. However, if an image read from a document can be handled together with the received image data in the above procedure, various images can be handled. Can be centralized in management and operation, and can be widely used particularly in a device having a large capacity memory such as a hard disk.

Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described.

In the conventional facsimile apparatus, there are some that switch each mode such as automatic reception and manual reception according to the time, but the same operation is performed on weekdays (business days) and holidays (closed days). . For this reason, conventionally, it is necessary to set the mode of the facsimile apparatus for a holiday before a holiday, and to reset the mode for a weekday after the holiday, which is very troublesome. For example, if you want to perform manual reception only during the day of a weekday, you must register the time zone for manual reception, but cancel this registration before holidays and perform automatic reception for 24 hours. After the holidays, you have to register the time slot for manual reception again.

Therefore, the second embodiment aims at providing a convenient facsimile apparatus by making it possible to set different modes for weekdays and holidays.

FIG. 7 is a block diagram showing the structure of the facsimile apparatus according to the second embodiment.

In the figure, the system control unit 101 is composed of, for example, a microcomputer and a storage circuit, and includes a ROM 101A in which the control procedures shown in FIGS. 8, 10, and 12 are stored in advance.

The reading unit 102 reads the CC of the transmitted document.
It is composed of a D image sensor, a document feeding mechanism, and the like. The recording unit 103 records, for example, heat transfer recording an image according to the received image signal on a recording sheet.

The operation section 104 is provided with various operation keys. In particular, the operation unit 104 is provided with a selection switch 104A used in this embodiment for selecting the reading mode of the original. Further, the display unit 105
A status display, an alarm display, etc. are displayed. The operation unit 104 and the display unit 105 may be configured as one operation display unit.

The RAM 106 is a nonvolatile storage for storing communication data such as the telephone number of the other party, memory size per page actually used in communication for each communication mode, and page memory size determined by the memory size. It is a sex RAM. A volatile memory backed up by a battery may be used as the RAM 106.

A modem (modulation / demodulation unit) 107 modulates / demodulates a transmission / reception signal, and an NCU (network control unit) 108 has a function of transmitting a selection signal (dial pulse or tone dialer) and calls. Not only the automatic incoming call operation and line control operation by the detection of the sound are performed, but also the telephone line 11 is controlled by the control of the system control unit 101.
The selection signal for 2 is sent.

FIG. 8 is a flow chart showing the operation of registering weekdays (business days) and holidays (holidays) as date data, and FIG. 9 is a schematic diagram showing a display screen at the time of this registration.

In operating the function of this embodiment,
It is necessary to register the dates for weekdays (business days) and holidays (business holidays) in advance. The registration method will be described below.

In this embodiment, the setting for the third week in July 1991 is performed. First, when the selection switch 104A of the operation unit 104 is pressed to enter the date data registration mode,
A display screen (D301) appears on the display unit 105, and it is displayed that the registration mode has been entered. Here, the year and month of the date data registration setting start are designated from the operation unit 4 (S201) and set to 91'07. At this time, the display screen (D302) is displayed on the display unit 105.

When the year and month of the setting start are set in this way, the date data of the first week of the month is displayed (S
202, D303). The date data displayed at this time is Monday, Tuesday, ... Saturday, Sunday in order from the left for one week. Next, the scroll key is used to specify the third week in which the date data registration is set (S203).

By setting this week, the display unit 105 displays
Date data for one week of the week is displayed (S20).
4, D304). Next, holidays are registered using the cursor keys of the operation unit 104 (S205). Then, when this holiday is registered, the designated day blinks on the display unit 105 (alternate display of D305 and D306).

To continue to register date data,
If the process does not proceed to S204, the registration ends (S206). The registered date data is stored in the nonvolatile RAM 6.

FIG. 10 is a flow chart showing the time setting registration operation of the automatic / manual reception time setting function.
FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing a display screen at the time of registration.

The automatic / manual reception time setting function is a function for automatically changing the reception mode from the automatic reception mode to the manual reception mode or from the manual reception mode to the automatic reception mode at a designated time. The registration method will be described below.

In this embodiment, from 08:30 on weekdays to 1
The manual reception mode is set until 7:15, and the other time zones are set to the automatic reception mode.

First, the selection switch 104 of the operation unit 104
Press A to enter the automatic / manual reception time setting mode. Next, a weekday automatic reception start time is set (S40).
1). This setting is made on the operation unit 104 and set to 17:15. At this time, the display screen (D50
1) is displayed.

Next, the manual reception start time on weekdays is set (S402). This setting is made in the same way, and 08: 3
Set to 0. At this time, the display screen (D502) is displayed on the display unit 105.

Next, the automatic reception start time for holidays is set (S403). This setting is performed in the same manner, and is set to 00:00 because only the automatic reception mode is operated on holidays. At this time, a display screen (D503) is displayed on the display unit 105.
Is displayed.

Next, a manual reception start time for holidays is set (S404). This setting is done in the same way, and because the manual reception mode does not operate on holidays ,? ? :? ? And set. At this time, the display screen (D504) is displayed on the display unit 105.
Is displayed.

The set time data registered in this way is stored in the non-volatile RAM 6.

FIG. 12 is a flow chart showing the operation of the facsimile apparatus when the above settings are made.

First, today's date data is read out from the nonvolatile RAM 6 (S601), and it is determined whether this date is a holiday (July 20, 1991, 1991 in this embodiment) (S602). And on weekdays,
Weekday automatic and manual reception start time data is nonvolatile R
It is read from AM6 (S603), and is set as the automatic reception start time and the manual reception start time. If it is a holiday, the automatic and manual reception start time data of the holiday is read from the non-volatile RAM 6 (S604) and used as the automatic reception start time and the manual reception start time.

Next, the present time is judged, and when the automatic reception start time is reached (S605), the reception mode is changed to the automatic reception mode (S608), and when the manual reception start time is reached (S606). ), The reception mode is changed to the manual reception mode (S609). In other cases,
The reception mode is not changed (S607).

In the second embodiment described above, the automatic / manual reception time switching function is used as the operation mode of the facsimile apparatus, but the operation mode to which the present invention is applied is not limited to this. For example, when the operation of the so-called FAX / TEL automatic switching function is performed, the FAX / TEL automatic switching can be performed on weekdays and the FAX / TEL automatic switching can be prevented from being performed on holidays.

In the second embodiment, the case where different operations are performed on weekdays and holidays has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and modes such as semi-holiday (business only in the morning) are added, and It is also possible to perform different operations.

The specific contents such as the registration method and the display operation described above are not limited to those of the second embodiment, and various modifications can be made.

[0062]

As described above, according to the first aspect of the present invention.
According to this, the image data received by the memory can be easily transferred to another, and a convenient device can be obtained. Further, the image received by the memory can be easily grasped by the function of reducing a plurality of images received by the memory and displaying the images at once.

Further, according to the second aspect of the present invention, since the operation different for each specific date can be performed, for example, the operation on weekdays and holidays can be automatically changed and set every holiday. It is possible to save the trouble of performing the release.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a facsimile apparatus according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a plan view showing a configuration of an operation panel in the first embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing an operation in a standby state in the first embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart explaining a display operation in the first embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing a printout operation in the first embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing a transfer operation in the first embodiment.

FIG. 7 is a block diagram showing a facsimile apparatus according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing a date data registration operation in the second embodiment.

FIG. 9 is a schematic diagram showing a display screen when registering date data in the second embodiment.

FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing a time setting registration operation of the automatic / manual reception time setting function in the second embodiment.

FIG. 11 is a schematic diagram showing a display screen at the time of time setting registration in the second embodiment.

FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing a mode setting operation of the facsimile apparatus in the second embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 2 ... CPU, 3 ... ROM, 4 ... RAM, 15 ... Modem, 16 ... NCU, 19 ... Speaker, 20 ... CCD, 21 ... Thermal head, 22 ... Motor drive circuit, 23, 24 ... Motor, 28 ... LED, 29 ... operation key group, 30 ... LCD, 33 ... line, 34 ... telephone, 36 ... light source control circuit, 37 ... LED array light source.

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Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A facsimile apparatus having a display device capable of displaying received image information on a facsimile body, wherein images of a plurality of pages received from a plurality of destinations are simultaneously displayed on the display device, and the plurality of displayed pages are displayed. The facsimile apparatus, in which the user visually judges the image, and selects an image to be printed, erased, or transmitted from the image. 2. A mode setting operation means for receiving a mode setting corresponding to the date, a storage means for storing a setting input from the operation means, and a control for executing control of the apparatus based on the contents of the storage means. And a means for performing different operations for each specific date.