JPH066574A - Communication equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To allow the user to save number of paper sheets and to designate the input of an arrangement number by providing a storage means to a receiver side communication equipment so as to obtain a print-out for the arrangement number for each print of a reduced picture. CONSTITUTION:Data transferred through a communication line are tentatively stored in a storage means 107. A control section 104 reads sheet number information of the data to decide a compression rate and a page rearrangement means 109, a reduction means 108 and an arranged number print means 110 implement page rearrangement processing for reduced printing. Then coding and demodulation and reduction processing are simultaneously implemented and the arrangement number is added to the data and the result is printed out. On the other hand, when the user commands the arrangement number of a re-input page to the equipment, an input means 112 is used to set a print page and the data stored subject to compression coding are extracted from the means 107 and demodulated and a page on request is printed out. Thus, number of paper sheets in use is saved, and re-printing of a required page is obtained with simple processing.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a communication device for communicating image information with a partner terminal via a telephone line.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As an example of document size reduction printing in a facsimile, there is a "facsimile apparatus" in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 02-216971. This aims at saving the recording paper and shortening the transmission time on the receiving side by reducing and synthesizing a plurality of transmission originals on the transmitting side and handling them as one original. Further, in the "facsimile device" of Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 03-96067, since the processing of the transmission data is carried out, that is, the partial reduction in the line direction is performed within the range of the cut paper set on the receiving side, the printing on the standard paper without the protrusion is performed. realizable.

However, in such a facsimile apparatus, in the former case where a plurality of images are reduced and put together into one sheet on the transmitting side, the amount of information is reduced, and therefore the original information can be printed even if enlarged printing is performed. Retransmission is required to confirm the reduced information. On the other hand, in the latter case in which the data size of the original document is adjusted and effective printing of paper is performed, paper is not saved because it does not increase the reduction rate of each image to increase the printing amount on one paper.

In the "communication device" proposed in Japanese Patent Application No. 3-293331 to solve such a problem, the receiving side of the communication device stores a plurality of received data in a compressed state,
After grasping the total number of received data, reduction processing of the stored data is performed according to the reduction ratio at the time of reduction printing, so that the image information which is a plurality of sheets at the time of reception is output to one sheet. By this processing, printing can be performed in a free size according to the total number of sheets received by the processing of the receiving device, so that the required number of sheets of paper can be reduced, and further, the resolution of the output device can be increased (the printing pixel density of the printing machine can be reduced). Even when the number of images is increased), a reduced image can be obtained by saving paper without reducing the amount of image information. Further, the data transfer between the communication devices is performed in the same manner as the general method, and since the image information is stored and held in the storage device of the receiving device, it is possible to reprint the same size as the transmission source document.

[0005]

However, in this conventional apparatus, when the resolution of the output device is about the standard resolution of image transfer as described above, the amount of image information is reduced due to the reduction processing, and it is difficult to read. Or, if the resolution of the output device is higher than the standard resolution of image transfer, it becomes difficult to see due to the reduced size. For this reason, a print output of the same size as the transmission original may be required. In that case, it is inconvenient if the image information stored in the communication device cannot be effectively extracted and printed or displayed.

The present invention has been conceived in order to solve such a problem, and an object thereof is to eliminate the inconvenience of the conventional apparatus and efficiently provide a reprinting or redisplaying function. To supply a communication device.

[0007]

In order to solve such a problem, the communication apparatus of the present invention has a storage means for temporarily storing a plurality of image information and one or a plurality of the stored image information. A page rearrangement unit for printing or displaying on a plurality of sheets reduced from the number of sheets, a reduction unit for reducing the image information stored in the storage unit at the time of rearrangement, and a page for receiving the image information A reference number setting means for printing or displaying the reference number, a means for a user who reads the reference number printed or displayed to input the reference number,
It has a designated page printing means for printing a page designated by the designated reference number, and further has a function of being able to designate the input of the reference number through a communication line.

[0008]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the embodiments shown in the drawings.

FIG. 1 shows an embodiment of a communication device (facsimile device) according to the present invention. Reference numeral 101 denotes a connection of a telephone switching network by connecting to a terminal of a line in order to use the data network for data communication. , A NCU (network control unit) for switching to a data communication path and holding a loop. Here, the telephone line 101a is connected to the telephone 113.
Alternatively, it is used to switch to the modem unit 102 of the facsimile machine. The modem 102 is a modulation for communication,
This is the part for demodulation. 103 is an encoding means, which is C
The compression / decompression processing is carried out in accordance with the recommendation of CITT (International Telegraph and Telephone Consultative Committee) (for example, in the G3 facsimile apparatus, the processing based on the compression rules such as MH and MR is carried out). A control unit 104 controls the entire apparatus. The printing unit 105 and the scanner unit 106 are basic elements for outputting and inputting a facsimile. Reference numeral 107 denotes a storage unit that stores the encoded signal and the like transmitted. 10
Reference numeral 8 denotes a reduction means for performing reduction processing on the data stored in the storage means 107 according to the size to be printed when the page rearrangement means 109 composes a print page. Further, reference numeral 110 is a process for printing a reference number on each reduced data. Reference numeral 112 denotes an input unit for giving a reprinting instruction to the apparatus by the user from the printout or display object rearranged and output. Reference numeral 111 is for selecting a designated page from the storage unit 107 and performing a printing process in response to a reprint instruction of the designated page from the input unit 112.

FIG. 2 shows an example of the configuration during reduced printing. The data transferred through the communication line is the storage means 1 in the device.
It is temporarily stored in 07, but the control unit 104 reads the number information of the transmitted data, and according to the total number of data,
The compression ratio is determined, and the page rearrangement processing of the reduced printing is performed by the page rearrangement unit 109, the reduction unit 108, and the serial number printing unit 110. The upper part is an example of a single piece of transmission data, and prints on the output paper in almost the same size as the original (the output print paper is standard paper, so if the transmission original is not standard It also includes making changes). The middle row is an example of printing by reducing and compressing four originals into one. The display 201 on the upper side of each divided portion is a reference number formed by the reference number printing means in FIG. 1, and is printed at the same time when printing. The lower part shows an example in which nine originals are reduced and compressed and printed, and the reference number of 201 is printed. The minimum reduction rate is determined by the resolution level of the output device. For example, if a printer capable of expressing 600 dpi (dot / inch) is converted into 23.6 dots.
/ Mm and the data transferred as G3 Fax is 8 × 7.7 dot / m in the case of high resolution data.
m, and when the lower printing that reduces the size by about 1/3 is performed, it becomes 24 × 23.1 dot / mm, and it becomes possible to print nine original data without almost reducing the data. The user reads the multiple printouts of the original data with reference numbers and inputs a reprint request to the apparatus as necessary.

FIG. 3 is also an explanatory view of the present invention, and FIG.
5 shows an example of a reference number printed by the reference number printing means. In this example, as in the middle of FIG.
The number is output as one sheet, and the reference number is printed on the upper stage of each reduction printing unit. As specific examples of reference numbers, (a) to (f) are shown. It is more effective to use numbers that can be easily input at the time of reprinting, numbers that can be easily classified, and an input procedure for re-inputting as a basic number. From these meanings, in (c), it is also an effective method as a reference number to write an underlined part for a re-input number. In addition, hyphen processing that makes it easy to see the part that means the date such as (b) is also effective. It is also effective to describe the input means as in (f) (the Tel part will be described later).

FIG. 4 is a flow chart of the embodiment of the present invention, and the processing is completed by the flow of two times. In step S401, reception starts and the device starts operating. In step S402, the data is temporarily stored in the storage unit 107. The user has instructed the apparatus in advance whether to perform reduced printing or normal printing, and the classification is performed in the reduced printing processing branch of S403. If reduction processing is not performed, S4
At 04, standardized coding and demodulation of Fax signal processing (MH, MR, etc.) is performed and printed. At the time of reduced printing, the page rearrangement process of S405 is performed, then the code demodulation and the reduction process are performed at the same time, and the reference number is added and printed in S407.

On the other hand, when the user indicates the reference number of the re-input page to the apparatus, any one of the means described in S409 is used. The print page is set in S410, the data stored in the compression-encoded form is taken out from the storage unit, demodulated in S411, and the requested page is printed.

FIG. 5 shows a different embodiment, and the difference from FIG. 1 is that the re-inputting means is the external IF section 501. A personal computer without an input means as a communication device,
If you have an external device with IF means such as a keyboard,
It is possible to specify a reprint page from an external device. As a configuration example in this case, a printer, a scanner, a facsimile, a copying machine, and a compound device having a personal computer function are applicable. Further, as an input means for re-inputting the reference number, it is also possible to specify a reprint page using a telephone or the like without using the external IF and using a line.
The reference number in (f) of FIG. 3 is an example in which a method of designating a print page by telephone is printed. Further, in S409 of FIG. 4, it is shown that various input means can be selected.

FIG. 6 shows a different embodiment, and the difference from FIG. 1 is that the DSU of 601 and the display means of 602 are changed to the line. DSU (Digital Service)
The Unit / subscriber line terminating device is an ISDN (Information Service) as a digital line.
It shows a connection to a Digital Network service, and considers a service by a public line and digital packet communication. In addition, 602
Although the above description has been shown on the display means under the condition of printer printing, the reduced print is first displayed on the display means 602 in accordance with the higher resolution of the display function, and after the whole is confirmed, the displayed arrangement is displayed. The specified page can be printed by the number.

[0016]

As described above, according to the present invention, in a communication device such as a facsimile, storage means is provided in the communication device on the receiver side, and a serial number is printed for each reduced image print. Because you can get a certain print output,
The user can reduce the number of sheets of paper to be used, and can obtain reprinting of a required portion by a simple process of inputting a reference number to the communication device.

[Brief description of drawings]

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

FIG. 2 is an explanatory view of the embodiment.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory view of the embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart of the above embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a block diagram of another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a block diagram of yet another embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 101 NCU 102 Modem 103 Encoding Means 104 Control Unit 105 Printing Means 106 Scanner Means 107 Storage Means 108 Reducing Means 109 Page Rearranging Means 110 Serial Number Printing Means 111 Designated Page Printing Means 112 Input Means

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. Storage means for temporarily storing image information of a plurality of sheets, and page rearranging means for printing or displaying the stored image information of the plurality of sheets on one sheet or a plurality of sheets reduced from the number of sheets. A reduction means for reducing the image information stored in the storage means at the time of rearrangement, a reference number setting means for printing or displaying a reference number for each page when receiving the image information, and a reference number for printing or displaying. The read user has means for inputting the reference number, designated page printing means for printing a page designated by the designated reference number, and a function for further inputting the reference number through a communication line. Communication device. 2. The communication device according to claim 1, wherein the reference number is input through a communication line which is a basic element of the communication device without using a specific means.