JPH0685995A - Picture receiver - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To relieve the operation burden of the user by allowing both a facsimile equipment section and a TV section to monitor the state of the facsimile equipment section and the reception content. CONSTITUTION:Throw-in of power source and changeover of video input for a TV section 10 are controlled by a FAX section 20 and equipment information of the FAX section 20 is converted into a video signal and displayed on the TV section 10. Then a FAX control section 34 consists of a general-purpose data processing unit subjected to a micro circuit, so-called a microcomputer, and controls the FAX section 20 and also throw-in of power source and changeover of video input by a video switch 16 for the TV section 10. The video switch 16 switches an output of a TV tuner section 12 or an output of a picture converter 40 and outputs the selected signal to a video display section 13. Thus, when a facsimile signal comes, the power source of the TV section 10 is thrown in automatically and the state of the FAX section 20 is monitored from a screen of the TV section 10 to relieve the operation burden of the user.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an image receiving apparatus having both a television image receiving function and a facsimile receiving function.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A conventional device of this type, as shown in FIG. 4, follows a TV section (television receiving section) 10 for receiving a television signal from an antenna 11 and reproducing an image, and a predetermined communication procedure. A FAX unit (facsimile receiving unit) 20 that receives a facsimile signal from the line L and prints and records it on a recording sheet, and an image conversion device 40 that converts the facsimile signal into a video signal are received by the FAX unit 20 side. TV section 1 by converting a facsimile signal into a video signal
It was displayed on the 0 side.

The TV section 10 includes a tuner section 12 for receiving a TV signal from an antenna 11 and demodulating the video signal, and a video display section 1 for displaying the video signal by a CRT or the like.
3, TV side operation unit 1 for operations such as channel selection
4, a power supply control unit 15 for turning on / off the power supply based on the operation on the operation unit 14, a video switch 16 for switching the input of the video display unit 13 based on the operation on the operation unit 14, and the like.

The FAX unit 20 includes a line control unit (NCU) 21 for controlling the line L, a modem 22, and a code / decoding unit 2.
3, a buffer memory 24, a printer 25, an operation unit 31 such as a numeric keypad and a display unit 32 such as a liquid crystal display, and an operation panel 33, and a FAX control unit 34 for centrally controlling the operation of each unit.

[0005]

However, such a configuration has a problem that the operation of the user becomes complicated.

The above-mentioned problems occur for the following reasons. That is, in the above-described device, the operations of the TV section 10 and the FAX section 20 are not linked to each other, so that, for example, when a facsimile call arrives, the TV side operation section 14 causes the input of the video display section 13 to be input to the tuner section. The operation of switching from 12 to the image conversion device 40 had to be performed. Moreover, when the power supply of the TV unit 10 side was turned off, the operation unit 14 of the TV unit 10 side had to be operated to turn on the power supply of the TV unit 10.
Furthermore, the facsimile signal is converted into a video signal and then converted into a TV.
In the case of displaying on the unit 10, the user must pay attention to the state of the FAX unit 20 at the same time as displaying the video image on the TV unit 10 in case of abnormality such as running out of recording paper.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems, and the state of the FAX unit and the received contents are compared with those of the FAX unit.
It is an object of the present invention to provide an image receiving device that can be monitored from any of the V sections so that the operation load on the user can be reduced.

[0008]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention allows the facsimile unit to control power-on and video input switching in the TV section, and
The state of the AX section, so-called device information, is converted into a video signal and displayed on the TV section.

[0009]

According to the present invention, with the above-described structure, the power of the TV section can be automatically turned on when a facsimile is received, and the state of the FAX section can be monitored from the screen of the TV section. It is possible to reduce the operational burden on the user by allowing the facsimile unit and the television image receiving unit to monitor the state and received contents of the unit.

[0010]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

In the drawings, the same reference numerals indicate the same or corresponding parts. FIG. 1 shows a schematic configuration of an image receiving apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Is a TV unit, 20 is a FAX unit, and 40 is an image conversion device.

The TV section 10 includes a tuner section 12 for receiving a TV signal from the antenna 11 and demodulating the video signal, and a video display section 1 for displaying the video signal by a CRT or the like.
3, TV side operation unit 1 for operations such as channel selection
4, a power control unit 15 for turning on / off the power, and a video switch 16 for switching the input of the video display unit 13
Etc.

The FAX section 20 includes a line control unit (NCU) 21 for controlling the line L according to a predetermined communication procedure.
Modem 22, code / decoding unit 23, buffer memory 2
4, an operation panel 3 in which an operation unit 31 such as a printer 25 and a numeric keypad and a display unit 32 such as a liquid crystal display are centrally arranged.
3. A FAX control unit 34 for centrally controlling the operation of each unit.

The image conversion device 40 includes a general-purpose video controller (CRTC) 41, a character font generator 42 for generating a character image from a character code, and a video RAM 43.
Under the control of the FAX control unit 34, the display contents of the FAX side display unit 32 and the facsimile signal temporarily stored in the buffer memory 24 are converted into video signals and output.

Here, the FAX control section 34 is composed of a general-purpose data processing device so-called microcomputer, which is made into a microcircuit, and controls the FAX section 20 as well as the TV section 10.
It is configured to control power-on and switching of video input by the video switch 16. The video switch 16 switches the output of the TV tuner unit 10 and the output of the image conversion device 40 to input the video display unit 13.

The operation of the image receiving apparatus configured as described above will be described below. FIG. 2 is a flow chart showing a schematic operation of the main part of the apparatus shown in FIG. 1. First, when there is no incoming facsimile, the FAX section 20 and the TV section 10 operate independently of each other. To do. However, when an incoming fax arrives at the FAX unit 20, the FAX control unit 34 controls the power supply control unit 15 and the video switch 16 on the TV unit 10 side as well as the automatic reception process for the incoming call to operate the TV side. Regardless of whether or not there is an operation in the unit 14, the power of the TV unit 10 is turned on, and the input of the video display unit 13 is switched to the output of the image conversion device 40.

As a result, the operation panel 3 of the FAX unit 20
The message having the same content as that displayed on the TV 3 is displayed on the TV unit 10.
Is displayed as an image on. Further, in the setting made in advance by the operation unit 31 on the FAX unit 20 side, if the facsimile reception contents are set to be displayed on the TV unit 10 side, the facsimile signal ( The facsimile image) is printed and recorded on the recording paper by the printer 25 of the FAX unit 20 side, and at the same time, converted into a video signal and displayed on the TV unit 10 as an image.

At this time, the image conversion device 40 sends the message on the operation panel 33 and the facsimile signal to the video RAM.
The message and the facsimile signal can be simultaneously displayed on the display screen of the TV unit 10 by synthesizing on the screen 43.

When the reception of the facsimile is completed, a message to that effect is displayed on the TV unit 10, and then the TV unit 1
The power control unit 15 and the video switch 16 of 0 are returned to the state before the incoming call.

As described above, the control unit 3 on the side of the FAX unit 20 is used to turn on the power of the TV unit 10 and switch the video input.
4, the display information in the FAX unit 20 is converted into a video signal and displayed on the TV unit 10 so that the power of the TV unit 10 can be automatically turned on when a facsimile is received. Part 2
Since the state of 0, that is, the screen of the so-called device information TV unit 10 can be monitored, the state and received contents of the FAX unit 20 can be monitored from both the FAX unit 20 and the TV unit 10. As a result, the operational burden on the user is greatly reduced.

The input ports of the video switch 16 may be increased to three or more so that AV equipment such as a VTR can be connected.

Further, in the apparatus of the above-mentioned embodiment, the display input of the TV section 10 is switched by the video switch 16. However, as shown in FIG. The image of the TV tuner unit 12 and the image of the image conversion device 40 may be simultaneously displayed by the image synthesizing device 17 that performs in-picture.

[0023]

As is apparent from the above description, according to the present invention, the turning on of the power and the switching of the video input in the television receiver are controlled from the facsimile side, and the state of the facsimile receiver is converted into a video signal. Then, by displaying on the television receiver, the power of the television receiver can be automatically turned on when a facsimile is received, and the state of the facsimile can be monitored from the screen of the television. Therefore, it is possible to reduce the operation load on the user by allowing the state and received contents of the facsimile unit to be monitored from both the facsimile unit and the television image receiving unit.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram of an image receiving apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing a schematic operation of the device according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a schematic configuration diagram showing another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a schematic configuration diagram of a conventional image receiving device.

[Explanation of symbols]

 10 TV section 20 FAX section 31 Operation section 32 Display section 33 Operation panel 34 FAX control section 40 Image conversion device. 41 General-purpose video controller (CRTC) 42 Character font generator 43 Video RAM

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A television receiver having a video input switching function, a facsimile receiver for receiving a facsimile signal according to a predetermined communication procedure, and a state and contents of the facsimile receiver in the television receiver. Image conversion means for converting into a displayable video signal and the operation of the facsimile receiving section, and at the same time, control of power-on and video input switching in the television section according to the state of the facsimile receiving section. An image receiving apparatus including a control unit. 2. A television image receiving unit having an image synthesizing unit, a facsimile receiving unit for receiving a facsimile signal according to a predetermined communication procedure, and a state and contents of the facsimile receiving unit are displayed on the television image receiving unit. Image conversion means for converting into a possible video signal, and control means for controlling the operation of the facsimile receiving section, and for controlling power-on and display images in the television section according to the state of the facsimile receiving section. Image receiver equipped.