JPH0720994Y2 - Fax machine - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION (Industrial field of use) The present invention relates to a facsimile machine, and more particularly, to a facsimile machine that transmits only a necessary page of a document of a plurality of pages.

(Prior Art) Facsimile apparatuses have recently read a plurality of pages of originals set on a platen with a scanner so that a plurality of pages of originals can be transmitted, and image data of the read originals is read. Image processing (encoding processing, etc.) is performed page by page and transmitted. Therefore, the operator can set the originals of a plurality of pages on the platen, input the transmission information such as the destination telephone number and the line density from the operation unit, and push the start button to automatically perform the transmission.

Further, recently, a facsimile apparatus has appeared, which is equipped with an image memory for accumulating image data read by a scanner or received image data and capable of performing time-specified transmission or so-called memory transmission / reception.

(Problems to be solved by the invention) However, in such a conventional facsimile apparatus, all the originals set on the original platen are read by a scanner, directly transmitted, or once stored in an image memory, Since it was configured to read from the image memory and send it, if you want to send only the original of a specific page among the originals arranged in page order, take out only that page, set it on the original table and send it, This was troublesome for the operator because the pages had to be arranged and returned in another original arranged in page order again.

For example, if a plurality of pages of a manuscript are sent once and then some pages are corrected, only the corrected pages are taken out from the original manuscript, set on the manuscript table of the facsimile apparatus, and sent, The pages must be trimmed back in the original manuscript. As a result, it is necessary for the operator to perform the double work of taking out the transmission original and returning the original to the original, which is inconvenient for the efficiency of paperwork.

Therefore, according to the present invention, it becomes possible to read only a manuscript of a page designated in advance out of manuscripts set on a manuscript table with a scanner and transmit the manuscript from a manuscript having a plurality of pages. Improves convenience and usability of the facsimile device and improves office work efficiency by eliminating the need for the operator to manually take out only the page to be sent or return the original of the sent page to the original page position. Is intended.

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the present invention is configured to convey all of a plurality of pages of originals set on a platen one by one and convey them to a predetermined position, and a conveying and discharging means. In a facsimile apparatus provided with a reading unit capable of reading the original while the original is being conveyed, and a control unit for controlling the carrying-out unit and the reading unit, among the originals set on the original table, Read page designating means for designating a read page is provided, and the control means controls the reading means so that only the original of the page designated by the read page designating means is read. Further, the control means controls the conveyance speed of a document of a page not designated by the read page designating means among the documents placed on the document table, the transport speed of a document of a page designated by the read page designating means. You may make it control a conveyance carrying-out means so that it may become faster.

Hereinafter, a detailed description will be given based on an embodiment of the present invention.

1 to 3 are views showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a facsimile machine 1 to which the present invention is applied. The facsimile machine 1 includes a system controller 2, a ROM (Read Only Memory) 3, and a RAM (Random Access).
Memory) 4, communication control unit 5, network control unit 6, scanner 7,
The plotter 8, the image processing unit 9, the operation unit 10 and the like are provided.

The ROM 3 stores the basic program of the facsimile machine 1 and the original reading / transmission processing program of the present invention,
The system control unit 2 controls each unit of the facsimile apparatus 1 according to the program in the ROM 3 to execute the sequence as the facsimile apparatus 1. And system control unit 2
Is a scanner 7 which will be described later and constitutes the control means of the present invention.
By controlling the (carrying-out means and the reading means), the page designation transmission process of the present invention is executed.

A work area is formed in the RAM 4, transmission information such as a transmission destination telephone number and line density is stored, and a reading / transmission page of a document designated by the operation unit 10 is stored as described later. RAM4 also functions as an image memory,
The image data of the original read by the scanner 7 and the received image data are accumulated.

The communication control unit 5 exchanges a facsimile control signal with the partner facsimile machine and executes a facsimile communication procedure.

The network control unit 6 is generally called AA-NCU,
A line L is connected to the network control unit 6. The network control unit 6 automatically calls the other party designated by the system control unit 2 and automatically receives the call from the line L. Further, the network control unit 6 has a built-in modem and modulates / demodulates transmission / reception signals.

The scanner 7 may be, for example, a CCD (Charge Coupled Decode).
vice) image scanner is used,
The scanner 7 also serves as a conveyance discharging means and a reading means,
It is possible to sequentially convey all the originals of a plurality of pages set on the original plate one page at a time and eject them to a predetermined position, for example, on a discharge tray (not shown), and read the originals while the originals are conveyed. It is configured like this. Then, the system control unit 2 controls the scanner 7 so that only the manuscript of the page designated by the operation unit 10 (read page designation unit) described later is read. Further, in the present embodiment, the system control unit 2 determines that the transport speed of the document of the page not designated by the operation unit 10 among the documents placed on the document table is greater than the transport speed of the document of the page designated to be read. Scanner 7 to be faster
To control.

As the plotter 8, for example, a thermal recording device having a thermal element is used, and the plotter 8 records directly on a thermal recording paper or indirectly on a normal recording paper via an ink sheet.

The image processing unit 9 has an encoding / decoding function, an image reduction function, and the like, and performs image data encoding processing, decoding processing, and reduction processing as necessary.

The operation unit 10 is provided with a ten-key pad, a start key, other operation keys, and a display unit, etc. The operator inputs transmission information and various commands from the operation unit 10, and the operator inputs from the input command or the facsimile machine 1 to the operator. Information to be transmitted is displayed on the display unit. The number of pages to be read among the originals set on the original plate of the scanner 7 is input from the operation unit 10, and the operation unit 10 also designates the mode for specifying the read page. Therefore, the operation unit 10 constitutes the read page designating means of the present invention for designating the read page from the documents set on the platen.

When transmitting, the facsimile device 1 scans an original of a plurality of pages set on an original plate of the scanner 7 by scanning from the first page by the scanner 7 page by page, and reads the image data of the read document as an image processing unit. After the image processing such as the encoding processing is performed at 9, the RAM 4 is temporarily stored. When the image data of all pages of the original is stored in the RAM4, the facsimile device 1
Calls the other party immediately or at a specified time, and when the pre-facsimile procedure is completed, sequentially from the top page to RAM4
The image data in is read out and transmitted.

On the other hand, when the facsimile apparatus 1 receives, the ringing from the line L is automatically received by the network control unit 6, the facsimile control signal is exchanged by the communication control unit 5, and the image data sent from the line L is received. . The received image data is once RA
When the image data is stored in the M4 and the reception is completed, the image data is read from the RAM4 and is decoded by the image processing unit 9. Image processing unit 9
The image data decrypted in (4) is sent to the plotter 8 and recorded on the recording paper by the plotter 8.

Next, the operation will be described.

The present invention is characterized in that only the manuscript of a designated page can be read and sent among the manuscripts set on the manuscript table during transmission. The page designation transmission process will be described below with reference to FIGS.

When performing page-specified transmission, the operator sets the originals of multiple pages containing the originals to be transmitted as they are on the platen glass, and first, using the operation unit 10, sets the destination telephone number, line density, etc. as in normal transmission. Enter the send information. The input transmission information is stored in the RAM 4. Next, the operator designates a page to be transmitted among a plurality of pages of documents set on the platen. This transmission page is designated by pressing a predetermined function key (operation key) of the operation unit 10 or a specially provided key to switch to the page designation mode, and when the page designation mode is switched, the ten-key pad of the operation unit 10 is selected. Enter the page you want to send and specify. In this case, the transmission page is specified by inputting the page number of the original set on the platen, even if it is desired to correct, change or add a predetermined page of the original once sent. Instead of designating the page of the document transmitted previously, the page number of the document currently set on the platen is designated. The information of the input transmission page is stored in the RAM 4 as shown in FIG.
No.), and the RAM 4 also stores information of all-page transmission or page-designated transmission.

When the page designation is completed, the operator releases the page designation mode by operating the keys of the operation unit 10 and turns on the start key.

When the start key is pressed in the transmission mode, the facsimile apparatus 1 checks whether the transmission is from all pages to page designated transmission from the contents of the RAM 4 as shown in FIG. 3 (step S ₁ ).
In the case of all-page transmission, all pages of the original on the platen are read by the scanner 7 and transmitted as in normal transmission (step
S ₂ ).

In the case of page designation transmission, the count value n of the page counter in the system control unit 2 is set to "1" (step
S _3), to convey the original document table from the first page to the reader of the scanner 7. At this time, the page number of the transported document is checked, and it is determined whether or not the document of the page is designated to be transmitted depending on whether the transported document matches the number of pages designated as the transmission document in RAM4. (step S _4). When not transmitting page, it increments the count value of the page counter by 1 (step S _5), the fast discharge document of the page (step S _6). On the other hand, when the page is a transmission page, the scanner 7
In reading an original of the page (step S _7), the image data area of the image processing to RAM4 by the image processing unit 9 (see Fig. 2)
Remember. When the reading of the transmitted page is completed, it increments the count value of the page counter by 1 (Step S _8), checks whether a document is present on the document table (step S _9). The presence / absence of a document on the platen is conventionally checked based on a signal from a document sensor provided on the platen. If there is a document on the platen, step
Like back to S _4, it performs the processing of the document of the next page. This process is performed for all the originals set on the original platen, only the originals of the page designated for transmission are read by the scanner 7, and the image data is stored in the RAM 4. Documents of pages not specified for transmission are discharged at high speed. When the processing of all the originals on the original table is completed, only the image data of the originals of the page designated for transmission is stored in the RAM 4, and the facsimile device 1 immediately or at the designated time calls the destination. To send the image data in RAM4.

Accordingly, the operator takes out only the originals to be sent from the originals arranged in order and sets them on the original plate, and when the transmission is completed, the operator should put the originals together again and return them to the originals. Since it is not necessary to perform it, wasteful labor can be saved, the usability and convenience of the facsimile apparatus 1 can be improved, and the work efficiency of office work can be improved. Further, since the conveyance speed of the page not designated for reading is set to be higher than the conveyance speed of the document to be read, it is possible to further improve the work efficiency of office work.

In the above embodiment, when the page is designated, the number of pages to be transmitted is input on the operation unit 10. However, the number of pages to be transmitted is not limited to this. The transmission page may be designated.

In the above embodiment, the case where the image data is temporarily stored in the image memory and transmitted is described. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the image memory is not provided as long as the scanner 7 can process at high speed. It can be similarly applied to a facsimile machine.

(Effect) According to the present invention, by scanning only the originals of the pages designated in advance out of the originals set on the original table and transmitting them, only the pages desired to be transmitted from the originals of a plurality of pages are arranged. This saves the operator the trouble of manually taking out and returning the original of the transmitted page to the original page position.
The convenience and usability of the facsimile device can be improved, and the efficiency of business processing can be improved. Further, when the conveyance speed of the original document which is not designated to be read is increased, the efficiency of office processing can be further improved.

[Brief description of drawings]

1 to 3 are diagrams showing an embodiment of the facsimile apparatus of the present invention, FIG. 1 is a block diagram of the facsimile apparatus, FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a storage area of the memory, and FIG.
The figure is a flowchart of the page designation transmission process. 1 ... Facsimile device, 2 ... System control unit, 3 ...
... ROM, 4 ... RAM, 5 ... Communication control unit, 6 ... Network control unit, 7 ... Scanner, 8 ... Plotter, 9 ... Image processing unit, 10 ... Operation unit, L ... Line.

Claims (2)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A conveying / discharging means for sequentially conveying all of a plurality of pages of originals set on an original table one page at a time and discharging them to a predetermined position, and a document being conveyed by the conveying / discharging means.
In a facsimile machine equipped with a reading unit capable of reading the original document and a control unit for controlling the carrying-out unit and the reading unit, a reading page for designating a reading page from among the original documents set on the document table. A facsimile apparatus, comprising: a designating means, wherein the control means controls the reading means so that only a document of a page designated by the read page designating means is read. 2. A document whose pages are not designated by the reading page designating means among the documents placed on the document table by the control means, and which has a conveying speed designated by the reading page designating means. 2. The facsimile apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the conveying / discharging means is controlled so as to be faster than the conveying speed.