JPH0723170A - Control method for facsimile equipment provided with plural print paper ejection mechanisms - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To reduce burden on the classifying work of a reception original by outputting by printing the reception original on cut paper, and outputting by printing transmission station information on thermosensitive paper. CONSTITUTION:A system control part 21, after registering the transmission station information sent from a transmission station via a communication control part 17 on a file managing part 20, outputs by printing the reception original on the cut paper and the transmission station information on the thermosensitive paper by a plotter 12. In this way, the reception original and the transmission station information can be easily classified. Also, the print/output of every kind of report and list can be performed on the thermosensitive paper, and information other than that on the cut paper, and also, the print/output of the reception original on the cut paper when a reception result shows OK, and that of a reception error original on the thermosensitive paper when it shows NG can be performed.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a control method for a facsimile apparatus having both a paper feed / print / discharge mechanism for cut paper and a paper feed / print / discharge mechanism for plain paper, and more particularly to an operator. The present invention relates to a control method for a facsimile device that can reduce the burden of sorting received documents.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a roll paper used in a continuous type receiver has been used as a reception sheet for a facsimile machine.
There is a single sheet (cut sheet) that is received separately from each other.
There are various types of paper depending on the recording method of the receiver, such as discharge breakdown recording paper, electrostatic recording paper, thermal recording paper, electrolytic recording paper, and plain paper (Facsimile and its application, March 20, 1973).
Published by Nihon Co., Ltd., pp. 116-117). Generally, for thermal paper, roll paper is used for other types of discharge destruction, electrostatic recording,
Cut sheets are used for plain paper. The conventional facsimile machine that can use both thermal paper and cut paper has the following problems. (A) When sorting the received originals, the division of each received original is unclear, so that the user's sorting work of the received originals is burdened. (B) When a report or list of the facsimile section is output, it is difficult to distinguish it from the received document, which is troublesome. In addition, even if the contents of the report or list are small, one sheet of cut paper is required, which is extremely uneconomical. (C) When outputting an error received document, it is troublesome to distinguish it from a normal received document. Further, even if the output content of the error-received document is small, one cut sheet is required, which is extremely uneconomical. (D) In the case of a document received from a specific destination, the description position of the sender is unknown, and the determination is troublesome. (E) Since it is necessary to secure an empty area for the page memory, the receiving operation is possible in the memory full state, and the memory utilization efficiency is poor.

[0003]

As described above, in the conventional facsimile apparatus, when both the thermal paper and the cut paper can be used, the separation between the originals is unclear.
The operator's sorting work is troublesome. Further, it is difficult to distinguish between a report or list and a received document, and it is also difficult to distinguish between an error received document and a normal received document. Further, even a report having a small content, a list, or an error receiving original requires one cut sheet, which is uneconomical. Further, in a plain paper facsimile apparatus, a free area corresponding to the page memory is secured in the image storage memory to enable the receiving operation in the memory full state. Since is used only during operations such as output of stored documents and reception output, it cannot be said to be effective in terms of memory utilization efficiency. An object of the present invention is to solve these conventional problems, reduce the burden of sorting the received originals on the operator, and distinguish between reports and lists and error originals and received originals. It is extremely easy to use, and it is easy to distinguish between originals received from specific recipients and ordinary originals. Moreover, it is not necessary to secure an area for storing images, and a multi-print delivery mechanism that can effectively use memory is provided. Another object of the present invention is to provide a method of controlling a facsimile machine.

[0004]

In order to achieve the above object, a control method of a facsimile apparatus provided with a print discharge mechanism according to the present invention is (a) print discharge corresponding to thermal paper and cut paper. In a facsimile device equipped with a mechanism, after registering the transmitting station information sent from the transmitting station in the file management section (20), the received document is printed / output on a cut sheet, and the transmitting station information of the file management section (20). With reference to, the transmitting station information is printed / output on a thermal paper. (B) It is determined that the time has come to discharge the various types of reports and lists of the facsimile machine, and the various types of reports and lists are printed out on the thermal paper. It is also characterized by printing out on paper. In addition, (c) information of reception OK or NG is acquired and registered in the file management unit (20). When the received document is discharged, the reception result information is referred from the file management unit (20), Received result is O
When K, the received document is printed out on a cut sheet, and when the reception result is NG, the received error document is printed out on a thermal paper. Also,
(D) When receiving, the destination information is acquired, the information is registered in the file management unit (20), and when the received document is discharged, the file management unit (20) is referred to and the discharged document is a specific destination. It is also characterized in that it is determined whether or not the received original is a received original, and if so, the received original is printed out on thermal paper, and the other received originals are printed out on cut paper. Further, (e) image storage memory (1
4) is collectively managed without being divided, and at the time of discharging a received document, it is determined whether or not there is an empty area for the page memory in the image storage memory (14). It is also characterized in that the received document is printed out on a cut sheet, and if there is no empty area, the received document is printed out on a thermal paper not using a page memory.

[0005]

In the present invention, the length can be adjusted with the roll paper in the facsimile machine having the print discharge mechanism corresponding to the thermal paper and the cut paper, respectively. Then, the cut paper having a size standardized to A4, B5, etc. is used by being distinguished according to the intended use, and the print is ejected. As a distinction,
(A) Received original (cut sheet) and destination information (thermal paper),
(B) Received original (cut sheet) and various list reports (thermal paper), (c) Received original (cut sheet) and received error
Original (Thermal paper), (d) Original received from the other party (cut sheet) and received from a specific other party (Thermal paper), (e) Reception when there is an empty area for page memory There are originals (cut sheets) and received originals (thermal paper) when the memory is full. By distinguishing these and printing them out, the operator's sorting work becomes easy and the length of the paper can be adjusted according to the contents, which is economically advantageous and improves the use efficiency of the storage memory. be able to.

[0006]

Embodiments of the present invention will now be described in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a facsimile apparatus equipped with a print sheet discharging mechanism according to an embodiment of the present invention. Figure 1
At, the scanner 11 reads out image information of a predetermined resolution from the document image. The plotter 12 records the image information on the recording paper, and switches the printing / output on the thermal paper or the printing on the cut paper in response to a request from the outside. The encoding / decoding unit 13 encodes image information to be transmitted and decodes the received image information. Image memory 14
Stores image information to be transmitted in the case of storage transmission. The network control device 15 performs a predetermined call / receive operation by capturing a line, transmitting a selection signal which is a destination telephone number, detecting an incoming call, and the like. The modem 16 modulates and demodulates the image information and transmits it on the line, and also transmits various procedure signals in the transmission control procedure. The communication control unit 17 controls the network control device 15 and the modem 16 to perform fax transmission according to a predetermined transmission control procedure based on the G3 standard of CCITT. The operation display unit 18 displays operation guidance and the like, and causes the facsimile device to execute various operations for executing predetermined transmission / reception processing in accordance with the guidance. The registration / transmission management information storage unit 19 includes registration information such as a one-touch transmission number and an abbreviated transmission number, and a RAM area for storing a job file. The SAF file information management unit 20 includes information for accessing files (image information) stored in the image memory 14 and the RT of the transmission source.
It manages information such as I / CSI. System control unit 21
Is a microcomputer including a CPU, a ROM, a RAM and the like, which controls the above-mentioned respective parts to perform a predetermined operation of the facsimile apparatus. The system bus 22 is a signal line for transmitting and receiving data in each of the above parts. In addition,
RTI is an abbreviation for Transmitter Terminal Identification, and CSI is Called Terminal Iden.
tification Abbreviation of receiving station identification.

FIG. 2 is an operation flow chart showing a basic print discharge control method of the present invention. The received document is always accumulated once and registered in the SAF file information management unit 20 together with the communication information. However, report lists are excluded. When an incoming call arrives at the receiving facsimile machine,
The communication control unit 17 is the RTI / C of the sending facsimile machine.
The SI and communication information are secured and registered in the SAF file information management unit 20 in association with the file number of the received document. As shown in FIG. 2, the plotter 12 determines whether or not there is a request to eject the recording paper (step 10
1) If not, the process is terminated, but if there is, it is determined whether to print out on thermal paper or cut paper (step 102). As a result, when the plotter 12 is activated from the outside at the time of outputting the stored document, the plotter 12 prints the designated image information on a designated sheet of cut paper or thermal paper and discharges it (step 103). The above is the operation of the basic discharge control method of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is an operation flow chart of the print discharge control method according to the first embodiment of the present invention. In the first embodiment, when outputting the stored original, the plotter 12 activated from the outside first prints the designated image information on a cut sheet and outputs it. After outputting the series of documents, the plotter 12 sends the transmission terminal information (RTI / C) corresponding to the document output from the SAF file information management unit 20.
SI) is read out and printed out on a thermal paper. At this time, by changing the color and length of the output thermal paper,
Clarify the separation between documents. That is,
In FIG. 3, upon reception, the RTI / CST of the transmitting station is acquired (step 201), this is registered in the SAF file information management unit 20 (step 202), and the received original document is stored (step 203). On the other hand, at the time of paper ejection, it is determined whether or not there is a paper ejection request (step 30
1) If there is a request, it is determined whether or not the received document is discharged (step 302). When the sheet is to be discharged, first, the cut sheet is used as the output sheet to start printing (step 303).
When the printing of the document is completed (step 30
4) Next, referring to the management information stored in the SAF file information management unit 20 (step 305), if there is a thermal paper (step 308), the transmitting station information (RT
(I, etc.) is printed out (step 309). On the other hand, when the received document is not discharged (step 302), the paper type to be printed is set to the default value (step 306),
Print and output on non-designated paper (Step 3)
07). As described above, in the first embodiment, the received document is printed out on a cut sheet and the transmission station management information is printed out on a thermal paper, so that both can be easily sorted.

FIG. 4 is an operation flow chart of the print discharge control method according to the second embodiment of the present invention. In this case, when the report list is output, the plotter 12 that has been activated
When referring to the job file in the registration / transmission management information storage unit 19 and recognizing that the original document to be output is a report or list file, the print / output process on the thermal paper is performed. That is, as shown in FIG. 4, it is first determined whether or not there is a paper discharge request (step 401),
If there is a request, it is then determined whether or not the report list is discharged (step 402). If the report list is discharged, print output is performed on the thermal paper (step 40).
3). If the report list is not ejected (step 402), the cut sheet is printed out (step 404). As a result, the report list is printed out on the thermal paper, so that it can be easily distinguished from the original. Also,
The length can be adjusted according to the contents of the report list.

FIG. 5 is an operation flow chart of the print discharge control method according to the third embodiment of the present invention. In this case, when outputting the document, the plotter 12 refers to the communication result stored in the job file, and if the communication result indicates a reception error, prints / outputs on thermal paper. If the communication result indicates normal termination,
Print and output on cut paper. That is, as shown in FIG. 5, upon reception, the reception OK / NG information is acquired (step 501), this information is registered in the SAF file information management unit 20 (step 502), and the original is stored (step 503). ). Further, at the time of paper discharge, it is determined whether or not there is a paper discharge request (step 511), and if there is a request,
Next, it is determined whether or not the received document is discharged (step 512). If so, the reception result information is referenced from the job file in the registration / transmission management information storage unit 19 (step 513). If the reception result is OK (step 51)
4) The print output is performed on the cut sheet (step 51).
6). If the reception result is NG, print output is performed on the thermal paper (step 515). Since the received error original is printed on the thermal paper, the length of the paper can be adjusted, which is economical, and at the same time, can be easily distinguished from the received original.

FIG. 6 is an operation flow chart of the print discharge control method according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention. In this case, when the document is output, the plotter 12 refers to the memory for receiving and identifying the specific destination stored in the job file.
At this time, if the memory indicates a specific destination, printing / outputting is performed on the thermal paper, and in other cases, printing / outputting is performed on the cut paper. That is, as shown in FIG. 6, upon reception, the RTI / CSI of the other party is acquired (step 601) and registered in the SAF file information management unit 20 (step 602). Next, the originals are accumulated (step 603). On the other hand, at the time of paper ejection, it is determined whether or not there is a paper ejection request (step 611), and if there is a request, it is next determined whether or not the received document is ejected (step 612). The specific destination reception output information is referenced from the job file (step 613). It is determined whether or not it is a specific partner (step 314), and if so, print output is performed on the thermal paper (step 6).
15). If it is not the specific destination, print output is performed on the cut sheet (step 616). As a result, the document received from the other party registered as the particular party is printed out on the thermal paper, so that it becomes easy to distinguish the document received from the particular party and the normal document received.

FIG. 7 is an operation flow chart of a print discharge control method according to the fifth embodiment of the present invention. In this case, the page memory is not secured in the storage memory during reception. When reception occurs when the storage memory is full, an output operation that does not require a page memory when outputting a received image, that is, a print output operation on thermal paper, is performed by the communication control unit 17.
Selected by. On the other hand, if there is an empty area that can be used as a page memory in the storage memory and reception occurs, it is possible to select the print output operation on cut paper that requires the page memory when outputting the received image. To do. That is, as shown in FIG. 7, at the time of reception, it is determined whether or not the received data is stored (step 701), and if so, it is determined whether or not there is a storage area (step 704).
If there is a free area, the image is stored (step 70).
5). If it is not received and stored, it is determined whether or not the image storage memory has an empty area corresponding to page memory (step 702). If there is an empty area, it is printed out on plain paper (cut paper) (step 706). If there is no vacant area, it is printed out on thermal paper (step 703). As a result, it is not necessary to secure a page memory in the image storage area, so that the page memory area can be used as an image storage area in the memory full state.

[0013]

As described above, according to the present invention,
(A) Since the thermal paper on which the transmitting station information is printed is inserted like a bookmark at each section of the received document, it is possible to reduce the burden of sorting the received document on the operator. Further, (b) since the facsimile report list is printed out on the thermal paper, it is easy to distinguish the received document from the report list, and the paper can be printed according to the contents of the report list. It is economical because you can adjust the length of. Further, (c) since the received error original is printed out on the thermal paper, it is easy to distinguish the received error original from the normal received original, and the length of the paper is adjusted according to the output of the received error original. It is economical because it can be adjusted. (D) Since the document received from the other party registered as the particular party is printed out on the thermal paper, the document from the particular party can be easily distinguished from the document from the normal party. it can. Further, since it is not necessary to secure the page memory (e) in the image storage area, the area corresponding to the page memory can be used as an image storage area in the memory full state.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a facsimile apparatus including a print discharge mechanism according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart of a main operation of a basic print discharge control method of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is an operation flowchart of a print discharge control method according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is an operation flowchart of a print discharge control method according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is an operation flow chart of a print discharge control method according to the third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is an operation flowchart of a print discharge control method according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is an operation flow chart of a print discharge control method according to a fifth embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 11 Scanner 12 Plotter 13 Encoding / Decoding Section 14 Image Memory 15 Network Control Device 16 Modem 17 Communication Control Section 18 Operation Display Section 19 Registration / Transmission Management Information Storage Section 20 SAF File Information Management Section 21 System Control Section 22 System Bus

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A facsimile apparatus provided with a print discharge mechanism for thermal paper and cut paper, respectively.
After registering the transmitting station information sent from the transmitting station in the file management unit, the received original is printed and output on a cut sheet, and the transmitting station information in the file management unit is referred to and the transmitting station information is printed on the thermal paper. A method for controlling a facsimile apparatus having a print discharge mechanism, which is characterized by printing and outputting to a printer. 2. A facsimile apparatus, which is provided with a print paper discharge mechanism corresponding to thermal paper and cut paper, respectively.
It is determined that it is time to discharge various reports and lists of the facsimile apparatus, and various reports and lists are printed out on thermal paper. In other cases,
A method of controlling a facsimile apparatus having a print discharge mechanism, which prints out a cut sheet. 3. A facsimile device provided with a print discharge mechanism for heat-sensitive paper and cut paper, respectively.
Information on reception OK or NG is acquired and registered in the file management unit. When the received document is ejected, the reception result information is referred to from the file management unit and the reception result is O
When K, the received document is printed out on a cut sheet, and when the received result is NG, the received error document is printed out on a thermal paper. Control method. 4. A facsimile device provided with a print paper discharge mechanism for thermal paper and cut paper, respectively.
When receiving, the destination information is acquired, the information is registered in the file management unit, and when the received document is discharged, the file management unit is referred to and the discharged document is a received document from a specific destination. Whether or not it is determined, and if so, the received original is printed out on thermal paper, and the other received originals are printed out on cut paper. Facsimile machine control method. 5. A facsimile apparatus, which is provided with a print discharge mechanism corresponding to thermal paper and cut paper, respectively.
The image storage memory is not divided but managed collectively, and when a received document is discharged, it is determined whether or not the image storage memory has an empty area for page memory. A method of controlling a facsimile apparatus having a print discharge mechanism, which prints out a received document on a cut sheet and prints out the received document on a thermal paper not using a page memory if there is no empty area.