JPH07254953A - Facsimile - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To obtain a novel facsimile easy for users to operate at the time of transmission. CONSTITUTION:The facsimile A is provided with a read means 204 reading an original optically, an operation display means 203 to enter a destination facsimile number, and a destination information storage means 210 storing a destination facsimile. The destination is entered by the operation display means 203 of the equipment A and stored in a destination information storage means 210, a transfer enable request signal is sent to an equipment B and the equipment B sends a transfer enable signal to the equipment A with respect to a transfer enable request signal and the equipment A transfers an image read by a read means 204 and the destination stored in a destination information storage means 210 to the equipment B. The equipment B sends the image to the destination in facsimile signals.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a facsimile apparatus capable of reading a transmission original at a place distant from the main body of the facsimile apparatus and transmitting the original.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art FIG. 7 shows a conventional facsimile machine. In this device, the main control unit 10 that constitutes this device
1, storage unit 102, operation display unit 103, reading unit 10
4, recording unit 105, communication control unit 106, modulation / demodulation unit 2
07, the encoding / decoding unit 108, and the like are provided in one housing.

[0003]

However, the above-mentioned conventional facsimile apparatus has a problem that it is inconvenient because the user has to go to an installation place and perform an operation when transmitting. If the user is normally working on a desk, for example, the operation unit and the reading unit necessary for transmission are installed on the desk, and the other main units do not need to be moved if they are installed in a remote place. Easy for normal work.

As a conventional facsimile apparatus of this type, for example, JP-A-5-30244 and JP-A-5-3.
As disclosed in Japanese Patent No. 0246, there is known one in which a terminal having a reading unit, an image memory and the like is separated from a main body to transmit image data and a command by an optical signal. There is a problem that it becomes expensive.

A first object of the present invention is to allow a user to operate a handy place such as the user's own desk or the like without sending to the place where the main body of the facsimile apparatus is installed, and immediately send the data. (EN) Provided is a facsimile device which is easy to use and excellent in operability.

A second object of the present invention is to provide an inexpensive facsimile apparatus capable of reading and transmitting a document at a place distant from the facsimile apparatus main body without providing an image memory in the terminal.

A third object of the present invention is to provide a facsimile apparatus which is installed near each of a plurality of users and can be used by each user individually.

[0008]

To achieve the above first and second objects, a first means is a reading means for reading a document image, and a destination input for inputting a destination of a document image read by the reading means. Means, and a first device having a destination storing means for storing the destination inputted through the destination inputting means, an image and a destination storing means for storing a document image and a destination from the first device,
A second device connected to the first device via an information line, the transmitting device transmitting the image and the image stored in the destination storing device to the destination by facsimile. In the first device, when a destination is input via the destination input means and stored in the destination storage means, a transfer permission request signal is transmitted to the second device,
The second device transmits a transfer permission signal to the first device in response to the transfer permission request signal, and the first device reads an image read by the reading unit and a destination stored in the destination storage unit. Is transferred to the second device.

The second means is the above-mentioned first, second and third means.
In order to achieve the above object, a reading unit for reading a document image, a destination input unit for inputting a destination of a document image read by the reading unit, and a destination storage unit for storing a destination input via the destination input unit, respectively. A plurality of first devices, an image and a destination storing unit for storing a document image and a destination from the first unit, and a facsimile transmission of the images stored in the image and the destination storing unit to the destination. Has transmission means,
A second device connected to each of the plurality of first devices via respective information lines, and in the first device, a destination is input via the destination input means, and the destination storage means is provided. A transfer permission request signal is transmitted to the second device, the second device stores the transfer order of the plurality of first devices according to the transfer enable request signal, and the transfer order is stored. Transmitting a transfer permission signal to the first device based on the above, and the first device transfers the image read by the reading means and the destination stored in the destination storing means to the second device. Is characterized by.

[0010]

According to the first means, the first device having the reading means for reading the original image and the second device having the facsimile transmitting means are connected via the information line, and the destination in the first device is the destination. A transfer permission request signal is transmitted to the second device when input through the input means and stored in the destination storage means, and the second device transmits the transfer permission signal in response to the transfer permission request signal. To the first device, and the first device transfers the image read by the reading means and the destination stored in the destination storage means to the second device. The first device is arranged so that the second device, which is located away from the first device, can perform facsimile transmission.

In the second means, a plurality of first devices having a reading means for reading a document image and a second device having a facsimile transmitting means are connected via respective information lines, and in the first device, When a destination is input through the destination input means and stored in the destination storage means, a transfer permission request signal is transmitted to a second device, and the second device receives the transfer permission request signal and outputs the transfer permission request signal. The transfer order of the plurality of first devices is stored, a transfer permission signal is transmitted to the first device based on the transfer order, and the first device reads an image read by the reading device and the destination storage device. Since the destination stored in is transferred to the second device, each first device is arranged in the vicinity of a plurality of users, and the second device located at a position distant from them is facsimile-transmitted. It is possible.

[0012]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of a facsimile apparatus according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a flow chart for explaining the operation of the first apparatus A of FIG. 1, and FIG. 3 is a flowchart of the second apparatus B of FIG. It is a flow chart for explaining operation.

The facsimile apparatus shown in FIG. 1 has first and second facsimiles.
The devices A and B are separated from each other, and the image information, the destination information, and a transfer command described later are transmitted between the devices A and B via the information line 214. First, the structure of the device A will be described. The main control means (a) 201 is composed of a CPU, a ROM and the like and controls each part of the device A. The reading unit 204 is used for optically reading a document and converting it into image information, and the operation display unit 203 is used by the user for the device A.
The device A is used for inputting information to the user and for notifying the user of the information. Storage means (a) 209
Is composed of a RAM and has a destination information storage means 210 for storing the facsimile number of the destination inputted from the operation display means 203.

Next, the structure of the device B will be described. The main control means (b) 211 is composed of a CPU, a ROM, etc., and controls each part of the device B. Storage means (b) 202 is RAM
And image information storage means 212 for storing the transmitted image information and the received image information transferred from the device A, and the device A.
It has destination information storage means (b) 213 for storing the destination information transferred from. The recording unit 205 is used to record the received image information on recording paper.

The communication control means 206 controls the connection with the line under the control of the main control means 211, and the modulation / demodulation means 20.
Reference numeral 7 modulates the transmission image information into an analog signal, or demodulates the image information of the received analog signal. The encoding / decoding means 208 compresses the information amount of the transmission image information or decompresses the information amount of the compressed reception image information and restores it.

Next, the operation of the device A will be described with reference to FIG. In the apparatus A, first, the operation display means 203 displays a document insertion request to the user (step 30).
1) When a document is inserted, the process proceeds from step 302 to step 303. In step 303, operation display means 203
Then, the destination input request is displayed to the user, and when the destination is input, this destination is stored in the destination information storage means 210 and the process proceeds from step 304 to step 305.

Next, a transfer permission request signal is sent to the device B (step 305), and when the transfer permission signal is received from the device B, steps 306 to 307.
Proceed to. On the other hand, when the transfer permission signal is not received, the operation display unit 203 displays the transfer disabled to the user (step 311) and returns to step 306 to wait until the transfer permission signal is received.

In steps 307 and 308, the document is read line by line by the reading means 204 and transferred to the apparatus B, and this is repeated until the final line of the document (step 309). When the last line of the original is read, the device B is notified that the image information is the end, and the destination information stored in the destination information storage means 210 is transferred (step 310), and this processing is ended. .

Next, the operation of the device B will be described with reference to FIG. Note that FIG. 3 shows the case where the device B is in the standby state for the transfer permission request signal from the device A, and the facsimile receiving operation is not shown. When the transfer permission request signal from the device A is received (step 401), the image information storage means 2
The storage area 12 is checked to determine whether or not the image transfer from the device A is permitted. If the transfer is permitted, a transfer permission signal is sent to the device A (step 402 → 403), on the other hand, when not permitting, a transfer prohibition signal is transmitted (step 402 → 406), and this processing ends.

When the transfer permission signal is transmitted, the image information transferred from the device A line by line is then received and stored in the image information storage means 212 (step 40).
4) When the notification indicating the end of the image information and the destination information are received, the destination information is stored in the destination information storage means 213 and the facsimile transmission is performed (step 405).

In this facsimile transmission, after the line is closed by the communication control means 206, the destination information storage means 21
The destination selection signal stored in 3 is sent to the line, and when the line with the other party is established, the image information stored in the image information storage unit 212 is read and the encoding / decoding unit 20 is read.
8. After each processing is performed by the modulation / demodulation means 207, it is sent to the line through the communication control means 206, and when the transmission of the image information is completed, this processing ends.

Therefore, according to the above embodiment, when the user is normally working on a desk, the apparatus A is installed on the desk to realize a facsimile apparatus which the user can easily operate during transmission. be able to. Also, the first
Since the image memory is not provided in the device A, it can be inexpensively constructed.

FIG. 4 shows the facsimile apparatus of the second embodiment, FIG. 5 shows the interrupt processing of the second apparatus B'of FIG. 4, and FIG. 6 is the main processing of the second apparatus B'of FIG. Is shown. In this second embodiment, a plurality of first devices A ₁ -A
_n it is connected to the second device B 'of one through the information line 214 ₁ -214 _n, respectively, each of the first device A ₁ to A _n are the same configuration as the device A shown in FIG. Second device B '
Is the same as that of the device B shown in FIG.
And connection means 221 _{1 to} 221A _n are added, and other configurations are the same.

The interrupt processing shown in FIG. 5 is executed by the main control unit 211.
Is executed by a timer interrupt to the CPU, and therefore this processing is always executed at regular intervals. In step 601, the transfer permission request signals from the devices A _{1 to} A _n are information lines 214 _{1 to} 214 _n and connection means 221 ₁ to, respectively.
It is determined whether or not it is inputted via 221A _n, and if it is inputted, the order of the transfer permission request signals from the devices A _{1 to} A _n is registered in the transfer order counting means 220 (step 60).
2).

Steps 402 to 406 shown in FIG.
The process is the same as the process (402 to 406) shown in (4), and it is determined whether or not the image transfer from the device A is permitted. If the image transfer is permitted, a transfer permission signal is sent to the device A (step 4).
02 → 403), on the other hand, when not permitting, a transfer prohibition signal is transmitted (steps 402 → 406), and this processing ends. When the transfer permission signal is transmitted, the image information transferred line by line from the device A is then received and stored in the image information storage means 212 (step 404), and a notice indicating the end of the image information is sent. When the destination information is received, the destination information is stored in the destination information storage means 213 and the facsimile transmission is performed (step 405).

In the second embodiment, when the transmission to one destination is completed in step 405,
The rank registered in the transfer rank counting means 220 is shifted (step 407), and then it is checked whether or not the next transfer permission request is registered in the transfer rank counting means 220 (step 408). In this case, the process returns to step 402 and the next image information from the device A is received and the facsimile transmission is performed. If no transfer permission request from the next device A is registered in step 408, this process ends.

Therefore, according to this second embodiment,
When a plurality of users are normally working on a desk, by installing the devices A _{1 to} A _n on each desk of the user, a facsimile apparatus that is easy for a plurality of users to operate at the time of transmission is realized. be able to. In addition, the first device A ₁ ~
Since an image memory is not provided in A _n , it can be constructed at low cost.

[0028]

As described above, according to the first aspect of the invention, the first device having the reading means for reading the original image and the second device having the facsimile transmitting means are connected via the information line, In the first device, when a destination is input via the destination input means and stored in the destination storage means, a transfer permission request signal is transmitted to the second device, and the second device transfers the transfer. A transfer permission signal is transmitted to the first device in response to the permission request signal, and the image read by the reading device by the first device and the destination stored in the destination storage device are sent to the second device. Since the data is transferred, the first device can be arranged in the vicinity of the user and the second device at the remote place can perform the facsimile transmission, which can improve the operability and facilitate the use. Further, since the first device is not provided with the image memory, it can be constructed at low cost.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, a plurality of first devices having a reading unit for reading an original image and a second device having a facsimile transmitting unit are connected via respective information lines, and the first device is connected. In the device, when a destination is input via the destination input means and stored in the destination storage means, a transfer permission request signal is transmitted to a second device, and the second device transmits the transfer permission request signal. Stores the transfer order of the plurality of first devices, and transmits a transfer permission signal to the first device based on the transfer order.
Device transfers the image read by the reading means and the destination stored in the destination storage means to the second device, so that each first device is arranged in the vicinity of a plurality of users and is remote. The second device on the ground can perform the facsimile transmission, the operability can be improved, and the second device can be easily used. Further, since the first device is not provided with the image memory, it can be constructed at low cost.
Further, by arranging the first device in the vicinity of each of the plurality of users, the plurality of users can individually use each device at hand.

[Brief description of drawings]

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

FIG. 2 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the first device of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the second device of FIG.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a facsimile machine according to a second embodiment.

5 is a flowchart for explaining interrupt processing of the second device of FIG.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart for explaining main processing of the second device in FIG.

FIG. 7 is a block diagram showing a conventional facsimile apparatus.

[Explanation of symbols]

A, A _{1 to An} First device B, B ′ Second device 201, 211 Main control unit 202 Operation display unit 204 Reading unit 206 Communication control unit 209, 213 Destination information storage unit 212 Image information storage unit 214, 214 _{1 to} 214 _n information line 220 transfer order counting means 221 _{1 to} 221 _n connecting means

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A reading unit for reading a document image, a destination input unit for inputting a destination of a document image read by the reading unit, and a destination storing unit for storing a destination input via the destination input unit. 1 apparatus, an image and a destination storing means for storing the original image image and the destination from the first apparatus, and a transmitting means for facsimile-transmitting the image stored in the image and the destination storing means to the destination. A second device connected to the first device via an information line, and a destination in the first device is input via the destination input means and stored in the destination storage means. The transfer permission request signal is transmitted to the second device, and the second device transmits the transfer permission signal to the transfer permission request signal as the first transfer permission signal.
The facsimile device, wherein the first device transfers the image read by the reading means and the destination stored in the destination storage means to the second device. 2. A plurality of reading means for reading a document image, a destination inputting means for inputting a destination of a document image read by the reading means, and a destination storing means for storing a destination inputted via the destination inputting means. A first device, an image and a destination storing means for storing a document image and a destination from the first device, and a transmitting means for facsimile-transmitting the image and the image stored in the destination storing means to the destination. And a second device connected to the plurality of first devices via respective information lines, wherein the destination is input via the destination input means in the first device. The transfer permission request signal is transmitted to the second device when the transfer permission request signal is stored in the destination storage unit, and the second device transmits the transfer permission request signal by the transfer permission request signal. The transfer order of the device is stored, a transfer permission signal is transmitted to the first device based on the transfer order, and the first device stores the image read by the reading unit and the destination storage unit. A facsimile machine, which transfers a destination to a second device.