JPH0783418B2 - Facsimile device and data receiving device - Google Patents

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a facsimile device and a data receiving device.

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, facsimiles have become widespread, and many documents (papers on which data to be transmitted, information, and the like, documents or data or information thereof) are routinely transmitted using facsimiles. Multi-point transmission of the same document, in which the same document is transmitted to different destinations, is also frequently performed. In the conventional facsimile apparatus, even if the documents have the same contents, it is inconvenient to perform the sending operation from the beginning for each destination. Even if it is unavoidable to enter each telephone number to specify a plurality of destinations, it is desired that at least one reading of a common document is sufficient.

A document to be sent by facsimile is usually filled with an address clearly indicating the person, department, company, or the like who should receive it. In the case of multi-point transmission of the same document, if the document is read only once, the document must have contents common to multiple destinations, so the address can no longer be entered in the document. Will end up.

However, from the perspective of ensuring certainty, there is no doubt that it is preferable for the received document to have an address.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention allows a sender to enter a plurality of addresses in a document when sending to a plurality of destinations and read the document once, and the receiver is related to the recipient. It is an object to provide such a fax machine in which only the address is printed on the received document.

It is another object of the present invention to provide a data receiving device that can be used in the above facsimile device.

A facsimile apparatus according to the present invention comprises a first storage means for storing address identification data for identifying a registered address, a second storage means for receiving and temporarily storing one or more address identification data and text data. Storage means, means for collating one or a plurality of address identification data in the received data with the address identification data stored in the first storage means to determine whether there is a corresponding one, corresponding ones When it is determined that there is a print data, a means for creating print data composed of the corresponding address identification data and text data, and a means for printing the created print data as a document are provided.

The address identification data includes a printed or handwritten address itself, a code (including a barcode) indicating the address, and other data. If the address identification data is the address itself, a character recognition means (program) for determining whether the address on the document is the same as the registered address will be required. Even if the address identification data displayed on the transmitted document is a code,
It is preferable to output the address with characters such as characters on the received document. When the address identification data is a code, the registered address identification data and the received one or more address identification data can be easily collated. The number of address identification data registered in the first storage means of the facsimile apparatus is not limited to one, but may be plural. For example, a person's name,
A plurality of address identification data representing departments, companies, etc. are registered.

On the sender side of the document, multiple address identification data,
All transmitted data including body data is transmitted as is. Therefore, the transmission side does not need to edit the transmission data. Even if multiple pieces of address identification data are written on a document (in general, multiple pieces of address identification data are written), the reading is only required once.

According to the facsimile apparatus of the present invention, the receiving side collates with the registered address identification data and a plurality of address identification data included in the received data, and the one corresponding to the registered address identification data is found in the received data. Only in this case, the address identification data is edited and printed together with the text data included in the received data. Since the address of the department, company, etc. should be accurately specified in the document when the document should be received, the certainty of facsimile transmission / reception is ensured.

When a plurality of address identification data are registered, if there is a plurality of address identification data corresponding to the registered address identification data in the received data, the document for each address is printed. That is, when common text data is transmitted to a plurality of people who use the same facsimile machine, it is only necessary to transmit the address identification data and the text data of the plurality of persons once, and the document in which the address identification data is added to the text data is obtained. Printed for each recipient. Therefore, it is not necessary to send to multiple people at the same destination multiple times, and it is sufficient to send only once.

The present invention also provides a data receiving apparatus that can be used in the above-mentioned facsimile apparatus and other communication systems.

A data receiving apparatus according to the present invention includes a first storage unit for storing address identification data for identifying a registered address, a second storage unit for receiving and temporarily storing one or more address identification data and text data. Storage means, means for collating one or a plurality of address identification data in the received data with the address identification data stored in the first storage means, and determining whether there is a corresponding one, and correspondence When it is determined that there is something to be edited, a means is provided for creating edited data including the corresponding address identification data and text data.

On the sending side, all the sending data including the address identification data and the text data are sent as they are. Therefore, the transmission side does not need to edit the transmission data.

In the data receiving device of the present invention, the preliminarily registered address identification data is collated with the plurality of address identification data included in the received data, and only when the data corresponding to the registered address identification data is found in the received data, Edited data including the address identification data and the text data is created. Since the address of the person who should receive the data is integrated with the text data, the certainty of the destination of the received data is secured.

When multiple pieces of address identification data are registered, if there are multiple pieces of address identification data corresponding to the registered address identification data in the received data, editing of the address identification data and the text data for each address is performed. It is possible. That is, when common text data is transmitted to a plurality of people using the same data receiving device, the address identification data and text data of a plurality of people need only be transmitted once, and the text data can be addressed to each of the plurality of people. Edited data in which the identification data is integrated is created. Therefore, it is not necessary to send to the same recipient multiple times, but only once.

Description of Embodiments FIG. 1 shows an outline of an electrical configuration of a facsimile apparatus.

The facsimile machine is controlled by the CPU10.
Includes a memory 11 for storing the program and various data, and a buffer memory 12 used for storing the received data of the document.

The facsimile device also includes a reading device for reading document data for transmission, for example, an optical reading device 13, a printer 14 for editing the received data after printing as described later, and a printer 14 for automatic dialing. It has a device 15, a keyboard 16 and a modem 17 for transmitting and receiving. The keyboard 16 is provided with, for example, a ten-key pad for inputting a telephone number and the like, a start key for starting reading of a document, and the like. The automatic dialing device 15 and the keyboard 16 could be replaced by a conventional telephone circuit equipped with an automatic dialing function.

FIG. 4 shows an example of a document to be transmitted, and FIG. 5 shows an example of a document received and printed by each of four receiving stations. In this embodiment, it is possible to transmit to a maximum of four places by reading the document once. Of course, it is possible to arbitrarily design how many destinations should be allowed to send.

In FIG. 4, a document to be sent is shown as a single leaf. At the top of this document, there is an address field, in which four different addresses can be entered. The place below the address field is a text field in which the text common to a plurality of destinations is written. The text is composed of data, information, etc. to be transmitted. Below the text section, a memo section is further provided. Since the memo, that is, the additional message, has different contents for each destination, the memo field is divided so that a maximum of four destinations can be filled with different memos. In the memo field, the corresponding address entered in the address field at the head position of each memo is entered. In this embodiment, there is no memo for the third destination (address "C sub length").

A line, a code, or other identification mark may be attached to the boundary between the address field, the text field, and the memo field so that the reader 13 can read these fields separately.

The document does not have to be a leaf. For example, the text may span more than one leaf. Further, the address field and the memo field can also adopt various formats other than the format having four parts divided into one horizontal row and one vertical row as shown in the figure. Further, the address column and the memo column may be separated from the body column. In any case, in relation to the reading method of the reading device 13, the reading device 13 can read the address field, the body text field, and the memo field separately, and a plurality of addresses and memo fields in the address field can be read. Any memorandum (including the address at the beginning of the memo) can be read separately.

In FIG. 5, the received document also includes an address field, a text field and a memo field. Only one address corresponding to the receiving side (transmission destination) is printed in the address field. The same content as the content in the body of the transmitted document is printed in the body. Recipient (destination) in the memo field
Only the memo data corresponding to is printed. It goes without saying that the incoming document does not have to be in exactly the same format as the outgoing document. Since there is no memo for the subordinate C, there is no memo on the received document.

FIG. 2 shows a part of the inside of the memory 11. In the memory 11, the storage areas of the respective addresses in which the names of persons to be received by using this facsimile apparatus, the department name, etc. (addresses) are registered in advance are MR _{1 to} MR _n (MR _i ; i = 1 to n).
(Represented by).

FIG. 3 shows the contents of the reception data area of the buffer memory 12. This area is the address data area M1
, And a text data area M2 and memo data M3. Address data area M1 has respective separate store to the area M1 _a to M1 _d four different address data. Memo data area M3 also has up to 4 types of memos
Can store data.

FIG. 6 shows the procedure of reception processing of this facsimile apparatus.

When the data transmitted from another facsimile machine is received (step 51), the received data is stored in the buffer memory.
Stored in each of the 12 corresponding areas (step 52).
That is, since the received data generally includes a plurality of address data, one common text data and a plurality of memo data, each area M1 (M1 _a
˜M1 _d ), M2 and M3 (M3 _a ˜M3 _d ).

The first address "A director" of the address data area M1 (Area M1 _a) is read, the same address as this is checked whether it is registered in the memory 11 (step 53).
If it is registered, a search process for a memo corresponding to this address and a document print process are performed (step 63).

Details of the routine of step 63 are shown in FIG.

First, address "A director" of the area M1 _a is whether the area M3 _a in the memo area M3 is checked (step 71). If there is the same address as in this embodiment, the address of the area M1 _a , the text of the area M2 and the area M3 _a
The memo A is edited and printed by the printer 14 (step 72). It will be readily understood that this will result in the received document shown at the far left in FIG. At this time, address itself that A director of area M3 _a may not necessarily printed.

Then, in the same way, the address of area M1 _a is assigned to other areas M3 _b , M.
_3c , M3 _d is checked (steps 73,7
5,77). In this example, all of these steps are NO. If the same address as area M1 _a
If the area M3 _b ~M3 _d, note the note area of the area M1 _a mailing and body and is printed (step 74,7
6,78).

For example, note A and the address "A manager" are in area M3 _b or M
If 3 as was in _d, the memo A is in step 72 rather will be printed with the address "A Director" in step 74 or 76. Therefore, even if the arrangement order of the addresses in the address area M1 is different from the arrangement order of the memos in the memo area M3, the memo corresponding to the address is surely printed in the processing for the certain address.

If NO in all steps 71, 73, 75, 77, that is, if there is no memo data in the area M3 having the same address as the address in the area M1 _a , only the address “A manager” and the text are printed. (Steps 79, 80).

With the above, the address “A manager” of the area M1 _{a in} the address area M1
However, if it has been registered in the address registration area of the memory 11, the common text,
It can be easily understood that the memo addressed to Director A is printed on a predetermined sheet and output.

Returning to FIG. 6, similarly, it is determined whether or not the address “Manager B” of the address area M1 _b is registered in the address registration area of the memory 11 (step 54), and whether the areas M1 _c and M1 _d are respectively checked. Whether the address is registered (step 55,5
6) is checked.

If it is registered, the address, the text, and the memo, if any, are printed by a process similar to that of FIG. 7 (steps 64, 65, 66).

After the above processing is completed and if it is not registered, the buffer memory 12 is cleared (step
57), the reception process ends.

It goes without saying that the document set in the transmission position is transmitted in the usual manner.

In the above embodiment, the address is represented or stored by the character in both the document and the registration area of the memo 11. Therefore, step 53 to FIG.
A method of pattern recognition is required to determine whether there is a matching address in 56 or steps 71, 73, 75, 77, etc. in FIG.
If the address (areas M1 and M3) on the document is expressed by a code and the address is also expressed and stored in the memory 11 by the code, the collation process becomes simple.
If the character pattern of the address is stored in advance corresponding to the address code, the address can be printed on the paper with the character pattern, which makes it easier to read.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an example of the electrical configuration of the facsimile apparatus, FIG. 2 shows the contents of the memory, and FIG. 3 shows the contents of the buffer memory. FIG. 4 shows an example of a transmitted document, and FIG. 5 shows an example of a received document received and printed at a plurality of destinations. FIG. 6 is a flow chart showing an example of the overall operation of the facsimile apparatus, and FIG. 7 is a flow chart showing details of memo search and print processing. 10 …… CPU, 11 …… memory, 12 …… buffer memory, 14 …… printer.

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A first storage means for storing address identification data for identifying a registered address, and a second storage means for receiving and temporarily storing one or a plurality of address identification data and text data. , Means for collating one or more address identification data in the received data with the address identification data stored in the first storage means to determine whether or not there is a corresponding one, there is a corresponding one A facsimile machine having means for producing print data composed of the corresponding address identification data and text data, and means for printing the produced print data as a document when it is determined. 2. When the determination means determines that none of the one or more address identification data in the received data corresponds to the address identification data stored in the first storage means, The creating means creates print data consisting of text data only. Claim (1)
Facsimile apparatus described in the paragraph. 3. A first storage means for storing address identification data for identifying a registered address, and a second storage means for receiving and temporarily storing one or more address identification data and text data. , Means for collating one or more address identification data in the received data with the address identification data stored in the first storage means to determine whether there is a corresponding one, and a corresponding one. A data receiving device, which is provided with means for creating edited data consisting of corresponding address identification data and text data when it is determined that there is. 4. The address identification data and one or more address identification data in the received data stored in the first storage means are codes representing an address, according to claim (3). Data receiving device.