JPH08139910A - Facsimile equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To record plural sheets while sorting received image data in the order of pages when plural sets of received image data are recorded by plural pages. CONSTITUTION: Received image data are stored in an image memory 3a of a RAM 3. The number of pages of the received image data is stored in a page number counter 3b of the RAM 3. The number of sets set by an operation key 8a is stored in a set number memory 3c of the RAM 3. A CPU 1 reads the received image data from the image memory 3a one by one page in the order of pages so that the front side of the 1st page of the received image data is the outermost face of a recording paper bundle and the data by the set number stored in the set number memory 3c are recorded by a recording section 7.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a facsimile machine.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Generally, in a facsimile apparatus, when facsimile communication is received, only one copy of the received image data is recorded on a recording paper. For this reason, when it is necessary to distribute the received recording paper to a plurality of departments or to keep a copy, the required number of copies of the received recording paper are copied by a copying machine. Therefore, its handling was troublesome.

In order to solve such a problem, received image data is temporarily stored in an image memory, and while the received image data is read from the image memory, a preset number of copies are recorded on a recording paper. Conventionally, a facsimile machine having the above structure has also been proposed. In this facsimile apparatus, it is not necessary to use a copying machine to copy the received recording paper, and the handling becomes easy.

[0004]

However, in this conventional facsimile apparatus, when a plurality of copies of received image data for a plurality of pages are recorded, a plurality of copies of the first page are collected.
A plurality of copies of each page are recorded in the order that the second page is collected in plural. Therefore, after the recording of the received image data is completed, it is necessary to sort the received recording paper page by page in order, and there is a problem that the work is complicated.

Furthermore, when a plurality of communications are stored in an image memory and the plurality of communications are recorded together, sorting for each communication is required in addition to sorting for each page.
The complexity was doubled.

The present invention has been made by paying attention to the problems existing in such conventional techniques. The purpose of this is that when recording multiple copies of received image data for multiple pages, multiple copies can be recorded while sorting the received image data in page order, and there is no need to sort the received recording paper after recording. It is an object of the present invention to provide a facsimile machine capable of achieving the following.

[0007]

In order to achieve the above object, in the invention of a facsimile apparatus according to a first aspect, a first storage unit that stores received image data and data of a received page number are stored. The second storage unit, a setting unit for setting the number of recording copies, and the received image data from the first storage unit in page order from the first storage unit so that the front surface of the first page of the received image is the outermost surface of the recording sheet bundle.
A control unit is provided which reads out page by page and causes the recording unit to record the number of copies set by the setting unit.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the facsimile apparatus according to the first aspect, when the control section causes the recording section to record the received image data, the control section serializes the number of copies to be recorded on the recording sheet. It is what is printed.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the facsimile apparatus according to the first aspect, when the control unit stores a plurality of communications in the first storage unit, one unit is provided for each communications. Each is recorded.

[0010]

[Operation] In the facsimile apparatus according to claim 1, the number of recording copies of the received image is set in advance by the setting unit. Then, when the facsimile communication is received, the received image data is stored in the first storage unit, and the data of the number of received pages is stored in the second storage unit. After the reception of the facsimile communication, the control unit controls the received image data to be read page by page from the first recording unit so that the front side of the first page of the received image is the outermost surface of the recording sheet bundle. Then, the recording section records the number of copies set by the setting section. Therefore, it is not necessary to sort the received recording sheets one by one in the page order after the recording is completed.

In the facsimile apparatus according to the second aspect, the number of copies recorded on the recording paper is printed with a serial number. Therefore, it is possible to easily confirm how many copies have been recorded.

Further, in the facsimile apparatus according to the third aspect, when a plurality of communications are stored in the first recording section, the contents of each communication are recorded one by one. Therefore,
No need to sort in communication order.

[0013]

Embodiment An embodiment of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings. As shown in FIG. 1, a CPU (central processing unit) 1 constitutes a control unit, and the CPU 1 stores a program for controlling the operation of the entire device.
An M (read only memory) 2 and a RAM (random access memory) 3 for temporarily storing various information are connected. The RAM 3 is an image memory 3a and a page number counter 3
b, a copy number setting memory 3c and a copy number counter 3d.

The image memory 3a constitutes a first storage section, and stores the received image data when facsimile communication is received. The page number counter 3b constitutes a second storage unit, and stores the data of the received page number when receiving the facsimile communication. The number-of-copies setting memory 3c constitutes a setting unit, and when the number of prints of the received image is preset, stores the data of the set number of copies. The copy counter 3d
When the received image data is recorded, the set number of copies of the data is stored from the copy number setting memory 3c, and the number of copies is decremented by 1 each time one copy is completed.

An NCU (Network Control Unit) 4 controls the connection between the facsimile machine and the telephone line. The modem 5 modulates and demodulates transmitted / received data. The reading unit 6 reads an image on a document. The recording unit 7 prints on recording paper based on the received image data stored in the image memory 3a of the RAM 3. The display / operation unit 8 is provided with various operation keys 8a, and the number of copies of the received image can be preset in the copy number setting memory 3c by operating the operation keys 8a. Therefore, the operation key 8a constitutes a setting section together with the copy number setting memory 3c.

When recording the received image data, the CPU 1 reads the received image data page by page from the image memory 3a page by page, and stores the read image data in the recording section 7 for the set number of copies stored in the set copy number memory 3c. To record on the recording paper. At this time, the CPU 1 sequentially reads the received image data from the first page or the last page so that the surface of the first page of the received image becomes the outermost surface of the bundle of recording paper. That is, in the case of a facsimile apparatus in which the recording paper discharge method is a face-down (recording surface-down) method, received image data is read in order from the first page, and the recording paper discharge method is face-up (recording surface). In the case of a facsimile apparatus of the discharge type with the above, the received image data is read in order from the last page.

When the recording unit 7 records the received image data, the CPU 1 records the display of each page on each page, and also prints the serial number of the copy and the total number of copies on the recording paper of the first page of each copy. For example, "Part 1/3 part", "Part 2 /
Print as "3 copies". Further, the CPU 1 is
When a plurality of communications are stored in the image memory 3a of M3, one copy is recorded for each communications.

Next, the reception operation executed by the CPU 1 in the facsimile apparatus configured as described above will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. When the facsimile communication is received, after the line is connected, the pre-procedure operation of the fax communication is executed, various control procedure signals are communicated, and the page number counter 3b of the RAM 3 is set to "0". Is cleared (steps S1 to S
3). In this state, the image data for one page is received, the received image data is stored in the image memory 3a of the RAM 3, and the page number of the page number counter 3b is incremented by 1 (steps S4 to S5).

Next, it is judged whether or not the reception of all pages is completed (step S6), and until the reception of all pages is completed,
The operations of steps S4 to S6 are repeated. Then, when reception of all pages is completed, the line is opened (step S7). Then, the presence or absence of recording paper is checked to determine whether or not recording is possible, and if recording is not possible, then it is determined whether or not there is next communication (steps S8 to S9). Then, if there is the next communication, the process returns to step S1 and the operations of steps S1 to S9 are repeated.

On the other hand, if the determination result of step S8 can be recorded, the set number of copies in the copy number setting memory 3c is stored in the copy counter 3d (step S10).
Then, it is determined whether or not the received image data of the first communication in the image memory 3a is confidential information (step S11), and if it is confidential information, another process is executed. On the other hand, if the received image data is not confidential information, the page number counter 3b is reset to the recording page (step S1).
2). That is, when the recording paper ejection method is the face-down method, the page is reset to the first page, and when the recording paper ejection method is the face-up method, the page is reset to the last page.

In this state, the image data corresponding to the page set in the page number counter 3b is read from the image memory 3a and recorded on the recording paper by the recording section 7, and the page number of the page number counter 3b is recorded. Is incremented or decremented by 1 (steps S13 to S14). That is, when the recording paper ejection method is the face-down method, recording is performed from the first received page, and the page number of the page number counter 3b is incremented. On the other hand, when the recording paper ejection method is the face-up method, recording is performed from the last received page, and the page number of the page number counter 3b is decremented. After that, it is determined whether or not the received image data recorded is the first page of communication. Only when the determination result is YES, the value of the copy counter 3d and the value of the copy setting memory 3c are changed to the first page. Is printed on the recording paper as "1st part / 3rd set" as characters (steps S15 to S16).

Subsequently, based on the page number data of the page number counter 3b, it is judged whether or not the recording of all the pages of the received image data is completed (step S17), until the recording of all the pages is completed. The operations of steps S13 to S17 are repeated. When the recording of all pages is completed, it is determined whether or not the recording of all communications stored in the image memory 3a is completed (step S18). If the number of communications is plural and the result of this determination is NO, the operation moves to the recording operation for the next communication in the image memory 3a (step S19), and the operations of steps S11 to S18 are similarly repeated.

On the other hand, if it is determined in step S18 that the recording of all communications is completed, whether the set number of recordings are completed after the number of copies of the copy counter 3d is decremented by one. It is determined whether or not (steps S20 to S21). Then, until the recording of all numbers is completed in each communication, the steps S12 to S2 described above are performed.
The operation 1 is repeated. At this time, for example, in the recording of the second copy, the "second part / 3
A record of “part” is made.

Therefore, for example, the number of recording copies of three copies is set in the number-of-copy setting memory 3c, and the first three pages worth of data are stored in the image memory 3a.
When the received image data of the communication and the received image data of the second communication for two pages are stored, the received image data is recorded in the following order in the face-down type apparatus. That is, as shown in FIG. 3, first, in the recording operation of the first copy, the first page of the first communication, the second page, the third page, the first page of the second communication, and the second page are received in this order. The image data is recorded. Next, the recording operation of the second copy is started, and the received image data is recorded in the order of the first page, the second page, the third page of the first communication, the first page and the second page of the second communication. To be done. Then, the recording operation of the third copy is started, and the first page, second page, and third page of the first communication are transferred.
The received image data is recorded in the order of the page, the first page of the second communication, and the second page.

For this reason, as shown in FIG. 3, the recording sheets of the respective parts are arranged in the order of communication, and from the first page to the first page for each communication.
It is not necessary to sort the received recording paper in page order or communication order after the recording is completed, with the front side of the page being the outermost side.
Further, when only one communication is stored in the image memory 3a, the step S19 is not performed, so that recording of each page of the communication is performed while sorting for each copy until the recording of the last page is completed.

Further, in the face-up type apparatus, the order of recording is only from the last page, and when the recording is completed, the surface of the first page is located at the outermost side and the respective parts are arranged in the same manner as described above. Be sorted.

During recording of each of the above-mentioned sets, "first part / 3 copy", "second part / 3 copy", and "second part / 3 copy" are recorded on the recording paper of the first page which is the outermost surface of the recording paper bundle of each part. "Part 3/3"
The serial number and the total number of copies are printed as shown in. Therefore, it is possible to easily confirm how many copies have been recorded for one communication.

The present invention can be modified and embodied as follows. (1) The serial number of copies and the total number of copies should be printed not only on the outermost recording sheet of the recording sheet bundle of each set, but also on all recording sheets.

(2) The display of pages on each recording paper together with the total number of pages should be printed such as "first page / 3 pages". (3) The number of copies to be recorded should be set after reception is completed. According to this structure, after confirming the communication partner, an appropriate number of copies can be recorded accordingly.

(4) The communication partner name can be displayed on the first page of each section. The technical ideas other than the claims understood from the above embodiment will be described below. (1) The facsimile device according to claim 2, wherein the serial number is printed together with the total number of copies.

With this structure, the total number of copies to be recorded can be confirmed at a glance. (2) A facsimile device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the communication partner name is recorded on the first page.

With this configuration, it is convenient to understand the contents of communication and the other party at a glance.

[0033]

EFFECTS OF THE INVENTION Since the present invention is configured as described above, it has the following effects. According to the invention of claim 1, when a plurality of received image data for a plurality of pages are recorded, a plurality of received image data can be recorded while being sorted in page order, and the received recording paper after the recording is completed. You can eliminate the need for sorting.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, the number of copies is printed as a serial number on the recording paper, and it is possible to easily confirm how many copies have been recorded. According to the invention of claim 3,
Even when a plurality of communications are received, it is possible to sort and record each of the communications.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a control circuit diagram showing an embodiment of a facsimile apparatus of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing a receiving operation.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing a state in which a plurality of copies of received image data of multiple communications are printed.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 ... CPU as control unit, 3 ... RAM, 3a ... Image memory as first storage unit, 3b ... Page number counter as second storage unit, 3c ... Setting number memory configuring setting unit,
7 ... Recording section, 8 ... Display / operation section, 8a ... Operation keys constituting the setting section.

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Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A first storage unit for storing received image data,
A second storage unit that stores the data of the number of received pages, a setting unit that sets the number of recorded images, and a first image of the received image data so that the front surface of the first page of the received image is the outermost surface of the stack of recording paper. A facsimile apparatus comprising: a control unit that reads out one page at a time from a storage unit in page order and records the number of copies set by a setting unit in a recording unit. 2. The facsimile apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the control section prints the number of copies recorded on the recording paper in a serial number when the received image data is recorded by the recording section. 3. The facsimile apparatus according to claim 1, wherein, when the first storage unit stores a plurality of communications, the control unit records one copy for each communication.