JPH08172519A - Facsimile equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To realize the accurate decoding of an image and the sure recognition of presence of division by reserving the area of a received image and an area in the broadwise direction capable of being identified in the facsimile equipment having a function dividing received image data and recording the image to plural cut paper sheets. CONSTITUTION: This facsimile equipment is provided with a scanner section 16 reading an original image, a communication control section 14 connected to a communication channel and sending/receiving image data, a printer section 18 recording an image based on image data to a cut paper sheet P, and a system control section 11 controlling the sections 14, 16, 18 or the like, and upon the receipt of image data being an image larger than the size of the cut paper sheet P, the system control section 11 divides image data to allow the received image data to be recorded on plural cut paper sheets P and allows margins to paste A, B comprising a border line 21 or the like to reserve a prescribed area in succession to the received image as header and footer parts to be recorded on the sheets P.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a facsimile apparatus having a function of dividing received image data and recording the image on a plurality of cut sheets, so that the divided image can be accurately restored. The present invention relates to a facsimile device devised so that division of an image can be surely recognized.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, when a cut sheet suitable for recording received image data is not stocked in a holder, the image data is divided and a received image is recorded on a plurality of cut sheets. It has been known. When a received image is divided and recorded, this type of facsimile machine forms a division mark that forms a figure (for example, □) of a predetermined shape when the leading edge and the trailing edge of a cut sheet (divided page) are abutted and made continuous. It is devised so that registration can be performed by dividing and recording the first divided page and the next divided page.

[0003]

However, in such a conventional facsimile apparatus, the division mark to be divided and recorded in the previous divided page and the next divided page is small (for example, about 3 mm square). Therefore, in the case of an image in which it is difficult to recognize that the image is divided, there is a problem that the divided mark is overlooked and the image is received separately.

Further, since the division mark is recorded with a slight distance from the received image, the area of the received image cannot be discriminated, and even if an attempt is made to restore the received image, there is a problem in that it is impossible. . Further, since only the division mark is recorded, there is a problem in that it is not possible to determine the beginning and end of the divided page and the beginning and end of the image, and even if the received image is restored, a different image results.

Therefore, the invention according to claim 1 secures an area extending in the width direction of the cut sheet that can be distinguished from the area of the received image, so that the area can be hidden to restore the image. , It is intended to accurately restore the divided received image and facilitate the restoration work. It is another object of the present invention to recognize the division of the received image based on the change of the color so that the division can be surely recognized and to prevent the presence or absence of the division from being overlooked.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, by clarifying the division page and the front and rear of the image, misjudgment of the joint edge of the image is prevented, and the reliability of the restored received image is improved. To aim. According to the invention described in claim 4, by recording the received image up to the one end side of the divided page, it is possible to reduce the recording for restoration of the divided received image and superimpose it on the front and back sides.
The purpose is to reduce the recording and restoration work.

[0007]

To achieve the above object, the invention according to claim 1 is an image reading means for reading a document image, a communication section connected to a predetermined communication line for transmitting and receiving image data, and image data. A recording means for recording an image based on the cut sheet on the cut sheet, and when the image data which becomes an image larger than the cut sheet in the cut sheet holder is received, the image data is divided and the received image is received on a plurality of cut sheets. When recording the received image by dividing the received image into a plurality of cut sheets, the area of the received image is provided on at least one of the front end side and the rear end side of the cut sheet in the conveyance direction. Boundary image recording means for recording a boundary image that indicates a boundary between the received image and a boundary image that secures a predetermined area extending in the width direction of the cut paper It is an feature.

According to the invention of claim 2, an image reading means for reading an original image, a communication section connected to a predetermined communication line for transmitting and receiving image data, and a record for recording an image based on the image data on a cut sheet. A facsimile device which, when receiving image data which is an image larger than the cut sheet in the cut sheet holder, divides the image data and records the received image on a plurality of cut sheets. When the received image is divided into a plurality of cut sheets and recorded, a divided image showing the division of the image data is shaded with the received image on at least one of the front end side and the rear end side of the cut sheet in the conveyance direction. It is characterized in that divided image recording means for recording in the recording means by different recording media are provided.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, when the received image is divided and recorded on a plurality of cut sheets, a code indicating the divided state is recorded on the recording means by the recording means. According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, when the received image is divided into a plurality of cut sheets and recorded, the cut sheet is conveyed at the front end side or the rear end side in the conveying direction. One of the two sides is provided with recording limiting means for limiting the recording by the recording means so as to record only the received image.

Here, the boundary image is recorded on a cut sheet continuously with the received image and a predetermined area extending in the width direction is defined and secured on the leading end side and / or the trailing end side thereof, for example. At least two line drawings that are separated in the width direction
It may be more than one figure, and the predetermined area may include characters and figures. Further, it is preferable that the area of the predetermined region is secured to such an extent that the rear end side and the front end side of the cut sheet can be stuck together when the divided image is restored.

In the case of a binary image, for example, in the case of a binary image, the recording medium having a color tone different from that of the received image may be one or more types of recording medium different from the recording medium A on which the image is formed (the recording medium A may be used together. ) Is the color tone recorded in. Further, the divided image is a figure or line drawing showing division, and includes the boundary image. The code indicating the state of division is a code indicating the order of division, the front and rear of the image, and the like.

[0012]

According to the first aspect of the invention, when the received image is divided into a plurality of cut sheets and recorded, the recording means is driven by the boundary image recording means so that the boundary image is continuously formed on the cut sheets. The image is recorded on the leading end side and / or the trailing end side in the transport direction, a boundary with the area of the received image is shown, and a predetermined area extending in the width direction of the cut sheet is secured. Therefore, a region having a predetermined area whose boundary with the region of the received image can be clearly identified is defined in the width direction of the cut sheet.

According to the second aspect of the invention, when the received image is divided and recorded on a plurality of cut sheets, the recording means is driven by the divided image recording means so that the image is recorded by a recording medium having a color tone different from that of the received image. A divided image showing data division is recorded on the leading end side and / or the trailing end side of the cut sheet in the conveyance direction. Therefore, the divided image showing the division of the received data is recorded with the color tone changed from that of the received image.

According to the third aspect of the invention, when the received image is divided and recorded on a plurality of cut sheets, the recording means is driven by the code recording means to record the code indicating the division state on the cut sheets. To be done. Therefore, the state of the divided image is recognized from the code. According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, when the received image is divided into a plurality of cut sheets and is recorded, a recording restriction means is provided on one side of the front side or the rear side of the cut sheets other than the received image. The drive of the recording means is restricted so as not to record. Therefore, the received image extends to either the front side or the rear side of the cut sheet.

[0015]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. 1 to 3 are views showing a first embodiment of a facsimile apparatus according to the present invention, and this embodiment corresponds to the invention described in any one of claims 1 to 3. First, the configuration will be described.

In FIG. 1, 11 is a CPU (Central Proc
essing unit) and ROM (Read Only Memory).
The CPU controls each part of the apparatus according to a control program preset in the ROM. The system control part 11 receives a black recording medium (for example, toner or ink) when image data is received. ) By 2
When the value image is recorded on the recording paper P and the original image is copied, the binary image or the color image of the recording medium of yellow, magenta, and cyan can be selected and recorded on the recording paper P.

The system control unit 11 compresses and codes the image data to be transmitted, and at the same time, an encoding / decoding unit 12 that decodes and restores the received image data, and various kinds of image data and transmission control. Procedures Modem sending and receiving signals 13
And a communication control unit 14 (communication unit) that is connected to a communication line and executes predetermined line control when making and receiving a call, various operation keys and a liquid crystal panel, etc. Operation display section 15 that displays information
A scanner section 16 (image reading means) for reading a document image to be transmitted or copied and outputting it as image data; a memory 17 for accumulating the image data and storing various data necessary for control; Recording paper P (cut paper) that is conveyed separately from the paper holder (cut paper holder)
A printer section 18 (recording means) for recording a binary image or a color image based on the image data received or read by the recording medium, and various control signals and data between the respective sections 11-18. They are connected via a bus 19 which constitutes a signal line for exchange.

When the system control unit 11 receives image data, which is larger than the recording paper P in the recording paper holder (long in the carrying direction), via the communication control unit 14 or the like, the image data is received. The data is divided into units of the length of the recording paper P, and the received image is recorded on a plurality of recording papers P by the printer unit 18. In this case, R
The pasting margin image data A and B set in advance in the OM are read out and added so as to be continuous at the beginning and the end of the division boundary of the divided image data, and on the front end side (so-called header portion) of the recording paper P. The glue margin portion A shown in FIG. 3 and the glue margin portion B shown in FIG. 3 on the trailing end side (so-called footer portion) of the recording paper P are the recording medium of a type different from black for recording the received image (for example, the recording medium). , Cyan) is used for recording. The margin portions A and B are the boundary lines with the area S of the received image.
21 and a diagonal line 22 between the edge of the recording paper P and the edge of the recording paper P, and a character 23 of “Norishiro”, which extends in the width direction of the recording paper P and secures a predetermined area. Make up. That is, the system control unit 11 constitutes a boundary image recording unit and a divided image recording unit. When recording the received image data on the recording paper P, the facsimile apparatus of the present embodiment, for example, date, time, R
TI (Receive Terminal Identificatin), CSI (Ca
lled Station Identificatin), page no. , Communication management No. The printer section 18 records communication information such as in the header section or the footer section,
When the received image is divided and recorded on the recording paper P, this communication information is added to the header portion of the first recording paper P or the footer of the last recording paper P (the last page of the divided pages). It will be recorded in the department. Note that, hereinafter, the nth recording sheet P on which the received image obtained by dividing the received image data is recorded is also referred to as the nth divided page P.

Further, the system control unit 11 includes numerical data indicating the order of the divided pages P in the paste margin image data A and B, character data of A in the paste margin image data A, and the paste margin image data. Character data of B is added to B. For example, a code 25 of "1-B" is added to the vicinity of the center of the margin margin portion B of the first divided page P (previous divided page).
The printer unit 18 records a code 24 of "2-A" near the center of the glue margin A of the second divided page P (the latter divided page). That is, the system control unit 11
Constitutes a code recording means. Incidentally, this reference numeral 24,
25 is not limited to the glue margins A and B, and may be recorded at any location in the divided page P, but it is preferable to record it in the glue margins A and B so as not to interfere with the received image. One or more numbers may be recorded.

Next, the operation will be described with reference to the flow chart shown in FIG. First, when image data is received via the communication control unit 14 or the like, the image data is accumulated in the memory 17, and then the recording paper P set in the recording paper holder is separated and conveyed and the communication is performed. Information in memory 17
It is read from the inside and recorded in the header part thereof (step S1). Next, the image data is sequentially read from the memory 17 line by line, and the received image is recorded by a predetermined number of lines that can be recorded on the first recording sheet P (step S).
2). At this time, this received image becomes a binary image recorded on a black recording medium.

Next, it is confirmed whether or not one page of image data in the memory 17 has been recorded (step S3), and if recording of one page of the received image data is confirmed, the process proceeds to step S7, while When the image data for one page remains in the memory 17 and the division of the image data is confirmed, the pasting image data B is read out from the ROM and continuously recorded to the received image. As a result, the glue margin portion B is recorded on the footer portion of the recording paper P (divided page P) (step S4). At this time, the margin portion B is a boundary line 21, a diagonal line 22, and a character 23 depending on the cyan recording medium.
Is recorded, and a code 25 of “1-B” is added and recorded near the center thereof, and the code 25 represents the number of pages of the divided page P and the rear end side of the received image.

Next, the divided page P is changed, the second recording sheet P (divided page P) is separated and conveyed from the recording sheet holder (step S5), and the paste margin image data is stored from the ROM. A is read out and the paste margin portion A is recorded in the header portion of the divided page P (step S6). At this time, this glue margin portion A, like the glue margin portion B, depends on the cyan recording medium, and is a boundary line 21, a diagonal line 22, and a character 23.
In addition to the above, a code 24 of "2-A" is added and recorded near the center thereof, and the code 24 represents the number of pages of the divided page P and the front end side of the received image.

Next, returning to step S2, the remaining image data divided from the memory 17 is sequentially read line by line and is continuously recorded on the second margin page A of the paste margin portion A so as to be predetermined. The received images are recorded by the number of lines, and the process proceeds to step S3 to perform the above process. Then, in step S7, the next page of the received image data is stored in the memory.
It is confirmed whether the data is accumulated in 17 and the next page is in memory 17
If the recording paper P is stored in the recording paper P, the recording paper P is separated and conveyed from the recording paper holder (step S).
8) After that, the process returns to step S1 and the above process is repeated in the same manner to record the received image on the recording paper P. If the next page of the image data is not stored in the memory 17, this process ends.

As described above, in the present embodiment, when the image data which becomes an image larger than the recording paper P set in the recording paper holder is received, the image data is the length unit of the recording paper P. And is recorded on the recording paper P (divided page P), and the margin portions A and B are recorded so as to be continuous with the received image in the header portion and the footer portion of the divided page P which is the division boundary of the received image. It Therefore,
In this divided page P, an area extending in the width direction sufficient for pasting each other by the margin portions A and B is ensured, and a boundary line 21 is pasted so as to conceal each other and the page is divided. The received image can be accurately and easily restored.

Further, in the vicinity of the center of the glue margin portions A and B,
A code 24 composed of a number corresponding to the number of pages of the received image in which the image data is divided and recorded, and a letter A representing the leading end side.
Or a code consisting of that number and the letter B representing the rear end side
25 is recorded. Therefore, the divided pages P and the front and rear of the received image can be easily recognized, and no mistake is made when the received image is restored.

Further, the margin portions A and B are recorded on the cyan recording medium, whereas the received image is recorded on the black recording medium. Therefore, the margin portion A,
B is recorded with the color tone changed from that of the received image, it is possible to easily recognize that the received image is divided, and the presence or absence of division is not overlooked. In this example,
Although the margin portions A and B are recorded on the cyan recording medium, there is no problem even if they are recorded on the black recording medium, and it is needless to say that they may be combined with the magenta or yellow recording medium. . In addition, a border line 2 is used as the glue margin portions A and B.
1, diagonal line 22 and character 23 are recorded, but boundary line 21
The boundary line 21 may be at least two marks (for example, two or more marks that are separated from each other in the width direction of the divided page P).
(Dots, short lines, figures, etc.).

A code to be recorded together with the margin portions A and B
It goes without saying that 24 and 25 are not limited to numbers and English characters, and may be those that represent the order of division of image data (for example, the number and shape of Greek characters and marks). further,
As another aspect of the present embodiment, although not shown, when the image data is divided in place of the margin portions A and B, a simple graphic is formed in the header portion or footer portion of the divided page P using a cyan recording medium. Even if the mark (for example, □) is divided and recorded on each, it is possible to easily recognize that the received image has been divided due to the difference in color tone and prevent missing of the division. . In addition, the other aspect corresponds to the invention described in claim 2.

Next, FIGS. 4 and 5 are diagrams showing a second embodiment of the facsimile apparatus according to the present invention, and this embodiment corresponds to the invention described in any one of claims 1 to 4. Since the present embodiment has substantially the same configuration as the above-mentioned embodiment, its configuration diagram is omitted. When the system control unit 11 of the present embodiment receives image data that is an image larger than the recording paper P in the recording paper holder via the communication control unit 14 or the like, as in the above-described embodiments, the image data is received. Is divided into almost the length units of the recording paper P and recorded by the printer unit 18. In this case, only the paste margin image data B is read from the ROM and the divided image data is read. Is added so as to be continuous with the trailing edge of the divided boundary, and the glue margin portion B is printed by the printer portion 18 using the recording medium only in the footer portion of the divided page P. That is, the system control unit of this embodiment
Reference numeral 11 also constitutes a recording restriction means for restricting recording of only the received image in the header portion of the divided page P.

Next, the characteristic points of this embodiment will be described together with the operation using the flow chart shown in FIG. First, when image data that is an image larger than the recording paper P set in the recording paper holder is received via the communication control unit 14 or the like, steps S1 to S5 described in the above embodiment are performed. By executing the above, the received image is divided and recorded on the divided page P, and thereafter, the step S6 is not performed, that is, as shown in FIG. After being recorded and then changed to the subsequent divided page P in step S5, the glue margin portion A returns to step S2 without being recorded in the header portion of the divided page P, and the memory 17
The remaining image data divided from inside is sequentially read out, and the received image is recorded in a predetermined number of lines that can be recorded in the subsequent divided page P, and the process proceeds to step S3 and the same processing is performed. At this time, since the communication information is recorded in the header portion of the first divided page P or the footer portion of the last divided page P, the divided page P in which the glue margin portion A was recorded in the above-described embodiment is recorded. The received image is recorded up to the edge of the header.

As described above, in this embodiment, in addition to the effects of the present embodiment, when the received image data is divided and the received images are recorded in a plurality of divided pages, the divided pages serving as the dividing boundaries of the received images are displayed. The glue margin portion B is recorded in the footer portion of P, but the glue margin portion A is not recorded in the header portion, and the received image is recorded in this header portion up to the edge thereof. Therefore, the received image recorded in the header part of the subsequent divided page P can be pasted so that its end side is aligned with the boundary line 21 of the paste margin portion B of the previous divided page P, and can be easily attached. The received image can be restored. Also,
Since it is not necessary to record the margin portion A, it is possible to reduce the recording time and the recording medium.

In this embodiment, instead of the glue margin portion B recorded in the footer portion of the divided page P, the glue margin portion A is added to the header portion.
It goes without saying that only the information may be recorded.

[0032]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, when the received image is divided into a plurality of cut sheets and recorded, the boundary image is the received image at the leading end side and / or the trailing end side of the cut sheet in the conveying direction. Since the boundary with the area is clearly defined and a predetermined area is secured in the width direction, when the received image is restored, the received image can be accurately displayed by overlapping the leading edge side and the trailing edge side of the cut paper so as to hide the area. Can be restored, and the work of restoring the received image can be easily performed by hiding the boundary image.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, when the received image is divided into a plurality of cut sheets and recorded, the divided images showing division on the leading end side and / or the trailing end side of the cut sheet in the conveying direction. Is recorded on a recording medium having a color tone different from that of the received image, it is possible to easily recognize that the received image is divided from these changes in color tone, and the presence or absence of division is not overlooked.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, when the received image is divided and recorded on a plurality of cut sheets, the code indicating the division state is recorded on the cut sheet. The front and rear of the image can be clearly recognized, the edges joining the received images are not mistakenly recognized, and the reliability of the restored received image is improved. According to the invention of claim 4, when the received image is divided into a plurality of cut sheets and recorded, only the received image is recorded on one side of the leading end side and / or the rear end side of the cut sheet in the conveying direction. Therefore, it is possible to make the received image up to that edge of the cut sheet, reduce the image to be recorded for restoration of the divided received image, and overlap the front and back sides of the front side and the rear side,
Recording and restoration work can be reduced.

[Brief description of drawings]

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

FIG. 2 is a flowchart illustrating control of the first embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a partially cutaway plan view showing a recording sheet recorded according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating a second embodiment of the facsimile apparatus according to the present invention, and is a flowchart illustrating the control thereof.

FIG. 5 is a partially cutaway plan view showing a recording sheet recorded according to a second embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

11 system control unit (boundary image recording unit, divided image recording unit, code recording unit, and recording limiting unit) 14 communication control unit (communication unit) 16 scanner unit (image reading unit) 17 memory 18 printer unit (recording unit) 21 Boundary line (boundary image, divided image) 22 Diagonal line (boundary image, divided image) 23 Character (boundary image, divided image) 24, 25 Codes A, B Paste margin (boundary image, divided image) P Recording paper (cut) Paper) S Received image area

 ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuation of the front page (72) Ken Masaki Ken 3-6 Nakamagome, Ota-ku, Tokyo Inside Ricoh Co., Ltd. (72) Shinji Okada 1-3-6 Nakamagome, Ota-ku, Tokyo Stock company Ricoh

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A cut sheet holder comprising image reading means for reading a document image, a communication section connected to a predetermined communication line for transmitting and receiving image data, and recording means for recording an image based on the image data on a cut sheet. A facsimile apparatus that divides the image data and records the received image on a plurality of cut sheets when the image data that is an image larger than the cut sheet is received. When divided and recorded, a predetermined area extending in the width direction of the cut sheet is formed on at least one of the front end side and the rear end side of the cut sheet in the conveyance direction, which indicates the boundary with the area of the received image. A facsimile apparatus comprising boundary image recording means for recording a boundary image to be secured in the recording means. 2. A cut sheet holder comprising image reading means for reading an original image, a communication section connected to a predetermined communication line for transmitting and receiving image data, and recording means for recording an image based on the image data on a cut sheet. A facsimile apparatus that divides the image data and records the received image on a plurality of cut sheets when the image data that is an image larger than the cut sheet is received. When recording the divided sheet, the divided image showing the division of the image data is recorded on at least one of the leading end side and the trailing end side of the cut sheet in the conveying direction by a recording medium having a color tone different from that of the received image. A facsimile apparatus having a divided image recording means for recording the image on a recording medium. 3. When the received image is divided and recorded on a plurality of cut sheets, a code recording unit for recording a code indicating the division state on the cut sheets is provided. The facsimile apparatus according to claim 1 or 2. 4. When the received image is divided into a plurality of cut sheets and recorded, the cut sheet is so arranged that no one other than the received image is recorded on either the front side or the rear side in the conveying direction. 4. The facsimile apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising recording limiting means for limiting recording by the recording means.