JPH08223401A - Processing method of image information for image processing unit - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To realize a processing method of image information for an image processing unit where image information from a facsimile equipment is processed efficiently. CONSTITUTION: In the processing method of image information for the image processing unit receiving the image information of an original read and sent by a facsimile equipment 2 through the direct reception of the image information from a communication line terminal of the facsimile equipment 2, a cross reference table cross-referencing a specific dial number to each of processing with respect to the received image information is stored in advance. Then a dial number from a facsimile equipment 2 is received as a selection signal on the reception of image information and the dial number is collated with the cross reference table and the received image information is processed corresponding to the dial number sent from the facsimile equipment 2.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an image processing apparatus for inputting image information of an original by directly receiving image information of the original read and transmitted by the facsimile from a communication line terminal of the facsimile. The present invention relates to a method of processing image information.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Currently, PSTN (Public Swi)
2. Description of the Related Art G3 (group 3) standard facsimile machines that communicate on a tches Telephone network are widely used.

In recent years, ISDN (Integrat)
ed Services Digital Network
rk), and it is possible to freely exchange a still image such as a document image and a moving image that is an image captured by a TV camera while communicating with the other party, which is one of the image processing devices. Is being developed.

By the way, there is a case where a user who has already installed the facsimile device further installs the communication conference device as described above.

Usually, both a facsimile device and a communication conference device are provided with a scanner device for reading a document image and a plotter device for recording an image. Therefore, in the above case, the scanner device and the plotter device are provided in duplicate, and the installation cost of the device is increased.

As described above, in order to solve the problem that the installation cost is high when the other image processing apparatus for inputting and outputting the original image is installed together with the facsimile apparatus, the applicant of the present invention has proposed the communication line terminal of the facsimile apparatus. The scanner device is connected to the image processing apparatus side by directly connecting the image processing apparatus with the facsimile apparatus to input the image information of the original by executing the operation of transmitting the original image with the facsimile apparatus or sending the image information to the facsimile apparatus to record the image. Has proposed a method for processing image information that does not require a plotter device (Japanese Patent Application No. 5-75).
023).

[0007]

However, in the above-described image information processing method of the image processing apparatus, when the image information of the original is input by the facsimile apparatus performing the operation of transmitting the original image, the original image information is simply written. It only receives the image information.

On the other hand, the image processing apparatus is required to perform various kinds of processing on the input image information according to an instruction from the operator. Further, it is necessary to classify and organize the input image information in order to search for the image information to be processed.

Therefore, the operator executes the transmission operation of the facsimile apparatus only to input the original image to the image processing apparatus, and further operates the image processing apparatus after the transmission operation of the facsimile apparatus is completed to receive the original image. There is a problem that the received manuscript image information cannot be efficiently handled because the information has to be classified and arranged and various processes must be performed.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a method of processing image information in an image processing apparatus capable of efficiently handling image information received from a facsimile apparatus. .

[0011]

In order to achieve the above object, a method of processing image information of an image processing apparatus according to a first aspect of the present invention is such that the image information of an original read and transmitted by a facsimile apparatus is stored in the facsimile apparatus. In the image information processing method of the image processing apparatus for inputting the image information of the original by receiving directly from the communication line terminal, a correspondence is made in which a specific dial number is associated with each process to be performed on the received image information. A table is stored in advance, and a dial number sent as a selection signal from the facsimile device when receiving image information is received and collated with the correspondence table,
It is characterized in that the received image information is processed corresponding to the dial number sent from the facsimile device.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided the image information processing method according to the first aspect, wherein the correspondence table is associated with each dial number. The process to be performed on the received image information is characterized in that the received image information is scaled and stored at a predetermined scaling factor corresponding to each dial number.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the image information processing method of the first aspect, the image information processing method according to the first aspect is associated with each dial number in the correspondence table. The process to be performed on the received image information is characterized in that the received image information is stored in a predetermined directory corresponding to each dial number.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of processing image information of an image processing apparatus, wherein in the method of processing image information of the image processing apparatus according to the first aspect, each dial number is associated with each dial number in the correspondence table. The process to be performed on the received image information is characterized in that a predetermined file name corresponding to each dial number is attached to the received image information and accumulated.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of processing image information of an original by directly receiving image information of the original read and transmitted by the facsimile from a communication line terminal of the facsimile. In a method of processing image information of an image processing apparatus for inputting information, a dial number transmitted as a selection signal from the facsimile apparatus at the time of receiving image information is received, and the received dial number is used as incidental information of the received image information. It is characterized by that.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in the image information processing method of the image processing apparatus, the image information of the original document read and transmitted by the facsimile apparatus is directly received from the communication line terminal of the facsimile apparatus. In the image information processing method of the image processing apparatus for inputting information, a dial number transmitted as a selection signal from the facsimile apparatus at the time of receiving image information is received, and the received dial number is used as a file name of the received image information, It is characterized by accommodating the received image information and accumulating it.

[0017]

According to the first aspect of the invention, the correspondence table, which is stored in advance and in which a specific dial number is associated with each process to be performed on the received image information, is stored at the time of receiving the image information. It is collated with the dial number sent as a selection signal from the facsimile machine. And
The received image information is processed according to the dial number sent from the facsimile device. As a result, when the operator transmits the image information of the original read by the facsimile device to the image processing device, the operator dials a specific dial number so that the image processing device responds to the transmitted image information. The processing to be performed can be executed from the facsimile device side.

According to the configuration of claim 2, the correspondence table stored in advance, in which a specific dial number is associated with each process to be performed on the received image information, is stored at the time of receiving the image information. It is collated with the dial number sent as a selection signal from the facsimile machine. Then, the received image information is processed in accordance with the dial number sent from the facsimile device. Since the process is a process of scaling and accumulating the received image information at a predetermined scaling factor corresponding to each dial number, the operator uses the image information of the document read by the facsimile apparatus to the image processing apparatus. By transmitting a specific dial number when transmitting the image, the facsimile apparatus can execute a process of scaling the transmitted image information by a predetermined scaling factor and accumulating the image information.

According to the third aspect of the invention, the correspondence table, which is stored in advance and in which a specific dial number is associated with each process to be performed on the received image information, is stored at the time of receiving the image information. It is collated with the dial number sent as a selection signal from the facsimile machine. Then, the received image information is processed in accordance with the dial number sent from the facsimile device. Since the process is a process of accumulating the received image information in a predetermined directory corresponding to each dial number, when the operator transmits the image information of the original read by the facsimile device to the image processing device. By dialing a specific dial number, it is possible to cause the facsimile machine to execute a process of accumulating the transmitted image information in a predetermined directory.

According to the structure of claim 4, the correspondence table, which is stored in advance and in which a specific dial number is associated with each of the processes to be performed on the received image information, is stored at the time of receiving the image information. It is collated with the dial number sent as a selection signal from the facsimile machine. Then, the received image information is processed in accordance with the dial number sent from the facsimile device. Since the process is a process of accumulating a predetermined file name corresponding to each dial number by accommodating the received image information, the operator uses the image information of the document read by the facsimile apparatus to the image processing apparatus. By sending a specific dial number when sending the image, the facsimile device can execute the process of accumulating the sent image information with a predetermined file name.

According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, since the dial number transmitted as the selection signal from the facsimile device is received when the image information is received, and the received dial number is used as the incidental information of the received image information. The operator
When the image information of the original read by the facsimile device is transmitted to the image processing device, by dialing a specific dial number, the dial number is attached to the image information of the image information transmitted with it. Can be

According to the structure of claim 6, when the image information is received, the dial number sent from the facsimile machine as a selection signal is received, and the received dial number is received as the file name of the received image information. Since the image information is attached to the image information and stored, the operator dials a specific dial number when transmitting the image information of the document read by the facsimile apparatus to the image processing apparatus.
The dial number can be used as the file name of the image information transmitted together with the dial number and stored in the image processing apparatus.

[0023]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a communication conference apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. In the figure, the communication conference device 1 is connected to an ISDN line, and the facsimile device 2 is connected to the communication conference device 1. The facsimile device 2 is a known device of the G3 standard for PSTN. The communication conference device 1 communicates between devices of the same type, and an operator executes a communication conference with a communication partner.

In the communication conference apparatus 1, the facsimile connection unit 101 executes a known facsimile communication procedure with the facsimile apparatus 2 to transmit / receive image information. The line interface section 101a in the facsimile connection unit 101 is connected to the line terminal of the facsimile apparatus 2 and constitutes a pseudo telephone network for the facsimile apparatus 2 to input / output facsimile signals. The modem 101b executes modulation / demodulation of image information as well as transmission control for facsimile communication. The voice CODEC 101c is for converting an analog facsimile signal into a 64 Kbps digital signal and vice versa. The switch circuit 101d is for switching and connecting the line interface unit 101a to the modem 101b or the voice CODEC 101c.

The still image CODEC 102 compresses the image information of the document original or restores the compressed data to the original image information by a known encoding method for facsimile.

The document memory 103 stores image information of a document original.

The display device 104 displays a document image, a handwritten input image, or various character information, and is A4.
It is possible to display image information up to the size. The touch panel 105 is fixed on the screen of the display 104,
The operator touches the board surface with the touch pen 106 to input a handwritten image or command information. The image input / output control unit 107 causes the display 104 to display an image and the touch panel 105.
Information is input from. Video RAM 10
Reference numeral 8 stores the display image.

The television camera 109 is for photographing a person image and an indoor landscape. The television monitor 110 displays an image taken by the television camera 109 of the device itself or the communication partner device. The moving image CODEC 111 converts an image signal into a digital signal by a known method in order to transmit a captured image of the television camera 109, and performs reverse conversion thereof in order to display it on the television monitor 110.

The handset 112 has a built-in microphone and a speaker and is used by the operator for a call with a communication partner. The voice CODEC 113 converts a voice signal into a digital signal by a known method and executes an inverse conversion thereof in order to transmit a call voice.

The ISDN communication section 114 is for executing incoming and outgoing calls to and from another communication conference apparatus via the ISDN and executing a predetermined communication. The image processing unit 116 executes image processing such as scaling processing on image information. The system control unit 115 is a microcomputer that monitors and controls each of the above units, and includes a ROM that stores a control procedure, a data table for control, and the like, and a RAM that serves as a work area.

The teleconference device 1 of the present embodiment having the above configuration
Communicates with other devices of the same type via ISDN, while transmitting / receiving image information to / from the facsimile device 2.

First, when communicating between the communication conference devices 1, one operator executes a predetermined calling operation.
As a result, the communication conference device 1 becomes the other communication conference device 1
To make a call connection to form a known audiovisual multiplexing communication link. After this, the operator, while talking to the communication partner with the handset 112,
While inputting a handwritten image on the touch panel 105 as needed, the image information accumulated in the document memory 103 is displayed on the display device 104.

In both of the communicating devices, the transmission voice of the handset 112 and the image signal of the image picked up by the television camera 109 are converted into predetermined digital signals. The digital signal, the image information input from the touch panel 105, or the image information accumulated in the document memory 103 is transmitted to the destination device by the ISDN communication unit 114.

On the receiving side, the ISDN communication unit 114 receives the digital signal and image information. The received voice digital signal is converted into an analog signal and output to the handset 112 as a received voice. Alternatively, the received digital signal of the captured image is converted into an image signal and displayed as an image on the television monitor 110. Further, the received image information is accumulated in the document memory 103 or displayed on the display 104 as an image.

As a result, both operators can carry out the communication conference.

Next, when inputting image information from the facsimile device 2, the operator sets a document original on the facsimile device 2, and the operator sets the document original.
"0", "1", "2", "3", "4", "5",
The dial number of the calling party is designated by operating the ten-key pad consisting of "6", "7", "8", "9", "#" and "*" keys, and the transmission start key is pressed. Then, the normal transmission operation is started. In that case, the dial number specified prior to the execution of the transmission operation will be described later.

When the transmission operation is activated, the facsimile apparatus 2 first goes off hook. The line interface unit 101a is a pseudo telephone network for the facsimile machine, and applies a predetermined line voltage to the line terminal of the facsimile machine 2.

In this case, the line interface unit 101
Since only the facsimile device 2 is connected to a, it goes off-hook without sending the dial number, which normally needs to be sent to the switch of the line in order to specify the calling party, as the selection signal. At this point, the communication conference device 1 has been designated as the calling party.

Therefore, when the line interface section 101a detects the off-hook of the facsimile apparatus 2, the system control section 115 receives the selection signal which is the dial number transmitted from the facsimile apparatus 2 and stores the received dial number. Keep it. The dial number transmitted from the facsimile device 2 is a known device of the G3 standard for PSTN, and for the facsimile device 2 that can operate as a normal facsimile device if it is independently connected to the line, the dial number This information is necessary to identify the transmission destination. However, since the communication conference apparatus 1 itself receives the image information transmitted from the facsimile apparatus 2, the dial number transmitted from the facsimile apparatus 2 does not need to be used as the information for identifying the other party. Information.

After receiving the selection signal, the line interface unit 101a connects the line interface unit 101a and the modem 101b by the switch circuit 101d. In response to the predetermined facsimile signal, the modem 101b communicates with the facsimile apparatus 2 according to CCITT recommendation T.264. The facsimile communication procedure based on 30 is started.

The facsimile apparatus 2 reads the set document original, compresses the image information of the document, modulates the image information into a voice band signal, and sends the modulated signal. Modem 1
01b receives the modulated signal and demodulates it into compressed data. The still image CODEC 102 restores the compressed data to the original image information. The restored image information is stored in the document memory 1
Accumulated in 03.

The restored image information is stored in the document memory 1
Image processing unit 116 as necessary before being stored in
By this, various processing such as scaling is performed.

When the transmission of the image information is completed, the facsimile apparatus 2 ends the communication operation after a predetermined transmission procedure. The communication conference device 1 also ends the communication operation accordingly.

As described above, the original image information is read by causing the facsimile device 2 to transmit the original image information read by the scanner unit of the facsimile device 2, and the communication conference device 1 directly receiving the transmitted image information. The manuscript image information can be input to the communication conference device 1 that does not have a reading unit. However, if the manuscript image information is simply input, the operator performs various processes on the image information after the input, and therefore the operator ,
After operating the facsimile device 2 to transmit the document image information, the communication conference device 1 must be further operated.

Therefore, in this embodiment, as described above, the system control unit 115 stores the dial number sent when the document image information is sent from the facsimile apparatus 2.

Further, the system control unit 115 has its ROM
In addition, a correspondence table in which a specific dial number is associated with each process to be performed on the received image information is stored in advance.

FIG. 2 shows an example of the correspondence table.

In the figure, a predetermined scaling factor is assigned to each of dial numbers 1 to 9. For example, the dial number sent from the facsimile machine is 7
If so, the received image information is scaled down by the image processing unit 116 to 71%, which is a predetermined scaling ratio, and stored in the document memory 103.

By storing such a correspondence table, when the original image information is read and transmitted from the facsimile apparatus 2, for example, if the size of the original to be read is A3, the display is performed. Considering that the size that can be displayed on the container 104 is up to A4,
If the operator wants to store the image information after being transmitted to the communication conference device 1 as the A4 size image information in the document memory 103, the operator specifies 7 as the destination dial number and transmits it.

The system control unit 115 uses the dial number 7 received by the line interface unit 101a.
Is stored, the stored dial number 7 is compared with the correspondence table shown in FIG.
The image processing unit 116 performs a scaling process of 71% on the received image information, which is a process corresponding to
Accumulate to 3.

As a result, the operator can simultaneously specify the size to which the image information after being transmitted to the communication conference apparatus 1 is subjected to the scaling processing when transmitting the original image information from the facsimile apparatus 2. it can.

Next, another example of the correspondence table stored in the ROM in the system control unit 115 and in which a specific dial number is associated with each process to be performed on the received image information is shown in FIG. .

In the figure, dial numbers 10, 11,
For each of 12, 13, and 14, the directory name A,
B, C, D and E are assigned. These directory names have the structure shown in FIG.
3 is a directory name of a hierarchically structured directory.

For example, if the dial number sent from the facsimile is 13, the received image information is stored in the directory D of the document memory 103.

By storing such a correspondence table, when the original image information is read from the facsimile device 2 and transmitted, the image information after the operator is transmitted to the communication conference device 1 is stored in the document memory 103. If the operator desires to store the data in the directory D, the operator specifies 13 as the destination dial number at the time of the transmission operation and transmits it.

The system control unit 115 uses the dial number 1 received by the line interface unit 101a.
3 is stored, the stored dial number 13 is collated with the correspondence table shown in FIG. 3 in the ROM, and the process corresponding to the dial number 13, that is, the process of accumulating the image information received in the directory D is executed. To do.

In this way, the operator can simultaneously specify in which directory the image information after being transmitted to the communication conference apparatus 1 is to be stored when transmitting the original image information from the facsimile apparatus 2.

Next, another example of the correspondence table stored in the ROM in the system control unit 115, in which a specific dial number is associated with each process to be performed on the received image information, is shown in FIG. Show.

In the figure, dial numbers 001, 00
For each of 2,003,004,005 and 006,
File names 001, 002, 003, 004, 005 and 006 are assigned. That is, the dial number and the file name are the same. These file names are
It is necessary for searching and classifying received image information.

For example, if the dial number sent from the facsimile is 001, the received image information is stored in the document memory 103 as a file with file name 001.

By storing such a correspondence table, when the original image information is read from the facsimile device 2 and transmitted, the image information after the operator is transmitted to the communication conference device 1 is stored in the document memory 103. File name 0
If the operator wants to store it as a 01 file, the operator sets 0 as the destination dial number during the transmission operation.
Specify 01 and send.

The system control section 115 receives the dial number 0 received by the line interface section 101a.
01 is stored, and the stored dial number 001 and RO are stored.
The correspondence table shown in FIG. 5 in M is collated, and the processing corresponding to the dial number 001, that is, the processing of accumulating the received image information in the document memory 103 with its file name as 001 is executed.

As a result, when the operator transmits the document image information from the facsimile device 2, the operator determines how to store the file name of the image information after being transmitted to the communication conference device 1 in the document memory 103. Can be specified at the same time.

The file name associated with each dial number in FIG. 5 need not be the same as the dial number.

Further, even if the correspondence table shown in FIG. 5 is not stored in advance, the received dial number may be directly stored as the file name of the received image information in the document memory 103 along with the received image information. it can. It is also possible to use the received dial number directly as the directory name in which the received image information should be stored.

The received dial number is not limited to the file name or the directory name and is directly used as incidental information of the received image information, for example, information for specifying the person who transmitted the image information by the facsimile device 2. It is also possible to accompany the received image information and store it in the document memory 103.

Further, all the correspondence tables of FIGS. 2, 3 and 5 are stored in the ROM of the system control unit 115,
By setting, for example, "5 * 11 * 006" as the dial number to be dialed when performing a transmission operation with the facsimile device, the received image information is scaled at 50% corresponding to the dial number 5 in FIG. Scaling is reduced to the directory B corresponding to the dial number 11 in FIG.
File name 00 corresponding to dial number 006 in
It is also conceivable to store it as a file of No. 6.

Further, the correspondence table stored in the ROM in the system control unit 115 is not limited to the correspondence shown in FIG. 2, FIG. 3 or FIG. 5, but the received image information for each of the plurality of dial numbers. Various correspondences are conceivable such as associating a plurality of storage media to be stored with each other and storing the received image information in the storage media according to the sent dial number.

In the embodiment described above, the facsimile apparatus 2 connected to the communication conference apparatus 1 is of the G3 standard for PSTN, but the circuit configuration of the facsimile connection unit 101 is changed. It is also possible to use a facsimile machine of another standard.

Although the communication conference apparatus has been described as an example of connecting the facsimile apparatus 2, the present invention can be widely applied to various image processing apparatuses for inputting / outputting and transmitting / receiving image information. Absent.

[0072]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, when the image information of the original read by the facsimile device is transmitted to the image processing device, by dialing a specific dial number, the transmitted image is transmitted. Since the processing that the image processing apparatus should perform on the information can be executed from the facsimile apparatus side, it is not necessary to further operate the image processing apparatus to perform the predetermined processing on the received image information, and the information can be received from the facsimile apparatus. It is possible to efficiently handle the created image information.

According to the second aspect of the invention, when the image information of the original read by the facsimile device is transmitted to the image processing device, a specific dial number is dialed so that the transmitted image information is displayed. Since the facsimile machine side can execute the processing of scaling with a predetermined scaling factor and storing, it is not necessary to further operate the image processing apparatus for scaling the received image information, and the received image information can be received from the fax machine. It is possible to efficiently handle the created image information.

According to the third aspect of the invention, when the image information of the original read by the facsimile device is transmitted to the image processing device, a specific dial number is dialed so that the transmitted image information can be displayed. Since the process of storing in the predetermined directory can be executed from the facsimile device side, it is not necessary to operate the image processing device further in order to store the received image information in the predetermined directory, and The classification and arrangement can be facilitated, and the image information received from the facsimile device can be efficiently handled.

According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, when the image information of the original read by the facsimile device is transmitted to the image processing device, a specific dial number is dialed so that the transmitted image information is displayed. Since the process of accumulating with a predetermined file name can be executed from the facsimile device side, it is not necessary to operate the image processing device further in order to accompany the file name with the received image information for storage. The stored image information can be easily sorted and arranged, and the image information received from the facsimile device can be efficiently handled.

According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, when the image information of the original read by the facsimile apparatus is transmitted to the image processing apparatus, a specific dial number is dialed, so that the dial number can be transmitted together with it. Since the image information to be transmitted can be used as the incidental information in the image processing apparatus, the incidental information required when the image processing apparatus processes the received image information can be used as the received image information without further operation of the image processing apparatus. The information can be added to the information, the stored image information can be easily sorted and arranged, and the image information received from the facsimile device can be efficiently handled.

According to the sixth aspect of the invention, when the image information of the original read by the facsimile device is transmitted to the image processing device, a specific dial number is dialed, so that the dial number can be used together with it. Since it can be the file name of the image information transmitted and accumulated in the image processing device, when the image processing device processes the received image information,
The file name necessary for specifying the received image information can be added to the received image information without further operation of the image processing device, and the accumulated image information can be easily sorted and organized, and the facsimile device It becomes possible to efficiently handle the image information received from the.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a block configuration of a communication conference apparatus and a facsimile apparatus connected thereto according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of a correspondence table stored in a ROM of a system control unit.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing another example of a correspondence table stored in the ROM of the system control unit.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of a directory structure in a document memory.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing another example of the correspondence table stored in the ROM of the system control unit.

[Explanation of Codes] 1 Teleconference device 2 Facsimile device 101 Facsimile connection unit 101a Line interface unit 101b Modems 101c, 113 Voice CODEC 101d Switch circuit 102 Still image CODEC 103 Document memory 104 Display unit 105 Touch panel 106 Touch pen 107 Image input / output control unit 108 Video RAM 109 TV Camera 110 TV Monitor 111 Video CODEC 112 Handset 114 ISDN Communication Unit 115 System Control Unit 116 Image Processing Unit

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. A method of processing image information of an image processing apparatus for inputting image information of an original by directly receiving image information of the original read and transmitted by the facsimile apparatus from a communication line terminal of the facsimile apparatus. , A correspondence table in which a specific dial number is associated with each of the processes to be performed on the received image information is stored in advance, and the dial number transmitted as a selection signal from the facsimile device when the image information is received is received. The image information processing method of the image processing apparatus, wherein the received image information is processed in correspondence with the dial number sent from the facsimile apparatus. 2. The processing to be performed on the received image information, which is associated with each dial number in the correspondence table, is performed by processing the received image information at a predetermined scaling factor corresponding to each dial number. 2. The image information processing method of the image processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the processing is processing of scaling and storing. 3. The processing to be performed on the received image information, which is associated with each dial number in the correspondence table, stores the received image information in a predetermined directory corresponding to each dial number. The image information processing method of the image processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the image information processing method is an accumulation process. 4. The process to be performed on the received image information, which is associated with each dial number in the correspondence table, is that a predetermined file name corresponding to each dial number is assigned to the received image information. The image information processing method of the image processing apparatus according to claim 1, characterized in that the processing is a processing of accommodating and accumulating. 5. A method for processing image information of an image processing apparatus, wherein image information of a document read and transmitted by a facsimile apparatus is directly received from a communication line terminal of the facsimile apparatus to input image information of the document. A method for processing image information in an image processing apparatus, characterized in that a dial number sent as a selection signal from the facsimile device when receiving image information is received, and the received dial number is used as supplementary information of the received image information. . 6. A method of processing image information of an image processing apparatus, wherein image information of a document read and transmitted by a facsimile device is directly received from a communication line terminal of the facsimile device to input image information of the document. When receiving the image information, a dial number transmitted as a selection signal from the facsimile device is received, and the received dial number is stored as an attached file name of the received image information. A method for processing image information in an image processing apparatus.