JPH09107452A - Facsimile equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To impart the character or the format of a transmitting origin record to a transmitted picture after chaging these in accordance with a receiving country by transforming the display language and the format of information registered in a transmitting side into the language and the format of the country to which a receiving side belongs. SOLUTION: First of all, the information of the transmitting side is registered by operating the key of an operating part 4. These registered bits of information are stored in the prescribed area of a RAM 13. Next, when a start key is pushed after an original is set to a facsimile equipment main body from a state that the registration of transmitting origin information is completed, and the telephone number of a transmission other party is inputted by operating the key of the operating part 4, the read-in of transmission data is started. At that time, in the discrimination function part of a dial constituted softwarewise in a CPU 12, the transmission other party is discriminated on the basis of the inputted telephone number. Then, the transmitting origin record is transformed into the language or the format of the other side party, and this is converted further into picture information, and is transmitted.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a facsimile apparatus capable of converting source information added to a transmission image into a language and a format accepted in a partner country and transmitting the information when performing international communication. is there.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Generally, a facsimile apparatus is provided with a function of adding a name, a telephone number, a transmission time, etc., which are registered on the sender side as a sender record at the beginning of the image information when transmitting the image information. . Normally, this information addition function is to convert the information registered by the user into an image image as it is and send it to the facsimile machine on the transmitting side, and the information display is based on the language used in Japan and The format is used.

By the way, in recent years, with the progress of internationalization of communication networks, communication of documents and images by a facsimile apparatus using a telephone line has been frequently performed, and in order to cope with this, for example, Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 5-17
Japanese Patent No. 6092 discloses a facsimile apparatus having a function of adding the local time of the receiving side as a sender record in consideration of the time difference of the partner country based on the dial number input by the user. Further, Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 167744/1993 also discloses a method of adding a sender record in consideration of a time difference with the partner country.

[0004]

However, even in the above-mentioned conventional facsimile apparatus or the prior art example in which the time of the sender recording is corrected, the information registered in the apparatus main body is used domestically when transmitting. Since the display of the displayed language and format cannot be converted according to the sender's country, the information such as the registered name and day of the week as the sender's record remains the characters and format used in the sender's country. Will be sent in. For this reason, there is a problem that the receiver of the facsimile original may not be able to decode the sender record.

The present invention has been made in order to solve the above-mentioned problems, and when transmitting a manuscript to a foreign country, the characters and format of the originator record are changed according to the recipient country to obtain a transmission image. It is an object of the present invention to provide a facsimile device that can be added.

[0006]

In order to achieve the above object, according to the present invention, in a facsimile apparatus capable of adding transmission source information to a transmission image and transmitting it, a storage for storing transmission source information of the transmission side. Section, a dial section for inputting a telephone number, a judging section for judging the country to which the receiving side belongs based on the telephone number of the receiving side input by this dial section, a display language of information registered in the transmitting side, and A conversion unit that converts the format into a language and a format that is compatible with the country to which the reception side belongs, and a transmission unit that adds the information converted by the conversion unit to the image and transmits the image.

According to the above construction, when transmitting a manuscript to a foreign country, the judging unit judges the country to which the receiving side belongs based on the telephone number entered by the user, and the converting unit stores the sender information registered in the storage unit. , The source information can be understood by anyone on the receiving side, since it can be converted to the language used in the country to which the receiving side belongs and the format used in that country and added to the transmitted image. .

[0008]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. As shown in the configuration diagram of FIG. 1 and the connection diagram of FIG. 2, the facsimile apparatus according to the present embodiment includes a microcomputer system, has a control unit 1 that controls the entire apparatus main body, and has transmission source information in a transmission image. In addition to the above, it is possible to add and transmit, and the control unit 1 has a function of registering information on the transmitting side such as a telephone number and a name and time information, and a function of discriminating a destination country from a dialed number. It has a function to convert information on the sending side and information such as the day of the week according to the recipient, and a function to add the converted information to the send data as sender information, depending on the language and format of the recipient. It is possible to convert and add the sender record to the transmitted image for transmission.

Image data from the image processing unit 2 is given to the control unit 1. The image processing unit 2 includes a reading unit 3 including a scanner 3a that optically reads a document to be transmitted.
Halftone processing, shading correction, and other predetermined image processing are performed on the output signal of 1 to generate image data. Reference numeral 4 denotes an operation unit as a dial unit provided with various operation keys such as a start key.

Reference numeral 5 is an encoding / decoding circuit, 6 is a modem unit, 7 is an NCU (network control unit), which constitutes a receiving unit for receiving an image signal of a communication destination, and the control unit 1 is It is connected to the public telephone line L via an encoding / decoding circuit 5, a modem unit 6 and an NCU (network control unit) 7.

Reference numeral 8 denotes a transmission function unit, which encodes image data by a predetermined encoding method and creates a control signal necessary for facsimile communication. Reference numeral 9 denotes a reception function unit, which executes decoding of a received code into image data and a predetermined reception control procedure. Reference numeral 10 is a recording unit having a print unit 10a for recording a received image or the like on a sheet. Reference numeral 11 is an RS-2 interface unit for data communication.
It is a 32C port.

In FIG. 2, the control unit 1 includes a CPU 1
2, power backup RAM 13, program ROM 1
4, a data ROM 15 and the like, and a CPU 1
2 is a scanner 3a, a printing unit 10a, an operation unit 4, and R
The components of the AM 13, the ROMs 14 and 15, and the modem 6 are connected to each other through the data bus 16.

The RAM 13 is backed up by a battery (not shown), which is a separate power source, and is a work area for cryptographic communication, a cryptographic key storage area as one form of a memory area, and a CBC initial value (IV). It has a storage area, a storage area for storing sender information on the transmitting side, a counter, and the like. The program ROM 14 stores various parameters for overall control, and
It stores the 232C port 11, AT command control program, and other necessary software. Further, the data ROM 15 is provided with a data table used for information conversion of transmission source information in the control unit 1 which will be described later, for example, conversion data for foreign language 1, foreign language 2 ...

In the CPU 12, a timer (not shown) for generating a clock pulse is software-configured. The time information function is created based on the timer of the CPU 12 and holds time data. Although not shown, the main body of the apparatus is provided with a display section including a liquid crystal display panel such as an LCD.

In the normal operation mode, the facsimile apparatus having the above-mentioned structure operates the keys of the operation section 4 to give a call command, a telephone number and transmission information to the control section 1, and the control section 1 and
Transmission function unit 8, image processing unit 2, and encoding / decoding circuit 5
Communication is performed between the public telephone line L and the public telephone line L, and the transmission destination is called via the public telephone line L, and after the line is connected, transmission information such as image data is transmitted to the public telephone line L. When receiving, the control unit 1 responds to the incoming call, and communication is performed between the control unit 1 and the reception function unit 9, the recording unit 10, the operation unit 4, and the encoding / decoding circuit 5. Then, the predetermined reception control procedure is executed.

Next, the function of transmitting a manuscript image to a foreign country and adding sender information to the transmitted image will be described. First, in the normal operation mode, a screen displayed on the display unit of the facsimile apparatus main body. According to the operation unit
Operate the key to register the information of the sender. The registration information includes the sender's telephone number and name, the date of transmission,
The time, day of the week, etc. can be considered. RAM for these registration information
It is stored in a predetermined area of 13.

FIG. 3 shows the operation of the control unit 1 when transmitting to a foreign country. From the state where the sender information has been registered, set the original on the main body of the fax machine and operate the keys on the operation unit 4 to enter the telephone number of the recipient, and then press the start key to read the transmission data. Is started. At this time, in step # 5, the transmission destination is discriminated from the input telephone number in the dial discrimination function unit configured as software in the CPU 12.

FIG. 4 shows an example of the contents indicated by the telephone number. The first three digits of this telephone number is a number indicating the relay station for international calls. The fourth digit from the top is a country-specific number such as the United States or United Kingdom. Furthermore, the domestic telephone number is shown from the fifth digit onward. Therefore, when the first 3 digits are dialed, it indicates that an international call is to be made, and the country is designated by the next 4 digits. The discrimination function unit first detects an international number, and when it detects that number, it judges that it is an international communication, detects the country code shown next, and sends it to which country. Determine whether to do it.

Next, in step # 10, in the converter configured as software in the controller 1, the source record is converted into the language or format of the partner country discriminated by the discrimination function unit. For example, if it is a day of the week, in Japan it is “day”,
Adding "Month", "Tue", "Wed", "Thurs", "Fri", "Sat" in Kanji in the transmitted image is "S" in English-speaking countries.
UN ”,“ MON ”,“ TUE ”,“ WED ”,“ TH ”
Change the English notation to “U”, “FRI”, “SAT.” Similarly, change the month names from “January”, “February”, “March” ... to “JAN”, “FEB”, “MAR”. In addition, in Japan, the date expressed in the order of “year-month-day” is converted to be expressed in the order of “month-day-year”. The registered name can be written in Roman letters as "tokyo tar."
o ".

Then, in step # 15, the transmission source record information which has been converted into the notation as described above so as to match the destination country is converted into image information, and in step # 20, it is added to, for example, the head of the transmitted image information, Transmission is performed in step # 25.

[0021]

As described above, according to the present invention, the storage section for storing the sender information of the transmitting side, the dial section for inputting the telephone number, and the receiving side telephone number inputted by this dial section. A determination unit that determines the country to which the receiving side belongs, a conversion unit that converts the display language and format of the information registered on the transmitting side into a language and format that is valid in the country to which the receiving side belongs, and the conversion unit And a transmitting unit for transmitting the added information to the image, the determining unit determines the country to which the receiving side belongs based on the telephone number input by the user, and converts the source information registered in the storage unit into the converting unit. Therefore, the language used in the country to which the receiving side belongs and the format used in that country can be converted and added to the transmitted image.
Even when sending a manuscript to a foreign country, it is possible to display the sender information in a notation that can be understood by anyone on the receiving side, which is an unprecedented excellent effect.

[Brief description of the drawings]

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

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a specific state of the control unit and a connection state with other components.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing the operation of the control unit during foreign transmission.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing notation contents of a telephone number.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Control Section 4 Operation Section 5 Encoding / Decoding Circuit 8 Transmission Function Section 9 Reception Function Section 12 CPU 13 RAM 14 Program ROM 15 Data ROM

Continuing from the front page (72) Inventor Koichi Matsuo 1-2-28 Tamazo, Chuo-ku, Osaka-shi Inside Mita Kogyo Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Tetsuya Sugimoto 1-2-28 Tamatsuzo, Chuo-ku, Osaka-shi Mita Kogyo stock In company

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A facsimile apparatus capable of adding sender information to a transmission image and transmitting the image, a storage section for storing sender information of the sender side, a dial section for inputting a telephone number, and this dial section. A determination unit that determines the country to which the receiving side belongs based on the telephone number of the receiving side that is input in step 3, and converts the display language and format of the information registered in the transmitting side into a language and format that is valid in the country to which the receiving side belongs. A facsimile apparatus, comprising: a conversion unit; and a transmission unit that adds the information converted by the conversion unit to an image and transmits the image.