JPH09191382A - Facsimile equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To allow the user of a receiver side facsimile equipment to send a receipt to inform the reception of a facsimile document by the receiver side to a transmitter side after confirming the received document without any special communication procedure in the facsimile communication. SOLUTION: A receipt image generating section 10 generates image information of a receipt including positioning information representing a prescribed location. A character recognition section 29 recognizes terminal equipment identification information described to a prescribed location specified by the positioning information in image information read by the image read section 10. A control section 7 allows the receipt image generating section 10 to generate image information of the receipt after the end of reception of image information by a facsimile communication section 4 and allows a recording section 6 to print it out and when an image read section 5 reads the image information and the character recognition section 29 recognizes the terminal equipment identification information, the control section 7 controls a line control section 12 and the facsimile communication section 4 to send the image information read by the image read section 5 to a destination identified by the terminal equipment identification information.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a facsimile machine, and more particularly to a facsimile machine having a function of transmitting a receipt notifying that a facsimile has been received to a sender facsimile machine.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A facsimile apparatus is a transmission apparatus which can exchange image information such as documents and drawings with a remote place using a public line and is widely used.
The facsimile machine on the receiving side automatically responds when a call comes in, and automatically receives a facsimile when the other party performs facsimile transmission, even if there is no person nearby to operate. As a result, in communication using a facsimile, unlike a call using a telephone, it is possible to send a facsimile even when the other party is absent.

However, the sender of the facsimile remains uncertain whether or not the facsimile sent by the other party is actually received. In a telephone call, the user talks directly with the other party, so such anxiety did not remain, but it is anxiety only with facsimile communication that can automatically receive even if the other party is absent.

As a means for eliminating such anxiety, for example, Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 5-15569 discloses a facsimile machine having a function of transmitting a receipt to a sender after receiving a facsimile. . In this conventional technique, a counter for counting the number of pieces of image information received by facsimile is provided in a facsimile device, and when performing facsimile reception, the number of pieces of image information received is counted and after reception of all image information is completed. The image information of the receipt is created by adding the number of the received image information counted by the counter and the time information obtained from the clock of the facsimile machine, and the receipt image information is transmitted to the sender of the facsimile.
According to this conventional technique, when a facsimile device receives a facsimile in facsimile communication, when the facsimile device receives the facsimile, a facsimile receipt indicating the number of received facsimiles and the reception time is sent to the facsimile device that has transmitted the facsimile. Since the facsimile is transmitted, the sender of the facsimile can confirm that the facsimile has arrived at the receiver by checking the contents of the receipt sent from the facsimile receiver. It is possible to eliminate the anxiety in simple facsimile communication. However, in this conventional technique, in the facsimile communication, after receiving the facsimile, the receipt is transmitted from the side receiving the facsimile to the side transmitting the same in the same communication, that is, without disconnecting the telephone line. This configuration has the following problems.

First, there is a problem related to communication procedures in facsimile communication. In a general facsimile apparatus, after the transmission of image information from the transmitting side to the receiving side in facsimile communication is completed, the procedure proceeds to disconnect the line. As a procedure for facsimile communication, after the transmission of image information from the sending side to the receiving side is completed,
In order to transmit image information from the receiving side to the transmitting side, it is necessary for both the receiving side and the transmitting side to support the procedure required for that purpose. This procedure is not supported by a general facsimile machine. Therefore, in order to send and receive the receipt shown in the above-mentioned prior art, both the sender side and the receiver side of the facsimile support these procedures. There is a need for a fax machine. Even if a facsimile machine that supports a procedure for sending a receipt is installed so that the user who receives the facsimile does not have the above-mentioned anxiety, the sender of the facsimile, that is, the facsimile There is a problem that the receipt cannot be communicated when the sender uses a facsimile device that does not support the procedure for communicating the receipt.

Secondly, there is a problem of the time when the receipt is transmitted from the facsimile receiving side to the facsimile transmitting side. In the above conventional technique, in facsimile communication, after the transmission of the image information from the transmitting side to the receiving side is completed, the receipt is transmitted from the receiving side to the transmitting side within the same communication. As a result, it can be confirmed that the facsimile machine on the receiving side has received the facsimile from the transmitting side, but it does not confirm whether or not the facsimile machine transmitted by the user on the receiving side has been received. There is a possibility that the facsimile received by the receiving facsimile may be lost by being blown by the wind before the user of the facsimile sees it. In the above conventional technique, the receipt has already been transmitted from the receiving side to the transmitting side even in such a case. That is, in the above-mentioned conventional technique, even if the facsimile transmitted from the transmitting side to the receiving side does not reach the user of the facsimile machine on the receiving side which is the original recipient of the facsimile, the receipt is sent from the facsimile apparatus on the receiving side to the receiving side. There is a problem that the data is transmitted to the facsimile machine.

In the communication procedure in the facsimile communication, information such as terminal information of the transmitting side facsimile device and terminal information of the receiving side facsimile device is communicated between the transmitting side facsimile device and the receiving side facsimile device together with the image information. . The terminal information includes the telephone number of the line to which each device is connected, the name of the user, and the like. Therefore, Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 6-14178
In the facsimile device described in the publication, a terminal that receives a transmission from the transmitting facsimile device is created by creating a receipt for notifying the transmitting facsimile device that a facsimile has been received, disconnecting the line once, and then automatically or manually. Based on the information, a transmission side facsimile apparatus selection signal is sent to the line, and this receipt is returned to the transmission side facsimile apparatus. According to this configuration,
Without using a special communication procedure, and after the user of the receiving-side facsimile device confirms the facsimile transmitted from the transmitting-side facsimile device, it is possible to notify the transmitting-side facsimile device that the facsimile has been received. it can.

[0008]

However, if the user of the facsimile machine on the transmission side has not registered the terminal information of the own machine, or if the user has registered, the telephone number is not registered only by the name of the transmission side. This often happens in the actual situation. Also, if the registered telephone number is only a local number or is a fax from a foreign country, the facsimile machine on the receiving side cannot dial correctly. In such a case, it becomes impossible to send the receipt to the other party even with the latter conventional technique.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a facsimile apparatus in which an operator can easily return a receipt even when the sending facsimile apparatus does not send necessary terminal information. It is in.

[0010]

The above-mentioned object is provided with an image reading unit, a recording unit, a line control unit, and a facsimile communication unit, and the image reading unit can read data through a line connected by the line control unit. In the facsimile apparatus in which the facsimile communication unit transmits the image information received from the destination by the facsimile communication unit and the recording unit prints the image information received from the destination by the facsimile communication unit, a receipt including positioning information indicating a predetermined location. A receipt image creating unit that creates image information, and a character recognizing unit that recognizes the terminal identification information described in the predetermined location specified by the positioning information in the image information read by the image reading unit, After the receipt of the image information by the facsimile communication unit, the receipt image creating unit is caused to create the image information of the receipt, and the recording unit When the character recognition unit recognizes the terminal identification information when the image reading unit reads the image information while printing the image, the image read by the image reading unit to the other party identified by the terminal identification information. This is achieved by providing a control unit that controls the line control unit and the facsimile communication unit to transmit information.

According to this configuration, since the receipt is once printed by the facsimile machine on the receiving side, the user writes the terminal identification information such as the telephone number of the other party at a predetermined place on the receipt. , Just insert it in the fax machine,
Not only can the receipt be reliably returned to the other party, but the user can also write additional comments in the margin etc. by hand.

Further, the receipt image creating section is allowed to create image information of the receipt in which the terminal identification information specified by the information received from the other party by the facsimile communication section is described in the predetermined place. For example, the user only needs to confirm the telephone number or the like written on the receipt in advance. Then, only when the terminal identification information cannot be specified by the information received from the other party by the facsimile communication unit, image information of the receipt in which the predetermined place is blank is created.

Further, the above-mentioned object is to provide an image reading section, a recording section,
A line control unit and a facsimile communication unit are provided, and the image information read by the image reading unit is transmitted to the other party by the facsimile communication unit through the line connected by the line control unit, and the facsimile communication is performed. In a facsimile apparatus in which a copy prints image information received from a recipient by a recording unit, a receipt image creating unit that creates image information of a receipt, a plurality of recipients' telephone numbers and their names are stored in association with each other. The destination information storage unit and the telephone of the destination searched by the destination information storage unit from the name of the destination included in the information received by the facsimile communication unit after the reception of the image information by the facsimile communication unit is completed. By providing a control unit for controlling the line control unit and the facsimile communication unit to transmit the image information of the receipt to the number It is achieved Te.

According to this structure, even if the terminal information sent from the sending side facsimile device does not have a telephone number or is not correct, the user can handle the name of the sending side sent in advance. By registering the correct telephone number in the transmission destination information storage section, the facsimile machine on the receiving side can reliably return the receipt to the facsimile machine on the transmitting side.

[0015]

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

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing the configuration of the facsimile apparatus of the present invention. The facsimile machine 1 is connected to a telephone line 2 and used. Reference numeral 12 is a line control unit for controlling the connection between the facsimile apparatus 1 and the telephone line 2, 3 is a telephone unit for making a call, 4 is a facsimile communication unit for performing facsimile communication, and 5 is for reading image information of an original transmitted in the facsimile communication. An image reading unit, 6 is a recording unit that prints a facsimile document received in facsimile communication, 9 is a clock unit that measures the date and time, 7 is a control unit that controls the operation of the entire facsimile device 1, and 8 is a user of the facsimile device 1. Performs various operations of the facsimile machine 1 and displays the status of the machine to the user of the facsimile machine, 10 is a receipt image creating section for creating an image of a receipt,
Reference numeral 11 is a transmission destination information storage unit that stores the transmission destination telephone number and name, and 13 is a transmission source information storage unit that stores the telephone number of the line to which the facsimile apparatus 1 is connected and the user name. Details of the line control unit 12, the receipt image creating unit 10, the destination information storage unit 11, and the operation unit 8 will be described later.

FIG. 2 shows the structure of information stored in the destination information storage unit 11 of FIG. The facsimile apparatus 1 of this embodiment is configured so that the user of the facsimile apparatus 1 can store up to 50 telephone numbers of the destination to which the facsimile document is transmitted together with the name of the destination. The destination information storage unit 11 stores the telephone number 16 of the destination to which the user of the facsimile device 1 transmits a facsimile document.
And a destination name 15 that is information indicating the name of the destination.
Is stored corresponding to the destination number 14 at 50 locations.
The destination name 15 and the destination telephone number 16 are stored in the facsimile device 1 in advance by the user of the facsimile device 1 operating the operation unit 8. When a facsimile document is transmitted to the destination stored in the destination information storage unit 11, the user of the facsimile device 1 can specify the destination number 14 without dialing the telephone number of the destination. It becomes possible to perform facsimile transmission. Details of the operating method in this case will be described later.

FIG. 3 shows the configuration of the line controller 12 in FIG. A line connection switch 24 is normally connected to the b side, and is connected to the a side when the facsimile apparatus 1 is connected to the telephone line. Reference numeral 21 denotes a 2-wire / 4-wire conversion unit, which is generally configured by a hybrid transformer or the like. Reference numeral 25 is a voice response generation unit, and the facsimile device 1
Sends a response message to the telephone line when the auto-answers. Reference numeral 22 is a call signal detection unit that detects a call signal transmitted from the telephone line 2. A telephone hook detection unit 23 detects whether the telephone unit 3 is in an off-hook state or an on-hook state. 32 is C
NG signal detector, C sent from telephone line 2
The NG signal is detected. The CNG signal is a signal for informing the receiving side device that the transmitting side facsimile device performs the facsimile transmission. A selection signal sending unit 26 sends a selection signal indicating the telephone number of the other party to the line 2 when a facsimile is sent. The line connection switch 24, the voice response generator 25, and the selection signal transmitter 26 are controlled by the controller 7. Also, the calling signal detector 22, the telephone hook detector 23, the CNG
The output of the signal detector 32 is input to the controller 7.

FIG. 4 shows a receipt image creating section 10 in FIG.
Is shown. Reference numeral 17 denotes a receipt image storage unit that stores image information of the receipt. A character information storage unit 18 stores character information added to the receipt.

FIG. 6 is a character table table used in the facsimile apparatus of this embodiment. That is, in the facsimile apparatus of this embodiment, alphabets, numbers, katakana, symbols, etc. are represented by 8-bit data for each character. FIG. 6 shows the character code of each character with the upper 4 bits on the horizontal axis (204) and the lower 4 bits on the vertical axis (205). The hatched portion (206) in the figure is not used in this embodiment. From this table, for example, the character "2" is code "32 (hexadecimal)" and the character "M" is code "4D".
(Hexadecimal number) ". In the present embodiment, the contents such as the destination name shown in FIG. 2 and the name of the user of the facsimile device 1 stored in the sender information storage unit 13 shown in FIG. 1 are represented by the character code shown in FIG. Be done.

FIG. 7 illustrates a case where the character string of the destination name of the destination number 1 in FIG. 2 is defined by the character code. Each character of the destination name 207 is a character code 2088
Is represented by Here, the character code 208 is a hexadecimal number. From the table shown in FIG. 6, the first character "HI" is the character code "CB", the second character "TA" is the character code "C0",
That is, all the characters up to the last character "U" are represented by character codes. The information indicating the destination name stored in the destination information storage means 11 in FIG. 1 and the information indicating the user name of the facsimile device 1 stored in the source information storage unit 13 are represented by the character codes in FIG. Is stored.

FIG. 5 shows how each character is represented. In this embodiment, one character is represented by a total of 35 dots, which is 5 dots horizontally and 7 dots vertically. Figure 5 shows the character code "B2"
The character pattern of the character "i" is shown. The black portion of the character pattern is defined as "1" and the white portion is defined as "0", and one line from the upper portion of the character is defined as data of 5 dots each. In the example of FIG. 5, “01” and “02” from the top
"04", "0C", "14", "04", and "04". All numerical values here are hexadecimal numbers. The character information storage unit 18 of FIG. 4 stores the character information of all the characters shown in FIG. 6 in the form described above. The reference of the character information from the control unit 7 is performed by the character code and the number of lines (nth line). For example, when the request for the data of the fourth line of the character code "B2" (character "a") is met, the character information storage unit 11 outputs "0C (hexadecimal number)".

FIG. 8 is a view showing the external appearance of the facsimile apparatus 1 of this embodiment. Reference numeral 401 is a document insertion slot for inserting a document to be transmitted by facsimile, 405 is a recording sheet ejection port for ejecting a recording sheet on which the result of facsimile reception is printed by the recording unit 6, and 403 is the start of facsimile transmission to the facsimile apparatus 1 or facsimile. A start button for instructing the start of reception and the like, a stop button 402 used for stopping the operation of the facsimile device 1, a reception button 409 for instructing the facsimile device 1 to transmit a receipt, and a panel portion 408. , 407 is a shortening button, 40
6 is 9 numbers from "0" to "9" and "#", "
A dial button constituted by "*" and a receiver 404. A panel unit 408, as shown in FIG. 9, is a liquid crystal display unit 410 for displaying the state of the facsimile apparatus 1, instructions for the user of the facsimile apparatus 1, and the like. An alarm lamp 411 for notifying the user of the facsimile device 1 of the abnormality of the device or the abnormal end of the operation, the user of the facsimile device 1 displays various functions of the facsimile device 1, the destination information and the sender information described in FIG. It is composed of a function selection button 412 and a set button 413 used for setting.The operation unit 8 in FIG.1 includes a panel unit 408, a dial button 406, a shortening button 407, a receipt transmission button 409, a start button 403, and a stop button. Four
02 and the like. The operation unit 8 also includes buttons for instructing other operations and lamps for displaying various states of the facsimile apparatus 1, but since they are not directly related to the present invention, description thereof will be omitted here.

A method of operating the shortening button 409 in the facsimile apparatus 1 of this embodiment will be described. When performing facsimile transmission, the user of the facsimile apparatus 1 sets the original to be facsimile-transmitted in the original insertion port 401, and designates the telephone number of the transmission destination by the dial button 406. At this time, the destination telephone number is the destination information storage unit 11
If the user stores the telephone number of the transmission destination in the transmission destination information storage unit 11 in advance, the facsimile device 1
The user can specify the speed-reduction button 407 and the transmission destination number 14 in which the transmission-destination telephone number is stored by using the dial button 406, without instructing the transmission destination telephone number by using the dial button 406. For example, when transmitting a facsimile to "Hitachi Hanako" in FIG. 2, the user of the facsimile apparatus 1 has a speed button 407, a dial button 406 of "0", and a dial button 406 of "1".
And press. If the destination telephone number is not stored in the destination information storage unit 11 in advance, for example, "Hitachi"
When sending a facsimile to "Hanako", use dial buttons 406 to select "0", "4", "5", "1", "2".
Press "3", "4", "5", "6", "7" and the other party's telephone number. Start button 4 after instructing the destination telephone number
By pressing 03, facsimile transmission is started.

Next, the operation of transmitting a receipt in the facsimile apparatus of this embodiment will be described.

When transmitting a receipt, the user of the facsimile device 1 uses the dial button 406 of the operation unit 8 to instruct the telephone number of the other party to which the receipt is transmitted. At this time, if the destination telephone number is stored in the destination information storage unit 11 in advance, the shortened button 407 of the operation unit 8 can be used. After instructing the telephone number of the other party to which the receipt is transmitted, the user of the facsimile apparatus 1 presses the receipt transmission button 409. This starts the transmission of the receipt.

The operation of the facsimile machine 1 when transmitting a receipt will be described. The control unit 7 of the facsimile apparatus 1 has a dial button 406 or a speed button 407 of the operation unit.
When a telephone number is designated by an operation using, the telephone number is displayed on the liquid crystal display unit 410 of the operation unit 8. Then, when the receipt transmission button 409 of the operation unit 8 is pressed,
The control unit 7 turns on the line connection switch 24 of the line control unit 12.
After connecting to the side, the selection signal sending unit 26 sends a selection signal indicating the telephone number of the other party to whom the receipt is sent to the line 2. After that, the CNG signal indicating that the facsimile is to be transmitted is transmitted by the facsimile communication unit 4 and waits for a response from the destination facsimile device. When the destination facsimile machine returns a response, the control unit 7 creates the receipt image information by the receipt image creating unit 10 and sends the receipt image information according to the facsimile communication procedure by the facsimile communication unit 4. . After the transmission of the receipt is completed, the control unit 7 connects the line connection switch 24 to the side b and disconnects the line.

FIG. 10 shows image information of the receipt created by the receipt image creating means 10 in this embodiment. The portions 209, 210, and 214 other than the characters are stored in advance in the receipt image storage unit 17 of the receipt image creating unit 10 as image information. Information regarding the character strings 212 other than this is based on the character code shown in FIG.
Is stored in However, 211 indicating the recipient of the receipt
The character string part (here "Matsumoto Ayumi") and the character string part indicating the sender of the receipt (here "Hitachi Taro") are stored as blanks. The control unit 7 receives the receipt image information 20 from the receipt image storage unit 17.
9 and the character string information 212 are read. As described above, the portion 213 of the character string indicating the sender of the receipt is stored in the receipt image storage unit 17 in a blank state, so the control unit 7 is stored in the sender information storage unit 13. The character code indicating the name of the user of the facsimile device 1 is read, and the character string portion 2 indicating the sender is read out.
Replace with the blank part of 13. Since the character string portion 211 indicating the recipient of the receipt is also stored in a blank state, the control unit 7 reads the character code indicating the destination name 15 stored in the destination information storage unit 11, It is replaced with the blank part of the part 211 of the character string indicating the recipient. When the user of the facsimile device 1 specifies the destination of the receipt by using the shortened button 407, the control unit 7 sets the destination name 15 corresponding to the destination number 14 as a character string indicating the recipient. use. When the user of the facsimile device 1 designates the destination of the receipt by the dial button 406, the following processing is performed. If the telephone number designated by the user of the facsimile device 1 with the dial button 406 matches any one of the transmission destination telephone numbers 16 stored in the transmission destination information storage unit 11, the transmission destination telephone number 16 is dealt with. The destination name 15 is used as a character string indicating the recipient. The destination telephone number 16 stored in the destination information storage unit 11 is the telephone number designated by the user of the facsimile apparatus 1 using the dial button 406.
If it does not match, the destination telephone number is
The character code shown in FIG.

Subsequently, the control unit 7 converts the character string of the receipt created by the above processing into image information by the character pattern information stored in the character information storage unit 18. As described above, the character information storage unit 18 stores the character pattern information of all the characters shown in FIG. Control unit 7
10 reads the character pattern information of each character forming the above-mentioned character string from the character information storage unit 18, synthesizes it with the image information of the receipt read from the receipt image storage unit 17, and is shown in FIG. Create the receipt receipt image information.

Through these processes, the receipt shown in FIG. 10 is displayed on the dial button 4 by the user of the facsimile machine 1.
06 or the abbreviated button 407 is used to send to the other party of the specified telephone number.

As described above, according to such a facsimile apparatus, even if the terminal information sent from the sending facsimile apparatus does not have a telephone number or is not accurate, the user sends it in advance. By registering an accurate telephone number in the destination information storage unit in correspondence with the name of the sender that is received, the facsimile machine on the receiving side can reliably return the receipt to the facsimile machine on the transmitting side. You can

Further, since the user of the facsimile device 1 is configured to specify the telephone number of the recipient of the receipt and to press the receipt transmission button to instruct the transmission of the receipt, the user of the facsimile device can fax the receipt. Since the receipt is sent to the facsimile sender after confirming the facsimile received from the sender, the recipient of the facsimile machine has not confirmed the facsimile sent from the sender. No receipt will be sent. Further, in the facsimile apparatus of this embodiment, since the receipt is performed by using the normal facsimile communication procedure, the facsimile apparatus that receives the receipt, that is, the facsimile transmission source facsimile apparatus does not need to support a special communication procedure.

Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described.

FIG. 11 is a diagram showing the structure of a facsimile apparatus according to the second embodiment. The difference from the first embodiment described in FIG. 1 is that a transmission source information storage unit 28 is provided. When receiving a facsimile, the facsimile device 1
The facsimile communication unit 4 receives the image information according to the facsimile procedure, and the recording unit 6 prints the image information. In the facsimile communication according to the facsimile procedure, each terminal identification information is transmitted from the transmitting side to the receiving side and from the receiving side to the transmitting side. As a result, the receiving side can know the terminal identification information of the transmitting side, and the transmitting side can know the terminal identification information of the receiving side. The terminal identification information in the facsimile communication procedure is generally set by the user of the facsimile machine, but generally the telephone number of the line to which the facsimile machine is connected is set. In the facsimile apparatus of this embodiment, when receiving a facsimile, the control unit 7 stores in the transmission source information storage unit 28 the terminal identification information of the facsimile apparatus on the transmission side sent from the transmission side by the facsimile communication procedure.

After receiving the facsimile, the user of the facsimile device confirms the received facsimile and transmits the receipt. The user of the facsimile machine 1 operates the operation unit 8
A receipt transmission button 409 is used to instruct the transmission of the receipt. When the user of the facsimile apparatus 1 is instructed to send a receipt, the control unit 7 of the facsimile apparatus 1 stores the terminal identification information of the source facsimile apparatus stored in the source information storage section 28, that is, the source facsimile. Read the phone number of the device. Then, it is checked whether or not it matches any of the telephone numbers stored in the destination information storage unit 11. When the terminal identification information of the sender's facsimile device stored in the sender information storage unit 28 matches any of the destination telephone numbers 16 stored in the destination information storage unit 11, the process described in FIG. Similar to the first embodiment, the receipt shown in FIG. 10 is transmitted to the sender facsimile machine. At this time, the selection signal is sent to the line 2 by the selection signal sending unit 26 using the terminal identification information stored in the transmission source information storage unit 28 as the telephone number.

On the other hand, the terminal identification information of the facsimile device of the transmission source stored in the transmission source information storage unit 28 is stored in the transmission destination information storage unit 11 as the destination telephone number 16
If they do not match, the control unit 7 does not transmit the receipt. At this time, in order to send the receipt, the user of the facsimile apparatus 1 operates the operation method described in the first embodiment, that is, before instructing to send the receipt by pressing the send receipt button 409. The telephone number to which the receipt is to be transmitted is designated by using the dial button 406 or the abbreviated button 407.

As described above, according to this facsimile apparatus, when performing facsimile reception, the terminal identification information of the facsimile apparatus of the transmission source sent from the transmission source by the facsimile communication procedure is used to determine the destination of the receipt. Since it is used as a telephone number, the user of the facsimile device does not need to specify the destination telephone number when transmitting a receipt.

Next, a third embodiment of the present invention will be described.

FIG. 12 shows the structure of a facsimile apparatus according to the third embodiment. The facsimile apparatus of this embodiment is provided with the character information recognition unit 29. Character information recognition unit 29
Is for extracting and recognizing character information from the document read by the image reading unit 5. Character information recognition unit 29 of the present embodiment
Recognizes only numbers, not Katakana. In the facsimile apparatus of this embodiment, after the facsimile reception is completed, the receipt shown in FIG. 13 is printed by the recording unit 6. The receipt shown in FIG. 13 is a printout of the telephone number of the sender together with the image information of the receipt described in FIG. As described in the second embodiment, the sender's telephone number is used as the terminal identification information of the sender's facsimile machine in the facsimile procedure when performing facsimile reception. To do. Also in this embodiment, as in the second embodiment, the telephone number sent as the terminal identification information is
If any of the transmission destination telephone numbers stored in the transmission destination transmission destination information storage unit 11 matches, it is used as the transmission destination telephone number of the receipt. The telephone number printed here is
When the receipt is transmitted, it is recognized by the character information recognition unit 29 of the facsimile apparatus 1. Therefore, the image reading unit 5
215, 216, 217, 218 in the sub-scanning direction so as to serve as a reference for reading, and 217 is printed on each digit of the numeral in the main scanning direction for use as position identification information. The telephone number 220 is printed by the required number of digits in the main scanning direction. When printing the telephone number, the control unit 7 uses the terminal identification information sent from the sending facsimile device in the facsimile procedure as the receipt image creating unit 10.
The character pattern information stored in the character information storage unit 18 is used to convert into image information and print. In the case where the source facsimile device does not send the terminal identification information of the source facsimile device in the facsimile communication procedure, or the sent terminal identification information is the destination information storage unit 1.
If none of the destination telephone numbers 16 stored in 1 does not match the destination telephone number 220 of the receipt,
The recipient 211 of the receipt is not printed. In this case, this part is printed blank.

When the user of the facsimile apparatus 1 sends a receipt, the receipt described above, that is, the receipt having the configuration shown in FIG. Set and push the receipt transmission button 409 of the operation unit 8. The control unit 7 of the facsimile device 1 reads the image information of the receipt set by the image reading unit 5. At this time, it is detected by the positioning information 215, 216, 217, and 218 shown in FIG. 13 that the telephone number of the transmission destination is described at the beginning of the document, the telephone number 220 of the transmission destination is read, and then the character information recognition is performed. The part 29 recognizes it as character information. The control unit 7 of the facsimile apparatus 1 sends the telephone number recognized here to the line 2 by the selection signal sending unit 26 of the line control unit 12 as the destination telephone number of the receipt. Continued receipt 22
The image information of No. 1 is read by the image reading unit 5 and is transmitted by facsimile by the facsimile communication unit 4 according to a facsimile procedure.

When receiving the facsimile, the terminal identification information is not sent from the sender facsimile machine, or the telephone number indicated by the terminal identification information sent from the sender facsimile machine is Any destination telephone number 1 in the destination information storage unit 11
6 does not match, as described above, in the image information of the receipt 221 printed by the recording unit 6 by the facsimile device 1, the telephone number 220 of the recipient of the receipt 221 and the recipient 211 of the recipient are printed. Not left blank. In this case, the user of the facsimile device 1 writes the telephone number of the recipient of the receipt and the recipient in the printed receipt 221 and then sets the receipt 221 in the document insertion port 401 of the facsimile device 1 and sends it. To do.

As described above, in the facsimile apparatus of this embodiment, when the facsimile is received, the receipt original in which the telephone number of the facsimile sender and the name of the sender are entered is printed and the receipt is sent. When sending, the telephone number on the receipt is read, the telephone number of the recipient of the receipt is automatically recognized by character recognition, and the receipt is sent. Can be reliably sent back to the destination phone number.

As described above, in the first to third embodiments, it is assumed that the image information of the receipt is stored in advance in the receipt image storage section 17 of the receipt image design west part 10 of the facsimile apparatus 1. However, it is also possible for the user of the facsimile apparatus 1 to create arbitrary image information and store it in the receipt image storage unit 17. In this case, the control unit 7 of the facsimile device 1 reads the image information of the receipt created by the user of the facsimile device 1 by the image reading unit 5 and stores it in the receipt image storage unit 17.

Further, in the configuration of the above embodiment, although there is only one type of image information of the receipt, the image information of the receipt is prepared by preparing a plurality of image information of the receipt. It is also possible to adopt a configuration in which it is selected before the receipt is transmitted.

[0045]

According to the facsimile machine of the present invention, the facsimile machine is confirmed after the user of the facsimile machine on the receiving side confirms the facsimile machine transmitted from the facsimile machine on the transmitting side without using a special communication procedure. It becomes possible to reliably transmit the receipt for notifying the facsimile apparatus on the transmission side of the reception to the facsimile apparatus on the transmission side.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a configuration of a facsimile apparatus of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a configuration of information stored in a destination information storage unit 11 of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a configuration of a line control unit 12 in FIG.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a configuration of a receipt image creating unit 10 in FIG.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a method of storing character information.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing correspondence between characters and character codes.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a method of storing character string information in the embodiment of FIG.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an outer appearance of the facsimile apparatus in the embodiment of FIG.

9 is a diagram showing a configuration of a panel section 408 in FIG.

10 is a diagram showing the structure of a receipt in the embodiment of FIG.

FIG. 11 is a diagram showing a configuration of a facsimile apparatus of the present invention in a second embodiment.

FIG. 12 is a diagram showing a configuration of a facsimile apparatus of the present invention in a third exemplary embodiment.

FIG. 13 is a diagram showing the structure of a receipt in the third embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 ... Facsimile device, 2 ... Telephone line, 3 ... Telephone unit, 4
... Facsimile communication unit, 5 ... Image reading unit, 6 ... Recording unit,
7 ... Control part, 8 ... Operation part, 9 ... Clock part, 10 ... Receipt image creating part, 11 ... Destination information storage part, 12 ... Line control part, 13 ... Source information storage part, 14 ... Destination number , 15
... destination name, 16 ... destination telephone number, 17 ... receipt image storage section, 18 ... character information storage section, 21 ... two-line / four-line conversion section, 22 ... call signal detection section, 23 ... telephone hook detection section , 24 ... Line connection switch, 25 ... Voice response generation unit,
26 ... Selection signal sending unit, 27 ... CNG signal detecting means, 2
8 ... Source information storage unit, 29 ... Character information recognition unit, 401
... manuscript insertion port, 402 ... stop button, 403 ... start button, 404 ... receiver, 405 ... recording paper ejection port,
406 ... Dial button, 407 ... Shortening button, 408
... panel section, 409 ... receipt transmission button, 410 ... liquid crystal display section, 412 ... function selection button, 413 ... set button.

Front Page Continuation (72) Inventor Akio Shinagawa 1410 Inada, Hitachinaka City, Ibaraki Prefecture Hitachi, Ltd. Personal Media Equipment Division

Claims (8)

[Claims] 1. A facsimile communication unit comprising an image reading unit, a recording unit, a line control unit, and a facsimile communication unit, and the image information read by the image reading unit via a line connected by the line control unit. A receipt that creates image information of a receipt that includes positioning information indicating a predetermined location in a facsimile apparatus that transmits image information received from the other party by the facsimile communication unit by the recording unit An image creation unit, a character recognition unit for recognizing the terminal identification information described in the predetermined location specified by the positioning information in the image information read by the image reading unit, and an image information of the facsimile communication unit. After the reception is completed, the receipt image creating unit is caused to create the receipt image information, and the recording unit is caused to print the image information. When the character recognition unit recognizes the terminal identification information when the capturing unit reads the image information, the character recognition unit transmits the image information read by the image reading unit to the other party identified by the terminal identification information. A facsimile apparatus comprising a line control unit and a control unit for controlling the facsimile communication unit. 2. The facsimile apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the terminal identification information is a telephone number of the other party. 3. The receipt image creating unit creates the image information of the receipt in which the terminal identification information specified by the information received from the other party by the facsimile communication unit is described in the predetermined place. The facsimile apparatus according to claim 1, wherein: 4. The receipt image creating unit creates image information of the receipt in which the predetermined place is blank when the terminal identification information cannot be specified by the information received from the other party by the facsimile communication unit. 4. The facsimile apparatus according to claim 3, wherein 5. A destination information storage unit for storing a plurality of destination telephone numbers and their names in association with each other, wherein the terminal identification information includes the destination names included in the information received by the facsimile communication unit. 4. The facsimile apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the facsimile number is the telephone number of the other party retrieved by the destination information storage unit from. 6. The receipt image creating section, if the name of the other party included in the terminal information received by the facsimile communication section does not exist in the destination information storage section, the predetermined location is left blank. 6. The facsimile apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the image information of the receipt is created. 7. An image reading unit, a recording unit, a line control unit, and a facsimile communication unit, wherein the facsimile communication of image information read by the image reading unit is performed via a line connected by the line control unit. In a facsimile apparatus in which the facsimile communication unit prints the image information received from the destination by the facsimile communication unit by the recording unit, and a receipt image creating unit that creates image information of a receipt, and a plurality of recipients. A destination information storage unit that stores the destination telephone number and its name in association with each other, and, after the completion of receiving the image information by the facsimile communication unit, the transmission from the destination name included in the information received by the facsimile communication unit. The line control unit and the facsimile communication unit so that the image information of the receipt is transmitted to the telephone number of the destination searched by the destination information storage unit. Facsimile apparatus characterized by comprising a control unit for controlling. 8. An image reading unit, a recording unit, a line control unit, and a facsimile communication unit, and the facsimile communication of image information read by the image reading unit via a line connected by the line control unit. In a facsimile apparatus in which the facsimile communication unit prints the image information received from the destination by the facsimile communication unit by the recording unit, and a receipt image creating unit that creates image information of a receipt, and a plurality of recipients. A destination information storage unit that stores the destination telephone number, and a telephone number of the destination included in the information received by the facsimile communication unit after the reception of the image information by the facsimile communication unit is stored in the destination information storage unit. The line control unit and the fax so that the image information of the receipt is transmitted to the telephone number of the other party only when it matches with any of the stored telephone numbers. Facsimile apparatus characterized by comprising a control unit for controlling the Kushimiri communication unit.