JPH09233300A - Facsimile equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a facsimile equipment capable of additionally transmitting an additional original to the same opposite party during memory transmission without disconnecting a line. SOLUTION: When the images of an original are stored, the memory transmission is started and a memory transmission original for one page is transmitted, whether or not the additional original is set and an addition transmission instruction is present is checked (steps S1-S4). When the additional transmission instruction is present, the reception display of the additional instruction is performed and the memory transmission original is transmitted up to a final page first (steps S3-S7). When the memory transmission original is transmitted up to the final page, without disconnecting the line, after informing the opposite party of a fact that the next page is present by a facsimile transmission control procedure, the images of the additional original are successively read and directly transmitted (steps S8-S10).

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 capable of transmitting an image of an additional document without disconnecting the line during memory transmission.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in a facsimile machine, in addition to a direct transmission function of transmitting an original image while reading it with a scanner, a function of transmitting an image using an image memory, that is, a read original image is sequentially transferred to an image memory. Accumulate,
There is a widespread type having a memory transmission function of sequentially reading and transmitting the images stored in the image memory according to the status of the line, time designation, etc., after storing the images of all pages of the document in the image memory.

These transmission functions can be selected by the operation unit, and in the memory transmission, since the original is stored in the image memory first, the operator can take the original home without waiting for the completion of the transmission, and the facsimile apparatus. The availability of is improved.

In the conventional facsimile apparatus, when the memory transmission is designated, the image of the original is stored in the image memory, and when the transmission of the image in the image memory is started, the additional original is transmitted to the same destination. If the error occurs, the operator performs the transmission operation of the facsimile device again after the memory transmission is completed, and the facsimile device performs the facsimile transmission control procedure to transmit the additional document by immediate transmission or memory transmission. .

[0005]

However, in the conventional facsimile apparatus, once the memory transmission is started, the memory transmission is completed even when an additional document to be transmitted to the same destination occurs. After that, the transmission operation and the facsimile transmission control procedure were performed again, and the transmission was performed. Therefore, the transmission operation was troublesome and the usability of the facsimile machine was poor, and the transmission processing was performed again from the facsimile transmission control procedure. However, there was a problem that the communication cost was increased due to the extra cost.

Therefore, according to the first aspect of the present invention, when an additional document to the same destination is generated during memory transmission, a simple additional transmission operation is performed so that even if the memory transmission is completed, the line is transmitted. It is an object of the present invention to provide a facsimile apparatus which can improve the usability and can reduce the communication cost by continuously transmitting the image of the additional document without disconnecting the document.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, when a page into which an additional document is to be inserted is designated as a page in the middle of the document being transmitted to the memory, the image of the additional document is inserted to the designated page of the document being transmitted to the memory. The purpose of the present invention is to provide a facsimile apparatus which can be further improved in usability by transmitting the page order of the transmitted original document as appropriate so that the receiving side does not have to perform page alignment. There is.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, when a page in which an additional original is to be inserted is designated as a page in the middle of the original being transmitted to the memory, the image being transmitted to the memory is being transmitted, and the original being transmitted to the memory is being transmitted. If it is not enough to insert and send the image of the additional document on the specified page of, the additional document is transmitted after the image of the document of the memory transmission is transmitted, so that the page being transmitted to the memory is not noticed, It is an object of the present invention to provide a facsimile apparatus with further improved usability by enabling an additional transmission instruction operation of an additional document.

[0009]

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a facsimile apparatus in which an image of an original read by a reading unit is temporarily stored in an image storage unit, and then the image is read from the image storage unit and designated. In a facsimile apparatus having a memory transmission function for transmitting to a destination by a predetermined facsimile transmission control procedure, additional transmission instruction means for instructing additional transmission of an additional document to the same destination during the memory transmission, and the reading unit. When the additional manuscript is set in and the additional transmission is instructed by the additional transmission instructing means,
After transmitting the image of the last page of the document being transmitted to the memory,
Immediately after notifying the other party that there is the next page in the facsimile transmission control procedure without disconnecting the line and causing the additional document to be read by the reading unit, without storing in the image storage means. The above-mentioned object is achieved by including a transmission control means for transmitting.

Here, the additional transmission instructing means uses, for example, a predetermined key of the operation unit of the facsimile apparatus, and by inputting the key, it is instructed and input that it is a transmission request for an additional document.

According to the above configuration, when an additional document to the same destination is generated during memory transmission, a simple additional transmission instruction operation is performed, so that even if memory transmission is completed,
The image of the additional original can be continuously transmitted without disconnecting the line, the usability of the facsimile device can be improved, and the facsimile transmission control procedure necessary for retransmitting can be omitted. Communication costs can be reduced.

In this case, for example, as described in claim 2, the facsimile apparatus further comprises page designating means for designating a page of the original being transmitted in the memory into which the additional original is inserted, and the transmission control means. According to the designation by the page designating means, the image of the additional document may be inserted and transmitted on the designated page of the document being transmitted to the memory.

Here, the page designating means uses, for example, a predetermined key of the operation unit of the facsimile apparatus, and designates the page of the memory transmission original into which the additional original is to be inserted by key operation.

According to the above construction, by designating the page of the original document being transmitted in the memory into which the additional original document is inserted, the additional original document can be inserted into the intended page of the memory transmission original document and transmitted. It is possible to save the operator the trouble of performing page alignment. As a result, the usability of the facsimile device can be further improved, and the communication cost can be reduced.

Further, for example, as described in claim 3, the transmission control means, when the image of the page designated by the page designation means of the document being transmitted to the memory has already been transmitted, the memory. The image of the additional document may be transmitted by the immediate transmission after the final page of the document being transmitted is transmitted.

According to the above structure, by designating the page of the original being transmitted in the memory into which the additional original is to be inserted, the additional original can be inserted into the intended page of the memory original and transmitted, and the memory transmission can be performed. If the transmission of the image in the memory is progressing and it is not enough to insert the additional document into the specified page of the document being transmitted to the memory and transmit it, it is possible to transmit the additional document after the image of the memory transmission document is transmitted. It is possible to perform an additional transmission instruction operation for an additional document without paying attention to the transmission page being transmitted to the memory. As a result, it is possible to further improve the usability of the facsimile device while reducing the communication cost.

[0017]

Preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. It should be noted that the embodiments described below are preferred embodiments of the present invention, and therefore, various technically preferable limitations are added. However, the scope of the present invention is not limited to the following description. The embodiments are not limited to these embodiments unless otherwise specified.

1 to 3 are views showing an embodiment of a facsimile apparatus of the present invention. FIG. 1 is a circuit block diagram of a facsimile machine 1 to which an embodiment of the facsimile machine of the present invention is applied.

In FIG. 1, the facsimile apparatus 1 is provided with a main control unit 2, a scanner 3, a plotter 4, a storage unit 5, a key input unit 6, a display unit 7, a G3 line control unit 8 and the like. , Bus 9 are connected.

The main control section (transmission control means) 2 is a CPU
(Central Processing Unit), ROM (Read Only Mem)
ory) and RAM (Random Access Memory) etc.,
The ROM stores a basic program for the facsimile apparatus 1, an additional document transmission processing program, which will be described later, and the like. The main control unit 2 controls each unit of the facsimile apparatus 1 according to the program in the ROM, executes the sequence as the facsimile apparatus 1, and executes an additional document transmission process described later.

The scanner (reading unit) 3 is, for example, a CCD
An image scanner using (Charge Coupled Device) is used, and a document is scanned to read an image of the document at a predetermined resolution.

As the plotter 4, for example, a thermal recording device using a thermal element, an electrophotographic recording device, or the like is used, and an image of a received original document, an image read by the scanner 3 and a report are recorded on the recording paper. Record and output to.

The storage unit (image storage unit) 5 is composed of a RAM or the like, stores the received image and the image for transmission, and is used as a work memory of the main control unit 2.

The key input unit (additional transmission instruction means, page designation means) 6 is provided with a transmission key, a reception key, a ten-key, various operation keys, etc., and a destination telephone number, transmission time, memory by ten-key or other operation keys. Sending instructions and various parameters are input, and additional transmission request operation to request the transmission of additional originals to the same destination as the destination being sent to the memory and additional insertion into the page of the original being sent to the memory A page designation operation for designating whether or not to perform is performed.

For example, a liquid crystal display or the like is used as the display unit 7, and a command input by the key input unit 6 and various kinds of information notified from the facsimile apparatus 1 to the operator are displayed. In particular, the display unit 7 displays and outputs how the image of the additional document requested for additional transmission from the key input unit 6 is processed.

The G3 line control unit 8 is connected to a PSTN line (public telephone line), and the G3 line control unit 8 sends / receives an image and sends / receives a transmission control signal in accordance with a G3 facsimile transmission control procedure. .

Although not shown, the facsimile apparatus 1 includes an encoding / decoding unit, which encodes a transmission signal and decodes an encoded reception signal.

Next, the operation will be described. If a request to send an additional document is sent during memory transmission, the facsimile device 1 sends the image being sent to the memory, then sends the image of the additional document without disconnecting the line, and also sends the image of the additional document to the memory. When a page to be inserted into the original is specified, the feature is that the image of the additional original is inserted into the specified page and transmitted when the insertion is in time.

First, the additional document transmission process in the case where the insertion page of the additional document is not designated will be described below with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

When the document transmitted from the memory is set on the scanner 3, the main control section 2 of the facsimile apparatus 1 causes the scanner 3 to read the set document and encodes the document.
When the images are stored in the storage unit 5 (step S1) and the storage of the images of all the originals in the storage unit 5 is completed, the designated destination is called and the memory transmission process is started (step S2).

When the other party answers the call, the main control unit 2 reads the image of one page from the first page of the transmission document from the storage unit 5 and transmits it (step S3), the document is set on the scanner 3 and the key is pressed. It is checked whether or not an additional transmission instruction has been issued by the input unit 6 (step S4). In step S4, if there is no document set or if there is no additional transmission instruction even if a document is set, the main control unit 2 checks whether or not the memory transmission has been transmitted up to the last page (step S5), If not transmitted, the process returns to step S3, the image of the next page is read from the storage unit 5 and transmitted,
It is checked whether or not the original is set on the scanner 3 and an additional transmission instruction is issued by the key input unit 6 (step S
4). If there is no document set, or if there is a document set and no additional transmission instruction is issued and the memory transmission is sent to the last page (step S5), the normal facsimile transmission control procedure is performed and the communication processing ends. (Step S10).

In step S4, when the original is set on the scanner 3 and an additional transmission instruction is issued by the key input unit 6, the main control unit 2 displays on the display unit 7 that the additional transmission instruction has been accepted (step S4). S6), it is checked whether the memory transmission is completed up to the last page (step S7). If the memory is not transmitted up to the last page, the process returns to step S3 and the same process as above is performed.

When the memory transmission is performed up to the last page in step S7, the main control unit 2 notifies the scanner 3 of the next page in the facsimile transmission control procedure without disconnecting the line, and then notifies the scanner 3. After the images of the additional originals that have been set are read one by one, encoded, and then immediately transmitted as they are (step S8), when the transmission of the images of the additional originals for one page is completed, the additional originals are It is checked whether the last page has been transmitted (step S9). If the transmission of the final page is not completed in step S9,
The main control unit 2 returns to step S8, and the image of the next page of the additional document set in the scanner 3 is set to 1 in the same manner as above.
After the pages have been read and coded, immediate transmission is performed (step S8), and it is checked whether the last page of the additional document has been transmitted (step S9). When the transmission of the final page is completed in step S9, the main control unit 2 performs a normal facsimile transmission control procedure and ends the transmission process (step S10).

Therefore, by performing a simple additional transmission instruction operation of an additional original during the memory transmission, the same destination is sent to the same destination without completing the transmission operation and disconnecting the line after the memory transmission is completed. It is possible to automatically send an additional document, improve the usability of the facsimile apparatus 1, eliminate the facsimile transmission control procedure required for a new transmission, and reduce the communication cost. it can.

Next, the additional document transmission process when the insertion page of the additional document is designated will be described below with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

When a document sent from the memory is set on the scanner 3, the main control section 2 of the facsimile apparatus 1 causes the scanner 3 to read the set document and encodes it.
The images are stored in the storage unit 5 (step P1), and when the storage of the images of all the originals in the storage unit 5 is completed, the designated destination is called and the memory transmission is started (step P2).

When the other party responds to the call, the main control unit 2 reads out the image of one page from the first page of the transmission original from the storage unit 5 and transmits it (step P3), the original is set on the scanner 3 and the key is pressed. It is checked whether or not the additional transmission instruction and the page to be inserted into the memory transmission original of the additional original are specified by the input unit 6 (step P4). At step P4, if there is no document set, or if there is no document set and there is no additional transmission instruction, the main control section 2 moves to step P9,
It is checked whether or not the memory transmission has been transmitted up to the last page (step P9), and when not transmitted up to the last page, the process returns to step P3, the image of the next page of the memory transmission original is read from the storage unit 5, and transmitted. Then, it is checked whether or not the original is set on the scanner 3 and an additional transmission instruction and an insertion page are designated by the key input unit 6 (step P4). At step P4, if the original is not set, or if the original is set, the memory transmission is transmitted up to the final page without the additional transmission instruction being issued (step P4).
9), the main control unit 2 performs a normal facsimile transmission control procedure, and ends the communication process (step P10).

In step P4, when the original is set on the scanner 3 and the additional input instruction and the insert page are specified by the key input unit 6, the main control unit 2 displays that the additional transmission instruction has been accepted. Is displayed (step P5), and it is checked whether the untransmitted page of the memory transmission exceeds the page instructed to insert the additional original, that is, whether or not the image of the page of the memory original to insert the additional original has already been transmitted. (Step P6). In step P6, when the untransmitted page of the memory transmission does not exceed the page instructed to insert the additional document, the main control unit 2 checks whether the page to be transmitted next is the image of the page of the additional document ( (Step P7), if it is not the transmission page of the additional document, the process returns to Step P3 and the image of the next page of the memory transmission document is transmitted in the same manner as above (steps P3 to P7). In step P7, when it is the page order for transmitting the additional document, the main control unit 2 reads one image (for one page) of the additional document set in the scanner 3, encodes it, and then directly reads it. When the transmission of the image of the additional document for one page is completed, it is checked whether the transmission of the final page is completed (step P9).

When the transmission of the final page is not completed in step P9, the main control section 2 returns to step P7 and checks whether it is the page order for transmitting the additional document (step P7). If it is not the page order for transmitting, the process returns to step P2, and the image of the next page of the memory transmission original is transmitted in the same manner as described above (steps P3 to P7). That is, the page to be inserted into the memory transmission document of the additional document can be designated for each page of the additional document, and the main control unit 2 inserts the additional document into the page of the memory transmission document designated for each page. ,Send.

Similarly to the above, the image transmission of the memory transmission original and the transmission of the image of the additional original are sequentially performed, and when the transmission of the final page is completed in step P9, the main control section 2 performs a normal facsimile transmission control procedure. Then, the communication process ends (step P10).

In step P6, when the untransmitted page of the memory transmission exceeds the page instructed to insert the additional document, the main control section 2 cannot insert the additional document into the designated page of the memory transmission document and transmit it. It is determined that the normal memory transmission is performed, and that the additional document is transmitted following the last page of the memory transmission is displayed and output on the display unit 7 (step P
11) It is checked whether the transmission of the last page of the memory transmission original has been completed (step P12). When the transmission of the last page of the memory transmission original is not completed, the main control unit 2
Returns to step P11 to sequentially perform memory transmission and display on the display unit 7 (step P1).
1), it is checked whether the memory has been transmitted to the last page (step P12).

When the memory transmission is performed up to the final page in step P12, the main control section 2 shifts to step P8 to read and encode the image of the additional original set in the scanner 3 page by page. After that, the immediate transmission is performed as it is (step P8), and when the transmission of the image of the additional original for one page is completed, it is checked whether the final page of the additional original has been transmitted (step P9). Step P9
When the transmission of the final page is not completed, the main control section 2 returns to step P7 to check whether it is an additional page. However, since the additional original is only being transmitted now, it is set in the scanner 3. The image of the next additional original is read for one page, encoded, and then immediately transmitted (step P8), and it is checked whether the last page of the additional original has been transmitted (step P9). When the transmission of the final page is completed in step P9, the main control unit 2 performs a normal facsimile transmission control procedure and ends the transmission process (step P10).

Therefore, during the memory transmission, a simple additional transmission instruction operation of an additional original and a page designation operation of the memory transmission original for inserting the additional original are performed, so that the transmission operation is not performed again and the line is disconnected. Without doing
By inserting the page of the additional original into the specified page of the memory transmission original, the additional original can be automatically transmitted to the same destination, without the operator of the other end performing page alignment.
The memory transmission original document and the additional original document can be transmitted in the order of the intended page. As a result, the usability of the facsimile device 1 can be further improved, and the facsimile transmission control procedure required for new transmission can be omitted.
Communication costs can be reduced.

When the image of the page of the memory transmission original for inserting the additional original is already transmitted, the image of the additional original can be transmitted after the memory transmission is completed,
An additional transmission instruction of an additional original can be issued without being aware of the transmission page of the memory transmission original during memory transmission, the usability of the facsimile apparatus 1 can be further improved, and the transmission operation is performed again. In addition, the image of the additional document can be automatically transmitted to the same destination without disconnecting the line. As a result, the usability of the facsimile apparatus 1 can be further improved, and the facsimile transmission control procedure required for new transmission can be omitted, so that the communication cost can be reduced.

Although the invention made by the inventor has been specifically described based on the preferred embodiments, the invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and various modifications can be made without departing from the gist of the invention. It goes without saying that it is possible.

[0046]

According to the facsimile apparatus of the first aspect of the present invention, when an additional document to the same destination occurs during memory transmission, a simple additional transmission instruction operation is performed to perform memory transmission. Even when completed, you can continue to send images of additional manuscripts without disconnecting the line,
It is possible to improve the usability of the facsimile device, omit the facsimile transmission control procedure required for a new transmission, and reduce the communication cost.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, the additional original is inserted into the intended page of the memory transmission original and is transmitted by designating the page of the original being transmitted to the memory into which the additional original is inserted. Therefore, the operator on the receiving side can save the trouble of adjusting the page. As a result, the usability of the facsimile device can be further improved, and the communication cost can be reduced.

According to the facsimile apparatus of the third aspect of the present invention, the additional original is inserted into the intended page of the memory transmission original and is transmitted by designating the page of the original being transmitted in the memory into which the additional original is inserted. In addition, the transmission of the image being transmitted to the memory is progressing, and if it is too late to insert the additional document into the specified page of the document being transmitted to the memory and transmit it, It is possible to send after the sending, and it is possible to perform the sending instruction operation of the additional document without paying attention to the sending page being sent to the memory. As a result, it is possible to further improve the usability of the facsimile device while reducing the communication cost.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a circuit block diagram of a facsimile apparatus to which an embodiment of the facsimile apparatus of the present invention is applied.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing an additional document transmission process performed by the facsimile apparatus of FIG. 1 when an insertion page of an additional document is not designated.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing additional document transmission processing in the case where an insertion page of an additional document is designated by the facsimile apparatus of FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Facsimile device 2 Main control unit 3 Scanner 4 Plotter 5 Storage unit 6 Key input unit 7 Display unit 8 G3 line control unit 9 Bus

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A memory transmission in which an image of a document read by a reading unit is temporarily stored in an image storage unit, the image is read from the image storage unit, and is transmitted to a designated destination by a predetermined facsimile transmission control procedure. In a facsimile device having a function, an additional transmission instructing means for instructing additional transmission of an additional original to the same destination during the memory transmission, and the additional original set in the reading unit, and the additional transmission instructing means When the additional transmission is instructed, the image of the last page of the document being transmitted to the memory is transmitted, and then the other party is notified that there is the next page in the facsimile transmission control procedure without disconnecting the line. And a transmission control unit that causes the additional document to be read by the reading unit and immediately transmits the image without storing the additional document in the image storage unit. Facsimile machine. 2. The facsimile apparatus further comprises page designating means for designating a page of the original being transmitted to the memory into which the additional original is to be inserted, and the transmission control means responds to the designation by the page designating means. 2. The facsimile apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the image of the additional document is inserted into a designated page of the document being transmitted to the memory and then transmitted. 3. The transmission control means, when the image of the page designated by the page designating means of the document being transmitted to the memory has already been transmitted, after transmitting the last page of the document being transmitted to the memory. The facsimile apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the image of the additional document is transmitted by the immediate transmission.