JPH0946467A - Composite printer - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a composite printer which can easily discriminate the output form of the data received by a facsimile from the output form of the print data received from a personal computer. SOLUTION: A composite printer consists of an input data decision part 1 which decides whether the input data are identical with the data received by the facsimile or the print data received from a personal computer, a print code storage part 3 which stores a print code according to the decision result of the input data, and a print code addition part 4 which adds the taken-out print code to the input data to obtain the output data. In such a constitution, the print code is printed at a prescribed part of the output form of the data transmitted from the facsimile, for example, so that this output form can be discriminated from the output form of the print data received from the personal computer.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a composite printer having a facsimile function and a printer function and having a discriminating means for discriminating input data.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, composite printers having a facsimile function and a printer function have become popular.
The conventional composite printer outputs without receiving the output sheet of the data received by facsimile and the output sheet of the print data from the personal computer.

[0003]

However, in the above-mentioned conventional configuration, when the output sheet of the data received by facsimile and the output sheet of the data from the personal computer are mixed and output, it is difficult for the user to determine which output sheet. There was a problem.

Therefore, it is an object of the present invention to provide a composite printer capable of easily distinguishing an output sheet of data received by facsimile and an output sheet of print data from a personal computer.

[0005]

To this end, the present invention provides an input data discriminating section for discriminating whether the input data is data received by facsimile or print data from a personal computer, and an input data discrimination result. A composite printer is configured by a print code storage unit that stores a corresponding print code and a print code addition unit that adds the extracted print code to input data to obtain output data.

[0006]

With the above-described structure, the present invention can easily distinguish the output sheet of data received by facsimile and the output sheet of print data from a personal computer.

[0007]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a composite printer according to an embodiment of the present invention. This composite printer includes an input data discriminating unit 1 for discriminating whether input data is data received by facsimile or print data from a personal computer, a print controller 2, a print code storage unit 3, and a print code addition unit. And part 4. FIG.
FIG. 2A is an output sheet diagram showing an example of a print code and a print area in the case of outputting the data received by the facsimile in one embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2B is a case in which the print data from the personal computer is output. FIG. 6 is an output paper diagram showing an example of the print code and print area of FIG.

The operation of the composite printer configured as described above will be described below. First, the input data transmitted to the composite printer is discriminated by the input data discriminating unit 1 as being the data transmitted by facsimile or the print data transmitted from the personal computer. That is, when the data is transmitted to the composite printer, a value corresponding to the type of the transmitted data is written in the storage area provided in the input data discriminating unit 1. Based on the value, it is determined whether the input data is data transmitted by facsimile or print data transmitted from a personal computer.

Next, the print controller 2 retrieves the print code corresponding to the determination result from the print code storage unit 3 based on the determination result. The fetched print code is added to the input data by the print code addition unit 4 and output.
The print code and the print area are printed in an area that is easy to distinguish and does not affect the input data, and the output data is obtained.

In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 2A, when the data transmitted by facsimile is printed out, the print code "F" is printed on the upper left corner of the output paper 6,
As shown in (b), when printing out the print data transmitted from the personal computer, the print data is discriminated by not printing the print code or the like on the output paper 7.

As described above, according to this composite printer,
By determining the input data and adding the print code based on the determination result to the input data and outputting the print data, the output sheet of the data received by facsimile and the output sheet of the print data from the personal computer can be easily distinguished.

[0012]

As described above, according to the present invention, the output sheet of data received by facsimile and the output sheet of print data from a personal computer can be easily distinguished from each other. realizable.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of a composite printer according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2A is an output paper diagram showing an example of a print code and a print area when data received by facsimile in one embodiment of the present invention is output. FIG. 2B is a print from a personal computer in one embodiment of the present invention. Output paper diagram showing an example of print code and print area when data is output

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Input Data Discrimination Section 2 Print Controller 3 Print Code Storage Section 4 Print Code Addition Section 6 and 7 Output Paper

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. An input data discriminating unit for discriminating whether the input data is data received by facsimile or print data from a personal computer, and the input data discriminating unit transmits the transmitted data by facsimile. Whether the data is sent data or print data sent from a personal computer, and when printing, whether it is data sent by facsimile or printed from a personal computer at a predetermined position on the output paper according to the result of the determination. A compound printer that prints a print code that can distinguish whether it is data. 2. An input data discriminating section for discriminating whether the input data is facsimile received data or print data from a personal computer, and a print code storing section storing a print code according to the discrimination result of the input data. And a print code addition unit for adding the fetched print code to input data to obtain output data.