JPH10107992A - Facsimile equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To attain automatic continuous transmission efficiently by sending an original only to a destination whose destination is recognized even in the case that there is a destination not recognized among a plurality of destinations. SOLUTION: A control section 26 controls the operation of each section and controls especially each section to send a transmission original only when a destination of a destination sheet is recognized in the automatic continuous transmission. Based on information from an identification section 18, the identification section 18 calculates a degree of confirmation of characters identified by the section 18. A read section 10 acts like a read means, the identification section 18 and the control section 26 act like identification sections, a storage section 14 acts like a storage means and a dial section 20, a MODEM section 22 and a control section 26 act like a transmission means. Moreover, a network control section 24 is connected to a public lien R to conduct line control with the public line.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a facsimile apparatus for transmitting image information of a transmission original through a telephone line, and more particularly to a facsimile apparatus having an automatic transmission function.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there is a facsimile apparatus having an automatic transmission function. In other words, there is known an apparatus that reads a destination notation displayed on a destination sheet placed on a transmission original, that is, a telephone number, and performs facsimile transmission to the telephone number. A facsimile apparatus having such an automatic transmission function is disclosed in JP-A-5-167750, JP-A-62-170371, and JP-A-4-11.
No. 1671. Also, some conventional facsimile machines have a function of continuous automatic transmission for automatically transmitting to a plurality of destinations. In this continuous automatic transmission, as shown in FIG. 8, a destination sheet Sa to Mr. A, a manuscript Ma sent to Mr. A, a destination sheet Sb to Mr. B, a manuscript Mb sent to Mr. B, When the transmission sheet Mc to the destination sheet Sc and Mr. C is arranged, the transmission document to the person A is transmitted to the destination recognized by the destination sheet to the person A, and the destination to the person B is transmitted. The original transmitted to Mr. B is transmitted to the destination identified by the sheet, and the destination identified by the destination sheet to Mr. C is transmitted to the destination.
Send the manuscript to be sent to Mr.

[0003] Further, in the conventional automatic transmission in a facsimile machine, after a facsimile transmission is attempted, whether or not the transmission was properly performed is displayed in a communication report or the like, or the recognized destination (telephone number) is indicated in the communication report or the like. Was displayed. In addition, conventionally, in character recognition for recognizing characters displayed on a document, a technique for calculating a certainty factor of a recognition result is known. For example, Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication
Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. -251204 discloses that a character recognition device calculates a certainty factor in character recognition.

[0004]

However, in the above-mentioned conventional facsimile apparatus, if the destination notation on a certain destination sheet cannot be recognized during continuous automatic transmission, the transmission process is stopped, and the subsequent destination notation is performed. Could not be transmitted even though there was a destination sheet that could be recognized. For example, in the case shown in FIG. 8, if the destination on the destination sheet to Mr. B cannot be recognized, even if the destination on the destination sheet to Mr. C can be identified, not only the transmission to Mr. B but also the transmission to Mr. C is possible. Is not transmitted. That is, in continuous automatic transmission, the address notation that cannot be recognized is 1
If there is only one, there is a problem that efficient continuous transmission cannot be performed. In a conventional facsimile machine,
If transmission is not performed to a certain destination, it is not known whether it is due to the inability to identify the destination notation on the destination sheet or for any other reason, so another destination sheet must be facilitated. I didn't know.

[0005] Therefore, the present invention provides a method for efficiently performing continuous automatic transmission of a facsimile apparatus even when there is a destination that cannot be recognized among a plurality of destinations. It is an object of the present invention to provide a facsimile apparatus capable of knowing whether or not this is due to inability to identify a destination notation on a destination sheet.

[0006]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in order to solve the above-mentioned problems. First, the present invention is a facsimile apparatus in which destination notation is displayed on a plurality of destination sheets. A document group having a destination sheet and one or a plurality of transmission documents is read, and a destination sheet and a transmission document for the destination sheet are transmitted to a destination in which the destination notation displayed on the destination sheet can be identified. It is characterized by the following. In the facsimile apparatus having the first configuration, a document is transmitted only when the destination displayed on the destination sheet can be identified. Therefore, the original is transmitted to the destination where the destination is identifiable, and is not transmitted to the destination where the destination is not identifiable, so that efficient continuous automatic transmission can be performed.

Second, there is provided a facsimile apparatus for reading a document group having a destination sheet on which a destination notation is displayed on a plurality of destination sheets and one or a plurality of transmission documents, and the reading means. Identifying means for determining whether or not the destination notation displayed on the destination sheet in the document group read in the document group can be identified; and identifying the destination notation displayed on the destination sheet based on the determination result by the identifying means. A transmission means for transmitting a destination sheet and a transmission original for the destination sheet to the destination. In the facsimile apparatus having the second configuration, the reading unit reads a document group including a destination sheet on which a destination notation is displayed on a plurality of destination sheets and one or a plurality of transmission documents. Then, the identification unit determines whether the destination notation is identifiable in the read document group, and transmits the destination sheet and the transmission original for the destination sheet only to the destination determined to be identifiable. Therefore, if the document group includes a destination sheet whose destination notation is identifiable, transmission is performed to that destination, so that efficient continuous automatic transmission can be performed.

A third aspect is a facsimile apparatus, which includes a reading unit for sequentially reading a total transmission original group including a plurality of transmission original groups each having a destination sheet on which a destination notation is displayed and a transmission original, and a read original. Destination sheet determining means for determining whether the destination sheet is a destination sheet, and identifying means for determining whether a destination notation displayed on the destination sheet is identifiable when the destination sheet determining means determines that the destination sheet is a destination sheet. Storage means for storing, for each document, image data of the total transmission document group read by the reading means,
For the destination sheet determined to be identifiable by the identification means, the transmitted document is sequentially stored. On the other hand, for the destination sheet determined to be unidentifiable by the identification means, the next identifiable destination sheet is stored. Or, until the reading of the total transmission original group is completed, the storage unit that overwrites and stores the image data of the previously stored original, and the next destination sheet of the destination sheet determined to be identifiable by the identification unit are Transmitting means for transmitting the destination sheet and the transmission document stored in the storage means to the destination of the destination sheet when the reading of the total transmission document group is completed, or when the reading of the total transmission document group is completed; And the following. In the facsimile apparatus having the third configuration, the reading unit sequentially reads the total transmission original group. Then, the destination sheet determination unit determines whether the read document is a destination sheet. If it is determined that the destination sheet is the destination sheet, the identification unit determines whether the destination notation displayed on the destination sheet is identifiable. Here, when it is determined that the destination sheet is the destination sheet, the identification unit determines whether the destination notation displayed on the destination sheet is identifiable. Here, when it is determined that the document is identifiable, the transmitted document is sequentially stored in the storage unit, and when it is determined that the document is not identifiable, the document is overwritten and stored over the previously stored document. Then, for the destination sheet determined to be identifiable, when the next destination sheet is stored in the storage unit, or when the reading of the total transmission original group is completed, the transmission unit sets the destination of the destination sheet as the destination. In response, the destination sheet and the transmission original stored in the storage unit are transmitted. Therefore, in the total transmission original document group, since the destination sheet whose destination is identifiable is transmitted to the destination, efficient continuous automatic transmission can be performed.

Fourthly, in any one of the first to third configurations, a certainty of address recognition is calculated for a destination notation displayed on a destination sheet, and the destination is identified according to the certainty. It is characterized in that it is determined whether or not it is possible. Fifth, in any one of the first to fourth configurations, the facsimile apparatus further includes an output unit that outputs an identification state as to whether or not the destination displayed on the destination sheet is identifiable. It is characterized by the following. Also,
Sixth, in the fifth configuration, the output unit outputs the certainty degree of the destination recognition for each destination. Therefore, according to the fifth and sixth configurations, since the identification status and the certainty factor are output, it is possible to know whether or not this is due to the inability to identify the destination notation on the destination sheet when not transmitted. it can.

[0010] Seventh, a facsimile apparatus for recognizing a plurality of destination notations and facsimile transmitting a corresponding document to the destination identified by the recognition processing, recognizing the plurality of destination notations, and executing the destination notation. Is provided with a transmission unit for canceling the FAX transmission process for an unidentifiable destination, and FAX-transmitting a corresponding original to a destination recognizable by the destination process. Therefore, the fax transmission process is canceled for a destination where the destination notation is unidentifiable, and the original corresponding to the destination where the destination notation is identifiable is faxed, so that efficient continuous automatic transmission can be performed.

Eighthly, in the above-mentioned seventh configuration, the history of the recognition processing result is managed for each destination notation. Therefore, it is possible to contribute to the convenience of the user by outputting the recognition processing result. Ninth,
The seventh configuration is characterized in that a history of a recognition processing result and a fax transmission processing result is managed for each destination notation. Therefore, it is possible to contribute to the convenience of the user by outputting the history of the recognition processing result and the FAX transmission processing result. Tenthly, in any one of the seventh to ninth configurations, the document corresponding to the destination includes only the destination sheet with the destination notation and the destination sheet with the destination notation. Subsequently, only the transmission original set to the next destination sheet, the destination sheet and the transmission original set, only the transmission original specified by the page corresponding to the destination, the destination sheet and the transmission original specified by the page setting , Or any of the following. Therefore, corresponding to various transmission modes, the corresponding original can be fax-transmitted only to the destination whose destination notation can be identified.

[0012]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. A facsimile apparatus P based on the present invention is configured as shown in FIG. 1, and includes a reading unit 10, an input unit 12, a storage unit 14, a printing unit 16,
An identification unit 18, a dial unit 20, a modem unit 22, a network control unit 24, and a control unit 26 are provided.

Here, the reading section 10 is for reading a destination sheet or a transmission original, and corresponds to a scanner. The input unit 12 is various operation buttons for performing operations, and includes a dial key, a start button for starting an operation of facsimile transmission, and the like. Also,
The storage unit 14 is for storing information such as image data and management information, and has an image memory for temporarily storing image data to be transmitted and received image data. The printing unit 16 prints and outputs image data and the like, and is used for printing received image data and printing a transmission history report.

The identification unit 18 identifies image data read by the reading unit 10. For example, a character image is cut out from the image data read by the reading unit 10 and displayed on a destination sheet. The character indicating the destination, that is, the destination notation is recognized, and the recognition result is sent to the control unit 26. That is, various processes for calculating the certainty factor are performed. It also determines whether the read document is a destination sheet or a transmission document. The dial section 20 generates a dial tone, and the dial section 20 generates a dial tone when performing facsimile transmission. The modem unit 22 has a function of performing a facsimile communication control procedure, and controls communication of image data. Further, the network control unit 24 is connected to the public line R and controls the line with the public line R. The control unit 26 controls the operation of each unit. In particular, in the automatic continuous transmission, the control unit 26 controls each unit to transmit the transmission original only to the destination where the destination notation of the destination sheet can be identified. Control. Also, the identification unit 18
It also calculates the degree of certainty of the character recognized by the identification unit 18 based on the information from the printer, and controls printing of the certainty. The reading unit 10 functions as a reading unit, and the identification unit 1
8. The control unit 26 functions as an identification unit, and the storage unit 14
Functions as a storage unit, the dial unit 20, the modem unit 22, and the control unit 26 function as a transmission unit, and the printing unit 16 functions as an output unit.

The operation of the facsimile apparatus P having the above configuration will be described with reference to the drawings such as FIG. As shown in FIG. 2, in the initial state, f = 0 (if f = 0, the destination set is not completed, and if f = 1, the destination set is completed), n = 0 (“n "Indicates the number of transmission destinations), and L = 1 (" L "indicates an image memory number) (S101).

First, a transmission document group including a destination sheet and a transmission document is set on the reading unit 10. The set total transmission original document group G1 is composed of a plurality of transmission original document groups as shown in FIG. That is, the total transmission original group G1
Are the transmission manuscript group Ga, the transmission manuscript group Gb, and the transmission manuscript group Gc
And The transmission document group Ga includes a destination sheet Sa to Mr. A and a transmission document Ma to Mr. A. The transmission document group Gb includes a destination sheet Sb to Mr. B and a transmission document Mb to Mr. B, The transmission original group Gc includes a destination sheet Sc to Mr. C and a transmission original Mc to Mr. C. That is, the total transmission original document group G1 is, from the top, the destination sheets Sa, A
The originals include a manuscript Ma to be sent to Mr. B, a destination sheet Sb to Mr. B, a manuscript Mb to be sent to Mr. B, a destination sheet Sc to Mr. C, and a manuscript Mc sent to Mr. C. Each of the destination sheets Sa, Sb, Sc is configured as shown in FIG. That is, the destination sheet S shown in FIG. 4 has the destination display area 30 and the entry area 40. Here, a telephone number 32 as a destination notation is displayed in the destination display area 30. The telephone number 32 indicates a telephone number of a transmission destination. In the entry area 40, an address, a date, and the like can be entered. Note that the total transmission original group G1 also functions as an original group.

A telephone number addressed to Mr. A is displayed in the address display area 30 of the address sheet Sa for Mr. A, and a telephone number addressed to Mr. B is displayed in the address display area 30 of the address sheet Sb for Mr. B. The number is displayed, and the telephone number addressed to Mr. C is displayed in the address display area 30 of the address sheet Sc for Mr. C.

When the start button on the input section 12 is operated, the set total transmission original document group G1 is read. Then, first, the L-th sheet, ie, the first image memory, is cleared (S102), and the L-th sheet, ie, the first document, of the set total transmission original document group G1 is stored in the first image memory. (S103). Then, it is determined whether the read document is a destination sheet (S104). The determination as to whether the sheet is the destination sheet is performed by various methods conventionally performed. For example,
The destination sheet is marked with a mark or code indicating that it is a destination sheet, and the identification unit 18 identifies the destination sheet.

If it is determined in step S104 that the original is a destination sheet, the process proceeds to step S105,
It is determined whether f = 1 (S105). In the case of the total transmission original document group G1 shown in FIG. 8, since the first sheet is the destination sheet Sa, the process proceeds to step S105. If f = 1, step S106
Proceed to the following. The processing after step S106 will be described later. If f = 1 is not satisfied in step S105, the process proceeds to step S109, and 1 is added to n. That is, in the case of the first destination sheet Sa,
Since f = 0, steps S105 to S10
The process proceeds to 9, and in step S109, n becomes 1.

When n is added in step S109,
It is determined whether or not there is a description of a destination notation at a predetermined position on the destination sheet (S110). Here, if it is described, the process proceeds to step S112, and if it is not described, the process proceeds to step S111. For example, in the first destination sheet Sa, the destination display area 3 of the destination sheet Sa
It is determined whether or not a destination notation is displayed at 0, and the process proceeds to a predetermined step according to the determination result. Here, in step S111, information indicating that there is no telephone number of the n-th destination is stored in the storage unit 14 as management information. In this way, the history of the recognition processing result is managed for each destination notation. Thereafter, the process returns to step S102.

In step S112, it is determined whether or not the destination notation of the destination sheet can be identified. If it can be identified, the process proceeds to step S114, and if it cannot be identified, the process proceeds to step S113. For example, in the first destination sheet Sa, it is determined whether or not the destination notation described in the destination display area 30, that is, the telephone number 32 can be identified, and the process proceeds to a predetermined step according to the determination result. Note that the determination as to whether or not identification is possible is made by calculating a certainty factor by the control unit 26 and using the magnitude of the certainty factor. For example, if the certainty factor is larger than a predetermined threshold value, it is determined that identification is possible, and if it is smaller than the threshold value, it is determined that identification is impossible. Here, in step S113, information indicating that the n-th destination cannot be identified is stored in the storage unit 14 as management information. Thereafter, the process returns to step S102.

In step S114, f =
The transmission destination set is completed. Thereafter, the destination, that is, the telephone number and the calculated certainty factor are stored in the storage unit 14 as management information (S1).
15). In this way, the history of the recognition processing result is managed for each destination notation. When the setting of the transmission destination is completed as described above, L is incremented by 1 (S116), and step S102 is performed.
Return to For example, in the case of the first destination sheet Sa, L
Becomes 2.

If the read original is not the destination sheet in step S104, the process proceeds to step S104.
Proceeding to 117, it is determined whether n = 0 or not, and n = 0
If not, the process proceeds to step S118, and if n = 0, the process proceeds to step S121. For example, if the read original is the first original among the originals Ma sent to Mr. A in FIG. 8, since n = 1, the process proceeds to step S118. On the other hand, if the total transmission manuscript group G
If the first document in 1 is not a destination sheet, n
= 0, the process proceeds to step S121.

In step S118, it is determined whether or not f = 0. If f = 0, the process returns to step S102. If not, step S1 is performed.
Proceed to 19. For example, in the total transmission original document group G1 in FIG. 8, the destination notation of the destination sheet Sa for Mr. A can be identified, and if f = 1, the process proceeds to step S119. Conversely, if there is no destination notation on the destination sheet Sa for Mr. A, or if the destination notation cannot be identified and f = 0, the process returns to step S102.
When returning from step S118 to step S102, since the value of L is not added, step S1 is executed.
At 02, the L-th image memory storing the previous document is cleared, and the information of the next document is stored in the L-th image memory. That is, the data is overwritten on the previous image data.

In step S119, it is determined whether or not the document is the last document. If the document is the last document, the process proceeds to step S120, where transmission processing B is performed and the process is terminated. This transmission processing B will be described later. On the other hand, if it is not the final document, the process returns to S102. That is, the process proceeds from step S119 to step S102 until reading of all the originals of the total transmission original group G1 is completed. If n = 0 in step S117,
Proceeding to step S121, n is incremented by one. Then, information that there is no destination sheet for the n-th destination is stored in the storage unit 14 as management information (S122). In this way, the history of the recognition processing result is managed.

In step S105, f
If = 1, the process proceeds to step S106 and the transmission process A
Perform This transmission processing A will be described later. When the transmission processing A is performed in step S106,
The image memory of the L-th image memory is cleared and the image data of the L-th image memory is copied to the first image memory (S
107). Then, L = 1 and f = 0 are set (S108).
Move to step S109.

Next, transmission processing A and transmission processing B will be described. Transmission processing A in step S106, step S1
In the transmission processing B of 20, the processing is performed according to the subroutine shown in FIG. That is, the contents of the image memories from the destination sheet to the (L-1) -th sheet whose destination notation can be identified are automatically transmitted to the n-th destination (S201). For example, if the destination notation of the destination sheet Sa to Mr. A is identifiable, the destination sheet Sa to Mr. A and the transmission manuscript Ma to Mr. A are transmitted to the telephone number addressed to Mr. A. At the time of transmission, a dial tone is generated in the dial unit 20, and this dial tone is sent to the public line R via the modem unit 22 and the network control unit 24. Thereafter, the facsimile communication control procedure is performed by the modem unit 22 and the like. Then, the image data is transmitted. When the transmission is completed as described above, the n-th transmission record is stored in the storage unit 14 as management information (S202). That is, the history of the FAX transmission processing result is managed. Next, it is determined whether the transmission process is the transmission process A or the transmission process B (S203). In the case of the transmission process A, the process is terminated as it is. In step S205, it is determined whether there is a defect such as a destination identification defect or a transmission defect. If there is a defect, the management information is printed out in a transmission history report (S205). This printing is performed by the printing unit 16. If there is no defect, the process ends.

The transmission history report is configured as shown in FIG. 7, and includes, for each destination, a destination number, a transmission time, a destination designation mode, an identification status, a destination, and a transmission result. Displayed for the destination. Here, as shown in FIG. 7, the destination number includes contents including the transmission date, the degree of certainty is displayed for the identification status, and the telephone number is displayed for the destination, As the transmission result, "good", "not transmitted", "other party busy" and the like are displayed. If there is no destination sheet in step S122, "no destination sheet" may be displayed, and if no destination is described in step S111, "no destination" may be displayed. Alternatively, if the destination cannot be identified in step S113, "unidentifiable" may be displayed. The transmission history report shown in FIG.
Each of the above information is displayed for the destination to e. In the case of the total transmission original document group G1 as shown in FIG.
Naturally, the above information is displayed for three destinations.

The operation when the total transmission original document group G1 shown in FIG. 8 is read is summarized. If the destination can be identified on the destination sheet Sa for Mr. A, steps S110 to S110 are performed.
The process proceeds to step S115, where the destination is set, and in the subsequent transmission original Ma, steps S117 and S117 are performed until the next destination sheet Sb for Mr. B comes.
The processing is repeated in the order of 118, step S119, step S116, and step S102.

Then, when f = 1 and the destination set has been completed when the destination sheet Sb for Mr. B is read, the process proceeds to step S106 to perform transmission processing. That is, the destination sheet Sa to Mr. A and the transmission original Ma to Mr. A are transmitted. When the transmission to Mr. A is completed, the data on the destination sheet Sa to Mr. A and the document Ma sent to Mr. A are deleted (S107). If the destination sheet Sb for Mr. B can be identified,
As in the case of the destination sheet Sa for Mr. A, when the destination sheet Sc for Mr. C is read, the destination sheet Sb for Mr. B and the transmission original Mb for Mr. B are transmitted. Next, if the destination sheet Sc for Mr. C is identifiable, the process is repeated in the order of step S117, step S118, step S119, step S116, and step S102 until the final document is read. When the reading of the final document is completed, a transmission process is performed in step S120.

On the other hand, if any of the destination sheets Sa, Sb, Sc does not include a destination notation, or if the destination notation cannot be identified, the following processing is performed. That is,
If the destination sheet does not include the destination notation when the destination sheet is read, the process proceeds from step S110 to step S1.
Then, the process proceeds to step S102 through step S11. If the destination cannot be identified, the process proceeds from step S112 to step S102.
The process proceeds to step S102 via 113. After that, the transmission original under the destination sheet is read, and f =
Since it is 0, the process proceeds from step S118 to step S1.
02 is repeated, and since L is not added, the same first image memory is overwritten. Therefore, at the time when the next destination sheet is read and stored in the image memory, the destination sheet having no destination described or the destination sheet for which the destination cannot be identified and the transmission original accompanying the destination sheet are all erased, and the destination sheet is deleted. Is not transmitted.

Therefore, for example, if the destination sheet to Mr. A cannot be identified, and the destination sheets to Mr. B and Mr. C can be identified, the transmission to Mr. A is not performed and the message to Mr. B and Mr. C is sent. Is transmitted only.

As described above, in the facsimile apparatus of the present embodiment, in the case of continuous automatic transmission, automatic transmission is performed to a destination in the destination sheet where the destination can be identified. Can do it.
That is, even if there is an unidentifiable destination sheet at the time of reading, the operation is not stopped at that point, and if there is an identifiable destination sheet after that, the transmission is performed for the identifiable destination sheet. Good facsimile transmission can be performed.

Further, since the identification status, that is, information on the certainty factor is displayed on the transmission history report, the identification status can be known from the displayed certainty factor. For example, the identification status is not transmitted to a certain destination. In such a case, the user can know whether the destination sheet is indistinguishable from the destination notation on the destination sheet or for any other reason, and can know whether the destination sheet needs to be replaced.

In the broadcast transmission in the continuous automatic transmission, the facsimile transmission is performed only for the destination which can be identified on the destination sheet in the same manner as described above. In other words, taking as an example the total transmission original group G2 as the original group shown in FIG. 9, the total transmission original group G2 includes, from the top, a destination sheet Sa to Mr. A, a destination sheet Sb to Mr. B, A It is composed of a destination sheet M1 for Mr. B, a destination sheet Sc for Mr. C, and a destination sheet M2 for Mr. C. Destination sheets Sa, S
It is assumed that b and Sc are as shown in FIG. 4 as in the above case.

In this case, as in the case of the continuous automatic transmission described above, the total transmission original document group G2 is sequentially read from the top, and the destination notation is described and the destination notation can be identified. For the sheet, the destination sheet and the transmission original accompanying the destination sheet are transmitted. For example, in the total transmission original document group G2 in FIG. 9, the destination sheets Sa, Sb,
If the destination is described for all of Sc and the destination can be identified, first, the original M1 to be sent to Mr. A is sent.
Then, the transmission original M1 is transmitted to Mr. B, and further, the transmission original M2 is transmitted to Mr. C. On the other hand, for example, if the destination notation is not described only for the destination sheet Sa or the destination notation cannot be identified, the transmission original M1 is transmitted to Mr. B, and the transmission original M2 is transmitted to Mr. C.
Send If there is at least one defect such as an indistinguishable destination, a transmission history report as shown in FIG. 7 is printed as in the case of the continuous automatic transmission described above.

Although the transmission history report has been described above as being printed out, if the facsimile apparatus has a display screen, it may be displayed on this display screen. Also, it has been described that the output of the transmission history report is performed when there is at least one defect such as indistinguishability of the destination. However, even when there is no defect, the transmission history report displaying the confidence is output. You may.

In the above description, the destination sheet shown in FIG. 4 has been described as an example.
The configuration shown in FIG. Here, the destination sheet S shown in FIG. 5 has a destination display area 30 and an entry area 40 like the destination sheet of FIG.
In 0, a telephone number 32 and a bar code 34 as address notation are provided.
And are displayed. This bar code 34 indicates a telephone number. Destination phone number 32 and bar code 3
By adding 4 together, it is intended to improve the accuracy of destination identification. In the entry area 40, an address, a date and the like can be entered as in the case of FIG. In the case of the destination sheet S shown in FIG. 5, a certainty factor is calculated from the telephone number 32 and the barcode 34,
It is determined whether or not identification is possible. When the destination sheet shown in FIG. 5 is adopted, the facsimile apparatus A shown in FIG. 1 is also provided with a comparing unit 28, and the comparing unit 28 recognizes the recognition result of the telephone number 32 from the identification unit 18 and the bar code 34. Is compared with the recognition result, and the comparison result is sent to the control unit 26, and the control unit 26 calculates the certainty factor in consideration of the comparison result.

The destination sheet S shown in FIG. 6 has a destination display area 30 and an entry area 40 like the destination sheet of FIG. 4, and the destination display area 30 has telephone numbers 32 and 36 of destinations. And are displayed. In other words, it is intended to improve the accuracy of character recognition by writing two destination telephone numbers together. In the entry area 40, an address, a date and the like can be entered as in the case of FIG. In the case of the destination sheet S shown in FIG. 6, the degree of certainty is calculated from the telephone numbers 32 and 36 to determine whether or not identification is possible. Even when the destination sheet shown in FIG. 6 is employed, the facsimile apparatus A shown in FIG.
Recognition result of telephone number 32 from 8 and telephone number 3
6 is compared with the recognition result, and the comparison result is sent to the control unit 26. The control unit 26 calculates the certainty factor in consideration of the comparison result.

In the embodiment of the present invention, an example in which the present invention is applied to a character-recognition automatic transmission FAX apparatus having a simple configuration has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment. For example, in the embodiment of the present application, the destination sheet and the transmission document are transmitted by facsimile to the other party. However, a mode in which only the transmission document is transmitted by facsimile and the destination sheet is not transmitted by facsimile may be provided.

Further, in the embodiment of the present invention, the destination sheet and the original to be transmitted have been described as being set to be faxed to all the destinations. However, a memo field is provided on the destination sheet, and a comment is entered in this memo field. Only the destination sheet may be faxed. Further, the transmission destination of only the destination sheet and the transmission destination of the set of the destination sheet and the transmission original may be mixed.

Further, in the embodiment of the present invention, the transmission original is temporarily stored in the internal memory for each destination, and then the facsimile transmission processing is performed. However, this is naturally set in consideration of the memory capacity. That is, if the memory capacity is large, the total transmission original group may be stored, and if the memory capacity is small, each document may be stored and transmitted one by one.

In the embodiment of the present invention, one destination is entered on one destination sheet. However, a plurality of destinations may naturally be entered. In this case, an entry column for specifying the number of pages of the document for each destination is also required.

[0044]

According to the facsimile apparatus according to the present invention, the original is transmitted to the destination where the destination is identifiable, while the original is not transmitted to the destination where the destination is not identifiable, so that efficient continuous automatic transmission is performed. be able to. In particular, claim 5
According to the facsimile apparatus of the sixth aspect, since the identification status and the certainty factor are output, it is possible to know whether or not the transmission is due to the inability to identify the destination notation on the destination sheet when the transmission is not performed. . In particular, claim 8 and claim 9
According to the facsimile apparatus described in, the recognition processing result and F
The history of the AX transmission processing result can be output to contribute to the convenience of the user. Further, in particular, according to the facsimile apparatus of the tenth aspect, corresponding to various transmission modes, it is possible to perform fax transmission of a corresponding original only to a destination whose destination notation can be identified.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a facsimile apparatus based on an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing an operation of the facsimile apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing operations in transmission processing A and transmission processing B;

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram illustrating an example of a destination sheet.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram illustrating another example of a destination sheet.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram illustrating another example of a destination sheet.

FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram showing a transmission history report.

FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram illustrating an example of a total transmission original group in the case of continuous transmission.

FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram illustrating an example of a total transmission original group in the case of broadcast continuous transmission.

[Explanation of symbols]

 P Facsimile machine G1, G2 Total transmission original group Ga, Gb, Gc Transmission original document group S, Sa, Sb, Sc Destination sheet Ma, Mb, Mc, M1, M2 Transmission original R Public line 10 Reading unit 12 Input unit 14 Storage unit 16 printing unit 18 identification unit 20 dial unit 22 modem unit 24 network control unit 26 control unit 32 telephone number

Claims (10)

[Claims] A facsimile apparatus reads a group of documents having a destination sheet on which a plurality of destination sheets display destination notations and one or more transmission originals, and identifies the destination notation displayed on the destination sheets. A facsimile apparatus for transmitting a destination sheet and a transmission original for the destination sheet to possible destinations. 2. A facsimile apparatus, comprising: reading means for reading a document group having a destination sheet on which a destination notation is displayed on a plurality of destination sheets and one or more transmission documents; Identification means for determining whether or not the destination notation displayed on the destination sheet in the group of documents is identifiable; and, based on the determination result by the identification means, a destination for which the destination notation displayed on the destination sheet is identifiable. A facsimile apparatus comprising: a destination sheet; and transmission means for transmitting a transmission original for the destination sheet. 3. A facsimile machine, comprising: a reading unit for sequentially reading a total transmission original group including a plurality of transmission original groups each having a destination sheet on which a destination notation is displayed and a transmission original; and determining whether the read original is a destination sheet. Destination sheet determination means for determining whether the destination sheet displayed on the destination sheet is identifiable when the destination sheet determination means determines that the destination sheet is a destination sheet; The storage means for storing, for each document, the image data of the total transmission document group read by the storage means. For the destination sheet determined to be identifiable by the identification means, the transmission document is sequentially stored. For the destination sheet determined to be indistinguishable, the next identifiable destination sheet is stored or until the reading of the total transmission original group is completed. Storage means for storing by overwriting the image data of times the stored document, the destination sheet determined to be identified by said identification means, whether the next destination sheet is stored in the memory means,
Or, when reading of the total transmission original group is completed, the transmission unit that transmits the destination sheet stored in the storage unit and the transmission original to the destination of the destination sheet is provided. Facsimile machine 4. The method according to claim 1, further comprising calculating a certainty factor of the destination recognition displayed on the destination sheet, and determining whether the destination notation is identifiable according to the certainty factor. A facsimile apparatus according to any one of the above. 5. The facsimile apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising an output unit for outputting an identification status as to whether or not the destination notation displayed on the destination sheet is identifiable. A facsimile machine as described. 6. The facsimile apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the output means outputs the certainty degree of the destination recognition for each destination. 7. A facsimile apparatus for recognizing a plurality of destination notations and facsimile transmitting a document corresponding to the destination identified by the recognition processing, recognizing the plurality of destination notations, and determining a destination in which the destination notation cannot be identified. A facsimile apparatus comprising: a facsimile apparatus for canceling a facsimile transmission process and facsimile transmitting a corresponding original to a destination where the destination process can be recognized. 8. The facsimile apparatus according to claim 7, wherein a history of a recognition processing result is managed for each destination notation. 9. A recognition processing result and FA for each destination notation
The facsimile apparatus according to claim 7, wherein a history of X transmission processing results is managed. 10. The document corresponding to the destination includes only the destination sheet on which the destination notation is made, only the transmission document set after the destination sheet on which the destination notation is made and up to the next destination sheet, A set of a destination sheet and the transmission document, only a transmission document designated by a page corresponding to a destination, a setting of the destination sheet and the transmission document designated by the page,
The facsimile apparatus according to any one of claims 7 to 9, comprising: