JPH10336421A - Facsimile equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide the facsimile equipment with a compact configuration at a low cost by which excess time and labor is not almost required for designation of an output printer of transmission data, transmission data are outputted to a designated printer surely when the output printer is designated and transmission data are outputted automatically to a proper printer even when the output printer is not designated. SOLUTION: The facsimile equipment is provided with a reception data storage section 26 that stores received image data, a table 23 that registers plural printer addresses corresponding to sub codes (SUB) denoting data destinations, a table 24 that registers plural printer addresses corresponding to sender IDs (TSI) denoting senders, a printer address recognition section 22 that recognizes a printer address of an output printer by referring to the tables 23, 24, and a printer control section 25 that transfers image data stored in a reception data storage section 26 to the printer corresponding to the recognized printer address.

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 and receiving image data via a communication line and recording a received image on a recording paper or the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a facsimile apparatus for transmitting image data via a communication line, with the increase and diversification of data transmission amount, for example, a plurality of facsimile apparatuses are required to output received data of one facsimile apparatus to each department in an office. There is a growing demand for providing a single printer and enabling output by an arbitrary printer, and there is also a technology that enables output to a specific printer at a destination specified in advance by a transmission source.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a receiving system of a conventional facsimile apparatus described in, for example, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. Hei 2-130070. In the figure, reference numeral 11 denotes a telephone line, and 12 denotes a connection control with a communication network. Network control unit (NC
U), 13 are modems for facsimile signal transmission, 14 is a composite circuit for combining compression-encoded image data, 15
Is a memory for temporarily storing received image data, 16 is a memory controller for controlling writing / reading of image data to / from the memory 15, and 17 is a CP for performing overall control.
U and 18 are output control units. The output control unit 18 of the facsimile apparatus main body includes a plurality of independent printers 1.
9a, 19b, 19c,... Are connected, for example, and are appropriately arranged in each section of the office.

Next, the operation of the conventional facsimile machine will be described. The sender that sends the image data to the facsimile machine specifies in advance which printer (department) connected to the facsimile machine the image data is to be sent to by entering a predetermined mark such as a bar code in the destination column of the transmission original. In advance, the transmitted original is transmitted.

[0005] When a receiving operation is started at a receiving destination having the facsimile apparatus of FIG. 3, first, the CPU 17 sequentially writes received data into a predetermined area of the memory 15,
At the same time, the CPU 17 extracts a predetermined destination field from the received image data by image recognition and recognizes whether the destination printer is any of the printers 19a, 19b, 19c,. When the receiving operation is completed, the output control unit 18 transfers the image data stored in the memory 15 to the recognized destination printer or the automatically set destination printer.

[0006]

Since the conventional facsimile apparatus specifies the output printer as described above, the following problems exist.

First, there is a problem that extra work and time are required on the transmission side to specify an output printer. First, in this conventional method, a predetermined mark such as a barcode is used as the destination information, so that the transmitting side has to prepare a predetermined mark such as the barcode and fill in or paste in the destination field of the transmission original. And take the time. Also, the sender must determine the output printer, but the configuration of the printer network is difficult to understand unless it is a receiving side person, and it is inconvenient for the transmitting side to specify the output printer.

Second, there is a problem that the configuration of the facsimile apparatus becomes complicated and expensive. In this conventional method, it is necessary for the CPU in the receiving facsimile to extract data in a predetermined destination column from the image data received, recognize the destination information as an image, and further perform image deterioration correction processing and the like. It is said. For this reason, a high-performance CPU is required as a CPU in the receiving-side facsimile apparatus, and a circuit group for recognizing destination information is required. As a result, the facsimile apparatus cannot be made compact and low-cost.

Third, since the output printer is specified by using the image data obtained by reading the original, the destination information cannot be recognized depending on the state of the original on the transmitting side or the state of reading, and the output printer cannot be recognized on the transmitting side. However, there is a possibility that an output printer cannot be specified even though the printer is designated, and there is a problem that reliability is lacking.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problem, and requires almost no extra labor for designating an output printer for transmitting data. When an output printer is designated, the designated output printer is surely designated. A transmission data is output to a printer, and it is possible to automatically output transmission data to an appropriate printer even when an output printer is not specified, and to provide a low-cost and compact facsimile apparatus. Aim.

[0011]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a facsimile apparatus for transmitting a TSI transmitted from a transmitting facsimile.
Code recognition means for recognizing SUB and / or SUB, corresponding printer address storage means for storing a plurality of correspondences between TSI and / or SUB and printer addresses determined in advance, and referring to the corresponding printer address storage means, Printer address recognizing means for recognizing a printer address corresponding to the TSI or SUB recognized by the recognizing means, and printer control means for transferring image data in the received data to a printer having the printer address recognized by the printer address recognizing means. It is provided with.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the facsimile apparatus, when the printer address recognizing means can recognize the printer address by SUB, the printer address is used as a recognition result, and when the printer address cannot be recognized by SUB, the printer uses TSI. The recognized printer address is used as the recognition result, and when the printer address cannot be recognized even by TSI, the printer address of the printer specified in advance for the default output is used as the recognition result.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, the facsimile apparatus further comprises input means for inputting the contents of the TSI and SUB, and the TSI and S input by the input means.
And a function of incorporating a UB into transmission data and transmitting the data.

In the facsimile apparatus according to the present invention, when the contents of the SUB are input by the input means, the telephone number of the destination facsimile and the contents of the SUB can be registered as a set and the abbreviated number can be registered. It has a function.

[0015]

Next, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

Embodiment 1 FIG. 1 is a system configuration diagram showing an example of a system using a facsimile apparatus according to the present invention. In the figure, reference numeral 1 denotes a facsimile apparatus which is a facsimile apparatus having a configuration according to the present invention, and 2 denotes a configuration according to the present invention. The receiving facsimile machines 31 to 31n, which are facsimile apparatuses provided with the above, are a plurality of printers connected to the receiving facsimile machine 2. The transmitting facsimile 1 is connected to the receiving facsimile 2 by a telephone line,
Facsimile communication is performed between them. For example, the printers 31 to 3n installed in each section of the office are connected to the receiving facsimile 2 via the same network, and transfer data between them.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the facsimile apparatus according to the present invention. In FIG. 2, reference numeral 21 denotes a facsimile communication control section (code recognition means) comprising a CPU, a memory, etc., for controlling the entire facsimile apparatus; Reference numeral 22 denotes a printer address recognizing unit (printer address recognizing means) for recognizing a printer address of an output printer based on received data using a subcode-to-printer address correspondence table 23 and a sender ID to printer address correspondence table 24 described later. Is a subcode-to-printer address correspondence table (corresponding printer address storage means) in which a plurality of correspondences between destination address subcodes (SUB) and printer addresses are registered in advance, and 24 is a transmission indicating the sender of the received data. Multiple correspondences between the user ID (TSI) and the printer address Registered sender ID pairs printer address correspondence table (correspondence printer address storing means),
Reference numeral 25 denotes a printer control unit (printer control means) for transferring the image data stored in the reception data storage unit 26 to a printer (31 to 3n) corresponding to the printer address recognized by the printer address recognition unit 22; A received data storage unit 27 for storing received image data is an input unit (input means) including input buttons and the like for a user of the facsimile apparatus to input TSI and SUB.

FIG. 2 shows only the features of the present invention, and the illustration and description of the general configuration of the facsimile apparatus such as the NCU, modem, data compression / expansion means, and scanner are omitted.

Next, the operation of the first embodiment will be described.

In the facsimile machine 1 on the transmitting side, a telephone number or the like of the transmitting side is generally input to the input section 27 as a sender ID at the start of use of the facsimile machine 1 on the transmitting side. The sender ID is embedded in data together with image data transmitted from the transmitting facsimile 1 and transmitted as TSI defined in the ITU-T recommendation.

When transmitting a document to the receiving facsimile 2, the user of the transmitting facsimile 1 may use the input unit 27 at the time of transmitting the document to specify a destination designation sub-address when specifying the output printer of the receiving facsimile 2. Enter the code (sub address). The FAX communication control unit 21 incorporates this subcode into data as a SUB defined in the ITU-T recommendation, and transmits it to the receiving facsimile 2 together with the image data and TSI.

When data is received from the transmitting facsimile 1, in the receiving facsimile 2, the FAX communication control unit 21 stores the image data in the received data in the received data storage unit 26.

Further, the printer address recognition unit 22
When the SUB is received from the X communication control unit 21, the SUB is referenced with reference to the subcode-to-printer address correspondence table 23.
The destination printer address corresponding to the subcode indicated by the UB is recognized.

At this time, if there is no destination printer address corresponding to the received subcode, or if the SUB cannot be recognized, the printer address recognizing unit 22 receives the TSI again by accessing the FAX communication control unit 21, and ID to printer address correspondence table 24
, The printer address of the destination corresponding to the sender ID indicated by the TSI is recognized.

If there is no destination printer address corresponding to the ID indicated by the TSI, or if the TSI cannot be recognized, the default printer address specified in advance is recognized as the destination.

When the result of recognition of the destination printer address is obtained, the printer address recognition unit 22 outputs
To the printer address. Upon receiving the printer address, the printer control unit 25 operates the printers 31 to 31 on the same network corresponding to the recognized printer address.
3n, the image data stored in the received data storage unit 26 is transferred. As described above, the data is output to the printer of the destination specified in the transmission-side facsimile machine 1.

As described above, according to the first embodiment, the designation of the destination does not depend on an image such as a bar code as in the conventional case, but the signal used as a standard in facsimile communication can be used.
That is, since transmission and recognition are performed using SUB and TSI, it is possible to perform recognition of destination information with high reliability.

In addition, in the conventional method, recognition of destination information by extracting data of a predetermined destination column from received image data by the CPU and correction processing of image deterioration are unnecessary.
This eliminates the need for a high-performance CPU and a circuit group for image recognition of destination information, thereby making it possible to reduce costs and make the configuration compact.

Further, on the transmitting side, the labor and time for adding additional information such as a bar code to the transmitted document can be saved, and the output printer on the receiving side can be designated by a simple operation, and the output printer can be designated. If not, it can be automatically output to an output printer corresponding to the sender ID (TSI).

Embodiment 2 FIG. In the first embodiment, the sub-code (SUB) for the destination instruction is input one by one in the input unit 27 at the time of transmitting the original. However, for example, when the transmission-side facsimile 1 registers the telephone number of the destination facsimile in the abbreviated number. May be registered with the abbreviated number including the subcode (SUB). In this case,
It is possible to specify the destination and the output printer by one operation of specifying the abbreviated number without having to perform the setting operation of the destination output printer each time the original is transmitted.

In the above description, a facsimile apparatus using both TSI and SUB for specifying an output printer has been described. However, it is needless to say that a facsimile apparatus using only one of them is also possible. And furthermore, the indicated fax communication control unit 2 at the time of reception.
1 and the printer address recognition unit 22
The procedure such as the exchange of B is an example, and it goes without saying that other substantially similar configurations and methods are possible.

[0032]

As described above, according to the facsimile apparatus of the first aspect, code recognition means for recognizing TSI and / or SUB transmitted from the transmitting facsimile, and TSI and / or SUB determined in advance.
Printer address storage means for storing a plurality of correspondences between a printer address and a printer address, and referring to the corresponding printer address storage means,
A printer address recognizing means for recognizing a printer address corresponding to SI or SUB; and a printer control means for transferring image data in the received data to a printer having a printer address recognized by the printer address recognizing means. By using the SUB signal and TSI signal used as standard in facsimile communication, it is possible to perform the recognition of the destination information with high reliability and to reduce the labor and time required for specifying the output printer on the transmission side. There is. In addition, a high-performance CPU and circuit group that perform image recognition of destination information from received image data and correction processing of image deterioration are not required, reducing software development costs and hardware resources, and reducing the size of the configuration. There is an effect that can be realized.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, when the printer address recognition means can recognize the printer address by SUB, the printer address is regarded as a recognition result, and when the printer address cannot be recognized by SUB. Makes the printer address recognized by TSI the recognition result. If the printer address cannot be recognized by TSI, the printer address of the printer designated for the default output is used as the recognition result. Automatic delivery with improved operability, such as outputting to a printer in accordance with the printer specification if specified, and automatically outputting to the printer corresponding to the sender ID even if the output printer is not specified by the sender There is an effect that a facsimile machine having a function can be obtained.

According to the document reading device of the third aspect, T
Input means for inputting contents of SI and SUB;
A function of transmitting the TSI and SUB input by the input means in transmission data is provided, so that it is possible to obtain a facsimile apparatus capable of specifying a receiving output printer by a simple input operation such as a button operation. There is an effect that can be done.

According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, when the contents of the SUB are input by the input means, the telephone number of the facsimile of the transmission destination and the contents of the SUB are paired and registered as the abbreviated number. A facsimile machine that can specify the destination and the output printer by one operation of specifying the abbreviated number without having to perform the setting operation of the output printer at the transmission destination each time a document is transmitted. There is an effect that can be obtained.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a system configuration diagram showing an example of a system using a facsimile apparatus according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a facsimile apparatus according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a receiving system of a conventional facsimile apparatus.

[Explanation of symbols]

REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 1 facsimile machine on transmission side (facsimile machine) 2 facsimile machine on reception side (facsimile machine) 21 facsimile communication control unit (code recognition unit) 22 printer address recognition unit (printer address recognition unit) 23 subcode-to-printer address correspondence table (corresponding printer address storage) Means) 24 Sender ID / Printer Address Correspondence Table (Corresponding Printer Address Storage Means) 25 Printer Control Unit (Printer Control Means) 27 Input Unit (Input Means)

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A facsimile apparatus for outputting a received image received via a line to recording paper or the like, a code for recognizing TSI (ITU-IT) and / or SUB (ITU-IT) transmitted from a transmitting facsimile. Recognizing means, corresponding printer address storing means for storing a plurality of correspondences between a predetermined TSI (ITU-T) and / or SUB (ITU-IT) and a printer address, and referring to the corresponding printer address storing means, A printer address recognizing means for recognizing a printer address corresponding to TSI (ITU-T) or SUB (ITU-T) recognized by the code recognizing means; and a printer receiving the printer address recognized by the printer address recognizing means. Printer control means for transferring image data in the data. A facsimile machine characterized by the above. 2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the printer address recognizing means is SUB.
If the printer address can be recognized by (ITU-T), the printer address is used as the recognition result. If the printer address cannot be recognized by SUB (ITU-T), the printer address recognized by TSI (ITU-T) is used. 2. The facsimile machine according to claim 1, wherein, if the printer address cannot be recognized even by TSI (ITU-T), the printer address of the printer designated for default output is used as the recognition result. apparatus. 3. TSI (ITU-T) and SUB (I
Input means for inputting the contents of TU-T), and a function of incorporating the TSI (ITU-T) and SUB (ITU-T) input in the input means into transmission data and transmitting the data. 3. The method according to claim 1, wherein
A facsimile machine as described. 4. The method according to claim 1, wherein the input means includes a SUB (ITU-
When the contents of T) are input, a function is also provided that allows abbreviated numbers to be registered by combining the telephone number of the facsimile machine of the transmission destination and the contents of the SUB (ITU-T). The facsimile apparatus according to claim 3.