JPH1141439A - Facsimile equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide the facsimile equipment in which transmission result information is recorded at a prescribed position of an original without provision of a new recording means and the transmission result is confirmed from the original itself. SOLUTION: When a destination telephone number enters the facsimile equipment 1 and a transmission operation is made, the facsimile equipment 1 makes a call to a destination and stores the telephone number tentatively. When the destination is designated by a one-touch key or the like, the telephone number of the designated destination is read from the storage section for dialing. When a destination replies the call, a scanner section 2 reads an image of a transmission original 20 and the facsimile equipment 1 sends the image, allows a carrier section 23 to carry the transmission original 20 from the scanner section 2 to a plotter section 3. When a tip sensor 32 senses a tip of the original 20, a print section 31 stores transmission result information such as transmission time information, the destination telephone number and a destination name or the like to a prescribed position of a rear side of the original 20.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a facsimile apparatus, and more particularly, to a facsimile apparatus capable of easily confirming that a transmission original has been properly transmitted.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a facsimile apparatus, even if image information of a document is transmitted to a transmission destination, the facsimile apparatus itself does not receive any reception confirmation from the transmission destination. An important issue is whether the message was sent to the recipient.

Therefore, in a facsimile apparatus, a transmission history such as a transmission date and a transmission destination name is conventionally stored in a memory, and the transmission history is read from the memory at a predetermined time.
A file list output function of recording and outputting as a file list by a plotter or the like is provided, and transmission results can be managed.

Conventionally, a facsimile apparatus having a function of stamping a transmitted stamp on a document when transmission of image information of the document is completed has appeared (Japanese Utility Model Application Laid-Open No. 2-3226).
No. 6, JP-A-5-60032).

[0005]

However, in such a conventional facsimile apparatus, there is still room for improvement in managing the transmission result of the transmission original.

That is, in a facsimile apparatus that records and outputs a transmission result as a file list, the transmission history is stored in a memory, and the transmission history is read out from the memory at regular intervals or in response to an output command from an operation unit. In order to store the transmission history for a certain period of time, a memory having a considerable capacity is required to store the transmission history for a certain period of time. , It will be erased from memory,
There was a problem that even if you wanted to check the past transmission history, you could not check it.

Further, in a conventional facsimile apparatus which stamps a transmitted stamp on the back side of a document, a transmitted stamp which can confirm only that transmission has been completed is stamped. In order to record the transmission information such as the transmission date and time and the transmission destination for confirmation at a later date, the operator must copy the transmission information such as the back side of the transmission original. Had to be filled out. For this reason, there is a problem that the facsimile apparatus has poor usability.

Therefore, the invention according to claim 1 is characterized in that at the time of transmission,
The document read by the reading means is conveyed to the recording means originally provided by the facsimile apparatus by the document conveying means,
By recording and outputting the current time information such as the current date, time and day of the week as transmission result information at a predetermined position of the document by the recording means, without providing a new recording means for recording the transmission result information, The transmission time information is recorded on the document as transmission result information at a low cost, and the transmission time information of the document can be easily confirmed from the transmission result information recorded on the document. It is intended to provide a good facsimile machine.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, at the time of transmission, the original read by the reading means is transported to the recording means originally provided in the facsimile apparatus by the original transport means, and the destination telephone input from the input means is transmitted. By recording and outputting the number as transmission result information at a predetermined position of the document by the recording means, the transmission destination information can be stored in the document at low cost without providing a new recording means for recording the transmission result information. It is possible to easily confirm that the original was sent to the telephone number destination from the destination telephone number recorded as the transmission result information on the transmitted original and manage the transmission result at low cost. It is an object of the present invention to provide a facsimile machine with good usability.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, transmission time information such as current date, time, and day of the week is recorded and output as transmission result information together with a transmission destination telephone number. Without providing a new recording means, the current time information at the time of transmission together with the destination telephone number is recorded as transmission result information at low cost on the original, and the transmission destination and transmission time information can be easily obtained from the transmission result information recorded on the original. It is an object of the present invention to provide a facsimile apparatus which can confirm the transmission result, manage the transmission result at a low cost, and further improve the usability.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, at the time of transmission, the original read by the reading means is conveyed to the recording means originally provided in the facsimile apparatus by the original conveying means, and the name or the name of the destination is transmitted. The destination information or the destination telephone number and the destination information are recorded and output as transmission result information at a predetermined position of the document by the recording means, so that the transmission result information can be recorded without providing a new recording means. The destination information and the destination telephone number are recorded on the original at low cost as the transmission result information, and the destination name and name of the original and the destination telephone number can be easily confirmed from the transmission result information recorded on the original. It is an object of the present invention to provide a facsimile apparatus which can perform transmission data management at a low cost and which is more usable.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, a destination telephone number and destination information such as a destination name or a name are stored in correspondence with the abbreviated number or the one-touch number. Then, based on the input abbreviated number or one-touch number, the destination information or the destination information and the destination telephone number are read, and the original read by the reading unit is stored in the recording unit originally provided in the facsimile apparatus. The transmission result information is recorded even when the transmission destination is specified by the abbreviated number or the one-touch number, by being conveyed by the document conveyance unit and recorded and output at a predetermined position of the document as the transmission result information by the recording unit. Without the need for new recording means to
The destination telephone number and destination information are inexpensively recorded on the original as the transmission result information, and the original is read from the destination telephone number and destination information recorded as the transmission result information on the transmitted original. It is an object of the present invention to provide a facsimile machine which can easily confirm that the transmission destination information has been transmitted to the destination, can manage the transmission result at low cost, and can be used even more efficiently.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, the current time information, such as the current date, time, and day of the week, together with the transmission destination information or the transmission destination information and the transmission destination telephone number, is transmitted as a transmission result information at a predetermined position on the recording paper. By recording and outputting to the original, the current time information at the time of transmission together with the destination information and the destination telephone number can be inexpensively recorded on the manuscript as the transmission result information without providing a new recording means for recording the transmission result information. ,
An object of the present invention is to provide a facsimile apparatus which can easily confirm transmission destination and transmission time information from transmission result information recorded on a document, can manage transmission results at low cost, and has good usability.

[0014]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a facsimile apparatus, a facsimile communication means for transmitting and receiving image information according to a predetermined facsimile control procedure, a reading means for reading an image of a set document, and the facsimile. Recording means for recording and outputting received image information received by the communication means on recording paper, a facsimile apparatus comprising: a time measuring means for measuring current time information such as current date, time and day of the week, and a reading means for the reading means. Document transport means for transporting the read document to the recording means, and at the time of transmission, the document read by the reading means to be transported to the recording means by the document transport means, and the current time information to be timed by the timing means Control means for causing the recording means to record and output transmission result information at a predetermined position of the document, It has achieved the serial purpose.

Here, the clocking means can use a clocking mechanism normally provided in the facsimile apparatus, and the control means transmits current time information such as current date, time, day of the week and the like at the time of transmission from the clocking means. Is obtained and recorded on a document.

The recording means is originally provided in the facsimile apparatus for recording a received original, and may be of any recording method such as an electrophotographic recording method or an ink jet recording method.

According to the above configuration, at the time of transmission, the original read by the reading unit is transported to the recording unit originally provided in the facsimile apparatus by the original transport unit, and the current date,
The current time information, such as time and day of the week, is recorded and output as transmission result information at a predetermined position of the document by the recording means, so that the transmission time information is transmitted without providing a new recording means for recording the transmission result information. Information can be recorded at low cost on the original, and the transmission time information of the original can be easily confirmed from the transmission result information recorded on the original, the transmission result can be managed at low cost, and the usability of the facsimile machine is improved. Can be.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a facsimile apparatus for transmitting and receiving image information in accordance with a predetermined facsimile control procedure, reading means for reading an image of a set document, and receiving data received by the facsimile communication means. In a facsimile apparatus having recording means for recording and outputting image information on recording paper, and input means for inputting a telephone number of a transmission destination, a number storage means for storing the transmission destination telephone number inputted by the input means Document transport means for transporting the document read by the reading means to the recording means, and at the time of transmission, transport the document read by the reading means to the recording means by the document transport means, the storage means The destination telephone number of the stored transmission original is stored as transmission result information at a predetermined position of the original by the recording means. By and a control means for recording output, it has achieved the above objects.

According to the above arrangement, at the time of transmission, the original read by the reading means is conveyed to the recording means originally provided in the facsimile apparatus by the original conveying means, and the destination telephone number input from the input means is transmitted. Since the recording means records and outputs the transmission result information at a predetermined position of the document, the transmission destination information is recorded at low cost on the document as the transmission result information without providing a new recording means for recording the transmission result information. From the destination telephone number recorded as transmission result information on the transmitted original, it can be easily confirmed that the original has been transmitted to the telephone number destination, the transmission result can be managed at low cost, and the facsimile apparatus Can be improved.

In this case, for example, as set forth in claim 3, the facsimile apparatus further includes a clock means for clocking current time information such as current date, time, and day of the week, and the control means includes: The recording unit may record and output the current time information measured by the timing unit as the transmission result information together with the destination telephone number.

According to the above configuration, the current time information such as the current date, time, and day of the week is recorded and output as transmission result information together with the transmission destination telephone number. Without providing any means, the current time information at the time of transmission together with the destination telephone number is recorded as transmission result information at low cost on the original, and the transmission destination and transmission time information can be easily confirmed from the transmission result information recorded on the original. The transmission result can be managed at low cost, and the usability of the facsimile apparatus can be further improved.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a facsimile apparatus for transmitting and receiving image information in accordance with a predetermined facsimile control procedure, reading means for reading an image of a set document, and receiving data received by the facsimile communication means. In a facsimile apparatus provided with recording means for recording and outputting image information on recording paper, and input means for inputting a telephone number of a transmission destination, transmission destination information such as a name or a name of a transmission destination and the transmission destination telephone number Destination information storage means for storing the document read by the reading means, a document transport means for transporting the document read by the reading means to the recording means, and, at the time of transmission, the document read by the reading means by the document transport means. The data is transported to the recording means, and based on the telephone number input by the input means, The transmission destination information or the transmission destination telephone number and the transmission destination information are read out, and the transmission destination information or the transmission destination information and the transmission destination telephone number are recorded and output at a predetermined position of the document as transmission result information by the recording unit. The above-mentioned object is achieved by providing a control means for causing the above.

According to the above configuration, at the time of transmission, the original read by the reading unit is transported to the recording unit originally provided in the facsimile apparatus by the original transport unit, and the destination information such as the name of the destination or the name is transmitted. Alternatively, the transmission destination telephone number and the transmission destination information are recorded and output as transmission result information at a predetermined position of the document by the recording unit, so that the transmission destination information and the transmission destination information can be stored without providing a new recording unit for recording the transmission result information. The destination telephone number is recorded as transmission result information on the original at low cost, and the destination name and name of the original and the destination telephone number can be easily confirmed from the transmission result information recorded on the original. The transmission result can be managed more quickly, and the usability of the facsimile apparatus can be further improved.

In the above case, for example, as set forth in claim 5, the transmission destination information storage means stores the transmission destination telephone number and the transmission destination name or the name etc. in association with a shortened number or a one-touch number. The destination information is stored, and when the abbreviated number or the one-touch number is input from the input unit, the control unit transmits the transmission information from the destination information storage unit based on the input abbreviated number or the one-touch number. The destination information or the destination information and the destination telephone number may be read out, and the recording unit may record and output the transmission result information at a predetermined position of the document.

According to the above configuration, the destination telephone number and the destination information such as the destination name or the name are stored in correspondence with the abbreviated number or the one-touch number. The destination information or the destination information and the destination telephone number are read based on the input abbreviated number or one-touch number, and the original read by the reading unit is stored in the recording unit originally provided in the facsimile apparatus. Since the document is conveyed by the conveyance unit and is recorded and output as transmission result information at a predetermined position of the document by the recording unit, even when the transmission destination is designated by the abbreviated number or the one-touch number, the transmission result information is recorded. Without providing new recording means, the destination telephone number and destination information are recorded as transmission result information on the original at low cost, and From the destination phone number and destination information recorded as transmission result information on the original, it can be easily confirmed that the original has been transmitted to the telephone number destination and the destination of the destination information, and transmitted at low cost Manage the results,
The usability of the facsimile machine can be further improved.

Further, for example, as set forth in claim 6, the facsimile apparatus further comprises a clock means for clocking current time information such as current date, time, and day of the week. The recording unit may record and output the current time information measured by the clock unit as the transmission result information together with the transmission destination information or the transmission destination information and the transmission destination telephone number.

According to the above configuration, the current time information such as the current date, time, and day of the week is recorded in the predetermined position on the recording paper as transmission result information together with the transmission destination information or the transmission destination information and the transmission destination telephone number. Since the output, the current time information at the time of transmission together with the destination information and the destination telephone number is recorded as the transmission result information inexpensively on the manuscript without providing new recording means for recording the transmission result information. The transmission destination and transmission time information can be easily confirmed from the recorded transmission result information, and the transmission result can be managed at low cost.
The usability of the facsimile machine can be further improved.

[0028]

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.

FIGS. 1 to 3 show an embodiment of the facsimile apparatus of the present invention. FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a facsimile apparatus 1 to which the embodiment of the facsimile apparatus of the present invention is applied. is there.

In FIG. 1, the facsimile apparatus 1 includes a scanner unit 2, a plotter unit 3, an encoding / decoding unit 4, a clock unit 5, a modem 6, a network control unit 7, an operation display unit 8, a system control unit 9, A storage unit 10 and the like are provided.
1 connected.

The scanner unit (reading means) 2 is, for example, C
A line image scanner or the like using a CD (Charge Coupled Device) is used, and the scanner unit 2 reads an image of the transmission original 20 (see FIG. 2) at a predetermined resolution and outputs it as image information.

As the plotter section (recording means) 3, for example, a thermal recording apparatus using a thermal element or an electrophotographic recording apparatus is used. The plotter section 3 receives a received image or an image read by the scanner section 2. Is recorded on a recording sheet, and the transmission result information is recorded and output at a predetermined position on the back surface of the transmission document 20 as described later.

That is, as shown in FIG. 2, in addition to the line image scanner 21 for reading the image of the transmission original 20, the scanner unit 2 uses the feed roller pair 22 for conveying the transmission original 20 and the line image scanner 21. The facsimile machine 1 has a document table 24 attached to a scanner section 2 of the facsimile apparatus 1.

The transport roller pair 21 is driven to rotate by a motor or the like (not shown), and transfers the plurality of transmission originals 20 placed on the original table 24 one by one in the direction of the line image scanner 21 indicated by an arrow in FIG. Separate and transport. The line image scanner 21 reads the image of the transmission document 20 conveyed by the conveyance roller pair 21 at a predetermined resolution, and the conveyance unit 23 transmits the transmission document 20 having the image read by the line image scanner 21 to the plotter unit 3. Transport.

As shown in FIG. 2, the plotter section 3 includes a recording paper 30 and a transmission original 2 conveyed from the scanner section 2.
0 is provided with a printing unit 31 for recording an image by the thermal recording method or the electrophotographic method or the like.
The leading edge detection sensor 32 for detecting the leading edge of the recording paper 30 and the transmission original 20 conveyed to the printer, a recording paper tray 33 for accommodating a plurality of recording papers 30, and the recording paper 30 in the recording paper tray 33 to the printing unit 31. The facsimile apparatus 1 includes a recording paper transport unit 34 and the like, and a plotter unit 3 of the facsimile apparatus 1 is provided with a recording paper 30 on which an image is recorded and a tray 35 on which the transmission original 20 is deposited.

As the leading edge detection sensor 32, for example, a reflection type optical sensor or the like is used, and the leading edge of the transmission original 20 transported from the scanner unit 2 by the transporting unit 23 and the recording paper transport unit 34 from the recording paper tray 33. And outputs the detection result to the system control unit 9 shown in FIG.

As described above, the recording section (recording means) 31 is, for example, an ink jet recording apparatus or an electrophotographic recording apparatus, and operates under the control of the system control section 9 to be described later. As described above, while the received image information and the image read by the scanner unit 2 are recorded and output on the recording paper 30, the transmission date, time, Destination information such as a day of the week, a destination telephone number, a destination name and a name, etc. are recorded and output as transmission result information.

The circuit section 4 is located below the plotter section 3.
0, the encoding / decoding section 4, the clock section 5, the modem 6, the network control section 7, and the encoding / decoding section 4 shown in FIG.
A system control unit 9 and a storage unit 10 are provided.

Referring again to FIG. 1, the encoding / decoding unit 4
Is for shortening the transmission time of the image information and the like, and encodes the image information according to a predetermined encoding method, and decodes the encoded image information.

The clock section (clocking means) 5 includes an oscillator, a frequency divider and the like, and measures the current date, time, and day of the week. The timekeeping result of the timekeeping unit 5 is used for various processing using the time, in particular, for recording the transmission date and time as the transmission result information, the time and date, and the transmission date and time, and the time and day recording.
The timing result of the timing unit 5 is transferred to the storage unit 10 described later and stored as current time information.

The modem 6 operates under the control of the system controller 9 to modulate a transmission signal and demodulate a reception signal.

The network control unit 7 is connected to a line L, for example, a public telephone line. The network control unit 7 operates under the control of the system control unit 9 to respond to a call from the line L. Automatically receive a call and perform an automatic call processing to the line L. Further, the network control unit 7 includes a communication control unit, exchanges a facsimile control signal with a facsimile apparatus of the other party, and executes a facsimile communication procedure. Therefore, the modem 6 and the network control unit 7 function as facsimile communication means for transmitting and receiving image information according to a predetermined facsimile control procedure.

The operation display section (input means) 8 includes various operation keys such as numeric keys, a start key, a function key, and a one-touch key, and also has a display (for example, a liquid crystal display). , In particular, input of the facsimile number (telephone number) of the transmission destination, input of the name of the transmission destination,
It is used for inputting the setting of the recording position of the transmission result information, which will be described later, and for correcting the current date, time, and day of the week measured by the clock unit 5.

That is, as shown in FIG. 3, the operation display section 8 includes a time information input key 8a, a telephone number input key 8b, a destination name input key 8c, and the like. The facsimile number (telephone number) of the transmission destination is input by the telephone number input key 8b, and the name of the transmission destination is input by the destination name input key 8c. You.

The system control unit (control means) 9 includes a CPU
(Central Processing Unit), ROM (Read Only Me)
mory) and RAM (Random Access Memory)
The ROM stores various programs such as a basic processing program of the facsimile apparatus 1 and a transmission result recording processing program described later, and is necessary for executing the basic processing program and the transmission result recording processing program. Various data and system data are stored. The system control unit 9 controls each unit of the facsimile machine 1 based on a program in the ROM while the CPU uses the RAM as a work memory, executes basic processing as the facsimile machine 1, and transmits a transmission result described later. Execute the recording process. Further, the system control unit 9 controls the plotter unit 3 according to the recording position of the transmission result information input on the operation display unit 8 to record the transmission result information. That is, as shown in FIG. 3, the plotter unit 3 is provided with a print position control unit 36, and the system control unit 9 sets the transmission document at the recording position of the transmission result information set and input on the operation display unit 8. When the document 20 is conveyed, the printing unit 31 is driven via the printing position control unit 36, and the transmission result information is recorded and output at the recording position of the designated transmission document 20.

The storage unit (storage means) 10 is composed of, for example, a battery-backed RAM or the like. For each destination such as a one-touch dial transmission destination and a speed dial destination, a transmission destination telephone number, a transmission destination In addition to storing transmission destination information such as names, transmission time information (transmission date, time, day of the week, etc.) and transmission results (results of successful transmission) are stored for each transmission destination. The storage unit 10 stores the destination input by the telephone number input key 8b of the operation display unit 8 in the normal dial transmission in which the telephone number of the destination facsimile device is input at the time of transmission, not the one-touch dial transmission or the speed dial transmission. The telephone number is temporarily stored, read out by the system control unit 9 in a transmission result recording process described later, and recorded and output as transmission result information on the back surface of the transmission original 20.

Next, the operation of the present embodiment will be described. The facsimile apparatus 1 is characterized in that the transmission result information is recorded and output on the transmission original 20.

That is, in the facsimile apparatus 1, the time information such as the current date, time, day of the week, etc. is measured by the time measuring section 5, and the time measurement result is stored in the storage section 10, and as shown in FIG. When the correction of the time information measured by the timekeeping unit 5 is performed from the time information input key 8a of the display unit 8, the system control unit 9 causes the timekeeping unit 5 to count the time according to the input result from the time information input key 8a. The time information to be corrected is corrected. Further, as shown in FIG. 3, the facsimile machine 1
When the registration input operation of the transmission destination is performed using the telephone number input key 8b and the destination name input key 8c of the operation display unit 8, the system control unit 9 causes the system control unit 9 to input the destination input from the telephone number input key 8b. Destination facsimile number (telephone number),
Corresponding to one-touch numbers or abbreviated numbers, etc.
The storage unit 10 stores the destination name (destination name) input from the destination name input key 8c.

Then, the facsimile machine 1 transmits
When the transmission original 20 is set on the original platen 24 of the scanner unit 2, the telephone number of the transmission destination is input from the operation display unit 8, and the start key is input, the system control unit 9
The network control unit 7 makes a call to the input telephone number, and temporarily stores the telephone number of the transmission destination in the storage unit 10.

When the other party answers, the system control unit 9 causes the scanner unit 2 to read the image of the transmission original 20 and encodes the image information read by the scanner unit 2 by the encoding / decoding unit 4. Thereafter, the transmission document 20 is transmitted to the destination via the network control unit 7, and the transmission document 20 is transported from the scanner unit 2 to the plotter unit 3 via the transport unit 23.
When the leading edge detection sensor 32 detects the leading edge of the transmission original 20, the predetermined recording position on the back side of the transmission original 20, for example, the predetermined position on the rear end of the transmission original 20 or the transmission original 20.
When a predetermined position or the like at the rear end of the back side of the document is conveyed to the printing unit 31, the printing unit 31 is driven via the printing position control unit 36, and the transmission result information is sent to the printing unit 31. Print recording at a predetermined position.

The transmission result information is the current time information stored in the storage unit 10 measured by the timer unit 5, such as the transmission date, time, and day of the week, or the transmission time information temporarily stored in the storage unit 10. The system control unit 9 reads out from the storage unit 10, transfers the information to both the current time information and the transmission destination telephone number, and transfers the information to the printing unit 31 of the scanner unit 2. Thus, recording is performed at a predetermined recording position on the back surface of the recording paper 20. Further, the recording position of the transmission result can be appropriately set by a key operation of the operation display unit 8. The recording position set by the key operation is stored in the storage unit 10, and the system control unit 9 performs the setting. When the recording position of the transmitted document 20 is conveyed to the printing unit 31, the printing unit 31 is driven via the printing position control unit 36, and the printing unit 31 records and outputs the transmission result information.

Next, when the transmission destination is already registered in the storage unit 10 as a one-touch dial transmission destination or an abbreviated dial transmission destination, the operator of the facsimile machine 1 operates the operation display unit 8 when transmitting. The destination is specified by inputting a one-touch key or a shortcut key corresponding to the destination.

When the transmission destination is designated by a one-touch key or an abbreviated key, the system control unit 9 reads out the telephone number of the transmission destination designated by the key from the storage unit 10 and causes the network control unit 7 to make a call. .

When the other party answers the call, the system control unit 9 causes the scanner unit 2 to read the image of the transmission original 20 and encodes the image information read by the scanner unit 2 in the same manner as described above. After the encoding, the network control unit 7 transmits the document to the destination, and the transmission document 20 is transported from the scanner unit 2 to the plotter unit 3 via the transport unit 23, and the leading end detection sensor 32 of the plotter unit 3 transmits the transmitted document. When the leading end of the transmission document 20 is detected, the predetermined recording position on the
At this point, the printing unit 31 is driven via the printing position control unit 36 to cause the printing unit 31 to print and record the transmission result information at a predetermined position on the back surface of the transmission document 20. The transmission result information is stored in the storage unit 10 in correspondence with the one-touch key or the abbreviated key, the transmission destination information such as the transmission destination telephone number, the transmission destination name, and the like. The stored transmission time information, which is read from the storage unit 10 by the system
Of the recording paper 20 by the printing unit 31
Is recorded at a predetermined recording position on the back surface of.

When the above processing is similarly performed for all the transmission originals 20 set in the scanner section 2, the transmission processing and the transmission result recording processing are completed.

Although the invention made by the inventor has been specifically described based on the preferred embodiments, the present 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.

[0057]

According to the facsimile apparatus of the first aspect of the present invention, at the time of transmission, the original read by the reading means is conveyed to the recording means originally provided by the facsimile apparatus by the original conveying means. The current time information such as date, time, and day of the week is recorded and output as transmission result information at a predetermined position of the document by the recording means, so that the transmission time information is not provided without a new recording means for recording the transmission result information. Can be easily recorded on the document as transmission result information, and the transmission time information of the document can be easily confirmed from the transmission result information recorded on the document, the transmission result can be managed at low cost, and the availability of the facsimile machine can be improved. Can be improved.

According to the facsimile apparatus of the present invention, at the time of transmission, the original read by the reading means is conveyed to the recording means originally provided by the facsimile apparatus by the original conveying means and input from the input means. The transmission destination telephone number is recorded and output as transmission result information at a predetermined position of the document by the recording means, so that the transmission destination information is transmitted to the transmission destination information without providing a new recording means for recording the transmission result information. It is possible to easily confirm that the original was sent to the telephone number from the destination telephone number recorded on the original at low cost and recorded as transmission result information on the transmitted original. Can be managed, and the usability of the facsimile apparatus can be improved.

According to the facsimile apparatus of the third aspect of the present invention, the current time information such as the current date, time and day of the week is recorded and output together with the destination telephone number as the transmission result information. Without providing a new recording means for recording, the current time information at the time of transmission together with the destination telephone number is inexpensively recorded as transmission result information on the original, and the transmission destination and transmission time are calculated from the transmission result information recorded on the original. Information can be easily confirmed, transmission results can be managed at low cost, and usability of the facsimile apparatus can be further improved.

According to the facsimile apparatus of the present invention, at the time of transmission, the original read by the reading means is conveyed to the recording means originally provided by the facsimile apparatus by the original conveying means, and the name of the destination is transmitted. Alternatively, transmission destination information such as a name or transmission destination telephone number and the transmission destination information are recorded and output as transmission result information at a predetermined position of a document by a recording unit. Therefore, a new recording unit is provided for recording the transmission result information. Without sending the destination information and destination phone number as transmission result information on the original at low cost, the destination name and name of the original and the destination telephone number can be easily obtained from the transmission result information recorded on the original. The transmission result can be confirmed, the transmission result can be managed at low cost, and the usability of the facsimile apparatus can be further improved.

According to the facsimile apparatus of the present invention, the destination telephone number and the destination information such as the destination name or the name are stored in correspondence with the abbreviated number or the one-touch number. When the one-touch number is input, the destination information or the destination information and the destination telephone number are read based on the input abbreviated number or one-touch number, and the facsimile apparatus originally has the original read by the reading unit. The document is conveyed to the recording means by the document conveyance means, and the recording means records and outputs the transmission result information at a predetermined position of the document. Therefore, even when the transmission destination is designated by the abbreviated number or the one-touch number, the transmission is performed. Without providing a new recording means for recording the result information, the destination telephone number and destination information are used as the transmission result information. From the destination telephone number or destination information recorded as transmission result information on the transmitted original, it is easy to confirm that the original was transmitted to the telephone number destination or the destination of the destination information. The transmission result can be checked at a low cost, and the usability of the facsimile apparatus can be further improved.

According to the facsimile apparatus of the present invention, the current time information such as the current date, time, and day of the week is transmitted as transmission result information together with the transmission destination information or the transmission destination information and the transmission destination telephone number. Since the information is recorded and output at a predetermined position on the recording paper, the current time information at the time of transmission together with the transmission destination information and the transmission destination telephone number is used as the transmission result information on the document without providing new recording means for recording the transmission result information. The transmission destination information and transmission time information can be easily confirmed from the transmission result information recorded on the original document at low cost, the transmission result can be managed at low cost, and the usability of the facsimile apparatus can be further improved. it can.

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

FIG. 2 is a schematic configuration diagram of the facsimile apparatus of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a functional configuration diagram of the facsimile machine of FIG. 1;

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 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Facsimile apparatus 2 Scanner 3 Plotter 4 Encoding / decoding part 5 Clocking part 6 Modem 7 Network control part 8 Operation display part 9 System control part 10 Storage part 11 Bus 20 Transmission original 21 Line image scanner 22 Feed roller pair 23 Transport part 24 Document table 30 Recording paper 31 Printing unit 32 Lead detection sensor 33 Recording paper tray 34 Recording paper transport unit 35 Tray 36 Printing position control unit 40 Circuit unit

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[Claims] 1. A facsimile communication means for transmitting and receiving image information according to a predetermined facsimile control procedure, a reading means for reading an image of a set document, and recording and outputting received image information received by the facsimile communication means on a recording paper. Recording means, in a facsimile apparatus comprising: a clock means for measuring current time information such as current date, time, and day of the week, and a document transport means for transporting the document read by the reading means to the recording means, At the time of transmission, the original read by the reading unit is conveyed to the recording unit by the original conveying unit, and the current time information measured by the timing unit is transmitted to the predetermined position of the original by the recording unit as transmission result information. A facsimile apparatus comprising: a control unit for recording and outputting. 2. A facsimile communication means for transmitting and receiving image information according to a predetermined facsimile control procedure, a reading means for reading an image of a set document, and recording and outputting received image information received by the facsimile communication means on a recording paper. Recording means, input means for inputting a destination telephone number,
In a facsimile apparatus comprising: a number storage means for storing the destination telephone number input by the input means, a document transport means for transporting the document read by the reading means to the recording means, at the time of transmission, The document read by the reading unit is transported to the recording unit by the document transport unit, and the destination telephone number of the transmission document stored in the storage unit is transmitted to the predetermined position of the document by the recording unit. A facsimile apparatus comprising: a control unit that records and outputs the facsimile. 3. The facsimile apparatus further includes a clock unit for clocking current time information such as current date, time, and day of the week. The control unit controls the clock of the clock unit together with the destination telephone number. 3. The facsimile apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the current time information to be recorded is recorded and output by the recording means as the transmission result information. 4. A facsimile communication means for transmitting and receiving image information according to a predetermined facsimile control procedure, a reading means for reading an image of a set document, and recording and outputting received image information received by the facsimile communication means on a recording paper. Recording means, input means for inputting a destination telephone number,
A facsimile apparatus comprising: a destination information storage unit for storing destination information such as a destination name or a destination telephone number in advance in correspondence with the destination telephone number; and a storage unit for storing the original read by the reading unit. A document conveying means for conveying the document read by the reading means to the recording means by the document conveying means at the time of transmission, and storing the transmission destination information based on the telephone number inputted by the input means. Means for reading the destination information or the destination telephone number and the destination information, and using the destination information or the destination information and the destination telephone number as transmission result information by the recording means at a predetermined position of the document. A facsimile apparatus comprising: a control unit for recording and outputting to a facsimile machine. 5. The transmission destination information storage means stores the transmission destination telephone number and the transmission destination information such as a transmission destination name or name in association with a shortened number or a one-touch number,
The control means, when the abbreviated number or the one-touch number is input from the input means, based on the input abbreviated number or the one-touch number, from the destination information storage means, the destination information or the destination. 5. The facsimile apparatus according to claim 4, wherein said facsimile apparatus reads out the information and said destination telephone number, and causes said recording means to record and output said transmission result information at a predetermined position on said document. 6. The facsimile apparatus further comprises a clock unit for clocking current time information such as a current date, a time, and a day of the week. The control unit, together with the transmission destination information,
6. The recording means according to claim 4, wherein the current time information measured by the timing means is recorded and output as the transmission result information together with the destination information and the destination telephone number by the recording means. Facsimile machine.