JPS60206267A - Facsimile equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To stack invariably forms in page order corresponding to the stack characteristic of a recording part by performing selection control as to whether image information is read in page increasing order from the top page or in decreasing order from the bottom page on the basis of stack characteristic information which indicates whether a recording device stacks recording output paper with the top up or down. CONSTITUTION:A control part 7 retrieves the on state of a switch 8 and judges that the stack characteristics of the recording part 5 of the facsimile device is top up stack characteristics when the switch is on, thereby performing readout control so that image information on plural pages which is stored in memory 6 is read in the page decreasing order form the last page. When the switch 8 is off, bottom up stack characteristics are judged and readout control is so performed that the image information stored in the memory 6 is read in the increasing order from the head page.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention [Technical Field of the Invention] The present invention relates to a facsimile device having a memory for storing image information for a plurality of pages and performing predetermined facsimile communication, and particularly to a method for controlling reading of the memory in the facsimile device. Regarding the improvement of

[Technical background of the invention]

Conventionally, in facsimile communication, when transmitting image information of multiple pages of a document, the image information of the document read sequentially from the first page to the pages is transmitted in the order of the pages. When recording the image information of a page worth of originals on the receiving side, the received page 1
! It is common to record according to I.

By the way, recent facsimile machines are equipped with memory that can store image information for multiple pages, making it possible to send messages to multiple destinations. In this case, when image information for a plurality of pages is read out from the memory, the image information is read out into the pages inputted to the memory in the same manner as described above.

[Problems with background technology]

This type of facsimile communication is convenient if the recording device employs a method of placing the ejected paper face down after recording, but the facsimile device's recording unit also has a method for ejecting the paper after recording. There are also machines that load paper face up. In the case of a facsimile machine that uses this type of face-up stacking method, if image information is recorded as it is, input sequentially from the first page to the pages, the paper that is ejected after recording will be stacked with the pages reversed. That will happen. When processing a small amount of information, even if the pages are reversed, it is possible to manually rearrange one figure in a short time, but in recent years, the processing speed of facsimile machines themselves has become faster, and The amount of information processed at one time is also increasing.

Therefore, if the conventional method is used as it is, it takes a lot of manpower and time to rearrange the stacked sheets, and it is impossible to improve office efficiency and save labor. Further, since the stacking characteristics adopted by the recording unit, either the face-down stacking method or the face-up stacking method, differs depending on the device, it is impossible to unambiguously determine the reading order from the image information memory.

[Purpose of the invention]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide a facsimile apparatus which eliminates the above-mentioned drawbacks and allows recording sheets to be always stacked in a page order that corresponds to the stacking characteristics of the recording apparatus.

[Summary of the invention]

Therefore, in the present invention, image information for a plurality of pages is provided based on stack characteristic information indicating whether the recording device has a stack characteristic of stacking the recording output paper face up or stacking it face down. When writing image information from a memory provided for storage, the above object is achieved by selectively controlling whether the image information is read out from the first page into pages or from the last page into reverse pages.

[Embodiments of the invention]

Figure @1 shows an embodiment of this invention. The facsimile machine shown in FIG. 1 performs transmission and reception with other facsimile machines via communication line l.

In FIG. 1, 2 is a reading unit that sequentially decomposes a conveyed document into pixels according to predetermined rules and converts them into time-series electrical signals; 3 is a compression/expansion unit that compresses and expands image signals; 4 is a compression/expansion unit that compresses and expands image signals; A modulation/demodulation/network control unit that modulates and demodulates the signal and starts and restores the switching network; 5 is a recording unit that performs a predetermined recording operation based on the data expanded to rask information by the compression/expansion unit 3; 6 is a plurality of pages; 7 is a control section consisting of a microcomputer that produces each part.

Now, in this facsimile machine, the recording section 5 of the facsimile machine stacks the ejected sheets face up as shown in FIG. 2 (,) (hereinafter simply referred to as face up stack).
Or, as shown in FIG. 2 (bl), a switch 8 is provided on the operation panel (not shown) to specify whether the ejected sheets are to be stacked face down (hereinafter simply referred to as face down stacking). In this case, the control unit 7 determines that the stacking characteristic of the recording unit 5 of the facsimile machine is ostensibly stacked when the switch 8 is on, and when the switch 8 is off, the recording unit Suppose that it is determined that the stack property of 5 is a face-down stack.

The control unit 7 determines the reading order of the image information for a plurality of pages stored in the memory 6 based on the specified stack characteristic information.

In this configuration, when receiving image information transmitted from another facsimile apparatus, the facsimile apparatus sequentially stores the received image information in the memory 6 via the modulation/demodulation/network control section 4. After the reception of all pages is completed, the image information of the plurality of pages stored in the memory 6 is sequentially read out under the control of the control unit 7. At this time, the control unit 7 searches for the ON state of the switch 80. .

When the switch 8 is on, it is determined that the stack characteristic of the recording unit 5 of the facsimile device is face-up stack, and the image information of multiple pages stored in the memory 6 is sequentially read out from the last page to the reverse page 11@. The reading is controlled so that the When the switch 8 is off, it is determined that the stacking characteristic of the recording unit 5 is face-down stacking, and the image information stored in the memory 6 is displayed (from the first page).
The reading is controlled so that it is read in the order of the 10th page. However, in this case, it is assumed that the image information transmitted from the other party's facsimile machine is transmitted to the normal page 11 according to +. The image information read out in this manner is sequentially input to the compression/expansion section 3 and decoded, and then input to the recording section 5 and converted into hard copies in an order according to the stack characteristics of the recording section 5.

Next, when performing a copying operation using the facsimile machine, the image information of multiple pages photoelectrically converted by the reading unit 2 is sequentially input to the compression/expansion unit 3 and subjected to appropriate encoding conversion processing, and then stored in the memory 6. Stored sequentially. After all the pages have been read, the control unit 7 searches for the on state of the switch 80 in the same manner as described above, and when the switch 8 is on, the image 1H information of multiple pages stored in the memory 6 is sequentially reversed from the last page. The readout is controlled so that it is read out to page 114, and when the switch 8 is in the OFF state, the readout is controlled so that the image information stored in the memory 6 is read out in order from the first page to the next page. The image information read out in this way is sequentially input to the compression/expansion unit 3 and decoded, and then input to the recording unit 5 where it is converted into a hard copy with number 141 according to the stack characteristics of the recording unit 5. .

Next, a case in which the facsimile apparatus performs a sending operation will be described. In this case, it is assumed that the communicating party is equipped with a switch 8 for setting stack characteristics, but is not equipped with a memory 6 capable of storing image information for several pages of stocks. In other words, although this communication partner device can record the transmitted image information in the order in which it was transmitted,
It is not possible to record the image information by changing its order, for example, the page order. However, the control unit of the communicating party recognizes whether the stack characteristic of the recording unit of the communicating party is a face-up stack or a face-down stack, depending on the manner in which the switch 80 provided in the communicating party is turned on.

- In the control unit 7 of the facsimile device, during the phase 2 procedure before the image information transmission, the recording unit of the communication partner machine is stacked face up or stacked backwards based on the stack characteristic information transmitted from the control unit of the communication partner machine. Recognize which of the orientation stacks it is.

Then, when reading out multiple pages of image information stored in the memory 6 in the same manner as described above, the control unit 7 of the facsimile machine controls the reading IE4 from the memory 6 based on the stack characteristic information sent from the communicating party. Decide whether to start from the first page or from the last page.

The image information read out in this manner is input to the compression/expansion section 3 and encoded, and then transmitted to the other party's device via the modulation/demodulation/network control section 4 and the communication line 1.

On the other party's machine, if the received image information is recorded in the recording unit in the order in which it was transmitted, it will be made into a hard copy in the page order according to the stack characteristics of the other party's machine, and then the operator will be able to rearrange it. That will no longer be the case.

Note that in communication operations when both the sending side and the receiving side have a switch 8 for setting stack characteristics and a memory 6 that can store image information for multiple pages, the reading control of the memory on the sending side The transmission order of the image information may be made to correspond to the stack characteristics of the recording unit on the receiving side, or the readout order of the image information may be made to correspond to the stack characteristics of the recording unit on the receiving side by controlling the reading of the memory on the receiving side. You can make it into something.

Also, when transmitting multiple pages of image information from the facsimile device to multiple facsimile devices, the stacking characteristics of the other facsimile devices are detected in the same manner as described above, and the stacking characteristics of the other facsimile devices are detected and the information is transferred from the memory 5 according to the other facsimile devices. It is only necessary to decide whether to read image information IIm from the first page or from the last page.

By the way, in the above embodiment, the switch 8 is used to set the stack characteristics of the recording unit by turning on and off, but the stack characteristics may be set using a two-button operation switch.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As described above, according to the present invention, when recording image information of a plurality of pages of originals, sheets are always stacked on page IIk according to the stacking characteristics of the recording section, and the stacked sheets 9 This eliminates the need for a large amount of manpower and time for sorting, and improves office efficiency and saves labor.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

The first part is a block diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention, the second part is a block diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2(a) is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a face-up stack, and FIG. 2(b) is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a face-down stack. l...Communication line, 2...Reading section, 3...Compression/expansion section, 4...Modulation/demodulation/network control section, 5...Recording section, 6
...Memory, 7.Control unit, 8.Switch.

Claims (3)

[Claims] (1) In a facsimile device having a memory that stores image information for multiple pages, image information is transferred from the memory to the first page based on stack characteristic information indicating whether recording output paper is stacked face up or face down. 1. A facsimile apparatus comprising a control means for selectively controlling whether to read from the last page in pages or from the last page in reverse page types. (2) The stack characteristic information is transmitted from another facsimile machine that does not have the memory, and the control means "selects the selection control based on the stack characteristic information.
, j l-,7ξ(fakun<, apparatus according to claim (1)). (3) The facsimile apparatus according to claim (1), wherein the stack characteristic information is generated by the facsimile machine itself by operating a predetermined switch.