JPS61224655A - Composite electronic equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To obtain an equipment with inexpensive and a compact constitution by allowing a personal compute to expand a facsimile standard code recorded on a magnetic disc device into an image according to an external designation, printing and outputting it on paper fed to a carrying device while using a print head. CONSTITUTION:In utilizing the titled device as a facsimile equipment, when a paper sheet is loaded, a sensor 26 is actuated to send an interruption signal to a CPU, a facsimile sending program is started and a message is displayed on a part of a CRT display 5. The image read by an image sensor 22 is compressed by the CPU into the the facsimile standard code and sent to a telephone line 8 via a telephone set 1 from a telephone set interface 25 sequentially. When a call comes from the telephone line 8, an incoming call program detects the tonal signal of the facsimile equipment and enters its execution and stores the received facsimile signal to the facsimile region of a magnetic disc. When no tonal signal is detected, an automatic answering telephone program is called.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Technical Field of the Invention] The present invention relates to a composite electronic device that integrates multiple types of single-function office automation devices.

[Technical background of the invention and its problems]

Conventionally, as a single-function office automation run device,
For example, various devices such as facsimiles, word processors, and personal computers have been developed and are in use.

Conventionally, in offices, these devices have been installed and used individually, so the floor space occupied by these office automation devices has been large.1. Operability is also not good.

Also, the office automation mentioned above! ! For example, a facsimile machine has two paper transport systems, a transmission system and a reception system, and automatically sends multiple sheets of originals for transmission, and cuts roll paper as reception paper. Further, a printer having the same interface as that of the personal computer is separately connected to the personal computer. In this way, conventional devices have both the same or similar mechanisms, making them physically large and expensive.

[Purpose of the invention]

The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned circumstances, and provides a composite electronic device that can be realized inexpensively and in a connosect manner, which has the functions of various office automation devices such as /4'-sonal computers, facsimile machines, and telephones. The purpose is to provide.

[Summary of the invention]

The present invention includes a personal computer including a magnetic disk device, a transport mechanism having an image sensor and a print head on the same transport path, a modem, etc., and the image sensor reads information on a reminder sheet supplied to the transport mechanism. ,
The image read by the image sensor is compressed into a facsimile standard code by the personal computer and sent to the telephone line via the modem, and the facsimile standard code received from the telephone line via the modem is sent to the magnetic disk device. The facsimile standard code recorded in the magnetic disk device is developed into an image by the personal computer according to external specifications, and the print head prints and outputs it on the paper supplied to the transport mechanism. Thus, by effectively using the 1:), sonal compiler, and one system of paper conveyance mechanism, it is possible to realize a complex electronic device with an inexpensive and compact configuration.

[Embodiments of the invention]

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

The present invention combines the functions of a single-function OA (office automation) device to provide an inexpensive, compact device for personal use that occupies less floor space and has good operability. The main functions provided here are: ・9-sonal computer, telephone, facsimile, JWP (Japanese word processor), etc. Note that the word processor function and terminal function are included in personal computers even today, so their explanation will be omitted here.

FIG. 1 is an external view showing an embodiment of the present invention. In the figure,
Iij High Performance Modem (MODEM') and NCU
2 is a key gate, 3 is a mouse, 4 is a main body, and 5 is a CRT display. 6 is a paper insertion slot that communicates with the transport mechanism in the main body 4;
7 is a stack of open paper trays. Reference numeral 8 denotes a telephone line connected to the telephone 1.

FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram showing the main components inside the main body 4 in the above embodiment. In the figure, 21 is a paper transport system υ, 22 is an image sensor provided in the transport system 21, and 23 is the printer head. 24 is a main body control section.

25 is a telephone interface, which is connected to the multifunction telephone 1 shown in FIG. 1 by a cable.

26 is a sensor that detects insertion of paper. Note that there are devices necessary for a personal computer, such as a magnetic disk device, but since they are well known, they are omitted here.

3 to 9 are diagrams each showing an example of the display screen of the CRT 7'Isgray 5 for explaining the operation of one embodiment.

The operation of one embodiment will now be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 9.・The operation as a mother-sonal combination, -p, is the same as a general one. In other words, when the power is turned on, the CRT
The initial menu displayed on the display 5 is, for example, as shown in FIG. It is the same as starting from DO8), so it will be omitted here.

When using the machine as a facsimile machine, from the initial menu display state shown in FIG. 3, the original to be transmitted is immediately inserted through the insertion slot 6 shown in FIG. 1 without any key operation. By inserting this paper,
The sensor 26 works and sends an interrupt signal to the CPU (not shown), which activates the facsimile transmission GLODARAM and sends the CRT
A message as shown in FIG. 4 is displayed on a part of the display 5 (in the embodiment, the bottom part). According to this display, input the destination telephone number from the key 2 and press the execution key, the message changes as shown in FIG.
2, the sheets are sequentially read, and finally the paper receiver is discharged to the stack 7. Image Jl' read by the image sensor 22
Compressed into facsimile standard code by 1 CPU, sequentially
It is sent from the telephone interface 25 to the telephone line 8 via the telephone 1. Prior to this image transmission, there are exchanges with the receiving side according to a facsimile protocol, including a so-called training sequence, but since it is exactly the same as in the case of a general facsimile, the explanation thereof will be omitted here. Note that after the sensor 26 detects the end of the paper,
After the reading has progressed a certain distance, the end of the paper reaches the roller 21k.
After passing the message, the message changes as shown in FIG. 6, and when the operator inserts the next page, the sensor 26 is activated again and the roller 21k captures the leading edge of the paper. At this stage, the roller 21, the roller 2jB, and the subsequent rollers move independently. Upon completion of the transmission confirmation for the previous page, the paper captured by the roller 21 is fed to the roller 21B, and the same transmission as for the previous page is performed. The fax is completed by pressing the end key on the keyboard 2 while the message shown in FIG. 6 is displayed.

When a call is received through the telephone line 8, if the no-ring button of the telephone set 1 is pressed, the incoming bell is not rung and the state is automatically set to an off-hook state. Regardless of whether the silent button is pressed or not, when an incoming call is received, a signal is sent from the telephone 1 to the telephone interface 25 to cause an interrupt and activate the facsimile incoming program. This GLODARAM is created as an independent process, and runs in parallel even when the GLODARAM of the arm-sonal combinator is being executed by the main body control unit 24, for example. When the incoming call program detects a facsimile tonal signal, it begins its execution and stores the received facsimile signal in the facsimile area of the magnetic disk. If a tonal signal cannot be detected, the answering machine program is called, uses voice synthesis to announce the answering message, records the other party's message (usually the name and phone number) on a magnetic disk, and then makes the call. Send a termination message using speech synthesis and end the call. After receiving the facsimile signal, the message shown in Figure 7 will be displayed on a part of the display 5 (at the bottom in this example), and if you select and execute it with the cursor, the reception directory as shown in Figure 8 will be displayed. , the selected received facsimile is displayed on the display gray 5.

In this embodiment, since the display gray screen has only 640×400 pixels, it is compressed and displayed, and a message as shown in FIG. 9 is also displayed at the bottom. Following this display, the received facsimile signal can be read or printed by enlarging and scrolling with the mouse 3. When printing, a message to insert paper is displayed, and the operator inserts the paper from the insertion slot 6 in accordance with the message. The subsequent operation of the transport system 21 is substantially the same as in the case of facsimile transmission, so a description thereof will be omitted. At this time, the difference is that instead of reading with the image sensor 22, the print head 2
3, it is printed on facsimile paper prepared in advance.

No. 4 - Sonal Comparison Printing also requires the operator to insert paper, similar to facsimile printing. Since continuous paper is normally used, it is only necessary to insert it at the beginning.

Additionally, a Japanese word processor can be started from the initial menu shown in FIG. After startup, it operates as a general Japanese word processor. Conventionally, the Japanese word processor's communication utility sent documents as character codes, but its functionality has been expanded to include the ability to send images to facsimiles. has been done. Each page of the document is developed into a glint image, which is then compressed into facsimile standard code. This is a combination of a Japanese word processor and a facsimile sending program, and detailed explanation will be omitted here.

With the configuration of the embodiment described above, a facsimile, a JVI/PN personal computer, etc. are integrated, so the occupied floor space is reduced and operability is improved. (9) Since each dot of the donmatrix printed by the Japanese word processor can be made to correspond accurately to the scanning line of the facsimile, there are no steps in the horizontal lines as in the conventional method.

In the above embodiment, if transmission is started after all pages of the facsimile signal to be sent are once stored on the magnetic disk, there is no time limit for inserting the next page, improving operability. Alternatively, the telephone 1'fI: may be placed in the same casing as the main body 4. In that case, the handset may be placed in front of the top surface of the main body, or the paper tray may be placed below the stack 7. Further, the means for moving the cursor may be a mouse or a cursor key on the keyboard 2.

[Effects of the Invention] As described in detail above, according to the composite electronic device of the present invention, a transport system including a magnetic disk unit #L, a magnetic disk drive, an image sensor, and a print head in the same transport path is provided. The image sensor reads the information on the paper supplied to the transport mechanism, and the image read by the image sensor is compressed into facsimile standard code by the No. 9-sonal combiator. The facsimile standard code sent to the telephone line via the modem and received from the telephone line via the modem is recorded on the magnetic disk device.1 The facsimile standard code recorded on the magnetic disk device is imaged on the personal computer according to external specifications. By developing a structure in which the print head prints and outputs the paper on the paper supplied to the transport mechanism, the Δ-sonal compiler and one system of paper transport mechanism can be effectively used, and the paper transport mechanism can be used at low cost. A conductive composite electronic device can be realized.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing the overall system configuration in one embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the internal configuration of the main body in the above embodiment, and FIGS. 3 to 9 are respectively the above-mentioned FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of display on a CRT display in an embodiment. ! ...Multi-function telephone, 2...some keys, 3...
Mouse, 4... Main body, 5... CRT display,
6... Paper insertion slot, 7... Paper tray stack, 8...
...Telephone line, 21...Transportation system, 21, 21B...
Roller, 22... Image sensor, 23... Print head, 24... Main body control unit, 25... Telephone interface, 26... Sensor. Applicant's representative Patent attorney Takehiko Suzue Figure 1/25 24 Figure 3 Figure 4 Figure 5 Figure 6

Claims (1)

[Claims] It has a personal computer including a magnetic disk device, a transport mechanism that has an image sensor and a print head on the same transport path, and a modem, and the image sensor reads information on the paper supplied to the transport mechanism and prints the same image. Compressing the image read by the sensor into a facsimile standard code using the personal computer and transmitting it to the telephone line via the modem, recording the facsimile standard code received from the telephone line via the modem in the magnetic disk device, A composite electronic device characterized in that a facsimile standard code recorded in the magnetic disk device is developed into an image by the personal computer according to an external specification, and the print head prints and outputs the image on paper supplied to the transport mechanism.