JPS61253955A - Document communication equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To enable an operator to monitor the contents of communication when a communication mode is started during the operation of a document formation mode by forming a display control means for executing multiwindow display on a CRT and a detecting means for detecting the existence of the start of communication operation. CONSTITUTION:When the document formation mode is set up, a picture plane for forming a document is displayed on the CRT 3. If a telex is terminated during the operation of the document formation mode, information flows in the course of an NCU 9 a MODEM 8 a CCU 7 a floppy disk driving device 5 and the transmitted encoded information is stored in the device 5. The control of said operation is executed by an SCU 6. The transmitted information simultaneously flows in the course of the CCU 7 a character generator 10 a CRT controller 4 so as to be displayed and then applied to a CRT controller 4 as dot-patterned information obtained from the character generator 10. The SCU 6 applies a control signal to a CRT controller 4 to switch the display area of the CRT 3.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] L1 This invention provides a document communication device that is equipped with a function of transmitting and receiving read image information and a function of creating and transmitting documents using character codes, and is capable of simultaneous operation in a single document creation mode and a communication mode. Regarding improvements, especially one document is being created (local mode)
When the communication mode is activated and there is a transmission/reception, especially a reception, by displaying a part of the CR7 screen while the document is being created, the received information etc. can be displayed independently of the document creation. The present invention relates to a document communication device that enables monitoring of communication information transmitted.

It consists of at least a scanner, a printing means, a keyboard, a CRT display means, a communication means, and a control means equipped with a central processing unit that controls these, and has a function of transmitting and receiving read image information and a character code. 2. Description of the Related Art Document communication devices equipped with document creation, transmission and reception functions are conventionally known.

Among these, document communication devices that are equipped with document creation, transmission and reception functions using character codes, so-called word processors with communication functions, are generally devices that cannot operate in a document creation mode and a communication mode at the same time.

However, in recent years, a so-called teletex, a document communication device capable of simultaneous operation in a single document creation mode and a communication mode, has appeared.

However, in a document communication device that can operate in document creation mode and communication mode simultaneously, the CR1 display means is
It is used only to display operations such as document creation and proofreading in the document creation mode, and is not used in the 9 communication mode.

Therefore, when a communication operation starts while a document is being created, especially when an incoming call is received, even if the content of the communication is related to the document currently being created, the information cannot be immediately known and the response cannot be taken. There was an inconvenience that there would be a delay.

Therefore, the document communication device of the present invention solves such inconveniences in conventional document communication devices that can operate in document creation mode and communication mode at the same time. The present invention aims to improve the operability of the one-document communication device by allowing the operator to monitor the communication content when the mode is activated and by enabling quick response.

Seal - Partly for this reason, the document communication device of the present invention is capable of transmitting/receiving scanned image information and document creation/transmission/reception functions using character codes, and is capable of simultaneous operation in document creation mode and communication mode. In communication equipment, CR
The CRT is equipped with a display control means for displaying a multi-window 4 and a detection means for detecting whether or not a communication operation has started. part of the display screen.

The content of the communication information is controlled to be displayed.

Next, an embodiment of the document communication device of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a functional block diagram showing an embodiment of the document communication device of the present invention. In FIG. 6, 1 is a keyboard;
2 is an I/F (interface) circuit, 3 is a CRT,
4 is a CRT controller, 5 is a floppy disk drive, 6 is an SCU (system control unit), 7 is a CCU (communication control unit), 8 is a modem,
9 is an NCU (network control unit), 10 is a character generator, and 11 is an OCR (data encoding/reproducing device).

12 is a scanner, and 13 is a printer.

The document communication device shown in FIG. 1 includes a conventional document communication device capable of simultaneous operation in document creation mode and communication mode;
Basically, they have the same configuration.

To facilitate understanding, various operations common to conventional document communication devices will be explained.

There are two types of operations: a local mode, that is, a document creation operation, and one communication mode, that is, one document transmission and reception operation, and one image information transmission and reception operation. This communication mode is further divided into a transmission/reception mode for one document, that is, a teletex transmission and reception operation, and an image information transmission and reception mode, that is, a facsimile transmission and reception operation.

First, in local mode, that is, during document creation, the keyboard 1n I/F circuit 2-) S CU 6-+ CR
A path from T controller 4 to CRT 3 is formed.

The operator operates the keyboard 1 while looking at the screen display of the CRT 3 to perform so-called word processing operations.
Create the desired document. This document creation process is performed by the CPU
It is controlled by 5CU6 equipped with a central processing unit such as.

The document created by such operations is sent as coded information to the floppy disk drive 5 and stored on the floppy disk.

Next, in the 1 communication mode, first, in the document transmission operation, the transmission information is sent to the floppy disk drive device 5.
→ Send to the other party via the route of CCU7 → Modem 8 → NCU9.

Second, when a document is received, the received information, that is, the coded information, is transferred from NCU 9 → Modem 8 → CCU 7 →
The data flows to the floppy disk drive 5 and is stored in the floppy disk drive 5 as encoded information. These transmission and reception controls are also performed by the 5CU6.

Thirdly, in the operation when sending a facsimile, one image information is scanned from scanner 12 → DCRII → CCU 7 → modem 8 →
It flows through the path of the NCU 9 and is sent to the other party.

Fourth, when a facsimile call is received, the flow of image information is NCU 9 -> modem 8 -> CCU 7 -> DCR 11 -> printer 13 (or floppy disk drive 5), and the output of DCRII is transferred to printer 13 or floppy disk drive 5. given to.

In this way, the operations in the local mode and the first to fourth communication modes are basically the same as in conventional teletex and facsimile.

By the way, the document communication device shown in FIG. 1 is capable of simultaneously operating the document creation operation in the local mode and one of the four communication modes, ie, the first to fourth communication modes. One communication operation can be activated while operating in document creation mode.

Therefore, the document communication device of the present invention has a display control function that displays a multi-window on the CRTB so that the operator can monitor the communication contents when the 1 communication mode is activated during operation in the document creation mode. In addition to being added to the CRT controller 4, a detection function for detecting whether or not one communication operation is activated is added to the 5CU 6.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing the process flow of monitoring the presence or absence of incoming and outgoing calls during the operation of creating a document in the document communication device of the present invention shown in FIG. 1, and the correspondence between the CRT screen display in the document creation mode. #1 to #5 in the drawing, which is a diagram showing an example of the relationship, indicate steps.

In the document communication device of the present invention, when the 1 communication mode is activated during operation in the document creation mode (local mode), the operator can check the contents of the communication, that is, the contents of the document transmission and reception (teletex transmission and reception), or The content of image information transmission and reception (facsimile transmission and reception) can be monitored.

Next, the display operation of communication contents when the communication mode is activated during the one-document creation mode in the document communication apparatus of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2.

The 5CU 6 in FIG. 1 monitors the presence or absence of an incoming or outgoing call using a routine as shown in the flowchart on the right side of FIG.

When the document creation mode is set, a document creation screen is displayed on the CRT 3 in step #2. Therefore, C.R.
A screen like the one shown in the upper left of FIG. 2 will be displayed on T3.

If the communication mode is activated during operation in this document creation mode, it is detected in step #3. In this case, the operator can also prohibit display on the CRT 3, as will be described later, and the presence or absence of this is detected in step #4.

If such display is not prohibited, in step #5, the content of the communication is displayed on a part of the document creation display screen on the CRTa. Therefore, one display screen changes from the upper left to the lower left in FIG.

In the document communication device of the present invention, when one communication operation is activated and an incoming call is received during a document creation operation.

The second communication mode is particularly effective. Let's start with the case where there is an incoming Teletex call.

As already explained, when a Teletex call is received,
Information flows along the path of NCU 9 -> modem 8 -> CCU 7 -> floppy disk drive 5, and the transmitted encoded information is stored in floppy disk drive 5. These controls are.

Performed by 5CU6.

In this case, the information transmitted from this NCU9 → modem 8 → CCU7 is displayed at the same time, so that the information is transmitted from CCU7 →
The signal flows along the path from the character generator 10 to the CRT controller 4, and is given to the CRT controller 4 as dot patterned information from the character generator 10.

The 5CU 6 gives a control signal to the CRT controller 4 to switch the display area of the CRT 3 from the upper left display screen to the lower left display screen in FIG.

Next, when there is an incoming facsimile call in the fourth communication mode, the flow of one image information is the same as in the case of conventional incoming calls: NCU 9 → Modem 8 → CCU 7 → DCRII
→Printer 13 (or floppy disk drive 5
), the output of the DCRll is given to the printer 13 or the floppy disk drive 58, and at the same time, it also flows from the CCU 7 to the CRT controller 4 for display in parallel with this information, and is stored in a partial area on the CRT 3. Visualized and displayed.

This display behavior is the same even when you start sending.
When the transmission operation of Teletex, which is the first communication mode, is activated, the encoded transmission information is transmitted from the floppy disk drive 5 to the CCU 7 on the one hand, as before.
→ Modem 8 → Flows through the path of NCU 9.

On the other hand, in the same way as when the teletex reception operation in the second communication mode is started, for display purposes, the floppy disk drive 5 → character generator 10 → C
Coded information is transmitted along the path from the RT controller 4 to the CRT 3, and the dot pattern from the character generator 10 is displayed in a part of the screen of the CRT 3.

Even when facsimile transmission operation, which is the third communication mode, is activated, the scanner 1
Image information flows along the path 2 → DCRI 1- + CCU 7 → modem 8 → NCU 9, and on the other hand, for display, as in the case of receiving a facsimile call in the fourth communication mode, scanner 12 → CRT controller 4 →
It is transmitted through the CRT3 path.

The contents are displayed on a part of the screen of the CRT 3.

By the way, as mentioned above, if the operator does not want to see such incoming call information or outgoing information while creating a document, he can issue a display prohibition command using the keyboard 1, and the display screen of the CRT 3 will be displayed in the display screen. Return from the lower left display screen in Figure 2 to the upper left display screen.

In addition, if the other party does not want others to see the incoming call information generated during the creation of such a document, please send the document for sending (in the case of Figure 1, one incoming call) in advance. You can add a display prohibition code such as "Confidential" while creating the document.This also applies to documents to be sent.If you do not want other operators on your side to see the content you are sending, You can also give a command to prohibit displaying one.

When the 5CU 6 detects such a display prohibition code while displaying the screen for creating one document in step #4 of FIG. to control.

Regarding the display area of 2 communication information, for example, attention (
ATTENTION) information and information (
Information such as the destination and sender is displayed as the attention information, and the information of the message itself is displayed while scrolling as the information information. These controls are C
This is performed by the RT controller 4.

As described above in detail, the document communication device of the present invention is equipped with the function of transmitting and receiving read image information and the function of creating and transmitting documents using character codes, and is capable of simultaneous operation in single document creation mode and communication mode. The document communication device is provided with display control means for performing multi-window display on a CRT and detection means for detecting whether or not a communication operation is activated.

When the detection means detects that a communication operation has occurred during a document creation operation, the content of the communication information is displayed on a part of the display screen of the CRT.

Therefore, according to the document communication device of the present invention, when the 1 communication mode is activated during operation in the document creation mode,
Since the operator can monitor the content of the communication by displaying it on the CRT, it is possible to respond quickly and the operability of the document communication device is significantly improved. This excellent effect can be obtained.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

i Top plate is a functional block diagram showing an embodiment of the document communication device of the present invention, and tW is a functional block diagram showing an embodiment of the document communication device of the present invention shown in FIG. FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of the correspondence between a flowchart showing the flow and a CRT screen display in a document creation mode. In the drawing, 1 is a keyboard, 2 is an I/F circuit, 3 is a CRT, 4 is a CRT controller, 5 is a floppy disk drive, 6 is SC0, 7 is a CCU, 8 is a modem,
9 is NCU, 10 is character generator, 11 is D
CR112 is a scanner, and 13 is a printer. Patent applicant Rico Co., Ltd., Figure #2

Claims (1)

[Claims] Consisting of at least a scanner, a printing means, a keyboard, a CRT display means, a communication means, and a control means equipped with a central processing unit that controls these, it has functions for transmitting and receiving read image information and document creation and processing using character codes. A document communication device equipped with a transmitting and receiving function and capable of simultaneous operation in a document creation mode and a communication mode, comprising a display control means for displaying a multi-window on the CRT, and a detection means for detecting whether or not a communication operation is activated. and when the detection means detects that a communication operation has occurred while operating in document creation mode, the content of the communication information is displayed on a part of the display screen of the CRT. A document communication device characterized by controlling.