JPS6229257A - Facsimile equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To select selectively the recording of information for confirming transmission or reception on a transmission original or a reception original by providing the 1st communication switch selecting communication attended with information recording and the 2nd communication switch selecting communication not attended with recording. CONSTITUTION:The information representing that the 1st communication switch 1 is depressed is stored in a RAM 9 through a data address bus 6 by a CPU 7 operated according to a program stored in a ROM 8. The original completing transmission is led to a mark stamper 4, where the CPU 7 refers to storage data of the RAM 9 to send a drive signal to a stamper drive circuit 5, the stamper drive circuit 5 drives the mark stamper 4 in response to the drive signal and a mark 'finished' is printed on a prescribed location of a carried original finished for transmission. In depressing the 2nd communication switch 2, the CPU 7 does not drive the mark stamper 4 and then the mark 'finished' is discharged while the mark 'finished' is not printed on the original finished for transmission.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Technical Field of the Invention] The present invention relates to a facsimile machine capable of selectively recording information for transmission confirmation or reception confirmation on a transmitted document or a received document.

[Technical Background of the Invention and Problems Therewith] Recently, a facsimile machine has been proposed in which information for transmission confirmation or reception confirmation is recorded on a transmitted document or a received document. For example, a facsimile machine that records information for transmission confirmation on the transmitted document records a predetermined mark, such as "Done," at a predetermined position on the document that has been sent, and then ejects the document. There are some devices that allow the operator to check the
By checking the "completed" mark, it is determined whether or not there has been a failure in sending the document, and measures such as resending the document without the "completed" mark are taken.

However, when using the transmitted manuscript for other purposes, the above "Done" mark may get in the way. In this case, copy the transmitted manuscript in advance and check the
The copied original was set in a facsimile machine, but this operation was extremely troublesome.

In addition, facsimile machines that record information for confirmation of reception on received documents include a receiving port, reception time, number of received documents, etc. at a predetermined position of the received document, for example, at the rear end of each page of the received document. Some devices record reception management information.

However, when the received manuscript is used in a conference, etc., the above reception management information may get in the way.In this case, the above management information part is cut out from the received manuscript, It was necessary to perform troublesome processes such as copying original documents.

[Purpose of the invention]

The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned points, and an object of the present invention is to provide a facsimile machine that can selectively record information for transmission confirmation or reception confirmation on a transmission document or a reception document. purpose.

(Summary of the Invention) According to the present invention, in a facsimile machine having means for recording information for transmission confirmation or reception confirmation on a transmission document or a reception document, a first communication switch that selects communication accompanied by recording of the information is provided. and a second communication switch that selects communication that does not involve recording the information, and selectively records the information on the transmitted document or the received document by selecting the first or second communication switch. The above purpose is achieved by having the

[Embodiments of the invention]

FIG. 1 shows an operation panel section of an embodiment of a facsimile machine according to the present invention.

The facsimile apparatus of this embodiment has a first communication mode in which the operation panel section 10 selects communication accompanied by recording of information for transmission confirmation on a transmitted document and recording of information for reception confirmation on a received document. The apparatus includes a switch 1 and a second communication switch 2 that selects normal communication that does not include recording of information for transmission confirmation on a transmitted document and recording of information for reception confirmation on a received document. In FIG. 1, TL is a transmitting lamp that indicates that this facsimile machine is transmitting, and R[ is a receiving lamp that indicates that this facsimile machine is receiving.

FIG. 2 shows a control block diagram related to recording information for transmission confirmation on a transmission document in the same embodiment, in which 3a is a document guide roller, 3b and 3c are document feed rollers, and 4 is a document guide. Roller 3a, document feed roller 3
b, a mark stamper for recording predetermined transmission confirmation information, for example, a "completed" mark, on the transmitted document transported via 3G; 5, a drive circuit for driving the mark stamper; 6 is a data address bus, 7 is a central control unit (CPLI), 8 is a read-only memory (ROM) that stores the control program for the CPU 7, and 9 is a random access memory (RAM) that stores various data.
), 10 is an operation panel. The operation panel 10 includes
As shown in FIG. 1, a first communication switch 1 and a second communication switch 2 are provided.

Next, an explanation will be given of the operation of the facsimile apparatus of this embodiment related to recording information for transmission confirmation on a transmission document.

First, a document is set on a document table (not shown) of a facsimile machine. Here, if the user desires communication in which a "done" mark is printed on the transmitted document, the first communication switch 1 on the operation panel 10 is pressed. As a result, the transmission lamp TL on the operation panel 10 indicating that transmission is in progress lights up. Further, the information that the first communication switch has been pressed to 1 is stored in the RAM 10 via the data address bus 6 by the CPtJ7, which operates according to the program stored in the ROM8.

Next, the facsimile machine has a document reading section (not shown),
The original is transmitted to the other party's facsimile machine using a modem, network control unit, switch, etc. Note that this document transmission operation is well known, so a detailed explanation will be omitted.

When the transmission of the original is completed, the transmitted original is conveyed via the guide roller 3a and original feed rollers 3b and 3C shown in FIG. 2, and guided to the mark stamper 4. Here, the CPU 7 refers to the data stored in the RAM 9 (in this case, the RAM 9 stores information that the first communication switch is pressed to 1, that is, information that instructs to print a "done" mark). ), a drive signal is sent to the stamper drive circuit 5, and the stamper drive circuit 5 drives the mark stamper 4 in response to this drive signal to place a "done" mark at a predetermined position on the conveyed transmission groove document. Print. This “finished”
The transmission groove document with the mark printed thereon is then ejected.

In the above description, the case where there is only one original to be transmitted has been explained, but even when there are a plurality of originals to be transmitted, the "completed" mark is printed for each transmission groove original by the same operation.

In this way, the operator can identify whether there is a failure in document transmission based on whether or not the "Completed" mark is printed on the ejected document, and the operator can identify whether there is a failure in document transmission based on whether or not the "Completed" mark is printed on the ejected document. Appropriate measures such as retransmission can be taken.

Next, if the user does not desire a communication in which a "completed" mark is printed on the transmitted document, the second communication switch 2 on the operation panel 10 is pressed. As a result, the transmission lamp is turned on, and the information that the second communication switch was pressed is transmitted to the RAM l through the data address bus 6.
Stored as 0. In this case, the CPU 7 does not send a drive signal to the stamper drive circuit 5 by referring to the data stored in the RAM 9, and the stamper drive circuit 5 does not drive the mark stamper 4. Therefore, the document after the transmission is conveyed via the guide roller 3a, the document feed roller 3b13C, and the mark stamper 4, and is ejected without being printed with the "completed" mark.

FIG. 3 shows another configuration of the operation panel 10. In this configuration, in addition to the first communication switch 1, the second communication switch 2, the transmission lamp TL, and the reception lamp RL, the first communication switch 1 is pressed, and information for confirming transmission to the transmission document is transmitted. An indicator lamp M is provided to indicate that communication accompanied by recording and recording of information for confirmation of reception on a received document has been selected. According to such a configuration, it is possible to easily identify whether or not a communication accompanied by recording of information for transmission confirmation on a transmitted document and recording of information for reception confirmation on a received document is selected. When transmitting original documents, it is possible to select whether or not to print a "completed" mark for each document.

In addition, in the above explanation, the sent document is marked as "completed".
Although the control of whether or not to print the mark has been described, the apparatus of this embodiment can also select whether or not to record reception confirmation information on a received document. FIG. 4 shows an example of reception confirmation information recorded on a received document. This reception confirmation information is so-called reception management information, and is recorded at the position 15 at the rear end of the received document 4, and an example of the footmat is shown in FIG. That is, this reception management information includes the date of reception, information identifying a received manuscript, the total number of manuscripts, and information indicating the number of sheets of the manuscript. Whether or not such reception management information is to be recorded on the received document can be selected by selectively pressing the first communication switch 1 or the second communication switch 2.

For example, when the first communication switch 1 is pressed when receiving a document, a reception operation that involves recording reception management information is selected, and predetermined reception record information is recorded at the rear end of the received document.
When the second communication switch 2 is pressed, a reception operation that does not involve recording reception management information is selected, and reception record information is not recorded.

In this case, whether the first communication switch 1 is pressed or not
The reception management information recording means may be configured to be controlled in a well-known manner (not shown) depending on whether the second communication switch is pressed. It should be noted that during reception, the reception lamp RL of the operation panel 10 is turned on, and furthermore, in the configuration shown in FIG. 3, when reception is performed by pressing the first communication switch 1, the display lamp M is turned on.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As explained above, according to the present invention, information for transmission confirmation or reception confirmation can be selectively recorded on the transmitted or received manuscript, which is very convenient in handling the transmitted or received manuscript. be.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an example of the configuration of an operation panel of an embodiment of a facsimile apparatus according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a control block diagram of the same embodiment, and FIG. 3 is a diagram showing another example of the configuration of the operation panel. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of information for confirming reception, and FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of the format of the same information. 1...First communication switch, 2...Second communication switch, 3a...Document guide roller, 3b, 3C
...Document feed roller, 4...Mark standber,
5... Stamper drive circuit, 6... Data address bus, 7... Central control unit, 8... Read only memory, 9... Random access memory,
10...Operation panel. Figure 1 Figure 2 Figure 3

Claims (5)

[Claims] (1) A facsimile machine having a means for recording information for transmission confirmation or reception confirmation on a transmitted document or a received document, comprising: a first communication switch that selects communication accompanied by recording of the information; and recording of the information. a second communication switch that selects communication that does not involve communication, and by selecting the first or second communication switch,
A facsimile apparatus characterized in that the information is selectively recorded on a transmitted original or a received original. (2) The facsimile apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the means for recording information for transmission confirmation on the transmitted original is provided separately from a recording device for recording the received original. (3) The facsimile apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the means for recording information for transmission confirmation on the transmission document records a predetermined mark on the transmission document. (4) The facsimile apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the means for recording information for confirming reception on a received document is a recording device for recording received documents. (5) The facsimile apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the means for recording information for confirming reception on the received document records reception management information at a predetermined position on the received document. .