JPS6298971A - Document edition system in facsimile response system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To offer information using a document where a character, a graphic and a natural picture are mixed by providing a facsimile terminal control means which controls a facsimile terminal equipment and outputs a facsimile recording signal to a facsimile terminal. CONSTITUTION:Upon the completion of editing information in a fixed form, a facsimile screen generation part 26 reads an edition processing identifier and variable data out of an input buffer memory 25, generates graphic information or character information from the variable data according to algorithm designating by the edition processing identifier, arrays them in an output buffer memory 27 in accordance with document information while it is converting them into a dot pattern. A facsimile terminal control part 28 outputs facsimile output document data generated in the output buffer memory 27 to a facsimile terminal 3. After the part 28 calls the facsimile terminal equipment 3, it outputs information accumulated in the output buffer memory 27 while it is encoding the information by fitting the encoding system of the facsimile terminal 3. Thus offering information services using a document where a character, a graphic and a natural picture are mixed can be facilitated.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION (Field to which the invention pertains) The present invention converts information from a host computer into a facsimile signal and outputs it to various facsimile terminals.
The present invention relates to a document editing method applied to a facsimile response system that provides services such as information inquiries and notifications by facsimile, and in particular, relates to a document editing method that can handle a mixture of text, graphics, and natural image information.

(Prior art) With the spread of facsimile terminals in recent years, the diversification of services using facsimile has been remarkable, and facsimile response services that provide various information inquiry and notification services have already been commercialized. .

By the way, what is the conventional facsimile response system?

For example, as seen in ``Facsimile answering device in facsimile answering system'' (Japanese Patent Application Laid-open No. 58-48560), ■ documents that can be handled are limited to those consisting only of characters and symbols, and ■ facsimile terminals It was distinctive in that the output to the character line was a unit of character line.

Regarding the former point, these conventional methods are limited to characters/symbols (
Character text) information, shapes (geometric shapes), natural images, etc. (photographic patterns)
We are unable to respond to the diversifying demands of customers who wish to provide information provision services in combination with
Since the unit of editing processing and output to the terminal is a line,
The arrangement of multiple pieces of information in a document is limited to the vertical direction, which has disadvantages such as a lack of flexibility in document expression.

(Object of the Invention) A first object of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned drawbacks and to realize a facsimile response system capable of providing information in a document containing a mixture of characters, figures, and natural images.

A second object of the present invention is to realize a document editing method that can structure a document and improve the diversity and flexibility of document expression.

(Structure and operation of the invention) FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of a facsimile response system to which the present invention is applied, in which 1 is a host computer, 2 is a facsimile response device, and 3 is a facsimile terminal device. .

Based on the message received from the host computer 1, the facsimile response device 2 edits the text containing a mixture of characters, figures, and natural images, converts it into a signal for facsimile recording, and outputs it to the facsimile terminal. .

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of a facsimile answering device which is the main component of the present invention, including a document layout file 21, a fixed text file 22, a fixed graphic file 23, a fixed button file 24. It is composed of an input sofa memory 25, a facsimile screen generation section 26, an output sofa memory 27, and a facsimile terminal control section 28.

Document layout file 2] includes a plurality of pieces of document layout information.

FIG. 3 shows an example of a document layout.

The document layout information is the text of the provided information document = #page 3
This defines the layout of one page of 1. For example, the provided information is an explanatory text 32 (text block area), a map 33 (geometric figure block area), and a photo 34.
(pattern profile area), these pieces of information are 1
Stores information about how to place the page.

Note that the document layout information can define a layerer for a plurality of pages constituting the document. Furthermore, the document layout information also defines information regarding the information type (text/geometry link figure/pattern) of each block constituting the document, the overlapping type (transparent/opaque) between the blocks, and the like.

The fixed text file 22, the fixed figure file 23, and the fixed button file 24 respectively store explanatory texts (text), maps (geometric figures), and photographs (blasts) arranged on one page based on the above-mentioned arrangement information. is,
These pieces of information are specified by a fixed figure identifier, a fixed phrase identifier, and a fixed button identifier, and are read from the respective files.

The input buffer memory 25 temporarily stores data received from the host computer 1. The stored data is used by facsimile screen generation section 26 to generate a facsimile output screen. Facsimile screen generation section 2
6 controls the editing of the facsimile output screen, synthesizes text information, graphic information and button information, and creates original image information for facsimile output of one page of dot images on the output buffer memory 27. The facsimile terminal control means 28 facsimile encodes the original image information for facsimile output generated on the output buffer memory 27 and controls the facsimile terminal 3 to output the facsimile output.

The operation will be explained below.

The host computer 1 uses document identifiers and fixed phrase identifiers.

A message consisting of a standard figure identifier, a standard pattern identifier, an editing process identifier, and variable data is edited and sent to the facsimile response device 2. The facsimile response device 2 temporarily inputs the message received from the host computer 1 into a buffer memory 2.
5, control is passed to the facsimile screen generation unit 26 for editing the document for facsimile output.

The facsimile screen generation unit 26 first reads out a document identifier, a fixed text identifier, a fixed graphic identifier, and a fixed pattern identifier from the input buffer memory 25.

Next, create document layout file 2 using document identifier 1 as a key.
1, document layout information from the template file 22 using the template identifier as the key, template information from the template file 23 using the template identifier as the key, and template pattern file 24 using the template pattern identifier as the key.
Read standard pattern information from .

As mentioned above, the document layout information includes the position on the page of the various information blocks that make up the document, and the information type (
This information consists of information such as text/geometric figures/buttons) and the overlapping type of information blocks (transparent/opaque).

Document editing is executed by the facsimile screen generation unit 26 converting the fixed text information, fixed graphic information, and fixed pattern information into dot patterns and arranging them on the output buffer memory 27 based on the document layout information. Ru.

When the editing of the standard information is completed, the facsimile screen generation unit 26 reads out the editing process identifier and the variable data from the input buffer memory 25, and extracts graphic information or variable data from the variable data based on the algorithm specified by the editing process identifier. Character information is generated, and while being converted into a dot pattern, it is placed on the output buffer memory 27 according to the document information.

Output of the facsimile output document data generated on the output sofa memory 27 to the facsimile terminal 3 is performed by the facsimile terminal control section 28. After calling the facsimile terminal bag W3, the facsimile terminal control unit 28 outputs a buffer memo.

The information stored in the facsimile terminal 3 is encoded in accordance with the encoding method of the facsimile terminal 3 and outputted as a facsimile.

(Effects of the Invention) According to the present invention, it is possible to easily realize an information provision service using a document containing a mixture of characters, figures, and natural images, and it is also possible to easily respond to the diversification of customer requests.

Furthermore, the facsimile answering device can share the functions of document editing work and graphic generation work, which were conventionally performed by the host computer, which is effective in reducing the load on the host computer and the amount of communication.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of a facsimile response system to which the present invention is applied, and FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of a facsimile response device. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of a document layout. 1... host computer, 2... facsimile answering device, 3... facsimile terminal device, 21.
...Document layout file, 22...Standard saint file, 23...Standard figure file, 24...Standard pattern file, 25...Input buffer memory, 2
6... Facsimile screen generation unit, 27... Output sofa memory, 28... Facsimile terminal control unit, 31... Document page, 32... Explanatory text (text block area), 33... Map ( Figure block area), 34...Photo (bang block area). Patent applicant: Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation 4. -Sue Deputy Person Tsuneji Hoshino 1゛-)2;

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] A host computer, a facsimile response device that receives a message from the host computer and generates a facsimile recording signal, and a facsimile terminal that receives the facsimile recording signal from the facsimile response device and records it as a facsimile. A facsimile response system is a facsimile response system for editing a text/figure/natural image mixed document, the facsimile response device having a document layout file that is accessed by a document identifier and from which document layout information corresponding to the document identifier is read. means, a fixed-format file means that is accessed by a fixed-format sentence identifier and the fixed-format information corresponding to the fixed-format sentence identifier is read; and a fixed-format text file means that is accessed by the fixed-format figure identifier and the fixed-format figure information corresponding to the fixed-form figure identifier is read. Stylized figure file means; Stylized natural image file means that is accessed by a stylized natural image identifier and stylized natural image information corresponding to the stylized natural image identifier is read; and a document identifier, a stylized text identifier, a stylized figure identifier, and a stylized natural image identifier. , input buffer memory means for receiving and temporarily storing an editing process identifier and variable data, and an algorithm specified by the editing process identifier to generate graphic/character information from the variable data, and to generate graphic/character information from the variable data, facsimile screen generation means for generating screen data for facsimile output by editing pages based on the document layout information using the fixed text information, the fixed graphic information, and the fixed natural image information; and processing results by the facsimile screen generating means. output buffer memory means for storing the facsimile output screen data stored in the output buffer memory means when editing for one page is completed; A document editing method in a facsimile response system, comprising facsimile terminal control means for outputting facsimile recording signals to the facsimile terminal.