JPS6376575A - Facsimile equipment with image information editing function - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To easily edit image information at low cost by providing a mark detection part to read a mark such as modified part, added part, etc., and a function to substitute the content in a page unit storage device with a newly read editing information. CONSTITUTION:Edited parts 21, 24 have marks 22, 25 already added to themselves, and the marks are read by a mark detection part 6, and thus recognized that they are the edited parts. A data processing part 7 calculates an old information part editing mark length (x) and a new information part editting mark length (y) by using the information supplied from a line control part 2 and the mark detection part 6, and in case (y)>(x), the part 7 contracts the entire new information part 24 down to a 100x/y percent. A coding/decoding part 9 that temporarily stores said part of data in an image memory 8, codes the image information in the image memory 8, then a CPU 10 lets the page unit storage device 11 store thus coded image information in the position of the old information part 21. As a result, herefore, any kind of facsimile equipment can easily edit image information, if only added with the page unit storage device and the detection circuit.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to a facsimile device with an image information editing function,
In particular, the present invention relates to a facsimile machine that edits image information using a page unit storage device.

[Conventional technology]

Currently, C.CITT (International Telegraph and Telephone Consultative Committee) is considering standardization of mixed-mode communication that integrates character transmission, typified by Teletex, and image transmission, typified by facsimile. The functions of this mixed mode communication include (1) a document architecture that decomposes a document into a layout structure and a logical structure consisting of blocks;

(2) A block is divided into either image information or character information.

(3) Blocks can be handled independently, and by linking them, you can create pages containing only characters, pages containing only images, and documents that arbitrarily combine these documents.
Transmission 1 can be displayed.

It becomes.

On the other hand, regarding facsimile machines that use the telephone network,
Three classes, 01 to G6, have been standardized.

Furthermore, in the current situation where G2 and 03 machines are the mainstream, there is a demand for terminals that can only transmit image information to have an image editing function. Furthermore, facsimiles that can store documents in page units as broadcast machines are becoming easier to implement as large-scale memories become cheaper.

As related to mixed-mode communication, Journal of the Image Electronics Engineers of Japan, Vol. 13, No. 3 (1984), P196-P2O.
1. There is "mixed mode communication".

[Problem that the invention seeks to solve]

A facsimile machine with mixed mode communication function is
The mechanism is complicated and expensive. Therefore, until such facsimile machines are manufactured at low cost and widely used, there is a need for a technology that allows similar services to be provided using conventional facsimile machines. However, in a facsimile device having an image storage device, such as a conventional mailing facsimile device, no consideration is given to editing of image information. Therefore, with conventional facsimile machines, when only a picture or figure in a document is changed and sent, or when a picture or figure, etc. is added to a document and sent, the operator must edit the document in advance. there were.

An object of the present invention is to inexpensively and easily add an image information editing function to a facsimile machine equipped with a page-based storage device.

[Means for solving problems]

The above purpose is to provide a mark detection unit that reads marks attached to edited parts such as changed parts and added parts in a manuscript, and a mark detection unit that reads marks attached to edited parts such as changed parts and added parts in a manuscript, and edited information that newly reads the contents of the edited parts of the manuscript stored in a page unit storage device. This is achieved by providing a function to replace the

[Effect]

Since the information contents of the marked locations are replaced within the storage device, image information can be easily and inexpensively edited.

〔Example〕

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a facsimile IJ with an added image information editing function. FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of a marking method for indicating changes and additions to a document. Hereinafter, a case will be described in which the edited part 21 of the original 20 shown in FIG. 2 is replaced with the information of the edited part 24 of the original 23, and then the information of the original 20 is sent to the other party. Edited part 21.2
4 are marked with marks 22 and 25, respectively, and the marks 2
By reading 2.25 with the mark detection section described below,
It is recognized that the locations 21 and 24 are edited locations.

First, in FIG. 1, when the image information editing function is selected by an external switch (not shown), the original document 20 is read by the reading section 1 and binarized by the binarization circuit 3.

In order to detect the editing mark 22, the latch 4 launches 16 bytes from the left end of the document 20, and the black pixel counter 5 counts black pixels. When the mark detection unit 6 counts black pixels in one or more consecutive bytes out of 16 bytes, it sets a flag indicating that an edit mark exists. Data processing section 7
calculates the p1 old information section editing mark length X based on the information from the line control section 2 and mark detection section 6, and simultaneously positions the old information section 21 in the manuscript 20. Further, the old information portion 21 is made completely white and temporarily stored in the image memory 8.

The encoding/decoding unit 9 encodes the image information in the image memory 8, and the CPU 10 stores the encoded image information in the page unit storage device 11. Next, the document 23 to be combined is similarly read, the editing mark 25 is detected, and a flag indicating that the editing mark is present is set. The data processing section 7 calculates the new information partial editing mark length y based on the information from the line control section 2 and the mark detection section 6, and compares it with the old information partial editing mark length X. If X≧y, new information part 24
Only the image data is temporarily stored in the image memory 8. If y>x, the encoding/decoding unit 9 reduces the entire new information portion 24 by 1oox/y% and temporarily stores only this portion in the image memory 8.
The image information in the image memory 8 is encoded, and the CPU 10 stores the encoded image information in the old information portion 21 in the page unit storage device 11.

Since the CPU 10 stores image information on a page-by-page basis, it assigns a number to each page and manages them. The edited image information is transferred from the page unit storage device 11 to the modem 12,
It is transmitted through the NCu 13 line. In addition, when editing image information already stored in the page unit storage device 11, the CPq 10 takes it out and encodes/encodes it.
After decoding in the decoding section 9 and P/S conversion in the P/S converting section 14, the recording section 15 once returns to the original state and performs editing processing.

According to this embodiment, by adding a page-by-page storage device and an editing part detection circuit to any facsimile, image information can be easily edited, and the operator can save the trouble of editing in advance. be.

〔Effect of the invention〕

According to the present invention, since image information can be edited automatically within the device, the time required for editing the manuscript can be saved and the manuscript can be edited without getting dirty. For example, two manuscripts can be edited in one page. It is also possible to create a manuscript in one sheet, which is effective in terms of resource saving.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a facsimile apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of an editing method. 1... Reading unit 2... Line control unit 3... Binarization circuit 4... Latch 5... Black pixel counter 6... Mark detection unit 7... Data processing unit 8... - Image memory 9... Encoding/decoding unit 10... CPU 11... Page nesting storage device 12... Modem 16... NCu 14... P/
S conversion unit 15...recording unit 20...original manuscript 22.25...editing mark 21...old information portion 23...combined manuscript 24...new information portion X...old Length of information part y... Length of new information part

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. In a facsimile machine equipped with a page-by-page storage device that stores image information in page units, a mark detection section detects marks added to a document, and a mark detection unit detects marks added to the document from among the document information stored in the page-by-page storage device. 1. A facsimile device with an image information editing function, characterized in that a facsimile device is provided with a function of replacing the contents of the edited portion indicated by with other information in a page unit storage device.