KR19990015655A - How to manage additional information of fax data - Google Patents

Abstract

When you want to resend originals with additional information recorded to another receiver or perform a print / copy function, scan the original data while deleting the original data at the location where the additional information is recorded, or add additional information from the scanned image data. Deletes and stores the image data at the location where it is recorded, and then performs the transfer or print / copy function.

Therefore, when retransmitting the document on which the additional information is recorded, by deleting the additional information and transmitting the original, the receiving side can easily confirm the final additional information, and can efficiently manage the document during printing / copying. have.

Description

How to manage additional information of fax data

The present invention relates to a method for managing additional information of fax data, and more particularly, in a facsimile, a multifunction device having a fax data transmission / reception function, etc., when retransmitted received fax data is recorded additional information (header, footer). And additional information management method of the fax data which is to be transmitted after removing the "

In addition, the present invention, in a facsimile, a multifunction device having a copy or print function, if you want to copy or print the received fax data, the addition of the fax data to copy or print after removing the recorded additional information (header, footer) Information management method.

In general, facsimile machines and multifunction devices having a fax data transmission / reception function have a function of recording additional information such as a header and a footer when receiving fax data. This function allows the user of the receiving side to easily check various information related to the reception of the fax data such as the reception date, reception time, transmission destination, fax number, and number of pages of the corresponding fax data. These functions are configured to allow the user to choose whether or not to perform them.

However, such a conventional additional information recording function causes the following problems.

(1) Since there is no function of printing or copying by removing the additional information recorded in the fax data, document management is inefficiently performed when the fax data is to be reused for other purposes.

(2) In case of producing various forms such as reports by using the fax data on which additional information is recorded, in order to prevent the additional information from being displayed on printed matter or a copy, cover the area where the additional information is recorded with a separate sheet and then print or By making the copy, the user feels uncomfortable.

(3) In case of retransmitting the fax data, since the additional information is repeatedly recorded in the received fax data, the additional information cannot be grasped correctly at the final receiving side.

Accordingly, the present invention has been made to solve such problems, and a first object of the present invention is to remove additional information when retransmitting received fax data, thereby facilitating additional information of the corresponding fax data at the retransmitted receiving side. The present invention provides a method of managing additional information of a fax data for identification.

In addition, a second object of the present invention is to provide a method for managing additional information of fax data which enables efficient document management by removing additional information when printing or copying received fax data.

1 is a schematic block diagram of a facsimile applied to the present invention;

2 is a flowchart illustrating a process of performing a first embodiment of a method for managing additional information of fax data according to the present invention;

3 is a flowchart illustrating a process of performing a second embodiment of a method for managing additional information of fax data according to the present invention.

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1: CPU 2: Memory

3: operation panel 4: scanner

5: Modem 6: Network Control Unit (NCU)

7: Printer 8: Sensor

A feature of the present invention for achieving the above object is a method of managing additional information of fax data which performs a series of operations using an original on which additional information is recorded: when the additional information deleting function is selected, scanning the original. Scanning step; A deleting step of deleting image data of an additional information recording position among all of the scanned image data; And a task performing step of performing the series of tasks using the image data of the remaining portion except for the deleted image data.

Preferably, the series of jobs is set to one of a document transmission job, a copy job and a print job.

Preferably, the deleting step replaces the image data of the position where the additional information is recorded among the scanned image data with white pixels.

In addition, another aspect of the present invention is a method for managing additional information of fax data which performs a series of operations using an original on which additional information is recorded: when the additional information deleting function is selected, A scanning step of scanning the original data except for the original data at the position where the additional information is recorded; And performing a step of performing the series of tasks using the scanned image data.

Preferably, the series of jobs is set to one of a document transmission job, a copy job and a print job.

Preferably, the scanning step transfers only the original without performing a scanning operation at the time when the original data at the position where the additional information is recorded among the original data is scanned; The scanning operation is performed at the time when the original data of the remaining portion except for the position where the additional information is recorded among the original data is scanned.

Hereinafter, a preferred embodiment of a method for managing additional information of fax data according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 shows a schematic block diagram of a facsimile applied to the present invention.

The facsimile as shown in FIG. 1 includes a central processing unit 1 which generally controls the facsimile according to a set program, program data, protocol data, text data, work contents related to transmission and reception, and the like. A memory (2) for accessing or storing data under control of the device (1), and a plurality of keys for deleting the key data of the facsimile, and additional information deleting keys for deleting additional information, in particular, When the key data is generated, it is input to the central processing unit 1 and an operation panel (OPE) 3 including a display unit for scanning the display data of the central processing unit 1, and the data of the original are scanned. After converting the data into digital image data, the scanner 4 provides the central processing unit 1 and the output data of the central processing unit 1 under the control of the central processing unit 1. Modulated output in analog form and demodulated and outputted in analog form, and are operated under the control of the central processing unit (1), and are connected to a public switching telephone network (PSTN) (ring and tip). Network control unit (NCU) 6 to form a call loop of the configured network and to interface signals of the modem 5 and the general telephone network, and to receive a control signal from the central processing unit 1 It consists of a printer 7 for printing data and a sensor unit 8 for sensing the remaining amount of recording paper or for sensing a document and providing it to the central processing unit 1.

Each of these components is the same as the configuration of a general facsimile, so a detailed description thereof will be omitted, and only essential components applied to the present invention will be described.

As mentioned earlier, the general facsimile has a side information recording function for recording headers and footers. At this time, the header and the footer are always constantly recorded in the preset position. In the normal case, the recording position of the additional information is at the top and bottom of the sheet. Therefore, in the first embodiment of the present invention, after scanning all the fax data on which additional information is recorded, the additional information can be removed by deleting, transmitting, printing or copying the image data of the location where the additional information is recorded. have.

Meanwhile, according to the second embodiment of the present invention, the fax data in which the additional information is recorded is processed as a white pixel by the position where the additional information is recorded, the image data is deleted and then scanned, and the scanned image data is transmitted. Or by copying or printing, the additional information can be removed.

The operation of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to Figs.

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2 is a flowchart illustrating a process of performing a first embodiment of a method for managing additional information of fax data according to the present invention.

After setting the original (S1), when the user selects the original transmission function or the print / copy function (S2), the central processing unit 1 is in a standby state for performing the corresponding function selected from the original transmission or print / copy function. Switch to

Thereafter, when the user selects an additional function deleting key among various function keys of the operation panel 3 (S3), the central processing unit 1 controls the scanner 4 to scan the original data (S4). The scanned image data is stored in the memory 2. Thereafter, after deleting the image data corresponding to the recording position of the additional information among the scanned image data (S5), the deleted image data is transmitted or a print / copy function is performed (S6). At this time, since the additional information recording position is defined for each facsimile, it is possible to search the additional information recording position of the image data and process only the image data of the corresponding position as a white pixel.

On the other hand, if the user has not selected the additional information deletion function in step 3 (S3) above, after the central processing unit 1 controls the scanner 4 to scan the original data (S7), step 6 above Proceed to step S6 to transmit the scanned image data or perform a print / copy function.

Therefore, the original can be resent or the printing or copying function can be performed while the additional information is deleted.

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3 is a flowchart illustrating a process of performing a second embodiment of the method for managing additional information of fax data according to the present invention.

After setting the original (S8), if the user selects the original transmission function or the print / copy function (S9), the central processing unit 1 is in a standby state for performing the corresponding function selected from the original transmission or print / copy function. Switch to

Subsequently, when the user selects an additional function deleting key among various function keys of the operation panel 3 (S10), the central processing unit 1 controls the scanner 4 so that the document at the position where the additional information is recorded in the original data is recorded. The original data of the remaining portion except for the data is scanned (S11). The scanned image data is stored in the memory 2. Thereafter, the scanned image data is transmitted or a print / copy function is performed (S12). At this time, since the additional information recording position is defined for each facsimile as mentioned above, it is possible to operate the scanner for the remaining portions except the additional information recording position without operating the scanner as much as the additional information recording position of the image data.

On the other hand, if the user has not selected the additional information deletion function in step 10 (S10) above, the central processing unit 1 controls the scanner 4 to scan the entire portion of the original data (S13), Proceed to step 12 (S12) of to transmit the scanned image data or perform a print / copy function.

Therefore, the original can be resent or the printing or copying function can be performed while the additional information is deleted.

As a result, according to the method for managing additional information of fax data according to the present invention, there are advantages as follows.

(1) In the case of retransmitting an original in which additional information is recorded, the receiving side can easily confirm the final additional information by deleting the additional information and transmitting the original.

(2) When printing or copying an original on which additional information is recorded, document management is efficient by deleting the additional information and printing or copying.

(3) In the case of producing various forms such as reports by using the fax data on which additional information is recorded, delete the additional information so that the additional information is not displayed on printed matter or a copy, so that the additional information is recorded on a separate sheet of paper. There is no need to print or copy after covering.

Claims (6)

In the additional information management method of the fax data which performs a series of operations using the document on which the additional information is recorded: A scanning step of scanning the original when the additional information deleting function is selected; A deleting step of deleting image data of an additional information recording position among all of the scanned image data; And And a task execution step of performing the series of tasks using the image data of the remaining portion except for the deleted image data. The method of claim 1, wherein the series of operations, A method of managing additional information of fax data set as one of an original transmission job, a copy job and a print job. The method of claim 1, wherein the deleting step, And additional information management method of the fax data replacing the image data of the position where the additional information is recorded among the scanned image data with white pixels. In the additional information management method of the fax data which performs a series of operations using the document on which the additional information is recorded: A scanning step of scanning original document data other than original data at a position at which the additional information is recorded among the data recorded on the original, when the additional information deleting function is selected; And And a task performing step of performing the series of tasks using the scanned image data. The method of claim 4, wherein the series of operations, A method of managing additional information of fax data set as one of an original transmission job, a copy job and a print job. The method of claim 4, wherein the scanning step, Transfer only the original without performing a scanning operation at the time when the original data at the position where additional information is recorded among the original data is scanned; And additional information management method of the fax data which performs the scanning operation at the time when the original data of the remaining portion except for the position where the additional information is recorded among the original data is scanned.