KR20050077545A - Facsimile having a function of setting communication environment and a method controlling operation therof - Google Patents

Abstract

Disclosed are a facsimile apparatus capable of setting a country-specific fax communication environment and a method of controlling the operation thereof. The user input unit selects a mode for setting a fax communication environment for each country, and when the mode is selected, the scanning unit scans a paper on which at least one area is marked to set the fax communication environment and converts the image data into an image data storage unit. The information of the facsimile communication environment is stored according to the location and size of the marked area, and the control unit checks the location and size of the at least one marked area among the converted image data, and then checks the at least one location and size. Read the corresponding information from the storage to set the fax communication environment to perform the fax function. Therefore, according to the present invention, a user can more easily set a fax communication standard and language suitable for performing a fax function using dedicated paper classified by country.

Description

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The present invention relates to a facsimile apparatus and an operation control method thereof, and more particularly, to set a fax communication environment for each country by changing and setting a fax communication standard and language suitable for performing a fax function for each country using a dedicated paper. The present invention relates to a facsimile apparatus and an operation control method thereof.

The facsimile machine exchanges documents by integrating a scanner capable of reading documents, a printer that outputs scanned data in text form through the scanner, and a communication means for transmitting and receiving data with an external facsimile via a telephone line connected to a public telephone network. Device.

These facsimile machines perform fax functions in different countries. Accordingly, the fax is generally shipped after the fax communication environment suitable for the country where the fax is to be used is set. In other words, the facsimile is shipped from the factory when the communication standard, time format, language, and basic paper of the corresponding country are set in advance.

Therefore, the conventional facsimile has a problem in that logistics and production management are complicated because different facsimile communication environments are set for each country where the facsimile is used, even if the facsimile model is the same. That is, the conventional facsimile is not accurately managed at the time of factory shipment by setting different communication environment according to the national specifications in one model.

The technical problem to be achieved by the present invention is to set up a fax communication environment for each country that can easily perform a fax function in the corresponding country by facilitating the user to set up a different fax communication environment for each country, and to facilitate the factory production management. The present invention provides a facsimile apparatus and a method of controlling the operation thereof.

In order to solve the technical problem as described above, the facsimile apparatus for setting a fax communication environment for each country according to the present invention, the user input unit for selecting a mode for setting the fax communication environment for each country; A scanning unit which scans a sheet of which at least one area is marked and converts the image into image data when the mode is selected; A storage unit for storing information of the fax communication environment for each location and size of the at least one marked area; And after checking the position and size of the marked at least one region of the converted image data, reading information corresponding to the at least one identified position and size from the storage to perform a fax function. And a control unit for setting a fax communication environment.

Preferably, the fax communication environment includes at least one specification of a fax communication standard of a country that performs the fax function and a language of the country, and the at least one marked area includes the number of the at least one specification. same.

In addition, the at least one area is marked with black images of different sizes at different positions for the FAX standard and the language.

On the other hand, to solve the above technical problem, the operation control method of the facsimile apparatus according to the present invention comprises the steps of selecting a mode for setting the fax communication environment for each country; If the mode is selected, scanning the paper on which at least one area is marked to set the fax communication environment and converting the image into image data; Checking a position and a size of the at least one marked area of the converted image data; And setting the fax communication environment for performing a fax function by reading information corresponding to the identified at least one location and size among information of the fax communication environment stored for each location and size of the at least one area. It includes.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings will be described the present invention in more detail.

1 is a block diagram schematically showing a facsimile apparatus capable of setting a country-specific fax communication environment according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, the facsimile apparatus 100 capable of setting a country-specific fax communication environment according to the present invention includes an operation panel unit 110, a sensor unit 120, a scanning unit 130, a modem 140, and a network. A control unit (network control unit: NCU) 145, a print engine 150, a speaker 160, a ROM 170, a RAM 175, a storage unit 180 and a control unit 190 is provided.

The operation panel unit 110 includes a user input unit 112 and a display unit 114.

The user input unit 112 outputs a signal for requesting a function supported by the facsimile apparatus 100 to the controller 190 by the user's selection. For this purpose, the user input unit 112 includes various operation keys and a touch screen.

In the present invention, the user input unit 112 outputs a mode selection signal to the controller 190 when a mode for setting a fax communication environment for each country is selected by a user's key operation. In the selected mode, since the facsimile apparatus 100 performs a fax function by a different fax communication environment for each country, the facsimile apparatus 100 is used to set a fax communication environment suitable for a corresponding country where the facsimile apparatus 100 is used. Here, the fax communication environment includes at least one of specifications such as a communication standard, a time format, a language, and a basic paper size of a corresponding country.

The display unit 114 displays data such as information on an operating state of the facsimile apparatus 100 and system information by the control of the controller 190, and is generally implemented as an LCD.

The sensor unit 120 is provided at a paper inlet (not shown) into which a dedicated paper for entering a fax communication environment suitable for a corresponding country is inserted, and detects whether or not the dedicated paper to be inserted into the paper input port (not shown).

Dedicated paper is marked with at least one area for each country's fax communication standard and language used in that country. The reason for marking languages as well as the telecommunication standards of the countries concerned is that they consider countries that use more than one language. Here, the marking process is formed as a black image or processed in various ways such as a barcode format, and the at least one marked area is equal to the number of specifications described above.

2 is a view showing an embodiment of a dedicated paper applied to the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 2, information indicating a communication standard of a corresponding country is marked on a first area 200a of a dedicated paper and information indicating a language used in the corresponding country is marked on a second area 200b. The first area 200a is marked at different locations according to the fax communication standards of the country, and the second area 200b is marked at different locations according to the types of languages. That is, the first area 200a and the second area 200b are marked with different sizes at different locations for each country and language.

The scanning unit 130 scans the inserted dedicated paper and converts it into image data in a digital form. The scanning operation for setting the fax communication environment is as follows. When the above-described mode is selected by the user input unit 112, the scanning unit 130 picks up the dedicated paper inserted in the paper insertion hole (not shown) according to the paper sensing information transmitted from the sensor unit 120 to The image is scanned and then converted into digital image data.

The modem 140 modulates the scanned digital image data and demodulates the analog image data input from the NCU 145. The NCU 145 forms a call loop with a public switching telephone network (PSTN) to interface the signals of the modem 140 and the PSTN with each other.

The print engine 150 prints printed data such as scanned image data and fax data received from an external facsimile (not shown) on a recording paper to discharge printed matter.

The speaker 160 generates an alarm sound when a reception request signal is input from a public telephone network, a key operation of the user input unit 112, an end of transmission / reception of fax data, an end of a printing operation of the print engine 150, and the like. do.

The ROM 170 stores various control programs necessary for implementing the functions of the facsimile apparatus 100, a plurality of country-specific communication standards, and firmware for displaying a language used in a plurality of countries, and the facsimile device is stored in the RAM 175. Various data generated during the operation of the operation 100 are stored.

The storage unit 180 is a nonvolatile memory such as a hard disk drive (HDD) or a flash ROM. The storage unit 180 stores information of a fax communication environment by location and size of an area marked on a dedicated paper. have. In other words, the storage unit 180 includes a language of a predetermined country, a fax communication standard of a predetermined country, a basic paper size used for performing a fax function of a predetermined country (for example, letter paper in the United States) for each marked area, Time format of a certain country) is stored in the form of a lookup table.

For example, if the dedicated paper is A4 paper of (210 * 297) and a predetermined edge of A4 paper is (0,0) which is a reference position, the start position of the marked area is (2,2), and For an area of size (50 * 10), fax communication standard information of a certain country is stored. In addition, language information of a predetermined country is stored for a region having a start position of the marked region at (10, 10) and a size of (100 * 10).

The controller 190 controls the overall operation of the facsimile apparatus 100 according to the control program stored in the ROM 170. For example, when the print data is received from the user terminal 10, the controller 190 controls the emulator 130 and the print engine 150 to process and print the received print data as a printable signal.

In the present invention, the control unit 190 receives the mode selection signal for setting the country-specific fax communication environment from the user input unit 112, and when the dedicated paper is inserted into the paper input port (not shown), the dedicated dedicated paper The scanning unit 130 is controlled to scan.

When the image data converted into digital data is output from the scanning unit 130, the controller 190 checks the positions and sizes of the plurality of marked areas of the converted image data. That is, the controller 190 checks the position and size of the region where the black image data is confirmed.

The controller 190 reads the information corresponding to the identified position and size from the storage unit 180 and then adapts the fax communication environment of the facsimile apparatus 100 to the corresponding country based on the read information of the fax communication environment. Set it to

3 is a flowchart for describing an operation control method of the facsimile apparatus according to FIG. 1.

1 to 3, when a mode selection signal for setting a fax communication environment is received from the user input unit 112, the controller 190 controls the scanning unit 130 to enter the paper input port (not shown). The exclusive paper is processed to be scanned (S310 and S320). At this time, the user should insert the dedicated paper marked with the country and the language of the country in which the facsimile apparatus 100 is to be used into the paper insertion hole (not shown).

In operation S320, when the image data of the dedicated paper converted into the digital form is output from the scanning unit 130, the controller 190 confirms the position and size of at least one area that is marked among the converted image data ( S330).

In addition, the controller 190 reads information corresponding to the position and size identified in operation S330 from the storage 180 (S340).

When the operation S340 is received, the controller 190 sets the fax communication environment of the facsimile apparatus 100 based on the read information of the fax communication environment (S350). That is, the controller 190 changes and sets the fax communication standard, language, time format, and basic paper size of the facsimile apparatus 100 in the fax communication standard and language corresponding to the information of the read fax communication environment.

Thereby, the facsimile apparatus 100 performs the fax function using the changed and set fax communication standard, and then all data displayed through the display unit 114 is displayed in the changed and set language, time format and basic paper. The size is also set appropriately for the country.

The present invention described above promotes user convenience by setting a fax communication environment suitable for a corresponding country by using a dedicated paper of the corresponding country where the user uses the facsimile apparatus 100. In addition, the present invention described above is applicable not only to the facsimile apparatus 100 but also to a multifunction apparatus capable of performing a fax function.

As described so far, according to the facsimile apparatus which can set the country-specific fax communication environment according to the present invention and its operation control method, it is possible to easily change and set the fax communication environment suitable for the country where the facsimile apparatus is used. That is, the user can set the desired fax communication environment by using a dedicated paper marked with information on the fax communication environment of the corresponding country.

In addition, it is possible to manage the logistics and production of the facsimile machine more accurately and efficiently by improving the fax communication environment for each facsimile machine at the time of factory shipment, and improve productivity.

Although the present invention has been described in detail through the representative embodiments, those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains can make various modifications without departing from the scope of the present invention with respect to the embodiments described above. Will understand. Therefore, the scope of the present invention should not be limited to the described embodiments, but should be defined by the claims below and equivalents thereof.

1 is a block diagram schematically showing a facsimile apparatus capable of setting a country-specific fax communication environment according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention;

2 is a view showing an embodiment of a dedicated paper applied to the present invention, and

3 is a flowchart for describing an operation control method of the facsimile apparatus according to FIG. 1.

Description of the main parts of the drawing

100: facsimile apparatus 110: operation panel unit

120: sensor unit 130: scanning unit

140: modem 145: network control unit

150: print engine unit 180: storage unit

190: control unit

Claims (6)

A user input unit for selecting a mode for setting a fax communication environment for each country; A scanning unit which scans a sheet of which at least one area is marked and converts the image into image data when the mode is selected; A storage unit for storing information of the fax communication environment for each location and size of the at least one marked area; And The fax for reading the position and size of the at least one marked area of the converted image data and reading the information corresponding to the identified at least one position and size from the storage unit to perform a fax function; And a control unit for setting a communication environment. The method of claim 1, The fax communication environment includes at least one specification of a fax communication standard of a country that performs the fax function and a language of the country, and the at least one marked area is equal to the number of the at least one specification. Facsimile device. The method of claim 2, The at least one area is a facsimile apparatus, characterized in that the marking is processed as a black image of a different size in a different position for each of the fax communication standard and the language. Selecting a mode for setting a fax communication environment for each country; If the mode is selected, scanning the paper on which at least one area is marked to set the fax communication environment and converting the image into image data; Checking a position and a size of the at least one marked area of the converted image data; And Setting the fax communication environment for performing a fax function by reading information corresponding to the identified at least one location and size among information of the fax communication environment stored for each location and size of the at least one area; Operation control method of a facsimile device comprising. The method of claim 4, wherein The fax communication environment includes at least one specification of a fax communication standard of a country that performs the fax function and a language of the country, and the at least one marked area is equal to the number of the at least one specification. Operation control method of a facsimile machine. The method of claim 5, And said at least one area is marked with black images of different sizes at different locations for each of the fax communication standard and the language.