JPH01302955A - Plotting communication equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To shorten duration of a call by providing a facsimile transmission line and a plotting communication/call transmission line, and performing plotting image transmission/voice communication and facsimile transmission in parallel. CONSTITUTION:A facsimile image is transmitted by the facsimile transmission line 13a, and besides, a plotting image and a voice are outputted and transmitted through the picture drawing communication call transmission line 13b. In a case to transmit an original to a remote party, the original is read by an image sensor part 1, and facsimile transmission is started, and the read facsimile image is transmitted to the remote party through the line 13a. On the finish of the transmission, the facsimile image is displayed on the display parts 3 of its own device and a remote party device. After seeing said display, in the case that the facsimile is desired to correct or add, plotting is executed by a plotting board 2 as communicating with the remote party, and a plotting image and the contents of the communication are sent to the remote party through the line 13b.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION (A) Field of Industrial Application The present invention relates to a drawing communication device that can transmit manuscripts by facsimile, as well as transmit handwritten drawing information and make telephone calls.

(B) Conventional technology Many of the various drawing communication devices that have been proposed in recent years include a facsimile section that reads a document, displays the document on a display section, and transmits it by facsimile, and a transparent drawing input board on the top of the display section. is mounted on the input board, and includes a drawing communication section for handwriting on this input board section with an input pen, inputting drawing data, and transmitting additions and correction data to the other party. This drawing communication section can also generally be used for telephone calls. Both facsimile transmission and telephone voice transmission use analog lines.

(c) Problems to be Solved by the Invention In the conventional drawing communication device described above, facsimile transmission and voice transmission both use a common analog line, and therefore cannot be performed simultaneously. Since drawing communication is carried out using part of the audio band, facsimile transmission and drawing communication cannot naturally be carried out at the same time. Therefore, when it is necessary to transmit a group of facsimile images during a drawing communication, there is a problem that a blank time, that is, a waiting time occurs in the telephone call and the drawing communication, and the total communication time becomes longer.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a drawing communication device that can shorten call time.

(d) Means and operation for solving the problems The drawing communication device of the present invention includes a document reading means for reading and inputting a document, a plurality of facsimile image storage means for storing the read document, and a handwritten drawing information. A drawing information input means to be input, a drawing image storage means to store the input drawing information, an editing information storage means capable of storing the facsimile image, drawing image, etc. as editing information, and input reading manuscript and drawing information. , a display means for displaying editing information, a first transmission output unit for outputting the drawing information and the contents of the call to a transmission line, and the facsimile image can be output in parallel with the output of the first transmission output unit. a second transmission output section; a facsimile image selection control means for specifying one of the plurality of facsimile image storage means to read the stored content and display it on the display means; It is characteristically provided with means for specifying all or part of the specified area and transferring the facsimile image of the specified area to the editing information storage means of itself and the other party.

In this drawing communication device, during drawing communication, the facsimile image selection control means selects one of the plurality of facsimile image storage means and displays the facsimile image on the display means. Then, all or a part of the facsimile image is specified and transferred to the other party's editing information means and the user's own editing information means.

Therefore, during drawing communication, the drawing information and the content of the call are
The facsimile image is outputted from the second transmission section, and in parallel with this, the facsimile image is outputted from the second transmission section.

(P) Examples The present invention will be explained in more detail with reference to Examples below.

The drawing is a block diagram of a drawing communication device showing an embodiment of the present invention. In this drawing communication device, an image scanner section 1 reads a document, and the read document, that is, a facsimile image, is stored in facsimile image memories 10-1, . . . , 10-, under the control of a control section 6. Ru. Since this drawing communication device is provided with a plurality of facsimile image memories 10-1, . . . , 10-n, a plurality of facsimile images can be stored in advance. As the display unit 3, a two-dimensional display such as a liquid crystal or a CRT is used. A drawing board 2 is mounted on the display section 3, and the drawing board 2 is made of a transparent material so that the image on the display section 3 can be seen through the top surface of the drawing board 2. An input pen (not shown) is attached to the drawing board 2, and when you trace the input pen on the board 2, that is, write handwriting, the position movement locus data of the input pen is input as drawing data and is controlled. It is stored in the drawn image memory 11 via the section 6. In addition, this drawing communication device includes a printout section 4, a telephone set 5, and an editing memory 12. The control section 6 includes a CPU 7, a display control section 8, and a facsimile selection control section 9. The CPU 7 controls the entire device according to a predetermined program.

The display control unit 8 controls each facsimile image memory 10-
The facsimile images 1, . . . , 10- and the drawing images in the drawing image memory 11 are temporarily superimposed,
A function for controlling operations on the editing memory 12, and a display section 3,
It also has a function of controlling the printout section 4.

The facsimile image selection control section 9 selects which facsimile image memory and which part of the facsimile image, which is the content of the selected facsimile image, is to be the content to be transferred according to the command from the display control section 8. It has the function to

This drawing communication device can transmit facsimile images and drawing images to other drawing communication devices via a transmission line. The facsimile image is output and transmitted through the transmission line 13a, and the drawn image and audio are output and transmitted through the transmission line 13b. This transmission line 13a, 1
3b can transmit both data individually and simultaneously in parallel. For example, individual channels of an I5DN (-line has three transmission lines) line may be used, or if the line has one transmission line, a time division multiplexing method may be used.

In this drawing communication device, when the power is turned on, the drawing mode is always set. In this state, the user calls the other party using the telephone set 5, connects the line, and enters into a conversation state with the other party. This state is the drawing communication state. When transmitting a document to the other party, the image scanner unit 1 reads the document, starts facsimile transmission, and transmits the read facsimile image to the other party via the facsimile transmission line 13a. When the transmission is completed, the facsimile image is displayed on the display units 3 of the own device and the other party.

If you want to modify or add to the facsimile image by looking at the display, draw on the drawing board 2 while talking with the other party, and transfer the drawn image and the content of the call to the transmission line 1.
3b, it is transmitted to the other party, and is also displayed on the display units 3 of both parties.

Next, during drawing communication, if you want to transfer all or part of another document stored in the facsimile image memory 10-, ..., 10-7 to the other party, first select the facsimile image. The control unit 9 selects one target document image and displays it on the display unit 3. Then, the user operates the input pen on the drawing board 2 to specify the portion of the displayed document image to be transferred. This specification can be made, for example, by enclosing the part to be transferred using the trajectory of the input pen. With this designation, the document image of that part is simultaneously transferred to the editing memory 12 of the other party and the editing memory 12 of the own device. Thereafter, drawing data is input to the drawing board 2 and stored in the drawing image memory 11, and then the content of the drawing image memory 11, that is, the drawing image, is superimposed on the content of the editing memory 12 in both cases. This allows drawing communication while editing.

(f) Effects of the Invention According to the present invention, since the drawing image transmission, telephone call, and facsimile transmission are performed in parallel, the total communication time can be shortened. Furthermore, since only the necessary portion of the facsimile image can be transmitted by specifying a range, the amount of transmission can be reduced. Furthermore, since image operations are performed in the editing information storage means, facsimile images can be saved as they are for reuse.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

The drawing is a block diagram of a drawing communication device showing an embodiment of the present invention. ■=Image scanner section, 2: Drawing board, 3: Display section, 6: Control section, 10-1...10
-, l: facsimile image memory, 11: drawing image memory, 12: editing memory, 13a: facsimile transmission line, 13b: drawing communication/call transmission line. Patent applicant Shimadzu Corporation Representative Patent attorney Shigeru Nakamura

Claims (1)

[Claims] (1) A manuscript reading means for reading and inputting a manuscript, a plurality of facsimile image storage means for storing the read manuscript, a drawing information input means for inputting handwritten drawing information, and a drawing for storing the input drawing information. image storage means; editing information storage means capable of storing the facsimile image, drawing image, etc. as editing information; display means for displaying the input read manuscript, drawing information, and editing information; and transmitting the drawing information and the content of the call. A first transmission output section that outputs to the line, and in parallel with the output of this first transmission output section,
a second transmission output section capable of outputting the facsimile image; a facsimile image selection control means for specifying one of the plurality of facsimile image storage means to read the stored content and displaying it on the display means; and the display means. 1. A drawing communication device characterized by comprising means for specifying all or a part of a facsimile image displayed on the device and transferring the facsimile image in the specified area to editing information storage means of the device itself and the other party.