JPH02243055A - Facsimile recording system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To allow the user to easily confirm transmission/reception management information and to attain effective utilization of recording paper by recording picture information of transmission original after the transmission management information and received management information are recorded on a same line. CONSTITUTION:An original is set to a sender side facsimile equipment 31 and transmission management information inputted from an input section 37 is stored in a memory 36 by a control section 38 and a transmission section 32 is controlled to connect a line. A receiver side facsimile equipment 41 sends a nonstandard equipment signal to the facsimile equipment 31 based on received management information in a memory 44, the equipment decodes it and sends the nonstandard equipment setting signal and awaits the arrival of a reception preparation confirming signal. When the reception preparation confirming signal arrives, the equipment 31 sends the transmission management information and the decoded received management information and sends picture information read by a read section 33. The equipment 41 decodes a received signal, a recording section 43 records the transmission management information and the received management information on a same line of recording paper and records the picture information of the transmission original.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention [Objective of the Invention] (Industrial Field of Application) The present invention is directed to converting image information related to a sending facsimile device and image information related to a receiving facsimile device onto recording paper by a receiving facsimile device. This invention relates to a facsimile recording method.

(Prior Art) In a facsimile communication system in which image information is transmitted from a sending facsimile device to a receiving facsimile device, when the receiving facsimile device records the received image information with the recording paper pressure, communication management information related to the communication is also recorded. The idea was to record it on paper. Communication management information is divided into transmission management information and reception management information. Transmission management information includes the date of transmission,
Information indicating transmission time, transmitter identification number (hereinafter the identification number is abbreviated as ID), transmission serial number, number of transmitted pages, etc., and reception management information is information representing receiver ID1 reception serial number, number of received pages, etc. It refers to

The transmission management information is set in the sending facsimile machine, converted into a dot pattern, transmitted to the receiving facsimile IJ device, and recorded on recording paper (recorded) in the receiving facsimile machine.

On the other hand, reception management information is set in the receiving facsimile machine, converted into a dot pattern, and then recorded on recording paper.

FIG. 1 shows the main operation flow of the receiving facsimile machine. The receiving facsimile machine sequentially receives the encoded image information transmitted from the transmitting facsimile machine, decodes it, and records it on recording paper. Note that the sending facsimile device sends the transmission management information converted into a dot pattern Kffi, and then sends the image information of the transmission document.

When the receiving facsimile machine completes reception, it reads the reception management information from the memory in which the reception management information is set, and
This reception management information was converted into a dot pattern using a character generator and recorded on recording paper.

Therefore, the recording paper of the receiving facsimile machine has a second
Image information was recorded as shown in the figure.

That is, transmission management information was recorded at the front edge, reception management information was recorded at the rear edge, and image information of the transmitted document was recorded between the front edge and the rear edge.

(Problem to be Solved by the Invention) In this way, conventionally, the transmission management information is recorded on the front edge of the recording paper of the receiving side facsimile machine, and the reception management information is recorded on the rear edge, so that the user cannot send Management information and reception management information could not be viewed at a glance. In other words, the user could not easily recognize the transmission management information and the reception management information by looking at the recording paper on the receiving side.

In addition, in conventional recording methods, additional printing (recording) is performed on the front and rear edges of the -sheet of recording paper, so for example, when a roll of recording paper is used, the recording paper after recording is This has the disadvantage that it is much larger than the original to be sent, making it unsuitable for files, etc., and the recording paper is consumed quickly. In other words, this is an inconvenience in that the recording paper cannot be used effectively.

In view of the above, the present invention allows users to easily be informed of transmission management information and reception management information.
Furthermore, it is an object of the present invention to provide a facsimile recording method that makes effective use of recording paper.

[Structure of the invention]

(Means for Solving the Problems) In order to achieve the above object, the first facsimile recording method of the present invention provides first image information related to the sending facsimile device and second image information related to the receiving facsimile device. This is a facsimile recording method in which the first image information and the second image information are recorded in the same line recording area, in which information is recorded by the receiving facsimile device together with third image information based on the transmitted document.

Further, in the second facsimile recording method of the present invention, the first image information is formed by the sending facsimile device based on the transmission management information, and the second image information is formed by the facsimile device on the sending side based on the transmission management information. This is a first 7-axis record formed by the transmitting facsimile machine based on reception management information in the form of a code received from the receiving facsimile machine before transmitting the 3-picture information.

(Function) In the first facsimile recording method of the present invention, the receiving facsimile device records the first image information and the second image information together with the third image information based on the transmission document in the same line recording area. do.

Further, in the second facsimile recording method of the present invention, the first image information is formed by the sending facsimile device based on the transmission management information, and the second image information is formed by the transmission of the third image information based on the transmission document. The information is generated in the sending facsimile machine based on reception management information in the form of a code previously received from the receiving facsimile machine.

(Examples) Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail based on Examples of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing one embodiment of the present invention.

The sending facsimile device 31 includes a transmitting section 32 that transmits image information, a reading section 33 that reads the image information of the transmitted document, a decoding section 34 that decodes the reception management information, and a system that converts the communication management information in the form of a code into a binary format. a character generator 35 for converting into a dot pattern, a memory 36 for storing transmission management information, an input section 37 for inputting transmission management information,
The receiving side facsimile device R41 has a receiving section 42 that receives image information.
The main components are a recording section 43 for recording image information, a memory 44 for storing reception management information, and a control section 45 for controlling each section.

Note that the transmission management information refers to the date, time, transmitter ID (or transmitting station name), transmission serial number, number of transmitted pages, and total number of original sheets. The year, month, day, and time are determined by the output of a timer within the control section 38. Under the control of the control unit 38, the year, month, day, and time values in the memory 36 are rewritten. The transmitter ID is a device ID assigned in advance to the sending facsimile device 31 and is stored in the memory 36. The transmission serial number is a communication number that is incremented by +1 each time a communication is performed, and is a value that is initialized every day. The total number of originals is the number of originals transmitted in one communication, and is input from the human power section 37. The number of transmitted pages is a value that is incremented by +1 each time one document is transmitted during one communication, and is initialized every time the communication is made.

The transmission sequence number, total number of originals, and number of pages to be sent are stored in memory 3.
6, and its value is rewritten under the control of the control unit 38. Further, the reception management information refers to the reception MID (or reception station name) and reception serial number. The receiver ID is the device I assigned in advance to the receiving facsimile device 41.
It is D. The reception serial number is a communication number that is incremented by one each time a communication is performed, and is a value that is initialized every day. The receiver ID and reception serial number are stored in the memory 44,
It is rewritten under the control of the control unit 45.

Next, the operation of this embodiment when sending/transmitting manuscript-autumn picture information from the sending facsimile device 31 to the receiving facsimile device 41 via the telephone line is explained in the fourth section.
This will be explained with reference to FIGS.

FIG. 4 is a sequence showing the communication procedure (G■ procedure) of control signals exchanged between the transmitting side (Tx) and the receiving side (Rx), and FIG. 5 is the main operation of the transmitting side facsimile machine 31. 70-chart shown in FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing the main operations of the receiving facsimile machine.

The operator of the sending facsimile machine 31 sets one original on the original table, and inputs the total number of originals from the input unit 37 to 1.
Enter. Furthermore, the telephone number of the destination is inputted from the input section 37. The control unit 38 received an input from the input unit 37! The number of originals is stored in the memory 36, and the trap transmitter 32 is controlled so that a dial impulse is sent based on the telephone number input for line connection with the destination (step 501).
). When the line is connected, the receiving facsimile machine 41
The control unit 45 transmits the reception management information in the memory 44 to the reception unit 4.
Transfer to 2. The receiving unit 42 organizes a non-standard equipment signal (N8F) based on the transferred reception management information, and converts this NSF into a digital identification signal (D8F).
IS) together with the sending facsimile machine 31 (
Step 602). When the transmitting section 32 of the transmitting facsimile device 31 detects the NSF and DIS, it transfers the NSF to the decoding section 34 .

The decoder 34 decodes the receiver ID and reception serial number from the N8F (step 502). The transmitter 32 also receives a non-standard device setting signal (N8S), a digital command signal (DO
8) and a training check signal (TCP), waits for the reception preparation mg signal CFR) from the receiving side, and prepares for transmitting the image information. When the CFR arrives at the transmitter 32, the transmission management information in the memory 36 is transferred to the character generator 35 under the control of the controller 38.

Each piece of transmission management information was sequentially converted into a dot pattern by the character generator 35 (step 504).
Thereafter, it is stored in a buffer memory within the transmitter 32. When the conversion of the transmission management information is completed, the control unit 38 converts the decoding unit 34
The reception management information decoded in step 35 is transferred to character generator 35. The reception management information is sequentially converted into a dot pattern in the character generator 35 (step 504) and then stored in a buffer memory in the transmitter 32. When the conversion of the received management information is completed, the transmitter 32 sequentially transmits the management information converted into a dot pattern in the backup memory to the receiving facsimile machine 41 as a facsimile signal with redundancy suppressed (step 505).

After the communication management information is transmitted in this way, the reading unit 33
The image information on the document to be read is transmitted (step 506).

The receiving unit 42 of the receiving facsimile machine @ 41 receives and decodes the transmitted facsimile signal, and then sends the facsimile signal to the recording unit 43.
Send to. The recording unit 43 sequentially records the sent image information on recording paper (step 603).

Therefore, image information is recorded on the recording paper as shown in FIG. That is, transmission management information and reception management information are recorded in one line, that is, in the same line storage area, at the front end, and then (
The image information of the transmitted original is recorded.

According to this embodiment, the recording unit 43 of the receiving facsimile device 41 records all the transmission management information, reception management information, and image information of the transmitted document on the recording paper by only recording the image information sent from the receiving unit 42. can be recorded.

Further, according to this embodiment, the receiving side facsimile device 41
Even if it is not equipped with a character generator, it is possible to record and output reception management information.

According to this embodiment, since the transmission management information and the reception management information are recorded in one line in the same storage area, the length of the received document using roll recording paper in the longitudinal direction is shorter than before. Therefore, when the received original is bound into a file, the received original does not protrude from the file. Furthermore, when receiving and recording on cut recording paper, the reduction rate is reduced, making the image information easier to see.

In order to simplify the explanation, facsimile machines are distinguished into the sending facsimile machine 31 and the receiving facsimile machine 41 based on their functions, but it goes without saying that one facsimile machine having both functions can be realized. not.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As described in detail above, according to the present invention, since the receiving facsimile machine records the image information related to the sending facsimile machine in the same line recording area, the user can easily check the transmission/reception management information. . Furthermore, it is possible to effectively utilize recording paper.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a flowchart showing the main operations of a receiving facsimile machine in a conventional facsimile communication system, FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a received document obtained by the conventional facsimile communication system, and FIG. 3 is an embodiment of the present invention. A block diagram showing an example; FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a communication procedure according to an embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing the main operations of the sending facsimile machine according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing the main operations of the receiving facsimile machine according to the embodiment of the invention, and FIG. The figure shows a received document obtained according to an embodiment of the present invention. 31...... Sending side facsimile machine, 32
......Transmission section, 33...Reading section, 34...Decoding section, 35...
...Character georator, 36°44...
・・・・・・Memory, 37・・・・・・・・・-Manpower Department, 3
8゜45......Control section 1.41...
...Receiving side facsimile machine, 42...
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Claims (2)

[Claims] (1) In a facsimile recording method in which first image information related to the sending facsimile device and second image information related to the receiving facsimile device are recorded by the receiving facsimile device together with third image information based on the transmitted original, A facsimile recording method characterized in that the first image information and the second image information are recorded in the same line recording area. (2) The first image information is formed by the sending facsimile machine based on the transmission management information, and the second image information is formed by the receiving side before transmitting the third image information based on the transmission document. 2. The facsimile recording method according to claim 1, wherein the facsimile recording method is formed by the sending facsimile device based on reception management information in the form of a code received from the facsimile device.