JPH02265368A - facsimile machine - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] This bulletin contains application data before electronic filing, so abstract data is not recorded.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION (Field of Industrial Application) The present invention relates to a facsimile machine, and more particularly to a facsimile machine whose purpose is to place the recording surface of a recording sheet in the order of the pages of a document.

(Prior Art) Generally, in a facsimile machine, the facsimile machine on the sending side reads a document in order starting from the first page, and transmits the image information of the read document in page order as it is, or - once it is stored in the image memory. After accumulating, it is sent in page order.

In addition, in the facsimile machine on the receiving side, the received image information is recorded on a plotter in the order in which it was received, that is, in page order, or it is stored in the image memory in page order, and then read out from the image memory in page order and printed on recording paper by the plotter. Record.

There are two conventional types of plotters: a sequential page loading type that places recording paper in page order in page order when viewed from the recording surface, and a sequential page placement type that places recording paper that records in page order in page order when viewed from the recording surface. There is a reversing device type that places the items in the reverse order.

(Problem to be Solved by the Invention) However, in such conventional facsimile devices, image information of a document is transmitted and received and recorded without considering the transmission method or recording method of the other party's facsimile device. As a result, the order in which the recording paper on which image information was recorded was placed in the reverse order of the page order of the manuscript, which was inconvenient for organizing and classifying the received manuscripts.

In other words, if the plotter of the receiving facsimile machine is a page-order W device type, and the sending facsimile machine sends the original in page order, the recording paper will be placed in page order, which is convenient for organizing and classifying the received originals. be.

However, most facsimile plotters are of the reverse loading type, in which the recording paper is stacked in the recording order with the recording side facing up (to make it easier to check the recording status).However, the reverse loading type Now, if the sending facsimile machine sends the original in page order, when you look at the recording paper placed on it from the recording surface, the page order will be reversed, making it difficult to organize the received original.
There was a problem with poor classification efficiency.

(Object of the Invention) Therefore, the present invention provides an image memory for storing image information, exchanges functional information of both sides using facsimile control signals,
By reading the image information in the image memory in reverse order and transmitting it according to the function of the destination facsimile machine, and by loading the received image information in the image memory once, reading it in the reverse order and outputting it to the plotter. The purpose of this system is to always place the recording paper in the same order as the pages of the original when viewed from the recording surface, thereby eliminating the need to rearrange the page order when classifying and organizing received manuscripts, and improving work efficiency. .

(Structure of the Invention) In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a facsimile apparatus that is equipped with an image memory that stores image information, and that sets communication conditions by exchanging facsimile control signals during facsimile communication. A reverse page transmission function that temporarily stores the image information of the original page in the image memory and reads it from the last page and sends it, and when receiving, the image information of the received multiple pages is stored once in the image memory and reads it from the last page. When sending a facsimile, information on whether to send using the reverse page sending function and the plotter prints the recorded paper in the page order of the received image information are provided. If the own device is the sending side, it determines whether to use the reverse page transmission function according to the recording output method of the other device, and the own device is the receiving side. In this case, whether or not to use the reverse page recording function is determined depending on whether or not the reverse page transmission function is transmitted from the other device, and the recording surface of the recording paper is placed in the order of the pages of the original. It is something.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be specifically explained based on examples.

1 to 5 are views showing one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 1 is a plotter diagram of the facsimile device 1, which includes a network control section 2, a modem 3, a communication control section 4, a system control section 5, an encoding/decoding section 6, an image memory 7, and a scanner 8. , plotter 9 and operation/display section 10
etc.

A telephone line is connected to the network control unit 2, and the facsimile machine 1 is connected to a counterpart facsimile machine (not shown) via the telephone line. The network control unit 2 performs automatic call processing to the telephone line, and performs automatic call reception processing for calls from the telephone line.

The modem 3 modulates the transmitted signal and demodulates the received signal.

The communication control unit 4 exchanges facsimile control signals with the other party's facsimile device and executes facsimile communication procedures. Furthermore, in order to execute the facsimile communication process of the present invention, the communication control unit 4 adds information regarding its own functions and information regarding the image information transmission format to a predetermined facsimile control signal, and transmits the same. Information regarding the functions of the other party's facsimile machine and information regarding the transmission form of image information of the other party's facsimile machine are read out from the facsimile control signal transmitted from the other party's facsimile machine.

The system control unit 5 is a CPU (Central Pr).
ocessstn-g Unit), ROM (Rea
d0nly Memory) and RAM (Random AccessM) where the work area is formed.
The basic program for the facsimile device 1, the facsimile communication processing program and the recording processing program of the present invention are stored in the ROM. The system control section 5 controls each section of the facsimile apparatus 1 according to a program in the ROM to execute the sequence of the facsimile apparatus 1, and also executes the facsimile communication process and recording process of the present invention.

The image information of the encoding/decoding unit 6 is encoded according to a predetermined encoding method, and is also decoded into original information.

The image memory 7 stores encoded image information and has a capacity to store image information for several pages of a manuscript. The image information stored in the image memory 7 is managed in files for each communication and also in page units.

As the scanner 8, for example, a CCD (Charge
An image scanner using a Coupled Device is used, and the scanner 8 sequentially reads a document set on a document table in page order and outputs it as image information.

As the plotter 9, for example, a thermal recording device using a thermal element is used, and image information is recorded on recording paper and placed page by page on a copy tray.

The operation/display unit 10 includes various operation keys, a liquid crystal display, etc., and performs communication between the operator and the facsimile machine 1.

Next, the effect will be explained.

The present invention is characterized in that both sending and receiving functions are notified by a facsimile control signal, and the recording paper is placed in the order of the pages of the original when viewed from the recording surface.

The facsimile communication processing and recording output processing will be explained below based on the flowchart of FIG. 2.3 and the time chart of the facsimile communication procedure of FIG. 4.5.

When a document is placed on the document tray, the recipient's phone number, etc. is entered, and the start button is pressed, the facsimile device 1 on the sending side sequentially scans the document placed on the document tray using the scanner 8 starting from the first page. The image information of the original is read and stored in the image memory 7 in page order (Kutep S+). Image memory 7
When the storage of image information of the original is completed, the system control unit 5 passes the telephone number of the other party to the network control unit 2.
makes a call to the other party's facsimile machine 1 via the telephone line (step SZ).

Normally, when receiving a call (step P+), the facsimile machine 1 on the receiving side sends a CED signal (called terminal identification signal).
, transmits the NSF signal (non-standard function identification signal) and the Dis signal (digital identification signal) (see Figure 4.5)
. At this time, if the facsimile device on the receiving side is the facsimile device 1 of the present invention, the type of the recording output method of the plotter 9 of the own device, that is, the order in which the recording paper on which the printing is performed in page order is placed in page order when viewed from the recording surface. Recording output information indicating whether it is a page loading type or a reverse loading type in which recording paper recorded in page order is loaded in the reverse page order when viewed from the recording surface is added to the NSF signal and sent to the sending facsimile machine. do.

When the sending facsimile machine 1 receives the control signal, it checks to see if it contains an NSF signal, and if it does, it reads out the recorded output information of the receiving facsimile machine from the NSF signal. It is analyzed whether the recording/output method of the other party's facsimile machine is a reverse placement type (step S3).

If it is the reverse loading type, image information reverse transmission information indicating that the image information of the document is to be transmitted in reverse order starting from the last page is added to the NSS signal (non-standard function setting signal) and sent out in step S4.
), and then perform a modem training check (T
CP). When the training check is completed, the image information is read from the image memory 7 starting from the last page, and the image information is transmitted sequentially and in reverse order according to the facsimile control procedure (4th page).
(see figure) (step Ss). In step $3, if the modem is not of the reverse mounting type, a normal NSS signal without adding image information reverse transmission information is sent out. In step Sh), a modem training check is performed.

When the training check is completed, the image information is read from the image memory 7 starting from the first page, and as shown in FIG. 5, the image information is transmitted in page order from the first page according to the facsimile control procedure (step S?).

When the facsimile machine 1 on the receiving side receives the NSS signal, it checks whether the recording output method of its own plotter 9 is the reverse page placement type (step ps), and it is not the reverse page placement type but the forward page placement type. Since image information is sometimes transmitted from the transmitting side in the order of the pages of the original, the received image information is output to the plotter 9 in the order of reception, and the plotter 9 records and outputs it on recording paper (step P4). Therefore, the recording sheets on which image information has been recorded by the plotter 9 are placed on the copy tray in the order of the original pages when viewed from the recording surface. On the other hand, at step P, the reverse i! In the case of type f, check whether image information reverse transmission information is added to the NSS signal (step P,);
When image information reverse transmission information is added, since the images are transmitted from the last page of the original, the plotter 9 records and outputs them in the order in which they are received (step P4). Therefore, the recording sheets are placed on the copy tray in the order of the pages of the original as viewed from the recording screen. Furthermore, when the image information reverse transmission information is not added to the NSS signal, the image information is transmitted in the order of pages of the original as shown in FIG. After that, the last page of the original is read out in reverse order, and the plotter 9 prints it out on recording paper (step P).
6). Therefore, the recording sheets are placed on the copy tray in the order of the pages of the original as viewed from the recording surface. Note that FIG. 5 shows a case where the sending facsimile machine is not equipped with the functions of the present invention.

In this way, the facsimile control signal notifies recording output information and image information reverse transmission information, and based on this information, the sending side changes the page order of the image information to be transmitted, and the receiving side records the received image information. Since the page order can be changed when printing, the recording paper can always be placed in the order of the pages of the original when viewed from the recording surface. Therefore, when classifying and organizing received manuscripts, it is possible to save the effort of changing the page order, and it is possible to improve work efficiency.

(Effects) According to the present invention, the order in which the recording sheets are placed can always be in the order of the pages of the original when viewed from the recording surface. Therefore, when classifying and organizing received manuscripts, it is possible to save the effort of changing the page order, and it is possible to improve work efficiency.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

Figures 1 to 5 are diagrams showing one embodiment of the facsimile apparatus of the present invention, in which Figure 1 is a plotter diagram of the facsimile apparatus, Figure 2 is a flowchart showing the transmission procedure, and Figure 3 is a flowchart showing the transmission procedure. FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing the receiving procedure, and FIG. 4 is a time chart showing the facsimile communication procedure when both the sending and receiving sides are facsimile machines of the present invention.
FIG. 5 is a time chart showing a facsimile communication procedure when the sending side is not the facsimile machine of the present invention. 1...Facsimile device, 2...Network control section, 3...Modem, 4...Communication control section, 5...System control part, 6... Encoding/decoding part, 7... Image memory, 8... Scanner, 9... Profiler, 10...・Operation/display section.

Claims (1)

[Claims] In a facsimile machine that is equipped with an image memory that stores image information and sets communication conditions by exchanging facsimile control signals during facsimile communication, when transmitting, the image information of multiple pages of the document is temporarily stored in the image memory and the final page is stored. and a reverse page recording function that temporarily stores image information of multiple pages received in the image memory and reads it from the last page and records it with a plotter,
During facsimile communication, information on whether to send using the reverse page transmission function and information on whether to place recorded paper on the plotter in the page order of the received image information are exchanged using facsimile control signals. If the own device is the sending side, it is determined whether or not to use the reverse page transmission function according to the recording output method of the other device, and if the own device is the receiving side, the reverse page sending function is used to send data from the other device. A facsimile device that determines whether or not to use a reverse page recording function depending on whether or not a document is received, and places the recording surface of the recording paper in the order of the pages of the document.