JPH0239672A - 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 device, and more particularly to a facsimile device that facilitates the return δ of transmitted image information.

(Prior Art) A facsimile machine generally transmits image information of a document read by a scanner to a counterpart facsimile machine via a telephone line. However, if the identity of the sender is not known, it will be difficult to manage the received information.

Therefore, conventionally, sender information such as the name of the sender and the date and time of sending is added to the image information before being sent, and the information is recorded along with the image information on the top edge of the recording paper of the recipient's facsimile machine.

(Problem to be Solved by the Invention) However, in such conventional facsimile machines, the only sending information added to the sending image information is the sender's name and the sending date and time, so the sender's telephone number is If you don't understand the message and want to reply, you have to look up the sender's phone number each time, which is inconvenient. In particular, there was a problem in that if the sender's phone number was not known, the user could not reply even if they wanted to.

Another countermeasure is to store the destination's telephone number in the memory of the facsimile machine on the receiving side, but this is not a sufficient countermeasure because the memory capacity is limited.

(Objective of the Invention) Therefore, the present invention provides that, at the time of transmission,
By adding a barcode that displays your own telephone number to the transmitted image information, the receiving facsimile machine records the barcode on recording paper along with the transmitted information, and the receiving facsimile machine is equipped with the barcode. By reading this barcode with a barcode league, the phone number of the reply destination can be found, making it easy and simple to research and enter the phone number of the reply destination when replying, and making it easier to use facsimile machines. The purpose is to improve convenience and ease of use.

(Structure of the Invention) In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a facsimile machine that sends and receives image information, and a selection switch 7 for selecting whether or not to add a bar code to the image information, and a selection switch that selects whether or not to add a bar code to the image information, and a facsimile device that transmits and receives image information. A telephone number memory for storing a telephone number, a barcode memory for recording a barcode pattern, and a barcode conversion means for exchanging one's own telephone number into a barcode based on the barcode pattern are provided. When the addition of a barcode is selected by a switch, a barcode indicating the user's own telephone number is added to the transmitted image information and transmitted.

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

1 to 3 are diagrams showing one embodiment of the present invention.

In FIG. 1, the facsimile machine 1 is equipped with a main body 2, a document table 3 provided above the main body 2 and on which a document is placed, an operating section 4, and a handset 5. In FIG. The operation unit 4 has a numeric keypad 4a and a selection key 4b.
It is provided with an operation key 4C for manually inputting other commands, a display section 4d for displaying input commands and information transmitted from the facsimile machine 1 to the operator, and a selection key 4C.
b is a key for selecting whether or not to add a barcode to the transmitted image information. The handset 5 is set on an installation stand 5a provided on the main body 2.

As shown in FIG. 2, the facsimile device 1 includes a system control section 11, a system memory 12, a communication control section 13, a modem 14, a network control section 15, a barcode memory 16, an encoding/decoding section 17, and a plotter 18. , a scanner 19, an operation section 4, etc., and are connected through a system path 20.

The system control section 11 controls each section to execute the sequence of the facsimile apparatus 1, and also executes the barcode addition process of the present invention. The system memory 12 stores one's own telephone number and forms a work area, and the system memory 12 constitutes a telephone number memory. A barcode pattern is stored in the barcode memory 16 as a dot code, and is read out by address designation from the system control unit 11.

The encoding/decoding unit 17 aims to shorten the transmission time and improve efficiency of image information, and compresses (encodes) the image information when transmitting, and converts the encoded image information into the original when receiving. Play back to data.

As the plotter 18, for example, a thermal recording device equipped with a thermal element is used, and the plotter 18 records directly on heat-sensitive recording paper or indirectly on ordinary recording paper via an ink ribbon.

As the scanner 19, for example, a CCD (Charge
A line image sensor using a coupled device (Coupled Device) is used, and (1) reads the image information of the document for each line and outputs it as image data.

Further, the communication control unit 13 exchanges facsimile control signals with the other party's facsimile device and executes control procedures.

The modem 14 modulates image data into a form suitable for transmission over an external line when transmitting, and demodulates the modulated signal sent from the external line when receiving.

The network control unit 15 is generally referred to as an AA-NCU, and an external line and the handset 5 are connected to the network control unit 15. The network control unit 15 automatically originates a call to the destination, and automatically receives a call from an external line.

Next, the effect will be explained.

The facsimile machine 1 can select whether or not to add a bar code to the image information of the transmitted document (hereinafter referred to as transmitted image information) using the selection key 4b of the operation section 4.

Now, the operator turns off the selection key 4b, that is,
When set to not add a barcode, the facsimile machine l executes normal transmission processing. That is, at the time of transmission, the facsimile device 1 scans a document set on the document table 3 from the first page with the scanner 19 to read image information, and sends it to the encoding/decoding section 17 for encoding. The encoded image information is sent to the modem 1 via the communication control unit 13.
After being modulated, it is sent to the line via the network control unit 15.

On the other hand, when the operator turns on the selection key 4b, that is, sets it to add a barcode, the facsimile machine 1 adds a barcode to the upper end of the transmitted image information and transmits it. That is, when the selection key 4b of the operation unit 4 is set to on, information indicating that the selection key 4b is on is stored in the system memory 12, and when the system control unit 11 detects the on information of the selection key 4b, the system memory 12
The telephone number of the self (facsimile machine 1) set in is read out. Next, the system control unit 11 sequentially reads barcode patterns (barcode information) corresponding to the telephone numbers read from the system memory 12 from the barcode memory 16. In parallel with this operation, the scanner 19 scans the original to be transmitted to read its image information, and the above-mentioned barcode information is added to the image information of the first page of the original to be transmitted. The barcode information is added to the transmitted image information in the same manner as the conventional process of adding source information, for example, by adding the transmitted image information and the barcode information. The barcode information is added to the upper edge of the transmitted document so as not to interfere with the transmitted image information. Therefore, the system control section 11 constitutes a barcode conversion means that converts its own telephone number into a barcode and adds it to the transmitted image information. The transmitted image information to which the barcode information has been added is encoded by the encoding/decoding section 17, modulated by the modem 14, and then transmitted to the other party's facsimile machine via a line.

The other party's facsimile device receives image information from facsimile device 1, demodulates the received image information using a modem, encodes it, and
After the information is decoded into original information by the decoder, it is recorded on recording paper by a plotter.

However, since barcode information is added to the received image information, the barcode 23 is recorded on the recording paper 21 together with the original transmitted image information 22, as shown in FIG.

This barcode 23 displays the telephone number of the sender, and the receiver's facsimile device can easily know the telephone number of the sender's facsimile device 1 by reading this barcode 23 with a built-in barcode league. be able to. As a result, when the receiving side sends a reply, it is possible to easily and easily know the telephone number of the reply destination. In particular, when the facsimile machine on the receiving side has the function of reading a barcode using a barcode league and inputting it as the destination's telephone number, the reply process becomes even simpler. Therefore, the usability and convenience of the facsimile device can be further improved.

In the above embodiment, the barcode is added at the upper end of the transmitted document, but it goes without saying that the barcode is not limited to this position.

(Effects) According to the present invention, it is possible to send a bar code displaying the sender's telephone number together with the transmission information, depending on the selection, and record it on the receiving side's recording paper. By reading this barcode with a barcode league equipped with the device, the recipient's phone number can be read. As a result, researching and inputting the reply destination telephone number on the receiving side can be made simple and easy, and the usability of the facsimile machine can be improved.
Convenience can be further improved.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

1 to 3 are diagrams showing one embodiment of a facsimile apparatus according to the present invention, in which FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the facsimile apparatus, FIG. 2 is a circuit block diagram of the facsimile apparatus, and FIG. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing recording paper on which the barcode is recorded. ■...Facsimile machine, 4...Operation unit, 4b...Selection key 11...System control unit (barcode conversion means) 12... ...System memory (telephone number memory), 16...Barcode memory. Substitute Patent Attorney Agagun Part

Claims (1)

[Claims] A facsimile device that transmits and receives image information includes a selection switch for selecting whether or not to add a bar code to the image information, and a phone number memory that stores its own phone number;
A barcode memory for storing a barcode pattern and a barcode conversion means for converting one's telephone number into a barcode based on the barcode pattern are provided, and at the time of transmission, addition of a barcode is selected by a selection switch. A facsimile device is characterized in that, when a facsimile device receives a message, a barcode indicating its own telephone number is added to the transmitted image information and the facsimile device transmits the image information.