JPH0286366A - facsimile machine - Google Patents

Abstract

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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 equipped with an improved document read or sent marking device.

[Conventional technology]

Conventionally, in facsimile machines, a stamp or the like is provided on the scanner to clearly indicate that the fax has been sent.
Stamps were placed on scanned documents.

In addition, related to such devices.

For example, there is a device disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 61-27240.

[Problem to be solved by the invention]

However, the above-mentioned conventional technology has a problem that the stamp mechanism is complicated and costs increase, or there is a problem with reliability, and apart from this, there is a problem that maintenance such as refilling of ink is required. .

Furthermore, it is also useful for operators to send information to multiple locations,
When making copies, there were cases where the stamped originals were inconvenient.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and aims to solve the above-mentioned problems in the conventional technology, have low manufacturing costs, high reliability, and do not mark the original itself. It is an object of the present invention to provide a facsimile machine equipped with a marking device (hereinafter simply referred to as a "marking device") that has read a document or has sent a document.

[Means to solve the problem]

The above-mentioned object of the present invention is to store a read document in a memory;
A facsimile device for transmitting data is characterized in that it stores at least a part of a scanned document in a memory and outputs a plurality of sheets at once after reading or transmitting, or in addition to the above configuration. This is achieved by a facsimile apparatus characterized in that the read document stored in the memory is extracted from parts with many changing points using data compression/expansion logic.

[Effect]

In the facsimile device according to the present invention, in order to check whether the document read by the scanner has been transmitted correctly, a portion of each page is extracted, edited, and outputted so that the operator can easily check the document. , making it possible to remove operator anxiety.

〔Example〕

Embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram of a facsimile machine showing an embodiment of the present invention, and the facsimile machine includes a scanner 11. Plotter 12. Controller 1 that controls the whole thing
3. NCU 15 that controls the memory 14 and communication line
It consists of

FIG. 3 shows an example of "extracting and editing a part" mentioned above. It depends on the manuscript, but it cannot be said that the information in the manuscript is necessarily concentrated in one part.The best way is to always decide on one part, such as the beginning or end, and check the manuscript using this. It is clear that this cannot be said.

Therefore, in this embodiment, in order to correspond to the amount of changing points when coding information on a manuscript, a threshold value is set for the number of changing points in a certain n line, and a portion that satisfies the threshold value is set. By extracting a portion of the page, as shown in FIG. 3, by editing and outputting the portion of each page with a large amount of information, it is possible to facilitate confirmation by the operator.

FIG. 1 is a flowchart showing the operation of this embodiment. The operation of this embodiment will be described below with reference to FIGS. 1 to 3.

FIG. 1(a) is a flowchart of the operation when reading a yK document, and FIG. 1(b) is a flowchart of the operation when outputting a check paper. First, the operation when reading a document will be explained.

At the start of document reading, first, the storage start time is saved (step 11), and N (number of pages) is set to 0 (step 12). Next, n lines (n: arbitrary) of data from the beginning of the first page are stored in the memory area (step 13). Next, from the beginning of the first page above,
Start coding the manuscript, including the lines (
Step 14).

In this coding process, it is checked whether there are a predetermined number or more of change points from white to black and from black to white within n lines (step 15). As a result, if there are more than a predetermined number of change points, the corresponding 5542 minutes of data is replaced with the aforementioned 5542 minutes of data and stored in the memory area (step 16). Step 15
As a result of the check in step 1, if there are only a predetermined number of changing points, the data stored in step 13 is stored as is.

This operation is repeated by increasing N by 1, and when all pages of the document are processed (step 17.18), N and the destination of the document are saved (step 19), and the operation ends. .

As a result of the above operation, for the part where information such as characters exists, that part is always stored in the memory area, and
For a document that does not have a portion containing information such as characters, the leading portion, for example, a portion indicating the number of pages, etc., is stored. An example of the output in the former case is as shown in FIG.

Next, this output operation will be explained.

When outputting the check paper, first load the number of pages (N) (step 21), then start decoding the data stored in the aforementioned memory area (step 22), and the decoded data is stored in the buffer for outputting one image information. (step 23). At this time, a page number is added (step 24).

This operation is repeated by decreasing N by 1, and when all pages of the document have been processed (steps 25 and 26), the storage start time and document destination saved during the reading operation described above are Load and proceed to printout (steps 27 and 28).

In the above embodiment, when starting to read a document, first n lines of data from the beginning are stored in the memory area, but this is particularly effective when the part indicating the number of pages is at the beginning. . On the other hand, if the part indicating the page number is located at the back of the page, if the number of change points is less than the predetermined number in the check in step 15, the part indicating the page number located at the back of the page is checked. It is also possible to store the information.

According to the above embodiment, since the information shown on the output sheet in FIG. 3 is obtained, the operator can easily check whether each page of the document has been correctly read or transmitted correctly. become.

In the above embodiment, when reading a document, the amount of data from the beginning of the first page that is moved to the memory area in step 13 and the number of change points in the coding process are equal to or less than a predetermined number. Although an example is shown in which the amount of data stored in the memory area in step 16 is n lines, this does not necessarily have to be the same.

Further, the information to be printed on the output paper can be set other than the data indicating the storage time or transmission time, destination, and characteristics. For example, it is also possible to print information indicating whether the transmission has been completed or whether the reception at the other party has been completed.

Furthermore, during the document reading operation, if the check in step 15 shows that there are only a predetermined number or less of changing points, instead of outputting the data stored in step 13, the part with the most changing points is output. It is also possible to take it out so that it is centered.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As described above in detail, according to the present invention, in a facsimile machine that stores scanned originals in a memory and transmits them, at least a part of the scanned originals is stored in the memory, and multiple sheets are collected at once. Alternatively, since the output is performed after the transmission is completed, the manufacturing cost is low, the reliability is high, and a facsimile machine equipped with a marking device that does not mark the document itself can be realized, which is a remarkable effect. It is something.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a flowchart showing the operation of an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a block diagram of a facsimile machine according to the embodiment, and FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example in which a portion has been extracted and edited according to the embodiment. 11: Scanner, 12: Plotter, 13: Controller, 14: Memory, 15: NCU. Patent applicant Ricoh Co., Ltd. - Figure (Part 2) (b) Figure sheet 2nd output sheet

Claims (3)

[Claims] (1) A facsimile machine that stores scanned originals in its memory and sends them is characterized by storing at least a part of the scanned originals in its memory and outputting multiple sheets at once after reading or sending is completed. facsimile machine. (2) The facsimile apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the read document stored in the memory is a portion having many change points extracted by data compression/expansion logic. (3) A claim characterized in that when outputting a plurality of scanned originals stored in the memory at once after completion of reading or completion of transmission, the title of the scanned or transmitted documents is included in the output. The facsimile machine according to item 1 or 2.