JPH04334254A - Facsimile equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To output specified information when an original is accumulated in a discharge tray after transmission terminates. CONSTITUTION:When the original A is accumulated in the original discharge tray 12 fitted to an equipment mainbody 11, an original detection sensor 13 detects it and outputs it to an AND circuit 16. When the transmission of original information terminates, a DC loop formed in a network control circuit (NCU) 26 in the equipment mainbody 11 is opened and a DC loop open detection device 15 detects it. At that time, a signal is outputted to the AND circuit 16. When a display device 17 receives output from the AND circuit 16, namely, when the original A is accumulated in the discharge tray 12 after a transmission operation terminates, a light-emitting part 18 emits light and a buzzer 19 is rung. Even if an operator forgets that a system is in the middle of transmitting the original, he can clearly recognize that transmission is terminated and he can immediately bring back the original A. Thus, the original A is prevented from being left in the discharge tray 12 for long time.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

0001

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a facsimile machine that outputs specific information when documents are stored in an output tray after transmission.

0002

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION A facsimile machine detects the connection status of a communication line, and when the sending/receiving operation is completed,
In other words, there are devices that sound a buzzer when the connection to the communication line is cut off. As a result, even if the operator who performed the sending operation is away from the facsimile machine, the operator can recognize that the sending has been completed and can take home the sent originals stored in the ejection tray.

0003

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] However, the above-mentioned facsimile machine only detects the connection state with the communication line as a method of detecting the end of transmission/reception.
In other words, it is not possible to distinguish between direct transmission, memory transmission, and reception of the original. Therefore, the buzzer sounds are all the same when each operation is completed.

[0004] Therefore, for example, if the operator is away from the facsimile machine while transmitting a large number of originals and forgets that the transmission is in progress, even if the operator hears the buzzer sound indicating the end of transmission, It is possible that the operator does not recognize the buzzer sound as being related to him/her. In such a case, the sent document may be left in the output tray for a long time.

[0005] When a document is left in the discharge tray and another document is discharged into the discharge tray, the two documents may be mixed together. At this time, there is a problem that it takes time and effort for the operator to separate his/her own documents.

[0006] Therefore, the present invention solves the above-mentioned problems, and proposes a facsimile machine that outputs specific information when documents are accumulated in the output tray after transmission is completed. It is.

[0007]

[Means for Solving the Problems] In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention includes an ejected original detection means for detecting the presence or absence of an original in the original ejection tray, and a line status for detecting the connection state with a communication line. The present invention is characterized by comprising a detection means and a transmission end information generating means for generating specific information when there is a document in the document ejection tray and the connection to the communication line is broken.

[0008]

[Operation] In FIG. 1, a document to be transmitted is read by the document reading means 1, and the document information is sent to the communication line B by the transmitting means 2 and transmitted to the destination. The original A (FIG. 2) that has been read is ejected into the original ejection tray 12 and accumulated there. The presence or absence of the document A in the discharge tray 12 is detected by the discharge document detection means 3. Further, the connection state between the communication line B and the transmitting means 2 is detected by the line state detecting means 4.

[0009] When these detection means 3 and 4 detect that the original A is in the ejection tray 12 and that the connection with the communication line B is disconnected, that is, after the transmission is completed, the original A is ejected. When the information is stored in the tray 12, specific information is output from the transmission end information generating means 5.

0010

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Next, an embodiment of a facsimile apparatus according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 shows functional blocks of the present invention. Reference numeral 1 denotes a document reading means for reading the contents of the document. Reference numeral 2 denotes a transmitting means, which is connected to the communication line B and transmits the document information read by the document reading/reading means 1 to the other party. Reference numeral 3 denotes an ejected original detecting means, which detects and sends a signal when an original read by the original reading means 1 is accumulated in an ejection tray to be described later.

[0012] 4 is a line state detecting means, and the communication line B
When the connection between the transmitting means 2 and the transmitting means 2 is broken, a signal is transmitted. Reference numeral 5 denotes a transmission end information generating means, which generates information only when it receives the output of the ejected document detecting means 3 and the output of the line state detecting means 4 at the same time, that is, only when the documents are accumulated in the ejection tray after the end of transmission. Give out specific information.

FIG. 2 shows a system diagram of a facsimile machine equipped with the plurality of means described above. The facsimile machine main body 11 is equipped with a transmission/reception control means 20 as shown in FIG.

In the figure, 21 is a CPU that manages transmission and reception control, 22 is a ROM in which various control programs such as transmission and reception programs are stored, and 23 is a RAM in which image information to be transmitted is stored.

The image information read by the image reading section 24 is stored in the RAM 23 via the interface 25 or directly supplied to a modem and network control circuit (NCU) 26 functioning as a transmitting/receiving means. In addition, the image information input via the communication line is transferred to this modem and
The data is stored in the RAM 23 via the CU 26, or is directly supplied via the interface 27 to the recording unit 28, which functions as a printer, where the contents are recorded.

The telephone number of the destination party is supplied to the display unit 30 via the interface 29 and displayed thereon. An operation unit 31 provided in the facsimile machine is provided with a plurality of keys (not shown), and when these keys are operated, the contents are imported into the CPU 21 via an interface 32.

Now, in FIG. 2, a document discharge tray 12 is attached to the main body 11 of the apparatus for storing the documents A that have been read. In addition, the original output tray 12
A document detection sensor 13 is attached to detect the accumulated documents A.

As the document detection sensor 13, a reflection type or transmission type optical sensor or other appropriate sensor can be used. In this example, as shown in FIG.
A reflective original detection sensor 13 is attached to face the accumulated originals A.

Modem and NCU 26 in the device main body 11
(Figure 3) is a communication line B such as a telephone line, as mentioned above.
is connected to the NCU 26 during transmission or reception.
A DC loop is formed inside. In this example,
A DC loop release detection device 15 is provided inside or outside the device body 11, and a signal is sent from the detection device 15 when the DC loop is opened in the NCU 26, that is, when the connection with the communication line B is disconnected. is sent.

The output of the document detection sensor 13 and the output of the DC loop release detection device 15 described above are input to an AND circuit 16, and the output from there is supplied to a display device 17. In the display device 17, when a signal is input from the AND circuit 16, a light emitting section 18 such as an LED emits light continuously or intermittently, and in this example, a buzzer 19 sounds. The buzzer sound at this time can be selected to have a different sound quality from the buzzer sound that is sounded at the end of reception.

In other words, in this embodiment, after the transmission is completed and the connection with the communication line B is cut off, if the originals A are accumulated in the original output tray 12, a specific light and buzzer sound will be emitted. occur simultaneously. The light and buzzer sound may be generated for a certain period of time, or may be generated until the document A is removed.

Note that, as shown in FIG. 5, if the display device 17 is installed separately from the device main body 11 and installed on the upper side of the wall surface, it will be easier to check. Furthermore, if a plurality of display devices 17 are installed at appropriate intervals depending on the size of the room, everyone in the room can easily see the display without having to make the buzzer sound of the light emitting unit 18 or the buzzer 19 so loud. Become.

[0023]

As described above, the present invention outputs information distinguishing the end of reception, the end of memory transmission, etc. when documents are accumulated in the output tray after the end of transmission.

Therefore, according to the present invention, even if an operator who is away from the facsimile machine forgets that a document is being sent, he can clearly recognize the completion of the transmission and immediately remove the ejected document. Since the document can be taken home, it is effective in preventing the document from being left in the output tray for a long time.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a functional block diagram of a facsimile device according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a system diagram of an example.

FIG. 3 is a configuration diagram of an embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing an example of how a document detection sensor is attached.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing an installation form of the embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

1. Original reading means 2 Transmission means 3 Ejected document detection means 4 Line status detection means 5 Transmission end information generation means 11　Device body 12 Original output tray 13 Original detection sensor 15 DC loop release detection device 17 Display device 21 CPU 24 Image reading section 26 Modem and NCU A Manuscript B Communication line

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. Discharged document detection means for detecting the presence or absence of a document in the document discharge tray; line state detection means for detecting a connection state with a communication line; A facsimile apparatus comprising: transmission end information generation means for generating specific information when connection to a line is broken.