JPH0614162A - Fax machine - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Abstract] [Purpose] An object of the present invention is to provide a facsimile apparatus that can perform optimum transmission according to the output form of the receiving side and can reduce the trouble on the receiving side. [Structure] An image memory for storing image data read from an image reading unit, a storage unit for storing an address of image data and the number of originals for each page, and identification information indicating an output form of a receiving side coming from a receiving side. An identification unit for identification and a control unit for controlling the transmission of images managed in the storage unit according to the identification result are provided, and the transmission order of a plurality of originals is changed and transmitted according to the identification result by the identification unit.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a facsimile machine.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, when transmitting an original having a plurality of pages, all the originals are read and stored in an image memory, and after the accumulation of the originals is completed, the line is connected and the originals stored in the image memory are stored. There is provided a facsimile apparatus that transmits the first page.

[0003]

However, in the conventional facsimile apparatus, since the first page of the original is transmitted regardless of the form of the output device on the receiving side, for example, the received document is output with the table facing up. If you send a multi-page document to a fax machine that
This causes the inconvenience that the order of output documents is reversed. For this reason, it is necessary for the transmitting side or the receiving side to rearrange the pages of the document, resulting in extra work for the user.

An object of the present invention is to provide a facsimile apparatus which can perform optimum transmission according to the output form of the receiving side and can reduce the trouble on the receiving side.

[0005]

The present invention comes from a receiving side, and an image memory for storing image data read from an image reading section, a storage means for storing an address of image data for each page and the number of originals. It has an identification means for identifying the identification information indicating the output form of the receiving side, and a control section for controlling the transmission of the image managed in the storage means according to the identification result, and a plurality of originals according to the identification result by the identification means. By changing the transmission order of the above, it becomes possible to sequentially send from the last page when sending a multi-page document to a facsimile device having an output function of outputting the received document table up. It was done.

[0006]

1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a facsimile apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

This facsimile apparatus has a main control section 1 for controlling the control procedure and the entire apparatus according to the present invention, an operation section 2 for an operator to input various keys, a display section 3 for displaying various information, and a document. An image reading unit 4 for reading and converting an image into an electric signal, an output unit 5 for outputting an image on a recording sheet, an image memory 6 for storing a transmission image and the like, and a memory 7 for storing an address of image data for each page. , And a line control unit 8 for controlling the communication operation for the line.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing a format example of the image management table provided in the image memory 6.

As shown in the drawing, the address A0 is the number of originals, the address A1 is the start address of the first image data, the address A2 is the start address of the second image data, and so on. To go.

3A and 3B are explanatory views showing the form of the output device on the receiving side. FIG. 3A shows a form in which the front side of the received document is output, and FIG. 3B shows a front side of the received document. The output form is shown.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing a general communication procedure in facsimile communication.

A general communication procedure for performing communication between the facsimile machines will be described with reference to FIG.

First, the transmitting side transmits a call request signal T1. On the other hand, if the receiving side can receive the signal, a response signal T2 is returned. Next, the transmitting side returns a capability inquiry signal T3 inquiring about the receiving side's capability (possible paper size, etc.), and the receiving side returns a capability notification signal T4 indicating its own capability.

Next, the transmitting side transmits the image transfer start signal T5 and the image data T6 until the end of the image data.
After that, the transmission side transmits an end instruction signal T7 indicating that the image data has ended, and the reception side returns an end confirmation signal T8 to end the communication.

FIG. 6 is a flow chart showing the operation at the time of transmission in the facsimile apparatus of this embodiment.
FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing a format of a capability notification signal used in this embodiment.

First, when an operation for instructing transmission is input from the operation unit 2 (S1), an image is read from the image reading unit 4 (S2), and image data is stored in the image memory 6 (S3). At this time, the number of documents in the image management table shown in FIG. 2 is counted (S4), and the image data start address in the image memory 6 is stored in A1 (S5).

Next, it is confirmed whether there is a document (S
6) If there is, the image reading unit 4 reads the image again (S
2) The image data is stored in the image memory 6 (S3), the number of documents in the image management table is counted (S4), and the image data start address is stored in A2 this time (S2).
5). Then, the above operation is continued until there is no original.

Next, the line controller 8 connects the line and performs communication according to the call procedure (S7). During this call procedure, the self-functionality is transmitted by the signal T4, and the output device form information section is provided in this signal as shown in FIG.
Then, in order to know this information, the ability value inquiry signal T
In step 3, an inquiry is made as to the output form of the partner machine (S8).

Next, the main control unit 1 judges the output form of the partner device based on the output form information section in the capability value notification signal T4 (S
9) If the output device of the other device is in the form of (a), the main control unit 1 rearranges the image data start addresses in reverse order (S).
10) Then, the first sheet of the document is read from the address of the first sheet stored in the image management table (S1
1), transmit (S12). The same operation is performed for the number of pages stored.

If the output device of the other device is in the form of (b), the same transmission is performed without rearrangement (S12).

In the above embodiment, in the case of the form (a), the start addresses of the image data in the image management table were sorted. However, as the first page of the document, the image is read from the last page address and transmitted. However, it is also possible to transmit in reverse order.

[0022]

As described above, according to the present invention,
It becomes possible to determine the transmission order of the originals according to the output form of the partner's machine, and there is an effect that the effort of the receiving side user can be reduced.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing a format example of an image management table provided in the image memory of the embodiment.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing a form of an output device on a receiving side in the embodiment.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing a general communication procedure in facsimile communication.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing a format of a capability notification signal used in the above embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing an operation at the time of transmission in the facsimile apparatus of the above embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Main control part, 2 ... Operation part, 3 ... Display part, 4 ... Image reading part, 5 ... Output part, 6 ... Image memory, 7 ... Memory, 8 ... Line control part.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. An image memory for storing image data read from an image reading unit, a storage unit for storing an address of image data and the number of originals for each page, and an identification indicating an output form of a receiving side coming from the receiving side. An identification unit for identifying information and a control unit for controlling the transmission of images managed by the storage unit according to the identification result are provided, and the transmission order of a plurality of originals is changed and transmitted according to the identification result by the identification unit. A facsimile device characterized by the above.