JPH0654094A - Facsimile equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Purpose] It is possible to communicate with both Braille characters and ordinary characters and figures. A control circuit unit 8 for analyzing and converting transmitted / received data, a scan data processing unit 5 for scanning transmitted / received data, a general feed print unit 6 for receiving and outputting general character / graphic documents, and a Braille document reception. Braille paper feed print unit 7 for outputting, LCD display unit 11 for image display, pin display 12 for Braille display, voice output control unit 13 for notifying information by voice, and handling operation of transmitted / received document data. It has the operation part 15 to perform. [Effect] It becomes possible to use a facsimile transceiver of a visually impaired person who has not been able to use a conventional facsimile, and a visually impaired person and a healthy person can communicate with each other using the facsimile transceiver.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a facsimile machine, and more particularly to a facsimile machine for a visually impaired person.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A conventional facsimile apparatus has a function of transmitting image data read from a document original using a telephone line, a function of receiving image data on a recording sheet, and a temporary storage of image signals when the received recording sheet runs out. It has a storage function to perform.

[0003]

In the conventional facsimile apparatus described above, the conventional facsimile apparatus only transmits the video data read from the document and prints and records it on the recording paper at the receiving side. However, there was a problem in that it could not be used by people with visual impairment because it could not communicate.

[0004]

The facsimile apparatus of the present invention comprises means for determining whether the received image data is character information data consisting of alphanumeric characters and katakana of a predetermined format or general graphic data, and the character information data. To output the converted Braille to the Braille, to read the transmitted document in Braille, to store the image data of the read transmission, and to convert the read Braille image information into image data in alphanumeric characters and Katakana characters. And a Braille pin display capable of displaying and operating Braille.

[0005]

The present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the appearance of the present embodiment.

In this embodiment, a control circuit unit 8 for analyzing and converting transmitted / received data, a scan data processing unit 5 for scanning transmitted / received data, and a general feed print unit 6 for receiving and outputting general character / graphic documents. And a Braille paper feed print unit 7 for receiving and outputting a Braille document, and an L for image display.
CD display unit 11 and pin display 12 for Braille display
And a voice output control unit 13 for notifying information by voice and an operation unit 15 for handling the transmitted / received document data.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described. A call received at the facsimile transmitter / receiver 1 is accepted through a telephone line connected to the telephone circuit interface unit 2. The received image data is demodulated into a signal modulated by the modulator / demodulator 3 by a known technique. The recording conversion unit 4 amplifies the demodulated reception signal and converts it into a recording signal. The memory 9 stores the document data converted into a recording signal. The operation unit 15 designates the output document number of the image data of the document stored in the memory 9, selects the output of the image data or the Braille output, and displays, in addition to the transmission / reception operation of the facsimile transceiver which is a known technique. And a designation input unit for whether or not to receive voice assistance for the operation. Further, the display unit 10 is controlled by the control circuit unit 8 to confirm the operating state, the destination number, and the image display LCD display unit 11 for displaying the number of information items for each information format received and accumulated, and the image display LCD display unit 11. The LCD display unit 11 and the Braille display pin display 12 having the same information content are provided.

Next, the control circuit section 8 analyzes whether the first portion of the data stored in the memory 9 is character information consisting of alphanumeric characters and katakana in a predetermined format as shown in FIG. 5 or general graphic data. Then, the LCD display unit 11 and the pin display unit 12 are driven, and 1 is added to the display of the total number of received and accumulated documents and the total number of Braille documents. Next, when the operator selects the document number of the character information data by operating the keys of the operation unit 15 and selects the output mode as Braille, the character information consisting of alphanumeric characters and atakana is converted into Braille characters and scanned. The data is output by the braille paper feed print unit 7 via the data processing unit 5.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram for explaining the operation of this embodiment, and FIG. 4 is a flow chart for explaining the operation of this embodiment. When the operator operates the voice assist button provided on the operation unit 15 in advance, the control circuit 8 causes the voice output control unit 13 to store the information displayed on the display unit 10 and the operation content of the operation unit 15 in advance. Control is performed to output the generated voice data to the speaker 14 as voice information. On the other hand, when the operator operates the operation unit 15 and designates the general image output, the control circuit unit 8 outputs the output from the general paper feed print unit 6 via the operation data processing unit 5 without converting the data stored in the memory 9. To do.

Next, when the operator sends a braille document,
When the paper is set in the braille paper feed print unit 7 and the destination telephone number is input and the communication operation is performed, the control circuit unit 8 receives the received data via the scan data processing unit 5.
It is converted into predetermined image data as shown in and stored in the memory 9. When the control circuit 8 finishes reading the Braille document and storing it in the memory 9, the control circuit unit 8 causes the modulation / demodulation unit 3,
Transmission is performed by a known technique via the telephone circuit interface unit 2 and the telephone line. The operation of the receiving side on the other hand is the same as the above-mentioned operation regarding reception.

[0011]

As described above, according to the present invention, since it is possible to communicate both special characters such as Braille and ordinary characters and figures, it is possible to use the facsimile apparatus even for visually impaired persons. In addition, by using the copy function, it is possible to convert braille characters to alphanumeric characters and katakana characters mutually, and it can also be used as a conversion tool for communication between the visually impaired and the normal. is there.

[Brief description of drawings]

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

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the appearance of the present embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram for explaining the operation of this embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of this embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing data in a memory of this embodiment.

[Explanation of Codes] 1 Facsimile device 2 Telephone circuit interface unit 3 Modulation / demodulation unit 4 Recording conversion unit 5 Scan data processing unit 6 General paper feed print unit 7 Braille paper feed print unit 8 Control circuit unit 9 Memory 10 Display unit 11 LCD display Section 12-pin display 13 audio output control section 14 speaker 15 operation section 16 power supply circuit section

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A means for determining whether the received image data is character information data consisting of alphanumeric characters and katakana in a predetermined format or general graphic data, and means for converting the character information data into Braille and outputting it. A means for reading a transmitted document in braille, a means for accumulating the image data of the read transmission, a means for converting the image information of the read braille into image data of alphanumeric characters and katakana characters, and a display and operation of braille. And a braille pin display capable of performing a facsimile.