JPH0715575A - Monitor facsimile equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To avoid waste of recording paper and the need for selection of picture data by comparing and retrieving reserved ID information registered in advance with ID information of the picture data so as to allow each monitor facsimile equipment to print out required picture data. CONSTITUTION:When a picture filing device 5 outputs picture data to plural monitor facsimile equipments 6, picture data identification(ID) information is outputted prior to the output of the picture data. A registration input section 1 of the equipment 6 allows an ID information retrieval section 2 to register the ID information as reserved ID information (a) before the reception of the picture data. The retrieval section 2 compares and retrieves the ID information of the picture data from a data line (b) with the information (a) and outputs retrieval result information (c) representing whether or not the data are to be received to a picture data reception section 3. A picture data recording output section 4 converts selected monitor picture data (d) selectively received by the reception section 3 based on the information (c) into a received recording picture output (e) and provides an output onto recording paper. Thus, waste of the recording paper is avoided and the selection of required picture data is not required.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a monitor facsimile apparatus, and more particularly to a monitor facsimile apparatus for selectively receiving image data sent from an image filing apparatus.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A conventional monitor facsimile machine is shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 3, one monitor facsimile apparatus 6 is connected to each of the plurality of output ports A, B, C and D of the image filing device 5 for each output port. When outputting image data, the image filing device 5 designates one of a plurality of output ports and outputs the required image data to the desired monitor facsimile device 6.

Further, in FIG. 4, the image filing device 5 uses one output port, and a plurality of monitor facsimile devices 6 are connected to the one output port. When outputting the image data, the image filing device 5 outputs all the image data to all the monitor facsimile devices 6 regardless of whether each monitor facsimile device 6 wants to output the image data.

[0004]

The conventional monitor facsimile apparatus does not have an image data selection function, and as shown in FIG. 3, the image filing apparatus has a plurality of output ports, and each output port has a plurality of output ports. One monitor facsimile machine is connected to each. Therefore, the image filing device needs to specify the output port and select the required image data each time the image data is output, or the number of output ports of the image filing device is smaller than the number of monitor facsimile devices. In this case, there is a problem that not all monitor facsimile machines can be connected to the image filing machine.

Further, in FIG. 4, the image filing apparatus is
Multiple monitor facsimile machines are connected to one output port. Therefore, the image filing apparatus outputs all the image data to all the monitor facsimile machines regardless of whether the monitor facsimile machine requires them, and thus there is a problem that the recording paper is wasted.

An object of the present invention is to solve such a problem, to print out only necessary image data to a required apparatus, and to have a monitor having an image selecting function which eliminates waste of recording paper. It is to provide a facsimile machine.

[0007]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION A monitor facsimile apparatus according to the present invention is an image of image data to be recorded and output in a monitor facsimile apparatus for recording and outputting image information stored in an image filing apparatus on a recording medium such as paper. Whether to receive the image data by comparing and searching the registration input unit for pre-registering the data identification information, the image data identification information sent prior to the image data, and the pre-registered image data identification information. Image data identification information retrieval unit that makes a determination, an image data reception unit that receives the image data according to instructions from the image data identification information retrieval unit, and the image data received by the image data reception unit is recorded and output And an image data recording / outputting unit for performing the same.

[0008]

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

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an embodiment of a monitor facsimile apparatus of the present invention. This monitor facsimile device 6 has a registration input section 1 for pre-registering image data identification information (ID information) of image data to be recorded and output as reserved image data identification information (reservation ID information), and an ID sent prior to image data. The image data identification information search unit (ID search unit) 2 that compares and searches the information with the reservation ID information to determine whether to receive the image data, and receives the image data according to the instruction from the ID search unit 2. The image data receiving unit 3 and the image data recording / outputting unit 4 for recording and outputting the received image data.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2. Note that FIG. 2 shows a state in which a plurality of monitor facsimile machines 6 are connected to one output port of the image filing apparatus 5 in order to explain the present embodiment.

When outputting the image data to the monitor facsimile device 6, the image filing device 5 outputs the ID information to the monitor facsimile device 6 prior to the image data.

Before receiving the image data, the registration input unit 1 pre-registers the ID information of the image data as reservation ID information a and outputs it to the ID search unit. This registration can be performed by manual input using a numeric keypad and character keys, and / or data transfer input in which data created in advance by a personal computer or the like is transferred and input. The registered reservation ID information a is stored in the ID search unit 2.

Upon receiving the ID information of the image data from the data line b, the ID search unit 2 compares and searches the reservation ID information a stored in advance and the received ID information, and receives the image data reception instruction. The search result information c is output to the image data receiving unit 3.

The image data receiving unit 3 receives the image data when the comparison search result is collated by the instruction of the search result information c. On the other hand, if the comparison search result is not collated, the image data is not received.

The image data recording / outputting section 4 converts the selected monitor image data d selectively received by the image data receiving section 3 into a received recording image output e and outputs it on a recording sheet.

Therefore, each monitor facsimile apparatus 6 shown in FIG. 2 has the above-mentioned functional blocks of reference numerals 1 to 4 in FIG. 1, and prior to the reservation ID information a and the image data which are individually reserved and registered. By comparing and searching the ID information sent, the image data can be selectively received and recorded and output.

[0017]

As described above, according to the present invention,
By comparing and searching the reservation ID information registered in advance and the ID information of the image data, each monitor facsimile apparatus can record and output the necessary image data. Therefore, it is possible to obtain the effects of eliminating waste of recording paper and eliminating necessary image data selection.

[Brief description of drawings]

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

FIG. 2 is a configuration diagram for explaining an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a configuration diagram for explaining a conventional monitor facsimile apparatus.

FIG. 4 is a configuration diagram for explaining a conventional monitor facsimile apparatus.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 registration input unit 2 image data identification information retrieval unit (ID retrieval unit) 3 image data reception unit 4 image data recording and output unit 5 image filing device 6 monitor facsimile device a reserved image data identification information (reservation ID information) b data line c Search result information d Selection monitor image data e Received record image output

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A monitor facsimile apparatus for receiving image information output from an image filing apparatus and recording and outputting the image information on a recording medium such as paper, wherein the monitor facsimile apparatus has an image data selecting unit. Facsimile machine. 2. The image data selection means includes a registration input section for pre-registering the image data identification information of the image data to be recorded and output, and the image data identification information sent prior to the image data. An image data identification information retrieval unit that compares and retrieves image data identification information and determines whether to receive the image data, and an image that receives the image data according to an instruction from the image data identification information retrieval unit. The monitor facsimile apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising: a data receiving unit; and an image data recording / outputting unit that records and outputs the image data received by the image data receiving unit.