JPH0743740U - Fax machine - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Abstract] [Purpose] To provide a facsimile apparatus in which communication results are recorded in a communication management record so that the communication results fit exactly on the recording paper regardless of the size of the recording paper and no unnecessary margin is generated on the recording paper. A facsimile device configured to record a communication result on a recording sheet, the detecting unit detecting the recording sheet size, and the communication result recorded on the recording sheet according to the recording sheet size detected by the detecting unit. A setting means for setting and changing the number and a recording means for recording the communication result on the recording paper when the communication result number reaches the number set by the setting means.

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

[Industrial applications]

 The present invention relates to a facsimile device that sequentially stores communication results when transmission and reception are performed by a facsimile and records the communication results on a paper when a certain number of communication results are reached.

[0002]

[Prior art]

 When transmission and reception are performed by facsimile, the communication result is stored in the RAM as a communication management record. However, since it is not possible to store the communication result exceeding the storage capacity of the RAM, the old communication result is erased and the new communication result is stored every time the number of communication results reaches 25, for example. In this case, the communication results to be erased were recorded on paper so that they could be presented to users as a communication management record table.

[0003]

[Problems to be solved by the device]

 However, when the number of communication results is uniformly set to 25 due to the limitation of the storage capacity of the RAM as in the above-mentioned conventional case, for example, if the recording paper used is a B4 width roll paper, The length is cut in A4 size, which is inconvenient when filing a printed communication management record table. Further, in this case, if the recording paper used is a B4 size cut sheet, a useless blank space is formed on the lower side of the cut sheet.

On the other hand, when the storage capacity of the RAM is increased and the number of communication results is uniformly set to, for example, 36, if the recording paper used is A4 size cut paper, it will not fit in one sheet and There is a drawback that the blank space is spread over the second sheet and the second sheet has a useless margin.

According to the present invention, in view of the above circumstances, in communication management recording, regardless of the size of the recording paper, the communication result is recorded so as to fit on the recording paper, and no unnecessary margin is generated on the recording paper. The purpose is to provide a facsimile machine.

[0006]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

 In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, a facsimile device according to the present invention is a facsimile device which records a communication result on a recording paper, and includes a detecting means for detecting the recording paper size and a detecting means for detecting the recording paper size. The setting means for setting and changing the number of communication results to be recorded on the recording paper according to the recording paper size, and the communication result on the recording paper when the number of communication results reaches the number set by the setting means. It is characterized in that a recording means for recording is provided.

[0007]

[Action]

 According to the above configuration, the setting of the number of communication results recorded on the recording paper is changed according to the recording paper size detected by the detecting means. That is, when the size of the recording paper to be used is, for example, B4, a fixed number is set as the fixed number (for example, 36), and when the size is letter, the fixed number is set. As the number, the number (for example, 28) just set on the letter-size recording paper is set. Then, the recording means records the communication results on the recording paper when the number of communication results reaches the number set by the setting means. At this time, the communication results recorded on the recording paper will fit exactly on the recording paper. Therefore, it is possible to eliminate the drawback of the conventional apparatus in which a fixed number is uniformly set, that is, the drawback that the recording paper has an unnecessary margin.

[0008]

【Example】

 An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. 1 to 5.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a schematic circuit configuration of a facsimile apparatus. The facsimile apparatus includes a control unit 1, a RAM 2, an auto dialer 3, an NCU 4, a reading unit 6, and a modem 7. The recording unit 8, the ROM 9, the operation panel 10, and the display unit 11 are provided.

The control unit 1 serves as a control center for controlling the entire transmission / reception operation of this facsimile device based on the control program stored in the ROM 9, and the basic transmission operation is roughly described below. It is done like this.

When a communication key or a one-touch dial key (not shown) is turned on by the operator, the control unit 1 reads the telephone number of the destination stored in the RAM 2, and the read telephone number is used as the auto dialer 3 and the NCU 4. Is dialed to the telephone line 5 via. After dialing, the image data of the document read by the reading unit 6 is sent to the telephone line 5 via the modem 7 and the NCU 4, and the transmission operation is performed.

On the other hand, the receiving operation is performed as follows. That is, when the reception information is received from the other party through the telephone line 5, the NCU 4, and the modem 7, the control unit 1 drives the printer to record the reception information and the reception operation is performed.

In the facsimile apparatus, each time the above-described transmission operation and reception operation are executed, the communication result is recorded in the RAM 2 as a communication management record, and the communication result number is a fixed number (hereinafter, recording start number). The printer is driven to record the communication result on the recording paper as the communication management record table shown in FIG. 5, for example. The number of recording start is changed and set according to the size of the recording paper detected by the key input by the operator or the paper size sensor.

The relationship between the size of the recording paper used and the number of recording start is shown in Table 1 below.

[0015]

[Table 1]

It should be noted that the number of recording start shown in Table 1 indicates the number that can be exactly accommodated on the recording paper to be used, but this is an example, and this number is the character size, recording format, etc. It will vary depending on.

2 to 4 are flowcharts showing a process of printing out the communication management record according to the number of recording start set by the recording paper size.

In step 1, it is determined whether or not there is communication (transmission or reception), and if there is communication, the communication result is stored in a predetermined storage area of the RAM 2 (S 2), and the communication result is stored in the RAM 2. Advance one position.

Next, it is determined whether or not the recording paper size is B4 size (S4), and if it is B4 size, whether or not the communication result storage position is 36 (that is, the communication result number is 36). It is determined whether or not) (S5). If it is not 36, the process is ended, while if it is 36, the communication result recording position is set to 0 (S6). Next, it is determined whether or not the communication result automatic print setting is made (S7), and if not set, the process ends, while if it is set, the communication result is printed out (S8).

When it is determined in step 4 that the recording paper size is not B4 size, it is determined whether the recording paper size is A4 size (S9). When it is determined that the size is A4 size, it is determined whether the communication result storage position is 30 (S10). If it is not 30, the process ends, while if it is 30, the communication result recording position is set to 0 (S11). Next, it is determined whether or not the communication result automatic print setting is made (S12), and if not set, the process ends, while if it is set, the communication result printout is performed (S13).

When it is determined in step 9 that the recording paper size is not the A4 size, it is determined whether the recording paper size is the legal size (S14). If it is determined that the size is legal, it is determined whether or not the communication result storage position is 35 (S15). If it is not 35, the process ends. If it is 35, the communication result recording position is set to 0 (S16). Next, it is determined whether or not the communication result automatic print setting is made (S17), and if not set, the process is ended, while if it is set, the communication result is printed out (S18).

When it is determined in step 9 that the recording paper size is not the legal size, the recording paper is the letter size, and therefore it is determined whether the communication result storage position is 28 (S19). If it is not 28, the process ends. If it is 28, the communication result recording position is set to 0 (S20). Next, it is determined whether or not the communication result automatic print setting is set (S21), and if not set, the process ends. On the other hand, if it is set, the communication result is printed out (S22) and the process ends. .

Note that the above shows a basic flow. For example, when the recording paper is changed from A4 size to letter size after the number of communication results exceeds 28, 28 It is also possible to print out the communication results only for the number of pieces and retain the rest for storage. When the user wants to print out the communication result on the A4 size recording paper, for example, the recording paper size is designated by the recording paper size designation key, etc., and the number of recording results corresponding to the A4 size is reached. At this time, if the A4 size is set, it is printed out, while if the A4 size is not set, an operation such as a buzzer for prompting the replacement of the recording paper may be performed.

[0024]

[Effect of device]

 According to the present invention as described above, the number of recording start is set according to the size of the recording paper to be used so that the recording paper of that size can be exactly accommodated. Therefore, the conventional apparatus that sets the number of recording start uniformly. It is possible to eliminate the drawback of (1), that is, the disadvantage that the recording paper has an unnecessary margin.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram of a facsimile apparatus of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing a process of printing out a communication management record.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing a process of printing out a communication management record.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing a process of printing out a communication management record.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing a communication management record table.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 control unit 2 RAM 6 reading unit 8 recording unit 9 ROM 10 operation panel

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A facsimile device configured to record a communication result on a recording sheet, the detecting means detecting the recording sheet size, and the recording sheet size detected by the detecting means.
There are provided setting means for setting and changing the number of communication results to be recorded on the recording paper, and recording means for recording the communication results on the recording paper when the number of communication results reaches the number set by the setting means. Facsimile machine characterized in that