JPH098963A - Fax machine - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Purpose] To add TTI information to a required page of image information to be transmitted, and to add a different document management number to each destination during broadcast transmission. [Structure] RA is transmitted by operation input when transmitting image information.
An ON / OFF command for the TTI information for each page stored in M3 and the TTI information to be added for each page are searched in the TTI data storage unit 13, and the TTI information for each page is turned on. ，
Judge off. The TTI data storage unit 13 adds the TTI information to each page for which the TTI information is ON, to the TTI information.
The data is stored in the data storage buffer 13. TTI creation unit 14
Reads the TTI information stored for each page, overwrites the image information of the corresponding page, writes the necessary information in the necessary page, and transmits.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a facsimile apparatus having a TTI function, and more particularly to facilitating confirmation of TTI information of transmitted image information and clarification of image information printed out on recording paper.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art When a facsimile machine transmits and receives image information of a document, it is necessary to check the received communication text to confirm who sent the communication text. Have a function. In a facsimile machine having this TTI function, the T side is generally used on the transmitting side.
When the TI function is selected to be ON or OFF, and when the TTI function is selected to ON, when the sender starts communication, the date and time at that time and the telephone number of the sender are sent before the image information of the original is sent. TTI information including a number, a name, etc. is added to the head of the image information of the document and transmitted. The facsimile machine on the receiving side automatically prints the received TTI information on the upper portion of the image information of the document and outputs it.

When the TTI information is added to the recording paper received and output as described above together with the image information, when the received image information is received or when the received image information is viewed later, who sends it Although it can be easily confirmed, when the recording paper received and output as plain paper is stored as an original as it is, the TTI information is often unnecessary. Further, if the recording paper received and output is used as it is as a transmission document, new TTI information will overlap with the TTI information added at the time of previous transmission, and the image information received and output will become dirty. . In order to prevent these drawbacks, for example, as disclosed in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 6-54162, the receiving side specifies to the transmitting side whether or not the TTI function is used, and the transmitting side specifies the TTI function from the receiving side. Only when the use is selected, the TTI information is combined with the image information of the document and transmitted, and when the use of the TTI function is not selected from the receiving side, the TTI information is not transmitted.

When the received recording paper is stored as it is or used as a report or the like, it is often managed by adding a management number to the document or report to be stored. In such a case, the transmission side transmits the TTI information including the management number.

[0005]

However, when the transmission side or the reception side does not select the use of the TTI function, the recording paper on which the image information received is printed out displays the date and time of the transmission. Since the image information does not include the date, it was not possible to confirm the information received later.

Further, when the use of the TTI function is selected, when there are a plurality of pages to be transmitted, the TTI information is added to all the pages, for example, a report not requiring the TTI information. The TTI information is added even to the image, and in some cases, the image information may be lost.

Further, when the received recording paper is stored as it is or used as a report or the like, the transmitting side transmits the TTI information including the document management number, but the same document is broadcast to a plurality of destinations. In the case of sending, the document management number is also the same, which is meaningless in terms of document management. Therefore, when sending the same document to multiple destinations by broadcast, you must add different document management numbers to the image information of the same document and send them individually to all destinations. It was very annoying.

The present invention has been made in order to solve the above disadvantages, and it is possible to use a T page for a required page of image information to be transmitted.
When TI information is added and the same document is transmitted to a plurality of destinations, a facsimile apparatus capable of automatically adding a different document management number to the image information of the same document for each destination is provided. That is the purpose.

[0009]

A facsimile apparatus according to the present invention has a TTI data storage unit, a TTI data storage unit and a TTI creation unit, and the TTI data storage unit is input from an operation unit. The TTI information ON / OFF command for each page and the TTI information added to each page are searched at the time of transmission to determine whether the TTI information for each page is ON or OFF. TT added to each page where information is on
The I information is stored in the TTI data storage unit, the TTI data storage unit temporarily stores the TTI information added to each page to be transmitted, and the TTI creation unit transmits the TTI data when transmitting the image information. It is characterized in that the TTI information stored in the data storage unit is read for each page to be transmitted and overwritten on the image information.

Further, when the image information stored in the image memory is broadcast to a plurality of destinations, a number management unit is provided for changing the document management number input as the TTI information to a different number for each destination. Good to do.

[0011] The above number management unit makes the TTI during the broadcast transmission.
It is desirable to write the document management number added as information in the communication management information.

[0012]

According to the present invention, when transmitting image information, the TTI information ON / OFF command for each page input from the operation unit and the TTI information added to each page are transmitted.
The TTI data storage unit is searched to determine whether the TTI information for each page is on or off, and the TTI information to be added to each page for which the TTI information is on is stored in the TTI data storage unit. Store. The TTI creating unit reads the TTI information stored for each page for transmitting the TTI information, overwrites the image information on the corresponding page, writes the necessary information in the required page, and transmits the page.

When the same image information is transmitted to a plurality of destinations, the TTI information is input by the number management unit as TTI information.
The document management number stored in the data storage unit is changed to a different number for each destination, a different document management number is added for each destination, and the same image information is broadcasted.

Further, the document management number added as the TTI information at the time of the broadcast transmission is written in the communication management information together with the destination and output as a report to facilitate the management of the transmitted document.

[0015]

1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in the figure, the facsimile apparatus has a CPU 1
And ROM 2, RAM 3, operation display unit 4, image reading unit 5,
Image output unit 6, image memory 7, encoding / decoding unit 8, communication control unit 9, modem 10, network control unit 11, TTI data storage buffer 12, TTI data storage unit 13, TTI creation unit 14, and It has a number management unit 15. The CPU 1 controls and manages the entire device. The ROM 2 stores control programs for TTI functions and various processing functions. The RAM 3 stores various control data. The operation display unit 4 has various keys such as an operation key, a one-touch key, a reading speed designation key, etc. for designating a telephone number, transmission conditions, etc., various messages relating to the operation, and a menu for various functions. -Is displayed. The image reading unit 5 reads the set original document according to the operation input of the operation display unit 5 and stores it in the image memory 7 as transmission image data. The image output unit 6 prints out the received image data. The image memory 7 stores the read image data, the received image data and the like for transmission. The encoding / decoding unit 8 compresses the image data to be transmitted and expands and restores the received image data. The communication control unit 9 decodes the communication control information and executes transmission control, error control, and other execution processing. The modem 10 modulates a transmitted signal and demodulates a received signal. The network control unit 11 processes a calling signal for a line, establishes a line with an external facsimile apparatus, and transmits / receives image data.

The TTI data storage buffer 12 temporarily stores TTI information including a sender, a destination, a transmission time, a page number, a document management number, etc., which is added to each page to be transmitted at the time of transmission. The TTI data storage unit 13 retrieves the TTI information ON / OFF command for each page input from the operation display unit 4 and stored in the RAM 3 and the TTI information added to each page at the time of transmission, The TTI information for each page is judged to be ON or OFF, and the TTI information to be added to each page for which the TTI information is ON is stored in the TTI data storage buffer 12. The TTI creating unit 14 uses the TTI when transmitting the image information.
The TTI information stored in the data storage buffer 12 is read for each page to be transmitted and overwritten on the image information. The number management unit 15 receives the TTI information when the image information stored in the image memory 7 is broadcast to a plurality of destinations.
The document management number stored in the TI data storage buffer 12 is changed to a different number for each destination.

In the facsimile apparatus constructed as described above, for example, as shown in FIG.
When sending a total of 5 pages of the report of page 1 to the four destinations in memory, the first two pages of documents 21a and 21b are sent.
The transmission time and the name of the sender are added as TTI information, and the operation in the case of adding different management numbers to each of the four destinations in the reports 21c to 21e on page 3 and transmitting them is shown in FIG. A description will be given with reference to the flowchart.

First, the operator sends the destination and the TTI.
The information ON / OFF information and the initial value of the document management number are input by operating the operation display unit 4 and stored in the RAM 3 as common data for broadcast transmission to four destinations (step S).
1, S2). When this transmission operation is completed and the start key on the operation display unit 4 is pressed, the transmission document 21 of a total of 5 pages is displayed.
The images a to 21e are sequentially read by the image reading unit 5 and temporarily stored in the image memory 7 (steps S3 and S4).
When the accumulation of the image information is completed, the transmission process is started for the first destination (step S5). When the transmission process starts, the TTI data storage unit 13 reads R before transmission of image information is started.
The ON / OFF information of the TTI information stored in the AM3 is read, and it is determined whether or not each data included in the TTI information is added to one page 21a of the image information. For example, it is first determined whether or not the sender name is added (step S
6) If the sender name is added, the sender name is deleted.
The data is stored in the TTI data storage buffer 12 (step S7). Next, it is judged whether or not the number of pages is added (step S8), and when it is added, the data of the number of pages is stored in the TTI data storage buffer 12 (step S9). This process is repeated for each TTI information. Then, it is judged whether or not to add the document management number (step S10). When adding the document management number, the initial value of the document management number is stored in the TTI data storage buffer 12 (step S11). When the document management number is not added as in the case of page 1 21a of image information, the document management number is set to TTI.
The TTI information retrieval processing for one page 21a is completed without storing in the data storage buffer 12. When this TTI information retrieval processing is completed, the TTI creation unit 14
The TTI data stored in the data storage buffer 12 is read and one page of the image information stored in the image memory 7 is read.
21a is overwritten (step S12). Then T
One page 21a of the image information with the TI data overwritten is transmitted to the first destination (step S13). When the transmission of one page 21a of image information is completed, the same TTI as above is applied to the second page 21b to the fifth page 21e of image information.
Information retrieval processing and transmission are performed (step S14). In this way, it is searched whether or not each content of the TTI information is added to each page of the image information to be transmitted, and the specified TTI information is added only to the specified page. It is possible to add a sender name, a transmission time, etc. to the pages 21a and 2b, and add only a document management number to the pages 3c to 5c for transmission.

When the image information of all five pages is transmitted to the first destination as described above, the number management unit 15 stores the document management number stored in the RAM 3 in the RAM together with the first destination.
3 in the communication management information storage area (step S1)
5). After that, the number management unit 15 confirms whether another destination is designated (step S16). When the number management unit 15 confirms that another destination is designated, it adds "1" to the document management number stored in the RAM 3 (step S17). Then, TT as above
The I information search processing and transmission are performed, and the same document information as that transmitted to the first destination is added with a different document management number to the third page 21c to the fifth page 21e and transmitted, and the overwritten document management number is transmitted. Is stored in the communication management information storage area of the RAM 3 (steps S6 to S15). This TTI information search processing and transmission are repeatedly performed for all the instructed destinations, and when the transmission of the image information to all the destinations is completed (step S18), the CPU 1 is stored in the communication management information storage area of the RAM 3. The communication management information including the document management number for each destination is output from the image output unit 6 as a report to clarify the document management number for each destination (step S19). As described above, when the same document is broadcast to different destinations, different document management numbers are added to the respective destinations, so that management of transmitted documents and received documents can be facilitated.

[0020]

As described above, according to the present invention, when transmitting image information, the TTI information on / off command for each page input from the operation section and the TTI information for each page are added to each page. Search the TTI information and turn on the TTI information for each page,
It is determined to be OFF, and the TTI information to be added to each page for which the TTI information is ON is stored in the TTI data storage unit, and when transmitting image information, stored for each page to be transmitted. T
Since the TI information is read and the image information of the corresponding page is overwritten and transmitted, the page for writing the TTI information and the content of the TTI information to be written can be arbitrarily selected, and the necessary page can be selected. You can write the necessary information only in Ji. Further, since the report or the like can be transmitted without adding the TTI information, it is possible to prevent the necessary image information from being lost.

Further, when the same image information is transmitted to a plurality of destinations, different document management numbers can be added to the respective destinations for the broadcast transmission, so that the processing at the time of transmission can be simplified. In addition, the received document can be easily managed.

Further, the document management number added as TTI information at the time of broadcast transmission is written in the communication management information together with the destination and output as a report, so that the management of the transmitted document can be facilitated.

[Brief description of drawings]

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

FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing a document to be transmitted.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing the operation of the above embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 CPU 2 ROM 3 RAM 4 Operation Display Section 7 Image Memory 12 TTI Data Storage Buffer 13 TTI Data Storage Section 14 TTI Creation Section 15 Number Management Section

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A TTI data storage unit, a TTI data storage unit, and a TTI creation unit, wherein the TTI data storage unit turns on TTI information for each page input from the operation unit. , OFF command and TTI information to be added to each page are searched at the time of transmission to determine whether the TTI information is ON or OFF for each page, and the TTI information is added to each page for which the TTI information is ON. Do TT
The I information is stored in the TTI data storage unit, the TTI data storage unit temporarily stores the TTI information added to each page to be transmitted, and the TTI creation unit transmits the TTI data when transmitting the image information. A facsimile machine characterized by reading the TTI information stored in a data storage unit for each page to be transmitted and overwriting the image information. 2. When the image information stored in the image memory is broadcasted to a plurality of destinations, the document management number input as the TTI information is changed to a different number for each destination. The facsimile apparatus according to claim 1. 3. The facsimile apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the number management section writes the document management number added as TTI information in the communication management information during the broadcast transmission.