JPH11136474A - Facsimile equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To utilize images complete in transmission, reception and copying processings again by storing the images of transmission, reception and copy originals as a file, displaying the stored file and transmitting or copying the filed images. SOLUTION: At the time of FAX transmission, an original is read by a scanner 15 and the read image is encoded in a CODEC 13, stored in a memory 12 and then, transmitted through a public line by a modem 18. In the case of copying, the image stored in the memory 12 is decoded in the CODEC 13 and printed out by a printer 16. Then, image information stored in the memory 12 is stored in a hard disk HD 14 as the file in the order of dates. Thus, information relating to the file is displayed at a liquid crystal display part LCD 19 by the operation of an operation panel 20 and the FAX transmission and copying are performed by selecting the file displayed at the liquid crystal display part LCD 19.

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 function of storing stored images.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a high-end facsimile machine, an image is temporarily stored in a memory even at the time of simple transmission and copying,
The image is transmitted by facsimile or output to a printer.

[0003] Of course, at the time of broadcast or time-specified transmission, the image is stored in a memory, and at the time of transmission, the image is called and faxed to a registered destination, or the image is called at the specified time. Send by fax.

[0004] These stored images are erased when copying or transmission is completed.

[0005]

However, in the facsimile apparatus, an image once read is deleted after copying or transmission is completed. For this reason, when it becomes necessary to copy or transmit the same original again, there is a problem that the accumulation must be started from the original.

An object of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned problems and to provide a facsimile apparatus capable of reusing an image which has been transmitted / received or copied.

[0007]

In order to achieve the above object, according to the present invention, there is provided an apparatus for transmitting / receiving or storing an image of a copy document as a file, displaying the stored file and transmitting the filed image. Or a facsimile machine for copying.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a file storage date and time,
2. An output display of items such as an operation at the time of accumulation.
It is a facsimile machine described.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided the facsimile apparatus according to the first or second aspect, wherein a file for which a predetermined time has elapsed is deleted.

[0010]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

First, a block circuit of the facsimile apparatus of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.

The bus line 10 includes a CPU 11, a memory (RAM) 12, a CODEC 13 for encoding an image, a hard disk (HD) 14, a scanner 15, and a printer 1.
6, a modem 18 connected to a public line 17 and an operation panel 20 having a liquid crystal display unit 19 are connected.

At the time of facsimile transmission, an original is set on the scanner 15 and read, and the read image is CODE.
It is encoded in C13 and stored in the memory 12. afterwards,
The image stored in the memory 12 is transmitted from the modem 18 through the public line 17 by setting the transmission destination and various transmission modes on the operation panel 20. In the case of copying, the image stored in the memory 12 is decoded by the CODEC 13 and output to the printer 16 to be printed out.

At the time of FAX reception, image information is stored in the memory 12 from the public line 17 via the modem 18, decoded by the CODEC 13, output to the printer 16, and printed out.

In the present invention, the image information stored in the memory 12 is stored in the hard disk 14 as files in chronological order, and information on the files is displayed on the liquid crystal display unit 19 by operating the operation panel 20. 1
By selecting the file displayed in 9, FAX transmission and copying can be performed.

FIG. 1 shows a file 22 stored in chronological order.
And a cursor 24 for simultaneously selecting a file 22 can be moved to an arbitrary file 22 in the table 23 by a key operation on the operation panel 20, and the table 22 can be scrolled according to the position of the cursor 24. ing.

The file 22 is assigned a file number 25 in chronological order, and stores the date 26 and the storage time 2
7, an operation 29 for storing a file such as a resolution 28 of a stored image and transmission / reception / copying is displayed.

In the present invention, the table 23 is displayed, the file 22 is selected from the displayed table 23 with the cursor 24, and the file 22 can be transmitted by facsimile or copied.

Thus, when a broadcast communication or a time designation communication is performed, a new broadcast transmission destination can be newly added, or when no communication is performed, the stored file can be immediately read and transmitted. If you want to check its contents, you can copy it.

In the present invention, a cover letter such as a fixed phrase is stored as a file 22, and the file 2 is stored in the file 22.
Alternatively, a document for transmission may be newly read in combination with FAX transmission.

Next, a flowchart of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.

First, the control is performed by the subroutine 30 of the present invention.
The operation mode is determined in step 1, and the routine enters another processing 31 in the case of another processing.

In step 1, when a normal original is transmitted by facsimile, the original is scanned 32 and read, stored as a file 33, and then transmitted via a modem 34 by facsimile.
At step 2, it is determined whether or not the file is to be retained. When the file is retained (yes), the process returns to step 1, and when it is not retained at step 2 (no), the file is deleted without being stored on the hard disk. 3
5 is returned to step1.

Next, in the determination of step 1, in the transmission or copy mode of the stored file, it is determined in step 3 whether or not there is a stored file. Time (y
In es), a file list is displayed 36.

A file is selected 37 from the table displayed in the file display 36, and in step 4, transmission / copy /
Judgment of erasure is made, and at the time of copying, a decode output 38 is sent to the printer to decode the image and print out,
When erasing, delete 39 the selected specified file,
Each is returned to the subroutine 30.

If it is determined in step 4 that the message is to be transmitted, then in step 5 it is determined whether the message is a cover letter.
When the selected file is transmitted instead of the cover letter (no), the file is read from the hard disk and the image is transmitted 34 via the modem. Become.

If the selected file is a cover letter (yes) in step 5, the original to be transmitted to the next page and subsequent pages of the cover letter is scanned in the same manner as the normal original transmission.
2. Then, it is stored as a file 33 and transmitted via the modem including the image of the cover letter 34. Thereafter, the flow is the same as that of the normal document transmission described above.

A hard disk for storing files can store a large number of files. However, if the number of files increases, it may take time to select files. Alternatively, the data may be erased. In this case, even if the file is deleted once, it is not displayed in the table 23 of FIG. 1, and the file is left as long as the hard disk has the capacity.
You may be able to recover.

In the file 22 of the table 23, the image of the file may be displayed on the liquid crystal display unit 19 so as to be confirmed. Further, a large-capacity semiconductor memory may be used instead of the hard disk.

[0030]

In summary, according to the present invention, an image once transmitted or copied is left as a file, which is transmitted in the same manner as usual, or transmitted specially such as broadcast or time designation, or copied. Or you can.

[Brief description of the drawings]

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

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a block circuit of the facsimile apparatus of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a flowchart of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 22 files 23 tables

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A facsimile apparatus wherein transmission / reception and copying images are stored as files, the stored files are displayed, and the stored images are transmitted or copied. 2. The facsimile apparatus according to claim 1, wherein items such as file storage date and time, storage operation, and the like are output and displayed. 3. The facsimile apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a file for which a predetermined time has elapsed is deleted.