JP2001292288A - Communication terminal equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To save useless communication time or the like by switching double side image communication and single side image communication within one communication. SOLUTION: This device is provided with an image read part 9 capable of the double side read and single side read of an original, image transmitting parts 2 and 3 for transmitting the image read by this image reading part 9 and a control part 1 for transmitting the double side image and the single side image while switching them by means of the image transmitting parts 2 and 3 within one communication not to cut line connection.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

[0001] The present invention relates to the ITU-T Recommendation T. The present invention relates to a communication terminal device provided with an image communication function of a two-sided document specified in No. 30.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Some facsimile apparatuses, which are one type of communication terminal apparatuses, have a function of communicating a double-sided image of a document. 6 and 7 show an example of the image communication procedure for a two-sided original. FIG. 6 shows an alternate mode (a1 to a25) in which the front side and the back side of each document are transmitted alternately. FIG. 7 shows that only the front side of all the documents is transmitted first. From the case of continuous mode (b1) where the back side of all originals is transmitted
To b25). Here, a case is shown in which three (6 pages) two-sided originals are transmitted.

In the alternate mode shown in FIG. 6, the transmitting side can receive only in the alternate mode from the DIS (digital identification signal) transmitted from the receiving side (X = 1, X + 1 = 0). , Or when it is detected that reception is possible in any of the alternate mode and continuous mode (X, X + 1 = 1) (a3), the DCS
In (digital command signal), it is declared that transmission is performed in the alternate mode (X = 1) (a4).

Note that X and X + 1 are FIFs (facsimile information fields) in DIS and DCS.
X indicates bit 113 and X +
1 indicates bit 114.

Then, the image data is sequentially transmitted in page units (a7, a10, a13, a16, a19,
a22), M transmitted after transmitting each image data
PS (multi-page signal) and EOP (procedure end signal) include the page number (PN) of the transmitted image and the front (0)
Or the data indicating whether the back side (1) is set (a8,
a11, a14, a17, a20, a23).

In the alternate mode, the front side and the back side are transmitted alternately in the order of the page numbers. When the image to be the front side and the image to be the back side are ready, the receiving side combines them to form one sheet. Perform double-sided recording on recording paper. Therefore, at least two of the front and back surfaces of the first document
Recording is started after receiving the image for the page.

On the other hand, in the continuous mode shown in FIG. 7, the transmitting side must be able to receive from the DIS transmitted from the receiving side in either the alternate mode or the continuous mode (X, X + 1 = 1). ) Is detected (b3), the DCS declares transmission in the continuous mode (X + 1 = 1) (b4).

Then, the image data is sequentially transmitted in page units (b7, b10, b13, b16, b19, b
22). As in the alternade mode, the MPS or EOP transmitted after each image data is transmitted is set with the page number (PN) of the transmitted image and data indicating the front side (0) or the back side (1). (B8, b11, b1
4, b17, b20, b23).

In the continuous mode, all the front sides having an odd page number are transmitted first in order, and all the back sides having an even page number are transmitted later in order. When the image to be formed and the image to be formed on the back side are aligned, they are combined and double-sided recording is performed on one recording sheet. Therefore, at least the number of pages on all the front surfaces of the document (here, three pages)
Then, recording is started after receiving the image of one page on the back side of the first document.

[0010]

However, in the above-mentioned conventional communication terminal device, when a two-sided document and a one-sided document are mixed in one document bundle, the one-sided document is also transmitted as a two-sided document. Then, since the image of the back side of the one-sided document is transmitted, communication time, communication cost, recording paper, and the like are wasted.

[0011] In the case of time-designated transmission, etc.,
When a bundle of two-sided originals and a bundle of only one-sided images are mixed in a plurality of bundles to be transmitted, when switching the transmitted image from a two-sided image to a one-sided image and from a one-sided image to a two-sided image However, it is necessary to call the same party once after disconnecting the line connection, so that the entire communication time and communication cost are wasted.

The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and provides a communication terminal device that reduces waste of communication time and the like by switching between double-sided image communication and single-sided image communication within one communication. It is intended to provide.

[0013]

In order to achieve the above object, a communication terminal device according to a first aspect of the present invention proposes a device on a transmitting side, and can perform both-side reading and one-side reading of a document. A possible image reading unit, an image transmitting unit that transmits an image read by the image reading unit, and an image transmitting unit that switches between a double-sided image and a single-sided image in one communication without disconnecting the line connection. A control unit.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, the image processing apparatus further comprises an image memory for storing the image read by the image reading section, wherein the control section stores the image stored in the image memory as a double-sided image and a single-sided image. In one communication that does not disconnect the line connection, the image transmitting unit switches and transmits the classified two-sided image and one-sided image.

A communication terminal device according to a third aspect of the present invention proposes a device on the receiving side. The communication terminal device does not disconnect the line connection from an image receiving unit that receives an image transmitted through a line.
In the communication, a control unit is provided for switching between a double-sided image and a single-sided image and receiving the image by an image receiving unit.

[0016]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating an example of a configuration of a communication terminal device. Here, the configuration of the facsimile apparatus F is shown as the communication terminal apparatus of the present invention, but the present invention is not limited to this, and one or both of the function of transmitting a double-sided original image and the function of receiving a double-sided original image are shown. Any device may be used as long as it has a communication function, such as a personal computer having a communication function.

In the figure, reference numeral 1 denotes a control unit comprising a CPU or the like, a main control unit for controlling the following units, and 2 an NCU for sending a dial signal to the telephone line L and controlling connection to the telephone line L; Reference numeral 3 denotes a modem for modulating and demodulating a signal for performing facsimile communication; 4, an image memory for temporarily storing encoded image data; 5, a RAM for storing various data; ROM, 7 a display unit composed of a liquid crystal display, LED, etc., 8 an operation unit composed of various operation keys, etc., 9 an image reading unit, and a reading unit for reading image data from a set document A recording unit 10 records (prints out) an image received by facsimile or an image read from the reading unit 9 on a predetermined recording sheet.

The reading section 9 is capable of both-side reading and one-side reading of a document, and is provided with a document reversing means for changing the reading surface of the document from the front to the back in order to enable double-side reading. ing. The image read by the reading unit 9 is transmitted to another facsimile machine or the like via the telephone line L via the modem 3 and the NCU 2 under the control of the main control unit 1. Therefore, the modem 3 and the like constitute an image transmission unit.

The reading section 9 is not limited to the one which automatically performs double-sided reading of a document by using a document reversing means or the like, but can perform only one-side reading, and manually reverses the document. This also includes the case where both sides of the document are read.

The present invention is characterized in that the main control unit 1 switches between a two-sided image and a one-sided image and transmits them in one communication without disconnecting the line connection. The flowchart shown in FIG.
33).

Here, each document bundle is either a double-sided document or a single-sided document, and a plurality of document bundles can be transmitted to the other party at once. In addition,
The present invention is also applied to a case where a two-sided document and a one-sided document are mixed in one document bundle.

When a double-sided reading designation operation is performed by the operation unit 8, the reading unit 9 reads both sides of the document, and stores the read image data in the image memory 4. At this time, the transmission management table 5a registers that the document is a double-sided document (to be described later with reference to FIG. 3). On the other hand, when the double-sided reading designation operation is not performed by the operation unit 8, the reading unit 9 reads one side of the document, and stores the read image data in the image memory 4. At this time, the transmission management table 5a registers that the document is a one-sided document. Then, when the reading of all the documents in the entire document bundle is completed, a call is made to the transmission destination (100 to 106 above).

Here, the double-sided reading is designated by the operation of the operation unit 8, but the present invention is not limited to this. The reading unit 9 automatically determines whether the document is a double-sided document or a single-sided document. Alternatively, double-sided reading or single-sided reading may be performed.

The DIS sent from the partner device is detected (108), and if the partner device can receive both-sided originals,
The following operations (109 to 133) are executed. If only single-sided originals can be received, a communication error is generated if a double-sided original is transmitted as a single-sided original, only a single-sided original is transmitted, or a double-sided original cannot be transmitted. And

Here, a case is shown in which a two-sided original is transmitted in the alternate mode (see FIG. 6). If the page to be transmitted is a two-sided original, a DCS for specifying both sides is sent out.
The front and back sides of the page are transmitted continuously (109
To 111). Here, "page" is used to indicate the number of documents, and one double-sided document is one document.
Page.

If the next page is also a two-sided original, the MPS is sent to continue the two-sided original transmission (112 to 11).
6) If the next page is a one-sided original, send an EOM (message end signal), return to phase B of facsimile communication, and execute the operation from the DIS detection (108) from the partner device.

At this time, since the next page is a one-sided original,
One-sided document transmission processing (124 to 133) is executed. Thus, it is possible to switch from double-sided document transmission to single-sided document transmission without disconnecting the line connection within one communication. If there is no next page, an EOP is sent to terminate the communication and the line connection is disconnected (112, 120 to 123).

On the other hand, if the page to be transmitted is a one-sided original, the DCS for one-sided designation is transmitted, and the image of the page is transmitted (124, 125). If the next page is also a one-sided document, the MPS is sent to continue the one-sided document transmission (126 to 130). If the next page is a two-sided document,
The EOM is transmitted, and the process returns to the phase B of the facsimile communication, and the operation from the DIS detection (108) from the partner device is executed.

At this time, the next page is a two-sided original,
The two-sided document transmission process (110 to 123) is executed. As a result, it is possible to switch from single-sided original transmission to double-sided original transmission without disconnecting the line connection within one communication. If there is no next page, EOP is sent to terminate the communication and the line connection is disconnected (126, 120 to 123).

As described above, according to the present invention, the original bundles are
Even if a two-sided document and a one-sided document are mixed in one document bundle, the one-sided document is not transmitted as a two-sided document. Costs, recording paper, etc. are not wasted. Switching between two-sided image transmission and one-sided image transmission
Since the communication is performed within one communication without disconnecting the line, waste such as communication time and communication cost can be further reduced.

FIG. 3 shows an example of the configuration of the transmission management table 5a. Here, the images to be transmitted are registered in the box of the image memory 4 in order.
The transmission management table 5a includes a transmission order, a distinction between a two-sided document and a one-sided document, a page (sheet), a distinction between a front side and a back side in the case of a two-sided document, and a box number.

The image data is transmitted in accordance with the transmission order. When transmitting, the image is taken out of the image memory 4 based on the box number. When transmitting a two-sided original, the page is set to the communication page number PN (FIGS. 6 and 7).
) And transmitted. Therefore, when transmitting a plurality of double-sided document bundles continuously, a page number PN is added to each of the front and back surfaces of each document bundle, and
Consecutive page numbers PN are added between the document bundles.

Next, another mode of image transmission will be described with reference to FIG.
Will be described with reference to flowcharts (200 to 206). As shown in FIG. 1, the facsimile apparatus F includes the image memory 4 for storing the image read by the reading unit 9, so that the main control unit 1 stores the image stored in the image memory 4 on both sides. Images can be classified into images and single-sided images, and the classified double-sided images and single-sided images can be switched and transmitted in one communication without disconnecting the line connection.

The image memory 4 has a batch transmission box 4a.
And a management table (not shown) for batch transmission is provided in the RAM 5. To register a document in the batch transmission box 4a, first, a batch transmission box number is input by the operation unit 8 (200). At this time, the transmission start time and the batch transmission box number have already been registered in the management table in correspondence with each other (for each destination).

Subsequently, if the transmission of double-sided originals is designated by the operation unit 8, the reading unit 9 reads both sides of all originals and stores them in the batch transmission box 4a of the image memory 4. Reads one side (only the front side) of all originals and sends it as a one-sided image
stored in a (201 to 203).

When the batch transmission start time registered in the management table has come, the double-sided document bundle among the plurality of document bundles in the box 4a is transmitted together, and then the single-sided document bundle is transmitted. , The transmission order in the management table is changed, and then a call is made to the other party (204 to 206). After that, the processing from step 107 is executed as in the case shown in FIG.

As described above, even when a plurality of document bundles to be transmitted include both a two-sided document bundle and a one-sided image bundle, a two-sided image is converted to a one-sided image (or a one-sided image). Since only one switching of the transmission image to (double-sided image) is required, the overall communication time can be reduced.
Further, at the time of the switching, there is no need to temporarily disconnect the line connection, so that waste such as communication time and communication cost can be further reduced.

In the above description, a case has been described in which a double-sided original or a single-sided original is set for each original bundle before reading. However, the present invention is not limited to this. Documents and single-sided documents may be mixed. In this case, on the transmitting side, the reading unit 9 is provided with a unit for determining a double-sided original,
What is necessary is just to automatically discriminate between a two-sided original and a one-sided original, classify and transmit the original. On the receiving side, based on the information transmitted from the transmitting side, the document bundle or page to which the received image data belongs is determined, the image order is rearranged, and the page number or the like is identified so that the document bundle or page can be identified. After the addition, double-sided recording or single-sided recording may be performed by the recording unit 10.

Next, a case where the facsimile machine F is on the receiving side will be described. At the time of reception, the NCU 2 and the modem 3 constitute an image receiving unit for receiving an image transmitted through a line, and the main control unit 1 performs a double-sided image and a single-sided image in one communication without disconnecting the line connection. And a control unit for switching and receiving.

The facsimile apparatus F does not receive a single-sided original as a double-sided original even if both originals and a single original bundle contain both-sided and single-sided originals. , Communication costs, recording paper, etc. are not wasted. Further, the switching between the two-sided image reception and the one-sided image reception is performed within one communication without disconnecting the line connection, so that waste such as communication time and communication cost can be further reduced.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart (300 to 319) showing an example of the operation at the time of reception. After the call (30
0), DI that specifies that double-sided originals can be received
DCS that sends S (301) and specifies double-sided document transmission
Is detected, the two-sided image is received and stored in the image memory 4 (302 to 306). On the other hand, if a DCS that does not specify double-sided document transmission is detected, the image is received and stored in the image memory 4 as a single-sided image (308 to 311).

If the post message after receiving each image is the MPS, the image of the next page is continuously received. If the post message is the EOM, the process returns to the phase B of the facsimile communication and sends the DIS. Subsequently, when a DCS is detected, it is possible to switch from receiving a double-sided original to receiving a single-sided original, or from receiving a single-sided original to receiving a double-sided original according to the designation in the DCS (306, 311). If the post message is EOP, the line connection is disconnected (307).

When the line connection is disconnected, the image in the image memory 4 is read, and if the image is a double-sided original image, the recording unit 10 performs double-sided recording on recording paper (312 to 31).
6). Here, for the recording of the one-sided original image,
It can be set to record on both sides. If both sides printing of single sided image is set, the read current original image is recorded on one side (front side) and the next original image is printed on the other side (back side). Record. If the two-sided print setting of the one-sided image is not set, the image is recorded only on one side (317 to 317).
319).

[0044]

As can be understood from the above description, the communication terminal device according to the first and second aspects of the present invention transmits a two-sided image and a single-sided image within one communication without disconnecting the line connection. Even if two-sided documents and one-sided documents are mixed in one document bundle or one document bundle, the one-sided document is not transmitted as a two-sided document, and the image on the back side of the one-sided document is No transmission time, communication time, recording paper, etc. are wasted. Further, since switching between double-sided image transmission and single-sided image transmission is performed within one communication without disconnecting the line, wasteful communication time and communication cost can be further reduced.

In particular, the communication terminal device according to claim 2 is
After the images stored in the image memory are classified into a two-sided image and a one-sided image, the two-sided image and the one-sided image after the classification are switched and transmitted in one communication that does not disconnect the line connection. Even if a document bundle of only two-sided documents and a document bundle of only one-sided images are mixed in the document bundle, the transmitted image from the two-sided image to the one-sided image or the one-sided image to the two-sided image Is switched only once, and the overall communication time can be reduced.

In the communication terminal device according to the third aspect, in one communication which does not disconnect the line connection, a double-sided image and a single-sided image are switched and received. Even when originals and single-sided originals are mixed, single-sided originals are not received as double-sided originals,
Communication time, communication cost, recording paper, etc. are not wasted. Further, the switching between the two-sided image reception and the one-sided image reception is performed within one communication without disconnecting the line connection, so that waste such as communication time and communication cost can be further reduced.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating an example of a configuration of a communication terminal device according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing an example of the operation of the communication terminal device of the present invention (transmission).

FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of a configuration of a transmission management table.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating an example of the operation of the communication terminal device of the present invention (document registration in a batch transmission box).

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing an example of the operation of the communication terminal device of the present invention (reception).

FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of a basic operation of image communication of a two-sided original (alternate mode).

FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating an example of a basic operation of image communication of a two-sided original (continuous mode).

[Explanation of symbols]

 F Facsimile machine 1 Main control unit 2 NCU 3 Modem 4 Image memory 4a Batch transmission box 5a Transmission management table 9 Reading unit 10 Recording unit

Continued on the front page F-term (reference)

Claims (3)

[Claims] An image reading unit capable of reading both sides of a document and a single side of an original; an image transmitting unit for transmitting an image read by the image reading unit; A communication terminal device, comprising: a control unit that causes a transmission unit to switch between a two-sided image and a one-sided image for transmission. An image memory for storing the image read by the image reading unit; the control unit classifies the image stored in the image memory into a double-sided image and a single-sided image; 2. The communication terminal device according to claim 1, wherein within one communication that does not disconnect the connection, the image transmission unit switches and transmits the classified two-sided image and one-sided image. 3. An image receiving unit for receiving an image transmitted through a line, and a control unit for switching and receiving a double-sided image and a single-sided image by the image receiving unit in one communication without disconnecting the line connection. A communication terminal device comprising: