JP2587259Y2 - Mobile phone with fax function - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a portable telephone having a built-in magnetic disk camera. More specifically, the present invention has a function of photographing and recording a document or the like with the camera and transmitting the recording to a destination fax machine. The present invention relates to a mobile phone with a fax function provided.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, the number of users of mobile phones has been increasing because of the convenience of easily carrying out telephone communications on the go. Various types of mobile phones have been developed and marketed to meet this demand. However, conventional mobile phones have been improved in various ways with emphasis on weight reduction, downsizing, transmission / reception sensitivity, and the like, and in reality, all of them can only transmit and receive voice.

[0003]

[Problem to be solved by the invention] One of the unexpected necessities on the go is the necessity of easy fax transmission when it is desired to send documents and photos to a distant person immediately. It is necessary to go to the place where the fax machine is installed and perform the transmission operation, which is very troublesome especially for those who conduct business activities and the like, which may cause inconvenience. It is conceivable that a downsized fax is built into a mobile phone, but it is of course necessary to solve the technical problems to reduce the size and weight of the fax so that it can be adapted to existing mobile phones. However, when the size of the fax is reduced, the size of the reading part of the document becomes smaller, so it is necessary to reduce the size of the document to be sent in advance, which requires time and effort to reduce or split the document. It can be determined that it is not practical to incorporate a conventional document transmission function using a facsimile means into a mobile phone.

The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and uses a function of a magnetic disk camera to record a document to be transmitted as input information on a magnetic disk, convert the information into a signal, and transmit the signal. By providing a means, it is possible to provide a mobile phone with a fax function that is easy to use and has a high practical value and is capable of sufficiently performing a fax function even with a small mobile phone. The purpose is to:

[0005]

A portable telephone with a facsimile function according to the present invention for achieving the above object has a built-in magnetic disk camera in a main body of the portable telephone, and reads an image of a document for transmission and writes it on a magnetic disk. And a conversion function for converting the input information into an electric signal, and a facsimile function for transmitting the electric signal to a destination facsimile machine via a transmission path to reproduce an image. It is characterized by the following.

[0006]

In the mobile phone constructed as described above, when a certain document is transmitted by facsimile on the go, first, a document for transmission such as a document or a photograph is taken by a magnetic disk camera built in the telephone body. The image of the document is read and the image is input to the magnetic disk by the photographing operation. According to this input means, a document of any size can be image-recorded as a photograph in a state where the document is reduced to a certain size, and a reading mechanism such as a conventional fax is unnecessary, The image for transmission can be easily read and converted into an electric signal.
Also, since the input information written on the magnetic disk is converted into an electric signal such as a digital signal running on a wireless or wired transmission path by a signal conversion means, the other party's facsimile is called as in the conventional facsimile transmission. , And the fax machine at the destination converts the transmitted signal again and reproduces the image, so the receiver can immediately see the document sent from the mobile phone. Can do it. In addition, by adding a small printer function to the mobile phone body, the input state of the image captured by the magnetic disk camera can be confirmed by printing out (printing out), and it can be transmitted from another fax machine. It is also possible to convert the obtained signal and reproduce the image by printout.

[0007]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of the present invention.

[0009] In the drawings, reference numeral 1 denotes a portable telephone body, which incorporates a magnetic disk camera so that facsimile communication can be easily performed in addition to ordinary voice transmission / reception. A telephone receiver 1a and operation buttons 1b such as dial buttons are provided on an exposed portion of the telephone body 1.

Reference numeral 2 denotes a camera photographing finder, 3 denotes a camera lens, and 4 denotes a shutter. Each member of the magnetic disk camera built in the telephone body 1 serves to write a document to be sent by facsimile (like other cameras). If the user presses the shutter after setting the camera lens through the viewfinder and shoots the document, the image is automatically recorded on the magnetic disk in the telephone body 1 as input information. By using a magnetic disk camera to read and write the image of the transmission document using the magnetic disk camera as in the present invention, it is possible to quickly input information on the document to be transmitted, and it is possible to use the magnetic disk any number of times. So
It can be said that the method is extremely effective in terms of cost. The information recorded on the magnetic disk is converted into an electric signal which can be transmitted by a fax start button 5 and transmitted to a destination fax machine via a transmission line by operating a dial button.

Reference numeral 6 denotes a printer output unit, which prints out a document photographed by a magnetic disk camera, ie, an image record on a magnetic disk, in the telephone body 1 (printout).
By printing out a record taken from the output unit 6, it is possible to confirm what kind of document has been transmitted to the other party or in what state. Also, the printer can be operated as an output device for receiving a fax,
An electronic signal sent from another fax machine is reproduced and converted, and the transmitted document is printed out while the image is reproduced. By adding this printer function, you can receive faxes anywhere. It is possible to further enhance the practical value.

Although not shown in this embodiment, by providing a camera flash at an appropriate position, a document can be more clearly photographed and transmitted as clear data to a destination. In addition, in order to transmit data in color, digital communication can transmit a clear image. If the fax machine of the other party also has a built-in magnetic disk floppy, the transmission / reception time can be significantly shortened compared to normal fax transmission / reception, and the speed of information transmission and the cost of telephone bills are reduced.
More effective fax use can be achieved.

[0013]

[Effects of the Invention] As described above, according to the present invention,
By temporarily recording a document such as a photograph or a document to be transmitted as input information on a magnetic disk, and taking measures to convert the data into an electric signal such as a digital signal and transmit it,
Even if it is the size of a mobile phone, it is possible to have a fax function, and it is very easy to use because the transmission operation only requires camera shooting and button operation, and this mobile phone with a fax function is It is excellent in practicality, and its commercial value is extremely high.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a finder side showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the camera lens side showing one embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Telephone main body 2 Viewfinder 3 Camera lens 4 Shutter 5 Start button 6 Printer output part

Claims (3)

(57) [Scope of request for utility model registration] An information input means for reading an image of a transmission document and writing on a magnetic disk by incorporating a magnetic disk camera in a portable telephone body, and a conversion means for converting input information into an electric signal. A mobile phone with a fax function, wherein the mobile phone has a fax function of transmitting the electric signal to a destination fax machine via a transmission path and reproducing the image. 2. A portable telephone with a facsimile function according to claim 1, further comprising output means for printing out an image record of a transmission document input by the information input means. 3. A portable telephone with a facsimile function according to claim 1, further comprising conversion means for converting a transmitted electric signal into an image and output means for printing out an image record.