JP2778686B2 - Facsimile machine - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION (Object of the Invention) (Industrial application field) The present invention relates to an improvement of a facsimile apparatus. (Prior Art) Generally, when a facsimile apparatus reads a document and transmits an image signal, the facsimile apparatus transmits a so-called transmission of the density of the document, the width of the document, the scanning line density at the time of reading the document, and the telephone number of the destination. Parameter setting is required. FIG. 5 shows an example of an operation unit of a conventional facsimile machine. 1 is a document side selection switch, 2 is a document density selection switch, 3 is a scanning line density selection switch, 5 is a numeric keypad, 6 is a transmission switch, 7, 8, and 9 are LED (Light Effect Diode) groups and 11 is LED. After the original to be read is set on a reading unit (not shown), the original width selection switch 1
To select whether the width of the original corresponds to “A3”, “B4” or “A4”, and operate the original density selection switch 2 to set the original density to “Dark”, “Normal”, “ Scan line density selection switch 3
To set the scanning line density for reading the original to one of three levels: "normal", "fine", and "fine".
Next, the ten key 5 is operated to input the telephone number of the destination, and the transmission switch 6 is operated to transmit the telephone to the destination. The LED groups 7 to 9 are turned on in response to the operation of the document width selection switch 1, the document density selection switch 2, and the scanning line density selection switch 3, respectively, to indicate the selected one.
Similarly, when the transmission switch 6 is operated, the LED 11 is turned on to indicate that the image signal is being transmitted. As described above, in the conventional facsimile apparatus, various types of switches must be operated when setting transmission parameters, and there is a problem that a complicated operation is required to transmit an image signal. (Problems to be Solved by the Invention) As described above, the conventional facsimile apparatus has a drawback that complicated operations are required to set transmission parameters. An object of the present invention is to eliminate this problem and to obtain a facsimile apparatus in which transmission parameters can be easily set. [Structure of the Invention] (Means for solving the problem) The facsimile apparatus of the present invention has a code input for inputting a series of transmission parameters including transmission information and a telephone number in a predetermined order. Means, storage means for storing transmission parameters corresponding to each of the codes, operation means for performing a transmission operation corresponding to the transmission parameters, and when the code is input by the code input means, the input is performed. Control means for reading transmission parameters corresponding to each of the read codes from the storage means, and controlling the operation means to perform a transmission operation corresponding to the read transmission parameters. (Operation) In the present invention, when a code of a plurality of digits is input from the code input means, a transmission parameter corresponding to the code is read from the storage means, and an operation corresponding to the read transmission parameter is performed to the operation means. I tried to make it. Therefore, the transmission parameters need only be set by inputting a code of a plurality of digits, and the above object can be achieved. An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing one embodiment of the present invention.
Reference numeral 20 denotes a switch group as code input means, 21 denotes a storage unit, 22 denotes a reading unit as operating means, 23 denotes a control unit, and 24 denotes a transmitting unit as operating means. The transmission parameters are input by a plurality of digits as shown in FIG. The first digit from the highest order indicates the width of the original, the second digit indicates the density of the original, the third digit indicates the scanning line density, and the fourth and subsequent digits indicate the destination telephone number. Here, a case where the switch group 20 is a numeric keypad will be described with reference to a flowchart showing an operation procedure of the control unit 23 shown in FIG. The control unit 23 detects whether or not a multi-digit number has been input as a transmission parameter from the switch group 20 (step 31).
If it is entered, the first digit from the highest digit is detected (step 32), and the storage unit 21 searches the transmission unit for the corresponding number (step 33).
The reading unit 22 is operated according to the corresponding transmission parameter (step 34). Hereinafter, similarly, what is the second and third digits is detected, and the storage unit 21 searches the storage unit 21 for the corresponding number corresponding to the corresponding number, and reads the reading unit 22 according to the corresponding transmission parameter. Make it work. If the transmission parameter corresponding to the numeral detected in step 32 is not stored in the storage unit 21, the process returns to step 31 in which the transmission parameter is awaited. Similarly, when the transmission parameters corresponding to the second and third digits are not stored in the storage unit 21, the process returns to the state of waiting for transmission parameter input. Next, read the fourth and subsequent digits (step 3
5) Send the telephone number corresponding to the number as information
Send to 4 (step 36). On the other hand, the reading unit 22 reads a document based on the transmission parameters transmitted from the control unit 23, and the transmission unit 24 generates a dial pulse based on the information transmitted from the control unit. As a specific example, if the first digit from the highest digit of the input number is “0”, the document width is “A3”, if “1” is “B4”, the width of the document is “2”. Indicates “A4 size”, if the second digit is “0”, the density of the document is “normal”, if “1”, “dark character”, and if “2”, “light”. When the third digit is “0”, the scanning line density is “normal”, when “1” is “fine”, and when “2”, it is “fine”. If the number input from the switch group 20 is “2020425853111”, the reading unit
The transmission parameters are sent to 22 so that the document width is “A4 size”, the density is “normal”, and the scanning line density to be read is “fine”. The transmission unit 24 is dialed with the telephone number “0425853111”. Information is sent to send a pulse. As described above, in the present embodiment, the setting of the transmission parameters can be performed using only the numeric keypad, so that a facsimile apparatus in which the setting of the transmission parameters is easy can be obtained. In this embodiment, the transmission parameter is composed of a plurality of digits. However, the transmission parameter may be composed of a plurality of digits. For example, the transmission parameter may be composed of a plurality of English characters. The information corresponding to the character is stored, and in this embodiment, the telephone number of the other party represented by a number is also represented by an English character, so the number corresponding to the English character is set in advance. The preset number may be stored as information in the storage means. Also, in the present embodiment, the information of the width of the original, the density of the original, the scanning line density for reading the original, and the telephone number of the other party are represented by the transmission parameters. However, the present invention is not limited to this example, but may represent other information. May be. Further, in this embodiment, a numeric keypad is provided as a code input unit, and a plurality of digits of a transmission parameter are input one by one. However, a special operation key and a plurality of digits of a transmission parameter are stored as a code input unit. A storage unit for outputting the stored multi-digit number is provided in response to the operation of the operation key, so that the frequently-used transmission parameter can be input only by operating the operation key. You may do it. In addition, a display unit such as a liquid crystal panel may be provided as shown in FIG. 4 to display the meaning of the input transmission parameter so that the operator can confirm the meaning when the transmission parameter is input. . [Effects of the Invention] As described above in detail, in the present invention, when a code of a plurality of digits is input from one code input unit, a transmission parameter corresponding to the code is read from the storage unit, and the transmission parameter corresponding to the code is read. Since the operation is performed by the operation means, transmission parameters can be set only by inputting a code of a plurality of digits from one code input means.
Therefore, it is possible to obtain a facsimile apparatus in which transmission parameters can be easily set.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a diagram showing the meaning of each digit of a transmission parameter, and FIG.
Flow chart showing the operation procedure of the control unit 23 shown in the figure,
FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a display unit for displaying the meaning of a transmission parameter, and FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an operation unit of a conventional facsimile machine. 20 ... Switch group, 21 ... Storage unit, 22 ... Read unit, 23 ...
... Control unit, 24 ... Transmission unit.

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Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] Code input means for inputting, in a predetermined order, a series of transmission parameters including transmission information and a telephone number composed of a plurality of digits, storage means for storing transmission parameters corresponding to each of the codes, Operating means for performing a transmitting operation corresponding to the parameter; when the code is input by the code input means, a transmission parameter corresponding to each of the input codes is read from the storage means; A facsimile apparatus comprising: control means for controlling the operation means to perform a transmission operation corresponding to a parameter. 2. The facsimile apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the code is a numeral and the code input means is a numeric keypad. 3. The facsimile according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the code input means includes an operation key and a storage unit for outputting a code stored corresponding to the operation key to the storage means. apparatus. 4. The facsimile according to any one of claims (1) to (3), wherein the transmission information is at least a width of the document, a density of the document, and a scanning line density for reading the document. apparatus.