JPH06189070A - Facsimile equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To receive and record transmitted originals with good appearance by recording and outputting data read by a scanner together with previously set transmission format data. CONSTITUTION:When a book or the like is scanned and read by a hand scanner 4, read image data are encoded by a controller 1, written and stored in a data memory 6. Next, when copying the scanner data, the controller 1 displays instructions for inputting '1' on a display 9 in the case of outputting the transmitted format data or inputting '2' in the case of not outputting the data. When the output of the transmitted format data is selected, the controller 1 records and outputs the transmitted originals with good appearances by reading the transmission format data from a format memory 7, recording them with a recording part 5 and reading/recording the scanner data later.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a facsimile machine.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent facsimile machines, in order to meet the demand to send non-standard-size documents such as books and newspapers, a hand scanner is provided and the data read by the scanner is checked on a liquid crystal display. A device for transmitting has been developed (see, for example, Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 62-86760).

By the way, when the data read by the scanner is transmitted, since the destination name or the like is not added, a call is made to the communication partner before transmission, or the data read by the scanner is set in the copy mode. A method is used in which the data is output on a recording sheet, the address and the like are entered, and this is transmitted as a transmission document.

[0004]

However, the method of making a telephone contact in advance means that the other party may be absent and thus wastes time in notifying the transmission of the other party, and it is necessary to fill in the copied recording paper. There was a problem that the format was not good because the format was not decided.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and includes a hand scanner, a means for storing data read by the scanner, and a means for storing transmission format data such as a destination. And a copy key,
The control means controls the transmission format data to be read from the storage means upon detection of the copy key signal, recorded and output by the recording unit, and then the data read by the scanner to be recorded and output.

[0006]

Since the present invention is configured as described above, the data read by the scanner is recorded and output together with the preset transmission format data. Therefore, if the destination name and the like are entered and transmitted, a transmission original with a good appearance will be obtained. Received and recorded.

[0007]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

(1) is a control device for controlling the entire facsimile apparatus, which is composed of a microprocessor and controls each section according to a program in a program memory (2) in which a processing program is stored. Further, the control device (1) performs signal processing of the read transmission original data and processing of the received signal, and also generates various control signals. (3) is a reading unit that optically reads a transmission original, converts the read black and white data into an electric signal, and supplies the electric signal to the control device (1). The reading unit is composed of an original feeding mechanism, an image sensor, and the like. Reference numeral (4) is a hand scanner, which can read a book or the like that cannot be read by the reading unit (3), is composed of an image sensor or the like, and supplies the read image data to the control device (1). A recording unit (5) drives a recording head such as a thermal head to perform printing under the control of the control device (1) based on a received signal, and is composed of a recording paper, a recording paper transfer mechanism and a recording head.
Reference numeral (6) is a data memory for storing image data read by the reading unit (3) and the hand scanner (4) or data processed by the control device (1). It is controlled by 1). (7) is a format memory in which transmission format data as shown in FIG. 2 is stored in advance,
Data is written in advance in the manufacturing process at the factory.

Reference numeral (8) is a keyboard composed of communication keys, copy keys, various function keys, ten keys, etc., and the control device (1) which has received the key signal, the program of the program memory (2) according to the key signal. Control according to. Reference numeral (9) is a display device for displaying data input from the keyboard (8) or data processed by the control device (1), and is composed of a dot matrix type liquid crystal display device. (10) is a modem circuit that modulates a signal sent to the telephone line (L) and demodulates a signal from the telephone line (L). (11) is a line switching circuit for switching and connecting the telephone (12) and the modem circuit (10) to the telephone line (L).
It is composed of a relay circuit and is switch-controlled by the control device (1).

Next, the operation of the present invention having such a configuration will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. Since normal transmission / reception is performed using the reading unit (3) and the recording unit (5) by a conventionally known method, the operation of transmitting data read by the hand scanner (4), which is a feature of the present invention, will be described. To do.

First, when the hand scanner (4) scans and reads a book or the like, the read image data is encoded by the control device (1) and written and stored in the data memory (6).

Next, the operation of confirming the content read by the hand scanner (4) will be described. When the copy key of the keyboard (8) is operated to confirm the read content, the control device (1) which has detected the key signal in step (S1) proceeds to step (S2) and displays the scanner data on the display (9). In case of copying, “1” is inputted, and in case of other copying, “2” is inputted and displayed. According to this, the user can use the ten keys on the keyboard (8)
Since a desired numerical value is input, the control device (1) subsequently determines in step (S3) whether or not the scanner data is a copy. In the case of copying the scanner data, the control device (1) proceeds to step (S4), and when outputting the transmission format data to the display (9), inputs "1",
If it is not output, an instruction to enter "2" is displayed.
Therefore, if the user selects to print out only the scanner data, the control device (1) proceeds to step (S).
From step 5), the process proceeds to step (S8) and the data memory (6)
The scanner data stored in is read out, and the recording section (5) records and outputs it as shown in FIG. Thereby, the data read by the scanner (4) can be confirmed. On the other hand, when the output of the transmission format data is selected, the control device (1) proceeds from step (S5) to step (S6), and the format memory (7)
The transmission format data shown in FIG. 2 is read out, recorded and output by the recording unit (5), and then step (S8).
By reading and recording the scanner data,
As shown in FIG. 5, a well-formed transmission document is recorded and output. Then, after filling in certain items such as the address, the reading unit (3)
When the document is set to and the transmission operation is performed, the scanner data is transmitted to the reception side as a transmission document in which the destination and the like are described.

Next, when it is determined in step (S3) that the other copy output is selected instead of the scanner data copy, the control device (1) performs step (S10).
Then, the document set in the reading section (3) is read, and the data read in step (S11) is recorded and output by the recording section (5).

In the above-described embodiment, the transmission format data is stored in the format memory (7) at the factory. However, the sheet having the transmission format is read by the reading unit (3) and the format memory (7) is read. 7)
It is also possible to configure so that the data is stored in the memory. In this case, the user's favorite transmission format can be set.

[0015]

As described above, in the facsimile apparatus of the present invention, the data read by the scanner is recorded and output together with the preset transmission format data. Therefore, if the destination name and the like are entered and then the data is transmitted, the transmission will look good. The original is received and recorded.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a facsimile apparatus of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram showing a transmission format.

3 is a flowchart illustrating the operation of FIG.

FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram showing a recording state of scanner data.

FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram showing a transmission original recorded and output.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Control Device 3 Reading Unit 4 Hand Scanner 5 Recording Unit 7 Format Memory

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A hand scanner, a means for storing data read by the scanner, a means for storing transmission format data such as a destination, a copy key, and read transmission format data from the storage means by detecting a copy key signal. A facsimile apparatus comprising control means for controlling the recording and outputting of data read by a scanner after recording and outputting by a recording unit.