JP2002101284A - Facsimile machine - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [PROBLEMS] To easily arrange received images after printing by destination. SOLUTION: When transmission data is received from a partner device (Y in step S1), identification data included is determined and stored in a RAM, and image data included is stored in an image memory (step S2). ). Then, referring to a table registered in advance, it is determined whether or not the identification data stored in the RAM is registered in the table,
If it has been registered, image data composed of font data and the like registered in the table is read in association with the identification data (steps S4 and S5). Using the image data and the image data of the received image stored in the image memory, the recording unit forms an image including the identification mark represented by the image data registered in the table in the received image (step S6). ).

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a facsimile apparatus capable of forming an image by attaching an identification mark of a transmission destination of the received image to a received image.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Japanese Patent Laying-Open No. 7-84016 discloses a technique of separating paper outlets for each destination identification number in order to separate image data received by facsimile by destination.

[0003] In Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. H5-222509, when a partner station ID of image data received by facsimile is registered in advance, only the image data is transmitted to the card memory. There is disclosed a technique which enables to select originals received from a partner station receiving a large number of times.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The technique disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 7-184016 has a disadvantage that it cannot be used when there is only one sheet ejection tray.

Further, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open Nos. 7-84016 and 5-22
According to the technology disclosed in Japanese Patent Publication No. 509, when a sheet of printed output of received images received from a plurality of destinations is combined into a single file, for example, when the image combined in a file or the like is viewed later, At first glance, it is difficult to tell from which destination the image was received.In order to prevent this, the user can attach identification marks such as the name and name of the destination to the paper on which the received image is printed. However, there is a problem that it is complicated.

An object of the present invention is to make it easy to arrange received images after printing by destination.

An object of the present invention is to realize the addition of an identification mark in this case by a simple means, and to reduce the manufacturing cost.

An object of the present invention is to identify a transmission destination based on the position of an identification mark in an image.

An object of the present invention is to identify a transmission destination by a pattern of an identification mark.

[0010] An object of the present invention is to identify a destination by the color of an identification mark.

An object of the present invention is to enable a user to register identification data in association with a previously stored identification marker.

[0012]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a facsimile apparatus for receiving image data transmitted from a transmission destination via a network and forming the received image on a sheet. Determining means for determining identification data for identifying the transmission destination from image data of a received image; a storage device storing the identification data and an identification marker for identifying the transmission destination in association with each other; A facsimile apparatus, comprising: an adding unit that adds the identification mark corresponding to the determined identification data to the sheet on which the received image is formed.

Therefore, an identification mark for identifying the transmission destination can be automatically added to the sheet on which the reception image is formed, so that it is easy to arrange the reception image after printing for each transmission destination.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the facsimile apparatus according to the first aspect, the storage device stores the identification data and the image data of the identification mark in association with each other, and Forms an image including the identification mark in the received image using the image data of the identification mark and the image data of the received image corresponding to the identification data determined by the determination unit. It is characterized by the following.

Therefore, the identification mark can be added by forming the identification mark on the sheet together with the received image, so that the addition of the identification mark can be realized by simple means and the manufacturing cost can be reduced. .

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the facsimile apparatus according to the second aspect, the storage device stores the identification mark for identifying the transmission destination by a position in the formed image. It is characterized by.

Therefore, the transmission destination can be identified by the position of the identification mark in the image.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the facsimile apparatus according to the second or third aspect, the storage device stores the identification mark for identifying the transmission destination by a pattern. .

Therefore, the transmission destination can be identified by the pattern of the identification mark.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the facsimile apparatus according to any one of the second to fourth aspects, it is possible to form a color image, and the storage device stores the destination by a color. The identification mark for identification is stored.

Therefore, the destination can be identified by the color of the identification mark.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in the facsimile apparatus according to any one of the second to fifth aspects, the storage device stores image data of one or a plurality of the identification marks in advance. A storage area for storing the identification data in association with the image data of each identification mark, and specifying the identification mark and storing the identification data in the storage area associated with the identification mark. Is input, and storage means for storing the input identification data in the storage area associated with the identification mark is provided.

Therefore, the user can register the identification data in association with the identification mark stored in advance.

[0024]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS One embodiment of the present invention will be described.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the overall configuration of a facsimile apparatus 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention.
As shown in FIG. 1, the main control unit 2 includes a facsimile machine 1
A CPU 3 for centrally controlling the whole, a ROM 4 storing various control programs for the facsimile machine 1, and a CPU
3 and a non-volatile memory (E
(E.g., EPROM).

The operation unit 12 includes various keys and a display such as an LCD, receives various operations, and displays various messages. A reading unit 11 composed of an image scanner reads an image of a transmission document. Encoder 13
Compresses and encodes the image data of the transmission original output from the reading unit 11. The image data compressed and encoded by the encoder 13 is stored in the image memory 15. Communication control unit 1
7. Modem 18 and NCU (Network Control Unit)
Reference numeral 19 transmits the image data encoded by the encoder 13 and stored in the image memory 15 to a transmission partner device via a line, and receives transmission data from the transmission partner device.
The decoder 16 converts the compression-encoded image data included in the transmission data received from the transmission partner device into the original image data. The recording unit 14 forms an image on a sheet by a predetermined printing method such as an electrophotographic process based on image data received from a transmission partner device.

In the above-described apparatus configuration, when a document is set on the reading unit 11 and the communication mode, the device identification number of the transmission partner, and the transmission start instruction are input from the operation unit 12, the input communication mode and transmission The device identification number of the partner is input to the main control unit 10. Then, the main control unit 10 reads the image of the document by the reading unit 11, calls the destination device according to the input communication mode, performs protocol communication with the destination device, and starts transmission of the image data of the document. In this case, the transmission is started by adding the telephone number of the transmitting side to the pre-registered CSI signal (T.30 compliant).

On the other hand, when transmission data is received from the partner device via the communication control unit 17, the modem 18, and the NCU 19, identification data (for example, the telephone number of the partner) included in the transmission data for identifying the transmission partner, that is, The identification data of the other party received as a protocol standard function setting (CSI) signal, or the identification data of the other party included in the control data of the D channel in ISDN is determined by the main control unit 10 and the determined identification data Is RA
It is stored in a predetermined area of M5. Then, the image data included in the transmission data is stored in the image memory 15.

The received image data stored and stored in the image memory 15 is output to the recording unit 14, where the recording unit 14 forms an image.

The nonvolatile memory 6 as a storage device stores a table 21 shown in FIG. 2 and a table 22 shown in FIG. When the recording unit 14 forms an image of the received image data on a sheet, the table 21 adds the image based on the received image data to the image based on the received image data, forms the image on the sheet, and identifies the image data 23 of the identification mark to identify the transmission partner. It is a table in which attribute information 24 is associated. The image data 23 uses CSI. The table 22 includes attribute information 24
6 is a table in which IDs and identification data 25 are associated with each other. The image data 23 includes font data, print position data, and color data of the identification mark (when the recording unit 14 can perform color printing).
Etc. The identification mark can identify the transmission destination by at least one of the pattern, the printing position, and the color being different from each other.

FIG. 4 is a flow chart for explaining the processing of the facsimile machine 1 from receiving transmission data from the partner device to printing out the data. That is, CPU
3, when the transmission data is received from the partner device (Y in step S1), the identification data included in the received transmission data is determined and stored in a predetermined area of the RAM 5,
The image data contained in the transmission data is stored in the image memory 1.
5 (step S2). Step S2 implements a determination unit. Then, when there is an instruction to start printing (Y in step S3), it is determined whether or not the identification data stored in the RAM 5 is registered as the identification data 25 in the table 22 with reference to the tables 21 and 22. (Step S4). If it has been registered (Y in step S4), image data 23 composed of font data and the like registered in the table 21 in association with the attribute information 24 corresponding to the identification data 25 is read (step S5). . Then, using the image data 23 and the image data of the received image stored in the image memory 15, the recording unit 14 forms an image including the identification mark represented by the image data 23 in the received image (Step S).
6). Step S6 implements an additional unit.

If the identification data stored in the RAM 5 is not registered in the table 22 as the identification data 25 (in this case, "0" is registered as the attribute information 24 in the table 22) (N in step S4). ),
The recording section 14 forms an image as it is without including the identification mark in the received image (step S7).

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram for explaining an example in the case where the image data 23 is an identification mark for identifying a transmission destination by a printing position in a received image. That is, the printing position of the identification mark on the paper 31 on which the received image is printed is the position 1
To 9 can be taken, and the destination can be identified by printing the identification mark at any of the positions 1 to 9. FIG. 6 is an example of the paper 31 on which the identification mark image 32 representing the identification mark is printed at the position 2 in the example of FIG. FIG. 7 shows an example in which the sheets 31, 31,... On which the identification mark image 32 is printed are closed in a file. Since the print position of the identification sign image 32 differs depending on the transmission destination, the paper 3 of the image received from
It is easy to understand at a glance whether it is one.

Since the identification mark image 32 can be automatically added to the sheet 31 on which the received image has been formed, it is easy to organize the received image after printing by destination.

FIG. 8 shows an identification sign image 32 in which a sender can be identified by a printing pattern instead of a printing position.
This is an example. Examples of the identification sign images 32 of various patterns from pattern 1 to pattern 5 are shown. In the case where the recording unit 14 capable of forming a color image is used, an identification marker that can identify the sender by the color of the print may be used.

Instead of printing on the paper 31 together with the image received from the transmission destination, for example, an identification mark may be printed on an adhesive tape or the like and attached to the paper 31. However, if the identification mark image 32 is printed together with the received image, the addition of the identification mark can be realized by simple means, and the manufacturing cost of the facsimile apparatus 1 can be reduced.

The table 22 can be registered by the user. The procedure of the registration process will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. That is, as shown in FIG. 9, when the user operates the operation unit 12 to select the identification sign registration mode (step S11), the operation unit 12
A selection screen of the identification sign image 32 is displayed on the display (step S12). On this selection screen, for example,
An image as shown in FIG. 5 is displayed, and one of the identification marks of the image data 23 registered in the table 21 (9 in the example of FIG. 5) can be selected. When this selection is made (Y in step S13), an input screen for accepting the input of the identification data 25 corresponding to the selected image data 23 is displayed on the display of the operation unit 12 (step S14). When the user inputs the target identification data 25 on the input screen by operating the operation unit 12 (Y in step S15), the identification data 25 is registered in the table 21 corresponding to the image data 23 selected in step S13. The attribute information 24 is determined, and the attribute information 24 and the identification data 25 are stored in the empty area prepared in the table 22 in association with each other (step S16). Input means is realized by steps S13 and S15, and step S1
6 implements storage means.

[0038]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, the identification mark for identifying the transmission destination can be automatically added to the sheet on which the reception image is formed. Is easy to organize.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the facsimile apparatus of the first aspect, the identification mark can be added by forming an image of the identification mark on a sheet together with the received image. The addition can be realized by simple means, and the manufacturing cost can be reduced.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the facsimile apparatus according to the second aspect, the transmission destination can be identified by the position of the identification mark in the image.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the facsimile apparatus according to the second or third aspect, the transmission destination can be identified by the pattern of the identification mark.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the facsimile apparatus according to any one of the second to fourth aspects, the destination can be identified by the color of the identification mark.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in the facsimile apparatus according to any one of the second to fifth aspects, it is possible for the user to register the identification data in association with the identification mark stored in advance. It can be carried out.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an electrical connection of a facsimile apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing a data configuration of a table used in the facsimile machine.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing a data configuration of another table used in the facsimile machine.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating a process in which the facsimile apparatus receives transmission data from a partner apparatus and prints out the data.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram illustrating an example of a case where image data of an identification mark used in the facsimile apparatus identifies a transmission partner based on a print position in a received image.

FIG. 6 is a plan view of a sheet showing a print example of an image of the identification mark.

FIG. 7 is a plan view showing an example in which the paper is closed in a file.

FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram illustrating an example of an image of an identification mark that enables a sender to be identified by a print pattern instead of a print position.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart illustrating a procedure of a registration process to the table.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Facsimile device 6 Storage device 23 Image data 25 Identification data

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Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. A facsimile apparatus for receiving image data sent from a destination via a network and forming the received image on a sheet of paper, wherein the identification identifies the destination from the image data of the received image. Determining means for determining data; a storage device storing the identification data and an identification mark for identifying the transmission destination in association with each other; and the identification corresponding to the identification data determined by the determining means. A facsimile apparatus comprising: an adding unit for adding a marker to the sheet on which the received image is formed. 2. The storage device stores the identification data and the image data of the identification mark in association with each other, and the adding unit corresponds to the identification data determined by the determination unit. 2. The facsimile apparatus according to claim 1, wherein an image including the identification mark is formed in the received image using the image data of the identification mark and the image data of the received image. 3. The facsimile apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the storage device stores the identification mark for identifying the transmission destination based on a position in the formed image. 4. The facsimile apparatus according to claim 2, wherein said storage device stores said identification mark for identifying said transmission destination by a pattern. 5. The apparatus according to claim 2, wherein a color image can be formed, and said storage device stores said identification mark for identifying said transmission destination by color.
A facsimile apparatus according to any one of the above. 6. The storage device has a storage area in which image data of one or a plurality of the identification signs is stored in advance, and the identification data is stored in association with the image data of each of the identification signs. Input means for receiving the input of the identification data to be stored in the storage area associated with the identification marker by designating the identification marker; and the input identification data being associated with the identification marker. The facsimile apparatus according to any one of claims 2 to 5, further comprising storage means for storing the data in the storage area.