JPH06178063A - Facsimile device receiving method - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Purpose] To realize a facsimile receiving method which is satisfactory for a user who saves a specific document or all documents while suppressing the cost at the time of normal reception. [Structure] After reception or recording, reduction or thinning processing is performed, and after outputting a plurality of pages as one page, the file is stored in a memory and is output at equal size if requested.
Further, after receiving the same size output at the time of receiving and recording, the file is stored in the memory and reduced or thinned out when requested.

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 recording and outputting a copy at a low cost by reducing a copy of a copy of a copy when receiving a facsimile or by thinning out received data. Regarding the receiving method of.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Facsimile devices have come to be used in various fields, but some business types such as the financial industry always make copies. In other words, the cost was not negligible because it was kept in addition to the regular print output. Conventionally, for example, in a facsimile apparatus described in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 1-274049, a large-capacity memory is provided for a facsimile, and a copy of received data is stored in the memory to easily manage an operator. The image data in the memory is managed based on the above. Further, in the facsimile apparatus described in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 1-302952, the received image data is stored in the memory and
Create a summary (directory). The operator searches for the desired data by searching the summary before reading the data stored in the memory. Further, in the facsimile apparatus described in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2-222369, after receiving data is temporarily stored in the memory,
When the data is read out for each destination or in the order of date and recorded and output, the data is reproduced and output by the compression / reproduction unit.

[0003]

As described above, in the conventional facsimile apparatus, even if the received data is not out of paper, the received data is stored in the memory, managed by the summary or the identifier, and held in the file. It was Therefore, it is possible to print out any time when necessary, but in an industry or the like that always prints out copies, it is necessary to print out copies in addition to the regular recording paper, resulting in an increase in cost. In addition, recently, the number of plain paper facsimiles has increased, and it has become possible to store received text as it is, but there is a problem that the running cost is high. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to solve the above-mentioned conventional problems and to provide a receiving method of a facsimile apparatus which can save received data and save it at low cost.

[0004]

In order to achieve the above object, a receiving method of a facsimile apparatus according to the present invention is
(A) In a receiving method of a facsimile apparatus having a memory for accumulating data, when receiving and recording the data, the data is subjected to reduction or thinning processing, and a plurality of data sets are transmitted. After outputting the data as one page, the file in which the data is stored is stored in the memory, and when the request is made, the requested data is output at the same size. There is. In addition, when receiving (b) data and recording it, after outputting the data at the same size, the file in which the data is stored is stored in the memory, and when the request is made, It is also characterized in that the requested data is reduced or thinned out and a plurality of pages of data are output as one page. Further, when (c) data is output, either "reduced (thinning) recording" or "actual size recording" can be selected by the operation unit, and when the former is selected, the recording control module is selected. It is also characterized in that the size of the image information is halved by instructing the feeding size of the recording control module to be halved after activating.

[0005]

In the present invention, (a) For example, the received A
The cost is suppressed by thinning out the image information of 2 pages of No. 4 into the image information of 2 pages of A5, and recording and outputting the image information on one page of A4 recording paper. Further, image information that needs to be stored is stored in a memory and recorded and output using paper of equal size. (B) For users who place importance on saving image information and want to keep costs down, the received image information is recorded and output at the same size, and when it is output for recording, it is stored in a memory, for example. The stored image information of 2 pages of A4 is thinned out to form image information of 2 pages of A5, which is recorded and output on 1 page of recording paper of A4, thereby suppressing the cost. As a result, it is possible to satisfy the user who wants to save only the specific document while suppressing the cost at the time of normal reception. Also, while saving all documents,
It can be satisfied even for users who want to reduce the cost.

[0006]

Embodiments of the present invention will now be described in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a facsimile apparatus to which the present invention is applied. In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 is a CPU that controls the entire facsimile apparatus, 2 is a ROM that stores a program executed by the CPU 1, and 3 is a RAM.
It is divided into respective areas of a system management RAM (system), a coded data buffer (FIFO), a line (raw) data buffer (LB), and an image information buffer (SAF). 4 is a decoding for compressing and expanding the data.
5 is a network control unit (NCU) connected to the line, 6 is a modem that modulates and demodulates the data for sending to the line, 7 is a scanner for reading the original image, and 8 is the received data. It is a plotter for outputting and has a page memory built-in. Reference numeral 9 denotes an operation port operated by the operator. All the control relating to the present embodiment is performed by the CPU 1 based on a program stored in the ROM 2. First, after the image information (encoded data) sent from the line is demodulated by the modem 6 via the NCU 5, it is stored in the FIFO and at the same time copied to the SAF. When it is stored in the SAF, the file No. Is the opponent character RT
Store I (CSI) or identifier ID. Also, SA
When image information is stored in F, RAM for system management,
That is, a file management table, a page management table and an image information management table are created and the image information in the SAF is managed in the format shown in FIG. Here, the image information management table and the image information area in the SAF have a one-to-one correspondence.

FIG. 2 is a system management RA in FIG.
It is a figure which shows the content of M. The system management RAM, as shown in FIG. 2, has a file management table (FT) and a page.
Image management table (PT) and image information management table (DT)
The PT address in the file management table (FT) points to the top page of the page management table (PT). In the page management table (PT), the start address of the next page management table and the image information management table (DT) for managing the area in the page.
Is pointed to. Image information management table (D
In T), the address of the next DT in the same page is sequentially pointed. In this way, the last block of the image information management table is pointed to. As mentioned above, S
The image information area in the AF has a one-to-one correspondence with the image information management table.
It corresponds to. Therefore, when one table is determined, the area of the SAF for the image information is determined.

FIG. 3 is a flow chart of protocol control of memory reception showing an embodiment of the present invention. First, when there is an incoming call (step 31), a file is created in advance and a file number is assigned (step 32). It is determined whether the file table is established (step 3
3) If established, next, as the phase A and B processing, the RTI (CSI) or identifier ID of the opponent character is stored (step 34), and then the phase C
As processing, the data received via the NCU and the modem is stored in the FIFO. At the same time, the data is also stored in the SAF to correspond to the previously assigned file. Then, the decoding control module and the memory reception module are activated (step 35). It is determined whether or not the received data is completed (step 36), and if so, it is determined whether or not the decoding process is also completed (step 37). Next, the reception process is time-controlled, and it is determined whether or not the time is over (step 38). In the case of time over, error processing is performed (step 3
9) Return to the beginning. If the time is not over, the process of Phase D, that is, the process of returning OK or NG to the transmitting side is performed (step 40). If there is the next page, the process returns to step 35 to proceed to the next page. Message reception process
C processing) (step 41). If there is no next page, Phase E processing, that is, line disconnection is performed (step 4).
2), the process ends.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart of decoding control for memory reception, which is an embodiment of the present invention. In the decoding control, the received data is copied to the SAF and, at the same time, the F
The data read from the IFO is decoded by the decoder 4, and the raw data is also stored in the LB. At this time, the number of lines is counted, and when the decoding of one page is completed, the final line is set. When "Receive, same size recording" is selected by the user, the data is sequentially stored in LB, and when "Receive, reduced recording" is selected by the user, L is stored.
Thinned to B and stored. Then, the first few lines are processed to create characters such as the file number and the RTI of the opponent. In FIG. 4, first, in the initial process, a point (FIFO or S
Set the address pointer to AF) (step 5)
1). It should be noted that this processing also includes the work of quoting the SAF management table group. Next, it is judged whether or not there is data (step 52). If there is no error, an error is generated, and if there is, that data is read, decoded and transferred to the LB (step 53). .

When one line is completed (step 5)
4) One line end processing is performed (step 55). That is, when the first line is generated, the plotter 8
The recording control module of is activated. At this time, the feed is instructed to be 1/2 of the normal feed. "Reduction (decimation)
When "Record" is selected, for example, two lines are decoded into the same LB, or the data is discarded,
The counter (2) is incremented by 1 for 2 lines. When "Record at the same size" is selected, the counter (2) is incremented by 1,
The LB address pointer is set to the next line. At the time of reception, data processing for inserting characters into image information is performed. The counter (2) is a counter that counts the number of lines in the LB, and there is also a counter that counts the number of lines in the page memory in the plotter as another counter (1). Next, it is determined whether or not one page is completed (step 56), and if completed, a page end process is performed (step 57). This is a process of instructing the recording control module of the plotter 8 to end one page.

FIG. 5 is a flow chart of the copying operation to the SAF of the memory reception showing an embodiment of the present invention. S
At the time of the copy processing to the AF, first, the management table processing is performed (step 61). That is, the SAF management table group is registered. At this time, table get and link are performed. That is, the page management table assigned to the received data is brought in and they are connected by a pointer. Performs address pointer initials. Next, it is determined whether or not there is data in the FIFO (step 62). If so, the FIFO data is copied to the SAF (step 63). At this time, if necessary, a new S
Get the AF management table. In addition, the data in the FIFO
When there is no data, it is judged whether or not one page is completed (step 64). If not, step 6
Return to 2.

FIG. 6 is a flow chart of recording control of memory reception according to an embodiment of the present invention. Receive data L
At the same time when the data is stored in B, the data is copied to the page memory of the plotter 8. At this time, as described above, the line counter (2) of the LB is counted down and the line counter (1) of the page memory is counted up. When the decoding of one page is completed,
The final line. At this time, the user said, "When receiving,
If "1: 1 recording" is selected, the plotter 8 is instructed to start recording when the final line is copied, and the data in the page memory is output to recording paper. On the other hand, when "Reduced recording upon reception" is selected, if the number of lines is less than one page of recording paper when the last line is copied, the plotter 8 is not instructed to start recording. , Wait for the first line of the next page and continue copying. Copy
When the number of lines exceeds one page of recording paper in the middle of the procedure, the plotter 8 is instructed to record up to the previous page, and the
Output to the chart paper.

In FIG. 6, first, an initial process for recording control is performed (step 71). That is, in the line counter (1) in the page memory of the plotter 8,
Set the number of lines for one page of recording paper. At the same time, the presence or absence of linear density and feed 1/2 mode is determined (at the time of reduced recording). Next, it is determined whether the line counter (2) in the LB is 0 (step 72). 0 if 1
It is determined whether the page is finished (step 76),
If it is finished, it is judged whether or not it is the final page (step 77). If it is the final page, the recording operation process, that is, up to the final line of the current page in the page memory is performed. It is printed out (step 78). On the other hand, if the LB line counter (2) is not 0, there is still data to be recorded, so the LB data is copied to the page memory by one line. At the same time, the line counter (2) of the LB is decremented by -1, and the line counter (1) of the page memory is decremented by +1. Next, it is judged from the value of the line counter (1) of the page memory whether the number of lines for one page of recording paper has been exceeded (step 74).
The recording operation, that is, up to the last line of the previous page in the page memory is printed out (step 75). Then, the process returns to step 72.

FIG. 7 is a flow chart of SAF data output control showing an embodiment of the present invention. When it is desired to output the SAF image information in the SAF data output control, the user instructs the desired file from the operation port 9. The instruction is given by the ID (file number) assigned to the file. F is for decryption control and recording control.
Although IFO data was processed, SAF data output control is different in that SAF data is processed instead. However, except that point, it is completely different from the reception data processing. Is the same. In FIG. 7, first, it is determined whether or not there is a user action, that is, whether or not an operation output is present (step 81). Is displayed (step 82). Then, it is determined whether or not there is a corresponding file (step 83). If there is a file, then file quoting processing is performed (step 84). That is, the link of the file management table is followed and the SAF address where the target image information exists is quoted. Page information (line density, line width, etc.) is quoted. The RTI which is the partner character is quoted. Next, the decoding module is activated (step 85). The recording control module is activated by the decoding module. Next, a file search process is performed to confirm that there is no other file received from the same destination (step 86). Next, if the same destination file exists,
Returning to step 84, steps 84 to 87 are repeatedly processed (step 87). If there is no same destination file, guidance for deleting the file is displayed (step 88). It is determined whether or not to erase (step 89),
If so, the file is deleted (step 90).

[0015]

As described above, according to the present invention,
Received records are reduced or thinned out and only specific documents are output at the same size, so while suppressing the cost of normal reception,
Only certain documents can satisfy users who want to save them. Also, contrary to the above, since the received record is output at the same size and the document to be saved is reduced or thinned and output, the user who wants to save the cost while saving all the documents. Can also be satisfied. Furthermore, when transmitting by speed dial, by combining with the function of storing the character RTI (SCI) of the other party, it is possible to save the transmitted and received image information collectively for each other party, which is extremely convenient. .

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an overall block diagram of a facsimile apparatus to which the present invention is applied.

FIG. 2 is a connection diagram showing contents of a system management RAM in FIG.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart of a protocol control of memory reception showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart of decoding control of memory reception showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a flow chart of copying to SAF of memory reception showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart of recording control of memory reception showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a flow chart of SAF data output control showing an embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 CPU 2 ROM 3 RAM 4 Decoder (DCR) 5 Network Control Unit (NCU) 6 Modulator / Demodulator (Modem) 7 Scanner 8 Plotter (page memory built-in) 9 Operate (operation unit) System System Management RAM FIFO Encoded data buffer LB Line (raw) data buffer SAF Image information memory area FT File management table PT Page management table DT Image information management table

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A method for receiving a facsimile apparatus having a memory for accumulating data, wherein when the data is received and recorded, the data is reduced or thinned to obtain the data. After outputting a plurality of pages of the above as one page, the file in which the data is stored is stored in the above memory, and when the request is made, the requested data is magnified at the same size. A method for receiving a facsimile device, which is characterized by outputting. 2. A receiving method of a facsimile apparatus having a memory for accumulating data, wherein when the data is received and recorded, the data is output at a same size and then the data is output. The accumulated files are accumulated in the above memory, and when requested, the requested data is reduced or thinned to make one page of plural pages of the data. A method for receiving a facsimile apparatus, wherein the method is to output as. 3. The facsimile apparatus receiving method according to claim 1, wherein when the data is output, one of "reduction (thinning-out) recording" and "actual-size recording" is selected on the operation unit. When the former is selected, the recording control module is activated and then the feed size of the recording control module is instructed to be 1/2, so that the size of the image information is reduced to 1 /. 2. A method for receiving a facsimile apparatus, characterized in that