JPH0777408B2 - Fax machine - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to a facsimile apparatus.

[Prior Art] Recently, a facsimile device having a large capacity memory and a memory receiving function for storing an image printed on a recording sheet in the memory has been developed.

In addition, this function enables the memory to perform proxy reception even when the recording paper is in a jammed state.

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] However, in these devices, when the recording system cannot print an image on the recording paper in the reception standby state, the memory receives the image on behalf of the recording paper. The received image when the state "no recording paper" was reached during printing was discarded.

In addition, the received image is recorded on the roll paper and cut for each page. When the end mark of the roll paper is detected during the reception recording of the received image of one page, the image signal output to the printer is changed. In some cases, the output destination is switched to the memory from the middle of one page to perform the memory proxy reception. However, in such a case, at the time of the switching,
Since the roll paper was cut, the roll paper on which the received image was recorded was cut in the middle of one page, making it very difficult to see. Further, the operator needs to attach the roll paper cut into two sheets when recording and outputting the image data stored in the memory, which is very difficult to handle.

Further, in the case where the switching is performed, the roll paper on which the received image is recorded is cut page by page and ejected, so the operator assumes that all the received images for one communication have been ejected. , Sometimes I did not notice that the subsequent received images were stored in the memory.

In view of the above problems, it is an object of the present invention to provide a device that records a received image on roll paper and cuts it page by page so that the image received on behalf of the memory is easy to see and handle.

Further, in view of the above-mentioned problems, the present invention provides an apparatus for recording a received image on roll paper and cutting it for each page,
It is an object of the present invention to provide a device that allows an operator to easily notify that he / she has received on behalf of a memory and prevent the operator from noticing it.

[Means for Solving the Problems] In order to solve the above problems, a facsimile apparatus according to the present invention has the following configuration. That is, a receiving unit that receives an image in page units, a recording unit that records the received image on roll paper, a cutting unit that cuts the roll paper on which the received image is recorded page by page, and a remaining amount of the roll paper. When the remaining amount of the roll paper becomes equal to or less than a predetermined amount during the reception recording of the reception image by the detection unit for detecting, the memory unit for accumulating the reception image, and the recording unit, the reception recording for the page is performed, and And a control means for storing and holding the received image after the page in the memory means.

[Operation] According to the present invention, the recorded output of the image data stored in the storage unit can be easily viewed, and the operator can be prevented from not being aware that the image data is recorded.

Embodiments Embodiments according to the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of the facsimile machine of the present invention.

In the figure, 1 is a reading unit for reading a document, and 2 is a recording unit for recording the received image signal on a recording sheet. Three
Is a ROM, which stores each operation processing program for CPU 9 transmission or reception, and also stores a flow chart program shown in FIG. 3 described later. Reference numeral 4 is a RAM used as a work area for the CPU 9. Further, 5 is a modem that demodulates signals by exchanging signals with the outside, and 6 is an image memory that temporarily stores image signals. Reference numeral 7 is a recording paper end mark detection unit that detects the end mark of the recording paper. Further, 8 is a character generator which records patterns such as characters and symbols.

With this configuration, for example, when the recording paper end mark detection unit 7 detects the end of the recording paper while receiving the image signal and recording it on the recording paper, subsequent image signals are output to the image memory 6
Then, the message "Memory substitution from the next page" is read from the charactor generator 8 on the recording sheet that has been recorded until immediately before and is recorded on the recording sheet.

This is shown in FIG.

In the figure, 20 is a recording sheet, 20a is a received image recorded on the recording sheet 20, and 20b is a message section.

Now, the above operation will be described with reference to the flow chart of FIG.

In this example, the International Telegraph and Telephone Consultative Committee (CCIT
T) Explanation will be given when applied to T.30 of the recommendation, but it is not limited to this.

In step S1, the pre-procedure with the transmitter side is transmitted and received,
Determine if it is normal. If normal, step
If the process does not proceed to S2, error processing is performed at step S24. In step S2, the received image signal is converted into image data and printed on recording paper. Then, the steps S2 and S3 are repeated until the RTC pattern indicating the end of one page of the image is detected in the step S3. When the end of the image for one page is detected in step S3, the recording paper end mark (marked by a black band or the like near the end of the recording paper) is printed during the previous image data printing in the next step S4. It is determined whether or not is detected.
If the recording paper end mark has not been detected, it is determined that "recording paper is present" and cut processing is performed in step S5, and in step S6, a post-procedure signal is waited for. At this time, it is desirable to start the cutting operation earlier in consideration of the cutting time. Now, when the post-procedure signal comes,
The contents of the signal are determined in steps S7, S8 and S9. In this example, three signal types are described, but a PRi-Q signal or the like is also sent from the transmitting side after the image data ends.

Further, particularly in steps S7, S8, and S9, it is determined whether or not there is an image signal for the next page from the transmitting side.

Now, in steps S7 and S8, "MPS" indicates that there is a next page in the same mode. Also, "EOM" indicates that there is a next page by mode switching. When either of these signals is received, the "MCF" signal (image signal confirmation) is transmitted on the transmitting side in step S11 to request the image signal of the next page. In this example, the received image is normal.

If "EOP" is determined in step S9, it is determined that there is no next page, the "MCF" signal is sent to the transmitting side in step S10, and the reception ends.

If the recording paper end mark is detected during image reception in step S4, it is determined in step S12 whether or not there is an empty memory for proxy reception, and if there is, the procedure signal is waited in step S13. For example, in step S25, the process without recording paper is performed. Here, when the substitute memory is available, the cutting process is not performed at this point unlike the normal receiving process of step S5.

This is because, if the cut processing is performed here, not only the message printing described later becomes impossible, but it is also determined whether or not the message is added depending on whether or not there is a next page from the sending side. This is because it is necessary to determine the procedure signal in steps S14, S15 and S16 without performing the cut processing. As described in steps S6, S7, S8, and S9, paying attention to the signal for determining whether or not there is the next page, if "MPS" or "EOM",
On the trailing edge of the recording sheet on which the received image is formed, in step S18, message printing to the effect of "memory substitution from next page" is performed (Fig. 2). This message may be a dot character created by the character generator 8 or a special mark. After printing this message, step
Cut processing in S19 (same processing as S5), and in step S20
Send the MCF signal and prepare for the next page reception.
Switch to memory reception.

After that, this proxy process is repeated until a new recording sheet is set (step S22). At this time, when the recording paper is set, the images stored in step S23 are sequentially formed. Now, when it is judged as "EOP" in step S16, there is no next page from the transmitter, so there is no need to substitute a memory and print a message when there is no recording paper. , At step S10, the "MCF" signal is transmitted, and the process ends. If PRE-Q is sent from the transmitting side at step S13, the process is the same as the "EOP" reception.

Also, in FIG. 2, when "EOP" is received at step S16, the message "Scheduled to act as a memory from next communication" is displayed as a message.
Even if the recording paper is not properly set before the next new incoming call, the operator is notified in advance that the recording paper will be intercepted by the memory. I do not care.

As described above, according to this embodiment, when the recording paper end mark is detected during the reception of the image signal, it is judged from the transmitting side whether there is the next page, and if there is the next page, the message is printed. , It is clear that the image written on the recording paper is a halfway image and the subsequent pages are stored in the memory.

Further, in the present embodiment, the RAM is used as a means for substituting for the memory, but an external storage device such as a floppy disk may be used.

Further, in this embodiment, the timing for detecting the recording paper end mark is determined after recording one page portion, but it may be determined during recording on the recording paper itself.

[Effects of the Invention] As described above, according to the present invention, when the remaining amount of the roll paper is equal to or less than a predetermined amount during the reception recording of the received image, the reception recording for the page is performed and the reception of the subsequent pages is performed. Since the image is stored in the memory means and the received images on and after the next page are stored and held in the memory means, the recorded output of the stored image can be easily seen.

Further, according to the present invention, since the received image stored in the memory means is automatically started to be recorded in response to the roll paper being replenished, the operator knows that the received image is stored in the memory means. It is possible to prevent unawareness.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of the facsimile apparatus of this embodiment. FIG. 2 is a view showing a recording sheet when the memory substitution of this embodiment is performed. FIG. 3 is a flowchart of the operation at the time of reception in this embodiment. In the figure, 1 ... reading section, 2 ... recording section, 3 ... ROM,
4 ... RAM, 5 ... Modem, 6 ... Image memory, 7 ...
Recording paper end mark detector, 8 ... Character generator, 9 ... CPU, 20 ... Recording paper, 20a ... Received image, 20
b …… The message section.

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A receiving means for receiving an image on a page-by-page basis, a recording means for recording the received image on a roll paper, a cutting means for cutting the roll paper on which the received image is recorded for each page, and a roll paper for the roll paper. When the remaining amount of the roll paper becomes less than or equal to a predetermined amount during the reception recording of the received image by the detection unit that detects the remaining amount, the memory unit that stores the received image, and the recording unit, the reception recording for the page is performed. And a control unit that causes the memory unit to store and hold the received images of the next and subsequent pages. 2. The control means automatically starts recording the received image stored in the memory means when the roll paper is replenished. Facsimile apparatus described in 1.