JP2005079695A - Facsimile apparatus and facsimile communication method - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a communication method in a facsimile capable of reducing the possibility that characters and the like cannot be identified in a received image without incurring unnecessary communication costs.
SOLUTION: An original is read by a color scanner, it is determined whether or not the original has color data, and if the original is in color, it is notified that the original is in color before FAX transmission, and at the same time, binarized FAX transmission is performed. The image is output on paper, or a binarized FAX transmission image is displayed.
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Description

  The present invention relates to a facsimile apparatus and a facsimile communication method for accurately transmitting a color image when a color original is transmitted by a facsimile apparatus.

In the case of a conventional facsimile apparatus, only the operator has recognized whether the document to be transmitted is monochrome or color. For this reason, when the operator has a color document, especially when the background is colored and characters or the like are present, the receiving side cannot recognize the characters. Even in a device with a color FAX function, the state of a received image can be estimated only after communication with a transmission destination device is started.
As a conventional technique, Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2002-247388 discloses that an Internet facsimile apparatus having a transmission protocol corresponding only to black and white original data does not cause a problem in handling color image data to a user. The technology is disclosed. According to this, after the image data is taken in by the color scanner and the data storage operation to the image memory is finished, the CPU determines that the color original data is in the stored data, and further the facsimile transmission by the user. Is set, and when it is recognized that the facsimile destination has been input, an error display such as “cannot be sent because a color document is included” is displayed on the display section of the operation display section.
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However, the conventional technique disclosed in Patent Document 1 displays an error display on the operation unit in the case of a color document, and the image quality of the color document cannot be confirmed in advance.
An object of the present invention is to provide a communication method in a facsimile capable of reducing the occurrence of a situation in which characters or the like cannot be identified in a received image without incurring unnecessary communication costs.

In order to achieve the above object, according to the first aspect of the present invention, an original is read with a color scanner, it is determined whether or not the original has color data, and if the original is in color, the original is in color before FAX transmission. The most important feature is a communication method in a facsimile for informing the effect.
The invention according to claim 2 is characterized in that, in the facsimile apparatus according to claim 1, a communication method in a facsimile which outputs a binarized FAX transmission image on paper simultaneously with notifying that the original is in color.
The invention according to claim 3 is characterized in that, in the communication method in the facsimile according to claim 1, the communication method in the facsimile which displays the binarized FAX transmission image at the same time as informing that the original is in color.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a color scanner that reads a document, an image determination unit that determines whether or not the document data from the color scanner is a color image, and a notification that the document is color before FAX transmission. An informing means that reads the original with the color scanner, determines whether the original has color data, and determines whether the original has color data. If the original is a color original, the original is color-coded before FAX transmission. It is characterized in that the operator is notified by the notification means. Accordingly, it is possible to reduce the possibility that characters or the like cannot be identified in the received image without requiring a special device or image processing, and to reduce the communication cost.
According to a second aspect of the present invention, the facsimile apparatus according to the first aspect is characterized in that the notification means notifies that the original is in color and outputs a binarized FAX transmission image on paper. Accordingly, it is possible to prevent characters and the like from becoming unidentifiable in the received image and reduce communication costs without requiring a special device or image processing.
According to a third aspect of the present invention, the facsimile apparatus according to the first aspect is characterized in that the notification means notifies that the document is in color and displays a binarized FAX transmission image on a display unit. . Accordingly, it is possible to prevent characters and the like from becoming unidentifiable in the received image and reduce communication costs without requiring a special device or image processing.
According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, the facsimile communication method reads a document with a color scanner, determines whether or not the document has color data, and if the document is a color document, indicates that the document is color before FAX transmission. The operator is notified.
According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, the facsimile communication method according to the fourth aspect is characterized in that the fact that the original is in color is notified and a binarized FAX transmission image is output on paper.
A facsimile communication method according to a sixth aspect is characterized in that, in the facsimile communication method according to the fourth aspect, the fact that the original is in color is notified and a binarized FAX transmission image is displayed on the display unit.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an example of the internal configuration of the facsimile machine 100.
In FIG. 1, a system control unit 1 performs various control processes such as a control process of each part of the network facsimile apparatus and a facsimile transmission control procedure process. The system control unit 1 executes a system memory 2. The control processing program and various data necessary for executing the processing program are stored, and the work area of the system control unit 1 is configured. The parameter memory 3 is various types unique to the network facsimile apparatus. The clock circuit 4 outputs current time information.
The color scanner 5 is for reading a color original image at a predetermined resolution, the plotter 6 is for recording and outputting an image at a predetermined resolution, and the operation display unit 7 is a facsimile apparatus. The display comprises various operation keys and various displays, and has a display that displays the operation status and can be operated by touching the screen.
The encoding / decoding unit 8 encodes and compresses the image signal and decodes the encoded and compressed image information into the original image signal. The image storage device 9 This is for storing a large number of compressed image information.
The group 3 facsimile modem 10 is for realizing the modem function of the group 3 facsimile. The low-speed modem function (V.21 modem) for exchanging transmission procedure signals and mainly exchanges image information. High-speed modem functions (V.17 modem, V.34 modem, V.29 modem, V.27ter modem, etc.).

The network control device 11 is for connecting the facsimile apparatus to the international telephone network PSTN, and has an automatic outgoing / incoming function. The local area network interface circuit 12 is for connecting the facsimile apparatus to the local area network LAN 101. The local area network transmission control unit 13 is connected to other data terminal apparatuses via the local area network LAN 101. This is for executing communication control processing (e-mail transmission / reception processing, etc.) of various predetermined protocol suites for exchanging various data.
The system control unit 1, system memory 2, parameter memory 3, clock circuit 4, scanner 5, plotter 6, operation display unit 7, encoding / decoding unit 8, image storage device 9, group 3 facsimile modem 10, network The control device 11 and the local area network transmission control unit 13 are connected to an internal bus 14, and data exchange between these elements is mainly performed via the internal bus 14.
Data exchange between the network control device 11 and the group 3 facsimile modem 10 is performed directly.
FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing a first operation example of the communication method in the facsimile of the present invention. The original is read by the color scanner 5 (S1), and it is determined whether the original is in color (S2). If the document is color, the operator is notified that the document is a color document using the operation display unit 7 (S3). When the operator instructs to send the fax as it is (Y in S4), the fax is sent (S5). If the document is not in color, it is faxed as it is (S5). If the operator commands not to send a fax (N in S4), the fax transmission is stopped (S6).

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing a second operation example of the communication method in the facsimile of the present invention. The original is read by the color scanner (S1), and it is determined whether the original is in color (S2). If the document is in color, the operator is notified that the document is a color document (S3). When the operator instructs to send the fax as it is (Y in S4), the fax is sent (S5). If the document is not in color, it is faxed as it is (S5).
If the operator instructs not to perform FAX transmission (N in S4), the operator is made to determine whether to confirm by paper output (S6). When the operator instructs confirmation by paper output, a binarized paper output image is output to make the operator confirm (S7). After the confirmation, if the operator instructs to send the fax as it is (Y in S8), the fax is sent (S5). When the operator instructs not to confirm by paper output, the FAX transmission is stopped (S9).
FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing a third operation example of the communication method in the facsimile of the present invention. The original is read by the color scanner (S1), and it is determined whether the original is in color (S2). If the document is in color, the operator is notified that the document is a color document (S3). When the operator instructs to send the fax as it is (Y in S4), the fax is sent (S5). If the document is not in color, it is faxed as it is (S5).
If the operator instructs not to send a fax (N in S4), the operator is asked to confirm on the LCD screen (S6). When the operator commands confirmation on the LCD screen, a binarized LCD image is displayed to allow the operator to confirm (S7). After the confirmation, if the operator instructs to send the fax as it is (Y in S8), the fax is sent (S5). If the operator instructs not to confirm on the LCD screen, the FAX transmission is stopped (S9).

  Applicability of the present invention includes a facsimile and a digital multifunction machine having a facsimile function.

1 is a block diagram showing an example of the internal configuration of a facsimile machine 100 according to the present invention. 6 is a flowchart showing a first operation example of the facsimile apparatus of the present invention. 7 is a flowchart showing a second operation example of the facsimile apparatus of the present invention. 10 is a flowchart showing a third operation example of the facsimile apparatus of the present invention.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 System control part 2 System memory 3 Parameter memory 4 Clock circuit 5 Color scanner 6 Plotter 7 Operation display part 8 Coding decoding part 9 Image storage apparatus 10 Group 3 facsimile modem 11 Network control apparatus 12 Local area network interface circuit 13 Local area Network transmission controller 14 Internal bus

Claims (6)

A color scanner that reads a document, an image determination unit that determines whether or not the document data from the color scanner is a color image, and a notification unit that notifies that the document is color before FAX transmission,
The original is read by the color scanner, and the image determining means determines whether the original has color data. If the original is a color original, the notification means that the original is color before FAX transmission. A facsimile apparatus characterized by notifying an operator by   2. A facsimile apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said notifying means notifies that a document is in color and outputs a binarized FAX transmission image on paper.   2. The facsimile apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the notifying means notifies that the document is in color, and displays a binarized FAX transmission image on a display unit.   The document is read by a color scanner, it is determined whether or not the document has color data, and if the document is a color document, the operator is notified that the document is in color before FAX transmission. Facsimile communication method to do.   5. The facsimile communication method according to claim 4, wherein the fact that the original is in color is notified and a binarized FAX transmission image is output on paper.   5. The facsimile communication method according to claim 4, wherein notification is made that the original is in color, and a binarized FAX transmission image is displayed on the display unit.

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