Facsimile and static presentation processing – Facsimile – Document filing and retrieval system
Reexamination Certificate
1999-09-21
2002-10-29
Lee, Cheukfan (Department: 2722)
Facsimile and static presentation processing
Facsimile
Document filing and retrieval system
C358S468000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06473203
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to an image information processor such as an electronic filing apparatus having a means for storing electronic document data.
2. Description of the Related Art
In recent years, an image information processor has been developed in which electronic document data being transmitted and received are stored as electronic document files in a storage means such as a memory and the contents in the memory can be confirmed on a display unit. For example, as shown in Japanese Laid-open Patent Application No. H4-86064, this type of image information processor has a function of storing received electronic document files in the storage means so that the stored files may be printed out by the user's operation. Therefore, the electronic document files stored in the storage means are first confirmed on the display unit for selection and then, the selected file is printed out through a printer.
FIG. 10
shows a prior art of the image information processor having a storage means. In the image information processor shown in
FIG. 10
, when connection to the line is made by a facsimile communication unit
801
, the transmission protocol is decided by the transmitting side facsimile and a central control unit
804
, and a facsimile signal is sent from the transmitting side facsimile. The facsimile signal is converted into a binary signal by a signal converting unit
802
and after indices such as the date and the identification (ID) code of the transmitting side are added, the binary data are stored in a storage unit
803
. The contents in the storage unit
803
together with the indices are displayed on a display unit
805
by operating an operation unit
807
. Looking at the display, the user determines whether the received data are necessary or not, and prints out only necessary documents onto recording paper through a printer unit
805
by operating the operation unit
807
. The unnecessary documents are erased from the storage unit
803
without being printed out.
Moreover, as shown in Japanese Laid-open Patent Application H6-217045, the image information processor may be arranged so that the electronic document files being stored are displayed on a display terminal to perform a search and the selected electronic document file stored in the storage means is transmitted together with image information of an attached document being read in.
FIG. 11
shows a prior art of the image information processor having a storage means. In a facsimile apparatus having a reading means
902
for reading the character image of an attached document being set and a storage means
909
for storing electronic document data, the following means are provided: a detection means
901
for detecting the presence/absence of the attached document being set on the reading means
902
; and a control means for controlling so that when the detection means
901
detects the presence of the attached document, the electronic document data read by the reading means
902
are also transmitted in transmitting the electronic document data stored in the storage means
909
. A facsimile cover sheet which is the attached document being set on the reading means
902
and the electronic document data stored in the storage means
909
can be transmitted together to another facsimile.
Moreover, as shown in Japanese Laid-open Patent Application No. S62-157471, the image information processor may have a simple confidential reception function which enables communications respecting each receiver's privacy so that only the receiver's name and the file number are outputted onto the recording paper at the time of facsimile reception and only the facsimile-received document of the specified file number is outputted in taking out facsimile-received documents.
FIG. 12
shows a prior art of the image information processor having a storage means. In the prior art, when a confidential reception mode is set by an operation button of an operation display unit
1003
, the facsimile performs a receiving operation in the following manner: When a document to be transmitted is set on a transmitting side facsimile (hereinafter, referred to as transmitting station) and transmission is started, on the receiving side, a network controller
1010
senses a call signal and performs switching from the telephone section to the main section of the apparatus. A system control unit
1001
causes a file number generating unit
1004
to generate a file number and stores the file number in an image memory
1002
so that facsimile-received documents are successively stored in the memory area corresponding to the file number. At a plotter
1008
, recording paper is outputted having a width D where only the receiver's name entered on the transmitting side and a file number Fno recorded by the facsimile are shown.
In the image information processor, however, when selection is made from among the electronic document files being stored, it is necessary to display the electronic document files on the display screen and perform a search to make a decision. Therefore, as the number of stored electronic document files increases, the search becomes more complicated and requires more time. Additionally, the provision of the display unit such as the display screen for displaying the details of the images increases the cost.
Further, when an electronic document file is facsimile-transmitted together with an attached document, it is necessary to follow a complicated procedure such that after the electronic document file is searched for and the attached document is read in, both are correlated.
Moreover, in inputting from the keyboard a number outputted when a received document stored in the storage means is taken out, there is a risk of input error.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
In view of the above-mentioned problems of the prior arts, an object of the present invention is to provide an image information processor and an image information communication apparatus where the identification of electronic document files stored in the storage means such as a memory is more easily performed.
In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the present invention of an image information processor comprises: storage means for storing a plurality of electronic document files; image superimposing and outputting means for superimposing identification information for identifying a predetermined electronic document file stored in the storage means on image information of a specific page of the predetermined electronic document file, and printing out the superimposed image; and readout means for reading a printed output of the superimposed image, reading the identification information included in the superimposed image, and reading a corresponding electronic document file from the storage means based on the file identification information,
wherein when an attached document is read in together with the printed output of the superimposed image, the readout means makes a distinction between the printed output of the superimposed image and the attached document by use of the identification information.
The present invention of an image information processor comprises: storage means for storing a plurality of electronic document files; image superimposing and outputting means for superimposing identification information for identifying a predetermined electronic document file stored in the storage means on image information of a specific page of the predetermined electronic document file, and printing out the superimposed image; readout means for reading a printed output of the superimposed image, reading the identification information included in the superimposed image, and reading a corresponding electronic document file from the storage means based on the file identification information; and facsimile reception means for receiving data transmitted from a facsimile,
wherein the plurality of electronic document files stored in the storage means include a file received by the facsimile reception means.
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Hisatomi Kenji
Matsukawa Shigeru
Murata Kazuyuki
Yamaguchi Takehito
Lee Cheukfan
Matsushita Electric - Industrial Co., Ltd.
RatnerPrestia
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