JPS5831657A - Conversion and storage system for facsimile signal - Google Patents
Conversion and storage system for facsimile signalInfo
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Description
【発明の詳細な説明】
本発明は各種ファクシミリ装置を収容するファクシミリ
蓄積交換システムにおいて、異機種間の蓄積交換を実現
するファクシミリ信号変換蓄積方式に関するものである
。DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a facsimile signal conversion and storage method for realizing storage and forwarding between different types of facsimile machines in a facsimile storage and forwarding system that accommodates various types of facsimile machines.
電話交換、用のアナログファクシミリ装置ハ、1ファク
シミリ手順で通信する原稿に関し、原稿長に制限はない
が1枚の原稿しか通信出来ないファクシミリ装置、逆に
原稿長に制限があるが複数原稿通信の出来るファクシミ
リ装置等がある。これらのファクシミリ装置間の蓄積交
換を行う場合原稿長を制限して使用せざるをえない。Analog facsimile devices for telephone exchanges, facsimile devices that have no limit on document length but can communicate only one document, and conversely, facsimile devices that have a limit on document length but can communicate multiple documents in one facsimile procedure. There are facsimile machines that can do this. When storing and exchanging data between these facsimile machines, it is necessary to limit the document length.
第1図に1ファクシミリ手順で1枚の原稿通信しか出来
ないファクシミリ装置間で複数原稿通信を行う場合の信
号方式を示す。第1図において、1.2は電話交換網用
アナログファクシミリ装置で、1は発呼側、2は被呼側
である。3は交換機である。ファクシミリ装置1のオフ
フックダイヤル信号aからオンフックfまでか1フアク
シミリ呼、位相信号Cから画信号eまでが1フアクシミ
□ リ手順である。ファクシミリ装置1,2間における
複数原稿通信は通話すによる扱者の打合せにょシ実現さ
れる。この為ファクシミリ装置と蓄積交換装置のファク
シミリ通信呼においては通話に代る手段を必要とし、こ
の場合でも長い原稿を、原稿長を制限した複数原稿とす
ること、繁雑り操作を必要とすること1、回線保留時間
が増大する等の欠点がある。FIG. 1 shows a signal system when communicating multiple documents between facsimile machines that can only communicate one document in one facsimile procedure. In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1.2 indicates an analog facsimile machine for a telephone exchange network, 1 is a calling side, and 2 is a called side. 3 is an exchange. From the off-hook dial signal a to the on-hook f of the facsimile machine 1 is one facsimile call, and from the phase signal C to the image signal e is one facsimile procedure. Communication of a plurality of documents between the facsimile machines 1 and 2 is realized through a meeting between operators over the phone. For this reason, facsimile communication calls between facsimile machines and store-and-forward devices require an alternative to telephone calls, and even in this case, long documents must be made into multiple documents with limited document lengths, and complicated operations are required.1 , there are disadvantages such as increased line holding time.
本発明はファクシミリ通信呼で通信する原稿に違いのあ
るファクシミリ装置の蓄積交換を実現する為に、ファク
シミリ装置と蓄積交換装置間の通信時に、蓄積交換装置
紘画信号の副走査線数を計数し、一定値を越えた場合、
分離した一連の複数原稿画信号として処理することによ
シ、前述の欠点をなくしたものである。The present invention counts the number of sub-scanning lines of the storage and forwarding device screen signal during communication between the facsimile device and the storage and forwarding device, in order to realize storage and forwarding of facsimile devices that communicate different documents in a facsimile communication call. , if it exceeds a certain value,
By processing the multiple original image signals as a series of separate signals, the above-mentioned drawbacks are eliminated.
第2図はファクシミリ蓄積交換システムの実施例を示す
図である。第2図において、4,5は、電話交換網用ア
ナログファクシミリ装置でアシ、4は1ファクシミリ手
順内で複数原稿送信の出来ない装置、5は1ファクシミ
リ手順内で使用原稿長に制限のある装置、6は構内交換
機、ソは蓄積交線装置である。ファクシミリ装置4から
の画信号は蓄積交換装置7で一旦蓄積され、指定宛先で
あるファクシミリ装置5へ送信される。あるいは同様な
手順で逆方向に通信される。FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an embodiment of a facsimile storage and forwarding system. In Figure 2, 4 and 5 are analog facsimile devices for telephone exchange networks, 4 is a device that cannot send multiple documents within one facsimile procedure, and 5 is a device that has a limit on the length of documents that can be used within one facsimile procedure. , 6 is a private branch exchange, and S is a storage switching device. The image signal from the facsimile device 4 is temporarily stored in the storage/exchange device 7, and then transmitted to the facsimile device 5, which is the designated destination. Alternatively, communication is performed in the opposite direction using a similar procedure.
第3図は上記システムの蓄積交換装置7のブロック図で
ある。8は交換機インターフェース部、901〜90n
はファクシミリ制御部、1oは蓄積制御部、11は磁気
ディスク装置である。ファクシミリ制御部901〜90
nは通信するファクシミリ装置の機種に対応し複数設備
される。蓄積制御部10は当該蓄積交換装置7の主制御
部であシ、ファクシミリ通信呼の呼処理、磁気ディスク
装置11の制御を行う。交換機インタフェース部8は蓄
積制御部10の制御のもとにファクシミリ通信呼の呼設
定、呼復旧手順を実行する。例えばファクシミリ制御部
901は蓄積制御部1oの起動によシメッセージ前手順
、後手順の実行、画信号の送受信動作、画信号蓄積の為
のアナログ/デジタル変換、符号化圧縮/復号化伸長処
理及び蓄積制御部10との蓄積情報の転送等を行う。FIG. 3 is a block diagram of the storage/forwarding device 7 of the above system. 8 is a switchboard interface section, 901 to 90n
1 is a facsimile control unit, 1o is a storage control unit, and 11 is a magnetic disk device. Facsimile control units 901 to 90
A plurality of n are provided corresponding to the types of facsimile machines to be communicated with. The storage control unit 10 is the main control unit of the storage and forwarding device 7, and performs call processing of facsimile communication calls and control of the magnetic disk device 11. The exchange interface section 8 executes call setup and call recovery procedures for facsimile communication calls under the control of the storage control section 10. For example, the facsimile control unit 901 activates the storage control unit 1o, executes message pre-procedures and post-message procedures, transmits and receives image signals, performs analog/digital conversion for image signal accumulation, encoding compression/decoding expansion processing, and Transfers accumulated information to and from the accumulation control unit 10.
第4図に上記システムにおけるファクシミリ制合成回路
、22は蓄積した画信号の復号化回路、23はマイクロ
プロセッサのバスのインタフェース回路、24は手順制
御回路、25は画信号分離回路、2りは画信号蓄積の為
の符号化回路、27はファクシミリ制御部全体の制御を
行うマイクロプロセッサ、28はプログラムおよび画信
号を一時蓄積するメモリ、蓼9は蓄積制御部との転送回
路である。FIG. 4 shows a facsimile system synthesis circuit in the above system, 22 a decoding circuit for accumulated image signals, 23 a microprocessor bus interface circuit, 24 a procedure control circuit, 25 an image signal separation circuit, and 2 an image signal separation circuit. 27 is a microprocessor for controlling the entire facsimile control section; 28 is a memory for temporarily storing programs and image signals; and 9 is a transfer circuit with the storage control section.
蓄積制御部10からの送信動作指示を転送回路29を経
由して受信すると、マイク・ログロセッサ27は転送回
路29を経由して蓄積データをメモリ28内の画信号エ
リアに転送する。続いて、復号化回路22を制御し、当
該復号化回路22内のファクシミリ画信号の副走査線1
行分のバッファメモリであ゛る行バッファに1性分O復
号°した画信号を転送し、手順制御回路24に送信動作
を指示する。手順制御回路24はファクシミリ前手順実
行後、復号化回路220行バッファ内の画信号をファク
シミリ画信号1に゛同期化して、ファクシミリ、、画信
号として送信する。1行分の画信号を送信するつどマイ
クロプロセッサ27に通知する。マイクロプロセッサ2
7は1行送信完了により計数して画面長の管理及び送信
動作の速度整合管理等を行いつつ、後続する蓄積画信号
を復号化しつつ、前゛躬行バッファに転送する。それと
ともに、マイクロプロセッサ27は蓄積画信号の転送語
数を管理し、残シ画信゛号ゼロを検出すると手順制御回
路24に送信動作終了を指示する。手順制御回路24は
送信終了指示により画信号の送信を終了し、ファクシミ
リ後手順を実行後、動作終了をマイクロプロセッサ27
に通知する。マイクロプロセッサ2・7は、これによシ
蓄積制御部10(第3図参照)に動作終了を通知する。Upon receiving a transmission operation instruction from the storage control section 10 via the transfer circuit 29, the microphone log processor 27 transfers the accumulated data to the image signal area in the memory 28 via the transfer circuit 29. Subsequently, the decoding circuit 22 is controlled, and the sub-scanning line 1 of the facsimile image signal in the decoding circuit 22 is
The decoded image signal for one character is transferred to a row buffer, which is a buffer memory for rows, and the procedure control circuit 24 is instructed to perform a transmission operation. After executing the facsimile pre-procedure, the procedure control circuit 24 synchronizes the image signal in the decoding circuit 220 row buffer with the facsimile image signal 1 and transmits it as a facsimile image signal. The microprocessor 27 is notified each time an image signal for one line is transmitted. microprocessor 2
7 counts the completion of one line transmission, and while managing the screen length and speed matching of the transmission operation, decodes the subsequent stored image signal and transfers it to the previous row buffer. At the same time, the microprocessor 27 manages the number of transferred words of the stored image signal, and when it detects zero remaining image signals, it instructs the procedure control circuit 24 to terminate the transmission operation. The procedure control circuit 24 ends the transmission of the image signal in response to the transmission end instruction, and after executing the post-facsimile procedure, the microprocessor 27 instructs the microprocessor 27 to end the operation.
Notify. The microprocessor 2/7 thereby notifies the storage control section 10 (see FIG. 3) of the end of the operation.
受信動作もほぼ同様に実行される。蓄積制御部10から
の受信指示によシファクシミリ手順に続いて符号化回路
26において画信号の符号化圧縮処理を行いながら転送
回路29を経由して蓄積制御部10へ画信号を転送、フ
ァクシミリ後手順の検出によ多動作を終了、蓄積制御部
へ動作終了を通知する。The reception operation is performed in substantially the same manner. Following the facsimile procedure according to the reception instruction from the storage control section 10, the image signal is transferred to the storage control section 10 via the transfer circuit 29 while being encoded and compressed in the encoding circuit 26, and after facsimile. The multi-operation is terminated by detecting the procedure, and the accumulation control unit is notified of the termination of the operation.
第5図に、本実施例におけるファクシミリ信号受信蓄積
時の信号方式を′示す。同図において、4は電話交換網
用アナログファクシミリ装置でちゃ、1フチクシミリ手
順において複、数原稿送信が出来ないが原稿長に制限の
ない、ファクシミリ装置、6は構内交換機、7は蓄積交
換装置であシ、ファクシミリ装置4のオフフックダイヤ
ル信号aからオンフックfまでが1ファクシミリ通信呼
である。FIG. 5 shows the signal system when receiving and storing facsimile signals in this embodiment. In the figure, 4 is an analog facsimile device for the telephone exchange network, which cannot send multiple or multiple documents in one border facsimile procedure but has no limit on document length, 6 is a private branch exchange, and 7 is a storage and forwarding device. One facsimile communication call includes the off-hook dial signal a of the facsimile machine 4 to the on-hook dial signal f.
ファクシミリ装置4は1ファクシミリ手順内で長い原稿
送信を行う。The facsimile device 4 performs long document transmission within one facsimile procedure.
蓄積制御部10は交換機インタフェース部8を通してフ
ァクシミリ装置4からのファクシミリ通信呼を検出し、
交換機インタフェース部8を通して呼設定手順を行い、
通信相手のファクシミリ稗装置に対応したファクシミリ
制御部901’−9Onの1つを起動する。ファクシミ
リ制御部901〜90nはメツセージ前手順実行後、蓄
積制御部10と並行動作により受信蓄積動作を始める。The storage control unit 10 detects a facsimile communication call from the facsimile machine 4 through the exchange interface unit 8,
Perform a call setting procedure through the exchange interface section 8,
One of the facsimile control units 901'-9On corresponding to the facsimile machine of the communication partner is activated. After executing the pre-message procedure, the facsimile control units 901 to 90n start a reception accumulation operation in parallel operation with the accumulation control unit 10.
ファクシミリ制御部901〜90nは画信号受信時に画
信号の副走tm数を計数することによシ原稿画面長を管
理し、たとえばA4原稿に対応する297mを越えた場
合、画面区切符号たとえばファクシミリ画信号の冗長度
圧縮方式で使用されているMH符号のRTCコードを挿
入することによシ分離した画信号として蓄積し、この動
作を画信号終了まで繰返す。画信号の終了を検出する′
とメツセージ後手順を実行し、蓄積制御部10へ動作終
了を通知す、る。蓄積制御部10は交換機インタフェー
ス部8を通して呼復旧手順を実行する。以上の手順によ
シファクシミリ装置4からの長い原稿を分離した一連の
複数画信号として蓄積する。The facsimile control units 901 to 90n manage the document screen length by counting the number of sub-scanning tm of the image signal when receiving the image signal, and if the screen length exceeds 297 m corresponding to an A4 document, for example, the facsimile By inserting the RTC code of the MH code used in the signal redundancy compression method, it is stored as a separated image signal, and this operation is repeated until the end of the image signal. Detecting the end of the image signal
It executes the post-message procedure and notifies the storage control unit 10 of the end of the operation. The storage control unit 10 executes a call recovery procedure through the exchange interface unit 8. By the above procedure, a long document from the fax machine 4 is stored as a series of separated multiple image signals.
第6図に本実施例におけるファクシミリ信号送信時の信
号方式を示す。 ゛
蓄積画信号送信動作は前述の受信蓄積動作とほぼ同様に
実行される。ファクシミリ制御部901〜90nは蓄積
画信号送信動作信すべき画情報数たとえばバイト数と画
面区切符号を監視し、区切符号を検出した時点で残シ画
情報がある場合区切符号を捨て続く画情報を続けて送信
する。残シ画信号がなくなると画信号の送信を止め、メ
ツセージ後手順を実行し、動作終了を蓄積制御部10へ
通知する。FIG. 6 shows the signaling method used when transmitting facsimile signals in this embodiment. ``The storage image signal transmission operation is performed in substantially the same manner as the above-mentioned reception and storage operation. The facsimile control units 901 to 90n monitor the number of image information to be transmitted in the stored image signal transmission operation, such as the number of bytes and the screen delimiter code, and when the delimiter code is detected, if there is remaining image information, the delimiter code is discarded and the continuing image information is Continue sending. When there is no remaining image signal, the transmission of the image signal is stopped, the post-message procedure is executed, and the accumulation control section 10 is notified of the end of the operation.
以上述べたようにファクシミリ装置4からの長い原稿は
分離した一連の複数画信号として蓄積することによシ指
定宛先であるファクシミリ装置5へは複数画信号として
送信する。逆にファクシミリ装置5からの複数画信号は
蓄積交換装置7からファクシミリ装置4へ送信時1枚の
両信号として送信する。As described above, a long original from the facsimile machine 4 is stored as a series of separate multi-picture signals, and then transmitted as a multi-picture signal to the facsimile machine 5, which is the specified destination. Conversely, a multi-picture signal from the facsimile device 5 is transmitted from the storage/exchange device 7 to the facsimile device 4 as a single signal.
本発明は通信する原稿長に違いのあるファクシミリ装置
間の蓄積交換を実現する為に、長い原稿通信が出来るフ
ァクシミリ装置と蓄積交換装置との通信時、蓄積交換装
置は、画信号である原稿画面長を、副走査線数を計数す
ることによシ原稿長を管理し、一定長を越えた場合゛複
数原稿の画信号として蓄積し、逆に複数原稿の画信号を
長い1枚の画信号、とじて送信することによシファクシ
ミリ装置では特種操作を行う返要がなく、さらに回線保
留時間も減少させることが出来る。In order to realize storage and exchange between facsimile machines that communicate with different document lengths, the present invention is designed to realize storage and exchange between facsimile machines that can communicate long document lengths. The document length is managed by counting the number of sub-scanning lines, and if it exceeds a certain length, it is stored as image signals of multiple documents, and conversely, the image signals of multiple documents are combined into one long image signal. By enclosing and transmitting the information, the fax machine does not need to perform any special operations, and the line holding time can also be reduced.
第1図は電話交換網用アナログファクシミリ装置間のフ
ァクシミリ通信呼方式を示す図、第2図は本発明の実施
例のシステムを説明する図、第3図は第2図における蓄
積交換装置の一例を示すブロック図、第4図は第一3図
におけるファクシミリ制御部の一例を示すブロック図、
第5図はファクシミリ信号受信蓄積時の信号方式、第6
図は蓄積信号送信時の信号方式を示−す図である。
4.5・・・ファクシミリ装置、6・・・構内交換機、
7・・・蓄積交換機、8・・・交換機インタフェース部
、901〜90n・・・ファクシミリ制御部、1o・・
・蓄積制御部、11?−磁気ディスク装置、20・・・
変復調回路、21・・・画信号合成回路、22・・・復
元化回路、23・・・インタフェース回路、24・・・
手順制御回路、2.・・・画信号分離回路、26・・・
符号化同門、27・・・マイクロプロセッサ、28・・
・メモリ、29“・・・転送回路。
第1図
第2図FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a facsimile communication call system between analog facsimile devices for a telephone switching network, FIG. 2 is a diagram explaining a system according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 3 is an example of the storage and forwarding device in FIG. 2. FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing an example of the facsimile control section in FIG.
Figure 5 shows the signal system when receiving and storing facsimile signals, and Figure 6 shows
The figure shows a signal system when transmitting a storage signal. 4.5...Facsimile machine, 6...Private branch exchange,
7...Storage and exchange machine, 8...Switching machine interface unit, 901-90n...Facsimile control unit, 1o...
- Accumulation control section, 11? -Magnetic disk device, 20...
Modulation/demodulation circuit, 21... Image signal synthesis circuit, 22... Restoration circuit, 23... Interface circuit, 24...
procedural control circuit; 2. ...Picture signal separation circuit, 26...
Coder, 27...Microprocessor, 28...
・Memory, 29"...transfer circuit. Figure 1 Figure 2
Claims (1)
し指定宛先へ送信するファクシミリ信号蓄積交換方式に
おいて、ファクシミリ通信呼の通信原稿長に制限がない
ファクシミリ装置と蓄積交換装置との通信時に、前記蓄
積交換装置は、画信号の受信蓄積時には、画信号の副走
査線数を計数し、一定値を越えた場合、画面区切符号を
挿入して、分離した一連の複数原稿に対応する画信号か
ら成る1ファクシミリ通信呼として蓄積し、前記ファク
シミリ装置に送信すべき蓄積画信号の送信時には、前記
画面区切符号を検出して、1ファクシミ+J通信呼の分
離した一連の複数画信号を1枚の長い原稿に対応した画
信号として送信することを特徴とするファクシミリ信号
変換蓄積方式。In a facsimile signal storage and forwarding method in which image signals from a facsimile device are temporarily stored in the system and sent to a specified destination, the storage and forwarding method is used when communicating between a facsimile device and a storage and forwarding device, where there is no limit to the length of the communication document for a facsimile communication call. When receiving and accumulating image signals, the device counts the number of sub-scanning lines of the image signal, and if it exceeds a certain value, it inserts a screen delimiter code and divides the image signal into one image signal consisting of a series of separated documents corresponding to multiple documents. When transmitting a stored image signal to be stored as a facsimile communication call and transmitted to the facsimile machine, the screen delimiter code is detected and a series of separated multi-image signals of 1 facsimile + J communication call is combined into one long document. A facsimile signal conversion and storage method that is characterized by transmitting it as a compatible image signal.
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JP56128820A Granted JPS5831657A (en) | 1981-08-19 | 1981-08-19 | Conversion and storage system for facsimile signal |
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JP (1) | JPS5831657A (en) |
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1981
- 1981-08-19 JP JP56128820A patent/JPS5831657A/en active Granted
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JPS632391B2 (en) | 1988-01-19 |
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