Facsimile system having a function of processing a personal message and a method therefor

• US 5,737,454 A
• Filed: 11/24/1995
• Issued: 04/07/1998
• Est. Priority Date: 11/25/1994
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: S-Printing Solution Co., Ltd. (Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Kim, Yoon-Soo, Park, You-Il
• Primary Examiner(s): VU, KIM Y
• Application Number:
  US08/562,553
• Time in Patent Office: 865 Days
• Field of Search: 358/400, 358/405, 358/406, 358/443, 358/448, 358/450, 358/468, 358/540, 358/434-436, 358/438-444, 358/404
• US Class Current: 382/284
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/32144 embedded in the image data, i.e. enclosed or integrated in the image, e.g. watermark, super-imposed logo or stamp
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/387 Composing, repositioning or otherwise geometrically modifying originals
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/3205 of identification information, e.g. name or ID code H04N2201/3209 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/3271 Printing or stamping
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/3278 Transmission

Abstract

A facsimile device having a function of processing a personal message. The facsimile device includes a scanner for scanning document; a data storing unit for additively storing predetermined image data in image data scanned by the scanner; an encoding unit for encoding data stored in the data storing unit; a data modulating unit for modulating and then sending the encoded data to a remote recipient station via a telephone line; a data demodulating unit for demodulating modulated data received from either the remote recipient station or another remote station; a decoding unit for decoding the coded data; and a printing unit for printing the decoded data outputted from the decoding unit by a predetermined unit.

Claims

1. A facsimile device comprising:

an operational panel including a plurality of discrete keys that are independently operable by manual depression from a user;

a scanner for scanning a document bearing information and obtaining first image data representative of said information;

means for generating second image data representative of a confidential message directly input manually by the user via said discrete keys from said operational panel to be printed in the background of said first image data;

data storing means for additively storing said second image data in said first image data;

encoding means for generating encoded data by encoding composite image data stored in said data storing means representative of said information on the document and said confidential message in the background of said information; and

modulating means for modulating and transmitting said encoded data to a remote recipient station via a telephone line for enabling said remote recipient station to print said encoded data having said confidential message in the background.

2. The facsimile device of claim 1, further comprising:

demodulating means for generating demodulated data by demodulating modulated data received from one of said remote recipient station and another remote station via said telephone line;

decoding means for generating decoded data by decoding said demodulated data; and

printing means for printing said decoded data by a predetermined unit.

3. The facsimile device of claim 1, wherein said data storing means comprises:

a first memory for storing said first image data scanned by said scanner;

a second memory for storing said second image data representative of said confidential message directly input manually by the user via said discrete keys from said operational panel to be printed in the background of said first image data; and

data synthesizing means for synthesizing said first image data stored in the first memory and said second image data stored in the second memory as said composite image data.

4. The facsimile device of claim 3, further comprised of said data synthesizing means corresponding a logical adder.

5. The facsimile device of claim 3, further comprised of said data storing means comprising a third memory for storing said composite image data synthesized by said data synthesizing means.

6. A method for processing a message for superimposition on textual content of a document in a facsimile device having an operational panel, comprising the steps of:

scanning textual content of a document to obtain first image data corresponding to the scanned content of the document;

receiving binary data representing second image data representative of a message directly input manually by the user via an operational panel of said facsimile device to be printed in superimposition across said textual content of said first image data on the document;

storing additively said second image data and said first image data as composite image data;

generating encoded data by encoding said composite image data representative of the scanned content of the document and said message as superimposed upon said textual content of the document; and

modulating and transmitting said encoded data as modulated data to a remote recipient station via a telephone line for enabling said remote recipient station to print said encoded data having said message printed in a background.

7. The method of claim 6, further comprising the steps of:

generating demodulated data by demodulating modulated data received from one of said remote recipient station and another remote station via said telephone line;

generating decoded data by decoding said demodulated data; and

printing said decoded data in a predetermined units.

8. The method of claim 6, further comprising receiving information manually input by the user to establish a ratio between sizes of typographic symbols comprising said textual content of said document and typographic symbols comprising said message.

9. The method of claim 6, further comprised of said data storing step:

storing said first image data representative of the scanned content of said document in a first memory;

storing said second image data representative of said message input manually by the user to be printed in the background of said first image data in a second memory; and

synthesizing said first image data stored in the first memory and said second image data stored in the second memory as said composite image data.

10. The method of claim 6, further comprised of said data storing step storing said composite image data synthesized in a third memory prior to being encoded, modulated and transmitted via said telephone line.

11. A facsimile device, comprising:

a scanner for scanning a succession of discrete pages of a multi-page document bearing information and obtaining first image data representing said information;

a first memory for storing said first image data corresponding to each discrete page of said multi-page document;

a second memory for storing second image data representing a personal message input manually by a user to be printed in the background of said first image data corresponding to each discrete page of said multi-page document;

means for superimposing said second image data stored in said second memory onto said first image data corresponding to each discrete page of said multi-page document stored in said first memory at a designated location on each discrete page of said multi-page document, and producing composite image data representing the information of each discrete page of said multi-page document and the personal message superimposed in the background therein; and

means for encoding, modulating and transmitting said composite image data to a remote recipient station via a telephone line for enabling said remote recipient station to print said composite image data having said personal message superimposed in the background therein.

12. The facsimile device of claim 11, further comprising:

means for demodulating and decoding modulated data received from one of said remote recipient station and another remote station via said telephone line; and

printing means for printing decoded data by a predetermined unit.

13. The facsimile device of claim 11, further comprising a third memory for temporarily storing said composite image data prior to being encoded, modulated and transmitted via said telephone line.

14. The facsimile device of claim 11, further comprised of said means for superimposing said second image data onto said first image data corresponding a logical adder.

15. The device of claim 11, further comprising:

means for manually generating binary data written into said second memory as said second image data.

16. The device of claim 11, further comprising:

means for manually generating binary data written into said second memory as said second image data, and for designating a font of typographic symbols comprising said personal message.

17. A facsimile device, comprising:

an operational panel having a plurality of discrete keys that are independently operable by manual depression from a user to set transmission of a personal message input manually by the user superimposed on each discrete page of a document to a remote recipient station via a telephone line;

a scanner for scanning said document bearing information and obtaining first image data representing said information;

a first memory for storing said first image data corresponding to said document;

a second memory for storing second image data representing said personal message input manually by the user via said operational panel to be superimposed on said first image data corresponding to said document;

means for superimposing said second image data stored in said second memory onto said first image data corresponding to said document stored in said first memory at a designated location on each discrete page of said document, and producing composite image data representing the information of each discrete page of said document and the personal message superimposed thereon in the background of each discrete page of said document;

a third memory for temporarily storing said composite image data representing the information of each discrete page of said document and the personal message superimposed thereon in the background of each discrete page of said document; and

means for transmitting said composite image data to a remote recipient station via a telephone line for enabling said remote recipient station to print said composite image data having said personal message superimposed thereon in the background.

18. The facsimile device of claim 17, further comprising:

means for receiving image data from one of said remote recipient station and another remote station via said telephone line; and

printing means for printing the image data by a predetermined unit.

19. The facsimile device of claim 17, further comprising:

means for manually generating binary data written into said second memory as said second image data, and for designating a font of typographic symbols comprising said personal message.

20. The facsimile device of claim 17, further comprised of said means for superimposing said second image data onto said first image data corresponding to a logical adder.