JP2000224288A - Communication equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To obtain a communication equipment that utilizes effectively dial information once entered as dial information such as an abbreviated dial number or a one-touch dial. SOLUTION: When a ten-key is used to enter a destination telephone number and the destination telephone number is new, a facsimile equipment stores the entered destination telephone number to a temporary storage memory 11 together with number of times of entry, and when the telephone number is not new, whether or not number of input times of the destination telephone number reaches a preset number of times N. When the number of times of the input does not reach the N, the facsimile equipment increments number of times of the entry by one and stores it to the temporary storage memory 11, and when the destination telephone number reaches the N, the destination telephone number and the destination name or the like are transferred from the temporary storage memory 11 to a one-touch dial storage area or an abbreviation dial storage area of a registration memory 12 so as to be assigned to an idle one-touch dial number or abbreviation dial number (steps S101-S109).

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a communication device,
More specifically, the present invention relates to a communication device that can effectively utilize dial information once input as dial information such as speed dial and one-touch dial to improve usability.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in a communication apparatus such as a facsimile apparatus or a telephone, a telephone number of a communication destination is input from a numeric keypad through an operation unit, and a call is made to the input destination. It has become.

Recently, in a communication device, a telephone number of a destination once input is temporarily stored in a redial memory, and when calling again to the same destination, a redial button is operated to store the telephone number in the redial memory. Some devices have a redial function that can read out a stored telephone number of a destination and make a call.

The redial function usually stores one or several destination telephone numbers in a redial memory. When the redial memory becomes full, a newly entered telephone number is stored. The new telephone number is stored by overwriting the old telephone number in the redial memory. Therefore, when the telephone number of the new destination is dialed, the old telephone number is deleted.

[0005]

However, in such a conventional communication device, in the redial function, the entered telephone number is temporarily stored in a redial memory, and when the redial memory becomes full, a new telephone number is newly added. Since the old telephone number is erased by overwriting or the like with the input telephone number, there is a problem that the usability of the telephone number once inputted is poor and the usability of the communication device is poor.

[0006] Communication devices such as facsimile machines and telephones have become more sophisticated and multifunctional with the spread of the communication devices. By simply registering the dial information in the memory and operating the registered one-touch dial or speed dial, an automatic call is made to the destination specified by the operation, simplifying the communication operation and improving operability. I have.

Therefore, according to the first aspect of the present invention, when a telephone number of a communication partner is input from the operation means, the telephone number of the communication partner is stored in the redial information storage means as redial information together with the number of times the telephone number has been input. When the number of inputs temporarily stored and stored in the redial information reaches a predetermined number of times set in advance, the redial information of the other party whose number of times of input has reached the predetermined number of times corresponds to one-touch dialing and / or speed dialing. One-touch dialing and / or abbreviated dialing while effectively utilizing the input destination telephone number by moving to a dial information storage means for storing dial information such as a telephone number of a communication destination and storing it as dial information. To reduce the time and effort required for registering and to make effective use of one-touch dialing and / or speed dialing Both are aimed at providing a good communication device availability.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, when the redial information in the redial information storage means is moved to the dial information storage means, the redial information stored in the redial information storage means is replaced with the dial information already stored in the dial information storage means. By assigning a free one-touch dial or speed dial other than the already assigned one-touch dial and speed dial, the operation of registering the one-touch dial and / or speed dial while effectively utilizing the input destination telephone number It is an object of the present invention to further reduce the time and effort to further utilize a one-touch dial and / or abbreviated dial, and to provide a communication device having better usability.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, when the redial information of the redial information storage means is moved to the dial information storage means, the redial information is moved to the dial information storage means as the dial information. Notifying that a free one-touch dial or abbreviated dial has been allocated by a predetermined notifying means, the fact that redial information has been registered as one-touch dial and / or abbreviated dial dial information, or an empty one-touch dial and / or abbreviated dial It is an object of the present invention to make it possible for a user to know that the communication has been assigned to the user, to further effectively utilize one-touch dialing and / or abbreviated dialing, and to provide a communication device with better operability.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, when the destination information such as the name of the destination notified from the destination is obtained, the destination information is made to correspond to the telephone number of the destination, and the redial information is obtained as the redial information. By storing in the storage means, the effective use of the destination information such as the destination name,
It is an object of the present invention to provide a communication device that can further reduce the trouble of registering a one-touch dial and / or abbreviated dial, and that is more usable.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, after redialing information such as the name of the remote party notified from the remote party is stored in the redial information storage means as redial information, the redial information including the remote party information is obtained. Is moved from the redial information storage means to the dial information storage means as dial information and an empty one-touch dial is assigned, and the destination information is stored in the destination information corresponding to the one-touch dial corresponding to the one-touch dial of the operation means. By displaying on the destination display means of the currently assigned one-touch dial among the destination display means for displaying the destination such as the name, the redial information including the destination information is automatically registered as dial information and assigned to an empty one-touch dial. , The name of the destination information etc. is displayed on the destination display means of the one-touch dial. The destination is displayed automatically, and the operation of registering the destination in the dial information storage means can be omitted, so that the operation of registering the one-touch dial and / or speed dial can be further reduced, and the one-touch dial and / or speed dial can be used. It is an object of the present invention to provide a communication device with better utilization while further improving the utilization.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, after redialing information such as the name of a remote party notified from the remote party is stored in the redial information storage means as redial information, the redial information including the remote party information is obtained. Is moved from the redial information storage means to the dial information storage means as dial information and an empty one-touch dial is assigned, and the destination information is changed to a destination label indicating the destination such as the name of the destination assigned to the one-touch dial. By recording and outputting with a predetermined recording means as a destination label that can be pasted on the destination label pasting section, the recorded destination label can be easily pasted to the one-touch dial destination label pasting section, so that the destination of the one-touch dial can be easily performed. Make it easy to understand and omit the operation of registering the destination in the dial information storage unit As a function, it is possible to further reduce the trouble of registering a one-touch dial and / or abbreviated dial, to further effectively utilize the one-touch dial and / or abbreviated dial, and to provide a communication device with even better usability. It is intended to be.

According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, the number of destinations of the redial information stored in the redial information storage means, and / or
Alternatively, the redial information is stored in the redial information storage means based on the number of destinations and / or the predetermined number set by the setting means for setting the specified number of times the redial information of the redial information storage means is moved to the dial information storage means. And / or by controlling the transfer of the redial information to the dial information storage means of the redial information storage means, the availability of the redial information and the availability as a one-touch dial and / or abbreviated dial according to the frequency of use of each user. It is an object of the present invention to provide a communication device which is improved and more usable.

According to the present invention, the storage of redial information in the redial information storage means and / or the setting of prohibition of the redial information in the redial information storage means from being moved to the dial information storage means are set. According to the setting of the movement prohibition setting means, the communication record is controlled by inhibiting the storage of the redial information in the redial information storage means and / or controlling the transfer of the redial information of the redial information storage means to the dial information storage means. It is an object of the present invention to provide a communication device that secures confidentiality and further enhances usability by prohibiting storage of redial information of a destination that the user does not want to keep and registration as one-touch dialing and / or speed dialing. .

[0015] According to a ninth aspect of the present invention, the redial information after the erasure period set by the erasure period setting means for setting an erasure period until the redial information stored in the redial information storage means is erased is stored in the redial information. By deleting from the storage means, the redial information that is used less frequently is automatically deleted from the redial information storage means, and the redial information for which the user has forgotten the deletion operation is automatically deleted to ensure the confidentiality and the redial information. It is an object of the present invention to provide a communication device with better usability by effectively utilizing storage means.

[0016]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a communication apparatus comprising: an operation unit having at least a numeric keypad, a one-touch dial, and / or a speed dial for inputting a telephone number of a communication partner; Redial information storage means for temporarily storing the telephone number of the input destination as redial information, and dial information storage means for storing dial information such as the telephone number of the communication destination corresponding to one-touch dialing and / or speed dialing; The telephone number of the other party input from the operating means is stored in the redial information storage means as redial information, and the number of times of inputting the telephone number of the other party from the operating means is also counted, and the number of times of input is also calculated. Storing the redial information in the redial information storage means; When the number of inputs stored in the redial information of a row reaches a predetermined number of times set in advance, the redial information of the other party whose input number has reached the predetermined number of times is moved to the dial information storage means and The above object is achieved by providing control means for storing dial information.

According to the above arrangement, when the telephone number of the communication partner is input from the operation means, the telephone number of the communication partner is temporarily stored in the redial information storage means as redial information together with the number of times of inputting the telephone number. When the number of times of input stored in the redial information reaches a predetermined number of times set in advance, the redial information of the other party whose number of times of input has reached the predetermined number of times is transferred to the communication destination corresponding to one-touch dialing and / or speed dialing. Since it is moved to the dial information storage means for storing dial information such as a telephone number and stored as dial information, it is possible to effectively utilize the telephone number of the input destination and to register one-touch dial and / or speed dial. Time can be reduced, and one-touch dialing and / or speed dialing can be effectively utilized. With wear, it is possible to improve the utilization of the communication device.

In this case, for example, as described in claim 2, the control means moves the redial information of the redial information storage means to the dial information storage means. A vacant one-touch dial or abbreviated dial other than the already assigned one-touch dial and speed dial may be allocated to the dial information already stored in the dial information storage means.

According to the above arrangement, when the redial information in the redial information storage is moved to the dial information storage, the dial information that has been stored in the dial information storage is already applied to the moved dial information. Allocated one-touch dials or speed dials other than the assigned one-touch dials and speed dials are assigned, so that the operation of registering the one-touch dials and / or speed dials can be performed while effectively utilizing the telephone number of the input destination. Can be further reduced, the one-touch dial and / or the shortened dial can be more effectively used, and the usability of the communication device can be further improved.

Also, for example, as set forth in claim 3, the communication device further includes a predetermined notifying means, and the control means has moved the redial information to the dial information storage means as the dial information. Purport,
The notification means may be notified that a free one-touch dial or a speed dial is allocated to the moved dial information.

According to the above configuration, when the redial information of the redial information storage means is moved to the dial information storage means, the fact that the redial information has been moved to the dial information storage means as the dial information, and that there is no free space for the moved dial information. Is notified by a predetermined notification means that one-touch dialing or speed dialing has been assigned, so that redial information has been registered as one-touch dialing and / or speeding-up dialing information, or an empty one-touch dialing and / or speeding-up dial has been allocated. This can be made clear to the user, the one-touch dialing and / or the abbreviated dialing can be more effectively utilized, and the usability of the communication device can be further improved.

Further, for example, as set forth in claim 4, the communication apparatus further comprises a destination information obtaining means for obtaining destination information such as the name of the destination notified from the destination, and The means, when communicating, when the destination information obtaining means obtains the destination information, stores the destination information in the redial information storage means as the redial information in association with the telephone number of the destination. There may be.

According to the above arrangement, when the destination information such as the name of the destination notified from the destination is acquired, the destination information is associated with the telephone number of the destination and the redial information storage means as the redial information. , The effective use of the destination information such as the destination name and the like, the trouble in registering the one-touch dial and / or the abbreviated dial can be further reduced, and the usability of the communication device is further improved. Can be improved.

Further, for example, as set forth in claim 5, the communication apparatus further comprises a destination information obtaining means for obtaining destination information such as the name of the destination notified from the destination, and Means for displaying a destination such as a name of a destination assigned to the one-touch dial in correspondence with the one-touch dial, wherein the control means includes the destination obtained by the destination information obtaining means; When the redial information including the information is moved from the redial information storage means to the dial information storage means as the dial information and an empty one-touch dial is allocated, the destination information is assigned to the redial information. The information may be displayed on the destination display means of the dial.

According to the above configuration, after the destination information such as the name of the destination notified from the destination is obtained and stored in the redial information storage means as redial information, the redial information including the destination information is redialed. When an empty one-touch dial is assigned by moving the dial information from the information storage means to the dial information storage means and the vacant one-touch dial is assigned, the destination information is stored in correspondence with the one-touch dial of the operation means. Of the destination display means for displaying the destination of the one-touch dial assigned this time, the redial information including the destination information is automatically registered as dial information and assigned to an empty one-touch dial.
The destination such as the name of the destination information can be automatically displayed on the destination display means of the one-touch dial, and the operation of registering the destination in the dial information storage means can be omitted. Operational effort can be further reduced, one-touch dialing and / or abbreviated dialing can be more effectively utilized, and usability of the communication device can be further improved.

Further, for example, as set forth in claim 6, the communication device comprises: destination information obtaining means for obtaining destination information such as the name of the destination notified from the destination; The operation means further comprises: a destination label pasting section for pasting a destination label for displaying a destination such as a name of a destination assigned to the one-touch dial corresponding to the one-touch dial; Moving the redial information including the destination information acquired by the destination information acquisition means from the redial information storage means to the dial information storage means as the dial information and assigning an empty one-touch dial to the destination; The destination information may be recorded and output to the recording unit so that the destination information can be pasted on the destination label pasting section.

[0027] According to the above arrangement, after the destination information such as the name of the destination notified from the destination is obtained and stored in the redial information storage means as redial information, the redial information including the destination information is redialed. When the information is moved from the information storage means to the dial information storage means as dial information and an empty one-touch dial is allocated, a destination label indicating the destination such as the name of the destination assigned to the one-touch dial is attached to the destination information. As a destination label that can be pasted on the destination label pasting section is recorded and output by the predetermined recording means, the recorded destination label can be easily identified by simply pasting the recorded destination label to the destination label pasting section of the one-touch dial. And operation for registering a destination in the dial information storage means can be omitted. As a result, it is possible to further reduce the trouble of registering one-touch dial and / or abbreviated dial, to further effectively utilize the one-touch dial and / or abbreviated dial, and to improve the usability of the communication device. It can be further improved.

Further, for example, as set forth in claim 7, the operation means may include a number of destinations of the redial information stored in the redial information storage means and / or the redial information of the redial information storage means. Setting means for setting the specified number of times to move information to the dial information storage means, further comprising:
The redial information is stored in the redial information storage means and / or the redial information of the redial information storage means is stored in the dial information storage means based on the number of destinations and / or the specified number of times set by the setting means. It may control movement.

According to the above arrangement, the setting means for setting the number of destinations of the redial information stored in the redial information storage means and / or the specified number of times the redial information of the redial information storage means is moved to the dial information storage means. The control of storing the redial information in the redial information storage means and / or moving the redial information of the redial information storage means to the dial information storage means based on the number of destinations and / or the specified number of times set in step (1) is performed. According to the frequency of use by the user, the usability of the redial information and the usability as one-touch dial and / or speed dial can be improved, and the usability of the communication device can be further improved.

Further, for example, as set forth in claim 8, the operating means inhibits storing the redial information in the redial information storage means and / or stores the redial information in the redial information storage means. Storage / movement prohibition setting means for setting prohibition of movement to the dial information storage means, wherein the control means sets the redial information storage means to the redial information storage means in accordance with the setting of the storage / movement prohibition setting means. It may be one that inhibits storage of redial information and / or controls movement of the redial information from the redial information storage unit to the dial information storage unit.

According to the above configuration, the storage / movement prohibition for setting the prohibition of the storage of the redial information in the redial information storage means and / or the prohibition of the transfer of the redial information of the redial information storage means to the dial information storage means. In accordance with the settings made by the setting means, the prohibition of storing the redial information in the redial information storage means and / or the control of the transfer of the redial information of the redial information storage means to the dial information storage means are controlled, so that it is not desired to keep a communication record. It is possible to prohibit storage of the redial information of the other party and registration as one-touch dialing and / or abbreviated dialing, thereby ensuring confidentiality and further improving the usability of the communication device.

Further, for example, as set forth in claim 9, the operation means includes an erasing period setting means for setting an erasing period until the redial information stored in the redial information storage means is erased. Further, the control means may delete the redial information after the erasure period set by the erasure period setting means from the redial information storage means.

According to the above configuration, the redial information after the erasure period set by the erasure period setting means for setting the erasure period until the redial information stored in the redial information storage means is erased is stored in the redial information storage means. , Redial information that is used less frequently can be automatically deleted from the redial information storage means,
Further, it is possible to automatically erase the redial information for which the user has forgotten the erase operation, to secure confidentiality, and to effectively use the redial information storage means, thereby further improving the usability of the communication device. Can be.

[0034]

Preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. It should be noted that the embodiments described below are preferred embodiments of the present invention, and therefore, various technically preferable limitations are added. However, the scope of the present invention is not limited to the following description. The embodiments are not limited to these embodiments unless otherwise specified.

FIGS. 1 to 4 are diagrams showing an embodiment of a communication apparatus according to the present invention. FIG. 1 is a circuit block diagram of a facsimile apparatus 1 to which an embodiment of the communication apparatus according to the present invention is applied. It is.

In FIG. 1, a facsimile apparatus 1 as a communication apparatus includes a scanner 2, a plotter 3, an operation display unit 4, an image memory 5, a communication control unit 6, a modem 7, an NCU.
(Network control unit) 8, an encoding / decoding unit 9, a control unit 10, a temporary storage memory 11, a registration memory, and the like.

The scanner 2 is, for example, a CCD (Charge Co.)
A line image sensor or the like using an upled device is used, and usually has an ADF. A plurality of documents are set on the ADF, and the ADF conveys the set documents one by one to a document reading position of the scanner 2. The scanner 2 scans a document conveyed from the ADF and reads an image of the document at a predetermined resolution.

As the plotter (recording means) 3, for example, a thermal recording device having a thermal element, an electrophotographic recording device, an ink jet recording device, or the like is used. Alternatively, a recording paper cassette capable of setting a plurality of types of cut recording paper of a predetermined recording paper size is provided. The plotter 3 records and outputs a received image, an image of a document read by the scanner 2 and the like on recording paper supplied from a recording paper cassette, and also records and outputs a necessary report on the recording paper.

Operation display section (operation means, notification means, setting means, storage / movement prohibition setting means, deletion period setting means) 4
As shown in FIG. 2, the ten key 14 and the start key 1
5, and various operation keys such as various function keys 16, one-touch dial key 17, and speed dial key 18, and a display 19, for example, a liquid crystal display or a liquid crystal display with a touch panel. And various instructions such as transmission operation are input, and dialing information such as one-touch dialing and abbreviated dialing to be registered in the registration memory 12 and registration operation and registration of the telephone number and name of the own station to be registered in the registration memory 12 are performed. Various registration operations such as change / deletion of contents are performed, and the display 19 displays the contents of commands and operations input from operation keys and various information notified from the facsimile machine 1 to the operator. In particular, the operation display unit 4 stops the storage of the telephone number in the temporary storage memory 11 described later, prohibits the transfer of the destination information such as the telephone number of the destination from the temporary storage memory 11 to the registration memory 12, and the like. A setting operation for setting the memory state of the temporary storage memory 11 and the movement of the memory contents is performed.

In the operation display section 4, a destination label for pasting a destination label for displaying destination information such as a name of a destination assigned to the one-touch dial key 17 is attached above each one-touch dial key 17. A portion 17a is provided. The method of displaying the destination information is not limited to the method of providing the destination label attaching section 17a. For example, a liquid crystal destination display section (destination display means) may be provided above each one-touch dial key 17 and provided. The destination information such as the name of the other party may be displayed on the liquid crystal display unit.

Further, the operation display section 4 displays an operation for erasing destination information such as a telephone number of the destination stored in the temporary storage memory 11 and a storage period of the destination information stored in the temporary storage memory 11 ( An erasing period setting key (erasing period setting means) for setting the erasing period is provided.
0 erases the other party information from the temporary storage memory 11 after the erasure period (storage period) set by the erasure period setting key has elapsed.

The image memory 5 is a RAM (Random Access)
Memory), a hard disk or a removable memory card, and mainly stores received image data, transmitted image data, and the like.

A line L, for example, a public telephone line or a dedicated line, is connected to the NCU 8.
Operates under the control of the control unit 10 to automatically receive a call from the line L and perform an automatic call processing to the line L.

The communication control unit (destination information acquisition means) 6
While exchanging facsimile control signals with a communication destination facsimile apparatus connected via the line L,
The data conversion is performed, and the facsimile communication procedure is executed. In particular, at the time of facsimile transmission, the communication control unit 6 acquires an RTI (called station identification information) indicating the name of the other party sent from the other party, outputs the RTI to the control unit 10, and outputs the RTI to the control unit 10.
0 acquires the destination information from the RTI and stores it in the temporary storage memory 11 as redial information in association with the telephone number of the destination.

The modem 7 operates under the control of the control unit 10 to modulate a transmission signal in a form suitable for transmission on the line L during transmission, and to modulate a transmission signal transmitted from the line L during reception. Is demodulated.

The encoding / decoding section 9 is intended to improve the efficiency of storing image data in the image memory 5 and to shorten the transmission time of the image data and to increase the efficiency. Compression (encoding) by
At the time of reception, the encoded image data is reproduced (decoded) into original information.

The control unit (control means) 10 includes a CPU (Cent
ral Processing Unit), ROM (Read Only Memory)
And ROM (Random Access Memory)
It stores a basic processing program of the facsimile machine 1 and a dial information automatic registration processing program to be described later, as well as various system data and other data necessary for executing each program. The control unit 10 allows the CPU to execute R based on a program in the ROM.
While using the AM as a work memory, each part of the facsimile machine 1 is controlled to execute basic processing as the facsimile machine 1 and to execute automatic dial information registration processing to be described later.

The temporary storage memory (redial information storage means) 11 has a capacity for storing at least one redial information such as the telephone number of the transmission destination and the name of the transmission destination. The control unit 10 temporarily stores the telephone number of the transmission destination input by the ten keys 14 of the unit 4.

Registration memory (dial information storage means) 1
Reference numeral 2 includes, for example, a readable / writable non-volatile memory, and each information in the registration memory 12 is retained by a battery (not shown) even when a power failure or the power of the facsimile apparatus 1 is turned off. So, it is backed up. The registration memory 12 stores various settings such as dial information such as a destination telephone number and a destination name associated with one-touch dialing and abbreviated dialing of a plurality of destinations, and own-station information such as a telephone number and name of the own station. Each data (information) in the registration memory 12 can be registered, changed, and deleted one by one by operating a key on the operation display unit 4. As will be described later, a dial information automatic registration process is performed. Then, the redial information such as the telephone number stored in the temporary storage memory 11 is moved by the control unit 10 and registered as a destination telephone number (dial information) for one-touch dialing or abbreviated dialing.

Although not shown, the facsimile apparatus 1 includes an oscillating circuit, a frequency dividing circuit, and the like, and measures the current time, and also includes a clock section that generates various clocks necessary for the operation of the facsimile apparatus 1. I have.

Next, the operation of the present embodiment will be described. The facsimile apparatus 1 is characterized in that a telephone number of a destination input from the operation display unit 4 at the time of transmission is automatically registered as a speed dial or one-touch dial telephone number.

That is, the facsimile apparatus 1 has a one-touch data storage area for storing the one-touch dial and one-touch information such as a destination telephone number and a destination name associated with the one-touch dial in the registration memory 12. A dial and a shortened data storage area for storing shortened information such as a destination telephone number and a destination name associated with the speed dial are formed. And abbreviated information can be registered as dial information.

At the time of transmission, the facsimile apparatus 1 stores the telephone number of the transmission destination input from the operation display unit 4 using the numeric keypad 14 as redial information in the temporary storage memory 11, and stores the telephone number of the destination input with the numeric keypad 14. When the telephone number reaches a predetermined number of times, the telephone number is moved to the registration memory 12 and registered as a telephone number (dial information) of a destination of one-touch dialing or speed dialing.

The automatic dial information registration processing will be described below with reference to the flowcharts shown in FIGS.

The control unit 10 operates the numeric keypad 1 of the operation display unit 4.
When the telephone number of the transmission destination (destination telephone number) is input in step 4, it is determined whether the destination telephone number is a new destination telephone number by checking whether the telephone number is registered in the temporary storage memory 11. Check (Step S10
1) If it is a new destination telephone number, temporary storage memory 1
It is checked whether the number of destination telephone numbers stored in 1 (the number of redial information) is equal to or less than a predetermined set number M preset as the number of destination telephone numbers temporarily stored in the temporary storage memory 11 ( Step S102). In addition,
The set number M can be appropriately set by the user by operating the keys on the operation display unit 4. The control unit 10 stores the set number M input from the operation display unit 4 in the RAM in the control unit 10.
And compares the stored set number M with the number of destination telephone numbers already stored in the temporary storage memory 11.

In step S102, the temporary storage memory 11
Is less than or equal to the set number M, the control unit 10 stores the currently input destination telephone number in the temporary storage memory 11 as the number of times the destination telephone number has been input (in this processing, Since the destination telephone number is a new input, the number of inputs is one.), And the process ends (step S103). The control unit 10 then sets N
The CU 8 makes a call to the destination telephone number, and performs normal facsimile transmission processing.

In step S102, if the number of destination telephone numbers stored in the temporary storage memory 11 exceeds the set number of times M, the control unit 10 sets the destination telephone number stored in the temporary storage memory 11 Guidance is displayed on the display of the operation display unit 4 to indicate that the set number of times M has been exceeded and to select whether or not to store the newly input destination telephone number in the temporary storage memory 11 this time. The first destination setting is cleared or the last destination is prohibited from being stored in the temporary storage memory 11 in accordance with the content of an instruction given by a key operation of the operation display unit 4 by the user, and the process ends (step S104). ). That is, the control unit 10
When the user instructs storage of a new destination number by key operation of the operation display unit 4 according to the above display, the temporary storage memory 1
Clear the oldest destination telephone number (redial information) stored first among the destination telephone numbers stored in No. 1 or overwrite the oldest destination telephone number, and enter the new telephone number entered this time. To the temporary storage memory 11
When the user instructs to prohibit the storage of the new destination number by key operation of the operation display unit 4 in accordance with the above display, the processing is performed without storing the newly input new destination telephone number in the temporary storage memory 11. To end.

The selection as to whether or not to store the newly input destination number in the temporary storage memory 11 may be set in advance by operating a key on the operation display unit 4.
In this case, the display on the display is omitted, and the storage of the new destination number in the temporary storage memory 11 or the prohibition of the storage of the new destination number in the temporary storage memory 11 is performed according to the preset contents.

In step S101, if the input destination telephone number is not a new telephone number, that is, if the input destination telephone number is already a telephone number already stored in the temporary storage memory 11, the control unit 10 The number of times of input stored in the temporary storage memory 11 is read out for the telephone number, and whether the number of times of input has reached the preset number of times N (is the N-number input destination number)?
Is checked (step S105). Note that the set number N can be appropriately set by the user by operating the keys on the operation display unit 4. The control unit 10 stores the set number N input from the operation display unit 4 in a RAM or the like. The stored set number N is compared with the input number stored in correspondence with the newly entered destination telephone number in the temporary storage memory 11 to check whether the input number of the destination telephone number has reached the set number N. I do.

In step S105, when the input number is not the N-number input destination number, that is, when the input number of the destination number has not reached the set number N, the control unit 10 increments the input number of the destination number by "1". Then, the process is stored in the temporary storage memory 11, and the process ends (step S103).

In step S105, when the input number is the N-number input destination number, that is, when the input number of the destination telephone number has not reached the set number N, the control unit 10
When the telephone number which is the redial information of the destination and the destination information such as the name of the destination as described later are stored together with the telephone number, the destination name and the like are stored from the temporary storage memory 11 into the registration memory. It moves to the one-touch dial storage area or speed dial storage area 12 (step S106), and assigns the moved destination telephone number to an empty one-touch dial number or speed dial number (step S107).

When the control unit 10 assigns the one-touch dial number or the abbreviated dial number, the control unit 10 moves the destination telephone number of the temporary storage memory 11 to the registration memory 12 and registers that it has been registered as the one-touch dial or the abbreviated dial. The one-touch number or the abbreviated number assigned to the registered destination telephone number is displayed on the operation display unit 4.
Is notified to the user by displaying it on the display, by outputting sound, or by performing both display and sound (step S108).

By notifying the display or the like, the user can recognize that the destination telephone number stored in the temporary storage memory 11 has been registered in the registration memory 12 as a one-touch dial or abbreviated dial. Operation display unit 4 for the registered destination telephone number
, The destination information such as the name of the destination of the destination telephone number can be input and registered in the registration memory 12, and the registration operation of one-touch dialing and abbreviated dialing can be made simple and easy. .

Next, the control unit 10 controls the temporary storage memory 11
Then, the destination telephone number moved to the registration memory 12 from the temporary storage memory 11 is deleted (cleared), and the process is terminated (step S109).

As described above, in the facsimile apparatus 1 of the present embodiment, when the telephone number of the communication partner is input using the numeric keypad of the operation display unit 4, the telephone number of the communication partner is displayed together with the number of times of inputting the telephone number. When the number of inputs stored in the temporary storage memory 11 temporarily reaches the predetermined number of times set as the redial information, the redial information of the other party whose number of inputs reaches the predetermined number of times is registered. The memory 12 is stored as dial information for one-touch dialing or speed dialing.

Therefore, it is possible to reduce the trouble in the operation of registering the one-touch dial and the speed dial while effectively utilizing the telephone number of the input destination, and to effectively utilize the one-touch dial and the speed dial. It is possible to improve the usability of the facsimile machine 1 as well as the feasibility.

In the present embodiment, the number of destinations of the redial information stored in the temporary storage memory 11 and the redial information of the temporary storage memory 11 are stored in the registration memory 12.
The redial information is stored in the temporary storage memory 11 and the redial information registration memory of the temporary storage memory 11 is stored based on the specified number of destinations and the specified number of times set by key operation of the operation display unit 4. 12 is controlled.

Therefore, the usability of redial information and the usability as a one-touch dial or abbreviated dial can be improved in accordance with the frequency of use of each user, and the usability of the facsimile apparatus 1 can be further improved.

Furthermore, in the present embodiment, the prohibition of storing the redial information in the temporary storage memory 11 and the prohibition of the transfer of the redial information of the temporary storage memory 11 to the registration memory 12 are determined by the key operation of the operation display unit 4. In accordance with the setting state, the prohibition of storing the redial information in the temporary memory 11 and the movement of the redial information of the temporary storage memory to the registration memory 12 are controlled.

Therefore, storage of the redial information of the other party whose communication record is not desired to be recorded and registration as one-touch dialing or abbreviated dialing are prohibited, secrecy can be ensured, and the facsimile apparatus 1 can be used more easily. It can be further improved.

The facsimile machine 1 transmits destination information such as the name of the destination from the destination at the time of transmission to the destination of the destination telephone number input by the ten keys of the operation display unit 4.
(Called station identification information) and the like, the destination information is also stored in the temporary storage memory 11, and when the destination information is subsequently registered in the registration memory 12 as a one-touch dial or abbreviated dial, the name of the destination is obtained. Etc. are omitted.

That is, as shown in FIG.
When a call is made to a destination input using the numeric keypad at the time of transmission, it is checked whether or not the destination information, for example, RTI has been received from the destination (step S201).
For example, when the RTI is not received, the destination telephone number is stored in the temporary storage memory 11 together with the number of inputs (step S202).

When the control unit 10 receives the destination information, for example, the RTI in step S201, the control unit 10 sets the destination telephone number to the destination information such as the number of inputs and the destination name, for example, RT.
And temporary storage memory 11 as redial information.
(Step S203).

The destination information stored in the temporary storage memory 11 in this manner is used when the destination telephone number is transferred from the temporary storage memory 11 to the registration memory 12 and registered as a one-touch dial or a speed dial. The information is registered in the registration memory 12 together with the destination telephone number, and is used for displaying destination information such as a name on the display together with the telephone number when performing a one-touch dial operation or a speed dial operation. Needless to say, the destination information such as the name of the destination is not limited to the information received as the RTI.

When the destination information such as the name of the destination notified from the destination is acquired, the destination information is stored in the temporary storage memory 11 as the redial information in association with the telephone number of the destination. Then, by effectively utilizing the destination information such as the destination name and the like, it is possible to further reduce the trouble of registering the one-touch dial and the abbreviated dial, and to further improve the usability of the facsimile machine 1. it can.

Although not shown, the control unit 10 displays destination information such as the destination name of the destination telephone number registered in the one-touch dial, above each one-touch dial key 17 of the operation display unit 4. When the destination display section of the liquid crystal is provided, if the redial information moved from the temporary storage memory 11 to the registration memory 12 includes the destination information, the destination information is displayed on the destination display section. You may do so.

In this way, when the redial information including the destination information is automatically registered as the dial information and assigned to an empty one-touch dial, the destination such as the name of the destination information is displayed on the destination display section of the liquid crystal of the one-touch dial. In addition to the automatic display, the operation of registering the destination in the registration memory 12 can be omitted, so that the trouble of one-touch dial registration operation can be further reduced, and the one-touch dial can be more effectively used. And the usability of the facsimile machine 1 can be further improved.

Further, the facsimile machine 1 has a destination label for pasting a destination label for displaying destination information such as the name of a destination assigned to the one-touch dial key 17 above each one-touch dial key 17 of the operation display unit 4. A label attaching section 17a is provided. When the redial information moved from the temporary storage memory 11 to the registration memory 12 includes the destination information, the control section 10 transfers the destination information to the plotter 3. Address label attaching section 17a
May be recorded and output as a destination label that can be attached to a destination.

In this way, the destination label of the one-touch dial can be easily recognized simply by attaching the recorded destination label to the destination label attaching section 17a of the one-touch dial, and the destination to the registration memory 12 can be easily understood. Can be omitted, and the trouble of registering the one-touch dial can be further reduced.
The effective use of the one-touch dial can be further improved, and the usability of the facsimile apparatus 1 can be further improved.

Further, if the erasure period of the redial information stored in the temporary storage memory 11 is set by the erasure period setting key of the operation display unit 4, the control unit 10 stores the information in the temporary storage memory 11. Of the redial information, the redial information for which the set deletion period has elapsed is deleted from the temporary storage memory 11.

In this way, the redial information that is used less frequently can be automatically erased from the temporary storage memory 11, and the redial information for which the user has forgotten the erase operation can be automatically erased to ensure confidentiality. And the temporary storage memory 11 can be used effectively,
The usability of the facsimile machine 1 can be further improved.

Although the invention made by the present inventors has been specifically described based on the preferred embodiments, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various modifications may be made without departing from the gist of the invention. It goes without saying that it is possible.

[0083]

According to the communication device of the first aspect of the present invention, when a telephone number of a communication partner is input from the operating means, the telephone number of the communication partner together with the number of times of inputting the telephone number is used as redial information. When the number of inputs temporarily stored in the redial information storage means and the number of inputs stored in the redial information reaches a predetermined number of times, the redial information of the other party whose number of inputs has reached the predetermined number of times is stored in one-touch dial and / or Since it moves to the dial information storage means for storing dial information such as the telephone number of the communication destination corresponding to the speed dial and stores it as dial information,
While effectively utilizing the telephone number of the other party that has been input, it is possible to reduce the trouble of registering the one-touch dial and / or speed dial, and to effectively utilize the one-touch dial and / or speed dial. At the same time, the usability of the communication device can be improved.

According to the communication apparatus of the second aspect,
When the redial information of the redial information storage means is moved to the dial information storage means, the one-touch dial and the abbreviated dial which have already been assigned to the moved dial information are already assigned to the dial information already stored in the dial information storage means. Allocate a free one-touch dial or abbreviated dial other than, so that the effective use of the telephone number of the input destination can be further reduced, and the trouble of registering the one-touch dial and / or abbreviated dial can be further reduced. The effective use of the dial and / or the abbreviated dial can be further achieved, and the usability of the communication device can be further improved.

According to the communication device of the third aspect of the present invention,
When the redial information of the redial information storage means is moved to the dial information storage means, the redial information is moved to the dial information storage means as dial information, and an empty one-touch dial or abbreviated dial is assigned to the moved dial information. Is notified by a predetermined notifying means, so that the user can know that the redial information has been registered as one-touch dial and / or speed dial dial information and that the redial information has been assigned to an empty one-touch dial and / or speed dial. Thus, the one-touch dial and / or the shortened dial can be used more effectively, and the usability of the communication device can be further improved.

According to the communication apparatus of the fourth aspect,
When the destination information such as the name of the destination notified from the destination is acquired, the destination information is stored in the redial information storage means as redial information in association with the telephone number of the destination, so that the destination name, etc. By effectively utilizing the other party's information, it is possible to further reduce the trouble of registering the one-touch dial and / or speed dial,
The usability of the communication device can be further improved.

According to the communication device of the invention described in claim 5,
After acquiring the destination information such as the name of the destination notified from the destination and storing it in the redial information storage means as redial information, the redial information including the destination information is transferred from the redial information storage means to the dial information storage means. When an empty one-touch dial is assigned by moving as the dial information, the destination information is displayed on the destination display means for displaying the destination such as the name of the destination assigned to the one-touch dial corresponding to the one-touch dial of the operation means. Since the redial information including the destination information is automatically registered as dial information and assigned to an empty one-touch dial, the destination information of the one-touch dial is displayed in the destination display means of the one-touch dial. The address such as the name can be displayed automatically Since the operation of registering the destination in the dial information storage means can be omitted, the operation of registering the one-touch dial and / or the speed dial can be further reduced, and the one-touch dial and / or the speed dial can be effectively used. It is possible to further improve the usability and further improve the usability of the communication device.

According to the communication device of the sixth aspect of the present invention,
After acquiring the destination information such as the name of the destination notified from the destination and storing it in the redial information storage means as redial information, the redial information including the destination information is transferred from the redial information storage means to the dial information storage means. If it is moved as dial information and an empty one-touch dial is assigned, the destination information can be pasted to a destination label pasting section for pasting a destination label indicating the destination such as the name of the destination assigned to the one-touch dial. Since the destination label is recorded and output by a predetermined recording means, the destination of the one-touch dial can be easily identified simply by pasting the recorded destination label on the destination label attaching part of the one-touch dial, and the dial information storage. The operation of registering the destination in the means can be omitted,
The trouble of registering one-touch dial and / or abbreviated dial can be further reduced, the one-touch dial and / or abbreviated dial can be more effectively used, and the usability of the communication device can be further improved. Can be done.

According to the communication device of the invention described in claim 7,
The number of destinations of the redial information stored in the redial information storage means and / or the number of destinations set by the setting means for setting the specified number of times the redial information of the redial information storage means is moved to the dial information storage means; And / or controlling the storage of the redial information in the redial information storage means and / or the transfer of the redial information to the dial information storage means on the basis of the prescribed number of times. , And as a one-touch dial and / or abbreviated dial, it is possible to further improve the usability of the communication device.

According to the communication device of the invention described in claim 8,
According to the setting of the storage / movement prohibition setting means for prohibiting the storage of the redial information in the redial information storage means and / or the prohibition of the transfer of the redial information of the redial information storage means to the dial information storage means, Prohibition of storing redial information in redial information storage means and / or
Or, since the transfer of the redial information to the dial information storage means of the redial information storage means is controlled, the storage of the redial information of the other party whose communication record is not desired to be recorded and the registration as one-touch dial and / or speed dial are prohibited. Therefore, confidentiality can be ensured, and usability of the communication device can be further improved.

According to the communication apparatus of the ninth aspect,
Since the redial information after the erasure period set by the erasure period setting means is set by the erasure period setting means for erasing the redial information stored in the redial information storage means is erased from the redial information storage means, the usage frequency is low. The redial information can be automatically deleted from the redial information storage means, and the redial information for which the user has forgotten the deletion operation can be automatically deleted to ensure confidentiality, and the redial information storage means can be effectively used. And the usability of the communication device can be further improved.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a circuit block diagram of a facsimile apparatus to which an embodiment of a communication device according to the present invention is applied.

FIG. 2 is a plan view of an operation display unit of the facsimile machine of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing dial information automatic registration processing by the facsimile apparatus of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing destination information automatic registration processing in the dial information automatic registration processing by the facsimile machine of FIG. 1;

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Facsimile apparatus 2 Scanner 3 Plotter 4 Operation display part 5 Image memory 6 Communication control part 7 Modem 8 NCU 9 Encoding / decoding part 10 Control part 11 Temporary storage memory 12 Registration memory 13 Bus

Claims (9)

[Claims] An operating means having at least a numeric keypad for inputting a telephone number of a communication partner, a one-touch dial and / or a speed dial, and a telephone number of a partner input from the operating means are temporarily stored as redial information. Redial information storage means, one-touch dial and / or
Or, dial information storage means for storing dial information such as a telephone number of a communication destination corresponding to abbreviated dialing, and storing the telephone number of the other party inputted from the operation means as redial information in the redial information storage means. Counting the number of inputs of the telephone number of the other party from the operating means, storing the number of inputs also as the redial information in the redial information storage means, and storing the number of inputs in the redial information of the redial information storage means. When the number of inputs reaches a predetermined number of times set in advance, control means for moving the redial information of the other party whose number of inputs has reached the predetermined number of times to the dial information storage means and storing the same as the dial information, A communication device comprising: 2. The control means, when the redial information in the redial information storage means is moved to the dial information storage means, the control means stores the redial information stored in the dial information storage means with respect to the moved dial information. 2. The communication apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a free one-touch dial or a speed dial other than the one-touch dial and the speed dial already allocated to the dial information is allocated. 3. The communication apparatus further comprises a predetermined notifying means, wherein the control means is configured to move the redial information to the dial information storage means as the dial information, 3. The communication device according to claim 1, wherein the communication unit notifies the notification unit that a free one-touch dial or a speed dial is allocated. 4. The communication apparatus further comprises: destination information obtaining means for obtaining destination information such as the name of the destination notified from the destination, wherein the control means obtains the destination information during communication. 4. The method according to claim 1, wherein when the means acquires the destination information, the destination information is stored in the redial information storage means as the redial information in association with the telephone number of the destination. The communication device according to any one of the above. 5. The communication device according to claim 1, further comprising: destination information acquisition means for acquiring destination information such as the name of the destination notified from the destination. Destination control means for displaying a destination such as the name of a destination assigned to one-touch dialing, wherein the control means stores the redial information including the destination information acquired by the destination information acquisition means in the redial information storage Means for moving to the dial information storage means as the dial information and allocating an empty one-touch dial, causing the destination information to be displayed on the destination display means of the one-touch dial assigned to the redial information. Claim 1.
The communication device according to any one of claims 1 to 4. 6. The communication apparatus further comprises: destination information acquisition means for acquiring destination information such as the name of the destination notified from the destination; and a predetermined recording means; Corresponding to the one-touch dial, comprises a destination label pasting unit for pasting a destination label that displays a destination such as the name of a destination assigned to the one-touch dial,
The control means moves the redial information including the destination information acquired by the destination information acquisition means from the redial information storage means to the dial information storage means as the dial information and allocates an empty one-touch dial. 5. The communication apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a destination label that allows the destination information to be pasted on the destination label pasting section is recorded and output by the recording means. 7. The method according to claim 1, wherein the operation means moves the number of destinations of the redial information stored in the redial information storage means and / or the redial information of the redial information storage means to the dial information storage means. Setting means for setting a specified number of times, wherein the control means stores the redial information in the redial information storage means and / or based on the number of destinations set by the setting means and / or the specified number of times. 2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the redial information storage means controls movement of the redial information to the dial information storage means.
The communication device according to any one of claims 1 to 6. 8. The operating means inhibits storage of the redial information in the redial information storage means and / or inhibits transfer of the redial information of the redial information storage means to the dial information storage means. Storage / movement prohibition setting means for setting, wherein the control means prohibits storage of the redial information in the redial information storage means and / or the redial according to a setting of the storage / movement prohibition setting means. 8. The communication apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a transfer of the redial information of the information storage unit to the dial information storage unit is controlled. 9. The erasure period setting means for setting an erasure period until erasure of the redial information stored in the redial information storage means, wherein the control means comprises: 9. The communication device according to claim 1, wherein the redial information for which the deletion period set by the setting unit has elapsed is deleted from the redial information storage unit.