JP2001285545A - Communication terminal device with destination recognition function - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a communication terminal device with a destination recognition function, which determines a forwarding destination on the basis of contents of received image data to forward this received image data to the forwarding destination. SOLUTION: When image data is received, specific graphics are detected from received image data, and a corresponding forwarding destination is recognized on the basis of detected graphics, and received image data is forwarded to the forwarding destination which made the recognition.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an improvement in a communication terminal device such as a facsimile device having a function of transferring received image data to a predetermined destination.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Recently, in an office or the like, a communication terminal device having a function of transferring image data received through a telephone line to a predetermined transfer destination, such as a facsimile machine, has been used.

[0003]

By the way, in the above-mentioned conventional communication terminal device, the received image data is transferred to a transfer destination set in advance by a user or a transfer destination specified by a facsimile communication procedure signal on the transmission side. However, there is no method for determining the transfer destination based on the content of the received image data.

The present invention has been made in consideration of the above circumstances, and has a destination recognition function capable of determining a transfer destination according to the content of received image data and transferring the received image data to the transfer destination. It is intended to provide a communication terminal device.

[0005]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a communication terminal apparatus having a destination recognizing function according to the present invention. Is detected, the corresponding transfer destination is recognized based on the detected graphic, and the received image data is transferred to the recognized transfer destination.

In the communication terminal device with a destination recognition function according to the present invention, when image data is received, a plurality of specific figures and / or specific character strings are detected from the received image data, and the plurality of detected plural characters are detected. A corresponding transfer destination is recognized based on the graphic and / or character string, and the received image data is transferred to the recognized transfer destination.

In the communication terminal device with a destination recognition function according to the third aspect, when image data is received, a plurality of specific character strings are detected from the received image data, and based on a combination of the plurality of detected character strings. And recognizes the corresponding transfer destination, and transfers the received image data to the recognized transfer destination.

[0008]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an example of a main configuration of a communication terminal device of the present invention. Here, the configuration of the facsimile apparatus is shown as the communication terminal apparatus, but the present invention is not limited to this example, and may be a personal computer having a data transmission function.

The facsimile apparatus 1 comprises a CPU and the like, and a main control unit 10 for controlling the following units, an NCU 11 for controlling connection to the telephone line L, and a modem for modulating and demodulating various signals required for facsimile communication. 12
And an image memory 13 for storing encoded image data.
A RAM 14 for storing speed dial numbers and the like, a ROM 15 for storing various programs necessary for the operation of the facsimile machine 1, a display unit 16 composed of a liquid crystal screen and LEDs, and various operation keys. Operation unit 17 configured and reading unit 1 that reads a set document
8 and a recording unit 19 for recording image data on recording paper set in advance.

In the facsimile apparatus 1, the telephone line L
Is automatically determined on the basis of the content of the image data received via the MFP, and the received image data is transferred to the determined destination. In order to enable this, the image memory 13 , A page buffer, and the RAM 14 includes graphic / character string registration means and transfer destination registration means. Each of the figure / character string registration means and the transfer destination registration means is constituted by each table described later.
It will be described together with 3.

FIG. 2 shows tables constituting the figure / character string registration means. FIG. 2A shows a figure registration table.
14B is a product name registration table, 14C is a company name registration table, 14D is a person-in-charge registration table, and 14E is an address registration table, which registers figures and character strings with numbers. Here, in the table 14A, a figure is registered as image data, and other tables 14B to 14B are registered.
In 14E, a character string is registered as character data.

FIG. 3 shows each table constituting the transfer destination registering means. Reference numeral 14F denotes a transfer table for each figure, in which transfer destinations are registered corresponding to the figure numbers in the figure registration table 14A. Reference numeral 14G denotes a character string-based transfer table, in which transfer destinations are registered corresponding to company name numbers in the company name registration table 14C. Note that the present invention is not limited to the company name number in the company name registration table 14C, but may be the product name number in the product name registration table 14B, the person name number in the person name registration table 14D, or the address number in the address registration table 14E.

Reference numeral 14H denotes a transfer table for each figure / character string, in which transfer destinations are registered corresponding to combinations of the figure numbers in the figure registration table 14A and the address numbers in the address registration table 14E. Note that a plurality of graphic numbers may be registered. Further, the present invention is not limited to the address number in the address registration table 14E, but may be the product name number in the product name registration table 14B, the company name number in the company name registration table 14C, or the person name number in the person in charge name registration table 14D. ,
A combination of two or more of these may be used.

Reference numeral 14I denotes a character string combination transfer table, which includes a company name number in a company name registration table 14C,
The transfer destination is registered corresponding to the combination with the product name number in the product name registration table 14B. It should be noted that the present invention is not limited to the combination of the company name number and the product name number, but may be another combination or a combination of three or more.

In such a configuration, when image data is received, the facsimile apparatus 1 performs the following operation. This will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

That is, when receiving the image data, the facsimile machine 1 stores the received image data in the image memory 13 (100). Then, the image memory 1
3, the image data corresponding to the first page is read out, decoded by a codec (not shown), and the data is developed in the image memory 13A (101).

Thereafter, a figure is recognized from the image data developed in the image memory 13A, and the figure registration table 14 is recognized.
A that matches the figure registered in A is detected (10
2) Subsequently, the image data expanded in the image memory 13A is converted to character data by OCR processing, and a character string registered in the tables 14B to 14E is detected from the character data (103).

Then, the following processing is performed based on the judgment format table previously selected by the user.
That is, if the format for determining the transfer destination based on the graphic-specific transfer table 14F is selected, the facsimile apparatus 1 refers to the graphic-specific transfer table 14F and determines the transfer destination corresponding to the previously detected graphic number. Recognize and decide (1
05).

If the format for determining the transfer destination based on the character string transfer table 14G is selected, the facsimile apparatus 1 refers to the character string transfer table 14G and determines the number of the previously detected character string. (106).

A transfer table 14H for each figure / character string
If the format that determines the forwarding destination based on is selected,
The facsimile machine 1 has a transfer table 1 for each figure / character string.
With reference to 4H, the transfer destination corresponding to the combination of the previously detected figure number and the previously detected character string number is recognized and determined (107).

The character string combination transfer table 14I
If the format that determines the forwarding destination based on is selected,
The facsimile machine 1 has a character string combination transfer table 1
With reference to 4I, the transfer destination corresponding to the combination of the previously detected character string numbers is recognized and determined (108).

Thereafter, the facsimile machine 1 specifies the determined transfer destination (109), and transfers the image data stored in the image memory 13 (110).

[0023]

As can be understood from the above description, in the communication terminal device having the destination recognition function according to the first aspect of the present invention, when image data is received, a specific figure is detected from the received image data. Since the corresponding transfer destination is recognized based on the detected graphic, the transfer destination can be determined according to the content of the received image data, and the received image data can be transferred to the transfer destination.

In the communication terminal device with a destination recognition function according to the second aspect, when image data is received, a plurality of specific figures and / or specific character strings are detected from the received image data, and the plurality of detected plural characters are detected. Since the corresponding transfer destination is recognized based on the graphic and / or character string, the transfer destination can be determined based on accurate information, and the received image data is not transferred to the wrong transfer destination.

In the communication terminal device with the destination recognition function according to the third aspect, when image data is received, a plurality of specific character strings are detected from the received image data, and based on a combination of the plurality of detected character strings. Since the corresponding transfer destination is recognized, the transfer destination can be determined based on various types of information, and the transfer destination can be accurately determined.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an example of a main configuration of a communication terminal device of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram for explaining a figure / character string registration unit;

FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating a transfer destination registration unit.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a basic operation of the communication terminal device.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Communication terminal apparatus 13A ... Image memory 14A ... Graphic registration table 14B ... Product name registration table 14C ... Company name registration table 14D ... Person name registration table 14E ... Address Registration table 14F: Transfer table by figure 14G: Transfer table by character string 14H: Transfer table by figure / character string 14I: Transfer table of character string combination

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Claims (3)

[Claims] When an image data is received, a specific figure is detected from the received image data, a corresponding transfer destination is recognized based on the detected figure, and the received image data is stored in the recognized transfer destination. Transferring,
Communication terminal device with destination recognition function. 2. When image data is received, a plurality of specific figures and / or specific character strings are detected from the received image data, and a corresponding transfer is performed based on the plurality of detected figures and / or character strings. A communication terminal device having a destination recognition function, which recognizes a destination and transfers the received image data to the recognized transfer destination. 3. When image data is received, a plurality of specific character strings are detected from the received image data, and a corresponding transfer destination is recognized based on a combination of the detected plurality of character strings, and the recognized transfer is recognized. A communication terminal device with a destination recognition function, wherein the received image data is transferred first.