JP3294546B2 - Communication device, control method therefor, and storage medium - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

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The present invention relates to a communication device, a control method thereof, and a storage medium.

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2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, various communication apparatuses having a function of sending an ID composed of a character string for identifying its own terminal to a communication partner terminal or a communication network have been provided.

For example, a facsimile apparatus has a function of registering a telephone number of a terminal and a name of a terminal user, and transmitting the registered telephone number, name, and the like to a facsimile machine or a telephone network. Further, in some cases, one facsimile apparatus can be connected to a plurality of types of communication networks, so that a plurality of own terminal IDs can be registered,
There is also a facsimile machine that can use an ID properly depending on a connected network.

In general, the types of characters and the maximum number of characters that can be used may differ depending on a connected network, a partner terminal, and a function. Therefore, in a complex communication device capable of various communication modes, a plurality of communication devices are required. It has a function of registering its own terminal identification ID and selecting and transmitting an appropriate ID according to the purpose of use.

In addition, when registering the terminal ID of the own device for each purpose, various measures have been taken such that characters that cannot be used in advance cannot be registered, and character strings exceeding the number of characters that can be transmitted cannot be registered. Was.

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However, in the conventional communication device, there is a trouble that the operator has to register a plurality of own terminal identification IDs for one communication device. In addition, since the types of characters and the number of characters that can be used differ for each ID, the operator has to register an ID that takes that into account. Further, in some cases, it is necessary for the operator to select which ID is to be transmitted during communication, so that the operation is complicated.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems, and an operator registers an ID of a terminal of his / her own device and sends an ID corresponding to various communication partner terminals, a communication method, or a communication network. To provide a communication device and a control method that can perform the operation, and eliminates the complexity of the operation that occurs when a plurality of own terminal IDs are required and the complexity of the operation that occurs due to restrictions on character types, character string lengths, and the like. The purpose is to do.

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According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a communication apparatus comprising: a storage unit capable of storing an ID for identifying a terminal of the communication apparatus; I that can be stored in the storage means
D registration means, ID transmission means for transmitting an ID to a communication partner terminal or a communication network, and ID storage means stored in the storage means.
Determining means for determining whether or not a character string unsuitable for use is included in the character string of D, wherein the determining means determines whether the character string unsuitable for use is included in the character string of the ID stored in the storage means. If it is determined that the ID is included, the ID sending means deletes a character string that is not suitable for use from the character string of the ID registered in the storage means as a sending ID and transmits the ID to the communication partner terminal or the communication partner terminal. It is characterized in that it is transmitted to the network.

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In the first, tenth, and nineteenth aspects of the present invention, the character string of the ID registered by the operator is:
If there is a character that is not suitable for use as the transmission ID, the character with the character deleted is transmitted to the communication partner terminal or the communication network for transmission.

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According to the second , tenth and eighteenth aspects of the present invention,
If a character that is not suitable for use as a transmission ID exists in the character string of the ID registered by the operator, the character obtained by replacing the character with a space (blank character) is the transmission ID.
To the communication partner terminal or the communication network.

Further , in claims 3, 11 and 19 of the present invention,
When the type of characters that can be used as the sending ID differs depending on the type of the communication partner terminal, the type of the communication network, the communication method, etc., based on the type of the communication partner terminal, the type of the communication network, the communication method, etc. , I registered by the operator
It is determined whether the character string of D contains a character that is not suitable for use as the sending ID.

According to claims 4 , 12 and 20 of the present invention,
If the length of the character string of the ID registered by the operator, that is, the number of characters exceeds the number of characters that can be used as the transmission ID, the ID registered by the operator
Is the transmission ID for which the portion that exceeds the number of characters is deleted.
To the communication partner terminal or the communication network.

According to claims 5 , 13 and 21 of the present invention,
If the character string length that can be used as the sending ID, that is, the number of characters differs depending on the type of the communication partner terminal, the type of communication network, the communication method, etc., the type of the communication partner terminal, the type of communication network, the communication method, etc. , It is determined whether or not the character string length of the ID registered by the operator exceeds the number of characters that can be used as the transmission ID.

Further , in claims 6 , 14 and 22 of the present invention,
In particular, in a facsimile apparatus and a facsimile communication control for performing communication of image data,
The functions of 10 to 15 and 19 to 24 are realized.

Further, according to claims 7, 8, 15, 16, of the present invention ,
In the storage units 23 and 24 , the storage unit is realized by an external storage unit such as a hard disk.

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Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. Here, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with respect to a facsimile apparatus as a communication apparatus.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a facsimile apparatus according to the first, second, and third embodiments of the present invention.

In FIG. 1, a CPU 101 is a system control unit, which controls the entire apparatus. ROM
102 stores a control program of the CPU 101.

The RAM 103 is constituted by an SRAM or the like.
This is for storing program control variables and the like. The transmission destination and various setting values registered by the operator, management data of the apparatus, and various work buffers are also stored in the RAM 103.
Is stored in The own terminal ID and the number-of-characters count parameter used in the operation of the present embodiment described later are also stored in the RAM 103.

The storage memory 104 is composed of a DRAM or the like, and stores image data. External display unit 10
Reference numeral 5 denotes an LCD, an LED, or the like for notifying a user of a display. The speaker 106 notifies and warns the user by voice, and outputs the PSTN line 109 or the ISD
It monitors the signal sound transmitted and received through the N line 111.

A modem (MODEM) 107 modulates and demodulates a facsimile transmission / reception signal. A network control unit (NCU) 108 has a function of transmitting a selection signal (dial pulse public line network) 110 and An automatic incoming call operation is also performed by detecting a signal. CCU110 is ISD
Line control for connecting to the N line (integrated digital communication network) 111 is performed.

The image processing section 112 performs a correction process on the read image data and outputs high-definition image data. The scanner 113 includes a CS image sensor,
It is composed of a document transport mechanism or the like, which reads a document optically and converts it into electrical image data.

The operation unit 114 is composed of a keyboard, a touch panel, and the like, and is used by an operator to perform various input operations. The printer formatter 115 analyzes a printer description language and converts it into image data when printing file data from an external crisis such as a workstation. The printer 116 is a device that records received images and file data on recording paper.

FIG. 2 shows three types of self-terminal identification IDs used in the facsimile apparatuses according to the first, second, and third embodiments of the present invention, and IDs that can be registered by an operator.
The following table summarizes the characters that can be used and the maximum number of characters.

In the facsimile apparatus of this embodiment,
It has a function of transmitting the three kinds of own terminal identification IDs shown in FIG. 2 to a partner terminal or a communication network using a predetermined character code. These three types of own terminal identification I
D mainly means the telephone number of the terminal, and is used differently depending on the communication method and the line used.

The first is a "G4 user TEL" sent to the partner terminal when transmitting G4, the second is a "G3 user TEL" sent to the partner terminal when transmitting G3, and the third is This is the “ISDN registration number” sent to the communication network when the ISDN line 111 is used.

G4 and G3 are types of facsimile communication standards, and the ISDN line 111 is a type of line. Therefore, for example, in the case of G4 transmission using an ISDN line, it is also possible to send out “G4 user TEL” and “ISDN registration number”.
In the case of G3 transmission using a line, it is also possible to transmit two “G3 user TEL” and “ISDN registration number”.

As summarized in FIG. 2, these three types of own terminal identification IDs differ in the types of characters that can be used and the maximum number of characters that can be used.

That is, the characters that can be used in the “G4 user TEL” are numbers 0 to 9, *, #, +, spaces (blank characters), and alphabets (A to Z, a to z). 23 characters. Also, "G3 user TEL"
The characters that can be used in are numeric characters 0 to 9, +, and a space (blank character), and the maximum number of characters is 20 characters. In addition, "I
The characters that can be used in the "SDN registration number" are the numbers 0-9,
*, #, +, Space (blank character), alphabet (A to Z, a to z), and the maximum number of characters is 32 characters.

The usable characters and the maximum number of characters shown here are standard ones based on the recommendation of ITU-T (a department that establishes the communication protocol of the International Telecommunications Union). In the facsimile apparatus of the present embodiment, information as shown in FIG.
03, and based on this, it is determined whether it is a usable character or the number of usable characters.

In the conventional facsimile machine, the operator can register three types of IDs, "G4 user TEL", "G3 user TEL", and "ISDN registration number", respectively. One of the IDs is transmitted according to the communication method or the line. On the other hand, in the facsimile apparatus of the present embodiment,
By using the method of the present invention, the operator can register only one kind of own terminal identification ID to realize a function equivalent to the conventional one.

FIGS. 3, 4 and 5 are flow charts showing one example of the operation of the facsimile apparatus according to the first, second and third embodiments of the present invention, respectively.

First, the operation of the facsimile apparatus according to the first embodiment will be described with reference to FIG.

In the facsimile apparatus according to the first embodiment, the characters that can be used by the operator to register his / her own terminal identification ID in the apparatus are, as shown in FIG.
The maximum number of characters is 20, plus 9, and spaces (blank characters). G4 user TEL, G3 user TEL, IS
Since the maximum number of characters of each DN registration number falls within the maximum number of characters (20 characters) of the own terminal identification ID, in the first embodiment, it is not necessary to consider the number of characters when sending an ID.

However, when sending the ISDN registration number, there is a possibility that “+” which cannot be used as the ISDN registration number is used, so the sending ID in which “+” is replaced with a space is used. The process shown in FIG. 3 is required to create the file. Hereinafter, the operation of the first embodiment for transmitting the ISDN registration number will be described.

In the flowchart of FIG. 3, the ID registered by the operator is copied to the transmission ID buffer,
The processing until the sending ID is determined is shown. In addition,
The ID registered by the operator, the transmission ID buffer, and the character count parameter N used in the flowchart of FIG. 3 are all stored in the RAM 103. Here, it is assumed that the operator has already registered an ID having one or more characters.

First, to refer from the first character of the ID,
The character count parameter N is set to 1 (S30).
1). Next, the Nth character of the ID registered by the operator (the first character is N = 1 at first) is the transmission I
It is determined whether it can be used as D (S302). That is, here, it is determined whether or not the Nth character is “+” which cannot be used as an ISDN registration number.

Here, if it is not "+", the sending I
Since it is a character that can be used as D, the registered I
The Nth character of D is copied to the Nth character of the transmission ID buffer (S304). If it is "+", it is a character that cannot be used as a sending ID, and a space (blank) is stored at the Nth character of the sending ID buffer (S30).
3).

When the processing of the N-th character is completed in this way, 1 is added to N (S305), and it is determined whether or not the N-th (N after 1 is added) character of the registered ID exists. Is determined (S306), and if there is, the processing from S302 onward is repeated. The Nth character of the ID registered in S306 does not exist, that is, the registered ID
Is determined to have ended, the transmission ID is determined (S307), and the process ends.

According to the above-described processing, in the first embodiment, a character that cannot be used as a transmission ID among characters used in an ID registered by an operator can be replaced with a space.

Next, the operation of the facsimile apparatus according to the second embodiment will be described with reference to FIG.

In the facsimile apparatus according to the second embodiment, the maximum number of characters that can be used when an operator registers his / her own terminal identification ID in the apparatus is 23 as shown in FIG.
Character. The maximum 23 characters are G3 user TEL
Since the maximum number of characters (20 characters) is exceeded, the process shown in FIG.

Hereinafter, in the second embodiment, even if an ID exceeding 20 characters is registered by the operator and an unusable character is registered as a sending ID, the G3 user A description will be given of a process capable of transmitting a TEL normally. The processing when an unusable character is registered is the same as in the first embodiment, and a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing a process of copying an ID registered by an operator into an ID buffer for transmission.
The processing until the sending ID is determined is shown. In addition,
The ID registered by the operator, the transmission ID buffer, and the character count parameter N used in the flowchart of FIG. 4 are all stored in the RAM 103. Here, it is assumed that the operator has already registered an ID having one or more characters.

First, S401, S402, S40 in FIG.
3, S404, and S405 are performed in steps S301, S302, S303, and S30 in FIG. 3 showing the first embodiment.
4 and S305. Also, S407,
The processing of S408 is the same as S306 and S307 in FIG.

The difference from FIG. 3 is that the process of S 406 is entered. This is a process for determining whether or not the character number count parameter N exceeds the maximum number of characters that can be transmitted. In other words, a maximum of 20 characters can be transmitted to the partner terminal as the G3 user TEL, but when the G3 user TEL exceeds that, a process of determining up to the 20th character as the transmission ID is performed. If N is equal to or less than the number of characters that can be transmitted, the process proceeds to S407 to process the next character.

According to the processing described above, in the second embodiment, of the characters used in the ID registered by the operator, characters that cannot be used as the transmission ID can be replaced with spaces, and If the registered ID exceeds the number of characters that can be used as the transmission ID, the portion exceeding the maximum number of characters can be deleted and used as the transmission ID.

Next, the operation of the facsimile apparatus according to the third embodiment will be described with reference to FIG.

In the facsimile apparatus according to the third embodiment, the maximum number of characters that can be used by the operator to register his / her own terminal identification ID in the apparatus is 32 as shown in FIG.
Character. The maximum 32 characters are G3 user TEL
Since the maximum number of characters (20 characters) is exceeded, the process shown in FIG.

Further, when the operator uses the terminal identification I
Characters that can be used when registering D are numbers 0 to 9, *, #, +, and alphabets (A to A) as shown in FIG.
Z, a to z) and spaces (blank characters). Therefore, when transmitting the G3 user TEL, the G3 user T
Since there is a possibility that an alphabet that cannot be used in EL, or * or #, may be included, the processing described in this embodiment is required.

Regarding the processing when an unusable character is included, the method of replacing the unusable character with a space has been described in the first and second embodiments, but in the third embodiment, G among IDs registered by the operator
A method is used in which characters that cannot be used as the three-user TEL are deleted and used as the transmission ID.

Hereinafter, in the third embodiment, even if an ID exceeding 20 characters is registered by the operator and an unusable character is registered as the sending ID, A description will be given of a process capable of normally transmitting the G3 user TEL by a method different from the embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing a process of copying the ID registered by the operator into the transmission ID buffer,
This shows processing until the sending ID is determined.
The ID registered by the operator, the sending ID buffer, and the character count parameters M and N used in the flowchart of FIG.
3 is stored. Here, it is assumed that the operator has already registered an ID having one or more characters.

First, the ID registered by the operator
N which is a parameter for counting the number of characters of
1 is set to each of M, which is a parameter for counting the number of characters of the transmission ID, (S501). Next, it is determined whether or not the N-th (first at N = 1, first) character of the ID registered by the operator can be used as the transmission ID (S502). That is, here, the N-th character of the registered ID is an alphabet (A to Z,
a to z), or *, or #.

If it is determined that the character is usable, the N-th character of the registered ID is replaced with the sending ID.
Store in the M-th character of the buffer (S503), and set 1 in M and N
Is added (S504, S505). If it is determined in S502 that the character cannot be used, the character is not stored in the transmission ID buffer, and 1 is added to N (S505).

Thereafter, it is determined whether or not M, which is the character number counter of the sending ID, exceeds the maximum number of usable characters (here, 20 characters) (S506). It is determined whether or not the Nth character of the ID exists (S507). If it is determined in step S507 that the N-th character of the registered ID exists, the process proceeds to step S502 to perform the processing of the N-th character, and the process is repeated.

When it is determined in S506 that M exceeds the maximum number of usable characters, or in S507
If it is determined that the Nth character of the registered ID does not exist, the character string stored in the transmission ID buffer is determined as the transmission ID (S508), and the process ends.

According to the above-described processing, in the third embodiment, characters that cannot be used as the transmission ID among the characters used in the ID registered by the operator can be deleted, and the ID registered by the operator can be deleted. If the number exceeds the number of characters that can be used as the sending ID, the portion exceeding the maximum number of characters can be deleted and used as the sending ID.

The above operation is performed by the CPU 101
Is executed based on a program stored in the ROM 102 or the RAM 103. The present invention stores such a program in various storage media such as a floppy disk, hard disk, optical disk, magneto-optical disk, CD-ROM, and memory card. The information may be stored, read by a dedicated reading device into an information processing device such as a computer, or a facsimile device, and may be executed by the CPU 101.

In the above embodiment, a general facsimile apparatus has been described as an example, but the present invention is not limited to this.
For example, copy function, electronic file function, printer function,
The present invention can be similarly applied to a facsimile apparatus in which a data processing function and the like are combined with a communication function, a communication apparatus separated from a reading circuit and a recording circuit, or data communication control in an information processing apparatus such as a computer. .

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As described above, according to the present invention,
When the operator registers one self-terminal identification ID, it becomes possible to transmit an ID suitable for each type of communication partner terminal, the type of communication network, the communication method, and the like. This makes it troublesome that the operator has to register a plurality of own terminal identification IDs,
The inconvenience of the operator having to select which ID to send during communication can be eliminated.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a facsimile apparatus according to one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing a list of characters that can be used in various sending IDs and IDs that can be registered by an operator and a maximum number of characters of the facsimile apparatus according to the embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing an operation of the facsimile apparatus according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating an operation of a facsimile apparatus according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing an operation of the facsimile apparatus according to the third embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 101: CPU, 102: ROM, 103: RAM, 104: storage memory, 105: external display unit, 106: speaker, 107: MODEM, 108: NCU, 109: PSTN line, 110: CCU, 111: ISDN line, 112 ... Image processing unit 113 Scanner 114 Operation unit 115 Printer formatter 116 Printer.

Claims (24)

(57) [Claims] A storage unit capable of storing an ID for identifying an own terminal; an ID registration unit capable of storing an ID composed of an arbitrary character string in the storage unit by an operator; ID transmitting means for transmitting an ID to a communication partner terminal or a communication network; and judging means for judging whether or not an unsuitable character is included in the character string of the ID stored in the storage means. If the determining means determines that a character string that is not suitable for use is included in the character string of the ID stored in the storing means, the ID sending means determines whether the ID registered in the storing means is correct. A communication device which deletes characters that are not suitable for use in the character string of the character string as a transmission ID and transmits the transmission ID to a communication partner terminal or a communication network. 2. A storage device capable of storing an ID for identifying a terminal of the own device, an ID registration device capable of storing an ID composed of an arbitrary character string by the operator in the storage device, ID transmitting means for transmitting an ID to a communication partner terminal or a communication network; and judging means for judging whether or not an unsuitable character is included in the character string of the ID stored in the storage means. If the determining means determines that the character string of the ID stored in the storage means includes a character which is not suitable for use, the ID sending means determines the ID registered in the storage means. Character that is not suitable for use is replaced with another character that is suitable for use, and characters that are suitable for use in the ID character string are not replaced and are used as they are as the sending ID. Or through Communication device sends to the network, further characterized in that the another character that is suitable for the use is space. 3. The type of the communication partner terminal or the type of the communication network according to claim 1 or 2,
When the type of character that can be used as the transmission ID differs depending on the communication method, the determination unit performs the determination based on the type of the communication partner terminal, the type of the communication network, or the communication method. Communication device. 4. A storage device capable of storing an ID for identifying the terminal of the own device, an ID registration device capable of storing an ID composed of an arbitrary character string by the operator in the storage device, ID transmitting means for transmitting an ID to a communication partner terminal or a communication network; and determining means for determining whether or not the ID described in the storage means exceeds a usable character string length. If the means determines that the ID stored in the storage means exceeds the usable character string length,
The D sending means deletes a portion of the ID registered in the storage means that exceeds the usable character string length, and sends the ID to the sending ID.
A communication device for transmitting to a communication partner terminal or a communication network. 5. The type of the communication partner terminal or the type of the communication network according to claim 4,
When the character string length that can be used as the transmission ID differs depending on the communication method, the determination unit determines that the determination is made based on the type of the communication partner terminal, the type of the communication network, or the communication method. Characteristic communication device. 6. The communication device according to claim 1, wherein the communication device is a facsimile device. 7. The communication device according to claim 1, wherein said storage means is an external storage medium. 8. The communication device according to claim 7, wherein the external storage medium is a hard disk. 9. An ID by which an operator can store an own terminal identification ID consisting of an arbitrary character string in a storage means.
A registration step, an ID transmission step of transmitting an ID to a communication partner terminal or a communication network, and a determination of determining whether a character string unsuitable for use is included in a character string of the ID stored in the storage means. If it is determined in the determining step that the character string of the ID stored in the storage means contains a character that is not suitable for use, the ID sending step is performed by the storage means. A method for controlling a communication device, characterized in that a character string that is not suitable for use in a character string of an ID registered in the above is deleted and transmitted as a transmission ID to a communication partner terminal or a communication network. 10. An I-type which allows an operator to store an own terminal identification ID composed of an arbitrary character string in a storage means.
D registration step; ID sending step of sending an ID to a communication partner terminal or a communication network; and determining whether or not an unsuitable character is included in the character string of the ID stored in the storage means. And determining if the character string of the ID stored in the storage means includes a character that is not suitable for use, the ID sending step includes the determination step. For the transmission of characters that are not suitable for use in the character string of the ID registered in, replace them with other characters that are suitable for use, and replace the characters that are suitable for use in the ID character string without replacing them. A method of controlling a communication device, wherein the communication device transmits an ID to a communication partner terminal or a communication network, and another character suitable for the use is a space. 11. The type of the communication partner terminal or the type of the communication network according to claim 9 or 10, or
When the type of characters that can be used as the transmission ID differs depending on the communication method, the determining step determines that the determination is made based on the type of the communication partner terminal, the type of the communication network, or the communication method. A method for controlling a communication device. 12. An I-type which allows an operator to store an own terminal identification ID composed of an arbitrary character string in a storage means.
A D registration step, an ID transmission step of transmitting an ID to a communication partner terminal or a communication network, and a determination step of determining whether or not the ID stored in the storage means exceeds a usable character string length. If the determining step determines that the ID stored in the storage means exceeds the usable character string length,
In the D sending step, the ID registered in the storage unit, which is obtained by deleting a portion exceeding the usable character string length, is used as the sending ID.
Transmitting to a communication partner terminal or a communication network. 13. The type of the communication partner terminal or the type of the communication network according to claim 12,
When the character string length that can be used as the transmission ID differs depending on the communication method, the determining step determines that the determination is made based on the type of the communication partner terminal, the type of the communication network, or the communication method. A method for controlling a communication device. 14. The control method according to claim 9, wherein the communication device is a facsimile device, and the control method is facsimile communication control. 15. The method according to claim 9, wherein said storage means is an external storage medium. 16. The method according to claim 15, wherein the external storage medium is a hard disk. 17. An ID registration step in which a computer-readable storage medium storing a program for controlling a communication device allows an operator to store an own terminal identification ID consisting of an arbitrary character string in a storage unit. An ID sending step of sending an ID to a communication partner terminal or a communication network; and a judging step of judging whether or not an unusable character is included in a character string of the ID stored in the storage means. If it is determined in the determining step that a character string that is not suitable for use is included in the character string of the ID stored in the storage unit, the ID sending step includes registration in the storage unit. A storage medium storing a program for transmitting, to a communication partner terminal or a communication network, a transmission ID obtained by deleting a character that is not suitable for use from a character string of the ID. . 18. An ID registration step in which a computer-readable storage medium storing a program for controlling a communication device allows an operator to store an own terminal identification ID composed of an arbitrary character string in storage means. An ID sending step of sending an ID to a communication partner terminal or a communication network; and a judging step of judging whether or not an unusable character is included in a character string of the ID stored in the storage means. If the determining step determines that a character string that is not suitable for use is included in the character string of the ID stored in the storage unit, the ID sending step is registered in the storage unit. Characters that are not suitable for use in the ID string are replaced with another character that is suitable for use, and characters that are suitable for use in the ID character string are sent as they are without replacement. Storage medium is sent to a communication partner terminal or a communication network as ID, and wherein the the another character that is suitable for the use is space. 19. The method according to claim 17, wherein the type of the communication partner terminal or the type of the communication network, or
When the type of characters that can be used as the transmission ID differs depending on the communication method, the determining step determines that the determination is made based on the type of the communication partner terminal, the type of the communication network, or the communication method. Characteristic storage medium. 20. An ID registration step in which a computer-readable storage medium storing a program for controlling a communication device allows an operator to store an own terminal identification ID consisting of an arbitrary character string in storage means. And an ID sending step of sending an ID to a communication partner terminal or a communication network; and a determining step of determining whether or not the ID stored in the storage means exceeds a usable character string length, If the determining step determines that the ID stored in the storage means exceeds the usable character string length,
In the D sending step, the ID registered in the storage unit, which is obtained by deleting a portion exceeding the usable character string length, is used as the sending ID.
A storage medium storing a program to be transmitted to a communication partner terminal or a communication network. 21. The type of the communication partner terminal or the type of the communication network according to claim 20,
When the character string length that can be used as the transmission ID differs depending on the communication method, the determining step determines that the determination is made based on the type of the communication partner terminal, the type of the communication network, or the communication method. Characteristic storage medium. 22. The storage medium according to claim 17, wherein the communication device is a facsimile device. 23. Any one of claims 17 to 22, a storage medium, wherein said storage means is an external storage medium. 24. The storage medium according to claim 23, wherein the external storage medium is a hard disk.