JPH06311275A - Communication equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To easily originate a call without any complicated work by operating start while displaying an opposite side dial number of which at the leading part is coincident just for the number of digits inputted from the stored opposite side dial number when the dial number is inputted in the case of storing the call originated opposite side dial number and newly originating the call. CONSTITUTION:In the case of originating a call, an operator performs an off- hook operation with an operation display part 7 and successively inputs the digits of the call originating destination dial number one by one later. This equipment is provided with a function for storing the call originating destination information each time the call is originated. After a dial signal is sent out, the dial number of which number at leading part is coincident just for the number of digits inputted at that time, is retrieved from the stored call originating destination dial numbers. When the relevant call originating destination dial number is not existent, a monitor operation is started again as it is. Thus, each time one digit is inputted, the opposite side dial number originating the call in the past is retrieved just for the inputted digit.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention has a function of storing the dialed number of the called party and reading the stored dialed number of the called party when making a new call and calling the called party. Communication device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A communication device such as a facsimile device is
Simple dialing functions such as one-touch dial and speed dial are often provided. The one-touch dial is capable of registering a destination number in each key in advance and making a call to a corresponding destination by operating one key. In the speed dial, the destination number is registered in advance corresponding to the speed number, and by inputting the speed number, it is possible to call the corresponding destination.

When using such a simple dial transmission function, there is a trouble that a registration operation must be executed in advance. Also, if multiple people share one device, whether the other party you want to call is registered by someone else, and if it is registered, enter the appropriate key or abbreviated number. There is the trouble of having to look it up.

By the way, for example, Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2-26805.
As can be seen in Japanese Patent Publication No. 2, the facsimile machine stores the destination dial number each time a call is made, and when the operator performs a certain operation when making a new call, the dial numbers sent to the other party in the past are sequentially displayed. There is a suggestion that if one of the displayed messages is displayed and the desired one is designated, the call can be sent to the other party.

According to this proposal, it is possible to easily make a call using the destination number input in the past without performing a troublesome registration operation in advance unlike the simple dial.

[0006]

However, in the above-mentioned proposal, if the number of outgoing calls in the past is large, the work for finding a desired one is troublesome and time-consuming, and if not found, the work is wasted. There was a problem.

It is an object of the present invention to solve the above problems and to provide a communication device which can easily make a call by using the destination number input in the past without the troublesome work of searching for the destination. And

[0008]

To this end, the present invention stores the dialed number of the called party, while the dialed number is sequentially input digit by digit when newly dialing.
From the stored destination dial numbers, display the destination dial number with the same number at the beginning as the number of digits entered, and start it up to display the destination dial number. The feature is that it is sent.

[0009]

The operator only needs to input a part of the dialed number, and can easily make a call using the destination number input in the past without the troublesome work of searching for the destination.

[0010]

Embodiments of the present invention will now be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a facsimile apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. In the figure, a scanner 1 reads an original image, and a plotter 2 prints out an image. The encoding / decoding unit 3 compresses the image information to be transmitted, while decoding the received data to restore the original image information. The system memory 4 is for storing information relating to a callee.

The modem 5 transmits and receives a procedure signal for controlling transmission and image information. The network control device 6 is connected to a telephone line and sends a dial signal when making a call.
The predetermined line control is executed. Operation display 7
Is provided with various operation keys and a display device for displaying characters, and an operator operates the device and the device displays various information. The system control unit 8 is a microphone computer that controls the above-mentioned units, and the system bus 9 is a signal line through which the above-mentioned units exchange various control signals and data with each other.

Next, the transmission process of the facsimile apparatus of the present embodiment having the above configuration will be described.

When making an outgoing call with this facsimile apparatus, the operator performs an off-hook operation on the operation display unit 7,
Enter the dialing number of the calling party one digit at a time.

The facsimile apparatus, as shown in FIG.
A line connection is made by an off-hook operation by the operator (process 101). Then, the input of the dial number, the start operation and the response of the other party are monitored (process 102, process 1).
Process 103 from N of 02, Process 10 from N of 103
4. From N in process 104 to process 102).

The start operation is an operation performed when the operator starts a dialing operation while inputting a dial number and omitting the subsequent input.

The input of the dial number is monitored in units of one digit. When a one digit digit is input (Y in process 102), a dial signal for that number is transmitted (process 10).
5).

By the way, the facsimile apparatus according to the present embodiment has a function of storing the destination information every time a call is made. Assuming that the facsimile apparatus has already executed the calling operation to each destination a plurality of times, for example, the sending destination information as shown in FIG. 3 is stored in the system memory 4.

The stored information includes the dialed number of the calling party and the RTI (Remote Terminal Ide).
information), the transmission frequency and the last transmission date and time. The RTI information is the name of the receiving station notified by the NSF signal from the receiving side. The transmission frequency is, for example, the number of transmissions per month.

After transmitting the dial signal, this facsimile machine searches the stored dialing numbers of the calling party for those whose leading part numbers are the same as the number of digits just inputted (process). 106).

Then, when there is no corresponding dialing number of the called party (N in step 107), the process directly returns to the monitoring operation (step 102). As a result, each time the operator inputs one digit of the dial number, the dialed number of the other party that has been transmitted in the past as described above is searched for the entered number of digits.

Now, it is assumed that the corresponding dialing destination dial number is not found and the operator has finished inputting all digits of the dial number. For example, in the example of FIG. 3, since the stored dial numbers are all area codes starting with “0”, in the case of a local number, the corresponding dial number cannot be found.

In this case, a dial signal is transmitted in accordance with the operator's input, and a call is made to the other party. When the destination facsimile machine responds, the destination responds with a facsimile signal such as a CED signal.

When the other party responds (Y in process 104),
A predetermined facsimile communication is executed (process 108). Then, when the facsimile communication ends, the transmission destination information as shown in FIG. 3 is registered (process 109).

On the other hand, for the entered dial number,
When the corresponding outgoing call destination dial number is found (Y in process 107), it is determined whether or not there are a plurality of numbers (process 1).
10). If there are a plurality (Y in process 110), one is selected from the plurality based on the transmission frequency and the transmission date and time. For example, first select the one with the highest calling frequency,
If there are a plurality of applicable ones, the one with the latest transmission date and time is selected (process 111). Then, the selected one dialing number and the RTI information are displayed (process 112). Then, the process returns to the monitoring operation (process 102).

Now, in a state in which each information shown in FIG. 3 is stored, the operator, for example, "03-3775-81"
It is assumed that dial numbers "11" are sequentially input. In this case, as shown in FIG. 4 (a), when the first digit "0" is entered, one of the four destinations with a high transmission frequency is searched and displayed. It

Next, as shown in FIG. 3B, when the second digit "3" is entered, one of the three correspondents, which has a high transmission frequency and a new transmission date and time, is transmitted. Is displayed.

Then, as shown in FIG.
At the time when the digit "37" is entered, the desired destination is displayed.

The operator performs a start operation when the desired destination is displayed.

When the start operation is performed (Y in step 103), the facsimile device sends out the dial signal of the remaining digits of the one destination dial number that is being displayed at that time. (Process 113).

As a result, the call is made to the other party, and when the other party answers, facsimile communication is executed (process 108).
What). Then, when the facsimile communication ends, the transmission destination information is updated (process 109).

FIG. 5 shows a process of creating / updating transmission destination information in this process 109. That is, in this processing, it is determined whether the called party is a new called party (processing 201). In the case of a new destination that has not been stored yet (Y in process 201), it is determined whether the memory area for storing the destination information is free (process 2).
0). If the memory area is empty (N in process 202), the dial number of the other party, the RTI information, the transmission frequency, and the transmission date and time are newly registered. In this case, the transmission frequency is set to the initial value "1" (process 20).
3).

On the other hand, when the memory area is full (Y in process 202), the one with the lowest transmission frequency is selected. Here, when there are a plurality of items having the same frequency, the one with the older transmission date and time is further selected. Then, the selected one party information is deleted (process 204). The destination information that has just been transmitted is registered in the memory area thus freed (process 203).

If the called party is a party already stored (N in step 201), the calling frequency and the calling date and time of the called party are updated (step 20).
5).

As described above, in this embodiment, information such as the dialed number of the calling party is stored, and when a new call is made, the operator inputs the dialed number, and from the stored information, The other party's dialed number whose head number matches the entered number of digits is searched and displayed, and when the operator performs a start operation, the called party's dialed number is called.

Therefore, the operator can easily make a call using the destination number input in the past, without the troublesome work of finding the destination as in the conventional case.

Further, when there are a plurality of destination dial numbers having the same number at the head part, one with a high transmission frequency or one with a high transmission frequency is displayed. . As a result, the operator's desired destination dial number can be displayed with high probability.

Further, when the memory area for storing the calling party information becomes full, one item having a low calling frequency or one having an old sending date and time is deleted in order, so that the highly utilized information is saved. You can leave it and use it effectively.

By the way, in the display example shown in FIG. 4, the dial number inputted by the operator and the retrieved information are displayed in three lines. However, in FIG. 6, another embodiment in which they are displayed in two lines. Shows. In this case, the dial number a input by the operator is displayed stationary as usual. Then, a portion of the retrieved dial number that follows the dial number and the RTI information are blink-displayed.

As a result, the display device need only be a small display area having only two lines, and the operator can easily distinguish the input number from the retrieved number.

On the other hand, when using a large-sized display capable of displaying a large number of lines, the retrieved destination information is displayed in a list, and the operator selects one of them and sends it to the destination. You may As a result, the operator can read out desired partner information with a small number of input digits.

Next, another embodiment will be described.

It is assumed that the facsimile apparatus of the present embodiment has a one-touch dial and speed dial calling function in addition to the function of storing the calling party information as in the above embodiments.

FIG. 7 shows stored information for those calling functions. In this embodiment, the calling frequency is stored together with the dial number of the other party in correspondence with the one-touch key or the abbreviated number. This calling frequency is automatically updated every time a call is sent to the corresponding destination.

Further, it is assumed that the calling process shown in FIG. 2 is executed and various calling party information as illustrated in FIG. 3 is stored.

In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 8, when the calling process of FIG. 2 is executed (process 30
1) The calling frequency of the calling party information stored separately from the one-touch dial or the speed dial is compared with the calling frequency of the one-touch dial / speed dial (Processing 30).
2). Then, it is determined whether or not the calling frequency of the calling party information is higher than the calling frequency of the one-touch dial / speed dial (process 303).

If there is no corresponding item (process 3)
03 N), the operation is ended as it is. On the other hand, if there is a corresponding one (Y in process 303), the corresponding destination dial number and one-touch key or abbreviated number are recorded and output (process 304).

In this embodiment, as described above, if one of the destinations registered as a one-touch dial or a speed dial has a low calling frequency, and a destination not registered has a high calling frequency, the Information is recorded, the operator can easily know the situation.
Therefore, in such a case, by registering a destination with a high calling frequency as a one-touch dial or a speed dial, it becomes easy to make a subsequent call to the destination.

In the above embodiment, the information such as the corresponding destination dial number is recorded and notified to the operator. However, the destination dial number having a high calling frequency is automatically registered in the one-touch dial or the speed dial. Can also be considered.

In the calling process described with reference to FIG. 2, the dial signal is sent every time the operator inputs one digit of the dial number. However, when all the digits have been entered and the start operation is performed, the dial signal is sent. You may do it.

Further, in the above-mentioned transmission processing, only the destination dial number input by the operator at the time of transmission is stored, but the destination dial number transmitted by one-touch dial or speed dial is also stored. You may keep it. As a result, even if the operator tries to enter a number without knowing that it is registered in the one-touch dial or speed dial when making a call,
It is possible to easily make a call to a desired destination.

Further, in the above-mentioned calling process, the dialed number of the called party is stored after the completion of the facsimile communication, but it may be stored even when the facsimile communication cannot be carried out. As a result, the stored information can be used, for example, when the called party makes a redial call when the line is busy.

Further, in each of the above-mentioned embodiments, the facsimile machine is explained as an example, but the present invention is not limited to the PSTN.
It can be similarly applied to various communication devices that communicate using public lines such as ISDN and ISDN.

[0054]

As described above, according to the present invention, the dialed number of the called party is stored, and when the dialed number is entered when making a new call, the stored dialed number of the called party is stored. The operator dials the displayed destination dial number by displaying the destination dial number with the same number of digits as the number of digits entered and starting it. , It becomes possible to make a call easily by using the destination number input in the past without the troublesome work of finding the destination.

[Brief description of drawings]

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

FIG. 2 is an operation flowchart of a calling process.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of transmission destination information stored.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing a display example of input information and search information.

FIG. 5 is an operation flowchart of a process of creating / updating transmission destination information.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram showing another embodiment of a method of displaying input information and search information.

FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram showing stored information about a one-touch dial and a speed dial in still another embodiment.

FIG. 8 is an operation flowchart of the facsimile apparatus in the embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Scanner 2 Plotter 3 Encoding / Decoding Unit 4 System Memory 5 Modem 6 Network Control Device 7 Operation Display Unit 8 System Control Unit

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A communication device having a function of storing a dialed number of a called party, reading the stored dialed number of the called party when making a new call, and calling the called party. A display for searching and displaying a dialing number of the other party whose input part has the same number of digits as the number of digits input from the inputting means for sequentially inputting the numbers digit by digit Means and
A communication device, comprising: a calling means for calling the displayed dial number of the other party by starting up. 2. The display means displays the destination dialed numbers one by one, and when there are a plurality of corresponding destinations, one of the past dialing frequencies or one of the new calling dates and times is displayed. The communication device according to claim 1, wherein the communication device is means for displaying. 3. The display means is a means for displaying the input dial number and the retrieved destination dial number in the same area of the display in an overlapping manner and distinguishing between the two. The communication device according to claim 1, wherein the communication device is a communication device. 4. The display means is a means for displaying a plurality of destination dial numbers when there are a plurality of applicable destinations, and one of the displayed plurality of destination dial numbers is arbitrary. 2. The communication device according to claim 1, further comprising: a selecting unit for selecting, and the transmitting unit is a unit for transmitting to one selected destination dial number. 5. A communication device equipped with a simple dial transmission function using one-touch dial or speed dial, a means for storing the transmission frequency of each destination made by the simple dial, and a dial number without using the simple dial. Means to store the outgoing call frequency of each party who made a call by inputting, and when the outgoing call frequency of the other party who made a call without using the simple dial is higher than the outgoing call frequency of the other party who made a call using the simple dial. A communication device, comprising: means for notifying corresponding destination and simple dial information.